1814–15 United States House of Representatives elections

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All 182[b] seats in theUnited States House of Representatives 92 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Henry Clay Timothy Pitkin Party Democratic-Republican Federalist Leader's seat Kentucky 2 Connecticut at-large Last election 114 seats 68 seats Seats won 118[b] 64 Seat change 5 4
Speaker before election Langdon Cheves Democratic-Republican ElectedSpeaker Henry Clay Democratic-Republican

The1814–15 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between April 26, 1814, and August 10, 1815. Each state set its own date for its elections to theHouse of Representatives before the first session of the14th United States Congress convened on December 4, 1815. They occurred during PresidentJames Madison's second term. Elections were held for all 182 seats, representing 18 states.

Though several were held after the conflict had ended, most elections took place towards the end of theWar of 1812, which was extremely unpopular in certain regions, particularlyNew England. The failed American invasion ofUpper Canada (Ontario) and the 1814Burning of Washington were embarrassing military setbacks, but theDemocratic-Republican Party remained dominant and the decliningFederalist Party was unable to convert war opposition into political gain.

This election marked the first in American history where the incumbent president's party gained House seats in a midterm election while still losing seats in the Senate; this happened again in1822 and1902.

State	Type	Date	Total seats	Democratic- Republican		Federalist
				Seats	Change	Seats	Change
New York	Districts	April 26–28, 1814	27	21	12	6	12
Louisiana	At-large	July 4–6, 1814	1	1		0
Kentucky	Districts	August 3, 1814	10	10		0
New Hampshire	At-large	August 29, 1814	6	0		6
Rhode Island	At-large	August 30, 1814	2	0		2
Vermont	At-large	September 6, 1814	6	0	6	6	6
Connecticut	At-large	September 19, 1814	7	0		7
Georgia	At-large	October 3, 1814	6	6		0
Maryland	Districts		9	4	2	5	2
Delaware	At-large	October 4, 1814	2	0		2
New Jersey	At-large	October 10–11, 1814	6	6	4	0	4
South Carolina	Districts		9	8	1	1	1
Ohio	Districts	October 11, 1814	6	6		0
Pennsylvania	Districts		23	18	4	5	4
Massachusetts	Districts	November 7, 1814[c]	20	2	2	18	2
Late elections (After the March 4, 1815 beginning of the term)
Virginia	Districts	April 1815	23	19	2	4	2
Tennessee	Districts	August 3–4, 1815	6	6		0
North Carolina	Districts	August 10, 1815	13	11	1	2	1
Total[b]			182	118 64.8%	4	64 35.2%	4

There were special elections in 1814 and 1815 to the13th United States Congress and14th United States Congress.

Special elections are sorted by date then district.

Connecticut held its election September 19, 1814.

Delaware held its election October 4, 1814.

Georgia held its election October 3, 1814.

SeeNon-voting delegates, below.

SeeNon-voting delegates, below.

Kentucky held its elections August 3, 1814.

Louisiana held its election July 4–6, 1814.

Maryland held its elections October 3, 1814.

Massachusetts held its elections November 7, 1814. State law required a majority vote for election which was not met in two districts, leading to a second election January 6, 1815.

District numbers differed between source used and elsewhere on Wikipedia; district numbers used elsewhere on Wikipedia used here.

SeeNon-voting delegates, below.

SeeNon-voting delegates, below.

New Hampshire held its election August 29, 1814.

New Jersey held its election October 10–11, 1814. The state returned to an at-large basis for electing its representatives, abolishing the short-lived districts of theprevious election.

New York held its elections April 26–28, 1814.

North Carolina held its elections August 10, 1815.

Ohio held its elections October 11, 1814.

Pennsylvania held its elections October 11, 1814.

Rhode Island held its election August 30, 1814.

South Carolina held its elections October 10–11, 1814.

Tennessee held its elections August 3–4, 1815.

Vermont held its elections September 6, 1814. Voters swung from one party to the other. The margins were close, actually, but to toss the entire six-member delegation out of office.

Virginia held its elections in April 1815.

Four territories sentdelegates to the 14th Congress. There was no election held inIllinois Territory

This was the last election for Indiana Territory, as it was admitted to the Union as a state in 1816. In Missouri Territory, Hempstead resigned and Easton also filled his seat for the remainder of the 13th Congress

• 1814 United States elections
  • List of United States House of Representatives elections (1789–1822)
  • 1814–15 United States Senate elections

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• Office of the Historian (Office of Art & Archives, Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)

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