1858–59 United States House of Representatives elections

House elections for the 36th U.S. Congress January 2026 August 2019 1858–59 United States House of Representatives elections United States 1858 parliamentary no 1856–57 United States House of Representatives elections 1856 & 1857 1860–61 United States House of Representatives elections 1860 & 1861 35th United States Congress#House of Representatives_3 36th United States Congress#House of Representatives_3 All 238 seats in the United States House of RepresentativesParty Breakdown of the 36th House https://dsl.richmond.edu/panorama/congress/ Electing the House of Representatives dsl.richmond.edu 120 June 7, 1858 – December 1, 1859Regular elections, not specials 180x180px Republican Party (US) File:Sherman, John (cropped).jpg John Sherman OH 13 T 90 seats 113 23 1,387,921 36.59% 0.39 Democratic Party (US) File:Thomas S. Bocock (cropped).jpg Thomas Bocock VA 5 T 132 seats 83 "Lecompton Dems" Includes two elected as Lecompton Democrats. 49 1,823,106 48.06% 1.21 Opposition Party (Southern U.S.) new party 19Also known as the Whigs in North CarolinaAuman 2014 27 19 224,147 5.91% New Party "Whigs of North Carolina - Vote" There was only one Whig candidate during the 1856-1857 period, who earned twenty-three votes. Know Nothing 14 seats 5 9 133,839 3.53% 11.68 Independent 1 seat "Francis Blair" Included one Independent Democrat or "Benton" Democrat: Francis Preston Blair Jr. of Missouri. 15 "Independents" Includes five Anti-Lecompton Democrats, seven Independent Democrats, and three Anti-Administration Democrats. 14 261,964 "Independent vote" Includes votes for those who ran labeled as an Independent, Union Democrat, Anti-Administration Democrat, Anti-Lecompton Democrat, and Independent Democrat. 6.91% 6.02 350px Results#0671B0 Democratic gain #92C5DE Democratic hold#CA0120 Republican gain #F48882 Republican hold#666666 Independent gain #FFD700 Opposition gain #d7b7ef Know Nothing hold Speaker James Orr William Pennington Democratic Party (US) Republican Party (US) States held the 1858–59 United States House of Representatives elections between June 7, 1858, and December 1, 1859, during President James Buchanan's term. Each state set a date for its elections to the House. Voters in 34 states, including the new state of Oregon and the pending new state of Kansas, elected 238 Representatives before the first session of the 36th United States Congress convened on December 5, 1859. Winning a plurality for the first time, the Republicans benefited from multiple political factors. These included sectional strife in the Democratic Party, Northern voter anger with the Supreme Court's March 1857 Dred Scott decision, political exposure of Democrats to chaotic violence in Kansas amid repeated attempts to impose slavery against the express will of a majority of its settlers, and a plunge in President Buchanan's popularity due to his perceived fecklessness. In Pennsylvania, his home state, Republicans made particularly large gains. The pivotal Dred Scott decision was only the second time the Supreme Court had overturned an Act of Congress on Constitutional grounds, after Marbury v. Madison. The decision created fear in the Northern United States, where slavery had ceased and was outlawed, that the Supreme Court would strike down limitations on slavery anywhere in the United States with a subsequent ruling in Lemmon v. New York. An inflammatory antislavery manifesto entitled The Impending Crisis of the South had attracted attention during the previous session of Congress. The book's author, Hinton Rowan Helper, attacked the planter class as a tyrannical oligarchy and called on poor white Southerners to overthrow them, "peacefully if we can, violently if we must." The Republicans financed a special edition of Helper's book for mass circulation which was endorsed by 68 Republican members of Congress, including the Republican House leader John Sherman. Following the elections, Republicans were the largest party in the House but lacked an overall majority and were forced to rely on Southern Oppositionists to organize the chamber. These Southerners refused to vote for Sherman to become Speaker of the United States House of Representatives due to his association with The Impending Crisis. Sherman eventually withdrew in favor of William Pennington, who was elected.McPherson 1988 198–201 Republicans were united in opposing slavery in the territories and fugitive slave laws, while rejecting the abrogation of the Missouri Compromise, key aspects of the Compromise of 1850, the Kansas–Nebraska Act, and the Dred Scott decision. Though not yet abolitionist, Republicans openly derived a primary partisan purpose from hostility to slavery while furnishing a mainstream platform for abolitionism. None of the party's views or positions was new. However, their catalytic cohesion into a unified political vehicle, and the bold dismissal of the South, represented a newly disruptive political force. Democrats remained divided and politically trapped. Fifteen Democratic members publicly defied their party label. Of seven Independent Democrats, six represented Southern districts. Eight Northern anti-Lecompton Democrats favored a ban on slavery in Kansas, effectively upholding the Missouri Compromise their party had destroyed several years earlier. Democrats lacked credible leadership and continued to drift in a direction favorable to the interests of slavery despite obviously widening and intensifying Northern opposition to the expansion of those interests. A damaging public perception also existed that President Buchanan had improperly influenced and endorsed the Dred Scott decision, incorrectly believing that it had solved his main political problem. Such influence would violate the separation of powers. The wide gap between Democratic rhetoric and results alienated voters, while defeat in the North and intra-party defection combined to make the party both more Southern and more radical. Democrats lost seats in some slave states as the disturbing turn of national events and surge in sectional tensions alarmed a significant minority of Southern voters. Southern politicians opposing both Democrats and extremism, but unwilling to affiliate with Republicans, ran on the Southern Opposition Party ticket (not to be conflated with the Opposition Party of 1854).See The Kansas-Nebraska act For 11 states, this was the last full congressional election until the Reconstruction. Twenty-nine elected members quit near the end of the session following their states' secession from the Union, whose immediate motivation was the result of the presidential election of 1860. Election summaries One seat each was added for the new states of Oregon11 383 and Kansas.12 126 + ↓ 98 5 19 116 Democratic KN Opp. Republican State Type Date Totalseats Democratic "Democratic" includes Independent Democrats and Anti-Lecompton Democrats. Know Nothing Opposition Republican Seats Change Seats Change Seats Change Seats Change Oregon New state. Representative seated February 14, 1859. At-large June 7, 1858 1 1 1 0 0 0 Arkansas Districts August 2, 1858 2 2 0 0 0 Missouri Districts August 2, 1858 7 5"1ID" Includes 1 Independent Democrat. 1 1 0 1 1 Vermont Districts September 7, 1858 3 0 0 0 3 Maine Districts September 13, 1858 6 0 0 0 6 Florida At-large October 4, 1858 1 1 0 0 0 South Carolina Districts October 10–11, 1858 6 6 0 0 0 Indiana Districts October 12, 1858 11 4"1ALD" Includes 1 Anti-Lecompton Democrat. 