The 1852–53 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between August 2, 1852, and November 8, 1853. Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives before the first session of the 33rd United States Congress convened on December 5, 1853. The size of the House increased to 234 seats following the congressional reapportionment based on the 1850 United States census.
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Democrats increased their House majority while electing national compromise candidate Franklin Pierce, a Northerner favorable to Southern interests, to the Presidency. Effects of the Compromise of 1850 temporarily had reduced sectional tensions, and both major parties, Democrats and Whigs, unified around the 1852 presidential campaign, with Whig unity more tenuous. Two small parties, the Union and Southern Rights parties, collapsed before this election, while the Free Soil Party, opposing slavery in the Western territories, retained four seats. One Independent, Caleb Lyon, was elected from New York.
Election summaries
Following the 1850 census, the House was reapportioned. In the initial apportionment bill, the number of seats was unchanged at 233, but later one seat was added to California's delegation, increasing the total apportionment to 234, due to returns from California being determined to be incomplete.
158 | 4 | 1 | 71 |
Democratic | FS | I | Whig |
State | Type | Date | Total seats | Democratic | Free Soil | Whig | Others | |||||
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Seats | Change | Seats | Change | Seats | Change | Seats | Change | Seats | Change | |||
Iowa | Districts | August 2, 1852 | 2 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() |
Missouri | Districts | August 2, 1852 | 7 | ![]() | 3 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 4 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() |
Vermont | Districts | September 7, 1852 | 3 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 3 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() |
Maine | Districts | September 13, 1852 | 6 | ![]() | 3 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 3 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() |
Florida | At-large | October 5, 1852 | 1 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() |
Indiana | Districts | October 12, 1852 | 11 | ![]() | 10 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() |
Ohio | Districts | October 12, 1852 | 21 | ![]() | 12 | ![]() | 2 | ![]() | 7 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() |
Pennsylvania | Districts | October 12, 1852 | 25 | ![]() | 17 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 8 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() |
California | At-large | November 2, 1852 (Election Day) | 2 | ![]() | 2 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() |
Illinois | Districts | 9 | ![]() | 5 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 4 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | |
Michigan | Districts | 4 | ![]() | 4 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | |
New Jersey | Districts | 5 | ![]() | 4 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | |
New York | Districts | 33 | ![]() | 21 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() | 10 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() | |
Wisconsin | Districts | 3 | ![]() | 3 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | |
Delaware | At-large | November 8, 1852 | 1 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() |
Massachusetts | Districts | November 8, 1852 | 11 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() | 9 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() |
South Carolina | Districts | February 28 – March 1, 1853 | 6 | ![]() | 6 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() |
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New Hampshire | Districts | March 8, 1853 | 3 | ![]() | 3 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() |
Connecticut | Districts | April 4, 1853 | 4 | ![]() | 4 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() |
Rhode Island | Districts | April 6, 1853 | 2 | ![]() | 2 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() |
Virginia | Districts | May 26, 1853 | 13 | ![]() | 13 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() |
Arkansas | Districts | August 1, 1853 | 2 | ![]() | 2 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() |
Kentucky | Districts | August 1, 1853 | 10 | ![]() | 5 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 5 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() |
Texas | Districts | August 1, 1853 | 2 | ![]() | 2 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() |
North Carolina | Districts | August 4, 1853 | 8 | ![]() | 5 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 3 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() |
