1878–79 United States House of Representatives elections

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1878 United States House of Representatives elections
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All 293 seats in the United States House of Representatives
147 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Samuel J. Randall James A. Garfield
Party
Democratic
Republican
Leader's seat Pennsylvania 3rd Ohio 19th
Last election 155 seats 136 seats
Seats won 141[1][a] 132[1][a]
Seat change Decrease 14 Decrease 4
Popular vote 3,108,496 2,782,404
Percentage 44.20% 39.56%
Swing Decrease 7.07% Decrease 6.91%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Greenback
Independent
Last election 0 seats 2 seats[b]
Seats won 13[1] 7[c]
Seat change Increase 13 Increase 5
Popular vote 864,325 193,666
Percentage 12.29% 2.75%
Swing Increase 11.38% Increase 1.58%
Results
     Democratic gain      Democratic hold
     Republican gain      Republican hold
     Independent gain      Independent hold
     Greenback gain
Speaker before election

Samuel Randall

Democratic

 Elected Speaker

Samuel Randall

Democratic

The 1878–79 United States House of Representatives elections were 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 the House of Representatives before or after the first session of the 46th United States Congress convened 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 of

Democratic Party
remained 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

↓
141 7 13 132
Democratic [e] [f] Republican
State Type Total
seats 		Democratic Ind. Democratic Greenback Republican
Seats Change Seats Change Seats Change Seats Change
Alabama District 8 7 Decrease 1 0 Steady 1 Increase 1 0 Steady
Arkansas District 4 4 Increase 1 0 Decrease 1 0 Steady 0 Steady
California District 4 1 Decrease 1 0 Steady 0 Steady 3 Increase 1
Colorado At-large 1 0 Decrease 1 0 Steady 0 Steady 1 Increase 1
Connecticut District 4 1 Decrease 2 0 Steady 0 Steady 3 Increase 2
Delaware At-large 1 1 Steady 0 Steady 0 Steady 0 Steady
Florida District 2 1 Decrease 1 0 Steady 0 Steady 1 Increase 1
Georgia District 9 6 Decrease 2 3 Increase 2 0 Steady 0 Steady
Illinois District 19 6 Decrease 2 0 Steady 1 Increase 1 12 Increase 1
Indiana District 13 6 Increase 2 0 Steady 1 Increase 1 6 Decrease 3
Iowa District 9 0 Steady 0 Steady 2 Increase 2 7 Decrease 2
Kansas District 3 0 Steady 0 Steady 0 Steady 3 Steady
Kentucky District 10 9 Decrease 1 1 Increase 1 0 Steady 0 Steady
Louisiana District 6 6 Increase 1 0 Steady 0 Steady 0 Decrease 1
Maine District 5 0 Steady 0 Steady 2 Increase 2 3 Decrease 2
Maryland District 6 5 Decrease 1 0 Steady 0 Steady 1 Increase 1
Massachusetts District 11 1 Decrease 1 0 Steady 0 Steady 10 Increase 1
Michigan District 9 0 Decrease 1 0 Steady 0 Steady 9 Increase 1
Minnesota District 3 1 Increase 1 0 Steady 0 Steady 2 Decrease 1
Mississippi District 6 6 Steady 0 Steady 0 Steady 0 Steady
Missouri District 13 11 Increase 2 1 Increase 1 1 Increase 1 0 Decrease 4
Nebraska At-large 1 0 Steady 0 Steady 0 Steady 1 Steady
Nevada At-large 1 0 Steady 0 Steady 0 Steady 1 Steady
New Hampshire District 3 0 Decrease 1 0 Steady 0 Steady 3 Increase 1
New Jersey District 7 3 Decrease 1 0 Steady 0 Steady 4 Increase 1
New York District 33 6 Decrease 9 2 Increase 2 0 Steady 25 Increase 7
North Carolina District 8 7 Steady 0 Steady 1 Increase 1 0 Decrease 1
Ohio District 20 11 Increase 3 0 Steady 0 Steady 9 Decrease 3
Oregon At-large 1 1 Increase 1 0 Steady 0 Steady 0 Decrease 1
Pennsylvania District 27 8 Decrease 2 0 Steady 2 Increase 2 17 Steady
Rhode Island District 2 0 Steady 0 Steady 0 Steady 2 Steady
South Carolina District 5 5 Increase 3 0 Steady 0 Steady 0 Decrease 3
Tennessee District 10 9 Increase 1 0 Steady 0 Steady 1 Decrease 1
Texas District 6 5 Decrease 1 0 Steady 1 Increase 1 0 Steady
Vermont District 3 0 Steady 0 Steady 1 Increase 1 2 Decrease 1
Virginia District 9 8 Steady 0 Steady 0 Steady 1 Steady
West Virginia District 3 3 Steady 0 Steady 0 Steady 0 Steady
Wisconsin District 8 3 Steady 0 Steady 0 Steady 5 Steady
Total 293 141[1]
48.1% 		Decrease 14 7[1]
2.4% 		Increase 5 13[1]
4.4% 		Increase 13 132[1]
45.1% 		Decrease 5
Popular vote
Democratic
 
 44.20%
Republican
 
 39.56%
Greenback
 
 12.29%
Independent
 
 2.75%
Others
 
 1.20%
House seats
Democratic
 
 48.12%
Republican
 
 45.05%
Greenback
 
 4.44%
Independent
 
 2.39%
House seats by party holding plurality in state
  80+% Democratic
  80+% Republican
  60+ to 80% Democratic
  60+ to 80% Republican
  Up to 60% Democratic
  Up to 60% Republican
Net gain in party representation
  6+ Democratic gain
  
  6+ Republican gain
  3-5 Democratic gain
  
  3-5 Republican gain
  1-2 Democratic gain
  1-2 Greenback gain
  1-2 Republican gain
  no net change

Election dates

In most states, the elections were held November 5, 1878.

In 1845, Congress set a uniform nationwide date for choosing presidential electors.[2] This Act of Congress did 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:

California's elections were the last time a state held congressional general elections after November.

Special elections

See also: List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives

Elections are listed by date and district.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Louisiana 5 John E. Leonard Republican
1876
 Incumbent died March 15, 1878.
New member elected elected November 5, 1878.
Democratic hold.
Nebraska at-large Frank Welch Republican
1876
 Incumbent died September 4, 1878.
New member elected elected November 5, 1878.
Republican hold.
New York 16 Terence J. Quinn Democratic
1876
 Incumbent died June 18, 1878.
New member elected November 5, 1878.
Republican gain.
Successor also elected the same day to the next term; see below.
Virginia 1 Beverly B. Douglas Democratic
1874
 Incumbent died December 22, 1878.
New member elected elected January 23, 1879.
Democratic hold.
Georgia 1 Julian Hartridge Democratic
1874
 Incumbent died January 8, 1879.
New member elected elected February 10, 1879.
Democratic hold.
Successor seated February 10, 1879.
Texas 6 Gustav Schleicher Democratic
1874
 Incumbent died January 10, 1879.
New member elected April 15, 1879.
Democratic hold.
Successor seated April 15, 1879.
Iowa 5 Rush Clark Republican
1876
 Incumbent died April 29, 1879.
New member elected elected October 14, 1879.
Republican hold.
New York 12 Alexander Smith Republican
1878
 Member-elect died November 5, 1878.
New member elected November 4, 1879.
Democratic gain.

