1816 United States elections

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Elections for the 15th United States Congress were held in 1816 and 1817. Mississippi and Illinois were admitted as states during the 15th Congress. The election took place during the First Party System. The Democratic-Republican Party controlled the presidency and both houses of Congress, while the Federalist Party provided only limited opposition. The election marked the start of the Era of Good Feelings, as the Federalist Party became nearly irrelevant in national politics after the War of 1812 and the Hartford Convention.

In the presidential election, Democratic-RepublicanSecretary of StateJames Monroe easily defeated Federalist Senator Rufus King of New York.[3] Monroe faced a more difficult challenge in securing his party's nomination, but was able to defeat Secretary of War William H. Crawford in the Democratic-Republican congressional nominating caucus.[4] The Federalists never again fielded a presidential candidate.

In the House, Democratic-Republicans won major gains, and continued to dominate the chamber.[5]

In the Senate, Democratic-Republicans picked up a moderate number of seats, increasing their already-dominant majority.[6]

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  1. ↑Not counting special elections.
  2. 12Congressional seat gain figures only reflect the results of the regularly-scheduled elections, and do not take special elections into account.
  3. ↑"1816 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
  4. ↑"Presidential elections". History.com. History Channel. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  5. ↑"Party Divisions of the House of Representatives". United States House of Representatives. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
  6. ↑"Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present". United States Senate. Retrieved June 25, 2014.