1910 United States House of Representatives elections explained

Election Name:1910 United States House of Representatives elections
Country:United States
Flag Year:1908
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1908 United States House of Representatives elections
Previous Year:1908
Next Election:1912 United States House of Representatives elections
Next Year:1912
Majority Seats:196
Election Date:November 8, 1910
Party1:Democratic Party (US)
Image1:Champ Clark, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left (cropped).jpg
Leader Since1:March 4, 1909
Last Election1:172 seats
Seats1:227[1] [2]
Seat Change1: 55
Popular Vote1:5,700,035
Percentage1:46.69%
Swing1: 1.31%
Party2:Republican Party (US)
Leader Since2:March 4, 1911
Last Election2:218 seats
Seats2:161
Seat Change2: 57
Popular Vote2:5,680,628
Percentage2:46.53%
Swing2: 3.52%
Party4:Socialist Party of America
Last Election4:0 seats
Seats4:1
Seat Change4: 1
Popular Vote4:527,968
Percentage4:4.32%
Swing4: 1.94%
Party5:Independent (US)
Last Election5:1 seat
Seats5:2
Seat Change5: 1
Popular Vote5:57,938
Percentage5:0.47%
Swing5: 0.04%
Before Party:Republican Party (US)
After Party:Democratic Party (US)

The 1910 United States House of Representatives elections were held for the most part on November 8, 1910, while Maine and Vermont held theirs early in September, in the middle of President William Howard Taft's term. Elections were held for all 391 seats of the United States House of Representatives, representing 46 states, to the 62nd United States Congress.

The conservative Taft contended with major factional splits within his Republican Party. Instead of using his position as president to bridge compromise, Taft alienated the progressive wing of the party, which had championed his predecessor, Theodore Roosevelt. While conservatives controlled the largest number of elected positions for Republicans, progressive politics had been what brought many voters to the polls. The clash of these units of the Republican Party, combined with the message of unity from the Democratic Party, was enough to allow the Democrats to take control of the House, ending 16 years in opposition. This was the first time that the Socialist Party won a seat.

Issues

Protection was the ideological cement holding the Republican coalition together. High tariffs were used by Republicans to promise higher sales to business, higher wages to industrial workers, and higher demand for their crops to farmers. Progressive insurgents said it promoted monopoly. Democrats said it was a tax on the little man. It had greatest support in the Northeast, and greatest opposition in the South and West. The Midwest was the battleground.[3] The great battle over the high Payne–Aldrich Tariff Act in 1910 ripped the Republicans apart and set up the realignment in favor of the Democrats.[4]

Election summaries

2302162
DemocraticRepublican
StateTypeTotal
seats
DemocraticRepublicanSocialist
SeatsChangeSeatsChangeSeatsChange
AlabamaDistricts9900
ArkansasDistricts7700
CaliforniaDistricts81 17 10
ColoradoDistricts
+ at-large
3300
ConnecticutDistricts
+ at-large
51 14 10
DelawareAt-large1010
FloridaDistricts3300
GeorgiaDistricts111100
IdahoAt-large1010
IllinoisDistricts2511 514 50
IndianaDistricts1312 11 10
IowaDistricts111100
KansasDistricts8080
KentuckyDistricts119 12 10
LouisianaDistricts7700
MaineDistricts42 22 20
MarylandDistricts65 21 20
MassachusettsDistricts144 110 10
MichiganDistricts122 210 20
MinnesotaDistricts9180
MississippiDistricts8800
MissouriDistricts1614 42 40
MontanaAt-large1010
NebraskaDistricts6330
NevadaAt-large10 11 10
New HampshireDistricts2020
New JerseyDistricts107 43 40
New YorkDistricts3722 1115 110
North CarolinaDistricts1010 30 30
North DakotaDistricts2020
OhioDistricts2116 85 80
OklahomaDistricts53 12 10
OregonDistricts2020
PennsylvaniaDistricts329 423 40
Rhode IslandDistricts21 11 10
South CarolinaDistricts7700
South DakotaAt-large2020
TennesseeDistricts10820
TexasDistricts161600
UtahAt-large1010
VermontDistricts2020
VirginiaDistricts10910
WashingtonDistricts3030
West VirginiaDistricts54 41 40
WisconsinDistricts112 18 21 1
WyomingAt-large1010
Total391228
56162
571
1

Election dates

In 1910, two states, with 6 seats between them, held elections early:

Two newly admitted states held elections late: New Mexico and Arizona held their first elections in 1911.