Alabama

See also: List of United States representatives from Alabama
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Alabama 1 James T. Jones Democratic
1876
 Incumbent lost renomination.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
Alabama 2 Hilary A. Herbert Democratic
1876
 Incumbent re-elected.
Alabama 3 Jeremiah N. Williams Democratic
1874
 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌Green tickY William J. Samford (Democratic) 88.43%
  • ▌French Strange (Independent) 9.64%
  • ▌William M. Russell (Republican) 1.93%
Alabama 4 Charles M. Shelley Democratic
1876
 Incumbent re-elected.
Alabama 5 Robert F. Ligon Democratic
1876
 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Thomas Williams (Democratic) 70.51%
  • ▌Theodore Nunn (Greenback) 29.49%
Alabama 6 Goldsmith W. Hewitt Democratic
1874
 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Burwell B. Lewis (Democratic) 70.51%
  • ▌William R. Smith (Independent) 29.49%
Alabama 7 William H. Forney Democratic
1874
 Incumbent re-elected.
Alabama 8 William W. Garth Democratic
1874
 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Greenback gain.

Arkansas

See also: List of United States representatives from Arkansas
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Arkansas 1 Lucien C. Gause Democratic
1874
 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
Arkansas 2 William F. Slemons Democratic
1874
 Incumbent re-elected.
Arkansas 3 Jordan E. Cravens Independent
Democratic
1876
 Incumbent re-elected as a Democrat.
Democratic gain.
Arkansas 4 Thomas M. Gunter Democratic
1874
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Thomas M. Gunter (Democratic) 59.77%
  • ▌J. F. Cunningham (Ind. Democratic) 29.42%
  • ▌Byrd Smith (Greenback) 10.80%

California

See also: List of United States representatives from California
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
California 1 Horace Davis Republican 1876 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Horace Davis (Republican) 48.41%
  • ▌Clitus Barbour (Workingmen) 44.50%
  • ▌Charles R. Summer (Democratic) 7.09%
California 2 Horace F. Page Republican 1872 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Horace F. Page (Republican) 51.87%
  • ▌Thomas J. Clunie (Democratic) 34.38%
  • ▌H. P. Williams (Workingmen) 13.75%
California 3 John K. Luttrell Democratic 1872 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌Green tickY
    Campbell P. Berry
     (Democratic) 50.16%
  • ▌Joseph McKenna (Republican) 49.61%
  • ▌George T. Elliott (Workingmen) 0.23%
California 4 Romualdo Pacheco Republican 1876 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Romualdo Pacheco (Republican) 40.47%
  • ▌Wallace Leach (Democratic) 31.84%
  • ▌James J. Ayres (Workingmen) 27.68%

Colorado

See also: List of United States representatives from Colorado
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Colorado at-large None New state.
New member elected.
Republican gain.

Patterson successfully contested the election and was seated March 4, 1877.

Connecticut

See also: List of United States representatives from Connecticut
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Connecticut 1 George M. Landers Democratic
1875
 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY
    Joseph R. Hawley
     (Republican) 52.20%
  • ▌George M. Landers (Democratic) 43.79%
  • ▌Herbert Baker (Greenback) 3.67%
  • ▌Horace Johnson (Prohibition) 0.34%
Connecticut 2 James Phelps Democratic
1875
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY James Phelps (Democratic) 53.19%
  • ▌Benjamin Douglas (Republican) 45.86%
  • ▌Calvin Harrington (Prohibition) 0.95%
Connecticut 3 John T. Wait Republican
1876
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY John T. Wait (Republican) 53.75%
  • ▌Charles W. Carter (Republican) 44.06%
  • ▌Elisha Palmer (Prohibition) 2.18%
Connecticut 4 Levi Warner Democratic
1876
 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Frederick Miles (Republican) 48.70%
  • ▌Frederick W. Bruggerhoff (Republican) 44.63%
  • ▌James S. Taylor (Greenback) 6.38%
  • ▌Ambrose S. Rogers (Prohibition) 0.30%

Delaware

See also: List of United States representatives from Delaware
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Delaware at-large
James Williams
 Democratic
1874
 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.

Florida

See also: List of United States representatives from Florida
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Florida 1 Robert H. M. Davidson Democratic 1876 Incumbent re-elected.
Florida 2 Horatio Bisbee Jr. Republican 1876 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.

In the 2nd district the 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

See also: List of United States representatives from Georgia
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Georgia 1 Julian Hartridge Democratic
1874
 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
Georgia 2 William E. Smith Democratic
1874
 Incumbent re-elected.
Georgia 3 Philip Cook Democratic
1872
 Incumbent re-elected.
Georgia 4 Henry R. Harris Democratic
1872
 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Independent Democratic gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Henry Persons (Ind. Democratic) 56.09%
  • ▌Henry R. Harris (Democratic) 42.48%
  • ▌L. J. Milam (Independent) 0.91%
  • ▌J. C. Fuller (Independent) 0.51%
Georgia 5 Milton A. Candler Democratic
1876
 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌Green tickY
    Nathaniel J. Hammond
     (Democratic) 55.64%
  • ▌Reuben Arnold (Greenback) 44.36%
Georgia 6 James H. Blount Democratic
1872
 Incumbent re-elected.
Georgia 7 William H. Felton Independent
Democratic
1874
 Incumbent re-elected.
Georgia 8 Alexander H. Stephens Democratic
1872
 Incumbent re-elected.
Georgia 9 Hiram P. Bell Democratic
1876
 Lost re-nomination
Independent Democratic gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Emory Speer (Ind. Democratic) 50.51%
  • ▌Joel A. Billups (Democratic) 49.49%

