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1842–43 United States House of Representatives elections

House elections for the 28th U.S. Congress

1842–43 United States House of Representatives elections

House elections for the 28th U.S. Congress

FieldValue
election_name1842–43 United States House of Representatives elections
countryUnited States
flag_year1837
typelegislative
ongoingno
previous_election1840–41 United States House of Representatives elections
previous_year1840 & 1841
next_election1844–45 United States House of Representatives elections
next_year1844 & 1845
outgoing_members27th United States Congress#House of Representatives_3
elected_members28th United States Congress#House of Representatives_3
seats_for_electionAll 223 seats in the United States House of Representatives
majority_seats112
election_dateAugust 1, 1842 – November 8, 1843
image_sizex180px
party1Democratic Party (US)
leader1John Jones
image1JohnWinstonJones.jpg
leaders_seat1
last_election198 seats
seats1147
seat_change149
popular_vote11,051,561
percentage151.27%
swing13.44
party2Whig Party (US)
leader2John White
image2John White.jpg
leaders_seat2
last_election2142 seats
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seat_change270
popular_vote2905,910
percentage244.17%
swing26.89
party4Law and Order Party (US)
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popular_vote47,145
percentage40.35%
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popular_vote542,236
percentage52.06%
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map_captionResults:
swing51.21
titleSpeaker
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after_partyDemocratic Party (US)

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

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

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

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

Apportionment Act of 1842

Main article: Apportionment Act of 1842

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

Election summaries

Democratic Party (US)}}"DemocraticWhig Party (US)}}"Whig
StateTypeDateTotal seatsDemocraticWhigLaw and OrderSeatsChangeSeatsChangeSeatsChangeSeatsChangeMissouriTennesseeIllinoisArkansasGeorgiaNew JerseyDelawareNew YorkMassachusettsSouth CarolinaNew HampshireLate elections after the March 4, 1843 beginning of the termConnecticutVirginiaLouisianaNorth CarolinaAlabamaIndianaKentuckyRhode IslandVermontMaineOhioPennsylvaniaMississippiMichiganMarylandTotal22319148
66.4%5073
32.7%712
0.9%2
At-largeAugust 1, 1842535300
DistrictAugust 3, 184211261530
DistrictAugust 7, 1842746410
At-largeOctober 3, 18421100
At-largeOctober 3, 18428188090
DistrictOctober 8, 18425144150
At-largeNovember 8, 18421010
DistrictNovember 8, 184234624410100
DistrictNovember 14, 184210221830
DistrictFebruary 20–21, 18437271010
At-largeMarch 3, 1843414100
DistrictApril 5, 18434244060
DistrictApril 27, 1843156122380
DistrictJuly 3–5, 18434143020
DistrictAugust 3, 1843945440
DistrictAugust 7, 18437261110
DistrictAugust 7, 184310387240
DistrictAugust 7, 184310353560
DistrictAugust 29, 1843200222
DistrictSeptember 5, 18434111320
DistrictSeptember 11, 18437151220
DistrictOctober 10, 1843212125930
DistrictOctober 10, 18432441231210
At-largeNovember 6–7, 1843424200
DistrictNovember 8, 18433233010
DistrictFebruary 14, 1844620260

Special elections

27th Congress

|- ! | Robert C. Winthrop | | Whig | 1840 (special) | | Incumbent resigned May 25, 1842 due to the death of his wife. New member elected June 3, 1842. Whig hold. Winner would later resign and be replaced by his predecessor; see below. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Nathan Appleton (Whig) 67.13%
  • William Washburn (Democratic) 30.04%
  • Amos Merrill (Liberty) 2.83%

|- ! | Nathan Appleton | | Whig | 1830 1832 (retired) 1842 (special) | | Incumbent resigned September 28, 1842. New member elected November 14, 1842. Whig hold. Winner also elected to the next term; see below. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Robert C. Winthrop (Whig) 54.50%
  • William Washburn (Democratic) 42.12%
  • Dexter S. King (Liberty) 3.38%

