United States House of Representatives elections, 1898
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The U.S. House election, 1898 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1898 which occurred in the middle of President William McKinley's first term.
As in many midterm elections, the President's Republican Party lost seats, but was able to hold a majority over the Democratic Party. The Populist Party also lost many seats, as their movement began to decline and many Populists rallied behind William Jennings Bryan's branch of the Democratic Party. As a result, the Democrats won a number of Western seats as well many in the Mid-Atlantic.
[edit] Overall results
| Party | Total Seats (change) | Seat percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Party | 187 | -19 | 52.3% |
| Democratic Party | 161 | +37 | 45.0% |
| Populist Party | 5 | -17 | 1.4% |
| Silver Republican Party | 2 | -1 | 0.4% |
| Silver Party | 1 | +0 | 0.2% |
| Independent | 1 | +0 | 0.2% |
| Totals | 357 | +0 | 100.0% |
| 80.1-100% Republican | 80.1-100% Democratic |
| 60.1-80% Republican | 60.1-80% Democratic |
| 80.1-100% Populist | |
| House seats by party holding plurality in state | |
| 6+ Republican gain | 6+ Democratic gain |
| 3-5 Republican gain | 3-5 Democratic gain |
| 1-2 Republican gain | 1-2 Democratic gain |
| no net change | 1-2 Populist gain |
[edit] California
| District | Incumbent | Party | Elected | Status | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California 1 | John All Barham | Republican |
|
Running | John All Barham (R) 61.1% Emmet Seawell (D) 38.9% |
| California 2 | Marion De Vries | Democratic |
|
Running | Marion De Vries (D) 55.3% Frank D. Ryan (R) 44.7% |
| California 3 | Samuel G. Hilborn | Republican |
|
Defeated in primary | Victor H. Metcalf (R) 57.3% John Aubrey Jones (D) 39.1% Thomas F. Burns (SL) 3.6% |
| California 4 | James G. Maguire | Democratic |
|
Running for governor | Julius Kahn (R) 50% James H. Barry (D) 44.1% W. J. Martin (SL) 3.7% Joseph P. Kelly (I) (D) 2.2% |
| California 5 | Eugene F. Loud | Republican |
|
Running | Eugene F. Loud (R) 51.8% William Craig (D) 44.3% E. T. Kingsley (SL) 3.9% |
| California 6 | Charles A. Barlow | Populist |
|
Running | Russell J. Waters (R) 52.6% Charles A. Barlow (Pop.) 44.9% James T. Van Ransselear (SL) 2.5% |
| California 7 | Curtis H. Castle | Populist |
|
Running | James C. Needham (R) 50.1% Curtis H. Castle (Pop.) 49.9% |
[edit] See also
| Preceded by 1896 |
U.S. House elections | Succeeded by 1900 |
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