United States House of Representatives elections, 1878
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Elections to the United States House of Representatives were held in 1878[Note 5] for Representatives to the 46th United States Congress. These elections occurred in the middle of President Rutherford B. Hayes's term.
With a sour economy as the nation's pressing issue, both major parties lost seats to the new Greenback Party, which was established to promote the long-term use of paper money as a solution to stop enormous economic fluctuations. The Democratic Party remained the largest party, but lost its majority. However, it allied with several independent politicians and was able to remain in power. Notable freshmen included James B. Weaver, who would later run for president as the Greenback candidate in 1880 and the Populist candidate in 1892. 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 | ID | Gb | Republican |
State | Type | Total seats |
Democratic | Republican | Greenback | Independent Democratic | ||||
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Seats | Change | Seats | Change | Seats | Change | Seats | Change | |||
Alabama | District | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
Arkansas | District | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
California[Note 6] | District | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Colorado | At-large | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Connecticut | District | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
Delaware | At-large | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Florida | District | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Georgia | District | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
Illinois | District | 19 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Indiana[Note 7] | District | 13 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Iowa[Note 7] | District | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
Kansas | District | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Kentucky | District | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Louisiana | District | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Maine[Note 7] | District | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
Maryland | District | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Massachusetts | District | 11 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Michigan | District | 9 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Minnesota | District | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Mississippi | District | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Missouri | District | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nebraska | At-large | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Nevada | At-large | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
New Hampshire | District | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
New Jersey | District | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
New York | District | 33 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
North Carolina | District | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
Ohio[Note 7] | District | 20 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
Oregon[Note 7] | At-large | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Pennsylvania | District | 27 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
Rhode Island | District | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
South Carolina | District | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
Tennessee | District | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Texas | District | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
Vermont[Note 7] | District | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
Virginia | District | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
West Virginia[Note 7] | District | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Wisconsin | District | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 293 | 141[1] 48.1% |
14 | 132[1] 45.1% |
5 | 13[1] 4.4% |
13 | 7[1] 2.4% |
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Election dates
In 1845, Congress passed a law providing for a uniform nationwide date for choosing Presidential electors.[2] This law 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 1878–79, there were still 7 states with earlier election dates, and 1 state with a later election date:
- Early elections (1878):
- Late election (1879):
- September 3, 1879 California
California's elections were the last time that a state held congressional general elections after November.
Complete list of races
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Alabama
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
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Alabama 1 | James T. Jones | Democratic | 1876 | Lost renomination Democratic hold |
Thomas H. Herndon (D) 69.10% Warner Bailey (G) 30.90% |
Alabama 2 | Hilary A. Herbert | Democratic | 1876 | Re-elected | Hilary A. Herbert (D) 56.25% James P. Armstrong (R) 43.75% |
Alabama 3 | Jeremiah N. Williams | Democratic | 1874 | Retired Democratic hold |
William J. Samford (D) 88.43% French Strange (I) 9.64% William M. Russell (R) 1.93% |
Alabama 4 | Charles M. Shelley | Democratic | 1876 | Re-elected | Charles M. Shelley (D) 55.38% Jeremiah Haralson (R) 42.57% Jonathan H. Henry (I) 2.04% |
Alabama 5 | Robert F. Ligon | Democratic | 1876 | Retired Democratic hold |
Thomas Williams (D) 70.51% Theodore Nunn (G) 29.49% |
Alabama 6 | Goldsmith W. Hewitt | Democratic | 1874 | Retired Democratic hold |
Burwell B. Lewis (D) 70.51% William R. Smith (I) 29.49% |
Alabama 7 | William H. Forney | Democratic | 1874 | Re-elected | William H. Forney (D) 96.57% N. B. Mardis (I) 3.43% |
Alabama 8 | William W. Garth | Democratic | 1874 | Lost re-election Greenback gain |
William M. Lowe (G) 55.49% William W. Garth (D) 44.51% |
Arkansas
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
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Arkansas 1 | Lucien C. Gause | Democratic | 1874 | Retired Democratic hold |
Poindexter Dunn (D) 100.0% |
Arkansas 2 | William F. Slemons | Democratic | 1874 | Re-elected | William F. Slemons (D) 57.20% John G. Bradley (G) 43.80% |
Arkansas 3 | Jordan E. Cravens | Independent Democratic | 1876 | Re-elected as a Democrat Democratic gain |
Jordan E. Cravens (D) 51.19% Milton L. Rice (G) 48.81% |
Arkansas 4 | Thomas M. Gunter | Democratic | 1874 | Re-elected | Thomas M. Gunter (D) 59.77% J. F. Cunningham (ID) 29.42% Byrd Smith (G) 10.80% |
California
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
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California 1 | Horace Davis | Republican | 1876 | Re-elected | Horace Davis (R) 48.41% Clitus Barbour (Wkm) 44.50% Charles R. Summer (D) 7.09% |
California 2 | Horace F. Page | Republican | 1872 | Re-elected | Horace F. Page (R) 51.87% Thomas J. Clunie (D) 34.38% H. P. Williams (Wkm) 13.75% |
California 3 | John K. Luttrell | Democratic | 1872 | Retired Democratic hold |
Campbell P. Berry (D) 50.16% Joseph McKenna (R) 49.61% George T. Elliott (Wkm) 0.23% |
California 4 | Romualdo Pacheco | Republican | 1876 | Re-elected | Romualdo Pacheco (R) 40.47% Wallace Leach (D) 31.84% James J. Ayres (Wkm) 27.68% |
Colorado
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
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Colorado At-Large | |
Republican gain | James B. Belford (R) 49.93% Thomas M. Patterson (D) 41.93% Henry C. Childs (G) 8.14% |
Patterson successfully contested the election and was seated March 4, 1877.
