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The 1850–51 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between August 5, 1850, and November 4, 1851. Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives before the first session of the 32nd United States Congress convened on December 1, 1851. Elections were held for all 233 seats, representing 31 states.
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The Democrats gained 17 seats, increasing their majority relative to the rival Whigs, who lost 22 seats. Incumbent Whig President Millard Fillmore, who succeeded to the Presidency in July 1850 after the death of more charismatic General Zachary Taylor, lacked a strong political base. The Compromise of 1850, which admitted California alone as a free state in exchange for concessions to slave state interests, began integration of the Mexican Cession. It appeared in the short term that Congress had politically feasible options to contain sectionalism and to reduce tensions over expanding slavery in the West. This optimism soon would prove unfounded.
The Union Party, formed in support of the Compromise of 1850, won 15 seats in the South, while the anti-Compromise Southern Rights Party won 8. The Free Soil Party, which opposed the expansion of slavery into the Western territories, lost five seats and was reduced to four Representatives, all in New England.
Election summaries
130 | 7 | 10 | 86 |
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Democratic | Whig |
State | Type | Date | Total seats | Democratic | Free Soil | Southern Rights | Union | Whig | |||||
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Seats | Change | Seats | Change | Seats | Change | Seats | Change | Seats | Change | ||||
Iowa | District | August 5, 1850 | 2 | 2 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() |
Missouri | District | August 5, 1850 | 5 | 2 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 3 | ![]() |
Vermont | District | September 3, 1850 | 4 | 1 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 3 | ![]() |
Maine | District | September 9, 1850 | 7 | 5 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 2 | ![]() |
Florida | At-large | October 7, 1850 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
Ohio | District | October 8, 1850 | 21 | 11 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 9 | ![]() |
Pennsylvania | District | October 8, 1850 | 24 | 15 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 9 | ![]() |
South Carolina | District | October 14–15, 1850 | 7 | 7 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() |
Illinois | District | November 5, 1850 (Election Day) | 7 | 6 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
Michigan | District | 3 | 1 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 2 | ![]() | |
New Jersey | District | 5 | 4 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() | |
New York | District | 34 | 17 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 17 | ![]() | |
Wisconsin | District | 3 | 2 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | |
Massachusetts | District | November 11, 1850 | 10 | 1 | ![]() | 2 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 7 | ![]() |
Delaware | At-large | November 12, 1850 | 1 | 1 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() |
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New Hampshire | District | March 11, 1851 | 4 | 2 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 2 | ![]() |
Rhode Island | District | April 2, 1851 | 2 | 1 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
Connecticut | District | April 7, 1851 | 4 | 3 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
Alabama | District | August 4, 1851 | 7 | 4 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() | 2 | ![]() |
Arkansas | At-large | August 4, 1851 | 1 | 1 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() |
Indiana | District | August 4, 1851 | 10 | 8 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 2 | ![]() |
Kentucky | District | August 4, 1851 | 10 | 5 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 5 | ![]() |
Texas | District | August 4, 1851 | 2 | 2 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() |
North Carolina | District | August 7, 1851 | 9 | 3 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 6 | ![]() |
Tennessee | District | August 7, 1851 | 11 | 7 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 4 | ![]() |
California | At-large | September 3, 1851 | 2 | 2 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() |
Maryland | District | October 1, 1851 | 6 | 2 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 4 | ![]() |
Georgia | District | October 6, 1851 | 8 | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 2 | ![]() | 6 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() |
Virginia | District | October 23, 1851 | 15 | 13 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 2 | ![]() |
Mississippi | District | November 3–4, 1851 | 4 | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() | 3 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() |
Louisiana | District | November 4, 1851 | 4 | 2 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 2 | ![]() |
Total | 233 | 130 55.8% | ![]() | 4 1.7% | ![]() | 3 1.3% | ![]() | 10 4.3% | ![]() | 86 36.9% | ![]() |
One district in Massachusetts had been vacant in the 31st Congress. No new seats were added.
The previous election had 1 Know-Nothing and 1 Independent.
