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1858–59 United States House of Representatives elections

States held the 1858–59 United States House of Representatives elections between June 7, 1858, and December 1, 1859, during President James Buchanan's term. Each state set a date for its elections to the House. Voters in 34 states, including the new state of Oregon and the pending new state of Kansas, elected 238 Representatives before the first session of the 36th United States Congress convened on December 5, 1859.

Election summaries
One seat each was added for the new states of Oregon and Kansas. Maps File:36th Congress Results by vote share.svg|District results by vote share == Special elections ==
Special elections
There were special elections in 1858 and 1859 to the 35th United States Congress and 36th United States Congress. Special elections are sorted by date then district. 35th Congress Daniel W. Gooch (Republican) • }} • Zebulon Vance (Know Nothing) 57.02% • William W. Avery (Democratic) 42.98% }} • Roger Pryor (Democratic) • Thomas F. Goode (Democratic) }} • John A. McClernand (Democratic) 58.94% • John M. Palmer (Republican) 41.06%}} == Alabama ==
Alabama
James A. Stallworth (Democratic) 63.32% • F. B. Shepard (Opposition) 36.68% }} • James L. Pugh (Democratic) • J. E. Sappington (Opposition) • Incomplete Data }} • David Clopton (Democratic) 50.79% • Thomas J. Judge (Opposition) 49.21% }} • Sydenham Moore (Democratic) • William Russell Smith (Unknown) • Incomplete Data }} • George S. Houston (Democratic) 58.12% • William A. Hewlett (Independent Democrat) 41.88% }} • Williamson R. W. Cobb (Democratic) 54.98% • Alex Snodgrass (Democratic) 20.26% • Edwin Wallace (Democratic) 18.09% • Henry R. Beaver (Democratic) 6.68% }} • Jabez L. M. Curry (Democratic) • Unopposed }} == Arkansas ==
Arkansas
Thomas C. Hindman (Democratic) 86.48% • William Crosby (American) 13.52% }} • Albert Rust (Democratic) 70.32% • Thomas S. Drew (Ind. Democratic) 15.10% • James A. Jones (American) 13.58% }} == California ==
California
California held its election September 7, 1859. From statehood to 1864, California's members were elected at-large, with the top finishers winning election. • John C. Burch (Lecompton Democratic) 56.88% • Charles L. Scott (Lecompton Democratic) 55.89% • Joseph C. McKibbin (Anti-Lecompton Democratic; Republican) 43.01% • Edward D. Baker (Republican; Anti-Lecompton Democratic) 41% • S. A. Booker (Anti-Lecompton Democratic) 2.94% • P. H. Sibley (Republican) 0.29%}} == Connecticut ==
Connecticut
Dwight Loomis (Republican) 49.61% • Alvan P. Hyde (Democratic) 49.29% • Ezra Clark Jr. (Independent) 1.1% }} • John Woodruff (Republican) 50.56% • Samuel Arnold (Democratic) 49.03% • Austin Baldwin (Unknown) 0.41% }} • Alfred A. Burnham (Republican) 51.74% • Rufus L. Baker (Democratic) 46.95% • Sidney Dean (Independent) 1.31% }} • Orris S. Ferry (Republican) 51.27% • William D. Bishop (Democratic) 48.73% }} == Delaware ==
Delaware
William G. Whiteley (Democratic) 51.36% • William H. Morris (People's) 48.64% }} == Florida ==
Florida
George S. Hawkins (Democratic) 62.43% • John Westcott (Ind. Democratic) 37.57% }} == Georgia ==
Kansas
Martin F. Conway (Republican) 57.74% • John A. Halderman (Democratic) 42.26% }} == Kansas Territory ==
Kansas Territory
