1898 United States House of Representatives elections

1898 United States House of Representatives elections

June 6, September 6, September 12, and November 8, 1898[a]

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 0.22pp 3.19pp

  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 2.62pp 0.46pp

  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 0.31pp

Speaker before election

Thomas Reed
Republican

Elected Speaker

David Henderson
Republican

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.

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.

Election summaries

161 9 187
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.

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.
Massachusetts 15 John Simpkins Republican 1894 Incumbent died March 27, 1898.
Republican hold.

Election dates

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

Alabama

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Alabama 1 George W. Taylor Democratic 1896 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y George W. Taylor (Democratic) 84.7%
  • Anthony N. Johnson (Colored Republican) 15.3%
Alabama 2 Jesse F. Stallings Democratic 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Jesse F. Stallings (Democratic) 83.3%
  • Frank Simmons (Republican) 14.8%
  • J. A. Giddings (Prohibition) 1.9%
Alabama 3 Henry D. Clayton Jr. Democratic 1896 Incumbent re-elected.
Alabama 4 William F. Aldrich Republican 1894 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Election successfully contested.
Incumbent re-elected and seated March 8, 1900.
Alabama 5 Willis Brewer Democratic 1896 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Willis Brewer (Democratic) 77.8%
  • Douglas Smith (Republican) 22.0%
Alabama 6 John H. Bankhead Democratic 1886 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y John H. Bankhead (Democratic) 69.8%
  • Daniel N. Cooper (Republican) 29.3%
  • William Turner (Colored Republican) 0.9%
Alabama 7 Milford W. Howard Populist 1894 Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
  • Y John L. Burnett (Democratic) 44.4%
  • Oliver Day Street (Populist) 32.2%
  • Frank Lathrop (Republican) 23.0%
Alabama 8 Joseph Wheeler Democratic 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
Alabama 9 Oscar Underwood Democratic 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Oscar Underwood (Democratic) 85.5%
  • John T. McEniry (Republican) 12.6%
  • L. F. Schwartz (Colored Republican) 1.9%

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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.
Arkansas 3 Thomas C. McRae Democratic 1885 Incumbent re-elected.
Arkansas 4 William L. Terry Democratic 1890 Incumbent re-elected.
Arkansas 5 Hugh A. Dinsmore Democratic 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
Arkansas 6 Stephen Brundidge Jr. Democratic 1896 Incumbent re-elected.

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California

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[5]
California 1 John All Barham Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
California 2 Marion De Vries Democratic 1896 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Marion De Vries (Democratic/Populist) 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/Populist) 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/Populist) 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/Populist) 44.3%
  • E. T. Kingsley (Socialist Labor) 3.9%
California 6 Charles A. Barlow Populist 1900 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
California 7 Curtis H. Castle Populist 1896 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.

Colorado

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Colorado 1 John F. Shafroth Silver Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y John F. Shafroth (Fusion) 67.6%
  • Charles Hartsell (Republican) 29.1%
  • Dayton Gilbert (Prohibition) 2.2%
Colorado 2 John C. Bell Populist 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y John C. Bell (Fusion) 64.9%
  • B. Clark Wheeler (Republican) 34.2%

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Connecticut

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[6]
Connecticut 1 E. Stevens Henry Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
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

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Delaware at-large L. Irving Handy Democratic 1896 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
  • Y John H. Hoffecker (Republican) 53.1%
  • L. Irving Handy (Democratic) 45.5%
  • Lewis M. Price (Prohibition) 1.3%
  • John P. Mettler (Social Democratic) 0.1%

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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.
Florida 2 Robert Wyche Davis Democratic 1896 Incumbent re-elected.

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) 86.0%
  • James E. Myrick (Republican) 14.0%
Georgia 2 James M. Griggs Democratic 1896 Incumbent re-elected.
Georgia 3 Elijah B. Lewis Democratic 1896 Incumbent re-elected.
Georgia 4 William C. Adamson Democratic 1896 Incumbent re-elected.
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) 80.7%
  • A. B. Austin (Populist) 19.1%
Georgia 8 William M. Howard Democratic 1896 Incumbent re-elected.
Georgia 9 Farish Tate Democratic 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Farish Tate (Democratic) 72.3%
  • J. P. Brooke (Populist) 27.7%
Georgia 10 William H. Fleming Democratic 1896 Incumbent re-elected.
Georgia 11 William G. Brantley Democratic 1896 Incumbent re-elected.

