1812–13 United States Senate elections

1812–13 United States Senate elections
← 1810 & 1811 Dates vary by state 1814 & 1815 →
12 of the 36 seats in the United States Senate (plus special elections)
19 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic-Republican Federalist
Last election 27 seats 7 seats
Seats before 30 6
Seats won 8 4
Seats after 28 8
Seat change Decrease 2 Increase 2
Seats up 10 2
Results:
     Federalist hold      Federalist gain
     Dem-Republican hold      Dem-Republican gain
     Legislature Failed To Elect
Majority Party before election


Democratic-Republican

Elected Majority Party


Democratic-Republican

The 1812–13 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states, coinciding with President James Madison's re-election. 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 1812 and 1813, and a seat may have been filled months late or remained vacant due to legislative deadlock.[1] In these elections, terms were up for the senators in Class 3.

The Democratic-Republican Party lost two seats but still retained an overwhelming Senate majority. As in recent elections, the minority Federalists had gone into the elections with such a small share of Senate seats (6 out of 36, or 16.7%) that if they had won every one of the elections, they would still not have controlled a majority.

Change in composition

Before the elections

Composition after September 1812 elections in the new state of Louisiana.

DR8 DR7 DR6 DR5 DR4 DR3 DR2 DR1
DR9 DR10 DR11 DR12 DR13 DR14 DR15 DR16 DR17 DR18
Majority → DR19
DR28
Pa.
Retired 		DR27
Ohio
Retired 		DR26
N.C.
Retired 		DR25
Ky.
Retired 		DR24
Md.
Unknown 		DR23
La.
Unknown 		DR22
S.C.
Ran 		DR21
N.Y.
Ran 		DR20
Ga.
Ran
DR29
Vt.
Retired 		F7
N.H.
Ran 		F6
Conn.
Ran 		F5 F4 F3 F2 F1

Result of the regular elections

DR8 DR7 DR6 DR5 DR4 DR3 DR2 DR1
DR9 DR10 DR11 DR12 DR13 DR14 DR15 DR16 DR17 DR18
Majority → DR19
V1
Md.
DR Loss 		DR27
S.C.
Re-elected 		DR26
Ga.
Re-elected 		DR25
Vt.
Hold 		DR24
Pa.
Hold 		DR23
Ohio
Hold 		DR22
N.C.
Hold 		DR21
La.
Hold 		DR20
Ky.
Hold
V2
N.H.
F Loss 		F6
N.Y.
Gain 		F5
Conn.
Re-elected 		F5 F4 F3 F2 F1
Key:
DR# Democratic-Republican
F# Federalist
V# Vacant

Race summaries

Special elections during the 12th Congress

In these special elections, the winners were seated during 1812 or before March 4, 1813; ordered by election date.

State Incumbent Results Candidates
Senator Party Electoral history
Louisiana
(Class 2) 		None (new state) Louisiana was admitted to the Union on April 30, 1812.
Inaugural senator elected September 3, 1812.
Democratic-Republican gain.
Louisiana
(Class 3) 		None (new state) Louisiana was admitted to the Union on April 30, 1812.
Inaugural senator elected September 3, 1812.
Democratic-Republican gain.
Louisiana
(Class 2) 		Thomas Posey Democratic-
Republican 		1812 (appointed) Jean Destréhan had resigned October 1, 1812 without having qualified.
Interim successor appointed October 8, 1812.
Interim appointee lost election.
New senator elected February 4, 1813 on the second ballot.
Democratic-Republican hold.

Races leading to the 13th Congress

In these regular elections, the winner was seated on March 4, 1813 (except where noted due to late election); ordered by state.

All of the elections involved the Class 3 seats.

