1914 United States House of Representatives elections

1914 United States House of Representatives elections

November 3, 1914
All 435 seats to the United States House of Representatives 218 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Champ Clark James Mann Party Democratic Republican Leader since March 4, 1909 March 4, 1911 Leader's seat T T Last election 291 seats 134 seats Seats won 230 196 Seat change 61 62   Third party Fourth party   Party Progressive Socialist Last election 9 seats 0 seats Seats won 6 1 Seat change 3 1   Fifth party Sixth party   Party Prohibition Independent Last election 0 seats 1 seat Seats won 1 1 Seat change 1
Speaker before election Champ Clark Democratic Elected Speaker 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 the party gained more than 60 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 progressive Republicans rejoined the Republican Party, but six remained under the Progressive Party banner in the new Congress. In addition, William Kent was re-elected in California's 1st congressional district as an Independent, and two minor-party were elected: Charles H. Randall, a Prohibition Party member, in California's 9th congressional district; and Meyer London, a Socialist Party member, in New York's 12th congressional district.

Election summaries

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230	1	1	6	1	196
Democratic	S	I	P	Pn	Republican

State	Type	Total seats	Democratic		Republican		Progressive		Others
			Seats	Change	Seats	Change	Seats	Change	Seats	Change
Alabama	Districts +at-large	10	10		0		0		0
Arizona	At-large	1	1		0		0		0
Arkansas	District	7	7		0		0		0
California	District	11	3		4	1	2		2	1
Colorado	Districts	4	3	1	1	1	0		0
Connecticut	District	5	0	5	5	5	0		0
Delaware	At-large	1	0	1	1	1	0		0
Florida	Districts	4	4		0		0		0
Georgia	District	12	12		0		0		0
Idaho	At-large	2	0		2		0		0
Illinois	Districts	27	10	10	16	11	1	1	0
Indiana	District	13	11	2	2	2	0		0
Iowa	District	11	1	2	10	2	0		0
Kansas	District	8	6	1	2	1	0		0
Kentucky	District	11	9		2		0		0
Louisiana	District	8	7	1	0		1	1	0
Maine	District	4	1		3		0		0
Maryland	District	6	5	1	1	1	0		0
Massachusetts	District	16	4	3	12	3	0		0
Michigan	Districts	13	2		11	1	0	1	0
Minnesota	Districts	10	1		8	1	1	1	0
Mississippi	District	8	8		0		0		0
Missouri	District	16	14		2		0		0
Montana	At-large	2	2		0		0		0
Nebraska	District	6	3		3		0		0
Nevada	At-large	1	0		1		0		0
New Hampshire	District	2	0	2	2	2	0		0
New Jersey	District	12	4	7	8	7	0		0
New Mexico	At-large	1	0	1	1	1	0		0
New York	District	43	19	12	22	11	1		1	1
North Carolina	District	10	9	1	1	1	0		0
North Dakota	District	3	0		3		0		0
Ohio	Districts	22	9	10	13	10	0		0
Oklahoma	Districts	8	7	1	1	1	0		0
Oregon	District	3	0		3		0		0
Pennsylvania	Districts +4 at-large	36	6	6	30	8	0	2	0
Rhode Island	District	3	1	1	2	2	0		0
South Carolina	District	7	7		0		0		0
South Dakota	District	3	1	1	2	1	0		0
Tennessee	District	10	8		2		0		0
Texas	Districts +2 at-large	18	18		0		0		0
Utah	District	2	1	1	1	1	0		0
Vermont	District	2	0		2		0		0
Virginia	District	10	9		1		0		0
Washington	Districts	5	1	1	4	1	0	2	0
West Virginia	Districts +at-large	6	3	1	3	1	0		0
Wisconsin	District	11	3		8		0		0
Wyoming	At-large	1	0		1		0		0
Total		435	230 52.9%	61	196 45.1%	63	6 1.4%	3	3 0.7%	2

House seats
Democratic			52.87%
Progressive			1.38%
Prohibition			0.23%
Republican			45.06%
Socialist			0.23%
Others			0.23%

House seats by party holding plurality in state   80+% to 100% Democratic   80+% to 100% Republican   60+% to 80% Democratic   60+% to 80% Republican   Up to 60% Democratic   Up to 60% Republican

Net gain in party representation   6+ Democratic gain     6+ Republican gain   3-5 Democratic gain     3-5 Republican gain   1-2 Democratic gain   1-2 Progressive gain   1-2 Republican gain   no net change

Early election date

Maine held its elections early, on September 14, 1914. There had previously been multiple states with earlier elections, but Maine was the only one remaining by 1914 (after Vermont stopped holding its elections early, after 1912). Maine would continue to hold elections early, in September, until 1958.

