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The 1842–43 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between August 1, 1842, and November 8, 1843. Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives before the first session of the 28th United States Congress convened on December 4, 1843. The exception was Maryland, who held theirs so late that they ran into February 1844. These elections occurred during President John Tyler's term. The congressional reapportionment based on the 1840 United States census unusually decreased the number of House seats, from 242 down to 223.
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After Whig President William Henry Harrison died within a month of taking office, his successor as president, John Tyler was only nominally a Whig who had not been properly validated for alignment to Whig policy. Effectively an independent, Tyler was disliked by politicians and was unpopular with voters of both parties, leaving the Whigs unexpectedly leaderless and in visible disarray.
Despite the improving economy, rural voters favored Democrats, again rejecting Whig economic nationalism. The Whig Party lost 69 seats and their sizeable majority from the 1840 election, almost half their House delegation (one of the Whigs who won re-election was William Wright of New Jersey, elected as an "Independent Whig").
The Democrats won a majority, flipping 48 Whig seats (this includes Henry Nes of Pennsylvania, elected as an Independent Democrat). In Rhode Island, the Law and Order Party, formed in response to the Dorr Rebellion, won both of Rhode Island's two seats.
Apportionment Act of 1842
Apportionment was based on the census of 1840 and was unusual in that the number of House seats was decreased, from 242 to 223: this came after the Apportionment Act of 1842 mandated that all members be elected from single-member contiguous districts, thus abolishing plural districts and at-large districts. Four states that did not comply with this new law delayed redistricting under a grandfather clause.
Election summaries
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| Missouri | At-large | August 1, 1842 | 5 |  3 | 5 | 3 | 0 |  | 0 | |
| Tennessee | District | August 3, 1842 | 11 |  2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | |
| Illinois | District | August 7, 1842 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | | 0 | |
| Arkansas | At-large | October 3, 1842 | 1 | | 1 | | 0 | | 0 | |
| Georgia | At-large | October 3, 1842 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| New Jersey | District | October 8, 1842 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
| Delaware | At-large | November 8, 1842 | 1 | | 0 | | 1 | | 0 | |
| New York | District | November 8, 1842 | 34 | 6 | 24 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | |
| Massachusetts | District | November 14, 1842 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | |
| South Carolina | District | February 20–21, 1843 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| New Hampshire | At-large | March 3, 1843 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | |
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| Connecticut | District | April 5, 1843 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Virginia | District | April 27, 1843 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | |
| Louisiana | District | July 3–5, 1843 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| North Carolina | District | August 3, 1843 | 9 | 4 | 5 | | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| Alabama | District | August 7, 1843 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Indiana | District | August 7, 1843 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| Kentucky | District | August 7, 1843 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | |
| Rhode Island | District | August 29, 1843 | 2 | | 0 | | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Vermont | District | September 5, 1843 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| Maine | District | September 11, 1843 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Ohio | District | October 10, 1843 | 21 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | |
| Pennsylvania | District | October 10, 1843 | 24 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | |
| Mississippi | At-large | November 6–7, 1843 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | | 0 | |
| Michigan | District | November 8, 1843 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Maryland | District | February 14, 1844 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | | 0 | |
| Total | 223 | 19 | 148 66.4% | 50 | 73 32.7% | 71 | 2 0.9% | 2 | ||
Special elections
27th Congress
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| Massachusetts 1 | Robert C. Winthrop | Whig | 1840 (special) | Incumbent resigned May 25, 1842 due to the death of his wife. New member elected June 3, 1842. Whig hold. Winner would later resign and be replaced by his predecessor; see below. |
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| Massachusetts 1 | Nathan Appleton | Whig | 1830 1832 (retired) 1842 (special) | Incumbent resigned September 28, 1842. New member elected November 14, 1842. Whig hold. Winner also elected to the next term; see below. |
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28th Congress
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| Massachusetts 10 | Barker Burnell | Whig | 1840 | Incumbent died June 15, 1843. New member elected November 13, 1843 and seated December 7, 1843. Whig hold. |
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Alabama
Alabama gained 2 seats, going from 5 to 7 members. Elections were held August 7, 1843, after the March 4, 1843 beginning of the term. In the 1841 elections, Alabama briefly used at-large general-ticket elections, but in these elections it returned to districts.
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| Alabama 1 | Benjamin Glover Shields Redistricted from the at-large district | Democratic | 1841 | Incumbent retired. Whig gain. |
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| Alabama 2 | New seat | New seat. Democratic gain. |
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| Alabama 3 | Dixon Hall Lewis Redistricted from the at-large district | Democratic | 1829 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Alabama 4 | William Winter Payne Redistricted from the at-large district | Democratic | 1841 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Alabama 5 | George S. Houston Redistricted from the at-large district | Democratic | 1841 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Alabama 6 | Reuben Chapman Redistricted from the at-large district | Democratic | 1835 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Alabama 7 | Open seat | New seat. Democratic gain. |
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Arkansas
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Arkansas stayed at 1 seat, electing its one member at-large October 3, 1842.
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| Arkansas at-large | Edward Cross | Democratic | 1838 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Connecticut
Connecticut lost 2 seats, reduced from 6 to 4 members. Elections were held April 5, 1843, after the March 4, 1843 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1843.
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| Connecticut 1 | Joseph Trumbull | Whig | 1834 (special) 1835 (lost) 1839 | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. |
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| John H. Brockway Redistricted from the 6th district | Whig | 1839 | Incumbent retired. Whig loss. | ||
| Connecticut 2 | William Boardman | Whig | 1840 (special) | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. |
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| Connecticut 3 | Thomas W. Williams | Whig | 1839 | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. |
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| Truman Smith Redistricted from the 5th district | Whig | 1839 | Incumbent retired. Whig loss. | ||
| Connecticut 4 | Thomas B. Osborne | Whig | 1839 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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Delaware
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Delaware stayed at 1 seat, electing its one member at-large November 8, 1842.
The election was decided by a nine-vote margin.
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| Delaware at-large | George B. Rodney | Whig | 1840 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida Territory
See Non-voting delegates, below.
Georgia
Georgia lost 1 seat, going from 9 to 8 members. Elections were held at-large on a general ticket October 3, 1842.
