1842–43 United States House of Representatives elections

1842–43 United States House of Representatives elections
← 1840 & 1841 August 1, 1842 – November 8, 1843[a] 1844 & 1845 →
All 223 seats in the United States House of Representatives
112 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader John Jones John White
Party Democratic Whig
Leader's seat Virginia 6th Kentucky 6th
Last election 98 seats 142 seats
Seats won 147[b] 72
Seat change Increase 49 Decrease 70
Popular vote 1,051,561 905,910
Percentage 51.27% 44.17%
Swing Increase 3.44% Decrease 6.89%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Law and Order Independent
Last election Pre-creation 2 seats[c]
Seats won 2 2[d]
Seat change Increase 2 Steady
Popular vote 7,145 42,236
Percentage 0.35% 2.06%
Swing New Party Increase 1.21%
Results:
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Whig hold      Whig gain
     Law and Order gain
Speaker before election

John White
Whig

Elected Speaker

John Jones
Democratic

The 1842–43 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between August 1, 1842, and November 8, 1843.[a] Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives before the first session of the 28th United States Congress convened on December 4, 1843. The exception was Maryland, who held theirs so late that they ran into February 1844.[a] These elections occurred during President John Tyler's term. The congressional reapportionment based on the 1840 United States census unusually decreased the number of House seats, from 242 down to 223.

After Whig President William Henry Harrison died within a month of taking office, his successor as president, John Tyler was only nominally a Whig who had not been properly validated for alignment to Whig policy. Effectively an independent, Tyler was disliked by politicians and was unpopular with voters of both parties, leaving the Whigs unexpectedly leaderless and in visible disarray.

Despite the improving economy, rural voters favored Democrats, again rejecting Whig economic nationalism. The Whig Party lost 69 seats and their sizeable majority from the 1840 election, almost half their House delegation (one of the Whigs who won re-election was William Wright of New Jersey, elected as an "Independent Whig"[1] [2]).

The Democrats won a majority, flipping 48 Whig seats (this includes Henry Nes of Pennsylvania, elected as an Independent Democrat[1][e]). In Rhode Island, the Law and Order Party, formed in response to the Dorr Rebellion, won both of Rhode Island's two seats.

Apportionment Act of 1842

Main article: Apportionment Act of 1842

Apportionment was based on the census of 1840 and was unusual in that the number of House seats was decreased, from 242 to 223:[4] this came after the Apportionment Act of 1842 mandated that all members be elected from single-member contiguous districts, thus abolishing plural districts and at-large districts.[5] Four states that did not comply with this new law delayed redistricting under a grandfather clause.

