1842–43 United States House of Representatives elections

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

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

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

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

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

27th Congress
! MA's 1st congressional district
 * Robert C. Winthrop
 * | Whig
 * 1840 (special)
 * | Incumbent resigned May 25, 1842 due to the death of his wife. New member elected June 3, 1842. Whig hold. Successor would later resign and be replaced by his predecessor, see below.
 * nowrap | ✅ Nathan Appleton (Whig) 67.13%

William Washburn (Democratic) 30.04%

Amos Merrill (Liberty) 2.83%

! MA's 1st congressional district
 * Nathan Appleton
 * | Whig
 * 1830 1832 (retired) 1842 (special)
 * | Incumbent resigned September 28, 1842. New member elected November 14, 1842. Whig hold. Successor also elected the same day to the next term, see below.
 * nowrap | ✅ Robert C. Winthrop (Whig) 54.50%

William Washburn (Democratic) 42.12%

Dexter S. King (Liberty) 3.38%


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28th Congress
! MA's 10th congressional district
 * Barker Burnell
 * | Whig
 * 1840
 * | Incumbent died June 15, 1843. New member elected November 13, 1843. Whig hold. Successor seated December 7, 1843.
 * nowrap | ✅ Joseph Grinnell (Whig) 53.47%

Sampson Perkins (Democratic) 42.48%

Caleb Belcher (Liberty) 4.05%


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

! AL's 1st congressional district
 * Benjamin Glover Shields (Redistricted from the AL's at-large congressional district)
 * | Democratic
 * 1841
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Whig gain.
 * nowrap | ✅ James Dellet (Whig) 50.7%

Henry Goldthwaite (Democratic) 49.3%

! AL's 2nd congressional district
 * colspan=3 | New seat
 * | New seat. New member elected. Democratic gain.
 * nowrap | ✅ James Edwin Belser (Democratic) 52.2%

John Pettit (Whig) 47.9%

! AL's 3rd congressional district
 * Dixon Hall Lewis (Redistricted from the AL's at-large congressional district)
 * | Democratic
 * 1829
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ Dixon Hall Lewis (Democratic) 52.3%

Henry Charles Lea (Whig) 47.7%

! AL's 4th congressional district
 * William Winter Payne (Redistricted from the AL's at-large congressional district)
 * | Democratic
 * 1841
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ William Winter Payne (Democratic) 51.7%

Elisha Young (Whig) 48.3%

! AL's 5th congressional district
 * George S. Houston (Redistricted from the AL's at-large congressional district)
 * | Democratic
 * 1841
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ George S. Houston (Democratic) 50.3%

Francis Armstrong (Whig) 49.7%

! AL's 6th congressional district
 * Reuben Chapman (Redistricted from the AL's at-large congressional district)
 * | Democratic
 * 1835
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ Reuben Chapman (Democratic) 83.31%

Unknown 16.69%

! AL's 7th congressional district
 * colspan=3 | Open seat
 * | New seat. New member elected. Democratic gain.
 * nowrap | ✅ Felix Grundy McConnell (Democratic) 52.37%

William Parish Chilton (Whig) 45.37%

Samuel G. Daily (Unknown) 2.26%


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

! AR At-large
 * Edward Cross
 * | Democratic
 * 1838
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ Edward Cross (Democratic) 57.35%

William Cummins (Whig) 32.38%

Lemuel D. Evans (Independent) 10.27%


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

! rowspan=2 | CT's 1st congressional district
 * Joseph Trumbull
 * | Whig
 * 1834 (Special) 1835 (Lost) 1839
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic gain.
 * rowspan=2 nowrap | ✅ Thomas H. Seymour (Democratic) 49.07%

Thomas K. Brace (Whig) 48.68%

Edward Hooker (Liberty) 2.25%


 * John H. Brockway Redistricted from the CT's 6th congressional district
 * | Whig
 * 1839
 * | Incumbent retired. Whig loss.
 * | Incumbent retired. Whig loss.

