The 1804 United States elections elected the members of the 9th United States Congress. The election took place during the First Party System. The Democratic-Republican Party continued its control of the presidency and both houses of Congress.
In the presidential election, incumbent Democratic-Republican President Thomas Jefferson easily defeated Federalist former Governor Charles Pinckney of South Carolina.[3] As the Twelfth Amendment had been ratified in 1804, this was the first election in which electors separately selected a president and a vice president.
In the House, Democratic-Republicans won moderate gains, boosting their already-dominant majority.[4]
In the Senate, Democratic-Republicans made small gains, improving on their commanding majority.[5]
See also
- 1804 United States presidential election
- 1804–05 United States House of Representatives elections
- 1804–05 United States Senate elections
- 1804 United States gubernatorial elections
References
- ^ Not counting special elections.
- ^ a b Congressional seat gain figures only reflect the results of the regularly-scheduled elections, and do not take special elections into account.
- ^ "1804 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- ^ "Party Divisions of the House of Representatives". United States House of Representatives. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- ^ "Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present". United States Senate. Retrieved 25 June 2014.