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1896 United States House of Representatives elections

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

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

Thomas Reed
Republican

Elected Speaker

Thomas Reed
Republican

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

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

Election summaries

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124 22 5 206
Democratic Pop [b] Republican
State Type Total
seats 		Democratic Populist Silver Silver Republican Ind. Republican Republican
Seats Change Seats Change Seats Change Seats Change Seats Change Seats Change
Alabama District 9 7   2 1   1 0   0   0   1   1
Arkansas District 6 6   0   0   0   0   0  
California District 7 2   1 2   2 0   0   0   3   3
Colorado District 2 0   1   0   1   1 0   0   1
Connecticut District 4 0   0   0   0   0   4  
Delaware At-large 1 1   1 0   0   0   0   0   1
Florida District 2 2   0   0   0   0   0  
Georgia District 11 11   0   0   0   0   0  
Idaho At-large 1 0   1   1 0   0   0   0   1
Illinois District 22 5   3 0   0   0   0   17   3
Indiana District 13 4   4 0   0   0   0   9   4
Iowa District 11 0   0   0   0   0   11  
Kansas District
+at-large 		8 0   6   5 0   0   0   2   5
Kentucky District 11 7   1 0   0   0   0   4   1
Louisiana District 6 6   0   0   0   0   0  
Maine[c] District 4 0   0   0   0   0   4  
Maryland District 6 0   3 0   0   0   0   6   3
Massachusetts District 13 1   0   0   0   0   12  
Michigan District 12 2   2 0   0   0   0   10   2
Minnesota District 7 0   0   0   0   0   7  
Mississippi District 7 7   0   0   0   0   0  
Missouri District 15 12   7 0   0   0   0   3   7
Montana At-large 1 0   0   0   1   1 0   0   1
Nebraska District 6 0   4   3 0   0   0   2   3
Nevada At-large 1 0   0   1   0   0   0  
New Hampshire District 2 0   0   0   0   0   2  
New Jersey District 8 0   0   0   0   0   8  
New York District 34 5   1 0   0   0   0   29   1
North Carolina District 9 1   1 5   1 0   0   0   3  
North Dakota At-large 1 0   0   0   0   0   1  
Ohio District 21 6   4 0   0   0   0   15   4
Oregon[c] District 2 0   0   0   0   0   2  
Pennsylvania District
+2 at-large 		30 3   1 0   0   0   1   1 26   2
Rhode Island District 2 0   0   0   0   0   2  
South Carolina District 7 7   1 0   0   0   0   0   1
South Dakota At-large 2 0   2   2 0   0   0   0   2
Tennessee District 10 8   2 0   0   0   0   2   2
Texas District 13 12   0   0   0   0   1  
Utah At-large 1 1   1 0   0   0   0   0   1
Vermont[c] District 2 0   0   0   0   0   2  
Virginia District 10 6   2 0   0   0   0   4   2
Washington[d] At-large 2 1   1 0   0   1   1 0   0   2
West Virginia District 4 0   0   1   3   3 0   0  
Wisconsin District 10 0   0   0   0   0   10  
Wyoming At-large 1 1   1 0   0   0   0   0   1
Total 357 124
34.7% 		  31 22
6.2% 		  13 1
0.3% 		  0 3
0.8% 		  1
0.3% 		  1 206
57.7% 		  48
Popular vote
Democratic
 
 40.99%
Independent
 
 0.53%
Populist
 
 6.86%
Republican
 
 48.77%
Silver
 
 0.05%
Silver Republican
 
 1.02%
Others
 
 1.78%
House seats
Democratic
 
 34.73%
Independent
 
 0.28%
Populist
 
 6.16%
Republican
 
 57.70%
Silver
 
 0.28%
Silver Republican
 
 0.84%
 
House seats by party holding plurality in state
("Republican" includes Silver, Silver Republican, and Independent Republican)
  80+ to 100% Democratic
  80+ to 100% Populist
  80+ to 100% Republican
  60+ to 80% Democratic
  60+ to 80% Populist
  60+ to 80% Republican
  Up to 60% Democratic
  Up to 60% Populist
  Up to 60% Republican
 
Net gain in party representation
("Republican" includes Silver, Silver Republican, and Independent Republican)
  6+ Democratic gain
  
