1858–59 United States House of Representatives elections explained

The 1858–59 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between June 7, 1858, and December 1, 1859. Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives. 238 representatives were elected in the new state of Oregon, the pending new state of Kansas, and the other 32 states before the first session of the 36th United States Congress convened on December 5, 1859. They were held during President James Buchanan's term.

Winning a plurality for the first time, the Republicans benefited from multiple factors. These factors included the collapse of the nativist American Party, sectional strife in the Democratic Party, Northern voter dissatisfaction with the Supreme Court's March 1857 Dred Scott decision, political exposure of Democrats to chaotic violence in Kansas amid repeated attempts to impose slavery against the express will of a majority of its settlers, and a sharp decline in President Buchanan's popularity due to his perceived fecklessness. In Pennsylvania, his home state, Republicans made particularly large gains.

The pivotal Dred Scott decision was only the second time the Supreme Court had overturned an Act of Congress on Constitutional grounds, after Marbury v. Madison. The decision created apprehension in the Northern United States, where slavery had ceased to exist, that the Supreme Court would strike down any limitations on slavery anywhere in the United States with a ruling in Lemmon v. New York.

Short of a majority, Republicans controlled the House with limited cooperation from smaller parties also opposing the Democrats. Republicans were united in opposing slavery in the territories and fugitive slave laws, while rejecting the abrogation of the Missouri Compromise, key aspects of the Compromise of 1850, the Kansas–Nebraska Act, and the Dred Scott decision. Though not yet abolitionist, Republicans openly derived a primary partisan purpose from hostility to slavery while furnishing a mainstream platform for abolitionism. None of the party's views or positions was new. However, their catalytic cohesion into a unified political vehicle, and the bold dismissal of the South, represented a newly disruptive political force.

Democrats remained divided and politically trapped. Fifteen Democratic members publicly defied their party label. Of seven Independent Democrats, six represented Southern districts. Eight Northern anti-Lecompton Democrats favored a ban on slavery in Kansas, effectively upholding the Missouri Compromise their party had destroyed several years earlier. Democrats lacked credible leadership and continued to drift in a direction favorable to the interests of slavery despite obviously widening and intensifying Northern opposition to the expansion of those interests. A damaging public perception also existed that President Buchanan had improperly influenced and endorsed the Dred Scott decision, incorrectly believing that it had solved his main political problem. Such influence would violate the separation of powers. The wide gap between Democratic rhetoric and results alienated voters, while defeat in the North and intra-party defection combined to make the party both more Southern and more radical.

Democrats lost seats in some slave states as the disturbing turn of national events and surge in sectional tensions alarmed a significant minority of Southern voters. Southern politicians opposing both Democrats and extremism, but unwilling to affiliate with Republicans, ran on the Southern Opposition Party ticket (not to be conflated with the Opposition Party of 1854).

For 11 states, this was the last full congressional election until the Reconstruction. Twenty-nine elected members quit near the end of the session following their states' secession from the Union, whose immediate motivation was the result of the presidential election of 1860.

Election summaries

One seat each was added for the new states of Oregon and Kansas.

