1840–41 United States House of Representatives elections

{{bar box|title=Popular vote|titlebar=#ddd|width=600px|barwidth=650px|bars={{bar percent|Whig|{{party color|Whig Party (US)}}|51.04}}

{{bar percent|Democratic|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}|47.83}}

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{{bar percent|Democratic|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}|40.50}}

{{bar percent|Independent|{{party color|Independent (US)}}|0.83}}}}The previous election had two minor parties, the Anti-Masonic Party with 6 seats and the Conservative Party (of Virginia) with 2 seats, both of which disappeared in this election.

The 1st session of the 27th Congress began May 31, 1841, before Mississippi had elected Representatives, leaving that State unrepresented until the 2nd session.

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| Francis Granger

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Whig

| 1838

| {{Party shading/Whig/Hold}} | Incumbent resigned March 5, 1841 to become U.S. Postmaster General.
New member elected May 13, 1841 and seated May 21, 1841.
Whig hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

• {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{Aye}} John Greig (Whig) 53.36%
• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}Bowen Whiting (Democratic) 43.30%
• {{Party stripe|Liberty Party (US)}}Hiram Pitts (Liberty) 3.34%{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=725096|title=Our Campaigns - NY District 26 - Special Election Race - May 11, 1841|website=OurCampaigns.com}}

}}

|-

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| John Greig

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Whig

| May 1841 New York's 26th congressional district special election

| {{Party shading/Whig/Hold}} | Incumbent resigned September 25, 1841.
New member elected November 3, 1841 and seated November 27, 1841.
Whig hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

• {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{Aye}} Francis Granger (Whig) 53.36%
• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}Bowen Whiting (Democratic) 45.14%
• {{Party stripe|Liberty Party (US)}}Hiram Pitts (Liberty) 3.96%{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=725097|title=Our Campaigns - NY District 26 - Special Election Race - Nov 01, 1841|website=OurCampaigns.com}}

}}

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! rowspan=3 | {{Ushr|GA|AL|X}}
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| William C. Dawson

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Whig

| 1836 Georgia's at-large congressional district special election

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Incumbent resigned November 13, 1841 to run for Governor of Georgia.
New member elected December 21, 1841.
Democratic gain.

| rowspan=3 nowrap | {{Small|Elected on a general ticket:}}{{Plainlist|

• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} Mark A. Cooper (Democratic) 17.26%
• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} Walter T. Colquitt (Democratic) 17.14%
• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} Edward J. Black (Democratic) 16.96%
• {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}Charles Dougherty (Whig) 16.32%
• {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}George R. Gilmer (Whig) 16.18%
• {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}Augustus R. Wright (Whig) 16.14%{{Cite web |title=Our Campaigns - GA At-Large - Special Election Race - Dec 21, 1841 | url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=724921 |access-date=December 18, 2020 | website=OurCampaigns.com}}

}}

|-

| E. A. Nisbet

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Whig

| 1838

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Incumbent resigned October 12, 1841.
New member elected December 21, 1841.
Democratic gain.

|-

| Julius C. Alford

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Whig

| 1838

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Incumbent resigned October 1, 1841.
New member elected December 21, 1841.
Democratic gain.

|}

== Alabama ==

{{See also|List of United States representatives from Alabama}}

== Arkansas ==

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1840 Arkansas at-large election

| country = Arkansas

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1838–39 United States House of Representatives elections#Arkansas

| previous_year = 1838

| next_election = 1842–43 United States House of Representatives elections#Arkansas

| next_year = 1842

| election_date = October 5, 1840

| image_size = x100px

| image1 = 3x4.svg

| nominee1 = Edward Cross

| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 7.876

| percentage1 = 57.6%

| image2 = 3x4.svg

| nominee2 = Absalom Fowler

| party2 = Whig Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 5,788

| percentage2 = 42.4%

| map_image = 1840 Arkansas at-large congressional election.svg

| map_size = 250px

| map_caption = County Results
Cross: {{legend0|#7996E2|50-60%}} {{legend0|#6674DE|60-70%}} {{legend0|#584CDE|70-80%}} {{legend0|#3933E5|80-90%}} {{legend0|#0D0596|>90%}}
Fowler: {{legend0|#FED463|50-60%}} {{legend0|#FE9929|60-70%}} {{legend0|#EC7014|70-80%}} {{legend0|#CC4C02|80-90%}}

