# 1850–51 United States House of Representatives elections

The 1850–51 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between August 5, 1850, and November 4, 1851. Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives before the first session of the 32nd United States Congress convened on December 1, 1851. Elections were held for all 233 seats, representing 31 states.
The Democrats gained 17 seats, increasing their majority relative to the rival Whigs, who lost 22 seats. Incumbent Whig President Millard Fillmore, who succeeded to the Presidency in July 1850 after the death of more charismatic General Zachary Taylor, lacked a strong political base. The Compromise of 1850, which admitted California alone as a free state in exchange for concessions to slave state interests, began integration of the Mexican Cession. It appeared in the short term that Congress had politically feasible options to contain sectionalism and to reduce tensions over expanding slavery in the West. This optimism soon would prove unfounded.
The Union Party, formed in support of the Compromise of 1850, won 15 seats in the South, while the anti-Compromise Southern Rights Party won 8. The Free Soil Party, which opposed the expansion of slavery into the Western territories, lost five seats and was reduced to four Representatives, all in New England.

## Election summaries

| 130 | 7 | 10 | 86 |
| Democratic | | | Whig |
| State | Type | Date | Total seats | Democratic | Democratic | Free Soil | Free Soil | Southern Rights | Southern Rights | Union | Union | Whig | Whig |
| State | Type | Date | Total seats | Seats | Change | Seats | Change | Seats | Change | Seats | Change | Seats | Change |
| Iowa | District | August 5, 1850 | 2 | 2 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | |
| Missouri | District | August 5, 1850 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 3 | 3 |
| Vermont | District | September 3, 1850 | 4 | 1 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 3 | |
| Maine | District | September 9, 1850 | 7 | 5 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 2 | |
| Florida | At-large | October 7, 1850 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 1 | |
| Ohio | District | October 8, 1850 | 21 | 11 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | | 9 | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | District | October 8, 1850 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | | 9 | 4 |
| South Carolina | District | October 14–15, 1850 | 7 | 7 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | |
| Illinois | District | November 5, 1850 (Election Day) | 7 | 6 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 1 | |
| Michigan | District | November 5, 1850 (Election Day) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 2 | 1 |
| New Jersey | District | November 5, 1850 (Election Day) | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 1 | 3 |
| New York | District | November 5, 1850 (Election Day) | 34 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | | 17 | 15 |
| Wisconsin | District | November 5, 1850 (Election Day) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | 1 |
| Massachusetts | District | November 11, 1850 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | | 7 | 1 |
| Delaware | At-large | November 12, 1850 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | 1 |
| Late elections (after the March 4, 1851 beginning of the term) ||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | District | March 11, 1851 | 4 | 2 | | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | | 2 | 1 |
| Rhode Island | District | April 2, 1851 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 1 | 1 |
| Connecticut | District | April 7, 1851 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | | 1 | |
| Alabama | District | August 4, 1851 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Arkansas | At-large | August 4, 1851 | 1 | 1 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | |
| Indiana | District | August 4, 1851 | 10 | 8 | | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | | 2 | 1 |
| Kentucky | District | August 4, 1851 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 5 | 1 |
| Texas | District | August 4, 1851 | 2 | 2 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | |
| North Carolina | District | August 7, 1851 | 9 | 3 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 6 | |
| Tennessee | District | August 7, 1851 | 11 | 7 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 4 | |
| California | At-large | September 3, 1851 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | |
| Maryland | District | October 1, 1851 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 4 | 1 |
| Georgia | District | October 6, 1851 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| Virginia | District | October 23, 1851 | 15 | 13 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 2 | |
| Mississippi | District | November 3–4, 1851 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| Louisiana | District | November 4, 1851 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 2 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | 233 | 130 55.8% | 17 | 4 1.7% | 5 | 3 1.3% | 3 | 10 4.3% | 10 | 86 36.9% | 22 |
Popular vote
Democratic
43.31%
Whig
41.89%
Union
4.69%
Southern Rights
4.13%
Free Soil
3.12%
Independent
2.79%
Others
0.07% :
House seats
Democratic
50.65%
Whig
35.06%
Union
6.06%
Southern Rights
3.46%
Free Soil
3.03%
Independent
1.73% :
One district in Massachusetts had been vacant in the 31st Congress. No new seats were added.
The previous election had 1 Know-Nothing and 1 Independent.

