1894 United States House of Representatives elections

The 1894 United States House of Representatives elections were held from June 4, 1894, to November 6, 1894, with special elections throughout the year. Elections were held to elect representatives from all 356 congressional districts across each of the 44 U.S. states at the time, as well as non-voting delegates from the inhabited U.S. territories. The winners of this election served in the 54th Congress, with seats apportioned among the states based on the 1890 United States census.

The elections comprised a significant political realignment, with a major Republican landslide that set the stage for the decisive election of 1896. The 1894 elections came in the middle of Democratic President Grover Cleveland's second term. The nation was in its deepest economic depression yet following the Panic of 1893, which pushed economic issues to the forefront. In the spring, a major coal strike damaged the economy of the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic. It was accompanied by violence; the miners lost and many joined the Populist Party. Immediately after the coal strike concluded, Eugene V. Debs led a nationwide railroad strike. It shut down the nation's transportation system west of Detroit for weeks, until President Cleveland's use of federal troops ended the strike. Debs went to prison for disobeying a court order. Illinois Governor John Peter Altgeld, a Democrat, broke bitterly with Cleveland.

The fragmented and disoriented Democratic Party was crushed everywhere outside of the South, losing more than 55% of its seats to the Republican Party. The Democrats did so poorly that even in the South, they lost seats to the Republican-Populist electoral fusion in Alabama, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas. The Democrats ultimately lost 127 seats in this election, with the Republicans gaining 130 seats after the resolution of several contested elections.

The Democratic Party failed to win one seat in twenty-four states and only won one seat in six states. Prominent Democrats in the house including Richard P. Bland, William S. Holman, William M. Springer, and William L. Wilson were defeated in the election. As of 2022, the 1894 election represents the largest seat swing in a single election in the history of the House of Representatives; the only other occasion where a political party has suffered triple-digit losses was in 1932.

The main issues revolved around the severe economic depression, which the Republicans blamed on the conservative Bourbon Democrats led by Cleveland. Cleveland supporters lost heavily, weakening their hold on the party and setting the stage for an 1896 takeover by the free silver wing of the party. The Populist Party ran candidates in the South and Midwest, but generally lost ground outside of the South. The Democrats tried to raise a religious issue, claiming the GOP was in cahoots with the anti-Catholic American Protective Association; the allegations seem to have fallen flat as Catholics swung towards the GOP.

Special elections
15 special elections took place in 1894 leading up to and following the general election. They are listed below in order of election date then by state and district. Republicans flipped 3 seats in the special elections in New York's 14th, Kentucky's 9th, and Maryland's 5th congressional districts.

! VA's 7th congressional district
 * Charles T. O'Ferrall
 * | Democratic
 * 1884 (special)
 * | Incumbent resigned December 28, 1893 after being elected Governor of Virginia. New member elected January 30, 1894. Democratic hold. Winner later re-elected in November; see below.
 * nowrap |

✅ Smith S. Turner (Democratic) 65.09%

E. D. Root (Republican) 34.59%

Basil Gordon (unknown) 0.32%

! New York's 14th congressional district
 * John R. Fellows
 * | Democratic
 * 1890
 * | Incumbent resigned December 31, 1893 to become District Attorney of New York City. New member elected January 30, 1894. Republican gain. Winner later re-elected in November; see below.
 * nowrap |

✅ Lemuel E. Quigg (Republican) 49.62%

William L. Brown (Democratic) 46.14%

Daniel De Leon (Socialist Labor) 2.46%

George Munro (Prohibition) 0.90%

George A. Hunter (Populist) 0.88%

! Pennsylvania At-large
 * William Lilly
 * | Republican
 * 1892
 * | Incumbent died December 1, 1893. New member elected February 26, 1894. Republican hold.
 * nowrap |

✅ Galusha A. Grow (Republican)

! South Carolina's 1st congressional district
 * William H. Brawley
 * | Democratic
 * 1890
 * | Incumbent resigned February 12, 1894, to become judge for the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina. New member elected April 12, 1894. Democratic hold.
 * nowrap |

✅ James F. Izlar (Democratic)

! Maryland's 1st congressional district
 * Robert F. Brattan
 * | Democratic
 * 1892
 * | Incumbent died May 10, 1894. New member elected November 6, 1894. Democratic hold.
 * nowrap |

✅ W. Laird Henry (Democratic)

! Ohio's 3rd congressional district
 * George W. Houk
 * | Democratic
 * 1890
 * | Incumbent died February 9, 1894. New member elected May 21, 1894. Democratic hold.
 * nowrap |

✅ Paul J. Sorg (Democratic)

! Wisconsin's 7th congressional district
 * George B. Shaw
 * | Republican
 * 1892
 * | Incumbent died August 27, 1894. New member elected November 6, 1894. Republican hold.
 * nowrap |