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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.

Illinois

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Illinois 1 James Robert Mann Republican 1896 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y James Robert Mann (Republican) 63.2%
  • Rollin B. Organ (Democratic) 34.4%
  • B. Berlyn (Socialist Labor) 1.0%
  • Theodore L. Neff (Prohibition) 0.7%
  • James Hogan (Populist) 0.7%
Illinois 2 William Lorimer Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y William Lorimer (Republican) 52.1%
  • C. Porter Johnson (Democratic) 44.8%
  • C. O. Sherman (Populist) 1.3%
  • Herman Glaser (Socialist Labor) 0.8%
  • Thomas H. Conpropst (Prohibition) 0.8%
  • Michael Healy (Independent) 0.2%
Illinois 3 Hugh R. Belknap Republican 1894 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
  • Y George Peter Foster (Democratic) 53.3%
  • Hugh R. Belknap (Republican) 45.2%
  • Henry O. Dreisvogt (Socialist Labor) 0.7%
  • James E. McGrath (Populist) 0.7%
  • William Kellet (Prohibition) 0.1%
Illinois 4 Daniel W. Mills Republican 1896 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
  • Y Thomas Cusack (Democratic) 52.6%
  • Daniel W. Mills (Republican) 46.4%
  • John P. Buchanan (Populist) 0.6%
  • Thomas H. Gault (Prohibition) 0.4%
Illinois 5 George E. White Republican 1894 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
  • Y Edward Thomas Noonan (Democratic) 53.3%
  • George E. White (Republican) 44.5%
  • William League (Populist) 0.9%
  • J. Collins (Socialist Labor) 0.8%
  • Thomas Haines (Prohibition) 0.5%
Illinois 6 Henry Sherman Boutell Republican 1897 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Henry Sherman Boutell (Republican) 50.7%
  • Emil Hoechster (Democratic) 47.6%
  • Roy M. Goodwin (Populist) 0.6%
  • George Henderson (Socialist Labor) 0.2%
  • John G. Battershill (Prohibition) 0.2%
Illinois 7 George E. Foss Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected
  • Y George E. Foss (Republican) 60.8%
  • Frank O. Rogers (Democratic) 36.5%
  • Charles Schmitt (Socialist Labor) 1.1%
  • Henry H. Hardinge (Populist) 0.8%
  • Vasscher B. Barnes (Prohibition) 0.8%
Illinois 8 Albert J. Hopkins Republican 1885 Incumbent re-elected
  • Y Albert J. Hopkins (Republican) 68.2%
  • John W. Leonard (Democratic) 27.8%
  • Sheldon W. Johnson (Prohibition) 4.0%
Illinois 9 Robert R. Hitt Republican 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Robert R. Hitt (Republican) 64.9%
  • William H. Wagner (Democratic) 32.3%
  • John E. Countryman (Prohibition) 2.8%
Illinois 10 George W. Prince Republican 1895 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y George W. Prince (Republican) 66.1%
  • Francis E. Andrews (Democratic) 32.5%
  • Eugenio K. Hayes (Prohibition) 1.4%
Illinois 11 Walter Reeves Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Walter Reeves (Republican) 53.5%
  • Maurice T. Moloney (Democratic) 44.1%
  • John W. Hosier (Prohibition) 1.7%
  • Archibald Storrie (Populist) 0.7%
Illinois 12 Joseph Gurney Cannon Republican 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Joseph Gurney Cannon (Republican) 59.1%
  • John M. Thompson (Democratic) 39.0%
  • Samuel S. Jones (Prohibition) 1.9%
Illinois 13 Vespasian Warner Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Vespasian Warner (Republican) 56.6%
  • Jerome G. Quisenbery (Democratic) 41.1%
  • James M. Shaw (Prohibition) 2.3%
Illinois 14 Joseph V. Graff Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Joseph V. Graff (Republican) 51.6%
  • Charles N. Barnes (Democratic) 46.8%
  • Stephen Martin (Prohibition) 1.6%
Illinois 15 Benjamin F. Marsh Republican 1876 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Benjamin F. Marsh (Republican) 49.1%
  • Joseph A. Roy (Democratic) 48.6%
  • M. W. Greer (Prohibition) 2.3%
Illinois 16 William H. Hinrichsen Democratic 1896 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • Y William E. Williams (Democratic) 54.6%
  • James H. Danskin (Republican) 42.9%
  • A. C. Wood (Populist) 1.3%
  • Howard C. Bliss (Prohibition) 1.2%
Illinois 17 James A. Connolly Republican 1894 Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
  • Y Ben F. Caldwell (Democratic) 51.9%
  • Isaac R. Mills (Republican) 46.9%
  • David L. Bunn (Prohibition) 1.2%
Illinois 18 Thomas M. Jett Democratic 1896 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Thomas M. Jett (Democratic) 49.5%
  • Benjamin F. Johnston (Republican) 47.6%
  • John T. Killian (Prohibition) 1.3%
  • F. Morse (Populist) 1.2%
  • W. W. Cox (Socialist Labor) 0.4%
Illinois 19 Andrew J. Hunter Democratic 1896 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • Y Joseph B. Crowley (Democratic) 50.5%
  • William W. Jacobs (Republican) 47.0%
  • Dickson T. Harbison (Populist) 1.4%
  • William Smith (Prohibition) 1.1%
Illinois 20 James R. Campbell Democratic 1896 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • Y James R. Williams (Democratic) 51.5%
  • Theodore G. Risley (Republican) 45.9%
  • Wiley N. Green (Populist) 1.6%
  • William Bedall (Prohibition) 1.0%
Illinois 21 Jehu Baker Democratic 1896 Incumbent retired.
Republican gain.
  • Y William A. Rodenberg (Republican) 49.1%
  • Fred J. Kern (Democratic) 47.9%
  • William F. Quellmalz (Populist) 1.2%
  • John T. Nixon (Prohibition) 1.0%
  • Gustav Surber (Socialist Labor) 0.8%
Illinois 22 George Washington Smith Republican 1888 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y George Washington Smith (Republican) 54.5%
  • A. B. Garrett (Democratic) 44.8%
  • Andrew J. Dougherty Jr. (Prohibition) 0.7%

