United States House of Representatives elections, 1904

United States House of Representatives elections, 1904

1902 ← November 1, 1904 → 1906

All 386 seats to the United States House of Representatives 194 seats were needed for a majority   Majority party Minority party   Leader Joseph Cannon John Sharp Williams Party Republican Democratic Leader's seat Illinois-18th Mississippi-8th Last election 209 seats 176 seats Seats won 250 136 Seat change 41 40

Speaker before election Joseph Cannon Republican Elected Speaker Joseph Cannon Republican

Elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1904 were held to elect members of the 59th Congress, and coincided with the re-election of President Theodore Roosevelt.

Roosevelt's popularity swept many Republican house candidates into office, cementing their majority over the opposition Democratic Party. Because Roosevelt came from a liberal wing of the Republican Party, his ideology was prevalent among freshman representatives. Progressive Republicanism mobililized a new base of support and proved to be especially popular among the Protestant middle class workers who held jobs in business or in the front offices of industrial facilities.

Election summaries

State	Type	Total seats	Republican		Democratic
			Seats	Change	Seats	Change
Alabama	District	9	0		9
Arkansas	District	7	0		7
California	District	8	8	3	0	3
Colorado	District +at-large	3	3	1	0
Connecticut	District +at-large	5	5		0
Delaware	At-large	1	1	1	0	1
Florida	District	3	0		3
Georgia	District	11	0		11
Idaho	At-large	1	1		0
Illinois	District	25	24	7	1	7
Indiana	District	13	11	2	2	2
Iowa	District	11	11	1	0
Kansas	District +at-large	8	8		0
Kentucky	District	11	2	1	9	1
Louisiana	District	7	0		7
Maine	District	4	4		0
Maryland	District	6	3	2	3	2
Massachusetts	District	14	11	1	3	1
Michigan	District	12	12	1	0	1
Minnesota	District	9	9	1	0	1
Mississippi	District	8	0		8
Missouri	District	16	9	8	7	8
Montana	At-large	1	1		0
Nebraska	District	6	6	1	0	1
Nevada	At-large	1	0		1
New Hampshire	District	2	2		0
New Jersey	District	10	9	2	1	2
New York	District	37	26	6	11	6
North Carolina	District	10	1	1	9	1
North Dakota	District	2	2		0
Ohio	District	21	20	3	1	3
Oregon	District	2	2		0
Pennsylvania	District	32	31	3	1	3
Rhode Island	District	2	1		1
South Carolina	District	7	0		7
South Dakota	At-large	2	2		0
Tennessee	District	10	2		8
Texas	District	16	0		16
Utah	At-large	1	1		0
Vermont	District	2	2		0
Virginia	District	10	1		9
Washington	At-large	3	3		0
West Virginia	District	5	5		0
Wisconsin	District	11	10		1
Wyoming	At-large	1	1		0
Total		386	250 64.8%	41	136 35.2%	40

The previous election had 1 Silver Republican

Three states, with 8 seats between them, held elections early in 1904:

• June 6 Oregon
• September 6 Vermont
• September 12 Maine

80.1-100% Republican	80.1-100% Democratic
60.1-80% Republican	60.1-80% Democratic
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

Complete returns

Party abbreviations:

• D: Democratic
• Pr: Prohibition
• R: Republican
• S: Socialist
• UL: Union Labor

California

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1904

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
California 1	James Gillett	Republican	1902	Re-elected	James N. Gillett (R) 54.1% Anthony Caminetti (D) 39.3% A. J. Gaylord (S) 5.5% Jarrot Laban Rollins (Pr) 1.1%
California 2	Theodore A. Bell	Democratic	1902	Lost re-election Republican gain	Duncan E. McKinlay (R) 49.2% Theodore A. Bell (D) 46.6% J. H. White (S) 3.3% Eli P. LaCell (Pr) 0.9%
California 3	Previous incumbent Victor H. Metcalf (R) resigned July 1, 1904 after being appointed Commerce Secretary			Republican hold	Joseph R. Knowland (R) 68.6% Henry C. McPike (D) 20.1% M. Lesser (S) 10.1% Bates Morris (Pr) 1.3%
California 4	Edward J. Livernash	Democratic	1902	Lost re-election Republican gain	Julius Kahn (R) 56.8% Edward J. Livernash (D) 36.4% William Costley (S) 6.4% Hubert R. Chapin (Pr) 0.4%
California 5	William J. Wynn	Democratic	1902	Lost re-election Republican gain	Everis A. Hayes (R) 52.3% William J. Wynn (D) 39.7% Frank R. Whitney (S) 5% Charles J. Williams (UL) 2% George B. Pratt (Pr) 1%
California 6	James C. Needham	Republican	1898	Re-elected	James C. Needham (R) 55.1% William M. Conley (D) 38.3% J. L. Cobb (S) 4.5% Joel H. Smith (Pr) 2.2%
California 7	James McLachlan	Republican	1900	Re-elected	James McLachlan (R) 44.8% Benjamin J. Cloes (P) 30.3% W. O. Morton (D) 16.2% Frank I. Wheat (S) 5.2% John Sobieski (Pr) 3.6%
California 8	Milton J. Daniels	Republican	1902	Retired Republican hold	Sylvester C. Smith (R) 55.6% Charles A. Barlow (D) 34.5% Noble A. Richardson (S) 9.9%

Florida

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, 1904

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Florida 1	Stephen M. Sparkman	Democratic	1894	Re-elected	Stephen M. Sparkman (D) 75.1% E. R. Gunby (R) 20.1% Z. A. Middlebrooks (S) 4.7%
Florida 2	Robert Wyche Davis	Democratic	1896	Retired Democratic hold	Frank Clark (D) 77.2% John M. Cheney (R) 19.9% W. B. Wood (S) 2.9%
Florida 3	William B. Lamar	Democratic	1902	Re-elected	William B. Lamar (D) 100%

South Carolina

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1904

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
South Carolina 1	George Swinton Legaré	Democratic	1902	Re-elected	George Swinton Legaré (D) 91.3% J. N. Noland (R) 5.2% Aaron P. Prioleau (R)3.5%
South Carolina 2	George W. Croft	Democratic	1902	Retired Democratic hold	James O'H. Patterson (D) 94.7% Isaac Myers (R) 5.3%
South Carolina 3	Wyatt Aiken	Democratic	1902	Re-elected	Wyatt Aiken (D) 98.2% John Scott (R) 1.8%
South Carolina 4	Joseph T. Johnson	Democratic	1900	Re-elected	Joseph T. Johnson (D) 97.5% J. D. Adams (R) 2.5%
South Carolina 5	David E. Finley	Democratic	1898	Re-elected	David E. Finley (D) 98.5% C. P. White (R) 1.5%
South Carolina 6	Robert B. Scarborough	Democratic	1900	Retired Democratic hold	J. Edwin Ellerbe (D) 95.8% E. H. Deas (R) 4.2%
South Carolina 7	Asbury F. Lever	Democratic	1901 (special)	Re-elected	Asbury F. Lever (D) 93.8% C. C. Jacobs 6.0% Others 0.2%

See also

• 59th United States Congress
• United States Senate elections, 1904
• United States presidential election, 1904

References

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