1790 United States elections

Elections for the 2nd U.S. Congress February 2026 January 2025 1790 Midterm elections George Washington (Independent) 2nd Pro-Administration hold 9 of 26 seatsNot counting special elections. Pro-Administration +1Congressional seat gain figures only reflect the results of the regularly-scheduled elections, and do not take special elections into account. Pro-Administration hold All 67 voting seats Pro-Administration +3 350px House of Representative Results:#deaa87 Pro-Administration hold #c87137 Pro-Administration gain#71c837 Anti-Administration hold #225500 Anti-Administration gain#b4b0b1ff Undistricted The first midterm elections were held in the United States in 1790 and 1791. They occurred in the middle of President George Washington's first term, and determined the members of the 2nd United States Congress. Formal political parties did not exist, but Congress was broadly divided between a faction supporting the policies of the Washington administration and a faction opposed to those policies. Despite modest gains for the anti-administration faction, the pro-administration faction retained control of both houses of Congress. Vermont and Kentucky joined the union during the 2nd Congress. Divisions in the House and the Senate In the House, neither faction made significant gains or losses, and the pro-administration faction retained control of the chamber.Party Divisions of the House of Representatives http://history.house.gov/Institution/Party-Divisions/Party-Divisions/ United States House of Representatives 25 June 2014 In the Senate, the anti-administration faction picked up a moderate number of seats, but the pro-administration faction narrowly retained control of the chamber.Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present https://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/history/one_item_and_teasers/partydiv.htm United States Senate 25 June 2014 See also 1790–91 United States House of Representatives elections 1790–91 United States Senate elections References Category:1790 elections in the United States 1790 Category:United States midterm elections