United States House of Representatives elections, 1798

United States House of Representatives elections, 1798

April 24, 1798 - August 1, 1799
All 106 seats to the United States House of Representatives 54 seats were needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   163px Leader Theodore Sedgwick Nathaniel Macon Party Federalist Democratic-Republican Leader's seat Massachusetts-1st North Carolina-5th Last election 57 seats 49 seats Seats won 60 46 Seat change 3 3
Results:   Federalist majority   Anti-Federalist majority   Even split
Speaker before election Jonathan Dayton Federalist Elected Speaker Theodore Sedgwick Federalist

Elections to the United States House of Representatives for the 6th Congress took place in 1798 and 1799, the earliest in New York in April 1798, and the latest in Tennessee in August 1799, after the official start of the 6th Congress on March 4, 1799, but before the start of the first session of this Congress in Philadelphia on December 2, 1799. It was the last congressional session before the move to the new capital at Washington, D.C..

President John Adams, a Federalist elected two years prior in the election of 1796, remained popular during a time of national economic growth, and the Federalists made a modest gain of three seats at the expense of the opposition Democratic-Republicans, the party of Vice President and future President Thomas Jefferson. This resulted in an increased Federalist majority in the House, 60-46 seats.

The Federalist party squandered its popularity by passing a series of controversial new laws in the summer of 1798, including the Naturalization Act of 1798 and the Alien and Sedition Acts. Their passage seriously injured the chances of President Adams and Federalist congressional candidates in the elections of 1800.

The House that met during this Congress would ultimately elect Thomas Jefferson over Aaron Burr in the presidential election of 1800.

Election summaries

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60	46
Federalist	Democratic-Republican

State	Type	Date	Total seats	Federalist		Democratic- Republican
				Seats	Change	Seats	Change
Connecticut	At-large	September 7, 1798	7	7		0
Delaware	At-large	October 2, 1798	1	1		0
Georgia	At-large	October 8, 1798	2	2	2	0	2
Maryland	District (8)	October 1, 1798	8	5	1	3	1
Massachusetts	District (14)	November 5, 1798	14	12	1	2	1
New Hampshire	At-large	August 2, 1798	4	4		0
New Jersey	District (5)	October 10, 1798	5	2	3	3	3
New York	District (10)	April 24–26, 1798	10	4	2	6	2
North Carolina	District (10)	August 10, 1798	10	4	3	6	3
Pennsylvania	District (12)	October 9, 1798	13	5	1	8	1
Rhode Island	At-large	August 28, 1798	2	2		0
South Carolina	District (6)	October 12, 1798	6	5	2	1	2
Vermont	District (2)	September 4, 1798	2	1		1
1799 elections
Kentucky	District (2)	May 7, 1799	2	0		2
Tennessee	At-large	August 1, 1799	1	0		1
Virginia	District (19)	April 24, 1799	19	6	2	13	2
Total			106	60 56.6%	3	46 43.4%	3

House seats
Federalist			56.60%
D-R			43.40%

Complete returns

Connecticut

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Connecticut at-large 7 seats on a general ticket	William Edmond	Federalist	1797 (special)	Re-elected	√ John Allen (F) 13.4% √ Chauncey Goodrich (F) 12.5% √ Samuel W. Dana (F) 12.4% √ William Edmond (F) 11.8% √ Roger Griswold (F) 11.5% √ Jonathan Brace (F) 8.4% √ John Davenport (F) 7.0% Elizur Goodrich (F) 4.1% Timothy Pitkin (F) 3.7% Benjamin Tallmadge (F) 3.5% John C. Smith (F) 3.5% Elias Perkins (F) 3.2% Calvin Goddard (F) 2.2% Simeon Baldwin (F) 1.6%
	Chauncey Goodrich	Federalist	1794	Re-elected
	Previous incumbent Joshua Coit (F) died September 5, 1798			Federalist hold
	Roger Griswold	Federalist	1794	Re-elected
	Nathaniel Smith	Federalist	1795 (special)	Lost re-election Federalist hold
	John Allen	Federalist	1796	Re-elected
	Samuel W. Dana	Federalist	1796	Re-elected

John Allen (F) declined to serve in the 6th Congress and was replaced in a special election by Elizur Goodrich (F).

