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1894 United States House of Representatives elections
House elections for the 54th U.S. Congress
House elections for the 54th U.S. Congress
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 1894 United States House of Representatives elections |
| country | United States |
| flag_year | 1891 |
| type | legislative |
| ongoing | no |
| previous_election | 1892 United States House of Representatives elections |
| previous_year | 1892 |
| next_election | 1896 United States House of Representatives elections |
| next_year | 1896 |
| outgoing_members | 53rd United States Congress#House of Representatives_3 |
| elected_members | 54th United States Congress#House of Representatives_3 |
| seats_for_election | All 356 seats in the United States House of Representatives |
| majority_seats | 179 |
| election_date | June 4, 1894 – November 6, 1894 |
| image_size | x180px |
| image1 | TBReed.jpg |
| leader1 | Thomas Brackett Reed |
| leaders_seat1 | |
| party1 | Republican Party (United States) |
| last_election1 | 124 seats |
| seats_before1 | 143 seats |
| seats1 | **253** |
| seat_change1 | 110 |
| popular_vote1 | **5,442,266** |
| percentage1 | **48.27%** |
| swing1 | 7.45 |
| image2 | Charles Frederick Crisp (cropped).jpg |
| leader2 | Charles F. Crisp |
| leaders_seat2 | |
| party2 | Democratic Party (United States) |
| last_election2 | 218 seats |
| seats_before2 | 198 seats |
| seats2 | 93 |
| seat_change2 | 105 |
| popular_vote2 | 4,252,292 |
| percentage2 | 37.72% |
| swing2 | 9.66 |
| image3 | 3x4.svg |
| party3 | People's Party (United States) |
| last_election3 | 11 seats |
| seats_before3 | 13 seats |
| seats3 | 9 |
| seat_change3 | 4 |
| popular_vote3 | 1,242,242 |
| percentage3 | 11.02% |
| swing3 | 2.73 |
| party4 | Silver Party |
| last_election4 | 1 seat |
| seats_before4 | 1 seat |
| seats4 | 1 |
| seat_change4 | |
| popular_vote4 | 4,581 |
| percentage4 | 0.04% |
| swing4 | 0.02 |
| party5 | Independent |
| last_election5 | 2 seats |
| seats_before5 | 2 seats |
| seats5 | 0 |
| seat_change5 | 2 |
| popular_vote5 | 82,148 |
| percentage5 | 0.73% |
| swing5 | 0.08 |
| map_image | 1894 US House of Representatives election results fixed.svg |
| map_size | 1000px |
| map_caption | **Results:** |
| title | Speaker |
| before_election | Charles Crisp |
| before_party | Democratic Party (United States) |
| after_election | Thomas Reed |
| after_party | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1894 United States House of Representatives elections were held from June 4, 1894, to November 6, 1894, with special elections throughout the year. Elections were held to elect representatives from all 356 congressional districts across each of the 44 U.S. states at the time, as well as non-voting delegates from the inhabited U.S. territories. The winners of this election served in the 54th Congress, with seats apportioned among the states based on the 1890 United States census.
The elections comprised a significant political realignment, with a major Republican landslide that set the stage for the decisive election of 1896. The 1894 elections came in the middle of Democratic President Grover Cleveland's second term. The nation was in its deepest economic depression yet following the Panic of 1893, which pushed economic issues to the forefront. In the spring, a major coal strike damaged the economy of the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic. It was accompanied by violence; the miners lost and many joined the Populist Party. Immediately after the coal strike concluded, Eugene V. Debs led a nationwide railroad strike. It shut down the nation's transportation system west of Detroit for weeks, until President Cleveland's use of federal troops ended the strike. Debs went to prison for disobeying a court order. Illinois Governor John Peter Altgeld, a Democrat, broke bitterly with Cleveland.
The fragmented and disoriented Democratic Party was crushed everywhere outside of the South, losing more than 55% of its seats to the Republican Party. The Democrats did so poorly that even in the South, they lost seats to the Republican-Populist electoral fusion in Alabama, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Texas. The Democrats ultimately lost 127 seats in this election, with the Republicans gaining 130 seats after the resolution of several contested elections.
The Democratic Party failed to win one seat in twenty-four states and only won one seat in six states. Prominent Democrats in the house including Richard P. Bland, William S. Holman, William M. Springer, and William L. Wilson were defeated in the election. To date, the 1894 election represents the largest seat swing in a single election in the history of the House of Representatives; the only other occasion where a political party has suffered triple-digit losses was in 1932.
The main issues revolved around the severe economic depression, which the Republicans blamed on the conservative Bourbon Democrats led by Cleveland. Cleveland supporters lost heavily, weakening their hold on the party and setting the stage for an 1896 takeover by the free silver wing of the party. The Populist Party ran candidates in the South and Midwest, but generally lost ground outside of the South. The Democrats tried to raise a religious issue, claiming the GOP was in cahoots with the anti-Catholic American Protective Association; the allegations seem to have fallen flat as Catholics swung towards the GOP. Despite the Republicans winning a veto proof majority, House Republicans were not sufficiently united to override President Cleveland's vetoes during his remaining two years in office.
