United States House of Representatives elections, 1828

The U.S. House election, 1828 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1828.

In 1828, the newly formed Democratic Party soundly took control of the presidency, with Andrew Jackson's victory, and greatly increased their majority in Congress. Outgoing President John Quincy Adams' unpopularity played a major role in the Democratic pick-up, as did the perception of the National Republican Party as urban and elitist. Major increases in suffrage also heightened Democratic 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 a seat in the House.

Overall results

See also

• http://clerk.house.gov/histHigh/Congressional_History/index.html