# 1888 United States House of Representatives elections

The 1888 United States House of Representatives elections were held for the most part on November 6, 1888, with three states holding theirs early between June and September. They occurred at the same time as the election of President Benjamin Harrison. Elections were initially held for 325 seats of the United States House of Representatives, representing 38 states, to serve in the 51st United States Congress. Six new states would later join the union and increase the House to 332 seats. Special elections were also held throughout the year.
Harrison's Republican Party gained a majority in the House at the expense of the Democratic Party, even though incumbent President Grover Cleveland actually received more votes counted than Harrison. However, as in other elections in the period, widespread vote suppression and electoral fraud was common on behalf of Democrats and against black Republicans in the Southern United States. The Republican House majority in uncontested elections unseated a number of initially reported as victorious Democratic candidates in favor of Republican candidates who contested their election loss.
The issue of tariffs played a key role in this election. The Democrats, with the support of farmers and laborers, wanted to lower tariffs in order to promote free trade, while the Republicans, backed by industry and big business, believed that higher tariffs were necessary to protect American manufacturing. Especially in industrializing regions, voters chose the Republican view on tariffs, as they gave the party a slim majority in the House.
Hamilton D. Coleman’s win in the Second District would prove the last time until 1972 that a Republican won any House seat in Louisiana, for the disenfrachisement of almost all blacks in the 1890s would leave that state completely devoid of Republican support until after the Dixiecrat bolt.

## Election summaries

Seven seats were added, for the six new states of, in order of admission (number of House seats for each new state listed in parentheses): North Dakota (1), South Dakota (2), Montana (1), Washington (1), Idaho (1), and Wyoming (1).
| 179 | 1 | 152 |
| Republican | | Democratic |
| State | Type | Total seats | Republican | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Others | Others |
| State | Type | Total seats | Seats | Change | Seats | Change | Seats | Change |
| Alabama | District | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
| Arkansas | District | 5 | 1 | | 3 | | 1 | 1 |
| California | District | 6 | 4 | | 2 | | 0 | |
| Colorado | At-large | 1 | 1 | | 0 | | 0 | |
| Connecticut | District | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Delaware | At-large | 1 | 0 | | 1 | | 0 | |
| Florida | District | 2 | 0 | | 2 | | 0 | |
| Georgia | District | 10 | 0 | | 10 | | 0 | |
| Illinois | District | 20 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
| Indiana | District | 13 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | |
| Iowa | District | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | | 0 | 1 |
| Kansas | District | 7 | 7 | | 0 | | 0 | |
| Kentucky | District | 11 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | |
| Louisiana | District | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| Maine | District | 4 | 4 | | 0 | | 0 | |
| Maryland | District | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| Massachusetts | District | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Michigan | District | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| Minnesota | District | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Mississippi | District | 7 | 0 | | 7 | | 0 | |
| Missouri | District | 14 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | |
| Nebraska | District | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Nevada | At-large | 1 | 1 | | 0 | | 0 | |
| New Hampshire | District | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| New Jersey | District | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| New York | District | 34 | 19 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | |
| North Carolina | District | 9 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ohio | District | 21 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| Oregon | At-large | 1 | 1 | | 0 | | 0 | |
| Pennsylvania | District | 28 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
| Rhode Island | District | 2 | 2 | | 0 | | 0 | |
| South Carolina | District | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tennessee | District | 10 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
| Texas | District | 11 | 0 | | 11 | | 0 | |
| Vermont | District | 2 | 2 | | 0 | | 0 | |
| Virginia | District | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| West Virginia | District | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wisconsin | District | 9 | 7 | | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| Montana | At-large | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | |
| North Dakota | At-large | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | |
| South Dakota | At-large | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | | 0 | |
| Washington | At-large | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | |
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| Idaho | At-large | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | |
| Wyoming | At-large | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | |
| Total | Total | 332 | 179 53.9% | 17 | 152 45.8% | 6 | 1 0.3% | 5 |
Popular vote
Democratic
48.68%
Independent
0.54%
Labor
1.41%
Republican
47.36%
Others
2.01% :
House seats
Democratic
45.78%
Labor
0.30%
Republican
53.92% :
The previous election had 4 third-party candidates, 2 Labor, 1 Greenback, and 1 Independent.

