United States House election, 1944
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The U.S. House election, 1944 was an election for the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...

 in 1944 which coincided with President
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....

 Franklin Delano Roosevelt's re-election to a fourth term.

Roosevelt's popularity allowed his Democratic Party to gain a total of twenty seats from the Republican and minor parties, cementing the Democratic majority. Also, Americans rallied behind allied success in World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

, and in turn voted favorably for the administration's course of action.

Overall results

Party Total seats (change) Seat percentage Popular vote
Democratic Party 242 +20 55.6% 50.6%
Republican Party 191 -18 43.9% 47.2%
Farmer-Labor Party
Minnesota Farmer-Labor Party
The Minnesota Farmer–Labor Party was a political party in the United States state of Minnesota, the most successful and longest-lasting of the constituent elements of the national Farmer–Labor Party movement, which had a presence in other states...

0 -1 0.0% 0.0%
Other 1 +0 0.2% 1.9%
Progressive Party
Wisconsin Progressive Party
The Wisconsin Progressive Party , was a third party which briefly held a dominant role in Wisconsin politics. The Party was the brainchild of Philip La Follette and Robert M. La Follette, Jr., the sons of the famous Wisconsin Governor and Senator Robert M. La Follette, Sr....

1 -1 0.2% 0.2%
Totals 435 +0 100.0% 100.0%

Source: Election Statistics - Office of the Clerk


Separate elections

Some special elections were held on dates other than in November.
Date ↑ District Reason Results Candidates
January 18, 1944 James P. McGranery
James P. McGranery
James Patrick McGranery was an American lawyer and politician.-Biography:Born in Philadelphia, he served in World War I as an observation balloon pilot with the United States Army Air Service, and as an adjutant in the One Hundred and Eleventh Infantry...

 (D) resigned November 17, 1943
Republican gain
Winner was subsequently redistricted to the 3rd district and re-elected in November.
Joseph M. Pratt
Joseph Marmaduke Pratt
Joseph Marmaduke Pratt was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....

 (R) 56.59%

William A. Barrett
William A. Barrett
William Aloysius Barrett was an American politician and a member of the Democratic Party.He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He graduated from St. Joseph's College in Philadelphia. He worked for a number of years in real estate before running for office.He was first elected to the U.S....

 (D) 43.41%
J. William Ditter
J. William Ditter
John William Ditter was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...

 (R) died November 21, 1943
Republican hold
Winner was subsequently redistricted to the 16th district and re-elected in November.
Samuel Kerns McConnell (R) 83.14%%
Marvin B. Brunner (D) 16.86%
February 29, 1944 Joseph A. Gavagan
Joseph A. Gavagan
Joseph Andrew Gavagan was a United States Representative from New York.Born in New York City, he attended the public and parochial schools and graduated from the law department of Fordham University in 1920...

 (D) resigned December 30, 1943
Democratic hold
Winner was subsequently re-elected in November.
James H. Torrens
James H. Torrens
James H. Torrens was a congressman and influential New York Tammany Hall figure in the first half of the 20th century....

 (D) 53.49%

William S. Bennet
William S. Bennet
William Stiles Bennet was a U.S. Representative from New York, father of Augustus Witschief Bennet.-Biography:Born in Port Jervis, New York, Bennet attended the common schools....

 (R) 46.51%
March 7, 1944 Lawrence Lewis (D) died December 9, 1943 Republican gain
Winner was subsequently re-elected in November.
Dean M. Gillespie
Dean M. Gillespie
Dean Milton Gillespie was a U.S. Representative from Colorado.Born in Salina, Kansas, Gillespie attended the public schools and Salina Normal University....

 (R)

March 14, 1944 Henry B. Steagall
Henry B. Steagall
Henry Bascom Steagall was a United States Representative from Alabama. He was chairman of the Committee on Banking and Currency and in 1933 co-sponsored the Glass–Steagall Act with Carter Glass, an act that introduced banking reforms and established the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ....

 (D) died November 22, 1943
Democratic hold
Winner was subsequently re-elected in November.
George W. Andrews
George W. Andrews
For the Canadian politician see George William Andrews George William Andrews was a U.S...

 (D) Unopposed
March 28, 1944 John C. Nichols
John Conover Nichols
John Conover Nichols was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.-Biography:Born in Joplin, Missouri, Nichols attended the public schools in Joplin, Missouri, and Colorado Springs, Colorado, and the teachers college at Emporia, Kansas.He studied law in the office of his brother in Eufaula, Oklahoma.He...

 (D) resigned July 3, 1943
Democratic hold
Winner was subsequently re-elected in November.
William G. Stigler
William G. Stigler
William Grady Stigler was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.-Biography:Stigler was of on-quter Choctaw descent.Born in Stigler, Haskell County, Indian Territory , Stigler attended the public schools...

 (D)

June 6, 1944 Thomas H. Cullen
Thomas H. Cullen
Thomas Henry Cullen was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Brooklyn, he attended the local parochial schools, and graduated from St. Francis College in 1880. He became engaged in the marine insurance and shipping business, and was a member of the New York State Assembly from...

 (D) died March 1, 1944
Democratic hold
Winner was subsequently redistricted to the 12th district and re-elected in November.
John J. Rooney
John J. Rooney
John James Rooney was a Democratic politician from New York.Rooney was born in Brooklyn in 1903. In 1925, he graduated with a law degree from Fordham University and practiced law following his admission to the bar the next year...

 (D) 71.67%

William G. Nolan (R) 28.33%
James A. O'Leary
James A. O'Leary
James Aloysius O'Leary was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.O'Leary was born in New Brighton, Staten Island. He unsuccessfully ran for a New York State Senate seat in 1930...

 (D) died March 16, 1944
Republican gain
Winner was subsequently redistricted to the 16th district and re-elected in November.
Ellsworth B. Buck
Ellsworth B. Buck
Ellsworth Brewer Buck was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Buck was born in Chicago. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1914. He was vice president of the New York City Board of Education from 1938 until 1942 and president from 1942 until 1944...

 (R) 57.0%

Thomas V. Cantwell (D) 43.0%
June 13, 1944 William H. Wheat
William H. Wheat
William Howard Wheat was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Kahoka, Missouri, Wheat attended the public schools of Brookfield and Chillicothe, Missouri, and Chaddock College and Gem City Business College, Quincy, Illinois.He served as clerk in clothing stores in Quincy and Bloomington,...

 (R) died January 16, 1944
Republican hold
Winner was subsequently re-elected in November.
Rolla C. McMillen
Rolla C. McMillen
Rolla Coral McMillen was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born near Monticello, Illinois, McMillen attended the public schools of Monticello, Illinois , and the University of Illinois. He graduated from the University of Michigan Law School in 1906...

 (R)


Alabama 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Frank W. Boykin
Frank W. Boykin
Frank William Boykin, Sr. served as a Democratic Congressman in Alabama's 1st congressional district from 1935-1963....

Democratic 1935 Re-elected Frank W. Boykin
Frank W. Boykin
Frank William Boykin, Sr. served as a Democratic Congressman in Alabama's 1st congressional district from 1935-1963....

 (D) Unopposed
George M. Grant
George M. Grant
George McInvale Grant was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Alabama.Grant was born in Louisville, Alabama. He obtained a law degree from University of Alabama in 1922...

Democratic 1938 Re-elected George M. Grant
George M. Grant
George McInvale Grant was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Alabama.Grant was born in Louisville, Alabama. He obtained a law degree from University of Alabama in 1922...

 (D) Unopposed
George W. Andrews
George W. Andrews
For the Canadian politician see George William Andrews George William Andrews was a U.S...

Democratic March 14, 1944
(Special)
Re-elected George W. Andrews
George W. Andrews
For the Canadian politician see George William Andrews George William Andrews was a U.S...

 (D) Unopposed
Sam Hobbs
Sam Hobbs
Samuel Francis Hobbs was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.Born in Selma, Alabama, Hobbs attended the public schools, Callaway's Preparatory School, Marion Military Institute, and Vanderbilt University at Nashville, Tennessee, graduating from the law department of the University of Alabama at...

Democratic 1934 Re-elected Sam Hobbs
Sam Hobbs
Samuel Francis Hobbs was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.Born in Selma, Alabama, Hobbs attended the public schools, Callaway's Preparatory School, Marion Military Institute, and Vanderbilt University at Nashville, Tennessee, graduating from the law department of the University of Alabama at...

 (D) 84.5%

O. D. Beard (R) 15.5%
Joe Starnes
Joe Starnes
Joe Starnes was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.-Biography:Born in Guntersville, Alabama, Starnes attended the public schools....

Democratic 1934 Lost renomination
Democratic hold
Albert Rains
Albert Rains
Albert McKinley Rains was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.Born in Grove Oak, Alabama, Rains attended the public schools, Snead Seminary, Boaz, Alabama, State Teachers College , Jacksonville, Alabama, and the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa.He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1928 and...

 (D) Unopposed
Pete Jarman
Pete Jarman
Peterson Bryant Jarman was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.-Early life:Born in Greensboro, Alabama, Jarman attended the public schools, the Normal College, Livingston, Alabama, and Southern University, Greensboro, Alabama...

Democratic 1936 Re-elected Pete Jarman
Pete Jarman
Peterson Bryant Jarman was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.-Early life:Born in Greensboro, Alabama, Jarman attended the public schools, the Normal College, Livingston, Alabama, and Southern University, Greensboro, Alabama...

 (D) Unopposed
Carter Manasco
Carter Manasco
Carter Manasco was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.Born in Townley, Alabama, Manasco attended the public schools and Howard College, Birmingham, Alabama. He graduated from the University of Alabama School of Law, LL.B., 1927 and J.D. 1929. He was admitted to the bar the same year and began...

Democratic 1941 Re-elected Carter Manasco
Carter Manasco
Carter Manasco was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.Born in Townley, Alabama, Manasco attended the public schools and Howard College, Birmingham, Alabama. He graduated from the University of Alabama School of Law, LL.B., 1927 and J.D. 1929. He was admitted to the bar the same year and began...

 (D) 65.9%

I. B. Burdick (R) 34.1%
John Sparkman
John Sparkman
John Jackson Sparkman was an American politician from the state of Alabama. A conservative Southern Democrat, Sparkman served in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate from 1937 until 1979. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for Vice President as Adlai Stevenson's running mate in...

Democratic 1936 Re-elected John Sparkman
John Sparkman
John Jackson Sparkman was an American politician from the state of Alabama. A conservative Southern Democrat, Sparkman served in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate from 1937 until 1979. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for Vice President as Adlai Stevenson's running mate in...

 (D) Unopposed
John P. Newsome
John P. Newsome
John Parks Newsome was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.-Biography:Newsome was born in Memphis, Tennessee. He spent his youth in Thompsons Station, Tennessee. He attended school there, and later attended Battle Ground Academy in nearby Franklin.Following graduation Newsome worked in a wholesale...

Democratic 1942 Lost renomination
Democratic hold
Luther Patrick
Luther Patrick
Luther Patrick was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.Born near Decatur, Alabama, Patrick attended the public schools, Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge, and Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana....

 (D) 81.7%

H. H. Grooms (R) 18.3%

Arizona 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
John R. Murdock
John R. Murdock
John Robert Murdock was a U.S. Representative from Arizona.Born in Homestead near Lewistown, Missouri, Murdock attended the public schools....

Democratic 1936 Re-elected John R. Murdock
John R. Murdock
John Robert Murdock was a U.S. Representative from Arizona.Born in Homestead near Lewistown, Missouri, Murdock attended the public schools....

 (D) 35.3%

Richard F. Harless
Richard F. Harless
Richard Fielding Harless was a U.S. Representative from Arizona.Born in Kelsey, Texas, Harless moved to Thatcher, Arizona, in 1917 and attended the grade and high schools.He graduated from University of Arizona in 1928....

 (D) 34.5%

Margaret Adams Rockwell (R) 15.5%
A. M. Ward (R) 14.5%
A. Walter Gehres (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 0.2%
Richard F. Harless
Richard F. Harless
Richard Fielding Harless was a U.S. Representative from Arizona.Born in Kelsey, Texas, Harless moved to Thatcher, Arizona, in 1917 and attended the grade and high schools.He graduated from University of Arizona in 1928....

Democratic 1942 Re-elected

Arkansas 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Ezekiel C. Gathings
Ezekiel C. Gathings
Ezekiel Candler Gathings was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas.Born in Prairie, Mississippi, Gathings attended the public schools and the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa. He was graduated from the law department of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville in 1929...

Democratic 1938 Re-elected Ezekiel C. Gathings
Ezekiel C. Gathings
Ezekiel Candler Gathings was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas.Born in Prairie, Mississippi, Gathings attended the public schools and the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa. He was graduated from the law department of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville in 1929...

 (D) Unopposed
Wilbur Mills
Wilbur Mills
Wilbur Daigh Mills , was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Arkansas...

Democratic 1938 Re-elected Wilbur Mills
Wilbur Mills
Wilbur Daigh Mills , was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Arkansas...

 (D) Unopposed
J. William Fulbright
J. William Fulbright
James William Fulbright was a United States Senator representing Arkansas from 1945 to 1975.Fulbright was a Southern Democrat and a staunch multilateralist who supported the creation of the United Nations and the longest serving chairman in the history of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee...

Democratic 1942 Retired to run for U.S. Senate
Democratic hold
James William Trimble
James William Trimble
James William Trimble was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Arkansas, having served from 1945-1967. He was the first Democrat in Arkansas since Reconstruction to lose a congressional race to a Republican...

 (D) 63.3%

Tom Sullivan (R) 36.7%
William Fadjo Cravens
William Fadjo Cravens
William Fadjo Cravens was a United States Congressman . He was born on February 15, 1899 in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was the son of Arkansas Congressman William B. Cravens. William Fadjo Cravens attended the University of Arkansas and the University of Pittsburgh; he also attended Washington & Lee...

