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The Twenty-fifth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1837 to March 3, 1839, during the first two years of the administration of U.S. President Martin Van Buren.

The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Fifth Census of the United States in 1830. Both chambers had a Democratic majority.

This article supplements the general article with a list of the members by state delegation.


 * see also: 25th Congress - general''

Dates of sessions
March 4, 1837 - March 3, 1839 Previous congress: 24th Congress - state detail Next congress: 26th Congress - state detail
 * Special session of the Senate: March 4, 1837 – March 10, 1837
 * First session: September 4, 1837 - October 16, 1837
 * Second session: December 4, 1837 - July 9, 1838
 * Third session: December 3, 1838 - March 3, 1839 — a lame duck session

Party summary
The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this Congress, and includes members from vacancies and newly admitted states, when they were first seated. Changes resulting from subsequent replacements are shown below in the "Changes in membership" section.

Leadership

 * Senate


 * Vice President of the United States (President of the Senate):
 * Richard M. Johnson, Democratic of Kentucky
 * President pro tempore of the Senate:
 * William R. King, Democratic of Alabama, elected March 7, 1837
 * House of Representatives


 * Speaker of the House
 * James K. Polk, Democratic of Tennessee, elected September 4, 1837

Membership detail by state
Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1838; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1840; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1842.

The names of members of the House of Representatives elected statewide on the general ticket or otherwise at-large, are preceded by an "A/L," and the names of those elected from districts, whether plural or single member, are preceded by their district numbers.

Many of the congressional district numbers are linked to articles describing the district itself. Since the boundaries of the districts have changed often and substantially, the linked article may only describe the district as it exists today, and not as it was at the time of this Congress.

The list below is arranged by state, then by chamber. Senators are shown in order of seniority, House members in district order.

Alabama

 * Senate


 * 2: William R. D. King (1786-1853), Democratic
 * 3: John McKinley (1780-1852), Democratic …resigned April 22, 1837.
 * Clement C. Clay (1789-1866), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy June 19, 1837.
 * House of Representatives (5 seats)


 * Alabama's 1st congressional district: Reuben Chapman (1799-1882), Democratic
 * Alabama's 2nd congressional district: Joshua L. Martin (1799-1856), Democratic
 * Alabama's 3rd congressional district: Joab Lawler (1796-1838), Whig …died May 8, 1838.
 * George W. Crabb (1804-1846), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 3, 1838.
 * Alabama's 4th congressional district: Dixon H. Lewis (1802-1848), Democratic
 * Alabama's 5th congressional district: Francis S. Lyon (1800-1882), Whig

Arkansas

 * Senate


 * 2: William S. Fulton (1795-1844), Democratic
 * 3: Ambrose H. Sevier (1801-1848), Democratic
 * House of Representatives (1 seat)


 * Arkansas's at-large congressional district: Archibald Yell (1797-1847), Democratic

Connecticut

 * Senate


 * 1: John M. Niles (1787-1856), Democratic
 * 3: Perry Smith (1783-1852), Democratic
 * House of Representatives (6 seats)


 * Connecticut's at-large congressional district: Isaac Toucey (1792-1869), Democratic
 * Connecticut's at-large congressional district: Samuel Ingham (1793-1881), Democratic
 * Connecticut's at-large congressional district: Elisha Haley (1776-1860), Democratic
 * Connecticut's at-large congressional district: Thomas T. Whittlesey (1798-1868), Democratic
 * Connecticut's at-large congressional district: Lancelot Phelps (1784-1866), Democratic
 * Connecticut's at-large congressional district: Orrin Holt (1792-1855), Democratic

Delaware

 * Senate


 * 1: Richard H. Bayard (1796-1868), Whig
 * 2: Thomas Clayton (1777-1854), Whig
 * House of Representatives (1 seat)


 * Delaware's at-large congressional district: John J. Milligan (1795-1875), Whig

Georgia

 * Senate


 * 2: John P. King (1799-1888), Democratic …resigned November 1, 1837.
 * Wilson Lumpkin (1783-1870), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy November 22, 1837.
 * 3: Alfred Cuthbert (1785-1856), Democratic
 * House of Representatives (9 seats)


