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1800–01 United States House of Representatives elections

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1800–01 United States House of Representatives elections
← 1798 & 1799 April 29, 1800 – August 1, 1801 1802 & 1803 ⊟
All 106 seats in the United States House of Representatives
54 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Nathaniel Macon[1] Theodore Sedgwick
Party Democratic-Republican Federalist
Leader's seat North Carolina 5th Massachusetts 1st
Last election 46 seats 60 seats
Seats won 68 38
Seat change Increase 22 Decrease 22
Results:
     Federalist hold      Federalist gain
     Democratic-Republican hold      Democratic-Republican gain
     Undistricted territory
Speaker before election

Theodore Sedgwick
Federalist

Elected Speaker

Nathaniel Macon
Democratic-Republican

The 1800–01 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between April 29, 1800, and August 1, 1801. Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives before the first session of the 7th United States Congress convened on December 7, 1801. They were held at the same time as the 1800 presidential election, in which Vice President Thomas Jefferson, a Democratic Republican, defeated incumbent President John Adams, a Federalist. Elections were held for all 106 seats, representing 15 states.

These elections resulted in the Democratic-Republicans picking up 22 seats from the Federalists. This brought the Democratic-Republicans a solid majority of 68 seats, whereas the Federalists were only able to secure 38. Many state legislatures also changed to Democratic-Republican control, with the result that many new Democratic-Republicans were voted into the Senate. The Federalists never again succeeded in gaining a majority of seats in the House of Representatives, and the national Federalist Party disintegrated completely in the early 1820s.[2]

The victory of Jefferson and the Democratic-Republicans can be attributed partially to unpopular policies pursued by the Adams administration, including the Alien and Sedition Acts, which sought to curtail guarantees of freedom of speech and freedom of the press spelled out in the Bill of Rights.

The difference between Federalist policies in support of a strong national government and the Democratic-Republican preference for states' rights played a prominent role in the election. Federal taxation became an issue as Southerners and Westerners rejected federal taxes levied on property.[citation needed]

Election summaries

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68 38
Democratic-Republican Federalist
State Type Date Total
seats 		Democratic-
Republican 		Federalist
Seats Change Seats Change
New York Districts April 29 – May 1, 1800 10 6 Steady 4 Steady
North Carolina Districts August 15, 1800 10 6 Steady 4 Steady
New Hampshire At-large August 25, 1800 4 0 Steady 4 Steady
Rhode Island At-large August 26, 1800[a] 2 2 Increase2 0 Decrease2
Vermont Districts September 2, 1800[b] 2 1 Steady 1 Steady
Connecticut At-large September 22, 1800 7 0 Steady 7 Steady
Georgia At-large October 6, 1800 2 2 Increase2 0 Decrease2
Delaware At-large October 7, 1800 1 0 Steady 1 Steady
Pennsylvania Districts October 14, 1800 13 10 Increase2 3 Decrease2
South Carolina Districts October 24, 1800 6 3 Increase2 3 Decrease2
Massachusetts Districts November 3, 1800[c] 14 7 Increase5 7 Decrease5
New Jersey At-large December 24, 1800 5 5 Increase2 0 Decrease2
Maryland Districts January 1, 1801 8 5 Increase2 3 Decrease2
Late elections (After the March 4, 1801 beginning of the next Congress)
Virginia Districts April 23, 1801 19 18 Increase5 1 Decrease5
Kentucky Districts August 3, 1801 2 2 Steady 0 Steady
Tennessee At-large August 4, 1801 1 1 Steady 0 Steady
Total 106 68
64.2% 		Increase22 38
35.8% 		Decrease22
House seats
Dem-Republican
 
 64.15%
Federalist
 
 35.85%

Special elections

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See also: List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives

There were special elections in 1800 and 1801 during the 6th United States Congress and 7th United States Congress.

Elections are sorted here by date then district.

