1896 United States House of Representatives elections

1896 United States House of Representatives elections

November 3, 1896[a]

All 357 seats in the United States House of Representatives
179 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Thomas Brackett Reed Joseph W. Bailey
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat Maine 1st Texas 4th
Last election 254 seats 93 seats
Seats won 206[1] 124[1]
Seat change 48 31
Popular vote 6,655,919 5,594,384
Percentage 48.77% 40.99%
Swing 0.50pp 3.27pp

  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Populist Silver Republican
Last election 9 seats Pre-creation
Seats won 22[1] 3[1]
Seat change 13 3
Popular vote 935,636 139,132
Percentage 6.86% 1.02%
Swing 4.16pp New party

  Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Silver Independent Republican
Last election 1 0
Seats won 1[1] 1
Seat change 1
Popular vote 6,429 72,945
Percentage 0.05% 0.53%
Swing 0.01pp 0.20pp

Results:
     Democratic gain      Republican gain
     Democratic hold      Republican hold
     Populist gain      Populist hold
     Silver Republican gain

Speaker before election

Thomas Reed
Republican

Elected Speaker

Thomas Reed
Republican

The 1896 United States House of Representatives elections were held for the most part on November 3, 1896, with Oregon, Maine, and Vermont holding theirs early in either June or September. They coincided with the election of President William McKinley. Elections were held for 357 seats of the United States House of Representatives, representing 45 states, to serve in the 55th United States Congress. The size of the House increased by one seat after Utah gained statehood on January 4, 1896. Special elections were also held throughout the year.

The Republican Party maintained its large majority in the House but lost 48 seats, mostly to the Democratic and Populist parties. The Republican losses were most likely due to the extraordinary gains that party made in the prior elections, when many normally Democratic districts voted Republican due to the severity of and fallout from the Panic of 1893. The Democratic Party recovered in the Mid-Atlantic and Midwestern districts dominated by Catholic and working-class voters. In the Western United States, the Populist Party made large gains and several Republicans broke away over the national party platform's endorsement of a gold standard.

This election marked the zenith of the Populist Party. The Populists would lose most of their seats in the 1898 elections and thereafter slowly fade from prominence.

Election summaries

124 22 5 206
Democratic Pop [b] Republican
State Type Total
seats
Democratic Populist Silver Silver Republican Ind. Republican Republican
Seats Change Seats Change Seats Change Seats Change Seats Change Seats Change
Alabama District 9 7 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1
Arkansas District 6 6 0 0 0 0 0
California District 7 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 3 3
Colorado District 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1
Connecticut District 4 0 0 0 0 0 4
Delaware At-large 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Florida District 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
Georgia District 11 11 0 0 0 0 0
Idaho At-large 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
Illinois District 22 5 3 0 0 0 0 17 3
Indiana District 13 4 4 0 0 0 0 9 4
Iowa District 11 0 0 0 0 0 11
Kansas District
+at-large
8 0 6 5 0 0 0 2 5
Kentucky District 11 7 1 0 0 0 0 4 1
Louisiana District 6 6 0 0 0 0 0
Maine[c] District 4 0 0 0 0 0 4
Maryland District 6 0 3 0 0 0 0 6 3
Massachusetts District 13 1 0 0 0 0 12
Michigan District 12 2 2 0 0 0 0 10 2
Minnesota District 7 0 0 0 0 0 7
Mississippi District 7 7 0 0 0 0 0
Missouri District 15 12 7 0 0 0 0 3 7
Montana At-large 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1
Nebraska District 6 0 4 3 0 0 0 2 3
Nevada At-large 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
New Hampshire District 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
New Jersey District 8 0 0 0 0 0 8
New York District 34 5 1 0 0 0 0 29 1
North Carolina District 9 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 3
North Dakota At-large 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Ohio District 21 6 4 0 0 0 0 15 4
Oregon[c] District 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Pennsylvania District
+2 at-large
30 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 26 2
Rhode Island District 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
South Carolina District 7 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
South Dakota At-large 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2
Tennessee District 10 8 2 0 0 0 0 2 2
Texas District 13 12 0 0 0 0 1
Utah At-large 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Vermont[c] District 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Virginia District 10 6 2 0 0 0 0 4 2
Washington[d] At-large 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2
West Virginia District 4 0 0 1 3 3 0 0
Wisconsin District 10 0 0 0 0 0 10
Wyoming At-large 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Total 357 124
34.7%
31 22
6.2%
13 1
0.3%
0 3
0.8%
1
0.3%
1 206
57.7%
48
Popular vote
Democratic
40.99%
Independent
0.53%
Populist
6.86%
Republican
48.77%
Silver
0.05%
Silver Republican
1.02%
Others
1.78%
House seats
Democratic
34.73%
Independent
0.28%
Populist
6.16%
Republican
57.70%
Silver
0.28%
Silver Republican
0.84%

Special elections

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Virginia 5
South Carolina 7 J. William Stokes Democratic 1894 Incumbent's previous election declared void June 1, 1896 due to electoral fraud.
Incumbent re-elected November 3, 1896.
Incumbent also elected to the next term; see below.

Early election dates

Three states, with 8 seats between them, held elections early in 1896:

Alabama

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Alabama 1 Richard H. Clarke Democratic 1888 Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Alabama.
Democratic hold.
  • Y George W. Taylor (Democratic) 70.50%
  • Frank H. Threatt (Republican) 25.38%
  • Emory C. Stearnes (Populist) 3.84%
Alabama 2 Jesse F. Stallings Democratic 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Jesse F. Stallings (Democratic) 55.94%
  • Thomas H. Clarke (National Democratic) 25.63%
  • John C. Fonville (Populist) 18.43%
Alabama 3 George P. Harrison Jr. Democratic 1894 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • Y Henry D. Clayton Jr. (Democratic) 52.61%
  • George L. Comer (National Democratic) 25.94%
  • Emmet C. Jackson (Populist) 21.45%
Alabama 4 William F. Aldrich Republican 1894 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Election successfully contested.
Incumbent re-elected and seated February 9, 1898.
Alabama 5 Albert T. Goodwyn Populist 1894 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Alabama 6 John H. Bankhead Democratic 1886 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y John H. Bankhead (Democratic) 55.07%
  • A. S. Van de Graff (National Democratic) 27.05%
  • George S. Youngblood (Populist) 17.88%
Alabama 7 Milford W. Howard Populist 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Milford W. Howard (Populist) 35.79%
  • William I. Bullock (Democratic) 32.66%
  • James J. Curtis (Republican) 28.91%
  • George H. Parker (National Democratic) 2.64%
Alabama 8 Joseph Wheeler Democratic 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Joseph Wheeler (Democratic) 56.66%
  • Oscar W. Hundley (Republican) 42.13%
  • W. W. Callahan (National Democratic) 1.21%
Alabama 9 Truman H. Aldrich Republican 1894 Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
  • Y Oscar Underwood (Democratic) 62.98%
  • Grattan B. Crowe (Republican/Populist) 26.21%
  • Archibald Lawson (National Democratic) 10.81%

Arkansas

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Arkansas 1 Philip D. McCulloch Jr. Democratic 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
Arkansas 2 John S. Little Democratic 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y John S. Little (Democratic) 74.7%
  • Charles D. Greaves (Republican) 25.3%
Arkansas 3 Thomas C. McRae Democratic 1885 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Thomas C. McRae (Democratic) 70.0%
  • J. B. Friedheim (Republican) 30.0%
Arkansas 4 William L. Terry Democratic 1890 Incumbent re-elected.
Arkansas 5 Hugh A. Dinsmore Democratic 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
Arkansas 6 Robert Neill Democratic 1892 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.