Election summaries

↓
148 2 73
Democratic [f] Whig
State Type Date Total seats Democratic Whig Law and Order
Seats Change Seats Change Seats Change Seats Change
Missouri At-large August 1, 1842 5 Increase3 5 Increase3 0 Steady 0 Steady
Tennessee District August 3, 1842 11 Decrease2 6 Increase1 5 Decrease3 0 Steady
Illinois District August 7, 1842 7 Increase4 6 Increase4 1 Steady 0 Steady
Arkansas At-large October 3, 1842 1 Steady 1 Steady 0 Steady 0 Steady
Georgia At-large October 3, 1842 8 Decrease1 8 Increase8 0 Decrease9 0 Steady
New Jersey District[g] October 8, 1842 5 Decrease1 4 Increase4 1[h] Decrease5 0 Steady
Delaware At-large November 8, 1842 1 Steady 0 Steady 1 Steady 0 Steady
New York District November 8, 1842 34 Decrease6 24 Increase4 10 Decrease10 0 Steady
Massachusetts District November 14, 1842[i] 10 Decrease2 2 Increase1 8 Decrease3 0 Steady
South Carolina District February 20–21, 1843 7 Decrease2 7 Decrease1 0 Decrease1 0 Steady
New Hampshire At-large March 3, 1843 4 Decrease1 4 Decrease1 0 Steady 0 Steady
Late elections after the March 4, 1843 beginning of the term
Connecticut District April 5, 1843 4 Decrease2 4 Increase4 0 Decrease6 0 Steady
Virginia District April 27, 1843 15 Decrease6 12 Increase2 3 Decrease8 0 Steady
Louisiana District July 3–5, 1843 4 Increase1 4 Increase3 0 Decrease2 0 Steady
North Carolina District August 3, 1843 9 Decrease4 5 Steady 4 Decrease4 0 Steady
Alabama District August 7, 1843 7 Increase2 6 Increase1 1 Increase1 0 Steady
Indiana District August 7, 1843 10 Increase3 8 Increase7 2 Decrease4 0 Steady
Kentucky District August 7, 1843 10 Decrease3 5 Increase3 5 Decrease6 0 Steady
Rhode Island District[g] August 29, 1843 2 Steady 0 Steady 0 Decrease2 2 Increase2
Vermont District September 5, 1843 4 Decrease1 1 Increase1 3 Decrease2 0 Steady
Maine District September 11, 1843 7 Decrease1 5 Increase1 2 Decrease2 0 Steady
Ohio District October 10, 1843 21 Increase2 12 Increase5 9 Decrease3 0 Steady
Pennsylvania District October 10, 1843 24 Decrease4 12[j] Decrease3 12 Decrease1 0 Steady
Mississippi At-large November 6–7, 1843 4 Increase2 4 Increase2 0 Steady 0 Steady
Michigan District[g] November 8, 1843 3 Increase2 3 Increase3 0 Decrease1 0 Steady
Maryland District February 14, 1844 6 Decrease2 0 Decrease2 6 Steady 0 Steady
Total 223 Decrease19 148[j]
66.4% 		Increase50 73[h]
32.7% 		Decrease71 2
0.9% 		Increase2
Popular vote
Democratic
 
 51.27%
Whig
 
 44.17%
Law & Order
 
 0.35%
Independent
 
 2.06%
Others
 
 2.15%
House seats
Democratic
 
 65.47%
Whig
 
 32.74%
Law & Order
 
 0.90%
Independent
 
 0.90%

Special elections

27th Congress

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Massachusetts 1 Robert C. Winthrop Whig 1840 (special) Incumbent resigned May 25, 1842 due to the death of his wife.
New member elected June 3, 1842.
Whig hold.
Winner would later resign and be replaced by his predecessor; see below.
Massachusetts 1 Nathan Appleton Whig 1830
1832 (retired)
1842 (special) 		Incumbent resigned September 28, 1842.
New member elected November 14, 1842.
Whig hold.
Winner also elected to the next term; see below.

28th Congress

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Massachusetts 10 Barker Burnell Whig 1840 Incumbent died June 15, 1843.
New member elected November 13, 1843 and seated December 7, 1843.
Whig hold.

Alabama

See also: List of United States representatives from Alabama and 1842 United States Senate election in Alabama

Alabama gained 2 seats, going from 5 to 7 members. Elections were held August 7, 1843, after the March 4, 1843 beginning of the term. In the 1841 elections, Alabama briefly used at-large general-ticket elections, but in these elections it returned to districts.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Alabama 1 Benjamin Glover Shields
Redistricted from the at-large district 		Democratic 1841 Incumbent retired.
Whig gain.
Alabama 2 New seat New seat.
Democratic gain.
Alabama 3 Dixon Hall Lewis
Redistricted from the at-large district 		Democratic 1829 Incumbent re-elected.
Alabama 4 William Winter Payne
Redistricted from the at-large district 		Democratic 1841 Incumbent re-elected.
Alabama 5 George S. Houston
Redistricted from the at-large district 		Democratic 1841 Incumbent re-elected.
Alabama 6 Reuben Chapman
Redistricted from the at-large district 		Democratic 1835 Incumbent re-elected.
Alabama 7 Open seat New seat.
Democratic gain.