Special elections
31st Congress
- Iowa's 1st congressional district: 1850
- New Hampshire's 3rd congressional district: 1850
- Ohio's 6th congressional district: 1851
- Louisiana's 3rd congressional district: 1850
- Massachusetts's 1st congressional district: 1850
32nd Congress
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Alabama
Elections were held August 4, 1851, after the March 4, 1851 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1851.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Alabama 1 | William J. Alston | Whig | 1849 | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. |
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Arkansas
The election was held August 4, 1851, after the March 4, 1851 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1851.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Arkansas at-large | Robert W. Johnson | Democratic | 1846 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California
California's members were elected late, at-large statewide, September 3, 1851. There were nevertheless seated with the rest of the House at the beginning of the first session.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
California at-large 2 seats | George W. Wright | Independent | 1849 | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. | (Elected on a general ticket)
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Edward Gilbert | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
Connecticut
Elections were held April 7, 1851, after the March 4, 1851 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1851.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Connecticut 1 | Loren P. Waldo | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent lost re-election. Whig gain. |
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Connecticut 2 | Walter Booth | Free Soil | 1849 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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Connecticut 3 | Chauncey F. Cleveland | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Connecticut 4 | Thomas B. Butler | Whig | 1849 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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Delaware
The election was held November 12, 1850.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Delaware at-large | John W. Houston | Whig | 1844 | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. |
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Florida
The election was held October 7, 1850.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Florida at-large | Edward C. Cabell | Whig | 1845 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia
Elections were held October 6, 1851.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Georgia 1 | Joseph W. Jackson | Democratic | 1850 | Incumbent re-elected. Southern Rights gain. |
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Georgia 2 | Marshall Johnson Wellborn | Democratic | 1848 | Inumbent retired. Constitutional Union gain. |
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Georgia 3 | Allen F. Owen | Whig | 1848 | Incumbent retired. Southern Rights gain. |
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Georgia 4 | Hugh A. Haralson | Democratic | 1842 | Incumbent retired. Constitutional Union gain. |
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Georgia 5 | Thomas C. Hackett | Democratic | 1848 | Incumbent retired. Constitutional Union gain. |
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Georgia 6 | Howell Cobb | Democratic | 1842 | Incumbent retired. Constitutional Union gain. |
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Georgia 7 | Alexander H. Stephens | Democratic | 1843 | Incumbent re-elected as a Unionist. Constitutional Union gain. |
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Georgia 8 | Robert Toombs | Whig | 1844 | Incumbent re-elected as a Unionist. Constitutional Union gain. |
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Illinois
Elections were held November 5, 1850.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
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Indiana
Elections were held August 4, 1851, after the March 4, 1851 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1851.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
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Indiana 10 |
Iowa
Elections were held August 5, 1850.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
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Kentucky
Elections were held August 4, 1851, after the March 4, 1851 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1851.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
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Kentucky 10 |
Louisiana
Elections were held November 4, 1851, after the March 4, 1851 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1851.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
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Louisiana 4 |
Maine
Elections were held September 9, 1850.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
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Maine 7 |
Maryland
Elections were held October 1, 1851 elections were after the March 4, 1851 beginning of the new term, but still before the Congress convened in December 1851.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
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Maryland 6 |
Massachusetts
Elections were held November 11, 1850, but at least one district's elections went to multiple ballots into 1851.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
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Massachusetts 4 | Vacant due to failure to elect. | Whig gain. | First ballot (November 11, 1850)
Second ballot (January 20, 1851)
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Massachusetts 7 | Julius Rockwell | Whig | 1844 (late) | Incumbent lost re-election. Whig hold. | First ballot (November 11, 1850)
Second ballot (January 20, 1851)
Third ballot (April 7, 1851)
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Michigan
Elections were held November 5, 1850.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Michigan 1 | Alexander W. Buel | Democratic | 1848 | Incumbent lost re-election. Whig gain. |
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Michigan 2 | William Sprague | Whig | 1848 | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. |
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Michigan 3 | Kinsley S. Bingham | Democratic | 1846 | Incumbent retired. Whig gain. |
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Minnesota Territory
See Non-voting delegates, below.
Mississippi
Elections were held November 3–4, 1851, after the March 4, 1851 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1851.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Mississippi 1 | Jacob Thompson | Democratic | 1839 | Incumbent lost re-election as a Southern Rights candidate. Union gain. |
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Mississippi 2 | Winfield S. Featherston | Democratic | 1847 | Incumbent lost re-election as a Southern Rights candidate. Union gain. |
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Mississippi 3 | William McWillie | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent lost re-election as a Southern Rights candidate. Union gain. |
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Mississippi 4 | Albert G. Brown | Democratic | 1847 | Incumbent re-elected as a Southern Rights candidate. Southern Rights gain. |
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Missouri
Elections were held August 5, 1850.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
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New Hampshire
Elections were held March 11, 1851, after the March 4, 1851 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1851.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
New Hampshire 1 | Amos Tuck | Free Soil | 1847 | Incumbent won re-election as a Whig. Whig gain. |
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New Hampshire 2 | Charles H. Peaslee | Democratic | 1847 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Hampshire 3 | George W. Morrison | Democratic | 1850 (special) | Incumbent lost re-election. Whig gain. |
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New Hampshire 4 | Harry Hibbard | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Jersey
Elections were held November 5, 1850.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
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New Mexico Territory
See Non-voting delegates, below.
New York
Elections were held November 5, 1850.
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
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North Carolina
Elections were held August 7, 1851, after the March 4, 1851 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1851.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
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North Carolina 9 |
Ohio
Elections were held October 8, 1850.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
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Oregon Territory
See Non-voting delegates, below.