Jonathan Brace (F) resigned in May 1800 and was replaced in a special election by John Cotton Smith (F)

Delaware

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Delaware at-large	James A. Bayard	Federalist	1796	Re-elected	√ James A. Bayard (F) 61.2% Archibald Alexander (DR) 38.8%

Georgia

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Georgia at-large 2 seats on a general ticket	Abraham Baldwin	Democratic- Republican	1789	Lost re-election Federalist gain	√ James Jones (F) 36.9% √ Benjamin Taliaferro (F) 33.4% Abraham Baldwin (DR) 28.3% John Milledge (DR) 1.4%
	John Milledge	Democratic- Republican	1794	Lost re-election Federalist gain

John Milledge (DR) had declined to run for re-election. As a result, many Democratic-Republican voters cast their votes for Baldwin and one of the Federalists, giving the Federalists enough votes to win both seats.

On January 11, 1801, James Jones (F) died. His seat remained vacant for the remainder of the 6th Congress.

Kentucky

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Kentucky 1 Known as the Southern district	Thomas T. Davis	Democratic- Republican	1796	Re-elected	√ Thomas T. Davis (DR)
Kentucky 2 Known as the Northern district	John Fowler	Democratic- Republican	1796	Re-elected	√ John Fowler (DR) 55.3% Robert Johnston 25.5% Philemon Thomas 19.2%

Maryland

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Maryland 1	George Dent	Federalist	1792	Re-elected	√ George Dent (F) 54.5% John Campbell (F) 45.5%
Maryland 2	Richard Sprigg, Jr.	Democratic- Republican	1796 (special)	Lost re-election Federalist gain	√ John C. Thomas (F) 61.6% Richard Sprigg, Jr. (DR) 38.4%
Maryland 3	William Craik	Federalist	1796 (special)	Re-elected	√ William Craik (F) 100%
Maryland 4	George Baer, Jr.	Federalist	1796	Re-elected	√ George Baer, Jr. (F) 54.9% Daniel Hiester (DR) 45.1%
Maryland 5	Samuel Smith	Democratic- Republican	1792	Re-elected	√ Samuel Smith (DR) 57.7% James Winchester (F) 42.3%
Maryland 6	William Matthews	Federalist	1796	Retired Democratic-Republican gain	√ Gabriel Christie (DR) 56.2% Philip Thomas (F) 43.8%
Maryland 7	William Hindman	Federalist	1792	Lost re-election Democratic-Republican gain	√ Joshua Seney (DR) 55.6% William Hindman (F) 44.4%
Maryland 8	John Dennis	Federalist	1796	Re-elected	√ John Dennis 100%

Joshua Seney (DR) of the 7th district died October 28, 1798 before the start of Congress, a special election was held for his successor which was won by Joseph H. Nicholson (DR).

Massachusetts

Massachusetts's electoral law required a majority for election. This was not met in the 5th and 7th districts necessitating additional ballots in those districts.

