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United States House of Representatives elections, 1914

United States House of Representatives elections, 1914
United States
← 1912 November 3, 1914 1916 →

All 435 seats to the United States House of Representatives
218 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party Third party
  ChampClark.jpg James Robert Mann 1909.jpg William Dennison Stephens (1859–1944) portrait circa 1917.jpg
Leader Champ Clark James Mann William Stephens
Party Democratic Republican Progressive
Leader's seat Missouri-9th Illinois-2nd California-10th
Last election 291 seats 134 seats 9 seats
Seats won 230 196 6
Seat change Decrease 61 Increase 62 Decrease 3

  Fourth party Fifth party
  Meyer London.jpg CharlesHiramRandall.jpg
Leader Meyer London Charles H. Randall
Party Socialist Prohibition
Leader's seat New York-12th California-9th
Last election 0 seats 0 seats
Seats won 1 1
Seat change Increase 1 Increase 1

Speaker before election

Champ Clark
Democratic

Elected Speaker

Champ Clark
Democratic


Champ Clark
Democratic

Champ Clark
Democratic

Elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1914 were held in the middle of President Woodrow Wilson's first term for members of the 64th Congress.

The opposition Republican Party had recovered from the split they underwent during the 1912 presidential election, and they made large gains in seats from the Democratic Party, though not enough to regain control of the body. The burgeoning economy greatly aided Republicans, who pushed for pro-business principles and took credit for the success that had been reached in the industrial sector. Many former Progressives rejoined the Republican Party, but a number of the most liberal members of the House remained under this banner. In addition, William Kent was reelected to California's 1st congressional district as an Independent, and a Prohibition Party member (Charles H. Randall) and a Socialist Party member (Meyer London) were elected to CA-09 and NY-12, respectively.


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