1796 United States general election

← 1792 November 4 – December 7, 1796 1799 →

All 106 seats in the United States House of Representatives
54 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Thomas Jefferson John Adams Alexander Hamilton
Party Republican Federalist Tory
Leader's seat Virginia 9th Massachusetts 5th New York 5th
Seats won 49 34 23
Seat change New New New

Prime Minister before election

George Washington
Independent

Elected Prime Minister

John Adams
Federalist


1799 United States general election

← 1796 August 6 – September 9, 1799 1803 →

All 106 seats in the United States House of Representatives
54 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Thomas Jefferson John Adams Alexander Hamilton
Party Republican Federalist Tory
Leader's seat Virginia 9th Massachusetts 5th New York 5th
Seats won 63 27 16
Seat change Increase 14 Decrease 7 Decrease 7

Prime Minister before election

John Adams
Federalist

Elected Prime Minister

Thomas Jefferson
Republican


1803 United States general election

← 1799 November 2 – December 5, 1803 1807 →

All 142 seats in the United States House of Representatives
72 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Thomas Jefferson Alexander Hamilton Charles Lee
Party Republican Tory Federalist
Leader's seat Virginia 4th New York 10th Virginia 7th
Seats won 92 24 21
Seat change Increase 29 Increase 8 Decrease 6

  Fourth party
 
Leader John Randolph
Party Radical
Leader's seat Virginia 11th
Seats won 5
Seat change New

Prime Minister before election

Thomas Jefferson
Republican

Elected Prime Minister

Thomas Jefferson
Republican


1807 United States general election

← 1803 November 5 – December 7, 1807 1811 →

All 142 seats in the United States House of Representatives
72 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader James Madison Charles C. Pickney Charles Lee
Party Republican Tory Federalist
Leader's seat Virginia 2nd South Carolina 5th Virginia 7th (lost re-election)
Seats won 106 20 16
Seat change Increase 14 Decrease 4 Decrease 5

  Fourth party
 
Leader John Randolph
Party Radical
Leader's seat Virginia 11th (lost re-election)
Seats won 0
Seat change Decrease 5

Prime Minister before election

Thomas Jefferson
Republican

Elected Prime Minister

James Madison
Republican


1811 United States general election

← 1807 November 3 – December 11, 1811 1813 →

All 182 seats in the United States House of Representatives
92 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader James Madison Charles C. Pickney Timothy Pitkin
Party Republican Tory Federalist
Leader's seat Virginia 20th South Carolina 1st (lost re-election) Connecticut at-large
Seats won 133 26 20
Seat change Increase 27 Increase 6 Increase 4

  Fourth party
 
Leader DeWitt Clinton
Party Dissident Republican
Leader's seat New York 12th
Seats won 3
Seat change New

Prime Minister before election

James Madison
Republican

Elected Prime Minister

James Madison
Republican


1813 United States general election

← 1811 April 21 – May 30, 1813 1817 →

All 182 seats in the United States House of Representatives
92 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader James Madison Rufus King Timothy Pitkin
Party Republican Tory Federalist
Leader's seat Virginia 20th New York 6th Connecticut at-large
Seats won 100 38 32
Seat change Decrease 33 Increase 12 Increase 12

  Fourth party
 
Leader DeWitt Clinton
Party Dissident Republican
Leader's seat New York 12th
Seats won 12
Seat change Increase 9

Prime Minister before election

James Madison
Republican

Elected Prime Minister

James Madison
Republican


1817 United States general election

← 1813 November 1 – December 4, 1817 1821 →

All 184 seats in the United States House of Representatives
93 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader James Monroe Rufus King Timothy Pitkin
Party Republican Tory Federalist
Leader's seat Virginia 12th New York 6th Connecticut at-large (lost re-election)
Seats won 131 35 18
Seat change Increase 31 Decrease 3 Decrease 14

  Fourth party
 
Leader DeWitt Clinton
Party Dissident Republican
Leader's seat New York 12th (retired)
Seats won 0
Seat change Decrease 12

Prime Minister before election

James Madison
Republican

Elected Prime Minister

James Monroe
Republican


1821 United States general election

← 1817 November 1 – December 6, 1821 1825 →

All 213 seats in the United States House of Representatives
107 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader James Monroe Rufus King Louis McLane
Party Republican Tory Federalist
Leader's seat Virginia 7th New York 6th (retired) Delaware at-large
Seats won 185 21 7
Seat change Increase 54 Decrease 14 Decrease 11

