1884 United States House of Representatives elections

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The 1884 United States House of Representatives elections were held for the most part on November 4, 1884, with four states holding theirs early between June and October. They coincided with the election of President Grover Cleveland. Elections were held for 325 seats of the United States House of Representatives, representing 38 states, to serve in the 49th United States Congress. Special elections were also held throughout the year.

1884 United States House of Representatives elections
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November 4, 1884
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All 325 seats in the United States House of Representatives
163 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader John G. Carlisle Thomas Brackett Reed
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat Kentucky 6th Maine 1st
Last election 196 seats 117 seats
Seats won 182 141
Seat change 14 24
Popular vote 4,954,599 4,665,184
Percentage 50.05% 47.13%
Swing 1.15pp 5.52pp
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Greenback Independent
Last election 2 seats 5 seats
Seats won 1 1
Seat change 1 4
Popular vote 105,668 78,972
Percentage 1.07% 0.80%
Swing 1.99pp 2.68pp
Elections results from the 1884 elections
Speaker before election

John G. Carlisle
Democratic

Elected Speaker

John G. Carlisle
Democratic

In spite of Cleveland's victory, the opposition Republican Party gained back some of the seats lost in 1882, but the Democratic Party retained a majority in the House. Republicans were able to make these slight gains by connecting their pro-business and industry message with progress. The Democrats were also hindered by the Panic of 1884, but were not greatly affected by it since the depression ended quickly.

Election summaries

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183 1 141
Democratic Republican
State Type Total
seats 		Democratic Republican Others
Seats Change Seats Change Seats Change
Alabama District 8 8 0 0
Arkansas District 5 5 0 0
California District 6 1 5 5 5 0
Colorado At-large 1 0 1 0
Connecticut District 4 2 1 2 1 0
Delaware At-large 1 1 0 0
Florida District 2 2 1 0 1 0
Georgia District 10 10 0 0
Illinois District 20 10 1 10 1 0
Indiana District 13 9 4 0
Iowa District 11 3 1 7 1 1
Kansas District 7 0 7 0
Kentucky District 11 10 1 1 1 0
Louisiana District 6 5 1 0
Maine District 4 0 4 0
Maryland District 6 5 1 1 1 0
Massachusetts District 12 2 1 10 1 0
Michigan District 11 7 1 4 1 0
Minnesota District 5 0 5 0
Mississippi District 7 7 2 0 1 0 1
Missouri District 14 12 2 2 2 0
Nebraska District 3 0 3 0
Nevada At-large 1 0 1 1 1 0
New Hampshire District 2 0 2 0
New Jersey District 7 3 4 0
New York District 34 17 4 17 4 0
North Carolina District 9 8 1 1 1 0
Ohio District 21 11 2 10 2 0
Oregon At-large 1 0 1 0
Pennsylvania District
+ at-large 		28 8 4 20 5 0 1
Rhode Island District 2 0 2 0
South Carolina District 7 6 1 0
Tennessee District 10 7 1 3 1 0
Texas District 11 11 1 0 0 1
Vermont District 2 0 2 0
Virginia District 10 8 2 2 2 0 4
West Virginia District 4 3 1 0
Wisconsin District 9 2 4 7 4 0
Total 325 183
56.3% 		12 141
43.4% 		19 1
0.6% 		7
Popular vote
Democratic
 
 50.05%
Republican
 
 47.13%
Greenback
 
 1.07%
Independent
 
 0.80%
Others
 
 0.95%
House seats
Democratic
 
 56.00%
Republican
 
 43.38%
Greenback
 
 0.31%
Independent
 
 0.31%

Early election dates

In 1884, four states, with 28 seats among them, held elections early:

  • June 2 Oregon
  • September 2 Vermont
  • September 13 Maine
  • October 14 Ohio

