The 1898 United States House of Representatives elections were held for the most part on November 8, 1898, with Oregon, Maine, and Vermont holding theirs early in either June or September. They were held during the middle of President William McKinley's first term. Elections were held for 357 seats of the United States House of Representatives, representing 45 states, to serve in the 56th United States Congress. Special elections were also held throughout the year.
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
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| style="background:; width:45.10%" | 161
| style="background:; width:2.52%" | 9
| style="background:; width:52.38%" | 187
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| <span style="color:">Democratic</span>
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| <span style="color:">Republican</span>
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|- valign=bottom
! rowspan=2 | State
! rowspan=2 | Type
! rowspan=2 | Total<br/>seats
! colspan=2 | Democratic
! colspan=2 | Populist
! colspan=2 | Republican
! colspan=2 | Silver/<br/>Silver Rep.
|-
! | Seats
! | Change
! | Seats
! | Change
! | Seats
! | Change
! | Seats
! | Change
|-
| Alabama
| District
| 9
| | 8
| data-sort-value=1 | 1
| | 0
| data-sort-value=-1 | 1
| | 1
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
|-
| Arkansas
| District
| 6
| | 6
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
|-
| California
| District
| 7
| | 1
| data-sort-value=-1 | 1
| | 0
| data-sort-value=-2 | 2
| | 6
| data-sort-value=3 | 3
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
|-
| Colorado
| District
| 2
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 1
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 1
| data-sort-value=0 |
|-
| Connecticut
| District
| 4
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 4
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
|-
| Delaware
| At-large
| 1
| | 0
| data-sort-value=-1 | 1
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 1
| data-sort-value=1 | 1
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
|-
| Florida
| District
| 2
| | 2
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
|-
| Georgia
| District
| 11
| | 11
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
|-
| Idaho
| At-large
| 1
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 0
| data-sort-value=-1 | 1
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 1
| data-sort-value=1 | 1
|-
| Illinois
| District
| 22
| | 8
| data-sort-value=3 | 3
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 14
| data-sort-value=-3 | 3
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
|-
| Indiana
| District
| 13
| | 4
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 9
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
|-
| Iowa
| District
| 11
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 11
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
|-
| Kansas
| District<br/>+at-large
| 8
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 1
| data-sort-value=-5 | 5
| | 7
| data-sort-value=5 | 5
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
|-
| Kentucky
| District
| 11
| | 9
| data-sort-value=2 | 2
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 2
| data-sort-value=-2 | 2
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
|-
| Louisiana
| District
| 6
| | 6
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
|-
| Maine
| District
| 4
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 4
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
|-
| Maryland
| District
| 6
| | 2
| data-sort-value=2 | 2
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 4
| data-sort-value=-2 | 2
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
|-
| Massachusetts
| District
| 13
| | 3
| data-sort-value=2 | 2
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 10
| data-sort-value=-2 | 2
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
|-
| Michigan
| District
| 12
| | 0
| data-sort-value=-2 | 2
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 12
| data-sort-value=2 | 2
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
|-
| Minnesota
| District
| 7
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 7
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
|-
| Mississippi
| District
| 7
| | 7
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
|-
| Missouri
| District
| 15
| | 12
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 3
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
|-
| Montana
| At-large
| 1
| | 1
| data-sort-value=1 | 1
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 0
| data-sort-value=-1 | 1
|-
| Nebraska
| District
| 6
| | 1
| data-sort-value=1 | 1
| | 3
| data-sort-value=-1 | 1
| | 2
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
|-
| Nevada
| At-large
| 1
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 1
| data-sort-value=0 |
|-
| New Hampshire
| District
| 2
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 2
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
|-
| New Jersey
| District
| 8
| | 2
| data-sort-value=2 | 2
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 6
| data-sort-value=-2 | 2
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
|-
| New York
| District
| 34
| | 18
| data-sort-value=1 | 12
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 16
| data-sort-value=-1 | 12
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
|-
| North Carolina
| District
| 9
| | 5
| data-sort-value=4 | 4
| | 1
| data-sort-value=-4 | 4
| | 3
| data-sort-value=0 | 1
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
|-
| North Dakota
| At-large
| 1
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 1
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
|-
| Ohio
| District
| 21
| | 6
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 15
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
|-
| Oregon
| District
| 2
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 2
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
|-
| Pennsylvania
| District<br/>+2 at-large
