The 1802–03 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between April 26, 1802 (in New York) and December 14, 1803 (in New Jersey). Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives, either before or after the first session of the 8th United States Congress convened on October 17, 1803. They occurred during President Thomas Jefferson's first term in office. With the addition of the new state of Ohio's representatives, and the congressional reapportionment based on the 1800 United States Census, the size of the House increased from 106 to 142 seats. The greatest population growth revealed in the 1800 Census was in territories that constituted the western regions of the country at the time, a tremendous boost for Democratic-Republican candidates. Nearly all of the new seats created in the reapportionment went to Democratic-Republicans, closely aligned as they were with the agrarian interests of Western farmers. As a result, the Democratic-Republicans won the largest proportion of seats that either they or the competing Federalists had ever been able to secure in any earlier Congress, a supermajority greater than two-thirds of the total number. Election summaries These elections were the first following reapportionment after the 1800 Census. Thirty-five new seats were added in reapportionment, with three states having no change in apportionment, and thirteen states gaining between 1 and 7 seats. One further seat was added for the new state of Ohio, which is included in this table below. Special elections There were special elections in 1802 and 1803 during the 7th United States Congress and 8th United States Congress. Elections are sorted here by date then district. 7th Congress |- ! | Richard Sprigg, Jr. | | Democratic-Republican | 1801 | | Incumbent resigned February 11, 1802.New member elected March 2, 1802.Democratic-Republican hold.New member seated March 24, 1802.New member was later elected to the next term, see below. | nowrap | |- ! | Thomas Sumter | | Democratic-Republican | 17881792 1796 | | Incumbent resigned December 15, 1801, when elected U.S. senator.New member elected April 13, 1802.Democratic-Republican hold.New member seated January 24, 1803. | nowrap | |- ! | Benjamin Taliaferro | | Democratic-Republican | 1798 | | Incumbent resigned sometime in 1802.New member elected April 26, 1802.Democratic-Republican hold.New member seated December 6, 1802. | nowrap | |- ! | Silas Lee | | Federalist | 1798