Illinois

See also: List of United States representatives from Illinois
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Illinois 1 William Aldrich Republican
1876
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY William Aldrich (Republican) 51.84%
  • ▌James R. Doolittle (Democratic) 30.41%
  • ▌John McAscliff (Socialist Labor) 9.89%
  • ▌William V. Barr (Greenback) 7.86%
Illinois 2 Carter Harrison Sr. Democratic
1874
 Incumbent retired
to run for Mayor.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY George R. Davis (Republican) 49.59%
  • ▌Miles Kehoe (Democratic) 29.29%
  • ▌George A. Schilling (Socialist Labor) 11.85%
  • ▌James Felch (Greenback) 7.67%
  • ▌J. H. Condon (Independent) 1.25%
  • ▌John Sebolski (Independent) 0.35%
Illinois 3 Lorenzo Brentano Republican
1876
 Incumbent lost re-nomination.
NEw member elected.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Hiram Barber Jr. (Republican) 53.06%
  • ▌Lambert Tree (Democratic) 29.26%
  • ▌Benjamin Sebley (Independent) 12.78%
  • ▌A. B. Cornell (Greenback) 4.90%
Illinois 4 William Lathrop Republican
1876
 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY John C. Sherwin (Republican) 61.79%
  • ▌Jonathan C. Staighton (Democratic) 21.50%
  • ▌Augustus Adams (Greenback) 16.71%
Illinois 5 Horatio C. Burchard Republican
1869 (special)
 Incumbent lost re-nomination.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Robert M. A. Hawk (Republican) 53.42%
  • ▌Mortimer D. Hathaway (Democratic) 23.33%
  • ▌John M. King (Greenback) 23.24%
Illinois 6 Thomas J. Henderson Republican
1874
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Thomas J. Henderson (Republican) 52.47%
  • ▌James W. Haney (Greenback) 31.94%
  • ▌Charles Dunham (Democratic) 15.59%
Illinois 7 Philip C. Hayes Republican
1876
 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 8 Greenbury L. Fort Republican
1872
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Greenbury L. Fort (Republican) 49.72%
  • ▌Chris C. Strawn (Greenback) 29.01%
  • ▌Thomas M. Shaw (Democratic) 21.27%
Illinois 9 Thomas A. Boyd Republican
1876
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Thomas A. Boyd (Republican) 43.76%
  • ▌George A. Wilson (Democratic) 40.68%
  • ▌Aloxr H. Keighan (Greenback) 15.56%
Illinois 10 Benjamin F. Marsh Republican
1876
 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 11 Robert M. Knapp Democratic
1876
 Incumbent lost re-nomination.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌Green tickY James W. Singleton (Democratic) 54.49%
  • ▌James P. Dimmitt (Republican) 31.69%
  • ▌William H. Pogue (Prohibition) 13.82%
Illinois 12 William M. Springer Democratic
1874
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY William M. Springer (Democratic) 47.69%
  • ▌John Cook (Republican) 34.78%
  • ▌John Mathers (Greenback) 17.53%
Illinois 13 Thomas F. Tipton Republican
1876
 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.
Illinois 14 Joseph G. Cannon Republican
1872
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Joseph G. Cannon (Republican) 46.16%
  • ▌Maldon Jones (Democratic) 38.84%
  • ▌Jesse Harper (Greenback) 15.00%
Illinois 15 John R. Eden Democratic
1872
 Lost re-nomination
Greenback gain.
Illinois 16 William A. J. Sparks Democratic
1874
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY William A. J. Sparks (Democratic) 48.75%
  • ▌Basil B. Smith (Republican) 42.18%
  • ▌James Creed (Greenback) 9.07%
Illinois 17 William R. Morrison Democratic
1862
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY William R. Morrison (Democratic) 50.47%
  • ▌John Baker (Republican) 43.04%
  • ▌William E. Moberly (Greenback) 6.48%
Illinois 18 William Hartzell Democratic
1874
 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY John R. Thomas (Republican) 46.62%
  • ▌N. J. Allen (Democratic) 44.37%
  • ▌S. J. Davis (Greenback) 9.02%
Illinois 19 Richard W. Townshend Democratic
1876
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Richard W. Townshend (Democratic) 53.31%
  • ▌Robert Bell (Republican) 34.64%
  • ▌Seth F. Crews (Greenback) 12.04%

Indiana

See also: List of United States representatives from Indiana
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Indiana 1 Benoni S. Fuller Democratic
1874
 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY William Heilman (Republican) 48.66%
  • ▌Thomas E. Garvin (Democratic) 45.77%
  • ▌Thomas F. Debruler (Greenback) 5.57%
Indiana 2 Thomas R. Cobb Democratic
1876
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Thomas R. Cobb (Democratic) 55.06%
  • ▌Richard M. Welman (Republican) 38.26%
  • ▌William L. Green (Greenback) 6.69%
Indiana 3 George A. Bicknell Democratic
1876
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY George A. Bicknell (Democratic) 57.91%
  • ▌Ara E. Long (Republican) 35.99%
  • ▌John F. Willy (Greenback) 6.10%
Indiana 4 Leonidas Sexton Republican
1876
 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.
Indiana 5 Thomas M. Browne Republican
1876
 Incumbent re-elected.
Indiana 6 Milton S. Robinson Republican
1874
 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.
  • ▌Green tickY William R. Myers (Democratic) 47.89%
  • ▌William Grose (Republican) 46.06%
  • ▌Reuben A. Riley (Greenback) 6.05%
Indiana 7 John Hanna Republican
1876
 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Greenback gain.
Indiana 8 Morton C. Hunter Republican
1872
 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.
Indiana 9 Michael D. White Republican
1876
 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY
    Godlove S. Orth
     (Republican) 43.73%
  • ▌James McCabe (Democratic) 43.46%
  • ▌Leroy Templeton (Greenback) 12.81%
Indiana 10 William H. Calkins Republican
1876
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY William H. Calkins (Republican) 45.16%
  • ▌Morgan H. Weir (Democratic) 39.41%
  • ▌John N. Skinner (Greenback) 15.44%
Indiana 11
James L. Evans
 Republican
1874
 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Calvin Cowgill (Republican) 47.23%
  • ▌David D. Dykeman (Democratic) 39.81%
  • ▌David Moss (Greenback) 12.96%
Indiana 12 Andrew H. Hamilton Democratic
1874
 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
Indiana 13 John Baker Republican
1874
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY John Baker (Republican) 47.20%
  • ▌John B. Stoll (Democratic) 42.04%
  • ▌William C. Williams (Greenback) 10.76%