Special elections

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|-! | Samuel L. Gilmore| | Democratic| 1909 | | Incumbent died July 18, 1910.
New member elected November 8, 1910.
Democratic hold.
Winner also elected to the next term; see below.| nowrap |

|-! | Charles Q. Tirrell| | Republican| 1900| | Incumbent died July 31, 1910.
New member elected November 8, 1910.
Democratic gain.
Winner lost election to the next term; see below.| nowrap |

|-!

|-! | Walter P. Brownlow| | Republican| 1896| | Incumbent died July 8, 1910.
New member elected November 8, 1910.
Republican hold.| nowrap |

|-!

|}

Alabama

See also: List of United States representatives from Alabama.

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected
ResultCandidates[5]
George W. TaylorDemocratic1896Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
S. Hubert Dent Jr.Democratic1908Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Henry D. Clayton Jr.Democratic1896Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
William B. CraigDemocratic1906Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
nowrap
J. Thomas HeflinDemocratic1904Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Richmond P. HobsonDemocratic1906Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
John L. BurnettDemocratic1896Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
William RichardsonDemocratic1900Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Oscar UnderwoodDemocratic1896Incumbent re-elected.nowrap

Arkansas

See also: List of United States representatives from Arkansas.

California

See main article: 1910 United States House of Representatives elections in California.

See also: List of United States representatives from California.

|-! | William F. Englebright| | Republican| 1906| | Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.| nowrap |

|-! | Duncan E. McKinlay| | Republican| 1904| | Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican hold.| nowrap |

|-! | Joseph R. Knowland| | Republican| 1904| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Julius Kahn| | Republican| 1898| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Everis A. Hayes| | Republican| 1904| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | James C. Needham| | Republican| 1898| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | James McLachlan| | Republican| 1900| | Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican hold.| nowrap |

|-! | Sylvester C. Smith| | Republican| 1904| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|}

Colorado

See also: List of United States representatives from Colorado.

|-! | Atterson W. Rucker| | 1908| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | John A. Martin| | 1908| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Edward T. Taylor| | 1908| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|}

Connecticut

See also: List of United States representatives from Connecticut.

|-! | E. Stevens Henry| | 1894| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Nehemiah D. Sperry| | 1894| | Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.| nowrap |

|-! | Edwin W. Higgins| | 1905 (special)| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Ebenezer J. Hill| | 1894| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | John Q. Tilson| | 1908| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap | |}

Delaware

See also: List of United States representatives from Delaware.

Florida

See also: List of United States representatives from Florida.

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected
ResultCandidates
Stephen M. SparkmanDemocratic1894Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Frank ClarkDemocratic1904Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Dannite H. MaysDemocratic1908Incumbent re-elected.nowrap

Georgia

See also: List of United States representatives from Georgia.

Idaho

See also: List of United States representatives from Idaho.

|-! | Thomas R. Hamer| | Republican| 1908| | Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican hold.| nowrap |

|}

Illinois

See also: List of United States representatives from Illinois.

Indiana

See also: List of United States representatives from Indiana.

Iowa

See also: List of United States representatives from Iowa.

Kansas

See also: List of United States representatives from Kansas.

DistrictIncumbentThis race
MemberPartyFirst electedResultsCandidates
Daniel R. Anthony Jr.Republican1907 Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Charles F. ScottRepublican1900Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican hold.
nowrap
Philip P. CampbellRepublican1902Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
James Monroe MillerRepublican1898Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican hold.
nowrap
William A. CalderheadRepublican1894
1896
1898
Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican hold.
nowrap
William A. ReederRepublican1898Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican hold.
nowrap
Edmond H. MadisonRepublican1900Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Victor MurdockRepublican1902Incumbent re-elected.nowrap

Kentucky

See also: List of United States representatives from Kentucky.

Louisiana

See also: List of United States representatives from Louisiana and 1910 United States Senate special election in Louisiana.

Maine

See also: List of United States representatives from Maine.

Maryland

See also: List of United States representatives from Maryland.

DistrictIncumbentThis race
MemberPartyFirst electedResultsCandidates
James Harry CovingtonDemocratic1908Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
J. Frederick C. TalbottDemocratic1902Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
John KronmillerRepublican1908Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
nowrap
John Gill Jr.Democratic1904Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
nowrap
Sydney E. Mudd IRepublican1888
1890
1896
Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
nowrap
George A. PearreRepublican1898Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
nowrap

Massachusetts

See also: List of United States representatives from Massachusetts.

