1888 United States House of Representatives elections

Election summaries

Seven seats were added, for the six new states of, in order of admission (number of House seats for each new state listed in parentheses): North Dakota (1), South Dakota (2), Montana (1), Washington (1), Idaho (1), and Wyoming (1).

The previous election had 4 third-party candidates, 2 Labor, 1 Greenback, and 1 Independent.

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Election dates

All states elected their members November 6, 1888 except, three states, with 7 seats among them:

• June 6: Oregon
• September 4: Vermont
• September 10: Maine

Alabama

Arizona Territory

See Non-voting delegates, below.

Arkansas

|- ! | Poindexter Dunn | | Democratic | 1878 | | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

• William H. Cate (Democratic) 51.9%
• Lewis P. Featherstone (Labor) 47.4%
• Others 0.6%

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

• Clifton R. Breckinridge (Democratic) 51.2%
• John M. Clayton (Republican) 48.8%

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

• Thomas C. McRae (Democratic) 59.7%
• John Ansley (Labor) 40.3%

|- ! | John H. Rogers | | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

• John H. Rogers (Democratic) 57.8%
• Isaac McCacken (Independent) 42.2%

|- ! | Samuel W. Peel | | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

• Samuel W. Peel (Democratic) 68.9%
• Edward P. Watson (Independent) 22.0%
• John Gates (Republican) 9.1%

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In the , initial returns showed William H. Cate (Democratic) winning the election, but the election was contested by Lewis P. Featherstone (Labor), and on May 5, 1890, he was declared the winner.

In the , Clifton R. Breckinridge (Democratic) was initially declared re-elected. John M. Clayton successfully contested the election, but was assassinated before the contest was complete, so the House declared the seat vacant. Breckinridge was subsequently re-elected November 4, 1890 to finish the term.

California

Main article: 1888 United States House of Representatives elections in California

|- ! | Thomas Larkin Thompson | | Democratic | 1886 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

• John J. De Haven (Republican) 49.9%
• Thomas L. Thompson (Democratic) 49%
• W. D. Reynolds (Independent) 1.1%

|- ! | Marion Biggs | | Democratic | 1886 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

• Marion Biggs (Democratic) 50.6%
• John A. Eagon (Republican) 46.6%
• S. M. McLean (Prohibition) 2.4%
• J. F. McSwain (Independent) 0.4%

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

• Joseph McKenna (Republican) 56.0%
• Ben Morgan (Democratic) 41.2%
• W. W. Smith (Prohibition) 1.9%
• S. Solon Holl (Independent) 1.0%

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

• William W. Morrow (Republican) 50.8%
• Robert Ferral (Democratic) 48.6%
• Frank M. Pixley (Socialist) 0.6%

|- ! | Charles N. Felton | | Republican | 1884 | | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

• Thomas J. Clunie (Democratic) 49.3%
• Timothy G. Phelps (Republican) 49.2%
• Henry French (Independent)

|- ! | William Vandever | | Republican | 1886 | | Incumbent retired. Republican hold | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

• William Vandever (Republican) 52.5%
• Reel B. Terry (Democratic) 43.7%
• J. G. Miller (Prohibition) 3.5%
• Alfred Daggett (Know Nothing) 0.2%

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Colorado

Connecticut

|- ! | Robert J. Vance | | 1886 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

• William E. Simonds (Republican) 49.7%
• Robert J. Vance (Democratic) 47.5%
• Frederick G. Platt (Prohibition) 2.7%
• Horace S. Frye (Labor) 0.1%

|- ! | Carlos French | | 1886 | | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

• Washington F. Willcox (Democratic) 49.6%
• H. Wales Lines (Republican) 48.1%
• Edwin P. Augur (Prohibition) 2.3%
• [FNU] Ventres (Labor) 0.0%

|- ! | Charles A. Russell | | 1886 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

• Charles A. Russell (Republican) 49.8%
• Stephen H. Hall (Democratic) 46.6%
• John A. Rockwell (Prohibition) 3.6%

|- ! | Miles T. Granger | | 1886 | | Incumbent retired. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

