| Election Name: | 1908 United States House of Representatives elections |
| Country: | United States |
| Flag Year: | 1908 |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1906 United States House of Representatives elections |
| Previous Year: | 1906 |
| Next Election: | 1910 United States House of Representatives elections |
| Next Year: | 1910 |
| Majority Seats: | 196 |
| Election Date: | June 1, September 1, September 14, and November 3, 1908 |
| Image1: | JGCannon.jpg |
| Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
| Last Election1: | 223 seats |
| Seats1: | 219[1] [2] |
| Seat Change1: | 4 |
| Popular Vote1: | 7,227,470 |
| Percentage1: | 50.05% |
| Swing1: | 0.01% |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Last Election2: | 167 seats |
| Seats2: | 172 |
| Seat Change2: | 5 |
| Popular Vote2: | 6,552,986 |
| Percentage2: | 45.38% |
| Swing2: | 1.81% |
| Party4: | Independent (US) |
| Last Election4: | 1 seat |
| Seats4: | 0 |
| Seat Change4: | 1 |
| Popular Vote4: | 61,499 |
| Percentage4: | 0.43% |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
The 1908 United States House of Representatives elections were held for the most part on November 3, 1908, with Oregon, Maine, and Vermont holding theirs early in either June or September. They coincided with the 1908 United States presidential election, which William Howard Taft won. Elections were held for all 391 seats of the United States House of Representatives, representing 46 states, to serve in the 61st United States Congress.
Taft was not as popular as his predecessor, Theodore Roosevelt, but won with Roosevelt's backing, and his Republican Party lost only a handful of seats to the opposition Democrats. Without any striking national issues, the Republicans were able to remain in control. Regional issues led to some changes in House membership, but new Democrats who were elected by dissatisfied industrial workers were balanced out by new Republicans who gained seats in districts with a strong middle class presence.
| 172 | 219 | |
| Democratic | Republican |
| State | Type | Total seats | Democratic | Republican | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seats | Change | Seats | Change | ||||||||
| Alabama | District | 9 | 9 | 0 | |||||||
| Arkansas | District | 7 | 7 | 0 | |||||||
| California | District | 8 | 0 | 8 | |||||||
| Colorado | District +at-large | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| Connecticut | District +at-large | 5 | 0 | 5 | |||||||
| Delaware | At-large | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| Florida | District | 3 | 3 | 0 | |||||||
| Georgia | District | 11 | 11 | 0 | |||||||
| Idaho | At-large | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| Illinois | District | 25 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 1 | |||||
| Indiana | District | 13 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 7 | |||||
| Iowa | District | 11 | 1 | 10 | |||||||
| Kansas | District | 8 | 0 | 8 | |||||||
| Kentucky | District | 11 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||
| Louisiana | District | 7 | 7 | 0 | |||||||
| Maine | District | 4 | 0 | 4 | |||||||
| Maryland | District | 6 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
| Massachusetts | District | 14 | 3 | 11 | |||||||
| Michigan | District | 12 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Minnesota | District | 9 | 1 | 8 | |||||||
| Mississippi | District | 8 | 8 | 0 | |||||||
| Missouri | District | 16 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |||||
| Montana | At-large | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| Nebraska | District | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |||||
| Nevada | At-large | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| New Hampshire | District | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
| New Jersey | District | 10 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | |||||
| New York | District | 37 | 11 | 26 | |||||||
| North Carolina | District | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||
| North Dakota | District | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
| Ohio | District | 21 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 3 | |||||
| Oklahoma | District | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |||||
| Oregon | District | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
| Pennsylvania | District | 32 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 2 | |||||
| Rhode Island | District | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| South Carolina | District | 7 | 7 | 0 | |||||||
| South Dakota | At-large | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
| Tennessee | District | 10 | 8 | 2 | |||||||
| Texas | District | 16 | 16 | 0 | |||||||
| Utah | At-large | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| Vermont | District | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
| Virginia | District | 10 | 9 | 1 | |||||||
| Washington | District | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||
| West Virginia | District | 5 | 0 | 5 | |||||||
| Wisconsin | District | 11 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | |||||
| Wyoming | At-large | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| Total | 391 | 172 | 5 | 219 | 5 | ||||||
See also: List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives. There were nine special elections in 1908.
|-! | George W. Smith| | Republican| 1902| | Incumbent died November 30, 1907.
