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1886 United States House of Representatives elections

House elections for the 50th U.S. Congress

House elections for the 50th U.S. Congress

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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.

Election summaries

Democratic Party (US)}}"**Democratic**Republican Party (US)}}"**Republican**
StateTypeTotal
seatsDemocraticRepublicanOthersSeatsChangeSeatsChangeSeatsChangeAlabamaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareFloridaGeorgiaIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew YorkNorth CarolinaOhioOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaTennesseeTexasVermontVirginiaWest VirginiaWisconsinTotal325167
51.4%16154
47.4%134
1.2%3
District8800
District5500
District621410
At-large1010
District4220
At-large1100
District2200
District101000
District20641440
District1363730
District1112921
District7070
District1182320
District661010
District4040
District6510
District1242820
District1152620
District533230
District7700
District141220
District311210
At-large1010
District211110
District721510
District341611810
District971111
District21651550
At-large1010
District
+ at-large288200
District2020
District771010
District1081210
District111100
District2020
District10356511
District4310
District911711

There were 2 Labor and 1 Independent members elected, and 1 Greenback member re-elected. The previous election saw just the Greenback elected.

House seats by party holding plurality in state

| [[File:50 us house changes.png|thumb|450px|

Net gain in party representation

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Special elections

|- ! | Lewis Beach | | Democratic | 1880 | | Incumbent died August 10, 1886. New member elected November 2, 1886. Democratic hold. Winner also elected to the next term; see below. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • ** Henry Bacon** (Democratic) 49.07%
  • Moses D. Stivers (Republican) 47.41%
  • Alonzo Wheeler (Prohibition) 3.52%

|- ! | Joseph Rankin | | Democratic | 1882 | | Incumbent died January 24, 1886. New member elected February 23, 1886. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Thomas R. Hudd (Democratic) 62.1%
  • Charles Luling (Republican) 37.7%

|}

Election dates

In all the states except three, elections were held November 2, 1886. Those three states, with 7 seats among them, held elections:

  • June 7, 1886: Oregon
  • September 7, 1886: Vermont
  • September 10, 1886: Maine

Alabama

Arkansas

|- ! | Poindexter Dunn | | 1878 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

  • Poindexter Dunn (Democratic) 100%

|- ! | Clifton R. Breckinridge | | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

  • Clifton R. Breckinridge (Democratic) 54.4%
  • D. D. Leach (Republican) 27.7%
  • Reuben B. Carlee (Agricultural Wheel) 18.0%

|- ! | Thomas C. McRae | | 1885 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

  • Thomas C. McRae (Democratic) 57.8%
  • J. C. Ray (Republican) 27.0%
  • L. H. Hitt (Greenback) 15.2%

|- ! | John H. Rogers | | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

  • John H. Rogers (Democratic) 62.1%
  • Isom P. Langley (Labor) 37.9%

|- ! | Samuel W. Peel | | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

  • Samuel W. Peel (Democratic) 100%

|}

Arizona Territory

See Non-voting delegates, below.

California

Main article: 1886 United States House of Representatives elections in California

|- ! | Barclay Henley | | Democratic | 1882 | | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Thomas Larkin Thompson (Democratic) 50.2%
  • Charles A. Garter (Republican) 47.2%
  • L. W. Simmons (Prohibition) 2.6%

|- ! | James A. Louttit | | Republican | 1884 | | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Marion Biggs (Democratic) 50%
  • J. C. Campbell (Republican) 47%
  • W. O. Clark (Prohibition) 3%

|- ! | Joseph McKenna | | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Joseph McKenna (Republican) 53.1%
  • Henry C. McPike (Democratic) 44.6%
  • W. W. Smith (Prohibition) 2.4%

|- ! | William W. Morrow | | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • William W. Morrow (Republican) 48.7%
  • Frank McCoppin (Democratic) 42%
  • Charles A. Sumner (Independent) 9%
  • Robert Thompson (Prohibition) 0.4%

|- ! | Charles N. Felton | | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Charles N. Felton (Republican) 48.8%
  • Frank J. Sullivan (Democratic) 48.4%
  • C. Henderson (Prohibition) 1.4%
  • A. E. Redstone (Independent) 1.4%

|- ! | Henry Markham | | Republican | 1884 | | Incumbent retired. Republican hold | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • William Vandever (Republican) 47.3%
  • Joseph D. Lynch (Democratic) 47.1%
  • W. A. Harris (Prohibition) 5.6%

|}

Colorado

Connecticut

|- ! | John R. Buck | | 1884 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

