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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[edit]

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
New York 10 Francis B. Spinola Democratic [data missing] Incumbent died April 14, 1891.
New member elected November 3, 1891.
Democratic hold.
Successor seated December 7, 1891.[1]
Michigan 5 Melbourne H. Ford Democratic [data missing] Incumbent died April 20, 1891.
New member elected November 3, 1891.
Republican gain.
Successor seated December 7, 1891.[1]
Tennessee 2 Leonidas C. Houk Republican [data missing] Incumbent died May 25, 1891.
New member elected November 21, 1891.
Republican hold.
Successor seated December 7, 1891.[1]
South Dakota at-large John R. Gamble Republican [data missing] Incumbent died August 14, 1891.
New member elected November 3, 1891.
Republican hold.
Successor seated December 7, 1891.[1]
New York 22 Leslie W. Russell Democratic [data missing] Incumbent resigned September 11, 1891.
New member elected November 3, 1891 when elected judge of the New York Supreme Court.
Republican gain.
Successor seated December 7, 1891.[1]
New York 12 Roswell P. Flower Democratic [data missing] Incumbent resigned September 16, 1891 to run for Governor of New York.
New member elected November 3, 1891.
Democratic hold.
Successor seated December 7, 1891.[1]
New York 2 David A. Boody Democratic [data missing] Incumbent resigned October 13, 1891, to run for Mayor of Brooklyn, New York.
New member elected November 3, 1891.
Democratic hold.
Successor seated December 7, 1891.[1]
Virginia 8 William H. F. Lee Democratic [data missing] Incumbent died October 15, 1891.
New member elected December 9, 1891.
Democratic hold.
Successor seated December 23, 1891.[1]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ "Tammany" in source[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Fifty-Second Congress March 4, 1891, to March 3, 1893". Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "Our Campaigns - NY District 10 Race - Nov 03, 1891". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  3. ^ "Our Campaigns - MI - District 05 Special Election Race - Nov 03, 1891". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  4. ^ "Our Campaigns - TN - District 02 Special Election Race - Nov 21, 1891". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  5. ^ "Our Campaigns - SD At Large - Special Election Race - Nov 03, 1891". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  6. ^ "Our Campaigns - NY District 22 - Special Election Race - Nov 03, 1891". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  7. ^ a b "Our Campaigns - NY District 12 - Special Election Race - Nov 03, 1891". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  8. ^ "Our Campaigns - NY District 2 - Special Election Race - Nov 03, 1891". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  9. ^ "Our Campaigns - VA - District 08 Special Election Race - Dec 09, 1891". www.ourcampaigns.com.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1891_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections