1838–39 United States House of Representatives elections

House elections for the 26th U.S. Congress January 2026 October 2020 1838–39 United States House of Representatives elections United States 1837 legislative no 1836–37 United States House of Representatives elections 1836 & 1837 1840–41 United States House of Representatives elections 1840 & 1841 25th United States Congress#House of Representatives_3 26th United States Congress#House of Representatives_3 All 242 seats in the United States House of Representatives 122 July 2, 1838 – November 5, 1839 x180px Democratic Party (US) JohnWinstonJones.jpg John Jones VA 3 T 128 seats 126 2 995,133 50.01% 0.94 Whig Party (US) File:John-bell-brady-handy-cropped restored.jpg John BellDuring the 1839 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election, Bell withdrew his candidacy in favor of Robert M. T. Hunter, who was elected. TN 7 T 100 seats 116 16 989,712 49.73% 3.23 Independent 1 seat 0 1 8,205 0.41% 0.58 Speaker James K. Polk Robert M. T. Hunter Democratic Party (US) Whig Party (US) The 1838–39 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between July 2, 1838, and November 5, 1839. Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives before the first session of the 26th United States Congress convened on December 2, 1839. They occurred during President Martin Van Buren's term. Elections were held for all 242 seats, representing 26 states. The Panic of 1837 and consequent economic downturn drove Whig Party gains. Van Buren's Democratic Party had lost popularity and the Whig policies of economic nationalism appealed to a larger number of voters. The Democrats were able, however, to contain the political fallout by blaming banks for the crisis. The Anti-Masonic Party, influential in New York, Pennsylvania, and other areas of the Northern United States, lost seats, while the Nullifier Party of the Southern United States disappeared. Two Virginia representatives were elected on that state's Conservative Party ticket. Early business of the new House reflected the close partisan division. When Congress first Convened on December 3, 1839, two contingents of New Jersey representatives-elect, one composed of Democrats and the other of Whigs, arrived and both requested to be seated as members. Charging the Whigs with election fraud and facing loss of control of the House, the Democratic Party majority (119 to 118 Whigs from outside New Jersey) refused to seat all but one Whig.Lalor John Joseph 1899 Lalor John J. Cyclopædia of political science, political economy, and of the political history of the United States, by the best American and European writers New York, New York New York 309 2027/umn.319510014074381 Massachusetts Representative John Quincy Adams presided as "chairman" of the House after the clerk lost control. Two weeks later, when voting for speaker of the House finally commenced, 11 ballots were needed before Robert M. T. Hunter, a compromise Whig candidate, was elected, receiving 119 votes (out of 232 cast).26th Congress (1839–1841) https://history.house.gov/Congressional-Overview/Profiles/26th March 1, 2019 Congress Profiles Office of the Historian, U.S. House of Representatives Washington, D.C. This congress also enacted the first Independent Treasury bill. thumb|The results of the election in a seating chart. Election summaries + ↓ 125 8 109 Democratic Anti-Masons won 6 elections and Conservatives won 2. Whig State Type Date Totalseats Democratic Whig Others Seats Change Seats Change Seats Change Louisiana Districts July 2–4, 1838 3 0 1 3 1 0 Illinois Districts August 6, 1838 3 2 1 1 1 0 Missouri At-large August 6, 1838 2 2 0 0 Vermont Districts September 1, 1838 5 2 1 3 1 0 Maine Districts September 10, 1838 8 6 2 0 Arkansas At-large October 1, 1838 1 1 0 0 Georgia At-large October 1, 1838 9 0 8 9 8 0 New Jersey At-large October 8, 1838 6 5 5 1 5 0 South Carolina Districts October 8–9, 1838 9 8 6 1 0 6Nullifiers Ohio Districts October 9, 1838 19 11 3 8 3 0 Pennsylvania DistrictsIncludes two plural districts, one with three members October 9, 1838 28 17 5 1 6Anti-Masons 1 Michigan At-large November 6, 1838 1 1 0 0 New York DistrictsIncludes five plural districts, one with four members November 5–7, 1838 40 19 11 21 11 0 Massachusetts Districts November 12, 1838 12 2 10 0 Delaware At-large November 13, 1838 1 1 1 0 1 0 New Hampshire At-large March 12, 1839 5 5 0 0 Connecticut Districts April 1, 1839 6 0 6 6 6 0 Virginia Districts May 23, 1839 21 12 3 7 1 2Conservatives 2 Kentucky Districts August 1, 1839 13 2 1 11 0 1Independent joined Whigs Tennessee Districts August 1, 1839 13 6 3 7 3 0 Alabama Districts August 5, 1839 5 3 2 0 Indiana Districts August 5, 1839 7 5 4 2 4 0 North Carolina Districts August 8, 1839 13 8 3 5 3 0 Rhode Island At-large August 27, 1839 2 0 2 0 Maryland DistrictsIncludes 1 plural district October 3, 1839 8 5 1 3 1 0 Mississippi At-large November 4–5, 1839 2 2 2 0 2 0 Total 242 12551.7% 3 10945.0% 9 83.3% 6 Popular vote #ddd 600px 650px Democratic Democratic Party (US) 50.01 Whig Whig Party (US) 49.73 Others #DDDDDD 0.26House seats #ddd 600px 650px Democratic Democratic Party (US) 52.07 Whig Whig Party (US) 47.93 Special elections List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives There were special elections in 1838 and 1839 to the 25th United States Congress and 26th United States Congress. Special elections are listed by date then district. 