1850–51 United States House of Representatives elections
House elections for the 32nd U.S. Congress
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States held the 1850–51 United States House of Representatives elections between August 5, 1850, and November 4, 1851, during President Millard Fillmore's term. Each state set a date for its elections to the House of Representatives before the first session of the 32nd United States Congress convened on December 1, 1851. Thirty-one states held elections, for 233 House seats.
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August 5, 1850 – November 4, 1851
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All 233 seats in the United States House of Representatives 117 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Results: Democratic gain Whig gain Democratic hold Whig hold Free Soil hold Free Soil gain Union gain Southern Rights gain Independent gain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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After previously winning a plurality, the Democrats won a majority over the rival Whigs. Incumbent Whig President Millard Fillmore, who had succeeded to the Presidency in July 1850 after the death of more charismatic General Zachary Taylor, lacked a strong political base. The Compromise of 1850, which admitted California alone as a free state in exchange for concessions to slave state interests, began integration of the Mexican Cession. It appeared in the short term that Congress had politically feasible options to contain sectionalism and to reduce tensions over expanding slavery in the West. This optimism soon would prove unfounded.
In the South, two short-lived minor parties formed, one supporting, and the other opposing, the Compromise of 1850. The supporting Union Party won 10 seats, while the opposing Southern Rights Party won three.[1] The Free Soil Party, which opposed the expansion of slavery into the Western territories, lost seats and was reduced to four Representatives.
Election summaries
| State | Type | Date | Total seats |
Democratic | Free Soil | Southern Rights | Union | Whig | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seats | Change | Seats | Change | Seats | Change | Seats | Change | Seats | Change | ||||
| Iowa | District | August 5, 1850 | 2 | 2 |  |
0 | |
0 | |
0 | |
0 | |
| Missouri | District | August 5, 1850 | 5 | 2[f] |  3 |
0 | |
0 | |
0 | |
3 |  3 |
| Vermont | District | September 3, 1850 | 4 | 1[g] | |
0 | |
0 | |
0 | |
3 | |
| Maine | District | September 9, 1850 | 7 | 5 | |
0 | |
0 | |
0 | |
2 | |
| Florida | At-large | October 7, 1850 | 1 | 0 | |
0 | |
0 | |
0 | |
1 | |
| Ohio | District | October 8, 1850 | 21 | 11[h] | |
1 | 1 |
0 | |
0 | |
9 | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | District | October 8, 1850 | 24[i] | 15[j] | 6 |
0 | 1 |
0 | |
0 | |
9[k] | 4 |
| South Carolina | District | October 14–15, 1850 | 7 | 7 | |
0 | |
0 | |
0 | |
0 | |
| Illinois | District | November 5, 1850 (Election Day)[l] |
7 | 6 | |
0 | |
0 | |
0 | |
1 | |
| Michigan | District | 3 | 1 | 1 |
0 | |
0 | |
0 | |
2[m] | 1 | |
| New Jersey | District | 5 | 4 | 3 |
0 | |
0 | |
0 | |
1 | 3 | |
| New York | District | 34 | 17 | 16 |
0 | 1 |
0 | |
0 | |
17 | 15 | |
| Wisconsin | District | 3 | 2[h] | 1 |
1[n] | |
0 | |
0 | |
0 | 1 | |
| Massachusetts | District | November 11, 1850 | 10[o] | 1 | 1 |
2 | 1 |
0 | |
0 | |
7 | 1 |
| Delaware | At-large | November 12, 1850 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
0 | |
0 | |
0 | |
0 | 1 |
| Late elections (after the March 4, 1851 beginning of the term) | |||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | District | March 11, 1851 | 4 | 2 | |
0 | 1 |
0 | |
0 | |
2 | 1 |
| Rhode Island | District | April 2, 1851 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
0 | |
0 | |
0 | |
1 | 1 |
| Connecticut | District | April 7, 1851 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
0 | 1 |
0 | |
0 | |
1 | |
| Alabama | District | August 4, 1851 | 7 | 4[p] | 1 |
0 | |
0 | |
1 | 1 |
2[q] | |
| Arkansas | At-large | August 4, 1851 | 1 | 1 | |
0 | |
0 | |
0 | |
0 | |
| Indiana | District | August 4, 1851 | 10 | 8 | |
0 | 1 |
0 | |
0 | |
2 | 1 |
| Kentucky | District | August 4, 1851 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
0 | |
0 | |
0 | |
5 | 1 |
| Texas | District | August 4, 1851 | 2 | 2 | |
0 | |
0 | |
0 | |
0 | |
| North Carolina | District | August 7, 1851 | 9 | 3[r] | |
0 | |
0 | |
0 | |
6[s] | |
| Tennessee | District | August 7, 1851 | 11 | 7[h] | |
0 | |
0 | |
0 | |
4 | |
| California | At-large | September 3, 1851 | 2[t] | 2 | 1 |
0 | |
0 | |
0 | |
0 | |
| Maryland | District | October 1, 1851 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
0 | |
0 | |
0 | |
4[u] | 1 |
| Georgia | District | October 6, 1851 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
0 | |
2 | 2 |
6 | 6 |
0 | 4 |
| Virginia | District | October 23, 1851 | 15 | 13 | |
0 | |
0 | |
0 | |
2 | |
| Mississippi | District | November 3–4, 1851 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
0 | |
1 | 1 |
3 | 3 |
0 | |
| Louisiana | District | November 4, 1851 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