Special elections

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Arkansas 3 James K. Jones Democratic 1880 Incumbent resigned February 19, 1885.
New member elected September 7, 1885.
Democratic hold
  • ▌Y Thomas C. McRae (Democratic) 61.2%
  • ▌C. E. Mitchell (Independent) 38.8%
South Carolina 7 Edmund W. M. Mackey Republican 1880 Incumbent died January 27, 1884.
New member elected March 18, 1884.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Y Robert Smalls (Republican) 100%
  • Unopposed
Iowa 7
Indiana 13 William H. Calkins Republican 1876 Incumbent resigned October 20, 1884.
New member elected November 4, 1884.
Anti-Monopoly gain.
Winner was not a candidate for the next term; see below.
  • ▌Y Benjamin F. Shively (Anti-Monopoly) 52.81%
  • ▌John Reynolds (Democratic) 47.19%
South Carolina 4 John H. Evins Democratic 1876 Incumbent died October 20, 1884.
New member elected November 12, 1884.
Democratic hold.
Winner was not a candidate for the next term; see below.
  • ▌Y John Bratton (Democratic) 100%
  • Unopposed
Kansas 2

Alabama

Arkansas

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Arkansas 1 Poindexter Dunn Democratic 1878 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Y Poindexter Dunn (Democratic) 61.7%
  • ▌Harmon L. Remmel (Republican) 38.8%
Arkansas 2 Clifton R. Breckinridge
Redistricted from the at-large district 		Democratic 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Y Clifton R. Breckinridge (Democratic) 53.0%
  • ▌A. A. Rogers (Republican) 47.0%
Arkansas 3 James K. Jones
Redistricted from the 2nd district 		Democratic 1880 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Y James K. Jones (Democratic) 54.1%
  • ▌C. E. Mitchell (Republican) 45.9%
Arkansas 4 John H. Rogers
Redistricted from the 3rd district 		Democratic 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Y John H. Rogers (Democratic) 57.3%
  • ▌John Sarber (Republican) 42.7%
Arkansas 5 Samuel W. Peel
Redistricted from the 4th district 		Democratic 1882 New seat.
Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Y Samuel W. Peel (Democratic) 69.1%
  • ▌W. R. Keener (Republican) 30.9%

California

Two new districts were created for the seats gained in the 1882 reapportionment, eliminating the at-large district that had been created for them.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
California 1 Barclay Henley
Redistricted from the 2nd district 		Democratic 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Y Barclay Henley (Democratic) 49.7%
  • ▌Thomas L. Carothers (Republican) 49.3%
  • ▌C. C. Bateman (Prohibition) 1%
California 2 Charles A. Sumner
Redistricted from the at-large district 		Democratic 1882 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Y James A. Louttit (Republican) 49.4%
  • ▌Charles A. Sumner (Democratic) 49.1%
  • ▌Joshua B. Webster (Prohibition) 1.5%
California 3 John R. Glascock
Redistricted from the at-large district 		Democratic 1882 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Y Joseph McKenna (Republican) 55.8%
  • ▌John R. Glascock (Democratic) 42.3%
Others
  • ▌Joshua B. Wills (Prohibition) 1.0%
  • ▌A. B. Burns (Populist) 0.9%
California 4 William Rosecrans
Redistricted from the 1st district 		Democratic 1880 Incumbent retired.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Y William W. Morrow (Republican) 58.8%
  • ▌R. P. Hastings (Democratic) 40.7%
Others
  • ▌H. S. Fitch (Populist) 0.5%
  • ▌George Babcock (Prohibition) 0.0%
California 5 Pleasant B. Tully
Redistricted from the 4th district 		Democratic 1882 Incumbent retired.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Y Charles N. Felton (Republican) 48.8%
  • ▌Frank J. Sullivan (Democratic) 48.4%
Others
  • ▌C. Henderson (Prohibition) 1.4%
  • ▌A. E. Redstone (Independent) 1.4%
California 6 None (new district) New seat.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Y Henry Markham (Republican) 49.1%
  • ▌R. F. Del Valle (Democratic) 47.9%
Others
  • ▌Will D. Gould (Prohibition) 2.3%
  • ▌Isaac Kinley (Populist) 0.7%

