1848–49 United States House of Representatives elections

The 1848–49 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between August 1848 and November 1849. Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives before the first session of the 31st United States Congress convened on December 3, 1849. The new state of Wisconsin elected its first representatives, and California also held its first congressional elections before officially achieving statehood in 1850, increasing the size of the House to 233 seats.

1848–49 United States House of Representatives elections

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All 233 seats in the United States House of Representatives
117 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Howell Cobb Robert C. Winthrop
Party Democratic Whig
Leader's seat Georgia 6th Massachusetts 1st
Last election 110 seats 116 seats
Seats won 113 106
Seat change 3 10
Popular vote 1,212,632 1,231,320
Percentage 44.16% 44.84%
Swing 4.27pp 0.32pp

  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Free Soil Know Nothing
Last election New Party 1 seats
Seats won 9 1
Seat change 9
Popular vote 237,714 10,539
Percentage 8.66% 0.38%
Swing 5.57pp 0.83pp

  Fifth party
 
Party Independent
Last election 3 seats
Seats won 3
Seat change
Popular vote 48,223
Percentage 1.76%
Swing 0.98pp

Speaker before election

Robert C. Winthrop
Whig

Elected Speaker

Howell Cobb
Democratic

These elections spanned the 1848 United States presidential election and took place amid the U.S. victory over Mexico in the (1846–48) Mexican–American War. The Whigs lost their House majority as Democrats, whose support had driven the war, gained a House plurality. Among minor parties, the Free Soil Party won nine Northern seats, while the American or "Know Nothing" Party retained one.

Following the discovery of gold in January 1848, California boomed, creating immediate pressure for statehood. The Compromise of 1850, though largely crafted in the Senate, was also passed by the House, brokering its admission to the Union. Anticipating statehood, California elected two members at-large on November 13, 1849, to be seated September 11, 1850.

As neither major party held a majority when Congress convened on December 3, 1849 ⁠— the Democrats finished three seats short, while the Whigs had lost 12 seats and the majority ⁠— the election of a Speaker proved contentious.

The Whigs were sectionally split, with Northern Whigs nominating incumbent speaker Robert C. Winthrop of Massachusetts and Southern Whigs supporting Meredith P. Gentry of Tennessee. Democrats primarily supported Howell Cobb of Georgia; 13 other Democratic hopefuls also garnered support. The small Free Soil Party, opposing expansion of slavery into the Western territories, supported David Wilmot of Pennsylvania, author of the Wilmot Proviso, calling attention to slave power's hold over both major parties.

After nearly three weeks of heated debate, the House suspended its majority rule for the Speaker election: Cobb was elected on the 63rd ballot by plurality.

Election summaries

Wisconsin was apportioned an additional seat in 1848, and two more seats were added for the new state of California.

113 11 108
Democratic Whig
State Type Date Total
seats
Democratic Free Soil Whig Other
Seats Change Seats Change Seats Change Seats Change
Arkansas At-large August 7, 1848 1 1 0 0 0
Illinois District August 7, 1848 7 6 0 1 0
Iowa District August 7, 1848 2 2 0 0 0
Missouri District August 7, 1848 5 5 0 0 0
Vermont District September 5, 1848 4 1 0 3 0
Maine District September 11, 1848 7 5 1 0 2 1 0
Florida At-large October 2, 1848 1 0 0 1 0
Georgia District October 2, 1848 8 4 0 4 0
South Carolina District October 9–10, 1848 7 7 0 0 0
Ohio District October 10, 1848 21 11 1 2 2 8 3 0
Pennsylvania District October 10, 1848 24 9 2 1 1 13 3 1
Delaware At-large November 6, 1848 1 0 0 1 0
Michigan District November 7, 1848
(Election Day)
3 2 1 0 1 1 0
New Jersey District 5 1 0 4 0
New York District 34 1 10 1 1 32 9 0
Wisconsin District 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
Massachusetts District November 13, 1848 10 0 1 1 8 2 0
Late elections, after the March 4, 1849 beginning of the term
New Hampshire District March 13, 1849 4 2 1 1 1 0 1
Connecticut District April 2, 1849 4 2 2 1 1 1 3 0
Rhode Island District April 4, 1849 2 0 1 0 2 1 0
Virginia District April 26, 1849 15 13 4 0 2 4 0
Tennessee District August 2, 1849 11 7 1 0 4 1 0
Alabama District August 6, 1849 7 5 0 2 0
Indiana District August 6, 1849 10 8 2 1 1 1 3 0
Kentucky District August 6, 1849 10 4 0 6 0
Texas District August 6, 1849 2 2 0 0 0
North Carolina District August 7, 1849 9 3 0 6 0
Maryland District October 3, 1849 6 3 1 0 3 1 0
Louisiana District November 5, 1849 4 3 0 1 0
Mississippi District November 5–6, 1849 4 4 1 0 0 1 0
California At-large November 11, 1849 2 1 1 0 0 1 1
Total 233 113
48.7%
1 9
3.9%
9 108
46.6%
8 2
0.9%
Popular vote
Democratic
44.16%
Free Soil
8.66%
Independent
1.76%
Know Nothing
0.38%
Others
0.20%
Whig
44.84%
House seats
Democratic
49.78%
Free Soil
3.46%
Independent
1.30%
Know Nothing
0.43%
Whig
45.02%

Special elections

30th Congress

District Incumbent This race
Member / Delegate Party First elected Results Candidates
Pennsylvania 6 John W. Hornbeck Whig 1846 Incumbent died January 16, 1848.
New member elected February 23, 1848.
Democratic gain.
Winner was not a candidate for the next term; see below.
  • Y Samuel Augustus Bridges (Democratic) 50.5%
  • Lester Trexler (Whig) 49.5%
Massachusetts 8 John Quincy Adams Whig 1830 Incumbent died February 23, 1848.
New member elected April 3, 1848.
Whig hold.
Winner later re-elected to the next term; see below.
  • Y Horace Mann (Whig) 60.1%
  • Edgar K. Whitaker (Democratic) 26.9%
  • Appleton Howe (Liberty) 13.0%
South Carolina 1 James A. Black Democratic 1843 Incumbent died April 3, 1848.
New member elected May 23, 1848.
Democratic hold.
Winner later re-elected to the next term; see below.
  • Y Daniel Wallace (Democratic) 36.9%
  • H. F. Thompson (Unknown) 36.8%
  • W. F. Davie (Unknown) 26.3%
Wisconsin Territory at-large John Hubbard Tweedy Whig 1846 Incumbent resigned May 28, 1848, after Wisconsin became a state.
New delegate elected October 30, 1848.
Democratic gain.
Winner later re-elected in the Minnesota Territory's at-large district; see below.
  • Y Henry Hastings Sibley (Democratic) 62.6%
  • Henry M. Rice (Democratic) 32.4%
  • Socrates Nelson (Democratic) 5.0%
New York 6 David S. Jackson Democratic 1846 Seat declared vacant on April 19, 1848, following an election contest centered on voter fraud.
New member elected November 7, 1848.
Whig gain.
Winner not elected the same day to the next term; see below.
  • Y Horace Greeley (Whig) 53.7%
  • John M. Bradhurst (Democratic) 36.9%
  • John Townsend (Free Soil) 9.1%
  • James Monroe (Ind. Whig) 0.3%
New York 27 John M. Holley Whig 1846 Incumbent died March 8, 1848.
New member elected November 7, 1848.
Whig hold.
Winner not elected the same day to the next term; see below.
  • Y Esbon Blackmar (Whig) 45.6%
  • James C. Smith (Free Soil) 40.9%
  • Cullen Foster (Democratic) 13.5%
South Carolina 4 Alexander D. Sims Democratic 1844 Incumbent died November 22, 1848.
New member elected January 9, 1849.
Democratic hold.
Winner later re-elected to the next term; see below.
  • Y John McQueen (Democratic) 62.7%
  • Robert Munroe (Unknown) 37.3%

31st Congress

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
South Carolina 4 Alexander D. Sims Democratic 1844 Incumbent had been re-elected, see below, but died November 22, 1848.
New member elected January 16, 1849.
Democratic hold.
Winner had already been elected to finish the current term; see above.
  • Y John McQueen (Democratic) 62.5%
  • Robert Munroe (Unknown) 37.5%
Vermont 3 George P. Marsh Whig 1843 Incumbent resigned May 29, 1849, when appointed U.S. Minister Resident to the Ottoman Empire.
New member elected September 4, 1849.
Whig hold.
Winner later re-elected to the next term.
  • Y James Meacham (Whig) 54.5%
  • Asahel Peck (Free Soil) 38.7%
  • Giles Harrington (Democratic) 6.8%
Ohio 6 Rodolphus Dickinson Democratic 1846 Incumbent died March 20, 1849.
New member elected October 9, 1849.
Democratic hold.
Winner died the following year, leading to another special election.
  • Y Amos E. Wood (Democratic) 86.6%
  • D. B. White (Unknown) 13.4%
Virginia 15 Alexander Newman Democratic 1849 Incumbent died September 8, 1849.
New member elected November 8, 1849.
Whig gain.
Winner later lost re-election to the next term.
  • Y Thomas Haymond (Whig) 50.5%
  • George W. Thompson (Democratic) 49.5%

