United States House elections, 1918

United States House of Representatives elections, 1918

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All 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives 218 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   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 25 22   Third party Fourth party   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 1
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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