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1876–77 United States House of Representatives elections

House elections for the 45th U.S. Congress

1876–77 United States House of Representatives elections

House elections for the 45th U.S. Congress

FieldValue
election_name1876–77 United States House of Representatives elections
countryUnited States
flag_year1867
typelegislative
ongoingno
previous_election1874–75 United States House of Representatives elections
previous_year1874 & 1875
next_election1878–79 United States House of Representatives elections
next_year1878 & 1879
outgoing_members44th United States Congress#House of Representatives_3
elected_members45th United States Congress#House of Representatives_3
seats_for_electionAll 293 seats in the United States House of Representatives
majority_seats147
election_dateJune 5, 1876 – March 1877
image_sizex180px
image1Samuel J. Randall - Brady-Handy (cropped).jpg
leader1Samuel J. Randall
leaders_seat1
party1Democratic Party (US)
last_election1180 seats
seats_before1
seats1155
seat_change125
popular_vote14,220,480
percentage151.27%
swing12.15
image2James Abram Garfield, photo portrait seated (cropped).jpg
leader2James A. Garfield
leaders_seat2
party2Republican Party (US)
last_election2103 seats
seats_before2
seats2136
seat_change233
popular_vote23,825,311
percentage246.47%
swing22.09
party4Independent
last_election44 seats
seats_before4
seats42
seat_change42
popular_vote496,318
percentage41.17%
swing43.27
titleSpeaker
before_electionVacancy
after_electionSamuel Randall
before_partyDemocratic Party (US)
after_partyDemocratic Party (US)
map_imageHouse045ElectionMap.png
map_size330px
map_captionMap of U.S. House elections results from 1876 elections for 45th Congress

The 1876–77 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between June 5, 1876, and March 13, 1877. Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives before the first session of the 45th United States Congress convened on October 15, 1877. The size of the House increased to 293 seats with the addition of the new state of Colorado.

These elections coincided with the (heavily contested) election of President Rutherford B. Hayes and the United States Centennial. Hayes' Republican Party was able to recover from the Democratic Party many of the seats it had lost two years before as the economy improved slightly. However, the Democrats retained a majority and were able to use the people's lack of interest in Republican Reconstruction-led projects to help keep crucial seats. Republican congressional leadership had a difficult time distancing itself from the corruption of the Ulysses S. Grant administration or the legislature's impact on the economy downturn.

Election summaries

Democratic Party (US)}}" DemocraticRepublican Party (US)}}" Republican
StateTypeTotal
seatsDemocraticRepublicanSeatsChangeSeatsChangeAlabamaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareFloridaGeorgiaIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew YorkNorth CarolinaOhioOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaTennesseeTexasVermontVirginiaWest VirginiaWisconsinTotal293157
53.6%27136
46.4%31
District88202
District440
District42121
At-large11101
District431
At-large110
District22101
District990
District1982114
District134494
District90191
District30131
District1010101
District65111
District505
District660
District112194
District91282
District303
District66202
District139444
At-large101
At-large101
District31121
District74131
District33161171
District871
District2085125
At-large10111
District27107177
District202
District52232
District108121
District660
District303
District981
District330
District835

The previous election included 4 Independents, in Illinois and Massachusetts.

Results shaded according to winning candidate's share of the vote
House seats by party holding plurality in state

| [[File:45 us house changes.png|thumb|right|400px|

Net gain in party representation

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Election dates

In 1845, Congress passed a law providing for a uniform nationwide date for choosing Presidential electors. 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 1876–77, there were still 8 states with earlier election dates, and 1 state with a later election date.

Elections before Election Day (United States):

  • June 5: Oregon
  • September 5: Vermont
  • September 11: Maine
  • October 4:Georgia
  • October 10: Indiana, Iowa, Ohio, West Virginia

Standard Election Day:

  • November 7, 1876

Election after Election Day:

  • March 13, 1877: New Hampshire

Special elections

DistrictIncumbentThis raceMemberPartyFirst electedResultsCandidates
Henry H. StarkweatherRepublican1867Incumbent died January 28, 1876.
New member elected April 12, 1876.
Republican hold.
Winner later re-elected to the next term; see below.nowrap{{Plainlist
William BarnumDemocratic1867Incumbent resigned May 18, 1876, when elected U.S. senator.
New member elected November 7, 1876.
Democratic hold.
Winner also elected to the next term; see below.nowrap{{Plainlist
James G. BlaineRepublican1862Incumbent resigned July 10, 1876.
New member elected September 11, 1876.
Republican hold.
Winner retired after serving out the remainder of the term.nowrap{{Plainlist

