Though Democrat Martin Van Buren was elected president in November 1836, Democrats lost seats. The newly organizing Whigs benefited from regional candidacies and issues and voter fatigue with outgoing two-term President Andrew Jackson. Jackson, a flamboyant public personality with a record of high-profile leadership and historic military success, often clashed with Congress and the Supreme Court. By comparison, Van Buren, a brilliant partisan organizer and political operative, was less charismatic in looks and demeanor. Voter support for the minor Anti-Masonic and Nullifier parties ebbed, but remained significant. One Independent, John Pope, was elected from Kentucky.[1][2][3]
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Note: In some sources, parties are listed as "Democrats" and "Whigs." However, they are listed here as "Jacksonian" and "Anti-Jacksonian" (respectively) to conform to the party names as they were regarded during the 24th United States Congress.
Incumbent died December 10, 1835. New member electedin early 1836. Jacksonian hold. Successor seated April 29, 1836.[5] Successor also later elected to the next term, see below.
Seat declared vacant March 29, 1836. Incumbent re-electedAugust 4, 1836.[7] Anti-Jacksonian gain. Incumbent seated December 5, 1836.[5] Incumbent also later elected to the next term, see below.
Incumbent resigned February 26, 1836, because of ill-health. New member electedOctober 10, 1836.[8] Nullifier hold. Successor seated December 19, 1836.[5] Successor also elected the same day to the next term, see below.
Incumbent resigned March 31, 1836. New member electedOctober 11, 1836.[9] Anti-Jacksonian gain. Successor seated December 5, 1836.[5] Successor was not a candidate the same day for the next term, see below.
Incumbent died May 1, 1836. New member electedOctober 11, 1836.[11] Jacksonian hold. Successor seated December 19, 1836.[5] Successor elected the same day for the next term, see below.
Incumbent died September 25, 1836. New member electedOctober 30, 1836.[12] Nullifier gain. Successor seated December 26, 1836.[5] Successor had already been elected to the next term, see below.
Incumbent resigned October 30, 1836. New member electedNovember 4, 1836.[13] Jacksonian hold. Successor seated December 5, 1836.[5] Successor had not been a candidate for the next term, see below.
Incumbent died July 31, 1836. New member electedNovember 7, 1836.[14] Jacksonian hold. Successor seated January 7, 1837.[5] Successor was not later elected to the next term, see below.
Incumbent resigned March 29, 1836. New member electedNovember 7–9, 1836.[15] Jacksonian hold. Successor seated December 5, 1836.[5] Successor was not a candidate the same day for the next term, see below.
Incumbent resigned September 2, 1836. New member electedNovember 9, 1836.[16] Anti-Jacksonian gain. Successor seated December 6, 1836.[5] Successor was not a candidate the same day for the next term, see below.
Incumbent resigned November 3, 1836, to become Governor of New Jersey. New member electedNovember 15–16, 1836.[17] Anti-Jacksonian gain. Successor seated December 5, 1836.[5] Successor was not a candidate the same day for the next term, see below.
Incumbent resigned September 1, 1836. New member electedJanuary 2, 1837.[18] Anti-Jacksonian gain. Successor seated January 31, 1837.[5] Successor had already lost election to the next term, see below.
Incumbent died November 26, 1836. New member electedJanuary 2, 1837. Anti-Jacksonian gain.[19] Successor seated January 25, 1837.[5] Successor also later elected to the next term, see below.
Incumbent died March 18, 1837, having just been seated as a new member. New member electedJune 29, 1837. Whig gain. Successor seated September 4, 1837.[20]
Mississippi elected its members in November of odd numbered years (after the beginning of the congressional term). As Congress had been called to meet in September, the governor issued writs for a special election to fill vacancies until the regular election. Incumbents re-electedJuly 18, 1837. Democratic hold. Incumbent successors presented their credentials and were seated September 4, 1837.[20] At their request the question of the validity of their election was referred to the Committee on Elections. The House decided October 3, 1837, they had been elected for the full term.[i]
The new state of Arkansas was admitted to the Union on June 15, 1836, and elected its sole at-large member August 1, 1836. He was seated December 5, 1836,[5] to finish the term that would end the following March.
Connecticut went from six at-large seats to six districts for the first time. Elections were held April 3, 1837, after the new term began but before the Congress convened. All incumbents from the at-large district were re-elected in districts.
A special election was held in Mississippi on July 17–18, 1837. Its winners were Democrats John F. H. Claiborne and Samuel J. Gholson. The first session of the 25th Congress was a special session beginning on September 4, 1837, extending to October 16. In November, Mississippi, held the regular election. Seargent Smith Prentiss, a Vicksburg lawyer and Whig, unexpectedly launched a vigorous, partisan campaign. He and fellow Whig Thomas J. Word won in an upset. Claiborne and Gholson then argued that the July result entitled them to serve full terms. With the Whig Party newly organizing, the closely divided House, in which Anti-Masons, Nullifiers, and the Independent tended to align more with Whigs and to oppose Democrats, agreed to hear Prentiss. He spoke for nine hours over three days, packing the gallery, drawing Senators, and earning a national reputation for oratory and public admiration from leading Whigs including Senators Clay and Webster. The Elections Committee then required a third election. Scheduled for April 1838, it confirmed the November result. Both Whigs were seated in May late in the second session, also serving for the third session.
