1820 and 1821 United States House of Representatives elections

1820 and 1821 United States House of Representatives elections

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All 187[a] seats in the United States House of Representatives 94 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Philip P. Barbour Louis McLane Party Democratic-Republican Federalist Leader's seat Virginia 11th Delaware at-large Last election 160 seats 26 seats Seats won 155[a] 32 Seat change 5 6
Speaker before election John W. Taylor Democratic-Republican Elected Speaker Philip P. Barbour Democratic-Republican

The 1820 and 1821 United States House of Representatives elections were held at various dates in different states between July 1820 and August 1821 as President James Monroe won reelection unopposed.

The virtually nonpartisan Era of Good Feelings, a period of national political dominance by the Democratic-Republican Party, continued. Despite small gains, the Federalist Party remained relegated to limited state and local influence.

Election summaries[]

One seat was added during this Congress for the new State of Missouri^[1]

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155	32
Democratic-Republican	Federalist

State	Type	↑ Date	Total seats	Democratic-Republican		Federalist
				Seats	Change	Seats	Change
Louisiana	At-large	July 3–5, 1820	1	1		0
Illinois	At-large	August 7, 1820	1	1		0
Indiana	At-large	August 7, 1820	1	1		0
Kentucky	Districts	August 7, 1820	10	10		0
Mississippi	At-large	August 7–8, 1820	1	1		0
New Hampshire	At-large	August 18, 1820	6	6		0
Missouri	At-large	August 28, 1820	1	1	1	0
Rhode Island	At-large	August 29, 1820	2	2		0
Vermont	District	September 5, 1820[b]	6	6		0
Georgia	At-large	October 2, 1820	6	6		0
Maryland	Districts	October 2, 1820	9	6		3
Delaware	At-large	October 3, 1820	2	1		1
South Carolina	Districts	October 9–10, 1820	9	9		0
Ohio	Districts	October 10, 1820	6	6	1	0	1
Pennsylvania	Districts	October 10, 1820	23	15	4	8	4
Massachusetts	Districts	November 6, 1820[c]	13[d]	6	1[e]	7	1[e]
Maine[f]	Districts	November 7, 1820[g]	7	5	1[h]	2	1[h]
New Jersey	At-large	November 7, 1820	6	6		0
Late elections (after the March 4, 1821 beginning of the term)
Virginia	Districts	April 1821	23	21	1	2	1
Connecticut	At-large	April 2, 1821	7	7		0
New York	Districts	April 24–26, 1821	27	19	2	8	2
Alabama	At-large	August 5–6, 1821	1	1		0
North Carolina	Districts	August 9, 1821	13	12	2	1	2
Tennessee	Districts	August 9–10, 1821	6	5[i]	1	0
Total[a]			187	155 82.9%	5	32 17.1%	6

House seats Dem-Republican   82.89% Federalist   17.11%

Special elections[]

There were special elections in 1820 and 1821 to the 16th United States Congress and 17th United States Congress.

Special elections are sorted by date then district.

16th Congress[]

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member / Delegate	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Virginia 17	James Pleasants	Democratic-Republican	1817	Incumbent resigned December 14, 1819 when elected U.S. Senator. New member elected January 3, 1820.[2] Democratic-Republican hold. Successor seated January 18, 1820.[3] Successor later re-elected in the April 1821 election to the next term, see below.	Y William S. Archer (Democratic-Republican) (Unknown)[2]
New Jersey at-large	John Condit	Democratic-Republican	1818	Incumbent resigned November 4, 1819 to become assistant collector of the Port of New York.[3] New member elected February 2, 1820. Democratic-Republican hold. Successor seated February 16, 1820.[3] Successor was not a candidate in the November 7, 1820 election for the next term, see below.	Y Charles Kinsey (Democratic-Republican) 62.2% James Parker 10.1% George Cassedy 5.1% Lewis Condict 3.4% Ebenezer Elmer 3.3% 3.2% John Rutherford 2.9% Charles Kinsey 2.2% James D. Westcott 1.4% 1.1% Scattering 5.1%[4]
Virginia 10	George F. Strother	Democratic-Republican	1817	Incumbent resigned February 10, 1820 to become as Receiver of Public Monies in St. Louis, Missouri. New member elected in August 1820.[5] Democratic-Republican hold. Successor seated November 13, 1820.[3] Successor later re-elected in the April 1821 election to the next term, see below.	Y Thomas L. Moore (Democratic-Republican) 41.0% (Unknown) 27.5% John Love (Democratic-Republican) 27.0% (Unknown) 4.5%[5]
Michigan Territory at-large	William Woodbridge	Unknown	1819	Incumbent resigned August 9, 1820 due to family illness. New delegate elected sometime in 1820. Successor seated November 20, 1820. Successor later re-elected, see below.	Y Solomon Sibley (Unknown) 41.4% Augustus B. Woodward (Unknown) 40.0% (Unknown) 17.3% (Unknown) 1.4%[6]
Virginia 1	James Pindall	Federalist	1817	Incumbent resigned July 6, 1820. New member elected sometime in 1820.[7] Democratic-Republican gain. Successor seated November 13, 1820.[3] Successor later re-elected in the April 1821 election to the next term, see below.	Y Edward B. Jackson (Democratic-Republican) 60.6% Isaac Leffler (Unknown) 35.4% Thomas P. Moore (Unknown) 4.0%[7]
Virginia 20	James Johnson	Democratic-Republican	1813	Incumbent resigned when appointed as collector of customs in Norfolk. New member elected sometime in 1820. Democratic-Republican hold. Successor seated November 13, 1820.[3] Successor later lost re-election in the April 1821 election to the next term, see below.	Y John C. Gray (Democratic-Republican) 52.6% Arthur Smith (Democratic-Republican) 47.4%[8]
Kentucky 9	Tunstall Quarles	Democratic-Republican	1816	Incumbent resigned June 15, 1820. New member elected August 7, 1820. Democratic-Republican hold. Successor was also elected to the next term, see below. Successor seated November 13, 1820.[3]	Y Thomas Montgomery (Democratic-Republican) [data unknown/missing]
Kentucky 6	David Walker	Democratic-Republican	1816	Incumbent died March 1, 1820. New member elected August 7, 1820. Democratic-Republican hold. Successor was also elected to the next term, see below. Successor seated November 13, 1820.[3]	Y Francis Johnson (Democratic-Republican) [data unknown/missing]
Massachusetts 13	Edward Dowse	Democratic-Republican	1818	Incumbent resigned. New member elected August 21, 1820. Democratic-Republican hold. Successor later re-elected in the November 6, 1820 election to the next term, see below. Successor seated November 13, 1820.[3]	Y William Eustis (Democratic-Republican) 56.2% (Federalist) 38.4% Scattering 5.4%
Pennsylvania 5	David Fullerton	Democratic-Republican	1818	Incumbent resigned May 15, 1820. New member elected October 10, 1820. Federalist gain. Successor was not a candidate in the same day's election for the next term, see below. Successor seated November 13, 1820.[3]	Y Thomas G. McCullough (Federalist) 51.4% (Democratic-Republican) 43.3% (Independent) 5.4%[9]
Massachusetts 1	Jonathan Mason	Federalist	1817 (Special)	Incumbent resigned May 15, 1820 to pursue his law practice. New member elected on the second ballot November 6, 1820. Democratic-Republican gain.[j] Successor also elected the same day to the next term, see below. Successor seated November 27, 1820.[3]	First ballot (October 23, 1820): Benjamin Gorham (Democratic-Republican)[j] 48.3% (Democratic-Republican) 26.1% Samuel Wells (Independent) 25.6%[10] Second ballot (November 6, 1820): Y Benjamin Gorham (Democratic-Republican)[j] 58.0% Samuel Wells (Independent) 40.1% (Unknown) 1.4% Scattering 0.5%[11]
Maine at-large	John Holmes	Democratic-Republican	1816	Incumbent's seat moved from Massachusetts's 14th district but incumbent resigned when elected U.S. Senator. New member elected November 7, 1820. Federalist gain. Successor also elected the same day in the 1st district to the next term, see below. Successor seated December 11, 1820.[3]	Y Joseph Dane (Federalist) 53.6% Alexander Rice (Democratic-Republican) 38.2% (Unknown) 4.5% William Moody (Unknown) 2.3% Others 1.0%
Massachusetts 8	Zabdiel Sampson	Democratic-Republican	1817	Incumbent resigned July 26, 1820. New member elected November 24, 1820 on the second ballot. Successor seated December 18, 1820.[3] Successor was already elected to the next term, see below.	First ballot (October 16, 1820): Aaron Hobart (Democratic-Republican) 52.1% William Baylies (Federalist) 47.9% Second ballot (November 24, 1820): Y Aaron Hobart (Democratic-Republican) 68.7% Scattering 31.3%
Pennsylvania 7	Joseph Hiester	Democratic-Republican	1798 1804 (Retired) 1814	Incumbent resigned in December 1820 when elected Governor of Pennsylvania. New member elected December 10, 1820. Democratic-Republican hold. Successor had not been a candidate in the October 10, 1820 election for the next term, see below. Successor seated January 8, 1821.[3]	Y Daniel Udree (Democratic-Republican) Ludwig Worman (Federalist)[12][9]
North Carolina 4	Jesse Slocumb	Democratic-Republican	1817	Incumbent died December 20, 1820. New member elected February 7, 1821. Democratic-Republican hold. Successor seated February 7, 1821.[3] Successor later re-elected in the August 9, 1821 election to the next term, see below.	Y William S. Blackledge (Democratic-Republican) 57.7% (Unknown) 42.3%

