United States House of Representatives elections, 1900

United States House of Representatives elections, 1900

1898 ← November 6, 1900 → 1902

All 357 seats to the United States House of Representatives 179 seats were needed for a majority   Majority party Minority party   Leader David Henderson James Richardson Party Republican Democratic Leader's seat Iowa-3rd Tennessee-5th Last election 185 seats 163 seats Seats won 198 153 Seat change 13 10   Third party Fourth party   Leader John Calhoun Bell John F. Shafroth Party Populist Silver Republican Party Leader's seat Colorado-2nd Colorado-1st Last election 6 seats 2 seats Seats won 5 1 Seat change 1 1

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.

Election summaries

State	Type	Total seats	Republican		Democratic		Populist		Silver Republican
			Seats	Change	Seats	Change	Seats	Change	Seats	Change
Alabama	District	9	0		9		0		0
Arkansas	District	6	0		6		0		0
California	District	7	7	1	0	1	0		0
Colorado	District	2	0		0		1		1
Connecticut	District	4	4		0		0		0
Delaware	At-large	1	1		0		0		0
Florida	District	2	0		2		0		0
Georgia	District	11	0		11		0		0
Idaho	At-large	1	0		0		1	1	0	1
Illinois	District	22	11	3	11	3	0		0
Indiana	District	13	9		4		0		0
Iowa	District	11	11		0		0		0
Kansas	District +at-large	8	7		1	1	0	1	0
Kentucky	District	11	2		9		0		0
Louisiana	District	6	0		6		0		0
Maine	District	4	4		0		0		0
Maryland	District	6	6	2	0	2	0		0
Massachusetts	District	13	10		3		0		0
Michigan	District	12	12		0		0		0
Minnesota	District	7	7		0		0		0
Mississippi	District	7	0		7		0		0
Missouri	District	15	2	1	13	2	0		0
Montana	At-large	1	0		0	1	1	1	0
Nebraska	District	6	2		2	1	2	1	0
Nevada	At-large	1	0		1	1	0		0	1
New Hampshire	District	2	2		0		0		0
New Jersey	District	8	6		2		0		0
New York	District	34	21	5	13	5	0		0
North Carolina	District	9	2		7	1	0	1	0
North Dakota	At-large	1	1		0		0		0
Ohio	District	21	17	2	4	2	0		0
Oregon	District	2	2		0		0		0
Pennsylvania	District +2 at-large	30	26	6	4	6	0		0
Rhode Island	District	2	2		0		0		0
South Carolina	District	7	0		7		0		0
South Dakota	At-large	2	2		0		0		0
Tennessee	District	10	2		8		0		0
Texas	District	13	0	1	13	1	0		0
Utah	At-large	1	1	1	0	1	0		0
Vermont	District	2	2		0		0		0
Virginia	District	10	0		10		0		0
Washington	At-large	2	2		0		0		0
West Virginia	District	4	4	1	0	1	0		0
Wisconsin	District	10	10		0		0		0
Wyoming	At-large	1	1		0		0		0
Total		357	198 55.5%	13	153 42.9%	10	5 1.4%	1	1 0.3%	1

The previous election also had one member of the Silver Party

Three states, with 8 seats between them, held elections early in 1900:

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

80.1-100% Republican	80.1-100% Democratic
60.1-80% Republican	60.1-80% Democratic
	80.1-100% Populist
House seats by party holding plurality in state

6+ Republican gain   6+ Democratic gain   3-5 Republican gain   3-5 Democratic gain   1-2 Republican gain   1-2 Democratic gain   no net change   1-2 Populist gain

Complete returns

Party abbreviations

• D: Democratic
• I: Independent
• P: Prohibition
• R: Republican
• Sil: Silver
• Soc: Socialist

California

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1900

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
California 1	John All Barham	Republican	1894	Retired Republican hold	Frank Coombs (R) 55.3% James F. Farraher (D) 42.4% William Morgan (Soc) 1.6% Charles T. Clark (P) 0.8%
California 2	Previous incumbent Marion De Vries (D) resigned August 20, 1900 to accept a judicial position			Republican gain	Samuel D. Woods (R) 50.4% J. D. Sproul (D) 47.9% W. F. Lockwood (Soc) 0.9% W. H. Barron (P) 0.8%
California 3	Victor H. Metcalf	Republican	1898	Re-elected	Victor H. Metcalf (R) 58.3% Frank Freeman (D) 38% R. A. Dague (Soc) 2.6% Alvin W. Holt (P) 1.1%
California 4	Julius Kahn	Republican	1898	Re-elected	Julius Kahn (R) 55.7% R. Porter Ashe (D) 38.2% Charles C. O'Donnell (I) 3.6% G. B. Benham (Soc) 2.2% Joseph Rowell (P) 0.3%
California 5	Eugene F. Loud	Republican	1890	Re-elected	Eugene F. Loud (R) 55.7% J. H. Henry (D) 41.3% C. H. King Sr. (Soc) 2.2% Fred E. Caton (P) 0.8%
California 6	Russell J. Waters	Republican	1898	Retired Republican hold	James McLachlan (R) 52.4% W. D. Crichton (D) 42.4% Noble A. Richardson (Soc) 3.1% A. H. Hensley (P) 2.1%
California 7	James C. Needham	Republican	1898	Re-elected	James C. Needham (R) 51.8% William Graves (D) 37.9% H. G. Wilshire (Soc) 7% James Campbell (P) 3.2%

Florida

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, 1900

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Florida 1	Stephen M. Sparkman	Democratic	1894	Re-elected	Stephen M. Sparkman (D) 87.0% G. Brown Patterson (R) 13.0%
Florida 2	Robert Wyche Davis	Democratic	1896	Re-elected	Robert Wyche Davis (D) 80.0% John M. Cheney (R) 20.0%

Nevada

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Nevada at-large	Francis G. Newlands	Democratic	1892	Re-elected as Democratic	Francis G. Newlands (D/Sil) 58.8% E. S. Farrington (R) 41.2%

South Carolina

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1900

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
South Carolina 1	William Elliott	Democratic	1886 1896	Re-elected	William Elliott (D) 72.7% W. W. Beckett (R) 27.3%
South Carolina 2	W. Jasper Talbert	Democratic	1892	Re-elected	W. Jasper Talbert (D) 97.7% J. B. Odom (R) 2.3%
South Carolina 3	Asbury Latimer	Democratic	1892	Re-elected	Asbury Latimer (D) 97.5% Anson C. Merrick (R) 2.5%
South Carolina 4	Stanyarne Wilson	Democratic	1894	Lost primary Democratic hold	Joseph T. Johnson (D) 97.0% S. T. Poinier (R) 3.0%
South Carolina 5	David E. Finley	Democratic	1898	Re-elected	David E. Finley (D) 97.3% John F. Jones (R) 2.7%
South Carolina 6	James Norton	Democratic	1897 (special)	Lost primary Democratic hold	Robert B. Scarborough (D) 94.3% R. A. Stuart (R) 5.7%
South Carolina 7	J. William Stokes	Democratic	1894	Re-elected	J. William Stokes (D) 93.2% Alexander D. Dantzler (R) 6.8%

J. William Stokes (D) of the 7th district died in office on July 6, 1901 and was replaced in a special election by Asbury F. Lever (D)

See also

• 57th United States Congress
• United States presidential election, 1900

References

• Unless otherwise noted, electoral data are from Ourcampaigns.com