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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) 50.7%
  • Thomas Duncan (Democratic) 48.1%
  • Josephus Lee (Prohibition) 1.2%
Indiana 2 Robert W. Miers Democratic 1896 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Robert W. Miers (Democratic) 50.3%
  • William R. Gardiner (Republican) 46.4%
  • William J. Trout (Populist) 3.3%
Indiana 3 William T. Zenor Democratic 1896 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y William T. Zenor (Democratic) 55.2%
  • Isaac F. Whiteside (Republican) 43.9%
  • George T. Mayfield (Prohibition) 0.9%
Indiana 4 Francis M. Griffith Democratic 1897 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Francis M. Griffith (Democratic) 52.2%
  • Charles W. Lee (Republican) 47.3%
  • Jasper N. Hughes (Populist) 0.5%
Indiana 5 George W. Faris Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y George W. Faris (Republican) 49.4%
  • Samuel R. Hamil (Democratic) 48.8%
  • William E. Carpenter (Prohibition) 1.4%
  • A. J. Farrow (Populist) 0.4%
Indiana 6 Henry U. Johnson Republican 1890 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
  • Y James E. Watson (Republican) 52.6%
  • Charles A. Robinson (Democratic) 47.1%
  • Samuel Walker (Populist) 0.3%
Indiana 7 Jesse Overstreet Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Jesse Overstreet (Republican) 51.8%
  • Leon O. Bailey (Democratic) 46.6%
  • William B. Campbell (Prohibition) 1.1%
  • Henry U. Kuerst (Socialist Labor) 0.5%
Indiana 8 Charles L. Henry Republican 1894 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
  • Y George W. Cromer (Republican) 50.1%
  • Orlando J. Lotz (Democratic) 47.4%
  • George M. Martin (Prohibition) 1.8%
  • James A. Thompson (Populist) 0.7%
Indiana 9 Charles B. Landis Republican 1896 Incumbent re-elected.
Indiana 10 Edgar D. Crumpacker Republican 1896 Incumbent re-elected.
Indiana 11 George Washington Steele Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y George Washington Steele (Republican) 53.0%
  • George W. Michael (Democratic) 44.1%
  • David A. McDowell (Prohibition) 2.3%
  • E. L. Wilson (Populist) 0.6%
Indiana 12 James M. Robinson Democratic 1896 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y James M. Robinson (Democratic) 51.3%
  • Christian B. Stevens (Republican) 47.5%
  • Henry C. Schrader (Prohibition) 1.2%
Indiana 13 Lemuel W. Royse Republican 1894 Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican hold.
  • Y Abraham L. Brick (Republican) 51.4%
  • Medary M. Hathaway (Democratic) 46.0%
  • Thomas E. Webb (Prohibition) 2.1%
  • J. L. Komer (Populist) 0.5%

