1822 United States elections explained

Year:	1822
Type:	Midterm elections
Incumbent President:	James Monroe (Democratic-Republican)
Next Congress:	18th
Senate Control:	Democratic-Republican hold
Senate Seats Contested:	16 of 48 seats^[1]
Senate Net Change:	Federalist -1^[2]
House Control:	Democratic-Republican hold
House Seats Contested:	All 213 voting seats
House Net Change:	Democratic-Republican +34

The 1822 United States elections occurred in the middle of Democratic-Republican President James Monroe's second term, and was the last election of the First Party System. Members of the 18th United States Congress were chosen in this election. The 1820 census added 26 seats to the House. Democratic-Republicans continued to dominate both chambers of Congress.^{[3] [4]}

See also

• 1822–23 United States House of Representatives elections
• 1822–23 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.