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1798–99 United States Senate elections#Kentucky

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1798–99 United States Senate elections

| country = United States

| flag_year = 1795

| type = legislative

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1796–97 United States Senate elections

| previous_year = {{Nowrap|1796 & 1797}}

| next_election = 1800–01 United States Senate elections

| next_year = {{Nowrap|1800 & 1801}}

| previous_seat_election = 1792–93 United States Senate elections

| previous_seat_year = {{Nowrap|1792 & 1793}}

| next_seat_election = 1804–05 United States Senate elections

| next_seat_year = {{Nowrap|1804 & 1805}}

| seats_for_election = 11 of the 32 seats in the United States Senate (plus special elections)

| majority_seats = 17

| election_date = Dates vary by state

| image_size = 100px

| 1blank = Seats up

| 2blank = Races won

| image1 =

| party1 = Federalist Party

| seats_before1 = 22

| seats_after1 = 23

| seat_change1 = {{steady}}

| 1data1 = 5

| 2data1 = 5

| image2 =

| party2 = Democratic-Republican Party

| seats_before2 = 10

| seats_after2 = 9

| seat_change2 = {{steady}}

| 1data2 = 6

| 2data2 = 6

| title = Majority Party

| before_election =

| before_party = Federalist Party

| after_election =

| after_party = Federalist Party

| map_image = File:1798senatemap.svg

| map_caption =
{{Legend0|#f2bfa6|Federalist hold}} {{Legend0|#bef3be|Democratic-Republican hold}}

}}

The 1798–99 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 1798 and 1799, and a seat may have been filled months late or remained vacant due to legislative deadlock.{{cite web|url=https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/17th-amendment|title=17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Direct Election of U.S. Senators (1913)|website=National Archives and Records Administration|date=February 8, 2022}} In these elections, terms were up for the senators in Class 2.

They occurred in the middle of President John Adams's administration, and had no net change in political control of the Senate.

Results summary

Senate party division, 6th Congress (1799–1801)

  • Majority party: Federalist (22)
  • Minority party: Democratic-Republican (9)
  • Other parties: 0
  • Total seats: 31

Change in composition

= Before the elections =

After the January 19, 1798, election in Delaware.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican active}} | DR{{Sub|6}}
{{Small|Ky.}}
{{Small|Ran}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican active}} | DR{{Sub|5}}
{{Small|Ga.}}
{{Small|Unknown}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | DR{{Sub|4}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | DR{{Sub|3}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | DR{{Sub|2}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | DR{{Sub|1}}

width=10% {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican active}} | DR{{Sub|7}}
{{Small|N.C.}}
{{Small|Ran}}

| width=10% {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican active}} | DR{{Sub|8}}
{{Small|S.C.}}
{{Small|Ran}}

| width=10% {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican active}} | DR{{Sub|9}}
{{Small|Tenn.}}
{{Small|Retired}}

| width=10% {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican active}} | DR{{Sub|10}}
{{Small|Va.}}
{{Small|Ran}}

| width=10% {{Party shading/Federalist active}} | F{{Sub|22}}
{{Small|R.I.}}
{{Small|Ran}}

| width=10% {{Party shading/Federalist active}} | F{{Sub|21}}
{{Small|N.J.}}
{{Small|Retired}}

| width=10% {{Party shading/Federalist active}} | F{{Sub|20}}
{{Small|N.H.}}
{{Small|Ran}}

| width=10% {{Party shading/Federalist active}} | F{{Sub|19}}
{{Small|Mass.}}
{{Small|Retired}}

| width=10% {{Party shading/Federalist active}} | F{{Sub|18}}
{{Small|Del.}}
{{Small|Died}}

| rowspan=2 width=10% {{Party shading/Federalist}} | F{{Sub|17}}

colspan=9 style="text-align:right" | Majority →
{{Party shading/Federalist}} | F{{Sub|7}}

