1914 United States House of Representatives elections

1914 United States House of Representatives elections were elections for the United States House of Representatives to elect members to serve in the 64th United States Congress. They were held for the most part on November 3, 1914, while Maine held theirs on September 14. They were held in the middle of President Woodrow Wilson's first term.

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 as an independent, and two minor party candidates were elected: Charles H. Randall, a Prohibition Party member, in ; and Meyer London, a Socialist Party member, in .

The election was the first of four times in the 20th century in which either party won the House majority without winning the popular vote, with the subsequent three instances occurring in 1942, 1952, and 1996; Democrats won the House majority without winning the popular vote in the former election, while Republicans did so in the latter two.

Election summaries + ↓ 230 9 196 Democratic Republican

State Type Totalseats 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+at-large 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 61 196 63 6 3 3 2

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

Alabama

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

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 created.

Georgia

Idaho

Illinois

1914 United States House of Representatives elections

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