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California

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[3]
California 1 John All Barham Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y John All Barham (Republican) 49.7%
  • Fletcher A. Cutler (Democratic) 45.5%
  • George W. Montieth (Populist) 4.2%
  • B. F. Taylor (Prohibition) 0.7%
California 2 Grove L. Johnson Republican 1894 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
California 3 Samuel G. Hilborn Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
California 4 James G. Maguire Democratic 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y James G. Maguire (Democratic/Populist) 61.0%
  • Thomas B. O'Brien (Republican) 35.0%
  • E. T. Kingsley (Socialist Labor) 3.1%
  • Joseph Rowell (Prohibition) 1.0%
California 5 Eugene F. Loud Republican 1890 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Eugene F. Loud (Republican) 48.6%
  • Joseph P. Kelly (Democratic) 26.4%
  • A. H. Kinne (Populist) 22.2%
  • Henry Daniels (Socialist Labor) 1.8%
  • T. H. Lawson (Prohibition) 1.0%
California 6 James McLachlan Republican 1892 Incumbent lost re-election.
Populist gain.
  • Y Charles A. Barlow (Populist/Democratic) 48.9%
  • James McLachlan (Republican) 47.6%
  • Henry Clay Needham (Prohibition) 2.4%
  • Job Harriman (Socialist Labor) 1.1%
California 7 William W. Bowers Republican 1890 Incumbent lost re-election.
Populist gain.

Colorado

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Colorado 1 John F. Shafroth Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected as a Silver Republican.
Silver Republican gain.
  • Y John F. Shafroth (Fusion) 84.9%
  • T. E. McClelland (Republican) 12.1%
  • W. F. Steele (Prohibition) 3.0%
Colorado 2 John C. Bell Populist 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y John C. Bell (Fusion) 84.5%
  • T. F. Hoffmire (Republican) 14.5%

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Connecticut

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[4]
Connecticut 1 E. Stevens Henry Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y E. Stevens Henry (Republican) 66.7%
  • Joseph P. Tuttle (Democratic) 26.2%
  • E. Henry Hyde (Nat. Democratic) 5.1%
  • James I. Bartholomew (Prohibition) 1.2%
  • Samuel Joseph (Socialist Labor) 0.8%
Connecticut 2 Nehemiah D. Sperry Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Nehemiah D. Sperry (Republican) 59.2%
  • Austin B. Fuller (Democratic) 36.8%
  • Daniel C. Wood (Nat. Democratic) 2.0%
  • [FNU] Sullivan (Socialist Labor) 1.2%
  • Edwin P. Augur (Prohibition) 0.8%
Connecticut 3 Charles A. Russell Republican 1886 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Charles A. Russell (Republican) 64.0%
  • Joseph T. Fanning (Democratic) 32.1%
  • Henry L. Hammond (Nat. Democratic) 2.1%
  • William Ingalls (Prohibition) 1.7%
Connecticut 4 Ebenezer J. Hill Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Ebenezer J. Hill (Republican) 63.3%
  • Michael J. Houlihan (Democratic) 32.5%
  • Morris W. Seymour (Nat. Democratic) 2.9%
  • Frederick L. Wooster (Prohibition) 0.9%

Delaware

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Delaware at-large Jonathan S. Willis Republican 1894 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.

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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) 77.5%
  • E. K. Nichols (Republican) 14.6%
  • J. Asakiah Williams (Populist) 6.8%
  • J. C. Green (Prohibition) 1.1%
Florida 2 Charles Merian Cooper Democratic 1892 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • Y Robert Wyche Davis (Democratic) 61.9%
  • Joseph N. Stripling (Republican) 28.6%
  • Daniel G. Ambler (National Democratic) 5.0%
  • William R. Peterson (Populist) 3.7%
  • M. E. Spencer (Prohibition) 0.8%

Georgia

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Georgia 1 Rufus E. Lester Democratic 1888 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Rufus E. Lester (Democratic) 53.8%
  • Joseph F. Doyle (Republican) 27.3%
  • George H. Miller (Populist) 18.9%
Georgia 2 Benjamin E. Russell Democratic 1892 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • Y James M. Griggs (Democratic) 53.2%
  • J. E. Peterson (Republican) 28.3%
  • John A. Sibley (Populist) 18.6%
Georgia 3 Charles R. Crisp Democratic 1896 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • Y Elijah B. Lewis (Democratic) 70.7%
  • Seaborn S. Montgomery (Populist) 29.3%
Georgia 4 Charles L. Moses Democratic 1890 Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic hold.
Georgia 5 Leonidas F. Livingston Democratic 1890 Incumbent re-elected.
Georgia 6 Charles L. Bartlett Democratic 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
Georgia 7 John W. Maddox Democratic 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y John W. Maddox (Democratic) 53.4%
  • W. L. Massey (Republican) 25.4%
  • J. W. McGarrity (Populist) 21.2%
Georgia 8 Thomas G. Lawson Democratic 1890 Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic hold.
  • Y William M. Howard (Democratic) 61.6%
  • G. L. Anderson (Populist) 20.1%
  • W. Patrick Henry (Republican) 18.3%
Georgia 9 Farish Tate Democratic 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Farish Tate (Democratic) 54.2%
  • H. P. Farrow (Republican) 26.6%
  • Thomas C. Winn (Populist) 19.3%
Georgia 10 James C. C. Black Democratic 1892 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
Georgia 11 Henry G. Turner Democratic 1880 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.

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Idaho

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Idaho at-large Edgar Wilson Republican 1894 Incumbent retired to run for Idaho Supreme Court.
Populist gain.