Election summaries
| Democratic Party (United States)}}"**Democratic** | Other}}" | Republican Party (United States)}}"**Republican** |
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| State | Type | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| seats | Democratic | Populist | Republican | Silver | Seats | Change | Seats | Change | Seats | Change | Seats | Change | Total | 356 | 93 | |||||||||||||
| 26.1% | 107 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2.5% | 4 | 253 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 71.1% | 110 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0.3% | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | District | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | District | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | District | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | District | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | District | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | At-large | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | District | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | District | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | At-large | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | District | 22 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | District | 13 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | District | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | District | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| +at-large | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | District | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana | District | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | District | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | District | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Massachusetts | District | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | District | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | District | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi | District | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | District | 15 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | At-large | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | District | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | At-large | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | District | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Jersey | District | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| New York | District | 34 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 30 | 16 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | District | 9 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota | At-large | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | District | 21 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | District | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pennsylvania | District | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| +2 at-large | 30 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | District | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | District | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota | At-large | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | District | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | District | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Vermont | District | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | District | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | At-large | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | District | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | District | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | At-large | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| House seats by party holding plurality in state |
|---|
| [[File:54 us house changes.png|thumb|450px|
| Net gain in party representation |
|---|
|}
Special elections
15 special elections took place in 1894 leading up to and following the general election. They are listed below in order of election date then by state and district. Republicans flipped 3 seats in the special elections in New York's 14th, Kentucky's 9th, and Maryland's 5th congressional districts.
|- ! | Charles T. O'Ferrall | | Democratic | 1884 (special) | | Incumbent resigned December 28, 1893 after being elected Governor of Virginia. New member elected January 30, 1894. Democratic hold. Winner later re-elected in November; see below. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- Smith S. Turner (Democratic) 65.09%
- E. D. Root (Republican) 34.59%
- Basil Gordon (unknown) 0.32%
|- ! | John R. Fellows | | Democratic | 1890 | | Incumbent resigned December 31, 1893 to become District Attorney of New York City. New member elected January 30, 1894. Republican gain. Winner later re-elected in November; see below. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- Lemuel E. Quigg (Republican) 49.62%
- William L. Brown (Democratic) 46.14%
- Daniel De Leon (Socialist Labor) 2.46%
- George Munro (Prohibition) 0.90%
- George A. Hunter (Populist) 0.88% }}
|- ! | William Lilly | | Republican | 1892 | | Incumbent died December 1, 1893. New member elected February 26, 1894. Republican hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- Galusha A. Grow (Republican)
|- ! | William H. Brawley | | Democratic | 1890 | | Incumbent resigned February 12, 1894, to become judge for the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina. New member elected April 12, 1894. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- James F. Izlar (Democratic)
