1798–99 United States Senate elections

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. In these elections, terms were up for the senators in Class 2.

1798–99 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 22 10
Seats after 23 9
Seat change
Seats up 5 6
Races won 5 6


     Federalist hold      Democratic-Republican hold

Majority Party before election


Federalist

Elected Majority Party


Federalist

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

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