0 | |
0 | |
0 | |
2 | 1 |
| Total | 233 | 130[v] 55.8% |
17 |
4 1.7% |
5 |
3 1.3% |
3 |
10 4.3% |
10 |
86[u] 36.9% |
22 | ||
One district in Massachusetts had been vacant in the 31st Congress. No new seats were added.
The previous election had 1 Know-Nothing and 1 Independent.
Special elections
31st Congress
32nd Congress
Alabama
Elections were held August 4, 1851, after the March 4, 1851 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1851.
Arkansas
The election was held August 4, 1851, after the March 4, 1851 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1851.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Arkansas at-large | Robert W. Johnson | Democratic | 1846 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California
California's members were elected late, at-large statewide, September 3, 1851. There were nevertheless seated with the rest of the House at the beginning of the first session.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| California at-large 2 seats |
George W. Wright | Independent | 1849 | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. |
(Elected on a general ticket)
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| Edward Gilbert | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | ||
Connecticut
Elections were held April 7, 1851, after the March 4, 1851 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1851.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[6] | |
| Connecticut 1 | Loren P. Waldo | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent lost re-election. Whig gain. |
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| Connecticut 2 | Walter Booth | Free Soil | 1849 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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| Connecticut 3 | Chauncey F. Cleveland | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Connecticut 4 | Thomas B. Butler | Whig | 1849 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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Delaware
The election was held November 12, 1850.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Delaware at-large | John W. Houston | Whig | 1844 | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. |
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Florida
The election was held October 7, 1850.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Florida at-large | Edward C. Cabell | Whig | 1845 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia
Elections were held October 6, 1851.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Georgia 1 | Joseph W. Jackson | Democratic | 1850 | Incumbent re-elected. Southern Rights gain. |
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| Georgia 2 | Marshall Johnson Wellborn | Democratic | 1848 | Incumbent retired. Constitutional Union gain. |
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| Georgia 3 | Allen F. Owen | Whig | 1848 | Incumbent retired. Southern Rights gain. |
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| Georgia 4 | Hugh A. Haralson | Democratic | 1842 | Incumbent retired. Constitutional Union gain. |
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| Georgia 5 | Thomas C. Hackett | Democratic | 1848 | Incumbent retired. Constitutional Union gain. |
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| Georgia 6 | Howell Cobb | Democratic | 1842 | Incumbent retired. Constitutional Union gain. |
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| Georgia 7 | Alexander H. Stephens | Whig | 1843 | Incumbent re-elected as a Unionist. Constitutional Union gain. |
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| Georgia 8 | Robert Toombs | Whig | 1844 | Incumbent re-elected as a Unionist. Constitutional Union gain. |
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Illinois
Elections were held November 5, 1850.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Illinois 1 | William H. Bissell | Democratic | 1848 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Illinois 2 | John A. McClernand | Democratic | 1842 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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| Illinois 3 | Timothy R. Young | Democratic | 1848 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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| Illinois 4 | John Wentworth | Democratic | 1842 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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| Illinois 5 | William Alexander Richardson | Democratic | 1847 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Illinois 6 | Edward D. Baker | Whig | 1848 | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. |
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| Illinois 7 | Thomas L. Harris | Democratic | 1848 | Incumbent lost re-election. Whig gain. |
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Indiana
Elections were held August 4, 1851, after the March 4, 1851 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1851.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Indiana 1 | Nathaniel Albertson | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent Lost renomination. Democratic hold. |
