1798 and 1799 United States House of Representatives elections
Elections to the United States House of Representatives for the 6th Congress took place in 1798 and 1799, the earliest in New York in April 1798, and the latest in Tennessee in August 1799, after the official start of the 6th Congress on March 4, 1799, but before the start of the first session of this Congress in Philadelphia on December 2, 1799.[1] It was the last congressional session before the move to the new capital at Washington, D.C..
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President John Adams, a Federalist elected two years prior in the election of 1796, remained popular during a time of national economic growth, and the Federalists made a modest gain of three seats at the expense of the opposition Democratic-Republicans, the party of Vice President and future President Thomas Jefferson. This resulted in an increased Federalist majority in the House, 60-46 seats.
The Federalist party squandered its popularity by passing a series of controversial new laws in the summer of 1798, including the Naturalization Act of 1798 and the Alien and Sedition Acts. Their passage seriously injured the chances of President Adams and Federalist congressional candidates in the elections of 1800.
The House that met during this Congress would ultimately elect Thomas Jefferson over Aaron Burr in the presidential election of 1800.
Election summaries
| 60 | 46 |
| Federalist | Democratic-Republican |
| State | Type | Date ↑ | Total seats |
Federalist | Democratic- Republican | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seats | Change | Seats | Change | ||||
| New York | Districts | April 24–26, 1798 | 10 | 4 |  2 |
6 |  2 |
| New Hampshire | At-large | August 2, 1798 | 4 | 4 |  |
0 | |
| North Carolina | Districts | August 10, 1798 | 10 | 4 | 3 |
6 | 3 |
| Connecticut | At-large | September 7, 1798 | 7 | 7 | |
0 | |
| Maryland | Districts | October 1, 1798 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
3 | 1 |
| Rhode Island | At-large | August 28, 1798 | 2 | 2 | |
0 | |
| Vermont | Districts | September 4, 1798[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 1 | |
1 | |
| Delaware | At-large | October 2, 1798 | 1 | 1 | |
0 | |
| Georgia | At-large | October 8, 1798 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
0 | 2 |
| Pennsylvania | Districts | October 9, 1798 | 13 | 5 | 1 |
8 | 1 |
| New Jersey | District | October 10, 1798 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
3 | 3 |
| South Carolina | Districts | October 12, 1798 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
1 | 2 |
| Massachusetts | Districts | November 5, 1798[lower-alpha 2] | 14 | 12 | 1 |
2 | 1 |
| Late general elections (After the March 4, 1799 beginning of the next Congress) | |||||||
| Virginia | Districts | April 24, 1799 | 19 | 6 | 2 |
13 | 2 |
| Kentucky | Districts | May 7, 1799 | 2 | 0 | |
2 | |
| Tennessee | At-large | August 1, 1799 | 1 | 0 | |
1 | |
| Total | 106 | 60 56.6% |
3 |
46 43.4% |
3 | ||
Special elections
There were special elections in 1798 and 1799 during the 5th United States Congress and 6th United States Congress.
Elections are sorted here by date then district.