 * Georgia's at-large congressional district: Jesse F. Cleveland (1804-1841), Democratic
 * Georgia's at-large congressional district: William C. Dawson (1798-1856), Whig
 * Georgia's at-large congressional district: Thomas Glascock (1790-1841), Democratic
 * Georgia's at-large congressional district: Seaton Grantland (1782-1864), Democratic
 * Georgia's at-large congressional district: Charles E. Haynes (1784-1841), Democratic
 * Georgia's at-large congressional district: Hopkins Holsey (1779-1859), Democratic
 * Georgia's at-large congressional district: Jabez Y. Jackson (1790- ), Democratic
 * Georgia's at-large congressional district: George W. Owens (1786-1856), Democratic
 * Georgia's at-large congressional district: George W. B. Towns (1801-1854), Democratic

Illinois

 * Senate


 * 2: John M. Robinson (1794-1843), Democratic
 * 3: Richard M. Young (1798-1861), Democratic
 * House of Representatives (3 seats)


 * Illinois's 1st congressional district: Adam W. Snyder (1799-1842), Democratic
 * Illinois's 2nd congressional district: Zadok Casey (1796-1862), Democratic
 * Illinois's 3rd congressional district: William L. May (1793c-1849), Democratic

Indiana

 * Senate


 * 1: John Tipton (1786-1839), Democratic
 * 3: Oliver H. Smith (1794-1859), Whig
 * House of Representatives (7 seats)


 * Indiana's 1st congressional district: Ratliff Boon (1781-1844), Democratic
 * Indiana's 2nd congressional district: John Ewing (1789-1858), Whig
 * Indiana's 3rd congressional district: William Graham (1782-1858), Whig
 * Indiana's 4th congressional district: George H. Dunn (1794-1854), Whig
 * Indiana's 5th congressional district: James Rariden (1795-1856), Whig
 * Indiana's 6th congressional district: William Herod (1801-1871), Whig
 * Indiana's 7th congressional district: Albert S. White (1803-1864), Whig

Kentucky

 * Senate


 * 3: Henry Clay (1777-1852), Whig
 * 2: John J. Crittenden (1786-1863), Whig
 * House of Representatives (13 seats)


 * Kentucky's 1st congressional district: John L. Murray (1806-1842), Democratic
 * Kentucky's 2nd congressional district: Edward Rumsey (1796-1868), Whig
 * Kentucky's 3rd congressional district: Joseph R. Underwood (1791-1876), Whig
 * Kentucky's 4th congressional district: Sherrod Williams (1804- ), Whig
 * Kentucky's 5th congressional district: James Harlan (1800-1863), Whig
 * Kentucky's 6th congressional district: John Calhoon (1797- ), Whig
 * Kentucky's 7th congressional district: John Pope (1770-1845), Independent Whig
 * Kentucky's 8th congressional district: William J. Graves (1805-1848), Whig
 * Kentucky's 9th congressional district: John White (1802-1845), Whig
 * Kentucky's 10th congressional district: Richard Hawes (1797-1877), Whig
 * Kentucky's 11th congressional district: Richard H. Menefee (1809-1841), Whig
 * Kentucky's 12th congressional district: John Chambers (1780-1852), Whig
 * Kentucky's 13th congressional district: William W. Southgate (1800-1849), Whig

Louisiana

 * Senate


 * 2: Robert C. Nicholas (1793-1857), Democratic
 * 3: Alexander Mouton (1804-1885), Democratic
 * House of Representatives (3 seats)


 * Louisiana's 1st congressional district: Henry Johnson (1783-1864), Whig
 * Louisiana's 2nd congressional district: Eleazar W. Ripley (1782-1839), Democratic …never qualified
 * Louisiana's 3rd congressional district: Rice Garland (1795c-1861), Whig

Maine

 * Senate


 * 2: John Ruggles (1789-1874), Democratic
 * 1: Reuel Williams (1783-1862), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy from preceding Congress February 22, 1837.
 * House of Representatives (8 seats)


 * Maine's 1st congressional district: John Fairfield (1797-1847), Democratic …resigned December 24, 1838.
 * Maine's 2nd congressional district: Francis O. J. Smith (1806-1876), Democratic
 * Maine's 3rd congressional district: Jonathan Cilley (1802-1838), Democratic …died February 24, 1838.
 * Edward Robinson (1796-1857), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, seated April 28, 1838.
 * Maine's 4th congressional district: George Evans (1797-1867), Whig
 * Maine's 5th congressional district: Timothy J. Carter (1800-1838), Democratic …died March 14, 1838.
 * Virgil D. Parris (1807-1874), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, seated May 29, 1838.
 * Maine's 6th congressional district: Hugh J. Anderson (1801-1881), Democratic
 * Maine's 7th congressional district: Joseph C. Noyes (1798-1868), Whig
 * Maine's 8th congressional district: Thomas Davee (1797-1841), Democratic

