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The 1836–37 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between July 4, 1836, and November 7, 1837. Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives, either before or after the first session of the 25th United States Congress convened on September 4, 1837. With Arkansas and Michigan officially achieving statehood in 1836 and 1837, respectively, the size of the House was set at 242 seats.
Though Democrat Martin Van Buren was elected president in November 1836, Democrats lost seats. The newly organizing Whigs benefited from regional candidacies and issues and voter fatigue with outgoing two-term President Andrew Jackson. Jackson, a flamboyant public personality with a record of high-profile leadership and historic military success, often clashed with Congress and the Supreme Court. By comparison, Van Buren, a brilliant partisan organizer and political operative, was less charismatic in looks and demeanor. Voter support for the minor Anti-Masonic and Nullifier parties ebbed, but remained significant. One Independent, John Pope, was elected from Kentucky.[1][2][3]
Election summaries
| 128 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 100 |
| Democratic | AM | I | N | Whig |
| State | Type | ↑ Date | Total seats |
Anti-Masonic | Democratic[d] | Independent | Nullifier | Whig[e] | |||||
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| Seats | Change | Seats | Change | Seats | Change | Seats | Change | Seats | Change | ||||
| Louisiana | Districts | August 1, 1836 | 3 | 0 | 
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1 |
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0 |
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0 |
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2 |
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| Illinois | Districts | August 1, 1836 | 3 | 0 |
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3 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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| Missouri | At-large | August 1, 1836 | 2 | 0 |
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2 |  1
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |  1
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| Vermont | Districts | September 6, 1836 | 5 | 0 | 2
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1 | 1
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0 |
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0 |
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4 | 1
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| Maine | Districts | September 12, 1836 | 8 | 0 |
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6 |
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0 |
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0 |
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2 |
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| Georgia | At-large | October 3, 1836 | 9 | 0 |
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8 | 1
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0 |
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0 |
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1 | 1
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| South Carolina | Districts | October 10–11, 1836 | 9 | 0 |
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2 |
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0 |
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6 | 1
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1 | 1
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| Ohio | Districts | October 11, 1836 | 19 | 0 | 1
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8 | 1
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0 |
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0 |
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11 | 2
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| Pennsylvania | Districts | October 11, 1836 | 28 | 7 | 1
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18 | 1
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0 |
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0 |
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3 |
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| Delaware | At-large | November 8, 1836 | 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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| New York | Districts | November 7–9, 1836 | 40 | 0 |
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30 | 1
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0 |
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0 |
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10 | 1
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| Massachusetts | Districts | November 14, 1836 | 12 | 0 | 3
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2 | 1
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0 |
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0 |
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10 | 2
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| New Jersey | At-large | November 16, 1836 | 6 | 0 |
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0 | 6
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0 |
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0 |
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6 | 6
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| Late elections (after the March 4, 1837, beginning of the term) | |||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | At-large | March 14, 1837 | 5 | 0 |
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5 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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| Connecticut | Districts | April 3, 1837 | 6 | 0 |
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6 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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| Virginia | Districts | April 27, 1837 | 21 | 0 |
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15 | 1
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0 |
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0 |
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6 | 1
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| Maryland | Districts | July 26, 1837 | 8 | 0 |
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4 |
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0 |
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0 |
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4 |
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| Tennessee | Districts | August 3, 1837 | 13 | 0 |
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3 | 1
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0 |
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0 |
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10 | 1
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| Indiana | Districts | August 7, 1837 | 7 | 0 |
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1 | 5
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0 |
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0 |
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6 | 5
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| Kentucky | Districts | August 7, 1837 | 13 | 0 |
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1 | 3
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1[f] | 1
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0 |
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11 | 2
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| Alabama | Districts | August 8, 1837 | 5 | 0 |
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3 |
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0 |
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0 | 1
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2 | 1
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| North Carolina | Districts | August 10, 1837 | 13 | 0 |
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5 | 2
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0 |
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0 |
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8 | 2
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| Michigan | At-large | August 22, 1837 | 1 | 0 |
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1 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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| Rhode Island | At-large | August 29, 1837 | 2 | 0 | 2
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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2 | 2
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| Later elections (after the September 4, 1837, beginning of special session) | |||||||||||||
| Arkansas | At-large | October 2, 1837 | 1 | 0 |
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1 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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| Mississippi | At-large | November 6–7, 1837[g] | 2 | 0 |
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0 | 2
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0 |
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0 |
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2 | 2
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| Total[h] | 242 | 7 2.9% |
9
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128 52.9% |
15
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1 0.4% |
1
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6 2.5% |
2
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100 41.3% |
25
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Special elections
There were special elections in 1836 and 1837 to the 24th United States Congress and 25th United States Congress.
