1881 United States House of Representatives elections

none January 2026 January 2025 1881 United States House of Representatives elections United States 1887 legislative no 1880 United States House of Representatives elections 1880 1882 United States House of Representatives elections 1882 7 (out of 293) seats in the United States House of Representatives April 5, 1881 – November 22, 1881 160x180px Seats up Races won Republican Party (US) J. Warren Keifer - Brady-Handy.jpg J. Warren Keifer OH 4 T 5 5 Democratic Party (US) Samuel J. Randall - Brady-Handy.jpg Samuel J. Randall PA 3 T 0 2 2 Greenback Party 0 0 Independent Democratic 0 0 Independent (US) 0 0 There were seven special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1881 during the 47th United States Congress. List of elections Elections are listed by date and district. |- ! Michigan 7 X | colspan=3 | Vacant | | Incumbent member-elect Omar D. Conger (R) resigned during previous congress.New member elected April 5, 1881 and seated December 5, 1881, with the rest of the House. https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=615915 MI - District 07 Special Election January 12, 2010 August 10, 2019 OurCampaigns.comRepublican hold. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) John T. Rich (Republican) 55.84% Democratic Party (US)Cyrenius P. Black (Democratic) 39.25% Greenback PartyJohn Kinney (Greenback) 4.92% |- ! New York 9 X | colspan=3 | Vacant | | Incumbent member-elect Fernando Wood (R) resigned during previous congress.New member elected November 8, 1881 and seated December 5, 1881, with the rest of the House. https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=452058 NY District 09 - Special Election December 31, 2010 August 10, 2019 OurCampaigns.comDemocratic gain. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) John Hardy (Democratic) 62.64% Republican Party (US)Thomas Murphy (Republican) 37.09% Greenback PartyFrank W. Roscoe (Greenback) 0.28% |- ! New York 11 X | Levi P. Morton | | Republican | 1878 | | Incumbent resigned March 21, 1881, to become U.S. Minister to France.New member elected November 8, 1881 and seated December 5, 1881, with the rest of the House. https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=452059 NY District 11 - Special Election August 14, 2015 August 10, 2019 OurCampaigns.comDemocratic gain. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Roswell P. Flower (Democratic) 55.71% Republican Party (US)William W. Astor (Republican) 43.9% Greenback PartyCharles Smith (Greenback) 0.39% |- ! New York 22 X | Warner Miller | | Republican | 1878 | | Incumbent resigned July 26, 1881, when elected U.S. Senator.New member elected November 8, 1881 and seated December 5, 1881, with the rest of the House. https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=732464 NY District 22 - Special Election May 8, 2011 August 10, 2019 OurCampaigns.comRepublican hold. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Charles R. Skinner (Republican) 55.38% Democratic Party (US)John Lansing (Democratic) 44.62% |- ! New York 27 X | Elbridge G. Lapham | | Republican | 1874 | | Incumbent resigned July 29, 1881, when elected U.S. Senator.New member elected November 8, 1881 and seated December 5, 1881, with the rest of the House. https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=730127 NY District 27 - Special Election April 19, 2011 August 10, 2019 OurCampaigns.comRepublican hold. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) James W. Wadsworth (Republican) 54.17% Democratic Party (US)James Faulkner (Democratic) 43.05% Greenback PartyAlbert Heath (Greenback) 2.78% |- ! ME 2 X | William P. Frye | | Republican | 1870 | | Incumbent resigned March 17, 1881, when elected U.S. Senator.New member elected September 12, 1881 and seated December 5, 1881, with the rest of the House.https://historycms2.house.gov/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=40901 Forty-Seventh Congress March 4, 1881, to March 3, 1883 Clerk of the United States House of Representatives August 9, 2019 October 26, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201026111016/https://historycms2.house.gov/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=40901 dead https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=713249 ME District 2 - Special Election December 30, 2010 August 9, 2019 OurCampaigns.comRepublican hold. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Nelson Dingley Jr. (Republican) 65.96% Greenback PartyWashington Gilbert (Greenback) 34.04% |- ! RI 1 X | Nelson W. Aldrich | | Republican | 1878 | | Incumbent resigned when elected U.S. Senator.New member elected November 22, 1881 and seated December 5, 1881, with the rest of the House. https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=538069 RI District 01 April 16, 2009 August 9, 2019 OurCampaigns.comRepublican hold. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Henry J. Spooner (Republican) 66.72% Democratic Party (US)Henry T. Sisson (Democratic) 20.26% Republican Party (US)Charles C. Van Zandt (Republican) 13.02% |} Notes References 1881