The1807 United States Senate election in New York was held on February 3, 1807, by theNew York State Legislature to elect aUnited States Senator (Class 3) to represent the State ofNew York in theUnited States Senate.
John Smith had been elected to this seat in February 1804, after the resignation ofDeWitt Clinton, replacing the temporarily appointedJohn Armstrong. Smith took his seat on February 23, 1804, and his term would expire on March 3, 1807.
At the State election in April 1806, theDemocratic-Republican Party (D-R) won a large majority to the Assembly (82 D-R and 18Federalist), and all 9 State Senate seats up for election. The30th New York State Legislature met from January 27 to April 7, 1807, atAlbany, New York.
The incumbent U.S. Senator John Smith ran for re-election as the candidate of the Democratic-Republican Party. At this time the Democratic-Republican Party was split in two factions: the "Lewisites" (allies of GovernorMorgan Lewis), and the "Clintonians" (allies of Mayor of New YorkDeWitt Clinton). The Federalist Party which had no seats in the State Senate and only a small minority in the State Assembly was allied in State politics with the Lewisites, the smaller faction, thus forming a bloc large enough to outvote the Clintonians. Nevertheless, for the election of a U.S. Senator both Democratic-Republican factions united supporting Smith.
The incumbent John Smith was re-elected.
| Office | House | Democratic-Republican | Federalist | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Senator | State Senate (32 members) | John Smith | |||
| State Assembly (100 members) | John Smith | ||||
John Smith served until the end of the term on March 3, 1813.
