1910 United States elections
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| Election day | November 8 |
|---|---|
| Incumbent president | William Howard Taft(Republican) |
| Next Congress | 62nd |
| Senate elections | |
| Overall control | Republican hold |
| Seats contested | 30 of 92 seats[1] |
| Net seat change | Democratic +9[2] |
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| Results of the elections: Democratic gainDemocratic hold Republican gainRepublican hold | |
| House elections | |
| Overall control | Democratic gain |
| Seats contested | All 394 voting seats |
| Net seat change | Democratic +55[2] |
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| 1910 House of Representatives election net gains by state
6+ Democratic gain3-5 Democratic gain 1 to 2 Democratic gain1 to 2 Republican gain | |
| Gubernatorial elections | |
| Seats contested | 31 |
| Net seat change | Democratic +6 |
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| 1910 gubernatorial election results
Democratic gainDemocratic hold | |
The1910 United States electionselected the members of the62nd United States Congress,occurring during theFourth Party System.The election was held in the middle ofRepublicanPresidentWilliam Howard Taft's term. TheSocialist Partywon election to Congress for the first time.ArizonaandNew Mexicowere admitted as states during the 62nd Congress.
Democrats won massive gains in theHouse,taking control of a chamber of Congress for the first time since the1894 elections.[3][4]
In theSenate,Democrats won major gains, but Republicans continued to control the chamber.[4]
The election was a major victory forprogressivesin both parties. Taft had alienated many progressives in his own party, and allies of Taft lost several nomination battles. The strengthening of progressive Republicans helped lead toTheodore Roosevelt's third party run in1912.Meanwhile,Woodrow Wilson's landslide gubernatorial election victory inNew Jerseyhelped position him as a major candidate for the1912 Democratic nomination.The progressive victory led to the passage of the17th Amendmentand the establishment of theDepartment of Laborduring the 62nd Congress.[5]
See also[edit]
- 1910 United States House of Representatives elections
- 1910–11 United States Senate elections
- 1910 United States gubernatorial elections
References[edit]
- ^Not counting special elections
- ^abCongressional seat gain figures only reflect the results of the regularly-scheduled elections, and do not take special elections into account.
- ^"Party Divisions of the House of Representatives".United States House of Representatives.Retrieved25 June2014.
- ^ab"Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present".United States Senate.Retrieved25 June2014.
- ^Busch, Andrew (1999).Horses in Midstream.University of Pittsburgh Press. pp. 84–87.
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