1838 and 1839 United States House of Representatives elections

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1838 and 1839 United States House of Representatives elections

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All 242 seats in the United States House of Representatives
122 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
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Leader John Jones Robert M. T. Hunter
Party Democratic Whig
Leader's seat Virginia 3rd Virginia 9th
Last election 128 seats 100 seats
Seats won 126 116
Seat change Decrease 2 Increase 16
Popular vote 995,133 989,712
Percentage 50.01% 49.73%
Swing Decrease 0.94% Increase 3.23%

  Third party
 
Party Independent
Last election 1 seat
Seats won 0
Seat change Decrease 1
Popular vote 8,205
Percentage 0.41%
Swing Decrease 0.58%

Speaker before election

James K. Polk
Democratic

Elected Speaker

Robert M. T. Hunter
Whig

Elections to the United States House of Representatives for the 26th Congress were held during President Martin Van Buren's term at various dates in different states from July 1838 to November 1839.

The Panic of 1837 and consequent economic downturn drove Whig Party gains. Van Buren's Democratic Party had lost popularity and Whig policies of economic nationalism appealed to a larger number of voters. Democrats were able, however, to contain the political fallout by blaming banks for the crisis. The Anti-Masonic Party, influential in New York, Pennsylvania, and other Northern states, lost seats, while the Southern Nullifier Party disappeared. Two Virginia representatives were elected on that state's Conservative Party ticket.

Early business of the new House reflected the close partisan division. When Congress first Convened on December 3, 1839, two contingents of New Jersey representatives-elect, one composed of Democrats and the other of Whigs, arrived and both requested to be seated as members. Charging the Whigs with election fraud and facing loss of control of the House, the Democratic Party majority (119 to 118 Whigs from outside New Jersey) refused to seat all but one Whig.[1] Massachusetts Representative John Quincy Adams presided as "chairman" of the House after the clerk lost control. Two weeks later, when voting for speaker of the House finally commenced, 11 ballots were needed before Robert M. T. Hunter, a compromise Whig candidate, was elected, receiving 119 votes (out of 232 cast).[2] This congress also enacted the first Independent Treasury bill.

Election summaries[]

125 8 109
Democratic [a] Whig
State Type Date Total
seats
Democratic Whig Others
Seats Change Seats Change Seats Change
Louisiana Districts July 2–4, 1838 3 0 Decrease1 3 Increase1 0 Steady
Illinois Districts August 6, 1838 3 2 Decrease1 1 Increase1 0 Steady
Missouri At-large August 6, 1838 2 2 Steady 0 Steady 0 Steady
Vermont Districts September 1, 1838 5 2 Increase1 3 Decrease1 0 Steady
Maine Districts September 10, 1838 8 6 Steady 2 Steady 0 Steady
Arkansas At-large October 1, 1838 1 1 Steady 0 Steady 0 Steady
Georgia At-large October 1, 1838 9 0 Decrease8 9 Increase8 0 Steady
New Jersey At-large October 8, 1838 6 5 Increase5 1 Decrease5 0 Steady
South Carolina Districts October 8–9, 1838 9 8 Increase6 1 Steady 0 Decrease6[b]
Ohio Districts October 9, 1838 19 11 Increase3 8 Decrease3 0 Steady
Pennsylvania Districts[c] October 9, 1838 28 17 Steady 5 Increase1 6[d] Decrease1
Michigan At-large November 6, 1838 1 1 Steady 0 Steady 0 Steady
New York Districts[e] November 5–7, 1838 40 19 Decrease11 21 Increase11 0 Steady
Massachusetts Districts November 12, 1838 12 2 Steady 10 Steady 0 Steady
Delaware At-large November 13, 1838 1 1 Increase1 0 Decrease1 0 Steady
New Hampshire At-large March 12, 1839 5 5 Steady 0 Steady 0 Steady
Connecticut Districts April 1, 1839 6 0 Decrease6 6 Increase6 0 Steady
Virginia Districts May 23, 1839 21 12 Decrease3 7 Increase1 2[f] Increase2
Kentucky Districts August 1, 1839 13 2 Increase1 11 Steady 0 Decrease1[g]
Tennessee Districts August 1, 1839 13 6 Increase3 7 Decrease3 0 Steady
Alabama Districts August 5, 1839 5 3 Steady 2 Steady 0 Steady
Indiana Districts August 5, 1839 7 5 Increase4 2 Decrease4 0 Steady
North Carolina Districts August 8, 1839 13 8 Increase3 5 Decrease3 0 Steady
Rhode Island At-large August 27, 1839 2 0 Steady 2 Steady 0 Steady
Maryland Districts[h] October 3, 1839 8 5 Increase1 3 Decrease1 0 Steady
Mississippi At-large November 4–5, 1839 2 2 Increase2 0 Decrease2 0 Steady
Total 242 125
51.7%
Decrease3 109
45.0%
Increase9 8
3.3%
Decrease6
Popular vote
Democratic
50.01%
Whig
49.73%
Others
0.26%
House seats
Democratic
52.07%
Whig
47.93%

