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OfficeSpeaker
TypeGeneral Election
Filing Deadline December 01, 1839 - 12:00pm
Polls Open December 02, 1839 - 06:00am
Polls Close December 15, 1839 - 11:00pm
Term Start December 15, 1839 - 12:00pm
Term End March 04, 1841 - 12:00pm
ContributorChronicler
Last ModifiedRBH February 16, 2011 11:44pm
Data SourcesCongressional Globe
Description

Speaker of the House balloting, 1839
Contender:Ballot 1234567891011
Hunter01529686322165985119
J. Jones11311311010171392001455
Lewis356144979110113110731
Dawson1111103774155630
Bell10299122221648033120
Keim0000000001224
Granger000021120020
Thomas0000004711103
Lincoln000041100020
Casey000013355810
Pickens 55786401159
Scattering112376756611
Hunter was elected on the 11th ballot. The balloting was delayed due to the disputed returns from New Jersey. The party balance was nearly even between the Democrats and the Whigs, and neither had the strength to seat their NJ compatriots before organizing the House. Finally, the House seated all other Representatives and proceeded to elect a Speaker.

LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyDemocratic Won09/04/1837
NameJames K. Polk Votes116 (51.79%)
Term09/04/1837 - 03/04/1839 Margin13 (+5.80%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
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Name Robert M.T. Hunter John W. Jones Rep. Dixon Hall Lewis William C. Dawson Rep. John Bell Rep. George M. Keim Francis Granger
PartyWhig Democratic Democratic Whig Whig Democratic Whig
Votes119 (18.03%) 113 (17.12%) 113 (17.12%) 103 (15.61%) 102 (15.46%) 24 (3.64%) 12 (1.82%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -6 (-0.91%) -6 (-0.91%) -16 (-2.42%) -17 (-2.58%) -95 (-14.39%) -107 (-16.21%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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Name Rep. Francis Thomas Levi Lincoln Rep. Zadoc Casey Rep. Francis Wilkinson Pickens Charles G. Atherton Thomas Davee Rep. John Campbell
PartyDemocratic Whig Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
Votes11 (1.67%) 11 (1.67%) 10 (1.52%) 9 (1.36%) 4 (0.61%) 3 (0.46%) 2 (0.30%)
Margin-108 (-16.36%) -108 (-16.36%) -109 (-16.52%) -110 (-16.67%) -115 (-17.42%) -116 (-17.58%) -117 (-17.73%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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Name Rep. William Medill Rep. Thomas Corwin George Evans Rep. Linn Banks Rep. Nathan Clifford Rep. Henry W. Connor George C. Dromgoole
PartyDemocratic Whig Whig Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
Votes2 (0.30%) 2 (0.30%) 2 (0.30%) 1 (0.15%) 1 (0.15%) 1 (0.15%) 1 (0.15%)
Margin-117 (-17.73%) -117 (-17.73%) -117 (-17.73%) -118 (-17.88%) -118 (-17.88%) -118 (-17.88%) -118 (-17.88%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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Name Rep. George W. Hopkins Rep. Tilghman A. Howard Rep. Cave Johnson Rep. David Petrikin Rep. Robert Barnwell Rhett Sr. Rep. David A. Starkweather John Quincy Adams
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Whig
Votes1 (0.15%) 1 (0.15%) 1 (0.15%) 1 (0.15%) 1 (0.15%) 1 (0.15%) 1 (0.15%)
Margin-118 (-17.88%) -118 (-17.88%) -118 (-17.88%) -118 (-17.88%) -118 (-17.88%) -118 (-17.88%) -118 (-17.88%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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Name John C. Clark Edward Curtis Rep. John Sergeant Rep. Waddy Thompson Rep. Joseph R. Underwood Rep. Lewis Williams Henry A. Wise
PartyWhig Whig Whig Whig Whig Whig Whig
Votes1 (0.15%) 1 (0.15%) 1 (0.15%) 1 (0.15%) 1 (0.15%) 1 (0.15%) 1 (0.15%)
Margin-118 (-17.88%) -118 (-17.88%) -118 (-17.88%) -118 (-17.88%) -118 (-17.88%) -118 (-17.88%) -118 (-17.88%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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