1878–79 United States House of Representatives elections
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The1878–79 United States House of Representatives electionswere held on various dates in various states between June 3, 1878, and September 3, 1879.[d]Each state set its own date for its elections to theHouse of Representativesbefore or after the first session of the46th United States Congressconvened on March 18, 1879. Elections were held for all 293 seats, representing 38 states. This was the last election cycle that at least one state held its regular congressional election in an odd-numbered year.
These elections occurred in the middle ofPresidentRutherford B. Hayes's term. With a sour economy as the nation's pressing issue, both major parties lost seats to the newGreenback Party,which was established to promote the long-term use of paper money as a solution to stop enormous economic fluctuations. TheDemocratic Partyremained the largest party, but lost its majority. However, it allied with several independent politicians and was able to remain in power. This was the fourth and last recorded House election where both major parties lost seats at the same time.
Election summaries[edit]
| 141 | 7 | 13 | 132 |
| Democratic | [e] | [f] | Republican |
| State | Type | Total seats |
Democratic | Ind. Democratic | Greenback | Republican | ||||
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| Seats | Change | Seats | Change | Seats | Change | Seats | Change | |||
| Alabama | District | 8 | 7 |  1
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0 | 
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1 |  1
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0 |
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| Arkansas | District | 4 | 4 | 1
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0 | 1
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0 |
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0 |
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| California | District | 4 | 1 | 1
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0 |
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0 |
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3 | 1
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| Colorado | At-large | 1 | 0 | 1
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0 |
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0 |
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1 | 1
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| Connecticut | District | 4 | 1 | 2
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0 |
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0 |
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3 | 2
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| Delaware | At-large | 1 | 1 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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| Florida | District | 2 | 1 | 1
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0 |
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0 |
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1 | 1
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| Georgia | District | 9 | 6 | 2
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3 | 2
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0 |
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0 |
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| Illinois | District | 19 | 6 | 2
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0 |
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1 | 1
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12 | 1
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| Indiana | District | 13 | 6 | 2
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0 |
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1 | 1
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6 | 3
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| Iowa | District | 9 | 0 |
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0 |
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2 | 2
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7 | 2
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| Kansas | District | 3 | 0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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3 |
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| Kentucky | District | 10 | 9 | 1
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1 | 1
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0 |
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0 |
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| Louisiana | District | 6 | 6 | 1
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0 |
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0 |
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0 | 1
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| Maine | District | 5 | 0 |
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0 |
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2 | 2
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3 | 2
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| Maryland | District | 6 | 5 | 1
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0 |
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0 |
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1 | 1
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| Massachusetts | District | 11 | 1 | 1
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0 |
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0 |
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10 | 1
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| Michigan | District | 9 | 0 | 1
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0 |
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0 |
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9 | 1
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| Minnesota | District | 3 | 1 | 1
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0 |
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0 |
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2 | 1
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| Mississippi | District | 6 | 6 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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| Missouri | District | 13 | 11 | 2
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1 | 1
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1 | 1
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0 | 4
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| Nebraska | At-large | 1 | 0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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1 |
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| Nevada | At-large | 1 | 0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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1 |
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| New Hampshire | District | 3 | 0 | 1
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0 |
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0 |
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3 | 1
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| New Jersey | District | 7 | 3 | 1
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0 |
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0 |
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4 | 1
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| New York | District | 33 | 6 | 9
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2 | 2
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0 |
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25 | 7
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| North Carolina | District | 8 | 7 |
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0 |
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1 | 1
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0 | 1
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| Ohio | District | 20 | 11 | 3
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0 |
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9 | 3
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| Oregon | At-large | 1 | 1 | 1
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0 |
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0 |
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0 | 1
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| Pennsylvania | District | 27 | 8 | 2
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0 |
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2 | 2
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17 |
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| Rhode Island | District | 2 | 0 |
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0 |
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2 |
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| South Carolina | District | 5 | 5 | 3
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0 |
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0 | 3
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| Tennessee | District | 10 | 9 | 1
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0 |
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1 | 1
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| Texas | District | 6 | 5 | 1
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1 | 1
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| Vermont | District | 3 | 0 |
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1 | 1
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2 | 1
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| Virginia | District | 9 | 8 |
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1 |
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| West Virginia | District | 3 | 3 |
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| Wisconsin | District | 8 | 3 |
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5 |
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| Total | 293 | 141[1] 48.1% |
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7[1] 2.4% |
5
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13[1] 4.4% |
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132[1] 45.1% |
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Election dates[edit]
In most states, the elections were held November 5, 1878.
