1894 United States House of Representatives elections
June 4, 1894[lower-alpha 1] – November 6, 1894[lower-alpha 2]
All 356 seats in the United States House of Representatives[lower-alpha 3]
179 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Thomas Brackett Reed Charles Frederick Crisp
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat Maine 1st Georgia 3rd
Last election 124 seats 218 seats
Seats before 143 seats[lower-alpha 4] 198 seats[lower-alpha 5]
Seats won 253[lower-alpha 6][lower-alpha 7] 93[lower-alpha 6][lower-alpha 7]
Seat change Increase 110 Decrease 105
Popular vote 5,442,266 4,252,292
Percentage 48.27% 37.72%
Swing Increase 7.45% Decrease 9.66%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Populist Silver
Last election 11 seats 1 seat
Seats before 13 seats 1 seat
Seats won 9[lower-alpha 6][lower-alpha 7] 1[lower-alpha 6]
Seat change Decrease 4 Steady
Popular vote 1,242,242 4,581
Percentage 11.02% 0.04%
Swing Increase 2.73% Decrease 0.02%
  Fifth party
 
Party Independent
Last election 2 seats
Seats before 2 seats
Seats won 0
Seat change Decrease 2
Popular vote 82,148
Percentage 0.73%
Swing Decrease 0.08%
Speaker before election

Charles Crisp
Democratic

 Elected Speaker

Thomas Reed
Republican

The 1894 United States House of Representatives elections were held from June 4, 1894, to November 6, 1894, with special elections throughout the year. Elections were held to elect representatives from all 356 congressional districts across each of the 44 U.S. states at the time, as well as non-voting delegates from the inhabited U.S. territories. The winners of this election served in the 54th Congress, with seats apportioned among the states based on the 1890 United States census.

The elections comprised a significant political realignment, with a major Republican landslide that set the stage for the decisive election of 1896. The 1894 elections came in the middle of Democratic President Grover Cleveland's second term. The nation was in its deepest economic depression yet following the Panic of 1893, which pushed economic issues to the forefront. In the spring, a major coal strike damaged the economy of the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic. It was accompanied by violence; the miners lost and many joined the Populist Party. Immediately after the coal strike concluded, Eugene V. Debs led a nationwide railroad strike. It shut down the nation's transportation system west of Detroit for weeks, until President Cleveland's use of federal troops ended the strike. Debs went to prison for disobeying a court order. Illinois Governor John Peter Altgeld, a Democrat, broke bitterly with Cleveland.

The fragmented and disoriented Democratic Party was crushed everywhere outside of the South, losing more than 55% of its seats to the Republican Party. The Democrats did so poorly that even in the South, they lost seats to the Republican-Populist electoral fusion in Alabama, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas.[2][3] The Democrats ultimately lost 127 seats in this election, with the Republicans gaining 130 seats after the resolution of several contested elections.

The Democratic Party failed to win one seat in twenty-four states and only won one seat in six states. Prominent Democrats in the house including Richard P. Bland, William McKendree Springer, and William Lyne Wilson were defeated in the election.[4] As of 2022, the 1894 election represents the largest seat swing in a single election in the history of the House of Representatives; the only other occasion where a political party has suffered triple-digit losses was in 1932.

The main issues revolved around the severe economic depression, which the Republicans blamed on the conservative Bourbon Democrats led by Cleveland. Cleveland supporters lost heavily, weakening their hold on the party and setting the stage for an 1896 takeover by the free silver wing of the party. The Populist Party ran candidates in the South and Midwest, but generally lost ground outside of the South. The Democrats tried to raise a religious issue, claiming the GOP was in cahoots with the anti-Catholic American Protective Association; the allegations seem to have fallen flat as Catholics swung towards the GOP.[5]

