# 1838–39 United States House of Representatives elections

The 1838–39 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between July 2, 1838, and November 5, 1839. Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives before the first session of the 26th United States Congress convened on December 2, 1839. They occurred during President Martin Van Buren's term. Elections were held for all 242 seats, representing 26 states.
The Panic of 1837 and consequent economic downturn drove Whig Party gains. Van Buren's Democratic Party had lost popularity and Whig policies of economic nationalism appealed to a larger number of voters. Democrats were able, however, to contain the political fallout by blaming banks for the crisis. The Anti-Masonic Party, influential in New York, Pennsylvania, and other Northern states, lost seats, while the Southern Nullifier Party disappeared. Two Virginia representatives were elected on that state's Conservative Party ticket.
Early business of the new House reflected the close partisan division. When Congress first Convened on December 3, 1839, two contingents of New Jersey representatives-elect, one composed of Democrats and the other of Whigs, arrived and both requested to be seated as members. Charging the Whigs with election fraud and facing loss of control of the House, the Democratic Party majority (119 to 118 Whigs from outside New Jersey) refused to seat all but one Whig. Massachusetts Representative John Quincy Adams presided as "chairman" of the House after the clerk lost control. Two weeks later, when voting for speaker of the House finally commenced, 11 ballots were needed before Robert M. T. Hunter, a compromise Whig candidate, was elected, receiving 119 votes (out of 232 cast). This congress also enacted the first Independent Treasury bill.

## Election summaries

| 125 | 8 | 109 |
| Democratic | | Whig |
| State | Type | Date | Total seats | Democratic | Democratic | Whig | Whig | Others | Others |
| State | Type | Date | Total seats | Seats | Change | Seats | Change | Seats | Change |
| Louisiana | Districts | July 2–4, 1838 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| Illinois | Districts | August 6, 1838 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Missouri | At-large | August 6, 1838 | 2 | 2 | | 0 | | 0 | |
| Vermont | Districts | September 1, 1838 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| Maine | Districts | September 10, 1838 | 8 | 6 | | 2 | | 0 | |
| Arkansas | At-large | October 1, 1838 | 1 | 1 | | 0 | | 0 | |
| Georgia | At-large | October 1, 1838 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 0 | |
| New Jersey | At-large | October 8, 1838 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
| South Carolina | Districts | October 8–9, 1838 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | | 0 | 6 |
| Ohio | Districts | October 9, 1838 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | |
| Pennsylvania | Districts | October 9, 1838 | 28 | 17 | | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Michigan | At-large | November 6, 1838 | 1 | 1 | | 0 | | 0 | |
| New York | Districts | November 5–7, 1838 | 40 | 19 | 11 | 21 | 11 | 0 | |
| Massachusetts | Districts | November 12, 1838 | 12 | 2 | | 10 | | 0 | |
| Delaware | At-large | November 13, 1838 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| New Hampshire | At-large | March 12, 1839 | 5 | 5 | | 0 | | 0 | |
| Connecticut | Districts | April 1, 1839 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | |
| Virginia | Districts | May 23, 1839 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Kentucky | Districts | August 1, 1839 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 11 | | 0 | 1 |
| Tennessee | Districts | August 1, 1839 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | |
| Alabama | Districts | August 5, 1839 | 5 | 3 | | 2 | | 0 | |
| Indiana | Districts | August 5, 1839 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| North Carolina | Districts | August 8, 1839 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | |
| Rhode Island | At-large | August 27, 1839 | 2 | 0 | | 2 | | 0 | |
| Maryland | Districts | October 3, 1839 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| Mississippi | At-large | November 4–5, 1839 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | Total | Total | 242 | 125 51.7% | 3 | 109 45.0% | 9 | 8 3.3% | 6 |
Popular vote
Democratic
50.01%
Whig
49.73%
Others
0.26% :
House seats
Democratic
52.07%
Whig
47.93% :

## Special elections

There were special elections in 1838 and 1839 to the 25th United States Congress and 26th United States Congress.
Special elections are listed by date then district.

