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1902 United States House of Representatives elections

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The 1902 United States House of Representatives elections were held for the most part on November 4, 1902, with Oregon, Maine, and Vermont holding theirs early in either June or September. They occurred in the middle of President Theodore Roosevelt's first term, about a year after the assassination of William McKinley in September 1901. Elections were held for 386 seats of the United States House of Representatives, representing 45 states, to serve in the 58th United States Congress.

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Due to the increased size of the House and the reapportionment that resulted from the 1900 U.S. census, the Republican Party and the Democratic Party both gained seats simultaneously, which has not occurred in any elections since. The Democrats increased their share of the House, but not by enough to regain control.

With a stable economy and no cornerstone issue, Democratic gains can mostly be linked to the effects of redistricting. Many of the new seats were in areas with high numbers of immigrants (mostly Eastern and Southern European industrial workers, and Northern European farmers), with new immigrants tending to vote Democrat. The Populist Party disappeared from the House, with its supporters almost unanimously switching to the Democratic Party.[citation needed]

This election marked the third and most recent time in American history where the incumbent president's party gained House seats in a midterm election while still losing seats in the Senate, the first two being in 1814 and 1822.

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Election summaries

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29 new seats were added in reapportionment following the 1900 census.[3] No states lost seats, 16 had no change in apportionment, 14 gained 1 seat, 3 gained 2 seats, and 3 gained 3 seats. Two of the states that gained representation elected the new seat at-large.

176 3 207
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The previous election had 5 Populists, but the party completely disappeared from the U.S. House in the 1902 elections.

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Election dates

All the states held their elections November 4, 1902, except for 3 states, with 8 seats among them:

Alabama

Arizona Territory

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Arkansas

California

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Colorado

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Connecticut

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Delaware

Florida

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Georgia

Hawaii Territory

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Idaho

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Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

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Massachusetts

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Michigan

Minnesota

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Mississippi

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Missouri

Montana

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Nebraska

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Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico Territory

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New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

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Ohio

Oklahoma Territory

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Oregon

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Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

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South Dakota

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Tennessee

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Texas

Utah

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Virginia

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Washington

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West Virginia

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Wisconsin

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Wisconsin elected eleven members of congress on Election Day, November 4, 1902.[44][45] This was Wisconsin's first election with eleven congressional seats, up from ten in the previous term.

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Notes

  1. Regulars only, not including specials
  2. Includes five vacancies.
  3. Includes 6 vacancies.
  4. Includes 1 "Anti-Machine" candidate.
  5. Additional seat elected at-large due to Colorado delaying redistricting.
  6. Election of 1900 saw the election of 1 Populist.
  7. There was one member of the Silver Republican Party faction elected in 1900, John F. Shafroth. Shafroth attempted to get elected as a Democrat in 1902, but his election was contested and overturned.
  8. Elections held early.
  9. Election of 1900 saw the election of 2 Populists in Nebraska.
  10. At-large seats eliminated in redistricting.

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