1804–05 United States House of Representatives elections

The 1804–05 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between April 24, 1804 (in New York) and August 5, 1805 (in Tennessee). Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives before the first session of the 9th United States Congress convened on December 2, 1805. The elections occurred at the same time as President Thomas Jefferson's re-election. Elections were held for all 142 seats, representing 17 states.

1804–05 United States House of Representatives elections

← 1802 & 1803April 24, 1804 – August 5, 18051806 & 1807 →

All 142 seats in the United States House of Representatives
72 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
 
LeaderNathaniel MaconJohn Cotton Smith
PartyDemocratic-RepublicanFederalist
Leader's seatNorth Carolina 6thConnecticut at-large
Last election103 seats39 seats
Seats won11428
Seat changeIncrease 11Decrease 11

'Results:
     Federalist hold      Federalist gain
     Democratic-Republican hold      Democratic-Republican gain
     Dissident Republican Gain      Undistricted

Speaker before election

Nathaniel Macon
Democratic-Republican

Elected Speaker

Nathaniel Macon
Democratic-Republican

Under Jefferson's popular administration, his party continued to gain seats in the House. Territorial acquisitions from the Louisiana Purchase and economic expansion gave voters a positive view of the Democratic-Republicans, whose majority, already commanding in the 8th Congress, now surpassed three-quarters of the total membership. Following this election, Federalists were able to secure few seats outside of New England and party legitimacy deteriorated as political thought turned away from Federalist ideals perceived to be elitist and anti-democratic.

Election summaries

11428
Democratic-RepublicanFederalist
StateTypeDateTotal
seats
Democratic-
Republican
Federalist
SeatsChangeSeatsChange
New YorkDistrictsApril 24–26, 18041715 32 3
KentuckyDistrictsAugust 6, 180466 0
North CarolinaDistrictsAugust 10, 18041212 10 1
New HampshireAt-largeAugust 27, 180450 5
Rhode IslandAt-largeAugust 28, 180422 0
VermontDistrictsSeptember 4, 1804[a]42 12 1
ConnecticutAt-largeSeptember 17, 180470 7
MarylandDistrictsOctober 1, 180497 12 1
DelawareAt-largeOctober 2, 180410 11 1
GeorgiaAt-largeOctober 2, 180444 0
South CarolinaDistrictsOctober 8–9, 180488 20 2
OhioAt-largeOctober 9, 180411 0
PennsylvaniaDistrictsOctober 9, 18041817 11 1
MassachusettsDistrictsNovember 5, 18041710 37 3
New JerseyAt-largeNovember 6–7, 180466 0
Late elections (After the March 4, 1805 beginning of the next Congress)
VirginiaDistrictsApril 18052221 31 3
TennesseeDistrictsAugust 4–5, 180533 0
Total142114
80.3%
1128
19.7%
11
House seats
Dem-Republican
80.28%
Federalist
19.72%

Special elections

There were special elections in 1804 and 1805 during the 8th United States Congress and 9th United States Congress.

Elections are sorted here by date then district.

