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The 1820–21 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between July 3, 1820, and August 10, 1821. Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives before the first session of the 17th United States Congress convened on December 3, 1821. They coincided with President James Monroe winning reelection unopposed.
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In March 1820, seven House seats transferred from Massachusetts to Maine after the latter seceded from the former to become a separate state. The size of the House then increased to 187 seats after Missouri achieved statehood in 1821.
The virtually nonpartisan Era of Good Feelings, a period of national political dominance by the Democratic-Republican Party, continued. Despite small gains, the Federalist Party remained relegated to limited state and local influence.
One seat was added during this Congress for the new State of Missouri[1]
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Democratic-Republican | Federalist |
State | Type | ↑ Date | Total seats |
Democratic-Republican | Federalist | |||
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Seats | Change | Seats | Change | |||||
Louisiana | At-large | July 3–5, 1820 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
Illinois | At-large | August 7, 1820 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
Indiana | At-large | August 7, 1820 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
Kentucky | Districts | August 7, 1820 | 10 | 10 | 0 | |||
Mississippi | At-large | August 7–8, 1820 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
New Hampshire | At-large | August 18, 1820 | 6 | 6 | 0 | |||
Missouri | At-large | August 28, 1820 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
Rhode Island | At-large | August 29, 1820 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||
Vermont | District | September 5, 1820[lower-alpha 2] | 6 | 6 | 0 | |||
Georgia | At-large | October 2, 1820 | 6 | 6 | 0 | |||
Maryland | Districts | October 2, 1820 | 9 | 6 | 3 | |||
Delaware | At-large | October 3, 1820 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
South Carolina | Districts | October 9–10, 1820 | 9 | 9 | 0 | |||
Ohio | Districts | October 10, 1820 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Pennsylvania | Districts | October 10, 1820 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 4 | |
Massachusetts | Districts | November 6, 1820[lower-alpha 3] | 13[lower-alpha 4] | 6 | 1[lower-alpha 5] | 7 | 1[lower-alpha 5] | |
Maine[lower-alpha 6] | Districts | November 7, 1820[lower-alpha 7] | 7 | 5 | 1[lower-alpha 8] | 2 | 1[lower-alpha 8] | |
New Jersey | At-large | November 7, 1820 | 6 | 6 | 0 | |||
Late elections (after the March 4, 1821, beginning of the term) | ||||||||
Virginia | Districts | April 1821 | 23 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Connecticut | At-large | April 2, 1821 | 7 | 7 | 0 | |||
New York | Districts | April 24–26, 1821 | 27 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 2 | |
Alabama | At-large | August 5–6, 1821 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
North Carolina | Districts | August 9, 1821 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
Tennessee | Districts | August 9–10, 1821 | 6 | 5[lower-alpha 9] | 1 | 0 | ||
Total[lower-alpha 1] | 187 | 155 82.9% |
5 | 32 17.1% |
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There were special elections in 1820 and 1821 to the 16th United States Congress and 17th United States Congress.