  6+ Republican gain
  3-5 Democratic gain
  3-5 Populist gain
  3-5 Republican gain
  1-2 Democratic gain
  1-2 Populist gain
  1-2 Republican gain
  no net change

Special elections

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

Early election dates

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

Alabama

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Main article: 1896 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama
See also: List of United States representatives from Alabama
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Alabama 1 Richard H. Clarke Democratic 1888 Incumbent retired to un for Governor of Alabama.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌ Y George W. Taylor (Democratic) 70.50%
  • ▌Frank H. Threatt (Republican) 25.38%
  • ▌Emory C. Stearnes (Populist) 3.84%
Alabama 2 Jesse F. Stallings Democratic 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌ Y Jesse F. Stallings (Democratic) 55.94%
  • ▌Thomas H. Clarke (National Democratic) 25.63%
  • ▌John C. Fonville (Populist) 18.43%
Alabama 3 George P. Harrison Jr. Democratic 1894 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌ Y Henry D. Clayton Jr. (Democratic) 52.61%
  • ▌George L. Comer (National Democratic) 25.94%
  • ▌Emmet C. Jackson (Populist) 21.45%
Alabama 4 William F. Aldrich Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected after initial results indicated loss to Plowman.
Alabama 5 Albert T. Goodwyn Populist 1894 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Alabama 6 John H. Bankhead Democratic 1886 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌ Y John H. Bankhead (Democratic) 55.07%
  • ▌A. S. Van de Graff (National Democratic) 27.05%
  • ▌George S. Youngblood (Populist) 17.88%
Alabama 7 Milford W. Howard Populist 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌ Y Milford W. Howard (Populist) 35.79%
  • ▌William I. Bullock (Democratic) 32.66%
  • ▌James J. Curtis (Republican) 28.91%
  • ▌George H. Parker (National Democratic) 2.64%
Alabama 8 Joseph Wheeler Democratic 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌ Y Joseph Wheeler (Democratic) 56.66%
  • ▌Oscar W. Hundley (Republican) 42.13%
  • ▌W. W. Callahan (National Democratic) 1.21%
Alabama 9 Truman H. Aldrich Republican 1894 Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
  • ▌ Y Oscar Underwood (Democratic) 62.98%
  • ▌Grattan B. Crowe (Republican) 26.21%
  • ▌Archibald Lawson (National Democratic) 10.81%

Arkansas

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California

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Main article: 1896 United States House of Representatives elections in California
See also: List of United States representatives from California
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[2]
California 1 John All Barham Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌ Y John All Barham (Republican) 49.7%
  • ▌Fletcher A. Cutler (Democratic) 45.5%
  • ▌George W. Montieth (Populist) 4.2%
  • ▌B. F. Taylor (Prohibition) 0.7%
California 2 Grove L. Johnson Republican 1894 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
California 3 Samuel G. Hilborn Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
California 4 James G. Maguire Democratic 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌ Y James G. Maguire (Democratic) 61.0%
  • ▌Thomas B. O'Brien (Republican) 35.0%
  • ▌E. T. Kingsley (Socialist Labor) 3.1%
  • ▌Joseph Rowell (Prohibition) 1.0%
California 5 Eugene F. Loud Republican 1890 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌ Y Eugene F. Loud (Republican) 59.5%
  • ▌Joseph P. Kelly (Democratic) 32.2%
  • ▌A. H. Kinne (Populist) 4.7%
  • ▌Henry Daniels (Socialist Labor) 2.3%
  • ▌T. H. Lawson (Prohibition) 1.2%
California 6 James McLachlan Republican 1892 Incumbent lost re-election.
Populist gain.
  • ▌ Y Charles A. Barlow (Populist) 48.9%
  • ▌James McLachlan (Republican) 47.6%
  • ▌Henry Clay Needham (Prohibition) 2.4%
  • ▌Job Harriman (Socialist Labor) 1.1%
California 7 William W. Bowers Republican 1890 Incumbent lost re-election.
Populist gain.

