1832 and 1833 United States House of Representatives elections

Elections to the United States House of Representatives were held in 1832. They were held concurrently with the 1832 presidential election, in which Democrat Andrew Jackson was reelected.

1832 and 1833 U.S. House of Representatives elections

July 2, 1832 – October 7, 1833

All 240 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives
121 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Andrew Stevenson Lewis Williams
Party Jacksonian Anti-Jacksonian
Leader's seat Virginia 11th North Carolina 13th
Last election 126 seats 66 seats
Seats won 143[lower-alpha 1] 63[lower-alpha 1]
Seat change 17 3

  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Anti-Masonic Nullifier
Last election 17 seats 4 seats
Seats won 25 9
Seat change 8 5


Speaker before election

Andrew Stevenson
Jacksonian

Elected Speaker

Andrew Stevenson
Jacksonian

The Jacksonians[lower-alpha 2] gained 17 seats, picking up several new seats in districts that were created following the 1830 census; the rival National Republican Party lost a net total of three seats. Economic issues were key factors in this election. Southern agricultural districts reacted angrily to passage of the Tariff of 1832, which led to the Nullification Crisis. President Andrew Jackson and the Jacksonians showed a distrust for the banking sector, particularly the central Second Bank of the United States, which was strongly supported by the rival Anti-Jacksonian Party.[lower-alpha 3]

The third-party Anti-Masonic Party, based on anti-Masonry, gained eight seats, and Nullifier Party, a John C. Calhoun-led states' rights party that supported South Carolina in the Nullification Crisis, picked up five seats, including all but one of the nine representatives in the South Carolina delegation.

This House initially elected Andrew Stevenson as Speaker. He resigned when President Jackson appointed him as Minister to the United Kingdom. Anti-Jacksonian Representatives were then able to elect John Bell as Speaker over James Polk.

Election summaries

Following the 1830 Census, 27 new seats were apportioned,[1] with 4 states losing 1 seat each, 8 states having no change, and the remaining 12 states gaining between 1 and 6 seats.

63 25 143 9
Anti-Jacksonian Anti-Masonic Jacksonian [lower-alpha 4]
State Type Date Total
seats
Anti-Jacksonian Anti-Masonic Jacksonian Nullifier
Seats Change Seats Change Seats Change Seats Change Seats Change
Delaware At-large November 13, 1832 1 1 0 0 0
Georgia At-large October 1, 1832 9 2 0 0 9 2 0
Illinois Districts August 6, 1832 3 2 0 0 3 2 0
Louisiana[lower-alpha 5] Districts July 2–4, 1832 3 3 0 0 0
Mississippi At-large August 6–7, 1832 2 1 0 0 2 1 0
Missouri[lower-alpha 6] At-large August 5–6, 1833 2 1 2 1 0 0 0
New Jersey At-large November 6, 1832 6 0 6 0 6 6 0
New York District November 5–7, 1832 40 6 0 3 8 32 9 0
Ohio Districts October 9, 1832 19 5 6 2 2 2 11 5 0
Pennsylvania Districts October 9, 1832 28 2 4 2 10 3 14 3 0
Late elections (After the March 4, 1833 beginning of the term)
Alabama Districts August 5, 1833 5 2 0 0 4 1 1 1
Connecticut At-large April 11, 1833 6 6 0 0 0
Indiana Districts August 5, 1833 7 4 1 1 0 6 3 0
Kentucky Districts August 5, 1833 13 1 9 5 0 4 4 0
Maine Districts September 9, 1833 8 1 1 0 7 1 0
Maryland Districts October 7, 1833 8 1 2 3 0 6 2 0
Massachusetts Districts April 1, 1833 12 1 9 4 2 2 1 1 0
New Hampshire At-large March 12, 1833 5 1 0 0 5 1 0
North Carolina Districts August 8, 1833 13 7 5 0 6 5 0
Rhode Island At-large August 27, 1833 2 1 1 1 1 0 0
South Carolina Districts September 2–3, 1833 9 0 0 1 4 8 4
Tennessee Districts August 1–2, 1833 13 4 1 0 12 4 0
Vermont Districts January 1, 1833 5 3 2 0 0
Virginia Districts April 1833 21 1 7 2 0 14 3 0
Total 240 27 63
26.3%
3 25
10.4%
8 143
59.6%
17 9
3.8%
5
House seats
Anti-Jacksonian
26.25%
Anti-Masonic
10.42%
Jacksonian
59.58%
Nullifier
3.75%