|-! | George P. Lawrence| | Republican| 1897 (special)| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Frederick H. Gillett| | Republican| 1892| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Charles G. Washburn| | Republican| 1906 (special)| | Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.| nowrap |

|-! | colspan="3" | Vacant| | Incumbent died July 31, 1910.
Republican hold.| nowrap |

|-! | Butler Ames| | Republican| 1902| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Augustus P. Gardner| | Republican| 1902 (special)| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Ernest W. Roberts| | Republican| 1898| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Samuel W. McCall| | Republican| 1892| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | John A. Keliher| | Democratic| 1902| | Incumbent lost re-nomination.
Democratic hold.| nowrap |

|-! | Joseph F. O'Connell| | Democratic| 1906| | Incumbent lost re-nomination.
Democratic hold.| nowrap |

|-! | Andrew J. Peters| | Democratic| 1906| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | John W. Weeks| | Republican| 1904| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | William S. Greene| | Republican| 1898 (special)| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Eugene Foss| | Democratic| 1910 (special)| | Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Massachusetts.
Republican gain.| nowrap |

|}

Michigan

See also: List of United States representatives from Michigan.

Minnesota

See also: List of United States representatives from Minnesota. |-! | | | 1892| | Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican hold.| nowrap |

|-! | | | 1906| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | | | 1894| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | | | 1896| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | | | 1906| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | | | 1906| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | | | 1902| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | | | 1908| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | | | 1902| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|}

Mississippi

See also: List of United States representatives from Mississippi.

|-! | Ezekiel S. Candler Jr.| | Democratic| 1900| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Thomas Spight| | Democratic| 1898 (special)| | Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic hold.| nowrap |

|-! | Benjamin G. Humphreys II| | Democratic| 1902| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Thomas U. Sisson| | Democratic| 1908| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Adam M. Byrd| | Democratic| 1902| | Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic hold.| nowrap |

|-! | Eaton J. Bowers| | Democratic| 1902| | Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.| nowrap |

|-! | William A. Dickson| | Democratic| 1908| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | James Collier| | Democratic| 1908| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|}

Missouri

See also: List of United States representatives from Missouri.

Montana

See also: List of United States representatives from Montana.

|-! | Charles N. Pray| | Republican| 1906| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|}

Nebraska

See also: List of United States representatives from Nebraska.

|-! | John A. Maguire| | Democratic| 1908| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Gilbert Hitchcock| | Democratic| 1906| | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
Democratic hold.| nowrap |

|-! | James P. Latta| | Democratic| 1908| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Edmund H. Hinshaw| | Republican| 1902| | Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.| nowrap |

|-! | George W. Norris| | Republican| 1902| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Moses Kinkaid| | Republican| 1902| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|}

Nevada

See also: List of United States representatives from Nevada.

New Hampshire

See also: List of United States representatives from New Hampshire.

New Jersey

See also: List of United States representatives from New Jersey.

New York

See also: List of United States representatives from New York.

North Carolina

See also: List of United States representatives from North Carolina.

North Dakota

See also: List of United States representatives from North Dakota.

|-! rowspan=2 |
| Louis B. Hanna| | Republican| nowrap | 1908| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap rowspan=2 |

|-| Asle Gronna| | Republican| nowrap | 1904| | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
Republican hold.

|}

Ohio

See also: List of United States representatives from Ohio.

Oklahoma

See also: List of United States representatives from Oklahoma.

|-! | Bird S. McGuire| | 1907| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Dick T. Morgan| | 1908| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Charles E. Creager| | 1908| | Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.| nowrap |

|-! | Charles D. Carter| | 1907| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Scott Ferris| | 1907| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|}

Oregon

See also: List of United States representatives from Oregon.

|-! | Willis C. Hawley| | Republican| 1906| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | William R. Ellis| | Republican| 1906| | Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican hold.| nowrap | |}

Pennsylvania

See also: List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania.

Rhode Island

See also: List of United States representatives from Rhode Island.

South Carolina

See main article: 1910 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina.

See also: List of United States representatives from South Carolina.

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected
ResultCandidates
George Swinton LegaréDemocratic1902Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
James O. PattersonDemocratic1904Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic hold.
nowrap
Wyatt AikenDemocratic1902Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Joseph T. JohnsonDemocratic1900Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
David E. FinleyDemocratic1898Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
J. Edwin EllerbeDemocratic1904Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
A. Frank LeverDemocratic1901 (special)Incumbent re-elected.nowrap

South Dakota

See also: List of United States representatives from South Dakota.

|-! rowspan=2 |
| Charles H. Burke| | Republican| 1908| Incumbent re-elected.| rowspan=2 nowrap |

|-| Eben Martin| | Republican| 1908| Incumbent re-elected.

|}

Tennessee

See also: List of United States representatives from Tennessee.

|-! | Zachary D. Massey| | Republican| 1910 (special)| |Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.| nowrap |

|-! | Richard W. Austin| | Republican| 1908| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | John A. Moon| | Democratic| 1896| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Cordell Hull| | Democratic| 1906| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | William C. Houston| | Democratic| 1904| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Jo Byrns| | Democratic| 1908| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Lemuel P. Padgett| | Democratic| 1900| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Thetus W. Sims| | Democratic| 1896| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Finis J. Garrett| | Democratic| 1904| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | George Gordon| | Democratic| 1906| Incumbent re-elected.|

|}

Texas

See also: List of United States representatives from Texas.

