1890 United States House of Representatives elections

The 1890 United States House of Representatives elections were held for the most part on November 4, 1890, with five states holding theirs early in between June and October. They occurred in the middle of President Benjamin Harrison's term. Elections were held for 332 seats of the United States House of Representatives, representing 44 states, to serve in the 52nd United States Congress. Special elections were also held throughout the year.

A stagnant economy which became worse after the Panic of 1890, combined with a lack of support for then-Representative William McKinley's (defeated in the election) steep tariff act, which favored large industries at the expense of consumers, led to a sharp defeat for Harrison's Republican Party, giving a large majority to the Democratic Party and presaging Harrison's defeat in the 1892 United States presidential election. The Republican-controlled Congress was highly criticized for its lavish spending, and it earned the unflattering nickname of The Billion Dollar Congress. Democrats promised to cut the outlandish budget.

Furthermore, aggressive Republican promotion of controversial English-only education laws enacted by Wisconsin and Illinois in 1889, accompanied by a surge in nativist and anti-Catholic sentiment within the state parties, had greatly hollowed out the party's support base in these former strongholds. A rare multi-confessional alliance of mainly German clergy rallied their flocks in defense of language and faith to the Democratic Party, which tore through incumbent Republican majorities in both states, capturing a total of 11 formerly Republican seats between them alone. Bitterly divisive struggles over temperance laws had also been alienating immigrants from the increasingly prohibitionist Republican Party across the Midwest more broadly. Dramatic losses in the previous year's gubernatorial elections in Iowa and Ohio (which would lose another 14 Republican congressional seats between them during this election) were due in no small part to wet immigrant communities, especially Germans, expressing their resentment toward Republican efforts to ban or otherwise curtail alcohol consumption by throwing their support behind the Democratic candidates.

This election also saw the Populist Party, a coalition of farmers and laborers who wanted to overhaul the nation's financial system, make a small mark on Congress.

Special elections

 * KY's 6th congressional district: June 21, 1890: William W. Dickerson (D) elected to finish the term of John G. Carlisle (D), who had resigned May 26, 1890 when elected U.S. senator. Democratic hold. Dickerson: 8,412 (63.95%), Wesley M. Rardin (R) 4,742 (36.05%).
 * CA's 1st congressional district: December 9, 1890: Thomas J. Geary (D) elected to finish the term of John J. De Haven (R), who had resigned October 1, 1890. Democratic gain.
 * IA's 7th congressional district
 * MO's 14th congressional district: James P. Walker (D) died July 19, 1890, and Robert H. Whitelaw (D) was elected November 4, 1890. Democratic hold.

Election summaries
The previous election of 1888 saw the election of one Labor Party representative in Arkansas.

Early election dates
In 1890, five states, with 9 seats among them, held elections early:


 * June 3 Oregon
 * September 2 Vermont
 * September 8 Maine
 * September 11 Idaho
 * October 1 Wyoming

Idaho and Wyoming held elections for both the outgoing 51st Congress and the incoming 52nd Congress in 1890, having been admitted that year, and held future elections on the standard election day.

California
! California's 1st congressional district
 * colspan=3 | Vacant
 * | Incumbent resigned October 1, 1890. New member elected. Democratic gain.
 * nowrap |

✅ Thomas J. Geary (Democratic) 49.3%

John A. Barham (Republican) 48.8%

L. B. Scranton (Prohibition) 1.9%

! California's 2nd congressional district
 * Marion Biggs
 * | Democratic
 * 1886
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.
 * nowrap |

✅ Anthony Caminetti (Democratic) 49%

George I. Blanchard (Republican) 48.6%

J. S. Witherell (Prohibition) 2.4%

! California's 3rd congressional district
 * Joseph McKenna
 * | Republican
 * 1884
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ Joseph McKenna (Republican) 55.4%

John P. Irish (Democratic) 42.5%

O. O. Felkner (Prohibition) 2.1%

! California's 4th congressional district
 * William W. Morrow
 * | Republican
 * 1884
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.
 * nowrap |

✅ John T. Cutting (Republican) 49.2%

Robert Ferral (Democratic) 45.1%

Thomas V. Cator (Socialist) 5.6%

Joseph Rowell (Prohibition) 0.2%

! California's 5th congressional district
 * Thomas J. Clunie
 * | Democratic
 * 1888
 * | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.
 * nowrap |

