1846–47 United States House of Representatives elections

1846–47 United States House of Representatives elections
All 230 seats in the United States House of Representatives; 116 seats needed for a majority
Speaker before election; John Davis; Democratic	Elected Speaker; Robert Winthrop; Whig Party (US)

The 1846–47 United States House of Representatives elections were held during President James K. Polk's term at various dates in different states from August 1846 to November 1847.

The Whigs gained 37 seats to win 116 and a change in partisan control, while the rival Democrats lost 30, falling to 112.^{[lower-alpha 5]} The Whigs gained seats in the Mid-Atlantic and the South. The nativist and anti-Catholic American Party was reduced to one seat. One Independent, Amos Tuck, was elected from New Hampshire.

The Mexican–American War, which the incumbent House had voted overwhelmingly to approve, was the main issue. The war had much stronger voter support in the West, South, and among Democrats than in the East, North, and among Whigs.

It was widely, accurately believed that war with Mexico would be won with large territorial gains. The Wilmot Proviso was the first congressional attempt to address slavery in these projected new territories, by proposing to ban it. Congress rejected the Wilmot Proviso, but not quickly or smoothly. Protracted debate aggravated sectional tensions. The repeated failure of Congress, and later also the President and Supreme Court, over the next decade to resolve the issue of slavery in the territories was a major cause of the Civil War.

This was the last time the Whig Party won a House majority, though candidates opposed to the Democratic Party would win a large majority in the realigning 1854 election. Notable freshmen included Abraham Lincoln of Illinois, elected as a Whig to his only term.

Election summaries

The trend toward single-member districts culminated as no multi-member districts featured.

In 1845, partly motivated by the successful 1844 test of the electric telegraph between Washington and Baltimore, Congress established a uniform date for choosing Presidential electors. Gradually, states aligned nearly all elections with this date, though as of this election, only three states had done so.

Two seats were added for the new State of Wisconsin.^[1] Wisconsin was unrepresented for most of the first session.

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110	2	116
Democratic	^{[lower-alpha 6]}	Whig

State	Type	Date	Total seats	Democratic		Whig		Other
State	Type	Date	Total seats	Seats	Change	Seats	Change	Seats	Change
Elections for new states (Not included in totals below)
Texas	District	March 30, 1846	2	2	2	0		0
Iowa	At-large	October 26, 1846	2	2	2	0		0
General elections
Missouri	District^{[lower-alpha 7]}	August 2, 1846	5	5		0		0
Arkansas	At-large	August 3, 1846	1	1		0		0
Illinois	District	August 3, 1846	7	6^{[lower-alpha 8]}		1		0
Vermont	District	September 1, 1846	4	1		3		0
Maine	District	September 14, 1846	7	6		1		0
Florida	At-large	October 5, 1846	1	0	1	1	1	0
Georgia	District	October 5, 1846	8	4	1	4	1	0
South Carolina	District	October 12–13, 1846	7	7		0		0
Ohio	District	October 13, 1846	21	10	3	11	3	0
Pennsylvania	District	October 13, 1846	24	7	5	16	6	1^{[lower-alpha 9]}	1
Texas	District	November 2, 1846	2	2		0		0
Michigan	District	November 3, 1846 (Election Day)	3	3		0		0
New Jersey	District		5	1		4		0
New York	District		34	11^{[lower-alpha 10]}	10	23	14	0	4
Massachusetts	District	November 9, 1846	10	0		10		0
Delaware	At-large	November 10, 1846	1	0		1		0
Late elections (after the March 4, 1847 beginning of the term)
New Hampshire	District^{[lower-alpha 7]}	March 9, 1847	4^{[lower-alpha 11]}	2	1	1	1	1^{[lower-alpha 12]}	1
Connecticut	District	April 5, 1847	4	0		4		0
Rhode Island	District	April 7, 1847	2	1	1	1	1	0
Virginia	District	April 22, 1847	15	9	5	6	5	0
Alabama	District	August 2, 1847	7	5	1	2	1	0
Indiana	District	August 2, 1847	10	6	2	4	2	0
Iowa	District^{[lower-alpha 7]}	August 2, 1847	2	2		0		0
Kentucky	District	August 2, 1847	10	4	1	6	1	0
Tennessee	District	August 2, 1847	11	6		5		0
North Carolina	District	August 5, 1847	9	3	3	6	3	0
Maryland	District	October 6, 1847	6	2	2	4	2	0
Mississippi	District^{[lower-alpha 7]}	November 1–2, 1847	4	3	1	1	1	0
Louisiana	District	November 2, 1847	4	3		1		0
Total^{[lower-alpha 2]}			228	110^{[lower-alpha 5]} 48.7%	35	116 50.4%	38	2 0.9%	4

