United States House of Representatives elections, 1900

Elections to the United States House of Representatives were held in 1900 for members of the 57th Congress, coinciding with the re-election of President William McKinley.

McKinley's Republican Party gained thirteen seats from the Democratic Party and minor parties, cementing their majority. A reassertion of Republican control in the Mid-Atlantic was key in the gain of new seats. However, with an improved economy, especially in the industrial sector, the election cycle featured no keystone issue, resulting in a general support for the status quo. The fading Populist Party held on to five House seats, while the sole member of the Silver Party changed parties to Democratic.

Election summaries

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200	1	5	151
Republican	SR	P	Democratic

State	Type	Total seats	Republican		Democratic		Populist		Silver/ Silver Republican
			Seats	Change	Seats	Change	Seats	Change	Seats	Change
Alabama	District	9	0	1	9	1	0		0
Arkansas	District	6	0		6		0		0
California	District	7	7	1	0	1	0		0
Colorado	District	2	0		0		1		1
Connecticut	District	4	4		0		0		0
Delaware	At-large	1	1		0		0		0
Florida	District	2	0		2		0		0
Georgia	District	11	0		11		0		0
Idaho	At-large	1	0		0		1	1	0	1
Illinois	District	22	11	3	11	3	0		0
Indiana	District	13	9		4		0		0
Iowa	District	11	11		0		0		0
Kansas	District +at-large	8	7		1	1	0	1	0
Kentucky	District	11	3	1	8	1	0		0
Louisiana	District	6	0		6		0		0
Maine	District	4	4		0		0		0
Maryland	District	6	6	2	0	2	0		0
Massachusetts	District	13	10		3		0		0
Michigan	District	12	12		0		0		0
Minnesota	District	7	7		0		0		0
Mississippi	District	7	0		7		0		0
Missouri	District	15	3		12		0		0
Montana	At-large	1	0		0	1	1	1	0
Nebraska	District	6	2		2	1	2	1	0
Nevada	At-large	1	0		1	1	0		0	1
New Hampshire	District	2	2		0		0		0
New Jersey	District	8	6		2		0		0
New York	District	34	21	5	13	5	0		0
North Carolina	District	9	2		7	1	0	1	0
North Dakota	At-large	1	1		0		0		0
Ohio	District	21	17	2	4	2	0		0
Oregon	District	2	2		0		0		0
Pennsylvania	District +2 at-large	30	26	6	4	6	0		0
Rhode Island	District	2	2		0		0		0
South Carolina	District	7	0		7		0		0
South Dakota	At-large	2	2		0		0		0
Tennessee	District	10	2		8		0		0
Texas	District	13	0	1	13	1	0		0
Utah	At-large	1	1	1	0	1	0		0
Vermont	District	2	2		0		0		0
Virginia	District	10	0		10		0		0
Washington	At-large	2	2		0		0		0
West Virginia	District	4	4	1	0	1	0		0
Wisconsin	District	10	10		0		0		0
Wyoming	At-large	1	1		0		0		0
Total		357	200 56.0%	13	151 42.3%	10	5 1.4%	1	1 0.3%	2

House seats
Republican			56.02%
Democratic			42.30%
Populist			1.40%
Silver Republican			0.28%

The previous election of 1898 saw the election of 6 Populists, 2 Silver Republicans, and a Silver Party member.

House seats by party holding plurality in state   80+ to 100% Democratic   80+ to 100% Populist   80+ to 100% Republican   60+ to 80% Democratic     60+ to 80% Republican   Up to 60% Democratic   Up to 60% Populist   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 Populist gain   1-2 Republican gain   no net change

Early election dates

In 1900, three states, with 8 seats among them, held elections early:

• June 4 Oregon
• September 4 Vermont
• September 10 Maine

Complete returns

Party abbreviations

• D: Democratic
• I: Independent
• P: Prohibition
• R: Republican
• Sil: Silver
• Soc: Socialist

California

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1900

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
California 1	John All Barham	Republican	1894	Retired Republican hold	Frank Coombs (R) 55.3% James F. Farraher (D) 42.4% William Morgan (Soc) 1.6% Charles T. Clark (P) 0.8%
California 2	Previous incumbent Marion De Vries (D) resigned August 20, 1900 to accept a judicial position			Republican gain	Samuel D. Woods (R) 50.4% J. D. Sproul (D) 47.9% W. F. Lockwood (Soc) 0.9% W. H. Barron (P) 0.8%
California 3	Victor H. Metcalf	Republican	1898	Re-elected	Victor H. Metcalf (R) 58.3% Frank Freeman (D) 38% R. A. Dague (Soc) 2.6% Alvin W. Holt (P) 1.1%
California 4	Julius Kahn	Republican	1898	Re-elected	Julius Kahn (R) 55.7% R. Porter Ashe (D) 38.2% Charles C. O'Donnell (I) 3.6% G. B. Benham (Soc) 2.2% Joseph Rowell (P) 0.3%
California 5	Eugene F. Loud	Republican	1890	Re-elected	Eugene F. Loud (R) 55.7% J. H. Henry (D) 41.3% C. H. King Sr. (Soc) 2.2% Fred E. Caton (P) 0.8%
California 6	Russell J. Waters	Republican	1898	Retired Republican hold	James McLachlan (R) 52.4% W. D. Crichton (D) 42.4% Noble A. Richardson (Soc) 3.1% A. H. Hensley (P) 2.1%
California 7	James C. Needham	Republican	1898	Re-elected	James C. Needham (R) 51.8% William Graves (D) 37.9% H. G. Wilshire (Soc) 7% James Campbell (P) 3.2%

Florida

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, 1900

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Florida 1	Stephen M. Sparkman	Democratic	1894	Re-elected	Stephen M. Sparkman (D) 87.0% G. Brown Patterson (R) 13.0%
Florida 2	Robert Wyche Davis	Democratic	1896	Re-elected	Robert Wyche Davis (D) 80.0% John M. Cheney (R) 20.0%

Nevada

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Nevada at-large	Francis G. Newlands	Democratic	1892	Re-elected as Democratic	Francis G. Newlands (D/Sil) 58.8% E. S. Farrington (R) 41.2%

South Carolina

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1900

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
South Carolina 1	William Elliott	Democratic	1886 1896	Re-elected	William Elliott (D) 72.7% W. W. Beckett (R) 27.3%
South Carolina 2	W. Jasper Talbert	Democratic	1892	Re-elected	W. Jasper Talbert (D) 97.7% J. B. Odom (R) 2.3%
South Carolina 3	Asbury Latimer	Democratic	1892	Re-elected	Asbury Latimer (D) 97.5% Anson C. Merrick (R) 2.5%
South Carolina 4	Stanyarne Wilson	Democratic	1894	Lost primary Democratic hold	Joseph T. Johnson (D) 97.0% S. T. Poinier (R) 3.0%
South Carolina 5	David E. Finley	Democratic	1898	Re-elected	David E. Finley (D) 97.3% John F. Jones (R) 2.7%
South Carolina 6	James Norton	Democratic	1897 (special)	Lost primary Democratic hold	Robert B. Scarborough (D) 94.3% R. A. Stuart (R) 5.7%
South Carolina 7	J. William Stokes	Democratic	1894	Re-elected	J. William Stokes (D) 93.2% Alexander D. Dantzler (R) 6.8%

J. William Stokes (D) of the 7th district died in office on July 6, 1901 and was replaced in a special election by Asbury F. Lever (D)

See also

• United States presidential election, 1900
• United States Senate elections, 1900
• 57th United States Congress

External links

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