1816–17 United States Senate elections

none March 2026 January 2025 1816–17 United States Senate elections United States legislative no 1795 1814–15 United States Senate elections 1814 & 1815 1818–19 United States Senate elections 1818 & 1819 Class 2 1810–11 United States Senate elections 1810 & 1811 1822–23 United States Senate elections 1822 & 1823 12 of the 36 seats in the United States Senate (plus special elections) 19 Dates vary by state 100px Seats up Democratic-Republican Party 26 seats 23 9 25 2 9 Federalist Party 11 seats 12 3 13 1 2 Majority Party Democratic-Republican Party Democratic-Republican Party File:1816senatemap.svg Results:#f2bfa6 Federalist hold #e27036 Federalist gain#bef3be Dem-Republican hold #008000 Dem-Republican gain#000000ff Legislature Failed To Elect 330px The 1816–17 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 1816 and 1817, and a seat may have been filled months late or remained vacant due to legislative deadlock.https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/17th-amendment 17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Direct Election of U.S. Senators (1913) National Archives and Records Administration February 8, 2022 In these elections, terms were up for the senators in Class 2. The Democratic-Republican Party gained a net of two seats from the admission of a new U.S. state, under the name of Indiana. Results summary Senate party division, 15th Congress (1817–1819) Majority party: Democratic-Republican (25–28) Minority party: Federalist (13–12) Total seats: 38–42 Change in composition Results of the January 1816 special elections DR8 DR7 DR6 DR5 DR4 DR3 DR2 DR1 DR9 DR10 DR11 DR12 DR13 DR14 DR15 DR16 DR17 DR18 Majority → DR19 F9Md. MarylandGain F10 F11 F12 F13 DR23 DR22 DR21Va. VirginiaGain DR20 F8 F7 F6 F5 F4 F3 F2 F1 Before the general elections DR9 DR8 DR7 DR6 DR5 DR4 DR3 DR2 DR1 DR10 DR11 DR12 DR13 DR14 DR15Ga. GeorgiaResigned DR16La. LouisianaRan DR17Mass. MassachusettsUnknown DR18N.J. New JerseyUnknown DR19N.C. North CarolinaResigned Majority → DR20R.I. Rhode IslandRetired F10 F11Del. DelawareRan F12Ky. KentuckyRetired F13N.H. New HampshireUnknown TBD1Ind. IndianaNew seat TBD2Ind. IndianaNew seat DR23Va. VirginiaUnknown DR22Tenn. TennesseeUnknown DR21S.C. South CarolinaResigned F9 F8 F7 F6 F5 F4 F3 F2 F1 Results of the general elections DR9 DR8 DR7 DR6 DR5 DR4 DR3 DR2 DR1 DR10 DR11 DR12 DR13 DR14 DR15Ga. GeorgiaHold DR16Ind. IndianaGain DR17Ind. IndianaGain DR18Ky. KentuckyGain DR19La. LouisianaHold Majority → DR20N.H. New HampshireGain F10 F11Del. DelawareHold F12Mass. MassachusettsGain F13R.I. Rhode IslandGain V1Tenn. TennesseeDR Loss DR24Va. VirginiaHold DR23S.C. South CarolinaHold DR22N.C. North CarolinaHold DR21N.J. New JerseyHold F9 F8 F7 F6 F5 F4 F3 F2 F1 Results of the 1817 special elections DR10 DR9 DR8 DR7 DR6 DR5 DR4 DR3 DR2 DR1 DR11 DR12 DR13 DR14 DR15 DR16 DR17 DR18 DR19 DR20 Majority → DR21 F11 F12 DR28Tenn. TennesseeElected"Appointee elected" Appointee elected DR27N.H. New HampshireGain DR26Miss. MississippiNew seat DR25Miss. MississippiNew seat DR24Vt. VermontHold DR23 DR22 F10 F9 F8 F7 F6 F5 F4 F3 F2 F1 Key DR# Democratic-Republican F# Federalist V# Vacant Race summaries Elections during the preceding Congress In these special and general elections, the winners were seated during 1816 or before March 4, 1817; ordered by election date. State Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party Electoral history Virginia(Class 2) Vacant William B. Giles (DR) resigned March 3, 1815.John Wayles Eppes (DR) was elected December 7, 1815, but declined to serve.New senator elected January 3, 1816 on the fourth ballot despite being too young to serve.Democratic-Republican gain.Winner later lost re-election to the next term; see below. Democratic-Republican Party Armistead T. Mason (Democratic-Republican) 128 Scattering 33 Tufts University Tufts Digital Collations and Archives A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 May 17, 2018 Virginia 1816 U.S. Senate, Special, Ballot 4 https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:va.ussenate.a.special.four.1816 March 16, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200316121425/https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:va.ussenate.a.special.four.1816 dead Maryland(Class 1) Vacant The Maryland General Assembly failed to elect in time for the March 4, 1815 beginning of the term.New senator elected January 29, 