page_title: 42nd United States Congress
section_title: Non-voting members
hierarchical_section_title: 42nd United States Congress / Members / House of Representatives / Non-voting members
caption_attribution_description: Summary of party control of U.S. house seats in the 42nd United States Congress following election. Stripes indicate a tie between two or more parties. Legend: &#160;&#160; 80.1-100% Democratic seat majority &#160;&#160; 60.1-80% Democratic seat majority &#160;&#160; 60% or less Democratic seat plurality &#160;&#160; 60% or less Republican seat plurality &#160;&#160; 60.1-80% Republican seat majority &#160;&#160; 80.1-100% Republican seat majority
context_page_description: The 42nd United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1871, to March 4, 1873, during the third and fourth years of Ulysses S. Grant's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Eighth Census of the United States in 1860. Both chambers had a Republican majority.
context_section_description: Arizona Territory. Richard C. McCormick (D)
  Colorado Territory. Jerome B. Chaffee (R)
  Dakota Territory. Moses K. Armstrong (D)
  District of Columbia. Norton P. Chipman (R), from April 21, 1871
  Idaho Territory. Samuel A. Merritt (D)
  Montana Territory. William H. Clagett (R)
  New Mexico Territory. José Manuel Gallegos (D)
  Utah Territory. William H. Hooper (D)
  Washington Territory. Selucius Garfielde (R)
  Wyoming Territory. William T. Jones (R)
caption: House seats by party holding plurality in state   80+% to 100% Democratic   80+% to 100% Republican   60+% to 80% Democratic   60+% to 80% Republican   Up to 60% Democratic   Up to 60% Republican
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