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The 1888 United States House of Representatives elections were held at the same time as the election of President Benjamin Harrison. Harrison's Republican Party gained a majority in the House at the expense of the Democratic Party, even though incumbent President Grover Cleveland actually received more votes counted than Harrison. However, as in other elections in the period, widespread vote suppression and fraud was common on behalf of Democrats and against black Republicans in the South. The Republican House majority in uncontested elections unseated a number of initially reported as victorious Democratic candidates in favor of Republican candidates who contested their election loss. The issue of tariffs played a key role in this election. The Democrats, with the support of farmers and l

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  • 1888 United States House of Representatives elections (en)
  • Wahlen zum Repräsentantenhaus der Vereinigten Staaten 1888 (de)
  • 1888년 미국 하원의원 선거 (ko)
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  • 1888년 미국 하원의원 선거는 1888년 미국에서 치러진 하원의원 선거로, 같은 해 치러진 대선에서 공화당의 후보가 당선됨에 힘입어 공화당이 과반을 차지하였다 (ko)
  • The 1888 United States House of Representatives elections were held at the same time as the election of President Benjamin Harrison. Harrison's Republican Party gained a majority in the House at the expense of the Democratic Party, even though incumbent President Grover Cleveland actually received more votes counted than Harrison. However, as in other elections in the period, widespread vote suppression and fraud was common on behalf of Democrats and against black Republicans in the South. The Republican House majority in uncontested elections unseated a number of initially reported as victorious Democratic candidates in favor of Republican candidates who contested their election loss. The issue of tariffs played a key role in this election. The Democrats, with the support of farmers and l (en)
  • Die Wahlen zum Repräsentantenhaus der Vereinigten Staaten 1888 fanden am 6. November 1888 statt. Dabei wurden in den Vereinigten Staaten die Abgeordneten des Repräsentantenhauses gewählt. In drei Staaten wurde bereits zu einem früheren Termin im Jahr 1888 gewählt. Die Wahlen waren Teil der allgemeinen Wahlen zum 51. Kongress der Vereinigten Staaten in jenem Jahr, bei denen auch ein Drittel der US-Senatoren gewählt wurden. Gleichzeitig fand auch die Präsidentschaftswahl des Jahres 1888 statt, die der Republikaner Benjamin Harrison gewann. (de)
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