1826–27 United States House of Representatives elections

The 1826–27 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between July 3, 1826, and August 30, 1827. Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives before the first session of the 20th United States Congress convened on December 3, 1827. They occurred during John Quincy Adams's presidency. Elections were held for all 213 seats, representing 24 states.

In these midterm campaigns, the aftershock of the contested 1824 presidential election remained a major issue. The former Democratic-Republican Party had split into two parties, the "Jacksonians," supporting Andrew Jackson (which would later become the Democratic Party) and the "Adams men" or "Anti-Jacksonians," supporters of President John Quincy Adams. Adams's supporters would later come to be known as the National Republican Party. The Jacksonians were able to pick up a slim majority in the House by painting an image of the Adams Men as elitist and of the Jacksonians as the party of the common farmer or artisan. This tactic helped them pick up a number of rural seats.

Election summaries + ↓ 100 113 Anti-Jacksonian Jacksonian

State Type Date Totalseats Anti-Jacksonian Jacksonian Seats Change Seats Change Louisiana Districts July 3–5, 1826 3 2 1 Illinois At-large August 7, 1826 1 0 1 1 1 Indiana Districts August 7, 1826 3 2 1 Mississippi At-large August 7, 1826 1 0 1 Missouri At-large August 7, 1826 1 1 0 Vermont Districts September 5, 1826 5 5 1 0 1 Maine Districts September 8, 1826 7 5 1 2 1 Georgia Districts October 2, 1826 7 0 7 Maryland Districts October 2, 1826 9 6 1 3 1 Delaware At-large October 3, 1826 1 1 1 0 1 South Carolina Districts October 9–10, 1826 9 0 9 New Jersey At-large October 10, 1826 6 5 2 1 2 Ohio Districts October 10, 1826 14 12 2 Pennsylvania Districts October 10, 1826 26 6 2 20 2 Massachusetts Districts November 6, 1826 13 13 1 0 1 New York Districts November 6–8, 1826 34 14 12 20 12 Late elections (after the March 4, 1827, beginning of the term) New Hampshire At-large March 13, 1827 6 5 1 Connecticut At-large April 12, 1827 6 6 0 Virginia Districts April 30, 1827 22 6 1 16 1 Alabama Districts August 1–3, 1827 3 0 3 Tennessee Districts August 2–3, 1827 9 0 9 Kentucky Districts August 6, 1827 12 5 2 7 2 North Carolina Districts August 9, 1827 13 4 2 9 2 Rhode Island At-large August 30, 1827 2 2 0 Total 213 100 9 113 9

Special elections

There were special elections in 1826 and 1827 to the 19th United States Congress and 20th United States Congress.

Special elections are sorted by date then district.

19th Congress

! | John Randolph | | Jacksonian | 17991813 18151817 1819 | | Incumbent resigned December 26, 1825, when appointed U.S. Senator.New member elected January 21, 1826 and seated February 6, 1826.Jacksonian hold.Winner was not a candidate for election to the next term; see below. | nowrap |

! | Joseph Kent | | Anti-Jacksonian | 18101814 1818 | | Incumbent resigned January 6, 1826, to become Governor of Maryland.New member elected February 1, 1826 and seated February 7, 1826.Jacksonian gain.Winner was later re-elected to the next term; see below. | nowrap |

20th Congress

! | William S. Young | | Anti-Jacksonian | 1824 | | Incumbent died September 20, 1827.New member elected November 5–7, 1827 but initial winner declined the seat to avoid an election dispute.New member elected December 22, 1827 and seated January 11, 1828.Jacksonian gain. | nowrap |

Alabama

Alabama elected its members August 1–3, 1827, after the term began but before the new Congress convened.

Arkansas Territory See Non-voting delegates, below.

Connecticut

Connecticut elected its members April 12, 1827, after the term began but before the new Congress convened.

Delaware

Delaware elected its member October 3, 1826.

Florida Territory See Non-voting delegates, below.

Georgia

Georgia elected its members October 2, 1826. Georgia switched to using districts for this election. Two incumbents, James Meriwether and George Cary, did not run for re-election.

Illinois

Illinois elected its member August 7, 1826.

Indiana

Indiana elected its members August 7, 1826.

Kentucky

Kentucky elected its members August 6, 1827, after the term began but before the new Congress convened.

Louisiana

Louisiana elected its members July 3–5, 1826.

Maine

1826–27 United States House of Representatives elections

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