The 1808–09 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between April 26, 1808, and May 5, 1809. Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives before the first session of the 11th United States Congress convened on May 22, 1809. They coincided with James Madison being elected as president. Elections were held for all 142 seats, representing 17 states.
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Despite Madison's victory, voters in districts whose economies were driven by shipping or manufacturing rather than agriculture shifted to the Federalist Party mainly due to the unpopularity of the Embargo Act of 1807 and fears that Democratic-Republican Party policies could trigger a naval war with France or Britain. The politically dominant Democratic-Republicans won their smallest majority since the pivotal, realigning election of 1800.
Election summaries
edit| 94 | 48 |
| Democratic-Republican | Federalist |
| State | Type | Date | Total seats |
Democratic- Republican |
Federalist | ||
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| Seats | Change | Seats | Change | ||||
| New York | Districts | April 26–28, 1808 | 17 | 9 |  6
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8 |  6
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| Kentucky | Districts | August 1, 1808 | 6 | 6 | 
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0 |
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| North Carolina | Districts | August 12, 1808 | 12 | 9 | 2
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3 | 2
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| New Hampshire | At-large | August 29, 1808 | 5 | 0 | 5
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5 | 5
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| Rhode Island | At-large | August 30, 1808 | 2 | 0 | 2
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2 | 2
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| Vermont | Districts | September 6, 1808[b] | 4 | 1 | 1
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3 | 1
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| Connecticut | At-large | September 19, 1808 | 7 | 0 |
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7 |
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| Georgia | At-large | October 3, 1808 | 4 | 4 |
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0 |
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| Maryland | Districts | 9 | 6 |
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3 |
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| Delaware | At-large | October 4, 1808 | 1 | 0 |
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1 |
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| South Carolina | Districts | October 10–11, 1808 | 8 | 8 |
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0 |
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| Ohio | At-large | October 11, 1808 | 1 | 1 |
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0 |
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| Pennsylvania | Districts | 18 | 16 | 1
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2 | 1
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| Massachusetts | Districts | November 7, 1808 | 17 | 8 | 3
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9 | 3
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| New Jersey | At-large | November 7–8, 1808 | 6 | 6 |
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0 |
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| Late elections (after the March 4, 1809, beginning of the next Congress) | |||||||
| Virginia | Districts | April 1809 | 22 | 17 | 4
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5 | 4
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| Tennessee | Districts | May 4–5, 1809 | 3 | 3 |
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0 |
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| Total | 142 | 94[2][a] 66.2% |
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48[2][a] 33.8% |
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Special elections
editThere were special elections in 1808 and 1809 during the 10th United States Congress and 11th United States Congress.
Elections are sorted here by date then district.
10th Congress
edit| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member / Delegate | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| North Carolina 7 | John Culpepper | Federalist | 1806 | Seat declared vacant January 2, 1808, due to a contest on account of alleged irregularities. Incumbent re-elected February 1, 1808 and re-seated February 23, 1808.[3][1] Incumbent later lost re-election; see below. |
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| New Jersey at-large | Ezra Darby | Democratic- Republican |
1804 | Incumbent died January 27, 1808. New member elected March 8–9, 1808 and seated April 1, 1808.[1][3] Democratic-Republican hold. Winner later elected to the next term; see below. |
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| New York 12 | David Thomas | Democratic- Republican |
1800 | Incumbent resigned February 5, 1808, to become New York State Treasurer. New member elected April 26–28, 1808 and seated November 7, 1808.[3][1] Democratic-Republican hold. Winner also lost election to the next term in the redistricted 6th district; see below. |
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| Massachusetts 2 "Essex South district" |
Jacob Crowninshield | Democratic- Republican |
1802 | Incumbent died April 15, 1808. New member elected May 4, 1808 and seated December 20, 1808.[3][1] Democratic-Republican hold. Winner later retired instead of running for the next term; see below. |
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| Rhode Island at-large | Nehemiah Knight | Democratic- Republican |
1802 | Incumbent died June 13, 1808. New member elected August 30, 1808 and seated November 11, 1808.[3][1] Federalist gain. Winner also elected to the next term; see below. |
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| Vermont 1 "Southwestern district" |
James Witherell | Democratic- Republican |
1806 | Incumbent resigned May 1, 1808, to become judge of the Supreme Court of Michigan Territory. New member elected September 6, 1808 and seated November 8, 1808.[3] Democratic-Republican hold. Winner also elected to the next term; see below. |
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| Virginia 17 | John Claiborne | Democratic- Republican |
1805 | Incumbent died October 9, 1808. New member elected September 8, 1808 and seated November 7, 1808.[3][12][1] Democratic-Republican hold. Winner later elected to the next term; see below. |
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| Indiana Territory at-large | Benjamin Parke | Federalist | 1805 | Incumbent resigned March 1, 1808. New delegate elected October 22, 1808. Democratic-Republican gain. |
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| Pennsylvania 1 | Joseph Clay | Democratic- Republican |
