1852–53 United States House of Representatives elections#California

Following the 1850 census, the House was reapportioned. In the initial apportionment bill, the number of seats was unchanged at 233,{{USStat|9|432}} but later one seat was added to California's delegation, increasing the total apportionment to 234, due to returns from California being determined to be incomplete.{{USStat|10|25}}

{{Bar box|title=Popular vote{{efn|Manually added from{{Cite book |last=Dubin |first=Michael J. |title=United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results of the Elections of the 1st through 105th Congresses |publisher=McFarland |year=1998 |isbn=9780786402830 |pages=163-169}}}}|titlebar=#ddd|width=900px|barwidth=750px|bars={{Bar percent|Democratic| {{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}|51.67}}

{{Bar percent|Whig| {{party color|Whig Party (US)}}|41.79}}

{{Bar percent|Free Soil|{{party color|Free Soil Party}}|3.96}}

{{bar percent|Know Nothing{{efn|9,639 votes}}|{{party color|Know Nothing}}|0.38}}

{{Bar percent|Temperance{{efn|396 votes}}|#DDDDDD|0.01}}

{{Bar percent|Union{{efn|381 votes}}|{{party color|Unionist Party (US)}}|0.01}}

{{Bar percent|Independent| {{party color|Independent (US)}}|1.73}}

{{Bar percent|Unknown{{efn|16,473 votes}}|#DDDDDD|0.52}}}}{{Bar box|title=House seats|titlebar=#ddd|width=900px|barwidth=750px|bars={{Bar percent|Democratic| {{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}|67.09}}

{{Bar percent|Whig| {{party color|Whig Party (US)}}|30.34}}

{{Bar percent|Free Soil| {{party color|Free Soil Party}}|1.71}}

{{Bar percent|Independent| {{party color|Independent (US)}}|0.85}}}}

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

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

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| rowspan=2 | Robert W. Johnson
{{small|Redistricted from the {{ushr|AR|AL|C}}}}

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic/Text}}

| rowspan=2 | 1846

| {{Party shading/Democratic/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.{{Cite book |title= Guide to U.S. Elections |edition=6th |volume=II |location=Washington, D.C. |publisher=CQ Press |page=1016 |year=2010 |isbn=9781604265361 |oclc=430736650 |lccn=2009033938 }}

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} Alfred B. Greenwood (Democratic) 100.0%

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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | New seat.
Democratic gain.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} Edward A. Warren (Democratic) 53.2%
• {{Party stripe|Whig Party}}Unidentified (Whig) 46.8%

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

Note: From statehood to 1864, California's representatives were elected at-large, with the top two vote-getters winning election from 1849 to 1858; in 1860 when California gained a seat in the House the top three vote-getters were elected.

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{{Small|2 seats on a general ticket}}

| Edward C. Marshall

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1851

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

| rowspan=2 nowrap | {{Plainlist |

• {{party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} James A. McDougall (Democratic) 84.4%
• {{party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} Milton Latham (Democratic) 15.6%
• {{party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}Philip Leget Edwards (Whig) 23.28%
• {{party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}George B. Tingley (Whig) 23.13%{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=115027|title = Our Campaigns - CA - at Large Race - Nov 02, 1852}}

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| Joseph W. McCorkle

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1851

| {{Party shading/Democratic/Hold}} | Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic hold.

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

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| Charles Chapman

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Whig

| 1851

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

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{aye}} James T. Pratt (Democratic) 52.2%
• {{Party stripe|Whig Party}}Charles Chapman (Whig) 44.2%
• {{Party stripe|Free Soil Party}}John Hooker (Free Soil) 3.5%

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| Colin M. Ingersoll

| {{Party shading/Democratic/Text}}

| 1851

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{aye}} Colin M. Ingersoll (Democratic) 53.0%
• {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}Austin Baldwin (Whig) 42.0%
• {{Party stripe|Free Soil Party}}Walter Booth (Free Soil) 4.9%

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| Chauncey F. Cleveland

| {{Party shading/Democratic/Text}}

| 1849

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

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{aye}} Nathan Belcher (Democratic) 50.4%
• {{Party stripe|Whig Party}}Daniel P. Tyler (Whig) 34.8%
• {{Party stripe|Free Soil Party}}Albert G. Stark (Free Soil) 14.8%

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| Origen S. Seymour

| {{Party shading/Democratic/Text}}

| 1851

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{aye}} Origen S. Seymour (Democratic) 54.0%
• {{Party stripe|Whig Party}}William W. Welch (Whig) 45.4%
• {{Party stripe|Free Soil Party}}Daniel G. Platt (Free Soil) 0.6%

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{{See also|List of United States representatives from Delaware}}Election was held November 8, 1852.