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| Georgia at-large 8 at-large seats | Mark A. Cooper | Democratic | 1841 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | Elected on a general ticket:
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| Thomas F. Foster | Whig | 1828 1834 (lost) 1840 | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. | ||
| Thomas B. King | Whig | 1838 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. | ||
| Roger L. Gamble | Whig | 1838 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. | ||
| James A. Meriwether | Whig | 1840 | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. | ||
| Richard W. Habersham | Whig | 1838 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. Incumbent died December 2, 1842, leading to a special election. | ||
| Edward J. Black | Democratic | 1838 1840 (lost) 1841 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Walter T. Colquitt | Democratic | 1841 (special) | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | ||
Illinois
Illinois gained 4 seats, going from 3 to 7 members. Elections were held August 7, 1842.
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Indiana
Indiana gained 3 seats, going from 7 to 10 members. Elections were held August 7, 1843, after the March 4, 1843 beginning of the term.
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Kentucky
Kentucky lost 3 seats, going from 13 to 10 members. Elections were held August 7, 1843, after the March 4, 1843 beginning of the term.
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Louisiana
Louisiana gained 1 seats, going from 3 to 4 members. Elections were held July 3–5, 1843, after the March 4, 1843 beginning of the term.
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Maine
Maine lost 1 seat, going from 8 to 7 members. Elections were held September 11, 1843, after the March 4, 1843 beginning of the term.
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Maryland
Maryland lost 2 seats, going from 8 to 6 members. Elections were held February 14, 1844, after the March 4, 1843 beginning of the term.
Maryland's elections to the next Congress were held February 14, 1844, after the 1842–1843 election cycle was passed and almost after the next Congress completed.
Massachusetts
Massachusetts lost 2 seats, going from 12 to 10 members. Elections were held November 14, 1842, but some districts' elections stretched to multiple ballots into 1843 and very early 1844.
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| Massachusetts 1 | Nathan Appleton | Whig | 1830 1833 (retired) 1842 (special) | Incumbent resigned September 28, 1842. Whig hold. Successor also elected the same day to finish the current term; see above. |
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| Massachusetts 2 | Leverett Saltonstall I | Whig | 1838 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected on the fourth ballot. Whig hold. | First ballot (November 14, 1842)
Second ballot (February 13, 1843)
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| Massachusetts 3 | Caleb Cushing | Whig | 1834 | Incumbent retired. New member elected on the seventh ballot. Whig hold. | First ballot (November 14, 1842)
Second ballot (February 13, 1843)
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Fourth ballot (June 5, 1843)
Fifth ballot (November 13, 1843)
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| Massachusetts 4 | William Parmenter | Democratic | 1836 | Incumbent re-elected on the second ballot. | First ballot (November 14, 1842)
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| Massachusetts 5 | Charles Hudson | Whig | 1841 (special) | Incumbent re-elected on the third ballot. | First ballot (November 14, 1842)
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| Massachusetts 6 | Osmyn Baker | Whig | 1839 (special) | Incumbent re-elected on the sixth ballot. | First ballot (November 14, 1842)
Second ballot (February 13, 1843)
Third ballot (April 3, 1843)
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| Massachusetts 7 | George N. Briggs | Whig | 1833 | Incumbent retired. New member elected on the sixth ballot. Whig hold. | First ballot (November 14, 1842)
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| Massachusetts 8 | John Quincy Adams Redistricted from the 12th district | Whig | 1830 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Massachusetts 9 | Nathaniel B. Borden Redistricted from the 10th district | Democratic | 1834 1838 (lost) 1841 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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| Massachusetts 10 | Barker Burnell Redistricted from the 11th district | Whig | 1840 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan
Michigan gained 2 seats, going from 1 to 3 members. Elections were held from districts November 8, 1843, after the March 4, 1843 beginning of the term, having previously elected a single member at-large.
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| Michigan 1 | Jacob M. Howard Redistricted from the at-large district | Whig | 1840 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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| Michigan 2 | None (New seat) | New seat. Democratic gain. |
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| Michigan 3 | None (New seat) | New seat. Democratic gain. |
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Mississippi
Mississippi gained 2 seats, going from 2 to 4 members. Elections were held at-large on a general ticket November 6–7, 1843, after the March 4, 1843 beginning of the term. Due to a banking crisis in Mississippi, the state Democratic party was split into two factions; the Redemptions, which favored the repudiation of bank bonds, and Anti-Redemptions, which opposed it.
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| Mississippi at-large (4 seats) | Jacob Thompson | Democratic | 1839 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Missouri
Missouri gained 3 seats, going from 2 to 5 members. Elections were held at-large on a general ticket August 1, 1842.
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New Hampshire
New Hampshire lost 1 seat, going from 5 to 4 members. Elections were held at-large on a general ticket March 3, 1843.
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New Jersey
New Jersey lost 1 seats, going from 6 to 5 members. Elections were held from districts October 8, 1842, having previously elected them at-large.
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| New Jersey 1 | Joseph Fitz Randolph Redistricted from the at-large district | Whig | 1836 | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. |
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| New Jersey 2 | John B. Aycrigg Redistricted from the at-large district | Whig | 1836 1838 (not seated) 1840 | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. |
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| New Jersey 3 | William Halstead Redistricted from the at-large district | Whig | 1836 1838 (not seated) 1840 | Unknown if incumbent retired or lost. Democratic gain. |
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| New Jersey 4 | John Patterson Bryan Maxwell Redistricted from the at-large district | Whig | 1836 1838 (not seated) 1840 | Unknown if incumbent retired or lost. Democratic gain. |
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| New Jersey 5 | Charles C. Stratton Redistricted from the at-large district | Whig | 1836 1838 (not seated) 1840 | Incumbent retired. Whig hold. |
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| Thomas Jones Yorke Redistricted from the at-large district | Whig | 1836 1838 (not seated) 1840 | Unknown if incumbent retired or lost. Whig loss. | ||
New York
New York lost 6 seats, going from 40 to 34 members, but remaining the largest delegation. Its thirty-four members were elected November 8, 1842.
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North Carolina
North Carolina lost 4 seats, going from 13 to 9 members. Elections were held August 3, 1843, after the March 4, 1843 beginning of the term.
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Ohio
Ohio gained 2 seats, going from 19 to 21 members. Its twenty-one members were elected October 10, 1843, after the March 4, 1843 beginning of the term.