Tennessee | Districts | August 4, 1853 | 10 | ![]() | 5 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 5 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() |
Alabama | Districts | August 8, 1853 | 7 | ![]() | 6 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() |
Georgia | Districts | October 3, 1853 | 8 | ![]() | 6 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 2 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() |
Louisiana | Districts | November 1, 1853 | 4 | ![]() | 3 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() |
Maryland | Districts | November 2, 1853 | 6 | ![]() | 4 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 2 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() |
Mississippi | District + 1 at-large | November 7–8, 1853 | 5 | ![]() | 5 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() |
Total | 234 | ![]() | 158 67.5% | ![]() | 4 1.7% | ![]() | 71 30.3% | ![]() | 1 0.4% | ![]() |
Alabama
Arkansas
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Arkansas 1 | Robert W. Johnson Redistricted from the at-large district | Democratic | 1846 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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Arkansas 2 | New seat. Democratic gain. |
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California
Note: From statehood to 1864, California's representatives were elected at-large, with the top two vote-getters winning election from 1849 to 1858; in 1860 when California gained a seat in the House the top three vote-getters were elected.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
California at-large 2 seats on a general ticket | Edward C. Marshall | Democratic | 1851 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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Joseph W. McCorkle | Democratic | 1851 | Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic hold. |
Connecticut
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Connecticut 1 | Charles Chapman | Whig | 1851 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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Connecticut 2 | Colin M. Ingersoll | Democratic | 1851 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Connecticut 3 | Chauncey F. Cleveland | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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Connecticut 4 | Origen S. Seymour | Democratic | 1851 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Delaware
Election was held November 8, 1852.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Delaware at-large | George R. Riddle | Democratic | 1850 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Florida at-large | Edward C. Cabell | Whig | 1846 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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Georgia
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
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Illinois
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Indiana
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Iowa
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Kentucky
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
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Kentucky 10 |
Louisiana
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
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Maine
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
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Maryland
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
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Massachusetts
The elections were held November 8, 1852. However, many of the districts went to a December 13, 1852 second ballot.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Massachusetts 1 | Zeno Scudder Redistricted from the 10th district | Whig | 1851 | Incumbent re-elected on the second ballot. | First ballot (November 8, 1852)
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Michigan
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Michigan 1 | Ebenezer J. Penniman | Whig | 1850 | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. |
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Michigan 2 | Charles E. Stuart | Democratic | 1847 (special) 1848 (lost) 1850 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. Democratic hold. |
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Michigan 3 | James L. Conger | Whig | 1850 | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. |
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Michigan 4 | None (New seat) | New seat. Democratic gain. |
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Mississippi
Elections held late, from November 7 to 8, 1853
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Mississippi at-large | None (new district) | New seat. Democratic gain. |
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Mississippi 1 | Benjamin D. Nabers | Union | 1851 | Incumbent lost re-election as a Whig. Democratic gain. |
