United States House of Representatives elections, 1884

United States House of Representatives elections, 1884

1882 ← November 4, 1884 → 1886

All 325 seats to the United States House of Representatives 163 seats were needed for a majority   Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader John G. Carlisle Thomas Brackett Reed James B. Weaver Party Democratic Republican Greenback Leader's seat Kentucky-6th Maine-1st Iowa-6th Last election 199 seats 118 seats 2 seats Seats won 183 141 1 Seat change 16 23 1

Speaker before election John G. Carlisle Democratic Elected Speaker John G. Carlisle Democratic Party (United States) Map of U.S. House elections results from 1884 elections for 49th Congress

John G. Carlisle
Democratic

John G. Carlisle
Democratic Party (United States)

Elections to the United States House of Representatives were held in 1884 for Representatives in the 49th Congress. These election coincided with the election of President Grover Cleveland.

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.

In 1884, four states, with 28 seats among them, held elections early:

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Two new districts were created for the seats gained in the 1882 reapportionment, eliminating the at-large district that had been created for them.