1822_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Indiana Knowpia

Indiana gained two seats in reapportionment following the 1820 United States census, 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 (Jackson Democratic-Republican), elected to the new 2nd district, was elected in the ensuing special election to fill the at-large district for the remainder of the 17th Congress.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Indiana 1	None (District created)			New seat. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain.	√ William Prince (Jackson Democratic-Republican) 57.4% Charles Dewey 42.6%
Indiana 2	None (District created)			New seat. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. Successor also elected the same day to finish the term in the expiring at-large district.	√ Jonathan Jennings (Jackson Democratic-Republican) 60.5% James Scott 39.5%
Indiana 3	William Hendricks Redistricted from the at-large district	Democratic-Republican	1816	Incumbent resigned July 25, 1822 to run for Governor of Indiana. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain.	√ John Test (Jackson Democratic-Republican) 46.5% Samuel C. Vance 32.7% Ezra Ferris 20.8%

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