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The 1904 United States House of Representatives elections were held for the most part on November 8, 1904, with Oregon, Maine, and Vermont holding theirs early in either June or September. They coincided with the election to a full term of President Theodore Roosevelt. Elections were held for 386 seats of the United States House of Representatives, representing 45 states, to serve in the 59th United States Congress.
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All 386 seats in the United States House of Representatives 194 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Roosevelt's popularity swept many Republican house candidates into office, cementing their majority over the opposition Democratic Party. Because Roosevelt came from a liberal wing of the Republican Party, his ideology was prevalent among freshman representatives. Progressive Republicanism mobilized a new base of support and proved to be especially popular among the Protestant middle-class workers who held jobs in business or in the front offices of industrial facilities.
135 | 251 |
Democratic | Republican |
State | Type | Total seats |
Republican | Democratic | ||
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Seats | Change | Seats | Change | |||
Alabama | District | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||
Arkansas | District | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||
California | District | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Colorado | District +at-large |
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
Connecticut | District +at-large |
5 | 5 | 0 | ||
Delaware | At-large | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Florida | District | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
Georgia | District | 11 | 0 | 11 | ||
Idaho | At-large | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
Illinois | District | 25 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
Indiana | District | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Iowa | District | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0 | |
Kansas | District +at-large |
8 | 8 | 0 | ||
Kentucky | District | 11 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
Louisiana | District | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||
Maine[lower-alpha 2] | District | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
Maryland | District | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Massachusetts | District | 14 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Michigan | District | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Minnesota | District | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Mississippi | District | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||
Missouri | District | 16 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 9 |
Montana | At-large | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
Nebraska | District | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Nevada | At-large | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
New Hampshire | District | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
New Jersey | District | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
New York | District | 37 | 26 | 6 | 11 | 6 |
North Carolina | District | 10 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
North Dakota | District | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
Ohio | District | 21 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Oregon[lower-alpha 2] | District | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
Pennsylvania | District | 32 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Rhode Island | District | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
South Carolina | District | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||
South Dakota | At-large | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
Tennessee | District | 10 | 2 | 8 | ||
Texas | District | 16 | 0 | 16 | ||
Utah | At-large | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
Vermont[lower-alpha 2] | District | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
Virginia | District | 10 | 1 | 9 | ||
Washington | At-large | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
West Virginia | District | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||
Wisconsin | District | 11 | 10 | 1 | ||
Wyoming | At-large | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 386 | 251 65.0% |
41 | 135 35.0% |
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The previous election of 1902 saw 3 Independent Republicans elected in the Pittsburgh area of Pennsylvania.
In 1904, three states, with 8 seats among them, held elections early:
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
South Carolina 2 | George W. Croft | Democratic | 1902 | Incumbent died March 10, 1904. New member elected May 17, 1904. Winner was not a candidate for the next term; see below. |
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California 3 | Victor H. Metcalf | Republican | 1898 | Incumbent resigned July 1, 1904 to become U.S. Secretary of Commerce and Labor. New member elected November 8, 1904. Republican hold. Winner was also elected to the next term; see below. |
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Ohio 19 |
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
California 1 | James Gillett | Republican | 1902 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 2 | Theodore A. Bell | Democratic | 1902 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. |
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California 3 | Victor H. Metcalf | Republican | 1898 | Incumbent resigned July 1, 1904 to become U.S. Secretary of Commerce and Labor. Republican hold. Winner was also elected to finish the current term; see above. |
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California 4 | Edward J. Livernash | Democratic | 1902 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. |
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California 5 | William J. Wynn | Democratic | 1902 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. |
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California 6 | James C. Needham | Republican | 1898 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 7 | James McLachlan | Republican | 1900 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 8 | Milton J. Daniels | Republican | 1902 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
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District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[4] | |
Colorado 1 | Robert W. Bonynge | Republican | 1902 (contest) | Incumbent re-elected. |
Others