! CT's 2nd congressional district
 * William Boardman
 * | Whig
 * 1840 (Special)
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic gain.
 * nowrap | ✅ John Stewart (Democratic) 48.89%

Samuel D. Hubbard (Whig) 48.31%

Ely Warner (Liberty) 2.80%

! rowspan=2 | CT's 3rd congressional district
 * Thomas W. Williams
 * | Whig
 * 1839
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic gain.
 * rowspan=2 nowrap | ✅ George S. Catlin (Democratic) 53.43%

Edward Eldredge (Whig) 41.46%

Noyes Billings (Liberty) 5.11%


 * Truman Smith Redistricted from the CT's 5th congressional district
 * | Whig
 * 1839
 * | Incumbent retired. Whig loss.
 * | Incumbent retired. Whig loss.

! CT's 4th congressional district
 * Thomas B. Osborne
 * | Whig
 * 1839
 * | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.
 * nowrap | ✅ Samuel Simons (Democratic) 49.38%

Thomas B. Osborne (Whig) 48.32%

Daniel G. Platt (Liberty) 2.31%


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

The election was decided by a nine-vote margin.

! DE At-large
 * George B. Rodney
 * | Whig
 * 1840
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ George B. Rodney (Whig) 50.04%

William H. Jones (Democratic) 49.96%


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Florida Territory
See Non-voting delegates, below.

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

! rowspan=8 | GA At-large 8 at-large seats
 * Mark A. Cooper
 * | Democratic
 * 1841 (Special)
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * rowspan=8 nowrap | Elected on a general ticket: ✅ Mark A. Cooper (Democratic) 6.48%

✅ John B. Lamar (Democratic) 6.45%

✅ William H. Stiles (Democratic) 6.42%

✅ Hugh A. Haralson (Democratic) 6.42%

✅ Howell Cobb (Democratic) 6.41%

✅ John Millen (Democratic) 6.39%

✅ Edward J. Black (Democratic) 6.37%

✅ John H. Lumpkin (Democratic) 6.37%

Absalom H. Chappell (Whig) 6.50%

Richard W. Habersham (Whig) 6.11%

Augustus R. Wright (Whig) 6.07%

Roger L. Gamble (Whig) 6.06%

Richard H. Wilde (Whig) 6.03%

Augustus Holmes Kenan (Whig) 6.00%

Thomas B. King (Whig) 5.99%

Henry P. Smead (Whig) 5.94%


 * Thomas F. Foster
 * | Whig
 * 1828 1834 (Lost) 1840
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic gain.
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic gain.


 * Thomas B. King
 * | Whig
 * 1838
 * | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.
 * | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.


 * Roger L. Gamble
 * | Whig
 * 1838
 * | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.
 * | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.


 * James A. Meriwether
 * | Whig
 * 1840
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic gain.
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic gain.


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


 * Edward J. Black
 * | Democratic
 * 1838 1840 (Lost) 1841 (Special)
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * Incumbent re-elected.


 * Walter T. Colquitt
 * | Democratic
 * 1841 (Special)
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.


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

! IL's 1st congressional district

! IL's 2nd congressional district

! IL's 3rd congressional district

! IL's 4th congressional district

! IL's 5th congressional district

! IL's 6th congressional district

! IL's 7th congressional district


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

! IN's 1st congressional district

! IN's 2nd congressional district

! IN's 3rd congressional district

! IN's 4th congressional district

! IN's 5th congressional district

! IN's 6th congressional district

! IN's 7th congressional district

! IN's 8th congressional district

! IN's 9th congressional district

! IN's 10th congressional district


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

! KY's 1st congressional district

! KY's 2nd congressional district

! KY's 3rd congressional district

! KY's 4th congressional district

! KY's 5th congressional district

! KY's 6th congressional district

! KY's 7th congressional district

! KY's 8th congressional district

! KY's 9th congressional district

! KY's 10th congressional district


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

! LA's 1st congressional district

! LA's 2nd congressional district

! LA's 3rd congressional district

! LA's 4th congressional district


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

! ME's 1st congressional district

! ME's 2nd congressional district

! ME's 3rd congressional district

! ME's 4th congressional district

! ME's 5th congressional district

! ME's 6th congressional district

! ME's 7th congressional district


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

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

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

! MA's 1st congressional district
 * Nathan Appleton
 * | Whig
 * 1830 1833 (retired) 1842 (Special)
 * | Incumbent resigned September 28, 1842. New member elected. Whig hold. Successor also elected the same day to finish the current term, see above.
 * nowrap | ✅ Robert C. Winthrop (Whig) 54.33%

