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Overall results
| Party | Total seats (change) | Seat percentage | |
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| 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% |
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) |
1849
| District | Opponent |
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| 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% |
See also
http://clerk.house.gov/histHigh/Congressional_History/index.html
| Preceded by 1848 |
U.S. House elections | Succeeded by 1852 |
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