Iowa

See also: List of United States representatives from Iowa
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Iowa 1 Joseph C. Stone Republican
1876
 Lost re-nomination
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Moses A. McCoid (Republican) 48.58%
  • ▌Wesley C. Hobbs (Democratic) 30.38%
  • ▌A. H. Breman (Greenback) 21.05%
Iowa 2 Hiram Price Republican
1876
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Hiram Price (Republican) 49.75%
  • ▌W. F. Brannan (Democratic) 35.47%
  • ▌Jacob Geiger (Greenback) 14.77%
Iowa 3 Theodore W. Burdick Republican
1876
 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Thomas Updegraff (Republican) 43.85%
  • ▌Fred O'Donnell (Democratic) 37.52%
  • ▌S. T. Spangler (Greenback) 18.63%
Iowa 4 Nathaniel C. Deering Republican
1876
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Nathaniel C. Deering (Republican) 60.83%
  • ▌Luman H. Weller (Greenback) 20.38%
  • ▌William V. Allen (Greenback) 18.79%
Iowa 5 Rush Clark Republican
1876
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Rush Clark (Republican) 52.78%
  • ▌George Carter (Democratic) 44.63%
  • ▌Timothy Brown (Greenback) 2.59%
Iowa 6 Ezekiel S. Sampson Republican
1874
 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Greenback gain.
Iowa 7 Henry J. B. Cummings Republican
1876
 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Greenback gain.
Iowa 8 William F. Sapp Republican
1876
 Incumbent re-elected.
Iowa 9 S. Addison Oliver Republican
1874
 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Cyrus C. Carpenter (Republican) 54.91%
  • ▌L. Q. Hoggartt (Greenback) 41.08%
  • ▌Walter Brown (Democratic) 4.00%

Kansas

See also: List of United States representatives from Kansas
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Kansas 1 William A. Phillips Republican
1872
 Lost re-nomination
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY John A. Anderson (Republican) 59.61%
  • ▌J. R. McClure (Democratic) 29.20%
  • ▌E. Gale (Greenback) 11.19%
Kansas 2 Dudley C. Haskell Republican
1876
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Dudley C. Haskell (Republican) 44.97%
  • ▌C. W. Blair (Democratic) 31.40%
  • ▌P. P. Elder (Greenback) 23.54%
Kansas 3
Thomas Ryan
 Republican
1876
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY
    Thomas Ryan
     (Republican) 56.83%
  • ▌F. Doser (Greenback) 24.90%
  • ▌J. B. Fugate (Democratic) 18.27%

Kentucky

See also: List of United States representatives from Kentucky
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Kentucky 1 Andrew Boone Democratic
1874
 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Independent Democratic gain.
Kentucky 2 James A. McKenzie Democratic
1876
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY James A. McKenzie (Democratic) 61.38%
  • ▌John W. Feighan (Republican) 23.50%
  • ▌Francis M. English (Greenback) 15.12%
Kentucky 3 John W. Caldwell Democratic
1876
 Incumbent re-elected.
Kentucky 4 J. Proctor Knott Democratic
1874
 Incumbent re-elected.
Kentucky 5 Albert S. Willis Democratic
1876
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Albert S. Willis (Democratic) 40.51%
  • ▌J. Watts Kearney (Democratic) 33.30%
  • ▌Horace Scott (Republican) 24.48%
  • ▌Blanton Duncan (Greenback) 1.70%
Kentucky 6 John G. Carlisle Democratic
1876
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY John G. Carlisle (Democratic) 75.87%
  • ▌Joseph H. Hermes (Independent) 24.13%
Kentucky 7
Joseph C. S. Blackburn
 Democratic
1874
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY
    Joseph C. S. Blackburn
     (Democratic) 69.78%
  • ▌George C. Drane (Republican) 28.68%
  • ▌John L. Scott (Independent) 1.54%
Kentucky 8 Milton J. Durham Democratic
1872
 Incumbent lost re-nomination.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
Kentucky 9
Thomas Turner
 Democratic
1876
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY
    Thomas Turner
     (Democratic) 55.45%
  • ▌John Dills (Republican) 43.15%
  • ▌James G. Carter (Greenback) 1.40%
Kentucky 10 John B. Clarke Democratic
1874
 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Elijah Phister (Democratic) 65.34%
  • ▌B. F. Bennett (Republican) 23.70%
  • ▌James Kilgore (Greenback) 10.97%

Louisiana

See also: List of United States representatives from Louisiana
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Louisiana 1 Randall L. Gibson Democratic
1874
 Incumbent re-elected.
Louisiana 2 E. John Ellis Democratic
1874
 Incumbent re-elected.
Louisiana 3 Joseph H. Acklen Democratic
1876
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Joseph H. Acklen (Democratic) 48.77%
  • ▌R. O. Herbert (Republican) 33.89%
  • ▌W. B. Merchant (Independent Democratic) 17.34%
Louisiana 4 Joseph B. Elam Democratic
1876
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Joseph B. Elam (Democratic) 89.15%
  • ▌J. M. Wells (Republican) 10.85%
Louisiana 5 J. Smith Young Democratic
1878
 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌Green tickY J. Floyd King (Democratic) 77.87%
  • ▌J. T. Ludling (Republican) 22.13%
Louisiana 6 Edward W. Robertson Democratic
1876
 Incumbent re-elected.

Maine

See also: List of United States representatives from Maine
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Maine 1 Thomas B. Reed Republican
1876
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Thomas B. Reed (Republican) 46.23%
  • ▌Samuel J. Anderson (Democratic) 32.00%
  • ▌Edward H. Gove (Greenback) 21.77%
Maine 2 William P. Frye Republican
1870
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY William P. Frye (Republican) 49.20%
  • ▌Solon Chase (Greenback) 36.46%
  • ▌S. Clifford Belcher (Democratic) 14.34%
Maine 3 Stephen Lindsey Republican
1876
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Stephen Lindsey (Republican) 44.39%
  • ▌William Philbrick (Greenback) 32.60%
  • ▌Franklin Smith (Democratic) 23.01%
Maine 4 Llewellyn Powers Republican
1876
 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Greenback gain.
Maine 5 Eugene Hale Republican
1868
 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Greenback gain.

Maryland

See also: List of United States representatives from Maryland
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Maryland 1 Daniel M. Henry Democratic
1876
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Daniel M. Henry (Democratic) 52.49%
  • ▌Samuel A. Graham (Republican) 47.51%
Maryland 2
Charles B. Roberts
 Democratic
1874
 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌Green tickY
    J. Frederick C. Talbott
     (Democratic) 66.87%
  • ▌George B. Milligan (Ind. Democratic) 24.48%
  • ▌A. P. McCombs (Greenback) 8.66%
Maryland 3 William Kimmel Democratic
1876
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY William Kimmel (Democratic) 70.41%
  • ▌Joseph Thompson (Socialist Labor) 29.59%
Maryland 4 Thomas Swann Democratic
1868
 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Robert M. McLane (Democratic) 58.98%
  • ▌Jonathan C. Holland (Republican) 35.56%
  • ▌William L. Quigley (Socialist Labor)[h] 3.34%
Maryland 5 Eli J. Henkle Democratic
1874
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Eli J. Henkle (Democratic) 53.97%
  • ▌J. Parran Crane (Republican) 45.20%
  • ▌Eugene B. Calvert (Greenback) 0.84%
Maryland 6 William Walsh Democratic
1874
 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Milton Urner (Republican) 49.69%
  • ▌George Peter (Democratic) 43.62%
  • ▌Horace Resley (Greenback) 6.69%