Alabama

Alabama redistricted and eliminated its at-large seats, going from 6 districts and 2 at-large seats to 8 districts. The state also elected a full delegation of Democrats, voting out the two Republicans.

|- ! | Charles Hays Redistricted from the | | Republican | 1872 | | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • James T. Jones (Democratic) 49.25%
  • Frederick G. Bromberg (Ind. Democratic) 40.82%
  • William W. Turner (Republican) 9.92%

|- ! | | New seat. Democratic gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Hilary A. Herbert (Democratic) 54.90%
  • Gerald B. Hall (Republican) 45.10%

|- ! | Jeremiah Norman Williams Redistricted from the | | Democratic | 1874 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Jeremiah Norman Williams (Democratic) 78.34%
  • William H. Betts (Republican) 21.66%

|- ! | Jeremiah Haralson Redistricted from the | | Republican | 1874 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Charles M. Shelley (Democratic) 37.77%
  • Jeremiah Haralson (Republican) 33.93%
  • James T. Rapier (Colored Republican) 28.30%

|- ! | | New seat. Democratic gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Robert F. Ligon (Democratic) 65.77%
  • D. B. Booth (Republican) 34.23%

|- ! rowspan=2 | | Goldsmith W. Hewitt | | Democratic | 1874 | Incumbent re-elected.

  • Goldsmith W. Hewitt (Democratic) 100%
  • Uncontested

|- | Burwell Boykin Lewis Redistricted from the | | Democratic | 1874 | | Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic loss.

|- ! rowspan=3 | | William Henry Forney Redistricted from the | | Democratic | 1874 | Incumbent re-elected.

  • William Henry Forney (Democratic) 100%
  • Uncontested

|- | Taul Bradford Redistricted from the | | Democratic | 1874 | | Incumbent retired. Democratic loss.

|- | John H. Caldwell Redistricted from the | | Democratic | 1872 | | Incumbent retired. Democratic loss.

|- ! | | New seat. Democratic gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • William W. Garth (Democratic) 62.0%
  • John B. McClellan (Ind. Democratic) 38.0%

|}

Arkansas

|- ! | Lucien C. Gause | | Democratic | 1874 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Lucien C. Gause (Democratic) 97.5%
  • Uncontested

|- ! | William F. Slemons | | Democratic | 1874 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • William F. Slemons (Democratic) 53.7%
  • Oliver P. Snyder (Republican) 47.6%

|- ! | William W. Wilshire | | Democratic | 1872 1874 (lost contest) 1874 | | Incumbent retired. Independent Democratic gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Jordan E. Cravens (Ind. Democratic) 35.9%
  • John McClure (Republican) 34.7%
  • H. B. Stuart (Democratic) 25.7%

|- ! | Thomas M. Gunter | | Democratic | 1872 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Thomas M. Gunter (Democratic) 74.7%
  • J.H. Huckleberry (Republican) 25.3%

|}

California

Main article: 1876 United States House of Representatives elections in California

|- ! | William Adam Piper | | Democratic | 1875 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Horace Davis (Republican) 53.3%
  • William A. Piper (Democratic) 46.7%

|- ! | Horace F. Page | | Republican | 1872 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Horace F. Page (Republican) 56.7%
  • G. J. Carpenter (Democratic) 43.3%

|- ! | John K. Luttrell | | Democratic | 1872 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • John K. Luttrell (Democratic) 51.1%
  • Joseph McKenna (Republican) 48.9%

|- ! | Peter D. Wigginton | | Democratic | 1875 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Romualdo Pacheco (Republican) 50%
  • Peter D. Wigginton (Democratic) 50%

|}

Colorado

Main article: 1876 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado

There were two elections to the new state of Colorado.

44th Congress

|- ! | | New seat. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • James B. Belford (Republican)

|}

45th Congress

|- ! | James B. Belford | | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected. Election was later successfully challenged by the challenger. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • James B. Belford (Republican) 51.9%
  • Thomas M. Patterson (Democratic)

|}

Connecticut

Connecticut had been electing is members late in the cycle, even after the terms had begun. But starting in 1876, the state joined the others in electing its members on the November 7, 1876 Election Day. The delegation remained 3 Democrats and 1 Republican.