See non-voting delegates, below. == Kentucky ==
Louisiana
John Edward Bouligny (American) 49.55% • Emile La Sére (Democratic) 40.18% • Charles Bienvenu (Unknown) 10.27% }} • Miles Taylor (Democratic) 56.99% • L. D. Nichols (Know Nothing) 43.01% }} • Thomas G. Davidson (Democratic) 89.25% • T. Cannon (American) 10.75% }} • John M. Landrum (Democratic) 74.42% • M. A. Jones (American) 25.58% }} == Maine ==
Maine
Elections held September 13, 1858. • Ira T. Drew (Democratic) 48.36% • Manassah H. Smith (Democratic) 1.06%}} • David B. Hastings (Democratic) 45.47%}} • Alfred W. Johnson (Democratic) 49.82%}} • Asa Gile (Democratic) 39.85%}} • James S. Wiley (Democratic) 44.28%}} • Bion Bradbury (Democratic) 48.47%}} == Maryland ==
Michigan
George B. Cooper (Democratic) 50.14% • William A. Howard (Republican) 49.86% }} • William A. Howard (Republican) 51.03% • George B. Cooper (Democratic) 48.97% }} • Henry Waldron (Republican) 59.11% • Consider A. Stacy (Democratic) 40.89% }} • Francis W. Kellogg (Republican) 55.73% • Thomas B. Church (Democratic) 44.27% }} • Dewitt C. Leach (Republican) 51.97% • Robert W. Davis (Democratic) 48.03% }} == Minnesota ==
Minnesota
Minnesota became a new state in 1858 having already elected its first two members at-large in October 1857 to finish the current term. The state then held elections to the next term October 4, 1859. • Cyrus Aldrich (Republican) 55.08% • William Windom (Republican) 54.2% • James M. Cavanaugh (Democratic) 45.56% • Christopher C. Graham (Democratic) 45.16% }} == Mississippi ==
Mississippi
Elections held late, on October 3, 1859. • Reuben Davis (Democratic) 94.49% • G. Q. Martin (Opposition) 5.51% }} • Otho R. Singleton (Democratic) 77.19% • Franklin Smith (Unionist Democratic) 22.81% }} == Missouri ==
Nebraska Territory
See non-voting delegates, below. == New Hampshire ==
Ohio
Ohio elected its members October 12, 1858, netting a 3-seat Republican gain. • George H. Pendleton (Democratic) 51.24% • Timothy C. Day (Opposition) 48.76% }} • John A. Gurley (Republican) 52.58% • William S. Groesbeck (Democratic) 47.42% }} • Clement Vallandigham (Democratic) 50.48% • Lewis D. Campbell (Republican) 49.52% }} • William Allen (Democratic) 50.2% • Matthias H. Nichols (Republican) 49.8% }} • James M. Ashley (Republican) 51.16% • William Mungen (Democratic) 48.51% • William A. Hunter (Unknown) 0.34% }} • William Howard (Democratic) 51.58% • Reader W. Clarke (Republican) 45.82% • William R. Arthur (American) 2.61% }} • Thomas Corwin (Republican) 63.85% • Charles W. Blair (Democratic) 36.15% }} • Benjamin Stanton (Republican) 59.52% • William Hubbard (Democratic) 40.48% }} • John Carey (Republican) 50.29% • Lawrence W. Hall (Democratic) 49.71% }} • Carey A. Trimble (Republican) 55.04% • Joseph Miller (Democratic) 45.96% }} • Charles D. Martin (Democratic) 50.72% • Nelson H. Van Vorhes (Republican) 49.28% }} • Samuel S. Cox (Republican) 51.75% • Lucius Case (Democratic) 48.25% }} • John Sherman (Republican) 57.05% • S. J. Patrick (Democratic) 42.95% }} • Cyrus Spink (Republican) 56.33% • J. P. Jeffries (Democratic) 43.67% }} • William Helmick (Republican) 50.65% • Joseph Burns (Democratic) 49.35% }} • Cydnor B. Tompkins (Republican) 52.65% • George W. Manypenny (Democratic) 47.01% • Jonathan Swank (Independent) 0.34% }} • Thomas C. Theaker (Republican) 50.32% • Benjamin T. Sprigg (Democratic) 49.68% }} • Sidney Edgerton (Republican) 53.33% • J. L. Ranney (Democratic) 46.67% }} • Edward Wade (Republican) 64.57% • J. W. Gray (Democratic) 34.69% • Irad Kelly (Independent) 0.75% }} • John Hutchins (Republican) 62.8% • David Tod (Democratic) 34.27% • B. W. Richmond (Independent) 2.69% • Josuha R. Giddings (Unknown) 0.24% }} • John Bingham (Republican) 57.46% • Thomas Means (Democratic) 42.54% }} == Oregon ==
