United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1828

United States House of Representatives elections, 1828

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July 9, 1828 - October 5, 1829

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All 213 seats to the United States House of Representatives
107 seats were needed for a majority

	Majority party	Minority party	Third party

Leader	Andrew Stevenson	John W. Taylor	Phineas L. Tracy
Party	Jacksonian	Anti-Jacksonian	Anti-Masonic
Leader's seat	Virginia-9th	New York-17th	New York-29th
Last election	113 seats	100 seats	0 seats
Seats won	136	72	5
Seat change	23	28	5

Speaker before election

Andrew Stevenson
Jacksonian

Elected Speaker

Andrew Stevenson
Jacksonian

In the United States House of Representatives elections in 1828, the Jacksonians soundly took control of the presidency, with Andrew Jackson's victory, and greatly increased their majority in Congress. Outgoing President John Quincy Adams's unpopularity played a major role in the Jacksonian pick-up, as did the perception of the Anti-Jacksonian Party as urban and elitist. Major increases in suffrage also heightened Jacksonian wins, as newly enfranchised voters tended to associate with Jacksonian principles. The Anti-Masonic Party, a single issue faction based on distrust of Freemasonry, became the first third party in American history to garner seats in the House.

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)

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.

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