Incumbent resigned February 26, 1836, because of ill-health. New member elected October 10, 1836. Nullifier hold. Successor also elected the same day to finish the current term.
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The 1836 37 United States House of Representatives elections were held at various dates in different states from July 1836 to November 1837 1836 37 United States House of Representatives elections 1834 amp 1835 July 4 1836 November 7 1837 a 1838 amp 1839 All 242 seats in the United States House of Representatives122 seats needed for a majority Majority party Minority party Leader James K Polk John BellParty Democratic WhigLeader s seat Tennessee 9th Tennessee 7thLast election 143 seats 75 seatsSeats won 128 100Seat change 15 25Popular vote 801 767 731 627Percentage 50 15 45 77 Swing 1 26 2 89 Third party Fourth party Party Anti Masonic NullifierLast election 16 seats 8 seatsSeats won 7 6 b Seat change 9 2Popular vote 48 329 1 261Percentage 3 02 0 08 Swing 0 05 1 11 Fifth party Party IndependentLast election 1 seatSeats won 1 c Seat changePopular vote 15 606Percentage 0 98 Swing 2 23 Speaker before electionJames K PolkDemocratic Elected Speaker James K PolkDemocraticThough Democrat Martin Van Buren was elected president in November 1836 Democrats lost seats The newly organizing Whigs benefited from regional candidacies and issues and voter fatigue with outgoing two term President Andrew Jackson Jackson a flamboyant public personality with a record of high profile leadership and historic military success often clashed with Congress and the Supreme Court By comparison Van Buren a brilliant partisan organizer and political operative was less charismatic in looks and demeanor Voter support for the minor Anti Masonic and Nullifier parties ebbed but remained significant One Independent John Pope was elected from Kentucky 1 2 3 Contents 1 Election summaries 2 Special elections 2 1 24th Congress 2 2 25th Congress 3 Alabama 4 Arkansas 4 1 24th Congress 4 2 25th Congress 5 Connecticut 6 Delaware 7 Florida Territory 8 Georgia 9 Illinois 10 Indiana 11 Kentucky 12 Louisiana 13 Maine 14 Maryland 15 Massachusetts 16 Michigan 17 Mississippi 18 Missouri 19 New Hampshire 20 New Jersey 21 New York 22 North Carolina 23 Ohio 24 Pennsylvania 25 Rhode Island 26 South Carolina 27 Tennessee 28 Vermont 29 Virginia 30 Wisconsin Territory 31 Non voting delegates 32 See also 33 Notes 34 References 35 Bibliography 36 External linksElection summaries Edit 128 7 1 6 83Democratic AM I N WhigState Type Date Totalseats Anti Masonic Democratic d Independent Nullifier Whig e Seats Change Seats Change Seats Change Seats Change Seats ChangeLouisiana Districts August 1 1836 3 0 1 0 0 2 Illinois Districts August 1 1836 3 0 3 0 0 0 Missouri At large August 1 1836 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 1Vermont Districts September 6 1836 5 0 2 1 1 0 0 4 1Maine Districts September 12 1836 8 0 6 0 0 2 Georgia At large October 3 1836 9 0 8 1 0 0 1 1South Carolina Districts October 10 11 1836 9 0 2 0 6 1 1 1Ohio Districts October 11 1836 19 0 1 8 1 0 0 11 2Pennsylvania Districts October 11 1836 28 7 1 18 1 0 0 3 Delaware At large November 8 1836 1 0 0 0 0 1 New York Districts November 7 9 1836 40 0 30 1 0 0 10 1Massachusetts Districts November 14 1836 12 0 3 2 1 0 0 10 2New Jersey At large November 16 1836 6 0 0 6 0 0 6 6Late elections after the March 4 1837 beginning of the term New Hampshire At large March 14 1837 5 0 5 0 0 0 Connecticut Districts April 3 1837 6 0 6 0 0 0 Virginia Districts April 27 1837 21 0 15 1 0 0 6 1Maryland Districts July 26 1837 8 0 4 0 0 4 Tennessee Districts August 3 1837 13 0 3 1 0 0 10 1Indiana Districts August 7 1837 7 0 1 5 0 0 6 5Kentucky Districts August 7 1837 13 0 1 3 1 f 1 0 11 2Alabama Districts August 8 1837 5 0 3 0 0 1 2 1North Carolina Districts August 10 1837 13 0 5 2 0 0 8 2Michigan At large August 22 1837 1 0 1 0 0 0 Rhode Island At large August 29 1837 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 2Later elections after the September 4 1837 beginning of special session Arkansas At large October 2 1837 1 0 1 0 0 0 Mississippi At large November 6 7 1837 g 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 2Total h 242 72 9 9 12852 9 15 10 4 1 62 5 2 10041 3 25Popular voteDemocratic 50 95 Whig 46 50 Anti Masonic 3 07 Nullifier 0 08 Independents 0 99 House seatsDemocratic 54 55 Whig 41 32 Anti Masonic 2 89 Nullifier 0 83 Independents 0 41 Special elections EditSee also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives There were special elections in 1836 and 1837 to the 24th United States Congress and 25th United States Congress Special elections are sorted by date then district 24th Congress Edit Note In some sources parties are listed as Democrats and Whigs However they are listed here as Jacksonian and Anti Jacksonian respectively to conform to the party names as they were regarded during the 24th United States Congress District Incumbent This raceMember Party First elected Results CandidatesConnecticut