Elections were held for the 9th United States Congress, in 1804 and 1805. 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, DemocraticRepublicans won moderate gains, boosting their already-dominant majority.[4]

In the Senate, Democratic-Republicans made small gains, improving on their commanding majority.[5]

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References

  1. ^ Not counting special elections.
  2. ^ a b Congressional seat gain figures only reflect the results of the regularly-scheduled elections, and do not take special elections into account.
  3. ^ "1804 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
  4. ^ "Party Divisions of the House of Representatives". United States House of Representatives. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
  5. ^ "Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present". United States Senate. Retrieved June 25, 2014.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1804_United_States_elections
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