Prime Minister before election

James Monroe
Republican

Elected Prime Minister

James Monroe
Republican


1825 United States general election

← 1821 October 26 – December 2, 1825 1827 →

All 213 seats in the United States House of Representatives
107 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Andrew Jackson Henry Clay John Quincy Adams
Party Republican Tory Anti-Jacksonian
Leader's seat Tennessee 5th Kentucky 2nd Massachusetts 10th
Seats won 81 62 41
Seat change Decrease 104 Increase 41 New

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Nathaniel Macon William J. Duane -
Party Constructivist Radical Federalist
Leader's seat North Carolina 4th Pennsylvania 20th -
Seats won 22 7 0
Seat change New New Decrease 7

Prime Minister before election

James Monroe
Republican

Elected Prime Minister

Andrew Jackson
Republican


1827 United States general election

← 1825 August 3 – September 2, 1827 1829 →

All 213 seats in the United States House of Representatives
107 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Andrew Jackson Henry Clay John Quincy Adams
Party Republican Tory Anti-Jacksonian
Leader's seat Tennessee 5th Kentucky 2nd Massachusetts 10th
Seats won 103 53 39
Seat change Increase 22 Decrease 9 Decrease 2

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Nathaniel Macon William J. Duane
Party Constructivist Radical
Leader's seat North Carolina 4th Pennsylvania 20th
Seats won 10 8
Seat change Decrease 12 Increase 1

Prime Minister before election

Andrew Jackson
Republican

Elected Prime Minister

Andrew Jackson
Republican


1829 United States general election

← 1827 June 28 – July 31, 1829 1833 →

All 213 seats in the United States House of Representatives
107 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Andrew Jackson John Sergeant Richard Rush
Party Republican Tory Whig
Leader's seat Tennessee 5th Pennsylvania 1st Pennsylvania 11th
Seats won 109 51 32
Seat change Increase 6 Decrease 2 Decrease 7

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader John C. Calhoun Thurlow Weed William J. Duane
Party Nullifier Anti-Masonic Radical
Leader's seat South Carolina 5th New York 5th Pennsylvania 20th
Seats won 9 7 5
Seat change New New Decrease 3

  Seventh party
 
Leader Nathaniel Macon
Party Constructivist
Leader's seat North Carolina 4th (lost re-election)
Seats won 0
Seat change Decrease 10

Prime Minister before election

Andrew Jackson
Republican

Elected Prime Minister

Andrew Jackson
Republican


1833 United States general election

← 1829 November 2 – December 5, 1833 1837 →

All 240 seats in the United States House of Representatives
121 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Andrew Jackson John Sergeant Hugh Lawson White
Party Republican Tory Whig
Leader's seat Tennessee 3rd Pennsylvania 18th Tennessee 7th (lost re-election)
Seats won 136 51 33
Seat change Increase 27 Steady Increase 1

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Thurlow Weed John C. Calhoun William J. Duane
Party Anti-Masonic Nullifier Radical
Leader's seat New York 37th South Carolina 1st Pennsylvania 20th (retired)
Seats won 11 9 0
Seat change Increase 4 Steady Decrease 5

Prime Minister before election

Andrew Jackson
Republican

Elected Prime Minister

Andrew Jackson
Republican


1837 United States general election

← 1833 November 3 – December 7, 1837 1841 →

All 242 seats in the United States House of Representatives
122 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Martin Van Buren Daniel Webster John Sergeant
Party Republican Whig Tory
Leader's seat New York 22nd Massachusetts 3rd Pennsylvania 18th
Seats won 86 69 66
Seat change Decrease 50 Increase 33 Increase 15

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Thurlow Weed John C. Calhoun
Party Anti-Masonic Nullifier
Leader's seat New York 37th South Carolina 1st
Seats won 12 9
Seat change Increase 1 Steady

Prime Minister before election

Andrew Jackson
Republican

Elected Prime Minister

Daniel Webster
Whig


1841 United States general election

← 1837 November 3, 1841 1843 →

All 223 seats in the United States House of Representatives
112 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Martin Van Buren Daniel Webster Francis Granger
Party Republican Whig Tory
Leader's seat New York 13th Massachusetts 7th New York 7th
Seats won 100 58 53
Seat change Increase 14 Decrease 11 Decrease 13

