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1806–07 United States House of Representatives elections
← 1804 & 1805 April 29, 1806 – August 4, 1807 1808 & 1809 →
All 142 seats in the United States House of Representatives
72 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Joseph Bradley Varnum Charles Goldsborough
Party Democratic-Republican Federalist
Leader's seat Massachusetts 4th Maryland 8th
Last election 114 seats 28 seats
Seats won 116 26
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 2
'Results:
     Federalist hold      Federalist gain
     Democratic-Republican hold      Democratic-Republican gain
     Dissedent Republican hold      Dissedent Republican Gain
     Undistricted
Speaker before election

Nathaniel Macon
Democratic-Republican

Elected Speaker

Joseph Bradley Varnum
Democratic-Republican

The 1806–07 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between April 29, 1806 (in New York) and August 4, 1807 (in Tennessee). Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives before the first session of the 10th United States Congress convened on October 26, 1807. They occurred during Thomas Jefferson's second term. Elections were held for all 142 seats, representing 17 states.

The Democratic-Republicans continued to build on their huge supermajority. They were actually able to take over two more seats than they had in the previous Congress, which they controlled by a margin of better than three to one. Commitment to agrarian policy allowed the Democratic-Republicans to dominate rural districts, which represented the bulk of the nation. On the other hand, supporters of the Federalists, even in their traditional base of support in the urban centers of coastal New England, continued to lament the ineffectiveness of their party and its lack of electoral appeal.

Election summaries

↓
116 26
Democratic-Republican Federalist
State Type Date Total
seats 		Democratic-
Republican 		Federalist
Seats Change Seats Change
New York Districts April 29 – May 1, 1806 17 15 Steady 2 Steady
Kentucky Districts August 4, 1806 6 6 Steady 0 Steady
North Carolina Districts August 15, 1806 12 11 Decrease1 1 Increase1
New Hampshire At-large August 25, 1806 5 5 Increase5 0 Decrease5
Rhode Island At-large August 26, 1806[a] 2 2 Steady 0 Steady
Vermont Districts September 2, 1806 4 2 Steady 2 Steady
Connecticut At-large September 15, 1806 7 0 Steady 7 Steady
Georgia At-large October 6, 1806 4 4 Steady 0 Steady
Maryland Districts 9 6 Decrease1 3 Increase1
Delaware At-large October 7, 1806 1 0 Steady 1 Steady
South Carolina Districts October 13–14, 1806 8 8 Steady 0 Steady
Ohio At-large October 14, 1806 1 1 Steady 0 Steady
Pennsylvania Districts 18 15 Decrease2 3 Increase2
New Jersey At-large October 14–15, 1806 6 6 Steady 0 Steady
Massachusetts Districts November 3, 1806 17 11 Increase1 6 Decrease1
Late elections (After the March 4, 1807 beginning of the next Congress)
Virginia Districts April 1807 22 21 Steady 1 Steady
Tennessee Districts August 3–4, 1807 3 3 Steady 0 Steady
Total 142 116
81.7% 		Increase2 26
18.3% 		Decrease2
House seats
Dem-Republican
 
 81.69%
Federalist
 
 18.31%

Special elections

See also: List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives

There were special elections in 1806 and 1807 during the 9th United States Congress and 10th United States Congress.

Elections are sorted here by date then district.

9th Congress

District Incumbent This race
Member / Delegate Party First elected Results Candidates
North Carolina 10
"Rowan district" 		Nathaniel Alexander Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent resigned November 1805 after being elected Governor of North Carolina.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Successor seated February 24, 1806.[1]
Successor later elected to the next term; see below.
Connecticut at-large John Cotton Smith Federalist 1800 (special) Incumbent resigned sometime in August 1806.
New member elected September 15, 1806.
Federalist hold.
Successor seated December 1, 1806.
Successor declined to run for the next term, on a ballot the same day; see below.
Georgia at-large Joseph Bryan Democratic-Republican 1803 (special) Incumbent resigned sometime in 1806.
New member elected September 15, 1806.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Successor seated September 1, 1806.
Successor was later elected to the next term; see below.
Georgia at-large Thomas Spalding Democratic-Republican 1805 (election contest) Incumbent resigned sometime in 1806.
New member elected before December 6, 1806.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Successor seated January 26, 1807.
Successor had already been elected to the next term; see below.
Maryland 7 Joseph H. Nicholson Democratic-Republican 1798 (special) Incumbent resigned March 1, 1806.
New member elected October 4, 1806.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Successor seated December 3, 1806.
Successor also elected to the next term; see below.
Virginia 13 Christopher H. Clark Democratic-Republican 1804 (special) Incumbent resigned July 1, 1806.
New member elected in early November 1806.[6]
Democratic-Republican hold.
Successor seated December 1, 1806.
Successor later elected to the next term; see below.
Pennsylvania 1 Michael Leib Democratic-Republican 1798 Incumbent resigned February 14, 1806.
New member elected November 27, 1806.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Successor seated December 8, 1806.
Orleans Territory at-large None (District created). New delegate elected December 1, 1806.

