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1872–73 United States House of Representatives elections

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1872–73 United States House of Representatives elections
← 1870 & 1871
November 5, 1872[a]
1874 & 1875 →
All 292 seats in the United States House of Representatives
147 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader James G. Blaine Fernando Wood
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat Maine 3rd New York 10th
Last election 138 seats 94 seats
Seats won 199 84
Seat change Increase 61 Decrease 9
Popular vote 3,561,090 2,813,934
Percentage 51.40% 40.62%
Swing Increase 3.26pp Decrease 2.77pp
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Liberal Republican Conservative
Last election 2 seats 10 seats
Seats won 4 4
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 6
Popular vote 274,693 126,329
Percentage 3.97% 1.82%
Swing Increase 3.07% Decrease 1.05pp
  Fifth party
 
Party Independent
Last election 1 seat[b]
Seats won 1[c]
Seat change Steady
Popular vote 151,757
Percentage 2.19%
Swing Increase 0.45pp
Results:
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold      Republican gain
     Conservative hold      Conservative gain
     Liberal Republican gain
     Independent Gain
Speaker before election

James G. Blaine
Republican

 Elected Speaker

James G. Blaine
Republican

The 1872–73 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between June 4, 1872, and April 7, 1873. Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives before the first session of the 43rd United States Congress convened on December 1, 1873. They coincided with the re-election of United States President Ulysses S. Grant. The congressional reapportionment based on the 1870 United States census increased the number of House seats to 292.

Grant's Republican Party increased its majority greatly, partly at the expense of the opposition Democratic Party and partly by adding 49 new seats to the House. The proindustry outlook of the Republicans appealed to many Northern voters, especially as the post-war economy exploded, and this allowed the party to flourish as the Industrial Revolution grew more widespread. The Republicans also benefited from a continuing association with victory in the American Civil War, as well as disarray amongst Democratic leadership.

Election summaries

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Following the 1870 census, the House was reapportioned, initially adding 40 seats,[1] followed by a subsequent amendment to the apportionment act adding another seat to 9 states,[2] resulting in a total increase of 49 seats. No states lost seats, 10 states had no change, 13 states gained 1 seat each, 9 states gained 2 seats, 3 states gained 3 seats, 1 state gained 4 seats, and 1 state gained 5 seats. Prior to the supplemental act, two states (New Hampshire and Vermont) had each lost 1 seat. This was the first reapportionment after the repeal of the Three-fifths Compromise by the 14th Amendment.

This would prove the last time until 1966 that a Republican won a House seat in Arkansas.[3]

↓
89 203
Democratic Republican
State Type Total seats Democratic Republican
Seats Change Seats Change Seats Change
Alabama District
+ 2 at-large		 8 Increase 2 2 Decrease 1 6[d] Increase 3
Arkansas District
+ at-large		 4 Increase 1 0 Decrease 1 4[d] Increase 2
California District 4 Increase 1 1 Increase 1 3 Steady
Connecticut[e] District 4 Steady 1 Steady 3 Steady
Delaware At-large 1 Steady 0 Decrease 1 1 Increase 1
Florida At-large 2 Increase 1 0 Steady 2 Increase 1
Georgia District 9 Increase 2 7 Increase 3 2 Decrease 1
Illinois District 19 Increase 5 5 Decrease 1 14 Increase 6
Indiana[f] District
+ 3 at-large		 13 Increase 2 3 Decrease 2 10 Increase 4
Iowa District 9 Increase 3 0 Steady 9 Increase 3
Kansas At-large 3 Increase 2 0 Steady 3 Increase 2
Kentucky District 10 Increase 1 10 Increase 1 0 Steady
Louisiana District
+ 1 at-large		 6 Increase 1 0 Steady 6[d] Increase 1
Maine[f] District 5 Steady 0 Steady 5 Steady
Maryland District 6 Increase 1 4 Decrease 1 2 Increase 2
Massachusetts District 11 Increase 1 0 Steady 11 Increase 1
Michigan District 9 Increase 3 0 Decrease 1 9 Increase 4
Minnesota District 3 Increase 1 0 Steady 3 Increase 1
Mississippi District 6 Increase 1 1 Increase 1 5 Steady
Missouri District 13 Increase 4 9 Increase 5 4 Decrease 1
Nebraska[f] At-large 1 Steady 0 Steady 1 Steady
Nevada At-large 1 Steady 1 Steady 0 Steady
New Hampshire[e] District 3 Steady 1 Decrease 2 2 Increase 2
New Jersey District 7 Increase 2 1 Decrease 1 6 Increase 3
New York District
+ 1 at-large		 33 Increase 2 9 Decrease 7 24 Increase 9
North Carolina[f] District 8 Increase 1 5 Steady 3 Increase 1
Ohio[f] District 20 Increase 1 6 Increase 1 14[d] Steady
Oregon[f] At-large 1 Steady 0 Decrease 1 1 Increase 1
Pennsylvania[f] District
+ 3 at-large		 27 Increase 3 5 Decrease 6 22 Increase 9
Rhode Island District 2 Steady 0 Steady 2 Steady
South Carolina District
+ 1 at-large		 5 Increase 1 0 Steady 5 Increase 1
Tennessee District
+ 1 at-large		 10 Increase 2 3 Decrease 3 7 Increase 5
Texas District
+ 2 at-large		 6 Increase 2 6 Increase 3 0 Decrease 1
Vermont[f] District 3 Steady 0 Steady 3 Steady
Virginia District 9 Increase 1 5 Steady 4 Increase 1
West Virginia[f] District 3 Steady 2[c] Steady 1 Steady
Wisconsin District 8 Increase 2 2 Steady 6 Increase 2
Total 292 Increase 49 89[c]
30.5%		 Decrease 13 203[g]
69.5%		 Increase 62
30.5%
Popular vote
Republican
 
 52.85%
Democratic
 
 41.76%
Lib. Republican
 
 4.08%
Conservative
 
 1.87%
Independent
 
 2.25%
Others
 
 0.00%
House seats
Republican
 
 67.92%
Democratic
 
 29.01%
Lib. Republican
 
 1.37%
Conservative
 
 1.37%
Independent
 
 0.34%

Election dates

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In 1845, Congress passed a law providing for a uniform nationwide date for choosing Presidential electors.[4] This law did not affect election dates for Congress, which remained within the jurisdiction of State governments, but over time, the States moved their Congressional elections to this date as well. In 1872–73, there were still 9 states with earlier election dates, and 2 states with later election dates:

Special elections

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[5]
Connecticut 1 Julius L. Strong Republican 1869 Incumbent died September 7, 1872.
New member elected November 5, 1872.
Republican hold.

