1828 Wahlen zum Repräsentantenhaus der Vereinigten Staaten

Bei den Wahlen zum Repräsentantenhaus der Vereinigten Staaten (19459004) im Jahre 1828 übernahmen die Jacksonianer die Präsidentschaft mit Andrew Jacksons Sieg und übernahmen die Mehrheit des Kongresses. Der scheidende US-Präsident John Quincy Adams spielte im Jackson-Pick-up eine große Rolle, ebenso wie die Wahrnehmung der Anti-Jacksonian-Partei als urban und elitär. Bedeutsame Stimmrechtssteigerungen erhöhten auch die Gewinne von Jackson, da neugewilligte Wähler sich tendenziell mit Jackson-Prinzipien verbanden. Die Anti-Freimaurer-Partei, eine aus Misstrauen gegen die Freimaurerei gerichtete Fraktion, war die erste dritte Partei in der amerikanischen Geschichte, die im Haus Sitze erhielt.

Wahlzusammenfassungen [ edit ]

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136	5	72
Jacksonian	AM	Anti-Jacksonian

State	Typ	Datum	Insgesamt Sitze	Jacksonian		Anti-Jacksonian		Anti-Freimaurer
				Sitze	Änderung	Sitze	Änderung	Sitze	Veränderung
Delaware	At-large	7. Oktober 1828	1	0	[Note 2]	6. Oktober 1828	7	7	1	1	3	1	3	1	7	4	3	0	13	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	6	0	6	0	[Note 3])	3. bis 5. November 1828	34	20	3	14	8	6	0	[Note 4])	14. Oktober 1828	26	24	1	1	9	9	5	0	1	1829 Wahlen
Alabama	Bezirk (3)	3. August 1829	3	3	6	0	12	10	2	0	[Note 5])	5. Oktober 1829	9	6	3	0	6	6	0	0	13	10	3	0	2	0	9	8	1	0	22	16	6	0	Total	213	136[1] 63.8%	72[1] 33.8%	5 2.3%
House seats Jacksonian   63.85% Anti-Jacksonian   33.80% Anti-Masonic   2.35%

Complete returns[edit]

Alabama[edit]

Connecticut[edit]

Delaware[edit]

Georgia[edit]

Georgia returned to electing its Representatives at-large for the 1828 election.

George R. Gilmer (J) did not serve in the 21st Congress and was replaced in a special election by Henry G. Lamar (J)

Illinois[edit]

Indiana[edit]

Kentucky[edit]

Louisiana[edit]

Maine[edit]

Maine law at the time required a majority vote for election, necessitating a second election in the 5th district and a total of 6 elections in the 6th district. Only the results of the first and final elections are shown here.

Peleg Sprague (AJ) of the 4th district resigned upon being elected to the Senate and was replaced in a special election by George Evans (AJ)

The election in the 6th district was not resolved until near the end of the 1st session.

Maryland[edit]

Massachusetts[edit]

The majority requirement for election was met in all 13 districts in 1828.

Mississippi[edit]

Missouri[edit]

New Hampshire[edit]

New Jersey[edit]

New York[edit]

Hector Craig (J) of the 6th district resigned July 12, 1830 and was replaced in a special election by Samuel W. Eager (AJ)

In the 20th districtSilas Wright Jr. (J) successfully contested the election of George Fisher (AJ); but Wright never claimed the seat, and resigned, without serving, on March 9, 1830. A special election was held in November 1830, which was won with 60.6% of the vote by Jonah Sanford (J) over Harvey D. Smith (NR).^[2]

Robert Monell (J) of the 21st district resigned February 21, 1831

North Carolina[edit]

Gabriel Holmes (J) of the 5th district died September 26, 1829 and was replaced in a special election by Edward B. Dudley (J).

John Giles (J) of the 10th district resigned before the start of Congress and was replaced in a special election by Abraham Rencher (J)

Ohio[edit]

John M. Goodenow (J) of the 11th district resigned April 9, 1830, having been chosen as a judge of the Supreme Court of Ohio and was replaced in a special election by Humphrey H. Leavitt (J)

Pennsylvania[edit]

Samuel D. Ingham (J) and George Wolf (J) of the 8th district resigned in March, 1829 and August 31, 1829, respectively. Both were replaced in a special election by Peter Ihrie Jr. (J) and Samuel A. Smith (J).

William Wilkins (AM) of the 16th district resigned November 9, 1829 and was replaced in a special election by Harmar Denny (AM).

Rhode Island[edit]

South Carolina[edit]

Tennessee[edit]

Vermont[edit]

Vermont electoral law required a majority for election. Two elections were required in the 3rd district and 8 in the 5th district to achieve a majority. Only the first and final elections are shown here.

Virginia[edit]

In the 1st districtGeorge Loyall (J) successfully contested the election of Thomas Newton Jr. (AJ) and was seated March 9, 1830 during the 1st session.

William C. Rives (J) of the 10th district resigned before Congress met and was replaced in a special election by William F. Gordon (J)

Philip P. Barbour (J) of the 11th district resigned October 15, 1830 to accept President Jackson's appointment to be judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia and was replaced in a special election by John M. Patton (J)

Alexander Smyth (J) of the 22nd district died April 17, 1830 and was replaced in a special election by Joseph Draper (J)

Non-voting delegates[edit]

John Biddle resigned February 21, 1831

See also[edit]

1. ^ ^{a b} Both Dubin and Martis agree that there were 72 seats held by Anti-Jacksonians (or Adams Men) at the start of the 21st Congress; further, including the later filling of vacancies, both sources agree that there were ultimately 136 districts held by Jacksonians.
   


2. ^ Changed from district
   


3. ^ Includes 3 plural districts
   


4. ^ Includes 6 plural districts
   


5. ^ Includes 1 plural district
   


6. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h} Changed parties
   


7. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} Source does not give full name
   


8. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o} Numbers of votes missing or incomplete in source
   


9. ^ District numbers vary between sources
   


10. ^ ^{a b} Won special election to the 20th Congress
    


11. ^ ^{a b c} Silas Wright Jr. (J) successfully contested the election of George Fisher (AJ); but Wright never claimed the seat, and resigned, without serving, on March 9, 1830. See note at bottom of the New York 'Complete returns' section for further details.
    


12. ^ Won subsequent special election
    


13. ^ Based on incomplete returns
    

References[edit]

Bibliography[edit]

• Dubin, Michael J. (March 1, 1998). United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results of the Elections of the 1st Through 105th Congresses. McFarland und Company. ISBN 978-0786402830.


• Martis, Kenneth C. (January 1, 1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress, 1789-1989. Macmillan Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0029201701.


• Moore, John L., ed. (1994). Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections (Third ed.). Congressional Quarterly Inc. ISBN 978-0871879967.


• "Party Divisions of the House of Representatives* 1789–Present". Office of the Historian, House of United States House of Representatives. Retrieved January 21, 2015.

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