1898 United States House of Representatives elections

The 1898 United States House of Representatives elections were held for the most part on November 8, 1898, with Oregon, Maine, and Vermont holding theirs early in either June or September. They were held during the middle of President William McKinley's first term. Elections were held for 357 seats of the United States House of Representatives, representing 45 states, to serve in the 56th United States Congress. Special elections were also held throughout the year.

1898 United States House of Representatives elections

← 1896 June 6, September 6, September 12, and November 8, 1898[a] 1900 →
All 357 seats in the United States House of Representatives 179 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader David Henderson James Richardson Party Republican Democratic Leader since March 4, 1899 March 4, 1899 Leader's seat Iowa 3rd Tennessee 5th Last election 206 seats 124 seats Seats won 187[1] 161[1] Seat change 19 37 Popular vote 5,305,230 4,828,592 Percentage 48.55% 44.18% Swing 0.22% 3.19%   Third party Fourth party   Party Populist Silver Republican Last election 22 2 Seats won 5[1] 2[1] Seat change 17 Popular vote 463,059 60,805 Percentage 4.24% 0.56% Swing 2.62% 0.46%   Fifth party Sixth party   Party Silver Independent Last election 1 1 Seats won 1[1] 1[b] Seat change Popular vote 5,766 96,537 Percentage 0.05% 0.88% Swing 0.31%
Speaker before election Thomas Reed Republican Elected Speaker David Henderson Republican

As in many midterm elections, the President's Republican Party lost seats, but was able to hold a majority over the Democratic Party. The Populist Party also lost many seats, as their movement began to decline. This was likely because many Populists rallied behind William Jennings Bryan's increasingly powerful branch of the Democratic Party, which built the rural economic issues advocated by Populists into their platform. As a result, the Democrats won a number of Western seats as well many in the Mid-Atlantic.

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Election summaries

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Democratic	[c]	Republican

State	Type	Total seats	Democratic		Populist		Republican		Silver/ Silver Rep.
			Seats	Change	Seats	Change	Seats	Change	Seats	Change
Alabama	District	9	8	1	0	1	1		0
Arkansas	District	6	6		0		0		0
California	District	7	1	1	0	2	6	3	0
Colorado	District	2	0		1		0		1[d]
Connecticut	District	4	0		0		4		0
Delaware	At-large	1	0	1	0		1	1	0
Florida	District	2	2		0		0		0
Georgia	District	11	11		0		0		0
Idaho	At-large	1	0		0	1	0		1[d]	1
Illinois	District	22	8	3	0		14	3	0
Indiana	District	13	4		0		9		0
Iowa	District	11	0		0		11		0
Kansas	District +at-large	8	0		1	5	7	5	0
Kentucky	District	11	9	2	0		2	2	0
Louisiana	District	6	6		0		0		0
Maine	District	4	0		0		4		0
Maryland	District	6	2	2	0		4	2	0
Massachusetts	District	13	3	2	0		10	2	0
Michigan	District	12	0	2	0		12	2	0
Minnesota	District	7	0		0		7		0
Mississippi	District	7	7		0		0		0
Missouri	District	15	12		0		3		0
Montana	At-large	1	1	1	0		0		0	1
Nebraska	District	6	1	1	3	1	2		0
Nevada	At-large	1	0		0		0		1
New Hampshire	District	2	0		0		2		0
New Jersey	District	8	2	2	0		6	2	0
New York	District	34	18	12	0		16	12	0
North Carolina	District	9	5	4	1[e]	4	3	1	0
North Dakota	At-large	1	0		0		1		0
Ohio	District	21	6		0		15		0
Oregon	District	2	0		0		2		0
Pennsylvania	District +2 at-large	30	10	7	0		20	7	0
Rhode Island	District	2	0		0		2		0
South Carolina	District	7	7		0		0		0
South Dakota	At-large	2	0		0	2	2	2	0
Tennessee	District	10	8		0		2		0
Texas	District	13	12		0		1		0
Utah	At-large	1	1		0		0		0
Vermont	District	2	0		0		2		0
Virginia	District	10	10	4	0		0	4	0
Washington	At-large	2	0	1	0		2	2	0	1
West Virginia	District	4	1	1	0		3	1	0
Wisconsin	District	10	0		0		10		0
Wyoming	At-large	1	0	1	0		1	1	0
Total		357	161 45.1%	37	6[e] 1.7%	16	187 52.4%	20	3[f] 0.8%	1

