1896 United States House of Representatives elections

The 1896 United States House of Representatives elections were held for the most part on November 3, 1896, with Oregon, Maine, and Vermont holding theirs early in either June or September. They coincided with the election of President William McKinley. Elections were held for 357 seats of the United States House of Representatives, representing 45 states, to serve in the 55th United States Congress. The size of the House increased by one seat after Utah gained statehood on January 4, 1896. Special elections were also held throughout the year.

The Republican Party maintained its large majority in the House but lost 48 seats, mostly to the Democratic and Populist parties. The Republican losses were most likely due to the extraordinary gains that party made in the prior elections, when many normally Democratic districts voted Republican due to the severity of and fallout from the Panic of 1893. The Democratic Party recovered in the Mid-Atlantic and Midwestern districts dominated by Catholic and working-class voters. In the West, the Populist Party made large gains and several Republicans broke away over the national party platform's endorsement of a gold standard.

This election marked the zenith of the Populist Party. The Populists would lose most of their seats in the 1898 elections and thereafter slowly fade from prominence.

Special elections
! VA's 5th congressional district

! SC's 7th congressional district
 * J. William Stokes
 * | Democratic
 * 1894
 * Incumbent's previous election declared void June 1, 1896 due to electoral fraud. Incumbent re-elected November 3, 1896. Incumbent also elected to the next term; see below.
 * nowrap |

✅ J. William Stokes (Democratic)


 * }

Early election dates
Three states, with 8 seats between them, held elections early in 1896:


 * June 1: Oregon
 * September 1: Vermont
 * September 14: Maine

Alabama
! Alabama's 1st congressional district
 * Richard Henry Clarke
 * | Democratic
 * 1888
 * | Incumbent retired to un for Governor of Alabama. New member elected. Democratic hold.
 * nowrap |

✅ George W. Taylor (Democratic) 70.50%

Frank H. Threatt (Republican) 25.38%

Emory C. Stearnes (Populist) 3.84%

! Alabama's 2nd congressional district
 * Jesse F. Stallings
 * | Democratic
 * 1892
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ Jesse F. Stallings (Democratic) 55.94%

Thomas H. Clarke (National Democratic) 25.63%

John C. Fonville (Populist) 18.43%

! Alabama's 3rd congressional district
 * George Paul Harrison Jr.
 * | Democratic
 * 1894
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.
 * nowrap |

✅ Henry De Lamar Clayton Jr. (Democratic) 52.61%

George L. Comer (National Democratic) 25.94%

Emmet C. Jackson (Populist) 21.45%

! Alabama's 4th congressional district
 * William F. Aldrich
 * | Republican
 * 1894
 * Incumbent re-elected after initial results indicated loss to Plowman.
 * nowrap |

✅ William F. Aldrich (Republican) 49.75%

Thomas S. Plowman (Democratic) 45.59%

Edmund H. Dryer (National Democratic) 4.66%

! Alabama's 5th congressional district
 * Albert Taylor Goodwyn
 * | Populist
 * 1894
 * | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.
 * nowrap |

✅ Willis Brewer (Democratic) 60.85%

Albert Taylor Goodwyn (Populist) 39.15%

! Alabama's 6th congressional district
 * John H. Bankhead
 * | Democratic
 * 1886
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ John H. Bankhead (Democratic) 55.07%

A. S. Van de Graff (National Democratic) 27.05%

George S. Youngblood (Populist) 17.88%

! Alabama's 7th congressional district
 * Milford W. Howard
 * | Populist
 * 1894
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ Milford W. Howard (Populist) 35.79%

William I. Bullock (Democratic) 32.66%

James J. Curtis (Republican) 28.91%

George H. Parker (National Democratic) 2.64%

! Alabama's 8th congressional district
 * Joseph Wheeler
 * | Democratic
 * 1884
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ Joseph Wheeler (Democratic) 56.66%

Oscar W. Hundley (Republican) 42.13%

W. W. Callahan (National Democratic) 1.21%

! Alabama's 9th congressional district
 * Truman H. Aldrich
 * | Republican
 * 1894
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic gain.
 * nowrap |

