1806 United States elections

The 1806 United States elections occurred in the middle of Democratic-Republican President Thomas Jefferson's second term, during the First Party System. Members of the 10th United States Congress were chosen in this election. Neither chamber saw significant partisan change, with the Democratic-Republicans retaining a commanding majority in both the House and Senate.[3][4]

1806 United States elections
1804          1805          1806          1807          1808
Midterm elections
Incumbent presidentThomas Jefferson
(Democratic-Republican)
Next Congress10th
Senate elections
Overall controlDemocratic-Republican hold
Seats contested11 of 34 seats[1]
Net seat changeDemocratic-Republican +1[2]
House elections
Overall controlDemocratic-Republican hold
Seats contestedAll 142 voting seats
Net seat changeDemocratic-Republican +2[2]

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References

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  1. ^ Not counting special elections.
  2. ^ a b Congressional seat gain figures only reflect the results of the regularly-scheduled elections, and do not take special elections into account.
  3. ^ "Party Divisions of the House of Representatives". United States House of Representatives. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present". United States Senate. Retrieved 25 June 2014.