1886 United States elections

none February 2026 January 2025 1886 Midterm elections November 2 Democratic Party (US)Grover Cleveland (D) 50th 25 of 76 seatsNot counting special elections. Republican hold Democratic +2Congressional seat gain figures only reflect the results of the regularly-scheduled elections, and do not take special elections into account. 370px Results:#0671B0 Democratic gain #92C5DE Democratic hold#CA0120 Republican gain #F48882 Republican hold#000000 Legislature failed to elect All 325 voting seats Democratic hold Republican +11 400px Results:#0671B0 Democratic gain #92C5DE Democratic hold#CA0120 Republican gain #F48882 Republican hold#FF3333 Labor gain #666666 Independent gain #B3DE8A Greenback hold Elections occurred in the middle of Democratic President Grover Cleveland's first non-consecutive term, during the Third Party System. Members of the 50th United States Congress were chosen in this election. Democrats retained control of the House, while Republicans retained control of the Senate. In the House, the Republicans won a moderate number of seats, but the Democrats retained a narrow majority.Party Divisions of the House of Representatives http://history.house.gov/Institution/Party-Divisions/Party-Divisions/ United States House of Representatives 25 June 2014 In the Senate, the Democrats won a moderate number of seats, but the Republicans retained a narrow majority.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 As of 2026, this is the last time in which the United States had a Democratic President while having a Republican majority in the Senate and a Democratic majority in the House. See also 1886 United States House of Representatives elections 1886–87 United States Senate elections References Category:1886 elections in the United States 1886 Category:United States midterm elections