Arkansas

1842 Arkansas at-large election
← 1840 October 3, 1842 1844 →
 
Nominee Edward Cross William Cummins Lemuel D. Evans
Party Democratic Whig Independent
Popular vote 9,413[12] 5,315 1,686
Percentage 57.4% 32.4% 10.3%
County Results
Cross:     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%      70-80%     80-90%     >90%
Cummins:     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%
Evans:     50-60%
     No Data
U.S. Representative before election

Edward Cross
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Edward Cross
Democratic

See also: List of United States representatives from Arkansas and 1843 United States Senate election in Arkansas

Arkansas stayed at 1 seat, electing its one member at-large October 3, 1842.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Arkansas at-large Edward Cross Democratic 1838 Incumbent re-elected.

Connecticut

See also: List of United States representatives from Connecticut and 1842 United States Senate election in Connecticut

Connecticut lost 2 seats, reduced from 6 to 4 members. Elections were held April 5, 1843, after the March 4, 1843 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1843.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[14]
Connecticut 1 Joseph Trumbull Whig 1834 (special)
1835 (lost)
1839 		Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
John H. Brockway
Redistricted from the 6th district 		Whig 1839 Incumbent retired.
Whig loss.
Connecticut 2 William Boardman Whig 1840 (special) Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
Connecticut 3 Thomas W. Williams Whig 1839 Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
  • ▌Green tickY George S. Catlin (Democratic) 52.8%
  • ▌Edward Eldridge (Whig) 41.0%
  • ▌Increase Wilson (Liberty) 5.1%
  • ▌Samuel Bowen (Unknown) 1.1%
Truman Smith
Redistricted from the 5th district 		Whig 1839 Incumbent retired.
Whig loss.
Connecticut 4 Thomas B. Osborne Whig 1839 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.

Delaware

See also: List of United States representatives from Delaware
1842 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware
← 1840 November 8, 1842 1844 →
 
Nominee George B. Rodney William H. Jones
Party Whig Democratic
Popular vote 5,465 5,456
Percentage 50.04% 49.96%
Rodney:      50–60%
Jones:      50–60%
U.S. Representative before election

George B. Rodney
Whig

Elected U.S. Representative

George B. Rodney
Whig

Delaware stayed at 1 seat, electing its one member at-large November 8, 1842.

The election was decided by a nine-vote margin.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Delaware at-large George B. Rodney Whig 1840 Incumbent re-elected.

Florida Territory

See Non-voting delegates, below.

Georgia

See also: List of United States representatives from Georgia and 1843 United States Senate election in Georgia

Georgia lost 1 seat, going from 9 to 8 members. Elections were held at-large on a general ticket October 3, 1842.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Georgia at-large
8 at-large seats 		Mark A. Cooper Democratic 1841 (special) Incumbent re-elected. Elected on a general ticket:
Thomas F. Foster Whig 1828
1834 (lost)
1840 		Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
Thomas B. King Whig 1838 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Roger L. Gamble Whig 1838 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
James A. Meriwether Whig 1840 Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
Richard W. Habersham Whig 1838 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Incumbent died December 2, 1842, leading to a special election.
Edward J. Black Democratic 1838
1840 (lost)
1841 (special) 		Incumbent re-elected.
Walter T. Colquitt Democratic 1841 (special) Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.

Illinois

See also: List of United States representatives from Illinois and 1843 United States Senate election in Illinois

Illinois gained 4 seats, going from 3 to 7 members. Elections were held August 7, 1842.

