1886 United States House of Representatives elections
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Elections to the United States House of Representatives were held in 1886 for Representatives to the 50th Congress, taking place in the middle of President Grover Cleveland's first term.
As in many midterm elections, the President's party lost seats to the opposition, in this case, Democrats lost seats to Republicans, although a narrow majority was retained. Many of these Republican pickups were in the industrializing Midwest states, where the debate over tariffs, which were advocated by Republicans to protect domestic industry but opposed by Democrats to allow for free agricultural trade, led to political change. The small Labor Party, supported by industrial workers, gained one seat each in Virginia and Wisconsin, while the Greenback Party maintained its one seat in Iowa (James B. Weaver). One Independent was also elected in North Carolina.
Election summaries[]
State | Type | Total seats |
Democratic | Republican | Others | |||
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Seats | Change | Seats | Change | Seats | Change | |||
Alabama | District | 8 | 8 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
Arkansas | District | 5 | 5 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
California | District | 6 | 2 | ![]() |
4 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
Colorado | At-large | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
Connecticut | District | 4 | 2 | ![]() |
2 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
Delaware | At-large | 1 | 1 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
Florida | District | 2 | 2 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
Georgia | District | 10 | 10 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
Illinois | District | 20 | 6 | ![]() |
14 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
Indiana | District | 13 | 6 | ![]() |
7 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
Iowa | District | 11 | 1 | ![]() |
9[d] | ![]() |
1[e] | ![]() |
Kansas | District | 7 | 0 | ![]() |
7[d] | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
Kentucky | District | 11 | 8 | ![]() |
3 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
Louisiana | District | 6 | 6 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
Maine | District | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
4 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
Maryland | District | 6 | 5 | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
Massachusetts | District | 12 | 4 | ![]() |
8 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
Michigan | District | 11 | 5 | ![]() |
6 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
Minnesota | District | 5 | 3 | ![]() |
2 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
Mississippi | District | 7 | 7 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
Missouri | District | 14 | 12 | ![]() |
2 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
Nebraska | District | 3 | 1 | ![]() |
2 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
Nevada | At-large | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
New Hampshire | District | 2 | 1 | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
New Jersey | District | 7 | 2 | ![]() |
5 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
New York | District | 34 | 16 | ![]() |
18 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
North Carolina | District | 9 | 7 | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
Ohio | District | 21 | 6 | ![]() |
15 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
Oregon | At-large | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
Pennsylvania | District + at-large |
28 | 8 | ![]() |
20 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
Rhode Island | District | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
2 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
South Carolina | District | 7 | 7 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
Tennessee | District | 10 | 8 | ![]() |
2 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
Texas | District | 11 | 11 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
Vermont | District | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
2 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
Virginia | District | 10 | 3 | ![]() |
6 | ![]() |
1[f] | ![]() |
West Virginia | District | 4 | 3 | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
Wisconsin | District | 9 | 1 | ![]() |
7 | ![]() |
1[f] | ![]() |
Total | 325 | 167[1] 51.4% |
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154[1][c] 47.4% |
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4[1] 1.2% |
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There were 2 Labor and 1 Independent members elected, and 1 Greenback member re-elected. The previous election saw just the Greenback elected.
167 | 6 | 152 |
Democratic | [g] | Republican |
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Special elections[]
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District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
New York 15 | Lewis Beach | Democratic | 1880 | Incumbent died August 10, 1886. New member elected November 2, 1886. Democratic hold. Successor also elected the same day to the next term, see below. |
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Wisconsin 5 | Joseph Rankin | Democratic | 1882 | Incumbent died January 24, 1886. New member elected February 23, 1886. Democratic hold. |
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Election dates[]
In all the states except three, elections were held November 2, 1886. Those three states, with 7 seats among them, held elections:
Alabama[]
Arkansas[]
Arizona Territory[]
See Non-voting delegates, below.
California[]
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
California 1 | Barclay Henley | Democratic | 1882 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold |
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California 2 | James A. Louttit | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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California 3 | Joseph McKenna | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 4 | William W. Morrow | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 5 | Charles N. Felton | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 6 | Henry Markham | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold |
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Colorado[]
Connecticut[]
Dakota Territory[]
See Non-voting delegates, below.