### 25th Congress

| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Pennsylvania 9 | | | | New member elected March 8, 1838. | |
| Maine 3 | | | | New member elected April 28, 1838. | |
| Maine 5 | | | | New member elected May 29, 1838. | |
| Mississippi at-large 2 seats on a general ticket | John F. H. Claiborne | Democratic | 1835 | The House rescinded its former decision February 5, 1838 and declared the seats vacant. New members elected May 29, 1838. Two Whig gains. Successors seated May 30, 1838. | ▌Y Sergeant S. Prentiss (Whig) 26.55% ▌Y Thomas J. Word (Whig) 25.20% ▌John F. H. Claiborne (Democratic) 24.57% ▌Samuel J. Gholson (Democratic) 23.68% |
| Mississippi at-large 2 seats on a general ticket | Samuel J. Gholson | Democratic | 1836 (special) | The House rescinded its former decision February 5, 1838 and declared the seats vacant. New members elected May 29, 1838. Two Whig gains. Successors seated May 30, 1838. | ▌Y Sergeant S. Prentiss (Whig) 26.55% ▌Y Thomas J. Word (Whig) 25.20% ▌John F. H. Claiborne (Democratic) 24.57% ▌Samuel J. Gholson (Democratic) 23.68% |
| Ohio 16 | | | | New member elected October 9, 1838. | |
| Ohio 19 | | | | New member elected November 5, 1838. | |
| Massachusetts 2 | Stephen C. Phillips | Whig | 1834 (special) | Incumbent resigned September 28, 1838 to become Mayor of Salem. New member elected November 12, 1838. Whig hold. Winner also elected to the next term; see below. | ▌Y Leverett Saltonstall (Whig) 59.15% ▌Robert Rantoul Jr. (Democratic) 32.26% ▌Joseph S. Cabot (Democratic) 8.60% |

### 26th Congress

| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Missouri at-large | Albert G. Harrison | Democratic | 1835 | New member elected October 28, 1839 and seated December 5, 1839. Democratic hold. | ▌Y John Jameson (Democratic) 63.16% ▌Thorton Grimsley (Whig) 35.96% |
| Massachusetts 1 | Richard Fletcher | Whig | 1836 | Incumbent member-elect declined to serve. New member elected November 11, 1839. Whig hold. | ▌Y Abbott Lawrence (Whig) 57.52% ▌Bradford Sumner (Democratic) 42.48% |
| Pennsylvania 14 | | | | New member elected November 20, 1839. | |
| Massachusetts 6 | James C. Alvord | Whig | 1838 | Incumbent died September 27, 1839. New member elected December 23, 1839. Whig hold. | First ballot (November 11, 1839) ▌Rodolphus Dickensen (Democratic) 48.99% ▌Osmyn Baker (Whig) 44.48% ▌Henry Chapman (Unknown) 4.58% ▌Israel Billings (Anti-Slavery) 1.95% Second ballot (December 23, 1839) ▌Y Osmyn Baker (Whig) 51.09% ▌Rodolphus Dickensen (Democratic) 39.98% ▌Israel Billings (Anti-Slavery) 8.93% |

## Arkansas

| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Arkansas at-large | Archibald Yell | Democratic | 1836 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | ▌Y Edward Cross (Democratic) 61.0% ▌William Cummins (Whig) 39.0% |

## Connecticut

Connecticut elected its six members April 1, 1839, flipping all six seats from Democratic to Whig.
| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Connecticut 1 | Isaac Toucey | Democratic | 1835 | Incumbent lost re-election. Whig gain. | ▌Y Joseph Trumbull (Whig) 53.3% ▌Isaac Toucey (Democratic) 42.2% ▌Charles Chapman (Unknown) 4.6% |
| Connecticut 2 | Samuel Ingham | Democratic | 1835 | Incumbent lost re-election. Whig gain. | ▌Y William L. Storrs (Whig) 50.5% ▌Samuel Ingham (Democratic) 49.2% |
| Connecticut 3 | Elisha Haley | Democratic | 1835 | Incumbent retired. Whig gain. | ▌Y Thomas W. Williams (Whig) 50.4% ▌Coolidge Billings (Democratic) 48.9% |
| Connecticut 4 | Thomas T. Whittlesey | Democratic | 1836 (special) | Incumbent lost re-election. Whig gain. | ▌Y Thomas B. Osborne (Whig) 52.2% ▌Thomas T. Whittlesey (Democratic) 47.4% |
| Connecticut 5 | Lancelot Phelps | Democratic | 1835 | Incumbent retired. Whig gain. | ▌Y Truman Smith (Whig) 53.4% ▌Charles B. Phelps (Democratic) 46.4% |
| Connecticut 6 | Orrin Holt | Democratic | 1836 (special) | Incumbent retired. Whig gain. | ▌Y John H. Brockway (Whig) 52.4% ▌Chauncey F. Cleveland (Democratic) 46.7% |

## Florida Territory

See Non-voting delegates, below.