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28th Congress

|- ! | Barker Burnell | | Whig | 1840 | | Incumbent died June 15, 1843. New member elected November 13, 1843 and seated December 7, 1843. Whig hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Joseph Grinnell (Whig) 53.47%
  • Sampson Perkins (Democratic) 42.48%
  • Caleb Belcher (Liberty) 4.05%

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Alabama

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

|- ! | Benjamin Glover Shields Redistricted from the | | Democratic | 1841 | | Incumbent retired. Whig gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • James Dellet (Whig) 50.7%
  • Henry Goldthwaite (Democratic) 49.3%

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  • James Edwin Belser (Democratic) 52.2%
  • John Pettit (Whig) 47.9%

|- ! | Dixon Hall Lewis Redistricted from the | | Democratic | 1829 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Dixon Hall Lewis (Democratic) 52.3%
  • Henry Charles Lea (Whig) 47.7%

|- ! | William Winter Payne Redistricted from the | | Democratic | 1841 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • William Winter Payne (Democratic) 51.7%
  • Elisha Young (Whig) 48.3%

|- ! | George S. Houston Redistricted from the | | Democratic | 1841 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • George S. Houston (Democratic) 50.3%
  • Francis Armstrong (Whig) 49.7%

|- ! | Reuben Chapman Redistricted from the | | Democratic | 1835 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Reuben Chapman (Democratic) 83.31%
  • Unknown 16.69%

|- ! | | New seat. Democratic gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Felix Grundy McConnell (Democratic) 52.37%
  • William Parish Chilton (Whig) 45.37%
  • Samuel G. Daily (Unknown) 2.26%

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Arkansas

Cross:

Cummins: Evans:

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

|- ! | Edward Cross | | Democratic | 1838 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Edward Cross (Democratic) 57.35%
  • William Cummins (Whig) 32.38%
  • Lemuel D. Evans (Independent) 10.27%}}

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Connecticut

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

|- ! rowspan=2 | | Joseph Trumbull | | Whig | 1834 (special) 1835 (lost) 1839 | | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain.

  • Thomas H. Seymour (Democratic) 49.1%
  • Thomas K. Brace (Whig) 48.7%
  • Edward Hooker (Liberty) 2.3%

|- | John H. Brockway Redistricted from the | | Whig | 1839 | | Incumbent retired. Whig loss.

|- ! | William Boardman | | Whig | 1840 (special) | | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • John Stewart (Democratic) 48.9%
  • Samuel D. Hubbard (Whig) 48.3%
  • Ely Warner (Liberty) 2.8%

|- ! rowspan=2 | | Thomas W. Williams | | Whig | 1839 | | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain.

  • George S. Catlin (Democratic) 52.8%
  • Edward Eldridge (Whig) 41.0%
  • Increase Wilson (Liberty) 5.1%
  • Samuel Bowen (Unknown) 1.1%

|- | Truman Smith Redistricted from the | | Whig | 1839 | | Incumbent retired. Whig loss.

|- ! | Thomas B. Osborne | | Whig | 1839 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Samuel Simons (Democratic) 49.3%
  • Thomas B. Osborne (Whig) 48.3%
  • Daniel G. Platt (Liberty) 2.3%

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Delaware

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

The election was decided by a nine-vote margin.

|- ! | George B. Rodney | | Whig | 1840 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • George B. Rodney (Whig) 50.04%
  • William H. Jones (Democratic) 49.96%

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Florida Territory

See Non-voting delegates, below.

Georgia

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

|- ! rowspan=8 | 8 at-large seats | Mark A. Cooper | | Democratic | 1841 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. {{Plainlist|