17th Congress[]

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Kentucky 7	George Robertson	Democratic-Republican	1816	Incumbent resigned sometime before the start of the new Congress. New member elected August 6, 1821.[13] Democratic-Republican hold. Successor seated December 3, 1821.[14]	Y John S. Smith (Democratic-Republican) [13]
New Jersey at-large	John Linn	Democratic-Republican	1816	Incumbent died January 5, 1821. New member elected October 8, 1821. Democratic-Republican hold. Successor seated December 3, 1821.[14]	Y Lewis Condict (Democratic-Republican) 46.5% (Democratic-Republican) 31.3% James Parker (Federalist) 22.2%
Ohio 4	John C. Wright	Democratic-Republican	1818	Incumbent member-elect declined to serve in the next term and resigned March 3, 1821. New member elected October 9, 1821. Democratic-Republican hold. Successor seated December 3, 1821.[14]	Y David Chambers (Democratic-Republican) John Patterson[k][15]
Pennsylvania 5	James Duncan	Democratic-Republican	1820	Incumbent resigned in April 1821. New member elected October 9, 1821. Democratic-Republican hold. Successor seated December 12, 1821.[14]	Y John Findlay (Democratic-Republican) 53.6% Thomas G. McCullough (Federalist) 46.4%[16]
Pennsylvania 10	William Cox Ellis	Federalist	1820	Incumbent resigned July 20, 1821. New member elected October 9, 1821. Democratic-Republican hold. Successor seated December 12, 1821.[14]	Y Thomas Murray Jr. (Democratic-Republican) 50.3% William Cox Ellis (Federalist) 49.7%[16]
New York 6	Selah Tuthill	Democratic-Republican	1821	Incumbent died September 7, 1821. New member elected November 6–8, 1821. Democratic-Republican hold. Successor seated December 3, 1821.[14]	Y Charles Borland Jr. (Democratic-Republican) 53.7% John Duer (Democratic-Republican) 46.1%
South Carolina 9	John S. Richards	Democratic-Republican	1820	Member-elect declined to serve. New member elected sometime in 1821. Democratic-Republican hold. Successor seated December 3, 1821.[14]	Y James Blair (Democratic-Republican) 49.1% Joseph Brevard (Democratic-Republican) 43.6% 7.3%
Kentucky 8	Wingfield Bullock	Democratic-Republican	1820	Incumbent died October 13, 1821. New member elected November 22, 1821.[17] Democratic-Republican hold. Successor seated January 2, 1822.[14]	Y James D. Breckinridge (Democratic-Republican) 56.3% (Unknown) 39.2% (Unknown) 4.4%[17]

Alabama[]

Alabama elected its member August 5–6, 1821, after the term began but before the new Congress convened.

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Alabama at-large	John Crowell	Democratic-Republican	1819	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.	Y Gabriel Moore (Democratic-Republican) 64.6% George W. Owen (Democratic-Republican) 32.6% Silas Dinsmoor 2.8%[18]

Arkansas Territory[]

See Non-voting delegates, below.

Connecticut[]

Connecticut elected its members April 2, 1821, after the term began but before the new Congress convened.

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Connecticut at-large 7 seats on a general ticket	James Stevens	Democratic-Republican	1818	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.	Y Gideon Tomlinson (Democratic-Republican) 14.3% Y Noyes Barber (Democratic-Republican) 13.8% Y Henry W. Edwards (Democratic-Republican) 13.7% Y John Russ (Democratic-Republican) 13.5% Y Ebenezer Stoddard (Democratic-Republican) 13.4% Y Ansel Sterling (Democratic-Republican) 13.1% Y Daniel Burrows (Democratic-Republican) 9.6% Calvin Willey (Democratic-Republican) 4.1% Timothy Pitkin (Federalist) 1.0% Others 3.5%
	Jonathan O. Moseley	Democratic-Republican	1804	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.
	Gideon Tomlinson	Democratic-Republican	1818	Incumbent re-elected.
	Elisha Phelps	Democratic-Republican	1818	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.
	John Russ	Democratic-Republican	1818	Incumbent re-elected.
	Henry W. Edwards	Democratic-Republican	1818	Incumbent re-elected.
	Samuel A. Foot	Democratic-Republican	1818	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.

Delaware[]

Delaware elected its members October 3, 1820.

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Delaware at-large 2 seats on a general ticket	Louis McLane	Federalist	1816	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Caesar A. Rodney (Democratic-Republican) 26.9% Y Louis McLane (Federalist) 26.1% Willard Hall (Democratic-Republican) 23.5% John Mitchell (Federalist) 23.3% Others 0.2%
	Willard Hall	Democratic-Republican	1816	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.

Georgia[]

Georgia elected its members October 2, 1820.

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Georgia at-large 6 seats on a general ticket	Robert R. Reid	Democratic-Republican	1819 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Robert R. Reid (Democratic-Republican) 14.8%% Y Alfred Cuthbert (Democratic-Republican) 12.5% Y Joel Abbot (Democratic-Republican) 12.3% Y George R. Gilmer (Democratic-Republican) 11.1% Y Edward F. Tattnall (Democratic-Republican) 11.1% Y Wiley Thompson (Democratic-Republican) 10.7% Thomas W. Cobb (Democratic-Republican) 10.6% George Walton 7.2% Zadock Cook (Democratic-Republican) 4.2% Gibson Clark 2.9% James Blair 2.7%
	Joel Crawford	Democratic-Republican	1816	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.
	Joel Abbot	Democratic-Republican	1816	Incumbent re-elected.
	John A. Cuthbert	Democratic-Republican	1818	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.
	William Terrell	Democratic-Republican	1816	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.
	Thomas W. Cobb	Democratic-Republican	1818	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.