Alabama

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[6]
Alabama 1 Benjamin S. Turner Republican 1870 Incumbent lost re-election.
Liberal Republican gain.
Alabama 2 Charles W. Buckley Republican 1868 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
Alabama 3 William Anderson Handley Democratic 1870 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
Alabama 4 Charles Hays Republican 1869 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Charles Hays (Republican) 59.02%
  • ▌William R. Smith (Democratic) 40.99%[10]
Alabama 5 Peter M. Dox Democratic 1869 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
Alabama 6 Joseph Humphrey Sloss Democratic 1870 Incumbent re-elected.
Alabama at-large
2 seats on a general ticket		 None (New seat) New seat.
Republican gain.
None (New seat) New seat.
Republican gain.

Arkansas

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[6]
Arkansas 1 James M. Hanks Democratic 1870 Incumbent retired.
Republican gain.
Arkansas 2 Oliver P. Snyder Republican 1870 Incumbent re-elected.
Arkansas 3 Thomas Boles[h] Republican 1868 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
Arkansas at-large None Vacant since 32nd Congress (Civil War and Reconstruction)
Liberal Republican gain.

California

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A new seat was added, following the 1870 U.S. census, bringing the delegation up from three to four Representatives.

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
California 1 None (new district) New seat.
Republican gain.
California 2 Aaron A. Sargent Republican 1868 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Horace F. Page (Republican) 51.8%
  • ▌Paschal Coggins (Liberal Republican / Democratic) 48.2%
California 3 John M. Coghlan Republican 1871 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
California 4 Sherman O. Houghton
Redistricted from the 1st district		 Republican 1871 Incumbent re-elected.

Connecticut

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[14]
Connecticut 1 Joseph R. Hawley Republican 1872 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
Connecticut 2 Stephen Kellogg Republican 1869 Incumbent re-elected.
Connecticut 3 Henry H. Starkweather Republican 1867 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Henry H. Starkweather (Republican) 53.4%
  • ▌James A. Bill (Democratic) 41.3%
  • ▌Elisha H. Palmer (Prohibition) 5.3%
Connecticut 4 William Barnum Democratic 1867 Incumbent re-elected.

Delaware

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Delaware election
← 1870
November 5, 1872
1874 →
 
Nominee James R. Lofland Eustis Wright
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 11,378 11,023
Percentage 50.79% 49.21%
County results
Lofland:      50–60%
Wright:      50–60%
U.S. Representative before election

Benjamin T. Biggs
Democratic

 Elected U.S. Representative

James R. Lofland
Republican

The election was held November 5, 1872.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[15]
Delaware at-large Benjamin T. Biggs Democratic 1868 Incumbent retired.
Republican gain.

Florida

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Florida gained a second seat after the 1870 census, but delayed districting until 1874, electing both Representatives at-large for this election.

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Florida at-large
2 seats on a general ticket		 Josiah T. Walls Republican 1870 Incumbent re-elected.
None (New seat) New seat.
Republican gain.

Georgia

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Georgia 1 Archibald T. MacIntyre Democratic 1870 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
Election successfully contested.
New member seated March 24, 1874.
Republican gain.
Georgia 2 Richard H. Whiteley Republican 1870 Incumbent re-elected.
Georgia 3 None (new district) New district.
Democratic gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Philip Cook (Democratic) 57.8%
  • ▌ John Brown (Republican) 42.2%
Georgia 4 John S. Bigby
Redistricted from the 3rd district.		 Republican 1870 Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic gain.
Georgia 5 Thomas J. Speer
Redistricted from the 4th district.		 Republican 1870 Incumbent died.
Republican hold.
Georgia 6 None (new district) New district.
Democratic gain.
  • ▌Green tickY James H. Blount (Democratic) 61.7%
  • ▌ L. B. Anderson (Republican) 38.3%
Georgia 7 Pierce M. B. Young Democratic 1868 Incumbent re-elected.
Georgia 8 Dudley M. DuBose
Redistricted from the 5th district.		 Democratic 1870 Incumbent lost renomination and lost re-election as an Independent Democratic candidate.
Winner died before start of term.
Democratic hold.
Georgia 9 William P. Price
Redistricted from the 6th district.		 Democratic 1871 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.

