1800–01 United States House of Representatives elections

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Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The 1800–01 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between April 29, 1800, and August 1, 1801. Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives before the first session of the 7th United States Congress convened on December 7, 1801. They were held at the same time as the 1800 presidential election, in which Vice President Thomas Jefferson, a Democratic Republican, defeated incumbent President John Adams, a Federalist. Elections were held for all 106 seats, representing 15 states.

These elections resulted in the Democratic-Republicans picking up 22 seats from the Federalists. This brought the Democratic-Republicans a solid majority of 68 seats, whereas the Federalists were only able to secure 38. Many state legislatures also changed to Democratic-Republican control, with the result that many new Democratic-Republicans were voted into the Senate. The Federalists never again succeeded in gaining a majority of seats in the House of Representatives, and the national Federalist Party disintegrated completely in the early 1820s.^[1]

The victory of Jefferson and the Democratic-Republicans can be attributed partially to unpopular policies pursued by the Adams administration, including the Alien and Sedition Acts, which sought to curtail guarantees of freedom of speech and freedom of the press spelled out in the Bill of Rights.

The difference between Federalist policies in support of a strong national government and the Democratic-Republican preference for states' rights played a prominent role in the election. Federal taxation became an issue as Southerners and Westerners rejected federal taxes levied on property.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Election summaries

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Democratic-Republican	Federalist

State	Type	Date	Total seats	Democratic- Republican		Federalist
State	Type	Date	Total seats	Seats	Change	Seats	Change
New York	Districts	April 29 – May 1, 1800	10	6	Steady	4	Steady
North Carolina	Districts	August 15, 1800	10	6	Steady	4	Steady
New Hampshire	At-large	August 25, 1800	4	0	Steady	4	Steady
Rhode Island	At-large	August 26, 1800Template:Efn	2	2	Increase2	0	Decrease2
Vermont	Districts	September 2, 1800Template:Efn	2	1	Steady	1	Steady
Connecticut	At-large	September 22, 1800	7	0	Steady	7	Steady
Georgia	At-large	October 6, 1800	2	2	Increase2	0	Decrease2
Delaware	At-large	October 7, 1800	1	0	Steady	1	Steady
Pennsylvania	Districts	October 14, 1800	13	10	Increase2	3	Decrease2
South Carolina	Districts	October 24, 1800	6	3	Increase2	3	Decrease2
Massachusetts	Districts	November 3, 1800Template:Efn	14	7	Increase5	7	Decrease5
New Jersey	At-large	December 24, 1800	5	5	Increase2	0	Decrease2
Maryland	Districts	January 1, 1801	8	5	Increase2	3	Decrease2
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Virginia	Districts	April 23, 1801	19	18	Increase5	1	Decrease5
Kentucky	Districts	August 3, 1801	2	2	Steady	0	Steady
Tennessee	At-large	August 4, 1801	1	1	Steady	0	Steady
Total			106	68 64.2%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	Increase22	38 35.8%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	Decrease22

House seats

Dem-Republican			64.15%
Federalist			35.85%

Special elections

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There were special elections in 1800 and 1801 during the 6th United States Congress and 7th United States Congress.

Elections are sorted here by date then district.

6th Congress

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|- ! Template:Ushr | Jonathan Brace | style="background-color:#F6D6C9" | Federalist | 1798 (special)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Party shading/Federalist/Hold | Incumbent resigned in May 1800.
New member elected September 22, 1800 and seated November 17, 1800.
Federalist hold.
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|- ! Template:Ushr | Dwight Foster | style="background-color:#F6D6C9" | Federalist | 1793 | style="background-color:#AACC99" | Incumbent resigned June 7, 1800, when elected U.S. Senator.
New member elected October 20, 1800 and seated February 6, 1801.
Democratic-Republican gain. | nowrap | Script error: No such module "collapsible list". Second ballot (October 20, 1800)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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|- ! Template:Ushr | Samuel Sewall | style="background-color:#F6D6C9" | Federalist | 1796 (Special)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Party shading/Federalist/Hold | Incumbent resigned January 10, 1800.
New member elected October 20, 1800 and seated February 6, 1801.
Federalist hold. | nowrap | Script error: No such module "collapsible list". Second ballot (October 20, 1800)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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|- ! Template:Ushr | William Gordon | style="background-color:#F6D6C9" | Federalist | 1796 | Template:Party shading/Federalist/Hold | Incumbent resigned June 12, 1800, to become state attorney general.
New member elected October 27, 1800.
Federalist hold.
Winner also elected to next term; see below. | nowrap | Script error: No such module "collapsible list". Second ballot (October 27, 1800)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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