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The 1872–73 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between June 4, 1872, and April 7, 1873. Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives before the first session of the 43rd United States Congress convened on December 1, 1873. They coincided with the re-election of United States President Ulysses S. Grant. The congressional reapportionment based on the 1870 United States census increased the number of House seats to 292.
Grant's Republican Party increased its majority greatly, partly at the expense of the opposition Democratic Party and partly by adding 49 new seats to the House. The pro-industry outlook of the Republicans appealed to many Northern voters, especially as the post-war economy exploded, and this allowed the party to flourish as the Industrial Revolution grew more widespread. The Republicans also benefited from a continuing association with Civil War victory as well as disarray amongst Democratic leadership.
Following the 1870 census, the House was reapportioned, initially adding 40 seats,[1] followed by a subsequent amendment to the apportionment act adding another seat to 9 states,[2] resulting in a total increase of 49 seats. No states lost seats, 10 states had no change, 13 states gained 1 seat each, 9 states gained 2 seats, 3 states gained 3 seats, 1 State gained 4 seats, and 1 State gained 5 seats. Prior to the supplemental act, two states (New Hampshire and Vermont) had each lost 1 seat. This was the first reapportionment after the repeal of the three-fifths compromise by the 14th Amendment.
This would prove the last time until 1966 that a Republican won a House seat in Arkansas.[3]
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Alabama | District + 2 at-large |
8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6[d] | 3 |
Arkansas | District + at-large |
4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4[d] | 2 |
California | District | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Connecticut[e] | District | 4 | 1 | 3 | |||
Delaware | At-large | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Florida | At-large | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
Georgia | District | 9 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Illinois | District | 19 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 6 |
Indiana[f] | District + 3 at-large |
13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 4 |
Iowa | District | 9 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | |
Kansas | At-large | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
Kentucky | District | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | |
Louisiana | District + 1 at-large |
6 | 1 | 0 | 6[d] | 1 | |
Maine[f] | District | 5 | 0 | 5 | |||
Maryland | District | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Massachusetts | District | 11 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
Michigan | District | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
Minnesota | District | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
Mississippi | District | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
Missouri | District | 13 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
Nebraska[f] | At-large | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
Nevada | At-large | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
New Hampshire[e] | District | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
New Jersey | District | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
New York | District + 1 at-large |
33 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 9 |
North Carolina[f] | District | 8 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | |
Ohio[f] | District | 20 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 14[d] | |
Oregon[f] | At-large | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Pennsylvania[f] | District + 3 at-large |
27 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 9 |
Rhode Island | District | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
South Carolina | District + 1 at-large |
5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
Tennessee | District + 1 at-large |
10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
Texas | District + 2 at-large |
6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Vermont[f] | District | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||
Virginia | District | 9 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | |
West Virginia[f] | District | 3 | 2[c] | 1 | |||
Wisconsin | District | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |
Total | 292 | 49 | 89[c] 30.5% |
13 | 203[g] 69.5% |
62 30.5% |
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In 1845, Congress passed a law providing for a uniform nationwide date for choosing Presidential electors.[4] This law did not affect election dates for Congress, which remained within the jurisdiction of State governments, but over time, the States moved their Congressional elections to this date as well. In 1872–73, there were still 9 states with earlier election dates, and 2 states with later election dates:
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Arkansas 1 | James M. Hanks | Democratic | 1870 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain. |
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Arkansas 2 | Oliver P. Snyder | Republican | 1870 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Arkansas 3 | Thomas Boles[h] | Republican | 1868 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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Arkansas at-large | None | Vacant since 32nd Congress (Civil War and Reconstruction) New member elected. Liberal Republican gain. |
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A new seat was added, following the 1870 U.S. census, bringing the delegation up from three to four Representatives.
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California 1 | None (new district) | New district. New member elected. Republican gain. |
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California 2 | Aaron Augustus Sargent | Republican | 1868 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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California 3 | John M. Coghlan | Republican | 1871 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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California 4 | Sherman O. Houghton Redistricted from the 1st district. |
Republican | 1871 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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The election was held November 5, 1872.
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Delaware at-large | Benjamin T. Biggs | Democrat | 1868 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican Gain. |
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Florida gained a second seat after the 1870 census, but delayed districting until 1874, electing both Representatives at-large for this election.
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Florida at-large 2 seats on a general ticket |
Josiah T. Walls | Republican | 1870 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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None (New seat) | New seat. Republican gain. |
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In the newly formed at-large district, George A. Sheridan (Liberal Republican) beat P. B. S. Pinchback (Republican), the first black Governor of Louisiana.[7] Pinchback challenged the election and it was settled in February 1875, in Sheridan's favor, only one month before the end of the Congress.