Special elections

22nd Congress

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Maryland 6 George Edward Mitchell Jacksonian 1822
1826 (Retired)
1829
Incumbent died June 28, 1832.
New member elected October 1, 1832.
Jacksonian hold.
Successor seated December 3, 1832.
Virginia 22 Charles Clement Johnston Jacksonian 1831 Incumbent died June 17, 1832.
New member elected in 1832.
Jacksonian hold.
Successor seated December 12, 1832.
Vermont 1 Jonathan Hunt Anti-Jacksonian 1827 Incumbent died May 15, 1832.
New member elected January 1, 1833 on the fourth ballot.
Anti-Jacksonian hold.
Winner also elected the same day to the next term, see below.
Successor seated January 21, 1833.
First ballot (July 6, 1832):

Second ballot (September 4, 1832):

Third ballot (November 6, 1832):

Fourth ballot (January 1, 1833):
Virginia 18 Philip Doddridge Anti-Jacksonian 1829 Incumbent died November 19, 1832.
New member elected January 1, 1833.
Jacksonian gain.
Successor seated January 21, 1833.
  • Y Joseph Johnson 43.13%
  • Thomas B. Haywood (Unknown) 37.68%
  • Moses W. Chapline (Unknown) 17.86%
  • Scattering 1.32%[8]

23rd Congress

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Virginia 5 John Randolph Jacksonian 1815
1817 (Retired)
1819
1825 (Resigned)
1827
1829 (Retired)
1833
Incumbent died May 24, 1833.
New member elected in August 1833.
Jacksonian hold.
  • Y Thomas T. Bouldin (Jacksonian) 91.59%
  • Daniel A. Wilson (Unknown) 8.41%[9]
Pennsylvania 1 Joel B. Sutherland Jacksonian 1826 Incumbent member-elect resigned March 3, 1833 to become a judge, but then resigned that position to run for this seat.
Incumbent re-elected October 8, 1833.

Alabama

Connecticut

Connecticut kept its apportionment at 6 seats and elected its members at-large April 11, 1833.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Connecticut at-large
6 seats on a general ticket
Noyes Barber Anti-Jacksonian 1821 Incumbent re-elected.
William W. Ellsworth Anti-Jacksonian 1829 Incumbent re-elected.
Ebenezer Young Anti-Jacksonian 1829 Incumbent re-elected.
Jabez W. Huntington Anti-Jacksonian 1829 Incumbent re-elected.
Ralph I. Ingersoll Anti-Jacksonian 1825 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Anti-Jacksonian hold.
William L. Storrs Anti-Jacksonian 1829 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Anti-Jacksonian hold.

Delaware

Georgia

Georgia now had 9 seats, having gained 2 seats in reapportionment, and elected its members at-large on October 1, 1832.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Georgia at-large
9 seats on a general ticket
James M. Wayne Jacksonian 1828 Incumbent re-elected.
Richard Henry Wilde Jacksonian 1814
1816 (Lost)
1824 (Special)
1826 (Lost)
1827 (Special)
Incumbent re-elected.
Wiley Thompson Jacksonian 1820 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Jacksonian hold.
Augustin S. Clayton Jacksonian 1831 (Special) Incumbent re-elected.
Thomas F. Foster Jacksonian 1828 Incumbent re-elected.
Henry G. Lamar Jacksonian 1829 (Special) Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Jacksonian hold.
Daniel Newnan Jacksonian 1830 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Jacksonian hold.
New seat New seat.
New member elected.
Jacksonian gain.
New seat New seat.
New member elected.
Jacksonian gain.

