Changes in membership
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.
Senateedit
There was 1 death, 8 resignations, and 2 seats added for a new state.
| State (class) |
Vacator | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's formal installationa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island (2) |
Ray Greene (F) | Resigned March 5, 1801, after being nominated for a judicial position. His successor was elected. | Christopher Ellery (DR) | Seated May 6, 1801 |
| South Carolina (2) |
Charles Pinckney (DR) | Resigned June 6, 1801, after being appointed Minister to Spain. His successor was elected. | Thomas Sumter (DR) | Seated December 15, 1801 |
| New Hampshire (2) |
Samuel Livermore (F) | Resigned June 12, 1801. His successor was elected. | Simeon Olcott (F) | Seated June 17, 1801 |
| Pennsylvania (3) |
Peter Muhlenberg (DR) | Resigned June 30, 1801. His successor was appointed July 13, 1801, and then elected December 17, 1801. | George Logan (DR) | Seated July 13, 1801 |
| Vermont (3) |
Elijah Paine (F) | Resigned September 1, 1801. His successor was elected. | Stephen R. Bradley (DR) | Seated October 15, 1801 |
| Maryland (3) |
William Hindman (F) | Resigned November 19, 1801. His successor was elected. | Robert Wright (DR) | Seated November 19, 1801 |
| Massachusetts (3) |
Dwight Foster (F) | Resigned March 2, 1803. Not filled this Congress | Vacant | |
| New York (3) |
John Armstrong Jr. (DR) | Resigned February 5, 1802. His successor was elected. | DeWitt Clinton (DR) | Seated February 9, 1802 |
| New Hampshire (3) |
James Sheafe (F) | Resigned June 14, 1802. His successor was elected. | William Plumer (F) | Seated June 17, 1802 |
| South Carolina (3) |
John E. Colhoun (DR) | Died October 26, 1802. His successor was elected. | Pierce Butler (DR) | Seated November 4, 1802 |
| Ohio (1) |
New seats | Ohio was admitted to the Union on November 29, 1802. | Vacant | Not filled this Congress |
| Ohio (3) |
Vacant |
House of Representativesedit
- replacements: 8
- Democratic-Republicans: no net change
- Federalists: no net change
- deaths: 1
- resignations: 9
- forfeiture: 1
- vacancy: 1
- Total seats with changes: 11
| District | Vacator | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's formal installationa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut at-large | Vacant | Elizur Goodrich (F) resigned before the beginning of this Congress. | Calvin Goddard (F) | May 14, 1801 |
| Connecticut at-large | Vacant | William Edmond (F) resigned before the beginning of this Congress. | Benjamin Tallmadge (F) | September 21, 1801 |
| Massachusetts 14th | Vacant | Representative-elect George Thatcher declined to serve. Successor elected June 22, 1801. |
Richard Cutts (DR) | December 7, 1801 |
| Massachusetts 4th | Levi Lincoln (DR) | Resigned March 5, 1801, after being appointed US Attorney General. | Seth Hastings (F) | January 11, 1802 |
| New York 6th | John Bird (F) | Resigned July 25, 1801. | John Peter Van Ness (DR) | December 7, 1801 |
| New York 5th | Thomas Tillotson (DR) | Resigned August 10, 1801, upon appointment as NY Secretary of State. | Theodorus Bailey (DR) | December 7, 1801 |
| Massachusetts 12th | Silas Lee (F) | Resigned August 20, 1801. | Samuel Thatcher (F) | December 6, 1802 |
| South Carolina 4th | Thomas Sumter (DR) | Resigned December 15, 1801, after being elected to the US Senate. | Richard Winn (DR) | January 24, 1802 |
| Georgia at-large | Benjamin Taliaferro (DR) | Resigned sometime in 1802. | David Meriwether (DR) | December 6, 1802 |
| New Hampshire at-large | Joseph Peirce (F) | Resigned sometime in 1802. | Samuel Hunt (F) | December 6, 1802 |
| Maryland 2nd | Richard Sprigg, Jr. (DR) | Resigned February 11, 1802. | Walter Bowie (DR) | March 24, 1802 |
| Mississippi Territory at-large | Narsworthy Hunter | Died March 11, 1802. | Thomas M. Green, Jr. | December 6, 1802 |
| Georgia at-large | John Milledge (DR) | Resigned May 1802 after being elected Governor. | Peter Early (DR) | January 10, 1803 |
| North Carolina 8th | Charles Johnson (DR) | Died July 23, 1802. | Thomas Wynns (DR) | December 7, 1802 |
| Ohio at-large | New seat | Ohio was admitted to the Union on November 29, 1802. | Vacant | Not filled until next Congress |
| New York 6th | John Peter Van Ness (DR) | Seat declared forfeited January 17, 1803. | Vacant |
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