# 1886 United States House of Representatives elections

The 1886 United States House of Representatives elections were held for the most part on November 2, 1886, with three states holding theirs early between June and September. They occurred in the middle of President Grover Cleveland's first term. Elections were held for 325 seats of the United States House of Representatives, representing 38 states, to serve in the 50th United States Congress. Special elections were also held throughout the year.
As in many midterm elections, the President's party lost seats to the opposition, in this case, Democrats lost seats to Republicans, although a narrow majority was retained. Many of these Republican pickups were in the industrializing Midwest states, where the debate over tariffs, which were advocated by Republicans to protect domestic industry but opposed by Democrats to allow for free agricultural trade, led to political change. The small Labor Party, supported by industrial workers, gained one seat each in Virginia and Wisconsin, while the Greenback Party maintained its one seat in Iowa (James B. Weaver). One Independent was also elected in North Carolina.

## Election summaries

| 167 | 6 | 152 |
| Democratic | | Republican |
| State | Type | Total seats | Democratic | Democratic | Republican | Republican | Others | Others |
| State | Type | Total seats | Seats | Change | Seats | Change | Seats | Change |
| Alabama | District | 8 | 8 | | 0 | | 0 | |
| Arkansas | District | 5 | 5 | | 0 | | 0 | |
| California | District | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| Colorado | At-large | 1 | 0 | | 1 | | 0 | |
| Connecticut | District | 4 | 2 | | 2 | | 0 | |
| Delaware | At-large | 1 | 1 | | 0 | | 0 | |
| Florida | District | 2 | 2 | | 0 | | 0 | |
| Georgia | District | 10 | 10 | | 0 | | 0 | |
| Illinois | District | 20 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 0 | |
| Indiana | District | 13 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | |
| Iowa | District | 11 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | |
| Kansas | District | 7 | 0 | | 7 | | 0 | |
| Kentucky | District | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| Louisiana | District | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Maine | District | 4 | 0 | | 4 | | 0 | |
| Maryland | District | 6 | 5 | | 1 | | 0 | |
| Massachusetts | District | 12 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | |
| Michigan | District | 11 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | |
| Minnesota | District | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| Mississippi | District | 7 | 7 | | 0 | | 0 | |
| Missouri | District | 14 | 12 | | 2 | | 0 | |
| Nebraska | District | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Nevada | At-large | 1 | 0 | | 1 | | 0 | |
| New Hampshire | District | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| New Jersey | District | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| New York | District | 34 | 16 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 0 | |
| North Carolina | District | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 1 |
| Ohio | District | 21 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 0 | |
| Oregon | At-large | 1 | 0 | | 1 | | 0 | |
| Pennsylvania | District + at-large | 28 | 8 | | 20 | | 0 | |
| Rhode Island | District | 2 | 0 | | 2 | | 0 | |
| South Carolina | District | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tennessee | District | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Texas | District | 11 | 11 | | 0 | | 0 | |
| Vermont | District | 2 | 0 | | 2 | | 0 | |
| Virginia | District | 10 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| West Virginia | District | 4 | 3 | | 1 | | 0 | |
| Wisconsin | District | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 325 | 167 51.4% | 16 | 154 47.4% | 13 | 4 1.2% | 3 |
Popular vote
Democratic
48.12%
Greenback
0.38%
Independent
2.06%
Labor
1.08%
Republican
44.99%
Others
3.37% :
House seats
Democratic
51.38%
Greenback
0.31%
Independent
0.92%
Labor
0.62%
Republican
46.77% :
There were 2 Labor and 1 Independent members elected, and 1 Greenback member re-elected. The previous election saw just the Greenback elected.
| House seats by party holding plurality in state  80+% Democratic  80+% Republican  60+% to 80% Democratic  60+% to 80% Republican  Up to 60% Democratic  Up to 60% Republican | Net gain in party representation  6+ Democratic gain    6+ Republican gain  3-5 Democratic gain    3-5 Republican gain  1-2 Democratic gain  1-2 Labor gain  1-2 Republican gain  1-2 Independent gain  no net change |