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | F{{Sub|8}}

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | F{{Sub|9}}

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | F{{Sub|10}}

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | F{{Sub|11}}

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | F{{Sub|12}}

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | F{{Sub|13}}

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | F{{Sub|14}}

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | F{{Sub|15}}

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | F{{Sub|16}}

{{Party shading/Federalist}} | F{{Sub|6}}

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | F{{Sub|5}}

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | F{{Sub|4}}

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | F{{Sub|3}}

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | F{{Sub|2}}

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | F{{Sub|1}}

= Results of the elections =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican active}} | DR{{Sub|6}}
{{Small|Ky.}}
{{Small|Re-elected}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican active}} | DR{{Sub|5}}
{{Small|Ga.}}
{{Small|Hold}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | DR{{Sub|4}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | DR{{Sub|3}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | DR{{Sub|2}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | DR{{Sub|1}}

width=10% {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican active}} | DR{{Sub|7}}
{{Small|N.C.}}
{{Small|Hold}}

| width=10% {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican active}} | DR{{Sub|8}}
{{Small|S.C.}}
{{Small|Re-elected}}

| width=10% {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican active}} | DR{{Sub|9}}
{{Small|Tenn.}}
{{Small|Hold}}

| width=10% {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican active}} | DR{{Sub|10}}
{{Small|Va.}}
{{Small|Re-elected}}

| width=10% {{Party shading/Federalist active}} | F{{Sub|22}}
{{Small|N.J.}}
{{Small|Hold}}

| width=10% {{Party shading/Federalist active}} | F{{Sub|21}}
{{Small|Mass.}}
{{Small|Hold}}

| width=10% {{Party shading/Federalist active}} | F{{Sub|20}}
{{Small|Del.}}
{{Small|Hold}}

| width=10% {{Party shading/Federalist active}} | F{{Sub|19}}
{{Small|R.I.}}
{{Small|Re-elected}}

| width=10% {{Party shading/Federalist active}} | F{{Sub|18}}
{{Small|N.H.}}
{{Small|Re-elected}}

| rowspan=2 width=10% {{Party shading/Federalist}} | F{{Sub|17}}

colspan=9 style="text-align:right" | Majority →
{{Party shading/Federalist}} | F{{Sub|7}}

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | F{{Sub|8}}

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | F{{Sub|9}}

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | F{{Sub|10}}

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | F{{Sub|11}}

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | F{{Sub|12}}

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | F{{Sub|13}}

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | F{{Sub|14}}

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | F{{Sub|15}}

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | F{{Sub|16}}

{{Party shading/Federalist}} | F{{Sub|6}}

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | F{{Sub|5}}

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | F{{Sub|4}}

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | F{{Sub|3}}

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | F{{Sub|2}}

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | F{{Sub|1}}

= Beginning of the next Congress =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | DR{{Sub|6}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | DR{{Sub|5}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | DR{{Sub|4}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | DR{{Sub|3}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | DR{{Sub|2}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | DR{{Sub|1}}

width=10% {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} |
DR{{Sub|7}}{{0|
Re-elected}}

| width=10% {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | DR{{Sub|8}}

| width=10% {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | DR{{Sub|9}}

| width=10% {{Party shading/Vacant active}} | V{{Sub|1}}
{{Small|Va.}}
{{Small|Died}}

| width=10% {{Party shading/Federalist}} | F{{Sub|22}}

| width=10% {{Party shading/Federalist}} | F{{Sub|21}}

| width=10% {{Party shading/Federalist}} | F{{Sub|20}}

| width=10% {{Party shading/Federalist}} | F{{Sub|19}}

| width=10% {{Party shading/Federalist}} | F{{Sub|18}}

| rowspan=2 width=10% {{Party shading/Federalist}} | F{{Sub|17}}

colspan=9 style="text-align:right" | Majority →
{{Party shading/Federalist}} | F{{Sub|7}}

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | F{{Sub|8}}

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | F{{Sub|9}}

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | F{{Sub|10}}

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | F{{Sub|11}}

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | F{{Sub|12}}

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | F{{Sub|13}}

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | F{{Sub|14}}

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | F{{Sub|15}}

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | F{{Sub|16}}

{{Party shading/Federalist}} | F{{Sub|6}}

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | F{{Sub|5}}

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | F{{Sub|4}}

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | F{{Sub|3}}

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | F{{Sub|2}}

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | F{{Sub|1}}

valign=top

! Key

|

{| class=wikitable

| align=center {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | DR{{Sub|#}}

| Democratic-Republican

align=center {{Party shading/Federalist}} | F{{Sub|#}}

| Federalist

align=center {{Party shading/Vacant}} | V{{Sub|#}}

| Vacant

|}

Race summaries

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

= Special elections during the 5th Congress =

In these special elections, the winner was seated before March 4, 1799; ordered by election date.