1802 | Incumbent resigned March 28, 1808. New member elected October 11, 1808 and seated November 16, 1808.[3][1] Democratic-Republican hold. Winner also elected to the next term; see below. |
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11th Congress
edit| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Pennsylvania 1 | Benjamin Say | Democratic- Republican |
1808 (special) | Incumbent resigned June 1809. New member elected October 10, 1809 and seated November 27, 1809.[16] Democratic-Republican hold. |
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| Virginia 21 | Wilson C. Nicholas | Democratic- Republican |
1807 | Incumbent resigned November 27, 1809. New member elected December 1809 and seated January 17, 1810.[16][1] Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Connecticut
edit| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Connecticut at-large (7 seats) |
Epaphroditus Champion | Federalist | 1806 | Incumbent re-elected. | Elected on a general ticket:
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| Samuel W. Dana | Federalist | 1796 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| John Davenport | Federalist | 1798 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Jonathan O. Moseley | Federalist | 1804 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Timothy Pitkin | Federalist | 1805 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Lewis B. Sturges | Federalist | 1805 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Benjamin Tallmadge | Federalist | 1801 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
Delaware
edit| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Delaware at-large | Nicholas Van Dyke | Federalist | 1807 (special) | Incumbent retired. Federalist hold. |
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Georgia
edit| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Georgia at-large (4 seats) |
William W. Bibb | Democratic-Republican | 1806 | Incumbent re-elected. | Elected on a general ticket:
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| George M. Troup | Democratic-Republican | 1806 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Howell Cobb | Democratic-Republican | 1806 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Dennis Smelt | Democratic-Republican | 1806 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
Indiana Territory
editSee Non-voting delegates, below.
Kentucky
edit| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Kentucky 1 | Matthew Lyon | Democratic-Republican | 1797 (Vt.) 1803 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Kentucky 2 | John Boyle | Democratic-Republican | 1803 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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| Kentucky 3 | John Rowan | Democratic-Republican | 1806 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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| Kentucky 4 | Richard M. Johnson | Democratic-Republican | 1806 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Kentucky 5 | Benjamin Howard | Democratic-Republican | 1806 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Kentucky 6 | Joseph Desha | Democratic-Republican | 1806 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maryland
edit| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Maryland 1 | John Campbell | Federalist | 1801 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Maryland 2 | Archibald Van Horne | Democratic-Republican | 1806 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Maryland 3 | Philip Barton Key | Federalist | 1806 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Maryland 4 | Roger Nelson | Democratic-Republican | 1804 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Maryland 5 Plural district with 2 seats |
Nicholas R. Moore | Democratic-Republican | 1803 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| William McCreery | Democratic-Republican | 1803 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. | ||
| Maryland 6 | John Montgomery | Democratic-Republican | 1806 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Maryland 7 | Edward Lloyd | Democratic-Republican | 1806 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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| Maryland 8 | Charles Goldsborough | Federalist | 1804 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts
edit| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Massachusetts 1 "Suffolk district" |
Josiah Quincy | Federalist | 1804 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Massachusetts 2 "Essex South district" |
Joseph Story | Democratic- Republican |
1808 (special) | Incumbent retired. Federalist gain. |
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| Massachusetts 3 "Essex North district" |
Edward St. Loe Livermore | Federalist | 1806 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Massachusetts 4 "Middlesex district" |
Joseph Bradley Varnum | Democratic- Republican |
1794 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Massachusetts 5 "Hampshire South district" |
William Ely | Federalist | 1804 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Massachusetts 6 "Hampshire North district" |
Samuel Taggart | Federalist | 1803 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Massachusetts 7 "Plymouth district" |
Joseph Barker | Democratic- Republican |
1804 | Incumbent retired. Two ballots were held, but the second was invalidated.[e] Democratic-Republican hold. |
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| Massachusetts 8 "Barnstable district" |
Isaiah L. Green | Democratic- Republican |
1804 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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| Massachusetts 9 "Bristol district" |
Josiah Dean | Democratic- Republican |
1806 | Lost re-election Federalist gain. |
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| Massachusetts 10 "Worcester South district" |
Jabez Upham | Federalist | 1806 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Massachusetts 11 "Worcester North district" |
William Stedman | Federalist | 1803 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Massachusetts 12 "Berkshire district" |
Ezekiel Bacon | Democratic- Republican |
1807 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Massachusetts 13 "Norfolk district" |
Ebenezer Seaver | Democratic- Republican |
1803 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Massachusetts 14 "York district" District of Maine |
Richard Cutts | Democratic- Republican |
1801 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Massachusetts 15 "Cumberland district" District of Maine |
Daniel Ilsley | Democratic- Republican |
1804 | Lost re-election Federalist gain. |
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| Massachusetts 16 "Lincoln district" District of Maine |
Orchard Cook | Democratic- Republican |
1804 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Massachusetts 17 "Kennebec district" District of Maine |
John Chandler | Democratic- Republican |
1804 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Mississippi Territory
editSee Non-voting delegates, below.
