1802 and 1803 United States House of Representatives elections
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Elections to the United States House of Representatives for the 8th Congress were held at various dates in each state, from April 26, 1802 (in New York) to December 14, 1803 (in New Jersey) during Thomas Jefferson's first term in office. It was common in the early years of the United Congress for some states to elect representatives to a Congress after it had already convened. In the case of the 8th Congress, the representatives from New Jersey were only elected after its first meeting on October 17, 1803.
The membership of the House increased significantly as a result of population gains revealed in the United States Census of 1800. The greatest growth was in territories that constituted the western regions of the country at the time, a tremendous boost for Democratic-Republican candidates. Nearly all of the new seats created in reapportionment after the 1800 census went to Democratic-Republicans, closely aligned as they were with the agrarian interests of Western farmers. As a result, the Democratic-Republicans won the largest proportion of seats that either they or the competing Federalists had ever been able to secure in any earlier Congress, a supermajority greater than two-thirds of the total number.
Election summaries[]
These elections were the first following reapportionment after the 1800 Census. Thirty-five new seats were added in reapportionment,[1] with three states having no change in apportionment, and thirteen states gaining between 1 and 7 seats. One further seat was added for the new state of Ohio, which is included in this table below.[2]
102 | 40 |
Democratic-Republican | Federalist |
State | Type | Date | Total seats |
Democratic- Republican |
Federalist | |||
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Seats | Change | Seats | Change | Seats | Change | |||
New York | Districts | April 26–29, 1802 | 17 | ![]() |
12 | ![]() |
5 | ![]() |
Connecticut | At-large | August 20, 1802 | 7 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
7 | ![]() |
New Hampshire | At-large | August 30, 1802 | 5 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
5 | ![]() |
Rhode Island | At-large | August 31, 1802 | 2 | ![]() |
2 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
Georgia | At-large | October 4, 1802 | 4 | ![]() |
4 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
Delaware | At-large | October 5, 1802 | 1 | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
Pennsylvania | Districts | October 12, 1802 | 18 | ![]() |
18 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
Massachusetts | District | November 1, 1802[a] | 17 | ![]() |
7 | ![]() |
10 | ![]() |
Vermont | Districts | December 13, 1802[b] | 4 | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
3 | ![]() |
Maryland | Districts | January 1, 1803 | 9 | ![]() |
6 | ![]() |
3 | ![]() |
South Carolina | Districts | February 3, 1803 | 8 | ![]() |
6 | ![]() |
2 | ![]() |
Late elections (After the March 4, 1803 beginning of Congress) | ||||||||
Virginia | Districts | April 1803 | 22 | ![]() |
18 | ![]() |
4 | ![]() |
Kentucky | Districts | August 2, 1803 | 6 | ![]() |
6 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
Tennessee | At-large | August 5, 1803 | 3 | ![]() |
3 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
North Carolina | Districts | August 15, 1803 | 12 | ![]() |
11 | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
Very late elections (After the October 17, 1803 beginning of 1st session) | ||||||||
New Jersey | At-large | December 14, 1803 | 6 | ![]() |
6 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
Election of new state during 8th Congress | ||||||||
Ohio | At-large | June 21, 1803 | 1 | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
Total | 142 | ![]() |
102 71.8% |
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40 28.2% |
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Special elections[]
There were special elections in 1802 and 1803 during the 7th United States Congress and 8th United States Congress.
Elections are sorted here by date then district.
