Dates vary by state 1818 / 1819 → 23 12 25 13 Winner Democratic-Republican | 26 seats 11 seats 9 3 2 1 | |
The United States Senate elections of 1816 and 1817 were elections for the United States Senate that had the Democratic-Republican Party gain a net of two seats from the admission of a new state, and which coincided with the presidential election.
Contents
- Results summary
- Before the elections
- Race summaries
- Special elections during the preceding Congress
- Races leading to the next Congress
- Special elections during the next Congress
- References
As these elections were prior to ratification of the seventeenth amendment, Senators were chosen by state legislatures.
Results summary
Senate Party Division, 15th Congress (1817–1819)
Before the elections
Composition after June 12, 1816 election in Massachusetts.
Race summaries
Bold states link to specific election articles.
Special elections during the preceding Congress
In these special elections, the winners were seated during 1816 or before March 4, 1817; ordered by election date.
Races leading to the next Congress
In these general elections, the winner was seated on March 4, 1817; ordered by state.
All of the elections involved the Class 2 seats.
Special elections during the next Congress
In these special elections, the winners were elected in 1817 after March 4; ordered by election date.