1904 United States House of Representatives elections

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1904 United States House of Representatives elections

← 1902 November 8, 1904[a] 1906 →
All 386 seats in the United States House of Representatives 194 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Joseph Cannon John Sharp Williams Party Republican Democratic Leader's seat Illinois 18th Mississippi 8th Last election 206 seats 176 seats Seats won 251[1][2] 135[1][2] Seat change 45 41 Popular vote 7,173,481 5,386,523 Percentage 54.58% 40.98% Swing 4.77% 4.02%   Third party   Party Independent Last election 4 seats Seats won 0 Seat change 4 Popular vote 21,402 Percentage 0.16% Swing 0.40%
Results      Democratic gain      Republican gain      Democratic hold      Republican hold
Speaker before election Joseph Gurney Cannon Republican Elected Speaker Joseph Gurney Cannon Republican

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.

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.

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