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District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Mississippi 1 | George E. Harris | Republican | 1869 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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Mississippi 2 | Joseph L. Morphis | Republican | 1869 | Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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Mississippi 3 | Henry W. Barry | Republican | 1869 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Mississippi 4 | None (new district) | New district. Republican gain. |
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Mississippi 5 | Legrand W. Perce | Republican | 1869 | Incumbent retired. Republican loss. |
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George C. McKee Redistricted from the 4th district. |
Republican | 1869 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
Mississippi 6 | None (new district) | New district. Republican gain. |
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Nebraska at-large | John Taffe | Republican | 1866 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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After redistricting and eleven retirements, only four of the nineteen incumbents were re-elected.
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Ohio 1 | Ozro J. Dodds | Democratic | 1872 (special) | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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Ohio 2 | Job E. Stevenson | Republican | 1868 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Liberal Republican gain. |
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Ohio 3 | Lewis D. Campbell | Democratic | 1870 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain. |
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Ohio 4 | John F. McKinney | Democratic | 1870 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain. |
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Ohio 5 | Charles N. Lamison | Democratic | 1870 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Ohio 6 | John Armstrong Smith | Republican | 1868 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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Ohio 7 | Samuel Shellabarger | Republican | 1870 | Incumbent retired. Republican loss. |
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John Thomas Wilson Redistricted from the 11th district. |
Republican | 1866 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. | ||
Ohio 8 | John Beatty | Republican | 1868 (special) | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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Ohio 9 | George W. Morgan Redistricted from the 13th district. |
Democratic | 1868 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain. |
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Ohio 10 | Charles Foster Redistricted from the 9th district. |
Republican | 1870 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Erasmus D. Peck | Republican | 1870 (special) | Incumbent retired. Republican loss. | ||
Ohio 11 | None (new district) | New district. Republican gain. |
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Ohio 12 | Philadelph Van Trump | Democratic | 1866 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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Ohio 13 | None (new district) | New district. Democratic gain. |
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Ohio 14 | James Monroe | Republican | 1870 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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Ohio 15 | William P. Sprague | Republican | 1870 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Ohio 16 | John Bingham | Republican | 1864 | Incumbent lost re-nomination. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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Ohio 17 | Jacob A. Ambler | Republican | 1868 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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Ohio 18 | William H. Upson | Republican | 1868 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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Ohio 19 | James A. Garfield | Republican | 1862 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Ohio 20 | None (new district) | New district. Republican gain. |
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District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Tennessee at-large | Horace Maynard Redistricted from the 2nd district. |
Republican | 1865 | New district. Republican gain. |
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Tennessee 1 | Roderick R. Butler | Republican | 1867 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Tennessee 2 | Abraham E. Garrett Redistricted from the 3rd district. |
Democratic | 1870 | Incumbent lost re-election as an Independent. Republican gain. |
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Tennessee 3 | None (new district) | New district. Republican gain. |
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Tennessee 4 | John M. Bright | Democratic | 1870 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Tennessee 5 | Edward I. Golladay | Democratic | 1870 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain. |
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Tennessee 6 | Washington C. Whitthorne | Democratic | 1870 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Tennessee 7 | Robert P. Caldwell | Democratic | 1870 | Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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Tennessee 8 | William W. Vaughan | Democratic | 1870 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain. |
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Tennessee 9 | None (new district) | New district. Republican gain. |
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West Virginia 1 | John J. Davis | Democratic | 1870 | Incumbent re-elected. Independent Democratic gain. |
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West Virginia 2 | James McGrew | Republican | 1868 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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West Virginia 3 | Frank Hereford | Democratic | 1870 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Wisconsin elected eight members of congress on Election Day, November 5, 1872. Two seats were newly added in reapportionment after the 1870 census.[29][30]
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Wisconsin 1 | None (new district) | New district. Republican gain. |
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Wisconsin 2 | Gerry Whiting Hazelton | Republican | 1870 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Wisconsin 3 | J. Allen Barber | Republican | 1870 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Wisconsin 4 | Alexander Mitchell Redistricted from the 1st district. |
Democratic | 1870 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Wisconsin 5 | Charles A. Eldredge Redistricted from the 4th district. |
Democratic | 1862 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Wisconsin 6 | Philetus Sawyer Redistricted from the 5th district. |
Republican | 1864 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Wisconsin 7 | Jeremiah McLain Rusk Redistricted from the 6th district. |
Republican | 1870 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Wisconsin 8 | None (new district) | New district. Republican gain. |
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Colorado Territory at-large | Jerome B. Chaffee | Republican | 1870 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Dakota Territory at-large | Moses K. Armstrong | Independent Democratic | 1870 | Incumbent re-elected. Democratic gain. |
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Idaho Territory at-large | Samuel A. Merritt | Democratic | 1870 | Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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Montana Territory at-large | William H. Clagett | Republican | 1871 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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Wyoming Territory at-large | William T. Jones | Republican | 1870 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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