|- ! | George M. Landers | | Democratic | 1875 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • George M. Landers (Democratic) 50.2%
  • Joseph R. Hawley (Republican) 49.8%

|- ! | James Phelps | | Democratic | 1875 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • James Phelps (Democratic) 53.8%
  • Stephen W. Kellogg (Republican) 46.3%

|- ! | John T. Wait | | Republican | 1876 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • John T. Wait (Republican) 54.2%
  • Waller (Democratic) 45.8%

|- ! | William Barnum | | Democratic | 1867 | | Incumbent resigned May 18, 1876, when elected U.S. senator. Democratic hold. Winner also elected to finish the current term; see above. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Levi Warner (Democratic) 52.7%
  • Robbert Hubbard (Republican) 47.4%

|}

Delaware

|- ! | James Williams | | Democratic | 1874 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • James Williams (Democratic) 55.4%
  • Bird (Republican) 44.6%

|}

Florida

Main article: 1876 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida

|- ! | William J. Purman | | Republican | 1872 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Robert H. M. Davidson (Democratic) 51.2%
  • William J. Purman (Republican) 48.8%

|- ! | Jesse J. Finley | | Democratic | 1874 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Horatio Bisbee Jr. (Republican) 50.04%
  • Jesse J. Finley (Democratic) 49.96%

|}

Georgia

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

|- ! | John H. Burleigh | | Republican | 1872 | | Incumbent lost renomination. Republican hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Thomas B. Reed (Republican) 51.45%
  • John M. Goodwin (Democratic) 47.99%
  • John H. Burleigh (Republican) 0.56%

|- ! | William P. Frye | | Republican | 1870 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • William P. Frye (Republican) 55.72%
  • S. Clifford Belcher (Democratic) 42.04%
  • Solon Chase (Greenback) 2.24%

|- ! | | Rep. James G. Blaine (R) resigned July 10, 1876. Republican hold. Concurrent special election held to serve out the unexpired term; the winner did not stand for the regular election. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Stephen Lindsey (Republican) 55.18%
  • Edward K. O'Brien (Democratic) 44.83%

|- ! | Harris M. Plaisted | | Republican | 1875 (special) | | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Llewellyn Powers (Republican) 53.83%
  • John P. Donworth (Democratic) 42.12%
  • Lyndon Oak (Independent Republican) 4.05%

|- ! | Eugene Hale | | Republican | 1868 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Eugene Hale (Republican) 55.34%
  • William H. McLellan (Democratic) 44.66%

|}

Maryland

Massachusetts

|- ! | William W. Crapo | | Republican | 1875 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • William W. Crapo (Republican) 69.61%
  • Joseph M. Day (Democratic) 30.39%

|- ! | Benjamin W. Harris | | Republican | 1872 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Benjamin W. Harris (Republican) 61.45%
  • Edward Avery (Democratic) 38.55%

|- ! | Henry L. Pierce | | Republican | 1874 | |Incumbent retired. New member elected after initial result overturned. Democratic gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Benjamin Dean (Democratic) 50.04%
  • Walbridge A. Field (Republican) 49.96%

|- ! | Josiah Gardner Abbott | | Democratic | 1874 | |Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Leopold Morse (Democratic) 52.66%
  • Rufus S. Frost (Republican) 47.34%

|- ! | Nathaniel P. Banks | | Republican | 1874 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Nathaniel P. Banks (Republican) 51.97%
  • Richard Frothingham Jr. (Democratic) 48.03%

|- ! | Charles Perkins Thompson | | Democratic | 1874 | |Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • George B. Loring (Republican) 52.44%
  • Charles Perkins Thompson (Democratic) 47.56%

|- ! | John K. Tarbox | | Democratic | 1874 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Benjamin Butler (Republican) 51.63%
  • John K. Tarbox (Democratic) 40.02%
  • Ebenezer R. Hoar (Ind. Republican) 8.34% |- ! | John M. S. Williams | | Democratic | 1874 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|
  • William Claflin (Republican) 53.27%
  • William W. Warren (Democratic) 46.73%

|- ! | George F. Hoar | | Republican | 1868 | | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senate. Republican hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • William W. Rice (Republican) 57.54%
  • George F. Verry (Democratic) 42.46%

|- ! | Charles A. Stevens | | Republican | 1875 (special) | |Incumbent retired. Republican hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Amasa Norcross (Republican) 63.86%
  • Samuel O. Lamb (Democratic) 36.14%

|- ! | Chester W. Chapin | | Democratic | 1874 | |Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • George D. Robinson (Republican) 54.01%
  • Chester W. Chapin (Democratic) 44.22% |}