Special elections are sorted by date then district.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member / Delegate | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Virginia 17 | James Pleasants | Democratic- Republican |
1817 | Incumbent resigned December 14, 1819, when elected U.S. Senator. New member elected January 3, 1820 and seated January 18, 1820.[2][3] Democratic-Republican hold. Winner later re-elected to the next term; see below. |
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New Jersey at-large | John Condit | Democratic- Republican |
1818 | Incumbent resigned November 4, 1819, to become assistant collector of the Port of New York.[2] New member elected February 2, 1820 and seated February 16, 1820.[2] Democratic-Republican hold. Winner was not a candidate for the next term; see below. |
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Virginia 10 | George F. Strother | Democratic- Republican |
1817 | Incumbent resigned February 10, 1820, to become as Receiver of Public Monies in St. Louis, Missouri. New member elected in August 1820 and seated November 13, 1820.[2][5] Democratic-Republican hold. Winner later re-elected to the next term; see below. |
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Michigan Territory at-large | William Woodbridge | Unknown | 1819 | Incumbent resigned August 9, 1820, due to family illness. New delegate elected in 1820 and seated November 20, 1820. Winner later re-elected; see below. |
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Virginia 1 | James Pindall | Federalist | 1817 | Incumbent resigned July 6, 1820. New member elected in 1820 and seated November 13, 1820.[2][7] Democratic-Republican gain. Winner later re-elected to the next term; see below. |
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Virginia 20 | James Johnson | Democratic- Republican |
1813 | Incumbent resigned when appointed as collector of customs in Norfolk. New member elected in 1820 and seated November 13, 1820.[2] Democratic-Republican hold. Winner later lost re-election to the next term; see below. |
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Kentucky 9 | Tunstall Quarles | Democratic- Republican |
1816 | Incumbent resigned June 15, 1820. New member elected August 7, 1820 and seated November 13, 1820.[2] Democratic-Republican hold. Winner was also elected to the next term; see below. |
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Kentucky 6 | David Walker | Democratic- Republican |
1816 | Incumbent died March 1, 1820. New member elected August 7, 1820 and seated November 13, 1820.[2] Democratic-Republican hold. Winner was also elected to the next term; see below. |
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Massachusetts 13 | Edward Dowse | Democratic- Republican |
1818 | Incumbent resigned. New member elected August 21, 1820 and seated November 13, 1820.[2] Democratic-Republican hold. Winner was later re-elected to the next term; see below. |
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Pennsylvania 5 | David Fullerton | Democratic- Republican |
1818 | Incumbent resigned May 15, 1820. New member elected October 10, 1820 and seated November 13, 1820.[2] Federalist gain. Winner was not a candidate for election to the next term; see below. |
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Massachusetts 1 | Jonathan Mason | Federalist | 1817 (special) | Incumbent resigned May 15, 1820, to pursue his law practice. New member elected on the second ballot November 6, 1820 and seated November 27, 1820.[2] Democratic-Republican gain.[lower-alpha 10] Winner also elected to the next term; see below. |
First ballot (October 23, 1820)
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Maine at-large | John Holmes | Democratic- Republican |
1816 | Incumbent's seat moved from Massachusetts's 14th district but incumbent resigned when elected U.S. Senator. New member elected November 7, 1820 and seated December 11, 1820.[2] Federalist gain. Winner was also elected in the 1st district election to the next term; see below. |
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Massachusetts 8 | Zabdiel Sampson | Democratic- Republican |
1817 | Incumbent resigned July 26, 1820. New member elected November 24, 1820 and seated December 18, 1820.[2] Winner had already been elected to the next term; see below. |
First ballot (October 16, 1820)
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Pennsylvania 7 | Joseph Hiester | Democratic- Republican |
1798 1804 (retired) 1814 |
Incumbent resigned in December 1820 when elected Governor of Pennsylvania. New member elected December 10, 1820 and seated January 8, 1821.[2] Democratic-Republican hold. Winner was not a candidate for election to the next term; see below. |
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North Carolina 4 | Jesse Slocumb | Democratic- Republican |
1817 | Incumbent died December 20, 1820. New member elected February 7, 1821 and seated February 7, 1821.[2] Democratic-Republican hold. Winner later re-elected to the next term; see below. |
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District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Kentucky 7 | George Robertson | Democratic- Republican |
1816 | Incumbent resigned sometime before the start of the new Congress. New member elected August 6, 1821 and seated December 3, 1821.[13][14] Democratic-Republican hold. |
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New Jersey at-large | John Linn | Democratic- Republican |
1816 | Incumbent died January 5, 1821. New member elected October 8, 1821 and seated December 3, 1821.[13] Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Ohio 4 | John C. Wright | Democratic- Republican |
1818 | Incumbent member-elect declined to serve in the next term and resigned March 3, 1821. New member elected October 9, 1821 and seated December 3, 1821.[13] Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Pennsylvania 5 | James Duncan | Democratic- Republican |
1820 | Incumbent resigned in April 1821. New member elected October 9, 1821 and seated December 12, 1821.[13] Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Pennsylvania 10 | William Cox Ellis | Federalist | 1820 | Incumbent resigned July 20, 1821. New member elected October 9, 1821 and seated December 12, 1821.[13] Democratic-Republican hold. |
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New York 6 | Selah Tuthill | Democratic- Republican |
1821 | Incumbent died September 7, 1821. New member elected November 6–8, 1821 and seated December 3, 1821.[13] Democratic-Republican hold. |
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South Carolina 9 | John S. Richards | Democratic- Republican |
1820 | Member-elect declined to serve. New member elected in 1821 and seated December 3, 1821.[13] Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Kentucky 8 | Wingfield Bullock | Democratic- Republican |
1820 | Incumbent died October 13, 1821. New member elected November 22, 1821 and seated January 2, 1822.[13][17] Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Alabama elected its member August 5–6, 1821, after the term began but before the new Congress convened.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[18] | |
Alabama at-large | John Crowell | Democratic- Republican |
1819 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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See Non-voting delegates, below.
