1856–57 United States House of Representatives elections

House elections for the 35th U.S. Congress January 2026 January 2026 1856–57 United States House of Representatives elections United States 1851 legislative no 1854–55 United States House of Representatives elections 1854 & 1855 1858–59 United States House of Representatives elections 1858 & 1859 34th United States Congress#House of Representatives_3 35th United States Congress#House of Representatives_3 All 237 seats in the United States House of Representatives 118 August 4, 1856 – November 4, 1857Excludes states admitted during this Congress 180x180px James Lawrence Orr - Brady-Handy (3x4).jpg James Orr Democratic Party (US) SC 5 T 82 seats 132 50 1,805,827 46.85% 2.90 Galusha A. Grow, 1850 (cropped).jpg Galusha A. Grow Republican Party (US) PA 14 T 45 seats "Opposition seats" Combined result for Anti-Nebraska, Republican, People's, and Free Soil candidates in the last elections. 90 45 1,425,265 36.98% 21.36 "Opposition vote" In comparison to the performance of the Parties involved in the Opposition Coalition, excluding the Whig Party. Know Nothing 52 seats 14 38 586,254 15.21% 4.35 Independent 1 seats "Anthony Roberts" Included one Independent Whig: Anthony Ellmaker Roberts of Pennsylvania. 1 "MO-01" 34,120 "Independent vote" Includes votes for those who ran labeled as an "Independent," "Benton Democrat," "Independent Democrat," or "Independent American." 0.89% 1.72 350px Results#0671B0 Democratic gain #92C5DE Democratic hold#CA0120 Republican gain #F48882 Republican hold#9240cc Know Nothing gain #d7b7ef Know Nothing hold Speaker Nathaniel Banks James Orr Know Nothing Democratic Party (US) States held the 1856–57 United States House of Representatives elections between August 4, 1856, and November 4, 1857. Each state, including the pending new state of Minnesota, set a date to elect 236 Representatives to the House before the first session of the 35th United States Congress convened on December 7, 1857. The elections briefly returned a semblance of normalcy to the Democratic Party, restoring its House majority alongside the election of Democratic President James Buchanan. However, superficial victory masked severe, ultimately irretrievable divisions over slavery. Voters next would return a Democratic House majority only in 1874. Party realignments continued. In 1856, the Whig Party disbanded, the Know Nothing movement declined, and its vehicle, the American Party, collapsed. Many Northern Whig, American, and other Representatives who opposed the Democrats joined the new, rapidly consolidating Republican Party, whose attitude toward slavery was stridently negative. It was an openly sectional, Northern party which opposed fugitive slave laws and slavery in the territories. Though it did not explicitly demand abolition, for the first time a major party offered a mainstream political platform to outspoken abolitionists. In March 1857, after almost all Northern states had voted, the Supreme Court issued its infamous Dred Scott decision, amplifying tensions and hardening voter divisions. Remaining elections were concentrated in the South. Southern voters widely drove the American Party from office, rallying to the Democrats in firm opposition to the Republicans. In October 1857, the pending new state of Minnesota elected its first Representatives. Between the admissions of Vermont in 1791 and Wisconsin in 1848, Congress had admitted new states roughly in pairs: one slave, one free. California was admitted alone as a free state in 1850 only as part of a comprehensive compromise including significant concessions to slave state interests. Admission of Minnesota in May 1858, also alone but with no such deal, helped expose the declining political influence of the South, destroying the formerly binding concept that slave and free state power was best kept in balance even in the Senate while solidifying a sense that the West would exclude slavery. Election summaries Two seats were added for the new state of Minnesota,11 166 which was unrepresented for part of the 1st session. center|frameless|440x440px + ↓ 133 14 90 Democratic KN Republican State Type Date Totalseats Democratic Know Nothing Republican Seats Change Seats Change Seats Change"OP" Compared to the 100 Opposition Party members in previous election of 1854. Arkansas District August 4, 1856 2 2 0 0 Iowa District 2 0 1 0 2 1 Missouri District 7 5"MO-01" Includes one Independent Democrat (a.k.a. a "Benton Democrat"): Francis Preston Blair Jr. of MO-01. Note that while Martis (p. 110) and Dubin (p. 176) list him as an "Independent Democrat" or "Benton Democrat," others sources (e.g. the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress) list Blair as a "Republican". 4 2 2 0 6 Vermont District September 2, 1856 3 0 0 3 Maine District September 8, 1856 6 0 1 0 6 1 Florida At-large October 6, 1856 1 1 0 0 South Carolina District October 13–14, 1856 6 6 0 0 Indiana District October 14, 1856 11 6 4 0 5 4 Ohio District 21 9 9 0 12 9 Pennsylvania District 25 15 8 0 1 10 7 California At-large November 4, 1856(Election Day)In 1845, Congress passed a law providing for a uniform date for choosing presidential electors (see: Statutes at Large, 28th Congress, 2nd Session, p. 721). Congressional elections were unaffected by this law, but the date was gradually adopted by the states for congressional elections as well. 2 2 0 0 Delaware At-large 1 1 1 0 1 0 Illinois District 9 5 0 4 Massachusetts District 11 0 0 11 11 11 Michigan District 4 0 1 0 4 1 New Jersey District 5 3 2 0 2 2 New York District 33 12 7 0 3 21 4 Wisconsin District 3 0 1 0 3 1 New Hampshire District March 10, 1857 3 0 0 3 3 3 Rhode Island District April 1, 1857 2 0 0 2 2 2 Connecticut District April 6, 1857 4 2 2 0 4 2 2 Virginia District May 28, 1857 13 13 1 0 1 0 Alabama District August 3, 1857 7 7 2 0 2 0 Kentucky District 10 8 4 2 4 0 Texas District 2 2 1 0 1 0 North Carolina District August 6, 1857 8 7 2 1 2 0 Tennessee District 10 7 2 3 2 0 Georgia District October 5, 1857 8 6 2 0 Mississippi District October 5–6, 1857 5 5 1 0 1 0 Minnesota At-large October 13, 1857New state. Representatives seated May 11, 1858, during the 1st session. 2 2 2 0 0 Louisiana District November 3, 1857 4 3 1 0 Maryland District November 4, 1857 6 3 1 3 1 0 Total 236 133"MO-01"56.1% 50"MO-01" 145.9% 37 9038.0% 10"OP" Popular vote #ddd 600px 650px Democratic Democratic Party (US) 46.85 Republican Republican Party (US) 36.98 Know Nothing Know Nothing 15.21 Independent Independent 0.89 Others #DDDDDD 0.07House seats #ddd 600px 650px Democratic Democratic Party (US) 55.70 Republican Republican Party (US) 37.97 Know Nothing Know Nothing 5.91 Independent Independent 0.42 Special elections List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives There were a total of thirteen special elections in 1856 and 1857 during the 34th and 35th Congresses. 34th Congress both |- ! SC 3 X | Laurence M. Keitt | | Democratic | 1853 | Incumbent resigned July 15, 1856, following the caning of Charles Sumner.Incumbent re-elected July 29, 1856. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Laurence M. Keitt (Democratic) 100.0% |- ! SC 4 X | Preston Brooks | | Democratic | 1853 | Incumbent resigned July 15, 1856, following the caning of Charles Sumner.Incumbent re-elected July 29, 1856. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Preston Brooks (Democratic) 100.0% |- ! MO 5 X | John Gaines Miller | | Whig | 1850 | | Incumbent died May 11, 1856.New member elected August 4, 1856.Know Nothing gain.Winner was not a candidate for the full term; see below. | nowrap | Know Nothing Thomas P. Akers (Know Nothing) 55.8% Democratic Party (US)Claiborne Fox Jackson (Democratic) 44.2% |- ! IL 5 X | William Alexander Richardson | | Democratic | 1847 (special) | | Incumbent resigned August 25, 1856, to run for governor of Illinois.New member elected November 4, 1856.Winner was not a candidate for the full term; see below. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Jacob C. Davis (Democratic) 52.6% Republican Party (US)Thomas C. Sharp (Republican) 35.2% UnknownJames B. Kyle (Unknown) 12.2% |- ! IL 7 X | James C. Allen | | Democratic | 1852 | Incumbent resigned July 18, 1856, amid election challenge.Incumbent re-elected November 4, 1856.Winner was not a candidate for the full term; see below. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) James C. Allen (Democratic) 56.3% Whig Party (US)William Beatty Archer (Whig) 43.7% |- ! IL 8 X | colspan=3 | Vacant | | Rep.-elect Lyman Trumbull (D) was later elected U.S. senator and took office March 4, 1855.New member elected November 4, 1856.Democratic hold.Winner was not a candidate for the full term; see below. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) James L. D. Morrison (Democratic) 56.0% Republican Party (US)John Thomas (Republican) 42.9% UnknownWilliam H. Short (Unknown) 1.2% |- ! VA 1 X | Thomas H. Bayly | | Democratic | 1853 | | Incumbent died June 23, 1856.New member elected November 4, 1856.Democratic hold. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Muscoe R. H. Garnett (Democratic) 51.6% Know NothingRobert Saunders Jr. (Know Nothing) 48.4% |- ! Kansas Territory AL X | John Wilkins Whitfield | | Democratic | 1854 | Seat declared vacant August 1, 1856.Incumbent re-elected November 5, 1856. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) John Wilkins Whitfield (Democratic) Republican Party (US)Andrew Horatio Reeder (Republican)https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=296760 Our Campaigns - KS Territorial Delegate - Special Election Race - Nov 05, 1856 |- ! VT 1 X | James Meacham | | Whig | 1849 (special) | | Incumbent died August 23, 1856.New member elected December 1, 1856.Republican gain. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) George T. Hodges (Republican) 79.8% Democratic Party (US)Stoddard B. Colby (Democratic) 20.2% |} 35th Congress |- ! MO 3 X | colspan=3 | Vacant | | Rep.-elect James S. Green (D) was later elected U.S. senator and took office January 12, 1857.New member elected August 3, 1857.Democratic hold. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) John Bullock Clark (Democratic) 58.7% Know NothingJoseph M. Collins (Know Nothing) 41.3% |- ! IN 1 X | James Lockhart | | Democratic | 18511852 (retired)1856 | | Incumbent died September 7, 1857.New member elected October 7, 1857.Democratic hold. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) William E. Niblack (Democratic) 99.5% |- ! IN 10 X | Samuel Brenton | | Republican | 1854 | | Incumbent died March 29, 1857.New member elected October 7, 1857.Republican hold. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Charles Case (Republican) 52.3% Democratic Party (US)James Worden (Democratic) 47.7% |- ! PA 12 X | John Gallagher Montgomery | | Democratic | 1856 | | Incumbent died April 24, 1857.New member elected October 13, 1857.Democratic hold. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Paul Leidy (Democratic) 61.0% Republican Party (US)Smith Thompson (Republican) 39.0% |} Alabama List of United States representatives from Alabama |- ! AL 1 X | Percy Walker | | Know Nothing | 1855 | | Incumbent retired.Democratic gain. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) James A. Stallworth (Democratic) 62.0% Know NothingJohn McCaskill (Know Nothing) 38.0% |- ! AL 2 X | Eli S. Shorter | | Democratic | 1855 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Eli S. Shorter (Democratic) 62.4% Know NothingBatt Peterson (Know Nothing) 37.6% |- ! AL 3 X | James F. Dowdell | | Democratic | 1853 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) James F. Dowdell (Democratic) 50.3% Know NothingThomas J. Judge (Know Nothing) 49.7% |- ! AL 4 X | William Russell Smith | | Know Nothing | 1851 | | Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic gain. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Sydenham Moore (Democratic) 56.5% Know NothingWilliam Russell Smith (Know Nothing) 43.5% |- ! AL 5 X | George S. Houston | | Democratic | 18411849 (retired)1851 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) George S. Houston (Democratic) 55.1% Democratic Party (US)David Hubbard (Democratic) 44.9% |- ! AL 6 X | Williamson R. W. Cobb | | Democratic | 1847 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Williamson R. W. Cobb (Democratic) 62.4% Democratic Party (US)Henry Sanford (Democratic) 37.6% |- ! AL 7 X | Sampson Willis Harris | | Democratic | 1847 | | Incumbent retired.Democratic hold. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Jabez L. M. Curry (Democratic) 98.5% |} Arkansas List of United States representatives from Arkansas |- ! AR 1 X | Alfred B. Greenwood | | Democratic | 1853 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Alfred B. Greenwood (Democratic) 71.4% Know NothingHugh Thomason (Know Nothing) 28.6% Guide to U.S. Elections 6th II Washington, D.C. CQ Press 1024 2010 9781604265361 430736650 2009033938 |- ! AR 2 X | Albert Rust | | Democratic | 1854 | | Incumbent lost renomination.Democratic hold. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Edward A. Warren (Democratic) 57.6% Know NothingAbsalom Fowler (Know Nothing) 42.4% |} California List of United States representatives from California |- ! rowspan=2 | CA AL X2 seats on a general ticket | James W. Denver | | Democratic | 1854 | | Incumbent retired.Democratic hold. | rowspan=2 nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Charles L. Scott (Democratic) 29.9% Democratic Party (US) Joseph C. McKibbin (Democratic) 21.0% Know NothingA. B. Dibble (Know Nothing) 20.7% IndependentIra P. Rankin (Independent) 13.0% Republican Party (US)J. N. Turner (Republican) 12.5% |- | Philemon T. Herbert | | Democratic | 1854 | | Incumbent retired after manslaughter acquittal.Democratic hold. |} Connecticut List of United States representatives from Connecticut State of Connecticut Elections Database » Search Past Election Results https://electionhistory.ct.gov/eng/ 2024-10-09 State of Connecticut Elections Database en |- ! CT 1 X | Ezra Clark Jr. | | Know Nothing | 1855 | | Incumbent re-elected as a Republican.Republican gain. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Ezra Clark Jr. (Republican) 50.8% Democratic Party (US)Richard D. Hubbard (Democratic) 48.8% |- ! CT 2 X | John Woodruff | | Know Nothing | 1855 | | Incumbent lost re-election as a Republican.Democratic gain. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Samuel Arnold (Democratic) 51.3% Republican Party (US)John Woodruff (Republican) 48.6% |- ! CT 3 X | Sidney Dean | | Know Nothing | 1855 | | Incumbent re-elected as a Republican.Republican gain. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Sidney Dean (Republican) 54.6% Democratic Party (US)James A. Hovey (Democratic) 45.4% |- ! CT 4 X | William W. Welch | | Know Nothing | 1855 | | Incumbent retired.Democratic gain. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) William D. Bishop (Democratic) 50.0% Republican Party (US)Orris S. Ferry (Republican) 50.0% |} Delaware List of United States representatives from Delaware |- ! DE AL X | Elisha D. Cullen | | Know Nothing | 1854 | | Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic gain. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) William G. Whiteley (Democratic) 56.0% Know NothingElisha D. Cullen (Know Nothing) 44.0% |} Florida 1856 United States House of Representatives election in Florida List of United States representatives from Florida |- ! FL AL X | Augustus Maxwell | | Democratic | 1852 | | Incumbent retired.Democratic hold. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) George S. Hawkins (Democratic) 53.1% Know NothingJames McNair Baker (Know Nothing) 46.9% |} Georgia List of United States representatives from Georgia |- ! GA 1 X | James Lindsay Seward | | Democratic | 1853 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) James Lindsay Seward (Democratic) 51.2% Know NothingFrancis S. Bartow (Know Nothing) 44.4% IndependentC. S. Gaulden (Independent) 4.4% |- ! GA 2 X | Martin J. Crawford | | Democratic | 1855 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Martin J. Crawford (Democratic) 56.1% Know NothingSamuel C. Elam (Know Nothing) 43.9% |- ! GA 3 X | Robert Pleasant Trippe | | Know Nothing | 1855 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Know Nothing Robert Pleasant Trippe (Know Nothing) 51.7% Democratic Party (US)Jack Bailey (Democratic) 48.3% |- ! GA 4 X | Hiram B. Warner | | Democratic | 1855 | | Incumbent retired.Democratic hold. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Lucius J. Gartrell (Democratic) 53.6% Know NothingM. M. Tidwell (Know Nothing) 46.4% |- ! GA 5 X | John H. Lumpkin | | Democratic | 1855 | | Incumbent retired.Democratic hold. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Augustus R. Wright (Democratic) 61.2% Know NothingJ. W. Hooper (Know Nothing) 36.1% Democratic Party (US)Tatumfirstname First name unknown. (Democratic) 2.7% |- ! GA 6 X | Howell Cobb | | Democratic | 18421851 (retired)1855 | | Incumbent retired.Democratic hold. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) James Jackson (Democratic) 56.5% IndependentSimmonsfirstname (Independent) 43.5% |- ! GA 7 X | Nathaniel Greene Foster | | Know Nothing | 1855 | | Incumbent retired.Know Nothing hold. | nowrap | Know Nothing Joshua Hill (Know Nothing) 51.5% Democratic Party (US)Linton Stephens (Democratic) 48.5% |- ! GA 8 X | Alexander H. Stephens | | Democratic | 1843 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Alexander H. Stephens (Democratic) 57.1% Know NothingThomas W. Miller (Know Nothing) 42.9% |} Illinois List of United States representatives from Illinois |- ! IL 1 X | Elihu B. Washburne | | Republican | 1852 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Elihu B. Washburne (Republican) 73.9% Democratic Party (US)Richard S. Molony (Democratic) 25.0% Know NothingB. D. Eastman (Know Nothing) 1.0% |- ! IL 2 X | James Hutchinson Woodworth | | Republican | 1854 | | Incumbent retired.Republican hold. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) John F. Farnsworth (Republican) 67.2% Democratic Party (US)John Vannortwick (Democratic) 30.6% Know NothingB. F. James (Know Nothing) 2.2% |- ! IL 3 X | Jesse O. Norton | | Republican | 1852 | | Incumbent retired.Republican hold. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Owen Lovejoy (Republican) 59.5% Democratic Party (US)Uri Osgood (Democratic) 40.5% |- ! IL 4 X | James Knox | | Republican | 1852 | | Incumbent retired.Republican hold. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) William Kellogg (Republican) 51.1% Democratic Party (US)James W. Davidson (Democratic) 45.8% Know NothingArthur H. Griffith (Know Nothing) 3.1% |- ! IL 5 X | colspan=3 | Vacant | | Rep. William A. Richardson (D) resigned August 25, 1856, to run for governor of Illinois.Democratic hold.Winner was not candidate for unexpired term; see above. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Isaac N. Morris (Democratic) 53.7% Republican Party (US)Jackson Grimshaw (Republican) 45.8% Know NothingJames S. Irwin (Know Nothing) 0.5% |- ! IL 6 X | Thomas L. Harris | | Democratic | 18481850 (lost)1854 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Thomas L. Harris (Democratic) 58.0% Republican Party (US)John Williams (Republican) 42.0% |- ! IL 7 X | colspan=3 | Vacant | | Rep. James C. Allen (D) resigned July 18, 1856, amid election contest.Democratic hold.Winner was not candidate for unexpired term; see above. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Aaron Shaw (Democratic) 56.8% Republican Party (US)Henry P. H. Bromwell (Republican) 43.2% |- ! IL 8 X | colspan=3 | Vacant | | Rep.-elect Lyman Trumbull (D) was later elected U.S. senator and took office March 4, 1855.Democratic hold.Winner was not candidate for unexpired term; see above. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Robert Smith (Democratic) 60.1% Republican Party (US)James D. Lansing (Republican) 39.9% |- ! IL 9 X | Samuel S. Marshall | | Democratic | 1854 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Samuel S. Marshall (Democratic) 82.4% Republican Party (US)Benjamin Ladd Wiley (Republican) 17.6% |} Indiana List of United States representatives from Indiana |- ! IN 1 X | Smith Miller | | Democratic | 1852 | | Incumbent retired.Democratic hold. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) James Lockhart (Democratic) 61.5% Republican Party (US)James C. Veatch (Republican) 38.5% |- ! IN 2 X | William Hayden English | | Democratic | 1852 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) William Hayden English (Democratic) 57.2% Republican Party (US)John M. Wilson (Republican) 42.8% |- ! IN 3 X | George Grundy Dunn | | People's | 1854 | | Incumbent retired.Democratic gain. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) James Hughes (Democratic) 53.8% Republican Party (US)John A. Hendricks (Republican) 46.2% |- ! IN 4 X | William Cumback | | People's | 1854 | | Incumbent lost re-election as a Republican.Democratic gain. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) James Bradford Foley (Democratic) 53.7% Republican Party (US)William Cumback (Republican) 46.3% |- ! IN 5 X | David P. Holloway | | People's | 1854 | | Incumbent retired.Republican gain. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) David Kilgore (Republican) 60.8% Democratic Party (US)Edmund Johnson (Democratic) 39.2% |- ! IN 6 X | Lucien Barbour | | People's | 1854 | | Incumbent retired.Democratic gain. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) James M. Gregg (Democratic) 52.1% Republican Party (US)John Coburn (Republican) 47.9% |- ! IN 7 X | Harvey D. Scott | | People's | 1854 | | Incumbent retired.Democratic gain. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) John G. Davis (Democratic) 53.9% Republican Party (US)John Palmer Usher (Republican) 46.1% |- ! IN 8 X | Daniel Mace | | People's | 1851 | | Incumbent retired.Republican gain. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) James Wilson (Republican) 50.5% Democratic Party (US)Daniel W. Voorhees (Democratic) 49.5% |- ! IN 9 X | Schuyler Colfax | | People's | 1854 | | Incumbent re-elected as a Republican.Republican gain. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Schuyler Colfax (Republican) 52.1% Democratic Party (US)William Z. Stewart (Democratic) 47.9% |- ! IN 10 X | Samuel Brenton | | People's | 1854 | | Incumbent re-elected as a Republican.Republican gain. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Samuel Brenton (Republican) 51.7% Democratic Party (US)Robert Lowry (Democratic) 48.3% |- ! IN 11 X | John U. Pettit | | People's | 1854 | | Incumbent re-elected as a Republican.Republican gain. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) John U. Pettit (Republican) 51.8% Democratic Party (US)William Garver (Democratic) 48.2% |} Iowa List of United States representatives from Iowa |- ! IA 1 X | Augustus Hall | | Democratic | 1854 | | Incumbent lost re-election.Republican gain. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Samuel Ryan Curtis (Republican) 50.2% Democratic Party (US)Augustus Hall (Democratic) 47.5% Know NothingJohn J. Selman (Know Nothing) 2.3% |- ! IA 2 X | James Thorington | | Whig | 1854 | | Incumbent lost renomination as a Republican.Republican gain. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Timothy Davis (Republican) 58.0% Democratic Party (US)Shepherd Leffler (Democratic) 42.0% |} Kansas Territory See non-voting delegates, below. Kentucky List of United States representatives from Kentucky |- ! KY 1 X | Henry Cornelius Burnett | | Democratic | 1855 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Henry Cornelius Burnett (Democratic) 75.3% Know NothingOwen Grimes (Know Nothing) 24.7% |- ! KY 2 X | John P. Campbell Jr. | | Know Nothing | 1855 | | Incumbent withdrew.Democratic gain. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Samuel Peyton (Democratic) 53.9% Know NothingJames Leeper Johnson (Know Nothing) 46.1% |- ! KY 3 X | Warner Underwood | | Know Nothing | 1855 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Know Nothing Warner Underwood (Know Nothing) 50.8% Democratic Party (US)Joseph Horace Lewis (Democratic) 49.2% |- ! KY 4 X | Albert G. Talbott | | Democratic | 1855 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Albert G. Talbott (Democratic) 50.6% Know NothingWilliam Clayton Anderson (Know Nothing) 49.4% |- ! KY 5 X | Joshua Jewett | | Democratic | 1855 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Joshua Jewett (Democratic) 59.6% Know NothingBryan Young (Know Nothing) 40.4% |- ! KY 6 X | John Milton Elliott | | Democratic | 1853 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) John Milton Elliott (Democratic) 55.7% Know NothingJohn A. Moore (Know Nothing) 44.3% |- ! KY 7 X | Humphrey Marshall | | Know Nothing | 1855 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Know Nothing Humphrey Marshall (Know Nothing) 55.0% Democratic Party (US)Thomas H. Holt (Democratic) 45.0% |- ! KY 8 X | Alexander Keith Marshall | | Know Nothing | 1855 | | Incumbent retired.Democratic gain. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) James Brown Clay (Democratic) 50.5% Know NothingRoger Hanson (Know Nothing) 49.5% |- ! KY 9 X | Leander Cox | | Know Nothing | 1853 | | Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic gain. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) John Calvin Mason (Democratic) 52.0% Know NothingLeander Cox (Know Nothing) 48.0% |- ! KY 10 X | Samuel F. Swope | | Know Nothing | 1855 | | Incumbent retired.Democratic gain. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) John W. Stevenson (Democratic) 67.6% Know NothingWilliam L. Rankin (Know Nothing) 32.4% |} Louisiana List of United States representatives from Louisiana |- ! LA 1 X | George Eustis Jr. | | Know Nothing | 1855 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Know Nothing George Eustis Jr. (Know Nothing) 60.4% Democratic Party (US)Charles J. Villiers (Democratic) 39.6% |- ! LA 2 X | Miles Taylor | | Democratic | 1855 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Miles Taylor (Democratic) 50.3% Know NothingGlendy Burke (Know Nothing) 49.7% |- ! LA 3 X | Thomas G. Davidson | | Democratic | 1855 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Thomas G. Davidson (Democratic) 43.0% Know NothingGeorge W. Watterson (Know Nothing) 35.4% IndependentLaurent J. Sigur (Independent) 21.6% |- ! LA 4 X | John M. Sandidge | | Democratic | 1855 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) John M. Sandidge (Democratic) 63.5% Know NothingW. H. Sparks (Know Nothing) 36.5% |} Maine List of United States representatives from Maine |- ! ME 1 X | John M. Wood | | Republican | 1854 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) John M. Wood (Republican) 53.4% Democratic Party (US)Josiah S. Little (Democratic) 46.6% |- ! ME 2 X | John J. Perry | | Republican | 1854 | | Incumbent retired.Republican hold. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Charles J. Gilman (Republican) 57.3% Democratic Party (US)Eben F. Pillsbury (Democratic) 42.7% |- ! ME 3 X | Ebenezer Knowlton | | Republican | 1854 | | Incumbent retired.Republican hold. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Nehemiah Abbott (Republican) 56.1% Democratic Party (US)Henry Ingalls (Democratic) 43.9% |- ! ME 4 X | Samuel P. Benson | | Republican | 1852 | | Incumbent retired.Republican hold. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Freeman H. Morse (Republican) 65.1% Democratic Party (US)David Bronson (Democratic) 34.9% |- ! ME 5 X | Israel Washburn Jr. | | Republican | 1850 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Israel Washburn Jr. (Republican) 60.1% Democratic Party (US)Abraham Sanborn (Democratic) 39.9% |- ! ME 6 X | Thomas J. D. Fuller | | Democratic | 1848 | | Incumbent retired.Republican gain. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Stephen Clark Foster (Republican) 52.9% Democratic Party (US)Amo Wiswell (Democratic) 47.1% |} Maryland List of United States representatives from MarylandElections were held November 3–4, 1857. |- ! MD 1 X | James A. Stewart | | Democratic | 1855 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |* Democratic Party (US) James A. Stewart (Democratic) 50.70% Know NothingTeagle Townsend (Know Nothing) 49.30% |- !MD 2 X | James B. Ricaud | | Know Nothing | 1855 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |* Know Nothing James B. Ricaud (Know Nothing) 52.42% Democratic Party (US)Ramsey McHenry (Democratic) 47.58% |- !MD 3 X | James Morrison Harris | | Know Nothing | 1855 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |* Know Nothing James Morrison Harris (Know Nothing) 61.63% Democratic Party (US) William Pinkney Whyte (Democratic) 38.37% |- !MD 4 X | Henry Winter Davis | | Know Nothing | 1855 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |* Know Nothing Henry Winter Davis (Know Nothing) 72.55% Democratic Party (US)Henry P. Brooks (Democratic) 27.45% |- !MD 5 X | Henry W. Hoffman | | Know Nothing | 1855 | | Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic gain. | nowrap |* Democratic Party (US) Jacob M. Kunkel (Democratic) 50.51% Know Nothing Henry W. Hoffman (Know Nothing) 49.49% |- !MD 6 X | Thomas F. Bowie | | Democratic | 1855 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |* Democratic Party (US) Thomas F. Bowie (Democratic) 50.51% Know NothingWilliam J. Blackstone (Know Nothing) 49.49% |} Massachusetts List of United States representatives from Massachusetts |- ! MA 1 X | Robert B. Hall | | Know Nothing | 1854 | | Incumbent re-elected as a Republican.Republican gain. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Robert B. Hall (Republican) 69.73% Democratic Party (US)Moses Bates (Democratic) 16.14% Know NothingDaniel Fisher (American) 14.12% |- ! MA 2 X | James Buffinton | | Know Nothing | 1854 | | Incumbent re-elected as a Republican.Republican gain. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) James Buffinton (Republican) 68.25% Democratic Party (US)Charles R. Vickery (Democratic) 20.58% Know NothingDarius Dunbar (American) 7.03% |- ! MA 3 X | William S. Damrell | | Know Nothing | 1854 | | Incumbent re-elected as a Republican.Republican gain. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) William S. Damrell (Republican) 61.57% Democratic Party (US)Arthur W. Austin (Democratic) 29.96% Know NothingAlfred B. Ely (American) 8.47% |- ! MA 4 X | Linus B. Comins | | Know Nothing | 1854 | | Incumbent re-elected as a Republican.Republican gain. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Linus B. Comins (Republican) 45.92% Democratic Party (US)Charles Greene (Democratic) 39.22% Know NothingBenjamin F. Cooke (American) 14.85% |- ! MA 5 X | Anson Burlingame | | Know Nothing | 1854 | | Incumbent re-elected as a Republican.Republican gain. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Anson Burlingame (Republican) 50.26% Know NothingWilliam Appleton (American) 49.74% |- ! MA 6 X | Timothy Davis | | Know Nothing | 1854 | | Incumbent re-elected as a Republican.Republican gain. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Timothy Davis (Republican) 69.39% Democratic Party (US)Nathaniel J. Lord (Democratic) 22.21% Know NothingBenjamin Perley (American) 7.74% Scattering 0.66% |- ! MA 7 X | Nathaniel P. Banks | | Know Nothing | 1852 | | Incumbent re-elected as a Republican.Republican gain. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Nathaniel P. Banks (Republican) 61.95% Democratic Party (US)Isaac H. Wright (Democratic) 26.31% Know NothingIsaac Story (American) 11.74% |- ! MA 8 X | Chauncey L. Knapp | | Know Nothing | 1854 | | Incumbent re-elected as a Republican.Republican gain. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Chauncey L. Knapp (Republican) 70.36% Democratic Party (US)Benjamin Butler (Democratic) 26.97% Know NothingAbiel Lewis (American) 2.66% |- ! MA 9 X | Alexander De Witt | | Know Nothing | 1852 | | Incumbent lost re-election.Republican gain. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Eli Thayer (Republican) 53.69% Know NothingAlexander De Witt (American) 26.57% Democratic Party (US)Nathaniel Wood (Democratic) 17.98% Know NothingAlfred Mowrey (American) 1.76% |- ! MA 10 X | Calvin C. Chaffee | | Know Nothing | 1855 (special) | | Incumbent re-elected as a Republican.Republican gain. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Calvin C. Chaffee (Republican) 72.66% Know NothingWilliam C. Fowler (American) 27.34% |- ! MA 11 X | Mark Trafton | | Know Nothing | 1854 | | Incumbent lost re-election.Republican gain. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Henry L. Dawes (Republican) 43.85% Know NothingMark Trafton (American) 27.41% Democratic Party (US)Josiah D. Weston (Democratic) 28.74% |} Michigan List of United States representatives from Michigan |- ! MI 1 X | William A. Howard | | 1854 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) William A. Howard (Republican) 51.6% Democratic Party (US)George V. N. Lothrop (Democratic) 48.4%MI - District 01 Race - Nov 04, 1856 Our Campaigns January 11, 2010 June 27, 2022 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=615247 |- ! MI 2 X | Henry Waldron | | 1854 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Henry Waldron (Republican) 62.1% Democratic Party (US)John S. Barry (Democratic) 37.9%MI - District 02 Race - Nov 04, 1856 Our Campaigns January 11, 2010 June 27, 2022 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=615271 |- ! MI 3 X | David S. Walbridge | | 1854 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) David S. Walbridge (Republican) 59.3% Democratic Party (US)Flavius Littlejohn (Democratic) 40.7%MI - District 03 Race - Nov 04, 1856 Our Campaigns January 11, 2010 June 27, 2022 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=615291 |- ! MI 4 X | George W. Peck | | 1854 | | Incumbent lost re-election.Republican gain. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Dewitt C. Leach (Republican) 55.7% Democratic Party (US)George W. Peck (Democratic) 44.3%MI - District 04 Race - Nov 04, 1856 Our Campaigns January 11, 2010 June 27, 2022 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=615306 |} Minnesota List of United States representatives from Minnesota Minnesota Territory elected three members in advance of Minnesota's 1848 statehood. "Although three men won this election, which was held before Minnesota was actually a state, only two representatives from Minnesota were allowed in the congressional bill creating the state in 1858. George L. Becker lost in the drawing of lots to decide who would present their credentials, therefore he did not serve in Congress."https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=434805 Our Campaigns - MN At-Large Race - Oct 13, 1857 www.ourcampaigns.com |- ! rowspan=2 | MN AL X2 seats on a general ticket | colspan=3 | None (New seat) | | New state would be admitted May 11, 1858.Democratic gain. | rowspan=2 nowrap | Elected on a general ticket: Democratic Party (US) William Wallace Phelps (Democratic) 17.3% Democratic Party (US) James M. Cavanaugh (Democratic) 17.2% Democratic Party (US) George Loomis Becker (Democratic) 17.1% Republican Party (US)Henry Adoniram Swift (Republican) 16.2% Republican Party (US)Cyrus Aldrich (Republican) 16.1% Republican Party (US)Morton S. Wilkinson (Republican) 16.1% |- | colspan=3 | None (New seat) | | New state would be admitted May 11, 1858.Democratic gain. |} Mississippi List of United States representatives from Mississippi Elections held late, from October 5 to 6, 1857. |- ! MS 1 X | Daniel B. Wright | | Democratic | 1853 | | Incumbent retired.Democratic hold. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Lucius Q. C. Lamar (Democratic) 63.76% Know NothingJames L. Alcorn (Know Nothing) 36.24%MS - District 01 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=483074 Our Campaigns 9 March 2021 |- ! MS 2 X | Hendley S. Bennett | | Democratic | 1855 | | Incumbent lost renomination.Democratic hold. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Reuben Davis (Democratic) 65.30% Know NothingCharles Clark (Know Nothing) 34.70%MS - District 02 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=483143 Our Campaigns 9 March 2021 |- ! MS 3 X | William Barksdale | | Democratic | 1853 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) William Barksdale (Democratic) 98.21% Scattering 1.79%MS - District 03 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=483179 Our Campaigns 9 March 2021 |- ! MS 4 X | William A. Lake | | Know Nothing | 1855 | | Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic gain. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Otho R. Singleton (Democratic) 55.04% Know NothingWilliam A. Lake (Know Nothing) 44.97%MS - District 04 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=483213 Our Campaigns 9 March 2021 |- ! MS 5 X | John A. Quitman | | Democratic | 1855 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) John A. Quitman (Democratic) 98.47% Scattering 1.53%MS - District 05 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=483244 Our Campaigns 9 March 2021 |} Missouri List of United States representatives from Missouri December 2020 |- ! MO 1 X |- ! MO 2 X |- ! MO 3 X |- ! MO 4 X |- ! MO 5 X |- ! MO 6 X |- ! MO 7 X |} Nebraska Territory See non-voting delegates, below. New Hampshire List of United States representatives from New Hampshire December 2020 |- ! NH 1 X | James Pike | | Know Nothing | 1855 | | Incumbent re-elected as a Republican.Republican gain. |- ! NH 2 X | Mason Tappan | | Know Nothing | 1855 | | Incumbent re-elected as a Republican.Republican gain. |- ! NH 3 X | Aaron H. Cragin | | Know Nothing | 1855 | | Incumbent re-elected as a Republican.Republican gain. |} New Jersey List of United States representatives from New Jersey December 2020 |- ! NJ 1 X |- ! NJ 2 X |- ! NJ 3 X |- ! NJ 4 X |- ! NJ 5 X |} New York List of United States representatives from New York December 2020 |- ! NY 1 X |- ! NY 2 X |- ! NY 3 X |- ! NY 4 X |- ! NY 5 X |- ! NY 6 X |- ! NY 7 X |- ! NY 8 X |- ! NY 9 X |- ! NY 10 X |- ! NY 11 X |- ! NY 12 X |- ! NY 13 X |- ! NY 14 X |- ! NY 15 X |- ! NY 16 X |- ! NY 17 X |- ! NY 18 X |- ! NY 19 X |- ! NY 20 X |- ! NY 21 X |- ! NY 22 X |- ! NY 23 X |- ! NY 24 X |- ! NY 25 X |- ! NY 26 X |- ! NY 27 X |- ! NY 28 X |- ! NY 29 X |- ! NY 30 X |- ! NY 31 X |- ! NY 32 X |- ! NY 33 X |} North Carolina List of United States representatives from North Carolina December 2020 |- ! NC 1 X |- ! NC 2 X |- ! NC 3 X |- ! NC 4 X |- ! NC 5 X |- ! NC 6 X |- ! NC 7 X |- ! NC 8 X |} Ohio List of United States representatives from Indiana December 2020 |- ! OH 1 X |- ! OH 2 X |- ! OH 3 X |- ! OH 4 X |- ! OH 5 X |- ! OH 6 X |- ! OH 7 X |- ! OH 8 X |- ! OH 9 X |- ! OH 10 X |- ! OH 11 X |- ! OH 12 X |- ! OH 13 X |- ! OH 14 X |- ! OH 15 X |- ! OH 16 X |- ! OH 17 X |- ! OH 18 X |- ! OH 19 X |- ! OH 20 X |- ! OH 21 X |} Oregon Territory See non-voting delegates, below. Pennsylvania List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania |- ! PA 1 X | Thomas B. Florence | | Democratic | 1850 | Incumbent re-elected. |nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Thomas B. Florence (Democratic) 56.62% Republican Party (US)Edward B. Knight (Republican) 43.38% |- ! PA 2 X |Job R. Tyson | | Whig | 1854 | |Incumbent retired.Republican gain. |nowrap | Republican Party (US) Edward Joy Morris (Republican) 51.58% Democratic Party (US)John A. Marshall (Democratic) 48.42% |- ! PA 3 X |William Millward | | Opposition | 1854 | |Incumbent lost re-election as a Republican.Democratic gain. |nowrap | Democratic Party (US) James Landy (Democratic) 54.02% Republican Party (US)William Millward (Republican) 45.98% |- ! PA 4 X |Jacob Broom | | Know Nothing | 1854 | |Incumbent retired.Democratic gain. |nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Henry M. Phillips (Democratic) 50.72% Know NothingRobert Faust (Know Nothing) 35.86% Republican Party (US)William D. Kelley (Republican) 13.43% |- ! PA 5 X |John Cadwalader | | Democratic | 1854 | |Incumbent retired.Democratic hold. |nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Owen Jones (Democratic) 54.86% Whig Party (US)Daniel H. Mulvany (Whig) 45.14% |- ! PA 6 X |John Hickman | | Democratic | 1854 |Incumbent re-elected. |nowrap | Democratic Party (US) John Hickman (Democratic) 48.91% Republican Party (US)John S. Bowen (Republican) 47.85% Know NothingJohn Larkin Jr. (Know Nothing) 3.24% |- ! PA 7 X |Samuel C. Bradshaw | | Opposition | 1854 | |Incumbent lost re-election as a Republican.Democratic gain. |nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Henry Chapman (Democratic) 54.01% Republican Party (US)Samuel C. Bradshaw (Republican) 45.99% |- ! PA 8 X |J. Glancy Jones | | Democratic |nowrap | 1850 1852 (retired) 1854 (special) |Incumbent re-elected. |nowrap | Democratic Party (US) J. Glancy Jones (Democratic) 71.60% Republican Party (US)David Yoder (Republican) 28.40% |- ! PA 9 X |Anthony E. Roberts | | Opposition | 1854 | |Incumbent re-elected as a Republican.Republican gain. |nowrap | Republican Party (US) Anthony E. Roberts (Republican) 54.59% Democratic Party (US)Isaac E. Heister (Democratic) 45.41% |- ! PA 10 X |John C. Kunkel | | Opposition | 1854 | |Incumbent re-elected as a Republican.Republican gain. |nowrap | Republican Party (US) John C. Kunkel (Republican) 55.63% Democratic Party (US)Henry C. Eyer (Democratic) 44.37% |- ! PA 11 X |James H. Campbell | | Opposition | 1854 | |Incumbent lost re-election as a Republican.Democratic gain. |nowrap | Democratic Party (US) William L. Dewart (Democratic) 58.26% Republican Party (US)James H. Campbell (Republican) 41.74% |- ! PA 12 X |Henry M. Fuller | | Opposition |nowrap | 1850 1852 (lost) 1854 | |Incumbent retired.Democratic gain. |nowrap | Democratic Party (US) John G. Montgomery (Democratic) 57.69% Republican Party (US)Elhanan Smith (Republican) 42.31% |- ! PA 13 X |Asa Packer | | Democratic |1852 | |Incumbent retired.Democratic hold. |nowrap | Democratic Party (US) William H. Dimmick (Democratic) 