6th Congress

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District Incumbent This race
Member / Delegate Party First elected Results Candidates
Virginia 13 John Marshall Federalist 1799 Incumbent resigned June 7, 1800, to become U.S. Secretary of State.
New member elected July 31, 1800 and seated November 26, 1800.
Democratic-Republican gain.
Connecticut at-large Jonathan Brace Federalist 1798 (special) Incumbent resigned in May 1800.
New member elected September 22, 1800 and seated November 17, 1800.
Federalist hold.
Winner was also elected to the next term; see below.
Massachusetts 4 Dwight Foster Federalist 1793 Incumbent resigned June 7, 1800, when elected U.S. Senator.
New member elected October 20, 1800 and seated February 6, 1801.
Democratic-Republican gain.
First ballot (August 25, 1800)
Second ballot (October 20, 1800)
Massachusetts 10 Samuel Sewall Federalist 1796 (Special) Incumbent resigned January 10, 1800.
New member elected October 20, 1800 and seated February 6, 1801.
Federalist hold.
First ballot (August 25, 1800)
Second ballot (October 20, 1800)
New Hampshire at-large William Gordon Federalist 1796 Incumbent resigned June 12, 1800, to become state attorney general.
New member elected October 27, 1800.
Federalist hold.
Winner also elected to next term; see below.
First ballot (August 25, 1800)
Second ballot (October 27, 1800)
Northwest Territory at-large William Henry Harrison None 1799 Incumbent resigned to become Governor of Indiana Territory.
New member elected November 6, 1800 by the territorial legislature and seated November 24, 1800.
Federalist gain.
Winner was not a candidate for the next term; see below.
Massachusetts 3 Samuel Lyman Federalist 1794 Incumbent resigned November 6, 1800.
New member elected December 15, 1800 and seated February 2, 1801.
Federalist hold.
Pennsylvania 8 Thomas Hartley Federalist 1788 Incumbent died December 21, 1800.
New member elected January 15, 1801 and seated February 3, 1801.
Democratic-Republican gain.
Winner had already been elected to the next term; see below.

7th Congress

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District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Georgia at-large James Jones Democratic-
Republican 		1798 Incumbent died January 11, 1801, before the beginning of the Congress.
New member elected March 23, 1801.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Connecticut at-large Elizur Goodrich Federalist 1799 (special)[16] Incumbent resigned March 3, 1801.
New member elected April 9, 1801.
Federalist hold.
Massachusetts 14 George Thatcher Federalist 1788 Incumbent declined re-election.
New member elected June 22, 1801 and seated December 7, 1801.
Democratic-Republican gain.
North Carolina 8 David Stone Federalist 1798 Incumbent elected U.S. Senator, and therefore chose not to serve in the House in the 7th Congress.
New member elected August 6, 1801 and seated December 7, 1801.
Democratic-Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Charles Johnson (Democratic-Republican) 53.2%
  • ▌Thomas Wynns (Democratic-Republican) 46.8%
  • ▌Thomas Johnston (Democratic-Republican) 0.03%
Massachusetts 4 Levi Lincoln Democratic-
Republican 		1800 Incumbent resigned March 5, 1801, to become U.S. Attorney General.
New member elected August 24, 1801 and seated January 11, 1802.
Federalist gain.
Connecticut at-large William Edmond Federalist 1797 (special) Incumbent resigned March 3, 1801.
New member elected September 21, 1801.
Federalist hold.
New York 6 John Bird Federalist 1798 Incumbent resigned July 25, 1801.
New member elected October 8, 1801 and seated December 7, 1801.
Democratic-Republican gain.
New York 5 Thomas Tillotson Democratic-
Republican 		1800 Incumbent resigned August 10, 1801, to become N.Y. Secretary of State.
New member elected October 8, 1801 and seated December 7, 1801.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Pennsylvania 4 Peter Muhlenberg Democratic-
Republican 		1798 Incumbent elected U.S. Senator, and therefore declined to serve in the House in the 7th Congress.
New member elected October 13, 1801 and seated December 7, 1801.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Pennsylvania 12 Albert Gallatin Democratic-
Republican 		1794 Incumbent appointed U.S. Treasury May 14, 1801, during the 7th Congress but before that congress formally convened.
New member elected October 13, 1801 and seated December 7, 1801.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Massachusetts 12 Silas Lee Federalist 1800 Incumbent resigned August 20, 1801.
No majority was achieved on the September 25, 1801, and December 7, 1801, ballots, so the election was continued in 1802.

Connecticut

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Main article: 1800 United States House of Representatives election in Connecticut
See also: List of United States representatives from Connecticut

Note: Between the two sources used, there is disagreement over the ordering of the candidates. Both sources have the same numbers of votes recorded, but disagree on which candidates received those votes, one source lists Goddard as 8th, Talmadge as 9th, etc., as listed here, while the other has them as 11th, 12th, etc., three places off for all of them until the bottom three listed here which are moved up to 8th-10th, suggesting that one of the two sources accidentally misplaced three names on the list. They are ordered here as Goddard and Talmadge in 8th and 9th place as it is more likely that they'd been at the top of the runners-up given that they were subsequently elected to fill vacancies in the 7th Congress.

