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1916 United States House of Representatives elections were elections for the United States House of Representatives to elect members to serve in the 65th United States Congress. They were held for the most part on November 7, 1916, while Maine held theirs on September 11. They coincided with the re-election of President Woodrow Wilson.

1916 United States House of Representatives elections

← 1914

November 7, 1916

1918 →

All 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives
218 seats needed for a majority

	Majority party	Minority party

Leader	James Mann	Champ Clark
Party	Republican	Democratic
Leader since	March 4, 1911	March 4, 1909
Leader's seat	Illinois 2nd	Missouri 9th
Last election	196 seats	230 seats
Seats won	215	214
Seat change	19	16
Popular vote	8,052,247	7,641,274
Percentage	48.09%	45.64%
Swing	5.47pp	3.68pp

	Third party	Fourth party

Party	Progressive	Socialist
Last election	6 seats	1 seat
Seats won	3	1
Seat change	3
Popular vote	131,103	604,304
Percentage	0.78%	3.61%
Swing	7.22pp	0.93pp

	Fifth party	Sixth party

Party	Prohibition	Independent
Last election	1 seat	1 seat
Seats won	1	1
Seat change
Popular vote	248,451	65,586
Percentage	1.48%	0.39%
Swing	0.20pp	0.16pp

Results:
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold      Republican gain
     Progressive hold      Progressive gain
     Prohibition hold      Socialist hold

Speaker before election

Champ Clark
Democratic

Elected Speaker

Champ Clark
Democratic

Wilson eked out a narrow re-election, but his Democratic Party lost seats to the Republican Party. Wilson's hybrid approach, which injected a progressive element into Democratic policies, had proved to be dissatisfying to much of the nation. International affairs also became important in the traditionally non-interventionist United States, as voters attempted to determine which party would be best served to keep the nation from entering the Great War.

Republicans won a plurality of seats in the 1916 election. However, when the 65th Congress convened in April 1917, the Democrats narrowly maintained control of the House, forming an alliance with third-party (Progressive and Socialist) members. Not since the 34th Congress (1855–1857) had the party with the most seats not been part of the ruling government. This Congress is the last example to date of a type of coalition holding power in the House, rather than a single party winning a majority of seats. This was also the last time that no party in the house held an overall majority.

Jeannette Rankin, a Republican from Montana, became the first woman ever elected to congress.

Election summaries

↓
214	5	216
Democratic		Republican

State	Type	Total seats	Democratic		Progressive		Republican		Others
State	Type	Total seats	Seats	Change	Seats	Change	Seats	Change	Seats	Change
Alabama	District	10	10		0		0		0
Arizona	At-large	1	1		0		0		0
Arkansas	District	7	7		0		0		0
California	District	11	4	1	1	1	5	1	1	1
Colorado	District	4	3		0		1		0
Connecticut	District	5	1	1	0		4	1	0
Delaware	At-large	1	1	1	0		0	1	0
Florida	District	4	4		0		0		0
Georgia	District	12	12		0		0		0
Idaho	At-large	2	0		0		2		0
Illinois	District +2 at-large	27	6	4	0	1	21	5	0
Indiana	District	13	4	7	0		9	7	0
Iowa	District	11	0	1	0		11	1	0
Kansas	District	8	5	1	0		3	1	0
Kentucky	District	11	9		0		2		0
Louisiana	District	8	7	1	1	1	0		0
Maine	District	4	0	1	0		4	1	0
Maryland	District	6	4	1	0		2	1	0
Massachusetts	District	16	4		0		12		0
Michigan	District	13	1	1	0		12	1	0
Minnesota	District	10	1		0	1	9	1	0
Mississippi	District	8	8		0		0		0
Missouri	District	16	14		0		2		0
Montana	At-large	2	1	1	0		1	1	0
Nebraska	District	6	3		0		3		0
Nevada	At-large	1	0		0		1		0
New Hampshire	District	2	0	2	0		2	2	0
New Jersey	District	12	3	1	0		9	1	0
New Mexico	At-large	1	1	1	0		0	1	0
New York	District	43	16	3	0	1	26	4	1
North Carolina	District	10	10	1	0		0	1	0
North Dakota	District	3	0		0		3		0
Ohio	District	22	13	4	0		9	4	0
Oklahoma	District	8	6	1	0		2	1	0
Oregon	District	3	0		0		3		0
Pennsylvania	District +4 at-large	36	6		1	1	29	1	0
Rhode Island	District	3	1		0		2		0
South Carolina	District	7	7		0		0		0
South Dakota	District	3	1		0		2		0
Tennessee	District	10	8		0		2		0
Texas	District +2 at-large	18	18		0		0		0
Utah	District	2	2	1	0		0	1	0
Vermont	District	2	0		0		2		0
Virginia	District	10	9		0		1		0
Washington	District	5	1	1	0	2	4	1	0
West Virginia	District	6	2	1	0		4	1	0
Wisconsin	District	11	0	3	0		11	3	0
Wyoming	At-large	1	0		0		1		0
Total		435	214 49.2%	16	3 0.7%	2	216 49.7%	19	2 0.5%	1

Popular vote

Republican			48.59%
Democratic			46.11%
Socialist			3.65%
Prohibition			1.50%
Progressive			0.79%
Independent			0.40%
Others			0.00%

House seats

Republican			49.43%
Democratic			49.20%
Progressive			0.69%
Socialist			0.23%
Prohibition			0.23%
Independent			0.23%

The Democrats retained control of the House by forming a coalition with the three Progressive members and the single Socialist member, combining to form a razor-thin majority of 218 Representatives.