• Frederick Miles (Republican)
• Morris W. Seymour (Democratic)
• Elisha Z. Ellis (Prohibition)

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Delaware

Florida

Main article: 1888 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida

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

• Robert H. M. Davidson (Democratic) 67.1%
• H. R. Benjamin (Republican) 32.9%

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

• Robert Bullock (Democratic) 53.5%
• Frederick S. Goodrich (Republican) 46.5%

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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) 52.30%
• William Emery (Democratic) 45.33%
• Timothy B. Hussey (Prohibition) 2.37%

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

• Nelson Dingley Jr. (Republican) 55.17%
• Charles E. Allen (Democratic) 40.87%
• Ebenezer A. Howard (Union Labor) 2.05%
• William T. Eustis (Prohibition) 1.91%

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

• Seth L. Milliken (Republican) 57.95%
• Simon S. Brown (Democratic) 39.54%
• Binsley S. Kelley (Prohibition) 1.51%
• Frank A. Howard (Union Labor) 0.99%

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

• Charles A. Boutelle (Republican) 54.64%
• Thomas S. Stewart (Democratic) 42.67%
• John Barker (Prohibition) 2.68%

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Maryland

Massachusetts

|- ! | Robert T. Davis | | Republican | 1882 | |Incumbent retired. Republican hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

• Charles S. Randall (Republican) 60.86%
• John W. Cummings (Democratic) 21.29%
• George Delano (Prohibition) 14.47%
• William Miller (Labor) 3.38%

|- ! | John Davis Long | | Republican | 1882 | |Incumbent retired. Republican hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

• Elijah A. Morse (Republican) 54.75%
• Josiah Quincy VI (Democratic) 42.94%
• William H. Phillips (Prohibition) 3.31%

|- ! | Leopold Morse | | Democratic | 1886 | |Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

• John F. Andrew (Democratic) 52.03%
• Alanson W. Beard (Republican) 47.07%
• Henry H. Shugg (Prohibition) 0.89%

|- ! | Patrick Collins | | Democratic | 1882 | |Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | {{Plainlist|

• Joseph Henry O'Neil (Democratic) 68.11%
• Peter Morrison (Republican) 31.02%
• Frederic G. Whitcomb (Prohibition) 0.86%

|- ! | Edward D. Hayden | | Republican | 1886 | |Incumbent retired. Republican hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

• Nathaniel P. Banks (Republican) 51.80%
• Thomas Wentworth Higginson (Republican) 46.72%
• Edward Kendall (Prohibition) 1.47%

|- ! | Henry Cabot Lodge | | Republican | 1886 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

• Henry Cabot Lodge (Republican) 56.34%
• Roland G. Usher (Democratic) 41.12%
• George A. Crossman (Prohibition) 2.54%

|- ! | William Cogswell | | Republican | 1886 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

• William Cogswell (Republican) 57.07%
• Samuel Roads Jr. (Democratic) 41.09%
• James J. Gregory (Prohibition) 1.84%

|- ! | Charles Herbert Allen | | Republican | 1886 | |Incumbent not re-nominated. Republican hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

• Frederic T. Greenhalge (Republican) 55.27%
• John J. Donovan (Democratic) 42.99%
• Nathaniel A. Glidden (Prohibition) 1.74%

|- ! | Edward Burnett | | Democratic | 1886 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

• John W. Candler (Republican) 52.19%
• Edward Burnett (Democratic) 45.43%
• John C. Park (Prohibition) 2.39%

|- ! | John E. Russell | | Democratic | 1886 | | Incumbent retired. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

• Joseph H. Walker (Republican) 52.01%
• Irving B. Sayles (Democratic) 44.88%
• Charles G. Allen (Prohibition) 3.11%

|- ! | William Whiting II | | Republican | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

• William Whiting II (Republican) 56.36%
• William Skinner (Democratic) 39.75%
• Hervey S. Cowell (Prohibition) 3.89%

|- ! | Francis W. Rockwell | | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

