1896 United States House of Representatives elections

1896 United States House of Representatives elections

←  1894 November 3, 1896 [lower-alpha 1] 1898  →
All 357 seats in the United States House of Representatives 179 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Thomas Brackett Reed Joseph Weldon Bailey Party Republican Democratic Leader's seat Maine 1st Texas 4th Last election 254 seats 93 seats Seats won 206 [1] 124 [1] Seat change 48 31 Popular vote 6,655,919 5,594,384 Percentage 48.77% 40.99% Swing 0.50% 3.27%   Third party Fourth party   Party Populist Silver Republican Last election 9 seats New Party Seats won 22 [1] 3 [1] Seat change 13 3 Popular vote 935,636 139,132 Percentage 6.86% 1.02% Swing 4.16% Pre-creation   Fifth party Sixth party   Party Silver Independent Republican Last election 1 0 Seats won 1 [1] 1 Seat change 1 Popular vote 6,429 72,945 Percentage 0.05% 0.53% Swing 0.01% 0.20%
Results:      Democratic gain     Republican gain      Democratic hold     Republican hold      Populist gain     Populist hold      Silver Republican gain
Speaker before election Thomas Reed Republican Elected Speaker Thomas Reed Republican

The 1896 United States House of Representatives elections were held for the most part on November 3, 1896, with Oregon, Maine, and Vermont holding theirs early in either June or September. They coincided with the election of President William McKinley. Elections were held for 357 seats of the United States House of Representatives, representing 45 states, to serve in the 55th United States Congress. The size of the House increased by one seat after Utah gained statehood on January 4, 1896. Special elections were also held throughout the year.

The Republican Party maintained its large majority in the House but lost 48 seats, mostly to the Democratic and Populist parties. The Republican losses were most likely due to the extraordinary gains that party made in the prior elections,^{[ citation needed ]} when many normally Democratic districts voted Republican due to the severity of and fallout from the Panic of 1893. The Democratic Party recovered in the Mid-Atlantic and Midwestern districts dominated by Catholic and working-class voters. In the West, the Populist Party made large gains and several Republicans broke away over the national party platform's endorsement of a gold standard.

This election marked the zenith of the Populist Party. The Populists would lose most of their seats in the 1898 elections and thereafter slowly fade from prominence.

Election summaries

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124	22	5	206
Democratic	Pop	[lower-alpha 2]	Republican

State	Type	Total seats	Democratic		Populist		Silver		Silver Republican		Ind. Republican		Republican
			Seats	Change	Seats	Change	Seats	Change	Seats	Change	Seats	Change	Seats	Change
Alabama	District	9	7	2	1	1	0		0		0		1	1
Arkansas	District	6	6		0		0		0		0		0
California	District	7	2	1	2	2	0		0		0		3	3
Colorado	District	2	0		1		0		1	1	0		0	1
Connecticut	District	4	0		0		0		0		0		4
Delaware	At-large	1	1	1	0		0		0		0		0	1
Florida	District	2	2		0		0		0		0		0
Georgia	District	11	11		0		0		0		0		0
Idaho	At-large	1	0		1	1	0		0		0		0	1
Illinois	District	22	5	3	0		0		0		0		17	3
Indiana	District	13	4	4	0		0		0		0		9	4
Iowa	District	11	0		0		0		0		0		11
Kansas	District +at-large	8	0		6	5	0		0		0		2	5
Kentucky	District	11	7	1	0		0		0		0		4	1
Louisiana	District	6	6		0		0		0		0		0
Maine [lower-alpha 3]	District	4	0		0		0		0		0		4
Maryland	District	6	0	3	0		0		0		0		6	3
Massachusetts	District	13	1		0		0		0		0		12
Michigan	District	12	2	2	0		0		0		0		10	2
Minnesota	District	7	0		0		0		0		0		7
Mississippi	District	7	7		0		0		0		0		0
Missouri	District	15	12	7	0		0		0		0		3	7
Montana	At-large	1	0		0		0		1	1	0		0	1
Nebraska	District	6	0		4	3	0		0		0		2	3
Nevada	At-large	1	0		0		1		0		0		0
New Hampshire	District	2	0		0		0		0		0		2
New Jersey	District	8	0		0		0		0		0		8
New York	District	34	5	1	0		0		0		0		29	1
North Carolina	District	9	1	1	5	1	0		0		0		3
North Dakota	At-large	1	0		0		0		0		0		1
Ohio	District	21	6	4	0		0		0		0		15	4
Oregon [lower-alpha 3]	District	2	0		0		0		0		0		2
Pennsylvania	District +2 at-large	30	3	1	0		0		0		1	1	26	2
Rhode Island	District	2	0		0		0		0		0		2
South Carolina	District	7	7	1	0		0		0		0		0	1
South Dakota	At-large	2	0		2	2	0		0		0		0	2
Tennessee	District	10	8	2	0		0		0		0		2	2
Texas	District	13	12		0		0		0		0		1
Utah	At-large	1	1	1	0		0		0		0		0	1
Vermont [lower-alpha 3]	District	2	0		0		0		0		0		2
Virginia	District	10	6	2	0		0		0		0		4	2
Washington [lower-alpha 4]	At-large	2	1	1	0		0		1	1	0		0	2
West Virginia	District	4	0		0		1		3	3	0		0
Wisconsin	District	10	0		0		0		0		0		10
Wyoming	At-large	1	1	1	0		0		0		0		0	1
Total		357	124 34.7%	31	22 6.2%	13	1 0.3%	0	3 0.8%		1 0.3%	1	206 57.7%	48