## Election dates

All states elected their members November 6, 1888 except, three states, with 7 seats among them:
* June 6: Oregon
* September 4: Vermont
* September 10: Maine

## Arizona Territory

See Non-voting delegates, below.

## Arkansas

| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Arkansas 1 | Poindexter Dunn | Democratic | 1878 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | ▌Y William H. Cate (Democratic) 51.9% ▌Lewis P. Featherstone (Labor) 47.4% Others 0.6% |
| Arkansas 2 | Clifton R. Breckinridge | Democratic | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Clifton R. Breckinridge (Democratic) 51.2% ▌John M. Clayton (Republican) 48.8% |
| Arkansas 3 | Thomas C. McRae | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Thomas C. McRae (Democratic) 59.7% ▌John Ansley (Labor) 40.3% |
| Arkansas 4 | John H. Rogers | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y John H. Rogers (Democratic) 57.8% ▌Isaac McCacken (Independent) 42.2% |
| Arkansas 5 | Samuel W. Peel | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Samuel W. Peel (Democratic) 68.9% ▌Edward P. Watson (Independent) 22.0% ▌John Gates (Republican) 9.1% |
In the 1st district, initial returns showed William H. Cate (Democratic) winning the election, but the election was contested by Lewis P. Featherstone (Labor), and on May 5, 1890, he was declared the winner.
In the 2nd district, Clifton R. Breckinridge (Democratic) was initially declared re-elected. John M. Clayton successfully contested the election, but was assassinated before the contest was complete, so the House declared the seat vacant. Breckinridge was subsequently re-elected November 4, 1890 to finish the term.

## California

| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| California 1 | Thomas Larkin Thompson | Democratic | 1886 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | ▌Y John J. De Haven (Republican) 49.9% ▌Thomas L. Thompson (Democratic) 49% ▌W. D. Reynolds (Independent) 1.1% |
| California 2 | Marion Biggs | Democratic | 1886 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Marion Biggs (Democratic) 50.6% ▌John A. Eagon (Republican) 46.6% ▌S. M. McLean (Prohibition) 2.4% ▌J. F. McSwain (Independent) 0.4% |
| California 3 | Joseph McKenna | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Joseph McKenna (Republican) 56.0% ▌Ben Morgan (Democratic) 41.2% ▌W. W. Smith (Prohibition) 1.9% ▌S. Solon Holl (Independent) 1.0% |
| California 4 | William W. Morrow | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y William W. Morrow (Republican) 50.8% ▌Robert Ferral (Democratic) 48.6% ▌Frank M. Pixley (Socialist) 0.6% |
| California 5 | Charles N. Felton | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. | ▌Y Thomas J. Clunie (Democratic) 49.3% ▌Timothy G. Phelps (Republican) 49.2% ▌Henry French (Independent) |
| California 6 | William Vandever | Republican | 1886 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold | ▌Y William Vandever (Republican) 52.5% ▌Reel B. Terry (Democratic) 43.7% ▌J. G. Miller (Prohibition) 3.5% ▌Alfred Daggett (Know Nothing) 0.2% |