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State	Type	Date	Total seats	Democratic	Know Nothing	Opposition	Republican
					Seats		Change		Seats		Change		Seats		Change		Seats		Change
Oregon	At-large	June 7, 1858	1		1		1		0				0				0
Arkansas	Districts	August 2, 1858	2		2				0				0				0
Missouri	Districts	August 2, 1858	7		5				1		1		0				1		1
Vermont	Districts	September 7, 1858	3		0				0				0				3
Maine	Districts	September 13, 1858	6		0				0				0				6
Florida	At-large	October 4, 1858	1		1				0				0				0
South Carolina	Districts	data-sort-value="October 11, 1858"	October 10–11, 1858	6		6				0				0				0
Indiana	Districts	October 12, 1858	11		4		2		0				0				7		2
Iowa	Districts	October 12, 1858	2		0				0				0				2
Ohio	Districts	October 12, 1858	21		6		3		0				0				15		3
Pennsylvania	Districts	October 12, 1858	25		5		10		0				0				20		10
Delaware	At-large	November 2, 1858 (Election Day)	1		1				0				0				0
Illinois	Districts	9		5				0				0				4
Massachusetts	Districts	11		0				0				0				11
Michigan	Districts	4		0				0				0				4
New Jersey	Districts	5		2		1		0				0				3		1
New York	Districts	33		7		5		0				0				26		5
Wisconsin	Districts	3		1		1		0				0				2		1
Late elections (after the March 4, 1859 beginning of the term)
New Hampshire	Districts	March 8, 1859	3		0				0				0				3
Connecticut	Districts	April 4, 1859	4		0		2		0				0				4		2
Rhode Island	Districts	April 7, 1859	2		0				0				0				2
Virginia	Districts	May 26, 1859	13		12		1		0				1		1		0
Alabama	Districts	August 1, 1859	7		7				0				0				0
Kentucky	Districts	August 1, 1859	10		5		3		0		2		5		5		0
Texas	Districts	August 1, 1859	2		2				0				0				0
North Carolina	Districts	August 4, 1859	8		4		3		0		1		4		4		0
Tennessee	Districts	August 4, 1859	10		3		4		0		3		7		7		0
California	At-large	September 7, 1859	2		2				0				0				0
Georgia	Districts	October 3, 1859	8		6				0		2		2		2		0
Mississippi	Districts	October 3, 1859	5		5				0				0				0
Minnesota	At-large	October 4, 1859	2		0		2		0				0				2		2
Louisiana	Districts	November 7, 1859	4		3				1				0				0
Maryland	Districts	November 8, 1859	6		3				3				0				0
Kansas	At-large	December 1, 1859	1		0				0				0				1		1
Total			238		98		35		5		9		19		19		116		26

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Special elections

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

There were special elections in 1858 and 1859 to the 35th United States Congress and 36th United States Congress.

Special elections are sorted by date then district.

35th Congress

|-! | Nathaniel P. Banks| | Republican| 1852| | Incumbent resigned December 24, 1857 to become Governor of Massachusetts.
New member elected in December 1857 or January 1858 and seated January 21, 1858.^[3]
Republican hold.
Winner had already been elected to the next term; see below.| nowrap |

|-! | Thomas L. Clingman| | Democratic| 1852| | Incumbent resigned May 7, 1858 to become U.S. Senator.
New member elected August 5, 1858 and seated December 7, 1858.^{[3] [4]}
Know Nothing gain.
Winner later elected to the next term; see below.| nowrap |

|-! | John A. Quitman| | Democratic| 1855| | Incumbent died July 17, 1858.
New member elected October 4, 1858 and seated December 7, 1858.^[3]
Democratic hold.
Winner later elected to the next term; see below.| nowrap |

|-! | J. Glancy Jones| | Democratic| 1850| | Incumbent resigned October 30, 1858.
New member elected November 30, 1858 and seated December 7, 1858.^{[3] [5]}
Republican gain.
Winner was not elected to the next term; see below.| nowrap |

|-! | Thomas L. Harris| | Democratic| 1854| | Incumbent died November 24, 1858.
New member elected January 4, 1859 and seated January 20, 1859.^[3]
Democratic hold.
Winner was not elected to the next term; see below.| nowrap |

|-! | John Kelly| | Democratic| 1854| | Incumbent resigned December 25, 1858.
New member elected January 4, 1859 and seated January 17, 1859.^{[3] [6]}
Independent Democratic gain.
Winner was also elected to the next term; see below.| nowrap |

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36th Congress

|-! | Cyrus Spink| | Republican| 1858| | Incumbent died May 31, 1859.
New member elected October 11, 1859 and seated December 5, 1859.^[7]
Republican hold.| nowrap |

|-! | William Goode| | Democratic| 1853| | Incumbent died May 31, 1859.
New member elected October 27, 1859 and seated December 7, 1859.^[7]
Democratic hold.| nowrap |

|-! | Thomas L. Harris| | Democratic| 1854| | Incumbent died November 24, 1858.
New member elected November 8, 1859 and seated December 5, 1859.^[7]
Democratic hold.| nowrap |

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Alabama

See also: List of United States representatives from Alabama.

|-! | James A. Stallworth| | Democratic| 1857| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

