Jeannette Rankin Elected

Date: November 7, 1916 • Location: Shaw, United States

In the congressional elections, Jeannette Rankin became the first woman elected to the United States House of Representatives.

1916 United States House of Representatives elections were elections for the United States House of Representatives to elect members to serve in the 65th United States Congress. They were held for the most part on November 7, 1916, while Maine held theirs on September 11. They coincided with the re-election of President Woodrow Wilson.