1891 United States House of Representatives elections

There were eight special elections in 1891 in the United States House of Representatives to the 52nd United States Congress.

List of elections

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
New York 10 Francis B. Spinola Democratic 1886 Incumbent died April 14, 1891.
New member elected November 3, 1891 and seated December 7, 1891.[1]
Democratic hold.
Michigan 5 Melbourne H. Ford Democratic 1886 Incumbent died April 20, 1891.
New member elected November 3, 1891 and seated December 7, 1891.[1]
Republican gain.
Tennessee 2 Leonidas C. Houk Republican 1878 Incumbent died May 25, 1891.
New member elected November 21, 1891 and seated December 7, 1891.[1]
Republican hold.
South Dakota at-large John R. Gamble Republican 1890 Incumbent died August 14, 1891.
New member elected November 3, 1891 and seated December 7, 1891.[1]
Republican hold.
  • Green tickY John L. Jolley (Republican) 44.48%
  • Henry W. Smith (Independent) 37.09%
  • James M. Wood (Democratic) 18.43%[5]
New York 22 Leslie W. Russell Democratic 1890 Incumbent resigned September 11, 1891 when elected judge of the New York Supreme Court.
New member elected November 3, 1891 and seated December 7, 1891.[1]
Republican gain.
New York 12 Roswell P. Flower Democratic 1881 (special)
1882 (retired)
1888
Incumbent resigned September 16, 1891 to run for Governor of New York.
New member elected November 3, 1891 and seated December 7, 1891.[1]
Democratic hold.
New York 2 David A. Boody Democratic 1890 Incumbent resigned October 13, 1891, to run for Mayor of Brooklyn.
New member elected November 3, 1891 and seated December 7, 1891.[1]
Democratic hold.
Virginia 8 W. H. F. Lee Democratic 1886 Incumbent died October 15, 1891.
New member elected December 9, 1891 and seated December 23, 1891.[1]
Democratic hold.

Notes

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  1. ^ "Tammany" in source[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Fifty-Second Congress March 4, 1891, to March 3, 1893". Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Archived from the original on August 8, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "Our Campaigns - NY District 10 Race - Nov 03, 1891". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  3. ^ "Our Campaigns - MI - District 05 Special Election Race - Nov 03, 1891". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  4. ^ "Our Campaigns - TN - District 02 Special Election Race - Nov 21, 1891". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  5. ^ "Our Campaigns - SD At Large - Special Election Race - Nov 03, 1891". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  6. ^ "Our Campaigns - NY District 22 - Special Election Race - Nov 03, 1891". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  7. ^ a b "Our Campaigns - NY District 12 - Special Election Race - Nov 03, 1891". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  8. ^ "Our Campaigns - NY District 2 - Special Election Race - Nov 03, 1891". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  9. ^ "Our Campaigns - VA - District 08 Special Election Race - Dec 09, 1891". www.ourcampaigns.com.