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1861 U.S. House election results

60 races · 60 with a recorded winner · popular vote by contest

Every U.S. House contest in the 1861 U.S. general election. Each race links to its full popular-vote breakdown; winners link to their profile. Part of the party vote tracker.

Alabama

1861 U.S. House results in Alabama
DistrictWinnerResult
District 1T J FosterU2,477 votes · +641 over H C Jones
District 2J Q SmithW1,699 votes · +241 over Joe Brown
District 3J P RallsD3,154 votes · +1,237 over W R W Cobb
District 4J CurryD3,146 votes
District 5David Greenhill LyonW3,166 votes · +1,580 over J F Cocke
District 6ChiltonW4,875 votes · +4,818 over C Roberson
District 8J L PughD4,215 votes
District 9P *A5,693 votes

Arkansas

1861 U.S. House results in Arkansas
DistrictWinnerResult
District 1Felix I BatsonU4,234 votes · +2,355 over R C Thompson
District 2Grandison RoystonU3,459 votes · +2,136 over A S Huey
District 3GarlandU2,157 votes · +32 over Johnson
District 4Thomas B HanlyU3,227 votes · +1,100 over James H Patterson

California

1861 U.S. House results in California
DistrictWinnerResult
At-largeHenry EdgertonD35,449 votes

Connecticut

1861 U.S. House results in Connecticut
DistrictWinnerResult
District 1Dwight LoomisR10,701 votes · +138 over Hyde
District 2James EnglishD12,490 votes · +1,094 over Wdff
District 3Alfred BurnhamR8,701 votes · +2,205 over Rufus L Baker
District 4George WoodruffD11,739 votes · +71 over Ferry

Kentucky

1861 U.S. House results in Kentucky
DistrictWinnerResult
District 1Henry BurnettD8,988 votes · +2,763 over C E Trimble
District 2James JacksonU9,281 votes · +5,917 over John T Bunch
District 3Henry GriderU10,392 votes · +7,279 over Kendrick R Lewis
District 4Aaron HardingU10,339 votes · +7,870 over A G Talbott
District 5Charles WickliffeU8,217 votes · +5,498 over H E Read
District 6George W DunlopU8,101 votes · +7,949 over J D Smith
District 7Robert MalloryU11,035 votes · +8,173 over Alexander Bruce
District 8John CrittendenU8,272 votes · +2,566 over William E Simms
District 9William WadsworthU12,130 votes · +8,280 over James A Williams
District 10John MenziesU8,373 votes · +4,599 over Overton P Hogan

Maryland

1861 U.S. House results in Maryland
DistrictWinnerResult
District 1John CrisfieldR7,181 votes · +1,850 over Paul T McHenry Jr.
District 2Edwin WebsterR7,251 votes
District 3Cornelius LearyR6,702 votes · +502 over Preston
District 4Henry MayU8,424 votes · +2,210 over B E Davis
District 5Francis ThomasR10,582 votes
District 6Charles CalvertR4,467 votes · +162 over Benjamin G Harris

New Hampshire

1861 U.S. House results in New Hampshire
DistrictWinnerResult
District 1Gilman MarstonR13,055 votes · +1,413 over Marcy
District 2Edward RollinsR10,763 votes · +972 over Bell
District 3Thomas EdwardsR11,778 votes · +1,838 over Burns

North Carolina

1861 U.S. House results in North Carolina
DistrictWinnerResult
District 3Owen R KenanU3,205 votes · +2,073 over Thomas I Faison
District 5Archibald H ArringtonU3,847 votes · +1,874 over Josiah Turner
District 6James R McLeanU3,120 votes · +708 over R P Dick
District 7Samuel AsheU1,939 votes · +81 over Samuel H Christian
District 8William LanderU4,711 votes

Rhode Island

1861 U.S. House results in Rhode Island
DistrictWinnerResult
District 1William SheffieldU6,998 votes · +342 over Robinson
District 2George BrowneU4,411 votes · +555 over Brayton

Tennessee

1861 U.S. House results in Tennessee
DistrictWinnerResult
District 1S G HeiskellU2,790 votes · +2,337 over James W Deadrick
District 2R L SwanU1,552 votes · +1,148 over J H Baxter
District 3William H TibbsU1,643 votes · +268 over Alford Caldwell
District 4E L GardenshireU2,680 votes · +1,891 over Thomas Snodgrass
District 5H S FooteU2,453 votes · +812 over Nathan Green
District 6Curtis GentryU1,924 votes · +1,167 over C Reidy
District 7JonesU2,857 votes · +701 over B Bentley
District 8MeneesU3,453 votes · +2,618 over Charles Faxon
District 9AtkinsU3,316 votes · +3,314 over Cecil R Hill
District 10John Wright VU1,963 votes · +99 over M Bullock
District 11CurrinU1,754 votes · +1,387 over B D Nabors

Texas

1861 U.S. House results in Texas
DistrictWinnerResult
District 1John A WilcoxU3,087 votes · +836 over Edward Hord
District 2C C HerbertU2,424 votes · +515 over Fred Tate
District 3C A GrayU4,484 votes · +3,015 over A P Wiley
District 4F B SextonU1,677 votes · +615 over J L Hogg
District 5M D GrahamU6,453 votes · +3,440 over R B Hubbard
District 6B F WrightU2,882 votes · +1,050 over Brig H Epperson