page_title: 1912 United States House of Representatives elections
section_title: Election summaries
hierarchical_section_title: 1912 United States House of Representatives elections / Election summaries
caption_attribution_description: Summary of party change of U.S. house seats in the 1912 House election. Stripes indicate a tie between the gains of two or more parties. Legend: &#160;&#160; 6+ Democratic seat pickup &#160;&#160; 3-5 Democratic seat pickup &#160;&#160; 1-2 Democratic seat pickup &#160;&#160; 1-2 Republican seat pickup &#160;&#160; 3-5 Republican seat pickup &#160;&#160; 6+ Republican seat pickup &#160;&#160; 1-2 Progressive seat pickup &#160;&#160; 1-2 Farmer-Labor seat pickup &#160;&#160; 1-2 Socialist seat pickup Note: years ending in 2 may have inconsistent results due to redistricting.
context_page_description: Elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1912 were held for members of the 63rd Congress, coinciding with the election of President Woodrow Wilson.
  Wilson's victory was partly due to the division of the opposition Republican Party into conservative and progressive factions. While many progressives stayed within the party framework, they maintained lukewarm relationships with Republican leadership. Others formed a third party known as the Progressives and several switched allegiance to the Democrats. A message of unity was portrayed by the Democrats, allowing this group to present themselves as above the bickering and corruption that had become associated with the Republican internal feud. Many of the new seats that were added after the prior census ended up in Democratic hands. In addition, William Kent, who had been elected to the House as a Republican in 1908, was elected to California's 1st congressional district as an Independent.
  The number of representatives was increased for this election to 435, where it currently stands.
context_section_description: In reapportionment following the 1910 census, 41 new seats were added, bringing the House to its modern size. This would be the last time the size of the House changed, except for a temporary addition of two seats in 1959 after the admission of Alaska and Hawaii and subsequent return to 435 in 1963. In the reapportionment, 1 state lost 1 seat, 22 states had no change in apportionment, 16 states gained 1 seat each, 5 states gained 2 seats each, 2 states gained 3 seats, 1 state gained 4 seats, and 1 state gained 6 seats. Twelve states used at-large seats in addition to districts to elect new seats.
caption: Net gain in party representation (stripes indicate mixed gains)    6+ Democratic gain        3-5 Democratic gain     3-5 Republican gain    1-2 Democratic gain   1-2 Progressive gain   1-2 Republican gain    no net change
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