Illinois

Indiana

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Mississippi

Missouri

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New York

North Carolina

District Incumbent This race[12]
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
North Carolina 10
North Carolina 11
North Carolina 12 Samuel Price Carson Jacksonian 1825 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Anti-Jacksonian gain.
North Carolina 13

Ohio

Pennsylvania

Following the reapportionment resulting from the 1830 census, Pennsylvania gained two representatives, increasing from 26 to 28, and was redistricted into 25 districts, two of which were plural districts. Pennsylvania elected its members October 9, 1832.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[13][lower-alpha 7]
Pennsylvania 1 Joel B. Sutherland Jacksonian 1826 Incumbent re-elected.
Winner resigned to become a judge but then won re-election to the seat.
  • Y Joel B. Sutherland (Jacksonian) 50.0%
  • James Gowen (Anti-Jacksonian) 40.5%
  • Samuel B. Davis (Jacksonian) 9.5%
Pennsylvania 2
Plural district with 2 seats
Henry Horn Jacksonian 1830 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Anti-Jacksonian gain.
None (Seat created) New seat.
New member elected.
Anti-Jacksonian gain.
Pennsylvania 3 John G. Watmough Anti-Jacksonian 1830 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y John G. Watmough (Anti-Jacksonian) 53.7%
  • Jesse R. Burden (Jacksonian) 34.4%
  • Mahon M. Lewis (Jacksonian) 11.9%
Pennsylvania 4
Plural district with 3 seats
William Hiester Anti-Masonic 1830 Incumbent re-elected.
Joshua Evans Jr. Jacksonian 1828 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Anti-Masonic gain.
David Potts Jr. Anti-Masonic 1830 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 5 Joel K. Mann Jacksonian 1830 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Joel K. Mann (Jacksonian) 54.5%
  • Benjamin Reiff (Anti-Masonic) 45.5%
Pennsylvania 6 None (District created) New seat.
New member elected.
Jacksonian gain.
Pennsylvania 7 Peter Ihrie Jr.
Redistricted from the 8th district
Jacksonian 1829 (Special) Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Jacksonian hold
Pennsylvania 8 Henry King
Redistricted from the 7th district
Jacksonian 1830 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Henry King (Jacksonian) 54.3%
  • William Audenreid (Anti-Masonic) 45.7%
Pennsylvania 9 Henry A. P. Muhlenberg
Redistricted from the 7th district
Jacksonian 1828 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 10 John C. Bucher
Redistricted from the 6th district
Jacksonian 1830 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Anti-Masonic gain.
  • Y William Clark (Anti-Masonic) 60.7%
  • John C. Bucher (Jacksonian) 39.3%
Pennsylvania 11 Adam King
Redistricted from the 10th district
Jacksonian 1826 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Anti-Masonic gain.
  • Y Charles A. Barnitz (Anti-Masonic) 51.9%
  • Adam King (Jacksonian) 48.1%
Pennsylvania 12 Thomas H. Crawford
Redistricted from the 11th district
Jacksonian 1828 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Anti-Masonic gain.
Pennsylvania 13 None (District created) New seat.
New member elected.
Jacksonian gain.
  • Y Jesse Miller (Jacksonian) 53.8%
  • Thomas Whiteside (Anti-Masonic) 46.2%
Pennsylvania 14 None (District created) New seat.
New member elected.
Jacksonian gain.
Pennsylvania 15 None (District created) New seat.
New member elected.
Jacksonian gain.
  • Y Andrew Beaumont (Jacksonian) 34.8%
  • Thomas W. Miner (Anti-Masonic/Anti-Jacksonian) 33.3%
  • James McClintock (Independent Jacksonian) 31.9%
Pennsylvania 16 None (District created) New seat.
New member elected.
Jacksonian gain.
Pennsylvania 17 None (District created) New seat.
New member elected.
Jacksonian gain.
  • Y John Laporte (Jacksonian) 60.3%
  • Simon Kinney (Anti-Masonic) 39.7%
Pennsylvania 18 George Burd
Redistricted from the 13th district
Anti-Jacksonian 1830 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y George Burd (Anti-Jacksonian) 52.0%
  • David Mann (Anti-Masonic) 48.0%
Pennsylvania 19 Richard Coulter
Redistricted from the 17th district
Jacksonian 1826 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Richard Coulter (Jacksonian) 100%
Pennsylvania 20 Andrew Stewart
Redistricted from the 14th district
Anti-Masonic 1820
1828 (Lost)
1830
Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Andrew Stewart (Anti-Masonic) 51.8%
  • William G. Hawkins (Jacksonian) 48.8%
Pennsylvania 21 Thomas M. T. McKennan
Redistricted from the 15th district
Anti-Masonic 1830 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Thomas M. T. McKennan (Anti-Masonic) 56.1%
  • William McCreery (Jacksonian) 43.9%
Pennsylvania 22 Harmar Denny
Redistricted from the 16th district
Anti-Masonic 1829 (Special) Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Harmar Denny (Anti-Masonic) 61.2%
  • William Robinson (Jacksonian) 38.8%
Pennsylvania 23 None (District created) New seat.
New member elected.
Jacksonian gain.
  • Y Samuel S. Harrison (Jacksonian) 61.0%
  • William Ayers (Anti-Masonic) 39.0%
Pennsylvania 24 John Banks
Redistricted from the 18th district
Anti-Masonic 1830 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y John Banks (Anti-Masonic) 51.1%
  • Samuel Power (Jacksonian) 48.9%
Pennsylvania 25 None (District created) New seat.
New member elected.
Jacksonian gain.
  • Y John Galbraith (Jacksonian) 55.2%
  • Thomas H. Sill (Anti-Masonic) 44.8%

