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1804–05 United States House of Representatives elections
← 1802 & 1803 April 24, 1804 – August 5, 1805 1806 & 1807 →
All 142 seats in the United States House of Representatives
72 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Nathaniel Macon John Cotton Smith
Party Democratic-Republican Federalist
Leader's seat North Carolina 6th Connecticut at-large
Last election 103 seats 39 seats
Seats won 114 28
Seat change Increase 11 Decrease 11
Results:
     Democratic-Republican hold      Democratic-Republican gain
     Federalist hold      Federalist gain
Speaker before election

Nathaniel Macon
Democratic-Republican

Elected Speaker

Nathaniel Macon
Democratic-Republican

The 1804–05 United States House of Representatives elections were held at various dates in each state between April 24, 1804 (in New York) and August 5, 1805 (in Tennessee). The Congress first met on December 2, 1805. The elections occurred at the same time as President Thomas Jefferson's re-election.

Under Jefferson's popular administration, his party continued to gain seats in the House. Territorial acquisitions from the Louisiana Purchase and economic expansion gave voters a positive view of the Democratic-Republicans, whose majority, already commanding in the 8th Congress, now surpassed three-quarters of the total membership. Following this election, Federalists were able to secure few seats outside of New England and party legitimacy deteriorated as political thought turned away from Federalist ideals perceived to be elitist and anti-democratic.

Election summaries

↓
114 28
Democratic-Republican Federalist
State Type Date Total
seats 		Democratic-
Republican 		Federalist
Seats Change Seats Change
New York Districts April 24–26, 1804 17 15 Increase3 2 Decrease3
Kentucky Districts August 6, 1804 6 6 Steady 0 Steady
North Carolina Districts August 10, 1804 12 12 Increase1 0 Decrease1
New Hampshire At-large August 27, 1804 5 0 Steady 5 Steady
Rhode Island At-large August 28, 1804 2 2 Steady 0 Steady
Vermont Districts September 4, 1804[a] 4 2 Increase1 2 Decrease1
Connecticut At-large September 17, 1804 7 0 Steady 7 Steady
Maryland Districts October 1, 1804 9 7 Increase1 2 Decrease1
Delaware At-large October 2, 1804 1 0 Decrease1 1 Increase1
Georgia At-large October 2, 1804 4 4 Steady 0 Steady
South Carolina Districts October 8–9, 1804 8 8 Increase2 0 Decrease2
Ohio At-large October 9, 1804 1 1 Steady 0 Steady
Pennsylvania Districts October 9, 1804 18 17 Decrease1 1 Increase1
Massachusetts Districts November 5, 1804 17 10 Increase3 7 Decrease3
New Jersey At-large November 6–7, 1804 6 6 Steady 0 Steady
Late elections (After the March 4, 1805 beginning of the next Congress)
Virginia Districts April 1805 22 21 Increase3 1 Decrease3
Tennessee Districts August 4–5, 1805 3 3 Steady 0 Steady
Total 142 114
80.3% 		Increase11 28
19.7% 		Decrease11
House seats
Dem-Republican
 
 80.28%
Federalist
 
 19.72%

Special elections

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

There were special elections in 1804 and 1805 during the 8th United States Congress and 9th United States Congress.

Elections are sorted here by date then district.