Popular vote

Democratic			48.43%
Independent			2.74%
Know Nothing			1.21%
Whig			44.52%
Others			3.10%

House seats

Democratic			47.81%
Independent			0.88%
Know Nothing			0.44%
Whig			50.88%

Special elections

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Georgia 3	Washington Poe	Democratic	1844	Member-elect declined the seat. New member elected January 5, 1846. Democratic hold.	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Y George W. Towns (Democratic) 51.62% Ambrose Baber (Whig) 48.38%^[2]
Missouri at-large	Sterling Price	Democratic	1844	Incumbent resigned August 12, 1846 to serve in the Mexican-American War. New member elected in 1846 and seated December 7, 1846. Democratic hold. Successor had not been elected to the next term, see below.	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Y William McDaniel (Democratic) [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Arkansas at-large	Archibald Yell	Democratic	1836 1840 (Retired) 1844	Incumbent resigned July 1, 1846 to serve in the United States Volunteers. New member elected December 14, 1846. Whig gain. Successor seated February 6, 1847. Successor had not been elected to the next term, see below.	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Y Thomas Willoughby Newton (Whig) 28.55% George W. Paschal (Democratic) 28.17% Albert Rust (Democratic) 27.06% C.F. Noland (Whig) 13.97% Herndon Haralson (Democratic) 2.26%^[3]
Illinois 7	Edward D. Baker	Whig	1844	Incumbent resigned January 15, 1847 to join the Illinois Volunteer Infantry. New member elected January 20, 1847 to finish the term. Whig hold. Successor had not been a candidate to the next term, see below.	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Y John Henry (Whig) 56.73% Israel W. Crosby (Democratic) 30.33% Archibald Job (Democratic) 6.92% Turner R. King (Independent) 2.94% William Brown (Whig) 1.91% Scattering 1.17%^[4]
Michigan 2	Edward Bradley	Democratic	1846	Incumbent died August 5, 1847. New member elected November 2, 1847. Democratic hold.	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Y Charles E. Stuart (Democratic) 52.2% James W. Gordon (Whig) 43.9% William C. Denison (Unknown) 3.9%^[5]
Louisiana 1
Mississippi 1

Alabama

Elections were held August 2, 1847, after the March 4, 1847 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1847.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Alabama 1
Alabama 2
Alabama 3
Alabama 4
Alabama 5
Alabama 6
Alabama 7

Arkansas

Arkansas elected its sole member August 3, 1846.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Arkansas at-large	Archibald Yell	Democratic	1836 1840 (Retired) 1844	Incumbent resigned July 1, 1846 to serve in the United States Volunteers. New member elected. Democratic hold. Winner was not elected to finish the current term.	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Y Robert Ward Johnson (Democratic) Unopposed^[6]

Connecticut

Elections were held April 5, 1847, after the March 4, 1847 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1847.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Connecticut 1
Connecticut 2
Connecticut 3
Connecticut 4

Delaware

The election was held November 10, 1846.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Delaware at-large

Florida

The election was held October 5, 1846.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Florida at-large	William H. Brockenbrough	Democratic	1845 (Special)	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Whig gain.	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Y Edward C. Cabell (Whig) 50.9% William A. Kain (Democratic) 49.1%

Georgia

Elections were held October 5, 1846.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Georgia 1
Georgia 2
Georgia 3
Georgia 4
Georgia 5
Georgia 6
Georgia 7
Georgia 8

