Elections to the United States House of Representatives were held in 1874 and 1875 for Representatives to the 44th Congress occurring in the middle of President Ulysses S. Grant’s second term with a deep economic depression underway. It was an important turning point as the Republicans lost heavily and the Democrats gained control of the House. It signaled the imminent end of Reconstruction which Democrats opposed.
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firstLeader
Michael C. Kerr
secondLeader
James G. Blaine
start date
1874-11-03
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United States House of Representatives elections 1874