In 1845, Congress set auniform nationwide datefor choosing presidential electors.[2]ThisAct of Congressdid not affect election dates for Congress, which remained within the jurisdiction of state governments, but over time, the states moved their congressional elections to this date as well. In this cycle, there were still 7 states with earlier election dates, and 1 with a later election date:
- Early elections
- Standard election date
- November 5, 1878
- Late election
- September 3, 1879:California
California's elections were the last time a state held congressional general elections after November.
Special elections[edit]
Elections are listed by date and district.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Louisiana 5 | John E. Leonard | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent died March 15, 1878. New member elected electedNovember 5, 1878. Democratic hold. |
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| Nebraska at-large | Frank Welch | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent died September 4, 1878. New member elected electedNovember 5, 1878. Republican hold. |
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| New York 16 | Terence J. Quinn | Democratic | 1876 | Incumbent died June 18, 1878. New member electedNovember 5, 1878. Republican gain. Successor also elected the same day to the next term;see below. |
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| Virginia 1 | Beverly B. Douglas | Democratic | 1874 | Incumbent died December 22, 1878. New member elected electedJanuary 23, 1879. Democratic hold. |
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| Georgia 1 | Julian Hartridge | Democratic | 1874 | Incumbent died January 8, 1879. New member elected electedFebruary 10, 1879. Democratic hold. Successor seated February 10, 1879. |
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| Texas 6 | Gustav Schleicher | Democratic | 1874 | Incumbent died January 10, 1879. New member electedApril 15, 1879. Democratic hold. Successor seated April 15, 1879. |
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| Iowa 5 | Rush Clark | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent died April 29, 1879. New member elected electedOctober 14, 1879. Republican hold. |
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| New York 12 | Alexander Smith | Republican | 1878 | Member-elect died November 5, 1878. New member electedNovember 4, 1879. Democratic gain. |
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Alabama[edit]
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Alabama 1 | James T. Jones | Democratic | 1876 | Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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| Alabama 2 | Hilary A. Herbert | Democratic | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Alabama 3 | Jeremiah N. Williams | Democratic | 1874 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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| Alabama 4 | Charles M. Shelley | Democratic | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Alabama 5 | Robert F. Ligon | Democratic | 1876 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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| Alabama 6 | Goldsmith W. Hewitt | Democratic | 1874 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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| Alabama 7 | William H. Forney | Democratic | 1874 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Alabama 8 | William W. Garth | Democratic | 1874 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Greenback gain. |
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Arkansas[edit]
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Arkansas 1 | Lucien C. Gause | Democratic | 1874 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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| Arkansas 2 | William F. Slemons | Democratic | 1874 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Arkansas 3 | Jordan E. Cravens | Independent Democratic |
1876 | Incumbent re-elected as a Democrat. Democratic gain. |
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| Arkansas 4 | Thomas M. Gunter | Democratic | 1874 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California[edit]
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| California 1 | Horace Davis | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| California 2 | Horace F. Page | Republican | 1872 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| California 3 | John K. Luttrell | Democratic | 1872 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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| California 4 | Romualdo Pacheco | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Colorado[edit]
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Colorado at-large | None | New state. New member elected. Republican gain. |
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Patterson successfully contested the election and was seated March 4, 1877.