  • Robert J. Vance (Democratic) 48.3%
  • John R. Buck (Republican) 47.2%
  • Samuel W. Hart (Prohibition) 3.2%
  • Henry L. Soper (Labor) 1.2%

|- ! | Charles L. Mitchell | | 1882 | | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

  • Carlos French (Democratic) 47.9%
  • Edward C. Lewis (Republican) 44.5%
  • George Mansfield (Labor) 4.2%
  • Edwin P. Augur (Prohibition) 3.4%

|- ! | John T. Wait | | 1876 (special) | | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

  • Charles A. Russell (Republican) 48.9%
  • Frederick Hyde (Democratic) 45.5%
  • John A. Rockwell (Prohibition) 5.6%

|- ! | Edward W. Seymour | | 1882 | | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

  • Miles T. Granger (Democratic) 47.8%
  • Frederick Miles (Republican) 46.9%
  • Edward Manchester (Prohibition) 3.2%
  • S. D. Bingham (Labor) 2.0%

|}

Dakota Territory

See Non-voting delegates, below.

Delaware

Florida

Main article: 1886 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida

|- ! | Robert H. M. Davidson | | Democratic | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Robert H. M. Davidson (Democratic) 66.2%
  • C. B. Pendleton (Republican) 33.8%

|- ! | Charles Dougherty | | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Charles Dougherty (Democratic) 53.9%
  • J. C. Greeley (Republican) 44.9%
  • R. B. Norment (Prohibition) 1.2%

|}

Georgia

Idaho Territory

See Non-voting delegates, below.

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

|- ! | Thomas B. Reed | | Republican | 1876 |Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Thomas B. Reed (Republican) 50.32%
  • William H. Clifford (Democratic) 46.05%
  • Timothy B. Hussey (Prohibition) 2.44%
  • David O. Moulton (Labor) 1.20%

|- ! | Nelson Dingley Jr. | | Republican | 1881 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Nelson Dingley Jr. (Republican) 53.35%
  • Alonzo Garcelon (Democratic) 35.06%
  • William T. Eustis (Prohibition) 11.59%

|- ! | Seth L. Milliken | | Republican | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Seth L. Milliken (Republican) 57.06%
  • Joseph E. Ladd (Democratic) 40.53%
  • Henry H. Harvey (Prohibition) 2.41%

|- ! | Charles A. Boutelle | | Republican | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Charles A. Boutelle (Republican) 54.78%
  • John F. Lynch (Democratic) 43.06%
  • Charles S. Pritchard (Prohibition) 2.16%

|}

Maryland

Massachusetts

|- ! | Robert T. Davis | | Republican | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Robert T. Davis (Republican) 58.74%
  • George T. McLaughlin (Democratic) 35.98%
  • Edward H. Hatfield (Prohibition) 5.28%

|- ! | John Davis Long | | Republican | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • John Davis Long (Republican) 52.38%
  • Bushrod Morse (Democratic) 43.94%
  • George W. Dyer (Prohibition) 3.68%

|- ! | Ambrose A. Ranney | | Republican | 1880 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Leopold Morse (Democratic) 53.74%
  • Ambrose A. Ranney (Republican) 45.29%
  • Eugene H. Clapp (Prohibition) 0.98%

|- ! | Patrick A. Collins | | Democratic | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Patrick A. Collins (Democratic) 73.61%
  • William B. Cutler (Republican) 25.16%
  • Charles G. Wood (Prohibition) 0.64%

|- ! | Edward D. Hayden | | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Edward D. Hayden (Republican) 57.35%
  • Charles L. Randall (Democratic) 40.41%
  • Edward Kendall (Prohibition) 2.24%

