1898 United States House of Representatives elections
House elections for the 56th U.S. Congress
1898 United States House of Representatives elections
Majority party
Minority party
Leader
David Henderson
James Richardson
Party
Republican
Democratic
Leader since
March 4, 1899
March 4, 1899
Leader's seat
Iowa 3rd
Tennessee 5th
Last election
206 seats
124 seats
Seats won
187
161
Seat change
19
37
Popular vote
5,305,230
4,828,592
Percentage
48.55%
44.18%
Swing
0.22%
3.19%
Third party
Fourth party
Party
Populist
Silver Republican
Last election
22
2
Seats won
5
2
Seat change
17
Popular vote
463,059
60,805
Percentage
4.24%
0.56%
Swing
2.62%
0.46%
Fifth party
Sixth party
Party
Silver
Independent
Last election
1
1
Seats won
1
1[ b]
Seat change
Popular vote
5,766
96,537
Percentage
0.05%
0.88%
Swing
0.31%
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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161
9
187
Democratic
[ c]
Republican
Popular vote
Democratic
44.18%
Independent
0.86%
Populist
4.24%
Republican
48.55%
Silver Republican
0.56%
Silver
0.05%
Others
1.56%
House seats
Democratic
45.10%
Independent
0.28%
Populist
1.40%
Republican
52.38%
Silver Republican
0.56%
Silver
0.28%
The previous elections of 1896 saw the election of 24 Populists, 2 Silver Republicans, and a Silver Party member.
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
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
Special elections
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Election dates
All the states held their elections November 8, 1898, except for 3 states, with 8 seats among them:
Alabama
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
District
Incumbent
This race
Member
Party
First elected
Results
Candidates
Idaho at-large
James Gunn
Populist
1896
Incumbent lost re-election.Silver Republican gain.
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oregon
District
Incumbent
This race
Member
Party
First elected
Results
Candidates
Oregon 1
Thomas H. Tongue
Republican
1896
Incumbent re-elected.
▌ Y Thomas H. Tongue (Republican) 48.96%
▌ R. M. Veatch (Fusion) 44.28%
▌ J. L. Hill (Populist) 4.21%
▌ L. H. Pederson (Prohibition) 2.56%[ 21]
Oregon 2
William R. Ellis
Republican
1892
Incumbent lost renomination. Republican hold.
▌ Y Malcolm A. Moody (Republican) 54.15%
▌ C. M. Donaldson (Fusion) 37.22%
▌ H. E. Courtney (Populist) 5.78%
▌ G. W. Ingalls (Prohibition) 2.85%[ 22]
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wisconsin elected ten members of congress on Election Day, November 8, 1898.[ 40] [ 41]
Wyoming
District
Incumbent
This race
Member
Party
First elected
Results
Candidates[ 42]
Wyoming at-large
John E. Osborne
Democratic
1896
Incumbent retired.Republican gain.
▌ Y Frank W. Mondell (Republican) 54.71%
▌ Constantine P. Arnold (Democratic) 43.04%
▌ William Brown (Populist) 2.25%
Non-voting delegates
See also
Notes
^ Regulars only, not including specials
^ 1 Independent Populist
^ There were 6 Populists, 1 Silver, and 2 Silver Republicans
^ a b Member of the Silver Republican Party faction elected.
^ a b Includes 1 Independent Populist
^ Includes 2 members of the Silver Republican faction.
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"Party Divisions of the House of Representatives* 1789–Present" . Office of the Historian, House of United States House of Representatives. Retrieved January 21, 2015 .
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