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1844–45 United States House of Representatives elections

House elections for the 29th U.S. Congress

House elections for the 29th U.S. Congress

FieldValue
election_name1844–45 United States House of Representatives elections
countryUnited States
flag_year1837
typelegislative
ongoingno
previous_election1842–43 United States House of Representatives elections
previous_year1842 & 1843
next_election1846–47 United States House of Representatives elections
next_year1846 & 1847
outgoing_members28th United States Congress#House of Representatives_3
elected_members29th United States Congress#House of Representatives_3
seats_for_electionAll 228 seats in the United States House of Representatives
majority_seats115
election_dateJuly 1, 1844 – November 4, 1845
image_sizex180px
party1Democratic Party (United States)
image1John Wesley Davis.jpg
leader1John Davis
leaders_seat1
last_election1147 seats
seats1142
seat_change15
popular_vote11,276,980
percentage150.02%
swing11.25
party2Whig Party (United States)
image2Samuel Finley Vinton by howe.png
leader2Samuel F. Vinton
leaders_seat2
last_election272 seats
seats279
seat_change27
popular_vote21,143,305
percentage244.79%
swing20.62
party4Know Nothing
last_election4Pre-creation
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seat_change46
popular_vote453,413
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swing4New Party
party5Law and Order Party (US)
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popular_vote53,030
percentage50.12%
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party7Independent
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seat_change72
popular_vote731,961
percentage71.25%
swing70.81
map_image29thCongressResults.svg
map_size320px
map_captionResults:
titleSpeaker
before_electionJohn Jones
after_electionJohn Davis
before_partyDemocratic Party (US)
after_partyDemocratic Party (US)

The 1844–45 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between July 1, 1844, and November 4, 1845. Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives. 224 elected members representing 27 states took their seats when the first session of the 29th United States Congress convened on December 1, 1845. The new state of Florida elected its first representative during this election cycle, while one vacancy in New Hampshire's delegation remained unfilled for the duration of the 29th Congress.

The House elections spanned the 1844 presidential election, won by dark horse Democratic candidate James K. Polk, who advocated territorial expansion.

Democrats lost six seats but retained a large majority over the rival Whigs. The new Native American Party, based on the nativist "Know Nothing" movement characterized by opposition to immigration and anti-Catholicism, gained six seats.

Election summaries

One seat was added for the new State of Florida. Texas and Iowa were admitted during this next Congress, but their initial elections were held in 1846.

Democratic Party (US)}}" DemocraticWhig Party (US)}}" Whig
StateTypeDateTotal
seatsDemocraticKnow NothingWhigSeatsChangeSeatsChangeSeatsChangeLouisianaIllinoisMissouriGeorgiaVermontMaineArkansasOhioPennsylvaniaNew JerseySouth CarolinaMichiganMassachusettsNew YorkDelawareLate elections after the March 4, 1845 beginning of termNew HampshireRhode IslandConnecticutVirginiaFloridaAlabamaIndianaKentuckyNorth CarolinaTennesseeMarylandMississippiTotal224142
62.6%66
2.6%679
34.8%6
DistrictJuly 1–3, 1844431011
DistrictAugust 5, 18447601
At-largeAugust 5, 18445500
DistrictAugust 7, 1844844044
DistrictSeptember 3, 18444103
DistrictSeptember 9, 1844761011
At-largeOctober 8, 18441100
DistrictOctober 8, 184421131081
DistrictOctober 8, 1844241222102
DistrictOctober 9, 1844513043
DistrictOctober 14–15, 18447700
DistrictNovember 5, 18443300
DistrictNovember 11, 184410020102
DistrictNovember 11, 1844342134491
At-largeNovember 12, 18441001
At-largeMarch 11, 184543100
DistrictApril 2, 184520022
DistrictApril 7, 1845404044
DistrictApril 24, 184515142012
At-largeMay 26, 184511100
DistrictAugust 4, 18457601
DistrictAugust 4, 184510802
DistrictAugust 4, 18451031072
DistrictAugust 7, 1845961031
DistrictAugust 7, 184511605
DistrictOctober 1, 1845644024
At-largeNovember 3–4, 18454400

Special elections

Alabama

Elections were held August 4, 1845, after the March 4, 1845 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1845.