Illinois[]

Illinois elected its member August 7, 1820.

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Illinois at-large	Daniel P. Cook	Democratic-Republican	1819	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Daniel P. Cook (Democratic-Republican) 64.7% Elias Kane 35.2% John McLean (Democratic-Republican) 0.1%

Indiana[]

Indiana elected its member August 7, 1820.

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Indiana at-large	William Hendricks	Democratic-Republican	1817	Incumbent re-elected.	Y William Hendricks (Democratic-Republican) 91.0% Reuben W. Nelson 9.0%

Kentucky[]

Kentucky elected its members August 7, 1820.

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Kentucky 1	David Trimble	Democratic-Republican	1816	Incumbent re-elected.	Y David Trimble (Democratic-Republican) 68.5% William P. Fleming 31.5%
Kentucky 2	Henry Clay	Democratic-Republican	1810 1814 (Resigned) 1814 1815 (Seat declared vacant) 1815 (Special)	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.	Y Samuel H. Woodson (Democratic-Republican) 59.4% John Pope (Democratic-Republican) 37.8% Thomas T. Barr 2.8%
Kentucky 3	William Brown	Democratic-Republican	1818	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.	Y John T. Johnson (Democratic-Republican) 98.6% Thomas A. Grimes 1.4%
Kentucky 4	Thomas Metcalfe	Democratic-Republican	1818	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Thomas Metcalfe (Democratic-Republican)[k]
Kentucky 5	Alney McLean	Democratic-Republican	1814 1816 (Retired) 1818	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.	Y Anthony New (Democratic-Republican)[k] John Daviess Dickson Gwen
Kentucky 6	David Walker	Democratic-Republican	1816	Incumbent died March 1, 1820. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. Successor also elected to finish the term.	Y Francis Johnson (Democratic-Republican) 57.2% John Breathitt 41.8% Willis Wills 1.0%
Kentucky 7	George Robertson	Democratic-Republican	1816	Incumbent re-elected. Incumbent resigned sometime before the start of the new Congress, leading to an August 6, 1821 special election.	Y George Robertson (Democratic-Republican)[k]
Kentucky 8	Richard C. Anderson Jr.	Democratic-Republican	1816	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. Successor died October 13, 1821, leading to a November 22, 1821 special election.	Y Wingfield Bullock (Democratic-Republican)[k] Norborne B. Beall Samuel Churchill John Logan
Kentucky 9	Tunstall Quarles	Democratic-Republican	1816	Incumbent resigned June 15, 1820. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. Successor also elected to finish the term.	Y Thomas Montgomery (Democratic-Republican)[k]
Kentucky 10	Benjamin Hardin	Democratic-Republican	1814 1816 (Retired) 1818	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Benjamin Hardin (Democratic-Republican)[k] Richard Rudd John Hays

Louisiana[]

Louisiana elected its member July 3–5, 1820.

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Louisiana at-large	Thomas Butler	Democratic-Republican	1818	Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.	Y Josiah S. Johnston (Democratic-Republican) 50.9% Edward Livingston (Democratic-Republican) 49.1%

Maine[]

This was the first election in Maine since its separation from Massachusetts. In the previous election, Massachusetts had had 20 representatives. Seven seats (representing the 14th-20th districts) were reassigned from Massachusetts to Maine. In addition, under the terms of the law which admitted Maine to the union, any vacancies in the 16th Congress by Representatives elected to represent Massachusetts but residing in the new states of Maine would be filled by a resident of Maine.^[3] John Holmes, who had been elected to the House for the former 14th district of Massachusetts was elected as one of the first two senators for Maine. The vacancy was filled in a special election by Joseph Dane (Federalist). Dane was the only Representative officially considered as representing Maine in the 16th Congress. The Representatives from the 15th-20th districts were still classified as being from Massachusetts for the remainder of the 16th Congress.

Maine elected its members on November 7, 1820. State law required a majority to win an election, necessitating additional ballots if a majority was not received. And, in fact, additional ballots were held on January 22, 1821 and September 10, 1821, after the term began but before the new Congress convened.

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Maine 1	Joseph Dane	Federalist	1820 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Joseph Dane (Federalist) 52.8% Alexander Rice (Democratic-Republican) 38.7% Isaac Lyman 6.0% William Moody 2.4%
Maine 2	Ezekiel Whitman Redistricted from Massachusetts's 15th district	Federalist	1808 1810 (Lost) 1816	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Ezekiel Whitman (Federalist) 74.1% James Irish 24.6% Mark Harris(Democratic-Republican) 1.3%
Maine 3	Mark Langdon Hill Redistricted from Massachusetts's 16th district	Democratic-Republican	1819	Incumbent re-elected on the second ballot.	First ballot (November 7, 1820): Mark Langdon Hill (Democratic-Republican) 49.9% Joseph F. Wingate (Democratic-Republican) 39.8% Joshua Head 4.4% Daniel Rose (Democratic-Republican) 3.5% Pearl Stafford 2.4% Second ballot (January 22, 1821): Y Mark Langdon Hill (Democratic-Republican) 54.2% Joseph F. Wingate (Democratic-Republican) 44.7% Others 1.1%
Maine 4	Martin Kinsley Redistricted from Massachusetts's 17th district	Democratic-Republican	1819	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected on the third ballot after the beginning of the term but before Congress convened. Democratic-Republican hold.	First ballot (November 7, 1820): William Durkee Williamson (Democratic-Republican) 44.7% Jacob MacGaw (Federalist) 21.2% John Cooper 11.8% Martin Kinsley (Democratic-Republican) 11.2% John Wilkins (Democratic-Republican) 9.3% Josiah Kedder 1.3% Second ballot (January 22, 1821): William Durkee Williamson (Democratic-Republican) 45.8% Jacob MacGaw (Federalist) 22.8% John Wilkins (Democratic-Republican) 13.1% Martin Kinsley (Democratic-Republican) 9.6% John Cooper 7.1% Third ballot (September 10, 1821): Y William Durkee Williamson (Democratic-Republican) 50.2% Thomas Cobb 17.8% Jabez Mowry 17.4% Martin Kinsley (Democratic-Republican) 8.1%
Maine 5	James Parker Redistricted from Massachusetts's 18th district	Democratic-Republican	1813 1814 (Lost) 1819	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected on the third ballot after the beginning of the term but before Congress convened. Democratic-Republican hold.	First ballot (November 7, 1820): Ebenezer Herrick (Democratic-Republican) 38.2% Ebenezer T. Warren (Democratic-Republican) 31.3% James Parker (Democratic-Republican) 21.6% Joshua Gage (Democratic-Republican) 4.7% Peter Grant (Federalist) 1.5% Others 2.8% Second ballot (January 22, 1821): Ebenezer Herrick (Democratic-Republican) 38.1% Joshua Gage (Democratic-Republican) 27.6% Ebenezer T. Warren (Democratic-Republican) 24.7% Peter Grant (Federalist) 8.6% James Parker (Democratic-Republican) 1.0% Third ballot (September 10, 1821): Y Ebenezer Herrick (Democratic-Republican) 52.7% Ebenezer T. Warren (Democratic-Republican) 24.6% Peter Grant (Federalist) 10.5% Joshua Gage (Democratic-Republican) 7.1% James Parker (Democratic-Republican) 5.2%
Maine 6	Joshua Cushman Redistricted from Massachusetts's 19th district	Democratic-Republican	1818	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Joshua Cushman (Democratic-Republican) 100%
Maine 7	Enoch Lincoln Redistricted from Massachusetts's 20th district	Democratic-Republican	1818 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Enoch Lincoln (Democratic-Republican) 95.9% Samuel A. Bradley 1.5% Others 2.6%

Maryland[]

Maryland elected its members October 2, 1820.

