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1812–13 United States Senate elections

1812–13 United States Senate elections

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12 of the 36 seats in the United States Senate (plus special elections) 19 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic-Republican Federalist Last election 27 seats 7 seats Seats before 30 6 Seats won 8 4 Seats after 28 8 Seat change 2 2 Seats up 10 2
Results:      Federalist hold      Federalist gain      Dem-Republican hold      Dem-Republican gain      Legislature Failed To Elect
Majority Party before election Democratic-Republican Elected Majority Party Democratic-Republican

The 1812–13 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states, coinciding with President James Madison's re-election. As these U.S. Senate elections were prior to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913, senators were chosen by state legislatures. Senators were elected over a wide range of time throughout 1812 and 1813, and a seat may have been filled months late or remained vacant due to legislative deadlock.^[1] In these elections, terms were up for the senators in Class 3.

The Democratic-Republican Party lost two seats but still retained an overwhelming Senate majority. As in recent elections, the minority Federalists had gone into the elections with such a small share of Senate seats (6 out of 36, or 16.7%) that if they had won every one of the elections, they would still not have controlled a majority.

Change in composition[edit]

Before the elections[edit]

Composition after September 1812 elections in the new state of Louisiana.

Result of the regular elections[edit]

Race summaries[edit]

Special elections during the 12th Congress[edit]

In these special elections, the winners were seated during 1812 or before March 4, 1813; ordered by election date.

State	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
	Senator	Party	Electoral history
Louisiana (Class 2)	New seat			Louisiana was admitted to the Union on April 30, 1812. Inaugural senator elected September 3, 1812. Democratic-Republican gain.	▌Y Jean Destréhan (Democratic-Republican) 21 ▌Y Allan Magruder (Democratic-Republican) 21 ▌James Brown (Democratic-Republican) 16 ▌Eligius Fromentin (Democratic-Republican) 5 ▌Livingston 3[2]
Louisiana (Class 3)	New seat			Louisiana was admitted to the Union on April 30, 1812. Inaugural senator elected September 3, 1812. Democratic-Republican gain.
Louisiana (Class 2)	Thomas Posey	Democratic- Republican	1812 (Appointed)	Jean Destréhan had resigned October 1, 1812 without having qualified. Interim successor appointed October 8, 1812. Interim appointee lost election. New senator elected February 4, 1813 on the second ballot. Democratic-Republican hold.	▌Y James Brown (Democratic-Republican) 26 ▌Thomas Posey (Democratic-Republican) 14 ▌Fulwar Skipwith Eliminated[3]

Races leading to the 13th Congress[edit]

In these regular elections, the winner was seated on March 4, 1813 (except where noted due to late election); ordered by state.

All of the elections involved the Class 3 seats.

Special elections during the 13th Congress[edit]

In these special elections, the winners were seated in 1813 after March 4; ordered by election date.

Connecticut[edit]

Connecticut (regular)[edit]

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Connecticut (special)[edit]

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Delaware (special)[edit]

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Georgia[edit]

Georgia (regular)[edit]

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Georgia (special)[edit]

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Kentucky[edit]

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Louisiana[edit]

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Maryland[edit]

Maryland (regular)[edit]

The Maryland legislature failed to elect a senator before the March 3, 1813, the beginning of the term. Robert Henry Goldsborough was appointed to fill the seat.

Maryland (special)[edit]

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1813 United States Senate special election in Maryland

← 1806 May 20, 1813 1819 →
80 members of the Maryland General Assembly
Candidate Robert Henry Goldsborough Edward Lloyd Party Federalist Democratic-Republican Legislative vote 47 35 Percentage 58.75% 41.25%

Robert H. Goldsborough won election over Edward Lloyd by a margin of 20.45%, or 18 votes, for the Class 3 seat.^[18]

Massachusetts (special)[edit]

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New Hampshire[edit]

New Hampshire (regular)[edit]

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New Hampshire (special)[edit]

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New York[edit]

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North Carolina[edit]

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Ohio[edit]

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Pennsylvania[edit]

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South Carolina[edit]

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Vermont[edit]

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See also[edit]

• 1812 United States elections
  • 1812–13 United States House of Representatives elections
  • 1812 United States presidential election
• 12th United States Congress
• 13th United States Congress

References[edit]

External links[edit]

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