1846–47 United States House of Representatives elections

1846–47 United States House of Representatives elections
All 230seats in theUnited States House of Representatives; 116 seats needed for a majority
	Results:; Democratic holdDemocratic gain; Whig holdWhig gain; Independent gainKnow Nothing hold
Speakerbefore election; John Davis; Democratic	ElectedSpeaker; Robert Winthrop; Whig

The1846–47 United States House of Representatives electionswere held on various dates in various states between August 2, 1846, and November 2, 1847. Each state set its own date for its elections to theHouse of Representatives.228 elected members representing 29 states took their seats when the first session of the30th United States Congressconvened December 6, 1847. The new states of Iowa and Texas elected their first representatives during this election cycle. These elections were held during PresidentJames K. Polk's term.

TheWhigsgained 37 seats to win 116 and a change in partisan control, while the rivalDemocratslost 30, falling to 112.^[e]The Whigs gained seats in theMid-Atlanticand theSouth.Thenativistandanti-Catholic Native American Party,also known as the Know Nothings, was reduced to one seat. OneIndependent,Amos Tuck,was elected from New Hampshire.

TheMexican–American War,which theincumbent Househad voted overwhelmingly to approve, was the main issue. The war had much stronger voter support in the West, South, and among Democrats than in the East, North, and among Whigs.

It was widely, accurately believed that war with Mexico would be won with large territorial gains. TheWilmot Provisowas the first congressional attempt to addressslaveryin these projected new territories, by proposing to ban it. Congress rejected the Wilmot Proviso, but not quickly or smoothly. Protracted debate aggravated sectional tensions. The repeated failure of Congress, and later also the President and Supreme Court, over the next decade to resolve the issue of slavery in the territories was a major cause of theCivil War.

This was the last time the Whig Party won a House majority, though candidates opposed to the Democratic Party would win a large majority in the realigning1854 election.Notable freshmen includedAbraham Lincolnof Illinois, elected as a Whig to his only term.

Election summaries[edit]

The trend toward single-member districts culminated as no multi-member districts featured.

In 1845, partly motivated by thesuccessful 1844 testof theelectric telegraphbetween Washington and Baltimore, Congress established auniform datefor choosing Presidentialelectors.Gradually, states aligned nearly all elections with this date, though as of this election, only three states had done so.

Two seats were added for the new State ofWisconsin.^[1]Wisconsin was unrepresented for most of the first session.

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110	2	116
Democratic	^[f]	Whig

State	Type	Date	Total seats	Democratic		Whig		Other
State	Type	Date	Total seats	Seats	Change	Seats	Change	Seats	Change
Elections for new states (Not included in totals below)
Texas	District	March 30, 1846	2	2	2	0		0
Iowa	At-large	October 26, 1846	2	2	2	0		0
General elections
Missouri	District^[g]	August 2, 1846	5	5		0		0
Arkansas	At-large	August 3, 1846	1	1^[h]		0		0
Illinois	District	August 3, 1846	7	6^[i]		1		0
Vermont	District	September 1, 1846	4	1		3		0
Maine	District	September 14, 1846	7	6		1		0
Florida	At-large	October 5, 1846	1	0	1	1	1	0
Georgia	District	October 5, 1846	8	4	1	4	1	0
South Carolina	District	October 12–13, 1846	7	7		0		0
Ohio	District	October 13, 1846	21	10	3	11	3	0
Pennsylvania	District	October 13, 1846	24	7	5	16	6	1^[j]	1
Texas	District	November 2, 1846	2	2		0		0
Michigan	District	November 3, 1846 (Election Day)	3	3		0		0
New Jersey	District		5	1		4		0
New York	District		34	11^[k]	10	23	14	0	4
Massachusetts	District	November 9, 1846	10	0		10		0
Delaware	At-large	November 10, 1846	1	0		1		0
Late elections (after the March 4, 1847 beginning of the term)
New Hampshire	District^[g]	March 9, 1847	4^[l]	2	1	1	1	1^[m]	1
Connecticut	District	April 5, 1847	4	0		4		0
Rhode Island	District	April 7, 1847	2	1	1	1	1	0
Virginia	District	April 22, 1847	15	9	5	6	5	0
Alabama	District	August 2, 1847	7	5	1	2	1	0
Indiana	District	August 2, 1847	10	6	2	4	2	0
Iowa	District^[g]	August 2, 1847	2	2		0		0
Kentucky	District	August 2, 1847	10	4	1	6	1	0
Tennessee	District	August 2, 1847	11	6		5		0
North Carolina	District	August 5, 1847	9	3	3	6	3	0
Maryland	District	October 6, 1847	6	2	2	4	2	0
Mississippi	District^[g]	November 1–2, 1847	4	3	1	1	1	0
Louisiana	District	November 2, 1847	4	3		1		0
Total^[b]			228	110^[e] 48.7%	35	116 50.4%	38	2 0.9%	4