7th Congress[]
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member / Delegate | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Maryland 2 | Richard Sprigg, Jr. | Democratic-Republican | 1801 | Incumbent resigned February 11, 1802. New member elected March 2, 1802. Democratic-Republican hold. New member seated March 24, 1802. New member was later elected to the next term, see below. |
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South Carolina 4 | Thomas Sumter | Democratic-Republican | 1788 1792 (Lost) 1796 |
Incumbent resigned December 15, 1801 when elected U.S. senator. New member elected April 13, 1802. Democratic-Republican hold. New member seated January 24, 1803.[4] |
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Georgia at-large | Benjamin Taliaferro | Democratic-Republican | 1798 | Incumbent resigned sometime in 1802. New member elected April 26, 1802. Democratic-Republican hold. New member seated December 6, 1802. |
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Massachusetts 12 | Silas Lee | Federalist | 1798 | Incumbent resigned August 20, 1801. New member elected July 29, 1802 on the fifth ballot. Federalist hold. New member seated December 6, 1802. |
First ballot (September 25, 1801): Orchard Cook (Democratic-Republican) 47.9% (Democratic-Republican) 23.6% (Unknown) 24.1% Scattering 4.3%[6] Second ballot (December 7, 1801): Orchard Cook (Democratic-Republican) 42.5% (Democratic-Republican) 34.2% Phineas Bruce (Federalist) 7.1% (Unknown) 16.2%[7] Third ballot (April 5, 1802): Orchard Cook (Democratic-Republican) 45.0% (Democratic-Republican) 32.4% Phineas Bruce (Federalist) 13.3% (Unknown) 9.2%[8] Fourth ballot (June 7, 1802): Samuel Thatcher (Federalist) 33.0% (Democratic-Republican) 45.0% Phineas Bruce (Federalist) 8.3% Scattering 13.6%[9] Fifth ballot (July 29, 1802):
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New Hampshire at-large | Joseph Peirce | Federalist | 1800 | Incumbent resigned sometime in 1802. New member elected August 30, 1802. Federalist hold. New member seated December 6, 1802. New member also elected, the same day, to the next term, see below. |
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Mississippi Territory at-large | Narsworthy Hunter | Democratic-Republican | 1801 | Incumbent died March 11, 1802. New delegate elected August 1, 1802. Democratic-Republican hold. New delegate seated December 6, 1802. Winner was not elected to the next term, see below. |
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North Carolina 8 | Charles Johnson | Democratic-Republican | 1800 | Incumbent died July 23, 1802. New member elected October 15, 1802. Democratic-Republican hold. New member seated December 7, 1802. |
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Georgia at-large | John Milledge | Democratic-Republican | 1794 | Incumbent resigned May 1802 to become Governor of Georgia. New member elected December 15, 1802. Democratic-Republican hold. New member seated January 10, 1803. |
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8th Congress[]
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
New York 7 | John Cantine | Democratic-Republican | 1802 | Incumbent resigned before the Congress began. New member elected April 28, 1803. Democratic-Republican hold. Winner was seated October 17, 1803. |
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Connecticut at-large | Elias Perkins | Federalist | 1800 | Incumbent chose not to serve. New member elected September 5, 1803. Federalist hold. Winner was seated October 17, 1803. |
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New York 6 | Isaac Bloom | Democratic-Republican | 1802 | Incumbent died April 26, 1803. New member elected September 16, 1803. Democratic-Republican hold. Winner was seated October 17, 1803. |
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Georgia at-large | John Milledge | Democratic-Republican | 1794 | Incumbent chose not to serve, having been elected Governor of Georgia. New member elected October 3, 1803. Democratic-Republican hold. New member seated October 17, 1803. |
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Connecticut[]
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[d] | |
Connecticut at-large 7 seats on a general ticket |
John Cotton Smith | Federalist | 1800 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Benjamin Tallmadge | Federalist | 1801 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
Samuel W. Dana | Federalist | 1796 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
Elias Perkins | Federalist | 1800 | Incumbent re-elected but declined to serve, leading to a special election. | ||
Calvin Goddard | Federalist | 1801 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
Roger Griswold | Federalist | 1794 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
John Davenport | Federalist | 1798 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Delaware[]
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Delaware at-large | James A. Bayard | Federalist | 1796 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
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Georgia[]
Georgia gained 2 seats in reapportionment after the 1800 census. It elected its representatives October 4, 1802 at-large on a general ticket.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[d] | |
Georgia at-large 4 seats on a general ticket |
John Milledge | Democratic-Republican | 1801 (Special) | Incumbent resigned in May 1802, leading to a December 15, 1802 special election. Incumbent elected to the next term, but declined the seat, leading to an October 3, 1803 special election. |
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David Meriwether | Democratic-Republican | 1802 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
None (Seat created) | New seat. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. | ||||
None (Seat created) | New seat. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
Kentucky[]
