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1928 United States House of Representatives elections

House elections for the 71st U.S. Congress

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Source revisionSep 22, 2026
Entity authorityQ4450556 ↗
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The 1928 United States House of Representatives elections were elections for the United States House of Representatives to elect members to serve in the 71st United States Congress. They were held for the most part on November 6, 1928, while Maine held theirs on September 10. They coincided with the election of President Herbert Hoover.

The strength of the U.S. economy resulted in Hoover's Republican Party victory in the election, helping them to scoop up 32 House seats, almost all from the opposition Democratic Party, thus increasing their majority. The big business-supported wing of the Republican Party continued to cement control. Republican gains proved even larger than anticipated during this election cycle, as an internal party feud over the Prohibition issue weakened Democratic standing. Losses of several rural, Protestant Democratic seats can be somewhat linked to anti-Catholic sentiments directed toward the party's presidential candidate, Al Smith.

However, this was the last time the Republicans won a House majority until 1946, and the last time a Republican House was re-elected until 1996. This is the last time that Republicans won the House popular vote by double-digits.

Results summary

Source: Election Statistics - Office of the Clerk

Special elections

In these special elections, the winner was elected during 1928; ordered by election date, then by district.

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