Connecticut
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
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Connecticut 1 | George M. Landers | Democratic | 1874 | Lost re-election Republican gain |
Joseph R. Hawley (R) 52.20% George M. Landers (D) 43.79% Herbert Baker (G) 3.67% Horace Johnson (P) 0.34% |
Connecticut 2 | James Phelps | Democratic | 1874 | Re-elected | James Phelps (D) 53.19% Benjamin Douglas (R) 45.86% Calvin Harrington (P) 0.95% |
Connecticut 3 | John T. Wait | Republican | 1876 | Re-elected | John T. Wait (R) 53.75% Charles W. Carter (R) 44.06% Elisha Palmer (P) 2.18% |
Connecticut 4 | Levi Warner | Democratic | 1876 | Retired Republican gain |
Frederick Miles (R) 48.70% Frederick W. Bruggerhoff (R) 44.63% James S. Taylor (G) 6.38% Ambrose S. Rogers (P) 0.30% |
Delaware
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
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Delaware At-Large | James Williams | Democratic | 1874 | Retired Democratic hold |
Edward L. Martin (D) 78.10% John G. Jackson (G) 21.90% |
Florida
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
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Florida 1 | Robert H. M. Davidson | Democratic | 1876 | Re-elected | Robert H. M. Davidson (D) 56.80% Simon B. Conover (R) 40.90% Edmund C. Weeks (IR) 2.29% |
Florida 2 | Horatio Bisbee, Jr. | Republican | 1876 | Lost re-election Democratic gain |
Noble A. Hull (D) 50.03% Horatio Bisbee, Jr. (R) 49.97% |
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
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
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Georgia 1 | Julian Hartridge | Democratic | 1874 | Retired Democratic hold |
John C. Nicholls (D) 62.76% S. A. Corker (R) 37.24% |
Georgia 2 | William E. Smith | Democratic | 1874 | Re-elected | William E. Smith (D) 69.05% E. C. Wade (R) 30.95% |
Georgia 3 | Philip Cook | Democratic | 1872 | Re-elected | Philip Cook (D) 100.0% |
Georgia 4 | Henry R. Harris | Democratic | 1872 | Lost re-election Independent Democratic gain |
Henry Persons (ID) 56.09% Henry R. Harris (D) 42.48% L. J. Milam (I) 0.91% J. C. Fuller (I) 0.51% |
Georgia 5 | Milton A. Candler | Democratic | 1876 | Retired Democratic hold |
Nathaniel J. Hammond (D) 55.64% Reuben Arnold (G) 44.36% |
Georgia 6 | James H. Blount | Democratic | 1872 | Re-elected | James H. Blount (D) 99.44% Scattering (I) 0.56% |
Georgia 7 | William H. Felton | Independent Democratic | 1874 | Re-elected | William H. Felton (ID) 52.47% G. N. Lester (D) 47.53% |
Georgia 8 | Alexander H. Stephens | Democratic | 1872 | Re-elected | Alexander H. Stephens (D) 98.30% Scattering (I) 1.70% |
Georgia 9 | Hiram P. Bell | Democratic | 1876 | Lost re-nomination Independent Democratic gain |
Emory Speer (ID) 50.51% Joel A. Billups (D) 49.49% |
Illinois
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
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Illinois 1 | William Aldrich | Republican | 1876 | Re-elected | William Aldrich (R) 51.84% James R. Doolittle (D) 30.41% John McAscliff (S) 9.89% William V. Barr (G) 7.86% |
Illinois 2 | Carter Harrison, Sr. | Democratic | 1874 | Retired to run for Mayor Republican gain |
George R. Davis (R) 49.59% Miles Kehoe (D) 29.29% George A. Schilling (S) 11.85% James Felch (G) 7.67% J. H. Condon (I) 1.25% John Sebolski (I) 0.35% |
Illinois 3 | Lorenzo Brentano | Republican | 1876 | Lost re-nomination Republican hold |
Hiram Barber, Jr. (R) 53.06% Lambert Tree (D) 29.26% Benjamin Sebley (I) 12.78% A. B. Cornell (G) 4.90% |
Illinois 4 | William Lathrop | Republican | 1876 | Retired Republican hold |
John C. Sherwin (R) 61.79% Jonathan C. Staighton (D) 21.50% Augustus Adams (G) 16.71% |
Illinois 5 | Horatio C. Burchard | Republican | 1869 | Lost re-nomination Republican hold |
Robert M. A. Hawk (R) 53.42% Mortimer D. Hathaway (D) 23.33% John M. King (G) 23.24% |
Illinois 6 | Thomas J. Henderson | Republican | 1874 | Re-elected | Thomas J. Henderson (R) 52.47% James W. Haney (G) 31.94% Charles Dunham (D) 15.59% |
Illinois 7 | Philip C. Hayes | Republican | 1876 | Re-elected | Philip C. Hayes (R) 46.54% Alexander Campbell (G) 28.29% W. S. Brooks (D) 25.17% |
Illinois 8 | Greenbury L. Fort | Republican | 1872 | Re-elected | Greenbury L. Fort (R) 49.72% Chris C. Strawn (G) 29.01% Thomas M. Shaw (D) 21.27% |
Illinois 9 | Thomas A. Boyd | Republican | 1876 | Re-elected | Thomas A. Boyd (R) 43.76% George A. Wilson (D) 40.68% Aloxr H. Keighan (G) 15.56% |
Illinois 10 | Benjamin F. Marsh | Republican | 1876 | Re-elected | Benjamin F. Marsh (R) 44.50% Delos P. Phelps (D) 42.33% Alson J. Streeter (G) 13.17% |
Illinois 11 | Robert M. Knapp | Democratic | 1876 | Lost re-nomination Democratic hold |
James W. Singleton (D) 54.49% James P. Dimmitt (R) 31.69% William H. Pogue (P) 13.82% |