District		Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
						First ballot	Second ballot	Third ballot	Fourth ballot	Fifth ballot
Massachusetts 1 Known as the 1st Western District		Thomson J. Skinner	Democratic- Republican	1796	Retired Federalist gain	√ Theodore Sedgwick (F) 80.2% Thomas Ives (DR) 19.8%
Massachusetts 2 Known as the 2nd Western District		William Shepard	Federalist	1796	Re-elected	√ William Shepard (F) 89.9% John Williams (DR) 10.1%
Massachusetts 3 Known as the 3rd Western District		Samuel Lyman	Federalist	1794	Re-elected	√ Samuel Lyman (F) 88.4% Daniel Bigelow 6.4% Scattering 5.2%
Massachusetts 4 Known as the 4th Western District		Dwight Foster	Federalist	1792	Re-elected	√ Dwight Foster (F) 80.8% Levi Lincoln, Sr. (DR) 19.2%
Massachusetts 5 Known as the 1st Southern District		Nathaniel Freeman, Jr.	Democratic- Republican	1794	Retired Federalist gain	Lemuel Williams (F) 32.5% Macajah Coffin (DR) 30.4% Beriah Norton (F) 17.4% Jonathan Moore (F) 13.4% Scattering 6.3%	Macajah Coffin (DR) 33.5% Lemuel Williams (F) 30.1% Sam Savage 27.1% Beriah Norton (F) 9.3%	Lemuel Williams (F) 36.5% Sam Savage 33.9% Macajah Coffin (DR) 29.5%	Lemuel Williams (F) 46.6% Sam Savage 27.2% Macajah Coffin (DR) 26.2%	Lemuel Williams (F) 74.8% Macajah Coffin (DR) 25.2%
Massachusetts 6 Known as the 2nd Southern District		John Reed, Sr.	Federalist	1794	Re-elected	√ John Reed, Sr. (F) 58.0% John Dwight 26.9% Daniel Snow 15.1%
Massachusetts 7 Known as the 3rd Southern District		Stephen Bullock	Federalist	1796	Lost re-election Democratic-Republican gain	Stephen Bullock (F) 26.9% Laban Wheaton (F) 25.7% Josiah Dean 23.6% Phanuel Bishop (DR) 11.8% Scattering 12.1%	Stephen Bullock (F) 33.3% Josiah Dean 25.5% Laban Wheaton (F) 22.4% Phanuel Bishop (DR) 18.9%	Stephen Bullock (F) 48.1% Phanuel Bishop (DR) 41.3% Josiah Dean10.6%	Phanuel Bishop (DR) 52.1% Stephen Bullock (F) 47.9%
Massachusetts 8 Known as the 1st Middle District		Harrison Gray Otis	Federalist	1796	Re-elected	√ Harrison Gray Otis (F) 55.9% William Heath (DR) 43.6% William Eustis (DR) 0.6%
Massachusetts 9 Known as the 2nd Middle District		Joseph Bradley Varnum	Democratic- Republican	1794	Re-elected	√ Joseph Bradley Varnum (DR) 66.2% Timothy Bigelow (F) 33.8%
Massachusetts 10 Known as the 3rd Middle District		Samuel Sewall	Federalist	1796	Re-elected	√ Samuel Sewall (F) 70.3% Loammi Baldwin (F) 20.5% Scattering 9.2%
Massachusetts 11 Known as the 4th Middle District		Bailey Bartlett	Federalist	1797 (special)	Re-elected	√ Bailey Bartlett (F) 100%
District of Maine	Massachusetts 12 Known as the 1st Eastern District	Isaac Parker	Federalist	1796	Retired Federalist hold	√ Silas Lee (F) 64.4% Henry Dearborn (DR) 35.6%
	Massachusetts 13 Known as the 2nd Eastern District	Peleg Wadsworth	Federalist	1792	Re-elected	√ Peleg Wadsworth (F) 73.5% Charles Tainer 26.5%
	Massachusetts 14 Known as the 3rd Eastern District	George Thatcher	Federalist	1788	Re-elected	√ George Thatcher (F) 65.5% John Fairchild (DR) 34.5%

Three vacancies occurred in Massachusetts's representation during the 6th Congress. The first occurred in the 10th district when Samuel Sewall (F) resigned and was filled by Nathan Read (F). The second occurred in the 4th district when Dwight Foster (F) resigned upon being elected to the Senate and was filled by Levi Lincoln, Sr. (DR). The third occurred in the 3rd district when Samuel Lyman (F) resigned and was filled by Ebenezer Mattoon (F)

