1910 United States House of Representatives elections

The 1910 United States House of Representatives elections were held for the most part on November 8, 1910, while Maine and Vermont held theirs early in September, in the middle of President William Howard Taft's term. Elections were held for all 391 seats of the United States House of Representatives, representing 46 states, to the 62nd United States Congress.

The conservative Taft contended with major factional splits within his Republican Party. Instead of using his position as president to bridge compromise, Taft alienated the progressive wing of the party, which had championed his predecessor, Theodore Roosevelt. While conservatives controlled the largest number of elected positions for Republicans, progressive politics had been what brought many voters to the polls. The clash of these units of the Republican Party, combined with the message of unity from the Democratic Party, was enough to allow the Democrats to take control of the House, ending 16 years in opposition. This was the first time that the Socialist Party won a seat.

Issues
Protection was the ideological cement holding the Republican coalition together. High tariffs were used by Republicans to promise higher sales to business, higher wages to industrial workers, and higher demand for their crops to farmers. Progressive insurgents said it promoted monopoly. Democrats said it was a tax on the little man. It had greatest support in the Northeast, and greatest opposition in the South and West. The Midwest was the battleground. The great battle over the high Payne–Aldrich Tariff Act in 1910 ripped the Republicans apart and set up the realignment in favor of the Democrats.

Election dates
In 1910, two states, with 6 seats between them, held elections early:


 * September 6, Vermont
 * September 12, Maine

Two newly admitted states held elections late: New Mexico and Arizona held their first elections in 1911.

Special elections
! GA's 2nd congressional district

! IA's 9th congressional district

! LA's 2nd congressional district
 * Samuel Louis Gilmore
 * | Democratic
 * 1909 (Special)
 * | Incumbent died July 18, 1910. New member elected November 8, 1910. Democratic hold. Winner also elected to the next term, see below.
 * nowrap | ✅ H. Garland Dupré (Democratic) 82.71%

Victor Loisel (Republican) 17.29%

! MA's 4th congressional district
 * Charles Q. Tirrell
 * | Republican
 * 1900
 * | Incumbent died July 31, 1910. New member elected November 8, 1910. Democratic gain. Winner lost election to the next term, see below.
 * nowrap | ✅ John Joseph Mitchell (Democratic) 50.03%

William H. Wilder (Republican) 49.96%

! MO's 6th congressional district

! TN's 1st congressional district
 * Walter P. Brownlow
 * | Republican
 * 1896
 * | Incumbent died July 8, 1910. New member elected November 8, 1910. Republican hold.
 * nowrap | ✅ Zachary D. Massey (Republican) 77.35%

Cyrus H. Lyle (Democratic) 22.65%

! VA's 4th congressional district


 * }

Idaho
! Idaho At-large
 * Thomas R. Hamer
 * | Republican
 * 1908
 * | Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Republican hold.
 * nowrap | ✅ Burton L. French (Republican) 55.44%

A. M. Bowen (Democratic) 38.03%

Rolla Myer (Socialist) 6.53%


 * }

Massachusetts
! MA's 1st congressional district
 * George P. Lawrence
 * | Republican
 * 1897 (special)
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ George P. Lawrence (Republican) 48.9%

Edward M. Lewis (Democratic) 45.9%

Louis B. Clark (Socialist) 5.1%

! MA's 2nd congressional district
 * Frederick H. Gillett
 * | Republican
 * 1892
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ Frederick H. Gillett (Republican) 48.8%

William G. McKechnie (Democratic) 47.2%

Alva E. Fenton (Socialist) 4.0%

! MA's 3rd congressional district
 * Charles G. Washburn
 * | Republican
 * 1906 (special)
 * | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.
 * nowrap |

✅ John A. Thayer (Democratic) 51.2%

Charles G. Washburn (Republican) 48.8%

! MA's 4th congressional district
 * colspan="3" | Vacant
 * | Incumbent died July 31, 1910. New member elected. Republican hold.
 * nowrap |

✅ William Wilder (Republican) 49.1%

John Joseph Mitchell (Democratic) 48.7%

James D. Ryan (Socialist) 2.2%

! MA's 5th congressional district
 * Butler Ames
 * | Republican
 * 1902
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ Butler Ames (Republican) 51.1%

James H. Carmichael (Democratic) 48.9%

! MA's 6th congressional district
 * Augustus Peabody Gardner
 * | Republican
 * 1902 (special)
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ Augustus Peabody Gardner (Republican) 54.0%

