# 1852–53 United States House of Representatives elections

The 1852–53 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between August 2, 1852, and November 8, 1853. Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives before the first session of the 33rd United States Congress convened on December 5, 1853. The size of the House increased to 234 seats following the congressional reapportionment based on the 1850 United States census.
Democrats increased their House majority while electing national compromise candidate Franklin Pierce, a Northerner favorable to Southern interests, to the Presidency. Effects of the Compromise of 1850 temporarily had reduced sectional tensions, and both major parties, Democrats and Whigs, unified around the 1852 presidential campaign, with Whig unity more tenuous. Two small parties, the Union and Southern Rights parties, collapsed before this election, while the Free Soil Party, opposing slavery in the Western territories, retained four seats. One Independent, Caleb Lyon, was elected from New York.

## Election summaries

Following the 1850 census, the House was reapportioned. In the initial apportionment bill, the number of seats was unchanged at 233, but later one seat was added to California's delegation, increasing the total apportionment to 234, due to returns from California being determined to be incomplete.
| 158 | 4 | 1 | 71 |
| Democratic | FS | I | Whig |
| State | Type | Date | Total seats | Total seats | Democratic | Democratic | Free Soil | Free Soil | Whig | Whig | Others | Others |
| State | Type | Date | Seats | Change | Seats | Change | Seats | Change | Seats | Change | Seats | Change |
| Iowa | Districts | August 2, 1852 | 2 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Missouri | Districts | August 2, 1852 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| Vermont | Districts | September 7, 1852 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 3 | | 0 | |
| Maine | Districts | September 13, 1852 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| Florida | At-large | October 5, 1852 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Indiana | Districts | October 12, 1852 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ohio | Districts | October 12, 1852 | 21 | | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | |
| Pennsylvania | Districts | October 12, 1852 | 25 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 0 | | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
| California | At-large | November 2, 1852 (Election Day) | 2 | | 2 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | |
| Illinois | Districts | November 2, 1852 (Election Day) | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | | 4 | 3 | 0 | |
| Michigan | Districts | November 2, 1852 (Election Day) | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| New Jersey | Districts | November 2, 1852 (Election Day) | 5 | | 4 | | 0 | | 1 | | 0 | |
| New York | Districts | November 2, 1852 (Election Day) | 33 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Wisconsin | Districts | November 2, 1852 (Election Day) | 3 | | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | 1 |
| Delaware | At-large | November 8, 1852 | 1 | | 1 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | |
| Massachusetts | Districts | November 8, 1852 | 11 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | |
| South Carolina | Districts | February 28 – March 1, 1853 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | |
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| New Hampshire | Districts | March 8, 1853 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Connecticut | Districts | April 4, 1853 | 4 | | 4 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Rhode Island | Districts | April 6, 1853 | 2 | | 2 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Virginia | Districts | May 26, 1853 | 13 | 2 | 13 | | 0 | | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Arkansas | Districts | August 1, 1853 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | |
| Kentucky | Districts | August 1, 1853 | 10 | | 5 | | 0 | | 5 | | 0 | |
| Texas | Districts | August 1, 1853 | 2 | | 2 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | |
| North Carolina | Districts | August 4, 1853 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| Tennessee | Districts | August 4, 1853 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| Alabama | Districts | August 8, 1853 | 7 | | 6 | 2 | 0 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Georgia | Districts | October 3, 1853 | 8 | | 6 | 6 | 0 | | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Louisiana | Districts | November 1, 1853 | 4 | | 3 | 1 | 0 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Maryland | Districts | November 2, 1853 | 6 | | 4 | 2 | 0 | | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mississippi | District + 1 at-large | November 7–8, 1853 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | 4 |
| Total | Total | Total | 234 | 1 | 158 67.5% | 28 | 4 1.7% | | 71 30.3% | 15 | 1 0.4% | 12 |
Popular vote
Democratic
51.67%
Whig
41.79%
Free Soil
3.96%
Know Nothing
0.38%
Temperance
0.01%
Union
0.01%
Independent
1.73%
Unknown
0.52% :
House seats
Democratic
67.09%
Whig
30.34%
Free Soil
1.71%
Independent
0.85% :

## Arkansas

| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Arkansas 1 | Robert W. Johnson Redistricted from the at-large district | Democratic | 1846 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | ▌Y Alfred B. Greenwood (Democratic) 100.0% |
| Arkansas 2 | Robert W. Johnson Redistricted from the at-large district | Democratic | 1846 | New seat. Democratic gain. | ▌Y Edward A. Warren (Democratic) 53.2% ▌Unidentified (Whig) 46.8% |

