United States House election, 1872

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The U.S. House election, 1872 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1872 which coincided with the re-election of President Ulysses S. Grant. Grant's Republican Party increased its majority greatly at the expense of the opposition Democratic Party

[edit] Overall results

Party Total Seats (change) Seat percentage
Democratic Party 88 -16 30.1%
Independents 5 +2 1.7%
Republican Party 199 +63 68.1%
Totals 292 +49 100.0%

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Preceded by
1870
U.S. House elections Succeeded by
1874