Delaware[]
Florida[]
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Florida 1 | Robert H. M. Davidson | Democratic | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 2 | Charles Dougherty | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia[]
Idaho Territory[]
See Non-voting delegates, below.
Illinois[]
Indiana[]
Iowa[]
Kansas[]
Kentucky[]
Louisiana[]
Maine[]
Maryland[]
Massachusetts[]
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Massachusetts 1 | Robert T. Davis | Republican | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 2 | John Davis Long | Republican | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 3 | Ambrose A. Ranney | Republican | 1880 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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Massachusetts 4 | Patrick A. Collins | Democratic | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 5 | Edward D. Hayden | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 6 | Henry B. Lovering | Democratic | 1882 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain. |
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Massachusetts 7 | Eben F. Stone | Republican | 1880 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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Massachusetts 8 | Charles Herbert Allen | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 9 | Frederick D. Ely | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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Massachusetts 10 | William W. Rice | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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Massachusetts 11 | William Whiting II | Republican | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 12 | Francis W. Rockwell | Republican | 1884 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan[]
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Michigan 1 | John Logan Chipman | Democratic | 1886 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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Michigan 2 | Edward P. Allen | Republican | 1886 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain. |
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Michigan 3 | James O'Donnell | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 4 | Julius C. Burrows | Republican | 1872 | Incumbent re-elected. | |
Michigan 5 | Melbourne H. Ford | Democratic | 1886 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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Michigan 6 | Mark S. Brewer | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain. |
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Michigan 7 | Justin R. Whiting | Democratic Greenback |
1886 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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Michigan 8 | Timothy E. Tarsney | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 9 | Byron M. Cutcheon | Republican | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. | |
Michigan 10 | Spencer O. Fisher | Democratic Fusion |
1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | |
Michigan 11 | Seth C. Moffatt | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Minnesota[]
Mississippi[]
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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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 | James B. Morgan | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Mississippi 3 | Thomas C. Catchings | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Mississippi 4 | Frederick G. Barry | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Mississippi 5 | Otho R. Singleton | Democratic | 1874 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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Mississippi 6 | Henry S. Van Eaton | Democratic | 1882 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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Mississippi 7 | Ethelbert Barksdale | Democratic | 1882 | Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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Missouri[]
Montana Territory[]
See Non-voting delegates, below.
Nebraska[]
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Nebraska 1 | Archibald J. Weaver | Republican | 1882 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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Nebraska 2 | James Laird | Republican | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Nebraska 3 | George W. E. Dorsey | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Nevada[]
New Hampshire[]
New Jersey[]
New Mexico Territory[]
See Non-voting delegates, below.
New York[]
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
New York 15 | Lewis Beach | Democratic | 1880 | Incumbent died August 10, 1886. New member elected. Democratic hold. Successor also elected the same day to finish the current term. |
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North Carolina[]
Ohio[]
Oregon[]
Pennsylvania[]
Rhode Island[]
South Carolina[]
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
South Carolina 1 | Samuel Dibble | Democratic | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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South Carolina 2 | George D. Tillman | Democratic | 1878 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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South Carolina 3 | D. Wyatt Aiken | Democratic | 1876 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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South Carolina 4 | William H. Perry | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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South Carolina 5 | John J. Hemphill | Democratic | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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South Carolina 6 | George W. Dargan | Democratic | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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South Carolina 7 | Robert Smalls | Republican | 1884 (Special) | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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Tennessee[]
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Tennessee 1 | Augustus H. Pettibone | Republican | 1880 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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Tennessee 2 | Leonidas C. Houk | Republican | 1878 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Tennessee 3 | John R. Neal | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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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 | Andrew J. Caldwell | Democratic | 1882 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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Tennessee 7 | John G. Ballentine | Democratic | 1882 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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Tennessee 8 | John M. Taylor | Democratic | 1882 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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Tennessee 9 | Presley T. Glass | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Tennessee 10 | Zachary Taylor | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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Texas[]
Utah Territory[]
See Non-voting delegates, below.
Vermont[]
Virginia[]
Washington Territory[]
See Non-voting delegates, below.