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader John C. Calhoun Thurlow Weed
Party Nullifier Anti-Masonic
Leader's seat South Carolina 3rd New York 29th
Seats won 7 5
Seat change Decrease 2 Decrease 7

Prime Minister before election

Daniel Webster
Whig

Elected Prime Minister

Daniel Webster
Whig


1843 United States general election

← 1841 September 13, 1843 1847 →

All 223 seats in the United States House of Representatives
112 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader James K. Polk Thomas Corwin Daniel Webster
Party Republican Tory Whig
Leader's seat Tennessee 5th Ohio 13th Massachusetts 7th
Seats won 113 57 40
Seat change Increase 13 Increase 5 Decrease 18

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader John C. Calhoun Lewis Charles Levin Thurlow Weed
Party Nullifier Know Nothing Anti-Masonic
Leader's seat South Carolina 3rd Pennsylvania 11th New York 29th (lost re-election)
Seats won 7 6 0
Seat change Steady New Decrease 5

Prime Minister before election

Daniel Webster
Whig

Elected Prime Minister

James K. Polk
Republican


1847 United States general election

← 1843 November 3, 1847 1851 →

All 228 seats in the United States House of Representatives
115 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Lewis Cass Henry Clay Millard Fillmore
Party Republican Tory Whig
Leader's seat Michigan 1st Kentucky 8th New York 30th
Seats won 87 85 30
Seat change Decrease 26 Increase 28 Decrease 10

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Martin Van Buren John C. Calhoun Lewis Charles Levin
Party Free Soil Nullifier Know Nothing
Leader's seat New York 8th South Carolina 3rd Pennsylvania 11th
Seats won 13 7 6
Seat change New Steady Steady

Prime Minister before election

James K. Polk
Republican

Elected Prime Minister

Henry Clay
Tory


1851 United States general election

← 1847 November 5, 1851 1853 →

All 234 seats in the United States House of Representatives
118 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Henry Clay Franklin Pierce Millard Fillmore
Party Tory Republican Whig
Leader's seat Kentucky 4th New Hampshire 2nd New York 5th
Seats won 97 91 24
Seat change Increase 12 Increase 4 Decrease 6

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Martin Van Buren - Lewis Charles Levin
Party Free Soil Nullifier Know Nothing
Leader's seat New York 12th - Pennsylvania 11th (lost re-election)
Seats won 22 0 0
Seat change Increase 9 Decrease 7 Decrease 6

Prime Minister before election

Henry Clay
Tory

Elected Prime Minister

Henry Clay
Tory


1853 United States general election

← 1851 March 2, 1853 April 1856 →

All 234 seats in the United States House of Representatives
118 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Lewis Cass Theodore Frelinghuysen Robert Strange
Party Northern Republican Tory Southern Republican
Leader's seat Michigan 1st New Jersey 4th North Carolina 1st
Seats won 87 70 44
Seat change Decrease 4 Decrease 27 New

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader John P. Hale William L. Dayton Alexander H. Stephens
Party Free Soil Liberal Unionist
Leader's seat New Hampshire 4th New Jersey 5th Georgia 8th
Seats won 13 12 8
Seat change Decrease 9 New New

  Seventh party
 
Leader Joseph R. Chandler
Party Whig
Leader's seat Pennsylvania 17th (lost re-election)
Seats won 0
Seat change Decrease 24

Prime Minister before election

Daniel Webster
Tory

Elected Prime Minister

Lewis Cass
Republican


April 1856 United States general election

← 1853 April 8, 1856 August 1856 →

All 234 seats in the United States House of Representatives
118 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Lewis Cass Theodore Frelinghuysen John C. Breckinridge
Party Northern Republican Tory Southern Republican
Leader's seat Michigan 1st New Jersey 4th Kentucky 8th
Seats won 67 55 48
Seat change Decrease 20 Decrease 15 Increase 4

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader John C. Frémont Nathaniel P. Banks Alexander H. Stephens
Party Liberal Know Nothing Unionist
Leader's seat California at-large Massachusetts 1st Georgia 8th
Seats won 22 19 13
Seat change Increase 10 New Increase 5