8th Congress

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
New York 1 John Smith Democratic-Republican 1799 (Special) Incumbent resigned February 22, 1804.
New member elected April 24–26, 1804.[1]
Democratic-Republican hold.
Successor seated November 5, 1804.[2]
Successor was not elected to the next term on the same ballot, see below.
Massachusetts 12 Thomson J. Skinner Democratic-Republican 1796 (Special)
1799 (Retired)
1803 		Incumbent resigned August 10, 1804.
New member elected September 17, 1804.[1]
Democratic-Republican hold.
Successor seated November 5, 1804.[2]
Successor was not a candidate for the next term, see below.
Maryland 4 Daniel Hiester Democratic-Republican 1788 (Pennsylvania)
1796 (Resigned)
1801 (Maryland) 		Incumbent died March 7, 1804.
New member elected October 1, 1804.[1]
Democratic-Republican hold.
Successor seated November 6, 1804.[2]
Successor was also elected on the same day to the next term, see below.
Virginia 13 John Johns Trigg Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent died May 17, 1804.
New member elected October 1804.[1]
Democratic-Republican hold.
Successor seated November 5, 1804.[2]
Successor was later elected to the next term, see below.
Pennsylvania 10 William Hoge Democratic-Republican 1802 Incumbent resigned October 15, 1804.
New member elected November 2, 1804 to finish his brother's term.[1]
Democratic-Republican hold.
Successor seated November 27, 1804.[2]
Successor was not a candidate to the next term, see below.
Virginia 5 Andrew Moore Democratic-Republican 1789 Incumbent resigned to become U.S. Senator.
New member elected November 13, 1804.[1]
Democratic-Republican hold.
Successor seated December 4, 1804.[2]
Successor was later elected to the next term, see below.
New York 3 Samuel L. Mitchill Democratic-Republican 1800 Incumbent resigned November 22, 1804 to become U.S. Senator.
New member elected January 2–4, 1805.[1]
Democratic-Republican hold.
Successor seated February 14, 1805.[2]
Successor was also elected on the same day to the next term, see below.

9th Congress

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
New York 2 Daniel D. Tompkins Democratic-Republican 1804 Representative-elect declined the seat to become associate justice of the New York Supreme Court.
New member elected September 11–13, 1804.[1]
Democratic-Republican hold.
Successor seated December 2, 1805.[10]
New York 3 Samuel L. Mitchill Democratic-Republican 1800 Incumbent resigned November 22, 1804 to become U.S. Senator.
New member elected January 2–4, 1805.[1]
Democratic-Republican hold.
Successor seated December 2, 1805.[10]
Successor was also elected on the same day to finish the previous term, see above.
North Carolina 5 James Gillespie Democratic-Republican 1793
1799 (Lost)
1801 (Lost)
1803 		Representative-elect died January 5, 1805.
New member elected August 8, 1805.[1]
Democratic-Republican hold.
Successor seated December 2, 1805.[10]
Connecticut at-large
2 seats on a general ticket 		Calvin Goddard Federalist 1801 (Special) Incumbent/representative-elect resigned.
New member elected September 16, 1805.[1][d]
Federalist hold.
Successor seated December 10, 1805[10]
Roger Griswold Federalist 1794 Incumbent/representative-elect resigned.
New member elected September 16, 1805.[1][d]
Federalist hold.
Successor seated December 2, 1805.[10]
South Carolina 8 John B. Earle Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent/representative-elect resigned.
New member elected September 26–27, 1805.[1]
Democratic-Republican hold.
Delaware at-large James A. Bayard Federalist 1796 Representative-elect declined the seat to become U.S. Senator.
New member elected October 1, 1805.[1]
Federalist hold.
Pennsylvania 4 John A. Hanna Democratic-Republican 1796 Representative-elect died July 23, 1805.
New member elected October 8, 1805.[1]
Democratic-Republican hold.
Pennsylvania 11 John B. Lucas Democratic-Republican 1802 Representative-elect declined the seat.
New member elected October 8, 1805.[1]
Democratic-Republican hold.
Successor was seated December 2, 1805.[10]
Indiana Territory at-large None (District created). New delegate elected December 12, 1805 on the third ballot.[17]
Federalist gain. 		First ballot:

Second ballot:

Third ballot:

Connecticut

Main article: 1804 United States House of Representatives election in Connecticut
See also: 1805 Connecticut's at-large congressional district special election and List of United States representatives from Connecticut
District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
Connecticut at-large
7 seats on a general ticket 		Calvin Goddard Federalist 1801 (Special) Incumbent re-elected but declined to serve, leading to a special election, see above.
Samuel W. Dana Federalist 1796 Incumbent re-elected.
John Davenport Federalist 1798 Incumbent re-elected.
Roger Griswold Federalist 1794 Incumbent re-elected but declined to serve, leading to a special election, see above.
Benjamin Tallmadge Federalist 1801 (Special) Incumbent re-elected.
John Cotton Smith Federalist 1800 Incumbent re-elected.
Simeon Baldwin Federalist 1803 (Special) Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Federalist hold.