5th Congress
| District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representative | Party | First elected | |||
| Pennsylvania 4 | Samuel Sitgreaves | Federalist | 1794 | Incumbent resigned sometime in 1798. New member elected October 9, 1798.[2] Democratic-Republican gain. New member seated December 4, 1798. New member also elected to the next term, on the same day, see below. |
√ Robert Brown (Democratic-Republican) 62.1% Jacob Everly (Federalist) 37.9%[3] |
| North Carolina 10 | Nathan Bryan | Democratic-Republican | 1795 | Incumbent died June 4, 1798. New member elected August 2, 1798.[2] Democratic-Republican hold. New member seated December 10, 1798. New member also elected to the next term, one week later, see below. |
√ Richard Spaight (Democratic-Republican) 51.2% Thomas Badger (Federalist) 48.8%[4] |
| Pennsylvania 1 | John Swanwick | Democratic-Republican | 1794 | Incumbent died July 31, 1798. New member elected October 9, 1798.[2] Federalist gain. New member seated December 3, 1798. New member also elected to the next term, on the same day, see below. |
√ Robert Waln (Federalist) 69.5% Samuel Miles (Democratic-Republican) 30.5%[3] |
| Connecticut at-large | Joshua Coit | Federalist | 1792 | Incumbent died September 5, 1798. New member elected October 22, 1798.[2] Democratic-Republican hold. New member seated December 3, 1798. New member had already been elected to the next term, see below. |
√ Jonathan Brace (Federalist) [data unknown/missing] |
| Virginia 9 | William Giles | Democratic-Republican | 1790 (Special) | Incumbent resigned October 2, 1798. New member elected November 1, 1798.[2] Democratic-Republican hold. New member seated December 3, 1798. New member would later be elected to the next term, see below. |
√ Joseph Eggleston (Democratic-Republican) Alexander Jones "Eggleston "was elected by a majority of more than two to one…"[5] |
| Maryland 7 | Joshua Seney | Democratic-Republican | 1789 1792 (Resigned) 1798 |
Representative-elect died October 20, 1798. New member elected November 29, 1798. Democratic-Republican hold. New member seated with the new Congress. |
√ Joseph H. Nicholson (Democratic-Republican) 51.4% John Goldsborough (Federalist) 48.6%[6] |
6th Congress
| District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representative | Party | First elected | |||
| New York 1 | Jonathan Havens | Democratic-Republican | 1794 | Incumbent died October 25, 1799. New member elected December 27, 1799. Democratic-Republican hold. Winner seated February 27, 1800. |
√ John Smith (Democratic-Republican) 56.20% Silas Wood (Federalist) 38.59% Gozen Ryerss (Federalist) 5.20%[7] |
Connecticut
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates[lower-alpha 3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut at-large 7 seats on a general ticket |
William Edmond | Federalist | 1797 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John Allen (Federalist) 13.4% √ Chauncey Goodrich (Federalist) 12.5% √ Samuel W. Dana (Federalist) 12.4% √ William Edmond (Federalist) 11.8% √ Roger Griswold (Federalist) 11.5% √ Jonathan Brace (Federalist) 8.4% √ John Davenport (Federalist) 7.0% Elizur Goodrich (Federalist) 4.1% Timothy Pitkin (Federalist) 3.7% Benjamin Tallmadge (Federalist) 3.5% John C. Smith (Federalist) 3.5% Elias Perkins (Federalist) 3.2% Calvin Goddard (Federalist) 2.2% Simeon Baldwin (Federalist) 1.6% |
| Chauncey Goodrich | Federalist | 1794 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Joshua Coit | Federalist | 1792 | Incumbent died September 5, 1798. New member elected. Federalist hold. | ||
| Roger Griswold | Federalist | 1794 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Nathaniel Smith | Federalist | 1795 (Special) | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Federalist hold. | ||
| John Allen | Federalist | 1796 | Incumbent re-elected, but declined to serve. | ||
| Samuel W. Dana | Federalist | 1796 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Delaware
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware at-large | James A. Bayard | Federalist | 1796 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ James A. Bayard (Federalist) 61.2% Archibald Alexander (Democratic-Republican) 38.8% |
Georgia
