United States House of Representatives elections, 1912

United States House of Representatives elections, 1912

Infobox Election
election_name = United States House of Representatives elections, 1912
country = United States
type = legislative
ongoing = no
previous_election = United States House of Representatives elections, 1910
previous_year = 1910
next_election = United States House of Representatives elections, 1914
next_year = 1914
seats_for_election = All 435 seats to the United States House of Representatives
election_date = November 5, 1912


leader1 = Champ Clark
party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
leaders_seat1 = Missouri-9th
last_election1 = 230 seats
seats1 = 291
seat_change1 = +61
popular_vote1 =
percentage1 =
swing1 =


leader2 = James Mann
party2 = Republican Party (United States)
leaders_seat2 = Illinois-2nd
last_election2 = 162 seats
seats2 = 134
seat_change2 = -28
popular_vote2 =
percentage2 =
swing2 =
title = Speaker
before_election = Champ Clark
before_party = Democratic Party (United States)
after_election = Champ Clark
after_party= Democratic Party (United States)

The U.S. House election of 1912 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1912 which coincided with the election of President Woodrow Wilson.

Wilson's victory was partly due to the division of the opposition Republican Party into conservative and Progressive factions, and this was reflected in the House where the Democratic Party gained many seats from the split, and the Progressives, who formed their own third party, gained a handful of seats as well.

The number of seats in the chamber changed for this election, which is reflected in the seat totals for both sides. Notable freshmen included future Speaker Sam Rayburn (D-Texas) and future Vice President and Senate Majority Leader Alben W. Barkley (D-Kentucky).

Overall results

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California

ee also

*63rd United States Congress
*U.S. Senate election, 1912
*U.S. presidential election, 1912

sequence
list=U.S. House elections
prev=1910
next=1914


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