1814 United States elections explained

Year:1814
Type:Midterm elections
Incumbent President:James Madison
(Democratic-Republican)
Next Congress:14th
Senate Control:Democratic-Republican hold
Senate Seats Contested:12 of 36 seats[1]
Senate Net Change:Federalist +1[2]
House Control:Democratic-Republican hold
House Seats Contested:All 183 voting seats
House Net Change:Democratic-Republican +5

The 1814 United States elections occurred in the middle of Democratic-Republican President James Madison's second term, during the First Party System. Members of the 14th United States Congress were chosen in this election. During the 14th Congress, Indiana joined the union. The election took place during the War of 1812.

Democratic-Republicans continued to dominate both houses of Congress, and slightly increased their majority in the House. Federalists picked up a small number of seats in the Senate.[3] [4]

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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.