## Iowa Territory

See Non-voting delegates, below.

## Maine

| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Maine 1 |
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| Maine 8 | Thomas Davee | Democratic | 1836 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Thomas Davee (Democratic) 51.90% ▌John S. Tenney (Whig) 46.62% ▌Samuel Farrar (Conservative) 1.48% |

## Massachusetts

Elections were held November 12, 1838, but one district's election went to a fourth ballot in 1839, after the March 4, 1839 start of the term but before the House convened in December 1839.
| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Massachusetts 1 | Richard Fletcher | Whig | 1836 | Incumbent re-elected, but declined to serve, leading to a special election. | ▌Y Richard Fletcher (Whig) 63.1% ▌Bradford Sumner (Democratic) 36.2% |
| Massachusetts 2 | Stephen C. Phillips | Whig | 1834 (special) | Incumbent resigned September 28, 1838 to become Mayor of Salem. Whig hold. Successor also elected the same day to finish the current term. | ▌Y Leverett Saltonstall (Whig) 59.26% ▌Robert Rantoul Jr. (Democratic) 32.33% ▌Joseph S. Cabot (Democratic) 8.51% |
| Massachusetts 3 | Caleb Cushing | Whig | 1834 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Caleb Cushing (Whig) 61.1% ▌Gayton P. Osgood (Democratic) 35.0% |
| Massachusetts 4 | William Parmenter | Democratic | 1836 | Incumbent re-elected late on the fourth ballot. | First ballot (November 12, 1838) ▌William Parmenter (Democratic) 49.24% ▌Nathan Brooks (Whig) 48.24% ▌James T. Woodbury (Democratic) 1.27% ▌Amos Farnsworth (Anti-Slavery) 1.25% Second ballot (December 17, 1838) ▌William Parmenter (Democratic) 47.23% ▌Nathan Brooks (Whig) 45.59% ▌Levi Farwell (Unknown) 3.18% ▌James T. Woodbury (Democratic) 2.22% ▌Amos Farnsworth (Anti-Slavery) 1.79% Third ballot (February 4, 1839) ▌William Parmenter (Democratic) 49.92% ▌Nathan Brooks (Whig) 42.24% ▌Levi Farwell (Unknown) 4.1% ▌James T. Woodbury (Democratic) 1.83% Fourth ballot (April 1, 1839) ▌Y William Parmenter (Democratic) 51.38% ▌Nathan Brooks (Whig) 45.81% ▌James T. Woodbury (Democratic) 1.83% |
| Massachusetts 5 | Levi Lincoln Jr. | Whig | 1834 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Levi Lincoln Jr. (Whig) 55.2% ▌Isaac Davis (Democratic) 34.1% ▌Charles Allen (Unknown) 10.3% |
| Massachusetts 6 | George Grennell Jr. | Whig | 1834 | Incumbent retired. Whig hold. | ▌Y James C. Alvord (Whig) 61.8% ▌Thomas Nims (Democratic) 28.6% ▌Osmyn Baker (Whig) 9.1% |
| Massachusetts 7 | George N. Briggs | Whig | 1830 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y George N. Briggs (Whig) 54.58% ▌Henry W. Bishop (Democratic) 45.42% |
| Massachusetts 8 | William Calhoun | Whig | 1834 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y William Calhoun (Whig) 59.4% ▌William W. Thompson (Democratic) 40.3% |
| Massachusetts 9 | William S. Hastings | Whig | 1836 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y William S. Hastings (Whig) 56.6% ▌Alexander H. Everett (Democratic) 43.2% |
| Massachusetts 10 | Nathaniel B. Borden | Democratic | 1835 | Incumbent lost re-election as a Whig. Democratic hold. | ▌Y Henry Williams (Democratic) 51.90% ▌Nathaniel B. Borden (Whig) 45.84% ▌William Baylies (Whig) 2.26% |
| Massachusetts 11 | John Reed Jr. | Whig | 1812 1816 (lost) 1820 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y John Reed Jr. (Whig) 56.4% ▌Henry Crocker (Democratic) 43.3% |
| Massachusetts 12 | John Quincy Adams | Whig | 1830 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y John Quincy Adams (Whig) 59.23% ▌William M. Jackson (Democratic) 40.77% |