Democratic 1943 Re-elected William Fadjo Cravens
William Fadjo Cravens
William Fadjo Cravens was a United States Congressman . He was born on February 15, 1899 in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was the son of Arkansas Congressman William B. Cravens. William Fadjo Cravens attended the University of Arkansas and the University of Pittsburgh; he also attended Washington & Lee...

 (D) Unopposed
Brooks Hays
Brooks Hays
Lawrence Brooks Hays was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Arkansas....

Democratic 1942 Re-elected Brooks Hays
Brooks Hays
Lawrence Brooks Hays was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Arkansas....

 (D) 87.1%

Lonzo A. Ross (R) 12.9%
William F. Norrell
William F. Norrell
William Frank Norrell was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas, husband of Catherine Dorris Norrell.Born in Milo, Arkansas, Norrell attended the public schools, the Arkansas Agricultural and Mechanical College of Monticello, the College of the Ozarks in Clarksville, Arkansas, and law school at the...

Democratic 1938 Re-elected William F. Norrell
William F. Norrell
William Frank Norrell was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas, husband of Catherine Dorris Norrell.Born in Milo, Arkansas, Norrell attended the public schools, the Arkansas Agricultural and Mechanical College of Monticello, the College of the Ozarks in Clarksville, Arkansas, and law school at the...

 (D) Unopposed
Oren Harris
Oren Harris
Oren Harris was a U.S. Representative and United States District Court Judge from Arkansas.-Background:Born in Belton, Arkansas, Harris attended public schools in Prescott, Arkansas....

Democratic 1940 Re-elected Oren Harris
Oren Harris
Oren Harris was a U.S. Representative and United States District Court Judge from Arkansas.-Background:Born in Belton, Arkansas, Harris attended public schools in Prescott, Arkansas....

 (D) Unopposed

California 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Clarence F. Lea
Clarence F. Lea
Clarence Frederick Lea was a U.S. Representative from California.Born near Highland Springs, California, in southwestern Lake County, Lea attended Lakeport Academy in Lakeport, and Stanford University. He obtained a degree in law from the University of Denver, in Denver, Colorado, in 1898...

Democratic 1916
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1916
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1916 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 7, 1916...

Re-elected Clarence F. Lea
Clarence F. Lea
Clarence Frederick Lea was a U.S. Representative from California.Born near Highland Springs, California, in southwestern Lake County, Lea attended Lakeport Academy in Lakeport, and Stanford University. He obtained a degree in law from the University of Denver, in Denver, Colorado, in 1898...

 (D) Unopposed
Clair Engle
Clair Engle
Clair Engle was an American politician of the Democratic Party and a United States Senator from California.- Early years :Engle was born in Bakersfield...

Democratic 1943 Re-elected Clair Engle
Clair Engle
Clair Engle was an American politician of the Democratic Party and a United States Senator from California.- Early years :Engle was born in Bakersfield...

 (D) 63.8%

Jesse M. Mayo (R) 36.2%
J. Leroy Johnson Republican 1942
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1942
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1942 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 3, 1942. California gained three districts...

Re-elected J. Leroy Johnson (R) Unopposed
Thomas Rolph
Thomas Rolph
Thomas Rolph was a United States Representative from California. He was born in San Francisco, California. His older brother, James Rolph, Jr., who would be elected as Mayor of San Francisco in 1911 and later as Governor of California in 1930.Rolph attended public schools and graduated from...

Republican 1940
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1940
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1940 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 5, 1940...

Lost re-election
Democratic gain
Franck R. Havenner
Franck R. Havenner
Franck Roberts Havenner was a six term United States Representative from California's 4th congressional district beginning in 1936. He is a graduate from Columbian College...

 (D) 50.1%

Thomas Rolph (R) 49.9%
Richard J. Welch
Richard J. Welch
Richard Joseph Welch was a U.S. Representative from California.Born in Monroe County, New York, Welch was educated in the public schools.He moved to California in early boyhood and settled in San Francisco....

Republican 1926
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1926
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1926 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 2, 1926...

Re-elected Richard J. Welch
Richard J. Welch
Richard Joseph Welch was a U.S. Representative from California.Born in Monroe County, New York, Welch was educated in the public schools.He moved to California in early boyhood and settled in San Francisco....

 (R) Unopposed
Albert E. Carter
Albert E. Carter
Albert Edward Carter was a United States Representative from California. He was born in Lemoncove, near Visalia, Tulare County, California. He attended the public schools was graduated from San Jose State Normal School in 1903. He taught school six years and then was graduated from the law...

Republican 1924
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1924
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1924 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 4, 1924...

Lost re-election
Democratic gain
George Paul Miller
George Paul Miller
George Paul Miller was a U.S. Representative from California.Born in San Francisco, California, Miller attended public and private schools. He was graduated from Saint Mary's College of California in 1912. He engaged as a civil engineer 1912-1917...

 (D) 52.0%

Albert E. Carter (R) 48.0%
John H. Tolan
John H. Tolan
John Harvey Tolan was a U.S. Representative from California.Born in St. Peter, Nicollet County, Minnesota, Tolan attended the public schools.He moved to Anaconda, Montana, in 1897....

Democratic 1934
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1934
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1934 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 6, 1934...

Re-elected John H. Tolan
John H. Tolan
John Harvey Tolan was a U.S. Representative from California.Born in St. Peter, Nicollet County, Minnesota, Tolan attended the public schools.He moved to Anaconda, Montana, in 1897....

 (D) 57.9%

Chesley M. Walter (R) 42.1%
Jack Z. Anderson
Jack Z. Anderson
John Zuinglius Anderson was a U.S. Representative from California.Born in Oakland, California, Anderson moved with his parents to Santa Cruz, California, the same year, and to San Jose, California, in 1913, attended the public schools.He was graduated from San Jose High School in 1923.He moved to...

Republican 1938
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1938
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1938 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 8, 1938. Republicans gained four districts....

Re-elected Jack Z. Anderson
Jack Z. Anderson
John Zuinglius Anderson was a U.S. Representative from California.Born in Oakland, California, Anderson moved with his parents to Santa Cruz, California, the same year, and to San Jose, California, in 1913, attended the public schools.He was graduated from San Jose High School in 1923.He moved to...

 (R) 56.5%

Arthur L. Johnson (D) 43.5%
Bertrand W. Gearhart
Bertrand W. Gearhart
Bertrand Wesley "Bud" Gearhart was an American lawyer and politician. Gearhart, a Republican, served as the United States Representative for California's 9th congressional district from 1935 to 1949.-Background:...

Republican 1934
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1934
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1934 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 6, 1934...

Re-elected Bertrand W. Gearhart
Bertrand W. Gearhart
Bertrand Wesley "Bud" Gearhart was an American lawyer and politician. Gearhart, a Republican, served as the United States Representative for California's 9th congressional district from 1935 to 1949.-Background:...

 (R) Unopposed
Alfred J. Elliott
Alfred J. Elliott
Alfred James Elliott was a Democratic Representative from California.He was born in Guinda, California and moved with his parents to Winters, California, in 1901, and to Tulare, California, in 1910, where he resided until his death in 1973. He worked as a farmer and livestock breeder and was the...

Democratic 1937 Re-elected Alfred J. Elliott
Alfred J. Elliott
Alfred James Elliott was a Democratic Representative from California.He was born in Guinda, California and moved with his parents to Winters, California, in 1901, and to Tulare, California, in 1910, where he resided until his death in 1973. He worked as a farmer and livestock breeder and was the...

 (D) Unopposed
George E. Outland
George E. Outland
George Elmer Outland was a Democratic United States Congressman from California.-Biography:George Elmer Outland was born in Santa Paula, Ventura County, California, on October 8, 1906. He attended public schools and Whittier College in California, where he received an A.B., in 1928. He received...

Democratic 1942
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1942
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1942 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 3, 1942. California gained three districts...

Re-elected George E. Outland
George E. Outland
George Elmer Outland was a Democratic United States Congressman from California.-Biography:George Elmer Outland was born in Santa Paula, Ventura County, California, on October 8, 1906. He attended public schools and Whittier College in California, where he received an A.B., in 1928. He received...

 (D) 56.0%

Fred J. Hart (R) 44.0%
Jerry Voorhis
Jerry Voorhis
Horace Jeremiah "Jerry" Voorhis was a Democratic politician from California. He served five terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1937 to 1947, representing the 12th Congressional district in Los Angeles County...

Democratic 1936
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1936
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1936 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 3, 1936...

Re-elected Jerry Voorhis
Jerry Voorhis
Horace Jeremiah "Jerry" Voorhis was a Democratic politician from California. He served five terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1937 to 1947, representing the 12th Congressional district in Los Angeles County...

 (D) 55.3%

Roy P. McLaughlin (R) 44.7%
Norris Poulson
Norris Poulson
C. Norris Poulson served as the 36th Mayor of Los Angeles, California from 1953 to 1961, after having been a California State Assemblyman and then a member of the United States Congress for eight years...

Republican 1942
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1942
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1942 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 3, 1942. California gained three districts...

Lost re-election
Democratic gain
Ned R. Healy
Ned R. Healy
Not to be confused with Don R. Healy, Los Angeles labor leader of the 1940s and 1950s.Ned Romeyn Healy , who went by Ned R. Healy, was a member of the Los Angeles, California, City Council in 1943 and 1944 and a member of Congress from 1945 to 1947.-Biography:Healy was born August 9, 1905, in...

 (D) 55.0%

Norris Poulson (R) 45.0%
Thomas F. Ford
Thomas F. Ford
Thomas Francis Ford of California was a member of the U.S. Congress, an editor, a specialist in international trade and the only person ever sent to the Los Angeles City Council by a write-in vote.-Biography:...

Democratic 1932
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1932
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1932 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 8, 1932...

Retired
Democratic hold
Helen Gahagan Douglas (D) 51.6%
William D. Campbell (R) 48.4%
John M. Costello
John M. Costello
John Martin Costello was a U.S. Representative from California.Born in Los Angeles, California, Costello attended the public schools.He was graduated from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, California, in 1924....

Democratic 1934
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1934
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1934 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 6, 1934...

Lost renomination
Republican gain
Gordon L. McDonough
Gordon L. McDonough
Gordon Leo McDonough was a U.S. Representative from California.Born in Buffalo, New York, McDonough moved with his parents to Emporium, Pennsylvania, in 1898.He attended the public schools....

 (R) 56.8%

Hal Styles (D) 41.7%
Johannes Nielson-Lange (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 1.5%
Will Rogers, Jr.
Will Rogers, Jr.
William Vann Rogers, generally known as Will Rogers, Jr. , was a son of legendary humorist Will Rogers and his wife, the former Betty Blake . He was a Democratic U. S. Representative from California from January 3, 1943 until May 23, 1944, when he resigned to return to the United States Army...

Democratic 1942
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1942
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1942 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 3, 1942. California gained three districts...

Resigned to serve in U. S. Army
Democratic hold
Ellis E. Patterson
Ellis E. Patterson
Ellis Ellwood Patterson was a one-term Democratic California congressman. Born in Yuba City, California, he served as representative between 1945 and 1947. Patterson also served in the California State Assembly. He was also the 33rd Lieutenant Governor of California, 1939-43.-External links:*...

 (D) 54.1%

Jesse Randolph Kellems (R) 45.9%
Cecil R. King
Cecil R. King
Cecil Rhodes King was an American businessman and politician. King, a Democrat, served as the first member of the United States House of Representatives from California's 17th congressional district for fourteen terms, serving from August 1942 to January 1969...

Democratic 1942
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1942
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1942 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 3, 1942. California gained three districts...

Re-elected Cecil R. King
Cecil R. King
Cecil Rhodes King was an American businessman and politician. King, a Democrat, served as the first member of the United States House of Representatives from California's 17th congressional district for fourteen terms, serving from August 1942 to January 1969...

 (D) Unopposed
William Ward Johnson
William Ward Johnson
William Ward Johnson was a U.S. Representative from California.Born in Brighton, Washington County, Iowa, Johnson attended the public schools at Brighton and at Twin Falls, Idaho, and the University of California at Berkeley in 1913 and 1914.He was graduated from the law school of the University...

Republican 1940
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1940
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1940 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 5, 1940...

Lost re-election
Democratic gain
Clyde Doyle
Clyde Doyle
Clyde Gilman Doyle was a United States Representative from California. He was born in Oakland, Alameda County, California. He attended public schools in Oakland, Seattle, Washington, Los Angeles and Long Beach, California. He graduated from the College of Law of the University of Southern...

 (D) 55.7%

William Ward Johnson (R) 44.3%
Chet Holifield Democratic 1942
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1942
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1942 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 3, 1942. California gained three districts...

Re-elected Chet Holifield (D) 71.8%
Carlton H. Casjens (R) 28.2%
John Carl Hinshaw
John Carl Hinshaw
John Carl Hinshaw was a United States Representative from California. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, son of William Wade and Anna Williams Hinshaw. He attended the public schools and Valparaiso University...

Republican 1938
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1938
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1938 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 8, 1938. Republicans gained four districts....

Re-elected John Carl Hinshaw
John Carl Hinshaw
John Carl Hinshaw was a United States Representative from California. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, son of William Wade and Anna Williams Hinshaw. He attended the public schools and Valparaiso University...

 (R) 51.8%

Archibald B. Young (D) 46.5%
Charles H. Randall (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 1.7%
Harry R. Sheppard
Harry R. Sheppard
Harry Richard Sheppard was a U.S. Representative from California.Born in Mobile, Alabama, Sheppard attended the public schools.He studied law.He was employed in transportation department of the Santa Fe Railroad....

Democratic 1936
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1936
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1936 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 3, 1936...