| title = U.S. Representative

| before_election = Edward Cross

| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)

| after_election = Edward Cross

| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

{{See also|List of United States representatives from Arkansas}}

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| Edward Cross

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1838

| Incumbent reelected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} Edward Cross (Democratic) 57.6%
• {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}Absalom Fowler (Whig) 42.4%{{Cite book |title= Guide to U.S. Elections |edition=6th |volume=II |location=Washington, D.C. |publisher=CQ Press |page=996|year=2010 |isbn=9781604265361 |oclc=430736650 |lccn=2009033938 }}

}}

|}

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== Connecticut ==

{{See also|List of United States representatives from Connecticut}}

{{USCongressElectionTableHead|Candidates Ref={{Cite web|title=State of Connecticut Elections Database » Search Past Election Results|url=https://electionhistory.ct.gov/eng/|access-date=2024-09-24|website=State of Connecticut Elections Database|language=en}}}}

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! {{Ushr|CT|1|X}}

| Joseph Trumbull

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Whig

| 1839

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

• {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{Aye}} Joseph Trumbull (Whig) 56.7%
• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}Thomas H. Seymour (Democratic) 42.6%

}}

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| William W. Boardman

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Whig

| 1840 (special)

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

• {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{Aye}} William W. Boardman (Whig) 53.2%
• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}Charles A. Ingersoll (Democratic) 44.7%

}}

|-

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| Thomas W. Williams

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Whig

| 1839

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

• {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{Aye}} Thomas W. Williams (Whig) 55.2%
• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}Erastis Coit (Democratic) 44.5%

}}

|-

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| Thomas B. Osborne

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Whig

| 1839

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

• {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{Aye}} Thomas B. Osborne (Whig) 55.4%
• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}Thomas T. Whittlesey (Democratic) 44.3%

}}

|-

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| Truman Smith

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Whig

| 1839

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

• {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{Aye}} Truman Smith (Whig) 55.4%
• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}John C. Smith Jr. (Democratic) 43.8%

}}

|-

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| Orrin Holt

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Whig

| 1839

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

• {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{Aye}} John H. Brockway (Whig) 56.6%
• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}Chauncey F. Cleveland (Democratic) 43.4%

}}

|}

== Delaware ==

{{See also|List of United States representatives from Delaware}}

See Non-voting delegates, below.

== Georgia ==

{{See also|List of United States representatives from Georgia}}

== Illinois ==

{{See also|List of United States representatives from Illinois}}

== Indiana ==

{{See also|List of United States representatives from Indiana}}

See Non-voting delegates, below.

== Kentucky ==

{{See also|List of United States representatives from Kentucky}}

== Louisiana ==

{{See also|List of United States representatives from Louisiana}}

{{See also|List of United States representatives from Maine|1840 United States Senate election in Maine}}

Maine elected its members September 14, 1840.

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|-

! {{Ushr|ME|8|X}}

| Thomas Davee

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1836

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Incumbent retired.
Whig gain.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

• {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{Aye}} Elisha H. Allen (Whig) 51.90%
• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}Hannibal Hamlin (Democratic) 46.62%{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=718376|title = Our Campaigns - ME District 8 Race - Sep 14, 1840}}

}}

|}

== Maryland ==

{{See also|List of United States representatives from Maryland}}

Massachusetts held its elections November 9, 1840, but one district went to a second ballot on January 4, 1841.

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! {{Ushr|MA|4|X}}

| William Parmenter

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1836

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} William Parmenter (Democratic) 50.34%
• {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}Nathan Brooks (Whig) 48.35%
• {{Party stripe|Unknown Party (US)}}David Goodale (Unknown) 1.31%{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=726758|title=Our Campaigns - MA District 4 Race - Nov 09, 1840|website=www.ourcampaigns.com}}

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|-

! {{Ushr|MA|10|X}}

| Henry Williams

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1838

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected on the second ballot.
Whig gain.

