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1810–11 United States House of Representatives elections
← 1808 & 1809 April 24, 1810 – August 2, 1811[a] 1812 & 1813 →
All 142[b] seats in the United States House of Representatives
72 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Henry Clay Timothy Pitkin
Party Democratic-Republican Federalist
Leader's seat Kentucky 3rd Connecticut at-large
Last election 94 seats 48 seats
Seats won 107[b] 36
Seat change Increase 13 Decrease 12
Results:
     Federalist hold      Federalist gain
     Democratic-Republican hold      Democratic-Republican gain
     Dissident Republican hold      Undistricted
Speaker before election

Joseph Bradley Varnum
Democratic-Republican

Elected Speaker

Henry Clay
Democratic-Republican

The 1810–11 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between April 24, 1810, and August 2, 1811. Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives before the first session of the 12th United States Congress convened on November 4, 1811. They occurred during President James Madison's first term. Elections were held for all 142 seats, representing 17 states.

One newly elected Representative, Henry Clay, also was elected Speaker.

With the repeal of the Embargo Act of 1807, the economy improved. The opposition Federalists lost voter support and the Democratic-Republicans recovered a supermajority.

Election summaries

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107 36
Democratic-Republican Federalist
State Type Date Total
seats 		Democratic-
Republican 		Federalist
Seats Change Seats Change
Kentucky Districts August 6, 1810 6 6 Steady 0 Steady
New York Districts April 24–26, 1810 17 12 Increase3 5 Decrease3
North Carolina Districts August 9, 1810 12 10 Increase1 2 Decrease1
Rhode Island At-large August 28, 1810 2 0 Steady 2 Steady
Connecticut At-large September 17, 1810 7 0 Steady 7 Steady
Georgia At-large October 1, 1810 4 4 Steady 0 Steady
Maryland Districts 9 6 Steady 3 Steady
Delaware At-large October 2, 1810 1 0 Steady 1 Steady
New Jersey At-large October 8–9, 1810 6 6 Steady 0 Steady
South Carolina Districts 8 8 Steady 0 Steady
Ohio At-large October 9, 1810 1 1 Steady 0 Steady
Pennsylvania Districts 18 17 Increase1 1 Decrease1
Vermont Districts November 4, 1810 4 3 Increase2 1 Decrease2
Massachusetts Districts November 5, 1810[c] 17 9 Increase2 8 Decrease2
Late elections (After the March 4, 1811 beginning of the next Congress)
Virginia Districts April 1811 22 17 Steady 5 Steady
New Hampshire At-large April 1, 1811[d] 5 4 Increase4 1 Decrease4
Tennessee Districts August 1–2, 1811 3 3 Steady 0 Steady
Total[b] 142 106
74.6% 		Increase13 36
25.4% 		Decrease13
House seats
Dem-Republican
 
 74.83%
Federalist
 
 25.17%

Special elections

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

There were special elections in 1810 and 1811 to the 11th United States Congress and 12th United States Congress.

Elections are sorted by date then district.

