1810–11 United States House of Representatives elections

The 1810–11 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between April 24, 1810 and August 2, 1811. Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives before the first session of the 12th United States Congress convened on November 4, 1811. They occurred during President James Madison's first term. Elections were held for all 142 seats, representing 17 states.

1810–11 United States House of Representatives elections
April 24, 1810 – August 2, 1811
All 142 seats in the United States House of Representatives
72 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Henry Clay Timothy Pitkin
Party Democratic-Republican Federalist
Leader's seat Kentucky 3rd Connecticut at-large
Last election 94 seats 48 seats
Seats won 107 36
Seat change 13 12
'Results:
     Federalist hold      Federalist gain
     Democratic-Republican hold      Democratic-Republican gain
     Dissident Republican hold      Undistricted
Speaker before election

Joseph Bradley Varnum
Democratic-Republican

 Elected Speaker

Henry Clay
Democratic-Republican

One newly elected Representative, Henry Clay, also was elected Speaker.

With the repeal of the Embargo Act of 1807, the economy improved. The opposition Federalists lost voter support and the Democratic-Republicans recovered a supermajority.

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