8th Congress

DistrictIncumbentThis race
RepresentativePartyFirst electedResultsCandidates
New York 1John SmithDemocratic-Republican1799 (Special)Incumbent resigned February 22, 1804.
New member elected April 24–26, 1804.[1]
Democratic-Republican hold.
Successor seated November 5, 1804.[2]
Successor was not elected to the next term on the same ballot, see below.
Massachusetts 12Thomson J. SkinnerDemocratic-Republican1796 (Special)
1799 (Retired)
1803
Incumbent resigned August 10, 1804.
New member elected September 17, 1804.[1]
Democratic-Republican hold.
Successor seated November 5, 1804.[2]
Successor was not a candidate for the next term, see below.
Maryland 4Daniel HiesterDemocratic-Republican1788 (Pennsylvania)
1796 (Resigned)
1801 (Maryland)
Incumbent died March 7, 1804.
New member elected October 1, 1804.[1]
Democratic-Republican hold.
Successor seated November 6, 1804.[2]
Successor was also elected on the same day to the next term, see below.
Virginia 13John Johns TriggDemocratic-Republican1803Incumbent died May 17, 1804.
New member elected October 1804.[1]
Democratic-Republican hold.
Successor seated November 5, 1804.[2]
Successor was later elected to the next term, see below.
Pennsylvania 10William HogeDemocratic-Republican1802Incumbent resigned October 15, 1804.
New member elected November 2, 1804 to finish his brother's term.[1]
Democratic-Republican hold.
Successor seated November 27, 1804.[2]
Successor was not a candidate to the next term, see below.
Virginia 5Andrew MooreDemocratic-Republican1789Incumbent resigned to become U.S. Senator.
New member elected November 13, 1804.[1]
Democratic-Republican hold.
Successor seated December 4, 1804.[2]
Successor was later elected to the next term, see below.
New York 3Samuel L. MitchillDemocratic-Republican1800Incumbent resigned November 22, 1804 to become U.S. Senator.
New member elected January 2–4, 1805.[1]
Democratic-Republican hold.
Successor seated February 14, 1805.[2]
Successor was also elected on the same day to the next term, see below.
  • Y George Clinton (Democratic-Republican) 88.5%
  • James Smith (Unknown) 5.4%
  • James Woods (Unknown) 4.3%
  • Thomas Van Pelt (Unknown) 0.8%
  • Scattering 1.0%[9]

9th Congress

DistrictIncumbentThis race
RepresentativePartyFirst electedResultsCandidates
New York 2Daniel D. TompkinsDemocratic-Republican1804Representative-elect declined the seat to become associate justice of the New York Supreme Court.
New member elected September 11–13, 1804.[1]
Democratic-Republican hold.
Successor seated December 2, 1805.[10]
New York 3Samuel L. MitchillDemocratic-Republican1800Incumbent resigned November 22, 1804 to become U.S. Senator.
New member elected January 2–4, 1805.[1]
Democratic-Republican hold.
Successor seated December 2, 1805.[10]
Successor was also elected on the same day to finish the previous term, see above.
North Carolina 5James GillespieDemocratic-Republican1793
1799 (Lost)
1801 (Lost)
1803
Representative-elect died January 5, 1805.
New member elected August 8, 1805.[1]
Democratic-Republican hold.
Successor seated December 2, 1805.[10]
Connecticut at-large
2 seats on a general ticket
Calvin GoddardFederalist1801 (Special)Incumbent/representative-elect resigned.
New member elected September 16, 1805.[1][d]
Federalist hold.
Successor seated December 10, 1805[10]
Roger GriswoldFederalist1794Incumbent/representative-elect resigned.
New member elected September 16, 1805.[1][d]
Federalist hold.
Successor seated December 2, 1805.[10]
South Carolina 8John B. EarleDemocratic-Republican1803Incumbent/representative-elect resigned.
New member elected September 26–27, 1805.[1]
Democratic-Republican hold.
Delaware at-largeJames A. BayardFederalist1796Representative-elect declined the seat to become U.S. Senator.
New member elected October 1, 1805.[1]
Federalist hold.
  • Y James M. Broom (Federalist) 52.6%
  • David Hall (Democratic-Republican) 46.9%
  • Isaac H. Starr (Democratic-Republican) 0.4%
  • Hugh W. Richie (Unknown) <0.1%[14]
Pennsylvania 4John A. HannaDemocratic-Republican1796Representative-elect died July 23, 1805.
New member elected October 8, 1805.[1]
Democratic-Republican hold.
Pennsylvania 11John B. LucasDemocratic-Republican1802Representative-elect declined the seat.
New member elected October 8, 1805.[1]
Democratic-Republican hold.
Successor was seated December 2, 1805.[10]
  • Y Samuel Smith (Democratic-Republican) 52.8%
  • James O'Hara (Federalist) 35.9%
  • Nathaniel Irish (Quid) 11.2%[16]
Indiana Territory at-largeNone (District created).New delegate elected December 12, 1805 on the third ballot.[17]
Federalist gain.
First ballot:

