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The 1794–95 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states. 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 1794 and 1795, 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.
This was the first election cycle with organized political parties in the United States, with the Federalist Party emerging from the Pro Administration coalition, and the Democratic-Republican Party emerging from the Anti-Administration coalition.
Results summary
Senate party division, 4th Congress (1795–1797)
- Majority party: Federalist (20)
- Minority party: Democratic-Republican (10)
- Other parties: 0
- Total seats: 30
Change in composition
Before the elections
Note: There were no political parties in the 3rd Congress. Members are informally grouped here into factions of similar interest, based on an analysis of their voting record.[2]
After the March 31, 1794 special election in Pennsylvania.
| A5 | A4 | A3 | A2 | A1 | |||||
| A6 | A7 | A8 | A9 Ga. Ran |
A10 Ky. Unknown |
A11 N.H. Ran |
A12 N.C. Unknown |
A13 Vt. Ran |
V1 Del. |
P16 S.C. Retired |
| Majority → | |||||||||
| P6 | P7 | P8 | P9 | P10 | P11 | P12 Conn. Retired |
P13 Md. Ran |
P14 N.Y. Ran |
P15 Pa. Retired |
| P5 | P4 | P3 | P2 | P1 | |||||
Results of the elections
| A5 | A4 | A3 | A2 | A1 | |||||
| A6 | A7 | A8 | DR1 N.H. Gain from A |
DR2 N.C. Gain from A |
V1 Del. |
F8 Vt. Gain from A |
F7 S.C. Gain from P |
F6 Pa. Gain from P |
F5 N.Y. Gain from P |
| F4 Md. Gain from P | |||||||||
| P6 | P7 | P8 | P9 | P10 | P11 | F1 Conn. Gain from P |
F2 Ga. Gain from A |
F3 Ky. Gain from A | |
| P5 | P4 | P3 | P2 | P1 | |||||
Beginning of the next Congress
Seven senators who were considered "Anti-Administration" became Democratic-Republicans and eleven "Pro-Administration" became Federalists.
| DR5 Changed |
DR4 Changed |
DR3 Changed |
DR2 Changed |
DR1 Changed | |||||
| DR6 Changed |
DR7 Changed |
DR8 Changed |
DR9 | DR10 | F20 Del. Gain |
F19 | F18 | F17 | F16 |
| Majority → | |||||||||
| F6 Changed |
F7 Changed |
F8 Changed |
F9 Changed |
F10 Changed |
F11 Changed |
F12 | F13 | F14 | F15 |
| F5 Changed |
F4 Changed |
F3 Changed |
F2 Changed |
F1 Changed | |||||
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Race summaries
Except if/when noted, the number following candidates is the whole number vote(s), not a percentage.
Special elections during the 3rd Congress
In these special elections, the winner was seated before March 4, 1795; ordered by election date.