Rhode Island

South Carolina

Tennessee

Vermont

Vermont elected its members January 1, 1833, but two were elected late in the Spring of 1833. The 4th district's election in the previous cycle (1830–1831) went to eleven ballots, so its member wasn't elected until the 1832, near the beginning of this cycle (1832–1833).

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Vermont 1 Jonathan Hunt Anti-Jacksonian 1827 Incumbent died May 15, 1832.
New member elected.
Winner also elected the same day to finish the current term.
  • Y Joel B. Sutherland (Jacksonian) 50.0%
  • James Gowen (Anti-Jacksonian) 40.5%
  • Samuel B. Davis (Jacksonian) 9.5%
Vermont 2 William Slade Anti-Masonic 1831 (Special) Incumbent re-elected.
Vermont 3 Horace Everett Anti-Jacksonian 1828 Incumbent re-elected on the third ballot. First ballot (January 1, 1833):

Second ballot (March 5, 1833):

Third ballot (May 7, 1833):
Vermont 4 Heman Allen Anti-Jacksonian 1832 (Late) Incumbent re-elected.
Vermont 5 William Cahoon Anti-Masonic 1829 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected on the second ballot.
Anti-Masonic hold.
First ballot (January 1, 1833):

Second ballot (March 5, 1833):

Virginia

See also

Notes

  1. There are discrepancies among the sources, e.g. Dubin, pg. 108 (and Moore, pg. 956-959) vs. Martis, pg. 92 (and "Party Divisions of the House of Representatives* 1789–Present". Office of the Historian, House of United States House of Representatives.): Dubin lists 145 Democrats (or Jacksonians, including 1 Independent Democrat), 60 National Republicans, 24 Anti-Masons, 7 Southern Rights or Nullifiers, and 1 "Unionist", while the latter sources list 143 Jacksonians or Democrats, 63 Anti-Jacksonians or National Republicans, 25 Anti-Masons, and 9 Nullifiers. Figures used here defer to Martis and the party figures from the Historian of the House.
  2. By this point, Jacksonians also started to be known as Democrats.
  3. By this point, Anti-Jacksonians were also known as National Republicans.
  4. Nullifier
  5. While Dubin (pg. 103) and Moore (pg. 956) indicate that Philemon Thomas of LA-02 was a Democrat/Jeffersonian, Martis (pg. 92) lists Philemon Thomas as a National Republican/Anti-Jeffersonian – figures listed here defer to Martis in this case.
  6. Missouri held an election in 1832 for the first seat in its at-large district, and again in 1833 for the second seat in that district.
  7. For plural districts, percent is based on assumption that each voter cast as many votes as there are seats
  8. Changed parties

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