10th Congress

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
South Carolina 6 Levi Casey Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent/Representative-elect died February 3, 1807.
Seat remain unfilled in the 9th Congress.
New member elected June 1–2, 1807.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Successor seated October 26, 1807.[7]
Massachusetts 12
"Berkshire district" 		Barnabas Bidwell Democratic-Republican 1804 Incumbent resigned July 13, 1807 to become Attorney General of Massachusetts.
New member elected in 1807.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Successor seated November 2, 1807.[7]
Delaware at-large James M. Broom Federalist 1804 Incumbent/Representative-elect resigned in 1807.
New member elected October 6, 1807.
Federalist hold.
Successor seated December 2, 1807.[7]

Connecticut

Main article: 1806 United States House of Representatives election in Connecticut
See also: 1806 Connecticut's at-large congressional district special election and List of United States representatives from Connecticut

Connecticut elected its members on September 15, 1806.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Connecticut at-large
7 seats on a general ticket 		Benjamin Tallmadge Federalist 1801 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
Jonathan O. Moseley Federalist 1804 Incumbent re-elected.
John Cotton Smith Federalist 1800 (special) Incumbent resigned sometime in August 1806.
New member elected.
Federalist hold.
Successor was not elected to finish the current term; see above.
Timothy Pitkin Federalist 1805 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
Lewis B. Sturges Federalist 1805 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
John Davenport Federalist 1798 Incumbent re-elected.
Samuel W. Dana Federalist 1798 Incumbent re-elected.

Delaware

Main article: 1806 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware
See also: 1807 Delaware's at-large congressional district special election and List of United States representatives from Delaware

Delaware elected its member October 7, 1806.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Delaware at-large James M. Broom Federalist 1805 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
Incumbent resigned before the next Congress and declined the seat, leading to a special election, see above.
  • ▌Green tickY James M. Broom (Federalist) 60.5%
  • ▌Thomas Fitzgerald (Democratic-Republican) 21.3%
  • ▌Joseph Haslet (Democratic-Republican) 9.8%
  • ▌Thomas Montgomery (Democratic-Republican) 8.3%

Georgia

Main article: 1806 United States House of Representatives election in Georgia
See also: 1806 Georgia's at-large congressional district special elections and List of United States representatives from Georgia

Georgia elected its members October 6, 1806.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Georgia at-large
4 seats on a general ticket 		Dennis Smelt Democratic-Republican 1806 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Dennis Smelt (Democratic-Republican) 18.4%
  • ▌Green tickY George M. Troup (Democratic-Republican) 16.7%
  • ▌Green tickY William W. Bibb (Democratic-Republican) 15.3%
  • ▌Green tickY Howell Cobb (Democratic-Republican) 12.8%
  • ▌Elijah Clarke (Unknown) 12.5%
  • ▌William Barnett (Democratic-Republican) 7.2%
  • ▌Thomas Carr (Unknown) 6.2%
  • ▌James Simms (Unknown) 6.2%
  • ▌Thomas Spalding (Democratic-Republican) 3.1%
  • ▌Obediah Jones (Unknown) 1.0%
  • ▌Buckner Harris (Unknown) 0.6%
David Meriwether Democratic-Republican 1804 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Thomas Spalding Democratic-Republican 1805 (election contest) Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Incumbent then resigned sometime in 1806, leading to a special election, see above.
Peter Early Democratic-Republican 1804 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.

Indiana Territory

See Non-voting delegates, below.

