1888 United States House of Representatives elections

1888 United States House of Representatives elections
← 1886 June 6, September 4, September 10, and November 6, 1888[a] 1890 →
All 332 seats in the United States House of Representatives[b]
167 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Thomas Brackett Reed John G. Carlisle
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat Maine 1st Kentucky 6th
Last election 152 seats 167 seats
Seats won 179[1][c] 152[1][c]
Seat change Increase 27 Decrease 15
Popular vote 5,408,259 5,558,964
Percentage 47.36% 48.68%
Swing Increase 2.37% Increase 0.56%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Labor Independent
Last election 2 seats 2 seats[d]
Seats won 1[1] 0
Seat change Decrease 1 Decrease 2
Popular vote 161,225 61,520
Percentage 1.41% 0.54%
Swing Increase 0.33% Decrease 1.54%
Map of U.S. House elections results from 1888 elections for 51st Congress on election day (a number of Southern seats were later successfully contested and the results overturned)
Speaker before election

John Carlisle
Democratic

Elected Speaker

Thomas Reed
Republican

The 1888 United States House of Representatives elections were held for the most part on November 6, 1888, with three states holding theirs early between June and September. They occurred at the same time as the election of President Benjamin Harrison. Elections were initially held for 325 seats of the United States House of Representatives, representing 38 states, to serve in the 51st United States Congress. Six new states would later join the union and increase the House to 332 seats. Special elections were also held throughout the year.

Harrison's Republican Party gained a majority in the House at the expense of the Democratic Party, even though incumbent President Grover Cleveland actually received more votes counted than Harrison. However, as in other elections in the period, widespread vote suppression and electoral fraud was common on behalf of Democrats and against black Republicans in the Southern United States. The Republican House majority in uncontested elections unseated a number of initially reported as victorious Democratic candidates in favor of Republican candidates who contested their election loss.

The issue of tariffs played a key role in this election. The Democrats, with the support of farmers and laborers, wanted to lower tariffs in order to promote free trade, while the Republicans, backed by industry and big business, believed that higher tariffs were necessary to protect American manufacturing. Especially in industrializing regions, voters chose the Republican view on tariffs, as they gave the party a slim majority in the House.

Hamilton D. Coleman’s win in the Second District would prove the last time until 1972 that a Republican won any House seat in Louisiana,[2] for the disenfrachisement of almost all blacks in the 1890s would leave that state completely devoid of Republican support until after the Dixiecrat bolt.[3]

Election summaries

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Seven seats were added, for the six new states of, in order of admission (number of House seats for each new state listed in parentheses): North Dakota (1), South Dakota (2), Montana (1), Washington (1), Idaho (1), and Wyoming (1).