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Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania lost 4 seats, going from 28 to 24 members. Its twenty-four members were elected October 10, 1843, after the March 4, 1843 beginning of the term.
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Rhode Island
Rhode Island stayed at 2 seats, but elected its members from districts, having previously elected them at-large. Elections were held August 29, 1843, after the March 4, 1843 beginning of the term.
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| Rhode Island 1 | Robert B. Cranston Redistricted from the at-large district | Whig | 1837 | Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re-election. Law and Order gain. |
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| Rhode Island 2 | Joseph L. Tillinghast Redistricted from the at-large district | Whig | 1837 | Incumbent retired. Law and Order gain. |
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South Carolina
South Carolina lost 2 seats, going from 9 to 7 members. Elections were held February 20–21, 1843.
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Tennessee
Tennessee lost 2 seats, going from 13 to 11 members. Elections were held August 3, 1842.
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| Tennessee 1 | Thomas D. Arnold | Whig | 1841 | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. |
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| Tennessee 2 | Abraham McClellan | Democratic | 1837 | Incumbent retired. Whig gain. |
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| Tennessee 3 | Joseph L. Williams | Whig | 1837 | Incumbent lost renomination. Whig loss. |
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| Thomas J. Campbell Redistricted from the 4th district | Whig | 1841 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. | ||
| Tennessee 4 | None (new district) | New district. Democratic gain. |
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| Tennessee 5 | Hopkins L. Turney | Democratic | 1837 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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| Tennessee 6 | William B. Campbell | Whig | 1837 | Incumbent retired. Whig loss. |
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| Aaron V. Brown Redistricted from the 10th district | Democratic | 1839 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Tennessee 7 | Robert L. Caruthers | Whig | 1841 | Incumbent retired. Whig hold. |
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| Tennessee 8 | Meredith P. Gentry | Whig | 1839 | Incumbent retired. Whig hold. |
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| Tennessee 9 | Harvey M. Watterson | Democratic | 1839 | Incumbent retired. Democratic loss. |
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| Cave Johnson Redistricted from the 11th district | Democratic | 1839 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Tennessee 10 | None (new district) | New district. Whig gain. |
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| Tennessee 11 | Milton Brown Redistricted from the 12th district | Whig | 1841 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Vermont
Vermont lost 1 seat, going from 5 to 4 members. Elections were held September 5, 1843, after the March 4, 1843 beginning of the term.
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| Vermont 1 | Hiland Hall | Whig | 1833 (special) | Incumbent retired. Whig hold. |
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| Vermont 2 | William Slade | Whig | 1831 (special) | Incumbent retired. Whig hold. | First ballot
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| Horace Everett Redistricted from the 3rd district | Whig | 1828 | Incumbent lost re-election. Whig loss. | ||
| Vermont 3 | None (new district) | New district. Whig gain. |
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| Vermont 4 | Augustus Young | Whig | 1840 | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. |
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| Vermont 5 | Isaac Fletcher | Whig | 1840 | Incumbent retired. District eliminated. Whig loss. | None |
Virginia
Virginia lost 6 seats, going from 21 to 15 members. Elections were held April 27, 1843, after the March 4, 1843 beginning of the term.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Virginia 1 | Francis Mallory | Whig | 1840 (special) | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. |
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| Virginia 2 | George B. Cary | Democratic | 1841 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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| William Goode Redistricted from the 4th district | Democratic | 1841 | Incumbent retired. Democratic loss. | ||
| Virginia 3 | Walter Coles Redistricted from the 6th district | Democratic | 1835 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Virginia 4 | Edmund W. Hubard Redistricted from the 5th district | Democratic | 1841 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Virginia 5 | William L. Goggin Redistricted from the 7th district | Whig | 1839 | Incumbent lost re-election. Whig loss. |
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| Thomas W. Gilmer Redistricted from the 12th district | Whig | 1841 | Incumbent re-elected as a Democrat. Democratic gain. | ||
| Virginia 6 | John Winston Jones Redistricted from the 3rd district | Democratic | 1835 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| John Botts Redistricted from the 11th district | Whig | 1839 | Incumbent lost re-election. Whig loss. | ||
| Virginia 7 | Henry A. Wise Redistricted from the 8th district | Whig | 1833 | Incumbent re-elected as a Democrat. Democratic gain. |
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| Virginia 8 | Robert M. T. Hunter Redistricted from the 9th district | Independent | 1837 | Incumbent lost re-election. Whig gain. |
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| Virginia 9 | William Smith Redistricted from the 13th district | Democratic | Incumbent lost re-election. Whig gain. |
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| Virginia 10 | John Taliaferro | Whig | 1835 | Incumbent retired. Whig loss. |
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| Richard W. Barton Redistricted from the 15th district | Whig | 1841 | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. | ||
| Virginia 11 | Alexander H. H. Stuart Redistricted from the 17th district | Whig | 1841 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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| Virginia 12 | None (new district) | New district. Democratic gain. |
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| Virginia 13 | George W. Hopkins Redistricted from the 18th district | Democratic | 1835 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Virginia 14 | Cuthbert Powell | Whig | 1841 | Incumbent retired. Whig loss. |
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| Samuel L. Hays Redistricted from the 20th district | Democratic | 1841 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic loss. | ||
| George W. Summers Redistricted from the 19th district | Whig | 1841 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Virginia 15 | Lewis Steenrod Redistricted from the 21st district | Democratic | 1839 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Virginia 16 | William A. Harris | Democratic | 1841 | Incumbent retired. District eliminated. Democratic loss. | None |
Wisconsin Territory
See Non-voting delegates, below.
Non-voting delegates
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delegate | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Florida Territory at-large | David Levy Yulee | Democratic | 1840 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Iowa Territory at-large | Augustus C. Dodge | Democratic | 1840 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Wisconsin Territory at-large | |||||
See also
- 1842 United States elections
- 1842–43 United States Senate elections
- 27th United States Congress
- 28th United States Congress
Notes
- Elections in Maryland were held so late that they ran into 1844, as was at least one run-off election in Massachusetts, this article only includes elections during 1842 and 1843.
- Includes 4 elected as "Redemption" Democrats.
- Included 1 Independent Democrat.
- Includes 1 Independent and 1 Independent Whig.
- Dubin lists Nes as an "Independent" rather than as an Independent Democrat.
