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Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives. 224 elected members representing 27 states took their seats when the first session of the 29th United States Congress convened on December 1, 1845. The new state of Florida elected its first representative during this election cycle, while one vacancy in New Hampshire’s delegation remained unfilled for the duration of the 29th Congress.The House elections spanned the 1844 presidential election, won by dark horse Democratic candidate James K. Polk, who advocated territorial expansion.Democrats lost six seats but retained a large majority over the rival Whigs. The new American Party, based on the nativist “Know Nothing” movement characterized by opposition to immigration and anti-Catholicism, gained six seats.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Table of ContentsElection summaries[edit]Special elections[edit]Alabama[edit]Arkansas[edit]Connecticut[edit]Delaware[edit]Florida[edit]Georgia[edit]Illinois[edit]Indiana[edit]Iowa Territory[edit]Kentucky[edit]Louisiana[edit]Maryland[edit]Late elections to the 28th Congress[edit]Regular elections to the 29th Congress[edit]Massachusetts[edit]Michigan[edit]Mississippi[edit]Missouri[edit]New Hampshire[edit]New Jersey[edit]New York[edit]North Carolina[edit]Pennsylvania[edit]Rhode Island[edit]South Carolina[edit]Tennessee[edit]Vermont[edit]Virginia[edit]Wisconsin Territory[edit]Non-voting delegates[edit]See also[edit]References[edit]Bibliography[edit]External links[edit]Election summaries[edit]One seat was added for the new State of Florida.[3]  Texas and Iowa were admitted during this next Congress, but their initial elections were held in 1846.\u2193       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4142679Democratic[e]WhigStateTypeDateTotalseatsDemocraticKnow NothingWhigSeatsChangeSeatsChangeSeatsChangeLouisianaDistrictJuly 1\u20133, 1844431011IllinoisDistrictAugust 5, 18447601MissouriAt-largeAugust 5, 18445500GeorgiaDistrict[f]August 7, 1844844044VermontDistrictSeptember 3, 18444103MaineDistrictSeptember 9, 1844761011ArkansasAt-largeOctober 8, 18441100OhioDistrictOctober 8, 184421131081PennsylvaniaDistrictOctober 8, 1844241222102New JerseyDistrictOctober 9, 1844513043South CarolinaDistrictOctober 14\u201315, 18447700MichiganDistrictNovember 5, 18443300MassachusettsDistrictNovember 11, 184410020102New YorkDistrictNovember 11, 1844342134491DelawareAt-largeNovember 12, 18441001Late electionsfter the March 4, 1845 beginning of termNew HampshireAt-largeMarch 11, 18454[c]3100Rhode IslandDistrictApril 2, 184520022[g]ConnecticutDistrictApril 7, 1845404044VirginiaDistrictApril 24, 184515142012Florida[h]At-largeMay 26, 184511100AlabamaDistrictAugust 4, 18457601IndianaDistrictAugust 4, 184510802KentuckyDistrictAugust 4, 18451031072North CarolinaDistrictAugust 7, 1845961031TennesseeDistrictAugust 7, 184511605MarylandDistrictOctober 1, 1845644024MississippiAt-largeNovember 3\u20134, 18454400Total224[b][c]14262.6%662.6%67934.8%6Popular voteDemocratic\u200950.02%Whig\u200944.79%Know Nothing\u20092.09%Law & Order\u20090.12%Independent\u20091.25%Others\u20091.73%House seatsDemocratic\u200961.67%Whig\u200935.68%Know Nothing\u20092.64%Special elections[edit]This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it.  (March 2020)Alabama[edit]Elections were held August 4, 1845, after the March 4, 1845 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1845.Arkansas[edit]The election was held October 8, 1844.DistrictIncumbentThis raceMemberPartyFirst electedResultsCandidatesArkansas\u00a0at-largeConnecticut[edit]Elections were held April 7, 1845, after the March 4, 1845 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1845.Delaware[edit]The election was held November 12, 1844.DistrictIncumbentThis raceMemberPartyFirst electedResultsCandidatesDelaware\u00a0at-largeFlorida[edit]The election was held May 26, 1845.DistrictIncumbentThis raceMemberPartyFirst electedResultsCandidatesFlorida\u00a0at-largeNone (New state)New seat.New member elected late on May 26, 1845.Democratic gain.Winner did not serve, having also been elected U.S. senator.Georgia[edit]Elections were held August 7, 1844.Illinois[edit]Elections were held August 5, 1844.Indiana[edit]Elections were held August 4, 1845, after the March 4, 1845 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1845.Iowa Territory[edit]See Non-voting delegates, below.Kentucky[edit]Elections were held August 4, 1845, after the March 4, 1845 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1845.Louisiana[edit]Elections were held July 1\u20133, 1844.Elections were held September 9, 1844.Maryland[edit]Late elections to the 28th Congress[edit]Maryland elected its members to the 28th Congress on February 14, 1844, after that Congress had already convened in 1843 and long after the 1842\u20131843 election cycle.Regular elections to the 29th Congress[edit]Maryland’s October 1, 1845 elections were after the March 4, 1845 beginning of the new term, but still before the Congress convened in December 1845.Massachusetts[edit]Elections were held November 11, 1844.  