1806 United States elections

1806 United States elections

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Incumbent president	Thomas Jefferson (Democratic-Republican)
Next Congress	10th
Senate elections
Overall control	Democratic-Republican hold
Seats contested	11 of 34 seats [1]
Net seat change	Democratic-Republican +1 [2]
House elections
Overall control	Democratic-Republican hold
Seats contested	All 142 voting seats
Net seat change	Democratic-Republican +2 [2]

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]}

See also

• 1806–07 United States House of Representatives elections
• 1806–07 United States Senate elections

References

1. Not counting special elections.
2. 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 June 25, 2014.
4. "Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present". United States Senate. Retrieved June 25, 2014.