Election summaries

↓
93 10 254
Democratic [lower-alpha 8] Republican
State Type Total
seats		 Democratic Populist Republican Silver
Seats Change Seats Change Seats Change Seats Change
Alabama District 9 5 Decrease 4 2 Increase 2 2 Increase 2 0 Steady
Arkansas District 6 6 Steady 0 Steady 0 Steady 0 Steady
California District 7 1 Decrease 2 0 Decrease 1 6 Increase 3 0 Steady
Colorado District 2 0 Steady 1 Decrease 1 1 Increase 1 0 Steady
Connecticut District 4 0 Decrease 3 0 Steady 4 Increase 3 0 Steady
Delaware At-large 1 0 Decrease 1 0 Steady 1 Increase 1 0 Steady
Florida District 2 2 Steady 0 Steady 0 Steady 0 Steady
Georgia District 11 11 Steady 0 Steady 0 Steady 0 Steady
Idaho At-large 1 0 Steady 0 Steady 1 Steady 0 Steady
Illinois District 22 0 Decrease 11 0 Steady 22 Increase 11 0 Steady
Indiana District 13 0 Decrease 11 0 Steady 13 Increase 11 0 Steady
Iowa District 11 0 Decrease 1 0 Steady 11 Increase 1 0 Steady
Kansas District
+at-large		 8 0 Steady 1 Decrease 4 7 Increase 4 0 Steady
Kentucky District 11 5 Decrease 5 0 Steady 6 Increase 5 0 Steady
Louisiana District 6 6 Steady 0 Steady 0 Steady 0 Steady
Maine[lower-alpha 9] District 4 0 Steady 0 Steady 4 Steady 0 Steady
Maryland District 6 3 Decrease 3 0 Steady 3 Increase 3 0 Steady
Massachusetts District 13 1 Decrease 3 0 Steady 12 Increase 3 0 Steady
Michigan District 12 0 Decrease 5 0 Steady 12 Increase 5 0 Steady
Minnesota District 7 0 Decrease 2 0 Decrease 1 7 Increase 3 0 Steady
Mississippi District 7 7 Steady 0 Steady 0 Steady 0 Steady
Missouri District 15 4 Decrease 9 0 Steady 11 Increase 9 0 Steady
Montana At-large 1 0 Steady 0 Steady 1 Steady 0 Steady
Nebraska District 6 0 Decrease 1 1 Decrease 1 5 Increase 2 0 Steady
Nevada At-large 1 0 Decrease 1 0 Steady 0 Steady 1 Increase 1
New Hampshire District 2 0 Steady 0 Steady 2 Steady 0 Steady
New Jersey District 8 0 Decrease 6 0 Steady 8 Increase 6 0 Steady
New York District 34 4 Decrease 16 0 Steady 30 Increase 16 0 Steady
North Carolina District 9 2 Decrease 6 4 Increase 4 3 Increase 2 0 Steady
North Dakota At-large 1 0 Steady 0 Steady 1 Steady 0 Steady
Ohio District 21 2 Decrease 9 0 Steady 19 Increase 9 0 Steady
Oregon[lower-alpha 9] District 2 0 Steady 0 Steady 2 Steady 0 Steady
Pennsylvania District
+2 at-large		 30 2 Decrease 8 0 Steady 28 Increase 8 0 Steady
Rhode Island District 2 0 Decrease 2 0 Steady 2 Increase 2 0 Steady
South Carolina District 7 6 Steady 0 Steady 1 Steady 0 Steady
South Dakota At-large 2 0 Steady 0 Steady 2 Steady 0 Steady
Tennessee District 10 6 Decrease 2 0 Steady 4 Increase 2 0 Steady
Texas District 13 12 Decrease 1 0 Steady 1 Increase 1 0 Steady
Vermont[lower-alpha 9] District 2 0 Steady 0 Steady 2 Steady 0 Steady
Virginia District 10 8 Decrease 2 0 Steady 2 Increase 2 0 Steady
Washington At-large 2 0 Steady 0 Steady 2 Steady 0 Steady
West Virginia District 4 0 Decrease 4 0 Steady 4 Increase 4 0 Steady
Wisconsin District 10 0 Decrease 6 0 Steady 10 Increase 6 0 Steady
Wyoming At-large 1 0 Decrease 1 0 Steady 1 Increase 1 0 Steady
Total[lower-alpha 3] 356 93[lower-alpha 6]
26.1%		 Decrease 107 9[lower-alpha 6]
2.5%		 Decrease 4 253[lower-alpha 6]
71.1%		 Increase 110 1[lower-alpha 6]
0.3%		 Increase 1
Popular vote
Republican
 