Illinois

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Illinois 1 J. Frank Aldrich Republican 1892 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
  • Y James Robert Mann (Republican) 67.6%
  • James H. Teller (Democratic/Populist) 30.3%
  • Benjamin J. Wertheimer (National Democratic) 1.3%
  • Thomas A. Strobridge (Prohibition) 0.8%
Illinois 2 William Lorimer Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y William Lorimer (Republican) 54.3%
  • John Z. White (Democratic/Populist) 43.9%
  • James Craigmile (Prohibition) 0.9%
  • [FNU] Crenshaw (National Democratic) 0.9%
Illinois 3 Hugh R. Belknap Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Hugh R. Belknap (Republican) 50.0%
  • Clarence Darrow (Democratic/Populist) 48.7%
  • John Krebs (National Democratic) 0.6%
  • Solomon D. Ebersoll (Prohibition) 0.4%
  • Michael L. Morris (Socialist Labor) 0.2%
  • John J. Flanning (Middle of the Road Populist) 0.1%
Illinois 4 Charles W. Woodman Republican 1894 Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican hold.
  • Y Daniel W. Mills (Republican) 50.9%
  • James McAndrews (Democratic/Populist) 46.5%
  • James E. Gillis (National Democratic) 1.0%
  • Charles W. Woodman (Independent Republican) 0.8%
  • Archibald Sprott (Prohibition) 0.5%
  • J. Augustus Weaver (Socialist Labor) 0.3%
Illinois 5 George E. White Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y George E. White (Republican) 50.9%
  • Edward Thomas Noonan (Democratic/Populist) 44.1%
  • [FNU] McDonnell (Independent) 3.6%
  • Thomas L. Haines (Prohibition) 0.6%
  • [FNU] Courtney (National Democratic) 0.5%
Illinois 6 Edward D. Cooke Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Edward D. Cooke (Republican) 56.3%
  • Joseph L. Martin (Democratic/Populist) 41.9%
  • Sigmund Zeisler (National Democratic) 1.2%
  • Ira J. Mason (Prohibition) 0.6%
Illinois 7 George E. Foss Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected
  • Y George E. Foss (Republican) 65.1%
  • Olaf E. Ray (Democratic) 33.3%
  • M. W. Robinson (National Democratic) 0.8%
  • James C. Ambrose (Prohibition) 0.7%
Illinois 8 Albert J. Hopkins Republican 1885 Incumbent re-elected
  • Y Albert J. Hopkins (Republican) 70.1%
  • Simeon N. Hoover (Democratic) 28.1%
  • S. N. Hoover (Prohibition) 1.8%
Illinois 9 Robert R. Hitt Republican 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Robert R. Hitt (Republican) 67.2%
  • Charles O. Knudson (Democratic) 31.1%
  • James Lamont (Prohibition) 1.7%
Illinois 10 George W. Prince Republican 1895 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y George W. Prince (Republican) 64.0%
  • William R. Moore (Democratic) 32.0%
  • William C. Holden (Populist) 2.9%
  • William Goldsworthy (Prohibition) 1.1%
Illinois 11 Walter Reeves Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Walter Reeves (Republican) 56.5%
  • Charles M. Golden (Democratic) 42.2%
  • John W. Hosier (Prohibition) 1.3%
Illinois 12 Joseph Gurney Cannon Republican 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Joseph Gurney Cannon (Republican) 59.9%
  • George L. Vance (Democratic/Populist) 39.1%
  • J. J. Hales (Prohibition) 1.0%
Illinois 13 Vespasian Warner Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Vespasian Warner (Republican) 58.2%
  • Frank M. Palmer (Democratic/Populist) 40.1%
  • Thomas J. Scott (Prohibition) 1.7%
Illinois 14 Joseph V. Graff Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 15 Benjamin F. Marsh Republican 1876 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 16 John I. Rinaker Republican 1894 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Illinois 17 James A. Connolly Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 18 William F. L. Hadley Republican 1895 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Illinois 19 Benson Wood Republican 1894 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
  • Y Andrew J. Hunter (Democratic) 50.0%
  • Benson Wood (Republican) 47.6%
  • J. J. Sewell (Populist) 1.7%
  • Caius C. Griffith (Prohibition) 0.7%
Illinois 20 Orlando Burrell Republican 1894 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Illinois 21 Everett J. Murphy Republican 1894 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Illinois 22 George Washington Smith Republican 1888 Incumbent re-elected.

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Indiana

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Indiana 1 James A. Hemenway Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y James A. Hemenway (Republican) 49.6%
  • Thomas Duncan (Democratic) 47.4%
  • Josephus Lee (Populist) 3.0%
Indiana 2 Alexander M. Hardy Republican 1894 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Indiana 3 Robert J. Tracewell Republican 1894 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Indiana 4 James E. Watson Republican 1894 Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
  • Y William S. Holman (Democratic) 50.8%
  • Marcus R. Sulzer (Republican) 49.0%
  • Nicholas Smith (Prohibition) 0.2%
Indiana 5 George W. Faris
Redistricted from the 8th district
Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y George W. Faris (Republican) 50.4%
  • John Clark Ridpath (Democratic/Populist) 49.6%
Indiana 6 Henry U. Johnson Republican 1890 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Henry U. Johnson (Republican) 52.4%
  • Charles A. Robinson (Democratic/Populist) 47.6%
Indiana 7 Jesse Overstreet
Redistricted from the 5th district
Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Jesse Overstreet (Republican) 53.8%
  • Charles M. Cooper (Democratic/Populist) 44.8%
  • Evans Woollen (National Democratic) 1.4%
Indiana 8 Charles L. Henry
Redistricted from the 7th district
Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Charles L. Henry (Republican) 52.3%
  • John R. Brunt (Democratic/Populist) 47.7%
Indiana 9 Frank Hanly Republican 1894 Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican hold.
Indiana 10 Jethro A. Hatch Republican 1894 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
Indiana 11 George Washington Steele Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y George Washington Steele (Republican) 53.6%
  • Joseph Larmier (Democratic) 44.5%
  • Harvey Ratliff (Prohibition) 1.2%
  • [FNU] Larimer (Populist) 0.7%
Indiana 12 Jacob D. Leighty Republican 1894 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Indiana 13 Lemuel W. Royse Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Lemuel W. Royse (Republican) 51.6%
  • Charles Kellison (Democratic/Populist) 48.4%