Alabama

Elections were held August 6, 1849, after the March 4, 1849 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1849.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Alabama 1 John Gayle Whig 1847 Incumbent retired.
Whig hold.
  • Y William J. Alston (Whig) 51.2%
  • C.C. Sellers (Democratic) 48.8%
Alabama 2 Henry W. Hilliard Whig 1845 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Henry W. Hilliard (Whig) 53.1%
  • James L. Pugh (Ind. Whig) 46.9%
Alabama 3 Sampson Willis Harris Democratic 1847 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Sampson Willis Harris (Democratic) 52.6%
  • Jonathan S. Hunter (Whig) 47.4%
Alabama 4 Samuel Williams Inge Democratic 1847 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Samuel Williams Inge (Democratic) 52.4%
  • Jonathan S. Hunter (Whig) 47.6%
Alabama 5 George S. Houston Democratic 1841 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • Y David Hubbard (Democratic) 49.1%
  • [FNU] Wood (Whig) 30.1%
  • Edward A. O'Neal (Democratic) 17.8%
Alabama 6 Williamson R. W. Cobb Democratic 1847 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Williamson R. W. Cobb (Democratic) 53.9%
  • Jere Clemens (Whig) 46.1%
Alabama 7 Franklin W. Bowdon Democratic 1846 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Franklin W. Bowdon (Democratic) 55.1%%
  • [FNU] Bradford (Whig) 44.9%

Arkansas

The election was held August 7, 1848.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Arkansas at-large Robert Ward Johnson Democratic 1846 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Robert Ward Johnson (Democratic) 60.8%
  • Thomas Willoughby Newton (Whig) 39.2%

California

In California two at-large members were elected November 13, 1849 in anticipation of statehood and seated September 11, 1850.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
California at-large
2 seats elected on a general ticket
None (new state) New seat.
Independent gain.
  • Y George W. Wright (Independent) 22.0%
  • Y Edward Gilbert (Democratic) 20.6%
  • Rodman M. Price (Democratic) 16.3%
  • P. A. Morse (Unknown) 8.3%
  • Lewis Dent (Unknown) 8.2%
  • E. J. C. Kewen (Unknown) 7.3%
  • W. M. Sheppard (Unknown) 7.2%
  • William E. Shannon (Unknown) 5.4%
Others
  • Peter Halsted (Unknown) 2.4%
  • L. W. Hastings (Unknown) 0.9%
  • Pierson B. Reading (Whig) 0.7%
  • W. H. Russell (Unknown) 0.4%
  • J. S. Thompson (Unknown) 0.3%
  • Kimball H. Dimmick (Unknown) 0.2%
None (new state) New seat.
Democratic gain.

Connecticut

Elections were held April 2, 1849, after the March 4, 1849 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1849.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Connecticut 1 James Dixon Whig 1845 Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
  • Y Loren P. Waldo (Democratic) 50.3%
  • Charles Chapman (Whig) 49.5%
Connecticut 2 Samuel D. Hubbard Whig 1845 Incumbent lost re-election.
Free Soil gain.
  • Y Walter Booth (Free Soil) 50.0%
  • James F. Babcock (Whig) 49.0%
  • Samuel D. Hubbard (Unknown) 0.9%
Connecticut 3 John A. Rockwell Whig 1845 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
  • Y Chauncey F. Cleveland (Democratic) 50.5%
  • John A. Rockwell (Whig) 49.3%
  • Increase Wilson (Free Soil) 0.2%
Connecticut 4 Truman Smith Whig 1839
1843 (retired)
1845
Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senate.
Whig hold.
  • Y Thomas B. Butler (Whig) 51.4%
  • Nathaniel H. Wildman (Democratic) 44.4%
  • Barstow F. White (Free Soil) 4.1%

Delaware

The election was held November 6, 1848.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Delaware at-large John W. Houston Whig 1844 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y John W. Houston (Whig) 51.4%
  • William G. Whiteley (Democratic) 48.6%

Florida

Florida's single at-large member was elected October 2, 1848.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Florida at-large Edward C. Cabell Whig 1845 (special)
1846 (lost contest)
1846
Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Edward C. Cabell (Whig) 53.5%
  • William Pope Duval (Democratic) 46.5%

Georgia

Elections were held October 2, 1848.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Georgia 1 T. Butler King Whig 1838
1842 (lost)
1844
Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y T. Butler King (Whig) 57.0%
  • Joseph W. Jackson (Democratic) 43.0%
Georgia 2 Alfred Iverson Sr. Democratic 1846 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • Y Marshall Johnson Wellborn (Democratic) 50.3%
  • James Calhoun (Whig) 49.7%
Georgia 3 John William Jones Whig 1846 Incumbent retired.
Whig hold.
  • Y Allen F. Owen (Whig) 52.7%
  • John I. Carey (Democratic) 47.3%
Georgia 4 Hugh A. Haralson Democratic 1842 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Hugh A. Haralson (Democratic) 50.9%
  • John A. Williamson (Whig) 49.1%
Georgia 5 John H. Lumpkin Democratic 1842 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • Y Thomas C. Hackett (Democratic) 59.8%
  • James Calhoun (Whig) 40.2%
Georgia 6 Howell Cobb Democratic 1842 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Howell Cobb (Democratic) 57.7%
  • James W. Harris (Whig) 42.3%
Georgia 7 Alexander H. Stephens Whig 1843 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Alexander H. Stephens (Whig) 60.7%
  • Joseph Day (Democratic) 39.3%
Georgia 8 Robert Toombs Whig 1844 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Robert Toombs (Whig) 62.4%
  • A.J. Lawson (Democratic) 37.6%

Illinois

Elections were held August 7, 1848.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Illinois 1 Robert Smith Independent
Democratic
1842 Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
  • Y William Henry Bissell (Democratic) 97.7%
  • Charles W. Hunter (Liberty) 2.3%
Illinois 2 John Alexander McClernand Democratic 1842 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y John Alexander McClernand (Democratic) 65.0%
  • Samuel Marshall (Whig) 35.0%
Illinois 3 Orlando B. Ficklin Democratic 1842 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • Y Timothy R. Young (Democratic) 61.4%
  • George M. Hanson (Whig) 38.6%
Illinois 4 John Wentworth Democratic 1842 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y John Wentworth (Democratic) 50.9%
  • J. Young Scammon (Whig) 35.6%
  • Owen Lovejoy (Free Soil) 13.5%
Illinois 5 William Alexander Richardson Democratic 1847 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y William Alexander Richardson (Democratic) 96.6%
  • Eli Wilson (Free Soil) 3.4%
Illinois 6 Thomas J. Turner Democratic 1846 Incumbent retired.
Whig gain.
  • Y Edward D. Baker (Whig) 50.9%
  • Joseph Wells (Democratic) 45.8%
  • Joseph Call (Free Soil) 3.3%
Illinois 7 Abraham Lincoln Whig 1846 Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
  • Y Thomas L. Harris (Democratic) 49.8%
  • Stephen T. Logan (Whig) 49.1%
  • E. Wright (Free Soil) 1.1%

Indiana

Elections were held August 10, 1849, after the March 4, 1849 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1849.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Indiana 1 Elisha Embree Whig 1847 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
  • Y Nathaniel Albertson (Democratic) 52.1%
  • Elisha Embree (Whig) 47.9%
Indiana 2 Thomas J. Henley Democratic 1843 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • Y Cyrus L. Dunham (Democratic) 51.6%
  • William McKee Dunn (Whig) 48.4%
Indiana 3 John L. Robinson Democratic 1847 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y John L. Robinson (Democratic) 52.5%
  • Joseph Robinson (Whig) 47.5%
Indiana 4 Caleb B. Smith Whig 1843 Incumbent retired.
Free Soil gain.
  • Y George W. Julian (Free Soil) 50.8%
  • Samuel W. Parker (Whig) 49.2%
Indiana 5 William W. Wick Democratic 1839
1841 (retired)
1845
Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • Y William J. Brown (Democratic) 54.7%
  • William Herod (Whig) 45.3%
Indiana 6 George G. Dunn Whig 1847 Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
  • Y Willis A. Gorman (Democratic) 54.1%
  • John Sebrie Watts (Whig) 45.9%
Indiana 7 Richard W. Thompson Whig 1841
1843 (retired)
1847
Incumbent renominated but withdrew.
Whig hold.
  • Y Edward W. McGaughey (Whig) 58.0%
  • Gratton F. Cookerly (Democratic) 42.0%
Indiana 8 John Pettit Democratic 1843 Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic hold.
  • Y Joseph E. McDonald (Democratic) 51.2%
  • Henry S. Lane (Whig) 48.8%
Indiana 9 Charles W. Cathcart Democratic 1845 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • Y Graham N. Fitch (Democratic) 50.8%
  • Williamson Wright (Whig) 49.2%
Indiana 10 William R. Rockhill Democratic 1847 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • Y Andrew J. Harlan (Democratic) 52.1%
  • David Kilgore (Whig) 47.9%

