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The 1850–51 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between August 5, 1850, and November 4, 1851. Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives before the first session of the 32nd United States Congress convened on December 1, 1851. Elections were held for all 233 seats, representing 31 states.
The Democrats gained 17 seats, increasing their majority relative to the rival Whigs, who lost 22 seats. Incumbent Whig President Millard Fillmore, who succeeded to the Presidency in July 1850 after the death of more charismatic General Zachary Taylor, lacked a strong political base. The Compromise of 1850, which admitted California alone as a free state in exchange for concessions to slave state interests, began integration of the Mexican Cession. It appeared in the short term that Congress had politically feasible options to contain sectionalism and to reduce tensions over expanding slavery in the West. This optimism soon would prove unfounded.
The Union Party, formed in support of the Compromise of 1850, gained 10 seats in the South, as did the Southern Rights Party. The Free Soil Party, which opposed the expansion of slavery into the Western territories, lost five seats and was reduced to four Representatives, all in New England.
Election summaries
| 130 | 7 | 10 | 86 |
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| Democratic | [d] | [e] | Whig |
| State | Type | Date | Total seats |
Democratic | Free Soil | Southern Rights | Union | Whig | |||||
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| Seats | Change | Seats | Change | Seats | Change | Seats | Change | Seats | Change | ||||
| Iowa | District | August 5, 1850 | 2 | 2 | 
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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| Missouri | District | August 5, 1850 | 5 | 2 |  3
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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3 |  3
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| Vermont | District | September 3, 1850 | 4 | 1 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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3 |
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| Maine | District | September 9, 1850 | 7 | 5 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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2 |
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| Florida | At-large | October 7, 1850 | 1 | 0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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1 |
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| Ohio | District | October 8, 1850 | 21 | 11[f] |
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1 | 1
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0 |
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0 |
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9 | 1
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| Pennsylvania | District | October 8, 1850 | 24[g] | 15 | 6
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0 | 1
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0 |
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0 |
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9 | 4
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| South Carolina | District | October 14–15, 1850 | 7 | 7 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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| Illinois | District | November 5, 1850 (Election Day)[h] |
7 | 6 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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1 |
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| Michigan | District | 3 | 1 | 1
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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2 | 1
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| New Jersey | District | 5 | 4 | 3
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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1 | 3
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| New York | District | 34 | 17 | 16
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0 | 1
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0 |
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0 |
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17 | 15
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| Wisconsin | District | 3 | 2[f] | 1
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1 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 | 1
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| Massachusetts | District | November 11, 1850 | 10[i] | 1 | 1
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2 | 1
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0 |
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0 |
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7 | 1
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| Delaware | At-large | November 12, 1850 | 1 | 1 | 1
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 | 1
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| Late elections (after the March 4, 1851 beginning of the term) | |||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | District | March 11, 1851 | 4 | 2 |
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0 | 1
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0 |
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0 |
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2 | 1
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| Rhode Island | District | April 2, 1851 | 2 | 1 | 1
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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1 | 1
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| Connecticut | District | April 7, 1851 | 4 | 3 | 1
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0 | 1
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0 |
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0 |
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1 |
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| Alabama | District | August 4, 1851 | 7 | 4 | 1
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0 |
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0 |
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1 | 1
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2 |
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| Arkansas | At-large | August 4, 1851 | 1 | 1 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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| Indiana | District | August 4, 1851 | 10 | 8 |
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0 | 1
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0 |
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0 |
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2 | 1
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| Kentucky | District | August 4, 1851 | 10 | 5 | 1
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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5 | 1
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| Texas | District | August 4, 1851 | 2 | 2 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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| North Carolina | District | August 7, 1851 | 9 | 3 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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6 |
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| Tennessee | District | August 7, 1851 | 11 | 7[f] |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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4 |
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| California | At-large | September 3, 1851 | 2[j] | 2 | 1
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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| Maryland | District | October 1, 1851 | 6 | 2 | 1
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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4[k] | 1
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| Georgia | District | October 6, 1851 | 8 | 0 | 4
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0 |
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2 | 2
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6 | 6
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0 | 4
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| Virginia | District | October 23, 1851 | 15 | 13 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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2 |
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| Mississippi | District | November 3–4, 1851 | 4 | 0 | 4
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0 |
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1 | 1
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3 | 3
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0 |
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| Louisiana | District | November 4, 1851 | 4 | 2 | 1
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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2 | 1
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| Total | 233 | 130[l] 55.8% |
17
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4 1.7% |
5
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3 1.3% |
3
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10 4.3% |
10
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86[k] 36.9% |
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One district in Massachusetts had been vacant in the 31st Congress. No new seats were added.
