The U.S. House election, 1876 was an election for the United States House of Representatives

United States House of Representatives

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 in 1876 which coincided with the (heavily contested) election of President

President of the United States

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 Rutherford B. Hayes

Rutherford B. Hayes

Rutherford Birchard Hayes was the 19th President of the United States . As president, he oversaw the end of Reconstruction and the United States' entry into the Second Industrial Revolution...

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Hayes' Republican Party was able to recover from the Democratic Party many of the seats it had lost two years before as the economy improved slightly. However, the Democrats retained a majority and were able to use the disinterest of the people in Republican Reconstruction-led projects to help keep crucial seats. Republican Congressional leadership had a difficult time distancing itself from the corruption of the Grant administration or the legislature's impact on the economy downturn.

Overall results

Party	Total seats	Change	Seat percentage
Democratic Party	155	-27	52.9%
Republican Party	136	+33	46.4%
Independent	2	-6	0.6%
Totals	293	+0	100.0%

California

District	Incumbent	Party	Elected	Status	Opponent
California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...  1	William Adam Piper William Adam Piper William Adam Piper was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives from California.-Life:...	Democratic	1874	Running	Horace Davis Horace Davis Horace Davis was a United States Representative from California. He was the son of Massachusetts Governor John Davis and the younger brother of diplomat John Chandler Bancroft Davis.-Biography:...  (R) 53.3% William A. Piper (D) 46.7%
California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...  2	Horace F. Page Horace F. Page Horace Francis Page was an American politician that represented a Californian district in the United States House of Representatives. He was born near Medina, Orleans County, New York. He attended public schools and Millville Academy and then taught school in La Porte County, Indiana until 1854...	Republican	1872	Running	Horace F. Page Horace F. Page Horace Francis Page was an American politician that represented a Californian district in the United States House of Representatives. He was born near Medina, Orleans County, New York. He attended public schools and Millville Academy and then taught school in La Porte County, Indiana until 1854...  (R) 56.7% G. J. Carpenter (D) 43.3%
California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...  3	John K. Luttrell John K. Luttrell John King Luttrell was a U.S. Representative from California.Born near Knoxville, Tennessee, Luttrell attended the common schools. He moved with his parents to a farm in Alabama in 1844. He moved to Missouri in 1845 with his parents, who settled on a farm near St. Joseph. He moved to California in...	Democratic	1872	Running	John K. Luttrell John K. Luttrell John King Luttrell was a U.S. Representative from California.Born near Knoxville, Tennessee, Luttrell attended the common schools. He moved with his parents to a farm in Alabama in 1844. He moved to Missouri in 1845 with his parents, who settled on a farm near St. Joseph. He moved to California in...  (D) 51.1% Joseph McKenna (R) 48.9%
California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...  4	Peter D. Wigginton Peter D. Wigginton Peter Dinwiddie Wigginton was a U.S. Representative from California.Born in Springfield, Illinois, Wigginton moved to Wisconsin with his parents in 1843....	Democratic	1874	Running	Romualdo Pacheco Romualdo Pacheco José Antonio Romualdo Pacheco Jr. was an American politician and diplomat. Involved in California state and federal politics, Pacheco was elected and appointed to various posts and offices throughout his more than thirty-year career, including the California State Senate, the 12th Governor of...  (R) 50% Peter D. Wigginton (D) 50%

See also

• 45th United States Congress
  45th United States Congress
  -House of Representatives:-Leadership:-Senate:*President: William A. Wheeler *President pro tempore: Thomas W. Ferry -House of Representatives:*Speaker: Samuel J. Randall -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state...
  
  
• United States Senate elections, 1876
  United States Senate elections, 1876
  The United States Senate election of 1876 was an election which had the Democratic Party gain three seats in the United States Senate, and which coincided with Rutherford B...
  
  
• United States presidential election, 1876
  United States presidential election, 1876
  The United States presidential election of 1876 was one of the most disputed and controversial presidential elections in American history. Samuel J. Tilden of New York outpolled Ohio's Rutherford B. Hayes in the popular vote, and had 184 electoral votes to Hayes's 165, with 20 votes uncounted...