1810 United States elections

Elections occurred in the middle of Democratic-Republican President James Madison's first term, during the First Party System. Members of the 12th United States Congress were chosen in this election. During the 12th Congress, Louisiana joined the union. Democratic-Republicans continued to control both chambers of Congress.

1810 United States elections

← 1808          1809          1810          1811          1812 → Midterm elections
Incumbent president	James Madison (Democratic-Republican)
Next Congress	12th
Senate elections
Overall control	Democratic-Republican hold
Seats contested	11 of 34 seats[1]
Net seat change	Federalist -1[2]
House elections
Overall control	Democratic-Republican hold
Seats contested	All 143 voting seats
Net seat change	Democratic-Republican +13[2]

In the House, DemocraticRepublicans picked up a moderate number of seats, increasing their already-dominant majority.^[3]

In the Senate, Democratic-Republicans won a small number of seats, increasing their commanding majority.^[4]

See also

• 1810–11 United States House of Representatives elections
• 1810–11 United States Senate elections