Kentucky

Main article: 1806 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky
See also: List of United States representatives from Kentucky

Kentucky elected its members August 4, 1806.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Kentucky 1 Matthew Lyon Democratic-Republican 1797 (Vermont)
1803 		Incumbent re-elected.
Kentucky 2 John Boyle Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent re-elected.
Kentucky 3 Matthew Walton Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Kentucky 4 Thomas Sandford Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Kentucky 5 John Fowler Democratic-Republican 1797 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Kentucky 6 George M. Bedinger Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.

Maryland

Main article: 1806 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland
See also: 1806 Maryland's 7th congressional district special election and List of United States representatives from Maryland

Maryland elected its members October 6, 1806.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[c]
Maryland 1 John Campbell Federalist 1801 Incumbent re-elected.
Maryland 2 Leonard Covington Democratic-Republican 1804 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Maryland 3 Patrick Magruder Democratic-Republican 1801 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Federalist gain.
Maryland 4 Roger Nelson Democratic-Republican 1804 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
Maryland 5
Plural district with 2 seats 		Nicholas R. Moore Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent re-elected.
William McCreery Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent re-elected.
Maryland 6 John Archer Democratic-Republican 1801 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Maryland 7 Joseph H. Nicholson Democratic-Republican 1798 (special) Incumbent resigned March 1, 1806.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Successor had also been elected to finish the current term, see above.
  • ▌Green tickY Edward Lloyd (Democratic-Republican) 81.1%
  • ▌James Brown (Quid) 18.8%
Maryland 8 Charles Goldsborough Federalist 1804 Incumbent re-elected.

Massachusetts

Main article: 1806 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts
See also: 1807 Massachusetts's 12th congressional district special election and List of United States representatives from Massachusetts

Massachusetts elected its members November 3, 1806.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[c]
Massachusetts 1
"Suffolk district" 		Josiah Quincy Federalist 1804 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Josiah Quincy (Federalist) 57.7%
  • ▌James Prince (Democratic-Republican) 42.2%
Massachusetts 2
"Essex South district" 		Jacob Crowninshield Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 3
"Essex North district" 		Jeremiah Nelson Federalist 1804 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Federalist hold.
Massachusetts 4
"Middlesex district" 		Joseph Bradley Varnum Democratic-Republican 1794 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 5
"Hampshire South district" 		William Ely Federalist 1804 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 6
"Hampshire North district" 		Samuel Taggart Federalist 1803 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Samuel Taggart (Federalist) 64.4%
  • ▌Solomon Snead (Democratic-Republican) 35.6%
Massachusetts 7
"Plymouth district" 		Joseph Barker Democratic-Republican 1804 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 8
"Barnstable district" 		Isaiah L. Green Democratic-Republican 1804 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Isaiah L. Green (Democratic-Republican) 63.4%
  • ▌Wendall Davis (Federalist) 34.6%
  • Others 2.0%
Massachusetts 9
"Bristol district" 		Phanuel Bishop Democratic-Republican 1798 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Josiah Dean (Democratic-Republican) 55.1%
  • ▌Nicholas Tillinghast (Federalist) 43.1%
  • ▌Nathaniel Morton (Unknown) 1.6%
Massachusetts 10
"Worcester South district" 		Seth Hastings Federalist 1800 (special) Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Federalist hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Jabez Upham (Federalist) 53.9%
  • ▌Edward Bangs (Democratic-Republican) 45.4%
Massachusetts 11
"Worcester North district" 		William Stedman Federalist 1803 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY William Stedman (Federalist) 63.6%
  • ▌John Whiting (Democratic-Republican) 36.0%
Massachusetts 12
"Berkshire district" 		Barnabas Bidwell Democratic-Republican 1804 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 13
"Norfolk district" 		Ebenezer Seaver Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 14
"York district" District of Maine 		Richard Cutts Democratic-Republican 1801 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Richard Cutts (Democratic-Republican) 55.9%
  • ▌Joseph Leland (Federalist) 25.8%
  • ▌Joseph Bartlett (Democratic-Republican) 18.4%
Massachusetts 15
"Cumberland district" District of Maine 		Peleg Wadsworth Federalist 1792 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican gain.
Massachusetts 16
"Lincoln district" District of Maine 		Orchard Cook Democratic-Republican 1804 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 17
"Kennebec district" District of Maine 		John Chandler Democratic-Republican 1804 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY John Chandler (Democratic-Republican) 76.5%
  • ▌John Crosby (Unknown) 20.6%
  • ▌Benjamin Whitwell (Federalist) 2.9%

Mississippi Territory

See Non-voting delegates, below.

