1846 and 1847 United States House of Representatives elections
Elections to the United States House of Representatives for the 30th Congress were held during President James K. Polk's term at various dates in different states from August 1846 to November 1847.
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All 230[lower-alpha 2] seats in the U.S. House of Representatives 116 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Whigs gained 37 seats to win 116 and a change in partisan control, while the rival Democrats lost 30, falling to 112.[lower-alpha 5] The Whigs gained seats in the Mid-Atlantic and the South. The nativist and anti-Catholic American Party was reduced to one seat. One Independent, Amos Tuck, was elected from New Hampshire.
The Mexican–American War was the main issue before voters. The incumbent House had voted overwhelmingly for war, but Polk had won the Presidency only by plurality in 1844 over his more famous opponent Henry Clay. Voters west of the Appalachian Mountains enthusiastically supported war, but voters in northeastern, more urban regions widely opposed it.
It was widely, accurately believed that war with Mexico would be won and would include large territorial gains. The Wilmot Proviso was the first Congressional attempt to deal with the political question of slavery in these projected new territories, by proposing to ban it. Congress rejected the Wilmot Proviso, but not quickly or smoothly. Protracted debate highlighted the issue, aggravating sectional tensions. The repeated failure of Congress, and later also the President and Supreme Court, over the next decade to resolve this issue conclusively was a major cause of the Civil War.
Notable freshmen included Abraham Lincoln, elected as a Whig to his only term. This was the last time the Whig Party won a House majority, though candidates opposed to the Democratic Party would win a large majority in the realigning 1854 election.
Election summaries
The trend toward single-member districts culminated as no multi-member districts featured.
In 1845, Congress established a uniform date for choosing Presidential electors. Gradually, states aligned nearly all other elections with this date, though as of this election, only three states had done so.
Two seats were added for the new State of Wisconsin.[1] Wisconsin was unrepresented for most of the 1st session.
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| Texas | District | March 30, 1846 | 2 | 2 |  2 |
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| Iowa | At-large | October 26, 1846 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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| Missouri | District[lower-alpha 7] | August 2, 1846 | 5 | 5 | |
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| Arkansas | At-large | August 3, 1846 | 1 | 1 | |
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| Illinois | District | August 3, 1846 | 7 | 6[lower-alpha 8] | |
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| Vermont | District | September 1, 1846 | 4 | 1 | |
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| Maine | District | September 14, 1846 | 7 | 6 | |
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| Florida | At-large | October 5, 1846 | 1 | 0 |  1 |
1 | 1 |
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| Georgia | District | October 5, 1846 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
4 | 1 |
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| South Carolina | District | October 12–13, 1846 | 7 | 7 | |
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| Ohio | District | October 13, 1846 | 21 | 10 | 3 |
11 | 3 |
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| Pennsylvania | District | October 13, 1846 | 24 | 7 | 5 |
16 | 6 |
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| Texas | District | November 2, 1846 | 2 | 2 | |
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| Michigan | District | November 3, 1846 (Election Day) |
3 | 3 | |
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| New Jersey | District | 5 | 1 | |
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| New York | District | 34 | 11[lower-alpha 10] | 10 |
23 | 14 |
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| Massachusetts | District | November 9, 1846 | 10 | 0 | |
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| Delaware | At-large | November 10, 1846 | 1 | 0 | |
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| New Hampshire | District[lower-alpha 7] | March 9, 1847 | 4[lower-alpha 11] | 2 | 1 |
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| Connecticut | District | April 5, 1847 | 4 | 0 | |
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| Rhode Island | District | April 7, 1847 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
1 | 1 |
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| Virginia | District | April 22, 1847 | 15 | 9 | 5 |
6 | 5 |
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| Alabama | District | August 2, 1847 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
2 | 1 |
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| Indiana | District | August 2, 1847 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
4 | 2 |
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| Iowa | District[lower-alpha 7] | August 2, 1847 | 2 | 2 | |
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| Kentucky | District | August 2, 1847 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
6 | 1 |
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| Tennessee | District | August 2, 1847 | 11 | 6 | |
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| North Carolina | District | August 5, 1847 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
6 | 3 |
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| Maryland | District | October 6, 1847 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
4 | 2 |
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| Mississippi | District[lower-alpha 7] | November 1–2, 1847 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
1 | 1 |
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| Louisiana | District | November 2, 1847 | 4 | 3 | |
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| Total[lower-alpha 2] | 228 | 110[lower-alpha 5] 48.7% |
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116 50.4% |
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Special elections
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Georgia 3 | Washington Poe | Democratic | 1844 | Member-elect declined the seat. New member elected January 5, 1846. Democratic hold. |
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| Missouri at-large | Sterling Price | Democratic | 1844 | Incumbent resigned August 12, 1846 to serve in the Mexican-American War. New member elected in 1846 and seated December 7, 1846. Democratic hold. Successor had not been elected to the next term, see below. |
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| Arkansas at-large | Archibald Yell | Democratic | 1836 1840 (Retired) 1844 |
Incumbent resigned July 1, 1846 to serve in the United States Volunteers. New member elected December 14, 1846. Whig gain. Successor seated February 6, 1847. Successor had not been elected to the next term, see below. |
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| Illinois 7 | Edward D. Baker | Whig | 1844 | Incumbent resigned January 15, 1847 to join the Illinois Volunteer Infantry. New member elected January 20, 1847 to finish the term. Whig hold. Successor had not been a candidate to the next term, see below. |
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Alabama
Elections were held August 2, 1847, after the March 4, 1847 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1847.