Popular vote Democratic   44.18% Independent   0.86% Populist   4.24% Republican   48.55% Silver Republican   0.56% Silver   0.05% Others   1.56%

House seats Democratic   45.10% Independent   0.28% Populist   1.40% Republican   52.38% Silver Republican   0.56% Silver   0.28%

The previous elections of 1896 saw the election of 24 Populists, 2 Silver Republicans, and a Silver Party member.

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% Populist   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 Populist gain   1-2 Republican gain   no net change

Special elections

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates}
Mississippi 2	William V. Sullivan	Democratic	1896	Incumbent resigned when appointed U.S. Senator. New member elected July 5, 1898. Democratic hold.	▌Y Thomas Spight (Democratic) 46.64% ▌Z. M. Stephens (Democratic) 42.17% ▌Leland L. Pearsons (Democratic) 11.19%
Ohio 19
Pennsylvania 23
Virginia 2
Virginia 4
Mississippi 6	William F. Love	Democratic	1896	Incumbent died October 16, 1898. New member elected November 29, 1898. Democratic hold.	▌Y Frank A. McLain (Democratic) 100%[2]
Massachusetts 15	John Simpkins	Republican	1894	Incumbent died March 27, 1898. Republican hold.	▌Y William S. Greene (Republican) 63.04% ▌Charles S. Randall (Ind. Republican) 18.17% ▌Walter P. J. Skahan (Socialist Labor) 10.95% ▌Charles T. Luce (Democratic) 7.84%[3]

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Election dates

All the states held their elections November 8, 1898, except for 3 states, with 8 seats among them:

• June 6: Oregon
• September 6: Vermont
• September 12: Maine

Alabama

See also: List of United States representatives from Alabama

Arkansas

See also: List of United States representatives from Arkansas

California

Main article: 1898 United States House of Representatives elections in California

See also: List of United States representatives from California

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates[4]
California 1	John All Barham	Republican	1894	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y John All Barham (Republican) 61.1% ▌Emmet Seawell (Democratic) 38.9%
California 2	Marion De Vries	Democratic	1896	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Marion De Vries (Democratic) 55.3% ▌Frank D. Ryan (Republican) 44.7%
California 3	Samuel G. Hilborn	Republican	1894	Incumbent lost renomination. Republican hold.	▌Y Victor H. Metcalf (Republican) 57.3% ▌John Aubrey Jones (Democratic) 39.1% ▌Thomas F. Burns (Socialist Labor) 3.6%
California 4	James G. Maguire	Democratic	1892	Incumbent retired to run for California Governor. Republican gain.	▌Y Julius Kahn (Republican) 50.0% ▌James H. Barry (Democratic) 44.1% ▌W. J. Martin (Socialist Labor) 3.7% ▌Joseph P. Kelly (Ind. Democratic) 2.2%
California 5	Eugene F. Loud	Republican	1890	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Eugene F. Loud (Republican) 51.8% ▌William Craig (Democratic) 44.3% ▌E. T. Kingsley (Socialist Labor) 3.9%
California 6	Charles A. Barlow	Populist	1900	Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain.	▌Y Russell J. Waters (Republican) 52.6% ▌Charles A. Barlow (Populist) 44.9% ▌James T. Van Ransselear (Socialist Labor) 2.5%
California 7	Curtis H. Castle	Populist	1896	Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain.	▌Y James C. Needham (Republican) 50.1% ▌Curtis H. Castle (Populist) 49.9%