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia at-large 2 seats on a general ticket |
Abraham Baldwin | Democratic- Republican |
1789 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Federalist gain. Winner died January 11, 1801 and seat remained vacant throughout the next Congress. |
√ James Jones (Federalist) 36.9% √ Benjamin Taliaferro (Federalist) 33.4% Abraham Baldwin (Democratic-Republican) 28.3% John Milledge (Democratic-Republican) had declined to run for re-election. As a result, many Democratic-Republican voters cast their votes for Baldwin and one of the Federalists, giving the Federalists enough votes to win both seats. Milledge nevertheless received 1.68% of the vote. |
| John Milledge | Democratic- Republican |
1794 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist gain. |
Kentucky
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky 1 "Southern district" |
Thomas T. Davis | Democratic- Republican |
1797 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Thomas T. Davis (Democratic-Republican)[lower-alpha 4] |
| Kentucky 2 "Northern district" |
John Fowler | Democratic- Republican |
1797 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John Fowler (Democratic-Republican) 55.3% Robert Johnston 25.5% Philemon Thomas 19.2% |
Maryland
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland 1 | George Dent | Federalist | 1792 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ George Dent (Federalist) 54.5% John Campbell (Federalist) 45.5% |
| Maryland 2 | Richard Sprigg, Jr. | Democratic- Republican |
1796 (Special) | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Federalist gain. |
√ John C. Thomas (Federalist) 61.6% Richard Sprigg, Jr. (Democratic-Republican) 38.4% |
| Maryland 3 | William Craik | Federalist | 1796 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. | √ William Craik (Federalist) 100% |
| Maryland 4 | George Baer, Jr. | Federalist | 1796 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ George Baer, Jr. (Federalist) 54.9% Daniel Hiester (Democratic-Republican) 45.1% |
| Maryland 5 | Samuel Smith | Democratic- Republican |
1792 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Samuel Smith (Democratic-Republican) 57.7% James Winchester (Federalist) 42.3% |
| Maryland 6 | William Matthews | Federalist | 1796 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
√ Gabriel Christie (Democratic-Republican) 56.2% Philip Thomas (Federalist) 43.8% |
| Maryland 7 | William Hindman | Federalist | 1792 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. New member died October 20, 1798 before the new Congress, causing a special election, see above. |
√ Joshua Seney (Democratic-Republican) 55.6% William Hindman (Federalist) 44.4% |
| Maryland 8 | John Dennis | Federalist | 1796 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John Dennis (Federalist) Unopposed |
Massachusetts
Massachusetts required a majority for election. This was not met in the 5th district and 7th district necessitating additional ballots in those districts.
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts 1 "1st Western District" |
Thomson J. Skinner | Democratic- Republican |
1796 (Special) | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist gain. |
√ Theodore Sedgwick (Federalist) 80.2% Thomas Ives (Democratic-Republican) 19.8% |
| Massachusetts 2 "2nd Western District" |
William Shepard | Federalist | 1797 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ William Shepard (Federalist) 89.9% John Williams (Democratic-Republican) 10.1% |
| Massachusetts 3 "3rd Western District" |
Samuel Lyman | Federalist | 1794 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Samuel Lyman (Federalist) 88.4% Daniel Bigelow 6.4% Scattering 5.2% |
| Massachusetts 4 "4th Western District" |
Dwight Foster | Federalist | 1793 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Dwight Foster (Federalist) 80.8% Levi Lincoln Sr. (Democratic-Republican) 19.2% |
| Massachusetts 5 "1st Southern District" |
Nathaniel Freeman Jr. | Democratic- Republican |
1794 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist gain. |