|- ! | Robert F. Brattan | | Democratic | 1892 | | Incumbent died May 10, 1894. New member elected November 6, 1894. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- W. Laird Henry (Democratic)
|- ! | George W. Houk | | Democratic | 1890 | | Incumbent died February 9, 1894. New member elected May 21, 1894. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- Paul J. Sorg (Democratic)
|- ! | George B. Shaw | | Republican | 1892 | | Incumbent died August 27, 1894. New member elected November 6, 1894. Republican hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- Michael Griffin (Republican) 57.8%
- George W. Levis (Democratic) 32.5%
- Clement H. Van Worner (Populist) 5.3%
- Edward Berg (Prohibition) 4.1%
- William F. Button (Independent) 0.4%
|- ! | William C. Oates | | Democratic | 1880 | | Incumbent resigned November 5, 1894, after being elected Governor of Alabama. New member elected November 6, 1894. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- George P. Harrison Jr. (Democratic)
|- ! | Thomas H. Paynter | | Democratic | 1888 | | Incumbent resigned January 5, 1895, having been elected to the Kentucky Court of Appeals. New member elected November 6, 1894 and seated March 4, 1895. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- Samuel J. Pugh (Republican)
|- ! | Barnes Compton | | Democratic | 1884 1890 (lost contest) 1890 | | Incumbent resigned May 15, 1894, to become a naval officer. New member elected November 6, 1894. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- Charles E. Coffin (Republican)
|- ! | Clifton R. Breckinridge | | Democratic | 1882 | | Incumbent resigned August 14, 1894, to become U.S. Minister to Russia. New member elected December 3, 1894. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- John S. Little (Democratic)
|- ! | Marcus C. Lisle | | Democratic | 1892 | | Incumbent died July 7, 1894. New member elected December 3, 1894. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- William M. Beckner (Democratic)
|- ! | Newton C. Blanchard | | Democratic | 1880 | | Incumbent resigned March 12, 1894, to become a U.S. Senator. New member elected December 3, 1894. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- Henry W. Ogden (Democratic)
|- ! | John A. Caldwell | | Republican | 1888 | | Incumbent resigned April 4, 1894, to become Mayor of Cincinnati. New member elected December 3, 1894. Republican hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- Jacob H. Bromwell (Republican)
|- ! | Ashbel P. Fitch | | Democratic | 1886 | | Incumbent resigned December 26, 1893, to become New York City Comptroller. New member elected December 30, 1894. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- Isidor Straus (Democratic)
|}
Early election dates
In 1894, three states, with 8 seats among them, held elections early:
- June 4 Oregon
- September 4 Vermont
- September 10 Maine
Alabama
Arkansas
California
Main article: 1894 United States House of Representatives elections in California
|- ! | Thomas J. Geary | | Democratic | 1890 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- John All Barham (Republican) 41.1%
- Thomas J. Geary (Democratic) 37.0%
- Roger F. Grigsby (Populist) 19.7%
- J. R. Gregory (Prohibition)
|- ! | Anthony Caminetti | | Democratic | 1890 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- Grove L. Johnson (Republican) 43.0%
- Anthony Caminetti (Democratic) 35.1%
- Burdelli Cornell (Populist) 20.0%
- Elam Briggs (Prohibition) 1.9%
|- ! | Warren B. English | | Democratic | 1892 (contested) | | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- Samuel G. Hilborn (Republican) 45.5%
- Warren B. English (Democratic) 37.8%
- W. A. Vann (Populist) 14.9%
- L. B. Scranton (Prohibition) 1.8%
|- ! | James G. Maguire | | Democratic | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- James G. Maguire (Democratic) 48.3%
- Thomas Bowles Shannon (Republican) 32.0%
- B. K. Collier (Populist) 18.4%
- Joseph Rowell (Prohibition) 1.3%
|- ! | Eugene F. Loud | | Republican | 1890 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- Eugene F. Loud (Republican) 36.8%
- Joseph P. Kelly (Democratic) 23.0%
- James T. Rogers (Populist) 21.5%
- James Denman (Prohibition) 18.7%
|- ! | Marion Cannon | | Populist | 1892 | | Incumbent retired. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- James McLachlan (Republican) 44.3%
- George S. Patton (Democratic) 27.6%
- W. C. Bowman (Populist) 23.1%
- J. E. McComas (Prohibition) 5.0%
|- ! | William W. Bowers | | Republican | 1890 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- William W. Bowers (Republican) 42.9%
- William H. Alford (Democratic) 28.2%
- J. L. Gilbert (Populist) 25.0%
- W. H. Somers (Prohibition) 3.9%
|}
Colorado
Connecticut
|- ! | Lewis Sperry | | Democratic | 1890 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|
- E. Stevens Henry (Republican) 55.37%
- Lewis Sperry (Democratic) 41.18%
- Frederick Platt (Prohibition) 1.62%
- James Goodacre (Populist) 1.25%
- Samuel W. Taylor (Socialist Labor) 0.57%
|- ! | James P. Pigott | | Democratic | 1892 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|
- Nehemiah D. Sperry (Republican) 54.94%
- James P. Pigott (Democratic) 41.70%
- Henry C. Baldwin (Populist) 1.32%
- Duane N. Griffin (Prohibition) 1.15%
- Frederick Thornton (Socialist Labor) 0.90%
|- ! | Charles A. Russell | | Republican | 1886 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|
- Charles A. Russell (Republican) 55.56%
- Cyrus G. Beckwith (Democratic) 41.56%
- Walter R. Denison (Prohibition) 2.19%
- James C. Vallette (Populist) 0.69%
|- ! | Robert E. De Forest | | Democratic | 1890 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|
- Ebenezer J. Hill (Republican) 55.19%
- Robert E. De Forest (Democratic) 42.66%
- William R. Miles (Prohibition) 1.10%