Re-elected Harry R. Sheppard
Harry R. Sheppard
Harry Richard Sheppard was a U.S. Representative from California.Born in Mobile, Alabama, Sheppard attended the public schools.He studied law.He was employed in transportation department of the Santa Fe Railroad....

 (D) 58.5%

Earl S. Webb (R) 41.5%
John J. Phillips
John J. Phillips
John Phillips was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California.John Philips was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He moved to St. David, Pennsylvania, in 1891. He graduated from Haverford College in 1910. During the First World War, he served in the Adjutant General’s Office...

Republican 1942
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1942
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1942 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 3, 1942. California gained three districts...

Re-elected John J. Phillips
John J. Phillips
John Phillips was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California.John Philips was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He moved to St. David, Pennsylvania, in 1891. He graduated from Haverford College in 1910. During the First World War, he served in the Adjutant General’s Office...

 (R) Unopposed
Edouard Izac
Edouard Izac
Edouard Victor Michel Izac was a Lieutenant in the United States Navy during World War I, a Representative from California and a Medal of Honor recipient.-Biography:...

Democratic 1936
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1936
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1936 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 3, 1936...

Re-elected Edouard Izac
Edouard Izac
Edouard Victor Michel Izac was a Lieutenant in the United States Navy during World War I, a Representative from California and a Medal of Honor recipient.-Biography:...

 (D) 55.1%

James B. Abbey (R) 44.9%

Colorado 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Dean M. Gillespie
Dean M. Gillespie
Dean Milton Gillespie was a U.S. Representative from Colorado.Born in Salina, Kansas, Gillespie attended the public schools and Salina Normal University....

Republican June 13, 1944
(Special)
Re-elected Dean M. Gillespie
Dean M. Gillespie
Dean Milton Gillespie was a U.S. Representative from Colorado.Born in Salina, Kansas, Gillespie attended the public schools and Salina Normal University....

 (R) 51.8%

Charles A. Graham (D) 47.8%
Edgar P. Sherman (S
Socialist Party of America
The Socialist Party of America was a multi-tendency democratic-socialist political party in the United States, formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization...

) 0.5%
William S. Hill
William S. Hill
William Silas Hill was a U.S. Representative from Colorado.Born in Kelly, Kansas, Hill attended the public schools, Kansas State Normal at Emporia, and Colorado State College of Agriculture at Fort Collins....

Republican 1940 Re-elected William S. Hill
William S. Hill
William Silas Hill was a U.S. Representative from Colorado.Born in Kelly, Kansas, Hill attended the public schools, Kansas State Normal at Emporia, and Colorado State College of Agriculture at Fort Collins....

 (R) 62.3%

David J. Miller (D) 36.7%
Benjamin F. O'Brien (I) 0.6%
William E. Randall (S
Socialist Party of America
The Socialist Party of America was a multi-tendency democratic-socialist political party in the United States, formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization...

) 0.3%
John Chenoweth
John Chenoweth
John Edgar Chenoweth was a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Colorado, serving as a member of the United States House of Representatives and as a state judge....

Republican 1940 Re-elected John Chenoweth
John Chenoweth
John Edgar Chenoweth was a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Colorado, serving as a member of the United States House of Representatives and as a state judge....

 (R) 56.3%

Arthur M. Winnell (D) 43.7%
Robert F. Rockwell
Robert F. Rockwell
Robert Fay Rockwell was a U.S. Representative from Colorado.Born in Cortland, New York, Rockwell attended the public schools of New York State, the Hill School, Pottstown, Pennsylvania, and Princeton University.He moved to Paonia, Colorado, in 1907 and engaged in cattle raising and fruit...

Republican 1941 Re-elected Robert F. Rockwell
Robert F. Rockwell
Robert Fay Rockwell was a U.S. Representative from Colorado.Born in Cortland, New York, Rockwell attended the public schools of New York State, the Hill School, Pottstown, Pennsylvania, and Princeton University.He moved to Paonia, Colorado, in 1907 and engaged in cattle raising and fruit...

 (R) 61.7%

John L. Heuschkel (D) 38.3%

Connecticut 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
William J. Miller
William J. Miller
William Jennings Miller was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.Born in North Andover, Massachusetts, Miller attended the public schools....

Republican 1942 Lost re-election
Democratic gain
Herman P. Kopplemann
Herman P. Kopplemann
Herman Paul Kopplemann was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.Born in Odessa, Russia, Kopplemann immigrated to the United States in 1882 with his parents, who settled in Hartford, Connecticut. He attended the grade and high schools. He engaged as publishers' agent for newspapers and magazines...

 (D) 54.0%

William J. Miller (R) 46.0%
John D. McWilliams
John D. McWilliams
John Dacher Mcwilliams was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.Born in Norwich, Connecticut, Mcwilliams attended the public schools and Norwich Free Academy.He was graduated from Mercersburg Academy in 1910....

Republican 1942 Lost re-election
Democratic gain
Chase G. Woodhouse
Chase G. Woodhouse
Chase Going Woodhouse was an educator and Congresswoman from the Second Congressional District in Connecticut. She was the second woman elected to Congress from Connecticut, and the first elected as a Democrat.Woodhouse graduated from Science Hill School, Shelbyville, Kentucky, 1908...

 (D) 51.2%

John D. McWilliams (R) 48.8%
Ranulf Compton
Ranulf Compton
Ranulf Compton was a United States Representative from Connecticut.He attended the public schools at Indianapolis, Indiana and was graduated from the Howe Military School, Howe, Indiana in 1899. After graduation, he attended Harvard University. He engaged in banking and finance in New York and...

Republican 1942 Lost re-election
Democratic gain
James P. Geelan
James P. Geelan
James Patrick Geelan was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Geelan attended the public schools of New Haven, Connecticut, and was graduated from St...

 (D) 51.5%

Ranulf Compton (R) 48.5%
Clare Boothe Luce
Clare Boothe Luce
Clare Boothe Luce was an American playwright, editor, journalist, ambassador, socialite and U.S. Congresswoman, representing the state of Connecticut.-Early life:...

Republican 1942 Re-elected Clare Boothe Luce
Clare Boothe Luce
Clare Boothe Luce was an American playwright, editor, journalist, ambassador, socialite and U.S. Congresswoman, representing the state of Connecticut.-Early life:...

 (R) 49.9%

Margaret Connor (D) 48.9%
Stanley W. Mahew (S
Socialist Party of America
The Socialist Party of America was a multi-tendency democratic-socialist political party in the United States, formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization...

) 1.2%
Joseph E. Talbot
Joseph E. Talbot
Joseph Edward Talbot was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.Born in Naugatuck, Connecticut, Talbot attended the public schools. He was graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, in 1922 and from Yale Law School in 1925. He was admitted to the bar in 1925 and commenced practice...

Republican 1942 Re-elected Joseph E. Talbot
Joseph E. Talbot
Joseph Edward Talbot was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.Born in Naugatuck, Connecticut, Talbot attended the public schools. He was graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, in 1922 and from Yale Law School in 1925. He was admitted to the bar in 1925 and commenced practice...

 (R) 52.3%

Peter M. Higgins (D) 47.7%
B. J. Monkiewicz
B. J. Monkiewicz
Boleslaus Joseph Monkiewicz was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.Born in Syracuse, New York, Monkiewicz moved with his parents to New Britain, Connecticut, in 1899. He attended the public schools and was graduated from New Britain High School in 1917...

Republican 1942 Lost re-election
Democratic gain
Joseph F. Ryter
Joseph F. Ryter
Joseph Francis Ryter was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Ryter attended the parochial schools and St...

 (D) 51.2%

B. J. Monkiewicz (R) 48.0%
John W. Ring (S
Socialist Party of America
The Socialist Party of America was a multi-tendency democratic-socialist political party in the United States, formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization...

) 0.7%

Delaware 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Earle D. Willey
Earle D. Willey
Earle Dukes Willey was an American lawyer and politician from Dover, in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Republican Party, who served as U.S. Representative from Delaware.-Early life and family:...

Republican 1942 Lost re-election
Democratic gain
Philip A. Traynor
Philip A. Traynor
Dr. Philip Andrew Traynor was an American dentist and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party and served two terms as U.S. Representative from Delaware....

 (D) 50.3%

Earle D. Willey (R) 49.3%
Harold H. Vigneulle (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 0.3%

Florida 

Florida redistricted for this cycle, converting the 6th seat it had previously gained at reapportionment from an at-large seat to an additional district near Fort Lauderdale.
District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
J. Hardin Peterson
J. Hardin Peterson
James Hardin Peterson was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Peterson was born in Batesburg, South Carolina. His family moved to Lakeland, Florida, in 1903, and he attended the public schools there. Peterson graduated from the University of Florida College of Law in 1914...

Democratic 1932 Re-elected J. Hardin Peterson
J. Hardin Peterson
James Hardin Peterson was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Peterson was born in Batesburg, South Carolina. His family moved to Lakeland, Florida, in 1903, and he attended the public schools there. Peterson graduated from the University of Florida College of Law in 1914...

 (D) Unopposed
Emory H. Price
Emory H. Price
Emory Hilliard Price was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Born in Bostwick, Florida, Price attended the public schools of Duval County, Florida. He was graduated from Jacksonville Law College in 1936. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Jacksonville, Florida...

Democratic 1942 Re-elected Emory H. Price
Emory H. Price
Emory Hilliard Price was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Born in Bostwick, Florida, Price attended the public schools of Duval County, Florida. He was graduated from Jacksonville Law College in 1936. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Jacksonville, Florida...

 (D) Unopposed
Robert L. F. Sikes
Robert L. F. Sikes
Robert Lee Fulton Sikes was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Born in Isabella, near Sylvester, Georgia, Sikes attended the public schools....

Democratic 1940 Re-elected Robert L. F. Sikes
Robert L. F. Sikes
Robert Lee Fulton Sikes was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Born in Isabella, near Sylvester, Georgia, Sikes attended the public schools....

 (D) Unopposed
Pat Cannon
Pat Cannon
Pat Cannon was a United States Representative from Florida. His full name was Arthur Patrick Cannon. He was born in Powder Springs, Georgia. Later, he moved to Laurens County, South Carolina where he attended the public schools...

Democratic 1938 Re-elected Pat Cannon
Pat Cannon
Pat Cannon was a United States Representative from Florida. His full name was Arthur Patrick Cannon. He was born in Powder Springs, Georgia. Later, he moved to Laurens County, South Carolina where he attended the public schools...

 (D) 72.0%

Edith Shaffer Stearns (R) 28.0%
Joe Hendricks
Joe Hendricks
Joseph Edward Hendricks was a United States Representative from Florida. He was born at Lake Butler, Florida where he attended the rural schools and Montverde School. He also attended Stetson University in De Land, Florida and graduated with an undergraduate degree in 1930 and a graduate degree...

Democratic 1936 Re-elected Joe Hendricks
Joe Hendricks
Joseph Edward Hendricks was a United States Representative from Florida. He was born at Lake Butler, Florida where he attended the rural schools and Montverde School. He also attended Stetson University in De Land, Florida and graduated with an undergraduate degree in 1930 and a graduate degree...

 (D) 67.5%

Emory Akerman (R) 32.5%
Robert A. Green
Robert A. Green
Robert Alexis Green was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Born near Lake Butler, Bradford County , Florida, Green attended the rural schools....


Redistricted from At-large
Democratic 1942 Retired to run for Governor
Democratic hold
Dwight L. Rogers
Dwight L. Rogers
Dwight Laing Rogers was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Born near Reidsville, Georgia, Rogers attended the public schools and Locust Grove Institute at Locust Grove, Georgia. He graduated from the University of Georgia in 1909 and from the law department of Mercer University in Macon, Georgia...

 (D) 69.7%

Edward W. Greb (R) 30.3%

Georgia 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Hugh Peterson
Hugh Peterson
Hugh Peterson was a U.S. political figure and lawyer from the state of Georgia.Peterson was born near Ailey, Georgia in 1898 and attended the Brewton Parker Institute in Mount Vernon, Georgia and the University of Georgia in Athens. He studied law, gained admission to the state bar in 1921 and...

Democratic 1934 Re-elected Hugh Peterson
Hugh Peterson
Hugh Peterson was a U.S. political figure and lawyer from the state of Georgia.Peterson was born near Ailey, Georgia in 1898 and attended the Brewton Parker Institute in Mount Vernon, Georgia and the University of Georgia in Athens. He studied law, gained admission to the state bar in 1921 and...

 (D) Unopposed
Edward E. Cox
Edward E. Cox
Edward Eugene "Eugene" or "Goober" Cox served as a U.S. Representative from Georgia for nearly twenty-eight years. A conservative Democrat who supported segregation and opposed President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's "New Deal," Cox became the most senior Democrat on the House Committee on Rules...

Democratic 1924 Re-elected Edward E. Cox
Edward E. Cox
Edward Eugene "Eugene" or "Goober" Cox served as a U.S. Representative from Georgia for nearly twenty-eight years. A conservative Democrat who supported segregation and opposed President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's "New Deal," Cox became the most senior Democrat on the House Committee on Rules...

 (D) Unopposed
Stephen Pace
Stephen Pace
Olin Stephen Pace was an American politician and lawyer.Pace was born near Dawson, Georgia. He attended the Georgia School of Technology and graduated from the University of Georgia School of Law in Athens in 1914 with a Bachelor of Laws degree...

Democratic 1936 Re-elected Stephen Pace
Stephen Pace
Olin Stephen Pace was an American politician and lawyer.Pace was born near Dawson, Georgia. He attended the Georgia School of Technology and graduated from the University of Georgia School of Law in Athens in 1914 with a Bachelor of Laws degree...

 (D) Unopposed
Albert Sidney Camp
Albert Sidney Camp
Albert Sidney Camp was an American politician, educator and lawyer.-Biography:Camp was born in Moreland, Georgia. The Camp family was a colonial family with ancestors arriving in the American colonies during the seventeenth century...