Kentucky gained 4 seats to 6 in reapportionment after the 1800 census.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Kentucky 1 | Thomas T. Davis | Democratic-Republican | 1797 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Kentucky 2 | None (District created) | New seat. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
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Kentucky 3 | None (District created) | New seat. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
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Kentucky 4 | None (District created) | New seat. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
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Kentucky 5 | John Fowler Redistricted from the 2nd district |
Democratic-Republican | 1797 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kentucky 6 | None (District created) | New seat. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
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Maryland[]
Maryland gained 1 seat in reapportionment after the 1800 census. Rather than increasing the number of districts, however, Maryland made the Maryland 5 a plural district with 2 seats.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[d] | |
Maryland 1 | John Campbell | Federalist | 1801 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maryland 2 | Walter Bowie | Democratic-Republican | 1802 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maryland 3 | Thomas Plater | Federalist | 1801 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maryland 4 | Daniel Hiester | Democratic-Republican | 1788 (Pennsylvania) 1801 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maryland 5 Plural district with 2 seats |
Samuel Smith | Democratic-Republican | 1792 | Incumbent retired to run for Senate. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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None (Seat created) | New seat. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. | ||||
Maryland 6 | John Archer | Democratic-Republican | 1801 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maryland 7 | Joseph H. Nicholson | Democratic-Republican | 1798 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maryland 8 | John Dennis | Federalist | 1796 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts[]
Massachusetts increased 3 seats to 17 in reapportionment after the 1800 census. Massachusetts law at the time required a majority for election to an office, which requirement was not met in the 6th district, requiring two additional ballots.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[d] | |
Massachusetts 1 "Suffolk district" |
William Eustis Redistricted from the 8th district |
Democratic-Republican | 1800 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 2 "Essex South district" |
Nathan Read Redistricted from the 10th district |
Federalist | 1800 (Special) | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
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Massachusetts 3 "Essex North district" |
Manasseh Cutler Redistricted from the 11th district |
Federalist | 1800 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 4 "Middlesex district" |
Joseph Bradley Varnum Redistricted from the 9th district |
Democratic-Republican | 1795 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 5 "Hampshire South district" |
William Shepard Redistricted from the 2nd district |
Federalist | 1797 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist hold. |
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Massachusetts 6 "Hampshire North district" |
Ebenezer Mattoon Redistricted from the 3rd district |
Federalist | 1800 (Special) | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist hold. |
First ballot (November 1, 1802): (Federalist) 29.5% (Federalist) 15.2% Samuel Taggart (Federalist) 14.9% (Democratic-Republican) 12.3% (Federalist) 10.1% (Federalist) 8.0% (Democratic-Republican) 5.2% 4.8% Second ballot (January 24, 1803): (Federalist) 36.9% Samuel Taggart (Federalist) 27.5% (Democratic-Republican) 21.2% (Federalist) 14.4% Third ballot (April 3, 1803):
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Massachusetts 7 "Plymouth district" |
Josiah Smith Redistricted from the 6th district |
Democratic-Republican | 1801 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist gain. |
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Massachusetts 8 "Barnstable district" |
Lemuel Williams Redistricted from the 5th district |
Federalist | 1799 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 9 "Bristol district" |
Phanuel Bishop Redistricted from the 7th district |
Democratic-Republican | 1799 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 10 "Worcester South district" |
Seth Hastings Redistricted from the 4th district |
Federalist | 1801 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 11 "Worcester North district" |
None (District created) | New seat. New member elected. Federalist gain. |
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Massachusetts 12 "Berkshire district" |
John Bacon Redistricted from the 1st district |
Democratic-Republican | 1801 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Massachusetts 13 "Norfolk district" |
None (District created) | New seat. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
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Massachusetts 14 "York district," District of Maine |
Richard Cutts | Democratic-Republican | 1801 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 15 "Cumberland district," District of Maine |
Peleg Wadsworth Redistricted from the 13th district |
Federalist | 1793 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 16 "Lincoln district," District of Maine |
Samuel Thatcher Redistricted from the 12th district |
Federalist | 1802 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 17 "Kennebec district," District of Maine |
None (District created) | New seat. New member elected. Federalist gain. |
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Mississippi Territory[]
See Non-voting delegates, below.
