United States House election, 1816
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The U.S. House election, 1816 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1816.

By 1816, the Federalist Party was in decline. Democratic-Republican support was very high. The huge gains for Democratic-Republicans helped to usher in what is known as the Era of Good Feelings under President James Monroe.

Overall results

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Party Total seats (change) Seat percentage
Democratic-Republicans 146 +27 78.9%
Federalists 39 -25 21.1%
Totals 185 +2 100%

See also

http://clerk.house.gov/histHigh/Congressional_History/index.html


Preceded by
1814
U.S. House elections Succeeded by
1818
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