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179 1 152
Republican [e] Democratic
State Type Total
seats 		Republican Democratic
Seats Change Seats Change
Alabama District 8 1 Increase 1 7 Decrease 1
Arkansas District 5[f] 1 Steady 3 Steady
California District 6 4 Steady 2 Steady
Colorado At-large 1 1 Steady 0 Steady
Connecticut District 4 3 Increase 1 1 Decrease 1
Delaware At-large 1 0 Steady 1 Steady
Florida District 2 0 Steady 2 Steady
Georgia District 10 0 Steady 10 Steady
Illinois District 20 13 Decrease 1 7 Increase 1
Indiana District 13 3 Decrease 4 10 Increase 4
Iowa District 11[g] 10 Increase 1 1 Steady
Kansas District 7 7 Steady 0 Steady
Kentucky District 11 2 Decrease 1 9 Increase 1
Louisiana District 6 1 Increase 1 5 Decrease 1
Maine[h] District 4 4 Steady 0 Steady
Maryland District 6 3 Increase 2 3 Decrease 2
Massachusetts District 12 10 Increase 2 2 Decrease 2
Michigan District 11 9 Increase 3 2 Decrease 3
Minnesota District 5 5 Increase 3 0 Decrease 3
Mississippi District 7 0 Steady 7 Steady
Missouri District 14 4 Increase 2 10 Decrease 2
Nebraska District 3 3 Increase 1 0 Decrease 1
Nevada At-large 1 1 Steady 0 Steady
New Hampshire District 2 2 Increase 1 0 Decrease 1
New Jersey District 7 4 Decrease 1 3 Increase 1
New York District 34 19 Increase 1 15 Decrease 1
North Carolina District 9[i] 3 Increase 2 6 Decrease 2
Ohio District 21 16 Increase 1 5 Decrease 1
Oregon[h] At-large 1 1 Steady 0 Steady
Pennsylvania District[j] 28 21 Increase 1 7 Decrease 1
Rhode Island District 2 2 Steady 0 Steady
South Carolina District 7 1 Increase 1 6 Decrease 1
Tennessee District 10 3 Increase 1 7 Decrease 1
Texas District 11 0 Steady 11 Steady
Vermont[h] District 2 2 Steady 0 Steady
Virginia District 10[k] 4 Decrease 2 6 Increase 3
West Virginia District 4 2 Increase 1 2 Decrease 1
Wisconsin District 9[k] 7 Steady 2 Increase 1
1889 elections (New States)
Montana At-large 1 1 Increase 1 0 Steady
North Dakota At-large 1 1 Increase 1 0 Steady
South Dakota At-large 2 2 Increase 2 0 Steady
Washington At-large 1 1 Increase 1 0 Steady
1890 elections (New States)
Idaho At-large 1 1 Increase 1 0 Steady
Wyoming At-large 1 1 Increase 1 0 Steady
Total[b] 332 179[1]
53.9% 		Increase 17 152[1]
45.8% 		Decrease 6
Popular vote
Democratic
 
 48.68%
Independent
 
 0.54%
Labor
 
 1.41%
Republican
 
 47.36%
Others
 
 2.01%
House seats
Democratic
 
 45.78%
Labor
 
 0.30%
Republican
 
 53.92%

The previous election had 4 third-party candidates, 2 Labor, 1 Greenback, and 1 Independent.


Election dates

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All states elected their members November 6, 1888 except, three states, with 7 seats among them:

Alabama

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See also: List of United States representatives from Alabama

Arizona Territory

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See Non-voting delegates, below.

Arkansas

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Arkansas 1 Poindexter Dunn Democratic 1878 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
Arkansas 2 Clifton R. Breckinridge Democratic 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
Arkansas 3 Thomas C. McRae Democratic 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
Arkansas 4 John H. Rogers Democratic 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY John H. Rogers (Democratic) 57.8%
  • ▌Isaac McCacken (Independent) 42.2%
Arkansas 5 Samuel W. Peel Democratic 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Samuel W. Peel (Democratic) 68.9%
  • ▌Edward P. Watson (Independent) 22.0%
  • ▌John Gates (Republican) 9.1%

In the 1st district, initial returns showed William H. Cate (Democratic) winning the election, but the election was contested by Lewis P. Featherstone (Labor), and on May 5, 1890, he was declared the winner.

In the 2nd district, Clifton R. Breckinridge (Democratic) was initially declared re-elected. John M. Clayton successfully contested the election, but was assassinated before the contest was complete, so the House declared the seat vacant. Breckinridge was subsequently re-elected November 4, 1890 to finish the term.

California

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Main article: 1888 United States House of Representatives elections in California
See also: List of United States representatives from California
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
California 1 Thomas Larkin Thompson Democratic 1886 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY John J. De Haven (Republican) 49.9%
  • ▌Thomas L. Thompson (Democratic) 49%
  • ▌W. D. Reynolds (Independent) 1.1%
California 2 Marion Biggs Democratic 1886 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Marion Biggs (Democratic) 50.6%
  • ▌John A. Eagon (Republican) 46.6%
  • ▌S. M. McLean (Prohibition) 2.4%
  • ▌J. F. McSwain (Independent) 0.4%
California 3 Joseph McKenna Republican 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Joseph McKenna (Republican) 56.0%
  • ▌Ben Morgan (Democratic) 41.2%
  • ▌W. W. Smith (Prohibition) 1.9%
  • ▌S. Solon Holl (Independent) 1.0%
California 4 William W. Morrow Republican 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY William W. Morrow (Republican) 50.8%
  • ▌Robert Ferral (Democratic) 48.6%
  • ▌Frank M. Pixley (Socialist) 0.6%
California 5 Charles N. Felton Republican 1884 Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
California 6 William Vandever Republican 1886 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold
  • ▌Green tickY William Vandever (Republican) 52.5%
  • ▌Reel B. Terry (Democratic) 43.7%
  • ▌J. G. Miller (Prohibition) 3.5%
  • ▌Alfred Daggett (Know Nothing) 0.2%