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Maryland 1	Raphael Neale	Federalist	1818	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Raphael Neale (Federalist) 54.0% Nicholas Stonestreet (Federalist) 46.0%
Maryland 2	Joseph Kent	Democratic-Republican	1818	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Joseph Kent (Democratic-Republican) 96.9% John C. Herbert (Federalist) 2.2%
Maryland 3	Henry R. Warfield	Federalist	1818	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Henry R. Warfield (Federalist) 99.3%
Maryland 4	Samuel Ringgold	Democratic-Republican	1810 1814 (Lost) 1816	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.	Y John Nelson (Democratic-Republican) 57.9% Thomas C. Worthington (Federalist) 41.9%
Maryland 5 Plural district with 2 seats	Samuel Smith	Democratic-Republican	1792 1803 (Retired) 1816	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Peter Little (Democratic-Republican) 50.0% Y Samuel Smith (Democratic-Republican) 50.0%
	Peter Little	Democratic-Republican	1810 1812 (Lost) 1816	Incumbent re-elected.
Maryland 6	Stevenson Archer	Democratic-Republican	1811 (Special) 1816 (Lost) 1818	Incumbent retired. New member elected by lot after tied vote. Democratic-Republican hold.[l]	Y Jeremiah Cosden (Democratic-Republican) 49.9% Philip Reed (Democratic-Republican) 49.9%
Maryland 7	Thomas Culbreth	Democratic-Republican	1816	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.	Y Robert Wright (Democratic-Republican) 50.5% Thomas Culbreth (Democratic-Republican) 49.5%
Maryland 8	Thomas Bayly	Federalist	1816	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Thomas Bayly (Federalist) 99.5%

Massachusetts[]

This was the first election in Massachusetts after the separation of the former District of Maine as the new State of Maine, taking the old 14th – 20th districts with it.

Massachusetts elected its members November 6, 1820. Massachusetts had a majority requirement for election, which was not met in the 2nd district necessitating two additional elections on January 8, 1821 and April 16, 1821, after the term began but before the new Congress convened.

District numbers differed between source used and elsewhere on Wikipedia; district numbers used elsewhere on Wikipedia used here.

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Massachusetts 1	Jonathan Mason	Federalist	1817 (Special)	Incumbent resigned May 15, 1820 to pursue his law practice. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain.[j] Successor also elected the same day to finish the term.	Y Benjamin Gorham (Democratic-Republican)[j] 57.9% Samuel Wells 40.2% Jesse Putname 1.4% Others 0.5%
Massachusetts 2	Nathaniel Silsbee	Democratic-Republican	1816	Incumbent retired. New member elected late on the third ballot after the term began but before the Congress convened. Democratic-Republican hold.	First ballot (November 6, 1820): Willard Peele (I) 38.5% Gideon Barstow (Democratic-Republican) 34.0% Leverett Saltonstall I (Federalist) 27.4% Second ballot (January 8, 1821): Gideon Barstow (Democratic-Republican) 48.4% John Hooper (Federalist) 28.1% Willard Peele (I) 10.1% Charles Saunders 9.1% Others 4.4% Third ballot (April 16, 1821): Y Gideon Barstow (Democratic-Republican) 53.9% Timothy Pickering (Federalist) 44.7% Others 1.4%
Massachusetts 3	Jeremiah Nelson	Federalist	1804 1806 (Retired) 1814	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Jeremiah Nelson (Federalist) 85.7% Amos Spaulding 12.6% Others 1.7%
Massachusetts 4	Timothy Fuller	Democratic-Republican	1816	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Timothy Fuller (Democratic-Republican) 58.2% John Hart (Democratic-Republican) 20.9% Samuel P. Fay (Federalist) 17.8% Others 3.1%
Massachusetts 5	Samuel Lathrop	Federalist	1819	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Samuel Lathrop (Federalist) 73.7% Thomas Shepherd (Democratic-Republican) 26.3%
Massachusetts 6	Samuel C. Allen	Federalist	1816	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Samuel C. Allen (Federalist) 92.4% Others 7.6%
Massachusetts 7	Henry Shaw	Democratic-Republican	1816	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist gain.	Y Henry W. Dwight (Federalist) 51.4% William P. Walker (Democratic-Republican) 43.9% Others 4.7%
Massachusetts 8	Zabdiel Sampson	Democratic-Republican	1816	Incumbent resigned July 26, 1820. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.	Y Aaron Hobart (Democratic-Republican) 54.4% William Baylies (Federalist) 45.6%
Massachusetts 9	Walter Folger Jr.	Democratic-Republican	1816	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Federalist gain.	Y John Reed Jr. (Federalist) 65.9% Walter Folger Jr. (Democratic-Republican) 22.9% Others 11.2%
Massachusetts 10	Marcus Morton	Democratic-Republican	1816	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Federalist gain	Y Francis Baylies (Federalist) 52.5% Marcus Morton (Democratic-Republican) 47.5%
Massachusetts 11	Benjamin Adams	Federalist	1816	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain.	Y Jonathan Russell (Democratic-Republican) 52.9% Benjamin Adams (Federalist) 42.9% Others 4.2%
Massachusetts 12	Jonas Kendall	Federalist	1818	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Federalist hold.	Y Lewis Bigelow (Federalist) 51.7% Edmund Cushing (Democratic-Republican) 26.1% Jonas Kendall (Federalist) 22.1%
Massachusetts 13	William Eustis	Democratic-Republican	1800 1804 (Lost) 1820 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	Y William Eustis (Democratic-Republican) 65.0% James Richardson (Federalist) 30.7% Richard Sullivan (Federalist) 4.3%

Michigan Territory[]

See Non-voting delegates, below.

Mississippi[]

Mississippi elected its member August 7–8, 1820.

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Mississippi at-large	Christopher Rankin	Democratic-Republican	1819	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Christopher Rankin (Democratic-Republican) 100%

Missouri[]

Missouri was admitted to the union on August 10, 1821,^[14] but elections had been held August 28, 1820.

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Missouri at-large	None (District created)			New seat. Territorial delegate re-elected as new member. Democratic-Republican gain.	Y John Scott (Democratic-Republican) 93.6% James Caldwell 6.4%

New Hampshire[]

New Hampshire elected its members August 18, 1820.

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
New Hampshire at-large 6 seats on a general ticket	Josiah Butler	Democratic-Republican	1816	Incumbent re-elected.	Y William Plumer Jr. (Democratic-Republican) 16.6% Y Nathaniel Upham (Democratic-Republican) 16.5% Y Josiah Butler (Democratic-Republican) 16.2% Y Matthew Harvey (Democratic-Republican) 14.9% Y Aaron Matson (Democratic-Republican) 14.2% Y Thomas Whipple Jr. (Democratic-Republican) 10.6% Arthur Livermore (Democratic-Republican) 5.9% Levi Jackson (Federalist) 2.7% Clifton Clagett (Democratic-Republican) 2.2%
	Nathaniel Upham	Democratic-Republican	1816	Incumbent re-elected.
	Clifton Clagett	Democratic-Republican	1802 1804 (Retired) 1816	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.
	Joseph Buffum Jr.	Democratic-Republican	1819	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.
	William Plumer Jr.	Democratic-Republican	1819	Incumbent re-elected.
	Arthur Livermore	Democratic-Republican	1816	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.