Popular vote

Democratic			48.43%
Independent			2.74%
Know Nothing			1.21%
Whig			44.52%
Others			3.10%

House seats

Democratic			47.81%
Independent			0.88%
Know Nothing			0.44%
Whig			50.88%

Special elections[edit]

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Georgia 3	Washington Poe	Democratic	1844	Member-elect declined the seat. New member electedJanuary 5, 1846. Democratic hold.	▌YGeorge W. Towns(Democratic) 51.62% ▌Ambrose Baber(Whig) 48.38%^[2]
Missouri at-large	Sterling Price	Democratic	1844	Incumbent resigned August 12, 1846 to serve in theMexican–American War. New member electedOctober 31, 1846and seated December 7, 1846. Democratic hold. Successor had not been elected to the next term;see below.	▌YWilliam McDaniel(Democratic) ▌William M. Kincaid (Whig)
Florida at-large	None (New state)			Member-elect elected to theSenate. New memberelectedOctober 6, 1845. Whig gain.	Initial count: ▌YEdward C. Cabell(Whig) 50.51% ▌William H. Brockenbrough(Democratic) 49.49% Recount: ▌YWilliam H. Brockenbrough(Democratic) 50.35% ▌Edward C. Cabell(Whig) 49.65%
Florida at-large	None (New state)			Recount places newly elected member in second place. Member removed from the seat, and the true victor is seated. Democratic gain.
Arkansas at-large	Archibald Yell	Democratic	1836 1840(retired) 1844	Incumbent resigned July 1, 1846 to serve in theUnited States Volunteers. New member electedDecember 14, 1846. Whig gain. Successor seated February 6, 1847. Successor had not been elected to the next term;see below.	▌YThomas Willoughby Newton(Whig) 28.55% ▌George W. Paschal(Democratic) 28.17% ▌Albert Rust(Democratic) 27.06% ▌C. F. Noland(Whig) 13.97% ▌Herndon Haralson(Democratic) 2.26%^[3]
Illinois 7	Edward D. Baker	Whig	1844	Incumbent resigned January 15, 1847 to join the Illinois Volunteer Infantry. New member electedJanuary 20, 1847to finish the term. Whig hold. Successor had not been a candidate to the next term;see below.	▌YJohn Henry(Whig) 56.73% ▌Israel W. Crosby(Democratic) 30.33% ▌Archibald Job(Democratic) 6.92% ▌Turner R. King(Independent) 2.94% ▌William Brown(Whig) 1.91% Scattering 1.17%^[4]
Michigan 2	Edward Bradley	Democratic	1846	Incumbent died August 5, 1847. New member electedNovember 2, 1847. Democratic hold.	▌YCharles E. Stuart(Democratic) 52.2% ▌James W. Gordon(Whig) 43.9% ▌William C. Denison (Unknown) 3.9%^[5]
Louisiana 1
Mississippi 1

Alabama[edit]

Elections were held August 2, 1847, after the March 4, 1847 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1847.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Alabama 1
Alabama 2
Alabama 3
Alabama 4
Alabama 5
Alabama 6
Alabama 7

Arkansas[edit]

Arkansas elected its sole member August 3, 1846.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Arkansas at-large	Archibald Yell	Democratic	1836 1840(retired) 1844	Incumbent resigned July 1, 1846 to serve in theUnited States Volunteers. New member elected. Democratic hold. Winner was not elected to finish the current term.	▌YRobert W. Johnson(Democratic) Uncontested^[6]

Connecticut[edit]

Elections were held April 5, 1847, after the March 4, 1847 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1847.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Connecticut 1
Connecticut 2
Connecticut 3
Connecticut 4

Delaware[edit]

The election was held November 10, 1846.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Delaware at-large

Florida[edit]

The election was held October 5, 1846.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Florida at-large	William H. Brockenbrough	Democratic	1845(special)	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Whig gain.	▌YEdward C. Cabell(Whig) 50.9% ▌William A. Kain(Democratic) 49.1%

Georgia[edit]

Elections were held October 5, 1846.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Georgia 1
Georgia 2
Georgia 3
Georgia 4
Georgia 5
Georgia 6
Georgia 7
Georgia 8

Illinois[edit]

