1904 United States House of Representatives elections
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Elections to the United States House of Representatives were held in 1904 to elect members of the 59th Congress, and coincided with the election to a full term of President Theodore Roosevelt.
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.
Election summaries[]
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 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
Colorado | District +at-large |
3 | 3 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
Connecticut | District +at-large |
5 | 5 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
Delaware | At-large | 1 | 1 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
Florida | District | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
3 | ![]() |
Georgia | District | 11 | 0 | ![]() |
11 | ![]() |
Idaho | At-large | 1 | 1 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
Illinois | District | 25 | 24 | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
Indiana | District | 13 | 11 | ![]() |
2 | ![]() |
Iowa | District | 11 | 11 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
Kansas | District +at-large |
8 | 8 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
Kentucky | District | 11 | 2 | ![]() |
9 | ![]() |
Kentucky | District | 7 | 0 | ![]() |
7 | ![]() |
Maine[b] | District | 4 | 4 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
Maryland | District | 6 | 3 | ![]() |
3 | ![]() |
Massachusetts | District | 14 | 11 | ![]() |
3 | ![]() |
Michigan | District | 12 | 12 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
Minnesota | District | 9 | 9 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
Mississippi | District | 8 | 0 | ![]() |
8 | ![]() |
Missouri | District | 16 | 10 | ![]() |
6 | ![]() |
Montana | At-large | 1 | 1 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
Nebraska | District | 6 | 6 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
Nevada | At-large | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
New Hampshire | District | 2 | 2 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
New Jersey | District | 10 | 9 | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
New York | District | 37 | 26 | ![]() |
11 | ![]() |
North Carolina | District | 10 | 1 | ![]() |
9 | ![]() |
North Dakota | District | 2 | 2 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
Ohio | District | 21 | 20 | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
Oregon[b] | District | 2 | 2 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
Pennsylvania | District | 32 | 31 | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
Rhode Island | District | 2 | 1 | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
South Carolina | District | 7 | 0 | ![]() |
7 | ![]() |
South Carolina | At-large | 2 | 2 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
Tennessee | District | 10 | 2 | ![]() |
8 | ![]() |
Texas | District | 16 | 0 | ![]() |
16 | ![]() |
Utah | At-large | 1 | 1 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
Vermont[b] | 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% |
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135 35.0% |
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The previous election of 1902 saw 3 Independent Republicans elected in the Pittsburgh area of Pennsylvania.
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Early election dates[]
In 1904, three states, with 8 seats among them, held elections early:
- June 6 Oregon
- September 6 Vermont
- September 12 Maine
Special elections[]
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 to 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 |
Alabama[]
Arkansas[]
California[]
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. New member elected. 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. New member elected. Republican gain. 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. New member elected. Republican gain. |
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California 5 | William J. Wynn | Democratic | 1902 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. 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. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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Colorado[]
Connecticut[]
Delaware[]
Florida[]
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. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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Florida 3 | William B. Lamar | Democratic | 1902 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia[]
Idaho[]
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Idaho at-large | Burton L. French | Republican | 1902 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois[]
Indiana[]
Iowa[]
Kansas[]
Kentucky[]
Louisiana[]
Maine[]
Maryland[]
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. New member elected. 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. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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Maryland 5 | Sydney Emanuel 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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Massachusetts[]
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. New member elected. 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 Peabody 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. New member elected. 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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Michigan[]
Minnesota[]
Mississippi[]
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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Missouri[]
Montana[]
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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Nebraska[]
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. New member elected. 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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Nevada[]
New Hampshire[]
New Jersey[]
New York[]
North Carolina[]
North Dakota[]
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
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. New member elected. Republican hold. |
Ohio[]
Oregon[]
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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Pennsylvania[]
Rhode Island[]
South Carolina[]
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. New member elected. 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. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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South Carolina 7 | Asbury F. Lever | Democratic | 1901 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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South Dakota[]
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
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. |
Tennessee[]
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. New member elected. 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. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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Tennessee 5 | James D. Richardson | Democratic | 1884 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. 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. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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Tennessee 10 | Malcolm R. Patterson | Democratic | 1900 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Texas[]
Utah[]
Vermont[]
Virginia[]
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Virginia 1 | |||||
Virginia 2 | |||||
Virginia 3 | |||||
Virginia 4 | |||||
Virginia 5 | |||||
Virginia 6 | Carter Glass | Democratic | 1902 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 7 | James Hay | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 8 | |||||
Virginia 9 | |||||
Virginia 10 |
Washington[]
West Virginia[]
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. |
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Wisconsin[]
Wyoming[]
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Wyoming at-large | Frank W. Mondell | Republican | 1898 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Non-voting delegates[]
Oklahoma Territory[]
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Delegate | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Oklahoma Territory at-large | Bird S. McGuire | Republican | 1902 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Mexico Territory[]
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 | |
New Mexico Territory at-large | Bernard Shandon Rodey | Republican | Incumbent lost renomination and then lost re-election as an Independent Republican. New delegate elected. Republican hold. |
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See also[]
- 1904 United States elections
- 1904 United States presidential election
- 1904 and 1905 United States Senate elections
- 58th United States Congress
- 59th United States Congress
Notes[]
References[]
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- Secretary of State (1905). Maryland Manual 1904. Baltimore: Wm. J. C. Dulany Co. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
External links[]
- Office of the Historian (Office of Art & Archives, Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)
- 1904 United States House of Representatives elections