New Jersey[]

New Jersey elected its members November 7, 1820. There were an unusually large number of candidates, 119 candidates according to one contemporary newspaper.^[20] Some candidates ran under an "Anti-Caucus" ticket. Only 1 of the 6 six incumbents would serve in the next term, as 4 retired and 1 died after re-election.

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
New Jersey at-large 6 seats on a general ticket	Ephraim Bateman	Democratic-Republican	1814	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Ephraim Bateman (Democratic-Republican) 16.4% Y George Holcombe (Democratic-Republican) 15.1% Y George Cassedy (Democratic-Republican) 14.0% Y Samuel Swan (Democratic-Republican) 13.9% Y John Linn (Democratic-Republican) 12.2% Y James Matlack (Democratic-Republican) 11.7% Lewis Condict (Democratic-Republican Anti-Caucus) 5.6% John Rutherford (Democratic-Republican Anti-Caucus) 1.7% James Parker (Federalist) 1.5% Joseph McIlvaine (Democratic-Republican Anti-Caucus) 1.4% Samuel L. Southard (Democratic-Republican Anti-Caucus) 1.4% Joseph Hopkinson (Democratic-Republican Anti-Caucus) 1.1% John Frelinghuysen (F Anti-Caucus) 1.1% Others 2.9%[20]
	John Linn	Democratic-Republican	1816	Incumbent re-elected but died January 5, 1821, leading to an October 8, 1821 special election.
	Bernard Smith	Democratic-Republican	1818	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.
	Henry Southard	Democratic-Republican	1814	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.
	Joseph Bloomfield	Democratic-Republican	1816	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.
	Charles Kinsey	Democratic-Republican	1816 1818 (Lost) 1820 (Special)	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.

New York[]

New York elected its members April 24–26, 1821, after the term began but before the new Congress convened. The 21st district, previously a plural district with two seats, was divided into two single-member districts for the 17th Congress, the 21st and 22nd.

The Democratic-Republican party in New York was divided between "Bucktails" and "Clintonians". The Clintonians ran on a joint ticket with the remaining Federalists. In a few cases, marked as "Clintonian/Federalist" below, it is unclear whether a candidate on the joint ticket was Democratic-Republican or Federalist.

Only five of the twenty-seven incumbents were re-elected to the next term. Sixteen incumbents retired and five lost re-election. Despite this high turnover of membership, there was only a one-seat net gain for the Federalists.

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
New York 1 Plural district with 2 seats	Silas Wood	Federalist	1818	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Silas Wood (Federalist) 27.1% Y Peter Sharpe (Democratic-Republican) 23.1%[m] Cadwallader D. Colden (Federalist) 22.9%[m] Joshua Smith (Democratic-Republican) 22.8% "Cadwallader Colden" 2.7%[m] "Cadwallader D. Colder" 1.5%[m]
	James Guyon Jr.	Democratic-Republican	1818	Incumbent retired. New member elected.[m] Democratic-Republican hold.
New York 2 Plural district with 2 seats	Henry Meigs	Democratic-Republican	1818	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.	Y John J. Morgan (Democratic-Republican) 49.5% Y Churchill C. Cambreleng (Democratic-Republican) 29.6% Henry Eckford (Clintonian/Federalist) 20.9%
	Peter H. Wendover	Democratic-Republican	1814	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.
New York 3	Caleb Tompkins	Democratic-Republican	1816	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.	Y Jeremiah H. Pierson (Democratic-Republican) 59.2% John T. Smith (Clintonian/Federalist) 37.7% Peter S. Van Orden (Democratic-Republican) 9.4%
New York 4	Randall S. Street	Federalist	1818	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain.	Y William W. Van Wyck (Democratic-Republican) 56.8% William Taber (Clintonian/Federalist) 43.2%
New York 5	James Strong	Federalist	1818	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist hold.	Y Walter Patterson (Federalist) 57.8% Philip J. Schuyler (Democratic-Republican) 42.0%
New York 6	Walter Case	Democratic-Republican	1818	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. Successor died September 7, 1821, before the Congress convened, leading to a November 6–8, 1821 special election.	Y Selah Tuthill (Democratic-Republican) 61.6% James W. Wilkin (Democratic-Republican) 38.3%
New York 7	Jacob H. De Witt	Democratic-Republican	1818	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist gain.	Y Charles H. Ruggles (Federalist) 54.6% William Gillespie (Democratic-Republican) 45.3%
New York 8	Robert Clark	Democratic-Republican	1818	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.	Y Richard McCarty (Democratic-Republican) 58.8% Jacob Haight (Democratic-Republican) 41.1%
New York 9	Solomon Van Rensselaer	Federalist	1818	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Solomon Van Rensselaer (Federalist) 57.1% Harmanus Bleecker (Democratic-Republican) 42.8%
New York 10	John D. Dickinson	Federalist	1818	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John D. Dickinson (Federalist) 55.5% James L. Hogeboom (Democratic-Republican) 42.4% Simon Newcomb (Clintonian/Federalist) 2.0%
New York 11	John W. Taylor	Democratic-Republican	1812	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John W. Taylor (Democratic-Republican) 53.3% Guert Van Schoonhoven (Democratic-Republican) 46.5%
New York 12 Plural district with 2 seats	Nathaniel Pitcher	Democratic-Republican	1818	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Reuben H. Walworth (Democratic-Republican) 27.9% Y Nathaniel Pitcher (Democratic-Republican) 26.1% John Crary (Clintonian/Federalist) 23.5% Ezra C. Gross (Democratic-Republican) 22.5%
	Ezra C. Gross	Democratic-Republican	1818	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.
New York 13	Harmanus Peek	Democratic-Republican	1818	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.	Y John Gebhard (Democratic-Republican) 51.0% William Mann (Democratic-Republican) 49.0%
New York 14	John Fay	Democratic-Republican	1818	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.	Y Alfred Conkling (Democratic-Republican) 52.4% John Herkimer (Democratic-Republican) 47.6%
New York 15 Plural district with 2 seats	Robert Monell	Democratic-Republican	1818	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.	Y James Hawkes (Democratic-Republican) 28.5% Y Samuel Campbell (Democratic-Republican) 27.8% Robert Monell (Democratic-Republican) 22.3% Alvan Stewart (Clintonian/Federalist) 21.5%
	Joseph S. Lyman	Democratic-Republican	1818	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.
New York 16	Henry R. Storrs	Federalist	1816	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist hold.	Y Joseph Kirkland (Federalist) 56.5% Nathan Williams (Democratic-Republican) 43.4%
New York 17	Aaron Hackley Jr.	Democratic-Republican	1818	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.	Y Thomas H. Hubbard (Democratic-Republican) 51.0% David Woods (Democratic-Republican) 48.9%
New York 18	William D. Ford	Democratic-Republican	1818	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist gain.	Y Micah Sterling (Federalist) 52.3% Perley Keyes (Democratic-Republican) 47.3%
New York 19	George Hall	Democratic-Republican	1818	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.	Y Elisha Litchfield (Democratic-Republican) 51.4% George Hall (Democratic-Republican) 48.5%
New York 20 Plural district with 2 seats	Jonathan Richmond	Democratic-Republican	1818	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.	Y William B. Rochester (Democratic-Republican) 29.6% Y David Woodcock (Democratic-Republican) 24.7% Jonathan Richmond (Democratic-Republican) 23.9% Herman Camp (Democratic-Republican) 21.8%
	Caleb Baker	Democratic-Republican	1818	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.
New York 21	Nathaniel Allen	Democratic-Republican	1818	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.	Y Elijah Spencer (Democratic-Republican) 49.6% Nathaniel Allen (Democratic-Republican) 48.6% Daniel W. Lewis (Clintonian/Federalist) 1.7%
New York 22	Albert H. Tracy Redistricted from the 21st district	Democratic-Republican	1818	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Albert H. Tracy (Democratic-Republican) 50.8% Benjamin Ellicott (Democratic-Republican) 49.2%

North Carolina[]

North Carolina elected its members August 9, 1821, after the term began but before the new Congress convened.