✅ Michael Griffin (Republican) 57.8%

George W. Levis (Democratic) 32.5%

Clement H. Van Worner (Populist) 5.3%

Edward Berg (Prohibition) 4.1%

William F. Button (Independent) 0.4%

! Alabama's 3rd congressional district
 * William C. Oates
 * | Democratic
 * 1880
 * | Incumbent resigned November 5, 1894, after being elected Governor of Alabama. New member elected November 6, 1894. Democratic hold.
 * nowrap |

✅ George P. Harrison Jr. (Democratic)

! KY's 9th congressional district
 * Thomas H. Paynter
 * | Democratic
 * 1888
 * | Incumbent resigned January 5, 1895, having been elected to the Kentucky Court of Appeals. New member elected November 6, 1894, but didn't take his seat until March 4, 1895. Republican gain.
 * nowrap |

✅ Samuel J. Pugh (Republican)

! Maryland's 5th congressional district
 * Barnes Compton
 * | Democratic
 * 1884 1890 (lost contest) 1890
 * | Incumbent resigned May 15, 1894, to become a naval officer. New member elected November 6, 1894. Republican gain.
 * nowrap |

✅ Charles E. Coffin (Republican)

! Arkansas's 2nd congressional district
 * Clifton R. Breckinridge
 * | Democratic
 * 1882
 * | Incumbent resigned August 14, 1894, to become U.S. Minister to Russia. New member elected December 3, 1894. Democratic hold.
 * nowrap |

✅ John S. Little (Democratic)

! Kentucky's 10th congressional district
 * Marcus C. Lisle
 * | Democratic
 * 1892
 * | Incumbent died July 7, 1894. New member elected December 3, 1894. Democratic hold.
 * nowrap |

✅ William M. Beckner (Democratic)

! Louisiana's 4th congressional district
 * Newton C. Blanchard
 * | Democratic
 * 1880
 * | Incumbent resigned March 12, 1894, to become a U.S. Senator. New member elected December 3, 1894. Democratic hold.
 * nowrap |

✅ Henry W. Ogden (Democratic)

! Ohio's 2nd congressional district
 * John A. Caldwell
 * | Republican
 * 1888
 * | Incumbent resigned April 4, 1894, to become Mayor of Cincinnati. New member elected December 3, 1894. Republican hold.
 * nowrap |

✅ Jacob H. Bromwell (Republican)

! New York's 15th congressional district
 * Ashbel P. Fitch
 * | Democratic
 * 1886
 * | Incumbent resigned December 26, 1893, to become New York City Comptroller. New member elected December 30, 1894. Democratic hold.
 * nowrap |

✅ Isidor Straus (Democratic)


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Early election dates
In 1894, three states, with 8 seats among them, held elections early:
 * June 4 Oregon
 * September 4 Vermont
 * September 10 Maine

California
! California's 1st congressional district
 * Thomas J. Geary
 * | Democratic
 * 1890
 * | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.
 * nowrap |

✅ John All Barham (Republican) 41.1%

Thomas J. Geary (Democratic) 37.0%

Roger F. Grigsby (Populist) 19.7%

J. R. Gregory (Prohibition)

! California's 2nd congressional district
 * Anthony Caminetti
 * | Democratic
 * 1890
 * | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.
 * nowrap |

✅ Grove L. Johnson (Republican) 43.0%

Anthony Caminetti (Democratic) 35.1%

Burdelli Cornell (Populist) 20.0%

Elam Briggs (Prohibition) 1.9%

! California's 3rd congressional district
 * Warren B. English
 * | Democratic
 * 1892 (contested)
 * | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.
 * nowrap |

✅ Samuel G. Hilborn (Republican) 45.5%

Warren B. English (Democratic) 37.8%

W. A. Vann (Populist) 14.9%

L. B. Scranton (Prohibition) 1.8%

! California's 4th congressional district
 * James G. Maguire
 * | Democratic
 * 1892
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ James G. Maguire (Democratic) 48.3%

Thomas Bowles Shannon (Republican) 32.0%

B. K. Collier (Populist) 18.4%

Joseph Rowell (Prohibition) 1.3%

! California's 5th congressional district
 * Eugene F. Loud
 * | Republican
 * 1890
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ Eugene F. Loud (Republican) 36.8%

Joseph P. Kelly (Democratic) 23.0%

James T. Rogers (Populist) 21.5%

James Denman (Prohibition) 18.7%

! California's 6th congressional district
 * Marion Cannon
 * | Populist
 * 1892
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain.
 * nowrap |

✅ James McLachlan (Republican) 44.3%

George S. Patton (Democratic) 27.6%

W. C. Bowman (Populist) 23.1%

J. E. McComas (Prohibition) 5.0%

! California's 7th congressional district
 * William W. Bowers
 * | Republican
 * 1890
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ William W. Bowers (Republican) 42.9%

W. H. Alford (Democratic) 28.2%

J. L. Gilbert (Populist) 25.0%

W. H. Somers (Prohibition) 3.9%


 * }

Delaware
! DE At-large
 * John W. Causey
 * | Democratic
 * 1892
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain.
 * nowrap | ✅ Jonathan S. Willis (Republican) 50.83%

