House elections for the 50th U.S. Congress
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.
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167
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6
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152
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Democratic
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Republican
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Popular vote |
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Democratic |
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48.12% |
Greenback |
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0.38% |
Independent |
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2.06% |
Labor |
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1.08% |
Republican |
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44.99% |
Others |
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3.37% |
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House seats |
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Democratic |
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51.38% |
Greenback |
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0.31% |
Independent |
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0.92% |
Labor |
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0.62% |
Republican |
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46.77% |
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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 |
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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 | |
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District
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Incumbent
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This race
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Member
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Party
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First elected
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Results
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Candidates
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New York 15
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Lewis Beach
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Democratic
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1880
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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.
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Wisconsin 5
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Joseph Rankin
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Democratic
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1882
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Incumbent died January 24, 1886. New member elected February 23, 1886. Democratic hold.
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- ▌Y Thomas R. Hudd (Democratic) 62.1%
- ▌Charles Luling (Republican) 37.7%
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In all the states except three, elections were held November 2, 1886. Those three states, with 7 seats among them, held elections:
See Non-voting delegates, below.
See Non-voting delegates, below.
See Non-voting delegates, below.
See Non-voting delegates, below.
New Mexico Territory
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See Non-voting delegates, below.
District
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Incumbent
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This race
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Member
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Party
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First elected
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Results
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Candidates
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Texas 6
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Olin Wellborn
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Democratic
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1878
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Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Democratic hold.
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See Non-voting delegates, below.
Washington Territory
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See Non-voting delegates, below.
Wisconsin elected nine members of congress on Election Day, November 2, 1886.[43][44]
See Non-voting delegates, below.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - NY District 15 - Special Election Race - Nov 02, 1886". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Guide to U.S. Elections. Vol. II (6th ed.). Washington, D.C.: CQ Press. 2010. p. 1078. ISBN 9781604265361. LCCN 2009033938. OCLC 430736650.
- ^ "MI - District 01". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
- ^ "MI - District 02". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g Michigan Secretary of State (1886). Michigan manual. 1887–88. pp. 581–586 – via HathiTrust.
- ^ "MI - District 03". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
- ^ "MI - District 04". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
- ^ "MI - District 05". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
- ^ "MI - District 06". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
- ^ "MI - District 07". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
- ^ "MI - District 08". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
- ^ "MI - District 09". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
- ^ "MI - District 10". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
- ^ "MI - District 11". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
- ^ "MS - District 01". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
- ^ "MS - District 02". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
- ^ "MS - District 03". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
- ^ "MS - District 04". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
- ^ "MS - District 05". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
- ^ "MS - District 06". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
- ^ "MS - District 07". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - NE - District 01 Race - Nov 2, 1886". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - NE - District 02 Race - Nov 2, 1886". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - NE - District 03 Race - Nov 2, 1886". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
- ^ Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections. 1975. p. 566.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - NY District 15 Race - Nov 02, 1886". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
- ^ "TN - District 01". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
- ^ "TN - District 02". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
- ^ "TN - District 03". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
- ^ "TN - District 04". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
- ^ "TN - District 05". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
- ^ "TN - District 06". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
- ^ "TN - District 07". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
- ^ "TN - District 08". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
- ^ "TN - District 09". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
- ^ "TN - District 10". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
- ^ Daniell, Lewis E. (1889) "Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans embracing the Executive Staff, Heads of the Departments, United States Senators and Representatives, Members of the Twenty-First Legislature", Austin: Smith, Hicks & Jones, State Printers. p. 137. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ "WV District 01". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
- ^ "WV District 02". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
- ^ "WV District 03". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
- ^ "WV District 04". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
- ^ "Wisconsin U.S. House Election Results" (PDF). Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 5, 2012. Retrieved November 19, 2021 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ Timme, Ernst G., ed. (1887). "Biographical" (PDF). The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin (Report). Madison, Wisconsin: State of Wisconsin. pp. 479–482. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
- ^ "ID Territorial Delegate". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MT Territorial Delegate Race - Nov 02, 1886". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
- ^ "WY Territorial Delegate". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- 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.
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