 48.27%
Democratic
 
 37.72%
Populist
 
 11.02%
Silver
 
 0.04%
Independent
 
 0.73%
Others
 
 2.22%
House seats
Republican
 
 71.07%
Democratic
 
 26.12%
Populist
 
 2.53%
Silver
 
 0.28%
House seats by party holding plurality in state
  80+% Democratic
  
  80+% Republican
  60+ to 80% Democratic
  
  60+ to 80% Republican
  Up to 60% Democratic
  Up to 60% Populist
  Up to 60% Republican
Net gain in party representation
  6+ Democratic gain
  
  6+ Republican gain
  3 to 5 Democratic gain
  
  3 to 5 Republican gain
  1 to 2 Democratic gain
  1 to 2 Populist gain
  1 to 2 Republican gain
  no net change

Special elections

15 special elections took place in 1894 leading up to and following the general election. They are listed below in order of election date then by state and district. Republicans flipped 3 seats in the special elections in New York's 14th, Kentucky's 9th, and Maryland's 5th congressional districts.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Virginia 7 Charles T. O'Ferrall Democratic 1884 (special) Incumbent resigned December 28, 1893 after being elected Governor of Virginia.
New member elected January 30, 1894.
Democratic hold.
Winner later re-elected in November; see below.
  • ▌Green tickY Smith S. Turner (Democratic) 65.09%
  • ▌E. D. Root (Republican) 34.59%
  • ▌Basil Gordon (unknown) 0.32%[6]
New York 14 John R. Fellows Democratic 1890 Incumbent resigned December 31, 1893 to become District Attorney of New York City.
New member elected January 30, 1894.
Republican gain.
Winner later re-elected in November; see below.
  • ▌Green tickY Lemuel E. Quigg (Republican) 49.62%
  • ▌William L. Brown (Democratic) 46.14%
  • ▌Daniel De Leon (Socialist Labor) 2.46%
  • ▌George Munro (Prohibition) 0.90%
  • ▌George A. Hunter (Populist) 0.88%[7]
Pennsylvania at-large William Lilly Republican 1892 Incumbent died December 1, 1893.
New member elected February 26, 1894.
Republican hold.
South Carolina 1 William H. Brawley Democratic 1890 Incumbent resigned February 12, 1894, to become judge for the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina.
New member elected April 12, 1894.
Democratic hold.
Maryland 1 Robert F. Brattan Democratic 1892 Incumbent died May 10, 1894.
New member elected November 6, 1894.
Democratic hold.
Ohio 3 George W. Houk Democratic 1890 Incumbent died February 9, 1894.
New member elected May 21, 1894.
Democratic hold.
Wisconsin 7 George B. Shaw Republican 1892 Incumbent died August 27, 1894.
New member elected November 6, 1894.
Republican hold.[8]
  • ▌Green tickY Michael Griffin (Republican) 57.8%
  • ▌George W. Levis (Democratic) 32.5%
  • ▌Clement H. Van Worner (Populist) 5.3%
  • ▌Edward Berg (Prohibition) 4.1%
  • ▌William F. Button (Independent) 0.4%
Alabama 3 William C. Oates Democratic 1880 Incumbent resigned November 5, 1894, after being elected Governor of Alabama.
New member elected November 6, 1894.
Democratic hold.
Kentucky 9 Thomas H. Paynter Democratic 1888 Incumbent resigned January 5, 1895, having been elected to the Kentucky Court of Appeals.
New member elected November 6, 1894, but didn't take his seat until March 4, 1895.
Republican gain.
Maryland 5 Barnes Compton Democratic 1884
1890 (lost contest)
1890		 Incumbent resigned May 15, 1894, to become a naval officer.
New member elected November 6, 1894.
Republican gain.
Arkansas 2 Clifton R. Breckinridge Democratic 1882 Incumbent resigned August 14, 1894, to become U.S. Minister to Russia.
New member elected December 3, 1894.
Democratic hold.
Kentucky 10 Marcus C. Lisle Democratic 1892 Incumbent died July 7, 1894.
New member elected December 3, 1894.
Democratic hold.
Louisiana 4 Newton C. Blanchard Democratic 1880 Incumbent resigned March 12, 1894, to become a U.S. Senator.
New member elected December 3, 1894.
Democratic hold.
Ohio 2 John A. Caldwell Republican 1888 Incumbent resigned April 4, 1894, to become Mayor of Cincinnati.
New member elected December 3, 1894.
Republican hold.
New York 15 Ashbel P. Fitch Democratic 1886 Incumbent resigned December 26, 1893, to become New York City Comptroller.
New member elected December 30, 1894.
Democratic hold.

