1886 United States House of Representatives elections (Redirected from United States House of Representatives elections, 1886)

1886 United States House of Representatives elections

← 1884 June 7, 1886 – November 2, 1886 1888 →

All 325 seats in the United States House of Representatives
163 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader John G. Carlisle Thomas Brackett Reed
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat Kentucky 6th Maine 1st
Last election 182 seats 141 seats
Seats won 167 152
Seat change Decrease 15 Increase 11
Popular vote 4,126,909 3,858,355
Percentage 48.12% 44.99%
Swing Decrease 1.93% Decrease 2.14%

  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Labor Greenback
Last election 0 seats 1 seat
Seats won 2 1
Seat change Increase 2 Steady
Popular vote 92,851 32,358
Percentage 1.08% 0.38%
Swing New Decrease 0.69%

  Fifth party
 
Party Independent
Last election 1 seat
Seats won 3
Seat change Increase 2
Popular vote 178,314
Percentage 2.08%
Swing Increase 1.28%

Results

Speaker before election

John G. Carlisle
Democratic

Elected Speaker

John G. Carlisle
Democratic

The 1886 United States House of Representatives elections were held for the most part on November 2, 1886, with three states holding theirs early between June and September. They occurred in the middle of President Grover Cleveland's first term. Elections were held for 325 seats of the United States House of Representatives, representing 38 states, to serve in the 50th United States Congress. Special elections were also held throughout the year.

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

167 6 152
Democratic Republican
State Type Total
seats
Democratic Republican Others
Seats Change Seats Change Seats Change
Alabama District 8 8 Steady 0 Steady 0 Steady
Arkansas District 5 5 Steady 0 Steady 0 Steady
California District 6 2 Increase 1 4 Decrease 1 0 Steady
Colorado At-large 1 0 Steady 1 Steady 0 Steady
Connecticut District 4 2 Steady 2 Steady 0 Steady
Delaware At-large 1 1 Steady 0 Steady 0 Steady
Florida District 2 2 Steady 0 Steady 0 Steady
Georgia District 10 10 Steady 0 Steady 0 Steady
Illinois District 20 6 Decrease 4 14 Increase 4 0 Steady
Indiana District 13 6 Decrease 3 7 Increase 3 0 Steady
Iowa District 11 1 Decrease 2 9 Increase 2 1 Steady
Kansas District 7 0 Steady 7 Steady 0 Steady
Kentucky District 11 8 Decrease 2 3 Increase 2 0 Steady
Louisiana District 6 6 Increase 1 0 Decrease 1 0 Steady
Maine District 4 0 Steady 4 Steady 0 Steady
Maryland District 6 5 Steady 1 Steady 0 Steady
Massachusetts District 12 4 Increase 2 8 Decrease 2 0 Steady
Michigan District 11 5 Decrease 2 6 Increase 2 0 Steady
Minnesota District 5 3 Increase 3 2 Decrease 3 0 Steady
Mississippi District 7 7 Steady 0 Steady 0 Steady
Missouri District 14 12 Steady 2 Steady 0 Steady
Nebraska District 3 1 Increase 1 2 Decrease 1 0 Steady
Nevada At-large 1 0 Steady 1 Steady 0 Steady
New Hampshire District 2 1 Increase 1 1 Decrease 1 0 Steady
New Jersey District 7 2 Decrease 1 5 Increase 1 0 Steady
New York District 34 16 Decrease 1 18 Increase 1 0 Steady
North Carolina District 9 7 Decrease 1 1 Steady 1 Increase 1
Ohio District 21 6 Decrease 5 15 Increase 5 0 Steady
Oregon At-large 1 0 Steady 1 Steady 0 Steady
Pennsylvania District
+ at-large
28 8 Steady 20 Steady 0 Steady
Rhode Island District 2 0 Steady 2 Steady 0 Steady
South Carolina District 7 7 Increase 1 0 Decrease 1 0 Steady
Tennessee District 10 8 Increase 1 2 Decrease 1 0 Steady
Texas District 11 11 Steady 0 Steady 0 Steady
Vermont District 2 0 Steady 2 Steady 0 Steady
Virginia District 10 3 Decrease 5 6 Increase 5 1 Increase 1
West Virginia District 4 3 Steady 1 Steady 0 Steady
Wisconsin District 9 1 Decrease 1 7 Steady 1 Increase 1
Total 325 167
51.4%
Decrease 16 154
47.4%
Increase13 4
1.2%
Increase 3
Popular vote
Democratic
48.12%
Greenback
0.38%
Independent
2.06%
Labor
1.08%
Republican
44.99%
Others
3.37%
House seats
Democratic
51.38%
Greenback
0.31%
Independent
0.92%
Labor
0.62%
Republican
46.77%

There were 2 Labor and 1 Independent members elected, and 1 Greenback member re-elected. The previous election saw just the Greenback elected.

