Changes in Membership
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.
Senate
- replacements: 4
- Democratic: no net change
- Republican: no net change
- deaths: 3
- resignations: 1
- interim appointments: 2
- Total seats with changes: 5
| State (class) |
Former senator | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's installation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire (3) | Vacant | Vacancy in term. An interim successor was appointed. | Charles H. Bell (R) | March 13, 1879 |
| New Hampshire (3) | Charles H. Bell (R) | Successor elected June 18, 1879 | Henry W. Blair (R) | June 20, 1879 |
| Michigan (1) | Zachariah Chandler (R) | Died November 1, 1879 | Henry P. Baldwin (R) | November 17, 1879 |
| Alabama (3) | George S. Houston (D) | Died December 31, 1879. An interim successor was appointed. | Luke Pryor (D) | January 7, 1880 |
| Georgia (3) | John B. Gordon (D) | Resigned My 26, 1880 to promote building of the Georgia Pacific Railway | Joseph E. Brown (D) | May 26, 1880 |
| Alabama (3) | Luke Pryor (D) | Successor elected November 23, 1880. | James L. Pugh (D) | November 24, 1880 |
| Wisconsin (3) | Matthew H. Carpenter (R) | Died February 24, 1881 | Vacant | Not filled this term |
- House of Representatives
- replacements: 8
- Democratic: 1 seat net gain
- Republican: 1 seat net loss
- deaths: 4
- resignations: 3
- contested election: 2
- Total seats with changes: 11
| District | Vacator | Reason for change | Successor | Date successor seated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas 6th | Vacant | Rep. Gustav Schleicher died during previous congress | Christopher C. Upson (D) | April 15, 1879 |
| New York 12th | Vacant | Rep.-elect Alexander Smith died during previous congress | Waldo Hutchins (D) | November 4, 1879 |
| Iowa 5th | Rush Clark (R) | Died April 29, 1879 | William G. Thompson (R) | October 14, 1879 |
| Ohio 19th | James A. Garfield (R) | Resigned ????, 1880 | Ezra B. Taylor (R) | December 13, 1880 |
| Missouri 7th | Alfred M. Lay (D) | Died December 8, 1879 | John F. Philips (D) | January 10, 1880 |
| New York 32nd | Ray V. Pierce (R) | Resigned September 18, 1880 | Jonathan Scoville (D) | November 12, 1880 |
| Alabama 6th | Burwell B. Lewis (D) | Resigned October 1, 1880 to accept presidency of the University of Alabama | Newton N. Clements (D) | December 8, 1880 |
| New Hampshire 3rd | Evarts W. Farr (R) | Died November 30, 1880 | Ossian Ray (R) | January 8, 1881 |
| Florida 2nd | Noble A. Hull (D) | Lost contested election January 22, 1881 | Horatio Bisbee, Jr. (R) | January 22, 1881 |
| North Carolina 1st | Joseph J. Martin (R) | Lost contested election January 29, 1881 | Jesse J. Yeates (D) | January 29, 1881 |
| New York 9th | Fernando Wood (D) | Died February 14, 1881 | Vacant | Not filled this term |
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