First ballot (November 5, 1798): Lemuel Williams (Federalist) 32.5% Macajah Coffin (Democratic-Republican) 30.4% Beriah Norton (Federalist) 17.4% Jonathan Moore (Federalist) 13.4% Scattering 6.3% Second ballot (January 17, 1799): Macajah Coffin (Democratic-Republican) 33.5% Lemuel Williams (Federalist) 30.1% Sam Savage 27.1% Beriah Norton (Federalist) 9.3% Third ballot (April 1, 1799): Lemuel Williams (Federalist) 36.5% Sam Savage 33.9% Macajah Coffin (Democratic-Republican) 29.5% Fourth ballot (June 6, 1799): Lemuel Williams (Federalist) 46.6% Sam Savage 27.2% Macajah Coffin (Democratic-Republican) 26.2% Fifth ballot (August 29, 1799): √ Lemuel Williams (Federalist) 74.8% Macajah Coffin (Democratic-Republican) 25.2% |
| Massachusetts 6 "2nd Southern District" |
John Reed Sr. | Federalist | 1794 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John Reed Sr. (Federalist) 58.0% John Dwight 26.9% Daniel Snow 15.1% |
| Massachusetts 7 "3rd Southern District" |
Stephen Bullock | Federalist | 1797 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
First ballot (November 5, 1798): Stephen Bullock (Federalist) 26.9% Laban Wheaton (Federalist) 25.7% Josiah Dean 23.6% Phanuel Bishop (Democratic-Republican) 11.8% Scattering 12.1% Second ballot (January 17, 1799): Stephen Bullock (Federalist) 33.3% Josiah Dean 25.5% Laban Wheaton (Federalist) 22.4% Phanuel Bishop (Democratic-Republican) 18.9% Third ballot (April 1, 1799): Stephen Bullock (Federalist) 48.1% Phanuel Bishop (Democratic-Republican) 41.3% Josiah Dean10.6% Fourth ballot (June 6, 1799): √ Phanuel Bishop (Democratic-Republican) 52.1% Stephen Bullock (Federalist) 47.9% |
| Massachusetts 8 "1st Middle District" |
Harrison Gray Otis | Federalist | 1796 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Harrison Gray Otis (Federalist) 55.9% William Heath (Democratic-Republican) 43.6% William Eustis (Democratic-Republican) 0.6% |
| Massachusetts 9 "2nd Middle District" |
Joseph Bradley Varnum | Democratic- Republican |
1795 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Joseph Bradley Varnum (Democratic-Republican) 66.2% Timothy Bigelow (Federalist) 33.8% |
| Massachusetts 10 "3rd Middle District" |
Samuel Sewall | Federalist | 1796 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Samuel Sewall (Federalist) 70.3% Loammi Baldwin (Federalist) 20.5% Scattering 9.2% |
| Massachusetts 11 "4th Middle District" |
Bailey Bartlett | Federalist | 1797 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Bailey Bartlett (Federalist) 100% |
| Massachusetts 12 District of Maine "1st Eastern District" |
Isaac Parker | Federalist | 1797 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist hold. |
√ Silas Lee (Federalist) 64.4% Henry Dearborn (Democratic-Republican) 35.6% |
| Massachusetts 13 District of Maine "2nd Eastern District" |
Peleg Wadsworth | Federalist | 1793 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Peleg Wadsworth (Federalist) 73.5% Charles Tainer 26.5% |
| Massachusetts 14 District of Maine "3rd Eastern District" |
George Thatcher | Federalist | 1788 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ George Thatcher (Federalist) 65.5% John Fairchild (Democratic-Republican) 34.5% |
New Hampshire
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire at-large 4 seats on a general ticket |
Abiel Foster | Federalist | 1794 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Abiel Foster (Federalist) 24.2% √ William Gordon (Federalist) 21.6% √ Jonathan Freeman (Federalist) 21.0% √ Peleg Sprague (Federalist) 19.5% Thomas Bellows (Federalist) 1.9% John Prentice (Federalist) 1.8% Timothy Walker (Federalist) 1.0% William Plummer (Federalist) 0.8% Joseph Dennie (Federalist) 0.7% Woodbury Langdon (Democratic-Republican) 0.7% John Goddard (Democratic-Republican) 0.6% Oliver Peabody (Federalist) 0.6% William Gardner (Democratic-Republican) 0.5% Others 5.1% |
| William Gordon | Federalist | 1796 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Jonathan Freeman | Federalist | 1796 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Peleg Sprague | Federalist | 1797 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected, but declined to serve. A special election was then held. |
New Jersey
New Jersey switched to district representation for this election. The districts were not numbered at the time, but are retroactively numbered here as 1–5. New Jersey would go back to an at-large district the following election.