25th Congress |- ! PA 9 X | | | | New member elected March 8, 1838. | |- ! ME 3 X | | | | New member elected April 28, 1838. | |- ! ME 5 X | | | | New member elected May 29, 1838. | |- ! rowspan=2 | MS AL X2 seats on a general ticket | John F. H. Claiborne | | Democratic | 1835 | rowspan=2 | The House rescinded its former decision February 5, 1838 and declared the seats vacant.New members elected May 29, 1838.Two Whig gains.Successors seated May 30, 1838.Twenty-fifth Congress March 4, 1837, to March 3, 1839 https://historycms2.house.gov/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=40885 April 9, 2019 Historian of the United States House of Representatives December 23, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181223011415/https://historycms2.house.gov/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=40885 dead | rowspan=2 nowrap | Whig Party (US) Sergeant S. Prentiss (Whig) 26.55% Whig Party (US) Thomas J. Word (Whig) 25.20% Democratic Party (US)John F. H. Claiborne (Democratic) 24.57% Democratic Party (US)Samuel J. Gholson (Democratic) 23.68%Our Campaigns - MS - At Large Special Election Race - Apr 24, 1838 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=482979 www.ourcampaigns.com |- | Samuel J. Gholson | | Democratic | 1836 (special) |- ! OH 16 X | | | | New member elected October 9, 1838. | |- ! OH 19 X | | | | New member elected November 5, 1838. | |- ! MA 2 X | Stephen C. Phillips | | Whig | 1834 (special) | | Incumbent resigned September 28, 1838 to become Mayor of Salem.New member elected November 12, 1838.Whig hold.Winner also elected to the next term; see below. | nowrap | Whig Party (US) Leverett Saltonstall (Whig) 59.15% Democratic Party (US)Robert Rantoul Jr. (Democratic) 32.26% Democratic Party (US)Joseph S. Cabot (Democratic) 8.60%MA District 2 - Special Election https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=726942 October 19, 2020 OurCampaigns.com |} 26th Congress |- ! MO AL X | Albert G. Harrison | | Democratic | 1835 | | New member elected October 28, 1839 and seated December 5, 1839.Democratic hold. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) John Jameson (Democratic) 63.16% Whig Party (US)Thorton Grimsley (Whig) 35.96%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=393489 Our Campaigns - MO At-Large Race - Oct 28, 1839 |- ! MA 1 X | Richard Fletcher | | Whig | 1836 | | Incumbent member-elect declined to serve.New member elected November 11, 1839.Whig hold. | nowrap | Whig Party (US) Abbott Lawrence (Whig) 57.52% Democratic Party (US)Bradford Sumner (Democratic) 42.48%Our Campaigns - MA District 1 - Special Election Race - Nov 11, 1839 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=726884 October 19, 2020 www.ourcampaigns.com |- ! PA 14 X | | | | New member elected November 20, 1839. | |- ! MA 6 X | James C. Alvord | | Whig | 1838 | | Incumbent died September 27, 1839.New member elected December 23, 1839.Whig hold. | nowrap | First ballot (November 11, 1839) Democratic Party (US)Rodolphus Dickensen (Democratic) 48.99% Whig Party (US)Osmyn Baker (Whig) 44.48% Unknown Party (US)Henry Chapman (Unknown) 4.58% Anti-Slavery PartyIsrael Billings (Anti-Slavery) 1.95%Our Campaigns - MA District 6 - Special Election - 1st Trial Race - Nov 11, 1839 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=727359 www.ourcampaigns.com Second ballot (December 23, 1839) Whig Party (US) Osmyn Baker (Whig) 51.09% Democratic Party (US)Rodolphus Dickensen (Democratic) 39.98% Anti-Slavery PartyIsrael Billings (Anti-Slavery) 8.93%MA District 6 - Special Election - 2nd Trial https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=727360 October 19, 2020 www.ourcampaigns.com |} Alabama List of United States representatives from Alabama Arkansas List of United States representatives from Arkansas |- ! AR AL X | Archibald Yell | | Democratic | 1836 | | Incumbent retired.Democratic hold. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Edward Cross (Democratic) 61.0% Whig Party (US)William Cummins (Whig) 39.0% Guide to U.S. Elections 6th II Washington, D.C. CQ Press 993 2010 9781604265361 430736650 2009033938 |} Connecticut 1839 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut List of United States representatives from Connecticut Connecticut elected its six members April 1, 1839, flipping all six seats from Democratic to Whig. State of Connecticut Elections Database » Search Past Election Results https://electionhistory.ct.gov/eng/ 2024-09-24 State of Connecticut Elections Database en |- ! CT 1 X | Isaac Toucey | | Democratic | 1835 | | Incumbent lost re-election.Whig gain. | nowrap | Whig Party (US) Joseph Trumbull (Whig) 53.3% Democratic Party (US)Isaac Toucey (Democratic) 42.2% Unknown Party (US)Charles Chapman (Unknown) 4.6% |- ! CT 2 X | Samuel Ingham | | Democratic | 1835 | | Incumbent lost re-election.Whig gain. | nowrap | Whig Party (US) William L. Storrs (Whig) 50.5% Democratic Party (US)Samuel Ingham (Democratic) 49.2% |- ! CT 3 X | Elisha Haley | | Democratic | 1835 | | Incumbent retired.Whig gain. | nowrap | Whig Party (US) Thomas W. Williams (Whig) 50.4% Democratic Party (US)Coolidge Billings (Democratic) 48.9% |- ! CT 4 X | Thomas T. Whittlesey | | Democratic | 1836 (special) | | Incumbent lost re-election.Whig gain. | nowrap | Whig Party (US) Thomas B. Osborne (Whig) 52.2% Democratic Party (US)Thomas T. Whittlesey (Democratic) 47.4% |- ! CT 5 X | Lancelot Phelps | | Democratic | 1835 | | Incumbent retired.Whig gain. | nowrap | Whig Party (US) Truman Smith (Whig) 53.4% Democratic Party (US)Charles B. Phelps (Democratic) 46.4% |- ! CT 6 X | Orrin Holt | | Democratic | 1836 (special) | | Incumbent retired.Whig gain. | nowrap | Whig Party (US) John H. Brockway (Whig) 52.4% Democratic Party (US)Chauncey F. Cleveland (Democratic) 46.7% |} Delaware List of United States representatives from Delaware Florida Territory See Non-voting delegates, below. Georgia List of United States representatives from Georgia Illinois List of United States representatives