1808–09 United States House of Representatives elections explained

The 1808–09 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between April 26, 1808, and May 5, 1809. Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives before the first session of the 11th United States Congress convened on May 22, 1809. They coincided with James Madison being elected as president. Elections were held for all 142 seats, representing 17 states.

Despite Madison's victory, voters in districts whose economies were driven by shipping or manufacturing rather than agriculture shifted to the Federalist Party mainly due to the unpopularity of the Embargo Act of 1807 and fears that Democratic-Republican Party policies could trigger a naval war with France or Britain. The politically dominant Democratic-Republicans won their smallest majority since the pivotal, realigning election of 1800.

Election summaries

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Democratic-Republican	Federalist

State	Type	Date	Total seats	Democratic- Republican	Federalist
					Seats		Change		Seats		Change
New York	Districts	April 26–28, 1808	17		9		6		8		6
Kentucky	Districts	August 1, 1808	6		6				0
North Carolina	Districts	August 12, 1808	12		9		2		3		2
New Hampshire	At-large	August 29, 1808	5		0		5		5		5
Rhode Island	At-large	August 30, 1808	2		0		2		2		2
Vermont	Districts	September 6, 1808	4		1		1		3		1
Connecticut	At-large	September 19, 1808	7		0				7
Georgia	At-large	October 3, 1808	4		4				0
Maryland	Districts		9		6				3
Delaware	At-large	October 4, 1808	1		0				1
South Carolina	Districts	October 10–11, 1808	8		8				0
Ohio	At-large	October 11, 1808	1		1				0
Pennsylvania	Districts		18		16		1		2		1
Massachusetts	Districts	November 7, 1808	17		8		3		9		3
New Jersey	At-large	November 7–8, 1808	6		6				0
Late elections (after the March 4, 1809, beginning of the next Congress)
Virginia	Districts	April 1809	22		17		4		5		4
Tennessee	Districts	May 4–5, 1809	3		3				0
Total			142		94		23		48		23

Special elections

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

There were special elections in 1808 and 1809 during the 10th United States Congress and 11th United States Congress.

Elections are sorted here by date then district.

10th Congress

|-! | John Culpepper| | Federalist| 1806| | Seat declared vacant January 2, 1808, due to a contest on account of alleged irregularities.
Incumbent re-elected February 1, 1808 and re-seated February 23, 1808.^[1]
Incumbent later lost re-election; see below.| nowrap |

|-! | Ezra Darby| | Democratic-
Republican| 1804| | Incumbent died January 27, 1808.
New member elected March 8–9, 1808 and seated April 1, 1808.^[1]
Democratic-Republican hold.
Winner later elected to the next term; see below.| nowrap |

|-! | David Thomas| | Democratic-
Republican| 1800| | Incumbent resigned February 5, 1808, to become New York State Treasurer.
New member elected April 26–28, 1808 and seated November 7, 1808.^[1]
Democratic-Republican hold.
Winner also lost election to the next term in the redistricted ; see below.| nowrap |

|-!
| Jacob Crowninshield| | Democratic-
Republican| 1802| | Incumbent died April 15, 1808.
New member elected May 4, 1808 and seated December 20, 1808.^[1]
Democratic-Republican hold.
Winner later retired instead of running for the next term; see below.| nowrap |

|-! | Nehemiah Knight| | Democratic-
Republican| 1802| | Incumbent died June 13, 1808.
New member elected August 30, 1808 and seated November 11, 1808.^[1]
Federalist gain.
Winner also elected to the next term; see below.| nowrap |

|-!
| James Witherell| | Democratic-
Republican| 1806| | Incumbent resigned May 1, 1808, to become judge of the Supreme Court of Michigan Territory.
New member elected September 6, 1808 and seated November 8, 1808.^[2]
Democratic-Republican hold.
Winner also elected to the next term; see below.| nowrap |

