1793 United States Snap Federal Election (Parliamentary U.S.)

The 1793 United States snap federal election was the fourth United States federal election and the first United States snap election. It was held from September 3rd to October 3rd, 1793. The election was called by Prime Minister Jefferson after he took office in an attempt to expand the razor-thin majority the Democratic-Republicans held in the House. This election marked the first time the Federalists were led by someone other than John Adams.

The popularity of Jefferson and the Democratic-Republicans agenda, and the several scandals that became unveiled in the run-up to the election around the Federalist leader, Alexander Hamilton, resulted in a victory for the Democratic-Republicans who picked up 6 seats from the Federalists, giving them a comfortable majority to pass their agenda. The Democratic-Republicans also won the popular vote for the first time, winning 51.1% of the popular vote to the Federalist's 48.9%. After the election, anger in the Federalist party resulted in an emergency leadership election being called, but Hamilton managed to survive the vote to continue leading the party.