Colorado

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See also: List of United States representatives from Colorado

Connecticut

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See also: List of United States representatives from Connecticut
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[4]
Connecticut 1 Robert J. Vance Democratic 1886 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
Connecticut 2 Carlos French Democratic 1886 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Washington F. Willcox (Democratic) 49.6%
  • ▌H. Wales Lines (Republican) 48.1%
  • ▌Edwin P. Augur (Prohibition) 2.3%
  • ▌[FNU] Ventres (Labor) 0.0%
Connecticut 3 Charles A. Russell Republican 1886 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Charles A. Russell (Republican) 49.8%
  • ▌Stephen H. Hall (Democratic) 46.6%
  • ▌John A. Rockwell (Prohibition) 3.6%
Connecticut 4 Miles T. Granger Democratic 1886 Incumbent retired.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Frederick Miles (Republican)
  • ▌Morris W. Seymour (Democratic)
  • ▌Elisha Z. Ellis (Prohibition)

Delaware

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See also: List of United States representatives from Delaware

Florida

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Main article: 1888 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida
See also: List of United States representatives from Florida
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Florida 1 Robert H. M. Davidson Democratic 1876 Incumbent re-elected.
Florida 2 Charles Dougherty Democratic 1884 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold
  • ▌Green tickY Robert Bullock (Democratic) 53.5%
  • ▌Frederick S. Goodrich (Republican) 46.5%

Idaho Territory

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See Non-voting delegates, below.

Illinois

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See also: List of United States representatives from Illinois

Indiana

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See also: List of United States representatives from Indiana

Iowa

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See also: List of United States representatives from Iowa

Kansas

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See also: List of United States representatives from Kansas

Kentucky

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See also: List of United States representatives from Kentucky

Louisiana

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See also: List of United States representatives from Louisiana

Maine

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See also: List of United States representatives from Maine
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Maine 1 Thomas B. Reed Republican 1876 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Thomas B. Reed (Republican) 52.30%
  • ▌William Emery (Democratic) 45.33%
  • ▌Timothy B. Hussey (Prohibition) 2.37%
Maine 2 Nelson Dingley Jr. Republican 1881 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Nelson Dingley Jr. (Republican) 55.17%
  • ▌Charles E. Allen (Democratic) 40.87%
  • ▌Ebenezer A. Howard (Union Labor) 2.05%
  • ▌William T. Eustis (Prohibition) 1.91%
Maine 3 Seth L. Milliken Republican 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Seth L. Milliken (Republican) 57.95%
  • ▌Simon S. Brown (Democratic) 39.54%
  • ▌Binsley S. Kelley (Prohibition) 1.51%
  • ▌Frank A. Howard (Union Labor) 0.99%
Maine 4 Charles A. Boutelle Republican 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Charles A. Boutelle (Republican) 54.64%
  • ▌Thomas S. Stewart (Democratic) 42.67%
  • ▌John Barker (Prohibition) 2.68%

Maryland

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See also: List of United States representatives from Maryland

