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Election of 1790 (Senate and SP)
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Jeffersonian: 27 seats
Adamsite: 22 seats
Independent Politicians: 8 seats
Hamiltonian: 2 seats

The nations first Senate elections would not go as smoothly. Barely 3 months old and the young nation was already experiencing a hung Congress. Initially, there was fear that a Senate President would not be able to be elected and that a snap election would need to occur, triggering a constitutional crisis. However, this did not happen.

Prime Minister Jefferson would soon call a meeting between the Jeffersonians, the Adamsites, the Independents, and any willing Hamiltonians. The meeting would see the discussion of, at first, Coalition talks, but quickly it morphed into a discussion of appointing an Independent Senator to fill the spot of Senate President. Finding this agreeable, the Jeffersonians, 6 Independents, and 8 Adamsites would move to vote on the appointment of the nations first Senate President.

Senator George Washington (I-VA)

List of Independent members of Congress:
George Washington (I-VA)
Oliver Wolcott (I-CT)
George Wythe (I-VA)
Thomas Mifflin (I-PA)
Thomas McKean (I-PA)
Robert Livingston (I-NY)
George Clinton (I-NY)
James Madison (I/J-VA)


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