New Hampshire[]
New Hampshire increased its apportionment from 4 seats to 5 after the 1800 census.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[d] | |
New Hampshire at-large 5 seats on a general ticket |
Samuel Tenney | Federalist | 1800 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Vacant. | Incumbent Joseph Peirce resigned in 1802. New member elected. Federalist hold. | ||||
George B. Upham | Federalist | 1800 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist hold. | ||
Abiel Foster | Federalist | 1794 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist hold. | ||
None (Seat created) | New seat. New member elected. Federalist gain. |
New Jersey[]
New Jersey increased its apportionment from 5 seats to 6 after the 1800 census.
The Federalists did not run any official candidates in 1802, but a few Federalists did receive scattered votes.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
New Jersey at-large 6 seats on a general ticket |
John Condit | Democratic-Republican | 1798 | Incumbent retired to run for Senate. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Ebenezer Elmer | Democratic-Republican | 1800 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
William Helms | Democratic-Republican | 1800 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
James Mott | Democratic-Republican | 1800 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
Henry Southard | Democratic-Republican | 1800 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
None (Seat created) | New seat. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
New York[]
New York's apportionment increased from 10 seats to 17 seats after the 1800 census. The state was subsequently redistricted. 11 open seats were available due to the increase in apportionment and retirement of incumbents.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
New York 1 | John Smith | Democratic-Republican | 1799 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 2 | None (District created) | New seat. New member elected. Federalist gain. |
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New York 3 | Samuel L. Mitchill Redistricted from the 2nd district |
Democratic-Republican | 1800 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 4 | Philip Van Courtlandt Redistricted from the 3rd district |
Democratic-Republican | 1793 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 5 | None (District created) | New seat. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
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New York 6 | Theodorus Bailey Redistricted from the 5th district |
Democratic-Republican | 1793 1796 (Lost) 1798 1800 (Retired) 1801 (Special) |
Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
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New York 7 | Lucas Elmendorf Redistricted from the 4th district |
Democratic-Republican | 1796 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
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New York 8 | John P. Van Ness Redistricted from the 6th district |
Democratic-Republican | 1801 (Special) | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Federalist gain. |
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New York 9 | Killian Van Rensselaer Redistricted from the 8th district |
Federalist | 1800 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 10 | None (District created) | New seat. New member elected. Federalist gain. |
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New York 11 | None (District created) | New seat. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
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New York 12 | David Thomas Redistricted from the 7th district |
Democratic-Republican | 1800 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 13 | None (District created) | New seat. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
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New York 14 | None (District created) | New seat. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
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New York 15 | None (District created) | New seat. New member elected. Federalist gain. |
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New York 16 | Benjamin Walker Redistricted from the 9th district |
Federalist | 1800 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
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New York 17 | Thomas Morris Redistricted from the 10th district |
Federalist | 1800 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
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North Carolina[]
North Carolina increased its apportionment from 10 to 12 seats after the 1800 census.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
North Carolina 1 | Thomas Wynns Redistricted from the 8th district |
Democratic-Republican | 1802 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Carolina 2 | Willis Alston Redistricted from the 9th district |
Democratic-Republican | 1798 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Carolina 3 | None (District created) | New seat. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
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North Carolina 4 | John Stanly Redistricted from the 10th district |
Federalist | 1800 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
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North Carolina 5 | William H. Hill Redistricted from the 6th district |
Federalist | 1798 | Incumbent retired when appointed U.S. District Judge (later withdrawn). New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
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North Carolina 6 | Nathaniel Macon Redistricted from the 5th district |
Democratic-Republican | 1791 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Carolina 7 | William B. Grove | Federalist | 1790 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist hold. |
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Robert Williams Redistricted from the 3rd district |
Democratic-Republican | 1796 | Incumbent retired to . Democratic-Republican loss. | ||
North Carolina 8 | Richard Stanford Redistricted from the 4th district |
Democratic-Republican | 1796 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Carolina 9 | None (District created) | New seat. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
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North Carolina 10 | None (District created) | New seat. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
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North Carolina 11 | James Holland Redistricted from the 1st district |
Democratic-Republican | 1800 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Carolina 12 | Archibald Henderson Redistricted from the 2nd district |