Democratic 1939 Re-elected Albert Sidney Camp
Albert Sidney Camp
Albert Sidney Camp was an American politician, educator and lawyer.-Biography:Camp was born in Moreland, Georgia. The Camp family was a colonial family with ancestors arriving in the American colonies during the seventeenth century...

 (D) Unopposed
Robert Ramspeck
Robert Ramspeck
Robert C. Word Ramspeck was an American politician and businessman.-Biography:Ramspeck was born in Decatur, Georgia. As a young man he was a federal police officer. He was admitted to the bar in 1920. He would go on to be a Democratic congressman from Georgia from 1929 to 1945. In the period of...

Democratic 1929 Re-elected Robert Ramspeck
Robert Ramspeck
Robert C. Word Ramspeck was an American politician and businessman.-Biography:Ramspeck was born in Decatur, Georgia. As a young man he was a federal police officer. He was admitted to the bar in 1920. He would go on to be a Democratic congressman from Georgia from 1929 to 1945. In the period of...

 (D) 94.5%

Henry A. Alexander (I) 5.5%
Carl Vinson
Carl Vinson
Carl Vinson was a United States Representative from Georgia. He was a Democrat and the first person to serve for more than 50 years in the United States House of Representatives...

Democratic 1914 Re-elected Carl Vinson
Carl Vinson
Carl Vinson was a United States Representative from Georgia. He was a Democrat and the first person to serve for more than 50 years in the United States House of Representatives...

 (D) Unopposed
Malcolm C. Tarver
Malcolm C. Tarver
Malcolm Connor Tarver was a U.S. Representative from Georgia.Born in Rural Vale, Georgia, Tarver attended the public schools.He was graduated from the law department of Mercer University, Macon, Georgia, in 1904....

Democratic 1926 Re-elected Malcolm C. Tarver
Malcolm C. Tarver
Malcolm Connor Tarver was a U.S. Representative from Georgia.Born in Rural Vale, Georgia, Tarver attended the public schools.He was graduated from the law department of Mercer University, Macon, Georgia, in 1904....

 (D) Unopposed
John S. Gibson
John S. Gibson
John Strickland Gibson was a U.S. Representative from Georgia.Born near Folkston, Georgia, Gibson attended the common schools....

Democratic 1940 Re-elected John S. Gibson
John S. Gibson
John Strickland Gibson was a U.S. Representative from Georgia.Born near Folkston, Georgia, Gibson attended the common schools....

 (D) Unopposed
B. Frank Whelchel
B. Frank Whelchel
Benjamin Frank Whelchel was a U.S. Representative from Georgia.Born in Lumpkin County, near Gainesville, Georgia, Whelchel attended the public schools....

Democratic 1934 Retired
Democratic hold
John Stephens Wood
John Stephens Wood
John Stephens Wood was an American politician from the state of Georgia, USA. He served in the United States House of Representatives, 1931–1935 and 1945–1953....

 (D) Unopposed
Paul Brown
Paul Brown (Georgia politician)
Paul Brown was an American politician and lawyer.Brown was born in Hartwell, Georgia, and graduated from the University of Georgia School of Law in Athens with a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1901. He was admitted to the state bar in that year and began practicing law in Lexington, Georgia...

Democratic 1933 Re-elected Paul Brown
Paul Brown (Georgia politician)
Paul Brown was an American politician and lawyer.Brown was born in Hartwell, Georgia, and graduated from the University of Georgia School of Law in Athens with a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1901. He was admitted to the state bar in that year and began practicing law in Lexington, Georgia...

 (D) Unopposed

Idaho 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Compton I. White
Compton I. White
Compton Ignatius White, Sr. was a politician from the U.S. state of Idaho, who served in the United States House of Representatives, chairing a committee.-Biography:...

Democratic 1932 Re-elected Compton I. White
Compton I. White
Compton Ignatius White, Sr. was a politician from the U.S. state of Idaho, who served in the United States House of Representatives, chairing a committee.-Biography:...

 (D) 56.6%

Robert L. Brainard (R) 43.4%
Henry C. Dworshak Republican 1938 Re-elected Henry C. Dworshak (R) 52.3%
Phil J. Evans (D) 47.7%

Illinois 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
William L. Dawson Democratic 1942 Re-elected William L. Dawson (D) 62.0%
William E. King (R) 38.0%
William A. Rowan
William A. Rowan
William A. Rowan of Chicago was a U.S. Representative from Illinois from 1943 to 1947. He previously served as a member of the Chicago City Council from 1927 to 1942. He was a resident of Chicago's East Side community....

Democratic 1942 Re-elected William A. Rowan
William A. Rowan
William A. Rowan of Chicago was a U.S. Representative from Illinois from 1943 to 1947. He previously served as a member of the Chicago City Council from 1927 to 1942. He was a resident of Chicago's East Side community....

 (D) 57.3%

Thomas J. Downs (R) 42.7%
Fred E. Busbey
Fred E. Busbey
Fred Ernst Busbey was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.-Biography:Born in Tuscola, Illinois, Busbey attended the public schools, Armour Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, and Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois...

Republican 1942 Lost re-election
Democratic gain
Edward A. Kelly
Edward A. Kelly
Edward Austin Kelly of Chicago was a U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1931–43, 1945-47. He was a Democrat.-External links: Retrieved on 2008-01-21...

 (D) 52.0%

Fred E. Busbey (R) 48.0%
Martin Gorski
Martin Gorski
Martin Gorski was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Poland, Gorski immigrated in 1889 to the United States with his parents, who settled in Chicago, Illinois. Gorski graduated from business college and from Chicago Law School in 1917. He was admitted to the bar in 1917 and set up a...

Democratic 1942 Re-elected Martin Gorski
Martin Gorski
Martin Gorski was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Poland, Gorski immigrated in 1889 to the United States with his parents, who settled in Chicago, Illinois. Gorski graduated from business college and from Chicago Law School in 1917. He was admitted to the bar in 1917 and set up a...

 (D) 80.4%

Leo J. Kozicki (R) 19.6%
Adolph J. Sabath
Adolph J. Sabath
Adolph Joachim Sabath was an American politician. He served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Chicago, Illinois, from 1907 until his death.He immigrated to America at age 15, became active in real estate, and received his LL.B...

Democratic 1906 Re-elected Adolph J. Sabath
Adolph J. Sabath
Adolph Joachim Sabath was an American politician. He served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Chicago, Illinois, from 1907 until his death.He immigrated to America at age 15, became active in real estate, and received his LL.B...

 (D) 76.3%

Max Price (R) 23.7%
Thomas J. O'Brien Democratic 1942 Re-elected Thomas J. O'Brien (D) 59.9%
Charles J. Anderson, Jr. (R) 39.7%
Iva J. Henderson (I) 0.4%
Vacant Leonard W. Schuetz
Leonard W. Schuetz
Leonard William Schuetz was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Posen, Germany , SchuetzIn 1888 immigrated to the United States with his father, who settled in Chicago, Illinois....

 (D) died February 13, 1944
Democratic hold
William W. Link
William W. Link
William Walter Link was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Swiec, Poland, Link immigrated to the United States in 1897 with his parents, who settled in Chicago, Illinois....

 (D) 54.6%

Charles H. Garland (R) 45.4%
Thomas S. Gordon
Thomas S. Gordon
Thomas Sylvy Gordon was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Chicago, Illinois, Gordon attended the parochial schools and was graduated from St...

Democratic 1942 Re-elected Thomas S. Gordon
Thomas S. Gordon
Thomas Sylvy Gordon was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Chicago, Illinois, Gordon attended the parochial schools and was graduated from St...

 (D) 79.2%

John F. Uczciwek (R) 20.8%
Charles S. Dewey
Charles S. Dewey
Charles Schuveldt Dewey was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Cadiz, Ohio, Dewey moved in infancy to Chicago, Illinois.He attended public schools and St. Paul's School, Concord, New Hampshire....

Republican 1940 Lost re-election
Democratic gain
Alexander J. Resa
Alexander J. Resa
Alexander John Resa was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Chicago, Illinois, Resa attended the public schools of Chicago, Illinois, and St. Joseph's College, Kirkwood, Missouri. He was graduated from the John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois, in 1911. He was admitted to the bar...

 (D) 52.8%

Charles S. Dewey (R) 47.2%
Ralph E. Church
Ralph E. Church
Ralph Edwin Church , a U.S. Congressman, was born in Vermilion County, Illinois. Church, a Republican, represented the 10th and 13th Congressional districts of Illinois in the U.S. Congress. Congressman Church was also a candidate for U.S Senator in 1940...

Republican 1942 Re-elected Ralph E. Church
Ralph E. Church
Ralph Edwin Church , a U.S. Congressman, was born in Vermilion County, Illinois. Church, a Republican, represented the 10th and 13th Congressional districts of Illinois in the U.S. Congress. Congressman Church was also a candidate for U.S Senator in 1940...

 (R) 55.8%

Curtis D. MacDougall (D) 44.2%
Chauncey W. Reed
Chauncey W. Reed
Chauncey William Reed was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Chauncey Reed was born in West Chicago, Illinois to William Thomas Reed and Margaret Reed...

Republican 1934 Re-elected Chauncey W. Reed
Chauncey W. Reed
Chauncey William Reed was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Chauncey Reed was born in West Chicago, Illinois to William Thomas Reed and Margaret Reed...

 (R) 66.2%

Otto Joseph Hruby, Jr. (D) 33.8%
Noah M. Mason
Noah M. Mason
Noah Morgan Mason was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Mason was a representative conservative Republican in Congress who represented a rural downstate district...

Republican 1936 Re-elected Noah M. Mason
Noah M. Mason
Noah Morgan Mason was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Mason was a representative conservative Republican in Congress who represented a rural downstate district...

 (R) 61.0%

Herbert J. Max (D) 39.0%
Leo E. Allen
Leo E. Allen
Leo Elwood Allen , American politician, was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for fourteen terms, 1933–1961, representing the 13th District of Illinois 1933–1949, and the 16th District of Illinois 1949–1961. He was born in Elizabeth, Illinois and...

Republican 1932 Re-elected Leo E. Allen
Leo E. Allen
Leo Elwood Allen , American politician, was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for fourteen terms, 1933–1961, representing the 13th District of Illinois 1933–1949, and the 16th District of Illinois 1949–1961. He was born in Elizabeth, Illinois and...

 (R) 70.0%

Garett J. Schutt (D) 30.0%
Anton J. Johnson
Anton J. Johnson
Anton Joseph Johnson was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Peoria, Illinois, Johnson attended the public schools and the School of Agriculture of the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri. He served as first sergeant, Fifth Infantry, Company G, Illinois National Guard from 1898...

Republican 1938 Re-elected Anton J. Johnson
Anton J. Johnson
Anton Joseph Johnson was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Peoria, Illinois, Johnson attended the public schools and the School of Agriculture of the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri. He served as first sergeant, Fifth Infantry, Company G, Illinois National Guard from 1898...

 (R) 54.4%

Carl M. Seaberg (D) 45.6%
Robert B. Chiperfield
Robert B. Chiperfield
Robert Bruce Chiperfield was a U.S. Representative from Illinois, son of Burnett Mitchell Chiperfield.Born in Canton, Illinois, Chiperfield was educated in the public schools of Canton, Illinois, Washington, D.C., and at Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, New Hampshire.He served as a private during...

Republican 1938 Re-elected Robert B. Chiperfield
Robert B. Chiperfield
Robert Bruce Chiperfield was a U.S. Representative from Illinois, son of Burnett Mitchell Chiperfield.Born in Canton, Illinois, Chiperfield was educated in the public schools of Canton, Illinois, Washington, D.C., and at Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, New Hampshire.He served as a private during...

 (R) 59.3%

Ray Simpkins (D) 40.7%
Everett Dirksen
Everett Dirksen
Everett McKinley Dirksen was an American politician of the Republican Party. He represented Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate...

Republican 1932 Re-elected Everett Dirksen
Everett Dirksen
Everett McKinley Dirksen was an American politician of the Republican Party. He represented Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate...

 (R) 59.0%

M. R. Clark (D) 41.0%
Leslie C. Arends Republican 1934 Re-elected Leslie C. Arends (R) 66.3%
Ruth G. Fillingham (D) 33.7%
Jessie Sumner
Jessie Sumner
Jessie Sumner was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Milford, Illinois, Sumner attended the public schools....

Republican 1938 Re-elected Jessie Sumner
Jessie Sumner
Jessie Sumner was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Milford, Illinois, Sumner attended the public schools....

 (R) 56.9%

Carl B. Jewell (D) 43.1%
Rolla C. McMillen
Rolla C. McMillen
Rolla Coral McMillen was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born near Monticello, Illinois, McMillen attended the public schools of Monticello, Illinois , and the University of Illinois. He graduated from the University of Michigan Law School in 1906...

Republican June 13, 1944
(Special)
Re-elected Rolla C. McMillen
Rolla C. McMillen
Rolla Coral McMillen was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born near Monticello, Illinois, McMillen attended the public schools of Monticello, Illinois , and the University of Illinois. He graduated from the University of Michigan Law School in 1906...

 (R) 55.8%

George M. Brown (D) 44.2%
Sid Simpson
Sid Simpson
Sidney Elmer Simpson was a U.S. Representative from Illinois, husband of Edna Oakes Simpson.Born in Carrollton, Illinois, Simpson attended the public schools and was graduated from Carrollton High School....

Republican 1942 Re-elected Sid Simpson
Sid Simpson
Sidney Elmer Simpson was a U.S. Representative from Illinois, husband of Edna Oakes Simpson.Born in Carrollton, Illinois, Simpson attended the public schools and was graduated from Carrollton High School....