  • Mark A. Cooper (Democratic) 6.48%
  • John B. Lamar (Democratic) 6.45%
  • William H. Stiles (Democratic) 6.42%
  • Hugh A. Haralson (Democratic) 6.42%
  • Howell Cobb (Democratic) 6.41%
  • John Millen (Democratic) 6.39%
  • Edward J. Black (Democratic) 6.37%
  • John H. Lumpkin (Democratic) 6.37%
  • Absalom H. Chappell (Whig) 6.50%
  • Richard W. Habersham (Whig) 6.11%
  • Augustus R. Wright (Whig) 6.07%
  • Roger L. Gamble (Whig) 6.06%
  • Richard H. Wilde (Whig) 6.03%
  • Augustus Holmes Kenan (Whig) 6.00%
  • T. Butler King (Whig) 5.99%
  • Henry P. Smead (Whig) 5.94%

|- | Thomas F. Foster | | Whig | 1828 1834 (lost) 1840 | | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain.

|- | Thomas B. King | | Whig | 1838 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain.

|- | Roger L. Gamble | | Whig | 1838 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain.

|- | James A. Meriwether | | Whig | 1840 | | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain.

|- | Richard W. Habersham | | Whig | 1838 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. Incumbent died December 2, 1842, leading to a special election.

|- | Edward J. Black | | Democratic | 1838 1840 (lost) 1841 (special) | Incumbent re-elected.

|- | Walter T. Colquitt | | Democratic | 1841 (special) | | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold.

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Illinois

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

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Indiana

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

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Kentucky

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

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Louisiana

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

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Maine

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

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Maryland

Main article: 1844 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland

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

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

Massachusetts

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

|- ! | Nathan Appleton | | Whig | 1830 1833 (retired) 1842 (special) | | Incumbent resigned September 28, 1842. Whig hold. Successor also elected the same day to finish the current term; see above. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Robert C. Winthrop (Whig) 54.33%
  • William Washburn (Democratic) 42.03%
  • Dexter S. King (Liberty) 3.65%

|- ! | Leverett Saltonstall I | | Whig | 1838 | | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected on the fourth ballot. Whig hold. | nowrap | {{collapsible list|title=First ballot (November 14, 1842)| | Robert Rantoul Jr. (Democratic) 46.88% | Leverett Saltonstall I (Whig) 42.76% | William B. Dodge (Liberty) 7.28% | David Pingree (Unknown) 3.09% | Robert Rantoul Jr. (Democratic) 49.09% | Leverett Saltonstall I (Whig) 39.11% | David H. Barlow (Unknown) 7.33% | David Pingree (Unknown) 2.99% | Stephen Clarendon Phillips (Unknown) 1.49% | Robert Rantoul Jr. (Democratic) 45.38% | Daniel P. King (Whig) 43.97% | Moses P. Hanson (Liberty) 7.56% | David Pingree (Unknown) 3.10% Fourth ballot (June 5, 1843) {{Plainlist|

  • Daniel P. King (Whig) 51.36%
  • Jeremiah C. Stickney (Democratic) 39.50%
  • Moses P. Hanson (Liberty) 9.14%

|- ! | Caleb Cushing | | Whig | 1834 | | Incumbent retired. New member elected on the seventh ballot. Whig hold. | nowrap | {{collapsible list|title=First ballot (November 14, 1842)| | Joseph W. Mansur (Democratic) 48.68% | John P. Robinson (Whig) 39.89% | John Greenleaf Whittier (Liberty) 9.38% | Caleb Cushing (Whig) 2.06%}} | Joseph W. Mansur (Democratic) 45.74% | Amos Abbott (Whig) 42.32% | John Greenleaf Whittier (Liberty) 8.29% | Caleb Cushing (Whig) 3.64%}} | Joseph W. Mansur (Democratic) 42.76% | Amos Abbott (Whig) 42.39% | John Greenleaf Whittier (Liberty) 12.25% | Caleb Cushing (Whig) 2.60%}} | Amos Abbott (Whig) 43.82% | Joseph W. Mansur (Democratic) 42.70% | John Greenleaf Whittier (Liberty) 13.48%}} | Amos Abbott (Whig) 45.19% | Joseph W. Mansur (Democratic) 42.36% | John Greenleaf Whittier (Liberty) 12.46%}} | Amos Abbott (Whig) 48.63% | Joseph W. Mansur (Democratic) 38.11% | John Greenleaf Whittier (Liberty) 13.26%}} Seventh ballot (January 29, 1844) {{Plainlist|