| 30
| | 10
| data-sort-value=7 | 7
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 20
| data-sort-value=-7 | 7
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
|-
| Rhode Island
| District
| 2
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 2
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
|-
| South Carolina
| District
| 7
| | 7
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
|-
| South Dakota
| At-large
| 2
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 0
| data-sort-value=-2 | 2
| | 2
| data-sort-value=2 | 2
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
|-
| Tennessee
| District
| 10
| | 8
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 2
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
|-
| Texas
| District
| 13
| | 12
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 1
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
|-
| Utah
| At-large
| 1
| | 1
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
|-
| Vermont
| District
| 2
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 2
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
|-
| Virginia
| District
| 10
| | 10
| data-sort-value=4 | 4
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 0
| data-sort-value=-4 | 4
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
|-
| Washington
| At-large
| 2
| | 0
| data-sort-value=-1 | 1
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 2
| data-sort-value=2 | 2
| | 0
| data-sort-value=-1 | 1
|-
| West Virginia
| District
| 4
| | 1
| data-sort-value=1 | 1
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 3
| data-sort-value=-1 | 1
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
|-
| Wisconsin
| District
| 10
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 10
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
|-
| Wyoming
| At-large
| 1
| | 0
| data-sort-value=-1 | 1
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
| | 1
| data-sort-value=1 | 1
| | 0
| data-sort-value=0 |
|-
! colspan=2 | Total
! 357
! | 161<br/>
! | 37
! | 6<br/>
! | 16
! | 187<br/>
! | 20
! | 3<br/>
! | 1
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The previous elections of 1896 saw the election of 24 Populists, 2 Silver Republicans, and a Silver Party member.
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Special elections
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|-
!
| William V. Sullivan
| | Democratic
| 1896
| | Incumbent resigned when appointed U.S. Senator.<br/>New member elected July 5, 1898.<br/>Democratic hold.
| nowrap |
|-
!
|-
!
|-
!
|-
!
|-
!
| William F. Love
| | Democratic
| 1896
| | Incumbent died October 16, 1898.<br/>New member elected November 29, 1898.<br/>Democratic hold.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| John Simpkins
| | Republican
| 1894
| | Incumbent died March 27, 1898.<br>Republican hold.
| nowrap |
|}
Election dates
All the states held their elections November 8, 1898, except for 3 states, with 8 seats among them:
- June 6: Oregon
- September 6: Vermont
- September 12: Maine
Alabama
|-
!
| George W. Taylor
| | Democratic
| 1896
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Jesse F. Stallings
| | Democratic
| 1892
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Henry D. Clayton Jr.
| | Democratic
| 1896
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
! rowspan=2 |
| rowspan=2 | William F. Aldrich
| rowspan=2 | Republican
| rowspan=2 | 1894
| | Incumbent lost re-election.<br/>Democratic gain.
| nowrap |
|-
| Election successfully contested.<br>Incumbent re-elected and seated March 8, 1900.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Willis Brewer
| | Democratic
| 1896
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| John H. Bankhead
| | Democratic
| 1886
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Milford W. Howard
| | Populist
| 1894
| | Incumbent retired.<br/>Democratic gain.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Joseph Wheeler
| | Democratic
| 1884
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Oscar Underwood
| | Democratic
| 1894
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|}
Arkansas
|-
!
| Philip D. McCulloch Jr.
| | Democratic
| 1892
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| John S. Little
| | Democratic
| 1894
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Thomas C. McRae
| | Democratic
| 1885
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| William L. Terry
| | Democratic
| 1890
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Hugh A. Dinsmore
| | Democratic
| 1892
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Stephen Brundidge Jr.
| | Democratic
| 1896
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|}
|-
!
| John All Barham
| | Republican
| 1894
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Marion De Vries
| | Democratic
| 1896
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Samuel G. Hilborn
| | Republican
| 1894
| | Incumbent lost renomination.<br/>Republican hold.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| James G. Maguire
| | Democratic
| 1892
| | Incumbent retired to run for California Governor.<br/>Republican gain.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Eugene F. Loud
| | Republican
| 1890
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Charles A. Barlow
| | Populist
| 1900
| | Incumbent lost re-election.<br/>Republican gain.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Curtis H. Castle
| | Populist
| 1896
| | Incumbent lost re-election.<br/>Republican gain.
| nowrap |
|}
Colorado
|-
!
| John F. Shafroth
| | Silver Republican
| 1894
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| John C. Bell
| | Populist
| 1892
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|}
|-
!
| E. Stevens Henry
|
| 1894
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Nehemiah D. Sperry
|
| 1894
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Charles A. Russell
|
| 1886
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Ebenezer J. Hill
|
| 1894
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|}
Delaware
|-
!