The previous election had 1 Know-Nothing and 1 Independent.
Special elections
31st Congress
- Iowa's 1st congressional district: 1850
- New Hampshire's 3rd congressional district: 1850
- Ohio's 6th congressional district: 1851
- Louisiana's 3rd congressional district: 1850
- Massachusetts's 1st congressional district: 1850
32nd Congress
Alabama
Elections were held August 4, 1851, after the March 4, 1851 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1851.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Alabama 1 | William J. Alston | Whig | 1849 | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. |
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| Alabama 3 | |||||
| Alabama 4 | |||||
| Alabama 5 | |||||
| Alabama 6 | |||||
| Alabama 7 | |||||
Arkansas
The election was held August 4, 1851, after the March 4, 1851 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1851.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Arkansas at-large | Robert W. Johnson | Democratic | 1846 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California
California's members were elected late, at-large statewide, September 3, 1851. There were nevertheless seated with the rest of the House at the beginning of the first session.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| California at-large 2 seats |
George W. Wright | Independent | 1849 | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. |
(Elected on a general ticket)
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| Edward Gilbert | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | ||
Connecticut
Elections were held April 7, 1851, after the March 4, 1851 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1851.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[5] | |
| Connecticut 1 | Loren P. Waldo | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent lost re-election. Whig gain. |
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| Connecticut 2 | Walter Booth | Free Soil | 1849 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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| Connecticut 3 | Chauncey F. Cleveland | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Connecticut 4 | Thomas B. Butler | Whig | 1849 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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Delaware
The election was held November 12, 1850.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Delaware at-large | John W. Houston | Whig | 1844 | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. |
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Florida
The election was held October 7, 1850.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Florida at-large | Edward C. Cabell | Whig | 1845 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia
Elections were held October 6, 1851.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Georgia 1 | Joseph W. Jackson | Democratic | 1850 | Incumbent re-elected. Southern Rights gain. |
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| Georgia 2 | Marshall Johnson Wellborn | Democratic | 1848 | Inumbent retired. Constitutional Union gain. |
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| Georgia 3 | Allen F. Owen | Whig | 1848 | Incumbent retired. Southern Rights gain. |
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| Georgia 4 | Hugh A. Haralson | Democratic | 1842 | Incumbent retired. Constitutional Union gain. |
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| Georgia 5 | Thomas C. Hackett | Democratic | 1848 | Incumbent retired. Constitutional Union gain. |
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| Georgia 6 | Howell Cobb | Democratic | 1842 | Incumbent retired. Constitutional Union gain. |
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| Georgia 7 | Alexander H. Stephens | Democratic | 1843 | Incumbent re-elected as a Unionist. Constitutional Union gain. |
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| Georgia 8 | Robert Toombs | Whig | 1844 | Incumbent re-elected as a Unionist. Constitutional Union gain. |
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Illinois
Elections were held November 5, 1850.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Illinois 1 | |||||
| Illinois 2 | |||||
| Illinois 3 | |||||
| Illinois 4 | |||||
| Illinois 5 | |||||
| Illinois 6 | |||||
| Illinois 7 | |||||
Indiana
Elections were held August 4, 1851, after the March 4, 1851 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1851.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| 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
Elections were held August 5, 1850.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Iowa 1 | |||||
| Iowa 2 | |||||
Kentucky
Elections were held August 4, 1851, after the March 4, 1851 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1851.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Elections were held November 4, 1851, after the March 4, 1851 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1851.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Louisiana 1 | |||||
| Louisiana 2 | |||||
| Louisiana 3 | |||||
| Louisiana 4 | |||||
