1796–97 United States Senate elections

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11 of the 32 seats in the United States Senate (plus special elections) 17 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Party Federalist Democratic-Republican Seats before 19 12 Seats after 20 10 Seat change 1 2 Seats up 8 3 Races won 9 1
Results:      Federalist hold      Federalist gain      Dem-Republican hold      Legislature failed to elect
Majority Party before election Federalist Elected Majority Party Federalist

The 1796–97 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 1796 and 1797, 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 1.

They coincided with John Adams's election as President. The ruling Federalist Party gained one seat.

Results summary

Senate party division, 5th Congress (1797–1799)

• Majority party: Federalist (22)
• Minority party: Democratic-Republican (9)
• Vacant: 1 (later filled by Democratic-Republican)
• Total seats: 32

Change in composition

Before the elections

After the August 2, 1796 admission of Tennessee.

DR6	DR5	DR4	DR3	DR2	DR1
DR7	DR8	DR9 N.Y. Ran	DR10 Tenn. Ran	DR11 Va. Unknown	V2	V1	F19 Vt. Resigned	F17 R.I. Ran	F16 Pa. Ran
Majority →
F7	F8	F9	F10	F11	F12 Conn. Ran	F13 Del. Ran	F14 Md. Ran	F18 Mass. Resigned	F15 N.J. Ran
F6	F5	F4	F3	F2	F1

Results of the regular elections

Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=1796_United_States_Senate_election_in_Connecticut
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