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Mississippi 2 | John A. Wilcox | Union | 1851 | Incumbent lost re-election as a Whig. Democratic gain. |
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Mississippi 3 | John D. Freeman | Union | 1851 | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. |
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Mississippi 4 | Albert G. Brown | Southern Rights | 1847 | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. | ▌![]() |
Missouri
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Tennessee
Elections held late, on August 4, 1853.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Tennessee 1 | Andrew Johnson | Democratic | 1842 | Incumbent retired to run for Governor. Democratic loss. |
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Albert G. Watkins Redistricted from the 2nd district | Whig | 1849 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. | ||
Tennessee 2 | William M. Churchwell Redistricted from the 3rd district | Democratic | 1851 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Tennessee 3 | None (new district) | New seat. Democratic gain. |
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Tennessee 4 | John H. Savage | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent retired. Democratic loss. |
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William Cullom Redistricted from the 8th district | Whig | 1851 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
Tennessee 5 | None (new district) | New seat. Whig gain. |
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Tennessee 6 | William H. Polk | Independent Democratic | 1851 | Incumbent retired. Independent Democratic loss. | ▌![]() |
George W. Jones Redistricted from the 5th district | Democratic | 1842 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
Tennessee 7 | Meredith P. Gentry | Whig | 1845 | Incumbent retired. Whig hold. |
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Tennessee 8 | None (new district) | New seat. Whig gain. |
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Tennessee 9 | Isham G. Harris | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent retired. Democratic loss. |
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Christopher H. Williams Redistricted from the 11th district | Whig | 1849 | Incumbent lost re-election. Whig hold. | ||
Tennessee 10 | Frederick P. Stanton | Democratic | 1845 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Texas
Vermont
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Vermont 1 | James Meacham Redistricted from the 3rd district | Whig | 1849 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Ahiman Louis Miner | Whig | 1850 | Incumbent retired. Whig loss. | ||
Vermont 2 | William Hebard | Whig | 1848 | Incumbent retired. Whig hold. |
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Vermont 3 | None (new district) | New seat. Whig gain. | First ballot
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Vermont 4 | Thomas Bartlett Jr. | Democratic | 1850 | Incumbent retired. District eliminated. Democratic loss. | None |
Virginia
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Virginia 1 | Thomas H. Bayly Redistricted from the 7th district | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 2 | John Millson Redistricted from the 1st district | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 3 | Thomas H. Averett | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic loss. |
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John Caskie Redistricted from the 6th district | Democratic | 1851 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
Virginia 4 | Richard Kidder Meade Redistricted from the 2nd district | Democratic | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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Virginia 5 | Thomas S. Bocock Redistricted from the 4th district | Democratic | 1847 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 6 | Paulus Powell Redistricted from the 5th district | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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Virginia 7 | James F. Strother Redistricted from the 9th district | Whig | 1851 | Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic gain. |
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Virginia 8 | Alexander Holladay | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent retired. Democratic loss. |
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Charles J. Faulkner Redistricted from the 10th district | Whig | 1851 | Incumbent re-elected as a Democrat. Democratic gain. | ||
Virginia 9 | John Letcher Redistricted from the 11th district | Democratic | 1851 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 10 | None (new district) | New district. Democratic gain. |
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Virginia 11 | None (new district) | New district. Democratic gain. |