Maryland

 * Senate


 * 1: Joseph Kent (1779-1837), Whig …died November 24, 1837.
 * William D. Merrick (1793-1857), Whig …elected to fill vacancy January 4, 1838.
 * 3: John S. Spence (1788-1840), Whig
 * House of Representatives (8 seats)


 * Maryland's 1st congressional district: John Dennis (1807-1859), Whig
 * Maryland's 2nd congressional district: James A. Pearce (1805-1862), Whig
 * Maryland's 3rd congressional district: John T. H. Worthington (1788-1849), Democratic
 * Maryland's 4th congressional district: Benjamin C. Howard (1791-1872), Democratic
 * Maryland's 4th congressional district: Isaac McKim (1775-1838), Democratic …died April 1, 1838.
 * John P. Kennedy (1795-1870), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, seated April 30, 1838.
 * Maryland's 5th congressional district: William Cost Johnson (1806-1860), Whig
 * Maryland's 6th congressional district: Francis Thomas (1799-1876), Democratic
 * Maryland's 7th congressional district: Daniel Jenifer (1791-1855), Whig

Massachusetts

 * Senate


 * 1: Daniel Webster (1782-1852), Whig
 * 2: John Davis (1787-1854), Whig
 * House of Representatives (12 seats)


 * Massachusetts's 1st congressional district: Richard Fletcher (1788-1869), Whig
 * Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district: Stephen C. Phillips (1801-1857), Whig …resigned September 28, 1838.
 * Leverett Saltonstall (1783-1845), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 5, 1838.
 * Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district: Caleb Cushing (1800-1879), Whig
 * Massachusetts's 4th congressional district: William Parmenter (1789-1866), Democratic
 * Massachusetts's 5th congressional district: Levi Lincoln, Jr. (1782-1868), Whig
 * Massachusetts's 6th congressional district: George J. Grennell, Jr. (1786-1877), Whig
 * Massachusetts's 7th congressional district: George N. Briggs (1796-1861), Whig
 * Massachusetts's 8th congressional district: William B. Calhoun (1796-1865), Whig
 * Massachusetts's 9th congressional district: William S. Hastings (1798-1842), Whig
 * Massachusetts's 10th congressional district: Nathaniel B. Borden (1801-1865), Democratic
 * Massachusetts's 11th congressional district: John Reed, Jr. (1781-1860), Whig
 * Massachusetts's 12th congressional district: John Quincy Adams (1767-1848), Whig

Michigan

 * Senate


 * 1: Lucius Lyon (1800-1851), Democratic
 * 2: John Norvell (1789-1850), Democratic
 * House of Representatives (1 seat)


 * Michigan's at-large congressional district: Isaac E. Crary (1804-1854), Democratic

Mississippi

 * Senate


 * 1: John Black ( -1854), Whig …resigned January 22, 1838.
 * James F. Trotter (1802-1866), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy January 22, 1838, resigned July 10, 1838.
 * Thomas H. Williams (1801-1851), Democratic …appointed to fill vacancy November 12, 1838, subsequently elected.
 * 2: Robert J. Walker (1801-1869), Democratic
 * House of Representatives (2 seats)


 * Mississippi's at-large congressional district: John F. H. Claiborne (1809-1884), Democratic …contested election, served until February 5, 1838.
 * Thomas J. Word ( - ), Whig …contested election, seated February 5, 1838.
 * Mississippi's at-large congressional district: Samuel J. Gholson (1808-1883), Democratic …contested election, served until February 5, 1838.
 * Seargent S. Prentiss (1808-1850), Whig …contested election, seated February 5, 1838.

