1818–19 United States House of Representatives elections
The 1818–19 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between April 26, 1818 and August 12, 1819. Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives before the first session of the 16th United States Congress convened on December 6, 1819. They occurred during President James Monroe's first term. Also, newly admitted Alabama elected its first representatives in September 1819, increasing the size of the House to 186 seats.
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This election occurred in a politically uneventful period marked by exceptionally low levels of partisan rivalry known as the Era of Good Feelings. The weak Federalist Party, with limited influence in few states, no longer effectively opposed the Democratic-Republican Party, which increased its large majority.
Election summaries
editIllinois was admitted in 1818, adding one seat.[1]
Alabama and Maine were admitted during the 16th Congress. One new seat was added for Alabama,[2] while Maine, splitting from Massachusetts, simply retained its Representatives.[3]
158 | 28 |
Democratic-Republican | Federalist |
State | Type | ↑ Date | Total seats |
Democratic- Republican |
Federalist | ||
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Seats | Change | Seats | Change | ||||
New York | Districts | April 28–30, 1818 | 27 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
Louisiana | At-large | July 6–8, 1818 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
Indiana | At-large | August 3, 1818 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
Kentucky | Districts | August 3, 1818 | 10 | 10 | 0 | ||
Rhode Island | At-large | August 25, 1818 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Vermont | At-large | September 1, 1818 | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||
Connecticut | At-large | September 21, 1818 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Delaware | At-large | October 5, 1818 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
Georgia | At-large | October 5, 1818 | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||
Maryland | Districts | October 5, 1818 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
South Carolina | Districts | October 12–13, 1818 | 9 | 9 | 0 | ||
New Jersey | At-large | October 13, 1818 | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||
Ohio | Districts | October 13, 1818 | 6 | 5 | 1 | ||
Pennsylvania | Districts | October 13, 1818 | 23 | 19 | 4 | ||
Massachusetts | Districts | November 2, 1818 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
Late elections (after the March 4, 1819 beginning of the term) | |||||||
Virginia | Districts | April 1819 | 23 | 20 | 3 | ||
New Hampshire | At-large | March 9, 1819 | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||
Illinois | At-large | August 2, 1819 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
Mississippi | At-large | August 2–3, 1819 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
Tennessee | Districts | August 5–6, 1819 | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||
North Carolina | Districts | August 12, 1819 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Alabama | At-large | September 20–21, 1819 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Total of regular elections[b] | 186 | 158 84.9% |
13 | 28 15.1% |
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Special elections
editThere were special elections in 1818 and 1819 to the 15th United States Congress and 16th United States Congress.
Special elections are sorted by date then district.
15th Congress
editDistrict | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Connecticut at-large | Uriel Holmes | Federalist | 1816 | Incumbent resigned sometime in 1818. New member elected before November 1818. Democratic-Republican gain. Successor seated November 16, 1818.[4] Successor was not a candidate for the next term; see below. |
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North Carolina 7 | Vacant | Member-elect Alexander McMillan died before this Congress began. New member elected January 1, 1818. Democratic-Republican gain. Successor seated January 26, 1818.[4] Successor later lost re-election, see below. |
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South Carolina 6 "Edgefield district" |
John C. Calhoun | Democratic-Republican | 1810 | Incumbent resigned November 3, 1817 to become U.S. Secretary of War. New member elected in January 1818. Democratic-Republican hold. Successor seated February 9, 1818.[4] Successor later re-elected, see below. |
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Massachusetts 20 "7th Eastern district" District of Maine |
Albion K. Parris | Democratic-Republican | 1814 | Incumbent resigned February 3, 1818. New member elected March 16, 1818. Democratic-Republican hold. Successor later re-elected, see below. Successor seated November 16, 1818.[4] |
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Pennsylvania 6 | John Ross | Democratic-Republican | 1808 | Incumbent resigned February 24, 1818 to become President Judge of Pennsylvania's 7th Judicial Circuit. New member elected March 3, 1818. Democratic-Republican hold. Successor seated March 24, 1818.[4] Successor resigned July 6, 1818, see below. |