Popular vote Democratic   40.99% Independent   0.53% Populist   6.86% Republican   48.77% Silver   0.05% Silver Republican   1.02% Others   1.78%

House seats Democratic   34.73% Independent   0.28% Populist   6.16% Republican   57.70% Silver   0.28% Silver Republican   0.84%

House seats by party holding plurality in state ("Republican" includes Silver, Silver Republican, and Independent Republican)   80+ to 100% Democratic   80+ to 100% Populist   80+ to 100% Republican   60+ to 80% Democratic   60+ to 80% Populist   60+ to 80% Republican   Up to 60% Democratic   Up to 60% Populist   Up to 60% Republican

Net gain in party representation ("Republican" includes Silver, Silver Republican, and Independent Republican)   6+ Democratic gain     6+ Republican gain   3-5 Democratic gain   3-5 Populist gain   3-5 Republican gain   1-2 Democratic gain   1-2 Populist gain   1-2 Republican gain   no net change

Special elections

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Virginia 5
South Carolina 7	J. William Stokes	Democratic	1894	Incumbent's previous election declared void June 1, 1896 due to electoral fraud. Incumbent re-elected November 3, 1896. Incumbent also elected to the next term; see below.	▌Y J. William Stokes (Democratic) [ data unknown/missing ]

Early election dates

Three states, with 8 seats between them, held elections early in 1896:

• June 1: Oregon
• September 1: Vermont
• September 14: Maine

Alabama

Main article: 1896 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama

See also: List of United States representatives from Alabama

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Alabama 1	Richard Henry Clarke	Democratic	1888	Incumbent retired to un for Governor of Alabama. New member elected. Democratic hold.	▌Y George W. Taylor (Democratic) 70.50% ▌Frank H. Threatt (Republican) 25.38% ▌Emory C. Stearnes (Populist) 3.84%
Alabama 2	Jesse F. Stallings	Democratic	1892	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Jesse F. Stallings (Democratic) 55.94% ▌Thomas H. Clarke (National Democratic) 25.63% ▌John C. Fonville (Populist) 18.43%
Alabama 3	George Paul Harrison Jr.	Democratic	1894	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	▌Y Henry De Lamar Clayton Jr. (Democratic) 52.61% ▌George L. Comer (National Democratic) 25.94% ▌Emmet C. Jackson (Populist) 21.45%
Alabama 4	William F. Aldrich	Republican	1894	Incumbent re-elected after initial results indicated loss to Plowman.	▌Y William F. Aldrich (Republican) 49.75% ▌ Thomas S. Plowman (Democratic) 45.59% ▌Edmund H. Dryer (National Democratic) 4.66%
Alabama 5	Albert Taylor Goodwyn	Populist	1894	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	▌Y Willis Brewer (Democratic) 60.85% ▌ Albert Taylor Goodwyn (Populist) 39.15%
Alabama 6	John H. Bankhead	Democratic	1886	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y John H. Bankhead (Democratic) 55.07% ▌A. S. Van de Graff (National Democratic) 27.05% ▌George S. Youngblood (Populist) 17.88%
Alabama 7	Milford W. Howard	Populist	1894	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Milford W. Howard (Populist) 35.79% ▌William I. Bullock (Democratic) 32.66% ▌James J. Curtis (Republican) 28.91% ▌George H. Parker (National Democratic) 2.64%
Alabama 8	Joseph Wheeler	Democratic	1884	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Joseph Wheeler (Democratic) 56.66% ▌Oscar W. Hundley (Republican) 42.13% ▌W. W. Callahan (National Democratic) 1.21%
Alabama 9	Truman H. Aldrich	Republican	1894	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic gain.	▌Y Oscar Underwood (Democratic) 62.98% ▌Grattan B. Crowe (Republican) 26.21% ▌Archibald Lawson (National Democratic) 10.81%

Arkansas

See also: List of United States representatives from Arkansas

California

Main article: 1896 United States House of Representatives elections in California