Federalist | 1798 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
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Ohio[]
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[d] | |
Ohio at-large | Ohio is considered to have been admitted to the Union near the end of the 7th Congress,[f] but did not elect representatives until the 8th Congress. For this reason, Ohio is considered to have had a vacant seat in the House and two vacant seats in the Senate in the 7th Congress.[4] | New seat. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain |
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Pennsylvania[]
Pennsylvania increased its apportionment from 13 to 18 seats after the 1800 census. The state was re-districted from 12 into 11 districts, four of which were plural districts.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[21] | |
Pennsylvania 1 Plural district with 3 seats |
William Jones | Democratic-Republican | 1800 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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None (Seat created) | New seat. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. | ||||
Michael Leib Redistricted from the 2nd district |
Democratic-Republican | 1798 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
Pennsylvania 2 Plural district with 3 seats |
Robert Brown Redistricted from the 4th district |
Democratic-Republican | 1798 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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None (Seat created) | New seat. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. | ||||
Isaac Van Horne Redistricted from the 4th district |
Democratic-Republican | 1801 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
Pennsylvania 3 Plural district with 3 seats |
Joseph Hemphill | Federalist | 1800 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
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Joseph Hiester Redistricted from the 5th district |
Democratic-Republican | 1797 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
Thomas Boude Redistricted from the 7th district |
Federalist | 1800 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. | ||
Pennsylvania 4 Plural district with 2 seats |
John A. Hanna Redistricted from the 6th district |
Democratic-Republican | 1796 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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None (Seat created) | New seat. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. | ||||
Pennsylvania 5 | Andrew Gregg Redistricted from the 9th district |
Democratic-Republican | 1791 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Pennsylvania 6 | John Stewart Redistricted from the 8th district |
Democratic-Republican | 1800 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Pennsylvania 7 | Henry Woods Redistricted from the 10th district |
Federalist | 1798 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
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Pennsylvania 8 | None (District created) | New seat. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
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Pennsylvania 9 | John Smilie Redistricted from the 11th district |
Democratic-Republican | 1792 1798 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Pennsylvania 10 | William Hoge Redistricted from the 12th district |
Democratic-Republican | 1801 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Pennsylvania 11 | None (District created) | New seat. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
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Rhode Island[]
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Rhode Island at-large 2 seats on a general ticket |
Thomas Tillinghast | Democratic-Republican | 1800 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Joseph Stanton Jr. | Democratic-Republican | 1800 | Incumbent re-elected. |
South Carolina[]
South Carolina increased its apportionment from 6 seats to 8 after the 1800 census.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
South Carolina 1 "Charleston district" |
Thomas Lowndes | Federalist | 1800 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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South Carolina 2 "Beaufort and Edgefield district" |
John Rutledge Jr. | Federalist | 1796 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
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William Butler Sr. Redistricted from the 5th district |
Democratic-Republican | 1800 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
South Carolina 3 "Georgetown district" |
Benjamin Huger | Federalist | 1798 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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South Carolina 4 "Orangeburgh district" |
None (District created) | New seat. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
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South Carolina 5 "Sumter district" |
Richard Winn Redistricted from the 4th district |
Democratic-Republican | 1802 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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South Carolina 6 "Abbeville district" |
None (District created) | New seat. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
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South Carolina 7 "Chester district" |
Thomas Moore Redistricted from the 6th district |
Democratic-Republican | 1800 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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South Carolina 8 "Pendleton district" |
None (District created) | New seat. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
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Tennessee[]
Tennessee increased its apportionment from 1 seat to 3 seats after the 1800 census.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Tennessee at-large 3 seats on a general ticket |
William Dickson | Democratic-Republican | 1801 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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None (Seat created) | New seat. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. | ||||
None (Seat created) | New seat. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
Vermont[]
Vermont increased its apportionment from 2 seats to 4 after the 1800 census. Vermont law at the time required a majority of votes to win an office, which frequently necessitated additional ballots.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[d] | |
Vermont 1 "Southwest district" |
Israel Smith | Democratic-Republican | 1791 1797 (Lost) 1800 |
Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Vermont 2 "Southeast district" |