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Arkansas

The election was held October 8, 1844.

|- ! | Edward Cross | | Democratic | 1838 | | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

  • Archibald Yell (Democratic) 59.3%
  • David Walker (Whig) 40.1%
  • Lewis B. Tully (Independent) 0.6%}} |}

Connecticut

Elections were held April 7, 1845, after the March 4, 1845 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1845.

|- ! | Thomas H. Seymour | | 1843 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Whig gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • James Dixon (Whig) 50.9%
  • Thomas H. Seymour (Democratic) 46.5%
  • Edward Hooker (Liberty) 2.4%

|- ! | John Stewart | | 1843 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Whig gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Samuel D. Hubbard (Whig) 54.2%
  • John Stewart (Democratic) 43.4%
  • Ely Warner (Liberty) 2.8%

|- ! | George S. Catlin | | 1843 | | Incumbent retired. Whig gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • John A. Rockwell (Whig) 48.1%
  • Noyes Billings (Democratic) 45.3%
  • Sherman Wilson (Liberty) 6.6%

|- ! | Samuel Simons | | 1843 | | Incumbent retired. Whig gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Truman Smith (Whig) 51.7%
  • John Cotton Smith Jr. (Democratic) 44.6%
  • Daniel K. Nash (Liberty) 2.3%
  • Mason Cleveland (Unknown) 0.7%

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Delaware

Riddle: The election was held November 12, 1844.

|- ! | George B. Rodney | | Whig | 1840 | | Incumbent retired. Whig hold. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

  • John W. Houston (Whig) 50.8%
  • George R. Riddle (Democratic) 49.2%}} |}

Florida

Main article: 1845 United States House of Representatives election in Florida

The election was held May 26, 1845.

|- ! | | New seat. New member elected late on May 26, 1845. Democratic gain. Winner did not serve, having also been elected U.S. senator. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • David Levy Yulee (Democratic) 60.3
  • Benjamin A. Putnam (Whig) 39.7%

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Georgia

Elections were held August 7, 1844.

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|- ! | Absalom H. Chappell Redistricted from the | | Democratic | 1842 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Whig gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Washington Poe (Whig) 50.73%
  • Absalom H. Chappell (Democratic) 49.27%

|- ! | Hugh A. Haralson Redistricted from the | | Democratic | 1842 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Hugh A. Haralson (Democratic)

|- ! rowspan=2 | | John H. Lumpkin Redistricted from the | | Democratic | 1842 | Incumbent re-elected.

  • John H. Lumpkin (Democratic)

|- | William H. Stiles Redistricted from the | | Democratic | 1842 | | Incumbent retired. Democratic loss.

|- ! | Howell Cobb Redistricted from the | | Democratic | 1842 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Howell Cobb (Democratic)

|- ! | Alexander H. Stephens Redistricted from the | | Whig | 1843 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Alexander H. Stephens (Whig)

|- ! | Edward J. Black Redistricted from the | | Democratic | 1838 1840 (lost) 1841 (special) | | Incumbent lost re-election. Whig gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Robert Toombs (Whig) 58.50%
  • Edward J. Black (Democratic) 41.50%

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Illinois

Elections were held August 5, 1844.

|- ! | Robert Smith | | Democratic | 1842 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |{{Plainlist|* Robert Smith (Democratic) 64.5%

  • John Reynolds (Independent Democratic) 33.65%
  • Robert Marshall (Liberty) 1.55%
  • Frederick Krafft (Unknown) 0.11%
  • Joseph Gillespie (Whig) 0.02%
  • James Shields (Democratic) 0.01%
  • John R. Lovell (Unknown) 0.01%}} |- !