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
North Carolina 1	Lemuel Sawyer	Democratic-Republican	1806 1813 (Lost) 1817	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Lemuel Sawyer (Democratic-Republican) 63.5% James Iredell Jr. (Federalist) 24.6% Thomas Williams (Democratic-Republican) 11.9%
North Carolina 2	Hutchins G. Burton	Democratic-Republican	1819	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Hutchins G. Burton (Democratic-Republican) 100%
North Carolina 3	Thomas H. Hall	Democratic-Republican	1817	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Thomas H. Hall (Democratic-Republican) 53.0% William Clarke (Federalist) 47.0%
North Carolina 4	William S. Blackledge	Federalist	1821 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	Y William S. Blackledge (Democratic-Republican) 61.5% John P. Daves (Federalist) 38.5%
North Carolina 5	Charles Hooks	Democratic-Republican	1816 (Special) 1817 (Lost) 1819	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Charles Hooks (Democratic-Republican) 65.3% Daniel Glisson (Federalist) 34.7%
North Carolina 6	Weldon N. Edwards	Democratic-Republican	1816 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Weldon N. Edwards (Democratic-Republican) 99.3% Others 0.7%
North Carolina 7	John Culpepper	Federalist	1806 1808 (Contested election) 1808 (Special) 1813 1816 (Lost) 1819	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Federalist hold.	Y Archibald McNeill (Federalist) 52.4% John Culpepper (Federalist) 47.6%
North Carolina 8	James S. Smith	Democratic-Republican	1817	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.	Y Josiah Crudup (Democratic-Republican)[k] John Scott (Federalist)
North Carolina 9	Thomas Settle	Democratic-Republican	1817	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.	Y Romulus M. Saunders (Democratic-Republican)[k]
North Carolina 10	Charles Fisher	Democratic-Republican	1819 (Special)	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.	Y John Long (Democratic-Republican)[k] John L. Henderson (Federalist)
North Carolina 11	William Davidson	Federalist	1818 (Special)	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain.	Y Henry W. Connor (Democratic-Republican) 52.9% William Davidson (Federalist) 47.1%
North Carolina 12	Felix Walker	Democratic-Republican	1817	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Felix Walker (Democratic-Republican) 62.1% Robert B. Vance (Democratic-Republican) 37.9%
North Carolina 13	Lewis Williams	Democratic-Republican	1815	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Lewis Williams (Democratic-Republican)[k]

Ohio[]

Ohio elected its members October 10, 1820.

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Ohio 1	Thomas R. Ross	Democratic-Republican	1818	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Thomas R. Ross (Democratic-Republican) 100%
Ohio 2	John W. Campbell	Democratic-Republican	1816	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John W. Campbell (Democratic-Republican)[k]
Ohio 3	Henry Brush	Democratic-Republican	1818	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.	Y Levi Barber (Democratic-Republican) 37.8% Henry Brush (Democratic-Republican) 32.9% Thomas Scott 29.3%
Ohio 4	Samuel Herrick	Democratic-Republican	1816	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. Winner declined to serve, leading to an October 9, 1821 special election.	Y John C. Wright (Democratic-Republican) 50.1% David Chambers (Democratic-Republican) 49.9%
Ohio 5	Philemon Beecher	Federalist	1816	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain.	Y Joseph Vance (Democratic-Republican) 40.9%[n] Philemon Beecher (Federalist) 44.6% Daniel Smith (Federalist) 7.9% Orris Parrish (Democratic-Republican) 6.3% John Kilbourn 0.3%
Ohio 6	John Sloane	Democratic-Republican	1818	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John Sloane (Democratic-Republican) 91.7% Alred Kelley (Democratic-Republican) 8.2% Others 0.1%

Pennsylvania[]

Pennsylvania elected its members October 10, 1820.

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates[16]
Pennsylvania 1 Plural district with 4 seats	Joseph Hemphill	Federalist	1800 1802 (Lost) 1818	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John Sergeant (Federalist) 24.8%[o] Y Joseph Hemphill (Federalist) 15.1% Y William Milnor (Federalist) 14.8% Y Samuel Edwards (Federalist) 13.6% Thomas Forrest (Federalist) 10.5% Nicholas Biddle (Democratic-Republican) 10.5% Joseph Engle (Democratic-Republican) 9.9% Gideon Humphrey 0.8%
	Samuel Edwards	Federalist	1818	Incumbent re-elected.
	Thomas Forrest	Federalist	1818	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Federalist hold.
	John Sergeant	Federalist	1815 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 2 Plural district with 2 seats	William Darlington	Democratic-Republican	1814 1816 (Lost) 1818	Incumbent re-elected.	Y William Darlington (Democratic-Republican) 26.1% Y Samuel Gross (Democratic-Republican) 26.0% Charles Miner (Federalist) 24.1% John Henderson (Federalist) 23.8%
	Samuel Gross	Democratic-Republican	1818	Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 3 Plural district with 2 seats	James M. Wallace	Democratic-Republican	1815 (Special)	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Federalist gain.	Y James Buchanan (Federalist) 27.9% Y John Phillips (Federalist) 27.5% Jacob Hibshman (Democratic-Republican) 22.8% James M. Wallace (Democratic-Republican) 21.8%
	Jacob Hibshman	Democratic-Republican	1818	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Federalist gain.
Pennsylvania 4	Jacob Hostetter	Democratic-Republican	1818	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.	Y James S. Mitchell (Democratic-Republican) 54.4% Jacob Hostetter (Federalist) 45.6%[p]
Pennsylvania 5 Plural district with 2 seats	Andrew Boden	Democratic-Republican	1816	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.	Y James McSherry (Democratic-Republican) 27.2% Y James Duncan (Democratic-Republican) 26.4% James Wilson (Federalist) 23.1% Isaiah Graham (Federalist) 22.8% Robert K. Lowry (I) 0.6%
	David Fullerton	Democratic-Republican	1818	Incumbent resigned May 15, 1820. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. Successor was not a candidate in the same day's election to finish the term. Successor resigned in April 1821, leading to an October 9, 1821 special election.
Pennsylvania 6 Plural district with 2 seats	Samuel Moore	Democratic-Republican	1818	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Samuel Moore (Democratic-Republican) 30.7% Y Thomas J. Rogers (Democratic-Republican) 28.6% Daniel W. Dingman (Federalist) 21.1% Matthais Morris (Federalist) 19.6%
	Thomas J. Rogers	Democratic-Republican	1818 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 7	Joseph Hiester	Democratic-Republican	1798 1804 (Retired) 1814	Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Pennsylvania. New member elected. Federalist gain. Incumbent then resigned in December 1820 when elected Governor of Pennsylvania and successor lost the December 10, 1820 special election to finish the term.	Y Ludwig Worman (Federalist) 55.5% Gabriel Hiester (Democratic-Republican) 44.5%
Pennsylvania 8	Robert Philson	Democratic-Republican	1818	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.	Y John Tod (Democratic-Republican) 75.7% Robert Philson (Federalist) 24.3%[p]
Pennsylvania 9	William P. Maclay	Democratic-Republican	1816	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.	Y John Brown (Democratic-Republican) 54.6% William P. Maclay (Democratic-Republican) 45.4%
Pennsylvania 10 Plural district with 2 seats	George Denison	Democratic-Republican	1818	Incumbent re-elected.	Y George Denison (Democratic-Republican) 34.0% Y William Cox Ellis (Federalist) 23.3% Abiel Fellows (Federalist) 16.1% Thomas Murray (Democratic-Republican) 15.7% Thomas Murray Jr. (Democratic-Republican) 11.0%
	John Murray	Democratic-Republican	1817 (Special)	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist gain. Incumbent resigned July 20, 1821, leading to an October 9, 1821 special election.
Pennsylvania 11	David Marchand	Democratic-Republican	1816	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.	Y George Plumer (Democratic-Republican) 54.7% Alexander W. Foster (Federalist) 45.3%
Pennsylvania 12	Thomas Patterson	Democratic-Republican	1816	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Thomas Patterson (Democratic-Republican) 67.3% Thomas McGiffen (Federalist) 32.7%
Pennsylvania 13	Christian Tarr	Democratic-Republican	1816	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.	Y Andrew Stewart (Democratic-Republican) 48.3% Christian Tarr (Democratic-Republican) 40.1% Charles Porter (Federalist) 11.6%
Pennsylvania 14	Henry Baldwin	Democratic-Republican	1816	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Henry Baldwin (Democratic-Republican) 63.8% William Marks (Federalist) 36.2%
Pennsylvania 15	Robert Moore	Democratic-Republican	1816	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.	Y Patrick Farrelly (Democratic-Republican) 53.7% Robert Moore (Federalist) 43.4%[p] Beven Pearson 2.9%