at large Zalmon Wildman Jacksonian 1835 Incumbent died December 10 1835 New member elected in early 1836 Jacksonian hold Successor seated April 29 1836 5 Successor also later elected to the next term see below Y Thomas T Whittlesey Jacksonian data unknown missing Connecticut at large Andrew T Judson Jacksonian 1835 Incumbent resigned July 4 1836 to become judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut New member elected in mid to late 1836 Jacksonian hold Successor seated December 5 1836 5 Successor also later elected to the next term see below Y Orrin Holt Jacksonian 51 4 John Brockway Anti Jacksonian 48 6 6 North Carolina 12 James Graham Jacksonian 1833 Seat declared vacant March 29 1836 Incumbent re elected August 4 1836 7 Anti Jacksonian gain Incumbent seated December 5 1836 5 Incumbent also later elected to the next term see below Y James Graham Anti Jacksonian 60 13 David Newland Anti Jacksonian 39 87 7 South Carolina 4 James H Hammond Nullifier 1834 Incumbent resigned February 26 1836 because of ill health New member elected October 10 1836 8 Nullifier hold Successor seated December 19 1836 5 Successor also elected the same day to the next term see below Y Franklin H Elmore Nullifier 100 Unopposed 8 Pennsylvania 24 John Banks Anti Masonic 1830 Incumbent resigned March 31 1836 New member elected October 11 1836 9 Anti Jacksonian gain Successor seated December 5 1836 5 Successor was not a candidate the same day for the next term see below Y John J Pearson Anti Jacksonian 57 65 John Findley Jacksonian 42 35 9 10 South Carolina 8 Richard I Manning Jacksonian 1834 Special Incumbent died May 1 1836 New member elected October 11 1836 11 Jacksonian hold Successor seated December 19 1836 5 Successor elected the same day for the next term see below Y John P Richardson Jacksonian 59 58 J G Bowman Unknown 40 42 11 Georgia at large John E Coffee Jacksonian 1832 Incumbent died September 25 1836 New member elected October 30 1836 12 Nullifier gain Successor seated December 26 1836 5 Successor had already been elected to the next term see below Y William C Dawson Nullifier 53 03 John W A Sanford Jacksonian 46 97 12 Pennsylvania 13 Jesse Miller Jacksonian 1832 Incumbent resigned October 30 1836 New member elected November 4 1836 13 Jacksonian hold Successor seated December 5 1836 5 Successor had not been a candidate for the next term see below Y James Black Jacksonian 56 62 Robert Elliott Anti Jacksonian 43 38 13 10 Mississippi at large David Dickson Jacksonian 1835 Incumbent died July 31 1836 New member elected November 7 1836 14 Jacksonian hold Successor seated January 7 1837 5 Successor was not later elected to the next term see below Y Samuel J Gholson Jacksonian 52 19 John A Quitman Anti Jacksonian 47 81 14 New York 17 Samuel Beardsley Jacksonian 1830 Incumbent resigned March 29 1836 New member elected November 7 9 1836 15 Jacksonian hold Successor seated December 5 1836 5 Successor was not a candidate the same day for the next term see below Y Rutger B Miller Jacksonian 48 84 Joshua A Spencer Anti Jacksonian 40 57 Elisha Pettibone Anti Monopoly 15 New York 30 Philo C Fuller Jacksonian 1832 Incumbent resigned September 2 1836 New member elected November 9 1836 16 Anti Jacksonian gain Successor seated December 6 1836 5 Successor was not a candidate the same day for the next term see below Y John Young Anti Jacksonian data unknown missing New Jersey at large Philemon Dickerson Jacksonian 1832 Incumbent resigned November 3 1836 to become Governor of New Jersey New member elected November 15 16 1836 17 Anti Jacksonian gain Successor seated December 5 1836 5 Successor was not a candidate the same day for the next term see below Y William Chetwood Anti Jacksonian 50 40 John Travers Jacksonian 49 60 17 Georgia at large George W Towns Jacksonian 1834 Incumbent resigned September 1 1836 New member elected January 2 1837 18 Anti Jacksonian gain Successor seated January 31 1837 5 Successor had already lost election to the next term see below Y Julius C Alford Anti Jacksonian 53 43 James Liddell Jacksonian 46 57 18 Indiana 6 George L Kinnard Jacksonian 1833 Incumbent died November 26 1836 New member elected January 2 1837 Anti Jacksonian gain 19 Successor seated January 25 1837 5 Successor also later elected to the next term see below Y William Herod Anti Jacksonian 51 46 William W Wick Jacksonian 48 54 19 25th Congress Edit District Incumbent This raceMember Party First elected Results CandidatesPennsylvania 3 Francis J Harper Democratic 1836 Incumbent died March 18 1837 having just been seated as a new member New member elected June 29 1837 Whig gain Successor seated September 4 1837 20 Y Charles Naylor Whig 51 2 Charles J Ingersoll Democratic 48 8 21 Mississippi at large John F H Claiborne Democratic 1835 Mississippi elected its members in November of odd numbered years after the beginning of the congressional term As Congress had been called to meet in September the governor issued writs for a special election to fill vacancies until the regular election