New Hampshire

Main article: 1806 United States House of Representatives election in New Hampshire
See also: List of United States representatives from New Hampshire

New Hampshire elected its members August 25, 1806.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[c]
New Hampshire at-large
5 seats on a general ticket 		Silas Betton Federalist 1802 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican gain.
Thomas W. Thompson Federalist 1804 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican gain.
Samuel Tenney Federalist 1800 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican gain.
David Hough Federalist 1802 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican gain.
Caleb Ellis Federalist 1804 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican gain.

New Jersey

Main article: 1806 United States House of Representatives election in New Jersey
See also: List of United States representatives from New Jersey

New Jersey elected its members October 14–15, 1806. The Federalists ran a mixed ticket consisting of 2 Federalists (Aaron Ogden and John Beatty) and 4 Democratic-Republicans (William Helms, Ebenezer Elmer, George Maxwell, and Adam Boyd), one of whom (William Helms) was also on the Democratic-Republican ticket. The Federalists capitalized on resentment over the replacement on the official Democratic-Republican ticket of Ebenezer Elmer, from South Jersey, with Thomas Newbold from Monmouth County and the retention of James Sloan. This ticket was formed too late to gain sufficient support, but the Federalists did do much better in state elections that year than they had in previous elections.[10]

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[c]
New Jersey at-large
6 seats on a general ticket 		William Helms Democratic-Republican 1800 Incumbent re-elected.
Ebenezer Elmer Democratic-Republican 1800 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Henry Southard Democratic-Republican 1800 Incumbent re-elected.
Ezra Darby Democratic-Republican 1804 Incumbent re-elected.
John Lambert Democratic-Republican 1804 Incumbent re-elected.
James Sloan Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent re-elected.

New York

Main article: 1806 United States House of Representatives elections in New York
See also: List of United States representatives from New York

New York elected representatives to the 10th Congress on April 29 – May 1, 1806. This was the second and last election in which Districts 2 and 3 were elected on a joint ticket. New York redistricted in the next election.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
New York 1 Eliphalet Wickes Democratic-Republican 1804 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
New York 2/
New York 3
Joint ticket 		Gurdon S. Mumford Democratic-Republican 1804 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
George Clinton Jr. Democratic-Republican 1805 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
New York 4 Philip Van Courtlandt Democratic-Republican 1793 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Philip Van Courtlandt (Democratic-Republican) 46.5%
  • ▌Peter A. Jay (Federalist) 41.0 %
  • ▌Peter Taulman (Democratic-Republican) 6.5%
  • ▌Samuel S. Smith (Democratic-Republican) 6.1%
New York 5 John Blake Jr. Democratic-Republican 1804 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY John Blake Jr. (Democratic-Republican) 62.9%
  • ▌Reuben Hopkins (Federalist) 37.1%
New York 6 Daniel C. Verplanck Democratic-Republican 1803 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
New York 7 Martin G. Schuneman Democratic-Republican 1804 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Federalist gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Barent Gardenier (Federalist) 47.8%
  • ▌William A. Thompson (Democratic-Republican) 34.7%
  • ▌Johannes Bruyn (Democratic-Republican) 17.5%
New York 8 Henry W. Livingston Federalist 1802 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican gain.
New York 9 Killian Van Rensselaer Federalist 1800 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 10 Josiah Masters Democratic-Republican 1804 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 11 Peter Sailly Democratic-Republican 1804 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY John Thompson (Democratic-Republican) 57.8%
  • ▌Asahel Porter (Federalist) 39.6%
  • ▌Peter Sailly (Democratic-Republican) 2.6%
New York 12 David Thomas Democratic-Republican 1800 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 13 Thomas Sammons Democratic-Republican 1802 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Peter Swart (Democratic-Republican) 69.4%
  • ▌Isaac H. Tiffany (Federalist) 30.6%
New York 14 John Russell Democratic-Republican 1804 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY John Russell (Democratic-Republican) 67.3%
  • ▌Solomon Martin (Federalist) 33.7%
New York 15 Nathan Williams Democratic-Republican 1804 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
New York 16 Uri Tracy Democratic-Republican 1804 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
New York 17 Silas Halsey Democratic-Republican 1804 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY John Harris (Democratic-Republican) 35.1%
  • ▌Daniel W. Lewis (Federalist) 33.6%
  • ▌Silas Halsey (Democratic-Republican)
  • ▌James Faulkner (Democratic-Republican) 1.8%

