1926 United States House of Representatives elections

The 1926 United States House of Representatives elections were elections for the United States House of Representatives to elect members to serve in the 70th United States Congress. They were held for the most part on November 2, 1926, while Maine held theirs on September 13. They occurred in the middle of President Calvin Coolidge's second term. Coolidge's Republican Party lost seats to the opposition Democratic Party, but it retained a majority. The most pressing national matters at the time were fragmented, generally related to government's relationship to business or to providing social aid. However, no predominant issue was able to cast a shadow over the election. The small, populist Farmer–Labor Party also held two seats following the election.

1926 United States House of Representatives elections

November 2, 1926

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
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since March 4, 1923 March 4, 1923
Leader's seat Ohio 1st Tennessee 9th
Last election 246 seats 183 seats
Seats won 238 194
Seat change 8 11
Popular vote 11,628,536 8,163,000
Percentage 57.11% 40.09%
Swing 1.05% 0.13%

  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Farmer–Labor Socialist
Last election 3 seats 2 seats
Seats won 2 1
Seat change 1 1
Popular vote 223,395 182,308
Percentage 1.10% 0.90%
Swing 0.28% 0.28%

     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold      Republican gain
     Farmer–Labor hold
     Socialist hold

Speaker before election

Nicholas Longworth
Republican

Elected Speaker

Nicholas Longworth
Republican

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