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

Indiana

See also: List of United States representatives from Indiana and 1842 United States Senate election in Indiana

Indiana gained 3 seats, going from 7 to 10 members. Elections were held August 7, 1843, after the March 4, 1843 beginning of the term.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Indiana 1
Indiana 2
Indiana 3
Indiana 4
Indiana 5
Indiana 6
Indiana 7
Indiana 8
Indiana 9
Indiana 10

Kentucky

See also: List of United States representatives from Kentucky, 1842 United States Senate election in Kentucky, 1842 United States Senate special election in Kentucky, and 1843 United States Senate election in Kentucky

Kentucky lost 3 seats, going from 13 to 10 members. Elections were held August 7, 1843, after the March 4, 1843 beginning of the term.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Kentucky 1
Kentucky 2
Kentucky 3
Kentucky 4
Kentucky 5
Kentucky 6
Kentucky 7
Kentucky 8
Kentucky 9
Kentucky 10

Louisiana

See also: List of United States representatives from Louisiana and 1843 United States Senate election in Louisiana

Louisiana gained 1 seats, going from 3 to 4 members. Elections were held July 3–5, 1843, after the March 4, 1843 beginning of the term.

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

Maine

See also: List of United States representatives from Maine and 1843 United States Senate special election in Maine

Maine lost 1 seat, going from 8 to 7 members. Elections were held September 11, 1843, after the March 4, 1843 beginning of the term.

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

Maryland

Main article: 1844 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland
See also: List of United States representatives from Maryland and 1843 United States Senate election in Maryland

Maryland lost 2 seats, going from 8 to 6 members. Elections were held February 14, 1844, after the March 4, 1843 beginning of the term.

Maryland's elections to the next Congress were held February 14, 1844, after the 1842–1843 election cycle was passed and almost after the next Congress completed.

Massachusetts

See also: List of United States representatives from Massachusetts

Massachusetts lost 2 seats, going from 12 to 10 members. Elections were held November 14, 1842, but some districts' elections stretched to multiple ballots into 1843 and very early 1844.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Massachusetts 1 Nathan Appleton Whig 1830
1833 (retired)
1842 (special) 		Incumbent resigned September 28, 1842.
Whig hold.
Successor also elected the same day to finish the current term; see above.
Massachusetts 2 Leverett Saltonstall I Whig 1838 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected on the fourth ballot.
Whig hold.
First ballot (November 14, 1842)
Second ballot (February 13, 1843)
Third ballot (April 3, 1843)
Fourth ballot (June 5, 1843)
Massachusetts 3 Caleb Cushing Whig 1834 Incumbent retired.
New member elected on the seventh ballot.
Whig hold.
First ballot (November 14, 1842)
Second ballot (February 13, 1843)
Third ballot (April 3, 1843)
Fourth ballot (June 5, 1843)
Fifth ballot (November 13, 1843)
Sixth ballot (January 1, 1844)
Seventh ballot (January 29, 1844)
Massachusetts 4 William Parmenter Democratic 1836 Incumbent re-elected on the second ballot.
First ballot (November 14, 1842)
Second ballot (February 13, 1843)
Massachusetts 5 Charles Hudson Whig 1841 (special) Incumbent re-elected on the third ballot.
First ballot (November 14, 1842)
Second ballot (February 13, 1843)
Third ballot (April 3, 1843)
Massachusetts 6 Osmyn Baker Whig 1839 (special) Incumbent re-elected on the sixth ballot.
First ballot (November 14, 1842)
Second ballot (February 13, 1843)
Third ballot (April 3, 1843)
Fourth ballot (June 5, 1843)
Fifth ballot (November 13, 1843)
Sixth ballot (January 1, 1844)
Massachusetts 7 George N. Briggs Whig 1833 Incumbent retired.
New member elected on the sixth ballot.
Whig hold.
First ballot (November 14, 1842)
Second ballot (February 13, 1843)
Third ballot (April 3, 1843)
Fourth ballot (June 5, 1843)
Fifth ballot (November 13, 1843)
Sixth ballot (January 1, 1844)
Massachusetts 8 John Quincy Adams
Redistricted from the 12th district 		Whig 1830 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 9 Nathaniel B. Borden
Redistricted from the 10th district 		Democratic 1834
1838 (lost)
1841 		Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
Massachusetts 10 Barker Burnell
Redistricted from the 11th district 		Whig 1840 Incumbent re-elected.