• James A. Stallworth (Democratic) 63.32%
• F. B. Shepard (Opposition) 36.68%

|-! | Eli S. Shorter| | Democratic| 1855| Incumbent retired. New member elected.| nowrap |

• James L. Pugh (Democratic)
• J. E. Sappington (Opposition)

|-! | James F. Dowdell| | Democratic| 1853| Incumbent retired. New member elected.| nowrap |

• David Clopton (Democratic) 50.79%
• Thomas J. Judge (Opposition) 49.21%

|-! | Sydenham Moore| | Democratic| 1857| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

• Sydenham Moore (Democratic)
• William Russell Smith (Unknown)

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• George S. Houston (Democratic) 58.12%
• William A. Hewlett (Independent Democrat) 41.88%

|-! | Williamson R. W. Cobb| | Democratic| 1847| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

• Williamson R. W. Cobb (Democratic) 54.98%
• Alex Snodgrass (Democratic) 20.26%
• Edwin Wallace (Democratic) 18.09%
• Henry R. Beaver (Democratic) 6.68%

|-! | Jabez L. M. Curry| | Democratic| 1857| | Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.| nowrap |

• Jabez L. M. Curry (Democratic)

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Arkansas

See also: List of United States representatives from Arkansas.

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|-! | Alfred B. Greenwood| | Democratic| 1853| | Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.| nowrap |

• Thomas C. Hindman (Democratic) 86.48%
• William Crosby (American) 13.52%

|-! | Albert Rust| | Democratic| 1854| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

• Albert Rust (Democratic) 70.32%
• Thomas S. Drew (Ind. Democratic) 15.10%
• James A. Jones (American) 13.58%

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California

See main article: 1859 United States House of Representatives election in California.

See also: List of United States representatives from California. California held its election September 7, 1859. From statehood to 1864, California's members were elected at-large, with the top finishers winning election.

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|-| Joseph C. McKibbin| | Anti-Lecompton
Democratic| 1856| | Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic hold.

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Connecticut

See also: List of United States representatives from Connecticut.

|-! | Ezra Clark Jr.| | 1855| | Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican hold.| nowrap |

• Dwight Loomis (Republican) 49.61%
• Alvan P. Hyde (Democratic) 49.29%
• Ezra Clark Jr. (Independent) 1.1%

|-! | Samuel Arnold| | 1857| | Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.| nowrap |

• John Woodruff (Republican) 50.56%
• Samuel Arnold (Democratic) 49.03%
• Austin Baldwin (Unknown) 0.41%

|-! | Sidney Dean| | 1855| | Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.| nowrap |

• Alfred A. Burnham (Republican) 51.74%
• Rufus L. Baker (Democratic) 46.95%
• Sidney Dean (Independent) 1.31%

|-! | William D. Bishop| | 1857| | Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.| nowrap |

• Orris S. Ferry (Republican) 51.27%
• William D. Bishop (Democratic) 48.73%

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Delaware

See also: List of United States representatives from Delaware.

|-! | William G. Whiteley| | Democratic| 1856| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

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Florida

See also: List of United States representatives from Florida.

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Georgia

See also: List of United States representatives from Georgia.

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Illinois

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Indiana

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Iowa

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Kansas

See also: List of United States representatives from Kansas.

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New member elected December 1, 1859 in advance of January 29, 1861 statehood.
Republican gain.| nowrap |

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Kansas Territory

See non-voting delegates, below.

Kentucky

See also: List of United States representatives from Kentucky.

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Louisiana

See also: List of United States representatives from Louisiana.

|-! | George Eustis Jr.| | Know Nothing| 1854| bgcolor=lavender | Incumbent retired.
Know Nothing hold.| nowrap | |-! | Miles Taylor| | Democratic| 1854| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap | |-! | Thomas G. Davidson| | Democratic| 1854| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap | |-! | John M. Sandidge| | Democratic| 1854| | Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.| nowrap | |}

Maine

See also: List of United States representatives from Maine. Elections held September 13, 1858.|-! | John M. Wood| | Republican| 1854| | Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.| nowrap ||-!| Charles J. Gilman| | Republican| 1856| | Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.| nowrap ||-!| Nehemiah Abbott| | Republican| 1856| | Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.| nowrap ||-!| Freeman H. Morse| | Republican| 1856| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap ||-!| Israel Washburn Jr.| | Republican| 1850| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap ||-!| Stephen C. Foster| | Republican| 1856| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap ||}

Maryland

See also: List of United States representatives from Maryland.