- William Sardam (Populist) 0.65%
- Alexander McDonald (Socialist Labor) 0.40%
|}
Delaware
|- ! | John W. Causey | | Democratic | 1892 | | Incumbent retired. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|
- Jonathan S. Willis (Republican) 50.83%
- Samuel Bancroft (Democratic) 47.5%
- W. W. Bullock (Prohibition) 1.5%
- John P. Donahue (Ind. Democratic) 0.17%
|}
Florida
Main article: 1894 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida
|- ! | Stephen R. Mallory | | Democratic | 1890 | | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- Stephen M. Sparkman (Democratic) 85.3%
- D. L. McKinnon (Populist) 14.7%
|- ! | Charles Merian Cooper | | Democratic | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- Charles Merian Cooper (Democratic) 79.8%
- Montholom Atkinson (Populist) 20.2%
|}
Georgia
Idaho
|- ! | Willis Sweet | | Republican | 1890 | | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|
- Edgar Wilson (Republican) 43.38%
- James Gunn (Populist) 31.53%
- James M. Ballatine (Democratic) 24.37%
- William J. Boone (Prohibition) 0.72%
|}
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
|- ! | Thomas B. Reed | | Republican | 1876 |Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|
- Thomas B. Reed (Republican) 63.53%
- John Deering (Democratic) 33.10%
- Linus Seely (Prohibition) 2.20%
- James E. Campion (Populist) 1.17%
|- ! | Nelson Dingley Jr. | | Republican | 1881 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|
- Nelson Dingley Jr. (Republican) 63.74%
- Daniel J. McGillicuddy (Democratic) 28.38%
- Elbert Y. Turner (Populist) 5.96%
- Edward W. Ogier (Prohibition) 1.92%
|- ! | Seth L. Milliken | | Republican | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|
- Seth L. Milliken (Republican) 64.78%
- Moses R. Leighton (Democratic) 25.55%
- George C. Sheldon (Populist) 7.62%
- William S. Thompson (Prohibition) 2.05%
|- ! | Charles A. Boutelle | | Republican | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|
- Charles A. Boutelle (Republican) 65.46%
- Al L. Simpson (Democratic) 25.90%
- Oliver D. Chapman (Populist) 4.98%
- Charles W. Johnston (Prohibition) 3.66%
|}
Maryland
Massachusetts
|- ! | Ashley B. Wright | | Republican | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- Ashley B. Wright (Republican) 55.2%
- Addison L. Green (Democratic) 39.2%
- Augustus R. Smith (Prohibition) 3.3%
- Jonathan Johnson (Populist) 2.3%
|- ! | Frederick H. Gillett | | Republican | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- Frederick H. Gillett (Republican) 61.4%
- Edward A. Hall (Democratic) 31.4%
- George M. Stearns (Populist) 4.2%
- Hubbard Lawrence (Unknown) 3.0%
|- ! | Joseph H. Walker | | Republican | 1888 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- Joseph H. Walker (Republican) 59.4%
- Charles Haggerty (Democratic) 35.6%
- Henry S. Brown (Populist) 2.55%
- George F. Wright (Prohibition) 2.45%
|- ! | Lewis D. Apsley | | Republican | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- Lewis D. Apsley (Republican) 64.9%
- John J. Desmond (Democratic) 32.2%
- Bertram Sparhawk (Populist) 3.0%
|- ! | Moses T. Stevens | | Democratic | 1890 | | Incumbent retired. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- William S. Knox (Republican) 51.7%
- George W. Fifield (Democratic) 44.4%
- Hiram W. Eastman (Populist) 2.7%
- Warren F. Taylor (Prohibition) 1.1%
|- ! | William Cogswell | | Republican | 1886 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- William Cogswell (Republican) 68.3%
- Henry B. Little (Democratic) 24.2%
- Joseph K. Harris (Populist) 7.5%
|- ! | William Everett | | Democratic | 1893 (special) | | Incumbent retired. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- William Emerson Barrett (Republican) 57.8%
- Samuel K. Hamilton (Democratic) 33.7%
- Walter L. Ramsdell (Populist) 4.6%
- George Buttrick (Prohibition) 2.9%
- George R. Peare (Socialist Labor) 1.1%
|- ! | Samuel W. McCall | | Republican | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- Samuel W. McCall (Republican) 57.8%
- Charles Arthur Conant (Democratic) 35.4%
- Linn B. Porter (Populist) 3.1%
|- ! | Joseph H. O'Neil | | Democratic | 1888 | |Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- John F. Fitzgerald (Democratic) 53.3%
- Jesse M. Gove (Republican) 44.4%
- Patrick F. O'Neil (Socialist Labor) 2.4%
|- ! | Michael J. McEttrick | | Citizens Democratic | 1892 | | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- Harrison H. Atwood (Republican) 36.0%
- Michael J. McEttrick (Citizens Democratic) 35.4%
- William S. McNary (Democratic) 26.0%
- Frederick W. Peabody (Ind. Republican) 4.3%
- Michael D. Fitzgerald (Socialist Labor) 1.2%
|- ! | William F. Draper | | Republican | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- William F. Draper (Republican) 62.0%
- Bentley W. Warren (Democratic) 34.7%
- John F. Dowd (Populist) 3.4%
|- ! | Elijah A. Morse | | Republican | 1888 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- Elijah A. Morse (Republican) 65.3%
- William H. Jordan (Democratic) 26.2%
- Elbridge G. Brown (Populist) 8.5%
|- ! | Charles S. Randall | | Republican | 1888 | | Incumbent lost renomination. Republican hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- John Simpkins (Republican) 61.2%
- Robert Howard (Democratic) 38.8%
|}
Michigan
Minnesota
|- ! | | | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|
- James A. Tawney (Republican) 58.0%
- John Moonan (Democratic) 26.8%
- Thomas J. Meighen (Populist) 12.0%
- Isaac H. Orcutt (Prohibition) 3.2%
|- ! | | | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|
- James McCleary (Republican) 54.0%
- Lionel C. Long (Populist) 24.2%
- James H. Baker (Democratic) 18.4%
- Edward H. Bronson (Prohibition) 3.5%
