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1802–03 United States House of Representatives elections

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House elections for the 8th U.S. Congress
1802–03 United States House of Representatives elections
← 1800 & 1801 April 26, 1802 – December 14, 1803 1804 & 1805 →
All 142 seats in the United States House of Representatives
72 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Nathaniel Macon John Cotton Smith
Party Democratic-Republican Federalist
Leader's seat North Carolina 6th Connecticut at-large
Last election 68 seats 38 seats
Seats won 103 39
Seat change Increase 35 Increase 1
Results:
     Federalist hold      Federalist gain
     Democratic-Republican hold      Democratic-Republican gain
     Undistricted
Speaker before election

Nathaniel Macon
Democratic-Republican

Elected Speaker

Nathaniel Macon
Democratic-Republican

The 1802–03 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between April 26, 1802 (in New York) and December 14, 1803 (in New Jersey). Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives, either before or after the first session of the 8th United States Congress convened on October 17, 1803. They occurred during President Thomas Jefferson's first term in office.

With the addition of the new state of Ohio's representatives, and the congressional reapportionment based on the 1800 United States census, the size of the House increased from 106 to 142 seats. The greatest population growth revealed in the 1800 census was in territories that constituted the western regions of the country at the time, a tremendous boost for Democratic-Republican candidates. Nearly all of the new seats created in the reapportionment went to Democratic-Republicans, closely aligned as they were with the agrarian interests of Western farmers. As a result, the Democratic-Republicans won the largest proportion of seats that either they or the competing Federalists had ever been able to secure in any earlier Congress, a supermajority greater than two-thirds of the total number.

Election summaries

These elections were the first following reapportionment after the 1800 census. Thirty-five new seats were added in reapportionment, with three states having no change in apportionment, and thirteen states gaining between 1 and 7 seats. One further seat was added for the new state of Ohio, which is included in this table below.

↓
102 40
Democratic-Republican Federalist
State Type Date Total
seats 		Democratic-
Republican 		Federalist
Seats Change Seats Change Seats Change
New York Districts April 26–29, 1802 17 Increase7 12 Increase6 5 Increase1
Connecticut At-large August 20, 1802 7 Steady 0 Steady 7 Steady
New Hampshire At-large August 30, 1802 5 Increase1 0 Steady 5 Increase1
Rhode Island At-large August 31, 1802 2 Steady 2 Steady 0 Steady
Georgia At-large October 4, 1802 4 Increase2 4 Increase2 0 Steady
Delaware At-large October 5, 1802 1 Steady 1 Increase1 0 Decrease1
Pennsylvania Districts October 12, 1802 18 Increase5 18 Increase8 0 Decrease3
Massachusetts District November 1, 1802 17 Increase3 7 Steady 10 Increase3
Vermont Districts December 13, 1802 4 Increase2 1 Steady 3 Increase2
Maryland Districts January 1, 1803 9 Increase1 6 Increase1 3 Steady
South Carolina Districts February 3, 1803 8 Increase2 6 Increase3 2 Decrease1
Late elections (After the March 4, 1803, beginning of Congress)
Virginia Districts April 1803 22 Increase3 18 Steady 4 Increase3
Kentucky Districts August 2, 1803 6 Increase4 6 Increase4 0 Steady
Tennessee At-large August 5, 1803 3 Increase2 3 Increase2 0 Steady
North Carolina Districts August 15, 1803 12 Increase2 11 Increase5 1 Decrease3
Very late elections (After the October 17, 1803, beginning of 1st session)
New Jersey At-large December 14, 1803 6 Increase1 6 Increase1 0 Steady
Election of new state during 8th Congress
Ohio At-large June 21, 1803 1 Increase1 1 Increase1 0 Steady
Total 142 Increase36 102
71.8% 		Increase34 40
28.2% 		Increase2
House seats
Dem-Republican
 
 72.54%
Federalist
 
 27.46%

Special elections

There were special elections in 1802 and 1803 during the 7th United States Congress and 8th United States Congress.

Elections are sorted here by date then district.

