1792–93 United States Senate elections

Senate party division, 3rd Congress (1793–1795)

• Majority party: Pro-Administration Party (16)
• Minority party: Anti-Administration Party (13)
• Other parties: 0
• Total seats: 30
• Vacant: 1 (later filled by Pro-Administration)

Note: There were no political parties in this Congress. Members are informally grouped into factions of similar interest, based on an analysis of their voting record.^[2]

Virginia's elections are considered a single race here.

Before the elections

After the June 1792 admission of Kentucky.

Results of the election

Beginning of the next Congress

Two Pro-Administration senators (Benjamin Hawkins of North Carolina and John Langdon of New Hampshire) changed to Anti-Administration.

The vacant seat in Pennsylvania was filled February 28, 1793 by an Anti-Administration senator.

Except if/when noted, the number following candidates is the whole number vote(s), not a percentage.

Elections during the 2nd Congress

In these elections, the winner was seated before March 4, 1793; ordered by election date.

Races leading to the 3rd Congress

In these regular elections, the winner was seated on March 4, 1793; ordered by state.

All of the elections involved the Class 2 seats.

Election in 1793 during the 3rd Congress

In this special election, the winner was seated after March 4, 1793, the beginning of the next Congress.

1792/1793 United States Senate election in Georgia

← 1789 1792/1793 1796 (special) →

Majority party Minority party   Candidate James Jackson William Few Party Anti-Federalist Anti-Federalist Legislative vote 35 5 Percentage 85.4% 12.2%

U.S. senator before election William Few Anti-Administration Elected U.S. senator James Jackson Anti-Administration

One-term Anti-Federalist William Few was defeated by fellow Anti-Federalist, James Jackson. Jackson won 24 votes in the Georgia House of Representatives and 11 in the State Senate for a combined total of 35. Few won 3 in the House and 2 in the Senate for a combined total of 5. Jackson took office as a member of the 3rd United States Congress on March 4, 1793. He would later resign in 1795 to run for his state's legislature.

1792 United States Senate election in Kentucky

← 1792 (special) December 11, 1792 1798 →

Majority party   Candidate John Brown Party Anti-Federalist Legislative vote Unanimous (exact total unknown) Percentage 100%

U.S. senator before election John Brown Anti-Administration Elected U.S. Senator John Brown Anti-Administration

Incumbent John Brown, who had previously been elected in a special election was easily reelected with no opposition and 100% of votes from the legislators.

1793 United States Senate special election in Maryland

← 1790 December 6, 1792 1796 →
80 members of the Maryland General Assembly
Candidate Richard Potts Josh Hoskins Stone Party Federalist Federalist Legislative vote 53 34 Percentage 60.92% 39.08%

Richard Potts won election to fill the seat vacated by Charles Carroll over Josh Hoskins Stone by a margin of 21.84%, or 19 votes, for the Class 1 seat.^[12]

1792 United States Senate election in New Hampshire

← 1788 1792 1798 →

Majority party Minority party Third party   Candidate Samuel Livermore Paine Wingate Nathaniel Peabody Party Federalist Anti-Federalist Independent Legislative vote 52 28 8 Percentage 58.4% 31.5% 9%

U.S. senator before election Paine Wingate Anti-Administration Elected U.S. Senator Samuel Livermore Federalist

Incumbent U.S. Senator Paine Wingate was not reelected. The New Hampshire General Court instead elected Federalist Samuel Livermore, a U.S. Representative, to the seat. Livermore, like his fellow senator, John Langdon, would go on to serve as President Pro-Tempore during this term.

Pro-Administration Samuel Johnston lost re-election to Anti-Administration Alexander Martin for the class 2 seat. The other senator, Benjamin Hawkins, switched his support from Pro- to Anti-Administration.

There was a special election on February 28, 1793, for the Class 1 seat from Pennsylvania. Incumbent William Maclay's term had ended on March 3, 1791, but the legislature failed to elect a successor due to a disagreement on the procedure to be followed in the election.

The seat remained vacant until Albert Gallatin was elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly to the seat during this election.^[13]

Upon agreement between the two houses of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the House of Representatives and the Senate, regarding the procedure to elect a new Senator, an election was finally held on February 28, 1793. The results of the vote of both houses combined are as follows:

On February 28, 1794, the Senate determined that Gallatin did not satisfy the citizenship requirement for service and he was removed from office. He later went on to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. Gallatin was replaced in the Senate by a special election in 1794.^[14]

Anti-Administration senator Richard Henry Lee resigned October 8, 1792, just before the March 3, 1793 end of term. Anti-administration John Taylor of Caroline was elected October 18, 1792 to finish Lee's term and then re-elected in 1793 to the next term.

Special

Regular

• 1792 United States elections
  • 1792 United States presidential election
  • 1792–93 United States House of Representatives elections
• 2nd United States Congress
• 3rd United States Congress

• Party Division in the Senate, 1789–present via Senate.gov