House elections for the 53rd U.S. Congress
1892 United States House of Representatives elections
Results: Democratic gain Republican gain Democratic hold Republican hold
Populist gain Populist hold Silver gain
The 1892 United States House of Representatives elections were held for the most part on November 8, 1892, with Oregon, Maine, and Vermont holding theirs early in either June or September. They coincided with the election of Grover Cleveland as president for the second, noncontinuous, time, defeating incumbent Benjamin Harrison . Elections were held for 356 seats of the United States House of Representatives , representing 44 states, to serve in the 53rd United States Congress . They were the first elections after reapportionment following the 1890 United States census , increasing the size of the House. Special elections were also held throughout the year.
In spite of the presidential results, Harrison's Republican Party gained back some of the seats that had been lost in 1890 to the Democratic Party , but was still deep in the minority. The Republican pickups were a result of a number of Republican-friendly Northern districts reverting to form after voting Democratic in the previous election cycle. The third party Populists, who had high support among farmers and laborers in the Southern United States and the Western United States , also gained three seats.
Election summaries
This was the first election after reapportionment following the 1890 census . Twenty-four new seats were added,[ 2] with 13 States gaining one seat each, two States gaining 2 seats each, and one state gaining 3 seats, and the remaining 28 states having no change. Several states did not redistrict following the apportionment of extra seats, and elected those new seats at-large.
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218
3
11
124
Democratic
[ d]
P
Republican
Popular vote
Democratic
47.38%
Republican
40.82%
Populist
8.29%
Silver
0.06%
Independent
0.81%
Others
2.64%
House seats
Democratic
61.24%
Republican
34.83%
Populist
3.09%
Silver
0.28%
Independent
0.56%
The previous election of 1890 saw the election of eight Populists, but no other third party or independent members.
House seats by party holding plurality in state 80+% Democratic
80+% Populist
80+% Republican
60+% to 80% Democratic
60+% to 80% Populist
60+% to 80% Republican
Up to 60% Democratic
Up to 60% Republican
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 1892 three states, with 8 seats among them, held elections early:
Alabama
One new seat was added in reapportionment. Democrats gained a seat in the new district.
Arkansas
One new seat was added in reapportionment. Democrats gained a seat in the new district.
California
One new seat was added in reapportionment. Democrats gained one seat from the Republicans, and the Populists gained a seat in the new district.
Colorado
One new seat was added in reapportionment. Populists had a net gain of two seats, one taken from the Republicans, the other being a seat in the new district.
District
Incumbent
This race
Member
Party
First elected
Results
Candidates
Colorado 1
None (new district)
New seat.Populist gain.
▌ Y Lafe Pence (Populist) 49.12%
▌ Earl B. Coe (Republican) 43.24%
▌ John G. Taylor (Democratic) 5.50%
▌ W. G. Sprague (Prohibition) 2.15%
Colorado 2
Hosea Townsend Redistricted from the at-large district
Republican
1888
Incumbent lost renomination.Populist gain.
▌ Y John Calhoun Bell (Populist) 60.98%
▌ Henderson Eddy (Republican) 37.78%
▌ Isaac J. Keator (Prohibition) 3.36%
Connecticut
Delaware
Georgia
Idaho
District
Incumbent
This race
Member
Party
First elected
Results
Candidates[ 5]
Idaho at-large
Willis Sweet
Republican
1890
Incumbent re-elected.
▌ Y Willis Sweet (Republican) 44.14%
▌ Edward B. True (Democratic) 31.13%
▌ James Gunn (Populist) 23.58%
▌ Eugene R. Hadley (Prohibition) 1.15%
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
One new seat was added in reapportionment. Democrats gained a seat in the new district.
Maine
Maryland
One new seat was added in reapportionment. Democrats gained a seat in the new district.
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
District
Incumbent
This race
Member
Party
First elected
Results
Candidates[ 7]
Minnesota 1
William H. Harries
Democratic
1890
Incumbent lost re-election.Republican gain.
Minnesota 2
John Lind
Republican
1886
Incumbent retired. Republican hold.
Minnesota 3
Osee M. Hall
Democratic
1890
Incumbent re-elected.
▌ Y Osee M. Hall (Democratic) 44.8%
▌ Joel Heatwole (Republican) 41.5%
▌ Ferdinand Borchert (Populist) 9.8%
▌ William B. Reed (Prohibition) 4.0%
Minnesota 4
James Castle
Democratic
1890
Incumbent lost re-election.Republican gain.
