1886 United States House of Representatives elections

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.

1886 United States House of Representatives elections

← 1884 June 7, 1886 – November 2, 1886[a] 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[1] 152[1] Seat change 15 11 Popular vote 4,126,909 3,858,355 Percentage 48.12% 44.99% Swing 1.93% 2.14%   Third party Fourth party   Party Labor Greenback Last election 0 seats 1 seat Seats won 2[1] 1[1] Seat change 2 Popular vote 92,851 32,358 Percentage 1.08% 0.38% Swing New 0.69%   Fifth party   Party Independent Last election 1 seat[b] Seats won 3[c] Seat change 2 Popular vote 178,314 Percentage 2.08% Swing 1.28%
Results   Democratic gain   Democratic hold   Republican gain   Republican hold   Labor gain   Independent gain   Greenback hold
Speaker before election John G. Carlisle Democratic Elected Speaker John G. Carlisle Democratic

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

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167	6	152
Democratic	[d]	Republican

State	Type	Total seats	Democratic		Republican		Others
			Seats	Change	Seats	Change	Seats	Change
Alabama	District	8	8		0		0
Arkansas	District	5	5		0		0
California	District	6	2	1	4	1	0
Colorado	At-large	1	0		1		0
Connecticut	District	4	2		2		0
Delaware	At-large	1	1		0		0
Florida	District	2	2		0		0
Georgia	District	10	10		0		0
Illinois	District	20	6	4	14	4	0
Indiana	District	13	6	3	7	3	0
Iowa	District	11	1	2	9[e]	2	1[f]
Kansas	District	7	0		7[e]		0
Kentucky	District	11	8	2	3	2	0
Louisiana	District	6	6	1	0	1	0
Maine	District	4	0		4		0
Maryland	District	6	5		1		0
Massachusetts	District	12	4	2	8	2	0
Michigan	District	11	5	2	6	2	0
Minnesota	District	5	3	3	2	3	0
Mississippi	District	7	7		0		0
Missouri	District	14	12		2		0
Nebraska	District	3	1	1	2	1	0
Nevada	At-large	1	0		1		0
New Hampshire	District	2	1	1	1	1	0
New Jersey	District	7	2	1	5	1	0
New York	District	34	16	1	18	1	0
North Carolina	District	9	7	1	1		1	1
Ohio	District	21	6	5	15	5	0
Oregon	At-large	1	0		1		0
Pennsylvania	District + at-large	28	8		20		0
Rhode Island	District	2	0		2		0
South Carolina	District	7	7	1	0	1	0
Tennessee	District	10	8	1	2	1	0
Texas	District	11	11		0		0
Vermont	District	2	0		2		0
Virginia	District	10	3	5	6	5	1[g]	1
West Virginia	District	4	3		1		0
Wisconsin	District	9	1	1	7		1[g]	1
Total		325	167[1] 51.4%	16	154[1][c] 47.4%	13	4[1] 1.2%	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. Winner also elected to the next term; see below.	▌Y Henry Bacon (Democratic) 49.07% ▌Moses D. Stivers (Republican) 47.41% ▌Alonzo Wheeler (Prohibition) 3.52%[2]
Wisconsin 5	Joseph Rankin	Democratic	1882	Incumbent died January 24, 1886. New member elected February 23, 1886. Democratic hold.	▌Y 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:

• June 7, 1886: Oregon
• September 7, 1886: Vermont
• September 10, 1886: Maine

Alabama

See also: List of United States representatives from Alabama

Arkansas

See also: List of United States representatives from Arkansas

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates[3]
Arkansas 1	Poindexter Dunn	Democratic	1878	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Poindexter Dunn (Democratic) 100%
Arkansas 2	Clifton R. Breckinridge	Democratic	1882	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Clifton R. Breckinridge (Democratic) 54.4% ▌D. D. Leach (Republican) 27.7% ▌Reuben B. Carlee (Agricultural Wheel) 18.0%
Arkansas 3	Thomas C. McRae	Democratic	1885 (special)	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Thomas C. McRae (Democratic) 57.8% ▌J. C. Ray (Republican) 27.0% ▌L. H. Hitt (Greenback) 15.2%
Arkansas 4	John H. Rogers	Democratic	1882	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y John H. Rogers (Democratic) 62.1% ▌Isom P. Langley (Labor) 37.9%
Arkansas 5	Samuel W. Peel	Democratic	1882	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Samuel W. Peel (Democratic) 100%

Arizona Territory

See Non-voting delegates, below.