Special elections[]

There were special elections in 1838 and 1839 to the 25th United States Congress and 26th United States Congress.

Special elections are listed by date then district.

25th Congress[]

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Pennsylvania 9 New member elected March 8, 1838.
Maine 3 New member elected April 28, 1838.
Maine 5 New member elected May 29, 1838.
Mississippi at-large
2 seats on a general ticket
John F. H. Claiborne Democratic 1835 The House rescinded its former decision February 5, 1838 and declared the seats vacant.
New members elected May 29, 1838.
Two Whig gains.
Successors seated May 30, 1838.[3]
  • Green tickY Sergeant S. Prentiss (Whig) 26.55%
  • Green tickY Thomas J. Word (Whig) 25.20%
  • John F. H. Claiborne (Democratic) 24.57%
  • Samuel J. Gholson (Democratic) 23.68%[4]
Samuel J. Gholson Democratic 1836 (Special)
Ohio 16 New member elected October 9, 1838.
Ohio 19 New member elected November 5, 1838.
Massachusetts 2 Stephen C. Phillips Whig 1834 (Special) Incumbent resigned September 28, 1838 to become Mayor of Salem.
New member elected November 12, 1838.
Whig hold.
Successor also elected the same day to the next term, see below.
  • Leverett Saltonstall (Whig) 59.15%
  • Robert Rantoul Jr. (Democratic) 32.26%
  • Joseph S. Cabot (Democratic) 8.60%[5]

26th Congress[]

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Missouri at-large Albert G. Harrison Democratic 1835 New member elected.
October 28, 1839 and seated December 5, 1839.
Democratic hold.
  • Green tickY John Jameson (Democratic) 63.16%
  • (Whig) 35.96%[6]
Massachusetts 1 Richard Fletcher Whig 1836 Incumbent member-elect declined to serve.
New member elected November 11, 1839.
Whig hold.
  • Green tickY Abbott Lawrence (Whig) 57.52%
  • (Democratic) 42.48%[7]
Pennsylvania 14 New member elected November 20, 1839.
Massachusetts 6 James C. Alvord Whig 1838 Incumbent died September 27, 1839.
New member elected December 23, 1839 on the second ballot.
Whig hold.
First ballot (November 11, 1839):
  • (Democratic) 48.99%
  • Osmyn Baker (Whig) 44.48%
  • (Unknown) 4.58%
  • () 1.95%[8]

Second ballot (December 23, 1839):
  • Green tickY Osmyn Baker (Whig) 51.09%
  • (Democratic) 39.98%
  • () 8.93%[9]

Alabama[]

Arkansas[]

Connecticut[]