Incumbents re elected July 18 1837 Democratic hold Incumbent successors presented their credentials and were seated September 4 1837 20 At their request the question of the validity of their election was referred to the Committee on Elections The House decided October 3 1837 they had been elected for the full term i Y John F H Claiborne Democratic 32 10 Y Samuel J Gholson Democratic 28 43 Sergeant S Prentiss Whig 20 47 E L Acee Whig 19 00 22 Samuel J Gholson Democratic 1836 Special Tennessee 4 James I Standifer Whig 18231825 Lost 1827 Lost 1829 Incumbent died August 20 1837 New member elected September 14 1837 23 Whig hold Successor seated October 6 1837 20 Y William Stone Whig 27 01 Thomas Brown Unknown 20 60 Miles Vernon Unknown 17 84 T Nixon Vandyke Unknown 13 51 John Rice Democratic 9 85 John Miller Democratic 7 28 Archibald R Turk Unknown 3 92 23 Ohio 17 Andrew W Loomis Whig 1836 Incumbent resigned October 20 1837 New member elected November 30 1837 24 Whig hold Successor seated December 20 1837 20 Y Charles D Coffin Whig 50 62 George McCook Democratic 49 38 24 Alabama EditSee also List of United States representatives from Alabama This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it February 2020 District Incumbent This raceMember Party First elected Results CandidatesAlabama 1Alabama 2Alabama 3Alabama 4Alabama 5Arkansas EditSee also List of United States representatives from Arkansas 24th Congress Edit The new state of Arkansas was admitted to the Union on June 15 1836 and elected its sole at large member August 1 1836 He was seated December 5 1836 5 to finish the term that would end the following March District Incumbent This raceMember Party First elected Results CandidatesArkansas at large New seat New member elected 25 Jacksonian gain Same member also later elected to the next term see below Y Archibald Yell Jacksonian 71 92 William Cummins Whig 28 08 25 25th Congress Edit Arkansas elected its member October 2 1837 this time for a full term District Incumbent This raceMember Party First elected Results CandidatesArkansas at large Archibald Yell 1836 Jacksonian Incumbent re elected Y Archibald Yell Jacksonian 62 38 John Ringgold Whig 37 62 26 Connecticut EditSee also List of United States representatives from Connecticut Connecticut went from six at large seats to six districts for the first time Elections were held April 3 1837 after the new term began but before the Congress convened All incumbents from the at large district were re elected in districts District Incumbent This raceMember Party First elected Results CandidatesConnecticut 1Connecticut 2Connecticut 3Connecticut 4Connecticut 5Connecticut 6Delaware EditSee also List of United States representatives from Delaware This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it February 2020 District Incumbent This raceMember Party First elected Results CandidatesDelaware at largeFlorida Territory EditSee Non voting delegates below Georgia EditSee also List of United States representatives from Georgia This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it February 2020 District Incumbent This raceMember Party First elected Results CandidatesGeorgia at large 9 at large seats Elected on a general ticket Illinois EditSee also List of United States representatives from Illinois Illinois elected its three members on August 1 1834 District Incumbent This raceMember Party First elected Results CandidatesIllinois 1 John Reynolds Jacksonian 1834 Incumbent lost re election as a Democrat New member elected Democratic gain Y Adam W Snyder Democratic 40 4 John Reynolds Democratic 39 4 William J Gatewood Whig 20 2 27 Illinois 2 Zadok Casey Jacksonian 1832 Incumbent re elected to a new party Democratic gain Y Zadok Casey Democratic 65 8 Alexander P Field Whig 32 9 Nathaniel Harmison Independent 1 3 28 Illinois 3 William L May Jacksonian 1834 Incumbent re elected to a new party Democratic gain Y William L May Democratic 54 0 John T Stuart Whig 46 0 29 Indiana EditSee also List of United States representatives from Indiana This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it February 2020 District Incumbent This raceMember Party First elected Results CandidatesIndiana 1Indiana 2Indiana 3Indiana 4Indiana 5Indiana 6Indiana 7Kentucky EditSee also List of United States representatives from Kentucky This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it February 2020 District Incumbent This raceMember Party First elected Results CandidatesKentucky 1Kentucky 2Kentucky 3Kentucky 4Kentucky 5Kentucky 6Kentucky 7Kentucky 8Kentucky 9Kentucky 10Kentucky 11Kentucky 12Kentucky 13Louisiana EditSee also List of United States representatives from Louisiana This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it February 2020 District Incumbent This raceMember Party First elected Results CandidatesLouisiana 1Louisiana 2Louisiana 3Maine EditSee also List of United States representatives from Maine Maine elected its members September 12 1836 except one district went to multiple ballots later in