✅ Oscar Underwood (Democratic) 62.98%

Grattan B. Crowe (Republican) 26.21%

Archibald Lawson (National Democratic) 10.81%


 * }

California
! California's 1st congressional district
 * John All Barham
 * | Republican
 * 1894
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ John All Barham (Republican) 49.66%

Fletcher A. Cutler (Democratic) 45.48%

George W. Montieth (Populist) 4.17%

B. F. Taylor (Prohibition) 0.69%

! California's 2nd congressional district
 * Grove L. Johnson
 * | Republican
 * 1894
 * | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.
 * nowrap |

✅ Marion De Vries (Democratic) 55.51%

Grove L. Johnson (Republican) 42.28%

F. E. Coulter (Prohibition) 2.21%

! California's 3rd congressional district
 * Samuel G. Hilborn
 * | Republican
 * 1894
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ Samuel G. Hilborn (Republican) 54.02%

Warren B. English (Democratic) 44.03%

John H. Eustice (Socialist Labor) 1.06%

William Shafer (Prohibition) 0.89%

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

✅ James G. Maguire (Democratic) 60.98%

Thomas B. O'Brien (Republican) 34.97%

E. T. Kingsley (Socialist Labor) 3.10%

Joseph Rowell (Prohibition) 0.96%

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

✅ Eugene F. Loud (Republican) 48.58%

Joseph P. Kelly (Democratic) 26.35%

A. B. Kinne (Populist) 22.16%

Henry Daniels (Socialist Labor) 1.90%

T. H. Lawson (Prohibition) 1.01%

! California's 6th congressional district
 * James McLachlan
 * | Republican
 * 1892
 * | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Populist gain.
 * nowrap |

✅ Charles A. Barlow (Populist) 48.91%

James McLachlan (Republican) 47.57%

Henry Clay Needham (Prohibition) 2.42%

Job Harriman (Socialist Labor) 1.10%

! California's 7th congressional district
 * William W. Bowers
 * | Republican
 * 1890
 * | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Populist gain.
 * nowrap |

✅ Curtis H. Castle (Populist) 46.72%

William W. Bowers (Republican) 46.12%

William H. Carlson (Independent) 5.21%

James W. Webb (Prohibition) 1.95%


 * }

Florida
! FL's 1st congressional district
 * Stephen M. Sparkman
 * | Democratic
 * 1894
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ Stephen M. Sparkman (Democratic) 77.5%

E. K. Nichols (Republican) 14.6%

J. Asakiah Williams (Populist) 6.8%

J. C. Green (Prohibition) 1.1%

! FL's 2nd congressional district
 * Charles Merian Cooper
 * | Democratic
 * 1892
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.
 * nowrap |

✅ Robert Wyche Davis (Democratic) 61.9%

Joseph N. Stripling (Republican) 28.6%

Daniel G. Ambler (National Democratic) 5.0%

William R. Peterson (Populist) 3.7%

M. E. Spencer (Prohibition) 0.8%


 * }

Idaho
! Idaho At-large
 * Edgar Wilson
 * | Republican
 * 1894
 * | Incumbent retired to run for Idaho Supreme Court. New member elected. Populist gain.
 * nowrap | ✅ James Gunn (Populist) 47.75%

William Borah (Silver Republican) 31.29%

John T. Morrison (Republican) 20.97%


 * }

Maine
! Maine's 1st congressional district
 * Thomas Brackett Reed
 * | Republican
 * 1876
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ Thomas Brackett Reed (Republican) 66.90%

Edward W. Staples (Democratic) 30.42%

Aaron Clark (Prohibition) 2.09%

James E. Campion (Populist) 0.59%

! Maine's 2nd congressional district
 * Nelson Dingley Jr.
 * | Republican
 * 1880
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ Nelson Dingley Jr. (Republican) 69.21%

Arwood Levensaler (Democratic) 26.01%

Charles E. Allen (Populist) 3.38%

Edward W. Ogier (Prohibition) 1.41%

! Maine's 3rd congressional district
 * Seth L. Milliken
 * | Republican
 * 1882
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ Seth L. Milliken (Republican) 68.20%

