The 1882 United States House of Representatives elections were held for the most part on November 7, 1882, with five states holding theirs early between June and October. They occurred during President Chester A. Arthur's term. Elections were held for 325 seats of the United States House of Representatives, representing 38 states, to serve in the 48th United States Congress. They were the first elections after reapportionment following the 1880 United States census, increasing the size of the House. Special elections were also held throughout the year.
Arthur's Republican Party was badly defeated, losing its majority to the opposition Democratic Party after a campaign that focused on the resistance of Republican leaders to reforming the spoils system under which government jobs were handed to supporters of winning candidates. After the election, Arthur agreed with the Democrats to pass the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, establishing a professional civil service. However, his actions were too late, as the image of the Republican Party as corrupt was already engrained in the minds of voters.
This would nonetheless be the last occasion a Republican was elected to the House from Florida until 1954, for the disenfrachisement of almost all blacks in the 1890s would leave that state completely devoid of Republican support until the “Hoovercrat” bolt against Al Smith. This election also saw the decline of the propaper money Greenback Party, and the pick up of several Virginian seats by the Readjuster Party which promoted fiscal responsibility and shunned elitism, though the Virginia-based Readjuster Party all but disappeared following this election and fused with the state Republican Party.
Election summaries
Following the 1880 census, 32 new seats were apportioned. Three States lost 1 seat each, 13 States had no change in apportionment, 14 States gained 1 seat each, 6 States gained 2 seats, 1 State gained 4 seats, and 1 State gained 5 seats. Several States that gained one or more seats did not redistrict immediately, electing the new members at-large, while one state (Maine) which lost a member also delayed redistricting, electing all of its members at-large for this Congress only.
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| style="background:; width:3.7%" | 12
| style="background:; width:36.00%" | 117
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| <span style="color:">Republican</span>
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
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! rowspan=2 | State
! rowspan=2 | Type
! colspan=2 | Total<br/>seats
! colspan=2 | Democratic
! colspan=2 | Republican
! colspan=2 | Others
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! Seats
! Change
! | Seats
! | Change
! | Seats
! | Change
! Seats
! Change
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! Alabama
| District
| 8
| data-sort-value="0" |
| | 7
| data-sort-value="1" | 1
| | 1
| data-sort-value="0" |
| 0
| data-sort-value="0" |
|-
! Arkansas
| District<br/>+ at-large
| 5
| data-sort-value="1" | 1
| | 5
| data-sort-value="1" | 1
| | 0
| data-sort-value="0" |
| 0
| data-sort-value="0" |
|-
! California
| District<br/>+ 2 at-large
| 6
| data-sort-value="2" | 2
| | 6
| data-sort-value="4" | 4
| | 0
| data-sort-value="-2" | 2
| 0
| data-sort-value="0" |
|-
! Colorado
| At-large
| 1
| data-sort-value="0" |
| | 0
| data-sort-value="0" |
| | 1
| data-sort-value="0" |
| 0
| data-sort-value="0" |
|-
! Connecticut
| District
| 4
| data-sort-value="0" |
| | 3
| data-sort-value="2" | 2
| | 1
| data-sort-value="-2" | 2
| 0
| data-sort-value="0" |