Special elections are sorted by date then district.
24th Congress
Note: In some sources, parties are listed as "Democrats" and "Whigs." However, they are listed here as "Jacksonian" and "Anti-Jacksonian" (respectively) to conform to the party names as they were regarded during the 24th United States Congress.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Connecticut at-large | Zalmon Wildman | Jacksonian | 1835 | Incumbent died December 10, 1835. New member elected in early 1836 and seated April 29, 1836.[5] Jacksonian hold. Winner later elected to the next term; see below. |
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| Connecticut at-large | Andrew T. Judson | Jacksonian | 1835 | Incumbent resigned July 4, 1836, to become judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. New member elected in mid-to-late 1836 and seated December 5, 1836.[5] Jacksonian hold. Winner later elected to the next term; see below. |
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| North Carolina 12 | James Graham | National Republican |
1833 | Seat declared vacant March 29, 1836. Incumbent re-elected August 4, 1836 and seated December 5, 1836.[5][7] National Republican hold. Incumbent later elected to the next term; see below. |
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| South Carolina 4 | James H. Hammond | Nullifier | 1834 | Incumbent resigned February 26, 1836, due to ill health. New member elected October 10, 1836 and seated December 19, 1836.[5][8] Nullifier hold. Winner also elected to the next term; see below. |
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| Pennsylvania 24 | John Banks | Anti-Masonic | 1830 | Incumbent resigned March 31, 1836. New member elected October 11, 1836 and seated December 5, 1836.[5][9] National Republican gain. Winner was not a candidate for the next term; see below. |
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| South Carolina 8 | Richard I. Manning | Jacksonian | 1834 (special) | Incumbent died May 1, 1836. New member elected October 11, 1836 and seated December 19, 1836.[5][11] Jacksonian hold. Winner also elected to the next term; see below. |
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| Georgia at-large | John E. Coffee | Jacksonian | 1832 | Incumbent died September 25, 1836. New member elected October 30, 1836 and seated December 26, 1836.[5][12] Nullifier gain. Winner had already been elected to the next term; see below. |
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| Pennsylvania 13 | Jesse Miller | Jacksonian | 1832 | Incumbent resigned October 30, 1836. New member elected November 4, 1836 and seated December 5, 1836.[5][13] Jacksonian hold. Winner was not a candidate for the next term; see below. |
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| Mississippi at-large | David Dickson | Jacksonian | 1835 | Incumbent died July 31, 1836. New member elected November 7, 1836 and seated January 7, 1837.[5][14] Jacksonian hold. Winner lost election to the next term; see below. |
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| New York 17 | Samuel Beardsley | Jacksonian | 1830 | Incumbent resigned March 29, 1836. New member elected November 7–9, 1836 and seated December 5, 1836.[5][15] Jacksonian hold. Winner was not a candidate for the next term; see below. |
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| New York 30 | Philo C. Fuller | Jacksonian | 1832 | Incumbent resigned September 2, 1836. New member elected November 9, 1836 and seated December 6, 1836.[5][16] National Republican gain. Winner was not a candidate for the next term; see below. |
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| New Jersey at-large | Philemon Dickerson | Jacksonian | 1832 | Incumbent resigned November 3, 1836, to become Governor of New Jersey. New member elected November 15–16, 1836 and seated December 5, 1836.[5][17] National Republican gain. Winner was not a candidate for the next term; see below. |
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| Georgia at-large | George W. Towns | Jacksonian | 1834 | Incumbent resigned September 1, 1836. New member elected January 2, 1837 and seated January 31, 1837.[5][18] National Republican gain. Winner had already lost election to the next term; see below. |
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| Indiana 6 | George L. Kinnard | Jacksonian | 1833 | Incumbent died November 26, 1836. New member elected January 2, 1837 and seated January 25, 1837.[5] National Republican gain.[19] Winner later elected to the next term; see below. |
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25th Congress
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Pennsylvania 3 | Francis J. Harper | Democratic | 1836 | Incumbent died March 18, 1837, having just been seated. New member elected June 29, 1837 and seated September 4, 1837.[20] Whig gain. |
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| Mississippi at-large | John F. H. Claiborne | Democratic | 1835 | Mississippi elected its members in November of odd numbered years (after the beginning of the term). As Congress had been called to meet in September, the governor ordered a special election to fill vacancies until the regular election. Incumbents re-elected July 18, 1837 and seated September 4, 1837.[20] Democratic hold. At their request the question of the validity of their election was referred to the Committee on Elections. The House decided October 3, 1837, they had been elected for the full term.[i] |