## Special elections
### 31st Congress

* Iowa's 1st congressional district: 1850
* New Hampshire's 3rd congressional district: 1850
* Ohio's 6th congressional district: 1851
* Louisiana's 3rd congressional district: 1850
* Massachusetts's 1st congressional district: 1850

### 32nd Congress
## Alabama

Elections were held August 4, 1851, after the March 4, 1851 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1851.
| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Alabama 1 | William J. Alston | Whig | 1849 | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. | ▌Y John Bragg (Democratic) 58.81% ▌Charles Langdon (Whig) 41.19% Alabama 2 |
| Alabama 3 |
| Alabama 4 |
| Alabama 5 |
| Alabama 6 |
| Alabama 7 |

## Arkansas

The election was held August 4, 1851, after the March 4, 1851 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1851.
| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Arkansas at-large | Robert W. Johnson | Democratic | 1846 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Robert W. Johnson (Democratic) 57.4% ▌John Preston (Whig) 42.6% |

## California

California's members were elected late, at-large statewide, September 3, 1851. There were nevertheless seated with the rest of the House at the beginning of the first session.
| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| California at-large 2 seats | George W. Wright | Independent | 1849 | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. | (Elected on a general ticket) ▌Y Edward C. Marshall (Democratic) 27.16% ▌Y Joseph W. McCorkle (Democratic) 26.77% ▌Edward J. Kewen (Whig) 23.70% ▌Benjamin J. Moore (Whig) 22.37% |
| California at-large 2 seats | Edward Gilbert | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | (Elected on a general ticket) ▌Y Edward C. Marshall (Democratic) 27.16% ▌Y Joseph W. McCorkle (Democratic) 26.77% ▌Edward J. Kewen (Whig) 23.70% ▌Benjamin J. Moore (Whig) 22.37% |

## Connecticut

Elections were held April 7, 1851, after the March 4, 1851 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1851.
| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Connecticut 1 | Loren P. Waldo | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent lost re-election. Whig gain. | ▌Y Charles Chapman (Whig) 48.8% ▌Loren P. Waldo (Democratic) 48.5% ▌Timothy Cowles (Free Soil) 2.6% |
| Connecticut 2 | Walter Booth | Free Soil | 1849 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. | ▌Y Colin M. Ingersoll (Democratic) 49.6% ▌James F. Babcock (Whig) 45.9% ▌Walter Booth (Free Soil) 2.6% |
| Connecticut 3 | Chauncey F. Cleveland | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Chauncey F. Cleveland (Democratic) 50.9% ▌John C. Ames (Whig) 49.3% ▌Ephraim Williams (Free Soil) 1.7% |
| Connecticut 4 | Thomas B. Butler | Whig | 1849 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. | ▌Y Origen S. Seymour (Democratic) 49.3% ▌Thomas B. Butler (Whig) 48.4% ▌Lewis Beers Jr. (Free Soil) 2.3% |

## Delaware

The election was held November 12, 1850.
| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Delaware at-large | John W. Houston | Whig | 1844 | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. | ▌Y George R. Riddle (Democratic) 49.21% ▌George B. Rodney (Whig) 48.24% ▌Francis D. Wait (Temperance) 2.54% |

## Florida

The election was held October 7, 1850.
| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Florida at-large | Edward C. Cabell | Whig | 1845 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Edward C. Cabell (Whig) 52.80% ▌John Beard (Democratic) 47.20% |