New member elected February 15, 1908.
Republican hold.| nowrap |
|-! | Ariosto A. Wiley| | Democratic| 1900| | Incumbent died June 17, 1908.
New member elected November 3, 1908 to finish his brother's term.
Democratic hold.| nowrap |
|-! | Abraham L. Brick| | Republican| 1898| | Incumbent died April 7, 1908.
New member elected November 3, 1908.
Democratic gain.
Winner was also elected the same day to the next term; see below.| nowrap |
|-! | Adolph Meyer| | Democratic| 1890| | Incumbent died March 8, 1908.
New member elected November 3, 1908.
Democratic hold.
Winner was also elected the same day to the next term; see below.| nowrap |
|-! | Charles E. Littlefield| | Republican| 1899 | | Incumbent died September 30, 1908.
New member elected November 3, 1908.
Republican hold.
Winner had already been elected to the next term; see below.| nowrap |
|-! | Llewellyn Powers| | Republican| 1876
1878
1901 | | Incumbent died July 28, 1908.
New member elected November 3, 1908.
Republican hold.
Winner had already been elected to the next term; see below.| nowrap |
|-! | Charles T. Dunwell| | Republican| 1902| | Incumbent died June 12, 1908.
New member elected November 3, 1908.
Republican hold.
Winner was also elected the same day to the next term; see below.| nowrap |
|-! | William H. Parker| | Republican| 1906| | Incumbent died June 26, 1908.
New member elected November 3, 1908.
Republican hold.
Winner was also elected the same day to the next term; see below.| nowrap |
|}
All the states held their regular elections November 3, 1908 except for three, which, held elections:
See also: List of United States representatives from Alabama.
See Non-voting delegates, below.
See Non-voting delegates, below.
See also: List of United States representatives from Arkansas.
See main article: 1908 United States House of Representatives elections in California.
See also: List of United States representatives from California.
|-! | William F. Englebright| | Republican| 1906| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | Duncan E. McKinlay| | Republican| 1904| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | Joseph R. Knowland| | Republican| 1904| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | Julius Kahn| | Republican| 1898| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | Everis A. Hayes| | Republican| 1904| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | James C. Needham| | Republican| 1898| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | James McLachlan| | Republican| 1900| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | Sylvester C. Smith| | Republican| 1904| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|}
See also: List of United States representatives from Colorado.
|-! | Robert W. Bonynge| | 1902 (contest)| | Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.| nowrap |
|-! | Warren A. Haggott| | 1906| | Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.| nowrap |
|-! | George W. Cook| | 1906| | Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.| nowrap |
See also: List of United States representatives from Connecticut.
|-! | E. Stevens Henry| | 1894| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | Nehemiah D. Sperry| | 1894| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | Edwin W. Higgins| | 1905 (special)| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | Ebenezer J. Hill| | 1894| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | George L. Lilley| | 1904| | Incumbent retired to run for governor.
Republican hold.| nowrap | |}
See also: List of United States representatives from Delaware.
See also: List of United States representatives from Florida.
|-! | Stephen M. Sparkman| | Democratic| 1894| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | Frank Clark| | Democratic| 1904| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | William B. Lamar| | Democratic| 1902| | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
Democratic hold| nowrap |
|}
See also: List of United States representatives from Georgia.
See also: List of United States representatives from Idaho.
|-! | Burton L. French| | Republican| 1902| | Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican hold.| nowrap |
|}
See also: List of United States representatives from Illinois.
See also: List of United States representatives from Indiana.
See also: List of United States representatives from Iowa.
See also: List of United States representatives from Kansas.
|-! | Daniel R. Anthony Jr.| | Republican| 1907 | Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | Charles F. Scott| | Republican| 1900| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | Philip P. Campbell| | Republican| 1902| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | James Monroe Miller| | Republican| 1898| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | William A. Calderhead| | Republican| 1894
1896
1898| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | William A. Reeder| | Republican| 1898| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | Edmond H. Madison| | Republican| 1900| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | Victor Murdock| | Republican| 1902| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|}
See also: List of United States representatives from Kentucky.