Lewis R. Morris | Federalist | 1797 (Special) | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Federalist hold. |
First ballot (December 13, 1802): Lewis R. Morris (Federalist) 45.6% James Elliot (Federalist) 42.7% Paul Brigham (Democratic-Republican) 5.4% (Federalist) 2.9% Others 3.4% Second ballot (March 1, 1803):
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Vermont 3 "Northeast district" |
None (District created) | New seat. New member elected. Federalist gain. |
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Vermont 4 "Northwest district" |
None (District created) | New seat. New member elected. Federalist gain. |
First ballot (December 13, 1802): Udney Hay (Democratic-Republican) 45.3% Martin Chittenden (Federalist) 28.2% Amos Marsh (Federalist) 19.6% Daniel Chipman (Federalist) 2.3% (Federalist) 1.9% Others 2.7% Second ballot (March 1, 1803): Udney Hay (Democratic-Republican) 49.2% Martin Chittenden (Federalist) 29.8% Amos Marsh (Federalist) 19.9% Others 1.1% Third ballot (May 9, 1803):
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Virginia[]
Virginia increased its apportionment from 19 to 22 seats after the 1800 census. Virginia's congressional delegation remained the largest of any state, but would lose this distinction permanently after the Census of 1810. Elections were held over three days in April 1803.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Virginia 1 | George Jackson Redistricted from the 3rd district |
Democratic-Republican | 1795 1797 (Lost) 1799 |
Incumbent retired. New member (incumbent's son) elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Virginia 2 | None (District created) | New seat. New member elected. Federalist gain. |
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Virginia 3 | John Smith Redistricted from the 1st district |
Democratic-Republican | 1801 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 4 | David Holmes Redistricted from the 2nd district |
Democratic-Republican | 1797 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 5 | None (District created) | New seat. New member elected. Federalist gain. Results were subsequently challenged and overturned.[i] |
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Virginia 6 | Abram Trigg Redistricted from the 4th district |
Democratic-Republican | 1797 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 7 | Richard Brent Redistricted from the 17th district |
Democratic-Republican | 1801 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Federalist gain. |
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Virginia 8 | None (District created) | New seat. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
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Virginia 9 | Philip R. Thompson Redistricted from the 18th district |
Democratic-Republican | 1793 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 10 | John Dawson Redistricted from the 15th district |
Democratic-Republican | 1797 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 11 | Anthony New Redistricted from the 16th district |
Democratic-Republican | 1793 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 12 | None (District created) | New seat. New member elected. Federalist gain. |
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Virginia 13 | John J. Trigg Redistricted from the 5th district |
Democratic-Republican | 1797 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 14 | Matthew Clay Redistricted from the 6th district |
Democratic-Republican | 1797 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 15 | John Randolph Redistricted from the 7th district |
Democratic-Republican | 1799 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 16 | William B. Giles Redistricted from the 9th district |
Democratic-Republican | 1790 (Special) 1798 (Resigned) 1801 |
Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Virginia 17 | Thomas Claiborne Redistricted from the 8th district |
Democratic-Republican | 1793 1801 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 18 | None (District created) | New seat. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
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Virginia 19 | Edwin Gray Redistricted from the 10th district |
Democratic-Republican | 1799 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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John Taliaferro | Democratic-Republican | 1801 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican loss. | ||
Virginia 20 | Thomas Newton Jr. Redistricted from the 11th district |
Democratic-Republican | 1799 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 21 | Samuel J. Cabell Redistricted from the 14th district |
Democratic-Republican | 1795 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Virginia 22 | John Clopton Redistricted from the 13th district |
Democratic-Republican | 1801 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Non-voting delegates[]
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Delegate | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Mississippi Territory at-large | Thomas M. Green Jr. | Democratic-Republican | 1802 (Special) | Incumbent retired. New delegate elected on an unknown date. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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See also[]
- 1802 United States elections
- 1789–1822 List of United States House of Representatives elections
- 1802 and 1803 United States Senate elections
- 7th United States Congress
- 8th United States Congress
Notes[]
- ^ Majority required for election, which requirement was not met in one district, necessitating two additional trials held on January 24 and April 3, 1803
- ^ Majority required for election, which was not met in two districts. Two additional elections were required to achieve a majority, held on March 1 and May 9, 1803
- ^ Mistakenly listed as a Federalist in source
- ^ a b c d e f g Only candidates with at least 1% of the vote listed
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Numbers of votes missing or incomplete in source
- ^ The official date when Ohio became a state was not set until 1953, when the 83rd Congress passed legislation retroactively designating the date of the first meeting of the Ohio state legislature, March 1, 1803, as that date. However, on April 30, 1802 the 7th Congress had passed an act "authorizing the inhabitants of Ohio to form a Constitution and state government, and admission of Ohio into the Union."[19] On February 19, 1803, the same Congress passed an act "providing for the execution of the laws of the United States in the State of Ohio."[20] The Biographical Directory of the United States Congress states that Ohio was admitted to the Union on November 29, 1802, and counts its seats as vacant from that date.