New Hampshire
edit| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| New Hampshire at-large (5 seats) |
Peter Carleton | Democratic- Republican |
1806 | Incumbent retired. Federalist gain. |
Elected on a general ticket:
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| Daniel M. Durell | Democratic- Republican |
1806 | Incumbent lost re-election. Federalist gain. | ||
| Francis Gardner | Democratic- Republican |
1806 | Incumbent lost re-election. Federalist gain. | ||
| Jedediah K. Smith | Democratic- Republican |
1806 | Incumbent lost re-election. Federalist gain. | ||
| Clement Storer | Democratic- Republican |
1806 | Incumbent lost re-election. Federalist gain. | ||
New Jersey
edit| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| New Jersey at-large (6 seats) |
Adam Boyd | Democratic-Republican | 1808 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | Elected on a general ticket:
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| Thomas Newbold | Democratic-Republican | 1806 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| William Helms | Democratic-Republican | 1800 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| John Lambert | Democratic-Republican | 1804 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. | ||
| Henry Southard | Democratic-Republican | 1800 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| James Sloan | Democratic-Republican | 1803 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. | ||
New York
editBetween the 1806 and 1808 elections, New York went through a redistricting that reduced the number of districts to 15 by creating two plural districts with two seats each. This brought the state's 17-seat delegation from a 15-2 ratio favoring Democratic-Republicans to a nearly-even 9-8 split in their favor.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| New York 1 | Samuel Riker | Democratic- Republican |
1806 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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| New York 2 Plural district with 2 seats |
Gurdon S. Mumford Redistricted from the 2nd/3rd district |
Democratic- Republican |
1804 (special) | Incumbent re-elected but declined the seat. |
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| George Clinton Jr. Redistricted from the 2nd/3rd district |
Democratic- Republican |
1805 (special) | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. | ||
| New York 3 | John Blake Jr. Redistricted from the 5th district |
Democratic- Republican |
1804 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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| Philip Van Cortlandt Redistricted from the 4th district |
Democratic- Republican |
1793 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican loss. | ||
| New York 4 | Daniel C. Verplanck Redistricted from the 6th district |
Democratic- Republican |
1803 (special) | Incumbent retired. Federalist gain. |
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| New York 5 | Barent Gardenier Redistricted from the 7th district |
Federalist | 1806 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New York 6 Plural district with 2 seats |
James I. Van Alen Redistricted from the 8th district |
Democratic- Republican |
1806 | Incumbent lost re-election. Federalist gain. |
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| Josiah Masters Redistricted from the 10th district |
Democratic- Republican |
1804 | Incumbent retired. Federalist gain. | ||
| Nathan Wilson Redistricted from the 12th district |
Democratic- Republican |
1808 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican loss. | ||
| New York 7 | Killian Van Rensselaer Redistricted from the 9th district |
Federalist | 1800 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New York 8 | John Thompson Redistricted from the 11th district |
Democratic- Republican |
1806 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New York 9 | Peter Swart Redistricted from the 13th district |
Democratic- Republican |
1806 | Incumbent retired. Federalist gain. |
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| New York 10 | None (new district) | New seat. Democratic-Republican gain. |
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| New York 11 | None (new district) | New seat. Federalist gain. |
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| New York 12 | John Russell Redistricted from the 14th district |
Democratic- Republican |
1806 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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| New York 13 | William Kirkpatrick Redistricted from the 15th district |
D-R Quid | 1806 | Incumbent retired. D-R Quid loss. |
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| Reuben Humphrey Redistricted from the 16th district |
Democratic- Republican |
1806 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. | ||
| New York 14 | John Harris Redistricted from the 17th district |
Democratic- Republican |
1806 | Incumbent lost re-election. Federalist gain. |
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| New York 15 | None (new district) | New seat. Democratic-Republican gain. |
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North Carolina
edit| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| North Carolina 1 | Lemuel Sawyer | Democratic-Republican | 1806 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| North Carolina 2 | Willis Alston | Democratic-Republican | 1798 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| North Carolina 3 | Thomas Blount | Democratic-Republican | 1793 1802 (lost) 1804 |
Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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| North Carolina 4 | William Blackledge | Democratic-Republican | 1803 | Incumbent lost re-election. Federalist gain. |
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| North Carolina 5 | Thomas Kenan | Democratic-Republican | 1805 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| North Carolina 6 | Nathaniel Macon | Democratic-Republican | 1791 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| North Carolina 7 | John Culpepper | Federalist | 1806 1808 (contested) 1808 (special) |
Incumbent lost re-election. Federalist hold. |
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| North Carolina 8 | Richard Stanford | Democratic-Republican | 1796 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| North Carolina 9 | Marmaduke Williams | Democratic-Republican | 1803 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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| North Carolina 10 | Evan S. Alexander | Democratic-Republican | 1806 (special) | Incumbent retired. Federalist gain. |
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| North Carolina 11 | James Holland | Democratic-Republican | 1800 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| North Carolina 12 | Meshack Franklin | Democratic-Republican | 1806 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Ohio
edit| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Ohio at-large | Jeremiah Morrow | Democratic- Republican |
1803 | Incumbent re-elected as a D-R Quid. D-R Quid gain. |
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Orleans Territory
editSee Non-voting delegates, below.
Pennsylvania
edit| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Pennsylvania 1 Plural district with 3 seats |
Benjamin Say | Democratic-Republican | 1808 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| John Porter | Democratic-Republican | 1806 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Jacob Richards | Democratic-Republican | 1802 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. | ||
| Pennsylvania 2 Plural district with 3 seats |
Robert Brown | Democratic-Republican | 1798 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| John Pugh | Democratic-Republican | 1804 | Lost re-election Democratic-Republican hold. | ||
| William Milnor | Federalist Quid | 1806 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Pennsylvania 3 Plural district with 3 seats |
Matthias Richards | D-R Quid | 1806 | Incumbent re-elected as a Democratic-Republican. Democratic-Republican gain. |
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| John Hiester | D-R Quid | 1806 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican gain. | ||
| Robert Jenkins | Federalist Quid | 1806 | Incumbent re-elected as a Federalist. | ||
| Pennsylvania 4 Plural district with 2 seats |
Robert Whitehill | Democratic-Republican | 1805 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| David Bard | D-R Quid | 1802 | Incumbent re-elected as a Democratic-Republican. Democratic-Republican gain. | ||
| Pennsylvania 5 | Daniel Montgomery | Democratic-Republican | 1806 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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| Pennsylvania 6 | James Kelly | Federalist | 1804 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic-Republican gain. |
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| Pennsylvania 7 | John Rea | Democratic-Republican | 1802 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Pennsylvania 8 | William Findley | Democratic-Republican | 1802 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Pennsylvania 9 | John Smilie | Democratic-Republican | 1792 1794 (retired) 1798 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Pennsylvania 10 | William Hoge | Democratic-Republican | 1806 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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| Pennsylvania 11 | Samuel Smith | Democratic-Republican | 1805 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Rhode Island
edit| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Rhode Island at-large (2 seats) |
Nehemiah Knight | Democratic- Republican |
1802 | Incumbent died June 13, 1808. Federalist gain. Successor (Jackson) also elected the same day to finish the term; see above. |
Elected on a general ticket:
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| Isaac Wilbour | Democratic- Republican |
1806 | Incumbent lost re-election. Federalist gain. | ||
South Carolina
edit| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| South Carolina 1 "Charleston district" |
Robert Marion | Democratic- Republican |
1804 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| South Carolina 2 "Beaufort district" |
William Butler Sr. | Democratic- Republican |
1800 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| South Carolina 3 "Georgetown district" |
David R. Williams | Democratic- Republican |
1804 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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| South Carolina 4 "Orangeburgh district" |
John Taylor | Democratic- Republican |
1806 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| South Carolina 5 "Sumter district" |
Richard Winn | Democratic- Republican |
1802 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| South Carolina 6 "Abbeville district" |
Joseph Calhoun | Democratic- Republican |
1807 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| South Carolina 7 "Spartanburgh district" |
Thomas Moore | Democratic- Republican |
1800 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| South Carolina 8 "Pendleton district" |
