United States House election, 1900

United States House of Representatives elections, 1900

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November 6, 1900

1902 →

All 357 seats to the United States House of Representatives
179 seats needed for a majority

	Majority party	Minority party	Third party

Leader	David Henderson	James Richardson	John Calhoun Bell
Party	Republican	Democratic	Populist
Leader's seat	Iowa-3rd	Tennessee-5th	Colorado-2nd
Last election	189 seats	161 seats	6 seats
Seats won	201	151	5
Seat change	12	10	1

Speaker before election

David Henderson
Republican

Elected Speaker

David Henderson
Republican

Elections to the United States House of Representatives were held in 1900 for members of the 57th Congress, coinciding with the re-election of President William McKinley.

McKinley's Republican Party gained thirteen seats from the Democratic Party and minor parties, cementing their majority. A reassertion of Republican control in the Mid-Atlantic was key in the gain of new seats. However, with an improved economy, especially in the industrial sector, the election cycle featured no keystone issue, resulting in a general support for the status quo. The fading Populist Party held on to five House seats, while the sole member of the Silver Party changed parties to Democratic.

The previous election of 1898 saw the election of 6 Populists, 2 Silver Republicans, and a Silver Party member.

In 1900, three states, with 8 seats among them, held elections early:

Party abbreviations

J. William Stokes (D) of the 7th district died in office on July 6, 1901 and was replaced in a special election by Asbury F. Lever (D)

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