## Special elections

| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| New York 15 | Lewis Beach | Democratic | 1880 | Incumbent died August 10, 1886. New member elected November 2, 1886. Democratic hold. Winner also elected to the next term; see below. | ▌Y Henry Bacon (Democratic) 49.07% ▌Moses D. Stivers (Republican) 47.41% ▌Alonzo Wheeler (Prohibition) 3.52% |
| Wisconsin 5 | Joseph Rankin | Democratic | 1882 | Incumbent died January 24, 1886. New member elected February 23, 1886. Democratic hold. | ▌Y Thomas R. Hudd (Democratic) 62.1% ▌Charles Luling (Republican) 37.7% |

## Election dates

In all the states except three, elections were held November 2, 1886. Those three states, with 7 seats among them, held elections:
* June 7, 1886: Oregon
* September 7, 1886: Vermont
* September 10, 1886: Maine

## Arkansas

| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Arkansas 1 | Poindexter Dunn | Democratic | 1878 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Poindexter Dunn (Democratic) 100% |
| Arkansas 2 | Clifton R. Breckinridge | Democratic | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Clifton R. Breckinridge (Democratic) 54.4% ▌D. D. Leach (Republican) 27.7% ▌Reuben B. Carlee (Agricultural Wheel) 18.0% |
| Arkansas 3 | Thomas C. McRae | Democratic | 1885 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Thomas C. McRae (Democratic) 57.8% ▌J. C. Ray (Republican) 27.0% ▌L. H. Hitt (Greenback) 15.2% |
| Arkansas 4 | John H. Rogers | Democratic | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y John H. Rogers (Democratic) 62.1% ▌Isom P. Langley (Labor) 37.9% |
| Arkansas 5 | Samuel W. Peel | Democratic | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Samuel W. Peel (Democratic) 100% |

## Arizona Territory

See Non-voting delegates, below.

## California

| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| California 1 | Barclay Henley | Democratic | 1882 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold | ▌Y Thomas Larkin Thompson (Democratic) 50.2% ▌Charles A. Garter (Republican) 47.2% ▌L. W. Simmons (Prohibition) 2.6% |
| California 2 | James A. Louttit | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. | ▌Y Marion Biggs (Democratic) 50% ▌J. C. Campbell (Republican) 47% ▌W. O. Clark (Prohibition) 3% |
| California 3 | Joseph McKenna | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Joseph McKenna (Republican) 53.1% ▌Henry C. McPike (Democratic) 44.6% ▌W. W. Smith (Prohibition) 2.4% |
| California 4 | William W. Morrow | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y William W. Morrow (Republican) 48.7% ▌Frank McCoppin (Democratic) 42% ▌Charles A. Sumner (Independent) 9% ▌Robert Thompson (Prohibition) 0.4% |
| California 5 | Charles N. Felton | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Charles N. Felton (Republican) 48.8% ▌Frank J. Sullivan (Democratic) 48.4% ▌C. Henderson (Prohibition) 1.4% ▌A. E. Redstone (Independent) 1.4% |
| California 6 | Henry Markham | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold | ▌Y William Vandever (Republican) 47.3% ▌Joseph D. Lynch (Democratic) 47.1% ▌W. A. Harris (Prohibition) 5.6% |

## Connecticut

| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Connecticut 1 | John R. Buck | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. | ▌Y Robert J. Vance (Democratic) 48.3% ▌John R. Buck (Republican) 47.2% ▌Samuel W. Hart (Prohibition) 3.2% ▌Henry L. Soper (Labor) 1.2% |
| Connecticut 2 | Charles L. Mitchell | Democratic | 1882 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | ▌Y Carlos French (Democratic) 47.9% ▌Edward C. Lewis (Republican) 44.5% ▌George Mansfield (Labor) 4.2% ▌Edwin P. Augur (Prohibition) 3.4% |
| Connecticut 3 | John T. Wait | Republican | 1876 (special) | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. | ▌Y Charles A. Russell (Republican) 48.9% ▌Frederick Hyde (Democratic) 45.5% ▌John A. Rockwell (Prohibition) 5.6% |
| Connecticut 4 | Edward W. Seymour | Democratic | 1882 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | ▌Y Miles T. Granger (Democratic) 47.8% ▌Frederick Miles (Republican) 46.9% ▌Edward Manchester (Prohibition) 3.2% ▌S. D. Bingham (Labor) 2.0% |

## Dakota Territory

See Non-voting delegates, below.

