United States House elections, 1918
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The U.S. House election, 1918 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1918 which occurred in the middle of President Woodrow Wilson's second term. With the country now in World War I (contrary to previous promises by Wilson), and Wilson's personal popularity ebbing, the Republican Party was able to gain 25 seats and take over control of the House from Wilson's Democratic Party.
Frederick H. Gillett (R-Massachusetts) became Speaker, and previous speaker Champ Clark (D-Missouri) became Minority Leader.
[edit] Overall results
| Party | Total Seats (change) | Seat percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 192 | -22 | 44.2% |
| Independents | 0 | -1 | 0.0% |
| Other | 2 | +0 | 0.4% |
| Progressive Party | 0 | -3 | 0.0% |
| Republican Party | 240 | +25 | 55.2% |
| Totals | 4351 | +0 | 100.0% |
1 One vacancy, Victor L. Berger, a member of the Socialist Party of America, who the House refused to seat.
| ██ 80.1-100% Republican | ██ 80.1-100% Democratic |
| ██ 60.1-80% Republican | ██ 60.1-80% Democratic |
| ██ | ██ |
| House seats by party holding plurality in state | |
| ██ 6+ Republican gain | ██ 6+ Democratic gain |
| ██ 3-5 Republican gain | ██ 3-5 Democratic gain |
| ██ 1-2 Republican gain | ██ 1-2 Democratic gain |
| ██ 1-2 Socialist gain | ██ 1-2 Farmer-Labor gain |
| ██ no net change |
[edit] See also
| Preceded by: 1916 |
U.S. House elections | Succeeded by: 1920 |
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