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[5]
Connecticut 1	E. Stevens Henry	Republican	1894	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y E. Stevens Henry (Republican) 55.5% ▌Robert J. Vance (Democratic) 39.9% ▌Emil L. G. Hohenthal (Prohibition) 1.2%
Connecticut 2	Nehemiah D. Sperry	Republican	1894	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Nehemiah D. Sperry (Republican) 51.9% ▌James H. Webb (Democratic) 45.2% ▌Milton R. Kerr (Prohibition) 0.7%
Connecticut 3	Charles A. Russell	Republican	1886	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Charles A. Russell (Republican) 58.1% ▌Charles F. Thayer (Democratic) 40.4% ▌Stephen Crane (Prohibition) 1.5%
Connecticut 4	Ebenezer J. Hill	Republican	1894	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Ebenezer J. Hill (Republican) 56.1% ▌Charles P. Lyman (Democratic) 42.0% ▌Charles L. Beach (Prohibition) 0.7%

Delaware

See also: List of United States representatives from Delaware

Florida

Main article: 1898 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida

See also: List of United States representatives from Florida

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Florida 1	Stephen M. Sparkman	Democratic	1894	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Stephen M. Sparkman (Democratic) 84.2% ▌E. R. Gunby (Republican) 15.8%
Florida 2	Robert Wyche Davis	Democratic	1896	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Robert Wyche Davis (Democratic) 71.8% ▌H. L. Anderson (Republican) 28.2%

Georgia

See also: List of United States representatives from Georgia

Idaho

See also: List of United States representatives from Idaho

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Idaho at-large	James Gunn	Populist	1896	Incumbent lost re-election. Silver Republican gain.	▌Y Edgar Wilson (Silver Republican) 45.26% ▌Weldon B. Heyburn (Republican) 33.40% ▌James Gunn (Populist) 19.00% ▌William J. Boone (Prohibition) 2.34%[6]

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

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	George P. Lawrence	Republican	1897 (special)	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y George P. Lawrence (Republican) 58.0% ▌Charles P. Davis (Democratic) 35.5% ▌Edward A. Buckland (Socialist Labor) 6.5%
Massachusetts 2	Frederick H. Gillett	Republican	1892	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Frederick H. Gillett (Republican) 60.3% ▌Robert E. Bisbee (Democratic) 36.5% ▌George H. Wrenn (Socialist Labor) 3.2%
Massachusetts 3	Joseph H. Walker	Republican	1888	Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain.	▌Y John R. Thayer (Democratic) 50.4% ▌Joseph H. Walker (Republican) 49.6%
Massachusetts 4	George W. Weymouth	Republican	1896	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y George W. Weymouth (Republican) 62.9% ▌L. Porter Morse (Democratic) 37.1%
Massachusetts 5	William S. Knox	Republican	1894	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y William S. Knox (Republican) 51.8% ▌Joseph J. Flynn (Democratic) 48.2%
Massachusetts 6	William H. Moody	Republican	1895 (special)	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y William H. Moody (Republican) 64.5% ▌E. Moody Boynton (Democratic) 28.9% ▌Albert L. Gillen (Social Democratic) 6.6%
Massachusetts 7	William Emerson Barrett	Republican	1894	Incumbent retired. Republican hold.	▌Y Ernest W. Roberts (Republican) 55.8% ▌Walter L. Ramsdell (Democratic) 41.6% ▌Joseph Malloney (Socialist Labor) 2.6%
Massachusetts 8	Samuel W. McCall	Republican	1892	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Samuel W. McCall (Republican) 70.0% ▌George A. Perkins (Democratic) 27.2% ▌William E. Stacey (Socialist Labor) 2.8%
Massachusetts 9	John F. Fitzgerald	Democratic	1894	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y John F. Fitzgerald (Democratic) 48.7% ▌Franz H. Krebs Jr. (Republican) 25.8% ▌James A. Gallivan (Ind. Democratic) 23.6% ▌Florentine K. Bradman (Citizens Republican) 1.9%
Massachusetts 10	Samuel J. Barrows	Republican	1896	Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain.	▌Y Henry F. Naphen (Democratic) 55.2% ▌Samuel J. Barrows (Republican) 44.8%
Massachusetts 11	Charles F. Sprague	Republican	1892	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Charles F. Sprague (Republican) 61.3% ▌William H. Baker (Democratic) 38.6%
Massachusetts 12	William C. Lovering	Republican	1896	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y William C. Lovering (Republican) 65.9% ▌Philip E. Brady (Democratic) 30.0% ▌Jeremiah O'Fihelly (Socialist Labor) 4.1%
Massachusetts 13	William S. Greene	Republican	1898 (special)	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y William S. Greene (Republican) 68.65% ▌Charles T. Luce (Democratic) 24.82% ▌Thomas Stevenson (Socialist Labor) 6.51% Others 0.01%

