United States House of Representatives elections, 1910
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Elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1910 were held for members of the 62nd Congress, in the middle of President William Howard Taft's term.
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. Also, the first ever Socialist won a seat during the elections.
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Overall results
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Parties | Seats | Popular Vote | |||||
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1908 | 1910 | +/– | Strength | Vote | % | ||
Democratic Party | 172 | 230 | 58 | 58.38% | 5,864,262 | 46.69% | |
Republican Party | 219 | 163[Note 4] | 56 | 41.17% | 5,849,989 | 46.58% | |
Socialist Party | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.25% | 529,211 | 4.21% | |
Prohibition Party | 0 | 0 | 0% | 178,710 | 1.42% | ||
Others | 0 | 0 | 0% | 137,871 | 1.10% | ||
Total | 391 | 394 | 3 | 100.0% | 12,560,043 | 100.0% |
Election summaries
230 | 1 | 1 | 162 |
Democratic | S | PR | Republican |
Three seats were added for the new states of New Mexico (2), and Arizona (1).
State | Type | Total seats |
Democratic | Republican | Socialist | |||
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Seats | Change | Seats | Change | Seats | Change | |||
Alabama | District | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |||
Arizona[Note 5] | At-large | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Arkansas | District | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |||
California | District | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
Colorado | District +at-large |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
Connecticut | District +at-large |
5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
Delaware | At-large | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
Florida | District | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
Georgia | District | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |||
Idaho | At-large | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
Illinois | District | 25 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 0 | |
Indiana | District | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Iowa | District | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | |||
Kansas | District | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
Kentucky | District | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
Louisiana | District | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |||
Maine[Note 6] | District | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
Maryland | District | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
Massachusetts | District | 14 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | |
Michigan | District | 12 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | |
Minnesota | District | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | |||
Mississippi | District | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |||
Missouri | District | 16 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
Montana | At-large | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
Nebraska | District | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |||
Nevada | At-large | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
New Hampshire | District | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
New Jersey | District | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
New Mexico[Note 5] | At-large | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
New York | District | 37 | 22 | 11 | 15[Note 4] | 11 | 0 | |
North Carolina | District | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
North Dakota | District | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
Ohio | District | 21 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 0 | |
Oklahoma | District | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
Oregon | District | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
Pennsylvania | District | 32 | 9 | 4 | 23 | 4 | 0 | |
Rhode Island | District | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
South Carolina | District | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |||
South Dakota | At-large | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
Tennessee | District | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | |||
Texas | District | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | |||
Utah | At-large | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
Vermont[Note 6] | District | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
Virginia | District | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | |||
Washington | District | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
West Virginia | District | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
Wisconsin | District | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Wyoming | At-large | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
Total[Note 2] | 394 | 230[Note 4] 58.4% |
58 | 163[Note 4] 41.4% |
56 | 1 0.3% |
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Election dates
In 1910, two states, with 6 seats between them, held elections early:
Two newly admitted states held elections late: New Mexico held its first Congressional election on November 7, 1911 and, Arizona held its on December 11, 1911.
Complete results
- D: Democratic
- Pro: Prohibition
- R: Republican
- S: Socialist
Arizona
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District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
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Arizona at-large | None (New state) | Democratic win | Carl Hayden (D) 54.1% John S. Williams (R) 39.7% John Halberg (S) 5.9% Eugene W. Chafin (Pro) 0.4% |
California
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District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
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California 1 | William F. Englebright | Republican | 1906 | Lost re-election Democratic gain |
John E. Raker (D) 45.4% William F. Englebright (R) 45.1% William Morgan (S) 8.8% C. H. Essex (Pro) 0.7% |
California 2 | Duncan E. McKinlay | Republican | 1904 | Defeated in primary Republican hold |
William Kent (R) 50.1% I. G. Zumwalt (D) 44% W. H. Ferber (S) 5.2% Henry P. Stipp (Pro) 0.7% |
California 3 | Joseph R. Knowland | Republican | 1904 | Re-elected | Joseph R. Knowland (R) 81.9% S. Miller (S) 15.9% James N. Christian (Pro) 2.2% |
California 4 | Julius Kahn | Republican | 1898 | Re-elected | Julius Kahn (R) 56.5% Walter MacArthur (D) 36.8% Austin Lewis (S) 6.5% E. F. Dinsmore (Pro) 0.2% |
California 5 | Everis A. Hayes | Republican | 1904 | Re-elected | Everis A. Hayes (R) 59.4% Thomas E. Hayden (D) 27.4% E. L. Reguin (S) 12.6% T. E. Caton (Proh.) 0.6% |
California 6 | James C. Needham | Republican | 1898 | Re-elected | James C. Needham (R) 47.3% A. L. Cowell (D) 44.2% Richard Kirk (S) 6.2% Ira E. Surface (Proh.) 2.3% |
California 7 | James McLachlan | Republican | 1900 | Defeated in primary Republican hold |
William Stephens (R) 58.7% Lorin A. Handley (D) 21.5% Thomas W. Williams (S) 16.6% C. V. LeFontaine (Proh.) 3.2% |
California 8 | Sylvester C. Smith | Republican | 1904 | Re-elected | Sylvester C. Smith (R) 50.5% William G. Irving (D) 33.9% George A. Garrett (S) 13.1% James S. Edwards (Proh.) 2.5% |
Florida
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District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
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Florida 1 | Stephen M. Sparkman | Democratic | 1894 | Re-elected | Stephen M. Sparkman (D) 81.8% C. C. Allen (S) 18.2% |
Florida 2 | Frank Clark | Democratic | 1904 | Re-elected | Frank Clark (D) 78.5% Thomas W. Cox (S) 12.2% Thomas C. Buddington (R) 9.3% |
Florida 3 | Dannite H. Mays | Democratic | 1908 | Re-elected | Dannite H. Mays (D) 89.6% Eric Vonaxelson (D) 10.4% |
New Mexico
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District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
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New Mexico at-large 2 seats on a general ticket |
None (New state) | Republican win | George Curry (R) 25.0% Harvey B. Fergusson (D) 24.9% Elfego Baca (R) 23.7% Paz Valverde (D) 23.5% J. W. Hansen (S) 1.5% C. Cutting (S) 1.4% |
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South Carolina
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District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
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South Carolina 1 | George Swinton Legaré | Democratic | 1902 | Re-elected | George Swinton Legaré (D) 97.4% Aaron P. Prioleau (R) 2.1% William Eberhard (S) 0.5% |
South Carolina 2 | James O'H. Patterson | Democratic | 1904 | Lost primary Democratic hold |
James F. Byrnes (D) 100% |
South Carolina 3 | Wyatt Aiken | Democratic | 1902 | Re-elected | Wyatt Aiken (D) 99.9% Others 0.1% |
South Carolina 4 | Joseph T. Johnson | Democratic | 1900 | Re-elected | Joseph T. Johnson (D) 98.9% Thomas Brier (R) 1.1% |
South Carolina 5 | David E. Finley | Democratic | 1898 | Re-elected | David E. Finley (D) 100% |
South Carolina 6 | J. Edwin Ellerbe | Democratic | 1904 | Re-elected | J. Edwin Ellerbe (D) 100% |
South Carolina 7 | Asbury F. Lever | Democratic | 1901 (special) | Re-elected | Asbury F. Lever (D) 95.6% R. H. Richardson (R) 4.3% Others 0.1% |
See also
Notes
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Bibliography
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External links
- Office of the Historian (Office of Art & Archives, Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)
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