Massachusetts

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See also: List of United States representatives from Massachusetts
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Massachusetts 1 Robert T. Davis Republican 1882 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
Massachusetts 2 John Davis Long Republican 1882 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
Massachusetts 3 Leopold Morse Democratic 1886 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
Massachusetts 4 Patrick Collins Democratic 1882 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Joseph Henry O'Neil (Democratic) 68.11%
  • ▌Peter Morrison (Republican) 31.02%
  • ▌Frederic G. Whitcomb (Prohibition) 0.86%
Massachusetts 5 Edward D. Hayden Republican 1886 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
Massachusetts 6 Henry Cabot Lodge Republican 1886 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 7 William Cogswell Republican 1886 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY William Cogswell (Republican) 57.07%
  • ▌Samuel Roads Jr. (Democratic) 41.09%
  • ▌James J. Gregory (Prohibition) 1.84%
Massachusetts 8 Charles Herbert Allen Republican 1886 Incumbent not re-nominated.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Frederic T. Greenhalge (Republican) 55.27%
  • ▌John J. Donovan (Democratic) 42.99%
  • ▌Nathaniel A. Glidden (Prohibition) 1.74%
Massachusetts 9 Edward Burnett Democratic 1886 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
Massachusetts 10 John E. Russell Democratic 1886 Incumbent retired.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Joseph H. Walker (Republican) 52.01%
  • ▌Irving B. Sayles (Democratic) 44.88%
  • ▌Charles G. Allen (Prohibition) 3.11%
Massachusetts 11 William Whiting II Republican 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY William Whiting II (Republican) 56.36%
  • ▌William Skinner (Democratic) 39.75%
  • ▌Hervey S. Cowell (Prohibition) 3.89%
Massachusetts 12 Francis W. Rockwell Republican 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Francis W. Rockwell (Republican) 52.13%
  • ▌Henry W. Ely (Democratic) 45.02%
  • ▌Henry Cutler (Prohibition) 2.85%

Michigan

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See also: List of United States representatives from Michigan

Minnesota

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See also: List of United States representatives from Minnesota
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[5]
Minnesota 1 Thomas Wilson Democratic 1886 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
Minnesota 2 John Lind Republican 1886 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY John Lind (Republican) 57.0%
  • ▌Morton S. Wilkinson (Democratic) 36.5%
  • ▌David W. Edwards (Prohibition) 6.5%
Minnesota 3 John L. MacDonald Democratic 1886 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
Minnesota 4 Edmund Rice Democratic 1886 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
Minnesota 5 Knute Nelson Republican 1882 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Solomon Comstock (Republican) 52.7%
  • ▌Charles Canning (Democratic) 40.1%
  • ▌Zar Scott (Prohibition) 7.2%

Mississippi

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See also: List of United States representatives from Mississippi
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Mississippi 1 John M. Allen Democratic 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY John M. Allen (Democratic) 86.76%
  • ▌Joseph M. Bynum (Republican) 13.24%[6]
Mississippi 2 James B. Morgan Democratic 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
Mississippi 3 Thomas C. Catchings Democratic 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Thomas C. Catchings (Democratic) 71.12%
  • ▌James Hill (Republican) 28.23%
  • ▌James Witherspoon (Independent) 0.66%[8]
Mississippi 4 Frederick G. Barry Democratic 1884 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Clarke Lewis (Democratic) 84.29%
  • ▌Matthew K. Mister (Republican) 15.71%[9]
Mississippi 5 Chapman L. Anderson Democratic 1886 Incumbent re-elected.
Mississippi 6 T. R. Stockdale Democratic 1886 Incumbent re-elected.
Mississippi 7 Charles E. Hooker Democratic 1886 Incumbent re-elected.

Missouri

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See also: List of United States representatives from Missouri

Nebraska

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See also: List of United States representatives from Nebraska
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Nebraska 1 John A. McShane Democratic 1886 Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
Republican gain.
Nebraska 2 James Laird Republican 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY James Laird (Republican) 53.38%
  • ▌W. G. Hastings (Democratic) 36.55%
  • ▌George Scott (Prohibition) 7.12%
  • ▌R. H. Rohr (Labor) 2.96%[14]
Nebraska 3 George W. E. Dorsey Republican 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY George W. E. Dorsey (Republican) 54.16%
  • ▌E. P. Weatherby (Democratic) 39.95%
  • ▌A. M. Walling (Prohibition) 3.85%
  • ▌I. O. Jones (Labor) 1.91%
  • Scattering 0.13%[15]

Nevada

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See also: List of United States representatives from Nevada

New Hampshire

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See also: List of United States representatives from New Hampshire

New Jersey

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See also: List of United States representatives from New Jersey

Montana Territory

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See Non-voting delegates, below.