See also: List of United States representatives from California

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
California 1	John All Barham	Republican	1894	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y John All Barham (Republican) 49.66% ▌Fletcher A. Cutler (Democratic) 45.48% ▌George W. Montieth (Populist) 4.17% ▌B. F. Taylor (Prohibition) 0.69%
California 2	Grove L. Johnson	Republican	1894	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	▌Y Marion De Vries (Democratic) 55.51% ▌ Grove L. Johnson (Republican) 42.28% ▌F. E. Coulter (Prohibition) 2.21%
California 3	Samuel G. Hilborn	Republican	1894	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Samuel G. Hilborn (Republican) 54.02% ▌ Warren B. English (Democratic) 44.03% ▌John H. Eustice (Socialist Labor) 1.06% ▌William Shafer (Prohibition) 0.89%
California 4	James G. Maguire	Democratic	1892	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y James G. Maguire (Democratic) 60.98% ▌Thomas B. O'Brien (Republican) 34.97% ▌ E. T. Kingsley (Socialist Labor) 3.10% ▌Joseph Rowell (Prohibition) 0.96%
California 5	Eugene F. Loud	Republican	1890	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Eugene F. Loud (Republican) 48.58% ▌Joseph P. Kelly (Democratic) 26.35% ▌A. B. Kinne (Populist) 22.16% ▌Henry Daniels (Socialist Labor) 1.90% ▌T. H. Lawson (Prohibition) 1.01%
California 6	James McLachlan	Republican	1892	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Populist gain.	▌Y Charles A. Barlow (Populist) 48.91% ▌James McLachlan (Republican) 47.57% ▌Henry Clay Needham (Prohibition) 2.42% ▌Job Harriman (Socialist Labor) 1.10%
California 7	William W. Bowers	Republican	1890	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Populist gain.	▌Y Curtis H. Castle (Populist) 46.72% ▌William W. Bowers (Republican) 46.12% ▌ William H. Carlson (Independent) 5.21% ▌James W. Webb (Prohibition) 1.95%

Colorado

See also: List of United States representatives from Colorado

Connecticut

See also: List of United States representatives from Connecticut

Delaware

See also: List of United States representatives from Delaware

Florida

Main article: 1896 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Florida 1	Stephen M. Sparkman	Democratic	1894	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Stephen M. Sparkman (Democratic) 77.5% ▌E. K. Nichols (Republican) 14.6% ▌J. Asakiah Williams (Populist) 6.8% ▌J. C. Green (Prohibition) 1.1%
Florida 2	Charles Merian Cooper	Democratic	1892	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	▌Y Robert Wyche Davis (Democratic) 61.9% ▌Joseph N. Stripling (Republican) 28.6% ▌Daniel G. Ambler (National Democratic) 5.0% ▌William R. Peterson (Populist) 3.7% ▌M. E. Spencer (Prohibition) 0.8%

Georgia

See also: List of United States representatives from Georgia

Idaho

See also: List of United States representatives from Idaho

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Idaho at-large	Edgar Wilson	Republican	1894	Incumbent retired to run for Idaho Supreme Court. New member elected. Populist gain.	▌Y James Gunn (Populist) 47.75% ▌ William Borah (Silver Republican) 31.29% ▌ John T. Morrison (Republican) 20.97% [2]

Illinois

See also: List of United States representatives from Illinois

Indiana

See also: List of United States representatives from Indiana

Iowa

See also: List of United States representatives from Iowa

Kansas

See also: List of United States representatives from Kansas

Kentucky

See also: List of United States representatives from Kentucky

Louisiana

See also: List of United States representatives from Louisiana

Maine

Main article: 1896 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine

See also: List of United States representatives from Maine

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Maine 1	Thomas Brackett Reed	Republican	1876	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Thomas Brackett Reed (Republican) 66.90% ▌Edward W. Staples (Democratic) 30.42% ▌Aaron Clark (Prohibition) 2.09% ▌James E. Campion (Populist) 0.59%
Maine 2	Nelson Dingley Jr.	Republican	1880	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Nelson Dingley Jr. (Republican) 69.21% ▌Arwood Levensaler (Democratic) 26.01% ▌Charles E. Allen (Populist) 3.38% ▌Edward W. Ogier (Prohibition) 1.41%
Maine 3	Seth L. Milliken	Republican	1882	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Seth L. Milliken (Republican) 68.20% ▌Melvin S. Holway (Democratic) 26.18% ▌Bradford F. Lancaster (Populist) 3.82% ▌William S. Thompson (Prohibition) 1.80%
Maine 4	Charles A. Boutelle	Republican	1882	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Charles A. Boutelle (Republican) 65.96% ▌Andrew J. Chase (Democratic) 28.39% ▌George M. Park (Prohibition) 2.89% ▌Oliver D. Chapman (Populist) 2.76%