## Georgia

Elections were held October 6, 1851.
| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Georgia 1 | Joseph W. Jackson | Democratic | 1850 | Incumbent re-elected. Southern Rights gain. | ▌Y Joseph W. Jackson (Southern Rights) 51.67% ▌Charles H. Hopkins (Constitutional Union) 48.34% |
| Georgia 2 | Marshall Johnson Wellborn | Democratic | 1848 | Inumbent retired. Constitutional Union gain. | ▌Y James Johnson (Constitutional Union) 53.72% ▌Henry L. Benning (Southern Rights) 46.28% |
| Georgia 3 | Allen F. Owen | Whig | 1848 | Incumbent retired. Southern Rights gain. | ▌Y Jack Bailey (Southern Rights) 50.67% ▌Absalom H. Chappell (Constitutional Union) 49.33% |
| Georgia 4 | Hugh A. Haralson | Democratic | 1842 | Incumbent retired. Constitutional Union gain. | ▌Y Charles Murphey (Constitutional Union) 58.05% ▌John P. Stell (Southern Rights) 41.95% |
| Georgia 5 | Thomas C. Hackett | Democratic | 1848 | Incumbent retired. Constitutional Union gain. | ▌Y Elijah W. Chastain (Constitutional Union) 64.98% ▌William H. Stiles (Southern Rights) 35.02% |
| Georgia 6 | Howell Cobb | Democratic | 1842 | Incumbent retired. Constitutional Union gain. | ▌Y Junius Hillyer (Constitutional Union) 71.11% ▌Thomas F. Jones (Southern Rights) 28.90% |
| Georgia 7 | Alexander H. Stephens | Democratic | 1843 | Incumbent re-elected as a Unionist. Constitutional Union gain. | ▌Y Alexander H. Stephens (Constitutional Union) 70.82% ▌David W. Lewis (Southern Rights) 29.18% |
| Georgia 8 | Robert Toombs | Whig | 1844 | Incumbent re-elected as a Unionist. Constitutional Union gain. | ▌Y Robert Toombs (Constitutional Union) |

## Illinois

Elections were held November 5, 1850.
| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Illinois 1 |
| Illinois 2 |
| Illinois 3 |
| Illinois 4 |
| Illinois 5 |
| Illinois 6 |
| Illinois 7 |

## Indiana

Elections were held August 4, 1851, after the March 4, 1851 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1851.
| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Indiana 1 |
| Indiana 2 |
| Indiana 3 |
| Indiana 4 |
| Indiana 5 |
| Indiana 6 |
| Indiana 7 |
| Indiana 8 |
| Indiana 9 |
| Indiana 10 |

## Iowa

Elections were held August 5, 1850.
| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Iowa 1 |
| Iowa 2 |

## Kentucky

Elections were held August 4, 1851, after the March 4, 1851 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1851.
| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Kentucky 1 |
| Kentucky 2 |
| Kentucky 3 |
| Kentucky 4 |
| Kentucky 5 |
| Kentucky 6 |
| Kentucky 7 |
| Kentucky 8 |
| Kentucky 9 |
| Kentucky 10 |

## Louisiana

Elections were held November 4, 1851, after the March 4, 1851 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1851.
| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Louisiana 1 |
| Louisiana 2 |
| Louisiana 3 |
| Louisiana 4 |

## Maine

Elections were held September 9, 1850.
| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Maine 1 |
| Maine 2 |
| Maine 3 |
| Maine 4 |
| Maine 5 |
| Maine 6 |
| Maine 7 |

## Maryland

Elections were held October 1, 1851 elections were after the March 4, 1851 beginning of the new term, but still before the Congress convened in December 1851.
| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Maryland 1 |
| Maryland 2 |
| Maryland 3 |
| Maryland 4 |
| Maryland 5 |
| Maryland 6 |