|- ! | Osee M. Hall | | Democratic | 1890 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|
- Joel Heatwole (Republican) 49.2%
- Osee M. Hall (Democratic) 35.9%
- James M. Bowler (Populist) 12.6%
- Lucian Chaney (Prohibition) 2.4%
|- ! | | | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|
- Andrew Kiefer (Republican) 56.5%
- Edward Darragh (Democratic) 28.0%
- Francis H. Clark (Populist) 13.9%
- David Morgan (Prohibition) 1.6%
|- ! | | | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|
- Loren Fletcher (Republican) 51.1%
- Oliver Erickson (Democratic) 28.7%
- Ernest F. Clark (Populist) 17.6%
- Theodore Reimstad (Prohibition) 2.6%
|- ! | | | 1892 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|
- Charles A. Towne (Republican) 53.3%
- Melvin Baldwin (Democratic) 33.1%
- Kittel Halvorson (Populist) 13.6%
|- ! | | | Populist | 1892 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|
- Frank Eddy (Republican) 43.5%
- Haldor Boen (Populist) 41.6%
- Thomas McLean (Democratic) 8.3%
- Ole Kron (Prohibition) 6.5%
|}
Mississippi
|- ! | John M. Allen | | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- John M. Allen (Democratic) 79.03%
- J. A. Brown (Populist) 20.97%
|- ! | John C. Kyle | | Democratic | 1890 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- John C. Kyle (Democratic) 75.30%
- R. J. Lyle (Populist) 20.90%
- W. R. Montgomery (Republican) 3.23%
- N. W. Brown (Prohibition) 0.57%
|- ! | Thomas C. Catchings | | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- Thomas C. Catchings (Democratic) 87.06%
- Thomas Monuh (Prohibition) 10.63%
- G. W. Wise (Populist) 2.31%
|- ! | Hernando Money | | Democratic | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- Hernando Money (Democratic) 57.88%
- J. H. Jamison (Populist) 41.65%
- Frank Sourer (Prohibition) 0.47%
|- ! | John S. Williams | | Democratic | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- John S. Williams (Democratic) 66.27%
- W. P. Ratliff (Populist) 33.73%
|- ! | T. R. Stockdale | | Democratic | 1886 | | Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- Walter M. Denny (Democratic) 64.64%
- A. C. Hathorn (Populist) 35.36%
|- ! | Charles E. Hooker | | Democratic | 1886 | | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- James G. Spencer (Democratic) 70.19%
- A. M. Newman (Populist) 26.44%
- T. P. Barr (Prohibition) 3.38%
|}
Missouri
Montana
|- ! | Charles S. Hartman | | Republican | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|
- Charles S. Hartman (Republican) 46.97%
- Robert B. Smith (Populist) 30.93%
- Hal S. Corbett (Democratic) 21.05%
- Benjamin F. Maiden (Prohibition) 1.05%
|}
Nebraska
|- ! | William Jennings Bryan | | Democratic | 1890 | | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|
- Jesse B. Strode (Republican) 44.90%
- Austin H. Weir (Democratic) 39.79%
- Richard H. Hawley (Prohibition) 3.37%
|- ! | David H. Mercer | | Republican | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|
- David H. Mercer (Republican) 50.84%
- James E. Boyd (Democratic) 32.06%
- D. Clem Deaver (Populist) 15.56%
- George W. Woodbey (Prohibition) 1.54%
|- ! | George de Rue Meiklejohn | | Republican | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|
- George de Rue Meiklejohn (Republican) 44.51%
- John M. Devine (Populist) 31.61%
- W. A. Hensley (Democratic) 21.59%
- J. C. Thomas (Prohibition) 2.29%
|- ! | Eugene J. Hainer | | Republican | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|
- Eugene J. Hainer (Republican) 50.37%
- William L. Stark (Populist) 40.16%
- Shannon S. Alley (Democratic) 7.14%
- C. M. Woodward (Prohibition) 2.34%
|- ! | William A. McKeighan | | Populist | 1890 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|
- William E. Andrews (Republican) 50.48%
- William A. McKeighan (Populist) 47.52%
- O. C. Hubbell (Prohibition) 2.00%
|- ! | Omer M. Kem | | Populist | 1890 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|
- Omer M. Kem (Populist) 52.31%
- Matt A. Dougherty (Republican) 44.96%
- William Bone (Prohibition) 2.73%
|}
Nevada
|- ! | Francis G. Newlands | | Silver | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|
- Francis G. Newlands (Silver) 44.38%
- Horace F. Bartine (Republican) 26.87%
- James C. Doughty (Populist) 26.65%
- B. F. Riley (Democratic) 2.10%
|}
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
|- ! | Martin N. Johnson | | Republican | 1890 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|
- Martin N. Johnson (Republican) 55.43%
- Walter Muir (Farmers' Alliance) 40.16%
- Bud Reeve (Ind. Democratic) 3.29%
- Lathrop S. Ellis (Prohibition) 1.13%
|}
Ohio
|- ! | Bellamy Storer | | Republican | 1890 | | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- Charles Phelps Taft (Republican) 65.0%
- Hiram D. Peck (Democratic) 35.0%
|- ! | Jacob H. Bromwell | | Republican | 1894 (s) | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- Jacob H. Bromwell (Republican) 67.6%
- James B. Matson (Democratic) 32.4%
|- ! | Paul J. Sorg | | Democratic | 1894 (s) | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- Paul J. Sorg (Democratic) 50.2%
- Andrew L. Harris (Republican) 49.8%
|- ! | Fernando C. Layton | | Democratic | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- Fernando C. Layton (Democratic) 52.5%
- William D. Davies (Republican) 47.5%
|- ! | Dennis D. Donovan | | Democratic | 1892 | | Incumbent lost renomination. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- Francis B. De Witt (Republican) 52.6%
- John S. Snook (Democratic) 47.4%
|- ! | George W. Hulick | | Republican | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- George W. Hulick (Republican) 61.9%
- Joseph L. Stephens (Democratic) 38.1%