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Illinois

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Illinois 1 None (new district) New district.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY John Blake Rice (Republican) 64.0%
  • ▌ Lucien B. Otis (Liberal Republican / Democratic) 36.0%
Illinois 2 None (new district) New district.
Republican gain.
Illinois 3 Charles B. Farwell
Redistricted from the 1st district.		 Republican 1870 Incumbent re-elected.
John Lourie Beveridge
Redistricted from the at-large district.		 Republican 1871 Incumbent resigned to become Lieutenant Governor of Illinois.
Republican Loss.
Illinois 4 John F. Farnsworth
Redistricted from the 2nd district.		 Republican 1862 Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Stephen A. Hurlbut (Republican) 75.2%
  • ▌ Seymour G. Bronson (Liberal Republican / Democratic) 24.8%
Illinois 5 Horatio C. Burchard
Redistricted from the 3rd district.		 Republican 1869 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Horatio C. Burchard (Republican) 65.1%
  • ▌ James Dinsmoor (Liberal Republican / Democratic) 34.9%
Illinois 6 John B. Hawley
Redistricted from the 4th district.		 Republican 1868 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY John B. Hawley (Republican) 64.5%
  • ▌ Calvin Truesdale (Liberal Republican / Democratic) 35.5%
Bradford N. Stevens
Redistricted from the 5th district.		 Democratic 1870 Incumbent retired.
Democratic loss.
Illinois 7 Henry Snapp
Redistricted from the 6th district.		 Republican 1871 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Franklin Corwin (Republican) 59.9%
  • ▌ G. D. A. Parks (Liberal Republican / Democratic) 40.1%
Illinois 8 None (new district) New district.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Greenbury L. Fort (Republican) 61.7%
  • ▌ George O. Barnes (Democratic / Liberal Republican) 38.3%
Illinois 9 None (new district) New district.
Republican gain.
Illinois 10 None (new district) New district.
Republican gain.
Illinois 11 None (new district) New district.
Democratic gain.
Illinois 12 James Carroll Robinson
Redistricted from the 8th district.		 Democratic 1870 Incumbent re-elected.
Thompson W. McNeely
Redistricted from the 9th district.		 Democratic 1868 Incumbent retired.
Democratic loss.
Illinois 13 Jesse H. Moore
Redistricted from the 7th district.		 Republican 1868 Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY John McNulta (Republican) 54.7%
  • ▌ Clifton H. Moore (Liberal Republican / Democratic) 44.0%
Illinois 14 None (new district) New district.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Joseph G. Cannon (Republican) 57.1%
  • ▌ William E. Nelson (Democratic / Liberal Republican) 42.9%
Illinois 15 None (new district) New district.
Democratic gain.
  • ▌Green tickY John R. Eden (Democratic / Liberal Republican) 54.4%
  • ▌ George Hunt (Republican) 45.6%
Illinois 16 Edward Y. Rice
Redistricted from the 10th district.		 Democratic 1870 Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican gain.
Illinois 17 John B. Hay
Redistricted from the 12th district.		 Republican 1868 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Illinois 18 None (new district) New district.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Isaac Clements (Republican) 53.1%
  • ▌ George W. Wall (Democratic / Liberal Republican) 46.9%
Illinois 19 Samuel S. Marshall
Redistricted from the 11th district.		 Democratic 1864 Incumbent re-elected.
John M. Crebs
Redistricted from the 13th district.		 Democratic 1868 Incumbent retired.
Democratic loss.

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Indiana

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Indiana 1 William E. Niblack Democratic 1864 Incumbent re-elected.
Indiana 2 None
(Incumbent sought re-election in the at-large district)		 Incumbent sought re-election in the at-large district.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Simeon K. Wolfe (Democratic) 58.6%
  • ▌ D. W. Voyles (Republican) 41.4%
Indiana 3 William S. Holman Democratic 1866 Incumbent re-elected.
Indiana 4 Jeremiah M. Wilson Republican 1870 Incumbent re-elected.
Indiana 5 John Coburn Republican 1866 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY John Coburn (Republican) 51.1%
  • ▌ Cyrus F. McNutt (Democratic) 48.9%
Indiana 6 Daniel W. Voorhees Democratic 1868 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
Indiana 7 Mahlon Dickerson Manson Democratic 1870 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
Indiana 8 James Noble Tyner Republican 1868 Incumbent re-elected.
Indiana 9 John P. C. Shanks Republican 1866 Incumbent re-elected.
Indiana 10 None
(Incumbent sought re-election in the at-large district)		 Incumbent sought re-election in the at-large district.
Republican hold.
Indiana 11 Jasper Packard Republican 1868 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Jasper Packard (Republican) 51.5%
  • ▌ J. A. Hendricks (Liberal Republican / Democratic) 48.5%
Indiana at-large
2 seats on a general ticket.		 William Williams
(Incumbent in the 10th district)		 Republican 1866 Incumbent re-elected to the new seat.
Republican gain.
Michael C. Kerr
(Incumbent in the 2nd district)		 Democratic 1864 Incumbent lost re-election to the new seat.
Republican gain.

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Iowa

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Iowa 1 George W. McCrary Republican 1868 Incumbent re-elected.
Iowa 2 Aylett R. Cotton Republican 1870 Incumbent re-elected.
Iowa 3 William G. Donnan Republican 1870 Incumbent re-elected.
Iowa 4 None (new district) New district.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Henry Otis Pratt (Republican) 77.0%
  • ▌ Adolph T. Lusch (Liberal Republican / Democratic) 22.6%
Iowa 5 None (new district) New district.
Republican gain.
Iowa 6 Madison Miner Walden
Redistricted from the 4th district.		 Republican 1870 Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY William Loughridge (Republican) 55.4%
  • ▌ Henry H. Trimble (Democratic / Liberal Republican) 44.3%
Iowa 7 Francis W. Palmer
Redistricted from the 5th district.		 Republican 1868 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY John A. Kasson (Republican) 65.9%
  • ▌ O. L. Palmer (Democratic / Liberal Republican) 34.1%
Iowa 8 None (new district) New district.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY James W. McDill (Republican) 64.4%
  • ▌ William W. Merritt (Liberal Republican / Democratic) 35.6%
Iowa 9 Jackson Orr
Redistricted from the 6th district.		 Republican 1870 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Jackson Orr (Republican) 66.8%
  • ▌ John F. Duncomb (Democratic / Liberal Republican) 33.1%

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Kansas

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Kansas at-large
3 seats on a general ticket		 David P. Lowe Republican 1870 Incumbent re-elected.
None (New seat) New seat.
Republican gain.
None (New seat) New seat.
Republican gain.

