1798–99 United States House of Representatives elections

The 1798–99 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between April 24, 1798, in New York and August 1, 1799, in Tennessee. Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives, with some after the official start of the 6th United States Congress on March 4, 1799, but before the start of the first session of this Congress in Philadelphia on December 2, 1799. These elections were held during President John Adams' term. It was the last congressional session before the move to the new capital at Washington, D.C. Elections were held for all 106 seats, representing 16 states. President Adams, a Federalist elected two years prior in the election of 1796, remained popular during a time of national economic growth, and the Federalists made a modest gain of three seats at the expense of the opposition Democratic-Republicans, the party of Vice President and future President Thomas Jefferson. This resulted in an increased Federalist majority in the House, 60-46 seats. The Federalist party squandered its popularity by passing a series of controversial new laws in the summer of 1798, including the Naturalization Act of 1798 and the Alien and Sedition Acts. Their passage seriously injured the chances of President Adams and Federalist congressional candidates in the elections of 1800. The House that met during this Congress would ultimately elect Thomas Jefferson over Aaron Burr in the presidential election of 1800. == Election summaries == == Special elections == There were special elections in 1798 and 1799 during the 5th United States Congress and 6th United States Congress. Elections are sorted here by date then district. === 5th Congress === === 6th Congress === == Connecticut == == Delaware == == Georgia == == Kentucky == == Maryland == == Massachusetts == Massachusetts required a majority for election. This was not met in the 5th district and 7th district necessitating additional ballots in those districts. == New Hampshire == == New Jersey == New Jersey switched to district representation for this election. The districts were not numbered at the time, but are retroactively numbered here as 1–5. New Jersey would go back to an at-large district the following election. == New York == Between the 1796 and 1798 elections, New York re-districted. This marked the first time that its districts were numbered. == North Carolina == == Northwest Territory == See Non-voting delegates, below. == Pennsylvania == == Rhode Island == Rhode Island used at-large districts, but elected the candidates on separate tickets instead of using a general ticket. == South Carolina == == Tennessee == == Vermont == Majority vote required to win, necessitating a run-off election in the 1st (Western) district. == Virginia == == Non-voting delegates == == See also == 1798 United States elections List of United States House of Representatives elections (1789–1822) 1798–99 United States Senate elections 5th United States Congress 6th United States Congress == Notes == == References == == Bibliography == "A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787-1825". Tufts Digital Library, Tufts University. Archived from the original on January 29, 2015. Retrieved January 17, 2015. Dubin, Michael J. (March 1, 1998). United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results of the Elections of the 1st Through 105th Congresses. McFarland and Company. ISBN 978-0786402830. Martis, Kenneth C. (January 1, 1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress, 1789-1989. Macmillan Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0029201701. "Party Divisions of the House of Representatives* 1789–Present". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Retrieved January 21, 2015. Mapping Early American Elections project team (2019). "Mapping Early American Elections". Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media, George Mason University. Retrieved September 6, 2024. == External links == Office of the Historian (Office of Art & Archives, Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)