Английская Википедия:1796–97 United States Senate elections
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox election The 1796–97 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states. As these U.S. Senate elections were prior to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913, senators were chosen by state legislatures. Senators were elected over a wide range of time throughout 1796 and 1797, and a seat may have been filled months late or remained vacant due to legislative deadlock.[1] In these elections, terms were up for the senators in Class 1.
They coincided with John Adams's election as President. The ruling Federalist Party gained one seat.
Results summary
Senate party division, 5th Congress (1797–1799)
- Majority party: Federalist (22)
- Minority party: Democratic-Republican (9)
- Vacant: 1 (later filled by Democratic-Republican)
- Total seats: 32
Change in composition
Before the elections
After the August 2, 1796 admission of Tennessee.
Results of the regular elections
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Race summaries
Except if/when noted, the number following candidates is the whole number vote(s), not a percentage.
Special elections during the 4th Congress
In these special elections, the winners were seated before March 4, 1797; ordered by election date.
| State | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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| Georgia (Class 2) |
George Walton | Шаблон:Party shading/Federalist | Federalist | 1795 Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | Appointee retired when successor elected. New senator elected February 20, 1796. Democratic-Republican gain. |
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| Connecticut (Class 1) |
Oliver Ellsworth | Шаблон:Party shading/Federalist | Federalist | 1788 | Шаблон:Party shading/Federalist/Hold | Incumbent resigned to become Chief Justice of the United States. New senator elected May 12, 1796. Federalist hold. |
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| Massachusetts (Class 1) |
George Cabot | Шаблон:Party shading/Federalist | Federalist | 1790 | Шаблон:Party shading/Federalist/Hold | Incumbent resigned June 9, 1796. New senator elected June 11, 1796 on the second ballot. Federalist hold. Successor also elected the same day to the next term, see below. |
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| Massachusetts (Class 2) |
Caleb Strong | Шаблон:Party shading/Federalist | Federalist | 1788 | Шаблон:Party shading/Federalist/Hold | Incumbent resigned June 1, 1796. New senator elected June 11, 1796 on the second ballot. Federalist hold. |
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| Connecticut (Class 3) |
Jonathan Trumbull, Jr. | Шаблон:Party shading/Federalist | Federalist | 1794 or 1795 | Шаблон:Party shading/Federalist/Hold | Incumbent resigned June 10, 1796 to become Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut. New senator elected October 13, 1796. Federalist hold. |
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| Vermont (Class 1) |
Moses Robinson | Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | Democratic-Republican | 1791 Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Party shading/Federalist | Incumbent resigned October 15, 1796. New senator elected October 18, 1796. Federalist gain. Successor also elected the same day to the next term, see below. |
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| New York (Class 3) |
Rufus King | Шаблон:Party shading/Federalist | Federalist | 1789 | Шаблон:Party shading/Federalist/Hold | Incumbent resigned May 23, 1796 to become U.S. Minister to Great Britain. New senator elected November 9, 1796. Federalist hold. |
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| New Jersey (Class 2) |
Frederick Frelinghuysen | Шаблон:Party shading/Federalist | Federalist | 1792 or 1793 | Шаблон:Party shading/Federalist/Hold | Incumbent resigned November 12, 1796. New senator elected November 12, 1796. Federalist hold. |
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| Maryland (Class 1) |
Richard Potts | Шаблон:Party shading/Federalist | Federalist | [[1793 United States Senate special election in Maryland|1793 Шаблон:Small]] | Шаблон:Party shading/Federalist/Hold | Incumbent resigned October 24, 1796. New senator elected November 28, 1796. Federalist hold. Successor also later elected to the next term, see below. |
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| South Carolina (Class 2) |
Pierce Butler | Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | Democratic-Republican | 1789 | Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic-Republican/Hold | Incumbent resigned October 25, 1796. New senator elected December 8, 1796. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Races leading to the 5th Congress
In these regular elections, the winner was seated on March 4, 1797; ordered by state.
All of the elections involved the Class 1 seats.