## Connecticut

| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Connecticut 1 | Robert J. Vance | Democratic | 1886 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | ▌Y William E. Simonds (Republican) 49.7% ▌Robert J. Vance (Democratic) 47.5% ▌Frederick G. Platt (Prohibition) 2.7% ▌Horace S. Frye (Labor) 0.1% |
| Connecticut 2 | Carlos French | Democratic | 1886 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | ▌Y Washington F. Willcox (Democratic) 49.6% ▌H. Wales Lines (Republican) 48.1% ▌Edwin P. Augur (Prohibition) 2.3% ▌[FNU] Ventres (Labor) 0.0% |
| Connecticut 3 | Charles A. Russell | Republican | 1886 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Charles A. Russell (Republican) 49.8% ▌Stephen H. Hall (Democratic) 46.6% ▌John A. Rockwell (Prohibition) 3.6% |
| Connecticut 4 | Miles T. Granger | Democratic | 1886 | Incumbent retired. Republican gain. | ▌Y Frederick Miles (Republican) ▌Morris W. Seymour (Democratic) ▌Elisha Z. Ellis (Prohibition) |

## 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) 67.1% ▌H. R. Benjamin (Republican) 32.9% |
| Florida 2 | Charles Dougherty | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold | ▌Y Robert Bullock (Democratic) 53.5% ▌Frederick S. Goodrich (Republican) 46.5% |

## 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) 52.30% ▌William Emery (Democratic) 45.33% ▌Timothy B. Hussey (Prohibition) 2.37% |
| Maine 2 | Nelson Dingley Jr. | Republican | 1881 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Nelson Dingley Jr. (Republican) 55.17% ▌Charles E. Allen (Democratic) 40.87% ▌Ebenezer A. Howard (Union Labor) 2.05% ▌William T. Eustis (Prohibition) 1.91% |
| Maine 3 | Seth L. Milliken | Republican | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Seth L. Milliken (Republican) 57.95% ▌Simon S. Brown (Democratic) 39.54% ▌Binsley S. Kelley (Prohibition) 1.51% ▌Frank A. Howard (Union Labor) 0.99% |
| Maine 4 | Charles A. Boutelle | Republican | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Charles A. Boutelle (Republican) 54.64% ▌Thomas S. Stewart (Democratic) 42.67% ▌John Barker (Prohibition) 2.68% |

## Massachusetts

| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Massachusetts 1 | Robert T. Davis | Republican | 1882 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. | ▌Y Charles S. Randall (Republican) 60.86% ▌John W. Cummings (Democratic) 21.29% ▌George Delano (Prohibition) 14.47% ▌William Miller (Labor) 3.38% |
| Massachusetts 2 | John Davis Long | Republican | 1882 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. | ▌Y Elijah A. Morse (Republican) 54.75% ▌Josiah Quincy VI (Democratic) 42.94% ▌William H. Phillips (Prohibition) 3.31% |
| Massachusetts 3 | Leopold Morse | Democratic | 1886 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | ▌Y John F. Andrew (Democratic) 52.03% ▌Alanson W. Beard (Republican) 47.07% ▌Henry H. Shugg (Prohibition) 0.89% |
| Massachusetts 4 | Patrick Collins | Democratic | 1882 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | ▌Y Joseph Henry O'Neil (Democratic) 68.11% ▌Peter Morrison (Republican) 31.02% ▌Frederic G. Whitcomb (Prohibition) 0.86% |
| Massachusetts 5 | Edward D. Hayden | Republican | 1886 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. | ▌Y Nathaniel P. Banks (Republican) 51.80% ▌Thomas Wentworth Higginson (Republican) 46.72% ▌Edward Kendall (Prohibition) 1.47% |
| Massachusetts 6 | Henry Cabot Lodge | Republican | 1886 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Henry Cabot Lodge (Republican) 56.34% ▌Roland G. Usher (Democratic) 41.12% ▌George A. Crossman (Prohibition) 2.54% |
| Massachusetts 7 | William Cogswell | Republican | 1886 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y William Cogswell (Republican) 57.07% ▌Samuel Roads Jr. (Democratic) 41.09% ▌James J. Gregory (Prohibition) 1.84% |
| Massachusetts 8 | Charles Herbert Allen | Republican | 1886 | Incumbent not re-nominated. Republican hold. | ▌Y Frederic T. Greenhalge (Republican) 55.27% ▌John J. Donovan (Democratic) 42.99% ▌Nathaniel A. Glidden (Prohibition) 1.74% |
| Massachusetts 9 | Edward Burnett | Democratic | 1886 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | ▌Y John W. Candler (Republican) 52.19% ▌Edward Burnett (Democratic) 45.43% ▌John C. Park (Prohibition) 2.39% |
| Massachusetts 10 | John E. Russell | Democratic | 1886 | Incumbent retired. Republican gain. | ▌Y Joseph H. Walker (Republican) 52.01% ▌Irving B. Sayles (Democratic) 44.88% ▌Charles G. Allen (Prohibition) 3.11% |
| Massachusetts 11 | William Whiting II | Republican | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y William Whiting II (Republican) 56.36% ▌William Skinner (Democratic) 39.75% ▌Hervey S. Cowell (Prohibition) 3.89% |
| Massachusetts 12 | Francis W. Rockwell | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Francis W. Rockwell (Republican) 52.13% ▌Henry W. Ely (Democratic) 45.02% ▌Henry Cutler (Prohibition) 2.85% |