At least one district, however, had multiple ballots stretching into 1846.DistrictIncumbentThis raceMemberPartyFirst electedResultsCandidatesMassachusetts\u00a01Massachusetts\u00a02Massachusetts\u00a03Massachusetts\u00a04William ParmenterDemocratic1836Incumbent lost re-election.New member elected on the second ballot.Whig gain.First ballot (November 11, 1844):Second ballot (December 23, 1844):Massachusetts\u00a05Massachusetts\u00a06Massachusetts\u00a07Julius RockwellWhig1844 (Late)Incumbent re-elected.Massachusetts\u00a08John Quincy AdamsWhig1830Incumbent re-elected.Massachusetts\u00a09Henry WilliamsDemocratic1836Incumbent lost re-election.New member elected on the ninth ballot.Whig gain.First ballot (November 11, 1844):Second ballot (December 23, 1844):Third ballot (February 10, 1845):Fourth ballot (April 28, 1845):Fifth ballot (September 1, 1845):Sixth ballot (November 10, 1845):Seventh ballot (December 29, 1845):Eighth ballot (February 2, 1846):Ninth ballot (November 9, 1846):Massachusetts\u00a010Michigan[edit]Elections were held November 5, 1844.Mississippi[edit]Elections were held November 3\u20134, 1845, after the March 4, 1845 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1845.Missouri[edit]Elections were held at-large on a general ticket August 5, 1844.New Hampshire[edit]Elections were held at-large on a general ticket March 11, 1845, after the March 4, 1845 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1845.New Jersey[edit]Elections were held October 9, 1844.New York[edit]Elections were held November 11, 1844.North Carolina[edit]Elections were held August 7, 1845, after the March 4, 1845 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1845.Elections were held October 8, 1844.Pennsylvania[edit]Elections were held October 8, 1844.Rhode Island[edit]Elections were held April 2, 1845, after the March 4, 1845 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1845.South Carolina[edit]Elections were held October 14\u201315, 1844.Tennessee[edit]Elections were held August 7, 1845.Vermont[edit]Elections were held September 3, 1844.Virginia[edit]Elections were held April 24, 1845, after the March 4, 1845 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1845.Wisconsin Territory[edit]See Non-voting delegates, below.Non-voting delegates[edit]See also[edit]^ Excludes states admitted during the 29th Congress^ a b c Includes late elections^ a b c There was one vacancy in New Hampshire’s delegation, unfilled for the duration of the 29th Congress.^  Includes one Independent and one Independent Whig.^ There were 6 Know Nothings.^ Changed from at-large^ Previous election had 2 members of the short-lived Law and Order Party^ New StateReferences[edit]^ 5\u00a0Stat.\u00a0743^ “Our Campaigns – GA District 03 Race – Aug 07, 1844”. www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2020-12-20.^ “Our Campaigns – GA District 08 Race – Aug 07, 1844”. www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2020-12-20.^ “Our Campaigns – MA District 4 – 1st Trial Race – Nov 11, 1844”. www.ourcampaigns.com.^ “Our Campaigns – MA District 4 – 2nd Trial Race – Dec 23, 1844”. www.ourcampaigns.com.^ “Our Campaigns – MA District 7 Race – Nov 11, 1844”. www.ourcampaigns.com.^ “Our Campaigns – MA District 8 Race – Nov 11, 1844”. www.ourcampaigns.com.^ “Our Campaigns – MA District 9 – 1st Trial Race – Nov 11, 1844”. www.ourcampaigns.com.^ “Our Campaigns – MA District 9 – 2nd Trial Race – Dec 23, 1844”. www.ourcampaigns.com.^ “Our Campaigns – MA District 9 – 3rd Trial Race – Feb 10, 1845”. www.ourcampaigns.com.^ “Our Campaigns – MA District 9 – 4th Trial Race – Apr 28, 1845”. www.ourcampaigns.com.^ “Our Campaigns – MA District 9 – 5th Trial Race – Sep 01, 1845”. www.ourcampaigns.com.^ “Our Campaigns – MA District 9 – 6th Trial Race – Nov 10, 1845”. www.ourcampaigns.com.^ “Our Campaigns – MA District 9 – 7th Trial Race – Dec 29, 1845”. www.ourcampaigns.com.^ “Our Campaigns – MA District 9 – 8th Trial Race – Feb 02, 1846”. www.ourcampaigns.com.^ “Our Campaigns – MA District 9 – 9th Trial Race – Nov 09, 1846”. www.ourcampaigns.com.^ “MI – District 01 Race – Nov 05, 1844”. Our Campaigns. January 11, 2010. Retrieved June 27, 2022.^ “MI – District 02 Race – Nov 05, 1844”. Our Campaigns. January 11, 2010. Retrieved June 27, 2022.^ “MI – District 03 Race – Nov 05, 1844”. Our Campaigns. January 11, 2010. Retrieved June 27, 2022.^ “MS – At Large”. Our Campaigns. Retrieved 8 March 2021.^ “MO At-Large”. OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved October 28, 2020., source notes Sims is Whig, which conflicts with other sources.^ “Our Campaigns – NH At-Large Race – Mar 11, 1845”. www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2020-10-15.^ “Our Campaigns – NH At-Large – 2nd Trial Race – Aug 23, 1845”. www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2020-10-15.^ “Our Campaigns – NH At-Large – 3rd Trial Race – Nov 29, 1845”. www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2020-10-15.^ “Our Campaigns – NH At-Large – 4th Trial Race – Mar 10, 1846”. www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2020-10-15.^ “TN – District 01”. Our Campaigns. Retrieved 15 February 2021.^ “TN – District 02”. Our Campaigns. 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