7th Congress

District Incumbent This race
Member / Delegate Party First elected Results Candidates
Maryland 2 Richard Sprigg Jr. Democratic-
Republican 		1801 Incumbent resigned February 11, 1802.
New member elected March 2, 1802 and seated March 24, 1802.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Winner was later elected to the next term; see below.
South Carolina 4 Thomas Sumter Democratic-
Republican 		1788
1792 (lost)
1796 		Incumbent resigned December 15, 1801, when elected U.S. senator.
New member elected April 13, 1802 and seated January 24, 1803.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Georgia at-large Benjamin Taliaferro Democratic-
Republican 		1798 Incumbent resigned sometime in 1802.
New member elected April 26, 1802 and seated December 6, 1802.
Democratic-Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY David Meriwether (Democratic-Republican) 86.95%
  • ▌Samuel Hammond 7.72%
  • ▌William Bryant 2.94%
  • ▌Francis Willis 1.02%
Others
    • ▌William Stith 0.81%
    • ▌Thomas P. Carnes 0.34%
    • ▌James MacNeil 0.21%
Massachusetts 12 Silas Lee Federalist 1798 Incumbent resigned August 20, 1801.
New member elected July 29, 1802 and seated December 6, 1802.
Federalist hold.
First ballot (September 25, 1801)
Second ballot (December 7, 1801)
Third ballot (April 5, 1802)
Fourth ballot (June 7, 1802)
Fifth ballot (July 29, 1802)
New Hampshire at-large Joseph Peirce Federalist 1800 Incumbent resigned sometime in 1802.
New member elected August 30, 1802 and seated December 6, 1802.
Federalist hold.
Winner also elected to the next term; see below.
Mississippi Territory at-large Narsworthy Hunter Democratic-
Republican 		1801 Incumbent died March 11, 1802.
New delegate elected August 1, 1802 and seated December 6, 1802.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Winner was not elected to the next term; see below.
North Carolina 8 Charles Johnson Democratic-
Republican 		1800 Incumbent died July 23, 1802.
New member elected October 15, 1802 and seated December 7, 1802.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Georgia at-large John Milledge Democratic-
Republican 		1794 Incumbent resigned May 1802 to become Governor of Georgia.
New member elected December 15, 1802 and seated January 10, 1803.
Democratic-Republican hold.

8th Congress

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
New York 7 John Cantine Democratic-
Republican 		1802 Incumbent resigned before the Congress began.
New member elected April 28, 1803 and seated October 17, 1803.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Connecticut at-large Elias Perkins Federalist 1800 Incumbent chose not to serve.
New member elected September 5, 1803 and seated October 17, 1803.
Federalist hold.
New York 6 Isaac Bloom Democratic-
Republican 		1802 Incumbent died April 26, 1803.
New member elected September 16, 1803 and seated October 17, 1803.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Georgia at-large John Milledge Democratic-
Republican 		1794 Incumbent chose not to serve, having been elected Governor of Georgia.
New member elected October 3, 1803 and seated October 17, 1803.
Democratic-Republican hold.

Connecticut

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Connecticut at-large
7 seats on a general ticket 		John Cotton Smith Federalist 1800 Incumbent re-elected.
Benjamin Tallmadge Federalist 1801 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
Samuel W. Dana Federalist 1796 Incumbent re-elected.
Elias Perkins Federalist 1800 Incumbent re-elected but declined to serve, causing a special election.
Calvin Goddard Federalist 1801 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
Roger Griswold Federalist 1794 Incumbent re-elected.
John Davenport Federalist 1798 Incumbent re-elected.

Delaware

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Delaware at-large James A. Bayard Federalist 1796 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic-Republican gain.

Georgia

Georgia gained 2 seats in reapportionment after the 1800 census. It elected its representatives October 4, 1802, at-large on a general ticket.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Georgia at-large
4 seats on a general ticket 		John Milledge Democratic-Republican 1801 (special) Incumbent resigned in May 1802, causing a December 15, 1802, special election.
Incumbent re-elected, but declined the seat, causing an October 3, 1803, special election.
David Meriwether Democratic-Republican 1802 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
None (new seat) New seat.
Democratic-Republican gain.
None (new seat) New seat.
Democratic-Republican gain.

