1896 United States House of Representatives elections
November 3, 1896[a]
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Results: Democratic gain Republican gain Democratic hold Republican hold Populist gain Populist hold Silver Republican gain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1896 United States House of Representatives elections were held for the most part on November 3, 1896, with Oregon, Maine, and Vermont holding theirs early in either June or September. They coincided with the election of President William McKinley. Elections were held for 357 seats of the United States House of Representatives, representing 45 states, to serve in the 55th United States Congress. The size of the House increased by one seat after Utah gained statehood on January 4, 1896. Special elections were also held throughout the year.
The Republican Party maintained its large majority in the House but lost 48 seats, mostly to the Democratic and Populist parties. The Republican losses were most likely due to the extraordinary gains that party made in the prior elections,[citation needed] when many normally Democratic districts voted Republican due to the severity of and fallout from the Panic of 1893. The Democratic Party recovered in the Mid-Atlantic and Midwestern districts dominated by Catholic and working-class voters. In the Western United States, the Populist Party made large gains and several Republicans broke away over the national party platform's endorsement of a gold standard.
This election marked the zenith of the Populist Party. The Populists would lose most of their seats in the 1898 elections and thereafter slowly fade from prominence.
Election summaries
[edit]| 124 | 22 | 5 | 206 |
| Democratic | Pop | [b] | Republican |
| State | Type | Total seats |
Democratic | Populist | Silver | Silver Republican | Ind. Republican | Republican | ||||||
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| Seats | Change | Seats | Change | Seats | Change | Seats | Change | Seats | Change | Seats | Change | |||
| Alabama | District | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Arkansas | District | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| California | District | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
| Colorado | District | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Connecticut | District | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||||
| Delaware | At-large | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Florida | District | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Georgia | District | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Idaho | At-large | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Illinois | District | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | ||||||
| Indiana | District | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
| Iowa | District | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | ||||||
| Kansas | District +at-large |
8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| Kentucky | District | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||||
| Louisiana | District | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Maine[c] | District | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||||
| Maryland | District | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Massachusetts | District | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| Michigan | District | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||||||
| Minnesota | District | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||||||
| Mississippi | District | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Missouri | District | 15 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
| Montana | At-large | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Nebraska | District | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| Nevada | At-large | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| New Hampshire | District | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| New Jersey | District | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||||
| New York | District | 34 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | ||||||
| North Carolina | District | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
| North Dakota | At-large | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Ohio | District | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | ||||||
| Oregon[c] | District | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| Pennsylvania | District +2 at-large |
30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | ||||||
| Rhode Island | District | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| South Carolina | District | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| South Dakota | At-large | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Tennessee | District | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| Texas | District | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Utah | At-large | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Vermont[c] | District | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| Virginia | District | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||||
| Washington[d] | At-large | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| West Virginia | District | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Wisconsin | District | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||||||
| Wyoming | At-large | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 357 | 124 34.7% |
22 6.2% |
1 0.3% |
3 0.8% |
1 0.3% |
206 57.7% |
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Special elections
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| Virginia 5 | |||||
| South Carolina 7 | J. William Stokes | Democratic | 1894 | Incumbent's previous election declared void June 1, 1896 due to electoral fraud. Incumbent re-elected November 3, 1896. Incumbent also elected to the next term; see below. |
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Early election dates
[edit]Three states, with 8 seats between them, held elections early in 1896:
Alabama
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Alabama 1 | Richard H. Clarke | Democratic | 1888 | Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Alabama. Democratic hold. |
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| Alabama 2 | Jesse F. Stallings | Democratic | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Alabama 3 | George P. Harrison Jr. | Democratic | 1894 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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| Alabama 4 | William F. Aldrich | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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| Election successfully contested. Incumbent re-elected and seated February 9, 1898. |
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| Alabama 5 | Albert T. Goodwyn | Populist | 1894 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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| Alabama 6 | John H. Bankhead | Democratic | 1886 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Alabama 7 | Milford W. Howard | Populist | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Alabama 8 | Joseph Wheeler | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Alabama 9 | Truman H. Aldrich | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. |
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Arkansas