## Massachusetts

Elections were held November 11, 1850, but at least one district's elections went to multiple ballots into 1851.
| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Massachusetts 1 |
| Massachusetts 2 |
| Massachusetts 3 |
| Massachusetts 4 | Vacant due to failure to elect. | Vacant due to failure to elect. | Vacant due to failure to elect. | Whig gain. | First ballot (November 11, 1850) ▌Benjamin Thompson (Whig) 39.60% ▌John G. Palfrey (Free Soil) 34.25% ▌Richard Frothingham (Democratic) 26.16% Second ballot (January 20, 1851) ▌Benjamin Thompson (Whig) 42.76% ▌John G. Palfrey (Free Soil) 33.86% ▌Richard Frothingham (Democratic) 23.39% Third ballot (April 7, 1851) ▌Benjamin Thompson (Whig) 42.12% ▌John G. Palfrey (Free Soil) 40.18% ▌Richard Frothingham (Democratic) 17.70% Fourth ballot (May 26, 1851) ▌Y Benjamin Thompson (Whig) 47.65% ▌John G. Palfrey (Free Soil) 47.00% ▌Richard Frothingham (Democratic) 5.36% |
| Massachusetts 5 |
| Massachusetts 6 |
| Massachusetts 7 | Julius Rockwell | Whig | 1844 (late) | Incumbent lost re-election. Whig hold. | First ballot (November 11, 1850) ▌Henry W. Bishop (Democratic) 45.75% ▌John Z. Goodrich (Whig) 45.30% ▌Joel Hayden (Free Soil) 6.72% ▌Julius Rockwell (Whig) 2.23% Second ballot (January 20, 1851) ▌John Z. Goodrich (Whig) 48.32% ▌Henry W. Bishop (Democratic) 42.61% ▌Joel Hayden (Free Soil) 7.73% ▌Julius Rockwell (Whig) 1.34% Third ballot (April 7, 1851) ▌John Z. Goodrich (Whig) 48.24% ▌Henry W. Bishop (Democratic) 43.02% ▌Joel Hayden (Free Soil) 7.96% Fourth ballot (May 26, 1851) ▌Y John Z. Goodrich (Whig) 52.80% ▌Henry W. Bishop (Democratic) 46.32% |
| Massachusetts 8 |
| Massachusetts 9 |
| Massachusetts 10 |

## Michigan

Elections were held November 5, 1850.
| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Michigan 1 | Alexander W. Buel | Democratic | 1848 | Incumbent lost re-election. Whig gain. | ▌Y Ebenezer J. Penniman (Whig) 54.7% ▌Alexander W. Buel (Democratic) 45.3% |
| Michigan 2 | William Sprague | Whig | 1848 | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. | ▌Y Charles E. Stuart (Democratic) 50.8% ▌Joseph R. Williams (Whig) 49.0% |
| Michigan 3 | Kinsley S. Bingham | Democratic | 1846 | Incumbent retired. Whig gain. | ▌Y James L. Conger (Whig) 50.6% ▌Charles C. Hascall (Democratic) 49.4% |

## Minnesota Territory

See Non-voting delegates, below.

## Mississippi

Elections were held November 3–4, 1851, after the March 4, 1851 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1851.
| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Mississippi 1 | Jacob Thompson | Democratic | 1839 | Incumbent lost re-election as a Southern Rights candidate. Union gain. | ▌Y Benjamin D. Nabers (Union) 57.80% ▌Jacob Thompson (Southern Rights) 42.20% |
| Mississippi 2 | Winfield S. Featherston | Democratic | 1847 | Incumbent lost re-election as a Southern Rights candidate. Union gain. | ▌Y John A. Wilcox (Union) 52.77% ▌Winfield S. Featherston (Southern Rights) 47.24% |
| Mississippi 3 | William McWillie | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent lost re-election as a Southern Rights candidate. Union gain. | ▌Y John D. Freeman (Union) 50.81% ▌William McWillie (Southern Rights) 49.19% |
| Mississippi 4 | Albert G. Brown | Democratic | 1847 | Incumbent re-elected as a Southern Rights candidate. Southern Rights gain. | ▌Y Albert G. Brown (Southern Rights) 57.35% ▌A. B. Dawson (Union) 42.66% |

## Missouri

Elections were held August 5, 1850.
| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Missouri 1 |
| Missouri 2 |
| Missouri 3 |
| Missouri 4 |
| Missouri 5 |