Illinois 12 | William M. Springer | Democratic | 1874 | Re-elected | William M. Springer (D) 47.69% John Cook (R) 34.78% John Mathers (G) 17.53% |
Illinois 13 | Thomas F. Tipton | Republican | 1876 | Lost re-election Democratic gain |
Adlai Stevenson I (D) 53.22% Thomas F. Tipton (R) 46.26% L. M. Bickmore (P) 0.52% |
Illinois 14 | Joseph G. Cannon | Republican | 1872 | Re-elected | Joseph G. Cannon (R) 46.16% Maldon Jones (D) 38.84% Jesse Harper (G) 15.00% |
Illinois 15 | John R. Eden | Democratic | 1872 | Lost re-nomination Greenback gain |
Albert P. Forsythe (G) 50.31% Hiram B. Decias (D) 49.69% |
Illinois 16 | William A. J. Sparks | Democratic | 1874 | Re-elected | William A. J. Sparks (D) 48.75% Basil B. Smith (R) 42.18% James Creed (G) 9.07% |
Illinois 17 | William R. Morrison | Democratic | 1862 | Re-elected | William R. Morrison (D) 50.47% John Baker (R) 43.04% William E. Moberly (G) 6.48% |
Illinois 18 | William Hartzell | Democratic | 1874 | Retired Republican gain |
John R. Thomas (R) 46.62% N. J. Allen (D) 44.37% S. J. Davis (G) 9.02% |
Illinois 19 | Richard W. Townshend | Democratic | 1876 | Re-elected | Richard W. Townshend (D) 53.31% Robert Bell (R) 34.64% Seth F. Crews (G) 12.04% |
Indiana
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
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Indiana 1 | Benoni S. Fuller | Democratic | 1874 | Retired Republican gain |
William Heilman (R) 48.66% Thomas E. Garvin (D) 45.77% Thomas F. Debruler (G) 5.57% |
Indiana 2 | Thomas R. Cobb | Democratic | 1876 | Re-elected | Thomas R. Cobb (D) 55.06% Richard M. Welman (R) 38.26% William L. Green (G) 6.69% |
Indiana 3 | George A. Bicknell | Democratic | 1876 | Re-elected | George A. Bicknell (D) 57.91% Ara E. Long (R) 35.99% John F. Willy (G) 6.10% |
Indiana 4 | Leonidas Sexton | Republican | 1876 | Lost re-election Democratic gain |
Jeptha D. New (D) 50.49% Leonidas Sexton (R) 48.85% Robert Gregg (G) 0.66% |
Indiana 5 | Thomas M. Browne | Republican | 1876 | Re-elected | Thomas M. Browne (R) 50.08% William S. Holman (D) 47.03% William C. Jeffries (G) 2.89% |
Indiana 6 | Milton S. Robinson | Republican | 1874 | Retired Democratic gain |
William R. Myers (D) 47.89% William Grose (R) 46.06% Reuben A. Riley (G) 6.05% |
Indiana 7 | John Hanna | Republican | 1876 | Lost re-election Greenback gain |
Gilbert De La Matyr (G) 51.14% John Hanna (R) 48.86% |
Indiana 8 | Morton C. Hunter | Republican | 1872 | Lost re-election Democratic gain |
Abraham J. Hostetler (D) 43.56% Morton C. Hunter (R) 40.12% Henry A. White (G) 16.31% |
Indiana 9 | Michael D. White | Republican | 1876 | Retired Republican hold |
Godlove S. Orth (R) 43.73% James McCabe (D) 43.46% Leroy Templeton (G) 12.81% |
Indiana 10 | William H. Calkins | Republican | 1876 | Re-elected | William H. Calkins (R) 45.16% Morgan H. Weir (D) 39.41% John N. Skinner (G) 15.44% |
Indiana 11 | James L. Evans | Republican | 1874 | Retired Republican hold |
Calvin Cowgill (R) 47.23% David D. Dykeman (D) 39.81% David Moss (G) 12.96% |
Indiana 12 | Andrew H. Hamilton | Democratic | 1874 | Retired Democratic hold |
Walpole G. Colerick (D) 63.73% John Studebaker (D) 36.27% |
Indiana 13 | John H. Baker | Republican | 1874 | Re-elected | John H. Baker (R) 47.20% John B. Stoll (D) 42.04% William C. Williams (G) 10.76% |
In Indiana 7, Gilbert De La Matyr was also endorsed by the state Democratic Party.
Iowa
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
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Iowa 1 | Joseph C. Stone | Republican | 1876 | Lost re-nomination Republican hold |
Moses A. McCoid (R) 48.58% Wesley C. Hobbs (D) 30.38% A. H. Breman (G) 21.05% |
Iowa 2 | Hiram Price | Republican | 1876 | Re-elected | Hiram Price (R) 49.75% W. F. Brannan (D) 35.47% Jacob Geiger (G) 14.77% |
Iowa 3 | Theodore W. Burdick | Republican | 1876 | Retired Republican hold |
Thomas Updegraff (R) 43.85% Fred O'Donnell (D) 37.52% S. T. Spangler (G) 18.63% |
Iowa 4 | Nathaniel C. Deering | Republican | 1876 | Re-elected | Nathaniel C. Deering (R) 60.83% Luman H. Weller (G) 20.38% William V. Allen (G) 18.79% |
Iowa 5 | Rush Clark | Republican | 1876 | Re-elected | Rush Clark (R) 52.78% George Carter (D) 44.63% Timothy Brown (G) 2.59% |
Iowa 6 | Ezekiel S. Sampson | Republican | 1874 | Lost re-election Greenback gain |
James B. Weaver (G) 53.35% Ezekiel S. Sampson (R) 46.65% |
Iowa 7 | Henry J. B. Cummings | Republican | 1876 | Lost re-election Greenback gain |
Edward H. Gillette (G) 51.45% Henry J. B. Cummings (R) 48.55% |
Iowa 8 | William F. Sapp | Republican | 1876 | Re-elected | William F. Sapp (R) 50.21% George C. Hicks (G) 25.40% John H. Keatley (D) 24.39% |
Iowa 9 | S. Addison Oliver | Republican | 1874 | Retired Republican hold |
Cyrus C. Carpenter (R) 54.91% L. Q. Hoggartt (G) 41.08% Walter Brown (D) 4.00% |
In Iowa 6, James B. Weaver was also endorsed by the state Democratic Party.
