Senate
United States elections · 1796 · held
State Senate races in this election cycle, with separate candidate results and election-era ideology attribution.
State races and results map
Each race has its own denominator. Missing counts are blank. The interactive map uses modern state outlines as navigation references.
Connecticut — Senate — General
Legislative / indirect selection. Legislative selection; popular-vote totals are not inferred
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Hillhouse | Federalist | — | — | Elected |
Incumbent re-elected in 1797. Source candidate / selection detail: ▌Y James Hillhouse (Federalist)
[data missing]
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Connecticut — Senate (class 1) — General
Legislative / indirect selection. Legislative selection; popular-vote totals are not inferred
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Hillhouse | Federalist | — | — | Elected |
Incumbent resigned to become Chief Justice of the United States. New senator elected May 12, 1796. Federalist hold. Source candidate / selection detail: ▌Y James Hillhouse (Federalist)
[data missing]
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Connecticut — Senate (class 3) — General
Legislative / indirect selection. Legislative selection; popular-vote totals are not inferred
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uriah Tracy | Federalist | — | — | Elected |
Incumbent resigned June 10, 1796, to become Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut. New senator elected October 13, 1796. Federalist hold. Source candidate / selection detail: ▌Y Uriah Tracy (Federalist)
[data missing]
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Delaware — Senate — General
Legislative / indirect selection. Legislative selection; popular-vote totals are not inferred
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Latimer | Federalist | — | — | Elected |
| David Hall | Democratic-Republican | — | — | — |
Incumbent re-elected January 6, 1797. Source candidate / selection detail: ▌Y Henry Latimer (Federalist) 16
▌David Hall (Democratic-Republican) 6
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Georgia — Senate (class 2) — General
Legislative / indirect selection. Legislative selection; popular-vote totals are not inferred
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josiah Tattnall | Democratic-Republican | — | — | Elected |
Appointee retired when successor elected. New senator elected February 20, 1796. Democratic-Republican gain. Source candidate / selection detail: ▌Y Josiah Tattnall (Democratic-Republican)
[data missing]
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Maryland — Senate — General
Legislative / indirect selection. Legislative selection; popular-vote totals are not inferred
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Eager Howard | Federalist | — | — | Elected |
Incumbent re-elected December 9, 1796. Source candidate / selection detail: ▌Y John Eager Howard (Federalist)
[data missing]
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Maryland — Senate (class 1) — General
Legislative / indirect selection. Legislative selection; popular-vote totals are not inferred
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Eager Howard | Federalist | — | — | Elected |
| W. Spriggs | Federalist | — | — | — |
Incumbent resigned October 24, 1796. New senator elected November 28, 1796. Federalist hold. Successor also later elected to the next term; see below. Source candidate / selection detail: ▌Y John Eager Howard (Federalist)
▌W. Spriggs (Federalist) 15
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Maryland — Senate (class 3) — General
Legislative / indirect selection. Legislative selection; popular-vote totals are not inferred
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Lloyd | Federalist | — | — | Elected |
Incumbent resigned July 10, 1797, to become Governor of Maryland. New senator elected December 8, 1797. Federalist hold. Source candidate / selection detail: ▌Y James Lloyd (Federalist) Majority of one vote only
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Massachusetts — Senate — General
Legislative / indirect selection. Legislative selection; popular-vote totals are not inferred
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Goodhue | Federalist | — | — | Elected |
| Edward H. Robbins | Unknown | — | — | — |
Incumbent resigned June 9, 1796. New senator elected June 11, 1796 on the third ballot. Federalist hold. Winner also elected to finish the current term; see above. Source candidate / selection detail: ▌Y Benjamin Goodhue (Federalist) 73
▌Edward H. Robbins (Unknown)
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Massachusetts — Senate (class 1) — General
Legislative / indirect selection. Legislative selection; popular-vote totals are not inferred
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Goodhue | Federalist | — | — | Elected |
Incumbent resigned June 9, 1796. New senator elected June 11, 1796 on the second ballot. Federalist hold. Successor also elected the same day to the next term, see below. Source candidate / selection detail: ▌Y Benjamin Goodhue (Federalist) 75
▌Edward Robbins 65
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Massachusetts — Senate (class 2) — General
Legislative / indirect selection. Legislative selection; popular-vote totals are not inferred
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theodore Sedgwick | Federalist | — | — | Elected |
| Edward Robbins | Democratic-Republican | — | — | — |
| Levi Lincoln | Democratic-Republican | — | — | — |
| Nathaniel Dane | Federalist | — | — | — |
| Thomson J. Skinner | Unknown | — | — | — |
Incumbent resigned June 1, 1796. New senator elected June 11, 1796 on the second ballot. Federalist hold. Source candidate / selection detail: ▌Y Theodore Sedgwick (Federalist) 107
▌Edward Robbins (Democratic-Republican) 43
▌Levi Lincoln (Democratic-Republican) 2
▌Nathaniel Dane (Federalist) 1
▌Thomson J. Skinner (Unknown) 1
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New Jersey — Senate — General
Legislative / indirect selection. Legislative selection; popular-vote totals are not inferred
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Rutherfurd | Federalist | — | — | Elected |
Incumbent re-elected in 1796. Source candidate / selection detail: ▌Y John Rutherfurd (Federalist)
[data missing]
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New Jersey — Senate (class 2) — General
Legislative / indirect selection. Legislative selection; popular-vote totals are not inferred
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Stockton | Federalist | — | — | Elected |
Incumbent resigned November 12, 1796. New senator elected November 12, 1796. Federalist hold. Source candidate / selection detail: ▌Y Richard Stockton (Federalist) Unanimous
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New York — Senate — General
Legislative / indirect selection. Legislative selection; popular-vote totals are not inferred