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Connecticut at-large
7 seats on a general ticket 		William Edmond Federalist 1797 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
Others
Chauncey Goodrich Federalist 1794 Incumbent lost re-election.
Federalist hold.
Winner (Edmond) chose not to serve.
A special election was held to replace him; see above.
Jonathan Brace Federalist 1798 (special) Incumbent resigned in May 1800.
Federalist hold.
Winner (Smith) also elected to finish the term; see above.
Roger Griswold Federalist 1794 Incumbent re-elected.
Elizur Goodrich Federalist 1798 Incumbent re-elected.
Winner (Goodrich) chose not to serve.
A special election was therefore held to replace him; see above.
John Davenport Federalist 1798 Incumbent re-elected.
Samuel W. Dana Federalist 1796 Incumbent re-elected.

Delaware

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Main article: 1800 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware
See also: List of United States representatives from Delaware
District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
Delaware at-large James A. Bayard Federalist 1796 Incumbent re-elected.

Georgia

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Main article: 1800 United States House of Representatives election in Georgia
See also: List of United States representatives from Georgia
District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
Georgia at-large
2 seats on a general ticket 		James Jones Federalist 1798 Incumbent re-elected to a different party.
Democratic-Republican gain.
Benjamin Taliaferro Federalist 1798 Incumbent re-elected to a different party.
Democratic-Republican gain.

Kentucky

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Main article: 1801 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky
See also: List of United States representatives from Kentucky
District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
Kentucky 1
"Southern district" 		Thomas T. Davis Democratic-
Republican 		1797 Incumbent re-elected.
Kentucky 2
"Northern district" 		John Fowler Democratic-
Republican 		1797 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY John Fowler (Democratic-Republican) 67.9%
  • ▌William Garrard (Unknown) 19.4%
  • ▌Philemon Thomas (Democratic-Republican) 12.8%

Maryland

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Main article: 1801 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland
See also: List of United States representatives from Maryland
District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
Maryland 1 George Dent Federalist 1792 Incumbent retired.
Federalist hold.
  • ▌Green tickY John Campbell (Federalist) 76.6%
  • ▌Frances Digges (Democratic-Republican) 23.4%
Maryland 2 John C. Thomas Federalist 1798 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic-Republican gain.
Maryland 3 William Craik Federalist 1796 (special) Incumbent retired.
Federalist hold
Maryland 4 George Baer Jr. Federalist 1796 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Daniel Hiester (Democratic-Republican) 57.4%
  • ▌Eli Williams (Federalist) 42.6%
Maryland 5 Samuel Smith Democratic-
Republican 		1792 Incumbent re-elected.
Maryland 6 Gabriel Christie Democratic-
Republican 		1792
1794 (lost)
1798 		Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY John Archer (Democratic-Republican) 95.7%
  • ▌John Carlisle (Federalist) 3.9%
  • ▌Philip Thomas (Federalist) 0.4%
Maryland 7 Joseph H. Nicholson Democratic-
Republican 		1798 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
Maryland 8 John Dennis Federalist 1796 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY John Dennis (Federalist) 89.4%
  • ▌William Polk (Democratic-Republican) 10.6%

Massachusetts

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Main article: 1800–1801 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts
See also: List of United States representatives from Massachusetts

Massachusetts law required a majority for election, which was not met in the 1st and 6th districts, necessitating a second trial.