Illinois

Elections were held August 3, 1846.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Illinois 1
Illinois 2
Illinois 3
Illinois 4
Illinois 5
Illinois 6
Illinois 7	Edward D. Baker	Whig	1844	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Whig hold. Incumbent then resigned early, leading to a special election.	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Y Abraham Lincoln (Whig) 55.53% Peter Cartwright (Democratic) 42.29% Elihu Walcott (Liberty) 2.18%^[7]

Indiana

Elections were held August 2, 1847, after the March 4, 1847 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1847.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	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

Iowa

Elections to the 29th Congress

Elections for the new state were held October 26, 1846.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Iowa at-large (2 seats)	New state			New seat. New member elected October 26, 1846. Democratic gain. Winner (Leffler) was later elected in the C to the next term, see below.	(Elected on a general ticket)<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Y Shepherd Leffler (Democratic) 26.47% Y S. Clinton Hastings (Democratic) 26.10% Joseph H. Hedrick (Whig) 23.86% G. C. Mitchell (Whig) 23.57%^[8]
Iowa at-large (2 seats)	New state			New seat. New member elected October 26, 1846. Democratic gain. Winner (Hastings) would not be a candidate for the next term, see below.

Elections to the 30th Congress

Elections were held August 2, 1847, after the March 4, 1847 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1847.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Iowa 1	New seat			New district. New member elected. Democratic gain.	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Y William Thompson (Democratic) 52.59% Jesse B. Browne (Whig) 47.41%^[9]
Iowa 2	Shepherd Leffler Redistricted from the C	Democratic	1846	Incumbent re-elected.	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Y Shepherd Leffler (Democratic) 51.43% Thomas McKnight (Whig) 48.58%^[10]
Iowa 2	S. Clinton Hastings Redistricted from the C	Democratic	1846	Incumbent retired. Democratic loss.

Kentucky

Elections were held August 2, 1847, after the March 4, 1847 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1847.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	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 10

Louisiana

Elections were held November 2, 1847, after the March 4, 1847 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1847.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Louisiana 1
Louisiana 2
Louisiana 3
Louisiana 4

Maine

Elections were held September 14, 1846.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Maine 1
Maine 2
Maine 3
Maine 4
Maine 5
Maine 6
Maine 7

Maryland

Elections were held October 6, 1847 elections were after the March 4, 1847 beginning of the new term, but still before the Congress convened in December 1847.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Maryland 1
Maryland 2
Maryland 3
Maryland 4
Maryland 5
Maryland 6

Massachusetts

Elections were held November 9, 1846.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Massachusetts 1
Massachusetts 2
Massachusetts 3
Massachusetts 4
Massachusetts 5
Massachusetts 6
Massachusetts 7	Julius Rockwell	Whig	1844 (Late)	Incumbent re-elected.	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Y Julius Rockwell (Whig) 53.34% Horatio Byington (Democratic) 38.63% Jasper Bement (Liberty) 8.04%^[11]
Massachusetts 8	John Quincy Adams	Whig	1830	Incumbent re-elected.	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Y John Quincy Adams (Whig) 62.23% Isaac H. Wright (Democratic) 28.25% Appleton Howe (Liberty) 9.52%^[12]
Massachusetts 9
Massachusetts 10

Michigan

Elections were held November 3, 1846.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Michigan 1	Robert McClelland	Democratic	1843	Incumbent re-elected.	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Y Robert McClelland (Democratic) 52.2% Edwin Lawrence (Whig) 42.7% Charles H. Stewart (Liberty) 5.1%^[13]
Michigan 2	John S. Chipman	Democratic	1844	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Y Edward Bradley (Democratic) 49.3% James W. Gordon (Whig) 44.9% Erastus Hussey (Liberty) 5.8%^[14]
Michigan 3	James B. Hunt	Democratic	1843	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Y Kinsley S. Bingham (Democratic) 49.0% George W. Wisner (Whig) 43.6% William Caulfield (Liberty) 7.4%^[15]