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| Samuel J. Gholson | Democratic | 1836 (special) | |||
| Tennessee 4 | James I. Standifer | Whig | 1823 1825 (lost) 1829 |
Incumbent died August 20, 1837. New member elected September 14, 1837 and seated October 6, 1837.[20][23] Whig hold. |
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| Ohio 17 | Andrew W. Loomis | Whig | 1836 | Incumbent resigned October 20, 1837. New member elected November 30, 1837 and seated December 20, 1837.[20][24] Whig hold. |
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Alabama
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Alabama 1 | |||||
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Arkansas
24th Congress
The new state of Arkansas was admitted to the Union on June 15, 1836, and elected its sole at-large member August 1, 1836. He was seated December 5, 1836,[5] to finish the term that would end the following March.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Arkansas at-large | New seat | New seat.[25] Jacksonian gain. Same member also later elected to the next term; see below. |
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25th Congress
Arkansas elected its member October 2, 1837, this time for a full term.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Arkansas at-large | Archibald Yell | Democratic | 1836 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Connecticut
Connecticut went from six at-large seats to six districts for the first time. Elections were held April 3, 1837, after the new term began but before the Congress convened. All incumbents from the at-large district were re-elected in districts.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[27] | |
| Connecticut 1 | Isaac Toucey | Jacksonian | 1835 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Connecticut 2 | Samuel Ingham | Jacksonian | 1835 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Connecticut 3 | Elisha Haley | Jacksonian | 1835 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Connecticut 4 | Thomas T. Whittlesey | Jacksonian | 1836 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Connecticut 5 | Lancelot Phelps | Jacksonian | 1835 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Connecticut 6 | Orrin Holt | Jacksonian | 1836 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Delaware
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Delaware at-large | |||||
Florida Territory
See Non-voting delegates, below.
Georgia
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Georgia at-large 9 at-large seats |
Elected on a general ticket: | ||||
Illinois
Illinois elected its three members on August 1, 1834.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Illinois 1 | John Reynolds | Jacksonian | 1834 | Incumbent lost re-election as a Democrat. Democratic hold. |
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| Illinois 2 | Zadok Casey | Jacksonian | 1832 | Incumbent re-elected as a Democrat. Democratic hold. |
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| Illinois 3 | William L. May | Jacksonian | 1834 | Incumbent re-elected as a Democrat. Democratic hold. |
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Indiana
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
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Kentucky
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Louisiana
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
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Maine
Maine elected its members September 12, 1836, except one district went to multiple ballots later in the year.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
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| Maine 8 | Gorham Parks | Democratic | 1833 | Unknown if incumbent retired or lost renomination. New member elected after two ballots. Democratic hold. |
First ballot (September 12, 1836)
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Maryland
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Maryland 1 | |||||
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| Maryland 4 Plural district with 2 seats |
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Massachusetts
Elections were held November 14, 1836.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Massachusetts 1 | Abbott Lawrence | Anti-Jacksonian | 1834 | Incumbent retired. Whig gain. |
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| Massachusetts 2 | Stephen C. Phillips | Anti-Jacksonian | 1834 (special) | Incumbent re-elected as a Whig. Whig hold. |
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| Massachusetts 3 | Caleb Cushing | Anti-Jacksonian | 1834 | Incumbent re-elected as a Whig. Whig hold. |
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| Massachusetts 4 | Samuel Hoar | Anti-Jacksonian | 1834 | Incumbent lost re-election as a Whig. Democratic gain. |
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| Massachusetts 5 | Levi Lincoln Jr. | Anti-Jacksonian | 1834 (special) | Incumbent re-elected as a Whig. Whig hold. |
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| Massachusetts 6 | George Grennell Jr. | Anti-Jacksonian | 1834 | Incumbent re-elected as a Whig. Whig hold. |
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| Massachusetts 7 | George N. Briggs | Anti-Jacksonian | 1830 | Incumbent re-elected as a Whig. Whig hold. |
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| Massachusetts 8 | William B. Calhoun | Anti-Jacksonian | 1834 | Incumbent re-elected as a Whig. Whig hold. |