11th Congress

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
New York 2 William Denning Democratic-
Republican 		1808 Incumbent resigned in 1810.
New member elected April 24–26, 1810 and seated December 4, 1810.[1]
Democratic-Republican hold.
Winner also elected to the next term; see below.
Kentucky 5 Benjamin Howard Democratic-
Republican 		1806 Incumbent resigned April 10, 1810 to become Governor of Louisiana Territory.
New member elected August 6, 1810 and seated December 13, 1810.[1]
Democratic-Republican hold.
Winner did not run for the next term; see below.
Connecticut at-large Samuel W. Dana Federalist 1796 (special) Incumbent resigned in May 1810 after election as U.S. senator.
New member elected September 17, 1810 and seated December 3, 1810.[1]
Federalist hold.
Winner lost election to the next term; see below.
Maryland 4 Roger Nelson Democratic-
Republican 		1804 (special) Incumbent resigned May 14, 1810 to become associate judge of the fifth judicial circuit of Maryland.
New member elected October 1, 1810 and seated December 7, 1810.[1]
Democratic-Republican hold.
Winner also elected to the next term; see below.
Massachusetts 10
"Worcester South district" 		Jabez Upham Federalist 1806 Incumbent resigned in 1810.
New member elected October 8, 1810 and seated December 13, 1810.[1]
Federalist hold.
Winner did not run to the next term; see below.
Massachusetts 11
"Worcester North district" 		William Stedman Federalist 1803 Incumbent resigned July 16, 1810 to become Clerk of Courts for Worcester County.
New member elected October 8, 1810 and seated December 14, 1810.[1].
Federalist hold.
Winner later elected to the next term; see below.
New Jersey at-large James Cox Democratic-
Republican 		1810 Incumbent died September 12, 1810.
New member elected October 30–31, 1810 and seated December 3, 1810.[1]
Democratic-Republican hold.
Winner did not run for the next term; see below.
  • ▌Green tickY John A. Scudder (Democratic-Republican) 76.7%
  • ▌John Linn (Democratic-Republican) 10.8%
  • ▌Jacob S. Thompson (Democratic-Republican) 10.2%
  • ▌Isaac Mickle (Democratic-Republican) 2.3%[7]
Virginia 1 John G. Jackson Democratic-
Republican 		1803 Incumbent resigned September 28, 1810 after being wounded in a duel.
New member elected in November 1810 and seated December 21, 1810.[1]
Democratic-Republican hold.
Winner later lost election to the next term; see below.
Maryland 7 John Brown Democratic-
Republican 		1808 Incumbent resigned in 1810[f] to become clerk of the county court of Queen Anne's County.
New member elected November 15, 1810 and seated December 3, 1810.[1]
Democratic-Republican hold.
Winner was also elected to the next term; see below.[g]
South Carolina 1 Robert Marion Democratic-
Republican 		1804 Incumbent resigned December 4, 1810, having already retired.
New member elected December 31, 1810 and seated January 24, 1811.[1]
Democratic-Republican hold.
Winner had already been elected to the next term; see below.

12th Congress

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Maryland 7 John Brown Democratic-
Republican 		1808 Representative-elect declined to serve to become clerk of the county court of Queen Anne's County.
New member elected November 15, 1810 and seated at the beginning of the Congress.[10]
Democratic-Republican hold.
Winner was also elected to finish the current term; see above.[g]
Maryland 6 John Montgomery Democratic-
Republican 		1806 Incumbent resigned April 29, 1811 to become Attorney General of Maryland.
New member elected October 2, 1811 and seated November 4, 1811.[10]
Democratic-Republican hold.
Massachusetts 4
"Middlesex district" 		Joseph B. Varnum Democratic-
Republican 		1795 Incumbent resigned June 29, 1811 when elected U.S. senator.
New member elected November 4, 1811 and seated January 22, 1812.[10]
Democratic-Republican hold.
First ballot (September 23, 1811)
Second ballot (November 4, 1811)

Connecticut

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Main article: 1810 United States House of Representatives election in Connecticut
See also: 1810 Connecticut's at-large congressional district special election and List of United States representatives from Connecticut
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Connecticut at-large
7 seats on a general ticket 		Lewis B. Sturges Federalist 1805 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
Jonathan O. Moseley Federalist 1804 Incumbent re-elected.
Benjamin Tallmadge Federalist 1801 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
Epaphroditus Champion Federalist 1806 Incumbent re-elected.
Timothy Pitkin Federalist 1805 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
Samuel W. Dana Federalist 1796 (special) Incumbent resigned in May 1810 after election as U.S. senator.
Federalist hold.
Successor (Law) was not elected to finish the current term; see above.
John Davenport Federalist 1798 Incumbent re-elected.

Delaware

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Main article: 1810 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware
See also: List of United States representatives from Delaware
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Delaware at-large Nicholas Van Dyke Federalist 1807 (special) Incumbent retired.
Federalist hold.