See also: List of United States representatives from Louisiana.
See also: List of United States representatives from Maine.
See also: List of United States representatives from Maryland.
|-! | William H. Jackson| | Republican| 1906| | Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.| nowrap | |-! | J. Frederick C. Talbott| | Democratic| 1902| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap | |-! | Harry B. Wolf| | Democratic| 1906| | Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.| nowrap |
|-! | John Gill Jr.| | Democratic| 1904| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | Sydney E. Mudd I| | Republican| 1896| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap | |-! | George A. Pearre| | Republican| 1898| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap | |}
See also: List of United States representatives from Massachusetts.
|-! | George P. Lawrence| | Republican| 1897 (special)| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | Frederick H. Gillett| | Republican| 1892| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | Charles G. Washburn| | Republican| 1906 (special)| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | Charles Q. Tirrell| | Republican| 1900| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | Butler Ames| | Republican| 1902| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | Augustus P. Gardner| | Republican| 1902 (special)| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | Ernest W. Roberts| | Republican| 1898| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | Samuel W. McCall| | Republican| 1892| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | John A. Keliher| | Democratic| 1902| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | Joseph F. O'Connell| | Democratic| 1906| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | Andrew James Peters| | Democratic| 1906| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | John W. Weeks| | Republican| 1904| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | William S. Greene| | Republican| 1898 (special)| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | William C. Lovering| | Republican| 1896| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|}
See also: List of United States representatives from Michigan.
See also: List of United States representatives from Minnesota. |-! | | | 1892| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | | | 1906| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | | | 1894| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | | | 1896| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | | | 1906| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | | | 1906| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | | | 1902| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | | | 1902| | Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican hold.| nowrap |
|-! | | | 1902| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|}
See also: List of United States representatives from Mississippi.
|-! | Ezekiel S. Candler Jr.| | Democratic| 1900| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | Thomas Spight| | Democratic| 1898 (special)| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | Benjamin G. Humphreys II| | Democratic| 1902| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | Wilson S. Hill| | Democratic| 1902| | Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic hold.| nowrap |
|-! | Adam M. Byrd| | Democratic| 1902| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | Eaton J. Bowers| | Democratic| 1902| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | Frank A. McLain| | Democratic| 1898 (special)| | Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.| nowrap |
|-! | John S. Williams| | Democratic| 1892| | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
Democratic hold.| nowrap |
|}
See also: List of United States representatives from Missouri.
See also: List of United States representatives from Montana.
|-! | Charles N. Pray| | Republican| 1906| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|}
See also: List of United States representatives from Nebraska.
|-! | Ernest M. Pollard| | Republican| 1905 (special)| | Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.| nowrap |
|-! | Gilbert Hitchcock| | Democratic| 1906| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | John F. Boyd| | Republican| 1906| | Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.| nowrap |
|-! | Edmund H. Hinshaw| | Republican| 1902| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | George W. Norris| | Republican| 1902| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | Moses Kinkaid| | Republican| 1902| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|}
See also: List of United States representatives from Nevada.
See also: List of United States representatives from New Hampshire.
See also: List of United States representatives from New Jersey.
See Non-voting delegates, below.
See also: List of United States representatives from New York.
See also: List of United States representatives from North Carolina.
See also: List of United States representatives from North Dakota.
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| Thomas F. Marshall| | Republican| nowrap | 1900| | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
Republican hold.| nowrap rowspan=2 |
|-| Asle Gronna| | Republican| nowrap | 1904| Incumbent re-elected.
|}
See also: List of United States representatives from Ohio.
See main article: 1908 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma.
See also: List of United States representatives from Oklahoma.
|-! | Bird S. McGuire| | 1907| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | Elmer L. Fulton| | 1907| | Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.| nowrap |
|-! | James S. Davenport| | 1907| | Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.| nowrap |
|-! | Charles D. Carter| | 1907| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | Scott Ferris| | 1907| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|}
See also: List of United States representatives from Oregon.
|-! | Willis C. Hawley| | Republican| 1906| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
See also: List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania.
See also: List of United States representatives from Rhode Island.
