1920 United States House of Representatives elections


The 1920 United States House of Representatives elections, were held to select members of the United States House of Representatives in the 67th Congress of the United States. It coincided with the election of President Warren G. Harding, the first time that women in all states were allowed to vote in federal elections after the passage of the 19th Amendment.
The incumbent Democratic administration of Woodrow Wilson lost popularity after the conclusion of World War I in 1918, as American voters hoped to return to isolationism and avoid military conflict in the future. Heedless of the prevailing national mood, Wilson advocated American leadership in a new international order under the League of Nations, alienated voters of German and Irish ancestry, and constantly struggled with a Congress controlled by the opposition Republican Party. Harding and the Republicans promised a new start for the nation and a disassociation from Europe's political troubles that most voters found appealing. As a result, the Republicans picked up 63 seats in the House of Representatives, with most of the gains coming from Democratic-leaning districts in the big industrial cities and the border states. Many of these districts elected Republican representatives for the only time in decades, and House Democratic leader Champ Clark was among those who lost reelection. Although the South remained solidly Democratic for the most part, the Republicans secured more than 90% of the seats outside the South, which gave them their largest majority of the 20th century. The 67th Congress is the most recent in which the Republican Party won greater than a two-thirds majority of seats in either chamber.

Election summaries

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Special elections

Alabama

Arizona

Arkansas

California

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst electedResultOpponent
Clarence F. LeaDemocratic1916Incumbent re-elected.
John E. RakerDemocratic1910Incumbent re-elected.
Charles F. CurryRepublican1912Incumbent re-elected.
Julius KahnRepublican1898Incumbent re-elected.
John I. NolanRepublican1912Incumbent re-elected.
John A. ElstonRepublican1914Incumbent re-elected.
Henry E. BarbourRepublican1918Incumbent re-elected.
Hugh S. HersmanDemocratic1918Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
Charles H. RandallProhibition1914Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
Henry Z. OsborneRepublican1916Incumbent re-elected.
William KettnerDemocratic1912Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican gain.

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

Non-voting delegates

Alaska Territory