Connecticut elected its members April 2, 1821, after the term began but before the new Congress convened.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Connecticut at-large 7 seats on a general ticket |
James Stevens | Democratic-Republican | 1818 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Jonathan O. Moseley | Democratic-Republican | 1804 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. | ||
Gideon Tomlinson | Democratic-Republican | 1818 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
Elisha Phelps | Democratic-Republican | 1818 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic-Republican hold. | ||
John Russ | Democratic-Republican | 1818 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
Henry W. Edwards | Democratic-Republican | 1818 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
Samuel A. Foot | Democratic-Republican | 1818 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic-Republican hold. |
Delaware elected its members October 3, 1820.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Delaware at-large 2 seats on a general ticket |
Louis McLane | Federalist | 1816 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Willard Hall | Democratic- Republican |
1816 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic-Republican hold. |
Georgia elected its members October 2, 1820.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Georgia at-large 6 seats on a general ticket |
Robert R. Reid | Democratic-Republican | 1819 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Joel Crawford | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. | ||
Joel Abbot | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
John A. Cuthbert | Democratic-Republican | 1818 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. | ||
William Terrell | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. | ||
Thomas W. Cobb | Democratic-Republican | 1818 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic-Republican hold. |
Illinois elected its member August 7, 1820.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Illinois at-large | Daniel P. Cook | Democratic- Republican |
1819 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Indiana elected its member August 7, 1820.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Indiana at-large | William Hendricks | Democratic- Republican |
1817 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kentucky elected its members August 7, 1820.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Kentucky 1 | David Trimble | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kentucky 2 | Henry Clay | Democratic-Republican | 1810 1814 (resigned) 1814 1815 (seat declared vacant) 1815 (special) |
Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Kentucky 3 | William Brown | Democratic-Republican | 1818 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Kentucky 4 | Thomas Metcalfe | Democratic-Republican | 1818 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kentucky 5 | Alney McLean | Democratic-Republican | 1814 1816 (retired) 1818 |
Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Kentucky 6 | David Walker | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent died March 1, 1820. Democratic-Republican hold. Successor also elected to finish the term. |
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Kentucky 7 | George Robertson | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent re-elected. Incumbent resigned sometime before the start of the new Congress, leading to an August 6, 1821 special election. |
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Kentucky 8 | Richard C. Anderson Jr. | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. Successor died October 13, 1821, leading to a November 22, 1821 special election. |
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Kentucky 9 | Tunstall Quarles | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent resigned June 15, 1820. Democratic-Republican hold. Successor also elected to finish the term. |
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Kentucky 10 | Benjamin Hardin | Democratic-Republican | 1814 1816 (retired) 1818 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Louisiana elected its member July 3–5, 1820.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Louisiana at-large | Thomas Butler | Democratic-Republican | 1818 | Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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This was the first election in Maine since its separation from Massachusetts. In the previous election, Massachusetts had had 20 representatives. Seven seats (representing the 14th-20th districts) were reassigned from Massachusetts to Maine. In addition, under the terms of the law which admitted Maine to the union, any vacancies in the 16th Congress by Representatives elected to represent Massachusetts but residing in the new states of Maine would be filled by a resident of Maine.[2] John Holmes, who had been elected to the House for the former 14th district of Massachusetts was elected as one of the first two senators for Maine. The vacancy was filled in a special election by Joseph Dane (Federalist). Dane was the only Representative officially considered as representing Maine in the 16th Congress. The Representatives from the 15th-20th districts were still classified as being from Massachusetts for the remainder of the 16th Congress.
