1908 United States House of Representatives elections

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1908 United States House of Representatives elections

← 1906 June 1, September 1, September 14, and November 3, 1908[a] 1910 →
All 391 seats in the United States House of Representatives 196 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Joseph Cannon Champ Clark Party Republican Democratic Leader's seat Illinois 18th Missouri 9th Last election 223 seats 167 seats Seats won 219[1][2] 172[1][2] Seat change 4 5 Popular vote 7,227,470 6,552,986 Percentage 50.05% 45.38% Swing 0.01% 1.81%   Third party   Party Independent Last election 1 seat[b] Seats won 0 Seat change 1 Popular vote 61,499 Percentage 0.43% Swing
Speaker before election Joseph Cannon Republican Elected Speaker Joseph Cannon Republican

The 1908 United States House of Representatives elections were held for the most part on November 3, 1908, with Oregon, Maine, and Vermont holding theirs early in either June or September. They coincided with the 1908 United States presidential election, which William Howard Taft won. Elections were held for all 391 seats of the United States House of Representatives, representing 46 states, to serve in the 61st United States Congress.

Taft was not as popular as his predecessor, Theodore Roosevelt,^{[citation needed]} but won with Roosevelt's backing, and his Republican Party lost only a handful of seats to the opposition Democrats. Without any striking national issues, the Republicans were able to remain in control. Regional issues led to some changes in House membership, but new Democrats who were elected by dissatisfied industrial workers were balanced out by new Republicans who gained seats in districts with a strong middle class presence.

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