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Iowa

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Iowa 1 Samuel M. Clark Republican 1894 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
  • Y Thomas Hedge (Republican) 54.3%
  • D. J. O'Connell (Democratic) 44.4%
  • J. W. Glasgow (Prohibition) 1.3%
Iowa 2 George M. Curtis Republican 1894 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
  • Y Joseph R. Lane (Republican) 50.6%
  • John J. Ney (Democratic) 47.1%
  • J. B. Welzenbach (Socialist Labor) 1.1%
  • Eli Elliott (Prohibition) 0.7%
  • Allan W. Ricker (Populist) 0.5%
Iowa 3 David B. Henderson Republican 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y David B. Henderson (Republican) 59.1%
  • John H. Howell (Democratic) 40.7%
  • E. J. Dean (Populist) 0.2%
Iowa 4 Thomas Updegraff Republican 1892 Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican hold.
  • Y Gilbert N. Haugen (Republican) 59.8%
  • T. T. Blaise (Democratic) 38.6%
  • P. Wooding (Prohibition) 1.3%
  • [FNU] Tracy (Populist) 0.3%
Iowa 5 Robert G. Cousins Republican 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Robert G. Cousins (Republican) 55.9%
  • L. J. Rowell (Democratic) 41.9%
  • J. G. Van Ness (Prohibition) 1.9%
  • J. W. Whitmer (Populist) 0.3%
Iowa 6 John F. Lacey Republican 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y John F. Lacey (Republican) 50.9%
  • James B. Weaver (Democratic/Populist) 47.1%
  • Robert L. Turner (Prohibition) 1.3%
  • L. M. Morris (Middle of the Road Populist) 0.7%
Iowa 7 John A. T. Hull Republican 1890 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y John A. T. Hull (Republican) 59.3%
  • Charles O. Holly (Democratic) 36.5%
  • T. G. Orwig (Prohibition) 2.7%
  • C. M. Iams (Populist) 1.5%
Iowa 8 William P. Hepburn Republican 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y William P. Hepburn (Republican) 53.1%
  • George L. Finn (Democratic/Populist) 44.0%
  • C. L. Parsons (Prohibition) 1.9%
  • D. C. Cowles (Middle of the Road Populist) 1.0%
Iowa 9 Alva L. Hager Republican 1892 Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican hold.
  • Y Smith McPherson (Republican) 54.8%
  • James A. Lyon (Democratic) 43.6%
  • S. M. Blackman (Prohibition) 0.9%
  • Luke McDowell (Populist) 0.7%
Iowa 10 Jonathan P. Dolliver Republican 1888 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Jonathan P. Dolliver (Republican) 57.6%
  • Edwin Anderson (Democratic) 40.7%
  • P. J. Shaw (Prohibition) 1.4%
  • A. Novelius (Populist) 0.3%
Iowa 11 George D. Perkins Republican 1890 Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican hold.

