1 5 th ▁Congress ▁( 1 8 1 7 – 1 8 1 9 ) ▁▁ ▁Major ity ▁Party : ▁Democratic - Rep ublic an ▁( 2 5 – 2 8 ) ▁ ▁Minor ity ▁Party : ▁Federal ist ▁( 1 3 – 1 2 ) ▁ ▁Total ▁Se ats : ▁ 3 8 – 4 2 ▁ ▁Change ▁in ▁composition ▁ ▁Results ▁of ▁the ▁January ▁ 1 8 1 6 ▁special ▁elections ▁ ▁Before ▁the ▁general ▁elections ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁January ▁ 1 8 1 6 ▁special ▁elections . ▁ ▁Results ▁of ▁the ▁general ▁elections ▁ ▁Results ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 1 7 ▁special ▁elections ▁ ▁Race ▁summar ies ▁ ▁E lections ▁during ▁the ▁preceding ▁Congress ▁ ▁In ▁these ▁special ▁and ▁general ▁elections , ▁the ▁w inners ▁were ▁se ated ▁during ▁ 1 8 1 6 ▁or ▁before ▁March ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 1 7 ; ▁ordered ▁by ▁election ▁date . ▁ ▁R aces ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁next ▁Congress ▁ ▁In ▁these ▁general ▁elections , ▁the ▁w inners ▁were ▁se ated ▁March ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 1 7 ; ▁ordered ▁by ▁state . ▁ ▁All ▁of ▁the ▁elections ▁involved ▁the ▁Class ▁ 2 ▁seats . ▁ ▁E lections ▁during ▁the ▁next ▁Congress ▁ ▁In ▁three ▁special ▁elections ▁and ▁two ▁general ▁elections , ▁the ▁w inners ▁were ▁elected ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 7 ▁after ▁March ▁ 4 ; ▁ordered ▁by ▁election ▁date . ▁ ▁Del aware ▁ ▁Georgia ▁ ▁Georgia ▁( Special ) ▁ ▁Indiana ▁▁ ▁The