▌ Y Andrew Kiefer (Republican) 48.6%
▌ James Castle (Democratic) 39.2%
▌ James G. Dougherty (Populist) 6.5%
▌ David Morgan (Prohibition) 5.7%
Minnesota 5
Kittel Halvorson
Populist
1890
Incumbent lost renomination.Republican gain.
▌ Y Loren Fletcher (Republican) 46.1%
▌ James W. Lawrence (Democratic) 39.9%
▌ Thomas H. Lucas (Populist) 7.9%
▌ Thomas J. Caton (Prohibition) 6.1%
Minnesota 6
None (new district)
New seat.Democratic gain.
▌ Y Melvin Baldwin (Democratic) 43.4%
▌ Dolson B. Searle (Republican) 42.4%
▌ Abdiel C. Parsons (Populist) 10.0%
▌ Edward L. Curial (Prohibition) 4.2%
Minnesota 7
None (new district)
New seat.Populist gain.
▌ Y Haldor Boen (Populist) 35.6%
▌ Henry Feig (Republican) 35.4%
▌ William F. Kelso (Democratic) 21.3%
▌ Fred L. Hampson (Prohibition) 7.7%
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
District
Incumbent
This race
Member
Party
First elected
Results
Candidates
Nebraska 1
William Jennings Bryan
Democratic
1890
Incumbent re-elected.
▌ Y William Jennings Bryan (Democratic) 44.90%
▌ Allen W. Field (Republican) 44.44%
▌ Jerome Shamp (Populist) 7.85%
▌ R. W. Maxwell (Prohibition) 2.81%
Nebraska 2
None (new district)
New seat.Republican gain.
▌ Y David Henry Mercer (Republican) 45.25%
▌ George W. Doane (Democratic) 40.91%
▌ Robert L. Wheeler (Populist) 12.41%
▌ R. W. Richardson (Prohibition) 1.43%
Nebraska 3
None (new district)
New seat.Republican gain.
Nebraska 4
None (new district)
New seat.Republican gain.
▌ Y Eugene J. Hainer (Republican) 41.80%
▌ William H. Dech (Populist) 30.68%
▌ Victor Vifquain (Democratic) 24.01%
▌ J. P. Kettlewell (Prohibition) 3.51%
Nebraska 5
William A. McKeighan Redistricted from the 2nd district
Populist
1890
Incumbent re-elected.
Nebraska 6
Omer M. Kem Redistricted from the 3rd district
Populist
1890
Incumbent re-elected.
▌ Y Omer M. Kem (Populist) 46.11%
▌ James Whitehead (Republican) 40.09%
▌ A. T. Gatewood (Democratic) 11.87%
▌ Orlando R. Beebe (Prohibition) 1.94%
New Hampshire
District
Incumbent
This race
Member
Party
First elected
Results
Candidates
New Hampshire 1
Luther F. McKinney
Democratic
1890
Incumbent retired.Republican gain.
▌ Y Henry W. Blair (Republican) 49.86%
▌ Charles F. Stone (Democratic) 48.40%
▌ George D. Dodge (Prohibition) 1.43%
▌ Josiah A. Whittier (Populist) 0.32%
New Hampshire 2
Warren F. Daniell
Democratic
1890
Incumbent retired.Republican gain.
▌ Charles E. Drury (Prohibition) 1.83%
▌ Elias Blodgett (Populist) 0.37%
New Jersey
New York
District
Incumbent
This race
Member
Party
First elected
Results
Candidates
New York 1
Nevada
North Dakota
Ohio
Oregon
District
Incumbent
This race
Member
Party
First elected
Results
Candidates
Oregon 1
Binger Hermann
Republican
1884
Incumbent re-elected.
▌ Y Binger Hermann (Republican) 46.45%
▌ R. M. Veatch (Democratic) 31.95%
▌ M. V. Rork (Populist) 18.45%
▌ Winfield T. Rigdon (Prohibition) 3.15%
Oregon 2
None (new district)
New seat.Republican gain.
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wisconsin elected ten members of congress on Election Day, November 8, 1892.[ 34] [ 35]
Wyoming
Non-voting delegates
Oklahoma Territory
See also
Notes
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