1878 United States elections

none February 2026 January 2025 1878 Midterm elections November 5 Republican Party (US)Rutherford B. Hayes (R) 46th 26 of 76 seatsNot counting special elections. Democratic gain Democratic +6Congressional seat gain figures only reflect the results of the regularly-scheduled elections, and do not take special elections into account. 400px Results:#0671B0 Democratic gain #92C5DE Democratic hold#CA0120 Republican gain #F48882 Republican hold#000000 Legislature failed to elect All 293 voting seats Democratic hold Democratic -14 400px Results#0671B0 Democratic gain #92C5DE Democratic hold#CA0120 Republican gain #F48882 Republican hold#666666 Independent gain #999999 Independent hold #00C000 Greenback gain Elections occurred in the middle of Republican President Rutherford B. Hayes's term, during the Third Party System. It was the first election following the end of the Reconstruction Era, and the Redeemers had gained back control of most Southern governments following the Compromise of 1877. Members of the 46th United States Congress were chosen in this election. The Democrats won control of the Senate for the first time since the start of the Civil War. In the House, both the Democrats and the Republicans lost seats to the Greenback Party and a group of independent Democrats, with the Democrats retaining only a plurality.Party Divisions of the House of Representatives http://history.house.gov/Institution/Party-Divisions/Party-Divisions/ United States House of Representatives 25 June 2014 Democrat Samuel J. Randall won re-election as Speaker of the House through a coalition of Democrats and smaller parties. In the Senate, Democrats picked up several seats, taking control of the chamber for the first time since 1861.Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present https://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/history/one_item_and_teasers/partydiv.htm United States Senate 25 June 2014 See also 1878–79 United States House of Representatives elections 1878–79 United States Senate elections References Category:1878 elections in the United States 1878 Category:United States midterm elections