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Kentucky

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Kentucky 1 Edward Crossland Democratic 1870 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Edward Crossland (Democratic) 64.0%
  • ▌ J. H. Trabue (Ind. Republican) 15.6%
  • ▌ H. H. Houston (Republican) 11.2%
  • ▌ John Martin (Ind. Democratic) 9.2%
Kentucky 2 Henry D. McHenry Democratic 1870 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌Green tickY John Y. Brown (Democratic) 95.3%
  • ▌ S. W. Langley (Republican) 4.7%
Kentucky 3 Joseph Horace Lewis Democratic 1870 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
Kentucky 4 William B. Read Democratic 1870 Incumbent re-elected.
Kentucky 5 Boyd Winchester Democratic 1868 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
Kentucky 6 William Evans Arthur Democratic 1870 Incumbent re-elected.
Kentucky 7 James B. Beck Democratic 1867 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY James B. Beck (Democratic) 68.9%
  • ▌ S. F. J. Trabue (Republican) 31.1%
Kentucky 8 None (new district) New district.
Democratic gain.
Kentucky 9 George Madison Adams
Redistricted from the 8th district.		 Democratic 1867 Incumbent re-elected.
Kentucky 10 John McConnell Rice
Redistricted from the 9th district.		 Democratic 1868 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.

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Louisiana

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In the newly formed at-large district, George A. Sheridan (Liberal Republican) beat P. B. S. Pinchback (Republican), the first black Governor of Louisiana.[17] Pinchback challenged the election and it was settled in February 1875, in Sheridan's favor, only one month before the end of the Congress.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Louisiana 1 J. Hale Sypher Republican 1870 Incumbent re-elected.
Election successfully contested.
New member seated March 3, 1875.
Democratic gain.
Louisiana 2 Lionel Allen Sheldon Republican 1868 Incumbent re-elected.
Louisiana 3 Chester Bidwell Darrall Republican 1868 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Chester Bidwell Darrall (Republican) 53.7%
  • ▌ J. B. Price (Democratic) 28.8%
  • ▌ Elbert Gantt (Liberal Republican) 17.5%
Louisiana 4 Alexander Boarman Republican 1872 Incumbent retired. Representative-elect died before start of term.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Samuel Peters (Republican) 64.0%
  • ▌ E. C. Davidson (Democratic) 36.0%
Louisiana 5 Frank Morey Republican 1868 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Frank Morey (Republican) 62.1%
  • ▌ G. W. McCraney (Democratic) 37.9%
Louisiana at-large None (new district) New district.
Liberal Republican gain.
Election contested. Seat declared vacant.
George A. Sheridan seated March 3, 1875.

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Maine

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Maine 1 John Lynch Republican 1864 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY John H. Burleigh (Republican) 53.8%
  • ▌ W. H. Clifford (Democratic / Liberal Republican) 45.9%
Maine 2 William P. Frye Republican 1870 Incumbent re-elected.
Maine 3 James G. Blaine Republican 1862 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY James G. Blaine (Republican) 56.6%
  • ▌ T. S. Lang (Liberal Republican / Democratic) 43.4%
Maine 4 John A. Peters Republican 1866 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Samuel F. Hersey (Republican) 61.3%
  • ▌ Marcellus Emery (Democratic / Liberal Republican) 38.7%
Maine 5 Eugene Hale Republican 1868 Incumbent re-elected.

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Maryland

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Maryland 1 Samuel Hambleton Democratic 1868 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
Maryland 2 Stevenson Archer Democratic 1866 Incumbent re-elected.
Maryland 3 None (new district) New district.
Democratic gain.
Maryland 4 Thomas Swann
Redistricted from the 3rd district.		 Democratic 1868 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Thomas Swann (Democratic) 52.7%
  • ▌ E. Griswold (Republican) 47.3%
Maryland 5 William Matthews Merrick Democratic 1870 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
Maryland 6 John Ritchie
Redistricted from the 4th district.		 Democratic 1870 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.

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Massachusetts

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Massachusetts 1 James Buffinton Republican 1868 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY James Buffinton (Republican) 82.6%
  • ▌ Joseph M. Day (Democratic / Liberal Republican) 17.3%
Massachusetts 2 Oakes Ames Republican 1862 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Benjamin W. Harris (Republican) 73.0%
  • ▌ Edward Avery (Democratic / Liberal Republican) 27.0%
Massachusetts 3 None (new district) New district.
Republican gain.
Massachusetts 4 Samuel Hooper Republican 1861 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 5 Nathaniel P. Banks
Redistricted from the 6th district.		 Republican 1865 Incumbent lost re-election as a Liberal Republican candidate.
Republican hold.
Massachusetts 6 Benjamin Butler
Redistricted from the 5th district.		 Republican 1866 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 7 Constantine C. Esty Republican 1872 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
Massachusetts 8 Ginery Twichell
Redistricted from the 3rd district.		 Republican 1866 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
Massachusetts 9 George F. Hoar
Redistricted from the 8th district.		 Republican 1868 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 10 Alvah Crocker
Redistricted from the 9th district.		 Republican 1872 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌ Alvah Crocker (Republican) 76.4%
  • ▌ D. W. Bond (Democratic / Liberal Republican) 23.5%
Massachusetts 11 Henry L. Dawes
Redistricted from the 10th district.		 Republican 1856 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌ Henry L. Dawes (Republican) 63.9%
  • ▌ John F. Arnold (Democratic / Liberal Republican) 36.1%

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Michigan

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Michigan 1 None (new district) New district.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Moses W. Field (Republican) 53.8%
  • ▌ M. L. Bagg (Liberal Republican / Democratic) 45.3%
  • ▌ Lester H. Brown (Straight Democratic) 0.9%
Michigan 2 Henry Waldron
Redistricted from the 1st district.		 Republican 1870 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Henry Waldron (Republican) 62.4%
  • ▌ A. Mahan (Liberal Republican / Democratic) 37.6%
Michigan 3 Austin Blair Republican 1866 Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Michigan.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY George Willard (Republican) 62.6%
  • ▌ John G. Parkhurst (Democratic / Liberal Republican) 36.1%
Michigan 4 William L. Stoughton
Redistricted from the 2nd district.		 Republican 1868 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
Michigan 5 Wilder D. Foster
Redistricted from the 4th district.		 Republican 1871 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Wilder D. Foster (Republican) 66.5%
  • ▌ [FNU] McReynolds (Democratic / Liberal Republican) 33.5%
Michigan 6 None (new district) New district.
Republican gain.
Michigan 7 Omar D. Conger
Redistricted from the 5th district.		 Republican 1868 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Omar D. Conger (Republican) 60.5%
  • ▌ John H. Richardson (Democratic / Liberal Republican) 39.2%
Michigan 8 Jabez G. Sutherland
Redistricted from the 6th district.		 Democratic 1870 Incumbent retired.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Nathan B. Bradley (Republican) 58.0%
  • ▌ Chauncey W. Wisner (Liberal Republican / Democratic) 40.9%
Michigan 9 None (new district) New district.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Jay A. Hubbell (Republican) 68.3%
  • ▌ Samuel P. Ely (Liberal Republican / Democratic) 31.7%