Iowa

Elections were held August 7, 1848.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Iowa 1 William Thompson Democratic 1847 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y William Thompson (Democratic) 50.3%
  • Daniel F. Miller (Whig) 47.3%
  • Samuel L. Howe (Free Soil) 2.4%
Iowa 2 Shepherd Leffler Democratic 1846 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Shepherd Leffler (Democratic) 50.9%
  • Timothy Davis (Whig) 47.5%
  • James Dawson (Free Soil) 1.6%

Kentucky

Elections were held August 6, 1849, after the March 4, 1849 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1849.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Kentucky 1 Linn Boyd Democratic 1835
1837 (lost)
1839
Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Linn Boyd (Democratic)
  • Unopposed
Kentucky 2 Samuel Peyton Democratic 1847 Incumbent retired.
Whig gain.
  • Y James Leeper Johnson (Whig) 67.4%
  • Francis Peyton (Democratic) 32.6%
Kentucky 3 Beverly L. Clarke Democratic 1847 Incumbent retired.
Whig gain.
  • Y Finis McLean (Whig)
  • Unopposed
Kentucky 4 Aylette Buckner Whig 1847 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
  • Y George Caldwell (Democratic) 54.6%
  • Aylette Buckner (Whig) 45.4%
Kentucky 5 John Burton Thompson Whig 1840 (special)
1843 (retired)
1847
Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y John Burton Thompson (Whig)
  • Unopposed
Kentucky 6 Green Adams Whig 1847 Incumbent retired.
Whig hold.
  • Y Daniel Breck (Whig) 54.7%
  • John Preston Martin (Democratic) 45.3%
Kentucky 7 Garnett Duncan Whig 1847 Incumbent retired.
Whig hold.
  • Y Humphrey Marshall (Whig) 50.3%
  • Newton Lane (Democratic) 49.7%
Kentucky 8 Charles S. Morehead Whig 1847 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Charles S. Morehead (Whig) 52.7%
  • Newton Lane (Know Nothing) 47.3%
Kentucky 9 Richard French Democratic 1835
1837 (lost)
1843
1845 (lost)
1847
Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • Y John Calvin Mason (Democratic) 52.8%
  • John B. Houston (Whig) 47.2%
Kentucky 10 John P. Gaines Whig 1847 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
  • Y Richard H. Stanton (Democratic) 51.2%
  • John P. Gaines (Whig) 48.8%

Louisiana

Elections were held November 5, 1849, after the March 4, 1849 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1849.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Louisiana 1 Emile La Sére Democratic 1846 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Emile La Sére (Democratic) 56.3%
  • O. P. Jackson (Whig) 43.7%
Louisiana 2 Bannon G. Thibodeaux Whig 1844 Incumbent retired.
Whig hold.
  • Y Charles Magill Conrad (Whig) 52.4%
  • J. C. Beatty (Democratic) 47.6%
Louisiana 3 John H. Harmanson Democratic 1845 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y John H. Harmanson (Democratic) 54.8%
  • R. A. Stewart (Whig) 45.2%
Louisiana 4 Isaac E. Morse Democratic 1844 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Isaac E. Morse (Democratic) 53.1%
  • [FNU] Waddell (Whig) 46.9%

Maine

Elections were held September 11, 1848.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Maine 1 David Hammons Democratic 1846 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • Y Elbridge Gerry (Democratic) 55.0%
  • John Jameson (Whig) 37.2%
  • David Gerry (Free Soil) 7.8%
Maine 2 Asa Clapp Democratic 1847 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • Y Nathaniel Littlefield (Democratic) 46.9%
  • Isaac Lincoln (Whig) 40.0%
  • William P. Fessenden (Free Soil) 13.1%
Maine 3 Hiram Belcher Whig 1846 Incumbent retired.
Whig hold.
  • Y John Otis (Whig) 44.2%
  • Moses Sherburne (Democratic) 34.6%
  • Ezekiel Holmes (Free Soil) 21.2%
Maine 4 Franklin Clark Democratic 1847 Incumbent lost re-election.
Whig gain.
  • Y Rufus K. Goodenow (Whig) 49.5%
  • John D. McCrate (Democratic) 42.1%
  • William H. Vinton (Free Soil) 7.3%
  • Franklin Clark (Democratic) 1.1%
Maine 5 Ephraim K. Smart Democratic 1847 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • Y Cullen Sawtelle (Democratic) 51.0%
  • Abner Coburn (Whig) 31.1%
  • Cyrus Fletcher (Free Soil) 17.9%
Maine 6 James S. Wiley Democratic 1847 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • Y Charles Stetson (Democratic) 40.8%
  • Israel Washburn Jr. (Whig) 36.0%
  • Jeremiah Curtis (Free Soil) 16.4%
  • Samuel Veazie (Democratic) 6.8%
Maine 7 Hezekiah Williams Democratic 1844 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • Y Thomas J. D. Fuller (Democratic) 54.1%
  • George Downes (Whig) 39.8%
  • Tristram Redman (Free Soil) 6.2%

Maryland

Elections were held October 3, 1849 elections were after the March 4, 1849 beginning of the new term, but still before the Congress convened in December 1849.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Maryland 1 John G. Chapman Whig 1845 Incumbent retired.
Whig hold.
  • Y Richard Bowie (Whig) 90.5%
  • Jesse Garner (Unknown) 6.7%
  • [FNU] Stoddard (Unknown) 2.8%
Maryland 2 James Dixon Roman Whig 1847 Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
  • Y William T. Hamilton (Democratic) 50.4%
  • Thomas J. McKaig (Whig) 49.6%
Maryland 3 Thomas Watkins Ligon Democratic 1845 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • Y Edward Hammond (Democratic) 60.8%
  • George W. Gray (Whig) 39.2%
Maryland 4 Robert Milligan McLane Democratic 1847 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Robert Milligan McLane (Democratic) 53.5%
  • John Reese Kenly (Whig) 46.5%
Maryland 5 Alexander Evans Whig 1847 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Alexander Evans (Whig) 52.6%
  • S. W. Magraw (Democratic) 47.4%
Maryland 6 John W. Crisfield Whig 1847 Incumbent retired.
Whig hold.
  • Y John Bozman Kerr (Whig) 99.4%
  • Scattering 0.6%