Mississippi

Elections were held November 1–2, 1847, after the March 4, 1847 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1847.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Mississippi 1	Jacob Thompson	Democratic	1839	Incumbent redistricted from the C. Democratic hold.	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Y Jacob Thompson (Democratic) 54.38% Robert Josselyn (Independent Democratic) 45.62%^[16]
Mississippi 2	None (new district)			New member elected. Democratic gain.	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Y Winfield S. Featherston (Democratic) 53.52% Alexander K. McClung (Whig) 46.48%^[17]
Mississippi 3	Robert W. Roberts	Democratic	1843	Incumbent redistricted from the C. New member elected. Whig gain.	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Y Patrick W. Tompkins (Whig) 52.06% Robert W. Roberts (Democratic) 47.94%^[18]
Mississippi 4	None (new district)			New member elected. Democratic gain.	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Y Albert G. Brown (Democratic) 93.74% John A. Quitman (Democratic) 5.64% Scattering 0.62%^[19]

Missouri

Elections were held August 2, 1846. All five seats remained Democratic. Three of the members retired.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Missouri 1	James B. Bowlin Redistricted from the C	Democratic	1842	Incumbent re-elected.	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Y James B. Bowlin (Democratic) 52.20% Uriel Wright (Whig) 36.81% William Milburn (Independent) 10.99%^[20]
Missouri 2	William McDaniel Redistricted from the C^{[lower-alpha 13]}	Democratic	1846 (Special)	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Y John Jameson (Democratic) 81.09% Preston P. Brickey (Whig) 18.91%^[21]
Missouri 2	James Hugh Relfe Redistricted from the C^{[lower-alpha 13]}	Democratic	1842	Incumbent retired. Democratic loss.
Missouri 3	New district			New seat. New member elected. Democratic gain.	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Y James S. Green (Democratic) 55.27% John Gaines Miller (Whig) 44.73%^[22]
Missouri 4	New district			New seat. New member elected. Democratic gain.	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Y Willard P. Hall (Democratic) 64.98% James H. Birch (Whig) 35.02%^[23]
Missouri 5	John S. Phelps Redistricted from the C	Democratic	1844	Incumbent re-elected.	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Y John S. Phelps (Democratic) 53.26% John P. Campbell (Whig) 46.74%^[24]
Missouri 5	Leonard H. Sims Redistricted from the C^{[lower-alpha 13]}	Democratic	1844	Incumbent retired. Democratic loss.

New Hampshire

Elections were held March 9, 1847, after the March 4, 1847 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1847. Two of the districts had run-off elections in July 1847.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
New Hampshire 1	Vacant seat due to the failure to elect.			New member elected on the second ballot. Independent gain.	First ballot (March 9, 1847): <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Benning W. Jenness (Democratic) 44.66% Amos Tuck (Liberty) 15.04% Ichabod Goodwin (Whig)^[25] Second ballot (July 8, 1847): <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Y Amos Tuck (Independent) 56.66% Benning W. Jenness (Democratic) 42.49%^[26]
New Hampshire 2	Moses Norris Jr. Redistricted from the C	Democratic	1843	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Y Charles Peaslee (Democratic) 57.27% Joel Eastman (Whig) 27.78% George W. Stevens (Liberty) 14.96%^[27]
New Hampshire 3	Mace Moulton Redistricted from the C	Democratic	1845	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected on the second ballot. Democratic hold.	First ballot (March 9, 1847): <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Mace Moulton (Democratic) James Wilson (Whig) 42.34% John Preston (Liberty) 10.51%^[28] Second ballot (July 8, 1847): <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Y James Wilson (Whig) 51.27% Mace Moulton (Democratic) 44.00% John Preston (Liberty) 4.72%^[29]
New Hampshire 4	James Hutchins Johnson Redistricted from the C	Democratic	1845	Incumbent re-elected.	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Y James Hutchins Johnson (Democratic) [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]

New Jersey

Elections were held November 3, 1846.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
New Jersey 1
New Jersey 2
New Jersey 3
New Jersey 4
New Jersey 5