|- ! | Henry B. Lovering | | Democratic | 1882 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Henry Cabot Lodge (Republican) 50.51%
  • Henry B. Lovering (Democratic) 47.79%
  • Castelln Norcross (Prohibition) 1.70%

|- ! | Eben F. Stone | | Republican | 1880 | | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • William Cogswell (Republican) 47.90%
  • Jonas H. French (Democratic) 40.39%
  • Willard Spaulding (Greenback) 12.67%

|- ! | Charles H. Allen | | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Charles H. Allen (Republican) 50.26%
  • John J. Donovan (Democratic) 47.65%
  • Oliver M. Cousens (Prohibition) 2.09%

|- ! | Frederick D. Ely | | Republican | 1884 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Edward Burnett (Democratic) 48.74%
  • Frederick D. Ely (Republican) 47.75%
  • Edmund M. Stowe (Prohibition) 3.51% |- ! | William W. Rice | | Republican | 1876 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|
  • John E. Russell (Democratic) 49.68%
  • William W. Rice (Republican) 45.85%
  • William H. Earle (Prohibition) 4.47% |- ! | William Whiting II | | Republican | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|
  • William Whiting II (Republican) 53.56%
  • Festus C. Currier (Democratic) 39.93%
  • Gardner A. Watkins (Prohibition) 6.51% |- ! | Francis W. Rockwell | | Republican | 1884 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|
  • Francis W. Rockwell (Republican) 49.56%
  • Herbert C. Joyner (Democratic) 45.59%
  • Henry Cutler (Prohibition) 4.85% |}

Michigan

|- ! | William C. Maybury | | Democratic Fusion | 1882 | | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • John Logan Chipman (Democratic) 51.01%
  • Henry A. Robinson (Republican) 46.41%
  • Charles A. Frisbee (Prohibition) 2.57%

|- ! | Nathaniel B. Eldredge | | 1882 | | Incumbent retired. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Edward P. Allen (Republican) 47.95%
  • Lester H. Salsbury (Dem./Fusion) 44.95%
  • Alfred O. Crozier (Prohibition) 7.11%

|- ! | James O'Donnell | | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • James O'Donnell (Republican) 51.43%
  • Patrick Hankerd (Dem./Fusion) 39.43%
  • Hiram D. Allen (Prohibition) 9.14%

|- ! | Julius C. Burrows | | Republican | 1872 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Julius C. Burrows (Republican) 50.71%
  • Harvey C. Sherwood (Dem./Fusion) 43.73%
  • Jesse S. Boyden (Prohibition) 5.55%

|- ! | Charles C. Comstock | | Democratic | 1884 | | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Melbourne H. Ford (Democratic) 46.68%
  • George W. McBride (Republican) 45.56%
  • Edward L. Briggs (Prohibition) 7.76%

|- ! | Edwin B. Winans | | Democratic Fusion | 1876 | | Incumbent retired. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Mark S. Brewer (Republican) 48.06%
  • John H. Fedewa (Democratic) 43.29%
  • Azariah S. Partridge (Prohibition) 8.65%

|- ! | Ezra C. Carleton | | Democratic Fusion | 1882 | | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Justin R. Whiting (Dem./Fusion) 48.63%
  • John P. Sanborn (Republican) 45.75%
  • William F. Clark (Prohibition) 5.62%

|- ! | Timothy E. Tarsney | | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Timothy E. Tarsney (Democratic) 48.36%
  • Roswell G. Horr (Republican) 46.54%
  • George W. Abbey (Prohibition) 5.10%

|- ! | Byron M. Cutcheon | | Republican | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Byron M. Cutcheon (Republican) 50.94%
  • Lyman G. Mason (Dem./Fusion) 41.99%
  • Lathrop S. Ellis (Prohibition) 7.08%

|- ! | Spencer O. Fisher | | Democratic Fusion | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Spencer O. Fisher (Dem./Fusion) 51.37%
  • Henry M. Loud (Republican) 44.04%
  • David A. Ross (Prohibition) 4.60%

|- ! | Seth C. Moffatt | | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Seth C. Moffatt (Republican) 53.61%
  • John Powers (Democratic) 45.31%
  • Theron E. Carpenter (Prohibition) 1.08%

|}

Minnesota

|- ! | Milo White | | 1882 | | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