Connecticut elected its six members April 1, 1839, flipping all six seats from Democratic to Whig.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Connecticut 1 Isaac Toucey Democratic 1835 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Whig gain.
  • Green tickY Joseph Trumbull (Whig) 53.23%
  • Isaac Toucey (Democratic) 42.21%
  • Charles Chapman (Unknown) 4.56%[10]
Connecticut 2 Samuel Ingham Democratic 1835 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Whig gain.
  • Green tickY William L. Storrs (Whig) 50.67%
  • Samuel Ingham (Democratic) 49.33%[11]
Connecticut 3 Elisha Haley Democratic 1835 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Whig gain.
  • Green tickY Thomas W. Williams (Whig) 50.73%
  • (Democratic) 49.27%[12]
Connecticut 4 Thomas T. Whittlesey Democratic 1836 (Special) Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Whig gain.
  • Green tickY Thomas B. Osborne (Whig) 52.40%
  • Thomas T. Whittlesey (Democratic) 47.60%[13]
Connecticut 5 Lancelot Phelps Democratic 1835 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Whig gain.
  • Green tickY Truman Smith (Whig) 53.50%
  • (Democratic) 46.50%[14]
Connecticut 6 Orrin Holt Democratic 1836 (Special) Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Whig gain.
  • Green tickY John H. Brockway (Whig) 52.86%
  • Chauncey Fitch Cleveland (Democratic) 47.14%[15]

Delaware[]

Florida Territory[]

See Non-voting delegates, below.

Georgia[]

Illinois[]

Indiana[]

Iowa Territory[]

See Non-voting delegates, below.

Kentucky[]

Louisiana[]

Maine[]

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Maine 1
Maine 2
Maine 3
Maine 4
Maine 5
Maine 6
Maine 7
Maine 8 Thomas Davee Democratic 1836 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Thomas Davee (Democratic) 51.90%
  • John S. Tenney (Whig) 46.62%
  • (Conservative) 1.48%[16]

Maryland[]

Massachusetts[]

Elections were held November 12, 1838, but one district's election went to a fourth ballot in 1839, after the March 4, 1839 start of the term but before the House convened in December 1839.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Massachusetts 1 Richard Fletcher Whig 1836 Incumbent re-elected, but declined to serve, leading to a special election.
  • Green tickY Richard Fletcher (Whig) 63.1%
  • (Democratic) 36.2%[17]
Massachusetts 2 Stephen C. Phillips Whig 1834 (Special) Incumbent resigned September 28, 1838 to become Mayor of Salem.
New member elected.
Whig hold.
Successor also elected the same day to finish the current term.
  • Green tickY Leverett Saltonstall (Whig) 59.26%
  • Robert Rantoul Jr. (Democratic) 32.33%
  • Joseph S. Cabot (Democratic) 8.51%[18]
Massachusetts 3 Caleb Cushing Whig 1834 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Caleb Cushing (Whig) 61.1%
  • Gayton P. Osgood (Democratic) 35.0%[17]
Massachusetts 4 William Parmenter Democratic 1836 Incumbent re-elected late on the fourth ballot. First ballot (November 12, 1838):
  • William Parmenter (Democratic) 49.24%
  • Nathan Brooks (Whig) 48.24%
  • (Democratic) 1.27%
  • () 1.25%[19]

Second ballot (December 17, 1838):
  • William Parmenter (Democratic) 47.23%
  • Nathan Brooks (Whig) 45.59%
  • (Unknown) 3.18%
  • (Democratic) 2.22%
  • () 1.79%[20]

Third ballot (February 4, 1839):
  • William Parmenter (Democratic) 49.92%
  • Nathan Brooks (Whig) 42.24%
  • (Unknown) 4.1%
  • (Democratic) 1.83%[21]

Fourth ballot (April 1, 1839):
  • Green tickY William Parmenter (Democratic) 51.38%
  • Nathan Brooks (Whig) 45.81%
  • (Democratic) 1.83%[22]
Massachusetts 5 Levi Lincoln Jr. Whig 1834 (Special) Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Levi Lincoln Jr. (Whig) 55.2%
  • Isaac Davis (Democratic) 34.1%
  • Charles Allen 10.3%[17]
Massachusetts 6 George Grennell Jr. Whig 1834 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Whig hold.
  • Green tickY James C. Alvord (Whig) 61.8%
  • (Democratic) 28.6%
  • Osmyn Baker (Whig) 9.1%[17]
Massachusetts 7 George N. Briggs Whig 1830 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 8 William Calhoun Whig 1834 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY William Calhoun (Whig) 59.4%
  • (Democratic) 40.3%[17]
Massachusetts 9 William S. Hastings Whig 1836 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY William S. Hastings (Whig) 56.6%
  • Alexander H. Everett (Democratic) 43.2%[17]
Massachusetts 10 Nathaniel B. Borden Democratic 1835 Incumbent lost re-election from a different party.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
Massachusetts 11 John Reed Jr. Whig 1812
1816 (Lost)
1820
Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY John Reed Jr. (Whig) 56.4%
  • (Democratic) 43.3%[17]
Massachusetts 12 John Quincy Adams Whig 1830 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY John Quincy Adams (Whig) 59.23%
  • (Democratic) 40.77%[25]

