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]