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1907 United States House of Representatives elections

There were ten elections in 1907 to the United States House of Representatives. Five were special elections in the 60th United States Congress and the other five were new seats from the new state of Oklahoma. There were no special elections in 1907 during the 61st United States Congress.


There were ten elections in 1907 to the United States House of Representatives. Five were special elections in the 60th United States Congress and the other five were new seats from the new state of Oklahoma. There were no special elections in 1907 during the 61st United States Congress.

Elections are listed first by date, then by district.

DistrictIncumbentThis race
William Alden SmithRepublican1894Incumbent resigned February 9, 1907, when elected U.S. senator.New member elected April 27, 1907 and seated March 17, 1908.Republican hold..mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}
▌Y Gerrit J. Diekema (Republican) 51.79%
▌George P. Hummer (Democratic) 45.74%
▌Isaiah S. Morris (Prohibition) 1.27%
▌John J. Spriggs (Socialist) 1.21%
Charles CurtisRepublican1892Incumbent resigned January 28, 1907, when elected U.S. senator.New member elected May 23, 1907.Republican hold.▌Y Daniel R. Anthony Jr. (Republican) 84.06%
▌Albert Kingsley (Socialist) 15.94%
John E. ReyburnRepublican1906 (special)Incumbent resigned March 31, 1907, to become Mayor of Philadelphia.New member elected November 5, 1907.Republican hold.▌Y Joel Cook (Republican) 97.99%
▌John W. Barr (Prohibition) 2.01%
John F. RixeyDemocratic1896Incumbent died February 8, 1907.New member elected November 5, 1907.Democratic hold.▌Y Charles C. Carlin (Democratic) 83.88%
▌Ernest L. Howard (Republican) 16.12%
Campbell SlempRepublican1902Incumbent died October 13, 1907.New member elected November 5, 1907.Republican hold.▌Y C. Bascom Slemp (Republican) 69.12%
▌David F. Bailey (Ind. Republican) 30.88%

Oklahoma became a state on November 16, 1907, and elected its first five members of the House:

DistrictIncumbentThis race
None (new state)New seat.New member elected September 17, 1907.Republican gain.▌Y Bird Segle McGuire (Republican) 50.3%
▌William L. Eagleton (Democratic) 47.3%
▌Achilles W. Renshaw (Socialist) 2.4%
None (new state)New seat.New member elected September 17, 1907.Democratic gain.▌Y Elmer Fulton (Democratic) 51.0%
▌Thompson B. Ferguson (Republican) 49.0%
None (new state)New seat.New member elected September 17, 1907.Democratic gain.▌Y James S. Davenport (Democratic) 52.7%
▌Frank C. Hubbard (Republican) 47.3%
None (new state)New seat.New member elected September 17, 1907.Democratic gain.▌Y Charles D. Carter (Democratic) 62.6%
▌Loren G. Disney (Republican) 33.1%
▌J. T. Cumbie (Socialist) 4.3%
None (new state)New seat.New member elected September 17, 1907.Democratic gain.▌Y Scott Ferris (Democratic) 66.2%
▌Henry D. McKnight (Republican) 29.9%
▌Wood Hubbard (Socialist) 3.9%
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