Rhode Island[]

Rhode Island elected its members August 29, 1820.

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Rhode Island at-large 2 seats on a general ticket	Samuel Eddy	Democratic-Republican	1818	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Job Durfee (Democratic-Republican) 31.5%[21][q] Y Samuel Eddy (Democratic-Republican) 25.5% Samuel Bridgham (Federalist) 24.5% Nathaniel Hazard (Democratic-Republican) 17.9% Others 0.6%
	Nathaniel Hazard	Democratic-Republican	1818	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. Incumbent died December 17, 1820 and seat remained vacant until the end of term.

South Carolina[]

South Carolina elected its members October 9–10, 1820.

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
South Carolina 1	Charles Pinckney	Democratic-Republican	1818	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.	Y Joel R. Poinsett (Democratic-Republican) 52.1% John Geddes (Democratic-Republican) 47.9%
South Carolina 2	William Lowndes	Democratic-Republican	1810	Incumbent re-elected.	Y William Lowndes (Democratic-Republican) 100%
South Carolina 3	James Ervin	Democratic-Republican	1816	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.	Y Thomas R. Mitchell (Democratic-Republican) 49.5% Benjamin Huger (Federalist) 39.2% John R. Wilson (Democratic-Republican) 11.3%
South Carolina 4	James Overstreet	Democratic-Republican	1818	Incumbent re-elected.	Y James Overstreet (Democratic-Republican) 70.3%[n] John M. Felder (Federalist) 29.7%
South Carolina 5	Starling Tucker	Democratic-Republican	1816	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Starling Tucker (Democratic-Republican)[k] William Strother (Democratic-Republican)
South Carolina 6	Eldred Simkins	Democratic-Republican	1818 (Special)	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.	Y George McDuffie (Democratic-Republican) 100%
South Carolina 7	Elias Earle	Democratic-Republican	1804 1814 (Lost) 1816	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.	Y John Wilson (Democratic-Republican) 55.8%[n] Elias Earle (Democratic-Republican) 44.2%
South Carolina 8	John McCreary	Democratic-Republican	1818	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.	Y Joseph Gist (Democratic-Republican) 50.7%[n] John McCreary (Democratic-Republican) 49.3%
South Carolina 9	Joseph Brevard	Democratic-Republican	1818	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. Winner declined to serve, leading to a special election sometime in 1821.	Y John S. Richards (Democratic-Republican) 100%

Tennessee[]

Tennessee elected its members August 9–10, 1821, after the term began but before the new Congress convened.

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Tennessee 1	John Rhea	Democratic-Republican	1803 1815 (Lost) 1817	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John Rhea (Democratic-Republican) 40.4% John Tipton 35.6% John A. Rogers 24.1%
Tennessee 2	John Cocke	Democratic-Republican	1819	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John Cocke (Democratic-Republican) 100%
Tennessee 3	Francis Jones	Democratic-Republican	1817	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Francis Jones (Democratic-Republican) 99.6% Reuben Lidwell 0.4%
Tennessee 4	Robert Allen	Democratic-Republican	1819	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Robert Allen (Democratic-Republican) 100%
Tennessee 5	Newton Cannon	Democratic-Republican	1814 (Special) 1817 (Lost) 1819	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Newton Cannon (Democratic-Republican) 99.0% Fitzgerald Beasley 1.0%
Tennessee 6	Henry H. Bryan	Democratic-Republican	1819	Incumbent re-elected. Winner never appeared to take his seat.	Y Henry H. Bryan (Democratic-Republican) 62.5% Eldridge B. Robertson 34.5% Colmore Duvall 3.0%

Vermont[]

In 1820, Vermont returned to using districts. This would be the only election in which the 6th district would be used.

Vermont elected its members September 5, 1820. A majority was required for election, which was not met in the 2nd or 3rd district, requiring additional ballots to achieve a majority. The 2nd district required 7 ballots. The 3rd district required two additional ballots. The additional ballots were held December 11, 1820, and February 19, May 1, July 2, September 4, and October 22, 1821.

