1891 United States House of Representatives elections

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1891 United States House of Representatives elections - Wikipedia

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There were eight special elections in 1891 in the United States House of Representatives to the 52nd United States Congress.

List of elections

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
New York 10	Francis B. Spinola	Democratic	1886	Incumbent died April 14, 1891. New member elected November 3, 1891 and seated December 7, 1891.^[1] Democratic hold.	▌Y W. Bourke Cockran (Democratic) 63.82% ▌James E. Townsend (Republican) 34.53% ▌John Hauser (Socialist Labor) 1.65%^[2]
Michigan 5	Melbourne H. Ford	Democratic	1886	Incumbent died April 20, 1891. New member elected November 3, 1891 and seated December 7, 1891.^[1] Republican gain.	▌Y Charles E. Belknap (Republican) 44.53% ▌John S. Lawrence (Democratic) 39.96% ▌Edward L. Hutchins (Populist) 11.20% ▌Henry Shultes (Prohibition) 3.51%^[3]
Tennessee 2	Leonidas C. Houk	Republican	1878	Incumbent died May 25, 1891. New member elected November 21, 1891 and seated December 7, 1891.^[1] Republican hold.	▌Y John C. Houk (Republican) 63.67% ▌J. C. Williams (Democratic) 35.36%^[4]
South Dakota at-large	John R. Gamble	Republican	1890	Incumbent died August 14, 1891. New member elected November 3, 1891 and seated December 7, 1891.^[1] Republican hold.	▌Y John L. Jolley (Republican) 44.48% ▌Henry W. Smith (Independent) 37.09% ▌James M. Wood (Democratic) 18.43%^[5]
New York 22	Leslie W. Russell	Democratic	1890	Incumbent resigned September 11, 1891 when elected judge of the New York Supreme Court. New member elected November 3, 1891 and seated December 7, 1891.^[1] Republican gain.	▌Y Newton M. Curtis (Republican) 54.75% ▌Wilbur E. Porter (Democratic) 41.36% ▌Alonzo M. Leffingwell (Prohibition) 3.89%^[6]
New York 12	Roswell P. Flower	Democratic	1881 (special) 1882 (retired) 1888	Incumbent resigned September 16, 1891 to run for Governor of New York. New member elected November 3, 1891 and seated December 7, 1891.^[1] Democratic hold.	▌Y Joseph J. Little (Democratic)^[a] 58.60% ▌William McMichael (Republican) 34.47% ▌David DeVenny (New York County Democracy) 4.16% ▌John J. Flick (Socialist Labor) 2.76%^[7]
New York 2	David A. Boody	Democratic	1890	Incumbent resigned October 13, 1891, to run for Mayor of Brooklyn. New member elected November 3, 1891 and seated December 7, 1891.^[1] Democratic hold.	▌Y Alfred C. Chapin (Democratic) 52.76 ▌Henry Bristow (Republican) 47.25%^[8]
Virginia 8	W. H. F. Lee	Democratic	1886	Incumbent died October 15, 1891. New member elected December 9, 1891 and seated December 23, 1891.^[1] Democratic hold.	▌Y Elisha E. Meredith (Democratic) 67.82% ▌John A. Brooks (Republican) 32.18%^[9]