William H. O'Brien (Democratic) 37.6%

James F. Carey (Socialist) 8.3%

! MA's 7th congressional district
 * Ernest W. Roberts
 * | Republican
 * 1898
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ Ernest W. Roberts (Republican) 50.7%

Walter H. Creamer (Democratic) 43.7%

W. Lathrop Meaker (People's) 5.6%

! MA's 8th congressional district
 * Samuel W. McCall
 * | Republican
 * 1892
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ Samuel W. McCall (Republican) 53.4%

Frederick S. Deitrick (Democratic) 46.6%

! MA's 9th congressional district
 * John A. Keliher
 * | Democratic
 * 1902
 * | Incumbent lost re-nomination. New member elected. Democratic hold.
 * nowrap |

✅ William F. Murray (Democratic) 49.0%

John A. Keliher (Ind. Democratic) 42.2%

William H. Oakes (Republican) 8.7%

! MA's 10th congressional district
 * Joseph F. O'Connell
 * | Democratic
 * 1906
 * | Incumbent lost re-nomination. New member elected. Democratic hold.
 * nowrap | ✅ James Michael Curley (Democratic) 56.3%

J. Mitchel Galvin (Republican) 43.7%

! MA's 11th congressional district
 * Andrew James Peters
 * | Democratic
 * 1906
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |  * ✅ Andrew James Peters (Democratic) 59.2%

William Dudley Cotton Jr. (Republican) 40.8%

! MA's 12th congressional district
 * John W. Weeks
 * | Republican
 * 1904
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ John W. Weeks (Republican) 56.4%

Daniel J. Daley (Democratic) 43.6%

! MA's 13th congressional district
 * William S. Greene
 * | Republican
 * 1898 (special)
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ William S. Greene (Republican) 58.9%

James F. Morris (Democratic) 41.1%

! MA's 14th congressional district
 * Eugene Foss
 * | Democratic
 * 1910 (special)
 * | Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Massachusetts. New member elected. Republican gain.
 * nowrap |

✅ Robert O. Harris (Republican) 47.9%

Thomas C. Thacher (Democratic) 47.6%

John McCarty (Socialist) 4.5%


 * }

Mississippi
! MS's 1st congressional district
 * Ezekiel S. Candler Jr.
 * | Democratic
 * 1900
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ Ezekiel S. Candler Jr. (Democratic) 100%

! MS's 2nd congressional district
 * Thomas Spight
 * | Democratic
 * 1898 (special)
 * | Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Democratic hold.
 * nowrap | ✅ Hubert D. Stephens (Democratic) 100%

! MS's 3rd congressional district
 * Benjamin G. Humphreys II
 * | Democratic
 * 1902
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ Benjamin G. Humphreys II (Democratic) 100%

! MS's 4th congressional district
 * Thomas U. Sisson
 * | Democratic
 * 1908
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ Thomas U. Sisson (Democratic) 100%

! MS's 5th congressional district
 * Adam M. Byrd
 * | Democratic
 * 1902
 * | Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Democratic hold.
 * nowrap |

✅ Samuel A. Witherspoon (Democratic) 100%

! MS's 6th congressional district
 * Eaton J. Bowers
 * | Democratic
 * 1902
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.
 * nowrap | ✅ Pat Harrison (Democratic) 99.43%

Charles F. Myers (Socialist) 0.57%

! MS's 7th congressional district
 * William A. Dickson
 * | Democratic
 * 1908
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ William A. Dickson (Democratic) 100%

! MS's 8th congressional district
 * James Collier
 * | Democratic
 * 1908
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ James Collier (Democratic) 100%


 * }

Montana
! Montana At-large
 * Charles N. Pray
 * | Republican
 * 1906
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ Charles N. Pray (Republican) 49.44%

Charles S. Hartman (Democratic) 42.68%

J. Frank Mabie (Socialist) 7.88%


 * }

Nebraska
! Nebraska's 1st congressional district
 * John A. Maguire
 * | Democratic
 * 1908
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ John A. Maguire (Democratic) 50.40%

William Hayward (Republican) 48.15%

C. R. Oyler (Socialist) 1.45%

! Nebraska's 2nd congressional district
 * Gilbert Hitchcock
 * | Democratic
 * 1906
 * | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator. New member elected. Democratic hold.
 * nowrap | ✅ Charles O. Lobeck (Democratic) 48.86%