## Florida

| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Florida 1 | Robert H. M. Davidson | Democratic | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Robert H. M. Davidson (Democratic) 66.2% ▌C. B. Pendleton (Republican) 33.8% |
| Florida 2 | Charles Dougherty | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Charles Dougherty (Democratic) 53.9% ▌J. C. Greeley (Republican) 44.9% ▌R. B. Norment (Prohibition) 1.2% |

## Idaho Territory

See Non-voting delegates, below.

## Maine

| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Maine 1 | Thomas B. Reed | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Thomas B. Reed (Republican) 50.32% ▌William H. Clifford (Democratic) 46.05% ▌Timothy B. Hussey (Prohibition) 2.44% ▌David O. Moulton (Labor) 1.20% |
| Maine 2 | Nelson Dingley Jr. | Republican | 1881 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Nelson Dingley Jr. (Republican) 53.35% ▌Alonzo Garcelon (Democratic) 35.06% ▌William T. Eustis (Prohibition) 11.59% |
| Maine 3 | Seth L. Milliken | Republican | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Seth L. Milliken (Republican) 57.06% ▌Joseph E. Ladd (Democratic) 40.53% ▌Henry H. Harvey (Prohibition) 2.41% |
| Maine 4 | Charles A. Boutelle | Republican | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Charles A. Boutelle (Republican) 54.78% ▌John F. Lynch (Democratic) 43.06% ▌Charles S. Pritchard (Prohibition) 2.16% |

## Massachusetts

| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Massachusetts 1 | Robert T. Davis | Republican | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Robert T. Davis (Republican) 58.74% ▌George T. McLaughlin (Democratic) 35.98% ▌Edward H. Hatfield (Prohibition) 5.28% |
| Massachusetts 2 | John Davis Long | Republican | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y John Davis Long (Republican) 52.38% ▌Bushrod Morse (Democratic) 43.94% ▌George W. Dyer (Prohibition) 3.68% |
| Massachusetts 3 | Ambrose A. Ranney | Republican | 1880 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. | ▌Y Leopold Morse (Democratic) 53.74% ▌Ambrose A. Ranney (Republican) 45.29% ▌Eugene H. Clapp (Prohibition) 0.98% |
| Massachusetts 4 | Patrick A. Collins | Democratic | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Patrick A. Collins (Democratic) 73.61% ▌William B. Cutler (Republican) 25.16% ▌Charles G. Wood (Prohibition) 0.64% |
| Massachusetts 5 | Edward D. Hayden | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Edward D. Hayden (Republican) 57.35% ▌Charles L. Randall (Democratic) 40.41% ▌Edward Kendall (Prohibition) 2.24% |
| Massachusetts 6 | Henry B. Lovering | Democratic | 1882 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | ▌Y Henry Cabot Lodge (Republican) 50.51% ▌ Henry B. Lovering (Democratic) 47.79% ▌ Castelln Norcross (Prohibition) 1.70% |
| Massachusetts 7 | Eben F. Stone | Republican | 1880 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. | ▌Y William Cogswell (Republican) 47.90% ▌Jonas H. French (Democratic) 40.39% ▌Willard Spaulding (Greenback) 12.67% |
| Massachusetts 8 | Charles H. Allen | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Charles H. Allen (Republican) 50.26% ▌John J. Donovan (Democratic) 47.65% ▌Oliver M. Cousens (Prohibition) 2.09% |
| Massachusetts 9 | Frederick D. Ely | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. | ▌YEdward Burnett (Democratic) 48.74% ▌Frederick D. Ely (Republican) 47.75% ▌Edmund M. Stowe (Prohibition) 3.51% |
| Massachusetts 10 | William W. Rice | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. | ▌Y John E. Russell (Democratic) 49.68% ▌William W. Rice (Republican) 45.85% ▌William H. Earle (Prohibition) 4.47% |
| Massachusetts 11 | William Whiting II | Republican | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y William Whiting II (Republican) 53.56% ▌Festus C. Currier (Democratic) 39.93% ▌Gardner A. Watkins (Prohibition) 6.51% |
| Massachusetts 12 | Francis W. Rockwell | Republican | 1884 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Francis W. Rockwell (Republican) 49.56% ▌Herbert C. Joyner (Democratic) 45.59% ▌Henry Cutler (Prohibition) 4.85% |