- ^ Former delegate for the Northwest Territory
- ^ Changed parties
- ^ Thomas Lewis Jr. (Federalist) was initially declared the winner with 1,004 votes for Lewis, 832 for Andrew Moore (Democratic-Republican), and 423 for John Woodward (Federalist). However, upon investigation by the House Committee on Elections, it was determined that 355 votes for Lewis and 124 votes for Moore were cast by individuals who did not meet Virginia's voter qualifications, making the adjusted totals 708 legal votes for Moore and 649 legal votes for Lewis, thus, the Committee awarded this seat to Moore on March 5, 1804.[22]
- ^ Only the two top candidates listed here, partial returns suggest Jones won by a very large majority.
References[]
- ^ 2 Stat. 128
- ^ 2 Stat. 175
- ^ "MD District 2". March 9, 2004. Retrieved September 14, 2018 – via OurCampaigns.com.
- ^ a b "Seventh Congress (membership roster)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 6, 2014. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
- ^ "SC District 06 - Special Election". December 8, 2005. Retrieved September 14, 2018 – via OurCampaigns.com.
- ^ "MA - 1st Eastern - Special Election - 1st Trial". April 16, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2018 – via OurCampaigns.com.
- ^ "MA - 1st Eastern - Special Election - 2nd Trial". April 16, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2018 – via OurCampaigns.com.
- ^ "MA - 1st Eastern - Special Election - 3rd Trial". April 16, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2018 – via OurCampaigns.com.
- ^ "MA - 1st Eastern - Special Election - 4th Trial". April 16, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2018 – via OurCampaigns.com.
- ^ "MA - 1st Eastern - Special Election - 5th Trial". April 16, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2018 – via OurCampaigns.com.
- ^ "NH At-Large - Special Election". January 4, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2018 – via OurCampaigns.com.
- ^ "MS Territorial Delegate - Special Election". May 21, 2006. Retrieved September 14, 2018 – via OurCampaigns.com.
- ^ "NC District 08 - Special Election". February 5, 2005. Retrieved September 14, 2018 – via OurCampaigns.com.
- ^ "Georgia 1802 U.S. House of Representatives, Special". A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts Digital Library, Tufts University. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
- ^ "NY District 7". April 8, 2006. Retrieved September 14, 2018 – via OurCampaigns.com.
- ^ "Connecticut 1803 U.S. House of Representatives, Special". A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts Digital Library, Tufts University. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
- ^ "NY District 6". April 8, 2006. Retrieved September 14, 2018 – via OurCampaigns.com.
- ^ "GA At-Large". January 29, 2018. Retrieved September 14, 2018 – via OurCampaigns.com.
- ^ Sess. 1, ch. 40, 2 Stat. 173
- ^ Sess. 2, ch. 7, 2 Stat. 201
- ^ Wilkes University Elections Statistics Project
- ^ "A New Nation Votes: American Elections Returns 1787-1825: Virginia 1803 House of Representatives District 5". Archived from the original on 2013-01-06.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MS Territorial Delegate Race - Sep 08, 1803". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
Bibliography[]
- "A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787-1825". Tufts Digital Library, Tufts University. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
- Dubin, Michael J. (March 1, 1998). United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results of the Elections of the 1st Through 105th Congresses. McFarland and Company. ISBN 978-0786402830.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (January 1, 1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress, 1789-1989. Macmillan Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0029201701.
- "Party Divisions of the House of Representatives* 1789–Present". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
External links[]
- Office of the Historian (Office of Art & Archives, Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)
- 1802 United States House of Representatives elections
- 1803 United States House of Representatives elections