New Mexico Territory

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See Non-voting delegates, below.

New York

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See also: List of United States representatives from New York

North Carolina

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See also: List of United States representatives from North Carolina

Ohio

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Main article: 1888 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio
See also: List of United States representatives from Ohio
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[16]
Ohio 1 Benjamin Butterworth Republican 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 2 Charles Elwood Brown Republican 1884 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY John A. Caldwell (Republican) 51.9%
  • ▌Clinton W. Gerard (Democratic) 48.1%
Ohio 3 Elihu S. Williams Republican 1886 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 4 Samuel S. Yoder Democratic 1886 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Samuel S. Yoder (Democratic) 60.6%
  • ▌Robert L. Mattingly (Republican) 39.4%
Ohio 5 George E. Seney Democratic 1886 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 6 Melvin M. Boothman Republican 1886 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 7 James E. Campbell Democratic 1886 Incumbent retired.
Republican gain.
Ohio 8 Robert P. Kennedy Republican 1886 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 9 William C. Cooper Republican 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 10 Jacob Romeis Republican 1884 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Ohio 11 Albert C. Thompson Republican 1886 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 12 Jacob J. Pugsley Republican 1886 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 13 Joseph H. Outhwaite Democratic 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 14 Charles P. Wickham Republican 1886 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 15 Charles H. Grosvenor Republican 1886 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 16 Beriah Wilkins Democratic 1886 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌Green tickY James W. Owens (Democratic) 55.2%
  • ▌Edwin L. Lybarger (Republican) 44.8%
Ohio 17 Joseph D. Taylor Republican 1886 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 18 William McKinley Republican 1886 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 19 Ezra B. Taylor Republican 1880 (s) Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Ezra B. Taylor (Republican) 67.5%
  • ▌Henry Apthorp (Democratic) 32.5%
Ohio 20 George W. Crouse Republican 1886 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Martin L. Smyser (Republican) 52.9%
  • ▌Calvin P. Humphrey (Democratic) 47.1%
Ohio 21 Martin A. Foran Democratic 1882 Incumbent retired.
Republican gain.

Oregon

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See also: List of United States representatives from Oregon

Pennsylvania

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See also: List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

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See also: List of United States representatives from Rhode Island

South Carolina

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Main article: 1888 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
See also: List of United States representatives from South Carolina
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
South Carolina 1 Samuel Dibble Democratic 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Samuel Dibble (Democratic) 86.7%
  • ▌S. W. McKinlay (Republican) 13.1%
  • Others 0.2%
South Carolina 2 George D. Tillman Democratic 1878 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY George D. Tillman (Democratic) 86.8%
  • ▌Seymour E. Smith (Republican) 11.4%
  • Others 1.8%
South Carolina 3 James S. Cothran Democratic 1886 Incumbent re-elected.
South Carolina 4 William H. Perry Democratic 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
South Carolina 5 John J. Hemphill Democratic 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
South Carolina 6 George W. Dargan Democratic 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
South Carolina 7 William Elliott Democratic 1884 Incumbent re-elected.

In the 7th district, Elliott was initially declared re-elected, but Miller successfully challenged the election and was seated in his place in September 1890.

Tennessee

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See also: List of United States representatives from Tennessee
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Tennessee 1 Roderick R. Butler Republican 1886 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Alfred A. Taylor (Republican) 60.33%
  • ▌David P. Wilcox (Democratic) 38.20%
  • ▌James M. Pierce (Prohibition) 1.47%[17]
Tennessee 2 Leonidas C. Houk Republican 1878 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 3 John R. Neal Democratic 1884 Incumbent retired.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Henry C. Evans (Republican) 49.99%
  • ▌Creed F. Bates (Democratic) 49.22%
  • ▌M. D. Cone (Prohibition) 0.79%[19]
Tennessee 4 Benton McMillin Democratic 1878 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 5 James D. Richardson Democratic 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 6 Joseph E. Washington Democratic 1886 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Joseph E. Washington (Democratic) 57.20%
  • ▌William H. Young (Republican) 38.26%
  • ▌Louis G. Mumford (Prohibition) 4.54%[22]
Tennessee 7 Washington C. Whitthorne Democratic 1886 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 8 Benjamin A. Enloe Democratic 1886 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 9 Presley T. Glass Democratic 1884 Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic hold.
Tennessee 10 James Phelan Jr. Democratic 1886 Incumbent re-elected.