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| George R. Riddle

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1850

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap |{{Plainlist|* {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{aye}} George R. Riddle (Democratic) 50.23%

• {{Party stripe|Whig Party}}John W. Houston (Whig) 49.77%}}

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{{Main|1852 United States House of Representatives election in Florida}}

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

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| Edward C. Cabell

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Whig

| 1846

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

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

• {{party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} Augustus Maxwell (Democratic) 50.1%
• {{party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}Edward C. Cabell (Whig) 49.9%

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

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

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{{See also|List of United States representatives from Iowa}}{{USCongressElectionTableHead}}

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

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

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{{See also|List of United States representatives from Maine}}{{USCongressElectionTableHead}}

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

The elections were held November 8, 1852. However, many of the districts went to a December 13, 1852 second ballot.

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| Zeno Scudder
{{Small|Redistricted from the {{Ushr|MA|10|C}}}}

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Whig

| 1851

| Incumbent re-elected on the second ballot.

| nowrap | {{collapsible list|title=First ballot {{Small|(November 8, 1852)}}|

• {{party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}Zeno Scudder (Whig) 49.67%
• {{party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}John Pierce (Democratic) 28.60%
• {{party stripe|Free Soil Party}}Rodney French (Free Soil) 21.73%{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=728611|title = Our Campaigns - MA District 1 - 1st Trial Race - Nov 08, 1852}}

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Second ballot {{Small|(December 13, 1852)}}{{Plainlist |

• {{party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{Aye}} Zeno Scudder (Whig) 62.91%
• {{party stripe|Independent (US)}}Abraham H. Howland (Independent) 37.09%{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=728612|title = Our Campaigns - MA District 1 - 2nd Trial Race - Dec 13, 1852}}

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

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! {{ushr|MI|1|X}}

| Ebenezer J. Penniman

| {{party shading/Whig}} | Whig

| 1850

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

| nowrap | {{plainlist |

• {{party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{aye}} David Stuart (Democratic) 50.4%
• {{party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}William A. Howard (Whig) 46.6%
• {{party stripe|Free Soil Party}}Samuel W. Dexter (Free Soil) 3.0%{{cite web |title=MI - District 01 Race - Nov 02, 1852 |work=Our Campaigns |date=January 11, 2010 |access-date=June 27, 2022 |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=615245}}

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| Charles E. Stuart

| {{party shading/Text/Democratic}}

| 1847 Michigan's 1st congressional district special election
1848 {{small|(lost)}}
1850

| {{party shading/Democratic/Hold}} | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Democratic hold.

| nowrap | {{plainlist |

• {{party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{aye}} David A. Noble (Democratic) 51.7%
• {{party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}Joseph R. Williams (Whig) 48.3%{{cite web |title=MI - District 02 Race - Nov 02, 1852 |work=Our Campaigns |date=January 11, 2010 |access-date=June 27, 2022 |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=615269}}

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! {{ushr|MI|3|X}}

| James L. Conger

| {{party shading/Whig}} | Whig

| 1850

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

| nowrap | {{plainlist |

• {{party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{aye}} Samuel Clark (Democratic) 49.4%
• {{party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}Henry R. Williams (Whig) 45.7%
• {{party stripe|Free Soil Party}}Uriah Upjohn (Free Soil) 4.9%{{cite web |title=MI - District 03 Race - Nov 02, 1852 |work=Our Campaigns |date=January 11, 2010 |access-date=June 27, 2022 |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=615289}}

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| colspan=3 | None {{small|(New seat)}}

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | New seat.
Democratic gain.

| nowrap | {{plainlist |

• {{party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{aye}} Hestor L. Stevens (Democratic) 51.8%
• {{party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}George Bradley (Whig) 43.1%
• {{party stripe|Free Soil Party}}Ephraim Calkins (Free Soil) 5.1%{{cite web |title=MI - District 04 Race - Nov 02, 1852 |work=Our Campaigns |date=January 11, 2010 |access-date=June 27, 2022 |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=615304}}

