The
U.S. House election, 1806 was an election for the
United States House of RepresentativesThe United States House of Representatives, commonly referred to as the "House," is the lower house of the bicameral United States Congress, the upper house being the United States Senate. The composition and powers of the House and the Senate are established in Article One of the Constitution...
to the tenth Congress. Voting in the various states took place between April 1806 (New York) and August 1807 (Tennessee) with the Congress meeting on October 26, 1807.
The Democratic-Republicans continued to command a huge
supermajorityA supermajority or a qualified majority is a requirement for a proposal to gain a specified level or type of support which exceeds majority. In some jurisdictions, for example, parliamentary procedure requires that any action that may alter the rights of the minority has a supermajority requirement...
, as they gained a small number of new seats. Commitment to agrarian policy allowed the Democratic-Republicans to dominate rural districts, which represented the bulk of the nation.
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The
U.S. House election, 1806 was an election for the
United States House of RepresentativesThe United States House of Representatives, commonly referred to as the "House," is the lower house of the bicameral United States Congress, the upper house being the United States Senate. The composition and powers of the House and the Senate are established in Article One of the Constitution...
to the tenth Congress. Voting in the various states took place between April 1806 (New York) and August 1807 (Tennessee) with the Congress meeting on October 26, 1807.
The Democratic-Republicans continued to command a huge
supermajorityA supermajority or a qualified majority is a requirement for a proposal to gain a specified level or type of support which exceeds majority. In some jurisdictions, for example, parliamentary procedure requires that any action that may alter the rights of the minority has a supermajority requirement...
, as they gained a small number of new seats. Commitment to agrarian policy allowed the Democratic-Republicans to dominate rural districts, which represented the bulk of the nation. Meanwhile, supporters of the
FederalistsThe Federalist Party was an American political party in the period 1792 to 1816, with remnants lasting into the 1820s. The Federalists controlled the federal government until 1801. The party was formed by Alexander Hamilton, who, during George Washington's first term, built a network of...
, even in their traditional base of support in the urban centers of coastal
New EnglandNew England is a region of the United States. It is located at the northeastern corner of the US, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean, Canada and the state of New York, consisting of the modern U.S...
, continued to grow with discontent over party ineffectiveness.
Overall results
| Party |
Total seats (change) |
Seat percentage |
Democratic-RepublicansThe Democratic-Republican Party was founded by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison around 1792. Supporters usually identified themselves as Republicans, but sometimes as Democrats. The term "Democratic Republican" was also used by contemporaries, but mostly by the party's opponents...
|
116 |
+2 |
81.7% |
| Federalists The Federalist Party was an American political party in the period 1792 to 1816, with remnants lasting into the 1820s. The Federalists controlled the federal government until 1801. The party was formed by Alexander Hamilton, who, during George Washington's first term, built a network of...
|
26 |
-2 |
18.3% |
| Totals |
142 |
0 |
100% |
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