1900 United States House of Representatives elections

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All 357 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives 179 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader David Henderson James Richardson Party Republican Democratic Leader since March 4, 1899 March 4, 1899 Leader's seat Iowa 3rd Tennessee 5th Last election 187 seats 161 seats Seats won 200[1][2] 151[1][2] Seat change 13 10 Popular vote 6,929,305 6,081,813 Percentage 50.65% 44.45% Swing 2.10% 0.27%   Third party Fourth party   Party Populist Silver Republican Last election 5 seats 2 Seats won 5[1][2] 1[2] Seat change 1 Popular vote 321,908 54,591 Percentage 2.35% 0.40% Swing 1.89% 0.16%   Fifth party   Party Independent Last election 2 Seats won 0 Seat change 2 Popular vote 44,982 Percentage 0.33% Swing 0.55%
Speaker before election David Henderson Republican Elected Speaker David Henderson Republican

Elections to the United States House of Representatives were held in 1900 for members of the 57th Congress, coinciding with the re-election of president William McKinley.

McKinley's Republican Party gained thirteen seats from the Democratic Party and minor parties, cementing their majority. A reassertion of Republican control in the Mid-Atlantic was key in the gain of new seats. However, with an improved economy, especially in the industrial sector, the election cycle featured no keystone issue, resulting in a general support for the status quo. The fading Populist Party held on to five House seats, while the sole member of the Silver Party changed parties to Democratic. This was the last time a third party headed into house elections with a party leader. All subsequent third parties to serve in the House would not select a party leader.

Election summaries

State	Type	Total seats	Democratic		Populist		Republican		Silver/ Silver Republican
			Seats	Change	Seats	Change	Seats	Change	Seats	Change
Alabama	District	9	9	1	0		0	1	0
Arkansas	District	6	6		0		0		0
California	District	7	0	1	0		7	1	0
Colorado	District	2	0		1		0		1[c]
Connecticut	District	4	0		0		4		0
Delaware	At-large	1	0		0		1		0
Florida	District	2	2		0		0		0
Georgia	District	11	11		0		0		0
Idaho	At-large	1	0		1	1	0		0	1[d]
Illinois	District	22	11	3	0		11	3	0
Indiana	District	13	4		0		9		0
Iowa	District	11	0		0		11		0
Kansas	District +at-large	8	1	1	0	1	7		0
Kentucky	District	11	8	1	0		3	1	0
Louisiana	District	6	6		0		0		0
Maine[e]	District	4	0		0		4		0
Maryland	District	6	0	2	0		6	2	0
Massachusetts	District	13	3		0		10		0
Michigan	District	12	0		0		12		0
Minnesota	District	7	0		0		7		0
Mississippi	District	7	7		0		0		0
Missouri	District	15	12		0		3[f]		0
Montana	At-large	1	0	1	1	1	0		0
Nebraska	District	6	2	1	2	1	2		0
Nevada	At-large	1	1	1	0		0		0	1[g]
New Hampshire	District	2	0		0		2		0
New Jersey	District	8	2		0		6		0
New York	District	34	13	5	0		21	5	0
North Carolina	District	9	7	1	0	1	2		0
North Dakota	At-large	1	0		0		1		0
Ohio	District	21	4	2	0		17	2	0
Oregon[e]	District	2	0		0		2		0
Pennsylvania	District +2 at-large	30	4	6	0		26	6	0
Rhode Island	District	2	0		0		2		0
South Carolina	District	7	7		0		0		0
South Dakota	At-large	2	0		0		2		0
Tennessee	District	10	8		0		2		0
Texas	District	13	13	1	0		0	1	0
Utah	At-large	1	0	1	0		1	1	0
Vermont[e]	District	2	0		0		2		0
Virginia	District	10	10		0		0		0
Washington	At-large	2	0		0		2		0
West Virginia	District	4	0	1	0		4	1	0
Wisconsin	District	10	0		0		10		0
Wyoming	At-large	1	0		0		1		0
Total		357	151 42.3%	10	5 1.4%	1	200 56.0%	13	1[c] 0.3%	2

The previous election of 1898 saw the election of 6 Populists, 2 Silver Republicans, and a Silver Party member.

House seats by party holding plurality in state   80+% Democratic   80+% Populist   80+% Republican   60+ to 80% Democratic     60+ to 80% Republican   Up to 60% Democratic   Up to 60% Populist   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 Populist gain   1-2 Republican gain   no net change

Election dates

All the states held their elections November 6, 1900, except for 3 states, with 8 seats among them:

• June 4: Oregon
• September 4: Vermont
• September 10: Maine

Special elections

J. William Stokes (Democratic) of South Carolina's 7th congressional district died in office on July 6, 1901 and was replaced in a special election by Asbury F. Lever (Democratic)

Alabama

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Nevada

South Carolina

Non-voting delegates

• Hawaii Territory: Robert W. Wilcox (Home Rule Party) was elected to finish the term ending March 3, 1901 and to the next term.^[7]

Oklahoma Territory

See also

• 1900 United States elections
  • 1900 United States presidential election
  • 1900 and 1901 United States Senate elections
• 56th United States Congress
• 57th United States Congress

Notes

References

Bibliography

• Dubin, Michael J. (March 1, 1998). United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results of the Elections of the 1st Through 105th Congresses. McFarland and Company. ISBN 978-0786402830.
• Martis, Kenneth C. (January 1, 1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress, 1789-1989. Macmillan Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0029201701.
• Moore, John L., ed. (1994). Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections (Third ed.). Congressional Quarterly Inc. ISBN 978-0871879967.
• "Party Divisions of the House of Representatives* 1789-Present". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Retrieved 2015.
• Secretary of State (1901). Maryland Manual 1900. Baltimore: Wm. J. C. Dulany Co. Retrieved 2020.

External links

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