Second ballot:

Third ballot:

Connecticut

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected
ResultCandidates
Connecticut at-large
7 seats on a general ticket
Calvin GoddardFederalist1801 (special)Incumbent re-elected but declined to serve, leading to a special election, see above.
Samuel W. DanaFederalist1796Incumbent re-elected.
John DavenportFederalist1798Incumbent re-elected.
Roger GriswoldFederalist1794Incumbent re-elected but declined to serve, leading to a special election, see above.
Benjamin TallmadgeFederalist1801 (special)Incumbent re-elected.
John Cotton SmithFederalist1800Incumbent re-elected.
Simeon BaldwinFederalist1803 (special)Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Federalist hold.

Delaware

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected
ResultCandidates
Delaware at-largeCaesar A. RodneyDemocratic-Republican1802Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Federalist gain.
Successor declined to serve, leading to a special election; see above.

Georgia

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected
ResultCandidates
Georgia at-large
4 seats on a general ticket
Peter EarlyDemocratic-Republican1802Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Peter Early (Democratic-Republican) 24.2%
  • Y David Meriwether (Democratic-Republican) 22.9%
  • Y Joseph Bryan (Democratic-Republican) 21.3%
  • Y Cowles Mead (Democratic-Republican) 10.9%
  • Thomas Spalding (Democratic-Republican) 10.5%
  • Thomas Carr (Unknown) 6.7%
  • Obadiah Jones (Unknown) 2.4%
  • Thomas U. P. Charlton (Unknown) 1.2%
David MeriwetherDemocratic-Republican1802Incumbent re-elected.
Joseph BryanDemocratic-Republican1802Incumbent re-elected.
Samuel HammondDemocratic-Republican1802Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Election was later contested and a new successor named.

Indiana Territory

See Non-voting delegates, below.

Kentucky

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected
ResultCandidates
Kentucky 1Matthew LyonDemocratic-Republican1797 (in Vermont)
1803
Incumbent re-elected.
Kentucky 2John BoyleDemocratic-Republican1803Incumbent re-elected.
Kentucky 3Matthew WaltonDemocratic-Republican1803Incumbent re-elected.
Kentucky 4Thomas SandfordDemocratic-Republican1803Incumbent re-elected.
Kentucky 5John FowlerDemocratic-Republican1797Incumbent re-elected.
Kentucky 6George M. BedingerDemocratic-Republican1803Incumbent re-elected.

Maryland

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected
ResultCandidates[f]
Maryland 1John CampbellFederalist1801Incumbent re-elected.
Maryland 2Walter BowieDemocratic-Republican1802 (Special)Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Maryland 3Thomas PlaterFederalist1801Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican gain.
Maryland 4Daniel HiesterDemocratic-Republican1788 (Pennsylvania)
1796 (Resigned)
1801 (Maryland)
Incumbent died March 7, 1804.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Successor was also elected on the same day to finish the current term, see above.
Maryland 5
Plural district with 2 seats
Nicholas R. MooreDemocratic-Republican1803Incumbent re-elected.
William McCreeryDemocratic-Republican1803Incumbent re-elected.
Maryland 6John ArcherDemocratic-Republican1801Incumbent re-elected.
Maryland 7Joseph H. NicholsonDemocratic-Republican1798 (Special)Incumbent re-elected.
Maryland 8John DennisFederalist1796Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Federalist hold.

Massachusetts

The majority requirement was met in all 17 districts in the 1804 elections.