from Illinois Indiana List of United States representatives from Indiana Iowa Territory See Non-voting delegates, below. Kentucky List of United States representatives from Kentucky Louisiana List of United States representatives from Louisiana Maine |- ! ME 1 X |- ! ME 2 X |- ! ME 3 X |- ! ME 4 X |- ! ME 5 X |- ! ME 6 X |- ! ME 7 X |- ! ME 8 X | Thomas Davee | | Democratic | 1836 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Thomas Davee (Democratic) 51.90% Whig Party (US)John S. Tenney (Whig) 46.62% Conservative Party (US)Samuel Farrar (Conservative) 1.48%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=722909 Our Campaigns - ME District 8 Race - Sep 10, 1838 |} Maryland List of United States representatives from Maryland Massachusetts List of United States representatives from Massachusetts Elections were held November 12, 1838, but one district's election went to a fourth ballot in 1839, after the March 4, 1839 start of the term but before the House convened in December 1839. |- ! MA 1 X | Richard Fletcher | | Whig | 1836 | Incumbent re-elected, but declined to serve, leading to a special election. | nowrap | Whig Party (US) Richard Fletcher (Whig) 63.1% Democratic Party (US)Bradford Sumner (Democratic) 36.2%CQGuide 570 |- ! MA 2 X | Stephen C. Phillips | | Whig | 1834 (special) | | Incumbent resigned September 28, 1838 to become Mayor of Salem.Whig hold.Successor also elected the same day to finish the current term. | nowrap | Whig Party (US) Leverett Saltonstall (Whig) 59.26% Democratic Party (US)Robert Rantoul Jr. (Democratic) 32.33% Democratic Party (US)Joseph S. Cabot (Democratic) 8.51%MA District 2 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=726943 October 19, 2020 OurCampaigns.com |- ! MA 3 X | Caleb Cushing | | Whig | 1834 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Whig Party (US) Caleb Cushing (Whig) 61.1% Democratic Party (US)Gayton P. Osgood (Democratic) 35.0%CQGuide 570 |- ! MA 4 X | William Parmenter | | Democratic | 1836 | Incumbent re-elected late on the fourth ballot. | nowrap | First ballot (November 12, 1838) Democratic Party (US)William Parmenter (Democratic) 49.24% Whig Party (US)Nathan Brooks (Whig) 48.24% Democratic Party (US)James T. Woodbury (Democratic) 1.27% Anti-Slavery Party (US)Amos Farnsworth (Anti-Slavery) 1.25%Our Campaigns - MA District 4 - 1st Trial Race - Nov 12, 1838 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=727746 www.ourcampaigns.com Second ballot (December 17, 1838) Democratic Party (US)William Parmenter (Democratic) 47.23% Whig Party (US)Nathan Brooks (Whig) 45.59% Unknown Party (US)Levi Farwell (Unknown) 3.18% Democratic Party (US)James T. Woodbury (Democratic) 2.22% Anti-Slavery Party (US)Amos Farnsworth (Anti-Slavery) 1.79%Our Campaigns - MA District 4 - 2nd Trial Race - Dec 17, 1838 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=727747 www.ourcampaigns.com Third ballot (February 4, 1839) Democratic Party (US)William Parmenter (Democratic) 49.92% Whig Party (US)Nathan Brooks (Whig) 42.24% Unknown Party (US)Levi Farwell (Unknown) 4.1% Democratic Party (US)James T. Woodbury (Democratic) 1.83%Our Campaigns - MA District 4 - 3rd Trial Race - Feb 04, 1839 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=727748 www.ourcampaigns.com Fourth ballot (April 1, 1839) Democratic Party (US) William Parmenter (Democratic) 51.38% Whig Party (US)Nathan Brooks (Whig) 45.81% Democratic Party (US)James T. Woodbury (Democratic) 1.83%Our Campaigns - MA District 4 - 4th Trial Race - Apr 01, 1839 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=727745 www.ourcampaigns.com |- ! MA 5 X | Levi Lincoln Jr. | | Whig | 1834 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Whig Party (US) Levi Lincoln Jr. (Whig) 55.2% Democratic Party (US)Isaac Davis (Democratic) 34.1% Unknown Party (US)Charles Allen (Unknown) 10.3%CQGuide 570 |- ! MA 6 X | George Grennell Jr. | | Whig | 1834 | | Incumbent retired.Whig hold. | nowrap | Whig Party (US) James C. Alvord (Whig) 61.8% Democratic Party (US)Thomas Nims (Democratic) 28.6% Whig Party (US)Osmyn Baker (Whig) 9.1%CQGuide 570 |- ! MA 7 X | George N. Briggs | | Whig | 1830 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Whig Party (US) George N. Briggs (Whig) 54.58% Democratic Party (US)Henry W. Bishop (Democratic) 45.42%Our Campaigns - MA District 7 Race - Nov 12, 1838 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=730425 www.ourcampaigns.com |- ! MA 8 X | William Calhoun | | Whig | 1834 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Whig Party (US) William Calhoun (Whig) 59.4% Democratic Party (US)William W. Thompson (Democratic) 40.3%CQGuide 570 |- ! MA 9 X | William S. Hastings | | Whig | 1836 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Whig Party (US) William S. Hastings (Whig) 56.6% Democratic Party (US)Alexander H. Everett (Democratic) 43.2%CQGuide 570 |- ! MA 10 X | Nathaniel B. Borden | | Democratic | 1835 | | Incumbent lost re-election as a Whig.Democratic hold. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Henry Williams (Democratic) 51.90% Whig Party (US)Nathaniel B. Borden (Whig) 45.84% Whig Party (US)William Baylies (Whig) 2.26%Our Campaigns - MA District 10 Race - Nov 12, 1838 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=728628 www.ourcampaigns.com |- ! MA 11 X | John Reed Jr. | | Whig | 18121816 (lost)1820 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Whig Party (US) John Reed Jr. (Whig) 56.4% Democratic Party (US)Henry Crocker (Democratic) 43.3%CQGuide 570 |- ! MA 12 X | John Quincy Adams | | Whig | 1830 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Whig Party (US) John Quincy Adams (Whig) 59.23% Democratic Party (US)William M. Jackson (Democratic) 40.77%Our Campaigns - MA District 12 Race - Nov 09, 1840 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=720456 www.ourcampaigns.com |} Michigan List of United States representatives from Michigan |- ! MI AL X | Isaac E. Crary | | 1835 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Isaac E. Crary (Democratic) 50.3% Whig Party (US)Hezekiah Wells (Whig) 49.7%MI - District 01 Race - Nov 06, 1838 Our Campaigns January 11, 2010 June 27, 2022 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=615238 |} Mississippi 1839 United States House of Representatives election in Mississippi 1837 Mississippi's at-large congressional district special election 1838 Mississippi's at-large congressional district special election List of United States representatives from Mississippi A special election was held in Mississippi on July 17–18, 1837. Its winners were Democrats John F. H. Claiborne and Samuel J. Gholson. The first session of the 25th Congress was a special session beginning on September 4, 1837, extending to October 16. In November, Mississippi held the regular election. Seargent Smith Prentiss, a Vicksburg lawyer and Whig, unexpectedly launched a vigorous, partisan campaign. He and fellow Whig Thomas J. Word won in an upset. Claiborne and Gholson then argued that the July result entitled them to serve full terms. With the Whig Party newly organizing, the closely divided House, in which Anti-Masons, Nullifiers, and the Independent tended to align more with Whigs and to oppose Democrats, agreed to hear Prentiss. He spoke for nine hours over three days, packing the gallery, drawing Senators, and earning a national reputation for oratory and public admiration from leading Whigs including Senators Clay and Webster. The Elections Committee then required a third election. Scheduled for April 1838, it confirmed the November result. Both Whigs were seated in May late in the second session, also serving for the third session. |- ! rowspan=2 | MS AL X(2 seats) | Seargent S. Prentiss | | Whig | 1837 | | Incumbent retired.Democratic gain. | nowrap rowspan=2 | Democratic Party (US) Albert G. Brown (Democratic) 27.17% Democratic Party (US) Jacob Thompson (Democratic) 26.89% Whig Party (US)Adam L. Benjamin (Whig) 23.68% Whig Party (US)Reuben Davis (Whig) 22.26%MS - At Large https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=482980 Our Campaigns 7 March 2021 |- | Thomas J. Word | | Whig | 1837 | | Incumbent retired.Democratic gain. |} Missouri List of United States representatives from Missouri New Hampshire List of United States representatives from New Hampshire New Jersey List of United States representatives from New Jersey Broad Seal War New York List of United States representatives from New York |- ! NY 1 X | Thomas B. Jackson | | Democratic | 1836 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Thomas B. Jackson (Democratic) 56.46% Whig Party (US)Nathaniel Miller (Whig) 43.54%Image 20 of The politician's register; containing the result of the elections which have taken place during the years 1836, 1837, 1838, 1839, 1840, for president, members of Congress, and state officers https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcmassbookdig.politiciansregis00yapa/?sp=20&st=image&r=-0.186,0.166,1.376,0.821,0 Library of Congress 8 September 2024 |- ! NY 2 X | James De La Montanya | | Democratic | 1836 | | Incumbent retired.Democratic hold. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) James De La Montanya (Democratic) 54.48% Whig Party (US)John S. Gurnee (Whig) 45.52%Image 20 of The politician's register; containing the result of the elections which have taken place during the years 1836, 1837, 1838, 1839, 1840, for president, members of Congress, and state officers https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcmassbookdig.politiciansregis00yapa/?sp=20&st=image&r=-0.186,0.166,1.376,0.821,0 Library of Congress 8 September 2024 |- ! rowspan=4 | NY 3 XPlural district with 4 seats | Ogden Hoffman | | Whig | 1836 | Incumbent re-elected. | rowspan=4 nowrap | Whig Party (US) Ogden Hoffman (Whig) 51.54% Whig Party (US) Moses H. Grinnell (Whig) 51.51% Whig Party (US) Edward Curtis (Whig) 51.24% Whig Party (US) James Monroe (Whig) 51.23% Democratic Party (US)John McKeon (Democratic) 48.31% Democratic Party (US)Isaac L. Varian (Democratic) 48.10% Democratic Party (US)Churchill C. Cambreleng (Democratic) 48.10% Democratic Party (US)Ely Moore (Democratic) 47.20%Image 20 of The politician's register; containing the result of the elections which have taken place during the years 1836, 1837, 1838, 1839, 1840, for president, members of Congress, and state officers https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcmassbookdig.politiciansregis00yapa/?sp=20&st=image&r=-0.186,0.166,1.376,0.821,0 Library of Congress 8 September 2024 |- | John McKeon | | Democratic | 1834 | | Incumbent lost re-election.Whig gain. |- | Ely Moore | | Democratic | 1834 | | Incumbent lost re-election.Whig gain. |- | Gideon Lee | | Democratic | 1835 | | Incumbent retired.Whig Gain. |- ! NY 4 X | Gouverneur Kemble | | Democratic | 1836 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Gouverneur Kemble (Democratic) 54.26% Whig Party (US)Joshua W. Bowron (Whig) 45.74%Image 20 of The politician's register; containing the result of the elections which have taken place during the years 1836, 1837, 1838, 1839, 1840, for president, members of Congress, and state officers https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcmassbookdig.politiciansregis00yapa/?sp=20&st=image&r=-0.186,0.166,1.376,0.821,0 Library of Congress 8 September 2024 |- ! NY 5 X | Obadiah Titus | | Democratic | 1836 | | Incumbent lost re-election.Whig gain. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Charles Johnston (Whig) 53.11% Whig Party (US)Obadiah Titus (Democratic) 46.89%Image 20 of The politician's register; containing the result of the elections which have taken place during the years 1836, 1837, 1838, 1839, 1840, for president, members of Congress, and state officers https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcmassbookdig.politiciansregis00yapa/?sp=20&st=image&r=-0.186,0.166,1.376,0.821,0 Library of Congress 8 September 2024 |- ! NY 6 X | Nathaniel Jones | | Democratic | 1836 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Gouverneur Kemble (Democratic) 51.26% Whig Party (US) Thomas McKissock (Whig) 48.74%Image 20 of The politician's register; containing the result of the elections which have taken place during the years 1836, 1837, 1838, 1839, 1840, for president, members of Congress, and state officers https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcmassbookdig.politiciansregis00yapa/?sp=20&st=image&r=-0.186,0.166,1.376,0.821,0 Library of Congress 8 September 2024 |- ! NY 7 X | John C. Brodhead | | Democratic | 1836 | | Incumbent retired.Whig gain. | nowrap | Whig Party (US) Rufus Palen (Whig) 54.16% Democratic Party (US)Anthony Hasbrouck (Democratic) 45.84%Image 20 of The politician's register; containing the result of the elections which have taken place during the years 1836, 1837, 1838, 1839, 1840, for president, members of Congress, and state officers https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcmassbookdig.politiciansregis00yapa/?sp=20&st=image&r=-0.186,0.166,1.376,0.821,0 Library of Congress 8 September 2024 |} North Carolina List of United States representatives from North Carolina Ohio List of United States representatives from Ohio Pennsylvania 1838 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania 1838 Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district special election 1839 Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district special election "pl" For plural districts, percent is based on assumption that each voter cast as many votes as there are seatsWilkes University Elections Statistics Project http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/rep/Congress%201838.pdf |- ! PA 1 X | Lemuel Paynter | | Democratic | 1836 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Lemuel Paynter (Democratic) 55.1% Whig Party (US)Joel B. Sutherland (Whig) 44.9% |- ! rowspan=2 | PA 2 XPlural district with 2 seats | John Sergeant | | Whig | 18161836 | Incumbent re-elected. | rowspan=2 nowrap | Whig Party (US) George W. Toland (Whig) 69.4% Whig Party (US) John Sergeant (Whig) 69.2% Democratic Party (US)Joseph R. Evans (Democratic) 30.7% Democratic Party (US)Samuel Brasnears (Democratic) 30.7% |- | George W. Toland | | Whig | 1836 | Incumbent re-elected. |- ! PA 3 X | Charles Naylor | | Whig | 1837 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Whig Party (US) Charles Naylor (Whig) 53.1% Democratic Party (US)Charles J. Ingersoll (Democratic) 46.9% |- ! rowspan=3 | PA 4 XPlural district with 3 seats | Edward Davies | | Anti-Masonic | 1836 | Incumbent re-elected. | rowspan=3 nowrap | Anti-Masonic Party John Edwards (Anti-Masonic) 57.2% Anti-Masonic Party Edward Davies (Anti-Masonic) 57.0% Anti-Masonic Party Francis James (Anti-Masonic) 57.0% Democratic Party (US)Joshua Evans Jr. (Democratic) 43.0% Democratic Party (US)Reah Frazer (Democratic) 43.0% Democratic Party (US)Samuel Leiper (Democratic) 42.8% |- | Edward Darlington | | Anti-Masonic | 1832 | | Incumbent retired.Anti-Masonic hold. |- | David Potts Jr. | | Anti-Masonic | 1830 | | Incumbent retired.Anti-Masonic hold. |- ! PA 5 X | Jacob Fry Jr. | | Democratic | 1834 | | Incumbent retired.Democratic hold. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Joseph Fornance (Democratic) 54.9% Whig Party (US)Joseph Royer (Whig) 45.1% |- ! PA 6 X | Mathias Morris | | Whig | 1834 | | Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic gain. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) John Davis (Democratic) 51.9% Whig Party (US)Mathias Morris (Whig) 48.1% |- ! PA 7 X | David D. Wagener | | Democratic | 1832 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) David D. Wagener (Democratic) 63.7% Whig Party (US)Peter S. Michler (Whig) 36.3% |- ! PA 8 X | Edward B. Hubley | | Democratic | 1834 | | Incumbent retired.Democratic hold. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Peter Newhard (Democratic) 54.5% Whig Party (US)Walter C. Livingston (Whig) 45.5% |- ! PA 9 X | George Keim | | Democratic | 1838 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) George Keim (Democratic) 69.3% Whig Party (US)Daniel M. Bieber (Whig) 30.7% |- ! PA 10 X | Luther Reily | | Democratic | 1836 | | Incumbent retired.Whig gain. | nowrap | Whig Party (US) William Simonton (Whig) 59.1% Democratic Party (US)William Reily (Democratic) 40.9% |- ! PA 11 X | Henry Logan | | Democratic | 1834 | | Incumbent retired.Democratic hold. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) James Gerry (Democratic) 56.6% Whig Party (US)Charles A. Barnitz (Whig) 43.4% |- ! PA 12 X | Daniel Sheffer | | Democratic | 1836 | | Incumbent lost re-election.Whig gain. | nowrap | Whig Party (US) James Cooper (Whig) 55.9% Democratic Party (US)Daniel Sheffer (Democratic) 44.1% |- ! PA 13 X | Charles McClure | | Democratic | 1836 | | Incumbent retired.Democratic hold. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) William S. Ramsey (Democratic) 57.3% Whig Party (US)Frederick Watts (Whig) 42.7% |- ! PA 14 X | William W. Potter | | Democratic | 1836 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) William W. Potter (Democratic) 50.9% Whig Party (US)William Irvin (Whig) 49.1% |- ! PA 15 X | David Petrikin | | Democratic | 1836 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) David Petrikin (Democratic) 53.5% Whig Party (US)David Hurley (Whig) 46.5% |- ! PA 16 X | Robert H. Hammond | | Democratic | 1836 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Robert H. Hammond (Democratic) 56.6% Whig Party (US)James Morrill (Whig) 43.4% |- ! PA 17 X | Samuel W. Morris | | Democratic | 1836 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Samuel W. Morris (Democratic) 54.2% Whig Party (US)William Willard (Whig) 45.8% |- ! PA 18 X | Charles Ogle | | Anti-Masonic | 1836 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Anti-Masonic Party Charles Ogle (Anti-Masonic) 55.9% Democratic Party (US)Job Mann (Democratic) 44.1% |- ! PA 19 X | John Klingensmith Jr. | | Democratic | 1832 | | Incumbent retired.Democratic hold. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Albert G. Marchand (Democratic) 60.9% Whig Party (US)Joseph Markle (Whig) 39.1% |- ! PA 20 X | Andrew Buchanan | | Democratic | 1832 | | Incumbent retired.Democratic hold. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Enos Hook (Democratic) 62.4% Whig Party (US)Fideleo Hughes (Whig) 37.6% |- ! PA 21 X | Thomas M. T. McKennan | | Anti-Masonic | 1830 | | Incumbent retired.Democratic gain. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Isaac Leet (Democratic) 50.1% Whig Party (US)Joseph Lawrence (Whig) 49.9% |- ! PA 22 X | Richard Biddle | | Anti-Masonic | 1836 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Anti-Masonic Party Richard Biddle (Anti-Masonic) 58.1% Democratic Party (US)James Power (Democratic) 41.9% |- ! PA 23 X | William Beatty | | Democratic | 1836 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) William Beatty (Democratic) 61.5% Whig Party (US)George W. Smith (Whig) 38.5% |- ! PA 24 X | Thomas Henry | | Anti-Masonic | 1836 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Anti-Masonic Party Thomas Henry (Anti-Masonic) 54.7% Democratic Party (US)James D. White (Democratic) 45.3% |- ! PA 25 X | Arnold Plumer | | Democratic | 1836 | | Incumbent retired.Democratic hold. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) John Galbraith (Democratic) 51.2% Whig Party (US)David Dick (Whig) 48.8% |} In the PA 3 3rd district, Charles Naylor's election was unsuccessfully contested by Charles J. Ingersoll.Twenty-Sixth Congress (membership roster) – see footnote 42 http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/26.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150402113616/http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/26.pdf April 2, 2015 January 14, 2013 There were three special elections in Pennsylvania during the 26th Congress.Twenty-Sixth Congress (membership roster) – see footnotes 43-48 http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/26.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150402113616/http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/26.pdf April 2, 2015 January 14, 2013 The first was in the PA 14 14th district caused by the death of William W. Potter (Democratic) on October 28, 1839. This vacancy was filled by George McCulloch (Democratic). The second was in the PA 22 22nd district caused by the resignation of Richard Biddle. This vacancy was filled by Henry M. Brackenridge (Whig). The third was in the PA 13 13th district caused by the death of William S. Ramsey (Democratic) on October 17, 1840. Ramsey had also been re-elected to the 27th Congress and so an additional special election was held the following May to fill the vacancy in the 27th Congress. Rhode Island List of United States representatives from Rhode Island South Carolina List of United States representatives from South Carolina Tennessee List of United States representatives from Tennessee Elections held late, on August 1, 1839. |- ! TN 1 X | William B. Carter | | Whig | 1835 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Whig Party (US) William B. Carter (Whig) 58.95% Democratic Party (US)Joseph Powell (Democratic) 41.05%TN - District 01 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=625238 Our Campaigns 12 February 2021 |- ! TN 2 X | Abraham McClellan | | Democratic | 1837 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Abraham McClellan (Democratic) 63.32% Whig Party (US)John A. McKennry (Whig) 36.68%TN - District 02 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=625239 Our Campaigns 12 February 2021 |- ! TN 3 X | Joseph L. Williams | | Whig | 1837 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Whig Party (US) Joseph L. Williams (Whig) 100%TN - District 03 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=625240 Our Campaigns 12 February 2021 |- ! TN 4 X | William Stone | | Whig | 1837 (special) | |Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic gain. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Julius W. Blackwell (Democratic) 57.51% Whig Party (US)William Stone (Whig) 42.50%TN - District 04 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=625241 Our Campaigns 12 February 2021 |- ! TN 5 X | Hopkins L. Turney | | Democratic | 1837 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Hopkins L. Turney (Democratic) 65.55% Whig Party (US)Anthony Dibrell (Whig) 34.45%TN - District 05 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=625242 Our Campaigns 12 February 2021 |- ! TN 6 X | William B. Campbell | | Whig | 1837 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Whig Party (US) William B. Campbell (Whig) 60.48% Democratic Party (US)William Trousdale (Democratic) 39.52%TN - District 06 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=625243 Our Campaigns 12 February 2021 |- ! TN 7 X | John Bell | | Whig | 1827 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Whig Party (US) John Bell (Whig) 59.38% Democratic Party (US)Robert M. Burton (Democratic) 40.63%TN - District 07 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=625244 Our Campaigns 12 February 2021 |- ! TN 8 X | Abram P. Maury | | Whig | 1835 | |Incumbent retired.Whig hold. | nowrap | Whig Party (US) Meredith P. Gentry (Whig) 54.18% Democratic Party (US)William G. Childress (Democratic) 45.82%TN - District 08 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=625245 Our Campaigns 12 February 2021 |- ! TN 9 X | James K. Polk | | Democratic | 1825 | |Incumbent retired to run for Governor.Democratic hold. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Harvey M. Watterson (Democratic) 58.91% Whig Party (US)Daniel L. Barenger (Whig) 41.09%TN - District 09 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=625246 Our Campaigns 12 February 2021 |- ! TN 10 X | Ebenezer J. Shields | | Whig | 1835 | | Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic gain. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Aaron V. Brown (Democratic) 57.77% Whig Party (US)Ebenezer J. Shields (Whig) 42.23%TN - District 10 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=625247 Our Campaigns 12 February 2021 |- ! TN 11 X | Richard Cheatham | | Whig | 1837 | |Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic gain. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Cave Johnson (Democratic) 57.91% Whig Party (US)Richard Cheatham (Whig) 42.09%TN - District 11 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=624532 Our Campaigns 12 February 2021 |- ! TN 12 X | John W. Crockett | | Whig | 1837 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Whig Party (US) John W. Crockett (Whig) 55.49% Democratic Party (US)Stephen C. Davatt (Democratic) 44.51%TN - District 12 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=624526 Our Campaigns 12 February 2021 |- ! TN 13 X | Christopher H. Williams | | Whig | 1837 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Whig Party (US) Christopher H. Williams (Whig) 54.19% Democratic Party (US)William C. Dunlap (Democratic) 45.81%TN - District 13 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=624523 Our Campaigns 12 February 2021 |} 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 | Hiland Hall | | Whig | 1833 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Whig Party Hiland Hall (Whig) 60.1% Democratic Party (US)John Roberts (Democratic) 38.4% |- ! VT 2 X | William Slade | | Whig | 1831 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Whig Party William Slade (Whig) 69.2% Democratic Party (US)Charles Linsley (Democratic) 30.1% |- ! VT 3 X | Horace Everett | | Whig | 1828 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Whig Party Horace Everett (Whig) 56.8% Democratic Party (US)Alden Partridge (Democratic) 42.1% |- ! VT 4 X | Heman Allen | | Whig | 1832 (late) | | Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic gain. | nowrap | First ballot Democratic Party (US)John Smith (Democratic) 49.6% Whig PartyHeman Allen (Whig) 45.3% UnknownWilliam P. Briggs (Unknown) 4.3% Second ballot Democratic Party (US) John Smith (Democratic) 54.5% Whig PartyHeman Allen (Whig) 42.2% UnknownWilliam P. Briggs (Unknown) 2.1% Whig PartyStephen Royce (Whig) 0.9% |- ! VT 5 X | Isaac Fletcher | | 1836 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Isaac Fletcher (Democratic) 52.8% Whig PartyWilliam Upham (Whig) 46.6% |} Virginia List of United States representatives from Virginia Virginia Elections Database » Virginia Election Results and Statistics https://historical.elections.virginia.gov/ 2024-08-31 Virginia Elections Database en-US |- ! VA 1 X | Joel Holleman | | 1837 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Joel Holleman (Democratic) 51.9% Whig PartyFrancis Mallory (Whig) 48.1% |- ! VA 2 X | Francis E. Rives | | 1837 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Francis E. Rives (Democratic) 57.6% Whig PartyWilliam B. Goodwyn (Whig) 42.4% |- ! VA 3 X | John Winston Jones | | 1835 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) John Winston Jones (Democratic) 58.5% Whig Party[FNU] Taylor (Whig) 41.5% |- ! VA 4 X | George Dromgoole | | 1835 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) George Dromgoole (Democratic) 57.1% Whig PartyThomas Gholson Jr. (Whig) 42.9% |- ! VA 5 X | James Bouldin | | 1834 (special) | | Incumbent retired.Whig gain. | nowrap | Whig Party John Hill (Whig) 54.1% Democratic Party (US)Daniel A. Wilson (Democratic) 45.9% |- ! VA 6 X | Walter Coles | | 1835 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Walter Coles (Democratic) 51.7% Whig PartyVincent Witcher (Whig) 48.3% |- ! VA 7 X | Archibald Stuart | | 1837 | | Incumbent lost re-election.Whig gain. | nowrap | Whig Party William L. Goggin (Whig) 52.6% Democratic Party (US)Archibald Stuart (Democratic) 47.4% |- ! VA 8 X | Henry A. Wise | | Whig | 1833 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Whig Party (US) Henry A. Wise (Whig) 79.6% Democratic Party (US)William C. Jones (Democratic) 20.4% |- ! VA 9 X | Robert M. T. Hunter | | Whig | 1837 | Incumbent re-elected. | Whig Party (US) Robert M. T. Hunter (Whig) 52.0% Democratic Party (US)Francis Scott (Democratic) 48.0% |- ! VA 10 X | John Taliaferro | | Whig | 1835 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Whig Party John Taliaferro (Whig) 51.4% Democratic Party (US)Robert O. Grayson (Democratic) 48.6% |- ! VA 11 X | John Robertson | | Whig | 1834 (special) | | Incumbent retired.Whig hold. | nowrap | Whig Party John Botts (Whig) 53.8% Democratic Party (US)William Selden (Democratic) 46.2% |- ! VA 12 X | James Garland | | 1835 | | Incumbent re-elected as a Conservative.Conservative gain. | nowrap | Conservative Party (US) James Garland (Conservative) 66.3% Democratic Party (US)William F. Gordon (Democratic) 33.7% |- ! VA 13 X | Linn Banks | | 1838 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Linn Banks (Democratic) 56.1% Whig PartyDaniel F. Slaughter (Whig) 43.9% |- ! VA 14 X | Charles F. Mercer | | Whig | 1817 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Whig Party (US) Charles F. Mercer (Whig) 59.3% Democratic Party (US)William T. T. Mason (Democratic) 40.7% |- ! VA 15 X | James M. Mason | | 1837 | | Incumbent retired.Democratic hold. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) William Lucas (Democratic) 50.0% Whig Party (US)Richard W. Barton (Whig) 50.0% |- ! VA 16 X | Isaac S. Pennybacker | | 1837 | | Incumbent retired.Democratic hold. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Green Berry Samuels (Democratic) 60.3% Whig Party (US)David Steele (Whig) 39.7% |- ! VA 17 X | Robert Craig | | 1835 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Robert Craig (Democratic) 58.7% Whig Party (US)Samuel M. Moore (Whig) 41.3% |- ! VA 18 X | George W. Hopkins | | 1835 | | Incumbent re-elected as a Conservative.Conservative gain. | nowrap | Conservative Party (US) George W. Hopkins (Conservative) 52.7% Whig Party (US)John B. George (Whig) 47.3% |- ! VA 19 X | Andrew Beirne | | 1837 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Andrew Beirne (Democratic) 61.5% Whig Party (US)Pierre B. Withered (Whig) 38.5% |- ! VA 20 X | Joseph Johnson | | 1835 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Joseph Johnson (Democratic) 46.6% Whig Party (US)George D. Camden (Whig) 38.7% Democratic Party (US)Wilson K. Shinn (Democratic) 14.8% |- ! VA 21 X | William S. Morgan | | 1835 | | Incumbent retired.Democratic hold. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Lewis Steenrod (Democratic) 55.8% Whig PartyThomas Haymond (Whig) 44.2% |} Wisconsin Territory See Non-voting delegates, below. Non-voting delegates Non-voting members of the United States House of Representatives 25th Congress yes |- ! Iowa Territory AL X | colspan=3 | None (new district) | | New seat.New delegate elected September 10, 1838.Democratic gain. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) William W. Chapman (Democratic) 33.32% Democratic Party (US)Peter H. Engle (Democratic) 32.51% Whig Party (US)Benjamin F. Wallace (Whig) 20.42% Democratic Party (US)David Rorer (Democratic) 13.53%Pelzer Louis 1908 Shambaugh Benjamin F. The History and Principles of the Democratic Party of the Territory of Iowa https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.31210017304112 Iowa Journal of History and Politics Iowa City, Iowa State Historical Society of Iowa 6 1 12 May 27, 2020 Others IndependentLawrence Taliaferro (Independent) 0.07% Whig Party (US)William H. Wallace (Whig) 0.07% Whig Party (US)Isaac Leffler (Whig) 0.04% IndependentH. Craighton (Independent) 0.02% IndependentJohn Foley (Independent) 0.02% |} 26th Congress yes |- ! Florida Territory AL X | Charles Downing | | Democratic | 1836 | Incumbent re-elected on an unknown date. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Charles Downing (Democratic) December 2020 |- ! Iowa Territory AL X | William W. Chapman | | Democratic | 1838 | Incumbent lost re-election.New delegate elected August 5, 1839, but election was invalidated due to a misdrafting of the a territorial statute, and Congress extended the term of the incumbent delegate to 1840.Pelzer Louis 1907 Shambaugh Benjamin F. The Election of Francis Gehon in 1839 https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.31210003483169?urlappend=%3Bseq=553 Iowa Journal of History and Politics Iowa City, Iowa State Historical Society of Iowa 4 4 539 2027/uc1.31210003483169?urlappend=%3Bseq=553 December 18, 2020 | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Francis Gehon (Democratic) 843 votes Democratic Party (US)William W. Chapman (Democratic) 24 votes Unknown Party (US)Joseph M. Robinson (Unknown) 13 votes Others 18 votes |- ! Wisconsin Territory AL X | George Wallace Jones | | Democratic | 1836 | | Incumbent lost re-election.New delegate elected in September 1838.Democratic hold.Incumbent claimed that prior 1836 election had entitled him to serve until March 1839, but the house disagreed and seated the winner January 14, 1839. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) James Duane Doty (Democratic) Democratic Party (US)George Wallace Jones (Democratic) |} See also 1838 United States elections List of United States House of Representatives elections (1824–1854) 1838–39 United States Senate elections 25th United States Congress 26th United States Congress Notes References Bibliography Dubin Michael J. https://books.google.com/books?id=9ElyQgAACAAJ&q=United+States+Congressional+Elections,+1788-1997:+The+Official+Results 1788 United States Congressional Elections-1997: The Official Results of the Elections of the 1st Through 105th Congresses March 1, 1998 McFarland and Company 978-0786402830 Martis Kenneth C. 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 January 1, 1989 Macmillan Publishing Company 978-0029201701 https://books.google.com/books?id=sKERAQAAMAAJ Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections 1994 Congressional Quarterly Inc. 978-0871879967 Moore John L. Third CQGuide Party Divisions of the House of Representatives 1789–Present http://history.house.gov/Institution/Party-Divisions/Party-Divisions January 21, 2015 Office of the Historian, House of United States House of Representatives External links Office of the Historian (Office of Art & Archives, Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)