Maine
Elections were held September 9, 1850.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Maine 1 | |||||
| Maine 2 | |||||
| Maine 3 | |||||
| Maine 4 | |||||
| Maine 5 | |||||
| Maine 6 | |||||
| Maine 7 | |||||
Maryland
Elections were held October 1, 1851 elections were after the March 4, 1851 beginning of the new term, but still before the Congress convened in December 1851.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Maryland 1 | |||||
| Maryland 2 | |||||
| Maryland 3 | |||||
| Maryland 4 | |||||
| Maryland 5 | |||||
| Maryland 6 | |||||
Massachusetts
Elections were held November 11, 1850, but at least one district's elections went to multiple ballots into 1851.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Massachusetts 1 | |||||
| Massachusetts 2 | |||||
| Massachusetts 3 | |||||
| Massachusetts 4 | Vacant due to failure to elect. | Whig gain. | First ballot (November 11, 1850)
Second ballot (January 20, 1851)
Third ballot (April 7, 1851)
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| Massachusetts 5 | |||||
| Massachusetts 6 | |||||
| Massachusetts 7 | Julius Rockwell | Whig | 1844 (late) | Incumbent lost re-election. Whig hold. |
First ballot (November 11, 1850)
Second ballot (January 20, 1851)
Third ballot (April 7, 1851)
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| Massachusetts 8 | |||||
| Massachusetts 9 | |||||
| Massachusetts 10 | |||||
Michigan
Elections were held November 5, 1850.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Michigan 1 | Alexander W. Buel | Democratic | 1848 | Incumbent lost re-election. Whig gain. |
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| Michigan 2 | William Sprague | Whig | 1848 | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. |
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| Michigan 3 | Kinsley S. Bingham | Democratic | 1846 | Incumbent retired. Whig gain. |
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Minnesota Territory
See Non-voting delegates, below.
Mississippi
Elections were held November 3–4, 1851, after the March 4, 1851 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1851.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Mississippi 1 | Jacob Thompson | Democratic | 1839 | Incumbent lost re-election as a Southern Rights candidate. Union gain. |
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| Mississippi 2 | Winfield S. Featherston | Democratic | 1847 | Incumbent lost re-election as a Southern Rights candidate. Union gain. |
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| Mississippi 3 | William McWillie | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent lost re-election as a Southern Rights candidate. Union gain. |
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| Mississippi 4 | Albert G. Brown | Democratic | 1847 | Incumbent re-elected as a Southern Rights candidate. Southern Rights gain. |
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Missouri
Elections were held August 5, 1850.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Missouri 1 | |||||
| Missouri 2 | |||||
| Missouri 3 | |||||
| Missouri 4 | |||||
| Missouri 5 | |||||
New Hampshire
Elections were held March 11, 1851, after the March 4, 1851 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1851.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| New Hampshire 1 | Amos Tuck | Free Soil | 1847 | Incumbent won re-election as a Whig. Whig gain. |
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| New Hampshire 2 | Charles H. Peaslee | Democratic | 1847 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New Hampshire 3 | George W. Morrison | Democratic | 1850 (special) | Incumbent lost re-election. Whig gain. |
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| New Hampshire 4 | Harry Hibbard | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Jersey
Elections were held November 5, 1850.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| New Jersey 1 | |||||
| New Jersey 2 | |||||
| New Jersey 3 | |||||
| New Jersey 4 | |||||
| New Jersey 5 | |||||
New Mexico Territory
See Non-voting delegates, below.
New York
Elections were held November 5, 1850.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| New York 1 | |||||
| New York 2 | |||||
| New York 3 | |||||
| New York 4 | |||||
| New York 5 | |||||
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| New York 29 | |||||
| New York 30 | |||||
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| New York 32 | |||||
| New York 33 | |||||
| New York 34 | |||||
North Carolina
Elections were held August 7, 1851, after the March 4, 1851 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1851.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Elections were held October 8, 1850.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Ohio 1 | |||||
| Ohio 2 | |||||
| Ohio 3 | |||||
| Ohio 4 | |||||
| Ohio 5 | |||||
| Ohio 6 | |||||
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| Ohio 12 | |||||
| Ohio 13 | |||||
| Ohio 14 | |||||
| Ohio 15 | |||||
| Ohio 16 | |||||
| Ohio 17 | |||||
| Ohio 18 | |||||
| Ohio 19 | |||||
| Ohio 20 | |||||
| Ohio 21 | |||||
Oregon Territory
See Non-voting delegates, below.