California

Main article: 1886 United States House of Representatives elections in California

See also: List of United States representatives from California, 1886 United States Senate special election in California, and 1887 United States Senate election in California

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
California 1	Barclay Henley	Democratic	1882	Incumbent retired. Democratic hold	▌Y 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. Democratic gain.	▌Y Marion Biggs (Democratic) 50% ▌J. C. Campbell (Republican) 47% ▌W. O. Clark (Prohibition) 3%
California 3	Joseph McKenna	Republican	1884	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y 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.	▌Y 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.	▌Y 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. Republican hold	▌Y William Vandever (Republican) 47.3% ▌Joseph D. Lynch (Democratic) 47.1% ▌W. A. Harris (Prohibition) 5.6%

Colorado

See also: List of United States representatives from Colorado

Connecticut

See also: List of United States representatives from Connecticut

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates[4]
Connecticut 1	John R. Buck	Republican	1884	Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain.	▌Y Robert J. Vance (Democratic) 48.3% ▌John R. Buck (Republican) 47.2% ▌Samuel W. Hart (Prohibition) 3.2% ▌Henry L. Soper (Labor) 1.2%
Connecticut 2	Charles L. Mitchell	Democratic	1882	Incumbent retired. Democratic hold.	▌Y Carlos French (Democratic) 47.9% ▌Edward C. Lewis (Republican) 44.5% ▌George Mansfield (Labor) 4.2% ▌Edwin P. Augur (Prohibition) 3.4%
Connecticut 3	John T. Wait	Republican	1876 (special)	Incumbent retired. Republican hold.	▌Y Charles A. Russell (Republican) 48.9% ▌Frederick Hyde (Democratic) 45.5% ▌John A. Rockwell (Prohibition) 5.6%
Connecticut 4	Edward W. Seymour	Democratic	1882	Incumbent retired. Democratic hold.	▌Y Miles T. Granger (Democratic) 47.8% ▌Frederick Miles (Republican) 46.9% ▌Edward Manchester (Prohibition) 3.2% ▌S. D. Bingham (Labor) 2.0%

Dakota Territory

See Non-voting delegates, below.

Delaware

See also: List of United States representatives from Delaware

Florida

Main article: 1886 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida

See also: List of United States representatives from Florida and 1887 United States Senate election in Florida

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Florida 1	Robert H. M. Davidson	Democratic	1876	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Robert H. M. Davidson (Democratic) 66.2% ▌C. B. Pendleton (Republican) 33.8%
Florida 2	Charles Dougherty	Democratic	1884	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Charles Dougherty (Democratic) 53.9% ▌J. C. Greeley (Republican) 44.9% ▌R. B. Norment (Prohibition) 1.2%

Georgia

See also: List of United States representatives from Georgia

Idaho Territory

See Non-voting delegates, below.