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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 | Incumbents retired. Districts eliminated. Democratic loss. | None |
Virginia 15 | Sherrard Clemens | Democratic | None |
Wisconsin
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Wisconsin 1 | Charles Durkee | Free Soil | 1848 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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Wisconsin 2 | Ben C. Eastman | Democratic | 1850 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Wisconsin 3 | James Duane Doty | Independent Democratic | 1848 | Incumbent retired. 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 retired. New delegate elected. Democratic hold. |
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New Mexico Territory | Richard H. Weightman | Democratic | 1851 | Incumbent retired. New delegate elected in 1853. Democratic hold. |
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Oregon Territory | Joseph Lane | Democratic | 1851 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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See also
- 1852 United States elections
- List of United States House of Representatives elections (1824–1854)
- 1852 United States presidential election
- 1852–53 United States Senate elections
- 32nd United States Congress
- 33rd United States Congress
Notes
- Includes one Benton Democrat, three Southern Democrats, and two Union Democrats
- The returns from Al-5, Al-7, TN-9, VA-1, VA-4, VA-6, VA-9, VA-10, VA-12, SC-1, SC-2, and SC-3 are incomplete
- Includes one Union Whig
- Included three Independent Democrats and one Independent Whig.
- Includes one Independent and one Independent Democrat
- Includes one Benton Democrat
- In 1845, Congress passed a law providing for a uniform date for choosing presidential electors (see: Statutes at Large, 28th Congress, 2nd Session, p. 721). Congressional elections were unaffected by this law, but the date was gradually adopted by the states for congressional elections as well.
- Includes 1 Independent Democrat, William Henry Bissell, elected to IL-08.
- Caleb Lyon was elected to NY-23 as an Independent.
- Backed by the Whigs
- One Independent Democrat
- Includes three Southern Rights Democrats and two Union Democrats
- One Union Whig
- Previous election had 1 Union member
- Previous election had 6 Constitutional Union and 2 Southern Rights.
- One Independent Whig
- Previous election had 3 Union and 1 Southern Rights.
- Manually added from
- 9,639 votes
- 396 votes
- 381 votes
- 16,473 votes
- Full name unpublished in source, presumably Alexander Wilkin (Whig)
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The 1852 53 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between August 2 1852 and November 8 1853 Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives before the first session of the 33rd United States Congress convened on December 5 1853 The size of the House increased to 234 seats following the congressional reapportionment based on the 1850 United States census 1852 53 United States House of Representatives elections 1850 amp 1851 August 2 1852 November 8 1853 1854 amp 1855 All 234 seats in the United States House of Representatives 118 seats needed for a majority Majority party Minority party Leader Linn Boyd Joseph R Chandler Party Democratic Whig Leader s seat Kentucky 1st Pennsylvania 2nd Last election 127 seats 85 seats Seats won 157 71 Seat change 30 14 Popular vote 1 634 231 1 321 904 Percentage 51 67 41 79 Swing 6 51pp 0 28pp Third party Fourth party Party Free Soil Independent Last election 4 seats 4 seats Seats won 4 2 Seat change 2 Popular vote 125 271 54 738 Percentage 3 96 1 73 Swing 0 87ppResults Democratic gain Whig gain Democratic hold Whig hold Free Soil hold Free Soil gain Independent gainSpeaker before election Linn Boyd Democratic Elected Speaker Linn Boyd Democratic Democrats increased their House majority while electing national compromise candidate Franklin Pierce a Northerner favorable to Southern interests to the Presidency Effects of the Compromise of 1850 temporarily had reduced sectional tensions and both major parties Democrats and Whigs unified around the 1852 presidential campaign with Whig unity more tenuous Two small parties the Union and Southern Rights parties collapsed before this election while the Free Soil Party opposing slavery in the Western territories retained four seats One Independent Caleb Lyon was elected from New York Election summariesFollowing the 1850 census the House was reapportioned In the initial apportionment bill the number of seats was unchanged at 233 but later one seat was added to California s delegation increasing the total apportionment to 234 due to returns from California being determined to be incomplete 158 4 1 71 Democratic FS I Whig State Type Date Total seats Democratic Free Soil Whig Others Seats Change Seats Change Seats Change Seats Change Seats Change Iowa Districts August 