  • Thomas Wilson (Democratic) 52.0%
  • John A. Lovely (Republican) 43.6%
  • Daniel H. Roberts (Prohibition) 4.3%

|- ! | James Wakefield | | 1882 | | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

  • John Lind (Republican) 59.8%
  • A. H. Bullis (Democratic) 34.6%
  • George J. Day (Prohibition) 5.5%

|- ! | Horace B. Strait | | 1880 | | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

  • John L. MacDonald (Democratic) 50.3%
  • Benjamin Herbert (Republican) 46.7%
  • Noah Lathrop (Prohibition) 3.0%

|- ! | John Gilfillan | | 1884 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

  • Edmund Rice (Democratic) 52.4%
  • John Gilfillan (Republican) 44.5%
  • Lyman Denton (Prohibition) 3.1%

|- ! | Knute Nelson | | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

  • Knute Nelson (Republican) 97.0%
  • John Henry Long (Prohibition) 2.7%

|}

Mississippi

|- ! | John M. Allen | | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • John M. Allen (Democratic) 99.15%
  • Scattering 0.85%

|- ! | James B. Morgan | | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • James B. Morgan (Democratic) 62.12%
  • James R. Chalmers (Republican) 37.88%

|- ! | Thomas C. Catchings | | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Thomas C. Catchings (Democratic) 65.48%
  • H. F. Simrall (Republican) 34.52%

|- ! | Frederick G. Barry | | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Frederick G. Barry (Democratic) 96.05%
  • Scattering 3.95%

|- ! | Otho R. Singleton | | Democratic | 1874 | | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Chapman L. Anderson (Democratic) 99.37%
  • Scattering 0.63%

|- ! | Henry S. Van Eaton | | Democratic | 1882 | | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • T. R. Stockdale (Democratic) 68.41%
  • John R. Lynch (Republican) 31.59%

|- ! | Ethelbert Barksdale | | Democratic | 1882 | | Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Charles E. Hooker (Democratic) 100%

|}

Missouri

Montana Territory

See Non-voting delegates, below.

Nebraska

|- ! | Archibald J. Weaver | | Republican | 1882 | | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • John A. McShane (Democratic) 54.87%
  • Church Howe (Republican) 38.40%
  • George Bigelow (Prohibition) 6.72%

|- ! | James Laird | | Republican | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • James Laird (Republican) 51.30%
  • William A. McKeighan (Democratic) 39.16%
  • C. S. Harrison (Prohibition) 9.09%
  • Scattering 0.45%

|- ! | George W. E. Dorsey | | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • George W. E. Dorsey (Republican) 55.06%
  • W. H. Webster (Democratic) 40.16%
  • W. J. Olinger (Prohibition) 4.57%
  • Scattering 0.22%

|}

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico Territory

See Non-voting delegates, below.

New York

|- ! | Lewis Beach | | Democratic | 1880 | | Incumbent died August 10, 1886. Democratic hold. Successor also elected the same day to finish the current term. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Henry Bacon (Democratic) 48.79%
  • Moses D. Stivers (Republican) 47.13%
  • Alonzo Wheeler (Prohibition) 4.08%

|}

North Carolina

Ohio

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

Main article: 1886 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

|- ! | Samuel Dibble | | Democratic | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Samuel Dibble (Democratic) 99.9%
  • Others 0.1%

|- ! | George D. Tillman | | Democratic | 1878 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • George D. Tillman (Democratic) 99.6%
  • Others 0.4%

|- ! | D. Wyatt Aiken | | Democratic | 1876 | | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • James S. Cothran (Democratic) 99.8%
  • Others 0.2%

|- ! | William H. Perry | | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • William H. Perry (Democratic) 100%

|- ! | John J. Hemphill | | Democratic | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • John J. Hemphill (Democratic) 99.9%
  • Others 0.1%

|- ! | George W. Dargan | | Democratic | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • George W. Dargan (Democratic) 98.7%
  • Others 1.3%

