1820–21 United States House of Representatives elections

The 1820–21 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between July 3, 1820, and August 10, 1821. Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives before the first session of the 17th United States Congress convened on December 3, 1821. They coincided with President James Monroe winning reelection unopposed.

1820–21 United States House of Representatives elections
July 3, 1820 – August 10, 1821
All 187 seats in the United States House of Representatives
94 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Philip P. Barbour Louis McLane
Party Democratic-Republican Federalist
Leader's seat Virginia 11th Delaware at-large
Last election 160 seats 26 seats
Seats won 155 32
Seat change 5 6
Speaker before election

John W. Taylor
Democratic-Republican

 Elected Speaker

Philip P. Barbour
Democratic-Republican

In March 1820, seven House seats transferred from Massachusetts to Maine after the latter seceded from the former to become a separate state. The size of the House then increased to 187 seats after Missouri achieved statehood in 1821.

The virtually nonpartisan Era of Good Feelings, a period of national political dominance by the Democratic-Republican Party, continued. Despite small gains, the Federalist Party remained relegated to limited state and local influence.

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