Georgia

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Main article: 1810 United States House of Representatives election in Georgia
See also: List of United States representatives from Georgia
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Georgia at-large
4 seats on a general ticket 		William W. Bibb Democratic-Republican 1806 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY William W. Bibb (Democratic-Republican) 24.4%
  • ▌Green tickY George Troup (Democratic-Republican) 22.7%
  • ▌Green tickY Howell Cobb (Democratic-Republican) 16.9%
  • ▌Green tickY Bolling Hall (Democratic-Republican) 12.6%
  • ▌Elijah Clarke (Democratic-Republican) 10.7%
  • ▌John Forsyth (Democratic-Republican) 9.1%
  • ▌James Elliot (Federalist) 3.6%
George Troup Democratic-Republican 1806 Incumbent re-elected.
Howell Cobb Democratic-Republican 1806 Incumbent re-elected.
Dennis Smelt Democratic-Republican 1806 (special) Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.

Indiana Territory

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See Non-voting delegates, below.

Kentucky

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Main article: 1810 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky
See also: List of United States representatives from Kentucky
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Kentucky 1 Matthew Lyon Democratic-Republican 1797 (Vermont)
1803 		Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Kentucky 2 Samuel McKee Democratic-Republican 1808 Incumbent re-elected. ▌Green tickY Samuel McKee (Democratic-Republican) 100%
Kentucky 3 Henry Crist Democratic-Republican 1808 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Kentucky 4 Richard M. Johnson Democratic-Republican 1806 Incumbent re-elected.
Kentucky 5 Benjamin Howard Democratic-Republican 1806 Incumbent resigned April 10, 1810 to become Governor of Louisiana Territory.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Successor was not a candidate to finish the current term, see above. 		▌Green tickY Henry Clay (Democratic-Republican) 100%
Kentucky 6 Joseph Desha Democratic-Republican 1806 Incumbent re-elected. ▌Green tickY Joseph Desha (Democratic-Republican) 100%

Maryland

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Main article: 1810 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland
See also: 1810 Maryland's 4th congressional district special election, 1810 Maryland's 7th congressional district special election, 1811 Maryland's 6th congressional district special election, and List of United States representatives from Maryland

Maryland held its elections October 1, 1810.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[i]
Maryland 1 John Campbell Federalist 1801 Incumbent retired.
Federalist hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Philip Stuart (Federalist) 98.3%
  • ▌John Parnham (Democratic-Republican) 1.1%
Maryland 2 Archibald Van Horne Democratic-Republican 1806 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Maryland 3 Philip Barton Key Federalist 1806 Incumbent re-elected.
Maryland 4 Roger Nelson Democratic-Republican 1804 (special) Incumbent resigned May 14, 1810 to become associate judge of the fifth judicial circuit of Maryland.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Successor also elected to finish the current term; see above.
  • ▌Green tickY Samuel Ringgold (Democratic-Republican) 95.7%
  • ▌Benjamin Galloway (Federalist) 2.0%
Maryland 5
Plural district with 2 seats 		Nicholas R. Moore Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Alexander McKim Democratic-Republican 1808 Incumbent re-elected.
Maryland 6 John Montgomery Democratic-Republican 1806 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY John Montgomery (Democratic-Republican) 98.1%
  • ▌Thomas G. Moffit (Unknown) 1.7%
Maryland 7 John Brown Democratic-Republican 1808 Incumbent re-elected but declined the seat and resigned, leading to a special election.
Maryland 8 Charles Goldsborough Federalist 1804 Incumbent re-elected.

Massachusetts

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Main article: 1810–1811 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts
See also: 1810 Massachusetts's 10th congressional district special election, 1810 Massachusetts's 11th congressional district special election, 1811 Massachusetts's 4th congressional district special election, and List of United States representatives from Massachusetts