|- ! | George W. Wilson | | Republican | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- George W. Wilson (Republican) 60.6%
- Charles E. Gain (Democratic) 39.4%
|- ! | Luther M. Strong | | Republican | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- Luther M. Strong (Republican) 64.9%
- Elijah T. Dunn (Democratic) 35.1%
|- ! | Byron F. Ritchie | | Democratic | 1892 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- James H. Southard (Republican) 59.5%
- Byron F. Ritchie (Democratic) 40.5%
|- ! | Hezekiah S. Bundy | | Republican | 1893 (s) | | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- Lucien J. Fenton (Republican) 67.6%
- John O. Yates (Democratic) 32.4%
|- ! | Charles H. Grosvenor | | Republican | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- Charles H. Grosvenor (Republican) 64.1%
- Eli R. Lash (Democratic) 35.9%
|- ! | Joseph H. Outhwaite | | Democratic | 1892 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- David K. Watson (Republican) 52.2%
- Joseph H. Outhwaite (Democratic) 47.8%
|- ! | Darius D. Hare | | Democratic | 1892 | | Incumbent retired. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- Stephen Ross Harris (Republican) 50.9%
- Boston G. Young (Democratic) 49.1%
|- ! | Michael D. Harter | | Democratic | 1892 | | Incumbent retired. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- Winfield S. Kerr (Republican) 59.9%
- James C. Laser (Democratic) 40.1%
|- ! | H. Clay Van Voorhis | | Republican | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- H. Clay Van Voorhis (Republican) 61.6%
- Charles Richardson (Democratic) 38.4%
|- ! | Albert J. Pearson | | Democratic | 1892 | | Incumbent retired. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- Lorenzo Danford (Republican) 62.9%
- Albert O. Barnes (Democratic) 37.1%
|- ! | James A. D. Richards | | Democratic | 1892 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- Addison S. McClure (Republican) 52.3%
- James A. D. Richards (Democratic) 47.7%
|- ! | George P. Ikirt | | Democratic | 1892 | | Incumbent retired. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- Robert W. Tayler (Republican) 51.0%
- Edward S. Raff (Democratic) 27.1%
- Jacob S. Coxey Sr. (Populist) 21.9%
|- ! | Stephen A. Northway | | Republican | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- Stephen A. Northway (Republican) 75.7%
- Henry Apthorp (Democratic) 24.3%
|- ! | William J. White | | Republican | 1892 | | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- Clifton B. Beach (Republican) 67.5%
- H. B. Harrington (Democratic) 32.5%
|- ! | Tom L. Johnson | | Democratic | 1890 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- Theodore E. Burton (Republican) 57.5%
- Tom L. Johnson (Democratic) 42.5%
|}
Oregon
|- ! | Binger Hermann | | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|
- Binger Hermann (Republican) 47.62%
- Charles Miller (Populist) 26.99%
- J. K. Weatherford (Democratic) 23.08%
- John D. Hurst (Prohibition) 2.31% |- ! | William R. Ellis | | Republican | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|
- William R. Ellis (Republican) 47.89%
- Joseph Waldrop (Populist) 27.27%
- James H. Raley (Democratic) 22.87%
- A. F. Miller (Prohibition) 1.97% |}
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Main article: 1894 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
|- ! rowspan=2 | | James F. Izlar | | Democratic | 1894 (special) | | Incumbent retired. Democratic loss.
- William Elliott (Democratic) 59.1%
- George W. Murray (Republican) 40.9% |- | George W. Murray Redistricted from the 7th district | | Republican | 1892 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. Murray successfully challenged Elliott's election and was awarded the seat on June 4, 1896.
|- ! | W. Jasper Talbert | | Democratic | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- W. Jasper Talbert (Democratic) 99.5%
- Others 0.5%
|- ! | Asbury Latimer | | Democratic | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- Asbury Latimer (Democratic) 81.3%
- Robert Moorman (Republican) 13.9%
- Others 4.8%
|- ! | George W. Shell | | Democratic | 1890 | | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- Stanyarne Wilson (Democratic) 75.1%
- Lawson D. Melton (Republican) 24.7%
- Others 0.2%
|- ! | Thomas J. Strait | | Democratic | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- Thomas J. Strait (Democratic) 67.6%
- G. G. Alexander (Republican) 17.0%
- W. R. Davie (Independent) 12.8%
- Others 2.6%
|- ! | John L. McLaurin | | Democratic | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- John L. McLaurin (Democratic) 76.9%
- J. P. Wilson (Republican) 23.1%
|- ! | | New district. Democratic gain. The election was voided on June 1, 1896, due to electoral fraud. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- J. William Stokes (Democratic) 73.0%
- T. B. Johnson (Republican) 26.3%
- Others 0.7%
|}
South Dakota
|- ! rowspan=2 | 2 seats | John Pickler | | Republican | 1889 | Incumbent re-elected.
- Robert J. Gamble (Republican) 26.44%
- John Pickler (Republican) 26.40%
- John E. Kelley (Independent) 17.79%
- Freeman Knowles (Independent) 17.77%
- William A. Lynch (Democratic) 5.27%
- Roger F. Connor (Democratic) 5.23%
- Roger F. Connor (Prohibition) 0.57%
|- | William V. Lucas | | Republican | 1892 | | Incumbent lost renomination. Republican hold.
|}
Tennessee
|- ! | Alfred A. Taylor | | Republican | 1888 | |Incumbent retired. Republican hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- William C. Anderson (Republican) 61.66%
- Thad A. Cox (Democratic) 29.23%
- R. S. Cheves (Prohibition) 9.11%
|- ! | John C. Houk | | Republican | 1891 (special) | |Incumbent lost re-election as an Independent Republican. Republican hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- Henry R. Gibson (Republican) 53.24%