Michigan

See also: List of United States representatives from Michigan

Michigan gained 2 seats, going from 1 to 3 members. Elections were held from districts November 8, 1843, after the March 4, 1843 beginning of the term, having previously elected a single member at-large.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Michigan 1 Jacob M. Howard
Redistricted from the at-large district 		Whig 1840 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Michigan 2 None (New seat) New seat.
Democratic gain.
Michigan 3 None (New seat) New seat.
Democratic gain.

Mississippi

See also: List of United States representatives from Mississippi

Mississippi gained 2 seats, going from 2 to 4 members. Elections were held at-large on a general ticket November 6–7, 1843, after the March 4, 1843 beginning of the term. Due to a banking crisis in Mississippi, the state Democratic party was split into two factions; the Redemptions, which favored the repudiation of bank bonds, and Anti-Redemptions, which opposed it.[52]

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Mississippi at-large
(4 seats) 		Jacob Thompson Democratic 1839 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Jacob Thompson (Democratic Redemption) 14.97%
  • ▌Green tickY William H. Hammett (Democratic Redemption) 14.32%
  • ▌Green tickY Robert W. Roberts (Democratic Redemption) 13.91%
  • ▌Green tickY Tilghman Tucker (Democratic Redemption) 12.24%
  • ▌Volney E. Tucker (Democratic Anti-Redemption) 11.74%
  • ▌Joseph Dunbar (Democratic Anti-Redemption) 11.36%
  • ▌John Gilmer (Democratic Anti-Redemption) 10.95%
  • ▌William G. Kendall (Democratic Anti-Redemption) 10.52%[52]
William M. Gwin Democratic 1841 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
None (new seat) New seat.
Democratic gain.
None (new seat) New seat.
Democratic gain.

Missouri

See also: List of United States representatives from Missouri, 1842 United States Senate election in Missouri, and 1843 United States Senate special election in Missouri

Missouri gained 3 seats, going from 2 to 5 members. Elections were held at-large on a general ticket August 1, 1842.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Missouri at-large
5 seats on a general ticket

New Hampshire

See also: List of United States representatives from New Hampshire and 1843 United States Senate election in New Hampshire

New Hampshire lost 1 seat, going from 5 to 4 members. Elections were held at-large on a general ticket March 3, 1843.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
New Hampshire at-large
4 seats on a general ticket

New Jersey

See also: List of United States representatives from New Jersey

New Jersey lost 1 seats, going from 6 to 5 members. Elections were held from districts October 8, 1842, having previously elected them at-large.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
New Jersey 1 Joseph Fitz Randolph
Redistricted from the at-large district 		Whig 1836 Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
New Jersey 2 John B. Aycrigg
Redistricted from the at-large district 		Whig 1836
1838 (not seated[k])
1840 		Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
New Jersey 3 William Halstead
Redistricted from the at-large district 		Whig 1836
1838 (not seated[k])
1840 		Unknown if incumbent retired or lost.
Democratic gain.
New Jersey 4 John Patterson Bryan Maxwell
Redistricted from the at-large district 		Whig 1836
1838 (not seated[k])
1840 		Unknown if incumbent retired or lost.
Democratic gain.
New Jersey 5 Charles C. Stratton
Redistricted from the at-large district 		Whig 1836
1838 (not seated[k])
1840 		Incumbent retired.
Whig hold.
Thomas Jones Yorke
Redistricted from the at-large district 		Whig 1836
1838 (not seated[k])
1840 		Unknown if incumbent retired or lost.
Whig loss.

New York

See also: List of United States representatives from New York and 1843 United States Senate election in New York

New York lost 6 seats, going from 40 to 34 members, but remaining the largest delegation. Its thirty-four members were elected November 8, 1842.