Michigan[]

Mississippi[]

A special election was held in Mississippi on July 17–18, 1837. Its winners were Democrats John F. H. Claiborne and Samuel J. Gholson. The first session of the 25th Congress was a special session beginning on September 4, 1837, extending to October 16. In November, Mississippi held the regular election. Seargent Smith Prentiss, a Vicksburg lawyer and Whig, unexpectedly launched a vigorous, partisan campaign. He and fellow Whig Thomas J. Word won in an upset. Claiborne and Gholson then argued that the July result entitled them to serve full terms. With the Whig Party newly organizing, the closely divided House, in which Anti-Masons, Nullifiers, and the Independent tended to align more with Whigs and to oppose Democrats, agreed to hear Prentiss. He spoke for nine hours over three days, packing the gallery, drawing Senators, and earning a national reputation for oratory and public admiration from leading Whigs including Senators Clay and Webster. The Elections Committee then required a third election. Scheduled for April 1838, it confirmed the November result. Both Whigs were seated in May late in the second session, also serving for the third session.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Mississippi at-large
(2 seats)
Seargent S. Prentiss Whig 1837 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.
  • Green tickY Albert G. Brown (Democratic) 27.17%
  • Green tickY Jacob Thompson (Democratic) 26.89%
  • Adam L. Benjamin (Whig) 23.68%
  • Reuben Davis (Whig) 22.26%[26]
Thomas J. Word Whig 1837 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.

Missouri[]

New Hampshire[]

New Jersey[]

New York[]

North Carolina[]

Ohio[]

Pennsylvania[]

