1914 United States House of Representatives elections

1914 United States House of Representatives elections

November 3, 1914
All 435 seats in 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 Missouri 9th Illinois 2nd Last election 291 seats 134 seats Seats won 230 196 Seat change 61 62 Popular vote 5,808,254 5,903,308 Percentage 42.43% 43.12% Swing 0.84% 4.21%   Third party Fourth party   Party Progressive Socialist Last election 10 seats 0 seats Seats won 6 1 Seat change 4 1 Popular vote 1,096,530 626,492 Percentage 8.01% 4.58% Swing 1.97% 3.35%   Fifth party Sixth party   Party Prohibition Independent Last election 0 seats 0 seats Seats won 1 1 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 232,285 77,188 Percentage 1.70% 0.56% Swing 0.23% 0.25%
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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Democratic		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

Popular vote Republican   43.12% Democratic   42.43% Progressive   8.01% Socialist   4.58% Prohibition   1.70% Independent   0.56% Others   0.00%

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

Special elections

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Iowa 2	[data missing]	[data missing]	[data missing]	[data missing]	[data missing]
Maryland 1	James Harry Covington	Democratic	1908	Incumbent resigned September 30, 1914 to become Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. New member elected November 3, 1914. Democratic hold.	Y Jesse Price (Democratic) 74.7% Thomas S. Hodson (Progressive 25.3%

California

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

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
California 1	William Kent	Independent	1910	Incumbent re-elected.	Y 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.	Y 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.	Y 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.	Y 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.	Y 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.	Y 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.	Y 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.	Y 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.	Y 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.	Y 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.	Y 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: 1914 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida

See also: List of United States Representatives from Florida and 1914 United States Senate election in Florida

An at-large district had been created in 1912 for a newly apportioned seat. The at-large district was eliminated in 1914 and the 4th district created.

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Florida 1	Stephen M. Sparkman	Democratic	1894	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Stephen M. Sparkman (Democratic) 99.3% H. B. Jeffers (Independent) 0.7%
Florida 2	Frank Clark	Democratic	1904	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Frank Clark (Democratic) 100%
Florida 3	Emmett Wilson	Democratic	1912	Incumbent re-elected.	Y 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.	Y William J. Sears (Democratic) 100%

Kansas

See also: List of United States Representatives from Kansas and 1914 United States Senate election in Kansas

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Kansas 1	Daniel R. Anthony Jr.	Republican	1907 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Daniel R. Anthony Jr. (Republican) [data missing]
Kansas 2	Joseph Taggart	Democratic	1911 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Joseph Taggart (Democratic) [data missing]
Kansas 3	Philip P. Campbell	Republican	1902	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Philip P. Campbell (Republican) [data missing]
Kansas 4	Dudley Doolittle	Democratic	1912	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Dudley Doolittle (Democratic) [data missing]
Kansas 5	Guy T. Helvering	Democratic	1912	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Guy T. Helvering (Democratic) [data missing]
Kansas 6	John R. Connelly	Democratic	1912	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John R. Connelly (Democratic) [data missing]
Kansas 7	George A. Neeley	Democratic	1912 (Special)	Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator. New member elected. Democratic hold.	Y Jouett Shouse (Democratic) [data missing]
Kansas 8	Victor Murdock	Republican	1902	Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator. New member elected. Democratic gain.	Y William A. Ayres (Democratic) [data missing]

Maryland

Main article: 1914 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland

See also: List of United States Representatives from Maryland

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Maryland 1	James Harry Covington	Democratic	1908	Incumbent resigned September 30, 1914 to become Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. New member elected. Democratic hold.	Y Jesse Price (Democratic) 49.0% Robert F. Duer (Republican) 47.9% Charles M. Elderdice (Prohibition) 3.0%
Maryland 2	J. Frederick C. Talbott	Democratic	1902	Incumbent re-elected.	Y J. Frederick C. Talbott (Democratic) 53.5% William J. Heaps (Republican) 41.5% Emory C. Ebaugh (Prohibition) 2.0% Otho N. Johnson (Progressive) 1.9% Thomas B. Farmer (Socialist) 0.7% Charles Becker (Labor) 0.4%
Maryland 3	Charles Pearce Coady	Democratic	1913 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Charles Pearce Coady (Democratic) 51.9% John A. Janetzke (Republican) 41.1% Jacob M. Levy (Socialist) 2.0% John T. Avery (Progressive) 1.8% Harry S. Johnson (Prohibition) 2.0% Israel Merwitz (Labor) 0.3%
Maryland 4	John Charles Linthicum	Democratic	1910	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John Charles Linthicum (Democratic) 58.2% Thomas T. Hammond (Republican) 37.0% H. Ferdinand Wiegand (Progressive) 2.1% William Magee (Prohibition) 1.2% Clarence H. Taylor (Socialist) 1.9% Frank N. H. Lang (Labor) 0.4%
Maryland 5	Frank Owens Smith	Democratic	1912	Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Republican gain.	Y Sydney Emanuel Mudd II (Republican) 48.6% Richard A. Johnson (Democratic) 45.5% Joseph A. Wilmer (Progressive) 2.2% John P. Burdette (Prohibition) 1.4% William Kade (Socialist) 1.2% Nathan Klienman (Labor) 1.0%
Maryland 6	David John Lewis	Republican	1910	Incumbent re-elected.	Y David John Lewis (Democratic) 49.1% Frederick Zihlman (Republican) 47.2% H. Clifford Wright (Socialist) 1.8% William L. Purdum (Prohibition) 1.0% Lewis F. Kefauver (Progressive) 0.9%

South Carolina

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

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
South Carolina 1	Richard S. Whaley	Democratic	1913 (special)	Incumbent re-elected.	Y 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.	Y James F. Byrnes (Democratic) 100%
South Carolina 3	Wyatt Aiken	Democratic	1902	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Wyatt Aiken (Democratic) 100%
South Carolina 4	Joseph T. Johnson	Democratic	1900	Incumbent re-elected.	Y 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.	Y David E. Finley (Democratic) 100%
South Carolina 6	J. Willard Ragsdale	Democratic	1912	Incumbent re-elected.	Y J. Willard Ragsdale (Democratic) 100%
South Carolina 7	Asbury F. Lever	Democratic	1901 (special)	Incumbent re-elected.	Y 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
	Member	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 missing]

See also

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

Bibliography

• Dubin, Michael J. (March 1, 1998). 1788 United States Congressional Elections-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, House of United States House of Representatives. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
• Secretary of State (1914). Maryland Manual 1914-15. Annapolis: The Advertiser-Republican. Retrieved 24 July 2020.

External links

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