TABLE I. — Congressional Representation by States as Determined by 
THE Elections of 1836, 1838, and 1840 
25 Congress 
26 Congress 
27 Congress 
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State 
Maine 
6 
2 
6 
2 
4 
4 
New Hampshire 
5 
5 
5 
Vermont 
1 
4 
2 
3 
5 
Massachusetts 
2 
10 
2 
10 
1 
11 
Rhode Island 
2 
2 
2 
Connecticut 
6 
6 
6 
New York 
30 
10 
20 
20 
22 
18 
New Jersey 
6 
5 
1 
6 
Pennsylvania 
17 
11 
18 
10 
16 
12 
Ohio 
8 
11 
8 
11 
7 
12 
Indiana 
5 
2 
5 
2 
1 
6 
Illinois 
3 
2 
1 
2 
1 
Michigan 
1 
1 
1 
Kentucky 
2 
11 
3 
10 
3 
10 
Tennessee 
3 
10 
6 
7 
5 
8 
Maryland 
4 
4 
5 
3 
2 
6 
Delaware 
1 
1 
1 
Arkansas 
1 
1 
1 
Missouri 
2 
2 
2 
Virginia 
15 
6 
16 
5 
12 
9 
North Carolina 
7 
6 
8 
5 
5 
8 
South Carolina 
4 
5 
7 
2 
8 
1 
Georgia 
8 
1 
9 
9 
Alabama 
3 
2 
3 
2 
4 
1 
Louisiana 
1 
2 
3 
1 
2 
Mississippi 
2 
2 
2 
Totals 
136 
106 
128 
114 
103 
139 
( 139 ) 