the year This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it February 2020 District Incumbent This raceMember Party First elected Results CandidatesMaine 1Maine 2Maine 3Maine 4Maine 5Maine 6Maine 7Maine 8 Gorham Parks Democratic 1833 Unknown if incumbent retired or lost renomination New member elected after two ballots Democratic hold First ballot September 12 1836 Y Thomas Davee Democratic 49 38 John S Tenney Whig 39 55 James Bates Democratic 10 13 30 Second ballot November 8 1836 Y Thomas Davee Democratic 58 09 John S Tenney Whig 40 82 Others 1 10 31 Maryland EditSee also List of United States representatives from Maryland This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it February 2020 District Incumbent This raceMember Party First elected Results CandidatesMaryland 1Maryland 2Maryland 3Maryland 4 Plural district with 2 seatsMaryland 5Maryland 6Maryland 7Maryland 8Massachusetts EditSee also List of United States representatives from Massachusetts Elections were held November 14 1836 District Incumbent This raceMember Party First elected Results CandidatesMassachusetts 1 Abbott Lawrence Anti Jacksonian 1834 Incumbent retired New member elected Whig gain Y Richard Fletcher Whig 61 8 Amasa Walker Democratic 38 0 32 Massachusetts 2 Stephen C Phillips Anti Jacksonian 1834 Special Incumbent re elected from a different party Whig gain Y Stephen C Phillips Whig 51 1 Joseph S Cabot Democratic 48 9 32 Massachusetts 3 Caleb Cushing Anti Jacksonian 1834 Incumbent re elected from a different party Whig gain Y Caleb Cushing Whig 57 2 Gayton P Osgood Democratic 42 2 32 Massachusetts 4 Samuel Hoar Anti Jacksonian 1834 Incumbent lost re election from a different party New member elected Democratic gain Y William Parmenter Democratic 56 5 Samuel Hoar Whig 43 4 32 Massachusetts 5 Levi Lincoln Jr Anti Jacksonian 1834 Special Incumbent re elected from a different party Whig gain Y Levi Lincoln Jr Whig 65 5 Jubal Harrington Democratic 34 1 32 Massachusetts 6 George Grennell Jr Anti Jacksonian 1834 Incumbent re elected from a different party Whig gain Y George Grennell Jr Whig 69 9 Samuel C Allen Democratic 29 7 32 Massachusetts 7 George N Briggs Anti Jacksonian 1830 Incumbent re elected from a different party Whig gain Y George N Briggs Whig 54 5 Theodore Sedgwick Democratic 45 2 32 Massachusetts 8 William B Calhoun Anti Jacksonian 1834 Incumbent re elected from a different party Whig gain Y William B Calhoun Whig 54 5 George Bancroft Democratic 45 2 32 Massachusetts 9 William S Hastings Anti Jacksonian 1836 Incumbent re elected from a different party Whig gain Y William S Hastings Whig 55 2 Alexander H Everett Democratic 43 9 32 Massachusetts 10 Nathaniel B Borden Jacksonian 1835 Incumbent re elected from a new party Democratic gain Y Nathaniel B Borden Democratic 68 86 William Baylies Whig 31 14 33 Massachusetts 11 John Reed Jr Anti Masonic 18121816 Lost 1818 Incumbent re elected from a different party Whig gain Y John Reed Jr Whig 55 8 Henry Crocker Democratic 44 2 33 Massachusetts 12 John Quincy Adams Anti Masonic 1830 Incumbent re elected from a different party Whig gain Y John Quincy Adams Whig 83 31 Solomon Lincoln Democratic 6 93 John Thomas Unknown 5 92 Scattering 3 84 34 Michigan EditSee also List of United States representatives from Michigan Michigan elected its sole member late on August 22 1837 District Incumbent This raceMember Party First elected Results CandidatesMichigan at large Isaac E Crary Jacksonian 1835 Incumbent re elected to a new party Democratic gain Y Isaac E Crary Democratic 52 6 Hezekiah Wells Whig 47 4 35 Mississippi EditSee also 1837 Mississippi s at large congressional district special election 1838 Mississippi s at large congressional district special election and List of United States representatives from Mississippi A special election was held in Mississippi on July 17 18 1837 Its winners were Democrats John F H Claiborne and Samuel J Gholson The first session of the 25th Congress was a special session beginning on September 4 1837 extending to October 16 In November Mississippi held the regular election Seargent Smith Prentiss a Vicksburg lawyer and Whig unexpectedly launched a vigorous partisan campaign He and fellow Whig Thomas J Word won in an upset Claiborne and Gholson then argued that the July result entitled them to serve full terms With the Whig Party newly organizing the closely divided House in which Anti Masons Nullifiers and the Independent tended to align more with Whigs and to oppose Democrats agreed to hear Prentiss He spoke for nine hours over three days packing the gallery drawing Senators and earning a national reputation for oratory and public admiration from leading Whigs including Senators Clay and Webster The Elections Committee then required a third election Scheduled for April 1838 it confirmed the November result Both Whigs were seated in May late in the second session also serving for the third session District Incumbent This raceMember Party First elected Results CandidatesMississippi at large 