Maryland

See also: List of United States representatives from Maryland

Massachusetts

See also: List of United States representatives from Massachusetts

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Massachusetts 1	Ashley B. Wright	Republican	1892	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Ashley B. Wright (Republican) 55.2% ▌Patrick H. Sheehan (Democratic) 31.0% ▌ John Bascom (Prohibition) 3.6%
Massachusetts 2	Frederick H. Gillett	Republican	1892	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Frederick H. Gillett (Republican) 71.8% ▌Thomas A. Fitzgibbon (Democratic) 28.2%
Massachusetts 3	Joseph H. Walker	Republican	1888	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Joseph H. Walker (Republican) 72.6% ▌John O'Gara (Democratic) 27.4%
Massachusetts 4	Lewis D. Apsley	Republican	1892	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.	▌Y George W. Weymouth (Republican) 69.4% ▌L. Porter Morse (Democratic) 30.6%
Massachusetts 5	William S. Knox	Republican	1894	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y William S. Knox (Republican) 60.7% ▌John H. Harrington (Democratic) 39.3%
Massachusetts 6	William H. Moody	Republican	1895 (special)	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y William H. Moody (Republican) 72.8% ▌Eben M. Boynton (Democratic) 27.2%
Massachusetts 7	William Emerson Barrett	Republican	1894	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y William Emerson Barrett (Republican) 68.2% ▌Philip J. Doherty (Democratic) 31.8%
Massachusetts 8	Samuel W. McCall	Republican	1892	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Samuel W. McCall (Republican) 74.4% ▌Frederick H. Jackson (Democratic) 25.6%
Massachusetts 9	John F. Fitzgerald	Democratic	1894	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y John F. Fitzgerald (Democratic) 54.7% ▌Walter L. Sears (Republican) 30.6% ▌John A. Ryan (Silver Democratic) 12.7% ▌Hammond T. Fletcher (Ind. Republican) 2.0%
Massachusetts 10	Harrison Henry Atwood	Republican	1894	Incumbent lost re-nomination. New member elected. Republican hold.	▌Y Samuel J. Barrows (Republican) 50.4% ▌Bordman Hall (Democratic) 41.9% ▌William L. Chase (Socialist) 7.7%
Massachusetts 11	William F. Draper	Republican	1892	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.	▌Y Charles F. Sprague (Republican) 69.4% ▌William H. Baker (Democratic) 30.6%
Massachusetts 12	Elijah A. Morse	Republican	1888	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y William C. Lovering (Republican) 76.9% ▌Elbridge G. Brown (Democratic) 23.1%
Massachusetts 13	John Simpkins	Republican	1894	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y John Simpkins (Republican) 74.7% ▌James F. Morris (Democratic) 25.3%

Michigan

See also: List of United States representatives from Michigan

Minnesota

See also: List of United States representatives from Minnesota

Mississippi

See also: List of United States representatives from Mississippi

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Mississippi 1	John M. Allen	Democratic	1884	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y John M. Allen (Democratic) 86.92% ▌A. W. Kearley (Populist) 9.05% ▌William H. McGill (Republican) 4.03% [3]
Mississippi 2	John C. Kyle	Democratic	1890	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	▌Y William V. Sullivan (Democratic) 70.23% ▌F. E. Ray (Populist) 14.89% ▌W. D. Miller (National Democratic) 7.88% ▌M. A. Montgomery (Republican) 7.00% [4]
Mississippi 3	Thomas C. Catchings	Democratic	1884	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Thomas C. Catchings (Democratic) 75.68% ▌ James R. Chalmers (Free Silver Republican) 13.12% ▌C. J. Jones (Hill Republican) 9.10% ▌T. S. Easterling (Lynch Republican) 2.10% [5]
Mississippi 4	Hernando Money	Democratic	1892	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	▌Y Andrew F. Fox (Democratic) 69.89% ▌R. K. Prewitt (Populist) 25.85% ▌W. D. Frazee (Hill Republican) 2.91% ▌S. S. Matthews (Lynch Republican) 1.35% [6]
Mississippi 5	John S. Williams	Democratic	1892	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y John S. Williams (Democratic) 80.10% ▌W. H. Stinson (Populist) 17.19% ▌J. E. Everett (Lynch Republican) 1.62% ▌J. H. Denson (Hill Republican) 1.09% [7]
Mississippi 6	Walter M. Denny	Democratic	1894	Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Democratic hold.	▌Y William F. Love (Democratic) 64.25% ▌A. C. Hathorn (Populist) 25.66% ▌H. C. Griffin (Republican) 10.09% [8]
Mississippi 7	James G. Spencer	Democratic	1894	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	▌Y Patrick Henry (Democratic) 84.74% ▌G. M. Cain (Populist) 10.37% ▌J. M. Matthews (Lynch Republican) 2.67% ▌S. A. Beadle (Hill Republican) 2.22% [9]

Missouri

See also: List of United States representatives from Missouri

Montana

See also: List of United States representatives from Montana

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Montana at-large	Charles S. Hartman	Republican	1892	Incumbent re-elected. Silver Republican gain.	▌Y Charles S. Hartman (Silver Republican) 78.14% ▌O. F. Goddard (Republican) 21.86% [10]