Colorado

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Connecticut

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[3]
Connecticut 1 E. Stevens Henry Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌ Y E. Stevens Henry (Republican) 66.7%
  • ▌Joseph P. Tuttle (Democratic) 26.2%
  • ▌E. Henry Hyde (Nat. Democratic) 5.1%
  • ▌James I. Bartholomew (Prohibition) 1.2%
Connecticut 2 Nehemiah D. Sperry Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌ Y Nehemiah D. Sperry (Republican) 59.2%
  • ▌Austin B. Fuller (Populist) 36.8%
  • ▌Daniel C. Wood (Democratic) 2.0%
  • ▌Edwin P. Augur (Prohibition) 0.8%
Connecticut 3 Charles A. Russell Republican 1886 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌ Y Charles A. Russell (Republican) 64.0%
  • ▌Joseph T. Fanning (Democratic) 32.1%
  • ▌Henry L. Hammond (Nat. Democratic) 2.1%
  • ▌William Ingalls (Prohibition) 1.7%
Connecticut 4 Ebenezer J. Hill Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌ Y Ebenezer J. Hill (Republican) 63.3%
  • ▌Michael J. Houlihan (Democratic) 32.5%
  • ▌Morris W. Seymour (Nat. Democratic) 2.9%
  • ▌Frederick L. Wooster (Prohibition) 0.9%

Delaware

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Florida

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Main article: 1896 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Florida 1 Stephen M. Sparkman Democratic 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌ Y Stephen M. Sparkman (Democratic) 77.5%
  • ▌E. K. Nichols (Republican) 14.6%
  • ▌J. Asakiah Williams (Populist) 6.8%
  • ▌J. C. Green (Prohibition) 1.1%
Florida 2 Charles Merian Cooper Democratic 1892 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌ Y Robert Wyche Davis (Democratic) 61.9%
  • ▌Joseph N. Stripling (Republican) 28.6%
  • ▌Daniel G. Ambler (National Democratic) 5.0%
  • ▌William R. Peterson (Populist) 3.7%
  • ▌M. E. Spencer (Prohibition) 0.8%

Georgia

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Idaho

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Idaho at-large Edgar Wilson Republican 1894 Incumbent retired to run for Idaho Supreme Court.
Populist gain.

Illinois

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Indiana

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Iowa

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Kansas

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Kentucky

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Louisiana

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Maine

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Main article: 1896 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine
See also: List of United States representatives from Maine
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Maine 1 Thomas Brackett Reed Republican 1876 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌ Y Thomas Brackett Reed (Republican) 66.90%
  • ▌Edward W. Staples (Democratic) 30.42%
  • ▌Aaron Clark (Prohibition) 2.09%
  • ▌James E. Campion (Populist) 0.59%
Maine 2 Nelson Dingley Jr. Republican 1880 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌ Y Nelson Dingley Jr. (Republican) 69.21%
  • ▌Arwood Levensaler (Democratic) 26.01%
  • ▌Charles E. Allen (Populist) 3.38%
  • ▌Edward W. Ogier (Prohibition) 1.41%
Maine 3 Seth L. Milliken Republican 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌ Y Seth L. Milliken (Republican) 68.20%
  • ▌Melvin S. Holway (Democratic) 26.18%
  • ▌Bradford F. Lancaster (Populist) 3.82%
  • ▌William S. Thompson (Prohibition) 1.80%
Maine 4 Charles A. Boutelle Republican 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌ Y Charles A. Boutelle (Republican) 65.96%
  • ▌Andrew J. Chase (Democratic) 28.39%
  • ▌George M. Park (Prohibition) 2.89%
  • ▌Oliver D. Chapman (Populist) 2.76%

Maryland

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Massachusetts

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Massachusetts 1 Ashley B. Wright Republican 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 2 Frederick H. Gillett Republican 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 3 Joseph H. Walker Republican 1888 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 4 Lewis D. Apsley Republican 1892 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
Massachusetts 5 William S. Knox Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌ Y William S. Knox (Republican) 60.7%
  • ▌John H. Harrington (Democratic) 39.3%
Massachusetts 6 William H. Moody Republican 1895 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌ Y William H. Moody (Republican) 72.8%
  • ▌Eben M. Boynton (Democratic) 27.2%
Massachusetts 7 William Emerson Barrett Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 8 Samuel W. McCall Republican 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌ Y Samuel W. McCall (Republican) 74.4%
  • ▌Frederick H. Jackson (Democratic) 25.6%
Massachusetts 9 John F. Fitzgerald Democratic 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌ Y John F. Fitzgerald (Democratic) 54.7%
  • ▌Walter L. Sears (Republican) 30.6%
  • ▌John A. Ryan (Silver Democratic) 12.7%
  • ▌Hammond T. Fletcher (Ind. Republican) 2.0%
Massachusetts 10 Harrison H. Atwood Republican 1894 Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican hold.
  • ▌ Y Samuel J. Barrows (Republican) 50.4%
  • ▌Bordman Hall (Democratic) 41.9%
  • ▌William L. Chase (Socialist) 7.7%
Massachusetts 11 William F. Draper Republican 1892 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
Massachusetts 12 Elijah A. Morse Republican 1888 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 13 John Simpkins Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌ Y John Simpkins (Republican) 74.7%
  • ▌James F. Morris (Democratic) 25.3%