Pennsylvania
Elections were held October 8, 1850.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
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Pennsylvania 24 |
Rhode Island
Elections were held April 2, 1851, after the March 4, 1851 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1851.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
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South Carolina
Elections were held October 14–15, 1850.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
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South Carolina 5 | |||||
South Carolina 6 | |||||
South Carolina 7 |
Tennessee
Elections were held August 7, 1851, after the March 4, 1851 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1851.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Tennessee 1 | Andrew Johnson | Democratic | 1842 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Tennessee 2 | Albert G. Watkins | Whig | 1849 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Tennessee 3 | Josiah M. Anderson | Whig | 1849 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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Tennessee 4 | John H. Savage | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Tennessee 5 | George W. Jones | Democratic | 1842 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌![]() |
Tennessee 6 | James H. Thomas | Democratic | 1847 | Incumbent lost re-election. Independent Democratic gain. |
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Tennessee 7 | Meredith P. Gentry | Whig | 1845 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌![]() |
Tennessee 8 | Andrew Ewing | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent retired. Whig gain. |
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Tennessee 9 | Isham G. Harris | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Tennessee 10 | Frederick P. Stanton | Democratic | 1845 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Tennessee 11 | Christopher H. Williams | Whig | 1849 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌![]() |
Texas
Elections were held August 4, 1851, after the March 4, 1851 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1851.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
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Utah Territory
See Non-voting delegates, below.
Vermont
Elections were held September 3, 1850.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Vermont 1 | William Henry | Whig | 1846 | Incumbent retired. Whig hold. | First ballot
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Vermont 2 | William Hebard | Whig | 1848 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Vermont 3 | James Meacham | Whig | 1849 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Vermont 4 | Lucius B. Peck | Democratic | 1846 | Incumbent retired. Free Soil gain. |
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Virginia
Elections were held October 23, 1851, after the March 4, 1851 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1851.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Virginia 1 | John Millson | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 2 | Richard Kidder Meade | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 3 | Thomas H. Averett | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 4 | Thomas S. Bocock | Democratic | 1847 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 5 | Paulus Powell | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 6 | James Seddon | Democratic | 1845 1847 (retired) 1849 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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Virginia 7 | Thomas H. Bayly | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 8 | Alexander Holladay | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 9 | Jeremiah Morton | Ind. Whig | 1849 | Incumbent lost re-election as a Democrat. Whig gain. |
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Virginia 10 | Richard Parker | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent retired. Whig gain. |
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Virginia 11 | James McDowell | Democratic | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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Virginia 12 | Henry A. Edmundson | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 13 | Fayette McMullen | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 14 | James M. H. Beale | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 15 | Thomas Haymond | Whig | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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Wisconsin
Elections were held November 5, 1850.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Wisconsin 1 | Charles Durkee | Free Soil | 1848 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Wisconsin 2 | Orsamus Cole | Whig | 1848 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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Wisconsin 3 | James Duane Doty | Democratic | 1848 | Incumbent won re-election as an Independent. Independent Democratic gain. |
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Non-voting delegates
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Delegate | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Minnesota Territory | Henry Hastings Sibley | Democratic | 1848 (Wis. Territory: special) 1849 (Wis. Territory: eliminated) 1849 (Minn. Territory) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Mexico Territory | New seat | New seat. Democratic gain. |
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Oregon Territory | Samuel Thurston | Democratic | 1849 (new seat) | Incumbent died April 9, 1851. New delegate elected June 2, 1851. Democratic hold. |
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Utah Territory | New seat | New seat. Independent gain. |
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See also
- 1850 United States elections
- List of United States House of Representatives elections (1824–1854)
- 1850–51 United States Senate elections
- 31st United States Congress
- 32nd United States Congress
Notes
- Includes one Anti-Benton Democrat, one Benton Democrat, two Southern Rights Democrats, two Union Democrats, and one Seccionist Democrat
- Includes two Union Whigs and one Seccionist Whig
- Includes three Independent Democrats and one Independent Whig.
- Free Soil had 4 seats and Southern Rights had 3.
- Union had 10 seats.
- Includes one Anti-Benton Democrat and one Benton Democrat
- One Democrat was backed by Free Soil
- Includes one Independent Democrat.
- There was 1 Know-Nothing in the 31st Congress.
- One Democrat was backed by Free Soil
- One Whig was backed by Free Soil
- In 1845, Congress passed a law providing for a uniform date for choosing presidential electors. Congressional elections were unaffected by this law, but the date was gradually adopted by the states for congressional elections as well.
- Two Whigs were backed by Free Soil
- One Free Soil was backed by the Whigs
- One seat, Massachusetts's 4th congressional district, had been vacant during the entire 31st Congress.
- Includes two Southern Rights Democrats and two Union Democrats
- Includes two Union Whigs
- Includes one Seccionist Democrat
- Includes one Seccionist Whig
- There was 1 Independent in the 31st Congress.
- Includes 1 Independent Whig.
- Includes three Independent Democrats from Ohio, Tennessee, and Wisconsin.