• Francis W. Rockwell (Republican) 52.13%
• Henry W. Ely (Democratic) 45.02%
• Henry Cutler (Prohibition) 2.85%

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Michigan

Minnesota

|- ! | | | 1886 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

• Mark H. Dunnell (Republican) 50.4%
• Thomas Wilson (Democratic) 45.4%
• Robert Taylor (Prohibition) 4.2%

|- ! | | | 1886 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

• John Lind (Republican) 57.0%
• Morton S. Wilkinson (Democratic) 36.5%
• David W. Edwards (Prohibition) 6.5%

|- ! | | | 1886 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

• Darwin Hall (Republican) 51.3%
• John L. MacDonald (Democratic) 43.7%
• Christopher A. Fosness (Prohibition) 4.9%

|- ! | | | 1886 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

• Samuel Snider (Republican) 53.8%
• Edmund Rice (Democratic) 41.7%
• James P. Pinkham (Prohibition) 4.5%

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

• Solomon Comstock (Republican) 52.7%
• Charles Canning (Democratic) 40.1%
• Zar Scott (Prohibition) 7.2%

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Mississippi

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

• John M. Allen (Democratic) 86.76%
• Joseph M. Bynum (Republican) 13.24%

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

• James B. Morgan (Democratic) 70.61%
• James R. Chalmers (Republican) 29.39%

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

• Thomas C. Catchings (Democratic) 71.12%
• James Hill (Republican) 28.23%
• James Witherspoon (Independent) 0.66%

|- ! | Frederick G. Barry | | Democratic | 1884 | | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

• Clarke Lewis (Democratic) 84.29%
• Matthew K. Mister (Republican) 15.71%

|- ! | Chapman L. Anderson | | Democratic | 1886 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

• Chapman L. Anderson (Democratic) 80.29%
• F. M. Cook (Republican) 19.72%

|- ! | T. R. Stockdale | | Democratic | 1886 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

• T. R. Stockdale (Democratic) 70.33%
• Leon C. Duchesne (Republican) 29.67%

|- ! | Charles E. Hooker | | Democratic | 1886 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

• Charles E. Hooker (Democratic) 75.50%
• Henry Kernaghan (Republican) 24.50%

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Missouri

Nebraska

|- ! | John A. McShane | | Democratic | 1886 | | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

• William J. Connell (Republican) 49.85%
• Julius S. Morton (Democratic) 44.69%
• Edwin B. Graham (Prohibition) 4.48%
• J. W. Edgerton (Labor) 0.98%

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

• James Laird (Republican) 53.38%
• W. G. Hastings (Democratic) 36.55%
• George Scott (Prohibition) 7.12%
• R. H. Rohr (Labor) 2.96%

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

• George W. E. Dorsey (Republican) 54.16%
• E. P. Weatherby (Democratic) 39.95%
• A. M. Walling (Prohibition) 3.85%
• I. O. Jones (Labor) 1.91%
• Scattering 0.13%

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Nevada

|- ! | William Woodburn | | Republican | 1884 | | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. | nowrap |{{Plainlist|* Horace F. Bartine (Republican) 54.92%

• George W. Cassidy (Democratic) 45.09%}} |}

New Hampshire

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New Jersey

Montana Territory

See Non-voting delegates, below.

New Mexico Territory

See Non-voting delegates, below.

New York

North Carolina

Ohio

Main article: 1888 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio

|- ! | Benjamin Butterworth | | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

• Benjamin Butterworth (Republican) 52.6%
• Otway Cosgrove (Democratic) 47.4%

|- ! | Charles Elwood Brown | | Republican | 1884 | | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

• John A. Caldwell (Republican) 51.9%
• Clinton W. Gerard (Democratic) 48.1%

|- ! | Elihu S. Williams | | Republican | 1886 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

• Elihu S. Williams (Republican) 50.5%
• George W. Houk (Democratic) 49.5%

|- ! | Samuel S. Yoder | | Democratic | 1886 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

• Samuel S. Yoder (Democratic) 60.6%
• Robert L. Mattingly (Republican) 39.4%

|- ! | George E. Seney | | Democratic | 1886 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