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

North Carolina

See also: List of United States representatives from North Carolina and 1843 United States Senate election in North Carolina

North Carolina lost 4 seats, going from 13 to 9 members. Elections were held August 3, 1843, after the March 4, 1843 beginning of the term.

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

Ohio

See also: List of United States representatives from Ohio and 1842 United States Senate election in Ohio

Ohio gained 2 seats, going from 19 to 21 members. Its twenty-one members were elected October 10, 1843, after the March 4, 1843 beginning of the term.

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

Pennsylvania

See also: List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania and 1843 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania lost 4 seats, going from 28 to 24 members. Its twenty-four members were elected October 10, 1843, after the March 4, 1843 beginning of the term.

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

Rhode Island

See also: List of United States representatives from Rhode Island and 1842 United States Senate special election in Rhode Island

Rhode Island stayed at 2 seats, but elected its members from districts, having previously elected them at-large. Elections were held August 29, 1843, after the March 4, 1843 beginning of the term.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Rhode Island 1 Robert B. Cranston
Redistricted from the at-large district 		Whig 1837 Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re-election.
Law and Order gain.
Rhode Island 2 Joseph L. Tillinghast
Redistricted from the at-large district 		Whig 1837 Incumbent retired.
Law and Order gain.

South Carolina

See also: List of United States representatives from South Carolina and 1842 United States Senate special election in South Carolina

South Carolina lost 2 seats, going from 9 to 7 members. Elections were held February 20–21, 1843.

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

Tennessee

See also: List of United States representatives from Tennessee and 1843 United States Senate special elections in Tennessee

Tennessee lost 2 seats, going from 13 to 11 members. Elections were held August 3, 1842.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Tennessee 1 Thomas D. Arnold Whig 1841 Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
Tennessee 2 Abraham McClellan Democratic 1837 Incumbent retired.
Whig gain.
Tennessee 3 Joseph L. Williams Whig 1837 Incumbent lost renomination.
Whig loss.
Thomas J. Campbell
Redistricted from the 4th district 		Whig 1841 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Tennessee 4 None (new district) New district.
Democratic gain.
Tennessee 5 Hopkins L. Turney Democratic 1837 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
Tennessee 6 William B. Campbell Whig 1837 Incumbent retired.
Whig loss.
Aaron V. Brown
Redistricted from the 10th district 		Democratic 1839 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 7 Robert L. Caruthers Whig 1841 Incumbent retired.
Whig hold.
Tennessee 8 Meredith P. Gentry Whig 1839 Incumbent retired.
Whig hold.
Tennessee 9 Harvey M. Watterson Democratic 1839 Incumbent retired.
Democratic loss.
Cave Johnson
Redistricted from the 11th district 		Democratic 1839 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 10 None (new district) New district.
Whig gain.
  • ▌Green tickY John B. Ashe (Whig) 50.85%
  • ▌Frederick P. Staunton (Democratic) 49.15%[68]
Tennessee 11 Milton Brown
Redistricted from the 12th district 		Whig 1841 Incumbent re-elected.

Vermont

See also: List of United States representatives from Vermont, 1842 United States Senate special election in Vermont, and 1843 United States Senate election in Vermont

Vermont lost 1 seat, going from 5 to 4 members. Elections were held September 5, 1843, after the March 4, 1843 beginning of the term.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[70]
Vermont 1 Hiland Hall Whig 1833 (special) Incumbent retired.
Whig hold.
Vermont 2 William Slade Whig 1831 (special) Incumbent retired.
Whig hold.
First ballot
Second ballot
Horace Everett
Redistricted from the 3rd district 		Whig 1828 Incumbent lost re-election.
Whig loss.
Vermont 3 None (new district) New district.
Whig gain.
Vermont 4 Augustus Young Whig 1840 Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
Vermont 5 Isaac Fletcher Whig 1840 Incumbent retired.
District eliminated.
Whig loss. 		None