## Michigan

| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Michigan at-large | Isaac E. Crary | Democratic | 1835 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Isaac E. Crary (Democratic) 50.3% ▌Hezekiah Wells (Whig) 49.7% |

## Mississippi

A special election was held in Mississippi on July 17–18, 1837. Its winners were Democrats John F. H. Claiborne and Samuel J. Gholson. The first session of the 25th Congress was a special session beginning on September 4, 1837, extending to October 16. In November, Mississippi held the regular election. Seargent Smith Prentiss, a Vicksburg lawyer and Whig, unexpectedly launched a vigorous, partisan campaign. He and fellow Whig Thomas J. Word won in an upset. Claiborne and Gholson then argued that the July result entitled them to serve full terms. With the Whig Party newly organizing, the closely divided House, in which Anti-Masons, Nullifiers, and the Independent tended to align more with Whigs and to oppose Democrats, agreed to hear Prentiss. He spoke for nine hours over three days, packing the gallery, drawing Senators, and earning a national reputation for oratory and public admiration from leading Whigs including Senators Clay and Webster. The Elections Committee then required a third election. Scheduled for April 1838, it confirmed the November result. Both Whigs were seated in May late in the second session, also serving for the third session.
| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Mississippi at-large (2 seats) | Seargent S. Prentiss | Whig | 1837 | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. | ▌Y Albert G. Brown (Democratic) 27.17% ▌Y Jacob Thompson (Democratic) 26.89% ▌Adam L. Benjamin (Whig) 23.68% ▌Reuben Davis (Whig) 22.26% |
| Mississippi at-large (2 seats) | Thomas J. Word | Whig | 1837 | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. | ▌Y Albert G. Brown (Democratic) 27.17% ▌Y Jacob Thompson (Democratic) 26.89% ▌Adam L. Benjamin (Whig) 23.68% ▌Reuben Davis (Whig) 22.26% |

## New York

| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| New York 1 | Thomas B. Jackson | Democratic | 1836 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Thomas B. Jackson (Democratic) 56.46% ▌Nathaniel Miller (Whig) 43.54% |
| New York 2 | James De La Montanya | Democratic | 1836 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | ▌Y James De La Montanya (Democratic) 54.48% ▌John S. Gurnee (Whig) 45.52% |
| New York 3 Plural district with 4 seats | Ogden Hoffman | Whig | 1836 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Ogden Hoffman (Whig) 51.54% ▌Y Moses H. Grinnell (Whig) 51.51% ▌Y Edward Curtis (Whig) 51.24% ▌Y James Monroe (Whig) 51.23% ▌John McKeon (Democratic) 48.31% ▌Isaac L. Varian (Democratic) 48.10% ▌Churchill C. Cambreleng (Democratic) 48.10% ▌Ely Moore (Democratic) 47.20% |
| New York 3 Plural district with 4 seats | John McKeon | Democratic | 1834 | Incumbent lost re-election. Whig gain. | ▌Y Ogden Hoffman (Whig) 51.54% ▌Y Moses H. Grinnell (Whig) 51.51% ▌Y Edward Curtis (Whig) 51.24% ▌Y James Monroe (Whig) 51.23% ▌John McKeon (Democratic) 48.31% ▌Isaac L. Varian (Democratic) 48.10% ▌Churchill C. Cambreleng (Democratic) 48.10% ▌Ely Moore (Democratic) 47.20% |
| New York 3 Plural district with 4 seats | Ely Moore | Democratic | 1834 | Incumbent lost re-election. Whig gain. | ▌Y Ogden Hoffman (Whig) 51.54% ▌Y Moses H. Grinnell (Whig) 51.51% ▌Y Edward Curtis (Whig) 51.24% ▌Y James Monroe (Whig) 51.23% ▌John McKeon (Democratic) 48.31% ▌Isaac L. Varian (Democratic) 48.10% ▌Churchill C. Cambreleng (Democratic) 48.10% ▌Ely Moore (Democratic) 47.20% |
| New York 3 Plural district with 4 seats | Gideon Lee | Democratic | 1835 | Incumbent retired. Whig Gain. | ▌Y Ogden Hoffman (Whig) 51.54% ▌Y Moses H. Grinnell (Whig) 51.51% ▌Y Edward Curtis (Whig) 51.24% ▌Y James Monroe (Whig) 51.23% ▌John McKeon (Democratic) 48.31% ▌Isaac L. Varian (Democratic) 48.10% ▌Churchill C. Cambreleng (Democratic) 48.10% ▌Ely Moore (Democratic) 47.20% |
| New York 4 | Gouverneur Kemble | Democratic | 1836 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Gouverneur Kemble (Democratic) 54.26% ▌Joshua W. Bowron (Whig) 45.74% |
| New York 5 | Obadiah Titus | Democratic | 1836 | Incumbent lost re-election. Whig gain. | ▌Y Charles Johnston (Whig) 53.11% ▌Obadiah Titus (Democratic) 46.89% |
| New York 6 | Nathaniel Jones | Democratic | 1836 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Gouverneur Kemble (Democratic) 51.26% ▌ Thomas McKissock (Whig) 48.74% |
| New York 7 | John C. Brodhead | Democratic | 1836 | Incumbent retired. Whig gain. | ▌Y Rufus Palen (Whig) 54.16% ▌Anthony Hasbrouck (Democratic) 45.84% |