Massachusetts

See also: List of United States representatives from Massachusetts
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Massachusetts 1 William W. Crapo Republican
1874
 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 2 Benjamin W. Harris Republican
1872
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Benjamin W. Harris (Republican) 58.75%
  • ▌Edgar E. Dean (Greenback) 22.05%
  • ▌Edward Avery (Democratic) 17.63%
  • ▌Thomas J. Lothrop (Prohibition) 1.58%
Massachusetts 3 Benjamin Dean Democratic
1876
 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
Massachusetts 4 Leopold Morse Democratic
1876
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Leopold Morse (Democratic) 60.34%
  • ▌Martin Brimmer (Republican) 39.66%
Massachusetts 5 Nathaniel P. Banks Republican
1874
 Incumbent lost re-nomination.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
Massachusetts 6 George B. Loring Republican
1876
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY George B. Loring (Republican) 44.52%
  • ▌E. Moody Boynton (Greenback) 44.03%
  • ▌James H. Carleton (Democratic) 11.45%
Massachusetts 7
Benjamin Butler
 Republican
1876
 Incumbent retired to run for governor.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY William A. Russell (Republican) 55.23%
  • ▌John K. Tarbox (Democratic) 32.29%
  • ▌Samuel M. Stevens (Greenback) 11.87%
  • ▌James G. Abbott (Prohibition) 0.60%
Massachusetts 8 William Claflin Republican
1876
 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 9 William W. Rice Republican
1876
 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 10 Amasa Norcross Republican
1876
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Amasa Norcross (Republican) 55.54%
  • ▌Wilbur F. Whitney (Greenback) 29.10%
  • ▌James S. Grinnell (Democratic) 15.36%
Massachusetts 11 George D. Robinson Republican
1876
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY George D. Robinson (Republican) 51.75%
  • ▌▌Edward H. Lathrop (Democratic)[h] 37.86%
  • ▌Jarvis N. Dunham (Democratic) 9.80%
  • ▌Albert C. Woodworth (Independent) 0.60%

Michigan

See also: List of United States representatives from Michigan
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Michigan 1 Alpheus S. Williams Democratic
1874
 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
Michigan 2 Edwin Willits Republican
1876
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Edwin Willits (Republican) 40.85%
  • ▌Ira B. Card (Democratic) 29.71%
  • ▌Levi H. Thomas (Greenback) 24.07%
  • ▌A. H. Lowie (Prohibition) 1.73%
Michigan 3 Jonas H. McGowan Republican
1876
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Jonas H. McGowan (Republican) 41.68%
  • ▌John Dawson (Greenback) 35.78%
  • ▌James S. Upton (Democratic) 18.38%
  • ▌Samuel Dickie (Prohibition) 4.16%
Michigan 4 Edwin W. Keightley Republican
1876
 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Julius C. Burrows (Republican) 47.14%
  • ▌Andrew J. Eldred (Democratic) 27.06%
  • ▌Thomas R. Sherwood (Greenback) 25.80%
Michigan 5 John W. Stone Republican
1876
 Incumbent re-elected.
Michigan 6 Mark S. Brewer Republican
1876
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Mark S. Brewer (Republican) 45.10%
  • ▌Hugh McCurdy (Democratic) 37.99%
  • ▌James I. Meade (Greenback) 15.32%
  • ▌M. M. Burnham (Prohibition) 1.59%
Michigan 7 Omar D. Conger Republican
1876
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Omar D. Conger (Republican) 47.39%
  • ▌William T. Mitchell (Democratic) 35.48%
  • ▌Charles F. Mallory (Greenback) 17.13%
Michigan 8 Charles C. Ellsworth Republican
1876
 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Roswell G. Horr (Republican) 39.72%
  • ▌B. M. Thompson (Democratic) 31.70%
  • ▌Herbert M. Hoyt (Greenback) 28.15%
Michigan 9
Jay A. Hubbell
 Republican
1872
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY
    Jay A. Hubbell
     (Republican) 53.08%
  • ▌John Powers (Democratic) 26.01%
  • ▌George Parmelee (Greenback) 20.91%

Minnesota

See also: List of United States representatives from Minnesota
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Minnesota 1 Mark H. Dunnell Republican
1870
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Mark H. Dunnell (Republican) 57.48%
  • ▌William Meighan (Democratic)[h] 39.66%
  • ▌George W. Green (Prohibition) 2.86%
Minnesota 2 Horace B. Strait Republican
1872
 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.
Minnesota 3 Jacob H. Stewart Republican
1876
 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold.

Mississippi

See also: List of United States representatives from Mississippi
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Mississippi 1 Henry L. Muldrow Democratic
1876
 Incumbent re-elected.
Mississippi 2
Van H. Manning
 Democratic
1876
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY
    Van H. Manning
     (Democratic) 52.02%
  • ▌J. H. Amacker (Republican) 44.94%
  • ▌C. H. Allen (Independent) 2.88%
  • ▌Daniel B. Wright (Greenback) 0.16%
Mississippi 3 Hernando Money Democratic
1874
 Incumbent re-elected.
Mississippi 4 Otho R. Singleton Democratic
1874
 Incumbent re-elected.
Mississippi 5 Charles E. Hooker Democratic
1874
 Incumbent re-elected.
Mississippi 6 James R. Chalmers Democratic
1876
 Incumbent re-elected.