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Massachusetts 1
"1st Western district" 		Theodore Sedgwick Federalist 1798 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican gain.
First ballot (November 3, 1800)
Second ballot (March 9, 1801)
  • ▌Green tickY John Bacon (Democratic-Republican) 59.0%
  • ▌Ephraim Williams (Federalist) 41.0%
Massachusetts 2
"2nd Western district" 		William Shepard Federalist 1796 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 3
"3rd Western district" 		Samuel Lyman Federalist 1794 Incumbent retired.
Federalist hold.
Winner resigned November 6, 1800, causing a special election; see above.
Massachusetts 4
"4th Western district" 		Dwight Foster Federalist 1793 Incumbent resigned June 6, 1800, when elected U.S. Senator.
Democratic-Republican gain.
Winner also elected to finish the term; see above.
Massachusetts 5
"1st Southern district" 		Lemuel Williams Federalist 1798 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 6
"2nd Southern district" 		John Reed Sr. Federalist 1794 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican gain.
First ballot (November 3, 1800)
  • ▌Nahum Mitchell (Federalist) 36.2%
  • ▌Josiah Smith (Democratic-Republican) 32.7%
  • ▌Samuel Niles (Democratic-Republican) 8.9%
  • ▌Benjamin Whiteman (Federalist) 6.9%
  • ▌Nathaniel Goodwin (Federalist) 5.9%
  • ▌Daniel Snow (Democratic-Republican) 3.6%
  • Scattering 5.9%
Second ballot (March 9, 1801)
Massachusetts 7
"3rd Southern district" 		Phanuel Bishop Democratic-
Republican 		1798 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 8
"1st Middle district" 		Harrison Gray Otis Federalist 1796 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican gain.
Massachusetts 9
"2nd Middle district" 		Joseph Bradley Varnum Democratic-
Republican 		1794 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 10
"3rd Middle district" 		Samuel Sewall Federalist 1796 (special) Incumbent resigned January 10, 1800, to become Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Court.
Federalist hold.
Winner also elected to finish the term; see above.
Massachusetts 11
"4th Middle district" 		Bailey Bartlett Federalist 1797 (special) Incumbent retired.
Federalist hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Manasseh Cutler (Federalist) 75.5%
  • ▌Thomas Kitteridge (Democratic-Republican) 21.4%
  • Others 3.1%
Massachusetts 12
"1st Eastern district"
(District of Maine) 		Silas Lee Federalist 1798 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 13
"2nd Eastern district"
(District of Maine) 		Peleg Wadsworth Federalist 1792 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 14
"3rd Eastern district"
(District of Maine) 		George Thatcher Federalist 1788 Incumbent re-elected.
Winner declined to serve, causing a special election; see above.

Mississippi Territory

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See Non-voting delegates, below.

New Hampshire

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Main article: 1800 United States House of Representatives election in New Hampshire
See also: List of United States representatives from New Hampshire and New Hampshire
District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
New Hampshire at-large
4 seats on a general ticket 		James Sheafe Federalist 1799 (special) Incumbent retired.
Federalist hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Abiel Foster (Federalist) 19.3%
  • ▌Green tickY Samuel Tenney (Federalist) 17.7%
  • ▌Green tickY George B. Upham (Federalist) 16.5%
  • ▌Green tickY Joseph Peirce (Federalist) 14.9%
  • ▌Nahum Parker (Democratic-Republican) 6.3%
  • ▌John Goddard (Democratic-Republican) 5.5%
  • ▌Joseph Badger (Democratic-Republican) 4.9%
  • ▌Ezra Bartlett (Democratic-Republican) 4.1%
  • ▌Michael McClary (Democratic-Republican) 2.5%
  • ▌Thomas Cogswell (Democratic-Republican) 1.7%
  • Scattering 6.7%
Jonathan Freeman Federalist 1796 Incumbent retired.
Federalist hold.
William Gordon Federalist 1796 Incumbent resigned June 12, 1800, to become state attorney general.
Federalist hold.
Winner (Samuel Tenney) also elected to finish current term; see above.
Abiel Foster Federalist 1794 Incumbent re-elected.

New Jersey

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Main article: 1800 United States House of Representatives election in New Jersey
See also: List of United States representatives from New Jersey

In 1800, New Jersey returned to its traditional at-large district, continued to use this system to select representatives until it was abolished in 1842, with a single exception in 1813.

District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
New Jersey at-large
5 seats on a general ticket 		John Condit
Redistricted from the 1st district 		Democratic-
Republican 		1798 Incumbent re-elected.
Aaron Kitchell
Redistricted from the 2nd district 		Democratic-
Republican 		1798 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.
James Linn
Redistricted from the 3rd district 		Democratic-
Republican 		1798 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.
James H. Imlay
Redistricted from the 4th district 		Federalist 1797 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic-Republican gain.
Franklin Davenport
Redistricted from the 5th district 		Federalist 1798 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic-Republican gain.