✅ Eugene F. Loud (Republican) 52.8%

Thomas J. Clunie (Democratic) 45.9%

E. F. Howe (Prohibition) 1.3%

! California's 6th congressional district
 * William Vandever
 * | Republican
 * 1886
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.
 * nowrap |

✅ William W. Bowers (Republican) 51.1%

W. J. Curtis (Democratic) 44.1%

O. R. Dougherty (Prohibition) 4.8%


 * }

Colorado
! CO At-large
 * Hosea Townsend
 * | Republican
 * 1888
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ Hosea Townsend (Republican) 51.3%

T. J. O'Donnell (Democratic) 41.3%

J. D. Burr (Independent) 12.0%


 * }

Delaware
! DE At-large New member elected Democratic hold.
 * John B. Penington
 * | Democratic
 * 1886
 * | Incumbent retired.
 * nowrap | ✅ John W. Causey (Democratic) 50.6%

Henry P. Carmon (Republican) 48.7%


 * }

Florida
! FL's 1st congressional district
 * Robert H. M. Davidson
 * | Democratic
 * 1876
 * | Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Democratic hold.
 * nowrap |

✅ Stephen R. Mallory Jr. (Democratic) 78.5%

Harrison Reed (Republican) 21.5%

! FL's 2nd congressional district
 * Robert Bullock
 * | Democratic
 * 1888
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ Robert Bullock (Democratic) 58.8%

Joseph Stripling (Republican) 41.2%


 * }

Idaho
[[File:1890 Idaho Representative election results.svg|thumb|200px|Results by county: {{legend|#d02923|Sweet}}

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{{legend|#8da9e2|50–60%}} ]] There were two elections to the new state of Idaho.

51st Congress
! ID At-large
 * colspan=3 | New district
 * | New seat. New member elected. Republican gain.
 * nowrap | ✅ Willis Sweet (Republican) 55.80%

Alex E. Mayhew (Democratic) 44.20%


 * }

52nd Congress
! ID At-large
 * Willis Sweet
 * | Republican
 * 1890
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ James B. Belford (Republican) 55.79%

Alex E. Mayhew (Democratic) 44.21%


 * }

Maine
! ME's 1st congressional district
 * Thomas B. Reed
 * | Republican
 * 1876
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ Thomas B. Reed (Republican) 57.18%

Melvin P. Frank (Democratic) 40.75%

Timothy B. Hussey (Prohibition) 1.90%

! ME's 2nd congressional district
 * Nelson Dingley Jr.
 * | Republican
 * 1881 (special)
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ Nelson Dingley Jr. (Republican) 58.03%

Charles E. Allen (Democratic) 39.35%

William H. Foster (Prohibition) 2.62%

! ME's 3rd congressional district
 * Seth L. Milliken
 * | Republican
 * 1882
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ Seth L. Milliken (Republican) 54.67%

Charles Baker (Democratic) 41.58%

Luther C. Bateman (Union Labor) 3.76%

! ME's 4th congressional district
 * Charles A. Boutelle
 * | Republican
 * 1882
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ Charles A. Boutelle (Republican) 56.49%

Josiah Crosby (Democratic) 40.06%

Volney B. Cushing (Prohibition) 3.46%


 * }

Massachusetts
! Massachusetts's 1st congressional district
 * Charles S. Randall
 * | Republican
 * 1888
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ Charles S. Randall (Republican) 53.76%

Charles R. Codman (Democratic) 40.17%

John D. Flint (Prohibition) 6.06%

! Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district
 * Elijah A. Morse
 * | Republican
 * 1888
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ Elijah A. Morse (Republican) 52.26%

Bushrod Morse (Democratic) 44.43%

Thomas J. Lathrop (Prohibition) 3.31%

! Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district
 * John F. Andrew
 * | Democratic
 * 1888
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ John F. Andrew (Democratic) 56.15%

Edward L. Pierce (Republican) 41.89%

John W. Field (Prohibition) 1.96%

! Massachusetts's 4th congressional district
 * Joseph Henry O'Neil
 * | Democratic
 * 1888
 * Incumbent re-elected
 * ✅ Joseph Henry O'Neil (Democratic) 72.47%

Thomas Copeland (Republican) 25.66%

George L. Dacy (Prohibition) 1.87%

! Massachusetts's 5th congressional district
 * Nathaniel P. Banks
 * | Republican
 * 1888
 * |Incumbent was not re-nominated. New member elected. Democratic gain.
 * nowrap | ✅ Sherman Hoar (Democratic) 53.00%

