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Domestic News
December 11, 1838
Southern Argus
Columbus, Lowndes County, Mississippi
What is this article about?
Report on U.S. congressional election results for the next Congress, with Whigs securing 63 seats in 14 states (down from 77 previously) and Van Buren opponents gaining 68 (from 81), including state-by-state breakdowns.
Merged-components note: Merged tables and text on next Congress election results into single domestic_news component.
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| Whig. | Van Buren | |
| Already elected, 77 | 68 | |
| New Hampshire, 0 | 5 | |
| Rhode Island, 2 | 0 | |
| Connecticut, 5 | 1 | |
| Maryland, 5 | 3 | |
| Virginia, 10 | 11 | |
| North Carolina, 8 | 5 | |
| Alabama, 3 | 2 | |
| Mississippi, 2 | 0 | |
| Tennessee, 10 | 3 | |
| Kentucky, 12 | 1 | |
| Indiana, 6 | 1 | |
| Michigan, 1 | 0 | |
| Massachusetts, 1 (vacancy) | 0 |
NEXT CONGRESS.
The election of members of the next Congress, the Whigs have 63 members in 14 States, in which in the previous Congress they have elected in these States 77 and the Administration 81.
The opponents 68, as follows:
We subjoin the following estimate of position of the two parties in the next Congress.
| Whig. | ||
| Louisiana, | 3 | 0 |
| Illinois, | 2 | 1 |
| Missouri, | 0 | 2 |
| Vermont, | 3 | 2 |
| Maine, | 2 | 6 |
| New Jersey, | 6 | 0 |
| Georgia, | 9 | 0 |
| South Carolina, | 2 | 7 |
| Arkansas, | 0 | 1 |
| Ohio, | 8 | 11 |
| Pennsylvania, | 11 | 17 |
| New York, | 21 | 19 |
| Massachusetts, | 10 | 1 |
| Delaware, | 0 | 1 |
What sub-type of article is it?
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Congressional Election
Whig Party
Van Buren
State Seats
Us Politics
Domestic News Details
Outcome
whigs elected 63 members in 14 states; opponents (van buren/administration) elected 68 members.
Event Details
Election results for members of the next U.S. Congress, with state-by-state counts of Whig and Van Buren party seats provided in tables, noting changes from the previous Congress.