New York

Elections were held November 3, 1846.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
New York 1
New York 2
New York 3
New York 4
New York 5
New York 6
New York 7
New York 8
New York 9
New York 10
New York 11
New York 12
New York 13
New York 14
New York 15
New York 16
New York 17
New York 18
New York 19
New York 20
New York 21
New York 22
New York 23
New York 24
New York 25
New York 26
New York 27
New York 28
New York 29
New York 30
New York 31
New York 32
New York 33
New York 34

North Carolina

Elections were held August 5, 1847, after the March 4, 1847 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1847.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
North Carolina 1
North Carolina 2
North Carolina 3
North Carolina 4
North Carolina 5
North Carolina 6
North Carolina 7
North Carolina 8
North Carolina 9

Ohio

Elections were held October 13, 1846.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Ohio 1
Ohio 2
Ohio 3
Ohio 4
Ohio 5
Ohio 6
Ohio 7
Ohio 8
Ohio 9
Ohio 10
Ohio 11
Ohio 12
Ohio 13
Ohio 14
Ohio 15
Ohio 16
Ohio 17
Ohio 18
Ohio 19
Ohio 20
Ohio 21

Pennsylvania

Elections were held October 13, 1846.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Pennsylvania 1
Pennsylvania 2
Pennsylvania 3
Pennsylvania 4
Pennsylvania 5
Pennsylvania 6
Pennsylvania 7
Pennsylvania 8
Pennsylvania 9
Pennsylvania 10
Pennsylvania 11
Pennsylvania 12
Pennsylvania 13
Pennsylvania 14
Pennsylvania 15
Pennsylvania 16
Pennsylvania 17
Pennsylvania 18
Pennsylvania 19
Pennsylvania 20
Pennsylvania 21
Pennsylvania 22
Pennsylvania 23
Pennsylvania 24

Rhode Island

Elections were held April 7, 1847, after the March 4, 1847 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1847.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Rhode Island 1
Rhode Island 2

South Carolina

Elections were held October 12–13, 1846.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
South Carolina 1
South Carolina 2
South Carolina 3
South Carolina 4
South Carolina 5
South Carolina 6
South Carolina 7

Tennessee

Elections were held August 2, 1847.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Tennessee 1	Andrew Johnson	Democratic	1842	Incumbent re-elected.	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Y Andrew Johnson (Democratic) 51.87% Oliver P. Temple (Whig) 48.13%^[30]
Tennessee 2	William M. Cocke	Whig	1845	Incumbent re-elected.	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Y William M. Cocke (Whig) 61.01% Wayne W. Wallace (Democratic) 38.99%^[31]
Tennessee 3	John H. Crozier	Whig	1845	Incumbent re-elected.	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Y John H. Crozier (Whig) 51.76% Samuel S. Smith (Democratic) 48.25%^[32]
Tennessee 4	Alvan Cullom	Democratic	1842	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Y Hugh L.W. Hill (Democratic) 59.92% John L. Goodall (Whig) 40.08%^[33]
Tennessee 5	George W. Jones	Democratic	1842	Incumbent re-elected.	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Y George W. Jones (Democratic) 99.14% J. M. Crowly (Unknown) 0.86%^[34]
Tennessee 6	Barclay Martin	Democratic	1845	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Y James H. Thomas (Democratic) 55.59% Boling Gordan (Whig) 44.41%^[35]
Tennessee 7	Meredith P. Gentry	Whig	1845	Incumbent re-elected.	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Y Meredith P. Gentry (Whig) 65.05% R. G. Ellis (Democratic) 34.95%^[36]
Tennessee 8	Edwin H. Ewing	Whig	1845 (special)	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Whig hold.	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Y Washington Barrow (Whig) 58.79% John B. Pittman (Democratic) 41.22%^[37]
Tennessee 9	Lucien B. Chase	Democratic	1845	Incumbent re-elected.	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Y Lucien B. Chase (Democratic) 54.29% John T. Swayne (Whig) 45.71%^[38]
Tennessee 10	Frederick P. Stanton	Democratic	1845	Incumbent re-elected.	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Y Frederick P. Stanton (Democratic) 50.11% John W. Harris (Whig) 49.89%^[39]
Tennessee 11	Milton Brown	Whig	1841	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Whig hold.	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Y William T. Haskell (Whig) 57.18% John Gardner (Democratic) 42.82%^[40]