Colorado

Connecticut

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Connecticut 1 William W. Eaton Democratic 1882 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Y John R. Buck (Republican) 49.5%
  • ▌William W. Eaton (Democratic) 48.6%
Others
  • ▌Samuel M. Hammond (Prohibition) 1.2%
  • ▌Albert F. Andrews (Greenback) 0.7%
Connecticut 2 Charles L. Mitchell Democratic 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Y Charles L. Mitchell (Democratic) 50.8%
  • ▌Henry Allen (Republican) 46.3%
Others
  • ▌Henry C. Baldwin (Greenback) 1.6%
  • ▌Sidney A. Dowd (Prohibition) 1.2%
Connecticut 3 John T. Wait Republican 1876 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Y John T. Wait (Republican) 53.8%
  • ▌Charles S. Johnson (Democratic) 42.6%
Others
  • ▌Herbert J. Crocker (Prohibition) 2.4%
  • ▌James C. Vallette (Greenback) 1.2%
Connecticut 4 Edward W. Seymour Democratic 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Y Edward W. Seymour (Democratic) 49.0%
  • ▌Lyman W. Coe (Republican) 48.6%
Others
  • ▌Clinton N. Strang (Prohibition) 1.6%
  • ▌James S. Taylor (Greenback) 0.8%

Delaware

Florida

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Florida 1 Robert H. M. Davidson Democratic 1876 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Y Robert H. M. Davidson (Democratic) 55.1%
  • ▌Eugene O. Locke (Republican) 44.9%
Florida 2 Horatio Bisbee Jr. Republican 1880 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain
  • ▌Y Charles Dougherty (Democratic) 51.8%
  • ▌Horatio Bisbee Jr. (Republican) 47.6%
  • ▌Josiah T. Walls (Ind. Republican) 0.6%

Georgia

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Maine 1 Thomas B. Reed
Redistricted from the at-large district 		Republican 1876 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Y Thomas B. Reed (Republican) 51.03%
  • ▌Nathan Cleeves (Democratic) 48.35%
  • ▌Aaron Clark (Greenback) 0.55%
Maine 2 Nelson Dingley Jr.
Redistricted from the at-large district 		Republican 1881 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Y Nelson Dingley Jr. (Republican) 55.10%
  • ▌David R. Hastings (Democratic) 39.76%
  • ▌Wilder W. Perry (Greenback) 4.39%
  • ▌Reuben S. Hunt (Prohibition) 0.75%
Maine 3 Seth L. Milliken
Redistricted from the at-large district 		Republican 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Y Seth L. Milliken (Republican) 58.37%
  • ▌Daniel H. Thing (Democratic) 40.30%
Others
  • ▌Luther C. Bateman (Greenback) 0.95%
  • ▌Joseph E. Ladd (Prohibition) 0.37%
Maine 4 Charles A. Boutelle
Redistricted from the at-large district 		Republican 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Y Charles A. Boutelle (Republican) 56.65%
  • ▌John F. Lynch (Democratic) 40.85%
Others
  • ▌Seth B. Sprague (Prohibition) 1.71%
  • ▌Charles B. Besse (Greenback) 0.79%

