1892 United States House of Representatives elections

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1892 United States House of Representatives elections

← 1890 November 8, 1892[a] 1894 →
All 356 seats in the United States House of Representatives 179 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Charles Frederick Crisp Thomas Brackett Reed Party Democratic Republican Leader's seat Georgia 3rd Maine 1st Last election 238 seats 86 seats Seats won 218[1][b] 124[1][b] Seat change 20 38 Popular vote 5,603,431 4,827,462 Percentage 47.38% 40.82% Swing 3.33% 1.98%   Third party Fourth party   Party Populist Silver Last election 8 seats New Party Seats won 11[1] 1[1] Seat change 3 1 Popular vote 980,033 7,171 Percentage 8.29% 0.06% Swing 6.42% Pre-creation   Fifth party   Party Independent Last election 0 seats Seats won 2[c] Seat change 2 Popular vote 95,631 Percentage 0.81%
Results:      Democratic gain      Republican gain      Democratic hold      Republican hold      Populist gain      Populist hold      Silver gain
Speaker before election Charles Frederick Crisp Democratic Elected Speaker Charles Frederick Crisp Democratic

The 1892 United States House of Representatives elections were held for the most part on November 8, 1892, with Oregon, Maine, and Vermont holding theirs early in either June or September. They coincided with the election of Grover Cleveland as president for the second, noncontinuous, time, defeating incumbent Benjamin Harrison. Elections were held for 356 seats of the United States House of Representatives, representing 44 states, to serve in the 53rd United States Congress. They were the first elections after reapportionment following the 1890 United States census, increasing the size of the House. Special elections were also held throughout the year.

In spite of the presidential results, Harrison's Republican Party gained back some of the seats that had been lost in 1890 to the Democratic Party, but was still deep in the minority. The Republican pickups were a result of a number of Republican-friendly Northern districts reverting to form after voting Democratic in the previous election cycle. The third party Populists, who had high support among farmers and laborers in the Southern United States and the Western United States, also gained three seats.

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