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey 1 "Eastern district" |
James Schureman Redistricted from the at-large district |
Federalist | 1797 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
√ John Condit (Democratic-Republican) 52.5% James Schureman (Federalist) 47.5% |
| New Jersey 2 "Northern district" |
Mark Thomson Redistricted from the at-large district |
Federalist | 1794 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
√ Aaron Kitchell (Democratic-Republican) 72.5% Mark Thomson (Federalist) 27.5% |
| New Jersey 3 "Western district" |
Jonathan Dayton Redistricted from the at-large district |
Federalist | 1791 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected.Democratic-Republican gain. |
√ James Linn (Democratic-Republican) 51.3% Samuel R. Stewart (Federalist) 31.1% Archibald Mercer (Federalist) 17.6% |
| New Jersey 4 "Middle district" |
James H. Imlay Redistricted from the at-large district |
Federalist | 1797 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ James H. Imlay (Federalist) 81.0% Thomas Henderson (Democratic-Republican) 19.0% |
| New Jersey 5 "Southern district" |
Thomas Sinnickson Redistricted from the at-large district |
Federalist | 1797 | Unknown if incumbent lost re-election or retired. New member elected. Federalist gain. |
√ Franklin Davenport (Federalist) 56.5% Jonathan Elmer (Democratic-Republican) 43.5% |
New York
Between the 1796 and 1798 elections, New York re-districted. This marked the first time that its districts were numbered.
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York 1 | Jonathan N. Havens | Democratic- Republican |
1794 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Jonathan N. Havens (Democratic-Republican) 53.9% Richard Thorn (Federalist) 46.1% |
| New York 2 | Edward Livingston | Democratic- Republican |
1794 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Edward Livingston (Democratic-Republican) 52.7% Phillip Livingston (Federalist) 47.3% |
| New York 3 | Philip Van Courtlandt | Democratic- Republican |
1793 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Philip Van Courtlandt (Democratic-Republican) 77.1% Mordecai Hale (Federalist) 22.9% |
| New York 4 | Lucas C. Elmendorf | Democratic- Republican |
1796 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Lucas C. Elmendorf (Democratic-Republican) 64.8% Jonathan Hasbrouck (Federalist) 34.1% John Hathorn (Democratic-Republican) 1.1% |
| New York 5 | David Brooks | Federalist | 1796 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
√ Theodorus Bailey (Democratic-Republican) 55.8% David Brooks (Federalist) 44.2% |
| New York 6 | Hezekiah L. Hosmer | Federalist | 1796 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist hold. |
√ John Bird (Federalist) 59.1% Elisha Jenkins (Democratic-Republican) 40.9% |
| New York 7 | John E. Van Alen | Federalist | 1793 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
√ John Thompson (Democratic-Republican) 52.5% John Williams (Federalist) 37.5% Jellis A. Fonda (Federalist) 10.0% |
| John Williams Redistricted from the 9th district |
Federalist | 1796 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. | ||
| New York 8 | Henry Glen | Federalist | 1793 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Henry Glen (Federalist) 100% |
| New York 9 | None (District created) | New seat. New member elected. Federalist gain. |
√ Jonas Platt (Federalist) 51.2% Peter Smith (Democratic-Republican) 48.8% | ||
| New York 10 | James Cochran | Federalist | 1796 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist hold. |
√ William Cooper (Federalist) 52.2% Moss Kent (Democratic-Republican) 47.8% |
North Carolina
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates[lower-alpha 3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina 1 | Joseph McDowell | Democratic- Republican |
1796 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Federalist gain. |
√ Joseph Dickson (Federalist) 55.1% James Holland (Democratic-Republican) 44.8% |
| North Carolina 2 | Matthew Locke | Democratic- Republican |
1793 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Federalist gain. |
√ Archibald Henderson (Federalist) 84.4% Basil Gaither (Federalist) 9.5% Matthew Locke (Democratic-Republican) 6.1% |
| North Carolina 3 | Robert Williams | Democratic- Republican |
1796 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Robert Williams (Democratic-Republican) 69.8% James Martin (Federalist) 30.2% |
| North Carolina 4 | Richard Stanford | Democratic- Republican |
1796 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Richard Stanford (Democratic-Republican) 54.5% Samuel Benton (Federalist) 45.5% |
| North Carolina 5 | Nathaniel Macon | Democratic- Republican |
1791 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Nathaniel Macon (Democratic-Republican)[lower-alpha 4] |
| North Carolina 6 | James Gillespie | Democratic- Republican |
1793 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Federalist gain. |
√ William H. Hill (Federalist) 50.1% James Gillespie (Democratic-Republican) 39.8% Alexander D. Moore (Federalist) 10.1% |
| North Carolina 7 | William B. Grove | Federalist | 1791 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ William B. Grove (Federalist) 100% |
| North Carolina 8 | Dempsey Burges | Democratic- Republican |
1795 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
√ David Stone (Democratic-Republican) 40.0% Charles Johnson (Federalist) 30.9% Dempsey Burges (Democratic-Republican) 29.1% |
| North Carolina 9 | Thomas Blount | Democratic- Republican |
1793 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
√ Willis Alston (Democratic-Republican) 37.4% Thomas Blount (Democratic-Republican) 29.1% William Kennedy (Federalist) 24.6% John Binford (Federalist) 8.9% |
| North Carolina 10 | Nathan Bryan | Democratic- Republican |
1794 | Incumbent died June 4, 1798. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. Winner was also elected to finish the current term, see above. |
√ Richard D. Spaight (Democratic-Republican) 66.7% George E. Badger (Federalist) 32.3% |
Northwest Territory
See Non-voting delegates, below.