| nowrap | {{collapsible list|title=First ballot {{Small|(November 9, 1840)}}|

• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}Henry Williams (Democratic) 49.75%
• {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}Nathaniel B. Borden (Whig) 49.60%
• {{Party stripe|Unknown Party (US)}}Otis Thompson (Unknown) 0.65%{{Cite web |title=Our Campaigns - MA District 10 - 1st Trial Race - Nov 09, 1840 |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=726762 |access-date=October 9, 2020 |website=www.ourcampaigns.com}}}}

Second ballot {{Small|(January 4, 1841)}}
{{Plainlist|

• {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{Aye}} Nathaniel B. Borden (Whig) 52.41%
• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}Henry Williams (Democratic) 45.26%
• {{Party stripe|Unknown Party (US)}}George W. Johnson (Unknown) 2.33%{{Cite web |title=Our Campaigns - MA District 10 - 2nd Trial Race - Jan 04, 1841 |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=728629 |access-date=October 9, 2020 |website=www.ourcampaigns.com}}

}}

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|-

! {{Ushr|MA|12|X}}

| John Quincy Adams

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Whig

| 1830

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

• {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{Aye}} John Quincy Adams (Whig) 54.60%
• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}William M. Jackson (Democratic) 45.40%{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=720456|title=Our Campaigns - MA District 12 Race - Nov 09, 1840|website=www.ourcampaigns.com}}

}}

|}

== Mississippi ==

{{See also|List of United States representatives from Mississippi}}

Elections held late, from November 1 to 2, 1841.

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! rowspan=2 | {{Ushr|MS|AL|X}}
(2 seats)

| Jacob Thompson

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1839

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap rowspan=2 | {{Plainlist |

• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} Jacob Thompson (Democratic) 26.86%
• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} William M. Gwin (Democratic) 26.74%
• {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}Adam L. Benjamin (Whig) 23.38%
• {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}William Harley (Whig) 23.03%{{cite web |title=MS - At Large |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=482981 |website=Our Campaigns |access-date=7 March 2021}}

}}

|-

| Albert G. Brown

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1839

| {{Party shading/Democratic/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.

|}

== Michigan ==

{{See also|List of United States representatives from Michigan}}

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! {{ushr|MI|AL|X}}

| Isaac E. Crary

| {{party shading/Text/Democratic}}

| 1835

| {{party shading/Whig}} | Incumbent retired.
Whig gain.

| nowrap | {{plainlist |

• {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{aye}} Jacob M. Howard (Whig) 51.5%
• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}Alpheus French (Democratic) 48.5%{{cite web |title=MI - District 01 Race - Nov 03, 1840 |work=Our Campaigns |date=January 11, 2010 |access-date=June 27, 2022 |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=615239}}

}}

|}

== Missouri ==

{{See also|List of United States representatives from Missouri}}

== New Hampshire ==

{{See also|List of United States representatives from New Hampshire}}

== New Jersey ==

{{See also|List of United States representatives from New Jersey}}

== North Carolina ==

{{See also|List of United States representatives from North Carolina}}

== New York ==

{{See also|List of United States representatives from New York}}

== Ohio ==

{{See also|List of United States representatives from Ohio}}

== Pennsylvania ==

{{See also|List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania}}

== Rhode Island ==

{{See also|List of United States representatives from Rhode Island}}

== South Carolina ==

{{See also|List of United States representatives from South Carolina}}

Elections held late, on May 6, 1841.

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! {{Ushr|TN|1|X}}

| William B. Carter

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Whig

| 1835

| {{Party shading/Whig/Hold}} |Incumbent retired.
Whig hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

• {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{Aye}} Thomas D. Arnold (Whig) 90.21%
• {{Party stripe|Unknown Party (US)}}Robert J. McKinney (Unknown) 5.65%
• {{Party stripe|Unknown Party (US)}}Jeremiah Jack (Unknown) 4.14%{{cite web |title=TN - District 01 |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=625356 |website=Our Campaigns |access-date=13 February 2021}}

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! {{Ushr|TN|2|X}}

| Abraham McClellan

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1837

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} Abraham McClellan (Democratic) 53.00%
• {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}William T. Senter (Whig) 47.00%{{cite web |title=TN - District 02 |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=625357 |website=Our Campaigns |access-date=13 February 2021}}

