Indiana gained two seats in reapportionment following the
1820 United States census
The United States census of 1820 was the fourth census conducted in the United States. It was conducted on August 7, 1820. The 1820 census included six new states: Louisiana, Indiana, Mississippi, Illinois, Alabama and Maine. There has been a d ...
, and elected its members August 5, 1822.
Indiana's single at-large seat in the 17th Congress was empty at the time of the election, previous incumbent
William Hendricks (Democratic-Republican) having resigned to run for
Governor of Indiana.
Jonathan Jennings
Jonathan Jennings (March 27, 1784 – July 26, 1834) was the first governor of Indiana and a nine-term congressman from Indiana. Born in either Hunterdon County, New Jersey, or Rockbridge County, Virginia, he studied law before migrating to the ...
(Jackson Democratic-Republican), elected to the new , was elected in the ensuing
special election to fill the at-large district for the remainder of the 17th Congress.
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1822 and 1823 United States House of Representatives elections
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List of United States representatives from Indiana
1822
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