1872–73 United States House of Representatives elections

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy datesTemplate:Infobox election The 1872–73 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between June 4, 1872, and April 7, 1873. Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives before the first session of the 43rd United States Congress convened on December 1, 1873. They coincided with the re-election of United States President Ulysses S. Grant. The congressional reapportionment based on the 1870 United States census increased the number of House seats to 292.

Grant's Republican Party increased its majority greatly, partly at the expense of the opposition Democratic Party and partly by adding 49 new seats to the House. The proindustry outlook of the Republicans appealed to many Northern voters, especially as the post-war economy exploded, and this allowed the party to flourish as the Industrial Revolution grew more widespread. The Republicans also benefited from a continuing association with victory in the American Civil War, as well as disarray amongst Democratic leadership.

Election summaries

Following the 1870 census, the House was reapportioned, initially adding 40 seats,<ref>Template:USStat</ref> followed by a subsequent amendment to the apportionment act adding another seat to 9 states,<ref>Template:USStat</ref> resulting in a total increase of 49 seats. No states lost seats, 10 states had no change, 13 states gained 1 seat each, 9 states gained 2 seats, 3 states gained 3 seats, 1 state gained 4 seats, and 1 state gained 5 seats. Prior to the supplemental act, two states (New Hampshire and Vermont) had each lost 1 seat. This was the first reapportionment after the repeal of the three-fifths compromise by the 14th Amendment.

This would prove the last time until 1966 that a Republican won a House seat in Arkansas.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