Samuel Bancroft (Democratic) 47.5%

W. W. Bullock (Prohibition) 1.5%

John P. Donahue (Ind. Democratic) 0.17%


 * }

Florida
! FL's 1st congressional district
 * Stephen R. Mallory
 * | Democratic
 * 1890
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.
 * nowrap |

✅ Stephen M. Sparkman (Democratic) 85.3%

D. L. McKinnon (Populist) 14.7%

! FL's 2nd congressional district
 * Charles Merian Cooper
 * | Democratic
 * 1892
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ Charles Merian Cooper (Democratic) 79.8%

Montholom Atkinson (Populist) 20.2%


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Idaho
! Idaho At-large
 * Willis Sweet
 * | Republican
 * 1890
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.
 * nowrap | ✅ Edgar Wilson (Republican) 43.38%

James Gunn (Populist) 31.53%

James M. Ballatine (Democratic) 24.37%

William J. Boone (Prohibition) 0.72%


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Maine
! ME's 1st congressional district
 * Thomas B. Reed
 * | Republican
 * 1876
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ Thomas B. Reed (Republican) 63.53%

John Deering (Democratic) 33.10%

Linus Seely (Prohibition) 2.20%

James E. Campion (Populist) 1.17%

! ME's 2nd congressional district
 * Nelson Dingley Jr.
 * | Republican
 * 1881 (special)
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ Nelson Dingley Jr. (Republican) 63.74%

Daniel J. McGillicuddy (Democratic) 28.38%

Elbert Y. Turner (Populist) 5.96%

Edward W. Ogier (Prohibition) 1.92%

! ME's 3rd congressional district
 * Seth L. Milliken
 * | Republican
 * 1882
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ Seth L. Milliken (Republican) 64.78%

Moses R. Leighton (Democratic) 25.55%

George C. Sheldon (Populist) 7.62%

William S. Thompson (Prohibition) 2.05%

! ME's 4th congressional district
 * Charles A. Boutelle
 * | Republican
 * 1882
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ Charles A. Boutelle (Republican) 65.46%

Al L. Simpson	(Democratic) 25.90%

Oliver D. Chapman (Populist) 4.98%

Charles W. Johnston (Prohibition) 3.66%


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Massachusetts
! MA's 1st congressional district
 * Ashley B. Wright
 * | Republican
 * 1892
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ Ashley B. Wright (Republican) 55.2%

Addison L. Green (Democratic) 39.2%

Augustus R. Smith (Prohibition) 3.3%

Jonathan Johnson (Populist) 2.3%

! MA's 2nd congressional district
 * Frederick H. Gillett
 * | Republican
 * 1892
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ Frederick H. Gillett (Republican) 61.4%

Edward A. Hall (Democratic) 31.4%

George M. Stearns (Populist) 4.2%

Hubbard Lawrence (Unknown) 3.0%

! MA's 3rd congressional district
 * Joseph H. Walker
 * | Republican
 * 1888
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ Joseph H. Walker (Republican) 59.4%

Charles Haggerty (Democratic) 35.6%

Henry S. Brown (Populist) 2.55%

George F. Wright (Prohibition) 2.45%

! MA's 4th congressional district
 * Lewis D. Apsley
 * | Republican
 * 1892
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ Lewis D. Apsley (Republican) 64.9%

John J. Desmond (Democratic) 32.2%

Bertram Sparhawk (Populist) 3.0%

! MA's 5th congressional district
 * Moses T. Stevens
 * | Democratic
 * 1890
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain.
 * nowrap |

✅ William S. Knox (Republican) 51.7%

George W. Fifield (Democratic) 44.4%

Hiram W. Eastman (Populist) 2.7%

Warren F. Taylor (Prohibition) 1.1%

! MA's 6th congressional district
 * William Cogswell
 * | Republican
 * 1886
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ William Cogswell (Republican) 68.3%

Henry B. Little (Democratic) 24.2%

Joseph K. Harris (Populist) 7.5%

! MA's 7th congressional district
 * William Everett
 * | Democratic
 * 1893 (special)
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain.
 * nowrap |

✅ William Emerson Barrett (Republican) 57.8%

Samuel K. Hamilton (Democratic) 33.7%

Walter L. Ramsdell (Populist) 4.6%

George Buttrick (Prohibition) 2.9%

George R. Peare (Socialist Labor) 1.1%

! MA's 8th congressional district
 * Samuel W. McCall
 * | Republican
 * 1892
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ Samuel W. McCall (Republican) 57.8%

Charles Arthur Conant (Democratic) 35.4%

Linn B. Porter (Populist) 3.1%

! MA's 9th congressional district
 * Joseph H. O'Neil
 * | Democratic
 * 1888
 * |Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Democratic hold.
 * nowrap |