|-! | John Claiborne| | Democratic-
Republican| 1805| | Incumbent died October 9, 1808.
New member elected September 8, 1808 and seated November 7, 1808.^{[2] [3] [1]}
Democratic-Republican hold.
Winner later elected to the next term; see below.| nowrap |

|-! | Benjamin Parke| | Federalist| 1805| | Incumbent resigned March 1, 1808.
New delegate elected October 22, 1808.
Democratic-Republican gain.| nowrap |

|-! | Joseph Clay| | Democratic-
Republican| 1802| | Incumbent resigned March 28, 1808.
New member elected October 11, 1808 and seated November 16, 1808.^{[2] [1]}
Democratic-Republican hold.
Winner also elected to the next term; see below.| nowrap |

|}

11th Congress

|-! | Benjamin Say| | Democratic-
Republican| 1808 | | Incumbent resigned June 1809.
New member elected October 10, 1809 and seated November 27, 1809.^[4]
Democratic-Republican hold.| nowrap |

|-! | Wilson C. Nicholas| | Democratic-
Republican| 1807| | Incumbent resigned November 27, 1809.
New member elected December 1809 and seated January 17, 1810.^{[4] [1]}
Democratic-Republican hold.| nowrap |

|}

Connecticut

See main article: 1808 United States House of Representatives election in Connecticut.

See also: List of United States representatives from Connecticut.

|-! rowspan=7 |
| Epaphroditus Champion| | Federalist| 1806| Incumbent re-elected.| rowspan=7 nowrap | :

|-| Samuel W. Dana| | Federalist| 1796 | Incumbent re-elected.

|-| John Davenport| | Federalist| 1798| Incumbent re-elected.

|-| Jonathan O. Moseley| | Federalist| 1804| Incumbent re-elected.

|-| Timothy Pitkin| | Federalist| 1805 | Incumbent re-elected.

|-| Lewis B. Sturges| | Federalist| 1805 | Incumbent re-elected.

|-| Benjamin Tallmadge| | Federalist| 1801 | Incumbent re-elected.

|}

Delaware

See main article: 1808 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware.

See also: List of United States representatives from Delaware.

|-! | Nicholas Van Dyke| | Federalist| 1807 | | Incumbent retired.
Federalist hold.| nowrap |

|}

Georgia

See main article: 1808 United States House of Representatives election in Georgia.

See also: List of United States representatives from Georgia.

|-! rowspan=4 |
| William W. Bibb| | Democratic-Republican| 1806| Incumbent re-elected.| rowspan=4 nowrap | :

|-| George M. Troup| | Democratic-Republican| 1806| Incumbent re-elected.

|-| Howell Cobb| | Democratic-Republican| 1806| Incumbent re-elected.

|-| Dennis Smelt| | Democratic-Republican| 1806 | Incumbent re-elected.

|}

Indiana Territory

See Non-voting delegates, below.

Kentucky

See main article: 1808 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky.

See also: List of United States representatives from Kentucky.

|-! | Matthew Lyon| | Democratic-Republican| 1797
1803| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | John Boyle| | Democratic-Republican| 1803| | Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.| nowrap |

|-! | John Rowan| | Democratic-Republican| 1806| | Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.| nowrap |

|-! | Richard M. Johnson| | Democratic-Republican| 1806| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Benjamin Howard| | Democratic-Republican| 1806| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Joseph Desha| | Democratic-Republican| 1806| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|}

Maryland

See main article: 1808 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland.

See also: List of United States representatives from Maryland.

|-! | John Campbell| | Federalist| 1801| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Archibald Van Horne| | Democratic-Republican| 1806| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Philip Barton Key| | Federalist| 1806| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Roger Nelson| | Democratic-Republican| 1804 | Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! rowspan=2 |
| Nicholas R. Moore| | Democratic-Republican| 1803| Incumbent re-elected.| rowspan=2 nowrap |

|-| William McCreery| | Democratic-Republican| 1803| | Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.

|-! | John Montgomery| | Democratic-Republican| 1806| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Edward Lloyd| | Democratic-Republican| 1806| | Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.| nowrap |

|-! | Charles Goldsborough| | Federalist| 1804| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|}

Massachusetts

See main article: 1808 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts.

