1876–77 United States House of Representatives elections

The previous election included 4 Independents, in Illinois and Massachusetts. == Election dates ==

In 1845, Congress passed a law providing for a uniform nationwide date for choosing Presidential electors. 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 1876–77, there were still 8 states with earlier election dates, and 1 state with a later election date. Elections before Election Day (United States): • June 5: Oregon • September 5: Vermont • September 11: Maine • October 4:Georgia • October 10: Indiana, Iowa, Ohio, West Virginia Standard Election Day: • November 7, 1876 Election after Election Day: • March 13, 1877: New Hampshire == Special elections ==

Alabama redistricted and eliminated its at-large seats, going from 6 districts and 2 at-large seats to 8 districts. The state also elected a full delegation of Democrats, voting out the two Republicans. • James T. Jones (Democratic) 49.25% • Frederick G. Bromberg (Ind. Democratic) 40.82% • William W. Turner (Republican) 9.92% }} • Hilary A. Herbert (Democratic) 54.90% • Gerald B. Hall (Republican) 45.10% }} • Jeremiah Norman Williams (Democratic) 78.34% • William H. Betts (Republican) 21.66% }} • Charles M. Shelley (Democratic) 37.77% • Jeremiah Haralson (Republican) 33.93% • James T. Rapier (Colored Republican) 28.30% }} • Robert F. Ligon (Democratic) 65.77% • D. B. Booth (Republican) 34.23% }} • Goldsmith W. Hewitt (Democratic) 100% • Uncontested }} • William Henry Forney (Democratic) 100% • Uncontested }} • William W. Garth (Democratic) 62.0% • John B. McClellan (Ind. Democratic) 38.0% }} == Arkansas ==

• Lucien C. Gause (Democratic) 97.5% • Uncontested }} • William F. Slemons (Democratic) 53.7% • Oliver P. Snyder (Republican) 47.6% }} • Jordan E. Cravens (Ind. Democratic) 35.9% • John McClure (Republican) 34.7% • H. B. Stuart (Democratic) 25.7% }} • Thomas M. Gunter (Democratic) 74.7% • J.H. Huckleberry (Republican) 25.3% }} == California ==

• Horace Davis (Republican) 53.3% • William A. Piper (Democratic) 46.7% }} • Horace F. Page (Republican) 56.7% • G. J. Carpenter (Democratic) 43.3% }} • John K. Luttrell (Democratic) 51.1% • Joseph McKenna (Republican) 48.9% }} • Romualdo Pacheco (Republican) 50% • Peter D. Wigginton (Democratic) 50% }} == Colorado ==

There were two elections to the new state of Colorado. 44th Congress • James B. Belford (Republican) • }} 45th Congress • James B. Belford (Republican) 51.9% • Thomas M. Patterson (Democratic) }} == Connecticut ==

Connecticut had been electing is members late in the cycle, even after the terms had begun. But starting in 1876, the state joined the others in electing its members on the November 7, 1876 Election Day. The delegation remained 3 Democrats and 1 Republican. • George M. Landers (Democratic) 50.2% • Joseph R. Hawley (Republican) 49.8% }} • James Phelps (Democratic) 53.8% • Stephen W. Kellogg (Republican) 46.3% }} • John T. Wait (Republican) 54.2% • Waller (Democratic) 45.8% }} • Levi Warner (Democratic) 52.7% • Robbert Hubbard (Republican) 47.4% }} == Delaware ==

• James Williams (Democratic) 55.4% • Bird (Republican) 44.6% }} == Florida ==

• Robert H. M. Davidson (Democratic) 51.2% • William J. Purman (Republican) 48.8% }} • Horatio Bisbee Jr. (Republican) 50.04% • Jesse J. Finley (Democratic) 49.96% }} == Georgia ==

• Thomas B. Reed (Republican) 51.45% • John M. Goodwin (Democratic) 47.99% • John H. Burleigh (Republican) 0.56% }} • William P. Frye (Republican) 55.72% • S. Clifford Belcher (Democratic) 42.04% • Solon Chase (Greenback) 2.24% }} • Stephen Lindsey (Republican) 55.18% • Edward K. O'Brien (Democratic) 44.83% }} • Llewellyn Powers (Republican) 53.83% • John P. Donworth (Democratic) 42.12% • Lyndon Oak (Independent Republican) 4.05% }} • Eugene Hale (Republican) 55.34% • William H. McLellan (Democratic) 44.66% }} == Maryland ==

• William W. Crapo (Republican) 69.61% • Joseph M. Day (Democratic) 30.39% }} • Benjamin W. Harris (Republican) 61.45% • Edward Avery (Democratic) 38.55% }} • Benjamin Dean (Democratic) 50.04% • Walbridge A. Field (Republican) 49.96% }} • Leopold Morse (Democratic) 52.66% • Rufus S. Frost (Republican) 47.34% }} • Nathaniel P. Banks (Republican) 51.97% • Richard Frothingham Jr. (Democratic) 48.03% }} • George B. Loring (Republican) 52.44% • Charles Perkins Thompson (Democratic) 47.56% }} • Benjamin Butler (Republican) 51.63% • John K. Tarbox (Democratic) 40.02% • Ebenezer R. Hoar (Ind. Republican) 8.34% }} • William Claflin (Republican) 53.27% • William W. Warren (Democratic) 46.73% }} • William W. Rice (Republican) 57.54% • George F. Verry (Democratic) 42.46% }} • Amasa Norcross (Republican) 63.86% • Samuel O. Lamb (Democratic) 36.14% }} • George D. Robinson (Republican) 54.01% • Chester W. Chapin (Democratic) 44.22% }} == Michigan ==