Missouri

 * Senate


 * 1: Thomas H. Benton (1782-1858), Democratic
 * 3: Lewis F. Linn (1796-1843), Democratic
 * House of Representatives (2 seats)


 * Missouri's at-large congressional district: Albert G. Harrison (1800-1839), Democratic
 * Missouri's at-large congressional district: John Miller (1781-1846), Democratic

New Hampshire

 * Senate


 * 2: Henry Hubbard (1784-1857), Democratic
 * 3: Franklin Pierce (1804-1869), Democratic
 * House of Representatives (5 seats)


 * New Hampshire's at-large congressional district: Charles G. Atherton (1804-1853), Democratic
 * New Hampshire's at-large congressional district: Samuel Cushman (1783-1851), Democratic
 * New Hampshire's at-large congressional district: James Farrington (1791-1859), Democratic
 * New Hampshire's at-large congressional district: Joseph Weeks (1773-1845), Democratic
 * New Hampshire's at-large congressional district: Jared W. Williams (1796-1864), Democratic

New Jersey

 * Senate


 * 1: Samuel L. Southard (1787-1842), Whig
 * 2: Garret D. Wall (1783-1850), Democratic
 * House of Representatives (6 seats)


 * New Jersey's at-large congressional district: John B. Aycrigg (1798-1856), Whig
 * New Jersey's at-large congressional district: William Halstead (1794-1878), Whig
 * New Jersey's at-large congressional district: John P. B. Maxwell (1804-1845), Whig
 * New Jersey's at-large congressional district: Joseph F. Randolph (1803-1873), Whig
 * New Jersey's at-large congressional district: Charles C. Stratton (1796-1859), Whig
 * New Jersey's at-large congressional district: Thomas Jones Yorke (1801-1882), Whig

New York

 * Senate


 * 3: Silas Wright, Jr. (1795-1847), Democratic
 * 1: Nathaniel P. Tallmadge (1795-1864), Democratic
 * House of Representatives (40 seats)


 * New York's 1st congressional district: Thomas B. Jackson (1797-1881), Democratic
 * New York's 2nd congressional district: Abraham Vanderveer (1781-1839), Democratic
 * New York's 3rd congressional district: Churchill C. Cambreleng (1786-1862), Democratic
 * New York's 3rd congressional district: Edward Curtis (1801-1856), Whig
 * New York's 3rd congressional district: Josiah Ogden Hoffman (1793-1856), Whig
 * New York's 3rd congressional district: Ely Moore (1798-1860), Democratic
 * New York's 4th congressional district: Gouverneur Kemble (1786-1875), Democratic
 * New York's 5th congressional district: Obadiah Titus (1789-1854), Democratic
 * New York's 6th congressional district: Nathaniel Jones (1788-1866), Democratic
 * New York's 7th congressional district: John C. Brodhead (1780-1859), Democratic
 * New York's 8th congressional district: Robert McClellan (1806-1860), Democratic
 * New York's 8th congressional district: Zadock Pratt (1790-1871), Democratic
 * New York's 9th congressional district: Henry Vail (1782-1853), Democratic
 * New York's 10th congressional district: Albert Gallup (1796-1851), Democratic
 * New York's 11th congressional district: John I. De Graff (1783-1848), Democratic
 * New York's 12th congressional district: David A. Russell (1780-1861), Whig
 * New York's 13th congressional district: John Palmer (1785-1840), Democratic
 * New York's 14th congressional district: James B. Spencer (1781-1848), Democratic
 * New York's 15th congressional district: John Edwards (1781-1850), Democratic
 * New York's 16th congressional district: Arphaxed Loomis (1798-1885), Democratic
 * New York's 17th congressional district: Henry A. Foster (1800-1889), Democratic
 * New York's 17th congressional district: Abraham P. Grant (1804-1871), Democratic
 * New York's 18th congressional district: Isaac H. Bronson (1802-1855), Democratic
 * New York's 19th congressional district: John H. Prentiss (1784-1861), Democratic
 * New York's 20th congressional district: Amasa J. Parker (1807-1890), Democratic
 * New York's 21st congressional district: John C. Clark (1793-1852), Democratic
 * New York's 22nd congressional district: Andrew D. W. Bruyn (1790-1838), Democratic …died July 27, 1838.
 * Cyrus Beers (1786-1850), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 3, 1838.
 * New York's 22nd congressional district: Hiram Gray (1801-1890), Democratic
 * New York's 23rd congressional district: Bennet Bicknell (1781-1841), Democratic
 * New York's 23rd congressional district: William Taylor (1791-1865), Democratic
 * New York's 24th congressional district: William H. Noble (1788-1850), Democratic
 * New York's 25th congressional district: Samuel Birdsall (1791-1872), Democratic
 * New York's 26th congressional district: Mark H. Sibley (1796-1852), Whig
 * New York's 27th congressional district: John T. Andrews (1803-1894), Democratic
 * New York's 28th congressional district: Timothy Childs (1785-1847), Whig
 * New York's 29th congressional district: William Patterson (1789-1838), Whig …died August 14, 1838.
 * Harvey Putnam (1793-1855), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 3, 1838.
 * New York's 30th congressional district: Luther C. Peck (1800-1876), Whig
 * New York's 31st congressional district: Richard P. Marvin (1803-1892), Whig
 * New York's 32nd congressional district: Millard Fillmore (1800-1874), Whig
 * New York's 33rd congressional district: Charles F. Mitchell (1808c- ), Whig