Maine elected its members on November 7, 1820. State law required a majority to win an election, necessitating additional ballots if a majority was not received. And, in fact, additional ballots were held on January 22, 1821, and September 10, 1821, after the term began but before the new Congress convened.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Maine 1 | Joseph Dane | Federalist | 1820 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maine 2 | Ezekiel Whitman Redistricted from MA-15 |
Federalist | 1808 1810 (lost) 1816 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maine 3 | Mark Langdon Hill Redistricted from MA-16 |
Democratic- Republican |
1819 | Incumbent re-elected on the second ballot. | First ballot (November 7, 1820)
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Maine 4 | Martin Kinsley Redistricted from MA-17 |
Democratic- Republican |
1819 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected on the third ballot after the beginning of the term but before Congress convened. Democratic-Republican hold. |
First ballot (November 7, 1820)
Second ballot (January 22, 1821)
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Maine 5 | James Parker Redistricted from MA-18 |
Democratic- Republican |
1813 1814 (lost) 1819 |
Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected on the third ballot after the beginning of the term but before Congress convened. Democratic-Republican hold. |
First ballot (November 7, 1820)
Second ballot (January 22, 1821)
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Maine 6 | Joshua Cushman Redistricted from MA-19 |
Democratic- Republican |
1818 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maine 7 | Enoch Lincoln Redistricted from MA-20 |
Democratic- Republican |
1818 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maryland elected its members October 2, 1820.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Maryland 1 | Raphael Neale | Federalist | 1818 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maryland 2 | Joseph Kent | Democratic- Republican |
1818 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maryland 3 | Henry R. Warfield | Federalist | 1818 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maryland 4 | Samuel Ringgold | Democratic- Republican |
1810 1814 (lost) 1816 |
Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Maryland 5 Plural district with 2 seats |
Samuel Smith | Democratic- Republican |
1792 1803 (retired) 1816 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Peter Little | Democratic- Republican |
1810 1812 (lost) 1816 |
Incumbent re-elected. | ||
Maryland 6 | Stevenson Archer | Democratic- Republican |
1811 (special) 1816 (lost) 1818 |
Incumbent retired. New member elected by lot after tied vote. Democratic-Republican hold.[lower-alpha 12] |
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Maryland 7 | Thomas Culbreth | Democratic- Republican |
1816 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Maryland 8 | Thomas Bayly | Federalist | 1816 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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This was the first election in Massachusetts after the separation of the former District of Maine as the new State of Maine, taking the old 14th – 20th districts with it.
Massachusetts elected its members November 6, 1820. Massachusetts had a majority requirement for election, which was not met in the 2nd district necessitating two additional elections on January 8, 1821, and April 16, 1821, after the term began but before the new Congress convened.
