1904 United States House of Representatives elections
Joseph Gurney Cannon Republican Joseph Gurney Cannon Republican 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.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.
| House seats by party holding plurality in state | |
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80+% Democratic
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80+% Republican
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60+% to 80% Democratic
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60+% to 80% Republican
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Up to 60% Democratic
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Up to 60% Republican
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| Net gain in party representation | |
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6+ Democratic gain
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6+ Republican gain
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3-5 Democratic gain
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3-5 Republican gain
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1-2 Democratic gain
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1-2 Republican gain
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no net change
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United States House of RepresentativesJoseph CannonJohn Sharp WilliamsRepublicanDemocraticIllinois 18thMississippi 8thIndependentSpeakerJoseph Gurney CannonPresidentTheodore Roosevelt59th United States CongressDemocratic PartyProtestantmiddle-classCaliforniaFloridaSouth CarolinaIndependent RepublicansOregonVermontSouth Carolina 2George W. CroftJames O. PattersonCalifornia 3Victor H. MetcalfU.S. Secretary of Commerce and LaborJoseph R. KnowlandOhio 19List of United States representatives from AlabamaList of United States representatives from Arkansas1904 United States House of Representatives elections in CaliforniaList of United States representatives from CaliforniaCalifornia 1James GillettAnthony CaminettiCalifornia 2Theodore A. BellDuncan E. McKinlayCalifornia 4Edward J. LivernashJulius KahnCalifornia 5William J. WynnEveris A. HayesUnion LaborCalifornia 6James C. NeedhamCalifornia 7James McLachlanCalifornia 8Milton J. DanielsSylvester C. SmithCharles A. BarlowList of United States representatives from ColoradoColorado 1Robert W. Bonynge1902 (contest)Clay B. WhitfordColorado 2Herschel M. HoggColorado at-largeFranklin E. BrooksList of United States representatives from ConnecticutConnecticut 1E. Stevens HenryConnecticut 2Nehemiah D. SperryConnecticut 3Frank B. Brandegee1902 (special)Connecticut 4Ebenezer J. HillConnecticut at-largeGeorge L. LilleyList of United States representatives from Delaware1904 United States House of Representatives elections in FloridaList of United States representatives from FloridaFlorida 1Stephen M. SparkmanFlorida 2Robert Wyche DavisFrank ClarkJohn M. CheneyFlorida 3William B. LamarList of United States representatives from GeorgiaList of United States representatives from IdahoIdaho at-largeBurton L. FrenchList of United States representatives from IllinoisList of United States representatives from IndianaList of United States representatives from IowaList of United States representatives from KansasList of United States representatives from Kentucky1904 United States House of Representatives elections in LouisianaList of United States representatives from LouisianaLouisiana 1Adolph MeyerLouisiana 2Robert C. DaveyLouisiana 3Robert F. BroussardLouisiana 4Phanor BreazealeJohn T. WatkinsLouisiana 5Joseph E. Ransdell1899 (special)Louisiana 6Samuel M. Robertson1887 (special)Louisiana 7Arsène PujoList of United States representatives from Maine1904 United States House of Representatives elections in MarylandList of United States representatives from MarylandMaryland 1William H. JacksonThomas Alexander SmithMaryland 2J. Frederick C. TalbottRobert GarrettMaryland 3Frank C. Wachter