|-
! Delaware
| At-large
| 1
| data-sort-value="0" |
| | 1
| data-sort-value="0" |
| | 0
| data-sort-value="0" |
| 0
| data-sort-value="0" |
|-
! Florida
| District
| 2
| data-sort-value="0" |
| | 1
| data-sort-value="0" |
| | 1
| data-sort-value="0" |
| 0
| data-sort-value="0" |
|-
! Georgia
| District<br/>+ at-large
| 10
| data-sort-value="1" | 1
| | 10
| data-sort-value="1" | 1
| | 0
| data-sort-value="0" |
| 0
| data-sort-value="0" |
|-
! Illinois
| District
| 20
| data-sort-value="1" | 1
| | 9
| data-sort-value="3" | 3
| | 11
| data-sort-value="-2" | 2
| 0
| data-sort-value="0" |
|-
! Indiana
| District
| 13
| data-sort-value="0" |
| | 10
| data-sort-value="5" | 5
| | 3
| data-sort-value="-5" | 5
| 0
| data-sort-value="0" |
|-
! Iowa
| District
| 11
| data-sort-value="2" | 2
| | 3
| data-sort-value="2" | 2
| | 7
| data-sort-value="-1" | 1
| | 1
| data-sort-value="1" | 1
|-
! Kansas
| District<br/>+ 4 at-large
| 7
| data-sort-value="4" | 4
| | 0
| data-sort-value="0" |
| | 7
| data-sort-value="4" | 4
| 0
| data-sort-value="0" |
|-
! Kentucky
| District
| 11
| data-sort-value="1" | 1
| | 9
| data-sort-value="0" |
| | 2
| data-sort-value="1" | 1
| 0
| data-sort-value="0" |
|-
! Louisiana
| District
| 6
| data-sort-value="0" |
| | 5
| data-sort-value="0" |
| | 1
| data-sort-value="0" |
| 0
| data-sort-value="0" |
|-
! Maine
| At-large
| 4
| data-sort-value="-1" | 1
| | 0
| data-sort-value="0" |
| | 4
| data-sort-value="1" | 1
| 0
| data-sort-value="-2" | 2
|-
! Maryland
| District
| 6
| data-sort-value="0" |
| | 4
| data-sort-value="-1" | 1
| | 2
| data-sort-value="1" | 1
| 0
| data-sort-value="0" |
|-
! Massachusetts
| District
| 12
| data-sort-value="1" | 1
| | 3
| data-sort-value="2" | 2
| | 9
| data-sort-value="-1" | 1
| 0
| data-sort-value="0" |
|-
! Michigan
| District
| 11
| data-sort-value="2" | 2
| | 6
| data-sort-value="6" | 6
| | 5
| data-sort-value="-4" | 4
| 0
| data-sort-value="0" |
|-
! Minnesota
| District
| 5
| data-sort-value="2" | 2
| | 0
| data-sort-value="0" |
| | 5
| data-sort-value="2" | 2
| 0
| data-sort-value="0" |
|-
! Mississippi
| District
| 7
| data-sort-value="1" | 1
| | 5
| data-sort-value="-1" | 1
| | 1
| data-sort-value="1" | 1
| | 1
| data-sort-value="1" | 1
|-
! Missouri
| District
| 14
| data-sort-value="1" | 1
| | 14
| data-sort-value="6" | 6
| | 0
| data-sort-value="-1" | 1
| 0
| data-sort-value="-4" | 4
|-
! Nebraska
| District
| 3
| data-sort-value="2" | 2
| | 0
| data-sort-value="0" |
| | 3
| data-sort-value="2" | 2
| 0
| data-sort-value="0" |
|-
! Nevada
| At-large
| 1
| data-sort-value="0" |
| | 1
| data-sort-value="0" |
| | 0
| data-sort-value="0" |
| 0
| data-sort-value="0" |
|-
! New Hampshire
| District
| 2
| data-sort-value="-1" | 1
| | 0
| data-sort-value="0" |
| | 2
| data-sort-value="-1" | 1
| 0
| data-sort-value="0" |
|-
! New Jersey
| District
| 7
| data-sort-value="0" |
| | 3
| data-sort-value="0" |
| | 4
| data-sort-value="0" |
| 0
| data-sort-value="0" |
|-
! New York
| District<br/>+ at-large
| 34
| data-sort-value="1" | 1
| | 21
| data-sort-value="1" | 1
| | 13
| data-sort-value="1" | 1
| 0
| data-sort-value="-1" | 1
|-
! North Carolina
| District<br/>+ at-large
| 9
| data-sort-value="1" | 1
| | 7
| data-sort-value="0" |
| | 2
| data-sort-value="1" | 1
| 0
| data-sort-value="0" |
|-
! Ohio
| District
| 21
| data-sort-value="1" | 1
| | 15
| data-sort-value="10" | 10
| | 6
| data-sort-value="-9" | 9
| 0
| data-sort-value="0" |
|-
! Oregon
| At-large
| 1
| data-sort-value="0" |
| | 0
| data-sort-value="0" |
| | 1
| data-sort-value="0" |
| 0
| data-sort-value="0" |
|-
! Pennsylvania
| District<br/>+ at-large
| 28
| data-sort-value="1" | 1