West Virginia[]
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
West Virginia 1 | Nathan Goff Jr. | Republican | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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West Virginia 2 | William L. Wilson | Democratic | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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West Virginia 3 | Charles P. Snyder | Democratic | 1883 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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West Virginia 4 | Eustace Gibson | Democratic | 1882 | Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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Wisconsin[]
Wisconsin elected nine members of congress on Election Day, November 2, 1886.[41][42]
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Wisconsin 1 | Lucien B. Caswell | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Wisconsin 2 | Edward S. Bragg | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent lost re-nomination. New member elected. Republican gain. |
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Wisconsin 3 | Robert M. La Follette | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Wisconsin 4 | Isaac W. Van Schaick | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent declined re-nomination. New member elected. Labor gain. |
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Wisconsin 5 | Thomas R. Hudd | Democratic | 1886 Special |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Wisconsin 6 | Richard W. Guenther | Republican | 1880 | Incumbent lost re-nomination. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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Wisconsin 7 | Ormsby B. Thomas | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Wisconsin 8 | William T. Price | Republican | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Wisconsin 9 | Isaac Stephenson | Republican | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Wyoming Territory[]
See Non-voting delegates, below.
Non-voting members[]
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Delegate | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Arizona Territory at-large | |||||
Dakota Territory at-large | |||||
Idaho Territory at-large | John Hailey | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain. |
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Montana Territory at-large | Joseph K. Toole | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Mexico Territory at-large | |||||
Utah Territory at-large | |||||
Washington Territory at-large | |||||
Wyoming Territory at-large | Joseph M. Carey | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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See also[]
- 1886 United States elections
- 49th United States Congress
- 50th United States Congress
Notes[]
- ^ Regular elections only, not specials
- ^ Including 1 Independent Democrat.
- ^ a b Including 2 Independent Republicans.
- ^ a b Includes 1 Independent Republican.
- ^ Greenback Party
- ^ a b Labor Party
- ^ There were 2 Labor members, 2 Independent Republicans, 1 Independent, and 1 Greenback members elected.
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f g Martis 1989, p. 140–141.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - NY District 15 - Special Election Race - Nov 02, 1886". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
- ^ "MI - District 01". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
- ^ "MI - District 02". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g Michigan Secretary of State (1886). Michigan manual. 1887-88. pp. 581–586 – via HathiTrust.
- ^ "MI - District 03". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
- ^ "MI - District 04". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
- ^ "MI - District 05". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
- ^ "MI - District 06". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
- ^ "MI - District 07". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
- ^ "MI - District 08". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
- ^ "MI - District 09". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
- ^ "MI - District 10". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
- ^ "MI - District 11". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
- ^ "MS - District 01". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
- ^ "MS - District 02". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
- ^ "MS - District 03". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
- ^ "MS - District 04". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
- ^ "MS - District 05". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
- ^ "MS - District 06". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
- ^ "MS - District 07". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - NE - District 01 Race - Nov 2, 1886". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - NE - District 02 Race - Nov 2, 1886". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - NE - District 03 Race - Nov 2, 1886". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
- ^ Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections. 1975. p. 566.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - NY District 15 Race - Nov 02, 1886". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
- ^ "TN - District 01". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
- ^ "TN - District 02". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
- ^ "TN - District 03". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
- ^ "TN - District 04". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
- ^ "TN - District 05". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
- ^ "TN - District 06". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
- ^ "TN - District 07". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
- ^ "TN - District 08". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
- ^ "TN - District 09". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
- ^ "TN - District 10". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
- ^ "WV District 01". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
- ^ "WV District 02". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
- ^ "WV District 03". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
- ^ "WV District 04". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Timme, Ernst G., ed. (1887). "Biographical" (PDF). The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin (Report). Madison, Wisconsin: State of Wisconsin. pp. 479–482. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
- ^ "ID Territorial Delegate". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MT Territorial Delegate Race - Nov 02, 1886". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
- ^ "WY Territorial Delegate". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
Bibliography[]
- Dubin, Michael J. (March 1, 1998). United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results of the Elections of the 1st Through 105th Congresses. McFarland and Company. ISBN 978-0786402830.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (January 1, 1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress, 1789-1989. Macmillan Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0029201701.
- Moore, John L., ed. (1994). Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections (Third ed.). Congressional Quarterly Inc. ISBN 978-0871879967.
- "Party Divisions of the House of Representatives* 1789–Present". Office of the Historian, House of United States House of Representatives. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
External links[]
- Office of the Historian (Office of Art & Archives, Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)
- 1886 United States House of Representatives elections