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

Elections held late, from November 7 to 8, 1853

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| colspan=3 | None (new district)

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | New seat.
Democratic gain.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

• {{party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} William Barksdale (Democratic) 54.27%
• {{party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}Alexander B. Bradford (Whig) 45.73%{{cite web |title=MS - At Large |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=482991 |website=Our Campaigns |access-date=9 March 2021}}

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| Benjamin D. Nabers

| {{Party shading/Unionist}} | Union

| 1851

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

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

• {{party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} Daniel B. Wright (Democratic) 51.64%
• {{party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}Benjamin D. Nabers (Whig) 48.36%{{cite web |title=MS - District 01 |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=483072 |website=Our Campaigns |access-date=9 March 2021}}

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| John A. Wilcox

| {{Party shading/Unionist}} | Union

| 1851

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

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

• {{party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} William S. Barry (Democratic) 50.73%
• {{party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}John A. Wilcox (Whig) 49.27%{{cite web |title=MS - District 02 |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=483141 |website=Our Campaigns |access-date=9 March 2021}}

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| John D. Freeman

| {{Party shading/Unionist}} | Union

| 1851

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

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

• {{party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} Otho R. Singleton (Democratic) 55.65%
• {{party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}Alexander K. McLung (Whig) 44.35%{{cite web |title=MS - District 03 |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=483177 |website=Our Campaigns |access-date=9 March 2021}}

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| Albert G. Brown

| {{Party shading/Southern Rights}} | Southern Rights

| 1847

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

| nowrap | {{party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} Wiley P. Harris (Democratic) 100%{{cite web |title=MS - District 04 |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=483211 |website=Our Campaigns |access-date=9 March 2021}}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Elections held late, on August 4, 1853.

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! rowspan=2 | {{Ushr|TN|1|X}}

| Andrew Johnson

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1842

| {{Party shading/Loss}} |Incumbent retired to run for Governor.
Democratic loss.

| rowspan=2 nowrap | {{Plainlist |

• {{party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} Brookins Campbell (Democratic) 37.11%
• {{party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}Nathaniel G. Taylor (Whig) 36.14%
• {{party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}Albert G. Watkins (Whig) 26.75%{{cite web |title=TN - District 01 |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=626844 |website=Our Campaigns |access-date=16 February 2021}}

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| Albert G. Watkins
Redistricted from the {{ushr|Tn|2|C}}

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Whig

| 1849

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

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| William M. Churchwell
Redistricted from the {{ushr|Tn|3|C}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1851

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

• {{party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} William M. Churchwell (Democratic) 56.64%
• {{party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}Horace Maynard (Whig) 43.36%{{cite web |title=TN - District 02 |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=626849 |website=Our Campaigns |access-date=16 February 2021}}

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| colspan=3 | None (new district)

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | New seat.
Democratic gain.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

• {{party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} Samuel A. Smith (Democratic) 55.49%
• {{party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}T. Nixon Vandyke (Whig) 44.52%{{cite web |title=TN - District 03 |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=626853 |website=Our Campaigns |access-date=16 February 2021}}

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| John H. Savage

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1849

| {{Party shading/Loss}} |Incumbent retired.
Democratic loss.

| rowspan=2 nowrap | {{Plainlist |

• {{party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{Aye}} William Cullom (Whig) 50.14%
• {{party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}Erasmus L. Gardner (Democratic) 49.86%{{cite web |title=TN - District 04 |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=626857 |website=Our Campaigns |access-date=16 February 2021}}

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| William Cullom
Redistricted from the {{ushr|Tn|8|C}}

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Whig

| 1851

| Incumbent re-elected.

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| colspan=3 | None (new district)

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | New seat.
Whig gain.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

• {{party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{Aye}} Charles Ready (Whig) 57.86%
• {{party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}Thomas Barry (Democratic) 42.14%{{cite web |title=TN - District 05 |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=626861 |website=Our Campaigns |access-date=16 February 2021}}

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| William H. Polk

| {{Party shading/Independent Democratic}} | Independent
Democratic

| 1851

| {{Party shading/Loss}} |Incumbent retired.
Independent Democratic loss.

| rowspan=2 nowrap | {{party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} George W. Jones (Democratic) 100%{{cite web |title=TN - District 06 |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=626865 |website=Our Campaigns |access-date=16 February 2021}}

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| George W. Jones
Redistricted from the {{Ushr|TN|5|C}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1842

| Incumbent re-elected.