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected
ResultCandidates[f]
Massachusetts 1
"Suffolk district"
William EustisDemocratic-Republican1801Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Federalist gain.
Massachusetts 2
"Essex South district"
Jacob CrowninshieldDemocratic-Republican1803Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 3
"Essex North district"
Manasseh CutlerFederalist1801Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Federalist hold.
  • Y Jeremiah Nelson (Federalist) 56.8%
  • Thomas Kitteridge (Democratic-Republican) 43.2%
Massachusetts 4
"Middlesex district"
Joseph Bradley VarnumDemocratic-Republican1794Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 5
"Hampshire South district"
Thomas DwightFederalist1803Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Federalist hold.
  • Y William Ely (Federalist) 62.9%
  • Samuel Fowler (Democratic-Republican) 36.7%
Massachusetts 6
"Hampshire North district"
Samuel TaggartFederalist1803Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Samuel Taggart (Federalist) 69.3%
  • Solomon Snead (Democratic-Republican) 30.5%
Massachusetts 7
"Plymouth district"
Nahum MitchellFederalist1803Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican gain.
Massachusetts 8
"Barnstable district"
Lemuel WilliamsFederalist1798Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican gain.
Massachusetts 9
"Bristol district"
Phanuel BishopDemocratic-Republican1798Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Phanuel Bishop (Democratic-Republican) 62.2%
  • Nicholas Tillinghast (Federalist) 30.8%
  • Josiah Deane (Democratic-Republican) 3.4%
  • John Bowers (Federalist) 3.4%
Massachusetts 10
"Worcester South district"
Seth HastingsFederalist1801 (Special)Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Seth Hastings (Federalist) 51.2%
  • Edward Bangs (Democratic-Republican) 48.8%
Massachusetts 11
"Worcester North district"
William StedmanFederalist1803Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y William Stedman (Federalist) 60.8%
  • John Whiting (Democratic-Republican) 39.0%
Massachusetts 12
"Berkshire district"
Simon LarnedDemocratic-Republican1804 (Special)Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Massachusetts 13
"Norfolk district"
Ebenezer SeaverDemocratic-Republican1803Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 14
"York district" (District of Maine)
Richard CuttsDemocratic-Republican1801Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Richard Cutts (Democratic-Republican) 51.9%
  • Joseph Leland (Federalist) 31.4%
  • Daniel Cleaves (Unknown) 16.7%
Massachusetts 15
"Cumberland district" (District of Maine)
Peleg WadsworthFederalist1792Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 16
"Lincoln district" (District of Maine)
Samuel ThatcherFederalist1802 (Special)Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican gain.
Massachusetts 17
"Kennebec district" (District of Maine)
Phineas BruceFederalist1803Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican gain.
  • Y John Chandler (Democratic-Republican) 64.5%
  • Benjamin Whitwell (Federalist) 35.5%

Mississippi Territory

See Non-voting delegates, below.

New Hampshire

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected
ResultCandidates
New Hampshire at-large
5 seats on a general ticket
Silas BettonFederalist1802Incumbent re-elected.
Samuel HuntFederalist1802Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Federalist hold.
Samuel TenneyFederalist1800Incumbent re-elected.
David HoughFederalist1802Incumbent re-elected.
Clifton ClagettFederalist1802Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Federalist hold.

New Jersey

The Federalist ticket was announced only a week before the election, with no active campaigning.

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected
ResultCandidates
New Jersey at-large
6 seats on a general ticket
Adam BoydDemocratic-Republican1803Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Ebenezer ElmerDemocratic-Republican1800Incumbent re-elected.
William HelmsDemocratic-Republican1800Incumbent re-elected.
James MottDemocratic-Republican1800Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Henry SouthardDemocratic-Republican1800Incumbent re-elected.
James SloanDemocratic-Republican1803Incumbent re-elected.

New York

New York held elections for the 9th Congress on April 24–26, 1804. For this year and the next election year, the 2nd and 3rd districts had combined returns, effectively a plural district with 2 seats, though still numbered as separate districts. At the time, District 2 consisted of only part of New York County, while District 3 consisted of the remainder of New York County plus Kings and Richmond Counties. By consolidating the two, it ensured that New York County would be combined into a single district.