Kentucky

Kentucky gained 4 seats to 6 in reapportionment after the 1800 census.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Kentucky 1 Thomas T. Davis Democratic-
Republican 		1797 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Kentucky 2 None (District created) New seat.
Democratic-Republican gain.
Kentucky 3 None (District created) New seat.
Democratic-Republican gain.
Kentucky 4 None (District created) New seat.
Democratic-Republican gain.
Kentucky 5 John Fowler
Redistricted from the 2nd district 		Democratic-
Republican 		1797 Incumbent re-elected.
Kentucky 6 None (District created) New seat.
Democratic-Republican gain.

Maryland

Maryland gained 1 seat in reapportionment after the 1800 census. Rather than increasing the number of districts, however, Maryland made the Maryland 5 a plural district with 2 seats.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Maryland 1 John Campbell Federalist 1801 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY John Campbell (Federalist) 79.5%
  • ▌William Thomas (Democratic-Republican) 20.5%
Maryland 2 Walter Bowie Democratic-Republican 1802 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
Maryland 3 Thomas Plater Federalist 1801 Incumbent re-elected.
Maryland 4 Daniel Hiester Democratic-Republican 1788 (Pennsylvania)
1801 		Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Daniel Hiester (Democratic-Republican) 60.0%
  • ▌Eli Williams (Federalist) 40.0%
Maryland 5
Plural district with 2 seats 		Samuel Smith Democratic-Republican 1792 Incumbent retired to run for Senate.
Democratic-Republican hold.
None (Seat created) New seat.
Democratic-Republican gain.
Maryland 6 John Archer Democratic-Republican 1801 Incumbent re-elected.
Maryland 7 Joseph H. Nicholson Democratic-Republican 1798 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
Maryland 8 John Dennis Federalist 1796 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY John Dennis (Federalist) 94.9%
  • ▌Joshua Prideaux (Democratic-Republican) 3.4%
  • ▌Samuel Heath 1.1%
  • Others 0.7%

Massachusetts

Massachusetts increased 3 seats to 17 in reapportionment after the 1800 census. Massachusetts law at the time required a majority for election to an office, which requirement was not met in the 6th district, requiring two additional ballots.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Massachusetts 1
"Suffolk district" 		William Eustis
Redistricted from the 8th district 		Democratic-
Republican 		1800 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 2
"Essex South district" 		Nathan Read
Redistricted from the 10th district 		Federalist 1800 (special) Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican gain.
Massachusetts 3
"Essex North district" 		Manasseh Cutler
Redistricted from the 11th district 		Federalist 1800 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Manasseh Cutler (Federalist) 75.5%
  • ▌Thomas Kitteridge (Democratic-Republican) 21.4%
  • Others 3.1%
Massachusetts 4
"Middlesex district" 		Joseph Bradley Varnum
Redistricted from the 9th district 		Democratic-
Republican 		1795 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 5
"Hampshire South district" 		William Shepard
Redistricted from the 2nd district 		Federalist 1797 Incumbent retired.
Federalist hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Thomas Dwight (Federalist) 78.0%
  • ▌Samuel Fowler (Democratic-Republican) 9.5%
  • ▌Jonathan Smith (Democratic-Republican) 5.8%
  • Scattering 6.7%
Massachusetts 6
"Hampshire North district" 		Ebenezer Mattoon
Redistricted from the 3rd district 		Federalist 1800 (special) Incumbent retired.
Federalist hold.
First ballot (November 1, 1802)
Second ballot (January 24, 1803)
Third ballot (April 3, 1803):
Massachusetts 7
"Plymouth district" 		Josiah Smith
Redistricted from the 6th district 		Democratic-
Republican 		1801 Incumbent retired.
Federalist gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Nahum Mitchell (Federalist) 58.3%
  • ▌Henry Warren (Democratic-Republican) 41.6%
Massachusetts 8
"Barnstable district" 		Lemuel Williams
Redistricted from the 5th district 		Federalist 1799 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 9
"Bristol district" 		Phanuel Bishop
Redistricted from the 7th district 		Democratic-
Republican 		1799 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 10
"Worcester South district" 		Seth Hastings
Redistricted from the 4th district 		Federalist 1801 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Seth Hastings (Federalist) 62.2%
  • ▌Edward Bangs (Democratic-Republican) 37.3%
Massachusetts 11
"Worcester North district" 		None (District created) New seat.
Federalist gain.
  • ▌Green tickY William Stedman (Federalist) 71.7%
  • ▌John Whiting (Democratic-Republican) 27.9%
Massachusetts 12
"Berkshire district" 		John Bacon
Redistricted from the 1st district 		Democratic-
Republican 		1801 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Massachusetts 13
"Norfolk district" 		None (District created) New seat.
Democratic-Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Ebenezer Seaver (Democratic-Republican) 65.1%
  • ▌Oliver N. Everett (Federalist) 29.4%
  • ▌Samuel Dexter (Democratic-Republican) 2.8%
  • ▌Benjamin Hitchbourne (Democratic-Republican) 2.8%
Massachusetts 14
"York district"
(District of Maine) 		Richard Cutts Democratic-
Republican 		1801 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Richard Cutts (Democratic-Republican) 52.3%
  • ▌John Lord (Federalist) 44.4%
  • ▌Moses Sweat (Federalist) 3.2%
Massachusetts 15
"Cumberland district"
(District of Maine) 		Peleg Wadsworth
Redistricted from the 13th district 		Federalist 1793 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Peleg Wadsworth (Federalist) 88.5%
  • ▌Isaac Parsons (Democratic-Republican) 8.5%
  • Scattering 3.0%
Massachusetts 16
"Lincoln district"
(District of Maine) 		Samuel Thatcher
Redistricted from the 12th district 		Federalist 1802 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Samuel Thatcher (Federalist) 63.7%
  • ▌William King (Democratic-Republican) 18.1%
  • ▌John Farley (Democratic-Republican) 12.7%
  • Scattering 5.5%
Massachusetts 17
"Kennebec district"
(District of Maine) 		None (District created) New seat.
Federalist gain.