Elections were held August 3, 1846.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Illinois 1
Illinois 2
Illinois 3
Illinois 4
Illinois 5
Illinois 6
Illinois 7	Edward D. Baker	Whig	1844	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Whig hold. Incumbent then resigned early, leading to aspecial election.	▌YAbraham Lincoln(Whig) 55.53% ▌Peter Cartwright(Democratic) 42.29% ▌Elihu Walcott(Liberty) 2.18%^[7]

Indiana[edit]

Elections were held August 2, 1847, after the March 4, 1847 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1847.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Indiana 1
Indiana 2
Indiana 3
Indiana 4
Indiana 5
Indiana 6
Indiana 7
Indiana 8
Indiana 9
Indiana 10

Iowa[edit]

Elections to the 29th Congress[edit]

Elections for the new state were held October 26, 1846.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Iowa at-large (2 seats)	New state			New seat. New member electedOctober 26, 1846. Democratic gain. Winner (Leffler) was later elected in the2nd districtto the next term, see below.	(Elected on ageneral ticket) ▌YShepherd Leffler(Democratic) 26.47% ▌YS. Clinton Hastings(Democratic) 26.10% ▌Joseph H. Hedrick(Whig) 23.86% ▌G. C. Mitchell(Whig) 23.57%^[8]
Iowa at-large (2 seats)	New state			New seat. New member electedOctober 26, 1846. Democratic gain. Winner (Hastings) would not be a candidate for the next term, see below.

Elections to the 30th Congress[edit]

Elections were held August 2, 1847, after the March 4, 1847 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1847.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Iowa 1	New seat			New district. New member elected. Democratic gain.	▌YWilliam Thompson(Democratic) 52.59% ▌Jesse B. Browne(Whig) 47.41%^[9]
Iowa 2	Shepherd Leffler Redistricted from theat-large district	Democratic	1846	Incumbent re-elected.	▌YShepherd Leffler(Democratic) 51.43% ▌Thomas McKnight(Whig) 48.58%^[10]
Iowa 2	S. Clinton Hastings Redistricted from theat-large district	Democratic	1846	Incumbent retired. Democratic loss.

Kentucky[edit]

Elections were held August 2, 1847, after the March 4, 1847 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1847.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Kentucky 1
Kentucky 2
Kentucky 3
Kentucky 4
Kentucky 5
Kentucky 6
Kentucky 7
Kentucky 8
Kentucky 9
Kentucky 10

Louisiana[edit]

Elections were held November 2, 1847, after the March 4, 1847 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1847.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Louisiana 1
Louisiana 2
Louisiana 3
Louisiana 4

Maine[edit]

Elections were held September 14, 1846.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Maine 1
Maine 2
Maine 3
Maine 4
Maine 5
Maine 6
Maine 7

Maryland[edit]

Elections were held October 6, 1847 elections were after the March 4, 1847 beginning of the new term, but still before the Congress convened in December 1847.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Maryland 1
Maryland 2
Maryland 3
Maryland 4
Maryland 5
Maryland 6

Massachusetts[edit]

Elections were held November 9, 1846.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Massachusetts 1
Massachusetts 2
Massachusetts 3
Massachusetts 4
Massachusetts 5
Massachusetts 6
Massachusetts 7	Julius Rockwell	Whig	1844(late)	Incumbent re-elected.	▌YJulius Rockwell(Whig) 53.34% ▌Horatio Byington(Democratic) 38.63% ▌Jasper Bement(Liberty) 8.04%^[11]
Massachusetts 8	John Quincy Adams	Whig	1830	Incumbent re-elected.	▌YJohn Quincy Adams(Whig) 62.23% ▌Isaac H. Wright(Democratic) 28.25% ▌Appleton Howe(Liberty) 9.52%^[12]
Massachusetts 9
Massachusetts 10

Michigan[edit]

Elections were held November 3, 1846.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Michigan 1	Robert McClelland	Democratic	1843	Incumbent re-elected.	▌YRobert McClelland(Democratic) 52.2% ▌Edwin Lawrence(Whig) 42.7% ▌Charles H. Stewart (Liberty) 5.1%^[13]
Michigan 2	John S. Chipman	Democratic	1844	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	▌YEdward Bradley(Democratic) 49.3% ▌James W. Gordon(Whig) 44.9% ▌Erastus Hussey(Liberty) 5.8%^[14]
Michigan 3	James B. Hunt	Democratic	1843	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	▌YKinsley S. Bingham(Democratic) 49.0% ▌George W. Wisner (Whig) 43.6% ▌William Caulfield (Liberty) 7.4%^[15]

Mississippi[edit]