Michigan

See also: List of United States representatives from Michigan

Minnesota

See also: List of United States representatives from Minnesota

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates[7]
Minnesota 1	James A. Tawney	Republican	1892	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y James A. Tawney (Republican) 59.2% ▌Milo White (Democratic/Populist) 37.3% ▌Clarence Wedge (Prohibition) 3.4%
Minnesota 2	James McCleary	Republican	1892	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y James McCleary (Republican) 57.0% ▌David H. Evans (Democratic/Populist) 39.6% ▌Thadeus Grout (Prohibition) 3.4%
Minnesota 3	Joel Heatwole	Republican	1894	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Joel Heatwole (Republican) 56.8% ▌Charles Hinds (Democratic/Populist) 38.9% ▌John R. Lowe (Prohibition) 4.3%
Minnesota 4	Frederick Stevens	Republican	1896	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Frederick Stevens (Republican) 54.1% ▌John W. Willis (Democratic) 39.3% ▌Henry Carling (Socialist Labor) 2.6% ▌N. S. Beardsley (Ind. Populist) 2.4% ▌Newton Bray (Prohibition) 1.6%
Minnesota 5	Loren Fletcher	Republican	1892	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Loren Fletcher (Republican) 55.4% ▌Thomas J. Caton (Democratic/Populist) 38.1% ▌Adolph Hirschfield (Socialist Labor) 2.7% ▌Charles M. Way (Prohibition) 2.6% ▌Edward Blackburn (Independent) 1.2%
Minnesota 6	Page Morris	Republican	1896	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Page Morris (Republican) 50.1% ▌Charles A. Towne (Independent) 49.0% ▌Edward Kriz (Socialist Labor) 0.9%
Minnesota 7	Frank Eddy	Republican	1894	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Frank Eddy (Republican) 52.6% ▌Peter M. Ringdal (Democratic/Populist) 43.1% ▌Engebret E. Lobeck (Prohibition) 4.4%

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) 100%[8]
Mississippi 2	Thomas Spight	Democratic	1898 (special)	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Thomas Spight (Democratic) 92.91% ▌C. M. Haynie (Populist) 5.26% ▌S. M. Howry (Republican) 1.83%[9]
Mississippi 3	Thomas C. Catchings	Democratic	1884	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Thomas C. Catchings (Democratic) 85.07% ▌C. J. Jones (Colored Republican) 14.93%[10]
Mississippi 4	Andrew F. Fox	Democratic	1896	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Andrew F. Fox (Democratic) 77.08% ▌Ralph Brewer (Populist) 22.92%[11]
Mississippi 5	John S. Williams	Democratic	1892	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y John S. Williams (Democratic) 97.02% ▌S. R. Pitts (Republican) 2.79% ▌J. E. Everett (Independent) 0.20%[12]
Mississippi 6	Vacant (incumbent died October 16, 1898)			Democratic hold.	▌Y Frank A. McLain (Democratic) 53.78% ▌M. M. Evans (Ind. Democratic) 22.82% ▌A. C. Hathorn (Populist) 16.39% ▌H. C. Turley (Republican) 7.01%[13]
Mississippi 7	Patrick Henry	Democratic	1896	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Patrick Henry (Democratic) 90.95% ▌T. B. Yellowley (Republican) 4.75% ▌E. F. Brennan (Republican) 4.30%[14]