James A. Fox (Republican) 43.79%

James H. Roberts (Prohibition) 3.21%

! Massachusetts's 6th congressional district
 * Henry Cabot Lodge
 * | Republican
 * 1886
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ Henry Cabot Lodge (Republican) 50.01%

William Everett (Democratic) 46.44%

Charles E. Kimball (Prohibition) 3.55%

! Massachusetts's 7th congressional district
 * William Cogswell
 * | Republican
 * 1886
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ William Cogswell (Republican) 51.52%

Jonas H. French (Democratic) 44.98%

Jacob F. Spalding (Prohibition) 3.50%

! Massachusetts's 8th congressional district
 * Frederic T. Greenhalge
 * | Republican
 * 1888
 * | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.
 * nowrap | ✅ Moses T. Stevens (Democratic) 49.86%

Frederic T. Greenhalge (Republican) 47.93%

Nathaniel A. Glidden (Prohibition) 2.20%

! Massachusetts's 9th congressional district
 * John W. Candler
 * | Republican
 * 1888
 * | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.
 * nowrap | ✅ George Fred Williams (Democratic) 48.47%

John W. Candler (Republican) 47.95%

Melvin H. Walker (Prohibition) 3.57%

! Massachusetts's 10th congressional district
 * Joseph H. Walker
 * | Republican
 * 1888
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ Joseph H. Walker (Republican) 49.44%

Charles B. Pratt (Democratic) 46.33%

Herbert M. Small (Prohibition) 4.23%

! Massachusetts's 11th congressional district
 * Rodney Wallace
 * | Republican
 * 1888
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic gain.
 * nowrap | ✅ Frederick S. Coolidge (Democratic) 40.00%

Timothy G. Spaulding (Republican) 39.36%

Myron P. Walker (Ind. Republican) 15.22%

Henry C. Smith (Prohibition) 5.42%

! Massachusetts's 12th congressional district
 * Francis W. Rockwell
 * | Republican
 * 1884
 * | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.
 * nowrap | ✅ John C. Crosby (Democratic) 49.02%

Francis W. Rockwell (Republican) 47.48%

John Bascom (Prohibition) 3.50%


 * }

Mississippi
! MS's 1st congressional district
 * John M. Allen
 * | Democratic
 * 1884
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ John M. Allen (Democratic) 100%

! MS's 2nd congressional district
 * James B. Morgan
 * | Democratic
 * 1884
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.
 * nowrap | ✅ John C. Kyle (Democratic) 67.07%

George M. Buchanan (Republican) 32.93%

! MS's 3rd congressional district
 * Thomas C. Catchings
 * | Democratic
 * 1884
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ Thomas C. Catchings (Democratic) 75.85%

James Hill (Republican) 24.15%

! MS's 4th congressional district
 * Clarke Lewis
 * | Democratic
 * 1888
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ Clarke Lewis (Democratic) 80.52%

W. D. Frazee (Republican) 19.48%

! MS's 5th congressional district
 * Chapman L. Anderson
 * | Democratic
 * 1886
 * | Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Democratic hold.
 * nowrap |

✅ Joseph H. Beeman (Democratic) 100%

! MS's 6th congressional district
 * T. R. Stockdale
 * | Democratic
 * 1886
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ T. R. Stockdale (Democratic) 71.25%

H. C. Griffin (Republican) 28.75%

! MS's 7th congressional district
 * Charles E. Hooker
 * | Democratic
 * 1886
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ Charles E. Hooker (Democratic) 75.60%

J. M. Matthews (Republican) 24.40%


 * }

Montana
! MT At-large
 * Thomas H. Carter
 * | Republican
 * 1889
 * | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.
 * nowrap | ✅ William W. Dixon (Democratic) 49.57%

Thomas H. Carter (Republican) 48.66%

W. T. Field (Labor) 1.25%

Andrew L. Corbly (Prohibition) 0.52%


 * }

Nebraska


! NE's 1st congressional district
 * William J. Connell
 * | Republican
 * 1888
 * | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.
 * nowrap | ✅ William Jennings Bryan (Democratic ) 44.49%

William J. Connell (Republican) 35.26%

Allen Root (Populist) 17.95%

E. H. Chapin (Prohibition) 2.30%

! NE's 2nd congressional district
 * Gilbert L. Laws
 * | Republican
 * 1889 (special)
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Populist gain.
 * nowrap | ✅ William A. McKeighan (Populist) 61.09%