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| Massachusetts 9 | William S. Hastings | Anti-Jacksonian | 1836 | Incumbent re-elected as a Whig. Whig hold. |
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| Massachusetts 10 | Nathaniel B. Borden | Jacksonian | 1835 | Incumbent re-elected as a Democrat. Democratic hold. |
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| Massachusetts 11 | John Reed Jr. | Anti-Masonic | 1812 1816 (lost) 1818 |
Incumbent re-elected as a Whig. Whig hold. |
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| Massachusetts 12 | John Quincy Adams | Anti-Masonic | 1830 | Incumbent re-elected as a Whig. Whig hold. |
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Michigan
Michigan elected its sole member late on August 22, 1837.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Michigan at-large | Isaac E. Crary | Jacksonian | 1835 | Incumbent re-elected as a Democrat. Democratic hold. |
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Mississippi
A special election was held in Mississippi on July 17–18, 1837. Its winners were Democrats John F. H. Claiborne and Samuel J. Gholson. The first session of the 25th Congress was a special session beginning on September 4, 1837, extending to October 16. In November, Mississippi, held the regular election. Seargent Smith Prentiss, a Vicksburg lawyer and Whig, unexpectedly launched a vigorous, partisan campaign. He and fellow Whig Thomas J. Word won in an upset. Claiborne and Gholson then argued that the July result entitled them to serve full terms. With the Whig Party newly organizing, the closely divided House, in which Anti-Masons, Nullifiers, and the Independent tended to align more with Whigs and to oppose Democrats, agreed to hear Prentiss. He spoke for nine hours over three days, packing the gallery, drawing Senators, and earning a national reputation for oratory and public admiration from leading Whigs including Senators Clay and Webster. The Elections Committee then required a third election. Scheduled for April 1838, it confirmed the November result. Both Whigs were seated in May late in the second session, also serving for the third session.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Mississippi at-large (2 seats) |
John F. H. Claiborne | Jacksonian | 1835 | Incumbent lost re-election as a Democrat. Whig gain. |
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| Samuel J. Gholson | Jacksonian | 1836 (special) | Incumbent lost re-election as a Democrat. Whig gain. | ||
Missouri
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Missouri at-large At-large with 2 seats |
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New Hampshire
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| New Hampshire at-large At-large with 5 seats |
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New Jersey
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| New Jersey at-large At-large with 6 seats |
William Chetwood | Whig | 1836 (special) | Incumbent retired. Whig hold. |
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| Samuel Fowler | Jacksonian | 1832 | Incumbent retired. Whig gain. | ||
| Thomas Lee | Jacksonian | 1832 | Incumbent retired. Whig gain. | ||
| James Parker | Jacksonian | 1832 | Incumbent retired. Whig gain. | ||
| Ferdinand S. Schenck | Jacksonian | 1832 | Incumbent retired. Whig gain. | ||
| William Norton Shinn | Jacksonian | 1832 | Incumbent retired. Whig gain. | ||
New York
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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North Carolina
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Ohio
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Pennsylvania
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[j][21] | |
| Pennsylvania 1 | Joel B. Sutherland | Jacksonian | 1826 | Incumbent lost re-election as a Whig. Democratic hold. |
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| Pennsylvania 2 Plural district with 2 seats |
Joseph R. Ingersoll | Anti-Jacksonian | 1834 | Incumbent retired. Whig hold. |
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| James Harper | Anti-Jacksonian | 1832 | Incumbent retired. Whig hold. | ||
| Pennsylvania 3 | Michael W. Ash | Jacksonian | 1834 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. Harper died March 18, 1837, leading to a special election, which was won by Naylor. |
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| Pennsylvania 4 Plural district with 3 seats |
William Hiester | Anti-Masonic | 1830 | Incumbent retired. Anti-Masonic hold. |
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| Edward Darlington | Anti-Masonic | 1832 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| David Potts Jr. | Anti-Masonic | 1830 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Pennsylvania 5 | Jacob Fry Jr. | Jacksonian | 1834 | Incumbent re-elected as a Democrat. |
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| Pennsylvania 6 | Mathias Morris | Anti-Jacksonian | 1834 | Incumbent re-elected as a Whig. |
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| Pennsylvania 7 | David D. Wagener | Jacksonian | 1832 | Incumbent re-elected as a Democrat. |
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| Pennsylvania 8 | Edward B. Hubley | Jacksonian | 1834 | Incumbent re-elected as a Democrat. |
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| Pennsylvania 9 | Henry A. P. Muhlenberg | Jacksonian | 1828 | Incumbent re-elected as a Democrat. |
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| Pennsylvania 10 | William Clark | Anti-Masonic | 1832 | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. |