References
- Statutes at Large, 28th Congress, 2nd Session, p. 721
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This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia s quality standards The specific problem is Clean up and add the results to the Tables for each state Please help improve this article if you can December 2023 Learn how and when to remove this message The 1850 51 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between August 5 1850 and November 4 1851 Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives before the first session of the 32nd United States Congress convened on December 1 1851 Elections were held for all 233 seats representing 31 states 1850 51 United States House of Representatives elections 1848 amp 1849 August 5 1850 November 4 1851 1852 amp 1853 All 233 seats in the United States House of Representatives 117 seats needed for a majority Majority party Minority party Leader Linn Boyd Edward Stanly Party Democratic Whig Leader s seat Kentucky 1st North Carolina 8th Last election 113 seats 106 seats Seats won 127 85 Seat change 14 21 Popular vote 1 142 783 1 105 286 Percentage 43 31 41 89 Swing 0 85pp 2 95pp Third party Fourth party Party Union Party Southern Rights Party Last election Pre creation Pre creation Seats won 10 3 Seat change 10 3 Popular vote 123 727 109 060 Percentage 4 69 4 13 Swing New Party New Party Fifth party Sixth party Party Free Soil Independent Last election 8 seats 3 seats Seats won 4 4 Seat change 4 1 Popular vote 82 221 70 262 Percentage 3 12 2 79 Swing 5 54pp 1 03ppResults Democratic gain Whig gain Democratic hold Whig hold Free Soil hold Free Soil gain Union Party gain Southern Rights Party gain Independent gainSpeaker before election Howell Cobb Democratic Elected Speaker Linn Boyd Democratic The Democrats gained 17 seats increasing their majority relative to the rival Whigs who lost 22 seats Incumbent Whig President Millard Fillmore who succeeded to the Presidency in July 1850 after the death of more charismatic General Zachary Taylor lacked a strong political base The Compromise of 1850 which admitted California alone as a free state in exchange for concessions to slave state interests began integration of the Mexican Cession It appeared in the short term that Congress had politically feasible options to contain sectionalism and to reduce tensions over expanding slavery in the West This optimism soon would prove unfounded The Union Party formed in support of the Compromise of 1850 won 15 seats in the South while the anti Compromise Southern Rights Party won 8 The Free Soil Party which opposed the expansion of slavery into the Western territories lost five seats and was reduced to four Representatives all in New England Election summaries 130 7 10 86 Democratic Whig State Type Date Total seats Democratic Free Soil Southern Rights Union Whig Seats Change Seats Change Seats Change Seats Change Seats Change Iowa District August 5 1850 2 2 0 0 0 0 Missouri District August 5 1850 5 2 3 0 0 0 3 3 Vermont District September 3 1850 4 1 0 0 0 3 Maine District September 9 1850 7 5 0 0 0 2 Florida At large October 7 1850 1 0 0 0 0 1 Ohio District October 8 1850 21 11 1 1 0 0 9 1 Pennsylvania District October 8 1850 24 15 6 0 1 0 0 9 4 South Carolina District October 14 15 1850 7 7 0 0 0 0 Illinois District November 5 1850 Election Day 7 6 0 0 0 1 Michigan District 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 New Jersey District 5 4 3 0 0 0 1 3 New York District 34 17 16 0 1 0 0 17 15 Wisconsin District 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 Massachusetts District November 11 1850 10 1 1 2 1 0 0 7 1 Delaware At large November 12 1850 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 Late elections after the March 4 1851 beginning of the term New Hampshire District March 11 1851 4 2 0 1 0 0 2 1 Rhode Island District April 2 1851 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 Connecticut District April 7 1851 4 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 Alabama District August 4 1851 7 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 Arkansas At large August 4 1851 1 1 0 0 0 0 Indiana District August 4 1851 10 8 0 1 0 0 2 1 Kentucky District August 4 1851 10 5 1 0 0 0 5 1 Texas District August 4 1851 2 2 0 0 0 0 North Carolina District August 7 1851 9 3 0 0 0 6 Tennessee District August 7 1851 11 7 0 0 0 4 California At large September 3 1851 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 Maryland District October 1 1851 6 2 1 0 0 0 4 1 Georgia District October 6 1851 8 0 4 0 2 2 6 6 0 4 Virginia District October 23 1851 15 13 0 0 0 2 Mississippi District November 3 4 1851 4 0 4 0 1 1 3 3 0 Louisiana District November 4 1851 4 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 Total 233 130 55 8 17 4 1 7 5 3 1 3 3 10 4 3 10 86 36 9 22 Popular vote Democratic 43 31 Whig 41 89 Union 