## Pennsylvania

| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Pennsylvania 1 | Lemuel Paynter | Democratic | 1836 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Lemuel Paynter (Democratic) 55.1% ▌Joel B. Sutherland (Whig) 44.9% |
| Pennsylvania 2 Plural district with 2 seats | John Sergeant | Whig | 1816 1836 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y George W. Toland (Whig) 69.4% ▌Y John Sergeant (Whig) 69.2% ▌Joseph R. Evans (Democratic) 30.7% ▌Samuel Brasnears (Democratic) 30.7% |
| Pennsylvania 2 Plural district with 2 seats | George W. Toland | Whig | 1836 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y George W. Toland (Whig) 69.4% ▌Y John Sergeant (Whig) 69.2% ▌Joseph R. Evans (Democratic) 30.7% ▌Samuel Brasnears (Democratic) 30.7% |
| Pennsylvania 3 | Charles Naylor | Whig | 1837 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Charles Naylor (Whig) 53.1% ▌Charles J. Ingersoll (Democratic) 46.9% |
| Pennsylvania 4 Plural district with 3 seats | Edward Davies | Anti-Masonic | 1836 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y John Edwards (Anti-Masonic) 57.2% ▌Y Edward Davies (Anti-Masonic) 57.0% ▌Y Francis James (Anti-Masonic) 57.0% ▌Joshua Evans Jr. (Democratic) 43.0% ▌Reah Frazer (Democratic) 43.0% ▌Samuel Leiper (Democratic) 42.8% |
| Pennsylvania 4 Plural district with 3 seats | Edward Darlington | Anti-Masonic | 1832 | Incumbent retired. Anti-Masonic hold. | ▌Y John Edwards (Anti-Masonic) 57.2% ▌Y Edward Davies (Anti-Masonic) 57.0% ▌Y Francis James (Anti-Masonic) 57.0% ▌Joshua Evans Jr. (Democratic) 43.0% ▌Reah Frazer (Democratic) 43.0% ▌Samuel Leiper (Democratic) 42.8% |
| Pennsylvania 4 Plural district with 3 seats | David Potts Jr. | Anti-Masonic | 1830 | Incumbent retired. Anti-Masonic hold. | ▌Y John Edwards (Anti-Masonic) 57.2% ▌Y Edward Davies (Anti-Masonic) 57.0% ▌Y Francis James (Anti-Masonic) 57.0% ▌Joshua Evans Jr. (Democratic) 43.0% ▌Reah Frazer (Democratic) 43.0% ▌Samuel Leiper (Democratic) 42.8% |
| Pennsylvania 5 | Jacob Fry Jr. | Democratic | 1834 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | ▌Y Joseph Fornance (Democratic) 54.9% ▌Joseph Royer (Whig) 45.1% |
| Pennsylvania 6 | Mathias Morris | Whig | 1834 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. | ▌Y John Davis (Democratic) 51.9% ▌Mathias Morris (Whig) 48.1% |
| Pennsylvania 7 | David D. Wagener | Democratic | 1832 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y David D. Wagener (Democratic) 63.7% ▌Peter S. Michler (Whig) 36.3% |
| Pennsylvania 8 | Edward B. Hubley | Democratic | 1834 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | ▌Y Peter Newhard (Democratic) 54.5% ▌Walter C. Livingston (Whig) 45.5% |
| Pennsylvania 9 | George Keim | Democratic | 1838 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y George Keim (Democratic) 69.3% ▌Daniel M. Bieber (Whig) 30.7% |
| Pennsylvania 10 | Luther Reily | Democratic | 1836 | Incumbent retired. Whig gain. | ▌Y William Simonton (Whig) 59.1% ▌William Reily (Democratic) 40.9% |
| Pennsylvania 11 | Henry Logan | Democratic | 1834 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | ▌Y James Gerry (Democratic) 56.6% ▌Charles A. Barnitz (Whig) 43.4% |