|- ! | Robert Smalls | | Republican | 1884 (special) | | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • William Elliott (Democratic) 52.0%
  • Robert Smalls (Republican) 47.8%
  • Others 0.2%

|}

Tennessee

|- ! | Augustus H. Pettibone | | Republican | 1880 | |Incumbent retired. Republican hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Roderick R. Butler (Republican) 59.95%
  • James White (Democratic) 40.05%

|- ! | Leonidas C. Houk | | Republican | 1878 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Leonidas C. Houk (Republican) 67.00%
  • Samuel G. Heiskell (Democratic) 32.92%
  • Will A. McTeer (Unknown) 0.08%

|- ! | John R. Neal | | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • John R. Neal (Democratic) 50.62%
  • John T. Wilder (Republican) 49.38%

|- ! | Benton McMillin | | Democratic | 1878 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Benton McMillin (Democratic) 61.49%
  • J. J. Turner (Ind. Democratic) 38.51%

|- ! | James D. Richardson | | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • James D. Richardson (Democratic) 68.92%
  • S. D. Mathew (Republican) 31.08%

|- ! | Andrew J. Caldwell | | Democratic | 1882 | |Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Joseph E. Washington (Democratic) 61.81%
  • John H. Nye (Republican) 38.19%

|- ! | John G. Ballentine | | Democratic | 1882 | |Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Washington C. Whitthorne (Democratic) 58.82%
  • G. W. Blackburn (Republican) 41.18%

|- ! | John M. Taylor | | Democratic | 1882 | |Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Benjamin A. Enloe (Democratic) 53.47%
  • Samuel W. Hawkins (Republican) 46.53%

|- ! | Presley T. Glass | | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Presley T. Glass (Democratic) 58.96%
  • David A. Nunn (Republican) 41.04%

|- ! | Zachary Taylor | | Republican | 1884 | |Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. | {{Plainlist |

  • James Phelan Jr. (Democratic) 60.01%
  • Zachary Taylor (Republican) 39.99%

|}

Texas

|- ! | Olin Wellborn | | Democratic | 1878 | |Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Joseph "Jo" Abbott (Democratic) 60%
  • J. C. Kirby (Independent) 36.7%
  • A. B. Norton (Republican) 3.3%

|}

Utah Territory

See Non-voting delegates, below.

Vermont

|- ! | John W. Stewart | | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

  • John W. Stewart (Republican) 72.6%
  • Waldo Brigham (Democratic) 26.3%
  • T. H. Brown (Greenback) 0.7%

|- ! | William W. Grout | | 1880 1882 (lost) 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

  • William W. Grout (Republican) 69.4%
  • Harley E. Folsom (Democratic) 30.3%
  • Charles B. Cummings (Greenback) 0.2%

|}

Virginia

|- ! | Thomas Croxton | | 1884 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

  • Thomas H. B. Browne (Republican) 54.1%
  • Thomas Croxton (Democratic) 45.9%

|- ! | Harry Libbey | | 1882 | | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

  • George E. Bowden (Republican) 60.7%
  • Marshall Parks (Democratic) 39.3%

|- ! | George D. Wise | | 1880 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

  • George D. Wise (Democratic) 52.7%
  • Edmund Waddill Jr. (Republican) 47.3%

|- ! | James Dennis Brady | | 1884 | | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

  • William E. Gaines (Republican) 70.2%
  • Mann Page (Democratic) 29.8%

|- ! | George Cabell | | 1874 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

  • John Robert Brown (Republican) 57.1%
  • George Cabell (Democratic) 42.9%

|- ! | John W. Daniel | | 1884 | | Incumbent retired. Labor gain. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

  • Samuel I. Hopkins (Labor) 51.6%
  • Samuel Griffin (Democratic) 48.4%

|- ! | Charles T. O'Ferrall | | 1882 (contest) | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

  • Charles T. O'Ferrall (Democratic) 51.7%
  • John E. Roller (Republican) 48.3%

|- ! | John S. Barbour Jr. | | 1880 | | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

  • W. H. F. Lee (Democratic) 57.5%
  • W. C. Elam (Republican) 42.5%

|- ! | Connally Findlay Trigg | | 1884 | | Incumbent retired. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

  • Henry Bowen (Republican) 57.6%
  • R. R. Henry (Democratic) 42.4%

|- ! | J. Randolph Tucker | | 1874 | | Incumbent retired. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

  • Jacob Yost (Republican) 53.4%
  • James Bumgardner (Democratic) 46.6%

|}

Washington Territory

See Non-voting delegates, below.

