1894 United States House of Representatives elections
It shut down the nation's transportation system west of Detroit for weeks, until President Cleveland's use of federal troops ended the strike.
Illinois Governor John Peter Altgeld, a Democrat, broke bitterly with Cleveland.
The Democrats did so poorly that even in the South, they lost seats to the Republican-Populist electoral fusion in Alabama, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Texas.
The main issues revolved around the severe economic depression, which the Republicans blamed on the conservative Bourbon Democrats led by Cleveland.
Republicans flipped 3 seats in the special elections in New York's 14th, Kentucky's 9th, and Maryland's 5th congressional districts.
| House seats by party holding plurality in state | ||
|---|---|---|
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80+% Democratic
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80+% Republican
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60+ to 80% Democratic
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60+ to 80% Republican
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Up to 60% Democratic
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Up to 60% Populist
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Up to 60% Republican
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| Net gain in party representation | ||
|---|---|---|
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6+ Democratic gain
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6+ Republican gain
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3 to 5 Democratic gain
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3 to 5 Republican gain
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1 to 2 Democratic gain
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1 to 2 Populist gain
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1 to 2 Republican gain
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no net change
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