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1884 United States House of Representatives elections

House elections for the 49th U.S. Congress

1884 United States House of Representatives elections

← 1882 November 4, 1884[a] 1886 →
All 325 seats in the United States House of Representatives 163 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader John G. Carlisle Thomas Brackett Reed Party Democratic Republican Leader's seat Kentucky 6th Maine 1st Last election 196 seats 117 seats Seats won 182[1][b] 141[1][b] Seat change 14 24 Popular vote 4,954,599 4,665,184 Percentage 50.05% 47.13% Swing 1.15% 5.52%   Third party Fourth party   Party Greenback Independent Last election 2 seats 5 seats[c] Seats won 1[1][b] 1[d] Seat change 1 4 Popular vote 105,668 78,972 Percentage 1.07% 0.80% Swing 1.99% 2.68%
Elections results from the 1884 elections
Speaker before election John G. Carlisle Democratic Elected Speaker John G. Carlisle Democratic

The 1884 United States House of Representatives elections were held for the most part on November 4, 1884, with four states holding theirs early between June and October. They coincided with the election of President Grover Cleveland. Elections were held for 325 seats of the United States House of Representatives, representing 38 states, to serve in the 49th United States Congress. Special elections were also held throughout the year.

In spite of Cleveland's victory, the opposition Republican Party gained back some of the seats lost in 1882, but the Democratic Party retained a majority in the House. Republicans were able to make these slight gains by connecting their pro-business and industry message with progress. The Democrats were also hindered by the Panic of 1884, but were not greatly affected by it since the depression ended quickly.

Election summaries[edit]

State	Type	Total seats	Democratic		Republican		Others
			Seats	Change	Seats	Change	Seats	Change
Alabama	District	8	8		0		0
Arkansas	District[f]	5	5		0		0
California	District[f]	6	1	5	5	5	0
Colorado	At-large	1	0		1		0
Connecticut	District	4	2	1	2	1	0
Delaware	At-large	1	1		0		0
Florida	District	2	2	1	0	1	0
Georgia	District[f]	10	10		0		0
Illinois	District	20	10	1	10	1	0
Indiana	District	13	9		4		0
Iowa	District	11	3	1	7	1	1[g]
Kansas	District[f]	7	0		7		0
Kentucky	District	11	10	1	1	1	0
Louisiana	District	6	5		1		0
Maine[h]	District[i]	4	0		4		0
Maryland	District	6	5	1	1	1	0
Massachusetts	District	12	2	1	10	1	0
Michigan	District	11	7	1	4	1	0
Minnesota	District	5	0		5		0
Mississippi	District	7	7	2	0	1	0	1[j]
Missouri	District	14	12	2	2	2	0
Nebraska	District	3	0		3		0
Nevada	At-large	1	0	1	1	1	0
New Hampshire	District	2	0		2		0
New Jersey	District	7	3		4		0
New York	District[f]	34	17[d]	4	17	4	0
North Carolina	District[f]	9	8	1	1	1	0
Ohio[h]	District	21	11	2	10	2	0
Oregon[h]	At-large	1	0		1		0
Pennsylvania	District + at-large	28	8	4	20	5	0	1[g]
Rhode Island	District	2	0		2		0
South Carolina	District	7	6		1		0
Tennessee	District	10	7	1	3	1	0
Texas	District	11	11	1	0		0	1[j]
Vermont[h]	District	2	0		2		0
Virginia	District[f]	10	8	2	2	2	0	4[k]
West Virginia	District	4	3		1		0
Wisconsin	District	9	2	4	7	4	0
Total		325	183[1][d] 56.3%	12	141[1] 43.4%	19	1[1] 0.6%	7

Early election dates[edit]

In 1884, four states, with 28 seats among them, held elections early:

• June 2 Oregon
• September 2 Vermont
• September 13 Maine
• October 14 Ohio

Special elections[edit]

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Alabama[edit]

Arkansas[edit]

California[edit]

Two new districts were created for the seats gained in the 1882 reapportionment, eliminating the at-large district that had been created for them.

Colorado[edit]

Connecticut[edit]

Delaware[edit]

Florida[edit]

Georgia[edit]

Illinois[edit]

Indiana[edit]

Iowa[edit]

Kansas[edit]

Kentucky[edit]

Louisiana[edit]

Maine[edit]

Maryland[edit]

Massachusetts[edit]

Michigan[edit]

Minnesota[edit]

Mississippi[edit]

Missouri[edit]

Nebraska[edit]

Nevada[edit]

New Hampshire[edit]

New Jersey[edit]

New York[edit]

North Carolina[edit]

Ohio[edit]

Oregon[edit]

Pennsylvania[edit]

Rhode Island[edit]

South Carolina[edit]

Tennessee[edit]

Texas[edit]

Vermont[edit]

Virginia[edit]

West Virginia[edit]

Wisconsin[edit]

Wisconsin elected nine members of congress on Election Day, November 4, 1884.^[30][31]

Non-voting delegates[edit]

Idaho Territory[edit]

Montana Territory[edit]

Wyoming Territory[edit]

See also[edit]

• 1884 United States elections
  • 1884 United States presidential election
  • 1884–85 United States Senate elections
• 48th United States Congress
• 49th United States Congress

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

Bibliography[edit]

• Dubin, Michael J. (March 1, 1998). United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results of the Elections of the 1st Through 105th Congresses. McFarland and Company. ISBN 978-0786402830.
• Martis, Kenneth C. (January 1, 1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress, 1789-1989. Macmillan Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0029201701.
• Moore, John L., ed. (1994). Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections (Third ed.). Congressional Quarterly Inc. ISBN 978-0871879967.
• "Party Divisions of the House of Representatives* 1789–Present". Office of the Historian, House of United States House of Representatives. Retrieved January 21, 2015.

External links[edit]

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