William Washburn (Democratic) 42.03%

Dexter S. King (Liberty) 3.65%

! MA's 2nd congressional district
 * Leverett Saltonstall I
 * | Whig
 * 1838
 * | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected on the fourth ballot. Whig hold.
 * nowrap | First ballot (November 14, 1842): Robert Rantoul Jr. (Democratic) 46.88%

Leverett Saltonstall I (Whig) 42.76%

William B. Dodge (Liberty) 7.28%

David Pingree (Unknown) 3.09% Second ballot (February 13, 1843): Robert Rantoul Jr. (Democratic) 49.09%

Leverett Saltonstall I (Whig) 39.11%

David H. Barlow (Unknown) 7.33%

David Pingree (Unknown) 2.99%

Stephen Clarendon Phillips (Unknown) 1.49% Third ballot (April 3, 1843): Robert Rantoul Jr. (Democratic) 45.38%

Daniel P. King (Whig) 43.97%

Moses P. Hanson (Liberty) 7.56%

David Pingree (Unknown) 3.10% Fourth ballot (June 5, 1843): ✅ Daniel P. King (Whig) 51.36%

Jeremiah C. Stickney (Democratic) 39.50%

Moses P. Hanson (Liberty) 9.14%

! MA's 3rd congressional district
 * Caleb Cushing
 * | Whig
 * 1834
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected on the seventh ballot. Whig hold.
 * nowrap | First ballot (November 14, 1842): Joseph W. Mansur (Democratic) 48.68%

John P. Robinson (Whig) 39.89%

John Greenleaf Whittier (Liberty) 9.38%

Caleb Cushing (Whig) 2.06% Second ballot (February 13, 1843): Joseph W. Mansur (Democratic) 45.74%

Amos Abbott (Whig) 42.32%

John Greenleaf Whittier (Liberty) 8.29%

Caleb Cushing (Whig) 3.64% Third ballot (April 3, 1843): Joseph W. Mansur (Democratic) 42.76%

Amos Abbott (Whig) 42.39%

John Greenleaf Whittier (Liberty) 12.25%

Caleb Cushing (Whig) 2.60% Fourth ballot (June 5, 1843): Amos Abbott (Whig) 43.82%

Joseph W. Mansur (Democratic) 42.70%

John Greenleaf Whittier (Liberty) 13.48% Fifth ballot (November 13, 1843): Amos Abbott (Whig) 45.19%

Joseph W. Mansur (Democratic) 42.36%

John Greenleaf Whittier (Liberty) 12.46% Sixth ballot (January 1, 1844): Amos Abbott (Whig) 48.63%

Joseph W. Mansur (Democratic) 38.11%

John Greenleaf Whittier (Liberty) 13.26% Seventh ballot (January 29, 1844): ✅ Amos Abbott (Whig) 51.04%

Gayton P. Osgood (Democratic) 39.77%

Gardner B. Perry (Liberty) 9.19%

! MA's 4th congressional district
 * William Parmenter
 * | Democratic
 * 1836
 * Incumbent re-elected on the second ballot.
 * nowrap | First ballot (November 14, 1842): William Parmenter (Democratic) 49.92%

Samuel Hoar (Whig) 43.68%

Thomas M. Ward (Liberty) 5.95% Second ballot (February 13, 1843): ✅ William Parmenter (Democratic) 52.69%

Samuel Hoar (Whig) 39.58%

Thomas M. Ward (Liberty) 7.73%

! MA's 5th congressional district
 * Charles Hudson
 * | Whig
 * 1841 (Special)
 * Incumbent re-elected on the third ballot.
 * nowrap | First ballot (November 14, 1842): Charles Hudson (Whig) 48.41%

Pliny Merrick (Democratic) 45.95%

Phineas Crandall (Liberty) 5.64% Second ballot (February 13, 1843): Charles Hudson (Whig) 49.03%

Pliny Merrick (Democratic) 44.48%

Phineas Crandall (Liberty) 6.49% Third ballot (April 3, 1843): ✅ Charles Hudson (Whig) 51.22%

