There were nine elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1895, during

53rd United States Congress The 53rd United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1893 ...

and the

54th United States Congress The 54th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1895, ...

. Eight were special elections to fill vacant seats and one was an initial election for a seat in the new state of

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. Elections are listed by date and district.

Special elections

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Myron B. Wright Myron Benjamin Wright (June 12, 1847 – November 13, 1894) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Myron B. Wright (brother of Charles Frederick Wright) was born at Forest Lake, Pennsylvania. He atten ...

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1888 In Germany, 1888 is known as the Year of the Three Emperors. Currently, it is the year that, when written in Roman numerals, has the most digits (13). The next year that also has 13 digits is the year 2388. The record will be surpassed as late ...

, , Incumbent died November 13, 1894.
New member elected February 23, 1895.
Republican hold.
Successor seated February 23, 1895.
Winner was not elected to the next term, see below. , nowrap ,

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, , Incumbent died November 13, 1894.
New member elected February 19, 1895.
Republican gain.
Successor seated December 2, 1895. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Julius C. Burrows Julius Caesar Burrows (January 9, 1837November 16, 1915) was a U.S. Representative and a U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan. Early life and education Burrows was born in North East, Pennsylvania and moved then with his parents to Ashtabu ...

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1884 Events January–March * January 4 – The Fabian Society is founded in London. * January 5 – Gilbert and Sullivan's ''Princess Ida'' premières at the Savoy Theatre, London. * January 18 – Dr. William Price atte ...

, , Incumbent resigned January 23, 1895 when elected U.S. senator.
New member elected April 1, 1895.
Republican hold.
Successor seated December 2, 1895. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Philip S. Post Philip Sidney Post (March 19, 1833 – January 6, 1895) was an American diplomat, politician, and decorated Army officer. He served as a United States Representative from Illinois for eight years, from 1887 to 1895. During the American Civil War, ...

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1886 Events January–March * January 1 – Upper Burma is formally annexed to British Burma, following its conquest in the Third Anglo-Burmese War of November 1885. * January 5– 9 – Robert Louis Stevenson's novella ''Strange ...

, , Incumbent died January 6, 1895.
New member elected April 2, 1895.
Republican hold.
Successor seated December 2, 1895. , nowrap , , - ! ,

James C. C. Black James Conquest Cross Black (May 9, 1842 – October 1, 1928) was a nineteenth-century politician and lawyer from Kentucky and Georgia. Early life Born in Stamping Ground, Kentucky, Black attended common schools as a child, attended high sc ...

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1892 Events January–March * January 1 – Ellis Island begins accommodating immigrants to the United States. * February 1 - The historic Enterprise Bar and Grill was established in Rico, Colorado. * February 27 – Rudolf Diesel applies for ...

, , Resigned March 4, 1895.
Incumbent was subsequently elected October 2, 1895.
Democratic hold.
Successor seated December 2, 1895.
Election was unsuccessfully challenged. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Frederick Remann Frederick Remann (May 10, 1847 – July 14, 1895) was an Illinois Republican politician. He was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives and was also elected from Illinois to the United States House of Representatives. Biography Born i ...

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1894 Events January–March * January 4 – A military alliance is established between the French Third Republic and the Russian Empire. * January 7 – William Kennedy Dickson receives a patent for motion picture film in the United S ...

, , Incumbent died July 14, 1895.
New member elected November 5, 1895.
Republican hold.
Successor seated December 2, 1895. , nowrap , , - ! , colspan=3 , Vacant , , Representative-elect Andrew J. Campbell died before the start of Congress.
New member elected November 5, 1895.
Democratic gain.
Successor seated December 2, 1895. , nowrap , , - ! ,

William Cogswell William Cogswell (August 23, 1838 – May 22, 1895) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts and a colonel in the Union Army during the American Civil War who was appointed to the grade of brevet brigadier general, U.S. Volunteers. Biogr ...

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, , Incumbent died May 22, 1895.
New member elected November 5, 1895.
Republican hold.
Successor seated December 2, 1895. , nowrap ,

Utah

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New member elected November 5, 1895.
Republican gain.
Successor seated January 4, 1896 upon statehood. , nowrap ,

References

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1895 Events January–March * January 5 – Dreyfus affair: French officer Alfred Dreyfus is stripped of his army rank, and sentenced to life imprisonment on Devil's Island. * January 12 – The National Trust for Places of Histor ...