Melvin S. Holway (Democratic) 26.18%

Bradford F. Lancaster (Populist) 3.82%

William S. Thompson (Prohibition) 1.80%

! Maine's 4th congressional district
 * Charles A. Boutelle
 * | Republican
 * 1882
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ Charles A. Boutelle (Republican) 65.96%

Andrew J. Chase (Democratic) 28.39%

George M. Park (Prohibition) 2.89%

Oliver D. Chapman (Populist) 2.76%


 * }

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

✅ Ashley B. Wright (Republican) 55.2%

Patrick H. Sheehan (Democratic) 31.0%

John Bascom (Prohibition) 3.6%

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

✅ Frederick H. Gillett (Republican) 71.8%

Thomas A. Fitzgibbon (Democratic) 28.2%

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

✅ Joseph H. Walker (Republican) 72.6%

John O'Gara (Democratic) 27.4%

! MA's 4th congressional district
 * Lewis D. Apsley
 * | Republican
 * 1892
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.
 * nowrap |

✅ George W. Weymouth (Republican) 69.4%

L. Porter Morse (Democratic) 30.6%

! MA's 5th congressional district
 * William S. Knox
 * | Republican
 * 1894
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ William S. Knox (Republican) 60.7%

John H. Harrington (Democratic) 39.3%

! MA's 6th congressional district
 * William H. Moody
 * | Republican
 * 1895 (special)
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ William H. Moody (Republican) 72.8%

Eben M. Boynton (Democratic) 27.2%

! MA's 7th congressional district
 * William Emerson Barrett
 * | Republican
 * 1894
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ William Emerson Barrett (Republican) 68.2%

Philip J. Doherty (Democratic) 31.8%

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

✅ Samuel W. McCall (Republican) 74.4%

Frederick H. Jackson (Democratic) 25.6%

! MA's 9th congressional district
 * John F. Fitzgerald
 * | Democratic
 * 1894
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ John F. Fitzgerald (Democratic) 54.7%

Walter L. Sears (Republican) 30.6%

John A. Ryan (Silver Democratic) 12.7%

Hammond T. Fletcher (Ind. Republican) 2.0%

! MA's 10th congressional district
 * Harrison Henry Atwood
 * | Republican
 * 1894
 * | Incumbent lost re-nomination. New member elected. Republican hold.
 * nowrap | ✅ Samuel J. Barrows (Republican) 50.4%

Bordman Hall (Democratic) 41.9%

William L. Chase (Socialist) 7.7%

! MA's 11th congressional district
 * William F. Draper
 * | Republican
 * 1892
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.
 * nowrap |

✅ Charles F. Sprague (Republican) 69.4%

William H. Baker (Democratic) 30.6%

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

✅ William C. Lovering (Republican) 76.9%

Elbridge G. Brown (Democratic) 23.1%

! MA's 13th congressional district
 * John Simpkins
 * | Republican
 * 1894
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ John Simpkins (Republican) 74.7%

James F. Morris (Democratic) 25.3%


 * }

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

✅ John M. Allen (Democratic) 86.92%

A. W. Kearley (Populist) 9.05%

William H. McGill (Republican) 4.03%

! MS's 2nd congressional district
 * John C. Kyle
 * | Democratic
 * 1890
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.
 * nowrap | ✅ William V. Sullivan (Democratic) 70.23%

F. E. Ray (Populist) 14.89%

W. D. Miller (National Democratic) 7.88%

M. A. Montgomery (Republican) 7.00%

! MS's 3rd congressional district
 * Thomas C. Catchings
 * | Democratic
 * 1884
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ Thomas C. Catchings (Democratic) 75.68%

James R. Chalmers (Free Silver Republican) 13.12%

C. J. Jones (Hill Republican) 9.10%

T. S. Easterling (Lynch Republican) 2.10%

! MS's 4th congressional district
 * Hernando Money
 * | Democratic
 * 1892
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.
 * nowrap | ✅ Andrew F. Fox (Democratic) 69.89%