1816.Federalist gain. Federalist Party Robert Harper (Federalist) 45 Democratic-Republican PartyJohn T. Mason (Democratic-Republican) 44 Tufts University Tufts Digital Collations and Archives A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 May 18, 2018 Maryland 1816 U.S. Senate https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:md.us.senator.1816 June 2026 InternetArchiveBot Massachusetts(Class 1) Christopher Gore Federalist 1813 (appointed)1815 (special) Incumbent resigned May 30, 1816, unhappy with the politics of Washington and suffering from poor health.New senator elected June 12, 1816.Federalist hold. Federalist Party Eli P. Ashmun (Federalist) 158 Scattering 137 Tufts University Tufts Digital Collations and Archives A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 May 19, 2018 Massachusetts 1816 U.S. Senate, Special https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:ma.ussenate.1.1816June 2026 InternetArchiveBot Indiana(Class 1) None (new state) Indiana was admitted to the Union December 11, 1816.New senator elected November 8, 1816.Democratic-Republican gain. Democratic-Republican Party James Noble (Democratic-Republican) 26 Democratic-Republican Party Waller Taylor (Democratic-Republican) 20 UnknownJames Scott (Unknown) 16 UnknownJesse L. Holman (Unknown) 3 UnknownEzra Ferris (Unknown) 2 Democratic-Republican PartyDavis Floyd (Democratic-Republican) 2 UnknownWalter Wilson (Unknown) 2 UnknownElias MacNamee (Unknown) 1 Tufts University Tufts Digital Collations and Archives A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 May 24, 2018 Indiana 1816 U.S. Senate https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:in.ussenate.1816 October 29, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191029165458/https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:in.ussenate.1816 dead Indiana(Class 3) None (new state) Indiana was admitted to the Union December 11, 1816.New senator elected November 8, 1816.Democratic-Republican gain. Georgia(Class 2) William W. Bibb Democratic-Republican 1813 (special) Incumbent resigned November 9, 1816.New senator elected November 13, 1816.Democratic-Republican hold.Winner was also elected to the next term; see below. Democratic-Republican Party George M. Troup (Democratic-Republican) 62 Unknown[FNU] Clark (Unknown) 49 Unknown[FNU] Spalding (Unknown) 6 North Carolina(Class 2) James Turner Democratic-Republican 18041810 Incumbent resigned November 21, 1816 due to ill health.New senator elected December 4, 1816 on the third ballot.Democratic-Republican hold. Winner was also elected to the next term; see below. Democratic-Republican Party Montfort Stokes (Democratic-Republican) 98 Democratic-Republican PartyJohn Branch (Democratic-Republican) 87 Tufts University Tufts Digital Collations and Archives A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 May 23, 2018 North Carolina 1816 U.S. Senate, Special, Ballot 3 https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:nc.ussenate.specialelection3.1816 March 18, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200318002812/https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:nc.ussenate.specialelection3.1816 dead South Carolina(Class 2) John Taylor Democratic-Republican 1810 (special)1810 Incumbent resigned November 1816.New senator elected December 4, 1816.Democratic-Republican hold.Winner was also elected to the next term; see below. Democratic-Republican Party William Smith (Democratic-Republican) 101 UnknownJames R. Pringle (Unknown) 51 Tufts University Tufts Digital Collations and Archives A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 May 23, 2018 South Carolina 1816 U.S. Senate, Special https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:sc.ussenate.1816 April 7, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200407095545/https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:sc.ussenate.1816 dead Kentucky(Class 2) Martin D. Hardin Federalist 1814 (appointed) Incumbent appointee elected December 5, 1816.Byrd, page 110.Winner was not later a candidate for the next term; see below. Democratic-Republican Party Martin D. Hardin (Democratic-Republican) 74 Democratic-Republican PartySamuel H. Woodson (Democratic-Republican) 31 Democratic-Republican PartyNorborn B. Beall (Democratic-Republican) 12 Democratic-Republican PartyMatthew Lyon (Democratic-Republican) 2 Tufts University Tufts Digital Collations and Archives