1824 and 1825 United States House of Representatives elections
Elections to the United States House of Representatives for the 19th Congress were held at various dates in different states between July 1824 and August 1825, coinciding 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 in a contingent election. 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. 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.
Election summaries
Representatives regrouped into Jackson supporters and Adams supporters. Supporters of William Crawford, whose ill health indirectly had helped trigger the realignment, ending his political career, divided between the two factions.
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
Illinois elected its member August 2, 1824.
Indiana
Indiana elected its members August 2, 1824.
Kentucky
Kentucky elected its members August 2, 1824.
Louisiana
Louisiana elected its members July 7–9, 1824.
Maine
Maine elected its members September 13, 1824. Maine law required a majority vote for election, necessitating additional ballots in the 3rd and 4th districts on January 3, 1825, April 4, 1825, and September 12, 1825.
Maryland
Maryland elected its members October 4, 1824.
Massachusetts
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.
Mississippi
Mississippi elected its member August 2–3, 1824.
Missouri
Missouri elected its member August 2, 1824.
New Hampshire
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.
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 second election was held for the remaining seat.
South Carolina
South Carolina elected its members October 11–12, 1824.
Tennessee
Tennessee elected its members August 4–5, 1825, after the term began but before the new Congress convened.
Vermont
Vermont elected its members September 7, 1824. Congressional districts were re-established in Vermont for the 1824 election. Vermont had used an 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
Virginia elected its members in April 1825, after the term began but before the new Congress convened.