| L. Irving Handy
| | Democratic
| 1896
| | Incumbent lost re-election.<br/>Republican gain.
| nowrap |
|}
|}
Illinois
|-
!
| James Robert Mann
| | Republican
| 1896
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| William Lorimer
| | Republican
| 1894
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Hugh R. Belknap
| | Republican
| 1894
| | Incumbent lost re-election.<br/>Democratic gain.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Daniel W. Mills
| | Republican
| 1896
| | Incumbent lost re-election.<br/>Democratic gain.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| George E. White
| | Republican
| 1894
| | Incumbent lost re-election.<br/>Democratic gain.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Henry Sherman Boutell
| | Republican
| 1897
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| George E. Foss
| | Republican
| 1894
| Incumbent re-elected
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Albert J. Hopkins
| | Republican
| 1885
| Incumbent re-elected
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Robert R. Hitt
| | Republican
| 1882
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| George W. Prince
| | Republican
| 1895
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Walter Reeves
| | Republican
| 1894
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Joseph Gurney Cannon
| | Republican
| 1892
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Vespasian Warner
| | Republican
| 1894
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Joseph V. Graff
| | Republican
| 1894
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Benjamin F. Marsh
| | Republican
| 1876
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| William H. Hinrichsen
| | Democratic
| 1896
| | Incumbent retired.<br/>Democratic hold.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| James A. Connolly
| | Republican
| 1894
| | Incumbent retired.<br/>Democratic gain.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Thomas M. Jett
| | Democratic
| 1896
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Andrew J. Hunter
| | Democratic
| 1896
| | Incumbent retired.<br/>Democratic hold.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| James R. Campbell
| | Democratic
| 1896
| | Incumbent retired.<br/>Democratic hold.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Jehu Baker
| | Democratic
| 1896
| | Incumbent retired.<br/>Republican gain.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| George Washington Smith
| | Republican
| 1888
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|}
|-
!
|
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| 1892
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
|
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| 1892
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
|
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| 1894
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
|
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| 1896
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
|
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| 1892
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
|
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| 1896
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
|
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| 1894
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|}
Mississippi
|-
!
| John M. Allen
| | Democratic
| 1884
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Thomas Spight
| | Democratic
| 1898 (special)
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Thomas C. Catchings
| | Democratic
| 1884
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Andrew F. Fox
| | Democratic
| 1896
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| John S. Williams
| | Democratic
| 1892
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| William F. Love
| | Democratic
| 1896
| | Incumbent died. Winner also elected to finish term. <br/>Democratic hold.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Patrick Henry
| | Democratic
| 1896
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|}
Missouri
|-
!
| James T. Lloyd
| | Democratic
| 1897
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Robert N. Bodine
| | Democratic
| 1896
| | Incumbent lost renomination.<br/>Democratic hold.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Alexander M. Dockery
| | Democratic
| 1882
| | Incumbent Retired to run for governor. <br/>Democratic hold.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Charles F. Cochran
| | Democratic
| 1896
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| William S. Cowherd
| | Democratic
| 1896
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| David A. De Armond
| | Democratic
| 1890
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| James Cooney
| | Democratic
| 1896
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Richard P. Bland
| | Democratic
| 1896
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Champ Clark
| | Democratic
| 1896
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Richard Bartholdt
| | Republican
| 1892
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Charles F. Joy
| | Republican
| 1894
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Charles E. Pearce
| | Republican
| 1896
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Edward Robb
| | Democratic
| 1896
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Willard Duncan Vandiver
| | Democratic
| 1896
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Maecenas E. Benton
| | Democratic
| 1896
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|}
|}
Nebraska
|-
!
| Jesse B. Strode
| | Republican
| 1894
| | Incumbent retired.<br/>Republican hold.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| David H. Mercer
| | Republican
| 1892
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Samuel Maxwell
| | Populist
| 1896
| | Incumbent retired.<br/>Democratic gain.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| William L. Stark
| | Populist
| 1896
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Roderick D. Sutherland
| | Populist
| 1896
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| William L. Greene
| | Populist
| 1896
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|}
Nevada
|-
!
| Francis G. Newlands
| | Silver
| 1892
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|}
|-
!
| Martin N. Johnson
| | Republican
| 1890
| | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.<br/>Republican hold.
| nowrap |
|}
Ohio
Oregon
|-
!
| Thomas H. Tongue
| | Republican
| 1896
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| William R. Ellis
| | Republican
| 1892
| | Incumbent lost renomination.<br>Republican hold.