Pennsylvania
Elections were held October 8, 1850.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Elections were held April 2, 1851, after the March 4, 1851 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1851.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Rhode Island 1 | |||||
| Rhode Island 2 | |||||
South Carolina
Elections were held October 14–15, 1850.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Elections were held August 7, 1851, after the March 4, 1851 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1851.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Tennessee 1 | Andrew Johnson | Democratic | 1842 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 2 | Albert G. Watkins | Whig | 1849 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 3 | Josiah M. Anderson | Whig | 1849 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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| Tennessee 4 | John H. Savage | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 5 | George W. Jones | Democratic | 1842 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌ George W. Jones (Democratic) 100%[34]
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| Tennessee 6 | James H. Thomas | Democratic | 1847 | Incumbent lost re-election. Independent Democratic gain. |
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| Tennessee 7 | Meredith P. Gentry | Whig | 1845 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌ Meredith P. Gentry (Whig) 100%[36]
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| Tennessee 8 | Andrew Ewing | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent retired. Whig gain. |
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| Tennessee 9 | Isham G. Harris | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 10 | Frederick P. Stanton | Democratic | 1845 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 11 | Christopher H. Williams | Whig | 1849 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌ Christopher H. Williams (Whig) 100%[40]
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Texas
Elections were held August 4, 1851, after the March 4, 1851 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1851.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Texas 1 | |||||
| Texas 2 | |||||
Utah Territory
See Non-voting delegates, below.
Vermont
Elections were held September 3, 1850.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[41] | |
| Vermont 1 | William Henry | Whig | 1846 | Incumbent retired. Whig hold. |
First ballot
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| Vermont 2 | William Hebard | Whig | 1848 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Vermont 3 | James Meacham | Whig | 1849 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Vermont 4 | Lucius B. Peck | Democratic | 1846 | Incumbent retired. Free Soil gain. |
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Virginia
Elections were held October 23, 1851, after the March 4, 1851 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1851.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[42] | |
| Virginia 1 | John Millson | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Virginia 2 | Richard Kidder Meade | Democratic | 1847 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Virginia 3 | Thomas H. Averett | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Virginia 4 | Thomas S. Bocock | Democratic | 1847 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Virginia 5 | Paulus Powell | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Virginia 6 | James Seddon | Democratic | 1845 1847 (retired) 1849 |
Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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| Virginia 7 | Thomas H. Bayly | Democratic | 1844 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Virginia 8 | Alexander Holladay | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Virginia 9 | Jeremiah Morton | Ind. Whig | 1849 | Incumbent lost re-election as a Democrat. Whig gain. |
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| Virginia 10 | Richard Parker | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent retired. Whig gain. |
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| Virginia 11 | James McDowell | Democratic | 1846 (special) | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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| Virginia 12 | Henry A. Edmundson | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Virginia 13 | Fayette McMullen | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Virginia 14 | James M. H. Beale | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Virginia 15 | Thomas Haymond | Whig | 1849 (special) | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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Wisconsin
Elections were held November 5, 1850.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[43] | |
| Wisconsin 1 | Charles Durkee | Free Soil | 1848 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Wisconsin 2 | Orsamus Cole | Whig | 1848 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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| Wisconsin 3 | James Duane Doty | Democratic | 1848 | Incumbent won re-election as an Independent. Independent Democratic gain. |
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Non-voting delegates
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delegate | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Minnesota Territory | Henry Hastings Sibley | Democratic | 1848 (Wis. Territory: special) 1849 (Wis. Territory: eliminated) 1849 (Minn. Territory) |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New Mexico Territory | New seat | New seat. Democratic gain. |
| ||
| Oregon Territory | Samuel Thurston | Democratic | 1849 (new seat) | Incumbent died April 9, 1851. New delegate elected June 2, 1851.[45] Democratic hold. |
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| Utah Territory | New seat | New seat. Independent gain. |
| ||
See also
Notes
- ^ Includes two Unionist Whigs, three Unionist Democrats, and ten Unionists.
