The 1904 United States House of Representatives elections were held for the most part on November 8, 1904, with Oregon, Maine, and Vermont holding theirs early in either June or September. They coincided with the election to a full term of President Theodore Roosevelt. Elections were held for 386 seats of the United States House of Representatives, representing 45 states, to serve in the 59th United States Congress.

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Quick Facts All 386 seats in the United States House of Representatives 194 seats needed for a majority, Majority party ...

1904 United States House of Representatives elections

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All 386 seats in the United States House of Representatives 194 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Joseph Cannon John Sharp Williams Party Republican Democratic Leader's seat Illinois 18th Mississippi 8th Last election 206 seats 176 seats Seats won 251[1][2] 135[1][2] Seat change 45 41 Popular vote 7,173,481 5,386,523 Percentage 54.58% 40.98% Swing 4.77% 4.02%   Third party   Party Independent Last election 4 seats Seats won 0 Seat change 4 Popular vote 21,402 Percentage 0.16% Swing 0.40%
Results      Democratic gain      Republican gain      Democratic hold      Republican hold
Speaker before election Joseph Gurney Cannon Republican Elected Speaker Joseph Gurney Cannon Republican

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Roosevelt's popularity swept many Republican house candidates into office, cementing their majority over the opposition Democratic Party. Because Roosevelt came from a liberal wing of the Republican Party, his ideology was prevalent among freshman representatives. Progressive Republicanism mobilized a new base of support and proved to be especially popular among the Protestant middle-class workers who held jobs in business or in the front offices of industrial facilities.

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State	Type	Total seats	Republican		Democratic
			Seats	Change	Seats	Change
Alabama	District	9	0		9
Arkansas	District	7	0		7
California	District	8	8	3	0	3
Colorado	District +at-large	3	3	1	0
Connecticut	District +at-large	5	5		0
Delaware	At-large	1	1	1	0	1
Florida	District	3	0		3
Georgia	District	11	0		11
Idaho	At-large	1	1		0
Illinois	District	25	24	7	1	7
Indiana	District	13	11	2	2	2
Iowa	District	11	11	1	0
Kansas	District +at-large	8	8		0
Kentucky	District	11	2	1	9	1
Kentucky	District	7	0		7
Maine[lower-alpha 2]	District	4	4		0
Maryland	District	6	3	1	3	1
Massachusetts	District	14	11	1	3	1
Michigan	District	12	12	1	0	1
Minnesota	District	9	9	1	0	1
Mississippi	District	8	0		8
Missouri	District	16	10	9	6	9
Montana	At-large	1	1		0
Nebraska	District	6	6	1	0	1
Nevada	At-large	1	0		1
New Hampshire	District	2	2		0
New Jersey	District	10	9	2	1	2
New York	District	37	26	6	11	6
North Carolina	District	10	1	1	9	1
North Dakota	District	2	2		0
Ohio	District	21	20	3	1	3
Oregon[lower-alpha 2]	District	2	2		0
Pennsylvania	District	32	31	3	1	3
Rhode Island	District	2	1		1
South Carolina	District	7	0		7
South Dakota	At-large	2	2		0
Tennessee	District	10	2		8
Texas	District	16	0		16
Utah	At-large	1	1		0
Vermont[lower-alpha 2]	District	2	2		0
Virginia	District	10	1		9
Washington	At-large	3	3		0
West Virginia	District	5	5		0
Wisconsin	District	11	10		1
Wyoming	At-large	1	1		0
Total		386	251 65.0%	41	135 35.0%	41

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The previous election of 1902 saw 3 Independent Republicans elected in the Pittsburgh area of Pennsylvania.

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In 1904, three states, with 8 seats among them, held elections early:

• June 6 Oregon
• September 6 Vermont
• September 12 Maine

• 1904 United States elections
  • 1904 United States presidential election
  • 1904–05 United States Senate elections
• 58th United States Congress
• 59th United States Congress