| nowrap |
|}
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
|-
!
| William Elliott
| | Democratic
| 1886<br/>1896
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| W. Jasper Talbert
| | Democratic
| 1892
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Asbury Latimer
| | Democratic
| 1892
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Stanyarne Wilson
| | Democratic
| 1894
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Thomas J. Strait
| | Democratic
| 1892
| | Incumbent lost renomination.<br/>Democratic hold.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| James Norton
| | Democratic
| 1897 <small>(special)</small>
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| J. William Stokes
| | Democratic
| 1894
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|}
South Dakota
|-
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| John Edward Kelley
| | Populist
| 1896
| | Incumbent lost re-election.<br/>Republican gain.
| rowspan=2 nowrap |
|-
| Freeman Knowles
| | Populist
| 1896
| | Incumbent lost re-election.<br/>Republican gain.
|}
Tennessee
|-
!
| Walter P. Brownlow
| | Republican
| 1896
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Henry R. Gibson
| | Republican
| 1894
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| John A. Moon
| | Democratic
| 1896
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Benton McMillin
| | Democratic
| 1878
| |Incumbent retired to run for Governor.<br/>Democratic hold.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| James D. Richardson
| | Democratic
| 1884
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| John W. Gaines
| | Democratic
| 1896
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Nicholas N. Cox
| | Democratic
| 1890
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Thetus W. Sims
| | Democratic
| 1896
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Rice A. Pierce
| | Democratic
| 1896
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Edward W. Carmack
| | Democratic
| 1896
| Incumbent re-elected.
|
|}
Texas
Utah
Vermont
|-
!
| H. Henry Powers
| | Republican
| 1890
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| William W. Grout
| | Republican
| 1880<br/>1882 <small>(lost)</small><br/>1884
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|}
Virginia
|-
!
| William A. Jones
|
| 1890
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
! rowspan=2 |
| rowspan=2 | Richard A. Wise
| rowspan=2
| rowspan=2 | 1896 <small>(contest)</small>
| | Incumbent lost re-election.<br/>Democratic gain.
| nowrap |
|-
| | Election successfully challenged.<br/>Republican gain.
| Richard A. Wise (Republican)
|-
!
| John Lamb
|
| 1896
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Robert Taylor Thorp
|
| 1894 <small>(contest)</small><br/>1896 <small>(contest)</small>
| | Incumbent lost re-election.<br/>Democratic gain.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Claude A. Swanson
|
| 1892
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Peter J. Otey
|
| 1894
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| James Hay
|
| 1896
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| John Franklin Rixey
|
| 1896
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| James A. Walker
|
| 1892
| | Incumbent lost re-election.<br/>Democratic gain.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Jacob Yost
|
| 1896
| | Incumbent retired.<br/>Democratic gain.
| nowrap |
|}
Washington
West Virginia
|-
!
| Blackburn B. Dovener
| | Republican
| 1894
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Alston G. Dayton
| | Republican
| 1894
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Charles Dorr
| | Republican
| 1896
| | Incumbent retired.<br/>Democratic gain.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Warren Miller
| | Republican
| 1894
| | Incumbent retired.<br/>Republican hold.
| nowrap |
|}
Wisconsin
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Wisconsin elected ten members of congress on Election Day, November 8, 1898.
|-
!
| Henry Allen Cooper
| | Republican
| 1892
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Edward Sauerhering
| | Republican
| 1894
| | Incumbent retired.<br />Republican hold.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Joseph W. Babcock
| | Republican
| 1892
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Theobald Otjen
| | Republican
| 1894
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Samuel S. Barney
| | Republican
| 1894
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| James H. Davidson
| | Republican
| 1896
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Michael Griffin
| | Republican
| 1894
| | Incumbent retired.<br />Republican hold.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Edward S. Minor
| | Republican
| 1894
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| Alexander Stewart
| | Republican
| 1894
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|-
!
| John J. Jenkins
| | Republican
| 1894
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap |
|}
Wyoming
|-
!
| John E. Osborne
| | Democratic
| 1896
| | Incumbent retired.<br/>Republican gain.
| nowrap |
|}
Non-voting delegates
|-
!
|-
!
|-
!
| James Y. Callahan
| | Free Silver
| 1896
| | Incumbent retired.<br/>Republican gain.
| nowrap |
|}
See also
- 1898 United States elections
- 1898–99 United States Senate elections
- 55th United States Congress
- 56th United States Congress
Notes
References
Bibliography
External links
- Office of the Historian (Office of Art & Archives, Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)