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Pennsylvania 4 | Jacob Spangler | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent resigned April 20, 1818. New member elected Between April and November 1818. Democratic-Republican hold. Successor seated November 16, 1818.[4] Successor also elected to the next term; see below. |
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Louisiana at-large | Thomas B. Robertson | Democratic-Republican | 1812 | Incumbent resigned April 20, 1818. New member elected July 6–8, 1818. Democratic-Republican hold. Successor seated November 16, 1818.[4] Successor elected the same day to the next term; see below. |
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Pennsylvania 6 | Samuel D. Ingham | Democratic-Republican | 1818 (special) | Incumbent resigned July 6, 1818. New member elected October 13, 1818. Democratic-Republican hold. Successor also elected the same day to the next term; see below. Successor seated November 16, 1818.[4] |
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North Carolina 11 | Daniel Forney | Democratic-Republican | 1815 | Incumbent resigned sometime in 1818. New member elected November 7, 1818. Federalist gain. Successor seated December 2, 1818.[4] Successor later re-elected; see below. |
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Virginia 19 | Peterson Goodwyn | Democratic-Republican | 1803 | Incumbent died February 21, 1818. New member elected November 16, 1818. Democratic-Republican hold. Successor seated April 21, 1818.[4] Successor later lost re-election, see below. |
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Georgia at-large | John Forsyth | Democratic-Republican | 1812 | Incumbent resigned November 23, 1818 when elected U.S. Senator. New member elected January 4, 1819 both to finish the term and to the next term. Democratic-Republican hold. Successor seated February 18, 1819.[4] |
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North Carolina 10 | George Mumford | Democratic-Republican | 1817 | Incumbent died December 31, 1818. New member elected between January 1, 1819 and February 11, 1819. Democratic-Republican hold. Successor seated February 11, 1819.[4] Successor was later re-elected to the next term; see below. |
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16th Congress
editDistrict | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
[data missing] |
Alabama
editDistrict | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Alabama at-large | New seat | Alabama was admitted as a state December 14, 1819.[17] Incumbent territorial delegate re-elected as member. Democratic-Republican gain. New member seated December 14, 1819.[17] |
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Alabama Territory
editSee Non-voting delegates, below.
Arkansas Territory
editSee Non-voting delegates, below.
Connecticut
editConnecticut elected its members September 21, 1818. The delegation changed from seven Federalists to seven Democratic-Republicans then the retirement of six incumbents and the party-change of the seventh.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[d] | |
Connecticut at-large 7 seats on a general ticket |
Ebenezer Huntington | Federalist | 1817 (special) | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
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Jonathan O. Moseley | Federalist | 1804 | Incumbent changed parties and re-elected. Democratic-Republican gain. | ||
Samuel B. Sherwood | Federalist | 1816 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. | ||
Timothy Pitkin | Federalist | 1805 (special) | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. | ||
Nathaniel Terry | Federalist | 1817 (special) | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. | ||
Thomas Scott Williams | Federalist | 1816 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. | ||
Uriel Holmes | Federalist | 1816 | Incumbent resigned sometime in 1818. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. Successor was not elected to finish the term. |
Delaware
editDelaware elected its members October 5, 1818.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[d] | |
Delaware at-large 2 seats on a general ticket |
Louis McLane | Federalist | 1816 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Willard Hall | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Georgia
editGeorgia elected its members October 5, 1818.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Georgia at-large 6 seats on a general ticket |
William Terrell | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Joel Crawford | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
Joel Abbot | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
Zadock Cook | Democratic-Republican | 1816 (special) | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. | ||
John Forsyth | Democratic-Republican | 1812 | Incumbent re-elected but declined the seat and resigned November 23, 1818, having been elected U.S. Senator, leading to a special election. | ||
Thomas W. Cobb | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Illinois
editIllinois elected its member August 2, 1819, after the new congress began but before the first session convened. The incumbent had just been elected to the new seat in late 1818.
