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The 1886 United States House of Representatives elections were held for the most part on November 2, 1886, with three states holding theirs early between June and September. They occurred in the middle of President Grover Cleveland's first term. Elections were held for 325 seats of the United States House of Representatives, representing 38 states, to serve in the 50th United States Congress. Special elections were also held throughout the year.
As in many midterm elections, the President's party lost seats to the opposition, in this case, Democrats lost seats to Republicans, 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 and Wisconsin, while the Greenback Party maintained its one seat in Iowa (James B. Weaver). One Independent was also elected in North Carolina.
167 | 6 | 152 |
Democratic | [d] | Republican |
State | Type | Total seats |
Democratic | Republican | Others | |||
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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[e] | 2 | 1[f] | |
Kansas | District | 7 | 0 | 7[e] | 0 | |||
Kentucky | District | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
Louisiana | District | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Maine | 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 | 1 | |
Ohio | District | 21 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 0 | |
Oregon | 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 | District | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
Virginia | District | 10 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1[g] | 1 |
West Virginia | District | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |||
Wisconsin | District | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1[g] | 1 | |
Total | 325 | 167[1] 51.4% |
16 | 154[1][c] 47.4% |
13 | 4[1] 1.2% |
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There were 2 Labor and 1 Independent members elected, and 1 Greenback member re-elected. The previous election saw just the Greenback elected.
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District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
New York 15 | Lewis Beach | Democratic | 1880 | Incumbent died August 10, 1886. New member elected November 2, 1886. Democratic hold. Successor also elected the same day to the next term, see below. |
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Wisconsin 5 | Joseph Rankin | Democratic | 1882 | Incumbent died January 24, 1886. New member elected February 23, 1886. Democratic hold. |
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In all the states except three, elections were held November 2, 1886. Those three states, with 7 seats among them, held elections:
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Arkansas 1 | Poindexter Dunn | Democratic | 1878 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Arkansas 2 | Clifton R. Breckinridge | Democratic | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Arkansas 3 | Thomas McRae | Democratic | 1885 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Arkansas 4 | John H. Rogers | Democratic | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Arkansas 5 | Samuel W. Peel | Democratic | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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See Non-voting delegates, below.
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
California 1 | Barclay Henley | Democratic | 1882 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold |
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California 2 | James A. Louttit | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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California 3 | Joseph McKenna | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 4 | William W. Morrow | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 5 | Charles N. Felton | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 6 | Henry Markham | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold |
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See Non-voting delegates, below.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Florida 1 | Robert H. M. Davidson | Democratic | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 2 | Charles Dougherty | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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See Non-voting delegates, below.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Maine 1 | Thomas B. Reed | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maine 2 | Nelson Dingley Jr. | Republican | 1881 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maine 3 | Seth L. Milliken | Republican | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maine 4 | Charles A. Boutelle | Republican | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Massachusetts 1 | Robert T. Davis | Republican | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 2 | John Davis Long | Republican | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 3 | Ambrose A. Ranney | Republican | 1880 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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Massachusetts 4 | Patrick A. Collins | Democratic | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 5 | Edward D. Hayden | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 6 | Henry B. Lovering | Democratic | 1882 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain. |
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Massachusetts 7 | Eben F. Stone | Republican | 1880 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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Massachusetts 8 | Charles Herbert Allen | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 9 | Frederick D. Ely | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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Massachusetts 10 | William W. Rice | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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Massachusetts 11 | William Whiting II | Republican | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 12 | Francis W. Rockwell | Republican | 1884 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Michigan 1 | William C. Maybury | Democratic Fusion |
1882 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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Michigan 2 | Nathaniel B. Eldredge | Democratic | 1882 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain. |
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Michigan 3 | James O'Donnell | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 4 | Julius C. Burrows | Republican | 1872 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 5 | Charles C. Comstock | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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Michigan 6 | Edwin B. Winans | Democratic Fusion |
1876 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain. |
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Michigan 7 | Ezra C. Carleton | Democratic Fusion |