A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 May 23, 2018 Kentucky 1816 U.S. Senate, Special https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:ky.ussenatespecialelection.1816 March 5, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200305113121/https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:ky.ussenatespecialelection.1816 dead Maryland(Class 1) Robert Goodloe Harper Federalist 1816 (special) Incumbent resigned December 6, 1816.New senator elected December 20, 1816.Federalist hold. Federalist Party Alexander C. Hanson (Federalist) 46 Federalist PartyWilliam H. Winder (Federalist) 39 Federalist PartyScattering (Federalist) 3 Tufts University Tufts Digital Collations and Archives A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 May 18, 2018 Maryland 1816 U.S. Senate, Special https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:md.us.senator2.1816 March 6, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200306063626/https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:md.us.senator2.1816 dead Races leading to the next Congress In these general elections, the winners were seated March 4, 1817; ordered by state. All of the elections involved the Class 2 seats. State Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party Electoralhistory Delaware William H. Wells Federalist 1799 (special)17991804 (resigned)1813 (special) Incumbent lost re-election.New senator elected January 31, 1817 on the third ballot.Federalist hold. Federalist Party Nicholas Van Dyke (Federalist) 14 Federalist PartyWilliam Hill Wells (Federalist) 11 Democratic-Republican PartyJames Tilton (Democratic-Republican) 1 Tufts University Tufts Digital Collations and Archives A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 May 17, 2018 Delaware 1817 U.S. Senate, Ballot 3 https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:de.ussenator.third.1817 August 24, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190824113636/https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:de.ussenator.third.1817 dead Georgia William W. Bibb Democratic-Republican 1813 (special) Resigned November 9, 1816.New senator elected November 13, 1816 on the second ballot.Winner was also elected to finish the previous term; see above.Democratic-Republican hold. Democratic-Republican Party George M. Troup (Democratic-Republican) 62 Unknown[FNU] Clark (Unknown) 49 Unknown[FNU] Spalding (Unknown) 6 Tufts University Tufts Digital Collations and Archives A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 May 23, 2018 Georgia 1816 U.S. Senate, Ballot 2 https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:ga.ussenate2.1816 August 20, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200820143026/https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:ga.ussenate2.1816 dead Kentucky Martin D. Hardin Federalist 1816 (appointed)1816 (special) Incumbent retired.New senator elected December 10, 1816 on the second ballot.Democratic-Republican gain. Democratic-Republican Party John J. Crittenden (Democratic-Republican) 72 Federalist PartyJohn Adair (Federalist) 47 Tufts University Tufts Digital Collations and Archives A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 May 23, 2018 Kentucky 1816 U.S. Senate, Ballot 2 https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:ky.ussenateballot2.1816 June 15, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190615142919/https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:ky.ussenateballot2.1816 dead Louisiana James Brown Democratic-Republican 1813 (special) Incumbent lost re-election.New senator elected in 1817.Democratic-Republican hold. Democratic-Republican Party William C. C. Claiborne (Democratic-Republican) 27 Democratic-Republican PartyJames Brown (Democratic-Republican) 22 Blank 1 Tufts University Tufts Digital Collations and Archives A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 May 14, 2018 Louisiana 1817 U.S. Senate https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:la.ussenate.1817 March 16, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200316140144/https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:la.ussenate.1817 dead Massachusetts Joseph Bradley Varnum Democratic-Republican 1811 Incumbent ran for re-election.New senator elected June 12, 1816.Federalist gain. Federalist Party Harrison Gray Otis (Federalist) 183 Democratic-Republican PartyJohn Holmes (Democratic-Republican) 130 Democratic-Republican PartyLevi Lincoln Jr. (Democratic-Republican) 6 Scattering 5 Tufts University Tufts Digital Collations and Archives A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 May 19, 2018 Massachusetts 1816 U.S. Senate https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:ma.ussenate.2.1816 March 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200317180850/https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:ma.ussenate.2.1816 dead New Hampshire Thomas W. Thompson Federalist 1814 (special) Unknown if incumbent ran for re-election.New senator elected in 1816 on the third ballot.Democratic-Republican gain. Democratic-Republican Party David L. Morrill (Democratic-Republican) 92 Democratic-Republican PartyJohn F. Parrott (Democratic-Republican) 86 Scattering 5 Tufts University Tufts Digital Collations and Archives A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 May 17, 2018 New Hampshire 1816 U.S. Senate, Ballot 3 https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:nh.ussenator1c.1816 November 13, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191113081835/https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:nh.ussenator1c.1816 dead New Jersey John Condit Democratic-Republican 1809 (special)1810New senator elected January 23, 1817.Democratic-Republican hold. Democratic-Republican Party Mahlon Dickerson (Democratic-Republican) Unopposed Tufts University Tufts Digital Collations and Archives A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 May 25, 2018 New Jersey 1817 U.S. Senate https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:nj.ussenate.1817 December 11, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191211211159/https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:nj.ussenate.1817 dead North Carolina James Turner Democratic-Republican 18041810 Resigned November 21, 1816 due to ill health.New senator elected December 4, 1816 on the second ballot.Winner was also elected to finish the previous term; see above.Democratic-Republican hold. Democratic-Republican Party Montfort Stokes (Democratic-Republican) 96 Democratic-Republican PartyBartlett Yancey (Democratic-Republican) 91 February 2020 Tufts University Tufts Digital Collations and Archives A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 May 23, 2018 North Carolina 1816 U.S. Senate, Ballot 2 https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:nc.ussenate2.1816 July 20, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190720123907/https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:nc.ussenate2.1816 dead Rhode Island Jeremiah Howell Democratic-Republican 1810 Incumbent retired.New senator elected June 21, 1816.Federalist gain. Federalist Party James Burrill Jr. (Federalist) Unanimoushttps://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/r781wh68f A New Nation Votes South Carolina John Taylor Democratic-Republican 1810 (special)1810 Incumbent resigned November 1816.New senator elected December 4, 1816.Winner was also elected to the previous term, see above.Democratic-Republican hold. Democratic-Republican Party William Smith (Democratic-Republican) 101 UnknownJames R. Pringle (Unknown) 51 Tennessee John Williams Democratic-Republican 1815 (special) Unknown if incumbent ran for re-election.Legislature failed to elect.Incumbent was appointed to start the term.Democratic-Republican loss. None. Virginia Armistead T. Mason Democratic-Republican 1816 (special) Unknown if incumbent ran for re-election, but he was an unsuccessful candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives.New senator elected December 9, 1816.Democratic-Republican hold. Democratic-Republican Party John W. Eppes (Democratic-Republican) 103 Democratic-Republican PartyJohn Mercer (Democratic-Republican) 93http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=412486 Our Campaigns January 11, 2008 March 16, 2015 VA US Senate Tufts University Tufts Digital Collations and Archives A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 May 17, 2018 Virginia 1816 U.S. Senate https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:va.ussenate.b.1816 August 22, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190822131551/https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:va.ussenate.b.1816 dead Elections during the next Congress In three special elections and two general elections, the winners were elected in 1817 after