[edit]| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Arkansas 1 | Philip D. McCulloch Jr. | Democratic | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Arkansas 2 | John S. Little | Democratic | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Arkansas 3 | Thomas C. McRae | Democratic | 1885 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Arkansas 4 | William L. Terry | Democratic | 1890 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Arkansas 5 | Hugh A. Dinsmore | Democratic | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Arkansas 6 | Robert Neill | Democratic | 1892 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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California
[edit]| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[3] | |
| California 1 | John All Barham | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| California 2 | Grove L. Johnson | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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| California 3 | Samuel G. Hilborn | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| California 4 | James G. Maguire | Democratic | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| California 5 | Eugene F. Loud | Republican | 1890 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| California 6 | James McLachlan | Republican | 1892 | Incumbent lost re-election. Populist gain. |
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| California 7 | William W. Bowers | Republican | 1890 | Incumbent lost re-election. Populist gain. |
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Colorado
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Colorado 1 | John F. Shafroth | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected as a Silver Republican. Silver Republican gain. |
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| Colorado 2 | John C. Bell | Populist | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Connecticut
[edit]| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[4] | |
| Connecticut 1 | E. Stevens Henry | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Connecticut 2 | Nehemiah D. Sperry | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Connecticut 3 | Charles A. Russell | Republican | 1886 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Connecticut 4 | Ebenezer J. Hill | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Delaware
[edit]| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Delaware at-large | Jonathan S. Willis | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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Florida
[edit]| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Florida 1 | Stephen M. Sparkman | Democratic | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Florida 2 | Charles Merian Cooper | Democratic | 1892 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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Georgia
[edit]| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Georgia 1 | Rufus E. Lester | Democratic | 1888 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Georgia 2 | Benjamin E. Russell | Democratic | 1892 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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| Georgia 3 | Charles R. Crisp | Democratic | 1896 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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| Georgia 4 | Charles L. Moses | Democratic | 1890 | Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic hold. |
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| Georgia 5 | Leonidas F. Livingston | Democratic | 1890 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Georgia 6 | Charles L. Bartlett | Democratic | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Georgia 7 | John W. Maddox | Democratic | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Georgia 8 | Thomas G. Lawson | Democratic | 1890 | Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic hold. |
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| Georgia 9 | Farish Tate | Democratic | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Georgia 10 | James C. C. Black | Democratic | 1892 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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| Georgia 11 | Henry G. Turner | Democratic | 1880 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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Idaho
[edit]| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Idaho at-large | Edgar Wilson | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent retired to run for Idaho Supreme Court. Populist gain. |
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Illinois
[edit]| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Illinois 1 | J. Frank Aldrich | Republican | 1892 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
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| Illinois 2 | William Lorimer | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Illinois 3 | Hugh R. Belknap | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Illinois 4 | Charles W. Woodman | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent lost renomination. Republican hold. |
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| Illinois 5 | George E. White | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Illinois 6 | Edward D. Cooke | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Illinois 7 | George E. Foss | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected |
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| Illinois 8 | Albert J. Hopkins | Republican | 1885 | Incumbent re-elected |
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| Illinois 9 | Robert R. Hitt | Republican | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Illinois 10 | George W. Prince | Republican | 1895 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Illinois 11 | Walter Reeves | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Illinois 12 | Joseph Gurney Cannon | Republican | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Illinois 13 | Vespasian Warner | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Illinois 14 | Joseph V. Graff | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Illinois 15 | Benjamin F. Marsh | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Illinois 16 | John I. Rinaker | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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| Illinois 17 | James A. Connolly | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Illinois 18 | William F. L. Hadley | Republican | 1895 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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| Illinois 19 | Benson Wood | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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| Illinois 20 | Orlando Burrell | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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| Illinois 21 | Everett J. Murphy | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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| Illinois 22 | George Washington Smith | Republican | 1888 | 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 | James A. Hemenway | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Indiana 2 | Alexander M. Hardy | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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| Indiana 3 | Robert J. Tracewell | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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| Indiana 4 | James E. Watson | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. |
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| Indiana 5 | George W. Faris Redistricted from the 8th district |
Republican | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Indiana 6 | Henry U. Johnson | Republican | 1890 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Indiana 7 | Jesse Overstreet Redistricted from the 5th district |