Lemuel J. Alston | Democratic- Republican |
1806 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Tennessee
edit| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Tennessee 1 "Washington district" |
John Rhea | Democratic- Republican |
1803 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 2 "Hamilton district" |
George W. Campbell | Democratic- Republican |
1803 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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| Tennessee 3 "Mero district" |
Jesse Wharton | Democratic- Republican |
1807 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Vermont
edit| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Vermont 1 "Southwestern district" |
James Witherell | Democratic- Republican |
1806 | Incumbent resigned May 1, 1808. Democratic-Republican hold. Successor was also elected the same day to finish the current term; see above. |
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| Vermont 2 "Southeastern district" |
James Elliot | Federalist | 1802 | Incumbent retired. Federalist hold. |
First ballot (September 6, 1808)
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| Vermont 3 "Northeastern district" |
James Fisk | Democratic- Republican |
1802 | Incumbent lost re-election. Federalist gain. |
First ballot (September 6, 1808)
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| Vermont 4 "Northwestern district" |
Martin Chittenden | Federalist | 1802 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia
edit| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Virginia 1 | John G. Jackson | Democratic-Republican | 1803 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Virginia 2 | John Morrow | Democratic-Republican | 1805 | Incumbent lost re-election. Federalist gain. |
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| Virginia 3 | John Smith | Democratic-Republican | 1801 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Virginia 4 | David Holmes | Democratic-Republican | 1797 | Incumbent retired. Federalist gain. |
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| Virginia 5 | Alexander Wilson | Democratic-Republican | 1804 (special) | Incumbent lost re-election. Federalist gain. |
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| Virginia 6 | Abram Trigg | Democratic-Republican | 1797 | Incumbent retired. Federalist gain. |
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| Virginia 7 | Joseph Lewis Jr. | Federalist | 1803 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Virginia 8 | Walter Jones | Democratic-Republican | 1803 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Virginia 9 | John Love | Democratic-Republican | 1807 | Incumbent re-elected. | |
| Virginia 10 | John Dawson | Democratic-Republican | 1797 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Virginia 11 | James M. Garnett | Democratic-Republican | 1805 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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| Virginia 12 | Burwell Bassett | Democratic-Republican | 1805 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Virginia 13 | William A. Burwell | Democratic-Republican | 1806 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Virginia 14 | Matthew Clay | Democratic-Republican | 1797 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Virginia 15 | John Randolph | D-R Quid | 1799 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Virginia 16 | John W. Eppes | Democratic-Republican | 1803 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Virginia 17 | Thomas Gholson Jr. | Democratic-Republican | 1808 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Virginia 18 | Peterson Goodwyn | Democratic-Republican | 1803 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Virginia 19 | Edwin Gray | D-R Quid | 1799 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Virginia 20 | Thomas Newton Jr. | Democratic-Republican | 1799 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Virginia 21 | Wilson C. Nicholas | Democratic-Republican | 1807 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Virginia 22 | John Clopton | Democratic-Republican | 1801 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Non-voting delegates
editThree territories sent non-voting delegates to the 11th Congress.
Indiana Territory elected by popular vote for the first time. Mississippi Territory also elected its delegate by popular vote. Orleans Territory retained legislative election of its delegate.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delegate | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Indiana Territory at-large | Jesse B. Thomas | Democratic- Republican |
1808 (special) | New member elected November 27, 1809. Democratic-Republican hold. Election was unsuccessfully challenged. |
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| Mississippi Territory at-large | George Poindexter | Democratic- Republican |
1806 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Orleans Territory at-large | Daniel Clark | None | 1806 | Incumbent lost renomination. New member of an unknown party elected in 1808. |
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See also
editNotes
edit- ^ a b c d Figures here match Dubin (p. 42, which includes "87 Republicans, 1 Independent Republican, and 6 Quids", in addition to "48 Federalists"), but are different than those given by Martis (p. 80), and "Party Divisions of the House of Representatives* 1789–Present". Office of the Historian, House of United States House of Representatives., which both report 92 Democratic-Republicans, and 50 Federalists.
