The1854 United States House of Representatives elections in New York were held on November 7, 1854, to elect 33U.S. Representatives to represent the State ofNew York in theUnited States House of Representatives of the34th United States Congress, and two representatives to fill vacancies in the33rd United States Congress.

33 U.S. Representatives had been elected in November 1852 to a term in the33rd United States Congress, beginning on March 4, 1853.Gilbert Dean was appointed to theNew York Supreme Court and resigned his seat on July 3, 1854;Gerrit Smith resigned his seat on August 7, 1854; leaving vacancies in the 12th and the 22nd District. The other representatives' term would end on March 3, 1855. The elections were held with the annual State election on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November, about four months before the congressional term began, and a little more than a year before Congress actually met on December 3, 1855.

The geographical area of the congressional districts remained the same as at the previous elections in 1852, which were apportioned by theNew York State Legislature on July 10, 1851. In 1854, the City of Williamsburgh was annexed by the City of Brooklyn, and became the 13th through 16th Ward of Brooklyn. It is unclear if the annexation happened before or after this election.

• The1st District comprisingQueens,Suffolk andRichmond counties; andKings County except the cities ofBrooklyn andWilliamsburgh.
• The2nd District comprising the City ofBrooklyn, as it existed before the annexation of the City of Williamsburgh, i.e. the first 12 wards of Brooklyn after the consolidation.
• The3rd District comprising the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 8th Ward ofNew York City.
• The4th District comprising the 4th, 6th, 10th and 14th Ward of New York City.
• The5th District comprising the 7th and the 13th Ward of New York City; and the City of Williamsburgh, from 1854 on the 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th Ward of Brooklyn.
• The6th District comprising the 11th, 15th and 17th Ward of New York City.
• The7th District comprising the 9th, 16th and 20th Ward of New York City.
• The8th District comprising the 12th, 18th, 19th, 21st and 22nd Ward of New York City.
• The9th District comprisingRockland,Westchester andPutnam counties.
• The10th District comprisingOrange andSullivan counties.
• The11th District comprisingUlster andGreene counties.
• The12th District comprisingDutchess andColumbia counties.
• The13th District comprisingRensselaer County.
• The14th District comprisingAlbany County.
• The15th District comprisingSaratoga,Washington,Hamilton andWarren counties.
• The16th District comprisingClinton,Essex andFranklin counties.
• The17th District comprisingHerkimer andSt. Lawrence counties.
• The18th District comprisingMontgomery,Fulton,Schenectady andSchoharie counties.
• The19th District comprisingDelaware andOtsego counties.
• The20th District comprisingOneida County.
• The21st District comprisingChenango,Broome andCortland counties.
• The22nd District comprisingMadison andOswego counties.
• The23rd District comprisingJefferson andLewis counties.
• The24th District comprisingOnondaga County.
• The25th District comprisingCayuga andWayne counties.
• The26th District comprisingOntario,Seneca, andYates counties.
• The27th District comprisingChemung,Schuyler,Tioga andTompkins counties.
• The28th District comprisingSteuben andLivingston counties.
• The29th District comprisingMonroe County.
• The30th District comprisingAllegany,Genesee andWyoming counties.
• The31st District comprisingNiagara andOrleans counties.
• The32nd District comprisingErie County.
• The33rd District comprisingCattaraugus andChautauqua counties.

Note: There are now 62 counties in the State ofNew York. Bronx and Nassau counties had not yet been established. The area of the Bronx was at this time in Westchester County; and the area of Nassau in Queens County.

25 Whigs, 4 Softs, 3 Know Nothings and 1 Hard were elected to the 34th Congress; and 2 Whigs were elected to fill the vacancies in the 33rd Congress. The incumbents Wheeler, Sage, Simmons, Matteson, Bennett, Morgan, Oliver, Pringle, Flagler and Haven were re-elected; the incumbents Walsh, Hughes, Hastings, Carpenter and Fenton were defeated.

Note: For candidates running on more than one ticket, the number of votes is the total polled on all tickets.

Isaac Teller andHenry C. Goodwin took their seats in the33rd United States Congress at the beginning of the second session on December 4, 1854.

The House of Representatives of the34th United States Congress met for the first time at theUnited States Capitol inWashington, D.C., on December 3, 1855. Thomas Child, Jr., never took his seat, due to a prolonged illness.

Orsamus B. Matteson resigned his seat on February 27, 1857; andFrancis S. Edwards andWilliam A. Gilbert resigned on February 28. The three seats remained vacant for the remaining days of this Congress.

• The New York Civil List compiled in 1858 (see: pg. 67 for district apportionment; pg. 76 for Congressmen)
• Members of the 34th United States Congress
• The Tribune Almanac for 1855 edited byHorace Greeley (page 42)
• OOFICIAL CANVASS 1854 in NYT on December 21, 1854
• Temperance Congressional Convention in the First District in NYT on November 1, 1854
• Whig Congressional Nominations;... Democratic Nominations in NYT on October 18, 1854
• City Nominations for Congress, Assembly, and City and County Offices in NYT on November 1, 1854

• New York state election, 1854

• United States House of Representatives elections in New York (state)
• 1854 New York (state) elections
• 1854 United States House of Representatives elections

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