Illinois

See also: List of United States representatives from Illinois

Indiana

See also: List of United States representatives from Indiana

Iowa

See also: List of United States representatives from Iowa

Kansas

See also: List of United States representatives from Kansas

Kentucky

See also: List of United States representatives from Kentucky

Louisiana

See also: List of United States representatives from Louisiana

Maine

See also: List of United States representatives from Maine

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Maine 1	Thomas B. Reed	Republican	1876	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y 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.	▌Y Nelson Dingley Jr. (Republican) 53.35% ▌Alonzo Garcelon (Democratic) 35.06% ▌William T. Eustis (Prohibition) 11.59%
Maine 3	Seth L. Milliken	Republican	1882	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y 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.	▌Y Charles A. Boutelle (Republican) 54.78% ▌John F. Lynch (Democratic) 43.06% ▌Charles S. Pritchard (Prohibition) 2.16%

Maryland

See also: List of United States representatives from Maryland

Massachusetts

See also: List of United States representatives from Massachusetts

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Massachusetts 1	Robert T. Davis	Republican	1882	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y 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.	▌Y 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. Democratic gain.	▌Y Leopold Morse (Democratic) 53.74% ▌Ambrose A. Ranney (Republican) 45.29% ▌Eugene H. Clapp (Prohibition) 0.98%
Massachusetts 4	Patrick A. Collins	Democratic	1882	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y 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.	▌Y 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. Republican gain.	▌Y Henry Cabot Lodge (Republican) 50.51% ▌ Henry B. Lovering (Democratic) 47.79% ▌ Castelln Norcross (Prohibition) 1.70%
Massachusetts 7	Eben F. Stone	Republican	1880	Incumbent retired. Republican hold.	▌Y William Cogswell (Republican) 47.90% ▌Jonas H. French (Democratic) 40.39% ▌Willard Spaulding (Greenback) 12.67%
Massachusetts 8	Charles H. Allen	Republican	1884	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Charles H. 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. Democratic gain.	▌YEdward Burnett (Democratic) 48.74% ▌Frederick D. Ely (Republican) 47.75% ▌Edmund M. Stowe (Prohibition) 3.51%
Massachusetts 10	William W. Rice	Republican	1876	Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain.	▌Y John E. Russell (Democratic) 49.68% ▌William W. Rice (Republican) 45.85% ▌William H. Earle (Prohibition) 4.47%
Massachusetts 11	William Whiting II	Republican	1882	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y 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.	▌Y Francis W. Rockwell (Republican) 49.56% ▌Herbert C. Joyner (Democratic) 45.59% ▌Henry Cutler (Prohibition) 4.85%

Michigan

See also: List of United States representatives from Michigan

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Michigan 1	William C. Maybury	Democratic Fusion	1882	Incumbent retired. Democratic hold.	▌Y John Logan Chipman (Democratic) 51.01% ▌Henry A. Robinson (Republican) 46.41% ▌Charles A. Frisbee (Prohibition) 2.57%[5]
Michigan 2	Nathaniel B. Eldredge	Democratic	1882	Incumbent retired. Republican gain.	▌Y Edward P. Allen (Republican) 47.95% ▌Lester H. Salsbury (Dem./Fusion) 44.95% ▌Alfred O. Crozier (Prohibition) 7.11%[6][7]
Michigan 3	James O'Donnell	Republican	1884	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y James O'Donnell (Republican) 51.43% ▌Patrick Hankerd (Dem./Fusion) 39.43% ▌Hiram D. Allen (Prohibition) 9.14%[8][7]
Michigan 4	Julius C. Burrows	Republican	1872	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Julius C. Burrows (Republican) 50.71% ▌Harvey C. Sherwood (Dem./Fusion) 43.73% ▌Jesse S. Boyden (Prohibition) 5.55%[9][7]
Michigan 5	Charles C. Comstock	Democratic	1884	Incumbent retired. Democratic hold.	▌Y Melbourne H. Ford (Democratic) 46.68% ▌George W. McBride (Republican) 45.56% ▌Edward L. Briggs (Prohibition) 7.76%[10]
Michigan 6	Edwin B. Winans	Democratic Fusion	1876	Incumbent retired. Republican gain.	▌Y Mark S. Brewer (Republican) 48.06% ▌John H. Fedewa (Democratic) 43.29% ▌Azariah S. Partridge (Prohibition) 8.65%[11]
Michigan 7	Ezra C. Carleton	Democratic Fusion	1882	Incumbent retired. Democratic hold.	▌Y Justin R. Whiting (Dem./Fusion) 48.63% ▌John P. Sanborn (Republican) 45.75% ▌William F. Clark (Prohibition) 5.62%[12][7]
Michigan 8	Timothy E. Tarsney	Democratic	1884	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Timothy E. Tarsney (Democratic) 48.36% ▌Roswell G. Horr (Republican) 46.54% ▌George W. Abbey (Prohibition) 5.10%[13]
Michigan 9	Byron M. Cutcheon	Republican	1882	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Byron M. Cutcheon (Republican) 50.94% ▌Lyman G. Mason (Dem./Fusion) 41.99% ▌Lathrop S. Ellis (Prohibition) 7.08%[14][7]
Michigan 10	Spencer O. Fisher	Democratic Fusion	1884	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Spencer O. Fisher (Dem./Fusion) 51.37% ▌Henry M. Loud (Republican) 44.04% ▌David A. Ross (Prohibition) 4.60%[15][7]
Michigan 11	Seth C. Moffatt	Democratic	1884	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Seth C. Moffatt (Republican) 53.61% ▌John Powers (Democratic) 45.31% ▌Theron E. Carpenter (Prohibition) 1.08%[16][7]