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Arkansas
Arkansas elected its sole member August 3, 1846.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Arkansas at-large | Archibald Yell | Democratic | 1836 1840 (Retired) 1844 |
Incumbent resigned July 1, 1846 to serve in the United States Volunteers. New member elected. Democratic hold. Winner was not elected to finish the current term. |
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Connecticut
Elections were held April 5, 1847, after the March 4, 1847 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1847.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Delaware
The election was held November 10, 1846.
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Florida
The election was held October 5, 1846.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Florida at-large | William H. Brockenbrough | Democratic | 1845 (Special) | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Whig gain. |
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Georgia
Elections were held October 5, 1846.
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Illinois
Elections were held August 3, 1846.
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| Illinois 7 | Edward D. Baker | Whig | 1844 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Whig hold. Incumbent then resigned early, leading to a special election. |
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Indiana
Elections were held August 2, 1847, after the March 4, 1847 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1847.
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Iowa
Elections to the 29th Congress
Elections for the new state were held October 26, 1846.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Iowa at-large (2 seats) |
New state | New seat. New member elected October 26, 1846. Democratic gain. Winner (Leffler) was later elected in the 2nd district to the next term, see below. |
(Elected on a general ticket)
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| New state | New seat. New member elected October 26, 1846. Democratic gain. Winner (Hastings) would not be a candidate for the next term, see below. | ||||
Elections to the 30th Congress
Elections were held August 2, 1847, after the March 4, 1847 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1847.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Iowa 1 | New seat | New district. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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| Iowa 2 | Shepherd Leffler Redistricted from the at-large district |
Democratic | 1846 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| S. Clinton Hastings Redistricted from the at-large district |
Democratic | 1846 | Incumbent retired. Democratic loss. | ||
Kentucky
Elections were held August 2, 1847, after the March 4, 1847 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1847.
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Louisiana
Elections were held November 2, 1847, after the March 4, 1847 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1847.
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Maine
Elections were held September 14, 1846.
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Maryland
Elections were held October 6, 1847 elections were after the March 4, 1847 beginning of the new term, but still before the Congress convened in December 1847.
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Massachusetts
Elections were held November 9, 1846.
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| Massachusetts 7 | Julius Rockwell | Whig | 1844 (Late) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Massachusetts 8 | John Quincy Adams | Whig | 1830 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan
Elections were held November 3, 1846.
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Mississippi
Elections were held November 1–2, 1847, after the March 4, 1847 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1847.
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Missouri
Elections were held August 2, 1846. All five seats remained Democratic. Three of the members retired.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Missouri 1 | James B. Bowlin Redistricted from the at-large district |
Democratic | 1842 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Missouri 2 | William McDaniel Redistricted from the at-large district[lower-alpha 13] |
Democratic | 1846 (Special) | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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| James Hugh Relfe Redistricted from the at-large district[lower-alpha 13] |
Democratic | 1842 | Incumbent retired. Democratic loss. | ||
| Missouri 3 | New district | New seat. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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| Missouri 4 | New district | New seat. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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| Missouri 5 | John S. Phelps Redistricted from the at-large district |
Democratic | 1844 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Leonard H. Sims Redistricted from the at-large district[lower-alpha 13] |
Democratic | 1844 | Incumbent retired. Democratic loss. | ||
New Hampshire
Elections were held March 9, 1847, after the March 4, 1847 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1847. Two of the districts had run-off elections in July 1847.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| New Hampshire 1 | Vacant seat due to the failure to elect. | New member elected on the second ballot. Independent gain. |
First ballot (March 9, 1847):
Second ballot (July 8, 1847):
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| New Hampshire 2 | Moses Norris Jr. Redistricted from the at-large district |
Democratic | 1843 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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| New Hampshire 3 | Mace Moulton Redistricted from the at-large district |
Democratic | 1845 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected on the second ballot. Democratic hold. |
First ballot (March 9, 1847):
Second ballot (July 8, 1847):
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| New Hampshire 4 | James Hutchins Johnson Redistricted from the at-large district |
Democratic | 1845 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Jersey
Elections were held November 3, 1846.