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Kansas

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Kansas 1 Charles Curtis
Redistricted from the 4th district
Republican 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Charles Curtis (Republican) 59.6%
  • W. W. Price (Democratic/Populist) 40.4%
Case Broderick Republican 1890 Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican loss.
Kansas 2 Mason S. Peters Populist 1896 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain
Kansas 3 Edwin R. Ridgely Populist 1896 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Edwin R. Ridgely (Democratic/Populist) 51.4%
  • S. S. Kirkpatrick (Republican) 48.6%
Kansas 4 None (New district) New district.
Republican gain.
  • Y James Monroe Miller (Republican) 53.9%
  • Henderson S. Martin (Democratic/Populist) 46.2%
Kansas 5 William D. Vincent Populist 1896 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain
Kansas 6 Nelson B. McCormick Populist 1896 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain
Kansas 7 Jerry Simpson Populist 1896 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain
Kansas at-large Jeremiah D. Botkin Populist 1896 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain

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Kentucky

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Kentucky 1 Charles K. Wheeler Democratic 1896 Incumbent re-elected.
Kentucky 2 John D. Clardy Democratic 1894 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • Y Henry D. Allen (Democratic) 57.3%
  • W. T. Fowler (Republican) 28.6%
  • George W. Jolly (Independent Republican) 10.5%
  • Samuel James (Populist) 3.6%
Kentucky 3 John S. Rhea Democratic 1896 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y John S. Rhea (Democratic) 54.9%
  • M. P. Creel (Republican) 43.7%
  • J. S. Dorsey (Populist) 1.4%
Kentucky 4 David Highbaugh Smith Democratic 1896 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y David Highbaugh Smith (Democratic) 55.3%
  • Charles J. Blandford (Republican) 42.5%
  • R. H. Mullen (Populist) 2.2%
Kentucky 5 Walter Evans Republican 1894 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
  • Y Oscar Turner (Democratic) 49.6%
  • Walter Evans (Republican) 47.7%
  • J. H. Hambrick (Independent Republican) 1.4%
  • A. Schmutz (Socialist Labor) 1.3%
Kentucky 6 Albert S. Berry Democratic 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Albert S. Berry (Democratic) 59.4%
  • J. M. Donaldson (Republican) 40.6%
Kentucky 7 Evan E. Settle Democratic 1896 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Evan E. Settle (Democratic) 67.7%
  • T. J. Hardin (Republican) 32.3%
Kentucky 8 George M. Davison Republican 1896 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Kentucky 9 Samuel J. Pugh Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Samuel J. Pugh (Republican) 50.0%
  • Mordecai Williams (Democratic) 50.0%
Kentucky 10 Thomas Y. Fitzpatrick Democratic 1896 Incumbent re-elected.
Kentucky 11 David G. Colson Republican 1894 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
  • Y Vincent Boreing (Republican) 51.5%
  • J. D. White (Independent Republican) 37.2%
  • H. H. Tye (Democratic) 10.9%
  • A. J. Bowman (Populist) 0.4%

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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) 85.8%
  • C. W. Keeting (Republican) 14.2%
Louisiana 2 Robert C. Davey Democratic 1896 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Robert C. Davey (Democratic) 86.6%
  • Frank N. Wicker (Republican) 13.4%
Louisiana 3 Robert F. Broussard Democratic 1896 Incumbent re-elected.
Louisiana 4 Henry Warren Ogden Democratic 1894 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
Louisiana 5 Samuel T. Baird Democratic 1896 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Samuel T. Baird (Democratic) 74.0%
  • J. G. Taliaferro (Republican) 22.8%
Louisiana 6 Samuel M. Robertson Democratic 1887 Incumbent re-elected.

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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.
Maine 2 Nelson Dingley Jr. Republican 1881 Incumbent re-elected
  • Y Nelson Dingley Jr. (Republican) 63.7%
  • John Scott (Democratic) 34.2%
  • Asaph J. Wheeler (Prohibition) 1.7%
Maine 3 Edwin C. Burleigh Republican 1897 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Edwin C. Burleigh (Republican) 64.3%
  • F. W. Plaisted (Democratic) 33.2%
  • Oliver S. Pillsbury (Prohibition) 2.5%
Maine 4 Charles A. Boutelle Republican 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Charles A. Boutelle (Republican) 66.5%
  • Andrew J. Chase (Democratic) 29.7%
  • George W. Park (Prohibition) 2.4%
  • W. D. Littlefield (Populist) 1.4%