- The Law and Order Party had 2 members
- Changed from at-large
- Includes 1 Independent Whig: William Wright who was elected in New Jersey's 5th congressional district.
- Run-off ballots in Massachusetts ran into 1843 and 1844 in some districts.
- Includes 1 Independent Democrat: Henry Nes who was elected in Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district.
- See the Broad Seal War
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The 1842 43 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between August 1 1842 and November 8 1843 Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives before the first session of the 28th United States Congress convened on December 4 1843 The exception was Maryland who held theirs so late that they ran into February 1844 These elections occurred during President John Tyler s term The congressional reapportionment based on the 1840 United States census unusually decreased the number of House seats from 242 down to 223 1842 43 United States House of Representatives elections 1840 amp 1841 August 1 1842 November 8 1843 1844 amp 1845 All 223 seats in the United States House of Representatives 112 seats needed for a majority Majority party Minority party Leader John Jones John White Party Democratic Whig Leader s seat Virginia 6th Kentucky 6th Last election 98 seats 142 seats Seats won 147 72 Seat change 49 70 Popular vote 1 051 561 905 910 Percentage 51 27 44 17 Swing 3 44pp 6 89pp Third party Fourth party Party Law and Order Independent Last election Pre creation 2 seats Seats won 2 2 Seat change 2 Popular vote 7 145 42 236 Percentage 0 35 2 06 Swing New party 1 21ppResults Democratic hold Democratic gain Whig hold Whig gain Law and Order gainSpeaker before election John White Whig Elected Speaker John Jones Democratic After Whig President William Henry Harrison died within a month of taking office his successor as president John Tyler was only nominally a Whig who had not been properly validated for alignment to Whig policy Effectively an independent Tyler was disliked by politicians and was unpopular with voters of both parties leaving the Whigs unexpectedly leaderless and in visible disarray Despite the improving economy rural voters favored Democrats again rejecting Whig economic nationalism The Whig Party lost 69 seats and their sizeable majority from the 1840 election almost half their House delegation one of the Whigs who won re election was William Wright of New Jersey elected as an Independent Whig The Democrats won a majority flipping 48 Whig seats this includes Henry Nes of Pennsylvania elected as an Independent Democrat In Rhode Island the Law and Order Party formed in response to the Dorr Rebellion won both of Rhode Island s two seats Apportionment Act of 1842Apportionment was based on the census of 1840 and was unusual in that the number of House seats was decreased from 242 to 223 this came after the Apportionment Act of 1842 mandated that all members be elected from single member contiguous districts thus abolishing plural districts and at large districts Four states that did not comply with this new law delayed redistricting under a grandfather clause Election summaries 148 2 73 Democratic Whig State Type Date Total seats Democratic Whig Law and Order Seats Change Seats Change Seats Change Seats Change Missouri At large August 1 1842 5 3 5 3 0 0 Tennessee District August 3 1842 11 2 6 1 5 3 0 Illinois District August 7 1842 7 4 6 4 1 0 Arkansas At large October 3 1842 1 1 0 0 Georgia At large October 3 1842 8 1 8 8 0 9 0 New Jersey District October 8 1842 5 1 4 4 1 5 0 Delaware At large November 8 1842 1 0 1 0 New York District November 8 1842 34 6 24 4 10 10 0 Massachusetts District November 14 1842 10 2 2 1 8 3 0 South Carolina District February 20 21 1843 7 2 7 1 0 1 0 New Hampshire At large March 3 1843 4 1 4 1 0 0 Late elections after the March 4 1843 beginning of the term Connecticut District April 5 1843 4 2 4 4 0 6 0 Virginia District April 27 1843 15 6 12 2 3 8 0 Louisiana District July 3 5 1843 4 1 4 3 0 2 0 North Carolina District August 3 1843 9 4 5 4 4 0 Alabama District August 7 1843 7 2 6 1 1 1 0 Indiana District August 7 1843 10 3 8 7 2 4 0 Kentucky District August 7 1843 10 3 5 3 5 6 0 Rhode Island District August 29 1843 2 0 0 2 2 2 Vermont District September 5 1843 4 1 1 1 3 2 0 Maine District September 11 1843 7 1 5 1 2 2 0 Ohio District October 10 1843 21 2 12 5 9 3 0 Pennsylvania District October 10 1843 24 4 12 3 12 1 0 Mississippi At large November 6 7 1843 4 2 4 2 0 0 Michigan District November 8 1843 3 2 3 3 0 1 0 Maryland District February 14 1844 6 2 0 2 6 0 Total 223 19 148 66 4 50 73 32 7 71 2 0 9 2 Popular vote Democratic 51 27 Whig 44 17 Law amp Order 0 35 Independent 2 06 Others 2 15 House seats Democratic 65 47 Whig 32 74 Law amp Order 0 90 Independent 0 90 Special elections27th Congress District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Massachusetts 1 Robert C Winthrop Whig 1840 special Incumbent resigned May 25 1842 due to the death of his wife New member elected June 3 1842 Whig hold Winner would later resign and be replaced by his predecessor see below Y Nathan Appleton Whig 67 13 William Washburn Democratic 30 04 Liberty 2 83 Massachusetts 1 Nathan Appleton Whig 1830 1832 retired 1842 special Incumbent resigned September 28 1842 New member elected November 14 1842 Whig hold Winner also elected to the next term see below Y Robert C Winthrop Whig 54 50 William Washburn Democratic 42 12 Dexter S King Liberty 3 38 28th Congress District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Massachusetts 10 Barker Burnell Whig 1840 Incumbent died June 15 1843 New member elected November 13 1843 and seated December 7 1843 Whig hold Y Joseph Grinnell Whig 53 47 Democratic 42 48 Liberty 4 05 AlabamaAlabama gained 2 seats going from 5 to 7 members Elections were held August 7 1843 after the March 4 1843 beginning of the term In the 1841 elections Alabama briefly used at large general ticket elections but in these elections it returned to districts District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Alabama 1 Benjamin