Pennsylvania
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates[8] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania 1 | John Swanwick | Democratic- Republican |
1794 | Incumbent John Swanwick (Democratic-Republican) died August 1, 1798. New member elected. Federalist gain. Winner was also elected to finish the current term, see above. |
√ Robert Waln (Federalist) 69.5% Samuel Miles (Democratic-Republican) 30.5% |
| Pennsylvania 2 | Blair McClenachan | Democratic- Republican |
1796 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
√ Michael Leib (Democratic-Republican) 56.5% Anthony Morris (Federalist) 43.5% |
| Pennsylvania 3 | Richard Thomas | Federalist | 1794 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Richard Thomas (Federalist) 71.3% John Pearson (Democratic-Republican) 28.7% |
| Pennsylvania 4 Plural district with 2 seats |
Samuel Sitgreaves | Federalist | 1794 | Incumbent Samuel Sitgreaves (Federalist) resigned August 29, 1798. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
√ Robert Brown (Democratic-Republican) 31.1% √ Peter Muhlenberg (Democratic-Republican) 28.6% John Chapman (Federalist) 20.9% Jacob Eyerly (Federalist) 19.0% Anthony Morris (Federalist) 0.5% |
| John Chapman | Federalist | 1796 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. | ||
| Pennsylvania 5 | Joseph Hiester | Democratic- Republican |
1797 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Joseph Hiester (Democratic-Republican) 69.3% Daniel Clymer (Federalist) 30.7% |
| Pennsylvania 6 | John A. Hanna | Democratic- Republican |
1796 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John A. Hanna (Democratic-Republican) 66.3% Daniel Smith (Federalist) 33.7% |
| Pennsylvania 7 | John W. Kittera | Federalist | 1791 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John W. Kittera (Federalist) 77.5% William Barton (Democratic-Republican) 22.5% |
| Pennsylvania 8 | Thomas Hartley | Federalist | 1788 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Thomas Hartley (Federalist) 85.4% Henry Slagle (Federalist) 14.6% |
| Pennsylvania 9 | Andrew Gregg | Democratic- Republican |
1791 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Andrew Gregg (Democratic-Republican) 57.8% James Armstrong (Federalist) 42.2% |
| Pennsylvania 10 | David Bard | Democratic- Republican |
1794 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Federalist gain. |
√ Henry Woods (Federalist) 55.4% Thomas Johnson (Federalist) 24.3% David Bard (Democratic-Republican) 20.3% |
| Pennsylvania 11 | William Findley | Democratic- Republican |
1791 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
√ John Smilie (Democratic-Republican) 46.0% William Todd (Federalist) 32.7% James Guthrie (Federalist) 21.3% |
| Pennsylvania 12 | Albert Gallatin | Democratic- Republican |
1794 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Albert Gallatin (Democratic-Republican) 58.8% John Woods (Federalist) 41.2% |
Rhode Island
Rhode Island used at-large districts, but elected the candidates on separate tickets instead of using a general ticket.