## Minnesota

| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Minnesota 1 | Thomas Wilson | Democratic | 1886 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | ▌Y Mark H. Dunnell (Republican) 50.4% ▌Thomas Wilson (Democratic) 45.4% ▌Robert Taylor (Prohibition) 4.2% |
| Minnesota 2 | John Lind | Republican | 1886 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y John Lind (Republican) 57.0% ▌Morton S. Wilkinson (Democratic) 36.5% ▌David W. Edwards (Prohibition) 6.5% |
| Minnesota 3 | John L. MacDonald | Democratic | 1886 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | ▌Y Darwin Hall (Republican) 51.3% ▌John L. MacDonald (Democratic) 43.7% ▌Christopher A. Fosness (Prohibition) 4.9% |
| Minnesota 4 | Edmund Rice | Democratic | 1886 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | ▌Y Samuel Snider (Republican) 53.8% ▌Edmund Rice (Democratic) 41.7% ▌James P. Pinkham (Prohibition) 4.5% |
| Minnesota 5 | Knute Nelson | Republican | 1882 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. | ▌Y Solomon Comstock (Republican) 52.7% ▌Charles Canning (Democratic) 40.1% ▌Zar Scott (Prohibition) 7.2% |

## 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) 86.76% ▌Joseph M. Bynum (Republican) 13.24% |
| Mississippi 2 | James B. Morgan | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y James B. Morgan (Democratic) 70.61% ▌James R. Chalmers (Republican) 29.39% |
| Mississippi 3 | Thomas C. Catchings | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Thomas C. Catchings (Democratic) 71.12% ▌James Hill (Republican) 28.23% ▌James Witherspoon (Independent) 0.66% |
| Mississippi 4 | Frederick G. Barry | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | ▌Y Clarke Lewis (Democratic) 84.29% ▌Matthew K. Mister (Republican) 15.71% |
| Mississippi 5 | Chapman L. Anderson | Democratic | 1886 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Chapman L. Anderson (Democratic) 80.29% ▌F. M. Cook (Republican) 19.72% |
| Mississippi 6 | T. R. Stockdale | Democratic | 1886 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y T. R. Stockdale (Democratic) 70.33% ▌Leon C. Duchesne (Republican) 29.67% |
| Mississippi 7 | Charles E. Hooker | Democratic | 1886 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Charles E. Hooker (Democratic) 75.50% ▌Henry Kernaghan (Republican) 24.50% |

## Nebraska

| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Nebraska 1 | John A. McShane | Democratic | 1886 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator. Republican gain. | ▌Y William J. Connell (Republican) 49.85% ▌Julius S. Morton (Democratic) 44.69% ▌Edwin B. Graham (Prohibition) 4.48% ▌J. W. Edgerton (Labor) 0.98% |
| Nebraska 2 | James Laird | Republican | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y James Laird (Republican) 53.38% ▌W. G. Hastings (Democratic) 36.55% ▌George Scott (Prohibition) 7.12% ▌R. H. Rohr (Labor) 2.96% |
| Nebraska 3 | George W. E. Dorsey | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y George W. E. Dorsey (Republican) 54.16% ▌E. P. Weatherby (Democratic) 39.95% ▌A. M. Walling (Prohibition) 3.85% ▌I. O. Jones (Labor) 1.91% Scattering 0.13% |

