1848 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin

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1848 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin

May 8, 1848 (1848-05-08) November 7, 1848 (1848-11-07) 1850 →
All 3 Wisconsin seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party Third party   Party Democratic Whig Free Soil Seats before 2 0 0 Seats won 1 1 1 Seat change 1 1 1 Popular vote 15,872 15,234 9,284 Percentage 39.30% 37.72% 22.99% Swing 17.27% 3.50% New

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The 1848 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin were held on May 8, 1848 to elect the first U.S. representatives from the newly admitted state of Wisconsin. These representatives were elected to terms that would last the remainder of the 30th Congress. Members were elected to full terms on November 7, 1848, which would begin on the upcoming 31st Congress.

Upon statehood, Wisconsin was originally delegated two districts which were both held by Democratic representatives. The state gained a third seat in the general election, leading to the opposing Whig and Free Soil parties gaining seats.

Short term elections

District 1

See also: Wisconsin's 1st congressional district

May 1848 Wisconsin's 1st congressional district election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William Pitt Lynde	9,834	54.89
	Whig	Edward V. Whiton	7,387	41.23
	Liberty	Ichabod Codding	696	3.89
Total votes			17,917	100.00
	Democratic win (new seat)

District 2

See also: Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district

May 1848 Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district election^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mason C. Darling	9,683	58.38
	Whig	Alexander L. Collins	6,835	41.21
	Write-in		68	0.41
Total votes			16,586	100.00
	Democratic win (new seat)

Full term elections

District 1

See also: Wisconsin's 1st congressional district

November 1848 Wisconsin's 1st congressional district election^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Free Soil	Charles Durkee	5,038	38.49
	Democratic	William Pitt Lynde (incumbent)	4,436	33.89
	Whig	Asahel Finch Jr.	3,615	27.62
Total votes			13,089	100.00
	Free Soil gain from Democratic

District 2

See also: Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district

November 1848 Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district election^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Whig	Orsamus Cole	6,281	45.23
	Democratic	A. Hyatt Smith	5,690	40.97
	Free Soil	George W. Crabb	1,916	13.80
Total votes			13,887	100.00
	Whig gain from Democratic

District 3

See also: Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district

November 1848 Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district election^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Duane Doty	5,746	50.34
	Whig	Timothy O. Howe	3,338	29.25
	Free Soil	Stoddard Judd	2,330	20.41
Total votes			11,414	100.00
	Democratic win (new seat)

See also

• 1848 United States Senate elections in Wisconsin

References

1. ^ "WI District 1 Race - Mar 13, 1848". Our Campaigns. August 20, 2006. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
2. ^ "WI District 2 Race - Mar 13, 1848". Our Campaigns. August 20, 2006. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
3. ^ "WI District 1 Race - Nov 07, 1848". Our Campaigns. August 20, 2006. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
4. ^ "WI District 2 Race - Nov 07, 1848". Our Campaigns. August 20, 2006. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
5. ^ "WI District 3 Race - Nov 07, 1848". Our Campaigns. January 9, 2016. Retrieved March 28, 2021.