New Hampshire

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
New Hampshire at-large 4 seats on a general ticket	Peleg Sprague	Federalist	1797 (special)	Re-elected	√ Abiel Foster (F) 24.2% √ William Gordon (F) 21.6% √ Jonathan Freeman (F) 21.0% √ Peleg Sprague (F) 19.5% Thomas Bellows (F) 1.9% John Prentice (F) 1.8% Timothy Walker (F) 1.0% William Plummer (F) 0.8% Joseph Dennie (F) 0.7% Woodbury Langdon (DR) 0.7% John Goddard (DR) 0.6% Oliver Peabody (F) 0.6% William Gardner (DR) 0.5% Others 5.1%
	Jonathan Freeman	Federalist	1796	Re-elected
	William Gordon	Federalist	1796	Re-elected
	Abiel Foster	Federalist	1794	Re-elected

Peleg Sprague (F) declined to serve, James Sheafe (F) was elected to fill his seat.

On June 12, 1800, William Gordon (F) resigned to accept a position as New Hampshire Attorney General, and a special election was held to fill the resulting vacancy, which was won by Samuel Tenney (F)

New Jersey

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey, 1798

New Jersey switched to district representation for this election. The districts were not numbered at the time, but are retroactively numbered here as 1-5. New Jersey would go back to an at-large district the following election.

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
New Jersey 1 Called the Eastern district	James Schureman Redistricted from the at-large district	Federalist	1797	Lost re-election Democratic-Republican gain	√ John Condit (DR) 52.5% James Schureman (F) 47.5%
New Jersey 2 Called the Northern district	Mark Thomson Redistricted from the at-large district	Federalist	1794	Lost re-election Democratic-Republican gain	√ Aaron Kitchell (DR) 72.5% Mark Thomson (F) 27.5%
New Jersey 3 Called the Western district	None (District created)			Democratic-Republican gain	√ James Linn (DR) 51.3% Samuel R. Stewart (F) 31.1% Archibald Mercer (F) 17.6%
New Jersey 4 Called the Middle district	James H. Imlay Redistricted from the at-large district	Federalist	1797	Re-elected	√ James H. Imlay (F) 81.0% Thomas Henderson (DR) 19.0%
New Jersey 5 Called the Southern district	None (District created)			Federalist gain	√ Franklin Davenport (F) 56.5% Jonathan Elmer (DR) 43.5%

New York

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1798

Between the 1796 and 1798 elections, New York re-districted. This marked the first time that its districts were numbered.

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
New York 1	Jonathan N. Havens	Democratic- Republican	1794	Re-elected	√ Jonathan N. Havens (DR) 53.9% Richard Thorn (F) 46.1%
New York 2	Edward Livingston	Democratic- Republican	1794	Re-elected	√ Edward Livingston (DR) 52.7% Phillip Livingston (F) 47.3%
New York 3	Philip Van Courtlandt	Democratic- Republican	1793	Re-elected	√ Philip Van Courtlandt (DR) 77.1% Mordecai Hale (F) 22.9%
New York 4	Lucas C. Elmendorf	Democratic- Republican	1796	Re-elected	√ Lucas C. Elmendorf (DR) 64.8% Jonathan Hasbrouck (F) 34.1% John Hathorn (DR) 1.1%
New York 5	David Brooks	Federalist	1796	Lost re-election Democratic-Republican gain	√ Theodorus Bailey (DR) 55.8% David Brooks (F) 44.2%
New York 6	Hezekiah L. Hosmer	Federalist	1796	Retired Federalist hold	√ John Bird (F) 59.1% Elisha Jenkins (DR) 40.9%
New York 7	John E. Van Alen	Federalist	1793	Retired Democratic-Republican gain	√ John Thompson (DR) 52.5% John Williams (F) 37.5% Jellis A. Fonda (F) 10.0%
	John Williams Redistricted from the 9th district	Federalist	1796	Lost re-election Democratic-Republican gain
New York 8	Henry Glen	Federalist	1793	Re-elected	√ Henry Glen (F) 100%
New York 9	None (District created)			Federalist gain	√ Jonas Platt (F) 51.2% Peter Smith (DR) 48.8%
New York 10	James Cochran	Federalist	1796	Retired Federalist hold	√ William Cooper (F) 52.2% Moss Kent (DR) 47.8%