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Iowa

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Iowa 1 Samuel M. Clark Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Samuel M. Clark (Republican) 53.7%
  • Sabut M. Casey (Democratic/Populist) 45.6%
  • Alva H. Hewitt (Prohibition) 0.7%
Iowa 2 George M. Curtis Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y George M. Curtis (Republican) 52.8%
  • Alfred Hurst (Democratic) 45.2%
  • Charles A. Lloyd (Populist) 1.5%
  • N. J. Kremer (Socialist Labor) 0.5%
Iowa 3 David B. Henderson Republican 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
Iowa 4 Thomas Updegraff Republican 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Thomas Updegraff (Republican) 59.6%
  • F. D. Bayless (Democratic/Populist) 39.8%
  • Charles G. Patten (Prohibition) 0.6%
Iowa 5 Robert G. Cousins Republican 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Robert G. Cousins (Republican) 57.7%
  • John R. Caldwell (Democratic/Populist) 41.5%
  • Laurie Tatum (Prohibition) 0.8%
Iowa 6 John F. Lacey Republican 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y John F. Lacey (Republican) 51.1%
  • F. E. White (Democratic/Populist) 48.3%
  • Abner Branson (Prohibition) 0.6%
Iowa 7 John A. T. Hull Republican 1890 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y John A. T. Hull (Republican) 56.9%
  • Frank W. Evans (Democratic/Populist) 43.1%
Iowa 8 William P. Hepburn Republican 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
Iowa 9 Alva L. Hager Republican 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Alva L. Hager (Republican) 52.4%
  • L. T. Genning (Democratic/Populist) 47.4%
  • T. D. Thomas (Prohibition) 0.2%
Iowa 10 Jonathan P. Dolliver Republican 1888 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Jonathan P. Dolliver (Republican) 59.4%
  • John B. Romans (Democratic/Populist) 40.0%
  • M. W. Atwood (Prohibition) 0.6%
Iowa 11 George D. Perkins Republican 1890 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y George D. Perkins (Republican) 56.1%
  • H. Vanwagener (Democratic/Populist) 43.2%
  • C. F. Farrand (Prohibition) 0.7%

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Kansas

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Kansas 1 Case Broderick Republican 1890 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Case Broderick (Republican) 53.1%
  • H. E. Ballou (Populist/Democratic) 46.9%
Kansas 2 Orrin L. Miller Republican 1894 Incumbent retired.
Populist gain.
  • Y Mason S. Peters (Populist/Democratic) 50.4%
  • John P. Harris (Republican) 49.6%
Kansas 3 Snyder S. Kirkpatrick Republican 1894 Incumbent lost re-election.
Populist gain.
Kansas 4 Charles Curtis Republican 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Charles Curtis (Republican) 50.7%
  • John Madden (Populist/Democratic) 49.3%
Kansas 5 William A. Calderhead Republican 1894 Incumbent lost re-election.
Populist gain.
Kansas 6 William Baker Populist 1890 Incumbent retired.
Populist hold.
  • Y Nelson B. McCormick (Populist) 50.8%
  • A. H. Ellis (Republican) 44.9%
  • J. C. Burton (Democratic) 4.3%
Kansas 7 Chester I. Long Republican 1894 Incumbent lost re-election.
Populist gain.
Kansas at-large Richard W. Blue Republican 1894 Incumbent lost re-election.
Populist gain.

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Kentucky

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Kentucky 1 John K. Hendrick Democratic 1894 Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic hold.
  • Y Charles K. Wheeler (Democratic) 37.4%
  • George P. Thomas (Republican) 32.4%
  • Ben C. Keys (Populist) 30.3%
Kentucky 2 John D. Clardy Democratic 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y John D. Clardy (Democratic) 57.0%
  • Edward T. Franks (Republican) 41.8%
  • J. W. Lockett (National Democratic) 1.0%
  • Walter Southall (Populist) 0.2%
Kentucky 3 W. Godfrey Hunter Republican 1894 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Kentucky 4 John W. Lewis Republican 1894 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Kentucky 5 Walter Evans Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
Kentucky 6 Albert S. Berry Democratic 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
Kentucky 7 William Claiborne Owens Democratic 1894 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
Kentucky 8 James B. McCreary Democratic 1884 Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican gain.
Kentucky 9 Samuel J. Pugh Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Samuel J. Pugh (Republican) 50.5%
  • W. Larue Thomas (Democratic) 49.5%
Kentucky 10 Nathan T. Hopkins Republican 1894 Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
Kentucky 11 David G. Colson Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.

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Louisiana

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Louisiana 1 Adolph Meyer Democratic 1890 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Adolph Meyer (Democratic) 70.5%
  • Armand Romain (National Republican) 26.1%
  • A. E. Livaudais (Republican) 2.7%
  • Joseph Gazin (Labor) 0.7%
Louisiana 2 Charles F. Buck Democratic 1894 Incumbent retired to run for Mayor of New Orleans.
Democratic hold.
  • Y Robert C. Davey (Democratic) 60.8%
  • James Legendre (National Republican) 31.0%
  • Frank N. Wicker (Republican) 8.0%
Louisiana 3 Andrew Price Democratic 1889 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
Louisiana 4 Henry Warren Ogden Democratic 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Henry Warren Ogden (Democratic) 66.7%
  • B. W. Bailey (Populist) 29.3%
  • Robert P. Hunter (Republican) 4.0%
Louisiana 5 Charles J. Boatner Democratic 1888 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
Louisiana 6 Samuel M. Robertson Democratic 1887 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Samuel M. Robertson (Democratic) 72.0%
  • C. C. Dunson (National Republican) 22.4%
  • William M. Thompson (Populist) 5.6%

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Maine

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Maine 1 Thomas Brackett Reed Republican 1876 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Thomas Brackett Reed (Republican) 66.90%
  • Edward W. Staples (Democratic) 30.42%
  • Aaron Clark (Prohibition) 2.09%
  • James E. Campion (Populist) 0.59%
Maine 2 Nelson Dingley Jr. Republican 1880 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Nelson Dingley Jr. (Republican) 69.21%
  • Arwood Levensaler (Democratic) 26.01%
  • Charles E. Allen (Populist) 3.38%
  • Edward W. Ogier (Prohibition) 1.41%
Maine 3 Seth L. Milliken Republican 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Seth L. Milliken (Republican) 68.20%
  • Melvin S. Holway (Democratic) 26.18%
  • Bradford F. Lancaster (Populist) 3.82%
  • William S. Thompson (Prohibition) 1.80%
Maine 4 Charles A. Boutelle Republican 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Charles A. Boutelle (Republican) 65.96%
  • Andrew J. Chase (Democratic) 28.39%
  • George M. Park (Prohibition) 2.89%
  • Oliver D. Chapman (Populist) 2.76%

Maryland

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Maryland 1 Joshua W. Miles Democratic 1894 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
Maryland 2 William Benjamin Baker Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y William Benjamin Baker (Republican) 53.6%
  • George Jewett (Democratic) 43.5%
  • Chester B. Turnbull (Prohibition) 2.9%
Maryland 3 Harry W. Rusk Democratic 1886 Incumbent retired.
Republican gain.
  • Y William S. Booze (Republican) 57.2%
  • Thomas C. Weeks (Democratic) 40.3%
  • William Toner (Socialist Labor) 1.3%
  • Henry L. Hillegeist (Prohibition) 1.2%
Maryland 4 John K. Cowen Democratic 1894 Incumbent retired.
Republican gain.
  • Y William W. McIntire (Republican) 59.3%
  • William Ogden (Democratic) 39.1%
  • Arthur Frey (Prohibition) 1.6%
Maryland 5 Charles E. Coffin Republican 1894 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
  • Y Sydney E. Mudd I (Republican) 54.3%
  • Robert Mass (Democratic) 44.3%
  • S. R. Neave (Prohibition) 1.4%
Maryland 6 George Louis Wellington Republican 1894 Incumbent retired after election as a U.S. senator.
Republican hold.

