1874 United States elections
| ← House elections | |
| Overall control | Democratic gain |
|---|---|
| Seats contested | All 293 voting seats |
| Net seat change | Democratic +92[2] |
 | |
| 1874 House of Representatives election results
Democratic seat | |
The 1874 United States elections occurred in the middle of
mid-term election
.
The
Reconstruction.[3]
In the House, Democrats won massive gains when the Republicans lost a total of 92 seats (the third-largest swing in the history of the House, and the second-largest House loss by the Republican Party), turning a dominant Republican majority into a similarly dominant Democratic majority.[4]
In the Senate, Democrats picked up several seats, but Republicans retained a commanding majority.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Not counting special elections.
- ^ a b Congressional seat gain figures only reflect the results of the regularly-scheduled elections, and do not take special elections into account.
- ISBN 9780375507427.
- ^ "Party Divisions of the House of Representatives". United States House of Representatives. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- ^ "Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present". United States Senate. Retrieved 25 June 2014.