1910 United States House of Representatives elections

Elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1910 were held for members of the 62nd Congress, in the middle of President William Howard Taft's term.

The conservative Taft contended with major factional splits within his Republican Party. Instead of using his position as president to bridge compromise, Taft alienated the progressive wing of the party, which had championed his predecessor, Theodore Roosevelt. While conservatives controlled the largest number of elected positions for Republicans, progressive politics had been what brought many voters to the polls. The clash of these units of the Republican Party, combined with the message of unity from the Democratic Party, was enough to allow the Democrats to take control of the House, ending 16 years in opposition. Also, this was the first time that a Socialist won a seat during the elections.

Special elections

Election summaries

Three seats were added for the new states of New Mexico (2), and Arizona (1).

Election dates
In 1910, two states, with 6 seats between them, held elections early:

September 6 Vermont
September 12 Maine

Two newly admitted states held elections late: New Mexico held its first Congressional election on November 7, 1911 and, Arizona held its on December 11, 1911.

Arizona

California

Florida

New Mexico

South Carolina

Non-voting delegates

Alaska Territory 

Alaska Territory elected its non-voting delegate August 9, 1910.

See also
 1910 United States elections
 1910 and 1911 United States Senate elections
 61st United States Congress
 62nd United States Congress

Notes

References

Bibliography

External links
 Office of the Historian (Office of Art & Archives, Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)