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New York
Elections were held November 3, 1846.
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North Carolina
Elections were held August 5, 1847, after the March 4, 1847 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1847.
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Ohio
Elections were held October 13, 1846.
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Pennsylvania
Elections were held October 13, 1846.
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Rhode Island
Elections were held April 7, 1847, after the March 4, 1847 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1847.
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South Carolina
Elections were held October 12–13, 1846.
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Tennessee
Elections were held August 2, 1847.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
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Texas
29th Congress
Elections were held in March 1846.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Texas 1 | New state | New seat. New member elected. Democratic gain. Winner was also elected to the next term, see below. |
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| Texas 2 | New state | New seat. New member elected. Democratic gain. Winner was also elected to the next term, see below. |
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30th Congress
Elections were held November 2, 1846.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Texas 1 | David S. Kaufman | Democratic | 1846 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Texas 2 | Timothy Pilsbury | Democratic | 1846 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Vermont
Elections were held September 1, 1846.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
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Virginia
Elections were held April 22, 1847, after the March 4, 1847 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1847.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
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Wisconsin Territory
See Non-voting delegates, below.
Non-voting delegates
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delegate | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Wisconsin Territory | Morgan Lewis Martin | Democratic | 1844 or 1845[22] | Incumbent was not renominated. New member elected. Whig gain. |
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See also
Notes
- Excludes states admitted during the 30th Congress.
- Includes late elections
- Includes a Congressman elected as a "Locofoco Democrat": William Collins from the 18th District of New York.
- Includes two Independent Democrats.
- Includes 2 Independent Democrats elected to Illinois's 1st congressional district and New York's 17th congressional district – see: Martis, p. 100-101.
- There was 1 Know Nothing and 1 Independent.
- Changed from at-large
- Includes Robert Smith, who was elected to IL-01 as an Independent Democrat.
- 1 Know Nothing
- Includes George Petrie, who was elected to NY-17 as an Independent Democrat.
- One seat had been vacant during the entire 29th Congress.
- Amos Tuck was elected to NH-01 as an Independent.
- Redistricting location speculative
References
- 9 Stat. 58
- https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=409314
- "Our Campaigns - AR At-Large Race - Dec 14, 1846". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
- https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=618143
- "Our Campaigns - AR At-Large Race - Aug 03, 1846". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
- https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=50692
- "Our Campaigns - IA - At Large Race - Oct 26, 1846". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
- "Our Campaigns - IA - District 01 Race - Aug 02, 1847". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
- "Our Campaigns - IA - District 02 Race - Aug 02, 1847". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
- "Our Campaigns - MA District 7 Race - Nov 09, 1846". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
- "Our Campaigns - MA District 8 Race - Nov 09, 1849". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
- "Our Campaigns - MO District 1 Race - Aug 02, 1846". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- "Our Campaigns - MO District 2 Race - Aug 02, 1846". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- "Our Campaigns - MO District 3 Race - Aug 02, 1846". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- "Our Campaigns - MO District 4 Race - Aug 02, 1846". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- "Our Campaigns - MO District 5 Race - Aug 02, 1846". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- "Our Campaigns - NH District 1 Race - Mar 09, 1847". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
- "Our Campaigns - NH District 1 - Runoff Race - Jul 08, 1847". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
- "Our Campaigns - NH District 2 Race - Mar 09, 1847". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- "Our Campaigns - NH District 3 Race - Mar 09, 1847". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- "Our Campaigns - NH District 3 - Runoff Race - Jul 08, 1847". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- "Our Campaigns - WI Territorial Delegate Race - Aug 05, 1845". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- "Our Campaigns - WI Territorial Delegate Race - Aug 05, 1847". www.ourcampaigns.com.
Bibliography
- Dubin, Michael J. (March 1, 1998). United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results of the Elections of the 1st Through 105th Congresses. McFarland and Company. ISBN 978-0786402830.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (January 1, 1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress, 1789-1989. Macmillan Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0029201701.
- Moore, John L., ed. (1994). Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections (Third ed.). Congressional Quarterly Inc. ISBN 978-0871879967.
- "Party Divisions of the House of Representatives* 1789–Present". Office of the Historian, House of United States House of Representatives. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
External links
- Office of the Historian (Office of Art & Archives, Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)