1804 United States elections
| ← House elections | |
| Overall control | Democratic-Republican hold |
|---|---|
| Seats contested | All 142 voting members |
| Net seat change | Democratic-Republican +11[2] |
| Gubernatorial elections | |
| Seats contested | 13 |
| Net seat change | +1 Federalist |
 | |
| 1804 gubernatorial election results Democratic-Republican gain Democratic-Republican hold Federalist gain Federalist hold | |
The 1804 United States elections elected the members of the 9th United States Congress. The election took place during the First Party System. The Democratic-Republican Party continued its control of the presidency and both houses of Congress.
In the presidential election, incumbent
had been ratified in 1804, this was the first election in which electors separately selected a president and a vice president.In the House, Democratic-Republicans won moderate gains, boosting their already-dominant majority.[4]
In the Senate, Democratic-Republicans made small gains, improving on their commanding majority.[5]
See also
- 1804 United States presidential election
- 1804–05 United States House of Representatives elections
- 1804–05 United States Senate elections
- 1804 United States gubernatorial elections
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "1804 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- ^ "Party Divisions of the House of Representatives". United States House of Representatives. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- ^ "Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present". United States Senate. Retrieved 25 June 2014.