- John C. Houk (Ind. Republican) 43.31%
- Jonathan M. Meek (Populist) 2.10%
- W. G. Olinger (Prohibition) 1.36%
|- ! | Henry C. Snodgrass | | Democratic | 1890 | |Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- Foster V. Brown (Republican) 52.15%
- Henry C. Snodgrass (Democratic) 42.74%
- Frank P. Dickey (Prohibition) 5.11%
|- ! | Benton McMillin | | Democratic | 1878 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- Benton McMillin (Democratic) 54.18%
- J. A. Denton (Republican) 45.83%
|- ! | James D. Richardson | | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- James D. Richardson (Democratic) 53.70%
- W. W. Erwin (Populist) 44.80%
- R. S. Montgomery (Republican) 1.50%
|- ! | Joseph E. Washington | | Democratic | 1886 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- Joseph E. Washington (Democratic) 53.97%
- Tip Gamble (Republican) 23.05%
- T. W. Lewis (Populist) 22.98%
|- ! | Nicholas N. Cox | | Democratic | 1890 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- Nicholas N. Cox (Democratic) 52.57%
- H. F. Farris (Republican) 36.78%
- J. K. Blackburn (Populist) 10.65%
|- ! | Benjamin A. Enloe | | Democratic | 1886 | |Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- John E. McCall (Republican) 51.62%
- Benjamin A. Enloe (Democratic) 48.38%
|- ! | James C. McDearmon | | Democratic | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- James C. McDearmon (Democratic) 57.12%
- Atwood Pierson (Populist) 42.88%
|- ! | Josiah Patterson | | Democratic | 1890 | Incumbent re-elected. | {{Plainlist |
- Josiah Patterson (Democratic) 66.12%
- J. W. Brown (Republican) 19.43%
- R. J. Rawlings (Populist) 14.45%
|}
Texas
|- ! | Joseph C. Hutcheson | | Democratic | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- Joseph C. Hutcheson (Democratic) 55.01%
- J. J. Burroughs (Populist) 37.01%
- L. E. Dunns (Republican) 7.98%
|- ! | Samuel B. Cooper | | Democratic | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- Samuel B. Cooper (Democratic) 59.27%
- B. A. Calhoun (Populist) 40.73%
|- ! | Constantine B. Kilgore | | Democratic | 1890 | |Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- C. H. Yoakum (Democratic) 55.47%
- J. M. Perdue (Populist) 44.53%
|- ! | Benton McMillin | | Democratic | 1874 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- David B. Culberson (Democratic) 49.29%
- James H. Davis (Populist) 45.35%
- H. S. Sanderson (Republican) 5.37%
|- ! | Joseph W. Bailey | | Democratic | 1890 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- Joseph W. Bailey (Democratic) 56.71%
- N. W. Browder (Populist) 38.93%
- W. S. Farmer (Republican) 4.36%
|- ! | Jo Abbott | | Democratic | 1886 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- Jo Abbott (Democratic) 49.23%
- Jerome Kearby (Populist) 48.38%
- B. O. James (Republican) 2.39%
|- ! | George C. Pendleton | | Democratic | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- George C. Pendleton (Democratic) 52.41%
- I. N. Barber (Populist) 47.59%
|- ! | Charles K. Bell | | Democratic | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- Charles K. Bell (Democratic) 50.58%
- C. H. Jenkins (Populist) 49.42%
|- ! | Joseph D. Sayers | | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- Joseph D. Sayers (Democratic) 52.67%
- W. O. Hutchison (Populist) 47.33%
|- ! | Walter Gresham | | Democratic | 1892 | |Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | {{Plainlist |
- Miles Crowley (Democratic) 39.41%
- A. J. Rosenthal (Republican) 35.19%
- J. C. McBride (Populist) 25.40%
|- ! | William H. Crain | | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | {{Plainlist |
- William H. Crain (Democratic) 52.73%
- V. Weldon (Republican) 47.27%
|- ! | Thomas M. Paschal | | Democratic | 1892 | |Incumbent retired. Republican gain. | {{Plainlist |
- George H. Noonan (Republican) 43.41%
- A. W. Houston (Democratic) 40.09%
- A. V. Gates (Populist) 16.50%
|- ! | Jeremiah V. Cockrell | | Democratic | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. | {{Plainlist |
- Jeremiah V. Cockrell (Democratic) 39.82%
- D. B. Gilliland (Populist) 38.75%
- J. M. Dean (Ind. Democratic) 16.81%
- R. J. Rawlings (Republican) 4.62%
|}
Vermont
|- ! | H. Henry Powers | | Republican | 1890 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|
- H. Henry Powers (Republican) 75.4%
- Vernon A. Bullard (Democratic) 24.5%
|- ! | William W. Grout | | Republican | 1880 1882 (lost) 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- William W. Grout (Republican) 75.2%
- George S. Fletcher (Democratic) 24.6% |}
Virginia
|- ! | William A. Jones | | 1890 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|
- William A. Jones (Democratic) 60.1%
- J. J. McDonald (Republican) 36.0%
- C. B. Morton (Populist) 2.4%
- Francis A. Bristow (Prohibition) 1.5%
|- ! | David G. Tyler | | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|
- David G. Tyler (Democratic) 56.3%
- Thomas R. Borland (Republican) 40.3%
- T. J. Edwards (Populist) 3.4%
|- ! | George D. Wise | | 1880 | | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|
- Tazewell Ellett (Democratic) 63.3%
- J. W. Southward (Republican) 25.1%
- James M. Gregory (Populist) 9.6%}} | G. M. Smithdeal (Prohibition) 1.2% | Martin M. Lipscomb (Independent) 0.7%
|- ! rowspan=2 | | | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|
- William R. McKenney (Democratic) 48.1%
- Robert Taylor Thorp (Republican) 43.3%
- J. Haskins Hobson (Populist) 6.1%}} | B. R. Horner (Prohibition) 1.6% | Lee Thorton (Independent) 1.0% |- | | Election successfully challenged. Republican gain. | nowrap | Robert Taylor Thorp (Republican)