On October 25, 1799, Jonathan N. Havens (DR) of the 1st district died. A special election was held which elected John Smith (DR) to replace him.

North Carolina

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
North Carolina 1	Joseph McDowell	Democratic- Republican	1796	Lost re-election Federalist gain	√ Joseph Dickson (F) 55.1% James Holland (DR) 44.8%
North Carolina 2	Matthew Locke	Democratic- Republican	1793	Lost re-election Federalist gain	√ Archibald Henderson (F) 84.4% Basil Gaither (F) 9.5% Matthew Locke (DR) 6.1%
North Carolina 3	Robert Williams	Democratic- Republican	1796	Re-elected	√ Robert Williams (DR) 69.8% James Martin (F) 30.2%
North Carolina 4	Richard Stanford	Democratic- Republican	1796	Re-elected	√ Richard Stanford (DR) 54.5% Samuel Benton (F) 45.5%
North Carolina 5	Nathaniel Macon	Democratic- Republican	1791	Re-elected	√ Nathaniel Macon (DR)
North Carolina 6	James Gillespie	Democratic- Republican	1793	Lost re-election Federalist gain	√ William H. Hill (F) 50.1% James Gillespie (DR) 39.8% Alexander D. Moore (F) 10.1%
North Carolina 7	William B. Grove	Federalist	1791	Re-elected	√ William B. Grove (F) 100%
North Carolina 8	Dempsey Burges	Democratic- Republican	1795	Lost re-election Democratic-Republican hold	√ David Stone (DR) 40.0% Charles Johnson (F) 30.9% Dempsey Burges (DR) 29.1%
North Carolina 9	Thomas Blount	Democratic- Republican	1793	Lost re-election Democratic-Republican hold	√ Willis Alston (DR) 37.4% Thomas Blount (DR) 29.1% William Kennedy (F) 24.6% John Binford (F) 8.9%
North Carolina 10	Previous incumbent Nathan Bryan (DR) died June 4, 1798			Democratic-Republican hold	√ Richard D. Spaight (DR) 66.7% George E. Badger (F) 32.3%

Pennsylvania

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 1798

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Pennsylvania 1	Incumbent John Swanwick (DR) died August 1, 1798.			Federalist gain	√ Robert Waln (F) 69.5% Samuel Miles (DR) 30.5%
Pennsylvania 2	Blair McClenachan	Democratic- Republican	1796	Retired Democratic-Republican hold	√ Michael Leib (DR) 56.5% Anthony Morris (F) 43.5%
Pennsylvania 3	Richard Thomas	Federalist	1794	Re-elected	√ Richard Thomas (F) 71.3% John Pearson (DR) 28.7%
Pennsylvania 4 Plural district with 2 seats	Incumbent Samuel Sitgreaves (F) resigned August 29, 1798.			Democratic-Republican gain	Robert Brown (DR) 31.1% √ Peter Muhlenberg (DR) 28.6% John Chapman (F) 20.9% Jacob Eyerly (F) 19.0% Anthony Morris (F) 0.5%
	John Chapman	Federalist	1796	Lost re-election Democratic-Republican gain
Pennsylvania 5	Joseph Hiester	Democratic- Republican	1797 (Special)	Re-elected	√ Joseph Hiester (DR) 69.3% Daniel Clymer (F) 30.7%
Pennsylvania 6	John A. Hanna	Democratic- Republican	1796	Re-elected	√ John A. Hanna (DR) 66.3% Daniel Smith (F) 33.7%
Pennsylvania 7	John W. Kittera	Federalist	1791	Re-elected	√ John W. Kittera (F) 77.5% William Barton (DR) 22.5%
Pennsylvania 8	Thomas Hartley	Federalist	1788	Re-elected	√ Thomas Hartley (F) 85.4% Henry Slagle (F) 14.6%
Pennsylvania 9	Andrew Gregg	Democratic- Republican	1791	Re-elected	√ Andrew Gregg (DR) 57.8% James Armstrong (F) 42.2%
Pennsylvania 10	David Bard	Democratic- Republican	1794	Lost re-election Federalist gain	√ Henry Woods (F) 55.4% Thomas Johnson (F) 24.3% David Bard (DR) 20.3%
Pennsylvania 11	William Findley	Democratic- Republican	1791	Retired Democratic-Republican hold	√ John Smilie (DR) 46.0% William Todd (F) 32.7% James Guthrie (F) 21.3%
Pennsylvania 12	Albert Gallatin	Democratic- Republican	1794	Re-elected	√ Albert Gallatin (DR) 58.8% John Woods (F) 41.2%