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| Pennsylvania 11 | Henry Logan | Jacksonian | 1834 | Incumbent re-elected as a Democrat. |
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| Pennsylvania 12 | George Chambers | Anti-Masonic | 1832 | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. |
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| Pennsylvania 13 | Jesse Miller | Jacksonian | 1832 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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| Pennsylvania 14 | Joseph Henderson | Jacksonian | 1832 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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| Pennsylvania 15 | Andrew Beaumont | Jacksonian | 1832 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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| Pennsylvania 16 | Joseph B. Anthony | Jacksonian | 1832 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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| Pennsylvania 17 | John Laporte | Jacksonian | 1832 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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| Pennsylvania 18 | Job Mann | Jacksonian | 1832 | Incumbent lost re-election. Anti-Masonic gain. |
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| Pennsylvania 19 | John Klingensmith Jr. | Jacksonian | 1832 | Incumbent re-elected as a Democrat. |
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| Pennsylvania 20 | Andrew Buchanan | Jacksonian | 1832 | Incumbent re-elected as a Democrat. |
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| Pennsylvania 21 | Thomas M. T. McKennan | Anti-Masonic | 1830 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Pennsylvania 22 | Harmar Denny | Anti-Masonic | 1829 (special) | Incumbent retired. Anti-Masonic hold. |
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| Pennsylvania 23 | Samuel S. Harrison | Jacksonian | 1832 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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| Pennsylvania 24 | John Banks | Anti-Masonic | 1830 | Incumbent resigned April 2, 1836. Anti-Masonic hold. |
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| Pennsylvania 25 | John Galbraith | Jacksonian | 1832 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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Rhode Island
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Rhode Island at-large At-large with 2 seats |
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South Carolina
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| South Carolina 1 | |||||
| South Carolina 2 | |||||
| South Carolina 3 | |||||
| South Carolina 4 | James H. Hammond | Nullifier | 1834 | Incumbent resigned February 26, 1836, because of ill-health. New member elected October 10, 1836. Nullifier hold. Successor also elected the same day to finish the current term. |
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Tennessee
Elections held late, on August 3, 1837
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Tennessee 1 | William B. Carter | Anti-Jacksonian | 1835 | Incumbent re-elected. Whig hold. |
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| Tennessee 2 | Samuel Bunch | Anti-Jacksonian | 1833 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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| Tennessee 3 | Luke Lea | Anti-Jacksonian | 1833 | Incumbent retired. Whig hold. |
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| Tennessee 4 | James I. Standifer | Anti-Jacksonian | 1829 | Incumbent re-elected. Whig hold. |
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| Tennessee 5 | John B. Forester | Anti-Jacksonian | 1831 | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. |
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| Tennessee 6 | Balie Peyton | Anti-Jacksonian | 1833 | Incumbent retired. Whig hold. |
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| Tennessee 7 | John Bell | Anti-Jacksonian | 1827 | Incumbent re-elected. Whig hold. |
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| Tennessee 8 | Abram P. Maury | Anti-Jacksonian | 1835 | Incumbent re-elected. Whig hold. |
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| Tennessee 9 | James K. Polk | Jacksonian | 1825 | Incumbent re-elected. Democratic hold. |
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| Tennessee 10 | Ebenezer J. Shields | Anti-Jacksonian | 1835 | Incumbent re-elected. Whig hold. |
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| Tennessee 11 | Cave Johnson | Jacksonian | 1829 | Incumbent lost re-election. Whig gain. |
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| Tennessee 12 | Adam Huntsman | Jacksonian | 1835 | Incumbent retired. Whig gain. |
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| Tennessee 13 | William C. Dunlap | Jacksonian | 1833 | Incumbent lost re-election. Whig gain. |
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Vermont
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[53] | |
| Vermont 1 | Hiland Hall | National Republican |
1833 (special) | Incumbent re-elected as a Whig. |
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| Vermont 2 | William Slade | Anti-Masonic | 1831 (special) | Incumbent re-elected as a Whig. Whig gain. |
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| Vermont 3 | Horace Everett | National Republican |
1828 | Incumbent re-elected as a Whig. | First ballot
