1816–17 United States House of Representatives elections

1816–17 United States House of Representatives elections
← 1814 & 1815 April 30, 1816 – August 14, 1817[a] 1818 & 1819 →
All 184 seats in the United States House of Representatives
93 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Henry Clay Timothy Pitkin
Party Democratic-Republican Federalist
Leader's seat Kentucky 2nd Connecticut at-large
Last election 119 seats 64 seats
Seats won 144[b] 40[b]
Seat change Increase 25 Decrease 24
Speaker before election

Henry Clay
Democratic-Republican

Elected Speaker

Henry Clay
Democratic-Republican

The 1816–17 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between April 30, 1816 and August 14, 1817. Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives before the first session of the 15th United States Congress convened on December 1, 1817. The size of the House increased to 184 after Indiana and Mississippi achieved statehood.

The Democratic-Republican Party entered the election with a large majority, yet made sizable gains, helping trigger the virtually nonpartisan Era of Good Feelings under new President James Monroe, elected in 1816.

Two major events combined to help eliminate the declining Federalist Party from meaningful contention. First, the War of 1812 had concluded in 1815 with a feeling of national pride and relief, with the small American military fighting the much more powerful British forces to a draw punctuated by General Andrew Jackson's dramatic victory at the Battle of New Orleans. Federalists had opposed the risky but ultimately successful war, with some New England Federalists advocating radical measures at the Hartford Convention. Second, the 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora in present-day Indonesia, itself the most powerful in recorded history and following other major eruptions, temporarily disrupted global climate. The effects severely damaged the agricultural economy of New England, where Federalist support was strongest, causing privation, popular discontent, and mass emigration westward.

Election summaries

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Mississippi was admitted as a state in 1817 during the 15th Congress, adding one seat.[1]

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144 40
Democratic-Republican Federalist
State Type Date Total
seats 		Democratic-
Republican 		Federalist
Seats Change Seats Change
New York Districts April 30 – May 2, 1816 27 22 Increase1 5 Decrease1
Louisiana At-large July 1–3, 1816 1 1 Steady 0 Steady
Kentucky Districts August 5, 1816 10 10 Steady 0 Steady
New Hampshire At-large August 26, 1816 6 6 Increase6 0 Decrease6
Rhode Island At-large August 27, 1816 2 0 Steady 2 Steady
Vermont At-large September 3, 1816 6 6 Increase6 0 Decrease6
Connecticut At-large September 16, 1816 7 0 Steady 7 Steady
Maryland Districts October 6, 1816 9 5 Increase1 4 Decrease1
Delaware At-large October 7, 1816 2 1 Increase1 1 Decrease1
Georgia At-large 6 6 Steady 0 Steady
Ohio Districts October 8, 1816 6 5 Decrease1 1 Increase1
Pennsylvania Districts 23 19 Increase1 4 Decrease1
South Carolina Districts October 14–15, 1816 9 9 Increase1 0 Decrease1
Massachusetts Districts November 4, 1816[c] 20 9 Increase7 11 Decrease7
New Jersey At-large November 4–5, 1816 6 6 Steady 0 Steady
Late elections (after the March 4, 1817 beginning of the term)
Virginia Districts April 1817 23 20 Increase1 3 Decrease1
Indiana At-large August 4, 1817 1 1 Steady 0 Steady
Mississippi At-large August 4–5, 1817 1 1 Increase1 0 Steady
Tennessee Districts August 7–8, 1817 6 6 Steady 0 Steady
North Carolina Districts August 14, 1817 13 11 Steady 2 Steady
Total 184 144[b]
78.3% 		Increase25 40[b]
21.7% 		Decrease24
House seats
Dem-Republican
 
 78.26%
Federalist
 
 21.74%

Special elections

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See also: List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives

There were special elections in 1816 and 1817 to the 14th United States Congress and 15th United States Congress.

Special elections are sorted by date then district.