District numbers differed between source used and elsewhere on Wikipedia; district numbers used elsewhere on Wikipedia used here.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Massachusetts 1 | Jonathan Mason | Federalist | 1817 (special) | Incumbent resigned May 15, 1820, to pursue his law practice. Democratic-Republican gain.[lower-alpha 10] Successor also elected the same day to finish the term. |
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Massachusetts 2 | Nathaniel Silsbee | Democratic- Republican |
1816 | Incumbent retired. New member elected late after the term began but before the Congress convened. Democratic-Republican hold. |
First ballot (November 6, 1820)
Second ballot (January 8, 1821)
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Massachusetts 3 | Jeremiah Nelson | Federalist | 1804 1806 (retired) 1814 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 4 | Timothy Fuller | Democratic- Republican |
1816 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 5 | Samuel Lathrop | Federalist | 1819 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 6 | Samuel C. Allen | Federalist | 1816 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 7 | Henry Shaw | Democratic- Republican |
1816 | Incumbent retired. Federalist gain. |
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Massachusetts 8 | Zabdiel Sampson | Democratic- Republican |
1816 | Incumbent resigned July 26, 1820. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Massachusetts 9 | Walter Folger Jr. | Democratic- Republican |
1816 | Incumbent lost re-election. Federalist gain. |
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Massachusetts 10 | Marcus Morton | Democratic- Republican |
1816 | Incumbent lost re-election. Federalist gain |
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Massachusetts 11 | Benjamin Adams | Federalist | 1816 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic-Republican gain. |
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Massachusetts 12 | Jonas Kendall | Federalist | 1818 | Incumbent lost re-election. Federalist hold. |
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Massachusetts 13 | William Eustis | Democratic- Republican |
1800 1804 (lost) 1820 (special) |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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See Non-voting delegates, below.
Mississippi elected its member August 7–8, 1820.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Mississippi at-large | Christopher Rankin | Democratic-Republican | 1819 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Missouri was admitted to the union on August 10, 1821,[13] but elections had been held August 28, 1820.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Missouri at-large | None (new state) | New seat. Territorial delegate re-elected as new member. Democratic-Republican gain. |
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New Hampshire elected its members August 18, 1820.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
New Hampshire at-large 6 seats on a general ticket |
Josiah Butler | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Nathaniel Upham | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
Clifton Clagett | Democratic-Republican | 1802 1804 (retired) 1816 |
Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic-Republican hold. | ||
Joseph Buffum Jr. | Democratic-Republican | 1819 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. | ||
William Plumer Jr. | Democratic-Republican | 1819 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
Arthur Livermore | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic-Republican hold. |
New Jersey elected its members November 7, 1820. There were an unusually large number of candidates, 119 candidates according to one contemporary newspaper.[20] Some candidates ran under an "Anti-Caucus" ticket. Only 1 of the 6 six incumbents would serve in the next term, as 4 retired and 1 died after re-election.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
New Jersey at-large 6 seats on a general ticket |
Ephraim Bateman | Democratic-Republican | 1814 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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John Linn | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent re-elected but died January 5, 1821, leading to an October 8, 1821 special election. | ||
Bernard Smith | Democratic-Republican | 1818 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. | ||
Henry Southard | Democratic-Republican | 1814 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. | ||
Joseph Bloomfield | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. | ||
Charles Kinsey | Democratic-Republican | 1816 1818 (lost) 1820 (special) |
Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. |
New York elected its members April 24–26, 1821, after the term began but before the new Congress convened. The 21st district, previously a plural district with two seats, was divided into two single-member districts for the 17th Congress, the 21st and 22nd.
The Democratic-Republican party in New York was divided between "Bucktails" and "Clintonians". The Clintonians ran on a joint ticket with the remaining Federalists. In a few cases, marked as "Clintonian/Federalist" below, it is unclear whether a candidate on the joint ticket was Democratic-Republican or Federalist.