| State | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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| Connecticut | James Hillhouse | Шаблон:Party shading/Federalist | Federalist | [[1796 United States Senate special elections in Connecticut|1796 Шаблон:Small]] | Incumbent re-elected in 1797. | Шаблон:Plainlist |
| Delaware | Henry Latimer | Шаблон:Party shading/Federalist | Federalist | [[1795 United States Senate special election in Delaware|1795 Шаблон:Small]] | Incumbent re-elected January 6, 1797. | Шаблон:Plainlist |
| Maryland | John Eager Howard | Шаблон:Party shading/Federalist | Federalist | [[1796 United States Senate special election in Maryland|1796 Шаблон:Small]] | Incumbent re-elected December 9, 1796. | Шаблон:Plainlist |
| Massachusetts | George Cabot | Шаблон:Party shading/Federalist | Federalist | 1790 | Шаблон:Party shading/Federalist/Hold | Incumbent resigned June 9, 1796. New senator elected June 11, 1796 on the third ballot. Federalist hold. Winner also elected to finish the current term, see above. |
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| New Jersey | John Rutherfurd | Шаблон:Party shading/Federalist | Federalist | 1790 | Incumbent re-elected in 1796. | Шаблон:Plainlist |
| New York | Aaron Burr | Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | Democratic-Republican | 1791 | Шаблон:Party shading/Federalist | Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected January 24, 1797. Federalist gain. |
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| Pennsylvania | James Ross | Шаблон:Party shading/Federalist | Federalist | [[1794 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania|1794 Шаблон:Small]] | Incumbent re-elected February 16, 1797. | Шаблон:Plainlist |
| Rhode Island | Theodore Foster | Шаблон:Party shading/Federalist | Federalist | 1790 | Incumbent re-elected in 1797. | Шаблон:Plainlist |
| Tennessee | William Cocke | Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | Democratic-Republican | 1796 | Шаблон:Party shading/Loss | Legislature failed to elect. Democratic-Republican loss. Incumbent later appointed to continue term.[2] |
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| Vermont | Moses Robinson | Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | Democratic-Republican | 1791 Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Party shading/Federalist | Incumbent resigned October 15, 1796. New senator elected October 18, 1796. Federalist gain. Winner also elected to finish the current term, see above. |
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| Virginia | Stevens Mason | Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | Democratic-Republican | [[1794 United States Senate special elections in Virginia|1794 Шаблон:Small]] | Incumbent re-elected November 29, 1796. | Шаблон:Plainlist |
Special elections during the 5th Congress
In these special elections, the winners were elected after the March 4, 1797 beginning of the next Congress.
| State | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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| Tennessee (Class 1) |
William Cocke | Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | Democratic-Republican | 1796 | Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic-Republican/Hold | Interim appointee lost re-election. New senator elected September 26, 1797. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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| Tennessee (Class 2) |
William Blount | Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | Democratic-Republican | 1796 | Шаблон:Party shading/Federalist/Hold | Incumbent expelled July 8, 1797.[3] New senator elected September 26, 1797. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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| Vermont (Class 1) |
Isaac Tichenor | Шаблон:Party shading/Federalist | Federalist | [[1796 United States Senate special election in Vermont|1796 Шаблон:Small]] | Шаблон:Party shading/Federalist/Hold | Incumbent resigned October 17, 1797 to become Governor of Vermont. New senator elected October 17, 1797. Federalist hold. |
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| Rhode Island (Class 2) |
William Bradford | Шаблон:Party shading/Federalist | Federalist | 1793 | Шаблон:Party shading/Federalist/Hold | Incumbent resigned in October 1797. New senator elected November 13, 1797. Federalist hold. |
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| Maryland (Class 3) |
John Henry | Шаблон:Party shading/Federalist | Federalist | 1788 | Шаблон:Party shading/Federalist/Hold | Incumbent resigned July 10, 1797 to become Governor of Maryland. New senator elected December 8, 1797. Federalist hold. |
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Connecticut
Connecticut (regular)
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Connecticut (special, class 3)
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Delaware
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Georgia (special)
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Maryland
Maryland (special, 1796)
Шаблон:Expand section Шаблон:Infobox election John Eager Howard won election to fill the seat vacated by Richard Potts by an unknown number of votes, for the Class 1 seat.[4]
Maryland (regular)
Шаблон:Expand section Шаблон:Infobox election John Eager Howard won re-election over Richard Sprigg Jr. by an unknown number of votes, for the Class 1 seat.[5]
Maryland (special, 1797)
Шаблон:See also Шаблон:Expand section Шаблон:Infobox election James Lloyd won election over William Winder by a margin of 1.12%, or 1 vote, for the Class 3 seat.[6]
Massachusetts
Massachusetts (regular)
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Massachusetts (special, class 1)
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Massachusetts (special, class 2)
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New Jersey
New Jersey (regular)
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New Jersey (special)
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New York
New York (regular)
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New York (special)
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Pennsylvania
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Rhode Island
Rhode Island (regular)
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Rhode Island (special)
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South Carolina (special)
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Tennessee
Tennessee (initial)
Шаблон:Main Tennessee became a state June 1, 1796 and elected its new senators August 2, 1796.
Tennessee (special, Class 1)
Шаблон:Main The term of the initially-elected senator, Democratic-Republican William Cocke, ended March 3, 1797 and the Tennessee legislature failed to elect a senator for the new term. The Governor of Tennessee, therefore, appointed Cocke to begin the term, pending a special election. Cocke, however, lost that October 6, 1798 special election to Democratic-Republican Andrew Jackson.
Tennessee (special, Class 2)
Шаблон:Main Democratic-Republican William Blount was expelled July 8, 1797 for conspiracy with the Kingdom of Great Britain. Democratic-Republican Joseph Anderson was elected September 26, 1797 to finish Blount's term.
Vermont
Incumbent Democratic-Republican Moses Robinson resigned October 15, 1796.
Federalist Isaac Tichenor was elected October 18, 1796 both to finish Robinson's term and to the new term that would begin March 4, 1797. However, Tichenor resigned just one year later, October 17, 1797, to become Governor of Vermont. Federalist Nathaniel Chipman was then elected October 17, 1797 to finish the term.
Vermont (special, 1796)
Vermont (regular)
Vermont (special, 1797)
Virginia
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See also
References
- Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present, via Senate.gov
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