The U.S. House election, 1808 was an election for the United States House of Representatives to the eleventh Congress. Voting in the various states took place between April 1808 (New York) and May 1809 (Tennessee) with the Congress meeting on May 22, 1809.

Although Democratic-Republicans maintained control of the presidency (under James Madison) and Congress, Federalists made gains in the House, mainly due to the unpopularity of the Embargo Act of 1807. As a result, voters in New England, who often had ties to the shipping or manufacturing industries, overwhelmingly chose to send Federalists to Washington. Economic stagnation due to the closing of the export market and fears that Democratic-Republican policies had the potential for leading America into a naval war with France or Britain were key issues that allowed for a brief Federalist resurgence.

Overall results

Party	Total seats (change)		Seat percentage
Democratic-Republicans	92	-24	64.8%
Federalists	50	+24	35.2%
Totals	142	0	100%

See also

• http://clerk.house.gov/histHigh/Congressional_History/index.html