David Henshaw (Democratic) 41.81%

Phineas Crandall (Liberty) 6.97%

! MA's 6th congressional district
 * Osmyn Baker
 * | Whig
 * 1839 (Special)
 * Incumbent re-elected on the sixth ballot.
 * nowrap | First ballot (November 14, 1842): Osmyn Baker (Whig) 49.02%

Chester W. Chapin (Democratic) 45.71%

Gardiner Dorance (Liberty) 5.27% Second ballot (February 13, 1843): Osmyn Baker (Whig) 48.19%

Chester W. Chapin (Democratic) 45.57%

Gardiner Dorance (Liberty) 6.24% Third ballot (April 3, 1843): Osmyn Baker (Whig) 47.18%

Chester W. Chapin (Democratic) 45.18%

Gardiner Dorance (Liberty) 7.64% Fourth ballot (June 5, 1843): Osmyn Baker (Whig) 47.85%

Chester W. Chapin (Democratic) 45.16%

Gardiner Dorance (Liberty) 6.99% Fifth ballot (November 13, 1843): Osmyn Baker (Whig) 49.57%

Chester W. Chapin (Democratic) 43.95%

Gardiner Dorance (Liberty) 6.48% Sixth ballot (January 1, 1844): ✅ Osmyn Baker (Whig) 50.26%

Chester W. Chapin (Democratic) 40.26%

Gardiner Dorance (Liberty) 9.48%

! MA's 7th congressional district
 * George N. Briggs
 * | Whig
 * 1833
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected on the sixth ballot. Whig hold.
 * nowrap | First ballot (November 14, 1842): Henry W. Bishop (Democratic) 47.05%

Julius Rockwell (Whig) 45.65%

Joel Hayden (Liberty) 4.68%

Henry Shaw (Unknown) 2.62% Second ballot (February 13, 1843): Julius Rockwell (Whig) 45.20%

Henry W. Bishop (Democratic) 43.31%

Scattering 6.71%

Joel Hayden (Liberty) 4.20% Third ballot (April 3, 1843): Julius Rockwell (Whig) 49.11%

Henry W. Bishop (Democratic) 46.04%

Joel Hayden (Liberty) 4.86% Fourth ballot (June 5, 1843): Julius Rockwell (Whig) 47.49%

Henry W. Bishop (Democratic) 37.66%

Joel Hayden (Liberty) 6.03%

John Banning (Unknown) 3.23%

Scattering 2.02%

Ira Curtis (Unknown) 1.76%

Russell Brown (Democratic) 1.03% Fifth ballot (November 13, 1843): Julius Rockwell (Whig) 49.15%

Henry W. Bishop (Democratic) 44.78%

Joel Hayden (Liberty) 6.07% Sixth ballot (January 1, 1844): ✅ Julius Rockwell (Whig) 54.05%

Henry W. Bishop (Democratic) 38.52%

Joel Hayden (Liberty) 7.43%

! MA's 8th congressional district
 * John Quincy Adams Redistricted from the MA's 12th congressional district
 * | Whig
 * 1830
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ John Quincy Adams (Whig) 51.86%

Ezra Wilkinson (Democratic) 46.86%

William M. Jackson (Liberty) 1.27%

! MA's 9th congressional district
 * Nathaniel B. Borden Redistricted from the MA's 10th congressional district
 * | Democratic
 * 1834 1838 (lost) 1841
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.
 * nowrap | ✅ Henry Williams (Democratic) 55.32%

Seth Sprague (Whig) 37.95%

Hodges Read (Liberty) 6.73%

! MA's 10th congressional district
 * Barker Burnell Redistricted from the MA's 11th congressional district
 * | Whig
 * 1840
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ Barker Burnell (Whig) 52.12%

John H. Shaw (Democratic) 44.36%

Caleb Belcher (Liberty) 3.51%


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

! MI's 1st congressional district
 * Jacob M. Howard Redistricted from the MI's at-large congressional district
 * | Whig
 * 1840
 * | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.
 * nowrap | ✅ Robert McClelland (Democratic) 55.4%