1882 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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Michigan 8 | Timothy E. Tarsney | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 9 | Byron M. Cutcheon | Republican | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 10 | Spencer O. Fisher | Democratic Fusion |
1884 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 11 | Seth C. Moffatt | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Mississippi 1 | John M. Allen | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Mississippi 2 | James B. Morgan | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Mississippi 3 | Thomas C. Catchings | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Mississippi 4 | Frederick G. Barry | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Mississippi 5 | Otho R. Singleton | Democratic | 1874 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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Mississippi 6 | Henry S. Van Eaton | Democratic | 1882 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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Mississippi 7 | Ethelbert Barksdale | Democratic | 1882 | Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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See Non-voting delegates, below.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Nebraska 1 | Archibald J. Weaver | Republican | 1882 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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Nebraska 2 | James Laird | Republican | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Nebraska 3 | George W. E. Dorsey | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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See Non-voting delegates, below.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
New York 15 | Lewis Beach | Democratic | 1880 | Incumbent died August 10, 1886. New member elected. Democratic hold. Successor also elected the same day to finish the current term. |
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District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
South Carolina 1 | Samuel Dibble | Democratic | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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South Carolina 2 | George D. Tillman | Democratic | 1878 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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South Carolina 3 | D. Wyatt Aiken | Democratic | 1876 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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South Carolina 4 | William H. Perry | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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South Carolina 5 | John J. Hemphill | Democratic | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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South Carolina 6 | George W. Dargan | Democratic | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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South Carolina 7 | Robert Smalls | Republican | 1884 (special) | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Tennessee 1 | Augustus H. Pettibone | Republican | 1880 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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Tennessee 2 | Leonidas C. Houk | Republican | 1878 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Tennessee 3 | John R. Neal | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Tennessee 4 | Benton McMillin | Democratic | 1878 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Tennessee 5 | James D. Richardson | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Tennessee 6 | Andrew J. Caldwell | Democratic | 1882 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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Tennessee 7 | John G. Ballentine | Democratic | 1882 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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Tennessee 8 | John M. Taylor | Democratic | 1882 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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Tennessee 9 | Presley T. Glass | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Tennessee 10 | Zachary Taylor | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Texas 6 | Olin Wellborn | Democratic | 1878 | Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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See Non-voting delegates, below.
See Non-voting delegates, below.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
West Virginia 1 | Nathan Goff Jr. | Republican | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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West Virginia 2 | William L. Wilson | Democratic | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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West Virginia 3 | Charles P. Snyder | Democratic | 1883 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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West Virginia 4 | Eustace Gibson | Democratic | 1882 | Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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Wisconsin elected nine members of congress on Election Day, November 2, 1886.[43][44]
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Wisconsin 1 | Lucien B. Caswell | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Wisconsin 2 | Edward S. Bragg | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent lost re-nomination. New member elected. Republican gain. |
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Wisconsin 3 | Robert M. La Follette | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Wisconsin 4 | Isaac W. Van Schaick | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent declined re-nomination. New member elected. Union Labor gain. |
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Wisconsin 5 | Thomas R. Hudd | Democratic | 1886 Special |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Wisconsin 6 | Richard W. Guenther | Republican | 1880 | Incumbent lost re-nomination. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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Wisconsin 7 | Ormsby B. Thomas | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Wisconsin 8 | William T. Price | Republican | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Wisconsin 9 | Isaac Stephenson | Republican | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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See Non-voting delegates, below.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Arizona Territory at-large | |||||
Dakota Territory at-large | |||||
Idaho Territory at-large | John Hailey | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain. |
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Montana Territory at-large | Joseph K. Toole | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Mexico Territory at-large | |||||
Utah Territory at-large | |||||
Washington Territory at-large | |||||
Wyoming Territory at-large | Joseph M. Carey | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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