✅ John F. Fitzgerald (Democratic) 53.3%

Jesse M. Gove (Republican) 44.4%

Patrick F. O'Neil (Socialist Labor) 2.4%

! MA's 10th congressional district
 * Michael J. McEttrick
 * | Citizens Democratic
 * 1892
 * | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected Republican gain.
 * nowrap |

✅ Harrison Henry Atwood (Republican) 36.0%

Michael J. McEttrick (Citizens Democratic) 35.4%

William S. McNary (Democratic) 26.0%

Frederick W. Peabody (Ind. Republican) 4.3%

Michael D. Fitzgerald (Socialist Labor) 1.2%

! MA's 11th congressional district
 * William F. Draper
 * | Republican
 * 1892
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ William F. Draper (Republican) 62.0%

Bentley W. Warren (Democratic) 34.7%

John F. Dowd (Populist) 3.4%

! MA's 12th congressional district
 * Elijah A. Morse
 * | Republican
 * 1888
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ Elijah A. Morse (Republican) 65.3%

William H. Jordan (Democratic) 26.2%

Elbridge G. Brown (Populist) 8.5%

! MA's 13th congressional district
 * Charles S. Randall
 * | Republican
 * 1888
 * | Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Republican hold.
 * nowrap |

✅ John Simpkins (Republican) 61.2%

Robert Howard (Democratic) 38.8%


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

✅ John M. Allen (Democratic) 79.03%

J. A. Brown (Populist) 20.97%

! MS's 2nd congressional district
 * John C. Kyle
 * | Democratic
 * 1890
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ John C. Kyle (Democratic) 75.30%

R. J. Lyle (Populist) 20.90%

W. R. Montgomery (Republican) 3.23%

N. W. Brown (Prohibition) 0.57%

! MS's 3rd congressional district
 * Thomas C. Catchings
 * | Democratic
 * 1884
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ Thomas C. Catchings (Democratic) 87.06%

Thomas Monuh (Prohibition) 10.63%

G. W. Wise (Populist) 2.31%

! MS's 4th congressional district
 * Hernando Money
 * | Democratic
 * 1892
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ Hernando Money (Democratic) 57.88%

J. H. Jamison (Populist) 41.65%

Frank Sourer (Prohibition) 0.47%

! MS's 5th congressional district
 * John S. Williams
 * | Democratic
 * 1892
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ John S. Williams (Democratic) 66.27%

W. P. Ratliff (Populist) 33.73%

! MS's 6th congressional district
 * T. R. Stockdale
 * | Democratic
 * 1886
 * | Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Democratic hold.
 * nowrap | ✅ Walter M. Denny (Democratic) 64.64%

A. C. Hathorn (Populist) 35.36%

! MS's 7th congressional district
 * Charles E. Hooker
 * | Democratic
 * 1886
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.
 * nowrap | ✅ James G. Spencer (Democratic) 70.19%

A. M. Newman (Populist) 26.44%

T. P. Barr (Prohibition) 3.38%


 * }

Montana
! Montana At-large
 * Charles S. Hartman
 * | Republican
 * 1892
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ Charles S. Hartman (Republican) 46.97%

Robert B. Smith (Populist) 30.93%

Hal S. Corbett (Democratic) 21.05%

Benjamin F. Maiden (Prohibition) 1.05%


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Nebraska
! Nebraska's 1st congressional district
 * William Jennings Bryan
 * | Democratic
 * 1890
 * | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator. New member elected. Republican gain.
 * nowrap | ✅ Jesse B. Strode (Republican) 44.90%

Austin H. Weir (Democratic) 39.79%

Richard H. Hawley (Prohibition) 3.37%

! Nebraska's 2nd congressional district
 * David H. Mercer
 * | Republican
 * 1892
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ David H. Mercer (Republican) 50.84%

James E. Boyd (Democratic) 32.06%

D. Clem Deaver (Populist) 15.56%

George W. Woodbey (Prohibition) 1.54%

! Nebraska's 3rd congressional district
 * George de Rue Meiklejohn
 * | Republican
 * 1892
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ George de Rue Meiklejohn (Republican) 44.51%

John M. Devine (Populist) 31.61%

W. A. Hensley (Democratic) 21.59%

J. C. Thomas (Prohibition) 2.29%

! Nebraska's 4th congressional district
 * Eugene Jerome Hainer
 * | Republican
 * 1892
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ Eugene Jerome Hainer (Republican) 50.37%

William L. Stark (Populist) 40.16%

Shannon S. Alley (Democratic) 7.14%

C. M. Woodward (Prohibition) 2.34%

! Nebraska's 5th congressional district
 * William A. McKeighan
 * | Populist
 * 1890
 * | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.
 * nowrap | ✅ William E. Andrews (Republican) 50.48%

William A. McKeighan (Populist) 47.52%

O. C. Hubbell (Prohibition) 2.00%

! Nebraska's 6th congressional district
 * Omer Madison Kem
 * | Populist
 * 1890
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ Omer Madison Kem (Populist) 52.31%