Glover Shields Redistricted from the at large district Democratic 1841 Incumbent retired Whig gain Y James Dellet Whig 50 7 Henry Goldthwaite Democratic 49 3 Alabama 2 New seat New seat Democratic gain Y James Edwin Belser Democratic 52 2 Whig 47 9 Alabama 3 Dixon Hall Lewis Redistricted from the at large district Democratic 1829 Incumbent re elected Y Dixon Hall Lewis Democratic 52 3 Henry Charles Lea Whig 47 7 Alabama 4 William Winter Payne Redistricted from the at large district Democratic 1841 Incumbent re elected Y William Winter Payne Democratic 51 7 Whig 48 3 Alabama 5 George S Houston Redistricted from the at large district Democratic 1841 Incumbent re elected Y George S Houston Democratic 50 3 Whig 49 7 Alabama 6 Reuben Chapman Redistricted from the at large district Democratic 1835 Incumbent re elected Y Reuben Chapman Democratic 83 31 Unknown 16 69 Alabama 7 Open seat New seat Democratic gain Y Felix Grundy McConnell Democratic 52 37 William Parish Chilton Whig 45 37 Samuel G Daily Unknown 2 26 Arkansas1842 Arkansas at large election 1840 October 3 1842 1844 Nominee Edward Cross William Cummins Lemuel D Evans Party Democratic Whig Independent Popular vote 9 413 5 315 1 686 Percentage 57 4 32 4 10 3 County Results Cross 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 gt 90 Cummins 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 Evans 50 60 No DataU S Representative before election Edward Cross Democratic Elected U S Representative Edward Cross Democratic Arkansas stayed at 1 seat electing its one member at large October 3 1842 District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Arkansas at large Edward Cross Democratic 1838 Incumbent re elected Y Edward Cross Democratic 57 35 Whig 32 38 Lemuel D Evans Independent 10 27 ConnecticutConnecticut lost 2 seats reduced from 6 to 4 members Elections were held April 5 1843 after the March 4 1843 beginning of the term but before the House first convened in December 1843 District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Connecticut 1 Joseph Trumbull Whig 1834 special 1835 lost 1839 Incumbent retired Democratic gain Y Thomas H Seymour Democratic 49 1 Thomas K Brace Whig 48 7 Edward Hooker Liberty 2 3 John H Brockway Redistricted from the 6th district Whig 1839 Incumbent retired Whig loss Connecticut 2 William Boardman Whig 1840 special Incumbent retired Democratic gain Y John Stewart Democratic 48 9 Samuel D Hubbard Whig 48 3 Ely Warner Liberty 2 8 Connecticut 3 Thomas W Williams Whig 1839 Incumbent retired Democratic gain Y George S Catlin Democratic 52 8 Edward Eldridge Whig 41 0 Increase Wilson Liberty 5 1 Samuel Bowen Unknown 1 1 Truman Smith Redistricted from the 5th district Whig 1839 Incumbent retired Whig loss Connecticut 4 Thomas B Osborne Whig 1839 Incumbent lost re election Democratic gain Y Samuel Simons Democratic 49 3 Thomas B Osborne Whig 48 3 Daniel G Platt Liberty 2 3 Delaware1842 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware 1840 November 8 1842 1844 Nominee George B Rodney William H Jones Party Whig Democratic Popular vote 5 465 5 456 Percentage 50 04 49 96 Rodney 50 60 Jones 50 60 U S Representative before election George B Rodney Whig Elected U S Representative George B Rodney Whig Delaware stayed at 1 seat electing its one member at large November 8 1842 The election was decided by a nine vote margin District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Delaware at large George B Rodney Whig 1840 Incumbent re elected Y George B Rodney Whig 50 04 William H Jones Democratic 49 96 Florida TerritorySee Non voting delegates below GeorgiaGeorgia lost 1 seat going from 9 to 8 members Elections were held at large on a general ticket October 3 1842 District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Georgia at large 8 at large seats Mark A Cooper Democratic 1841 special Incumbent re elected Elected on a general ticket Y Mark A Cooper Democratic 6 48 Y John B Lamar Democratic 6 45 Y William H Stiles Democratic 6 42 Y Hugh A Haralson Democratic 6 42 Y Howell Cobb Democratic 6 41 Y John Millen Democratic 6 39 Y Edward J Black Democratic 6 37 Y John H Lumpkin Democratic 6 37 Absalom H Chappell Whig 6 50 Richard W Habersham Whig 6 11 Augustus R Wright Whig 6 07 Roger L Gamble Whig 6 06 Richard H Wilde Whig 6 03 Augustus Holmes Kenan Whig 6 00 T Butler King Whig 5 99 Whig 5 94 Thomas F Foster Whig 1828 1834 lost 1840 Incumbent retired Democratic gain Thomas B King Whig 1838 Incumbent lost re election Democratic gain Roger L Gamble Whig 1838 Incumbent lost re election Democratic gain James A Meriwether Whig 1840 Incumbent retired Democratic gain Richard W Habersham Whig 1838 Incumbent lost re election Democratic gain Incumbent died December 2 1842 leading to a special election Edward J Black Democratic 1838 1840 lost 1841 special Incumbent re elected Walter T Colquitt Democratic 1841 special Incumbent retired Democratic hold IllinoisIllinois gained 4 seats going from 3 to 7 members Elections were held August 7 1842 This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it September 2020 District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Illinois 1 Illinois 2 Illinois 3 Illinois 4 Illinois 5 Illinois 6 Illinois 7IndianaIndiana gained 3 seats going from 7 to 10 members Elections were held August 7 1843 after the March 4 1843 beginning of the term This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it September 2020 District Incumbent This race 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 10KentuckyKentucky lost 3 seats going from 13 to 10 members Elections were held August 7 1843 after the March 4 1843 beginning of the term This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it September 2020 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 10LouisianaLouisiana gained 1 seats going from 3 to 4 members Elections were held July 3 5 1843 after the March 4 1843 beginning of the term This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it September 2020 District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Louisiana 1 Louisiana 2 Louisiana 3 Louisiana 4MaineMaine lost 1 seat going