See also: 1808 Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district special election and List of United States representatives from Massachusetts.

|-!
| Josiah Quincy| | Federalist| 1804| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-!
| Joseph Story| | Democratic-
Republican| 1808 | | Incumbent retired.
Federalist gain.| nowrap |

|-!
| Edward St. Loe Livermore| | Federalist| 1806| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-!
| Joseph Bradley Varnum| | Democratic-
Republican| 1794| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-!
| William Ely| | Federalist| 1804| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-!
| Samuel Taggart| | Federalist| 1803| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-!
| Joseph Barker| | Democratic-
Republican| 1804| | Incumbent retired.
Two ballots were held, but the second was invalidated.
Democratic-Republican hold.
| nowrap |

|-!
| Isaiah L. Green| | Democratic-
Republican| 1804| | Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.| nowrap |

|-!
| Josiah Dean| | Democratic-
Republican| 1806| | Lost re-election
Federalist gain.| nowrap |

|-!
| Jabez Upham| | Federalist| 1806| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-!
| William Stedman| | Federalist| 1803| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-!
| Ezekiel Bacon| | Democratic-
Republican| 1807 | Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-!
| Ebenezer Seaver| | Democratic-
Republican| 1803| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-!
| Richard Cutts| | Democratic-
Republican| 1801| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-!
| Daniel Ilsley| | Democratic-
Republican| 1804| | Lost re-election
Federalist gain.| nowrap |

|-!
| Orchard Cook| | Democratic-
Republican| 1804| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-!
| John Chandler| | Democratic-
Republican| 1804| | Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.| nowrap |

|}

Mississippi Territory

See Non-voting delegates, below.

New Hampshire

See main article: 1808 United States House of Representatives election in New Hampshire.

See also: List of United States representatives from New Hampshire.

|-! rowspan=5 |
| Peter Carleton| | Democratic-
Republican| 1806| | Incumbent retired.
Federalist gain.| nowrap rowspan=5 | :

|-| Daniel M. Durell| | Democratic-
Republican| 1806| | Incumbent lost re-election.
Federalist gain.

|-| Francis Gardner| | Democratic-
Republican| 1806| | Incumbent lost re-election.
Federalist gain.

|-| Jedediah K. Smith| | Democratic-
Republican| 1806| | Incumbent lost re-election.
Federalist gain.

|-| Clement Storer| | Democratic-
Republican| 1806| | Incumbent lost re-election.
Federalist gain.

|}

New Jersey

See main article: 1808 United States House of Representatives election in New Jersey.

See also: List of United States representatives from New Jersey.

|-! rowspan=6 |
| Adam Boyd| | Democratic-Republican| 1808 | Incumbent re-elected.| rowspan=6 nowrap | :

|-| Thomas Newbold| | Democratic-Republican| 1806| Incumbent re-elected.

|-| William Helms| | Democratic-Republican| 1800| Incumbent re-elected.

|-| John Lambert| | Democratic-Republican| 1804| | Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.

|-| Henry Southard| | Democratic-Republican| 1800| Incumbent re-elected.

|-| James Sloan| | Democratic-Republican| 1803| | Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.

|}

New York

See main article: 1808 United States House of Representatives elections in New York.