}}

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! {{Ushr|TN|3|X}}

| Joseph L. Williams

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Whig

| 1837

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

• {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{Aye}} Joseph L. Williams (Whig) 97.41%
• Scattering 2.59%{{cite web |title=TN - District 03 |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=625358 |website=Our Campaigns |access-date=13 February 2021}}

}}

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! {{Ushr|TN|4|X}}

| Julius W. Blackwell

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1839

| {{Party shading/Whig}} |Incumbent lost re-election.
Whig gain.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

• {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{Aye}} Thomas J. Campbell (Whig) 49.26%
• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}Julius W. Blackwell (Democratic) 48.50%
• {{Party stripe|Unknown Party (US)}}William Stone (Unknown) 2.24%{{cite web |title=TN - District 04 |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=625359 |website=Our Campaigns |access-date=13 February 2021}}

}}

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! {{Ushr|TN|5|X}}

| Hopkins L. Turney

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1837

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} Hopkins L. Turney (Democratic) 67.98%
• {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}John L. Goodall (Whig) 32.02%{{cite web |title=TN - District 05 |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=625360 |website=Our Campaigns |access-date=13 February 2021}}

}}

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| William B. Campbell

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Whig

| 1837

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

• {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{Aye}} William B. Campbell (Whig) 87.44%
• {{Party stripe|Unknown Party (US)}}Jesse Skein (Unknown) 10.74%
• Scattering 1.82%{{cite web |title=TN - District 06 |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=625361 |website=Our Campaigns |access-date=13 February 2021}}

}}

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| John Bell

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Whig

| 1827

| {{Party shading/Whig/Hold}} |Incumbent retired to become Secretary of War.
Whig hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

• {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{Aye}} Robert L. Caruthers (Whig) 72.29%
• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}John Hall (Democratic) 27.71%{{cite web |title=TN - District 07 |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=625362 |website=Our Campaigns |access-date=13 February 2021}}

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|TN|8|X}}

| Meredith P. Gentry

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Whig

| 1839

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

• {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{Aye}} Meredith P. Gentry (Whig) 70.10%
• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}Thomas Hogan (Democratic) 29.90%{{cite web |title=TN - District 08 |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=625363 |website=Our Campaigns |access-date=13 February 2021}}

}}

|-

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| Harvey M. Watterson

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1839

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} Harvey M. Watterson (Democratic) 54.81%
• {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}Terry H. Cahal (Whig) 45.19%{{cite web |title=TN - District 09 |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=625364 |website=Our Campaigns |access-date=13 February 2021}}

}}

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| Aaron V. Brown

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1839

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} Aaron V. Brown (Democratic) 80.96%
• {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}Ebenezer J. Shields (Whig) 15.63%
• Scattering 3.41%{{cite web |title=TN - District 10 |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=625365 |website=Our Campaigns |access-date=13 February 2021}}

}}

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| Cave Johnson

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1839

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} Cave Johnson (Democratic) 74.25%
• {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}N. H. Allen (Whig) 25.75%{{cite web |title=TN - District 11 |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=624533 |website=Our Campaigns |access-date=13 February 2021}}

}}

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| John W. Crockett

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Whig

| 1837

| {{Party shading/Whig/Hold}} |Incumbent retired to become Attorney General for the 9th district.
Whig hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

• {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{Aye}} Milton Brown (Whig) 61.19%
• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}Stephen C. Davatt (Democratic) 38.81%{{cite web |title=TN - District 12 |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=624527 |website=Our Campaigns |access-date=13 February 2021}}

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| Kit Williams

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Whig

| 1837

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

• {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{Aye}} Kit Williams (Whig) 57.29%
• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}Levin H. Coe (Democratic) 42.71%{{cite web |title=TN - District 13 |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=624524 |website=Our Campaigns |access-date=13 February 2021}}

}}

|}

== Vermont ==

{{See also|List of United States representatives from Vermont}}

{{USCongressElectionTableHead|Candidates Ref={{Cite web|title=VT Elections Database » Vermont Election Results and Statistics|url=https://electionarchive.vermont.gov/|access-date=2024-08-29|website=VT Elections Database|language=en-US}}}}

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| Hiland Hall

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Whig

| 1833 (special)