Abraham L. Sutton (Republican) 48.13%

Peter Mehrens (Socialist) 3.02%

! Nebraska's 3rd congressional district
 * James P. Latta
 * | Democratic
 * 1908
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ James P. Latta (Democratic) 57.65%

John F. Boyd (Republican) 41.26%

Henry F. Hockenberger (Prohibition) 1.09%

! Nebraska's 4th congressional district
 * Edmund H. Hinshaw
 * | Republican
 * 1902
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.
 * nowrap | ✅ Charles H. Sloan (Republican) 50.84%

Benjamin F. Good (Democratic) 47.75%

A. H. Martin (Socialist) 1.41%

! Nebraska's 5th congressional district
 * George W. Norris
 * | Republican
 * 1902
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ George W. Norris (Republican) 53.69%

Roderick Dhu Sutherland (Democratic) 42.90%

S. M. Elliott (Socialist) 2.20%

John D. Stoddard (Prohibition) 1.22%

! Nebraska's 6th congressional district
 * Moses Kinkaid
 * | Republican
 * 1902
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ Moses Kinkaid (Republican) 52.75%

William J. Taylor (Democratic) 42.68%

Fred G. Chase (Socialist) 3.23%

Robert G. Ross (Prohibition) 1.34%


 * }

North Dakota
! rowspan=2 | ND At-large 2 seats on a general ticket
 * Louis B. Hanna
 * | Republican
 * nowrap | 1908
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap rowspan=2 |

✅ Louis B. Hanna (Republican) 32.27%

✅ Henry T. Helgesen (Republican) 31.67%

Tobias D. Casey (Democratic) 16.20%

M. A. Hildreth (Democratic) 15.85%

Arthur Hagendorf (Socialist) 2.02%

N. H. Bjornstad (Socialist) 1.99%


 * Asle Gronna
 * | Republican
 * nowrap | 1904
 * | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator. New member elected. Republican hold.
 * | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator. New member elected. Republican hold.


 * }

Oklahoma
! OK's 1st congressional district
 * Bird S. McGuire
 * 1907
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ Bird S. McGuire (Republican) 49.2%
 * nowrap | ✅ Bird S. McGuire (Republican) 49.2%

Neil E. McNeill (Democratic) 44.7%

W. L. Reynolds (Socialist) 6.1%

! OK's 2nd congressional district
 * Dick T. Morgan
 * 1908
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ Dick T. Morgan (Republican) 46.0%
 * nowrap | ✅ Dick T. Morgan (Republican) 46.0%

Elmer L. Fulton (Democratic) 44.1%

H. I. Bryant (Socialist) 9.9%

! OK's 3rd congressional district
 * Charles E. Creager
 * 1908
 * | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.
 * nowrap | ✅ James S. Davenport (Democratic) 50.6%
 * nowrap | ✅ James S. Davenport (Democratic) 50.6%

Charles E. Creager (Republican) 43.5%

G. M. Snyder (Socialist) 5.9%

! OK's 4th congressional district
 * Charles D. Carter
 * 1907
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ Charles D. Carter (Democratic) 55.6%
 * nowrap | ✅ Charles D. Carter (Democratic) 55.6%

Charles M. Campbell (Republican) 30.4%

J. N. Gilmore (Socialist) 14.0%

! OK's 5th congressional district
 * Scott Ferris
 * 1907
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ Scott Ferris (Democratic) 58.9%
 * nowrap | ✅ Scott Ferris (Democratic) 58.9%

J. H. Franklin (Republican) 27.6%

H. H. Stallard (Socialist) 13.5%


 * }

Oregon
! OR's 1st congressional district
 * Willis C. Hawley
 * | Republican
 * 1906
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ Willis C. Hawley (Republican) 48.58%

R. G. Smith (Democratic) 33.74%

C. W. Sherman (Socialist) 9.20%

W. P. Elmore (Prohibition) 8.48%

! OR's 2nd congressional district
 * William R. Ellis
 * | Republican
 * 1906
 * | Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Republican hold.
 * nowrap | ✅ Walter Lafferty (Republican) 51.79%

John Manning (Democratic) 32.92%

William A. Crawford (Socialist) 9.44%

George B. Pratt (Prohibition) 5.86%


 * }

South Dakota
! rowspan=2 | SD At-large (2 seats elected on a general ticket)
 * Charles H. Burke
 * | Republican
 * 1908
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * rowspan=2 nowrap | ✅ Charles H. Burke (Republican) 31.73%

✅ Eben Martin (Republican) 31.59%

W. W. Soule (Democratic) 16.00%

John E. Kelley (Democratic) 15.84%

Knute Lewis (Prohibition) 2.03%

W. J. Edgar (Prohibition) 2.02%

Isaac M. Burnside (Independent) 0.80%


 * Eben Martin
 * | Republican
 * 1908
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * Incumbent re-elected.