Delaware

Main article: 1804 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware
See also: List of United States representatives from Delaware and 1805 Delaware's at-large congressional district special election
District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
Delaware at-large Caesar A. Rodney Democratic-Republican 1802 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Federalist gain.
Successor declined to serve, leading to a special election, see above.

Georgia

Main article: 1804 United States House of Representatives election in Georgia
See also: List of United States representatives from Georgia
District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
Georgia at-large
4 seats on a general ticket 		Peter Early Democratic-Republican 1802 Incumbent re-elected.
David Meriwether Democratic-Republican 1802 Incumbent re-elected.
Joseph Bryan Democratic-Republican 1802 Incumbent re-elected.
Samuel Hammond Democratic-Republican 1802 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Election was later contested and a new successor named.

Indiana Territory

See Non-voting delegates, below.

Kentucky

Main article: 1804 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky
See also: List of United States representatives from Kentucky
District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
Kentucky 1 Matthew Lyon Democratic-Republican 1797 (in Vermont)
1803 		Incumbent re-elected.
Kentucky 2 John Boyle Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent re-elected.
Kentucky 3 Matthew Walton Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent re-elected.
Kentucky 4 Thomas Sandford Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent re-elected.
Kentucky 5 John Fowler Democratic-Republican 1797 Incumbent re-elected.
Kentucky 6 George M. Bedinger Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent re-elected.

Maryland

Main article: 1804 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland
See also: 1804 Maryland's 4th congressional district special election and List of United States representatives from Maryland
District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates[f]
Maryland 1 John Campbell Federalist 1801 Incumbent re-elected.
Maryland 2 Walter Bowie Democratic-Republican 1802 (Special) Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Maryland 3 Thomas Plater Federalist 1801 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican gain.
Maryland 4 Daniel Hiester Democratic-Republican 1788 (Pennsylvania)
1796 (Resigned)
1801 (Maryland) 		Incumbent died March 7, 1804.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Successor was also elected on the same day to finish the current term, see above.
Maryland 5
Plural district with 2 seats 		Nicholas R. Moore Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent re-elected.
William McCreery Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent re-elected.
Maryland 6 John Archer Democratic-Republican 1801 Incumbent re-elected.
Maryland 7 Joseph H. Nicholson Democratic-Republican 1798 (Special) Incumbent re-elected.
Maryland 8 John Dennis Federalist 1796 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Federalist hold.

Massachusetts

Main article: 1804 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts
See also: 1804 Massachusetts's 12th congressional district special election and List of United States representatives from Massachusetts

The majority requirement was met in all 17 districts in the 1804 elections.

District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates[f]
Massachusetts 1
"Suffolk district" 		William Eustis Democratic-Republican 1801 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Federalist gain.
Massachusetts 2
"Essex South district" 		Jacob Crowninshield Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 3
"Essex North district" 		Manasseh Cutler Federalist 1801 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Federalist hold.
  • Green tickY Jeremiah Nelson (Federalist) 56.8%
  • Thomas Kitteridge (Democratic-Republican) 43.2%
Massachusetts 4
"Middlesex district" 		Joseph Bradley Varnum Democratic-Republican 1794 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 5
"Hampshire South district" 		Thomas Dwight Federalist 1803 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Federalist hold.
  • Green tickY William Ely (Federalist) 62.9%
  • Samuel Fowler (Democratic-Republican) 36.7%
Massachusetts 6
"Hampshire North district" 		Samuel Taggart Federalist 1803 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Samuel Taggart (Federalist) 69.3%
  • Solomon Snead (Democratic-Republican) 30.5%
Massachusetts 7
"Plymouth district" 		Nahum Mitchell Federalist 1803 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican gain.
Massachusetts 8
"Barnstable district" 		Lemuel Williams Federalist 1798 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican gain.
Massachusetts 9
"Bristol district" 		Phanuel Bishop Democratic-Republican 1798 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Phanuel Bishop (Democratic-Republican) 62.2%
  • Nicholas Tillinghast (Federalist) 30.8%
  • Josiah Deane (Democratic-Republican) 3.4%
  • John Bowers (Federalist) 3.4%
Massachusetts 10
"Worcester South district" 		Seth Hastings Federalist 1801 (Special) Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Seth Hastings (Federalist) 51.2%
  • Edward Bangs (Democratic-Republican) 48.8%
Massachusetts 11
"Worcester North district" 		William Stedman Federalist 1803 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY William Stedman (Federalist) 60.8%
  • John Whiting (Democratic-Republican) 39.0%
Massachusetts 12
"Berkshire district" 		Simon Larned Democratic-Republican 1804 (Special) Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Massachusetts 13
"Norfolk district" 		Ebenezer Seaver Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 14
"York district" (District of Maine) 		Richard Cutts Democratic-Republican 1801 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Richard Cutts (Democratic-Republican) 51.9%
  • Joseph Leland (Federalist) 31.4%
  • Daniel Cleaves 16.7%
Massachusetts 15
"Cumberland district" (District of Maine) 		Peleg Wadsworth Federalist 1792 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 16
"Lincoln district" (District of Maine) 		Samuel Thatcher Federalist 1802 (Special) Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican gain.
Massachusetts 17
"Kennebec district" (District of Maine) 		Phineas Bruce Federalist 1803 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican gain.
  • Green tickY John Chandler (Democratic-Republican) 64.5%
  • Benjamin Whitwell (Federalist) 35.5%