Missouri

See also: List of United States representatives from Missouri

Montana

See also: List of United States representatives from Montana

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Montana at-large	Charles S. Hartman	Silver Republican	1892	Incumbent retired. Democratic gain.	▌Y Albert J. Campbell (Democratic) 46.90% ▌Thomas C. Marshall (Republican) 29.79% ▌Thomas S. Hogan (Silver Republican) 23.31%[15]

Nebraska

See also: List of United States representatives from Nebraska

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Nebraska 1	Jesse B. Strode	Republican	1894	Incumbent retired. Republican hold.	▌Y Elmer Burkett (Republican) 53.88% ▌James Manahan (Democratic) 45.96% ▌Fred Herman (Unknown) 0.16%[16]
Nebraska 2	David H. Mercer	Republican	1892	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y David H. Mercer (Republican) 52.02% ▌Gilbert Hitchcock (Democratic) 47.98%[17]
Nebraska 3	Samuel Maxwell	Populist	1896	Incumbent retired. Democratic gain.	▌Y John S. Robinson (Democratic) 51.93% ▌W. F. Norris (Republican) 48.07%[18]
Nebraska 4	William L. Stark	Populist	1896	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y William L. Stark (Populist) 50.71% ▌Edmund H. Hinshaw (Republican) 49.29%[19]
Nebraska 5	Roderick D. Sutherland	Populist	1896	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Roderick D. Sutherland (Populist) 51.36% ▌Clarendon E. Adams (Republican) 48.64%[20]
Nebraska 6	William L. Greene	Populist	1896	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y William L. Greene (Populist) 53.50% ▌Norris Brown (Republican) 46.51%[21]

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 York

See also: List of United States representatives from New York

North Carolina

See also: List of United States representatives from North Carolina

North Dakota

See also: List of United States representatives from North Dakota

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates[22]
North Dakota at-large	Martin N. Johnson	Republican	1890	Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator. Republican hold.	▌Y Burleigh F. Spalding (Republican) 60.89% ▌H. M. Creel (Fusion) 39.11%

Ohio

See also: List of United States representatives from Ohio

Oregon

See also: List of United States representatives from Oregon

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Oregon 1	Thomas H. Tongue	Republican	1896	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Thomas H. Tongue (Republican) 48.96% ▌R. M. Veatch (Fusion) 44.28% ▌J. L. Hill (Populist) 4.21% ▌L. H. Pederson (Prohibition) 2.56%[23]
Oregon 2	William R. Ellis	Republican	1892	Incumbent lost renomination. Republican hold.	▌Y Malcolm A. Moody (Republican) 54.15% ▌C. M. Donaldson (Fusion) 37.22% ▌H. E. Courtney (Populist) 5.78% ▌G. W. Ingalls (Prohibition) 2.85%[24]

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: 1898 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	William Elliott	Democratic	1886 1896	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y William Elliott (Democratic) 66.5% ▌George W. Murray (Republican) 33.5%
South Carolina 2	W. Jasper Talbert	Democratic	1892	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y W. Jasper Talbert (Democratic) 97.0% ▌B. P. Chatfield (Republican) 2.9% Others 0.1%
South Carolina 3	Asbury Latimer	Democratic	1892	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Asbury Latimer (Democratic) 96.6% ▌John R. Tolbert (Republican) 3.3% Others 0.1%
South Carolina 4	Stanyarne Wilson	Democratic	1894	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Stanyarne Wilson (Democratic) 96.4% ▌P. S. Suber (Republican) 3.6%
South Carolina 5	Thomas J. Strait	Democratic	1892	Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic hold.	▌Y David E. Finley (Democratic) 100%
South Carolina 6	James Norton	Democratic	1897 (special)	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y James Norton (Democratic) 96.9% ▌J. H. Evans (Republican) 3.1%
South Carolina 7	J. William Stokes	Democratic	1894	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y J. William Stokes (Democratic) 89.8% ▌James Weston (Republican) 10.2%