  • Amos Abbott (Whig) 51.04%
  • Gayton P. Osgood (Democratic) 39.77%
  • Gardner B. Perry (Liberty) 9.19%

|- ! | William Parmenter | | Democratic | 1836 | Incumbent re-elected on the second ballot. | nowrap | {{collapsible list|title=First ballot (November 14, 1842)| | William Parmenter (Democratic) 49.92% | Samuel Hoar (Whig) 43.68% | Thomas M. Ward (Liberty) 5.95%}} Second ballot (February 13, 1843) {{Plainlist|

  • William Parmenter (Democratic) 52.69%
  • Samuel Hoar (Whig) 39.58%
  • Thomas M. Ward (Liberty) 7.73%

|- ! | Charles Hudson | | Whig | 1841 (special) | Incumbent re-elected on the third ballot. | nowrap | {{collapsible list|title=First ballot (November 14, 1842)| | Charles Hudson (Whig) 48.41% | Pliny Merrick (Democratic) 45.95% | Phineas Crandall (Liberty) 5.64%}} | Charles Hudson (Whig) 49.03% | Pliny Merrick (Democratic) 44.48% | Phineas Crandall (Liberty) 6.49%}} Third ballot (April 3, 1843) {{Plainlist|

  • Charles Hudson (Whig) 51.22%
  • David Henshaw (Democratic) 41.81%
  • Phineas Crandall (Liberty) 6.97%

|- ! | Osmyn Baker | | Whig | 1839 (special) | Incumbent re-elected on the sixth ballot. | nowrap | {{collapsible list|title=First ballot (November 14, 1842) | Osmyn Baker (Whig) 49.02% | Chester W. Chapin (Democratic) 45.71% | Gardiner Dorance (Liberty) 5.27%}} | Osmyn Baker (Whig) 48.19% | Chester W. Chapin (Democratic) 45.57% | Gardiner Dorance (Liberty) 6.24%}} | Osmyn Baker (Whig) 47.18% | Chester W. Chapin (Democratic) 45.18% | Gardiner Dorance (Liberty) 7.64%}} | Osmyn Baker (Whig) 47.85% | Chester W. Chapin (Democratic) 45.16% | Gardiner Dorance (Liberty) 6.99%}} | Osmyn Baker (Whig) 49.57% | Chester W. Chapin (Democratic) 43.95% | Gardiner Dorance (Liberty) 6.48%}} Sixth ballot (January 1, 1844) {{Plainlist|

  • Osmyn Baker (Whig) 50.26%
  • Chester W. Chapin (Democratic) 40.26%
  • Gardiner Dorance (Liberty) 9.48%

|- ! | George N. Briggs | | Whig | 1833 | | Incumbent retired. New member elected on the sixth ballot. Whig hold. | nowrap | {{collapsible list|title=First ballot (November 14, 1842)| | Henry W. Bishop (Democratic) 47.05% | Julius Rockwell (Whig) 45.65% | Joel Hayden (Liberty) 4.68% | Henry Shaw (Unknown) 2.62% | Julius Rockwell (Whig) 45.20% | Henry W. Bishop (Democratic) 43.31% | Joel Hayden (Liberty) 4.20% | Scattering 6.71% | Julius Rockwell (Whig) 49.11% | Henry W. Bishop (Democratic) 46.04% | Joel Hayden (Liberty) 4.86% | Julius Rockwell (Whig) 47.49% | Henry W. Bishop (Democratic) 37.66% | Joel Hayden (Liberty) 6.03% | John Banning (Unknown) 3.23% | Ira Curtis (Unknown) 1.76% | Russell Brown (Democratic) 1.03% | Scattering 2.02%}} | Julius Rockwell (Whig) 49.15% | Henry W. Bishop (Democratic) 44.78% | Joel Hayden (Liberty) 6.07%}} Sixth ballot (January 1, 1844){{plainlist|