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Colorado 2 | Herschel M. Hogg | Republican | 1902 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Others
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Colorado at-large | Franklin E. Brooks | Republican | 1902 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Others
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District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[5] | |
Connecticut 1 | E. Stevens Henry | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Others
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Connecticut 2 | Nehemiah D. Sperry | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Others
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Connecticut 3 | Frank B. Brandegee | Republican | 1902 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
Others
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Connecticut 4 | Ebenezer J. Hill | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Others
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Connecticut at-large | None (new seat) | New seat. Republican gain. |
Others
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District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Florida 1 | Stephen M. Sparkman | Democratic | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 2 | Robert Wyche Davis | Democratic | 1896 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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Florida 3 | William B. Lamar | Democratic | 1902 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[6] | |
Idaho at-large | Burton L. French | Republican | 1902 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Maryland 1 | William H. Jackson | Republican | 1900 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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Maryland 2 | J. Frederick C. Talbott | Democratic | 1902 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maryland 3 | Frank C. Wachter | Republican | 1898 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maryland 4 | James W. Denny | Democratic | 1902 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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Maryland 5 | Sydney E. Mudd I | Republican | 1896 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maryland 6 | George A. Pearre | Republican | 1898 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Massachusetts 1 | George P. Lawrence | Republican | 1897 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 2 | Frederick H. Gillett | Republican | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 3 | John R. Thayer | Democratic | 1898 | Incumbent retired. Republican gain. |
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Massachusetts 4 | Charles Q. Tirrell | Republican | 1900 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 5 | Butler Ames | Republican | 1902 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 6 | Augustus P. Gardner | Republican | 1902 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 7 | Ernest W. Roberts | Republican | 1898 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 8 | Samuel W. McCall | Republican | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 9 | John A. Keliher | Democratic | 1902 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 10 | William S. McNary | Democratic | 1902 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 11 | John Andrew Sullivan | Democratic | 1902 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 12 | Samuel L. Powers | Republican | 1900 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
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Massachusetts 13 | William S. Greene | Republican | 1898 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 14 | William C. Lovering | Republican | 1896 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[7] | |
Minnesota 1 | James A. Tawney | Republican | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Minnesota 2 | James McCleary | Republican | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Minnesota 3 | Charles Russell Davis | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Minnesota 4 | Frederick Stevens | Republican | 1896 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌ Frederick Stevens (Republican) 100% |
Minnesota 5 | John Lind | Democratic | 1886 1892 (retired) 1902 |
Incumbent retired. Republican gain. |
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Minnesota 6 | Clarence Buckman | Republican | 1902 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Minnesota 7 | Andrew Volstead | Republican | 1902 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Minnesota 8 | J. Adam Bede | Republican | 1902 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Minnesota 9 | Halvor Steenerson | Republican | 1902 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌ Halvor Steenerson (Republican) 100% |
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Mississippi 1 | Ezekiel S. Candler Jr. | Democratic | 1900 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Mississippi 2 | Thomas Spight | Democratic | 1898 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Mississippi 3 | Benjamin G. Humphreys II | Democratic | 1902 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Mississippi 4 | Wilson S. Hill | Democratic | 1902 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Mississippi 5 | Adam M. Byrd | Democratic | 1902 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Mississippi 6 | Eaton J. Bowers | Democratic | 1902 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Mississippi 7 | Frank A. McLain | Democratic | 1898 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Mississippi 8 | John S. Williams | Democratic | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Montana at-large | Joseph M. Dixon | Republican | 1902 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Nebraska 1 | Elmer Burkett | Republican | 1898 | Incumbent re-elected. Resigned before start of term to become Senator. |
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Nebraska 2 | Gilbert Hitchcock | Democratic | 1902 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. |
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Nebraska 3 | John McCarthy | Republican | 1902 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Nebraska 4 | Edmund H. Hinshaw | Republican | 1902 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Nebraska 5 | George W. Norris | Republican | 1902 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Nebraska 6 | Moses Kinkaid | Republican | 1902 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[23] | |
North Dakota at-large 2 seats on a general ticket |
Thomas F. Marshall | Republican | 1900 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Burleigh F. Spalding | Republican | 1902 | Incumbent lost renomination. Republican hold. |