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[i][27]
Pennsylvania 1 Lemuel Paynter Democratic 1836 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Lemuel Paynter (Democratic) 55.1%
  • Joel B. Sutherland (Whig) 44.9%
Pennsylvania 2
Plural district with 2 seats
John Sergeant Whig 1816
1836
Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY George W. Toland (Whig) 69.4%
  • Green tickY John Sergeant (Whig) 69.2%
  • Joseph R. Evans (Democratic) 30.7%
  • Samuel Brasnears (Democratic) 30.7%
George W. Toland Whig 1836 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 3 Charles Naylor Whig 1837 (Special) Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Charles Naylor (Whig) 53.1%
  • Charles J. Ingersoll (Democratic) 46.9%
Pennsylvania 4
Plural district with 3 seats
Edward Davies Anti-Masonic 1836 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY John Edwards (Anti-Masonic) 57.2%
  • Green tickY Edward Davies (Anti-Masonic) 57.0%
  • Green tickY Francis James (Anti-Masonic) 57.0%
  • Joshua Evans Jr. (Democratic) 43.0%
  • Reah Frazer (Democratic) 43.0%
  • Samuel Leiper (Democratic) 42.8%
Edward Darlington Anti-Masonic 1832 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Anti-Masonic hold.
David Potts Jr. Anti-Masonic 1830 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Anti-Masonic hold.
Pennsylvania 5 Jacob Fry Jr. Democratic 1834 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
  • Green tickY Joseph Fornance (Democratic) 54.9%
  • Joseph Royer (Whig) 45.1%
Pennsylvania 6 Mathias Morris Whig 1834 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.
  • Green tickY John Davis (Democratic) 51.9%
  • Mathias Morris (Whig) 48.1%
Pennsylvania 7 David D. Wagener Democratic 1832 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY David D. Wagener (Democratic) 63.7%
  • Peter S. Michler (Whig) 36.3%
Pennsylvania 8 Edward B. Hubley Democratic 1834 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
  • Green tickY Peter Newhard (Democratic) 54.5%
  • Walter C. Livingston (Whig) 45.5%
Pennsylvania 9 George Keim Democratic 1838 (Special) Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY George Keim (Democratic) 69.3%
  • Daniel M. Bieber (Whig) 30.7%
Pennsylvania 10 Luther Reily Democratic 1836 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Whig gain.
Pennsylvania 11 Henry Logan Democratic 1834 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
  • Green tickY James Gerry (Democratic) 56.6%
  • Charles A. Barnitz (Whig) 43.4%
Pennsylvania 12 Daniel Sheffer Democratic 1836 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Whig gain.
Pennsylvania 13 Charles McClure Democratic 1836 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
Pennsylvania 14 William W. Potter Democratic 1836 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY William W. Potter (Democratic) 50.9%
  • William Irvin (Whig) 49.1%
Pennsylvania 15 David Petrikin Democratic 1836 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY David Petrikin (Democratic) 53.5%
  • David Hurley (Whig) 46.5%
Pennsylvania 16 Robert H. Hammond Democratic 1836 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Robert H. Hammond (Democratic) 56.6%
  • James Morrill (Whig) 43.4%
Pennsylvania 17 Samuel W. Morris Democratic 1836 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Samuel W. Morris (Democratic) 54.2%
  • William Willard (Whig) 45.8%
Pennsylvania 18 Charles Ogle Anti-Masonic 1836 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Charles Ogle (Anti-Masonic) 55.9%
  • Job Mann (Democratic) 44.1%
Pennsylvania 19 John Klingensmith Jr. Democratic 1832 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
  • Green tickY Albert G. Marchand (Democratic) 60.9%
  • Joseph Markle (Whig) 39.1%
Pennsylvania 20 Andrew Buchanan Democratic 1832 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
  • Green tickY Enos Hook (Democratic) 62.4%
  • Fideleo Hughes (Whig) 37.6%
Pennsylvania 21 Thomas M. T. McKennan Anti-Masonic 1830 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.
  • Green tickY Isaac Leet (Democratic) 50.1%
  • Joseph Lawrence (Whig) 49.9%
Pennsylvania 22 Richard Biddle Anti-Masonic 1836 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Richard Biddle (Anti-Masonic) 58.1%
  • James Power (Democratic) 41.9%
Pennsylvania 23 William Beatty Democratic 1836 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY William Beatty (Democratic) 61.5%
  • George W. Smith (Whig) 38.5%
Pennsylvania 24 Thomas Henry Anti-Masonic 1836 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Thomas Henry (Anti-Masonic) 54.7%
  • James D. White (Democratic) 45.3%
Pennsylvania 25 Arnold Plumer Democratic 1836 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
  • Green tickY John Galbraith (Democratic) 51.2%
  • David Dick (Whig) 48.8%

In the 3rd district, Charles Naylor's election was unsuccessfully contested by Charles J. Ingersoll.[28]

There were three special elections in Pennsylvania during the 26th Congress.[29] The first was in the 14th district caused by the death of William W. Potter (Democratic) on October 28, 1839. This vacancy was filled by George McCulloch (Democratic). The second was in the 22nd district caused by the resignation of Richard Biddle. This vacancy was filled by Henry M. Brackenridge (Whig). The third was in the 13th district caused by the death of William S. Ramsey (Democratic) on October 17, 1840. Ramsey had also been re-elected to the 27th Congress and so an additional special election was held the following May to fill the vacancy in the 27th Congress.

