1806 United States elections explained

Year:	1806
Type:	Midterm elections
Incumbent President:	Thomas Jefferson (Democratic-Republican)
Next Congress:	10th
Senate Control:	Democratic-Republican hold
Senate Seats Contested:	11 of 34 seats^[1]
Senate Net Change:	Democratic-Republican +1^[2]
House Control:	Democratic-Republican hold
House Seats Contested:	All 142 voting seats
House Net Change:	Democratic-Republican +2

The 1806 United States elections occurred in the middle of Democratic-Republican President Thomas Jefferson's second term, during the First Party System. Members of the 10th United States Congress were chosen in this election. Neither chamber saw significant partisan change, with the Democratic-Republicans retaining a commanding majority in both the House and Senate.^{[3] [4]}

See also

• 1806–07 United States House of Representatives elections
• 1806–07 United States Senate elections

Notes and References

1. Not counting special elections.
2. Congressional seat gain figures only reflect the results of the regularly-scheduled elections, and do not take special elections into account.
3. Web site: Party Divisions of the House of Representatives. United States House of Representatives. 25 June 2014.
4. Web site: Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present. United States Senate. 25 June 2014.