In Iowa 7, Edward H. Gillette was also endorsed by the state Democratic Party.
Kansas
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
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Kansas 1 | William A. Phillips | Republican | 1872 | Lost re-nomination Republican hold |
John A. Anderson (R) 59.61% J. R. McClure (D) 29.20% E. Gale (G) 11.19% |
Kansas 2 | Dudley C. Haskell | Republican | 1876 | Re-elected | Dudley C. Haskell (R) 44.97% C. W. Blair (D) 31.40% P. P. Elder (G) 23.54% |
Kansas 3 | Thomas Ryan | Republican | 1876 | Re-elected | Thomas Ryan (R) 56.83% F. Doser (G) 24.90% J. B. Fugate (D) 18.27% |
Kentucky
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
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Kentucky 1 | Andrew Boone | Democratic | 1874 | Retired Independent Democratic gain |
Oscar Turner (ID) 42.87% Lawrence S. Trimble (D) 34.97% E. W. Bagby (R) 22.15% |
Kentucky 2 | James A. McKenzie | Democratic | 1876 | Re-elected | James A. McKenzie (D) 61.38% John W. Feighan (R) 23.50% Francis M. English (G) 15.12% |
Kentucky 3 | John W. Caldwell | Democratic | 1876 | Re-elected | John W. Caldwell (D) 46.32% W. Godfrey Hunter (R) 42.10% George Wright (G) 11.58% |
Kentucky 4 | J. Proctor Knott | Democratic | 1874 | Re-elected | J. Proctor Knott (D) 65.04% J. D. Belden (R) 33.48% John W. Lewis (G) 1.48% |
Kentucky 5 | Albert S. Willis | Democratic | 1876 | Re-elected | Albert S. Willis (D) 40.51% J. Watts Kearney (D) 33.30% Horace Scott (R) 24.48% Blanton Duncan (G) 1.70% |
Kentucky 6 | John G. Carlisle | Democratic | 1876 | Re-elected | John G. Carlisle (D) 75.87% Joseph H. Hermes (I) 24.13% |
Kentucky 7 | Joseph C. S. Blackburn | Democratic | 1874 | Re-elected | Joseph C. S. Blackburn (D) 69.78% George C. Drane (R) 28.68% John L. Scott (I) 1.54% |
Kentucky 8 | Milton J. Durham | Democratic | 1872 | Lost re-nomination Democratic hold |
Philip B. Thompson, Jr. (D) 53.80% George Denny (R) 46.20% |
Kentucky 9 | Thomas Turner | Democratic | 1876 | Re-elected | Thomas Turner (D) 55.45% John Dills (R) 43.15% James G. Carter (G) 1.40% |
Kentucky 10 | John B. Clarke | Democratic | 1874 | Retired Democratic hold |
Elijah Phister (D) 65.34% B. F. Bennett (R) 23.70% James Kilgore (G) 10.97% |
Louisiana
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
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Louisiana 1 | Randall L. Gibson | Democratic | 1874 | Re-elected | Randall L. Gibson (D) 63.60% H. C. Castellanos (R) 36.40% |
Louisiana 2 | E. John Ellis | Democratic | 1874 | Re-elected | E. John Ellis (D) 58.97% E. N. Collom (G) 34.91% Michael Hahn (R) 6.12% |
Louisiana 3 | Joseph H. Acklen | Democratic | 1876 | Re-elected | Joseph H. Acklen (D) 48.77% R. O. Herbert (R) 33.89% W. B. Merchant (ID) 17.34% |
Louisiana 4 | Joseph B. Elam | Democratic | 1876 | Re-elected | Joseph B. Elam (D) 89.15% J. M. Wells (R) 10.85% |
Louisiana 5 | J. Smith Young | Democratic | 1878 (Special) | Retired Democratic hold |
J. Floyd King (D) 77.87% J. T. Ludling (R) 22.13% |
Louisiana 6 | Edward W. Robertson | Democratic | 1876 | Re-elected | Edward W. Robertson (D) 66.14% W. L. Larimore (I) 33.86% |
Maine
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
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Maine 1 | Thomas B. Reed | Republican | 1876 | Re-elected | Thomas B. Reed (R) 46.23% Samuel J. Anderson (D) 32.00% Edward H. Gove (G) 21.77% |
Maine 2 | William P. Frye | Republican | 1870 | Re-elected | William P. Frye (R) 49.20% Solon Chase (G) 36.46% S. Clifford Belcher (D) 14.34% |
Maine 3 | Stephen Lindsey | Republican | 1876 | Re-elected | Stephen Lindsey (R) 44.39% William Philbrick (G) 32.60% Franklin Smith (D) 23.01% |
Maine 4 | Llewellyn Powers | Republican | 1876 | Lost re-election Greenback gain |
George W. Ladd (G) 56.14% Llewellyn Powers (R) 43.86% |
Maine 5 | Eugene Hale | Republican | 1868 | Lost re-election Greenback gain |
Thompson H. Murch (G) 48.43% Eugene Hale (R) 42.28% Joseph H. Martin (D) 9.29% |
In Maine 4, George W. Ladd was also endorsed by the state Democratic Party.
Maryland
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
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Maryland 1 | Daniel M. Henry | Democratic | 1876 | Re-elected | Daniel M. Henry (D) 52.49% Samuel A. Graham (R) 47.51% |
Maryland 2 | Charles B. Roberts | Democratic | 1874 | Retired Democratic hold |
J. Frederick C. Talbott (D) 66.87% George B. Milligan (ID) 24.48% A. P. McCombs (G) 8.66% |
Maryland 3 | William Kimmel | Democratic | 1876 | Re-elected | William Kimmel (D) 70.41% Joseph Thompson (Lab) 29.59% |
Maryland 4 | Thomas Swann | Democratic | 1868 | Retired Democratic hold |
Robert M. McLane (D) 58.98% Jonathan C. Holland (R) 35.56% William L. Quigley (Lab) 3.34% |
Maryland 5 | Eli J. Henkle | Democratic | 1874 | Re-elected | Eli J. Henkle (D) 53.97% J. Parran Crane (R) 45.20% Eugene B. Calvert (G) 0.84% |
Maryland 6 | William Walsh | Democratic | 1874 | Retired Republican gain |
Milton Urner (R) 49.69% George Peter (D) 43.62% Horace Resley (G) 6.69% |
In Maryland 4, William Quigley was also endorsed by the state Greenback Party.