Oregon
35th Congress La Fayette Grover (Democratic) • }} 36th Congress Lansing Stout (Democratic) 50.07% • David Logan (Republican) 49.93% }} == Pennsylvania ==
Pennsylvania
Thomas B. Florence (Democratic) 43.09% • John W. Ryan (People's) 41% • G. W. Nebinger (Anti-Lecompton Dem.) 15.42% • Marshall Sprogell (Know Nothing) 0.48% }} • 184318441856 }} • Edward Joy Morris (People's) 58.38% • George H. Martin (Democratic) 41.62% }} • John P. Verree (People's) 54.24% • James Landy (Democratic) 45.35% • George W. Read (Know Nothing) 0.4% }} • William Millward (People's) 59.25% • Henry M. Phillips (Democratic) 39.21% • Jacob Broom (Know Nothing) 1.54% }} • John Wood (People's) 57.37% • Owen Jones (Democratic) 42.63% }} • John Hickman (Anti-Lecompton Dem.) 40.76% • Charles D. Manly (Democratic) 31.15% • John M. Broomall (People's) 28.09% }} • Henry C. Longnecker (People's) 50.76% • Stokes L. Roberts (Democratic) 49.24% }} • 185018521854 }} • John Schwartz (Anti-Lecompton Dem.) 50.07% • J. Glancy Jones (Democratic) 49.94% }} • Thaddeus Stevens (People's) 60% • James M. Hopkins (Democratic) 40% }} • John W. Killinger (People's) 61.46% • Jacob Weidle (Democratic) 38.54% }} • James H. Campbell (People's) 47.2% • William L. Dewart (Democratic) 28.95% • Joseph W. Cake (Anti-Lecompton Dem.) 23.85% }} • George W. Scranton (People's) 61.89% • John McReynolds (Democratic) 38.11% }} • William H. Dimmick (Democratic) 54.95% • David K. Shoemaker (People's) 45.05% }} • Galusha A. Grow (People's) 76.87% • Joel Parkhurst (Democratic) 23.13% }} • James T. Hale (People's) 55.69% • Allison White (Democratic) 44.31% }} • Benjamin F. Junkin (People's) 50.13% • Henry L. Fisher (Democratic) 49.87% }} • Edward McPherson (People's) 50.72% • Wilson Reilly (Democratic) 49.28% }} • Samuel S. Blair (People's) 57.71% • Cyrus L. Pershing (Democratic) 42.29% }} • John Covode (People's) 52.81% • Henry D. Foster (Democratic) 47.19% }} • William Montgomery (Democratic) 61.5% • Jonathan Knight (People's) 38.5% }} • James K. Moorhead (People's) 57.27% • Andrew Burke (Democratic) 42.73% }} • Robert McKnight (People's) 55.25% • Thomas Williams (Anti-Tax) 39.65% • John Birmingham (Democratic) 5.1% }} • William Stewart (People's) 64.02% • Jonathan N. McGuffin (Democratic) 35.98% }} • Chapin Hall (People's) 52.42% • James L. Gillis (Democratic) 47.58% }} • Elijah Babbitt (People's) 60.73% • James C. Crawford (Democratic) 39.27% }} == Rhode Island ==
Rhode Island
First round:Christopher Robinson (American; Republican) 49.29% • Thomas Davis (Republican) 31.4% • Olney Arnold (Democratic) 19.31% • Runoff:Christopher Robinson (American; Republican) 56.32% • Thomas Davis (Republican; Democratic) 43.68% }} • William D. Brayton (Republican) 63.93% • Alfred Anthony (Democratic) 36.07% }} == South Carolina ==
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