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected
ResultCandidates
New York 1John SmithDemocratic-Republican1799 (Special)Incumbent resigned February 22, 1804.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
New York 2
and
New York 3
Joint ticket
Samuel L. MitchillDemocratic-Republican1800Incumbent re-elected but later resigned November 22, 1804 to become U.S. Senator, triggering a special election, see above.
Joshua SandsFederalist1802Incumbent retired.
New member elected but declined the seat to become associate justice of the New York Supreme Court.
Democratic-Republican gain.
New York 4Philip Van CourtlandtDemocratic-Republican1793Incumbent re-elected.
New York 5Andrew McCordDemocratic-Republican1802Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
  • Y John Blake Jr. (Democratic-Republican) 63.1%
  • David M. Westcott (Federalist) 36.9%
New York 6Daniel C. VerplanckDemocratic-Republican1803 (Special)Incumbent re-elected.
New York 7Josiah HasbrouckDemocratic-Republican1803 (Special)Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
New York 8Henry W. LivingstonFederalist1802Incumbent re-elected.
New York 9Killian Van RensselaerFederalist1800Incumbent re-elected.
New York 10George TibbitsFederalist1802Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican gain.
  • Y Josiah Masters (Democratic-Republican) 55.4%
  • Jonathan Brown (Federalist) 44.6%
New York 11Beriah PalmerDemocratic-Republican1802Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
New York 12David ThomasDemocratic-Republican1800Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y David Thomas (Democratic-Republican) 70.3%
  • Reuben Skinner (Federalist) 29.7%
New York 13Thomas SammonsDemocratic-Republican1802Incumbent re-elected.
New York 14Erastus RootDemocratic-Republican1802Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
  • Y John Russell (Democratic-Republican) 85.8%
  • Benjamin Gilbert (Federalist) 6.0%
  • Solomon Martin (Federalist) 3.6%
  • Erastus Root (Democratic-Republican) 3.6%
  • Thomas R. Gold (Federalist) 1.0%
New York 15Gaylord GriswoldFederalist1802Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican gain.
New York 16John PatersonDemocratic-Republican1802Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
  • Y Uri Tracy (Democratic-Republican) 62.8%
  • Edward Edwards (Federalist) 37.2%
New York 17Oliver PhelpsDemocratic-Republican1802Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
  • Y Silas Halsey (Democratic-Republican) 40.4%
  • Nathaniel W. Howell (Federalist) 37.5%
  • Joseph Grover (Democratic-Republican) 11.2%
  • Peter Hughes (Democratic-Republican) 10.8%

North Carolina

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected
ResultCandidates[f]
North Carolina 1Thomas WynnsDemocratic-Republican1802 (special)Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina 2Willis AlstonDemocratic-Republican1798Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina 3William KennedyDemocratic-Republican1803Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
North Carolina 4William BlackledgeDemocratic-Republican1803Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina 5James GillespieDemocratic-Republican1793
1803
Incumbent re-elected.
Successor died January 5, 1805, triggering a special election.
North Carolina 6Nathaniel MaconDemocratic-Republican1791Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina 7Samuel D. PurvianceFederalist1803Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican gain.
  • Y Duncan McFarlan (Democratic-Republican) 36.8%
  • Joseph Pickett (Federalist) 31.7%
  • William Martin (Federalist) 31.1%
North Carolina 8Richard StanfordDemocratic-Republican1796Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina 9Marmaduke WilliamsDemocratic-Republican1803Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Marmaduke Williams (Democratic-Republican) 98.9%
  • Theophilus Lacey (Democratic-Republican) 1.0%
North Carolina 10Nathaniel AlexanderDemocratic-Republican1803Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina 11James HollandDemocratic-Republican1800Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina 12Joseph WinstonDemocratic-Republican1803Incumbent re-elected.

Ohio

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected
ResultCandidates
Ohio at-largeJeremiah MorrowDemocratic-Republican1803Incumbent re-elected.