Michigan

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Minnesota

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[5]
Minnesota 1 James A. Tawney Republican 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌ Y James A. Tawney (Republican) 60.7%
  • ▌Patrick Fitzpatrick (Democratic/Populist) 37.4%
  • ▌Herman D. Clark (Prohibition) 1.8%
Minnesota 2 James McCleary Republican 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌ Y James McCleary (Republican) 57.1%
  • ▌Frank A. Day (Democratic/Populist) 40.9%
  • ▌Richard Price (Prohibition) 2.0%
Minnesota 3 Joel Heatwole Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌ Y Joel Heatwole (Republican) 55.9%
  • ▌Harrison J. Peck (Democratic/Populist) 42.3%
  • ▌Christian T. Laugeson (Prohibition) 1.8%
Minnesota 4 Andrew Kiefer Republican 1892 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
  • ▌ Y Frederick Stevens (Republican) 62.2%
  • ▌Francis H. Clark (Democratic/Populist) 36.7%
  • ▌George S. Innis (Prohibition) 1.1%
Minnesota 5 Loren Fletcher Republican 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌ Y Loren Fletcher (Republican) 51.8%
  • ▌Sidney M. Owen (Democratic/Populist) 45.5%
  • ▌James A. Sanborn (Prohibition) 1.6%
  • ▌Herbert T. Shaw (Socialist Labor) 1.1%
Minnesota 6 Charles A. Towne Republican 1894 Incumbent lost re-election as an Independent.
Republican hold.
Minnesota 7 Frank Eddy Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌ Y Frank Eddy (Republican) 50.9%
  • ▌Edwin E. Lommen (Democratic/Populist) 46.8%
  • ▌Jorgen F. Heiberg (Prohibition) 2.3%

Mississippi

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Mississippi 1 John M. Allen Democratic 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌ Y John M. Allen (Democratic) 86.92%
  • ▌A. W. Kearley (Populist) 9.05%
  • ▌William H. McGill (Republican) 4.03%[6]
Mississippi 2 John C. Kyle Democratic 1890 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌ Y William V. Sullivan (Democratic) 70.23%
  • ▌F. E. Ray (Populist) 14.89%
  • ▌W. D. Miller (National Democratic) 7.88%
  • ▌M. A. Montgomery (Republican) 7.00%[7]
Mississippi 3 Thomas C. Catchings Democratic 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
Mississippi 4 Hernando Money Democratic 1892 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
Mississippi 5 John S. Williams Democratic 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
Mississippi 6 Walter M. Denny Democratic 1894 Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌ Y William F. Love (Democratic) 64.25%
  • ▌A. C. Hathorn (Populist) 25.66%
  • ▌H. C. Griffin (Republican) 10.09%[11]
Mississippi 7 James G. Spencer Democratic 1894 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.

Missouri

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Montana

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[13]
Montana at-large Charles S. Hartman Republican 1892 Incumbent re-elected as a Silver Republican.
Silver Republican gain.