| Pennsylvania 12 | Daniel Sheffer | Democratic | 1836 | Incumbent lost re-election. Whig gain. | ▌Y James Cooper (Whig) 55.9% ▌Daniel Sheffer (Democratic) 44.1% |
| Pennsylvania 13 | Charles McClure | Democratic | 1836 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | ▌Y William S. Ramsey (Democratic) 57.3% ▌Frederick Watts (Whig) 42.7% |
| Pennsylvania 14 | William W. Potter | Democratic | 1836 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y William W. Potter (Democratic) 50.9% ▌William Irvin (Whig) 49.1% |
| Pennsylvania 15 | David Petrikin | Democratic | 1836 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y David Petrikin (Democratic) 53.5% ▌David Hurley (Whig) 46.5% |
| Pennsylvania 16 | Robert H. Hammond | Democratic | 1836 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Robert H. Hammond (Democratic) 56.6% ▌James Morrill (Whig) 43.4% |
| Pennsylvania 17 | Samuel W. Morris | Democratic | 1836 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Samuel W. Morris (Democratic) 54.2% ▌William Willard (Whig) 45.8% |
| Pennsylvania 18 | Charles Ogle | Anti-Masonic | 1836 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Charles Ogle (Anti-Masonic) 55.9% ▌Job Mann (Democratic) 44.1% |
| Pennsylvania 19 | John Klingensmith Jr. | Democratic | 1832 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | ▌Y Albert G. Marchand (Democratic) 60.9% ▌Joseph Markle (Whig) 39.1% |
| Pennsylvania 20 | Andrew Buchanan | Democratic | 1832 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | ▌Y Enos Hook (Democratic) 62.4% ▌Fideleo Hughes (Whig) 37.6% |
| Pennsylvania 21 | Thomas M. T. McKennan | Anti-Masonic | 1830 | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. | ▌Y Isaac Leet (Democratic) 50.1% ▌Joseph Lawrence (Whig) 49.9% |
| Pennsylvania 22 | Richard Biddle | Anti-Masonic | 1836 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Richard Biddle (Anti-Masonic) 58.1% ▌James Power (Democratic) 41.9% |
| Pennsylvania 23 | William Beatty | Democratic | 1836 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y William Beatty (Democratic) 61.5% ▌George W. Smith (Whig) 38.5% |
| Pennsylvania 24 | Thomas Henry | Anti-Masonic | 1836 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Thomas Henry (Anti-Masonic) 54.7% ▌James D. White (Democratic) 45.3% |
| Pennsylvania 25 | Arnold Plumer | Democratic | 1836 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | ▌Y John Galbraith (Democratic) 51.2% ▌David Dick (Whig) 48.8% |
In the 3rd district, Charles Naylor's election was unsuccessfully contested by Charles J. Ingersoll.
There were three special elections in Pennsylvania during the 26th Congress. The first was in the 14th district caused by the death of William W. Potter (Democratic) on October 28, 1839. This vacancy was filled by George McCulloch (Democratic). The second was in the 22nd district caused by the resignation of Richard Biddle. This vacancy was filled by Henry M. Brackenridge (Whig). The third was in the 13th district caused by the death of William S. Ramsey (Democratic) on October 17, 1840. Ramsey had also been re-elected to the 27th Congress and so an additional special election was held the following May to fill the vacancy in the 27th Congress.

