1830–31 United States House of Representatives elections

1830–31 United States House of Representatives elections
All 213 seats in the United States House of Representatives; 107 seats needed for a majority
Speaker before election; Andrew Stevenson; Jacksonian	Elected Speaker ; Andrew Stevenson; Jacksonian

The 1830–31 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between July 5, 1830, and October 3, 1831. Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives before the first session of the 22nd United States Congress convened on December 5, 1831. Elections were held for all 213 seats, representing 24 states.

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The supporters of President Andrew Jackson lost ten seats during his first term, but managed to maintain control of the chamber amidst the growth of two new opposition movements.

The brash style of Congress during the administration of Jackson caused a number of Americans to become dissatisfied with the government and both of the major parties. Anger over the Tariff of 1828 also provided a major issue, particularly in the agricultural South. The Jacksonians remained firmly in control of the House, but lost several seats, as did the minority National Republicans. The Anti-Masonic Party, an aspiring third party which was based on a single issue (distrust of Freemasonry), was actually able to gain a dozen seats, and four South Carolina Congressman who called themselves Nullifiers (based on the principle of states' rights) were also elected. Thus, this was the first election in the House where both major parties lost seats at the same time; this would not occur again until the 1854 elections.

Not including special elections.

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66	17	4	126
National Republican	AM	N	Jacksonian

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State	Type	Date	Total seats	National Republican		Anti-Masonic		Jacksonian		Nullifier
State	Type	Date	Total seats	Seats	Change	Seats	Change	Seats	Change	Seats	Change
Louisiana	Districts	July 5–7, 1830	3	2		0		1		0
Mississippi	At-large	August 2–3, 1830	1	0		0		1		0
Vermont	Districts	September 6, 1830^[b]	5	3	1	2	1	0		0
Maine	Districts	September 13, 1830	7	1	2	0		6	2	0
Georgia	At-large	October 4, 1830	7	0		0		7		0
Ohio	Districts	October 12, 1830	14	8	2	0		6	2	0
Pennsylvania	Districts	October 12, 1830	26	2	1	7	6	17	7	0
South Carolina	Districts	October 11–12, 1830	9	0		0		5	4	4	4
Massachusetts	Districts	November 1, 1830	13	13		0		0		0
New York	Districts	November 1–3, 1830	34	3	8	8	5	23	3	0
New Jersey	At-large	November 6, 1830	6	6		0		0		0
Delaware	At-large	November 13, 1830	1	1		0		0		0
Late elections (after the March 4, 1831 beginning of the term)
New Hampshire	At-large	March 8, 1831	6	0		0		6		0
Connecticut	At-large	April 14, 1831	6	6		0		0		0
Virginia	Districts	April 1831	22	5	1	0		17	1	0
Alabama	Districts	August 1, 1831	3	0		0		3		0
Illinois	At-large		1	0		0		1		0
Kentucky	Districts		12	4	2	0		8	2	0
Missouri	At-large	August 2, 1831	1	0		0		1		0
Indiana	Districts	August 5, 1831	3	0	2	0		3	2	0
Tennessee	Districts	August 4–5, 1831	9	1		0		8		0
North Carolina	Districts	August 11, 1831	13	2	1	0		11	1	0
Rhode Island	At-large	August 23, 1831	2	2		0		0		0
Maryland	Districts	October 3, 1831	9	5	2	0		4	2	0
Total			213	66 31.0%	6	17 8.0%	12	126 59.2%	10	4 1.9%	4

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House seats

Jacksonian			59.15%
Nat. Republican			30.99%
Anti-Masonic			7.98%
Nullifier			1.88%

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