Connecticut[edit]
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Connecticut 1 | George M. Landers | Democratic | 1875 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain. |
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| Connecticut 2 | James Phelps | Democratic | 1875 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Connecticut 3 | John T. Wait | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Connecticut 4 | Levi Warner | Democratic | 1876 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain. |
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Delaware[edit]
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Delaware at-large | James Williams | Democratic | 1874 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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Florida[edit]
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Florida 1 | Robert H. M. Davidson | Democratic | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Florida 2 | Horatio Bisbee Jr. | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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In the2nd districtthe difference between the two candidates, in the initial returns, was just 22 votes. Bisbee challenged Hull's election, and was eventually awarded the seat on January 22, 1881.
Georgia[edit]
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Georgia 1 | Julian Hartridge | Democratic | 1874 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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| Georgia 2 | William E. Smith | Democratic | 1874 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Georgia 3 | Philip Cook | Democratic | 1872 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Georgia 4 | Henry R. Harris | Democratic | 1872 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Independent Democratic gain. |
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| Georgia 5 | Milton A. Candler | Democratic | 1876 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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| Georgia 6 | James H. Blount | Democratic | 1872 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Georgia 7 | William H. Felton | Independent Democratic |
1874 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Georgia 8 | Alexander H. Stephens | Democratic | 1872 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Georgia 9 | Hiram P. Bell | Democratic | 1876 | Lost re-nomination Independent Democratic gain. |
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Illinois[edit]
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Illinois 1 | William Aldrich | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Illinois 2 | Carter Harrison Sr. | Democratic | 1874 | Incumbent retired to run forMayor. New member elected. Republican gain. |
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| Illinois 3 | Lorenzo Brentano | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent lost re-nomination. NEw member elected. Republican hold. |
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| Illinois 4 | William Lathrop | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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| Illinois 5 | Horatio C. Burchard | Republican | 1869(special) | Incumbent lost re-nomination. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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| Illinois 6 | Thomas J. Henderson | Republican | 1874 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Illinois 7 | Philip C. Hayes | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Illinois 8 | Greenbury L. Fort | Republican | 1872 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Illinois 9 | Thomas A. Boyd | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Illinois 10 | Benjamin F. Marsh | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Illinois 11 | Robert M. Knapp | Democratic | 1876 | Incumbent lost re-nomination. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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| Illinois 12 | William M. Springer | Democratic | 1874 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Illinois 13 | Thomas F. Tipton | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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| Illinois 14 | Joseph G. Cannon | Republican | 1872 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Illinois 15 | John R. Eden | Democratic | 1872 | Lost re-nomination Greenback gain. |
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| Illinois 16 | William A. J. Sparks | Democratic | 1874 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Illinois 17 | William R. Morrison | Democratic | 1862 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Illinois 18 | William Hartzell | Democratic | 1874 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain. |
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| Illinois 19 | Richard W. Townshend | Democratic | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Indiana[edit]
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Indiana 1 | Benoni S. Fuller | Democratic | 1874 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain. |
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| Indiana 2 | Thomas R. Cobb | Democratic | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Indiana 3 | George A. Bicknell | Democratic | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Indiana 4 | Leonidas Sexton | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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| Indiana 5 | Thomas M. Browne | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Indiana 6 | Milton S. Robinson | Republican | 1874 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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| Indiana 7 | John Hanna | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Greenback gain. |
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| Indiana 8 | Morton C. Hunter | Republican | 1872 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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| Indiana 9 | Michael D. White | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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| Indiana 10 | William H. Calkins | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Indiana 11 | James L. Evans | Republican | 1874 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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| Indiana 12 | Andrew H. Hamilton | Democratic | 1874 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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| Indiana 13 | John Baker | Republican | 1874 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Iowa[edit]
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Iowa 1 | Joseph C. Stone | Republican | 1876 | Lost re-nomination Republican hold. |
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| Iowa 2 | Hiram Price | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Iowa 3 | Theodore W. Burdick | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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| Iowa 4 | Nathaniel C. Deering | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Iowa 5 | Rush Clark | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Iowa 6 | Ezekiel S. Sampson | Republican | 1874 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Greenback gain. |