R. K. Prewitt (Populist) 25.85%

W. D. Frazee (Hill Republican) 2.91%

S. S. Matthews (Lynch Republican) 1.35%

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

✅ John S. Williams (Democratic) 80.10%

W. H. Stinson (Populist) 17.19%

J. E. Everett (Lynch Republican) 1.62%

J. H. Denson (Hill Republican) 1.09%

! MS's 6th congressional district
 * Walter M. Denny
 * | Democratic
 * 1894
 * | Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Democratic hold.
 * nowrap | ✅ William F. Love (Democratic) 64.25%

A. C. Hathorn (Populist) 25.66%

H. C. Griffin (Republican) 10.09%

! MS's 7th congressional district
 * James G. Spencer
 * | Democratic
 * 1894
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.
 * nowrap | ✅ Patrick Henry (Democratic) 84.74%

G. M. Cain (Populist) 10.37%

J. M. Matthews (Lynch Republican) 2.67%

S. A. Beadle (Hill Republican) 2.22%


 * }

Montana
! Montana At-large
 * Charles S. Hartman
 * | Republican
 * 1892
 * |Incumbent re-elected. Silver Republican gain.
 * nowrap | ✅ Charles S. Hartman (Silver Republican) 78.14%

O. F. Goddard (Republican) 21.86%


 * }

Nebraska
! Nebraska's 1st congressional district
 * Jesse B. Strode
 * | Republican
 * 1894
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ Jesse B. Strode (Republican) 49.39%

Jefferson H. Broady (Democratic) 48.77%

Charles E. Smith (Prohibition) 1.22%

Hampton E. George (National) 0.62%

! Nebraska's 2nd congressional district
 * David H. Mercer
 * | Republican
 * 1892
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ David H. Mercer (Republican) 52.31%

Edward R. Duffie (Democratic) 46.77%

Charles Watts (Prohibition) 0.71%

George W. Woodbey (National) 0.21%

! Nebraska's 3rd congressional district
 * George de Rue Meiklejohn
 * | Republican
 * 1892
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Populist gain.
 * nowrap | ✅ Samuel Maxwell (Populist) 54.76%

R. L. Hammond (Republican) 43.44%

David Brown (Prohibition) 1.22%

Charles M. Griffith (National) 0.59%

! Nebraska's 4th congressional district
 * Eugene Jerome Hainer
 * | Republican
 * 1892
 * | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Populist gain.
 * nowrap | ✅ William L. Stark (Populist) 50.54%

Eugene Jerome Hainer (Republican) 46.42%

R. E. Dumphrey (Democratic) 1.72%

B. Spurlock (Prohibition) 1.05%

William H. Dech (Independent) 0.28%

! Nebraska's 5th congressional district
 * William E. Andrews
 * | Republican
 * 1894
 * | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Populist gain.
 * nowrap | ✅ Roderick Dhu Sutherland (Populist) 52.66%

William E. Andrews (Republican) 44.88%

Ransom S. Proudfit (Prohibition) 1.25%

Charles W. Preston (Democratic) 0.77%

J. S. Miller (National) 0.44%

! Nebraska's 6th congressional district
 * Omer Madison Kem
 * | Populist
 * 1890
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Populist hold.
 * nowrap | ✅ William L. Greene (Populist) 55.73%

Addison E. Cady (Republican) 42.68%

A. D. George (Prohibition) 1.25%

A. C. Sloan (National Prohibition) 0.34%


 * }

North Dakota
! ND At-large
 * Martin N. Johnson
 * | Republican
 * 1890
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ Martin N. Johnson (Republican) 53.97%

John Burke (Democratic) 45.28%

A. V. Garver (Prohibition) 0.75%


 * }

Ohio
! Ohio's 1st congressional district
 * Charles Phelps Taft
 * | Republican
 * 1894
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.
 * nowrap | ✅ William B. Shattuc (Republican) 60.8%

Thomas J. Donnelly (Democratic) 39.2%

! Ohio's 2nd congressional district
 * Jacob H. Bromwell
 * | Republican
 * 1894
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ Jacob H. Bromwell (Republican) 59.0%