Nebraska

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Nebraska 1 Jesse B. Strode Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌ Y Jesse B. Strode (Republican) 49.39%
  • ▌Jefferson H. Broady (Democratic) 48.77%
  • ▌Charles E. Smith (Prohibition) 1.22%
  • ▌Hampton E. George (National) 0.62%[14]
Nebraska 2 David H. Mercer Republican 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
Others
Nebraska 3 George de Rue Meiklejohn Republican 1892 Incumbent retired.
Populist gain.
  • ▌ Y Samuel Maxwell (Populist) 54.76%
  • ▌R. L. Hammond (Republican) 43.44%
  • ▌David Brown (Prohibition) 1.22%
  • ▌Charles M. Griffith (National) 0.59%[16]
Nebraska 4 Eugene J. Hainer Republican 1892 Incumbent lost re-election.
Populist gain.
  • ▌ Y William L. Stark (Populist) 50.54%
  • ▌Eugene J. Hainer (Republican) 46.42%
  • ▌R. E. Dumphrey (Democratic) 1.72%
  • ▌B. Spurlock (Prohibition) 1.05%
  • ▌William H. Dech (Independent) 0.28%[17]
Nebraska 5 William E. Andrews Republican 1894 Incumbent lost re-election.
Populist gain.
Others
  • ▌Charles W. Preston (Democratic) 0.77%
  • ▌J. S. Miller (National) 0.44%
Nebraska 6 Omer M. Kem Populist 1890 Incumbent retired.
Populist hold.
  • ▌ Y William L. Greene (Populist) 55.73%
  • ▌Addison E. Cady (Republican) 42.68%
  • ▌A. D. George (Prohibition) 1.25%
  • ▌A. C. Sloan (National Prohibition) 0.34%[19]

Nevada

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New Hampshire

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New Jersey

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New York

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North Carolina

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North Dakota

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[20]
North Dakota at-large Martin N. Johnson Republican 1890 Incumbent re-elected.

Ohio

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[21][22]
Ohio 1 Charles Phelps Taft Republican 1894 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
Ohio 2 Jacob H. Bromwell Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 3 Paul J. Sorg Democratic 1894 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
Others
  • ▌Joel S. Steward (Populist) 0.6%
  • ▌Samuel N. Stubbs (National) 0.2%
Ohio 4 Fernando C. Layton Democratic 1890 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌ Y George A. Marshall (Democratic) 59.5%
  • ▌John P. Maclean (Republican) 38.6%
  • ▌L. M. Kramer (Populist) 1.1%
  • ▌George W. Mace (National) 0.7%
Ohio 5 Francis B. De Witt Republican 1894 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Ohio 6 George W. Hulick Republican 1892 Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican hold.
  • ▌ Y Seth W. Brown (Republican) 53.8%
  • ▌Harry W. Paxton (Democratic) 45.4%
  • ▌Frank S. Delo (Populist) 0.7%
Ohio 7 George W. Wilson Republican 1892 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
  • ▌ Y Walter L. Weaver (Republican) 52.5%
  • ▌Francis M. Hunt (Democratic) 46.8%
  • ▌R. S. Thomson (National) 0.8%
Ohio 8 Luther M. Strong Republican 1892 Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican hold.
Ohio 9 James H. Southard Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 10 Lucien J. Fenton Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 11 Charles H. Grosvenor Republican 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌ Y Charles H. Grosvenor (Republican) 54.8%
  • ▌William E. Finck Jr. (Democratic) 44.7%
  • ▌Lawrence C. Crippen (Populist) 0.4%
Ohio 12 David K. Watson Republican 1894 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Others
  • ▌Jacob B. Turner (Populist) 0.40%
  • ▌L. J. Finley (Populist) 0.25%
Ohio 13 Stephen Ross Harris Republican 1894 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Others
  • ▌John H. Rhodes (Populist) 0.9%
  • ▌John W. Belser (Populist) 0.5%
Ohio 14 Winfield S. Kerr Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌ Y Winfield S. Kerr (Republican) 52.0%
  • ▌John B. Coffinberry (Democratic) 47.6%
  • ▌Robert F. Mosher (National) 0.4%
Ohio 15 H. Clay Van Voorhis Republican 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
Others
  • ▌T. H. Padan (Populist) 0.8%
  • ▌Illion E. Moore (Populist) 0.5%
Ohio 16 Lorenzo Danford Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌ Y Lorenzo Danford (Republican) 53.8%
  • ▌Henry H. McFadden (Democratic) 46.2%
Ohio 17 Addison S. McClure Republican 1894 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Others
  • ▌I. N. Kieffer (Populist) 0.8%
  • ▌Homer E. Cole (National) 0.2%
  • Scattering 0.1%
Ohio 18 Robert W. Tayler Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
Others
  • ▌James L. Swan (Populist) 0.9%
  • Scattering <0.1%
Ohio 19 Stephen A. Northway Republican 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
Others
  • ▌Solon C. Thayer (Populist) 0.6%
  • Scattering <0.1%
Ohio 20 Clifton B. Beach Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌ Y Clifton B. Beach (Republican) 52.78%
  • ▌A. T. Van Tassel (Democratic) 46.01%
Others
  • ▌J. J. Harrison (Populist) 0.54%
  • ▌Paul Dinger (Socialist Labor) 0.51%
  • ▌William H. Watkins (National) 0.16%
Ohio 21 Theodore E. Burton Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
Others
  • ▌Louis B. Tuckerman (Populist) 0.49%
  • ▌Walter Gillet (Socialist Labor) 0.44%
  • ▌E. Jay Pinney (Populist) 0.38%
  • ▌Thomas P. McDonough (National) 0.11%