14th Congress

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[d]
North Carolina 6 Nathaniel Macon Democratic-
Republican 		1791 Incumbent resigned December 15, 1815 when elected U.S. Senator.
New member elected January 22, 1816 and seated February 7, 1816.[2]
Democratic-Republican hold.
Winner was later re-elected to the next term; see below.
  • ▌Green tickY Weldon Edwards (Democratic-Republican) 60.7%
  • ▌William P. Little (Unknown) 39.3%[3]
Maryland 5
(Seat A) 		Nicholas R. Moore Democratic-
Republican 		1803
1810 (lost)
1812 		Incumbent resigned in 1815.
New member elected January 27, 1816 and seated February 4, 1816.[2]
Democratic-Republican hold.
Winner was later re-elected to the next term; see below.
New York 21 Peter B. Porter Democratic-
Republican 		1808
1812 (retired)
1814 		Incumbent resigned January 23, 1816
New member elected April 30 – May 2, 1816 and seated December 2, 1816.[2]
Democratic-Republican hold.
Winner was not elected to the next term; see below.
North Carolina 5 William R. King Democratic-
Republican 		1810 Incumbent resigned, effective November 4, 1816.
New member elected before August 16, 1816 and seated December 2, 1816.[2]
Democratic-Republican hold.
Winner lost re-election to the next term; see below.
  • ▌Green tickY Charles Hooks (Democratic-Republican)
  • "Rev. S. Stanford"
  • "by a majority of 343 votes"[6]
North Carolina 8 Richard Stanford Democratic-
Republican 		1796 Incumbent died April 16, 1816.
New member elected before August 22, 1816 and seated December 2, 1816.[2]
Democratic-Republican hold.
Winner lost re-election to the next term; see below.
  • ▌Green tickY Samuel Dickens (Democratic-Republican) 52.2%
  • ▌John Craig (Democratic-Republican) 47.8%[7]
New York 20 Enos T. Throop Democratic-
Republican 		1814 Incumbent resigned June 4, 1816 after losing re-election.
New member elected August 27–29, 1816 and seated December 3, 1816.[2]
Democratic-Republican hold.
Winner was not elected to the next term; see below.
Maryland 5
(Seat B) 		William Pinkney Democratic-
Republican 		1790
1791 (Resigned)
1814 		Incumbent resigned April 18, 1816 to become Minister to Russia.
New member elected September 3, 1816 and seated December 2, 1816.[2]
Democratic-Republican hold.
Winner was later re-elected to the next term; see below.
  • ▌Green tickY Peter Little (Democratic-Republican) 54.4%
  • ▌Tobias Stansbury (Democratic-Republican) 45.6%[9]
Maryland 3 Alexander C. Hanson Federalist 1812 Incumbent resigned after being elected to the Senate.
New member elected October 6, 1816 and seated December 2, 1816.[2]
Federalist hold.
Winner also elected to the next term; see below.
Ohio 1 John McLean Democratic-
Republican 		1812 Incumbent resigned in April 1816 after being appointed to the Supreme Court of Ohio.
New member elected October 8, 1816 and seated December 2, 1816.[2]
Democratic-Republican hold.
Winner also elected to the next term; see below.
Pennsylvania 9 Thomas Burnside Democratic-
Republican 		1815 (special) Incumbent resigned in April 1816 to accept judicial appointment.
New member elected October 8, 1816 and seated December 3, 1816.[2]
Democratic-Republican hold.
Winner also elected to the next term; see below.
Virginia 18 Thomas Gholson Jr. Democratic-
Republican 		1808 (special) Incumbent died July 4, 1816.
New member elected October 10–28, 1816 and seated December 4, 1816.[2]
Democratic-Republican hold.
South Carolina 9
"Sumter or Camden district" 		William Mayrant Democratic-
Republican 		1814 Incumbent resigned October 21, 1816, having just lost re-election.
New member elected November 25 & 26, 1816 and seated January 2, 1817.[2]
Democratic-Republican hold.
Winner also won the general election; see below.
Georgia at-large Alfred Cuthbert Democratic-
Republican 		1813 (special)
1814 		Incumbent resigned November 9, 1816.
New member elected in December 1816 and seated January 23, 1817.[2]
Democratic-Republican hold.
Kentucky 1 James Clark Democratic-
Republican 		1812 Incumbent resigned April 8, 1816 when appointed circuit court judge.
New member elected in 1816 and seated December 2, 1816.[2]
Democratic-Republican hold.
Winner was not elected to the next term; see below.
Massachusetts 11 Elijah Brigham Federalist 1810 Incumbent died February 22, 1816.
New member elected in 1816 and seated December 2, 1816.[2]
Federalist hold.
Virginia 23 John Clopton Democratic-
Republican 		1795
1799 (lost)
1801 		Incumbent died September 11, 1816
New member elected in 1816 and seated December 17, 1816.[2]
Democratic-Republican hold.

15th Congress

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District Incumbent This race
Member / Delegate Party First elected Results Candidates[d]
Pennsylvania 10 David Scott Democratic-
Republican 		1816 Incumbent resigned to become president and judge of the court of common pleas.
New member elected October 14, 1817 and seated with the rest of the House December 1, 1817.[15]
Democratic-Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY John Murray (Democratic-Republican) 71.0%
  • ▌Abram Light (Federalist) 29.0%
Connecticut at-large
2 seats on a general ticket 		Sylvanus Backus Federalist 1816 Member-elect died February 15, 1817.
New member elected in 1817 and seated with the rest of the House December 1, 1817.[15]
Federalist hold.
Charles Dennison Federalist 1816 Member-elect declined the seat.
New member elected in 1817 and seated with the rest of the House December 1, 1817.[15]
Federalist hold.
New York 4 Henry B. Lee Democratic-
Republican 		1816 Member-elect died February 18, 1817.
New member elected in 1817 and seated with the rest of the House December 1, 1817.[15]
Democratic-Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY James Tallmadge Jr. (Democratic-Republican) 47.7%
  • ▌Lemuel Clift (Federalist) 38.5%
  • ▌Abraham Adriance (Democratic-Republican) 13.8%
Missouri Territory at-large John Scott Democratic-
Republican 		1816 Incumbent's re-election declared illegal and seat vacated since March 4, 1817.
Incumbent re-elected in 1817 and seated August 4, 1817.[15]

Connecticut

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Main article: 1816 United States House of Representatives election in Connecticut
See also: List of United States representatives from Connecticut and 1817 Connecticut's at-large congressional district special election

Connecticut elected its members September 16, 1816.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Connecticut at-large
7 seats on a general ticket 		Benjamin Tallmadge Federalist 1801 (special) Incumbent retired.
Federalist hold.
Successor (Backus) died February 15, 1817, leading to a special election.
Epaphroditus Champion Federalist 1806 Incumbent lost-re-election.
Federalist hold.
Lewis B. Sturges Federalist 1805 (special) Incumbent lost-re-election.
Federalist hold.
Successor (Dennison) declined to serve, leading to a special election.
Timothy Pitkin Federalist 1805 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
John Davenport Federalist 1798 Incumbent retired.
Federalist hold.
Jonathan O. Moseley Federalist 1804 Incumbent re-elected.
Lyman Law Federalist 1810 Incumbent lost-re-election.
Federalist hold.

Delaware

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Main article: 1816 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware
See also: List of United States representatives from Delaware

Delaware elected its members October 7, 1816.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[d]
Delaware at-large
2 seats on a general ticket 		Thomas Clayton Federalist 1814 Incumbent lost-re-election.
Federalist hold.
Thomas Cooper Federalist 1812 Incumbent lost-re-election.
Democratic-Republican gain.

Georgia

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Main article: 1816 United States House of Representatives election in Georgia
See also: 1816 Georgia's at-large congressional district special election and List of United States representatives from Georgia

Georgia elected its members October 7, 1816.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Georgia at-large
6 seats on a general ticket 		Wilson Lumpkin Democratic-Republican 1814 Incumbent lost-re-election.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Richard Henry Wilde Democratic-Republican 1814 Incumbent lost-re-election.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Bolling Hall Democratic-Republican 1810 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Zadock Cook Democratic-Republican 1816 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
Thomas Telfair Democratic-Republican 1812 Incumbent lost-re-election.
Democratic-Republican hold.
John Forsyth Democratic-Republican 1812 Incumbent re-elected.