## Michigan

| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Michigan 1 | William C. Maybury | Democratic Fusion | 1882 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | ▌Y John Logan Chipman (Democratic) 51.01% ▌Henry A. Robinson (Republican) 46.41% ▌Charles A. Frisbee (Prohibition) 2.57% |
| Michigan 2 | Nathaniel B. Eldredge | Democratic | 1882 | Incumbent retired. Republican gain. | ▌Y Edward P. Allen (Republican) 47.95% ▌Lester H. Salsbury (Dem./Fusion) 44.95% ▌Alfred O. Crozier (Prohibition) 7.11% |
| Michigan 3 | James O'Donnell | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y James O'Donnell (Republican) 51.43% ▌Patrick Hankerd (Dem./Fusion) 39.43% ▌Hiram D. Allen (Prohibition) 9.14% |
| Michigan 4 | Julius C. Burrows | Republican | 1872 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Julius C. Burrows (Republican) 50.71% ▌Harvey C. Sherwood (Dem./Fusion) 43.73% ▌Jesse S. Boyden (Prohibition) 5.55% |
| Michigan 5 | Charles C. Comstock | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | ▌Y Melbourne H. Ford (Democratic) 46.68% ▌George W. McBride (Republican) 45.56% ▌Edward L. Briggs (Prohibition) 7.76% |
| Michigan 6 | Edwin B. Winans | Democratic Fusion | 1876 | Incumbent retired. Republican gain. | ▌Y Mark S. Brewer (Republican) 48.06% ▌John H. Fedewa (Democratic) 43.29% ▌Azariah S. Partridge (Prohibition) 8.65% |
| Michigan 7 | Ezra C. Carleton | Democratic Fusion | 1882 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | ▌Y Justin R. Whiting (Dem./Fusion) 48.63% ▌John P. Sanborn (Republican) 45.75% ▌William F. Clark (Prohibition) 5.62% |
| Michigan 8 | Timothy E. Tarsney | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Timothy E. Tarsney (Democratic) 48.36% ▌Roswell G. Horr (Republican) 46.54% ▌George W. Abbey (Prohibition) 5.10% |
| Michigan 9 | Byron M. Cutcheon | Republican | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Byron M. Cutcheon (Republican) 50.94% ▌Lyman G. Mason (Dem./Fusion) 41.99% ▌Lathrop S. Ellis (Prohibition) 7.08% |
| Michigan 10 | Spencer O. Fisher | Democratic Fusion | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Spencer O. Fisher (Dem./Fusion) 51.37% ▌Henry M. Loud (Republican) 44.04% ▌David A. Ross (Prohibition) 4.60% |
| Michigan 11 | Seth C. Moffatt | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Seth C. Moffatt (Republican) 53.61% ▌John Powers (Democratic) 45.31% ▌Theron E. Carpenter (Prohibition) 1.08% |

## Minnesota

| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Minnesota 1 | Milo White | Republican | 1882 | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. | ▌Y Thomas Wilson (Democratic) 52.0% ▌John A. Lovely (Republican) 43.6% ▌Daniel H. Roberts (Prohibition) 4.3% |
| Minnesota 2 | James Wakefield | Republican | 1882 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. | ▌Y John Lind (Republican) 59.8% ▌A. H. Bullis (Democratic) 34.6% ▌George J. Day (Prohibition) 5.5% |
| Minnesota 3 | Horace B. Strait | Republican | 1880 | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. | ▌Y John L. MacDonald (Democratic) 50.3% ▌Benjamin Herbert (Republican) 46.7% ▌Noah Lathrop (Prohibition) 3.0% |
| Minnesota 4 | John Gilfillan | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. | ▌Y Edmund Rice (Democratic) 52.4% ▌John Gilfillan (Republican) 44.5% ▌Lyman Denton (Prohibition) 3.1% |
| Minnesota 5 | Knute Nelson | Republican | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Knute Nelson (Republican) 97.0% ▌John Henry Long (Prohibition) 2.7% |