California

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1914

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
California 1	William Kent	Independent	1910	Incumbent re-elected.	√ William Kent (Independent) 48.1% Edward H. Hart (Republican) 38.3% O. F. Meldon (Democratic) 10.8% Henry P. Stripp (Prohibition) 2.8%
California 2	John E. Raker	Democratic	1910	Incumbent re-elected.	√ John E. Raker (Democratic) 64.7% James T. Matlock (Republican) 31.2% W. P. Fassett (Prohibition) 4.1%
California 3	Charles F. Curry	Republican	1912	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Charles F. Curry (Republican) 85.0% David T. Ross (Socialist) 8.7% Edwin F. Van Vlear (Prohibition) 6.3%
California 4	Julius Kahn	Republican	1898	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Julius Kahn (Republican) 69.1% Henry Colombat (Democratic) 22.8% Allen K. Gifford (Socialist) 6.6% J. C. Westenberg (Prohibition) 1.5%
California 5	John I. Nolan	Republican gain	1912	Incumbent re-elected.	√ John I. Nolan (Republican) 83.3% Mads Peter Christensen (Socialist) 11.4% Frederick Head (Prohibition) 5.3%
California 6	Joseph R. Knowland	Republican	1904	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Progressive gain.	√ John A. Elston (Progressive) 44.4% George H. Derrick (Republican) 37.7% Howard H. Caldwell (Socialist) 13.9% Harlow E. Wolcott (Progressive) 3.9%
California 7	Denver S. Church	Democratic	1912	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Denver S. Church (Democratic) 49.9% A. M. Drew (Republican) 31.8% Henry M. McKee (Socialist) 9.9% Don A. Allen (Prohibition) 8.3%
California 8	Everis A. Hayes	Republican	1904	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Everis A. Hayes (Republican) 49.1% Lewis Dan Bohnett (Progressive) 45.3% Joseph Merritt Horton (Prohibition) 5.6%
California 9	Charles W. Bell	Progressive	1912	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Prohibition gain.	√ Charles H. Randall (Prohibition) 30.9% Charles W. Bell (Progressive) 30.3% Frank C. Roberts (Republican) 27.7% Henry A. Hart (Socialist) 11.1%
California 10	William Stephens	Progressive	1910	Incumbent re-elected.	√ William Stephens (Progressive) 38.4% Henry Z. Osborne (Republican) 28.9% Nathan Newby (Democratic) 15.5% Ralph L. Criswell (Socialist) 13.0% Henry Clay Needham (Prohibition) 4.3%
California 11	William Kettner	Democratic	1912	Incumbent re-elected.	√ William Kettner (Democratic) 52.7% James Carson Needham (Republican) 27.9% James S. Edwards (Prohibition) 12.7% Casper Bauer (Socialist) 6.7%

Florida

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, 1914

An at-large district had been created in 1912 for a newly apportioned seat. The at-large district was eliminated in 1914 and the C created.

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Florida 1	Stephen M. Sparkman	Democratic	1894	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Stephen M. Sparkman (Democratic) 99.3% H. B. Jeffers (Independent) 0.7%
Florida 2	Frank Clark	Democratic	1904	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Frank Clark (Democratic) 100%
Florida 3	Emmett Wilson	Democratic	1912	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Emmett Wilson (Democratic) 98.8% E. Wentworth (Independent) 1.2%
Florida 4	Claude L'Engle Redistricted from the at-large district	Democratic	1912	Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Democratic hold.	√ William J. Sears (Democratic) 100%

South Carolina

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1914

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
South Carolina 1	Richard S. Whaley	Democratic	1913 (special)	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Richard S. Whaley (Democratic) 98.5% Aaron P. Prioleau (Republican) 1.0% William Eberhard (Socialist) 0.5%
South Carolina 2	James F. Byrnes	Democratic	1910	Incumbent re-elected.	√ James F. Byrnes (Democratic) 100%
South Carolina 3	Wyatt Aiken	Democratic	1902	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Wyatt Aiken (Democratic) 100%
South Carolina 4	Joseph T. Johnson	Democratic	1900	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Joseph T. Johnson (Democratic) 99.5% J. W. Sexton (Republican) 0.3% M. I. Ellenberg (Socialist) 0.2%
South Carolina 5	David E. Finley	Democratic	1898	Incumbent re-elected.	√ David E. Finley (Democratic) 100%
South Carolina 6	J. Willard Ragsdale	Democratic	1912	Incumbent re-elected.	√ J. Willard Ragsdale (Democratic) 100%
South Carolina 7	Asbury F. Lever	Democratic	1901 (special)	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Asbury F. Lever (Democratic) 95.1% I. S. Leevy (Republican) 4.1% George F. Lee (Socialist) 0.8%

Non-voting delegates

Alaska Territory

See also: List of United States Representatives from Alaska

Starting with this election, Alaska Territory elected its non-voting delegate on the same day as the rest of the states' general elections. Incumbent James Wickersham, after serving one term as Progressive, returned to the Republican Party.

District	Incumbent			This race
	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Alaska Territory at-large	James Wickersham	Progressive	1908	Incumbent re-elected to a different party. Republican gain.	Y James Wickersham (Republican) [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]

See also

• 1914 United States elections
  • 1914 United States Senate elections
• 63rd United States Congress
• 64th United States Congress

External links

• Office of the Historian (Office of Art & Archives, Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)