Illinois Territory

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See Non-voting delegates, below.

Indiana

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Main article: 1817 United States House of Representatives election in Indiana
See also: 1816 United States House of Representatives election in Indiana and List of United States representatives from Indiana

Indiana elected its member August 4, 1817, having just elected him just the year before to the new seat.

14th Congress

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Indiana at-large None (new state) Indiana was admitted as a state of the Union on December 11, 1816.[2]
New member elected in 1816 and seated December 11, 1816.[2]
Democratic-Republican gain.

15th Congress

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Indiana at-large William Hendricks Democratic-
Republican 		1816 Incumbent re-elected.

Kentucky

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Main article: 1816 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky
See also: 1816 Kentucky's 1st congressional district special election and List of United States representatives from Kentucky

Kentucky elected its members August 5, 1816.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Kentucky 1 James Clark Democratic-
Republican 		1812 Incumbent resigned April 8, 1816 when appointed circuit court judge.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Successor was not elected to finish the current term.
  • ▌Green tickY David Trimble (Democratic-Republican) 55.3%
  • ▌George Stockton (Unknown) 44.7%
Kentucky 2 Henry Clay Democratic-
Republican 		1810
1814 (resigned)
1814
1815 (seat declared vacant)
1815 (special) 		Incumbent re-elected.
Kentucky 3 Richard M. Johnson Democratic-
Republican 		1806 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Richard M. Johnson (Democratic-Republican) 56.6%
  • ▌Benjamin Taylor (Federalist) 43.4%
Kentucky 4 Joseph Desha Democratic-
Republican 		1806 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Joseph Desha (Democratic-Republican) 56.1%
  • ▌William Garrard (Unknown) 43.9%
Kentucky 5 Alney McLean Democratic-
Republican 		1814 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Anthony New (Democratic-Republican) 64.4%
  • ▌Benjamin W. Patton (Unknown) 35.6%
Kentucky 6 Solomon P. Sharp Democratic-
Republican 		1812 Incumbent lost-re-election.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Kentucky 7 Samuel McKee Democratic-
Republican 		1808 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY George Robertson (Democratic-Republican) 62.3%
  • ▌Robert Caldwell (Unknown) 37.7%
Kentucky 8 Stephen Ormsby Democratic-
Republican 		1810
1812 (lost)
1813 (special) 		Incumbent lost-re-election.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Kentucky 9 Micah Taul Democratic-
Republican 		1814 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Kentucky 10 Benjamin Hardin Democratic-
Republican 		1814 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Thomas Speed (Democratic-Republican) 42.3%
  • ▌James Crutcher (Unknown) 31.2%
  • ▌John Lancaster (Unknown) 26.5%

Louisiana

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Main article: 1816 United States House of Representatives election in Louisiana
See also: List of United States representatives from Louisiana

Louisiana elected its members July 1–3, 1816.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Louisiana at-large Thomas B. Robertson Democratic-Republican 1812 Incumbent re-elected.

Maryland

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Main article: 1816 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland
See also: List of United States representatives from Maryland

Maryland elected its members October 6, 1816.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[d]
Maryland 1 Philip Stuart Federalist 1810 Incumbent re-elected.
Maryland 2 John C. Herbert Federalist 1814 Incumbent re-elected.
Maryland 3 Alexander C. Hanson Federalist 1812 Incumbent resigned in 1816 when elected U.S. Senator.
Winner was also elected to finish the term, see above.
Federalist hold.
  • ▌Green tickY George Peter (Federalist) 46.0%
  • ▌Charles Kilgour (Federalist) 30.4%
  • ▌Nicholas Snethen (Democratic-Republican) 23.6%
Maryland 4 George Baer Jr. Federalist 1796
1801 (retired)
1814 		Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Samuel Ringgold (Democratic-Republican) 53.6%
  • ▌Matthew Van Lear (Federalist) 46.3%
Maryland 5
Plural district with 2 seats 		Samuel Smith Democratic-Republican 1792
1802 (retired)
1816 (special) 		Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Samuel Smith (Democratic-Republican) 42.0%
  • ▌Green tickY Peter Little (Democratic-Republican) 31.4%
  • ▌Tobias Stansbury (Democratic-Republican) 26.6%[17]
Peter Little Democratic-Republican 1816 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
Maryland 6 Stevenson Archer Democratic-Republican 1811 (special) Incumbent lost-re-election.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Maryland 7 Robert Wright Democratic-Republican 1810 (special) Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Thomas Culbreth (Democratic-Republican) 50.8%
  • ▌William Potter (Federalist) 49.2%
Maryland 8 Charles Goldsborough Federalist 1804 Incumbent retired.
Federalist hold.

Massachusetts

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Main article: 1816–1817 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts
See also: List of United States representatives from Massachusetts

Massachusetts's electoral law required a majority for election. In five districts this was not met on the first election, requiring additional trials to be held.

Massachusetts elected its members November 4, 1816.