| | 12
| data-sort-value="5" | 5
| | 15
| data-sort-value="-3" | 3
| | 1
| data-sort-value="-1" | 1
|-
! Rhode Island
| District
| 2
| data-sort-value="0" |
| | 0
| data-sort-value="0" |
| | 2
| data-sort-value="0" |
| 0
| data-sort-value="0" |
|-
! South Carolina
| District
| 7
| data-sort-value="2" | 2
| | 6
| data-sort-value="1" | 1
| | 1
| data-sort-value="1" | 1
| 0
| data-sort-value="0" |
|-
! Tennessee
| District
| 10
| data-sort-value="0" |
| | 8
| data-sort-value="1" | 1
| | 2
| data-sort-value="-1" | 1
| 0
| data-sort-value="0" |
|-
! Texas
| District
| 11
| data-sort-value="5" | 5
| | 10
| data-sort-value="5" | 5
| | 0
| data-sort-value="0" |
| | 1
| data-sort-value="0" |
|-
! Vermont
| District
| 2
| data-sort-value="-1" | 1
| | 0
| data-sort-value="0" |
| | 2
| data-sort-value="-1" | 1
| 0
| data-sort-value="0" |
|-
! Virginia
| District<br/>+ at-large
| 10
| data-sort-value="1" | 1
| | 6
| data-sort-value="-1" | 1
| | 0
| data-sort-value="-2" | 2
| |
| data-sort-value="4" |
|-
! West Virginia
| District
| 4
| data-sort-value="1" | 1
| | 3
| data-sort-value="0" |
| | 1
| data-sort-value="1" | 1
| 0
| data-sort-value="0" |
|-
! Wisconsin
| District
| 9
| data-sort-value="1" | 1
| | 6
| data-sort-value="4" | 4
| | 3
| data-sort-value="-3" | 3
| 0
| data-sort-value="0" |
|-
! colspan=2 | Total
! 325
! 32
! | 199<br/>
! data-sort-value="59" | 59
! | 118<br/>
! data-sort-value="-26" | 26
! 8<br/>
! 2
|}
There were 8 members elected from third parties, 4 from the Virginia-based Readjuster Party, 2 from the declining Greenback Party, and 2 Independents. The previous election of 1880 had had 10 Greenbacks and 1 Independent.
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Early election dates
Five states, with 39 seats among them, held elections before the others:
- June 5, 1882: Oregon
- September 5, 1882: Vermont
- September 8, 1882: Maine
- October 10, 1882: Iowa and Ohio
Special elections
There were four special elections in 1882 during the 47th United States Congress.
Elections are listed by date and district.
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!
| Thomas Allen
| | Democratic
| 1880
| | Incumbent died April 8, 1882.<br/>New member <!--elected-->elected November 7, 1882 and seated December 15, 1882.<br/>Republican gain.<br/>Winner lost election to the next term in the ; see below.
| nowrap |
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!
| Robert M. A. Hawk
| | Republican
| 1878
| | Incumbent died June 29, 1882.<br/>New member <!--elected-->elected November 7, 1882 and seated December 4, 1882.<br/>Republican hold.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| George Q. Cannon
| | Republican
| 1872
| | Incumbent disqualified on account of polygamy.<br/>New delegate <!--elected-->elected November 7, 1882 and seated December 4, 1882.<br/>Democratic gain.<br/>Winner also elected to the next term; see below.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Alexander H. Stephens
| | Democratic
| 1842<br/>1859 <br/>1872
| | Incumbent resigned November 4, 1882 to become Governor of Georgia.<br/>New member <!--elected-->elected November 8, 1882 and seated December 4, 1882.<br/>Democratic hold.<br/>Winner also elected to the next term.
| nowrap |
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Alabama
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!
| Thomas H. Herndon
|
| 1878
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
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!
| Hilary A. Herbert
|
| 1876
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
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!