2 1852 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 Missouri Districts August 2 1852 7 2 3 1 0 4 1 0 Vermont Districts September 7 1852 3 1 0 1 0 3 0 Maine Districts September 13 1852 6 1 3 2 0 3 1 0 Florida At large October 5 1852 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 Indiana Districts October 12 1852 11 1 10 2 0 1 1 0 Ohio Districts October 12 1852 21 12 1 2 1 7 2 0 Pennsylvania Districts October 12 1852 25 1 17 2 0 8 1 0 California At large November 2 1852 Election Day 2 2 0 0 0 Illinois Districts 9 2 5 1 0 4 3 0 Michigan Districts 4 1 4 3 0 0 2 0 New Jersey Districts 5 4 0 1 0 New York Districts 33 1 21 4 1 1 10 7 1 1 Wisconsin Districts 3 3 2 0 1 0 0 1 Delaware At large November 8 1852 1 1 0 0 0 Massachusetts Districts November 8 1852 11 1 1 1 1 9 2 0 South Carolina Districts February 28 March 1 1853 6 1 6 1 0 0 0 Late elections after the March 4 1853 beginning of the term New Hampshire Districts March 8 1853 3 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 Connecticut Districts April 4 1853 4 4 1 0 0 1 0 Rhode Island Districts April 6 1853 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 Virginia Districts May 26 1853 13 2 13 0 0 2 0 Arkansas Districts August 1 1853 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 Kentucky Districts August 1 1853 10 5 0 5 0 Texas Districts August 1 1853 2 2 0 0 0 North Carolina Districts August 4 1853 8 1 5 2 0 3 3 0 Tennessee Districts August 4 1853 10 1 5 2 0 5 1 0 Alabama Districts August 8 1853 7 6 2 0 1 1 0 1 Georgia Districts October 3 1853 8 6 6 0 2 2 0 8 Louisiana Districts November 1 1853 4 3 1 0 1 1 0 Maryland Districts November 2 1853 6 4 2 0 2 1 0 1 Mississippi District 1 at large November 7 8 1853 5 1 5 5 0 0 0 4 Total 234 1 158 67 5 28 4 1 7 71 30 3 15 1 0 4 12 Popular vote Democratic 51 67 Whig 41 79 Free Soil 3 96 Know Nothing 0 38 Temperance 0 01 Union 0 01 Independent 1 73 Unknown 0 52 House seats Democratic 67 09 Whig 30 34 Free Soil 1 71 Independent 0 85 AlabamaArkansasDistrict Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Arkansas 1 Robert W Johnson Redistricted from the at large district Democratic 1846 Incumbent retired Democratic hold Y Alfred B Greenwood Democratic 100 0 Arkansas 2 New seat Democratic gain Y Edward A Warren Democratic 53 2 Unidentified Whig 46 8 CaliforniaNote From statehood to 1864 California s representatives were elected at large with the top two vote getters winning election from 1849 to 1858 in 1860 when California gained a seat in the House the top three vote getters were elected District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates California at large 2 seats on a general ticket Edward C Marshall Democratic 1851 Incumbent retired Democratic hold Y James A McDougall Democratic 84 4 Y Milton Latham Democratic 15 6 Philip Leget Edwards Whig 23 28 Whig 23 13 Joseph W McCorkle Democratic 1851 Incumbent lost renomination Democratic hold ConnecticutDistrict Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Connecticut 1 Charles Chapman Whig 1851 Incumbent lost re election Democratic gain Y James T Pratt Democratic 52 2 Charles Chapman Whig 44 2 John Hooker Free Soil 3 5 Connecticut 2 Colin M Ingersoll Democratic 1851 Incumbent re elected Y Colin M Ingersoll Democratic 53 0 Whig 42 0 Walter Booth Free Soil 4 9 Connecticut 3 Chauncey F Cleveland Democratic 1849 Incumbent retired Democratic hold Y Nathan Belcher Democratic 50 4 Whig 34 8 Albert G Stark Free Soil 14 8 Connecticut 4 Origen S Seymour Democratic 1851 Incumbent re elected Y Origen S Seymour Democratic 54 0 William W Welch Whig 45 4 Daniel G Platt Free Soil 0 6 DelawareElection was held November 8 1852 District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Delaware at large George R Riddle Democratic 1850 Incumbent re elected Y George R Riddle Democratic 50 23 John W Houston Whig 49 77 FloridaDistrict Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Florida at large Edward C Cabell Whig 1846 Incumbent lost re election Democratic gain Y Augustus Maxwell Democratic 50 1 Edward C Cabell Whig 49 9 GeorgiaDistrict Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Georgia 1 Georgia 2 Georgia 3 Georgia 4 Georgia 5 Georgia 6 Georgia 7 Georgia 8IllinoisDistrict Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Illinois 1 Illinois 2 Illinois 3 Illinois 4 Illinois 5 Illinois 6 Illinois 7 Illinois 8 Illinois 9IndianaDistrict 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 10 Indiana 11IowaDistrict Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Iowa 1 Iowa 2KentuckyDistrict 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 10LouisianaDistrict Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Louisiana 1 Louisiana 2 Louisiana 3 Louisiana 4MaineDistrict Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Maine 1 Maine 2 Maine 3 Maine 4 Maine 5 Maine 6 Maine 7MarylandDistrict Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Maryland 1 Maryland 2 Maryland 3 Maryland 4 Maryland 5 Maryland 6MassachusettsThe