The United States House Committee on Elections is a former standing committee of the United States House of Representatives.
Article 1, section 5, of the Constitution of the United States specifies: "Each House shall be the Judge of the Elections, Returns, and Qualifications of its own Members." The Committee on Elections was established as the first standing committee of the House to perform this function on April 13, 1789, just two weeks after the first quorum allowed the House of Representatives to organize itself. Rule number 7 of the first rules adopted by the House of Representatives specifies the character and jurisdiction of the committee:
- 7. A standing Committee on Elections shall be appointed, to consist of seven members, it shall be the duty of the said committee to examine and report upon the certificates of election, or other credentials of the members returned to serve in this House, and to take into their consideration all such matters as shall or may come in question, and be referred to them by the House, touching returns and elections, and to report their proceedings, with their opinion thereupon, to the House.[1]
From 1789 until the mid-19th century the number of contested election cases remained stable at an average of three per Congress. After the 34th Congress (1855–57) the number of contested seats rose sporadically to a peak of 38 during the 54th Congress (1895–97). In 1895, due to the increase in workload, the committee was split into three separate committees: Elections #1, Elections #2, and Elections #3. After 1935 the number of contested elections returned to an average of three per Congress, and in 1947 the three Elections Committees were abolished and their jurisdiction included in that of the new House Administration Committee.
In November 2018, Nancy Pelosi announced her intention to restore the Elections Subcommittee of the Committee on House Administration in the 116th Congress and name Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge the Chair.
Historical committee rosters
1st Congress
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3rd session
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2nd Congress
1st session
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2nd session
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3rd Congress
1st session
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2nd session
Majority (Anti-Administration)[4] | Minority (Pro-Administration) |
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4th Congress
1st session
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2nd session
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5th Congress
1st session
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2nd session
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3rd session
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6th Congress
1st session
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2nd session
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7th Congress
1st session
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2nd session
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8th Congress
1st session
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2nd session
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9th Congress
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10th Congress
1st and 2nd sessions
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11th Congress
1st and 2nd sessions
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3rd session
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12th Congress
1st session
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2nd session
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13th Congress
1st session
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2nd session
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3rd session
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14th Congress
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2nd session
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15th Congress
1st session
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2nd session
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16th Congress
1st session
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2nd session
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17th Congress
1st session
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2nd session
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18th Congress
1st session
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2nd session
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19th Congress
1st session
Majority (Anti-Jacksonian)[2] | Minority (Jacksonian) |
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2nd session
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20th Congress
1st session
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2nd session
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21st Congress
1st and 2nd sessions
Majority (Jacksonian)[25][26] | Minority (Anti-Jacksonian) |
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22nd Congress
1st and 2nd sessions
Majority (Jacksonian)[2][27] | Minority (Anti-Jacksonian) |
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23rd Congress
1st session
Majority (Jacksonian)[2] | Minority (Anti-Jacksonian) |
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2nd session
Majority (Jacksonian)[28] | Minority (Anti-Jacksonian) |
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