| William C. Oates
|
| 1880
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
! rowspan=2 |
| rowspan=2 colspan=3 | Vacant
| | Charles M. Shelley (D) resigned July 20, 1882 after election contest.<br>Democratic hold.
| nowrap |
|-
| | Election successfully contested.<br>New member seated January 9, 1885.<br>Republican gain.
| nowrap |
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!
| Thomas Williams
|
| 1878
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Goldsmith W. Hewitt
|
| 1880
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| William H. Forney
|
| 1874
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| colspan=3 | Vacant
| | Rep. William M. Lowe (G) died October 12, 1882.<br>Democratic gain.
| nowrap |
|}
Arkansas
|-
!
| Poindexter Dunn
|
| 1878
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
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!
| James K. Jones
|
| 1880
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
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!
| Jordan E. Cravens
|
| 1876
| | Incumbent lost renomination.<br>Democratic hold.
| nowrap |
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!
| Thomas M. Gunter
|
| 1872
| | Incumbent retired.<br>Democratic hold.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| colspan=3 | None (new seat)
| | New seat.<br>Democratic gain.
| nowrap |
|}
California
|-
!
| William Rosecrans
| | Democratic
| 1880
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Horace F. Page
| | Republican
| 1872
| | Incumbent lost re-election.<br>Democratic gain.
| nowrap |
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!
| Campbell P. Berry
| | Democratic
| 1879
| | Incumbent retired.<br/>Democratic hold.
| nowrap |
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!
| Romualdo Pacheco
| | Republican
| 1876
| | Incumbent retired.<br/>Democratic gain.
| nowrap |
|-
! rowspan=2 | <br/>
| colspan=3 | None (new seat)
| | New seat.<br/>Democratic gain.
| rowspan=2 nowrap |
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| colspan=3 | None (new seat)
| | New seat.<br/>Democratic gain.
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Colorado
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!
| James B. Belford
|
| 1878
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
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Connecticut
|-
!
| John R. Buck
|
| 1880
| | Incumbent lost re-election.<br>Democratic gain.
| nowrap |
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!
| James Phelps
|
| 1875
| | Incumbent retired.<br>Democratic hold.
| nowrap |
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!
| John T. Wait
|
| 1876
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
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!
| Frederick Miles
|
| 1878
| | Incumbent retired.<br>Democratic gain.
| nowrap |
|}
Delaware
|-
!
| Edward L. Martin
|
| 1878
| | Incumbent retired.<br>Democratic hold.
| nowrap |
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Florida
|-
!
| Robert H. M. Davidson
| | Democratic
| 1876
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
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!
| Horatio Bisbee Jr.
| | Republican
| 1880
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
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Georgia
|-
!
| George R. Black
| | Democratic
| 1880
| | Incumbent lost renomination<br>Democratic hold.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Henry G. Turner
| | Democratic
| 1880
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Philip Cook
| | Democratic
| 1872
| | Incumbent retired.<br>Democratic hold.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Hugh Buchanan
| | Democratic
| 1880
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Nathaniel J. Hammond
| | Democratic
| 1878
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| James H. Blount
| | Democratic
| 1872
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Judson C. Clements
| | Democratic
| 1878
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| colspan=3 | Vacant
| | Incumbent resigned November 4, 1882 after becoming Governor.<br>Democratic hold.
| nowrap |
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!
| Emory Speer
| | Independent Democratic
| 1878
| | Incumbent lost re-election.<br>Democratic gain.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| colspan=3 | None (new seat)
| | New seat.<br>Democratic gain.
| nowrap |
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Illinois
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!
| William Aldrich
| | Republican
| 1876
| | Incumbent retired.<br/>Republican hold.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| colspan=3 | None (new seat)
| | New seat.<br>Ind. Democratic gain.
| nowrap |
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!
