1848 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin

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1848 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin
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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 partyMinority partyThird party
 
Party Democratic Whig Free Soil
Seats before200
Seats won111
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote15,87215,2349,284
Percentage39.30%37.72%22.99%
SwingDecrease2.svg17.27%Decrease2.svg3.50%New

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.

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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

Original congressional districts in Wisconsin used in the May 1848 elections

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District 1
District 2 1848 Wisconsin Congressional Districts.svg
Original congressional districts in Wisconsin used in the May 1848 elections
  District 1
  District 2

District 1

May 1848 Wisconsin's 1st congressional district election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic William Pitt Lynde 9,834 54.89
Whig Edward V. Whiton 7,38741.23
Liberty Ichabod Codding6963.89
Total votes17,917 100.00
Democratic win (new seat)

District 2

May 1848 Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mason C. Darling 9,683 58.38
Whig Alexander L. Collins 6,83541.21
Write-in 680.41
Total votes16,586 100.00
Democratic win (new seat)

Full term elections

Congressional districts in Wisconsin used in the November 1848 elections, following the addition of the third district

District 1
District 2
District 3 1849 Wisconsin Congressional Districts.svg
Congressional districts in Wisconsin used in the November 1848 elections, following the addition of the third district
  District 1
  District 2
  District 3

District 1

November 1848 Wisconsin's 1st congressional district election [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Free Soil Charles Durkee 5,038 38.49
Democratic William Pitt Lynde (incumbent)4,43633.89
Whig Asahel Finch Jr. 3,61527.62
Total votes13,089 100.00
Free Soil gain from Democratic

District 2

November 1848 Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district election [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Whig Orsamus Cole 6,281 45.23
Democratic A. Hyatt Smith 5,69040.97
Free Soil George W. Crabb1,91613.80
Total votes13,887 100.00
Whig gain from Democratic

District 3

November 1848 Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district election [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic James Duane Doty 5,746 50.34
Whig Timothy O. Howe 3,33829.25
Free Soil Stoddard Judd 2,33020.41
Total votes11,414 100.00
Democratic win (new seat)

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