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Oregon 1 | Binger Hermann | Republican | 1903 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Oregon 2 | John N. Williamson | Republican | 1902 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
South Carolina 1 | George Swinton Legaré | Democratic | 1902 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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South Carolina 2 | George W. Croft | Democratic | 1902 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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South Carolina 3 | Wyatt Aiken | Democratic | 1902 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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South Carolina 4 | Joseph T. Johnson | Democratic | 1900 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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South Carolina 5 | David E. Finley | Democratic | 1898 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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South Carolina 6 | Robert B. Scarborough | Democratic | 1900 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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South Carolina 7 | A. Frank Lever | Democratic | 1901 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[26] | |
South Dakota at-large (2 seats elected on a general ticket) |
Charles H. Burke | Republican | 1898 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Eben Martin | Republican | 1900 | Incumbent re-elected. |
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Tennessee 1 | Walter P. Brownlow | Republican | 1896 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Tennessee 2 | Henry R. Gibson | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
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Tennessee 3 | John A. Moon | Democratic | 1896 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Tennessee 4 | Morgan C. Fitzpatrick | Democratic | 1902 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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Tennessee 5 | James D. Richardson | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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Tennessee 6 | John W. Gaines | Democratic | 1896 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Tennessee 7 | Lemuel P. Padgett | Democratic | 1900 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Tennessee 8 | Thetus W. Sims | Democratic | 1896 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Tennessee 9 | Rice A. Pierce | Democratic | 1896 | Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic hold. |
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Tennessee 10 | Malcolm R. Patterson | Democratic | 1900 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[37] | |
Vermont 1 | David J. Foster | Republican | 1900 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Vermont 2 | Kittredge Haskins | Republican | 1900 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[38] | |
Virginia 1 | William A. Jones | Democratic | 1890 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 2 | Harry L. Maynard | Democratic | 1900 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Others
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Virginia 3 | John Lamb | Democratic | 1896 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Others
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Virginia 4 | Robert G. Southall | Democratic | 1902 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 5 | Claude A. Swanson | Democratic | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 6 | Carter Glass | Democratic | 1901 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 7 | James Hay | Democratic | 1896 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 8 | John Franklin Rixey | Democratic | 1896 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 9 | Campbell Slemp | Republican | 1902 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 10 | Henry D. Flood | Democratic | 1900 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
West Virginia 1 | Blackburn B. Dovener | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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West Virginia 2 | Alston G. Dayton | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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West Virginia 3 | Joseph H. Gaines | Republican | 1900 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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West Virginia 4 | Harry C. Woodyard | Republican | 1902 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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West Virginia 5 | James A. Hughes | Republican | 1900 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Others
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Wisconsin elected eleven members of congress on Election Day, November 8, 1904.[44][45]
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Wisconsin 1 | Henry Allen Cooper | Republican | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Wisconsin 2 | Henry Cullen Adams | Republican | 1902 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Wisconsin 3 | Joseph W. Babcock | Republican | 1892 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Wisconsin 4 | Theobald Otjen | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Wisconsin 5 | William H. Stafford | Republican | 1902 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Wisconsin 6 | Charles H. Weisse | Democratic | 1902 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Wisconsin 7 | John J. Esch | Republican | 1898 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Wisconsin 8 | James H. Davidson | Republican | 1896 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Wisconsin 9 | Edward S. Minor | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Wisconsin 10 | Webster E. Brown | Republican | 1900 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Wisconsin 11 | John J. Jenkins | Republican | 1894 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[46] | |
Wyoming at-large | Frank W. Mondell | Republican | 1898 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Delegate | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[47] | |
Oklahoma Territory at-large | Bird S. McGuire | Republican | 1902 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Mexico Territory elected its non-voting delegate November 8, 1904.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Delegate | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[48] | |
New Mexico Territory at-large | Bernard Shandon Rodey | Republican | 1900 | Incumbent lost renomination and then lost re-election as an Independent Republican. Republican hold. |
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