Republican | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Indiana 8 | Charles L. Henry Redistricted from the 7th district |
Republican | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Indiana 9 | Frank Hanly | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent lost renomination. Republican hold. |
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| Indiana 10 | Jethro A. Hatch | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
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| Indiana 11 | George Washington Steele | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Indiana 12 | Jacob D. Leighty | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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| Indiana 13 | Lemuel W. Royse | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Iowa
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Iowa 1 | Samuel M. Clark | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Iowa 2 | George M. Curtis | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Iowa 3 | David B. Henderson | Republican | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Iowa 4 | Thomas Updegraff | Republican | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Iowa 5 | Robert G. Cousins | Republican | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Iowa 6 | John F. Lacey | Republican | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Iowa 7 | John A. T. Hull | Republican | 1890 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Iowa 8 | William P. Hepburn | Republican | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Iowa 9 | Alva L. Hager | Republican | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Iowa 10 | Jonathan P. Dolliver | Republican | 1888 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Iowa 11 | George D. Perkins | Republican | 1890 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kansas
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Kansas 1 | Case Broderick | Republican | 1890 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Kansas 2 | Orrin L. Miller | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent retired. Populist gain. |
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| Kansas 3 | Snyder S. Kirkpatrick | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent lost re-election. Populist gain. |
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| Kansas 4 | Charles Curtis | Republican | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Kansas 5 | William A. Calderhead | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent lost re-election. Populist gain. |
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| Kansas 6 | William Baker | Populist | 1890 | Incumbent retired. Populist hold. |
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| Kansas 7 | Chester I. Long | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent lost re-election. Populist gain. |
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| Kansas at-large | Richard W. Blue | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent lost re-election. Populist gain. |
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Kentucky
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Kentucky 1 | John K. Hendrick | Democratic | 1894 | Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic hold. |
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| Kentucky 2 | John D. Clardy | Democratic | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Kentucky 3 | W. Godfrey Hunter | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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| Kentucky 4 | John W. Lewis | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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| Kentucky 5 | Walter Evans | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Kentucky 6 | Albert S. Berry | Democratic | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Kentucky 7 | William Claiborne Owens | Democratic | 1894 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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| Kentucky 8 | James B. McCreary | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent lost renomination. Republican gain. |
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| Kentucky 9 | Samuel J. Pugh | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Kentucky 10 | Nathan T. Hopkins | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. |
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| Kentucky 11 | David G. Colson | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Louisiana
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Louisiana 1 | Adolph Meyer | Democratic | 1890 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Louisiana 2 | Charles F. Buck | Democratic | 1894 | Incumbent retired to run for Mayor of New Orleans. Democratic hold. |
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| Louisiana 3 | Andrew Price | Democratic | 1889 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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| Louisiana 4 | Henry Warren Ogden | Democratic | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Louisiana 5 | Charles J. Boatner | Democratic | 1888 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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| Louisiana 6 | Samuel M. Robertson | Democratic | 1887 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maine
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| Maine 1 | Thomas Brackett Reed | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Maine 2 | Nelson Dingley Jr. | Republican | 1880 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Maine 3 | Seth L. Milliken | Republican | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Maine 4 | Charles A. Boutelle | Republican | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maryland
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Maryland 1 | Joshua W. Miles | Democratic | 1894 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. |
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| Maryland 2 | William Benjamin Baker | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Maryland 3 | Harry W. Rusk | Democratic | 1886 | Incumbent retired. Republican gain. |
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| Maryland 4 | John K. Cowen | Democratic | 1894 | Incumbent retired. Republican gain. |
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| Maryland 5 | Charles E. Coffin | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
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| Maryland 6 | George Louis Wellington | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent retired after election as a U.S. senator. Republican hold. |
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Massachusetts
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Massachusetts 1 | Ashley B. Wright | Republican | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Massachusetts 2 | Frederick H. Gillett | Republican | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Massachusetts 3 | Joseph H. Walker | Republican | 1888 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Massachusetts 4 | Lewis D. Apsley | Republican | 1892 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
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| Massachusetts 5 | William S. Knox | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Massachusetts 6 | William H. Moody | Republican | 1895 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Massachusetts 7 | William Emerson Barrett | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Massachusetts 8 | Samuel W. McCall | Republican | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Massachusetts 9 | John F. Fitzgerald | Democratic | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Massachusetts 10 | Harrison H. Atwood | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent lost renomination. Republican hold. |