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| Indiana 2 | Cyrus L. Dunham | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Indiana 3 | John L. Robinson | Democratic | 1847 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Indiana 4 | George W. Julian | Free Soil | 1849 | Incumbent lost re-election. Whig gain. |
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| Indiana 5 | John L. Robinson | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent Lost renomination. Democratic hold. |
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| Indiana 6 | Willis A. Gorman | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Indiana 7 | Edward W. McGaughey | Whig | 1849 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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| Indiana 8 | Joseph E. McDonald | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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| Indiana 9 | Graham N. Fitch | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Indiana 10 | Andrew J. Harlan | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent retired. Whig gain. |
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Iowa
Elections were held August 5, 1850.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Iowa 1 | Daniel F. Miller | Whig | 1850 | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. |
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| Iowa 2 | Shepherd Leffler | Democratic | 1846 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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Kentucky
Elections were held August 4, 1851, after the March 4, 1851 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1851.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Kentucky 1 | Linn Boyd | Democratic | 1839 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Kentucky 2 | James Leeper Johnson | Whig | 1849 | Incumbent renominated but declined. Whig hold. |
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| Kentucky 3 | Finis McLean | Whig | 1849 | Incumbent retired. Whig hold. |
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| Kentucky 4 | George Caldwell | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent retired. Whig gain. |
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| Kentucky 5 | John Burton Thompson | Whig | 1847 | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. |
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| Kentucky 6 | Daniel Breck | Whig | 1849 | Incumbent retired. Whig hold. |
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| Kentucky 7 | Humphrey Marshall | Whig | 1849 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Kentucky 8 | Charles S. Morehead | Whig | 1847 | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. |
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| Kentucky 9 | John C. Mason | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Kentucky 10 | Richard H. Stanton | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Louisiana
Elections were held November 4, 1851, after the March 4, 1851 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1851.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Louisiana 1 | |||||
| Louisiana 2 | |||||
| Louisiana 3 | |||||
| Louisiana 4 | |||||
Maine
Maryland
Elections were held October 1, 1851 elections were after the March 4, 1851 beginning of the new term, but still before the Congress convened in December 1851.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Maryland 1 | |||||
| Maryland 2 | |||||
| Maryland 3 | |||||
| Maryland 4 | |||||
| Maryland 5 | |||||
| Maryland 6 | |||||
Massachusetts
Elections were held November 11, 1850, but at least one district's elections went to multiple ballots into 1851.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Massachusetts 1 | |||||
| Massachusetts 2 | |||||
| Massachusetts 3 | |||||
| Massachusetts 4 | Vacant due to failure to elect. | Whig gain. | First ballot (November 11, 1850)
Second ballot (January 20, 1851)
Third ballot (April 7, 1851)
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| Massachusetts 5 | |||||
| Massachusetts 6 | |||||
| Massachusetts 7 | Julius Rockwell | Whig | 1844 (late) | Incumbent lost re-election. Whig hold. |
First ballot (November 11, 1850)
Second ballot (January 20, 1851)
Third ballot (April 7, 1851)
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| Massachusetts 8 | |||||
| Massachusetts 9 | |||||
| Massachusetts 10 | |||||
Michigan
Elections were held November 5, 1850.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Michigan 1 | Alexander W. Buel | Democratic | 1848 | Incumbent lost re-election. Whig gain. |
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| Michigan 2 | William Sprague | Whig | 1848 | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. |
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| Michigan 3 | Kinsley S. Bingham | Democratic | 1846 | Incumbent retired. Whig gain. |
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Minnesota Territory
See Non-voting delegates, below.