Nebraska

See also: List of United States representatives from Nebraska

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Nebraska 1	Jesse B. Strode	Republican	1894	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Jesse B. Strode (Republican) 49.39% ▌Jefferson H. Broady (Democratic) 48.77% ▌Charles E. Smith (Prohibition) 1.22% ▌Hampton E. George (National) 0.62% [11]
Nebraska 2	David H. Mercer	Republican	1892	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y David H. Mercer (Republican) 52.31% ▌Edward R. Duffie (Democratic) 46.77% ▌Charles Watts (Prohibition) 0.71% ▌ George W. Woodbey (National) 0.21% [12]
Nebraska 3	George de Rue Meiklejohn	Republican	1892	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Populist gain.	▌Y Samuel Maxwell (Populist) 54.76% ▌R. L. Hammond (Republican) 43.44% ▌David Brown (Prohibition) 1.22% ▌Charles M. Griffith (National) 0.59% [13]
Nebraska 4	Eugene Jerome Hainer	Republican	1892	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Populist gain.	▌Y William L. Stark (Populist) 50.54% ▌ Eugene Jerome Hainer (Republican) 46.42% ▌R. E. Dumphrey (Democratic) 1.72% ▌B. Spurlock (Prohibition) 1.05% ▌William H. Dech (Independent) 0.28% [14]
Nebraska 5	William E. Andrews	Republican	1894	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Populist gain.	▌Y Roderick Dhu Sutherland (Populist) 52.66% ▌ William E. Andrews (Republican) 44.88% ▌Ransom S. Proudfit (Prohibition) 1.25% ▌Charles W. Preston (Democratic) 0.77% ▌J. S. Miller (National) 0.44% [15]
Nebraska 6	Omer Madison Kem	Populist	1890	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Populist hold.	▌Y William L. Greene (Populist) 55.73% ▌Addison E. Cady (Republican) 42.68% ▌A. D. George (Prohibition) 1.25% ▌A. C. Sloan (National Prohibition) 0.34% [16]

Nevada

See also: List of United States representatives from Nevada

New Hampshire

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New Jersey

See also: List of United States representatives from New Jersey

New York

See also: List of United States representatives from New York

North Carolina

See also: List of United States representatives from North Carolina

North Dakota

See also: List of United States representatives from North Dakota

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
North Dakota at-large	Martin N. Johnson	Republican	1890	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Martin N. Johnson (Republican) 53.97% ▌ John Burke (Democratic) 45.28% ▌A. V. Garver (Prohibition) 0.75% [17]

Ohio

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates [18] [19]
Ohio 1	Charles Phelps Taft	Republican	1894	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.	▌Y William B. Shattuc (Republican) 60.8% ▌Thomas J. Donnelly (Democratic) 39.2%
Ohio 2	Jacob H. Bromwell	Republican	1894	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Jacob H. Bromwell (Republican) 59.0% ▌David S. Oliver (Democratic) 41.0%
Ohio 3	Paul J. Sorg	Democratic	1894	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	▌Y John L. Brenner (Democratic) 49.8% ▌ Robert M. Nevin (Republican) 49.4% ▌Joel S. Steward (Populist) 0.6% ▌Samuel N. Stubbs (National) 0.2%
Ohio 4	Fernando C. Layton	Democratic	1890	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	▌Y George A. Marshall (Democratic) 59.5% ▌John P. Maclean (Republican) 38.6% ▌L. M. Kramer (Populist) 1.1% ▌George W. Mace (National) 0.7%
Ohio 5	Francis B. De Witt	Republican	1894	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	▌Y David Meekison (Democratic) 56.0% ▌ Francis B. De Witt (Republican) 42.5% ▌George N. Rice (Populist) 1.5%
Ohio 6	George W. Hulick	Republican	1892	Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Republican hold.	▌Y Seth W. Brown (Republican) 53.8% ▌Harry W. Paxton (Democratic) 45.4% ▌Frank S. Delo (Populist) 0.7%
Ohio 7	George W. Wilson	Republican	1892	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.	▌Y Walter L. Weaver (Republican) 52.5% ▌Francis M. Hunt (Democratic) 46.8% ▌R. S. Thomson (National) 0.8%
Ohio 8	Luther M. Strong	Republican	1892	Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Republican hold.	▌Y Archibald Lybrand (Republican) 53.8% ▌McEldin Dun (Democratic) 46.2%
Ohio 9	James H. Southard	Republican	1894	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y James H. Southard (Republican) 53.5% ▌Stephen Brophy (Democratic) 46.5%
Ohio 10	Lucien J. Fenton	Republican	1894	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Lucien J. Fenton (Republican) 57.9% ▌ Timothy S. Hogan (Democratic) 42.1% Scattering <0.1%
Ohio 11	Charles H. Grosvenor	Republican	1892	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Charles H. Grosvenor (Republican) 54.8% ▌William E. Finck Jr. (Democratic) 44.7% ▌Lawrence C. Crippen (Populist) 0.4%
Ohio 12	David K. Watson	Republican	1894	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	▌Y John J. Lentz (Democratic) 49.73% ▌ David K. Watson (Republican) 49.63% ▌Jacob B. Turner (Populist) 0.40% ▌L. J. Finley (Populist) 0.25%
Ohio 13	Stephen Ross Harris	Republican	1894	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	▌Y James A. Norton (Democratic) 54.4% ▌ Stephen Ross Harris (Republican) 44.3% ▌John H. Rhodes (Populist) 0.9% ▌John W. Belser (Populist) 0.5%
Ohio 14	Winfield S. Kerr	Republican	1894	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Winfield S. Kerr (Republican) 52.0% ▌John B. Coffinberry (Democratic) 47.6% ▌Robert F. Mosher (National) 0.4%
Ohio 15	H. Clay Van Voorhis	Republican	1892	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y H. Clay Van Voorhis (Republican) 52.5% ▌James B. Tannehill (Democratic) 46.2% ▌T. H. Padan (Populist) 0.8% ▌Illion E. Moore (Populist) 0.5%
Ohio 16	Lorenzo Danford	Republican	1894	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Lorenzo Danford (Republican) 53.8% ▌Henry H. McFadden (Democratic) 46.2%
Ohio 17	Addison S. McClure	Republican	1894	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	▌Y John A. McDowell (Democratic) 54.7% ▌ Addison S. McClure (Republican) 44.3% ▌I. N. Kieffer (Populist) 0.8% ▌Homer E. Cole (National) 0.2% Scattering 0.1%
Ohio 18	Robert W. Tayler	Republican	1894	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Robert W. Tayler (Republican) 54.1% ▌ Isaac R. Sherwood (Democratic) 45.0% ▌James L. Swan (Populist) 0.9% Scattering <0.1%
Ohio 19	Stephen A. Northway	Republican	1892	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Stephen A. Northway (Republican) 60.3% ▌William T. Sawyer (Democratic) 39.1% ▌Solon C. Thayer (Populist) 0.6% Scattering <0.1%
Ohio 20	Clifton B. Beach	Republican	1894	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Clifton B. Beach (Republican) 52.78% ▌A. T. Van Tassel (Democratic) 46.01% ▌J. J. Harrison (Populist) 0.54% ▌Paul Dinger (Socialist Labor) 0.51% ▌William H. Watkins (National) 0.16%
Ohio 21	Theodore E. Burton	Republican	1894	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Theodore E. Burton (Republican) 55.24% ▌L. A. Russell (Democratic) 43.34% ▌Louis B. Tuckerman (Populist) 0.49% ▌Walter Gillet (Socialist Labor) 0.44% ▌E. Jay Pinney (Populist) 0.38% ▌Thomas P. McDonough (National) 0.11%