See also: 1808 New York's 12th congressional district special election and List of United States representatives from New York. Between the 1806 and 1808 elections, New York went through a redistricting that reduced the number of districts to 15 by creating two plural districts with two seats each. This brought the state's 17-seat delegation from a 15-2 ratio favoring Democratic-Republicans to a nearly-even 9-8 split in their favor.

|-! | Samuel Riker| | Democratic-
Republican| 1806| | Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.| nowrap |

|-! rowspan=2 |
| Gurdon S. Mumford
| | Democratic-
Republican| 1804 | Incumbent re-elected but declined the seat.| rowspan=2 nowrap |

|-| George Clinton Jr.
| | Democratic-
Republican| 1805 | | Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.

|-! rowspan=2 | | John Blake Jr.
| | Democratic-
Republican| 1804| | Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.| rowspan=2 nowrap | |-| Philip Van Cortlandt
| | Democratic-
Republican| 1793| | Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican loss.

|-! | Daniel C. Verplanck
| | Democratic-
Republican| 1803 | | Incumbent retired.
Federalist gain.| nowrap |

|-! | Barent Gardenier
| | Federalist| 1806| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! rowspan=3 |
| James I. Van Alen
| | Democratic-
Republican| 1806| | Incumbent lost re-election.
Federalist gain.| rowspan=3 nowrap |

|-| Josiah Masters
| | Democratic-
Republican| 1804| | Incumbent retired.
Federalist gain.

|-| Nathan Wilson
| | Democratic-
Republican| 1808| | Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican loss.

|-! | Killian Van Rensselaer
| | Federalist| 1800| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | John Thompson
| | Democratic-
Republican| 1806| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Peter Swart
| | Democratic-
Republican| 1806| | Incumbent retired.
Federalist gain.| nowrap |

|-! | colspan=3 | None (new district)| | New seat.
Democratic-Republican gain.| nowrap |

|-! | colspan=3 | None (new district)| | New seat.
Federalist gain.| nowrap |

|-! | John Russell
| | Democratic-
Republican| 1806| | Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.| nowrap |

|-! rowspan=2 | | William Kirkpatrick
| | D-R Quid| 1806| | Incumbent retired.
D-R Quid loss.| rowspan=2 nowrap | |-| Reuben Humphrey
| | Democratic-
Republican| 1806| | Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.

|-! | John Harris
| | Democratic-
Republican| 1806| | Incumbent lost re-election.
Federalist gain.| nowrap |

|-! | colspan=3 | None (new district)| | New seat.
Democratic-Republican gain.| nowrap |

|}

North Carolina

See main article: 1808 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina.

See also: List of United States representatives from North Carolina.

|-! | Lemuel Sawyer| | Democratic-Republican| 1806| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Willis Alston| | Democratic-Republican| 1798| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Thomas Blount| | Democratic-Republican| 1793
1802
1804| | Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic-Republican hold.| nowrap |

|-! | William Blackledge| | Democratic-Republican| 1803| | Incumbent lost re-election.
Federalist gain.| nowrap |

|-! | Thomas Kenan| | Democratic-Republican| 1805 | Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Nathaniel Macon| | Democratic-Republican| 1791| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | John Culpepper| | Federalist| 1806
1808
1808
| | Incumbent lost re-election.
Federalist hold.| nowrap |

|-! | Richard Stanford| | Democratic-Republican| 1796| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Marmaduke Williams| | Democratic-Republican| 1803| | Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.| nowrap |

|-! | Evan S. Alexander| | Democratic-Republican| 1806 | | Incumbent retired.
Federalist gain.| nowrap |

|-! | James Holland| | Democratic-Republican| 1800| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Meshack Franklin| | Democratic-Republican| 1806| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|}

Ohio

See main article: 1808 United States House of Representatives election in Ohio.

See also: List of United States representatives from Ohio.

|-! | Jeremiah Morrow| | Democratic-
Republican| 1803| | Incumbent re-elected as a Quid.
D-R Quid gain.| nowrap |

|}

Orleans Territory

See Non-voting delegates, below.

Pennsylvania

See main article: 1808 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania.