Mississippi Territory

See Non-voting delegates, below.

New Hampshire

Main article: 1804 United States House of Representatives election in New Hampshire
See also: List of United States representatives from New Hampshire
District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
New Hampshire at-large
5 seats on a general ticket 		Silas Betton Federalist 1802 Incumbent re-elected.
Samuel Hunt Federalist 1802 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Federalist hold.
Samuel Tenney Federalist 1800 Incumbent re-elected.
David Hough Federalist 1802 Incumbent re-elected.
Clifton Clagett Federalist 1802 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Federalist hold.

New Jersey

Main article: 1804 United States House of Representatives election in New Jersey
See also: List of United States representatives from New Jersey

The Federalist ticket was announced only a week before the election, with no active campaigning.

District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
New Jersey at-large
6 seats on a general ticket 		Adam Boyd Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Ebenezer Elmer Democratic-Republican 1800 Incumbent re-elected.
William Helms Democratic-Republican 1800 Incumbent re-elected.
James Mott Democratic-Republican 1800 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Federalist hold.
Henry Southard Democratic-Republican 1800 Incumbent re-elected.
James Sloan Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent re-elected.

New York

Main article: 1804 United States House of Representatives elections in New York
See also: List of United States representatives from New York, 1804 New York's 1st congressional district special election, 1804 New York's 2nd and 3rd congressional districts special election, and 1805 New York's 2nd and 3rd congressional districts special election

New York held elections for the 9th Congress on April 24–26, 1804. For this year and the next election year, the 2nd and 3rd districts had combined returns, effectively a plural district with 2 seats, though still numbered as separate districts. At the time, District 2 consisted of only part of New York County, while District 3 consisted of the remainder of New York County plus Kings and Richmond Counties. By consolidating the two, it ensured that New York County would be combined into a single district.

District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
New York 1 John Smith Democratic-Republican 1799 (Special) Incumbent resigned February 22, 1804.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
New York 2
and
New York 3
Joint ticket 		Samuel L. Mitchill Democratic-Republican 1800 Incumbent re-elected but later resigned November 22, 1804 to become U.S. Senator, triggering a special election, see above.
Joshua Sands Federalist 1802 Incumbent retired.
New member elected but declined the seat to become associate justice of the New York Supreme Court.
Democratic-Republican gain.
New York 4 Philip Van Courtlandt Democratic-Republican 1793 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 5 Andrew McCord Democratic-Republican 1802 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
  • Green tickY John Blake Jr. (Democratic-Republican) 63.1%
  • David M. Westcott (Federalist) 36.9%
New York 6 Daniel C. Verplanck Democratic-Republican 1803 (Special) Incumbent re-elected.
New York 7 Josiah Hasbrouck Democratic-Republican 1803 (Special) Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
New York 8 Henry W. Livingston Federalist 1802 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 9 Killian Van Rensselaer Federalist 1800 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 10 George Tibbits Federalist 1802 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican gain.
  • Green tickY Josiah Masters (Democratic-Republican) 55.4%
  • Jonathan Brown (Federalist) 44.6%
New York 11 Beriah Palmer Democratic-Republican 1802 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
New York 12 David Thomas Democratic-Republican 1800 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY David Thomas (Democratic-Republican) 70.3%
  • Reuben Skinner (Federalist) 29.7%
New York 13 Thomas Sammons Democratic-Republican 1802 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 14 Erastus Root Democratic-Republican 1802 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
New York 15 Gaylord Griswold Federalist 1802 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican gain.
New York 16 John Paterson Democratic-Republican 1802 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
  • Green tickY Uri Tracy (Democratic-Republican) 62.8%
  • Edward Edwards (Federalist) 37.2%
New York 17 Oliver Phelps Democratic-Republican 1802 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
  • Green tickY Silas Halsey (Democratic-Republican) 40.4%
  • Nathaniel W. Howell (Federalist) 37.5%
  • Joseph Grover (Democratic-Republican) 11.2%
  • Peter Hughes (Democratic-Republican) 10.8%