March 4; ordered by election date. State Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party Electoral history New Hampshire(Class 3) Jeremiah Mason Federalist 1813 (special) Incumbent resigned June 16, 1817.New senator elected June 27, 1817 on the thirteenth ballot.Democratic-Republican gain. Democratic-Republican Party Clement Storer (Democratic-Republican) Federalist PartyJeremiah Smith (Federalist) Tufts University Tufts Digital Collations and Archives A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 May 17, 2018 New Hampshire 1817 U.S. Senate, Ballot 13 https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:nh.ussenate.13.1817 March 12, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200312154322/https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:nh.ussenate.13.1817 dead "An unfortunate disagreement among some of the members of the House, with regard to a candidate for Senator to Congress, was the occasion of several ballotings before a choice could be made. The Hon. CLEMENT STORER, was however, elected by the unanimous voice of the Republican members of the Senate, which vote was concurred by the House, on Thursday, by a plurality of eleven votes.""The ballotings for a Senator to Congress, (after 13 trials, in which 33 persons were voted for) resulted in the choice of the Hon. CLEMENT STORER, by a majority of 8 or 10." Farmer's Cabinet (Amherst, NH). July 5, 1817. Tennessee(Class 2) John Williams Democratic-Republican 1815 (special) Legislature had failed to elect and the incumbent was then appointed to start the term.Interim appointee was re-elected October 2, 1817 to finish the term. Democratic-Republican Party John Williams (Democratic-Republican) 51 Unopposed Tufts University Tufts Digital Collations and Archives A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 May 24, 2018 Tennessee 1817 U.S. Senate https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:tn.ussenate.1817 August 18, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190818044610/https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:tn.ussenate.1817 dead Vermont(Class 3) Dudley Chase Democratic-Republican 1812 Resigned November 3, 1817.New senator elected November 4, 1817.Democratic-Republican hold. Democratic-Republican Party James Fisk (Democratic-Republican) February 2020 Mississippi(Class 1) None (new state) Mississippi was admitted as a new state.New senator elected December 10, 1817 on the fifth ballot.Democratic-Republican gain. Democratic-Republican Party Walter Leake (Democratic-Republican) 15 Democratic-Republican PartyChristopher Rankin (Democratic-Republican) 8 Democratic-Republican PartyCowles Mead (Democratic-Republican) 5 Democratic-Republican PartyThomas H. Williams (Democratic-Republican) 1 Tufts University Tufts Digital Collations and Archives A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 October 29, 2019 Mississippi 1817 U.S. Senate, First Senator, Ballot 5 https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/6t053h536 Mississippi(Class 2) None (new state) Mississippi was admitted as a new state.New senator elected December 10, 1817 on the fourth ballot.Democratic-Republican gain. Democratic-Republican Party Thomas H. Williams (Democratic-Republican) 16 Democratic-Republican PartyCowles Mead (Democratic-Republican) 12 Democratic-Republican PartyChristopher Rankin (Democratic-Republican) 1 Tufts University Tufts Digital Collations and Archives A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 October 29, 2019 Mississippi 1817 U.S. Senate, Second Senator, Ballot 4 https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/rj430515b Delaware List of United States senators from Delaware October 2019 Georgia List of United States senators from Georgia Georgia (regular) October 2019 Georgia (special) October 2019 Indiana 125 Indiana's senators Jamesnobleindiana.jpg James Noble (DR)(Class 1) WallerTaylor.jpg Waller Taylor (DR)(Class 3) List of United States senators from Indiana The new state of Indiana elected its first two senators, both Democratic-Republicans, James Noble and Waller Taylor. The election was held November 8, 1816 in advance of Indiana's December 11, 1816 admission as a state. In the election legislators cast a single ballot and the first and second place candidates were deemed elected. James Noble (Democratic-Republican) 265 votes Waller Taylor (Democratic-Republican) 20 votes James Scott 16 votes Jesse L. Holman 