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

• {{Party stripe|Whig Party}}{{Aye}} Hiland Hall (Whig) 59.2%
• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}Daniel Kellogg (Democratic) 40.4%

}}

|-

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| William Slade

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Whig

| 1831 Vermont's 2nd congressional district special election

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

• {{Party stripe|Whig Party}}{{Aye}} William Slade (Whig) 68.6%
• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}Charles Linsley (Democratic) 30.9%

}}

|-

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| Horace Everett

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Whig

| 1828

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

• {{Party stripe|Whig Party}}{{Aye}} Horace Everett (Whig) 58.5%
• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}Truman B. Ransom (Democratic) 40.0%

}}

|-

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| John Smith

| {{Party shading/Democratic/Text}}

| 1838

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Incumbent lost re-election.
Whig gain.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

• {{Party stripe|Whig Party}}{{aye}} Augustus Young (Whig) 55.9%
• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}John Smith (Democratic) 43.6%

}}

|-

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| Isaac Fletcher

| {{Party shading/Democratic/Text}}

| 1836

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Incumbent lost re-election.
Whig gain.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

• {{Party stripe|Whig Party}}{{Aye}} John Mattocks (Whig) 60.1%
• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}Isaac Fletcher (Democratic) 38.4%

}}

|}

== Virginia ==

{{See also|List of United States representatives from Virginia}}

{{USCongressElectionTableHead|Candidates Ref={{Cite web|title=Virginia Elections Database » Virginia Election Results and Statistics|url=https://historical.elections.virginia.gov/|access-date=2024-08-31|website=Virginia Elections Database|language=en-US}}}}

|-

! {{ushr|VA|1|X}}

| Francis Mallory

| {{party shading/Whig}} | Whig

| 1840 (special)

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{plainlist |

• {{Party stripe|Whig Party}}{{aye}} Francis Mallory (Whig) 81.9%
• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}Archibald Atkinson (Democratic) 11.3%
• {{Party stripe|Unknown}}James Walters (Unknown) 6.8%

}}

|-

! {{ushr|VA|2|X}}

| Francis E. Rives

| {{party shading/Democratic/Text}}

| 1837

| {{Party shading/Democratic/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.

| nowrap | {{plainlist |

• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{aye}} George B. Cary (Democratic) 56.5%
• {{Party stripe|Whig Party}}[FNU] Collier (Whig) 43.5%

}}

|-

! {{ushr|VA|3|X}}

| John Winston Jones

| {{party shading/Democratic/Text}}

| 1835

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{plainlist |

• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{aye}} John Winston Jones (Democratic) 69.5%
• {{Party stripe|Unknown}}Junius E. Leigh (Unknown) 23.2%
• {{Party stripe|Unknown}}Thomas Miller (Unknown) 7.3%

}}

|-

! {{ushr|VA|4|X}}

| George Dromgoole

| {{party shading/Democratic/Text}}

| 1835

| {{Party shading/Democratic/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.

| nowrap | {{plainlist |

• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{aye}} William Goode (Democratic) 75.0%
• {{Party stripe|Unknown}}Richard H. Baptist (Unknown) 25.0%

}}

|-

! {{ushr|VA|5|X}}

| John Hill

| {{party shading/Whig}} | Whig

| 1839

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.

| nowrap | {{plainlist |

• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{aye}} Edmund W. Hubard (Democratic) 50.4%
• {{Party stripe|Whig Party}}John Hill (Whig) 49.6%

}}

|-

! {{ushr|VA|6|X}}

| Walter Coles

| {{party shading/Democratic/Text}}

| 1835

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{plainlist |

• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{aye}} Walter Coles (Democratic) 50.5%
• {{Party stripe|Whig Party}}Vincent Witcher (Whig) 49.5%

}}

|-

! {{ushr|VA|7|X}}

| William L. Goggin

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Whig

| 1839

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{plainlist |

• {{Party stripe|Whig Party}}{{aye}} William L. Goggin (Whig) 56.5%
• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}Archibald Stuart (Democratic) 43.5%

}}

|-

! {{ushr|VA|8|X}}

| Henry A. Wise

| {{party shading/Whig}} | Whig

| 1833

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{plainlist |

• {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{aye}} Henry A. Wise (Whig)
• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}William Todd (Democratic)

