United States House of Representatives elections, 1898

United States House of Representatives elections, 1898
	November 8, 1898[Note 1]
	November 8, 1898[Note 1]
All 357 seats of the U.S. House of Representatives; 179 seats needed for a majority
Speaker before election; Thomas Reed; Republican	Elected Speaker ; David Henderson; Republican

Elections to the United States House of Representatives were held in 1898 for members of the 56th Congress, and took place in the middle of President William McKinley's first term.

As in many midterm elections, the President's Republican Party lost seats, but was able to hold a majority over the Democratic Party. The Populist Party also lost many seats, as their movement began to decline. This was likely because many Populists rallied behind William Jennings Bryan's increasingly powerful branch of the Democratic Party, which built the rural economic issues advocated by Populists into their platform. As a result, the Democrats won a number of Western seats as well many in the Mid-Atlantic.

Election summaries

↓
187	2	1	6	161
Republican	SR	S	P	Democratic

State	Type	Total seats	Republican		Democratic		Populist		Silver/ Silver Republican
State	Type	Total seats	Seats	Change	Seats	Change	Seats	Change	Seats	Change
Alabama	District	9	1		8	1	0	1	0
Arkansas	District	6	0		6		0		0
California	District	7	6	3	1	1	0	2	0
Colorado	District	2	0		0		1		1^{[Note 6]}
Connecticut	District	4	4		0		0		0
Delaware	At-large	1	1	1	0	1	0		0
Florida	District	2	0		2		0		0
Georgia	District	11	0		11		0		0
Idaho	At-large	1	0		0		0	1	1^{[Note 6]}	1
Illinois	District	22	14	3	8	3	0		0
Indiana	District	13	9		4		0		0
Iowa	District	11	11		0		0		0
Kansas	District +at-large	8	7	5	0		1	5	0
Kentucky	District	11	2	2	9	2	0		0
Louisiana	District	6	0		6		0		0
Maine^{[Note 7]}	District	4	4		0		0		0
Maryland	District	6	4	2	2	2	0		0
Massachusetts	District	13	10	2	3	2	0		0
Michigan	District	12	12	2	0	2	0		0
Minnesota	District	7	7		0		0		0
Mississippi	District	7	0		7		0		0
Missouri	District	15	3		12		0		0
Montana	At-large	1	0		1	1	0		0	1
Nebraska	District	6	2		1	1	3	1	0
Nevada	At-large	1	0		0		0		1
New Hampshire	District	2	2		0		0		0
New Jersey	District	8	6	2	2	2	0		0
New York	District	34	16	12	18	12	0		0
North Carolina	District	9	3	1	5	4	1^{[Note 5]}	4	0
North Dakota	At-large	1	1		0		0		0
Ohio	District	21	15		6		0		0
Oregon^{[Note 7]}	District	2	2		0		0		0
Pennsylvania	District +2 at-large	30	20	7	10	7	0		0
Rhode Island	District	2	2		0		0		0
South Carolina	District	7	0		7		0		0
South Dakota	At-large	2	2	2	0		0	2	0
Tennessee	District	10	2		8		0		0
Texas	District	13	1		12		0		0
Utah	At-large	1	0		1		0		0
Vermont^{[Note 7]}	District	2	2		0		0		0
Virginia	District	10	0	4	10	4	0		0
Washington	At-large	2	2	2	0	1	0		0	1
West Virginia	District	4	3	1	1	1	0		0
Wisconsin	District	10	10		0		0		0
Wyoming	At-large	1	1	1	0	1	0		0
Total		357	187 52.4%	20	161 45.1%	37	6^{[Note 5]} 1.7%	16	3^{[Note 4]} 0.8%	1

House seats

Republican			52.38%
Democratic			45.10%
Populist			1.68%
Silver Republican			0.56%
Silver			0.28%

The previous election of 1896 saw the election of 24 Populists, 2 Silver Republicans, and a Silver Party member.

[[File:56 us house membership.png|thumb|left|450px|

House seats by party holding plurality in state
80+% Democratic		80+% Republican
60 to 80% Democratic		60 to 80% Republican
Up to 60% Democratic	Up to 60% Populist	Up to 60% Republican

]]

[[File:56 us house changes.png|thumb|left|450px|

Net gain in party representation
6+ Democratic gain		6+ Republican gain
3-5 Democratic gain		3-5 Republican gain
1-2 Democratic gain	1-2 Populist gain	1-2 Republican gain
no net change

]]

Early election dates

In 1898, three states, with 8 seats among them, held elections early:

June 6 Oregon
September 6 Vermont
September 12 Maine

California

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
California 1	John All Barham	Republican	1894	Incumbent re-elected.	√ John All Barham (Republican) 61.1% Emmet Seawell (Democratic) 38.9%
California 2	Marion De Vries	Democratic	1896	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Marion De Vries (Democratic) 55.3% Frank D. Ryan (Republican) 44.7%
California 3	Samuel G. Hilborn	Republican	1894	Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Republican hold	√ Victor H. Metcalf (Republican) 57.3% John Aubrey Jones (Democratic) 39.1% Thomas F. Burns (Socialist Labor) 3.6%
California 4	James G. Maguire	Democratic	1892	Incumbent retired to run for California Governor. New member elected. Republican gain.	√ Julius Kahn (Republican) 50% James H. Barry (Democratic) 44.1% W. J. Martin (Socialist Labor) 3.7% Joseph P. Kelly (Independent) (Democratic) 2.2%
California 5	Eugene F. Loud	Republican	1890	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Eugene F. Loud (Republican) 51.8% William Craig (Democratic) 44.3% E. T. Kingsley (Socialist Labor) 3.9%
California 6	Charles A. Barlow	Populist	1900	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.	√ Russell J. Waters (Republican) 52.6% Charles A. Barlow (Populist) 44.9% James T. Van Ransselear (Socialist Labor) 2.5%
California 7	Curtis H. Castle	Populist	1896	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.	√ James C. Needham (Republican) 50.1% Curtis H. Castle (Populist) 49.9%

Florida

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Florida 1	Stephen M. Sparkman	Democratic	1894	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Stephen M. Sparkman (Democratic) 84.2% E. R. Gunby (Republican) 15.8%
Florida 2	Robert Wyche Davis	Democratic	1896	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Robert Wyche Davis (Democratic) 71.8% H. L. Anderson (Republican) 28.2%

South Carolina

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
South Carolina 1	William Elliott	Democratic	1886 1896	Incumbent re-elected.	√ William Elliott (Democratic) 66.5% George W. Murray (Republican) 33.5%
South Carolina 2	W. Jasper Talbert	Democratic	1892	Incumbent re-elected.	√ W. Jasper Talbert (Democratic) 97.0% B. P. Chatfield (Republican) 2.9% Others 0.1%
South Carolina 3	Asbury Latimer	Democratic	1892	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Asbury Latimer (Democratic) 96.6% John R. Tolbert (Republican) 3.3% Others 0.1%
South Carolina 4	Stanyarne Wilson	Democratic	1894	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Stanyarne Wilson (Democratic) 96.4% P. S. Suber (Republican) 3.6%
South Carolina 5	Thomas J. Strait	Democratic	1892	Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Democratic hold.	√ David E. Finley (Democratic) 100%
South Carolina 6	James Norton	Democratic	1897 (special)	Incumbent re-elected.	√ James Norton (Democratic) 96.9% J. H. Evans (Republican) 3.1%
South Carolina 7	J. William Stokes	Democratic	1894	Incumbent re-elected.	√ J. William Stokes (Democratic) 89.8% James Weston (Republican) 10.2%

Notes

↑ Three states held early elections between June 6 and September 12.
↑ Includes two vacancies
↑ Includes three vacancies
1 2 Includes 2 members of the Silver Republican faction.
1 2 3 Includes 1 Independent Populist, John W. Atwater, elected to NC-04.
1 2 Member of the Silver Republican Party faction elected.
1 2 3 Elections held early

References

1 2 3 4 Martis, pp. 152–153.

Bibliography

Dubin, Michael J. (March 1, 1998). United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results of the Elections of the 1st Through 105th Congresses. McFarland and Company. ISBN 978-0786402830.
Martis, Kenneth C. (January 1, 1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress, 1789-1989. Macmillan Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0029201701.
Moore, John L., ed. (1994). Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections (Third ed.). Congressional Quarterly Inc. ISBN 978-0871879967.
"Party Divisions of the House of Representatives* 1789–Present". Office of the Historian, House of United States House of Representatives. Retrieved January 21, 2015.

External links

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

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[1] Three states held early elections between June 6 and September 12.

[2] Includes two vacancies

[3] Includes three vacancies

[2SR-5] 1 2 Includes 2 members of the Silver Republican faction.

[1IndP-6] 1 2 3 Includes 1 Independent Populist, John W. Atwater, elected to NC-04.

[SilverR-7] 1 2 Member of the Silver Republican Party faction elected.

[early-8] 1 2 3 Elections held early

[Martis-4] 1 2 3 4 Martis, pp. 152–153.

United States House of Representatives elections
Years	1788/89 1790/91 1792/93 1794/95 1796/97 1798/99 1800/01 1802/03 1804/05 1806/07 1808/09 1810/11 1812/13 1814/15 1816 1818 1820 1822 1824 1826 1828 1830 1832 1834 1836 1838 1840 1842 1844 1846 1848 1850 1852 1854 1856 1858/59 1860/61 1862/63 1864/65 1866 1868 1870 1872 1874 1876 1878 1880 1882 1884 1886 1888 1890 1892 1894 1896 1898 1900 1902 1904 1906 1908 1910 1912 1914 1916 1918 1920 1922 1924 1926 1928 1930 1932 1934 1936 1938 1940 1942 1944 1946 1948 1950 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960 1962 1964 1966 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018
Special	1895 1913 1917 1921 1933 1935 1949 1951 1961 1963 1973 1987 1989 1991 2001 110th Congress 111th Congress All
Senate elections Presidential elections Gubernatorial elections