  Seventh party
 
Leader John P. Hale
Party Free Soil
Leader's seat New Hampshire 4th
Seats won 10
Seat change Decrease 3

Prime Minister before election

Lewis Cass
Republican

Elected Prime Minister

None (Cass remains in office)


August 1856 United States general election

← April 1856 August 11, 1856 1857 →

All 234 seats in the United States House of Representatives
118 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Franklin Pierce Theodore Frelinghuysen John C. Breckinridge
Party Northern Republican Tory Southern Republican
Leader's seat New Hampshire 2nd New Jersey 4th Kentucky 8th
Seats won 75 49 48
Seat change Increase 8 Decrease 6 Steady

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader John C. Frémont Nathaniel P. Banks Alexander H. Stephens
Party Liberal Know Nothing Unionist
Leader's seat California at-large (lost re-election) Massachusetts 1st Georgia 8th
Seats won 26 18 9
Seat change Increase 4 Decrease 1 Decrease 4

  Seventh party
 
Leader John P. Hale
Party Free Soil
Leader's seat New Hampshire 4th
Seats won 9
Seat change Decrease 1

Prime Minister before election

Lewis Cass
Republican

Elected Prime Minister

None (Cass remains in office)


1857 United States general election

← August 1856 March 3, 1857 1858 →

All 236 seats in the United States House of Representatives
119 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader James Buchanan Theodore Frelinghuysen John C. Breckinridge
Party Northern Republican Tory Southern Republican
Leader's seat Pennsylvania 9th New Jersey 4th Kentucky 8th
Seats won 76 49 49
Seat change Increase 1 Steady Increase 1

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader John C. Frémont Nathaniel P. Banks John Bell
Party Liberal Know Nothing Unionist
Leader's seat California at-large (lost seat) Massachusetts 1st Tennessee 6th
Seats won 25 19 11
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 1 Increase 2

  Seventh party
 
Leader Charles Sumner
Party Free Soil
Leader's seat Massachusetts 11th
Seats won 5
Seat change Decrease 4

Prime Minister before election

Lewis Cass
Republican

Elected Prime Minister

James Buchanan
Republican


1858 United States general election

← 1857 September 7, 1858 January 1859 →

All 238 seats in the United States House of Representatives
120 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader James Buchanan William H. Seward John C. Breckinridge
Party Northern Republican Tory Southern Republican
Leader's seat Pennsylvania 9th New York 18th Kentucky 8th
Seats won 59 58 52
Seat change Decrease 17 Increase 9 Increase 3

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Salmon P. Chase Nathaniel P. Banks John Bell
Party Liberal Know Nothing Unionist
Leader's seat Ohio 3rd Massachusetts 1st Tennessee 6th
Seats won 35 20 9
Seat change Increase 10 Increase 1 Decrease 2

  Seventh party
 
Leader Charles Sumner
Party Free Soil
Leader's seat Massachusetts 11th
Seats won 5
Seat change Steady

Prime Minister before election

James Buchanan
Republican

Elected Prime Minister

None (Andrew Johnson takes office)


January 1859 United States general election

← 1858 January 18, 1859 July 1859 →

All 238 seats in the United States House of Representatives
120 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Edward Everett John C. Breckinridge William H. Seward
Party Northern Republican Southern Republican Tory
Leader's seat Massachusetts 8th Kentucky 8th New York 18th
Seats won 59 56 51
Seat change Steady Increase 4 Decrease 7

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Salmon P. Chase Nathaniel P. Banks John Bell
Party Liberal Know Nothing Unionist
Leader's seat Ohio 3rd Massachusetts 1st Tennessee 6th
Seats won 32 18 18
Seat change Decrease 3 Decrease 2 Increase 9

  Seventh party
 
Leader Charles Sumner
Party Free Soil
Leader's seat Massachusetts 11th
Seats won 4
Seat change Decrease 1

Prime Minister before election

Franklin Pierce
Republican

Elected Prime Minister

None (Pierce remains in office)


July 1859 United States general election

← January 1859 July 5, 1859 October 1859 →

All 238 seats in the United States House of Representatives
120 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Robert M. T. Hunter William H. Seward John C. Breckinridge
Party Northern Republican Tory Southern Republican
Leader's seat Virginia 10th New York 18th Kentucky 8th
Seats won 67 53 48
Seat change Increase 8 Increase 2 Decrease 8