## Nevada

| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Nevada at-large | William Woodburn | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. | ▌Y Horace F. Bartine (Republican) 54.92% ▌ George W. Cassidy (Democratic) 45.09% |

## New Hampshire

| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| New Hampshire 1 |
| New Hampshire 2 |

## Montana Territory

See Non-voting delegates, below.

## New Mexico Territory

See Non-voting delegates, below.

## Ohio

| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Ohio 1 | Benjamin Butterworth | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Benjamin Butterworth (Republican) 52.6% ▌Otway Cosgrove (Democratic) 47.4% |
| Ohio 2 | Charles Elwood Brown | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. | ▌Y John A. Caldwell (Republican) 51.9% ▌Clinton W. Gerard (Democratic) 48.1% |
| Ohio 3 | Elihu S. Williams | Republican | 1886 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Elihu S. Williams (Republican) 50.5% ▌George W. Houk (Democratic) 49.5% |
| Ohio 4 | Samuel S. Yoder | Democratic | 1886 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Samuel S. Yoder (Democratic) 60.6% ▌Robert L. Mattingly (Republican) 39.4% |
| Ohio 5 | George E. Seney | Democratic | 1886 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y George E. Seney (Democratic) 57.9% ▌Wilson Vance (Republican) 42.1% |
| Ohio 6 | Melvin M. Boothman | Republican | 1886 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Melvin M. Boothman (Republican) 50.1% ▌Gaylord M. Saltzgaber (Democratic) 49.9% |
| Ohio 7 | James E. Campbell | Democratic | 1886 | Incumbent retired. Republican gain. | ▌Y Henry Lee Morey (Republican) 51.2% ▌John M. Pattison (Democratic) 48.8% |
| Ohio 8 | Robert P. Kennedy | Republican | 1886 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Robert P. Kennedy (Republican) 54.2% ▌Andrew R. Bohn (Democratic) 45.8% |
| Ohio 9 | William C. Cooper | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y William C. Cooper (Republican) 53.0% ▌John S. Braddock (Republican) 47.0% |
| Ohio 10 | Jacob Romeis | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. | ▌Y William E. Haynes (Democratic) 51.5% ▌Jacob Romeis (Republican) 48.5% |
| Ohio 11 | Albert C. Thompson | Republican | 1886 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Albert C. Thompson (Republican) 56.8% ▌Joseph W. Shinn (Democratic) 43.2% |
| Ohio 12 | Jacob J. Pugsley | Republican | 1886 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Jacob J. Pugsley (Republican) 50.9% ▌Lawrence T. Neal (Democratic) 49.1% |
| Ohio 13 | Joseph H. Outhwaite | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Joseph H. Outhwaite (Democratic) 52.7% ▌John B. Neil (Republican) 47.3% |
| Ohio 14 | Charles P. Wickham | Republican | 1886 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Charles P. Wickham (Republican) 51.5% ▌David L. Wadsworth (Democratic) 48.5% |
| Ohio 15 | Charles H. Grosvenor | Republican | 1886 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Charles H. Grosvenor (Republican) 53.5% ▌John P. Spriggs (Democratic) 46.5% |
| Ohio 16 | Beriah Wilkins | Democratic | 1886 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | ▌Y James W. Owens (Democratic) 55.2% ▌Edwin L. Lybarger (Republican) 44.8% |
| Ohio 17 | Joseph D. Taylor | Republican | 1886 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Joseph D. Taylor (Republican) 56.9% ▌William Lawrence (Democratic) 43.1% |
| Ohio 18 | William McKinley | Republican | 1886 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y William McKinley (Republican) 54.4% ▌George P. Ikirt (Democratic) 45.6% |
| Ohio 19 | Ezra B. Taylor | Republican | 1880 (s) | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Ezra B. Taylor (Republican) 67.5% ▌Henry Apthorp (Democratic) 32.5% |
| Ohio 20 | George W. Crouse | Republican | 1886 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. | ▌Y Martin L. Smyser (Republican) 52.9% ▌Calvin P. Humphrey (Democratic) 47.1% |
| Ohio 21 | Martin A. Foran | Democratic | 1882 | Incumbent retired. Republican gain. | ▌Y Theodore E. Burton (Republican) 50.8% ▌Tom L. Johnson (Democratic) 49.2% |

