1814 United States elections

1814 United States elections

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Incumbent president	James Madison (Democratic-Republican)
Next Congress	14th
Senate elections
Overall control	Democratic-Republican hold
Seats contested	12 of 36 seats [1]
Net seat change	Federalist +1 [2]
House elections
Overall control	Democratic-Republican hold
Seats contested	All 183 voting seats
Net seat change	Democratic-Republican +5 [2]

Elections occurred in the middle of Democratic-Republican President James Madison's second term, during the First Party System. Members of the 14th United States Congress were chosen in this election. During the 14th Congress, Indiana joined the union. The election took place during the War of 1812.

Democratic-Republicans continued to dominate both houses of Congress, and slightly increased their majority in the House. Federalists picked up a small number of seats in the Senate. ^{[3] [4]}

See also

• 1814–15 United States House of Representatives elections
• 1814–15 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.