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Schuyler | Federalist | — | — | Elected |
| James Kent | Federalist | — | — | — |
Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected January 24, 1797. Federalist gain. Source candidate / selection detail: ▌Y Philip Schuyler (Federalist) 85
▌James Kent (Federalist) 1
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New York — Senate (class 3) — General
Legislative / indirect selection. Legislative selection; popular-vote totals are not inferred
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Laurance | Federalist | — | — | Elected |
| Zephaniah Platt | Unknown | — | — | — |
Incumbent resigned May 23, 1796, to become U.S. Minister to Great Britain. New senator elected November 9, 1796. Federalist hold. Source candidate / selection detail: ▌Y John Laurance (Federalist) 99
▌Zephaniah Platt (Unknown) 1
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Pennsylvania — Senate — General
Legislative / indirect selection. Legislative selection; popular-vote totals are not inferred
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Ross | Federalist | — | — | Elected |
| William Irvine | Democratic-Republican | — | — | — |
Incumbent re-elected February 16, 1797. Source candidate / selection detail: ▌Y James Ross (Federalist) 56
▌William Irvine (Democratic-Republican) 38
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Rhode Island — Senate — General
Legislative / indirect selection. Legislative selection; popular-vote totals are not inferred
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theodore Foster | Federalist | — | — | Elected |
Incumbent re-elected in 1797. Source candidate / selection detail: ▌Y Theodore Foster (Federalist)
[data missing]
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Rhode Island — Senate (class 2) — General
Legislative / indirect selection. Legislative selection; popular-vote totals are not inferred
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Greene | Federalist | — | — | Elected |
Incumbent resigned in October 1797. New senator elected November 13, 1797. Federalist hold. Source candidate / selection detail: ▌Y Ray Greene (Federalist)
[data missing]
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South Carolina — Senate (class 2) — General
Legislative / indirect selection. Legislative selection; popular-vote totals are not inferred
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Hunter | Democratic-Republican | — | — | Elected |
| John Chestnut | Unknown | — | — | — |
Incumbent resigned October 25, 1796. New senator elected December 8, 1796. Democratic-Republican hold. Source candidate / selection detail: ▌Y John Hunter (Democratic-Republican) 72
▌John Chestnut (Unknown) 66
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Tennessee — Senate (class 1) — General
Legislative / indirect selection. Legislative selection; popular-vote totals are not inferred
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Jackson | Democratic-Republican | — | — | Elected |
| William Cocke | Democratic-Republican | — | — | — |
Interim appointee lost re-election. New senator elected September 26, 1797. Democratic-Republican hold. Source candidate / selection detail: ▌Y Andrew Jackson (Democratic-Republican) 20
▌William Cocke (Democratic-Republican) 13
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Tennessee — Senate (class 2) — General
Legislative / indirect selection. Legislative selection; popular-vote totals are not inferred
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Anderson | Democratic-Republican | — | — | Elected |
Incumbent expelled July 8, 1797. New senator elected September 26, 1797. Democratic-Republican hold. Source candidate / selection detail: ▌Y Joseph Anderson (Democratic-Republican) 33
Unopposed
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Vermont — Senate — General
Legislative / indirect selection. Legislative selection; popular-vote totals are not inferred
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Tichenor | Federalist | — | — | Elected |
Incumbent resigned October 15, 1796. New senator elected October 18, 1796. Federalist gain. Winner also elected to finish the current term, see above. Source candidate / selection detail: ▌Y Isaac Tichenor (Federalist)
[data missing]
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Vermont — Senate (class 1) — General
Legislative / indirect selection. Legislative selection; popular-vote totals are not inferred
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Tichenor | Federalist | — | — | Elected |
Incumbent resigned October 15, 1796. New senator elected October 18, 1796. Federalist gain. Winner also elected the same day to the next term; see below. Source candidate / selection detail: ▌Y Isaac Tichenor (Federalist)
[data missing]
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Vermont — Senate (class 1) — General
Legislative / indirect selection. Legislative selection; popular-vote totals are not inferred
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathaniel Chipman | Federalist | — | — | Elected |
Incumbent resigned October 17, 1797, to become Governor of Vermont. New senator elected October 17, 1797. Federalist hold. Source candidate / selection detail: ▌Y Nathaniel Chipman (Federalist)
[data missing]
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Virginia — Senate — General
Legislative / indirect selection. Legislative selection; popular-vote totals are not inferred
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stevens Mason | Democratic-Republican | — | — | Elected |
| James Breckinridge | Federalist | — | — | — |
Incumbent re-elected November 29, 1796. Source candidate / selection detail: ▌Y Stevens Mason (Democratic-Republican) 114
▌James Breckinridge (Federalist) 60
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Results: final · partial coverage · Elected candidates in regular races; continuing senators are not included
| Party / candidate | Votes | Vote share | Seats | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Hillhouse · Connecticut | — | — | 1 | — |
| Henry Latimer · Delaware | — | — | 1 | — |
| John Eager Howard · Maryland | — | — | 1 | — |
| Benjamin Goodhue · Massachusetts | — | — | 1 | — |
| John Rutherfurd · New Jersey | — | — | 1 | — |
| Philip Schuyler · New York | — | — | 1 | — |
| James Ross · Pennsylvania | — | — | 1 | — |
| Theodore Foster · Rhode Island | — | — | 1 | — |
| Isaac Tichenor · Vermont | — | — | 1 | — |
| Stevens Mason · Virginia | — | — | 1 | — |
The seat diagram shows only regular seats contested in this cycle, not the full Senate. Special races remain available in the state selector. Early cycles span two years and use legislative selection; missing or non-comparable vote totals are left blank. Candidate ideology is used where sourced; otherwise the broad election-era party tradition is used. Unassessed candidates are not assigned an ideology.
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U.S. Senate historical party divisions