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| Massachusetts 11 | William F. Draper | Republican | 1892 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
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| Massachusetts 12 | Elijah A. Morse | Republican | 1888 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Massachusetts 13 | John Simpkins | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan
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| Michigan 1 | John Blaisdell Corliss | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Michigan 2 | George Spalding | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Michigan 3 | Alfred Milnes | Republican | 1895 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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| Michigan 4 | Henry F. Thomas | Republican | 1892 | Incumbent lost renomination. Republican hold. |
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| Michigan 5 | William Alden Smith | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Michigan 6 | David D. Aitken | Republican | 1892 | Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Michigan. Republican hold. |
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| Michigan 7 | Horace G. Snover | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Michigan 8 | William S. Linton | Republican | 1892 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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| Michigan 9 | Roswell P. Bishop | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Michigan 10 | Rousseau O. Crump | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Michigan 11 | John Avery | Republican | 1892 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
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| Michigan 12 | Samuel M. Stephenson | Republican | 1888 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
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Minnesota
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[6] | |
| Minnesota 1 | James A. Tawney | Republican | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Minnesota 2 | James McCleary | Republican | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Minnesota 3 | Joel Heatwole | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Minnesota 4 | Andrew Kiefer | Republican | 1892 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
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| Minnesota 5 | Loren Fletcher | Republican | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Minnesota 6 | Charles A. Towne | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent lost re-election as a Fusion candidate. Republican hold. |
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| Minnesota 7 | Frank Eddy | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Mississippi
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Mississippi 1 | John M. Allen | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Mississippi 2 | John C. Kyle | Democratic | 1890 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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| Mississippi 3 | Thomas C. Catchings | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Mississippi 4 | Hernando Money | Democratic | 1892 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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| Mississippi 5 | John S. Williams | Democratic | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Mississippi 6 | Walter M. Denny | Democratic | 1894 | Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic hold. |
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| Mississippi 7 | James G. Spencer | Democratic | 1894 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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Missouri
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Missouri 1 | Charles N. Clark | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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| Missouri 2 | Uriel S. Hall | Democratic | 1892 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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| Missouri 3 | Alexander M. Dockery | Democratic | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Missouri 4 | George C. Crowther | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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| Missouri 5 | Robert T. Van Horn | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic gain. |
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| Missouri 6 | David A. De Armond | Democratic | 1890 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Missouri 7 | John P. Tracey | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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| Missouri 8 | Joel D. Hubbard | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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| Missouri 9 | William M. Treloar | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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| Missouri 10 | Richard Bartholdt | Republican | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Missouri 11 | Charles F. Joy | Republican | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Missouri 12 | Seth W. Cobb | Democratic | 1890 | Incumbent retired. Republican gain. |
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| Missouri 13 | John H. Raney | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic gain. |
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| Missouri 14 | Norman A. Mozley | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. |
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| Missouri 15 | Charles G. Burton | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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Montana
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| Montana at-large | Charles S. Hartman | Republican | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected as a Silver Republican. Silver Republican gain. |
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Nebraska
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Nebraska 1 | Jesse B. Strode | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Nebraska 2 | David H. Mercer | Republican | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Others
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| Nebraska 3 | George de Rue Meiklejohn | Republican | 1892 | Incumbent retired. Populist gain. |
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| Nebraska 4 | Eugene J. Hainer | Republican | 1892 | Incumbent lost re-election. Populist gain. |
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| Nebraska 5 | William E. Andrews | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent lost re-election. Populist gain. |
Others
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| Nebraska 6 | Omer M. Kem | Populist | 1890 | Incumbent retired. Populist hold. |
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Nevada
[edit]| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Nevada at-large | Francis G. Newlands | Silver | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Hampshire
[edit]| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| New Hampshire 1 | Cyrus A. Sulloway | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New Hampshire 2 | Henry M. Baker | Republican | 1892 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
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New Jersey
[edit]New York
[edit]North Carolina
[edit]North Dakota
[edit]| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[21] | |
