| Election Name: | 1844–45 United States House of Representatives elections |
| Country: | United States |
| Flag Year: | 1837 |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1842–43 United States House of Representatives elections |
| Next Election: | 1846–47 United States House of Representatives elections |
| Seats For Election: | All 228 seats in the United States House of Representatives |
| Majority Seats: | 115 |
| Election Date: | July 1, 1844 – November 4, 1845 |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Image1: | John Wesley Davis.jpg |
| Leader1: | John Davis |
| Last Election1: | 147 seats |
| Seats1: | 142 |
| Seat Change1: | 5 |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,276,980 |
| Percentage1: | 50.02% |
| Swing1: | 1.25% |
| Party2: | Whig Party (United States) |
| Leader2: | Samuel Finley Vinton |
| Last Election2: | 72 seats |
| Seats2: | 79 |
| Seat Change2: | 7 |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,143,305 |
| Percentage2: | 44.79% |
| Swing2: | 0.62% |
| Party4: | Know Nothing |
| Last Election4: | Pre-creation |
| Seats4: | 6 |
| Seat Change4: | 6 |
| Popular Vote4: | 53,413 |
| Percentage4: | 2.09% |
| Swing4: | New Party |
| Party5: | Law and Order Party (US) |
| Last Election5: | 2 seats |
| Seats5: | 0 |
| Seat Change5: | 2 |
| Popular Vote5: | 3,030 |
| Percentage5: | 0.12% |
| Swing5: | 0.23% |
| Party7: | Independent (US) |
| Last Election7: | 2 seats |
| Seats7: | 0 |
| Seat Change7: | 2 |
| Popular Vote7: | 31,961 |
| Percentage7: | 1.25% |
| Swing7: | 0.81% |
| Map Size: | 320px |
| Speaker | |
| Before Election: | John Jones |
| After Election: | John Davis |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
The 1844–45 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between July 1, 1844, and November 4, 1845. Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives. 224 elected members representing 27 states took their seats when the first session of the 29th United States Congress convened on December 1, 1845. The new state of Florida elected its first representative during this election cycle, while one vacancy in New Hampshire's delegation remained unfilled for the duration of the 29th Congress.
The House elections spanned the 1844 presidential election, won by dark horse Democratic candidate James K. Polk, who advocated territorial expansion.
Democrats lost six seats but retained a large majority over the rival Whigs. The new American Party, based on the nativist "Know Nothing" movement characterized by opposition to immigration and anti-Catholicism, gained six seats.
One seat was added for the new State of Florida. Texas and Iowa were admitted during this next Congress, but their initial elections were held in 1846.
| 142 | 6 | 79 | |
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| State | Type | Date | Total seats | Democratic | Know Nothing | Whig | ||||||||||
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| Louisiana | District | July 1–3, 1844 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Illinois | District | August 5, 1844 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Missouri | At-large | August 5, 1844 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Georgia | District | August 7, 1844 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||
| Vermont | District | September 3, 1844 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Maine | District | September 9, 1844 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Arkansas | At-large | October 8, 1844 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Ohio | District | October 8, 1844 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||||||||
| Pennsylvania | District | October 8, 1844 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | ||||||||
| New Jersey | District | October 9, 1844 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||
| South Carolina | District | October 14–15, 1844 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Michigan | District | November 5, 1844 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Massachusetts | District | November 11, 1844 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | ||||||||
| New York | District | November 11, 1844 | 34 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 | |||||||
| Delaware | At-large | November 12, 1844 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
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| New Hampshire | At-large | March 11, 1845 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Rhode Island | District | April 2, 1845 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| Connecticut | District | April 7, 1845 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||
| Virginia | District | April 24, 1845 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Florida | At-large | May 26, 1845 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Alabama | District | August 4, 1845 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Indiana | District | August 4, 1845 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Kentucky | District | August 4, 1845 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | ||||||||
| North Carolina | District | August 7, 1845 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||
| Tennessee | District | August 7, 1845 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Maryland | District | October 1, 1845 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||
| Mississippi | At-large | November 3–4, 1845 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Total | 224 | 142 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 79 | 6 | |||||||||
See also: List of United States representatives from Alabama.
Elections were held August 4, 1845, after the March 4, 1845 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1845.
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See also: List of United States representatives from Arkansas.
The election was held October 8, 1844.
|-! | Edward Cross| | Democratic| 1838| | Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.| nowrap |
See also: List of United States representatives from Connecticut.
Elections were held April 7, 1845, after the March 4, 1845 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1845.
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See also: List of United States representatives from Delaware.
| Election Name: | 1844 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware |
| Country: | Delaware |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1842 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware |
| Previous Year: | 1842 |
| Next Election: | 1846 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware |
| Next Year: | 1846 |
| Election Date: | November 12, 1844 |
| Nominee1: | John W. Houston |
| Party1: | Whig Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 6,229 |
| Percentage1: | 50.84% |
| Nominee2: | George R. Riddle |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 6,023 |
| Percentage2: | 49.16% |
| Map Size: | 210px |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | George B. Rodney |
| Before Party: | Whig Party (United States) |
| After Election: | John W. Houston |
| After Party: | Whig Party (United States) |
The election was held November 12, 1844.
|-! | George B. Rodney| | Whig| 1840| | Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Whig hold.| nowrap |
See main article: 1845 United States House of Representatives election in Florida.
See also: List of United States representatives from Florida.
The election was held May 26, 1845.
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New member elected late on May 26, 1845.
Democratic gain.
Winner did not serve, having also been elected U.S. senator.| nowrap |
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See also: List of United States representatives from Georgia.
Elections were held August 7, 1844.