Only five of the twenty-seven incumbents were re-elected to the next term. Sixteen incumbents retired and five lost re-election. Despite this high turnover of membership, there was only a one-seat net gain for the Federalists.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
New York 1 Plural district with 2 seats |
Silas Wood | Federalist | 1818 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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James Guyon Jr. | Democratic- Republican |
1818 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. | ||
Election successfully contested.[lower-alpha 13] Federalist gain. |
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New York 2 Plural district with 2 seats |
Henry Meigs | Democratic- Republican |
1818 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Peter H. Wendover | Democratic- Republican |
1814 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. | ||
New York 3 | Caleb Tompkins | Democratic- Republican |
1816 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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New York 4 | Randall S. Street | Federalist | 1818 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican gain. |
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New York 5 | James Strong | Federalist | 1818 | Incumbent retired. Federalist hold. |
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New York 6 | Walter Case | Democratic- Republican |
1818 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. Successor died September 7, 1821, before the Congress convened, leading to a special election. |
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New York 7 | Jacob H. De Witt | Democratic- Republican |
1818 | Incumbent retired. Federalist gain. |
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New York 8 | Robert Clark | Democratic- Republican |
1818 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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New York 9 | Solomon Van Rensselaer | Federalist | 1818 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 10 | John D. Dickinson | Federalist | 1818 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 11 | John W. Taylor | Democratic- Republican |
1812 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 12 Plural district with 2 seats |
Nathaniel Pitcher | Democratic- Republican |
1818 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Ezra C. Gross | Democratic- Republican |
1818 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic-Republican hold. | ||
New York 13 | Harmanus Peek | Democratic- Republican |
1818 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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New York 14 | John Fay | Democratic- Republican |
1818 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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New York 15 Plural district with 2 seats |
Robert Monell | Democratic- Republican |
1818 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Joseph S. Lyman | Democratic- Republican |
1818 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. | ||
New York 16 | Henry R. Storrs | Federalist | 1816 | Incumbent retired. Federalist hold. |
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New York 17 | Aaron Hackley Jr. | Democratic- Republican |
1818 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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New York 18 | William D. Ford | Democratic- Republican |
1818 | Incumbent retired. Federalist gain. |
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New York 19 | George Hall | Democratic- Republican |
1818 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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New York 20 Plural district with 2 seats |
Jonathan Richmond | Democratic- Republican |
1818 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Caleb Baker | Democratic- Republican |
1818 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. | ||
New York 21 | Nathaniel Allen | Democratic- Republican |
1818 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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New York 22 | Albert H. Tracy Redistricted from the 21st district |
Democratic- Republican |
1818 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Carolina elected its members August 9, 1821, after the term began but before the new Congress convened.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
North Carolina 1 | Lemuel Sawyer | Democratic-Republican | 1806 1813 (lost) 1817 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Carolina 2 | Hutchins G. Burton | Democratic-Republican | 1819 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Carolina 3 | Thomas H. Hall | Democratic-Republican | 1817 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Carolina 4 | William S. Blackledge | Federalist | 1821 (special) | Incumbent re-elected as a Democratic-Republican. Democratic-Republican gain. |
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North Carolina 5 | Charles Hooks | Democratic-Republican | 1816 (special) 1817 (lost) 1819 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Carolina 6 | Weldon N. Edwards | Democratic-Republican | 1816 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Carolina 7 | John Culpepper | Federalist | 1806 1808 (contested) 1808 (special) 1813 1816 (lost) 1819 |
Incumbent lost re-election. Federalist hold. |
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North Carolina 8 | James S. Smith | Democratic-Republican | 1817 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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North Carolina 9 | Thomas Settle | Democratic-Republican | 1817 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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North Carolina 10 | Charles Fisher | Democratic-Republican | 1819 (special) | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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North Carolina 11 | William Davidson | Federalist | 1818 (special) | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic-Republican gain. |
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North Carolina 12 | Felix Walker | Democratic-Republican | 1817 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Carolina 13 | Lewis Williams | Democratic-Republican | 1815 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Ohio elected its members October 10, 1820.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Ohio 1 | Thomas R. Ross | Democratic-Republican | 1818 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Ohio 2 | John W. Campbell | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Ohio 3 | Henry Brush | Democratic-Republican | 1818 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Ohio 4 | Samuel Herrick | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. Winner declined to serve, leading to a special election. |