South Dakota

See also: List of United States representatives from South Dakota

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates[25]
South Dakota at-large (2 seats)	John Edward Kelley	Populist	1896	Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain.	Elected on a general ticket: ▌Y Robert J. Gamble (Republican) 27.4% ▌Y Charles H. Burke (Republican) 25.7% ▌John Edward Kelley (Populist) 22.9% ▌Freeman Knowles (Populist) 22.8% Others ▌A. Jamison (Prohibition) 0.6% ▌M. D. Alexander (Prohibition) 0.6%
	Freeman Knowles	Populist	1896	Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain.

Tennessee

See also: List of United States representatives from Tennessee

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Tennessee 1	Walter P. Brownlow	Republican	1896	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Walter P. Brownlow (Republican) 54.96% ▌Hugh H. Guckenour (Democratic) 44.12% ▌R. S. Cheves (Prohibition) 0.92%[26]
Tennessee 2	Henry R. Gibson	Republican	1894	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Henry R. Gibson (Republican) 66.34% ▌John M. Davis (Democratic) 33.07% ▌[FNU] Jones (Unknown) 0.59%[27]
Tennessee 3	John A. Moon	Democratic	1896	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y John A. Moon (Democratic) 58.87% ▌Gus Cate (Republican) 40.62% ▌W. A. Wetmore (Populist) 0.51%[28]
Tennessee 4	Benton McMillin	Democratic	1878	Incumbent retired to run for Governor. Democratic hold.	▌Y Charles E. Snodgrass (Democratic) 62.29% ▌George H. Morgan (Republican) 37.72%[29]
Tennessee 5	James D. Richardson	Democratic	1884	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y James D. Richardson (Democratic) 69.52% ▌W. Y. Elliott (Republican) 30.48%[30]
Tennessee 6	John W. Gaines	Democratic	1896	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y John W. Gaines (Democratic) 78.78% ▌J. C. Napier (Republican) 14.26% ▌N. P. Gill (Prohibition) 6.97%[31]
Tennessee 7	Nicholas N. Cox	Democratic	1890	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Nicholas N. Cox (Democratic) 70.28% ▌J. A. Cunningham (Independent) 29.72%[32]
Tennessee 8	Thetus W. Sims	Democratic	1896	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Thetus W. Sims (Democratic) 60.21% ▌W. F. Hinkle (Republican) 36.86% ▌T. J. Brooks (Populist) 2.94%[33]
Tennessee 9	Rice A. Pierce	Democratic	1896	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Rice A. Pierce (Democratic) 76.89% ▌Isaac Revelle (Republican) 21.27% ▌E. F. Falley (Prohibition) 1.84%[34]
Tennessee 10	Edward W. Carmack	Democratic	1896	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Edward W. Carmack (Democratic) 81.46% ▌J. W. Vernon (Republican) 18.12% ▌J. T. Brooks (Populist) 0.42%[35]

Texas

See also: List of United States representatives from Texas

Utah

See also: List of United States representatives from Utah

Vermont

See also: List of United States representatives from Vermont

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates[36]
Vermont 1	H. Henry Powers	Republican	1890	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y H. Henry Powers (Republican) 71.7% ▌Herbert F. Brigham (Democratic) 28.3%
Vermont 2	William W. Grout	Republican	1880 1882 (lost) 1884	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y William W. Grout (Republican) 74.9% ▌C. A. G. Jackson (Democratic) 24.9% ▌Lavant M. Read (Republican) 0.2%