4 69 Southern Rights 4 13 Free Soil 3 12 Independent 2 79 Others 0 07 House seats Democratic 50 65 Whig 35 06 Union 6 06 Southern Rights 3 46 Free Soil 3 03 Independent 1 73 One district in Massachusetts had been vacant in the 31st Congress No new seats were added The previous election had 1 Know Nothing and 1 Independent Special elections31st Congress Iowa s 1st congressional district 1850 New Hampshire s 3rd congressional district 1850 Ohio s 6th congressional district 1851 Louisiana s 3rd congressional district 1850 Massachusetts s 1st congressional district 1850 32nd Congress This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it January 2020 AlabamaElections were held August 4 1851 after the March 4 1851 beginning of the term but before the House first convened in December 1851 District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Alabama 1 William J Alston Whig 1849 Incumbent retired Democratic gain Y John Bragg Democratic 58 81 Charles Langdon Whig 41 19 Alabama 2 Alabama 3 Alabama 4 Alabama 5 Alabama 6 Alabama 7ArkansasThe election was held August 4 1851 after the March 4 1851 beginning of the term but before the House first convened in December 1851 District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Arkansas at large Robert W Johnson Democratic 1846 Incumbent re elected Y Robert W Johnson Democratic 57 4 John Preston Whig 42 6 CaliforniaCalifornia s members were elected late at large statewide September 3 1851 There were nevertheless seated with the rest of the House at the beginning of the first session District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates California at large 2 seats George W Wright Independent 1849 Incumbent retired Democratic gain Elected on a general ticket Y Edward C Marshall Democratic 27 16 Y Joseph W McCorkle Democratic 26 77 Whig 23 70 Whig 22 37 Edward Gilbert Democratic 1849 Incumbent retired Democratic hold ConnecticutElections were held April 7 1851 after the March 4 1851 beginning of the term but before the House first convened in December 1851 District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Connecticut 1 Loren P Waldo Democratic 1849 Incumbent lost re election Whig gain Y Charles Chapman Whig 48 8 Loren P Waldo Democratic 48 5 Timothy Cowles Free Soil 2 6 Connecticut 2 Walter Booth Free Soil 1849 Incumbent lost re election Democratic gain Y Colin M Ingersoll Democratic 49 6 James F Babcock Whig 45 9 Walter Booth Free Soil 2 6 Connecticut 3 Chauncey F Cleveland Democratic 1849 Incumbent re elected Y Chauncey F Cleveland Democratic 50 9 Whig 49 3 Free Soil 1 7 Connecticut 4 Thomas B Butler Whig 1849 Incumbent lost re election Democratic gain Y Origen S Seymour Democratic 49 3 Thomas B Butler Whig 48 4 Lewis Beers Jr Free Soil 2 3 DelawareThe election was held November 12 1850 District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Delaware at large John W Houston Whig 1844 Incumbent retired Democratic gain Y George R Riddle Democratic 49 21 George B Rodney Whig 48 24 Temperance 2 54 FloridaThe election was held October 7 1850 District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Florida at large Edward C Cabell Whig 1845 Incumbent re elected Y Edward C Cabell Whig 52 80 John Beard Democratic 47 20 GeorgiaElections were held October 6 1851 District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Georgia 1 Joseph W Jackson Democratic 1850 Incumbent re elected Southern Rights gain Y Joseph W Jackson Southern Rights 51 67 Charles H Hopkins Constitutional Union 48 34 Georgia 2 Marshall Johnson Wellborn Democratic 1848 Inumbent retired Constitutional Union gain Y James Johnson Constitutional Union 53 72 Henry L Benning Southern Rights 46 28 Georgia 3 Allen F Owen Whig 1848 Incumbent retired Southern Rights gain Y Jack Bailey Southern Rights 50 67 Absalom H Chappell Constitutional Union 49 33 Georgia 4 Hugh A Haralson Democratic 1842 Incumbent retired Constitutional Union gain Y Charles Murphey Constitutional Union 58 05 John P Stell Southern Rights 41 95 Georgia 5 Thomas C Hackett Democratic 1848 Incumbent retired Constitutional Union gain Y Elijah W Chastain Constitutional Union 64 98 William H Stiles Southern Rights 35 02 Georgia 6 Howell Cobb Democratic 1842 Incumbent retired Constitutional Union gain Y Junius Hillyer Constitutional Union 71 11 Thomas F Jones Southern Rights 28 90 Georgia 7 Alexander H Stephens Democratic 1843 Incumbent re elected as a Unionist Constitutional Union gain Y Alexander H Stephens Constitutional Union 70 82 David W Lewis Southern Rights 29 18 Georgia 8 Robert Toombs Whig 1844 Incumbent re elected as a Unionist Constitutional Union gain Y Robert Toombs Constitutional Union IllinoisElections were held November 5 1850 District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Illinois 1 Illinois 2 Illinois 3 Illinois 4 Illinois 5 Illinois 6 Illinois 7IndianaElections were held August 