style="background:Template:Party color; width:30.48%" | 89 style="background:Template:Party color; width:69.52%" | 203
Democratic Republican
State Type Total seats colspan=2 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic colspan=2 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican
Seats Change Template:Party shading/Democratic | Seats Template:Party shading/Democratic | Change Template:Party shading/Republican | Seats Template:Party shading/Republican | Change
Alabama District
+ 2 at-large
8 Template:Increase 2 Template:Party shading/Democratic | 2 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value="-1" | Template:Decrease 1 Template:Party shading/Republican | 6Template:Efn Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=3 | Template:Increase 3
Arkansas District
+ at-large
4 Template:Increase 1 Template:Party shading/Democratic | 0 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value="-1" | Template:Decrease 1 Template:Party shading/Republican | 4Template:Efn Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=2 | Template:Increase 2
California District 4 Template:Increase 1 Template:Party shading/Democratic | 1 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value=1 | Template:Increase 1 Template:Party shading/Republican | 3 Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady
ConnecticutTemplate:Efn District 4 Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Democratic | 1 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Republican | 3 Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady
Delaware At-large 1 Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Democratic | 0 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value="-1" | Template:Decrease 1 Template:Party shading/Republican | 1 Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=1 | Template:Increase 1
Florida At-large 2 Template:Increase 1 Template:Party shading/Democratic | 0 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Republican | 2 Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=1 | Template:Increase 1
Georgia District 9 Template:Increase 2 Template:Party shading/Democratic | 7 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value=3 | Template:Increase 3 Template:Party shading/Republican | 2 Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value="-1" | Template:Decrease 1
Illinois District 19 Template:Increase 5 Template:Party shading/Democratic | 5 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value="-1" | Template:Decrease 1 Template:Party shading/Republican | 14 Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=6 | Template:Increase 6
IndianaTemplate:Efn District
+ 3 at-large
13 Template:Increase 2 Template:Party shading/Democratic | 3 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value="-2" | Template:Decrease 2 Template:Party shading/Republican | 10 Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=4 | Template:Increase 4
Iowa District 9 Template:Increase 3 Template:Party shading/Democratic | 0 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Republican | 9 Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=3 | Template:Increase 3
Kansas At-large 3 Template:Increase 2 Template:Party shading/Democratic | 0 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Republican | 3 Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=2 | Template:Increase 2
Kentucky District 10 Template:Increase 1 Template:Party shading/Democratic | 10 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value=1 | Template:Increase 1 Template:Party shading/Republican | 0 Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady
Louisiana District
+ 1 at-large
6 Template:Increase 1 Template:Party shading/Democratic | 0 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Republican | 6Template:Efn Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=1 | Template:Increase 1
MaineTemplate:Efn District 5 Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Democratic | 0 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Republican | 5 Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady
Maryland District 6 Template:Increase 1 Template:Party shading/Democratic | 4 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value="-1" | Template:Decrease 1 Template:Party shading/Republican | 2 Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=2 | Template:Increase 2
Massachusetts District 11 Template:Increase 1 Template:Party shading/Democratic | 0 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Republican | 11 Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=1 | Template:Increase 1
Michigan District 9 Template:Increase 3 Template:Party shading/Democratic | 0 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value="-1" | Template:Decrease 1 Template:Party shading/Republican | 9 Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=4 | Template:Increase 4
Minnesota District 3 Template:Increase 1 Template:Party shading/Democratic | 0 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Republican | 3 Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=1 | Template:Increase 1
Mississippi District 6 Template:Increase 1 Template:Party shading/Democratic | 1 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value=1 | Template:Increase 1 Template:Party shading/Republican | 5 Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady
Missouri District 13 Template:Increase 4 Template:Party shading/Democratic | 9 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value=5 | Template:Increase 5 Template:Party shading/Republican | 4 Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value="-1" | Template:Decrease 1
NebraskaTemplate:Efn At-large 1 Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Democratic | 0 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Republican | 1 Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady
Nevada At-large 1 Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Democratic | 1 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Republican | 0 Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady
New HampshireTemplate:Efn District 3 Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Democratic | 1 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value="-2" | Template:Decrease 2 Template:Party shading/Republican | 2 Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=2 | Template:Increase 2
New Jersey District 7 Template:Increase 2 Template:Party shading/Democratic | 1 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value="-1" | Template:Decrease 1 Template:Party shading/Republican | 6 Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=3 | Template:Increase 3
New York District
+ 1 at-large
33 Template:Increase 2 Template:Party shading/Democratic | 9 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value="-7" | Template:Decrease 7 Template:Party shading/Republican | 24 Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=9 | Template:Increase 9
North CarolinaTemplate:Efn District 8 Template:Increase 1 Template:Party shading/Democratic | 5 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Republican | 3 Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=1 | Template:Increase 1
OhioTemplate:Efn District 20 Template:Increase 1 Template:Party shading/Democratic | 6 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value=1 | Template:Increase 1 Template:Party shading/Republican | 14Template:Efn Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady
OregonTemplate:Efn At-large 1 Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Democratic | 0 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value="-1" | Template:Decrease 1 Template:Party shading/Republican | 1 Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=1 | Template:Increase 1
PennsylvaniaTemplate:Efn District
+ 3 at-large
27 Template:Increase 3 Template:Party shading/Democratic | 5 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value="-6" | Template:Decrease 6 Template:Party shading/Republican | 22 Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=9 | Template:Increase 9
Rhode Island District 2 Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Democratic | 0 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Republican | 2 Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady
South Carolina District
+ 1 at-large
5 Template:Increase 1 Template:Party shading/Democratic | 0 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Republican | 5 Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=1 | Template:Increase 1
Tennessee District
+ 1 at-large
10 Template:Increase 2 Template:Party shading/Democratic | 3 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value="-3" | Template:Decrease 3 Template:Party shading/Republican | 7 Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=5 | Template:Increase 5
Texas District
+ 2 at-large
6 Template:Increase 2 Template:Party shading/Democratic | 6 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value=3 | Template:Increase 3 Template:Party shading/Republican | 0 Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value="-1" | Template:Decrease 1
VermontTemplate:Efn District 3 Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Democratic | 0 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Republican | 3 Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady
Virginia District 9 Template:Increase 1 Template:Party shading/Democratic | 5 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Republican | 4 Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=1 | Template:Increase 1
West VirginiaTemplate:Efn District 3 Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Democratic | 2Template:Efn Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Republican | 1 Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady
Wisconsin District 8 Template:Increase 2 Template:Party shading/Democratic | 2 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Republican | 6 Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=2 | Template:Increase 2
Total 292 Template:Increase 49 Template:Party shading/Democratic | 89Template:Efn
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Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value="-13" | Template:Decrease 13 Template:Party shading/Republican | 203Template:Efn
Template:Small
Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=62 | Template:Increase 62
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Election dates