House seats by party holding plurality in state

  80.1-100% Democratic

  80.1-100% Republican

  60.1-80% Democratic

  60.1-80% Republican

  Up to 60% Democratic

  Up to 60% Republican

Net gain in party representation

  6+ Democratic gain

  6+ Republican gain

  3-5 Democratic gain

  3-5 Republican gain

  1-2 Democratic gain

  1-2 Progressive gain

  1-2 Republican gain

  no net change

Early election date

Maine held its election early, on September 11, 1916. There had previously been multiple states with earlier elections, but between 1914 and 1958, Maine was alone in holding early elections.

Special elections

There were special elections in 1916 to the 64th United States Congress.

Special elections are sorted by date then district.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Mississippi 5	Samuel A. Witherspoon	Democratic	1910	Incumbent died November 24, 1915. New member elected January 4, 1916. Democratic hold.	▌Y William W. Venable (Democratic) 33.84% ▌W. W. Joyner (Democratic) 31.09% ▌J. B. Byrd (Democratic) 22.75% ▌W. A. Ellis (Democratic) 5.94% ▌C. L. Dobbs (Democratic) 5.80% ▌I. S. Watson (Democratic) 0.59%
West Virginia 2	William G. Brown Jr.	Democratic	1910	Incumbent died March 9, 1916. New member elected May 9, 1916. Republican gain. Winner was later re-elected; see below.	▌Y George M. Bowers (Republican) 50.74% ▌Samuel V. Woods (Democratic) 49.26%
California 10	William Stephens	Progressive	1910	Incumbent resigned July 22, 1916 to become Lieutenant Governor of California. New member elected November 7, 1916. Progressive hold. Winner was not elected to the next term; see below.	▌Y Henry S. Benedict (Progressive) 62.82% ▌ (Independent) 23.59% ▌ (Prohibition) 4.32% ▌ (Unknown) 3.54% ▌ (Socialist) 3.01% ▌ (Democratic) 1.83% ▌ (Unknown) 0.89%
Virginia 7	James Hay	Democratic	1896	Incumbent resigned October 1, 1916 to become Judge of the United States Court of Claims. New member elected November 7, 1916. Democratic hold. Winner was also elected to the next term; see below.	▌Y Thomas W. Harrison (Democratic) 61.29% ▌John Paul (Republican) 37.76%

Alabama

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Alabama 1	Oscar L. Gray	Democratic	1914	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Oscar L. Gray (Democratic) 100.0%
Alabama 2	S. Hubert Dent Jr.	Democratic	1908	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y S. Hubert Dent Jr. (Democratic) 97.63% ▌E. H. Titus (Socialist) 2.37%
Alabama 3	Henry B. Steagall	Democratic	1914	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Henry B. Steagall (Democratic) 100.0%
Alabama 4	Fred L. Blackmon	Democratic	1910	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Fred L. Blackmon (Democratic) 67.56% ▌J. B. Atkinson (Republican) 32.45%
Alabama 5	J. Thomas Heflin	Democratic	1904 (special)	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y J. Thomas Heflin (Democratic) 81.37% ▌W. D. Harwell (Republican) 18.63%
Alabama 6	William B. Oliver	Democratic	1914	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y William B. Oliver (Democratic) 100.0%
Alabama 7	John L. Burnett	Democratic	1898	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y John L. Burnett (Democratic) 60.10% ▌T. H. Davidson (Republican) 39.90%
Alabama 8	Edward B. Almon	Democratic	1914	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Edward B. Almon (Democratic) 85.20% ▌W. R. Hutchens (Republican) 13.01% ▌T. G. Waddell (Socialist) 1.79%
Alabama 9	George Huddleston	Democratic	1914	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y George Huddleston (Democratic) 86.08% ▌Francis Latady (Republican) 12.09% ▌H. O. Hardin (Socialist) 1.83%
Alabama 10	None (New district)			New seat. Democratic gain.	▌Y William B. Bankhead (Democratic) 54.29% ▌Newman H. Freeman (Republican) 45.71%

Arizona

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Arizona at-large	Carl Hayden	Democratic	1911	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Carl Hayden (Democratic) 60.40% ▌Thomas Maddock (Republican) 37.90% ▌Peter Robertson (Socialist) 1.70%

Arkansas

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Arkansas 1	Thaddeus H. Caraway	Democratic	1912	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Thaddeus H. Caraway (Democratic) 100.0%
Arkansas 2	William A. Oldfield	Democratic	1908	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y William A. Oldfield (Democratic) 73.55% ▌G. W. Wells (Republican) 26.45%
Arkansas 3	John N. Tillman	Democratic	1914	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y John N. Tillman (Democratic) 62.37% ▌A. J. Russell (Republican) 37.63%
Arkansas 4	Otis Wingo	Democratic	1912	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Otis Wingo (Democratic) 100.0%
Arkansas 5	Henderson M. Jacoway	Democratic	1910	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Henderson M. Jacoway (Democratic) 74.24% ▌George A. McConnell (Republican) 25.76%
Arkansas 6	Samuel M. Taylor	Democratic	1913 (special)	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Samuel M. Taylor (Democratic) 100.0%
Arkansas 7	William S. Goodwin	Democratic	1910	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y William S. Goodwin (Democratic) 71.91% ▌J. G. Brown (Republican) 28.10%

