There were several special elections to theUnited States House of Representatives in 1883 during the47th and48th Congresses.
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| Alabama 8 | William M. Lowe | Greenback | 1878 1880(lost) 1882(won election contest) | Incumbent died October 12, 1882. New memberelected January 3, 1883 and seated January 15, 1883. Democratic gain. Winner was notelected to the next term on November 7, 1882, which had already been won by fellow DemocratLuke Pryor. |
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| Ohio 16 | Jonathan T. Updegraff | Republican | 1878 | Incumbent died November 30, 1882. New member elected January 2, 1883. Republican hold. Winner also elected to the next term in the17th district. |
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| Indiana 9 | Godlove S. Orth | Republican | 1862 1870(retired) 1872 1874(retired) 1878 | Incumbent died December 16, 1882. New member elected January 9, 1883 and seated January 17, 1883. Republican hold. Winner was not a candidate to the next term,see below. |
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| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Ohio 17 | Jonathan T. Updegraff | Republican | 1878 | Incumbent member-elect had been redistricted and re-elected but died November 30, 1882, before the term began. New member elected January 2, 1883 and seated December 3, 1883. Republican hold. Winner also elected to finish the current term in the16th district. |
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| West Virginia 3 | John E. Kenna | Democratic | 1876 | Incumbent resigned March 4, 1883, whenelected U.S. Senator. New member elected May 15, 1883 and seated December 3, 1883.[5] Democratic hold. |
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| Alabama 1 | Thomas H. Herndon | Democratic | 1878 | Incumbent died March 28, 1883. New member elected July 3, 1883 and seated December 3, 1883. Democratic hold. |
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| Iowa 6 | Marsena E. Cutts | Republican | 1880 1883(lost election contest) 1882 | Incumbent died September 1, 1883. New member elected October 9, 1883 and seated December 3, 1883.[8] Democratic gain. John C. Cook had successfully contested Cutts's1880 election. Cook had beaten Cutts in the1882 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. |
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| Kansas 2 | Dudley C. Haskell | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent died December 16, 1883. New member elected October 9, 1883 and seated March 21, 1884. Republican hold. |
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| North Carolina 1 | Walter F. Pool | Republican | 1882 | Incumbent died August 25, 1883. New member elected November 20, 1883 and seated December 3, 1883. Democratic gain. |
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