1920 United States House of Representatives elections
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The 1920 United States House of Representatives elections were elections for the United States House of Representatives to elect members to serve in the 67th United States Congress. They were held for the most part on November 2, 1920, while Maine held its on September 13. They coincided with the election of President Warren G. Harding, the first time that women in all states were allowed to vote in federal elections after the passage of the 19th Amendment.
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All 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives 218 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The incumbent Democratic administration of Woodrow Wilson lost popularity after the conclusion of World War I in 1918, as American voters hoped to return to isolationism and avoid military conflict in the future. Heedless of the prevailing national mood, Wilson advocated American leadership in a new international order under the League of Nations, alienated voters of German and Irish ancestry, and constantly struggled with a Congress controlled by the opposition Republican Party. Harding and the Republicans promised a new start for the nation and a disassociation from Europe's political troubles that most voters found appealing. As a result, the Republicans picked up 63 seats in the House of Representatives, with most of the gains coming from Democratic-leaning districts in the big industrial cities and the border states. Many of these districts elected Republican representatives for the only time in decades, and House Democratic leader Champ Clark was among those who lost reelection. Although the South remained solidly Democratic for the most part, the Republicans secured more than 90% of the seats outside the South, which gave them their largest majority of the 20th century and as of 2023, their greatest number of seats ever. The 67th Congress is the most recent in which the Republican Party won greater than a two-thirds majority of seats in either chamber.
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Source: Election Statistics - Office of the Clerk
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District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Virginia 4 | Walter A. Watson | Democratic | 1912 | Incumbent died December 24, 1919. New member elected April 27, 1920. Democratic hold. |
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Virginia 5 | Edward W. Saunders | Democratic | 1906 (special) | Incumbent resigned February 29, 1920 to join the Supreme Court of Virginia. New member elected June 1, 1920. Democratic hold. |
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Michigan 13 | Charles A. Nichols | Republican | 1914 | Incumbent died April 25, 1920. New member elected November 2, 1920. Republican hold. |
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New Jersey 1 | William J. Browning | Republican | 1911 (special) | Incumbent died March 24, 1920. New member elected November 2, 1920. Republican hold. |
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New York 14 | Fiorello La Guardia | Republican | 1916 | Incumbent resigned December 31, 1919. New member elected November 2, 1920. Republican hold. |
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New York 26 | Edmund Platt | Republican | 1912 | Incumbent resigned June 7, 1920 to join the Federal Reserve Board. New member elected November 2, 1920. Republican hold. |
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Pennsylvania 3 | J. Hampton Moore | Republican | 1906 (special) | Incumbent resigned January 4, 1920 when elected Mayor of Philadelphia. New member elected November 2, 1920. Republican hold. |
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Alabama 5 | James T. Heflin | Democratic | 1904 | Incumbent resigned November 1, 1920 when elected U.S. senator. New member elected December 14, 1920. Democratic hold. |
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District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Alabama 1 | John McDuffie | Democratic | 1918 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Alabama 2 | S. Hubert Dent Jr. | Democratic | 1908 | Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic hold. |
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Alabama 3 | Henry B. Steagall | Democratic | 1914 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Alabama 4 | Fred L. Blackmon | Democratic | 1910 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Alabama 5 | J. Thomas Heflin | Democratic | 1904 | Incumbent resigned when elected U.S. senator. Democratic hold. Winner took seat December 14, 1920. |
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Alabama 6 | William B. Oliver | Democratic | 1914 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Alabama 7 | Lilius B. Rainey | Democratic | 1918 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Alabama 8 | Edward B. Almon | Democratic | 1914 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Alabama 9 | George Huddleston | Democratic | 1914 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Alabama 10 | William B. Bankhead | Democratic | 1916 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Arizona at-large | Carl Hayden | Democratic | 1911 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Arkansas 1 | Thaddeus H. Caraway | Democratic | 1912 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator. Democratic hold. |
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Arkansas 2 | William A. Oldfield | Democratic | 1908 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Arkansas 3 | John N. Tillman | Democratic | 1914 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Arkansas 4 | Otis Wingo | Democratic | 1912 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Arkansas 5 | Henderson M. Jacoway | Democratic | 1910 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Arkansas 6 | Samuel M. Taylor | Democratic | 1910 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Arkansas 7 | William S. Goodwin | Democratic | 1910 | Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic hold. |
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District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Opponent |
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California 1 | Clarence F. Lea | Democratic | 1916 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 2 | John E. Raker | Democratic | 1910 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 3 | Charles F. Curry | Republican | 1912 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 4 | Julius Kahn | Republican | 1898 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 5 | John I. Nolan | Republican | 1912 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 6 | John A. Elston | Republican | 1914 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 7 | Henry E. Barbour | Republican | 1918 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 8 | Hugh S. Hersman | Democratic | 1918 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. |
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California 9 | Charles H. Randall | Prohibition | 1914 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. |
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California 10 | Henry Z. Osborne | Republican | 1916 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 11 | William Kettner | Democratic | 1912 | Incumbent retired. Republican gain. |
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