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Massachusetts

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Massachusetts 1 Ashley B. Wright Republican 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 2 Frederick H. Gillett Republican 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 3 Joseph H. Walker Republican 1888 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 4 Lewis D. Apsley Republican 1892 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
Massachusetts 5 William S. Knox Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y William S. Knox (Republican) 60.7%
  • John H. Harrington (Democratic) 39.3%
Massachusetts 6 William H. Moody Republican 1895 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 7 William Emerson Barrett Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 8 Samuel W. McCall Republican 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Samuel W. McCall (Republican) 74.4%
  • Frederick H. Jackson (Democratic) 25.6%
Massachusetts 9 John F. Fitzgerald Democratic 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y John F. Fitzgerald (Democratic) 54.7%
  • Walter L. Sears (Republican) 30.6%
  • John A. Ryan (Silver Democratic) 12.7%
  • Hammond T. Fletcher (Ind. Republican) 2.0%
Massachusetts 10 Harrison H. Atwood Republican 1894 Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican hold.
  • Y Samuel J. Barrows (Republican) 50.4%
  • Bordman Hall (Democratic) 41.9%
  • William L. Chase (Citizen's Republican) 7.7%
Massachusetts 11 William F. Draper Republican 1892 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
Massachusetts 12 Elijah A. Morse Republican 1888 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
Massachusetts 13 John Simpkins Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y John Simpkins (Republican) 74.7%
  • James F. Morris (Democratic) 25.3%

Michigan

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Michigan 1 John Blaisdell Corliss Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
Michigan 2 George Spalding Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y George Spalding (Republican) 50.5%
  • Thomas E. Barkworth (Fusion Democratic) 47.7%
  • Oliver H. Perry (Prohibition) 1.1%
  • William Rawson (Independent) 0.4%
  • John O. Zabell (Populist) 0.3%
Michigan 3 Alfred Milnes Republican 1895 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
  • Y Albert M. Todd (Fusion Democratic) 49.4%
  • Alfred Milnes (Republican) 48.5%
  • John M. Corbin (National Democratic) 1.2%
  • Ashman A. Knappen (Prohibition) 0.9%
Michigan 4 Henry F. Thomas Republican 1892 Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican hold.
Michigan 5 William Alden Smith Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
Michigan 6 David D. Aitken Republican 1892 Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Michigan.
Republican hold.
  • Y Samuel W. Smith (Republican) 53.4%
  • Quincy A. Smith (Fusion Democratic) 46.6%
Michigan 7 Horace G. Snover Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Horace G. Snover (Republican) 55.5%
  • O'Brien J. Atkinson (Fusion Democratic) 44.5%
Michigan 8 William S. Linton Republican 1892 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Michigan 9 Roswell P. Bishop Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Roswell P. Bishop (Republican) 58.3%
  • Armond F. Tibbitts (Fusion Democratic) 40.6%
  • J. G. Rogers (Prohibition) 1.1%
Michigan 10 Rousseau O. Crump Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Rousseau O. Crump (Republican) 52.7%
  • Charles S. Hampton (Fusion Democratic) 47.3%
Michigan 11 John Avery Republican 1892 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
  • Y William S. Mesick (Republican) 54.9%
  • Jonathan G. Ramsdell (Fusion Democratic) 44.1%
  • Joseph B. Barney (Prohibition) 1.0%
Michigan 12 Samuel M. Stephenson Republican 1888 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.

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Minnesota

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[6]
Minnesota 1 James A. Tawney Republican 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y James A. Tawney (Republican) 60.7%
  • Patrick Fitzpatrick (Democratic/Populist) 37.4%
  • Herman D. Clark (Prohibition) 1.8%
Minnesota 2 James McCleary Republican 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
Minnesota 3 Joel Heatwole Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
Minnesota 4 Andrew Kiefer Republican 1892 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
  • Y Frederick Stevens (Republican) 62.2%
  • Francis H. Clark (Democratic/Populist) 36.7%
  • George S. Innis (Prohibition) 1.1%
Minnesota 5 Loren Fletcher Republican 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Loren Fletcher (Republican) 51.8%
  • Sidney M. Owen (Democratic/Populist) 45.5%
  • James A. Sanborn (Prohibition) 1.6%
  • Herbert T. Shaw (Socialist Labor) 1.1%
Minnesota 6 Charles A. Towne Republican 1894 Incumbent lost re-election as a Fusion candidate.
Republican hold.
Minnesota 7 Frank Eddy Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Frank Eddy (Republican) 50.9%
  • Edwin E. Lommen (Democratic/Populist) 46.8%
  • Jorgen F. Heiberg (Prohibition) 2.3%

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) 86.92%
  • A. W. Kearley (Populist) 9.05%
  • William H. McGill (Republican) 4.03%[7]
Mississippi 2 John C. Kyle Democratic 1890 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • Y William V. Sullivan (Democratic) 70.23%
  • F. E. Ray (Populist) 14.89%
  • W. D. Miller (National Democratic) 7.88%
  • M. A. Montgomery (Republican) 7.00%[8]
Mississippi 3 Thomas C. Catchings Democratic 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
Mississippi 4 Hernando Money Democratic 1892 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
Mississippi 5 John S. Williams Democratic 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
Mississippi 6 Walter M. Denny Democratic 1894 Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic hold.
  • Y William F. Love (Democratic) 64.25%
  • A. C. Hathorn (Populist) 25.66%
  • H. C. Griffin (Republican) 10.09%[12]
Mississippi 7 James G. Spencer Democratic 1894 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.