3 votes Ezra Ferris 2 votes Davis Floyd 2 votes Walter Wilson 2 votes Elias MacNamee 1 vote Kentucky List of United States senators from Kentucky Kentucky (regular) October 2019 Kentucky (special) List of United States senators from Kentucky October 2019 Louisiana List of United States senators from Louisiana October 2019 Maryland (special) Maryland (special, January 1816) List of United States senators from Maryland November 2022 1816 United States Senate special election in Maryland 45 F6D6C9 50.56% Federalist Robert Goodloe Harper Robert Goodloe Harper (1765-1825).jpg 44 49.44% John Thomson Mason 1816 1816 United States Senate special elections in Maryland 1808 1808 United States Senate election in Maryland 80 members of the Maryland General Assembly Legislative January 27, 1816 presidential Robert Goodloe Harper won election over John Thomson Mason by a margin of 1.12%, or 1 vote, for the Class 1 seat.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=122673 Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - Jan 27, 1816 2022-11-05 www.ourcampaigns.com Maryland (special, December 1816) List of United States senators from Maryland November 2022 1816 United States Senate special election in Maryland 46 F6D6C9 54.12% Federalist Alexander Contee Hanson Alexanderhanson.jpg 39 45.88% Democratic-Republican William Winder 1819 1819 United States Senate special election in Maryland 1816 1816 United States Senate special elections in Maryland 80 members of the Maryland General Assembly Legislative January 27, 1816 presidential Alexander Contee Hanson won election over William Winder by a margin of 8.24%, or 7 votes, for the Class 1 seat.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=122673 Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - Jan 27, 1816 2022-11-05 www.ourcampaigns.com Massachusetts List of United States senators from Massachusetts Massachusetts (regular) October 2019 Massachusetts (special) List of United States senators from Massachusetts October 2019 Mississippi 125 Mississippi's senators Governor Walter Leake.jpg Walter Leake (DR)(Class 1) Thomas Hill Williams.jpg Thomas H. Williams (DR)(Class 2) List of United States senators from Mississippi The new state of Mississippi elected its first two senators, both Democratic-Republicans, Walter Leake and Thomas H. Williams. Two separate elections were held in which each senator was elected. First Senator (Class 1)(5th ballot, date and previous ballots unknown) Walter Leake (Democratic-Republican) 15 votes Christopher Rankin 8 votes Cowles Mead 5 votes Thomas H. Williams 1 vote Second Senator (Class 2)(4th ballot, date and previous ballots unknown) Thomas H. Williams (Democratic-Republican) 16 votes Cowles Mead 12 votes Christopher Rankin 1 vote New Hampshire List of United States senators from New Hampshire New Hampshire (regular) October 2019 New Hampshire (special) List of United States senators from New Hampshire October 2019 New Jersey List of United States senators from New Jersey October 2019 North Carolina List of United States senators from North Carolina North Carolina (regular) October 2019 North Carolina (special) List of United States senators from North Carolina October 2019 Rhode Island List of United States senators from Rhode Island October 2019 South Carolina List of United States senators from South Carolina South Carolina (regular) October 2019 South Carolina (special) List of United States senators from South Carolina October 2019 Tennessee List of United States senators from Tennessee Tennessee (regular) October 2019 Tennessee (special) List of United States senators from Tennessee October 2019 Vermont (special) List of United States senators from Vermont October 2019 Virginia List of United States senators from Virginia Virginia (regular) October 2019 Virginia (special) List of United States senators from Virginia October 2019 See also 1816 United States elections 1816 United States presidential election 1816–17 United States House of Representatives elections 14th United States Congress 15th United States Congress Notes References Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present, via Senate.gov The Senate, 1789-1989: Historical Statistics, 1789-1992 volume 4 Bicentennial Robert C. Byrd Robert Byrd Wendy Wolff United States Senate Historical Office Washington, DC U.S. Government Printing Office October 1, 1993 https://books.google.com/books?id=PeHByMYxVm8C 9780160632563