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island at-large (Seat A) |
Thomas Tillinghast | Federalist | 1797 (Special) | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Federalist hold. |
√ John Brown (Federalist) 65.4% Thomas Tillinghast (Federalist) 34.6% |
| Rhode Island at-large (Seat A) |
Christopher G. Champlin | Federalist | 1796 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Christopher G. Champlin (Federalist) 97.5% Others 2.5% |
South Carolina
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina 1 "Charleston district" |
Thomas Pinckney | Federalist | 1797 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Thomas Pinckney (Federalist) 100% |
| South Carolina 2 "Beaufort district" |
John Rutledge, Jr. | Federalist | 1796 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John Rutledge, Jr. (Federalist) 65.6% Pierce Butler (Democratic-Republican) 34.4% |
| South Carolina 3 "Georgetown district" |
Lemuel Benton | Democratic- Republican |
1793 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Federalist gain. |
√ Benjamin Huger (Federalist) 41.9% Lemuel Benton (Democratic-Republican) 32.4% Tristam Thomas (Federalist) 22.2% William Thomas (Democratic-Republican) 2.0% Joseph Blyth (Democratic-Republican) 1.6% |
| South Carolina 4 "Camden district" |
Thomas Sumter | Democratic- Republican |
1796 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Thomas Sumter (Democratic-Republican) 64.6% Richard Winn (Federalist) 35.4% |
| South Carolina 5 "Ninety-Six district" |
Robert Goodloe Harper | Federalist | 1794 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Robert Goodloe Harper (Federalist) 65.3% William Butler (Democratic-Republican) 34.7% |
| South Carolina 6 "Washington district" |
William Smith | Democratic- Republican |
1796 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Federalist gain. |
√ Abraham Nott (Federalist) 43.8% William Smith (Democratic-Republican) 43.2% William Hill (Federalist) 13.0% |
Tennessee
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee at-large | William C. C. Claiborne | Democratic- Republican |
1797 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ William C. C. Claiborne (Democratic-Republican) Unopposed[9] |
Vermont
Majority vote required to win, necessitating a run-off election in the 1st (Western) district.
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates[lower-alpha 3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont 1 "Western district" |
Matthew Lyon | Democratic- Republican |
1797 | Incumbent re-elected. | First ballot (September 4, 1798):
Second ballot (December 4, 1798):
|
| Vermont 2 "Eastern district" |
Lewis R. Morris | Federalist | 1797 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Virginia
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates[lower-alpha 3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia 1 | Daniel Morgan | Federalist | 1797 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist hold. |
√ Robert Page (Federalist) 54.3% John Smith (Democratic-Republican) 45.7% |
| Virginia 2 | David Holmes | Democratic- Republican |
1797 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ David Holmes (Democratic-Republican)[lower-alpha 4] Robert Porterfield (Federalist) |
| Virginia 3 | James Machir | Federalist | 1797 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
√ George Jackson (Democratic-Republican) 53.9% John Haymond (Federalist) 46.0% |
| Virginia 4 | Abram Trigg | Democratic- Republican |
1797 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Abram Trigg (Democratic-Republican) 88.5% William Preston (Federalist) 11.5% |
| Virginia 5 | John J. Trigg | Democratic- Republican |
1797 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John J. Trigg (Democratic-Republican)[lower-alpha 4] George Hancock (Federalist) |
| Virginia 6 | Matthew Clay | Democratic- Republican |
1797 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Matthew Clay (Democratic-Republican)[lower-alpha 4] Isaac Coles (Democratic-Republican) |
| Virginia 7 | Abraham B. Venable | Democratic- Republican |
1790 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
√ John Randolph (Democratic-Republican) 40.5% Powhatan Bolling (Democratic-Republican) 40.3% Clement Carrington (Federalist) 19.2% |
| Virginia 8 | Thomas Claiborne | Democratic- Republican |
1793 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
√ Samuel Goode (Democratic-Republican) 52.5% Thomas Claiborne (Democratic-Republican) 47.5% |
| Virginia 9 | Joseph Eggleston | Democratic- Republican |
1798 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Joseph Eggleston (Democratic-Republican) 63.4% Alexander McRae (Federalist) 36.6% |
| Virginia 10 | Carter B. Harrison | Democratic- Republican |
