Elections to the United States House of Representatives were held in 1872 and 1873 for representatives to the 43rd Congress coinciding with the re-election of President Ulysses S. Grant. Grant’s Republican Party increased its majority greatly at the expense of the opposition Democratic Party.
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firstLeader
James G. Blaine
secondLeader
Fernando Wood
start date
1872-11-05
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United States House of Representatives elections 1872