Elections were held November 1–2, 1847, after the March 4, 1847 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1847.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Mississippi 1	Jacob Thompson	Democratic	1839	Incumbent redistricted from theat-large district. Democratic hold.	▌YJacob Thompson(Democratic) 54.38% ▌Robert Josselyn (Independent Democratic) 45.62%^[16]
Mississippi 2	None (new district)			New district. Democratic gain.	▌YWinfield S. Featherston(Democratic) 53.52% ▌Alexander K. McClung(Whig) 46.48%^[17]
Mississippi 3	Robert W. Roberts	Democratic	1843	Incumbent redistricted from theat-large district. New member elected. Whig gain.	▌YPatrick W. Tompkins(Whig) 52.06% ▌Robert W. Roberts(Democratic) 47.94%^[18]
Mississippi 4	None (new district)			New district. Democratic gain.	▌YAlbert G. Brown(Democratic) 93.74% ▌John A. Quitman(Democratic) 5.64% Scattering 0.62%^[19]

Missouri[edit]

Elections were held August 2, 1846. All five seats remained Democratic. Three of the members retired.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Missouri 1	James B. Bowlin Redistricted from theat-large district	Democratic	1842	Incumbent re-elected.	▌YJames B. Bowlin(Democratic) 52.20% ▌Uriel Wright(Whig) 36.81% ▌William Milburn(Independent) 10.99%^[20]
Missouri 2	William McDaniel Redistricted from theat-large district^[n]	Democratic	1846(special)	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	▌YJohn Jameson(Democratic) 81.09% ▌Preston P. Brickey(Whig) 18.91%^[21]
Missouri 2	James Hugh Relfe Redistricted from theat-large district^[n]	Democratic	1842	Incumbent retired. Democratic loss.
Missouri 3	New district			New district. Democratic gain.	▌YJames S. Green(Democratic) 55.27% ▌John Gaines Miller(Whig) 44.73%^[22]
Missouri 4	New district			New district. Democratic gain.	▌YWillard P. Hall(Democratic) 64.98% ▌James H. Birch(Whig) 35.02%^[23]
Missouri 5	John S. Phelps Redistricted from theat-large district	Democratic	1844	Incumbent re-elected.	▌YJohn S. Phelps(Democratic) 53.26% ▌John P. Campbell(Whig) 46.74%^[24]
Missouri 5	Leonard H. Sims Redistricted from theat-large district^[n]	Democratic	1844	Incumbent retired. Democratic loss.

New Hampshire[edit]

Elections were held March 9, 1847, after the March 4, 1847 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1847. Two of the districts had run-off elections in July 1847.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
New Hampshire 1	Vacant seat due to thefailure to elect.			New member elected on the second ballot. Independent gain.	First ballot (March 9, 1847): ▌Benning W. Jenness(Democratic) 44.66% ▌Amos Tuck(Liberty) 15.04% ▌Ichabod Goodwin(Whig)^[25] Second ballot (July 8, 1847): ▌YAmos Tuck(Independent) 56.66% ▌Benning W. Jenness(Democratic) 42.49%^[26]
New Hampshire 2	Moses Norris Jr. Redistricted from theat-large district	Democratic	1843	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	▌YCharles Peaslee(Democratic) 57.27% ▌Joel Eastman(Whig) 27.78% ▌George W. Stevens (Liberty) 14.96%^[27]
New Hampshire 3	Mace Moulton Redistricted from theat-large district	Democratic	1845	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected on the second ballot. Democratic hold.	First ballot (March 9, 1847): ▌Mace Moulton(Democratic) ▌James Wilson(Whig) 42.34% ▌John Preston(Liberty) 10.51%^[28] Second ballot (July 8, 1847): ▌YJames Wilson(Whig) 51.27% ▌Mace Moulton(Democratic) 44.00% ▌John Preston(Liberty) 4.72%^[29]
New Hampshire 4	James Hutchins Johnson Redistricted from theat-large district	Democratic	1845	Incumbent re-elected.	▌YJames Hutchins Johnson(Democratic) [data missing]

New Jersey[edit]

Elections were held November 3, 1846.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
New Jersey 1
New Jersey 2
New Jersey 3
New Jersey 4
New Jersey 5

New York[edit]

Elections were held November 3, 1846.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
New York 1
New York 2
New York 3
New York 4
New York 5
New York 6
New York 7
New York 8
New York 9
New York 10
New York 11
New York 12
New York 13
New York 14
New York 15
New York 16
New York 17
New York 18
New York 19
New York 20
New York 21
New York 22
New York 23
New York 24
New York 25
New York 26
New York 27
New York 28
New York 29
New York 30
New York 31
New York 32
New York 33
New York 34

North Carolina[edit]

