United States House election, 1896
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The U.S. House election, 1896 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1896 which coincided with the election of President William McKinley. In spite of McKinley's victory over William Jennings Bryan, backed by the Democratic and Populist parties, both those parties gained seats from McKinley's Republican Party. This is most likely a reaction to the extraordinary Republican gains in 1894, and the Republicans did maintain a strong majority in the House.
[edit] Overall results
| Party | Total Seats (change) | Seat percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 124 | +31 | 34.7% |
| Independents | 4 | +4 | 1.1% |
| Other | 1 | +0 | 0.2% |
| Populist Party | 22 | +13 | 6.1% |
| Republican Party | 206 | -48 | 57.7% |
| Totals | 357 | +0 | 100.0% |
| ██ 80.1-100% Republican | ██ 80.1-100% Democratic |
| ██ 60.1-80% Republican | ██ 60.1-80% Democratic |
| ██ | ██ |
| ██ | ██ 60.1-80% Populist |
| ██ 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 |
| ██ 1-2 Populist gain | ██ 3-5 Populist gain |
| ██ no net change |
[edit] See also
| Preceded by: 1894 |
U.S. House elections | Succeeded by: 1898 |
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