North Carolina

Main article: 1804 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina
See also: List of United States representatives from North Carolina and 1805 North Carolina's 5th congressional district special election
District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates[f]
North Carolina 1 Thomas Wynns Democratic-Republican 1802 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina 2 Willis Alston Democratic-Republican 1798 Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina 3 William Kennedy Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
North Carolina 4 William Blackledge Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina 5 James Gillespie Democratic-Republican 1793
1803 		Incumbent re-elected.
Successor died January 5, 1805, triggering a special election.
North Carolina 6 Nathaniel Macon Democratic-Republican 1791 Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina 7 Samuel D. Purviance Federalist 1803 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican gain.
  • Green tickY Duncan McFarlan (Democratic-Republican) 36.8%
  • Joseph Pickett (Federalist) 31.7%
  • William Martin (Federalist) 31.1%
North Carolina 8 Richard Stanford Democratic-Republican 1796 Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina 9 Marmaduke Williams Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Marmaduke Williams (Democratic-Republican) 98.9%
  • Theophilus Lacey (Democratic-Republican) 1.0%
North Carolina 10 Nathaniel Alexander Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina 11 James Holland Democratic-Republican 1800 Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina 12 Joseph Winston Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent re-elected.

Ohio

Main article: 1804 United States House of Representatives election in Ohio
See also: List of United States representatives from Ohio
District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
Ohio at-large Jeremiah Morrow Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent re-elected.

Pennsylvania

Main article: 1804 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania
See also: List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania, 1804 Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district special election, 1805 Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district special election, and 1805 Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district special election
District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates[20]
Pennsylvania 1
Plural district with 3 seats 		Joseph Clay Democratic-Republican 1802 Incumbent re-elected.
Jacob Richards Democratic-Republican 1802 Incumbent re-elected.
Michael Leib Democratic-Republican 1798 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 2
Plural district with 3 seats 		Robert Brown Democratic-Republican 1798 (Special) Incumbent re-elected.
Frederick Conrad Democratic-Republican 1802 Incumbent re-elected.
Isaac Van Horne Democratic-Republican 1801 (Special) Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Pennsylvania 3
Plural district with 3 seats 		Isaac Anderson Democratic-Republican 1802 Incumbent re-elected.
Joseph Hiester Democratic-Republican 1797 (Special) Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
John Whitehill Democratic-Republican 1802 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 4
Plural district with 2 seats 		John A. Hanna Democratic-Republican 1796 Incumbent re-elected, but died July 23, 1805
David Bard Democratic-Republican 1802 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 5 Andrew Gregg Democratic-Republican 1791 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 6 John Stewart Democratic-Republican 1800 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Federalist gain.
Pennsylvania 7 John Rea Democratic-Republican 1802 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY John Rea (Democratic-Republican)
  • Unopposed
Pennsylvania 8 William Findley Democratic-Republican 1802 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY William Findley (Democratic-Republican) 64.7%
  • John Brandon (Federalist) 35.3%
Pennsylvania 9 John Smilie Democratic-Republican 1792
1794 (Retired)
1798 		Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 10 William Hoge Democratic-Republican 1801 (Special) Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Pennsylvania 11 John Lucas Democratic-Republican 1802 Incumbent re-elected, but resigned before the start of the Congress, triggering a special election.
  • Green tickY John Lucas (Democratic-Republican) 64.8%
  • James O'Hara (Federalist) 35.2%

Rhode Island

Main article: 1804 United States House of Representatives election in Rhode Island
See also: List of United States representatives from Rhode Island
District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates[f]
Rhode Island at-large
2 seats on a general ticket 		Nehemiah Knight Democratic-Republican 1802 Incumbent re-elected.
Joseph Stanton Jr. Democratic-Republican 1800 Incumbent re-elected.