2 seats John F H Claiborne Jacksonian 1835 Incumbent lost re election New member elected Whig gain Y Seargent S Prentiss Whig 35 20 Y Thomas J Word Whig 31 82 John F H Claiborne Democratic 17 43 Samuel J Gholson Democratic 15 55 36 Samuel J Gholson Jacksonian 1836 special Incumbent lost re election New member elected Whig gain Missouri EditSee also List of United States representatives from Missouri This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it February 2020 District Incumbent This raceMember Party First elected Results CandidatesMissouri at large At large with 2 seatsNew Hampshire EditSee also List of United States representatives from New Hampshire This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it February 2020 District Incumbent This raceMember Party First elected Results CandidatesNew Hampshire at large At large with 5 seatsNew Jersey EditSee also List of United States representatives from New Jersey This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it February 2020 District Incumbent This raceMember Party First elected Results CandidatesNew Jersey at large At large with 6 seatsNew York EditSee also List of United States representatives from New York This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it February 2020 District Incumbent This raceMember Party First elected Results CandidatesNew York 1New York 2New York 3New York 4New York 5New York 6New York 7New York 8New York 9New York 10New York 11New York 12New York 13New York 14New York 15New York 16New York 17New York 18New York 19New York 20New York 21New York 22New York 23New York 24New York 25New York 26New York 27New York 28New York 29New York 30New York 31New York 32New York 33New York 34New York 35New York 36New York 37New York 38New York 39New York 40North Carolina EditSee also List of United States representatives from North Carolina This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it February 2020 District Incumbent This raceMember Party First elected Results CandidatesNorth Carolina 1North Carolina 2North Carolina 3North Carolina 4North Carolina 5North Carolina 6North Carolina 7North Carolina 8North Carolina 9North Carolina 10North Carolina 11North Carolina 12North Carolina 13Ohio EditSee also List of United States representatives from Ohio This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it February 2020 District Incumbent This raceMember Party First elected Results CandidatesOhio 1Ohio 2Ohio 3Ohio 4Ohio 5Ohio 6Ohio 7Ohio 8Ohio 9Ohio 10Ohio 11Ohio 12Ohio 13Ohio 14Ohio 15Ohio 16Ohio 17Ohio 18Pennsylvania EditSee also 1837 Pennsylvania s 3rd congressional district special election and List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania District Incumbent This raceMember Party First elected Results Candidates j 21 Pennsylvania 1 Joel B Sutherland Jacksonian 1826 Incumbent lost re election New member elected Democratic hold Y Lemuel Paynter Democratic 55 3 Joel B Sutherland Whig k 44 7 Pennsylvania 2 Plural district with 2 seats Joseph R Ingersoll Anti Jacksonian 1834 Incumbent retired New member elected Whig gain Y John Sergeant Whig 63 1 Y George W Toland Whig 63 0 Read Longstreth Democratic 37 7 John M Morris Democratic 36 3 James Harper Anti Jacksonian 1832 Incumbent retired New member elected Whig gain Pennsylvania 3 Michael W Ash Jacksonian 1834 Incumbent retired New member elected Democratic gain Harper died March 18 1837 leading to a special election which was won by Naylor Y Francis J Harper Democratic 50 5 Charles Naylor Whig 49 5 Pennsylvania 4 Plural district with 3 seats William Hiester Anti Masonic 1830 Incumbent retired New member elected Anti Masonic hold Y David Potts Jr Anti Masonic l 53 8 Y Edward Darlington Anti Masonic l 53 6 Y Edward Davies Anti Masonic l 53 6 Samuel Leiper Democratic 46 4 John K Findley Democratic 46 3 John W Cunningham Democratic 46 3 Edward Darlington Anti Masonic 1832 Incumbent re elected David Potts Jr Anti Masonic 1830 Incumbent re elected Pennsylvania 5 Jacob Fry Jr Jacksonian 1834 Incumbent re elected as a Democrat Y Jacob Fry Jr Democratic 61 9 Daniel M Mulvaney Whig 38 1 Pennsylvania 6 Mathias Morris Anti Jacksonian 1834 Incumbent re elected as a Whig Y Mathias Morris Whig 51 4 John Rockman Democratic 48 6 Pennsylvania 7 David D Wagener Jacksonian 1832 Incumbent re elected as a Democrat Y David D Wagener Democratic 73 7 Jacob Weygandt Whig 26 3 Pennsylvania 8 Edward B Hubley Jacksonian 1834 Incumbent re elected as a Democrat Y Edward B Hubley Democratic 54 2 William Audenried Anti Masonic 45 8 Pennsylvania 9 Henry A P Muhlenberg Jacksonian 1828 Incumbent re elected as a Democrat Y Henry A P Muhlenberg Democratic 57 5 Henry W Smith Whig 42 5 Pennsylvania 10 William Clark Anti Masonic 1832 Incumbent retired New member elected Democratic gain Y Luther Reily Democratic 50 8 George W Harris Whig 49 2 Pennsylvania 11 Henry Logan Jacksonian 1834 Incumbent re elected as a Democrat Y Henry Logan Democratic 58 2 Jacob Kirk Whig 41 8 Pennsylvania 12 George Chambers Anti Masonic 1832 Incumbent