1793 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
√ Edwin Gray (Democratic-Republican)[lower-alpha 4] John Mason Jr. (Democratic-Republican) Robert Booth (Democratic-Republican) Benjamin Harrison (Democratic-Republican) Wood Heath (Federalist) |
| Virginia 11 | Josiah Parker | Federalist | 1789 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Josiah Parker (Federalist) 56.2% Thomas Newton Jr. (Democratic-Republican) 43.8% |
| Virginia 12 | Thomas Evans | Federalist | 1797 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Thomas Evans (Federalist) 62.3% John Page (Democratic-Republican) 37.7% |
| Virginia 13 | John Clopton | Democratic- Republican |
1795 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Federalist gain. |
√ John Marshall (Federalist)[lower-alpha 4] John Clopton (Democratic-Republican) |
| Virginia 14 | Samuel J. Cabell | Democratic- Republican |
1795 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Samuel J. Cabell (Democratic-Republican) 83.6% John Nicholas (Democratic-Republican) 16.4% |
| Virginia 15 | John Dawson | Democratic- Republican |
1797 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John Dawson (Democratic-Republican)[lower-alpha 4] |
| Virginia 16 | Anthony New | Democratic- Republican |
1793 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Anthony New (Democratic-Republican)[lower-alpha 4] Benjamin Temple (Federalist) |
| Virginia 17 | Richard Brent | Democratic- Republican |
1795 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist gain. |
√ Leven Powell (Federalist) 63.8% Roger West (Democratic-Republican) 36.4% |
| Virginia 18 | John Nicholas | Democratic- Republican |
1793 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John Nicholas (Democratic-Republican)[lower-alpha 4] John Blackwell (Federalist) |
| Virginia 19 | Walter Jones | Democratic- Republican |
1797 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Federalist gain. |
√ Henry Lee (Federalist) 51.4% Walter Jones (Democratic-Republican) 48.6% |
Non-voting delegates
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delegate | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Northwest Territory at-large | New seat | New seat created. New delegate elected October 3, 1799. New delegate had no known party. |
| ||
See also
Notes
- An additional trial was held in one district due to majority requirement not being on the first vote, and was held on December 4, 1798
- Additional trials required in 2 districts due to majority requirement not being met on first vote, additional trials were held January 17, April 1, June 6, and August 29, 1799
- Only candidates with at least 1% of the vote listed
- Source does not give numbers of votes or has incomplete data
References
- "Sixth Congress (membership roster)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 6, 2014. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
- Dubin, Michael J. (March 1, 1998). United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results of the Elections of the 1st Through 105th Congresses. McFarland and Company. ISBN 978-0786402830.
- http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/rep/Congress%201796.pdf
- "NC District 10 - Special Election". August 7, 2008. Retrieved September 11, 2018 – via OurCampaigns.com.
- https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:va.uscongress.9.special.1798
- "MD District 7". April 3, 2006. Retrieved September 11, 2018 – via OurCampaigns.com.
- "NY District 1". April 7, 2006. Retrieved August 16, 2018 – via OurCampaigns.com.
- Wilkes University Elections Statistics Project
- "TN-Initial District". January 15, 2011. Retrieved August 16, 2018 – via Our Campaigns.
- "Our Campaigns - NW Territorial Delegate - Initial Election Race - Oct 03, 1799". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
Bibliography
- "A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787-1825". Tufts Digital Library, Tufts University. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
- Dubin, Michael J. (March 1, 1998). United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results of the Elections of the 1st Through 105th Congresses. McFarland and Company. ISBN 978-0786402830.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (January 1, 1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress, 1789-1989. Macmillan Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0029201701.
- "Party Divisions of the House of Representatives* 1789–Present". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
External links
- Office of the Historian (Office of Art & Archives, Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)
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