David S. Oliver (Democratic) 41.0%

! Ohio's 3rd congressional district
 * Paul J. Sorg
 * | Democratic
 * 1894
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.
 * nowrap | ✅ John L. Brenner (Democratic) 49.8%

Robert M. Nevin (Republican) 49.4%

Joel S. Steward (Populist) 0.6%

Samuel N. Stubbs (National) 0.2%

! Ohio's 4th congressional district
 * Fernando C. Layton
 * | Democratic
 * 1890
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.
 * nowrap | ✅ George A. Marshall (Democratic) 59.5%

John P. Maclean (Republican) 38.6%

L. M. Kramer (Populist) 1.1%

George W. Mace (National) 0.7%

! Ohio's 5th congressional district
 * Francis B. De Witt
 * | Republican
 * 1894
 * | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.
 * nowrap | ✅ David Meekison (Democratic) 56.0%

Francis B. De Witt (Republican) 42.5%

George N. Rice (Populist) 1.5%

! Ohio's 6th congressional district
 * George W. Hulick
 * | Republican
 * 1892
 * | Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Republican hold.
 * nowrap | ✅ Seth W. Brown (Republican) 53.8%

Harry W. Paxton (Democratic) 45.4%

Frank S. Delo (Populist) 0.7%

! Ohio's 7th congressional district
 * George W. Wilson
 * | Republican
 * 1892
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.
 * nowrap | ✅ Walter L. Weaver (Republican) 52.5%

Francis M. Hunt (Democratic) 46.8%

R. S. Thomson (National) 0.8%

! Ohio's 8th congressional district
 * Luther M. Strong
 * | Republican
 * 1892
 * | Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Republican hold.
 * nowrap | ✅ Archibald Lybrand (Republican) 53.8%

McEldin Dun (Democratic) 46.2%

! Ohio's 9th congressional district
 * James H. Southard
 * | Republican
 * 1894
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ James H. Southard (Republican) 53.5%

Stephen Brophy (Democratic) 46.5%

! Ohio's 10th congressional district
 * Lucien J. Fenton
 * | Republican
 * 1894
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ Lucien J. Fenton (Republican) 57.9%

Timothy S. Hogan (Democratic) 42.1%

Scattering <0.1%

! Ohio's 11th congressional district
 * Charles H. Grosvenor
 * | Republican
 * 1892
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ Charles H. Grosvenor (Republican) 54.8%

William E. Finck Jr. (Democratic) 44.7%

Lawrence C. Crippen (Populist) 0.4%

! Ohio's 12th congressional district
 * David K. Watson
 * | Republican
 * 1894
 * | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.
 * nowrap | ✅ John J. Lentz (Democratic) 49.73%

David K. Watson (Republican) 49.63%

Jacob B. Turner (Populist) 0.40%

L. J. Finley (Populist) 0.25%

! Ohio's 13th congressional district
 * Stephen Ross Harris
 * | Republican
 * 1894
 * | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.
 * nowrap | ✅ James A. Norton (Democratic) 54.4%

Stephen Ross Harris (Republican) 44.3%

John H. Rhodes (Populist) 0.9%

John W. Belser (Populist) 0.5%

! Ohio's 14th congressional district
 * Winfield S. Kerr
 * | Republican
 * 1894
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ Winfield S. Kerr (Republican) 52.0%

John B. Coffinberry (Democratic) 47.6%

Robert F. Mosher (National) 0.4%

! Ohio's 15th congressional district
 * H. Clay Van Voorhis
 * | Republican
 * 1892
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ H. Clay Van Voorhis (Republican) 52.5%

James B. Tannehill (Democratic) 46.2%

T. H. Padan (Populist) 0.8%

Illion E. Moore (Populist) 0.5%

! Ohio's 16th congressional district
 * Lorenzo Danford
 * | Republican
 * 1894
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ Lorenzo Danford (Republican) 53.8%

Henry H. McFadden (Democratic) 46.2%

! Ohio's 17th congressional district
 * Addison S. McClure
 * | Republican
 * 1894
 * | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.
 * nowrap | ✅ John A. McDowell (Democratic) 54.7%

