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The 1818–19 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between April 26, 1818 and August 12, 1819. Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives before the first session of the 16th United States Congress convened on December 6, 1819.
The 1818 United States elections occurred in the middle of Democratic-Republican President James Monroe's first term, during the First Party System and the Era of Good Feelings. Members of the 16th United States Congress were chosen in this election. During the 16th Congress, Alabama and Maine joined the union.
Incumbent re-elected but declined the seat and resigned November 23, 1818, having been elected U.S. Senator, leading to a special election. Thomas W. Cobb Democratic-Republican
District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Rhode Island at-large 2 seats on a general ticket: John L. Boss Jr. Federalist 1814
Louisiana elected its member July 6–8, 1818. Louisiana held an election for the 16th Congress at the same time that it held a special election to finish the 15th Congress . Data were only available for the special election, but the general election would presumably have had very similar results, and so the results for the special election are ...
Massachusetts elected its members November 2, 1818. Massachusetts's electoral law required a majority for election, necessitating additional elections in five districts on April 5, 1819, and July 26, 1819. This was the last election in which the District of Maine was part of Massachusetts.
District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Kentucky 1: David Trimble: Democratic-Republican 1816: Incumbent re-elected.
The representatives' term would end on March 3, 1819. The congressional elections were held together with the State elections in late April 1818, about ten months before the term would start on March 4, 1819, and about a year and a half before Congress actually met on December 6, 1819.