## New Hampshire

Elections were held March 11, 1851, after the March 4, 1851 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1851.
| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| New Hampshire 1 | Amos Tuck | Free Soil | 1847 | Incumbent won re-election as a Whig. Whig gain. | ▌Y Amos Tuck (Whig) 51.23% ▌George W. Kittredge (Democratic) 48.77% |
| New Hampshire 2 | Charles H. Peaslee | Democratic | 1847 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Charles H. Peaslee (Democratic) 55.01% ▌ Anthony Colby (Whig) 29.18% ▌ Asa Fowler (Free Soil) 15.81% |
| New Hampshire 3 | George W. Morrison | Democratic | 1850 (special) | Incumbent lost re-election. Whig gain. | ▌Y Jared Perkins (Whig) 52.84% ▌ George W. Morrison (Democratic) 47.16% |
| New Hampshire 4 | Harry Hibbard | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Harry Hibbard (Democratic) 59.66% ▌Jonathan Kitteridge (Whig) 27.32% ▌ John H. White (Free Soil) 13.02% |

## New Jersey

Elections were held November 5, 1850.
| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| New Jersey 1 |
| New Jersey 2 |
| New Jersey 3 |
| New Jersey 4 |
| New Jersey 5 |

## New Mexico Territory

See Non-voting delegates, below.

## New York

Elections were held November 5, 1850.
| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| New York 1 |
| New York 2 |
| New York 3 |
| New York 4 |
| New York 5 |
| New York 6 |
| New York 7 |
| New York 8 |
| New York 9 |
| New York 10 |
| New York 11 |
| New York 12 |
| New York 13 |
| New York 14 |
| New York 15 |
| New York 16 |
| New York 17 |
| New York 18 |
| New York 19 |
| New York 20 |
| New York 21 |
| New York 22 |
| New York 23 |
| New York 24 |
| New York 25 |
| New York 26 |
| New York 27 |
| New York 28 |
| New York 29 |
| New York 30 |
| New York 31 |
| New York 32 |
| New York 33 |
| New York 34 |

## North Carolina

Elections were held August 7, 1851, after the March 4, 1851 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1851.
| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| North Carolina 1 |
| North Carolina 2 |
| North Carolina 3 |
| North Carolina 4 |
| North Carolina 5 |
| North Carolina 6 |
| North Carolina 7 |
| North Carolina 8 |
| North Carolina 9 |

## Ohio

Elections were held October 8, 1850.
| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Ohio 1 |
| Ohio 2 |
| Ohio 3 |
| Ohio 4 |
| Ohio 5 |
| Ohio 6 |
| Ohio 7 |
| Ohio 8 |
| Ohio 9 |
| Ohio 10 |
| Ohio 11 |
| Ohio 12 |
| Ohio 13 |
| Ohio 14 |
| Ohio 15 |
| Ohio 16 |
| Ohio 17 |
| Ohio 18 |
| Ohio 19 |
| Ohio 20 |
| Ohio 21 |

## Oregon Territory

See Non-voting delegates, below.

## Pennsylvania

Elections were held October 8, 1850.
| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Pennsylvania 1 |
| Pennsylvania 2 |
| Pennsylvania 3 |
| Pennsylvania 4 |
| Pennsylvania 5 |
| Pennsylvania 6 |
| Pennsylvania 7 |
| Pennsylvania 8 |
| Pennsylvania 9 |
| Pennsylvania 10 |
| Pennsylvania 11 |
| Pennsylvania 12 |
| Pennsylvania 13 |
| Pennsylvania 14 |
| Pennsylvania 15 |
| Pennsylvania 16 |
| Pennsylvania 17 |
| Pennsylvania 18 |
| Pennsylvania 19 |
| Pennsylvania 20 |
| Pennsylvania 21 |
| Pennsylvania 22 |
| Pennsylvania 23 |
| Pennsylvania 24 |

## Rhode Island

Elections were held April 2, 1851, after the March 4, 1851 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1851.
| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Rhode Island 1 |
| Rhode Island 2 |