Massachusetts
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
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Massachusetts 1 | William W. Crapo | Republican | 1874 | Re-elected | William W. Crapo (R) 62.32% Matthias Ellis (D) 36.59% Rodney French (P) 1.09% |
Massachusetts 2 | Benjamin W. Harris | Republican | 1872 | Re-elected | Benjamin W. Harris (R) 58.75% Edgar E. Dean (G) 22.05% Edward Avery (D) 17.63% Thomas J. Lothrop (P) 1.58% |
Massachusetts 3 | Benjamin Dean | Democratic | 1876 | Lost re-election Republican gain |
Walbridge A. Field (R) 51.03% Benjamin Dean (D) 48.97% |
Massachusetts 4 | Leopold Morse | Democratic | 1876 | Re-elected | Leopold Morse (D) 60.34% Martin Brimmer (D) 39.66% |
Massachusetts 5 | Nathaniel P. Banks | Republican | 1874 | Lost re-nomination Republican hold |
Selwyn Z. Bowman (R) 58.37% Nathan Clark (D) 41.63% |
Massachusetts 6 | George B. Loring | Republican | 1876 | Re-elected | George B. Loring (R) 44.52% E. Moody Boynton (G) 44.03% James H. Carleton (D) 11.45% |
Massachusetts 7 | Benjamin Butler | Republican | 1876 | Retired to run for Governor Republican hold |
William A. Russell (R) 55.23% John K. Tarbox (D) 32.29% Samuel M. Stevens (G) 11.87% James G. Abbott (P) 0.60% |
Massachusetts 8 | William Claflin | Republican | 1876 | Re-elected | William Claflin (R) 54.41% Isaac Bradford (D) 44.74% George W. Stacey (P) 0.85% |
Massachusetts 9 | William W. Rice | Republican | 1876 | Re-elected | William W. Rice (R) 54.41% Isaac Bradford (D) 44.74% George W. Stacey (P) 0.85% |
Massachusetts 10 | Amasa Norcross | Republican | 1876 | Re-elected | Amasa Norcross (R) 55.54% Wilbur F. Whitney (G) 29.10% James S. Grinnell (D) 15.36% |
Massachusetts 11 | George D. Robinson | Republican | 1876 | Re-elected | George D. Robinson (R) 51.75% Edward H. Lathrop (BtD) 37.86% Jarvis N. Dunham (D) 9.80% Albert C. Woodworth (I) 0.60% |
In Massachusetts 5, Nathan Clark was also endorsed by the state Greenback Party.
In Massachusetts 11, Edward H. Lathrop was also endorsed by the state Greenback Party.
Michigan
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michigan 1 | Alpheus S. Williams | Democratic | 1874 | Lost re-election Republican gain |
John S. Newberry (R) 40.85% Alpheus S. Williams (D) 35.37% John Heffron (G) 23.78% Arthur D. Power (P) 0.22% |
Michigan 2 | Edwin Willits | Republican | 1876 | Re-elected | Edwin Willits (R) 40.85% Ira B. Card (D) 29.71% Levi H. Thomas (G) 24.07% A. H. Lowie (P) 1.73% |
Michigan 3 | Jonas H. McGowan | Republican | 1876 | Re-elected | Jonas H. McGowan (R) 41.68% John Dawson (G) 35.78% James S. Upton (D) 18.38% Samuel Dickie (P) 4.16% |
Michigan 4 | Edwin W. Keightley | Republican | 1876 | Retired Republican hold |
Julius C. Burrows (R) 47.14% Andrew J. Eldred (D) 27.06% Thomas R. Sherwood (G) 25.80% |
Michigan 5 | John W. Stone | Republican | 1876 | Re-elected | John W. Stone (R) 45.77% Charles C. Comstock (G) 43.73% Hiram J. Hoyt (D) 9.93% Dennis Dreskell (P) 0.57% |
Michigan 6 | Mark S. Brewer | Republican | 1876 | Re-elected | Mark S. Brewer (R) 45.10% Hugh McCurdy (D) 37.99% James I. Meade (G) 15.32% M. M. Burnham (P) 1.59% |
Michigan 7 | Omar D. Conger | Republican | 1876 | Re-elected | Omar D. Conger (R) 47.39% William T. Mitchell (D) 35.48% Charles F. Mallory (G) 17.13% |
Michigan 8 | Charles C. Ellsworth | Republican | 1876 | Retired Republican hold |
Roswell G. Horr (R) 39.72% B. M. Thompson (D) 31.70% Herbert M. Hoyt (G) 28.15% |
Michigan 9 | Jay A. Hubbell | Republican | 1872 | Re-elected | Jay A. Hubbell (R) 53.08% John Powers (D) 26.01% George Parmelee (G) 20.91% |
Minnesota
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Minnesota 1 | Mark H. Dunnell | Republican | 1870 | Re-elected | Mark H. Dunnell (R) 57.48% William Meighan (D) 39.66% George W. Green (P) 2.86% |
Minnesota 2 | Horace B. Strait | Republican | 1872 | Lost re-election Democratic gain |
Henry Poehler (D) 50.01% Horace B. Strait (R) 47.50% George C. Chamberlain (G) 2.06% Isaac C. Stearns (P) 0.43% |
Minnesota 3 | Jacob H. Stewart | Republican | 1876 | Retired Republican hold |
William D. Washburn (R) 53.88% Ignatius L. Donnelly (D) 46.12% |
In Minnesota 1, William Meighan was also endorsed by the state Greenback Party.
