1796–97 United States Senate elections

1796–97 United States Senate elections
Dates vary by state
11 of the 32 seats in the United States Senate (plus special elections)
17 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Federalist Democratic-Republican
Seats before 19 12
Seats after 20 10
Seat change 1 2
Seats up 8 3
Races won 9 1
Results:
     Federalist hold      Federalist gain
     Dem-Republican hold
     Legislature failed to elect
Majority Party before election


Federalist

 Elected Majority Party


Federalist

The 1796–97 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 1796 and 1797, and a seat may have been filled months late or remained vacant due to legislative deadlock. In these elections, terms were up for the senators in Class 1.

They coincided with John Adams's election as President. The ruling Federalist Party gained one seat.

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