2 0 0 7 2 Iowa Districts October 12, 1858 2 0 0 0 2 Ohio Districts October 12, 1858 21 6 3 0 0 15 3 Pennsylvania Districts October 12, 1858 25 5 Includes 2 Anti-Lecompton Democrats. 10 0 0 20 10 Delaware At-large November 2, 1858(Election Day) In January 1845, Congress mandated a uniform date for choosing Presidential electors.5 721 Gradually, states brought other elections into conformity with this date. 1 1 0 0 0 Illinois Districts 9 5 0 0 4 Massachusetts Districts 11 0 0 0 11 Michigan Districts 4 0 0 0 4 New Jersey Districts 5 2 Includes 2 Anti-Lecompton Democrats. 1 0 0 3 1 New York Districts 33 7 Includes 1 Independent Democrat and 3 Anti-Lecompton Democrats. 5 0 0 26 5 Wisconsin Districts 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 Late elections (after the March 4, 1859 beginning of the term) New Hampshire Districts March 8, 1859 3 0 0 0 3 Connecticut Districts April 4, 1859 4 0 2 0 0 4 2 Rhode Island Districts April 7, 1859 2 0 0 0 2 Virginia Districts May 26, 1859 13 12 Includes 4 Independent Democrats. 1 0 1 1 0 Alabama Districts August 1, 1859 7 7 0 0 0 Kentucky Districts August 1, 1859 10 5 3 0 2 5 5 0 Texas Districts August 1, 1859 2 2 Includes 1 Independent Democrat. 0 0 0 North Carolina Districts August 4, 1859 8 4 3 0 1 4 4 0 Tennessee Districts August 4, 1859 10 3 4 0 3 7 7 0 California At-large September 7, 1859 2 2 0 0 0 Georgia Districts October 3, 1859 8 6 0 2 2 2 0 Mississippi Districts October 3, 1859 5 5 0 0 0 Minnesota At-large October 4, 1859 2 0 2 0 0 2 2 Louisiana Districts November 7, 1859 4 3 1 0 0 Maryland Districts November 8, 1859 6 3 3 0 0 Kansas New state. Representative seated January 29, 1861. At-large December 1, 1859 1 0 0 0 1 1 Total 238 An increase of one seat for the new state of Oregon. (See 11 383 and United States congressional apportionment.) 98"Lecompton Dems"41.4% 35 52.1% 9 198.0% 19 11648.5% 26 Popular vote #ddd 600px 650px Democratic Democratic Party (US) 48.06 Republican Republican Party (US) 36.59 Opposition Opposition Party (US) 5.04 Know Nothing Know Nothing 3.53 Whig Whig Party (US) 0.87 Independent Independent 6.91 Others #DDDDDD 0.00House seats #ddd 600px 650px Republican Republican Party (US) 47.28 Democratic Democratic Party (US) 34.72 Opposition Opposition Party (US) 7.95 Know Nothing Know Nothing 2.09 Whig Whig Party (US) 1.67 Independent Independent 6.28 Maps Special elections List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives There were special elections in 1858 and 1859 to the 35th United States Congress and 36th United States Congress. Special elections are sorted by date then district. 35th Congress Dubin 1998 179–80 |- ! MA 7 X | Nathaniel P. Banks | | 1852 | | Incumbent resigned December 24, 1857.New member elected January 7, 1858.Republican hold. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Daniel W. Gooch (Republican) 62.56% Democratic Party (US)George Osborne (Democratic) 32.45% Independent politicianLuther V. Bell (Independent) 4.98% |- ! NC 8 X | Thomas L. Clingman | | 1852 | | Incumbent resigned May 7, 1858.New member elected August 5, 1858.Know Nothing gain. | nowrap | Know Nothing Zebulon Vance (Know Nothing) 57.02% Democratic Party (US)William W. Avery (Democratic) 42.98% |- ! MS 5 X | John A. Quitman | | 1855 | | Incumbent died July 17, 1858.New member elected October 4, 1858.Democratic hold. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) John J. McRae (Democratic) 99.08% Scattering 0.92% |- ! PA 8 X | J. Glancy Jones | | 1850 | | Incumbent resigned October 30, 1858.New member elected November 30, 1858.Republican gain. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) William H. Keim (Republican) 51.98% Democratic Party (US)Joel B. Warner (Democratic) 48.02% |- ! IL 6 X | Thomas L. Harris | | 1854 | | Incumbent died November 24, 1858.New member elected January 4, 1859.Democratic hold.Illinois Congressional Election https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83030313/1859-01-06/ed-1/?sp=5 New York Herald January 6, 1859 Election in the 6th Congressional District https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84038582/1859-01-15/ed-1/?sp=2 Ottawa Free Trader January 15, 1859 | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Charles D. Hodges (Democratic) 61.31% Republican Party (US)James C. Conkling (Republican) 38.69% |- ! NY 4 X | John Kelly | | 1854 | | Incumbent resigned December 25, 1858.New member elected January 4, 1859.Democratic hold. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Thomas J. Barr (Democratic) 96.89% Scattering 3.11% |} 36th Congress Dubin 1998 185 |- ! OH 14 X | Cyrus Spink | | 1858 | | Incumbent died May 31, 1859.New member elected October 11, 1859.Republican hold. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Harrison G. O. Blake (Republican) 56.17% Democratic Party (US)Neal Power (Democratic) 43.83% |- ! VA 4 X | William Goode | | 1853 | | Incumbent died May 31, 1859.New member elected October 27, 1859.Democratic hold. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Roger Pryor (Democratic) 55.93% Democratic Party (US)Thomas F. Goode (Democratic) 44.07% |- ! IL 6 X | Thomas L. Harris | | 1854 | | Incumbent died November 24, 1858.New member elected November 8, 1859.Democratic hold. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) John A. McClernand (Democratic) 58.92% Republican Party (US)John M. Palmer (Republican) 41.08% |} Alabama List of United States representatives from Alabama Dubin 1998 183–84 |- ! AL 1 X | James A. Stallworth | | 1857 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) James A. Stallworth (Democratic) 63.32% Opposition Party (US)F. B. Shepard (Opposition) 36.68% |- ! AL 2 X | Eli S. Shorter | | 1855 | | Incumbent retired.Democratic hold. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) James L. Pugh (Democratic) 81.12% Opposition Party (US)J. E. Sappington (Opposition) 18.88% |- ! AL 3 X | James F. Dowdell | | 1853 | | Incumbent retired.Democratic hold. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) David Clopton (Democratic) 50.79% Opposition Party (US)Thomas J. Judge (Opposition) 49.21% |- ! AL 4 X | Sydenham Moore | | 1857 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Sydenham Moore (Democratic) 96.88% UnknownWilliam R. Smith (Unknown) 3.12% |- ! AL 5 X | George S. Houston | | 18411849 (ret. retired)1851 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) George S. Houston (Democratic) 58.12% Independent DemocraticWilliam A. Hewlett (Independent Democrat) 41.88% |- ! AL 6 X | Williamson R. W. Cobb | | 1847 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Williamson R. W. Cobb (Democratic) 54.98% Democratic Party (US)Alex Snodgrass (Democratic) 20.26% Democratic Party (US)Edwin Wallace (Democratic) 18.09% Democratic Party (US)Henry R. Beaver (Democratic) 6.68% |- ! AL 7 X | Jabez L. M. Curry | | 1857 | | Incumbent retired.Democratic hold. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Jabez L. M. Curry (Democratic) ** No data |} Arkansas List of United States representatives from Arkansas 1859 United States Senate election in Arkansas Dubin 1998 181 |- ! AR 1 X | Alfred B. Greenwood | | 1853 | | Incumbent retired.Democratic hold. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Thomas C. Hindman (Democratic) 86.48% Know NothingWilliam Crosby (Know Nothing) 13.52% |- ! AR 2 X | Edward A. Warren | | 1857 | | Incumbent retired.Democratic hold. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Albert Rust (Democratic) 70.32% Independent DemocraticThomas S. Drew (Independent Democratic) 15.10% Know NothingJames A. Jones (Know Nothing) 13.58% |} California 1859 United States House of Representatives election in California List of United States representatives from California Dubin 1998 184California elected two representatives on a general ticket. Dubin calculates the result for each candidate as a percentage of the total number of votes cast. |- ! rowspan=2 | CA AL X2 seats | Charles L. Scott | | 1856 | | Incumbent re-elected as a Lecompton Democrat.Lecompton Democratic gain. | rowspan=2 nowrap | Lecompton Democrat John C. Burch (Lecompton Democratic) 56.88% Lecompton Democrat Charles L. Scott (Lecompton Democratic) 55.89% Anti-Lecompton DemocratJoseph C. McKibbin (Anti-Lecompton Democratic; Republican) 43.01% Republican Party (US)Edward D. Baker (Republican; Anti-Lecompton Democratic) 41.00% Anti-Lecompton DemocratS. A. Booker (Anti-Lecompton Democratic) 2.94% Republican Party (US)P. H. Sibley (Republican) 0.29% |- | Joseph C. McKibbin | | 1856 | | Incumbent lost re-election as an Anti-Lecompton Democrat.Lecompton Democratic gain. |} 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 enDubin 1998 184 |- ! CT 1 X | Ezra Clark Jr. | | 1855 | | Incumbent lost renomination.Republican hold. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Dwight Loomis (Republican) 49.61% Democratic Party (US)Alvan P. Hyde (Democratic) 49.29% IndependentEzra Clark Jr. (Independent) 1.10% |- ! CT 2 X | Samuel Arnold | | 1857 | | Incumbent lost re-election.Republican gain. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) John Woodruff (Republican) 50.56% Democratic Party (US)Samuel Arnold (Democratic) 49.03% UnknownAustin Baldwin (Unknown) 0.41% |- ! CT 3 X | Sidney Dean | | 1855 | | Incumbent retired.Republican hold. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Alfred A. Burnham (Republican) 51.74% Democratic Party (US)Rufus L. Baker (Democratic) 46.95% IndependentSidney Dean (Independent) 1.31% |- ! CT 4 X | William D. Bishop | | 1857 | | Incumbent lost re-election.Republican gain. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Orris S. Ferry (Republican) 51.27% Democratic Party (US)William D. Bishop (Democratic) 48.73% |} Delaware List of United States representatives from Delaware 1858 United States Senate election in Delaware Dubin 1998 181 |- ! DE AL X | William G. Whiteley | | Democratic | 1856 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) William G. Whiteley (Democratic) 51.36% Opposition Party (US) William H. Morris (People's) 48.64% |} Florida List of United States representatives from Florida Dubin 1998 181 |- ! FL AL X | George Sydney Hawkins | | 1856 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) George S. Hawkins (Democratic) 62.43% Independent DemocraticJohn Westcott (Independent Democrat) 37.57% |} Georgia List of United States representatives from Georgia 1858 United States Senate election in Georgia |- ! GA 1 X | James Lindsay Seward | | 1853 | | Incumbent retired.Democratic hold. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Peter E. Love (Democratic) 65.03% Opposition Party (US)Alexander T. McIntyre (Opposition) 34.97% |- ! GA 2 X | Martin J. Crawford | | 1855 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Martin J. Crawford (Democratic) 54.71% Opposition Party (US)Marcellus Douglass (Opposition) 42.54% |- ! GA 3 X | Robert Pleasant Trippe | | Know Nothing | 1855 | | Incumbent retired.Opposition gain. | nowrap | Opposition Party (US) Thomas Hardeman Jr. (Opposition) 50.69% Democratic Party (US)A. M. Speer (Democratic) 49.31% |- ! GA 4 X | Lucius J. Gartrell | | 1857 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Lucius J. Gartrell (Democratic) 59.46% Opposition Party (US)William F. Wright (Opposition) 40.54% |- ! GA 5 X | Augustus R. Wright | | 1857 | | Incumbent retired.Democratic hold. | nowrap | Democratic Party (United States) John W. H. Underwood (Democratic) 85.09% Independent politicianJ. H. Shakelford (Independent) 14.91% |- ! GA 6 X | James Jackson | | 1857 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) James Jackson (Democratic) 74.79% Independent politicianA. T. Lytle (Independent) 25.21% |- ! GA 7 X | Joshua Hill | | Know Nothing | 1857 | | Incumbent re-elected as an Oppositionist.Opposition gain. | nowrap | Opposition Party (US) Joshua Hill (Opposition) 50.77% Democratic Party (US)R. G. Harper (Democratic) 49.23% |- ! GA 8 X | Alexander H. Stephens | | 1843 (sp. special) | | Incumbent retired.Democratic hold. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) John James Jones (Democratic) 52.15% Opposition Party (US)A. Ranse Wright (Opposition) 47.85% |} Illinois List of United States representatives from Illinois 1859 United States Senate election in Illinois Dubin 1998 181 |- ! IL 1 X | Elihu B. Washburne | | 1852 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Elihu B. Washburne (Republican) 69.84% Democratic Party (US)Hiram Bright (Democratic) 28.52% Anti-Lecompton DemocratRichard H. Jackson (Anti-Lecompton Democratic) 1.63% |- ! IL 2 X | John F. Farnsworth | | 1854 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) John F. Farnsworth (Republican) 61.06% Democratic Party (US)Thomas Dyer (Democratic) 36.97% Anti-Lecompton DemocratB. F. Blackburn (Anti-Lecompton Democratic) 1.96% |- ! IL 3 X | Owen Lovejoy | | 1852 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Owen Lovejoy (Republican) 57.76% Democratic Party (US)George W. Armstrong (Democratic) 38.80% Anti-Lecompton DemocratDavid Leroy (Anti-Lecompton Democratic) 3.44% |- ! IL 4 X | William Kellogg | | 1852 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) William Kellogg (Republican) 52.81% Democratic Party (US)Hiram Bright (Democratic) 45.69% Anti-Lecompton DemocratJacob Gale (Anti-Lecompton Democratic) 1.50% |- ! IL 5 X | Isaac N. Morris | | 1856 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Isaac N. Morris (Democratic) 52.68% Republican Party (US)Jackson Grimshaw (Republican) 45.36% Anti-Lecompton DemocratJacob C. Davis (Anti-Lecompton Democratic) 1.96% |- ! IL 6 X | Thomas L. Harris | | 18481850 (lost)1854 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Thomas L. Harris (Democratic) 57.60% Republican Party (US)James N. Mathews (Republican) 41.42% Anti-Lecompton DemocratJohn S. McConnell (Anti-Lecompton Democratic) 0.98% |- ! IL 7 X | Aaron Shaw | | 1856 | | Incumbent retired.Democratic hold. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) James Carroll Robinson (Democratic) 53.53% Republican Party (US)Richard J. Oglesby (Republican) 46.33% Anti-Lecompton DemocratS. G. Baldwin (Anti-Lecompton Democratic) 0.45% |- ! IL 8 X | Robert Smith | | 1856 | | Incumbent retired.Democratic hold. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Philip B. Fouke (Democratic) 57.17% Republican Party (US)John Baker (Republican) 41.84% Anti-Lecompton DemocratThomas M. Hope (Anti-Lecompton Democratic) 0.99% |- ! IL 9 X | Samuel S. Marshall | | 1854 | | Incumbent retired.Democratic hold. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) John A. Logan (Democratic) 84.38% Republican Party (US)David L. Phillips (Republican) 14.86% Anti-Lecompton DemocratWilliam K. Parrish (Anti-Lecompton Democratic) 0.77% |} Indiana List of United States representatives from Indiana Dubin 1998 181–82 |- ! IN 1 X | James Lockhart | | 1856 | | Incumbent retired.Democratic hold. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) William E. Niblack (Democratic) 53.58% Republican Party (US)Alvin Peterson Hovey (Republican) 46.42% |- ! IN 2 X | William Hayden English | | 1852 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) William Hayden English (Democratic) 55.56% Republican Party (US)John M. Wilson (Republican) 44.44% |- ! IN 3 X | James Hughes | | 1856 | | Incumbent lost re-election.Republican gain. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) William McKee Dunn (Republican) 48.82% Democratic Party (US)James Hughes (Democratic) 43.72% Anti-Lecompton DemocratGeorge W. Carr (Anti-Lecompton Democratic) 7.47% |- ! IN 4 X | James Bradford Foley | | 1856 | | Incumbent retired.Democratic hold. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) William S. Holman (Democratic) 54.80% Republican Party (US)P. S. Hackleman (Republican) 45.20% |- ! IN 5 X | David Kilgore | | 1856 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) David Kilgore (Republican) 61.31% Democratic Party (US)Lafe Devlin (Democratic) 38.69% |- ! IN 6 X | James M. Gregg | | 1856 | | Incumbent retired.Republican gain. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Albert G. Porter (Republican) 52.59% Democratic Party (US)Martin M. Ray (Democratic) 47.41% |- ! IN 7 X | John G. Davis | | 1856 | | Incumbent re-elected as an Anti-Lecompton Democrat.Anti-Lecompton Democratic gain. | nowrap | Anti-Lecompton Democrat John G. Davis (Anti-Lecompton Democratic) 58.95% Democratic Party (US)Harry Secrest (Democratic) 41.05% |- ! IN 8 X | James Wilson | | 1856 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) James Wilson (Republican) 51.50% Democratic Party (US)John W. Blake (Democratic) 48.50% |- ! IN 9 X | Schuyler Colfax | | 1854 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Schuyler Colfax (Republican) 53.56% Democratic Party (US)John C. Walker (Democratic) 46.44% |- ! IN 10 X | Samuel Brenton | | 1854 | | Incumbent retired.Republican hold. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Charles Case (Republican) 53.37% Democratic Party (US)Reuben J. Dawson (Democratic) 46.63% |- ! IN 11 X | John U. Pettit | | 1854 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) John U. Pettit (Republican) 51.71% Democratic Party (US)John R. Coffroth (Democratic) 48.29% |} Iowa List of United States representatives from Iowa 1858 United States Senate election in Iowa Dubin 1998 182 |- ! IA 1 X | Samuel Ryan Curtis | | 1856 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Samuel Ryan Curtis (Republican) 50.65% Democratic Party (US)Henry H. Trimble (Democratic) 49.35% |- ! IA 2 X | Timothy Davis | | 1856 | | Incumbent retired.Republican hold. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) William Vandever (Republican) 52.84% Democratic Party (US)William E. Leffingwell (Democratic) 47.16% |} Kansas List of United States representatives from Kansas Dubin 1998 184 |- ! KS AL X | colspan=3 | New stateThe United States Congress recognized Kansas statehood on January 21, 1861, after this election. | | New seat.Republican gain. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Martin F. Conway (Republican) 57.74% Democratic Party (US)John A. Halderman (Democratic) 42.26% |} Kansas Territory See non-voting delegates, below. Kentucky List of United States representatives from Kentucky 1858 United States Senate election in Kentucky Dubin 1998 184 |- ! KY 1 X | Henry Cornelius Burnett | | 1855 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Henry Cornelius Burnett (Democratic) 83.70% Opposition Party (US)William Morrow (Opposition) 16.30% |- ! KY 2 X | Samuel Peyton | | 1857 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Samuel Peyton (Democratic) 52.44% Opposition Party (US)James S. Jackson (Opposition) 47.56% |- ! KY 3 X | Warner Underwood | | Know Nothing | 1855 | | Incumbent retired.Opposition gain. | nowrap | Opposition Party (US) Francis Bristow (Opposition) 56.24% Democratic Party (US)W. W. Sale (Democratic) 43.76% |- ! KY 4 X | Albert G. Talbott | | 1855 | | Incumbent retired.Opposition gain. | nowrap | Opposition Party (US) William Clayton Anderson (Opposition) 50.01% Democratic Party (US)James Chrisman (Democratic) 49.99% |- ! KY 5 X | Joshua Jewett | | 1855 | | Incumbent lost re-election as an Oppositionist.Democratic hold. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) John Y. Brown (Democratic) 57.76% Opposition Party (US)Joshua Jewett (Opposition) 42.24% |- ! KY 6 X | John Milton Elliott | | 1853 | | Incumbent retired.Opposition gain. | nowrap | Opposition Party (US) Green Adams (Opposition) 53.03% Democratic Party (US)Thomas T. Garrard (Democratic) 46.97% |- ! KY 7 X | Humphrey Marshall | | Know Nothing | 1855 | | Incumbent retired.Opposition gain. | nowrap | Opposition Party (US) Robert Mallory (Opposition) 53.06% Democratic Party (US)Thomas Holt (Democratic) 46.94% |- ! KY 8 X | James Brown Clay | | 1857 | | Incumbent retired.Democratic hold. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) William E. Simms (Democratic) 50.24% Opposition Party (US)John Marshall Harlan (Opposition) 49.76% |- ! KY 9 X | John Calvin Mason | | 1857 | | Incumbent retired.Opposition gain. | nowrap | Opposition Party (US) Laban T. Moore (Opposition) 50.83% Democratic Party (US)James William Moore (Democratic) 49.17% |- ! KY 10 X | John W. Stevenson | | 1857 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) John W. Stevenson (Democratic) 61.42% Opposition Party (US)Thomas L. Jones (Opposition) 38.58% |} Louisiana List of United States representatives from Louisiana 1859 United States Senate election in Louisiana Dubin 1998 184 |- ! LA 1 X | George Eustis Jr. | | Know Nothing | 1854 | | Incumbent retired.Know Nothing hold. | nowrap | Know Nothing John Edward Bouligny (Know Nothing) 49.55% Democratic Party (US)Emile La Sére (Democratic) 40.18% UnknownCharles Bienvenu (Unknown) 10.27% |- ! LA 2 X | Miles Taylor | | 1854 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Miles Taylor (Democratic) 56.99% Know NothingL. D. Nichols (Know Nothing) 43.01% |- ! LA 3 X | Thomas G. Davidson | | 1854 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Thomas G. Davidson (Democratic) 89.25% Know NothingT. Cannon (Know Nothing) 10.75% |- ! LA 4 X | John M. Sandidge | | 1854 | | Incumbent retired.Democratic hold. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) John M. Landrum (Democratic) 74.42% Know NothingM. A. Jones (Know Nothing) 25.58% |} Maine List of United States representatives from Maine 1859 United States Senate election in Maine Dubin 1998 182 |- ! ME 1 X | John M. Wood | | 1854 | | Incumbent retired.Republican hold. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Daniel E. Somes (Republican) 50.57% Democratic Party (US)Ira T. Drew (Democratic) 48.36% Democratic Party (US)Manassah H. Smith (Democratic) 1.06% |- !ME 2 X | Charles J. Gilman | | 1856 | | Incumbent retired.Republican hold. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) John J. Perry (Republican) 54.53% Democratic Party (US)David B. Hastings (Democratic) 45.47% |- !ME 3 X | Nehemiah Abbott | | 1856 | | Incumbent retired.Republican hold. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Ezra B. French (Republican) 50.18% Democratic Party (US)Alfred W. Johnson (Democratic) 49.82% |- !ME 4 X | Freeman H. Morse | | 1856 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Freeman H. Morse (Republican) 60.15% Democratic Party (US)Asa Gile (Democratic) 39.85% |- !ME 5 X | Israel Washburn Jr. | | 1850 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Israel Washburn Jr. (Republican) 55.72% Democratic Party (US) James S. Wiley (Democratic) 44.28% |- !ME 6 X | Stephen C. Foster | | 1856 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Stephen Clark Foster (Republican) 51.53% Democratic Party (US)Bion Bradbury (Democratic) 48.47% |} Maryland List of United States representatives from Maryland Dubin 1998 184 |- ! MD 1 X | James Augustus Stewart | | 1855 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) James Augustus Stewart (Democratic) 52.07% Know NothingTeagle Townsend (Know Nothing) 47.93% |- ! MD 2 X | James B. Ricaud | | Know Nothing | 1855 | | Incumbent retired.Know Nothing hold. | nowrap | Know Nothing Edwin H. Webster (Know Nothing) 52.02% Democratic Party (US)Ramsey McHenry (Democratic) 47.98% |- ! MD 3 X | J. Morrison Harris | | Know Nothing | 1855 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Know Nothing J. Morrison Harris (Know Nothing) 69.47% Democratic Party (US)William Pinkney Whyte (Democratic) 30.53% |- ! MD 4 X | Henry Winter Davis | | Know Nothing | 1855 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Know Nothing Henry Winter Davis (Know Nothing) 78.26% Independent politicianWilliam G. Harrison (Independent) 21.74% |- ! MD 5 X | Jacob Michael Kunkel | | 1857 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Jacob Michael Kunkel (Democratic) 50.38% Know NothingHenry William Hoffman (Know Nothing) 49.62% |- ! MD 6 X | Thomas Fielder Bowie | | 1855 | | Incumbent retired.Democratic hold. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) George W. Hughes (Democratic) 54.21% Know NothingAlexander Burton Hagner (Know Nothing) 45.79% |} Massachusetts List of United States representatives from Massachusetts 1859 United States Senate election in Massachusetts April 2020 |- ! MA 1 X |- ! MA 2 X |- ! MA 3 X |- ! MA 4 X |- ! MA 5 X |- ! MA 6 X |- ! MA 7 X |- ! MA 8 X |- ! MA 9 X |- ! MA 10 X |- ! MA 11 X |} Michigan List of United States representatives from Michigan 1858 United States Senate election in Michigan Dubin 1998 182; 186 |- ! rowspan=2 | MI 1 X | rowspan=2 | William A. Howard | rowspan=2 | rowspan=2 | 1854 | | Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic gain. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) George B. Cooper (Democratic) 50.14% Republican Party (US)William A. Howard (Republican) 49.86% |- | | Election successfully contested.Incumbent re-seated May 15, 1860. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) William A. Howard (Republican) 51.03% Democratic Party (US)George B. Cooper (Democratic) 48.97% |- ! MI 2 X | Henry Waldron | | 1854 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Henry Waldron (Republican) 59.11% Democratic Party (US)Consider A. Stacy (Democratic) 40.89% |- ! MI 3 X | David S. Walbridge | | 1854 | | Incumbent retired.Republican hold. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Francis W. Kellogg (Republican) 55.73% Democratic Party (US)Thomas B. Church (Democratic) 44.27% |- ! MI 4 X | Dewitt C. Leach | | 1856 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Dewitt C. Leach (Republican) 51.97% Democratic Party (US)Robert W. Davis (Democratic) 48.03% |} Minnesota 1859 United States House of Representatives election in Minnesota List of United States representatives from Minnesota 1858 United States Senate elections in Minnesota Minnesota became a new state in 1858 having already elected its first two members at-large in October 1857 to finish the current term. The state then held elections to the next term October 4, 1859. Dubin 1998 184 |- ! rowspan=2 | Minnesota AL X2 seats | James M. Cavanaugh | | Democratic | 1857 | | Incumbent lost re-election.Republican gain. | rowspan=2 nowrap | Elected on a general ticket: Republican Party (US) Cyrus Aldrich (Republican) 55.08% Republican Party (US) William Windom (Republican) 54.2% Democratic Party (US)James M. Cavanaugh (Democratic) 45.56% Democratic Party (US)Christopher C. Graham (Democratic) 45.16% |- | William Wallace Phelps | | Democratic | 1857 | | Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re-election.Republican gain. |} Mississippi List of United States representatives from Mississippi 1859 United States Senate election in Mississippi Elections held late, on October 3, 1859. Dubin 1998 184 |- ! MS 1 X | Lucius Q. C. Lamar | | Democratic | 1857 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Lucius Q. C. Lamar (Democratic) 100% |- ! MS 2 X | Reuben Davis | | Democratic | 1857 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Reuben Davis (Democratic) 94.49% Opposition Party (US)G. Q. Martin (Opposition) 5.51% |- ! MS 3 X | William Barksdale | | Democratic | 1853 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) William Barksdale (Democratic) 100% |- ! MS 4 X | Otho R. Singleton | | Democratic | 1857 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Otho R. Singleton (Democratic) 77.19% Democratic Party (US)Franklin Smith (Unionist Democratic) 22.81% |- ! MS 5 X | John J. McRae | | Democratic | 1858 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) John J. McRae (Democratic) 100% |} Missouri List of United States representatives from Missouri April 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 1859 United States Senate election in New Hampshire April 2020 |- ! NH 1 X |- ! NH 2 X |- ! NH 3 X |} New Jersey List of United States representatives from New Jersey 1858 United States Senate election in New Jersey April 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 April 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 1858 United States Senate special election in North Carolina April 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 1858 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio List of United States representatives from Ohio 1859 Ohio's 14th congressional district special election Ohio elected its members October 12, 1858, netting a 3-seat Republican gain. History of the Republican Party in Ohio Joseph P Smith 1898 I 84, 85 the Lewis Publishing Company Chicago https://books.google.com/books?id=eaAFAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA84Dubin 1998 183 |- ! Ohio 1 X | George H. Pendleton | | Democratic | 1856 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) George H. Pendleton (Democratic) 51.24% Opposition Party (US)Timothy C. Day (Opposition) 48.76% |- ! Ohio 2 X | William S. Groesbeck | | Democratic | 1856 | | Incumbent lost re-election.Republican gain. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) John A. Gurley (Republican) 52.58% Democratic Party (US)William S. Groesbeck (Democratic) 47.42% |- ! Ohio 3 X | Clement Vallandigham | | Democratic | 1856"Contested" Contested election | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Clement Vallandigham (Democratic) 50.48% Republican Party (US)Lewis D. Campbell (Republican) 49.52% |- ! Ohio 4 X | Matthias H. Nichols | | Republican | 1852 | | Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic gain. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) William Allen (Democratic) 50.2% Republican Party (US)Matthias H. Nichols (Republican) 49.8% |- ! Ohio 5 X | Richard Mott | | Republican | 1854 | | Incumbent retired.Republican hold. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) James M. Ashley (Republican) 51.16% Democratic Party (US)William Mungen (Democratic) 48.51% UnknownWilliam A. Hunter (Unknown) 0.34%Smith Not mentioned by Smith |- ! Ohio 6 X | Joseph R. Cockerill | | Democratic | 1856 | | Incumbent retired.Democratic hold. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) William Howard (Democratic) 51.58% Republican Party (US)Reader W. Clarke (Republican) 45.82% Know NothingWilliam R. Arthur (American) 2.61%Smith |- ! Ohio 7 X | Aaron Harlan | | Republican | 1852 | | Incumbent lost renomination.Republican hold. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Thomas Corwin (Republican) 63.85% Democratic Party (US)Charles W. Blair (Democratic) 36.15% |- ! Ohio 8 X | Benjamin Stanton | | Republican | 1854 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Benjamin Stanton (Republican) 59.52% Democratic Party (US)William Hubbard (Democratic) 40.48% |- ! Ohio 9 X | Lawrence W. Hall | | Democratic | 1856 | | Incumbent lost re-election.Republican gain. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) John Carey (Republican) 50.29% Democratic Party (US)Lawrence W. Hall (Democratic) 49.71% |- ! Ohio 10 X | Joseph Miller | | Democratic | 1856 | | Incumbent lost re-election.Republican gain. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Carey A. Trimble (Republican) 55.04% Democratic Party (US)Joseph Miller (Democratic) 45.96% |- ! Ohio 11 X | Albert C. Thompson | | Republican | 1854 | | Incumbent retired.Democratic gain. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Charles D. Martin (Democratic) 50.72% Republican Party (US)Nelson H. Van Vorhes (Republican) 49.28% |- ! Ohio 12 X | Samuel S. Cox | | Democratic | 1856 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Samuel S. Cox (Republican) 51.75% Democratic Party (US)Lucius Case (Democratic) 48.25% |- ! Ohio 13 X | John Sherman | | Republican | 1854 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) John Sherman (Republican) 57.05% Democratic Party (US)S. J. Patrick (Democratic) 42.95% |- ! Ohio 14 X | Philemon Bliss | | Republican | 1854 | | Incumbent retired.Republican hold.Successor died May 31, 1859, leading to a special election. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Cyrus Spink (Republican) 56.33% Democratic Party (US)J. P. Jeffries (Democratic) 43.67% |- ! Ohio 15 X | Joseph Burns | | Democratic | 1856 | | Incumbent lost re-election.Republican gain. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) William Helmick (Republican) 50.65% Democratic Party (US)Joseph Burns (Democratic) 49.35% |- ! Ohio 16 X | Cydnor B. Tompkins | | Republican | 1856 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Cydnor B. Tompkins (Republican) 52.65% Democratic Party (US)George W. Manypenny (Democratic) 47.01% IndependentJonathan Swank (Independent) 0.34%Smith |- ! Ohio 17 X | William Lawrence | | Democratic | 1856 | | Incumbent retired.Republican gain. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Thomas C. Theaker (Republican) 50.32% Democratic Party (US)Benjamin T. Sprigg (Democratic) 49.68% |- ! Ohio 18 X | Benjamin F. Leiter | | Republican | 1854 | | Incumbent retired.Republican hold. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Sidney Edgerton (Republican) 53.33% Democratic Party (US)J. L. Ranney (Democratic) 46.67% |- ! Ohio 19 X | Edward Wade | | Republican | 1852 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Edward Wade (Republican) 64.57% Democratic Party (US)J. W. Gray (Democratic) 34.69% IndependentIrad Kelly (Independent) 0.75%Smith |- ! Ohio 20 X | Joshua Reed Giddings | | Republican | 1843 | | Incumbent lost renomination.Republican hold. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) John Hutchins (Republican) 62.8% Democratic Party (US)David Tod (Democratic) 34.27% IndependentB. W. Richmond (Independent) 2.69%Smith UnknownJosuha R. Giddings (Unknown) 0.24%Smith |- ! Ohio 21 X | John Bingham | | Republican | 1854 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) John Bingham (Republican) 57.46% Democratic Party (US)Thomas Means (Democratic) 42.54% |} Oregon List of United States representatives from Oregon 1859 United States Senate elections in Oregon 35th Congress |- ! OR AL X | colspan=3 | New state | | New seat.New member elected June 7, 1858.Democratic gain.Seated February 15, 1859.https://historycms2.house.gov/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=41274 https://web.archive.org/web/20181223011440/https://historycms2.house.gov/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=41274 dead December 23, 2018 Thirty-fifth Congress March 4, 1857, to March 3, 1859 February 18, 2019 Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives History.house.gov New member did not run for the next term. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) La Fayette Grover (Democratic) February 2020 |} 36th Congress Dubin 1998 184 |- ! OR AL X | colspan=3 | New state | | New seat.Democratic hold.New member did not run for the current term. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Lansing Stout (Democratic) 50.07% Republican Party (US)David Logan (Republican) 49.93% |} Pennsylvania List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania April 2020 Dubin 1998 183 |- ! PA 1 X | Thomas B. Florence | | Democratic | 1850 | Incumbent re-elected. |nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Thomas B. Florence (Democratic) 43.09% Republican Party (US)John W. Ryan (People's) 41% Democratic Party (US)G. W. Nebinger (Anti-Lecompton Dem.) 15.42% Know NothingMarshall Sprogell (Know Nothing) 0.48% |- ! PA 2 X | Edward Joy Morris | | 1843 1844 (retired) 1856 | Incumbent re-elected. |nowrap | Republican Party (US) Edward Joy Morris (People's) 58.38% Democratic Party (US)George H. Martin (Democratic) 41.62% |- ! PA 3 X | James Landy | | Democratic | 1850 | |Incumbent lost re-election.Republican gain. |nowrap | Republican Party (US) John P. Verree (People's) 54.24% Democratic Party (US)James Landy (Democratic) 45.35% Know NothingGeorge W. Read (Know Nothing) 0.4% |- ! PA 4 X | Henry M. Phillips | | Democratic |1856 | |Incumbent lost re-election.Republican gain. |nowrap | Republican Party (US) William Millward (People's) 59.25% Democratic Party (US)Henry M. Phillips (Democratic) 39.21% Know NothingJacob Broom (Know Nothing) 1.54% |- ! PA 5 X | Owen Jones | | Democratic |1856 | |Incumbent lost re-election.Republican gain. |nowrap | Republican Party (US) John Wood (People's) 57.37% Democratic Party (US)Owen Jones (Democratic) 42.63% |- ! PA 6 X | John Hickman | | Democratic |1854 | Incumbent re-elected. |nowrap | Democratic Party (US) John Hickman (Anti-Lecompton Dem.) 40.76% Democratic Party (US)Charles D. Manly (Democratic) 31.15% Republican Party (US)John M. Broomall (People's) 28.09% |- ! PA 7 X | Henry Chapman | | Democratic |1856 | |Incumbent retired.Republican gain. |nowrap | Republican Party (US) Henry C. Longnecker (People's) 50.76% Democratic