## California

Note: From statehood to 1864, California's representatives were elected at-large, with the top two vote-getters winning election from 1849 to 1858; in 1860 when California gained a seat in the House the top three vote-getters were elected.
| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| California at-large 2 seats on a general ticket | Edward C. Marshall | Democratic | 1851 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | ▌Y James A. McDougall (Democratic) 84.4% ▌Y Milton Latham (Democratic) 15.6% ▌Philip Leget Edwards (Whig) 23.28% ▌George B. Tingley (Whig) 23.13% |
| California at-large 2 seats on a general ticket | Joseph W. McCorkle | Democratic | 1851 | Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic hold. | ▌Y James A. McDougall (Democratic) 84.4% ▌Y Milton Latham (Democratic) 15.6% ▌Philip Leget Edwards (Whig) 23.28% ▌George B. Tingley (Whig) 23.13% |

## Connecticut

| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Connecticut 1 | Charles Chapman | Whig | 1851 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. | ▌Y James T. Pratt (Democratic) 52.2% ▌Charles Chapman (Whig) 44.2% ▌John Hooker (Free Soil) 3.5% |
| Connecticut 2 | Colin M. Ingersoll | Democratic | 1851 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Colin M. Ingersoll (Democratic) 53.0% ▌Austin Baldwin (Whig) 42.0% ▌Walter Booth (Free Soil) 4.9% |
| Connecticut 3 | Chauncey F. Cleveland | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | ▌Y Nathan Belcher (Democratic) 50.4% ▌Daniel P. Tyler (Whig) 34.8% ▌Albert G. Stark (Free Soil) 14.8% |
| Connecticut 4 | Origen S. Seymour | Democratic | 1851 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Origen S. Seymour (Democratic) 54.0% ▌William W. Welch (Whig) 45.4% ▌Daniel G. Platt (Free Soil) 0.6% |

## Delaware

Election was held November 8, 1852.
| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Delaware at-large | George R. Riddle | Democratic | 1850 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y George R. Riddle (Democratic) 50.23% ▌John W. Houston (Whig) 49.77% |

## Florida

| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Florida at-large | Edward C. Cabell | Whig | 1846 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. | ▌Y Augustus Maxwell (Democratic) 50.1% ▌Edward C. Cabell (Whig) 49.9% |

## Georgia

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## Illinois

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## Indiana

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## Iowa

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## Kentucky

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## Louisiana

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## Maine

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## Maryland

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## Massachusetts

The elections were held November 8, 1852. However, many of the districts went to a December 13, 1852 second ballot.
| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Massachusetts 1 | Zeno Scudder Redistricted from the 10th district | Whig | 1851 | Incumbent re-elected on the second ballot. | First ballot (November 8, 1852) ▌Zeno Scudder (Whig) 49.67% ▌John Pierce (Democratic) 28.60% ▌Rodney French (Free Soil) 21.73% Second ballot (December 13, 1852) ▌Y Zeno Scudder (Whig) 62.91% ▌Abraham H. Howland (Independent) 37.09% |
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## Michigan

| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Michigan 1 | Ebenezer J. Penniman | Whig | 1850 | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. | ▌Y David Stuart (Democratic) 50.4% ▌William A. Howard (Whig) 46.6% ▌Samuel W. Dexter (Free Soil) 3.0% |
| Michigan 2 | Charles E. Stuart | Democratic | 1847 (special) 1848 (lost) 1850 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. Democratic hold. | ▌Y David A. Noble (Democratic) 51.7% ▌Joseph R. Williams (Whig) 48.3% |
| Michigan 3 | James L. Conger | Whig | 1850 | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. | ▌Y Samuel Clark (Democratic) 49.4% ▌Henry R. Williams (Whig) 45.7% ▌Uriah Upjohn (Free Soil) 4.9% |
| Michigan 4 | None (New seat) | None (New seat) | None (New seat) | New seat. Democratic gain. | ▌Y Hestor L. Stevens (Democratic) 51.8% ▌George Bradley (Whig) 43.1% ▌Ephraim Calkins (Free Soil) 5.1% |

## Mississippi

Elections held late, from November 7 to 8, 1853
| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Mississippi at-large | None (new district) | None (new district) | None (new district) | New seat. Democratic gain. | ▌Y William Barksdale (Democratic) 54.27% ▌Alexander B. Bradford (Whig) 45.73% |
| Mississippi 1 | Benjamin D. Nabers | Union | 1851 | Incumbent lost re-election as a Whig. Democratic gain. | ▌Y Daniel B. Wright (Democratic) 51.64% ▌Benjamin D. Nabers (Whig) 48.36% |
| Mississippi 2 | John A. Wilcox | Union | 1851 | Incumbent lost re-election as a Whig. Democratic gain. | ▌Y William S. Barry (Democratic) 50.73% ▌John A. Wilcox (Whig) 49.27% |
| Mississippi 3 | John D. Freeman | Union | 1851 | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. | ▌Y Otho R. Singleton (Democratic) 55.65% ▌Alexander K. McLung (Whig) 44.35% |
| Mississippi 4 | Albert G. Brown | Southern Rights | 1847 | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. | ▌Y Wiley P. Harris (Democratic) 100% |