Missouri

See also: List of United States representatives from Missouri
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Missouri 1 Anthony F. Ittner Republican
1876
 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Martin L. Clardy (Democratic) 48.36%
  • ▌Henry Ziegenhein (Republican) 33.26%
  • ▌Henry Eshbaugh (Greenback) 12.69%
  • ▌F. Westermeyer (Socialist Labor) 5.69%
Missouri 2 Nathan Cole Republican
1876
 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Erastus Wells (Democratic) 42.70%
  • ▌Nathan Cole (Republican) 41.21%
  • ▌John Hogan (Greenback) 13.31%
  • ▌William Hossfield (Socialist Labor) 2.78%
Missouri 3 Lyne Metcalfe Republican
1876
 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.
  • ▌Green tickY
    Richard G. Frost
     (Democratic) 45.23%
  • ▌Lyne Metcalfe (Republican) 33.25%
  • ▌H. C. Vandillen (Greenback) 13.83%
  • ▌G. Bartholomeus (Socialist Labor) 7.13%
Missouri 4
Robert A. Hatcher
 Democratic
1872
 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌Green tickY
    Lowndes H. Davis
     (Democratic) 61.35%
  • ▌Sol G. Kitchen (Greenback) 34.79%
  • ▌Charles E. Moss (Republican) 3.86%
Missouri 5 Richard P. Bland Democratic
1872
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Richard P. Bland (Democratic) 56.64%
  • ▌J. J. Ware (Greenback) 40.24%
  • ▌W. C. Mings (Independent) 3.11%
Missouri 6
Charles H. Morgan
 Democratic
1874
 Incumbent lost re-nomination.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌Green tickY
    James R. Waddill
     (Democratic) 43.99%
  • ▌Charles G. Burton (Republican) 28.77%
  • ▌M. H. Ritchey (Greenback) 27.24%
Missouri 7 Thomas T. Crittenden Democratic
1876
 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌Green tickY
    Alfred M. Lay
     (Democratic) 51.49%
  • ▌James Boyd (Greenback) 26.75%
  • ▌A. A. Underwood (Republican) 21.77%
Missouri 8
Benjamin J. Franklin
 Democratic
1874
 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Independent Democratic gain.
  • ▌Green tickY
    Samuel L. Sawyer
     (Ind. Democratic) 48.95%
  • ▌John T. Crisp (Democratic) 44.87%
  • ▌L. G. Jeffers (Greenback) 6.17%
Missouri 9 David Rea Democratic
1874
 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Greenback gain.
Missouri 10
Henry M. Pollard
 Republican
1876
 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.
  • ▌Green tickY
    Gideon F. Rothwell
     (Democratic) 47.19%
  • ▌
    Henry M. Pollard
    (Republican) 34.69%
  • ▌E. J. Broaddus (Greenback) 18.12%
Missouri 11 John B. Clark Jr. Democratic
1872
 Incumbent re-elected.
Missouri 12 John M. Glover Democratic
1872
 Incumbent lost re-nomination.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌Green tickY William H. Hatch (Democratic) 45.09%
  • ▌John M. London (Greenback) 38.34%
  • ▌Dan M. Draper (Republican) 16.56%
Missouri 13
Aylett H. Buckner
 Democratic
1872
 Incumbent lost re-nomination.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌Green tickY
    Aylett H. Buckner
     (Democratic) 59.21%
  • ▌T. J. Fagg (Greenback)[i] 32.57%
  • ▌T. B. Robinson (Ind. Government) 8.22%

Nebraska

See also: List of United States representatives from Nebraska
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Nebraska at-large Vacant due to Welch's death Incumbent died September 4, 1878.
New member elected.
Republican hold.[j]

Nevada

See also: List of United States representatives from Nevada
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Nevada at-large Thomas Wren Republican
1876
 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold.

New Hampshire

See also: List of United States representatives from New Hampshire
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
New Hampshire 1 Frank Jones Democratic
1875
 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Joshua G. Hall (Republican) 50.57%
  • ▌Herbert F. Norris (Democratic) 40.88%
  • ▌Lafayette Chesley (Greenback) 8.55%
New Hampshire 2
James F. Briggs
 Republican
1877
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY
    James F. Briggs
     (Republican) 52.10%
  • ▌Alvah W. Sulloway (Democratic) 39.57%
  • ▌Cyrus A. Sulloway (Greenback) 8.33%
New Hampshire 3 Henry W. Blair Republican
1877
 Incumbent elected to the U.S. Senate.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Evarts W. Farr (Republican) 49.06%
  • ▌Henry O. Kent (Democratic) 44.68%
  • ▌James W. Johnson (Greenback) 6.27%

New Jersey

See also: List of United States representatives from New Jersey
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.
  • ▌Green tickY George M. Robeson (Republican) 48.11%
  • ▌C. C. Grosscup (Greenback) 31.85%
  • ▌Nathan T. Stratton (Democratic) 20.04%
New Jersey 2 John H. Pugh Republican
1876
 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.
New Jersey 3 Miles Ross Democratic
1874
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Miles Ross (Democratic) 44.15%
  • ▌Amos Clark (Republican) 43.06%
  • ▌Washington L. Hope (Greenback) 12.56%
  • ▌James A. Bradley (Prohibition) 0.24%
New Jersey 4 Alvah A. Clark Democratic
1876
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Alvah A. Clark (Democratic) 45.05%
  • ▌Frederick A. Potts (Republican) 38.77%
  • ▌George H. Larison (Greenback) 16.18%
New Jersey 5 Augustus W. Cutler Democratic
1874
 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Charles H. Voorhis (Republican) 44.92%
  • ▌Thomas W. Demarest (Democratic) 41.60%
  • ▌Erastus E. Potter (Greenback) 13.48%
New Jersey 6
Thomas B. Peddie
 Republican
1876
 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY John L. Blake (Republican) 49.72%
  • ▌Andrew Albright (Democratic) 43.19%
  • ▌Francis C. Bliss (Greenback) 7.09%
New Jersey 7
Augustus A. Hardenbergh
 Democratic
1874
 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Lewis A. Brigham (Republican) 50.82%
  • ▌Patrick H. Laverty (Democratic) 43.26%
  • ▌J. B. Winant (Greenback) 5.48%
  • ▌C. C. Burr (Ind. Democratic) 0.44%

