Schleicher (D), until January 10, 1879 Vermont . Charles H. Joyce (R) . Dudley C. Denison (R) . George W. Hendee (R) Virginia . Beverly B. Douglas (D), until December 22, 1878 Richard Lee T. Beale (D), from January 23, 1879 . John Goode Jr. (D) . Gilbert C. Walker (D) . Joseph Jorgensen (R) . George Cabell (D) . John R. Tucker (D) . John T. Harris (D) . Eppa Hutton, II (D) . Auburn Pridemore (D) West Virginia . Benjamin Wilson (D) . Benjamin F. Martin (D) . John E. Kenna (D) Wisconsin . Charles G. Williams (R) . Lucien B. Caswell (R) . George C. Hazelton (R) . William P. Lynde (D) . Edward S. Bragg (D) . Gabriel Bouck (D) . Herman L. Humphrey (R) . Thaddeus C. Pound (R) Non-voting members . Hiram S. Stevens (D) . Jefferson P. Kidder (R) . Stephen S. Fenn (D) . Martin Maginnis (D) . Trinidad Romero (R) . George Q. Cannon (R) . Orange Jacobs (R) . William W. Corlett (R) Changes in membership The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress. Senate Replacements: 5 Democratic: 1 seat net gain Republican: 1 seat net loss Deaths: 2 Resignations: 3 Interim appointments: 1 Contested elections: 0 Total seats with changes: 5 |- | Ohio (3) | nowrap | John Sherman (R) | Resigned March 8, 1877 to become U.S. Secretary of the Treasury.Successor elected March 21, 1877. | nowrap | Stanley Matthews (R) | March 21, 1877 |- | Pennsylvania (3) | nowrap | Simon Cameron (R) | Resigned March 12, 1877.Successor elected March 20, 1877. | nowrap | J. Donald Cameron (R) | March 20, 1877 |- | Missouri (3) | nowrap | Lewis V. Bogy (D) | Died September 20, 1877.Successor was appointed September 29, 1877, to continue the term. | nowrap | David H. Armstrong (D) | September 29, 1877 |- | Indiana (3) | nowrap | Oliver P. Morton (R) | Died November 1, 1877.Successor elected January 31, 1879. | nowrap | Daniel W. Voorhees (D) | November 6, 1877 |- | Missouri (3) | nowrap | David H. Armstrong (D) | Interim appointee retired.Successor elected January 26, 1879. | nowrap | James Shields (D) | January 27, 1879 |- | Michigan (1) | nowrap | Isaac P. Christiancy (R) | Resigned February 10, 1879 due to ill