 (R) 55.6%

Don Irving (D) 44.4%
George Evan Howell
George Evan Howell
George Evan Howell was a U.S. Representative from Illinois and judge on the United States Court of Claims.Born in Marion, Illinois, Howell attended the public schools at Villa Grove, Illinois....

Republican 1940 Re-elected George Evan Howell
George Evan Howell
George Evan Howell was a U.S. Representative from Illinois and judge on the United States Court of Claims.Born in Marion, Illinois, Howell attended the public schools at Villa Grove, Illinois....

 (R) 55.7%

Thomas L. Jarrett (D) 44.3%
Calvin D. Johnson
Calvin D. Johnson
Calvin Dean Johnson was a U.S. Representative from IllinoisBorn in Fordsville, Kentucky, Johnson moved with his parents to St. Clair County, Illinois, in 1904, and attended public schools. He engaged in the general contracting business 1922-1944. He served as member of the St. Clair County School...

Republican 1942 Lost re-election
Democratic gain
Melvin Price (D) 50.8%
Calvin D. Johnson (R) 49.2%
Charles W. Vursell
Charles W. Vursell
Charles Wesley Vursell was a U.S. Representative from Illinois, cousin of Carl Bert Albert.Born in Salem, Illinois, Vursell attended the public schools of Marion County, Illinois.Hardware merchant in 1904....

Republican 1942 Re-elected Charles W. Vursell
Charles W. Vursell
Charles Wesley Vursell was a U.S. Representative from Illinois, cousin of Carl Bert Albert.Born in Salem, Illinois, Vursell attended the public schools of Marion County, Illinois.Hardware merchant in 1904....

 (R) 54.7%

J. E. McMackin (D) 45.3%
James V. Heidinger
James V. Heidinger
James Vandaveer Heidinger was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.He was born on a farm near Mount Erie, Illinois, he attended the rural schools, Northern Illinois Normal School, De Kalb, Illinois, and Valparaiso University. He taught in the rural schools of Wayne County, Illinois...

Republican 1940 Re-elected James V. Heidinger
James V. Heidinger
James Vandaveer Heidinger was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.He was born on a farm near Mount Erie, Illinois, he attended the rural schools, Northern Illinois Normal School, De Kalb, Illinois, and Valparaiso University. He taught in the rural schools of Wayne County, Illinois...

 (R) 58.2%

Early C. Phelps (D) 41.8%
C. W. Bishop
C. W. Bishop
Cecil William Bishop was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois.Bishop was born on a farm near West Vienna, Illinois. After attending the public schools, and Union Academy in Anna, Illinois, he entered the profession of tailoring. Bishop was engaged in the cleaning...

Republican 1940 Re-elected C. W. Bishop
C. W. Bishop
Cecil William Bishop was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois.Bishop was born on a farm near West Vienna, Illinois. After attending the public schools, and Union Academy in Anna, Illinois, he entered the profession of tailoring. Bishop was engaged in the cleaning...

 (R) 53.5%

Kent E. Keller (D) 46.5%
Stephen A. Day
Stephen A. Day
Stephen Albion Day was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Canton, Ohio, Day attended the public schools at Canton, the University School at Cleveland, Ohio, and Asheville School. He graduated from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1905, and subsequently served as secretary to...

Republican 1940 Lost re-election
Democratic gain
Emily T. Douglas (D) 52.3%
Stephen A. Day (R) 47.4%
Walter Klobuchar (Soc-Lab
Socialist Labor Party of America
The Socialist Labor Party of America , established in 1876 as the Workingmen's Party, is the oldest socialist political party in the United States and the second oldest socialist party in the world. Originally known as the Workingmen's Party of America, the party changed its name in 1877 and has...

) 0.2%
Elizabeth Stephens Carr (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 0.1%

Indiana 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Ray J. Madden
Ray J. Madden
Ray John Madden was a United States Representative from Indiana. He was born in Waseca, Minnesota. He attended the public schools and Sacred Heart Academy in his native city. He graduated from the law department of Creighton University with an LL.B...

Democratic 1942 Re-elected Ray J. Madden
Ray J. Madden
Ray John Madden was a United States Representative from Indiana. He was born in Waseca, Minnesota. He attended the public schools and Sacred Heart Academy in his native city. He graduated from the law department of Creighton University with an LL.B...

 (D) 61.3%

Otto G. Fifield (R) 38.1%
J. Ralston Miller (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 0.3%
Arthur B. Frame (S
Socialist Party of America
The Socialist Party of America was a multi-tendency democratic-socialist political party in the United States, formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization...

) 0.3%
Charles A. Halleck
Charles A. Halleck
Charles Abraham Halleck was a Republican leader of the United States House of Representatives from the second district of Indiana....

Republican 1935 Re-elected Charles A. Halleck
Charles A. Halleck
Charles Abraham Halleck was a Republican leader of the United States House of Representatives from the second district of Indiana....

 (R) 61.6%

James Otis Cox (D) 37.9%
John W. Root (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 0.5%
Robert A. Grant
Robert A. Grant
Robert Allen Grant was a U.S. Representative from Indiana, and later a United States federal judge.Born near Bourbon, Indiana, Grant moved to Hamlet, Indiana, in 1912 and to South Bend, Indiana, in 1922....

Republican 1938 Re-elected Robert A. Grant
Robert A. Grant
Robert Allen Grant was a U.S. Representative from Indiana, and later a United States federal judge.Born near Bourbon, Indiana, Grant moved to Hamlet, Indiana, in 1912 and to South Bend, Indiana, in 1922....

 (R) 51.7%

Marshall F. Kizer (D) 47.7%
Granville B. Leeke (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 0.6%
George W. Gillie
George W. Gillie
George W. Gillie was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Berwickshire, Scotland, Gillie moved to the United States with his parents, who settled in Kankakee, Illinois, in 1882 and in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in 1884....

Republican 1938 Re-elected George W. Gillie
George W. Gillie
George W. Gillie was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Berwickshire, Scotland, Gillie moved to the United States with his parents, who settled in Kankakee, Illinois, in 1882 and in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in 1884....

 (R) 59.9%

Robert W. Bushee (D) 39.6%
J. M. Dawson (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 0.5%
Forest A. Harness Republican 1938 Re-elected Forest A. Harness (R) 53.1%
Bennett H. Rockey (D) 45.1%
Jasper A. Huffman (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 1.8%
Noble J. Johnson
Noble J. Johnson
Noble Jacob Johnson was a U.S. Representative from Indiana and a judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals....

Republican 1938 Re-elected Noble J. Johnson
Noble J. Johnson
Noble Jacob Johnson was a U.S. Representative from Indiana and a judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals....

 (R) 55.2%

Olis G. Jamison (D) 44.4%
Pliny Cox (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 0.3%
Gerald W. Landis
Gerald W. Landis
Gerald Wayne Landis was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Bloomfield, Indiana, Landis attended the public schools of Linton, Indiana....

Republican 1938 Re-elected Gerald W. Landis
Gerald W. Landis
Gerald Wayne Landis was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Bloomfield, Indiana, Landis attended the public schools of Linton, Indiana....

 (R) 53.9%

Arthur H. Greenwood (D) 45.6%
C. Manson Mood (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 0.5%
Charles M. La Follette
Charles M. La Follette
Charles Marion La Follette was an American lawyer and politician from Indiana. His great-grandfather was William Heilman, who was in the United States House of Representatives from Indiana...

Republican 1942 Re-elected Charles M. La Follette
Charles M. La Follette
Charles Marion La Follette was an American lawyer and politician from Indiana. His great-grandfather was William Heilman, who was in the United States House of Representatives from Indiana...

 (R) 52.0%

Charles J. Eichel (D) 47.6%
C. Dana Malpass (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 0.4%
Earl Wilson
Earl Wilson (politician)
Earl Wilson was a United States Representative from Indiana. He was born on a farm near Huron, Indiana and attended public schools there. He attended Purdue University and received degrees from Coyne Electrical School of Chicago, Illinois in 1928 and Indiana University of Bloomington, Indiana in...

Republican 1940 Re-elected Earl Wilson
Earl Wilson (politician)
Earl Wilson was a United States Representative from Indiana. He was born on a farm near Huron, Indiana and attended public schools there. He attended Purdue University and received degrees from Coyne Electrical School of Chicago, Illinois in 1928 and Indiana University of Bloomington, Indiana in...

 (R) 55.6%

George W. Elliott (D) 43.7%
Garnett Jewell (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 0.7%
Raymond S. Springer
Raymond S. Springer
Raymond Smiley Springer was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born on a farm in Rush County, near Dunreith, Indiana, Springer attended the public schools, Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana, and Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana.He was graduated from the Indiana Law School at Indianapolis...

Republican 1938 Re-elected Raymond S. Springer
Raymond S. Springer
Raymond Smiley Springer was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born on a farm in Rush County, near Dunreith, Indiana, Springer attended the public schools, Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana, and Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana.He was graduated from the Indiana Law School at Indianapolis...

 (R) 54.3%

Sidney E. Baker (D) 44.5%
Eugene S. Lewis (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 1.1%
Louis Ludlow
Louis Ludlow
Louis Leon Ludlow was a Democratic Indiana congressman; he proposed a constitutional amendment early in 1938 requiring a national referendum on any U.S. declaration of war except in cases of direct attack...

Democratic 1928 Re-elected Louis Ludlow
Louis Ludlow
Louis Leon Ludlow was a Democratic Indiana congressman; he proposed a constitutional amendment early in 1938 requiring a national referendum on any U.S. declaration of war except in cases of direct attack...

 (D) 51.1%

Judson L. Stark (R) 48.6%
Ralph E. Webber (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 0.3%

Iowa 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Thomas E. Martin
Thomas E. Martin
Thomas Ellsworth Martin was a United States Representative and Senator from Iowa. Martin, a Republican, served in Congress for 22 consecutive years, from January 1939 to January 1961....

Republican 1938 Re-elected Thomas E. Martin
Thomas E. Martin
Thomas Ellsworth Martin was a United States Representative and Senator from Iowa. Martin, a Republican, served in Congress for 22 consecutive years, from January 1939 to January 1961....

 (R) 56.7%

Clair A. Williams (D) 43.3%
Henry O. Talle
Henry O. Talle
Henry Oscar Talle was an economics professor and a ten-term Republican U.S. Representative from eastern Iowa. He served in the United States Congress for twenty years from 1938 until 1958.-Background:...

Republican 1938 Re-elected Henry O. Talle
Henry O. Talle
Henry Oscar Talle was an economics professor and a ten-term Republican U.S. Representative from eastern Iowa. He served in the United States Congress for twenty years from 1938 until 1958.-Background:...

 (R) 55.9%

George C. Classen (D) 44.1%
John W. Gwynne
John W. Gwynne
John Williams Gwynne was a seven-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 3rd congressional district, and a Federal Trade Commission member and chairman during the Eisenhower Administration.- Personal background :...

Republican 1934 Re-elected John W. Gwynne
John W. Gwynne
John Williams Gwynne was a seven-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 3rd congressional district, and a Federal Trade Commission member and chairman during the Eisenhower Administration.- Personal background :...

 (R) 56.8%

William D. Kearney (D) 43.2%
Karl M. Le Compte
Karl M. Le Compte
Karl Miles Le Compte was a ten-term Republican U.S. Representative from south-central Iowa. He won ten consecutive races from 1938 to 1956, before choosing not to run again in 1958....

Republican 1938 Re-elected Karl M. Le Compte
Karl M. Le Compte
Karl Miles Le Compte was a ten-term Republican U.S. Representative from south-central Iowa. He won ten consecutive races from 1938 to 1956, before choosing not to run again in 1958....

 (R) 54.9%

Harold J. Fleck (D) 45.1%
Paul Cunningham Republican 1940 Re-elected Paul Cunningham (R) 54.1%
Ralph N. Lynch (D) 45.8%
Betty Ann Paddock (S
Socialist Party of America
The Socialist Party of America was a multi-tendency democratic-socialist political party in the United States, formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization...

) 0.2%
Fred C. Gilchrist
Fred C. Gilchrist
Fred Cramer Gilchrist was a seven-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa, from 1931 to 1945.Born in California, Pennsylvania, in Washington County, Pennsylvania, Gilchrist moved with his parents to Cedar Falls, Iowa, in 1871.He attended the public schools. He graduated from State Teachers'...

Republican 1930 Lost renomination
Republican hold
James I. Dolliver
James I. Dolliver
James Isaac Dolliver served six terms as a Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 6th congressional district, beginning in 1944. He was the nephew of U.S. Senator Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver of Iowa....

 (R) 58.8%

Charles Hanna (D) 41.1%
William F. Leonard (S
Socialist Party of America
The Socialist Party of America was a multi-tendency democratic-socialist political party in the United States, formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization...

) 0.1%
Ben F. Jensen
Ben F. Jensen
Benton Franklin Jensen served thirteen consecutive terms as a U.S. Representative from Iowa's 7th congressional district in the southwestern corner of the state. While on the floor of the U.S...

Republican 1938 Re-elected Ben F. Jensen
Ben F. Jensen
Benton Franklin Jensen served thirteen consecutive terms as a U.S. Representative from Iowa's 7th congressional district in the southwestern corner of the state. While on the floor of the U.S...

 (R) 61.5%

Albert McGinn (D) 38.4%
Carl O. Nelson (S
Socialist Party of America
The Socialist Party of America was a multi-tendency democratic-socialist political party in the United States, formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization...

) 0.04%
Charles B. Hoeven
Charles B. Hoeven
Charles Bernard Hoeven held elective office for forty consecutive years. He was elected or re-elected eleven times to the U.S. House of Representatives to represent districts in northern Iowa...

Republican 1942 Re-elected Charles B. Hoeven
Charles B. Hoeven
Charles Bernard Hoeven held elective office for forty consecutive years. He was elected or re-elected eleven times to the U.S. House of Representatives to represent districts in northern Iowa...