District numbers differed between source used and elsewhere on Wikipedia; district numbers used elsewhere on Wikipedia used here.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Massachusetts 1
"Suffolk district" 		Artemas Ward Jr. Federalist 1812 Incumbent retired.
Federalist hold.
Winner declined to serve and was replaced in a special election.
  • ▌Green tickY James Lloyd (Federalist) 98.0%
  • ▌Benjamin Austin (Democratic-Republican) 2.0%
Massachusetts 2
"Essex South district" 		Timothy Pickering Federalist 1812 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Nathaniel Silsbee (Democratic-Republican) 50.5%
  • ▌Thomas Stevens (Federalist) 49.5%
Massachusetts 3
"Essex North district" 		Jeremiah Nelson Federalist 1804
1806 (retired)
1814 		Incumbent re-elected.
First ballot (November 4, 1816)
  • ▌William B. Banister (Federalist) 44.0%
  • ▌Thomas Kitteridge (Democratic-Republican) 39.4%
  • ▌Samuel L. Knapp (Federalist) 9.7%
  • ▌Ebenezer Moseley (Federalist) 5.7%
  • ▌Jeremiah Nelson (Federalist) 1.2%
Second ballot (January 27, 1817)
  • ▌William B. Banister (Federalist) 46.0%
  • ▌Thomas Kitteridge (Democratic-Republican) 39.0%
  • ▌Jeremiah Nelson (Federalist) 11.8%
  • Others 3.2%
Third ballot (May 1, 1817)
  • ▌Green tickY Jeremiah Nelson (Federalist) 57.7%
  • ▌Thomas Kitteridge (Democratic-Republican) 33.9%
  • Others 8.4%
Massachusetts 4
"Middlesex district" 		Asahel Stearns Federalist 1814 Incumbent lost-re-election.
Democratic-Republican gain.
Massachusetts 5
"Hampshire South district" 		Elijah H. Mills Federalist 1814 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Elijah H. Mills (Federalist) 81.0%
  • ▌Enos Foot (Democratic-Republican) 9.9%
  • ▌Lewis Strong (Federalist) 6.7%
  • Others 2.5%
Massachusetts 6
"Hampshire North district" 		Samuel Taggart Federalist 1803 Incumbent retired.
Federalist hold.
Massachusetts 7
"Berkshire district" 		John W. Hulbert Federalist 1812 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Henry Shaw (Democratic-Republican) 52.2%
  • ▌Daniel Noble (Federalist) 46.0%
  • Others 1.8%
Massachusetts 8
"Plymouth district" 		William Baylies Federalist 1812 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican gain.
First ballot (November 4, 1816)
  • ▌Zabdiel Sampson (Democratic-Republican) 49.2%
  • ▌Wilkes Wood (Federalist) 46.2%
  • Others 4.6%
Second ballot (January 27, 1817)
  • ▌Green tickY Zabdiel Sampson (Democratic-Republican) 51.8%
  • ▌Wilkes Wood (Federalist) 47.0%
  • Others 1.2%
Massachusetts 9
"Barnstable district" 		John Reed Jr. Federalist 1812 Incumbent lost-re-election.
Democratic-Republican gain.
First ballot (November 4, 1816)
Second ballot (January 27, 1817)
    • ▌Walter Folger Jr. (Democratic-Republican) 46.9%
    • ▌John Reed Jr. (Federalist) 30.2%
    • ▌Thadeus Coffin (Federalist) 21.4%
    • ▌Elijah Cobb (Federalist) 1.5%
Third ballot (May 1, 1817)
Massachusetts 10
"Bristol district" 		Laban Wheaton Federalist 1808 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Marcus Morton (Democratic-Republican) 50.6%
  • ▌Samuel Crocker (Federalist) 46.3%
  • Others 3.1%
Massachusetts 11
"Worcester South district" 		Elijah Brigham Federalist 1810 Incumbent retired.
Federalist hold.
Massachusetts 12
"Worcester North district" 		Solomon Strong Federalist 1814 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Solomon Strong (Federalist) 69.4%
  • ▌Edmund Cushing (Democratic-Republican) 30.6%
Massachusetts 13
"Norfolk district" 		Nathaniel Ruggles Federalist 1812 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 14
"1st Eastern district"
District of Maine 		Cyrus King Federalist 1812 Incumbent lost-re-election.
Democratic-Republican gain.
Massachusetts 15
"2nd Eastern district"
District of Maine 		George Bradbury Federalist 1812 Incumbent retired.
Federalist hold.
Massachusetts 16
"3rd Eastern district"
District of Maine 		Benjamin Brown Federalist 1812 Ran for re-election in the 18th district
Federalist hold.
Massachusetts 17
"4th Eastern district"
District of Maine 		James Carr Democratic-
Republican 		1815 Incumbent retired.
Federalist gain.
Massachusetts 18
"5th Eastern district"
District of Maine 		Thomas Rice Federalist 1814 Incumbent re-elected.
First ballot (November 4, 1816)
Second ballot (January 27, 1817)
Third ballot (May 1, 1817)
Fourth ballot (July 21, 1817)
Fifth ballot (September 29, 1817)
Sixth ballot (December 1, 1817)
Samuel S. Conner
Formerly served in the 19th district. 		Democratic-
Republican 		1815 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic-Republican loss.
Massachusetts 19
"6th Eastern district"
District of Maine 		Vacant Incumbent ran in the 18th district.
Democratic-Republican gain.
First ballot (November 4, 1816)
Second ballot (January 27, 1817)
Third ballot (May 1, 1817)
Fourth ballot (July 21, 1817)
  • ▌Peter Grant (Federalist) 50.0%[g]
  • ▌James Parker (Democratic-Republican) 32.2%
  • ▌Joshua Gage (Democratic-Republican) 11.9%
  • Others 5.9%
Fifth ballot (September 29, 1817)
  • ▌Green tickY Joshua Gage (Democratic-Republican) 60.4%
  • ▌Peter Grant (Federalist) 39.6%
Massachusetts 20
"7th Eastern district"
District of Maine 		Albion K. Parris Democratic-
Republican 		1814 Incumbent re-elected.

Mississippi

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Main article: 1817 United States House of Representatives election in Mississippi
See also: List of United States representatives from Mississippi

Mississippi was admitted as a state on December 10, 1817[15] from the western half of the former Mississippi Territory (the eastern half became Alabama Territory) It elected its first representative to Congress August 4–5, 1817.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Mississippi at-large None (District created) New seat.
Democratic-Republican gain.

Missouri Territory

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See Non-voting delegates, below.

New Hampshire

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Main article: 1816 United States House of Representatives election in New Hampshire
See also: List of United States representatives from New Hampshire

New Hampshire elected its members August 26, 1816.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[d]
New Hampshire at-large
6 seats on a general ticket 		Bradbury Cilley Federalist 1812 Incumbent lost-re-election.
Democratic-Republican gain.
Charles Humphrey Atherton Federalist 1814 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican gain.
William Hale Federalist 1808
1810 (lost)
1812 		Incumbent lost-re-election.
Democratic-Republican gain.
Roger Vose Federalist 1812 Incumbent lost-re-election.
Democratic-Republican gain.
Daniel Webster Federalist 1812 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican gain.
Jeduthun Wilcox Federalist 1812 Incumbent lost-re-election.
Democratic-Republican gain.