Maryland

Massachusetts

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Massachusetts 1 Robert T. Davis Republican 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Y Robert T. Davis (Republican) 66.53%
  • ▌Weston Howland (Democratic) 25.08%
  • ▌T. Dwight Stow (Democratic) 4.92%
  • ▌Edward H. Hatfield (Prohibition) 3.47%
Massachusetts 2 John Davis Long Republican 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Y John Davis Long (Republican) 53.00%
  • ▌William Everett (Democratic) 34.30%
  • ▌Edgar E. Dean (Greenback) 9.27%
  • ▌George Buttrick (Prohibition) 3.43%
Massachusetts 3 Ambrose Ranney Republican 1880 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Y Ambrose Ranney (Republican) 53.00%
  • ▌Horatio E. Swasey (Democratic) 36.05%
  • ▌Eleazer B. Loring (Greenback) 9.40%
  • ▌John W. Field (Prohibition) 1.54%
Massachusetts 4 Patrick Collins Democratic 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Y Patrick Collins (Democratic) 64.84%
  • ▌Joseph H. O'Neil (Republican) 34.08%
  • ▌John W. Sayre (Prohibition) 1.08%
Massachusetts 5 Leopold Morse Democratic 1876 Incumbent retired.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Y Edward D. Hayden (Republican) 52.01%
  • ▌Robert Treat Paine (Democratic) 43.11%
  • ▌Douglas Frazar (Greenback) 3.64%
  • ▌D. Gilbert Dexter (Prohibition) 1.24%
Massachusetts 6 Henry B. Lovering Democratic 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Y Henry B. Lovering (Democratic) 49.57%
  • ▌Henry Cabot Lodge (Republican) 48.70%
  • ▌William F. Johnson (Prohibition) 1.73%
Massachusetts 7 Eben F. Stone Republican 1880 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Y Eben F. Stone (Republican) 47.90%
  • ▌Richard S. Spofford (Democratic) 36.95%
  • ▌John I. Baker (Greenback) 15.16%
Massachusetts 8 William A. Russell Republican 1878 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Y Charles H. Allen (Republican) 53.75%
  • ▌Charles S. Lilley (Democratic) 40.16%
  • ▌Hiram W. Eastman (Greenback) 4.49%
  • ▌John W. Reed (Prohibition) 1.61%
Massachusetts 9 Theodore Lyman III Independent
Republican 		1882 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Y Frederick D. Ely (Republican) 47.41%
  • ▌Henry E. Fales (Democratic) 24.35%
  • ▌Theodore Lyman III (Ind. Republican) 16.47%
  • ▌Henry E. Lemon (Greenback) 9.39%
  • ▌Edmund M. Stowe (Prohibition) 2.38%
Massachusetts 10 William W. Rice Republican 1876 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Y William W. Rice (Republican) 58.78%
  • ▌James E. Eastbrook (Democratic) 27.62%
  • ▌James H. Mellen (Greenback) 11.12%
  • ▌William H. Earle (Prohibition) 2.48%
Massachusetts 11 William Whiting II Republican 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Y William Whiting II (Republican) 60.01%
  • ▌David Hill (Democratic) 34.04%
  • ▌James Oliver (Greenback) 3.21%
  • ▌Wilbur F. Whitney (Prohibition) 2.74%
Massachusetts 12 Francis W. Rockwell Republican Jan. 1884 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Y Francis W. Rockwell (Republican) 51.78%
  • ▌Jarvis N. Dunham (Democratic) 43.20%
  • ▌Joseph D. Cadle (Greenback) 3.40%
  • ▌John Blackmer (Prohibition) 1.75%

Michigan

Minnesota

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Minnesota 1 Milo White Republican 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Y Milo White (Republican) 53.3%
  • ▌Adolph Biermann (Democratic) 44.8%
  • ▌C. A. Bierce (Prohibition) 4.5%
Minnesota 2 James Wakefield Republican 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Y James Wakefield (Republican) 63.9%
  • ▌Felix A. Bohrer (Democratic) 32.7%
  • ▌William Copp (Prohibition) 3.3%
Minnesota 3 Horace B. Strait Republican 1880 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Y Horace B. Strait (Republican) 51.3%
  • ▌Ignatius Donnelly (Democratic) 46.9%
  • ▌Isaac C. Stearns (Prohibition) 1.8%
Minnesota 4 William D. Washburn Republican 1878 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Y John Gilfillan (Republican) 53.2%
  • ▌Orlando C. Merriman (Democratic) 45.0%
  • ▌John Douglas (Prohibition) 1.8%
Minnesota 5 Knute Nelson Republican 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Y Knute Nelson (Republican) 65.9%
  • ▌Luther Loren Baxter (Democratic) 33.9%

