1916 United States House of Representatives elections
Wilson's hybrid approach, which injected a progressive element into Democratic policies, had proved to be dissatisfying to much of the nation.International affairs also became important in the traditionally non-interventionist United States, as voters attempted to determine which party would be best served to keep the nation from entering the Great War.However, when the 65th Congress convened in April 1917, the Democrats narrowly maintained control of the House, forming an alliance with third-party (Progressive and Socialist) members.This Congress is the last example to date of a type of coalition holding power in the House, rather than a single party winning a majority of seats.Jeannette Rankin, a Republican from Montana, became the first woman ever elected to congress.
| House seats by party holding plurality in state | |
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80.1-100% Democratic
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80.1-100% Republican
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60.1-80% Democratic
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60.1-80% 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 Progressive gain
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1-2 Republican gain
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no net change
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United States House of RepresentativesJames MannChamp ClarkRepublicanDemocraticIllinois 2ndMissouri 9thProgressiveSocialistProhibitionIndependentSpeaker65th United States Congressre-election of PresidentWoodrow WilsonDemocratic PartyRepublican Partynon-interventionistGreat Warpluralityalliancethird-party34th CongressmajorityJeannette RankinList of special elections to the United States House of Representatives1917 United States House of Representatives elections64th United States CongressMississippi 5Samuel A. WitherspoonWilliam W. VenableWest Virginia 2William G. Brown Jr.George M. BowersCalifornia 10William StephensLieutenant Governor of CaliforniaelectedHenry S. BenedictVirginia 7James HayUnited States Court of ClaimsThomas W. HarrisonJohn PaulList of United States representatives from AlabamaAlabama 1Oscar L. GrayAlabama 2S. Hubert Dent Jr.Alabama 3Henry B. SteagallAlabama 4Fred L. BlackmonAlabama 5J. Thomas Heflin1904 (special)Alabama 6William B. OliverAlabama 7John L. BurnettAlabama 8Edward B. AlmonAlabama 9George HuddlestonAlabama 10William B. BankheadList of United States representatives from ArizonaArizona at-largeCarl HaydenList of United States representatives from ArkansasArkansas 1Thaddeus H. CarawayArkansas 2William A. OldfieldArkansas 3John N. TillmanArkansas 4Otis WingoArkansas 5Henderson M. JacowayArkansas 6Samuel M. Taylor1913 (special)Arkansas 7William S. Goodwin1916 United States House of Representatives elections in CaliforniaList of United States representatives from CaliforniaCalifornia 1William KentClarence F. LeaCalifornia 2John E. RakerCalifornia 3Charles F. CurryCalifornia 4Julius KahnCalifornia 5John I. NolanFrederick HeadCalifornia 6John A. ElstonCalifornia 7Denver S. ChurchCalifornia 8Everis A. HayesCalifornia 9Charles H. RandallCharles W. Bellelected to finish the termHenry Z. OsborneCalifornia 11William KettnerList of United States representatives from ColoradoColorado 1Benjamin C. HilliardGeorge J. KindelColorado 2Charles B. TimberlakeColorado 3Edward KeatingColorado 4Edward T. TaylorList of United States representatives from ConnecticutConnecticut 1P. Davis OakeyAugustine Lonergan