West Virginia

|- ! | Nathan Goff Jr. | | Republican | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Nathan Goff Jr. (Republican) 51.55%
  • John Brannon (Democratic) 47.87%
  • L. E. Peters (Prohibition) 0.59%

|- ! | William L. Wilson | | Democratic | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • William L. Wilson (Democratic) 49.87%
  • W. H. Flick (Republican) 49.61%
  • John T. Siler (Prohibition) 0.53%

|- ! | Charles P. Snyder | | Democratic | 1883 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Charles P. Snyder (Democratic) 50.57%
  • James H. Brown (Republican) 47.54%
  • J. W. Claypool (Prohibition) 1.89%

|- ! | Eustace Gibson | | Democratic | 1882 | | Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Charles E. Hogg (Democratic) 50.29%
  • John H. Hutchinson (Republican) 48.00%
  • William H. Smith (Prohibition) 1.71%

|}

Wisconsin

Wisconsin elected nine members of congress on Election Day, November 2, 1886.

|- ! | Lucien B. Caswell | | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Lucien B. Caswell (Republican) 46.9%
  • James R. Doolittle (Democratic) 44.9%
  • Edward G. Durant (Prohibition) 8.2%

|- ! | Edward S. Bragg | | Democratic | 1884 | | Incumbent lost re-nomination. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Richard W. Guenther (Republican) 55.7%
  • Arthur K. Delaney (Democratic) 40.4%
  • J. L. Ingersoll (Prohibition) 3.9%

|- ! | Robert M. La Follette | | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Robert M. La Follette (Republican) 50.3%
  • Hugh J. Gallagher (Democratic) 39.7%
  • Thomas C. Richmond (Prohibition) 9.8%

|- ! | Isaac W. Van Schaick | | Republican | 1884 | | Incumbent declined re-nomination. Union Labor gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Henry Smith (Union Labor) 42.5%
  • Thomas H. Brown (Republican) 30.7%
  • John Black (Democratic) 26.2%
  • Z. N. Trask (Prohibition) 0.6%

|- ! | Thomas R. Hudd | | Democratic | 1886 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Thomas R. Hudd (Democratic) 60.6%
  • Gustav Küstermann (Republican) 39.2%

|- ! | Richard W. Guenther | | Republican | 1880 | | Incumbent lost re-nomination. Republican hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Charles B. Clark (Republican) 54.6%
  • Andrew Haben (Democratic) 39.4%
  • E. D. Kanouse (Prohibition) 6.0%

|- ! | Ormsby B. Thomas | | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Ormsby B. Thomas (Republican) 54.2%
  • S. N. Dickenson (Democratic) 38.7%
  • S. B. Loomis (Prohibition) 7.1%

|- ! | William T. Price | | Republican | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • William T. Price (Republican) 66.7%
  • James Bracklin (Democratic) 33.2%

|- ! | Isaac Stephenson | | Republican | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Isaac Stephenson (Republican) 55.8%
  • John Ringle (Democratic) 44.0%
  • Joe Koezer (Prohibition) 0.1%

|}

Wyoming Territory

See Non-voting delegates, below.

Non-voting members

|- !

|- !

|- ! | John Hailey | | Democratic | 1884 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Fred Dubois (Republican) 51.41%
  • John Hailey (Democratic) 48.57%

|- ! | Joseph Toole | | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Joseph Toole (Democratic) 55.76%
  • Wilbur F. Sanders (Republican) 44.24%

|- !

|- !

|- !

|- ! | Joseph M. Carey | | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Joseph M. Carey (Republican) 88.12%
  • H. G. Balch (Democratic) 5.59%
  • T. G. Magee (Democratic) 3.63%}} | J. M. Lobban (Democratic) 0.74% | L. Kabis (Democratic) 0.49% | Others 1.43%

|}

Notes

References

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