- ^ Majority required for election which was not met in two districts, necessitating a second election, held on December 13, 1808.
- ^ Bond was not considered as a candidate.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Numbers of votes missing or incomplete in source(s).
- ^ In the 7th district, there were 430 votes for "Charles Turner" which were counted separately from Charles Turner Jr. (Democratic-Republican). This caused the vote tally to be William Baylies (Federalist) 1,828 (49.4%), Charles Turner Jr. (Democratic-Republican) 1,443 (39.0%), "Charles Turner" 430 (11.6%). As no candidate had a majority, a second election was held on January 19, 1809 which elected Baylies with 54.3% of the vote. Turner successfully contested this election, and Turner successfully contested this electionTurner successfully contested this electionwas subsequently declared the winner based on the first ballot, with the second invalidated. He was seated June 8, 1809[20]
- ^ Source does not have numbers of votes, but provides a citation stating that he was "elected without opposition in one county and by a great majority in the other,"[21] his opponent or opponents in that county is not given.
- ^ Electoral data in source are incomplete, the top two candidates received 1,067 and 657 votes respectively, numbers of votes for the other candidates is only reported for some counties.
- ^ Source does not give full name.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Dubin, Michael J. (1998). United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results. McFarland and Company.
- ^ a b Dubin, p. 42.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "10th Congress March 4, 1807, to March 3, 1809". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Archived from the original on September 21, 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
- ^ "North Carolina 1808 U.S. House of Representatives, District 7, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Archived from the original on August 20, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
- ^ "NJ At-Large - Special Election". February 12, 2011. Retrieved September 28, 2018 – via OurCampaigns.com.
- ^ "New Jersey 1808 U.S. House of Representatives, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Archived from the original on August 20, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
- ^ "NY District 12". April 16, 2006. Retrieved September 28, 2018 – via OurCampaigns.com.
- ^ "New York 1808 U.S. House of Representatives, District 12, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Archived from the original on August 20, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
- ^ "MA District 2 (Essex South) - Special Election". April 14, 2011. Retrieved September 28, 2018 – via OurCampaigns.com.
- ^ "Massachusetts 1808 U.S. House of Representatives, Essex South District, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Archived from the original on August 13, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
- ^ "RI At-Large - Special Election". January 2, 2009. Retrieved September 28, 2018 – via OurCampaigns.com.
- ^ a b "VA District 17". April 19, 2006. Retrieved September 28, 2018 – via OurCampaigns.com.
- ^ "A New Nation Votes".
- ^ 10th Congress electoral returns for Pennsylvania
- ^ "Pennsylvania 1808 U.S. House of Representatives, District 1, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Archived from the original on August 20, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
- ^ a b "11th Congress March 4, 1809, to March 3, 1811". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Archived from the original on September 22, 2018. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
- ^ "Pennsylvania 1809 U.S. House of Representatives, District 1, Special". Archived from the original on August 13, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
- ^ "VA District 21 Special Election". December 25, 2014. Retrieved September 28, 2018 – via OurCampaigns.com.
- ^ "Virginia 1809 U.S. House of Representatives, District 21, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Archived from the original on August 20, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
- ^ "Eleventh Congress (membership roster)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 13, 2012. Retrieved December 13, 2012.
- ^ "Virginia 1809 U.S. House of Representatives, District 9". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Archived from the original on March 17, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
- ^ "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
Bibliography
edit- "A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787-1825". Tufts Digital Library, Tufts University. Archived from the original on January 29, 2015. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
- Dubin, Michael J. (March 1, 1998). United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results of the Elections of the 1st Through 105th Congresses. McFarland and Company. ISBN 978-0786402830.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (January 1, 1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress, 1789-1989. Macmillan Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0029201701.
- "Party Divisions of the House of Representatives* 1789–Present". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
- Mapping Early American Elections project team (2019). "Mapping Early American Elections". Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media, George Mason University. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
External links
edit- Office of the Historian (Office of Art & Archives, Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)