N. V. Harlan (Republican) 36.85%

L. B. Palmer (Prohibition) 2.06%

! NE's 3rd congressional district
 * George W. E. Dorsey
 * | Republican
 * 1884
 * | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Populist gain.
 * nowrap | ✅ Omer M. Kem (Populist) 39.98%

George W. E. Dorsey (Republican) 31.95%

William H. Thompson (Democratic) 28.07%


 * }

North Carolina
! NC's 1st congressional district
 * Thomas G. Skinner
 * | Democratic

1883 (special)

1886 (retired)

1888


 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.
 * nowrap | ✅ William A. B. Branch (Democratic) 56.23%

Claude M. Bernard (Republican) 43.39%

Decatur W. Jarvis (Prohibition) 0.38%

! NC's 2nd congressional district
 * Henry P. Cheatham
 * | Republican
 * 1888
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ Henry P. Cheatham (Republican) 51.66%

James M. Mewborne (Democratic) 47.91%

! NC's 3rd congressional district
 * Charles W. McClammy
 * | Democratic
 * 1886
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.
 * nowrap | ✅ Benjamin F. Grady (Democratic) 66.98%

George C. Scurlock (Republican) 32.97%

! NC's 4th congressional district
 * Benjamin H. Bunn
 * | Democratic
 * 1888
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ Benjamin H. Bunn (Democratic) 59.80%

Alexander McIver (Republican) 39.09%

James M. Templeton (Prohibition) 1.09%

! NC's 5th congressional district
 * John M. Brower
 * | Republican
 * 1886
 * | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.
 * nowrap | ✅ Archibald H.A. Williams (Democratic) 52.55%

John M. Brower (Republican) 46.24%

Charles H. Ireland (Prohibition) 0.64%

Charles H. Moore (Independent Republican) 0.56%

! NC's 6th congressional district
 * Alfred Rowland
 * | Democratic
 * 1886
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.
 * nowrap | ✅ Sydenham B. Alexander (Democratic) 66.62%

Richard M. Norment (Republican) 33.37%

! NC's 7th congressional district
 * John S. Henderson
 * | Democratic
 * 1884
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ John S. Henderson (Democratic) 57.41%

Pleasant C. Thomas (Republican) 40.22%

Thomas M. George (Prohibition) 2.34%

! NC's 8th congressional district
 * William H. H. Cowles
 * | Democratic
 * 1884
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ William H. H. Cowles (Democratic) 53.67%

Edward W. Faucette (Republican) 45.36%

Samuel M. McCall (Independent) 0.94%

! NC's 9th congressional district
 * Hamilton G. Ewart
 * | Republican
 * 1888
 * | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.
 * nowrap | ✅ William T. Crawford (Democratic) 51.83%

Hamilton G. Ewart (Republican) 48.17%


 * }

North Dakota
! ND At-large
 * Henry C. Hansbrough
 * | Republican
 * 1889
 * | Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Republican hold.
 * nowrap | ✅ Martin N. Johnson (Republican) 59.03%

John D. Benton (Democratic) 40.97%


 * }

Ohio
The Ohio Legislature redistricted the state between censuses. Coupled with other Democratic gains, this redistricting gave the Democrats a nine-seat net gain.

! Ohio's 1st congressional district
 * Benjamin Butterworth
 * | Republican
 * 1884
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.
 * nowrap |

✅ Bellamy Storer (Republican) 53.7%

Otway Cosgrove (Democratic) 46.3%

! Ohio's 2nd congressional district
 * John A. Caldwell
 * | Republican
 * 1888
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ John A. Caldwell (Republican) 60.6%

Alexander Long (Democratic) 39.4%

! rowspan=2 | Ohio's 3rd congressional district
 * Elihu S. Williams
 * | Republican
 * 1886
 * | Incumbent retired. Republican loss.
 * rowspan=2 nowrap |

✅ George W. Houk (Democratic) 53.3%

Henry Lee Morey (Republican) 46.7%


 * Henry Lee Morey Redistricted from the 7th district
 * | Republican
 * 1888
 * | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.
 * | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.