elections were held November 8 1852 However many of the districts went to a December 13 1852 second ballot District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Massachusetts 1 Zeno Scudder Redistricted from the 10th district Whig 1851 Incumbent re elected on the second ballot First ballot November 8 1852 Zeno Scudder Whig 49 67 Democratic 28 60 Rodney French Free Soil 21 73 Second ballot December 13 1852 Y Zeno Scudder Whig 62 91 Independent 37 09 Massachusetts 2 Massachusetts 3 Massachusetts 4 Massachusetts 5 Massachusetts 6 Massachusetts 7 Massachusetts 8 Massachusetts 9 Massachusetts 10 Massachusetts 11MichiganDistrict Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Michigan 1 Ebenezer J Penniman Whig 1850 Incumbent retired Democratic gain Y David Stuart Democratic 50 4 William A Howard Whig 46 6 Samuel W Dexter Free Soil 3 0 Michigan 2 Charles E Stuart Democratic 1847 special 1848 lost 1850 Incumbent retired to run for U S Senator Democratic hold Y David A Noble Democratic 51 7 Joseph R Williams Whig 48 3 Michigan 3 James L Conger Whig 1850 Incumbent retired Democratic gain Y Samuel Clark Democratic 49 4 Henry R Williams Whig 45 7 Uriah Upjohn Free Soil 4 9 Michigan 4 None New seat New seat Democratic gain Y Hestor L Stevens Democratic 51 8 George Bradley Whig 43 1 Ephraim Calkins Free Soil 5 1 MississippiElections held late from November 7 to 8 1853 District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Mississippi at large None new district New seat Democratic gain Y William Barksdale Democratic 54 27 Alexander B Bradford Whig 45 73 Mississippi 1 Benjamin D Nabers Union 1851 Incumbent lost re election as a Whig Democratic gain Y Daniel B Wright Democratic 51 64 Benjamin D Nabers Whig 48 36 Mississippi 2 John A Wilcox Union 1851 Incumbent lost re election as a Whig Democratic gain Y William S Barry Democratic 50 73 John A Wilcox Whig 49 27 Mississippi 3 John D Freeman Union 1851 Incumbent retired Democratic gain Y Otho R Singleton Democratic 55 65 Alexander K McLung Whig 44 35 Mississippi 4 Albert G Brown Southern Rights 1847 Incumbent retired Democratic gain Y Wiley P Harris Democratic 100 MissouriNew HampshireNew JerseyNew YorkNorth CarolinaOhioPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaTennesseeElections held late on August 4 1853 District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Tennessee 1 Andrew Johnson Democratic 1842 Incumbent retired to run for Governor Democratic loss Y Brookins Campbell Democratic 37 11 Nathaniel G Taylor Whig 36 14 Albert G Watkins Whig 26 75 Albert G Watkins Redistricted from the 2nd district Whig 1849 Incumbent lost re election Democratic gain Tennessee 2 William M Churchwell Redistricted from the 3rd district Democratic 1851 Incumbent re elected Y William M Churchwell Democratic 56 64 Horace Maynard Whig 43 36 Tennessee 3 None new district New seat Democratic gain Y Samuel A Smith Democratic 55 49 T Nixon Vandyke Whig 44 52 Tennessee 4 John H Savage Democratic 1849 Incumbent retired Democratic loss Y William Cullom Whig 50 14 Erasmus L Gardner Democratic 49 86 William Cullom Redistricted from the 8th district Whig 1851 Incumbent re elected Tennessee 5 None new district New seat Whig gain Y Charles Ready Whig 57 86 Thomas Barry Democratic 42 14 Tennessee 6 William H Polk Independent Democratic 1851 Incumbent retired Independent Democratic loss Y George W Jones Democratic 100 George W Jones Redistricted from the 5th district Democratic 1842 Incumbent re elected Tennessee 7 Meredith P Gentry Whig 1845 Incumbent retired Whig hold Y Robert M Bugg Whig 52 52 S C Pavott Democratic 47 48 Tennessee 8 None new district New seat Whig gain Y Felix Zollicoffer Whig 52 96 Samuel P Allison Democratic 47 04 Tennessee 9 Isham G Harris Democratic 1849 Incumbent retired Democratic loss Y Emerson Etheridge Whig 96 90 Christopher H Williams Whig 3 10 Christopher H Williams Redistricted from the 11th district Whig 1849 Incumbent lost re election Whig hold Tennessee 10 Frederick P Stanton Democratic 1845 Incumbent re elected Y Frederick P Stanton Democratic 50 03 Edwin M Yerger Whig 49 97 TexasVermontDistrict Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Vermont 1 James Meacham Redistricted from the 3rd district Whig 1849 special Incumbent re elected Y James Meacham Whig 56 0 John Pierpoint Free Soil 23 1 Democratic 20 6 Ahiman Louis Miner Whig 1850 Incumbent retired Whig loss Vermont 2 William Hebard Whig 1848 Incumbent retired Whig hold Y Andrew Tracy Whig 51 8 Daniel Kellogg Democratic 17 9 Ryland Fletcher Free Soil 16 3 Vermont 3 None new district New seat Whig gain First ballot Alvah Sabin Whig 45 7 Democratic 30 8 Free Soil 23 4 Second ballot Y Alvah Sabin Whig 48 3 Democratic 32 2 Free Soil 19 4 Vermont 4 Thomas Bartlett Jr Democratic 1850 Incumbent retired District eliminated Democratic loss NoneVirginiaDistrict Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Virginia 1 Thomas H Bayly Redistricted from the 7th district Democratic Incumbent