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Minnesota

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Minnesota 1 Mark H. Dunnell Republican 1870 Incumbent re-elected.
Minnesota 2 None (new district) New district.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Horace B. Strait (Republican) 57.4%
  • ▌ Christopher C. Graham (Democratic / Liberal Republican) 42.6%
Minnesota 3 John T. Averill
Redistricted from the 2nd district.		 Republican 1870 Incumbent re-elected.

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Mississippi

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Mississippi 1 George E. Harris Republican 1869 Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
Mississippi 2 Joseph L. Morphis Republican 1869 Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Albert R. Howe (Republican) 63.94%
  • ▌William A. Alcorn (Democratic) 35.42%
  • Scattering 0.64%[19]
Mississippi 3 Henry W. Barry Republican 1869 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Henry W. Barry (Republican) 69.14%
  • ▌W. S. Bolling (Democratic) 29.59%
  • Scattering 1.27%[20]
Mississippi 4 None (new district) New district.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Jason Niles (Republican) 83.38%
  • ▌S. T. Oldham (Unknown) 11.87%
  • ▌[FNU] Harmon (Unknown) 4.18%
  • ▌W. B. Shelby (Unknown) 0.57%[21]
Mississippi 5 Legrand W. Perce Republican 1869 Incumbent retired.
Republican loss.
George C. McKee
Redistricted from the 4th district.		 Republican 1869 Incumbent re-elected.
Mississippi 6 None (new district) New district.
Republican gain.

Missouri

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Missouri 1 Gustavus Finkelnburg
Redistricted from the 2nd district.		 Liberal Republican 1868 Incumbent retired.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Edwin O. Stanard (Republican) 50.7%
  • ▌ William M. Grosvenor (Liberal Republican / Democratic) 49.3%
Missouri 2 Erastus Wells
Redistricted from the 1st district.		 Democratic 1868 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Erastus Wells (Democratic / Liberal Republican) 58.7%
  • ▌ Michael A. Bryson (Republican) 41.3%
Missouri 3 None (new district) New district.
Democratic gain.
  • ▌Green tickY William Henry Stone (Democratic / Liberal Republican) 44.5%
  • ▌ Manetho Hilton (Republican) 41.8%
  • ▌ James J. McBride (Independent Democratic) 13.7%
Missouri 4 James R. McCormick
Redistricted from the 3rd district.		 Democratic 1867 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Robert A. Hatcher (Democratic / Liberal Republican) 74.4%
  • ▌ Messer Ward (Indepedent Democratic / Republican) 25.6%
Missouri 5 None (new district) New district.
Democratic gain.
Missouri 6 Harrison E. Havens
Redistricted from the 4th district.		 Republican 1870 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Harrison E. Havens (Republican) 51.1%
  • ▌ Charles B. McAffee (Democratic / Liberal Republican) 48.9%
Missouri 7 Samuel Swinfin Burdett
Redistricted from the 5th district.		 Republican 1868 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Missouri 8 Abram Comingo
Redistricted from the 6th district.		 Democratic 1870 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Abram Comingo (Democratic / Liberal Republican) 64.4%
  • ▌ Daniel W. Twichell (Republican) 35.6%
Missouri 9 Isaac C. Parker
Redistricted from the 7th district.		 Republican 1870 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Isaac C. Parker (Republican) 50.2%
  • ▌ Bennett Pike (Democratic / Liberal Republican) 49.8%
Missouri 10 None (new district) New district.
Republican gain.
Missouri 11 None (new district) New district.
Democratic gain.
Missouri 12 James G. Blair
Redistricted from the 8th district.		 Liberal Republican 1870 Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
Missouri 13 Andrew King
Redistricted from the 9th district.		 Democratic 1870 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Aylett H. Buckner (Democratic / Liberal Republican) 67.8%
  • ▌ Thomas J. Flagg (Republican) 32.2%

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Nebraska

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[24]
Nebraska at-large John Taffe Republican 1866 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Lorenzo Crounse (Republican) 62.19%
  • ▌Jesse F. Warner (Democratic) 37.81%

Nevada

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The election was held November 5, 1872.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[25]
Nevada at-large Charles West Kendall Democratic 1870 Incumbent re-elected.

New Hampshire

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Elections were held March 11, 1873, After the March 4th beginning of the term.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
New Hampshire 1 Ellery Albee Hibbard Democratic 1871 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
New Hampshire 2 Samuel Newell Bell Democratic 1871 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
New Hampshire 3 Hosea W. Parker Democratic 1871 Incumbent re-elected.

New Jersey

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
New Jersey 1 John W. Hazelton Republican 1870 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY John W. Hazelton (Republican) 63.12%
  • ▌ Oscar A. Clute (Liberal Republican / Democratic) 36.88%
New Jersey 2 Samuel C. Forker Democratic 1870 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
New Jersey 3 None (new district) New seat.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Amos Clark Jr. (Republican) 53.97%
  • ▌ John H. Patterson (Democratic / Liberal Republican) 46.03%
New Jersey 4 John T. Bird
Redistricted from the 3rd district.		 Democratic 1868 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
New Jersey 5 John Hill
Redistricted from the 4th district.		 Republican 1866 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY William Walter Phelps (Republican) 55.98%
  • ▌ A. B. Woodruff (Democratic / Liberal Republican) 44.02%
New Jersey 6 None (new district) New seat.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Marcus Lawrence Ward (Republican) 60.69%
  • ▌ John M. Randall (Liberal Republican / Democratic) 39.31%
New Jersey 7 George A. Halsey
Redistricted from the 5th district.		 Republican 1870 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Isaac W. Scudder (Republican) 53.26%
  • ▌ Noah D. Taylor (Democratic / Liberal Republican) 46.74%