class=wikitable
valign=bottom

! rowspan=2 | State

! colspan=3 | Incumbent

! rowspan=2 | Results

! rowspan=2 | Candidates

Senator

! Party

! First elected

New York
(Class 1)

| Philip Schuyler

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1789{{efn|Incumbent lost in 1791 Senate election, but he was able to run again in 1797 and won.}}

| {{party shading/Federalist/Hold}} | Incumbent resigned January 3, 1798, due to ill health.
New senator elected January 11, 1798.
Federalist hold.
Winner later resigned; see below.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} John Sloss Hobart (Federalist) 100
  • {{Party stripe|Unknown}}John Addison (Unknown) 25
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}John Armstrong (Democratic-Republican) 4
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}John Taylor (Democratic-Republican) 2
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}James Watson (Federalist) 2
  • {{Party stripe|Unknown}}James CocliramMay be "James Cocliran" (Unknown) 1{{Cite web | publisher= Tufts University | work= Tufts Digital Collations and Archives | series= A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 | access-date= February 5, 2018 | title= New York 1798 U.S. Senate, Special | url= https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:ny.ussenate.1798}}, citing Connecticut Gazette (New London, CT). January 24, 1798.

}}

Delaware
(Class 2)

| John Vining

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1792

| {{party shading/Federalist/Hold}} | Incumbent resigned January 19, 1798.
New senator elected January 19, 1798.
Federalist hold.
Winner died August 11, 1798; see below.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} Joshua Clayton (Federalist) 14
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}James Sykes (Democratic-Republican) 10{{Cite web | publisher= Tufts University | work= Tufts Digital Collations and Archives | series= A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 | access-date= February 5, 2018 | title= Delaware 1798 U.S. Senate, Special | url= https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:de.ussenator.special.1798}}, citing Journal of the Delaware House of Representatives, 1798. 36.

}}

New York
(Class 1)

| William North

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1798 {{Small|(appointed)}}

| {{party shading/Federalist/Hold}} | Interim appointee served until winner qualified.
New senator elected August 24, 1798.
Federalist hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} James Watson (Federalist) 87
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}John Taylor (Democratic-Republican) 57{{Cite web | publisher= Tufts University | work= Tufts Digital Collations and Archives | series= A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 | access-date= February 5, 2018 | title= New York 1798 U.S. Senate, Special | url= https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:ny.ussenate.special.Aug.1798 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191014192336/https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:ny.ussenate.special.Aug.1798 | url-status= dead | archive-date= October 14, 2019 }}, citing Connecticut Gazette (New London, CT). August 29, 1798.

}}

South Carolina
(Class 2)

| John Hunter

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-
Republican

| 1796 United States Senate special election in South Carolina

| {{party shading/Democratic-Republican/Hold}} | Incumbent resigned November 26, 1798.
New senator elected December 6, 1798.
Democratic-Republican hold.
New senator also elected to next term; see below.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{Aye}} Charles Pinckney (Democratic-Republican)
  • {{data missing|date=February 2020}}

}}

Tennessee
(Class 1)

| Daniel Smith

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-
Republican

| 1798 {{Small|(appointed)}}

| {{party shading/Democratic-Republican/Hold}} | Interim appointee retired when successor qualified.
New senator elected December 12, 1798.
Winner qualified upon retirement from other Senate seat on March 3, 1799.
Democratic-Republican hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{Aye}} Joseph Anderson (Democratic-Republican) 17
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}William Cocke (Democratic-Republican) 28Elected instead to other seat.
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}Daniel Smith (Democratic-Republican) 15
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}Andrew Jackson (Democratic-Republican) 1
  • {{Party stripe|Unknown}}John Overton (Unknown) 1

}}

Delaware
(Class 2)

| Joshua Clayton

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1798

| {{party shading/Federalist/Hold}} | Died August 11, 1798.
New senator elected January 17, 1799.
Federalist hold.
Winner also elected to next term; see below.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} William H. Wells (Federalist) 14
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}James Sykes (Democratic-Republican) 12{{Cite web | publisher= Tufts University | work= Tufts Digital Collations and Archives | series= A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 | access-date= February 5, 2018 | title= Delaware 1799 U.S. Senate, Special | url= https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:de.ussenator.special.1799}}, citing Journal of the Delaware House of Representatives, 1799.

}}

New Jersey
(Class 1)

| Franklin Davenport

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1798 {{Small|(appointed)}}

| {{party shading/Federalist/Hold}} | Interim appointee served until winner qualified.
New senator elected February 21, 1799 on the third ballot.
Federalist hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} James Schureman (Federalist) 26
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}Thomas Henderson (Federalist) 24
  • {{Party stripe|Unknown}}Philemon Dickinson (Unknown) Eliminated in earlier ballot
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}Jonathan Elmer (Federalist) Eliminated in earlier ballot{{Cite web | publisher= Tufts University | work= Tufts Digital Collations and Archives | series= A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 | access-date= February 5, 2018 | title= New Jersey 1799 U.S. Senate, Ballot 3 | url= https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:nj.ussenate.3.1799 | archive-date= October 14, 2019 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191014192441/https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:nj.ussenate.3.1799 | url-status= dead }}, citing The Genius of Liberty (Morristown, NJ). February 21, 1799.