California

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
California 1	William Kent	Independent	1910	Incumbent retired. Democratic gain.	▌Y Clarence F. Lea (Democratic) 48.8% ▌Edward H. Hart (Republican) 42.8% ▌Mary M. Morgan (Socialist) 5.5% ▌Jay Scott Ryder (Prohibition) 2.9%
California 2	John E. Raker	Democratic	1910	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y John E. Raker (Democratic) 71.0% ▌James T. Matlock (Republican) 29.0%
California 3	Charles F. Curry	Republican	1912	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Charles F. Curry (Republican) 66.7% ▌O. W. Kennedy (Democratic) 23.4% ▌Ben Cooper (Socialist) 6.2% ▌Edwin F. Van Vlear (Prohibition) 3.7%
California 4	Julius Kahn	Republican	1898	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Julius Kahn (Republican) 77.2% ▌J. M. Fernald (Democratic) 15.7% ▌Allen K. Gifford (Socialist) 5.6% ▌Henry W. Hutchinson (Prohibition) 1.5%
California 5	John I. Nolan	Republican	1912	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y John I. Nolan (Republican) 84.7% ▌Charles A. Preston (Socialist) 9.6% ▌Frederick Head (Prohibition) 5.8%
California 6	John A. Elston	Progressive	1912	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y John A. Elston (Progressive) 64.6% ▌H. Avery Whitney (Democratic) 22.6% ▌Luella Twining (Socialist) 8.7% ▌Harlow E. Wolcott (Prohibition) 4.1%
California 7	Denver S. Church	Democratic	1912	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Denver S. Church (Democratic) 51% ▌W. W. Phillips (Republican) 36.4% ▌Harry M. McKee (Socialist) 7.2% ▌J. F. Butler (Prohibition) 5.3%
California 8	Everis A. Hayes	Republican	1904	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Everis A. Hayes (Republican) 68.6% ▌George S. Walker (Prog./Dem. Fusion) 23.8% ▌Cora Pattleton Wilson (Socialist) 7.5%
California 9	Charles H. Randall	Prohibition	1914	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Charles H. Randall (Prohibition) 57.8% ▌Charles W. Bell (Independent) 32.7% ▌Ralph L. Criswell (Socialist) 9.5%
California 10	Vacant			William Stephens (P) resigned July 22, 1916 to become Lieutenant Governor of California. Republican gain. Successor was not elected to finish the term.	▌Y Henry Z. Osborne (Republican) 49.5% ▌Rufus V. Bowden (Democratic) 25.7% ▌Henry S. Benedict (Progressive) 11.1% ▌James H. Ryckman (Socialist) 7.0% ▌Henry Clay Needham (Prohibition) 6.8%
California 11	William Kettner	Democratic	1912	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y William Kettner (Democratic) 44.5% ▌Robert C. Harbison (Republican) 35.7% ▌James S. Edwards (Prohibition) 15.6% ▌Marcus W. Robbins (Socialist) 4.1%

Colorado

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Colorado 1	Benjamin C. Hilliard	Democratic	1914	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Benjamin C. Hilliard (Democratic) 48.5% ▌William N. Vaile (Republican) 42.1% ▌George J. Kindel (Liberal) 5.3% ▌Charles A. Ahlstrom (Socialist) 4.1%
Colorado 2	Charles B. Timberlake	Republican	1914	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Charles B. Timberlake (Republican) 55.9% ▌R. E. Jones (Democratic) 38.4% ▌J. Edward Johnson (Socialist) 5.1% ▌Ralph R. Drennen (Progressive) 0.7%
Colorado 3	Edward Keating	Democratic	1912	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Edward Keating (Democratic) 53.8% ▌George E. McClelland (Republican) 41.7% ▌David P. McGrew (Socialist) 3.3% ▌William G. Francis (Progressive) 0.6% ▌William H. Steele (Soc. Labor) 0.6%
Colorado 4	Edward T. Taylor	Democratic	1908	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Edward T. Taylor (Democratic) 65.8% ▌Henry J. Baird (Republican) 28.5% ▌Emery D. Cox (Socialist) 5.7%

Connecticut

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates^{[citation needed]}
Connecticut 1	P. Davis Oakey	Republican	1914	Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain.	▌Y Augustine Lonergan (Democratic) 49.58% ▌Peter D. Oakley (Republican) 46.17% ▌John M. Klein (Socialist) 2.53% Others ▌Charles J. Fancher (Prohibition) 1.37% ▌Frederick Fellerman (Socialist Labor) 0.35%
Connecticut 2	Richard P. Freeman	Republican	1914	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Richard P. Freeman (Republican) 52.75% ▌Daniel P. Dunn (Democratic) 44.55% Others ▌Albert Boardman (Socialist) 1.55% ▌Frederick L. Hall (Prohibition) 0.94% ▌Charles H. Funk (Socialist Labor) 0.22%
Connecticut 3	John Q. Tilson	Republican	1914	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y John Q. Tilson (Republican) 48.52% ▌Thomas L. Reilly (Democratic) 47.15% ▌William E. White (Socialist) 3.30% Others ▌Edwin Beardsley (Prohibition) 0.68% ▌John P. Johnson (Socialist Labor) 0.36%
Connecticut 4	Ebenezer J. Hill	Republican	1914	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Ebenezer J. Hill (Republican) 53.79% ▌Jeremiah Donovan (Democratic) 42.96% ▌George Moffatt (Socialist) 2.37% Others ▌Alfred P. Engstrom (Prohibition) 0.61% ▌Edward Pryor (Socialist Labor) 0.27%
Connecticut 5	James P. Glynn	Republican	1914	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y James P. Glynn (Republican) 49.79% ▌William Kennedy (Democratic) 46.97% ▌Michael Conton (Socialist) 2.52% Others ▌Joseph B. Reid (Prohibition) 0.61% ▌Hokan Larsson (Socialist Labor) 0.22%