One vacancy occurred in the 8th district when Thomas Hartley (F) died on December 21, 1800. This vacancy was filled in a special election by John Stewart (DR).

Rhode Island

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Rhode Island at-large seat A	Thomas Tillinghast	Federalist	1797 (special)	Lost re-election Federalist hold	√ John Brown (F) 65.4% Thomas Tillinghast (F) 34.6%
Rhode Island at-large seat B	Christopher G. Champlin	Federalist	1796	Re-elected	√ Christopher G. Champlin (F) 97.5% Others 2.5%

South Carolina

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
South Carolina 1 Also known as the Charleston District	Thomas Pinckney	Federalist	1797 (special)	Re-elected	√ Thomas Pinckney (F) 100%
South Carolina 2 Also known as the Beaufort District	John Rutledge, Jr.	Federalist	1796	Re-elected	√ John Rutledge, Jr. (F) 65.6% Pierce Butler (DR) 34.4%
South Carolina 3 Also known as the Georgetown District	Lemuel Benton	Democratic- Republican	1793	Lost re-election Federalist gain	√ Benjamin Huger (F) 41.9% Lemuel Benton (DR) 32.4% Tristam Thomas (F) 22.2% William Thomas (DR) 2.0% Joseph Blyth (DR) 1.6%
South Carolina 4 Also known as the Camden District	Thomas Sumter	Democratic- Republican	1796	Re-elected	√ Thomas Sumter (DR) 64.6% Richard Winn (F) 35.4%
South Carolina 5 Also known as the Ninety-Six District	Robert Goodloe Harper	Federalist	1794	Re-elected	√ Robert Goodloe Harper (F) 65.3% William Butler (DR) 34.7%
South Carolina 6 Also known as the Washington District	William Smith	Democratic- Republican	1796	Lost re-election Federalist gain	√ Abraham Nott (F) 43.8% William Smith (DR) 43.2% William Hill (F) 13.0%

Tennessee

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Tennessee at-large	William C. C. Claiborne	Democratic- Republican	1797	Re-elected	√ William C. C. Claiborne (DR) 100%

Vermont

The state's election laws required a candidate to win a majority to take office, necessitating a run-off election in the 1st (Western) district.