  • Julius Rockwell (Whig) 54.05%
  • Henry W. Bishop (Democratic) 38.52%
  • Joel Hayden (Liberty) 7.43%}}

|- ! | John Quincy Adams Redistricted from the | | Whig | 1830 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • John Quincy Adams (Whig) 51.86%
  • Ezra Wilkinson (Democratic) 46.86%
  • William M. Jackson (Liberty) 1.27%

|- ! | Nathaniel B. Borden Redistricted from the | | Democratic | 1834 1838 (lost) 1841 | | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Henry Williams (Democratic) 55.32%
  • Seth Sprague (Whig) 37.95%
  • Hodges Read (Liberty) 6.73%

|- ! | Barker Burnell Redistricted from the | | Whig | 1840 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Barker Burnell (Whig) 52.12%
  • John H. Shaw (Democratic) 44.36%
  • Caleb Belcher (Liberty) 3.51%

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Michigan

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

|- ! | Jacob M. Howard Redistricted from the | | Whig | 1840 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

  • Robert McClelland (Democratic) 55.4%
  • Jacob M. Howard (Whig) 38.7%
  • Arthur S. Porter (Liberty) 5.8%

|- ! | | New seat. Democratic gain. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

  • Lucius Lyon (Democratic) 52.6%
  • Joseph R. Williams (Whig) 38.2%
  • Rufus B. Bement (Liberty) 9.2%

|- ! | | New seat. Democratic gain. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

  • James B. Hunt (Democratic) 56.6%
  • Thomas J. Drake (Whig) 36.5%
  • William Caulfield (Liberty) 6.9%

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Mississippi

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

|- ! rowspan=4 | (4 seats) | Jacob Thompson | | Democratic | 1839 | Incumbent re-elected.

  • Jacob Thompson (Democratic Redemption) 14.97%
  • William H. Hammett (Democratic Redemption) 14.32%
  • Robert W. Roberts (Democratic Redemption) 13.91%
  • Tilghman Tucker (Democratic Redemption) 12.24%
  • Volney E. Tucker (Democratic Anti-Redemption) 11.74%
  • Joseph Dunbar (Democratic Anti-Redemption) 11.36%
  • John Gilmer (Democratic Anti-Redemption) 10.95%
  • William G. Kendall (Democratic Anti-Redemption) 10.52% |- | William M. Gwin | | Democratic | 1841 | | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |- | | New seat. Democratic gain. |- | | New seat. Democratic gain. |}

Missouri

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

|- ! rowspan=5 | 5 seats on a general ticket | | | |

  • John Jameson (Democratic) 19.31%
  • James B. Bowlin (Democratic) 19.06%
  • James M. Hughes (Democratic) 18.98%
  • James H. Relfe (Democratic) 18.90%
  • Gustavus M. Bower (Democratic) 18.47%
  • John P. Campbell (Democratic) 4.44%

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New Hampshire

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

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New Jersey

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

|- ! | Joseph Fitz Randolph Redistricted from the | | Whig | 1836 | | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Lucius Elmer (Democratic) 51.33%
  • Edmond L. Wales (Whig) 48.67%

|- ! | John B. Aycrigg Redistricted from the | | Whig | 1836 1838 1840 | | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • George Sykes (Democratic) 51.98%
  • William Irick (Whig) 48.02%

|- ! | William Halstead Redistricted from the | | Whig | 1836 1838 1840 | | Unknown if incumbent retired or lost. Democratic gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Isaac G. Farlee (Democratic)
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|- ! | John Patterson Bryan Maxwell Redistricted from the | | Whig | 1836 1838 1840 | | Unknown if incumbent retired or lost. Democratic gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Littleton Kirkpatrick (Democratic) 51.06%
  • Samuel B. Halsey (Whig) 48.94%

|- ! rowspan=2 | | Charles C. Stratton Redistricted from the | | Whig | 1836 1838 1840 | | Incumbent retired. Whig hold.

  • William Wright (Ind. Whig) 52.68%
  • William B. Winney (Whig) 48.32%

|- | Thomas Jones Yorke Redistricted from the | | Whig | 1836 1838 1840 | | Unknown if incumbent retired or lost. Whig loss.