Elections were held August 5, 1847, after the March 4, 1847 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1847.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
North Carolina 1
North Carolina 2
North Carolina 3
North Carolina 4
North Carolina 5
North Carolina 6
North Carolina 7
North Carolina 8
North Carolina 9

Ohio[edit]

Elections were held October 13, 1846.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Ohio 1
Ohio 2
Ohio 3
Ohio 4
Ohio 5
Ohio 6
Ohio 7
Ohio 8
Ohio 9
Ohio 10
Ohio 11
Ohio 12
Ohio 13
Ohio 14
Ohio 15
Ohio 16
Ohio 17
Ohio 18
Ohio 19
Ohio 20
Ohio 21

Pennsylvania[edit]

Elections were held October 13, 1846.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Pennsylvania 1
Pennsylvania 2
Pennsylvania 3
Pennsylvania 4
Pennsylvania 5
Pennsylvania 6
Pennsylvania 7
Pennsylvania 8
Pennsylvania 9
Pennsylvania 10
Pennsylvania 11
Pennsylvania 12
Pennsylvania 13
Pennsylvania 14
Pennsylvania 15
Pennsylvania 16
Pennsylvania 17
Pennsylvania 18
Pennsylvania 19
Pennsylvania 20
Pennsylvania 21
Pennsylvania 22
Pennsylvania 23
Pennsylvania 24

Rhode Island[edit]

Elections were held April 7, 1847, after the March 4, 1847 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1847.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Rhode Island 1
Rhode Island 2

South Carolina[edit]

Elections were held October 12–13, 1846.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
South Carolina 1
South Carolina 2
South Carolina 3
South Carolina 4
South Carolina 5
South Carolina 6
South Carolina 7

Tennessee[edit]

Elections were held August 2, 1847.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Tennessee 1	Andrew Johnson	Democratic	1842	Incumbent re-elected.	▌YAndrew Johnson(Democratic) 51.87% ▌Oliver P. Temple(Whig) 48.13%^[30]
Tennessee 2	William M. Cocke	Whig	1845	Incumbent re-elected.	▌YWilliam M. Cocke(Whig) 61.01% ▌Wayne W. Wallace (Democratic) 38.99%^[31]
Tennessee 3	John H. Crozier	Whig	1845	Incumbent re-elected.	▌YJohn H. Crozier(Whig) 51.76% ▌Samuel S. Smith (Democratic) 48.25%^[32]
Tennessee 4	Alvan Cullom	Democratic	1842	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	▌YHugh L. W. Hill(Democratic) 59.92% ▌John L. Goodall (Whig) 40.08%^[33]
Tennessee 5	George W. Jones	Democratic	1842	Incumbent re-elected.	▌YGeorge W. Jones(Democratic) 99.14% ▌J. M. Crowly (Unknown) 0.86%^[34]
Tennessee 6	Barclay Martin	Democratic	1845	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	▌YJames H. Thomas(Democratic) 55.59% ▌Boling Gordan (Whig) 44.41%^[35]
Tennessee 7	Meredith P. Gentry	Whig	1845	Incumbent re-elected.	▌YMeredith P. Gentry(Whig) 65.05% ▌R. G. Ellis (Democratic) 34.95%^[36]
Tennessee 8	Edwin H. Ewing	Whig	1845(special)	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Whig hold.	▌YWashington Barrow(Whig) 58.79% ▌John B. Pittman (Democratic) 41.22%^[37]
Tennessee 9	Lucien B. Chase	Democratic	1845	Incumbent re-elected.	▌YLucien B. Chase(Democratic) 54.29% ▌John T. Swayne (Whig) 45.71%^[38]
Tennessee 10	Frederick P. Stanton	Democratic	1845	Incumbent re-elected.	▌YFrederick P. Stanton(Democratic) 50.11% ▌John W. Harris (Whig) 49.89%^[39]
Tennessee 11	Milton Brown	Whig	1841	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Whig hold.	▌YWilliam T. Haskell(Whig) 57.18% ▌John Gardner (Democratic) 42.82%^[40]

Texas[edit]

29th Congress[edit]

Elections for the29th Congresswere held in March 1846.^[41]

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Texas 1	New state			New district. Democratic gain. Winner was also elected to the next term; see below.	▌YDavid S. Kaufman(Democratic) 53.9% ▌William R. Scurry(Independent) 26.3% ▌William B. Ochiltree(Independent) 19.8%
Texas 2	New state			New district. Democratic gain. Winner was also elected to the next term; see below.	▌YTimothy Pilsbury(Democratic) 30.1% ▌Samuel May Williams(Independent) 28.0% ▌William Gordon Cooke(Independent) 23.9% ▌John M. Lewis (Independent) 9.5% ▌Joseph C. Megginson (Independent) 5.4% ▌Thomas Jefferson Green(Independent) 2.4% Scattering 0.7%