Mississippi

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Mississippi 1 Henry L. Muldrow Democratic 1876 Incumbent retired to become First Assistant Secretary of the Interior.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌Y John M. Allen (Democratic) 81.70%
  • ▌Green C. Chandler (Republican) 18.30%
Mississippi 2 James R. Chalmers Independent 1882 Incumbent lost re-election as a Republican.
Democratic gain.
  • ▌Y James B. Morgan (Democratic) 57.51%
  • ▌James R. Chalmers (Republican) 41.22%
  • ▌Daniel Johnson (Republican) 1.27%
Mississippi 3 Elza Jeffords Republican 1882 Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
  • ▌Y Thomas C. Catchings (Democratic) 69.55%
  • ▌A. G. Pearce (Republican) 30.45%
Mississippi 4 Hernando Money Democratic 1874 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌Y Frederick G. Barry (Democratic) 69.76%
  • ▌W. D. Frazee (Republican) 30.24%
Mississippi 5 Otho R. Singleton Democratic 1874 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Y Otho R. Singleton (Democratic) 76.51%
  • ▌J. Q. Smith (Republican) 23.50%
Mississippi 6 Henry S. Van Eaton Democratic 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Y Henry S. Van Eaton (Democratic) 60.80%
  • ▌John R. Lynch (Republican) 39.20%
Mississippi 7 Ethelbert Barksdale Democratic 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Y Ethelbert Barksdale (Democratic) 66.62%
  • ▌T. B. Yellowley (Republican) 33.30%

Missouri

Nebraska

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Nebraska 1 Archibald J. Weaver Republican 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Y Archibald J. Weaver (Republican) 49.95%
  • ▌Charles H. Brown (Democratic) 47.80%
  • ▌E. J. O'Neil (Prohibition) 2.26%
Nebraska 2 James Laird Republican 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Y James Laird (Republican) 52.94%
  • ▌J. H. Stickel (Democratic) 44.12%
  • ▌B. Crabb (Prohibition) 2.94%
Nebraska 3 Edward K. Valentine Republican 1878 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Y George W. E. Dorsey (Republican) 55.02%
  • ▌William Neville (Democratic) 43.77%
  • ▌Albert Fetch (Prohibition) 1.21%

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New York

North Carolina

Ohio

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
South Carolina 1 Samuel Dibble Democratic 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Y Samuel Dibble (Democratic) 73.5%
  • ▌W. N. Taft (Republican) 26.5%
South Carolina 2 George D. Tillman Democratic 1878 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Y George D. Tillman (Democratic) 84.4%
  • ▌E. J. Dickerson (Republican) 14.2%
  • Others 1.4%
South Carolina 3 D. Wyatt Aiken Democratic 1876 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Y D. Wyatt Aiken (Democratic) 93.5%
  • ▌John R. Tolbert (Republican) 6.5%
South Carolina 4 John H. Evins Democratic 1876 Incumbent died October 20, 1884.
Democratic hold.
Winner was not elected to finish the current term.
  • ▌Y William H. Perry (Democratic) 99.4%
  • Others 0.6%
South Carolina 5 John J. Hemphill Democratic 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Y John J. Hemphill (Democratic) 74.5%
  • ▌C. C. Macoy (Republican) 21.8%
  • Others 3.7%
South Carolina 6 George W. Dargan Democratic 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Y George W. Dargan (Democratic) 74.0%
  • ▌Edmund H. Deas (Republican) 23.3%
  • Others 2.7%
South Carolina 7 Robert Smalls Republican 1884 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Y Robert Smalls (Republican) 63.6%
  • ▌William Elliott (Democratic) 34.6%
  • Others 1.8%

Tennessee

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Tennessee 1 A. H. Pettibone Republican 1880 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Y A. H. Pettibone (Republican) 54.40%
  • ▌O. C. King (Democratic) 45.60%
Tennessee 2 Leonidas C. Houk Republican 1878 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Y Leonidas C. Houk (Republican) 68.32%
  • ▌W. L. Ledgerwood (Democratic) 31.68%
Tennessee 3 George G. Dibrell Democratic 1874 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌Y John R. Neal (Democratic) 50.12%
  • ▌H. Clay Evans (Republican) 49.88%
Tennessee 4 Benton McMillin Democratic 1878 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Y Benton McMillin (Democratic) 83.26%
  • ▌Walton Smith (Republican) 16.74%
Tennessee 5 Richard Warner Democratic 1880 Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌Y James D. Richardson (Democratic) 58.46%
  • ▌James A. Warder (Republican) 31.43%
  • ▌Matt Martin (Ind. Democratic) 8.28%
  • ▌J. R. Beasley (Ind. Greenback) 1.83%
Tennessee 6 Andrew J. Caldwell Democratic 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Y Andrew J. Caldwell (Democratic) 58.19%
  • ▌J. W. Baker (Republican) 34.26%
Tennessee 7 John G. Ballentine Democratic 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Y John G. Ballentine (Democratic) 55.66%
  • ▌D. B. Cliff (Republican) 44.34%
Tennessee 8 John M. Taylor Democratic 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Y John M. Taylor (Democratic) 52.58%
  • ▌James T. Warren (Republican) 47.43%
Tennessee 9 Rice A. Pierce Democratic 1882 Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌Y Presley T. Glass (Democratic) 55.02%
  • ▌Emerson Etheridge (Republican) 44.98%
Tennessee 10 H. Casey Young Democratic 1882 Incumbent retired.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Y Zachary Taylor (Republican) 51.00%
  • ▌James M. Harris (Democratic) 46.99%

