United States House of Representatives elections, 1886

United States House of Representatives elections, 1886
All 325 seats to the United States House of Representatives; 163 seats needed for a majority
Speaker before election; John G. Carlisle; Democratic	Elected Speaker; John G. Carlisle; Democratic

Elections to the United States House of Representatives were held in 1886 for Representatives to the 50th Congress, taking place in the middle of President Grover Cleveland's first term.

As in many midterm elections, Cleveland's Democratic Party lost seats to the opposition Republican Party, although a narrow majority was retained. Many of these Republican pickups were in the industrializing Midwest states, where the debate over tariffs, which were advocated by Republicans to protect domestic industry but opposed by Democrats to allow for free agricultural trade, led to political change. The small Labor Party, supported by industrial workers, gained one seat each in Virginia (VA-06) and Wisconsin (WI-04), while the Greenback Party maintained its one seat in Iowa (James B. Weaver of IA-06). John Nichols was also elected as an Independent to NC-04.

Election summaries

↓
167	2	1	1	2	152
Democratic	La	I	Gb	IR	Republican

State	Type	Total seats	Democratic		Republican		Others
State	Type	Total seats	Seats	Change	Seats	Change	Seats	Change
Alabama	District	8	8		0		0
Arkansas	District	5	5		0		0
California	District	6	2	1	4	1	0
Colorado	At-large	1	0		1		0
Connecticut	District	4	2		2		0
Delaware	At-large	1	1		0		0
Florida	District	2	2		0		0
Georgia	District	10	10		0		0
Illinois	District	20	6	4	14	4	0
Indiana	District	13	6	3	7	3	0
Iowa	District	11	1	2	9^{[Note 5]}	2	1^{[Note 6]}
Kansas	District	7	0		7^{[Note 5]}		0
Kentucky	District	11	8	2	3	2	0
Louisiana	District	6	6	1	0	1	0
Maine^{[Note 7]}	District	4	0		4		0
Maryland	District	6	5		1		0
Massachusetts	District	12	4	2	8	2	0
Michigan	District	11	5	2	6	2	0
Minnesota	District	5	3	3	2	3	0
Mississippi	District	7	7		0		0
Missouri	District	14	12		2		0
Nebraska	District	3	1	1	2	1	0
Nevada	At-large	1	0		1		0
New Hampshire	District	2	1	1	1	1	0
New Jersey	District	7	2	1	5	1	0
New York	District	34	16	1	18	1	0
North Carolina	District	9	7	1	1		1^{[Note 4]}	1
Ohio	District	21	6	5	15	5	0
Oregon^{[Note 7]}	At-large	1	0		1		0
Pennsylvania	District + at-large	28	8		20		0
Rhode Island	District	2	0		2		0
South Carolina	District	7	7	1	0	1	0
Tennessee	District	10	8	1	2	1	0
Texas	District	11	11		0		0
Vermont^{[Note 7]}	District	2	0		2		0
Virginia	District	10	3	5	6	5	1^{[Note 8]}	1
West Virginia	District	4	3		1		0
Wisconsin	District	9	1	1	7		1^{[Note 8]}	1
Total		325	167^[1] 51.4%	16	154^[1]^{[Note 3]} 47.4%	13	4^[1] 1.2%	3

House seats

Democratic			51.38%
Republican			47.38%
Labor			0.62%
Greenback			0.31%
Independent			0.31%

There were 2 Labor Party and 1 Independent members elected, and 1 Greenback Party member reelected in Iowa. The previous election saw just the Greenback elected.

House seats by party holding plurality in state
80.1-100% Democratic	80.1-100% Republican
60.1-80% Democratic	60.1-80% Republican
Up to 60% Democratic	Up to 60% Republican

Net gain in party representation
6+ Democratic gain		6+ Republican gain
3-5 Democratic gain		3-5 Republican gain
1-2 Democratic gain	1-2 Independent gain	1-2 Republican gain
1-2 Labor gain
no net change

Early election dates

In 1886, three states, with 7 seats among them, held elections early:

June 7 Oregon
September 7 Vermont
September 10 Maine

Complete returns

California

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
California 1	Barclay Henley	Democratic	1882	Retired Democratic hold	Thomas Larkin Thompson (D) 50.2% Charles A. Garter (R) 47.2% L. W. Simmons (Pr) 2.6%
California 2	James A. Louttit	Republican	1884	Retired Democratic gain	Marion Biggs (D) 50% J. C. Campbell (R) 47% W. O. Clark (Pr) 3%
California 3	Joseph McKenna	Republican	1884	Re-elected	Joseph McKenna (R) 53.1% Henry C. McPike (D) 44.6% W. W. Smith (Pr) 2.4%
California 4	William W. Morrow	Republican	1884	Re-elected	William W. Morrow (R) 48.7% Frank McCoppin (D) 42% Charles A. Sumner (I) 9% Robert Thompson (Pr) 0.4%
California 5	Charles N. Felton	Republican	1884	Re-elected	Charles N. Felton (R) 48.8% Frank J. Sullivan (D) 48.4% C. Henderson (Pr) 1.4% A. E. Redstone (I) 1.4%
California 6	Henry Markham	Republican	1884	Retired Republican hold	William Vandever (R) 47.3% Joseph D. Lynch (D) 47.1% W. A. Harris (Pr) 5.6%

Florida

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Florida 1	Robert H. M. Davidson	Democratic	1876	Re-elected	Robert H. M. Davidson (D) 66.2% C. B. Pendleton (R) 33.8%
Florida 2	Charles Dougherty	Democratic	1884	Re-elected	Charles Dougherty (D) 53.9% J. C. Greeley (R) 44.9% R. B. Norment (Pr) 1.2%

South Carolina

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

Notes

↑ Three states held early elections between June 7 and September 10.
↑ Included 1 Independent Democrat.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Includes 2 Independent Republicans, John Alexander Anderson elected to KS-05, and Albert R. Anderson to IA-08.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 John Nichols was elected as an Independent to NC-04.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Includes 1 Independent Republican.
↑ Greenback Party
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 ^7.2 Elections held early.
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 Labor Party

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 ^1.7 Martis, pp. 140–141.

Bibliography

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External links

Office of the Historian (Office of Art & Archives, Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)

[1] Three states held early elections between June 7 and September 10.

[2] Included 1 Independent Democrat.

[2IR-4] 3.0 ^3.1 Includes 2 Independent Republicans, John Alexander Anderson elected to KS-05, and Albert R. Anderson to IA-08.

[Indy-5] 4.0 ^4.1 John Nichols was elected as an Independent to NC-04.

[1IR-6] 5.0 ^5.1 Includes 1 Independent Republican.

[7] Greenback Party

[early-8] 7.0 ^7.1 ^7.2 Elections held early.

[Labor-9] 8.0 ^8.1 Labor Party

[Martis-3] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 ^1.7 Martis, pp. 140–141.

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United States House of Representatives elections, 1886

Contents

Election summaries

Early election dates

Complete returns

California

Florida

South Carolina

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Notes

References

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