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Ohio 5 | Philemon Beecher | Federalist | 1816 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic-Republican gain. |
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Ohio 6 | John Sloane | Democratic-Republican | 1818 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Pennsylvania elected its members October 10, 1820.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[16] | |
Pennsylvania 1 Plural district with 4 seats |
Joseph Hemphill | Federalist | 1800 1802 (lost) 1818 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Samuel Edwards | Federalist | 1818 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
Thomas Forrest | Federalist | 1818 | Incumbent lost re-election. Federalist hold. | ||
John Sergeant | Federalist | 1815 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
Pennsylvania 2 Plural district with 2 seats |
William Darlington | Democratic- Republican |
1814 1816 (lost) 1818 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Samuel Gross | Democratic- Republican |
1818 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
Pennsylvania 3 Plural district with 2 seats |
James M. Wallace | Democratic- Republican |
1815 (special) | Incumbent lost re-election. Federalist gain. |
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Jacob Hibshman | Democratic- Republican |
1818 | Incumbent lost re-election. Federalist gain. | ||
Pennsylvania 4 | Jacob Hostetter | Democratic- Republican |
1818 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Pennsylvania 5 Plural district with 2 seats |
Andrew Boden | Democratic- Republican |
1816 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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David Fullerton | Democratic- Republican |
1818 | Incumbent resigned May 15, 1820. Democratic-Republican hold. Successor was not a candidate in the same day's election to finish the term. Successor resigned in April 1821, leading to a special election. | ||
Pennsylvania 6 Plural district with 2 seats |
Samuel Moore | Democratic- Republican |
1818 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Thomas J. Rogers | Democratic- Republican |
1818 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
Pennsylvania 7 | Joseph Hiester | Democratic- Republican |
1798 1804 (retired) 1814 |
Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Pennsylvania. Federalist gain. Incumbent then resigned in December 1820 when elected Governor of Pennsylvania and successor lost the special election to finish the term. |
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Pennsylvania 8 | Robert Philson | Democratic- Republican |
1818 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Pennsylvania 9 | William P. Maclay | Democratic- Republican |
1816 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Pennsylvania 10 Plural district with 2 seats |
George Denison | Democratic- Republican |
1818 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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John Murray | Democratic- Republican |
1817 (special) | Incumbent retired. Federalist gain. Incumbent resigned July 20, 1821, leading to a special election. | ||
Pennsylvania 11 | David Marchand | Democratic- Republican |
1816 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Pennsylvania 12 | Thomas Patterson | Democratic- Republican |
1816 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Pennsylvania 13 | Christian Tarr | Democratic- Republican |
1816 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Pennsylvania 14 | Henry Baldwin | Democratic- Republican |
1816 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Pennsylvania 15 | Robert Moore | Democratic- Republican |
1816 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Rhode Island elected its members August 29, 1820.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Rhode Island at-large 2 seats on a general ticket |
Samuel Eddy | Democratic-Republican | 1818 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Nathaniel Hazard | Democratic-Republican | 1818 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic-Republican hold. Incumbent died December 17, 1820, and seat remained vacant until the end of term. |
South Carolina elected its members October 9–10, 1820.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
South Carolina 1 | Charles Pinckney | Democratic-Republican | 1818 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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South Carolina 2 | William Lowndes | Democratic-Republican | 1810 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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South Carolina 3 | James Ervin | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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South Carolina 4 | James Overstreet | Democratic-Republican | 1818 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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South Carolina 5 | Starling Tucker | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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South Carolina 6 | Eldred Simkins | Democratic-Republican | 1818 (special) | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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South Carolina 7 | Elias Earle | Democratic-Republican | 1804 1814 (lost) 1816 |
Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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South Carolina 8 | John McCreary | Democratic-Republican | 1818 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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South Carolina 9 | Joseph Brevard | Democratic-Republican | 1818 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. Winner declined to serve, leading to a special election sometime in 1821. |
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Tennessee elected its members August 9–10, 1821, after the term began but before the new Congress convened.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Tennessee 1 | John Rhea | Democratic-Republican | 1803 1815 (lost) 1817 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Tennessee 2 | John Cocke | Democratic-Republican | 1819 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Tennessee 3 | Francis Jones | Democratic-Republican | 1817 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Tennessee 4 | Robert Allen | Democratic-Republican | 1819 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Tennessee 5 | Newton Cannon | Democratic-Republican | 1814 (special) 1817 (lost) 1819 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Tennessee 6 | Henry H. Bryan | Democratic-Republican | 1819 | Incumbent re-elected. Winner never appeared to take his seat. |
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In 1820, Vermont returned to using districts. This would be the only election in which the 6th district would be used.
