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United States House elections, 1918

United States House of Representatives elections, 1918
United States
← 1916 November 5, 1918 1920 →

All 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives
218 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
  Frederick Gillett.jpg ChampClark.jpg
Leader Frederick Gillett Champ Clark
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat Massachusetts-2nd Missouri-9th
Last election 216 seats 214 seats
Seats won 240 192
Seat change Increase 25 Decrease 22

  Third party Fourth party
  Carss, William L..jpg CharlesHiramRandall.jpg
Leader William Carss Charles H. Randall
Party Farmer–Labor Prohibition
Leader's seat Minnesota-8th California-9th
Last election 0 seats 1 seat
Seats won 1 1
Seat change Increase 1 Steady

Speaker before election

Champ Clark
Democratic

Elected Speaker

Frederick Gillett
Republican


Champ Clark
Democratic

Frederick Gillett
Republican

The 1918 United States House of Representatives elections were held November 5, 1918, which occurred in the middle of President Woodrow Wilson's second term.

With the country now in World War I (contrary to previous promises by Wilson), and Wilson's personal popularity ebbing, the Republican Party was able to gain 25 seats and take over control of the House from Wilson's Democratic Party. Internal divide among Democratic leadership over aspects related to payment of the war also decreased the unity of the party, which had been the organization's strength during the decade. The Progressive Party also disappeared, with its former members generally becoming Democrats. Minnesota's Farmer-Labor Party, a descendant of populism, also gained its very first seat.

Frederick H. Gillett (R-Massachusetts) became Speaker, and previous speaker Champ Clark (D-Missouri) became Minority Leader.

1 One vacancy, Victor L. Berger, a member of the Socialist Party of America, whom the House refused to seat.

This was the first election in which Idaho was divided into districts, formerly it had had a single at-large district with two seats.


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