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| Iowa 7 | Henry J. B. Cummings | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Greenback gain. |
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| Iowa 8 | William F. Sapp | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Iowa 9 | S. Addison Oliver | Republican | 1874 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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Kansas[edit]
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Kansas 1 | William A. Phillips | Republican | 1872 | Lost re-nomination Republican hold. |
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| Kansas 2 | Dudley C. Haskell | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Kansas 3 | Thomas Ryan | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kentucky[edit]
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Kentucky 1 | Andrew Boone | Democratic | 1874 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Independent Democratic gain. |
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| Kentucky 2 | James A. McKenzie | Democratic | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Kentucky 3 | John W. Caldwell | Democratic | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Kentucky 4 | J. Proctor Knott | Democratic | 1874 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Kentucky 5 | Albert S. Willis | Democratic | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Kentucky 6 | John G. Carlisle | Democratic | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Kentucky 7 | Joseph C. S. Blackburn | Democratic | 1874 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Kentucky 8 | Milton J. Durham | Democratic | 1872 | Incumbent lost re-nomination. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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| Kentucky 9 | Thomas Turner | Democratic | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Kentucky 10 | John B. Clarke | Democratic | 1874 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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Louisiana[edit]
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Louisiana 1 | Randall L. Gibson | Democratic | 1874 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Louisiana 2 | E. John Ellis | Democratic | 1874 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Louisiana 3 | Joseph H. Acklen | Democratic | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Louisiana 4 | Joseph B. Elam | Democratic | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Louisiana 5 | J. Smith Young | Democratic | 1878 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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| Louisiana 6 | Edward W. Robertson | Democratic | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maine[edit]
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Maine 1 | Thomas B. Reed | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Maine 2 | William P. Frye | Republican | 1870 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Maine 3 | Stephen Lindsey | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Maine 4 | Llewellyn Powers | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Greenback gain. |
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| Maine 5 | Eugene Hale | Republican | 1868 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Greenback gain. |
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Maryland[edit]
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Maryland 1 | Daniel M. Henry | Democratic | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Maryland 2 | Charles B. Roberts | Democratic | 1874 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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| Maryland 3 | William Kimmel | Democratic | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Maryland 4 | Thomas Swann | Democratic | 1868 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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| Maryland 5 | Eli J. Henkle | Democratic | 1874 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Maryland 6 | William Walsh | Democratic | 1874 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain. |
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Massachusetts[edit]
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Massachusetts 1 | William W. Crapo | Republican | 1874 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Massachusetts 2 | Benjamin W. Harris | Republican | 1872 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Massachusetts 3 | Benjamin Dean | Democratic | 1876 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain. |
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| Massachusetts 4 | Leopold Morse | Democratic | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Massachusetts 5 | Nathaniel P. Banks | Republican | 1874 | Incumbent lost re-nomination. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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| Massachusetts 6 | George B. Loring | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Massachusetts 7 | Benjamin Butler | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent retired to run for governor. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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| Massachusetts 8 | William Claflin | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Massachusetts 9 | William W. Rice | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Massachusetts 10 | Amasa Norcross | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Massachusetts 11 | George D. Robinson | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan[edit]
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Michigan 1 | Alpheus S. Williams | Democratic | 1874 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain. |
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| Michigan 2 | Edwin Willits | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Michigan 3 | Jonas H. McGowan | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Michigan 4 | Edwin W. Keightley | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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| Michigan 5 | John W. Stone | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Michigan 6 | Mark S. Brewer | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Michigan 7 | Omar D. Conger | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Michigan 8 | Charles C. Ellsworth | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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| Michigan 9 | Jay A. Hubbell | Republican | 1872 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Minnesota[edit]
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Minnesota 1 | Mark H. Dunnell | Republican | 1870 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Minnesota 2 | Horace B. Strait | Republican | 1872 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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| Minnesota 3 | Jacob H. Stewart | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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Mississippi[edit]
