1810–11 United States Senate elections
Senators were elected over a wide range of time throughout 1810 and 1811, and a seat may have been filled months late or remained vacant due to legislative deadlock.The Democratic-Republican Party maintained their Senate majority.The minority Federalists had gone into the elections with such a small share of Senate seats (8 out of 34, or 23.5%) that, had they won all of the elections, they would still not have reached a majority.The Democratic-Republican Party continued to dominate the Senate, reflecting the broader political landscape of the era.The period was marked by the lead-up to the War of 1812, with growing tensions between the United States and Great Britain influencing political discourse and legislative priorities.