| George R. Davis
| | Republican
| 1878
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Charles B. Farwell
| | Republican
| 1880
| | Incumbent retired.<br/>Republican hold.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| John C. Sherwin
| | Republican
| 1878
| | Incumbent lost renomination.<br/>Republican hold.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Robert R. Hitt
| | Republican
| 1882 Special
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Thomas J. Henderson
| | Republican
| 1874
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| William Cullen
| | Republican
| 1880
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Lewis E. Payson
| | Republican
| 1880
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| John H. Lewis
| | Republican
| 1880
| | Incumbent lost re-election.<br>Democratic gain.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Benjamin F. Marsh
| | Republican
| 1876
| | Incumbent lost re-election.<br>Democratic gain.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| James W. Singleton
| | Democratic
| 1878
| | Incumbent lost re-election.<br>Democratic hold.
| nowrap |
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! rowspan=2 nowrap |
| William M. Springer
| | Democratic
| 1874
| Incumbent re-elected.
| rowspan=2 nowrap |
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| Dietrich C. Smith
| | Republican
| 1878
| | Incumbent lost re-election.<br/>Republican loss.
|-
!
| colspan=3 | None (new seat)
| | New Seat.<br>Republican gain.
| nowrap |
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!
| Joseph G. Cannon
| | Republican
| 1872
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| colspan=3 | None (new seat)
| | Incumbent lost re-election.<br>Democratic gain.
| nowrap |
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!
| Samuel W. Moulton
| | Democratic
| 1880
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
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!
| William Ralls Morrison
| | Democratic
| 1872
|Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
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! rowspan=2 nowrap |
| Richard W. Townshend
| | Democratic
| 1876
| Incumbent re-elected.
| rowspan=2 nowrap |
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| William A. J. Sparks
| | Democratic
| 1874
| | Incumbent retired.<br/>Democratic loss.
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| John R. Thomas
| | Republican
| 1878
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
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Indiana
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Kansas
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| John A. Anderson
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| 1878
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
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!
| Dudley C. Haskell
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| 1876
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
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!
| Thomas Ryan
|
| 1876
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
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! rowspan=4 | <br>
| colspan=3 | None (new seat)
| | New seat.<br>Republican gain.
| rowspan=4 nowrap |
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| colspan=3 | None (new seat)
| | New seat.<br>Republican gain.
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| colspan=3 | None (new seat)
| | New seat.<br>Republican gain.
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| colspan=3 | None (new seat)
| | New seat.<br>Republican gain.
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Kentucky
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Louisiana
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Maine
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! rowspan=5 | <br>
| Thomas B. Reed<br>
|
| 1876
| Incumbent re-elected.
| rowspan=5 nowrap |
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| Nelson Dingley Jr.<br>
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| 1881
| Incumbent re-elected.
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| Stephen Lindsey<br>
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| 1876
| | Incumbent retired.<br>Republican hold.
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| George W. Ladd<br>
| | Greenback
| 1878
| | Incumbent lost re-election.<br>Republican gain.
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| Thompson H. Murch<br>
| | Greenback
| 1878
| | Incumbent lost re-election.<br>Greenback loss.
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Maryland
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!
| George W. Covington
|
| 1880
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
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!
| J. Frederick C. Talbott
|
| 1878
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
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!
| Fetter S. Hoblitzell
|
| 1880
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
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!
| Robert M. McLane
|
| 1847<br/>1851 <small>(retired)</small><br/>1878
| | Incumbent did not stand for re-election.<br/>Democratic hold.
| nowrap |
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!
| Andrew G. Chapman
|
| 1880
| | Incumbent lost re-election.<br/>Republican gain.
| nowrap |
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!
| Milton Urner
|
| 1878
| | Incumbent retired.<br/>Republican hold.
| nowrap |
|}
Massachusetts
|-
!
| William W. Crapo
| | Republican
| 1874
| | Incumbent retired.<br>Republican hold.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Benjamin W. Harris
| | Republican
| 1872
| | Incumbent retired.<br>Republican hold.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Ambrose Ranney
| | Republican
| 1880
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| colspan=3 | None (new district)
| | New seat.<br/>Democratic gain.
| nowrap |
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! rowspan=2 |
| Leopold Morse<br><small>Redistricted from the </small>
| | Democratic
| 1876
| Incumbent re-elected.
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| Selwyn Z. Bowman
| | Republican
| 1878
| | Incumbent lost re-election.<br>Republican loss.