- ^ Includes one Secessionist Democrat, one Secessionist Whig, three Southern Rights Democrats, and three Southern Rightists.
- ^ Includes two Independent Democrats, one Benton Democrat and one Independent Whig.
- ^ Free Soil had 4 seats and Southern Rights had 3.
- ^ Union had 10 seats.
- ^ a b c Includes one Independent Democrat.
- ^ There was 1 Know-Nothing in the 31st Congress.
- ^ In 1845, Congress passed a law providing for a uniform date for choosing presidential electors.[1] Congressional elections were unaffected by this law, but the date was gradually adopted by the states for congressional elections as well.
- ^ One seat, Massachusetts's 4th congressional district, had been vacant during the entire 31st Congress.
- ^ There was 1 Independent in the 31st Congress.
- ^ a b Includes 1 Independent Whig.
- ^ Includes three Independent Democrats from Ohio, Tennessee, and Wisconsin.
References
- ^ Statutes at Large, 28th Congress, 2nd Session, p. 721
- ^ "Our Campaigns - AL District 1 Race - Nov 12, 1850". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
- ^ Guide to U.S. Elections. Vol. II (6th ed.). Washington, D.C.: CQ Press. 2010. p. 1016. ISBN 9781604265361. LCCN 2009033938. OCLC 430736650.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - CA - At Large Race - Sep 03, 1851". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
- ^ "State of Connecticut Elections Database » Search Past Election Results". State of Connecticut Elections Database. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - DE District At Large Race - Nov 12, 1850". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - FL At Large Race - Oct 07, 1850". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - GA District 01 Race - Oct 06, 1851". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - GA District 02 Race - Oct 06, 1851". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - GA District 03 Race - Oct 06, 1851". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - GA District 04 Race - Oct 06, 1851". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
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- ^ "Our Campaigns - GA District 07 Race - Oct 06, 1851". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MA District 4 - 1st Trial Race - Nov 11, 1850". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MA District 4 - 2nd Trial Race - Jan 20, 1851". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MA District 4 - 3rd Trial Race - Apr 07, 1851". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MA District 4 - 4th Trial Race - May 26, 1851". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MA District 7 - 1st Trial Race - Nov 11, 1850". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MA District 7 - 2nd Trial Race - Jan 20, 1851". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MA District 7 - 3rd Trial Race - Apr 07, 1851". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MA District 7 - 4th Trial Race - May 26, 1851". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ "MI - District 01 Race - Nov 05, 1850". Our Campaigns. January 11, 2010. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
- ^ "MI - District 02 Race - Nov 05, 1850". Our Campaigns. January 11, 2010. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
- ^ "MI - District 03 Race - Nov 05, 1850". Our Campaigns. January 11, 2010. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
- ^ "MS - District 01". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
- ^ "MS - District 02". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
- ^ "MS - District 03". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
- ^ "MS - District 04". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
- ^ "TN - District 01". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- ^ "TN - District 02". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- ^ "TN - District 03". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- ^ "TN - District 04". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- ^ "TN - District 05". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- ^ "TN - District 06". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- ^ "TN - District 07". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- ^ "TN - District 08". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- ^ "TN - District 09". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- ^ "TN - District 10". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- ^ "TN - District 11". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- ^ "VT Elections Database » Vermont Election Results and Statistics". VT Elections Database. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ "Virginia Elections Database » Virginia Election Results and Statistics". Virginia Elections Database. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
- ^ "Wisconsin U.S. House Election Results" (PDF). Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 5, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2022 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Later from New-Mexico--Murder, and Great Excitement". The New York Times. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
- ^ "Earliest Authorities in Oregon" (PDF). Oregon Secretary of State. p. 23.
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- "Party Divisions of the House of Representatives* 1789–Present". Office of the Historian, House of United States House of Representatives. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
External links
- Office of the Historian (Office of Art & Archives, Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)