from 8 to 7 members Elections were held September 11 1843 after the March 4 1843 beginning of the term This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it September 2020 District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Maine 1 Maine 2 Maine 3 Maine 4 Maine 5 Maine 6 Maine 7MarylandMaryland lost 2 seats going from 8 to 6 members Elections were held February 14 1844 after the March 4 1843 beginning of the term Maryland s elections to the next Congress were held February 14 1844 after the 1842 1843 election cycle was passed and almost after the next Congress completed MassachusettsMassachusetts lost 2 seats going from 12 to 10 members Elections were held November 14 1842 but some districts elections stretched to multiple ballots into 1843 and very early 1844 District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Massachusetts 1 Nathan Appleton Whig 1830 1833 retired 1842 special Incumbent resigned September 28 1842 Whig hold Successor also elected the same day to finish the current term see above Y Robert C Winthrop Whig 54 33 William Washburn Democratic 42 03 Dexter S King Liberty 3 65 Massachusetts 2 Leverett Saltonstall I Whig 1838 Incumbent lost re election New member elected on the fourth ballot Whig hold First ballot November 14 1842 Robert Rantoul Jr Democratic 46 88 Leverett Saltonstall I Whig 42 76 Liberty 7 28 David Pingree Unknown 3 09 Second ballot February 13 1843 Robert Rantoul Jr Democratic 49 09 Leverett Saltonstall I Whig 39 11 David H Barlow Unknown 7 33 David Pingree Unknown 2 99 Stephen Clarendon Phillips Unknown 1 49 Third ballot April 3 1843 Robert Rantoul Jr Democratic 45 38 Daniel P King Whig 43 97 Liberty 7 56 David Pingree Unknown 3 10 Fourth ballot June 5 1843 Y Daniel P King Whig 51 36 Democratic 39 50 Liberty 9 14 Massachusetts 3 Caleb Cushing Whig 1834 Incumbent retired New member elected on the seventh ballot Whig hold First ballot November 14 1842 Joseph W Mansur Democratic 48 68 Whig 39 89 John Greenleaf Whittier Liberty 9 38 Caleb Cushing Whig 2 06 Second ballot February 13 1843 Joseph W Mansur Democratic 45 74 Amos Abbott Whig 42 32 John Greenleaf Whittier Liberty 8 29 Caleb Cushing Whig 3 64 Third ballot April 3 1843 Joseph W Mansur Democratic 42 76 Amos Abbott Whig 42 39 John Greenleaf Whittier Liberty 12 25 Caleb Cushing Whig 2 60 Fourth ballot June 5 1843 Amos Abbott Whig 43 82 Joseph W Mansur Democratic 42 70 John Greenleaf Whittier Liberty 13 48 Fifth ballot November 13 1843 Amos Abbott Whig 45 19 Joseph W Mansur Democratic 42 36 John Greenleaf Whittier Liberty 12 46 Sixth ballot January 1 1844 Amos Abbott Whig 48 63 Joseph W Mansur Democratic 38 11 John Greenleaf Whittier Liberty 13 26 Seventh ballot January 29 1844 Y Amos Abbott Whig 51 04 Gayton P Osgood Democratic 39 77 Liberty 9 19 Massachusetts 4 William Parmenter Democratic 1836 Incumbent re elected on the second ballot First ballot November 14 1842 William Parmenter Democratic 49 92 Samuel Hoar Whig 43 68 Liberty 5 95 Second ballot February 13 1843 Y William Parmenter Democratic 52 69 Samuel Hoar Whig 39 58 Liberty 7 73 Massachusetts 5 Charles Hudson Whig 1841 special Incumbent re elected on the third ballot First ballot November 14 1842 Charles Hudson Whig 48 41 Pliny Merrick Democratic 45 95 Liberty 5 64 Second ballot February 13 1843 Charles Hudson Whig 49 03 Pliny Merrick Democratic 44 48 Liberty 6 49 Third ballot April 3 1843 Y Charles Hudson Whig 51 22 David Henshaw Democratic 41 81 Liberty 6 97 Massachusetts 6 Osmyn Baker Whig 1839 special Incumbent re elected on the sixth ballot First ballot November 14 1842 Osmyn Baker Whig 49 02 Chester W Chapin Democratic 45 71 Liberty 5 27 Second ballot February 13 1843 Osmyn Baker Whig 48 19 Chester W Chapin Democratic 45 57 Liberty 6 24 Third ballot April 3 1843 Osmyn Baker Whig 47 18 Chester W Chapin Democratic 45 18 Liberty 7 64 Fourth ballot June 5 1843 Osmyn Baker Whig 47 85 Chester W Chapin Democratic 45 16 Liberty 6 99 Fifth ballot November 13 1843 Osmyn Baker Whig 49 57 Chester W Chapin Democratic 43 95 Liberty 6 48 Sixth ballot January 1 1844 Y Osmyn Baker Whig 50 26 Chester W Chapin Democratic 40 26 Liberty 9 48 Massachusetts 7 George N Briggs Whig 1833 Incumbent retired New member elected on the sixth ballot Whig hold First ballot November 14 1842 Henry W Bishop Democratic 47 05 Julius Rockwell Whig 45 65 Joel Hayden Liberty 4 68 Henry Shaw Unknown 2 62 Second ballot February 13 1843 Julius Rockwell Whig 45 20 Henry W Bishop Democratic 43 31 Joel Hayden Liberty 4 20 Scattering 6 71 Third ballot April 3 1843 Julius Rockwell Whig 49 11 Henry W Bishop Democratic 46 04 Joel Hayden Liberty 4 86 Fourth ballot June 5 1843 Julius Rockwell Whig 47 49 Henry W Bishop Democratic 37 66 Joel Hayden Liberty 6 03 Unknown 3 23 Unknown 1 76 Russell Brown Democratic 1 03 Scattering 2 02 Fifth ballot November 13 1843 Julius Rockwell Whig 49 15 Henry W Bishop Democratic 44 78 Joel Hayden Liberty 6 07 Sixth ballot January 1 1844 Y Julius Rockwell Whig 54 05 Henry W Bishop Democratic 38 52 Joel Hayden Liberty 7 43 Massachusetts 8 John Quincy Adams Redistricted from the 12th district Whig 1830 Incumbent re elected Y John Quincy Adams Whig 51 86 Ezra Wilkinson Democratic 46 86 Liberty 1 27 Massachusetts 9 Nathaniel B Borden Redistricted from the 10th district Democratic 1834 1838 lost 1841 Incumbent retired Democratic hold Y Henry Williams Democratic 55 32 Whig 37 95 Liberty 6 73 Massachusetts 10 Barker Burnell Redistricted from the 11th district Whig 1840 Incumbent re elected Y Barker Burnell Whig 52 12 Democratic 44 36 Liberty 3 51 MichiganMichigan gained 2 seats going from 1 to 3 members Elections were held from districts November 8 1843 after the March 4 1843 beginning of the term having previously elected a single member at large District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Michigan 1 Jacob M Howard Redistricted from the at large district Whig 1840 Incumbent lost re election Democratic gain Y Robert McClelland Democratic 55 4 Jacob M Howard Whig 38 7 Arthur S Porter Liberty 5 8 Michigan 2 None New seat New seat Democratic gain Y Lucius Lyon Democratic 52 6 