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Maryland

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Maryland 1 Isaac A. Barber Republican 1896 Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
  • Y John Walter Smith (Democratic) 47.9%
  • W. F. Jackson (Republican) 45.3%
  • James Swann (Prohibition) 5.2%
Maryland 2 William Benjamin Baker Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y William Benjamin Baker (Republican) 48.4%
  • Richard Tippett (Democratic) 47.5%
  • Harrie J. Hollingsworth (Prohibition) 4.1%
Maryland 3 William S. Booze Republican 1896 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
  • Y Frank C. Wachter (Republican) 49.1%
  • J. Schwatka (Democratic) 48.8%
  • John F. Hicks (Prohibition) 2.0%
  • William Whipkey (Independent) 0.1%
Maryland 4 William W. McIntire Republican 1896 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Maryland 5 Sydney E. Mudd I Republican 1896 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Sydney E. Mudd I (Republican) 52.1%
  • J. S. Cummings (Democratic) 44.3%
  • John E. Wetherold (Prohibition) 2.7%
  • C. T. Parker (Independent Republican) 0.9%
Maryland 6 John McDonald Republican 1896 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
  • Y George A. Pearre (Republican) 54.8%
  • Thomas A. Poffenberger (Democratic) 41.8%
  • J. T. Baker (Prohibition) 3.4%

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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.
Massachusetts 4 George W. Weymouth Republican 1896 Incumbent re-elected.
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.
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.
Massachusetts 11 Charles F. Sprague Republican 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
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

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 lost renomination.
Republican hold.
  • Y Henry C. Smith (Republican) 51.2%
  • Orrin R. Pierce (Democratic) 46.7%
  • Porter Biel (Prohibition) 1.8%
  • Byron E. Niles (Populist) 0.3%
Michigan 3 Albert M. Todd Democratic 1896 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
Michigan 4 Edward L. Hamilton Republican 1896 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Edward L. Hamilton (Republican) 54.8%
  • Roman I. Jarvis (Democratic) 43.2%
  • George F. Cummings (Prohibition) 1.2%
  • John K. Cunningham (Populist) 0.8%
Michigan 5 William Alden Smith Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y William Alden Smith (Republican) 56.8%
  • George R. Perry (Democratic) 41.4%
  • Charles Oldfield (Prohibition) 1.5%
  • Thomas J. Haynes (Populist) 0.3%
Michigan 6 Samuel W. Smith Republican 1896 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Samuel W. Smith (Republican) 55.8%
  • Charles Fishbeck (Democratic) 41.7%
  • Myron Voorhies (Prohibition) 2.2%
  • James M. Houghton (Populist) 0.3%
Michigan 7 Horace G. Snover Republican 1894 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
  • Y Edgar Weeks (Republican) 58.6%
  • Fred E. Burton (Democratic) 40.5%
  • James Henderson (Populist) 0.9%
Michigan 8 Ferdinand Brucker Democratic 1896 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
Michigan 9 Roswell P. Bishop Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Roswell P. Bishop (Republican) 61.3%
  • Chauncey J. Chaddock (Democratic) 36.3%
  • George M. Sprout (Prohibition) 2.0%
  • Norman B. Farnsworth (Populist) 0.4%
Michigan 10 Rousseau O. Crump Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Rousseau O. Crump (Republican) 55.3%
  • Robert J. Kelly (Democratic) 44.4%
  • James J. Miller (Prohibition) 0.3%
Michigan 11 William S. Mesick Republican 1896 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y William S. Mesick (Republican) 59.9%
  • Alva W. Nichols (Democratic) 38.1%
  • Harvey M. Lowell (Prohibition) 2.0%
Michigan 12 Carlos D. Shelden Republican 1896 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Carlos D. Shelden (Republican) 66.9%
  • Solomon S. Curry (Democratic) 30.0%
  • Harvey B. Hatch (Prohibition) 2.8%
  • E. D. Cox (Populist) 0.3%

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Minnesota

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[8]
Minnesota 1 James A. Tawney Republican 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
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) 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.
Minnesota 7 Frank Eddy Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.