North Carolina

Main article: 1806 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina
See also: 1806 North Carolina's 10th congressional district special election and List of United States representatives from North Carolina

North Carolina elected its members August 15, 1806.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[c]
North Carolina 1 Thomas Wynns Democratic-Republican 1802 (special) Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
North Carolina 2 Willis Alston Democratic-Republican 1798 Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina 3 Thomas Blount Democratic-Republican 1793
1804 		Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina 4 William Blackledge Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina 5 Thomas Kenan Democratic-Republican 1805 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Thomas Kenan (Democratic-Republican)[b]
  • ▌Benjamin Smith (Democratic-Republican)
  • ▌Samuel Jacelyn (Unknown)
  • ▌Alexander D. Moore (Unknown)
North Carolina 6 Nathaniel Macon Democratic-Republican 1791 Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina 7 Duncan McFarlan Democratic-Republican 1804 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Federalist gain.
Election was later contested.
  • ▌Green tickY John Culpepper (Federalist) 48.1%
  • ▌Duncan McFarlan (Democratic-Republican) 47.2%
  • ▌John Hay (Federalist) 3.7%
  • ▌James Sanders (Democratic-Republican) 1.0%
North Carolina 8 Richard Stanford Democratic-Republican 1796 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Richard Stanford (Democratic-Republican) 94.3%
  • ▌Calvin Jones (Unknown) 2.6%
North Carolina 9 Marmaduke Williams Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Marmaduke Williams (Democratic-Republican) 57.9%
  • ▌Theophilus Lacy (Democratic-Republican) 42.1%
North Carolina 10 Evan S. Alexander Democratic-Republican 1806 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina 11 James Holland Democratic-Republican 1800 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY James Holland (Democratic-Republican) 96.1%
  • ▌Joseph Graham (Unknown) 3.7%
North Carolina 12 Joseph Winston Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.

Ohio

Main article: 1806 United States House of Representatives election in Ohio
See also: List of United States representatives from Ohio

Ohio elected its member October 14, 1806. Both candidates were Democratic-Republicans, but from election articles published in The Scioto Gazette it was suggested that James Pritchard was the candidate of the Ohio Quids and that in a few counties, notably Columbiana and Jefferson, he was also supported by the Federalists.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[c]
Ohio at-large Jeremiah Morrow Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent re-elected.

Orleans Territory

See Non-voting delegates, below.

Pennsylvania

Main article: 1806 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania
See also: 1806 Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district special election and List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania elected its members October 14, 1806.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[11]
Pennsylvania 1
Plural district with 3 seats 		Michael Leib Democratic-Republican 1798 Incumbent resigned February 14, 1806.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Successor also elected to finish the current term; see above.
Jacob Richards Democratic-Republican 1802 Incumbent re-elected.
Joseph Clay Democratic-Republican 1802 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 2
Plural district with 3 seats 		Robert Brown Democratic-Republican 1798 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
Frederick Conrad Democratic-Republican 1802 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Federalist gain.
John Pugh Democratic-Republican 1804 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 3
Plural district with 3 seats 		Isaac Anderson Democratic-Republican 1802 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Federalist gain.
Christian Lower Democratic-Republican 1804 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
John Whitehill Democratic-Republican 1802 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Pennsylvania 4
Plural district with 2 seats 		Robert Whitehill Democratic-Republican 1805 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Robert Whitehill (Democratic-Republican) 47.7%
  • ▌Green tickY David Bard (Democratic-Republican) 42.7%
  • ▌Evers Doty (Democratic-Republican) 7.8%
  • ▌Oliver Pollock (Unknown) 1.8%
David Bard Democratic-Republican 1802 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 5 Andrew Gregg Democratic-Republican 1791 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Pennsylvania 6 James Kelly Federalist 1804 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 7 John Rea Democratic-Republican 1802 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY John Rea (Democratic-Republican) 52.7%
  • ▌Andrew Dunlap (Federalist) 29.7%
  • ▌Henry Woods (Quid) 17.6%
Pennsylvania 8 William Findley Democratic-Republican 1802 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 9 John Smilie Democratic-Republican 1792
1798 		Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 10 John Hamilton Democratic-Republican 1804 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Pennsylvania 11 Samuel Smith Democratic-Republican 1805 (special) Incumbent re-elected.