Delaware

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Delaware at-large	Thomas W. Miller	Republican	1914	Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain.	▌Albert F. Polk (Democratic) 47.64% ▌Thomas W. Miller (Republican) 47.26% ▌Edward G. Bradford (Progressive) 4.16% ▌Frederick K. Miller (Socialist) 0.95%

Florida

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Florida 1	Stephen M. Sparkman	Democratic	1894	Incumbent retired. Democratic hold.	▌Y Herbert J. Drane (Democratic) 82.21% ▌H. W. Bishop (Republican) 11.59% ▌Frank L. Sullivan (Socialist) 6.20%
Florida 2	Frank Clark	Democratic	1904	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Frank Clark (Democratic) 79.93% ▌W. H. Gober (Republican) 10.88% ▌Frances P. Coffin (Prohibition) 9.20%
Florida 3	Emmett Wilson	Democratic	1912	Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic hold.	▌Y Walter Kehoe (Democratic) 83.65% ▌Peter H. Miller (Republican) 16.35%
Florida 4	William J. Sears	Democratic	1914	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y William J. Sears (Democratic) 68.88% ▌D. T. Gerow (Republican) 23.68% ▌A. N. Jackson (Socialist) 7.44%

Georgia

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Georgia 1	Charles G. Edwards	Democratic	1906	Incumbent retired. Democratic hold.	▌Y James W. Overstreet (Democratic) Unopposed
Georgia 2	Frank Park	Democratic	1913 (special)	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Frank Park (Democratic) Unopposed
Georgia 3	Charles R. Crisp	Democratic	1912	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Charles R. Crisp (Democratic) Unopposed
Georgia 4	William C. Adamson	Democratic	1896	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y William C. Adamson (Democratic) Unopposed
Georgia 5	William S. Howard	Democratic	1910	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y William S. Howard (Democratic) 88.83% ▌Charles J. Moore (Republican) 11.17%
Georgia 6	James W. Wise	Democratic	1914	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y James W. Wise (Democratic) Unopposed
Georgia 7	Gordon Lee	Democratic	1904	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Gordon Lee (Democratic) 77.85% ▌Walter Akerman (Republican) 20.52% ▌S. H. Bearden (Unknown) 1.63%
Georgia 8	Samuel J. Tribble	Democratic	1910	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Samuel J. Tribble (Democratic) Unopposed
Georgia 9	Thomas M. Bell	Democratic	1904	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Thomas M. Bell (Democratic) 88.86% ▌J. E. Adams (Republican) 11.14%
Georgia 10	Carl Vinson	Democratic	1914	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Carl Vinson (Democratic) Unopposed
Georgia 11	John R. Walker	Democratic	1912	Incumbent re-elected	▌Y John R. Walker (Democratic) Unopposed
Georgia 12	William W. Larsen	Democratic	1916	Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic hold.	▌Y William W. Larsen (Democratic) 95.8% [data missing]

Idaho

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Idaho at-large 2 seats on a general ticket	Robert M. McCracken	Republican	1914	Incumbent lost renomination. Republican hold.	▌Y Burton L. French (Republican) 25.38% ▌Y Addison T. Smith (Republican) 25.05% ▌Marion J. Kerr (Democratic) 21.91% ▌John V. Stanley (Democratic) 21.34% ▌A. B. Clark (Socialist) 3.17% ▌Sam G. Gilleland (Socialist) 3.15%
Idaho at-large 2 seats on a general ticket	Addison T. Smith	Republican	1912	Incumbent re-elected.

