1794–95 United States House of Representatives elections

The 1794–95 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between August 25, 1794 (New Hampshire), and September 5, 1795 (Kentucky). Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives before the first session of the 4th United States Congress convened on December 7, 1795. They were held during President George Washington's second term. Elections were held for all 105 seats, representing 15 states.

1794–95 United States House of Representatives elections
August 24, 1794 – September 5, 1795
All 105 seats in the United States House of Representatives
53 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Frederick Muhlenberg Jonathan Dayton
Party Democratic-Republican Federalist
Leader's seat Pennsylvania 2nd New Jersey at-large
Last election 54 seats 51 seats
Seats won 59 47
Seat change 5 4

     Federalist hold      Federalist gain
     Democratic-Republican hold      Democratic-Republican gain
     Undistricted
Speaker before election

Frederick Muhlenberg
Anti-Administration

 Elected Speaker

Jonathan Dayton
Federalist

In the second election for the House of Representatives with organized political parties, the Democratic-Republican Party, led by Thomas Jefferson, once again defeated the Federalist Party, led by Alexander Hamilton, and slightly increased their majority. These new wins by the Democratic-Republicans can mostly be attributed to the popularity of Jeffersonian ideas of agrarian democracy in the Western territories of the United States.

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