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Mississippi 1 | Henry L. Muldrow | Democratic | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Mississippi 2 | Van H. Manning | Democratic | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Mississippi 3 | Hernando Money | Democratic | 1874 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Mississippi 4 | Otho R. Singleton | Democratic | 1874 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Mississippi 5 | Charles E. Hooker | Democratic | 1874 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Mississippi 6 | James R. Chalmers | Democratic | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Missouri[edit]
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Missouri 1 | Anthony F. Ittner | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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| Missouri 2 | Nathan Cole | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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| Missouri 3 | Lyne Metcalfe | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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| Missouri 4 | Robert A. Hatcher | Democratic | 1872 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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| Missouri 5 | Richard P. Bland | Democratic | 1872 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Missouri 6 | Charles H. Morgan | Democratic | 1874 | Incumbent lost re-nomination. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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| Missouri 7 | Thomas T. Crittenden | Democratic | 1876 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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| Missouri 8 | Benjamin J. Franklin | Democratic | 1874 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Independent Democratic gain. |
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| Missouri 9 | David Rea | Democratic | 1874 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Greenback gain. |
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| Missouri 10 | Henry M. Pollard | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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| Missouri 11 | John B. Clark Jr. | Democratic | 1872 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Missouri 12 | John M. Glover | Democratic | 1872 | Incumbent lost re-nomination. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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| Missouri 13 | Aylett H. Buckner | Democratic | 1872 | Incumbent lost re-nomination. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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Nebraska[edit]
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Nebraska at-large | Vacant due toWelch'sdeath | Incumbent died September 4, 1878. New member elected. Republican hold.[j] |
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Nevada[edit]
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Nevada at-large | Thomas Wren | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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New Hampshire[edit]
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| New Hampshire 1 | Frank Jones | Democratic | 1875 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain. |
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| New Hampshire 2 | James F. Briggs | Republican | 1877 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New Hampshire 3 | Henry W. Blair | Republican | 1877 | Incumbent elected to the U.S. Senate. Republican hold. |
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New Jersey[edit]
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| New Jersey 1 | Clement H. Sinnickson | Republican | 1874 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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| New Jersey 2 | John H. Pugh | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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| New Jersey 3 | Miles Ross | Democratic | 1874 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New Jersey 4 | Alvah A. Clark | Democratic | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New Jersey 5 | Augustus W. Cutler | Democratic | 1874 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain. |
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| New Jersey 6 | Thomas B. Peddie | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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| New Jersey 7 | Augustus A. Hardenbergh | Democratic | 1874 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain. |
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New York[edit]
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| New York 1 | James W. Covert | Democratic | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New York 2 | William D. Veeder | Democratic | 1876 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Independent Democratic gain. |
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| New York 3 | Simeon B. Chittenden | Republican | 1874(Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New York 4 | Archibald M. Bliss | Democratic | 1874 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New York 5 | Nicholas Muller | Democratic | 1874 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New York 6 | Samuel S. Cox | Democratic | 1873(Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New York 7 | Anthony Eickhoff | Democratic | 1876 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain. |
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| New York 8 | Anson G. McCook | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New York 9 | Fernando Wood | Democratic | 1866 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New York 10 | Abram Hewitt | Democratic | 1874 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Independent Democratic gain. |
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| New York 11 | Benjamin A. Willis | Democratic | 1874 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain. |
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| New York 12 | Clarkson Nott Potter | Democratic | 1876 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain. |
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| New York 13 | John H. Ketcham | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New York 14 | George M. Beebe | Democratic | 1874 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain. |
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| New York 15 | Stephen L. Mayham | Democratic | 1876 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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| New York 16 | Terence J. Quinn | Democratic | 1876 | IncumbentTerence J. Quinndied June 18, 1878. New member elected. Republican gain. Successor alsoelected the same day to finish the term. |