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| Meredith P. Gentry

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Whig

| 1845

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

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

• {{party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{Aye}} Robert M. Bugg (Whig) 52.52%
• {{party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}S. C. Pavott (Democratic) 47.48%{{cite web |title=TN - District 07 |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=626867 |website=Our Campaigns |access-date=16 February 2021}}

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| colspan=3 | None (new district)

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | New seat.
Whig gain.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

• {{party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{Aye}} Felix Zollicoffer (Whig) 52.96%
• {{party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}Samuel P. Allison (Democratic) 47.04%{{cite web |title=TN - District 08 |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=626869 |website=Our Campaigns |access-date=16 February 2021}}

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| Isham G. Harris

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1849

| {{Party shading/Loss}} |Incumbent retired.
Democratic loss.

| rowspan=2 nowrap | {{Plainlist |

• {{party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{Aye}} Emerson Etheridge (Whig) 96.90%
• {{party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}Christopher H. Williams (Whig) 3.10%{{cite web |title=TN - District 09 |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=626870 |website=Our Campaigns |access-date=16 February 2021}}

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| Christopher H. Williams
Redistricted from the {{ushr|Tn|11|C}}

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Whig

| 1849

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

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| Frederick P. Stanton

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1845

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

• {{party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} Frederick P. Stanton (Democratic) 50.03%
• {{party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}Edwin M. Yerger (Whig) 49.97%{{cite web |title=TN - District 10 |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=626872 |website=Our Campaigns |access-date=16 February 2021}}

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

{{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}}}}

|-

! rowspan=2 | {{Ushr|VT|1|X}}

| James Meacham
Redistricted from the {{ushr|VT|3|C}}

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Whig

| 1849 (special)

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap rowspan=2 | {{Plainlist|

• {{Party stripe|Whig Party}}{{aye}} James Meacham (Whig) 56.0%
• {{Party stripe|Free Soil Party}}John Pierpoint (Free Soil) 23.1%
• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}Philip C. Tucker (Democratic) 20.6%

}}

|-

| Ahiman Louis Miner

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Whig

| 1850

| {{Party shading/Loss}} | Incumbent retired.
Whig loss.

|-

! {{Ushr|VT|2|X}}

| William Hebard

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Whig

| 1848

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

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

• {{Party stripe|Whig Party}}{{Aye}} Andrew Tracy (Whig) 51.8%
• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}Daniel Kellogg (Democratic) 17.9%
• {{Party stripe|Free Soil Party (US)}}Ryland Fletcher (Free Soil) 16.3%

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|VT|3|X}}

| colspan=3 | None (new district)

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | New seat.
Whig gain.

| nowrap | {{Collapsible list|title=First ballot|

| {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}Alvah Sabin (Whig) 45.7%

| {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}Henry Adams (Democratic) 30.8%

| {{Party stripe|Free Soil Party (US)}}A. Judson Rowell (Free Soil) 23.4%

}}

Second ballot{{Plainlist|

• {{Party stripe|Whig Party}}{{Aye}} Alvah Sabin (Whig) 48.3%
• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}William Heywood Jr. (Democratic) 32.2%
• {{Party stripe|Free Soil Party (US)}}Charles D. Kasson (Free Soil) 19.4%

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|VT|4|X}}

| Thomas Bartlett Jr.

| {{Party shading/Democratic/Text}}

| 1850

| {{Party shading/Loss}} | Incumbent retired.
District eliminated.
Democratic loss.

| nowrap | None

|}

{{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}}

| Thomas H. Bayly
Redistricted from the {{ushr|VA|7|C}}

| {{party shading/Democratic/Text}}

| 1844 (special)

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{plainlist |

• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{aye}} Thomas H. Bayly (Democratic) 58.9%
• {{Party stripe|Unknown}}Louis H. C. Finney (Unknown) 39.9%
• {{Party stripe|Unknown}}George W. Lewis (Unknown) 1.1%

}}

|-

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

| John Millson
Redistricted from the {{ushr|VA|1|C}}

| {{party shading/Democratic/Text}}

| 1849

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{plainlist |

• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{aye}} John Millson (Democratic) 56.7%
• {{Party stripe|Whig Party}}Jonathan R. Chambliss (Whig) 36.6%
• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}William D. Roberts (Democratic) 6.7%