Mississippi
Elections were held November 3–4, 1851, after the March 4, 1851 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1851.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Mississippi 1 | Jacob Thompson | Democratic | 1839 | Incumbent lost re-election as a Southern Rights candidate. Union gain. |
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| Mississippi 2 | Winfield S. Featherston | Democratic | 1847 | Incumbent lost re-election as a Southern Rights candidate. Union gain. |
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| Mississippi 3 | William McWillie | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent lost re-election as a Southern Rights candidate. Union gain. |
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| Mississippi 4 | Albert G. Brown | Democratic | 1847 | Incumbent re-elected as a Southern Rights candidate. Southern Rights gain. |
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Missouri
Elections were held August 5, 1850.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Missouri 1 | |||||
| Missouri 2 | |||||
| Missouri 3 | |||||
| Missouri 4 | |||||
| Missouri 5 | |||||
New Hampshire
Elections were held March 11, 1851, after the March 4, 1851 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1851.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| New Hampshire 1 | Amos Tuck | Free Soil | 1847 | Incumbent won re-election as a Whig. Whig gain. |
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| New Hampshire 2 | Charles H. Peaslee | Democratic | 1847 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New Hampshire 3 | George W. Morrison | Democratic | 1850 (special) | Incumbent lost re-election. Whig gain. |
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| New Hampshire 4 | Harry Hibbard | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Jersey
Elections were held November 5, 1850.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| New Jersey 1 | |||||
| New Jersey 2 | |||||
| New Jersey 3 | |||||
| New Jersey 4 | |||||
| New Jersey 5 | |||||
New Mexico Territory
See Non-voting delegates, below.
New York
Elections were held November 5, 1850.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| New York 1 | |||||
| New York 2 | |||||
| New York 3 | |||||
| New York 4 | |||||
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| New York 32 | |||||
| New York 33 | |||||
| New York 34 | |||||
North Carolina
Elections were held August 7, 1851, after the March 4, 1851 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1851.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| North Carolina 1 | |||||
| North Carolina 2 | |||||
| North Carolina 3 | |||||
| North Carolina 4 | |||||
| North Carolina 5 | |||||
| North Carolina 6 | |||||
| North Carolina 7 | |||||
| North Carolina 8 | |||||
| North Carolina 9 | |||||
Ohio
Oregon Territory
See Non-voting delegates, below.
Pennsylvania
Elections were held October 8, 1850.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Pennsylvania 1 | |||||
| Pennsylvania 2 | |||||
| Pennsylvania 3 | |||||
| Pennsylvania 4 | |||||
| Pennsylvania 5 | |||||
| Pennsylvania 6 | |||||
| Pennsylvania 7 | |||||
| Pennsylvania 8 | |||||
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| Pennsylvania 10 | |||||
| Pennsylvania 11 | |||||
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| Pennsylvania 13 | |||||
| Pennsylvania 14 | |||||
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| Pennsylvania 16 | |||||
| Pennsylvania 17 | |||||
| Pennsylvania 18 | |||||
| Pennsylvania 19 | |||||
| Pennsylvania 20 | |||||
| Pennsylvania 21 | |||||
| Pennsylvania 22 | |||||
| Pennsylvania 23 | |||||
| Pennsylvania 24 | |||||
Rhode Island
Elections were held April 2, 1851, after the March 4, 1851 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1851.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Rhode Island 1 | |||||
| Rhode Island 2 | |||||
South Carolina
Elections were held October 14–15, 1850.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| South Carolina 1 | |||||
| South Carolina 2 | |||||
| South Carolina 3 | |||||
| South Carolina 4 | |||||
| South Carolina 5 | |||||
| South Carolina 6 | |||||
| South Carolina 7 | |||||
Tennessee
Elections were held August 7, 1851, after the March 4, 1851 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1851.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Tennessee 1 | Andrew Johnson | Democratic | 1842 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 2 | Albert G. Watkins | Whig | 1849 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 3 | Josiah M. Anderson | Whig | 1849 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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| Tennessee 4 | John H. Savage | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 5 | George W. Jones | Democratic | 1842 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌ George W. Jones (Democratic) 100%[36] |
| Tennessee 6 | James H. Thomas | Democratic | 1847 | Incumbent lost re-election. Independent Democratic gain. |
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| Tennessee 7 | Meredith P. Gentry | Whig | 1845 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌ Meredith P. Gentry (Whig) 100%[38] |
| Tennessee 8 | Andrew Ewing | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent retired. Whig gain. |
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| Tennessee 9 | Isham G. Harris | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 10 | Frederick P. Stanton | Democratic | 1845 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 11 | Christopher H. Williams | Whig | 1849 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌ Christopher H. Williams (Whig) 100%[42] |
Texas
Utah Territory
See Non-voting delegates, below.