30th Congress[edit]

Elections for the30th United States Congresswere held November 2, 1846.^[42]

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Texas 1	David S. Kaufman	Democratic	1846	Incumbent re-elected.	▌YDavid S. Kaufman(Democratic) 98.1% Scattering 1.9%
Texas 2	Timothy Pilsbury	Democratic	1846	Incumbent re-elected.	▌YTimothy Pilsbury(Democratic) 57.5% ▌Samuel May Williams(Independent) 20.5% ▌William E. Jones(Independent) 11.7% ▌Robert Baylor(Independent) 10.2%

Vermont[edit]

Elections were held September 1, 1846.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Vermont 1
Vermont 2
Vermont 3
Vermont 4

Virginia[edit]

Elections were held April 22, 1847, after the March 4, 1847 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1847.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Virginia 1
Virginia 2
Virginia 3
Virginia 4
Virginia 5
Virginia 6
Virginia 7
Virginia 8
Virginia 9
Virginia 10
Virginia 11
Virginia 12
Virginia 13
Virginia 14
Virginia 15

Wisconsin Territory[edit]

SeeNon-voting delegates,below.

Non-voting delegates[edit]

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Delegate	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Wisconsin Territory	Morgan Lewis Martin	Democratic	1844 or 1845^[43]	Incumbent was not renominated. New member elected. Whig gain.	▌YJohn Hubbard Tweedy(Whig)^[44] ▌Moses M. Strong(Democratic)

Notes[edit]

^Excludes states admitted during the 30th Congress.
^^a ^b ^cIncludes late elections
^Includes two congressmen elected as "Locofoco Democrat":Robert W. JohnsonfromArkansas's at-large congressional districtandWilliam Collinsfrom the18th District of New York.
^Includes two Independent Democrats.
^^a ^bIncludes 2Independent Democratselected toIllinois's 1st congressional districtandNew York's 17th congressional district– see: Martis, p. 100–101.
^There was 1 Know Nothing and 1 Independent.
^^a ^b ^c ^dChanged from at-large
^Robert W. Johnsonwas elected toAR-ALas aLocofocoDemocrat.
^IncludesRobert Smith,who was elected toIL-01as anIndependent Democrat.
^1 Know Nothing
^IncludesGeorge Petrie,who was elected toNY-17as anIndependent Democrat.
^One seat had been vacant during the entire 29th Congress.
^Amos Tuckwas elected toNH-01as anIndependent.
^^a ^b ^cRedistricting location speculative^{[speculation?]}

References[edit]