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| colspan=3 | None (new district)
| | New seat.<br/>Democratic gain.
| nowrap |
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| Eben F. Stone<br><small>Redistricted from the </small>
| | Republican
| 1880
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
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| William A. Russell<br><small>Redistricted from the </small>
| | Republican
| 1878
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
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| John W. Candler<br><small>Redistricted from the </small>
| | Republican
| 1880
| | Incumbent lost re-election.<br>Independent Republican gain.
| nowrap |
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| William W. Rice<br><small>Redistricted from the </small>
| | Republican
| 1876
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
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| Amasa Norcross<br><small>Redistricted from the </small>
| | Republican
| 1876
| | Incumbent retired.<br>Republican hold.
| nowrap |
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| George D. Robinson<br><small>Redistricted from the </small>
| | Republican
| 1876
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
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Michigan
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Minnesota
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| Mark H. Dunnell
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| 1870
| | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.<br>Republican hold.
| nowrap |
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| colspan=3 | None (new district)
| | New seat.<br>Republican gain.
| nowrap |
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| Horace B. Strait<br>
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| 1880
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
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| William D. Washburn<br>
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| 1878
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
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| colspan=3 | None (new district)
| | New seat.<br>Republican gain.
| nowrap |
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Mississippi
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| Henry L. Muldrow
| | Democratic
| 1876
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
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| rowspan=2 | Van. H. Manning
| rowspan=2 | Democratic
| rowspan=2 | 1876
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
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| | Election successfully contested in 1884.<br/>Results corrected.<br/>Independent gain.
| nowrap |
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| colspan=3 | None (new district)
| | New seat.<br/>Republican gain.
| nowrap |
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| Hernando Money<br/><small>Redistricted from the .</small>
| | Democratic
| 1874
| Incumbent re-elected.
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| Charles E. Hooker
| | Democratic
| 1874
| | Incumbent retired.<br/>Democratic loss.
| nowrap rowspan=2 |
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| Otho R. Singleton<small><br/>Redistricted from the .</small>
| | Democratic
| 1874
| Incumbent re-elected.
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| John R. Lynch
| | Republican
| 1880
| | Incumbent lost re-election.<br/>Democratic gain.
| nowrap |
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| colspan=3 | None (new district)
| | New seat.<br/>Democratic gain.
| nowrap |
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Missouri
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Missouri gained one seat in reapportionment. After redistricting and the new elections, the delegation went from 7 Democrats, 4 Greenbacks, and 2 Republicans, to a solid slate of 14 Democrats.
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| William H. Hatch<br/>
| | Democratic
| 1878
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
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| colspan=3 | New district
| | New seat.<br/>Democratic gain.
| nowrap |
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| Nicholas Ford<br/>
| | Greenback
| 1878
| | Incumbent lost re-election.<br/>Democratic gain.
| nowrap |
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| Theron M. Rice<br/>
| | Greenback
| 1880
| | Incumbent retired.<br/>Democratic gain.
| rowspan=2 nowrap |
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| Robert T. Van Horn<br/>
| | Republican
| 1864<br/>1870 <br/>1880
| | Incumbent retired.<br/>Republican loss.
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| colspan=3 | New district
| | New seat.<br/>Democratic gain.
| nowrap |
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| Aylett H. Buckner<br/>
| | Democratic
| 1872
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
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| Gustavus Sessinghaus<br/>
| | Republican
| 1882
| | Incumbent lost re-election.<br/>Democratic gain.
| nowrap |
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| Thomas Allen<br/>
| | Democratic
| 1880
| | Incumbent died April 8, 1882.<br/>Democratic hold.<br/>Winner was not elected to finish the current term in the old district.
| nowrap |
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| Martin L. Clardy<br/>
| | Democratic
| 1878
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
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| Richard P. Bland<br/>
| | Democratic
| 1872
| Incumbent re-elected.
| rowspan=2 nowrap |
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| John Bullock Clark Jr.
| | Democratic
| 1872
| | Incumbent lost renomination.<br/>Democratic loss.
