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OfficeSpeaker of the House
HonorificSpeaker of the House - Abbr: Speaker of the House
Type General Election
Filing Deadline 00, 0000 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open April 02, 1917 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close April 02, 1917 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start April 02, 1917 - 12:00pm
Term End May 19, 1919 - 01:00pm
ContributorRalphie
Last ModifiedRBH March 07, 2019 11:25pm
Data SourcesNew York Times 4/3/1917
Description 65th Congress

The Republicans won a plurality of seats in the 1916 election, but Clark was re-elected due to the votes of the third party (Progressive, Prohibition, Socialist) members of the House.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won12/06/1915
NameJames Beauchamp "Champ" Clark Votes222 (52.61%)
Term12/06/1915 - 04/02/1917 Margin27 (+6.40%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won05/19/1919
NameFrederick H. Gillett Votes228 (57.00%)
Term05/19/1919 - 04/11/1921 Margin56 (+14.00%)
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Name (I) Rep. James Beauchamp "Champ" Clark Rep. James Robert Mann Rep. Frederick H. Gillett Rep. Irvine L. Lenroot Abstaining  
PartyDemocratic Republican Republican Republican Independent  
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Certified Votes 217 (50.70%) 205 (47.90%) 2 (0.47%) 2 (0.47%) 2 (0.47%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -12 (-2.80%) -215 (-50.23%) -215 (-50.23%) -215 (-50.23%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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