Mississippi

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Mississippi 1 John M. Allen Democratic 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
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%[10]
Mississippi 3 Thomas C. Catchings Democratic 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
Mississippi 4 Andrew F. Fox Democratic 1896 Incumbent re-elected.
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%[13]
Mississippi 6 William F. Love Democratic 1896 Incumbent died. Winner also elected to finish term.
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%[14]
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%[15]

Missouri

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Missouri 1 James T. Lloyd Democratic 1897 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y James T. Lloyd (Democratic) 55.3%
  • Alfred N. Seaber (Republican) 42.6%
  • John M. Landon (Populist) 2.1%
Missouri 2 Robert N. Bodine Democratic 1896 Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic hold.
  • Y William W. Rucker (Democratic) 56.3%
  • William C. Irwin (Republican) 42.4%
  • Hugh Tudor (Populist) 1.3%
Missouri 3 Alexander M. Dockery Democratic 1882 Incumbent Retired to run for governor.
Democratic hold.
  • Y John Dougherty (Democratic) 53.1%
  • James E. Goodrich (Republican) 44.6%
  • Ulysses A. Towns (Populist) 2.3%
Missouri 4 Charles F. Cochran Democratic 1896 Incumbent re-elected.
Missouri 5 William S. Cowherd Democratic 1896 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y William S. Cowherd (Democratic) 53.6%
  • John Welborn (Republican) 44.8%
  • George Wilson (Populist) 0.8%
  • William H. Stripe (Socialist Labor) 0.8%
Missouri 6 David A. De Armond Democratic 1890 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y David A. De Armond (Democratic) 52.0%
  • Samuel W. Jurden (Republican) 42.4%
  • S. C. Brooks (Populist) 4.7%
  • J. E. Stevenson (Prohibition) 0.9%
Missouri 7 James Cooney Democratic 1896 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y James Cooney (Democratic) 55.2%
  • William G. Robertson (Republican) 43.1%
  • D. T. Mitchell (Populist) 1.7%
Missouri 8 Richard P. Bland Democratic 1896 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Richard P. Bland (Democratic) 53.1%
  • John W. Vosholl (Republican) 46.2%
  • William R. Hale (Populist) 0.7%
Missouri 9 Champ Clark Democratic 1896 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Champ Clark (Democratic) 54.4%
  • Robert Shackleford (Republican) 45.0%
  • Hay Bell (Prohibition) 0.6%
Missouri 10 Richard Bartholdt Republican 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
Missouri 11 Charles F. Joy Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Charles F. Joy (Republican) 52.3%
  • Edward A. Noonan (Democratic) 45.7%
  • J. H. Rabe (Independent) 1.2%
  • Charles F. Gebelein (Social Democratic) 0.4%
  • Peter Schweite (Socialist Labor) 0.4%
Missouri 12 Charles E. Pearce Republican 1896 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Charles E. Pearce (Republican) 52.6%
  • Robert H. Kern (Democratic) 44.7%
  • D. W. Scott (Colored Republican) 2.2%
  • L. P. Thompson (Social Democratic) 0.4%
  • L. C. Fry (Socialist Labor) 0.1%
Missouri 13 Edward Robb Democratic 1896 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Edward Robb (Democratic) 52.0%
  • John H. Reppy (Republican) 46.2%
  • Joseph B. Dines (Populist) 1.8%
Missouri 14 Willard Duncan Vandiver Democratic 1896 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Willard Duncan Vandiver (Democratic) 51.3%
  • George M. Miley (Republican) 43.9%
  • DeWitt Eskew (Populist) 4.8%
Missouri 15 Maecenas E. Benton Democratic 1896 Incumbent re-elected.

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Montana

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Montana at-large Charles S. Hartman Silver Republican 1892 Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.

Nebraska

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Nebraska 1 Jesse B. Strode Republican 1894 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
Nebraska 2 David H. Mercer Republican 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
Nebraska 3 Samuel Maxwell Populist 1896 Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
Nebraska 4 William L. Stark Populist 1896 Incumbent re-elected.
Nebraska 5 Roderick D. Sutherland Populist 1896 Incumbent re-elected.
Nebraska 6 William L. Greene Populist 1896 Incumbent re-elected.

Nevada

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Nevada at-large Francis G. Newlands Silver 1892 Incumbent re-elected.