Oregon

Main article: 1896 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon

See also: List of United States representatives from Oregon

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Oregon 1	Binger Hermann	Republican	1892	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.	▌Y Thomas H. Tongue (Republican) 40.39% ▌W. S. Vandenberg (Populist) 40.26% ▌Jefferson Myers (Democratic) 16.52% ▌N. C. Christensen (Prohibition) 2.83%
Oregon 2	William R. Ellis	Republican	1892	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y William R. Ellis (Republican) 30.38% ▌Martin Quinn (Populist) 29.47% ▌H. H. Northrup (Independent) 21.20% ▌A. S. Bennett (Democratic) 17.09% ▌F. McKercher (Prohibition) 1.87%

Pennsylvania

See also: List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

See also: List of United States representatives from Rhode Island

South Carolina

Main article: 1896 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
South Carolina 1	George W. Murray	Republican	1892	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	▌Y William Elliott (Democratic) 63.7% ▌ George W. Murray (Reorganized Rep.) 33.9% ▌W. Cecil Cohen (Republican) 2.4%
South Carolina 2	W. Jasper Talbert	Democratic	1892	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y W. Jasper Talbert (Democratic) 92.4% ▌B. P. Chatfield (Republican) 7.3% Others 0.3%
South Carolina 3	Asbury Latimer	Democratic	1892	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Asbury Latimer (Democratic) 92.0% ▌A. C. Merreck (Republican) 6.2% ▌Clarence Gray (Reorganized Rep.) 1.8%
South Carolina 4	Stanyarne Wilson	Democratic	1894	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Stanyarne Wilson (Democratic) 92.2% ▌P. S. Suber (Republican) 4.2% ▌D. T. Bounds (Reorganized Rep.) 3.6%
South Carolina 5	Thomas J. Strait	Democratic	1892	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Thomas J. Strait (Democratic) 91.0% ▌John F. Jones (Republican) 9.0%
South Carolina 6	John L. McLaurin	Democratic	1892	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y John L. McLaurin (Democratic) 87.7% ▌J. E. Wilson (Republican) 7.9% ▌George Henry McKie (Unknown) 4.3% Others 0.1%
South Carolina 7	J. William Stokes	Democratic	1894	Incumbent's previous election declared void June 1, 1896 due to electoral fraud. Incumbent re-elected. Incumbent also elected to finish the term.	▌Y J. William Stokes (Democratic) 85.6% ▌T. B. Johnson (Republican) 14.2% ▌D. A. Perrin (Ind. Republican) 0.2%

South Dakota

Main article: 1896 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota

See also: List of United States representatives from South Dakota

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
South Dakota at-large 2 seats on a general ticket	John Pickler	Republican	1889 (new state)	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Populist gain.	▌Y John Edward Kelley (Populist) 24.9% ▌Y Freeman Knowles (Populist) 24.9% ▌ Robert J. Gamble (Republican) 24.8% ▌ Coe I. Crawford (Republican) 24.6% ▌K. Lewis (Prohibition) 0.4% ▌M. D. Alexander (Prohibition) 0.4%
	Robert J. Gamble	Republican	1894	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Populist gain.