Pennsylvania

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected
ResultCandidates[20]
Pennsylvania 1
Plural district with 3 seats
Joseph ClayDemocratic-Republican1802Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Joseph Clay (Democratic-Republican) 33.6%
  • Y Jacob Richards (Democratic-Republican) 31.7%
  • Y Michael Leib (Democratic-Republican) 18.0%
  • William Penrose (Democratic-Republican) 16.7%
Jacob RichardsDemocratic-Republican1802Incumbent re-elected.
Michael LeibDemocratic-Republican1798Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 2
Plural district with 3 seats
Robert BrownDemocratic-Republican1798 (special)Incumbent re-elected.
Frederick ConradDemocratic-Republican1802Incumbent re-elected.
Isaac Van HorneDemocratic-Republican1801 (special)Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Pennsylvania 3
Plural district with 3 seats
Isaac AndersonDemocratic-Republican1802Incumbent re-elected.
Joseph HiesterDemocratic-Republican1797 (special)Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
John WhitehillDemocratic-Republican1802Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 4
Plural district with 2 seats
John A. HannaDemocratic-Republican1796Incumbent re-elected, but died July 23, 1805
David BardDemocratic-Republican1802Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 5Andrew GreggDemocratic-Republican1791Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 6John StewartDemocratic-Republican1800Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Federalist gain.
Pennsylvania 7John ReaDemocratic-Republican1802Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y John Rea (Democratic-Republican)
  • Uncontested
Pennsylvania 8William FindleyDemocratic-Republican1802Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y William Findley (Democratic-Republican) 64.7%
  • John Brandon (Federalist) 35.3%
Pennsylvania 9John SmilieDemocratic-Republican1792
1794 (retired)
1798
Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 10William HogeDemocratic-Republican1801 (special)Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Pennsylvania 11John LucasDemocratic-Republican1802Incumbent re-elected, but resigned before the start of the Congress, triggering a special election.
  • Y John Lucas (Democratic-Republican) 64.8%
  • James O'Hara (Federalist) 35.2%

Rhode Island

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected
ResultCandidates[f]
Rhode Island at-large
2 seats on a general ticket
Nehemiah KnightDemocratic-Republican1802Incumbent re-elected.
Joseph Stanton Jr.Democratic-Republican1800Incumbent re-elected.

South Carolina

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected
ResultCandidates
South Carolina 1
"Charleston district"
Thomas LowndesFederalist1800Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican gain.
  • Y Robert Marion (Democratic-Republican) 60.6%
  • Thomas L. Smith (Federalist) 37.0%
  • Scattering 2.4%
South Carolina 2
"Beaufort and Edgefield district"
William Butler Sr.Democratic-Republican1800Incumbent re-elected.
South Carolina 3
"Georgetown district"
Benjamin HugerFederalist1798Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican gain.
South Carolina 4
"Orangeburgh district"
Wade HamptonDemocratic-Republican1803Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
  • Y O'Brien Smith (Democratic-Republican)[e]
  • John Taylor (Democratic-Republican)
South Carolina 5
"Sumter district"
Richard WinnDemocratic-Republican1802 (special)Incumbent re-elected.
South Carolina 6
"Abbeville district"
Levi CaseyDemocratic-Republican1803Incumbent re-elected.
South Carolina 7
"Chester district"
Thomas MooreDemocratic-Republican1800Incumbent re-elected.
South Carolina 8
"Pendleton district"
John B. EarleDemocratic-Republican1803Incumbent re-elected but resigned March 3, 1805, triggering a special election.

Tennessee

Beginning with the 9th Congress, Tennessee was divided into 3 districts.

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected
ResultCandidates
Tennessee 1
"Washington district"
John Rhea
Redistricted from the at-large district
Democratic-Republican1803Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y John Rhea (Democratic-Republican)
  • Uncontested
Tennessee 2
"Hamilton district"
George W. Campbell
Redistricted from the at-large district
Democratic-Republican1803Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 3
"Mero district"
William Dickson
Redistricted from the at-large district
Democratic-Republican1801Incumbent re-elected.