Early election dates

In 1894, three states, with 8 seats among them, held elections early:

Alabama

Arkansas

California

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
California 1 Thomas J. Geary Democratic 1890 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
California 2 Anthony Caminetti Democratic 1890 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
California 3 Warren B. English Democratic 1892 (contested) Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
California 4 James G. Maguire Democratic 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
California 5 Eugene F. Loud Republican 1890 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Eugene F. Loud (Republican) 36.8%
  • ▌Joseph P. Kelly (Democratic) 23.0%
  • ▌James T. Rogers (Populist) 21.5%
  • ▌James Denman (Prohibition) 18.7%
California 6 Marion Cannon Populist 1892 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
California 7 William W. Bowers Republican 1890 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY William W. Bowers (Republican) 42.9%
  • ▌W. H. Alford (Democratic) 28.2%
  • ▌J. L. Gilbert (Populist) 25.0%
  • ▌W. H. Somers (Prohibition) 3.9%

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Delaware at-large John W. Causey Democratic 1892 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican gain.

Florida

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Florida 1 Stephen R. Mallory Democratic 1890 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
Florida 2 Charles Merian Cooper Democratic 1892 Incumbent re-elected.

Georgia

Idaho

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Idaho at-large Willis Sweet Republican 1890 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Edgar Wilson (Republican) 43.38%
  • ▌James Gunn (Populist) 31.53%
  • ▌James M. Ballatine (Democratic) 24.37%
  • ▌William J. Boone (Prohibition) 0.72%[10]

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Maine 1 Thomas B. Reed Republican 1876 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Thomas B. Reed (Republican) 63.53%
  • ▌John Deering (Democratic) 33.10%
  • ▌Linus Seely (Prohibition) 2.20%
  • ▌James E. Campion (Populist) 1.17%
Maine 2 Nelson Dingley Jr. Republican 1881 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
Maine 3 Seth L. Milliken Republican 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Seth L. Milliken (Republican) 64.78%
  • ▌Moses R. Leighton (Democratic) 25.55%
  • ▌George C. Sheldon (Populist) 7.62%
  • ▌William S. Thompson (Prohibition) 2.05%
Maine 4 Charles A. Boutelle Republican 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Charles A. Boutelle (Republican) 65.46%
  • ▌Al L. Simpson (Democratic) 25.90%
  • ▌Oliver D. Chapman (Populist) 4.98%
  • ▌Charles W. Johnston (Prohibition) 3.66%