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Indiana

Elections were held August 4, 1845, after the March 4, 1845 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1845.

|- ! | Robert D. Owen | | Democratic | 1843 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |{{Plainlist|* Robert D. Owen (Democratic) 53.68%

  • George P. Wilson (Whig) 46.32%}} |- ! | Thomas J. Henley | | Democratic | 1843 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |{{Plainlist|* Thomas J. Henley (Democratic) 53.10%
  • Roger Martin (Whig) 46.90%}} |- ! | Thomas Smith | | Democratic | 1843 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |{{Plainlist|* Thomas Smith (Democratic) 51.13%
  • Joseph C. Eggleston (Whig) 46.90%
  • Angus C. McCoy (Liberty) 1.55%}} |- ! | Caleb B. Smith | | Whig | 1843 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |{{Plainlist|* Caleb B. Smith (Whig) 56.44%
  • John Finley (Democratic) 37.15%
  • Matthew R. Hull (Liberty) 6.42%}} |- ! | William J. Brown | | Democratic | 1843 | | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | nowrap |{{Plainlist|* William W. Wick (Democratic) 54.77%
  • James P. Foley (Whig) 43.20%
  • Asa Bales (Liberty) 2.03%}} |- ! | John W. Davis | | Democratic | 1843 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |{{Plainlist|* John W. Davis (Democratic) 60.90%
  • Eli P. Farmer (Whig) 39.10%}} |- ! | Joseph A. Wright | | Democratic | 1843 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Whig gain. | nowrap |{{Plainlist|* Edward W. McGaughey (Whig) 50.69%
  • Joseph A. Wright (Democratic) 49.31%}} |- ! | John Pettit | | Democratic | 1843 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |{{Plainlist|* John Pettit (Democratic) 51.64%
  • Albert L. Holmes (Whig) 47.61%
  • Elizur Deming (Liberty) 0.75%}} |- ! | Samuel C. Sample | | Whig | 1843 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. | nowrap |{{Plainlist|* Charles W. Cathcart (Democratic) 50.00%
  • Samuel C. Sample (Whig) 47.81%
  • John J. Deming (Liberty) 2.19%}} |- ! | Andrew Kennedy | | Whig | 1843 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |{{Plainlist|* Andrew Kennedy (Whig) 49.99%
  • Lewis G. Thompson (Democratic) 46.95%
  • Daniel Worth (Liberty) 3.06%}} |}

Iowa Territory

See Non-voting delegates, below.

Kentucky

Elections were held August 4, 1845, after the March 4, 1845 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1845.

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Louisiana

Elections were held July 1–3, 1844.

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Maine

Elections were held September 9, 1844.

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Maryland

Late elections to the 28th Congress

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

Maryland elected its members to the 28th Congress on February 14, 1844, after that Congress had already convened in 1843 and long after the 1842–1843 election cycle.

|- ! | Isaac D. Jones | | Whig | 1841 | | Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re-election. Whig hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • John Causin (Whig) 57.94%
  • Walter Bowie (Democratic) 42.06%

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Regular elections to the 29th Congress

Main article: 1845 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland

Maryland's October 1, 1845 elections were after the March 4, 1845 beginning of the new term, but still before the Congress convened in December 1845.

|- ! | John Causin | | Whig | 1844 | | Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re-election. Whig hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • John Grant Chapman (Whig) 52.18%
  • Henry G. Kay (Democratic) 47.82%

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Massachusetts

Elections were held November 11, 1844. At least one district, however, had multiple ballots stretching into 1846.

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|- ! | William Parmenter | | Democratic | 1836 | | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected on the second ballot. Whig gain. | nowrap | {{collapsible list|title=First ballot (November 11, 1844)| | Benjamin Thompson (Whig) 45.78% | William Parmenter (Democratic) 44.52% | Thomas M. Ward (Liberty) 8.55% | Abraham R. Thompson (Unknown) 1.15%}} Second ballot (December 23, 1844) {{Plainlist|

  • Benjamin Thompson (Whig) 51.71%
  • William Parmenter (Democratic) 43.23%
  • Thomas M. Ward (Liberty) 5.06%

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|- ! | Julius Rockwell | | Whig | 1844 (late) | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Julius Rockwell (Whig) 51.62%
  • Increase Sumner (Democratic) 39.92%
  • Joel Hayden (Liberty) 7.40%
  • Caleb Bennett (Unknown) 1.07%