! Ohio's 4th congressional district
 * Samuel S. Yoder
 * | Democratic
 * 1886
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.
 * nowrap |

✅ Martin K. Gantz (Democratic) 51.8%

William P. Orr (Republican) 48.2%

! Ohio's 5th congressional district
 * George E. Seney
 * | Democratic
 * 1886
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.
 * nowrap |

✅ Fernando C. Layton (Democratic) 55.8%

Lawrence W. Stroup (Republican) 44.2%

! Ohio's 6th congressional district
 * Melvin M. Boothman
 * | Republican
 * 1886
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic gain.
 * nowrap |

✅ Dennis D. Donovan (Democratic) 52.4%

Joseph H. Brigham (Republican) 47.6%

! Ohio's 7th congressional district
 * William E. Haynes Redistricted from the 10th district
 * | Democratic
 * 1888
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ William E. Haynes (Democratic) 51.6%

James M. Ashley (Republican) 48.4%

! Ohio's 8th congressional district
 * Robert P. Kennedy
 * | Republican
 * 1886
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic gain.
 * nowrap |

✅ Darius D. Hare (Democratic) 50.3%

Charles Foster (Republican) 49.7%

! rowspan=2 | Ohio's 9th congressional district
 * William C. Cooper
 * | Republican
 * 1884
 * | Incumbent retired. Republican loss.
 * rowspan=2 nowrap |

✅ Joseph H. Outhwaite (Democratic) 54.1%

Thomas B. Wilson (Republican) 45.9%


 * Joseph H. Outhwaite Redistricted from the 13th district
 * | Democratic
 * 1884
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * Incumbent re-elected.

! Ohio's 10th congressional district
 * colspan=3 | None (new district)
 * | New district. Republican gain.
 * nowrap |

✅ Robert E. Doan (Republican) 54.4%

John Quincy Smith (Democratic) 45.6%

! Ohio's 11th congressional district
 * Albert C. Thompson
 * | Republican
 * 1886
 * | Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Democratic gain.
 * nowrap |

✅ John M. Pattison (Democratic) 55.0%

DeWitt Clinton Loudon (Republican) 45.0%

! Ohio's 12th congressional district
 * Jacob J. Pugsley
 * | Republican
 * 1886
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.
 * nowrap |

✅ William H. Enochs (Republican) 63.2%

Ezra V. Dean (Democratic) 36.8%

! Ohio's 13th congressional district
 * colspan=3 | None (new district)
 * | New district. Democratic gain.
 * nowrap |

✅ James I. Dungan (Democratic) 52.4%

William T. Lewis (Republican) 47.6%

! rowspan=2 | Ohio's 14th congressional district
 * Charles Preston Wickham
 * | Republican
 * 1886
 * | Incumbent retired. Republican loss.
 * rowspan=2 nowrap |

✅ James W. Owens (Democratic) 54.9%

Samuel Slade (Republican) 45.1%


 * James W. Owens Redistricted from the 16th district
 * | Democratic
 * 1888
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * Incumbent re-elected.

! Ohio's 15th congressional district
 * Charles H. Grosvenor
 * | Republican
 * 1886
 * | Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Democratic gain.
 * nowrap |

✅ Michael D. Harter (Democratic) 55.2%

George L. Sackett (Republican) 44.8%

! Ohio's 16th congressional district
 * William McKinley Redistricted from the 18th district
 * | Republican
 * 1886
 * | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.
 * nowrap |

✅ John G. Warwick (Democratic) 50.4%

William McKinley (Republican) 49.6%

! Ohio's 17th congressional district
 * colspan=3 | None (new district)
 * | New district. Democratic gain.
 * nowrap |

✅ Albert J. Pearson (Democratic) 51.2%

Christian L. Poorman (Republican) 58.8%

! Ohio's 18th congressional district
 * Joseph D. Taylor Redistricted from the 17th district
 * | Republican
 * 1886
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ Joseph D. Taylor (Republican) 59.1%

Henry H. McFadden (Democratic) 40.9%

! Ohio's 19th congressional district
 * Ezra B. Taylor
 * | Republican
 * 1880
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ Ezra B. Taylor (Republican) 61.9%

Thomas E. Hoyt (Democratic) 38.1%

! Ohio's 20th congressional district
 * Martin L. Smyser
 * | Republican
 * 1888
 * | Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Republican hold.
 * nowrap |

✅ Vincent A. Taylor (Republican) 60.6%

Harlan L. Stewart (Democratic) 39.4%

! Ohio's 21st congressional district
 * Theodore E. Burton
 * | Republican
 * 1888
 * | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.
 * nowrap |

✅ Tom L. Johnson (Democratic) 55.3%

Theodore E. Burton (Republican) 44.7%


 * }

South Carolina
! SC's 1st congressional district
 * Samuel Dibble
 * | Democratic
 * 1882
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.
 * nowrap |

