1800 United States elections
| ← House elections | |
| Overall control | Democratic-Republican gain |
|---|---|
| Seats contested | All 106 voting members |
| Net seat change | Democratic-Republican +22[3] |
The 1800 United States elections elected the members of the
realigning election in American history.[4] It was the first peaceful transfer of power between parties in American history.[5] The Democratic-Republican Party won control of the presidency and both houses of Congress for the first time. Conversely, the Federalist Party would never again control the presidency or either house of Congress. Ohio
was admitted as a state during the 7th Congress.
In the presidential election,
electoral college
so that electors in all future elections cast an electoral vote for president and a separate electoral vote for vice president.
In the House, Democratic-Republicans won major gains, taking control of the chamber.[7] In the Senate, Democratic-Republicans picked up several seats, taking control of the chamber for the first time in the party's history.[8] This marked the first of three times in American history where one party flipped both chambers of Congress and the presidency in a single election, along with 1840 and 1952.
See also
- 1800 United States presidential election
- 1800–01 United States House of Representatives elections
- 1800–01 United States Senate elections
References
- ^ Because Jefferson tied his own running mate, Aaron Burr, in the electoral vote, the House of Representatives held a contingent election to determine the president. Jefferson defeated Burr in that contingent election.
- ^ Not counting special elections.
- ^ a b Congressional seat gain figures only reflect the results of the regularly-scheduled elections, and do not take special elections into account.
- ^ Reichley, A. James (2000). The Life of the Parties (Paperback ed.). Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 8–12.
- ^ "Presidential elections". History.com. History Channel. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
- ^ "1800 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
- ^ "Party Divisions of the House of Representatives". United States House of Representatives. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
- ^ "Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present". United States Senate. Retrieved June 25, 2014.