## South Carolina

Elections were held October 14–15, 1850.
| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| South Carolina 1 |
| South Carolina 2 |
| South Carolina 3 |
| South Carolina 4 |
| South Carolina 5 |
| South Carolina 6 |
| South Carolina 7 |

## Tennessee

Elections were held August 7, 1851, after the March 4, 1851 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1851.
| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Tennessee 1 | Andrew Johnson | Democratic | 1842 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Andrew Johnson (Democratic) 57.52% ▌Landon Carter Haynes (Democratic) 42.48% |
| Tennessee 2 | Albert G. Watkins | Whig | 1849 | Incumbent re-elected. | Y Albert G. Watkins (Whig) 78.65% ▌[FNU] Hurley (Democratic) 17.57% ▌J. D. Dickinson (Whig) 3.78% |
| Tennessee 3 | Josiah M. Anderson | Whig | 1849 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. | ▌Y William M. Churchwell (Democratic) 50.06% ▌Josiah M. Anderson (Whig) 49.94% |
| Tennessee 4 | John H. Savage | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y John H. Savage (Democratic) 57.20% ▌Jefferson D. Goodpasture (Whig) 42.80% |
| Tennessee 5 | George W. Jones | Democratic | 1842 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y George W. Jones (Democratic) 100% |
| Tennessee 6 | James H. Thomas | Democratic | 1847 | Incumbent lost re-election. Independent Democratic gain. | ▌Y William H. Polk (Independent Democratic) 56.13% ▌James H. Thomas (Democratic) 43.87% |
| Tennessee 7 | Meredith P. Gentry | Whig | 1845 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Meredith P. Gentry (Whig) 100% |
| Tennessee 8 | Andrew Ewing | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent retired. Whig gain. | ▌Y William Cullom (Whig) 55.63% ▌J. J. Southall (Democratic) 44.37% |
| Tennessee 9 | Isham G. Harris | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Isham G. Harris (Democratic) 59.47% ▌I. G. Hornberger (Whig) 40.53% |
| Tennessee 10 | Frederick P. Stanton | Democratic | 1845 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Frederick P. Stanton (Democratic) 51.81% ▌Walter S. Coleman (Whig) 48.19% |
| Tennessee 11 | Christopher H. Williams | Whig | 1849 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Christopher H. Williams (Whig) 100% |

## Texas

Elections were held August 4, 1851, after the March 4, 1851 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1851.
| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Texas 1 |
| Texas 2 |

## Utah Territory

See Non-voting delegates, below.

## Vermont

Elections were held September 3, 1850.
| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Vermont 1 | William Henry | Whig | 1846 | Incumbent retired. Whig hold. | First ballot ▌A. P. Lyman (Whig) 31.4% ▌Ahiman Louis Miner (Whig) 30.5% ▌Daniel Roberts Jr. (Free Soil) 27.2% ▌Merritt Clark (Democratic) 10.3% Second ballot ▌Y Ahiman Louis Miner (Whig) 39.2% ▌A. P. Lyman (Whig) 37.2% ▌Daniel Roberts Jr. (Free Soil) 23.6% |
| Vermont 2 | William Hebard | Whig | 1848 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y William Hebard (Whig) 55.2% ▌Jefferson P. Kidder (Free Soil) 42.8% ▌J. F. Redfield (Unknown) 0.8% ▌Daniel Cobb (Unknown) 0.2% |
| Vermont 3 | James Meacham | Whig | 1849 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y James Meacham (Whig) 55.4% ▌Herman R. Beardsley (Free Soil) 30.1% ▌Giles Harrington (Democratic) 14.4% |
| Vermont 4 | Lucius B. Peck | Democratic | 1846 | Incumbent retired. Free Soil gain. | ▌Y Thomas Bartlett Jr. (Free Soil) 52.8% ▌Bliss N. Davis (Whig) 35.9% |