}}

|-

! rowspan=2 | {{ushr|VA|3|X}}

| Thomas H. Averett

| {{party shading/Democratic/Text}}

| 1849

| {{Party shading/Loss}} | Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic loss.

| nowrap rowspan=2 | {{plainlist |

• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{aye}} John Caskie (Democratic) 54.9%
• {{Party stripe|Whig Party}}Clayton G. Coleman (Whig) 45.1%

}}

|-

| John Caskie
Redistricted from the {{ushr|VA|6|C}}

| {{party shading/Democratic/Text}}

| 1851

| Incumbent re-elected.

|-

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

| Richard Kidder Meade
Redistricted from the {{ushr|VA|2|C}}

| {{party shading/Democratic/Text}}

| 1847 (special)

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

| nowrap | {{plainlist |

• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{aye}} William Goode (Democratic) 65.3%
• {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}Wyatt Cardwell (Whig) 18.4%
• {{Party stripe|Unknown}}William C. Flournoy (Unknown) 14.6%
• {{Party stripe|Unknown}}William S. Scott (Unknown) 1.7%

}}

|-

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

| Thomas S. Bocock
Redistricted from the {{ushr|VA|4|C}}

| {{party shading/Democratic/Text}}

| 1847

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{plainlist |

• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{aye}} Thomas S. Bocock (Democratic) 51.7%
• {{Party stripe|Whig Party}}John T. Wootton (Whig) 43.1%
• {{Party stripe|Independent (US)}}Thomas H. Averett (Independent) 5.1%

}}

|-

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

| Paulus Powell
Redistricted from the {{ushr|VA|5|C}}

| {{party shading/Democratic/Text}}

| 1849

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

| nowrap | {{plainlist |

• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{aye}} Paulus Powell (Democratic) 52.5%
• {{Party stripe|Whig Party}}Alexander Mosely (Whig) 47.5%

}}

|-

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

| James F. Strother
Redistricted from the {{ushr|VA|9|C}}

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Whig

| 1851

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic gain.

| nowrap | {{plainlist |

• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{aye}} William Smith (Democratic) 51.8%
• {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}Edgar Snowden Sr. (Whig) 48.2%

}}

|-

! rowspan=2 | {{ushr|VA|8|X}}

| Alexander Holladay

| {{Party shading/Democratic/Text}}

| 1849

| {{Party shading/Loss}} | Incumbent retired.
Democratic loss.

| nowrap rowspan=2 | {{plainlist |

• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{aye}} Charles J. Faulkner (Democratic) 52.3%
• {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}Alexander Boteler (Whig) 47.7%

}}

|-

| Charles J. Faulkner
Redistricted from the {{ushr|VA|10|C}}

| {{party shading/Whig}} | Whig

| 1851

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

|-

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

| John Letcher
Redistricted from the {{ushr|VA|11|C}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic/Text}}

| 1851

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} John Letcher (Democratic) 74.4%
• {{Party stripe|Whig Party}}Tyre Maupin (Whig) 25.6%

}}

|-

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

| colspan=3 | None (new district)

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | New district.
Democratic gain.

| nowrap | {{plainlist |

• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{aye}} Zedekiah Kidwell (Democratic) 100%

}}

|-

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

| colspan=3 | None (new district)

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | New district.
Democratic gain.

| nowrap | {{plainlist |

• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{aye}} John F. Snodgrass (Democratic) 40.3%
• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}Charles S. Lewis (Democratic) 38.3%
• {{Party stripe|Whig Party}}A. M. Sterett (Whig) 21.4%

}}

|-

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

| Henry A. Edmundson

| {{Party shading/Democratic/Text}}

| 1849

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{plainlist |

• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{aye}} Henry A. Edmundson (Democratic) 100%

}}

|-

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

| Fayette McMullen

| {{Party shading/Democratic/Text}}

| 1849

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{plainlist |

• {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{aye}} Fayette McMullen (Democratic) 100%

}}

|-

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

| James M. H. Beale

| {{party shading/Democratic/Text}}

| 1849

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Loss}} | Incumbents retired.
Districts eliminated.
Democratic loss.