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|VA|9|X}}

| Robert M. T. Hunter

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Whig

| 1837

| {{Party shading/Independent (US)}} | Incumbent re-elected as an Independent.
Independent gain.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

• {{Party stripe|Independent (US)}}{{Aye}} Robert M. T. Hunter (Independent) 53.4%
• {{Party stripe|Whig Party}}[FNU] Corbin (Whig) 36.1%
• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}[FNU] Braxton (Democratic) 10.4%

}}

|-

! {{ushr|VA|10|X}}

| John Taliaferro

| {{party shading/Whig}} | Whig

| 1835

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{plainlist |

• {{Party stripe|Whig Party}}{{aye}} John Taliaferro (Whig) 54.2%
• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}Robert O. Grayson (Democratic) 45.8%

}}

|-

! {{ushr|VA|11|X}}

| John Botts

| {{party shading/Whig}} | Whig

| 1839

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{plainlist |

• {{Party stripe|Whig Party}}{{aye}} John Botts (Whig) 73.2%
• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}[FNU] Goodall (Unknown) 26.8%

}}

|-

! {{ushr|VA|12|X}}

| James Garland

| {{party shading/Conservative}} | Conservative

| 1835

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Incumbent lost re-election.
Whig gain.

| nowrap | {{plainlist |

• {{Party stripe|Whig Party}}{{aye}} Thomas W. Gilmer (Whig) 51.6%
• {{Party stripe|Conservative Party (US)}}James Garland (Conservative) 42.0%
• {{Party stripe|Unknown}}[FNU] Holladay (Unknown) 6.5%

}}

|-

! {{ushr|VA|13|X}}

| Linn Banks

| {{Party shading/Democratic/Text}}

| 1838 Virginia's 13th congressional district special election

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{plainlist |

• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{aye}} Linn Banks (Democratic) 50.1%
• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}William Smith (Democratc) 49.9%

}}

|-

! {{ushr|VA|14|X}}

| Charles F. Mercer

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Whig

| 1817

| {{Party shading/Whig/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.
Whig hold.

| nowrap | {{plainlist |

• {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{aye}} Cuthbert Powell (Whig) 62.9%
• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}B. Shreve (Democratic) 37.1%

}}

|-

! {{ushr|VA|15|X}}

| William Lucas

| {{party shading/Democratic/Text}}

| 1839

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Incumbent lost re-election.
Whig gain.

| nowrap | {{plainlist |

• {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{aye}} Richard W. Barton (Whig) 52.2%
• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}William Lucas (Democratic) 47.8%

}}

|-

! {{ushr|VA|16|X}}

| Green Berry Samuels

| {{party shading/Democratic/Text}}

| 1839

| {{Party shading/Democratic/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.

| nowrap | {{plainlist |

• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{aye}} William A. Harris (Democratic) 36.8%
• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}Samuel C. Williams (Democratic) 30.1%
• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}James M. H. Beale (Democratic) 19.5%
• {{Party stripe|Unknown}}Gabriel T. Barbee (Unknown) 13.7%

}}

|-

! {{ushr|VA|17|X}}

| Robert Craig

| {{Party shading/Democratic/Text}}

| 1835

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Incumbent retired.
Whig gain.

| nowrap | {{plainlist |

• {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{aye}} Alexander H. H. Stuart (Whig) 53.6%
• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}James McDowell Jr. (Democratic) 46.4%

}}

|-

! {{ushr|VA|18|X}}

| George W. Hopkins

| {{Party shading/Conservative}} | Conservative

| 1835

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Incumbent re-elected as a Democrat.
Democratic gain.

| nowrap | {{plainlist |

• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{aye}} George W. Hopkins (Democratic) 60.9%
• {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}J. Watson (Whig) 39.1%

}}

|-

! {{ushr|VA|19|X}}

| Andrew Beirne

| {{party shading/Democratic/Text}}

| 1837

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Incumbent retired.
Whig gain.

| nowrap | {{plainlist |

• {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{aye}} George W. Summers (Whig) 92.6%
• {{Party stripe|Unknown}}Augustus Caperton (Unknown) 7.4%

}}

|-

! {{ushr|VA|20|X}}

| Joseph Johnson

| {{party shading/Democratic/Text}}

| 1835

| {{Party shading/Democratic/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.

| nowrap | {{plainlist |

• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{aye}} Samuel L. Hays (Democratic) 59.2%
• {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}Augustine J. Smith (Whig) 40.8%

}}

|-

! {{ushr|VA|21|X}}

| Lewis Steenrod

| {{party shading/Democratic/Text}}

| 1839

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{plainlist |

• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{aye}} Lewis Steenrod (Democratic) 100%

}}

|}

See Non-voting delegates, below.