Mississippi Territory

See Non-voting delegates, below.

New Hampshire

New Hampshire increased its apportionment from 4 seats to 5 after the 1800 census.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
New Hampshire at-large
5 seats on a general ticket 		Samuel Tenney Federalist 1800 Incumbent re-elected.
Vacant Incumbent Joseph Peirce resigned in 1802.
Federalist hold.
George B. Upham Federalist 1800 Incumbent retired.
Federalist hold.
Abiel Foster Federalist 1794 Incumbent retired.
Federalist hold.
None (Seat created) New seat.
Federalist gain.

New Jersey

New Jersey increased its apportionment from 5 seats to 6 after the 1800 census.

The Federalists did not run any official candidates in 1802, but a few Federalists did receive scattered votes.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
New Jersey at-large
6 seats on a general ticket 		John Condit Democratic-Republican 1798 Incumbent retired to run for Senate.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Others
Ebenezer Elmer Democratic-Republican 1800 Incumbent re-elected.
William Helms Democratic-Republican 1800 Incumbent re-elected.
James Mott Democratic-Republican 1800 Incumbent re-elected.
Henry Southard Democratic-Republican 1800 Incumbent re-elected.
None (Seat created) New seat.
Democratic-Republican gain.

New York

New York's apportionment increased from 10 seats to 17 seats after the 1800 census. The state was subsequently redistricted. 11 open seats were available due to the increase in apportionment and retirement of incumbents.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
New York 1 John Smith Democratic-Republican 1799 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
New York 2 None (District created) New seat.
Federalist gain.
New York 3 Samuel L. Mitchill
Redistricted from the 2nd district 		Democratic-Republican 1800 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 4 Philip Van Cortlandt
Redistricted from the 3rd district 		Democratic-Republican 1793 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Philip Van Cortlandt (Democratic-Republican) 83.5%
  • ▌Peter Taulman (Democratic-Republican) 16.5%
New York 5 None (District created) New seat.
Democratic-Republican gain.
New York 6 Theodorus Bailey
Redistricted from the 5th district 		Democratic-Republican 1793
1796 (lost)
1798
1800 (retired)
1801 (special) 		Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
Democratic-Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Isaac Bloom (Democratic-Republican) 55.4%
  • ▌Samuel Mott (Federalist) 44.6%
New York 7 Lucas Elmendorf
Redistricted from the 4th district 		Democratic-Republican 1796 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY John Cantine (Democratic-Republican) 48.8%
  • ▌Conrad C. Elmendorf (Federalist) 46.3%
  • ▌Conrad E. Elmendorf 4.9%
New York 8 John P. Van Ness
Redistricted from the 6th district 		Democratic-Republican 1801 (special) Incumbent lost re-election.
Federalist gain.
New York 9 Killian Van Rensselaer
Redistricted from the 8th district 		Federalist 1800 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 10 None (District created) New seat.
Federalist gain.
New York 11 None (District created) New seat.
Democratic-Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Beriah Palmer (Democratic-Republican) 74.2%
  • ▌Guert Van Schoonhoven (Federalist) 25.8%
New York 12 David Thomas
Redistricted from the 7th district 		Democratic-Republican 1800 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 13 None (District created) New seat.