Massachusetts held its elections November 5, 1810. Massachusetts law required a majority for election. This was not met in the 15th district necessitating a second election on April 1, 1811.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[i]
Massachusetts 1
"Suffolk district" 		Josiah Quincy Federalist 1804 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Josiah Quincy (Federalist) 68.9%
  • ▌David Tilden (Democratic-Republican) 31.1%
Massachusetts 2
"Essex South district" 		Benjamin Pickman Jr. Federalist 1808 Incumbent retired.
Federalist hold.
  • ▌Green tickY William Reed (Federalist) 53.6%
  • ▌Daniel Kilham (Democratic-Republican) 46.4%
Massachusetts 3
"Essex North district" 		Edward St. Loe Livermore Federalist 1806 Incumbent retired.
Federalist hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Leonard White (Federalist) 62.6%
  • ▌Thomas Kitteridge (Democratic-Republican) 33.5%
  • ▌Nehemiah Cleveland (Federalist) 3.9%
Massachusetts 4
"Middlesex district" 		Joseph Bradley Varnum Democratic-Republican 1794 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 5
"Hampshire South district" 		William Ely Federalist 1804 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY William Ely (Federalist) 70.4%
  • ▌Samuel Fowler (Democratic-Republican) 29.0%
Massachusetts 6
"Hampshire North district" 		Samuel Taggart Federalist 1803 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Samuel Taggart (Federalist) 72.1%
  • ▌Solomon Snead (Democratic-Republican) 27.9%
Massachusetts 7
"Plymouth district" 		Charles Turner Jr. Democratic-Republican 1808 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 8
"Barnstable district" 		Gideon Gardner Democratic-Republican 1808 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Isaiah L. Green (Democratic-Republican) 57.1%
  • ▌Francis Rotch (Federalist) 42.7%
Massachusetts 9
"Bristol district" 		Laban Wheaton Federalist 1808 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Laban Wheaton (Federalist) 51.8%
  • ▌Nathaniel Morton (Democratic-Republican) 48.0%
Massachusetts 10
"Worcester South district" 		Joseph Allen Federalist 1810 (special) Incumbent retired.
Federalist hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Elijah Brigham (Federalist) 53.5%
  • ▌John Spurr (Democratic-Republican) 46.4%
Massachusetts 11
"Worcester North district" 		Abijah Bigelow Federalist 1810 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Abijah Bigelow (Federalist) 70.6%
  • ▌Timothy Whiting (Democratic-Republican) 28.5%
Massachusetts 12
"Berkshire district" 		Ezekiel Bacon Democratic-Republican 1807 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Ezekiel Bacon (Democratic-Republican) 56.1%
  • ▌Thomas Ives (Democratic-Republican) 43.9%
Massachusetts 13
"Norfolk district" 		Ebenezer Seaver Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Ebenezer Seaver (Democratic-Republican) 63.2%
  • ▌Timothy Jackson (Federalist) 21.2%
  • ▌James Richardson (Federalist) 10.2%
  • ▌James Mann (Unknown) 4.2%
  • Others 1.2%
Massachusetts 14
"York district"
District of Maine 		Richard Cutts Democratic-Republicans 1801 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 15
"Cumberland district"
District of Maine 		Ezekiel Whitman Federalist 1808 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic-Republican gain.
First ballot (November 5, 1810)
Second ballot (April 1, 1811)
Massachusetts 16
"Lincoln district"
District of Maine 		Orchard Cook Democratic-Republican 1804 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Massachusetts 17
"Kennebec district"
District of Maine 		Barzillai Gannett Democratic-Republican 1808 Incumbent re-elected.

Mississippi Territory

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See Non-voting delegates, below.

New Hampshire

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Main article: 1810–1811 United States House of Representatives election in New Hampshire
See also: List of United States representatives from New Hampshire

New Hampshire law required a candidate to receive votes from a majority of voters (10%). In the initial election, only two candidates won a majority, so a second election was held in April 1811 for the remaining three seats, after the congressional term began but before the Congress formally convened. The data from the source used give majorities to all the top five candidates, suggesting that the data are incomplete.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
New Hampshire at-large
5 seats on a general ticket 		Daniel Blaisdell Federalist 1808 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic-Republican gain. 		First ballot (August 27, 1810)

Second ballot (April 1, 1811)
John Curtis Chamberlain Federalist 1808 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican gain.
William Hale Federalist 1808 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic-Republican gain.
Nathaniel Appleton Haven Federalist 1808 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican gain.
James Wilson Federalist 1808 Incumbent lost re-election.
Federalist hold.