Party (US)Stokes L. Roberts (Democratic) 49.24% |- ! PA 8 X | J. Glancy Jones | | Democratic | 1850 1852 (retired) 1854 (special) | |Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic hold. |nowrap | Democratic Party (US) John Schwartz (Anti-Lecompton Dem.) 50.07% Democratic Party (US)J. Glancy Jones (Democratic) 49.94% |- ! PA 9 X | Anthony E. Roberts | | Republican |1854 | |Incumbent retired.Republican hold. |nowrap | Republican Party (US) Thaddeus Stevens (People's) 60% Democratic Party (US)James M. Hopkins (Democratic) 40% |- ! PA 10 X | John C. Kunkel | |1854 | |Incumbent retired.Republican hold. |nowrap | Republican Party (US) John W. Killinger (People's) 61.46% Democratic Party (US)Jacob Weidle (Democratic) 38.54% |- ! PA 11 X | William L. Dewart | | Democratic |1856 | |Incumbent lost re-election.Republican gain. |nowrap | Republican Party (US) James H. Campbell (People's) 47.2% Democratic Party (US)William L. Dewart (Democratic) 28.95% Independent DemocraticJoseph W. Cake (Anti-Lecompton Dem.) 23.85% |- ! PA 12 X | Paul Leidy | | Democratic |1857 (special) | |Incumbent retired.Republican gain. |nowrap | Republican Party (US) George W. Scranton (People's) 61.89% Democratic Party (US)John McReynolds (Democratic) 38.11% |- ! PA 13 X | William H. Dimmick | | Democratic |1856 | Incumbent re-elected. |nowrap | Democratic Party (US) William H. Dimmick (Democratic) 54.95% Republican Party (US)David K. Shoemaker (People's) 45.05% |- ! PA 14 X | Galusha A. Grow | |1850 | Incumbent re-elected. |nowrap | Republican Party (US) Galusha A. Grow (People's) 76.87% Democratic Party (US)Joel Parkhurst (Democratic) 23.13% |- ! PA 15 X | Allison White | | Democratic |1856 | |Incumbent lost re-election.Republican gain. |nowrap | Republican Party (US) James T. Hale (People's) 55.69% Democratic Party (US)Allison White (Democratic) 44.31% |- ! PA 16 X | John A. Ahl | | Democratic |1856 | |Incumbent retired.Republican gain. |nowrap | Republican Party (US) Benjamin F. Junkin (People's) 50.13% Democratic Party (US)Henry L. Fisher (Democratic) 49.87% |- ! PA 17 X | Wilson Reilly | | Democratic |1856 | |Incumbent lost re-election.Republican gain. |nowrap | Republican Party (US) Edward McPherson (People's) 50.72% Democratic Party (US)Wilson Reilly (Democratic) 49.28% |- ! PA 18 X | John R. Edie | |1854 | |Incumbent retired.Republican hold. |nowrap | Republican Party (US) Samuel S. Blair (People's) 57.71% Democratic Party (US)Cyrus L. Pershing (Democratic) 42.29% |- ! PA 19 X | John Covode | |1854 | Incumbent re-elected. |nowrap | Republican Party (US) John Covode (People's) 52.81% Democratic Party (US)Henry D. Foster (Democratic) 47.19% |- ! PA 20 X | William Montgomery | | Democratic |1856 | Incumbent re-elected. |nowrap | Democratic Party (US) William Montgomery (Democratic) 61.5% Republican Party (US)Jonathan Knight (People's) 38.5% |- ! PA 21 X | David Ritchie | | Republican |1852 | |Incumbent retired.Republican hold. |nowrap | Republican Party (US) James K. Moorhead (People's) 57.27% Democratic Party (US)Andrew Burke (Democratic) 42.73% |- ! PA 22 X | Samuel A. Purviance | | Republican |1854 | |Incumbent retired.Republican hold. |nowrap | Republican Party (US) Robert McKnight (People's) 55.25% Whig PartyThomas Williams (Anti-Tax) 39.65% Democratic Party (US)John Birmingham (Democratic) 5.1% |- ! PA 23 X | William Stewart | | Republican | 1856 | Incumbent re-elected. |nowrap | Republican Party (US) William Stewart (People's) 64.02% Democratic Party (US)Jonathan N. McGuffin (Democratic) 35.98% |- ! PA 24 X | James L. Gillis | | Democratic |1856 | |Incumbent lost re-election.Republican gain. |nowrap | Republican Party (US) Chapin Hall (People's) 52.42% Democratic Party (US)James L. Gillis (Democratic) 47.58% |- ! PA 25 X | John Dick | |1852 | |Incumbent retired.Republican hold. |nowrap | Republican Party (US) Elijah Babbitt (People's) 60.73% Democratic Party (US) James C. Crawford (Democratic) 39.27% |} Rhode Island List of United States representatives from Rhode Island 1858 United States Senate election in Rhode Island Dubin 1998 184–185 |- ! RI 1 X | Nathan B. Durfee | | Republican | 1855 | | Incumbent retired.American/Republican gain. | nowrap | First round: Know Nothing Christopher Robinson (American; Republican) 49.29% Republican Party (US) Thomas Davis (Republican) 31.4% Democratic Party (US)Olney Arnold (Democratic) 19.31% Runoff: Know Nothing Christopher Robinson (American; Republican) 56.32% Republican Party (US)Thomas Davis (Republican; Democratic) 43.68% |- ! RI 2 X | William D. Brayton | | Republican | 1857 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) William D. Brayton (Republican) 63.93% Democratic Party (US)Alfred Anthony (Democratic) 36.07% |} South Carolina List of United States representatives from South Carolina 1858 United States Senate election in South Carolina 1858 United States Senate special election in South Carolina Dubin 1998 183 |- ! SC 1 X | John McQueen | | Democratic | 1849 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) John McQueen (Democratic) Incomplete Data |- ! SC 2 X | William P. Miles | | Democratic | 1856 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) William P. Miles (Democratic) UnknownJames Gadsden (Unknown) Incomplete Data |- ! SC 3 X | Laurence M. Keitt | | Democratic | 1853 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Laurence M. Keitt Incomplete Data |- ! SC 4 X | Milledge L. Bonham | | Democratic | 1857 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Milledge L. Bonham (Democratic) 100.00% |- ! Sc 5 X | James Lawrence Orr | | Democratic | 1848 | | Incumbent retired.Democratic hold. |nowrap | Democratic Party (US) John D. Ashmore (Democratic) 59.4% UnknownThomas O. Vernon (Unknown) 40.6% |- ! SC 6 X | William W. Boyce | | Democratic | 1853 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) William W. Boyce (Democratic) 100.00% Unopposed; incomplete data |} Tennessee List of United States representatives from Tennessee 1858 United States Senate election in Tennessee Elections held late, on August 4, 1859. Dubin 1998 184–185 |- ! TN 1 X | Albert G. Watkins | | Democratic | 1855 | |Incumbent retired.Opposition gain. | nowrap | Opposition Party (US) Thomas A. R. Nelson (Opposition) 50.19% Democratic Party (US)Landon C. Haynes (Democratic) 49.81% |- ! TN 2 X | Horace Maynard | | Know Nothing | 1857 | |Incumbent re-elected as an Oppositionist.Opposition gain. | nowrap | Opposition Party (US) Horace Maynard (Opposition) 55.01% Democratic Party (US)I. C. Ramsay (Democratic) 44.99% |- ! TN 3 X | Samuel A. Smith | | Democratic | 1853 | |Incumbent lost re-election.Opposition gain. | nowrap | Opposition Party (US) Reese B. Brabson (Opposition) 53.39% Democratic Party (US)Samuel A. Smith (Democratic) 46.61% |- ! TN 4 X | John H. Savage | | Democratic | 1855 | |Incumbent lost re-election.Opposition gain. | nowrap | Opposition Party (US) William B. Stokes (Opposition) 51.85% Democratic Party (US)John H. Savage (Democratic) 48.15% |- ! TN 5 X | Charles Ready | | Know Nothing | 1853 | |Incumbent lost re-election as an independent.Opposition gain. | nowrap | Opposition Party (US) Robert H. Hatton (Opposition) 53.48% IndependentCharles Ready (Independent; Democratic) 46.52% |- ! TN 6 X | George W. Jones | | Democratic | 1842 | |Incumbent retired.Democratic hold. | Democratic Party (US) James