Minnesota

See also: List of United States representatives from Minnesota

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates[17]
Minnesota 1	Milo White	Republican	1882	Incumbent retired. Democratic gain.	▌Y Thomas Wilson (Democratic) 52.0% ▌John A. Lovely (Republican) 43.6% ▌Daniel H. Roberts (Prohibition) 4.3%
Minnesota 2	James Wakefield	Republican	1882	Incumbent retired. Republican hold.	▌Y John Lind (Republican) 59.8% ▌A. H. Bullis (Democratic) 34.6% ▌George J. Day (Prohibition) 5.5%
Minnesota 3	Horace B. Strait	Republican	1880	Incumbent retired. Democratic gain.	▌Y John L. MacDonald (Democratic) 50.3% ▌Benjamin Herbert (Republican) 46.7% ▌Noah Lathrop (Prohibition) 3.0%
Minnesota 4	John Gilfillan	Republican	1884	Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain.	▌Y Edmund Rice (Democratic) 52.4% ▌John Gilfillan (Republican) 44.5% ▌Lyman Denton (Prohibition) 3.1%
Minnesota 5	Knute Nelson	Republican	1882	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Knute Nelson (Republican) 97.0% ▌John Henry Long (Prohibition) 2.7%

Mississippi

See also: List of United States representatives from Mississippi

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Mississippi 1	John M. Allen	Democratic	1884	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y John M. Allen (Democratic) 99.15% Scattering 0.85%[18]
Mississippi 2	James B. Morgan	Democratic	1884	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y James B. Morgan (Democratic) 62.12% ▌James R. Chalmers (Republican) 37.88%[19]
Mississippi 3	Thomas C. Catchings	Democratic	1884	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Thomas C. Catchings (Democratic) 65.48% ▌H. F. Simrall (Republican) 34.52%[20]
Mississippi 4	Frederick G. Barry	Democratic	1884	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Frederick G. Barry (Democratic) 96.05% Scattering 3.95%[21]
Mississippi 5	Otho R. Singleton	Democratic	1874	Incumbent retired. Democratic hold.	▌Y Chapman L. Anderson (Democratic) 99.37% Scattering 0.63%[22]
Mississippi 6	Henry S. Van Eaton	Democratic	1882	Incumbent retired. Democratic hold.	▌Y T. R. Stockdale (Democratic) 68.41% ▌John R. Lynch (Republican) 31.59%[23]
Mississippi 7	Ethelbert Barksdale	Democratic	1882	Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic hold.	▌Y Charles E. Hooker (Democratic) 100%[24]

Missouri

See also: List of United States representatives from Missouri

Montana Territory

See Non-voting delegates, below.