See also: List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania.

|-! rowspan=3 |
| Benjamin Say| | Democratic-Republican| 1808 | Incumbent re-elected.| rowspan=3 nowrap |

|-| John Porter| | Democratic-Republican| 1806| Incumbent re-elected.

|-| Jacob Richards| | Democratic-Republican| 1802| | Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.

|-! rowspan=3 |
| Robert Brown| | Democratic-Republican| 1798 | Incumbent re-elected.| rowspan=3 nowrap |

|-| John Pugh| | Democratic-Republican| 1804| | Lost re-election
Democratic-Republican hold.

|-| William Milnor| | Federalist Quid| 1806| Incumbent re-elected.

|-! rowspan=3 |
| Matthias Richards| | D-R Quid| 1806| | Incumbent re-elected as a Democratic-Republican.
Democratic-Republican gain.| rowspan=3 nowrap |

|-| John Hiester| | D-R Quid| 1806| | Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican gain.

|-| Robert Jenkins| | Federalist Quid| 1806| Incumbent re-elected as a Federalist.

|-! rowspan=2 |
| Robert Whitehill| | Democratic-Republican| 1805 | Incumbent re-elected.| rowspan=2 nowrap |

|-| David Bard| | D-R Quid| 1802| | Incumbent re-elected as a Democratic-Republican.
Democratic-Republican gain.

|-! | Daniel Montgomery| | Democratic-Republican| 1806| | Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.| nowrap |

|-! | James Kelly| | Federalist| 1804| | Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic-Republican gain.| nowrap |

|-! | John Rea| | Democratic-Republican| 1802| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | William Findley| | Democratic-Republican| 1802| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | John Smilie| | Democratic-Republican| 1792
1794
1798| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | William Hoge| | Democratic-Republican| 1806| | Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.| nowrap |

|-! | Samuel Smith| | Democratic-Republican| 1805 | Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|}

Rhode Island

See main article: 1808 United States House of Representatives election in Rhode Island.

See also: 1808 Rhode Island's at-large congressional district special election and List of United States representatives from Rhode Island.

|-! rowspan=2 |
| Nehemiah Knight| | Democratic-
Republican| 1802| | Incumbent died June 13, 1808.
Federalist gain.
Successor (Jackson) also elected the same day to finish the term; see above.| rowspan=2 nowrap | :

|-| Isaac Wilbour| | Democratic-
Republican| 1806| | Incumbent lost re-election.
Federalist gain.

|}

South Carolina

See main article: 1808 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina.

See also: List of United States representatives from South Carolina.

|-!
| Robert Marion| | Democratic-
Republican| 1804| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-!
| William Butler Sr.| | Democratic-
Republican| 1800| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-!
| David R. Williams| | Democratic-
Republican| 1804| | Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.| nowrap |

|-!
| John Taylor| | Democratic-
Republican| 1806| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-!
| Richard Winn| | Democratic-
Republican| 1802 | Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-!
| Joseph Calhoun| | Democratic-
Republican| 1807 | Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-!
| Thomas Moore| | Democratic-
Republican| 1800| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-!
| Lemuel J. Alston| | Democratic-
Republican| 1806| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|}

Tennessee

See main article: 1809 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee.

See also: List of United States representatives from Tennessee.

|-!
| John Rhea| | Democratic-
Republican| 1803| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-!
| George W. Campbell| | Democratic-
Republican| 1803| | Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.| nowrap |

|-!
| Jesse Wharton| | Democratic-
Republican| 1807| | Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.| nowrap |

|}

Vermont

See main article: 1808 United States House of Representatives elections in Vermont.

See also: List of United States representatives from Vermont.

|-!
| James Witherell| | Democratic-
Republican| 1806| | Incumbent resigned May 1, 1808.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Successor was also elected the same day to finish the current term; see above.| nowrap |

|-!
| James Elliot| | Federalist| 1802| | Incumbent retired.
Federalist hold.| nowrap | Second ballot

|-!
| James Fisk| | Democratic-
Republican| 1802| | Incumbent lost re-election.
Federalist gain.| nowrap | Second ballot

|-!
| Martin Chittenden| | Federalist| 1802| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|}

Virginia

See main article: 1809 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia.

