Colonel William A. Phillips

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There were eight special elections in 1891 in the United States House of Representatives to the 52nd United States Congress.

List of elections

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
New York 10 Francis B. Spinola Democratic [data missing] Incumbent died April 14, 1891.
New member elected November 3, 1891.
Democratic hold.
Successor seated December 7, 1891.[1]
Michigan 5 Melbourne H. Ford Democratic [data missing] Incumbent died April 20, 1891.
New member elected November 3, 1891.
Republican gain.
Successor seated December 7, 1891.[1]
Tennessee 2 Leonidas C. Houk Republican [data missing] Incumbent died May 25, 1891.
New member elected November 21, 1891.
Republican hold.
Successor seated December 7, 1891.[1]
South Dakota at-large John R. Gamble Republican [data missing] Incumbent died August 14, 1891.
New member elected November 3, 1891.
Republican hold.
Successor seated December 7, 1891.[1]
New York 22 Leslie W. Russell Democratic [data missing] Incumbent resigned September 11, 1891.
New member elected November 3, 1891 when elected judge of the New York Supreme Court.
Republican gain.
Successor seated December 7, 1891.[1]
New York 12 Roswell P. Flower Democratic [data missing] Incumbent resigned September 16, 1891 to run for Governor of New York.
New member elected November 3, 1891.
Democratic hold.
Successor seated December 7, 1891.[1]
New York 2 David A. Boody Democratic [data missing] Incumbent resigned October 13, 1891, to run for Mayor of Brooklyn, New York.
New member elected November 3, 1891.
Democratic hold.
Successor seated December 7, 1891.[1]
Virginia 8 William H. F. Lee Democratic [data missing] Incumbent died October 15, 1891.
New member elected December 9, 1891.
Democratic hold.
Successor seated December 23, 1891.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ "Tammany" in source[7]

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