## Mississippi

| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Mississippi 1 | John M. Allen | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y John M. Allen (Democratic) 99.15% Scattering 0.85% |
| Mississippi 2 | James B. Morgan | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y James B. Morgan (Democratic) 62.12% ▌James R. Chalmers (Republican) 37.88% |
| Mississippi 3 | Thomas C. Catchings | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Thomas C. Catchings (Democratic) 65.48% ▌H. F. Simrall (Republican) 34.52% |
| Mississippi 4 | Frederick G. Barry | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Frederick G. Barry (Democratic) 96.05% Scattering 3.95% |
| Mississippi 5 | Otho R. Singleton | Democratic | 1874 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | ▌Y Chapman L. Anderson (Democratic) 99.37% Scattering 0.63% |
| Mississippi 6 | Henry S. Van Eaton | Democratic | 1882 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | ▌Y T. R. Stockdale (Democratic) 68.41% ▌John R. Lynch (Republican) 31.59% |
| Mississippi 7 | Ethelbert Barksdale | Democratic | 1882 | Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic hold. | ▌Y Charles E. Hooker (Democratic) 100% |

## Montana Territory

See Non-voting delegates, below.

## Nebraska

| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Nebraska 1 | Archibald J. Weaver | Republican | 1882 | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. | ▌Y John A. McShane (Democratic) 54.87% ▌Church Howe (Republican) 38.40% ▌George Bigelow (Prohibition) 6.72% |
| Nebraska 2 | James Laird | Republican | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y James Laird (Republican) 51.30% ▌William A. McKeighan (Democratic) 39.16% ▌C. S. Harrison (Prohibition) 9.09% Scattering 0.45% |
| Nebraska 3 | George W. E. Dorsey | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y George W. E. Dorsey (Republican) 55.06% ▌W. H. Webster (Democratic) 40.16% ▌W. J. Olinger (Prohibition) 4.57% Scattering 0.22% |

## New Mexico Territory

See Non-voting delegates, below.

## New York

| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| New York 15 | Lewis Beach | Democratic | 1880 | Incumbent died August 10, 1886. Democratic hold. Successor also elected the same day to finish the current term. | ▌Y Henry Bacon (Democratic) 48.79% ▌Moses D. Stivers (Republican) 47.13% ▌Alonzo Wheeler (Prohibition) 4.08% |

## South Carolina

| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| South Carolina 1 | Samuel Dibble | Democratic | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Samuel Dibble (Democratic) 99.9% Others 0.1% |
| South Carolina 2 | George D. Tillman | Democratic | 1878 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y George D. Tillman (Democratic) 99.6% Others 0.4% |
| South Carolina 3 | D. Wyatt Aiken | Democratic | 1876 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | ▌Y James S. Cothran (Democratic) 99.8% Others 0.2% |
| South Carolina 4 | William H. Perry | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y William H. Perry (Democratic) 100% |
| South Carolina 5 | John J. Hemphill | Democratic | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y John J. Hemphill (Democratic) 99.9% Others 0.1% |
| South Carolina 6 | George W. Dargan | Democratic | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y George W. Dargan (Democratic) 98.7% Others 1.3% |
| South Carolina 7 | Robert Smalls | Republican | 1884 (special) | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. | ▌Y William Elliott (Democratic) 52.0% ▌Robert Smalls (Republican) 47.8% Others 0.2% |