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Vermont 1	Rollin Carolas Mallary Redistricted from the at-large district	Democratic-Republican	1818	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Rollin Carolas Mallary (Democratic-Republican) 51.9% Orsamus Cook Merrill (Democratic-Republican) 31.1% Chauncey Langdon (Federalist) 14.9% Others 2.1%
Vermont 2	Mark Richards Redistricted from the at-large district	Democratic-Republican	1816	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected on the seventh ballot. Democratic-Republican hold.	First ballot (September 5, 1820): Phineas White (Democratic-Republican) 37.4% Mark Richards (Democratic-Republican) 34.5% James Elliot (Federalist) 15.8% William Hall Jr. (Federalist) 4.2% Samuel Elliot (Federalist) 2.7% Aaron Leland (Democratic-Republican) 2.5% Others 3.0% Second ballot (December 11, 1820): Phineas White (Democratic-Republican) 41.3% Mark Richards (Democratic-Republican) 37.2% James Elliot (Federalist) 11.% Samuel Elliot (Federalist) 4.4% Jonathan Hunt (Federalist) 4.2% Others 1.8% Third ballot (February 19, 1821): Phineas White (Democratic-Republican) 41.9% Mark Richards (Democratic-Republican) 37.6% James Elliot (Federalist) 12.1% Thomas G. Fessenden (I) 3.6% Aaron Leland (Democratic-Republican) 3.4% Others 1.4% Fourth ballot (May 1, 1821): Mark Richards (Democratic-Republican) 43.6% Phineas White (Democratic-Republican) 39.4% James Elliot (Federalist) 7.9% Aaron Leland (Democratic-Republican) 4.0% Thomas G. Fessenden (I) 3.7% Others 1.5% Fifth ballot (July 2, 1821): Mark Richards (Democratic-Republican) 48.6% Phineas White (Democratic-Republican) 46.9% Others 4.5% Sixth ballot (September 4, 1821): Mark Richards (Democratic-Republican) 48.4% Phineas White (Democratic-Republican) 45.6% Others 6.1% Seventh ballot (October 22, 1821): Y Phineas White (Democratic-Republican) 49.9% Mark Richards (Democratic-Republican) 42.6% James Elliot (Federalist) 2.9% William Hall (Federalist) 1.6% Martin Field (Democratic-Republican) 1.2% Others 1.8%
Vermont 3	Charles Rich Redistricted from the at-large district	Democratic-Republican	1812 1814 (Lost) 1816	Incumbent re-elected on the third ballot.	First ballot (September 5, 1820): Charles Rich (Democratic-Republican) 38.9% David Edmonds (Federalist) 27.9% Ezra Meech (Democratic-Republican) 17.0% Henry Olin (Democratic-Republican) 13.9% Others 2.3% Second ballot (December 11, 1820): Charles Rich (Democratic-Republican) 49.7% David Edmonds (Federalist) 42.4% Ezra Meech (Democratic-Republican) 5.7% Henry Olin (Democratic-Republican) 2.2% Third ballot (February 19, 1821): Y Charles Rich (Democratic-Republican) 50.6% David Edmonds (Federalist) 41.2% Ezra Meech (Democratic-Republican) 8.2%
	Ezra Meech Redistricted from the at-large district	Democratic-Republican	1818	Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic-Republican loss.
Vermont 4	William Strong Redistricted from the at-large district	Democratic-Republican	1810 1814 (Lost) 1818	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.	Y Elias Keyes (Democratic-Republican) 50.6% Horace Everett (Democratic-Republican) 24.8% Uriel C. Hatch (Democratic-Republican) 15.8% William Strong (Democratic-Republican) 5.8% Others 3.0%
Vermont 5	Samuel C. Crafts Redistricted from the at-large district	Democratic-Republican	1816	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Samuel C. Crafts (Democratic-Republican) 58.6% Heman Allen (Democratic-Republican) 40.1% Others 1.3%
Vermont 6	None (District created)			New seat. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain.	Y John Mattocks (Democratic-Republican) 54.3% Daniel A. A. Buck (Democratic-Republican) 41.7% William Cahoon (Democratic-Republican) 1.9% Others 2.1%

Virginia[]

Virginia elected its members in April 1821, after the term began but before the new Congress convened.

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Virginia 1	Edward B. Jackson	Democratic-Republican	1820 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Edward B. Jackson (Democratic-Republican) 75.2% Thomas Wilson (Federalist) 24.8%
Virginia 2	Thomas Van Swearingen	Federalist	1819	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Thomas Van Swearingen (Federalist) 83.2% Robert Bailey (Democratic-Republican) 16.8%
Virginia 3	Jared Williams	Democratic-Republican	1819	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Jared Williams (Democratic-Republican) 63.3% William Steinbergen (Democratic-Republican) 36.7%
Virginia 4	William McCoy	Democratic-Republican	1811	Incumbent re-elected.	Y William McCoy (Democratic-Republican)[k]
Virginia 5	John Floyd	Democratic-Republican	1817	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John Floyd (Democratic-Republican)[k]
Virginia 6	Alexander Smyth	Democratic-Republican	1817	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Alexander Smyth (Democratic-Republican)[k]
Virginia 7	Ballard Smith	Democratic-Republican	1815	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.	Y William Smith (Democratic-Republican) 53.2% James Wilson (Democratic-Republican) 46.8%
Virginia 8	Charles F. Mercer	Federalist	1817	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Charles F. Mercer (Federalist) 55.0% Sydnor Bailey (Democratic-Republican) 44.8%
Virginia 9	William Lee Ball	Democratic-Republican	1817	Incumbent re-elected.	Y William Lee Ball (Democratic-Republican) 89.5% John P. Hungerford (Democratic-Republican) 10.5%
Virginia 10	Thomas L. Moore	Democratic-Republican	1820 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Thomas L. Moore (Democratic-Republican) 70.7% Mark A. Chilton (Democratic-Republican) 29.3%
Virginia 11	Philip P. Barbour	Democratic-Republican	1814 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Philip P. Barbour (Democratic-Republican)[k]
Virginia 12	Robert S. Garnett	Democratic-Republican	1817	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Robert S. Garnett (Democratic-Republican) 100%
Virginia 13	Severn E. Parker	Democratic-Republican	1819	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.	Y Burwell Bassett (Democratic-Republican) 66.6% John Patterson (Federalist) 30.0% Brazure W. Pryor (Federalist) 3.4%
Virginia 14	William A. Burwell	Democratic-Republican	1806 (Special)	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.	Y Jabez Leftwich (Democratic-Republican) 93.5% James Calloway (Democratic-Republican) 6.5%
Virginia 15	George Tucker	Democratic-Republican	1819	Incumbent re-elected.	Y George Tucker (Democratic-Republican) 87.5% William R. Roane (Federalist) 12.5%
Virginia 16	John Randolph	Democratic-Republican	1799 1813 (Lost) 1815 1817 (Lost) 1819	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John Randolph (Democratic-Republican) 68.7% Archibald Austin (Democratic-Republican) 31.3%
Virginia 17	William S. Archer	Democratic-Republican	1820 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	Y William S. Archer (Democratic-Republican) 100%
Virginia 18	Mark Alexander	Democratic-Republican	1819	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Mark Alexander (Democratic-Republican) 100%
Virginia 19	James Jones	Democratic-Republican	1819	Incumbent re-elected.	Y James Jones (Democratic-Republican)[k]
Virginia 20	John C. Gray	Democratic-Republican	1820 (Special)	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.	Y Arthur Smith (Democratic-Republican) 60.3% John C. Gray (Democratic-Republican) 39.7%
Virginia 21	Thomas Newton Jr.	Democratic-Republican	1797	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Thomas Newton Jr. (Democratic-Republican) 94.7% Others 5.3%
Virginia 22	Hugh Nelson	Democratic-Republican	1811	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Hugh Nelson (Democratic-Republican) 100%
Virginia 23	John Tyler	Democratic-Republican	1816 (Special)	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.	Y Andrew Stevenson (Democratic-Republican) 100%

Non-voting delegates[]

There were four territories that had the right to send a delegate to at least part of the 17th Congress, only three of which actually sent delegates. Missouri Territory's seat remained vacant, as the territory was admitted as the State of Missouri early in the 17th Congress.

District	Incumbent			This race
	Delegate	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Arkansas Territory at-large	James Woodson Bates	None	1819	Incumbent re-elected.	Y James Woodson Bates 51.5% Matthew Lyon 48.5%
Michigan Territory at-large	Solomon Sibley	None	1820 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected sometime in 1821.	Y Solomon Sibley 47.0% Augustus B. Woodward 28.2% James MacCloskey 24.5% Others 0.3%[22]

See also[]

• 1820 United States elections
  • 1789–1822 List of United States House of Representatives elections
  • 1820 United States presidential election
  • 1820 and 1821 United States Senate elections
• 16th United States Congress
• 17th United States Congress

Notes[]

References[]

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.
• Cox, Harold (January 14, 2007). "17th Congress 1821-1823" (PDF). Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682-2006 The Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

External links[]

• Office of the Historian (Office of Art & Archives, Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)