Addison S. McClure (Republican) 44.3%

I. N. Kieffer (Populist) 0.8%

Homer E. Cole (National) 0.2%

Scattering 0.1%

! Ohio's 18th congressional district
 * Robert W. Tayler
 * | Republican
 * 1894
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ Robert W. Tayler (Republican) 54.1%

Isaac R. Sherwood (Democratic) 45.0%

James L. Swan (Populist) 0.9%

Scattering <0.1%

! Ohio's 19th congressional district
 * Stephen A. Northway
 * | Republican
 * 1892
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ Stephen A. Northway (Republican) 60.3%

William T. Sawyer (Democratic) 39.1%

Solon C. Thayer (Populist) 0.6%

Scattering <0.1%

! Ohio's 20th congressional district
 * Clifton B. Beach
 * | Republican
 * 1894
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ Clifton B. Beach (Republican) 52.78%

A. T. Van Tassel (Democratic) 46.01%

J. J. Harrison (Populist) 0.54%

Paul Dinger (Socialist Labor) 0.51%

William H. Watkins (National) 0.16%

! Ohio's 21st congressional district
 * Theodore E. Burton
 * | Republican
 * 1894
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ Theodore E. Burton (Republican) 55.24%

L. A. Russell (Democratic) 43.34%

Louis B. Tuckerman (Populist) 0.49%

Walter Gillet (Socialist Labor) 0.44%

E. Jay Pinney (Populist) 0.38%

Thomas P. McDonough (National) 0.11%


 * }

Oregon
! Oregon's 1st congressional district
 * Binger Hermann
 * | Republican
 * 1892
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.
 * nowrap |

✅ Thomas H. Tongue (Republican) 40.39%

W. S. Vandenberg (Populist) 40.26%

Jefferson Myers (Democratic) 16.52%

N. C. Christensen (Prohibition) 2.83%

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

✅ William R. Ellis (Republican) 30.38%

Martin Quinn (Populist) 29.47%

H. H. Northrup (Independent) 21.20%

A. S. Bennett (Democratic) 17.09%

F. McKercher (Prohibition) 1.87%


 * }

South Carolina
! SC's 1st congressional district
 * George W. Murray
 * | Republican
 * 1892
 * | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.
 * nowrap |

✅ William Elliott (Democratic) 63.7%

George W. Murray (Reorganized Rep.) 33.9%

W. Cecil Cohen (Republican) 2.4%

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

✅ W. Jasper Talbert (Democratic) 92.4%

B. P. Chatfield (Republican) 7.3%

Others 0.3%

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

✅ Asbury Latimer (Democratic) 92.0%

A. C. Merreck (Republican) 6.2%

Clarence Gray (Reorganized Rep.) 1.8%

! SC's 4th congressional district
 * Stanyarne Wilson
 * | Democratic
 * 1894
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ Stanyarne Wilson (Democratic) 92.2%

P. S. Suber (Republican) 4.2%

D. T. Bounds (Reorganized Rep.) 3.6%

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

✅ Thomas J. Strait (Democratic) 91.0%

John F. Jones (Republican) 9.0%

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

✅ John L. McLaurin (Democratic) 87.7%

J. E. Wilson (Republican) 7.9%

George Henry McKie (Unknown) 4.3%

Others 0.1%

! SC's 7th congressional district
 * J. William Stokes
 * | Democratic
 * 1894
 * Incumbent's previous election declared void June 1, 1896 due to electoral fraud. Incumbent re-elected. Incumbent also elected to finish the term.
 * nowrap |

✅ J. William Stokes (Democratic) 85.6%

T. B. Johnson (Republican) 14.2%

D. A. Perrin (Ind. Republican) 0.2%


 * }

South Dakota
! rowspan=2 | SD At-large 2 seats on a general ticket
 * John Pickler
 * | Republican
 * 1889 (new state)
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Populist gain.
 * rowspan=2 nowrap |

✅ John Edward Kelley (Populist) 24.9%

✅ Freeman Knowles (Populist) 24.9%

Robert J. Gamble (Republican) 24.8%

Coe I. Crawford (Republican) 24.6%

K. Lewis (Prohibition) 0.4%

M. D. Alexander (Prohibition) 0.4%


 * Robert J. Gamble
 * | Republican
 * 1894
 * | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Populist gain.
 * | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Populist gain.


