1810 United States Snap Federal Election (Parliamentary U.S.)

The 1810 United States snap federal election was the ninth United States federal election and second snap election for the United States House of Representatives. It was held from September 3rd to October 3rd, 1810. The election was called by Prime Minister James Madison in an attempt to expand the Democratic-Republican majority in the House back to a supermajority level following his repeal of the incredibly unpopular Embargo Act of 1807.

After taking office, Madison made his economic agenda the centerpiece of his administration's focus. As a result, voters associated the economic recovery with Democratic-Republicans who were opposed to the previous Prime Minister, Thomas Jefferson, and his agenda. Meanwhile, the Federalists under Rufus King struggled to have a consistent message following the embargo's repeal and failed to appeal to the majority of voters and as a result lost ground across the nation.

As a result, Democratic-Republicans managed to pick up 15 seats, expanding their majority back to a supermajority level, and managed to improve their popular vote share to 57.7% compared to the Federalist's 42.3%, a 15.4% margin. Following the results of the election, Rufus King announced his resignation as leader of the Federalist party. A leadership election was held by the Federalists, resulting in Chief Justice John Marshall being elected as the new Federalist leader.