• George E. Seney (Democratic) 57.9%
• Wilson Vance (Republican) 42.1%

|- ! | Melvin M. Boothman | | Republican | 1886 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

• Melvin M. Boothman (Republican) 50.1%
• Gaylord M. Saltzgaber (Democratic) 49.9%

|- ! | James E. Campbell | | Democratic | 1886 | | Incumbent retired. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

• Henry Lee Morey (Republican) 51.2%
• John M. Pattison (Democratic) 48.8%

|- ! | Robert P. Kennedy | | Republican | 1886 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

• Robert P. Kennedy (Republican) 54.2%
• Andrew R. Bohn (Democratic) 45.8%

|- ! | William C. Cooper | | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

• William C. Cooper (Republican) 53.0%
• John S. Braddock (Republican) 47.0%

|- ! | Jacob Romeis | | Republican | 1884 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

• William E. Haynes (Democratic) 51.5%
• Jacob Romeis (Republican) 48.5%

|- ! | Albert C. Thompson | | Republican | 1886 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

• Albert C. Thompson (Republican) 56.8%
• Joseph W. Shinn (Democratic) 43.2%

|- ! | Jacob J. Pugsley | | Republican | 1886 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

• Jacob J. Pugsley (Republican) 50.9%
• Lawrence T. Neal (Democratic) 49.1%

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

• Joseph H. Outhwaite (Democratic) 52.7%
• John B. Neil (Republican) 47.3%

|- ! | Charles P. Wickham | | Republican | 1886 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

• Charles P. Wickham (Republican) 51.5%
• David L. Wadsworth (Democratic) 48.5%

|- ! | Charles H. Grosvenor | | Republican | 1886 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

• Charles H. Grosvenor (Republican) 53.5%
• John P. Spriggs (Democratic) 46.5%

|- ! | Beriah Wilkins | | Democratic | 1886 | | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

• James W. Owens (Democratic) 55.2%
• Edwin L. Lybarger (Republican) 44.8%

|- ! | Joseph D. Taylor | | Republican | 1886 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

• Joseph D. Taylor (Republican) 56.9%
• William Lawrence (Democratic) 43.1%

|- ! | William McKinley | | Republican | 1886 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

• William McKinley (Republican) 54.4%
• George P. Ikirt (Democratic) 45.6%

|- ! | Ezra B. Taylor | | Republican | 1880 (s) | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

• Ezra B. Taylor (Republican) 67.5%
• Henry Apthorp (Democratic) 32.5%

|- ! | George W. Crouse | | Republican | 1886 | | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

• Martin L. Smyser (Republican) 52.9%
• Calvin P. Humphrey (Democratic) 47.1%

|- ! | Martin A. Foran | | Democratic | 1882 | | Incumbent retired. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

• Theodore E. Burton (Republican) 50.8%
• Tom L. Johnson (Democratic) 49.2%

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Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

Main article: 1888 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

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

• Samuel Dibble (Democratic) 86.7%
• S. W. McKinlay (Republican) 13.1%
• Others 0.2%

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

• George D. Tillman (Democratic) 86.8%
• Seymour E. Smith (Republican) 11.4%
• Others 1.8%

|- ! | James S. Cothran | | Democratic | 1886 | Incumbent re-elected. | 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) 99.9%
• Others 0.1%

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

• John J. Hemphill (Democratic) 99.7%
• Others 0.3%

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

• George W. Dargan (Democratic) 95.7%
• Others 4.3%

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

• William Elliott (Democratic) 54.1%
• Thomas E. Miller (Republican) 45.4%
• Others 0.5%

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In the , Elliott was initially declared re-elected, but Miller successfully challenged the election and was seated in his place in September 1890.