68.93% Republican Party (US)Samuel E. Demmick (Republican) 31.07% |- ! PA 14 X |Galusha A. Grow | | Democratic |1850 | |Incumbent re-elected as a Republican.Republican gain. |nowrap | Republican Party (US) Galusha A. Grow (Republican) 71.31% Democratic Party (US)Daniel L. Sherwood (Democratic) 28.69% |- ! PA 15 X |John J. Pearce | | Opposition |1854 | |Incumbent retired.Democratic gain. |nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Allison White (Democratic) 51.36% Republican Party (US)William H. Irvin (Republican) 48.64% |- ! PA 16 X |Lemuel Todd | | Opposition |1854 | |Incumbent lost re-election as a Republican.Democratic gain. |nowrap | Democratic Party (US) John A. Ahl (Democratic) 53.75% Republican Party (US)Lemuel Todd (Republican) 46.25% |- ! PA 17 X |David F. Robison | | Opposition |1854 | |Incumbent retired.Democratic gain. |nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Wilson Reilly (Democratic) 51.28% Republican Party (US)Joseph Pumroy (Republican) 48.72% |- ! PA 18 X |John R. Edie | | Opposition |1854 | |Incumbent re-elected as a Republican.Republican gain. |nowrap | Republican Party (US) John R. Edie (Republican) 50.91% Democratic Party (US)Cyrus L. Pershing (Democratic) 49.09% |- ! PA 19 X |John Covode | | Opposition |1854 | |Incumbent re-elected as a Republican.Republican gain. |nowrap | Republican Party (US) John Covode (Union) 54.40% Democratic Party (US)Alexander McKinney (Democratic) 45.60% |- ! PA 20 X |Jonathan Knight | | Opposition |1854 | |Incumbent lost re-election as a Republican.Democratic gain. |nowrap | Democratic Party (US) William Montgomery (Democratic) 52.15% Republican Party (US)Jonathan Knight (Republican) 47.85% |- ! PA 21 X |David Ritchie | | Opposition |1852 | |Incumbent re-elected as a Republican.Republican gain. |nowrap | Republican Party (US) David Ritchie (Republican) 54.45% Democratic Party (US)Wilson McCandless (Democratic) 42.17% Know NothingWilliam M. Wright (Know Nothing) 3.38% |- ! PA 22 X |Samuel A. Purviance | | Opposition |1854 | |Incumbent re-elected as a Republican.Republican gain. |nowrap | Republican Party (US) Samuel A. Purviance (Republican) 57.09% Democratic Party (US)James Gibson (Democratic) 40.51% Know NothingAlexander Wadlow (Know Nothing) 2.40% |- ! PA 23 X |John Allison | | Opposition |nowrap | 1850 1852 (lost) 1854 | |Incumbent retired.Republican gain. |nowrap | Republican Party (US) William Stewart (Republican) 61.00% Democratic Party (US)Thomas Cunningham (Democratic) 39.00% |- ! PA 24 X |David Barclay | | Democratic |1854 | |Incumbent retired.Democratic hold. |nowrap | Democratic Party (US) James L. Gillis (Democratic) 51.75% Republican Party (US)James S. Myers (Republican) 48.25% |- ! PA 25 X |John Dick | | Opposition |1852 | |Incumbent re-elected as a Republican.Republican gain. |nowrap | Republican Party (US) John Dick (Republican) 67.97% Democratic Party (US)James A. McFadden (Democratic) 32.03% |} Rhode Island List of United States representatives from Rhode Island December 2020 |- ! RI 1 X |- ! RI 2 X |} South Carolina List of United States representatives from South Carolina December 2020 |- ! SC 1 X |- ! SC 2 X |- ! SC 3 X |- ! SC 4 X |- ! Sc 5 X |- ! SC 6 X |} Tennessee List of United States representatives from Tennessee |- ! TN 1 X | Albert G. Watkins | | Democratic | 1855 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Albert G. Watkins (Democratic) 50.58% Know NothingNathaniel G. Taylor (Know Nothing) 49.42%TN - District 01 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=627069 Our Campaigns 17 February 2021 |- ! TN 2 X | William H. Sneed | | Know Nothing | 1855 | | Incumbent retired.Know Nothing hold. | nowrap | Know Nothing Horace Maynard (Know Nothing) 50.89% Democratic Party (US)Wayne W. Wallace (Democratic) 49.11%TN - District 02 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=627071 Our Campaigns 17 February 2021 |- ! TN 3 X | Samuel A. Smith | | Democratic | 1853 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Samuel A. Smith (Democratic) 52.98% Know NothingWilliam Heiskell (Know Nothing) 47.02%TN - District 03 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=627073 Our Campaigns 17 February 2021 |- ! TN 4 X | John H. Savage | | Democratic | 1855 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) John H. Savage (Democratic) 55.16% Know NothingJoseph Pickett (Know Nothing) 44.84%TN - District 04 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=627074 Our Campaigns 17 February 2021 |- ! TN 5 X | Charles Ready | | Know Nothing | 1853 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Know Nothing Charles Ready (Know Nothing) 51.25% Democratic Party (US)Joseph Guild (Democratic) 48.75%TN - District 05 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=627075 Our Campaigns 17 February 2021 |- ! TN 6 X | George W. Jones | | Democratic | 1842 | Incumbent re-elected. | Democratic Party (US) George W. Jones (Democratic) 100%TN - District 06 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=627077 Our Campaigns 17 February 2021 |- ! TN 7 X | John V. Wright | | Democratic | 1855 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) John V. Wright (Democratic) 83.81% Know NothingD. E. McElrath (Know Nothing) 16.19%TN - District 07 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=627078 Our Campaigns 17 February 2021 |- ! TN 8 X | Felix Zollicoffer | | Know Nothing | 1853 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Know Nothing Felix Zollicoffer (Know Nothing) 52.18% Democratic Party (US)James M. Quarles (Democratic) 47.82%TN - District 08 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=627080 Our Campaigns 17 February 2021 |- ! TN 9 X | Emerson Etheridge | | Know Nothing | 1853 | |Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic gain. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) John D. C. Atkins (Democratic) 50.37% Know NothingEmerson Etheridge (Know Nothing) 49.63%TN - District 09 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=627083 Our Campaigns 17 February 2021 |- ! TN 10 X | Thomas Rivers | | Know Nothing | 1855 | |Incumbent retired.Democratic gain. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) William T. Avery (Democratic) 51.32% Know NothingWilliam H. Stevens (Know Nothing) 48.68%TN - District 10 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=627084 Our Campaigns 17 February 2021 |} Texas List of United States representatives from Texas December 2020 |- ! TX 1 X |- ! TX 2 X |} Vermont List of United States representatives from Vermont VT Elections Database » Vermont Election Results and Statistics https://electionarchive.vermont.gov/ 2024-08-29 VT Elections Database en-US |- ! VT 1 X | George T. Hodges | | 1856 (special) | | Incumbent retired.Republican hold. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) E. P. Walton (Republican) 71.1% Democratic Party (US)Horatio Needham (Democratic) 28.6% Free Soil PartyJohn Pierpoint (Free Soil) 4.7% |- ! VT 2 X | Justin S. Morrill | | Whig | 1854 | | Incumbent re-elected as a Republican. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Justin S. Morrill (Republican) 76.1% Democratic Party (US)E. B. Chase (Democratic) 23.8% |- ! VT 3 X | Alvah Sabin | | Whig | 1852 | | Incumbent retired.Republican gain. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Homer Elihu Royce (Republican) 73.9% Democratic Party (US)W. H. H. Bingham (Democratic) 25.9% |} Virginia List of United States representatives from Virginia Virginia Elections Database » Virginia Election Results and Statistics https://historical.elections.virginia.gov/ 2024-09-02 Virginia Elections Database en-US |- ! VA 1 X | Muscoe R. H. Garnett | | Democratic | 1856 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Muscoe R. H. Garnett (Democratic) 57.1% Know NothingJohn Critcher (Know Nothing) 42.9% |- ! VA 2 X | John Millson | | Democratic | 1853 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) John Millson (Democratic) 100% |- ! VA 3 X | John Caskie | | Democratic | 1853 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) John Caskie (Democratic) 63.7% Know NothingA. Judson Crane (Know Nothing) 36.3% |- ! VA 4 X | William Goode | | Democratic | 1853 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) William Goode (Democratic) 76.0% Know Nothing[FNU] Collier (Know Nothing) 24.0% |- ! VA 5 X | Thomas S. Bocock | | Democratic | 1853 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Thomas S. Bocock (Democratic) 100% |- ! VA 6 X | Paulus Powell | | Democratic | 1853 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Paulus Powell (Democratic) 100% |- ! VA 7 X | William Smith | | Democratic | 1853 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) William Smith (Democratic) 57.5% Know NothingEdgar Snowden Sr. (Know Nothing) 42.5% |- ! VA 8 X | Charles J. Faulkner | | Democratic | 1853 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Charles J. Faulkner (Democratic) 59.5% Know NothingWilliam Lucas (Know Nothing) 40.5% |- ! VA 9 X | John Letcher | | Democratic | 1851 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) John Letcher (Democratic) 75.3% Unknown[FNU] Imboden (Unknown) 24.7% |- ! VA 10 X | Zedekiah Kidwell | | Democratic | 1853 | | Incumbent retired.Democratic hold. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Sherrard Clemens (Democratic) 71.5% Know Nothing[FNU] Dunnington (Know Nothing) 28.5% |- ! VA 11 X | John S. Carlile | | Know Nothing | 1855 | | Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic gain. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Albert G. Jenkins (Democratic) 53.8% Know NothingJohn S. Carlile (Know Nothing) 46.2% |- ! VA 12 X | Henry A. Edmundson | | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Henry A. Edmundson (Democratic) 100% |- ! VA 13 X | Fayette McMullen | | Democratic | 1849 | | Incumbent retired.Democratic hold. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) George W. Hopkins (Democratic) 50.3% Know NothingElbert S. Martin (Know Nothing) 49.7% |} Wisconsin List of United States representatives from Wisconsin Wisconsin U.S. House Election Results http://www.hhh.umn.edu/centers/cspg/research/election_data_archive/pdf/WI_US_House_Election_Results.pdf Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120405132933/http://www.hhh.umn.edu/centers/cspg/research/election_data_archive/pdf/WI_US_House_Election_Results.pdf April 5, 2012 August 27, 2014 |- ! WI 1 X | Daniel Wells Jr. | | Democratic | 1852 | | Incumbent retired.Republican gain. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) John F. Potter (Republican) 50.6% Democratic Party (US)Jackson Hadley (Democratic) 49.4% |- ! WI 2 X | Cadwallader C. Washburn | | Republican | 1854 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Cadwallader C. Washburn (Republican) 61.8% Democratic Party (US)Samuel Crawford (Democratic) 38.2% |- ! WI 3 X | Charles Billinghurst | | Republican | 1854 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Charles Billinghurst (Republican) 52.0% Democratic Party (US)Harrison Carroll Hobart (Democratic) 48.0% |} Non-voting delegates Non-voting members of the United States House of Representatives Yes |- ! Kansas Territory AL Kansas | John Wilkins Whitfield | | Democratic | 18541856 (seat vacated)1856 (special) | | Re-elected in 1855 before seat was vacated.Won special 1856 election.Democratic hold. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) John Wilkins Whitfield (Democratic) Democratic Party (US) Andrew H. Reeder (Free-State Democrat)KS Territorial Delegate Special Election https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=296760 Our Campaigns November 15, 2023 |- ! Minnesota Territory AL Minnesota | Henry Mower Rice | | Democratic | 1852 | | Incumbent retired.New delegate elected.Democratic hold.District eliminated in 1858 upon Minnesota's statehood. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) William W. Kingsbury (Democratic) February 2020 |- ! Nebraska Territory AL Nebraska | Bird Chapman | | Democratic | 1854 | | Incumbent lost re-election.New delegate elected August 3, 1857.Collections of the NSHS - Volume 18 https://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/topic/resources/OLLibrary/collections/vol19/v19p197.htm www.usgennet.orgIndependent Democratic gain. | nowrap | Independent Democratic Party (US) Fenner Ferguson (Independent Democratic) Democratic Party (US)Bird Chapman (Democratic) |- ! Oregon Territory AL Oregon | Joseph Lane | | Democratic | 1851 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Joseph Lane (Democratic) September 2020 |} See also 1856 United States elections 1856 United States presidential election 1856–57 United States Senate elections List of United States House of Representatives elections (1856–present) 34th United States Congress 35th United States Congress Notes "Note" References Bibliography Michael J. Dubin https://books.google.com/books?id=9ElyQgAACAAJ&q=United+States+Congressional+Elections,+1788-1997:+The+Official+Results United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results of the Elections of the 1st Through 105th Congresses McFarland and Company March 1, 1998 978-0786402830 name Kenneth C. Martis https://books.google.com/books?id=q0hyQgAACAAJ&q=The+Historical+Atlas+of+Political+Parties+in+the+United+States+Congress,+1789-1989 The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress, 1789-1989 Macmillan Publishing Company January 1, 1989 978-0029201701 name John L. Moore https://books.google.com/books?id=sKERAQAAMAAJ Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections Congressional Quarterly Inc. Third 1994 978-0871879967 name https://history.house.gov/Institution/Party-Divisions/Party-Divisions/ Party Divisions of the House of Representatives* 1789–Present Office of the Historian, House of United States House of Representatives January 21, 2015 External links Office of the Historian (Office of Art & Archives, Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives) Category:Presidency of James Buchanan Category:Schuyler Colfax