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New York

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

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North Carolina

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

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Ohio

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

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Pennsylvania

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

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Rhode Island

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

|- ! | Robert B. Cranston Redistricted from the | | Whig | 1837 | | Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re-election. Law and Order gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Henry Y. Cranston (Law and Order)

|- ! | Joseph L. Tillinghast Redistricted from the | | Whig | 1837 | | Incumbent retired. Law and Order gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Elisha R. Potter (Law and Order)

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South Carolina

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

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Tennessee

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

Tennessee Results, shaded according to winning candidates share of vote

|- ! | Thomas D. Arnold | | Whig | 1841 | |Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Andrew Johnson (Democratic) 52.31%
  • John Aiken (Whig) 47.69%

|- ! | Abraham McClellan | | Democratic | 1837 | |Incumbent retired. Whig gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • William T. Senter (Whig) 59.03%
  • William Wallace (Democratic) 40.97%

|- ! rowspan=2 | | Joseph L. Williams | | Whig | 1837 | | Incumbent lost renomination. Whig loss.

  • Julius W. Blackwell (Democratic) 50.41%
  • Thomas J. Campbell (Whig) 49.60% |- | Thomas J. Campbell Redistricted from the | | Whig | 1841 | |Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain.

|- ! | |New district. Democratic gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Alvan Cullom (Democratic) 58.66%
  • Thomas L. Bransford (Whig) 41.34%

|- ! | Hopkins L. Turney | | Democratic | 1837 | |Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • George W. Jones (Democratic) 63.46%
  • Medicas H. Long (Whig) 36.54%

|- ! rowspan=2 | | William B. Campbell | | Whig | 1837 | | Incumbent retired. Whig loss.

  • Aaron V. Brown (Democratic) 52.76%
  • Neill S. Brown (Whig) 47.24% |- | Aaron V. Brown Redistricted from the | | Democratic | 1839 | Incumbent re-elected.

|- ! | Robert L. Caruthers | | Whig | 1841 | |Incumbent retired. Whig hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • David W. Dickinson (Whig) 100%

|- ! | Meredith P. Gentry | | Whig | 1839 | |Incumbent retired. Whig hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Joseph H. Peyton (Whig) 55.62%
  • David Donalson (Democratic) 44.38%

|- ! rowspan=2 | | Harvey M. Watterson | | Democratic | 1839 | | Incumbent retired. Democratic loss.

  • Cave Johnson (Democratic) 51.19%
  • G. A. Henry (Whig) 48.81% |- | Cave Johnson Redistricted from the | | Democratic | 1839 | Incumbent re-elected.

|- ! | | New district. Whig gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • John B. Ashe (Whig) 50.85%
  • Frederick P. Staunton (Democratic) 49.15%

|- ! | Milton Brown Redistricted from the | | Whig | 1841 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Milton Brown (Whig) 61.12%
  • Stephen C. Davatt (Democratic) 38.88% |}

Vermont

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

|- ! | Hiland Hall | | Whig | 1833 (special) | | Incumbent retired. Whig hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Solomon Foot (Whig) 54.5%
  • Caleb B. Harrington (Democratic) 40.5%

|- ! rowspan=2 | | William Slade | | Whig | 1831 (special) | | Incumbent retired. Whig hold. | Jacob Collamer (Whig) 48.9% | Truman B. Ransom (Democratic) 38.7% | Titus Hutchinson (Liberty) 10.2% Second ballot{{Plainlist|

  • Jacob Collamer (Whig) 54.1%
  • Truman B. Ransom (Democratic) 39.4%
  • Titus Hutchinson (Liberty) 5.0%
  • Horace Everett (Whig) 1.5%

|- | Horace Everett Redistricted from the | | Whig | 1828 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Whig loss.

|- ! | | New district. Whig gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • George P. Marsh (Whig) 53.4%
  • John Smith (Democratic) 39.3%
  • William H. French (Unknown) 6.1%

|- ! | Augustus Young | | Whig | 1840 | | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Paul Dillingham (Democratic) 50.8%
  • George B. Chandler (Whig) 40.4%

|- ! ** | Isaac Fletcher | | Whig | 1840 | | Incumbent retired. District eliminated. Whig loss. | None |}

Virginia

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

|- ! | Francis Mallory | | Whig | 1840 (special) | | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

  • Archibald Atkinson (Democratic) 50.1%
  • James E. Langhorne (Whig) 49.9%

|- ! rowspan=2 | | George B. Cary | | 1841 | | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold.