|- ! | Claude A. Swanson | | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|
- Claude A. Swanson (Democratic) 52.3%
- G. W. Cornett (Republican) 41.0%
- G. W. Hale (Populist) 5.5%
- W. T. Shelton (Prohibition) 1.2%
|- ! | Paul C. Edmunds | | 1886 | | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|
- Peter J. Otey (Democratic) 47.1%
- J. Hampton Hoge (Republican) 36.8%
- O. C. Rucker (Populist) 15.8%
- Frank Smith (Independent) 0.2%
|- ! | Smith S. Turner | | 1894 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|
- Smith S. Turner (Democratic) 52.1%
- Robert J. Walker (Republican) 44.8%}} | Jacob S. Hopkins (Prohibition) 1.9% | G. T. Barbee (Populist) 1.2%
|- ! | Elisha E. Meredith | | 1891 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|
- Elisha E. Meredith (Democratic) 54.3%
- P. H. McCaul (Republican) 42.5%
- J. S. Mason (Populist) 3.2%
|- ! | James W. Marshall | | 1892 | | Incumbent lost renomination. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|
- James A. Walker (Republican) 51.2%
- H. S. Morison (Democratic) 47.8%
- H. B. Howe (Populist) 1.0%
|- ! | Henry St. George Tucker | | 1888 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|
- Henry St. George Tucker (Democratic) 50.4%
- Jacob Yost (Republican) 46.7%}} | Edmund Randolph Cocke (Populist) 1.6% | C. H. Grove (Prohibition) 1.1% | James S. Cowden (Independent) 0.2%
|}
Washington
West Virginia
|- ! | John O. Pendleton | | Democratic | 1890 | | Incumbent lost renomination. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|
- Blackburn B. Dovener (Republican) 53.40%
- John A. Howard (Democratic) 42.52%
- John E. Stealey (Populist) 2.15%
- J. Howard Holt (Prohibition) 1.93%
|- ! | William Lyne Wilson | | Democratic | 1882 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|
- Alston G. Dayton (Republican) 51.83%
- William Lyne Wilson (Democratic) 47.30%
- John T. Jarmey (Populist) 0.74%
- Ulysses A. Clayton (Prohibition) 0.12%
|- ! | John D. Alderson | | Democratic | 1888 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|
- James H. Huling (Republican) 53.51%
- John D. Alderson (Democratic) 44.57%
- Samuel A. Houston (Populist) 1.85%
- A. D. McBrowning (Prohibition) 0.08%
|- ! | James Capehart | | Democratic | 1890 | | Incumbent retired. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|
- Warren Miller (Republican) 52.00%
- Thomas H. Harvey (Democratic) 44.38%
- Sampson H. Piersol (Populist) 3.55%
- W. H. Shaw (Prohibition) 0.08%
|}
Wisconsin
Wisconsin elected ten members of congress on Election Day, November 6, 1894.
|- ! | Henry Allen Cooper | | Republican | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- Henry Allen Cooper (Republican) 56.7%
- Andrew Kull (Democratic) 31.8%
- Hamilton Utley (Populist) 7.3%
- Alex S. Kaye (Prohibition) 7.3%
|- ! | Charles Barwig | | Democratic | 1888 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- Edward Sauerhering (Republican) 47.9%
- Charles Barwig (Democratic) 47.2%
- J. J. Sutton (Prohibition) 3.8%
- B. W. Hewitt (Populist) 1.2%
|- ! | Joseph W. Babcock | | Republican | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- Joseph W. Babcock (Republican) 58.2%
- Cyrus M. Butt (Democratic) 38.2%
- John C. Martin (Prohibition) 3.6%
|- ! | Peter J. Somers | | Democratic | 1893 | | Incumbent declined re-nomination. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- Theobald Otjen (Republican) 47.9%
- David Stuart Rose (Democratic) 33.0%
- Henry Smith (Populist) 19.2%
|- ! | George H. Brickner | | Democratic | 1888 | | Incumbent declined re-nomination. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- Samuel S. Barney (Republican) 52.6%
- Henry Blank (Democratic) 36.7%
- Fred C. Runge (Populist) 10.7%
|- ! | Owen A. Wells | | Democratic | 1892 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- Samuel A. Cook (Republican) 55.8%
- Owen A. Wells (Democratic) 38.3%
- Riley S. Bishop (Populist) 3.4%
- Byron E. Van Keuren (Prohibition) 2.5%
|- ! | George B. Shaw | | Republican | 1892 | | Incumbent died August 27, 1894. Republican hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- Michael Griffin (Republican) 57.4%
- George W. Levis (Democratic) 32.8%
- Clement H. Van Worner (Populist) 5.3%
- Edward Berg (Prohibition) 4.1%
- William F. Button (Independent) 0.4%
|- ! | Lyman E. Barnes | | Democratic | 1892 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- Edward S. Minor (Republican) 54.2%
- Lyman E. Barnes (Democratic) 42.3%
- John Faville (Prohibition) 2.6%
- Andrew J. Larabee (Populist) 0.9%
|- ! | Thomas Lynch | | Democratic | 1890 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- Alexander Stewart (Republican) 56.0%
- Thomas Lynch (Democratic) 36.7%
- John F. Miles (Populist) 5.4%
- John J. Sherman (Prohibition) 1.9%
|- ! | Nils P. Haugen | | Republican | 1892 | | Incumbent declined re-nomination. Republican hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- John J. Jenkins (Republican) 57.9%
- E. C. Kennedy (Democratic) 26.4%
- William Munro (Populist) 11.2%
- John Holt (Prohibition) 4.5%
|}
Wyoming
Main article: 1894 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming
|- ! | Henry A. Coffeen | | Democratic | 1892 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|
- Frank W. Mondell (Republican) 52.64%
- Henry A. Coffeen (Democratic) 32.17%
- Shakespeare E. Sealey (Populist) 15.19%
|}
Non-voting delegates
Oklahoma Territory
|- ! | Dennis T. Flynn | | Republican | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
- Dennis T. Flynn (Republican) 42.17%
- R. Beaumont (Populist) 32.97%
- Joseph Wisby (Democratic) 24.86%
|}
Notes
References
Bibliography
- Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Campaign Text Book: 1894 (1894).
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