✅ William H. Brawley (Democratic) 84.2%

William D. Crum (Republican) 15.7%

Others 0.1%

! SC's 2nd congressional district
 * George D. Tillman
 * | Democratic
 * 1878
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ George D. Tillman (Democratic) 85.5%

Seymour E. Smith (Republican) 14.3%

Others 0.2%

! SC's 3rd congressional district
 * James S. Cothran
 * | Democratic
 * 1886
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.
 * nowrap |

✅ George Johnstone (Democratic) 91.4%

John R. Tolbert (Republican) 8.2%

Others 0.4%

! SC's 4th congressional district
 * William H. Perry
 * | Democratic
 * 1884
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.
 * nowrap |

✅ George W. Shell (Democratic) 81.9%

J. F. Ensor (Republican) 17.8%

Others 0.3%

! SC's 5th congressional district
 * John J. Hemphill
 * | Democratic
 * 1882
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ John J. Hemphill (Democratic) 87.1%

G. G. Alexander (Republican) 12.2%

Others 0.7%

! SC's 6th congressional district
 * George W. Dargan
 * | Democratic
 * 1882
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.
 * nowrap |

✅ Eli T. Stackhouse (Democratic) 78.8%

Edmund H. Deas (Republican) 20.5%

Others 0.7%

! SC's 7th congressional district
 * Thomas E. Miller
 * | Republican
 * 1888
 * | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.
 * nowrap |

✅ William Elliott (Democratic) 44.4%

Thomas E. Miller (Republican) 38.8%

E. M. Brayton (Ind. Republican) 16.5%

Others 0.3%


 * }

South Dakota
! rowspan=2 | SD At-large 2 seats on a general ticket
 * John Pickler
 * | Republican
 * nowrap | 1889
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap rowspan=2 |

✅ John Pickler (Republican) 22.65%

✅ John R. Gamble (Republican) 22.45%

F. A. Leavitt (Independent) 16.18%

Fred Zipp (Independent) 16.12%

F. A. Clark (Democratic) 11.39%

W. Y. Quigley (Democratic) 11.22%


 * Oscar S. Gifford
 * | Republican
 * nowrap | 1889
 * | Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Republican hold.
 * | Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Republican hold.


 * }

Tennessee
! TN's 1st congressional district
 * Alfred A. Taylor
 * | Republican
 * 1888
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ Alfred A. Taylor (Republican) 48.98%

Roderick R. Butler (Ind. Republican) 45.79%

A. J. Buenner (Prohibition) 4.54%

P. M. Kiser (Ind. Democratic) 0.69%

! TN's 2nd congressional district
 * Leonidas C. Houk
 * | Republican
 * 1878
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ Leonidas C. Houk (Republican) 60.13%

J. C. Williams (Democratic) 34.75%

S. W. Williams (Democratic) 3.43%

W. C. Murphy (Prohibition) 1.70%

! TN's 3rd congressional district
 * Henry C. Evans
 * | Republican
 * 1888
 * |Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.
 * nowrap |

✅ Henry C. Snodgrass (Democratic) 50.25%

Henry C. Evans (Republican) 48.35%

J. E. Rogers (Prohibition) 1.40%

! TN's 4th congressional district
 * Benton McMillin
 * | Democratic
 * 1878
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ Benton McMillin (Democratic) 64.03%

C. W. Garrett (Republican) 33.66%

J. R. Goodpasture (Prohibition) 2.31%

! TN's 5th congressional district
 * James D. Richardson
 * | Democratic
 * 1884
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ James D. Richardson (Democratic) 69.02%

P. C. Smithsen (Republican) 23.24%

H. R. Moore (Prohibition) 6.93%

P. C. Isbell (Independent) 0.82%

! TN's 6th congressional district
 * Joseph E. Washington
 * | Democratic
 * 1886
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ Joseph E. Washington (Democratic) 74.40%

Samuel M. Watson (Republican) 17.29%

W. D. Turnley (Prohibition) 8.31%

! TN's 7th congressional district
 * Washington C. Whitthorne
 * | Democratic
 * 1886
 * |Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.
 * nowrap |

✅ Nicholas N. Cox (Democratic) 60.86%

A. M. Hughes (Republican) 31.51%

John Graham (Prohibition) 7.63%

! TN's 8th congressional district
 * Benjamin A. Enloe
 * | Democratic
 * 1886
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ Benjamin A. Enloe (Democratic) 64.07%