Democratic-Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Thomas Sammons (Democratic-Republican) 68.3%
  • ▌Robert McFarlan (Federalist) 31.7%
New York 14 None (District created) New seat.
Democratic-Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Erastus Root (Democratic-Republican) 57.4%
  • ▌Benjamin Gilbert (Federalist) 42.8%
New York 15 None (District created) New seat.
Federalist gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Gaylord Griswold (Federalist) 53.5%
  • ▌Francis A. Bloodgood (Democratic-Republican) 46.5%
New York 16 Benjamin Walker
Redistricted from the 9th district 		Federalist 1800 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican gain.
New York 17 Thomas Morris
Redistricted from the 10th district 		Federalist 1800 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican gain.

North Carolina

North Carolina increased its apportionment from 10 to 12 seats after the 1800 census.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
North Carolina 1 Thomas Wynns
Redistricted from the 8th district 		Democratic-
Republican 		1802 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina 2 Willis Alston
Redistricted from the 9th district 		Democratic-
Republican 		1798 Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina 3 None (District created) New seat.
Democratic-Republican gain.
North Carolina 4 John Stanly
Redistricted from the 10th district 		Federalist 1800 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic-Republican gain.
North Carolina 5 William H. Hill
Redistricted from the 6th district 		Federalist 1798 Incumbent retired when appointed U.S. District Judge (later withdrawn).
Democratic-Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY James Gillespie (Democratic-Republican) 57.5%
  • ▌Alexander D. Moore (Federalist) 42.5%
North Carolina 6 Nathaniel Macon
Redistricted from the 5th district 		Democratic-
Republican 		1791 Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina 7 William B. Grove Federalist 1790 Incumbent retired.
Federalist hold.
Robert Williams
Redistricted from the 3rd district 		Democratic-
Republican 		1796 Incumbent retired to run for Governor of North Carolina.
Democratic-Republican loss.
North Carolina 8 Richard Stanford
Redistricted from the 4th district 		Democratic-
Republican 		1796 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Richard Stanford (Democratic-Republican) 75.1%
  • ▌Nathaniel Jones (Federalist) 24.9%
North Carolina 9 None (District created) New seat.
Democratic-Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Marmaduke Williams (Democratic-Republican) 53.8%
  • ▌Theophilus Lacy (Democratic-Republican) 28.3%
  • ▌William Nash (Democratic-Republican) 15.5%
  • ▌Anton Brown (Federalist) 2.4%
North Carolina 10 None (District created) New seat.
Democratic-Republican gain.
North Carolina 11 James Holland
Redistricted from the 1st district 		Democratic-
Republican 		1800 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY James Holland (Democratic-Republican) 70.7%
  • ▌William Tate (Federalist) 29.3%
North Carolina 12 Archibald Henderson
Redistricted from the 2nd district 		Federalist 1798 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Joseph Winston (Democratic-Republican) 29.6%
  • ▌Meshack Franklin (Democratic-Republican) 28.6%
  • ▌William Lenoir (Democratic-Republican) 22.8%
  • ▌George Houser (Democratic-Republican) 9.7%
  • ▌Mussendine Matthews (Federalist) 9.3%