Matt A. Dougherty (Republican) 44.96%

William Bone (Prohibition) 2.73%


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Nevada
! Nevada At-large
 * Francis G. Newlands
 * | Silver
 * 1892
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ Francis G. Newlands (Silver) 44.38%

Horace F. Bartine (Republican) 26.87%

James C. Doughty (Populist) 26.65%

B. F. Riley (Democratic) 2.10%


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North Dakota
! ND At-large
 * Martin N. Johnson
 * | Republican
 * 1890
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ Martin N. Johnson (Republican) 55.43%

Walter Muir (Farmers' Alliance) 40.16%

Bud Reeve (Ind. Democratic) 3.29%

Lathrop S. Ellis (Prohibition) 1.13%


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Ohio
! Ohio's 1st congressional district
 * Bellamy Storer
 * | Republican
 * 1890
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.
 * nowrap |

✅ Charles Phelps Taft (Republican) 65.0%

Hiram D. Peck (Democratic) 35.0%

! Ohio's 2nd congressional district
 * Jacob H. Bromwell
 * | Republican
 * 1894 (s)
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ Jacob H. Bromwell (Republican) 67.6%

James B. Matson (Democratic) 32.4%

! Ohio's 3rd congressional district
 * Paul J. Sorg
 * | Democratic
 * 1894 (s)
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ Paul J. Sorg (Democratic) 50.2%

Andrew L. Harris (Republican) 49.8%

! Ohio's 4th congressional district
 * Fernando C. Layton
 * | Democratic
 * 1892
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ Fernando C. Layton (Democratic) 52.5%

William D. Davies (Republican) 47.5%

! Ohio's 5th congressional district
 * Dennis D. Donovan
 * | Democratic
 * 1892
 * | Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Republican gain.
 * nowrap |

✅ Francis B. De Witt (Republican) 52.6%

John S. Snook (Democratic) 47.4%

! Ohio's 6th congressional district
 * George W. Hulick
 * | Republican
 * 1892
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ George W. Hulick (Republican) 61.9%

Joseph L. Stephens (Democratic) 38.1%

! Ohio's 7th congressional district
 * George W. Wilson
 * | Republican
 * 1892
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ George W. Wilson (Republican) 60.6%

Charles E. Gain (Democratic) 39.4%

! Ohio's 8th congressional district
 * Luther M. Strong
 * | Republican
 * 1892
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ Luther M. Strong (Republican) 64.9%

Elijah T. Dunn (Democratic) 35.1%

! Ohio's 9th congressional district
 * Byron F. Ritchie
 * | Democratic
 * 1892
 * | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.
 * nowrap |

✅ James H. Southard (Republican) 59.5%

Byron F. Ritchie (Democratic) 40.5%

! Ohio's 10th congressional district
 * Hezekiah S. Bundy
 * | Republican
 * 1893 (s)
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.
 * nowrap |

✅ Lucien J. Fenton (Republican) 67.6%

John O. Yates (Democratic) 32.4%

! Ohio's 11th congressional district
 * Charles H. Grosvenor
 * | Republican
 * 1892
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ Charles H. Grosvenor (Republican) 64.1%

Eli R. Lash (Democratic) 35.9%

! Ohio's 12th congressional district
 * Joseph H. Outhwaite
 * | Democratic
 * 1892
 * | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.
 * nowrap |

✅ David K. Watson (Republican) 52.2%

Joseph H. Outhwaite (Democratic) 47.8%

! Ohio's 13th congressional district
 * Darius D. Hare
 * | Democratic
 * 1892
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain.
 * nowrap |

✅ Stephen Ross Harris (Republican) 50.9%

Boston G. Young (Democratic) 49.1%

! Ohio's 14th congressional district
 * Michael D. Harter
 * | Democratic
 * 1892
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain.
 * nowrap |

✅ Winfield S. Kerr (Republican) 59.9%

James C. Laser (Democratic) 40.1%

! Ohio's 15th congressional district
 * H. Clay Van Voorhis
 * | Republican
 * 1892
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ H. Clay Van Voorhis (Republican) 61.6%

Charles Richardson (Democratic) 38.4%

! Ohio's 16th congressional district
 * Albert J. Pearson
 * | Democratic
 * 1892
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain.
 * nowrap |

✅ Lorenzo Danford (Republican) 62.9%

Albert O. Barnes (Democratic) 37.1%

! Ohio's 17th congressional district
 * James A. D. Richards
 * | Democratic
 * 1892
 * | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.
 * nowrap |

✅ Addison S. McClure (Republican) 52.3%

James A. D. Richards (Democratic) 47.7%

! Ohio's 18th congressional district
 * George P. Ikirt
 * | Democratic
 * 1892
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain.
 * nowrap |

✅ Robert W. Tayler (Republican) 51.0%

Edward S. Raff (Democratic) 27.1%

Jacob S. Coxey Sr. (Populist) 21.9%

! Ohio's 19th congressional district
 * Stephen A. Northway
 * | Republican
 * 1892
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ Stephen A. Northway (Republican) 75.7%

