Elections to the House of Representatives in Missouri for the 23rd Congress were held August 5, 1832 and August 6, 1833 for two Representatives. Unusually, rather than a single election for both seats, the second seat was elected a year after the first.
Background
In the 22nd Congress, Missouri had been represented by a single Representative elected at-large. With reapportionment following the census of 1830, Missouri's representation increased to 2 representatives. Going into the election, Missouri was represented by William H. Ashley (J), who had been elected in a special election held in 1831.
1832 election
| Jacksonian | ||
|---|---|---|
| William H. Ashley (I) | 7,868 | 60.6% |
| Robert W. Wells | 5,127 | 39.4% |
1833 election
| Jacksonian | Anti-Jacksonian | Independent | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George F. Strother[3] | 3,630 | 27.4% | John Bull | 3,671 | 27.7% | James H. Birch | 2,130 | 16.1% |
| George Shannon | 3,430 | 25.9% | George Sibley | 392 | 3.0% | |||
References
- ^ 1832 election from Ourcampaigns.com
- ^ 1833 election from Ourcampaigns.com
- ^ Representative from Virginia 1817-1820