## Virginia

Elections were held October 23, 1851, after the March 4, 1851 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1851.
| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Virginia 1 | John Millson | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y John Millson (Democratic) 59.6% ▌Leopold P. C. Cowper (Whig) 40.4% |
| Virginia 2 | Richard Kidder Meade | Democratic | 1847 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Richard Kidder Meade (Democratic) 100% |
| Virginia 3 | Thomas H. Averett | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Thomas H. Averett (Democratic) 57.4% ▌Thomas Flournoy (Whig) 42.6% |
| Virginia 4 | Thomas S. Bocock | Democratic | 1847 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Thomas S. Bocock (Democratic) 63.5% ▌Philip A. Bolling (Whig) 36.5% |
| Virginia 5 | Paulus Powell | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Paulus Powell (Democratic) 51.5% ▌William L. Goggin (Whig) 48.5% |
| Virginia 6 | James Seddon | Democratic | 1845 1847 (retired) 1849 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | ▌Y John Caskie (Democratic) 54.5% ▌John Botts (Whig) 45.5% |
| Virginia 7 | Thomas H. Bayly | Democratic | 1844 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Thomas H. Bayly (Democratic) 100% |
| Virginia 8 | Alexander Holladay | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Alexander Holladay (Democratic) 61.3% ▌Robert W. Carter (Whig) 38.7% |
| Virginia 9 | Jeremiah Morton | Ind. Whig | 1849 | Incumbent lost re-election as a Democrat. Whig gain. | ▌Y James F. Strother (Whig) 55.9% ▌Jeremiah Morton (Democratic) 44.1% |
| Virginia 10 | Richard Parker | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent retired. Whig gain. | ▌Y Charles J. Faulkner (Whig) 53.7% ▌Henry Bedinger (Democratic) 46.3% |
| Virginia 11 | James McDowell | Democratic | 1846 (special) | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | ▌Y John Letcher (Democratic) 100% |
| Virginia 12 | Henry A. Edmundson | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Henry A. Edmundson (Democratic) 100% |
| Virginia 13 | Fayette McMullen | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Fayette McMullen (Democratic) 100% |
| Virginia 14 | James M. H. Beale | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y James M. H. Beale (Democratic) 58.8% ▌[FNU] Smith (Whig) 41.2% |
| Virginia 15 | Thomas Haymond | Whig | 1849 (special) | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. | ▌Y George W. Thompson (Democratic) 52.5% ▌Thomas Haymond (Whig) 47.5% |

## Wisconsin

Elections were held November 5, 1850.
| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Wisconsin 1 | Charles Durkee | Free Soil | 1848 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Charles Durkee (Free Soil) 57.4% ▌Andrew E. Elmore (Democratic) 42.6% |
| Wisconsin 2 | Orsamus Cole | Whig | 1848 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. | ▌Y Ben C. Eastman (Democratic) 55.8% ▌Orsamus Cole (Whig) 44.2% |
| Wisconsin 3 | James Duane Doty | Democratic | 1848 | Incumbent won re-election as an Independent. Independent Democratic gain. | ▌Y James Duane Doty (Ind. Democratic) 67.5% ▌Harrison Carroll Hobart (Democratic) 32.5% |

## Non-voting delegates

| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Delegate | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Minnesota Territory | Henry Hastings Sibley | Democratic | 1848 (Wis. Territory: special) 1849 (Wis. Territory: eliminated) 1849 (Minn. Territory) | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Henry Hastings Sibley (Democratic) [data missing] |
| New Mexico Territory | New seat | New seat | New seat | New seat. Democratic gain. | ▌Y Richard H. Weightman (Democratic) 4,200 votes ▌A. W. Reynolds (Whig) 3,458 votes |
| Oregon Territory | Samuel Thurston | Democratic | 1849 (new seat) | Incumbent died April 9, 1851. New delegate elected June 2, 1851. Democratic hold. | ▌Y Joseph Lane (Democratic) [data missing] |
| Utah Territory | New seat | New seat | New seat | New seat. Independent gain. | ▌Y John M. Bernhisel (Independent) [data missing] |