New York

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Main article: 1800 United States House of Representatives elections in New York
See also: List of United States representatives from New York
District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
New York 1 John Smith Democratic-
Republican 		1799 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
New York 2 Edward Livingston Democratic-
Republican 		1794 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.
New York 3 Philip Van Cortlandt Democratic-
Republican 		1793 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 4 Lucas Elmendorf Democratic-
Republican 		1796 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 5 Theodorus Bailey Democratic-
Republican 		1798 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.
New York 6 John Bird Federalist 1798 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 7 John Thompson Democratic-
Republican 		1798 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic-Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY David Thomas (Democratic-Republican) 50.8%
  • ▌John Williams (Federalist) 47.8%
  • ▌John Thompson (Democratic-Republican) 1.3%
New York 8 Henry Glen Federalist 1793 Incumbent lost re-election.
Federalist hold.
New York 9 Jonas Platt Federalist 1798 Incumbent retired.
Federalist hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Benjamin Walker (Federalist) 64.3%
  • ▌Jacob Eaker (Democratic-Republican) 34.5%
  • Scattering 1.2%
New York 10 William Cooper Federalist 1798 Incumbent retired.
Federalist hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Thomas Morris (Federalist) 54.3%
  • ▌William Stuart (Democratic-Republican) 39.6%
  • ▌John Paterson (Democratic-Republican) 4.4%
  • Scattering 1.8%

North Carolina

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Main article: 1800 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina
See also: List of United States representatives from North Carolina
District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
North Carolina 1 Joseph Dickson Federalist 1798 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic-Republican gain.
North Carolina 2 Archibald Henderson Federalist 1798 Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina 3 Robert Williams Democratic-
Republican 		1796 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Robert Williams (Democratic-Republican) 75.1%
  • ▌John Hamilton (Federalist) 24.9%
North Carolina 4 Richard Stanford Democratic-
Republican 		1796 Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina 5 Nathaniel Macon Democratic-
Republican 		1791 Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina 6 William H. Hill Federalist 1798 Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina 7 William Barry Grove Federalist 1791 Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina 8 David Stone Federalist 1798 Incumbent re-elected.
Winner was also elected U.S. Senator, and chose not to serve in the House in the next congress.
A special election was held August 6, 1801; see above.
  • ▌Green tickY David Stone (Federalist)
  • ▌John H. Jaycocks (Federalist)
  • ▌John White (Unknown)
North Carolina 9 Willis Alston Democratic-
Republican 		1798 Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina 10 Richard Dobbs Spaight Democratic-
Republican 		1798 Incumbent lost re-election.
Federalist gain.

Northwest Territory

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See Non-voting delegates, below.

Pennsylvania

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Main article: 1800 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania
See also: List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania
District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates[23]
Pennsylvania 1 Robert Waln Federalist 1798 (special) Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY William Jones (Democratic-Republican) 50.2%
  • ▌Francis Gurney (Federalist) 49.8%
Pennsylvania 2 Michael Leib Democratic-
Republican 		1798 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Michael Leib (Democratic-Republican) 77.8%
  • ▌John Lardner (Federalist) 22.2%
Pennsylvania 3 Richard Thomas Federalist 1794 Incumbent retired.
Federalist hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Joseph Hemphill (Federalist) 53.3%
  • ▌Joseph Shallcroft (Democratic-Republican) 46.7%
Pennsylvania 4
Plural district with 2 seats 		Peter Muhlenberg Democratic-
Republican 		1798 Incumbent re-elected.
Winner was elected U.S. Senator February 19, 1801, causing a special election; see above.
  • ▌Green tickY Peter Muhlenberg (Democratic-Republican) 34.4%
  • ▌Green tickY Robert Brown (Democratic-Republican) 34.4%
  • ▌Cawallader C. Evans (Federalist) 15.6%
  • ▌John Arndt (Federalist) 15.5%
Robert Brown Democratic-
Republican 		1798 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 5 Joseph Hiester Democratic-
Republican 		1797 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Joseph Hiester (Democratic-Republican) 83.2%
  • ▌Roswell Wells (Federalist) 16.8%
Pennsylvania 6 John A. Hanna Democratic-
Republican 		1796 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 7 John W. Kittera Federalist 1791 Incumbent retired.
Federalist hold.
Pennsylvania 8 Thomas Hartley Federalist 1788 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican gain.
Winner was later elected to finish the current term; see above.
  • ▌Green tickY John Stewart (Democratic-Republican) 54.8%
  • ▌John Eddie (Federalist) 45.2%
Pennsylvania 9 Andrew Gregg Democratic-
Republican 		1791 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Andrew Gregg (Democratic-Republican) 72.6%
  • ▌David Mitchell (Federalist) 27.4%
Pennsylvania 10 Henry Woods Federalist 1798 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 11 John Smilie Democratic-
Republican 		1792
1798 		Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 12 Albert Gallatin Democratic-
Republican 		1794 Incumbent re-elected.
Winner was appointed Treasury Secretary May 14, 1801, causing a special election; see above.