Texas

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See also: List of United States representatives from Texas

Utah Territory

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See Non-voting delegates, below.

Vermont

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See also: List of United States representatives from Vermont
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[27]
Vermont 1 John W. Stewart Republican 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY John W. Stewart (Republican) 70.2%
  • ▌Azro Meacham (Democratic) 28.6%
  • ▌Peter Dakin (Prohibition) 1.1%
Vermont 2 William W. Grout Republican 1880
1882 (lost)
1884 		Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY William W. Grout (Republican) 71.2%
  • ▌George W. Smith (Democratic) 27.6%
  • ▌Cyrus W. Wyman (Prohibition) 1.2%

Virginia

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See also: List of United States representatives from Virginia
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[28]
Virginia 1 Thomas H. B. Browne Republican 1886 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 2 George E. Bowden Republican 1886 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY George E. Bowden (Republican) 58.7%
  • ▌Richard C. Marshall (Democratic) 40.6%
  • ▌Andrew Williams (Republican) 0.7%
Virginia 3 George D. Wise Democratic 1880 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 4 William E. Gaines Republican 1886 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
Virginia 5 John Robert Brown Republican 1886 Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Posey G. Lester (Democratic) 52.5%
  • ▌John Blackwell (Republican) 47.5%
Virginia 6 Samuel I. Hopkins Labor 1886 Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Paul C. Edmunds (Democratic) 55.6%
  • ▌Patrick H. Caull (Republican) 43.8%
  • ▌Samuel T. Hopkins (Democratic) 0.6%
Virginia 7 Charles T. O'Ferrall Democratic 1882 (contest) Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Charles T. O'Ferrall (Democratic) 54.3%
  • ▌John E. Roller (Republican) 45.0%
  • ▌John C. Rivercombe (Prohibition) 0.7%
Virginia 8 W. H. F. Lee Democratic 1886 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY W. H. F. Lee (Democratic) 51.8%
  • ▌Park Agnew (Republican) 48.0%
  • ▌Daniel J. Hoge (Independent) 0.2%
Virginia 9 Henry Bowen Republican 1886 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Virginia 10 Jacob Yost Republican 1886 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.

Washington Territory

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See Non-voting delegates, below.

West Virginia

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See also: List of United States representatives from West Virginia
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
West Virginia 1 Nathan Goff Jr. Republican 1882 Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
Others
  • ▌B. F. Meyers (Prohibition) 0.54%
  • ▌John E. Stealey (Independent) 0.43%
Election successfully contested.
New member seated February 26, 1890.
Republican hold.
West Virginia 2 William L. Wilson Democratic 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
Others
  • ▌Frank Burt (Prohibition) 0.46%
  • ▌S. W. Sturm (Labor) 0.24%
West Virginia 3 Charles P. Snyder Democratic 1883 (special) Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌Green tickY John D. Alderson (Democratic) 50.51%
  • ▌James H. McGinnis (Republican) 46.44%
  • ▌W. D. Sanford (Independent) 2.24%
  • ▌C. W. Henson (Prohibition) 0.80%[32]
West Virginia 4 Charles E. Hogg Democratic 1886 Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic hold.
Others
  • ▌W. M. Weekley (Independent) 0.56%
  • ▌G. W. Hays (Independent) 0.15%
Election successfully contested.
New member seated February 3, 1890.
Republican gain.

