United States Senate elections, 1806

The United States Senate election of 1806 was an election which had the Democratic-Republican Party increase its overwhelming control of the Senate by one additional Senator.

As this election was prior to ratification of the seventeenth amendment, Senators were chosen by State legislatures.

Senate Party Division, 10th Congress (1807–1809)

• Majority Party: Democratic-Republican (28)

• Minority Party: Federalist (6)

• Other Parties: 0

• Total Seats: 34

Senate composition before and after elections

At the end of the 9th Congress DR DR DR DR DR DR DR DR DR DR DR DR DR DR DR DR DR DR DR DR DR DR DR DR DR DR DR F F F F F F F

Beginning of the 10th Congress DR DR DR DR DR DR DR DR DR DR DR DR DR DR DR DR DR DR DR DR DR DR DR DR DR DR DR F F F F F F DR

Key: DR = Democratic-Republican F = Federalist V = Vacant Majority divider

See also

• United States House of Representatives elections, 1806

References

• Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present, via Senate.gov