| nowrap | None

|-

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

| Sherrard Clemens

| {{party shading/Democratic/Text}}

| 1852 (special)

| nowrap | None

|}

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

{{USCongressElectionTableHead|Candidates Ref={{Cite web |title=Wisconsin U.S. House Election Results |url=http://www.hhh.umn.edu/centers/cspg/research/election_data_archive/pdf/WI_US_House_Election_Results.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405132933/http://www.hhh.umn.edu/centers/cspg/research/election_data_archive/pdf/WI_US_House_Election_Results.pdf |archive-date=April 5, 2012 |publisher=Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs |access-date= March 8, 2022 |via= Wayback Machine }}}}

|-

! {{Ushr|Wisconsin|1|X}}

| Charles Durkee

| {{Party shading/Free Soil}} | Free Soil

| 1848

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

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

• {{party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} Daniel Wells Jr. (Democratic) 46.5%
• {{party stripe|Free Soil Party}}Charles Durkee (Free Soil) 31.9%
• {{party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}Henry S. Durand (Whig) 21.6%

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|Wisconsin|2|X}}

| Ben C. Eastman

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1850

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

• {{party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} Ben C. Eastman (Democratic) 53.9%
• {{party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}Chauncey Abbott (Whig) 38.7%
• {{party stripe|Free Soil Party}}James L. Enos (Free Soil) 7.4%

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|Wisconsin|3|X}}

| James Duane Doty

| {{Party shading/Independent Democrat}} | Independent
Democratic

| 1848

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

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

• {{party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} John B. Macy (Democratic) 55.5%
• {{party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}James McMillan Shafter (Whig) 36.2%
• {{party stripe|Free Soil Party}}Hiram McKee (Free Soil) 8.3%

}}

|}

{{USCongressElectionTableHead|Delegate=yes}}

|-

! {{Ushr|Minnesota Territory|AL|Minnesota Territory}}

| Henry Hastings Sibley

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1848 Wisconsin Territory's at-large congressional district special election
1849 {{Small|(Wis. Territory: eliminated)}}
1849 United States House of Representatives election in Minnesota Territory

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

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

• {{party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} Henry M. Rice (Democratic) 2360 votes
• {{party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}Wilkin{{efn|Full name unpublished in source, presumably Alexander Wilkin (Whig)}} 728 votes{{Cite web |last=Greeley |first=Horace |date=February 22, 1868 |title=The Tribune Almanac for the Years L838 to L868, Inclusive: Comprehending the Politician's Register and the Whig Almanac, Containing Annual Election Returns by States and Counties ... Political Essays ... &c., Making a Connected Political History for Thirty Years |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IL8pAAAAYAAJ&q=Wilkin&pg=RA1-PA51 |publisher=New York tribune |via=Google Books}}

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|New Mexico Territory|AL|New Mexico Territory}}

| Richard H. Weightman

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1851

| {{Party shading/Democratic/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.
New delegate elected in 1853.
Democratic hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

• {{party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} Jose Gallegos (Democratic)
• {{party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}William Carr Lane (Whig){{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=278566|title = Our Campaigns - NM Territorial Delegate Race - Oct 01, 1853}}

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|Oregon Territory|AL|Oregon Territory}}

| Joseph Lane

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1851

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

• {{party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} Joseph Lane (Democratic)
• {{Data missing|date=September 2020}}

}}

|}

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• List of United States House of Representatives elections (1824–1854)
• 1852 United States presidential election
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• 32nd United States Congress
• 33rd United States Congress

{{Notelist}}

{{Reflist}}

• {{Cite book |last=Dubin |first=Michael J. |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 |date=March 1, 1998 |publisher=McFarland and Company |isbn=978-0786402830}}
• {{Cite book |last=Martis |first=Kenneth C. |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 |date=January 1, 1989 |publisher=Macmillan Publishing Company |isbn=978-0029201701}}
• {{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sKERAQAAMAAJ |title=Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections |date=1994 |publisher=Congressional Quarterly Inc. |isbn=978-0871879967 |editor-last=Moore |editor-first=John L. |edition=Third}}
• {{Cite web |title=Party Divisions of the House of Representatives* 1789–Present |url=http://history.house.gov/Institution/Party-Divisions/Party-Divisions/ |access-date=January 21, 2015 |publisher=Office of the Historian, House of United States House of Representatives}}

• [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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