Texas

Vermont

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Vermont 1 John W. Stewart Republican 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Y John W. Stewart (Republican) 73.5%
  • ▌George H. Simmons (Democratic) 25.6%
  • ▌C. W. B. Kidder (Greenback) 0.8%
Vermont 2 Luke P. Poland Republican 1866
1874 (lost)
1882 		Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Y William W. Grout (Republican) 69.8%
  • ▌Martin H. Goddard (Democratic) 29.3%
Others
  • ▌Charles B. Cummings (Greenback) 0.7%
  • ▌William P. Dillingham (Republican) 0.1%

Virginia

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Virginia 1 George T. Garrison Democratic 1880
1882 (contest) 		Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌Y Thomas Croxton (Democratic) 51.0%
  • ▌Robert M. Mayo (Republican) 49.0%
Virginia 2 Harry Libbey Readjuster 1882 Incumbent re-elected as a Republican.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Y Harry Libbey (Republican) 58.3%
  • ▌Richard C. Marsrhall (Democratic) 41.7%
Virginia 3 George D. Wise Democratic 1880 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Y George D. Wise (Democratic) 52.4%
  • ▌Robert T. Hubard (Republican) 47.6%
Virginia 4 Benjamin S. Hooper Readjuster 1882 Incumbent retired.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Y James Dennis Brady (Republican) 40.5%
  • ▌George E. Rives (Democratic) 36.6%
  • ▌Joseph P. Evans (Republican) 22.9%
Virginia 5 George Cabell Democratic 1874 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Y George Cabell (Democratic) 55.0%
  • ▌J. W. Hartwell (Republican) 45.0%
Virginia 6 None (new district) Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Y John W. Daniel (Democratic) 55.9%
  • ▌R. P. Morris (Republican) 44.1%
Virginia 7 Charles T. O'Ferrall Democratic 1882 (contest) Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Y Charles T. O'Ferrall (Democratic) 56.4%
  • ▌Joseph B. Webb (Republican) 43.6%
Virginia 8 John S. Barbour Jr. Democratic 1880 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Y John S. Barbour Jr. (Democratic) 55.6%
  • ▌Duff Green (Republican) 44.4%
Virginia 9 Henry Bowen Readjuster 1882 Incumbent lost renomination as a Republican.
Democratic gain.
  • ▌Y Connally Findlay Trigg (Democratic) 52.3%
  • ▌Daniel F. Bailey (Republican) 47.7%
Virginia 10 J. Randolph Tucker
Redistricted from the 6th district 		Democratic 1874 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Y J. Randolph Tucker (Democratic) 52.1%
  • ▌Jacob Yost (Republican) 47.9%
Virginia at-large John Sergeant Wise Readjuster 1882 Incumbent retired.
Seat eliminated.
Readjuster loss.

