1904 United States House of Representatives elections
The 1904 United States House of Representatives elections were held for the most part on November 8, 1904, with Oregon, Maine, and Vermont holding theirs early in either June or September. They coincided with the election to a full term of President Theodore Roosevelt. Elections were held for 386 seats of the United States House of Representatives, representing 45 states, to serve in the 59th United States Congress.
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Roosevelt's popularity swept many Republican house candidates into office, cementing their majority over the opposition Democratic Party. Because Roosevelt came from a liberal wing of the Republican Party, his ideology was prevalent among freshman representatives. Progressive Republicanism mobilized a new base of support and proved to be especially popular among the Protestant middle-class workers who held jobs in business or in the front offices of industrial facilities.
Election summaries
135 | 251 |
Democratic | Republican |
State | Type | Total seats |
Republican | Democratic | ||
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Seats | Change | Seats | Change | |||
Alabama | District | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||
Arkansas | District | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||
California | District | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Colorado | District +at-large |
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
Connecticut | District +at-large |
5 | 5 | 0 | ||
Delaware | At-large | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Florida | District | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
Georgia | District | 11 | 0 | 11 | ||
Idaho | At-large | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
Illinois | District | 25 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
Indiana | District | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Iowa | District | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0 | |
Kansas | District +at-large |
8 | 8 | 0 | ||
Kentucky | District | 11 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
Kentucky | District | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||
Maine[lower-alpha 2] | District | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
Maryland | District | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Massachusetts | District | 14 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Michigan | District | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Minnesota | District | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Mississippi | District | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||
Missouri | District | 16 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 9 |
Montana | At-large | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
Nebraska | District | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Nevada | At-large | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
New Hampshire | District | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
New Jersey | District | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
New York | District | 37 | 26 | 6 | 11 | 6 |
North Carolina | District | 10 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
North Dakota | District | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
Ohio | District | 21 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Oregon[lower-alpha 2] | District | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
Pennsylvania | District | 32 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Rhode Island | District | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
South Carolina | District | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||
South Dakota | At-large | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
Tennessee | District | 10 | 2 | 8 | ||
Texas | District | 16 | 0 | 16 | ||
Utah | At-large | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
Vermont[lower-alpha 2] | District | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
Virginia | District | 10 | 1 | 9 | ||
Washington | At-large | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
West Virginia | District | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||
Wisconsin | District | 11 | 10 | 1 | ||
Wyoming | At-large | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 386 | 251 65.0% |
41 | 135 35.0% |
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The previous election of 1902 saw 3 Independent Republicans elected in the Pittsburgh area of Pennsylvania.
Early election dates
In 1904, three states, with 8 seats among them, held elections early:
Special elections
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
South Carolina 2 | George W. Croft | Democratic | 1902 | Incumbent died March 10, 1904. New member elected May 17, 1904. Winner was not a candidate to the next term; see below. |
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California 3 | Victor H. Metcalf | Republican | 1898 | Incumbent resigned July 1, 1904 to become U.S. Secretary of Commerce and Labor. New member elected November 8, 1904. Republican hold. Winner was also elected to the next term; see below. |
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Ohio 19 |
Alabama
Arkansas
California
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
California 1 | James Gillett | Republican | 1902 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 2 | Theodore A. Bell | Democratic | 1902 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain. |
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California 3 | Victor H. Metcalf | Republican | 1898 | Incumbent resigned July 1, 1904 to become U.S. Secretary of Commerce and Labor. New member elected. Republican hold. Winner was also elected to finish the current term; see above. |
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California 4 | Edward J. Livernash | Democratic | 1902 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain. |
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California 5 | William J. Wynn | Democratic | 1902 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain. |
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California 6 | James C. Needham | Republican | 1898 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 7 | James McLachlan | Republican | 1900 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 8 | Milton J. Daniels | Republican | 1902 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Florida 1 | Stephen M. Sparkman | Democratic | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 2 | Robert Wyche Davis | Democratic | 1896 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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Florida 3 | William B. Lamar | Democratic | 1902 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia
Idaho
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Idaho at-large | Burton L. French | Republican | 1902 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Maryland 1 | William H. Jackson | Republican | 1900 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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Maryland 2 | J. Frederick C. Talbott | Democratic | 1902 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maryland 3 | Frank C. Wachter | Republican | 1898 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maryland 4 | James W. Denny | Democratic | 1902 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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Maryland 5 | Sydney Emanuel Mudd I | Republican | 1896 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maryland 6 | George A. Pearre | Republican | 1898 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Massachusetts 1 | George P. Lawrence | Republican | 1897 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 2 | Frederick H. Gillett | Republican | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 3 | John R. Thayer | Democratic | 1898 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain. |