Illinois

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Illinois 1	Martin B. Madden	Republican	1904	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Martin B. Madden (Republican) 59.06% ▌William J. Hennessey (Democratic) 38.77% ▌G. J. Carlisle (Socialist) 2.17%
Illinois 2	James R. Mann	Republican	1896	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y James R. Mann (Republican) 62.95% ▌Philip H. Treacy (Democratic) 32.39% ▌James W. Lafferty (Socialist) 4.66%
Illinois 3	William W. Wilson	Republican	1914	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y William W. Wilson (Republican) 55.67% ▌Bernard McMahon (Democratic) 40.27% ▌John D. Dobelman (Socialist) 4.06%
Illinois 4	James T. McDermott	Democratic	1906	Incumbent retired. Democratic hold.	▌Y Charles Martin (Democratic) 58.45% ▌John Golombiewski (Republican) 36.82% ▌Carl G. Hoffman (Socialist) 4.73%
Illinois 5	Adolph J. Sabath	Democratic	1906	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Adolph J. Sabath (Democratic) 60.68% ▌David T. Alexander (Republican) 32.26% ▌Charles Toepper (Socialist) 7.06%
Illinois 6	James McAndrews	Democratic	1912	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y James McAndrews (Democratic) 48.54% ▌Arthur W. Fulton (Republican) 45.60% ▌Charles H. Hair (Socialist) 5.60% ▌J. W. Treager (Independent) 0.26%
Illinois 7	Frank Buchanan	Democratic	1910	Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain.	▌Y Niels Juul (Republican) 50.90% ▌Frank Buchanan (Democratic) 40.13% ▌Carl D. Thompson (Socialist) 8.97%
Illinois 8	Thomas Gallagher	Democratic	1908	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Thomas Gallagher (Democratic) 63.42% ▌Frank Sullivan (Republican) 36.58%
Illinois 9	Frederick A. Britten	Republican	1912	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Frederick A. Britten (Republican) 59.23% ▌James H. Poage (Democratic) 35.34% ▌Andrew Lafin (Socialist) 5.44%
Illinois 10	George E. Foss	Republican	1914	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y George E. Foss (Republican) 59.35% ▌Samuel C. Herren (Democratic) 29.70% ▌Carl Hjalmar Lundquist (Independent) 6.13% ▌Herbert S. Racine (Socialist) 4.82%
Illinois 11	Ira C. Copley	Republican	1910	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Ira C. Copley (Republican) 69.03% ▌William C. Mooney (Democratic) 28.24% ▌William C. Langhorst (Socialist) 2.35% ▌R. C. Copley (Progressive) 0.38%
Illinois 12	Charles Eugene Fuller	Republican	1914	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Charles Eugene Fuller (Republican) 65.96% ▌Walter Panneck (Democratic) 29.59% ▌Joseph B. Hoffman (Socialist) 4.30% ▌J. Frank Deuel (Progressive) 0.15%
Illinois 13	John C. McKenzie	Republican	1910	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y John C. McKenzie (Republican) 68.12% ▌F. P. Dudley (Democratic) 30.12% ▌Xavier F. Gehant (Socialist) 1.76%
Illinois 14	Clyde H. Tavenner	Democratic	1912	Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain.	▌Y William J. Graham (Republican) 48.48% ▌Clyde H. Tavenner (Democratic) 47.42% ▌Nick S. Dexter (Socialist) 3.91% ▌Cloyd E. Kaufman (Progressive) 0.19%
Illinois 15	Edward John King	Republican	1914	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Edward John King (Republican) 54.53% ▌Edward P. Allen (Democratic) 41.86% ▌Conrad F. Nystrom (Socialist) 3.62%
Illinois 16	Claude U. Stone	Democratic	1910	Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain.	▌Y Clifford C. Ireland (Republican) 49.93% ▌Claude U. Stone (Democratic) 41.55% ▌Frank P. Elzer (Socialist) 1.81%
Illinois 17	John A. Sterling	Republican	1914	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y John A. Sterling (Republican) 56.64% ▌S. A. Rathbun (Democratic) 41.55% ▌John A. Bruell (Socialist) 1.81%
Illinois 18	Joseph G. Cannon	Republican	1914	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Joseph G. Cannon (Republican) 54.18% ▌Armand E. Smith (Democratic) 43.74% Others ▌Edward M. Methe (Socialist) 1.41% ▌William H. Dunn (Progressive) 0.67%
Illinois 19	William B. McKinley	Republican	1914	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y William B. McKinley (Republican) 52.65% ▌Franklin R. Dove (Democratic) 45.84% ▌Charles Peebles (Socialist) 1.51%
Illinois 20	Henry T. Rainey	Democratic	1902	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Henry T. Rainey (Democratic) 55.56% ▌Walter B. Sayler (Republican) 43.37% ▌Frank Hoover (Socialist) 1.08%
Illinois 21	Loren E. Wheeler	Republican	1914	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Loren E. Wheeler (Republican) 49.98% ▌Thomas Rees (Democratic) 45.37% ▌Edward A. Wieck (Socialist) 4.22% ▌William A. Fuson (Progressive) 0.42%
Illinois 22	William A. Rodenberg	Republican	1914	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y William A. Rodenberg (Republican) 50.40% ▌D. H. Mudge (Democratic) 46.45% ▌Earl G. Galloway (Socialist) 2.95% ▌Charles F. Steizel (Progressive) 0.20%
Illinois 23	Martin D. Foster	Democratic	1906	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Martin D. Foster (Democratic) 52.91% ▌Harry C. Ferriman (Republican) 44.68% ▌John C. Weibel (Socialist) 2.00% ▌B. F. Moore (Progressive) 0.41%
Illinois 24	Thomas Sutler Williams	Republican	1914	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Thomas Sutler Williams (Republican) 54.99% ▌Louis W. Goetzman (Democratic) 42.89% ▌J. H. Evans (Socialist) 2.12%
Illinois 25	Edward E. Denison	Republican	1914	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Edward E. Denison (Republican) 52.16% ▌Andrew J. Rendleman (Democratic) 44.93% ▌R. E. Baty (Socialist) 2.87%
Illinois at-large 2 seats on a general ticket	Burnett M. Chiperfield	Republican	1914	Incumbent retired. Republican hold.	▌Y Medill McCormick (Republican) 27.21% ▌Y William E. Mason (Republican) 26.42% ▌William E. Williams (Democratic) 21.01% ▌Joseph O. Kostner (Democratic) 20.71% Others ▌J. Louis Engdahl (Socialist) 1.92% ▌Walter Huggins (Socialist) 1.88% ▌Charles W. Williams (Prohibition) 0.37% ▌Clay Freeman Gaumer (Prohibition) 0.36% ▌Frank Hosking (Socialist Labor) 0.07% ▌John Kowatzek (Socialist Labor) 0.07%
Illinois at-large 2 seats on a general ticket	William E. Williams	Democratic	1912	Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain.

