1891 United States House of Representatives elections

None January 2026 January 2025 There were eight special elections in 1891 in the United States House of Representatives to the 52nd United States Congress. List of elections |- ! New York 10 X | Francis B. Spinola | | Democratic | 1886 | | Incumbent died April 14, 1891.New member elected November 3, 1891 and seated December 7, 1891.https://historycms2.house.gov/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=40911 Fifty-Second Congress March 4, 1891, to March 3, 1893 Clerk of the United States House of Representatives January 7, 2020 August 8, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200808064149/https://historycms2.house.gov/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=40911 dead Democratic hold. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) W. Bourke Cockran (Democratic) 63.82% Republican Party (US)James E. Townsend (Republican) 34.53% Socialist Labor Party (US)John Hauser (Socialist Labor) 1.65%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=454419 Our Campaigns - NY District 10 Race - Nov 03, 1891 www.ourcampaigns.com |- ! Michigan 5 X | Melbourne H. Ford | | Democratic | 1886 | | Incumbent died April 20, 1891.New member elected November 3, 1891 and seated December 7, 1891.Republican gain. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Charles E. Belknap (Republican) 44.53% Democratic Party (US)John S. Lawrence (Democratic) 39.96% People's Party (US)Edward L. Hutchins (Populist) 11.20% Prohibition Party (US)Henry Shultes (Prohibition) 3.51%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=616030 Our Campaigns - MI - District 05 Special Election Race - Nov 03, 1891 www.ourcampaigns.com |- ! Tennessee 2 X | Leonidas C. Houk | | Republican | 1878 | | Incumbent died May 25, 1891.New member elected November 21, 1891 and seated December 7, 1891.Republican hold. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) John C. Houk (Republican) 63.67% Democratic Party (US)J. C. Williams (Democratic) 35.36%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=625177 Our Campaigns - TN - District 02 Special Election Race - Nov 21, 1891 www.ourcampaigns.com |- ! South Dakota AL X | John R. Gamble | | Republican | 1890 | | Incumbent died August 14, 1891.New member elected November 3, 1891 and seated December 7, 1891.Republican hold. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) John L. Jolley (Republican) 44.48% Independent (US)Henry W. Smith (Independent) 37.09% Democratic Party (US)James M. Wood (Democratic) 18.43%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=277545 Our Campaigns - SD At Large - Special Election Race - Nov 03, 1891 www.ourcampaigns.com |- ! New York 22 X | Leslie W. Russell | | Democratic | 1890 | | Incumbent resigned September 11, 1891 when elected judge of the New York Supreme Court.New member elected November 3, 1891 and seated December 7, 1891.Republican gain. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Newton M. Curtis (Republican) 54.75% Democratic Party (US)Wilbur E. Porter (Democratic) 41.36% Prohibition Party (US)Alonzo M. Leffingwell (Prohibition) 3.89%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=733319 Our Campaigns - NY District 22 - Special Election Race - Nov 03, 1891 www.ourcampaigns.com |- ! New York 12 X | Roswell P. Flower | | Democratic | 1881 (special)1882 (retired)1888 | | Incumbent resigned September 16, 1891 to run for Governor of New York.New member elected November 3, 1891 and seated December 7, 1891.Democratic hold. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Joseph J. Little (Democratic)"Tammany" in source 58.60% Republican Party (US)William McMichael (Republican) 34.47% New York County Democracy PartyDavid DeVenny (New York County Democracy) 4.16% Socialist Labor Party (US)John J. Flick (Socialist Labor) 2.76%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=454420 Our Campaigns - NY District 12 - Special Election Race - Nov 03, 1891 www.ourcampaigns.com |- ! New York 2 X | David A. Boody | | Democratic | 1890 | | Incumbent resigned October 13, 1891, to run for Mayor of Brooklyn.New member elected November 3, 1891 and seated December 7, 1891.Democratic hold. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Alfred C. Chapin (Democratic) 52.76 Republican Party (US)Henry Bristow (Republican) 47.25%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=726245 Our Campaigns - NY District 2 - Special Election Race - Nov 03, 1891 www.ourcampaigns.com |- ! Virginia 8 X | W. H. F. Lee | | Democratic | 1886 | | Incumbent died October 15, 1891.New member elected December 9, 1891 and seated December 23, 1891.Democratic hold. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Elisha E. Meredith (Democratic) 67.82% Republican Party (US)John A. Brooks (Republican) 32.18%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=642209 Our Campaigns - VA - District 08 Special Election Race - Dec 09, 1891 www.ourcampaigns.com |} Notes References 1891