# 1806 Midterm Elections Second-term [[Thomas Jefferson]] administration midterm. Democratic-Republicans continued to dominate Congress; Federalist Party further declined toward national-electoral irrelevance. ## Result - **House:** Democratic-Republicans held majority of ~118 of 142 seats in the 10th Congress - **Senate:** Democratic-Republicans held majority (~28 of 34 seats) - **Chambers flipped:** None - **Net change:** Modest Democratic-Republican gains continued ## Notable - The Burr Conspiracy trial (1807, in the subsequent Congress) was the central early-second-term political event - Anglo-American tensions building toward the 1807 Embargo Act and the broader maritime disputes that would lead to the [[War of 1812]] - Federalist Party's remaining strength was concentrated in New England ## Connections - [[Thomas Jefferson]] — Sitting president.