Ohio

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Ohio at-large Ohio is considered to have been admitted to the Union near the end of the 7th Congress, but did not elect representatives until the 8th Congress.
For this reason, Ohio is considered to have had a vacant seat in the House and two vacant seats in the Senate in the 7th Congress. 		New seat.
Democratic-Republican gain

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania increased its apportionment from 13 to 18 seats after the 1800 census. The state was re-districted from 12 into 11 districts, four of which were plural districts.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Pennsylvania 1
Plural district with 3 seats 		William Jones Democratic-
Republican 		1800 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Joseph Clay (Democratic-Republican) 20.2%
  • ▌Green tickY Jacob Richards (Democratic-Republican) 20.0%
  • ▌Green tickY Michael Leib (Democratic-Republican) 18.4%
  • ▌George Latimer (Federalist) 13.4%
  • ▌Peter Brown (Federalist) 13.3%
  • ▌Jonas Preston (Federalist) 13.2%
  • ▌Elisha Gordon (Federalist) 1.4%
None (Seat created) New seat.
Democratic-Republican gain.
Michael Leib
Redistricted from the 2nd district 		Democratic-
Republican 		1798 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 2
Plural district with 3 seats 		Robert Brown
Redistricted from the 4th district 		Democratic-
Republican 		1798 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
None (Seat created) New seat.
Democratic-Republican gain.
Isaac Van Horne
Redistricted from the 4th district 		Democratic-
Republican 		1801 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 3
Plural district with 3 seats 		Joseph Hemphill Federalist 1800 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic-Republican gain.
Joseph Hiester
Redistricted from the 5th district 		Democratic-
Republican 		1797 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
Thomas Boude
Redistricted from the 7th district 		Federalist 1800 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic-Republican gain.
Pennsylvania 4
Plural district with 2 seats 		John A. Hanna
Redistricted from the 6th district 		Democratic-
Republican 		1796 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY John A. Hanna (Democratic-Republican) 50.5%
  • ▌Green tickY David Bard (Democratic-Republican) 49.3%
  • ▌David Mitchell (Federalist) 0.2%
None (Seat created) New seat.
Democratic-Republican gain.
Pennsylvania 5 Andrew Gregg
Redistricted from the 9th district 		Democratic-
Republican 		1791 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 6 John Stewart
Redistricted from the 8th district 		Democratic-
Republican 		1800 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY John Stewart (Democratic-Republican) 56.7%
  • ▌John Edie (Federalist) 43.3%
Pennsylvania 7 Henry Woods
Redistricted from the 10th district 		Federalist 1798 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic-Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY John Rea (Democratic-Republican) 66.6%
  • ▌Henry Woods (Federalist) 28.9%
  • ▌John McLene (Democratic-Republican) 4.5%
Pennsylvania 8 None (District created) New seat.
Democratic-Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY William Findley (Democratic-Republican) 53.9%
  • ▌Jacob Painter (Democratic-Republican) 46.1%
Pennsylvania 9 John Smilie
Redistricted from the 11th district 		Democratic-
Republican 		1792
1798 		Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 10 William Hoge
Redistricted from the 12th district 		Democratic-
Republican 		1801 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 11 None (District created) New seat.
Democratic-Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY John Lucas (Democratic-Republican) 48.9%
  • ▌John Wilkins (Federalist) 36.7%
  • ▌Alexander Foster (Federalist) 14.4%

Rhode Island

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Rhode Island at-large
2 seats on a general ticket 		Thomas Tillinghast Democratic-Republican 1800 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Joseph Stanton Jr. Democratic-Republican 1800 Incumbent re-elected.