Maryland

Massachusetts

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Massachusetts 1 Ashley B. Wright Republican 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Ashley B. Wright (Republican) 55.2%
  • ▌Addison L. Green (Democratic) 39.2%
  • ▌Augustus R. Smith (Prohibition) 3.3%
  • ▌Jonathan Johnson (Populist) 2.3%
Massachusetts 2 Frederick H. Gillett Republican 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 3 Joseph H. Walker Republican 1888 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Joseph H. Walker (Republican) 59.4%
  • ▌Charles Haggerty (Democratic) 35.6%
  • ▌Henry S. Brown (Populist) 2.55%
  • ▌George F. Wright (Prohibition) 2.45%
Massachusetts 4 Lewis D. Apsley Republican 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Lewis D. Apsley (Republican) 64.9%
  • ▌John J. Desmond (Democratic) 32.2%
  • ▌Bertram Sparhawk (Populist) 3.0%
Massachusetts 5 Moses T. Stevens Democratic 1890 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY William S. Knox (Republican) 51.7%
  • ▌George W. Fifield (Democratic) 44.4%
  • ▌Hiram W. Eastman (Populist) 2.7%
  • ▌Warren F. Taylor (Prohibition) 1.1%
Massachusetts 6 William Cogswell Republican 1886 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY William Cogswell (Republican) 68.3%
  • ▌Henry B. Little (Democratic) 24.2%
  • ▌Joseph K. Harris (Populist) 7.5%
Massachusetts 7 William Everett Democratic 1893 (special) Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY William Emerson Barrett (Republican) 57.8%
  • ▌Samuel K. Hamilton (Democratic) 33.7%
  • ▌Walter L. Ramsdell (Populist) 4.6%
  • ▌George Buttrick (Prohibition) 2.9%
  • ▌George R. Peare (Socialist Labor) 1.1%
Massachusetts 8 Samuel W. McCall Republican 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 9 Joseph H. O'Neil Democratic 1888 Incumbent lost renomination.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌Green tickY John F. Fitzgerald (Democratic) 53.3%
  • ▌Jesse M. Gove (Republican) 44.4%
  • ▌Patrick F. O'Neil (Socialist Labor) 2.4%
Massachusetts 10 Michael J. McEttrick Citizens
Democratic		 1892 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected
Republican gain.
Massachusetts 11 William F. Draper Republican 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY William F. Draper (Republican) 62.0%
  • ▌Bentley W. Warren (Democratic) 34.7%
  • ▌John F. Dowd (Populist) 3.4%
Massachusetts 12 Elijah A. Morse Republican 1888 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 13 Charles S. Randall Republican 1888 Incumbent lost renomination.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY John Simpkins (Republican) 61.2%
  • ▌Robert Howard (Democratic) 38.8%

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Mississippi 1 John M. Allen Democratic 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
Mississippi 2 John C. Kyle Democratic 1890 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY John C. Kyle (Democratic) 75.30%
  • ▌R. J. Lyle (Populist) 20.90%
  • ▌W. R. Montgomery (Republican) 3.23%
  • ▌N. W. Brown (Prohibition) 0.57%[12]
Mississippi 3 Thomas C. Catchings Democratic 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Thomas C. Catchings (Democratic) 87.06%
  • ▌Thomas Monuh (Prohibition) 10.63%
  • ▌G. W. Wise (Populist) 2.31%[13]
Mississippi 4 Hernando Money Democratic 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Hernando Money (Democratic) 57.88%
  • ▌J. H. Jamison (Populist) 41.65%
  • ▌Frank Sourer (Prohibition) 0.47%[14]
Mississippi 5 John S. Williams Democratic 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
Mississippi 6 T. R. Stockdale Democratic 1886 Incumbent lost renomination.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
Mississippi 7 Charles E. Hooker Democratic 1886 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌Green tickY James G. Spencer (Democratic) 70.19%
  • ▌A. M. Newman (Populist) 26.44%
  • ▌T. P. Barr (Prohibition) 3.38%[17]