New York

See also: List of United States representatives from New York
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
New York 1 James W. Covert Democratic
1876
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY James W. Covert (Democratic) 50.84%
  • ▌James Otis (Republican) 43.44%
  • ▌Samuel J. Crooks (Greenback) 5.27%
  • ▌Egbert T. Smith (Prohibition) 0.45%
New York 2 William D. Veeder Democratic
1876
 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Independent Democratic gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Daniel O'Reilly (Ind. Democratic)[i] 55.24%
  • ▌Edward C. Litchfield (Democratic) 41.54%
  • ▌Abraham Bennett (Greenback) 3.22%
New York 3 Simeon B. Chittenden Republican
1874 (Special)
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Simeon B. Chittenden (Republican) 58.40%
  • ▌Richard H. Huntley (Democratic) 35.10%
  • ▌Joseph P. Jones (Greenback) 3.51%
  • ▌N. McGregor Steele (Prohibition) 3.00%
New York 4 Archibald M. Bliss Democratic
1874
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Archibald M. Bliss (Democratic) 54.03%
  • ▌William H. Lyon (Republican) 36.28%
  • ▌C. Osborn Ward (Socialist Labor) 3.45%
  • ▌John C. Keelly (Ind. Democratic) 3.23%
  • ▌William Hanson (Greenback) 3.01%
New York 5 Nicholas Muller Democratic
1874
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Nicholas Muller (Tammany Hall Dem.) 52.27%
  • ▌Thomas F. Burke (Republican)[k] 45.98%
  • ▌George Blair (Greenback) 1.55%
  • ▌James E. Kerrigan (Greenback) 0.10%
  • ▌Alexander Frey (Socialist Labor) 0.10%
New York 6 Samuel S. Cox Democratic
1873 (Special)
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Samuel S. Cox (Tammany Hall Dem.)[h] 62.44%
  • ▌Maurice S. D'Vries (Republican)[k] 36.22%
  • ▌Isaac Bennett (Socialist Labor) 1.34%
New York 7 Anthony Eickhoff Democratic
1876
 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Edwin Einstein (Republican) 48.53%
  • ▌Anthony Eickhoff (Democratic) 45.63%
  • ▌John W. Jahelka (Greenback) 5.12%
  • ▌Thomas Green (Independent) 0.72%
New York 8 Anson G. McCook Republican
1876
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Anson G. McCook (Republican) 60.73%
  • ▌Lawrence R. Jerome (Democratic)[h] 35.49%
  • ▌William W. Averill (Ind. Greenback) 3.68%
  • ▌Frederick E. Sinner (Socialist Labor) 0.09%
New York 9 Fernando Wood Democratic
1866
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Fernando Wood (Tammany Hall Dem.) 37.12%
  • ▌John Hardy (Anti-Tammany Dem.) 33.05%
  • ▌Wilson Berryman (Republican) 29.21%
  • ▌Joseph Kunze (Greenback) 0.62%
New York 10 Abram Hewitt Democratic
1874
 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Independent Democratic gain.
New York 11 Benjamin A. Willis Democratic
1874
 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
New York 12 Clarkson Nott Potter Democratic
1876
 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY
    Alexander Smith
     (Republican) 49.64%
  • ▌Marcius L. Cobb (Democratic) 39.76%
  • ▌Nicholas Smith (Greenback) 10.60%
New York 13 John H. Ketcham Republican
1876
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY John H. Ketcham (Republican) 62.78%
  • ▌Orlando D. Baker (Democratic) 33.39%
  • ▌John V. Doty (Greenback) 2.73%
  • ▌George Potter (Prohibition) 0.85%
  • ▌Aaron J. Stevens (Independent) 0.26%
New York 14 George M. Beebe Democratic
1874
 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY John W. Ferdon (Republican) 44.43%
  • ▌George M. Beebe (Democratic) 42.42%
  • ▌William Voorhis (Greenback) 12.22%
  • ▌Stephen Merritt (Prohibition) 0.93%
New York 15 Stephen L. Mayham Democratic
1876
 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
New York 16 Terence J. Quinn Democratic
1876
 Incumbent
elected the same day to finish the term
.
  • ▌Green tickY John Mosher Bailey (Republican) 41.13%
  • ▌Francis H. Woods (Democratic) 40.47%
  • ▌Henry Hilton (Greenback) 18.39%
New York 17 Martin I. Townsend Republican
1874
 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Walter A. Wood (Republican) 55.34%
  • ▌Charles E. Patterson (Democratic) 31.86%
  • ▌Richard H. Ferguson (Greenback) 12.80%
New York 18 Andrew Williams Republican
1874
 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY
    John Hammond
     (Republican) 54.84%
  • ▌John Ross (Democratic) 29.69%
  • ▌Leonard G. McDonald (Greenback) 15.47%
New York 19 Amaziah B. James Republican
1876
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Amaziah B. James (Republican) 70.59%
  • ▌Louis Hasbrouck (Democratic) 29.41%
New York 20 John H. Starin Republican
1876
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY John H. Starin (Republican) 56.71%
  • ▌Alexander J. Thomson (Democratic) 34.78%
  • ▌Frederick F. Wendell (Greenback) 8.27%
  • ▌James H. Bronson (Prohibition) 0.24%
New York 21 Solomon Bundy Republican
1876
 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY David Wilber (Republican) 48.07%
  • ▌Bryon J. Scofield (Democratic) 31.82%
  • ▌Salmon G. Cone (Greenback) 18.81%
  • ▌Fred T. Jarvis (Prohibition) 1.29%
New York 22 George A. Bagley Republican
1874
 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Warner Miller (Republican) 51.39%
  • ▌Levi H. Brown (Democratic) 40.33%
  • ▌Harry Lewis (Greenback) 7.27%
  • ▌Simon P. Gray (Prohibition) 1.00%
New York 23 William J. Bacon Republican
1876
 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
New York 24 William H. Baker Republican
1874
 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY
    Joseph Mason
     (Republican) 50.65%
  • ▌Sebastian Duffy (Democratic) 47.55%
  • ▌Winfield S. Smyth (Prohibition) 1.80%
New York 25 Frank Hiscock Republican
1876
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Frank Hiscock (Republican) 55.96%
  • ▌John M. Weiting (Democratic)[h] 42.83%
  • ▌Lemuel N. Stratton (Prohibition) 1.21%
New York 26 John H. Camp Republican
1876
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY John H. Camp (Republican) 53.02%
  • ▌Charles F. Durston (Democratic) 40.55%
  • ▌Martin L. Wolley (Greenback) 6.05%
  • ▌William D. Osborne (Prohibition) 0.38%
New York 27 Elbridge G. Lapham Republican
1874
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Elbridge G. Lapham (Republican) 54.47%
  • ▌David A. Pierpont (Democratic)[h] 45.42%
  • ▌Thomas H. Howell (Prohibition) 0.11%
New York 28 Jeremiah W. Dwight Republican
1876
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Jeremiah W. Dwight (Republican) 54.47%
  • ▌William L. Mudge (Democratic) 38.72%
  • ▌Epenetus Howe (Greenback) 6.53%
  • ▌Gardine C. Hibbard (Prohibition) 0.73%
New York 29 John N. Hungerford Republican
1876
 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY David P. Richardson (Republican) 42.82%
  • ▌Francis G. Babcock (Democratic) 32.75%
  • ▌Ralph Beaumont (Greenback) 24.43%
New York 30 Elizur K. Hart Democratic
1876
 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY John Van Voorhis (Republican) 43.49%
  • ▌Alexander B. Lamberton (Democratic) 37.55%
  • ▌Nathan G. Brown (Greenback) 10.00%
  • ▌Alphonso A. Hopkins (Prohibition) 8.97%
New York 31 Charles B. Benedict Democratic
1876
 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Richard Crowley (Republican) 56.33%
  • ▌Cyrus E. Davis (Democratic) 39.17%
  • ▌Galen Miller (Greenback) 2.51%
  • ▌Joseph W. Grosvenor (Prohibition) 1.03%
  • ▌James F. Gordon (Independent) 0.96%
New York 32 Daniel N. Lockwood Democratic
1876
 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
New York 33 George W. Patterson Republican
1876
 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Henry Van Aernam (Republican) 49.87%
  • ▌Lorenzo Morris (Democratic) 29.55%
  • ▌Silas Vinton (Greenback) 20.58%

Pennsylvania

See also: List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania

South Carolina

See also: List of United States representatives from South Carolina

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
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
South Carolina 1 Joseph Rainey Republican 1870 (special) Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.
South Carolina 2 Richard H. Cain Republican 1876 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.
South Carolina 3 D. Wyatt Aiken Democratic 1876 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY D. Wyatt Aiken (Democratic) 79.44%
  • ▌J. F. Ensor (Republican) 20.56%
South Carolina 4 John H. Evins Democratic 1876 Incumbent re-elected.
South Carolina 5 Robert Smalls Republican 1874 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.