Joseph R Williams Whig 38 2 Rufus B Bement Liberty 9 2 Michigan 3 None New seat New seat Democratic gain Y James B Hunt Democratic 56 6 Thomas J Drake Whig 36 5 William Caulfield Liberty 6 9 MississippiMississippi gained 2 seats going from 2 to 4 members Elections were held at large on a general ticket November 6 7 1843 after the March 4 1843 beginning of the term Due to a banking crisis in Mississippi the state Democratic party was split into two factions the Redemptions which favored the repudiation of bank bonds and Anti Redemptions which opposed it District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Mississippi at large 4 seats Jacob Thompson Democratic 1839 Incumbent re elected Y Jacob Thompson Democratic Redemption 14 97 Y William H Hammett Democratic Redemption 14 32 Y Robert W Roberts Democratic Redemption 13 91 Y Tilghman Tucker Democratic Redemption 12 24 Volney E Tucker Democratic Anti Redemption 11 74 Joseph Dunbar Democratic Anti Redemption 11 36 John Gilmer Democratic Anti Redemption 10 95 William G Kendall Democratic Anti Redemption 10 52 William M Gwin Democratic 1841 Incumbent retired Democratic hold None new seat New seat Democratic gain None new seat New seat Democratic gain MissouriMissouri gained 3 seats going from 2 to 5 members Elections were held at large on a general ticket August 1 1842 This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it September 2020 District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Missouri at large 5 seats on a general ticket Y John Jameson Democratic 19 31 Y James B Bowlin Democratic 19 06 Y James M Hughes Democratic 18 98 Y James H Relfe Democratic 18 90 Y Gustavus M Bower Democratic 18 47 John P Campbell Democratic 4 44 New HampshireNew Hampshire lost 1 seat going from 5 to 4 members Elections were held at large on a general ticket March 3 1843 This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it September 2020 District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates New Hampshire at large 4 seats on a general ticketNew JerseyNew Jersey lost 1 seats going from 6 to 5 members Elections were held from districts October 8 1842 having previously elected them at large This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it September 2020 District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates New Jersey 1 Joseph Fitz Randolph Redistricted from the at large district Whig 1836 Incumbent retired Democratic gain Y Lucius Elmer Democratic 51 33 Whig 48 67 New Jersey 2 John B Aycrigg Redistricted from the at large district Whig 1836 1838 not seated 1840 Incumbent retired Democratic gain Y George Sykes Democratic 51 98 Whig 48 02 New Jersey 3 William Halstead Redistricted from the at large district Whig 1836 1838 not seated 1840 Unknown if incumbent retired or lost Democratic gain Y Isaac G Farlee Democratic Unopposed New Jersey 4 John Patterson Bryan Maxwell Redistricted from the at large district Whig 1836 1838 not seated 1840 Unknown if incumbent retired or lost Democratic gain Y Littleton Kirkpatrick Democratic 51 06 Whig 48 94 New Jersey 5 Charles C Stratton Redistricted from the at large district Whig 1836 1838 not seated 1840 Incumbent retired Whig hold Y William Wright Ind Whig 52 68 Whig 48 32 Thomas Jones Yorke Redistricted from the at large district Whig 1836 1838 not seated 1840 Unknown if incumbent retired or lost Whig loss New YorkNew York lost 6 seats going from 40 to 34 members but remaining the largest delegation Its thirty four members were elected November 8 1842 This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it September 2020 District Incumbent This race 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 34North CarolinaNorth Carolina lost 4 seats going from 13 to 9 members Elections were held August 3 1843 after the March 4 1843 beginning of the term This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it September 2020 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 9OhioOhio gained 2 seats going from 19 to 21 members Its twenty one members were elected October 10 1843 after the March 4 1843 beginning of the term This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it September 2020 District Incumbent This race 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 21PennsylvaniaPennsylvania lost 4 seats going from 28 to 24 members Its twenty four members were elected October 10 1843 after the March 4 1843 beginning of the term This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it September 2020 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 24Rhode IslandRhode Island stayed at 2 seats but elected its members from districts having previously elected them at large Elections were held August 29 1843 after the March 4 1843 beginning of the term District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Rhode Island 1 Robert B Cranston Redistricted from the at large district Whig 1837 Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re election Law and Order gain Y Henry Y Cranston Law and Order data missing Rhode Island 2 Joseph L Tillinghast Redistricted from the at large district Whig 1837 Incumbent retired Law and Order gain Y Elisha R Potter Law and Order data missing South CarolinaSouth Carolina lost 2 seats going from 9 to 7 members Elections were held February 20 21 1843 This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it September 2020 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 7TennesseeTennessee lost 2 seats going from 13 to 11 members Elections were held August 3 1842 District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Tennessee 1 Thomas D Arnold Whig 1841 Incumbent retired Democratic gain Y Andrew Johnson Democratic 52 31 John Aiken Whig 47 69 Tennessee 2 Abraham McClellan Democratic 1837 Incumbent retired Whig gain Y William T Senter Whig 59 03 William Wallace Democratic 40 97 Tennessee 3 Joseph L Williams Whig 1837 Incumbent lost renomination Whig loss Y Julius W Blackwell Democratic 50 41 Thomas J Campbell Whig 49 60 Thomas J Campbell Redistricted from the 4th district Whig 1841 Incumbent lost re election Democratic gain Tennessee 4 None