Tennessee

See also: List of United States representatives from Tennessee

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Tennessee 1	William C. Anderson	Republican	1894	Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Republican hold.	▌Y Walter P. Brownlow (Republican) 62.36% ▌Lacey L. Lawrence (Democratic) 34.71% ▌W. C. Nelson (Independent Republican) 2.36% ▌R. S. Cheves (Prohibition) 0.58% [20]
Tennessee 2	Henry R. Gibson	Republican	1894	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Henry R. Gibson (Republican) 74.33% ▌W. L. Ledgerwood (Democratic) 24.98% ▌W. C. Murphy (Prohibition) 0.62% ▌W. M. Oliver (Unknown) 0.08% [21]
Tennessee 3	Foster V. Brown	Republican	1894	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic gain.	▌Y John A. Moon (Democratic) 51.89% ▌W. J. Clift (Republican) 47.15% ▌J. L. Hopkins (Prohibition) 0.60% ▌W. J. Farris (Populist) 0.35% [22]
Tennessee 4	Benton McMillin	Democratic	1878	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Benton McMillin (Democratic) 59.56% ▌C. H. Whitney (Republican) 40.44% [23]
Tennessee 5	James D. Richardson	Democratic	1884	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y James D. Richardson (Democratic) 58.56% ▌Sid Houston (Republican) 32.76% ▌W. E. Erving (Populist) 8.68% [24]
Tennessee 6	Joseph E. Washington	Democratic	1886	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	▌Y John W. Gaines (Democratic) 57.97% ▌ James C. McReynolds (Republican) 39.86% ▌George A. Gawan (Populist) 2.17% [25]
Tennessee 7	Nicholas N. Cox	Democratic	1890	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Nicholas N. Cox (Democratic) 55.18% ▌A. M. Hughes (Republican) 38.41% ▌J. K. Blackburn (Populist) 6.41% [26]
Tennessee 8	John E. McCall	Republican	1894	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	▌Y Thetus W. Sims (Democratic) 53.45% ▌ John E. McCall (Republican) 42.64% ▌J. S. Leach (Populist) 3.65% ▌W. L. Nowell (Prohibition) 0.27% [27]
Tennessee 9	James C. McDearmon	Democratic	1892	Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Democratic hold.	▌Y Rice A. Pierce (Democratic) 64.11% ▌J. H. McDowell (Populist) 35.89% [28]
Tennessee 10	Josiah Patterson	Democratic	1890	Incumbent lost re-election as a National Democrat. New member elected. Democratic hold.	▌Y Edward W. Carmack (Democratic) 48.76% ▌ Josiah Patterson (National Democratic) 47.11% ▌B. G. West (Populist) 4.13% [29]

Texas

See also: List of United States representatives from Texas

Utah

See also: List of United States representatives from Utah

Vermont

Main article: 1896 United States House of Representatives elections in Vermont

See also: List of United States representatives from Vermont

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Vermont 1	H. Henry Powers	Republican	1890	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y H. Henry Powers (Republican) 76.45% ▌Peter F. McManus (Democratic) 22.49% ▌Andrew S. Bowen (Populist) 1.06%
Vermont 2	William W. Grout	Republican	1884	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y William W. Grout (Republican) 80.41% ▌Henry E. Fitzgerald (Democratic) 18.95% ▌Thomas J. Aldrich (Populist) 0.64%

Virginia

See also: List of United States representatives from Virginia

Washington

See also: List of United States representatives from Washington

West Virginia

See also: List of United States representatives from West Virginia

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
West Virginia 1	Blackburn B. Dovener	Republican	1894	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Blackburn B. Dovener (Republican) 52.69% ▌W. W. Arnett (Democratic) 46.75% ▌G. W. Grimes (Independent) 0.42% ▌Thomas M. Stone (Independent) 0.14% [30]
West Virginia 2	Alston G. Dayton	Republican	1894	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Alston G. Dayton (Republican) 52.31% ▌William S. Wilson (Democratic) 47.69% [31]
West Virginia 3	James H. Huling	Republican	1894	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.	▌Y Charles Dorr (Republican) 53.26% ▌ Emanuel W. Wilson (Democratic) 46.75% [32]
West Virginia 4	Warren Miller	Republican	1894	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Warren Miller (Republican) 51.20% ▌Walter Pendleton (Democratic) 48.80% [33]

Wisconsin

See also: List of United States representatives from Wisconsin

Wisconsin elected ten members of congress on Election Day, November 3, 1896. ^{[34] [35]}

