United States House of Representatives elections, 1850

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The U.S. House election, 1850 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1850.

Democrats increased their majority in 1850, Millard Filmore, the Whig who had gained the presidency after the death of Zachary Taylor, grew unpopular. By this election, sectionalist was again becoming a major issue. This is made evident by several third parties that gained seats during the election. The anti-slavery Free Soil Party lost several seats but still held several New England districts. The Constitutional Unionist Party, formed in support of the Compromise of 1850, gained ground in Georgia. The States' Rights Party, based on the issue in its name, was successful in South Carolina.

1 Overall results
2 California
- 2.1 1849
3 See also

[edit] Overall results

Party	Total Seats (change)		Seat percentage
Democratic Party	127	+14	54.5%
Whig Party	85	-23	36.5%
Constitutional Union Party	10	+10	4.3%
Free Soil Party	4	-5	1.7%
Independent	4	+3	1.7%
States Rights Party	3	+3	1.3%
Totals	233	+1	100%

[edit] California

Note: From statehood to 1864, California's representatives were elected at-large, with the top two vote-getters winning election from 1849 to 1858; in 1860 when California gained a seat in the House the top three vote-getters were elected.

District	Opponent
California AL	Edward C. Marshall (D) Joseph W. McCorkle (D)

[edit] 1849

District	Opponent
California AL	George W. Wright (I) 22% Edward Gilbert (D) 20.6% Rodman M. Price 16.3% P. A. Morse 8.3% Lewis Dent 8.2% E. J. C. Kewen 7.3% W. M. Sheppard 7.2% William E. Shannon 5.4% Peter Halsted 2.4% L. W. Hastings 0.9% Pierson B. Reading 0.7% W. H. Russell 0.4% J. S. Thompson 0.3% Kimball H. Dimmick 0.2%