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1885 United States House of Representatives elections

There were six special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1885 during the 48th and 49th Congresses.

District	Incumbent	This race
Alfred M. Scales	Democratic	18571858 (lost)1874	Incumbent resigned December 30, 1884, when elected Governor of North Carolina.New member elected January 15, 1885 and seated January 28, 1885.Democratic hold.Winner had already been elected to the next term.	.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}
▌Y James W. Reid (Democratic) 90.50%
▌Joseph S. Worth (Republican) 6.85%
▌Leonidas C. Edwards (Republican) 1.23%
Scattering 1.42%
Jonathan Chace	Republican	1880	Resigned January 26, 1885, when elected U.S. Senator.New member elected February 5, 1885 and seated February 12, 1885.Republican hold.Winner had already been elected to the next term.	▌Y Nathan F. Dixon III (Republican) 69.35%
▌Philip W. Hawkins (Democratic) 30.65%

District	Incumbent	This race
James K. Jones	Democratic	1880	Incumbent member-elect resigned during the previous Congress when elected U.S. senator.New member elected September 7, 1885 and seated December 7, 1885.Democratic hold.	▌Y Thomas C. McRae (Democratic) 61.19%
▌C. E. Mitchell (Republican) 38.81%
Reuben Ellwood	Republican	1882	Incumbent died July 1, 1885.New member elected November 3, 1885 and seated December 7, 1885.Republican hold.	▌Y Albert J. Hopkins (Republican) 73.51%
▌Richard Bishop (Democratic) 26.29%
Samuel S. Cox	Democratic	1856 (Ohio)1864 (lost)1868 (N.Y.)	Incumbent resigned to become U.S. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Ottoman Empire.New member elected November 3, 1885.Democratic hold.	▌Y Timothy J. Campbell (Democratic) 51.93%
▌John Galvin (Republican) 48.07%
William A. Duncan	Democratic	1882	Incumbent member-elect resigned during previous congress.New member elected November 3, 1885 and seated December 7, 1885.Democratic hold.	▌Y John A. Swope (Democratic) 66.70%
▌Charles H. Bressler (Republican) 33.30%

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