| Election Name: | 1840–41 United States House of Representatives elections |
| Country: | United States |
| Flag Year: | 1837 |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1838–39 United States House of Representatives elections |
| Next Election: | 1842–43 United States House of Representatives elections |
| Seats For Election: | All 242 seats in the United States House of Representatives |
| Majority Seats: | 122 |
| Election Date: | July 6, 1840 – November 2, 1841 |
| Image1: | John White.jpg |
| Leader1: | John White |
| Party1: | Whig Party (US) |
| Last Election1: | 116 seats |
| Seats1: | 142 |
| Seat Change1: | 26 |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,089,609 |
| Percentage1: | 51.04% |
| Swing1: | 1.31% |
| Leader2: | John Jones |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Last Election2: | 126 seats |
| Seats2: | 98 |
| Seat Change2: | 28 |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,021,051 |
| Percentage2: | 47.83% |
| Swing2: | 2.18% |
| Party4: | Independent (US) |
| Last Election4: | 0 seats |
| Seats4: | 2 |
| Seat Change4: | 2 |
| Popular Vote4: | 18,063 |
| Percentage4: | 0.85% |
| Swing4: | 0.44% |
| Map Size: | 320px |
| Speaker | |
| Before Election: | Robert M. T. Hunter |
| After Election: | John White |
| Before Party: | Whig Party (US) |
| After Party: | Whig Party (US) |
The 1840–41 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between July 6, 1840, and November 2, 1841. Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives, before or after the first session of the 27th United States Congress convened on May 31, 1841. Elections were held for all 242 seats, representing 26 states.
In a Whig wave, voters gave the Whig Party a House majority for the first time. Most Americans experienced the Panic of 1837 as a severe economic downturn. Its perceived mishandling by Democratic President Martin Van Buren fueled new support for alternative economic policies favored by Whigs of which voters had previously been skeptical. Collapse of the Anti-Masonic Party in the late 1830s also drove some third-party incumbents into the Whig Party. Newly elected members included Robert M. T. Hunter, Independent of Virginia, and Zadok Casey, Independent Democrat of Illinois.
| 98 | 2 | 142 | |
| Democratic | Whig |
| State | Type | Date | Total seats | Democratic | Whig | ||||||
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| Seats | Change | Seats | Change | ||||||||
| Louisiana | Districts | July 6–8, 1840 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Missouri | At-large | August 3, 1840 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Illinois | Districts | August 7, 1840 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| Vermont | Districts | September 4, 1840 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||||
| Maine | Districts | September 14, 1840 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| Arkansas | At-large | October 5, 1840 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Georgia | At-large | October 6, 1840 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
| South Carolina | Districts | October 12–13, 1840 | 9 | 8 | 1 | ||||||
| Ohio | Districts | October 13, 1840 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 4 | ||||
| Pennsylvania | District (25) | October 13, 1840 | 28 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 8 | ||||
| New York | District (33) | November 2–4, 1840 | 40 | 21 | 2 | 19 | 2 | ||||
| Connecticut | Districts | November 3, 1840 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Michigan | At-large | November 3, 1840 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| New Jersey | At-large | November 3, 1840 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 5 | ||||
| Massachusetts | Districts | November 9, 1840 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | ||||
| Delaware | At-large | November 10, 1840 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
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| New Hampshire | At-large | March 9, 1841 | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| Rhode Island | At-large | April 21, 1841 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| Virginia | Districts | April 23, 1841 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 3 | ||||
| Kentucky | Districts | April 26, 1841 | 13 | 2 | 11 | ||||||
| Indiana | Districts | May 3, 1841 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||||
| Tennessee | Districts | May 6, 1841 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | ||||
| North Carolina | Districts | May 13, 1841 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | ||||
| Maryland | District (7) | May 17, 1841 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | ||||
| Alabama | At-large | May 20, 1841 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Mississippi | At-large | November 1–2, 1841 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 242 | 99 | 26 | 142 | 33 |
The 1st session of the 27th Congress began May 31, 1841, before Mississippi had elected Representatives, leaving that State unrepresented until the 2nd session.
|-! | Francis Granger| | Whig| 1838| | Incumbent resigned March 5, 1841 to become U.S. Postmaster General.
New member elected May 13, 1841.
Whig hold.
