The 1824–25 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between July 7, 1824, and August 30, 1825. Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives before the first session of the 19th United States Congress convened on December 5, 1825. Elections were held for all 213 seats, representing 24 states.

Quick Facts All 213 seats in the United States House of Representatives 107 seats needed for a majority, Majority party ...

1824–25 United States House of Representatives elections

← 1822 & 1823 July 7, 1824 – August 30, 1825 1826 & 1827 →
All 213 seats in the United States House of Representatives 107 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader John W. Taylor Andrew Stevenson Party Anti-Jacksonian Jacksonian Leader's seat New York 17th Virginia 9th Last election 87 seats[lower-alpha 1] 71 seats[lower-alpha 2] Seats won 109[1] 104[1] Seat change 22[lower-alpha 3] 33[lower-alpha 3]
Results:      Anti-Jacksonian hold      Anti-Jacksonian gain      Jacksonian hold      Jacksonian gain      Undistricted territory or split plural districts
Speaker before election Henry Clay Democratic-Republican Elected Speaker John W. Taylor Anti-Jacksonian

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They coincided with the contentious 1824 presidential election. After no presidential candidate won an electoral majority, in February 1825 the House of the outgoing 18th Congress chose the President, John Quincy Adams, in a contingent election.^[2]

The approach of the 1824 presidential election ended the virtually nonpartisan Era of Good Feelings and motivated major realignment. The weak Federalist Party collapsed and the Democratic-Republican Party abruptly, catastrophically split.

Though Andrew Jackson lost the contingent election, public attitudes toward the charismatic, famous Jackson mainly determined the new alignment. Partisans of Jackson often were called Jacksonians, by 1828 adopting the Democratic Party label. Opponents of Jackson often were called Anti-Jacksonians, coalescing under the leadership of newly elected President John Quincy Adams and soon forming the National Republican Party.^[2]

Though both parties were new, and were not continuations of old parties, Jacksonians were more similar to the former Democratic-Republicans, while National Republicans were more similar to the former Federalists and also were political ancestors to the future Whig Party. Leadership of the National Republicans in opposition to Jackson later would transition to Henry Clay, whose support of Adams determined the contingent election.

Representatives regrouped into Jackson supporters and Adams supporters (comprising the Adams-Clay faction in the contingent election), while supporters of William Crawford, whose ill health and retirement had indirectly helped trigger the realignment, divided between the two factions with 33 going to the Adams-Clay faction and 22 going to the Jackson faction.

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State	Date ↑	Type	Total seats	Anti-Jacksonian		Jacksonian
				Seats	Change	Seats	Change
Louisiana	July 7–9, 1824	Districts	3	2		1
Illinois	August 2, 1824	At-large	1	1		0
Indiana	August 2, 1824	Districts	3	2	2	1	2
Kentucky	August 2, 1824	Districts	12	7	1	5	1
Missouri	August 2, 1824	At-large	1	1		0
Mississippi	August 2–3, 1824	At-large	1	0		1
Vermont	September 7, 1824[lower-alpha 4]	District	5	4	1	1	1
Maine	September 13, 1824[lower-alpha 5]	Districts	7	6	1	1	1
Georgia	October 4, 1824	At-large	7	0		7	7
Maryland	October 4, 1824	Districts	9	7	2	2	1
Delaware	October 5, 1824	At-large	1	0		1	1
South Carolina	October 11–12, 1824	Districts	9	0		9
Ohio	October 12, 1824	Districts	14	12	2	2
Pennsylvania	October 12, 1824	Districts	26	4	3	22	3
Massachusetts	November 1, 1824[lower-alpha 6]	Districts	13	12		1
New Hampshire	November 1, 1824[lower-alpha 7]	At-large	6	5	1	1	1
New Jersey	November 2, 1824	At-large	6	3	2	3	2
New York	November 1–3, 1824	Districts	34	26	8	8	6
Late elections (after the March 4, 1825, beginning of the term)
Connecticut	April 4, 1825	At-large	6	6		0
Virginia	April 1825	Districts	22	7	6	15	14
Alabama	August 1–3, 1825	Districts	3	0		3
Tennessee	August 4–5, 1825	Districts	9	0		9
North Carolina	August 11, 1825	Districts	13	2	1	11	9
Rhode Island	August 30, 1825[lower-alpha 8]	At-large	2	2		0
Total			213	109 51.2%	22	104 48.8%	33

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There were special elections in 1824 and 1825 to the 18th United States Congress and 19th United States Congress.

Special elections are sorted by date then district.

Alabama elected its members August 1–3, 1825, after the term began but before the new Congress convened.

See Non-voting delegates, below.

Connecticut elected its members April 4, 1825, after the term began but before the new Congress convened.

Delaware elected its member October 5, 1824.

See Non-voting delegates, below.

Georgia elected its members October 4, 1824. There were only 7 candidates who ran statewide in 1824. There were several other candidates who received votes in a small number of states, but vote totals were only available for the seven winning candidates. The minor candidates only received a few hundred votes each.

Illinois elected its member August 2, 1824.

Indiana elected its members August 2, 1824.

Kentucky elected its members August 2, 1824.

Louisiana elected its members July 7–9, 1824.

Maine elected its members September 13, 1824. Maine law required a majority vote for election, n Maine law required a majority vote for electionecessitating additional ballots in the 3rd and 4th districts on January 3, 1825, April 4, 1825, and September 12, 1825.

Maryland elected its members October 4, 1824.

Massachusetts elected its members November 1, 1824. Massachusetts had a majority requirement for election, which necessitated additional elections held January 3, 1825, April 1, 1825, and August 1, 1825.

District numbers vary between sources.

See Non-voting delegates, below.

Mississippi elected its member August 2–3, 1824.

Missouri elected its member August 2, 1824.

New Hampshire elected its members between November 1, 1824, and March 8, 1825. New Hampshire law required candidates to receive votes from a majority of voters for election. As only five candidates received votes from a majority of voters, a run-off election had to be held for the sixth seat on March 8, 1825.

New Jersey elected its members November 2, 1824.

New York elected its members November 1–3, 1824.

North Carolina elected its members August 11, 1825, after the term began but before the new Congress convened.

Ohio elected its members October 12, 1824.

Pennsylvania elected its members October 12, 1824.

Rhode Island elected its members August 30, 1825, after the term began but before the new Congress convened. Rhode Island law required a candidate receive votes from a majority of voters for election, as only one candidate received a majority in this election, a Rhode Island law required a candidate receive votes from a majority of voters for election, as only one candidate received a majority in this electionsecond election was held for the remaining seat.

South Carolina elected its members October 11–12, 1824.

District numbers vary between sources.

Tennessee elected its members August 4–5, 1825, after the term began but before the new Congress convened.

Vermont elected its members September 7, 1824. Congressional districts were re-established in Vermont for the 1824 election. Vermont had used an at-large district 1812-1818 and 1822. A majority was required for election, which was not met in the 1st district, necessitating a second election December 6, 1824.

Virginia elected its members in April 1825, after the term began but before the new Congress convened.