1828 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Indiana elected its members August 4, 1828, swapping a Jacksonian and Anti-Jacksonian but retaining its 2-1 Anti-Jacksonian majority.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Indiana 1 Thomas H. Blake Anti-Jacksonian 1826 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Jacksonian gain.
  • Green tickY Ratliff Boon (Jacksonian) 50.3%
  • Thomas H. Blake (Anti-Jacksonian) 49.7%
Indiana 2 Jonathan Jennings Anti-Jacksonian 1822 (Special) Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Jonathan Jennings (Anti-Jacksonian) 73.3%
  • John H. Thompson (Jacksonian) 26.7%
Indiana 3 Oliver H. Smith Jacksonian 1826 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Anti-Jacksonian gain.
  • Green tickY John Test (Anti-Jacksonian) 55.8%
  • Jon McCarty (Jacksonian) 44.2%

See also[]

Retrieved from ""