Rhode Island

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Main article: 1800–1801 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island
See also: List of United States representatives from Rhode Island and Rhode Island

Rhode Island switched to a general ticket for its two seats, instead of electing each one separately. Only one candidate received a majority in the 1800 election, requiring an 1801 run-off election to choose a Representative for the second seat.

District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates[e]
Rhode Island at-large
2 seats on a general ticket 		John Brown Federalist 1798 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic-Republican gain. 		First ballot (August 26, 1800)
Second ballot (April 15, 1801)
Christopher G. Champlin Federalist 1796 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican gain.

South Carolina

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Main article: 1800 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
See also: List of United States representatives from South Carolina
District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
South Carolina 1
"Charleston District" 		Thomas Pinckney Federalist 1797 (special) Incumbent retired.
Federalist hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Thomas Lowndes (Federalist) 87.0%[f]
  • ▌Robert Simons (Democratic-Republican) 13.0%
South Carolina 2
"Beaufort District" 		John Rutledge Jr. Federalist 1796 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY John Rutledge Jr. (Federalist) 60.3%
  • ▌Charles J. Colcock (Democratic-Republican) 39.7%
South Carolina 3
"Georgetown District" 		Benjamin Huger Federalist 1798 Incumbent re-elected.
South Carolina 4
"Camden District" 		Thomas Sumter Democratic-
Republican 		1796 Incumbent re-elected.
South Carolina 5
"Ninety-Six District" 		Robert Goodloe Harper Federalist 1794 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY William Butler Sr. (Democratic-Republican) 63.9%
  • ▌John Nicholls (Federalist) 31.0%
  • ▌Charles Goodwyn (Federalist) 5.1%
South Carolina 6
"Washington District" 		Abraham Nott Federalist 1798 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican gain.

Tennessee

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Main article: 1801 United States House of Representatives election in Tennessee
See also: List of United States representatives from Tennessee
District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
Tennessee at-large William C. C. Claiborne Democratic-
Republican 		1797 Incumbent re-elected.

Claiborne did not serve in the 7th Congress as he was appointed Governor of Mississippi Territory and was replaced in a special election by William Dickson (Democratic-Republican)

Vermont

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Main article: 1800 United States House of Representatives elections in Vermont
See also: List of United States representatives from Vermont

Vermont law required a candidate to win a majority to take office, necessitating a run-off election in the 2nd (Eastern) district.

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates[e]
Vermont 1
"Western district" 		Matthew Lyon Democratic-
Republican 		1797 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Vermont 2
"Eastern district" 		Lewis R. Morris Federalist 1797 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
First ballot (September 2, 1800)
Second ballot (December 2, 1800)

Virginia

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Main article: 1801 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia
See also: List of United States representatives from Virginia
District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
Virginia 1 Robert Page Federalist 1799 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican gain.
Virginia 2 David Holmes Democratic-Republican 1797 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY David Holmes (Democratic-Republican)[d]
  • ▌Alexander Sinclair (Federalist)
Virginia 3 George Jackson Democratic-Republican 1799 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY George Jackson (Democratic-Republican)[d]
  • ▌Jonathan J. Jacobs (Federalist)
  • ▌Skidmore[g] (Federalist)
Virginia 4 Abram Trigg Democratic-Republican 1797 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 5 John J. Trigg Democratic-Republican 1797 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 6 Matthew Clay Democratic-Republican 1797 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 7 John Randolph Democratic-Republican 1799 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 8 Samuel Goode Democratic-Republican 1799 Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re-election.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Virginia 9 Joseph Eggleston Democratic-Republican 1798 (special) Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re-election.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Virginia 10 Edwin Gray Democratic-Republican 1799 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Edwin Gray (Democratic-Republican)[d]
  • ▌Nicholas Faulcon (Democratic-Republican)
Virginia 11 Josiah Parker Federalist 1789 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic-Republican gain.
Virginia 12 Thomas Evans Federalist 1797 Incumbent retired.
Federalist hold.
Virginia 13 Littleton Waller Tazewell Democratic-Republican 1800 (special) Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY John Clopton (Democratic-Republican)[d]
  • ▌Samuel Tyler (Democratic-Republican)
Virginia 14 Samuel J. Cabell Democratic-Republican 1795 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 15 John Dawson Democratic-Republican 1797 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 16 Anthony New Democratic-Republican 1793 Incumbent re-elected.
Others
  • ▌Tunstall Banks (Unknown)
  • ▌Andrew Monroe (Unknown)
  • ▌Richard Banks (Unknown)
  • ▌Archibald Petetrie (Unknown)
Virginia 17 Leven Powell Federalist 1799 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic-Republican gain.
Virginia 18 John Nicholas Democratic-Republican 1793 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Virginia 19 Henry Lee Federalist 1799 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican gain.