South Carolina

South Carolina increased its apportionment from 6 seats to 8 after the 1800 census.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
South Carolina 1
"Charleston district" 		Thomas Lowndes Federalist 1800 Incumbent re-elected.
South Carolina 2
"Beaufort and Edgefield district" 		John Rutledge Jr. Federalist 1796 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic-Republican gain.
William Butler Sr.
Redistricted from the 5th district 		Democratic-
Republican 		1800 Incumbent re-elected.
South Carolina 3
"Georgetown district" 		Benjamin Huger Federalist 1798 Incumbent re-elected.
South Carolina 4
"Orangeburgh district" 		None (District created) New seat.
Democratic-Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Wade Hampton (Democratic-Republican) 50.9%
  • ▌John Taylor (Federalist) 49.1%
South Carolina 5
"Sumter district" 		Richard Winn
Redistricted from the 4th district 		Democratic-
Republican 		1802 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
South Carolina 6
"Abbeville district" 		None (District created) New seat.
Democratic-Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Levi Casey (Democratic-Republican) 43.5%
  • ▌John Calhoun (Democratic-Republican) 29.8%
  • ▌Robert Creswell (Federalist) 14.1%
  • ▌James Saxon (Federalist) 10.3%
  • ▌Benjamin Herndon (Federalist) 2.4%
South Carolina 7
"Chester district" 		Thomas Moore
Redistricted from the 6th district 		Democratic-
Republican 		1800 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Thomas Moore (Democratic-Republican) 60.5%
  • ▌William Hill (Federalist) 25.8%
  • ▌William Smith (Democratic-Republican) 13.8%
South Carolina 8
"Pendleton district" 		None (District created) New seat.
Democratic-Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY John B. Earle (Democratic-Republican) 71.8%
  • ▌Eliab Moore (Federalist) 28.2%

Tennessee

Tennessee increased its apportionment from 1 seat to 3 seats after the 1800 census.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Tennessee at-large
3 seats on a general ticket 		William Dickson Democratic-Republican 1801 Incumbent re-elected.
None (Seat created) New seat.
Democratic-Republican gain.
None (Seat created) New seat.
Democratic-Republican gain.

Vermont

Vermont increased its apportionment from 2 seats to 4 after the 1800 census. Vermont law at the time required a majority of votes to win an office, which frequently necessitated additional ballots.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Vermont 1
"Southwest district" 		Israel Smith Democratic-
Republican 		1791
1797 (lost)
1800 		Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Vermont 2
"Southeast district" 		Lewis R. Morris Federalist 1797 (special) Incumbent lost re-election.
Federalist hold.
First ballot (December 13, 1802)
Second ballot (March 1, 1803)
Vermont 3
"Northeast district" 		None (District created) New seat.
Federalist gain.
Vermont 4
"Northwest district" 		None (District created) New seat.
Federalist gain.
First ballot (December 13, 1802)
Second ballot (March 1, 1803)
Third ballot (May 9, 1803)