Rhode Island

Main article: 1806 United States House of Representatives election in Rhode Island
See also: List of United States representatives from Rhode Island

Rhode Island elected its members August 26, 1806. Rhode Island law required a majority of votes to win. In this election, only one candidate won a majority on the first ballot, and so a run-off election was required to choose the second seat.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[c]
Rhode Island at-large
2 seats on a general ticket 		Nehemiah Knight Democratic-Republican 1802 Incumbent re-elected. First ballot:

Second ballot:
Joseph Stanton Jr. Democratic-Republican 1800 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.

South Carolina

Main article: 1806 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
See also: 1807 South Carolina's 6th congressional district special election and List of United States representatives from South Carolina

South Carolina elected its members October 13–14, 1806.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
South Carolina 1
"Charleston district" 		Robert Marion Democratic-Republican 1804 Incumbent re-elected.
South Carolina 2
"Beaufort and Edgefield district" 		William Butler Sr. Democratic-Republican 1800 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY William Butler Sr. (Democratic-Republican) 73.6%
  • ▌Richard B. Screven (Federalist) 26.2%
South Carolina 3
"Georgetown district" 		David R. Williams Democratic-Republican 1804 Incumbent re-elected.
South Carolina 4
"Orangeburgh district" 		O'Brien Smith Democratic-Republican 1804 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY John Taylor (Democratic-Republican) 55.3%
  • ▌Henry Dana Ward (Federalist) 30.0%
  • ▌Miles B. Pinkney (Democratic-Republican) 14.3%
South Carolina 5
"Sumter district" 		Richard Winn Democratic-Republican 1802 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Richard Winn (Democratic-Republican) 73.0%
  • ▌Anthony Butler (Federalist) 27.0%
South Carolina 6
"Abbeville district" 		Levi Casey Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent re-elected but died February 3, 1807, leading to a special election; see above.
  • ▌Green tickY Levi Casey (Democratic-Republican) 50.1%
  • ▌John A. Elmer (Federalist) 25.2%
  • ▌Joseph Calhoun (Democratic-Republican) 24.7%
South Carolina 7
"Chester district" 		Thomas Moore Democratic-Republican 1800 Incumbent re-elected.
South Carolina 8
"Pendleton district" 		Elias Earle Democratic-Republican 1805 (special) Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Lemuel J. Alston (Democratic-Republican) 39.7%
  • ▌William Hunter (Democratic-Republican) 30.3%
  • ▌Elias Earle (Democratic-Republican) 30.0%

Tennessee

Main article: 1807 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee
See also: List of United States representatives from Tennessee

Tennessee elected its members August 3–4, 1807, after the Congress began but before the first session met.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Tennessee 1
"Washington district" 		John Rhea Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY John Rhea (Democratic-Republican)
  • Uncontested
Tennessee 2
"Hamilton district" 		George W. Campbell Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 3
"Mero district" 		William Dickson Democratic-Republican 1801 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Jesse Wharton (Democratic-Republican) 62.5%
  • ▌James Lyon (Unknown) 31.2%
  • ▌Spencer Clack (Unknown) 3.5%
  • ▌Moses Fisk (Unknown) 2.8%

Vermont

Main article: 1806 United States House of Representatives elections in Vermont
See also: List of United States representatives from Vermont

Vermont elected its members September 2, 1806.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[c]
Vermont 1
"Southwestern district" 		Gideon Olin Democratic-Republican 1802 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Vermont 2
"Southeastern district" 		James Elliot Federalist 1802 Incumbent re-elected.
Vermont 3
"Northeastern district" 		James Fisk Democratic-Republican 1805 Incumbent re-elected.
Vermont 4
"Northwestern district" 		Martin Chittenden Federalist 1802 Incumbent re-elected.

