There were several special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1883 during the 47th and

48th Congress The 48th 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, 1883, ...

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William M. Lowe William Manning Lowe (June 12, 1842 – October 12, 1882) was an American politician who served the state of Alabama in the U.S. House of Representatives between 1879 and 1881 and in 1882. He was born on June 12, 1842, in Huntsville, Alabama. He ...

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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 – Battle o ...

1880
1882 , , Incumbent died October 12, 1882.
New member elected January 3, 1883.
Democratic gain.
Successor seated January 15, 1883.
Successor had not been elected to the next term on November 7, 1882, which had already been won by fellow Democrat Luke Pryor. , nowrap , , - , ,

Jonathan T. Updegraff Jonathan Taylor Updegraff (May 13, 1822 – November 30, 1882) was an American physician, abolitionist and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1879 to 1882. Biography Born near Mount Pleasant, Ohio, a descendant of ...

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, , Incumbent died November 30, 1882.
New member elected January 2, 1883.
Republican hold.
Winner also elected the same day to the next term in the . , nowrap , , - , , Godlove S. Orth , , Republican ,

1862 Events January–March * January 1 – The United Kingdom annexes Lagos Island, in modern-day Nigeria. * January 6 – French intervention in Mexico: French, Spanish and British forces arrive in Veracruz, Mexico. * January ...

1870

1872 Events January–March * January 12 – Yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, the first ruler crowned in that city in over 500 years. * February 2 – The government of the United Kingdom buys a number of forts on ...

1874

, , Incumbent died December 16, 1882.
New member elected January 9, 1883.
Republican hold.
Successor seated January 17, 1883.
Successor had not been a candidate to the next term, see below. , nowrap ,

48th Congress

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, , Incumbent member-elect had been redistricted and re-elected but died November 30, 1882, before the term began.
New member elected January 2, 1883.
Republican hold.
Successor seated December 3, 1883.
Winner also elected the same day to finish the current term in the . , nowrap , , - , ,

John E. Kenna John Edward Kenna (April 10, 1848January 11, 1893) was an American politician who was a Senator from West Virginia from 1883 until his death. Biography Kenna was born in Kanawha County, Virginia (now West Virginia, near the city of St. Albans) ...

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1876 Events January–March * January 1 ** The Reichsbank opens in Berlin. ** The Bass Brewery Red Triangle becomes the world's first registered trademark symbol. * February 2 – The National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs i ...

, , Incumbent resigned March 4, 1883, when elected U.S. Senator.
New member elected May 15, 1883.
Democratic hold.
Successor seated December 3, 1883. , nowrap , , - , ,

Thomas H. Herndon Thomas Hord Herndon (July 1, 1828 – March 28, 1883) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Alabama who also served as an officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Biography Born in E ...

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, , Incumbent died March 28, 1883.
New member elected July 3, 1883.
Democratic hold.
Successor seated December 3, 1883. , nowrap , , - , ,

Marsena E. Cutts Marsena Edgar Cutts (May 22, 1833 – September 1, 1883) was a nineteenth-century politician and lawyer from Iowa. A Republican, he was most notable for his service as Attorney General of Iowa from 1872 to 1877 and in the United States House ...

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1880 Events January–March * January 22 – Toowong State School is founded in Queensland, Australia. * January – The international White slave trade affair scandal in Brussels is exposed and attracts international infamy. * February � ...

1883

1882 Events January–March * January 2 ** The Standard Oil Trust is secretly created in the United States to control multiple corporations set up by John D. Rockefeller and his associates. ** Irish-born author Oscar Wilde arrives in ...

, , Incumbent died September 1, 1883.
New member elected October 9, 1883., citing United States Congressional elections, 1788-1997 : the official results of the elections of the 1st through 105th Congresses
Democratic gain.
Successor seated December 3, 1883.

John C. Cook John Calhoun Cook (December 26, 1846 – June 7, 1920) was a 19th-century American politician, lawyer and judge from Iowa. He was twice elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa's 6th congressional district, each time under unus ...

had successfully contested Cutts's 1880 election. Cook had beaten Cutts in the 1882 election, but Cutts, meanwhile, had already won election to the next term. So Cook only served one day: March 3, 1883, before the new term began. Cutts, however, never served in the new term, as he died of tuberculosis before being seated. , nowrap , , - , ,

Dudley C. Haskell Dudley Chase Haskell (March 23, 1842 – December 16, 1883) was an American merchant, Civil War veteran, and Republican Party politician from the Lawrence, Kansas area. He first served several terms in the Kansas House of Representatives, where h ...

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, , Incumbent died December 16, 1883.
New member elected October 9, 1883.
Republican hold.
Successor seated March 21, 1884. , nowrap , , - , , Walter F. Pool , , Republican ,

, , Incumbent died August 25, 1883.
New member elected November 20, 1883.
Democratic gain.
Successor seated December 3, 1883. , nowrap ,

References

1883 Events January–March * January 4 – ''Life'' magazine is founded in Los Angeles, California, United States. * January 10 – A fire at the Newhall Hotel in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, kills 73 people. * Ja ...

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