United States House of Representatives 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. 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.
[edit] Overall results
| Party | Total Seats (change) | Seat percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Party | 240 | +25 | 55.2% |
| Democratic Party | 192 | -22 | 44.2% |
| Prohibition Party | 1 | +0 | 0.2% |
| Farmer-Labor Party | 1 | +0 | 0.2% |
| 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] California
| District | Incumbent | Party | Elected | Status | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California 1 | Clarence F. Lea | Democratic |
|
Running | Clarence F. Lea (D) (unopposed) |
| California 2 | John E. Raker | Democratic |
|
Running | John E. Raker (D) (unopposed) |
| California 3 | Charles F. Curry | Republican |
|
Running | Charles F. Curry (R) 91.6% Allen K. Gifford (S) 8.4% |
| California 4 | Julius Kahn | Republican |
|
Running | Julius Kahn (R) 86.6% William Short (S) 13.4% |
| California 5 | John I. Nolan | Republican |
|
Running | John I. Nolan (R) 87% Thomas F. Feeley (S) 13% |
| California 6 | John A. Elston | Republican |
|
Running | John A. Elston (R) 88.4% Luella Twining (S) 11.6% |
| California 7 | Denver S. Church | Democratic |
|
Retiring | Henry E. Barbour (R) 52.1% Henry Hawson (D) 47.9% |
| California 8 | Everis A. Hayes | Republican |
|
Running | Hugh S. Hersman (D) 53% Everis A. Hayes (R) 47% |
| California 9 | Charles H. Randall | Prohibition |
|
Running | Charles H. Randall (Proh.) 53% Montaville Flowers (R) 43.3% Grace Silver Henry (S) 3.7% |
| California 10 | Henry Z. Osborne | Republican |
|
Running | Henry Z. Osborne (R) 88.2% James H. Ryckman (S) 11.8% |
| California 11 | William Kettner | Democratic |
|
Running | William Kettner (D) 72.2% N. D. Hamilton (Proh.) 27.8% |
[edit] See also
| Preceded by 1916 |
U.S. House elections | Succeeded by 1920 |
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