## Tennessee

Elections held late, on August 1, 1839.
| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Tennessee 1 | William B. Carter | Whig | 1835 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y William B. Carter (Whig) 58.95% ▌Joseph Powell (Democratic) 41.05% |
| Tennessee 2 | Abraham McClellan | Democratic | 1837 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Abraham McClellan (Democratic) 63.32% ▌John A. McKennry (Whig) 36.68% |
| Tennessee 3 | Joseph L. Williams | Whig | 1837 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Joseph L. Williams (Whig) 100% |
| Tennessee 4 | William Stone | Whig | 1837 (special) | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. | ▌Y Julius W. Blackwell (Democratic) 57.51% ▌William Stone (Whig) 42.50% |
| Tennessee 5 | Hopkins L. Turney | Democratic | 1837 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Hopkins L. Turney (Democratic) 65.55% ▌Anthony Dibrell (Whig) 34.45% |
| Tennessee 6 | William B. Campbell | Whig | 1837 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y William B. Campbell (Whig) 60.48% ▌William Trousdale (Democratic) 39.52% |
| Tennessee 7 | John Bell | Whig | 1827 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y John Bell (Whig) 59.38% ▌Robert M. Burton (Democratic) 40.63% |
| Tennessee 8 | Abram P. Maury | Whig | 1835 | Incumbent retired. Whig hold. | ▌Y Meredith P. Gentry (Whig) 54.18% ▌William G. Childress (Democratic) 45.82% |
| Tennessee 9 | James K. Polk | Democratic | 1825 | Incumbent retired to run for Governor. Democratic hold. | ▌Y Harvey M. Watterson (Democratic) 58.91% ▌Daniel L. Barenger (Whig) 41.09% |
| Tennessee 10 | Ebenezer J. Shields | Whig | 1835 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. | ▌Y Aaron V. Brown (Democratic) 57.77% ▌Ebenezer J. Shields (Whig) 42.23% |
| Tennessee 11 | Richard Cheatham | Whig | 1837 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. | ▌Y Cave Johnson (Democratic) 57.91% ▌Richard Cheatham (Whig) 42.09% |
| Tennessee 12 | John W. Crockett | Whig | 1837 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y John W. Crockett (Whig) 55.49% ▌Stephen C. Davatt (Democratic) 44.51% |
| Tennessee 13 | Christopher H. Williams | Whig | 1837 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Christopher H. Williams (Whig) 54.19% ▌William C. Dunlap (Democratic) 45.81% |

## Vermont

| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Vermont 1 | Hiland Hall | Whig | 1833 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Hiland Hall (Whig) 60.1% ▌John Roberts (Democratic) 38.4% |
| Vermont 2 | William Slade | Whig | 1831 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y William Slade (Whig) 69.2% ▌Charles Linsley (Democratic) 30.1% |
| Vermont 3 | Horace Everett | Whig | 1828 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Horace Everett (Whig) 56.8% ▌Alden Partridge (Democratic) 42.1% |
| Vermont 4 | Heman Allen | Whig | 1832 (late) | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. | First ballot ▌John Smith (Democratic) 49.6% ▌Heman Allen (Whig) 45.3% ▌William P. Briggs (Unknown) 4.3% Second ballot ▌Y John Smith (Democratic) 54.5% ▌Heman Allen (Whig) 42.2% ▌William P. Briggs (Unknown) 2.1% ▌Stephen Royce (Whig) 0.9% |
| Vermont 5 | Isaac Fletcher | Democratic | 1836 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Isaac Fletcher (Democratic) 52.8% ▌William Upham (Whig) 46.6% |