  • George Dromgoole (Democratic) 87.7%
  • William B. Robertson (Whig) 12.3%

|- | William Goode Redistricted from the | | 1841 | | Incumbent retired. Democratic loss.

|- ! | Walter Coles Redistricted from the | | 1835 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

  • Walter Coles (Democratic) 51.3%
  • [FNU] Gilmer (Whig) 48.7%

|- ! | Edmund W. Hubard Redistricted from the | | 1841 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

  • Edmund W. Hubard (Democratic) 51.5%
  • Richard H. Toler (Whig) 48.5%

|- ! rowspan=2 | | William L. Goggin Redistricted from the | | Whig | 1839 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Whig loss.

  • Thomas W. Gilmer (Democratic) 50.2%
  • William L. Goggin (Whig) 49.8%

|- | Thomas W. Gilmer Redistricted from the | | Whig | 1841 | | Incumbent re-elected as a Democrat. Democratic gain.

|- ! rowspan=2 | | John Winston Jones Redistricted from the | | 1835 | Incumbent re-elected.

  • John Winston Jones (Democratic) 100%

|- | John Botts Redistricted from the | | Whig | 1839 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Whig loss.

|- ! | Henry A. Wise Redistricted from the | | Whig | 1833 | | Incumbent re-elected as a Democrat. Democratic gain. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

  • Henry A. Wise (Democratic) 57.2%
  • Hitt Carter (Whig) 42.8%

|- ! | Robert M. T. Hunter Redistricted from the | | Independent | 1837 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Whig gain. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

  • Willoughby Newton (Whig) 53.8%
  • Robert M. T. Hunter (Independent) 46.2%

|- ! | William Smith Redistricted from the | | 1841 (special) | | Incumbent lost re-election. Whig gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Samuel Chilton (Whig) 59.9%
  • William Smith (Democratic) 40.1%

|- ! rowspan=2 | | John Taliaferro | | Whig | 1835 | | Incumbent retired. Whig loss.

  • William Lucas (Democratic) 56.2%
  • Charles James Faulkner (Whig) 43.8%

|- | Richard W. Barton Redistricted from the | | Whig | 1841 | | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain.

|- ! | Alexander H. H. Stuart Redistricted from the | | Whig | 1841 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

  • William Taylor (Democratic) 61.9%
  • Alexander H. H. Stuart (Whig) 38.1%

|- ! | | New district. Democratic gain. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

  • Augustus A. Chapman (Democratic) 64.6%
  • James B. Watts (Whig) 35.4%

|- ! | George W. Hopkins Redistricted from the | | 1835 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

  • George W. Hopkins (Democratic) 57.1%
  • John H. Fulton (Whig) 42.9%

|- ! rowspan=3 | | Cuthbert Powell | | Whig | 1841 | | Incumbent retired. Whig loss.

  • George W. Summers (Whig) 52.6%
  • Samuel L. Hays (Democratic) 47.4%

|- | Samuel L. Hays Redistricted from the | | 1841 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic loss.

|- | George W. Summers Redistricted from the | | Whig | 1841 | Incumbent re-elected.

|- ! | Lewis Steenrod Redistricted from the | | 1839 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

  • Lewis Steenrod (Democratic) 100%

|- ! ** | William A. Harris | | 1841 | | Incumbent retired. District eliminated. Democratic loss. | nowrap | None

|}

Wisconsin Territory

See Non-voting delegates, below.

Non-voting delegates

|- ! | David Levy Yulee | | Democratic | 1840 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • David Levy Yulee (Democratic)

|- ! | Augustus C. Dodge | | Democratic | 1840 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Augustus C. Dodge (Democratic)

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Notes

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