 (R) 56.2%

Lester S. Gillete (D) 43.8%
E. A. Donelson (S
Socialist Party of America
The Socialist Party of America was a multi-tendency democratic-socialist political party in the United States, formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization...

) 0.03%

Kansas 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
William P. Lambertson
William P. Lambertson
William Purnell Lambertson was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.Born in Fairview, Kansas, Lambertson attended the public schools, Ottawa University, and the law school of the University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.He engaged in agricultural pursuits.He served as member of the State house of...

Republican 1928 Lost renomination
Republican hold
Albert M. Cole
Albert M. Cole
Albert McDonald Cole was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.Born in Moberly, Missouri, Cole moved to Topeka, Kansas, in 1909. He attended the grade schools of Topeka, Kansas, Sabetha High School, and Washburn University, in Topeka. He earned his LL.B. at University of Chicago Law School in 1925...

 (R) 67.3%

Ralph Ulm (D) 32.7%
Errett P. Scrivner
Errett P. Scrivner
Errett Power Scrivner was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.Born in Newton, Kansas, Scrivner attended the grade schools and was graduated from Manual Training High School, Kansas City, Missouri....

Republican 1943 Re-elected Errett P. Scrivner
Errett P. Scrivner
Errett Power Scrivner was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.Born in Newton, Kansas, Scrivner attended the grade schools and was graduated from Manual Training High School, Kansas City, Missouri....

 (R) 59.1%

Albert Baker (D) 40.9%
Thomas Daniel Winter
Thomas Daniel Winter
Thomas Daniel Winter was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.Born in Columbus, Kansas, Winter attended the public and high schools.During the First World War served as a private in the United States Air Corps in 1918 and 1919....

Republican 1938 Re-elected Thomas Daniel Winter
Thomas Daniel Winter
Thomas Daniel Winter was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.Born in Columbus, Kansas, Winter attended the public and high schools.During the First World War served as a private in the United States Air Corps in 1918 and 1919....

 (R) 60.2%

Herman L. Gees (D) 39.8%
Edward Herbert Rees
Edward Herbert Rees
Edward Herbert Rees was a U.S. Representative from Kansas. Born on a farm near Emporia, Kansas, Rees attended the public schools and the Kansas State Teachers' College at Emporia...

Republican 1936 Re-elected Edward Herbert Rees
Edward Herbert Rees
Edward Herbert Rees was a U.S. Representative from Kansas. Born on a farm near Emporia, Kansas, Rees attended the public schools and the Kansas State Teachers' College at Emporia...

 (R) 58.6%

William J. Kropp (D) 41.4%
Clifford R. Hope
Clifford R. Hope
Clifford R. Hope was a U.S. Representative from Kansas. Born in Birmingham, Iowa, Hope attended public schools and Nebraska Wesleyan University, in Lincoln, Nebraska. He served during the First World War, as a second lieutenant. He served in the Kansas House of Representatives...

Republican 1926 Re-elected Clifford R. Hope
Clifford R. Hope
Clifford R. Hope was a U.S. Representative from Kansas. Born in Birmingham, Iowa, Hope attended public schools and Nebraska Wesleyan University, in Lincoln, Nebraska. He served during the First World War, as a second lieutenant. He served in the Kansas House of Representatives...

 (R) 69.0%

A. E. Hawes (D) 31.0%
Frank Carlson
Frank Carlson
Frank Carlson was an American politician who served as the 30th Governor of Kansas and United States Representative and United States Senator from Kansas.-Biography:...

Republican 1934 Re-elected Frank Carlson
Frank Carlson
Frank Carlson was an American politician who served as the 30th Governor of Kansas and United States Representative and United States Senator from Kansas.-Biography:...

 (R) 66.0%

Dan M. McCarthy (D) 34.0%

Kentucky 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Noble Jones Gregory
Noble Jones Gregory
Noble Jones Gregory , a Democrat, represented Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives.Gregory was born and raised in Mayfield, Kentucky. He worked in various positions at the First National Bank of Mayfield from 1917 through 1936...

Democratic 1936 Re-elected Noble Jones Gregory
Noble Jones Gregory
Noble Jones Gregory , a Democrat, represented Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives.Gregory was born and raised in Mayfield, Kentucky. He worked in various positions at the First National Bank of Mayfield from 1917 through 1936...

 (D) 69.3%

A. R. Anderson (R) 29.9%
Hubert H. Jones (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 0.5%
Joseph S. Freeland (S
Socialist Party of America
The Socialist Party of America was a multi-tendency democratic-socialist political party in the United States, formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization...

) 0.2%
Beverly M. Vincent
Beverly M. Vincent
Beverly Mills Vincent was a Representative from Kentucky.He was born in Brownsville, Edmonson County, Kentucky, March 28, 1890; attended the public schools, Western Kentucky State Teachers College at Bowling Green, and the law department of the University of Kentucky at Lexington; was admitted to...

Democratic 1937 Retired
Democratic hold
Earle C. Clements
Earle C. Clements
Earle Chester Clements was a politician from the US state of Kentucky. He represented the state in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate and was its 47th Governor, serving from 1947 to 1950...

 (D) 57.3%

Otis White (R) 42.3%
Susie Puckett (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 0.3%
Emmet O'Neal
Emmet O'Neal (Kentucky)
Emmet O'Neal was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky and an ambassador to the Philippines. A member of the Centre College Athletic Hall of Fame, his brother was Louisville Mayor Joseph T. O'Neal.-Biography:...

Democratic 1934 Re-elected Emmet O'Neal
Emmet O'Neal (Kentucky)
Emmet O'Neal was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky and an ambassador to the Philippines. A member of the Centre College Athletic Hall of Fame, his brother was Louisville Mayor Joseph T. O'Neal.-Biography:...

 (D) 57.3%

Garland R. Hubbard (R) 42.5%
Bessie Graham (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 0.2%
Chester O. Carrier
Chester O. Carrier
Chester Otto Carrier was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born on a farm near Brownsville, Edmonson, Kentucky, Carrier attended the public schools of Grayson County, Kentucky, West Virginia University, and was graduated from the law department of the University of Louisville in 1924.He engaged...

Republican 1943 Lost re-election
Democratic gain
Frank Chelf
Frank Chelf
Frank Leslie Chelf was a United States Representative from Kentucky. He was born on a farm near Elizabethtown, Kentucky. He attended the public schools as well as Centre College at Danville, Kentucky and St. Mary’s College...

 (D) 54.5%

Chester O. Carrier (R) 45.2%
E. C. Sidle (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 0.3%
Brent Spence
Brent Spence
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Democratic 1930 Re-elected Brent Spence
Brent Spence
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 (D) 58.0%

Olin W. Davis (R) 41.8%
R. L. Grubbs (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 0.2%
Virgil Chapman
Virgil Chapman
Virgil Munday Chapman , a Democrat, represented Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives and in the United States Senate....

Democratic 1930 Re-elected Virgil Chapman
Virgil Chapman
Virgil Munday Chapman , a Democrat, represented Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives and in the United States Senate....

 (D) 58.7%

George W. Boner (R) 41.0%
Carey T. Duckett (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 0.3%
Andrew J. May
Andrew J. May
Andrew Jackson May was a Kentucky attorney and influential New Deal-era politician, best known for his chairmanship of the House Military Affairs Committee during World War II, and his subsequent conviction for bribery...

Democratic 1930 Re-elected Andrew J. May
Andrew J. May
Andrew Jackson May was a Kentucky attorney and influential New Deal-era politician, best known for his chairmanship of the House Military Affairs Committee during World War II, and his subsequent conviction for bribery...

 (D) 52.5%

Elmer E. Gabbard (R) 47.4%
K. E. Hill (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 0.09%
Joe B. Bates
Joe B. Bates
Joseph Bengal Bates was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born in Republican, Kentucky, Bates attended the public schools and the Mountain Training School at Hindman, Kentucky....

Democratic 1930 Re-elected Joe B. Bates
Joe B. Bates
Joseph Bengal Bates was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born in Republican, Kentucky, Bates attended the public schools and the Mountain Training School at Hindman, Kentucky....

 (D) 54.3%

Thomas S. Yates (R) 45.6%
H. A. Mastin (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 0.1%
John M. Robsion
John M. Robsion
John Marshall Robsion , a Republican, represented Kentucky in both the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives....

Republican 1934 Re-elected John M. Robsion
John M. Robsion
John Marshall Robsion , a Republican, represented Kentucky in both the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives....

 (R) 68.8%

H. F. Reed (D) 31.0%
Emily L. B. McCamy (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 0.3%

Louisiana 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
F. Edward Hebert Democratic 1940 Re-elected F. Edward Hebert (D) Unopposed
Paul H. Maloney
Paul H. Maloney
Paul Herbert Maloney was a member of Louisiana House of Representatives 1914-1916 was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives representing the state of Louisiana. He served seven terms as a Democrat....

Democratic 1942 Re-elected Paul H. Maloney
Paul H. Maloney
Paul Herbert Maloney was a member of Louisiana House of Representatives 1914-1916 was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives representing the state of Louisiana. He served seven terms as a Democrat....

 (D) Unopposed
James R. Domengeaux Democratic 1940 Re-elected James R. Domengeaux (D) Unopposed
Overton Brooks
Overton Brooks
Thomas Overton Brooks was a Democratic U.S. representative from the Shreveport-based Fourth Congressional District of northwest Louisiana, having served for a quarter century beginning on January 3, 1937. Brooks was a nephew of U.S. Senator John Holmes Overton as well as a great-grandson of Walter...

Democratic 1936 Re-elected Overton Brooks
Overton Brooks
Thomas Overton Brooks was a Democratic U.S. representative from the Shreveport-based Fourth Congressional District of northwest Louisiana, having served for a quarter century beginning on January 3, 1937. Brooks was a nephew of U.S. Senator John Holmes Overton as well as a great-grandson of Walter...

 (D) Unopposed
Charles E. McKenzie
Charles E. McKenzie
Charles Edgar Mckenzie was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana.Born in tiny Pelican in De Soto Parish in northwestern Louisiana, McKenzie attended the public schools of Monroe, and Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge. He volunteered for service on the Mexican border in 1916 with the...

Democratic 1942 Re-elected Charles E. McKenzie
Charles E. McKenzie
Charles Edgar Mckenzie was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana.Born in tiny Pelican in De Soto Parish in northwestern Louisiana, McKenzie attended the public schools of Monroe, and Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge. He volunteered for service on the Mexican border in 1916 with the...

 (D) Unopposed
James H. Morrison
James H. Morrison
James Hobson "Jimmy" Morrison, Sr. , was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from the Sixth Congressional District of Louisiana, who served from 1943 to 1967...

Democratic 1942 Re-elected James H. Morrison
James H. Morrison
James Hobson "Jimmy" Morrison, Sr. , was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from the Sixth Congressional District of Louisiana, who served from 1943 to 1967...

 (D) Unopposed
Henry D. Larcade, Jr.
Henry D. Larcade, Jr.
Henry Dominique Larcade, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana.Born in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, Larcade attended the public and parochial schools, Opelousas High School, Academy Immaculate Conception, and Opelousas Institute.During the First World War, Larcade served as a...

Democratic 1942 Re-elected Henry D. Larcade, Jr.
Henry D. Larcade, Jr.
Henry Dominique Larcade, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana.Born in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, Larcade attended the public and parochial schools, Opelousas High School, Academy Immaculate Conception, and Opelousas Institute.During the First World War, Larcade served as a...

 (D) Unopposed
A. Leonard Allen
A. Leonard Allen
Asa Leonard Allen was an educator, attorney, and member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Louisiana...

Democratic 1936 Re-elected A. Leonard Allen
A. Leonard Allen
Asa Leonard Allen was an educator, attorney, and member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Louisiana...

 (D) Unopposed

Maine 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Robert Hale Republican 1942 Re-elected Robert Hale (R) 68.8%
Andrew A. Pettis (D) 31.2%
Margaret Chase Smith
Margaret Chase Smith
Margaret Chase Smith was a Republican Senator from Maine, and one of the most successful politicians in Maine history. She was the first woman to be elected to both the U.S. House and the Senate, and the first woman from Maine to serve in either. She was also the first woman to have her name...

Republican 1940 Re-elected Margaret Chase Smith
Margaret Chase Smith
Margaret Chase Smith was a Republican Senator from Maine, and one of the most successful politicians in Maine history. She was the first woman to be elected to both the U.S. House and the Senate, and the first woman from Maine to serve in either. She was also the first woman to have her name...

 (R) 67.8%

David H. Staples (D) 32.2%
Frank Fellows
Frank Fellows (politician)
Frank Fellows was a U.S. Representative from Maine.Born in Bucksport, Maine, Fellows attended the public schools, East Maine Conference Seminary, Bucksport, Maine, and the University of Maine....

Republican 1940 Re-elected Frank Fellows
Frank Fellows (politician)
Frank Fellows was a U.S. Representative from Maine.Born in Bucksport, Maine, Fellows attended the public schools, East Maine Conference Seminary, Bucksport, Maine, and the University of Maine....

 (R) 77.9%

Ralph E. Graham (D) 22.1%

Maryland 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
David Jenkins Ward Democratic 1939 Lost renomination
Democratic hold
Dudley Roe
Dudley Roe
Dudley George Roe , a Democrat, was a U.S. Congressman who represented the Maryland's 1st congressional district from 1945 to 1947.Roe was born in Sudlersville, Maryland, and attended the public schools...

 (D) 50.8%

Wilmer Fell Davis (R) 49.2%
Harry Streett Baldwin
Harry Streett Baldwin
Harry Streett Baldwin was a U.S. Congressman who represented the second congressional district of Maryland from 1943 to 1947....