Tennessee

|- ! | Roderick R. Butler | | Republican | 1886 | |Incumbent retired. Republican hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

• Alfred A. Taylor (Republican) 60.33%
• David P. Wilcox (Democratic) 38.20%
• James M. Pierce (Prohibition) 1.47%

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

• Leonidas C. Houk (Republican) 68.80%
• Samuel G. Heiskell (Democratic) 28.98%
• James A. Ruble (Prohibition) 2.22%

|- ! | John R. Neal | | Democratic | 1884 | |Incumbent retired. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

• Henry C. Evans (Republican) 49.99%
• Creed F. Bates (Democratic) 49.22%
• M. D. Cone (Prohibition) 0.79%

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

• Benton McMillin (Democratic) 61.62%
• Jonathan S. Wooten (Republican) 38.38%

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

• James D. Richardson (Democratic) 67.82%
• C. H. Shoffner (Republican) 32.19%

|- ! | Joseph E. Washington | | Democratic | 1886 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

• Joseph E. Washington (Democratic) 57.20%
• William H. Young (Republican) 38.26%
• Louis G. Mumford (Prohibition) 4.54%

|- ! | Washington C. Whitthorne | | Democratic | 1886 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

• Washington C. Whitthorne (Democratic) 57.75%
• Robert A. Haggard (Republican) 42.25%

|- ! | Benjamin A. Enloe | | Democratic | 1886 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

• Benjamin A. Enloe (Democratic) 54.72%
• Warren Smith (Republican) 45.28%

|- ! | Presley T. Glass | | Democratic | 1884 | |Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

• Rice A. Pierce (Democratic) 62.96%
• J. W. Brown (Republican) 37.04%

|- ! | James Phelan Jr. | | Democratic | 1886 | Incumbent re-elected. | {{Plainlist |

• James Phelan Jr. (Democratic) 63.21%
• L. B. Eaton (Republican) 36.80%

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Texas

Utah Territory

See Non-voting delegates, below.

Vermont

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

• John W. Stewart (Republican) 70.2%
• Azro Meacham (Democratic) 28.6%
• Peter Dakin (Prohibition) 1.1%

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

• William W. Grout (Republican) 71.2%
• George W. Smith (Democratic) 27.6%
• Cyrus W. Wyman (Prohibition) 1.2%

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Virginia

|- ! | Thomas H. B. Browne | | 1886 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

• Thomas H. B. Browne (Republican) 50.7%
• Gilmer S. Kendall (Democratic) 49.3%

|- ! | George E. Bowden | | 1886 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

• George E. Bowden (Republican) 58.7%
• Richard C. Marshall (Democratic) 40.6%
• Andrew Williams (Republican) 0.7%

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

• George D. Wise (Democratic) 50.4%
• Edmund Waddill Jr. (Republican) 49.6%

|- ! | William E. Gaines | | 1886 | | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

• John M. Langston (Republican) 45.6%
• Edward C. Venable (Democratic) 43.1%
• R. W. Arnold (Republican) 11.3%

|- ! | John Robert Brown | | 1886 | | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

• Posey G. Lester (Democratic) 52.5%
• John Blackwell (Republican) 47.5%

|- ! | Samuel I. Hopkins | | Labor | 1886 | | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

• Paul C. Edmunds (Democratic) 55.6%
• Patrick H. Caull (Republican) 43.8%
• Samuel T. Hopkins (Democratic) 0.6%

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

• Charles T. O'Ferrall (Democratic) 54.3%
• John E. Roller (Republican) 45.0%
• John C. Rivercombe (Prohibition) 0.7%

|- ! | W. H. F. Lee | | 1886 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

• W. H. F. Lee (Democratic) 51.8%
• Park Agnew (Republican) 48.0%
• Daniel J. Hoge (Independent) 0.2%

|- ! | Henry Bowen | | 1886 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

• John A. Buchanan (Democratic) 50.7%
• Henry Bowen (Republican) 49.3%

|- ! | Jacob Yost | | 1886 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

• Henry St. George Tucker III (Democratic) 51.0%
• Jacob Yost (Republican) 49.0%

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Washington Territory

See Non-voting delegates, below.