New Jersey

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See also: List of United States representatives from New Jersey

The Federalists ran no official ticket in 1810, but votes were received for various Federalists in some counties.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[i]
New Jersey at-large
6 seats on a general ticket 		Adam Boyd Democratic-Republican 1803
1804 (retired)
1808 (special) 		Incumbent re-elected.
Thomas Newbold Democratic-Republican 1806 Incumbent re-elected.
William Helms Democratic-Republican 1800 Incumbent retired.
Federalist hold.
John A. Scudder Democratic-Republican 1810 (special) Incumbent retired.
Federalist hold.
Henry Southard Democratic-Republican 1800 Incumbent retired.
Federalist hold.
Jacob Hufty Democratic-Republican 1808 Incumbent re-elected.

New York

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Main article: 1810 United States House of Representatives elections in New York
See also: List of United States representatives from New York
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
New York 1 Ebenezer Sage Democratic-
Republican 		1808 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Ebenezer Sage (Democratic-Republican) 93.5%
  • ▌David Gardiner (Federalist) 6.5%
New York 2
Plural district with 2 seats 		William Denning Democratic-
Republican 		1808 Incumbent resigned in 1810.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Successor also elected the same day to finish the current term; see above.
Gurdon S. Mumford Democratic-
Republican 		1804 (special) Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.
New York 3 Jonathan Fisk Democratic-
Republican 		1808 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.
New York 4 James Emott Federalist 1808 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 5 Barent Gardenier Federalist 1806 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Thomas B. Cooke (Democratic-Republican) 52.1%
  • ▌Gerrit Abeel (Federalist) 47.9%
New York 6
Plural district with 2 seats 		Herman Knickerbocker Federalist 1808 Incumbent retired.
Federalist hold.
Robert Le Roy Livingston Federalist 1808 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 7 Killian Van Rensselaer Federalist 1800 Incumbent retired.
Federalist hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Harmanus Bleecker (Federalist) 57.6%
  • ▌John V. Veeder (Democratic-Republican) 42.4%
New York 8 John Thompson Democratic-
Republican 		1806 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Benjamin Pond (Democratic-Republican) 57.6%
  • ▌James McCrea (Federalist) 42.4%
New York 9 Thomas Sammons Federalist 1808 Incumbent re-elected in a different party.
Democratic-Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Thomas Sammons (Democratic-Republican) 52.6%
  • ▌Richard Van Horne (Federalist) 47.4%
New York 10 John Nicholson Democratic-
Republican 		1808 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Silas Stow (Democratic-Republican) 51.3%
  • ▌Simeon Ford (Federalist) 48.7%
New York 11 Thomas R. Gold Federalist 1808 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Thomas R. Gold (Federalist) 52.6%
  • ▌Thomas Skinner (Democratic-Republican) 47.4%
New York 12 Erastus Root Democratic-
Republican 		1808 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.
New York 13 Uri Tracy Democratic-
Republican 		1808 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Uri Tracy (Democratic-Republican) 60.2%
  • ▌Nathaniel Waldron (Federalist) 39.8%
New York 14 Vincent Mathews Federalist 1808 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican gain.
New York 15 Peter B. Porter Democratic-
Republican 		1808 Incumbent re-elected.