15th Congress
editDistrict | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Illinois at-large | None (District created) | Illinois was admitted December 3, 1818. New member elected in 1818. Democratic-Republican gain. New member seated December 4, 1818 to finish the term ending March 3, 1819.[4] The next year, the new member lost re-election; see below. |
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16th Congress
editDistrict | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[d] | |
Illinois at-large | John McLean | Democratic-Republican | 1818[e] | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Indiana
editIndiana re-elected its member August 3, 1818.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Indiana at-large | William Hendricks | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kentucky
editKentucky elected its members August 3, 1818.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Kentucky 1 | David Trimble | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kentucky 2 | Henry Clay | Democratic-Republican | 1810 1814 (Resigned) 1814 1815 (Seat declared vacant) 1815 (special) |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kentucky 3 | Richard M. Johnson | Democratic-Republican | 1806 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Kentucky 4 | Joseph Desha | Democratic-Republican | 1806 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Kentucky 5 | Anthony New | Democratic-Republican | 1810 1814 (lost) 1816 |
Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Kentucky 6 | David Walker | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kentucky 7 | George Robertson | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kentucky 8 | Richard C. Anderson Jr. | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kentucky 9 | Tunstall Quarles | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kentucky 10 | Thomas Speed | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Louisiana
editLouisiana elected its member July 6–8, 1818.
Louisiana held an election for the 16th Congress at the same time that it held a special election to finish the 15th Congress. Data were only available for the special election, but the general election would presumably have had very similar results, and so the results for the special election are duplicated here.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[d] | |
Louisiana at-large | Thomas B. Robertson | Democratic-Republican | 1812 | Incumbent resigned April 20, 1818. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. Successor elected the same day to finish the current term; see above. |
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Maryland
editMaryland elected its members October 5, 1818.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[d] | |
Maryland 1 | Philip Stuart | Federalist | 1810 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist hold. |
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Maryland 2 | John C. Herbert | Federalist | 1814 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
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Maryland 3 | George Peter | Federalist | 1816 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Federalist hold. |
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Maryland 4 | Samuel Ringgold | Democratic-Republican | 1810 1814 (lost) 1816 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maryland 5 Plural district with 2 seats |
Samuel Smith | Democratic-Republican | 1792 1803 (retired) 1816 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Peter Little | Democratic-Republican | 1810 1812 (lost) 1816 |
Incumbent re-elected. | ||
Maryland 6 | Philip Reed | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Maryland 7 | Thomas Culbreth | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maryland 8 | Thomas Bayly | Federalist | 1816 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts
editMassachusetts elected its members November 2, 1818. Massachusetts's electoral law required a majority for election, n Massachusetts's electoral law required a majority for electionMassachusetts's electoral law required a majority for electionecessitating additional elections in five districts on April 5, 1819 and July 26, 1819.
This was the last election in which the District of Maine — comprising congressional districts 14 through 20 — was part of Massachusetts. The District became the State of Maine during the 16th Congress.
District numbers differed between source used and elsewhere on Wikipedia; district numbers used elsewhere on Wikipedia used here.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[d] | |
Massachusetts 1 | Jonathan Mason | Federalist | 1817 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 2 | Nathaniel Silsbee | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 3 | Jeremiah Nelson | Federalist | 1804 1806 (retired) 1814 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 4 | Timothy Fuller | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 5 | Elijah H. Mills | Federalist | 1814 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist hold. |
First ballot (November 2, 1818):
Second ballot (April 5, 1819):
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Massachusetts 6 | Samuel C. Allen | Federalist | 1816 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 7 | Henry Shaw | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent re-elected. | First ballot (November 2, 1818):
Second ballot (April 5, 1819):
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Massachusetts 8 | Zabdiel Sampson | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 9 | Walter Folger Jr. | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 10 | Marcus Morton | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Re-elected |
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Massachusetts 11 | Benjamin Adams | Federalist | 1816 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 12 | Solomon Strong | Federalist | 1814 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist hold. |
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Massachusetts 13 | Nathaniel Ruggles | Federalist | 1812 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
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Massachusetts 14 | John Holmes | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 15 | Ezekiel Whitman | Federalist | 1808 1810 (lost) 1816 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 16 | Benjamin Orr | Federalist | 1816 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
First ballot (November 2, 1818):
Second ballot (April 5, 1819):
Third ballot (July 26, 1819):
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Massachusetts 17 | John Wilson | Federalist | 1816 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
First ballot (November 2, 1818):
Second ballot (April 5, 1819):
Third ballot (July 26, 1819):
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Massachusetts 18 | Thomas Rice | Federalist | 1814 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
First ballot (November 2, 1818):
Second ballot (April 5, 1819):
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Massachusetts 19 | Joshua Gage | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Ran in the 18th district and lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Massachusetts 20 | Enoch Lincoln | Democratic-Republican | 1818 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan Territory
editSee Non-voting delegates, below.