Utah

See also: List of United States representatives from Utah.

Vermont

See also: List of United States representatives from Vermont. |-! | David J. Foster| | 1900| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Frank Plumley| | 1908| 8Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|}

Virginia

See also: List of United States representatives from Virginia.

|-! | William A. Jones| | 1890| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Harry L. Maynard| | 1900| | Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic hold.| nowrap |

|-! | John Lamb| | 1896| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Robert Turnbull| | 1910 (special)| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Edward W. Saunders| | 1906 (special)| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Carter Glass| | Democratic| 1902 | Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | James Hay| |Democratic| 1896| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Charles C. Carlin| | 1907 (special)| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | C. Bascom Slemp| | Republican| 1907 | Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Henry D. Flood| |Democratic| 1900| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap | |}

Washington

See also: List of United States representatives from Washington.

|-! | | | Republican| 1902| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | | | Republican| 1898| | Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican hold.| nowrap |

|-! | | | Republican| 1908| | Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.| nowrap |

|}

West Virginia

See also: List of United States representatives from West Virginia.

|-! | William P. Hubbard| | Republican| 1906| | Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.| nowrap |

|-! | George C. Sturgiss| | Republican| 1906| | Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.| nowrap |

|-! | Joseph H. Gaines| | Republican| 1900| | Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.| nowrap |

|-! | Harry C. Woodyard| | Republican| 1902| | Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.| nowrap |

|-! | James A. Hughes| | Republican| 1900| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|}

Wisconsin

See also: List of United States representatives from Wisconsin. Wisconsin elected eleven members of congress on Election Day, November 8, 1910.[8] [9]

|-! | Henry Allen Cooper| | Republican| 1892| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | John M. Nelson| | Republican| 1906
| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Arthur W. Kopp| | Republican| 1908| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | William J. Cary| | Republican| 1906| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | William H. Stafford| | Republican| 1902| | Incumbent lost re-nomination.
Social Democratic gain.| nowrap |

|-! | Charles H. Weisse| | Democratic| 1902| | Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.| nowrap |

|-! | John J. Esch| | Republican| 1898| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | James H. Davidson| | Republican| 1896| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Gustav Küstermann| | Republican| 1906| | Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.| nowrap |

|-! | Elmer A. Morse| | Republican| 1906| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Irvine Lenroot| | Republican| 1908| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|}

Wyoming

See also: List of United States representatives from Wyoming.

|-! | Frank W. Mondell| | Republican| 1898| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|}

Non-voting delegates

Alaska Territory

See also: List of United States representatives from Alaska. Alaska Territory elected its non-voting delegate August 9, 1910.

Arizona Territory

See also: List of United States representatives from Arizona. Arizona Territory elected its non-voting delegate sometime in 1910, but did not serve out the complete term as statehood was granted in 1912.

New Mexico Territory

See also: List of United States representatives from New Mexico. New Mexico Territory elected its non-voting delegate sometime in 1910, but did not serve out the complete term as statehood was granted in 1912.

See also

Bibliography

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Party Divisions of the House of Representatives* 1789–Present . May 18, 2015 . Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives.
  2. Martis, pp. 164–165.
  3. Howard R. Smith, and John Fraser Hart, "The American tariff map." Geographical Review 45.3 (1955): 327-346 online.
  4. Stanley D. Solvick, "William Howard Taft and the Payne-Aldrich Tariff." Mississippi Valley Historical Review 50.3 (1963): 424-442 online
  5. Book: Dubin, Michael J.. 1998. United States Congressional Elections, 1788–1997: The Official Results of the Elections of the 1st through 105th Congresses. Jefferson, North Carolina, and London. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. 375. 0-7864-0283-0.
  6. Web site: OR - District 01 Race - Nov 08, 1910 . Our Campaigns . 3 December 2021 .
  7. Web site: OR - District 02 Race - Nov 08, 1910 . Our Campaigns . 3 December 2021 .
  8. Web site: Wisconsin U.S. House Election Results . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120405132933/http://www.hhh.umn.edu/centers/cspg/research/election_data_archive/pdf/WI_US_House_Election_Results.pdf . April 5, 2012 . Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs . March 8, 2022 . .
  9. The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin . 1911 . Wisconsin Bureau of Labor and Industrial Statistics . Beck . J. D. . Biographical Sketches . 728–731 . June 9, 2024 .