}}

= Races leading to the 6th Congress =

In these regular elections, the winner was seated on March 4, 1799; ordered by state.

All of the elections involved the Class 2 seats.

class=wikitable
valign=bottom

! rowspan=2 | State

! colspan=3 | Incumbent

! rowspan=2 | Results

! rowspan=2 | Candidates

Senator

! Party

! First elected

Delaware

| Joshua Clayton

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1798

| {{party shading/Federalist/Hold}} | Incumbent died August 11, 1798.
New senator elected January 17, 1799.
Federalist hold.
Winner was also elected to finish the current term, see above.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} William H. Wells (Federalist) 14
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}James Sykes (Democratic-Republican){{Cite web | publisher= Tufts University | work= Tufts Digital Collations and Archives | series= A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 | access-date= February 5, 2018 | title= Delaware 1799 U.S. Senate | url= https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:de.ussenator.special.1799}}, citing Journal of the Delaware House of Representatives, 1799.

}}

Georgia

| Josiah Tattnall

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-
Republican

| 1796

| {{party shading/Democratic-Republican/Hold}} | Incumbent retired or lost re-election.
New senator elected January 18, 1799.
Democratic-Republican hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{Aye}} Abraham Baldwin (Democratic-Republican) 42
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}Thomas P. Carnes (Federalist) 37{{Cite web | publisher= Tufts University | work= Tufts Digital Collations and Archives | series= A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 | access-date= February 5, 2018 | title= Georgia 1799 U.S. Senate | url= https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:ga.ussenate.1799}}, citing The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). February 5, 1799.

}}

Kentucky

| John Brown

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-
Republican

| 1792

| Incumbent re-elected November 30, 1798.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{Aye}} John Brown (Democratic-Republican) 36
  • {{Party stripe|Unknown}}Benjamin Logan (Unknown) 22
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}Stephen Ormsby (Democratic-Republican) 7{{Cite web | publisher= Tufts University | work= Tufts Digital Collations and Archives | series= A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 | access-date= February 5, 2018 | title= Kentucky 1798 U.S. Senate | url= https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:ky.ussenate.1798}}, citing The Palladium: A Literary and Political Weekly Repository (Frankfort, KY). December 4, 1798.

}}

Massachusetts

| Theodore Sedgwick

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1796

| {{party shading/Federalist/Hold}} | Incumbent retired to run for the U.S. House of Representatives.
New senator elected June 14, 1798.
Federalist hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} Samuel Dexter (Federalist) 102
  • Others 54{{Cite web | publisher= Tufts University | work= Tufts Digital Collations and Archives | series= A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 | access-date= February 5, 2018 | title= Massachusetts 1798 U.S. Senate | url= https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:ma.ussenate.1798}}, citing Connecticut Gazette (New London, CT). June 20, 1798.

}}

New Hampshire

| Samuel Livermore

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1792

| Incumbent re-elected December 21, 1798.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} Samuel Livermore (Federalist) 8
  • {{Party stripe|Unknown}}Nay 4{{Cite web | publisher= Tufts University | work= Tufts Digital Collations and Archives | series= A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 | access-date= February 5, 2018 | title= New Hampshire 1798 U.S. Senate | url= https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:nh.ussenate.1798}}, citing Journal of the New Hampshire Senate, 1799. 38–45, 50–51. Journal of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, 1799. 42–45.

}}

New Jersey

| Richard Stockton

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1796

| {{party shading/Federalist/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.
New senator elected November 1, 1798.
Federalist hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} Jonathan Dayton (Federalist) 26
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}Jonathan Elmer (Federalist) 22{{Cite web | publisher= Tufts University | work= Tufts Digital Collations and Archives | series= A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 | access-date= February 5, 2018 | title= New Jersey 1798 U.S. Senate | url= https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:nj.ussenate.1798}}, citing The Centinel of Freedom (Newark, NJ). November 6, 1798. The Genius of Liberty (Morristown, NJ). November 8, 1798.