See also: List of United States representatives from Virginia.

|-! | John G. Jackson| | Democratic-Republican| 1803| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | John Morrow| | Democratic-Republican| 1805| | Incumbent lost re-election.
Federalist gain.| nowrap |

|-! | John Smith| | Democratic-Republican| 1801| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | David Holmes| | Democratic-Republican| 1797| | Incumbent retired.
Federalist gain.| nowrap |

|-! | Alexander Wilson| | Democratic-Republican| 1804 | | Incumbent lost re-election.
Federalist gain.| nowrap |

|-! | Abram Trigg| | Democratic-Republican| 1797| | Incumbent retired.
Federalist gain.| nowrap |

|-! | Joseph Lewis Jr.| | Federalist| 1803| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Walter Jones| | Democratic-Republican| 1803| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | John Love| | Democratic-Republican| 1807| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | John Dawson| | Democratic-Republican| 1797| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | James M. Garnett| | Democratic-Republican| 1805| | Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.| nowrap |

|-! | Burwell Bassett| | Democratic-Republican| 1805| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | William A. Burwell| | Democratic-Republican| 1806 | Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Matthew Clay| | Democratic-Republican| 1797| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | John Randolph| | D-R Quid| 1799| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | John W. Eppes| | Democratic-Republican| 1803| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Thomas Gholson Jr.| | Democratic-Republican| 1808 | Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Peterson Goodwyn| | Democratic-Republican| 1803| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Edwin Gray| | D-R Quid| 1799| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Thomas Newton Jr.| | Democratic-Republican| 1799| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Wilson C. Nicholas| | Democratic-Republican| 1807| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | John Clopton| | Democratic-Republican| 1801| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|}

Non-voting delegates

See also: Non-voting members of the United States House of Representatives. Three territories sent non-voting delegates to the 11th Congress.

Indiana Territory elected by popular vote for the first time. Mississippi Territory also elected its delegate by popular vote. Orleans Territory retained legislative election of its delegate.

|-! | Jesse B. Thomas| | Democratic-
Republican| 1808 | | New member elected November 27, 1809.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Election was unsuccessfully challenged.| nowrap |

|-! | George Poindexter| | Democratic-
Republican| 1806| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Daniel Clark| | None| 1806| Incumbent lost renomination.
New member of an unknown party elected in 1808.| nowrap |

|}

See also

• 1808 United States elections
  • List of United States House of Representatives elections (1789–1822)
  • 1808–09 United States Senate elections
  • 1808 United States presidential election
• 10th United States Congress
• 11th United States Congress

Bibliography

• Web site: A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787-1825 . Tufts Digital Library, Tufts University . January 17, 2015 . January 29, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150129054451/http://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:de.uscongress.1789 . dead .
• Book: Dubin, Michael J. . United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results of the Elections of the 1st Through 105th Congresses . McFarland and Company . March 1, 1998 . 978-0786402830. .
• Book: Martis, Kenneth C. . The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress, 1789-1989 . Macmillan Publishing Company . January 1, 1989 . 978-0029201701.
• Web site: Party Divisions of the House of Representatives* 1789–Present . Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives . January 21, 2015.
• Web site: Mapping Early American Elections. 2024-09-06. Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media, George Mason University. 2019. Mapping Early American Elections project team.

External links

• Office of the Historian (Office of Art & Archives, Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)

Notes and References

1. Book: Dubin, Michael J. . 1998 . United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results . McFarland and Company.
2. Web site: 10th Congress March 4, 1807, to March 3, 1809 . September 24, 2018 . Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives . https://web.archive.org/web/20180921151640/http://historycms.house.gov/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=40196 . September 21, 2018 . dead .
3. Web site: VA District 17 . April 19, 2006 . September 28, 2018 . OurCampaigns.com.
4. Web site: 11th Congress March 4, 1809, to March 3, 1811 . September 27, 2018 . Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives . https://web.archive.org/web/20180922102126/http://historycms.house.gov/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=40197 . September 22, 2018 . dead .