1854 United States House of Representatives elections in New York

none February 2026 September 2023 The 1854 United States House of Representatives elections in New York were held on November 7, 1854, to elect 33 U.S. Representatives to represent the State of New York in the United States House of Representatives of the 34th United States Congress, and two representatives to fill vacancies in the 33rd United States Congress. Background 33 U.S. Representatives had been elected in November 1852 to a term in the 33rd United States Congress, beginning on March 4, 1853. Gilbert Dean was appointed to the New York Supreme Court and resigned his seat on July 3, 1854; Gerrit Smith resigned his seat on August 7, 1854; leaving vacancies in the 12th and the 22nd District. The other representatives' term would end on March 3, 1855. The elections were held with the annual State election on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November, about four months before the congressional term began, and a little more than a year before Congress actually met on December 3, 1855. Congressional districts The geographical area of the congressional districts remained the same as at the previous elections in 1852, which were apportioned by the New York State Legislature on July 10, 1851. In 1854, the City of Williamsburgh was annexed by the City of Brooklyn, and became the 13th through 16th Ward of Brooklyn. It is unclear if the annexation happened before or after this election. The 1st District comprising Queens, Suffolk and Richmond counties; and Kings County except the cities of Brooklyn and Williamsburgh. The 2nd District comprising the City of Brooklyn, as it existed before the annexation of the City of Williamsburgh, i.e. the first 12 wards of Brooklyn after the consolidation. The 3rd District comprising the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 8th Ward of New York City. The 4th District comprising the 4th, 6th, 10th and 14th Ward of New York City. The 5th District comprising the 7th and the 13th Ward of New York City; and the City of Williamsburgh, from 1854 on the 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th Ward of Brooklyn. The 6th District comprising the 11th, 15th and 17th Ward of New York City. The 7th District comprising the 9th, 16th and 20th Ward of New York City. The 8th District comprising the 12th, 18th, 19th, 21st and 22nd Ward of New York City. The 9th District comprising Rockland, Westchester and Putnam counties. The 10th District comprising Orange and Sullivan counties. The 11th District comprising Ulster and Greene counties. The 12th District comprising Dutchess and Columbia counties. The 13th District comprising Rensselaer County. The 14th District comprising Albany County. The 15th District comprising Saratoga, Washington, Hamilton and Warren counties. The 16th District comprising Clinton, Essex and Franklin counties. The 17th District comprising Herkimer and St. Lawrence counties. The 18th District comprising Montgomery, Fulton, Schenectady and Schoharie counties. The 19th District comprising Delaware and Otsego counties. The 20th District comprising Oneida County. The 21st District comprising Chenango, Broome and Cortland counties. The 22nd District comprising Madison and Oswego counties. The 23rd District comprising Jefferson and Lewis counties. The 24th District comprising Onondaga County. The 25th District comprising Cayuga and Wayne counties. The 26th District comprising Ontario, Seneca, and Yates counties. The 27th District comprising Chemung, Schuyler, Tioga and Tompkins counties. The 28th District comprising Steuben and Livingston counties. The 29th District comprising Monroe County. The 30th District comprising Allegany, Genesee and Wyoming counties. The 31st District comprising Niagara and Orleans counties. The 32nd District comprising Erie County. The 33rd District comprising Cattaraugus and Chautauqua counties. Note: There are now 62 counties in the State of New York. Bronx and Nassau counties had not yet been established. The area of the Bronx was at this time in Westchester County; and the area of Nassau in Queens County. Result 25 Whigs, 4 Softs, 3 Know Nothings and 1 Hard were elected to the 34th Congress; and 2 Whigs were elected to fill the vacancies in the 33rd Congress. The incumbents Wheeler, Sage, Simmons, Matteson, Bennett, Morgan, Oliver, Pringle, Flagler and Haven were re-elected; the incumbents Walsh, Hughes, Hastings, Carpenter and Fenton were defeated. +1854 United States House election result District Whig Dem./Soft Dem./Hard American also ran 1stHarvey W. VailHarvey Wentworth Vail (1804-1863), Supervisor