House seats by party holding plurality in state
 80+% Democratic
 80+% Republican
 60+% to 80% Democratic
 60+% to 80% Republican
 Up to 60% Democratic
 Up to 60% Republican
Net gain in party representation
 6+ Democratic gain
 
 6+ Republican gain
 3-5 Democratic gain
 
 3-5 Republican gain
 1-2 Democratic gain
 1-2 Labor gain
 1-2 Republican gain
 1-2 Independent gain
 no net change

Special elections

District Incumbent This race
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.
Wisconsin 5 Joseph Rankin Democratic 1882 Incumbent died January 24, 1886.
New member elected February 23, 1886.
Democratic hold.
  • Green tickY Thomas R. Hudd (Democratic) 62.1%
  • Charles Luling (Republican) 37.7%

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
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
California 1 Barclay Henley Democratic 1882 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold
  • Green tickY Thomas Larkin Thompson (Democratic) 50.2%
  • Charles A. Garter (Republican) 47.2%
  • L. W. Simmons (Prohibition) 2.6%
California 2 James A. Louttit Republican 1884 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.
  • Green tickY Marion Biggs (Democratic) 50%
  • J. C. Campbell (Republican) 47%
  • W. O. Clark (Prohibition) 3%
California 3 Joseph McKenna Republican 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Joseph McKenna (Republican) 53.1%
  • Henry C. McPike (Democratic) 44.6%
  • W. W. Smith (Prohibition) 2.4%
California 4 William W. Morrow Republican 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY William W. Morrow (Republican) 48.7%
  • Frank McCoppin (Democratic) 42%
  • Charles A. Sumner (Independent) 9%
  • Robert Thompson (Prohibition) 0.4%
California 5 Charles N. Felton Republican 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Charles N. Felton (Republican) 48.8%
  • Frank J. Sullivan (Democratic) 48.4%
  • C. Henderson (Prohibition) 1.4%
  • A. E. Redstone (Independent) 1.4%
California 6 Henry Markham Republican 1884 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold
  • Green tickY William Vandever (Republican) 47.3%
  • Joseph D. Lynch (Democratic) 47.1%
  • W. A. Harris (Prohibition) 5.6%

Colorado

Connecticut

Dakota Territory

See Non-voting delegates, below.

Delaware

Florida

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Florida 1 Robert H. M. Davidson Democratic 1876 Incumbent re-elected.
Florida 2 Charles Dougherty Democratic 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Charles Dougherty (Democratic) 53.9%
  • J. C. Greeley (Republican) 44.9%
  • R. B. Norment (Prohibition) 1.2%

Georgia

Idaho Territory

See Non-voting delegates, below.

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Maine 1 Thomas B. Reed Republican 1876 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Thomas B. Reed (Republican) 50.32%
  • William H. Clifford (Democratic) 46.05%
  • Timothy B. Hussey (Prohibition) 2.44%
  • David O. Moulton (Labor) 1.20%
Maine 2 Nelson Dingley Jr. Republican 1881 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
Maine 3 Seth L. Milliken Republican 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Seth L. Milliken (Republican) 57.06%
  • Joseph E. Ladd (Democratic) 40.53%
  • Henry H. Harvey (Prohibition) 2.41%
Maine 4 Charles A. Boutelle Republican 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Charles A. Boutelle (Republican) 54.78%
  • John F. Lynch (Democratic) 43.06%
  • Charles S. Pritchard (Prohibition) 2.16%

