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, non-continuous, 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.

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1892 United States House of Representatives elections

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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][lower-alpha 2] 124[1][lower-alpha 2] 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[lower-alpha 3] 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

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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 South and West, also gained three seats.

This was the first election after reapportionment following the 1890 census. Twenty-four new seats were added,^[2] with 13 States gaining one seat each, two States gaining 2 seats each, and one state gaining 3 seats, and the remaining 28 states having no change. Several states did not redistrict following the apportionment of extra seats, and elected those new seats at-large.

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State	Type	Total seats		Democratic		Republican		Populist
		Seats	Change	Seats	Change	Seats	Change	Seats	Change
Alabama	District	9	1	9	1	0		0
Arkansas	District	6	1	6	1	0		0
California	District	7	1	4	2	2	2	1	1
Colorado	District	2	1	0		0	1	2	2
Connecticut	District	4		3		1		0
Delaware	At-large	1		1		0		0
Florida	District	2		2		0		0
Georgia	District	11	1	11	2	0		0
Idaho	At-large	1		0		1		0
Illinois	District +2 at-large	22	2	11	3	11	5	0
Indiana	District	13		11		2		0
Iowa	District	11		1	5	10	5	0
Kansas	District +at-large	8	1	1	1	2		5
Kentucky	District	11		10		1		0
Louisiana	District	6		6		0		0
Maine[lower-alpha 1]	District	4		0		4		0
Maryland	District	6		6		0		0
Massachusetts	District	13	1	3[lower-alpha 5]	4	10	5	0
Michigan	District	12	1	5	2	7	3	0
Minnesota	District	7	2	2	1	4	3	1
Mississippi	District	7		7		0		0
Missouri	District	15	1	14		1	1	0
Montana	At-large	1		0	1	1	1	0
Nebraska	District	6	3	1		3	3	2
Nevada	At-large	1[lower-alpha 6]		0		0	1	0
New Hampshire	District	2		0	2	2	2	0
New Jersey	District	8	1	6	1	2		0
New York	District	34		20	3	14	3	0
North Carolina	District	9		8		1		0
North Dakota	At-large	1		0		1		0
Ohio	District	21		11	3	10	3	0
Oregon[lower-alpha 1]	District	2	1	0		2	1	0
Pennsylvania	District +2 at-large	30	2	10		20	2	0
Rhode Island	District	2		2		0		0
South Carolina	District	7		6	1	1	1	0
South Dakota	At-large	2		0		2		0
Tennessee	District	10		8		2		0
Texas	District	13	2	13	2	0		0
Vermont[lower-alpha 1]	District	2		0		2		0
Virginia	District	10		10		0		0
Washington	At-large	2	1	0		2	1	0
West Virginia	District	4		4		0		0
Wisconsin	District	10	1	6	2	4	3	0
Wyoming	At-large	1		1	1	0	1	0
Total		356	24	220[1] 61.8%	23	124[1] 34.83%	45	11[1] 3.1%	3

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The previous election of 1890 saw the election of eight Populists, but no other third party or independent members.

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In 1892 three states, with 8 seats among them, held elections early:

• June 6 Oregon
• September 6 Vermont
• September 12 Maine

One new seat was added in reapportionment. Democrats gained a seat in the new district.

One new seat was added in reapportionment. Democrats gained a seat in the new district.

One new seat was added in reapportionment. Democrats gained one seat from the Republicans, and the Populists gained a seat in the new district.

One new seat was added in reapportionment. Populists had a net gain of two seats, one taken from the Republicans, the other being a seat in the new district.

One new seat was added in reapportionment. Democrats gained a seat in the new district.

One new seat was added in reapportionment. Democrats gained a seat in the new district.

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