## Tennessee

| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Tennessee 1 | Augustus H. Pettibone | Republican | 1880 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. | ▌Y Roderick R. Butler (Republican) 59.95% ▌James White (Democratic) 40.05% |
| Tennessee 2 | Leonidas C. Houk | Republican | 1878 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Leonidas C. Houk (Republican) 67.00% ▌Samuel G. Heiskell (Democratic) 32.92% ▌Will A. McTeer (Unknown) 0.08% |
| Tennessee 3 | John R. Neal | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y John R. Neal (Democratic) 50.62% ▌John T. Wilder (Republican) 49.38% |
| Tennessee 4 | Benton McMillin | Democratic | 1878 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Benton McMillin (Democratic) 61.49% ▌J. J. Turner (Ind. Democratic) 38.51% |
| Tennessee 5 | James D. Richardson | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y James D. Richardson (Democratic) 68.92% ▌S. D. Mathew (Republican) 31.08% |
| Tennessee 6 | Andrew J. Caldwell | Democratic | 1882 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | ▌Y Joseph E. Washington (Democratic) 61.81% ▌John H. Nye (Republican) 38.19% |
| Tennessee 7 | John G. Ballentine | Democratic | 1882 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | ▌Y Washington C. Whitthorne (Democratic) 58.82% ▌G. W. Blackburn (Republican) 41.18% |
| Tennessee 8 | John M. Taylor | Democratic | 1882 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | ▌Y Benjamin A. Enloe (Democratic) 53.47% ▌Samuel W. Hawkins (Republican) 46.53% |
| Tennessee 9 | Presley T. Glass | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Presley T. Glass (Democratic) 58.96% ▌David A. Nunn (Republican) 41.04% |
| Tennessee 10 | Zachary Taylor | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. | ▌Y James Phelan Jr. (Democratic) 60.01% ▌Zachary Taylor (Republican) 39.99% |

## Texas

| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Texas 6 | Olin Wellborn | Democratic | 1878 | Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic hold. | ▌Y Joseph "Jo" Abbott (Democratic) 60% ▌J. C. Kirby (Independent) 36.7% ▌A. B. Norton (Republican) 3.3% |

## Utah Territory

See Non-voting delegates, below.

## Vermont

| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Vermont 1 | John W. Stewart | Republican | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y John W. Stewart (Republican) 72.6% ▌Waldo Brigham (Democratic) 26.3% ▌T. H. Brown (Greenback) 0.7% |
| Vermont 2 | William W. Grout | Republican | 1880 1882 (lost) 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y William W. Grout (Republican) 69.4% ▌Harley E. Folsom (Democratic) 30.3% ▌Charles B. Cummings (Greenback) 0.2% |

## Virginia

| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Virginia 1 | Thomas Croxton | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | ▌Y Thomas H. B. Browne (Republican) 54.1% ▌Thomas Croxton (Democratic) 45.9% |
| Virginia 2 | Harry Libbey | Republican | 1882 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. | ▌Y George E. Bowden (Republican) 60.7% ▌Marshall Parks (Democratic) 39.3% |
| Virginia 3 | George D. Wise | Democratic | 1880 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y George D. Wise (Democratic) 52.7% ▌Edmund Waddill Jr. (Republican) 47.3% |
| Virginia 4 | James Dennis Brady | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. | ▌Y William E. Gaines (Republican) 70.2% ▌Mann Page (Democratic) 29.8% |
| Virginia 5 | George Cabell | Democratic | 1874 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | ▌Y John Robert Brown (Republican) 57.1% ▌George Cabell (Democratic) 42.9% |
| Virginia 6 | John W. Daniel | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent retired. Labor gain. | ▌Y Samuel I. Hopkins (Labor) 51.6% ▌Samuel Griffin (Democratic) 48.4% |
| Virginia 7 | Charles T. O'Ferrall | Democratic | 1882 (contest) | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Charles T. O'Ferrall (Democratic) 51.7% ▌John E. Roller (Republican) 48.3% |
| Virginia 8 | John S. Barbour Jr. | Democratic | 1880 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | ▌Y W. H. F. Lee (Democratic) 57.5% ▌W. C. Elam (Republican) 42.5% |
| Virginia 9 | Connally Findlay Trigg | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent retired. Republican gain. | ▌Y Henry Bowen (Republican) 57.6% ▌R. R. Henry (Democratic) 42.4% |
| Virginia 10 | J. Randolph Tucker | Democratic | 1874 | Incumbent retired. Republican gain. | ▌Y Jacob Yost (Republican) 53.4% ▌James Bumgardner (Democratic) 46.6% |

## Washington Territory

See Non-voting delegates, below.