^9Stat.58
^"Our Campaigns - GA District 03 Special Election Race - Jan 05, 1846".
^"Our Campaigns - AR At-Large Race - Dec 14, 1846".www.ourcampaigns.com.RetrievedSeptember 15,2020.
^"Our Campaigns - IL District 7-Special Race - Jan 20, 1847".
^"MI - District 02 Special Election Race - Nov 02, 1847".Our Campaigns.January 11, 2010.RetrievedJune 27,2022.
^Guide to U.S. Elections.Vol. II (6th ed.).Washington, D.C.:CQ Press.2010. p. 1006.ISBN 9781604265361.LCCN 2009033938.OCLC 430736650.
^"Our Campaigns - IL District 7 Race - Nov 02, 1846".
^"Our Campaigns - IA - At Large Race - Oct 26, 1846".www.ourcampaigns.com.RetrievedOctober 15,2020.
^"Our Campaigns - IA - District 01 Race - Aug 02, 1847".www.ourcampaigns.com.RetrievedOctober 15,2020.
^"Our Campaigns - IA - District 02 Race - Aug 02, 1847".www.ourcampaigns.com.RetrievedOctober 15,2020.
^"Our Campaigns - MA District 7 Race - Nov 09, 1846".OurCampaigns.com.RetrievedOctober 18,2020.
^"Our Campaigns - MA District 8 Race - Nov 09, 1849".OurCampaigns.com.RetrievedOctober 18,2020.
^"MI - District 01 Race - Nov 03, 1846".Our Campaigns.January 11, 2010.RetrievedJune 27,2022.
^"MI - District 02 Race - Nov 03, 1846".Our Campaigns.January 11, 2010.RetrievedJune 27,2022.
^"MI - District 03 Race - Nov 03, 1846".Our Campaigns.January 11, 2010.RetrievedJune 27,2022.
^"MS - District 01".Our Campaigns.RetrievedMarch 8,2021.
^"MS - District 02".Our Campaigns.RetrievedMarch 8,2021.
^"MS - District 03".Our Campaigns.RetrievedMarch 8,2021.
^"MS - District 04".Our Campaigns.RetrievedMarch 8,2021.
^"Our Campaigns - MO District 1 Race - Aug 02, 1846".www.ourcampaigns.com.
^"Our Campaigns - MO District 2 Race - Aug 02, 1846".www.ourcampaigns.com.
^"Our Campaigns - MO District 3 Race - Aug 02, 1846".www.ourcampaigns.com.
^"Our Campaigns - MO District 4 Race - Aug 02, 1846".www.ourcampaigns.com.
^"Our Campaigns - MO District 5 Race - Aug 02, 1846".www.ourcampaigns.com.
^"Our Campaigns - NH District 1 Race - Mar 09, 1847".www.ourcampaigns.com.RetrievedOctober 15,2020.
^"Our Campaigns - NH District 1 - Runoff Race - Jul 08, 1847".www.ourcampaigns.com.RetrievedOctober 15,2020.
^"Our Campaigns - NH District 2 Race - Mar 09, 1847".www.ourcampaigns.com.
^"Our Campaigns - NH District 3 Race - Mar 09, 1847".www.ourcampaigns.com.
^"Our Campaigns - NH District 3 - Runoff Race - Jul 08, 1847".www.ourcampaigns.com.
^"TN - District 01".Our Campaigns.RetrievedFebruary 15,2021.
^"TN - District 02".Our Campaigns.RetrievedFebruary 15,2021.
^"TN - District 03".Our Campaigns.RetrievedFebruary 15,2021.
^"TN - District 04".Our Campaigns.RetrievedFebruary 15,2021.
^"TN - District 05".Our Campaigns.RetrievedFebruary 15,2021.
^"TN - District 06".Our Campaigns.RetrievedFebruary 15,2021.
^"TN - District 07".Our Campaigns.RetrievedFebruary 15,2021.
^"TN - District 08".Our Campaigns.RetrievedFebruary 15,2021.
^"TN - District 09".Our Campaigns.RetrievedFebruary 15,2021.
^"TN - District 10".Our Campaigns.RetrievedFebruary 15,2021.
^"TN - District 11".Our Campaigns.RetrievedFebruary 15,2021.
^Dubin, Michael J. (1998).United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997.Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company Inc. Publishers. pp. 142–144.ISBN 0-7864-0283-0.
^Dubin, Michael J. (1998).United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997.Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company Inc. Publishers. pp. 147–150.ISBN 0-7864-0283-0.
^"Our Campaigns - WI Territorial Delegate Race - Aug 05, 1845".www.ourcampaigns.com.
^"Our Campaigns - WI Territorial Delegate Race - Aug 05, 1847".www.ourcampaigns.com.

Bibliography[edit]

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.
Moore, John L., ed. (1994).Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections(Third ed.). Congressional Quarterly Inc.ISBN 978-0871879967.
"Party Divisions of the House of Representatives* 1789–Present".Office of the Historian, House of United States House of Representatives.RetrievedJanuary 21,2015.

External links[edit]

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

[1] Excludes states admitted during the 30th Congress.

[late-2] Includes late elections

[Locofoco_Democrat-3] Includes two congressmen elected as "Locofoco Democrat":Robert W. JohnsonfromArkansas's at-large congressional districtandWilliam Collinsfrom the18th District of New York.

[Independents_After-4] Includes two Independent Democrats.

[IDx2-5] Includes 2Independent Democratselected toIllinois's 1st congressional districtandNew York's 17th congressional district– see: Martis, p. 100–101.

[7] There was 1 Know Nothing and 1 Independent.

[ald-8] Changed from at-large

[9] Robert W. Johnsonwas elected toAR-ALas aLocofocoDemocrat.

[ID-IL01-10] IncludesRobert Smith,who was elected toIL-01as anIndependent Democrat.

[11] 1 Know Nothing

[ID-NY17-12] IncludesGeorge Petrie,who was elected toNY-17as anIndependent Democrat.

[13] One seat had been vacant during the entire 29th Congress.

[14] Amos Tuckwas elected toNH-01as anIndependent.

[MissouriRedistricting-34] Redistricting location speculative^{[speculation?]}

[6] 9Stat.58

[15] "Our Campaigns - GA District 03 Special Election Race - Jan 05, 1846".

[16] "Our Campaigns - AR At-Large Race - Dec 14, 1846".www.ourcampaigns.com.RetrievedSeptember 15,2020.

[17] "Our Campaigns - IL District 7-Special Race - Jan 20, 1847".