Mississippi
editMississippi elected its member August 2–3, 1819, after the new congress began but before the first session convened.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Mississippi at-large | George Poindexter | Democratic-Republican | 1817 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Missouri Territory
editSee Non-voting delegates, below.
New Hampshire
editNew Hampshire elected its members March 9, 1819, after the new congress began but before the first session convened.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
New Hampshire at-large 6 seats on a general ticket |
Josiah Butler | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Nathaniel Upham | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
Clifton Clagett | Democratic-Republican | 1802 1804 (retired) 1816 |
Incumbent re-elected. | ||
Salma Hale | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. | ||
John F. Parrott | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. | ||
Arthur Livermore | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent re-elected. |
New Jersey
editNew Jersey elected its members October 13, 1818.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[d] | |
New Jersey at-large 6 seats on a general ticket |
John Linn | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Charles Kinsey | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. | ||
Henry Southard | Democratic-Republican | 1814 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
Ephraim Bateman | Democratic-Republican | 1814 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
Joseph Bloomfield | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
Benjamin Bennet | Democratic-Republican | 1814 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
New York
editNew York elected its members April 28–30, 1818, the earliest of any state.
At this time, the Democratic-Republicans in New York were divided into two factions, the "Bucktails" who were opposed to Governor Dewitt Clinton's Erie Canal project, led by Martin Van Buren, and on the other side, Clinton's supporters, known as Clintonians. In many districts, the remaining Federalists allied with the Clintonians, with candidates running on a joint ticket. Several candidates who ran under that joint ticket cannot be clearly categorized, and are marked C/F. Others who ran under the joint ticket are marked by their party with a footnote indicating that they ran under the joint ticket.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[d] | |
New York 1 Plural district with 2 seats |
George Townsend | Democratic-Republican | 1814 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist gain. Election later disputed in favor of James Guyon Jr.[i] |
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Tredwell Scudder | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. | ||
New York 2 Plural district with 2 seats |
William Irving | Democratic-Republican | 1813 (special) | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Peter H. Wendover | Democratic-Republican | 1814 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
New York 3 | Caleb Tompkins | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 4 | James Tallmadge Jr. | Democratic-Republican | 1817 (special) | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist gain. |
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New York 5 | Philip J. Schuyler | Federalist | 1816 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist hold. |
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New York 6 | James W. Wilkin | Democratic-Republican | 1815 (special) | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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New York 7 | Josiah Hasbrouck | Democratic-Republican | 1802 1816 |
Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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New York 8 | Dorrance Kirtland | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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New York 9 | Rensselaer Westerlo | Federalist | 1816 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist hold. |
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New York 10 | John P. Cushman | Federalist | 1816 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist hold. |
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New York 11 | John W. Taylor | Democratic-Republican | 1812 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 12 Plural district with 2 seats |
John Savage | Democratic-Republican | 1814 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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John Palmer | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. | ||
New York 13 | Thomas Lawyer | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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New York 14 | John Herkimer | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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New York 15 Plural district with 2 seats |
Isaac Williams Jr. | Democratic-Republican | 1813 (special) 1814 (retired) 1816 |
Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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John R. Drake | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. | ||
New York 16 | Henry R. Storrs | Federalist | 1816 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 17 | Thomas H. Hubbard | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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New York 18 | David A. Ogden | Federalist | 1816 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
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New York 19 | James Porter | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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New York 20 Plural district with 2 seats |
Daniel Cruger | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Oliver C. Comstock | Democratic-Republican | 1812 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. | ||
New York 21 Plural district with 2 seats |
Benjamin Ellicott | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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John C. Spencer | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
North Carolina
editNorth Carolina elected its members August 12, 1819, after the new congress began but before the first session convened.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[d] | |