 * }

Tennessee
! TN's 1st congressional district
 * Zachary D. Massey
 * | Republican
 * 1910 (special)
 * |Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.
 * nowrap |

✅ Sam R. Sells (Republican) 73.95%

Cyrus H. Lyle (Democratic) 26.05%

! TN's 2nd congressional district
 * Richard W. Austin
 * | Republican
 * 1908
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ Richard W. Austin (Republican) 57.28%

Nathan W. Hale (Republican) 42.72%

! TN's 3rd congressional district
 * John A. Moon
 * | Democratic
 * 1896
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ John A. Moon (Democratic) 56.87%

Charles R. Evans (Republican) 41.72%

C. W. Crouch (Socialist) 1.41%

! TN's 4th congressional district
 * Cordell Hull
 * | Democratic
 * 1906
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ Cordell Hull (Democratic) 78.87%

J. T. Odum (Ind. Democratic) 21.13%

! TN's 5th congressional district
 * William C. Houston
 * | Democratic
 * 1904
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ William C. Houston (Democratic) 98.99%

N. Bartlett (Socialist) 1.01%

! TN's 6th congressional district
 * Jo Byrns
 * | Democratic
 * 1908
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ Jo Byrns (Democratic) 87.01%

W. H. Jackson (Socialist) 12.99%

! TN's 7th congressional district
 * Lemuel P. Padgett
 * | Democratic
 * 1900
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ Lemuel P. Padgett (Democratic) 96.77%

Daniel McCord (Independent) 2.06%

B. F. Gaunt (Socialist) 1.17%

! TN's 8th congressional district
 * Thetus W. Sims
 * | Democratic
 * 1896
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ Thetus W. Sims (Democratic) 57.91%

S. E. Murrey (Republican) 41.48%

F. W. Earnshaw (Socialist) 0.61%

! TN's 9th congressional district
 * Finis J. Garrett
 * | Democratic
 * 1904
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ Finis J. Garrett (Democratic) 85.75%

J. W. Brown (Republican) 8.10%

W. R. Landrum (Ind. Republican) 5.37%

W. P. Outlaw (Socialist) 0.78%

! TN's 10th congressional district
 * George Gordon
 * | Democratic
 * 1906
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * ✅ George Gordon (Democratic) 94.75%

T. H. Haines (Socialist) 5.25%


 * }

West Virginia
! West Virginia's 1st congressional district
 * William P. Hubbard
 * | Republican
 * 1906
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic gain.
 * nowrap | ✅ John W. Davis (Democratic) 48.88%

Charles E. Carrigan (Republican) 40.71%

A. L. Bauer (Socialist) 7.77%

Ulysses A. Clayton (Prohibition) 2.64%

! West Virginia's 2nd congressional district
 * George C. Sturgiss
 * | Republican
 * 1906
 * | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.
 * nowrap | ✅ William G. Brown Jr. (Democratic) 53.32%

George C. Sturgiss (Republican) 42.08%

W. Scott Garner (Socialist) 2.81%

Robert M. Strickler (Prohibition) 1.79%

! West Virginia's 3rd congressional district
 * Joseph H. Gaines
 * | Republican
 * 1900
 * | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.
 * nowrap | ✅ Adam B. Littlepage (Democratic) 47.67%

Joseph H. Gaines (Republican) 44.23%

L. C. Rogers (Socialist) 6.16%

Charles Hill (Prohibition) 1.94%

! West Virginia's 4th congressional district
 * Harry C. Woodyard
 * | Republican
 * 1902
 * | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.
 * nowrap | ✅ John M. Hamilton (Democratic) 51.94%

Harry C. Woodyard (Republican) 45.44%

G. P. Sigler (Prohibition) 1.55%

I. W. Houston (Socialist) 1.07%

! West Virginia's 5th congressional district
 * James A. Hughes
 * | Republican
 * 1900
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ James A. Hughes (Republican) 52.67%

Rankin Wiley Jr. (Democratic) 47.33%


 * }

Wisconsin
Wisconsin elected eleven members of congress on Election Day, November 8, 1910.