Jacob M. Howard (Whig) 38.7%

Arthur S. Porter (Liberty) 5.8%

! MI's 2nd congressional district
 * colspan=3 | None (New seat)
 * | New seat. New member elected. Democratic gain.
 * nowrap | ✅ Lucius Lyon (Democratic) 52.6%

Joseph R. Williams (Whig) 38.2%

Rufus B. Bement (Liberty) 9.2%

! MI's 3rd congressional district
 * colspan=3 | None (New seat)
 * | New seat. New member elected. Democratic gain.
 * nowrap | ✅ James B. Hunt (Democratic) 56.6%

Thomas J. Drake (Whig) 36.5%

William Caulfield (Liberty) 6.9%


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

! rowspan=4 | MS At-large (4 seats)
 * Jacob Thompson
 * | Democratic
 * 1839
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap rowspan=4 |

✅ Jacob Thompson (Democratic Redemption) 14.97%

✅ William H. Hammett (Democratic Redemption) 14.32%

✅ Robert W. Roberts (Democratic Redemption) 13.91%

✅ Tilghman Tucker (Democratic Redemption) 12.24%

Volney E. Tucker (Democratic Anti-Redemption) 11.74%

Joseph Dunbar (Democratic Anti-Redemption) 11.36%

John Gilmer (Democratic Anti-Redemption) 10.95%

William G. Kendall (Democratic Anti-Redemption) 10.52%


 * William M. Gwin
 * | Democratic
 * 1841
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.
 * colspan=3 | None (new district)
 * | New district. Democratic gain.
 * colspan=3 | None (new district)
 * | New district. Democratic gain.
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 * colspan=3 | None (new district)
 * | New district. Democratic gain.
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Missouri
Missouri gained 3 seats, going from 2 to 5 members. Elections were held at-large on a general ticket August 1, 1842.

! rowspan=5 | MO At-large 5 seats on a general ticket
 * rowspan=5 nowrap | ✅ John Jameson (Democratic) 19.31%
 * rowspan=5 nowrap | ✅ John Jameson (Democratic) 19.31%
 * rowspan=5 nowrap | ✅ John Jameson (Democratic) 19.31%
 * rowspan=5 nowrap | ✅ John Jameson (Democratic) 19.31%
 * rowspan=5 nowrap | ✅ John Jameson (Democratic) 19.31%

✅ James B. Bowlin (Democratic) 19.06%

✅ James M. Hughes (Democratic) 18.98%

✅ James H. Relfe (Democratic) 18.90%

✅ Gustavus M. Bower (Democratic) 18.47%

John P. Campbell (Democratic) 4.44%


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

! rowspan=4 | NH At-large 4 seats on a general ticket
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New Jersey
New Jersey lost 1 seats, going from 6 to 5 members. Elections were held from districts October 8, 1842, having previously elected them at-large.

! NJ's 1st congressional district
 * Joseph Fitz Randolph Redistricted from the NJ's at-large congressional district
 * | Whig
 * 1836
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic gain.
 * nowrap | ✅ Lucius Elmer (Democratic) 51.33%

Edmond L. Wales (Whig) 48.67%

! NJ's 2nd congressional district
 * John B. Aycrigg Redistricted from the NJ's at-large congressional district
 * | Whig
 * 1836 1838 (not seated) 1840
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic gain.
 * nowrap | ✅ George Sykes (Democratic) 51.98%

William Irick (Whig) 48.02%

! NJ's 3rd congressional district
 * William Halstead Redistricted from the NJ's at-large congressional district
 * | Whig
 * 1836 1838 (not seated) 1840
 * | Unknown if incumbent retired or lost. New member elected. Democratic gain.
 * nowrap | ✅ Isaac G. Farlee (Democratic)

Unopposed

! NJ's 4th congressional district
 * John Patterson Bryan Maxwell Redistricted from the NJ's at-large congressional district
 * | Whig
 * 1836 1838 (not seated) 1840
 * | Unknown if incumbent retired or lost. New member elected. Democratic gain.
 * nowrap | ✅ Littleton Kirkpatrick (Democratic) 51.06%

Samuel B. Halsey (Whig) 48.94%

! rowspan=2 | NJ's 5th congressional district
 * Charles C. Stratton Redistricted from the NJ's at-large congressional district
 * | Whig
 * 1836 1838 (not seated) 1840
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Whig hold.
 * rowspan=2 nowrap | ✅ William Wright (Ind. Whig) 52.68%

William B. Winney (Whig) 48.32%


 * Thomas Jones Yorke Redistricted from the NJ's at-large congressional district
 * | Whig
 * 1836 1838 (not seated) 1840
 * | Unknown if incumbent retired or lost. Whig loss.
 * | Unknown if incumbent retired or lost. Whig loss.