In Minnesota 3, Ignatius L. Donnelly was also endorsed by the state Greenback Party.
Mississippi
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mississippi 1 | Henry L. Muldrow | Democratic | 1876 | Re-elected | Henry L. Muldrow (D) 59.35% Reuben Davis (G) 40.25% W. D. Frazee (I) 0.40% |
Mississippi 2 | Van H. Manning | Democratic | 1876 | Re-elected | Van H. Manning (D) 52.02% J. H. Amacker (R) 44.94% C. H. Allen (I) 2.88% Daniel B. Wright (G) 0.16% |
Mississippi 3 | Hernando Money | Democratic | 1874 | Re-elected | Hernando Money (D) 100.0% |
Mississippi 4 | Otho R. Singleton | Democratic | 1874 | Re-elected | Otho R. Singleton (D) 100.0% |
Mississippi 5 | Charles E. Hooker | Democratic | 1874 | Re-elected | Charles E. Hooker (D) 87.53% J. B. Deason (R) 12.47% |
Mississippi 6 | James R. Chalmers | Democratic | 1876 | Re-elected | James R. Chalmers (D) 83.26% E. J. Castello (R) 16.74% |
Missouri
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Missouri 1 | Anthony F. Ittner | Republican | 1876 | Retired Democratic gain |
Martin L. Clardy (D) 48.36% Henry Ziegenhein (R) 33.26% Henry Eshbaugh (G) 12.69% F. Westermeyer (S) 5.69% |
Missouri 2 | Nathan Cole | Republican | 1876 | Lost re-election Democratic gain |
Erastus Wells (D) 42.70% Nathan Cole (R) 41.21% John Hogan (G) 13.31% William Hossfield (S) 2.78% |
Missouri 3 | Lyne Metcalfe | Republican | 1876 | Lost re-election Democratic gain |
Richard G. Frost (D) 45.23% Lyne Metcalfe (R) 33.25% H. C. Vandillen (G) 13.83% G. Bartholomeus (S) 7.13% |
Missouri 4 | Robert A. Hatcher | Democratic | 1872 | Retired Democratic hold |
Lowndes H. Davis (D) 61.35% Sol G. Kitchen (G) 34.79% Charles E. Moss (R) 3.86% |
Missouri 5 | Richard P. Bland | Democratic | 1872 | Re-elected | Richard P. Bland (D) 56.64% J. J. Ware (G) 40.24% W. C. Mings (I) 3.11% |
Missouri 6 | Charles H. Morgan | Democratic | 1874 | Lost re-nomination Democratic hold |
James R. Waddill (D) 43.99% Charles G. Burton (R) 28.77% M. H. Ritchey (G) 27.24% |
Missouri 7 | Thomas T. Crittenden | Democratic | 1876 | Retired Democratic hold |
Alfred M. Lay (D) 51.49% James Boyd (G) 26.75% A. A. Underwood (R) 21.77% |
Missouri 8 | Benjamin J. Franklin | Democratic | 1874 | Retired Independent Democratic gain |
Samuel L. Sawyer (ID) 48.95% John T. Crisp (D) 44.87% L. G. Jeffers (G) 6.17% |
Missouri 9 | David Rea | Democratic | 1874 | Lost re-election Greenback gain |
Nicholas Ford (G) 51.74% David Rea (D) 48.26% |
Missouri 10 | Henry M. Pollard | Republican | 1876 | Lost re-election Democratic gain |
Gideon F. Rothwell (D) 47.19% Henry M. Pollard (R) 34.69% E. J. Broaddus (G) 18.12% |
Missouri 11 | John B. Clark, Jr. | Democratic | 1872 | Re-elected | John B. Clark, Jr. (D) 98.92% Scattering (I) 1.08% |
Missouri 12 | John M. Glover | Democratic | 1872 | Lost re-nomination Democratic hold |
William H. Hatch (D) 45.09% John M. London (G) 38.34% Dan M. Draper (R) 16.56% |
Missouri 13 | Aylett H. Buckner | Democratic | 1872 | Lost re-nomination Democratic hold |
Aylett H. Buckner (D) 59.21% T. J. Fagg (G) 32.57% T. B. Robinson (IG) 8.22% |
In Missouri 13, T. J. Fagg was also endorsed by the state Republican Party.
Nebraska
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nebraska At-Large | Frank Welch | Republican | 1876 | Died September 4, 1878 Republican hold |
Edward K. Valentine (R) 56.58% J. W. Davis (D) 43.42% |
In the Nebraska At-Large District, J. W. Davis was also endorsed by the state Greenback Party.