## Virginia

| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Virginia 1 | Joel Holleman | Democratic | 1837 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Joel Holleman (Democratic) 51.9% ▌Francis Mallory (Whig) 48.1% |
| Virginia 2 | Francis E. Rives | Democratic | 1837 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Francis E. Rives (Democratic) 57.6% ▌William B. Goodwyn (Whig) 42.4% |
| Virginia 3 | John Winston Jones | Democratic | 1835 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y John Winston Jones (Democratic) 58.5% ▌[FNU] Taylor (Whig) 41.5% |
| Virginia 4 | George Dromgoole | Democratic | 1835 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y George Dromgoole (Democratic) 57.1% ▌Thomas Gholson Jr. (Whig) 42.9% |
| Virginia 5 | James Bouldin | Democratic | 1834 (special) | Incumbent retired. Whig gain. | ▌Y John Hill (Whig) 54.1% ▌Daniel A. Wilson (Democratic) 45.9% |
| Virginia 6 | Walter Coles | Democratic | 1835 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Walter Coles (Democratic) 51.7% ▌Vincent Witcher (Whig) 48.3% |
| Virginia 7 | Archibald Stuart | Democratic | 1837 | Incumbent lost re-election. Whig gain. | ▌Y William L. Goggin (Whig) 52.6% ▌Archibald Stuart (Democratic) 47.4% |
| Virginia 8 | Henry A. Wise | Whig | 1833 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Henry A. Wise (Whig) 79.6% ▌William C. Jones (Democratic) 20.4% |
| Virginia 9 | Robert M. T. Hunter | Whig | 1837 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Robert M. T. Hunter (Whig) 52.0% ▌Francis Scott (Democratic) 48.0% |
| Virginia 10 | John Taliaferro | Whig | 1835 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y John Taliaferro (Whig) 51.4% ▌Robert O. Grayson (Democratic) 48.6% |
| Virginia 11 | John Robertson | Whig | 1834 (special) | Incumbent retired. Whig hold. | ▌Y John Botts (Whig) 53.8% ▌William Selden (Democratic) 46.2% |
| Virginia 12 | James Garland | Democratic | 1835 | Incumbent re-elected as a Conservative. Conservative gain. | ▌Y James Garland (Conservative) 66.3% ▌William F. Gordon (Democratic) 33.7% |
| Virginia 13 | Linn Banks | Democratic | 1838 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Linn Banks (Democratic) 56.1% ▌Daniel F. Slaughter (Whig) 43.9% |
| Virginia 14 | Charles F. Mercer | Whig | 1817 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Charles F. Mercer (Whig) 59.3% ▌William T. T. Mason (Democratic) 40.7% |
| Virginia 15 | James M. Mason | Democratic | 1837 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | ▌Y William Lucas (Democratic) 50.0% ▌Richard W. Barton (Whig) 50.0% |
| Virginia 16 | Isaac S. Pennybacker | Democratic | 1837 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | ▌Y Green Berry Samuels (Democratic) 60.3% ▌David Steele (Whig) 39.7% |
| Virginia 17 | Robert Craig | Democratic | 1835 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Robert Craig (Democratic) 58.7% ▌Samuel M. Moore (Whig) 41.3% |
| Virginia 18 | George W. Hopkins | Democratic | 1835 | Incumbent re-elected as a Conservative. Conservative gain. | ▌Y George W. Hopkins (Conservative) 52.7% ▌John B. George (Whig) 47.3% |
| Virginia 19 | Andrew Beirne | Democratic | 1837 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Andrew Beirne (Democratic) 61.5% ▌Pierre B. Withered (Whig) 38.5% |
| Virginia 20 | Joseph Johnson | Democratic | 1835 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Joseph Johnson (Democratic) 46.6% ▌George D. Camden (Whig) 38.7% ▌Wilson K. Shinn (Democratic) 14.8% |
| Virginia 21 | William S. Morgan | Democratic | 1835 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | ▌Y Lewis Steenrod (Democratic) 55.8% ▌Thomas Haymond (Whig) 44.2% |

## Wisconsin Territory

See Non-voting delegates, below.

## Non-voting delegates
### 25th Congress

| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Delegate | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Iowa Territory at-large | None (new district) | None (new district) | None (new district) | New seat. New delegate elected September 10, 1848. Democratic gain. | ▌Y William W. Chapman (Democratic) 33.32% ▌Peter H. Engle (Democratic) 32.51% ▌Benjamin F. Wallace (Whig) 20.42% ▌David Rorer (Democratic) 13.53% Others ▌Lawrence Taliaferro (Independent) 0.07% ▌William H. Wallace (Whig) 0.07% ▌Isaac Leffler (Whig) 0.04% ▌H. Craighton (Independent) 0.02% ▌John Foley (Independent) 0.02% |

### 26th Congress

| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Delegate | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Florida Territory at-large | Charles Downing | Democratic | 1836 | Incumbent re-elected on an unknown date. | ▌Y Charles Downing (Democratic) [data missing] |
| Iowa Territory at-large | William W. Chapman | Democratic | 1838 | Incumbent lost re-election. New delegate elected August 5, 1839, but election was invalidated due to a misdrafting of the a territorial statute, and Congress extended the term of the incumbent delegate to 1840. | ▌Y Francis Gehon (Democratic) 843 votes ▌William W. Chapman (Democratic) 24 votes ▌Joseph M. Robinson (Unknown) 13 votes Others 18 votes |
| Wisconsin Territory at-large | George Wallace Jones | Democratic | 1836 | Incumbent lost re-election. New delegate elected in September 1838. Democratic hold. Incumbent claimed that prior 1836 election had entitled him to serve until March 1839, but the house disagreed and seated the winner January 14, 1839. | ▌Y James Duane Doty (Democratic) ▌George Wallace Jones (Democratic) |