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

! NY's 1st congressional district

! NY's 2nd congressional district

! NY's 3rd congressional district

! NY's 4th congressional district

! NY's 5th congressional district

! NY's 6th congressional district

! NY's 7th congressional district

! NY's 8th congressional district

! NY's 9th congressional district

! NY's 10th congressional district

! NY's 11th congressional district

! NY's 12th congressional district

! NY's 13th congressional district

! NY's 14th congressional district

! NY's 15th congressional district

! NY's 16th congressional district

! NY's 17th congressional district

! NY's 18th congressional district

! NY's 19th congressional district

! NY's 20th congressional district

! NY's 21st congressional district

! NY's 22nd congressional district

! NY's 23rd congressional district

! NY's 24th congressional district

! NY's 25th congressional district

! NY's 26th congressional district

! NY's 27th congressional district

! NY's 28th congressional district

! NY's 29th congressional district

! NY's 30th congressional district

! NY's 31st congressional district

! NY's 32nd congressional district

! NY's 33rd congressional district

! NY's 34th congressional district


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

! NC's 1st congressional district

! NC's 2nd congressional district

! NC's 3rd congressional district

! NC's 4th congressional district

! NC's 5th congressional district

! NC's 6th congressional district

! NC's 7th congressional district

! NC's 8th congressional district

! NC's 9th congressional district


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

! OH's 1st congressional district

! OH's 2nd congressional district

! OH's 3rd congressional district

! OH's 4th congressional district

! OH's 5th congressional district

! OH's 6th congressional district

! OH's 7th congressional district

! OH's 8th congressional district

! OH's 9th congressional district

! OH's 10th congressional district

! OH's 11th congressional district

! OH's 12th congressional district

! OH's 13th congressional district

! OH's 14th congressional district

! OH's 15th congressional district

! OH's 16th congressional district

! OH's 17th congressional district

! OH's 18th congressional district

! OH's 19th congressional district

! OH's 20th congressional district

! OH's 21st congressional district


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

! PA's 1st congressional district

! PA's 2nd congressional district

! PA's 3rd congressional district

! PA's 4th congressional district

! PA's 5th congressional district

! PA's 6th congressional district

! PA's 7th congressional district

! PA's 8th congressional district

! PA's 9th congressional district

! PA's 10th congressional district

! PA's 11th congressional district

! PA's 12th congressional district

! PA's 13th congressional district

! PA's 14th congressional district

! PA's 15th congressional district

! PA's 16th congressional district

! PA's 17th congressional district

! PA's 18th congressional district

! PA's 19th congressional district

! PA's 20th congressional district

! PA's 21st congressional district

! PA's 22nd congressional district

! PA's 23rd congressional district

! PA's 24th congressional district


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

! RI's 1st congressional district
 * Robert B. Cranston (Redistricted from the RI's at-large congressional district)
 * | Whig
 * 1837
 * | Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re-election. New member elected. Law and Order gain.
 * nowrap | ✅ Henry Y. Cranston (Law and Order)

! RI's 2nd congressional district
 * Joseph L. Tillinghast (Redistricted from the RI's at-large congressional district)
 * | Whig
 * 1837
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Law and Order gain.
 * nowrap | ✅ Elisha R. Potter (Law and Order)


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

! SC's 1st congressional district

! SC's 2nd congressional district

! SC's 3rd congressional district

! SC's 4th congressional district

! SC's 5th congressional district

! SC's 6th congressional district

! SC's 7th congressional district


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

! TN's 1st congressional district
 * Thomas D. Arnold
 * | Whig
 * 1841
 * |Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic gain.
 * nowrap |