Nevada
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nevada At-Large | Thomas Wren | Republican | 1876 | Retired Republican hold |
Rollin M. Daggett (R) 51.81% W. E. Deal (D) 48.19% |
New Hampshire
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
New Hampshire 1 | Frank Jones | Democratic | 1874 | Retired Republican gain |
Joshua G. Hall (R) 50.57% Herbert F. Norris (D) 40.88% Lafayette Chesley (G) 8.55% |
New Hampshire 2 | James F. Briggs | Republican | 1876 | Re-elected | James F. Briggs (R) 52.10% Alvah W. Sulloway (D) 39.57% Cyrus A. Sulloway (G) 8.33% |
New Hampshire 3 | Henry W. Blair | Republican | 1874 | Elected to the U.S. Senate Republican hold |
Evarts W. Farr (R) 49.06% Henry O. Kent (D) 44.68% James W. Johnson (G) 6.27% |
New Jersey
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
New Jersey 1 | Clement H. Sinnickson | Republican | 1874 | Retired Republican hold |
George M. Robeson (R) 48.11% C. C. Grosscup (G) 31.85% Nathan T. Stratton (D) 20.04% |
New Jersey 2 | John H. Pugh | Republican | 1876 | Lost re-election Democratic gain |
Hezekiah B. Smith (D) 50.59% John H. Pugh (R) 47.44% Charles E. Baker (P) 1.97% |
New Jersey 3 | Miles Ross | Democratic | 1874 | Re-elected | Miles Ross (D) 44.15% Amos Clark (R) 43.06% Washington L. Hope (G) 12.56% James A. Bradley (P) 0.24% |
New Jersey 4 | Alvah A. Clark | Democratic | 1876 | Re-elected | Alvah A. Clark (D) 45.05% Frederick A. Potts (R) 38.77% George H. Larison (G) 16.18% |
New Jersey 5 | Augustus W. Cutler | Democratic | 1874 | Retired Republican gain |
Charles H. Voorhis (R) 44.92% Thomas W. Demarest (D) 41.60% Erastus E. Potter (G) 13.48% |
New Jersey 6 | Thomas B. Peddie | Republican | 1876 | Retired Republican hold |
John L. Blake (R) 49.72% Andrew Albright (D) 43.19% Francis C. Bliss (G) 7.09% |
New Jersey 7 | Augustus A. Hardenbergh | Democratic | 1874 | Retired Republican gain |
Lewis A. Brigham (R) 50.82% Patrick H. Laverty (D) 43.26% J. B. Winant (G) 5.48% C. C. Burr (ID) 0.44% |
In New Jersey 2, Hezekiah B. Smith was also endorsed by the state Greenback Party.
New York
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
New York 1 | James W. Covert | Democratic | 1876 | Re-elected | James W. Covert (D) 50.84% James Otis (R) 43.44% Samuel J. Crooks (G) 5.27% Egbert T. Smith (P) 0.45% |
New York 2 | William D. Veeder | Democratic | 1876 | Retired Independent Democratic gain |
Daniel O'Reilly (ID) 55.24% Edward C. Litchfield (D) 41.54% Abraham Bennett (G) 3.22% |
New York 3 | Simeon B. Chittenden | Republican | 1874 SE | Re-elected | Simeon B. Chittenden (R) 58.40% Richard H. Huntley (D) 35.10% Joseph P. Jones (G) 3.51% N. McGregor Steele (P) 3.00% |
New York 4 | Archibald M. Bliss | Democratic | 1874 | Re-elected | Archibald M. Bliss (D) 54.03% William H. Lyon (R) 36.28% C. Osborn Ward (S) 3.45% John C. Keelly (ID) 3.23% William Hansom (G) 3.01% |
New York 5 | Nicholas Muller | Democratic | 1874 | Re-elected | Nicholas Muller (D-TH) 52.27% Thomas F. Burke (R) 45.98% George Blair (G) 1.55% James E. Kerrigan (G) 0.10% Alexander Frey (S) 0.10% |
New York 6 | Samuel S. Cox | Democratic | 1873 SE | Re-elected | Samuel S. Cox (D-TH) 62.44% Maurice S. D'Vries (R) 36.22% Isaac Bennett (S) 1.34% |
New York 7 | Anthony Eickhoff | Democratic | 1876 | Lost re-election Republican gain |
Edwin Einstein (R) 48.53% Anthony Eickhoff (D) 45.63% John W. Jahelka (G) 5.12% Thomas Green (I) 0.72% |
New York 8 | Anson G. McCook | Republican | 1876 | Re-elected | Anson G. McCook (R) 60.73% Lawrence R. Jerome (D) 35.49% William W. Averill (IGb) 3.68% Frederick E. Sinner (S) 0.09% |
New York 9 | Fernando Wood | Democratic | 1866 | Re-elected | Fernando Wood (D-TH) 37.12% John Hardy (D-ATD) 33.05% Wilson Berryman (R) 29.21% Joseph Kunze (G) 0.62% |
New York 10 | Abram Hewitt | Democratic | 1874 | Retired Independent Democratic gain |
James O'Brien (D-ATD) 54.16% Orlando B. Potter (D-TH) 43.29% John G. Shuck (I) 1.54% Garret Nagle (I) 1.01% |
New York 11 | Benjamin A. Willis | Democratic | 1874 | Lost re-election Republican gain |
Levi P. Morton (R) 65.65% Benjamin A. Willis (D-TH) 32.92% G. Wallace Bryant (D-ATD) 1.18% |
New York 12 | Clarkson Nott Potter | Democratic | 1876 | Retired Republican gain |
Alexander Smith (R) 49.64% Marcius L. Cobb (D) 39.76% Nicholas Smith (G) 10.60% |
New York 13 | John H. Ketcham | Republican | 1876 | Re-elected | John H. Ketcham (R) 62.78% Orlando D. Baker (D) 33.39% John V. Doty (G) 2.73% George Potter (P) 0.85% Aaron J. Stevens (I) 0.26% |
New York 14 | George M. Beebe | Democratic | 1874 | Lost re-election Republican gain |
John W. Ferdon (R) 44.43% George M. Beebe (D) 42.42% William Voorhis (G) 12.22% Stephen Merritt (P) 0.93% |
New York 15 | Stephen L. Mayham | Democratic | 1876 | Retired Democratic hold |
William Lounsbery (D) 47.52% George S. Nichols (R) 39.75% John R. Erkson (G) 12.24% James H. Coutant (P) 0.49% |
New York 16 | Vacant since the death of Terence J. Quinn on June 18, 1878. | Democratic | 1876 | Republican gain | John Mosher Bailey (R) 41.13% Francis H. Woods (D) 40.47% Henry Hilton (G) 18.39% |
New York 17 | Martin I. Townsend | Republican | 1874 | Retired Republican hold | Walter A. Wood (R) 55.34% Charles E. Patterson (D) 31.86% Richard H. Ferguson (G) 12.80% |