North Carolina

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Main article: 1810 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina
See also: List of United States representatives from North Carolina
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
North Carolina 1 Lemuel Sawyer Democratic-Republican 1806 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Lemuel Sawyer (Democratic-Republican) 61.4%
  • ▌William Hinton (Democratic-Republican) 37.1%
  • ▌Joseph Riddick (Democratic-Republican) 1.5%
North Carolina 2 Willis Alston Democratic-Republican 1798 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Willis Alston (Democratic-Republican) 65.9%
  • ▌Joseph H. Bryon (Federalist) 34.1%
North Carolina 3 William Kennedy Democratic-Republican 1803
1804 (lost)
1808 		Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.
North Carolina 4 John Stanly Federalist 1800
1803 (lost)
1808 		Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican gain.
North Carolina 5 Thomas Kenan Democratic-Republican 1805 (special) Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY William R. King (Democratic-Republican) 67.8%
  • ▌Christopher Dudley (Federalist) 32.2%
North Carolina 6 Nathaniel Macon Democratic-Republican 1791 Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina 7 Archibald McBryde Federalist 1808 Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina 8 Richard Stanford Democratic-Republican 1796 Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina 9 James Cochran Democratic-Republican 1808 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY James Cochran (Democratic-Republican) 57.0%
  • ▌Theophilus Lacy (Democratic-Republican) 43.0%
North Carolina 10 Joseph Pearson Federalist 1808 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Joseph Pearson (Federalist) 63.8%
  • ▌James Wallis (Democratic-Republican) 36.4%
North Carolina 11 James Holland Democratic-Republican 1800 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Israel Pickens (Democratic-Republican) 50.5%
  • ▌Felix Walker (Democratic-Republican) 39.8%
  • ▌John Stevelie (Democratic-Republican) 9.7%
North Carolina 12 Meshack Franklin Democratic-Republican 1806 Incumbent re-elected.

Ohio

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Main article: 1810 United States House of Representatives election in Ohio
See also: List of United States representatives from Ohio

This was the last election in which Ohio had a single at-large district. Due to rapid population growth in the state, the at-large district had become disproportionately populous by this point.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Ohio at-large Jeremiah Morrow D-R Quid 1803 Incumbent re-elected as a mainline Democratic-Republican.
Democratic-Republican gain.

Pennsylvania

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Main article: 1810 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania
See also: List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[16]
Pennsylvania 1
Plural district with 3 seats 		Adam Seybert Democratic-Republican 1809 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
William Anderson Democratic-Republican 1808 Incumbent re-elected.
John Porter Democratic-Republican 1806 Incumbent lost re-election.
Federalist gain.
Pennsylvania 2
Plural district with 3 seats 		Robert Brown Democratic-Republican 1798 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
William Milnor Federalist 1806 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic-Republican gain.
John Ross Democratic-Republican 1808 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Pennsylvania 3
Plural district with 3 seats 		Robert Jenkins Federalist 1806 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican gain.
Matthias Richards Democratic-Republican 1806 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Daniel Hiester Democratic-Republican 1808 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Pennsylvania 4
Plural district with 2 seats 		Robert Whitehill Democratic-Republican 1805 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
David Bard Democratic-Republican 1802 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 5 George Smith Democratic-Republican 1808 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 6 William Crawford Democratic-Republican 1808 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY William Crawford (Democratic-Republican) 56.6%
  • ▌David Cassat (Federalist) 43.4%
Pennsylvania 7 John Rea Democratic-Republican 1802 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Pennsylvania 8 William Findley Democratic-Republican 1802 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY William Findley (Democratic-Republican) 60.9%
  • ▌John Kirkpatrick (Democratic-Republican) 39.1%
Pennsylvania 9 John Smilie Democratic-Republican 1792
1794 (retired)
1798 		Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 10 Aaron Lyle Democratic-Republican 1808 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Aaron Lyle (Democratic-Republican) 70.4%
  • ▌Thomas L. Birch (Federalist) 29.6%
Pennsylvania 11 Samuel Smith Democratic-Republican 1805 (special) Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic-Republican hold.

Rhode Island

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Main article: 1810 United States House of Representatives election in Rhode Island
See also: List of United States representatives from Rhode Island
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Rhode Island at-large
2 seats on a general ticket 		Richard Jackson Jr. Federalist 1808 Incumbent re-elected.
Elisah R. Potter Federalist 1808 Incumbent re-elected.