Maryland

Massachusetts

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Massachusetts 1 Robert T. Davis Republican 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Robert T. Davis (Republican) 58.74%
  • George T. McLaughlin (Democratic) 35.98%
  • Edward H. Hatfield (Prohibition) 5.28%
Massachusetts 2 John Davis Long Republican 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY John Davis Long (Republican) 52.38%
  • Bushrod Morse (Democratic) 43.94%
  • George W. Dyer (Prohibition) 3.68%
Massachusetts 3 Ambrose A. Ranney Republican 1880 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.
Massachusetts 4 Patrick A. Collins Democratic 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Patrick A. Collins (Democratic) 73.61%
  • William B. Cutler (Republican) 25.16%
  • Charles G. Wood (Prohibition) 0.64%
Massachusetts 5 Edward D. Hayden Republican 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Edward D. Hayden (Republican) 57.35%
  • Charles L. Randall (Democratic) 40.41%
  • Edward Kendall (Prohibition) 2.24%
Massachusetts 6 Henry B. Lovering Democratic 1882 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
Massachusetts 7 Eben F. Stone Republican 1880 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
  • Green tickY William Cogswell (Republican) 47.90%
  • Jonas H. French (Democratic) 40.39%
  • Willard Spaulding (Greenback) 12.67%
Massachusetts 8 Charles Herbert Allen Republican 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Charles Herbert Allen (Republican) 50.26%
  • John J. Donovan (Democratic) 47.65%
  • Oliver M. Cousens (Prohibition) 2.09%
Massachusetts 9 Frederick D. Ely Republican 1884 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.
Massachusetts 10 William W. Rice Republican 1876 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.
Massachusetts 11 William Whiting II Republican 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY William Whiting II (Republican) 53.56%
  • Festus C. Currier (Democratic) 39.93%
  • Gardner A. Watkins (Prohibition) 6.51%
Massachusetts 12 Francis W. Rockwell Republican 1884 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Francis W. Rockwell (Republican) 49.56%
  • Herbert C. Joyner (Democratic) 45.59%
  • Henry Cutler (Prohibition) 4.85%

Michigan

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Michigan 1 William C. Maybury Democratic
Fusion
1882 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
  • Green tickY John Logan Chipman (Democratic) 51.01%
  • Henry A. Robinson (Republican) 46.41%
  • Charles A. Frisbee (Prohibition) 2.57%
Michigan 2 Nathaniel B. Eldredge Democratic 1882 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
  • Green tickY Edward P. Allen (Republican) 47.95%
  • Lester H. Salsbury (Dem./Fusion) 44.95%
  • Alfred O. Crozier (Prohibition) 7.11%
Michigan 3 James O'Donnell Republican 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY James O'Donnell (Republican) 51.43%
  • Patrick Hankerd (Dem./Fusion) 39.43%
  • Hiram D. Allen (Prohibition) 9.14%
Michigan 4 Julius C. Burrows Republican 1872 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Julius C. Burrows (Republican) 50.71%
  • Harvey C. Sherwood (Dem./Fusion) 43.73%
  • Jesse S. Boyden (Prohibition) 5.55%
Michigan 5 Charles C. Comstock Democratic 1884 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
  • Green tickY Melbourne H. Ford (Democratic) 46.68%
  • George W. McBride (Republican) 45.56%
  • Edward L. Briggs (Prohibition) 7.76%
Michigan 6 Edwin B. Winans Democratic
Fusion
1876 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
Michigan 7 Ezra C. Carleton Democratic
Fusion
1882 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
  • Green tickY Justin R. Whiting (Dem./Fusion) 48.63%
  • John P. Sanborn (Republican) 45.75%
  • William F. Clark (Prohibition) 5.62%
Michigan 8 Timothy E. Tarsney Democratic 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Timothy E. Tarsney (Democratic) 48.36%
  • Roswell G. Horr (Republican) 46.54%
  • George W. Abbey (Prohibition) 5.10%
Michigan 9 Byron M. Cutcheon Republican 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Byron M. Cutcheon (Republican) 50.94%
  • Lyman G. Mason (Dem./Fusion) 41.99%
  • Lathrop S. Ellis (Prohibition) 7.08%
Michigan 10 Spencer O. Fisher Democratic
Fusion
1884 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Spencer O. Fisher (Dem./Fusion) 51.37%
  • Henry M. Loud (Republican) 44.04%
  • David A. Ross (Prohibition) 4.60%
Michigan 11 Seth C. Moffatt Democratic 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Seth C. Moffatt (Republican) 53.61%
  • John Powers (Democratic) 45.31%
  • Theron E. Carpenter (Prohibition) 1.08%

Minnesota

Mississippi

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Mississippi 1 John M. Allen Democratic 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
Mississippi 2 James B. Morgan Democratic 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
Mississippi 3 Thomas C. Catchings Democratic 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
Mississippi 4 Frederick G. Barry Democratic 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
Mississippi 5 Otho R. Singleton Democratic 1874 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
Mississippi 6 Henry S. Van Eaton Democratic 1882 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
Mississippi 7 Ethelbert Barksdale Democratic 1882 Incumbent lost renomination.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.

Missouri

Montana Territory

See Non-voting delegates, below.

Nebraska

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Nebraska 1 Archibald J. Weaver Republican 1882 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.
  • Green tickY John A. McShane (Democratic) 54.87%
  • Church Howe (Republican) 38.40%
  • George Bigelow (Prohibition) 6.72%
Nebraska 2 James Laird Republican 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
Nebraska 3 George W. E. Dorsey Republican 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY George W. E. Dorsey (Republican) 55.06%
  • W. H. Webster (Democratic) 40.16%
  • W. J. Olinger (Prohibition) 4.57%
  • Scattering 0.22%

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico Territory

See Non-voting delegates, below.