Virginia

Virginia increased its apportionment from 19 to 22 seats after the 1800 census. Virginia's congressional delegation remained the largest of any state, but would lose this distinction permanently after the census of 1810. Elections were held over three days in April 1803.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Virginia 1 George Jackson
Redistricted from the 3rd district 		Democratic-
Republican 		1795
1797 (lost)
1799 		Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Virginia 2 None (District created) New seat.
Federalist gain.
  • ▌Green tickY James Stephenson (Federalist) 53.6%
  • ▌Osborn Sprigg (Democratic-Republican) 46.4%
Virginia 3 John Smith
Redistricted from the 1st district 		Democratic-
Republican 		1801 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY John Smith (Democratic-Republican) 89.9%
  • ▌Joseph Sexton (Democratic-Republican) 10.1%
Virginia 4 David Holmes
Redistricted from the 2nd district 		Democratic-
Republican 		1797 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY David Holmes (Democratic-Republican)
  • ▌Isaac Van Meter (Federalist)
Virginia 5 None (District created) New seat.
Federalist gain.
Results were subsequently challenged and overturned.
Virginia 6 Abram Trigg
Redistricted from the 4th district 		Democratic-
Republican 		1797 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 7 Richard Brent
Redistricted from the 17th district 		Democratic-
Republican 		1801 Incumbent lost re-election.
Federalist gain.
Virginia 8 None (District created) New seat.
Democratic-Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Walter Jones (Democratic-Republican)
  • ▌James Ball (Federalist)
Virginia 9 Philip R. Thompson
Redistricted from the 18th district 		Democratic-
Republican 		1793 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 10 John Dawson
Redistricted from the 15th district 		Democratic-
Republican 		1797 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY John Dawson (Democratic-Republican)
  • ▌William I. Callis (Federalist)
Virginia 11 Anthony New
Redistricted from the 16th district 		Democratic-
Republican 		1793 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Anthony New (Democratic-Republican) 71.4%
  • ▌John Taylor (Federalist) 28.6%
Virginia 12 None (District created) New seat.
Federalist gain.
Virginia 13 John J. Trigg
Redistricted from the 5th district 		Democratic-
Republican 		1797 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 14 Matthew Clay
Redistricted from the 6th district 		Democratic-
Republican 		1797 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Matthew Clay (Democratic-Republican) 88.9%
  • ▌James Hurt (Federalist) 11.1%
Virginia 15 John Randolph
Redistricted from the 7th district 		Democratic-
Republican 		1799 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 16 William B. Giles
Redistricted from the 9th district 		Democratic-
Republican 		1790 (special)
1798 (resigned)
1801 		Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Virginia 17 Thomas Claiborne
Redistricted from the 8th district 		Democratic-
Republican 		1793
1801 		Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Thomas Claiborne (Democratic-Republican) 51.3%
  • ▌Richard Field (Federalist) 48.7%
Virginia 18 None (District created) New seat.
Democratic-Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Peterson Goodwyn (Democratic-Republican) 66.9%
  • ▌James Jones (Federalist) 33.1%
Virginia 19 Edwin Gray
Redistricted from the 10th district 		Democratic-
Republican 		1799 Incumbent re-elected. ▌Green tickY Edwin Gray (Democratic-Republican) 100%
John Taliaferro Democratic-
Republican 		1801 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican loss.
Virginia 20 Thomas Newton Jr.
Redistricted from the 11th district 		Democratic-
Republican 		1799 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 21 Samuel J. Cabell
Redistricted from the 14th district 		Democratic-
Republican 		1795 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Virginia 22 John Clopton
Redistricted from the 13th district 		Democratic-
Republican 		1801 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY John Clopton (Democratic-Republican)
  • ▌James Rind (Federalist)

Non-voting delegates

District Incumbent This race
Delegate Party First elected Results Candidates
Mississippi Territory at-large Thomas M. Green Jr. Democratic-Republican 1802 (Special) Incumbent retired.
New delegate elected on an unknown date.
Democratic-Republican hold.

See also

Notes

  1. Majority required for election, which requirement was not met in one district, necessitating two additional trials held on January 24 and April 3, 1803
  2. Majority required for election, which was not met in two districts. Two additional elections were required to achieve a majority, held on March 1 and May 9, 1803
  3. Mistakenly listed as a Federalist in source
  4. ^ Only candidates with at least 1% of the vote listed
  5. ^ Numbers of votes missing or incomplete in source
  6. The official date when Ohio became a state was not set until 1953, when the 83rd Congress passed legislation retroactively designating the date of the first meeting of the Ohio state legislature, March 1, 1803, as that date. However, on April 30, 1802, the 7th Congress had passed an act "authorizing the inhabitants of Ohio to form a Constitution and state government, and admission of Ohio into the Union." On February 19, 1803, the same Congress passed an act "providing for the execution of the laws of the United States in the State of Ohio." The Biographical Directory of the United States Congress states that Ohio was admitted to the Union on November 29, 1802, and counts its seats as vacant from that date.
  7. Former delegate for the Northwest Territory
  8. Changed parties
  9. Thomas Lewis Jr. (Federalist) was initially declared the winner with 1,004 votes for Lewis, 832 for Andrew Moore (Democratic-Republican), and 423 for John Woodward (Federalist). However, upon investigation by the House Committee on Elections, it was determined that 355 votes for Lewis and 124 votes for Moore were cast by individuals who did not meet Virginia's voter qualifications, making the adjusted totals 708 legal votes for Moore and 649 legal votes for Lewis, thus, the Committee awarded this seat to Moore on March 5, 1804.
  10. Only the two top candidates listed here, partial returns suggest Jones won by a very large majority.

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  2. 2 Stat. 175
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  19. Sess. 1, ch. 40, 2 Stat. 173
  20. Sess. 2, ch. 7, 2 Stat. 201
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