Henry Apthorp (Democratic) 24.3%

! Ohio's 20th congressional district
 * William J. White
 * | Republican
 * 1892
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.
 * nowrap |

✅ Clifton B. Beach (Republican) 67.5%

H. B. Harrington (Democratic) 32.5%

! Ohio's 21st congressional district
 * Tom L. Johnson
 * | Democratic
 * 1890
 * | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.
 * nowrap |

✅ Theodore E. Burton (Republican) 57.5%

Tom L. Johnson (Democratic) 42.5%


 * }

Oregon
! Oregon's 1st congressional district
 * Binger Hermann
 * | Republican
 * 1884
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ Binger Hermann (Republican) 47.62%

Charles Miller (Populist) 26.99%

J. K. Weatherford (Democratic) 23.08%

John D. Hurst (Prohibition) 2.31%

! Oregon's 2nd congressional district
 * William R. Ellis
 * | Republican
 * 1892
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ William R. Ellis (Republican) 47.89%

Joseph Waldrop (Populist) 27.27%

James H. Raley (Democratic) 22.87%

A. F. Miller (Prohibition) 1.97%


 * }

South Carolina
! rowspan=2 | SC's 1st congressional district
 * James F. Izlar
 * | Democratic
 * 1894 (special)
 * | Incumbent retired. Democratic loss.
 * rowspan=2 nowrap |

✅ William Elliott (Democratic) 59.1%

George W. Murray (Republican) 40.9%


 * George W. Murray Redistricted from the 7th district
 * | Republican
 * 1892
 * | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. Murray successfully challenged Elliott's election and was awarded the seat on June 4, 1896.
 * | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. Murray successfully challenged Elliott's election and was awarded the seat on June 4, 1896.

! SC's 2nd congressional district
 * W. Jasper Talbert
 * | Democratic
 * 1892
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ W. Jasper Talbert (Democratic) 99.5%

Others 0.5%

! SC's 3rd congressional district
 * Asbury Latimer
 * | Democratic
 * 1892
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ Asbury Latimer (Democratic) 81.3%

Robert Moorman (Republican) 13.9%

Others 4.8%

! SC's 4th congressional district
 * George W. Shell
 * | Democratic
 * 1890
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.
 * nowrap |

✅ Stanyarne Wilson (Democratic) 75.1%

Lawson D. Melton (Republican) 24.7%

Others 0.2%

! SC's 5th congressional district
 * Thomas J. Strait
 * | Democratic
 * 1892
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ Thomas J. Strait (Democratic) 67.6%

G. G. Alexander (Republican) 17.0%

W. R. Davie (Independent) 12.8%

Others 2.6%

! SC's 6th congressional district
 * John L. McLaurin
 * | Democratic
 * 1892
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ John L. McLaurin (Democratic) 76.9%

J. P. Wilson (Republican) 23.1%

! SC's 7th congressional district
 * colspan=3 | None (New district)
 * | New district. Democratic gain. The election was voided on June 1, 1896, due to electoral fraud.
 * nowrap |

✅ J. William Stokes (Democratic) 73.0%

T. B. Johnson (Republican) 26.3%

Others 0.7%


 * }

South Dakota
! rowspan=2 | South Dakota At-large 2 seats
 * John Pickler
 * | Republican
 * 1889
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * rowspan=2 nowrap | ✅ Robert J. Gamble (Republican) 26.44%

✅ John Pickler (Republican) 26.40%

John E. Kelley (Independent) 17.79%

Freeman Knowles (Independent) 17.77%

William A. Lynch (Democratic) 5.27%

Roger F. Connor (Democratic) 5.23%

Roger F. Connor (Prohibition) 0.57%


 * William V. Lucas
 * | Republican
 * 1892
 * | 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 retired. New member elected. Republican hold.
 * nowrap |

✅ William C. Anderson (Republican) 61.66%

Thad A. Cox (Democratic) 29.23%

R. S. Cheves (Prohibition) 9.11%

! TN's 2nd congressional district
 * John C. Houk
 * | Republican
 * 1891 (special)
 * |Incumbent lost re-election as an Independent Republican. New member elected. Republican hold.
 * nowrap |

✅ Henry R. Gibson (Republican) 53.24%

John C. Houk (Ind. Republican) 43.31%

Jonathan M. Meek (Populist) 2.10%

W. G. Olinger (Prohibition) 1.36%

! TN's 3rd congressional district
 * Henry C. Snodgrass
 * | Democratic
 * 1890
 * |Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.
 * nowrap |

✅ Foster V. Brown (Republican) 52.15%

Henry C. Snodgrass (Democratic) 42.74%

Frank P. Dickey (Prohibition) 5.11%

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

✅ Benton McMillin (Democratic) 54.18%

J. A. Denton (Republican) 45.83%

! TN's 5th congressional district
 * James D. Richardson
 * | Democratic
 * 1884
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ James D. Richardson (Democratic) 53.70%