New York

District Incumbent This race
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.

North Carolina

Ohio

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
South Carolina 1 Samuel Dibble Democratic 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
South Carolina 2 George D. Tillman Democratic 1878 Incumbent re-elected.
South Carolina 3 D. Wyatt Aiken Democratic 1876 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
South Carolina 4 William H. Perry Democratic 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
South Carolina 5 John J. Hemphill Democratic 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
South Carolina 6 George W. Dargan Democratic 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
South Carolina 7 Robert Smalls Republican 1884 (special) Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.

Tennessee

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Tennessee 1 Augustus H. Pettibone Republican 1880 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
Tennessee 2 Leonidas C. Houk Republican 1878 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Leonidas C. Houk (Republican) 67.00%
  • Samuel G. Heiskell (Democratic) 32.92%
  • Will A. McTeer (Unknown) 0.08%
Tennessee 3 John R. Neal Democratic 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 4 Benton McMillin Democratic 1878 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Benton McMillin (Democratic) 61.49%
  • J. J. Turner (Ind. Democratic) 38.51%
Tennessee 5 James D. Richardson Democratic 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 6 Andrew J. Caldwell Democratic 1882 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
Tennessee 7 John G. Ballentine Democratic 1882 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
Tennessee 8 John M. Taylor Democratic 1882 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
Tennessee 9 Presley T. Glass Democratic 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 10 Zachary Taylor Republican 1884 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.

Texas

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Texas 6 Olin Wellborn Democratic 1878 Incumbent lost renomination.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
  • Green tickY Joseph "Jo" Abbott (Democratic) 60%
  • J. C. Kirby (Independent) 36.7%
  • A. B. Norton (Republican) 3.3%

Utah Territory

See Non-voting delegates, below.

Vermont

Virginia

Washington Territory

See Non-voting delegates, below.

West Virginia

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
West Virginia 1 Nathan Goff Jr. Republican 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Nathan Goff Jr. (Republican) 51.55%
  • John Brannon (Democratic) 47.87%
  • L. E. Peters (Prohibition) 0.59%
West Virginia 2 William L. Wilson Democratic 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY William L. Wilson (Democratic) 49.87%
  • W. H. Flick (Republican) 49.61%
  • John T. Siler (Prohibition) 0.53%
West Virginia 3 Charles P. Snyder Democratic 1883 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Charles P. Snyder (Democratic) 50.57%
  • James H. Brown (Republican) 47.54%
  • J. W. Claypool (Prohibition) 1.89%
West Virginia 4 Eustace Gibson Democratic 1882 Incumbent lost renomination.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
  • Green tickY Charles E. Hogg (Democratic) 50.29%
  • John H. Hutchinson (Republican) 48.00%
  • William H. Smith (Prohibition) 1.71%

Wisconsin

Wisconsin elected nine members of congress on Election Day, November 2, 1886.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Wisconsin 1 Lucien B. Caswell Republican 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
Wisconsin 2 Edward S. Bragg Democratic 1884 Incumbent lost re-nomination.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
Wisconsin 3 Robert M. La Follette Republican 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Robert M. La Follette (Republican) 50.3%
  • Hugh J. Gallagher (Democratic) 39.7%
  • Thomas C. Richmond (Prohibition) 9.8%
Wisconsin 4 Isaac W. Van Schaick Republican 1884 Incumbent declined re-nomination.
New member elected.
Union Labor gain.
Wisconsin 5 Thomas R. Hudd Democratic 1886
Special
Incumbent re-elected.
Wisconsin 6 Richard W. Guenther Republican 1880 Incumbent lost re-nomination.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
Wisconsin 7 Ormsby B. Thomas Republican 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Ormsby B. Thomas (Republican) 54.2%
  • S. N. Dickenson (Democratic) 38.7%
  • S. B. Loomis (Prohibition) 7.1%
Wisconsin 8 William T. Price Republican 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
Wisconsin 9 Isaac Stephenson Republican 1882 Incumbent re-elected.

Wyoming Territory

See Non-voting delegates, below.

Non-voting members

District Incumbent This race
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.
Montana Territory at-large Joseph K. Toole Democratic 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
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.
  • Green tickY Joseph M. Carey (Republican) 88.12%
  • H. G. Balch (Democratic) 5.59%
  • T. G. Magee (Democratic) 3.63%
  • J. M. Lobban (Democratic) 0.74%
  • L. Kabis (Democratic) 0.49%
  • Others (Independent) 1.43%

See also


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