November 8, 1910 1912 → 219 seats 0 seats 163 1 | 172 seats 219 seats 230 163 58 56 | |
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Winner Champ Clark | ||
Elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1910 were held for members of the 62nd Congress, in the middle of President William Howard Taft's term.
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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. Also, the first-ever Socialist won a seat during the elections.
Election summaries
Three seats were added for the new states of New Mexico (2), and Arizona (1).
Election dates
In 1910, two states, with 6 seats between them, held elections early:
Two newly admitted states held elections late: New Mexico held its first Congressional election on November 7, 1911 and, Arizona held its on December 11, 1911.