1902 United States House of Representatives elections

The 1902 United States House of Representatives elections were held for the most part on November 4, 1902, with Oregon, Maine, and Vermont holding theirs early in either June or September. They occurred in the middle of President Theodore Roosevelt's first term, about a year after the assassination of William McKinley in September 1901. Elections were held for 386 seats of the United States House of Representatives, representing 45 states, to serve in the 58th United States Congress.

Due to the increased size of the House and the reapportionment that resulted from the 1900 U.S. census, the Republican Party and the Democratic Party both gained seats simultaneously, which has not occurred in any elections since. The Democrats increased their share of the House, but not by enough to regain control.

With a stable economy and no cornerstone issue, Democratic gains can mostly be linked to the effects of redistricting. Many of the new seats were in areas with high numbers of immigrants (mostly Eastern and Southern European industrial workers, and Northern European farmers), with new immigrants tending to vote Democrat. The Populist Party disappeared from the House, with its supporters almost unanimously switching to the Democratic Party.

This election marked the third and most recent time in American history where the incumbent president's party gained House seats in a midterm election while still losing seats in the Senate, the first two being in 1814 and 1822.

Election summaries 29 new seats were added in reapportionment following the 1900 census.Apportionment Act of 1901 No states lost seats, 16 had no change in apportionment, 14 gained one seat, three gained two seats, and three gained three seats. Two of the states that gained representation elected the new seat at-large.

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State Type Total seats Democratic Republican Seats Change Seats Change Seats Change Alabama Districts 9 9 0 Arkansas Districts 7 1 7 1 0 California Districts 8 1 3 3 5 2 Colorado District+at-large 3 1 0 3 2 Connecticut District+at-large 5 1 0 5 1 Delaware At-large 1 1 1 0 1 Florida Districts 3 1 3 1 0 Georgia Districts 11 11 0 Idaho At-large 1 0 1 1 Illinois Districts 25 3 8 3 17 6 Indiana Districts 13 4 9 Iowa Districts 11 1 1 10 1 Kansas District+at-large 8 0 1 8 1 Kentucky Districts 11 10 1 1 1 Louisiana Districts 7 1 7 1 0 Maine Districts 4 0 4 Maryland Districts 6 2 2 4 2 Massachusetts Districts 14 1 4 1 10 Michigan Districts 12 1 1 11 1 Minnesota Districts 9 2 1 1 8 1 Mississippi Districts 8 1 8 1 0 Missouri Districts 16 1 15 3 1 2 Montana At-large 1 0 1 1 Nebraska Districts 6 1 1 5 3 Nevada At-large 1 1 0 New Hampshire Districts 2 0 2 New Jersey Districts 10 2 3 1 7 1 Districts 37 3 17 4 20 1 North Carolina Districts 10 1 10 3 0 2 North Dakota At-large 2 1 0 2 1 Ohio Districts 21 4 17 Oregon Districts 2 0 2 Pennsylvania District 32 2 3 1 29 3 Rhode Island Districts 2 1 1 1 1 South Carolina Districts 7 7 0 South Dakota At-large 2 0 2 Tennessee Districts 10 8 2 Texas Districts 16 3 16 3 0 Utah At-large 1 0 1 Vermont Districts 2 0 2 Virginia Districts 10 9 1 1 1 Washington At-large 3 1 0 3 1 West Virginia Districts 5 1 0 5 1 Wisconsin Districts 11 1 1 1 10 Wyoming At-large 1 0 1 Total 386 29 176 25 210 9

The previous election had five Populists, but the party completely disappeared from the U.S. House in the 1902 elections.

Special elections

Election dates All the states held their elections November 4, 1902, except for three states, with eight seats among them:

June 2: Oregon September 2: Vermont September 8: Maine

Alabama

Arizona Territory See Non-voting delegates, below.

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii Territory See Non-voting delegates, below.

Idaho

Illinois

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1902 United States House of Representatives elections

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