Non-voting delegates

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District Incumbent This race
Delegate Party First elected Results Candidates
Mississippi Territory at-large None (new seat) New seat.
New delegate elected on an unknown date.
Democratic-Republican gain.
Northwest Territory at-large William Henry Harrison None 1799 Incumbent resigned to become Governor of Indiana Territory.
New member elected November 6, 1800, by the territorial legislature and seated November 24, 1800.
Federalist gain.
Successor was not a candidate to finish the current next term; see above.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ n Majority required for electionecessitating an April 15, 1801 second ballot for one seat.
  2. ^ n Majority required for electionecessitating a December 2, 1800 second ballot for one seat.
  3. ^ n Majority required for electionecessitating a March 9, 1801 second ballot for two seats.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Source does not give numbers of votes or has incomplete data
  5. ^ a b Only candidates with at least 1% of the vote listed
  6. ^ Percent based on incomplete records
  7. ^ Source did not give full name

References

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  1. ^ "Seventh Congress (membership roster)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 6, 2014. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
  2. ^ Jenkins, Jeffrey A.; Stewart, Charles Haines (2013). Fighting for the Speakership: The House and the Rise of Party Government. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. p. 60. ISBN 978-0691156446. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  3. ^ "Virginia Elections Database » Virginia Election Results and Statistics". Virginia Elections Database. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
  4. ^ "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Archived from the original on 2020-08-20. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
  5. ^ "Our Campaigns - MA - 4th Western - Special Election - 1st Trial Race - Aug 25, 1800". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  6. ^ "Our Campaigns - MA - 4th Western - Special Election - 2nd Trial Race - Oct 20, 1800". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  7. ^ "Our Campaigns - MA - 3rd Middle - Special Election - 1st Trial Race - Aug 25, 1800". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  8. ^ "Our Campaigns - MA - 3rd Middle - Special Election - 2nd Trial Race - Oct 20, 1800". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  9. ^ "Our Campaigns - NH At-Large - Special Election Race - Aug 25, 1800". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  10. ^ "Our Campaigns - NH At-Large - Special Runoff Race - Oct 27, 1800". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  11. ^ "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Archived from the original on 2020-08-20. Retrieved 2018-08-17.
  12. ^ "Our Campaigns - NW Territorial Delegate - Special Election Race - Nov 06, 1800". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  13. ^ "MA - 3rd Western - Special Election". April 15, 2011. Retrieved August 15, 2018 – via Our Campaigns.
  14. ^ "MA - 3rd Western - Special Election". May 12, 2008. Retrieved August 15, 2018 – via Our Campaigns.
  15. ^ "Our Campaigns - GA At-Large Race - Mar 23, 1801". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  16. ^ "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Archived from the original on 2020-03-16. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
  17. ^ "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Archived from the original on 2020-03-19. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
  18. ^ "Massachusetts district 14 special election". Retrieved August 19, 2018 – via Our Campaigns.
  19. ^ "MA - 4th Western - Special Election - 2nd Trial". April 15, 2011. Retrieved August 15, 2018 – via Our Campaigns.
  20. ^ "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Archived from the original on 2020-08-20. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
  21. ^ "NY District 6". September 5, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2018 – via Our Campaigns.
  22. ^ "NY District 5". April 7, 2006. Retrieved August 15, 2018 – via Our Campaigns.
  23. ^ "Wilkes University Elections Statistics Project" (PDF).
  24. ^ "MS Territorial Delegate - Initial Election". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  25. ^ "NW Territorial Delegate - Final Election". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved December 11, 2020.

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