W. W. Erwin (Populist) 44.80%

R. S. Montgomery (Republican) 1.50%

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

✅ Joseph E. Washington (Democratic) 53.97%

Tip Gamble (Republican) 23.05%

T. W. Lewis (Populist) 22.98%

! TN's 7th congressional district
 * Nicholas N. Cox
 * | Democratic
 * 1890
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ Nicholas N. Cox (Democratic) 52.57%

H. F. Farris (Republican) 36.78%

J. K. Blackburn (Populist) 10.65%

! TN's 8th congressional district
 * Benjamin A. Enloe
 * | Democratic
 * 1886
 * |Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.
 * nowrap |

✅ John E. McCall (Republican) 51.62%

Benjamin A. Enloe (Democratic) 48.38%

! TN's 9th congressional district
 * James C. McDearmon
 * | Democratic
 * 1892
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ James C. McDearmon (Democratic) 57.12%

Atwood Pierson (Populist) 42.88%

! TN's 10th congressional district
 * Josiah Patterson
 * | Democratic
 * 1890
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * ✅ Josiah Patterson (Democratic) 66.12%

J. W. Brown (Republican) 19.43%

R. J. Rawlings (Populist) 14.45%


 * }

Texas
! TX's 1st congressional district
 * Joseph C. Hutcheson
 * | Democratic
 * 1892
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ Joseph C. Hutcheson (Democratic) 55.01%

J. J. Burroughs (Populist) 37.01%

L. E. Dunns (Republican) 7.98%

! TX's 2nd congressional district
 * Samuel B. Cooper
 * | Democratic
 * 1892
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ Samuel B. Cooper (Democratic) 59.27%

B. A. Calhoun (Populist) 40.73%

! TX's 3rd congressional district
 * Constantine B. Kilgore
 * | Democratic
 * 1890
 * |Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.
 * nowrap |

✅ C. H. Yoakum (Democratic) 55.47%

J. M. Perdue (Populist) 44.53%

! TX's 4th congressional district
 * Benton McMillin
 * | Democratic
 * 1874
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ David B. Culberson (Democratic) 49.29%

James H. Davis (Populist) 45.35%

H. S. Sanderson (Republican) 5.37%

! TX's 5th congressional district
 * Joseph W. Bailey
 * | Democratic
 * 1890
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ Joseph W. Bailey (Democratic) 56.71%

N. W. Browder (Populist) 38.93%

W. S. Farmer (Republican) 4.36%

! TX's 6th congressional district
 * Jo Abbott
 * | Democratic
 * 1886
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ Jo Abbott (Democratic) 49.23%

Jerome Kearby (Populist) 48.38%

B. O. James (Republican) 2.39%

! TX's 7th congressional district
 * George C. Pendleton
 * | Democratic
 * 1892
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ George C. Pendleton (Democratic) 52.41%

I. N. Barber (Populist) 47.59%

! TX's 8th congressional district
 * Charles K. Bell
 * | Democratic
 * 1892
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ Charles K. Bell (Democratic) 50.58%

C. H. Jenkins (Populist) 49.42%

! TX's 9th congressional district
 * Joseph D. Sayers
 * | Democratic
 * 1884
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ Joseph D. Sayers (Democratic) 52.67%

W. O. Hutchison (Populist) 47.33%

! TX's 10th congressional district
 * Walter Gresham
 * | Democratic
 * 1892
 * |Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.
 * ✅ Miles Crowley (Democratic) 39.41%

A. J. Rosenthal (Republican) 35.19%

J. C. McBride (Populist) 25.40%

! TX's 11th congressional district
 * William H. Crain
 * | Democratic
 * 1884
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * ✅ William H. Crain (Democratic) 52.73%

V. Weldon (Republican) 47.27%

! TX's 12th congressional district
 * Thomas M. Paschal
 * | Democratic
 * 1892
 * |Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain.
 * ✅ George H. Noonan (Republican) 43.41%

A. W. Houston (Democratic) 40.09%

A. V. Gates (Populist) 16.50%

! TX's 13th congressional district
 * Jeremiah V. Cockrell
 * | Democratic
 * 1892
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * ✅ Jeremiah V. Cockrell (Democratic) 39.82%

D. B. Gilliland (Populist) 38.75%

J. M. Dean (Ind. Democratic) 16.81%

R. J. Rawlings (Republican) 4.62%


 * }

West Virginia
! West Virginia's 1st congressional district
 * John O. Pendleton
 * | Democratic
 * 1890
 * | Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Republican gain.
 * nowrap | ✅ Blackburn B. Dovener (Republican) 53.40%

John A. Howard (Democratic) 42.52%

John E. Stealey (Populist) 2.15%

J. Howard Holt (Prohibition) 1.93%

! West Virginia's 2nd congressional district
 * William Lyne Wilson
 * | Democratic
 * 1882
 * | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.
 * nowrap | ✅ Alston G. Dayton (Republican) 51.83%

