United States House of Representatives elections, 1898
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Elections to the United States House of Representatives were held in 1898 for members of the 56th Congress, and took place in the middle of President William McKinley's first term.
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.
Contents
Election summaries
187 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 161 |
Republican | SR | S | P | Democratic |
State | Type | Total seats |
Republican | Democratic | Populist | Silver/ Silver Republican |
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Seats | Change | Seats | Change | Seats | Change | Seats | Change | |||
Alabama | District | 9 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Arkansas | District | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||
California | District | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Colorado | District | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1[Note 5] | ||||
Connecticut | District | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Delaware | At-large | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Florida | District | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Georgia | District | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Idaho | At-large | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1[Note 5] | 1 | ||
Illinois | District | 22 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
Indiana | District | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Iowa | District | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Kansas | District +at-large |
8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
Kentucky | District | 11 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
Louisiana | District | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Maine[Note 6] | District | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Maryland | District | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
Massachusetts | District | 13 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
Michigan | District | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
Minnesota | District | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Mississippi | District | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Missouri | District | 15 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Montana | At-large | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
Nebraska | District | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
Nevada | At-large | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
New Hampshire | District | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
New Jersey | District | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
New York | District | 34 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||
North Carolina | District | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1[Note 4] | 4 | 0 | |
North Dakota | At-large | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Ohio | District | 21 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Oregon[Note 6] | District | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Pennsylvania | District +2 at-large |
30 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
Rhode Island | District | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
South Carolina | District | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||
South Dakota | At-large | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Tennessee | District | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Texas | District | 13 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Utah | At-large | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Vermont[Note 6] | District | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Virginia | District | 10 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
Washington | At-large | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
West Virginia | District | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Wisconsin | District | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Wyoming | At-large | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 357 | 187 52.4% |
20 | 161 45.1% |
37 | 6[Note 4] 1.7% |
16 | 3[Note 3] 0.8% |
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The previous election of 1896 saw the election of 24 Populists, 2 Silver Republicans, and a Silver Party member.
Early election dates
In 1898, three states, with 8 seats among them, held elections early:
Complete returns
Party abbreviations
- D: Democratic
- I: Independent
- Pop: Populist
- R: Republican
- Sil: Silver
- SL: Socialist Labor
- SR: Silver Republican
California
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District | Incumbent | Party | Elected | Status | Opponent |
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California 1 | John All Barham | Republican | 1894 | Re-elected | John All Barham (R) 61.1% Emmet Seawell (D) 38.9% |
California 2 | Marion De Vries | Democratic | 1896 | Re-elected | Marion De Vries (D) 55.3% Frank D. Ryan (R) 44.7% |
California 3 | Samuel G. Hilborn | Republican | 1894 | Defeated in primary Republican hold |
Victor H. Metcalf (R) 57.3% John Aubrey Jones (D) 39.1% Thomas F. Burns (SL) 3.6% |
California 4 | James G. Maguire | Democratic | 1892 | Ran for governor Republican gain |
Julius Kahn (R) 50% James H. Barry (D) 44.1% W. J. Martin (SL) 3.7% Joseph P. Kelly (I) (D) 2.2% |
California 5 | Eugene F. Loud | Republican | 1890 | Re-elected | Eugene F. Loud (R) 51.8% William Craig (D) 44.3% E. T. Kingsley (SL) 3.9% |
California 6 | Charles A. Barlow | Populist | 1900 | Lost re-election Republican gain |
Russell J. Waters (R) 52.6% Charles A. Barlow (Pop) 44.9% James T. Van Ransselear (SL) 2.5% |
California 7 | Curtis H. Castle | Populist | 1896 | Lost re-election Republican gain |
James C. Needham (R) 50.1% Curtis H. Castle (Pop) 49.9% |
Florida
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District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
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Florida 1 | Stephen M. Sparkman | Democratic | 1894 | Re-elected | Stephen M. Sparkman (D) 84.2% E. R. Gunby (R) 15.8% |
Florida 2 | Robert Wyche Davis | Democratic | 1896 | Re-elected | Robert Wyche Davis (D) 71.8% H. L. Anderson (R) 28.2% |
South Carolina
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District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
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South Carolina 1 | William Elliott | Democratic | 1886 1896 |
Re-elected | William Elliott (D) 66.5% George W. Murray (R) 33.5% |
South Carolina 2 | W. Jasper Talbert | Democratic | 1892 | Re-elected | W. Jasper Talbert (D) 97.0% B. P. Chatfield (R) 2.9% Others 0.1% |
South Carolina 3 | Asbury Latimer | Democratic | 1892 | Re-elected | Asbury Latimer (D) 96.6% John R. Tolbert (R) 3.3% Others 0.1% |
South Carolina 4 | Stanyarne Wilson | Democratic | 1894 | Re-elected | Stanyarne Wilson (D) 96.4% P. S. Suber (R) 3.6% |
South Carolina 5 | Thomas J. Strait | Democratic | 1892 | Lost primary Democratic hold |
David E. Finley (D) 100% |
South Carolina 6 | James Norton | Democratic | 1897 (special) | Re-elected | James Norton (D) 96.9% J. H. Evans (R) 3.1% |
South Carolina 7 | J. William Stokes | Democratic | 1894 | Re-elected | J. William Stokes (D) 89.8% James Weston (R) 10.2% |
See also
Notes
- ↑ Three states held early elections between June 6 and September 12.
- ↑ Included 1 Independent Republican and 3 Silver Republicans.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Includes 2 members of the Silver Republican faction.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Includes 1 Independent Populist, John W. Atwater, elected to NC-04.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Member of the Silver Republican Party faction elected.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Elections held early
References
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External links
- Office of the Historian (Office of Art & Archives, Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)