Texas

29th Congress

Elections were held in March 1846.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Texas 1	New state			New seat. New member elected. Democratic gain. Winner was also elected to the next term, see below.	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Y David S. Kaufman (Democratic) [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Texas 2	New state			New seat. New member elected. Democratic gain. Winner was also elected to the next term, see below.	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Y Timothy Pilsbury (Democratic) [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]

30th Congress

Elections were held November 2, 1846.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Texas 1	David S. Kaufman	Democratic	1846	Incumbent re-elected.	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Y David S. Kaufman (Democratic) [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Texas 2	Timothy Pilsbury	Democratic	1846	Incumbent re-elected.	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Y Timothy Pilsbury (Democratic) [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]

Vermont

Elections were held September 1, 1846.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Vermont 1
Vermont 2
Vermont 3
Vermont 4

Virginia

Elections were held April 22, 1847, after the March 4, 1847 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1847.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Virginia 1
Virginia 2
Virginia 3
Virginia 4
Virginia 5
Virginia 6
Virginia 7
Virginia 8
Virginia 9
Virginia 10
Virginia 11
Virginia 12
Virginia 13
Virginia 14
Virginia 15

Wisconsin Territory

See Non-voting delegates, below.

Non-voting delegates

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Delegate	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Wisconsin Territory	Morgan Lewis Martin	Democratic	1844 or 1845^[41]	Incumbent was not renominated. New member elected. Whig gain.	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Y John Hubbard Tweedy (Whig)^[42] Moses M. Strong (Democratic)

Notes

↑ Excludes states admitted during the 30th Congress.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Includes late elections
↑ Includes a Congressman elected as a "Locofoco Democrat": William Collins from the 18th District of New York.
↑ Includes two Independent Democrats.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Includes 2 Independent Democrats elected to Illinois's 1st congressional district and New York's 17th congressional district – see: Martis, p. 100-101.
↑ There was 1 Know Nothing and 1 Independent.
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 ^7.2 ^7.3 Changed from at-large
↑ Includes Robert Smith, who was elected to IL-01 as an Independent Democrat.
↑ 1 Know Nothing
↑ Includes George Petrie, who was elected to NY-17 as an Independent Democrat.
↑ One seat had been vacant during the entire 29th Congress.
↑ Amos Tuck was elected to NH-01 as an Independent.
↑ ^13.0 ^13.1 ^13.2 Redistricting location speculative^{[speculation?]}

References

↑ 9 Stat. 58
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Bibliography

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External links

Office of the Historian (Office of Art & Archives, Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)

[1] Excludes states admitted during the 30th Congress.

[late-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Includes late elections

[Locofoco_Democrat-3] Includes a Congressman elected as a "Locofoco Democrat": William Collins from the 18th District of New York.

[Independents_After-4] Includes two Independent Democrats.

[IDx2-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Includes 2 Independent Democrats elected to Illinois's 1st congressional district and New York's 17th congressional district – see: Martis, p. 100-101.

[7] There was 1 Know Nothing and 1 Independent.

[ald-8] 7.0 ^7.1 ^7.2 ^7.3 Changed from at-large

[ID-IL01-9] Includes Robert Smith, who was elected to IL-01 as an Independent Democrat.

[10] 1 Know Nothing

[ID-NY17-11] Includes George Petrie, who was elected to NY-17 as an Independent Democrat.

[12] One seat had been vacant during the entire 29th Congress.

[13] Amos Tuck was elected to NH-01 as an Independent.

[MissouriRedistricting-33] 13.0 ^13.1 ^13.2 Redistricting location speculative^{[speculation?]}

[6] 9 Stat. 58

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