}}

North Carolina

| Alexander Martin

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-
Republican

| 1792

| {{party shading/Democratic-Republican/Hold}} | Incumbent lost re-election.
New senator elected December 12, 1798, on the ninth ballot.{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=273400|title=Our Campaigns - NC US Senate Race - Dec 12, 1798|website=www.ourcampaigns.com}}
Democratic-Republican hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{Aye}} Jesse Franklin (Democratic-Republican) 89
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}Benjamin Smith (Federalist) 78
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}Alexander Martin (Democratic-Republican) Eliminated in earlier ballot
  • {{Party stripe|Unknown}}Blake Baker Jr. (Unknown) Eliminated in earlier ballot{{Cite web | publisher= Tufts University | work= Tufts Digital Collations and Archives | series= A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 | access-date= February 5, 2018 | title= North Carolina 1798 U.S. Senate, Ballot 9 | url= https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:nc.ussenator.9.1798}}, citing Legislative Papers for 1798. Box 157. State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh.

}}

Rhode Island

| Ray Greene

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1797 United States Senate special election in Rhode Island

| Incumbent re-elected November 1, 1798.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} Ray Greene (Federalist) Unanimous{{Cite web | publisher= Tufts University | work= Tufts Digital Collations and Archives | series= A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 | access-date= February 5, 2018 | title= Rhode Island 1798 U.S. Senate | url= https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:ri.ussenator.1798}}, citing The Newport Mercury (Newport, RI). November 6, 1798.

}}

South Carolina

| Charles Pinckney

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-
Republican

| 1798

| Incumbent re-elected December 6, 1798.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{Aye}} Charles Pinckney (Democratic-Republican)
  • {{data missing|date=February 2020}}

}}

Tennessee

| Joseph Anderson

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-
Republican

| 1797 United States Senate special elections in Tennessee

| {{party shading/Democratic-Republican/Hold}} | Incumbent retired when elected to the Class 1 seat (see above).
New senator elected December 12, 1798.
Democratic-Republican hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{Aye}} William Cocke (Democratic-Republican) 28
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}Joseph Anderson (Democratic-Republican) 17
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}Daniel Smith (Democratic-Republican) 15
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}Andrew Jackson (Democratic-Republican) 1
  • {{Party stripe|Unknown}}John Overton (Unknown) 1{{Cite web | publisher= Tufts University | work= Tufts Digital Collations and Archives | series= A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 | access-date= January 31, 2018 | title= Tennessee 1798 U.S. Senate | url= https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:tn.ussenate.2.1798}}, citing White, Robert Hiram. Messages of the Governors of Tennessee, 1796–1821. Vol. 1. Nashville: The Tennessee Historical Commission, 1952.

}}

Virginia

| Henry Tazewell

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-
Republican

| 1794 United States Senate special elections in Virginia

| Incumbent re-elected in 1798.
Incumbent died January 24, 1799, before the term began.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{Aye}} Henry Tazewell (Democratic-Republican) 117
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}James Madison (Democratic-Republican) 28
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}John Marshall (Federalist) 13
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}James Breckenridge (Federalist) 10
  • Others 9{{Cite web | publisher= Tufts University | work= Tufts Digital Collations and Archives | series= A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 | access-date= February 5, 2018 | title= Virginia 1798 U.S. Senate | url= https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:va.ussenate.1798}}, citing Samuel Shield to Henry Tazewell. December 13, 1798.

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= Special elections during the 6th Congress =

In this special election, the winner was seated after March 4, 1799, the beginning of the next Congress.

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! rowspan=2 | State

! colspan=3 | Incumbent

! rowspan=2 | Results

! rowspan=2 | Candidates

Senator

! Party

! First elected

Virginia
(Class 2)

| colspan=3 | Vacant

| {{party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Incumbent Henry Tazewell (DR) was re-elected in 1798 but died January 24, 1799, before the term began.
New senator elected December 5, 1799 on the second ballot.
Democratic-Republican gain.

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  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{Aye}} Wilson C. Nicholas (Democratic-Republican) 111
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}John Page (Democratic-Republican) 49
  • {{Party stripe|Unknown}}Ludwell Lee (Unknown) 1
  • {{Party stripe|Unknown}}George K. Taylor (Unknown) 1
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}James Wood (Federalist) 1{{Cite web | publisher= Tufts University | work= Tufts Digital Collations and Archives | series= A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 | access-date= February 5, 2018 | title= Virginia 1799 U.S. Senate, Special, Ballot 2 | url= https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/6t053g40x}}, citing The Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). December 13, 1799. Raleigh Register, and North-Carolina Weekly Advertiser (Raleigh, NC). December 17, 1799.

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See also

Notes

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References

  • [https://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/history/one_item_and_teasers/partydiv.htm Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present], via Senate.gov

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