In 1845, Congress passed a law providing for a uniform nationwide date for choosing Presidential electors.<ref>Template:USStat: 28th Congress, 2nd Sess., Ch. 1, enacted January 23, 1845</ref> This law did not affect election dates for Congress, which remained within the jurisdiction of State governments, but over time, the States moved their Congressional elections to this date as well. In 1872–73, there were still 9 states with earlier election dates, and 2 states with later election dates:

Special elections

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|- ! Template:Ushr | Julius L. Strong | Template:Party shading/Republican/Text | 1869 | Template:Party shading/Republican/Hold | Incumbent died September 7, 1872.
New member elected November 5, 1872.
Republican hold. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist

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Alabama

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Template:USCongressElectionTableHead |- ! Template:Ushr | Benjamin S. Turner | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1870 | Template:Party shading/Liberal Republican | Incumbent lost re-election.
Liberal Republican gain. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist |- ! Template:Ushr | Charles W. Buckley | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1868 | Template:Party shading/Republican/Hold | Incumbent retired.
Republican hold. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist

|- ! Template:Ushr | William Anderson Handley | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | 1868 | Template:Party shading/Republican | Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist

|- ! Template:Ushr | Charles Hays | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1868 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist

|- ! Template:Ushr | Peter M. Dox | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | 1868 | Template:Party shading/Democratic/Hold | Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist

|- ! Template:Ushr | Joseph Humphrey Sloss | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | 1870 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist

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Template:Small | colspan=3 | None Template:Small | Template:Party shading/Republican | New seat.
Republican gain. | rowspan=2 nowrap | Template:Plainlist

|- | colspan=3 | None Template:Small | Template:Party shading/Republican | New seat.
Republican gain.

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Arkansas

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Template:USCongressElectionTableHead |- ! Template:Ushr | James M. Hanks | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | 1870 | Template:Party shading/Republican | Incumbent retired.
Republican gain. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist |- ! Template:Ushr | Oliver P. Snyder | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1870 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist |- ! Template:Ushr | Thomas BolesTemplate:Efn | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1868 | Template:Party shading/Republican/Hold | Incumbent retired.
Republican hold. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist |- ! Template:Ushr | colspan=3 | None | Template:Party shading/Liberal Republican | Vacant since 32nd Congress (Civil War and Reconstruction)
Liberal Republican gain. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist

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California

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A new seat was added, following the 1870 U.S. census, bringing the delegation up from three to four Representatives.

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Template:Ushr None (new district) Template:Party shading/Republican | New seat.
Republican gain.
Template:Plainlist
Template:Ushr Aaron A. Sargent Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican 1868 Template:Party shading/Republican/Hold | Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
Template:Plainlist
Template:Ushr John M. Coghlan Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican 1871 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Template:Plainlist
Template:Ushr Sherman O. Houghton
Template:Small
Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican 1871 Incumbent re-elected. Template:Plainlist

Connecticut

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|- ! Template:Ushr | Joseph R. Hawley | Template:Party shading/Republican/Text | 1872 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist

|- ! Template:Ushr | Stephen Kellogg | Template:Party shading/Republican/Text | 1869 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist

|- ! Template:Ushr | Henry H. Starkweather | Template:Party shading/Republican/Text | 1867 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist

|- ! Template:Ushr | William Barnum | Template:Party shading/Democratic/Text | 1867 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist

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Delaware

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|- ! Template:Ushr | Benjamin T. Biggs | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | 1868 | Template:Party shading/Republican | Incumbent retired.
Republican gain. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist |}

Florida

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Florida gained a second seat after the 1870 census, but delayed districting until 1874, electing both Representatives at-large for this election.