## Tennessee

Elections held late, on August 4, 1853.
| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Tennessee 1 | Andrew Johnson | Democratic | 1842 | Incumbent retired to run for Governor. Democratic loss. | ▌Y Brookins Campbell (Democratic) 37.11% ▌Nathaniel G. Taylor (Whig) 36.14% ▌Albert G. Watkins (Whig) 26.75% |
| Tennessee 1 | Albert G. Watkins Redistricted from the 2nd district | Whig | 1849 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. | ▌Y Brookins Campbell (Democratic) 37.11% ▌Nathaniel G. Taylor (Whig) 36.14% ▌Albert G. Watkins (Whig) 26.75% |
| Tennessee 2 | William M. Churchwell Redistricted from the 3rd district | Democratic | 1851 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y William M. Churchwell (Democratic) 56.64% ▌Horace Maynard (Whig) 43.36% |
| Tennessee 3 | None (new district) | None (new district) | None (new district) | New seat. Democratic gain. | ▌Y Samuel A. Smith (Democratic) 55.49% ▌T. Nixon Vandyke (Whig) 44.52% |
| Tennessee 4 | John H. Savage | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent retired. Democratic loss. | ▌Y William Cullom (Whig) 50.14% ▌Erasmus L. Gardner (Democratic) 49.86% |
| Tennessee 4 | William Cullom Redistricted from the 8th district | Whig | 1851 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y William Cullom (Whig) 50.14% ▌Erasmus L. Gardner (Democratic) 49.86% |
| Tennessee 5 | None (new district) | None (new district) | None (new district) | New seat. Whig gain. | ▌Y Charles Ready (Whig) 57.86% ▌Thomas Barry (Democratic) 42.14% |
| Tennessee 6 | William H. Polk | Independent Democratic | 1851 | Incumbent retired. Independent Democratic loss. | ▌Y George W. Jones (Democratic) 100% |
| Tennessee 6 | George W. Jones Redistricted from the 5th district | Democratic | 1842 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y George W. Jones (Democratic) 100% |
| Tennessee 7 | Meredith P. Gentry | Whig | 1845 | Incumbent retired. Whig hold. | ▌Y Robert M. Bugg (Whig) 52.52% ▌S. C. Pavott (Democratic) 47.48% |
| Tennessee 8 | None (new district) | None (new district) | None (new district) | New seat. Whig gain. | ▌Y Felix Zollicoffer (Whig) 52.96% ▌Samuel P. Allison (Democratic) 47.04% |
| Tennessee 9 | Isham G. Harris | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent retired. Democratic loss. | ▌Y Emerson Etheridge (Whig) 96.90% ▌Christopher H. Williams (Whig) 3.10% |
| Tennessee 9 | Christopher H. Williams Redistricted from the 11th district | Whig | 1849 | Incumbent lost re-election. Whig hold. | ▌Y Emerson Etheridge (Whig) 96.90% ▌Christopher H. Williams (Whig) 3.10% |
| Tennessee 10 | Frederick P. Stanton | Democratic | 1845 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Frederick P. Stanton (Democratic) 50.03% ▌Edwin M. Yerger (Whig) 49.97% |

## Vermont

| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Vermont 1 | James Meacham Redistricted from the 3rd district | Whig | 1849 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y James Meacham (Whig) 56.0% ▌John Pierpoint (Free Soil) 23.1% ▌Philip C. Tucker (Democratic) 20.6% |
| Vermont 1 | Ahiman Louis Miner | Whig | 1850 | Incumbent retired. Whig loss. | ▌Y James Meacham (Whig) 56.0% ▌John Pierpoint (Free Soil) 23.1% ▌Philip C. Tucker (Democratic) 20.6% |
| Vermont 2 | William Hebard | Whig | 1848 | Incumbent retired. Whig hold. | ▌Y Andrew Tracy (Whig) 51.8% ▌Daniel Kellogg (Democratic) 17.9% ▌Ryland Fletcher (Free Soil) 16.3% |
| Vermont 3 | None (new district) | None (new district) | None (new district) | New seat. Whig gain. | First ballot ▌Alvah Sabin (Whig) 45.7% ▌Henry Adams (Democratic) 30.8% ▌A. Judson Rowell (Free Soil) 23.4% Second ballot ▌Y Alvah Sabin (Whig) 48.3% ▌William Heywood Jr. (Democratic) 32.2% ▌Charles D. Kasson (Free Soil) 19.4% |
| Vermont 4 | Thomas Bartlett Jr. | Democratic | 1850 | Incumbent retired. District eliminated. Democratic loss. | None |