Successor seated May 21, 1841.| nowrap |
|-! | John Greig| | Whig| 1841 | | Incumbent resigned September 25, 1841.
New member elected November 3, 1841.
Whig hold.
Successor seated November 27, 1841.| nowrap |
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| William C. Dawson| | Whig| 1836 | | Incumbent resigned November 13, 1841 to run for Governor of Georgia.
New member elected December 21, 1841.
Democratic gain.| rowspan=3 nowrap |
|-| Eugenius A. Nisbet| | Whig| 1838| | Incumbent resigned October 12, 1841.
New member elected December 21, 1841.
Democratic gain.
|-| Julius Caesar Alford| | Whig| 1838| | Incumbent resigned October 1, 1841.
New member elected December 21, 1841.
Democratic gain.
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See also: List of United States representatives from Alabama.
See also: List of United States representatives from Arkansas.
|-! | Edward Cross| | Democratic| 1838| Incumbent reelected.| nowrap |
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See also: List of United States representatives from Connecticut.
See also: List of United States representatives from Delaware.
See Non-voting delegates, below.
See also: List of United States representatives from Georgia.
See also: List of United States representatives from Illinois.
See also: List of United States representatives from Indiana.
See Non-voting delegates, below.
See also: List of United States representatives from Kentucky.
See also: List of United States representatives from Louisiana.
See also: List of United States representatives from Maine. Maine elected its members September 14, 1840.
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|-! | Thomas Davee| | Democratic | 1836| | Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Whig gain.| nowrap |
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See also: List of United States representatives from Maryland.
Massachusetts held its elections November 9, 1840, but one district went to a second ballot on January 4, 1841.
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|-! | William Parmenter| | Democratic| 1836| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
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|-! | Henry Williams| | Democratic| 1838| | Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected on the second ballot.
Whig gain.| nowrap |
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|-! | John Quincy Adams| | Whig| 1830| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
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See also: List of United States representatives from Mississippi. Elections held late, from November 1 to 2, 1841.
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(2 seats)| Jacob Thompson| | Democratic| 1839| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap rowspan=2 | |-| Albert G. Brown| | Democratic| 1839| | Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
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See also: List of United States representatives from Michigan.
|-! | Isaac E. Crary| | 1835| | Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Whig gain.| nowrap |
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See also: List of United States representatives from Missouri.
See also: List of United States representatives from New Hampshire.
See also: List of United States representatives from New Jersey.
See also: List of United States representatives from North Carolina.
See also: List of United States representatives from New York.
See also: List of United States representatives from Ohio.
See also: List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania.
See also: List of United States representatives from Rhode Island.
See also: List of United States representatives from South Carolina.
Elections held late, on May 6, 1841.
|-! | William B. Carter| | Whig| 1835| |Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Whig hold.| nowrap |
|-! | Abraham McClellan| | Democratic| 1837| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | Joseph L. Williams| | Whig| 1837| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | Julius W. Blackwell| | Democratic| 1839| |Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Whig gain.| nowrap |
|-! | Hopkins L. Turney| | Democratic| 1837| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | William B. Campbell| | Whig| 1837| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | John Bell| | Whig| 1827| |Incumbent retired to become Secretary of War.
New member elected.
Whig hold.| nowrap |
|-! | Meredith P. Gentry| | Whig| 1839| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | Harvey M. Watterson| | Democratic| 1839 | Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | Aaron V. Brown| | Democratic| 1839| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | Cave Johnson| | Democratic| 1839 | Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | John W. Crockett| | Whig| 1837 | |Incumbent retired to become Attorney General for the 9th district.
New member elected.
Whig hold.| nowrap |
|-! | Kit Williams| | Whig| 1837 | Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
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See also: List of United States representatives from Vermont.
See also: List of United States representatives from Virginia.
See Non-voting delegates, below.
See also: Non-voting members of the United States House of Representatives.
|-! | William W. Chapman| | Democratic| 1838| | Incumbent's term expired by law.
New delegate elected in 1840.
Democratic hold.| nowrap |
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|-! | Charles Downing| | Democratic| 1836| Incumbent re-elected on an unknown date.| nowrap |
|-! | Augustus C. Dodge| | Democratic| 1840| Incumbent re-elected August 6, 1841.| nowrap |
|-! | James D. Doty| | Democratic| 1838| Incumbent re-elected on an unknown date.| nowrap |
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