New York 18 | Andrew Williams | Republican | 1874 | Retired Republican hold | John Hammond (R) 54.84% John Ross (D) 29.69% Leonard G. McDonald (G) 15.47% |
New York 19 | Amaziah B. James | Republican | 1876 | Re-elected | Amaziah B. James (R) 70.59% Louis Hasbrouck (D) 29.41% |
New York 20 | John H. Starin | Republican | 1876 | Re-elected | John H. Starin (R) 56.71% Alexander J. Thomson (D) 34.78% Frederick F. Wendell (G) 8.27% James H. Bronson (P) 0.24% |
New York 21 | Solomon Bundy | Republican | 1876 | Retired Republican hold | David Wilber (R) 48.07% Bryon J. Scofield (D) 31.82% Salmon G. Cone (G) 18.81% Fred T. Jarvis (P) 1.29% |
New York 22 | George A. Bagley | Republican | 1874 | Retired Republican hold | Warner Miller (R) 51.39% Levi H. Brown (D) 40.33% Harry Lewis (G) 7.27% Simon P. Gray (P) 1.00% |
New York 23 | William J. Bacon | Republican | 1876 | Retired Republican hold | Cyrus D. Prescott (R) 42.95% John T. Spriggs (D) 38.41% James Mitchell (G) 16.61% John W. Meais (P) 1.98% |
New York 24 | William H. Baker | Republican | 1874 | Retired Republican hold | Joseph Mason (R) 50.65% Sebastian Duffy (D) 47.55% Winfield S. Smyth (P) 1.80% |
New York 25 | Frank Hiscock | Republican | 1876 | Re-elected | Frank Hiscock (R) 55.96% John M. Weiting (D) 42.83% Lemuel N. Stratton (P) 1.21% |
New York 26 | John H. Camp | Republican | 1876 | Re-elected | John H. Camp (R) 53.02% Charles F. Durston (D) 40.55% Martin L. Wolley (G) 6.05% William D. Osborne (P) 0.38% |
New York 27 | Elbridge G. Lapham | Republican | 1874 | Re-elected | Elbridge G. Lapham (R) 54.47% David A. Pierpont (D) 45.42% Thomas H. Howell (P) 0.11% |
New York 28 | Jeremiah W. Dwight | Republican | 1876 | Re-elected | Jeremiah W. Dwight (R) 54.47% William L. Mudge (D) 38.72% Epenetus Howe (G) 6.53% Gardine C. Hibbard (P) 0.73% |
New York 29 | John N. Hungerford | Republican | 1876 | Retired Republican hold | David P. Richardson (R) 42.82% Francis G. Babcock (D) 32.75% Ralph Beaumont (G) 24.43% |
New York 30 | Elizur K. Hart | Democratic | 1876 | Retired Republican gain | John Van Voorhis (R) 43.49% Alexander B. Lamberton (D) 37.55% Nathan G. Brown (G) 10.00% Alphonso A. Hopkins (P) 8.97% |
New York 31 | Charles B. Benedict | Democratic | 1876 | Retired Republican gain | Richard Crowley (R) 56.33% Cyrus E. Davis (D) 39.17% Galen Miller (G) 2.51% Joseph W. Grosvenor (P) 1.03% James F. Gordon (I) 0.96% |
New York 32 | Daniel N. Lockwood | Democratic | 1876 | Lost re-election Republican gain |
Ray V. Pierce (R) 52.34% Daniel N. Lockwood (D) 44.37% Augustus R. Grote (P) 3.28% |
New York 33 | George W. Patterson | Republican | 1876 | Retired Republican hold | Henry Van Aernam (R) 49.87% Lorenzo Morris (D) 29.55% Silas Vinton (G) 20.58% |
In New York 2, Daniel O'Reilly was also endorsed by the state Republican Party.
In New York 5, Thomas Burke was also endorsed by the "Anti-Tammany" faction of the state Democratic Party.
In New York 6, Samuel S. Cox was endorsed by the state Greenback Party, and Maurice S. D'Vries was endorsed by the "Anti-Tammany" faction of the state Democratic Party.
In New York 8, Lawrence Jerome was also endorsed by the state Greenback Party.
In New York 10, James O'Brien was also endorsed by the state Republican Party. For the purposes of simplicity he is listed as having been elected an Independent Democrat.
In New York 24, John Spriggs was also endorsed by the state Greenback Party.
In New York 25, John Weiting was also endorsed by the state Greenback Party.
In New York 27, David Pierpont was also endorsed by the state Greenback Party.
South Carolina
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
South Carolina 1 | Joseph Rainey | Republican | 1870 (special) | Lost re-election Democratic gain |
John S. Richardson (D) 61.70% Joseph Rainey (R) 38.30% |
South Carolina 2 | Richard H. Cain | Republican | 1876 | Lost re-election Democratic gain |
Michael P. O'Connor (D) 60.94% Edmund W. M. Mackey (R) 39.06% |
South Carolina 3 | D. Wyatt Aiken | Democratic | 1876 | Re-elected | D. Wyatt Aiken (D) 79.44% J. F. Ensor (R) 20.56% |
South Carolina 4 | John H. Evins | Democratic | 1876 | Re-elected | John H. Evins (D) 96.84% Alexander S. Wallace (R) 3.16% |
South Carolina 5 | Robert Smalls | Republican | 1874 | Lost re-election Democratic gain |
George D. Tillman (D) 71.24% Robert Smalls (R) 28.76% |
South Carolina was one state 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.[3][4][5]
See also
Notes
- ↑ Eight states held elections between June 3, 1878 and September 3, 1879.
- ↑ Included 2 Independent Democrats.
- ↑ Includes 7 Independent Democrats (elected to: GA-04, GA-07, GA-09, MO-08, KY-01, NY-02, and NY-10).
- 1 2 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.
- ↑ In 1879, California held its last regular Congressional election in an odd-numbered year.
- ↑ Elections held late
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Elections held early
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Martis, pp. 132–133
- ↑ Statutes at Large, 28th Congress, 2nd Session, p. 721.
- ↑ "NY Times Free Archive". The New York Times. November 16, 1878.
- ↑ "NY Times Free Archive". The New York Times. February 5, 1879.
- ↑ William Ralston Balch (1881). The Life of James Abram Garfield.
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)
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