William Lyne Wilson (Democratic) 47.30%

John T. Jarmey (Populist) 0.74%

Ulysses A. Clayton (Prohibition) 0.12%

! West Virginia's 3rd congressional district
 * John D. Alderson
 * | Democratic
 * 1888
 * | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.
 * nowrap | ✅ James H. Huling (Republican) 53.51%

John D. Alderson (Democratic) 44.57%

Samuel A. Houston (Populist) 1.85%

A.D. McBrowning (Prohibition) 0.08%

! West Virginia's 4th congressional district
 * James Capehart
 * | Democratic
 * 1890
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain.
 * nowrap | ✅ Warren Miller (Republican) 52.00%

Thomas H. Harvey (Democratic) 44.38%

Sampson H. Piersol (Populist) 3.55%

W. H. Shaw (Prohibition) 0.08%


 * }

Wisconsin
Wisconsin elected ten members of congress on Election Day, November 6, 1894.

! WI's 1st congressional district
 * Henry Allen Cooper
 * | Republican
 * 1892
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ Henry Allen Cooper (Republican) 56.7%

Andrew Kull (Democratic) 31.8%

Hamilton Utley (Populist) 7.3%

Alex S. Kaye (Prohibition) 7.3%

! WI's 2nd congressional district
 * Charles Barwig
 * | Democratic
 * 1888
 * | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.
 * nowrap |

✅ Edward Sauerhering (Republican) 47.9%

Charles Barwig (Democratic) 47.2%

J. J. Sutton (Prohibition) 3.8%

B. W. Hewitt (Populist) 1.2%

! WI's 3rd congressional district
 * Joseph W. Babcock
 * | Republican
 * 1892
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ Joseph W. Babcock (Republican) 58.2%

Cyrus M. Butt (Democratic) 38.2%

John C. Martin (Prohibition) 3.6%

! WI's 4th congressional district
 * Peter J. Somers
 * | Democratic
 * 1893
 * | Incumbent declined re-nomination. New member elected. Republican gain.
 * nowrap |

✅ Theobald Otjen (Republican) 47.9%

David Stuart Rose (Democratic) 33.0%

Henry Smith (Populist) 19.2%

! WI's 5th congressional district
 * George H. Brickner
 * | Democratic
 * 1888
 * | Incumbent declined re-nomination. New member elected. Republican gain.
 * nowrap |

✅ Samuel S. Barney (Republican) 52.6%

Henry Blank (Democratic) 36.7%

Fred C. Runge (Populist) 10.7%

! WI's 6th congressional district
 * Owen A. Wells
 * | Democratic
 * 1892
 * | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.
 * nowrap |

✅ Samuel A. Cook (Republican) 55.8%

Owen A. Wells (Democratic) 38.3%

Riley S. Bishop (Populist) 3.4%

Byron E. Van Keuren (Prohibition) 2.5%

! WI's 7th congressional district
 * George B. Shaw
 * | Republican
 * 1892
 * | Incumbent died August 27, 1894. New member elected. Republican hold.
 * nowrap |

✅ Michael Griffin (Republican) 57.4%

George W. Levis (Democratic) 32.8%

Clement H. Van Worner (Populist) 5.3%

Edward Berg (Prohibition) 4.1%

William F. Button (Independent) 0.4%

! WI's 8th congressional district
 * Lyman E. Barnes
 * | Democratic
 * 1892
 * | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.
 * nowrap |

✅ Edward S. Minor (Republican) 54.2%

Lyman E. Barnes (Democratic) 42.3%

John Faville (Prohibition) 2.6%

Andrew J. Larabee (Populist) 0.9%

! WI's 9th congressional district
 * Thomas Lynch
 * | Democratic
 * 1890
 * | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.
 * nowrap |

✅ Alexander Stewart (Republican) 56.0%

Thomas Lynch (Democratic) 36.7%

John F. Miles (Populist) 5.4%

John J. Sherman (Prohibition) 1.9%

! WI's 10th congressional district New member elected. Republican hold.
 * Nils P. Haugen
 * | Republican
 * 1892
 * | Incumbent declined re-nomination.
 * nowrap |

✅ John J. Jenkins (Republican) 57.9%

E. C. Kennedy (Democratic) 26.4%

William Munro (Populist) 11.2%

John Holt (Prohibition) 4.5%


 * }

Wyoming
! Wyoming At-large
 * Henry A. Coffeen
 * | Democratic
 * 1892
 * | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.
 * nowrap | ✅ Frank W. Mondell (Republican) 52.64%

Henry A. Coffeen (Democratic) 32.17%

Shakespeare E. Sealey (Populist) 15.19%


 * }

Oklahoma Territory
! Oklahoma Territory At-large
 * Dennis T. Flynn
 * | Republican
 * 1892
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ Dennis T. Flynn (Republican) 42.17%

R. Beaumont (Populist) 32.97%

Joseph Wisby (Democratic) 24.86%


 * }