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Wisconsin 1	Henry Allen Cooper	Republican	1892	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Henry Allen Cooper (Republican) 64.1% ▌Jeremiah L. Mahoney (Democratic) 33.4% ▌George W. White (Prohibition) 2.5%
Wisconsin 2	Edward Sauerhering	Republican	1894	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Edward Sauerhering (Republican) 56.5% ▌ William H. Rogers (Democratic) 41.1% ▌Jesse Meyers (Prohibition) 2.4%
Wisconsin 3	Joseph W. Babcock	Republican	1892	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Joseph W. Babcock (Republican) 63.8% ▌Alfred J. Davis (Democratic) 36.2%
Wisconsin 4	Theobald Otjen	Republican	1894	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Theobald Otjen (Republican) 54.2% ▌Robert C. Schilling (Democratic) 44.9% ▌Robert May (Prohibition) 0.9%
Wisconsin 5	Samuel S. Barney	Republican	1894	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Samuel S. Barney (Republican) 61.0% ▌George W. Winans (Democratic) 37.8% ▌Henry Mensing (Socialist Labor) 1.3%
Wisconsin 6	Samuel A. Cook	Republican	1894	Incumbent declined re-nomination. New member elected. Republican hold.	▌Y James H. Davidson (Republican) 57.7% ▌William F. Gruenewald (Democratic) 41.0% ▌James E. Thompson (Prohibition) 1.4%
Wisconsin 7	Michael Griffin	Republican	1894	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Michael Griffin (Republican) 65.8% ▌Caleb M. Hilliard (Democratic) 32.0% ▌James H. Moseley (Prohibition) 2.2%
Wisconsin 8	Edward S. Minor	Republican	1894	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Edward S. Minor (Republican) 60.3% ▌ George W. Cate (Democratic) 38.4% ▌John W. Evans (Prohibition) 1.3%
Wisconsin 9	Alexander Stewart	Republican	1894	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Alexander Stewart (Republican) 63.2% ▌William W. O'Keefe (Democratic) 36.8%
Wisconsin 10	John J. Jenkins	Republican	1894	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y John J. Jenkins (Republican) 65.5% ▌Frederick H. Remington (Democratic) 34.5%

Wyoming

Main article: 1896 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming

See also: List of United States representatives from Wyoming

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Wyoming at-large	Frank W. Mondell	Republican	1894	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	▌Y John E. Osborne (Democratic) 49.14% ▌ Frank W. Mondell (Republican) 47.87% ▌William Brown (Populist) 2.99% [36]

Non-voting delegates

Oklahoma Territory

See also: List of United States representatives from Oklahoma

District	Incumbent			This race
	Delegate	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Oklahoma Territory at-large	Dennis T. Flynn	Republican	1892	Incumbent lost re-election. New delegate elected. Silver gain.	▌Y James Y. Callahan (Silver) 51.09% ▌ Dennis T. Flynn (Republican) 48.91% [37]

See also

• 1896 United States elections
  • 1896 United States presidential election
  • 1896–97 United States Senate elections
• 54th United States Congress
• 55th United States Congress

Notes

1. Three states held early elections between June 1 and September 14.
2. 1 Silver, 3 Silver Republican, and 1 Independent Republican
3. Elections held early.
4. While Dubin (p. 320) indicates the two representatives elected to serve Washington state, J. Hamilton Lewis and William C. Jones, were Populists, most other sources (e.g. Martis, pp. 150–151, etc.) indicate that they were elected as a Democrat and a Silver Republican, respectively.

References

1. Martis, pp. 150–151.
2. "ID At Large". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
3. "MS - District 01". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
4. "MS - District 02". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
5. "MS - District 03". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
6. "MS - District 04". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
7. "MS - District 05". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
8. "MS - District 06". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
9. "MS - District 07". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
10. "MT At-Large". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
11. "Our Campaigns - NE - District 01 Race - Nov 3, 1896". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
12. "Our Campaigns - NE - District 02 Race - Nov 3, 1896". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
13. "Our Campaigns - NE - District 03 Race - Nov 3, 1896". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
14. "Our Campaigns - NE - District 04 Race - Nov 3, 1896". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
15. "Our Campaigns - NE - District 05 Race - Nov 3, 1896". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
16. "Our Campaigns - NE - District 06 Race - Nov 3, 1896". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
17. "ND At Large". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
18. Smith, Joseph P, ed. (1898). History of the Republican Party in Ohio. Vol. I. Chicago: the Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 694, 695.
19. Ohio Election Results 1896. Norwalk, Ohio: The Laning Printing Company. 1897. pp. 33–39.
20. "TN - District 01". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
21. "TN - District 02". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
22. "TN - District 03". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
23. "TN - District 04". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
24. "TN - District 05". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
25. "TN - District 06". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
26. "TN - District 07". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
27. "TN - District 08". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
28. "TN - District 09". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
29. "TN - District 10". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
30. "WV District 01". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
31. "WV District 02". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
32. "WV District 03". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
33. "WV District 04". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
34. "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.
35. Casson, Henry, ed. (1897). "Biographical Sketches". The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin 1897 (Report). Madison, Wisconsin: State of Wisconsin. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
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37. "Our Campaigns - OK Territorial Delegate Race - Nov 03, 1896". www.ourcampaigns.com.

Bibliography

• 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

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