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New York

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
New York 1 Dwight Townsend Democratic 1870 Incumbent retired.
Republican gain.
New York 2 Thomas Kinsella Democratic 1870 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
New York 3 Henry Warner Slocum Democratic 1868 Incumbent retired.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Stewart L. Woodford (Republican) 56.9%
  • ▌ William W. Goodrich (Democratic / Liberal Republican) 43.1%
New York 4 None (new district) New district.
Republican gain.
New York 5 William R. Roberts Democratic 1870 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY William R. Roberts (Democratic / Liberal Republican) 79.1%
  • ▌ Matthew Stewart (Republican) 20.9%
Robert Roosevelt
Redistricted from the 4th district.		 Democratic 1870 Incumbent retired.
Democratic loss.
New York 6 James Brooks
Redistricted from the 8th district.		 Democratic 1866 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY James Brooks (Democratic / Liberal Republican) 76.9%
  • ▌ Adolph G. Dunn (Republican) 23.1%
New York 7 Smith Ely Jr. Democratic 1870 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Thomas J. Creamer (Democratic / Liberal Republican) 54.7%
  • ▌ Conrad Geib (Republican) 45.3%
New York 8 None (new district) New district.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY John D. Lawson (Republican) 58.6%
  • ▌ Charles P. Shaw (Democratic / Liberal Republican) 41.1%
New York 9 None (new district) New district.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY David B. Mellish (Republican) 37.8%
  • ▌ John Hardy (Apollo Hall Democratic) 34.1%
  • ▌ Michael Connolly (Tammany Hall Democratic) 28.2%
New York 10 Fernando Wood
Redistricted from the 9th district.		 Democratic 1866 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 11 Clarkson Nott Potter
Redistricted from the 10th district.		 Democratic 1868 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Clarkson Nott Potter (Democratic / Liberal Republican) 51.7%
  • ▌ Ethan Flagg (Republican) 48.3%
New York 12 Charles St. John
Redistricted from the 11th district.		 Republican 1870 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Charles St. John (Republican) 51.1%
  • ▌ Charles H. Horton (Democratic / Liberal Republican) 48.9%
New York 13 John H. Ketcham
Redistricted from the 12th district.		 Republican 1864 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
New York 14 Joseph H. Tuthill
Redistricted from the 13th district.		 Democratic 1870 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌Green tickY David M. De Witt (Democratic / Liberal Republican) 50.0%
  • ▌ John Maxwell (Republican) 50.0%
New York 15 Eli Perry
Redistricted from the 14th district.		 Democratic 1870 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 16 Joseph M. Warren
Redistricted from the 15th district.		 Democratic 1870 Incumbent retired.
Republican gain.
New York 17 John Rogers
Redistricted from the 16th district.		 Democratic 1870 Incumbent retired.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Robert S. Hale (Republican) 57.4%
  • ▌ Rufus Heaton (Democratic / Liberal Republican) 42.6%
New York 18 William A. Wheeler
Redistricted from the 17th district.		 Republican 1868 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY William A. Wheeler (Republican) 69.2%
  • ▌ William P. Cantwell (Democratic / Liberal Republican) 30.8%
New York 19 John M. Carroll
Redistricted from the 18th district.		 Democratic 1870 Incumbent retired.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Henry H. Hathorn (Republican) 54.6%
  • ▌ David B. Judson (Liberal Republican / Democratic) 45.4%
New York 20 Elizur H. Prindle
Redistricted from the 19th district.		 Republican 1870 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY David Wilber (Republican) 53.4%
  • ▌ Hezekiah Sturgis (Democratic / Liberal Republican) 46.6%
New York 21 Clinton L. Merriam
Redistricted from the 20th district.		 Republican 1870 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Clinton L. Merriam (Republican) 56.7%
  • ▌ Beman Brockway (Liberal Republican / Democratic) 43.3%
New York 22 Ellis H. Roberts
Redistricted from the 21st district.		 Republican 1870 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 23 William E. Lansing
Redistricted from the 22nd district.		 Republican 1870 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 24 R. Holland Duell
Redistricted from the 23rd district.		 Republican 1870 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 25 John E. Seeley
Redistricted from the 24th district.		 Republican 1870 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Clinton D. MacDougall (Republican) 57.2%
  • ▌ William T. Graves (Liberal Republican / Democratic) 42.8%
New York 26 William H. Lamport
Redistricted from the 25th district.		 Republican 1870 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY William H. Lamport (Republican) 57.0%
  • ▌ William M. White (Liberal Republican / Democratic) 43.0%
New York 27 Milo Goodrich
Redistricted from the 26th district.		 Republican 1870 Incumbent lost re-election as a Liberal Republican candidate.
Republican hold.
New York 28 Horace B. Smith
Redistricted from the 27th district.		 Republican 1870 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Horace B. Smith (Republican) 56.8%
  • ▌ Stephen T. Hayt (Liberal Republican / Democratic) 43.2%
New York 29 Freeman Clarke
Redistricted from the 28th district.		 Republican 1870 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Freeman Clarke (Republican) 56.7%
  • ▌ Luther Gordon (Democratic / Liberal Republican) 43.3%
New York 30 Seth Wakeman
Redistricted from the 29th district.		 Republican 1870 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY George Gilbert Hoskins (Republican) 58.0%
  • ▌ Mortimer M. Southworth (Liberal Republican / Democratic) 42.0%
New York 31 William Williams
Redistricted from the 30th district.		 Democratic 1870 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
New York 32 Walter L. Sessions
Redistricted from the 31st district.		 Republican 1870 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Walter L. Sessions (Republican) 57.4%
  • ▌ Charles D. Murray (Democratic / Liberal Republican) 42.6%
New York at-large Samuel S. Cox
Incumbent in the 6th district.		 Democratic 1868 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.