Massachusetts

Elections were held November 13, 1848.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Massachusetts 1 Robert C. Winthrop Whig 1840 (special)
1842 (resigned)
1842 (special)
Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Robert C. Winthrop (Whig) 67.0%
  • Charles Sumner (Free Soil) 20.3%
  • Benjamin F. Hallett (Democratic) 12.7%
Massachusetts 2 Daniel P. King Whig 1843 Incumbent re-elected.
First ballot (November 13, 1848)
  • Daniel P. King (Whig) 45.3%
  • Caleb Stetson (Free Soil) 29.3%
  • Robert Rantoul Jr. (Democratic) 25.4%
Second ballot (January 1, 1849)
  • Y Daniel P. King (Whig) 54.6%
  • Benjamin F. Newhall (Free Soil) 24.8%
  • Robert Rantoul Jr. (Democratic) 20.6%
Massachusetts 3 Amos Abbott Whig 1844 (late) Incumbent retired.
Whig hold.
  • Y James H. Duncan (Whig) 53.1%
  • Chauncey L. Knapp (Free Soil) 24.1%
  • George S. Boutwell (Democratic) 22.8%
Massachusetts 4 John G. Palfrey Whig 1846 Incumbent lost re-election as Free Soil candidate.
No member elected due to failure to achieve majority vote.
Whig loss.
First ballot (November 13, 1848)
  • John G. Palfrey (Free Soil) 38.5%
  • Benjamin Thompson (Whig) 38.2%
  • Frederick Robinson (Democratic) 23.3%
Second ballot (January 1, 1849)
  • John G. Palfrey (Free Soil) 49.3%
  • Benjamin Thompson (Whig) 34.0%
  • Frederick Robinson (Democratic) 16.7%
Third ballot (March 5, 1849)
  • John G. Palfrey (Free Soil) 47.7%
  • Benjamin Thompson (Whig) 33.8%
  • Frederick Robinson (Democratic) 18.5%
Fourth ballot (June 11, 1849)
  • John G. Palfrey (Free Soil) 47.8%
  • Benjamin Thompson (Whig) 36.1%
  • Frederick Robinson (Democratic) 16.1%
Fifth ballot (September 10, 1849)
  • John G. Palfrey (Free Soil) 46.9%
  • Benjamin Thompson (Whig) 36.8%
  • Frederick Robinson (Democratic) 16.3%
Sixth ballot (November 12, 1849)
  • Benjamin Thompson (Whig) 40.0%
  • John G. Palfrey (Free Soil) 35.9%
  • Frederick Robinson (Democratic) 24.1%
Seventh ballot (January 21, 1850)
  • Benjamin Thompson (Whig) 43.7%
  • John G. Palfrey (Free Soil) 37.9%
  • Frederick Robinson (Democratic) 18.4%
Eighth ballot (March 4, 1850)
  • Benjamin Thompson (Whig) 41.2%
  • John G. Palfrey (Free Soil) 38.5%
  • Frederick Robinson (Democratic) 20.3%
Ninth ballot (May 27, 1850)
  • John G. Palfrey (Free Soil) 47.6%
  • Benjamin Thompson (Whig) 44.6%
  • Richard Frothingham Jr. (Democratic) 3.0%
  • Bowen Buckman (Democratic) 1.8%
  • Scattering 1.5%
  • Nathaniel P. Banks (Democratic) 1.0%
  • James Russell (Democratic) 0.5%
Tenth ballot (August 19, 1850)
  • John G. Palfrey (Free Soil) 42.6%
  • Benjamin Thompson (Whig) 41.4%
  • Richard Frothingham Jr. (Democratic) 16.0%
Eleventh ballot (November 11, 1850)
  • Benjamin Thompson (Whig) 39.4%
  • John G. Palfrey (Free Soil) 34.7%
  • Richard Frothingham Jr. (Democratic) 25.9%
Twelfth ballot (January 20, 1851)
  • Benjamin Thompson (Whig) 42.7%
  • John G. Palfrey (Free Soil) 34.1%
  • Richard Frothingham Jr. (Democratic) 23.2%
Massachusetts 5 Charles Hudson Whig 1841 (special) Incumbent lost re-election.
Free Soil gain.
First ballot (November 13, 1848)
  • Charles Allen (Free Soil) 47.4%
  • Charles Hudson (Whig) 30.8%
  • Isaac Davis (Democratic) 21.8%
Second ballot (January 1, 1849)
  • Y Charles Allen (Free Soil) 58.9%
  • Charles Hudson (Whig) 28.9%
  • Robert Rantoul Jr. (Democratic) 12.2%
Massachusetts 6 George Ashmun Whig 1844 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y George Ashmun (Whig) 52.3%
  • Muhling Griswold (Democratic) 27.9%
  • Daniel W. Atwood (Free Soil) 19.8%
Massachusetts 7 Julius Rockwell Whig 1844 (late) Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Julius Rockwell (Whig) 51.4%
  • Thomas F. Plunkett (Democratic) 28.2%
  • Charles Sedgwick (Free Soil) 20.4%
Massachusetts 8 Horace Mann Whig 1848 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Horace Mann (Whig) 84.5%
  • Bradford L. Wales (Democratic) 15.5%
Massachusetts 9 Artemas Hale Whig 1846 (late) Incumbent retired.
Whig hold.
First ballot (November 13, 1848)
  • Orin Fowler (Whig) 46.6%
  • Nathaniel Morton (Free Soil) 31.6%
  • Foster Hooper (Democratic) 21.8%
Second ballot (January 1, 1849)
  • Y Orin Fowler (Whig) 51.3%
  • Nathaniel Morton (Free Soil) 29.3%
  • Foster Hooper (Democratic) 19.4%
Massachusetts 10 Joseph Grinnell Whig 1843 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Joseph Grinnell (Whig) 56.2%
  • Abraham H. Howland (Free Soil) 17.9%
  • Charles B. Fessenden (Democratic) 14.3%
  • Sampson Hart (Free Soil) 8.0%
  • John A. Kasson (Free Soil) 3.6%

Michigan

Elections were held November 7, 1848.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Michigan 1 Robert McClelland Democratic 1843 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • Y Alexander W. Buel (Democratic) 46.8%
  • George C. Bates (Whig) 40.8%
  • Caleb N. Ormsby (Free Soil) 12.4%
Michigan 2 Charles E. Stuart Democratic 1847 (special) Incumbent lost re-election.
Whig gain.
  • Y William Sprague (Whig) 53.3%
  • Charles E. Stuart (Democratic) 46.7%
Michigan 3 Kinsley S. Bingham Democratic 1846 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Kinsley S. Bingham (Democratic) 51.0%
  • George H. Hazelton (Whig) 38.7%
  • John M. Lamb (Free Soil) 10.3%

Minnesota Territory

See Non-voting delegates, below.

Mississippi

Elections were held November 5–6, 1849, after the March 4, 1849 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1849.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Mississippi 1 Jacob Thompson Democratic 1839 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Jacob Thompson (Democratic) 57.3%
  • Alexander B. Bradford (Whig) 42.7%
Mississippi 2 Winfield S. Featherston Democratic 1847 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Winfield S. Featherston (Democratic) 54.0%
  • William L. Harris (Whig) 46.0%
Mississippi 3 Patrick W. Tompkins Whig 1847 Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
  • Y William McWillie (Democratic) 52.0%
  • Henry Gray (Whig) 48.0%
Mississippi 4 Albert G. Brown Democratic 1847 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Albert G. Brown (Democratic) 67.6%
  • William Winans (Whig) 32.4%

Missouri

Elections were held August 7, 1848.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Missouri 1 James B. Bowlin Democratic 1842 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y James B. Bowlin (Democratic) 60.4%
  • John D. Cook (Whig) 39.6%
Missouri 2 John Jameson Democratic 1839 (special)
1840 (retired)
1842
1844 (retired)
1846
Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • Y William Van Ness Bay (Democratic) 54.6%
  • Gilchrist Porter (Whig) 45.4%
Missouri 3 James S. Green Democratic 1846 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y James S. Green (Democratic) 56.8%
  • Robert Wilson (Whig) 43.2%
Missouri 4 Willard P. Hall Democratic 1846 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Willard P. Hall (Democratic) 65.0%
  • James Harvey Birch (Whig) 35.0%
Missouri 5 John S. Phelps Democratic 1844 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y John S. Phelps (Democratic) 65.4%
  • James Winston (Whig) 34.6%

New Hampshire

Elections were held March 13, 1849, after the March 4, 1849 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1849.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
New Hampshire 1 Amos Tuck Independent 1847 Incumbent re-elected as a Free Soiler.
Free Soil gain.
  • Y Amos Tuck (Free Soil) 51.2%
  • George W. Kittredge (Democratic) 48.8%
New Hampshire 2 Charles H. Peaslee Democratic 1847 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Charles H. Peaslee (Democratic) 60.9%
  • Joel Eastman (Whig) 26.0%
  • Isaac B. Stewart (Free Soil) 13.1%
New Hampshire 3 James Wilson II Whig 1847 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y James Wilson II (Whig) 51.3%
  • Frederick Vose (Democratic) 48.7%
New Hampshire 4 James Hutchins Johnson Democratic 1845 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • Y Harry Hibbard (Democratic) 57.9%
  • Jonathan K. Kitteridge (Whig) 28.7%
  • John H. White (Free Soil) 13.4%

New Jersey

Elections were held November 7, 1848.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
New Jersey 1 James G. Hampton Whig 1844 Incumbent retired.
Whig hold.
  • Y Andrew K. Hay (Whig) 51.0%
  • Jonathan Pitney (Democratic) 43.8%
  • Charles J. Hollis (Know Nothing) 5.2%
New Jersey 2 William A. Newell Whig 1846 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y William A. Newell (Whig) 54.1%
  • Stacy G. Potts (Democratic) 45.9%
New Jersey 3 Joseph E. Edsall Democratic 1844 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • Y Isaac Wildrick (Democratic) 76.8%
  • Archibald Robertson (Whig) 23.2%
New Jersey 4 John Van Dyke Whig 1846 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y John Van Dyke (Whig) 54.5%
  • Henry Holland (Democratic) 45.0%
  • [FNU] Sewell (Free Soil) 0.5%
New Jersey 5 Dudley S. Gregory Whig 1846 Incumbent retired.
Whig hold.
  • Y James G. King (Whig) 56.7%
  • Joseph Hollingsworth (Democratic) 39.3%
  • James Horn (Free Soil) 4.0%

