United States House elections, 1878

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The U.S. House election, 1878 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1878 which occurred in the middle of President Rutherford B. Hayes' term. Both major parties lost seats to the new Greenback Party, but the Democratic Party retained working control of the House with the support of Independent Democrats.

[edit] Overall results

Party Total Seats (change) Seat percentage
Democratic Party 141 -14 48.1%
Independents 7 +5 2.3%
Greenback Party 13 +13 4.4%
Republican Party 132 -4 45.0%
Totals 293 +0 100.0%


   ██ 80.1-100% Republican ██ 80.1-100% Democratic   ██ 60.1-80% Republican ██ 60.1-80% Democratic   ██ <=60% Republican ██ <=60% Democratic   House seats by party holding plurality in state
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██ 80.1-100% Republican ██ 80.1-100% Democratic
██ 60.1-80% Republican ██ 60.1-80% Democratic
██ <=60% Republican ██ <=60% Democratic
House seats by party holding plurality in state
   ██ 6+ Republican gain ██ 6+ Democratic gain   ██ 3-5 Republican gain ██ 3-5 Democratic gain   ██ 1-2 Republican gain ██ 1-2 Democratic gain   ██ 1-2 Greenback gain ██ 3-5 Greenback gain   ██ no net change
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██ 6+ Republican gain ██ 6+ Democratic gain
██ 3-5 Republican gain ██ 3-5 Democratic gain
██ 1-2 Republican gain ██ 1-2 Democratic gain
██ 1-2 Greenback gain ██ 3-5 Greenback gain
██ no net change


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Preceded by
1876
U.S. House elections Succeeded by
1880