1918 United States House of Representatives elections information
House elections for the 66th U.S. Congress
1918 United States House of Representatives elections
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November 5, 1918[a]
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All 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives 218 seats needed for a majority
Majority party
Minority party
Leader
Frederick Gillett
Champ Clark
Party
Republican
Democratic
Leader since
May 19, 1919
March 4, 1909
Leader's seat
Massachusetts 2nd
Missouri 9th
Last election
216 seats
214 seats
Seats won
240
192
Seat change
24
22
Popular vote
6,661,655
5,458,549
Percentage
52.42%
42.95%
Swing
4.07%
2.96%
Third party
Fourth party
Party
Socialist
Prohibition
Last election
1 seat
1 seat
Seats won
1 [b]
1
Seat change
Popular vote
406,852
120,789
Percentage
3.20%
0.95%
Swing
0.43%
0.55%
Fifth party
Party
Independent
Last election
0 seats
Seats won
1 [c]
Seat change
1
Popular vote
60,646
Percentage
0.48%
Swing
0.08%
Results: Democratic hold Democratic gain Republican hold Republican gain Socialist gain Prohibition hold Farmer-Labor gain
Speaker before election
Champ Clark
Democratic
Elected Speaker
Frederick Gillett
Republican
The 1918 United States House of Representatives elections were elections for the United States House of Representatives to elect members to serve in the 66th United States Congress. They were held for the most part on November 5, 1918, while Maine held theirs on September 9. They occurred in the middle of President Woodrow Wilson's second term.
With the country in World War I (contrary to previous promises by Wilson), and Wilson's personal popularity ebbing, the Republicans gained 25 seats and took over control of the House from Wilson's Democrats. Internal divide among Democratic leadership over aspects related to payment of the war also decreased the unity of the party, which had been the organization's strength during the decade. The Progressive Party also disappeared, with its former members generally becoming Democrats. Minnesota's Farmer–Labor Party, a descendant of populism, also gained its very first seat.
Frederick H. Gillett (R-Massachusetts) became Speaker, and previous speaker Champ Clark (D-Missouri) became Minority Leader.
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