Virginia

Main article: 1807 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia
See also: 1806 Virginia's 13th congressional district special election and List of United States representatives from Virginia

Virginia elected its members in April 1807, after the Congress began but before the first session met.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Virginia 1 John G. Jackson Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY John G. Jackson (Democratic-Republican) 58.9%
  • ▌Noah Linsley (Federalist) 41.1%
Virginia 2 John Morrow Democratic-Republican 1805 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 3 John Smith Democratic-Republican 1801 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 4 David Holmes Democratic-Republican 1797 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 5 Alexander Wilson Democratic-Republican 1804 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Alexander Wilson (Democratic-Republican) 57.0%
  • ▌Oliver Towles (Democratic-Republican) 23.4%
  • ▌Robert Bailey (Quid) 19.3%
Virginia 6 Abram Trigg Democratic-Republican 1797 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 7 Joseph Lewis Jr. Federalist 1803 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Joseph Lewis Jr. (Federalist) 55.2%
  • ▌John Littlejohn (Democratic-Republican) 44.8%
Virginia 8 Walter Jones Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Walter Jones (Democratic-Republican) 86.7%
  • ▌Richard Barnes (Federalist) 13.3%
Virginia 9 Philip R. Thompson Democratic-Republican 1793 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Virginia 10 John Dawson Democratic-Republican 1797 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 11 James M. Garnett Democratic-Republican 1805 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY James M. Garnett (Democratic-Republican) 63.2%
  • ▌Larkin Smith (Democratic-Republican) 36.8%
Virginia 12 Burwell Bassett Democratic-Republican 1805 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 13 William A. Burwell Democratic-Republican 1806 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 14 Matthew Clay Democratic-Republican 1797 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 15 John Randolph Democratic-Republican 1799 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 16 John W. Eppes Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 17 John Claiborne Democratic-Republican 1805 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 18 Peterson Goodwyn Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 19 Edwin Gray Democratic-Republican 1799 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Edwin Gray (Democratic-Republican)
  • Uncontested
Virginia 20 Thomas Newton Jr. Democratic-Republican 1799 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 21 Thomas M. Randolph Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Virginia 22 John Clopton Democratic-Republican 1801 Incumbent re-elected.

Non-voting delegates

See also: Non-voting members of the United States House of Representatives

As in the previous congress, there were three territories with non-voting delegates in the 10th Congress. In Indiana Territory, the legislature elected the delegate. The source used did not have information about Mississippi or Orleans Territory. Mississippi used popular election in 1808, while Orleans Territory elected its delegate by the legislature in 1808, suggesting Orleans probably used legislative election this year, too.

District Incumbent This race
Delegate Party First elected Results Candidates
Indiana Territory at-large Benjamin Parke Federalist 1805 Incumbent re-elected September 3, 1807.[12]
Mississippi Territory at-large William Lattimore Democratic-Republican 1803 Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Orleans Territory at-large
(9th Congress) 		New district New seat.
New delegate elected August 1, 1806[f] to finish the current term.
Orleans Territory at-large
(10th Congress) 		Daniel Clark Independent 1806 Incumbent re-elected September 10, 1806.[f]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Rhode Island required a majority for election, which was not met for one seat requiring a second ballot.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Source does not give numbers of votes or has incomplete data
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Only candidates with at least 1% of the vote are listed.
  4. ^ Also member of the official Federalist ticket
  5. ^ Victory by a 6-vote margin, 2,056-2,050
  6. ^ a b "Date of election speculative." (acc. to source)

References

  1. ^ "9th Congress March 4, 1805, to March 3, 1807". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Archived from the original on September 19, 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
  2. ^ "Connecticut 1806 U.S. House of Representatives, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
  3. ^ "Georgia 1806 U.S. House of Representatives, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
  4. ^ "Georgia 1806 U.S. House of Representatives, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
  5. ^ "Maryland 1806 U.S. House of Representatives, District 7, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Virginia 1806 U.S. House of Representatives, District 13, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  7. ^ a b c "10th Congress March 4, 1807, to March 3, 1809". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Archived from the original on September 21, 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
  8. ^ "Massachusetts 1807 U.S. House of Representatives, Berkshire District, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
  9. ^ "Delaware 1807 U.S. House of Representatives, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
  10. ^ "New Jersey 1806 U.S. House of Representatives". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
  11. ^ "Wilkes University Elections Statistics Project" (PDF).
  12. ^ "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  13. ^ "Our Campaigns - MS Territorial Delegate Race - Sep 08, 1806". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  14. ^ "Our Campaigns - Orleans Territorial Delegate - Initial Election Race - Aug 01, 1806". OurCampaigns.com.
  15. ^ "Our Campaigns - Orleans Territorial Delegate Race - Sep 10, 1806". OurCampaigns.com.

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