Missouri

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Missouri 1 Charles N. Clark Republican 1894 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Missouri 2 Uriel S. Hall Democratic 1892 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • Y Robert N. Bodine (Democratic) 55.7%
  • C. A. Loomis (Republican) 41.7%
  • J. T. Palson (Populist) 2.6%
Missouri 3 Alexander M. Dockery Democratic 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Alexander M. Dockery (Democratic) 53.5%
  • H. G. Orton (Republican) 41.6%
  • Hardin Steele (Populist) 4.9%
Missouri 4 George C. Crowther Republican 1894 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Missouri 5 Robert T. Van Horn Republican 1894 Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic gain.
Missouri 6 David A. De Armond Democratic 1890 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y David A. De Armond (Democratic) 53.5%
  • Frank V. Hamilton (Republican) 39.7%
  • H. B. Linton (Populist) 6.2%
  • William M. Godwin (Prohibition) 0.6%
Missouri 7 John P. Tracey Republican 1894 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
  • Y James Cooney (Democratic) 53.5%
  • John P. Tracey (Republican) 41.8%
  • John R. Thomas (Populist) 4.3%
  • Richard T. Bond (Prohibition) 0.4%
Missouri 8 Joel D. Hubbard Republican 1894 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Missouri 9 William M. Treloar Republican 1894 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Missouri 10 Richard Bartholdt Republican 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Richard Bartholdt (Republican) 73.2%
  • Charles A. Lemp (Democratic) 26.0%
  • Carl Meier (Socialist Labor) 0.8%
Missouri 11 Charles F. Joy Republican 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Charles F. Joy (Republican) 53.3%
  • John T. Hunt (Democratic/Populist) 46.4%
  • August F. Haeussler (Socialist Labor) 0.3%
Missouri 12 Seth W. Cobb Democratic 1890 Incumbent retired.
Republican gain.
  • Y Charles E. Pearce (Republican) 54.9%
  • Robert H. Kern (Democratic) 44.9%
  • Louis Crusius (Socialist Labor) 0.2%
Missouri 13 John H. Raney Republican 1894 Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic gain.
  • Y Edward Robb (Democratic) 51.9%
  • George Steel (Republican) 44.4%
  • George Bond (Populist) 3.7%
Missouri 14 Norman A. Mozley Republican 1894 Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
  • Y Willard Duncan Vandiver (Democratic) 49.6%
  • John A. Snider (Republican) 40.8%
  • Ambrose H. Livingston (Populist) 9.6%
Missouri 15 Charles G. Burton Republican 1894 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.

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Montana

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[14]
Montana at-large Charles S. Hartman Republican 1892 Incumbent re-elected as a Silver Republican.
Silver Republican gain.

Nebraska

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Nebraska 1 Jesse B. Strode Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Jesse B. Strode (Republican) 49.39%
  • Jefferson H. Broady (Democratic/Populist) 48.77%
  • Charles E. Smith (Prohibition) 1.22%
  • Hampton E. George (National) 0.62%[15]
Nebraska 2 David H. Mercer Republican 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
Others
Nebraska 3 George de Rue Meiklejohn Republican 1892 Incumbent retired.
Populist gain.
  • Y Samuel Maxwell (Populist/Democratic) 54.76%
  • R. L. Hammond (Republican) 43.44%
  • David Brown (Prohibition) 1.22%
  • Charles M. Griffith (National) 0.59%[17]
Nebraska 4 Eugene J. Hainer Republican 1892 Incumbent lost re-election.
Populist gain.
  • Y William L. Stark (Populist/Democratic) 50.54%
  • Eugene J. Hainer (Republican) 46.42%
  • R. E. Dumphrey (Democratic) 1.72%
  • B. Spurlock (Prohibition) 1.05%
  • William H. Dech (Independent) 0.28%[18]
Nebraska 5 William E. Andrews Republican 1894 Incumbent lost re-election.
Populist gain.
Others
  • Charles W. Preston (Democratic) 0.77%
  • J. S. Miller (National) 0.44%
Nebraska 6 Omer M. Kem Populist 1890 Incumbent retired.
Populist hold.
  • Y William L. Greene (Populist/Democratic) 55.73%
  • Addison E. Cady (Republican) 42.68%
  • A. D. George (Prohibition) 1.25%
  • A. C. Sloan (National Prohibition) 0.34%[20]

Nevada

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Nevada at-large Francis G. Newlands Silver 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Francis G. Newlands (Silver/Democratic) 66.3%
  • James C. Doughty (Populist) 20.1%
  • M. J. Davis (Republican) 13.6%

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New Hampshire

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
New Hampshire 1 Cyrus A. Sulloway Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Cyrus A. Sulloway (Republican) 63.0%
  • John B. Nash (Democratic) 34.2%
  • Henry E. Brawn (Prohibition) 1.5%
  • Benjamin T. Whitehouse (Socialist Labor) 0.7%
  • Charles W. Coolidge (National Democratic) 0.3%
  • Josiah A. Whittier (Populist) 0.3%
New Hampshire 2 Henry M. Baker Republican 1892 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
  • Y Frank G. Clarke (Republican) 64.3%
  • Daniel M. White (Democratic) 33.4%
  • Allen W. Wark (Prohibition) 1.3%
  • Arthur H. Drury (National Democratic) 0.5%
  • Elias M. Blodgett (Populist) 0.5%

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New Jersey

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
New Jersey 1 Henry C. Loudenslager Republican 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Henry C. Loudenslager (Republican) 64.2%
  • John T. Wright (Democratic/Populist) 32.6%
  • Rudolphus Bingham (Prohibition) 2.9%
  • Frank F. Mills (Socialist Labor) 0.3%
New Jersey 2 John J. Gardner Republican 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y John J. Gardner (Republican) 66.0%
  • Abraham E. Conrow (Democratic/Populist) 29.3%
  • R. Lowber Temple (National Democratic) 2.3%
  • J. Bailey Adams (Prohibition) 2.2%
  • George Yardley (Socialist Labor) 0.2%
New Jersey 3 Benjamin F. Howell Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Benjamin F. Howell (Republican) 57.8%
  • John A. Wells (Democratic) 38.3%
  • [FNU] Jones (National Democratic) 2.3%
  • Arthur W. Marshall (Prohibition) 1.2%
  • [FNU] Henry (Socialist Labor) 0.4%
New Jersey 4 Mahlon Pitney Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
New Jersey 5 James F. Stewart Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y James F. Stewart (Republican) 59.9%
  • Addison Ely (Democratic) 34.3%
  • [FNU] Banks (National Democratic) 2.3%
  • [FNU] Wilson (Socialist Labor) 3.4%
  • Mahlon B. Reed (Prohibition) 0.9%
New Jersey 6 Richard W. Parker Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Richard W. Parker (Republican) 64.2%
  • Joseph A. Beecher (Democratic) 31.8%
  • W. J. Peoples (National Democratic) 1.7%
  • J. E. Billings (Socialist Labor) 1.6%
  • Oliver B. Hardin (Prohibition) 0.7%
New Jersey 7 Thomas McEwan Jr. Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Thomas McEwan Jr. (Republican) 51.8%
  • Alexander C. Young (Democratic) 44.2%
  • [FNU] Campbell (Socialist Labor) 1.7%
  • Rynier J. Wortendyke (National Democratic) 1.5%
  • [FNU] Ginner (Silver Democratic) 0.4%
  • John F. McCracken (Prohibition) 0.4%
New Jersey 8 Charles N. Fowler Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Charles N. Fowler (Republican) 61.7%
  • Freeman O. Willey (Democratic) 33.1%
  • [FNU] Noyes (National Democratic) 2.7%
  • [FNU] Campbell (Socialist Labor) 1.4%
  • Samuel Wilson (Prohibition) 1.1%

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New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[21]
North Dakota at-large Martin N. Johnson Republican 1890 Incumbent re-elected.