Virginia

See also: List of United States representatives from Virginia

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates[37]
Virginia 1	William A. Jones	Democratic	1890	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y William A. Jones (Democratic) 66.5% ▌Joseph A. Bristow (Republican) 31.8% ▌H. L. Crockett (Prohibition) 0.8%
Virginia 2	Richard A. Wise	Republican	1896 (contest)	Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain.	▌Y William A. Young (Democratic) 55.8% ▌Richard A. Wise (Republican) 28.4% ▌William S. Holland (Republican) 15.8%
				Election successfully challenged. Republican gain.	▌Y Richard A. Wise (Republican)
Virginia 3	John Lamb	Democratic	1896	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y John Lamb (Democratic) 69.1% ▌Otis H. Russell (Republican) 18.8% ▌Benjamin B. Weisiger (Republican) 11.1% Others ▌John J. Quantz (Unknown) 0.6% ▌Allie Dillard (Unknown) 0.4%
Virginia 4	Robert Taylor Thorp	Republican	1894 (contest) 1896 (contest)	Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain.	▌Y Sydney P. Epes (Democratic) 57.5% ▌Robert Taylor Thorp (Republican) 39.2% Others ▌Booker Ellis (Republican) 1.7% ▌Thomas L. Jones (Republican) 1.3% ▌J. H. Beran (Unknown) 0.3%
Virginia 5	Claude A. Swanson	Democratic	1892	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Claude A. Swanson (Democratic) 57.0% ▌Edmund Parr (Republican) 41.8% Others ▌R. A. Bennett (Prohibition) 0.8% ▌R. O. Martin (Republican) 0.2% ▌C. T. Seay (Unknown) 0.2%
Virginia 6	Peter J. Otey	Democratic	1894	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Peter J. Otey (Democratic) 66.9% ▌Daniel Butler (Republican) 15.8% ▌Charles A. Heermans (Republican) 14.4% ▌Ira W. Kimmell (Unknown) 2.4% ▌D. G. Revere (Unknown) 0.5%
Virginia 7	James Hay	Democratic	1896	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y James Hay (Democratic) 77.1% ▌D. C. O'Flaherty (Democratic) 22.9%
Virginia 8	John Franklin Rixey	Democratic	1896	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y John Franklin Rixey (Democratic) 88.8% ▌Edward Hughes (Independent) 8.5% Others ▌J. P. Johnson (Prohibition) 1.9% ▌John Underwood (Republican) 0.9%
Virginia 9	James A. Walker	Republican	1892	Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain.	▌Y William F. Rhea (Democratic) 51.0% ▌James A. Walker (Republican) 48.8% Others ▌Thaddeus E. Harris (Independent) 0.2% ▌John W. Watkins (Unknown) 0.2%
Virginia 10	Jacob Yost	Republican	1896	Incumbent retired. Democratic gain.	▌Y Julian M. Quarles (Democratic) 56.3% ▌Robert T. Hubard (Republican) 43.4% ▌Frank Smith (Independent) 0.3%

Washington

See also: List of United States representatives from Washington

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	Blackburn B. Dovener	Republican	1894	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Blackburn B. Dovener (Republican) 51.91% ▌J. V. Blair (Democratic) 47.29%[38] Others ▌W. A. Williams (Independent) 0.63% ▌J. B. Arnold (Independent) 0.17%
West Virginia 2	Alston G. Dayton	Republican	1894	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Alston G. Dayton (Republican) 50.33% ▌John T. McGraw (Democratic) 48.98% ▌George Morrow (Populist) 0.69%[39]
West Virginia 3	Charles Dorr	Republican	1896	Incumbent retired. Democratic gain.	▌Y David E. Johnston (Democratic) 50.63% ▌William S. Edwards (Republican) 48.93% ▌J. W. Davis (Populist) 0.45%[40]
West Virginia 4	Warren Miller	Republican	1894	Incumbent retired. Republican hold.	▌Y Romeo H. Freer (Republican) 50.84% ▌George I. Neal (Democratic) 48.79% ▌Oliver Gorrell (Populist) 0.37%[41]

