United States House of Representatives elections, 1904
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All 386 seats to the United States House of Representatives 194 seats were needed for a majority |
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Elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1904 were held to elect members of the 59th Congress, and coincided with the re-election of President Theodore Roosevelt.
Roosevelt's popularity swept many Republican house candidates into office, cementing their majority over the opposition Democratic Party. Because Roosevelt came from a liberal wing of the Republican Party, his ideology was prevalent among freshman representatives. Progressive Republicanism mobililized a new base of support and proved to be especially popular among the Protestant middle class workers who held jobs in business or in the front offices of industrial facilities.
Contents
Election summaries
251 | 135 |
Republican | Democratic |
State | Type | Total seats |
Republican | Democratic | ||
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Seats | Change | Seats | Change | |||
Alabama | District | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||
Arkansas | District | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||
California | District | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Colorado | District +at-large |
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
Connecticut | District +at-large |
5 | 5 | 0 | ||
Delaware | At-large | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Florida | District | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
Georgia | District | 11 | 0 | 11 | ||
Idaho | At-large | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
Illinois | District | 25 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
Indiana | District | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Iowa | District | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0 | |
Kansas | District +at-large |
8 | 8 | 0 | ||
Kentucky | District | 11 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
Louisiana | District | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||
Maine[Note 3] | District | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
Maryland | District | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Massachusetts | District | 14 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Michigan | District | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Minnesota | District | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Mississippi | District | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||
Missouri | District | 16 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 9 |
Montana | At-large | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
Nebraska | District | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Nevada | At-large | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
New Hampshire | District | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
New Jersey | District | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
New York | District | 37 | 26 | 6 | 11 | 6 |
North Carolina | District | 10 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
North Dakota | District | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
Ohio | District | 21 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Oregon[Note 3] | District | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
Pennsylvania | District | 32 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Rhode Island | District | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
South Carolina | District | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||
South Dakota | At-large | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
Tennessee | District | 10 | 2 | 8 | ||
Texas | District | 16 | 0 | 16 | ||
Utah | At-large | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
Vermont[Note 3] | District | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
Virginia | District | 10 | 1 | 9 | ||
Washington | At-large | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
West Virginia | District | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||
Wisconsin | District | 11 | 10 | 1 | ||
Wyoming | At-large | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 386 | 251 65.0% |
41 | 135 35.0% |
41 |
The previous election of 1902 saw 3 Independent Republicans elected in the Pittsburgh area of Pennsylvania.
Early election dates
In 1904, three states, with 8 seats among them, held elections early:
Complete returns
Party abbreviations:
- D: Democratic
- Pr: Prohibition
- R: Republican
- S: Socialist
- UL: Union Labor
California
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District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
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California 1 | James Gillett | Republican | 1902 | Re-elected | James N. Gillett (R) 54.1% Anthony Caminetti (D) 39.3% A. J. Gaylord (S) 5.5% Jarrot Laban Rollins (Pr) 1.1% |
California 2 | Theodore A. Bell | Democratic | 1902 | Lost re-election Republican gain |
Duncan E. McKinlay (R) 49.2% Theodore A. Bell (D) 46.6% J. H. White (S) 3.3% Eli P. LaCell (Pr) 0.9% |
California 3 | Previous incumbent Victor H. Metcalf (R) resigned July 1, 1904 after being appointed Commerce Secretary |
Republican hold | Joseph R. Knowland[Note 4] (R) 68.6% Henry C. McPike (D) 20.1% M. Lesser (S) 10.1% Bates Morris (Pr) 1.3% |
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California 4 | Edward J. Livernash | Democratic | 1902 | Lost re-election Republican gain |
Julius Kahn (R) 56.8% Edward J. Livernash (D) 36.4% William Costley (S) 6.4% Hubert R. Chapin (Pr) 0.4% |
California 5 | William J. Wynn | Democratic | 1902 | Lost re-election Republican gain |
Everis A. Hayes (R) 52.3% William J. Wynn (D) 39.7% Frank R. Whitney (S) 5% Charles J. Williams (UL) 2% George B. Pratt (Pr) 1% |
California 6 | James C. Needham | Republican | 1898 | Re-elected | James C. Needham (R) 55.1% William M. Conley (D) 38.3% J. L. Cobb (S) 4.5% Joel H. Smith (Pr) 2.2% |
California 7 | James McLachlan | Republican | 1900 | Re-elected | James McLachlan (R) 44.8% Benjamin J. Cloes (P) 30.3% W. O. Morton (D) 16.2% Frank I. Wheat (S) 5.2% John Sobieski (Pr) 3.6% |
California 8 | Milton J. Daniels | Republican | 1902 | Retired Republican hold |
Sylvester C. Smith (R) 55.6% Charles A. Barlow (D) 34.5% Noble A. Richardson (S) 9.9% |
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) 75.1% E. R. Gunby (R) 20.1% Z. A. Middlebrooks (S) 4.7% |
Florida 2 | Robert Wyche Davis | Democratic | 1896 | Retired Democratic hold |
Frank Clark (D) 77.2% John M. Cheney (R) 19.9% W. B. Wood (S) 2.9% |
Florida 3 | William B. Lamar | Democratic | 1902 | Re-elected | William B. Lamar (D) 100% |
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) 91.3% J. N. Noland (R) 5.2% Aaron P. Prioleau (R)3.5% |
South Carolina 2 | George W. Croft | Democratic | 1902 | Retired Democratic hold |
James O'H. Patterson (D) 94.7% Isaac Myers (R) 5.3% |
South Carolina 3 | Wyatt Aiken | Democratic | 1902 | Re-elected | Wyatt Aiken (D) 98.2% John Scott (R) 1.8% |
South Carolina 4 | Joseph T. Johnson | Democratic | 1900 | Re-elected | Joseph T. Johnson (D) 97.5% J. D. Adams (R) 2.5% |
South Carolina 5 | David E. Finley | Democratic | 1898 | Re-elected | David E. Finley (D) 98.5% C. P. White (R) 1.5% |
South Carolina 6 | Robert B. Scarborough | Democratic | 1900 | Retired Democratic hold |
J. Edwin Ellerbe (D) 95.8% E. H. Deas (R) 4.2% |
South Carolina 7 | Asbury F. Lever | Democratic | 1901 (special) | Re-elected | Asbury F. Lever (D) 93.8% C. C. Jacobs 6.0% Others 0.2% |
See also
- United States presidential election, 1904
- United States Senate elections, 1904
- 59th United States Congress
Notes
- ↑ Three states held earlier elections between June 6 and September 12.
- ↑ Included 3 Independent Republicans.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Elections held early.
- ↑ Also elected in special election to 58th Congress.
References
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External links
- Office of the Historian (Office of Art & Archives, Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)