Ohio

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[22][23]
Ohio 1 Charles Phelps Taft Republican 1894 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
Ohio 2 Jacob H. Bromwell Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 3 Paul J. Sorg Democratic 1894 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
Others
  • Joel S. Steward (Populist) 0.6%
  • Samuel N. Stubbs (National) 0.2%
Ohio 4 Fernando C. Layton Democratic 1890 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • Y George A. Marshall (Democratic) 59.5%
  • John P. Maclean (Republican) 38.6%
  • L. M. Kramer (Populist) 1.1%
  • George W. Mace (National) 0.7%
Ohio 5 Francis B. De Witt Republican 1894 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Ohio 6 George W. Hulick Republican 1892 Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican hold.
  • Y Seth W. Brown (Republican) 53.8%
  • Harry W. Paxton (Democratic) 45.4%
  • Frank S. Delo (Populist) 0.7%
Ohio 7 George W. Wilson Republican 1892 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
  • Y Walter L. Weaver (Republican) 52.5%
  • Francis M. Hunt (Democratic) 46.8%
  • R. S. Thomson (National) 0.8%
Ohio 8 Luther M. Strong Republican 1892 Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican hold.
Ohio 9 James H. Southard Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 10 Lucien J. Fenton Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 11 Charles H. Grosvenor Republican 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Charles H. Grosvenor (Republican) 54.8%
  • William E. Finck Jr. (Democratic) 44.7%
  • Lawrence C. Crippen (Populist) 0.4%
Ohio 12 David K. Watson Republican 1894 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Others
  • Jacob B. Turner (Populist) 0.40%
  • L. J. Finley (Populist) 0.25%
Ohio 13 Stephen Ross Harris Republican 1894 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Others
  • John H. Rhodes (Populist) 0.9%
  • John W. Belser (Populist) 0.5%
Ohio 14 Winfield S. Kerr Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Winfield S. Kerr (Republican) 52.0%
  • John B. Coffinberry (Democratic) 47.6%
  • Robert F. Mosher (National) 0.4%
Ohio 15 H. Clay Van Voorhis Republican 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
Others
  • T. H. Padan (Populist) 0.8%
  • Illion E. Moore (Populist) 0.5%
Ohio 16 Lorenzo Danford Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Lorenzo Danford (Republican) 53.8%
  • Henry H. McFadden (Democratic) 46.2%
Ohio 17 Addison S. McClure Republican 1894 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Others
  • I. N. Kieffer (Populist) 0.8%
  • Homer E. Cole (National) 0.2%
  • Scattering 0.1%
Ohio 18 Robert W. Tayler Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
Others
  • James L. Swan (Populist) 0.9%
  • Scattering <0.1%
Ohio 19 Stephen A. Northway Republican 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
Others
  • Solon C. Thayer (Populist) 0.6%
  • Scattering <0.1%
Ohio 20 Clifton B. Beach Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Clifton B. Beach (Republican) 52.78%
  • A. T. Van Tassel (Democratic) 46.01%
Others
  • J. J. Harrison (Populist) 0.54%
  • Paul Dinger (Socialist Labor) 0.51%
  • William H. Watkins (National) 0.16%
Ohio 21 Theodore E. Burton Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
Others
  • Louis B. Tuckerman (Populist) 0.49%
  • Walter Gillet (Socialist Labor) 0.44%
  • E. Jay Pinney (Populist) 0.38%
  • Thomas P. McDonough (National) 0.11%

Oregon

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Oregon 1 Binger Hermann Republican 1892 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
  • Y Thomas H. Tongue (Republican) 40.39%
  • W. S. Vandenberg (Populist) 40.26%
  • Jefferson Myers (Democratic) 16.52%
  • N. C. Christensen (Prohibition) 2.83%
Oregon 2 William R. Ellis Republican 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y William R. Ellis (Republican) 30.38%
  • Martin Quinn (Populist) 29.47%
  • H. H. Northrup (Independent) 21.20%
  • A. S. Bennett (Democratic) 17.09%
  • F. McKercher (Prohibition) 1.87%

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
South Carolina 1 George W. Murray Republican 1892 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
South Carolina 2 W. Jasper Talbert Democratic 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y W. Jasper Talbert (Democratic) 92.4%
  • B. P. Chatfield (Republican) 7.3%
  • Others 0.3%
South Carolina 3 Asbury Latimer Democratic 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Asbury Latimer (Democratic) 92.0%
  • A. C. Merreck (Republican) 6.2%
  • Clarence Gray (Reorganized Rep.) 1.8%
South Carolina 4 Stanyarne Wilson Democratic 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Stanyarne Wilson (Democratic) 92.2%
  • P. S. Suber (Republican) 4.2%
  • D. T. Bounds (Reorganized Rep.) 3.6%
South Carolina 5 Thomas J. Strait Democratic 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
South Carolina 6 John L. McLaurin Democratic 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y John L. McLaurin (Democratic) 87.7%
  • J. E. Wilson (Republican) 7.9%
  • George Henry McKie (Unknown) 4.3%
  • Others 0.1%
South Carolina 7 J. William Stokes Democratic 1894 Incumbent's previous election declared void June 1, 1896 due to electoral fraud.
Incumbent re-elected.
Incumbent also elected to finish the term.
  • Y J. William Stokes (Democratic) 85.6%
  • T. B. Johnson (Republican) 14.2%
  • D. A. Perrin (Ind. Republican) 0.2%

South Dakota

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
South Dakota at-large
2 seats on a general ticket
John Pickler Republican 1889 (new state) Incumbent retired.
Populist gain.
Others
  • K. Lewis (Prohibition) 0.4%
  • M. D. Alexander (Prohibition) 0.4%
Robert J. Gamble Republican 1894 Incumbent lost re-election.
Populist gain.