Nebraska

See also: List of United States representatives from Nebraska

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Nebraska 1	Archibald J. Weaver	Republican	1882	Incumbent retired. Democratic gain.	▌Y John A. McShane (Democratic) 54.87% ▌Church Howe (Republican) 38.40% ▌George Bigelow (Prohibition) 6.72%[25]
Nebraska 2	James Laird	Republican	1882	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y James Laird (Republican) 51.30% ▌William A. McKeighan (Democratic) 39.16% ▌C. S. Harrison (Prohibition) 9.09% Scattering 0.45%[26]
Nebraska 3	George W. E. Dorsey	Republican	1884	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y George W. E. Dorsey (Republican) 55.06% ▌W. H. Webster (Democratic) 40.16% ▌W. J. Olinger (Prohibition) 4.57% Scattering 0.22%[27]

Nevada

See also: List of United States representatives from Nevada

New Hampshire

See also: List of United States representatives from New Hampshire

New Jersey

See also: List of United States representatives from New Jersey

New Mexico Territory

See Non-voting delegates, below.

New York

See also: List of United States representatives from New York and 1887 United States Senate election in New York

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
New York 15	Lewis Beach	Democratic	1880	Incumbent died August 10, 1886. Democratic hold. Successor also elected the same day to finish the current term.	▌Y Henry Bacon (Democratic) 48.79% ▌Moses D. Stivers (Republican) 47.13% ▌Alonzo Wheeler (Prohibition) 4.08%[28][29]

North Carolina

See also: List of United States representatives from North Carolina

Ohio

See also: List of United States representatives from Ohio

Oregon

See also: List of United States representatives from Oregon

Pennsylvania

See also: List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

See also: List of United States representatives from Rhode Island

South Carolina

Main article: 1886 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

See also: List of United States representatives from South Carolina

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
South Carolina 1	Samuel Dibble	Democratic	1882	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Samuel Dibble (Democratic) 99.9% Others 0.1%
South Carolina 2	George D. Tillman	Democratic	1878	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y George D. Tillman (Democratic) 99.6% Others 0.4%
South Carolina 3	D. Wyatt Aiken	Democratic	1876	Incumbent retired. Democratic hold.	▌Y James S. Cothran (Democratic) 99.8% Others 0.2%
South Carolina 4	William H. Perry	Democratic	1884	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y William H. Perry (Democratic) 100%
South Carolina 5	John J. Hemphill	Democratic	1882	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y John J. Hemphill (Democratic) 99.9% Others 0.1%
South Carolina 6	George W. Dargan	Democratic	1882	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y George W. Dargan (Democratic) 98.7% Others 1.3%
South Carolina 7	Robert Smalls	Republican	1884 (special)	Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain.	▌Y William Elliott (Democratic) 52.0% ▌Robert Smalls (Republican) 47.8% Others 0.2%

Tennessee

See also: List of United States representatives from Tennessee

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Tennessee 1	Augustus H. Pettibone	Republican	1880	Incumbent retired. Republican hold.	▌Y Roderick R. Butler (Republican) 59.95% ▌James White (Democratic) 40.05%[30]
Tennessee 2	Leonidas C. Houk	Republican	1878	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Leonidas C. Houk (Republican) 67.00% ▌Samuel G. Heiskell (Democratic) 32.92% ▌Will A. McTeer (Unknown) 0.08%[31]
Tennessee 3	John R. Neal	Democratic	1884	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y John R. Neal (Democratic) 50.62% ▌John T. Wilder (Republican) 49.38%[32]
Tennessee 4	Benton McMillin	Democratic	1878	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Benton McMillin (Democratic) 61.49% ▌J. J. Turner (Ind. Democratic) 38.51%[33]
Tennessee 5	James D. Richardson	Democratic	1884	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y James D. Richardson (Democratic) 68.92% ▌S. D. Mathew (Republican) 31.08%[34]
Tennessee 6	Andrew J. Caldwell	Democratic	1882	Incumbent retired. Democratic hold.	▌Y Joseph E. Washington (Democratic) 61.81% ▌John H. Nye (Republican) 38.19%[35]
Tennessee 7	John G. Ballentine	Democratic	1882	Incumbent retired. Democratic hold.	▌Y Washington C. Whitthorne (Democratic) 58.82% ▌G. W. Blackburn (Republican) 41.18%[36]
Tennessee 8	John M. Taylor	Democratic	1882	Incumbent retired. Democratic hold.	▌Y Benjamin A. Enloe (Democratic) 53.47% ▌Samuel W. Hawkins (Republican) 46.53%[37]
Tennessee 9	Presley T. Glass	Democratic	1884	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Presley T. Glass (Democratic) 58.96% ▌David A. Nunn (Republican) 41.04%[38]
Tennessee 10	Zachary Taylor	Republican	1884	Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain.	▌Y James Phelan Jr. (Democratic) 60.01% ▌Zachary Taylor (Republican) 39.99%[39]

