1808 and 1809 United States House of Representatives elections
The 1808 and 1809 United States House of Representatives elections were held at various dates in different states between April 1808 and May 1809 as James Madison was elected president. Despite Madison's victory, voters in districts whose economies were driven by shipping or manufacturing rather than agriculture shifted to the Federalist Party mainly due to the unpopularity of the Embargo Act of 1807 and fears that Democratic-Republican Party policies could trigger a naval war with France or Britain. The politically dominant Democratic-Republicans won their smallest majority since the  pivotal, realigning election of 1800. Special elections. There were special elections in 1808 and 1809 during the 10th United States Congress and 11th United States Congress. Elections are sorted here by date then district. 10th Congress. ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 11th Congress. ! Connecticut. ! | Delaware. ! Georgia. ! | Indiana Territory. See Non-voting delegates, below. Kentucky. ! ! ! ! ! ! Maryland. ! ! ! ! ! | ! ! ! Massachusetts. ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Mississippi Territory. See Non-voting delegates, below. New Hampshire. ! | New Jersey. ! | New York. Between the 1806 and 1808 elections, New York went through a redistricting that reduced the number of districts to 15 by creating two plural districts with two seats each. This brought  the state's 17-seat delegation from a 15-2 ratio favoring Democratic-Republicans to a nearly-even 9-8 split in their favor. ! ! | ! | ! ! ! | ! ! ! ! ! ! ! | ! ! North Carolina. ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Ohio. ! Orleans Territory. See Non-voting delegates, below. Pennsylvania. ! | ! | ! | ! | ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Rhode Island. ! | South Carolina. ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Tennessee. ! ! ! Vermont. ! ! ! Virginia. ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Non-voting delegates. Three territories sent non-voting delegates to the 11th Congress. Indiana Territory elected by popular vote for the first time. Mississippi Territory also elected its delegate by popular vote. Orleans Territory retained legislative election of its delegate. ! ! ! 1808 and 1809 United States House of Representatives elections