New York

Elections were held November 7, 1848.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
New York 1 Frederick William Lord Democratic 1846 Incumbent retired.
Whig gain.
  • Y John A. King (Whig) 47.8%
  • Henry F. Jones (Free Soil) 26.7%
  • William H. Brown (Democratic) 25.4%
  • Joseph H. Goldsmith (Liberty) 0.1%
New York 2 Henry C. Murphy Democratic 1842
1844 (lost)
1846
Incumbent retired.
Whig gain.
  • Y David A. Bokee (Whig) 53.9%
  • Paul Mersereau (Democratic) 38.3%
  • Philip S. Crooke (Free Soil) 7.2%
  • Kerrigan Murphy (Liberty) 0.6%
New York 3 Henry Nicoll Democratic 1846 Incumbent retired.
Whig gain.
  • Y Jonas P. Phoenix (Whig) 55.0%
  • Emanuel B. Hart (Democratic) 37.2%
  • Reuel Smith (Free Soil) 7.8%
New York 4 William B. Maclay Democratic 1842 Incumbent lost re-election.
Whig gain.
  • Y Walter Underhill (Whig) 49.0%
  • William B. Maclay (Democratic) 33.8%
  • John Hecker (Free Soil) 9.0%
  • John Foote (Ind. Democrat) 0.6%
New York 5 Frederick A. Tallmadge Whig 1846 Incumbent retired.
Whig hold.
  • Y George Briggs (Whig) 49.1%
  • Michael Walsh (Democratic) 24.1%
  • Stephen Hasbrouck (Ind. Democrat) 13.9%
  • Mark Spencer (Free Soil) 12.9%
New York 6 Vacant Rep. David S. Jackson (D) was vacated from his
seat on April 19, 1848, after an election contest.
Whig gain.
Winner was not elected the same day to finish
the current term; see above.
  • Y James Brooks (Whig) 51.7%
  • George Law (Democratic) 37.2%
  • David Dudley Field II (Free Soil) 10.9%
  • James Monroe (Ind. Whig) 0.2%
New York 7 William Nelson Whig 1846 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y William Nelson (Whig) 50.3%
  • Nicholas C. Blauvelt (Democratic) 31.9%
  • John C. Blauvelt (Free Soil) 17.8%
New York 8 Cornelius Warren Whig 1846 Incumbent retired.
Whig hold.
  • Y Ransom Halloway (Whig) 51.2%
  • Charles Ga Nun (Democratic) 35.2%
  • Benjamin V. Bailey (Free Soil) 13.6%
New York 9 Daniel B. St. John Whig 1846 Incumbent retired.
Whig hold.
  • Y Thomas McKissock (Whig) 47.3%
  • Charles S. Woodward (Democratic) 37.6%
  • James C. Curtis (Free Soil) 15.1%
New York 10 Eliakim Sherrill Whig 1846 Incumbent retired.
Whig hold.
  • Y Herman D. Gould (Whig) 40.0%
  • John Edgerton (Free Soil) 28.3%
  • Almiron Fitch (Anti-Rent) 19.2%
  • Truman H. Wheeler (Democratic) 12.5%
New York 11 Peter H. Silvester Whig 1846 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Peter H. Silvester (Whig) 47.4%
  • Danforth K. Olney (Anti-Rent Whig) 27.9%
  • John P. Beekman (Free Soil) 24.7%
New York 12 Gideon Reynolds Whig 1846 Incumbent re-elected as an Anti-Rent Whig.
  • Y Gideon Reynolds (Anti-Rent Whig) 52.9%
  • George B. Warren (Whig) 46.8%
  • John L. Dunlap (Liberty) 0.3%
New York 13 John I. Slingerland Whig 1846 Incumbent retired.
Whig hold.
  • Y John L. Schoolcraft (Whig) 53.9%
  • Charles F. Bouton (Democratic) 28.9%
  • Bradford R. Wood (Free Soil) 17.2%
New York 14 Orlando Kellogg Whig 1846 Incumbent retired.
Whig hold.
  • Y George Rex Andrews (Whig) 57.0%
  • Erastus D. Culver (Free Soil) 25.4%
  • Francis B. Cutting (Democratic) 17.6%
New York 15 Sidney Lawrence Democratic 1846 Incumbent lost re-election as Free Soil candidate.
Whig gain.
  • Y John R. Thurman (Whig) 42.7%
  • William Hedding (Democratic) 31.5%
  • Sidney Lawrence (Free Soil) 25.8%
New York 16 Hugh White Whig 1844 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Hugh White (Whig) 52.2%
  • Daniel D. Campbell (Democratic) 26.0%
  • Patrick H. Cowen (Free Soil) 21.8%
New York 17 George Petrie Independent
Democratic
1846 Incumbent retired.
Whig gain.
  • Y Henry P. Alexander (Whig) 47.2%
  • John Nellis (Free Soil) 43.0%
  • Simeon Sammons (Democratic) 9.7%
  • Jesse Campbell (Liberty) 0.1%
New York 18 William Collins Democratic 1846 Incumbent retired.
Free Soil gain.
  • Y Preston King (Free Soil) 53.1%
  • Benjamin Squire (Whig) 37.3%
  • Edwin Dodge (Democratic) 9.6%
New York 19 Joseph Mullin Whig 1846 Incumbent retired.
Whig hold.
  • Y Charles E. Clarke (Whig) 39.7%
  • Willard Ives (Free Soil) 37.9%
  • Jesse C. Dunn (Democratic) 22.4%
New York 20 Timothy Jenkins Democratic 1844 Incumbent retired.
Whig gain.
  • Y Orsamus B. Matteson (Whig) 42.2%
  • Charles A. Mann (Free Soil) 35.1%
  • James W. Williams (Democratic) 22.2%
  • Beriah Green (Liberty) 0.5%
New York 21 George Anson Starkweather Democratic 1846 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • Y Hiram Walden (Democratic) 42.1%
  • Thomas Smith (Whig) 40.2%
  • Jabez Delano Hammond (Free Soil) 17.7%
New York 22 Ausburn Birdsall Democratic 1846 Incumbent retired.
Whig gain.
  • Y Henry Bennett (Whig) 46.4%
  • William Mason (Democratic) 37.0%
  • Samuel A. Smith (Free Soil) 16.5%
  • Hammond D. Pomeroy (Liberty) 0.1%
New York 23 William Duer Whig 1846 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y William Duer (Whig) 48.7%
  • James W. Nye (Free Soil) 41.4%
  • Daniel Crouse (Democratic) 9.9%
New York 24 Daniel Gott Whig 1846 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Daniel Gott (Whig) 42.1%
  • Charles B. Sedgwick (Free Soil) 38.3%
  • Harvey Baldwin (Democratic) 19.5%
  • Thomas G. White (Liberty) 0.1%
New York 25 Harmon S. Conger Whig 1846 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Harmon S. Conger (Whig) 46.9%
  • Horatio Ballard (Free Soil) 40.0%
  • Frederick Hyde (Democratic) 13.0%
  • Samuel Ringgold Ward (Liberty) 0.1%
New York 26 William T. Lawrence Whig 1846 Incumbent retired.
Whig hold.
  • Y William Terry Jackson (Whig) 40.4%
  • John W. Wisner (Free Soil) 40.1%
  • Samuel G. Hathaway (Democratic) 19.5%
New York 27 Vacant Rep. John M. Holley (W) died March 8, 1848.
Whig hold.
Winner was not elected the same day to finish
the current term; see above.
  • Y William A. Sackett (Whig) 45.2%
  • Ansel Bascom (Free Soil) 40.7%
  • John Bigelow (Democratic) 14.0%
  • Jonathan Metcalf (Liberty) 0.1%
New York 28 Elias B. Holmes Whig 1844 Incumbent retired.
Whig hold.
  • Y Abraham M. Schermerhorn (Whig) 52.0%
  • Henry R. Selden (Free Soil) 37.3%
  • E. Darwin Smith (Democratic) 10.7%
New York 29 Robert L. Rose Whig 1846 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Robert L. Rose (Whig) 53.0%
  • Joseph Garlinghouse (Free Soil) 31.6%
  • George R. Parburt (Democratic) 14.7%
  • Abraham Pennel (Liberty) 0.7%
New York 30 David Rumsey Whig 1846 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y David Rumsey (Whig) 44.9%
  • Martin Grover (Free Soil) 36.6%
  • George R. Parburt (Democratic) 18.4%
  • Alanson Richmond (Liberty) 0.1%
New York 31 Dudley Marvin Whig 1822
1828 (lost)
1846
Incumbent retired.
Whig hold.
  • Y Elijah Risley (Whig) 51.7%
  • Amasa L. Chaffee (Democratic) 27.2%
  • Truman R. Colman (Free Soil) 21.1%
New York 32 Nathan K. Hall Whig 1846 Incumbent retired.
Whig hold.
  • Y Elbridge G. Spaulding (Whig) 56.9%
  • George W. Clinton (Democratic) 25.4%
  • James S. Wadsworth (Free Soil) 17.7%
New York 33 Harvey Putnam Whig 1838 (special)
1838 (retired)
1846
Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Harvey Putnam (Whig) 50.5%
  • W. Riley Smith (Free Soil) 25.6%
  • Samuel W. Willett (Democratic) 23.7%
  • Hugh T. Brooks (Liberty) 0.2%
New York 34 Washington Hunt Whig 1842 Incumbent retired.
Whig hold.
  • Y Lorenzo Burrows (Whig) 46.9%
  • Noah Davis (Free Soil) 33.5%
  • Silas M. Burroughs (Democratic) 19.3%
  • Samuel Salisbury (Liberty) 0.3%