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North Carolina

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
North Carolina 1 Clinton L. Cobb Republican 1868 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Clinton L. Cobb (Republican) 52.8%
  • ▌ David M. Carter (Democratic-Conservative) 47.2%
North Carolina 2 Charles R. Thomas Republican 1870 Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina 3 Alfred Moore Waddell Democratic-Conservative 1870 Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina 4 Sion H. Rogers Democratic-Conservative 1870 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
North Carolina 5 James M. Leach Democratic-Conservative 1870 Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina 6 None (new district) New district.
Democratic-Conservative gain.
North Carolina 7 Francis Edwin Shober
Redistricted from the 6th district.		 Democratic-Conservative 1868 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Conservative hold.
North Carolina 8 James C. Harper
Redistricted from the 7th district.		 Democratic-Conservative 1870 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Conservative hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Robert B. Vance (Democratic-Conservative) 55.5%
  • ▌ William G. Candler (Republican) 44.5%

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Ohio

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After redistricting and eleven retirements, only four of the nineteen incumbents were re-elected.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Ohio 1 Ozro J. Dodds Democratic 1872 Incumbent retried.
Democratic hold.
Ohio 2 Job E. Stevenson Republican 1868 Incumbent retired.
Liberal Republican gain.
Ohio 3 Lewis D. Campbell Democratic 1870 Incumbent retired.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY John Quincy Smith (Republican) 52.1%
  • ▌ James W. Sohn (Liberal Republican / Democratic) 47.8%
Ohio 4 None (new district) New district.
Republican gain.
Ohio 5 Charles N. Lamison Democratic 1870 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Charles N. Lamison (Democratic / Liberal Republican) 60.3%
  • ▌ Samuel Lybrand (Republican) 39.7%
Ohio 6 Erasmus D. Peck
Redistricted from the 10th district.		 Republican 1870 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
Ohio 7 John Thomas Wilson
Redistricted from the 11th district.		 Republican 1866 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
John Armstrong Smith
Redistricted from the 6th district.		 Republican 1868 Incumbent retired.
Republican loss.
Ohio 8 Samuel Shellabarger
Redistricted from the 7th district.		 Republican 1870 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY William Lawrence (Republican) 57.8%
  • ▌ J. J. Musson (Democratic / Liberal Republican) 41.9%
John F. McKinney
Redistricted from the 4th district.		 Democratic 1870 Incumbent retired.
Democratic loss.
Ohio 9 George W. Morgan
Redistricted from the 13th district.		 Democratic 1868 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
John Beatty
Redistricted from the 8th district.		 Republican 1868 Incumbent retired.
Republican loss.
Ohio 10 Charles Foster
Redistricted from the 9th district.		 Republican 1870 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Charles Foster (Republican) 51.0%
  • ▌ Rush R. Sloane (Liberal Republican / Democratic) 48.6%
Ohio 11 None (new district) New district.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Hezekiah S. Bundy (Republican) 56.2%
  • ▌ Samuel A. Nash (Liberal Republican / Democratic) 43.9%
Ohio 12 Philadelph Van Trump Democratic 1866 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Hugh J. Jewett (Democratic / Liberal Republican) 58.5%
  • ▌ James Taylor (Republican) 41.0%
Ohio 13 None (new district) New district.
Democratic gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Milton I. Southard (Democratic / Liberal Republican) 54.5%
  • ▌ Lucius P. Marsh (Republican) 45.6%
Ohio 14 None (new district) New district.
Democratic gain.
  • ▌Green tickY John Berry (Democratic) 57.8%
  • ▌ Thomas E. Douglas (Republican) 42.0%
Ohio 15 William P. Sprague Republican 1870 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY William P. Sprague (Republican) 51.9%
  • ▌ Richard R. Hudson (Liberal Republican / Democratic) 47.9%
Ohio 16 John Bingham Republican 1864 Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican hold.
Ohio 17 Jacob A. Ambler Republican 1868 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Laurin D. Woodworth (Republican) 54.0%
  • ▌ Richard Brown (Democratic / Liberal Republican) 46.0%
Ohio 18 James Monroe
Redistricted from the 14th district.		 Republican 1870 Incumbent re-elected.
William H. Upson Republican 1868 Incumbent retired.
Republican loss.
Ohio 19 James A. Garfield Republican 1862 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 20 None (new district) New district.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Richard C. Parsons (Republican) 55.4%
  • ▌ Selah Chamberlain (Liberal Republican / Democratic) 43.9%

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Oregon

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Oregon at-large James H. Slater Democratic 1870 Incumbent retired.
Republican gain.

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Pennsylvania

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Rhode Island

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South Carolina

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Tennessee

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Tennessee at-large Horace Maynard
Redistricted from the 2nd district		 Republican 1865 New district.
Republican gain.
Tennessee 1 Roderick R. Butler Republican 1867 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 2 Abraham E. Garrett
Redistricted from the 3rd district		 Democratic 1870 Incumbent lost re-election as an Independent.
Republican gain.
Tennessee 3 None (new district) New seat.
Republican gain.
Tennessee 4 John M. Bright Democratic 1870 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 5 Edward I. Golladay Democratic 1870 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
Tennessee 6 Washington C. Whitthorne Democratic 1870 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 7 Robert P. Caldwell Democratic 1870 Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌Green tickY John D. C. Atkins (Democratic) 55.63%
  • ▌W. W. Murray (Republican) 37.70%
  • ▌W. E. Travis (Democratic) 6.67%[33]
Tennessee 8 William W. Vaughan Democratic 1870 Incumbent retired.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY David A. Nunn (Republican) 37.90%
  • ▌A. W. Campbell (Democratic) 29.83%
  • ▌William P. Caldwell (Democratic) 22.38%
  • ▌T. H. Bell (Democratic) 9.89%[34]
Tennessee 9 None (new district) New seat.
Republican gain.