## 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) 86.7% ▌S. W. McKinlay (Republican) 13.1% Others 0.2% |
| South Carolina 2 | George D. Tillman | Democratic | 1878 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y George D. Tillman (Democratic) 86.8% ▌Seymour E. Smith (Republican) 11.4% Others 1.8% |
| South Carolina 3 | James S. Cothran | Democratic | 1886 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌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) 99.9% Others 0.1% |
| South Carolina 5 | John J. Hemphill | Democratic | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y John J. Hemphill (Democratic) 99.7% Others 0.3% |
| South Carolina 6 | George W. Dargan | Democratic | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y George W. Dargan (Democratic) 95.7% Others 4.3% |
| South Carolina 7 | William Elliott | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y William Elliott (Democratic) 54.1% ▌Thomas E. Miller (Republican) 45.4% Others 0.5% |
In the 7th district, Elliott was initially declared re-elected, but Miller successfully challenged the election and was seated in his place in September 1890.

## Tennessee

| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Tennessee 1 | Roderick R. Butler | Republican | 1886 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. | ▌Y Alfred A. Taylor (Republican) 60.33% ▌David P. Wilcox (Democratic) 38.20% ▌James M. Pierce (Prohibition) 1.47% |
| Tennessee 2 | Leonidas C. Houk | Republican | 1878 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Leonidas C. Houk (Republican) 68.80% ▌Samuel G. Heiskell (Democratic) 28.98% ▌James A. Ruble (Prohibition) 2.22% |
| Tennessee 3 | John R. Neal | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent retired. Republican gain. | ▌Y Henry C. Evans (Republican) 49.99% ▌Creed F. Bates (Democratic) 49.22% ▌M. D. Cone (Prohibition) 0.79% |
| Tennessee 4 | Benton McMillin | Democratic | 1878 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Benton McMillin (Democratic) 61.62% ▌Jonathan S. Wooten (Republican) 38.38% |
| Tennessee 5 | James D. Richardson | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y James D. Richardson (Democratic) 67.82% ▌C. H. Shoffner (Republican) 32.19% |
| Tennessee 6 | Joseph E. Washington | Democratic | 1886 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Joseph E. Washington (Democratic) 57.20% ▌William H. Young (Republican) 38.26% ▌Louis G. Mumford (Prohibition) 4.54% |
| Tennessee 7 | Washington C. Whitthorne | Democratic | 1886 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Washington C. Whitthorne (Democratic) 57.75% ▌Robert A. Haggard (Republican) 42.25% |
| Tennessee 8 | Benjamin A. Enloe | Democratic | 1886 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Benjamin A. Enloe (Democratic) 54.72% ▌Warren Smith (Republican) 45.28% |
| Tennessee 9 | Presley T. Glass | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic hold. | ▌Y Rice A. Pierce (Democratic) 62.96% ▌J. W. Brown (Republican) 37.04% |
| Tennessee 10 | James Phelan Jr. | Democratic | 1886 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y James Phelan Jr. (Democratic) 63.21% ▌L. B. Eaton (Republican) 36.80% |