Texas

See also: List of United States representatives from Texas

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates[40]
Texas 6	Olin Wellborn	Democratic	1878	Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic hold.	▌Y 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

See also: List of United States representatives from Vermont

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates[41]
Vermont 1	John W. Stewart	Republican	1882	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y John W. Stewart (Republican) 72.6% ▌Waldo Brigham (Democratic) 26.3% ▌T. H. Brown (Greenback) 0.7%
Vermont 2	William W. Grout	Republican	1880 1882 (lost) 1884	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y William W. Grout (Republican) 69.4% ▌Harley E. Folsom (Democratic) 30.3% ▌Charles B. Cummings (Greenback) 0.2%

Virginia

See also: List of United States representatives from Virginia

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates[42]
Virginia 1	Thomas Croxton	Democratic	1884	Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain.	▌Y Thomas H. B. Browne (Republican) 54.1% ▌Thomas Croxton (Democratic) 45.9%
Virginia 2	Harry Libbey	Republican	1882	Incumbent retired. Republican hold.	▌Y George E. Bowden (Republican) 60.7% ▌Marshall Parks (Democratic) 39.3%
Virginia 3	George D. Wise	Democratic	1880	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y George D. Wise (Democratic) 52.7% ▌Edmund Waddill Jr. (Republican) 47.3%
Virginia 4	James Dennis Brady	Republican	1884	Incumbent retired. Republican hold.	▌Y William E. Gaines (Republican) 70.2% ▌Mann Page (Democratic) 29.8%
Virginia 5	George Cabell	Democratic	1874	Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain.	▌Y John Robert Brown (Republican) 57.1% ▌George Cabell (Democratic) 42.9%
Virginia 6	John W. Daniel	Democratic	1884	Incumbent retired. Labor gain.	▌Y Samuel I. Hopkins (Labor) 51.6% ▌Samuel Griffin (Democratic) 48.4%
Virginia 7	Charles T. O'Ferrall	Democratic	1882 (contest)	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Charles T. O'Ferrall (Democratic) 51.7% ▌John E. Roller (Republican) 48.3%
Virginia 8	John S. Barbour Jr.	Democratic	1880	Incumbent retired. Democratic hold.	▌Y W. H. F. Lee (Democratic) 57.5% ▌W. C. Elam (Republican) 42.5%
Virginia 9	Connally Findlay Trigg	Democratic	1884	Incumbent retired. Republican gain.	▌Y Henry Bowen (Republican) 57.6% ▌R. R. Henry (Democratic) 42.4%
Virginia 10	J. Randolph Tucker	Democratic	1874	Incumbent retired. Republican gain.	▌Y Jacob Yost (Republican) 53.4% ▌James Bumgardner (Democratic) 46.6%

Washington Territory

See Non-voting delegates, below.