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| New York 17 | Martin I. Townsend | Republican | 1874 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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| New York 18 | Andrew Williams | Republican | 1874 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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| New York 19 | Amaziah B. James | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New York 20 | John H. Starin | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New York 21 | Solomon Bundy | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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| New York 22 | George A. Bagley | Republican | 1874 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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| New York 23 | William J. Bacon | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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| New York 24 | William H. Baker | Republican | 1874 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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| New York 25 | Frank Hiscock | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New York 26 | John H. Camp | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New York 27 | Elbridge G. Lapham | Republican | 1874 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New York 28 | Jeremiah W. Dwight | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New York 29 | John N. Hungerford | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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| New York 30 | Elizur K. Hart | Democratic | 1876 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain. |
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| New York 31 | Charles B. Benedict | Democratic | 1876 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain. |
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| New York 32 | Daniel N. Lockwood | Democratic | 1876 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain. |
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| New York 33 | George W. Patterson | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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Pennsylvania[edit]
South Carolina[edit]
South Carolina was rampant with voter fraud, particularly through the use of tissue ballots, thin ballots hidden in the normal ballot, typically 10 to 20 at a time. The almost statewide exclusion of Republicans as Commissioners of Elections, and the ensuing appointment of nearly all Democratic Managers of Elections, allowed to Democratic Managers to perpetrate this scheme. When the votes were counted and more votes than voters were found, the Managers removed and destroyed the Republican ballots resulting in the complete takeover of the state.[5][6][7]
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| South Carolina 1 | Joseph Rainey | Republican | 1870 (special) | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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| South Carolina 2 | Richard H. Cain | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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| South Carolina 3 | D. Wyatt Aiken | Democratic | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| South Carolina 4 | John H. Evins | Democratic | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| South Carolina 5 | Robert Smalls | Republican | 1874 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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Tennessee[edit]
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Tennessee 1 | James H. Randolph | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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| Tennessee 2 | Jacob M. Thornburgh | Republican | 1872 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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| Tennessee 3 | George G. Dibrell | Democratic | 1874 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 4 | Haywood Y. Riddle | Democratic | 1875(special) | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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| Tennessee 5 | John M. Bright | Democratic | 1870 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 6 | John F. House | Democratic | 1874 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 7 | Washington C. Whitthorne | Democratic | 1870 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 8 | John D. C. Atkins | Democratic | 1872 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 9 | William P. Caldwell | Democratic | 1874 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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| Tennessee 10 | H. Casey Young | Democratic | 1874 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Texas[edit]
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Vermont[edit]
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Virginia[edit]
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West Virginia[edit]
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| West Virginia 1 | Benjamin Wilson | Democratic | 1874 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| West Virginia 2 | Benjamin F. Martin | Democratic | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| West Virginia 3 | John E. Kenna | Democratic | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Wisconsin[edit]
Wisconsin elected eight members of congress on Election Day, November 5, 1878.[21][22]
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Wisconsin 1 | Charles G. Williams | Republican | 1872 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Wisconsin 2 | Lucien B. Caswell | Republican | 1874 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Wisconsin 3 | George C. Hazelton | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Wisconsin 4 | William Pitt Lynde | Democratic | 1874 | Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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| Wisconsin 5 | Edward S. Bragg | Democratic | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Wisconsin 6 | Gabriel Bouck | Democratic | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Wisconsin 7 | Herman L. Humphrey | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Wisconsin 8 | Thaddeus C. Pound | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Non-voting delegates[edit]
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| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Arizona Territory at-large | |||||
| Dakota Territory at-large | Jefferson P. Kidder | Republican | 1874 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Independent Republican gain. |
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| Idaho Territory at-large | Stephen S. Fenn | Democratic | 1874 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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| Montana Territory at-large | Martin Maginnis | Democratic | 1872 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New Mexico Territory at-large | |||||
| Utah Territory at-large | |||||
| Washington Territory at-large | |||||
| Wyoming Territory at-large | William W. Corlett | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^abDubin (p. 249) counts 140 Democrats, 6 Independent Democrats, 130 Republicans (incl. 1 Independent Republican), and 11 Greenbacks at the start of the46th United States Congress.