Indiana

1916 Indiana's 5th congressional district election

← 1914

November 07, 1916

1918 →


Nominee	Everett Sanders	Richard W. Moss	Eugene V. Debs
Party	Republican	Democratic	Socialist
Popular vote	20,977	20,270	8,866
Percentage	40.62%	39.25%	17.17%

Sanders: 40–50% 50–60%
Moss: 30–40% 40–50%
Results by county

U.S. Representative before election

Richard W. Moss
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Everett Sanders
Republican

Socialist Party performance in the District 5 election

Debs

0%-5% 5%-10% 10%-15% 15%-20% 20%-25%

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Indiana 1	Charles Lieb	Democratic	1912	Incumbent retired. Democratic hold.	▌Y George K. Denton (Democratic) 48.11% ▌S. Wallace Cook (Republican) 47.44% ▌Benjamin S. Reese (Prohibition) 2.57% Others ▌William Crecileus (Socialist) 1.29% ▌William E. McElderry (Progressive) 0.59%
Indiana 2	William A. Cullop	Democratic	1908	Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain.	▌Y Oscar E. Bland (Republican) 47.34% ▌William A. Cullop (Democratic) 45.42% ▌Zimn M. Garten (Socialist) 5.47% Others ▌H. J. Beddinger (Prohibition) 1.19% ▌Stephen A. Burton (Progressive) 0.58%
Indiana 3	William E. Cox	Democratic	1906	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y William E. Cox (Democratic) 52.09% ▌John H. Edwards (Republican) 45.97% Others ▌Alice P. Oglie (Prohibition) 1.08% ▌William D. Bartle (Socialist) 0.58% ▌William Wagoner (Progressive) 0.28%
Indiana 4	Lincoln Dixon	Democratic	1904	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Lincoln Dixon (Democratic) 51.50% ▌Manley D. Wilson (Republican) 46.96% Others ▌Floyd N. Kissel (Progressive) 1.40% ▌William Carmichael (Socialist) 0.14%
Indiana 5	Ralph W. Moss	Democratic	1908	Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain.	▌Y Everett Sanders (Republican) 40.62% ▌Ralph W. Moss (Democratic) 39.25% ▌Eugene V. Debs (Socialist) 17.17% ▌Dayton F. Hanworth (Progressive) 2.97%
Indiana 6	Finly H. Gray	Democratic	1910	Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain.	▌Y Daniel W. Comstock (Republican) 48.61% ▌Finly H. Gray (Democratic) 46.61% ▌Ralph Gest (Prohibition) 2.44% Others ▌Cuthbert L. Simmerson (Socialist) 1.64% ▌George R. Carter (Progressive) 0.70%
Indiana 7	Merrill Moores	Republican	1914	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Merrill Moores (Republican) 51.83% ▌Chalmer Schlosser (Democratic) 44.06% ▌Joseph A. Leonard (Prohibition) 2.87% Others ▌Edward W. Clark (Socialist) 0.96% ▌Edward F. Jones (Progressive) 0.29%
Indiana 8	John A. M. Adair	Democratic	1906	Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Indiana. Republican gain.	▌Y Albert H. Vestal (Republican) 48.02% ▌Jacob F. Denny (Democratic) 43.83% ▌W. S. Whiting (Prohibition) 4.31% ▌Fred S. Hurlburt (Socialist) 3.22% ▌Carl W. Thompson (Progressive) 0.61%
Indiana 9	Martin A. Morrison	Democratic	1908	Incumbent retired. Republican gain.	▌Y Fred S. Purnell (Republican) 50.35% ▌David F. Maish (Democratic) 44.60% ▌G. Stanley West (Progressive) 2.59% ▌Jonathan C. Kahlenbeck (Socialist) 2.39% ▌Johnathan W. Whicken (Prohibition) 0.08%
Indiana 10	William R. Wood	Republican	1914	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y William R. Wood (Republican) 56.85% ▌George E. Hershman (Democratic) 41.13% Others ▌Isaac S. Wade (Socialist) 1.11% ▌Jonathan G. Brown (Progressive) 0.84% ▌Ervin S. Whitmen (Prohibition) 0.07%
Indiana 11	George W. Rauch	Democratic	1906	Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain.	▌Y Milton Kraus (Republican) 46.30% ▌George W. Rauch (Democratic) 45.51% ▌Layman H. Jachman (Progressive) 4.35% ▌Walen J. Conarty (Prohibition) 3.84%
Indiana 12	Cyrus Cline	Democratic	1908	Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain.	▌Y Louis W. Fairfield (Republican) 51.19% ▌Cyrus Cline (Democratic) 44.19% ▌L. Lloyd Armstrong (Prohibition) 2.60% ▌William O. Bailey (Progressive) 2.02%
Indiana 13	Henry A. Barnhart	Democratic	1908	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Henry A. Barnhart (Democratic) 47.65% ▌Andrew J. Hickey (Republican) 47.20% ▌William C. Alexander (Socialist) 2.85% ▌Jonathan M. Jolly (Progressive) 2.30%