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Template:Ushr
Template:Small
Josiah T. Walls Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican 1870 Incumbent re-elected. Template:Plainlist
None Template:Small Template:Party shading/Republican | New seat.
Republican gain.

Georgia

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Illinois

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Indiana

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Iowa

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Kansas

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Kentucky

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Louisiana

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In the newly formed Template:Ushr, George A. Sheridan (Liberal Republican) beat P. B. S. Pinchback (Republican), the first black Governor of Louisiana.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Pinchback challenged the election and it was settled in February 1875, in Sheridan's favor, only one month before the end of the Congress.

Maine

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Maryland

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Massachusetts

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Michigan

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Minnesota

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Mississippi

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|- ! Template:Ushr | George E. Harris | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1869 | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist

|- ! Template:Ushr | Joseph L. Morphis | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1869 | Template:Party shading/Republican/Hold | Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican hold. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist

|- ! Template:Ushr | Henry W. Barry | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1869 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist

|- ! Template:Ushr | colspan=3 | None (new district) | Template:Party shading/Republican | New district.
Republican gain. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist

|- ! rowspan=2 | Template:Ushr | Legrand W. Perce | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1869 | Template:Party shading/Loss | Incumbent retired.
Republican loss. | nowrap rowspan=2 | Template:Plainlist |- | George C. McKee
Template:Small | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1869 | Incumbent re-elected.

|- ! Template:Ushr | colspan=3 | None (new district) | Template:Party shading/Republican | New district.
Republican gain. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist

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Missouri

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Nebraska

Template:See also Template:USCongressElectionTableHead |- ! Template:Ushr | John Taffe | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1866 | Template:Party shading/Republican/Hold | Incumbent retired.
Republican hold. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist

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Nevada

Template:See alsoThe election was held November 5, 1872.Template:USCongressElectionTableHead

|- ! Template:Ushr | Charles West Kendall | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | 1870 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist |}

New Hampshire

Template:See alsoElections were held March 11, 1873, After the March 4th beginning of the term.Template:USCongressElectionTableHead

|- ! Template:Ushr | Ellery Albee Hibbard | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | 1871 | Template:Party shading/Republican | Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain. | nowrap |Template:Plainlist |- !Template:Ushr | Samuel Newell Bell | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | 1871 | Template:Party shading/Republican | Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain. | nowrap |Template:Plainlist |- !Template:Ushr | Hosea W. Parker | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | 1871 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |Template:Plainlist |}

New Jersey

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|- ! Template:Ushr | John W. Hazelton | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1870 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |Template:Plainlist |- !Template:Ushr | Samuel C. Forker | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | 1870 | Template:Party shading/Republican | Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain. | nowrap |Template:Plainlist |- !Template:Ushr | John T. Bird | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | 1868 | Template:Party shading/Republican | Incumbent retired.
Republican gain. | nowrap |Template:Plainlist |- !Template:Ushr | John Hill | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1866 | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain. | nowrap |Template:Plainlist |- !Template:Ushr | George A. Halsey | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1870 | Template:Party shading/Republican/Hold | Incumbent retired.
Republican hold. | nowrap |Template:Plainlist |- !Template:Ushr | colspan=3 | None (new district) | Template:Party shading/Republican | New seat.
Republican gain. | nowrap |Template:Plainlist |- !Template:Ushr | colspan=3 | None (new district) | Template:Party shading/Republican | New seat.
Republican gain. | nowrap |Template:Plainlist |}

New York

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North Carolina

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Ohio

Template:See also After redistricting and eleven retirements, only four of the nineteen incumbents were re-elected.

