1828–29 United States House of Representatives elections

The 1828–29 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between July 9, 1828 and October 5, 1829. Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives before the first session of the 21st United States Congress convened on December 7, 1829. Elections were held for all 213 seats, representing 24 states.

1828–29 United States House of Representatives elections
July 9, 1828 – October 5, 1829
All 213 seats in the United States House of Representatives
107 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Andrew Stevenson John W. Taylor
Party Jacksonian Anti-Jacksonian
Leader's seat Virginia 9th New York 17th
Last election 113 seats 100 seats
Seats won 136 72
Seat change 23 28
  Third party
 
Party Anti-Masonic
Last election 0 seats
Seats won 5
Seat change 5
Results:
     Jacksonian hold      Jacksonian gain
     Anti-Jacksonian hold      Anti-Jacksonian gain
     Anti-Masonic gain
     Undistricted territory or split plural districts
Speaker before election

Andrew Stevenson
Jacksonian

 Elected Speaker

Andrew Stevenson
Jacksonian

They occurred while Jacksonians soundly took control of the presidency, with Andrew Jackson's victory, they greatly increased their majority in Congress. Outgoing President John Quincy Adams's unpopularity played a major role in the Jacksonian pick-up, as did the perception of the Anti-Jacksonian Party as urban and elitist. Major increases in suffrage also heightened Jacksonian wins, as newly enfranchised voters tended to associate with Jacksonian principles. The Anti-Masonic Party, a single issue faction based on distrust of Freemasonry, became the first third party in American history to garner seats in the House.

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