The 1926 United States House of Representatives elections were elections for the United States House of Representatives to elect members to serve in the 70th United States Congress. They were held for the most part on November 2, 1926, while Maine held theirs on September 13. They occurred in the middle of President Calvin Coolidge's second term. Coolidge's Republican Party lost seats to the opposition Democratic Party, but it retained a majority. The most pressing national matters at the time were fragmented, generally related to government's relationship to business or to providing social aid. However, no predominant issue was able to cast a shadow over the election. The small, populist Farmer–Labor Party also held two seats following the election.

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1926 United States House of Representatives elections

← 1924 November 2, 1926[1] 1928 →
All 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives 218 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Nicholas Longworth Finis Garrett Party Republican Democratic Leader since March 4, 1923 March 4, 1923 Leader's seat Ohio 1st Tennessee 9th Last election 246 seats 183 seats Seats won 238 194 Seat change 8 11 Popular vote 11,628,536 8,163,000 Percentage 57.11% 40.09% Swing 1.05% 0.13%   Third party Fourth party   Party Farmer–Labor Socialist Last election 3 seats 2 seats Seats won 2 1 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 223,395 182,308 Percentage 1.10% 0.90% Swing 0.28% 0.28%
Democratic hold      Democratic gain      Republican hold      Republican gain      Farmer–Labor hold      Socialist hold
Speaker before election Nicholas Longworth Republican Elected Speaker Nicholas Longworth Republican

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