Tennessee

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Tennessee 1 William C. Anderson Republican 1894 Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican hold.
  • Y Walter P. Brownlow (Republican) 62.36%
  • Lacey L. Lawrence (Democratic) 34.71%
  • W. C. Nelson (Ind. Republican) 2.36%
  • R. S. Cheves (Prohibition) 0.58%[24]
Tennessee 2 Henry R. Gibson Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
Others
  • W. C. Murphy (Prohibition) 0.62%
  • W. M. Oliver (Unknown) 0.08%
Tennessee 3 Foster V. Brown Republican 1894 Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
Others
  • J. L. Hopkins (Prohibition) 0.60%
  • W. J. Farris (Populist) 0.35%
Tennessee 4 Benton McMillin Democratic 1878 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 5 James D. Richardson Democratic 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y James D. Richardson (Democratic) 58.56%
  • Sid Houston (Republican) 32.76%
  • W. E. Erving (Populist) 8.68%[28]
Tennessee 6 Joseph E. Washington Democratic 1886 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
Tennessee 7 Nicholas N. Cox Democratic 1890 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Nicholas N. Cox (Democratic) 55.18%
  • A. M. Hughes (Republican) 38.41%
  • J. K. Blackburn (Populist) 6.41%[30]
Tennessee 8 John E. McCall Republican 1894 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Tennessee 9 James C. McDearmon Democratic 1892 Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic hold.
Tennessee 10 Josiah Patterson Democratic 1890 Incumbent lost re-election as a National Democrat.
Democratic hold.

Texas

Utah

Vermont

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[34]
Vermont 1 H. Henry Powers Republican 1890 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y H. Henry Powers (Republican) 76.4%
  • Peter F. McManus (Democratic) 22.5%
  • Andrew L. Bowen (Populist) 1.0%
Vermont 2 William W. Grout Republican 1880
1882 (lost)
1884
Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y William W. Grout (Republican) 80.4%
  • Henry E. Fitzgerald (Democratic) 18.9%
  • Thomas J. Aldrich (Populist) 0.6%

Virginia

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[35]
Virginia 1 William A. Jones Democratic 1890 Incumbent re-elected.
Others
  • Edward J. Winder (Prohibition) 0.8%
  • Samuel D. Shazier (Socialist Labor) 0.3%
Virginia 2 David G. Tyler Democratic 1892 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
Election successfully challenged.
Republican gain.
Y Richard A. Wise (Republican)
Virginia 3 Tazewell Ellett Democratic 1894 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • Y John Lamb (Democratic) 55.5%
  • L. L. Lewis (Republican) 42.5%
Others
  • Elisha L. Lewis (Republican) 0.8%
  • William H. Lewis (Republican) 0.6%
  • John Mitchell (Republican) 0.3%
  • James O. Atwood (Prohibition) 0.3%
Virginia 4 Robert Taylor Thorp Republican 1894 (contest) Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Election successfully challenged.
Republican gain.
Y Robert Taylor Thorp (Republican)
Virginia 5 Claude A. Swanson Democratic 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 6 Peter J. Otey Democratic 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Peter J. Otey (Democratic) 57.0%
  • Duval Radford (Democratic) 38.7%
  • J. Hampton Hoge (Republican) 2.8%
  • Joseph Johnston (Prohibition) 1.5%
Virginia 7 Smith S. Turner Democratic 1894 (special) Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • Y James Hay (Democratic) 52.1%
  • Robert J. Walker (Republican) 42.4%
Others
  • J. Samuel Harrisberger (Democratic) 1.1%
  • John F. Forsyth (Independent) 0.7%
Virginia 8 Elisha E. Meredith Democratic 1891 (special) Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
Others
  • Joseph N. Pancoast (Prohibition) 0.5%
  • W. C. Colerran (Unknown) 0.2%
  • James S. Cowdon (Unknown) 0.1%
Virginia 9 James A. Walker Republican 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y James A. Walker (Republican) 52.7%
  • Samuel M. Williams (Democratic) 47.3%
Virginia 10 Henry St. George Tucker Democratic 1888 Incumbent retired.
Republican gain.

Washington

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Washington at-large
2 seats on a general ticket
William H. Doolittle Republican 1892 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Others
  • C. A. Sayler (Prohibition) 0.56%
  • Martin Olsen (Prohibition) 0.49%
  • C. E. Mix (National) 0.09%
Samuel C. Hyde Republican 1894 Incumbent lost re-election.
Silver Republican gain.

West Virginia

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
West Virginia 1 Blackburn B. Dovener Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
Others
  • G. W. Grimes (Independent) 0.42%
  • Thomas M. Stone (Independent) 0.14%
West Virginia 2 Alston G. Dayton Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
West Virginia 3 James H. Huling Republican 1894 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
West Virginia 4 Warren Miller Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.

Wisconsin

Wisconsin elected ten members of congress on Election Day, November 3, 1896.[40][41]

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) 64.1%
  • Jeremiah L. Mahoney (Democratic) 33.4%
  • George W. White (Prohibition) 2.5%
Wisconsin 2 Edward Sauerhering Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
Wisconsin 3 Joseph W. Babcock Republican 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
Wisconsin 4 Theobald Otjen Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Theobald Otjen (Republican) 54.2%
  • Robert C. Schilling (Democratic) 44.9%
  • Robert May (Prohibition) 0.9%
Wisconsin 5 Samuel S. Barney Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Samuel S. Barney (Republican) 61.0%
  • George W. Winans (Democratic) 37.8%
  • Henry Mensing (Socialist Labor) 1.3%
Wisconsin 6 Samuel A. Cook Republican 1894 Incumbent declined re-nomination.
Republican hold.
  • Y James H. Davidson (Republican) 57.7%
  • William F. Gruenewald (Democratic) 41.0%
  • James E. Thompson (Prohibition) 1.4%
Wisconsin 7 Michael Griffin Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Michael Griffin (Republican) 65.8%
  • Caleb M. Hilliard (Democratic) 32.0%
  • James H. Moseley (Prohibition) 2.2%
Wisconsin 8 Edward S. Minor Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
Wisconsin 9 Alexander Stewart Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
Wisconsin 10 John J. Jenkins Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y John J. Jenkins (Republican) 65.5%
  • Frederick H. Remington (Democratic) 34.5%

Wyoming

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Wyoming at-large Frank W. Mondell Republican 1894 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.

Non-voting delegates

Oklahoma Territory

District Incumbent This race
Delegate Party First elected Results Candidates
Oklahoma Territory at-large Dennis T. Flynn Republican 1892 Incumbent lost re-election.
Silver gain.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Three states held early elections between June 1 and September 14.
  2. ^ 1 Silver, 3 Silver Republican, and 1 Independent Republican
  3. ^ a b c Elections held early.
  4. ^ While Dubin (p. 320) indicates the two representatives elected to serve Washington state, J. Hamilton Lewis and William C. Jones, were Populists, most other sources (e.g. Martis, pp. 150–151, etc.) indicate that they were elected as a Democrat and a Silver Republican, respectively.

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