New Jersey

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Main article: 1816 United States House of Representatives election in New Jersey
See also: List of United States representatives from New Jersey

In 1816, the Democratic-Republican candidates ran unopposed.

New Jersey elected its members November 4–5, 1816.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
New Jersey at-large
6 seats on a general ticket 		Lewis Condict Democratic-Republican 1810 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Thomas Ward Democratic-Republican 1813 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Henry Southard Democratic-Republican 1814 Incumbent re-elected.
Ephraim Bateman Democratic-Republican 1814 Incumbent re-elected.
Ezra Baker Democratic-Republican 1814 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Benjamin Bennet Democratic-Republican 1814 Incumbent re-elected.

New York

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Main article: 1816 United States House of Representatives elections in New York
See also: 1816 New York's 21st congressional district special election, 1816 New York's 20th congressional district special election, 1817 New York's 4th congressional district special election, and List of United States representatives from New York

New York elected its members April 23 to 25, 1816.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[d]
New York 1
Plural district with 2 seats 		George Townsend Democratic-
Republican 		1814 Incumbent re-elected.
Henry Crocheron Democratic-
Republican 		1814 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.
New York 2
Plural district with 2 seats 		William Irving Democratic-
Republican 		1813 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
Peter H. Wendover Democratic-
Republican 		1814 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 3 Jonathan Ward Democratic-
Republican 		1814 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Caleb Tompkins (Democratic-Republican) 56.8%
  • ▌Abraham Odell (Federalist) 42.8%
New York 4 Abraham H. Schenck Democratic-
Republican 		1814 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Winner died February 18, 1817, leading to a special election.
New York 5 Thomas P. Grosvenor Federalist 1812 Incumbent retired.
Federalist hold.
New York 6 James W. Wilkin Democratic-
Republican 		1815 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY James W. Wilkin (Democratic-Republican) 55.4%
  • ▌James Burt (Federalist) 44.6%
New York 7 Samuel Betts Democratic-
Republican 		1814 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Josiah Hasbrouck (Democratic-Republican) 51.7%
  • ▌John Sudam (Federalist) 48.2%
New York 8 Erastus Root Democratic-
Republican 		1802
1804 (lost)
1808
1810 (retired)
1815 (won contest) 		Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.
New York 9 John Lovett Federalist 1812 Incumbent lost-re-election.
Federalist hold.
New York 10 Hosea Moffitt Federalist 1812 Incumbent retired.
Federalist hold.
  • ▌Green tickY John P. Cushman (Federalist) 54.9%
  • ▌Thomas Turner (Democratic-Republican) 44.9%
New York 11 John W. Taylor Democratic-
Republican 		1812 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY John W. Taylor (Democratic-Republican) 53.4%
  • ▌Elisha Powell (Federalist) 46.6%
New York 12
Plural district with 2 seats 		John Savage Democratic-
Republican 		1814 Incumbent re-elected.
Asa Adgate Democratic-
Republican 		1815 (special) Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.
New York 13 John B. Yates Democratic-
Republican 		1814 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Thomas Lawyer (Democratic-Republican) 54.9%
  • ▌William Beekman (Federalist) 45.1%
New York 14 Daniel Cady Federalist 1814 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY John Herkimer (Democratic-Republican) 50.8%
  • ▌Richard Van Horn (Federalist) 49.2%
New York 15
Plural district with 2 seats 		Jabez D. Hammond Democratic-
Republican 		1814 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Isaac Williams Jr. (Democratic-Republican) 26.6%
  • ▌Green tickY John R. Drake (Democratic-Republican) 26.6%
  • ▌James Clapp (Federalist) 23.4%
  • ▌James Hyde (Federalist) 23.4%
James Birdsall Democratic-
Republican 		1814 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.
New York 16 Thomas R. Gold Federalist 1808
1814 		Incumbent retired.
Federalist hold.
New York 17 Westel Willoughby Jr. Federalist 1814 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Thomas H. Hubbard (Democratic-Republican) 51.5%
  • ▌Simeon Ford (Federalist) 48.4%
New York 18 Moss Kent Federalist 1812 Incumbent retired.
Federalist hold.
New York 19 Victory Birdseye Democratic-
Republican 		1814 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.
New York 20
Plural district with 2 seats 		Enos T. Throop Democratic-
Republican 		1814 Incumbent lost-re-election.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Incumbent then resigned June 4, 1816, leading to a special election.
Oliver C. Comstock Democratic-
Republican 		1812 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 21
Plural district with 2 seats 		Micah Brooks Democratic-
Republican 		1814 Incumbent lost-re-election.
Democratic-Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Benjamin Ellicott (Democratic-Republican) 29.4%
  • ▌Green tickY John C. Spencer (Democratic-Republican) 27.0%
  • ▌Phillip Church (Federalist) 20.6%
  • ▌Graham Newell (Federalist) 20.4%
  • ▌Micah Brooks (Democratic-Republican) 2.2%
Peter B. Porter Democratic-
Republican 		1808
1812 (retired)
1814 		Incumbent resigned January 23, 1816 to become Commissioner under the Treaty of Ghent.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Winner was not elected to finish the term, see above.