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| colspan=3 | New district
| | New seat.<br/>Democratic gain.
| nowrap |
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| Ira S. Hazeltine<br/>
| | Greenback
| 1880
| | Incumbent lost re-election.<br/>Democratic gain.
| nowrap |
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| Lowndes H. Davis<br/>
| | Democratic
| 1878
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
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Nebraska
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| colspan=3 | None
| | New seat.<br/>Republican gain.
| nowrap |
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| colspan=3 | None
| | New seat.<br/>Republican gain.
| nowrap |
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| Edward K. Valentine<br>
| | Republican
| 1878
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
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Nevada
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| George W. Cassidy
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| 1880
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
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New Hampshire
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| Joshua G. Hall
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| 1878
| | Incumbent retired.<br>Republican hold.
| nowrap |
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| James F. Briggs
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| 1877
| | Incumbent retired.<br>Republican loss.
| rowspan=2 nowrap |
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| Ossian Ray<br>
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| 1880
| Incumbent re-elected.
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New Jersey
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New York
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North Carolina
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The Liberal Anti-Prohibition Party was formed following the failure of the first statewide referendum on Prohibition in 1881. Throughout most of North Carolina, the moribund Republican Party merged into the new party and scored impressive gains in the 1882 elections. By early 1884, however, the LAP was dissolving, and they are listed here synonymously with the Republican Party.
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| Louis C. Latham
| | Democratic
| 1880
| | Incumbent lost re-election.<br/>Republican gain.
| nowrap |
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| Orlando Hubbs
| | Republican
| 1880
| | Incumbent retired.<br/>Republican hold.
| nowrap |
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| John W. Shackelford
| | Democratic
| 1880
| | Incumbent died January 18, 1883.<br/>Democratic hold.
| nowrap |
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| William Ruffin Cox
| | Democratic
| 1880
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
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| Alfred M. Scales
| | Democratic
| 1874
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
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| Clement Dowd
| | Democratic
| 1880
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
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| Robert F. Armfield
| | Democratic
| 1878
| | Incumbent lost renomination.<br/>Republican gain.
| nowrap |
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| Robert B. Vance
| | Democratic
| 1872
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
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| colspan=3 | None (new seat)
| | New seat.<br/>Democratic gain.
| nowrap |
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Ohio
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Oregon
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Pennsylvania
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Rhode Island
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| Henry J. Spooner
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| 1881
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
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| Jonathan Chace
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| 1880
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|}
South Carolina
|-
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| John S. Richardson
| | Democratic
| 1878
| | Incumbent retired.<br/>Democratic hold.
| nowrap |
|-
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| George D. Tillman<br/>
| | Democratic
| 1878
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
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| D. Wyatt Aiken
| | Democratic
| 1876
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
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| John H. Evins
| | Democratic
| 1876
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| colspan=3 | None (new district)
| | New seat.<br/>Democratic hold.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| colspan=3 | None (new district)
| | New seat.<br/>Democratic gain.
| nowrap |
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| colspan=3 | Vacant<br/>(Michael P. O'Connor (D) died April 26, 1881)
| | Republican gain.
| nowrap |
|}
Tennessee
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| A. H. Pettibone
| | Republican
| 1880
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
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| Leonidas C. Houk
| | Republican
| 1878
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
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| George G. Dibrell
| | Democratic
| 1874
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
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| Benton McMillin
| | Democratic
| 1878
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
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| Richard Warner
| | Democratic
| 1880
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
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| John F. House
| | Democratic
| 1874
| |Incumbent retired.<br/>Democratic hold.
| nowrap |
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| Washington C. Whitthorne
| | Democratic
| 1870
| |Incumbent retired.<br/>Democratic hold.
| nowrap |
|-
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| John D. C. Atkins
| | Democratic
| 1872
| |Incumbent retired.<br/>Democratic hold.
| nowrap |
|-
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| Charles B. Simonton
| | Democratic
| 1878
| |Incumbent retired.<br/>Democratic hold.
| nowrap |
|-
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| William R. Moore
| | Republican
| 1880
| |Incumbent retired.<br/>Democratic gain.
