United States Senate elections, 1808
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The United States Senate election of 1808 was an election which had the Federalist Party gain one seat in the United States Senate
, and which coincided with the 1808 Presidential election
.
As this election was prior to ratification of the seventeenth amendment
, Senators were chosen by State legislatures.
Senate Party Division, 11th Congress
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
, and which coincided with the 1808 Presidential election
United States presidential election, 1808
In the United States presidential election of 1808, the Democratic-Republican candidate James Madison defeated Federalist candidate Charles Cotesworth Pinckney...
.
As this election was prior to ratification of the seventeenth amendment
Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution established direct election of United States Senators by popular vote. The amendment supersedes Article I, § 3, Clauses 1 and 2 of the Constitution, under which senators were elected by state legislatures...
, Senators were chosen by State legislatures.
Senate Party Division, 11th Congress11th United States Congress- House of Representatives :-Leadership:- Senate :* President: George Clinton * President pro tempore:** John Milledge ** Andrew Gregg , elected June 26, 1809** John Gaillard , elected February 28, 1810...
(1809-1811)
- Majority Party: Democratic-Republican (27)
- Minority Party: Federalist (7)
- Other Parties: 0
- Total Seats: 34
Senate composition before and after elections
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| DR = Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Party (United States) The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along... |
| F = Federalist Federalist Party (United States) The Federalist Party was the first American political party, from the early 1790s to 1816, the era of the First Party System, with remnants lasting into the 1820s. The Federalists controlled the federal government until 1801... |
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| [Bracketed] seat changed parties |
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1808
- United States presidential election, 1808United States presidential election, 1808In the United States presidential election of 1808, the Democratic-Republican candidate James Madison defeated Federalist candidate Charles Cotesworth Pinckney...