retired New member elected Democratic gain Y Daniel Sheffer Democratic 50 5 G James McSherry Anti Masonic 49 5 Pennsylvania 13 Jesse Miller Jacksonian 1832 Incumbent retired New member elected Democratic gain Y Charles McClure Democratic 57 5 William Sharon Whig 42 5 Pennsylvania 14 Joseph Henderson Jacksonian 1832 Incumbent retired New member elected Democratic gain Y William W Potter Democratic 59 6 John Williamson Anti Masonic 38 2 John Ashman Anti Masonic 2 2 Pennsylvania 15 Andrew Beaumont Jacksonian 1832 Incumbent retired New member elected Democratic gain Y David Petrikin Democratic 52 1 John McReynolds Whig 47 9 Pennsylvania 16 Joseph B Anthony Jacksonian 1832 Incumbent retired New member elected Democratic gain Y Robert H Hammond Democratic 59 1 Ebenezer Greenough A 40 9 Pennsylvania 17 John Laporte Jacksonian 1832 Incumbent retired New member elected Democratic gain Y Samuel W Morris Democratic 60 2 William Jessup Whig 39 8 Pennsylvania 18 Job Mann Jacksonian 1832 Incumbent lost re election New member elected Anti Masonic gain Y Charles Ogle Anti Masonic 51 7 Job Mann Democratic 48 3 Pennsylvania 19 John Klingensmith Jr Jacksonian 1832 Incumbent re elected as a Democrat Y John Klingensmith Jr Democratic 58 0 James Moorhead Whig 42 0 Pennsylvania 20 Andrew Buchanan Jacksonian 1832 Incumbent re elected as a Democrat Y Andrew Buchanan Democratic 100 Pennsylvania 21 Thomas M T McKennan Anti Masonic 1830 Incumbent re elected Y Thomas M T McKennan Anti Masonic 52 2 Thomas Ringland Democratic 47 8 Pennsylvania 22 Harmar Denny Anti Masonic 1829 Special Incumbent retired New member elected Anti Masonic hold Y Richard Biddle Anti Masonic 51 4 Trevanion B Dallas Democratic 48 6 Pennsylvania 23 Samuel S Harrison Jacksonian 1832 Incumbent retired New member elected Democratic gain Y William Beatty Democratic 56 5 Joseph Buffington Whig 43 5 Pennsylvania 24 John Banks Anti Masonic 1830 Incumbent resigned April 2 1836 New member elected Anti Masonic hold Y Thomas Henry Anti Masonic 56 1 John R Shannon Democratic 43 9 Pennsylvania 25 John Galbraith Jacksonian 1832 Incumbent retired New member elected Democratic gain Y Arnold Plumer Democratic 54 4 David Dick Whig 45 6 Rhode Island EditSee also List of United States representatives from Rhode Island This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it February 2020 District Incumbent This raceMember Party First elected Results CandidatesRhode Island at large At large with 2 seatsSouth Carolina EditSee also List of United States representatives from South Carolina This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it February 2020 District Incumbent This raceMember Party First elected Results CandidatesDistrict Incumbent This raceMember Party First elected Results CandidatesSouth Carolina 1South Carolina 2South Carolina 3South Carolina 4 James H Hammond Nullifier 1834 Incumbent resigned February 26 1836 because of ill health New member elected October 10 1836 Nullifier hold Successor also elected the same day to finish the current term Y Franklin H Elmore Nullifier 100 Unopposed 37 South Carolina 5South Carolina 6South Carolina 7South Carolina 8South Carolina 9Tennessee EditSee also List of United States representatives from Tennessee Elections held late on August 3 1837 District Incumbent This raceMember Party First elected Results CandidatesTennessee 1 William B Carter Anti Jacksonian 1835 Incumbent re elected Whig gain Y William B Carter Whig 52 57 Thomas D Arnold Whig 47 43 38 Tennessee 2 Samuel Bunch Anti Jacksonian 1833 Incumbent lost re election New member elected Democratic gain Y Abraham McClellan Democratic 47 28 Samuel Bunch Whig 40 14 Elliott Bartholomew Whig 12 58 39 Tennessee 3 Luke Lea Anti Jacksonian 1833 Incumbent retired New member elected Whig gain Y Joseph L Williams Whig 62 00 Robert M Anderson Whig 38 00 40 Tennessee 4 James I Standifer Anti Jacksonian 1829 Incumbent re elected Whig gain Y James I Standifer Whig 65 67 William Stone Democratic 34 33 41 Tennessee 5 John B Forester Anti Jacksonian 1831 Incumbent retired New member elected Democratic gain Y Hopkins L Turney Democratic 49 91 Robert Cox Whig 43 33 Peter Burnum Democratic 6 77 42 Tennessee 6 Balie Peyton Anti Jacksonian 1833 Incumbent retired New member elected Whig gain Y William B Campbell Whig 61 68 William Trousdale Democratic 38 32 43 Tennessee 7 John Bell Anti Jacksonian 1827 Incumbent re elected Whig gain Y John Bell Whig 100 44 Tennessee 8 Abram P Maury Anti Jacksonian 1835 Incumbent re elected Whig gain Y Abram P Maury Whig 55 32 William Crockett Democratic 44 68 45 Tennessee 9 James K Polk Jacksonian 1825 Incumbent re elected Democratic gain Y James K Polk Democratic 100 46 Tennessee 10 Ebenezer J Shields Anti Jacksonian 1835 Incumbent re elected Whig gain Y Ebenezer J Shields Whig 55 73 Andrew A Kincannon Democratic 44 27 47 Tennessee 11 Cave Johnson Jacksonian 1829 Incumbent lost re election New member elected Whig gain Y Richard Cheatham Whig 50 60 Cave Johnson Democratic 49 40 48 Tennessee 12 Adam Huntsman