North Carolina

Elections were held August 7, 1849, after the March 4, 1849 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1849.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
North Carolina 1 Thomas L. Clingman Whig 1843
1845 (lost)
1847
Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Thomas L. Clingman (Whig) 86.3%
  • Scattering 13.7%
North Carolina 2 Nathaniel Boyden Whig 1847 Incumbent retired.
Whig hold.
  • Y Joseph Pearson Caldwell (Whig) 76.9%
  • Montford S. Stokes (Democratic) 21.7%
  • Scattering 1.4%
North Carolina 3 Daniel Moreau Barringer Whig 1843 Incumbent retired.
Whig hold.
  • Y Edmund Deberry (Whig) 53.3%
  • Greene Washington Caldwell (Democratic) 46.7%
North Carolina 4 Augustine Henry Shepperd Whig 1827
1839 (lost)
1841
1843 (retired)
1847
Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Augustine Henry Shepperd (Whig) 58.4%
  • Thomas W. Keene (Democratic) 41.6%
North Carolina 5 Abraham Watkins Venable Democratic 1847 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Abraham Watkins Venable (Democratic) 53.8%
  • Henry K. Nash (Whig) 46.2%
North Carolina 6 John R. J. Daniel Democratic 1841 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y John R. J. Daniel (Democratic) 64.4%
  • William J. Clarke (Ind. Democratic) 35.6%
North Carolina 7 James Iver McKay Democratic 1831 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • Y William S. Ashe (Democratic) 64.6%
  • David S. Reid (Democratic) 35.4%
North Carolina 8 Richard Spaight Donnell Whig 1847 Incumbent retired.
Whig hold.
  • Y Edward Stanly (Whig) 50.2%
  • William K. Lane (Democratic) 49.8%
North Carolina 9 David Outlaw Whig 1847 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y David Outlaw (Whig) 53.8%
  • Thomas Person (Democratic) 46.2%

Ohio

Elections were held October 10, 1848.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Ohio 1 James J. Faran Democratic 1844 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • Y David T. Disney (Democratic) 50.9%
  • Thomas J. Strait (Whig) 34.5%
  • Samuel Lewis (Free Soil) 11.8%
  • M. S. Wade (Unknown) 2.8%
Ohio 2 David Fisher Whig 1846 Incumbent retired.
Whig hold.
  • Y Lewis D. Campbell (Whig) 51.6%
  • William H. Baldwin (Democratic) 48.4%
Ohio 3 Robert C. Schenck Whig 1843 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Robert C. Schenck (Whig) 53.5%
  • Joseph W. McCorkle (Democratic) 46.5%
Ohio 4 Richard S. Canby Whig 1846 Incumbent retired.
Whig hold.
  • Y Moses Bledso Corwin (Whig) 54.7%
  • John A. Corwin (Democratic) 38.8%
  • William A. Rogers (Free Soil) 6.5%
Ohio 5 William Sawyer Democratic 1844 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • Y Emery D. Potter (Democratic) 62.4%
  • John Fitch (Whig) 37.6%
Ohio 6 Rodolphus Dickinson Democratic 1846 Incumbent re-elected.
Incumbent then died March 20, 1849, leading to a
special election; see above.
  • Y Rodolphus Dickinson (Democratic) 58.8%
  • Cooper K. Watson (Whig) 41.2%
Ohio 7 Jonathan D. Morris Democratic 1847 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Jonathan D. Morris (Democratic) 59.5%
  • John Joliffe (Free Soil) 29.9%
  • Thomas Gatch (Whig) 10.6%
Ohio 8 John L. Taylor Whig 1846 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y John L. Taylor (Whig) 52.9%
  • Francis Cleveland (Democratic) 47.1%
Ohio 9 Thomas O. Edwards Whig 1846 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
  • Y Edson B. Olds (Democratic) 50.3%
  • Thomas O. Edwards (Whig) 49.7%
Ohio 10 Daniel Duncan Whig 1846 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
  • Y Charles Sweetser (Democratic) 49.5%
  • Daniel Duncan (Whig) 49.4%
  • Edwin C. Wright (Unknown) 1.1%
Ohio 11 John K. Miller Democratic 1846 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y John K. Miller (Democratic) 62.7%
  • Jacob Brinkerhoff (Whig) 37.3%
Ohio 12 Samuel F. Vinton Whig 1822
1836 (retired)
1843
Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Samuel F. Vinton (Whig) 53.3%
  • Simeon W. Tucker (Democratic) 40.6%
  • David Richmond (Ind. Democratic) 6.1%
Ohio 13 Thomas Ritchey Democratic 1846 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • Y William A. Whittlesey (Democratic) 51.4%
  • William P. Cutler (Whig) 48.6%
Ohio 14 Nathan Evans Whig 1846 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Nathan Evans (Whig) 53.1%
  • Matthew Gaston (Democratic) 46.9%
Ohio 15 William Kennon Jr. Democratic 1846 Incumbent lost re-election.
Whig gain.
  • Y William F. Hunter (Whig) 51.4%
  • William Kennon Jr. (Democratic) 48.6%
Ohio 16 John D. Cummins Democratic 1844 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • Y Moses Hoagland (Democratic) 54.0%
  • Martin Welker (Whig) 45.5%
  • Joseph Ankeny (Unknown) 0.5%
Ohio 17 George Fries Democratic 1844 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • Y Joseph Cable (Democratic) 50.2%
  • Joseph Mason (Whig) 45.5%
  • Wiliam Farmer (Free Soil) 4.3%
Ohio 18 Samuel Lahm Democratic 1846 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • Y David Kellogg Cartter (Democratic) 60.0%
  • Samuel Hemphill (Whig) 40.0%
Ohio 19 John Crowell Whig 1846 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y John Crowell (Whig) 56.0%
  • Rufus P. Ranney (Democratic) 44.0%
Ohio 20 Joshua Reed Giddings Whig 1838 (special)
1842 (resigned)
1842 (special)
Incumbent re-elected as a Free Soiler.
Free Soil gain.
  • Y Joshua Reed Giddings (Free Soil) 62.9%
  • Bushnell White (Democratic) 33.7%
  • J. Hayward (Ind. Whig) 3.4%
Ohio 21 Joseph M. Root Whig 1844 Incumbent re-elected as a Free Soiler.
Free Soil gain.
  • Y Joseph M. Root (Free Soil) 57.8%
  • Ezra M. Stone (Democratic) 41.6%%
  • Scattering 3.4%

Oregon Territory

See Non-voting delegates, below.