State Incumbent Results Candidates
Senator Party Electoral
history
Connecticut Chauncey Goodrich Federalist 1807 (special) Incumbent re-elected in 1813.
Georgia Charles Tait Democratic-
Republican 		1809 (special) Incumbent re-elected in 1813.
Kentucky John Pope Democratic-
Republican 		1806 Incumbent retired.
New senator elected January 12, 1813 on the third ballot.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Louisiana Allan B. Magruder Democratic-
Republican 		1812 Incumbent retired or lost re-election.
New senator elected in 1813.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Maryland Philip Reed Democratic-
Republican 		1806 (special)
1806 		Incumbent retired or lost re-election.
Legislature failed to elect.
Democratic-Republican loss. 		[data missing]
New Hampshire Charles Cutts Federalist 1810 (special) Incumbent lost re-election.
Legislature failed to elect after 12 ballots.
Federalist loss.
New York John Smith Democratic-
Republican 		1804 (special)
1807 		Incumbent lost re-election.
New senator elected February 2, 1813.
Federalist gain.
North Carolina Jesse Franklin Democratic-
Republican 		1799
1804 (lost)
1806 		Incumbent retired.
New senator elected in 1812.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Ohio Alexander Campbell Democratic-
Republican 		1809 (special) Incumbent retired.
New senator elected February 6, 1813.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Pennsylvania Andrew Gregg Democratic-
Republican 		1806 Incumbent retired.
New senator elected December 8, 1812.
Democratic-Republican hold.
South Carolina John Gaillard Democratic-
Republican 		1804 (special)
1806 		Incumbent re-elected in late 1812.[11]
Vermont Stephen R. Bradley Democratic-
Republican 		1791
1795 (lost)
1801 (special)
1806 		Incumbent retired.
New senator elected October 21, 1812.
Democratic-Republican hold.

Special elections during the 13th Congress

In these special elections, the winners were seated in 1813 after March 4; ordered by election date.

State Incumbent Results Candidates
Senator Party Electoral history
Massachusetts
(Class 1) 		James Lloyd Federalist 1808 (special)
1808 		Resigned May 1, 1813.
New senator elected May 5, 1813.
Federalist hold.
Connecticut
(Class 3) 		Chauncey Goodrich Federalist 1807 (special)
1812 		Incumbent resigned May 13, 1813 to become Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut.
New senator elected May 13, 1813.
Federalist hold.
Maryland
(Class 3) 		Vacant Legislature had failed to elect.
New senator elected May 21, 1813.
Federalist gain.
Delaware
(Class 2) 		James A. Bayard Federalist 1804 (special)
1805
1811 		Resigned March 3, 1813.
New senator elected May 21, 1813.
Federalist hold.
New Hampshire
(Class 3) 		Charles Cutts Federalist 1810 (special)
1813 (appointed) 		Interim appointee lost election.
New senator elected June 10, 1813 on the second ballot.
Federalist hold.
Georgia
(Class 2) 		William Bulloch Democratic-
Republican 		1813 (appointed) Interim appointee retired or lost re-election.
New senator elected November 6, 1813.
Democratic-Republican hold.

Connecticut

See also: List of United States senators from Connecticut and 1812 United States House of Representatives election in Connecticut

Connecticut (regular)

Connecticut (special)

Delaware (special)

See also: List of United States senators from Delaware

Georgia

See also: List of United States senators from Georgia and 1812 United States House of Representatives election in Georgia

Georgia (regular)

Georgia (special)

Kentucky

See also: List of United States senators from Kentucky

Louisiana

See also: List of United States senators from Louisiana

Maryland

See also: List of United States senators from Maryland

Maryland (regular)

The Maryland legislature failed to elect a senator before the March 3, 1813, the beginning of the term. Robert Henry Goldsborough was appointed to fill the seat.

Maryland (special)

1813 United States Senate special election in Maryland
← 1806 May 20, 1813 1819 →
80 members of the Maryland General Assembly
 
Candidate Robert Henry Goldsborough Edward Lloyd
Party Federalist Democratic-Republican
Legislative vote 47 35
Percentage 58.75% 41.25%

Robert H. Goldsborough won election over Edward Lloyd by a margin of 20.45%, or 18 votes, for the Class 3 seat.[18]

Massachusetts (special)

See also: List of United States senators from Massachusetts

New Hampshire

See also: List of United States senators from New Hampshire and 1812 United States House of Representatives election in New Hampshire

New Hampshire (regular)

New Hampshire (special)

New York

Main article: 1813 United States Senate election in New York
See also: List of United States senators from New York

North Carolina

See also: List of United States senators from North Carolina

Ohio

See also: List of United States senators from Ohio

Pennsylvania

See also: List of United States senators from Pennsylvania

South Carolina

See also: List of United States senators from South Carolina

Vermont

See also: List of United States senators from Vermont

See also

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