Joseph Keifer Republican John Carlisle Democratic The 1882 United States House of Representatives elections were held for the most part on November 7, 1882, with five states holding theirs early between June and October.

They were the first elections after reapportionment following the 1880 United States census, increasing the size of the House.

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.

However, his actions were too late, as the image of the Republican Party as corrupt was already engrained in the minds of voters.

The Liberal Anti-Prohibition Party was formed following the failure of the first statewide referendum on Prohibition in 1881.