See main article: 1908 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina.
See also: List of United States representatives from South Carolina.
|-! | George Swinton Legaré| | Democratic| 1902| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | James O. Patterson| | Democratic| 1904| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | Wyatt Aiken| | Democratic| 1902| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | Joseph T. Johnson| | Democratic| 1900| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | David E. Finley| | Democratic| 1898| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | J. Edwin Ellerbe| | Democratic| 1904| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | A. Frank Lever| | Democratic| 1901 | Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|}
See also: List of United States representatives from South Dakota.
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| Philo Hall| | Republican| 1906| | Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican hold.| rowspan=2 nowrap |
|-| colspan=3 | Vacant (incumbent died June 26, 1908)| | Republican hold.
|}
See also: List of United States representatives from Tennessee.
|-! | Walter P. Brownlow| | Republican| 1896| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | Nathan W. Hale| | Republican| 1904| |Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican hold.| nowrap |
|-! | John A. Moon| | Democratic| 1896| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | Cordell Hull| | Democratic| 1906| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | William C. Houston| | Democratic| 1904| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | John W. Gaines| | Democratic| 1896| |Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic hold.| nowrap |
|-! | Lemuel P. Padgett| | Democratic| 1900| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | Thetus W. Sims| | Democratic| 1896| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | Finis J. Garrett| | Democratic| 1904| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | George Gordon| | Democratic| 1906| Incumbent re-elected.|
|}
See also: List of United States representatives from Texas.
See also: List of United States representatives from Utah.
See also: List of United States representatives from Vermont. |-! | David J. Foster| | 1900| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | Kittredge Haskins| | 1900| | Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.| nowrap |
|}
See also: List of United States representatives from Virginia.
|-! | William A. Jones| | 1890| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | Harry L. Maynard| | 1900| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | John Lamb| | 1896| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | Francis R. Lassiter| | 1900 (special)
1902 (retired)
1906| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | Edward W. Saunders| | 1906 (special)| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | Carter Glass| | Democratic| 1902 | Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | James Hay| |Democratic| 1896| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | Charles C. Carlin| | 1907 (special)| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | C. Bascom Slemp| | Republican| 1907 | Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | Henry D. Flood| |Democratic| 1900| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap | |}
See also: List of United States representatives from Washington.
|-! |
Redistricted from the | | Republican| 1902| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! |
Redistricted from the | | Republican| 1898| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! |
Redistricted from the | | Republican| 1898| | Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.| nowrap |
|}
See also: List of United States representatives from West Virginia.
|-! | William P. Hubbard| | Republican| 1906| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | George C. Sturgiss| | Republican| 1906| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | Joseph H. Gaines| | Republican| 1900| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | Harry C. Woodyard| | Republican| 1902| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | James A. Hughes| | Republican| 1900| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|}
See also: List of United States representatives from Wisconsin. Wisconsin elected eleven members of congress on Election Day, November 3, 1908.[3] [4]
|-! | Henry Allen Cooper| | Republican| 1892| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | John M. Nelson| | Republican| 1906
| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | James W. Murphy| | Democratic| 1906| | Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.| nowrap |
|-! | William J. Cary| | Republican| 1906| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | William H. Stafford| | Republican| 1902| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | Charles H. Weisse| | Democratic| 1902| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | John J. Esch| | Republican| 1898| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | James H. Davidson| | Republican| 1896| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | Gustav Küstermann| | Republican| 1906| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | Elmer A. Morse| | Republican| 1906| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|-! | John J. Jenkins| | Republican| 1894| | Incumbent lost re-nomination.
Republican hold.| nowrap |
|}
See also: List of United States representatives from Wyoming.
|-! | Frank W. Mondell| | Republican| 1898| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |
|}
See also: Non-voting members of the United States House of Representatives, List of United States representatives from Alaska, List of United States representatives from Arizona and List of United States representatives from New Mexico.
|-! | Thomas Cale| | Independent| 1906| | Incumbent retired.
New delegate elected August 11, 1908.
Republican gain.| nowrap |
|-!
|-! | William Henry Andrews| | Republican| 1904| Incumbent re-elected November 3, 1908.| nowrap |
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