Iowa

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Iowa 1	Charles A. Kennedy	Republican	1906	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Charles A. Kennedy (Republican) 58.62% ▌F. B. Whittaker (Democratic) 40.98% ▌Lee W. Mix (Prohibition) 0.40%
Iowa 2	Harry E. Hull	Republican	1914	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Harry E. Hull (Republican) 55.34% ▌M. F. Cronin (Democratic) 40.27% ▌J. B. Miller (Socialist) 3.72% Others ▌James McDowell (Progressive) 0.40% ▌Otis W. Babcock (Prohibition) 0.28%
Iowa 3	Burton E. Sweet	Republican	1914	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Burton E. Sweet (Republican) 66.95% ▌James C. Murtagh (Democratic) 31.44% Others ▌Fred Splin (Socialist) 1.43% ▌A. J. Adkins (Prohibition) 0.18%
Iowa 4	Gilbert N. Haugen	Republican	1898	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Gilbert N. Haugen (Republican) 57.89% ▌Earl Evans (Democratic) 40.77% Others ▌A. E. Bufkin (Socialist) 1.03% ▌Frank Betzer (Prohibition) 0.32%
Iowa 5	James W. Good	Republican	1908	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y James W. Good (Republican) 64.08% ▌Robert M. Peet (Democratic) 34.22% Others ▌Myron F. Wiltse (Socialist) 1.18% ▌James W. Lee (Prohibition) 0.39% ▌Lindley M. Osborne (Progressive) 0.14%
Iowa 6	C. William Ramseyer	Republican	1914	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y C. William Ramseyer (Republican) 57.27% ▌Sanford Kirkpatrick (Democratic) 39.29% ▌George W. Morrill (Socialist) 3.44%
Iowa 7	Cassius C. Dowell	Republican	1914	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Cassius C. Dowell (Republican) 61.66% ▌H. C. Evans (Democratic) 34.82% ▌W. M. Whitenack (Socialist) 2.53% ▌J. F. Steele (Progressive) 1.00%
Iowa 8	Horace M. Towner	Republican	1910	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Horace M. Towner (Republican) 58.97% ▌H. B. Bracewell (Democratic) 38.85% ▌William James (Progressive) 2.17%
Iowa 9	William R. Green	Republican	1911	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y William R. Green (Republican) 55.39% ▌John C. Pryor (Democratic) 44.28% Others ▌E. R. Mitchell (Prohibition) 0.22% ▌J. Sizer (Progressive) 0.11%
Iowa 10	Frank P. Woods	Republican	1908	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Frank P. Woods (Republican) 63.63% ▌J. R. Files (Democratic) 34.04% Others ▌John Z. Hughes (Socialist) 1.43% ▌A. B. Quarton (Progressive) 0.48% ▌Charles F. Lusk (Prohibition) 0.42%
Iowa 11	Thomas J. Steele	Democratic	1914	Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain.	▌Y George Cromwell Scott (Republican) 49.64% ▌Thomas J. Steele (Democratic) 49.39% Others ▌J. E. North (Socialist) 0.83% ▌Edward H. Crane (Progressive) 0.15%

Kansas

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Kansas 1	Daniel R. Anthony Jr.	Republican	1907 (special)	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Daniel R. Anthony Jr. (Republican) 55.75% ▌Herbert J. Corwine (Democratic) 34.41% ▌Eva Harding (Independent) 7.61% ▌Charles A. Richardson (Socialist) 2.23%
Kansas 2	Joseph Taggart	Democratic	1911 (special)	Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain.	▌Y Edward C. Little (Republican) 50.38% ▌Joseph Taggart (Democratic) 45.71% ▌J. B. Stevens (Socialist) 3.92%
Kansas 3	Philip P. Campbell	Republican	1902	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Philip P. Campbell (Republican) 47.80% ▌William S. Hyatt (Democratic) 38.98% ▌T. P. Laughlin (Socialist) 10.89% ▌J. N. Chapman (Prohibition) 2.33%
Kansas 4	Dudley Doolittle	Democratic	1912	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Dudley Doolittle (Democratic) 52.46% ▌Clyde W. Miller (Republican) 47.01% ▌E. B. Greene (Prohibition) 1.53%
Kansas 5	Guy T. Helvering	Democratic	1912	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Guy T. Helvering (Democratic) 50.43% ▌Charles M. Harger (Republican) 46.77% ▌O. Van Osdol (Socialist) 2.79%
Kansas 6	John R. Connelly	Democratic	1912	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y John R. Connelly (Democratic) 56.46% ▌Otis L. Benton (Republican) 39.99% ▌A. Bennie (Socialist) 3.55%
Kansas 7	Jouett Shouse	Democratic	1914	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Jouett Shouse (Democratic) 43.89% ▌John S. Simmons (Republican) 36.43% ▌Howard E. Kershner (Prohibition) 15.63% ▌L. U. Keckler (Socialist) 4.05%
Kansas 8	William A. Ayres	Democratic	1914	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y William A. Ayres (Democratic) 50.99% ▌Thomas C. Wilson (Republican) 45.76% ▌J. Hayden Kershner (Prohibition) 3.25%

Kentucky

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Kentucky 1	Alben W. Barkley	Democratic	1912	Incumbent re-elected.
Kentucky 2	David H. Kincheloe	Democratic	1914	Incumbent re-elected.
Kentucky 3	Robert Y. Thomas Jr.	Democratic	1908	Incumbent re-elected.
Kentucky 4	Ben Johnson	Democratic	1906	Incumbent re-elected.
Kentucky 5	J. Swagar Sherley	Democratic	1902	Incumbent re-elected.
Kentucky 6	Arthur B. Rouse	Democratic	1910	Incumbent re-elected.
Kentucky 7	J. Campbell Cantrill	Democratic	1908	Incumbent re-elected.
Kentucky 8	Harvey Helm	Democratic	1906	Incumbent re-elected.
Kentucky 9	William J. Fields	Democratic	1910	Incumbent re-elected.
Kentucky 10	John W. Langley	Republican	1906	Incumbent re-elected.
Kentucky 11	Caleb Powers	Republican	1910	Incumbent re-elected.

Louisiana

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Louisiana 1	Albert Estopinal	Democratic	1908	Incumbent re-elected.
Louisiana 2	H. Garland Dupré	Democratic	1910	Incumbent re-elected.
Louisiana 3	Whitmell P. Martin	Progressive	1914	Incumbent re-elected.
Louisiana 4	John T. Watkins	Democratic	1904	Incumbent re-elected.
Louisiana 5	Riley J. Wilson	Democratic	1914	Incumbent re-elected.
Louisiana 6	Lewis L. Morgan	Democratic	1912	Incumbent re-elected.
Louisiana 7	Ladislas Lazaro	Democratic	1912	Incumbent re-elected.
Louisiana 8	James Benjamin Aswell	Democratic	1912	Incumbent re-elected.