South Carolina

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Main article: 1810 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
See also: List of United States representatives from South Carolina
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
South Carolina 1
"Charleston district" 		Robert Marion Democratic-
Republican 		1804 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Incumbent then resigned December 4, 1810 and successor was also elected to finish the current term; see above.
South Carolina 2
"Beaufort district" 		William Butler Sr. Democratic-
Republican 		1800 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY William Butler Sr. (Democratic-Republican)[e]
  • ▌Edmund Bacon (Democratic-Republican)
  • ▌Francisco Annone (Federalist)
South Carolina 3
"Georgetown district" 		Robert Witherspoon Democratic-
Republican 		1808 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.
South Carolina 4
"Orangeburgh district" 		John Taylor Democratic-
Republican 		1806 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic-Republican hold.
South Carolina 5
"Sumter district" 		Richard Winn Democratic-
Republican 		1802 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
South Carolina 6
"Abbeville district" 		Joseph Calhoun Democratic-
Republican 		1807 (special) Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.
South Carolina 7
"Chester district" 		Thomas Moore Democratic-
Republican 		1800 Incumbent re-elected.
South Carolina 8
"Pendleton district" 		Lemuel J. Alston Democratic-
Republican 		1806 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Elias Earle (Democratic-Republican) 58.0%
  • ▌William Hunter (Federalist) 42.0%

Tennessee

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Main article: 1811 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee
See also: List of United States representatives from Tennessee
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Tennessee 1 John Rhea Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY John Rhea (Democratic-Republican)
  • Uncontested
Tennessee 2 Robert Weakley Democratic-Republican 1809 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Tennessee 3 Pleasant M. Miller Democratic-Republican 1809 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.

Vermont

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Main article: 1810 United States House of Representatives elections in Vermont
See also: List of United States representatives from Vermont
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[i]
Vermont 1 Samuel Shaw Democratic-
Republican 		1808 Incumbent re-elected.
Vermont 2 Jonathan H. Hubbard Federalist 1808 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic-Republican gain.
Vermont 3 William Chamberlain Federalist 1802
1805 (lost)
1808 		Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic-Republican gain.
Vermont 4 Martin Chittenden Federalist 1803 Incumbent re-elected.

Virginia

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Main article: 1811 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia
See also: 1810 Virginia's 1st congressional district special election and List of United States representatives from Virginia
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[i]
Virginia 1 William McKinley Democratic-Republican 1810 (special) Incumbent lost re-election.
Federalist gain.
Virginia 2 James Stephenson Federalist 1809 Incumbent retired.
Federalist hold.
  • ▌Green tickY John Baker (Federalist) 56.5%
  • ▌Daniel Morgan (Democratic-Republican) 43.5%
Virginia 3 John Smith Democratic-Republican 1801 Incumbent re-elected. ▌Green tickY John Smith (Democratic-Republican) 100%
Virginia 4 Jacob Swoope Federalist 1809 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY William McCoy (Democratic-Republican) 52.6%
  • ▌Samuel Blackburn (Federalist) 47.4%
Virginia 5 James Breckinridge Federalist 1809 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY James Breckinridge (Federalist) 58.4%
  • ▌Thomas L. Preston (Democratic-Republican) 41.6%
Virginia 6 Daniel Sheffey Federalist 1809 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 7 Joseph Lewis Jr. Federalist 1803 Incumbent re-elected.
John Love
Moved from the 9th district 		Democratic-Republican 1807 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic-Republican loss.
Virginia 8 Walter Jones Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.
John Taliaferro (D-R) was seated on December 2, 1811, after successfully challenging the election in the House Committee on Elections.[10]
Virginia 9 Open seat Open seat.
Democratic-Republican gain.
Virginia 10 John Dawson Democratic-Republican 1797 Incumbent re-elected. ▌Green tickY John Dawson (Democratic-Republican) 100%
Virginia 11 John Roane Democratic-Republican 1809 Incumbent re-elected. ▌Green tickY John Roane (Democratic-Republican)[e]
Virginia 12 Burwell Bassett Democratic-Republican 1805 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 13 William A. Burwell Democratic-Republican 1806 (special) Incumbent re-elected. ▌Green tickY William A. Burwell (Democratic-Republican) 100%
Virginia 14 Matthew Clay Democratic-Republican 1797 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 15 John Randolph
Moved from the 16th district 		D-R Quid 1799 Incumbent re-elected.
John W. Eppes
Moved from the 16th district 		Democratic-Republican 1807 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic-Republican loss.
Virginia 16 Open seat Open seat.
Democratic-Republican gain. 		▌Green tickY James Pleasants (Democratic-Republican) 100%
Virginia 17 Thomas Gholson Jr. Democratic-Republican 1808 (special) Incumbent re-elected. ▌Green tickY Thomas Gholson Jr. (Democratic-Republican) 100%
Virginia 18 Peterson Goodwyn Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent re-elected. ▌Green tickY Peterson Goodwyn (Democratic-Republican) 100%
Virginia 19 Edwin Gray D-R Quid 1799 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Edwin Gray (D-R Quid) 62.2%
  • ▌Samuel Butler (Democratic-Republican) 37.8%
Virginia 20 Thomas Newton Jr. Democratic-Republican 1799 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Thomas Newton Jr. (Democratic-Republican) 97.7%
  • ▌Robert B. Taylor (Federalist) 2.3%
Virginia 21 David S. Garland Democratic-Republican 1809 (special) Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold. 		▌Green tickY Hugh Nelson (Democratic-Republican) 100%
Virginia 22 John Clopton Democratic-Republican 1801 Incumbent re-elected. ▌Green tickY John Clopton (Democratic-Republican) 100%