 * }

Tennessee
! TN's 1st congressional district
 * William C. Anderson
 * | Republican
 * 1894
 * |Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Republican hold.
 * nowrap |

✅ Walter P. Brownlow (Republican) 62.36%

Lacey L. Lawrence (Democratic) 34.71%

W. C. Nelson (Independent Republican) 2.36%

R. S. Cheves (Prohibition) 0.58%

! TN's 2nd congressional district
 * Henry R. Gibson
 * | Republican
 * 1894
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ Henry R. Gibson (Republican) 74.33%

W. L. Ledgerwood (Democratic) 24.98%

W. C. Murphy (Prohibition) 0.62%

W. M. Oliver (Unknown) 0.08%

! TN's 3rd congressional district
 * Foster V. Brown
 * | Republican
 * 1894
 * |Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic gain.
 * nowrap |

✅ John A. Moon (Democratic) 51.89%

W. J. Clift (Republican) 47.15%

J. L. Hopkins (Prohibition) 0.60%

W. J. Farris (Populist) 0.35%

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

✅ Benton McMillin (Democratic) 59.56%

C. H. Whitney (Republican) 40.44%

! TN's 5th congressional district
 * James D. Richardson
 * | Democratic
 * 1884
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ James D. Richardson (Democratic) 58.56%

Sid Houston (Republican) 32.76%

W. E. Erving (Populist) 8.68%

! TN's 6th congressional district
 * Joseph E. Washington
 * | Democratic
 * 1886
 * |Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.
 * nowrap |

✅ John W. Gaines (Democratic) 57.97%

James C. McReynolds (Republican) 39.86%

George A. Gawan (Populist) 2.17%

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

✅ Nicholas N. Cox (Democratic) 55.18%

A. M. Hughes (Republican) 38.41%

J. K. Blackburn (Populist) 6.41%

! TN's 8th congressional district
 * John E. McCall
 * | Republican
 * 1894
 * |Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.
 * nowrap |

✅ Thetus W. Sims (Democratic) 53.45%

John E. McCall (Republican) 42.64%

J. S. Leach (Populist) 3.65%

W. L. Nowell (Prohibition) 0.27%

! TN's 9th congressional district
 * James C. McDearmon
 * | Democratic
 * 1892
 * |Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Democratic hold.
 * nowrap |

✅ Rice A. Pierce (Democratic) 64.11%

J. H. McDowell (Populist) 35.89%

! TN's 10th congressional district
 * Josiah Patterson
 * | Democratic
 * 1890
 * |Incumbent lost re-election as a National Democrat. New member elected. Democratic hold.
 * ✅ Edward W. Carmack (Democratic) 48.76%

Josiah Patterson (National Democratic) 47.11%

B. G. West (Populist) 4.13%


 * }

Vermont
! Vermont's 1st congressional district
 * H. Henry Powers
 * | Republican
 * 1890
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ H. Henry Powers (Republican) 76.45%

Peter F. McManus (Democratic) 22.49%

Andrew S. Bowen (Populist) 1.06%

! Vermont's 2nd congressional district
 * William W. Grout
 * | Republican
 * 1884
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ William W. Grout (Republican) 80.41%

Henry E. Fitzgerald (Democratic) 18.95%

Thomas J. Aldrich (Populist) 0.64%


 * }

Washington
! rowspan= "2"|Washington At-large 2 seats on a general ticket
 * William H. Doolittle
 * | Republican
 * 1892
 * |Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.
 * nowrap rowspan="2"|

✅ J. Hamilton Lewis (Democratic) 28.50%

✅ William Carey Jones (Silver Republican) 28.28%

William H. Doolittle (Republican) 21.11%

Samuel C. Hyde (Republican) 20.97%

C.A. Sayler (Prohibition) 0.56%

Martin Olsen (Prohibition) 0.49%

C.E. Mix (National) 0.09%


 * Samuel C. Hyde
 * | Republican
 * 1894
 * |Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Silver Republican gain.
 * |Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Silver Republican gain.