[18] "MI - District 02 Special Election Race - Nov 02, 1847".Our Campaigns.January 11, 2010.RetrievedJune 27,2022.

[19] Guide to U.S. Elections.Vol. II (6th ed.).Washington, D.C.:CQ Press.2010. p. 1006.ISBN 9781604265361.LCCN 2009033938.OCLC 430736650.

[20] "Our Campaigns - IL District 7 Race - Nov 02, 1846".

[21] "Our Campaigns - IA - At Large Race - Oct 26, 1846".www.ourcampaigns.com.RetrievedOctober 15,2020.

[22] "Our Campaigns - IA - District 01 Race - Aug 02, 1847".www.ourcampaigns.com.RetrievedOctober 15,2020.

[23] "Our Campaigns - IA - District 02 Race - Aug 02, 1847".www.ourcampaigns.com.RetrievedOctober 15,2020.

[24] "Our Campaigns - MA District 7 Race - Nov 09, 1846".OurCampaigns.com.RetrievedOctober 18,2020.

[25] "Our Campaigns - MA District 8 Race - Nov 09, 1849".OurCampaigns.com.RetrievedOctober 18,2020.

[26] "MI - District 01 Race - Nov 03, 1846".Our Campaigns.January 11, 2010.RetrievedJune 27,2022.

[27] "MI - District 02 Race - Nov 03, 1846".Our Campaigns.January 11, 2010.RetrievedJune 27,2022.

[28] "MI - District 03 Race - Nov 03, 1846".Our Campaigns.January 11, 2010.RetrievedJune 27,2022.

[29] "MS - District 01".Our Campaigns.RetrievedMarch 8,2021.

[30] "MS - District 02".Our Campaigns.RetrievedMarch 8,2021.

[31] "MS - District 03".Our Campaigns.RetrievedMarch 8,2021.

[32] "MS - District 04".Our Campaigns.RetrievedMarch 8,2021.

[33] "Our Campaigns - MO District 1 Race - Aug 02, 1846".www.ourcampaigns.com.

[35] "Our Campaigns - MO District 2 Race - Aug 02, 1846".www.ourcampaigns.com.

[36] "Our Campaigns - MO District 3 Race - Aug 02, 1846".www.ourcampaigns.com.

[37] "Our Campaigns - MO District 4 Race - Aug 02, 1846".www.ourcampaigns.com.

[38] "Our Campaigns - MO District 5 Race - Aug 02, 1846".www.ourcampaigns.com.

[39] "Our Campaigns - NH District 1 Race - Mar 09, 1847".www.ourcampaigns.com.RetrievedOctober 15,2020.

[40] "Our Campaigns - NH District 1 - Runoff Race - Jul 08, 1847".www.ourcampaigns.com.RetrievedOctober 15,2020.

[41] "Our Campaigns - NH District 2 Race - Mar 09, 1847".www.ourcampaigns.com.

[42] "Our Campaigns - NH District 3 Race - Mar 09, 1847".www.ourcampaigns.com.

[43] "Our Campaigns - NH District 3 - Runoff Race - Jul 08, 1847".www.ourcampaigns.com.

[44] "TN - District 01".Our Campaigns.RetrievedFebruary 15,2021.

[45] "TN - District 02".Our Campaigns.RetrievedFebruary 15,2021.

[46] "TN - District 03".Our Campaigns.RetrievedFebruary 15,2021.

[47] "TN - District 04".Our Campaigns.RetrievedFebruary 15,2021.

[48] "TN - District 05".Our Campaigns.RetrievedFebruary 15,2021.

[49] "TN - District 06".Our Campaigns.RetrievedFebruary 15,2021.

[50] "TN - District 07".Our Campaigns.RetrievedFebruary 15,2021.

[51] "TN - District 08".Our Campaigns.RetrievedFebruary 15,2021.

[52] "TN - District 09".Our Campaigns.RetrievedFebruary 15,2021.

[53] "TN - District 10".Our Campaigns.RetrievedFebruary 15,2021.

[54] "TN - District 11".Our Campaigns.RetrievedFebruary 15,2021.

[Texas1-55] Dubin, Michael J. (1998).United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997.Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company Inc. Publishers. pp. 142–144.ISBN 0-7864-0283-0.

[Texas2-56] Dubin, Michael J. (1998).United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997.Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company Inc. Publishers. pp. 147–150.ISBN 0-7864-0283-0.

[57] "Our Campaigns - WI Territorial Delegate Race - Aug 05, 1845".www.ourcampaigns.com.

[58] "Our Campaigns - WI Territorial Delegate Race - Aug 05, 1847".www.ourcampaigns.com.

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