## 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) 70.2% ▌Azro Meacham (Democratic) 28.6% ▌Peter Dakin (Prohibition) 1.1% |
| Vermont 2 | William W. Grout | Republican | 1880 1882 (lost) 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y William W. Grout (Republican) 71.2% ▌George W. Smith (Democratic) 27.6% ▌Cyrus W. Wyman (Prohibition) 1.2% |

## Virginia

| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Virginia 1 | Thomas H. B. Browne | Republican | 1886 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Thomas H. B. Browne (Republican) 50.7% ▌Gilmer S. Kendall (Democratic) 49.3% |
| Virginia 2 | George E. Bowden | Republican | 1886 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y George E. Bowden (Republican) 58.7% ▌Richard C. Marshall (Democratic) 40.6% ▌Andrew Williams (Republican) 0.7% |
| Virginia 3 | George D. Wise | Democratic | 1880 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y George D. Wise (Democratic) 50.4% ▌Edmund Waddill Jr. (Republican) 49.6% |
| Virginia 4 | William E. Gaines | Republican | 1886 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. | ▌Y John M. Langston (Republican) 45.6% ▌Edward C. Venable (Democratic) 43.1% ▌R. W. Arnold (Republican) 11.3% |
| Virginia 5 | John Robert Brown | Republican | 1886 | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. | ▌Y Posey G. Lester (Democratic) 52.5% ▌John Blackwell (Republican) 47.5% |
| Virginia 6 | Samuel I. Hopkins | Labor | 1886 | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. | ▌Y Paul C. Edmunds (Democratic) 55.6% ▌Patrick H. Caull (Republican) 43.8% ▌Samuel T. Hopkins (Democratic) 0.6% |
| Virginia 7 | Charles T. O'Ferrall | Democratic | 1882 (contest) | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Charles T. O'Ferrall (Democratic) 54.3% ▌John E. Roller (Republican) 45.0% ▌John C. Rivercombe (Prohibition) 0.7% |
| Virginia 8 | W. H. F. Lee | Democratic | 1886 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y W. H. F. Lee (Democratic) 51.8% ▌Park Agnew (Republican) 48.0% ▌Daniel J. Hoge (Independent) 0.2% |
| Virginia 9 | Henry Bowen | Republican | 1886 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. | ▌Y John A. Buchanan (Democratic) 50.7% ▌Henry Bowen (Republican) 49.3% |
| Virginia 10 | Jacob Yost | Republican | 1886 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. | ▌Y Henry St. George Tucker III (Democratic) 51.0% ▌Jacob Yost (Republican) 49.0% |

## 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 retired. Democratic gain. | ▌Y John O. Pendleton (Democratic) 49.55% ▌George W. Atkinson (Republican) 49.49% Others ▌B. F. Meyers (Prohibition) 0.54% ▌John E. Stealey (Independent) 0.43% |
| West Virginia 1 | Nathan Goff Jr. | Republican | 1882 | Election successfully contested. New member seated February 26, 1890. Republican hold. | ▌Y George W. Atkinson (Republican) 50.06% ▌John O. Pendleton (Democratic) 49.94% |
| West Virginia 2 | William L. Wilson | Democratic | 1882 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y William L. Wilson (Democratic) 50.11% ▌W. H. Flick (Republican) 49.19% Others ▌Frank Burt (Prohibition) 0.46% ▌S. W. Sturm (Labor) 0.24% |
| West Virginia 3 | Charles P. Snyder | Democratic | 1883 (special) | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | ▌Y John D. Alderson (Democratic) 50.51% ▌James H. McGinnis (Republican) 46.44% ▌W. D. Sanford (Independent) 2.24% ▌C. W. Henson (Prohibition) 0.80% |
| West Virginia 4 | Charles E. Hogg | Democratic | 1886 | Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic hold. | ▌Y James M. Jackson (Democratic) 49.65% ▌Charles B. Smith (Republican) 49.64% Others ▌W. M. Weekley (Independent) 0.56% ▌G. W. Hays (Independent) 0.15% |
| West Virginia 4 | Charles E. Hogg | Democratic | 1886 | Election successfully contested. New member seated February 3, 1890. Republican gain. | ▌Y James M. Jackson (Democratic) 49.65% ▌Charles B. Smith (Republican) 49.64% Others ▌W. M. Weekley (Independent) 0.56% ▌G. W. Hays (Independent) 0.15% |

