1881 United States House of Representatives elections

1881 United States House of Representatives elections

April 5, 1881 – November 22, 1881
7 (out of 293) seats in the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Leader J. Warren Keifer Samuel J. Randall Party Republican Democratic Leader's seat Ohio 4th Pennsylvania 3rd Seat change 2 Seats up 5 0 Races won 5 2   Third party Fourth party   Party Greenback Independent Democratic Seat change Seats up 0 0 Races won 0 0   Fifth party   Party Independent Seat change Seats up 0 Races won 0

There were seven special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1881 during the 47th United States Congress.

List of elections

Elections are listed by date and district.

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Michigan 7	Vacant			Incumbent member-elect Omar D. Conger (R) resigned during previous congress. New member elected April 5, 1881.[1] Republican gain. Successor seated December 5, 1881, with the rest of the House.[2]	▌Y John T. Rich (Republican) 55.84% ▌Cyrenius P. Black (Democratic) 39.25% ▌John Kinney (Greenback) 4.92%[1]
New York 9	Vacant			Incumbent member-elect Fernando Wood (R) resigned during previous congress. New member elected November 8, 1881.[3] Democratic gain. Successor seated December 5, 1881, with the rest of the House.[2]	▌Y John Hardy (Democratic) 62.64% ▌Thomas Murphy (Republican) 37.09% ▌Frank W. Roscoe (Greenback) 0.28%[3]
New York 11	Levi P. Morton	Republican	1878	Incumbent resigned March 21, 1881, to become U.S. Minister to France. New member elected November 8, 1881.[4] Democratic gain. Successor seated December 5, 1881, with the rest of the House.[2]	▌Y Roswell P. Flower (Democratic) 55.71% ▌William W. Astor (Republican) 43.9% ▌Charles Smith (Greenback) 0.39%[4]
New York 22	Warner Miller	Republican	1878	Incumbent resigned July 26, 1881, when elected U.S. Senator. New member elected November 8, 1881.[5] Republican hold. Successor seated December 5, 1881, with the rest of the House.[2]	▌Y Charles R. Skinner (Republican) 55.38% ▌John Lansing (Democratic) 44.62%[5]
New York 27	Elbridge G. Lapham	Republican	1874	Incumbent resigned July 29, 1881, when elected U.S. Senator. New member elected November 8, 1881.[6] Republican hold. Successor seated December 5, 1881, with the rest of the House.[2]	▌Y James W. Wadsworth (Republican) 54.17% ▌James Faulkner (Democratic) 43.05% ▌Albert Heath (Greenback) 2.78%[6]
Maine 2	William P. Frye	Republican	1870	Incumbent resigned March 17, 1881, when elected U.S. Senator. New member elected September 12, 1881.[7] Republican hold. Successor seated December 5, 1881, with the rest of the House.[2]	▌Y Nelson Dingley Jr. (Republican) 65.96% ▌Washington Gilbert (Greenback) 34.04%[7]
Rhode Island 1	Nelson W. Aldrich	Republican	1878	Incumbent resigned when elected U.S. Senator. New member elected November 22, 1881.[8] Republican hold. Successor seated December 5, 1881, with the rest of the House.[2]	▌Y Henry J. Spooner (Republican) 66.72% ▌Henry T. Sisson (Democratic) 20.26% ▌Charles C. Van Zandt (Republican) 13.02%[8]

Notes

References

1. "MI - District 07 Special Election". January 12, 2010. Retrieved August 10, 2019 – via OurCampaigns.com.
2. "Forty-Seventh Congress March 4, 1881, to March 3, 1883". Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
3. "NY District 09 - Special Election". December 31, 2010. Retrieved August 10, 2019 – via OurCampaigns.com.
4. "NY District 11 - Special Election". August 14, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2019 – via OurCampaigns.com.
5. "NY District 22 - Special Election". May 8, 2011. Retrieved August 10, 2019 – via OurCampaigns.com.
6. "NY District 27 - Special Election". April 19, 2011. Retrieved August 10, 2019 – via OurCampaigns.com.
7. "ME District 2 - Special Election". December 30, 2010. Retrieved August 9, 2019 – via OurCampaigns.com.
8. "RI District 01". April 16, 2009. Retrieved August 9, 2019 – via OurCampaigns.com.