Maine

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Maine 1
Maine 2
Maine 3
Maine 4

Maryland

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Maryland 1	Jesse Price	Democratic	1914	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Jesse Price (Democratic) 48.6% ▌Robert F. Duer (Republican) 48.4% ▌James T. Anthony (Prohibition) 3.0%
Maryland 2	J. Frederick C. Talbott	Democratic	1902	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y J. Frederick C. Talbott (Democratic) 50.5% ▌William H. Lawrence (Republican) 41.5% ▌John S. Green (Prohibition) 7.1% ▌William H. Champlin (Socialist) 0.9%
Maryland 3	Charles Pearce Coady	Democratic	1913 (special)	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Charles Pearce Coady (Democratic) 52.5% ▌Charles W. Main (Republican) 45.0% ▌Ferdinand Bracklein (Socialist) 2.3% ▌Harry S. Johnson (Prohibition) 1.1%
Maryland 4	J. Charles Linthicum	Democratic	1910	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y J. Charles Linthicum (Democratic) 52.5% ▌J. Frank Fox (Republican) 45.2% Others ▌Daniel Shipley (Prohibition) 1.3% ▌Franklin F. Warthen (Socialist) 1.1%
Maryland 5	Sydney Emanuel Mudd II	Republican	1914	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Sydney Emanuel Mudd II (Republican) 53.9% ▌Jackson H. Ralston (Democratic) 43.0% Others ▌James L. Smiley (Socialist) 1.7% ▌John E. Wetherald (Prohibition) 1.4%
Maryland 6	David John Lewis	Democratic	1910	Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. Republican gain.	▌Y Frederick N. Zihlman (Republican) 51.1% ▌Henry Dorsey Etchison (Democratic) 44.1% ▌Ross V. Ayres (Socialist) 2.7% ▌Wiliam A. Walker (Prohibition) 2.1%

Massachusetts

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Massachusetts 1	Allen T. Treadway	Republican	1912	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Allen T. Treadway (Republican) 60.16% ▌Timothy C. Childs (Democratic) 36.08% ▌Walter S. Hutchins (Socialist) 3.75%
Massachusetts 2	Frederick H. Gillett	Republican	1892	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Frederick H. Gillett (Republican) 60.25% ▌Theobald M. Connor (Democratic) 35.72% ▌George W. Wrenn (Socialist) 4.03%
Massachusetts 3	Calvin Paige	Republican	1914	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Calvin Paige (Republican) 66.17% ▌Michael A. Scanlon (Democratic) 33.83%
Massachusetts 4	Samuel Winslow	Republican	1912	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Samuel Winslow (Republican) 55.56% ▌John H. Hunt (Democratic) 41.92% ▌Richard D. Murphy (Prohibition) 2.53%
Massachusetts 5	John Jacob Rogers	Republican	1912	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y John Jacob Rogers (Republican) 64.71% ▌Roger S. Hoar (Democratic) 35.29%
Massachusetts 6	Augustus P. Gardner	Republican	1902	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Augustus P. Gardner (Republican) 67.34% ▌Arthur Howard (Democratic) 26.36% ▌Charles W. Fitzgerald (Socialist) 6.30%
Massachusetts 7	Michael Francis Phelan	Democratic	1912	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Michael Francis Phelan (Democratic) 51.11% ▌Charles N. Barney (Republican) 44.32% ▌Samuel Branhall (Socialist) 3.32% ▌Freeman H. Newhall (Prohibition) 1.25%
Massachusetts 8	Frederick W. Dallinger	Republican	1914	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Frederick W. Dallinger (Republican) 59.68% ▌Frederick S. Deitrick (Democratic) 40.32%
Massachusetts 9	Ernest W. Roberts	Republican	1912	Incumbent lost re-election. Independent gain.	▌Y Alvan T. Fuller (Independent) 50.46% ▌Ernest W. Roberts (Republican) 49.54%
Massachusetts 10	Peter Tague	Democratic	1914	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Peter Tague (Democratic) 78.74% ▌James L. Hourihan (Republican) 21.26%
Massachusetts 11	George H. Tinkham	Republican	1914	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y George H. Tinkham (Republican) 60.08% ▌Francis J. Hogan (Democratic) 39.92%
Massachusetts 12	James A. Gallivan	Democratic	1914	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y James A. Gallivan (Democratic) 67.57% ▌Charles H. Robinson (Republican) 32.44%
Massachusetts 13	William Henry Carter	Republican	1914	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y William Henry Carter (Republican) 66.28% ▌William H. Murphy (Democratic) 33.72%
Massachusetts 14	Richard Olney II	Democratic	1914	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Richard Olney II (Democratic) 53.17% ▌Henry L. Kincaide (Republican) 43.36% ▌John McCarty (Socialist) 3.48%
Massachusetts 15	William S. Greene	Republican	1898	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y William S. Greene (Republican) 63.18% ▌Arthur J. B. Cartier (Democratic) 36.83%
Massachusetts 16	Joseph Walsh	Republican	1914	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Joseph Walsh (Republican) 68.80% ▌Ralph W. Crosby (Democratic) 31.20%

Michigan

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Michigan 1
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Michigan 3
Michigan 4
Michigan 5
Michigan 6
Michigan 7
Michigan 8
Michigan 9
Michigan 10
Michigan 11
Michigan 12
Michigan 13

Minnesota

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Minnesota 1	Sydney Anderson	Republican	1910	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Sydney Anderson (Republican) 65.5% ▌Henry M. Lamberton (Democratic) 34.5%
Minnesota 2	Franklin Ellsworth	Republican	1914	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Franklin Ellsworth (Republican) 100%
Minnesota 3	Charles R. Davis	Republican	1902	Incumbent re-elected.	▌