Democratic 1942 Re-elected Harry Streett Baldwin
Harry Streett Baldwin
Harry Streett Baldwin was a U.S. Congressman who represented the second congressional district of Maryland from 1943 to 1947....

 (D) 57.0%

Wilfred T. McQuaid (R) 43.0%
Thomas D'Alesandro, Jr.
Thomas D'Alesandro, Jr.
Thomas J. D'Alesandro, Jr. was an American politician who was a U.S. Representative from Maryland's 3rd congressional district and subsequently the mayor of Baltimore, Maryland...

Democratic 1938 Re-elected Thomas D'Alesandro, Jr.
Thomas D'Alesandro, Jr.
Thomas J. D'Alesandro, Jr. was an American politician who was a U.S. Representative from Maryland's 3rd congressional district and subsequently the mayor of Baltimore, Maryland...

 (D) 73.5%

John W. Benson (R) 26.5%
Daniel Ellison
Daniel Ellison
Daniel Ellison was a U.S. Representative from Maryland.Born in Russia, Ellison was brought to the United States by his parents as an infant. He attended the public schools of Baltimore, Maryland, and graduated from Johns Hopkins University in 1907 and from the University of Maryland School of Law...

Republican 1942 Lost re-election
Democratic gain
George Hyde Fallon (D) 59.2%
Daniel Ellison (R) 40.8%
Lansdale Sasscer
Lansdale Sasscer
Lansdale Ghiselin Sasscer represented the fifth district of the state of Maryland in the United States House of Representatives for seven terms from 1939–1953....

Democratic 1939 Re-elected Lansdale Sasscer
Lansdale Sasscer
Lansdale Ghiselin Sasscer represented the fifth district of the state of Maryland in the United States House of Representatives for seven terms from 1939–1953....

 (D) 64.8%

C. Maurice Weidemeyer (R) 35.2%
James Glenn Beall
James Glenn Beall
James Glenn Beall was a Republican member of the United States Senate, representing the State of Maryland from 1953–1965. He was also a United States Congressman, representing the sixth district of Maryland from 1943–1953.-Biography:...

Republican 1942 Re-elected James Glenn Beall
James Glenn Beall
James Glenn Beall was a Republican member of the United States Senate, representing the State of Maryland from 1953–1965. He was also a United States Congressman, representing the sixth district of Maryland from 1943–1953.-Biography:...

 (R) 57.9%

Daniel F. McMullen (D) 42.1%

Massachusetts 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Allen T. Treadway
Allen T. Treadway
Allen Towner Treadway was a Massachusetts Republican who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, as a member, and President of, the Massachusetts Senate and a member of the United States House of Representatives from March 4, 1913 until January 3, 1945...

Republican 1912 Retired
Republican hold
John W. Heselton
John W. Heselton
John Walter Heselton was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from January 3, 1945 until January 3, 1959. Heselton represented Massachusetts' first congressional district for seven consecutive terms.Heselton was born in Gardiner, Maine...

 (R) 50.4%

James P. McAndrews (D) 49.6%
Charles R. Clason
Charles R. Clason
Charles Russell Clason was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts and an attorney. Clason was born in Gardiner, Maine. He attended Bates College, and received his law degree from Georgetown University...

Republican 1936 Re-elected Charles R. Clason
Charles R. Clason
Charles Russell Clason was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts and an attorney. Clason was born in Gardiner, Maine. He attended Bates College, and received his law degree from Georgetown University...

 (R) 55.7%

Michael W. Albano (D) 44.3%
Philip Philbin Democratic 1942 Re-elected Philip Philbin (D) 61.5%
Wilfred P. Bazinet (R) 38.5%
Pehr G. Holmes
Pehr G. Holmes
Pehr Gustaf Holmes was a United States Representative from Massachusetts.Holmes was born in Mölnbacka in Forshaga Municipality in Värmland, Sweden. In 1886 he immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled in Worcester, Massachusetts. Holmes attended public schools, and engaged in...

Republican 1930 Re-elected Pehr G. Holmes
Pehr G. Holmes
Pehr Gustaf Holmes was a United States Representative from Massachusetts.Holmes was born in Mölnbacka in Forshaga Municipality in Värmland, Sweden. In 1886 he immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled in Worcester, Massachusetts. Holmes attended public schools, and engaged in...

 (R) 55.5%

Frank J. McGrail (D) 44.5%
Edith Nourse Rogers
Edith Nourse Rogers
Edith Nourse Rogers was an American social welfare volunteer and politician who was one of the first women to serve in the United States Congress. She was the first woman elected to congress from Massachusetts...

Republican 1925 Re-elected Edith Nourse Rogers
Edith Nourse Rogers
Edith Nourse Rogers was an American social welfare volunteer and politician who was one of the first women to serve in the United States Congress. She was the first woman elected to congress from Massachusetts...

 (R) 73.2%

Milton A. Wesson (D) 26.8%
George J. Bates
George J. Bates
George Joseph Bates was a member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Massachusetts. Born in Salem, Massachusetts, Bates was elected Mayor of Salem in 1924 at the age of 33. He served as mayor until 1937, at which time he was sworn in as a Republican member of the House...

Republican 1936 Re-elected George J. Bates
George J. Bates
George Joseph Bates was a member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Massachusetts. Born in Salem, Massachusetts, Bates was elected Mayor of Salem in 1924 at the age of 33. He served as mayor until 1937, at which time he was sworn in as a Republican member of the House...

 (R) 67.0%

John M. Bresnahan (D) 33.0%
Thomas J. Lane
Thomas J. Lane
Thomas Joseph Lane was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts from 1941 to 1963, notable for having been re-elected after serving time in federal prison....

Democratic 1941 Re-elected Thomas J. Lane
Thomas J. Lane
Thomas Joseph Lane was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts from 1941 to 1963, notable for having been re-elected after serving time in federal prison....

 (D) 67.9%

Ernest Bentley (R) 32.1%
Angier Goodwin
Angier Goodwin
Angier Louis Goodwin was a Representative from Massachusetts.He graduated from Colby College in 1902, and attended Harvard Law School three years later...

Republican 1942 Re-elected Angier Goodwin
Angier Goodwin
Angier Louis Goodwin was a Representative from Massachusetts.He graduated from Colby College in 1902, and attended Harvard Law School three years later...

 (R) 57.5%

Frederick T. McDermott (D) 42.5%
Charles L. Gifford
Charles L. Gifford
Charles Laceille Gifford was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. He was born in Cotuit on March 15, 1871. Gifford attended the common schools, and taught in Massachusetts and Connecticut from 1890 to 1900...

Republican 1922 Re-elected Charles L. Gifford
Charles L. Gifford
Charles Laceille Gifford was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. He was born in Cotuit on March 15, 1871. Gifford attended the common schools, and taught in Massachusetts and Connecticut from 1890 to 1900...

 (R) 58.5%

William McAuliffe (D) 41.5%
Christian Herter
Christian Herter
Christian Archibald Herter was an American politician and statesman; 59th governor of Massachusetts from 1953 to 1957, and United States Secretary of State from 1959 to 1961.-Early life:...

Republican 1942 Re-elected Christian Herter
Christian Herter
Christian Archibald Herter was an American politician and statesman; 59th governor of Massachusetts from 1953 to 1957, and United States Secretary of State from 1959 to 1961.-Early life:...

 (R) 55.8%

William A. Carey (D) 44.2%
James Michael Curley
James Michael Curley
James Michael Curley was an American politician famous for his four terms as mayor of Boston, Massachusetts. He also served twice in the United States House of Representatives and one term as 53rd Governor of Massachusetts.-Early life:Curley's father, Michael Curley, left Oughterard, County...

Democratic 1942 Re-elected James Michael Curley
James Michael Curley
James Michael Curley was an American politician famous for his four terms as mayor of Boston, Massachusetts. He also served twice in the United States House of Representatives and one term as 53rd Governor of Massachusetts.-Early life:Curley's father, Michael Curley, left Oughterard, County...

 (D) 65.6%

Lester W. Bowen (R) 34.4%
John William McCormack
John William McCormack
John William McCormack was an American politician from Boston, Massachusetts.McCormack served as a member of United States House of Representatives from 1928 until he retired from political life in 1971...

Democratic 1928 Re-elected John William McCormack
John William McCormack
John William McCormack was an American politician from Boston, Massachusetts.McCormack served as a member of United States House of Representatives from 1928 until he retired from political life in 1971...

 (D) 75.8%

Henry J. Allen (R) 24.2%
Richard B. Wigglesworth Republican 1928 Re-elected Richard B. Wigglesworth (R) 65.8%
Andrew T. Clancy (D) 34.2%
Joseph William Martin, Jr.
Joseph William Martin, Jr.
Joseph William Martin, Jr. was a Republican Congressman and Speaker of the House from North Attleborough, Massachusetts. He was notably the only Republican to serve as Speaker between 1931 and 1995....

Republican 1924 Re-elected Joseph William Martin, Jr.
Joseph William Martin, Jr.
Joseph William Martin, Jr. was a Republican Congressman and Speaker of the House from North Attleborough, Massachusetts. He was notably the only Republican to serve as Speaker between 1931 and 1995....

 (R) 62.0%

Edmond P. Talbot (D) 38.0%

Michigan 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
George G. Sadowski
George G. Sadowski
George Gregory Sadowski was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Sadowski was born in Detroit, Michigan, where he attended Ferry School. He attended high school in Foley, Alabama, and then returned to Detroit, where he graduated from Northeastern High School in 1920 and from the law...

Democratic 1942 Re-elected George G. Sadowski
George G. Sadowski
George Gregory Sadowski was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Sadowski was born in Detroit, Michigan, where he attended Ferry School. He attended high school in Foley, Alabama, and then returned to Detroit, where he graduated from Northeastern High School in 1920 and from the law...

 (D) 80.6%

John B. Sosnowski (R) 19.1%
Benjamin R. Williams (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 0.2%
Anthony Zarczynski (S
Socialist Party of America
The Socialist Party of America was a multi-tendency democratic-socialist political party in the United States, formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization...

) 0.2%
Earl C. Michener
Earl C. Michener
Earl Cory Michener was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Michener was born near Attica in Seneca County, Ohio. He moved with his parents to Adrian, Michigan in 1889 and attended the public schools there. During the Spanish-American War, he served in the U.S...

Republican 1934 Re-elected Earl C. Michener
Earl C. Michener
Earl Cory Michener was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Michener was born near Attica in Seneca County, Ohio. He moved with his parents to Adrian, Michigan in 1889 and attended the public schools there. During the Spanish-American War, he served in the U.S...

 (R) 64.8%

Redmond M. Burr (D) 35.0%
Clarence DeCan (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 0.3%
Paul W. Shafer
Paul W. Shafer
Paul Werntz Shafer was a politician and judge from the U.S. state of Michigan.Shafer was born in Elkhart, Indiana and moved with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John M. Shafer, to Three Rivers, Michigan, where he attended public schools...

Republican 1936 Re-elected Paul W. Shafer
Paul W. Shafer
Paul Werntz Shafer was a politician and judge from the U.S. state of Michigan.Shafer was born in Elkhart, Indiana and moved with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John M. Shafer, to Three Rivers, Michigan, where he attended public schools...

 (R) 62.5%

Charles V. Hampton (D) 36.6%
Lawrence A. Ruble (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 0.7%
Effie Burnett (S
Socialist Party of America
The Socialist Party of America was a multi-tendency democratic-socialist political party in the United States, formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization...

) 0.1%
Clare E. Hoffman Republican 1934 Re-elected Clare E. Hoffman (R) 64.1%
Bernard T. Foley (D) 35.5%
Orah H. Fox (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 0.4%
Bartel J. Jonkman
Bartel J. Jonkman
Bartel John Jonkman was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Jonkman was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan where he attended the public schools. He graduated from the law department of the University of Michigan in 1914, was admitted to the bar the same year, and commenced practice in Grand...

Republican 1940 Re-elected Bartel J. Jonkman
Bartel J. Jonkman
Bartel John Jonkman was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Jonkman was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan where he attended the public schools. He graduated from the law department of the University of Michigan in 1914, was admitted to the bar the same year, and commenced practice in Grand...

 (R) 57.7%

J. Neal Lamoreaux (D) 42.3%
William W. Blackney
William W. Blackney
William Wallace Blackney was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Blackney was born in Clio, Michigan, and attended the public schools there. He went to Olivet College, Olivet, Michigan, and Ferris School in Big Rapids. He moved to Flint, in 1904 and served as county clerk of Genesee...

Republican 1938 Re-elected William W. Blackney
William W. Blackney
William Wallace Blackney was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Blackney was born in Clio, Michigan, and attended the public schools there. He went to Olivet College, Olivet, Michigan, and Ferris School in Big Rapids. He moved to Flint, in 1904 and served as county clerk of Genesee...

 (R) 55.2%

Robert B. McLaughlin (D) 44.5%
William H. Morford (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 0.3%
Jesse P. Wolcott
Jesse P. Wolcott
Jesse Paine Wolcott was a politician and soldier from the U.S. state of Michigan.Wolcott was born to William Bradford Wolcott and Lillie Betsy Wolcott in Gardner, Massachusetts and attended the common and high schools there...

Republican 1930 Re-elected Jesse P. Wolcott
Jesse P. Wolcott
Jesse Paine Wolcott was a politician and soldier from the U.S. state of Michigan.Wolcott was born to William Bradford Wolcott and Lillie Betsy Wolcott in Gardner, Massachusetts and attended the common and high schools there...

 (R) 65.8%

Charles F. Mann (D) 33.4%
Gordon Phillips (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 0.7%
A. Elmer Graham (S
Socialist Party of America
The Socialist Party of America was a multi-tendency democratic-socialist political party in the United States, formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization...