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Massachusetts

See also: List of United States representatives from Massachusetts and 1859 United States Senate election in Massachusetts.

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Michigan

See also: List of United States representatives from Michigan.

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Democratic gain.| nowrap |

• George B. Cooper (Democratic) 50.14%
• William A. Howard (Republican) 49.86%

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Incumbent re-seated May 15, 1860.| nowrap |

• William A. Howard (Republican) 51.03%
• George B. Cooper (Democratic) 48.97%

|-! | Henry Waldron| | 1854| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

• Henry Waldron (Republican) 59.11%
• Consider A. Stacy (Democratic) 40.89%

|-! | David S. Walbridge| | 1854| | Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.| nowrap |

• Francis W. Kellogg (Republican) 55.73%
• Thomas B. Church (Democratic) 44.27%

|-! | Dewitt C. Leach| | 1856| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

• Dewitt C. Leach (Republican) 51.97%
• Robert W. Davis (Democratic) 48.03%

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Minnesota

See main article: 1859 United States House of Representatives election in Minnesota.

See also: List of United States representatives from Minnesota. Minnesota became a new state in 1858 having already elected its first two members at-large in October 1857 to finish the current term. The state then held elections to the next term October 4, 1859.

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Republican gain.| rowspan=2 nowrap |

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Republican gain.

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Mississippi

See also: List of United States representatives from Mississippi. Elections held late, on October 3, 1859.

|-! | Lucius Q. C. Lamar| | Democratic| 1857| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap | Lucius Q. C. Lamar (Democratic) 100%

|-! | Reuben Davis| | Democratic| 1857| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | William Barksdale| | Democratic| 1853| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap | William Barksdale (Democratic) 100%

|-! | Otho R. Singleton| | Democratic| 1857| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | John J. McRae| | Democratic| 1858 (special)| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap | John J. McRae (Democratic) 100%

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Missouri

See also: List of United States representatives from Missouri.

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Nebraska Territory

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New Hampshire

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

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North Carolina

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

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Ohio

See main article: 1858 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio.

See also: List of United States representatives from Ohio. Ohio elected its members October 12, 1858, netting a 3-seat Republican gain.

|-! | George H. Pendleton| | Democratic| 1856| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | William S. Groesbeck| | Democratic| 1856| | Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.| nowrap |

|-! | Clement Vallandigham| | Democratic| 1856| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Matthias H. Nichols| | Republican| 1852| | Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.| nowrap |

|-! | Richard Mott| | Republican| 1854| | Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.| nowrap |

|-! | Joseph R. Cockerill| | Democratic| 1856| | Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.| nowrap |

|-! | Aaron Harlan| | Republican| 1852| | Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican hold.| nowrap |

|-! | Benjamin Stanton| | Republican| 1854| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Lawrence W. Hall| | Democratic| 1856| | Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.| nowrap |

|-! | Joseph Miller| | Democratic| 1856| | Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.| nowrap |

|-! | Albert C. Thompson| | Republican| 1854| | Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.| nowrap |

|-! | Samuel S. Cox| | Democratic| 1856| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | John Sherman| | Republican| 1854| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Philemon Bliss| | Republican| 1854| | Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
Successor died May 31, 1859, leading to a special election.| nowrap |

|-! | Joseph Burns| | Democratic| 1856| | Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.| nowrap |

|-! | Cydnor B. Tompkins| | Republican| 1856| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | William Lawrence| | Democratic| 1856| | Incumbent retired.
Republican gain.| nowrap |

|-! | Benjamin F. Leiter| | Republican| 1854| | Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.| nowrap |

|-! | Edward Wade| | Republican| 1852| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Joshua Reed Giddings| | Republican| 1843| | Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican hold.| nowrap |

|-! | John Bingham| | Republican| 1854| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

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Oregon

See also: List of United States representatives from Oregon.

