1881 United States House of Representatives elections

There were seven special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1881 during the 47th United States Congress.

List of elections

Elections are listed by date and district.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Michigan 7	Vacant			Incumbent member-elect Omar D. Conger (R) resigned during previous congress. New member elected April 5, 1881 and seated December 5, 1881, with the rest of the House.^[1]^[2] Republican hold.	▌Y John T. Rich (Republican) 55.84% ▌Cyrenius P. Black (Democratic) 39.25% ▌John Kinney (Greenback) 4.92%^[2]
New York 9	Vacant			Incumbent member-elect Fernando Wood (R) resigned during previous congress. New member elected November 8, 1881 and seated December 5, 1881, with the rest of the House.^[1]^[3] Democratic gain.	▌Y John Hardy (Democratic) 62.64% ▌Thomas Murphy (Republican) 37.09% ▌Frank W. Roscoe (Greenback) 0.28%^[3]
New York 11	Levi P. Morton	Republican	1878	Incumbent resigned March 21, 1881, to become U.S. Minister to France. New member elected November 8, 1881 and seated December 5, 1881, with the rest of the House.^[1]^[4] Democratic gain.	▌Y Roswell P. Flower (Democratic) 55.71% ▌William W. Astor (Republican) 43.9% ▌Charles Smith (Greenback) 0.39%^[4]
New York 22	Warner Miller	Republican	1878	Incumbent resigned July 26, 1881, when elected U.S. Senator. New member elected November 8, 1881 and seated December 5, 1881, with the rest of the House.^[1]^[5] Republican hold.	▌Y Charles R. Skinner (Republican) 55.38% ▌John Lansing (Democratic) 44.62%^[5]
New York 27	Elbridge G. Lapham	Republican	1874	Incumbent resigned July 29, 1881, when elected U.S. Senator. New member elected November 8, 1881 and seated December 5, 1881, with the rest of the House.^[1]^[6] Republican hold.	▌Y James W. Wadsworth (Republican) 54.17% ▌James Faulkner (Democratic) 43.05% ▌Albert Heath (Greenback) 2.78%^[6]
Maine 2	William P. Frye	Republican	1870	Incumbent resigned March 17, 1881, when elected U.S. Senator. New member elected September 12, 1881 and seated December 5, 1881, with the rest of the House.^[1]^[7] Republican hold.	▌Y Nelson Dingley Jr. (Republican) 65.96% ▌Washington Gilbert (Greenback) 34.04%^[7]
Rhode Island 1	Nelson W. Aldrich	Republican	1878	Incumbent resigned when elected U.S. Senator. New member elected November 22, 1881 and seated December 5, 1881, with the rest of the House.^[1]^[8] Republican hold.	▌Y Henry J. Spooner (Republican) 66.72% ▌Henry T. Sisson (Democratic) 20.26% ▌Charles C. Van Zandt (Republican) 13.02%^[8]

Notes

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Forty-Seventh Congress March 4, 1881, to March 3, 1883". Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "MI - District 07 Special Election". January 12, 2010. Retrieved August 10, 2019 – via OurCampaigns.com.
^ ^a ^b "NY District 09 - Special Election". December 31, 2010. Retrieved August 10, 2019 – via OurCampaigns.com.
^ ^a ^b "NY District 11 - Special Election". August 14, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2019 – via OurCampaigns.com.
^ ^a ^b "NY District 22 - Special Election". May 8, 2011. Retrieved August 10, 2019 – via OurCampaigns.com.
^ ^a ^b "NY District 27 - Special Election". April 19, 2011. Retrieved August 10, 2019 – via OurCampaigns.com.
^ ^a ^b "ME District 2 - Special Election". December 30, 2010. Retrieved August 9, 2019 – via OurCampaigns.com.
^ ^a ^b "RI District 01". April 16, 2009. Retrieved August 9, 2019 – via OurCampaigns.com.

[47th_Congress-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Forty-Seventh Congress March 4, 1881, to March 3, 1883". Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved August 9, 2019.

[MI07-2] "MI - District 07 Special Election". January 12, 2010. Retrieved August 10, 2019 – via OurCampaigns.com.

[NY09-3] "NY District 09 - Special Election". December 31, 2010. Retrieved August 10, 2019 – via OurCampaigns.com.

[NY11-4] "NY District 11 - Special Election". August 14, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2019 – via OurCampaigns.com.

[NY22-5] "NY District 22 - Special Election". May 8, 2011. Retrieved August 10, 2019 – via OurCampaigns.com.

[NY27-6] "NY District 27 - Special Election". April 19, 2011. Retrieved August 10, 2019 – via OurCampaigns.com.

[ME02-7] "ME District 2 - Special Election". December 30, 2010. Retrieved August 9, 2019 – via OurCampaigns.com.

[RI01-8] "RI District 01". April 16, 2009. Retrieved August 9, 2019 – via OurCampaigns.com.

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1881 United States House of Representatives elections

List of elections

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