North Carolina

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Main article: 1817 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina
See also: List of United States representatives from North Carolina

North Carolina elected its members August 14, 1817.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
North Carolina 1 William H. Murfree Democratic-Republican 1813 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Lemuel Sawyer (Democratic-Republican) 38.0%
  • ▌Joseph Ferebee (Democratic-Republican) 33.1%
  • ▌Henry Skinner (Federalist) 28.9%
North Carolina 2 Joseph H. Bryan Democratic-Republican 1815 Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina 3 James W. Clark Democratic-Republican 1815 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.
North Carolina 4 William Gaston Federalist 1813 Incumbent retired.
Federalist hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Jesse Slocumb (Federalist) 54.0%
  • ▌Henry J. G. Ruffin (Democratic-Republican) 46.0%
North Carolina 5 Charles Hooks Democratic-Republican 1816 (special) Incumbent lost-re-election.
Democratic-Republican hold.
North Carolina 6 Weldon N. Edwards Democratic-Republican 1816 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Weldon N. Edwards (Democratic-Republican) 80.5%
  • ▌Solomon Green (Federalist) 19.5%
North Carolina 7 John Culpepper Federalist 1806
1808 (contested)
1808 (special)
1813 		Incumbent lost-re-election.
Federalist hold.
Successor died before being seated, leading to a special election.
North Carolina 8 Samuel Dickens Democratic-Republican 1816 (special) Incumbent lost-re-election.
Democratic-Republican hold.
North Carolina 9 Bartlett Yancey Democratic-Republican 1813 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.
North Carolina 10 William C. Love Democratic-Republican 1815 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY George Mumford (Democratic-Republican) 53.9%
  • ▌John L. Henderson (Federalist) 46.1%
North Carolina 11 Daniel M. Forney Democratic-Republican 1815 Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina 12 Israel Pickens Democratic-Republican 1810 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Felix Walker (Democratic-Republican) 42.8%
  • ▌John Paxton (Democratic-Republican) 38.5%
  • ▌William Porter (Democratic-Republican) 18.7%
North Carolina 13 Lewis Williams Democratic-Republican 1815 Incumbent re-elected.

Ohio

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Main article: 1816 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio
See also: List of United States representatives from Ohio

Ohio elected its members October 8, 1816.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[d]
Ohio 1 John McLean Democratic-
Republican 		1812 Incumbent resigned in April 1816 become Associate Judge of Ohio Supreme Court.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Winner also elected, the same day, to finish the current next term.
Ohio 2 John Alexander Democratic-
Republican 		1812 Incumbent lost-re-election.
Democratic-Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY John W. Campbell (Democratic-Republican) 55.9%
  • ▌Isaiah Morris (Democratic-Republican) 23.0%
  • ▌Thomas Morris (Democratic-Republican) 17.4%
  • ▌John Alexander (Democratic-Republican) 1.8%
  • ▌Thomas Foote (Democratic-Republican) 1.2%
Ohio 3 William Creighton Jr. Democratic-
Republican 		1813 (special) Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Levi Barber (Democratic-Republican) 40.7%
  • ▌Henry Brush (Democratic-Republican) 31.5%
  • ▌Joseph Kerr (Democratic-Republican) 12.8%
  • ▌Samuel Monett (Democratic-Republican) 10.8%
  • ▌John A. Fulton (Democratic-Republican) 4.1%
Ohio 4 James Caldwell Democratic-
Republican 		1812 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Election was later unsuccessfully contested.[2]
Ohio 5 James Kilbourne Democratic-
Republican 		1812 Incumbent retired.
Federalist gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Philemon Beecher (Federalist) 19.6%
  • ▌Joseph Vance (Democratic-Republican) 18.6%
  • ▌Joseph Foos (Democratic-Republican) 13.9%
  • ▌Daniel C. Cooper (Federalist) 13.6%
  • ▌William Ludlow (Democratic-Republican) 9.1%
  • ▌Daniel Smith (Democratic-Republican) 8.7%
  • ▌Fielding Lowry (Democratic-Republican) 8.2%
  • ▌Robert F. Slaughter (Democratic-Republican) 4.7%
  • ▌Chester Griswold (Democratic-Republican) 3.6%
Ohio 6 David Clendenin Democratic-
Republican 		1814 Incumbent lost-re-election.
Democratic-Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Peter Hitchcock (Democratic-Republican) 57.5%
  • ▌Joseph Richardson (Democratic-Republican) 28.0%
  • ▌John G. Young (Democratic-Republican) 8.5%
  • ▌David Clendenin (Democratic-Republican) 5.9%

Pennsylvania

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Main article: 1816 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania
See also: 1816 Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district special election, 1817 Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district special election, and List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania elected its members October 8, 1816.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[d][18]
Pennsylvania 1
Plural district with 4 seats 		John Sergeant Federalist 1815 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
Joseph Hopkinson Federalist 1814 Incumbent re-elected.
William Milnor Federalist 1806
1810 (lost)
1814 		Incumbent lost-re-election.
Democratic-Republican gain.
Thomas Smith Federalist 1814 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican gain.
Pennsylvania 2
Plural district with 2 seats 		William Darlington Democratic-Republican 1814 Incumbent lost-re-election.
Federalist gain.
John Hahn Democratic-Republican 1814 Incumbent lost-re-election.
Federalist gain.
Pennsylvania 3
Plural district with 2 seats 		John Whiteside Democratic-Republican 1814 Incumbent re-elected.
James M. Wallace Democratic-Republican 1815 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 4 Hugh Glasgow Democratic-Republican 1812 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Jacob Spangler (Democratic-Republican) 67.1%
  • ▌Jacob Hay (Federalist) 32.9%
Pennsylvania 5
Plural district with 2 seats 		William Maclay Democratic-Republican 1814 Incumbent re-elected.
William Crawford Democratic-Republican 1808 Incumbent lost-re-election.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Pennsylvania 6
Plural district with 2 seats 		Samuel D. Ingham Democratic-Republican 1812 Incumbent re-elected.
John Ross Democratic-Republican 1814 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 7 Joseph Hiester Democratic-Republican 1798
1804 (retired)
1814 		Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Joseph Hiester (Democratic-Republican) 85.0%
  • ▌Charles Shoemaker (Democratic-Republican) 8.6%
  • ▌Daniel Udree (Democratic-Republican) 6.4%
Pennsylvania 8 William Piper Democratic-Republican 1810 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Pennsylvania 9 Thomas Burnside Democratic-Republican 1815 (special) Incumbent resigned in April 1816 to accept judicial appointment.
New member elected October 8, 1816.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Successor also elected, the same day, to finish the term.
  • ▌Green tickY William P. Maclay (Democratic-Republican) 75.7%
  • ▌James A. Banks (Federalist) 24.3%
Pennsylvania 10
Plural district with 2 seats 		William Wilson Democratic-Republican 1814 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY William Wilson (Democratic-Republican) 32.5%
  • ▌Green tickY David Scott (Democratic-Republican) 31.5%
  • ▌William Buyers (Federalist) 14.8
  • ▌George Kremer (Democratic-Republican) 8.8%
  • ▌Roswell Wells (Federalist) 8.8%
  • ▌Charles Maus (Unknown) 3.5%
Jared Irwin Democratic-Republican 1812 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Successor resigned before Congress started, leading to a special election.
Pennsylvania 11 William Findley Democratic-Republican 1802 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY David Marchand (Democratic-Republican) 52.8%
  • ▌George Armstrong (Federalist) 47.2%
Pennsylvania 12 Aaron Lyle Democratic-Republican 1808 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Thomas Patterson (Democratic-Republican) 87.2%
  • ▌John Hughes (Federalist) 12.8%
Pennsylvania 13 Isaac Griffin Democratic-Republican 1813 (special) Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Christian Tarr (Democratic-Republican) 50.8%
  • ▌Presley C. Lane (Democratic-Republican) 19.7%
  • ▌Henry Heaton (Democratic-Republican) 14.2%
  • ▌Thomas McKibben (Democratic-Republican) 11.7%
  • ▌Thomas Hersey (Democratic-Republican) 3.6%
Pennsylvania 14 John Woods Federalist 1814 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Henry Baldwin (Democratic-Republican) 61.6%
  • ▌Walter Lowrie (Democratic-Republican) 38.4%
Pennsylvania 15 Thomas Wilson Democratic-Republican 1813 (special) Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.