North Carolina

 * Senate


 * 2: Bedford Brown (1795-1870), Democratic
 * 3: Robert Strange (1796-1854), Democratic
 * House of Representatives (13 seats)


 * North Carolina's 1st congressional district: Samuel T. Sawyer (1800-1865), Whig
 * North Carolina's 2nd congressional district: Jesse A. Bynum (1797-1868), Democratic
 * North Carolina's 3rd congressional district: Edward Stanly (1810-1872), Whig
 * North Carolina's 4th congressional district: Charles B. Shepard (1808-1843), Whig
 * North Carolina's 5th congressional district: James I. McKay (1793-1853), Democratic
 * North Carolina's 6th congressional district: Micajah T. Hawkins (1790-1858), Democratic
 * North Carolina's 7th congressional district: Edmund Deberry (1787-1859), Whig
 * North Carolina's 8th congressional district: William Montgomery (1789-1844), Democratic
 * North Carolina's 9th congressional district: Augustine H. Shepperd (1792-1864), Whig
 * North Carolina's 10th congressional district: Abraham Rencher (1798-1883), Whig
 * North Carolina's 11th congressional district: Henry W. Connor (1793-1866), Democratic
 * North Carolina's 12th congressional district: James Graham (1793-1851), Whig
 * North Carolina's 13th congressional district: Lewis Williams (1782-1842), Whig

Ohio

 * Senate


 * 1: Thomas Morris (1776-1844), Democratic
 * 3: William Allen (1803-1879), Democratic
 * House of Representatives (19 seats)


 * Ohio's 1st congressional district: Alexander Duncan (1788-1853), Democratic
 * Ohio's 2nd congressional district: Taylor Webster (1800-1876), Democratic
 * Ohio's 3rd congressional district: Patrick G. Goode (1798-1862), Whig
 * Ohio's 4th congressional district: Thomas Corwin (1794-1865), Whig
 * Ohio's 5th congressional district: Thomas L. Hamer (1800-1846), Democratic
 * Ohio's 6th congressional district: Calvary Morris (1798-1871), Whig
 * Ohio's 7th congressional district: William K. Bond (1792-1864), Whig
 * Ohio's 8th congressional district: Joseph Ridgway (1783-1861), Whig
 * Ohio's 9th congressional district: John Chaney (1790-1881), Democratic
 * Ohio's 10th congressional district: Samson Mason (1793-1869), Whig
 * Ohio's 11th congressional district: James Alexander, Jr. (1789-1846), Whig
 * Ohio's 12th congressional district: Alexander Harper (1786-1860), Whig
 * Ohio's 13th congressional district: Daniel P. Leadbetter (1797-1870), Democratic
 * Ohio's 14th congressional district: William H. Hunter ( -1842), Democratic
 * Ohio's 15th congressional district: John W. Allen (1802-1887), Whig
 * Ohio's 16th congressional district: Elisha Whittlesey (1783-1863), Whig …resigned July 9, 1838.
 * Joshua R. Giddings (1795-1864), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 3, 1838.
 * Ohio's 17th congressional district: Andrew W. Loomis (1797-1873), Whig …resigned October 20, 1837.
 * Charles D. Coffin (1805-1880), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 20, 1837.
 * Ohio's 18th congressional district: Matthias Shepler (1790-1863), Democratic
 * Ohio's 19th congressional district: Daniel Kilgore (1793-1851), Democratic …resigned July 4, 1838.
 * Henry Swearingen (1792c-1849), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 3, 1838.