South Carolina

Main article: 1804 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
See also: 1805 South Carolina's 8th congressional district special election and List of United States representatives from South Carolina
District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
South Carolina 1
"Charleston district" 		Thomas Lowndes Federalist 1800 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican gain.
  • Green tickY Robert Marion (Democratic-Republican) 60.6%
  • Thomas L. Smith (Federalist) 37.0%
  • Scattering 2.4%
South Carolina 2
"Beaufort and Edgefield district" 		William Butler Sr. Democratic-Republican 1800 Incumbent re-elected.
South Carolina 3
"Georgetown district" 		Benjamin Huger Federalist 1798 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican gain.
South Carolina 4
"Orangeburgh district" 		Wade Hampton Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
South Carolina 5
"Sumter district" 		Richard Winn Democratic-Republican 1802 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
South Carolina 6
"Abbeville district" 		Levi Casey Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent re-elected.
South Carolina 7
"Chester district" 		Thomas Moore Democratic-Republican 1800 Incumbent re-elected.
South Carolina 8
"Pendleton district" 		John B. Earle Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent re-elected but resigned March 3, 1805, triggering a special election.

Tennessee

Main article: 1805 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee
See also: List of United States representatives from Tennessee

Beginning with the 9th Congress, Tennessee was divided into 3 districts.

District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
Tennessee 1
"Washington district" 		John Rhea
Redistricted from the at-large district 		Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY John Rhea (Democratic-Republican)
  • Unopposed
Tennessee 2
"Hamilton district" 		George W. Campbell
Redistricted from the at-large district 		Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 3
"Mero district" 		William Dickson
Redistricted from the at-large district 		Democratic-Republican 1801 Incumbent re-elected.

Vermont

Main article: 1804–1805 United States House of Representatives elections in Vermont
See also: List of United States representatives from Vermont

Vermont required a majority for election, which frequently mandated runoff elections. The 2nd, and 3rd districts both required second elections in this election cycle, and districts both required second elections in this election cyclethe 3rd district required a third election.

District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates[f]
Vermont 1
"Southwestern district" 		Gideon Olin Democratic-Republican 1802 Incumbent re-elected.
Vermont 2
"Southeastern district" 		James Elliot Federalist 1802 Incumbent re-elected. First ballot (September 4, 1804):

Second ballot (December 18, 1804):
Vermont 3
  • "Northeastern district"
 William Chamberlain Federalist 1802 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican gain. 		First ballot (September 4, 1804):

Second ballot (December 18, 1804):

Third ballot (March 25, 1805):
Vermont 4
"Northwestern district" 		Martin Chittenden Federalist 1802 Incumbent re-elected.

Virginia

Main article: 1805 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia
See also: 1804 Virginia's 5th congressional district special election, 1804 Virginia's 13th congressional district special election, and List of United States representatives from Virginia
District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
Virginia 1 John G. Jackson Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 2 James Stephenson Federalist 1803 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican gain.
Virginia 3 John Smith Democratic-Republican 1801 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 4 David Holmes Democratic-Republican 1797 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 5 Alexander Wilson Democratic-Republican 1804 (Special) Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 6 Abram Trigg Democratic-Republican 1797 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 7 Joseph Lewis Jr. Federalist 1803 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Joseph Lewis Jr. (Federalist) 54.3%
  • William Elzey (Democratic-Republican) 45.7%
Virginia 8 Walter Jones Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 9 Philip R. Thompson Democratic-Republican 1793 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 10 John Dawson Democratic-Republican 1797 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 11 Anthony New Democratic-Republican 1793 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Virginia 12 Thomas Griffin Federalist 1803 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican gain.
Virginia 13 Christopher H. Clark Democratic-Republican 1804 (Special) Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 14 Matthew Clay Democratic-Republican 1797 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Matthew Clay (Democratic-Republican) 88.9%
  • William Lewis (Federalist) 11.1%
Virginia 15 John Randolph Democratic-Republican 1799 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 16 John W. Eppes Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 17 Thomas Claiborne Democratic-Republican 1793
1801 		Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
  • Green tickY John Claiborne (Democratic-Republican) 72.7%
  • Mark Alexander (Democratic-Republican) 27.3%
Virginia 18 Peterson Goodwyn Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 19 Edwin Gray Democratic-Republican 1799 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 20 Thomas Newton Jr. Democratic-Republican 1799 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 21 Thomas M. Randolph Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 22 John Clopton Democratic-Republican 1801 Incumbent re-elected.