35th Congress

|-! | colspan=3 | New state | | New seat.
New member elected June 7, 1858.
Democratic gain.
Successor seated February 14, 1859.^[3]
New member did not run for the next term.| nowrap |

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36th Congress

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Democratic hold.
New member did not run for the current term.| nowrap |

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Pennsylvania

See also: List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania.

|-! | Thomas B. Florence| | Democratic| 1850| Incumbent re-elected.|nowrap | |-! | Edward Joy Morris| | | Incumbent re-elected.|nowrap | |-! | James Landy| | Democratic| 1850| |Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.|nowrap | |-! | Henry M. Phillips| | Democratic|1856| |Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.|nowrap | |-! | Owen Jones| | Democratic|1856| |Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.|nowrap | |-! | John Hickman| | Democratic|1854| Incumbent re-elected.|nowrap | |-! | Henry Chapman| | Democratic|1856| |Incumbent retired.
Republican gain.|nowrap | |-! | J. Glancy Jones| | Democratic| | |Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic hold.|nowrap | |-! | Anthony E. Roberts| | Republican|1854| |Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.|nowrap | |-! | John C. Kunkel| |1854| |Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.|nowrap | |-! | William L. Dewart| | Democratic|1856| |Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.|nowrap | |-! | Paul Leidy| | Democratic|1857 | |Incumbent retired.
Republican gain.|nowrap | |-! | William H. Dimmick| | Democratic|1856| Incumbent re-elected.|nowrap | |-! | Galusha A. Grow| |1850| Incumbent re-elected.|nowrap | |-! | Allison White| | Democratic|1856| |Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.|nowrap | |-! | John A. Ahl| | Democratic|1856| |Incumbent retired.
Republican gain.|nowrap | |-! | Wilson Reilly| | Democratic|1856| |Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.|nowrap | |-! | John R. Edie| |1854| |Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.|nowrap | |-! | John Covode| |1854| Incumbent re-elected.|nowrap | |-! | William Montgomery| | Democratic|1856| Incumbent re-elected.|nowrap | |-! | David Ritchie| | Republican|1852| |Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.|nowrap | |-! | Samuel A. Purviance| | Republican|1854| |Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.|nowrap | |-! | William Stewart| | Republican| 1856| Incumbent re-elected.|nowrap | |-! | James L. Gillis| | Democratic|1856| |Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.|nowrap | |-! | John Dick| |1852| |Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.|nowrap | |}

Rhode Island

See also: List of United States representatives from Rhode Island.

|-! | Nathan B. Durfee| | Republican| 1855| | Incumbent retired.
American/Republican gain.| nowrap | |-! | William D. Brayton| | Republican| 1857| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap | |}

South Carolina

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

|-! | John McQueen| | Democratic| 1849 | Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap | |-! | William P. Miles| | Democratic| 1856| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap | |-! | Laurence M. Keitt| | Democratic| 1853 | Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap | |-! | Milledge L. Bonham| | Democratic| 1857 | Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap | |-! | James Lawrence Orr| | Democratic| 1848| | Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.|nowrap | |-! | William W. Boyce| | Democratic| 1853| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap | |}

Tennessee

See also: List of United States representatives from Tennessee.

Elections held late, on August 4, 1859.

|-! | Albert G. Watkins| | Democratic| 1855| |Incumbent retired.
Opposition gain.| nowrap |

|-! | Horace Maynard| | Know Nothing| 1857| |Incumbent re-elected as an Oppositionist.
Opposition gain.| nowrap |

|-! | Samuel A. Smith| | Democratic| 1853| |Incumbent lost re-election.
Opposition gain.| nowrap |

|-! | John H. Savage| | Democratic| 1855| |Incumbent lost re-election.
Opposition gain.| nowrap |

|-! | Charles Ready| | Know Nothing| 1853| |Incumbent lost re-election as an independent.
Opposition gain.| nowrap |

|-! | George W. Jones| | Democratic| 1842| |Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.|

|-! | John V. Wright| | Democratic| 1855| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Felix Zollicoffer| | Know Nothing| 1853| |Incumbent retired.
Opposition gain.| nowrap |

|-! | John D. C. Atkins| | Democratic| 1857| |Incumbent lost re-election.
Opposition gain.| nowrap |

|-! | William T. Avery| | Democratic| 1857| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

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Texas

See also: List of United States representatives from Texas.

