1881 United States House of Representatives elections

There were seven special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1881 during the 47th United States Congress.

List of elections
Elections are listed by date and district.


 * Michigan's 7th congressional district
 * colspan=3 | Vacant
 * | Incumbent member-elect Omar D. Conger (R) resigned during previous congress. New member elected April 5, 1881. Republican gain. Successor seated December 5, 1881, with the rest of the House.
 * nowrap |
 * nowrap |

✅ John T. Rich (Republican) 55.84%

Cyrenius P. Black (Democratic) 39.25%

John Kinney (Greenback) 4.92%


 * New York's 9th congressional district
 * colspan=3 | Vacant
 * | Incumbent member-elect Fernando Wood (R) resigned during previous congress. New member elected November 8, 1881. Democratic gain. Successor seated December 5, 1881, with the rest of the House.
 * nowrap |
 * nowrap |

✅ John Hardy (Democratic) 62.64%

Thomas Murphy (Republican) 37.09%

Frank W. Roscoe (Greenback) 0.28%


 * New York's 11th congressional district
 * Levi P. Morton
 * | Republican
 * 1878
 * | Incumbent resigned March 21, 1881, to become U.S. Minister to France. New member elected November 8, 1881. Democratic gain. Successor seated December 5, 1881, with the rest of the House.
 * nowrap |
 * nowrap |

✅ Roswell P. Flower (Democratic) 55.71%

William W. Astor (Republican) 43.9%

Charles Smith (Greenback) 0.39%


 * New York's 22nd congressional district
 * Warner Miller
 * | Republican
 * 1878
 * | Incumbent resigned July 26, 1881, when elected U.S. Senator. New member elected November 8, 1881. Republican hold. Successor seated December 5, 1881, with the rest of the House.
 * nowrap |
 * nowrap |

✅ Charles R. Skinner (Republican) 55.38%

John Lansing (Democratic) 44.62%


 * New York's 27th congressional district
 * Elbridge G. Lapham
 * | Republican
 * 1874
 * | Incumbent resigned July 29, 1881, when elected U.S. Senator. New member elected November 8, 1881. Republican hold. Successor seated December 5, 1881, with the rest of the House.
 * nowrap |
 * nowrap |

✅ James W. Wadsworth (Republican) 54.17%

James Faulkner (Democratic) 43.05%

Albert Heath (Greenback) 2.78%


 * ME's 2nd congressional district
 * William P. Frye
 * | Republican
 * 1870
 * | Incumbent resigned March 17, 1881, when elected U.S. Senator. New member elected September 12, 1881. Republican hold. Successor seated December 5, 1881, with the rest of the House.
 * nowrap |
 * nowrap |

✅ Nelson Dingley Jr. (Republican) 65.96%

Washington Gilbert (Greenback) 34.04%


 * RI's 1st congressional district
 * Nelson W. Aldrich
 * | Republican
 * 1878
 * | Incumbent resigned when elected U.S. Senator. New member elected November 22, 1881. Republican hold. Successor seated December 5, 1881, with the rest of the House.
 * nowrap |
 * nowrap |

✅ Henry J. Spooner (Republican) 66.72%

Henry T. Sisson (Democratic) 20.26%

Charles C. Van Zandt (Republican) 13.02%


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