West Virginia

|- ! rowspan=2 | | | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

• John O. Pendleton (Democratic) 49.55%
• George W. Atkinson (Republican) 49.49%}} | B. F. Meyers (Prohibition) 0.54% | John E. Stealey (Independent) 0.43% |- | | Election successfully contested. New member seated February 26, 1890. Republican hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|
• George W. Atkinson (Republican) 50.06%
• John O. Pendleton (Democratic) 49.94%

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

• William L. Wilson (Democratic) 50.11%
• W. H. Flick (Republican) 49.19%}} | Frank Burt (Prohibition) 0.46% | S. W. Sturm (Labor) 0.24%

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

• John D. Alderson (Democratic) 50.51%
• James H. McGinnis (Republican) 46.44%
• W. D. Sanford (Independent) 2.24%
• C. W. Henson (Prohibition) 0.80%

|- ! rowspan=2 | | | Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic hold.

• James M. Jackson (Democratic) 49.65%
• Charles B. Smith (Republican) 49.64%}} | W. M. Weekley (Independent) 0.56% | G. W. Hays (Independent) 0.15% |- | | Election successfully contested. New member seated February 3, 1890. Republican gain. |}

Wisconsin

Wisconsin elected nine members of congress on Election Day, November 6, 1888.

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

• Lucien B. Caswell (Republican) 53.4%
• Joseph Doe (Democratic) 41.5%
• Stephen Faville (Prohibition) 5.0%

|- ! | Richard W. Guenther | | Republican | 1886 | | Incumbent declined re-nomination. Democratic gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

• Charles Barwig (Democratic) 53.2%
• Edward C. McFetridge (Republican) 43.8%
• O. H. Crowl (Prohibition) 2.6%
• Clark Hewitt (Labor) 0.3%

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

• Robert M. La Follette (Republican) 50.0%
• John B. Parkinson (Democratic) 42.3%
• Thomas C. Richmond (Prohibition) 7.0%
• C. D. Wooster (Labor) 0.8%

|- ! | Henry Smith | | Union Labor | 1886 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

• Isaac W. Van Schaick (Republican) 50.8%
• Henry Smith (Dem.-Labor) 47.3% | John Schuler (Socialist) 1.2% | George M. Heckendorn (Prohibition) 0.7%

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

• George H. Brickner (Democratic) 55.2%
• Gustav Küstermann (Republican) 41.5%
• Charles Hatch (Labor) 2.8%
• E. M. Dick (Prohibition) 0.6%

|- ! | Charles B. Clark | | Republican | 1886 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

• Charles B. Clark (Republican) 52.5%
• Charles W. Felger (Democratic) 41.5%
• W. S. Sweet (Prohibition) 3.6%
• Peter A. Griffith (Labor) 2.4%

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

• Ormsby B. Thomas (Republican) 53.5%
• Frank P. Coburn (Democratic) 41.5%
• J. H. Mosely (Prohibition) 5.0%

|- ! | Nils P. Haugen | | Republican | 1887 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

• Nils P. Haugen (Republican) 57.0%
• Samuel C. Johnson (Dem.-Labor) 34.9%
• Charles Alexander (Prohibition) 7.8%
• Dan C. Johnson (Write-in) 0.2%

|- ! | Isaac Stephenson | | Republican | 1882 | | Incumbent declined re-nomination. Republican hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

• Myron H. McCord (Republican) 50.5%
• H. W. Early (Democratic) 45.4%
• A. C. Merryman (Prohibition) 2.7% | John F. Moore (Labor) 1.1% | F. H. Moore (Write-in) 0.2%

|}

Wyoming Territory

See Non-voting delegates, below.

Non-voting delegates

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|- ! | Fred Dubois | | Republican | 1886 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

• Fred Dubois (Republican) 51.03%
• James H. Hawley (Democratic) 39.89%
• Norman Buck (North Idaho Annexation) 9.08%

|- ! | Joseph K. Toole | | Democratic | 1884 | | Incumbent retired. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

• Thomas H. Carter (Republican) 56.20%
• William A. Clark (Democratic) 43.39%

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

• Joseph M. Carey (Republican) 58.04%
• Caleb P. Organ (Democratic) 41.97%

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Notes

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