North Carolina 1 | Lemuel Sawyer | Democratic-Republican | 1806 1813 (lost) 1817 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Carolina 2 | Joseph H. Bryan | Democratic-Republican | 1815 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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North Carolina 3 | Thomas H. Hall | Democratic-Republican | 1817 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Carolina 4 | Jesse Slocumb | Federalist | 1817 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Carolina 5 | James Owen | Democratic-Republican | 1817 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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North Carolina 6 | Weldon N. Edwards | Democratic-Republican | 1816 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Carolina 7 | James Stewart | Democratic-Republican | 1818 (special) | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Federalist gain. |
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North Carolina 8 | James S. Smith | Democratic-Republican | 1817 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Carolina 9 | Thomas Settle | Democratic-Republican | 1817 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Carolina 10 | Charles Fisher | Democratic-Republican | 1819 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Carolina 11 | William Davidson | Federalist | 1818 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Carolina 12 | Felix Walker | Democratic-Republican | 1817 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Carolina 13 | Lewis Williams | Democratic-Republican | 1815 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Ohio
editOhio elected its members October 13, 1818.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[d] | |
Ohio 1 | William Henry Harrison | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Ohio 2 | John W. Campbell | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Ohio 3 | Levi Barber | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Ohio 4 | Samuel Herrick | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Ohio 5 | Philemon Beecher | Federalist | 1816 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Ohio 6 | Peter Hitchcock | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Pennsylvania
editPennsylvania elected its members October 13, 1818.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[23] | |
Pennsylvania 1 Plural district with 4 seats |
John Sergeant | Federalist | 1815 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Adam Seybert | Democratic-Republican | 1808 1814 (lost) 1816 |
Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist gain. | ||
William Anderson | Democratic-Republican | 1808 1814 (lost) 1816 |
Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist gain. | ||
Joseph Hopkinson | Federalist | 1814 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist hold. | ||
Pennsylvania 2 Plural district with 2 seats |
Levi Pawling | Federalist | 1816 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
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Isaac Darlington | Federalist | 1816 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. | ||
Pennsylvania 3 Plural district with 2 seats |
James M. Wallace | Democratic-Republican | 1815 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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John Whiteside | Democratic-Republican | 1814 | Incumbent lost re-election as a Federalist. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. | ||
Pennsylvania 4 | Jacob Spangler | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent resigned April 20, 1818. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. Successor also elected to finish the current term. |
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Pennsylvania 5 Plural district with 2 seats |
Andrew Boden | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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William Maclay | Democratic-Republican | 1814 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. | ||
Pennsylvania 6 Plural district with 2 seats |
Samuel D. Ingham | Democratic-Republican | 1818 (special) | Incumbent resigned July 6, 1818. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. Successor also elected the same day to finish the current term. |
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Thomas J. Rogers | Democratic-Republican | 1818 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
Pennsylvania 7 | Joseph Hiester | Democratic-Republican | 1798 1804 (retired) 1814 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Pennsylvania 8 | Alexander Ogle | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Pennsylvania 9 | William P. Maclay | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Pennsylvania 10 Plural district with 2 seats |
William Wilson | Democratic-Republican | 1814 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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John Murray | Democratic-Republican | 1817 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
Pennsylvania 11 | David Marchand | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Pennsylvania 12 | Thomas Patterson | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Pennsylvania 13 | Christian Tarr | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Pennsylvania 14 | Henry Baldwin | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Pennsylvania 15 | Robert Moore | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Rhode Island
editRhode Island elected its members August 25, 1818.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Rhode Island at-large 2 seats on a general ticket |
John L. Boss Jr. | Federalist | 1814 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
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James B. Mason | Federalist | 1814 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
South Carolina
editSouth Carolina elected its members October 12–13, 1818.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