Tennessee

See also: List of United States representatives from Tennessee
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Tennessee 1 James H. Randolph Republican
1876
 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.
Tennessee 2 Jacob M. Thornburgh Republican 1872 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
Tennessee 3
George G. Dibrell
 Democratic
1874
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY
    George G. Dibrell
     (Democratic) 69.09%
  • ▌Xenophon Wheeler (Republican) 30.91%[10]
Tennessee 4 Haywood Y. Riddle Democratic
1875 (special)
 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
Tennessee 5
John M. Bright
 Democratic
1870
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY
    John M. Bright
     (Democratic) 65.41%
  • ▌B. F. Lillard (Democratic) 20.23%
  • ▌James A. Warder (Republican) 7.53%
  • ▌P. C. Isbell (Greenback) 6.83%[12]
Tennessee 6
John F. House
 Democratic
1874
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY
    John F. House
     (Democratic) 57.18%
  • ▌George F. Akers (Greenback) 27.75%
  • ▌
    William F. Prosser
    (Republican) 14.29%
  • ▌Jonathan A. Campbell (Ind. Greenback) 0.77%[13]
Tennessee 7 Washington C. Whitthorne Democratic
1870
 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 8
John D. C. Atkins
 Democratic 1872 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY
    John D. C. Atkins
     (Democratic) 61.40%
  • ▌James T. Warren (Greenback) 38.60%[15]
Tennessee 9 William P. Caldwell Democratic
1874
 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌Green tickY
    Charles B. Simonton
     (Democratic) 63.68%
  • ▌Gideon B. Black (Greenback) 36.32%[16]
Tennessee 10 H. Casey Young Democratic
1874
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY H. Casey Young (Democratic) 54.79%
  • ▌William M. Randolph (Republican) 31.74%
  • ▌A. J. Keller (Greenback) 13.47%[17]

Texas

See also: List of United States representatives from Texas

Vermont

See also: List of United States representatives from Vermont

Virginia

See also: List of United States representatives from Virginia

West Virginia

See also: List of United States representatives from West Virginia
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
West Virginia 1 Benjamin Wilson Democratic
1874
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Benjamin Wilson (Democratic) 48.95%
  • ▌J. R. Hubbard (Republican) 38.43%
  • ▌James Bassell (Greenback) 12.62%[18]
West Virginia 2 Benjamin F. Martin Democratic
1876
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Benjamin F. Martin (Democratic) 56.61%
  • ▌F. A. Burr (Republican) 27.85%
  • ▌J. H. Thompson (Greenback) 15.53%[19]
West Virginia 3 John E. Kenna Democratic
1876
 Incumbent re-elected.

Wisconsin

See also: List of United States representatives from Wisconsin

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.
Wisconsin 2 Lucien B. Caswell Republican
1874
 Incumbent re-elected.
Wisconsin 3 George C. Hazelton Republican
1876
 Incumbent re-elected.
Wisconsin 4 William Pitt Lynde Democratic
1874
 Incumbent lost renomination.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
Wisconsin 5 Edward S. Bragg Democratic
1876
 Incumbent re-elected.
Wisconsin 6 Gabriel Bouck Democratic
1876
 Incumbent re-elected.
Wisconsin 7 Herman L. Humphrey Republican
1876
 Incumbent re-elected.
Wisconsin 8 Thaddeus C. Pound Republican
1876
 Incumbent re-elected.

Non-voting delegates

District Incumbent This race
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.
Idaho Territory at-large
Stephen S. Fenn
 Democratic
1874
 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
Montana Territory at-large Martin Maginnis Democratic
1872
 Incumbent re-elected.
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.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Dubin (p. 249) counts 140 Democrats, 6 Independent Democrats, 130 Republicans (incl. 1 Independent Republican), and 11 Greenbacks at the start of the 46th United States Congress.
  2. ^ Included 2 Independent Democrats.
  3. ^ Includes 7 Independent Democrats.
  4. ^ In 1879, California held its last regular congressional election in an odd-numbered year.
  5. ^ There were 7 Independent Democrats
  6. ^ There were 13 Greenbacks
  7. ^ a b c d also endorsed by the Democrats
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Also endorsed by the Greenbacks
  9. ^ a b c Also endorsed by the Republicans
  10. ^ Thomas Jefferson Majors, who was elected to complete Frank Welch's term in the 45th 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]
  11. ^ a b Also endorsed by the "Anti-Tammany" Democrats
  12. ^ For the purposes of simplicity he is listed as having been elected an Independent Democrat.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Martis, pp. 132–133
  2. ^ 5 Stat. 721
  3. ^ "The Beatrice Democrat is reminded". The Tecumseh Chieftain. August 23, 1890. p. 4. Retrieved June 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.
  4. ^ United States Congressional Serial Set: Volume 2159. Page 543.
  5. ^ "NY Times Free Archive" (PDF). The New York Times. November 16, 1878.
  6. ^ "NY Times Free Archive" (PDF). The New York Times. February 5, 1879.
  7. ^ William Ralston Balch (1881). The Life of James Abram Garfield.
  8. ^ "TN - District 01". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  9. ^ "TN - District 02". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  10. ^ "TN - District 03". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  11. ^ "TN - District 04". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  12. ^ "TN - District 05". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  13. ^ "TN - District 06". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  14. ^ "TN - District 07". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  15. ^ "TN - District 08". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  16. ^ "TN - District 09". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  17. ^ "TN - District 10". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  18. ^ "WV District 01". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  19. ^ "WV District 02". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  20. ^ "WV District 03". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  21. ^ "Wisconsin U.S. House Election Results" (PDF). Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 5, 2012. Retrieved November 19, 2021 – via Wayback Machine.
  22. ^ 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. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  23. ^ "DK Territorial Delegate". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  24. ^ "ID Territorial Delegate". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  25. ^ "MT Territorial Delegate". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  26. ^ "WY Territorial Delegate". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 11 April 2021.

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