| North Dakota at-large | Martin N. Johnson | Republican | 1890 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Ohio
[edit]| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[22][23] | |
| Ohio 1 | Charles Phelps Taft | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
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| Ohio 2 | Jacob H. Bromwell | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Ohio 3 | Paul J. Sorg | Democratic | 1894 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
Others
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| Ohio 4 | Fernando C. Layton | Democratic | 1890 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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| Ohio 5 | Francis B. De Witt | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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| Ohio 6 | George W. Hulick | Republican | 1892 | Incumbent lost renomination. Republican hold. |
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| Ohio 7 | George W. Wilson | Republican | 1892 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
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| Ohio 8 | Luther M. Strong | Republican | 1892 | Incumbent lost renomination. Republican hold. |
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| Ohio 9 | James H. Southard | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Ohio 10 | Lucien J. Fenton | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Ohio 11 | Charles H. Grosvenor | Republican | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Ohio 12 | David K. Watson | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
Others
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| Ohio 13 | Stephen Ross Harris | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
Others
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| Ohio 14 | Winfield S. Kerr | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Ohio 15 | H. Clay Van Voorhis | Republican | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Others
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| Ohio 16 | Lorenzo Danford | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Ohio 17 | Addison S. McClure | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
Others
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| Ohio 18 | Robert W. Tayler | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Others
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| Ohio 19 | Stephen A. Northway | Republican | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Others
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| Ohio 20 | Clifton B. Beach | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Others
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| Ohio 21 | Theodore E. Burton | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Others
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Oregon
[edit]| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Oregon 1 | Binger Hermann | Republican | 1892 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
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| Oregon 2 | William R. Ellis | Republican | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Pennsylvania
[edit]Rhode Island
[edit]South Carolina
[edit]| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| South Carolina 1 | George W. Murray | Republican | 1892 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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| South Carolina 2 | W. Jasper Talbert | Democratic | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| South Carolina 3 | Asbury Latimer | Democratic | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| South Carolina 4 | Stanyarne Wilson | Democratic | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| South Carolina 5 | Thomas J. Strait | Democratic | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| South Carolina 6 | John L. McLaurin | Democratic | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| South Carolina 7 | J. William Stokes | Democratic | 1894 | Incumbent's previous election declared void June 1, 1896 due to electoral fraud. Incumbent re-elected. Incumbent also elected to finish the term. |
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South Dakota
[edit]| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| South Dakota at-large 2 seats on a general ticket |
John Pickler | Republican | 1889 (new state) | Incumbent retired. Populist gain. |
Others
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| Robert J. Gamble | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent lost re-election. Populist gain. | ||
Tennessee
[edit]| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Tennessee 1 | William C. Anderson | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent lost renomination. Republican hold. |
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| Tennessee 2 | Henry R. Gibson | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Others
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| Tennessee 3 | Foster V. Brown | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. |
Others
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| Tennessee 4 | Benton McMillin | Democratic | 1878 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 5 | James D. Richardson | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 6 | Joseph E. Washington | Democratic | 1886 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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| Tennessee 7 | Nicholas N. Cox | Democratic | 1890 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 8 | John E. McCall | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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| Tennessee 9 | James C. McDearmon | Democratic | 1892 | Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic hold. |
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| Tennessee 10 | Josiah Patterson | Democratic | 1890 | Incumbent lost re-election as a National Democrat. Democratic hold. |
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Texas
[edit]Utah
[edit]Vermont
[edit]| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[34] | |
| Vermont 1 | H. Henry Powers | Republican | 1890 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Vermont 2 | William W. Grout | Republican | 1880 1882 (lost) 1884 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia
[edit]| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[35] | |
| Virginia 1 | William A. Jones | Democratic | 1890 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Others
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| Virginia 2 | David G. Tyler | Democratic | 1892 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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| Election successfully challenged. Republican gain. |
▌ | ||||
| Virginia 3 | Tazewell Ellett | Democratic | 1894 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
Others
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| Virginia 4 | Robert Taylor Thorp | Republican | 1894 (contest) | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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| Election successfully challenged. Republican gain. |
▌ | ||||
| Virginia 5 | Claude A. Swanson | Democratic | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Virginia 6 | Peter J. Otey | Democratic | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Virginia 7 | Smith S. Turner | Democratic | 1894 (special) | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
Others
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| Virginia 8 | Elisha E. Meredith | Democratic | 1891 (special) | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
Others