Wisconsin

See also: List of United States representatives from Wisconsin

Wisconsin elected ten members of congress on Election Day, November 8, 1898.^[42][43]

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Wisconsin 1	Henry Allen Cooper	Republican	1892	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Henry Allen Cooper (Republican) 61.5% ▌Clinton Babbitt (Democratic) 35.4% ▌John C. Huffman (Prohibition) 3.1%
Wisconsin 2	Edward Sauerhering	Republican	1894	Incumbent retired. Republican hold.	▌Y Herman Dahle (Republican) 50.4% ▌James E. Jones (Democratic) 47.0% ▌Jabez B. Smith (Prohibition) 2.6%
Wisconsin 3	Joseph W. Babcock	Republican	1892	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Joseph W. Babcock (Republican) 59.5% ▌Thomas L. Cleary (Democratic) 37.3% ▌Richard B. Griggs (Prohibition) 3.2%
Wisconsin 4	Theobald Otjen	Republican	1894	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Theobald Otjen (Republican) 47.3% ▌Joseph G. Donnelly (Democratic) 41.7% ▌Robert C. Schilling (Populist) 6.6% ▌Louis A. Arnold (Social Democratic) 3.0% ▌John Moser (Socialist Labor) 1.5%
Wisconsin 5	Samuel S. Barney	Republican	1894	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Samuel S. Barney (Republican) 51.8% ▌Charles E. Armin (Democratic) 40.2% ▌George Eckelman (Social Democratic) 3.3% ▌William P. Rubin (Populist) 3.0% ▌Albert F. Hintz (Socialist Labor) 1.0% ▌William R. Nethercut (Prohibition) 0.7%
Wisconsin 6	James H. Davidson	Republican	1896	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y James H. Davidson (Republican) 53.6% ▌Frank C. Stewart (Democratic) 44.4% ▌William H. Clark (Prohibition) 2.0%
Wisconsin 7	Michael Griffin	Republican	1894	Incumbent retired. Republican hold.	▌Y John J. Esch (Republican) 64.7% ▌John F. Doherty (Democratic) 32.6% ▌Luther W. Wood (Prohibition) 2.8%
Wisconsin 8	Edward S. Minor	Republican	1894	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Edward S. Minor (Republican) 54.2% ▌Philip Sheridan (Democratic) 43.8% ▌John W. Evans (Prohibition) 2.0%
Wisconsin 9	Alexander Stewart	Republican	1894	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Alexander Stewart (Republican) 58.1% ▌Wells M. Ruggles (Democratic) 40.1% ▌Edwin Kerswill (Prohibition) 1.8%
Wisconsin 10	John J. Jenkins	Republican	1894	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y John J. Jenkins (Republican) 63.1% ▌John R. Mathews (Democratic) 30.3% ▌William B. Hopkins (Prohibition) 3.5% ▌Carl Pieper (Populist) 3.1%

Wyoming

Main article: 1898 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming

See also: List of United States representatives from Wyoming

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates[44]
Wyoming at-large	John E. Osborne	Democratic	1896	Incumbent retired. Republican gain.	▌Y Frank W. Mondell (Republican) 54.71% ▌Constantine P. Arnold (Democratic) 43.04% ▌William Brown (Populist) 2.25%

Non-voting delegates

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
New Mexico Territory at-large
Oklahoma Territory at-large	James Y. Callahan	Free Silver	1896	Incumbent retired. Republican gain.	▌Y Dennis T. Flynn (Republican)[45] [data missing]

See also

• 1898 United States elections
  • 1898–99 United States Senate elections
• 55th United States Congress
• 56th United States Congress

Notes

1. Regulars only, not including specials
2. 1 Independent Populist
3. There were 6 Populists, 1 Silver, and 2 Silver Republicans
4. Member of the Silver Republican Party faction elected.
5. Includes 1 Independent Populist
6. Includes 2 members of the Silver Republican faction.

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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)