of Suffolk Co. 1838-1839, Treasurer of Suffolk Co. 1848-1852 2,676Frederick William Lord 2,227Daniel B. Allen 2,778 William W. Valk 3,753Gabriel P. Disosway (Temp.) 1,902 2nd James S. T. Stranahan 7,927Jack 20George Taylor 7,623 3rd Guy R. Pelton 4,084William M. Miner 1,123George De Witt ClintonGeorge DeWitt Clinton, assemblyman 1854 2,569 Guy R. PeltonGuy R. Pelton (Practical Dem.) William Grandin (Ind.)4thSanford L. MacomberSanford L. Macomber, assemblyman 1851 821 John Kelly 3,068Michael Walsh 3,047John W. Bryce 1,594Sanford L. Macomber (Practical Dem.)5thGeorge H. Andrews 2,765Abraham J. Berry 1,964Ph. Hamilton 2,718 Thomas R. Whitney 3,321Thomas R. Whitney (Whig secession) R. A. Bailey (Practical Dem.)6thCharles H. Marshall 2,256John McLeod Murphy 2,533 John Wheeler 5,101 John WheelerJohn Wheeler (Practical Dem.)Charles D. Mead (Ind. Hard) ----1,1287th Thomas Child, Jr. 6,557William D. Kennedy 5,094William D. Kennedy Thomas Child, Jr.William H. Wallace (Practical Dem.)8th Abram Wakeman 4,895Edward B. Fellows 1,699James L. Curtis 2,969 Abram WakemanJoseph W. Savage (Practical Dem.) John M. Reed (Ind.)9th Bayard Clarke 7,764Benjamin Brandreth 2,540Whiting 367 Bayard ClarkeBailey (Ind. Hard) Peck 2,038 ???10th Ambrose S. Murray 5,209Stratton 2,053Woodward 4,574Woodward11th Rufus H. King 8,576Strong 5,04212th Killian Miller 8,376McClellan 5,540William H. Wilson 2,486McClellan 12th Special Isaac Teller Morse Charles Robinson 13th Russell Sage 6,954Clum 2,075Alanson Cook 1,971 Russell Sage14th Samuel Dickson 4,638John V. L. Pruyn 3,244Harcourt 4,270Hamilton 2,25815th Edward Dodd 6,760Charles Hughes 2,428Orville Clarke 6,358Andrews (Temp.) 2,39916th George A. Simmons 5,533Thomas 1,752Flanders 1,025Bailey 3,06217thHenry P. Alexander 5,357 Francis E. Spinner 7,618Nathaniel S. Benton ? 3,41418th Thomas R. Horton 9,431 Jackson 8,945 19th Jonas A. Hughston 6,744Lewis R. Palmer 6,444Sturges 1,066Hawes (Free Soil) 1,339 20th Orsamus B. Matteson 6,492Johnson 5,172Naaman W. Moore 588Huntington (Whig) 4,759 21st Henry Bennett 9,757Crocker 2,077Tompkins 5,579 22nd Andrew Z. McCarty 5,535Leander Babcock 4,728Lewis 3,281Charles G. Case (Free Soil) 3,652 22nd Special Henry C. Goodwin 23rd William A. Gilbert 6,251Ives 5,645Brown 1,513Goodale 7724th Amos P. Granger 4,803Thomas G. Alvord 4,109Parker 487B. Davis NoxonB. Davis Noxon (1788-1869), lawyer, presidential elector 1840, see The Bench and Bar of New-York by Lucien Brock Proctor (1870; pages 672ff) 3,409Mason25th Edwin B. Morgan 7,684Middleton 6,910Aldrich 1,296Middleton 26thJames L. Seeley 5,304 Andrew Oliver 6,880Howell 2,163 Andrew Oliver 27th John M. Parker 7,918McDowell 3,467Stephen B. Cushing 1,96428th William H. Kelsey 11,061George Hastings 4,450Gibbs 119 William H. Kelsey29thDavis Carpenter 4,227 John Williams 5,609Sibley 1,865 John Williams30th Benjamin Pringle 9,510Laning 3,829Belden 2,483 Benjamin PringleHull (Free Soil) 69231st Thomas T. Flagler 7,190 Baker 1,231 Thomas T. FlaglerEdward I. ChaseEdward Ithamar Chase (1810-1862), of Lockport, US Marshall for the Northern District of NY 1861-1862, brother of Salmon P. Chase (Free Soil) 96232nd Solomon G. Haven 9,075Israel T. Hatch 5,388 Solomon G. Haven33rd Francis S. Edwards Reuben E. Fenton 6,442Lester 241 Francis S. Edwards 8,359Reuben E. Fenton (Anti-Nebraska) Note: For candidates running on more than one ticket, the number of votes is the total polled on all tickets. Aftermath Isaac Teller and Henry C. Goodwin took their seats in the 33rd United States Congress at the beginning of the second session on December 4, 1854. The House of Representatives of the 34th United States Congress met for the first time at the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., on December 3, 1855. Thomas Child, Jr., never took his seat, due to a prolonged illness. Orsamus B. Matteson resigned his seat on February 27, 1857; and Francis S. Edwards and William A. Gilbert resigned on February 28. The three seats remained vacant for the remaining days of this Congress. Notes Sources The New York Civil List compiled in 1858 (see: pg. 67 for district apportionment; pg. 76 for Congressmen) Members of the 34th United States Congress The Tribune Almanac for 1855 edited by Horace Greeley (page 42) OOFICIAL CANVASS 1854 in NYT on December 21, 1854 Temperance Congressional Convention in the First District in NYT on November 1, 1854 Whig Congressional Nominations;... Democratic Nominations in NYT on October 18, 1854 City Nominations for Congress, Assembly, and City and County Offices in NYT on November 1, 1854 See also New York state election, 1854 1854 United States House of Representatives New York