J. R. McKinney (Republican) 23.01%

George McCall (Republican) 7.41%

James T. Warren (Prohibition) 5.51%

! TN's 9th congressional district
 * Rice A. Pierce
 * | Democratic
 * 1888
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ Rice A. Pierce (Democratic) 70.64%

W. F. Poston (Republican) 22.94%

J. B. Cummings (Prohibition) 6.43%

! TN's 10th congressional district
 * James Phelan Jr.
 * | Democratic
 * 1886
 * |Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.
 * ✅ Josiah Patterson (Democratic) 74.95%

L. B. Eaton (Republican) 24.38%

G. H. McClowan (Prohibition) 0.33%

W. A. Ealey (Unknown) 0.20%

J. W. Ewing (Unknown) 0.15%


 * }

Utah
See Non-voting delegates below.

Vermont
! VT's 1st congressional district
 * John W. Stewart
 * | Republican
 * 1882
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.
 * nowrap | ✅ H. Henry Powers (Republican) 66.5%

Thomas W. Moloney (Democratic) 33.4%

! VT's 2nd congressional district
 * William W. Grout
 * | Republican
 * 1884
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ William W. Grout (Republican) 66.8%

Stephen C. Shurtleff (Democratic) 33.1%


 * }

Virginia
! VA's 1st congressional district
 * Thomas H. B. Browne
 * | Republican
 * 1886
 * | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.
 * nowrap | ✅ William A. Jones (Democratic) 54.3%

Thomas H. B. Browne (Republican) 45.2%

! VA's 2nd congressional district
 * George E. Bowden
 * | Republican
 * 1886
 * | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.
 * nowrap | ✅ John W. Lawson (Democratic) 50.7%

George E. Bowden (Republican) 46.3%

! VA's 3rd congressional district
 * Edmund Waddill Jr.
 * | Republican
 * 1888
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic gain.
 * nowrap | ✅ George D. Wise (Democratic) 99.9%

! VA's 4th congressional district
 * John M. Langston
 * | Republican
 * 1888
 * | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.
 * nowrap | ✅ James F. Epes (Democratic) 57.1%

John M. Langston (Republican) 42.8%

! VA's 5th congressional district
 * Posey G. Lester
 * | Democratic
 * 1888
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ Posey G. Lester (Democratic) 82.0%

S. C. Adams (Independent) 10.6%

J. Ring (Independent) 7.4%

! VA's 6th congressional district
 * Paul C. Edmunds
 * | Democratic
 * 1886
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ Paul C. Edmunds (Democratic) 92.6%

William J. Shelburne (Prohibition) 7.2%

! VA's 7th congressional district
 * Charles T. O'Ferrall
 * | Democratic
 * 1884
 * Incumbent re-elected
 * nowrap | ✅ Charles T. O'Ferrall (Democratic) 89.0%

I. M. Underwood (Prohibition) 10.7%

! VA's 8th congressional district
 * William H. F. Lee
 * | Democratic
 * 1886
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ William H. F. Lee (Democratic) 57.0%

Frank Hume (Ind. Democratic) 43.0%

! VA's 9th congressional district
 * John A. Buchanan
 * | Democratic
 * 1888
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ John A. Buchanan (Democratic) 56.1%

George T. Mills (Republican) 43.9%

! VA's 10th congressional district
 * Henry St. George Tucker
 * | Democratic
 * 1888
 * Incumbent re-elected
 * nowrap | ✅ Henry St. George Tucker (Democratic) 94.6%

A. J. Taylor (Independent) 5.2%


 * }

Washington
! WA At-large
 * John L. Wilson
 * | Republican
 * 1888
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ John L. Wilson (Republican) 56.0%

Thomas Carroll (Democratic) 44.0%


 * }

West Virginia
! WV's 1st congressional district
 * George W. Atkinson
 * | Republican
 * 1888
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic gain.
 * nowrap | ✅ John O. Pendleton (Democratic) 49.62%

William P. Hubbard (Republican) 49.03%

Francis M. Lynch (Prohibition) 1.16%

C. H. Davis (Union Labor) 0.20%

! WV's 2nd congressional district
 * William L. Wilson
 * | Democratic
 * 1882
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ William L. Wilson (Democratic) 51.20%

George Hourian (Republican) 48.39%

Aaron Baker (Prohibition) 0.36%

John M. Hancock (Union Labor) 0.05%

! WV's 3rd congressional district
 * John D. Alderson
 * | Democratic
 * 1888
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ John D. Alderson (Democratic) 56.06%

Theophilus Gaines (Republican) 43.29%

J. E. Middleton (Prohibition) 0.65%

! WV's 4th congressional district
 * Charles B. Smith
 * | Republican
 * 1888
 * | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.
 * nowrap | ✅ James Capehart (Democratic) 51.09%

Charles B. Smith (Republican) 48.40%

M. S. Hall (Prohibition) 0.52%


 * }

Wisconsin
Wisconsin elected nine members of congress on Election Day, November 4, 1890.