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

  • John Quincy Adams (Whig) 57.12%
  • Isaac H. Wright (Democratic) 37.71%
  • Appleton Howe (Liberty) 5.18%

|- ! | Henry Williams | | Democratic | 1836 | | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected on the ninth ballot. Whig gain. | nowrap | {{collapsible list|title=First ballot (November 11, 1844)| | Henry Williams (Democratic) 44.52% | Artemas Hale (Whig) 45.78% | Laban M. Wheaton (Liberty) 8.55% | Job Terry (Know Nothing) 1.15%}}

| Artemas Hale (Whig) 46.55% | Henry Williams (Democratic) 46.18% | Caleb Swan (Liberty) 7.27%}}

| Henry Williams (Democratic) 46.60% | Artemas Hale (Whig) 46.21% | Caleb Swan (Liberty) 7.19%}}

| Henry Williams (Democratic) 47.13% | Artemas Hale (Whig) 43.66% | Caleb Swan (Liberty) 7.93% | Job Terry (Know Nothing) 1.28%}}

| Artemas Hale (Whig) 44.48% | Henry Williams (Democratic) 43.43% | Laban M. Wheaton (Liberty) 9.40% | Job Terry (Know Nothing) 2.69%}}

| Peter H. Pierce (Democratic) 44.17% | Artemas Hale (Whig) 42.90% | Laban M. Wheaton (Liberty) 9.32% | Job Terry (Know Nothing) 3.62%}}

| Artemas Hale (Whig) 45.40% | Peter H. Pierce (Democratic) 44.45% | Laban M. Wheaton (Liberty) 8.66% | Job Terry (Know Nothing) 1.49%}}

| Artemas Hale (Whig) 44.39% | Peter H. Pierce (Democratic) 47.31% | Laban M. Wheaton (Liberty) 7.43%}}

Ninth ballot (November 9, 1846) {{Plainlist|

  • Artemas Hale (Whig) 50.64%
  • Foster Hooper (Democratic) 37.34%
  • Laban M. Wheaton (Liberty) 10.35%
  • Job Terry (Know Nothing) 1.67%}}

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Michigan

Elections were held November 5, 1844.

|- ! | Robert McClelland | | 1843 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

  • Robert McClelland (Democratic) 51.2%
  • Edwin Lawrence (Whig) 43.9%
  • Charles H. Stewart (Liberty) 4.9%

|- ! | Lucius Lyon | | 1843 | | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

  • John S. Chipman (Democratic) 48.0%
  • Henry W. Taylor (Whig) 45.7%
  • Edwin A. Atlee (Liberty) 6.3%

|- ! | James B. Hunt | | 1843 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

  • James B. Hunt (Democratic) 51.3%
  • George W. Wisner (Whig) 42.9%
  • William Caulfield (Liberty) 5.8%

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Mississippi

Elections were held November 3–4, 1845, after the March 4, 1845 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1845.

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

  • Jacob Thompson (Democratic) 16.81%
  • Jefferson Davis (Democratic) 16.63%
  • Stephen Adams (Democratic) 16.42%
  • Robert W. Roberts (Democratic) 16.17%
  • Patrick W. Tompkins (Whig) 11.05%
  • Peter B. Starke (Whig) 10.64%
  • Walker Brooke (Whig) 10.40%
  • Scattering 1.89% |- | William H. Hammett | | Democratic | 1843 | | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |- | Robert W. Roberts | | Democratic | 1843 | Incumbent re-elected. |- | Tilghman Tucker | | Democratic | 1843 | | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |}

Missouri

Elections were held at-large on a general ticket August 5, 1844.