Wisconsin

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See also: List of United States representatives from Wisconsin

Wisconsin elected nine members of congress on Election Day, November 6, 1888.[34][35]

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Wisconsin 1 Lucien B. Caswell Republican 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
Wisconsin 2 Richard W. Guenther Republican 1886 Incumbent declined re-nomination.
Democratic gain.
Wisconsin 3 Robert M. La Follette Republican 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Robert M. La Follette (Republican) 50.0%
  • ▌John B. Parkinson (Democratic) 42.3%
  • ▌Thomas C. Richmond (Prohibition) 7.0%
  • ▌C. D. Wooster (Labor) 0.8%
Wisconsin 4 Henry Smith Union Labor 1886 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
Others
  • ▌John Schuler (Socialist) 1.2%
  • ▌George M. Heckendorn (Prohibition) 0.7%
Wisconsin 5 Thomas R. Hudd Democratic 1886 (special) Incumbent lost re-nomination.
Democratic hold.
Wisconsin 6 Charles B. Clark Republican 1886 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Charles B. Clark (Republican) 52.5%
  • ▌Charles W. Felger (Democratic) 41.5%
  • ▌W. S. Sweet (Prohibition) 3.6%
  • ▌Peter A. Griffith (Labor) 2.4%
Wisconsin 7 Ormsby B. Thomas Republican 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
Wisconsin 8 Nils P. Haugen Republican 1887 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Nils P. Haugen (Republican) 57.0%
  • ▌Samuel C. Johnson (Dem.-Labor) 34.9%
  • ▌Charles Alexander (Prohibition) 7.8%
  • ▌Dan C. Johnson (Write-in) 0.2%
Wisconsin 9 Isaac Stephenson Republican 1882 Incumbent declined re-nomination.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Myron H. McCord (Republican) 50.5%
  • ▌H. W. Early (Democratic) 45.4%
  • ▌A. C. Merryman (Prohibition) 2.7%
Others
  • ▌John F. Moore (Labor) 1.1%
  • ▌F. H. Moore (Write-in) 0.2%

Wyoming Territory

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See Non-voting delegates, below.

Non-voting delegates

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See also: Non-voting members of the United States House of Representatives
District Incumbent This race
Delegate Party First elected Results Candidates
Arizona Territory at-large
Idaho Territory at-large Fred Dubois Republican 1886 Incumbent re-elected.
Montana Territory at-large Joseph K. Toole Democratic 1884 Incumbent retired.
Republican gain.
New Mexico Territory at-large
Utah Territory at-large
Washington Territory at-large
Wyoming Territory at-large Joseph M. Carey Republican 1884 Incumbent re-elected.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Regulars only, not including Specials.
  2. ^ a b Includes the late elections of six new states that joined the union in 1889 and 1890.
  3. ^ a b There are significant discrepancies between the party counts provided by Martis (pp. 142–43) and Dubin (p. 285) in regards to the 51st Congress, mainly due to the fact that Martis counts the results of many later contested elections (which were generally decided in favor of the challenging Republican candidate, resulting in the unseating of a number of Democratic members). Dubin records 169 Republicans and 161 Democrats on the first day of the 1st session of the 51st Congress; Dubin reports 177 Republicans, 154 Democrats, and one Labor Party member at the start of the 2nd session of the 51st Congress, figures that nearly match Martis' numbers.
  4. ^ Including 2 Independent Republicans, John Alexander Anderson elected to Kansas's 5th congressional district, and Albert R. Anderson to Iowa's 8th congressional district.
  5. ^ There was 1 labor member.
  6. ^ After a contested election, Lewis P. Featherstone of the Labor Party was declared the winner in Arkansas's 1st congressional district.
  7. ^ Previous election had 1 Greenback Party Representative.
  8. ^ a b c Elections held early.
  9. ^ Previous election had 1 Independent.
  10. ^ At-large seat eliminated in redistricting.
  11. ^ a b Previous election had 1 Labor Party member.

References

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  2. ^ "Parish Follows Trend: Local Voters Support Nixon, Treen, Johnston". The St. Charles Herald. Hahnville, Louisiana. November 9, 1972. p. 1.
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  6. ^ "MS - District 01". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
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  12. ^ "MS - District 07". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
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  38. ^ "WY Territorial Delegate". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 11 April 2021.

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