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Texas
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Vermont
|-
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| Charles H. Joyce
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| 1874
| | Incumbent retired.<br>Republican hold.
| nowrap |
|-
! rowspan=2 |
| James M. Tyler
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| 1878
| | Incumbent retired.<br>Republican hold.
| rowspan=2 nowrap |
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| William W. Grout<br>
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| 1880
| | Incumbent lost renomination.<br>Republican loss.
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Virginia
|-
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| George T. Garrison
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| 1880
| |
| nowrap |
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| John F. Dezendorf
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| 1880
| |
| nowrap |
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| George D. Wise
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| 1880
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
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| Joseph Jorgensen
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| 1876
| |
| nowrap |
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| George Cabell
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| 1874
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
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| J. Randolph Tucker
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| 1874
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
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| John Paul
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| 1872
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
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| John S. Barbour Jr.
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| 1880
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
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| Abram Fulkerson
| |
| 1878
| | Incumbent lost re-election as a Democrat.<br>Readjuster hold.
| nowrap |
|-
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| colspan=3 | None (new seat)
| |
| nowrap |
|}
West Virginia
|-
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| Benjamin Wilson
| | Democratic
| 1874
| | Incumbent retired.<br/>Republican gain.
| nowrap |
|-
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| John B. Hoge
| | Democratic
| 1880
| | Incumbent retired.<br/>Democratic hold.
| nowrap |
|-
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| John E. Kenna
| | Democratic
| 1876
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
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| colspan=3 | None (new district)
| | New seat.<br/>Democratic gain.
| nowrap |
|}
Wisconsin
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Wisconsin elected nine members of congress on Election Day, November 7, 1882. One seat was newly added in reapportionment after the 1880 census.
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! rowspan=2 |
| Charles G. Williams
| | Republican
| 1872
| | Incumbent lost re-election.<br/>Democratic gain.
| nowrap rowspan=2 |
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| Lucien B. Caswell<br/><small>Redistricted from the </small>
| | Republican
| 1874
| | Incumbent lost renomination.<br/>Republican loss.
|-
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| Edward S. Bragg<br/><small>Redistricted from the </small>
| | Democratic
| 1876
| | Incumbent lost renomination.<br />Democratic hold.
| nowrap |
|-
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| George C. Hazelton
| | Republican
| 1876
| | Incumbent lost re-election.<br/>Democratic gain.
| nowrap |
|-
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| Peter V. Deuster
| | Democratic
| 1878
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
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| colspan="3" | None (new district)
| | New seat.<br />Democratic gain.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Richard W. Guenther
| | Republican
| 1880
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| colspan="3" | None (new district)
| | New seat.<br />Democratic gain.
| nowrap |
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! rowspan=2 |
| Thaddeus C. Pound
| | Republican
| 1876
| | Incumbent retired.<br/>Republican hold.
| nowrap rowspan=2 |
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| Herman L. Humphrey<br/><small>Redistricted from the </small>
| | Republican
| 1876
| | Incumbent lost renomination.<br/>Republican loss.
|-
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| colspan="3" | None (new district)
| | New seat.<br />Republican gain.
| nowrap |
|}
Non-voting delegates
|-
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| G. H. Oury
| | Democratic
| 1880
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
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| Richard F. Pettigrew
| | Republican
| 1880
| | Incumbent lost re-election.<br/>Republican hold.
| nowrap |
|-
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| George Ainslie
| | Democratic
| 1878
| | Incumbent lost re-election.<br/>Republican gain.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Martin Maginnis
| | Democratic
| 1872
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Tranquilino Luna
| | Republican
| 1880
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| George Q. Cannon
| | Republican
| 1872
| | Incumbent disqualified on account of polygamy.
|-
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| Thomas H. Brents
| | Republican
| 1878
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Morton E. Post
| | Democratic
| 1880
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|}
See also
- 1882 United States elections
- 1882–83 United States Senate elections
- 47th United States Congress
- 48th United States Congress
Notes
References
Bibliography
- Republican Congressional Committee, The Republican Campaign Text Book for 1882 (1882).
External links
- Office of the Historian (Office of Art & Archives, Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)