Rhode Island[]

South Carolina[]

Tennessee[]

Elections held late, on August 1, 1839.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Tennessee 1 William B. Carter Whig 1835 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY William B. Carter (Whig) 58.95%
  • Joseph Powell (Democratic) 41.05%[30]
Tennessee 2 Abraham McClellan Democratic 1837 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Abraham McClellan (Democratic) 63.32%
  • John A. McKennry (Whig) 36.68%[31]
Tennessee 3 Joseph L. Williams Whig 1837 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Joseph L. Williams (Whig) 100%[32]
Tennessee 4 William Stone Whig 1837 (special) Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.
Tennessee 5 Hopkins L. Turney Democratic 1837 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Hopkins L. Turney (Democratic) 65.55%
  • Anthony Dibrell (Whig) 34.45%[34]
Tennessee 6 William B. Campbell Whig 1837 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY William B. Campbell (Whig) 60.48%
  • William Trousdale (Democratic) 39.52%[35]
Tennessee 7 John Bell Whig 1827 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY John Bell (Whig) 59.38%
  • Robert M. Burton (Democratic) 40.63%[36]
Tennessee 8 Abram P. Maury Whig 1835 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Whig hold.
  • Green tickY Meredith P. Gentry (Whig) 54.18%
  • William G. Childress (Democratic) 45.82%[37]
Tennessee 9 James K. Polk Democratic 1825 Incumbent retired to run for Governor.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
  • Green tickY Harvey M. Watterson (Democratic) 58.91%
  • Daniel L. Barenger (Whig) 41.09%[38]
Tennessee 10 Ebenezer J. Shields Whig 1835 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.
  • Green tickY Aaron V. Brown (Democratic) 57.77%
  • Ebenezer J. Shields (Whig) 42.23%[39]
Tennessee 11 Richard Cheatham Whig 1837 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.
  • Green tickY Cave Johnson (Democratic) 57.91%
  • Richard Cheatham (Whig) 42.09%[40]
Tennessee 12 John W. Crockett Whig 1837 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY John W. Crockett (Whig) 55.49%
  • Stephen C. Davatt (Democratic) 44.51%[41]
Tennessee 13 Christopher H. Williams Whig 1837 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Christopher H. Williams (Whig) 54.19%
  • William C. Dunlap (Democratic) 45.81%[42]

Vermont[]

Virginia[]

Wisconsin Territory[]

See Non-voting delegates, below.

Non-voting delegates[]

25th Congress[]

District Incumbent This race
Delegate Party First elected Results Candidates
Iowa Territory at-large New district New seat.
New delegate elected September 10, 1848.
Democratic gain.
  • Green tickY William W. Chapman (Democratic) 33.32%
  • Peter H. Engle (Democratic) 32.51%
  • Benjamin F. Wallace (Whig) 20.42%
  • David Rorer (Democratic) 13.53%
  • Lawrence Taliaferro (Independent) 0.07%
  • William H. Wallace (Whig) 0.07%
  • Isaac Leffler (Whig) 0.04%
  • H. Craighton (Independent) 0.02%
  • John Foley (Independent) 0.02%[43]

26th Congress[]

District Incumbent This race
Delegate Party First elected Results Candidates
Florida Territory at-large Charles Downing Democratic 1836 Incumbent re-elected on an unknown date.
  • Green tickY Charles Downing (Jacksonian)
  • [data unknown/missing]
Iowa Territory at-large William W. Chapman Democratic 1838 Incumbent lost re-election.
New delegate elected August 5, 1839, but election was invalidated due to a misdrafting of the a territorial statute, and Congress extended the term of the incumbent delegate to 1840.[44]
  • Green tickY Francis Gehon (Democratic) 843 votes
  • William W. Chapman (Democratic) 24 votes
  • 13 votes
  • Others 18 votes[44]
Wisconsin Territory at-large George Wallace Jones Democratic 1836 Incumbent lost re-election.
New delegate elected in September 1838.
Democratic hold.
Incumbent claimed that prior 1836 election had entitled him to serve until March 1839, but the house disagreed and seated the winner January 14, 1839.
  • Green tickY James Duane Doty (Jacksonian)
  • George Wallace Jones (Jacksonian)

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Anti-Masons won 6 elections and Conservatives won 2.
  2. ^ Nullifiers
  3. ^ Includes two plural districts, one with three members
  4. ^ Anti-Masons
  5. ^ Includes five plural districts, one with four members
  6. ^ Conservatives
  7. ^ Independent joined Whigs
  8. ^ Includes 1 plural district
  9. ^ For plural districts, percent is based on assumption that each voter cast as many votes as there are seats

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