1883 United States House of Representatives elections

Historical US federal election January 2026 January 2025 There were several special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1883 during the 47th and 48th Congresses. 47th Congress |- ! Alabama 8 X | William M. Lowe | | Greenback | 18781880 (lost)1882 (won election contest) | | Incumbent died October 12, 1882.New member elected January 3, 1883 and seated January 15, 1883.Democratic gain.Winner was not elected to the next term on November 7, 1882, which had already been won by fellow Democrat Luke Pryor. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Joseph Wheeler (Democratic) 62.14% Independent (US)John B. McClellan (Independent) 37.86%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=160855 AL District 08 - Special Election December 27, 2004 October 23, 2019 OurCampaigns.com, citing Dubin's United States Congressional Elections, 1778-1997 The Official Results, pg. 255 |- ! Ohio 16 X | Jonathan T. Updegraff | | Republican | 1878 | | Incumbent died November 30, 1882.New member elected January 2, 1883.Republican hold.Winner also elected to the next term in the OH 17 C. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Joseph D. Taylor (Republican) 53.52% Democratic Party (US)Ross J. Alexander (Democratic) 46.48%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/ContainerHistory.html?ContainerID=600 Our Campaigns - Container Detail Page |- ! Indiana 9 X | Godlove S. Orth | | Republican | 18621870 (retired)18721874 (retired)1878 | | Incumbent died December 16, 1882.New member elected January 9, 1883 and seated January 17, 1883.Republican hold.Winner was not a candidate to the next term, see below. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Charles T. Doxey (Republican) 53.33% Democratic Party (US)Thomas B. Ward (Democratic) 46.67%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=614533 IN - District 09 Special Election January 8, 2010 November 8, 2019 OurCampaigns.com, citing Dubin's United States Congressional Elections, 1778-1997 The Official Results |} 48th Congress |- ! Ohio 17 X | Jonathan T. Updegraff | | Republican | 1878 | | Incumbent member-elect had been redistricted and re-elected but died November 30, 1882, before the term began.New member elected January 2, 1883 and seated December 3, 1883.Republican hold.Winner also elected to finish the current term in the OH 16 C. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Joseph D. Taylor (Republican) 53.85% Democratic Party (US)Ross J. Alexander (Democratic) 46.15%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=440683 OH District 16 - Special Election April 21, 2008 November 8, 2019, citing United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997 The Official Results Michael J. Dubin |- ! West Virginia 3 X | John E. Kenna | | Democratic | 1876 | | Incumbent resigned March 4, 1883, when elected U.S. Senator.New member elected May 15, 1883 and seated December 3, 1883.https://historycms2.house.gov/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=40899 Forty-eighth Congress March 4, 1883, to March 3, 1885 Historian of the United States House of Representatives November 8, 2019 August 8, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200808064100/https://historycms2.house.gov/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=40899 dead Democratic hold. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Charles P. Snyder (Democratic) 53.41% Republican Party (US)Louis Trager (Republican) 46.59%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=372899 Our Campaigns - WV District 03 Race - May 15, 1883, citing Dubin, US Congressional Directory |- ! Alabama 1 X | Thomas H. Herndon | | Democratic | 1878 | | Incumbent died March 28, 1883.New member elected July 3, 1883 and seated December 3, 1883.Democratic hold. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) James T. Jones (Democratic) 81.05% Republican Party (US)Philip Joseph (Republican) 18.95%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=306279 Our Campaigns - AL District 01 - Special Election Race - Jul 03, 1883, citing Michael J. Dubin, United States Congressional Elections 1788-1997, p. 263 |- ! Iowa 6 X | Marsena E. Cutts | | Republican | 18801883 (lost election contest)1882 | | Incumbent died September 1, 1883.New member elected October 9, 1883 and seated December 3, 1883.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=714535 Our Campaigns - IA District 6 - Special Election Race - Oct 09, 1883 January 8, 2011, citing United States Congressional elections, 1788-1997 : the official results of the elections of the 1st through 105th CongressesDemocratic gain.John C. Cook had successfully contested Cutts's 1880 election. Cook had beaten Cutts in the 1882 election, but Cutts, meanwhile, had already won election to the next term. So Cook only served one day: March 3, 1883, before the new term began. Cutts, however, never served in the new term, as he died of tuberculosis before being seated. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) John C. Cook (Democratic) 50.41% Republican Party (US)E. H. Stiles (Republican) 49.59% |- ! Kansas 2 X | Dudley C. Haskell | | Republican | 1876 | | Incumbent died December 16, 1883.New member elected October 9, 1883 and seated March 21, 1884.Republican hold. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Edward H. Funston (Republican) 57.36% Democratic Party (US)Samuel A. Riggs (Democratic) 42.64%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=445228 Our Campaigns - KS - District 02 - Special Election Race - Oct 09, 1883, citing Michael J. Dubin, U.S. Congressional Elections 1788-1997, p. 263. |- ! North Carolina 1 X | Walter F. Pool | | Republican | 1882 | | Incumbent died August 25, 1883.New member elected November 20, 1883 and seated December 3, 1883.Democratic gain. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Thomas G. Skinner (Democratic) 51.62% Republican Party (US)Charles C. Pool (Republican) 48.36%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=172012 Our Campaigns - NC - District 01 Race - Nov 20, 1883, citing Official county returns in the N.C. Department of Archives and History. |} References 1883