- ^Included 2Independent Democrats.
- ^Includes 7Independent Democrats.
- ^In 1879, California held its last regular congressional election in an odd-numbered year.
- ^There were 7 Independent Democrats
- ^There were 13 Greenbacks
- ^abcdalso endorsed by the Democrats
- ^abcdefghijklAlso endorsed by the Greenbacks
- ^abcAlso endorsed by the Republicans
- ^Thomas Jefferson Majors,who was elected to completeFrank Welch'sterm in the45th Congress,was elected as "member-contingent". He believed that Nebraska was entitled to a second congressional seat, and so was elected to fill that seat if Congress had approved it.[4]
- ^abAlso endorsed by the"Anti-Tammany"Democrats
- ^For the purposes of simplicity he is listed as having been elected an Independent Democrat.
References[edit]
- ^abcdefgMartis, pp. 132–133
- ^5Stat.721
- ^"The Beatrice Democrat is reminded".The Tecumseh Chieftain.August 23, 1890. p. 4.RetrievedJune 12,2023.
Thos. J. Majors, has for his opponent Dr. Alex Bear. These two gentlemen were pitted against each other some years ago, as candidates for congress of their respective parties, to fill out the unexpired term of Frank Welch.
- ^United States Congressional Serial Set: Volume 2159.Page 543.
- ^"NY Times Free Archive"(PDF).The New York Times.November 16, 1878.
- ^"NY Times Free Archive"(PDF).The New York Times.February 5, 1879.
- ^William Ralston Balch (1881).The Life of James Abram Garfield.
- ^"TN - District 01".Our Campaigns.Retrieved23 February2021.
- ^"TN - District 02".Our Campaigns.Retrieved23 February2021.
- ^"TN - District 03".Our Campaigns.Retrieved23 February2021.
- ^"TN - District 04".Our Campaigns.Retrieved23 February2021.
- ^"TN - District 05".Our Campaigns.Retrieved23 February2021.
- ^"TN - District 06".Our Campaigns.Retrieved23 February2021.
- ^"TN - District 07".Our Campaigns.Retrieved23 February2021.
- ^"TN - District 08".Our Campaigns.Retrieved23 February2021.
- ^"TN - District 09".Our Campaigns.Retrieved23 February2021.
- ^"TN - District 10".Our Campaigns.Retrieved23 February2021.
- ^"WV District 01".Our Campaigns.Retrieved17 April2021.
- ^"WV District 02".Our Campaigns.Retrieved17 April2021.
- ^"WV District 03".Our Campaigns.Retrieved17 April2021.
- ^"Wisconsin U.S. House Election Results"(PDF).Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on April 5, 2012.RetrievedNovember 19,2021– viaWayback Machine.
- ^Warner, Hans B., ed. (1880)."Biographical Sketches"(PDF).The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin(Report).Madison, Wisconsin:State of Wisconsin. pp. 491–494.RetrievedNovember 19,2021.
- ^"DK Territorial Delegate".Our Campaigns.Retrieved6 April2021.
- ^"ID Territorial Delegate".Our Campaigns.Retrieved3 April2021.
- ^"MT Territorial Delegate".Our Campaigns.Retrieved4 April2021.
- ^"WY Territorial Delegate".Our Campaigns.Retrieved11 April2021.
Bibliography[edit]
- Dubin, Michael J. (March 1, 1998).United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results of the Elections of the 1st Through 105th Congresses.McFarland and Company.ISBN978-0786402830.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (January 1, 1989).The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress, 1789-1989.Macmillan Publishing Company.ISBN978-0029201701.
- Moore, John L., ed. (1994).Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections(Third ed.). Congressional Quarterly Inc.ISBN978-0871879967.
- "Party Divisions of the House of Representatives* 1789–Present".Office of the Historian, House of United States House of Representatives.RetrievedJanuary 21,2015.
External links[edit]
- Office of the Historian(Office of Art & Archives, Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)