• Henry L. Muldrow (Democratic) 76.24% • J. W. Lee (Republican) 23.76% }} • Van. H. Manning (Democratic) 61.74% • Thomas Watson (Republican) 38.26% }} • Hernando Money (Democratic) 73.96% • W. W. Chisholm (Republican) 26.04% }} • Otho R. Singleton (Democratic) 80.80% • W. M. Hancock (Republican) 19.20% }} • Charles E. Hooker (Democratic) 69.67% • M. Shaughnessey (Republican) 30.33% }} • James R. Chalmers (Democratic) 56.04% • John R. Lynch (Republican) 43.96% }} == Missouri ==

• Frank Welch (Republican) 59.79% • Joseph Hollman (Democratic) 33.29% • Marvin Warren (Greenback) 6.93% }} == Nevada ==

• Thomas Wren (Republican) 52.3% • A. C. Ellis (Democratic) 47.7% }} == New Hampshire ==

• Joseph Rainey (Republican) 52.2% • John S. Richardson (Democratic) 47.8% }} • Richard H. Cain (Republican) 62.1% • Michael P. O'Connor (Democratic) 37.9% }} • D. Wyatt Aiken (Democratic) 58.0% • Lewis C. Carpenter (Republican) 42.0% }} • John H. Evins (Democratic) 57.6% • Alexander S. Wallace (Republican) 42.4% }} • Robert Smalls (Republican) 51.9% • George D. Tillman (Democratic) 48.1% }} == Tennessee ==

• James H. Randolph (Republican) 52.41% • William McFarland (Democratic) 47.59% }} • Jacob M. Thornburgh (Republican) 59.87% • William Cullom (Democratic) 40.13% }} • George G. Dibrell (Democratic) 61.51% • G. M. Drake (Republican) 38.49% }} • Haywood Y. Riddle (Democratic) 70.59% • R. A. Cox (Democratic) 20.93% • R. F. Patton (Republican) 8.48% }} • John M. Bright (Democratic) 73.98% • Robert Galbraith (Republican) 26.02% }} • John F. House (Democratic) 63.62% • William F. Prosser (Republican) 36.38% }} • Washington C. Whitthorne (Democratic) 68.57% • D. B. Cliff (Republican) 21.11% • G. W. Blackburn (Independent Republican) 10.32% }} • John D. C. Atkins (Democratic) 61.78% • Samuel W. Hawkins (Republican) 38.22% }} • William P. Caldwell (Democratic) 69.45% • H. B. Folk (Republican) 30.55% }} == Texas ==

• Charles H. Joyce (Republican) 67.2% • Asa Child (Democratic) 32.7% }} • Dudley C. Denison (Republican) 71.2% • Asa M. Dickey (Democratic) 28.3% • Luke P. Poland (Republican) 0.4% }} • George Hendee (Republican) 68.5% • John Edwards (Democratic) 30.7% • Asahel Peck (Republican) 0.7% }} == Virginia ==

• Beverly B. Douglas (Democratic) 56.5% • L. C. Boiston (Republican) 43.5% }} • John Goode (Democratic) 53.0% • Joseph Secar (Republican) 47.0% }} • Gilbert C. Walker (Democratic) 55.3% • Charles S. Mills (Republican) 44.5% }} • Joseph Jorgensen (Republican) 51.9% • William E. Hunton (Democratic) 46.7% • M. De R. Mortie (Republican) 1.4% }} • George Cabell (Democratic) 60.6% • Daniel S. Lewis (Republican) 39.4% }} • J. Randolph Tucker (Democratic) 59.6% • George H. Burch (Republican) 40.4% }} • John T. Harris (Democratic) 73.3% • Everett W. Early (Republican) 26.7% }} • Eppa Hunton (Democratic) 62.1% • I. C. O'Neal (Republican) 37.9% }} • Auburn Pridemore (Democratic) 75.8% • George T. Egbert (Republican) 24.0% • Fayette McMullen (Independent) 0.2% }} == West Virginia ==

• Benjamin Wilson (Democratic) 52.70% • G. F. Scott (Republican) 47.30% }} • Benjamin F. Martin (Democratic) 55.97% • Ward H. Lamon (Republican) 44.03% }} • John E. Kenna (Democratic) 61.47% • Benjamin J. Redmund (Republican) 38.53% }} ==Wisconsin==

Wisconsin elected eight members of congress on Election Day, November 7, 1876. • Charles G. Williams (Republican) 59.3% • H. G. Winslow (Democratic) 40.7% }} • Lucien B. Caswell (Republican) 50.6% • Harlow S. Orton (Democratic) 49.4% }} • George Cochrane Hazelton (Republican) 54.5% • Philo A. Orton Jr. (Democratic) 45.5% }} • William Pitt Lynde (Democratic) 59.6% • William E. Smith (Republican) 40.4% }} • Edward S. Bragg (Democratic) 58.2% • George W. Carter (Republican) 41.8% }} • Gabriel Bouck (Democratic) 53.6% • Alanson M. Kimball (Republican) 46.4% }} • Herman L. Humphrey (Republican) 58.6% • Martin R. Gage (Democratic) 37.4% • Reuben May (Ind. Greenback) 4.0% }} • Thaddeus C. Pound (Republican) 51.7% • George W. Cate (Democratic) 48.3% }} ==Non-voting delegates==