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1814–15 United States House of Representatives elections

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The 1814–15 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between April 26, 1814, and August 10, 1815. Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives before the first session of the 14th United States Congress convened on December 4, 1815. They occurred during President James Madison's second term. Elections were held for all 182 seats, representing 18 states.

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This election happened in the middle of the War of 1812. The war was extremely unpopular in certain regions, particularly New England. The failed American invasion of Upper Canada (Ontario) and the 1814 Burning of Washington were embarrassing military setbacks, but the Democratic-Republican Party remained dominant and the declining Federalist Party was unable to convert war opposition into political gain.

This election marked the first in American history where the incumbent president's party gained House seats in a midterm election while still losing seats in the Senate; this happened again in 1822 and 1902.

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Special elections

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There were special elections in 1814 and 1815 to the 13th United States Congress and 14th United States Congress.

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13th Congress

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14th Congress

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Connecticut

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Connecticut held its election September 19, 1814.

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Delaware

Delaware held its election October 4, 1814.

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Georgia

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Georgia held its election October 3, 1814.

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Illinois Territory

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Indiana Territory

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Kentucky

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Kentucky held its elections August 3, 1814.

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Louisiana

Louisiana held its election July 4–6, 1814.

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Maryland

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Maryland held its elections October 3, 1814.

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Massachusetts

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Massachusetts held its elections November 7, 1814. State law required a majority vote for election which was not met in two districts, leading to a second election January 6, 1815.

District numbers differed between source used and elsewhere on Wikipedia; district numbers used elsewhere on Wikipedia used here.

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Mississippi Territory

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Missouri Territory

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New Hampshire

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New Hampshire held its election August 29, 1814.

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New Jersey

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New Jersey held its election October 10–11, 1814. The state returned to an at-large basis for electing its representatives, abolishing the short-lived districts of the previous election.

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New York

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New York held its elections April 26–28, 1814.

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North Carolina

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North Carolina held its elections August 10, 1815.

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Ohio

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Ohio held its elections October 11, 1814.

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Pennsylvania

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Pennsylvania held its elections October 11, 1814.

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Rhode Island

Rhode Island held its election August 30, 1814.

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South Carolina

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South Carolina held its elections October 10–11, 1814.

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Tennessee

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Tennessee held its elections August 3–4, 1815.

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Vermont

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Vermont held its elections September 6, 1814. Voters swung from one party to the other. The margins were close, actually, but to toss the entire six-member delegation out of office.

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Virginia

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Virginia held its elections in April 1815.

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Non-voting delegates

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Four territories sent delegates to the 14th Congress. There was no election held in Illinois Territory

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This was the last election for Indiana Territory, as it was admitted to the Union as a state in 1816. In Missouri Territory, Hempstead resigned and Easton also filled his seat for the remainder of the 13th Congress

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Notes

  1. Excludes states admitted during the 14th Congress
  2. Includes late elections
  3. Massachusetts law required a majority vote for election, which was not met in two districts, requiring a second election, held on January 6, 1815.
  4. Only candidates with at least 1% of the vote listed.
  5. Numbers of votes missing or incomplete in source.
  6. Henry Clay was elected to the 2nd district, which he had represented in the 12th and 13th Congresses until he resigned to accept a position as diplomatic envoy to Great Britain. He was still out of the country at the time of the general election. Kentucky's governor, unsure of the implications of a situation in which Clay held the office of United States Representative and diplomatic envoy simultaneously, declared his seat vacant. A subsequent special election was held in 1815, which Clay won without opposition, See above. Although the district was unrepresented from the March 4, 1815 (the start of the 14th Congress) until October 30, 1815, the 14th Congress did not meet until December 4, 1815[14] so there was no effective vacancy.
  7. Won special election to fill vacancy in 13th Congress.
  8. The source indicates uncertainty as to whether Farrow ran in 1814.
  9. Source did not provide full name.

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