United States House of Representatives elections, 1898
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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 | ||||
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Seats | Change | Seats | Change | Seats | Change | Seats | Change | |||
Alabama | District | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Arkansas | District | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||
California | District | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Colorado | District | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1[Note 6] | ||||
Connecticut | District | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Delaware | At-large | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Florida | District | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Georgia | District | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Idaho | At-large | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[Note 6] | ||||
Illinois | District | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Indiana | District | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Iowa | District | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Kansas | District +at-large |
8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Kentucky | District | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Louisiana | District | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Maine[Note 7] | District | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Maryland | District | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Massachusetts | District | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Michigan | District | 12 | 12 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Nebraska | District | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||
Nevada | At-large | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
New Hampshire | District | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
New Jersey | District | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
New York | District | 34 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||||
North Carolina | District | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1[Note 5] | 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 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Rhode Island | District | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
South Carolina | District | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||
South Dakota | At-large | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Washington | At-large | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
West Virginia | District | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Wisconsin | District | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Wyoming | At-large | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 357 | 187 52.4% |
161 45.1% |
6[Note 5] 1.7% |
3[Note 4] 0.8% |
The previous election of 1896 saw the election of 24 Populists, 2 Silver Republicans, and a Silver Party member.
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Early election dates
In 1898, three states, with 8 seats among them, held elections early:
California
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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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 | |||
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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 | |||
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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% |
See also
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
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)