United States House elections, 1886

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The U.S. House election, 1886 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1886 which occurred in the middle of President Grover Cleveland's first term.

As in many midterm elections, Cleveland's Democratic Party lost seats to the opposition Republican Party, although it retained a narrow majority. Many of these Republican pickups were in the Midwest and Great Plains states, were the debate over tariffs lead to political change. The small Labor Party, supported by industrial workers, gained several seats in Wisconsin.

[edit] Overall results

Party Total Seats (change) Seat percentage
Democratic Party 167 -15 51.3%
Republican Party 152 +11 46.7%
Independent 3 +2 0.9%
Labor Party 2 +2 0.6%
Greenback Party 1 0 0.3%
Totals 325 +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
     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 Independent gain      1-2 Labor gain        no net change
     6+ Republican gain      6+ Democratic gain
     3-5 Republican gain      3-5 Democratic gain
     1-2 Republican gain      1-2 Democratic gain
     1-2 Independent gain      1-2 Labor gain
     no net change


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Preceded by
1884
U.S. House elections Succeeded by
1888