# 1922 Midterm Elections [[Warren G. Harding]] administration midterm. The first congressional midterm conducted with **women voting nationwide** under the [[Nineteenth Amendment]]. Democrats gained substantial House seats (~75) — a sharp recovery from the 1920 Republican landslide — but Republicans retained majority in both chambers. The cycle's broad themes: post-war recession recovery, the Teapot Dome–era political environment (the scandal would break in 1923-1924). ## Result - **House:** Democrats gained ~75 seats but Republicans held majority (~225 of 435 Republicans vs. ~207 Democrats in the 68th Congress) - **Senate:** Republicans held majority but lost ~7 seats - **Chambers flipped:** None - **Net change:** Major Democratic gains; Republican majority narrowed substantially ## Notable - First fully-national women-voting midterm; turnout patterns reflected the operational mobilization of the new electorate - The 68th Congress (1923-1925) saw the **Teapot Dome Scandal** investigations break, substantially damaging the Harding administration's reputation - Harding died in office August 2, 1923; [[Calvin Coolidge]] inherited the post-Teapot-Dome political environment ## Connections - [[Warren G. Harding]] — Sitting president; died August 1923.