Non-voting delegates

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

There were five territories with the right to send non-voting delegates to the 12th Congress. Two of them, Illinois Territory and Missouri Territory elected their first representative near the end of the 12th Congress in 1812, while Orleans Territory's seat remained vacant until the territory was admitted as the State of Louisiana.

District Incumbent This race
Delegate Party First elected Results Candidates[i]
Indiana Territory at-large Jonathan Jennings Democratic-Republican 1809 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Jonathan Jennings (Democratic-Republican) 65.1%
  • ▌Thomas Randolph (Unknown) 34.9%
Mississippi Territory at-large George Poindexter Democratic-Republican 1806 Incumbent re-elected.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Excludes states admitted during the 12th Congress.
  2. ^ a b c Includes late elections.
  3. ^ Majority required for election, which was not met in one district, so a second election held April 1, 1811.
  4. ^ First ballot held August 27, 1810 but required majority was not met, so a second election was held April 1, 1811.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g Numbers of votes missing or incomplete in source(s).
  6. ^ John Brown's resignation date is unknown, but it had to be after his October 1, 1810 re-election and before the November 15, 1810 special election to replace him.
  7. ^ a b The vacancies, for the remainder of the 11th Congress and the whole of the 12th Congress, were both filled by one ballot. This was the first of three examples of this method being used in Congressional special elections.
  8. ^ a b c d e f Based on incomplete returns
  9. ^ a b c d e f Only candidates with at least 1% of the vote listed
  10. ^ a b Tied
  11. ^ Changed parties
  12. ^ Source did not have full name
  13. ^ Detailed data not available, but margin of victory given as 223 votes

References

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  12. ^ "Massachusetts 1811 U.S. House of Representatives, Middlesex District, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Archived from the original on February 28, 2020. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
  13. ^ "Massachusetts 1811 U.S. House of Representatives, Middlesex District, Special, Ballot 2". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Archived from the original on March 15, 2020. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
  14. ^ "NH At-Large". January 4, 2011. Retrieved October 9, 2018 – via OurCampaigns.com.
  15. ^ "NH At-Large - Runoff". January 4, 2011. Retrieved October 9, 2018 – via OurCampaigns.com.
  16. ^ Wilkes University Elections Statistics Project
  17. ^ "Virginia 1811 U.S. House of Representatives, District 1". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Archived from the original on March 2, 2020. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
  18. ^ "Virginia 1811 U.S. House of Representatives, District 8". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Archived from the original on March 7, 2020. Retrieved October 3, 2018.

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