Oregon

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Main article: 1896 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon
See also: List of United States representatives from Oregon
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Oregon 1 Binger Hermann Republican 1892 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
  • ▌ Y Thomas H. Tongue (Republican) 40.39%
  • ▌W. S. Vandenberg (Populist) 40.26%
  • ▌Jefferson Myers (Democratic) 16.52%
  • ▌N. C. Christensen (Prohibition) 2.83%
Oregon 2 William R. Ellis Republican 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌ Y William R. Ellis (Republican) 30.38%
  • ▌Martin Quinn (Populist) 29.47%
  • ▌H. H. Northrup (Independent) 21.20%
  • ▌A. S. Bennett (Democratic) 17.09%
  • ▌F. McKercher (Prohibition) 1.87%

Pennsylvania

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See also: List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

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See also: List of United States representatives from Rhode Island

South Carolina

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

South Dakota

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Main article: 1896 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota
See also: List of United States representatives from South Dakota
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
South Dakota at-large
2 seats on a general ticket 		John Pickler Republican 1889 (new state) Incumbent retired.
Populist gain.
Others
  • ▌K. Lewis (Prohibition) 0.4%
  • ▌M. D. Alexander (Prohibition) 0.4%
Robert J. Gamble Republican 1894 Incumbent lost re-election.
Populist gain.

Tennessee

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See also: List of United States representatives from Tennessee
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Tennessee 1 William C. Anderson Republican 1894 Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican hold.
  • ▌ Y Walter P. Brownlow (Republican) 62.36%
  • ▌Lacey L. Lawrence (Democratic) 34.71%
  • ▌W. C. Nelson (Ind. Republican) 2.36%
  • ▌R. S. Cheves (Prohibition) 0.58%[23]
Tennessee 2 Henry R. Gibson Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
Others
  • ▌W. C. Murphy (Prohibition) 0.62%
  • ▌W. M. Oliver (Unknown) 0.08%
Tennessee 3 Foster V. Brown Republican 1894 Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
Others
  • ▌J. L. Hopkins (Prohibition) 0.60%
  • ▌W. J. Farris (Populist) 0.35%
Tennessee 4 Benton McMillin Democratic 1878 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 5 James D. Richardson Democratic 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌ Y James D. Richardson (Democratic) 58.56%
  • ▌Sid Houston (Republican) 32.76%
  • ▌W. E. Erving (Populist) 8.68%[27]
Tennessee 6 Joseph E. Washington Democratic 1886 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
Tennessee 7 Nicholas N. Cox Democratic 1890 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌ Y Nicholas N. Cox (Democratic) 55.18%
  • ▌A. M. Hughes (Republican) 38.41%
  • ▌J. K. Blackburn (Populist) 6.41%[29]
Tennessee 8 John E. McCall Republican 1894 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Tennessee 9 James C. McDearmon Democratic 1892 Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic hold.
Tennessee 10 Josiah Patterson Democratic 1890 Incumbent lost re-election as a National Democrat.
Democratic hold.