new district New district Democratic gain Y Alvan Cullom Democratic 58 66 Thomas L Bransford Whig 41 34 Tennessee 5 Hopkins L Turney Democratic 1837 Incumbent retired Democratic hold Y George W Jones Democratic 63 46 Medicas H Long Whig 36 54 Tennessee 6 William B Campbell Whig 1837 Incumbent retired Whig loss Y Aaron V Brown Democratic 52 76 Neill S Brown Whig 47 24 Aaron V Brown Redistricted from the 10th district Democratic 1839 Incumbent re elected Tennessee 7 Robert L Caruthers Whig 1841 Incumbent retired Whig hold Y David W Dickinson Whig 100 Tennessee 8 Meredith P Gentry Whig 1839 Incumbent retired Whig hold Y Joseph H Peyton Whig 55 62 David Donalson Democratic 44 38 Tennessee 9 Harvey M Watterson Democratic 1839 Incumbent retired Democratic loss Y Cave Johnson Democratic 51 19 G A Henry Whig 48 81 Cave Johnson Redistricted from the 11th district Democratic 1839 Incumbent re elected Tennessee 10 None new district New district Whig gain Y John B Ashe Whig 50 85 Frederick P Staunton Democratic 49 15 Tennessee 11 Milton Brown Redistricted from the 12th district Whig 1841 Incumbent re elected Y Milton Brown Whig 61 12 Stephen C Davatt Democratic 38 88 VermontVermont lost 1 seat going from 5 to 4 members Elections were held September 5 1843 after the March 4 1843 beginning of the term District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Vermont 1 Hiland Hall Whig 1833 special Incumbent retired Whig hold Y Solomon Foot Whig 54 5 Democratic 40 5 Vermont 2 William Slade Whig 1831 special Incumbent retired Whig hold First ballot Jacob Collamer Whig 48 9 Truman B Ransom Democratic 38 7 Titus Hutchinson Liberty 10 2 Second ballot Y Jacob Collamer Whig 54 1 Truman B Ransom Democratic 39 4 Titus Hutchinson Liberty 5 0 Horace Everett Whig 1 5 Horace Everett Redistricted from the 3rd district Whig 1828 Incumbent lost re election Whig loss Vermont 3 None new district New district Whig gain Y George P Marsh Whig 53 4 John Smith Democratic 39 3 Unknown 6 1 Vermont 4 Augustus Young Whig 1840 Incumbent retired Democratic gain Y Paul Dillingham Democratic 50 8 Whig 40 4 Vermont 5 Isaac Fletcher Whig 1840 Incumbent retired District eliminated Whig loss NoneVirginiaVirginia lost 6 seats going from 21 to 15 members Elections were held April 27 1843 after the March 4 1843 beginning of the term District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Virginia 1 Francis Mallory Whig 1840 special Incumbent retired Democratic gain Y Archibald Atkinson Democratic 50 1 James E Langhorne Whig 49 9 Virginia 2 George B Cary Democratic 1841 Incumbent retired Democratic hold Y George Dromgoole Democratic 87 7 William B Robertson Whig 12 3 William Goode Redistricted from the 4th district Democratic 1841 Incumbent retired Democratic loss Virginia 3 Walter Coles Redistricted from the 6th district Democratic 1835 Incumbent re elected Y Walter Coles Democratic 51 3 FNU Gilmer Whig 48 7 Virginia 4 Edmund W Hubard Redistricted from the 5th district Democratic 1841 Incumbent re elected Y Edmund W Hubard Democratic 51 5 Richard H Toler Whig 48 5 Virginia 5 William L Goggin Redistricted from the 7th district Whig 1839 Incumbent lost re election Whig loss Y Thomas W Gilmer Democratic 50 2 William L Goggin Whig 49 8 Thomas W Gilmer Redistricted from the 12th district Whig 1841 Incumbent re elected as a Democrat Democratic gain Virginia 6 John Winston Jones Redistricted from the 3rd district Democratic 1835 Incumbent re elected Y John Winston Jones Democratic 100 John Botts Redistricted from the 11th district Whig 1839 Incumbent lost re election Whig loss Virginia 7 Henry A Wise Redistricted from the 8th district Whig 1833 Incumbent re elected as a Democrat Democratic gain Y Henry A Wise Democratic 57 2 Hitt Carter Whig 42 8 Virginia 8 Robert M T Hunter Redistricted from the 9th district Independent 1837 Incumbent lost re election Whig gain Y Willoughby Newton Whig 53 8 Robert M T Hunter Independent 46 2 Virginia 9 William Smith Redistricted from the 13th district Democratic Incumbent lost re election Whig gain Y Samuel Chilton Whig 59 9 William Smith Democratic 40 1 Virginia 10 John Taliaferro Whig 1835 Incumbent retired Whig loss Y William Lucas Democratic 56 2 Charles James Faulkner Whig 43 8 Richard W Barton Redistricted from the 15th district Whig 1841 Incumbent retired Democratic gain Virginia 11 Alexander H H Stuart Redistricted from the 17th district Whig 1841 Incumbent lost re election Democratic gain Y William Taylor Democratic 61 9 Alexander H H Stuart Whig 38 1 Virginia 12 None new district New district Democratic gain Y Augustus A Chapman Democratic 64 6 James B Watts Whig 35 4 Virginia 13 George W Hopkins Redistricted from the 18th district Democratic 1835 Incumbent re elected Y George W Hopkins Democratic 57 1 John H Fulton Whig 42 9 Virginia 14 Cuthbert Powell Whig 1841 Incumbent retired Whig loss Y George W Summers Whig 52 6 Samuel L Hays Democratic 47 4 Samuel L Hays Redistricted from the 20th district Democratic 1841 Incumbent lost re election Democratic loss George W Summers Redistricted from the 19th district Whig 1841 Incumbent re elected Virginia 15 Lewis Steenrod Redistricted from the 21st district Democratic 1839 Incumbent re elected Y Lewis Steenrod Democratic 100 Virginia 16 William A Harris Democratic 1841 Incumbent retired District eliminated Democratic loss NoneWisconsin TerritorySee Non voting delegates below Non voting delegatesDistrict Incumbent This race Delegate Party First elected Results Candidates Florida Territory at large David Levy Yulee Democratic 1840 Incumbent re elected Y David Levy Yulee Democratic data missing Iowa Territory at large Augustus C Dodge Democratic 1840 Incumbent re elected Y Augustus C Dodge Democratic data missing Wisconsin Territory at largeSee also1842 United States elections 1842 43 United States Senate elections 27th United States Congress 28th United States CongressNotesElections in Maryland were held so late that they ran into 1844 as was at least one run off election in Massachusetts this article only includes elections during 1842 and 1843 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