Vermont
Elections were held September 3, 1850.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[43] | |
| Vermont 1 | William Henry | Whig | 1846 | Incumbent retired. Whig hold. |
First ballot
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| Vermont 2 | William Hebard | Whig | 1848 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Vermont 3 | James Meacham | Whig | 1849 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Vermont 4 | Lucius B. Peck | Democratic | 1846 | Incumbent retired. Free Soil gain. |
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Virginia
Elections were held October 23, 1851, after the March 4, 1851 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1851.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[44] | |
| Virginia 1 | John Millson | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Virginia 2 | Richard Kidder Meade | Democratic | 1847 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Virginia 3 | Thomas H. Averett | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Virginia 4 | Thomas S. Bocock | Democratic | 1847 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Virginia 5 | Paulus Powell | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Virginia 6 | James Seddon | Democratic | 1845 1847 (retired) 1849 |
Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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| Virginia 7 | Thomas H. Bayly | Democratic | 1844 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Virginia 8 | Alexander Holladay | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Virginia 9 | Jeremiah Morton | Ind. Whig | 1849 | Incumbent lost re-election as a Democrat. Whig gain. |
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| Virginia 10 | Richard Parker | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent retired. Whig gain. |
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| Virginia 11 | James McDowell | Democratic | 1846 (special) | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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| Virginia 12 | Henry A. Edmundson | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Virginia 13 | Fayette McMullen | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Virginia 14 | James M. H. Beale | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Virginia 15 | Thomas Haymond | Whig | 1849 (special) | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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Wisconsin
Elections were held November 5, 1850.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[45] | |
| Wisconsin 1 | Charles Durkee | Free Soil | 1848 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Wisconsin 2 | Orsamus Cole | Whig | 1848 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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| Wisconsin 3 | James Duane Doty | Democratic | 1848 | Incumbent won re-election as an Independent. Independent Democratic gain. |
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Non-voting delegates
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delegate | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Minnesota Territory | Henry Hastings Sibley | Democratic | 1848 (Wis. Territory: special) 1849 (Wis. Territory: eliminated) 1849 (Minn. Territory) |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New Mexico Territory | New seat | New seat. Democratic gain. |
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| Oregon Territory | Samuel Thurston | Democratic | 1849 (new seat) | Incumbent died April 9, 1851. New delegate elected June 2, 1851.[47] Democratic hold. |
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| Utah Territory | New seat | New seat. Independent gain. |
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See also
Notes
- Includes one Anti-Benton Democrat, one Benton Democrat, two Southern Rights Democrats, two Union Democrats, and one Secessionist Democrat
- Includes two Union Whigs and one Secessionist Whig
- Includes three Independent Democrats and one Independent Whig.
- Free Soil had 4 seats and Southern Rights had 3.
- Union had 10 seats.
- Includes one Anti-Benton Democrat and one Benton Democrat
- One Democrat was backed by Free Soil
- Includes one Independent Democrat.
- There was 1 Know-Nothing in the 31st Congress.
- One Democrat was backed by Free Soil
- One Whig was backed by Free Soil
- Two Whigs were backed by Free Soil
- One Free Soil was backed by the Whigs
- One seat, Massachusetts's 4th congressional district, had been vacant during the entire 31st Congress.
- Includes two Southern Rights Democrats and two Union Democrats
- Includes two Union Whigs
- Includes one Seccionist Democrat
- Includes one Seccionist Whig
- There was 1 Independent in the 31st Congress.
- Includes 1 Independent Whig.
- Includes three Independent Democrats from Ohio, Tennessee, and Wisconsin.