Texas

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Vermont

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[36]
Vermont 1 Charles W. Willard Republican 1868 Incumbent re-elected.
Vermont 2 Luke P. Poland Republican 1866 Incumbent re-elected
Vermont 3 Worthington C. Smith Republican 1866 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY George Hendee (Republican) 77.7%
  • ▌Henry Adams (Democratic) 21.7%

Virginia

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[37]
Virginia 1 John Critcher Democratic 1870 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic loss.
Elliott M. Braxton
Redistricted from the 7th district		 Democratic 1870 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
Virginia 2 James H. Platt Jr. Republican 1869 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 3 Charles H. Porter Republican 1869 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
Virginia 4 William H. H. Stowell Republican 1870 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 5 Richard T. W. Duke Conservative 1870 (special) Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
Virginia 6 None (new district) New seat.
Democratic gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Thomas Whitehead (Democratic) 51.4%
  • ▌J. Foote Johnson (Independent) 48.6%
Virginia 7 John T. Harris
Redistricted from the 6th district		 Democratic 1870 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 8 None (new district) New seat.
Democratic gain.
Virginia 9 William Terry
Redistricted from the 8th district		 Democratic 1870 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.

West Virginia

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
West Virginia 1 John J. Davis Democratic 1870 Incumbent re-elected as an Independent Democrat.
Independent Democratic gain.
West Virginia 2 James McGrew Republican 1868 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY John Hagans (Republican) 82.40%
  • ▌Arthur R. Boeteler (Republican) 9.27%
  • ▌W. H. Lanon (Independent) 6.11%
  • ▌J. B. Walker (Independent) 1.89%
  • ▌O. P. Downey (Independent) 0.34%[39]
West Virginia 3 Frank Hereford Democratic 1870 Incumbent re-elected.

Wisconsin

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Wisconsin elected eight members of congress on Election Day, November 5, 1872. Two seats were newly added in reapportionment after the 1870 census.[41][42]

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Wisconsin 1 None (new district) New seat.
Republican gain.
Wisconsin 2 Gerry Whiting Hazelton Republican 1870 Incumbent re-elected.
Wisconsin 3 J. Allen Barber Republican 1870 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY J. Allen Barber (Republican) 58.2%
  • ▌Allen Warden (Liberal Republican) 41.8%
Wisconsin 4 Alexander Mitchell
Redistricted from the 1st district		 Democratic 1870 Incumbent re-elected.
Wisconsin 5 Charles A. Eldredge
Redistricted from the 4th district		 Democratic 1862 Incumbent re-elected.
Wisconsin 6 Philetus Sawyer
Redistricted from the 5th district		 Republican 1864 Incumbent re-elected.
Wisconsin 7 Jeremiah M. Rusk
Redistricted from the 6th district		 Republican 1870 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Jeremiah M. Rusk (Republican) 65.4%
  • ▌Stephen Marston (Liberal Republican) 34.6%
Wisconsin 8 None (new district) New seat.
Republican gain.

Non-voting delegates

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Montana results by county:
  Maginnis
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  Clagett
  •   50–60%
  No Data
District Incumbent This race
Delegate Party First elected Results Candidates
Colorado Territory at-large Jerome B. Chaffee Republican 1870 Incumbent re-elected.
Dakota Territory at-large Moses K. Armstrong Independent
Democratic		 1870 Incumbent re-elected as a Democrat.
Democratic gain.
Idaho Territory at-large Samuel A. Merritt Democratic 1870 Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic hold.
Montana Territory at-large William H. Clagett Republican 1871 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Wyoming Territory at-large William T. Jones Republican 1870 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ↑ In the majority of states; 11 states held elections on different dates between June 4, 1872 and April 7, 1873.
  2. ↑ Includes 1 Independent Republican.
  3. 1 2 3 Includes 1 Independent Democrat, John James Davis, elected to WV-01.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Includes 1 Liberal Republican.
  5. 1 2 Elections held late.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Elections held early.
  7. ↑ Includes 4 Liberal Republicans.
  8. ↑ Thomas Boles lost election in 1870 to John Edwards, contested the election and was seated February 1872.
  9. ↑ Wilshire (Republican) was initially seated (and thus is counted towards the party totals at this article), but the election was contested and the seat was subsequently awarded to Gunter (Democratic) during the 40th Congress's first session.
  10. ↑ Represented the Brindle Tail Republican faction in Arkansas
  11. ↑ Represented the Minstrel Republican faction in Arkansas

References

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  2. ↑ 17 Stat. 192
  3. ↑ Heersink, Boris; Jenkins, Jeffrey A. (March 19, 2020). Republican Party Politics and the American South, 1865-1968. Cambridge University Press. p. 256. ISBN 978-1107158436.
  4. ↑ 5 Stat. 721: 28th Congress, 2nd Sess., Ch. 1, enacted January 23, 1845
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  8. ↑ "AL - District 02". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  9. ↑ "AL - District 03". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  10. ↑ "AL - District 04". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  11. ↑ "AL - District 05". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  12. ↑ "AL - District 06". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  13. ↑ "AL - At Large Race". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  14. ↑ "State of Connecticut Elections Database » Search Past Election Results". State of Connecticut Elections Database. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
  15. ↑ "DE District At Large - Nov 05, 1872". Our Campaigns. January 13, 2006. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
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  18. ↑ "MS - District 01". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  19. ↑ "MS - District 02". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  20. ↑ "MS - District 03". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  21. ↑ "MS - District 04". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  22. ↑ "MS - District 05". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  23. ↑ "MS - District 06". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  24. ↑ "Our Campaigns - NE - District 01 Race - Oct 8, 1872". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  25. ↑ "Our Campaigns - NV - At-Large District Race - Nov 5, 1872". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  26. ↑ "TN - At Large". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  27. ↑ "TN - District 01". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  28. ↑ "TN - District 02". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  29. ↑ "TN - District 03". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  30. ↑ "TN - District 04". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  31. ↑ "TN - District 05". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  32. ↑ "TN - District 06". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  33. ↑ "TN - District 07". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  34. ↑ "TN - District 08". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  35. ↑ "TN - District 09". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
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  37. ↑ "Virginia Elections Database » Virginia Election Results and Statistics". Virginia Elections Database. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
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