There were seven special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1881 during the

47th United States Congress The 47th 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, 1881, ...

List of elections

Elections are listed by date and district. , - , , colspan=3 , Vacant , , Incumbent member-elect

Omar D. Conger Omar Dwight Conger (April 1, 1818July 11, 1898) was a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan. Conger was born in Cooperstown, New York, and moved with his father, the Rev. E. Conger, to Huron County, Ohio, in 1824. H ...

(R) resigned during previous congress.
New member elected April 5, 1881.
Republican gain.
Successor seated December 5, 1881, with the rest of the House. , nowrap , , - , , colspan=3 , Vacant , , Incumbent member-elect Fernando Wood (R) resigned during previous congress.
New member elected November 8, 1881.
Democratic gain.
Successor seated December 5, 1881, with the rest of the House. , nowrap , , - , ,

Levi P. Morton Levi Parsons Morton (May 16, 1824 – May 16, 1920) was the 22nd vice president of the United States from 1889 to 1893. He also served as United States ambassador to France, as a U.S. representative from New York, and as the 31st Governor of New ...

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1878 Events January–March * January 5 – Russo-Turkish War – Battle of Shipka Pass IV: Russian and Bulgarian forces defeat the Ottoman Empire. * January 9 – Umberto I becomes King of Italy. * January 17 – Bat ...

, , Incumbent resigned March 21, 1881, to become U.S. Minister to France.
New member elected November 8, 1881.
Democratic gain.
Successor seated December 5, 1881, with the rest of the House. , nowrap , , - , ,

Warner Miller Warner Miller (August 12, 1838March 21, 1918) was an American businessman and politician from Herkimer, New York. A Republican, he was most notable for his service as a U.S. Representative (1879-1881) and United States Senator (1881-1887). A na ...

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, , Incumbent resigned July 26, 1881, when elected U.S. Senator.
New member elected November 8, 1881.
Republican hold.
Successor seated December 5, 1881, with the rest of the House. , nowrap , , - , ,

Elbridge G. Lapham Elbridge Gerry Lapham (October 18, 1814January 8, 1890) was a U.S. Senator from New York from 1881–1885. Life Lapham attended the public schools and the Canandaigua Academy. He studied civil engineering and law and was admitted to the ba ...

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1874 Events January–March * January 1 – New York City annexes The Bronx. * January 2 – Ignacio María González becomes head of state of the Dominican Republic for the first time. * January 3 – Third Carlist War &ndash ...

, , Incumbent resigned July 29, 1881, when elected U.S. Senator.
New member elected November 8, 1881.
Republican hold.
Successor seated December 5, 1881, with the rest of the House. , nowrap , , - , ,

William P. Frye William Pierce Frye (September 2, 1830 – August 8, 1911) was an American politician from Maine. A member of the Republican Party, Frye spent most of his political career as a legislator, serving in the Maine House of Representatives and the ...

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1870 Events January–March * January 1 ** The first edition of ''The Northern Echo'' newspaper is published in Priestgate, Darlington, England. ** Plans for the Brooklyn Bridge are completed. * January 3 – Construction of the Br ...

, , Incumbent resigned March 17, 1881, when elected U.S. Senator.
New member elected September 12, 1881.
Republican hold.
Successor seated December 5, 1881, with the rest of the House. , nowrap , , - , ,

Nelson W. Aldrich Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich (/ ˈɑldɹɪt͡ʃ/; November 6, 1841 – April 16, 1915) was a prominent American politician and a leader of the Republican Party in the United States Senate, where he represented Rhode Island from 1881 to 1911. By the 1 ...

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, , Incumbent resigned when elected U.S. Senator.
New member elected November 22, 1881.
Republican hold.
Successor seated December 5, 1881, with the rest of the House. , nowrap ,

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{{United States House of Representatives elections 1881