House elections for the 62nd U.S. Congress
1910 United States House of Representatives elections
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The
1910 United States House of Representatives elections
were held for the most part on November 8, 1910, while Maine and Vermont held theirs early in September, in the middle of
President
William Howard Taft
's term. Elections were held for all 391 seats of the
United States House of Representatives
, representing 46 states, to the
62nd United States Congress
.
The
conservative
Taft contended with major factional splits within his
Republican Party
. Instead of using his position as president to bridge compromise, Taft alienated the progressive wing of the party, which had championed his predecessor,
Theodore Roosevelt
. While conservatives controlled the largest number of elected positions for Republicans, progressive politics had been what brought many voters to the polls. The clash of these units of the Republican Party, combined with the message of unity from the
Democratic Party
, was enough to allow the Democrats to take control of the House, ending 16 years in opposition. This was the first time that the
Socialist Party
won a seat.
Issues
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Protection was the ideological cement holding the Republican coalition together. High tariffs were used by Republicans to promise higher sales to business, higher wages to industrial workers, and higher demand for their crops to farmers. Progressive insurgents said it promoted monopoly. Democrats said it was a tax on the little man. It had greatest support in the Northeast, and greatest opposition in the South and West. The Midwest was the battleground.
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The great battle over the high
Payne?Aldrich Tariff Act
in 1910 ripped the Republicans apart and set up the realignment in favor of the Democrats.
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Election summaries
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Democratic
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Republican
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Popular vote
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Democratic
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46.69%
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Republican
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46.53%
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Socialist
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4.32%
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Independent
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0.47%
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Others
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1.99%
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House seats
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Democratic
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58.06%
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Republican
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41.18%
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Socialist
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0.26%
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Independent
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0.51%
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House seats by party holding plurality in state
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80+% Democratic
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80+% Republican
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60+% to 80% Democratic
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60+% to 80% Republican
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Up to 60% Democratic
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Up to 60% Republican
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Net gain in party representation
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6+ Democratic gain
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6+ Republican gain
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3-5 Democratic gain
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3-5 Republican gain
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1-2 Democratic gain
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1-2 Socialist gain
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1-2 Republican gain
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no net change
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Election dates
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In 1910, two states, with 6 seats between them, held elections early:
Two newly admitted states held elections late: New Mexico and Arizona held their
first elections in 1911
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Special elections
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Alabama
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Arkansas
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California
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Colorado
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Connecticut
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Delaware
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Florida
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Georgia
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Idaho
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District
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Incumbent
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This race
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Member
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Party
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First elected
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Results
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Candidates
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Idaho at-large
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Thomas R. Hamer
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Republican
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1908
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Incumbent lost renomination.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
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Burton L. French
(Republican) 55.44%
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A. M. Bowen (Democratic) 38.03%
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Rolla Myer (Socialist) 6.53%
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Illinois
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Indiana
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Iowa
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Kansas
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Kentucky
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Louisiana
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Maine
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Maryland
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Massachusetts
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Michigan
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Minnesota
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Mississippi
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Missouri
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Montana
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Nebraska
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Nevada
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New Hampshire
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New Jersey
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New York
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North Carolina
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North Dakota
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Ohio
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Oklahoma
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Oregon
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District
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Incumbent
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This race
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Member
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Party
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First elected
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Results
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Candidates
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Oregon 1
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Willis C. Hawley
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Republican
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1906
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Incumbent re-elected.
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Willis C. Hawley
(Republican) 48.58%
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R. G. Smith (Democratic) 33.74%
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C. W. Sherman (Socialist) 9.20%
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W. P. Elmore (Prohibition) 8.48%
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Oregon 2
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William R. Ellis
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Republican
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1906
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Incumbent lost renomination.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
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Walter Lafferty
(Republican) 51.79%
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John Manning (Democratic) 32.92%
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William A. Crawford (Socialist) 9.44%
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George B. Pratt (Prohibition) 5.86%
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Pennsylvania
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Rhode Island
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South Carolina
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South Dakota
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Tennessee
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Texas
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Utah
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Vermont
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Virginia
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Washington
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West Virginia
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Wisconsin
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Wisconsin elected eleven members of congress on Election Day, November 8, 1910.
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Wyoming
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Non-voting delegates
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Alaska Territory
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Alaska Territory elected its non-voting delegate August 9, 1910.