 * }

West Virginia
! West Virginia's 1st congressional district
 * Blackburn B. Dovener
 * | Republican
 * 1894
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ Blackburn B. Dovener (Republican) 52.69%

W. W. Arnett (Democratic) 46.75%

G. W. Grimes (Independent) 0.42%

Thomas M. Stone (Independent) 0.14%

! West Virginia's 2nd congressional district
 * Alston G. Dayton
 * | Republican
 * 1894
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ Alston G. Dayton (Republican) 52.31%

William S. Wilson (Democratic) 47.69%

! West Virginia's 3rd congressional district
 * James H. Huling
 * | Republican
 * 1894
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.
 * nowrap | ✅ Charles Dorr (Republican) 53.26%

Emanuel W. Wilson (Democratic) 46.75%

! West Virginia's 4th congressional district
 * Warren Miller
 * | Republican
 * 1894
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ Warren Miller (Republican) 51.20%

Walter Pendleton (Democratic) 48.80%


 * }

Wisconsin
Wisconsin elected ten members of congress on Election Day, November 3, 1896.

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

✅ Henry Allen Cooper (Republican) 64.1%

Jeremiah L. Mahoney (Democratic) 33.4%

George W. White (Prohibition) 2.5%

! WI's 2nd congressional district
 * Edward Sauerhering
 * | Republican
 * 1894
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ Edward Sauerhering (Republican) 56.5%

William H. Rogers (Democratic) 41.1%

Jesse Meyers (Prohibition) 2.4%

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

✅ Joseph W. Babcock (Republican) 63.8%

Alfred J. Davis (Democratic) 36.2%

! WI's 4th congressional district
 * Theobald Otjen
 * | Republican
 * 1894
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ Theobald Otjen (Republican) 54.2%

Robert C. Schilling (Democratic) 44.9%

Robert May (Prohibition) 0.9%

! WI's 5th congressional district
 * Samuel S. Barney
 * | Republican
 * 1894
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ Samuel S. Barney (Republican) 61.0%

George W. Winans (Democratic) 37.8%

Henry Mensing (Socialist Labor) 1.3%

! WI's 6th congressional district
 * Samuel A. Cook
 * | Republican
 * 1894
 * | Incumbent declined re-nomination. New member elected. Republican hold.
 * nowrap |

✅ James H. Davidson (Republican) 57.7%

William F. Gruenewald (Democratic) 41.0%

James E. Thompson (Prohibition) 1.4%

! WI's 7th congressional district
 * Michael Griffin
 * | Republican
 * 1894
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ Michael Griffin (Republican) 65.8%

Caleb M. Hilliard (Democratic) 32.0%

James H. Moseley (Prohibition) 2.2%

! WI's 8th congressional district
 * Edward S. Minor
 * | Republican
 * 1894
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ Edward S. Minor (Republican) 60.3%

George W. Cate (Democratic) 38.4%

John W. Evans (Prohibition) 1.3%

! WI's 9th congressional district
 * Alexander Stewart
 * | Republican
 * 1894
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ Alexander Stewart (Republican) 63.2%

William W. O'Keefe (Democratic) 36.8%

! WI's 10th congressional district
 * John J. Jenkins
 * | Republican
 * 1894
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ John J. Jenkins (Republican) 65.5%

Frederick H. Remington (Democratic) 34.5%


 * }

Wyoming
! Wyoming At-large
 * Frank W. Mondell
 * | Republican
 * 1894
 * | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.
 * nowrap | ✅ John E. Osborne (Democratic) 49.14%

Frank W. Mondell (Republican) 47.87%

William Brown (Populist) 2.99%


 * }

Oklahoma Territory
! Oklahoma Territory At-large
 * Dennis T. Flynn
 * | Republican
 * 1892
 * | Incumbent lost re-election. New delegate elected. Silver gain.
 * nowrap |

✅ James Y. Callahan (Silver) 51.09%

Dennis T. Flynn (Republican) 48.91%


 * }