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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) 52.2%
  • Edgar J. Knowlton (Democratic) 45.2%
  • Isaac B. Vail (Prohibition) 1.3%
  • L. Arnstein (Socialist Labor) 0.8%
  • C. H. Mellen (Social Democratic) 0.5%
New Hampshire 2 Frank G. Clarke Republican 1896 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Frank G. Clarke (Republican) 55.5%
  • Warren F. Daniell (Democratic) 42.8%
  • John C. Berry (Prohibition) 1.4%
  • Edward E. Southwick (Social Democratic) 0.2%
  • Elias M. Blodgett (Populist) 0.1%

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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) 54.3%
  • Samuel Iredell (Democratic) 41.2%
  • George J. Haven (Prohibition) 4.2%
  • Frank F. Mills (Socialist Labor) 0.3%
New Jersey 2 John J. Gardner Republican 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y John J. Gardner (Republican) 56.1%
  • John F. Hall (Democratic) 40.5%
  • Joseph J. Currie (Prohibition) 3.0%
  • John P. Weigel (Socialist Labor) 0.4%
New Jersey 3 Benjamin F. Howell Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Benjamin F. Howell (Republican) 49.8%
  • Patrick Convery (Democratic) 48.0%
  • Orpheus B. Bird (Prohibition) 1.7%
  • F. Williams (Socialist Labor) 0.5%
New Jersey 4 Mahlon Pitney Republican 1894 Incumbent retired on election to New Jersey State Senate.
Democratic gain.
  • Y Joshua S. Salmon (Democratic) 51.5%
  • John I. Blair Reilly (Republican) 43.8%
  • Franklin P. Lefferts (Prohibition) 4.5%
  • F. Campbell (Socialist Labor) 0.2%
New Jersey 5 James F. Stewart Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y James F. Stewart (Republican) 50.6%
  • Francis J. Marley (Democratic) 45.0%
  • L. A. Magnet (Socialist Labor) 3.4%
  • Charles H. Stocking (Prohibition) 1.0%
New Jersey 6 Richard W. Parker Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Richard W. Parker (Republican) 52.5%
  • Henry G. Atwater (Democratic) 44.4%
  • Henry Carless (Socialist Labor) 2.2%
  • Daniel B. Raub (Prohibition) 0.9%
New Jersey 7 Thomas McEwan Jr. Republican 1894 Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
  • Y William D. Daly (Democratic) 57.8%
  • Zebina K. Pangborn (Republican) 38.5%
  • G. P. Herrasaft (Socialist Labor) 3.2%
  • Joel W. Brown (Prohibition) 0.5%
New Jersey 8 Charles N. Fowler Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Charles N. Fowler (Republican) 54.1%
  • Edward H. Snyder (Democratic) 42.4%
  • W. J. Campbell (Socialist Labor) 2.0%
  • Joseph C. Davis (Prohibition) 1.5%

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New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[23]
North Dakota at-large Martin N. Johnson Republican 1890 Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
Republican hold.

Ohio

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%[24]
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%[25]

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
South Carolina 1 William Elliott Democratic 1886
1896
Incumbent re-elected.
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.
South Carolina 5 Thomas J. Strait Democratic 1892 Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic hold.
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.

South Dakota

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[26]
South Dakota at-large
(2 seats)
John Edward Kelley Populist 1896 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
Elected on a general ticket:
Others
  • A. Jamison (Prohibition) 0.6%
  • M. D. Alexander (Prohibition) 0.6%
Freeman Knowles Populist 1896 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.

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%[27]
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%[28]
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%[29]
Tennessee 4 Benton McMillin Democratic 1878 Incumbent retired to run for Governor.
Democratic hold.
Tennessee 5 James D. Richardson Democratic 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
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%[32]
Tennessee 7 Nicholas N. Cox Democratic 1890 Incumbent re-elected.
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%[34]
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%[35]
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%[36]

Texas

Utah

Vermont

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[37]
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

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[38]
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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

West Virginia

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
West Virginia 1 Blackburn B. Dovener Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
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%[40]
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%[41]
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%[42]

Wisconsin

Wisconsin elected ten members of congress on Election Day, November 8, 1898.[43][44]

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Wisconsin 1 Henry Allen Cooper Republican 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
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.
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

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[45]
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

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.

See also

Notes

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

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