Vermont elected its members September 5, 1820. A majority was required for election, which was not met in the 2nd or 3rd district, requiring additional ballots to achieve a majority. The 2nd district required 7 ballots. The 3rd district required two additional ballots. The additional ballots were held December 11, 1820, and February 19, May 1, July 2, September 4, and October 22, 1821.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Vermont 1 | Rollin Carolas Mallary Redistricted from the at-large district |
Democratic- Republican |
1818 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Vermont 2 | Mark Richards Redistricted from the at-large district |
Democratic- Republican |
1816 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic-Republican hold. |
First ballot (September 5, 1820)
Second ballot (December 11, 1820)
Third ballot (February 19, 1821)
Fourth ballot (May 1, 1821)
Fifth ballot (July 2, 1821)
Sixth ballot (September 4, 1821)
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Vermont 3 | Charles Rich Redistricted from the at-large district |
Democratic- Republican |
1812 1814 (lost) 1816 |
Incumbent re-elected on the third ballot. | First ballot (September 5, 1820)
Second ballot (December 11, 1820)
|
Ezra Meech Redistricted from the at-large district |
Democratic- Republican |
1818 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic-Republican loss. | ||
Vermont 4 | William Strong Redistricted from the at-large district |
Democratic- Republican |
1810 1814 (lost) 1818 |
Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Vermont 5 | Samuel C. Crafts Redistricted from the at-large district |
Democratic- Republican |
1816 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Vermont 6 | None (new district) | New seat. Democratic-Republican gain. |
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Virginia elected its members in April 1821, after the term began but before the new Congress convened.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Virginia 1 | Edward B. Jackson | Democratic-Republican | 1820 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 2 | Thomas Van Swearingen | Federalist | 1819 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 3 | Jared Williams | Democratic-Republican | 1819 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 4 | William McCoy | Democratic-Republican | 1811 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 5 | John Floyd | Democratic-Republican | 1817 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 6 | Alexander Smyth | Democratic-Republican | 1817 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 7 | Ballard Smith | Democratic-Republican | 1815 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Virginia 8 | Charles F. Mercer | Federalist | 1817 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 9 | William Lee Ball | Democratic-Republican | 1817 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 10 | Thomas L. Moore | Democratic-Republican | 1820 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 11 | Philip P. Barbour | Democratic-Republican | 1814 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 12 | Robert S. Garnett | Democratic-Republican | 1817 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 13 | Severn E. Parker | Democratic-Republican | 1819 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Virginia 14 | William A. Burwell | Democratic-Republican | 1806 (special) | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Virginia 15 | George Tucker | Democratic-Republican | 1819 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 16 | John Randolph | Democratic-Republican | 1799 1813 (lost) 1815 1817 (lost) 1819 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 17 | William S. Archer | Democratic-Republican | 1820 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 18 | Mark Alexander | Democratic-Republican | 1819 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 19 | James Jones | Democratic-Republican | 1819 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 20 | John C. Gray | Democratic-Republican | 1820 (special) | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Virginia 21 | Thomas Newton Jr. | Democratic-Republican | 1797 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 22 | Hugh Nelson | Democratic-Republican | 1811 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 23 | John Tyler | Democratic-Republican | 1816 (special) | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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There were four territories that had the right to send a delegate to at least part of the 17th Congress, only three of which actually sent delegates. Missouri Territory's seat remained vacant, as the territory was admitted as the State of Missouri early in the 17th Congress.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Delegate | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Arkansas Territory at-large | James Woodson Bates | None | 1819 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan Territory at-large | Solomon Sibley | None | 1820 (special) | Incumbent re-elected sometime in 1821. |
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