1928 United States House of Representatives elections

1928 United States House of Representatives elections

← 1926 September 10 and November 6, 1928[a] 1930 →
All 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives 218 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Nicholas Longworth Finis Garrett (did not seek reelection) Party Republican Democratic Leader since March 4, 1923 March 4, 1923 Leader's seat Ohio 1st Tennessee 9th Last election 238 seats 194 seats Seats won 270 164 Seat change 32 30 Popular vote 19,266,641 14,253,858 Percentage 56.73% 41.97% Swing 0.38% 1.88%   Third party Fourth party   Party Farmer–Labor Socialist Last election 2 seats 1 seat Seats won 1 0 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 190,499 227,164 Percentage 0.56% 0.67% Swing 0.54% 0.23%
Speaker before election Nicholas Longworth Republican Elected Speaker Nicholas Longworth Republican

The 1928 United States House of Representatives elections were elections for the United States House of Representatives to elect members to serve in the 71st United States Congress. They were held for the most part on November 6, 1928, while Maine held theirs on September 10. They coincided with the election of President Herbert Hoover.

The strength of the U.S. economy resulted in Hoover's Republican Party victory in the election, helping them to scoop up 32 House seats, almost all from the opposition Democratic Party, thus increasing their majority. The big business-supported wing of the Republican Party continued to cement control. Republican gains proved even larger than anticipated during this election cycle, as an internal party feud over the Prohibition issue weakened Democratic standing. Losses of several rural, Protestant Democratic seats can be somewhat linked to anti-Catholic sentiments directed toward the party's presidential candidate, Al Smith. However, this would be the last time for 68 years that a Republican House was re-elected.
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