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

|- ! | Lucius Q. C. Lamar | | Democratic | 1872 | | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Henry L. Muldrow (Democratic) 76.24%
  • J. W. Lee (Republican) 23.76%

|- ! | G. Wiley Wells | | Republican | 1874 | | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Van. H. Manning (Democratic) 61.74%
  • Thomas Watson (Republican) 38.26%

|- ! | Hernando Money | | Democratic | 1874 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Hernando Money (Democratic) 73.96%
  • W. W. Chisholm (Republican) 26.04%

|- ! | Otho R. Singleton | | Democratic | 1874 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Otho R. Singleton (Democratic) 80.80%
  • W. M. Hancock (Republican) 19.20%

|- ! | Charles E. Hooker | | Democratic | 1874 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Charles E. Hooker (Democratic) 69.67%
  • M. Shaughnessey (Republican) 30.33%

|- ! | John R. Lynch | | Republican | 1872 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • James R. Chalmers (Democratic) 56.04%
  • John R. Lynch (Republican) 43.96%

|}

Missouri

Nebraska

|- ! | Lorenzo Crounse | | Republican | 1872 | | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Frank Welch (Republican) 59.79%
  • Joseph Hollman (Democratic) 33.29%
  • Marvin Warren (Greenback) 6.93%

|}

Nevada

|- ! | William Woodburn | | Republican | 1874 | | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Thomas Wren (Republican) 52.3%
  • A. C. Ellis (Democratic) 47.7%

|}

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New York

North Carolina

Ohio

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

Main article: 1876 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

|- ! | Joseph Rainey | | Republican | 1870 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Joseph Rainey (Republican) 52.2%
  • John S. Richardson (Democratic) 47.8%

|- ! | Edmund W. M. Mackey | | Independent Republican | 1874 | | Seat declared vacant July 19, 1876, due to contested election. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Richard H. Cain (Republican) 62.1%
  • Michael P. O'Connor (Democratic) 37.9%

|- ! | Solomon L. Hoge | | Republican | 1874 | | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • D. Wyatt Aiken (Democratic) 58.0%
  • Lewis C. Carpenter (Republican) 42.0%

|- ! | Alexander S. Wallace | | Republican | 1868 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • John H. Evins (Democratic) 57.6%
  • Alexander S. Wallace (Republican) 42.4%

|- ! | Robert Smalls | | Republican | 1874 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Robert Smalls (Republican) 51.9%
  • George D. Tillman (Democratic) 48.1%

|}

Tennessee

|- ! | William McFarland | | Democratic | 1874 | |Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • James H. Randolph (Republican) 52.41%
  • William McFarland (Democratic) 47.59%

|- ! | Jacob M. Thornburgh | | Republican | 1872 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Jacob M. Thornburgh (Republican) 59.87%
  • William Cullom (Democratic) 40.13%

|- ! | George G. Dibrell | | Democratic | 1874 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • George G. Dibrell (Democratic) 61.51%
  • G. M. Drake (Republican) 38.49%

|- ! | Haywood Y. Riddle | | Democratic | 1875 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Haywood Y. Riddle (Democratic) 70.59%
  • R. A. Cox (Democratic) 20.93%
  • R. F. Patton (Republican) 8.48%

|- ! | John M. Bright | | Democratic | 1870 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • John M. Bright (Democratic) 73.98%
  • Robert Galbraith (Republican) 26.02%

|- ! | John F. House | | Democratic | 1874 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • John F. House (Democratic) 63.62%
  • William F. Prosser (Republican) 36.38%

|- ! | Washington C. Whitthorne | | Democratic | 1870 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Washington C. Whitthorne (Democratic) 68.57%
  • D. B. Cliff (Republican) 21.11%
  • G. W. Blackburn (Independent Republican) 10.32%

|- ! | John D. C. Atkins | | Democratic | 1872 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • John D. C. Atkins (Democratic) 61.78%
  • Samuel W. Hawkins (Republican) 38.22%

|- ! | William P. Caldwell | | Democratic | 1874 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • William P. Caldwell (Democratic) 69.45%
  • H. B. Folk (Republican) 30.55%

|}

Texas

Vermont

|- ! | Charles H. Joyce | | Republican | 1874 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Charles H. Joyce (Republican) 67.2%
  • Asa Child (Democratic) 32.7%

|- ! | Dudley C. Denison | | Independent Republican | 1874 | | Incumbent re-elected as a Republican. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Dudley C. Denison (Republican) 71.2%
  • Asa M. Dickey (Democratic) 28.3%
  • Luke P. Poland (Republican) 0.4%