! WI's 1st congressional district
 * Lucien B. Caswell
 * | Republican
 * 1884
 * | Incumbent lost re-nomination. New member elected. Democratic gain.
 * nowrap |

✅ Clinton Babbitt (Democratic) 48.3%

Henry Allen Cooper (Republican) 47.3%

Stephen Faville (Prohibition) 4.4%

! WI's 2nd congressional district
 * Charles Barwig
 * | Democratic
 * 1888
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ Charles Barwig (Democratic) 65.8%

D. C. Van Brunt (Republican) 34.2%

! WI's 3rd congressional district
 * Robert M. La Follette
 * | Republican
 * 1884
 * | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.
 * nowrap |

✅ Allen R. Bushnell (Democratic) 49.2%

Robert M. La Follette (Republican) 46.2%

Marion Ames (Prohibition) 4.7%

! WI's 4th congressional district
 * Isaac W. Van Schaick
 * | Republican
 * 1888
 * | Incumbent declined re-nomination. New member elected. Democratic gain.
 * nowrap |

✅ John L. Mitchell (Democratic) 56.0%

Robert C. Spencer (Republican) 40.0%

Robert C. Schilling (Union Labor) 3.6%

Charles E. Reed (Prohibition) 0.3%

! WI's 5th congressional district
 * George H. Brickner
 * | Democratic
 * 1888
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ George H. Brickner (Democratic) 67.2%

Thomas M. Blackstock (Republican) 30.7%

George McKenney (Prohibition) 2.1%

! WI's 6th congressional district
 * Charles B. Clark
 * | Republican
 * 1886
 * | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.
 * nowrap |

✅ Lucas M. Miller (Democratic) 51.7%

Charles B. Clark (Republican) 44.5%

George W. Gates (Prohibition) 3.8%

! WI's 7th congressional district
 * Ormsby B. Thomas
 * | Republican
 * 1884
 * | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.
 * nowrap |

✅ Frank P. Coburn (Democratic) 50.8%

Ormsby B. Thomas (Republican) 44.2%

Sylvanus Holmes (Prohibition) 4.9%

! WI's 8th congressional district
 * Nils P. Haugen
 * | Republican
 * 1887
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ Nils P. Haugen (Republican) 49.2%

William F. Bailey (Democratic) 42.7%

W. C. Jones (Prohibition) 8.1%

! WI's 9th congressional district
 * Myron H. McCord
 * | Republican
 * 1888
 * | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.
 * nowrap |

✅ Thomas Lynch (Democratic) 54.4%

Myron H. McCord (Republican) 42.6%

J. H. Vrooman (Prohibition) 2.9%

George Wilbur Peck (Write-in) 0.1%


 * }

Wyoming
Republican Clarence D. Clark was elected over Democrat George T. Beck in a single ballot both to finish the current term (ending 1891) and the next term (beginning 1891).

! WY At-large
 * colspan=3 | Vacant (new seat)
 * | New member elected. Republican gain.
 * nowrap | ✅ Clarence D. Clark (Republican) 58.22%

George T. Beck (Democratic) 41.78%


 * }

51st Congress
! Oklahoma Territory At-large
 * colspan=3 | New seat
 * | New seat. New delegate elected to finish the current term. Republican gain.
 * nowrap |

✅ David Archibald Harvey (Republican)


 * }

52nd Congress
! Arizona Territory At-large

! New Mexico Territory At-large

! Oklahoma Territory At-large
 * colspan=3 | New seat
 * | New seat. New delegate elected to the next term. Republican gain.
 * nowrap |

✅ David Archibald Harvey (Republican)

! Utah Territory At-large
 * John T. Caine
 * | Populist
 * 1882
 * Incumbent re-elected
 * nowrap | ✅ John T. Caine (Populist)


 * }