## Virginia

| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Virginia 1 | Thomas H. Bayly Redistricted from the 7th district | Democratic | 1844 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Thomas H. Bayly (Democratic) 58.9% ▌Louis H. C. Finney (Unknown) 39.9% ▌George W. Lewis (Unknown) 1.1% |
| Virginia 2 | John Millson Redistricted from the 1st district | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y John Millson (Democratic) 56.7% ▌Jonathan R. Chambliss (Whig) 36.6% ▌William D. Roberts (Democratic) 6.7% |
| Virginia 3 | Thomas H. Averett | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic loss. | ▌Y John Caskie (Democratic) 54.9% ▌Clayton G. Coleman (Whig) 45.1% |
| Virginia 3 | John Caskie Redistricted from the 6th district | Democratic | 1851 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y John Caskie (Democratic) 54.9% ▌Clayton G. Coleman (Whig) 45.1% |
| Virginia 4 | Richard Kidder Meade Redistricted from the 2nd district | Democratic | 1847 (special) | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | ▌Y William Goode (Democratic) 65.3% ▌Wyatt Cardwell (Whig) 18.4% ▌William C. Flournoy (Unknown) 14.6% ▌William S. Scott (Unknown) 1.7% |
| Virginia 5 | Thomas S. Bocock Redistricted from the 4th district | Democratic | 1847 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Thomas S. Bocock (Democratic) 51.7% ▌John T. Wootton (Whig) 43.1% ▌Thomas H. Averett (Independent) 5.1% |
| Virginia 6 | Paulus Powell Redistricted from the 5th district | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | ▌Y Paulus Powell (Democratic) 52.5% ▌Alexander Mosely (Whig) 47.5% |
| Virginia 7 | James F. Strother Redistricted from the 9th district | Whig | 1851 | Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic gain. | ▌Y William Smith (Democratic) 51.8% ▌Edgar Snowden Sr. (Whig) 48.2% |
| Virginia 8 | Alexander Holladay | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent retired. Democratic loss. | ▌Y Charles J. Faulkner (Democratic) 52.3% ▌Alexander Boteler (Whig) 47.7% |
| Virginia 8 | Charles J. Faulkner Redistricted from the 10th district | Whig | 1851 | Incumbent re-elected as a Democrat. Democratic gain. | ▌Y Charles J. Faulkner (Democratic) 52.3% ▌Alexander Boteler (Whig) 47.7% |
| Virginia 9 | John Letcher Redistricted from the 11th district | Democratic | 1851 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y John Letcher (Democratic) 74.4% ▌Tyre Maupin (Whig) 25.6% |
| Virginia 10 | None (new district) | None (new district) | None (new district) | New district. Democratic gain. | ▌Y Zedekiah Kidwell (Democratic) 100% |
| Virginia 11 | None (new district) | None (new district) | None (new district) | New district. Democratic gain. | ▌Y John F. Snodgrass (Democratic) 40.3% ▌Charles S. Lewis (Democratic) 38.3% ▌A. M. Sterett (Whig) 21.4% |
| 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 | Incumbents retired. Districts eliminated. Democratic loss. | None |
| Virginia 15 | Sherrard Clemens | Democratic | 1852 (special) | Incumbents retired. Districts eliminated. Democratic loss. | None |

## Wisconsin

| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Wisconsin 1 | Charles Durkee | Free Soil | 1848 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. | ▌Y Daniel Wells Jr. (Democratic) 46.5% ▌Charles Durkee (Free Soil) 31.9% ▌Henry S. Durand (Whig) 21.6% |
| Wisconsin 2 | Ben C. Eastman | Democratic | 1850 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Ben C. Eastman (Democratic) 53.9% ▌Chauncey Abbott (Whig) 38.7% ▌James L. Enos (Free Soil) 7.4% |
| Wisconsin 3 | James Duane Doty | Independent Democratic | 1848 | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. | ▌Y John B. Macy (Democratic) 55.5% ▌James McMillan Shafter (Whig) 36.2% ▌Hiram McKee (Free Soil) 8.3% |

## 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 retired. New delegate elected. Democratic hold. | ▌Y Henry M. Rice (Democratic) 2360 votes ▌Wilkin 728 votes |
| New Mexico Territory | Richard H. Weightman | Democratic | 1851 | Incumbent retired. New delegate elected in 1853. Democratic hold. | ▌Y Jose Gallegos (Democratic) ▌William Carr Lane (Whig) |
| Oregon Territory | Joseph Lane | Democratic | 1851 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Joseph Lane (Democratic) [data missing] |