Missouri

Montana

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

Nebraska

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Nebraska 1 William Jennings Bryan Democratic 1890 Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Jesse B. Strode (Republican) 44.90%
  • ▌Austin H. Weir (Democratic) 39.79%
  • ▌Richard H. Hawley (Prohibition) 3.37%[19]
Nebraska 2 David H. Mercer Republican 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
Nebraska 3 George de Rue Meiklejohn Republican 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY George de Rue Meiklejohn (Republican) 44.51%
  • ▌John M. Devine (Populist) 31.61%
  • ▌W. A. Hensley (Democratic) 21.59%
  • ▌J. C. Thomas (Prohibition) 2.29%[21]
Nebraska 4 Eugene Jerome Hainer Republican 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
Nebraska 5 William A. McKeighan Populist 1890 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
Nebraska 6 Omer Madison Kem Populist 1890 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Omer Madison Kem (Populist) 52.31%
  • ▌Matt A. Dougherty (Republican) 44.96%
  • ▌William Bone (Prohibition) 2.73%[24]

Nevada

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

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

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

Ohio

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[27]
Ohio 1 Bellamy Storer Republican 1890 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
Ohio 2 Jacob H. Bromwell Republican 1894 (s) Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 3 Paul J. Sorg Democratic 1894 (s) Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 4 Fernando C. Layton Democratic 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 5 Dennis D. Donovan Democratic 1892 Incumbent lost renomination.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
Ohio 6 George W. Hulick Republican 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY George W. Hulick (Republican) 61.9%
  • ▌Joseph L. Stephens (Democratic) 38.1%
Ohio 7 George W. Wilson Republican 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 8 Luther M. Strong Republican 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 9 Byron F. Ritchie Democratic 1892 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
Ohio 10 Hezekiah S. Bundy Republican 1893 (s) Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
Ohio 11 Charles H. Grosvenor Republican 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 12 Joseph H. Outhwaite Democratic 1892 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
Ohio 13 Darius D. Hare Democratic 1892 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
Ohio 14 Michael D. Harter Democratic 1892 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
Ohio 15 H. Clay Van Voorhis Republican 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 16 Albert J. Pearson Democratic 1892 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Lorenzo Danford (Republican) 62.9%
  • ▌Albert O. Barnes (Democratic) 37.1%
Ohio 17 James A. D. Richards Democratic 1892 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
Ohio 18 George P. Ikirt Democratic 1892 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
Ohio 19 Stephen A. Northway Republican 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 20 William J. White Republican 1892 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
Ohio 21 Tom L. Johnson Democratic 1890 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Republican gain.

Oregon

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Oregon 1 Binger Hermann Republican 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Binger Hermann (Republican) 47.62%
  • ▌Charles Miller (Populist) 26.99%
  • ▌J. K. Weatherford (Democratic) 23.08%
  • ▌John D. Hurst (Prohibition) 2.31%[28]
Oregon 2 William R. Ellis Republican 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY William R. Ellis (Republican) 47.89%
  • ▌Joseph Waldrop (Populist) 27.27%
  • ▌James H. Raley (Democratic) 22.87%
  • ▌A. F. Miller (Prohibition) 1.97%[29]

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
South Carolina 1 James F. Izlar Democratic 1894 (special) Incumbent retired.
Democratic loss.
George W. Murray
Redistricted from the 7th district		 Republican 1892 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.
Murray successfully challenged Elliott's election and was awarded the seat on June 4, 1896.[31]
South Carolina 2 W. Jasper Talbert Democratic 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
South Carolina 3 Asbury Latimer Democratic 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Asbury Latimer (Democratic) 81.3%
  • ▌Robert Moorman (Republican) 13.9%
  • Others 4.8%
South Carolina 4 George W. Shell Democratic 1890 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Stanyarne Wilson (Democratic) 75.1%
  • ▌Lawson D. Melton (Republican) 24.7%
  • Others 0.2%
South Carolina 5 Thomas J. Strait Democratic 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Thomas J. Strait (Democratic) 67.6%
  • ▌G. G. Alexander (Republican) 17.0%
  • ▌W. R. Davie (Independent) 12.8%
  • Others 2.6%
South Carolina 6 John L. McLaurin Democratic 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
South Carolina 7 None (New district) New district.
Democratic gain.
The election was voided on June 1, 1896, due to electoral fraud.
  • ▌Green tickY J. William Stokes (Democratic) 73.0%
  • ▌T. B. Johnson (Republican) 26.3%
  • Others 0.7%

South Dakota

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
South Dakota at-large
2 seats		 John Pickler Republican 1889 Incumbent re-elected.
William V. Lucas Republican 1892 Incumbent lost renomination.
New member elected.
Republican hold.