|-! | John H. Reagan| | Democratic| 1857| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap | |-! | Guy M. Bryan| | Democratic| 1857| |Incumbent retired.
Independent Democratic gain.| nowrap | |}

Vermont

See also: List of United States representatives from Vermont.

|-! | E. P. Walton| | Republican| 1856| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap | |-! | Justin S. Morrill| | Republican| 1854| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap | |-! | Homer E. Royce| | Republican| 1856| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap | |}

Virginia

See also: List of United States representatives from Virginia.

|-! | Muscoe R. H. Garnett| | Democratic| 1856 | Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap | |-! | John Millson| | Democratic| 1849| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap | |-! | John Caskie| | Democratic| 1851| |Incumbent lost re-election.
Independent Democratic gain.| nowrap | |-! | William Goode| | Democratic| | Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap | |-! | Thomas S. Bocock| | Democratic| 1847| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap | |-! | Paulus Powell| | Democratic| 1849| |Incumbent lost re-election.
Independent Democratic gain.| nowrap | |-! | William Smith| | Democratic| | Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap | |-! | Charles J. Faulkner| | Democratic| 1851| |Incumbent lost re-election.
Opposition gain.| nowrap | |-! | John Letcher| | Democratic| 1851| |Incumbent retired.
Independent Democratic gain.| nowrap | |-! | Sherrard Clemens| | Democratic| | Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap | |-! | Albert G. Jenkins| | Democratic| 1857| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap | |-! | Henry A. Edmundson| | Democratic| 1849| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap | |-! | George W. Hopkins| | Democratic| | |Incumbent retired.
Independent Democratic gain.| nowrap | |}

Wisconsin

See also: List of United States representatives from Wisconsin.

|-! | John F. Potter| | Republican| 1856| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Cadwallader C. Washburn| | Republican| 1854| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Charles Billinghurst| | Republican | 1854| | Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.| nowrap |

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Non-voting delegates

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

|-! | Marcus J. Parrott| | Republican| 1856 or 1857| Incumbent re-elected in 1859.| nowrap |

|-! | Fenner Ferguson| | Independent Democratic| 1857| | Incumbent retired.
New delegate elected October 11, 1859.^[10]
Democratic gain.
Election was later overturned due to a successful challenge by the loser.| nowrap |

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See also

• 1858 United States elections
  • 1858–59 United States Senate elections
• 35th United States Congress
• 36th United States Congress

Bibliography

• 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 . name.
• Book: John L. . Moore . Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections . Congressional Quarterly Inc. . Third . 1994 . 978-0871879967 . name.
• Web site: Party Divisions of the House of Representatives* 1789–Present . Office of the Historian, House of United States House of Representatives . January 21, 2015.
• Book: Auman, William T. . Civil War in the North Carolina Quaker Belt: The Confederate Campaign Against Peace Agitators, Deserters and Draft Dodgers . McFarland and Company . January 23, 2014 . 9781476612997.

External links

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

Notes and References

1. http://mcimaps.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/36th-Congress.png Party Breakdown of the 36th House
2. Web site: Electing the House of Representatives. dsl.richmond.edu.
3. Web site: Thirty-fifth Congress March 4, 1857, to March 3, 1859 . February 18, 2019 . Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives . History.house.gov .
4. Web site: Our Campaigns - NC District 08 - Special Election Race - Aug 05, 1858. www.ourcampaigns.com.
5. Web site: Our Campaigns - PA District 08 - Special Election Race - Nov 30, 1858. www.ourcampaigns.com.
6. Web site: Our Campaigns - NY District 4 - Special Election Race - Jan 04, 1859. www.ourcampaigns.com.
7. Web site: Thirty-sixth Congress March 4, 1859, to March 3, 1861 . February 18, 2019 . Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives . History.house.gov . December 23, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181223011442/https://historycms2.house.gov/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=41275 . dead .
8. Book: Guide to U.S. Elections . 6th . II . . . 1027 . 2010 . 9781604265361 . 430736650 . 2009033938 .
9. Book: Greeley. Horace. Cleveland. John F.. A Political Text-Book for 1860. 28 April 2021. 1860. The Tribune Association. New York, New York. 248.
10. Web site: Collections of the NSHS - Volume 18 . USGenNet.org.