re elected Y Thomas H Bayly Democratic 58 9 Louis H C Finney Unknown 39 9 George W Lewis Unknown 1 1 Virginia 2 John Millson Redistricted from the 1st district Democratic 1849 Incumbent re elected Y John Millson Democratic 56 7 Jonathan R Chambliss Whig 36 6 William D Roberts Democratic 6 7 Virginia 3 Thomas H Averett Democratic 1849 Incumbent lost renomination Democratic loss Y John Caskie Democratic 54 9 Clayton G Coleman Whig 45 1 John Caskie Redistricted from the 6th district Democratic 1851 Incumbent re elected Virginia 4 Richard Kidder Meade Redistricted from the 2nd district Democratic Incumbent retired Democratic hold Y William Goode Democratic 65 3 Wyatt Cardwell Whig 18 4 William C Flournoy Unknown 14 6 William S Scott Unknown 1 7 Virginia 5 Thomas S Bocock Redistricted from the 4th district Democratic 1847 Incumbent re elected Y Thomas S Bocock Democratic 51 7 John T Wootton Whig 43 1 Thomas H Averett Independent 5 1 Virginia 6 Paulus Powell Redistricted from the 5th district Democratic 1849 Incumbent retired Democratic hold Y Paulus Powell Democratic 52 5 Alexander Mosely Whig 47 5 Virginia 7 James F Strother Redistricted from the 9th district Whig 1851 Incumbent lost renomination Democratic gain Y William Smith Democratic 51 8 Edgar Snowden Sr Whig 48 2 Virginia 8 Alexander Holladay Democratic 1849 Incumbent retired Democratic loss Y Charles J Faulkner Democratic 52 3 Alexander Boteler Whig 47 7 Charles J Faulkner Redistricted from the 10th district Whig 1851 Incumbent re elected as a Democrat Democratic gain Virginia 9 John Letcher Redistricted from the 11th district Democratic 1851 Incumbent re elected Y John Letcher Democratic 74 4 Tyre Maupin Whig 25 6 Virginia 10 None new district New district Democratic gain Y Zedekiah Kidwell Democratic 100 Virginia 11 None new district New district Democratic gain Y John F Snodgrass Democratic 40 3 Charles S Lewis Democratic 38 3 A M Sterett Whig 21 4 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 Incumbents retired Districts eliminated Democratic loss None Virginia 15 Sherrard Clemens Democratic NoneWisconsinDistrict Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Wisconsin 1 Charles Durkee Free Soil 1848 Incumbent lost re election Democratic gain Y Daniel Wells Jr Democratic 46 5 Charles Durkee Free Soil 31 9 Henry S Durand Whig 21 6 Wisconsin 2 Ben C Eastman Democratic 1850 Incumbent re elected Y Ben C Eastman Democratic 53 9 Chauncey Abbott Whig 38 7 James L Enos Free Soil 7 4 Wisconsin 3 James Duane Doty Independent Democratic 1848 Incumbent retired Democratic gain Y John B Macy Democratic 55 5 James McMillan Shafter Whig 36 2 Hiram McKee Free Soil 8 3 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 retired New delegate elected Democratic hold Y Henry M Rice Democratic 2360 votes Wilkin 728 votes New Mexico Territory Richard H Weightman Democratic 1851 Incumbent retired New delegate elected in 1853 Democratic hold Y Jose Gallegos Democratic William Carr Lane Whig Oregon Territory Joseph Lane Democratic 1851 Incumbent re elected Y Joseph Lane Democratic data missing See also1852 United States elections List of United States House of Representatives elections 1824 1854 1852 United States presidential election 1852 53 United States Senate elections 32nd United States Congress 33rd United States CongressNotesIncludes one Benton Democrat three Southern Democrats and two Union Democrats The returns from Al 5 Al 7 TN 9 VA 1 VA 4 VA 6 VA 9 VA 10 VA 12 SC 1 SC 2 and SC 3 are incomplete Includes one Union Whig Included three Independent Democrats and one Independent Whig Includes one Independent and one Independent Democrat Includes one Benton Democrat In 1845 Congress passed a law providing for a uniform date for choosing presidential electors see Statutes at Large 28th Congress 2nd Session p 721 Congressional elections were unaffected by this law but the date was gradually adopted by the states for congressional elections as well Includes 1 Independent Democrat William Henry Bissell elected to IL 08 Caleb Lyon was elected to NY 23 as an Independent Backed by the Whigs One Independent Democrat Includes three Southern Rights Democrats and two Union Democrats One Union Whig Previous election had 1 Union member Previous election had 6 Constitutional Union and 2 Southern Rights One Independent Whig Previous election had 3 Union and 1 Southern Rights Manually added from 9 639 votes 396 votes 381 votes 16 473 votes Full name unpublished in source presumably Alexander Wilkin Whig References9 Stat 432 10 Stat 25 Party Divisions of the House of Representatives 1789 to Present US House of Representatives History Art amp Archives history house gov Retrieved March 8 2025 Dubin Michael J 1998 United States Congressional Elections 1788 1997 The Official Results of the Elections of the 1st through 105th Congresses McFarland pp 163 169 ISBN 9780786402830 Guide to U S Elections Vol II 6th ed Washington D C CQ 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