Virginia

See also: List of United States representatives from Virginia

Virginia lost 6 seats, going from 21 to 15 members. Elections were held April 27, 1843, after the March 4, 1843 beginning of the term.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[71]
Virginia 1 Francis Mallory Whig 1840 (special) Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
Virginia 2 George B. Cary Democratic 1841 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
William Goode
Redistricted from the 4th district 		Democratic 1841 Incumbent retired.
Democratic loss.
Virginia 3 Walter Coles
Redistricted from the 6th district 		Democratic 1835 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Walter Coles (Democratic) 51.3%
  • ▌[FNU] Gilmer (Whig) 48.7%
Virginia 4 Edmund W. Hubard
Redistricted from the 5th district 		Democratic 1841 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 5 William L. Goggin
Redistricted from the 7th district 		Whig 1839 Incumbent lost re-election.
Whig loss.
Thomas W. Gilmer
Redistricted from the 12th district 		Whig 1841 Incumbent re-elected as a Democrat.
Democratic gain.
Virginia 6 John Winston Jones
Redistricted from the 3rd district 		Democratic 1835 Incumbent re-elected.
John Botts
Redistricted from the 11th district 		Whig 1839 Incumbent lost re-election.
Whig loss.
Virginia 7 Henry A. Wise
Redistricted from the 8th district 		Whig 1833 Incumbent re-elected as a Democrat.
Democratic gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Henry A. Wise (Democratic) 57.2%
  • ▌Hitt Carter (Whig) 42.8%
Virginia 8 Robert M. T. Hunter
Redistricted from the 9th district 		Independent 1837 Incumbent lost re-election.
Whig gain.
Virginia 9 William Smith
Redistricted from the 13th district 		Democratic 1841 (special) Incumbent lost re-election.
Whig gain.
Virginia 10 John Taliaferro Whig 1835 Incumbent retired.
Whig loss.
Richard W. Barton
Redistricted from the 15th district 		Whig 1841 Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
Virginia 11 Alexander H. H. Stuart
Redistricted from the 17th district 		Whig 1841 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Virginia 12 None (new district) New district.
Democratic gain.
Virginia 13 George W. Hopkins
Redistricted from the 18th district 		Democratic 1835 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 14 Cuthbert Powell Whig 1841 Incumbent retired.
Whig loss.
Samuel L. Hays
Redistricted from the 20th district 		Democratic 1841 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic loss.
George W. Summers
Redistricted from the 19th district 		Whig 1841 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 15 Lewis Steenrod
Redistricted from the 21st district 		Democratic 1839 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 16 William A. Harris Democratic 1841 Incumbent retired.
District eliminated.
Democratic loss. 		None

Wisconsin Territory

See Non-voting delegates, below.

Non-voting delegates

See also: Non-voting members of the United States House of Representatives
District Incumbent This race
Delegate Party First elected Results Candidates
Florida Territory at-large David Levy Yulee Democratic 1840 Incumbent re-elected.
Iowa Territory at-large Augustus C. Dodge Democratic 1840 Incumbent re-elected.
Wisconsin Territory at-large

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Elections in Maryland were held so late that they ran into 1844, as was at least one run-off election in Massachusetts, this article only includes elections during 1842 and 1843.
  2. ^ Includes 4 elected as "Redemption" Democrats.
  3. ^ Included 1 Independent Democrat.
  4. ^ Includes 1 Independent and 1 Independent Whig.
  5. ^ Dubin lists Nes as an "Independent" rather than as an Independent Democrat.[3]
  6. ^ The Law and Order Party had 2 members
  7. ^ a b c Changed from at-large
  8. ^ a b Includes 1 Independent Whig: William Wright who was elected in New Jersey's 5th congressional district.
  9. ^ Run-off ballots in Massachusetts ran into 1843 and 1844 in some districts.
  10. ^ a b Includes 1 Independent Democrat: Henry Nes who was elected in Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district.
  11. ^ a b c d e See the Broad Seal War

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