South Carolina 1 | Henry Middleton | Democratic-Republican | 1814 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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South Carolina 2 | William Lowndes | Democratic-Republican | 1810 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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South Carolina 3 | James Ervin | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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South Carolina 4 | Joseph Bellinger | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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South Carolina 5 | Starling Tucker | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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South Carolina 6 | Eldred Simkins | Democratic-Republican | 1818 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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South Carolina 7 | Elias Earle | Democratic-Republican | 1804 1814 (lost) 1816 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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South Carolina 8 | Wilson Nesbitt | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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South Carolina 9 | Stephen D. Miller | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Tennessee
editTennessee elected its members August 5–6, 1819, after the new congress began but before the first session convened.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Tennessee 1 | John Rhea | Democratic-Republican | 1803 1815 (lost) 1817 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Tennessee 2 | William G. Blount | Democratic-Republican | 1815 (special) | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Tennessee 3 | Francis Jones | Democratic-Republican | 1817 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Tennessee 4 | Samuel E. Hogg | Democratic-Republican | 1817 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Tennessee 5 | Thomas Claiborne | Democratic-Republican | 1817 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Tennessee 6 | George W. L. Marr | Democratic-Republican | 1817 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Vermont
editVermont elected its members September 1, 1818.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[d] | |
Vermont at-large 6 seats on a general ticket |
Charles Rich | Democratic-Republican | 1812 1814 (lost) 1816 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Mark Richards | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
Samuel C. Crafts | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
Heman Allen (of Colchester) | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent resigned April 20, 1818 to become a U.S. Marshall. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. | ||
William Hunter | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. | ||
Orsamus Cook Merrill | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent re-elected. Election later contested successfully by Rollin C. Mallary.[p] |
Virginia
editVirginia elected its members in April 1819, after the new congress began but before the first session convened.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[d] | |
Virginia 1 | James Pindall | Federalist | 1817 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 2 | Edward Colston | Federalist | 1817 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Federalist hold. |
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Virginia 3 | Henry St. George Tucker | Democratic-Republican | 1815 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Virginia 4 | William McCoy | Democratic-Republican | 1811 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 5 | John Floyd | Democratic-Republican | 1817 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 6 | Alexander Smyth | Democratic-Republican | 1817 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 7 | Ballard Smith | Democratic-Republican | 1815 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 8 | Charles F. Mercer | Federalist | 1817 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 9 | William Lee Ball | Democratic-Republican | 1817 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 10 | George Strother | Democratic-Republican | 1817 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 11 | Philip P. Barbour | Democratic-Republican | 1814 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 12 | Robert S. Garnett | Democratic-Republican | 1817 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 13 | Burwell Bassett | Democratic-Republican | 1805 1812 (lost) 1815 |
Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Virginia 14 | William A. Burwell | Democratic-Republican | 1806 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 15 | William J. Lewis | Democratic-Republican | 1817 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Virginia 16 | Archibald Austin | Democratic-Republican | 1817 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Virginia 17 | James Pleasants | Democratic-Republican | 1811 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 18 | Thomas M. Nelson | Democratic-Republican | 1816 (special) | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Virginia 19 | John Pegram | Democratic-Republican | 1818 (special) | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Virginia 20 | James Johnson | Democratic-Republican | 1813 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 21 | Thomas Newton Jr. | Democratic-Republican | 1797 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 22 | Hugh Nelson | Democratic-Republican | 1811 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 23 | John Tyler | Democratic-Republican | 1816 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Non-voting delegates
editThere were four territories with the right to send non-voting delegates to at least part of the 16th Congress, two of which, Michigan Territory and Arkansas Territory were new to this Congress.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Alabama Territory at-large | None (District created) | New seat. New member elected January 29, 1818 and seated March 9, 1818.[4] Member later elected to the new state, see above. |
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Arkansas Territory at-large | None (District created) | Arkansas Territory organized July 4, 1819. New delegate elected in 1819. New delegate seated December 21, 1819.[17] |
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Michigan Territory at-large | None (District created) | New seat. New delegate elected October 28, 1819 and seated March 2, 1820. |
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Missouri Territory at-large | John Scott | Democratic-Republican | 1816 1817 (Vacated) 1817 (special) |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Excludes states admitted after the start of the 16th Congress
- ^ a b c Includes late elections
- ^ Party affiliation not given in source
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Only candidates with at least 1% of the vote listed.