West Virginia

See also: List of United States representatives from West Virginia

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
West Virginia 1	Nathan Goff Jr.	Republican	1882	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Nathan Goff Jr. (Republican) 51.55% ▌John Brannon (Democratic) 47.87% ▌L. E. Peters (Prohibition) 0.59%[43]
West Virginia 2	William L. Wilson	Democratic	1882	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y William L. Wilson (Democratic) 49.87% ▌W. H. Flick (Republican) 49.61% ▌John T. Siler (Prohibition) 0.53%[44]
West Virginia 3	Charles P. Snyder	Democratic	1883 (special)	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Charles P. Snyder (Democratic) 50.57% ▌James H. Brown (Republican) 47.54% ▌J. W. Claypool (Prohibition) 1.89%[45]
West Virginia 4	Eustace Gibson	Democratic	1882	Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic hold.	▌Y Charles E. Hogg (Democratic) 50.29% ▌John H. Hutchinson (Republican) 48.00% ▌William H. Smith (Prohibition) 1.71%[46]

Wisconsin

See also: List of United States representatives from Wisconsin

Wisconsin elected nine members of congress on Election Day, November 2, 1886.^[47][48]

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Wisconsin 1	Lucien B. Caswell	Republican	1884	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Lucien B. Caswell (Republican) 46.9% ▌James R. Doolittle (Democratic) 44.9% ▌Edward G. Durant (Prohibition) 8.2%
Wisconsin 2	Edward S. Bragg	Democratic	1884	Incumbent lost re-nomination. Republican gain.	▌Y Richard W. Guenther (Republican) 55.7% ▌Arthur K. Delaney (Democratic) 40.4% ▌J. L. Ingersoll (Prohibition) 3.9%
Wisconsin 3	Robert M. La Follette	Republican	1884	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y 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. Union Labor gain.	▌Y Henry Smith (Union Labor) 42.5% ▌Thomas H. Brown (Republican) 30.7% ▌John Black (Democratic) 26.2% ▌Z. N. Trask (Prohibition) 0.6%
Wisconsin 5	Thomas R. Hudd	Democratic	1886 (special)	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Thomas R. Hudd (Democratic) 60.6% ▌Gustav Küstermann (Republican) 39.2%
Wisconsin 6	Richard W. Guenther	Republican	1880	Incumbent lost re-nomination. Republican hold.	▌Y Charles B. Clark (Republican) 54.6% ▌Andrew Haben (Democratic) 39.4% ▌E. D. Kanouse (Prohibition) 6.0%
Wisconsin 7	Ormsby B. Thomas	Republican	1884	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y 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.	▌Y William T. Price (Republican) 66.7% ▌James Bracklin (Democratic) 33.2%
Wisconsin 9	Isaac Stephenson	Republican	1882	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Isaac Stephenson (Republican) 55.8% ▌John Ringle (Democratic) 44.0% ▌Joe Koezer (Prohibition) 0.1%

Wyoming Territory

See Non-voting delegates, below.

Non-voting members

See also: Non-voting members of the United States House of Representatives

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. Republican gain.	▌Y Fred Dubois (Republican) 51.41% ▌John Hailey (Democratic) 48.57%[49]
Montana Territory at-large	Joseph Toole	Democratic	1884	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Joseph Toole (Democratic) 55.76% ▌Wilbur F. Sanders (Republican) 44.24%[50]
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.	▌Y Joseph M. Carey (Republican) 88.12% ▌H. G. Balch (Democratic) 5.59% ▌T. G. Magee (Democratic) 3.63% Others ▌J. M. Lobban (Democratic) 0.74% ▌L. Kabis (Democratic) 0.49% Others 1.43%[51]

See also

• 1886 United States elections
  • 1886–87 United States Senate elections
• 49th United States Congress
• 50th United States Congress

Notes

1. Regular elections only, not specials
2. Including 1 Independent Democrat.
3. Including 2 Independent Republicans.
4. There were 2 Labor members, 2 Independent Republicans, 1 Independent, and 1 Greenback members elected.
5. Includes 1 Independent Republican.
6. Greenback Party
7. Labor Party

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• "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)