1914 United States House of Representatives elections were elections for the United States House of Representatives to elect members to serve in the 64th United States Congress. They were held for the most part on November 3, 1914, while Maine held theirs on September 14. They were held in the middle of President Woodrow Wilson's first term.

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1914 United States House of Representatives elections

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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 Champ Clark James Mann Party Democratic Republican Leader since March 4, 1909 March 4, 1911 Leader's seat Missouri 9th Illinois 2nd Last election 291 seats 134 seats Seats won 230[1][2] 196[1][2] Seat change 61 62 Popular vote 5,808,254 5,903,308 Percentage 42.43% 43.12% Swing 0.84% 4.21%   Third party Fourth party   Party Progressive Socialist Last election 10 seats 0 seats Seats won 6[1][2] 1[1][2] Seat change 4 1 Popular vote 1,096,530[lower-alpha 2] 626,492 Percentage 8.01% 4.58% Swing 1.97% 3.35%   Fifth party Sixth party   Party Prohibition Independent Last election 0 seats 0 seats Seats won 1[1][2] 1 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 232,285 77,188 Percentage 1.70% 0.56% Swing 0.23% 0.25%
Results:      Democratic hold      Democratic gain      Republican hold      Republican gain      Progressive hold      Progressive gain      Independent hold      Prohibition gain      Socialist gain
Speaker before election Champ Clark Democratic Elected Speaker Champ Clark Democratic

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The opposition Republican Party had recovered from the split they underwent during the 1912 presidential election, and the party gained more than 60 seats from the Democratic Party, though not enough to regain control of the body. The burgeoning economy greatly aided Republicans, who pushed for pro-business principles and took credit for the success that had been reached in the industrial sector. Many progressive Republicans rejoined the Republican Party, but six remained under the Progressive Party banner in the new Congress. In addition, William Kent was re-elected in California's 1st congressional district as an independent, and two minor party candidates were elected: Charles H. Randall, a Prohibition Party member, in California's 9th congressional district; and Meyer London, a Socialist Party member, in New York's 12th congressional district.

This was one of two elections in the 20th century where Democrats won a House majority without winning a majority of votes, along with 1942.

Maine held its elections early, on September 14, 1914. There had previously been multiple states with earlier elections, but Maine was the only one remaining by 1914 (after Vermont stopped holding its elections early, after 1912). Maine would continue to hold elections early, in September, until 1958.

During this election season, the at-large seat was eliminated, and Connecticut's 5th congressional district was created.

An at-large district had been created in 1912 for a newly apportioned seat. The at-large district was eliminated in 1914 and the 4th district created.