1878 United States House of Representatives elections

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1878_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:election
gptkbp:date	November 5, 1878
gptkbp:election_year	gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:held_in	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:historical_context	post-Civil War America
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	1878 United States House of Representatives elections
gptkbp:impact	shift in political power
gptkbp:is_opposed_by	gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:issues	gptkb:government_agency civil service reform tariff policy
gptkbp:notable_inductees	gptkb:Colonel_James_A._Garfield gptkb:Samuel_J._Randall
gptkbp:outcome	Democratic majority
gptkbp:preceded_by	gptkb:1876_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections
gptkbp:resulted_in	Democratic Party gaining seats
gptkbp:school_district	Congressional districts
gptkbp:seating_capacity	gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:significance	gptkb:election
gptkbp:state	gptkb:Dakota_Territory gptkb:legislation gptkb:Arkansas gptkb:California gptkb:Colorado gptkb:Connecticut gptkb:Florida gptkb:Georgia gptkb:Illinois gptkb:Kentucky gptkb:Louisiana gptkb:Maryland gptkb:Michigan gptkb:Minnesota gptkb:Missouri gptkb:Nebraska gptkb:New_Jersey gptkb:New_York gptkb:North_Carolina gptkb:Ohio gptkb:Oregon gptkb:Pennsylvania gptkb:South_Carolina gptkb:Tennessee gptkb:Virginia gptkb:Washington gptkb:Wisconsin gptkb:Utah_Territory gptkb:Wyoming_Territory gptkb:Alabama gptkb:Iowa gptkb:Massachusetts gptkb:Mississippi gptkb:Arizona_Territory gptkb:New_Mexico_Territory gptkb:Montana_Territory gptkb:Idaho_Territory
gptkbp:succeeded_by	gptkb:1880_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections
gptkbp:voter_turnout	high
gptkbp:voting_method	plurality voting
gptkbp:year	1878
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Indiana_Democratic_Party
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4