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The 1850–51 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between August 5, 1850, and November 4, 1851. Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives before the first session of the 32nd United States Congress convened on December 1, 1851.
Fillmore had become president on July 9, 1850, upon the death of President Zachary Taylor. Members of the 32nd United States Congress were also chosen in this election. Democrats kept control of both houses of the Congress of the United States. In the House, Democrats won several seats from the Whigs, building on their continued control of the ...
The election coincided with the elections of other offices, including the senatorial election and various state and local elections. [1] The winning candidate would serve a two-year term in the United States House of Representatives from March 4, 1851, to March 4, 1853.
This provides a summary of the results of elections to the United States House of Representatives from the elections held in 1856 to the present. This time period corresponds to the Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Party Systems of the United States. For the purposes of counting partisan divisions in the U.S. House of Representatives ...
The new state of Wisconsin elected its first representatives, and California also held its first congressional elections before officially achieving statehood in 1850, increasing the size of the House to 233 seats. These elections spanned the 1848 United States presidential election and took place amid the U.S. victory over Mexico in the (1846 ...
As a result, two elections were held in 1860: on June 4 (won by George K. Shiel and on November 6 (won by Andrew J. Thayer). Thayer was seated March 4, 1861, but Shiel contested the election. On July 30, 1861, the House Elections Committee seated the Shiel for the rest of the term ending March 3, 1863. Both disputants were Democrats.
After the presidential race was called Wednesday morning, Americans are awaiting the final results of races in the U.S. House of Representatives. All 435 U.S. House of Representatives seats were ...
A special election to the United States House of Representatives for Iowa's 1st congressional district was held September 24, 1850. The winning candidate would serve briefly in the United States House of Representatives to represent Iowa in the 31st Congress until the general election on October 8, 1850.