4 1851 after the March 4 1851 beginning of the term but before the House first convened in December 1851 District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Indiana 1 Indiana 2 Indiana 3 Indiana 4 Indiana 5 Indiana 6 Indiana 7 Indiana 8 Indiana 9 Indiana 10IowaElections were held August 5 1850 District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Iowa 1 Iowa 2KentuckyElections were held August 4 1851 after the March 4 1851 beginning of the term but before the House first convened in December 1851 District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Kentucky 1 Kentucky 2 Kentucky 3 Kentucky 4 Kentucky 5 Kentucky 6 Kentucky 7 Kentucky 8 Kentucky 9 Kentucky 10LouisianaElections were held November 4 1851 after the March 4 1851 beginning of the term but before the House first convened in December 1851 District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Louisiana 1 Louisiana 2 Louisiana 3 Louisiana 4MaineElections were held September 9 1850 District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Maine 1 Maine 2 Maine 3 Maine 4 Maine 5 Maine 6 Maine 7MarylandElections were held October 1 1851 elections were after the March 4 1851 beginning of the new term but still before the Congress convened in December 1851 District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Maryland 1 Maryland 2 Maryland 3 Maryland 4 Maryland 5 Maryland 6MassachusettsElections were held November 11 1850 but at least one district s elections went to multiple ballots into 1851 District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Massachusetts 1 Massachusetts 2 Massachusetts 3 Massachusetts 4 Vacant due to failure to elect Whig gain First ballot November 11 1850 Benjamin Thompson Whig 39 60 John G Palfrey Free Soil 34 25 Democratic 26 16 Second ballot January 20 1851 Benjamin Thompson Whig 42 76 John G Palfrey Free Soil 33 86 Democratic 23 39 Third ballot April 7 1851 Benjamin Thompson Whig 42 12 John G Palfrey Free Soil 40 18 Democratic 17 70 Fourth ballot May 26 1851 Y Benjamin Thompson Whig 47 65 John G Palfrey Free Soil 47 00 Democratic 5 36 Massachusetts 5 Massachusetts 6 Massachusetts 7 Julius Rockwell Whig 1844 late Incumbent lost re election Whig hold First ballot November 11 1850 Henry W Bishop Democratic 45 75 John Z Goodrich Whig 45 30 Joel Hayden Free Soil 6 72 Julius Rockwell Whig 2 23 Second ballot January 20 1851 John Z Goodrich Whig 48 32 Henry W Bishop Democratic 42 61 Joel Hayden Free Soil 7 73 Julius Rockwell Whig 1 34 Third ballot April 7 1851 John Z Goodrich Whig 48 24 Henry W Bishop Democratic 43 02 Joel Hayden Free Soil 7 96 Fourth ballot May 26 1851 Y John Z Goodrich Whig 52 80 Henry W Bishop Democratic 46 32 Massachusetts 8 Massachusetts 9 Massachusetts 10MichiganElections were held November 5 1850 District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Michigan 1 Alexander W Buel Democratic 1848 Incumbent lost re election Whig gain Y Ebenezer J Penniman Whig 54 7 Alexander W Buel Democratic 45 3 Michigan 2 William Sprague Whig 1848 Incumbent retired Democratic gain Y Charles E Stuart Democratic 50 8 Joseph R Williams Whig 49 0 Michigan 3 Kinsley S Bingham Democratic 1846 Incumbent retired Whig gain Y James L Conger Whig 50 6 Charles C Hascall Democratic 49 4 Minnesota TerritorySee Non voting delegates below MississippiElections were held November 3 4 1851 after the March 4 1851 beginning of the term but before the House first convened in December 1851 District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Mississippi 1 Jacob Thompson Democratic 1839 Incumbent lost re election as a Southern Rights candidate Union gain Y Benjamin D Nabers Union 57 80 Jacob Thompson Southern Rights 42 20 Mississippi 2 Winfield S Featherston Democratic 1847 Incumbent lost re election as a Southern Rights candidate Union gain Y John A Wilcox Union 52 77 Winfield S Featherston Southern Rights 47 24 Mississippi 3 William McWillie Democratic 1849 Incumbent lost re election as a Southern Rights candidate Union gain Y John D Freeman Union 50 81 William McWillie Southern Rights 49 19 Mississippi 4 Albert G Brown Democratic 1847 Incumbent re elected as a Southern Rights candidate Southern Rights gain Y Albert G Brown Southern Rights 57 35 A B Dawson Union 42 66 MissouriElections were held August 5 1850 District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Missouri 1 Missouri 2 Missouri 3 Missouri 4 Missouri 5New HampshireElections were held March 11 1851 after the March 4 1851 beginning of the term but before the House first convened in December 1851 District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates New Hampshire 1 Amos Tuck Free Soil 1847 Incumbent won re election as a Whig Whig gain Y Amos Tuck Whig 51 23 George W Kittredge Democratic 48 77 New Hampshire 2 Charles H Peaslee Democratic 1847 Incumbent re elected Y Charles H Peaslee Democratic 55 01 Anthony Colby