Tennessee

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Tennessee 1 Alfred A. Taylor Republican 1888 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY William C. Anderson (Republican) 61.66%
  • ▌Thad A. Cox (Democratic) 29.23%
  • ▌R. S. Cheves (Prohibition) 9.11%[33]
Tennessee 2 John C. Houk Republican 1891 (special) Incumbent lost re-election as an Independent Republican.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Henry R. Gibson (Republican) 53.24%
  • ▌John C. Houk (Ind. Republican) 43.31%
  • ▌Jonathan M. Meek (Populist) 2.10%
  • ▌W. G. Olinger (Prohibition) 1.36%[34]
Tennessee 3 Henry C. Snodgrass Democratic 1890 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
Tennessee 4 Benton McMillin Democratic 1878 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 5 James D. Richardson Democratic 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY James D. Richardson (Democratic) 53.70%
  • ▌W. W. Erwin (Populist) 44.80%
  • ▌R. S. Montgomery (Republican) 1.50%[37]
Tennessee 6 Joseph E. Washington Democratic 1886 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 7 Nicholas N. Cox Democratic 1890 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Nicholas N. Cox (Democratic) 52.57%
  • ▌H. F. Farris (Republican) 36.78%
  • ▌J. K. Blackburn (Populist) 10.65%[39]
Tennessee 8 Benjamin A. Enloe Democratic 1886 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
Tennessee 9 James C. McDearmon Democratic 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 10 Josiah Patterson Democratic 1890 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Josiah Patterson (Democratic) 66.12%
  • ▌J. W. Brown (Republican) 19.43%
  • ▌R. J. Rawlings (Populist) 14.45%[42]

Texas

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
West Virginia 1 John O. Pendleton Democratic 1890 Incumbent lost renomination.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Blackburn B. Dovener (Republican) 53.40%
  • ▌John A. Howard (Democratic) 42.52%
  • ▌John E. Stealey (Populist) 2.15%
  • ▌J. Howard Holt (Prohibition) 1.93%[43]
West Virginia 2 William Lyne Wilson Democratic 1882 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Alston G. Dayton (Republican) 51.83%
  • ▌William Lyne Wilson (Democratic) 47.30%
  • ▌John T. Jarmey (Populist) 0.74%
  • ▌Ulysses A. Clayton (Prohibition) 0.12%[44]
West Virginia 3 John D. Alderson Democratic 1888 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
West Virginia 4 James Capehart Democratic 1890 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Warren Miller (Republican) 52.00%
  • ▌Thomas H. Harvey (Democratic) 44.38%
  • ▌Sampson H. Piersol (Populist) 3.55%
  • ▌W. H. Shaw (Prohibition) 0.08%[46]

Wisconsin

Wisconsin elected ten members of congress on Election Day, November 6, 1894.[8][47]