Non-voting delegates

See also: Delegate (United States Congress)

There were three territories with non-voting delegates in the 9th Congress, one of which (the Orleans Territory) did not send its first representative until 1806. The delegates were elected by the territorial legislatures, votes here are the number of members of the territorial legislatures voting for each candidate.

In the Mississippi Territory, the territorial legislature was locked. The first vote given above was on the 7th ballot, after which point the territorial legislature adjourned, the second vote was at a later session of the territorial legislature.

District Incumbent This race
Delegate Party First elected Results Candidates
Indiana Territory at-large None (District created) New delegate elected September 11, 1805.
Federalist gain.
New delegate was seated December 12, 1805. 		First ballot:

Second ballot:

Third ballot:
Mississippi Territory at-large William Lattimore Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent re-elected on an unknown date in 1805. Seventh ballot:

Eventual decision:

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Majority required for election, which was not met in 2 districts necessitating additional elections on December 18, 1804 and March 25, 1805
  2. ^ Note: Source mistakenly identifies Hoge as a Federalist.
  3. ^ Benjamin Smith was also supported by the Federalists.[13]
  4. ^ a b Date given for the start of the term, of the person elected at the special election (source: Congressional Biographical Directory). In some cases this is clearly wrong as the date of the legal start of the Congress is given, even though the member was elected at a later date.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x Source does not give numbers of votes or has incomplete data.
  6. ^ a b c d e Unless otherwise noted, only candidates with at least 1% of the vote listed.
  7. ^ Source does not give complete results, but partial results suggest a very large majority
  8. ^ Source did not have returns for Israel.
  9. ^ Source does not give full name

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Dubin, Michael J. (1998). United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results. McFarland and Company.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g 8th Congress membership roster Archived December 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "New York 1804 U.S. House of Representatives, District 1, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University.
  4. ^ "MA District 12 (Berkshire) - Special Election". April 16, 2011. Retrieved September 17, 2018 – via OurCampaigns.com.
  5. ^ "Maryland 1804 U.S. House of Representatives, District 4, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  6. ^ "VA District 13". April 9, 2006. Retrieved September 18, 2018 – via OurCampaigns.com.
  7. ^ Cox, Harold. "Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682-2006" (PDF). The Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
  8. ^ "VA District 5 - Special Election". April 29, 2006. Retrieved September 18, 2018 – via OurCampaigns.com.
  9. ^ "New York 1805 U.S. House of Representatives, Districts 2 and 3, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  10. ^ a b c d e f "9th Congress membership roster". Archived from the original on September 19, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  11. ^ "NY District 3". April 9, 2006. Retrieved September 17, 2018 – via OurCampaigns.com., Note: Source incorrectly lists as "3rd district."
  12. ^ "New York 1805 U.S. House of Representatives, Districts 2 and 3, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  13. ^ a b "North Carolina 1805 U.S. House of Representatives, District 5, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
  14. ^ "Delaware 1805 U.S. House of Representatives, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
  15. ^ "Pennsylvania 1805 U.S. House of Representatives, District 4, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
  16. ^ "Pennsylvania 1805 U.S. House of Representatives, District 11, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
  17. ^ a b c d "Indiana 1805 U.S. House of Representatives (Territorial Delegate), Ballot 3". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  18. ^ a b c "Kentucky 1804 U.S. House of Representatives, District 2". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  19. ^ "Maryland 1804 U.S. House of Representatives, District 4". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  20. ^ Wilkes University Elections Statistics Project
  21. ^ "A New Nation Votes".
  22. ^ "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved December 11, 2020.

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