! WI's 1st congressional district
 * Henry Allen Cooper
 * | Republican
 * 1892
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ Henry Allen Cooper (Republican) 57.2%

Calvin Stewart (Democratic) 32.6%

Michael Yabs (Social Dem.) 7.1%

Hans H. Moe (Prohibition) 3.1%

! WI's 2nd congressional district $(special)$]]
 * John M. Nelson
 * | Republican
 * [[1906 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin#Special elections|1906
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ John M. Nelson (Republican) 51.5%

Albert G. Schmedeman (Democratic) 44.4%

Francis S. Cook (Social Dem.) 3.2%

J. Burritt Smith (Prohibition) 0.9%

! WI's 3rd congressional district
 * Arthur W. Kopp
 * | Republican
 * 1908
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ Arthur W. Kopp (Republican) 56.0%

William Coffland (Democratic) 37.9%

Charles H. Berryman (Prohibition) 3.4%

Jesse C. Stoddard (Social Dem.) 2.7%

! WI's 4th congressional district
 * William J. Cary
 * | Republican
 * 1906
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ William J. Cary (Republican) 38.0%

Winfield Gaylord (Social Dem.) 36.6%

William J. Kershaw (Democratic) 25.1%

Charles H. Berryman (Prohibition) 0.2%

! WI's 5th congressional district
 * William H. Stafford
 * | Republican
 * 1902
 * | Incumbent lost re-nomination. New member elected. Social Democratic gain.
 * nowrap |

✅ Victor L. Berger (Social Dem.) 38.3%

Henry F. Cochems (Republican) 31.7%

Joseph P. Carney (Democratic) 31.7%

Moritz A. Schmoyer (Prohibition) 0.3%

! WI's 6th congressional district
 * Charles H. Weisse
 * | Democratic
 * 1902
 * | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.
 * nowrap |

✅ Michael E. Burke (Democratic) 51.0%

William Froehlich (Republican) 43.0%

John C. Boll (Social Dem.) 5.5%

George C. Hill (Prohibition) 0.5%

! WI's 7th congressional district
 * John J. Esch
 * | Republican
 * 1898
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ John J. Esch (Republican) 63.1%

Paul W. Mahoney (Democratic) 30.2%

John Marquet (Social Dem.) 4.8%

A. A. Merrill (Prohibition) 1.9%

! WI's 8th congressional district
 * James H. Davidson
 * | Republican
 * 1896
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ James H. Davidson (Republican) 55.2%

Fred B. Rawson (Democratic) 36.9%

Richard W. Burke (Social Dem.) 6.9%

Charles H. Velte (Prohibition) 0.9%

! WI's 9th congressional district
 * Gustav Küstermann
 * | Republican
 * 1906
 * | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.
 * nowrap |

✅ Thomas F. Konop (Democratic) 45.6%

Gustav Küstermann (Republican) 45.6%

Thomas J. Oliver (Social Dem.) 6.7%

Alex McEathron (Prohibition) 2.1%

! WI's 10th congressional district
 * Elmer A. Morse
 * | Republican
 * 1906
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ Elmer A. Morse (Republican) 54.2%

John F. Lamont (Democratic) 36.8%

Lynn Thompson (Social Dem.) 9.0%

! WI's 11th congressional district
 * Irvine Lenroot
 * | Republican
 * 1908
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap |

✅ Irvine Lenroot (Republican) 88.5%

Henry M. Parks (Social Dem.) 11.4%


 * }

Wyoming
! Wyoming At-large
 * Frank W. Mondell
 * | Republican
 * 1898
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | ✅ Frank W. Mondell (Republican) 54.71%

William B. Ross (Democratic) 39.48%

J. B. Morgan (Socialist) 5.81%


 * }

Alaska Territory
Alaska Territory elected its non-voting delegate August 9, 1910.

Arizona Territory
Arizona Territory elected its non-voting delegate sometime in 1910, but did not serve out the complete term as statehood was granted in 1912.

New Mexico Territory
New Mexico Territory elected its non-voting delegate sometime in 1910, but did not serve out the complete term as statehood was granted in 1912.