United States House election, 1882
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The U.S. House election, 1882 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1882 which occurred during President Chester A. Arthur's term. Arthur's Republican Party was badly defeated, losing its majority to the opposition Democratic Party after a campaign that focused on the resistance of Republican leaders to reforming the Spoils system under which government jobs were handed to supporters of winning candidates. After the election, Arthur agreed with the Democrats to pass the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, establishing a professional civil service.
[edit] Overall results
Party | Total Seats (change) | Seat percentage | |
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Democratic Party | 196 | +68 | 60.3% |
Independents | 4 | 0 | 1.2% |
Greenback Party | 2 | -8 | 0.6% |
Other | 6 | +6 | 1.8% |
Republican Party | 117 | -34 | 36.0% |
Totals | 325 | +32 | 100.0% |
[edit] See also
Preceded by 1880 |
U.S. House elections | Succeeded by 1884 |
[edit] Primary sources
- Republican Congressional Committee, The Republican Campaign Text Book for 1882 (1882) online
United States House of Representatives Elections |
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