United States Senate elections, 1818 and 1819 - wikipedia United States Senate elections, 1818 and 1819 United States Senate elections, 1818 and 1819 ← 1816 / 17 Dates vary by state 1820 / 21 → 14 of the 42 seats in the United States Senate ( plus special elections ) 22 seats needed for a majority Majority party Minority party Party Democratic - Republican Federalist Last election 25 seats 13 seats Seats before 28 12 Seats won 14 0 Seats after 30 9 Seat change Seats up 11 Majority party before election Democratic - Republican Elected Majority party Democratic - Republican The United States Senate elections of 1818 and 1819 were elections for the United States Senate that had the Democratic - Republican Party gain two seats. The Federalists had only three seats being contested, of which they lost two and the third was left vacant due to a failure to elect. As these elections were prior to ratification of the seventeenth amendment, Senators were chosen by State legislatures. Contents 1 Results summary 2 Change in Senate composition 2.1 Before the elections 2.2 Beginning of the next Congress 3 Race summaries 3.1 Special elections during the 15th Congress 3.2 Races leading to the 16th Congress 3.3 Special elections during the 16th Congress 4 See also 5 References Results summary Senate Party Division, 16th Congress ( 1819 -- 1821 ) Majority Party : Democratic - Republican ( 30 -- 37 ) Minority Party : Federalist ( 9 ) Vacant : 3 -- 0 Total Seats : 42 -- 46 Change in Senate composition Before the elections Composition after the September 5, 1818 special election in Tennessee. DR DR DR DR DR DR DR DR DR DR DR DR DR DR DR DR DR DR DR DR Majority → DR DR DR DR DR DR DR DR Beginning of the next Congress V * DR DR DR DR DR DR DR DR DR V * DR DR DR DR DR DR DR DR * Gain DR * Gain Re-elected DR Re-elected Majority → DR Re-elected DR Gain DR Hold DR Hold DR Hold DR Hold DR Hold DR Hold DR Hold DR Re-elected DR Gain V * Notes : DR and DR : Two seats were added for the new state of ( Illinois ) : The class 2 Illinois seat was won by a Democratic - Republican ( DR ). The class 3 Illinois seat was also won by a Democratic - Republican ( DR ), but he had to face re-election almost immediately in February 1819 for the next term ( DR ). V and V : Two Democratic - Republican seats ( Georgia class 2 and Kentucky class 2 ) were not up for election this year, however both Senators resigned at the end of the 15th Congress. The seats began the term vacant and were both filled by Democratic - Republicans in late 1819. V ( New York seat ) : Legislature failed to elect. The seat began the term vacant, but the Federalist incumbent would later be elected to the seat in 1820. Key : DR Democratic - Republican Federalist V Vacant Race summaries Bold states link to specific election articles. Special elections during the 15th Congress In these special elections, the winners were seated during 1818 or before March 4, 1819 ; ordered by election date. State Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party Electoral history Massachusetts ( Class 1 ) Eli Ashmun Federalist 1816 ( Special ) Incumbent resigned May 10, 1818. New senator elected June 5, 1818. Federalist hold. √ Prentiss Mellen ( Democratic - Republican ) ( Data unknown / missing. ) Georgia ( Class 2 ) George M. Troup Democratic - Republican 1816 ( Special ) 1816 Incumbent resigned September 23, 1818. New senator elected September 23, 1818. Democratic - Republican hold. √ John Forsyth ( Democratic - Republican ) ( Data unknown / missing. ) Vermont ( Class 3 ) James Fisk Democratic - Republican 1817 ( Special ) Incumbent resigned January 8, 1818 to serve as collector of customs for the district of Vermont. New senator elected October 20, 1818 to both finish the term ending March 3, 1819, and also to the following term, see below. Democratic - Republican hold. √ William Palmer ( Democratic - Republican ) ( Data unknown / missing. ) Illinois ( Class 2 ) New State New State. New senators elected December 3, 1818 and lots were drawn to assign them to Class 2 and Class 3. The Class 3 Senator had to run again for re-election in 1819. Two Democratic - Republican gains. √ Ninian Edwards ( Class 3, Democratic - Republican ) First ballot √ Jesse B. Thomas ( Class 2, Democratic - Republican ) Fourth ballot Leonard White Michael Jones Joseph M. Street Robert Morrison Illinois ( Class 3 ) Races leading to the 16th Congress In these general elections, the winner was seated on March 4, 1819 ( except where noted due to late election ) ; ordered by state. All of the elections involved the Class 3 seats. State Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party Electoral history Connecticut David Daggett Federalist 1813 ( Special ) Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected October 22, 1818 on the third ballot. Democratic - Republican gain. √ James Lanman ( Democratic - Republican ) 114 votes David Daggett ( Federalist ) 84 votes Elijah Boardman ( Democratic - Republican ) 7 votes Nathan Smith ( Democratic - Republican ) 3 votes William Bristol ( Democratic - Republican ) 1 vote Georgia Charles Tait Democratic - Republican 1809 ( Special ) 1813 Unknown if incumbent ran for re-election. New senator elected in 1818 or 1819. Democratic - Republican hold. √ John Elliot ( Democratic - Republican ) ( Data unknown / missing. ) Illinois Ninian Edwards Democratic - Republican 1818 Incumbent re-elected in February 1819. √ Ninian Edwards ( Democratic - Republican ) 23 votes Michael Jones 19 votes Indiana Waller Taylor Democratic - Republican 1816 Incumbent re-elected in 1818. √ Waller Taylor ( Democratic - Republican ) ( Data unknown / missing. ) Kentucky Isham Talbot Democratic - Republican 1814 ( Special ) Unknown if incumbent ran for re-election. New senator elected in 1818 or 1819. Democratic - Republican hold. √ William Logan ( Democratic - Republican ) ( Data unknown / missing. ) Louisiana Eligius Fromentin Democratic - Republican 1813 Incumbent retired. New senator elected in 1818 or 1819. Democratic - Republican hold. √ James Brown ( Democratic - Republican ) ( Data unknown / missing. ) Maryland Robert Henry Goldsborough Federalist 1813 ( Special ) Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected in 1819. Democratic - Republican gain. √ Edward Lloyd ( Democratic - Republican ) 28.41 % William Pinkney ( Democratic - Republican ) 27.84 % Charles Carroll ( Federalist ) 21.02 % Robert H. Goldsborough ( Federalist ) 19.32 % Charles Goldsborough ( Federalist ) 2.27 % Samuel Smith ( Unknown ) 0.57 % John Graham ( Democratic - Republican ) 0.57 % New Hampshire Clement Storer Democratic - Republican 1817 ( Special ) Unknown if incumbent ran for re-election. New senator elected in 1818 or 1819. Democratic - Republican hold. √ John Fabyan Parrott ( Democratic - Republican ) ( Data unknown / missing. ) New York ( election link ) Rufus King Federalist 1813 Incumbent ran for re-election. Legislature failed to elect, and the seat became vacant. Federalist loss. Incumbent would later be elected in 1820, late in the next Congress. John C. Spencer ( Democratic - Republican : Clintonian ) Samuel Young ( Democratic - Republican : Bucktail ) Rufus King ( Federalist ) John Van Ness Yates ( Democratic - Republican : Bucktail ) North Carolina Nathaniel Macon Democratic - Republican 1815 ( Special ) Incumbent re-elected in 1819. √ Nathaniel Macon ( Democratic - Republican ) ( Data unknown / missing. ) Ohio Jeremiah Morrow Democratic - Republican 1812 Incumbent retired. New senator elected January 30, 1819 on the fourth ballot. Democratic - Republican hold. √ William Trimble ( Democratic - Republican ) 48 votes Thomas Worthington 25 votes John Hamm 18 votes Pennsylvania Abner Lacock Democratic - Republican 1812 Incumbent retired. New senator elected December 8, 1818. Democratic - Republican hold. √ Walter Lowrie ( Democratic - Republican ) 87 votes Isaac Weaver, Jr. ( Democratic - Republican ) 32 votes Not Voting 8 votes John Tod ( Democratic - Republican ) 1 vote South Carolina John Gaillard Democratic - Republican 1812 Incumbent re-elected in 1818. √ John Gaillard ( Data unknown / missing. ) Vermont William Palmer Democratic - Republican 1818 James Fisk ( DR ) had resigned January 8, 1818 to serve as collector of customs for the district of Vermont. New senator elected October 20, 1818 both to finish the term ending March 3, 1819, see above, and also to the following term. Democratic - Republican hold. √ William Palmer ( Democratic - Republican ) ( Data unknown / missing. ) Special elections during the 16th Congress In these special elections, the winners were seated in 1819 after March 4 ; ordered by election date. State Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party Electoral history Georgia ( Class 2 ) John Forsyth Democratic - Republican 1818 ( Special ) Incumbent resigned February 17, 1819 to become U.S. Minister to Spain. New senator elected November 6, 1819. Democratic - Republican hold. √ Freeman Walker ( Democratic - Republican ) ( Data unknown / missing. ) Kentucky ( Class 2 ) John Crittenden Democratic - Republican 1817 Incumbent resigned March 3, 1819 to return to private practice. New senator elected December 10, 1819. Democratic - Republican hold. √ Richard M. Johnson ( Democratic - Republican ) ( Data unknown / missing. ) Alabama ( Class 2 ) New State New State. New senator elected December 14, 1819. Democratic - Republican gain. √ William R. King ( Democratic - Republican ) 56 votes John W. Walker 11 votes Thomas D. Crabb 2 votes Alabama ( Class 3 ) New State New State. New senator elected December 14, 1819. Democratic - Republican gain. √ John W. Walker ( Democratic - Republican ) 59 votes Thomas D. Crabb 7 votes George Phillips 2 votes William R. King 1 vote Maryland ( Class 1 ) Alexander Hanson Federalist 1816 ( Special ) Incumbent died April 23, 1819. New senator elected December 21, 1819. Democratic - Republican gain. √ William Pinkney ( Democratic - Republican ) ( 2nd - place finisher to Edward Lloyd in a combined election in which both Lloyd and Pinkney were elected to the state 's two seats. ) Virginia ( Class 2 ) John Eppes Democratic - Republican 1817 Incumbent resigned December 4, 1819 because of ill health. New senator elected December 14, 1819. Democratic - Republican hold. √ James Pleasants ( Democratic - Republican ) ( Data unknown / missing. ) See also United States elections, 1818 United States House of Representatives elections, 1818 16th United States Congress 17th United States Congress References ^ Jump up to : Buck, Solon J. ( 1917 ). Bill Thayer, ed. `` Illinois in 1818 ''. University of Illinois Press. p. 304. Retrieved March 23, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Connecticut 1818 U.S. Senate, Ballot 3 ''. Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes : American Election Returns 1787 -- 1825. Tufts University. Retrieved April 30, 2018. ^ Jump up to : `` MD US Senate ''. Our Campaigns. August 30, 2004. Retrieved March 24, 2015. Jump up ^ `` MACON, Nathaniel, ( 1757 - 1837 ) ''. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved March 26, 2015. ^ Jump up to : Taylor, William A. ( 1900 ). Ohio in Congress from 1803 to 1901 with Notes and Sketches of Senators and Representatives and Other Historical Data and Incidents. Columbus, Ohio : The XX. Century Publishing Co. p. 100 -- via Google Books. ^ Jump up to : Cox, Harold ( January 31, 2007 ). `` Pennsylvania Election Statistics : 1682 - 2006 '' ( PDF ). The Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University. Jump up ^ `` GAILLARD, John, ( 1765 - 1826 ) ''. 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Question: who held the most seats in the senate in 1818
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