Rhode Island

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Main article: 1816 United States House of Representatives election in Rhode Island
See also: List of United States representatives from Rhode Island

Rhode Island elected its members August 27, 1816.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Rhode Island at-large
2 seats on a general ticket 		John L. Boss Jr. Federalist 1814 Incumbent re-elected.
James B. Mason Federalist 1814 Incumbent re-elected.

South Carolina

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Main article: 1816 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
See also: 1816 South Carolina's 9th congressional district special election and List of United States representatives from South Carolina

South Carolina elected its members October 14–15, 1816.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
South Carolina 1
"Charleston district" 		Henry Middleton Democratic-
Republican 		1814 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Henry Middleton (Democratic-Republican) 56.4%
  • ▌William Crafts Jr. (Federalist) 43.6%
South Carolina 2
"Beaufort district" 		William Lowndes Democratic-
Republican 		1810 Incumbent re-elected.
South Carolina 3
"Georgetown district" 		Benjamin Huger Federalist 1798
1804 (retired)
1814 		Incumbent lost-re-election.
Democratic-Republican gain
South Carolina 4
"Orangeburgh district" 		John J. Chappell Democratic-
Republican 		1812 Incumbent lost-re-election.
Democratic-Republican hold.
South Carolina 5
"Newberry district" 		William Woodward Democratic-
Republican 		1814 Incumbent lost-re-election.
Democratic-Republican hold.
South Carolina 6
"Abbeville district" 		John C. Calhoun Democratic-
Republican 		1810 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY John C. Calhoun (Democratic-Republican) 43.2%
  • ▌Edmund Bacon (Federalist) 31.5%
  • ▌William Butler (Democratic-Republican) 25.3%
South Carolina 7
"Pendleton district" 		John Taylor Democratic-
Republican 		1814 Incumbent lost-re-election.
Democratic-Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Elias Earle (Democratic-Republican) 50.7%
  • ▌Andrew Pickens (Democratic-Republican) 26.7%
  • ▌John Taylor (Democratic-Republican) 22.6%
South Carolina 8
"Chester district" 		Thomas Moore Democratic-
Republican 		1800
1812 (retired)
1814 		Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Wilson Nesbitt (Democratic-Republican) 41.4%
  • ▌James MacKibben (Democratic-Republican) 32.3%
  • ▌William Smith (Democratic-Republican) 20.3%
  • ▌William Rice (Democratic-Republican) 5.9%
South Carolina 9
"Sumter district" 		William Mayrant Democratic-
Republican 		1814 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Incumbent resigned October 21, 1816, leading to a special election, also won by Miller.

Tennessee

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Main article: 1817 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee
See also: List of United States representatives from Tennessee

Tennessee elected its members August 7–8, 1817.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[d]
Tennessee 1 Samuel Powell Democratic-
Republican 		1815 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY John Rhea (Democratic-Republican) 63.9%
  • ▌Alexander Sevier (Democratic-Republican) 36.1%
Tennessee 2 William G. Blount Democratic-
Republican 		1815 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 3 Isaac Thomas Democratic-
Republican 		1815 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Francis Jones (Democratic-Republican) 35.2%
  • ▌James Rogers (Unknown) 24.7%
  • ▌Joseph Pickens (Unknown) 24.1%
  • ▌Queen Morton (Unknown) 16.0%
Tennessee 4 Bennett H. Henderson Democratic-
Republican 		1815 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Samuel Hogg (Democratic-Republican) 63.5%
  • ▌Archibald Overton (Democratic-Republican) 36.5%
Tennessee 5 Newton Cannon Democratic-
Republican 		1814 (special) Incumbent lost-re-election.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Tennessee 6 James B. Reynolds Democratic-
Republican 		1815 Incumbent lost-re-election.
Democratic-Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY George W. L. Marr (Democratic-Republican) 46.5%
  • ▌Peter R. Booker (Unknown) 26.8%
  • ▌Thomas Johnson (Unknown) 19.3%
  • ▌James B. Reynolds (Democratic-Republican) 4.2%
  • ▌Samuel Goodridge (Unknown) 3.1%

Vermont

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Main article: 1816 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont
See also: List of United States representatives from Vermont

Vermont elected its members September 3, 1816, replacing its six Federalists with six Democratic-Republicans.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Vermont at-large
6 seats on a general ticket 		Daniel Chipman Federalist 1814 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican gain.
Luther Jewett Federalist 1814 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican gain.
Chauncey Langdon Federalist 1814 Incumbent lost-re-election.
Democratic-Republican gain.
Asa Lyon Federalist 1814 Incumbent lost-re-election.
Democratic-Republican gain.
Charles Marsh Federalist 1814 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican gain.
John Noyes Federalist 1814 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican gain.