H. Thomas (Democratic) 97.82% UnknownWilliam H. Polk (Unknown) 2.18% |- ! TN 7 X | John V. Wright | | Democratic | 1855 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) John V. Wright (Democratic) 77.58% Opposition Party (US)Theodore H. Gibbs (Opposition) 22.42% |- ! TN 8 X | Felix Zollicoffer | | Know Nothing | 1853 | |Incumbent retired.Opposition gain. | nowrap | Opposition Party (US) James M. Quarles (Opposition) 52.86% Democratic Party (US)Thomas Menees (Democratic) 47.14% |- ! TN 9 X | John D. C. Atkins | | Democratic | 1857 | |Incumbent lost re-election.Opposition gain. | nowrap | Opposition Party (US) Emerson Etheridge (Opposition) 50.02% Democratic Party (US)John D. C. Atkins (Democratic) 49.98% |- ! TN 10 X | William T. Avery | | Democratic | 1857 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) William T. Avery (Democratic) 50.3% Opposition Party (US)John L. Sneed (Opposition) 47.71% IndependentDavid M. Currin (Independent) 1.99% |} Texas List of United States representatives from Texas 1859 United States Senate election in Texas 1859 United States Senate special election in Texas Dubin 1998 185 |- ! TX 1 X | John H. Reagan | | Democratic | 1857 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) John H. Reagan (Democratic) 89.11% IndependentWilliam Beck Ochiltree (Independent) 10.89% |- ! TX 2 X | Guy M. Bryan | | Democratic | 1857 | |Incumbent retired.Independent Democratic gain. | nowrap | Independent Democratic Andrew Jackson Hamilton (Ind. Democratic) 51.18% Democratic Party (US)Thomas Neville Waul (Democratic) 48.82% |} 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 | E. P. Walton | | Republican | 1856 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) E. P. Walton (Republican) 73.5% Democratic Party (US)Charles G. Eastman (Democratic) 26.0% |- ! VT 2 X | Justin S. Morrill | | Republican | 1854 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Justin S. Morrill (Republican) 70.5% Democratic Party (US)Epaphro B. Chase (Democratic) 29.2% |- ! VT 3 X | Homer E. Royce | | Republican | 1856 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Homer E. Royce (Republican) 69.3% Democratic Party (US)W. H. H. Bingham (Democratic) 30.6% |} Virginia List of United States representatives from Virginia 1858 United States Senate election in 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) 100% |- ! VA 2 X | John Millson | | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) John Millson (Democratic) 62.7% Opposition Party (US)[FNU First name unknown] Pretlow (Opposition) 30.1% Opposition Party (US)[FNU First name unknown] Chandler (Opposition) 5.2% Opposition Party (US)[FNU First name unknown] Sykes (Opposition) 2.0% |- ! VA 3 X | John Caskie | | Democratic | 1851 | |Incumbent lost re-election.Independent Democratic gain. | nowrap | Independent Democratic Daniel C. DeJarnette (Ind. Democratic) 50.5% Democratic Party (US)John Caskie (Democratic) 49.5% |- ! VA 4 X | William Goode | | Democratic | 1841 1843 (retired) 1853 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) William Goode (Democratic) 63.8% Independent DemocraticWilliam C. Flournoy (Ind. Democratic) 36.2% |- ! VA 5 X | Thomas S. Bocock | | Democratic | 1847 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Thomas S. Bocock (Democratic) 88.8% Unknown[FNU First name unknown] Speed (Unknown) 9.9% Unknown[FNU First name unknown] Boisseau (Unknown) 1.4% |- ! VA 6 X | Paulus Powell | | Democratic | 1849 | |Incumbent lost re-election.Independent Democratic gain. | nowrap | Independent Democratic Shelton Leake (Ind. Democratic) 59.2% Democratic Party (US)Paulus Powell (Democratic) 40.8% |- ! VA 7 X | William Smith | | Democratic | 1841 (special) 1843 (lost) 1853 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) William Smith (Democratic) 49.4% Opposition Party (US)Henry Wirtz Thomas (Opposition) 46.5% Independent DemocraticHenry Shackleford (Ind. Democratic) 4.2% |- ! VA 8 X | Charles J. Faulkner | | Democratic | 1851 | |Incumbent lost re-election.Opposition gain. | nowrap | Opposition Party (US) Alexander Boteler (Opposition) 50.6% Democratic Party (US)Charles J. Faulkner (Democratic) 49.4% |- ! VA 9 X | John Letcher | | Democratic | 1851 | |Incumbent retired.Independent Democratic gain. | nowrap | Independent Democratic John T. Harris (Ind. Democratic) 52.2% Democratic Party (US)James H. Skinner (Democratic) 47.8% |- ! VA 10 X | Sherrard Clemens | | Democratic | 1852 (special) 1852 (retired) 1857 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Sherrard Clemens (Democratic) 61.1% OppositionRalph L. Berkshire (Opposition) 38.9% |- ! VA 11 X | Albert G. Jenkins | | Democratic | 1857 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Albert G. Jenkins (Democratic) 55.6% OppositionJames M. Laidley (Opposition) 44.4% |- ! VA 12 X | Henry A. Edmundson | | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Henry A. Edmundson (Democratic) 94.1% OppositionWilliam B. Preston (Opposition) 5.0% Democratic Party (US)Allen T. Caperton (Democratic) 1.0% |- ! VA 13 X | George W. Hopkins | | Democratic | 1835 1847 (retired) 1857 | |Incumbent retired.Independent Democratic gain. | nowrap | Independent Democratic Elbert S. Martin (Ind. Democratic) 53.4% Democratic Party (US)Benjamin Rush Floyd (Democratic) 46.6% |} 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 | John F. Potter | | Republican | 1856 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) John F. Potter (Republican) 56.4% Democratic Party (US)Beriah Brown (Democratic) 43.6% |- ! WI 2 X | Cadwallader C. Washburn | | Republican | 1854 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Cadwallader C. Washburn (Republican) 54.3% Democratic Party (US)Charles Dunn (Democratic) 45.7% |- ! WI 3 X | Charles Billinghurst | | Republican | 1854 | | Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic gain. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Charles H. Larrabee (Democratic) 51.0% Republican Party (US)Charles Billinghurst (Republican) 49.0% |} Non-voting delegates Non-voting members of the United States House of Representatives Yes |- ! Kansas Territory AL Kansas | Marcus J. Parrott | | Republican | 1856 or 1857 | Incumbent re-elected in 1859. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Marcus J. Parrott (Republican) Democratic Party (US)Sanders W. Johnston (Democratic)The Man. https://www.newspapers.com/image/49724549/ 21 January 2024 The Kansas Chief Newspapers.com White Cloud, Kansas 2 en "Johnston...will have the exquisite pleasure of being skinned alive by Parrott, in November." |- ! Nebraska Territory AL Nebraska | Fenner Ferguson | | IndependentDemocratic | 1857 | | Incumbent retired.New delegate elected October 11, 1859.Collections of the NSHS - Volume 18 http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/topic/resources/OLLibrary/collections/vol19/v19p197.htm USGenNet.orgDemocratic gain.Election was later overturned due to a successful challenge by Daily. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Experience Estabrook (Democratic) Republican Party (US)Samuel Gordon Daily (Republican) |} See also 1858 United States elections 1858–59 United States Senate elections 35th United States Congress 36th United States Congress Notes 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 Kenneth C. 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