1860–61 United States House Of Representatives Elections
The 1860–61 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between August 6, 1860, and October 24, 1861, before or after the first session of the 37th United States Congress convened on July 4, 1861. The number of House seats initially increased to 239 when California was United States congressional apportionment, apportioned an extra one, but these elections were affected by the outbreak of the American Civil War and resulted in over 56 vacancies. In November 1860, Republican Party (United States), Republican Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 United States presidential election, Presidency. Though Republicans lost seats, the party won a House majority anyway as seven slave states reacted to Lincoln's election by Ordinance of Secession, seceding before the Presidential inauguration. These seceding states formed the Confederate States of America, Confederacy in February 1861 while withdrawing many Representatives and Senators from Congres ...
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United States House Of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the Lower house, lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the United States Senate, Senate being the Upper house, upper chamber. Together they comprise the national Bicameralism, bicameral legislature of the United States. The House's composition was established by Article One of the United States Constitution. The House is composed of representatives who, pursuant to the Uniform Congressional District Act, sit in single member List of United States congressional districts, congressional districts allocated to each U.S. state, state on a basis of population as measured by the United States Census, with each district having one representative, provided that each state is entitled to at least one. Since its inception in 1789, all representatives have been directly elected, although universal suffrage did not come to effect until after ...
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