Vermont

Vermont required a majority for election, which frequently mandated runoff elections. The 2nd, and 3rd districts both required second elections in this election cycle, and districts both required second elections in this election cyclethe 3rd district required a third election.

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected
ResultCandidates[f]
Vermont 1
"Southwestern district"
Gideon OlinDemocratic-Republican1802Incumbent re-elected.
Vermont 2
"Southeastern district"
James ElliotFederalist1802Incumbent re-elected.First ballot (September 4, 1804):

Second ballot (December 18, 1804):
Vermont 3
  • "Northeastern district"
William ChamberlainFederalist1802Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican gain.
First ballot (September 4, 1804):

Second ballot (December 18, 1804):

Third ballot (March 25, 1805):
Vermont 4
"Northwestern district"
Martin ChittendenFederalist1802Incumbent re-elected.

Virginia

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected
ResultCandidates
Virginia 1John G. JacksonDemocratic-Republican1803Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 2James StephensonFederalist1803Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican gain.
Virginia 3John SmithDemocratic-Republican1801Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 4David HolmesDemocratic-Republican1797Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 5Alexander WilsonDemocratic-Republican1804 (special)Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 6Abram TriggDemocratic-Republican1797Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 7Joseph Lewis Jr.Federalist1803Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Joseph Lewis Jr. (Federalist) 54.3%
  • William Elzey (Democratic-Republican) 45.7%
Virginia 8Walter JonesDemocratic-Republican1803Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 9Philip R. ThompsonDemocratic-Republican1793Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 10John DawsonDemocratic-Republican1797Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 11Anthony NewDemocratic-Republican1793Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
  • Y James M. Garnett (Democratic-Republican)[e]
  • Carter Braxton (Unknown)
  • John Roane (Democratic-Republican)
  • John Smith (Unknown)
  • Archibald Ritchie (Unknown)
Virginia 12Thomas GriffinFederalist1803Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican gain.
Virginia 13Christopher H. ClarkDemocratic-Republican1804 (special)Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 14Matthew ClayDemocratic-Republican1797Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Matthew Clay (Democratic-Republican) 88.9%
  • William Lewis (Federalist) 11.1%
Virginia 15John RandolphDemocratic-Republican1799Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 16John W. EppesDemocratic-Republican1803Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 17Thomas ClaiborneDemocratic-Republican1793
1801
Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
  • Y John Claiborne (Democratic-Republican) 72.7%
  • Mark Alexander (Democratic-Republican) 27.3%
Virginia 18Peterson GoodwynDemocratic-Republican1803Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 19Edwin GrayDemocratic-Republican1799Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 20Thomas Newton Jr.Democratic-Republican1799Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 21Thomas M. RandolphDemocratic-Republican1803Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 22John CloptonDemocratic-Republican1801Incumbent re-elected.

Non-voting delegates

There were three territories with non-voting delegates in the 9th Congress, one of which (the Orleans Territory) did not send its first representative until 1806. The delegates were elected by the territorial legislatures, votes here are the number of members of the territorial legislatures voting for each candidate.

In the Mississippi Territory, the territorial legislature was locked. The first vote given above was on the 7th ballot, after which point the territorial legislature adjourned, the second vote was at a later session of the territorial legislature.

DistrictIncumbentThis race
DelegatePartyFirst electedResultsCandidates
Indiana Territory at-largeNone (District created)New delegate elected September 11, 1805.
Federalist gain.
New delegate was seated December 12, 1805.
First ballot:

Second ballot:

Third ballot:
Mississippi Territory at-largeWilliam LattimoreDemocratic-Republican1803Incumbent re-elected on an unknown date in 1805.Seventh ballot:
  • William Lattimore (Democratic-Republican) 5
  • Cato West (Unknown) 5
  • William Gordon Freeman (Unknown) 4

Eventual decision:

See also

Notes

References

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