West Virginia

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
West Virginia 1 Nathan Goff Jr. Republican 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Y Nathan Goff Jr. (Republican) 50.29%
  • ▌John Brannon (Democratic) 49.71%
West Virginia 2 William L. Wilson Democratic 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Y William L. Wilson (Democratic) 52.18%
  • ▌Francis M. Reynolds (Republican) 47.82%
West Virginia 3 Charles P. Snyder Democratic 1883 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Y Charles P. Snyder (Democratic) 53.71%
  • ▌James W. Davis (Republican) 46.30%
West Virginia 4 Eustace Gibson Democratic 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Y Eustace Gibson (Democratic) 50.23%
  • ▌A. R. Barber (Greenback) 49.77%

Wisconsin

Wisconsin elected nine members of congress on Election Day, November 4, 1884.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Wisconsin 1 John Winans Democratic 1882 Incumbent retired.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Y Lucien B. Caswell (Republican) 54.6%
  • ▌Ernst Merton (Democratic) 41.3%
  • ▌Robert Fargo (Prohibition) 4.0%
Wisconsin 2 Daniel H. Sumner Democratic 1882 Incumbent lost re-nomination.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌Y Edward S. Bragg (Democratic) 55.4%
  • ▌Samuel S. Barney (Republican) 41.5%
Others
  • ▌Terah J. Patchen (Prohibition) 1.9%
  • ▌William M. Jones (Greenback) 1.2%
Wisconsin 3 Burr W. Jones Democratic 1882 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Y Robert M. La Follette (Republican) 48.1%
  • ▌Burr W. Jones (Democratic) 46.7%
  • ▌John M. Olin (Prohibition) 5.2%
Wisconsin 4 Peter V. Deuster Democratic 1878 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Y Isaac W. Van Schaick (Republican) 49.1%
  • ▌Peter V. Deuster (Democratic) 46.5%
  • ▌Henry Smith (Greenback) 3.8%
  • ▌C. E. Reed (Prohibition) 0.7%
Wisconsin 5 Joseph Rankin Democratic 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Y Joseph Rankin (Democratic) 59.2%
  • ▌Charles Luling (Republican) 38.5%
Others
  • ▌John E. Thomas (Greenback) 1.6%
  • ▌D. I. Miller (Prohibition) 0.4%
  • ▌William Miller (Write-in) 0.2%
Wisconsin 6 Richard W. Guenther Republican 1880 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Y Richard W. Guenther (Republican) 49.9%
  • ▌Augustus L. Smith (Democratic) 46.2%
  • ▌J. J. Sutton (Prohibition) 2.9%
  • ▌W. E. Hanson (Greenback) 1.0%
Wisconsin 7 Gilbert M. Woodward Democratic 1882 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Y Ormsby B. Thomas (Republican) 52.6%
  • ▌Gilbert M. Woodward (Democratic) 44.1%
  • ▌S. B. Loomis (Prohibition) 3.3%
Wisconsin 8 William T. Price Republican 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Y William T. Price (Republican) 60.2%
  • ▌L. R. Larson (Democratic) 39.8%
Wisconsin 9 Isaac Stephenson Republican 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Y Isaac Stephenson (Republican) 53.5%
  • ▌James Meehan (Democratic) 45.4%
  • ▌A. J. Smith (Prohibition) 1.0%

Non-voting delegates

District Incumbent This race
Delegate Party First elected Results Candidates
Idaho Territory at-large Theodore F. Singiser Republican 1882 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
  • ▌Y John Hailey (Democratic) 52.80%
  • ▌Theodore F. Singiser (Republican) 46.40%
  • ▌W. S. Taylor (Independent) 0.73%
Montana Territory at-large Martin Maginnis Democratic 1872 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌Y Joseph Toole (Democratic) 50.39%
  • ▌Hiram Knowles (Republican) 49.61%
Wyoming Territory at-large Morton E. Post Democratic 1880 Incumbent retired.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Y Joseph M. Carey (Republican) 56.40%
  • ▌William H. Holliday (Democratic) 43.60%

See also

Bibliography

  • 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. ISBN 978-0786402830.
  • Martis, Kenneth C. (January 1, 1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress, 1789-1989. Macmillan Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0029201701.
  • Moore, John L., ed. (1994). Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections (Third ed.). Congressional Quarterly Inc. ISBN 978-0871879967.
  • "Party Divisions of the House of Representatives* 1789–Present". Office of the Historian, House of United States House of Representatives. Retrieved January 21, 2015.

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