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Ushr Ozro J. Dodds Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic [[1872 Ohio's 1st congressional district special election|1872 Template:Small]] Template:Party shading/Democratic/Hold | Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
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Template:Ushr Job E. Stevenson Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican 1868 Template:Party shading/Liberal Republican | Incumbent retired.
Liberal Republican gain.
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Template:Ushr Lewis D. Campbell Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic 1870 Template:Party shading/Republican | Incumbent retired.
Republican gain.
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Template:Ushr John F. McKinney Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic 1870 Template:Party shading/Republican | Incumbent retired.
Republican gain.
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Template:Ushr Charles N. Lamison Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic 1870 Incumbent re-elected. Template:Plainlist
Template:Ushr John Armstrong Smith Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican 1868 Template:Party shading/Republican/Hold | Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
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Template:Ushr Samuel Shellabarger Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican 1870 Template:Party shading/Loss | Incumbent retired.
Republican loss.
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John Thomas Wilson
Template:Small
Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican 1866 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Template:Ushr John Beatty Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican [[1868 Ohio's 8th congressional district special election|1868 Template:Small]] Template:Party shading/Republican/Hold | Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
Template:Plainlist
Template:Ushr George W. Morgan
Template:Small
Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic 1868 Template:Party shading/Republican | Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
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Template:Ushr Charles Foster
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Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican 1870 Incumbent re-elected. Template:Plainlist
Erasmus D. Peck Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican [[1870 Ohio's 10th congressional district special election|1870 Template:Small]] Template:Party shading/Loss | Incumbent retired.
Republican loss.
Template:Ushr None (new district) Template:Party shading/Republican | New seat.
Republican gain.
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Template:Ushr Philadelph Van Trump Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic 1866 Template:Party shading/Democratic/Hold | Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
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Template:Ushr None (new district) Template:Party shading/Democratic | New seat.
Democratic gain.
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Template:Ushr James Monroe Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican 1870 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
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Template:Ushr William P. Sprague Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican 1870 Incumbent re-elected. Template:Plainlist
Template:Ushr John Bingham Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican 1864 Template:Party shading/Republican/Hold | Incumbent lost re-nomination.
Republican hold.
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Template:Ushr Jacob A. Ambler Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican 1868 Template:Party shading/Republican/Hold | Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
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Template:Ushr William H. Upson Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican 1868 Template:Party shading/Republican/Hold | Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
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Template:Ushr James A. Garfield Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican 1862 Incumbent re-elected. Template:Plainlist
Template:Ushr None (new district) Template:Party shading/Republican | New seat.
Republican gain.
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Oregon

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Pennsylvania

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Rhode Island

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South Carolina

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Tennessee

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|- ! Template:Ushr | Horace Maynard
Template:Small | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1865 | Template:Party shading/Republican | New district.
Republican gain. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist

|- ! Template:Ushr | Roderick R. Butler | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1867 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist

|- ! Template:Ushr | Abraham E. Garrett
Template:Small | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | 1870 | Template:Party shading/Republican | Incumbent lost re-election as an Independent.
Republican gain. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist

|- ! Template:Ushr | colspan=3 | None (new district) | Template:Party shading/Republican | New seat.
Republican gain. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist

|- ! Template:Ushr | John M. Bright | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | 1870 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist

|- ! Template:Ushr | Edward I. Golladay | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | 1870 | Template:Party shading/Republican |Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist

|- ! Template:Ushr | Washington C. Whitthorne | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | 1870 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist

|- ! Template:Ushr | Robert P. Caldwell | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | 1870 | Template:Party shading/Democratic/Hold |Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic hold. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist

|- ! Template:Ushr | William W. Vaughan | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | 1870 | Template:Party shading/Republican |Incumbent retired.
Republican gain. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist

|- ! Template:Ushr | colspan=3 | None (new district) | Template:Party shading/Republican |New seat.
Republican gain. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist

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Texas

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Vermont

Template:See also Template:USCongressElectionTableHead |- ! Template:Ushr | Charles W. Willard | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1868 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist

|- ! Template:Ushr | Luke P. Poland | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1866 | Incumbent re-elected | nowrap | Template:Plainlist

|- ! Template:Ushr | Worthington C. Smith | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1866 | Template:Party shading/Republican/Hold | Incumbent retired.
Republican hold. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist

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Virginia

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|- ! rowspan=2 | Template:Ushr | John Critcher | Template:Party shading/Democratic/Text | 1870 | Template:Party shading/Loss | Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic loss. | nowrap rowspan=2 | Template:Plainlist |- | Elliott M. Braxton
Redistricted from the Template:Ushr | Template:Party shading/Democratic/Text | 1870 | Template:Party shading/Republican | Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.

|- ! Template:Ushr | James H. Platt Jr. | Template:Party shading/Republican/Text | 1869 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist |- ! Template:Ushr | Charles H. Porter | Template:Party shading/Republican/Text | 1869 | Template:Party shading/Republican/Hold | Incumbent retired.
Republican hold. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist |- ! Template:Ushr | William H. H. Stowell | Template:Party shading/Republican/Text | 1870 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist |- ! Template:Ushr | Richard T. W. Duke | Template:Party shading/Conservative | Conservative | 1870 (special) | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist |- ! Template:Ushr | colspan=3 | None (new district) | Template:Party shading/Democratic | New seat.
Democratic gain. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist |- ! Template:Ushr | John T. Harris
Redistricted from the Template:Ushr | Template:Party shading/Democratic/Text | 1870 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist |- ! Template:Ushr | colspan=3 | None (new district) | Template:Party shading/Democratic | New seat.
Democratic gain. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist |- ! Template:Ushr | William Terry
Redistricted from the Template:Ushr | Template:Party shading/Democratic/Text | 1870 | Template:Party shading/Democratic/Hold | Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist |}

West Virginia

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|- ! Template:Ushr | John J. Davis | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | 1870 | Template:Party shading/Independent Democratic | Incumbent re-elected as an Independent Democrat.
Independent Democratic gain. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist

|- ! Template:Ushr | James McGrew | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1868 | Template:Party shading/Republican/Hold | Incumbent retired.
Republican hold. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist

|- ! Template:Ushr | Frank Hereford | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | 1870 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist

|}

Wisconsin

Template:See also Wisconsin elected eight members of congress on Election Day, November 5, 1872. Two seats were newly added in reapportionment after the 1870 census.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite report</ref>

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Template:Ushr None (new district) Template:Party shading/Republican | New seat.
Republican gain.
Template:Plainlist
Template:Ushr Gerry Whiting Hazelton Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican 1870 Incumbent re-elected. Template:Plainlist
Template:Ushr J. Allen Barber Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican 1870 Incumbent re-elected. Template:Plainlist
Template:Ushr Alexander Mitchell
Template:Small
Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic 1870 Incumbent re-elected. Template:Plainlist
Template:Ushr Charles A. Eldredge
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Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic 1862 Incumbent re-elected. Template:Plainlist
Template:Ushr Philetus Sawyer
Template:Small
Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican 1864 Incumbent re-elected. Template:Plainlist
Template:Ushr Jeremiah M. Rusk
Template:Small
Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican 1870 Incumbent re-elected. Template:Plainlist
Template:Ushr None (new district) Template:Party shading/Republican | New seat.
Republican gain.
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Non-voting delegates

Montana results by county: Template:Collapsible list Template:Collapsible list Template:Legend
District Incumbent This race
Delegate Party First elected Results Candidates
Template:Ushr Jerome B. Chaffee Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican 1870 Incumbent re-elected. Template:Plainlist
Template:Ushr Moses K. Armstrong Template:Party shading/Independent Democratic | Independent
Democratic
1870 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Incumbent re-elected as a Democrat.
Democratic gain.
Template:Plainlist
Template:Ushr Samuel A. Merritt Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic 1870 Template:Party shading/Democratic/Hold | Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic hold.
Template:Plainlist
Template:Ushr William H. Clagett Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican 1871 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Template:Plainlist
Template:Ushr William T. Jones Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican 1870 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
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See also

Notes

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References

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Bibliography

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