United States House of Representatives elections, 1924

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All 435 seats to the United States House of Representatives
218 seats needed for a majority

	Majority party	Minority party	Third party

Leader	Nicholas Longworth	Finis Garrett	Ole J. Kvale
Party	Republican	Democratic	Farmer–Labor
Leader's seat	Ohio 1st	Tennessee-9th	Minnesota-7th
Last election	225 seats	207 seats	2 seats
Seats won	247	183	3
Seat change	22	24	1

	Fourth party	Fifth party

Leader	Victor L. Berger	Fiorello LaGuardia
Party	Socialist	Progressive
Leader's seat	Wisconsin-5th	New York-20th
Last election	1 seat	0 seats
Seats won	1	1
Seat change		1

Speaker before election

Frederick Gillett
Republican

Elected Speaker

Nicholas Longworth
Republican

Frederick Gillett
Republican

Nicholas Longworth
Republican

The 1924 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1924 which coincided with the election of President Calvin Coolidge, who had replaced Warren Harding following his death.

Coolidge's popularity helped his Republican Party to gain a net 22 seats from the opposition Democratic Party, cementing their majority. The burgeoning economy and Republican pro-business policies caused the party to gain popularity. An internal split somewhat reduced House gains, as a progressive faction of the party continued to antagonize party leadership. In the early stages of the election, there were fears that the Republicans would be swamped at the polls due to several scandals in the administration of President Warren Harding. However, after the chief executive's death, his incidents were painted as personal problems that did not reflect the state of the party. The populist Farmer-Labor Party also gained a seat in Minnesota.

Source: Election Statistics - Office of the Clerk

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