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
					First ballot	Second ballot
Vermont 1 Known as the Western District	Matthew Lyon	Democratic- Republican	1796	Re-elected	Matthew Lyon (DR) 49.7% Samuel Williams (F) 22.0% Daniel Chipman (F) 19.5% Abel Spencer (F) 3.8% Israel Smith (DR) 3.4% Others 1.6%	Matthew Lyon (DR) 55.5% Samuel Williams (F) 37.9% Israel Smith (DR) 6.6%
Vermont 2 Known as the Eastern District	Lewis R. Morris	Federalist	1797 (Special)	Re-elected	√ Lewis R. Morris (F) 86.5% Nathaniel Niles (DR) 6.7% William Chamberlain (F) 2.5% Stephen Jacobs 1.9% Stephen R. Bradley 1.1% Others 1.2%

Virginia

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Virginia 1	Daniel Morgan	Federalist	1797	Retired Federalist hold	√ Robert Page (F) 54.3% John Smith (DR) 45.7%
Virginia 2	David Holmes	Democratic- Republican	1797	Re-elected	√ David Holmes (DR) Robert Porterfield (F)
Virginia 3	James Machir	Federalist	1797	Retired Democratic-Republican gain	√ George Jackson (DR) 53.9% John Haymond (F) 46.0%
Virginia 4	Abram Trigg	Democratic- Republican	1797	Re-elected	√ Abram Trigg (DR) 88.5% William Preston (F) 11.5%
Virginia 5	John J. Trigg	Democratic- Republican	1797	Re-elected	√ John J. Trigg (DR) George Hancock (F)
Virginia 6	Matthew Clay	Democratic- Republican	1797	Re-elected	√ Matthew Clay (DR) Isaac Coles (DR)
Virginia 7	Abraham B. Venable	Democratic- Republican	1790	Retired Democratic-Republican hold	√ John Randolph (DR) 40.5% Powhatan Bolling (DR) 40.3% Clement Carrington (F) 19.2%
Virginia 8	Thomas Claiborne	Democratic- Republican	1793	Lost re-election Democratic-Republican hold	√ Samuel Goode (DR) 52.5% Thomas Claiborne (DR) 47.5%
Virginia 9	Joseph Eggleston	Democratic- Republican	1798 (special)	Re-elected	√ Joseph Eggleston (DR) 63.4% Alexander McRae (F) 36.6%
Virginia 10	Carter B. Harrison	Democratic- Republican	1793	Retired Democratic-Republican hold	√ Edwin Gray (DR) John Mason, Jr. (DR) Robert Booth (DR) Benjamin Harrison (DR) Wood Heath (F)
Virginia 11	Josiah Parker	Federalist	1789	Re-elected	√ Josiah Parker (F) 56.2% Thomas Newton, Jr. (DR) 43.8%
Virginia 12	Thomas Evans	Federalist	1797	Re-elected	√ Thomas Evans (F) 62.3% John Page (DR) 37.7%
Virginia 13	John Clopton	Democratic- Republican	1795	Lost re-election Federalist gain	√ John Marshall (F) John Clopton (DR)
Virginia 14	Samuel J. Cabell	Democratic- Republican	1795	Re-elected	√ Samuel J. Cabell (DR) 83.6% John Nicholas (DR) 16.4%
Virginia 15	John Dawson	Democratic- Republican	1797	Re-elected	√ John Dawson (DR)
Virginia 16	Anthony New	Democratic- Republican	1793	Re-elected	√ Anthony New (DR) Benjamin Temple (F)
Virginia 17	Richard Brent	Democratic- Republican	1795	Retired Federalist gain	√ Leven Powell (F) 63.8% Roger West (DR) 36.4%
Virginia 18	John Nicholas	Democratic- Republican	1793	Re-elected	√ John Nicholas (DR) John Blackwell (F)
Virginia 19	Walter Jones	Democratic- Republican	1797	Lost re-election Federalist gain	√ Henry Lee (F) 51.4% Walter Jones (DR) 48.6%

On June 7, 1800, John Marshall (F) of the 13th district resigned upon being named Secretary of State and was replaced in a special election by Littleton W. Tazewell (DR)

See also

• List of United States House of Representatives elections, 1789–1822
• United States Senate elections, 1798 and 1799
• 5th United States Congress
• 6th United States Congress

External links

• Office of the Historian (Office of Art & Archives, Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)