Pennsylvania

Elections were held October 10, 1848.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Pennsylvania 1 Lewis Charles Levin Know Nothing 1844 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Lewis Charles Levin (Know Nothing) 51.9%
  • Thomas B. Florence (Democratic) 44.8%
  • David P. Brown (Independent) 1.7%
  • Morton A. Stule (Whig) 0.8%
  • Joseph R. Chandler (Whig) 0.5%
  • James C. Van Dyke (Democratic) 0.3%
Pennsylvania 2 Joseph Reed Ingersoll Whig 1834
1836 (retired)
1841 (special)
Incumbent declined to accept renomination.
Whig hold.
  • Y Joseph R. Chandler (Whig) 63.2%
  • James C. Van Dyke (Democratic) 36.8%
Pennsylvania 3 Charles Brown Democratic 1840
1842 (retired)
1846
Incumbent retired.
Whig gain.
  • Y Henry D. Moore (Whig) 53.0%
  • William S. Hallowell (Democratic) 47.0%
Pennsylvania 4 Charles Jared Ingersoll Democratic 1812
1814 (lost)
1840
Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • Y John Robbins (Democratic) 51.6%
  • John S. Little (Whig) 48.4%
Pennsylvania 5 John Freedley Whig 1846 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y John Freedley (Whig) 50.7%
  • Alexander McKeever (Democratic) 49.3%
Pennsylvania 6 Samuel A. Bridges Democratic 1848 (special) Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • Y Thomas Ross (Democratic) 51.0%
  • Caleb N. Taylor (Whig) 49.0%
Pennsylvania 7 Abraham Robinson McIlvaine Whig 1843 Incumbent lost renomination.
Whig hold.
  • Y Jesse C. Dickey (Whig) 52.9%
  • Joseph Hemphill (Democratic) 47.1%
Pennsylvania 8 John Strohm Whig 1844 Incumbent retired.
Whig hold.
  • Y Thaddeus Stevens (Whig) 63.6%
  • Emaunel Shaffer (Democratic) 36.4%
Pennsylvania 9 William Strong Democratic 1846 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y William Strong (Democratic) 67.8%
  • Peter Addams (Whig) 32.2%
Pennsylvania 10 Richard Brodhead Democratic 1843 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • Y Milo Melankthon Dimmick (Democratic) 62.8%
  • Earl Wheeler (Whig) 35.9%
  • Charles Wheeler (Independent) 1.3%
Pennsylvania 11 Chester P. Butler Whig 1846 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Chester P. Butler (Whig) 42.3%
  • Hendrick B. Wright (Democratic) 41.6%
  • Samuel P. Collins (Ind. Democratic) 16.1%
Pennsylvania 12 David Wilmot Democratic 1844 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y David Wilmot (Democratic) 60.1%
  • Henry Wells Tracy (Whig) 33.5%
  • Jonah Brewster (Cass Democratic) 6.4%
Pennsylvania 13 James Pollock Whig 1844 (special) Incumbent retired.
Whig hold.
  • Y Joseph Casey (Whig) 50.8%
  • William A. Petrikin (Democratic) 49.2%
Pennsylvania 14 George Nicholas Eckert Whig 1846 Incumbent retired.
Whig hold.
  • Y Charles W. Pitman (Whig) 58.1%
  • William M. Dock (Democratic) 41.9%
Pennsylvania 15 Henry Nes Whig 1843
1844 (retired)
1846
Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Henry Nes (Whig) 52.4%
  • Joel Buchanan Danner (Democratic) 47.6%
Pennsylvania 16 Jasper Ewing Brady Whig 1846 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
  • Y James X. McLanahan (Democratic) 50.5%
  • Jasper Ewing Brady (Whig) 49.5%
Pennsylvania 17 John Blanchard Whig 1844 Incumbent retired.
Whig hold.
  • Y Samuel Calvin (Whig) 50.2%
  • Andrew Parker (Democratic) 49.8%
Pennsylvania 18 Andrew Stewart Whig 1820
1828 (lost)
1830
1834 (lost)
1843
Incumbent retired.
Whig hold.
  • Y Andrew J. Ogle (Whig) 50.9%
  • John L. Dawson (Democratic) 49.1%
Pennsylvania 19 Job Mann Democratic 1834
1836 (lost)
1846
Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Job Mann (Democratic) 59.1%
  • Peter Livergood (Whig) 40.9%
Pennsylvania 20 John Dickey Whig 1843
1844 (retired)
1846
Incumbent retired.
Whig hold.
  • Y Robert R. Reed (Whig) 48.4%
  • William Hopkins (Democratic) 47.9%
  • John Clark (Free Soil) 3.7%
Pennsylvania 21 Moses Hampton Whig 1846 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Moses Hampton (Whig) 50.8%
  • Samuel W. Black (Democratic) 43.9%
  • George W. Jackson (Free Soil) 3.6%
  • Israel Cullen (Know Nothing) 1.7%
Pennsylvania 22 John W. Farrelly Whig 1846 Incumbent retired.
Free Soil gain.
  • Y John W. Howe (Free Soil) 51.2%
  • James E. McFarland (Democratic) 48.8%
Pennsylvania 23 James Thompson Democratic 1844 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y James Thompson (Democratic) 50.8%
  • James Campbell (Whig) 47.5%
  • John Mann (Free Soil) 1.7%
Pennsylvania 24 Alexander Irvin Whig 1846 Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
  • Y Alfred Gilmore (Democratic) 50.5%
  • George W. Smith (Whig) 48.4%
  • Daniel McGlaughlin (Free Soil) 1.1%

Rhode Island

Elections were held April 4, 1849, after the March 4, 1849 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1849.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Rhode Island 1 Robert B. Cranston Whig 1837
1843 (retired)
1847
Incumbent retired.
Whig hold.
  • Y George Gordon King (Whig) 67.5%
  • Fenner Brown (Democratic) 27.8%
  • John Boyden (Free Soil) 4.7%
Rhode Island 2 Benjamin B. Thurston Democratic 1847 Incumbent lost re-election.
Whig gain.
First ballot (April 4, 1849)
  • Benjamin B. Thurston (Democratic) 48.3%
  • Sylvester G. Sherman (Whig) 47.8%
  • Lauriston Hall (Free Soil) 3.9%
Second ballot (August 28, 1849)
  • Y Nathan F. Dixon II (Whig) 56.1%
  • Benjamin B. Thurston (Democratic) 45.9%

South Carolina

Elections were held October 9–10, 1848.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
South Carolina 1 Daniel Wallace Democratic 1848 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Daniel Wallace (Democratic) 39.6%
  • H. F. Thompson (Unknown) 35.8%
  • W. F. Davie (Unknown) 24.6%
South Carolina 2 Richard F. Simpson Democratic 1843 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • Y James Lawrence Orr (Democratic) 54.0%
  • Benjamin Franklin Perry (Democratic) 46.0%
South Carolina 3 Joseph A. Woodward Democratic 1843 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Joseph A. Woodward (Democratic) 68.7%
  • J. O'Hanlon (Unknown) 31.3%
South Carolina 4 Alexander D. Sims Democratic 1844 Incumbent re-elected.
Incumbent then died November 22, 1848,
leading to two special elections; see above.
  • Y Alexander D. Sims (Conservative Democratic) 50.5%
  • John McQueen (Cass Democratic) 49.5%
South Carolina 5 Armistead Burt Democratic 1843 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Armistead Burt (Democratic) 84.2%
  • S. L. Heller (Unknown) 15.8%
South Carolina 6 Isaac E. Holmes Democratic 1838 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Isaac E. Holmes (Taylor Democratic) 53.0%
  • Samuel G. Barker (Cass Democratic) 44.6%
  • William M. Clayton (Unknown) 2.4%
South Carolina 7 Robert Barnwell Rhett Democratic 1836 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • Y William F. Colcock (Democratic)
  • Unopposed

Tennessee

Elections were held August 2, 1849.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Tennessee 1 Andrew Johnson Democratic 1842 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Andrew Johnson (Democratic) 52.4%
  • Nathaniel G. Taylor (Whig) 43.7%
  • Brookins Campbell (Democratic) 3.9%
Tennessee 2 William M. Cocke Whig 1845 Incumbent lost re-election as a Democrat.
Whig hold.
  • Y Albert G. Watkins (Whig) 58.9%
  • William M. Cocke (Democratic) 41.1%
Tennessee 3 John H. Crozier Whig 1845 Incumbent retired.
Whig hold.
  • Y Josiah M. Anderson (Whig) 54.7%
  • Thomas C. Lyon (Democratic) 45.3%
Tennessee 4 Hugh L.W. Hill Democratic 1847 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • Y John H. Savage (Democratic) 48.4%
  • Samuel Turney (Unknown) 38.8%
  • John B. Rogers (Whig) 12.78%
Tennessee 5 George W. Jones Democratic 1842 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y George W. Jones (Democratic)
  • Unopposed
Tennessee 6 James H. Thomas Democratic 1847 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y James H. Thomas (Democratic) 56.1%
  • Franklin Buchanan (Whig) 43.9%
Tennessee 7 Meredith P. Gentry Whig 1839
1842 (retired)
1845
Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Meredith P. Gentry (Whig) 95.3%
  • [FNU] Bailey (Unknown) 4.7%
Tennessee 8 Washington Barrow Whig 1847 Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
  • Y Andrew Ewing (Democratic) 50.4%
  • William Calhoun (Whig) 49.6%
Tennessee 9 Lucien B. Chase Democratic 1845 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • Y Isham G. Harris (Democratic) 55.8%
  • James T. Morris (Whig) 44.2%
Tennessee 10 Frederick P. Stanton Democratic 1845 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Frederick P. Stanton (Democratic) 51.9%
  • John W. Harris (Whig) 48.1%
Tennessee 11 William T. Haskell Whig 1847 Incumbent retired.
Whig hold.
  • Y Christopher H. Williams (Whig)
  • Unopposed