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  • John S. Phelps (Democratic) 12.02%
  • James B. Bowlin (Democratic) 11.84%
  • James H. Relfe (Democratic) 11.84%
  • Sterling Price (Democratic) 11.72%
  • Leonard H. Sims (Democratic) 9.43%
  • Thomas B. Hudson (Whig) 9.43%
  • John Thornton (Whig) 9.24%
  • Ratliff Boon (Whig) 9.10%
  • Augustus Jones (Whig) 9.09%
  • D. C. Parsons (Democratic) 6.29%

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New Hampshire

Elections were held at-large on a general ticket March 11, 1845, after the March 4, 1845 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1845.

|- ! rowspan=4 | 4 seats | Edmund Burke | | Democratic | 1839 | | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. First ballot (March 11, 1845) {{Plainlist|

  • Mace Moulton (Democratic) 13.53%
  • James Hutchins Johnson (Democratic) 13.49%
  • Moses Norris Jr. (Democratic) 13.19%
  • John Woodbury (Democratic) 12.12%
  • Thomas M. Edwards (Whig) 8.25%
  • George W. Nesmith (Whig) 8.24%
  • Ichabod Goodwin (Whig) 8.17%
  • Joseph Sawyer (Whig) 7.63%
  • John P. Hale (Independent) 4.23%
  • Reuben Porter (Liberty) 2.86%
  • Humphrey Moore (Liberty) 2.73%
  • Joseph Cilley (Liberty) 2.62%
  • Jacob Perkins (Liberty) 2.37%}} | John Woodbury (Democratic) 48.42% | Ichabod Goodwin (Whig) 28.18% | John P. Hale (Independent) 23.39%}} | John Woodbury (Democratic) 47.57% | Ichabod Goodwin (Whig) 29.11% | John P. Hale (Independent) 23.33%}} Fourth ballot (March 10, 1846) {{Plainlist|
  • John Woodbury (Democratic) 48.82%
  • Ichabod Goodwin (Whig) 30.28%
  • John P. Hale (Independent) 20.90%

|- | John R. Reding | | Democratic | 1841 | | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold.

|- | Moses Norris Jr. | | Democratic | 1843 | Incumbent re-elected.

|- | John P. Hale | | Democratic | 1843 | | No candidate elected on the fourth ballot; seat vacant. Democratic loss.

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New Jersey

Elections were held October 9, 1844.

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New York

Elections were held November 11, 1844.

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North Carolina

Elections were held August 7, 1845, after the March 4, 1845 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1845.

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Ohio

Elections were held October 8, 1844.

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Pennsylvania

Elections were held October 8, 1844.

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Rhode Island

Elections were held April 2, 1845, after the March 4, 1845 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1845.

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South Carolina

Elections were held October 14–15, 1844.

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Tennessee

Elections were held August 7, 1845.

|- ! | Andrew Johnson | | Democratic | 1842 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Andrew Johnson (Democratic) 56.27%
  • William B. Brownlow (Whig) 43.73%

|- ! | William T. Senter | | Whig | 1842 | |Incumbent retired. Whig hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • William M. Cocke (Whig) 45.03%
  • George S. Gilbert (Democratic) 35.63%
  • Lewis Reneau (Independent Whig) 19.34%

|- ! | Julius W. Blackwell | | Democratic | 1842 | |Incumbent lost re-election. Whig gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • John H. Crozier (Whig) 51.41%
  • Julius W. Blackwell (Democratic) 48.59%

|- ! | Alvan Cullom | | Democratic | 1842 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Alvan Cullom (Democratic) 93.06%
  • Isaac Clendenon (Unknown) 6.94%

|- ! | George W. Jones | | Democratic | 1842 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • George W. Jones (Democratic) 100%

|- ! | Aaron V. Brown | | Democratic | 1839 | |Incumbent retired to run for Governor. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Barclay Martin (Democratic) 57.93%
  • William D. Kindrick (Whig) 42.07%

|- ! | David W. Dickinson | | Whig | 1842 | |Incumbent retired. Whig hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Meredith P. Gentry (Whig) 67.94%
  • Charles L. Nelson (Democratic) 32.06%

|- ! | Joseph H. Peyton | | Whig | 1842 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Joseph H. Peyton (Whig) 55.33%
  • William Trousdale (Democratic) 44.67%

|- ! | Cave Johnson | | Democratic | 1839 | |Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Lucien B. Chase (Democratic) 57.56%
  • John J. Mathewson (Whig) 42.44%

|- ! | John B. Ashe | | Whig | 1842 | |Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Frederick P. Stanton (Democratic) 52.76%
  • Phineas T. Scruggs (Whig) 47.24%