Whig 29 18 Asa Fowler Free Soil 15 81 New Hampshire 3 George W Morrison Democratic 1850 special Incumbent lost re election Whig gain Y Jared Perkins Whig 52 84 George W Morrison Democratic 47 16 New Hampshire 4 Harry Hibbard Democratic 1849 Incumbent re elected Y Harry Hibbard Democratic 59 66 Jonathan Kitteridge Whig 27 32 John H White Free Soil 13 02 New JerseyElections were held November 5 1850 District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates New Jersey 1 New Jersey 2 New Jersey 3 New Jersey 4 New Jersey 5New Mexico TerritorySee Non voting delegates below New YorkElections were held November 5 1850 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 CarolinaElections were held August 7 1851 after the March 4 1851 beginning of the term but before the House first convened in December 1851 District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates North Carolina 1 North Carolina 2 North Carolina 3 North Carolina 4 North Carolina 5 North Carolina 6 North Carolina 7 North Carolina 8 North Carolina 9OhioElections were held October 8 1850 District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Ohio 1 Ohio 2 Ohio 3 Ohio 4 Ohio 5 Ohio 6 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 21Oregon TerritorySee Non voting delegates below PennsylvaniaElections were held October 8 1850 District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Pennsylvania 1 Pennsylvania 2 Pennsylvania 3 Pennsylvania 4 Pennsylvania 5 Pennsylvania 6 Pennsylvania 7 Pennsylvania 8 Pennsylvania 9 Pennsylvania 10 Pennsylvania 11 Pennsylvania 12 Pennsylvania 13 Pennsylvania 14 Pennsylvania 15 Pennsylvania 16 Pennsylvania 17 Pennsylvania 18 Pennsylvania 19 Pennsylvania 20 Pennsylvania 21 Pennsylvania 22 Pennsylvania 23 Pennsylvania 24Rhode IslandElections were held April 2 1851 after the March 4 1851 beginning of the term but before the House first convened in December 1851 District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Rhode Island 1 Rhode Island 2South CarolinaElections were held October 14 15 1850 District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates South Carolina 1 South Carolina 2 South Carolina 3 South Carolina 4 South Carolina 5 South Carolina 6 South Carolina 7TennesseeElections were held August 7 1851 after the March 4 1851 beginning of the term but before the House first convened in December 1851 District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Tennessee 1 Andrew Johnson Democratic 1842 Incumbent re elected Y Andrew Johnson Democratic 57 52 Landon Carter Haynes Democratic 42 48 Tennessee 2 Albert G Watkins Whig 1849 Incumbent re elected Y Albert G Watkins Whig 78 65 FNU Hurley Democratic 17 57 J D Dickinson Whig 3 78 Tennessee 3 Josiah M Anderson Whig 1849 Incumbent lost re election Democratic gain Y William M Churchwell Democratic 50 06 Josiah M Anderson Whig 49 94 Tennessee 4 John H Savage Democratic 1849 Incumbent re elected Y John H Savage Democratic 57 20 Jefferson D Goodpasture Whig 42 80 Tennessee 5 George W Jones Democratic 1842 Incumbent re elected Y George W Jones Democratic 100 Tennessee 6 James H Thomas Democratic 1847 Incumbent lost re election Independent Democratic gain Y William H Polk Independent Democratic 56 13 James H Thomas Democratic 43 87 Tennessee 7 Meredith P Gentry Whig 1845 Incumbent re elected Y Meredith P Gentry Whig 100 Tennessee 8 Andrew Ewing Democratic 1849 Incumbent retired Whig gain Y William Cullom Whig 55 63 J J Southall Democratic 44 37 Tennessee 9 Isham G Harris Democratic 1849 Incumbent re elected Y Isham G Harris Democratic 59 47 I G Hornberger Whig 40 53 Tennessee 10 Frederick P Stanton Democratic 1845 Incumbent re elected Y Frederick P Stanton Democratic 51 81 Walter S Coleman Whig 48 19 Tennessee 11 Christopher H Williams Whig 1849 Incumbent re elected Y Christopher H Williams Whig 100 TexasElections were held August 4 1851 after the March 4 1851 beginning of the term but before the House first convened in December 1851 District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Texas 1 Texas 2Utah TerritorySee Non voting delegates below VermontElections were held September 3 1850 District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Vermont 1 William Henry Whig 1846 Incumbent retired Whig hold First ballot Whig 31 4 Ahiman Louis Miner Whig 30 5 Free Soil 27 2 Merritt Clark Democratic 10 3 Second ballot Y Ahiman Louis Miner Whig 39 2 Whig 37 2 Free Soil 23 6 Vermont 2 William Hebard Whig 1848 Incumbent re elected Y William Hebard Whig 55 2 Jefferson P Kidder Free Soil 42 8 J F Redfield Unknown 0 8 Daniel Cobb Unknown 0 2 Vermont 3 James Meacham Whig 1849 special Incumbent re elected Y James Meacham Whig 55 4 Herman R Beardsley Free Soil 30 1 Democratic 14 4 Vermont 4 Lucius B Peck Democratic 1846 Incumbent retired Free Soil gain Y Thomas Bartlett Jr Free Soil 52 8 Bliss N Davis Whig 35 9 VirginiaElections were