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Wisconsin 1 Henry Allen Cooper Republican 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Henry Allen Cooper (Republican) 56.7%
  • ▌Andrew Kull (Democratic) 31.8%
  • ▌Hamilton Utley (Populist) 7.3%
  • ▌Alex S. Kaye (Prohibition) 7.3%
Wisconsin 2 Charles Barwig Democratic 1888 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
Wisconsin 3 Joseph W. Babcock Republican 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
Wisconsin 4 Peter J. Somers Democratic 1893 Incumbent declined re-nomination.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
Wisconsin 5 George H. Brickner Democratic 1888 Incumbent declined re-nomination.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Samuel S. Barney (Republican) 52.6%
  • ▌Henry Blank (Democratic) 36.7%
  • ▌Fred C. Runge (Populist) 10.7%
Wisconsin 6 Owen A. Wells Democratic 1892 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Samuel A. Cook (Republican) 55.8%
  • ▌Owen A. Wells (Democratic) 38.3%
  • ▌Riley S. Bishop (Populist) 3.4%
  • ▌Byron E. Van Keuren (Prohibition) 2.5%
Wisconsin 7 George B. Shaw Republican 1892 Incumbent died August 27, 1894.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Michael Griffin (Republican) 57.4%
  • ▌George W. Levis (Democratic) 32.8%
  • ▌Clement H. Van Worner (Populist) 5.3%
  • ▌Edward Berg (Prohibition) 4.1%
  • ▌William F. Button (Independent) 0.4%
Wisconsin 8 Lyman E. Barnes Democratic 1892 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
Wisconsin 9 Thomas Lynch Democratic 1890 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Alexander Stewart (Republican) 56.0%
  • ▌Thomas Lynch (Democratic) 36.7%
  • ▌John F. Miles (Populist) 5.4%
  • ▌John J. Sherman (Prohibition) 1.9%
Wisconsin 10 Nils P. Haugen Republican 1892 Incumbent declined re-nomination.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY John J. Jenkins (Republican) 57.9%
  • ▌E. C. Kennedy (Democratic) 26.4%
  • ▌William Munro (Populist) 11.2%
  • ▌John Holt (Prohibition) 4.5%

Wyoming

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Wyoming at-large Henry A. Coffeen Democratic 1892 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Republican gain.

Non-voting delegates

Oklahoma Territory

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Oklahoma Territory at-large Dennis T. Flynn Republican 1892 Incumbent re-elected.

See also

Notes

    1. ↑ Three states held early elections between June 4 and September 10.
    2. ↑ Not including special elections
    3. 1 2 Includes late elections.
    4. ↑ Includes two vacancies.
    5. ↑ Includes five vacancies.
    6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Martis's figure includes Utah, which held its election in 1895 and is therefore not covered in this article.[1]
    7. 1 2 3 Dubin (p. 312) counts 244 Republicans, 105 Democrats, 7 Populists, and 1 Silver at the opening of the 54th Congress, before the results of several contested elections were overturned in favor of Republican (and a few Populist) candidates. Dubin counts 253 Republicans, 93 Democrats, 9 Populists, and 1 Silver at the start of the 2nd session of the 54th Congress, which closely matches Martis' figure (pp. 148–49). Dubin's figure includes Utah, which held its election in 1895 and is therefore not covered in this article.
    8. ↑ Populists won 9 seats and Silver won 1.
    9. 1 2 3 Elections held early.
    10. ↑ Full name unavailable.

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    2. ↑ "Senate and House Secured; Republican Control in the Next Congress Assured". The New York Times. November 9, 1894. p. 5.
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    5. ↑ Jensen (1971), Chap. 9.
    6. ↑ "Our Campaigns - VA - District 07 Special Election Race - Jan 30, 1894". Our Campaigns.
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    8. 1 2 "Wisconsin U.S. House Election Results" (PDF). Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 5, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2022 – via Wayback Machine.
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    15. ↑ "MS - District 05". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
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    21. ↑ "Our Campaigns - NE - District 03 Race - Nov 6, 1894". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
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    30. ↑ "Our Campaigns - SC - District 01 Race - Nov 06, 1894". www.ourcampaigns.com.
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    35. ↑ "TN - District 03". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
    36. ↑ "TN - District 04". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
    37. ↑ "TN - District 05". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
    38. ↑ "TN - District 06". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
    39. ↑ "TN - District 07". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
    40. ↑ "TN - District 08". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
    41. ↑ "TN - District 09". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
    42. ↑ "TN - District 10". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
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    44. ↑ "WV District 02". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
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    46. ↑ "WV District 04". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
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    48. ↑ "WY At-Large". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
    49. ↑ "Our Campaigns - OK Territorial Delegate Race - Nov 06, 1894". www.ourcampaigns.com.

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