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

  • Milton Brown (Whig) 60.96%
  • Nelson Hess (Democratic) 39.04%

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Vermont

Elections were held September 3, 1844.

|- ! | Solomon Foot | | Whig | 1843 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Solomon Foot (Whig) 56.7%
  • Charles K. Field (Democratic) 34.5%
  • Oscar L. Shafter (Liberty) 8.2%

|- ! | Jacob Collamer | | Whig | 1843 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Jacob Collamer (Whig) 54.6%
  • Levi B. Vilas (Democratic) 34.8%
  • Titus Hutchinson (Liberty) 9.7%

|- ! | George P. Marsh | | Whig | 1843 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • George P. Marsh (Whig) 56.7%
  • John Smith (Democratic) 31.6%
  • William H. French (Unknown) 11.5%

|- ! | Paul Dillingham | | 1843 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Collapsible list|title=First ballot| | Paul Dillingham (Democratic) 48.0% | George B. Chandler (Whig) 41.3% | George Putnam (Unknown) 10.4% | Paul Dillingham (Democratic) 47.7% | George B. Chandler (Whig) 44.0% | George Putnam (Liberty) 8.3% Third ballot{{Plainlist|

  • Paul Dillingham (Democratic) 51.4%
  • George B. Chandler (Whig) 43.6%
  • George Putnam (Liberty) 5.0% |}

Virginia

Elections were held April 24, 1845, after the March 4, 1845 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1845.

|- ! | Archibald Atkinson | | 1843 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

  • Archibald Atkinson (Democratic) 55.9%
  • R. H. Whitfield (Whig) 44.1%

|- ! | George Dromgoole | | 1843 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

  • George Dromgoole (Democratic) 57.0%
  • George W. Bolling (Whig) 43.0%

|- ! | Walter Coles | | 1835 | | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

  • William Tredway (Democratic) 51.3%
  • [FNU] Gilmer (Whig) 48.7%

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

  • Edmund W. Hubard (Democratic)
  • John J. Hill (Whig)

|- ! | William L. Goggin | | Whig | 1839 1843 (lost) 1844 (special) | | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

  • Shelton Leake (Democratic) 52.6%
  • [FNU] Irving (Whig) 47.4%

|- ! | John Winston Jones | | 1835 | | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

  • James Seddon (Democratic) 52.3%
  • John Botts (Whig) 47.7%

|- ! | Thomas H. Bayly | | 1844 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

  • Thomas H. Bayly (Democratic) 53.5%
  • George W. Southall (Whig) 46.5%

|- ! | Willoughby Newton | | Whig | 1843 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

  • Robert M. T. Hunter (Democratic) 55.3%
  • Willoughby Newton (Whig) 44.7%

|- ! | Samuel Chilton | | Whig | 1843 | | Incumbent retired. Whig hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • John Pendleton (Whig) 53.2%
  • [FNU] McCarty (Independent) 46.8%

|- ! | William Lucas | | 1843 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

  • Henry Bedinger (Democratic) 55.0%
  • William Lucas (Democratic) 45.0%

|- ! | William Taylor | | 1843 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

  • William Taylor (Democratic) 100%

|- ! | Augustus A. Chapman | | 1843 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

  • Augustus A. Chapman (Democratic) 61.2%
  • Fleming B. Miller (Democratic) 38.8%

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

  • George W. Hopkins (Democratic) 50.2%
  • John B. George (Whig) 49.8%

|- ! | George W. Summers | | Whig | 1841 | | Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic gain. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

  • Joseph Johnson (Democratic) 52.6%
  • George D. Camden (Whig) 47.4%

|- ! | Lewis Steenrod | | 1839 | | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

  • William G. Brown Sr. (Democratic) 56.3%
  • Guy C. R. Allen (Whig) 43.7%

|}

Wisconsin Territory

See Non-voting delegates, below.

Non-voting delegates

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

  • Augustus C. Dodge (Democratic)

|- ! | Henry Dodge | | Democratic | 1840 | | Incumbent retired to become territorial governor of Wisconsin. New delegate elected on an unknown date. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Morgan L. Martin (Democratic)

|}

Notes

References

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