1884 United States House of Representatives elections

1884 United States House of Representatives elections

← 1882 November 4, 1884[a] 1886 →
All 325 seats in the United States House of Representatives 163 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader John G. Carlisle Thomas Brackett Reed Party Democratic Republican Leader's seat Kentucky 6th Maine 1st Last election 196 seats 117 seats Seats won 182[1][b] 141[1][b] Seat change 14 24 Popular vote 4,954,599 4,665,184 Percentage 50.05% 47.13% Swing 1.15% 5.52%   Third party Fourth party   Party Greenback Independent Last election 2 seats 5 seats[c] Seats won 1[1][b] 1[d] Seat change 1 4 Popular vote 105,668 78,972 Percentage 1.07% 0.80% Swing 1.99% 2.68%
Elections results from the 1884 elections
Speaker before election John G. Carlisle Democratic Elected Speaker John G. Carlisle Democratic

The 1884 United States House of Representatives elections were held for the most part on November 4, 1884, with four states holding theirs early between June and October. They coincided with the election of President Grover Cleveland. Elections were held for 325 seats of the United States House of Representatives, representing 38 states, to serve in the 49th United States Congress. Special elections were also held throughout the year.

In spite of Cleveland's victory, the opposition Republican Party gained back some of the seats lost in 1882, but the Democratic Party retained a majority in the House. Republicans were able to make these slight gains by connecting their pro-business and industry message with progress. The Democrats were also hindered by the Panic of 1884, but were not greatly affected by it since the depression ended quickly.

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