✅ Andrew Johnson (Democratic) 52.31%

John Aiken (Whig) 47.69%

! TN's 2nd congressional district
 * Abraham McClellan
 * | Democratic
 * 1837
 * |Incumbent retired. New member elected. Whig gain.
 * nowrap |

✅ William T. Senter (Whig) 59.03%

William Wallace (Democratic) 40.97%

! rowspan=2 | TN's 3rd congressional district
 * Joseph L. Williams
 * | Whig
 * 1837
 * | Incumbent lost renomination. Whig loss.
 * rowspan=2 nowrap |

✅ Julius W. Blackwell (Democratic) 50.41%

Thomas J. Campbell (Whig) 49.60%


 * Thomas J. Campbell Redistricted from the Tn's 4th congressional district.
 * | Whig
 * 1841
 * |Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.
 * |Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.

! TN's 4th congressional district
 * colspan=3 | None (new district)
 * |New district. Democratic gain.
 * nowrap |

✅ Alvan Cullom (Democratic) 58.66%

Thomas L. Bransford (Whig) 41.34%

! TN's 5th congressional district
 * Hopkins L. Turney
 * | Democratic
 * 1837
 * |Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.
 * nowrap |

✅ George W. Jones (Democratic) 63.46%

Medicas H. Long (Whig) 36.54%

! rowspan=2 | TN's 6th congressional district
 * William B. Campbell
 * | Whig
 * 1837
 * | Incumbent retired. Whig loss.
 * nowrap rowspan=2 |

✅ Aaron V. Brown (Democratic) 52.76%

Neill S. Brown (Whig) 47.24%


 * Aaron V. Brown Redistricted from the Tn's 10th congressional district.
 * | Democratic
 * 1839
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * Incumbent re-elected.

! TN's 7th congressional district
 * Robert L. Caruthers
 * | Whig
 * 1841
 * |Incumbent retired. New member elected. Whig hold.
 * nowrap |

✅ David W. Dickinson (Whig) 100%

! TN's 8th congressional district
 * Meredith P. Gentry
 * | Whig
 * 1839
 * |Incumbent retired. New member elected. Whig hold.
 * nowrap |

✅ Joseph H. Peyton (Whig) 55.62%

David Donalson (Democratic) 44.38%

! rowspan=2 | TN's 9th congressional district
 * Harvey M. Watterson
 * | Democratic
 * 1839
 * | Incumbent retired. Democratic loss.
 * nowrap rowspan=2 | ✅ Cave Johnson (Democratic) 51.19%

Gustavus Adolphus Henry, Sr. (Whig) 48.81%


 * Cave Johnson Redistricted from the Tn's 11th congressional district.
 * | Democratic
 * 1839
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * Incumbent re-elected.

! TN's 10th congressional district
 * colspan=3 | None (new district)
 * | New district. Whig gain.
 * nowrap |

✅ John B. Ashe (Whig) 50.85%

Frederick P. Staunton (Democratic) 49.15%

! TN's 11th congressional district
 * Milton Brown Redistricted from the Tn's 12th congressional district.
 * | Whig
 * 1841
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ Milton Brown (Whig) 61.12%

Stephen C. Davatt (Democratic) 38.88%


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

! VT's 1st congressional district

! VT's 2nd congressional district

! VT's 3rd congressional district

! VT's 4th congressional district


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

! VA's 1st congressional district

! VA's 2nd congressional district

! VA's 3rd congressional district

! VA's 4th congressional district

! VA's 5th congressional district

! VA's 6th congressional district

! VA's 7th congressional district

! VA's 8th congressional district

! VA's 9th congressional district

! VA's 10th congressional district

! VA's 11th congressional district

! VA's 12th congressional district

! VA's 13th congressional district

! VA's 14th congressional district

! VA's 15th congressional district


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Wisconsin Territory
See Non-voting delegates, below.

Non-voting delegates
! Florida Territory At-large
 * David Levy Yulee
 * | Democratic
 * 1840
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ David Levy Yulee (Democratic)

! Iowa Territory At-large
 * Augustus C. Dodge
 * | Democratic
 * 1840
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ Augustus C. Dodge (Democratic)

! Wisconsin Territory At-large


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