Texas

Elections were held August 6, 1849.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Texas 1 David S. Kaufman Democratic 1846 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y David S. Kaufman (Democratic) 96.7%
  • [FNU] Fitzpatrick (Unknown) 3.3%
Texas 2 Timothy Pilsbury Democratic 1846 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic hold.
  • Y Volney Howard (Democratic) 41.9%
  • Robert McAlpin Williamson (Unknown) 28.9%
  • Timothy Pilsbury (Democratic) 20.6%
  • Hugh McLeod (Unknown) 8.6%

Vermont

Elections were held September 5, 1848.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Vermont 1 William Henry Whig 1846 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y William Henry (Whig) 53.9%
  • Daniel Roberts, Jr. (Democratic) 32.6%
  • Jonathan D. Bradley (Free Soil Democratic) 9.9%
  • John Roberts (Democratic) 3.6%
Vermont 2 Jacob Collamer Whig 1843 Incumbent retired.
Whig hold.
First ballot (September 5, 1848)
  • William Hebard (Whig) 44.0%
  • Sumner A. Webber (Free Soil Democratic) 28.0%
  • Edmund Weston (Democratic) 28.0%
Second ballot (November 7, 1848)
  • Y William Hebard (Whig) 50.4%
  • Sumner A. Webber (Free Soil Democratic) 47.0%
  • Edmund Weston (Democratic) 2.6%
Vermont 3 George P. Marsh Whig 1843 Incumbent re-elected.
Incumbent then resigned May 29, 1849,
leading to a special election; see above.
First ballot (September 5, 1848)
  • George P. Marsh (Whig) 48.4%
  • Asahel Peck (Free Soil Democratic) 35.4%
  • Stephen S. Keyes (Democratic) 16.2%
Second ballot (November 7, 1848)
  • Y George P. Marsh (Whig) 54.0%
  • Asahel Peck (Free Soil Democratic) 36.0%
  • Stephen S. Keyes (Democratic) 10.0%
Vermont 4 Lucius B. Peck Democratic 1846 Incumbent re-elected.
First ballot (September 5, 1848)
  • Lucius B. Peck (Democratic) 42.6%
  • John L. Buck (Whig) 33.3%
  • A. Judson Rowell (Free Soil Democratic) 24.1%
Second ballot (November 7, 1848)
  • Y Lucius B. Peck (Democratic) 43.2%
  • John L. Buck (Whig) 35.9%
  • A. Judson Rowell (Free Soil Democratic) 20.9%

Virginia

Elections were held April 26, 1849, after the March 4, 1849 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1849.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Virginia 1 Archibald Atkinson Democratic 1843 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • Y John Millson (Democratic) 51.7%
  • Samuel Watts (Whig) 48.3%
Virginia 2 Richard Kidder Meade Democratic 1847 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Richard Kidder Meade (Democratic) 88.6%
  • [FNU] Shell (Unknown) 5.7%
  • S. J. Weisigner (Whig) 5.7%
Virginia 3 Thomas Flournoy Whig 1847 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
  • Y Thomas H. Averett (Democratic) 50.7%
  • Thomas Flournoy (Whig) 49.3%
Virginia 4 Thomas S. Bocock Democratic 1847 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Thomas S. Bocock (Democratic) 53.0%
  • Henry P. Irving (Whig) 47.0%
Virginia 5 William L. Goggin Whig 1839
1843 (lost)
1844 (special)
1845 (retired)
1847
Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
  • Y Paulus Powell (Democratic) 50.9%
  • William L. Goggin (Whig) 49.1%
Virginia 6 John Botts Whig 1839
1843 (lost)
1847
Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
  • Y James Seddon (Democratic) 50.6%
  • John Botts (Whig) 43.7%
  • C. C. Lee (Independent) 5.7%
Virginia 7 Thomas H. Bayly Democratic 1844 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Thomas H. Bayly (Democratic) 64.7%
  • Francis Mallory (Whig) 35.3%
Virginia 8 Richard L. T. Beale Democratic 1847 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • Y Alexander Holladay (Democratic) 51.0%
  • James M. Forbes (Whig) 49.0%
Virginia 9 John Pendleton Whig 1845 Incumbent lost re-election.
Independent Whig gain.
  • Y Jeremiah Morton (Ind. Whig) 54.1%
  • John Pendleton (Whig) 45.9%
Virginia 10 Henry Bedinger Democratic 1845 Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic hold.
  • Y Richard Parker (Democratic) 55.2%
  • Charles J. Faulkner (Whig) 44.8%
Virginia 11 James McDowell Democratic 1846 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y James McDowell (Democratic)
  • Unopposed
Virginia 12 William B. Preston Whig 1847 Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
  • Y Henry A. Edmundson (Democratic) 55.2%
  • Francis T. Anderson (Whig) 44.8%
Virginia 13 Andrew S. Fulton Whig 1847 Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
  • Y Fayette McMullen (Democratic) 67.2%
  • John B. George (Whig) 32.8%
Virginia 14 Robert A. Thompson Democratic 1847 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • Y James M. H. Beale (Democratic) 51.3%
  • William McComas (Whig) 48.7%
Virginia 15 William G. Brown Sr. Democratic 1845 Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic hold.
Winner then died September 8, 1849,
leading to a special election; see above.
  • Y Alexander Newman (Democratic)
  • Charles Wells Russell (Whig)

Wisconsin

Wisconsin members were first elected in advance of its June 1848 statehood. It elected two members to finish the current term in the 30th Congress, and then it gained an elected an additional member for elections to the 31st Congress.

30th Congress

Wisconsin's two members were elected May 8, 1848.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Wisconsin 1 None (new state) New seat.
Democratic gain.
  • Y William Pitt Lynde (Democratic) 54.9%
  • Edward V. Whiton (Whig) 41.2%
  • Ichabod Codding (Liberty) 3.9%
Wisconsin 2 None (new state) New seat.
Democratic gain.
  • Y Mason C. Darling (Democratic) 58.4%
  • Alexander L. Collins (Whig) 41.2%
  • Scattering 0.4%

31st Congress

Wisconsin's three members were elected November 7, 1848.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Wisconsin 1 William Pitt Lynde Democratic 1848 Incumbent lost re-election.
Free Soil gain.
  • Y Charles Durkee (Free Soil) 38.5%
  • William Pitt Lynde (Democratic) 33.9%
  • Asahel Finch Jr. (Whig) 27.6%
Wisconsin 2 Mason C. Darling Democratic 1848 Incumbent retired.
Whig gain.
  • Y Orsamus Cole (Whig) 45.2%
  • A. Hyatt Smith (Democratic) 41.0%
  • George W. Crabb (Free Soil) 13.8%
Wisconsin 3 None (new district) New seat.
Democratic gain.
  • Y James Duane Doty (Democratic) 50.3%
  • Timothy O. Howe (Whig) 29.3%
  • Stoddard Judd (Free Soil) 20.4%

Non-voting delegates

Going into these elections, there were no incumbent delegates, because the only territory — Wisconsin Territory — became a state in 1848. Two new territories — Minnesota Territory and Oregon Territory — were granted delegates in 1849.

District Incumbent This race
Delegate Party First elected Results Candidates
Minnesota Territory None (new district) New seat.
New delegate elected August 1, 1849.
Democratic gain.
  • Y Henry Hastings Sibley (Democratic)
  • [data missing]
Oregon Territory None (new district) New seat.
New delegate elected in 1849.
Democratic gain.
  • Y Samuel Thurston (Democratic)
  • [data missing]

See also

  • 1848 United States elections
  • 30th United States Congress
  • 31st United States Congress

Bibliography

  • Dubin, Michael J. (March 1, 1998). United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results of the Elections of the 1st Through 105th Congresses. McFarland and Company. ISBN 978-0786402830.
  • Martis, Kenneth C. (January 1, 1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress, 1789-1989. Macmillan Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0029201701.
  • Moore, John L., ed. (1994). Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections (Third ed.). Congressional Quarterly Inc. ISBN 978-0871879967.
  • "Party Divisions of the House of Representatives* 1789–Present". Office of the Historian, House of United States House of Representatives. Retrieved January 21, 2015.

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