Pennsylvania

 * Senate


 * 1: Samuel McKean (1787-1841), Democratic
 * 3: James Buchanan (1791-1868), Democratic
 * House of Representatives (28 seats)


 * Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district: Lemuel Paynter (1788-1863), Democratic
 * Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district: John Sergeant (1779-1852), Whig
 * Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district: George W. Toland (1796-1869), Whig
 * Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district: Francis J. Harper (1800-1837), Democratic …died March 18, 1837, before Congress assembled.
 * Charles Naylor (1806-1872), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, seated September 4, 1837.
 * Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district: Edward Darlington (1795-1884), Anti-Masonic
 * Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district: Edward Davies (1779-1853), Anti-Masonic
 * Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district: David Potts, Jr. (1794c-1863), Anti-Masonic
 * Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district: Jacob Fry, Jr. (1802-1866), Democratic
 * Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district: Mathias Morris (1787-1839), Whig
 * Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district: David D. Wagener (1792-1860), Democratic
 * Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district: Edward B. Hubley (1792-1856), Democratic
 * Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district: Henry A. P. Muhlenberg (1782-1844), Democratic …resigned February 9, 1838.
 * George M. Keim (1805-1861), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, seated March 17, 1838.
 * Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district: Luther Reily (1794-1854), Democratic
 * Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district: Henry Logan (1784-1866), Democratic
 * Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district: Daniel Sheffer (1783-1880), Democratic
 * Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district: Charles McClure (1804-1846), Democratic
 * Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district: William W. Potter (1792-1839), Democratic
 * Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district: David Petrikin (1788-1847), Democratic
 * Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district: Robert H. Hammond (1791-1847), Democratic
 * Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district: Samuel W. Morris (1786-1847), Democratic
 * Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district: Charles Ogle (1798-1841), Anti-Masonic
 * Pennsylvania's 19th congressional district: John J. Klingensmith, Jr. (1786-1854), Democratic
 * Pennsylvania's 20th congressional district: Andrew Buchanan (1780-1848), Democratic
 * Pennsylvania's 21st congressional district: Thomas M. T. McKennan (1794-1852), Anti-Masonic
 * Pennsylvania's 22nd congressional district: Richard Biddle (1796-1847), Anti-Masonic
 * Pennsylvania's 23rd congressional district: William Beatty (1787-1851), Democratic
 * Pennsylvania's 24th congressional district: Thomas Henry (1779-1849), Anti-Masonic
 * Pennsylvania's 25th congressional district: Arnold Plumer (1801-1869), Democratic

Rhode Island

 * Senate


 * 2: Nehemiah R. Knight (1780-1854), Whig
 * 1: Asher Robbins (1757-1845), Whig
 * House of Representatives (2 seats)


 * Rhode Island's at-large congressional district: Robert B. Cranston (1791-1873), Whig
 * Rhode Island's at-large congressional district: Joseph L. Tillinghast (1791-1844), Whig

South Carolina

 * Senate


 * 2: John C. Calhoun (1782-1850), Democratic
 * 3: William C. Preston (1794-1860), Whig
 * House of Representatives (9 seats)


 * South Carolina's 1st congressional district: Hugh S. Legaré (1797-1843), Democratic
 * South Carolina's 2nd congressional district: R. Barnwell Rhett (1800-1876), Nullifier
 * South Carolina's 3rd congressional district: John Campbell ( -1845), Nullifier
 * South Carolina's 4th congressional district: Franklin H. Elmore (1799-1850), Nullifier
 * South Carolina's 5th congressional district: Francis W. Pickens (1805-1869), Nullifier
 * South Carolina's 6th congressional district: Waddy Thompson, Jr. (1798-1868), Whig
 * South Carolina's 7th congressional district: William K. Clowney (1797-1851), Nullifier
 * South Carolina's 8th congressional district: John P. Richardson (1801-1864), Democratic
 * South Carolina's 9th congressional district: John K. Griffin (1789-1841), Nullifier

Tennessee

 * Senate


 * 2: Hugh Lawson White (1773-1840), Whig
 * 1: Felix Grundy (1777-1840), Democratic …resigned July 4, 1838.
 * Ephraim H. Foster (1794-1854), Whig …appointed to fill vacancy September 17, 1838, subsequently elected, resigned March 3, 1839.
 * House of Representatives (13 seats)