- ^ Late election to the 15th Congress
- ^ a b c d Full name unknown
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Numbers of votes missing or incomplete in source.[citation needed]
- ^ Electoral data presumably incomplete in source
- ^ a b In New York's 1st district, an election dispute arose. Initial returns showed the winners to be Silas Wood and Ebenezer Sage. This election was contested, however, on the grounds that there were 396 votes for "James Guyon" which, when added to the total number of votes reported for James Guyon Jr., would place Guyon in second place, above Sage. Sage never appeared to take his seat, and Guyon was awarded the seat January 14, 1820.[17]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Ran under Clintonian/Federalist joint ticket.
- ^ Election contested.
- ^ The official certificate of vote in the General Assembly Session Records states that Slocumb won by 1,476 votes. No other returns are known to exist for this race.[citation needed]
- ^ a b c Based on incomplete data.
- ^ The Raleigh Register reported September 3, 1819 that Walker won the race by 587 votes.
- ^ Changed parties
- ^ a b c Initial returns showed Rollin C. Mallary in 8th place with 6,879 votes and Orsamus Cook Merrill in 6th place with 6,955 votes, but after challenging the results, the House Committee on Elections declared Mallary the winner of the last seat with 6,961 votes, a 6-vote lead over Merrill.[citation needed] Mallary was seated January 13, 1820.[17]
References
edit- ^ 3 Stat. 430
- ^ 3 Stat. 492
- ^ 3 Stat. 555
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Fifteenth Congress March 4, 1817, to March 3, 1819". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Retrieved November 2, 2018 – via History.house.gov.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Connecticut 1818 U.S. House of Representatives, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
- ^ "North Carolina 1818 U.S. House of Representatives, District 7, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
- ^ "South Carolina 1818 U.S. House of Representatives, District 6, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
- ^ "Massachusetts 1818 U.S. House of Representatives, Eastern District #7, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
- ^ "Pennsylvania 1818 U.S. House of Representatives, District 6, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
- ^ "Pennsylvania 1818 U.S. House of Representatives, District 4, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
- ^ "Louisiana 1818 U.S. House of Representatives, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
- ^ "Pennsylvania 1818 U.S. House of Representatives, District 6, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
- ^ "North Carolina 1818 U.S. House of Representatives, District 11, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
- ^ "Virginia 1818 U.S. House of Representatives, District 19, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
- ^ "Georgia 1819 U.S. House of Representatives, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
- ^ "North Carolina 1819 U.S. House of Representatives, District 10, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "Sixteenth Congress March 4, 1819, to March 3, 1821". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Retrieved January 23, 2019 – via History.house.gov.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Alabama 1819 U.S. House of Representatives". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
- ^ "Louisiana 1818 U.S. House of Representatives, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
- ^ "Massachusetts 1819 U.S. House of Representatives, Berkshire District, Ballot 2". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
- ^ "Massachusetts 1819 U.S. House of Representatives, Eastern District #3, Ballot 2". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
- ^ "Massachusetts 1819 U.S. House of Representatives, Eastern District #3, Ballot 3". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
- ^ Cox, Harold (January 31, 2007). "U. S. Congressional Election 13 October 1818" (PDF). The Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
Bibliography
edit- "A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825". Tufts Digital Library, Tufts University. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
- Dubin, Michael J. (March 1, 1998). 1788–1997 United States Congressional Elections: 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.
- "Fifteenth Congress March 4, 1817, to March 3, 1819". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Retrieved November 2, 2018 – via History.house.gov.[permanent dead link]
- "Sixteenth Congress March 4, 1819, to March 3, 1821". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Archived from the original on December 23, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2019 – via History.house.gov.
External links
edit- Office of the Historian (Office of Art & Archives, Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)