Arizona Territory
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Arizona Territory elected its non-voting delegate sometime in 1910, but did not serve out the complete term as statehood was granted in 1912.
New Mexico Territory
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New Mexico Territory elected its non-voting delegate sometime in 1910, but did not serve out the complete term as statehood was granted in 1912.
See also
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Notes
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Maine and Vermont held elections early, in September 1910.
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Including late elections
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Does not include 2 members from New Mexico and Arizona, elected from their new states in 1911.
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Does not include 1 member from New Mexico, elected from their new state in 1911
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Including one
Independent Republican
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Includes Congressmen Theron Akin of the 25th District of New York, and Samuel Tribble of the 8th District of Georgia.
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Theron Akin had been endorsed by the local Democratic Party in opposition to the Republican incumbent Cyrus Durey, but made known his intention to caucus with the Republican Party as a Progressive Republican upon being sworn in.
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Samuel Tribble ran as an Independent Democrat in opposition to incumbent Congressman William Howard.
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There was 1 Socialist and 1 Progressive Republican
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Elections held early.
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Including one
Progressive Republican
member,
Theron Akin
References
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"Party Divisions of the House of Representatives* 1789?Present"
. Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives
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May 18,
2015
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Martis, pp. 164?165.
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Howard R. Smith, and
John Fraser Hart
, "The American tariff map."
Geographical Review
45.3 (1955): 327-346
online
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Stanley D. Solvick, "William Howard Taft and the Payne-Aldrich Tariff."
Mississippi Valley Historical Review
50.3 (1963): 424-442
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Dubin, Michael J. (1998).
United States Congressional Elections, 1788?1997: The Official Results of the Elections of the 1st through 105th Congresses
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"ID At Large"
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Our Campaigns
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April 4,
2021
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"Our Campaigns - LA - District 02 Race - Nov 08, 1910"
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www.ourcampaigns.com
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"MS - District 01"
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Our Campaigns
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March 17,
2021
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"MS - District 02"
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Our Campaigns
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"MS - District 03"
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March 17,
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"MS - District 04"
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Our Campaigns
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"MS - District 05"
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Our Campaigns
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"MS - District 06"
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Our Campaigns
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March 17,
2021
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"MS - District 07"
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Our Campaigns
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March 17,
2021
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"MS - District 08"
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Our Campaigns
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March 16,
2021
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"MT At-Large"
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Our Campaigns
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April 5,
2021
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"Our Campaigns - NE - District 01 Race - Nov 8, 1910"
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www.ourcampaigns.com
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October 9,
2021
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"Our Campaigns - NE - District 02 Race - Nov 8, 1910"
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www.ourcampaigns.com
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2021
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"Our Campaigns - NE - District 03 Race - Nov 8, 1910"
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2021
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"Our Campaigns - NE - District 04 Race - Nov 8, 1910"
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"Our Campaigns - NE - District 05 Race - Nov 8, 1910"
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"Our Campaigns - NE - District 06 Race - Nov 8, 1910"
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"ND At Large"
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Our Campaigns
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"OK District 01 Race - Nov 08, 1910"
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Our Campaigns
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"OK District 02 Race - Nov 08, 1910"
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Our Campaigns
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"OK District 03 Race - Nov 08, 1910"
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Our Campaigns
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"OK District 04 Race - Nov 08, 1910"
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Our Campaigns
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"OK District 05 Race - Nov 08, 1910"
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Our Campaigns
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"OR - District 01 Race - Nov 08, 1910"
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Our Campaigns
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"OR - District 02 Race - Nov 08, 1910"
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Our Campaigns
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December 3,
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"SD At Large"
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"TN - District 01"
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"TN - District 02"
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"TN - District 03"
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"TN - District 04"
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"TN - District 05"
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"TN - District 06"
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"TN - District 08"
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"TN - District 09"
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"TN - District 10"
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"WV District 01"
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"WV District 02"
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"WV District 03"
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"WV District 05"
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"Wisconsin U.S. House Election Results"
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Beck, J. D., ed. (1911). "Biographical Sketches".
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"WY At-Large"
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Our Campaigns
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"Our Campaigns - AK Territorial Delegate Race - Aug 09, 1910"
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"AZ Territorial Delegate - Final Election"
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Bibliography
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Journal of American History
60#3 (1973), pp. 679?691.
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1788 United States Congressional Elections-1997: The Official Results of the Elections of the 1st Through 105th Congresses
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