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Salmon P. Chase Nathaniel P. Banks John Bell
Party Liberal Know Nothing Unionist
Leader's seat Ohio 3rd Massachusetts 1st Tennessee 6th
Seats won 38 19 9
Seat change Increase 6 Increase 1 Decrease 9

  Seventh party
 
Leader Charles Sumner
Party Free Soil
Leader's seat Massachusetts 11th
Seats won 4
Seat change Steady

Prime Minister before election

Franklin Pierce
Republican

Elected Prime Minister

None (Pierce remains in office)


October 1859 United States general election

← July 1859 October 4, 1859 1861 →

All 238 seats in the United States House of Representatives
120 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Stephen A. Douglas William H. Seward John C. Breckinridge
Party Northern Republican Tory Southern Republican
Leader's seat Illinois 4th New York 18th Kentucky 8th
Seats won 69 52 52
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 1 Increase 4

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Abraham Lincoln Nathaniel P. Banks John Bell
Party Liberal Know Nothing Unionist
Leader's seat Illinois 8th Massachusetts 1st Tennessee 6th
Seats won 23 20 14
Seat change Decrease 15 Increase 1 Increase 5

  Seventh party
 
Leader Charles Sumner
Party Free Soil
Leader's seat Massachusetts 11th
Seats won 8
Seat change Increase 4

Prime Minister before election

Isaac Toucey
Republican

Elected Prime Minister

Stephen A. Douglas
Republican


1861 United States general election

← October 1859 August 27, 1861 July 1862 →

All 239 seats in the United States House of Representatives
120 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Daniel S. Dickinson William H. Seward John C. Breckinridge
Party Northern Republican Tory Southern Republican
Leader's seat New York 27th New York 13th Kentucky 2nd
Seats won 59 50 43
Seat change Decrease 10 Decrease 2 Decrease 9

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader John Bell Abraham Lincoln Nathaniel P. Banks
Party Unionist Liberal Know Nothing
Leader's seat Tennessee 10th Illinois 8th Massachusetts 1st
Seats won 35 30 16
Seat change Increase 21 Increase 7 Decrease 4

  Seventh party
 
Leader Charles Sumner
Party Free Soil
Leader's seat Massachusetts 11th
Seats won 6
Seat change Decrease 2

Prime Minister before election

Daniel S. Dickinson
Republican

Elected Prime Minister

John Bell
Unionist


July 1862 United States general election

← 1861 July 1, 1862 December 1862 →

All 239 seats in the United States House of Representatives
120 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Daniel S. Dickinson John C. Breckinridge William H. Seward
Party Northern Republican Southern Republican Tory
Leader's seat New York 27th Kentucky 2nd New York 13th
Seats won 58 54 45
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 11 Decrease 5

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Abraham Lincoln John Bell Nathaniel P. Banks
Party Liberal Unionist Know Nothing
Leader's seat Illinois 8th Tennessee 10th Massachusetts 1st
Seats won 40 19 18
Seat change Increase 10 Decrease 16 Increase 2

  Seventh party
 
Leader Charles Sumner
Party Free Soil
Leader's seat Massachusetts 11th
Seats won 5
Seat change Decrease 1

Prime Minister before election

John Bell
Unionist

Elected Prime Minister

None (Bell remains in office)


December 1862 United States general election

← July 1862 December 9, 1862 1866 →

All 239 seats in the United States House of Representatives
120 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader John C. Breckinridge Abraham Lincoln William H. Seward
Party Southern Republican Liberal Tory
Leader's seat Kentucky 2nd Illinois 8th New York 13th
Seats won 62 52 49
Seat change Increase 8 Increase 12 Increase 4

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader William A. Richardson Nathaniel P. Banks John Bell
Party Northern Republican Know Nothing Unionist
Leader's seat Illinois 2nd Massachusetts 1st Tennessee 10th
Seats won 36 18 17
Seat change Decrease 22 Steady Decrease 2

  Seventh party
 
Leader Charles Sumner
Party Free Soil
Leader's seat Massachusetts 11th
Seats won 5
Seat change Steady

Prime Minister before election

John Bell
Unionist

Elected Prime Minister

Abraham Lincoln
Liberal