Virginia

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Main article: 1817 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia
See also: 1816 Virginia's 18th congressional district special election, 1816 Virginia's 23rd congressional district special election, and List of United States representatives from Virginia

Virginia elected its members in April 1817.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Virginia 1 John G. Jackson Democratic-Republican 1803
1810 (resigned)
1813 		Incumbent retired.
Federalist gain.
Virginia 2 Magnus Tate Federalist 1815 Incumbent retired.
Federalist hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Edward Colston (Federalist) 61.2%
  • ▌Daniel Morgan (Democratic-Republican) 30.9%
  • ▌Robert Bailey (Democratic-Republican) 7.9%
Virginia 3 Henry S. Tucker Democratic-Republican 1815 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Henry S. Tucker (Democratic-Republican) 67.8%
  • ▌William Carson (Democratic-Republican) 32.2%
Virginia 4 William McCoy Democratic-Republican 1811 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 5 James Breckinridge Federalist 1809 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY John Floyd (Democratic-Republican)[e]
  • ▌Elijah MacClannahan (Federalist)
Virginia 6 Daniel Sheffey Federalist 1809 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican gain
  • ▌Green tickY Alexander Smyth (Democratic-Republican) 67.0%
  • ▌Benjamin Estill (Federalist) 33.0%
Virginia 7 Ballard Smith Democratic-Republican 1815 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 8 Joseph Lewis Jr. Federalist 1803 Incumbent retired.
Federalist hold.
Virginia 9 John Hungerford Democratic-Republican 1813 Incumbent lost-re-election.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Virginia 10 Aylett Hawes Democratic-Republican 1811 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Virginia 11 Philip P. Barbour Democratic-Republican 1814 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 12 William H. Roane Democratic-Republican 1815 Incumbent lost-re-election.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Virginia 13 Burwell Bassett Democratic-Republican 1815 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Burwell Bassett (Democratic-Republican) 73.3%
  • ▌John Eyre (Federalist) 24.8%
  • ▌Major S. Pitts (Federalist) 1.9%
Virginia 14 William A. Burwell Democratic-Republican 1813 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 15 John Kerr Democratic-Republican 1815 (special) Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Virginia 16 John Randolph Democratic-Republican 1799
1813 (lost)
1815 		Incumbent lost-re-election.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Virginia 17 James Pleasants Democratic-Republican 1811 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 18 Thomas M. Nelson Democratic-Republican 1816 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 19 Peterson Goodwyn Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 20 James Johnson Democratic-Republican 1813 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 21 Thomas Newton Jr. Democratic-Republican 1797 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 22 Hugh Nelson Democratic-Republican 1811 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Hugh Nelson (Democratic-Republican) 72.7%
  • ▌Thomas W. Maury (Democratic-Republican) 27.3%
Virginia 23 John Tyler Democratic-Republican 1816 (special) Incumbent re-elected.

Non-voting delegates

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See also: Non-voting members of the United States House of Representatives

There were three territories with the right to send delegates during at least part of the 15th Congress.

Illinois Territory also only existed during the 1st Session, as it was admitted to the Union as the State of Illinois on December 3, 1818.

Mississippi Territory only existed during the first few months of the 15th Congress, but did not elect a delegate, since it was admitted to the Union as a state a few days into the 1st Session of the 15th Congress.

There were two elections held for the delegate from Missouri Territory. The first was contested by Rufus Easton on the grounds of electoral fraud. This election was declared void, and a second election was held on August 4, 1817.[2] It was won without controversy by John Scott, who took his seat on December 8, 1817.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[d]
Illinois Territory at-large Benjamin Stephenson Democratic-
Republican 		1814 Incumbent retired.
New delegate elected September 5, 1816.
Democratic-Republican hold.[19]
Missouri Territory at-large Rufus Easton None 1814 Incumbent lost re-election.
New delegate elected September 10, 1816 but challenged the result.
Election was declared void January 13, 1817.[20]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Regular elections only
  2. ^ a b c d Figures are at variance with both Dubin (p. 62, which includes "140 Republicans, 1 Independent Republican, and 2 vacancies", in addition to "41 Federalists"), and Martis (p. 84) and "Party Divisions of the House of Representatives* ▌1789–Present". Office of the Historian, House of United States House of Representatives. (which both report 146 Democrat-Republicans, and 39 Federalists). But Dubin appears to incorrectly list Lewis Williams of NC-13 as a "Federalist" (see pg. 60 and 55, etc.) instead of a "Democrat-Republican", while Martis lists Philemon Beecher of OH-05 as a "Democrat-Republican" instead of a "Federalist", which if accounted for would revise both Dubin's and Martis's totals to 40 Federalists (and therefore 144 Democrat-Republicans).
  3. ^ A majority was required for election, which was not met in the initial election for 5 districts requiring additional trials to be held on January 27, May 1, July 21, September 29, and December 1, 1817.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Only candidates with at least 1% of the vote listed.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Numbers of votes missing or incomplete in source
  6. ^ Full name unknown.
  7. ^ Exactly 50%.

References

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  1. ^ 3 Stat. 349
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Fourteenth Congress March 4, 1815, to March 3, 1817". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Archived from the original on October 22, 2018. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  3. ^ "North Carolina 1816 U.S. House of Representatives, District 6, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
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  7. ^ "North Carolina 1816 U.S. House of Representatives, District 8, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  8. ^ "New York 1816 U.S. House of Representatives, District 20, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
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  12. ^ "by a majority of 200 votes" "South Carolina 1816 U.S. House of Representatives, District 9, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  13. ^ "Georgia 1816 U.S. House of Representatives, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
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