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Massachusetts 4 | Charles Q. Tirrell | Republican | 1900 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 5 | Butler Ames | Republican | 1902 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 6 | Augustus Peabody Gardner | Republican | 1902 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 7 | Ernest W. Roberts | Republican | 1898 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 8 | Samuel W. McCall | Republican | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 9 | John A. Keliher | Democratic | 1902 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 10 | William S. McNary | Democratic | 1902 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 11 | John Andrew Sullivan | Democratic | 1902 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 12 | Samuel L. Powers | Republican | 1900 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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Massachusetts 13 | William S. Greene | Republican | 1898 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 14 | William C. Lovering | Republican | 1896 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Mississippi 1 | Ezekiel S. Candler Jr. | Democratic | 1900 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Mississippi 2 | Thomas Spight | Democratic | 1898 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Mississippi 3 | Benjamin G. Humphreys II | Democratic | 1902 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Mississippi 4 | Wilson S. Hill | Democratic | 1902 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Mississippi 5 | Adam M. Byrd | Democratic | 1902 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Mississippi 6 | Eaton J. Bowers | Democratic | 1902 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Mississippi 7 | Frank A. McLain | Democratic | 1898 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Mississippi 8 | John S. Williams | Democratic | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Missouri
Montana
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Montana at-large | Joseph M. Dixon | Republican | 1902 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Nebraska
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Nebraska 1 | Elmer Burkett | Republican | 1898 | Incumbent re-elected. Resigned before start of term to become Senator. |
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Nebraska 2 | Gilbert Hitchcock | Democratic | 1902 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain. |
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Nebraska 3 | John McCarthy | Republican | 1902 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Nebraska 4 | Edmund H. Hinshaw | Republican | 1902 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Nebraska 5 | George W. Norris | Republican | 1902 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Nebraska 6 | Moses Kinkaid | Republican | 1902 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
North Dakota at-large 2 seats on a general ticket |
Thomas F. Marshall | Republican | 1900 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Burleigh F. Spalding | Republican | 1902 | Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Republican hold. |
Ohio
Oregon
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Oregon 1 | Binger Hermann | Republican | 1903 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Oregon 2 | John N. Williamson | Republican | 1902 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
South Carolina 1 | George Swinton Legaré | Democratic | 1902 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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South Carolina 2 | George W. Croft | Democratic | 1902 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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South Carolina 3 | Wyatt Aiken | Democratic | 1902 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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South Carolina 4 | Joseph T. Johnson | Democratic | 1900 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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South Carolina 5 | David E. Finley | Democratic | 1898 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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South Carolina 6 | Robert B. Scarborough | Democratic | 1900 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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South Carolina 7 | Asbury F. Lever | Democratic | 1901 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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South Dakota
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
South Dakota at-large (2 seats elected on a general ticket) |
Charles H. Burke | Republican | 1898 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Eben Martin | Republican | 1900 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Tennessee
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Tennessee 1 | Walter P. Brownlow | Republican | 1896 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Tennessee 2 | Henry R. Gibson | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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Tennessee 3 | John A. Moon | Democratic | 1896 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Tennessee 4 | Morgan C. Fitzpatrick | Democratic | 1902 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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Tennessee 5 | James D. Richardson | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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Tennessee 6 | John W. Gaines | Democratic | 1896 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Tennessee 7 | Lemuel P. Padgett | Democratic | 1900 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Tennessee 8 | Thetus W. Sims | Democratic | 1896 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Tennessee 9 | Rice A. Pierce | Democratic | 1896 | Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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Tennessee 10 | Malcolm R. Patterson | Democratic | 1900 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
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Virginia 5 | |||||
Virginia 6 | Carter Glass | Democratic | 1902 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 7 | James Hay | Democratic | 1904 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | |
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Virginia 10 | Henry D. Flood | Democratic | 1900 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Washington
West Virginia
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
West Virginia 1 | Blackburn B. Dovener | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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West Virginia 2 | Alston G. Dayton | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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West Virginia 3 | Joseph H. Gaines | Republican | 1900 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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West Virginia 4 | Harry C. Woodyard | Republican | 1902 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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West Virginia 5 | James A. Hughes | Republican | 1900 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Wisconsin
Wyoming
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Wyoming at-large | Frank W. Mondell | Republican | 1898 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Non-voting delegates
Oklahoma Territory
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Delegate | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Oklahoma Territory at-large | Bird S. McGuire | Republican | 1902 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Mexico Territory
New Mexico Territory elected its non-voting delegate November 8, 1904.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Delegate | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
New Mexico Territory at-large | Bernard Shandon Rodey | Republican | 1900 | Incumbent lost renomination and then lost re-election as an Independent Republican. New delegate elected. Republican hold. |
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See also
Notes
- Three states held earlier elections between June 6 and September 12.
- Elections held early.
References
- "Party Divisions of the House of Representatives* 1789–Present". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
- Martis, pp. 158–159.
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Bibliography
- Dubin, Michael J. (March 1, 1998). United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results of the Elections of the 1st Through 105th Congresses. McFarland and Company. ISBN 978-0786402830.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (January 1, 1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress, 1789-1989. Macmillan Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0029201701.
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- "Party Divisions of the House of Representatives* 1789–Present". Office of the Historian, House of United States House of Representatives. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
- Secretary of State (1905). Maryland Manual 1904. Baltimore: Wm. J. C. Dulany Co. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
External links
- Office of the Historian (Office of Art & Archives, Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)