held October 23 1851 after the March 4 1851 beginning of the term but before the House first convened in December 1851 District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Virginia 1 John Millson Democratic 1849 Incumbent re elected Y John Millson Democratic 59 6 Leopold P C Cowper Whig 40 4 Virginia 2 Richard Kidder Meade Democratic Incumbent re elected Y Richard Kidder Meade Democratic 100 Virginia 3 Thomas H Averett Democratic 1849 Incumbent re elected Y Thomas H Averett Democratic 57 4 Thomas Flournoy Whig 42 6 Virginia 4 Thomas S Bocock Democratic 1847 Incumbent re elected Y Thomas S Bocock Democratic 63 5 Philip A Bolling Whig 36 5 Virginia 5 Paulus Powell Democratic 1849 Incumbent re elected Y Paulus Powell Democratic 51 5 William L Goggin Whig 48 5 Virginia 6 James Seddon Democratic 1845 1847 retired 1849 Incumbent retired Democratic hold Y John Caskie Democratic 54 5 John Botts Whig 45 5 Virginia 7 Thomas H Bayly Democratic Incumbent re elected Y Thomas H Bayly Democratic 100 Virginia 8 Alexander Holladay Democratic 1849 Incumbent re elected Y Alexander Holladay Democratic 61 3 Robert W Carter Whig 38 7 Virginia 9 Jeremiah Morton Ind Whig 1849 Incumbent lost re election as a Democrat Whig gain Y James F Strother Whig 55 9 Jeremiah Morton Democratic 44 1 Virginia 10 Richard Parker Democratic 1849 Incumbent retired Whig gain Y Charles J Faulkner Whig 53 7 Henry Bedinger Democratic 46 3 Virginia 11 James McDowell Democratic Incumbent retired Democratic hold Y John Letcher Democratic 100 Virginia 12 Henry A Edmundson Democratic 1849 Incumbent re elected Y Henry A Edmundson Democratic 100 Virginia 13 Fayette McMullen Democratic 1849 Incumbent re elected Y Fayette McMullen Democratic 100 Virginia 14 James M H Beale Democratic 1849 Incumbent re elected Y James M H Beale Democratic 58 8 FNU Smith Whig 41 2 Virginia 15 Thomas Haymond Whig Incumbent lost re election Democratic gain Y George W Thompson Democratic 52 5 Thomas Haymond Whig 47 5 WisconsinElections were held November 5 1850 District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Wisconsin 1 Charles Durkee Free Soil 1848 Incumbent re elected Y Charles Durkee Free Soil 57 4 Andrew E Elmore Democratic 42 6 Wisconsin 2 Orsamus Cole Whig 1848 Incumbent lost re election Democratic gain Y Ben C Eastman Democratic 55 8 Orsamus Cole Whig 44 2 Wisconsin 3 James Duane Doty Democratic 1848 Incumbent won re election as an Independent Independent Democratic gain Y James Duane Doty Ind Democratic 67 5 Harrison Carroll Hobart Democratic 32 5 Non voting delegatesDistrict Incumbent This race Delegate Party First elected Results Candidates Minnesota Territory Henry Hastings Sibley Democratic 1848 Wis Territory special 1849 Wis Territory eliminated 1849 Minn Territory Incumbent re elected Y Henry Hastings Sibley Democratic data missing New Mexico Territory New seat New seat Democratic gain Y Richard H Weightman Democratic 4 200 votes Whig 3 458 votes Oregon Territory Samuel Thurston Democratic 1849 new seat Incumbent died April 9 1851 New delegate elected June 2 1851 Democratic hold Y Joseph Lane Democratic data missing Utah Territory New seat New seat Independent gain Y John M Bernhisel Independent data missing See also1850 United States elections List of United States House of Representatives elections 1824 1854 1850 51 United States Senate elections 31st United States Congress 32nd United States CongressNotesIncludes one Anti Benton Democrat one Benton Democrat two Southern Rights Democrats two Union Democrats and one Seccionist Democrat Includes two Union Whigs and one Seccionist Whig Includes three Independent Democrats and one Independent Whig Free Soil had 4 seats and Southern Rights had 3 Union had 10 seats Includes one Anti Benton Democrat and one Benton Democrat One Democrat was backed by Free Soil Includes one Independent Democrat There was 1 Know Nothing in the 31st Congress One Democrat was backed by Free Soil One Whig was backed by Free Soil In 1845 Congress passed a law providing for a uniform date for choosing presidential electors Congressional elections were unaffected by this law but the date was gradually adopted by the states for congressional elections as well Two Whigs were backed by Free Soil One Free Soil was backed by the Whigs One seat Massachusetts s 4th congressional district had been vacant during the entire 31st Congress Includes two Southern Rights Democrats and two Union Democrats Includes two Union Whigs Includes one Seccionist Democrat Includes one Seccionist Whig There was 1 Independent in the 31st Congress Includes 1 Independent Whig Includes three Independent Democrats from Ohio Tennessee and Wisconsin ReferencesStatutes at Large 28th Congress 2nd Session p 721 Our Campaigns AL District 1 Race Nov 12 1850 www ourcampaigns com Retrieved November 12 2024 Guide to U S 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