## West Virginia

| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| West Virginia 1 | Nathan Goff Jr. | Republican | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Nathan Goff Jr. (Republican) 51.55% ▌John Brannon (Democratic) 47.87% ▌L. E. Peters (Prohibition) 0.59% |
| West Virginia 2 | William L. Wilson | Democratic | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y William L. Wilson (Democratic) 49.87% ▌W. H. Flick (Republican) 49.61% ▌John T. Siler (Prohibition) 0.53% |
| West Virginia 3 | Charles P. Snyder | Democratic | 1883 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Charles P. Snyder (Democratic) 50.57% ▌James H. Brown (Republican) 47.54% ▌J. W. Claypool (Prohibition) 1.89% |
| West Virginia 4 | Eustace Gibson | Democratic | 1882 | Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic hold. | ▌Y Charles E. Hogg (Democratic) 50.29% ▌John H. Hutchinson (Republican) 48.00% ▌William H. Smith (Prohibition) 1.71% |

## Wisconsin

Wisconsin elected nine members of congress on Election Day, November 2, 1886.
| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Wisconsin 1 | Lucien B. Caswell | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Lucien B. Caswell (Republican) 46.9% ▌James R. Doolittle (Democratic) 44.9% ▌Edward G. Durant (Prohibition) 8.2% |
| Wisconsin 2 | Edward S. Bragg | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent lost re-nomination. Republican gain. | ▌Y Richard W. Guenther (Republican) 55.7% ▌Arthur K. Delaney (Democratic) 40.4% ▌J. L. Ingersoll (Prohibition) 3.9% |
| Wisconsin 3 | Robert M. La Follette | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Robert M. La Follette (Republican) 50.3% ▌Hugh J. Gallagher (Democratic) 39.7% ▌Thomas C. Richmond (Prohibition) 9.8% |
| Wisconsin 4 | Isaac W. Van Schaick | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent declined re-nomination. Union Labor gain. | ▌Y Henry Smith (Union Labor) 42.5% ▌Thomas H. Brown (Republican) 30.7% ▌John Black (Democratic) 26.2% ▌Z. N. Trask (Prohibition) 0.6% |
| Wisconsin 5 | Thomas R. Hudd | Democratic | 1886 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Thomas R. Hudd (Democratic) 60.6% ▌Gustav Küstermann (Republican) 39.2% |
| Wisconsin 6 | Richard W. Guenther | Republican | 1880 | Incumbent lost re-nomination. Republican hold. | ▌Y Charles B. Clark (Republican) 54.6% ▌Andrew Haben (Democratic) 39.4% ▌E. D. Kanouse (Prohibition) 6.0% |
| Wisconsin 7 | Ormsby B. Thomas | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Ormsby B. Thomas (Republican) 54.2% ▌S. N. Dickenson (Democratic) 38.7% ▌S. B. Loomis (Prohibition) 7.1% |
| Wisconsin 8 | William T. Price | Republican | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y William T. Price (Republican) 66.7% ▌James Bracklin (Democratic) 33.2% |
| Wisconsin 9 | Isaac Stephenson | Republican | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Isaac Stephenson (Republican) 55.8% ▌John Ringle (Democratic) 44.0% ▌Joe Koezer (Prohibition) 0.1% |

## Wyoming Territory

See Non-voting delegates, below.

## Non-voting members

| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Delegate | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Arizona Territory at-large |
| Dakota Territory at-large |
| Idaho Territory at-large | John Hailey | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | ▌Y Fred Dubois (Republican) 51.41% ▌John Hailey (Democratic) 48.57% |
| Montana Territory at-large | Joseph Toole | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Joseph Toole (Democratic) 55.76% ▌Wilbur F. Sanders (Republican) 44.24% |
| New Mexico Territory at-large |
| Utah Territory at-large |
| Washington Territory at-large |
| Wyoming Territory at-large | Joseph M. Carey | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Joseph M. Carey (Republican) 88.12% ▌H. G. Balch (Democratic) 5.59% ▌T. G. Magee (Democratic) 3.63% Others ▌J. M. Lobban (Democratic) 0.74% ▌L. Kabis (Democratic) 0.49% Others 1.43% |