Texas

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See also: List of United States representatives from Texas

Utah

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See also: List of United States representatives from Utah

Vermont

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Main article: 1896 United States House of Representatives elections in Vermont
See also: List of United States representatives from Vermont
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[33]
Vermont 1 H. Henry Powers Republican 1890 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌ Y H. Henry Powers (Republican) 76.4%
  • ▌Peter F. McManus (Democratic) 22.5%
  • ▌Andrew L. Bowen (Populist) 1.0%
Vermont 2 William W. Grout Republican 1880
1882 (lost)
1884 		Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌ Y William W. Grout (Republican) 80.4%
  • ▌Henry E. Fitzgerald (Democratic) 18.9%
  • ▌Thomas J. Aldrich (Populist) 0.6%

Virginia

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See also: List of United States representatives from Virginia
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[34]
Virginia 1 William A. Jones Democratic 1890 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌ Y William A. Jones (Democratic) 58.4%
  • ▌Walter B. Tyler (Republican) 40.5%
Others
  • ▌Edward J. Winder (Prohibition) 0.8%
  • ▌Samuel D. Shazier (Socialist Labor) 0.3%
Virginia 2 David G. Tyler Democratic 1892 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
Election successfully challenged.
Republican gain. 		▌ Y Richard A. Wise (Republican)
Virginia 3 Tazewell Ellett Democratic 1894 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌ Y John Lamb (Democratic) 55.5%
  • ▌L. L. Lewis (Republican) 42.5%
Others
  • ▌Elisha L. Lewis (Republican) 0.8%
  • ▌William H. Lewis (Republican) 0.6%
  • ▌John Mitchell (Republican) 0.3%
  • ▌James O. Atwood (Prohibition) 0.3%
Virginia 4 Robert Taylor Thorp Republican 1894 (contest) Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Election successfully challenged.
Republican gain. 		▌ Y Robert Taylor Thorp (Republican)
Virginia 5 Claude A. Swanson Democratic 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 6 Peter J. Otey Democratic 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌ Y Peter J. Otey (Democratic) 57.0%
  • ▌Duval Radford (Democratic) 38.7%
  • ▌J. Hampton Hoge (Republican) 2.8%
  • ▌Joseph Johnston (Prohibition) 1.5%
Virginia 7 Smith S. Turner Democratic 1894 (special) Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌ Y James Hay (Democratic) 52.1%
  • ▌Robert J. Walker (Republican) 42.4%
Others
  • ▌J. Samuel Harrisberger (Democratic) 1.1%
  • ▌John F. Forsyth (Independent) 0.7%
Virginia 8 Elisha E. Meredith Democratic 1891 (special) Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
Others
  • ▌Joseph N. Pancoast (Prohibition) 0.5%
  • ▌W. C. Colerran (Unknown) 0.2%
  • ▌James S. Cowdon (Unknown) 0.1%
Virginia 9 James A. Walker Republican 1892 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌ Y James A. Walker (Republican) 52.7%
  • ▌Samuel M. Williams (Democratic) 47.3%
Virginia 10 Henry St. George Tucker Democratic 1888 Incumbent retired.
Republican gain.

Washington

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See also: List of United States representatives from Washington
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Washington at-large
2 seats on a general ticket 		William H. Doolittle Republican 1892 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Others
  • ▌C. A. Sayler (Prohibition) 0.56%
  • ▌Martin Olsen (Prohibition) 0.49%
  • ▌C. E. Mix (National) 0.09%
Samuel C. Hyde Republican 1894 Incumbent lost re-election.
Silver Republican gain.

West Virginia

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See also: List of United States representatives from West Virginia
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
West Virginia 1 Blackburn B. Dovener Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
Others
  • ▌G. W. Grimes (Independent) 0.42%
  • ▌Thomas M. Stone (Independent) 0.14%
West Virginia 2 Alston G. Dayton Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.
West Virginia 3 James H. Huling Republican 1894 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
West Virginia 4 Warren Miller Republican 1894 Incumbent re-elected.

Wisconsin

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See also: List of United States representatives from Wisconsin

Wisconsin elected ten members of congress on Election Day, November 3, 1896.[39][40]

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

Wyoming

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Main article: 1896 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming
See also: List of United States representatives from Wyoming
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Wyoming at-large Frank W. Mondell Republican 1894 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.

Non-voting delegates

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Oklahoma Territory

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See also: List of United States representatives from Oklahoma
District Incumbent This race
Delegate Party First elected Results Candidates
Oklahoma Territory at-large Dennis T. Flynn Republican 1892 Incumbent lost re-election.
Silver gain.

See also

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Notes

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

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  42. ^ "Our Campaigns - OK Territorial Delegate Race - Nov 03, 1896". www.ourcampaigns.com.

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