 * Tennessee's 1st congressional district: William B. Carter (1792-1848), Whig
 * Tennessee's 2nd congressional district: Abraham McClellan (1789-1866), Democratic
 * Tennessee's 3rd congressional district: Joseph L. Williams (1810-1865), Whig
 * Tennessee's 4th congressional district: James I. Standifer (1782-1837), Whig …died August 20, 1837.
 * William Stone (1791-1853), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, seated October 6, 1837.
 * Tennessee's 5th congressional district: Hopkins L. Turney (1797-1857), Democratic
 * Tennessee's 6th congressional district: William B. Campbell (1807-1867), Whig
 * Tennessee's 7th congressional district: John Bell (1797-1869), Whig
 * Tennessee's 8th congressional district: Abram P. Maury (1801-1848), Whig
 * Tennessee's 9th congressional district: James K. Polk (1795-1849), Democratic
 * Tennessee's 10th congressional district: Ebenezer J. Shields (1778-1846), Whig
 * Tennessee's 11th congressional district: Richard Cheatham (1799-1845), Whig
 * Tennessee's 12th congressional district: John W. Crockett (1807-1852), Whig
 * Tennessee's 13th congressional district: Christopher H. Williams (1798-1857), Whig

Vermont

 * Senate


 * 3: Samuel Prentiss (1782-1857), Whig
 * 1: Benjamin Swift (1781-1847), Whig
 * House of Representatives (5 seats)


 * Vermont's 1st congressional district: Hiland Hall (1795-1885), Whig
 * Vermont's 2nd congressional district: William Slade (1786-1859), Whig
 * Vermont's 3rd congressional district: Horace Everett (1779-1851), Whig
 * Vermont's 4th congressional district: Heman Allen (1777-1844), Whig
 * Vermont's 5th congressional district: Isaac Fletcher (1784-1842), Democratic

Virginia

 * Senate


 * 1: William C. Rives (1793-1868), Democratic
 * 2: Richard E. Parker (1783-1840), Democratic …resigned March 13, 1837.
 * William H. Roane (1787-1845), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy March 14, 1837.
 * House of Representatives (21 seats)


 * Virginia's 1st congressional district: Francis Mallory (1807-1860), Whig
 * Virginia's 2nd congressional district: Francis E. Rives (1792-1861), Democratic
 * Virginia's 3rd congressional district: John W. Jones (1791-1848), Democratic
 * Virginia's 4th congressional district: George C. Dromgoole (1797-1847), Democratic
 * Virginia's 5th congressional district: James W. Bouldin (1792-1854), Democratic
 * Virginia's 6th congressional district: Walter Coles (1790-1857), Democratic
 * Virginia's 7th congressional district: Archibald Stuart (1795-1855), Democratic
 * Virginia's 8th congressional district: Henry A. Wise (1806-1876), Whig
 * Virginia's 9th congressional district: Robert M. T. Hunter (1809-1887), Whig
 * Virginia's 10th congressional district: John Taliaferro (1768-1852), Whig
 * Virginia's 11th congressional district: John Robertson (1787-1873), Whig
 * Virginia's 12th congressional district: James Garland (1791-1885), Democratic
 * Virginia's 13th congressional district: John M. Patton (1797-1858), Democratic …resigned in 1838.
 * Linn Banks (1784-1842), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, seated May 19, 1838.
 * Virginia's 14th congressional district: Charles F. Mercer (1778-1858), Whig
 * Virginia's 15th congressional district: James M. Mason (1798-1871), Democratic
 * Virginia's 16th congressional district: Isaac S. Pennybacker (1805-1847), Democratic
 * Virginia's 17th congressional district: Robert Craig (1792-1852), Democratic
 * Virginia's 18th congressional district: George W. Hopkins (1804-1861), Democratic
 * Virginia's 19th congressional district: Andrew Beirne (1771-1845), Democratic
 * Virginia's 20th congressional district: Joseph Johnson (1785-1877), Democratic
 * Virginia's 21st congressional district: William S. Morgan (1801-1878), Democratic

Delegates

 * Florida Territory


 * Florida Territory's at-large congressional district: Charles Downing ( -1845)
 * Iowa Territory


 * Iowa Territory's at-large congressional district: William W. Chapman (1808-1892), Democratic …newly created territory, seated December 3, 1838.
 * Wisconsin Territory


 * Wisconsin Territory's at-large congressional district: James D. Doty (1799-1865), Democratic …contested election, seated January 14, 1839.
 * Wisconsin Territory's at-large congressional district: George W. Jones (1804-1896), Democratic …contested election, served until January 14, 1839.