## Wisconsin

Wisconsin elected nine members of congress on Election Day, November 6, 1888.
| 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) 53.4% ▌Joseph Doe (Democratic) 41.5% ▌Stephen Faville (Prohibition) 5.0% |
| Wisconsin 2 | Richard W. Guenther | Republican | 1886 | Incumbent declined re-nomination. Democratic gain. | ▌Y Charles Barwig (Democratic) 53.2% ▌Edward C. McFetridge (Republican) 43.8% ▌O. H. Crowl (Prohibition) 2.6% ▌Clark Hewitt (Labor) 0.3% |
| Wisconsin 3 | Robert M. La Follette | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Robert M. La Follette (Republican) 50.0% ▌John B. Parkinson (Democratic) 42.3% ▌Thomas C. Richmond (Prohibition) 7.0% ▌C. D. Wooster (Labor) 0.8% |
| Wisconsin 4 | Henry Smith | Union Labor | 1886 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | ▌Y Isaac W. Van Schaick (Republican) 50.8% ▌Henry Smith (Dem.-Labor) 47.3% Others ▌John Schuler (Socialist) 1.2% ▌George M. Heckendorn (Prohibition) 0.7% |
| Wisconsin 5 | Thomas R. Hudd | Democratic | 1886 (special) | Incumbent lost re-nomination. Democratic hold. | ▌Y George H. Brickner (Democratic) 55.2% ▌Gustav Küstermann (Republican) 41.5% ▌Charles Hatch (Labor) 2.8% ▌E. M. Dick (Prohibition) 0.6% |
| Wisconsin 6 | Charles B. Clark | Republican | 1886 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Charles B. Clark (Republican) 52.5% ▌Charles W. Felger (Democratic) 41.5% ▌W. S. Sweet (Prohibition) 3.6% ▌Peter A. Griffith (Labor) 2.4% |
| Wisconsin 7 | Ormsby B. Thomas | Republican | 1884 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Ormsby B. Thomas (Republican) 53.5% ▌Frank P. Coburn (Democratic) 41.5% ▌J. H. Mosely (Prohibition) 5.0% |
| Wisconsin 8 | Nils P. Haugen | Republican | 1887 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Nils P. Haugen (Republican) 57.0% ▌Samuel C. Johnson (Dem.-Labor) 34.9% ▌Charles Alexander (Prohibition) 7.8% ▌Dan C. Johnson (Write-in) 0.2% |
| Wisconsin 9 | Isaac Stephenson | Republican | 1882 | Incumbent declined re-nomination. Republican hold. | ▌Y Myron H. McCord (Republican) 50.5% ▌H. W. Early (Democratic) 45.4% ▌A. C. Merryman (Prohibition) 2.7% Others ▌John F. Moore (Labor) 1.1% ▌F. H. Moore (Write-in) 0.2% |

## Wyoming Territory

See Non-voting delegates, below.

## Non-voting delegates

| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Delegate | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Arizona Territory at-large |
| Idaho Territory at-large | Fred Dubois | Republican | 1886 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Fred Dubois (Republican) 51.03% ▌James H. Hawley (Democratic) 39.89% ▌Norman Buck (North Idaho Annexation) 9.08% |
| Montana Territory at-large | Joseph K. Toole | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent retired. Republican gain. | ▌Y Thomas H. Carter (Republican) 56.20% ▌William A. Clark (Democratic) 43.39% |
| 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) 58.04% ▌Caleb P. Organ (Democratic) 41.97% |