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| Virginia 9 | James A. Walker | Republican | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Virginia 10 | Henry St. George Tucker | Democratic | 1888 | Incumbent retired. Republican gain. |
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Washington
[edit]| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Washington at-large 2 seats on a general ticket |
William H. Doolittle | Republican | 1892 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
Others
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| Samuel C. Hyde | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent lost re-election. Silver Republican gain. | ||
West Virginia
[edit]| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| West Virginia 1 | Blackburn B. Dovener | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Others
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| West Virginia 2 | Alston G. Dayton | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| West Virginia 3 | James H. Huling | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
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| West Virginia 4 | Warren Miller | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Wisconsin
[edit]Wisconsin elected ten members of congress on Election Day, November 3, 1896.[40][41]
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Wisconsin 1 | Henry Allen Cooper | Republican | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Wisconsin 2 | Edward Sauerhering | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Wisconsin 3 | Joseph W. Babcock | Republican | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Wisconsin 4 | Theobald Otjen | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Wisconsin 5 | Samuel S. Barney | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Wisconsin 6 | Samuel A. Cook | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent declined re-nomination. Republican hold. |
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| Wisconsin 7 | Michael Griffin | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Wisconsin 8 | Edward S. Minor | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Wisconsin 9 | Alexander Stewart | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Wisconsin 10 | John J. Jenkins | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Wyoming
[edit]| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Wyoming at-large | Frank W. Mondell | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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Non-voting delegates
[edit]Oklahoma Territory
[edit]| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delegate | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Oklahoma Territory at-large | Dennis T. Flynn | Republican | 1892 | Incumbent lost re-election. Silver gain. |
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See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Three states held early elections between June 1 and September 14.
- ^ 1 Silver, 3 Silver Republican, and 1 Independent Republican
- ^ a b c Elections held early.
- ^ While Dubin (p. 320) indicates the two representatives elected to serve Washington state, J. Hamilton Lewis and William C. Jones, were Populists, most other sources (e.g. Martis, pp. 150–151, etc.) indicate that they were elected as a Democrat and a Silver Republican, respectively.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Martis, pp. 150–151.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Guide to U.S. elections (6th ed (Online-Ausg.) ed.). Washington, D.C: CQ Press. 2010. ISBN 978-1-60426-536-1.
- ^ "JoinCalifornia - 11-03-1896 Election". www.joincalifornia.com. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
- ^ "State of Connecticut Elections Database » Search Past Election Results". State of Connecticut Elections Database. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- ^ "ID At Large". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
- ^ University of Minnesota Libraries. "Minnesota Historical Election Archive". Minnesota Historical Election Archive. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
- ^ "MS - District 01". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
- ^ "MS - District 02". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
- ^ "MS - District 03". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
- ^ "MS - District 04". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
- ^ "MS - District 05". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
- ^ "MS - District 06". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
- ^ "MS - District 07". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
- ^ "MT At-Large". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - NE - District 01 Race - Nov 3, 1896". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - NE - District 02 Race - Nov 3, 1896". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - NE - District 03 Race - Nov 3, 1896". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - NE - District 04 Race - Nov 3, 1896". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - NE - District 05 Race - Nov 3, 1896". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - NE - District 06 Race - Nov 3, 1896". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
- ^ "ND At Large". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
- ^ Smith, Joseph P, ed. (1898). History of the Republican Party in Ohio. Vol. I. Chicago: the Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 694, 695.
- ^ Ohio Election Results 1896. Norwalk, Ohio: The Laning Printing Company. 1897. pp. 33–39.
- ^ "TN - District 01". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
- ^ "TN - District 02". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
- ^ "TN - District 03". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
- ^ "TN - District 04". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
- ^ "TN - District 05". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
- ^ "TN - District 06". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
- ^ "TN - District 07". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
- ^ "TN - District 08". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
- ^ "TN - District 09". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
- ^ "TN - District 10". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
- ^ "VT Elections Database » Vermont Election Results and Statistics". VT Elections Database. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ "Virginia Elections Database » Virginia Election Results and Statistics". Virginia Elections Database. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
- ^ "WV District 01". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
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- ^ "WV District 03". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
- ^ "WV District 04". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
- ^ "Wisconsin U.S. House Election Results" (PDF). Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 5, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2022 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ Casson, Henry, ed. (1897). "Biographical Sketches". The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin 1897 (Report). Madison, Wisconsin: State of Wisconsin. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
- ^ "WY At-Large". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - OK Territorial Delegate Race - Nov 03, 1896". www.ourcampaigns.com.
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. 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.
External links
[edit]- Office of the Historian (Office of Art & Archives, Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)