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|-! | Absalom H. Chappell
| | Democratic| 1842| | Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Whig gain.| nowrap |
|-! | Hugh A. Haralson
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| | Democratic| 1842| Incumbent re-elected.| rowspan=2 nowrap |
|-| William H. Stiles
| | Democratic| 1842| | Incumbent retired.
Democratic loss.
|-! | Howell Cobb
| | Democratic| 1842| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | Alexander H. Stephens
| | Whig| 1843 | Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | Edward J. Black
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1841 | | Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Whig gain.| nowrap |
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See also: List of United States representatives from Illinois.
Elections were held August 5, 1844.
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See also: List of United States representatives from Indiana.
Elections were held August 4, 1845, after the March 4, 1845 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1845.
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See Non-voting delegates, below.
See also: List of United States representatives from Kentucky and 1842 United States Senate special election in Kentucky.
Elections were held August 4, 1845, after the March 4, 1845 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1845.
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See also: List of United States representatives from Louisiana.
Elections were held July 1–3, 1844.
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See also: List of United States representatives from Maine.
Elections were held September 9, 1844.
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See also: List of United States representatives from Maryland.
Maryland elected its members to the 28th Congress on February 14, 1844, after that Congress had already convened in 1843 and long after the 1842–1843 election cycle.
|-! | Isaac D. Jones| | Whig| 1841| | Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re-election.
New member elected.
Whig hold.| nowrap |
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Maryland's October 1, 1845 elections were after the March 4, 1845 beginning of the new term, but still before the Congress convened in December 1845.
|-! | John Causin| | Whig| 1844| | Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re-election.
New member elected.
Whig hold.| nowrap |
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See also: List of United States representatives from Massachusetts.
Elections were held November 11, 1844. At least one district, however, had multiple ballots stretching into 1846.
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|-! | William Parmenter| | Democratic| 1836| | Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected on the second ballot.
Whig gain.| nowrap |
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|-! | Julius Rockwell| | Whig| 1844 | Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | John Quincy Adams| | Whig| 1830| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | Henry Williams| | Democratic| 1836| | Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected on the ninth ballot.
Whig gain.| nowrap |
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See also: List of United States representatives from Michigan.
Elections were held November 5, 1844.
|-! | Robert McClelland| | 1843| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | Lucius Lyon| | 1843| | Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.| nowrap |
|-! | James B. Hunt| | 1843| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
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See also: List of United States representatives from Mississippi.
Elections were held November 3–4, 1845, after the March 4, 1845 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1845.
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(4 seats)| Jacob Thompson| | Democratic| 1839| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap rowspan=4 | |-| William H. Hammett| | Democratic| 1843| | Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.|-| Robert W. Roberts| | Democratic| 1843| Incumbent re-elected.|-| Tilghman Tucker| | Democratic| 1843| | Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
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See also: List of United States representatives from Missouri.
Elections were held at-large on a general ticket August 5, 1844.
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See also: List of United States representatives from New Hampshire.
Elections were held at-large on a general ticket March 11, 1845, after the March 4, 1845 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1845.
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| Edmund Burke| | Democratic| 1839| | Incumbent retired.
New member (Moulton) elected.
Democratic hold.| rowspan=4 nowrap |
|-| John Randall Reding| | Democratic| 1841| | Incumbent retired.
New member (Johnson) elected.
Democratic hold.
|-| Moses Norris Jr.| | Democratic| 1843| Incumbent re-elected.
|-| John P. Hale| | Democratic| 1843| | No candidate elected on the fourth ballot; seat vacant.
Democratic loss.
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See also: List of United States representatives from New Jersey.
Elections were held October 9, 1844.
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See also: List of United States representatives from New York.
Elections were held November 11, 1844.
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See also: List of United States representatives from North Carolina.
Elections were held August 7, 1845, after the March 4, 1845 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1845.
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See also: List of United States representatives from Ohio.
Elections were held October 8, 1844.
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See also: List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania.
Elections were held October 8, 1844.
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See also: List of United States representatives from Rhode Island.
Elections were held April 2, 1845, after the March 4, 1845 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1845.
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See also: List of United States representatives from South Carolina.
Elections were held October 14–15, 1844.
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See also: List of United States representatives from Tennessee and 1843 United States Senate special elections in Tennessee.
Elections were held August 7, 1845.
|-! | Andrew Johnson| | Democratic| 1842| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | William T. Senter| | Whig| 1842| |Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Whig hold.| nowrap |
|-! | Julius W. Blackwell| | Democratic| 1842| |Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Whig gain.| nowrap |
|-! | Alvan Cullom| | Democratic| 1842| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | George W. Jones| | Democratic| 1842| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | Aaron V. Brown| | Democratic| 1839| |Incumbent retired to run for Governor.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.| nowrap |
|-! | David W. Dickinson| | Whig| 1842| |Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Whig hold.| nowrap |
|-! | Joseph H. Peyton| | Whig| 1842| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | Cave Johnson| | Democratic| 1839 | |Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.| nowrap |
|-! | John B. Ashe| | Whig| 1842| |Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.| nowrap |
|-! | Milton Brown| | Whig| 1841 | Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
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See also: List of United States representatives from Vermont.
Elections were held September 3, 1844.
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See also: List of United States representatives from Virginia.
Elections were held April 24, 1845, after the March 4, 1845 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1845.
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See also: Non-voting members of the United States House of Representatives.
|-! | Augustus C. Dodge| | Democratic| 1840| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | Henry Dodge| | Democratic| 1840| | Incumbent retired to become territorial governor of Wisconsin.
New delegate elected on an unknown date.
Democratic hold.| nowrap |
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