Jacksonian 1835 Incumbent retired New member elected Whig gain Y John W Crockett Whig 64 30 Archelans M Hughes Democratic 35 70 49 Tennessee 13 William C Dunlap Jacksonian 1833 Incumbent lost re election New member elected Whig gain Y Christopher H Williams Whig 60 65 William C Dunlap Democratic 39 35 50 Vermont EditSee also List of United States representatives from Vermont This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it February 2020 District Incumbent This raceMember Party First elected Results CandidatesVermont 1Vermont 2Vermont 3Vermont 4Vermont 5Virginia EditSee also List of United States representatives from Virginia This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it February 2020 District Incumbent This raceMember Party First elected Results CandidatesVirginia 1Virginia 2Virginia 3Virginia 4Virginia 5Virginia 6Virginia 7Virginia 8Virginia 9Virginia 10Virginia 11Virginia 12Virginia 13Virginia 14Virginia 15Virginia 16Virginia 17Virginia 18Virginia 19Virginia 20Virginia 21Wisconsin Territory EditSee Non voting delegates below Non voting delegates EditSee also Non voting members of the United States House of Representatives District Incumbent This raceDelegate Party First elected Results CandidatesFlorida Territory at large Joseph M White Jacksonian 1825 Incumbent lost re election New delegate elected 51 Winner was not elected to finish the current term Y Charles Downing Jacksonian Joseph M White Jacksonian data unknown missing Wisconsin Territory at large New district New seat created New delegate elected in October 1836 and seated December 5 1836 Jacksonian gain Y George Wallace Jones Jacksonian data unknown missing 52 See also Edit1836 United States elections 1836 United States presidential election 1836 37 United States Senate elections 24th United States Congress 25th United States Congress List of United States House of Representatives elections 1824 1854 Notes Edit Not including special elections Ran under the Southern Rights label Elected as an Independent John Pope member from Kentucky Previously Jacksonian Previously Anti Jacksonian John Pope won as an Independent and would run later as a Whig After a disputed result an April 23 24 1838 second election confirmed the result of regular election Does not include state results listed above due to special election and Independent Representative 4 The decision was later rescinded leading to a new special election For plural districts percent is based on assumption that each voter cast as many votes as there are seats Changed parties a b c Joint Whig Anti Masonic ticketReferences Edit Dubin p 117 Martis p 94 CQGuide p 966 Error Document history house gov a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Twenty Fourth Congress March 4 1835 to March 3 1837 Clerk of the United States House of Representatives Retrieved August 12 2019 Guide to U S Elections p 566 a b NC District 12 Special Election December 15 2006 Retrieved August 13 2019 via OurCampaigns com a b SC District 04 Special Election November 17 2008 Retrieved August 13 2019 via OurCampaigns com a b PA District 24 Special Election June 2 2007 Retrieved August 13 2019 via OurCampaigns com a b Dubin p 113 a b SC District 09 Special Election November 19 2008 Retrieved August 13 2019 via OurCampaigns com a b GA At Large Special Election February 15 2011 Retrieved August 13 2019 via OurCampaigns com a b PA District 13 Special Election January 10 2009 Retrieved August 14 2019 via OurCampaigns com a b MS At Large Special Election February 5 2013 Retrieved August 12 2019 via OurCampaigns com a b NY District 17 Special Election April 22 2011 Retrieved August 13 2019 via OurCampaigns com Biographical Directory of the U S Congress Retro Member details bioguideretro congress gov a b NJ At Large Special Election February 13 2011 Retrieved August 14 2019 via OurCampaigns com a b GA At Large Special Election February 15 2011 Retrieved August 13 2019 via OurCampaigns com a b IN District 06 Special Election January 23 2013 Retrieved August 14 2019 via OurCampaigns com a b c d Twenty fifth Congress March 4 1837 to March 3 1839 Historian of the United States House of Representatives Retrieved April 9 2019 a b Cox Harold E January 13 2007 25th Congress 1837 1839 PDF Wilkes University Election Statistics Project MS At Large July Our Campaigns Retrieved March 7 2021 a b TN District 04 Special Election February 10 2010 Retrieved August 14 2019 via OurCampaigns com a b OH District 17 Special Election May 8 2006 Retrieved August 14 2019 via OurCampaigns com a b AR At Large Initial Election October 28 2007 Retrieved August 13 2019 via OurCampaigns com AR At Large Retrieved May 18 2020 via OurCampaigns com IL District 1 Race Aug 01 1836 Our Campaigns March 23 2010 Retrieved April 13 2022 IL District 02 Race Aug 01 1836 Our Campaigns March 23 2010 Retrieved April 13 2022 IL District 03 Race Aug 01 1836 Our Campaigns March 23 2010 Retrieved April 13 2022 Our Campaigns ME District 8 1st Trial 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