|- ! | George Hendee | | Republican | 1872 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • George Hendee (Republican) 68.5%
  • John Edwards (Democratic) 30.7%
  • Asahel Peck (Republican) 0.7%

|}

Virginia

|- ! | Beverly B. Douglas | | 1874 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Beverly B. Douglas (Democratic) 56.5%
  • L. C. Boiston (Republican) 43.5%

|- ! | John Goode | | 1874 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • John Goode (Democratic) 53.0%
  • Joseph Secar (Republican) 47.0% |- ! | Gilbert C. Walker | | 1874 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
  • Gilbert C. Walker (Democratic) 55.3%
  • Charles S. Mills (Republican) 44.5% |- ! | William H. H. Stowell | | 1870 | | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
  • Joseph Jorgensen (Republican) 51.9%
  • William E. Hunton (Democratic) 46.7%
  • M. De R. Mortie (Republican) 1.4% |- ! | George Cabell | | 1874 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
  • George Cabell (Democratic) 60.6%
  • Daniel S. Lewis (Republican) 39.4% |- ! | J. Randolph Tucker | | 1874 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
  • J. Randolph Tucker (Democratic) 59.6%
  • George H. Burch (Republican) 40.4% |- ! | John T. Harris | | 1870 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
  • John T. Harris (Democratic) 73.3%
  • Everett W. Early (Republican) 26.7% |- ! | Eppa Hunton | | 1872 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
  • Eppa Hunton (Democratic) 62.1%
  • I. C. O'Neal (Republican) 37.9% |- ! | William Terry | | 1874 | | Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
  • Auburn Pridemore (Democratic) 75.8%
  • George T. Egbert (Republican) 24.0%
  • Fayette McMullen (Independent) 0.2% |}

West Virginia

|- ! | Benjamin Wilson | | Democratic | 1874 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Benjamin Wilson (Democratic) 52.70%
  • G. F. Scott (Republican) 47.30%

|- ! | Charles J. Faulkner | | Democratic | 1874 | | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Benjamin F. Martin (Democratic) 55.97%
  • Ward H. Lamon (Republican) 44.03%

|- ! | Frank Hereford | | Democratic | 1870 | | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • John E. Kenna (Democratic) 61.47%
  • Benjamin J. Redmund (Republican) 38.53%

|}

Wisconsin

Wisconsin elected eight members of congress on Election Day, November 7, 1876.

|- ! | Charles G. Williams | | Republican | 1872 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Charles G. Williams (Republican) 59.3%
  • H. G. Winslow (Democratic) 40.7%

|- ! | Lucien B. Caswell | | Republican | 1874 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Lucien B. Caswell (Republican) 50.6%
  • Harlow S. Orton (Democratic) 49.4%

|- ! | Henry S. Magoon | | Republican | 1870 | | Incumbent lost renomination. Republican hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • George Cochrane Hazelton (Republican) 54.5%
  • Philo A. Orton Jr. (Democratic) 45.5%

|- ! | William Pitt Lynde | | Democratic | 1874 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • William Pitt Lynde (Democratic) 59.6%
  • William E. Smith (Republican) 40.4%

|- ! | Samuel D. Burchard | | Democratic | 1874 | | Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Edward S. Bragg (Democratic) 58.2%
  • George W. Carter (Republican) 41.8%

|- ! | Alanson M. Kimball | | Republican | 1874 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Gabriel Bouck (Democratic) 53.6%
  • Alanson M. Kimball (Republican) 46.4%

|- ! | Jeremiah McLain Rusk | | Republican | 1870 | | Incumbent lost renomination. Republican hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Herman L. Humphrey (Republican) 58.6%
  • Martin R. Gage (Democratic) 37.4%
  • Reuben May (Ind. Greenback) 4.0%

|- ! | George W. Cate | | Democratic | 1874 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Thaddeus C. Pound (Republican) 51.7%
  • George W. Cate (Democratic) 48.3%

|}

Non-voting delegates

|- !

|- ! | Jefferson P. Kidder | | Republican | 1874 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Jefferson P. Kidder (Republican)

|- ! | Stephen S. Fenn | | Democratic | 1874 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Stephen S. Fenn (Democratic) 53.93%
  • John Clark (Republican) 46.07%

|- ! | Martin Maginnis | | Democratic | 1872 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Martin Maginnis (Democratic) 56.22%
  • E. D. Leavitt (Republican) 43.78%

|- !

|- !

|- ! | William R. Steele | | Democratic | 1872 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • William W. Corlett (Republican) 58.33%
  • William R. Steele (Democratic) 41.67%

|}

Notes

References

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