{{See also|Non-voting members of the United States House of Representatives}}

{{USCongressElectionTableHead}}

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! {{Ushr|Iowa Territory|AL|X}}

| William W. Chapman

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1838

| {{Party shading/Democratic/Hold}} | Incumbent's term expired by law.
New delegate elected in 1840.
Democratic hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} Augustus C. Dodge (Democratic)
• {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}Alfred Rich (Whig) (615-vote margin){{Cite journal |last=Pelzer |first=Louis |year=1908 |editor-last=Shambaugh |editor-first=Benjamin F. | journal=Iowa Journal of History and Politics |volume=6 |issue=1 |title=The Early Democratic Party of Iowa |access-date= December 18, 2020 |publisher=State Historical Society of Iowa |location=Iowa City, Iowa |url=https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.31210017304112?urlappend=%253Bseq=29 |page=15|hdl=2027/uc1.31210017304112?urlappend=%3Bseq=29 }}

}}

|}

{{USCongressElectionTableHead}}

|-

! {{Ushr|Florida Territory|AL|X}}

| Charles Downing

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1836

| Incumbent re-elected on an unknown date.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} Charles Downing (Democratic)
• {{Data missing|date=December 2020}}

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|Iowa Territory|AL|X}}

| Augustus C. Dodge

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1840

| Incumbent re-elected August 6, 1841.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} Augustus C. Dodge (Democratic) 4838 votes
• {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}Alfred Rich (Whig) 4315 votes{{Cite journal |last=Pelzer |first=Louis |year=1908 |editor-last=Shambaugh |editor-first=Benjamin F. | journal=Iowa Journal of History and Politics |volume=6 |issue=1 |title= The Early Democratic Party of Iowa |access-date=December 18, 2020 |publisher=State Historical Society of Iowa |location=Iowa City, Iowa |url=https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.31210017304112?urlappend=%3Bseq=30 |page=16 |hdl=2027/uc1.31210017304112?urlappend=%3Bseq=30 }}

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|Wisconsin Territory|AL|X}}

| James D. Doty

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1838

| Incumbent re-elected on an unknown date.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} James D. Doty (Democratic)
• {{Data missing|date=December 2020}}

}}

|}

• 1840 United States elections
• List of United States House of Representatives elections (1824–1854)
• 1840 United States presidential election
• 1840–41 United States Senate elections
• 26th United States Congress
• 27th United States Congress

{{Notelist}}

{{Reflist}}

• {{Cite book | first=Michael J. |last=Dubin | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9ElyQgAACAAJ&q=United+States+Congressional+Elections,+1788-1997:+The+Official+Results | title=United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results of the Elections of the 1st Through 105th Congresses | publisher=McFarland and Company | date=March 1, 1998 |isbn=978-0786402830}}
• {{Cite book | first=Kenneth C. |last=Martis | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q0hyQgAACAAJ&q=The+Historical+Atlas+of+Political+Parties+in+the+United+States+Congress,+1789-1989 | title=The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress, 1789-1989 | publisher=Macmillan Publishing Company | date=January 1, 1989 |isbn=978-0029201701}}
• {{Cite book | editor-first=John L. |editor-last=Moore | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sKERAQAAMAAJ | title=Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections | publisher=Congressional Quarterly Inc. | edition=Third | date=1994 |isbn=978-0871879967|ref={{SfnRef|CQGuide}}}}
• {{Cite web | url=http://history.house.gov/Institution/Party-Divisions/Party-Divisions/ |title=Party Divisions of the House of Representatives* 1789–Present |publisher=Office of the Historian, House of United States House of Representatives |access-date=January 21, 2015}}

• [http://history.house.gov/ Office of the Historian] (Office of Art & Archives, Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)

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