| Midterm elections | |
| Incumbent president | George Washington (Independent) |
|---|---|
| Next Congress | 2nd |
| Senate elections | |
| Overall control | Pro-Administration hold |
| Seats contested | 9 of 26 seats[1] |
| Net seat change | Pro-Administration +1[2] |
| House elections | |
| Overall control | Pro-Administration hold |
| Seats contested | All 67 voting seats |
| Net seat change | Pro-Administration +3[2] |
 | |
| House of Representative Results: Pro-Administration hold Pro-Administration gain Anti-Administration hold Anti-Administration gain Undistricted | |
The firstmidterm elections were held in the United States in 1790 and 1791. They occurred in the middle of PresidentGeorge Washington's first term, and determined the members of the2nd United States Congress. Formalpolitical parties did not exist, but Congress was broadly divided between afaction supporting the policies of the Washington administration and afaction opposed to those policies. Despite modest gains for the anti-administration faction, the pro-administration faction retained control of both houses of Congress.Vermont andKentucky joined the union during the 2nd Congress.
In theHouse, neither faction made significant gains or losses, and the pro-administration faction retained control of the chamber.[3]
In theSenate, the anti-administration faction picked up a moderate number of seats, but the pro-administration faction narrowly retained control of the chamber.[4]
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