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| Vermont 4 | Heman Allen | National Republican |
1832 (late) | Incumbent re-elected as a Whig. |
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| Vermont 5 | Henry Fisk Janes | Anti-Masonic | 1834 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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Virginia
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[54] | |
| Virginia 1 | George Loyall | Jacksonian | 1833 | Incumbent retired. Whig gain. |
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| Virginia 2 | John Y. Mason | Jacksonian | 1831 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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| Virginia 3 | John Winston Jones | Jacksonian | 1835 | Incumbent re-elected as a Democrat. |
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| Virginia 4 | George Dromgoole | Jacksonian | 1835 | Incumbent re-elected as a Democrat. |
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| Virginia 5 | James Bouldin | Jacksonian | 1834 (special) | Incumbent re-elected as a Democrat. |
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| Virginia 6 | Walter Coles | Jacksonian | 1835 | Incumbent re-elected as a Democrat. |
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| Virginia 7 | Nathaniel Claiborne | National Republican |
1825 | Incumbent lost re-election as a Whig. Democratic gain. |
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| Virginia 8 | Henry A. Wise | Jacksonian | 1833 | Incumbent re-elected as a Whig. Whig gain. |
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| Virginia 9 | John Roane | Jacksonian | 1835 | Incumbent retired. Whig gain. |
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| Virginia 10 | John Taliaferro | National Republican |
1835 | Incumbent re-elected as a Whig. |
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| Virginia 11 | John Robertson | National Republican |
1834 (special) | Incumbent re-elected as a Whig. |
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| Virginia 12 | James Garland | Jacksonian | 1835 | Incumbent re-elected as a Democrat. |
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| Virginia 13 | John M. Patton | Jacksonian | 1830 (special) | Incumbent re-elected as a Democrat. |
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| Virginia 14 | Charles F. Mercer | National Republican |
1817 | Incumbent re-elected as a Whig. |
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| Virginia 15 | Edward Lucas | Jacksonian | 1833 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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| Virginia 16 | James M. H. Beale | Jacksonian | 1833 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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| Virginia 17 | Robert Craig | Jacksonian | 1835 | Incumbent re-elected as a Democrat. |
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| Virginia 18 | George W. Hopkins | Jacksonian | 1835 | Incumbent re-elected as a Democrat. |
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| Virginia 19 | William McComas | National Republican |
1833 | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. |
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| Virginia 20 | Joseph Johnson | Jacksonian | 1835 | Incumbent re-elected as a Democrat. |
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| Virginia 21 | William S. Morgan | Jacksonian | 1835 | Incumbent re-elected as a Democrat. |
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Wisconsin Territory
See Non-voting delegates, below.
Non-voting delegates
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delegate | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Florida Territory at-large | Joseph M. White | Jacksonian | 1825 | Incumbent lost re-election. Winner was not elected to finish the current term. |
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| Wisconsin Territory at-large | New district | New seat created. New delegate elected in October 1836 and seated December 5, 1836. Jacksonian gain. |
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See also
- 1836 United States elections
- 24th United States Congress
- 25th United States Congress
- List of United States House of Representatives elections (1824–1854)
Notes
- ^ Not including special elections
- ^ Ran under the Southern Rights label.
- ^ Elected as an Independent: John Pope, member from Kentucky.
- ^ Previously Jacksonian
- ^ Previously National Republican
- ^ John Pope won as an Independent and would run later as a Whig.
- ^ After a disputed result, an April 23–24, 1838 second election confirmed the result of regular election.
- ^ Does not include state results listed above due to special election and Independent Representative.[4]
- ^ The decision was later rescinded, leading to a new special election.
- ^ For plural districts, percent is based on assumption that each voter cast as many votes as there are seats.
- ^ Changed parties
- ^ a b c Joint Whig/Anti-Masonic ticket
References
- ^ Dubin, p. 117.
- ^ Martis, p. 94.
- ^ CQGuide, p. 966.
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- ^ Guide to U.S. Elections, p. 566
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Bibliography
- 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. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
External links
- Office of the Historian (Office of Art & Archives, Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)