) 0.1%
Fred L. Crawford
Fred L. Crawford
Fred Lewis Crawford was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Crawford was born in Dublin, Texas and attended local public schools. He went to business college at Peniel , and attended the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. He engaged in accountancy at Des Moines, Iowa, and Detroit,...

Republican 1934 Re-elected Fred L. Crawford
Fred L. Crawford
Fred Lewis Crawford was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Crawford was born in Dublin, Texas and attended local public schools. He went to business college at Peniel , and attended the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. He engaged in accountancy at Des Moines, Iowa, and Detroit,...

 (R) 67.5%

William A. Hemmer (D) 32.1%
Verdon Dunckel (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 0.4%
Albert J. Engel
Albert J. Engel
Albert Joseph Engel was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Engel was born in New Washington, Ohio. He attended the public schools in Grand Traverse County, Michigan, and the Central YMCA College in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from the law department of Northwestern University,...

Republican 1934 Re-elected Albert J. Engel
Albert J. Engel
Albert Joseph Engel was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Engel was born in New Washington, Ohio. He attended the public schools in Grand Traverse County, Michigan, and the Central YMCA College in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from the law department of Northwestern University,...

 (R) 62.6%

Arnold B. Coxhill (D) 37.4%
Roy O. Woodruff
Roy O. Woodruff
Roy Orchard Woodruff was a politician, soldier, printer and dentist from the U.S. state of Michigan....

Republican 1920 Re-elected Roy O. Woodruff
Roy O. Woodruff
Roy Orchard Woodruff was a politician, soldier, printer and dentist from the U.S. state of Michigan....

 (R) 64.8%

William J. Kelly (D) 34.9%
L. A. Wilson (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 0.3%
Frederick Van Ness Bradley
Frederick Van Ness Bradley
Frederick Van Ness Bradley , commonly known as Fred Bradley, was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan....

Republican 1938 Re-elected Frederick Van Ness Bradley
Frederick Van Ness Bradley
Frederick Van Ness Bradley , commonly known as Fred Bradley, was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan....

 (R) 59.0%

Cecil W. Bailey (D) 40.7%
Charles Swanson (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 0.3%
George Anderson (S
Socialist Party of America
The Socialist Party of America was a multi-tendency democratic-socialist political party in the United States, formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization...

) 0.05%
John B. Bennett
John B. Bennett
John Bonifas Bennett was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Bennett was born in Garden, Michigan, attended the public schools there and graduated from Watersmeet High School...

Republican 1942 Lost re-election
Democratic gain
Frank Eugene Hook
Frank Eugene Hook
Frank Eugene Hook was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Hook was born in L'Anse, Michigan and graduated from L'Anse High School in 1912. He attended the College of Law of the University of Detroit and graduated from the law department of Valparaiso University in 1918...

 (D) 50.6%

John B. Bennett (R) 49.4%
George D. O'Brien
George D. O'Brien
George Donoghue O’Brien was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives....

Democratic 1940 Re-elected George D. O'Brien
George D. O'Brien
George Donoghue O’Brien was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives....

 (D) 57.9%

Clarence J. McLeod (R) 41.8%
William Jenkins (S
Socialist Party of America
The Socialist Party of America was a multi-tendency democratic-socialist political party in the United States, formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization...

) 0.2%
O. Lon Chaney (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 0.1%
Louis C. Rabaut
Louis C. Rabaut
Louis Charles Rabaut was politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He was a Democratic congressman representing Michigan's 14th congressional district from 1935 to 1947, and from 1949 to 1961...

Democratic 1934 Re-elected Louis C. Rabaut
Louis C. Rabaut
Louis Charles Rabaut was politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He was a Democratic congressman representing Michigan's 14th congressional district from 1935 to 1947, and from 1949 to 1961...

 (D) 56.4%

Claude G. McDonald (R) 43.5%
Lloyd H. Knox (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 0.1%
John D. Dingell, Sr.
John D. Dingell, Sr.
John David Dingell, Sr. was an American politician who represented Michigan's 15th congressional district from 1933 to 1955.-Life and career:Dingell was born in Detroit...

Democratic 1932 Re-elected John D. Dingell, Sr.
John D. Dingell, Sr.
John David Dingell, Sr. was an American politician who represented Michigan's 15th congressional district from 1933 to 1955.-Life and career:Dingell was born in Detroit...

 (D) 63.7%

Harry Henderson (R) 36.0%
H. R. McCrary (S
Socialist Party of America
The Socialist Party of America was a multi-tendency democratic-socialist political party in the United States, formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization...

) 0.2%
Elmer Myus (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 0.08%
John Lesinski, Sr.
John Lesinski, Sr.
John Lesinski, Sr. was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He was the father of John Lesinski, Jr., who took his seat in the United States House of Representatives upon his father's death....

Democratic 1932 Re-elected John Lesinski, Sr.
John Lesinski, Sr.
John Lesinski, Sr. was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He was the father of John Lesinski, Jr., who took his seat in the United States House of Representatives upon his father's death....

 (D) 61.4%

Albert A. Riddering (R) 38.2%
Charles W. Kingsley (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 0.2%
Mint Nauta (S
Socialist Party of America
The Socialist Party of America was a multi-tendency democratic-socialist political party in the United States, formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization...

) 0.2%
George A. Dondero Republican 1932 Re-elected George A. Dondero (R) 56.4%
John W. L. Hicks (D) 42.6%
Matthew B. Hammond (Commonwealth) 0.9%
Paul Kenworthy (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 0.2%

Minnesota 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
August H. Andresen Republican 1934 Re-elected August H. Andresen (R) 61.7%
Andrew Meldahl (DFL) 38.3%
Joseph P. O'Hara
Joseph P. O'Hara
Joseph Patrick O'Hara was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota.-Early life:O'Hara was born in Tipton, Cedar County, Iowa, on January 23, 1895. He attended the public schools and graduated from Spirit Lake, Iowa, High School...

Republican 1940 Re-elected Joseph P. O'Hara
Joseph P. O'Hara
Joseph Patrick O'Hara was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota.-Early life:O'Hara was born in Tipton, Cedar County, Iowa, on January 23, 1895. He attended the public schools and graduated from Spirit Lake, Iowa, High School...

 (R) 75.7%

L. J. Kilbride (DFL) 24.3%
Richard Pillsbury Gale
Richard Pillsbury Gale
Richard Pillsbury Gale was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota; born in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota; attended the public schools of Minneapolis, The Blake School at Hopkins, Minnesota, Minnesota Farm School, and University of Minnesota at Minneapolis; was graduated from Yale...

Republican 1940 Lost re-election
Democratic gain
William Gallagher (DFL) 50.9%
Richard Pillsbury Gale (R) 49.1%
Melvin J. Maas Republican 1934 Lost re-election
Democratic gain
Frank Starkey
Frank Starkey
Frank Thomas Starkey was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota who was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Starkey began his political career as business representative of the local Milk Drivers Union from 1917 until 1933 and again in 1942 through 1944...

 (DFL) 51.8%

Melvin J. Maas (R) 48.2%
Walter Judd
Walter Judd
Walter Henry Judd was an American politician best known for his battle in Congress to define the conservative position on China as all-out support for the Nationalists under Chiang Kai-sheck and opposition to the Communists under Mao...

Republican 1942 Re-elected Walter Judd
Walter Judd
Walter Henry Judd was an American politician best known for his battle in Congress to define the conservative position on China as all-out support for the Nationalists under Chiang Kai-sheck and opposition to the Communists under Mao...

 (R) 56.6%

Edgar T. Buckley (DFL) 43.4%
Harold Knutson
Harold Knutson
Harold Knutson was born in Skien, in Telemark county, Norway. At the age of 6 he and his family moved to the United States initially settling in Chicago, Illinois, but later moving to Sherburne County, Minnesota. He became the editor for the St. Cloud Daily Journal-Press and later president of the...

Republican 1934 Re-elected Harold Knutson
Harold Knutson
Harold Knutson was born in Skien, in Telemark county, Norway. At the age of 6 he and his family moved to the United States initially settling in Chicago, Illinois, but later moving to Sherburne County, Minnesota. He became the editor for the St. Cloud Daily Journal-Press and later president of the...

 (R) 64.6%

Harry J. O'Brien (DFL) 32.9%
Edward L. Wurst (Fellowship) 2.5%
H. Carl Andersen Republican 1938 Re-elected H. Carl Andersen (R) 65.9%
Arthur F. Nellermoe (DFL) 34.1%
William Alvin Pittenger Republican 1938 Re-elected William Alvin Pittenger (R) 51.9%
William McKinnon (DFL) 48.1%
Harold Hagen
Harold Hagen
Harold Christian Hagen was a Minnesota politician. He was a Farmer-Laborite and then a Republican, serving the ninth district from 1943 to 1955....

Farmer-Labor 1942 Re-elected as Republican
Republican gain
Harold Hagen
Harold Hagen
Harold Christian Hagen was a Minnesota politician. He was a Farmer-Laborite and then a Republican, serving the ninth district from 1943 to 1955....

 (R) 59.2%

Halvor Langslet (DFL) 40.8%

Mississippi 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
John E. Rankin
John E. Rankin
John Elliott Rankin was a Democratic congressman from the U.S. State of Mississippi who supported racial segregation and, on the floor of the United States House of Representatives, voiced racist views on African Americans and Jews and even accused Albert Einstein of being a communist agitator.In...

Democratic 1920 Re-elected John E. Rankin
John E. Rankin
John Elliott Rankin was a Democratic congressman from the U.S. State of Mississippi who supported racial segregation and, on the floor of the United States House of Representatives, voiced racist views on African Americans and Jews and even accused Albert Einstein of being a communist agitator.In...

 (D) 96.9%

A. P. Wilkay (R) 3.1%
Jamie L. Whitten
Jamie L. Whitten
Jamie Lloyd Whitten was a United States Representative from Mississippi, who was of English and Swedish descent. He is the second-longest serving U.S. Representative ever and the fourth longest serving U.S. member of Congress ever.-Early life:Jamie Whitten was born in Cascilla, Mississippi...

Democratic 1941 Re-elected Jamie L. Whitten
Jamie L. Whitten
Jamie Lloyd Whitten was a United States Representative from Mississippi, who was of English and Swedish descent. He is the second-longest serving U.S. Representative ever and the fourth longest serving U.S. member of Congress ever.-Early life:Jamie Whitten was born in Cascilla, Mississippi...

 (D) 98.7%

William MCDonough (R) 1.3%
William Madison Whittington
William Madison Whittington
William Madison Whittington was a Democratic politician from Mississippi. Whittington was a Representative to the 69th United States Congress in 1925, and the twelve succeeding Congresses ....

Democratic 1924 Re-elected William Madison Whittington
William Madison Whittington
William Madison Whittington was a Democratic politician from Mississippi. Whittington was a Representative to the 69th United States Congress in 1925, and the twelve succeeding Congresses ....

 (D) 96.4%

R. C. Patrick (R) 3.6%
Thomas Abernethy
Thomas Abernethy
Thomas Gerstle Abernethy was a member of the United States House of Representatives. He was born in Eupora, Mississippi. He attended the local public schools....

Democratic 1942 Re-elected Thomas Abernethy
Thomas Abernethy
Thomas Gerstle Abernethy was a member of the United States House of Representatives. He was born in Eupora, Mississippi. He attended the local public schools....

 (D) Unopposed
W. Arthur Winstead
W. Arthur Winstead
William Arthur Winstead was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.Born near Philadelphia, Mississippi, Winstead attended the public schools Clarke Memorial College, in Newton, Mississippi, and the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa.He graduated from Mississippi Southern College at Hattiesburg in...

Democratic 1942 Re-elected W. Arthur Winstead
W. Arthur Winstead
William Arthur Winstead was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.Born near Philadelphia, Mississippi, Winstead attended the public schools Clarke Memorial College, in Newton, Mississippi, and the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa.He graduated from Mississippi Southern College at Hattiesburg in...

 (D) Unopposed
William M. Colmer
William M. Colmer
William Meyers Colmer was a Mississippi politician.Colmer was born in Moss Point, Mississippi, and attended Millsaps College...

Democratic 1932 Re-elected William M. Colmer
William M. Colmer
William Meyers Colmer was a Mississippi politician.Colmer was born in Moss Point, Mississippi, and attended Millsaps College...

 (D) 95.7%

Ruth L. Smith (R) 4.3%
Dan R. McGehee
Dan R. McGehee
Daniel Rayford McGehee was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.Born in Little Springs, Mississippi, McGehee attended the public schools....

Democratic 1934 Re-elected Dan R. McGehee
Dan R. McGehee
Daniel Rayford McGehee was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.Born in Little Springs, Mississippi, McGehee attended the public schools....

 (D) 92.8%

L. R. Collins (R) 7.2%

Missouri 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Samuel W. Arnold
Samuel W. Arnold
Samuel Washington Arnold was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.-Early life and career:Born on September 21, 1879 on a farm near Downing in Schuyler County, Missouri, he was the son of Cumberland Wilson Arnold and Mary Elizabeth Arnold...

Republican 1942 Re-elected Samuel W. Arnold
Samuel W. Arnold
Samuel Washington Arnold was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.-Early life and career:Born on September 21, 1879 on a farm near Downing in Schuyler County, Missouri, he was the son of Cumberland Wilson Arnold and Mary Elizabeth Arnold...

 (R) 50.7%

Edward M. Jayne (D) 49.3%
Max Schwabe
Max Schwabe
Max Schwabe was a U.S. Representative from Missouri, brother of George Blaine Schwabe.Born in Columbia, Missouri, Schwabe attended the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri.Insurance agent.Farmer....

Republican 1942 Re-elected Max Schwabe
Max Schwabe
Max Schwabe was a U.S. Representative from Missouri, brother of George Blaine Schwabe.Born in Columbia, Missouri, Schwabe attended the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri.Insurance agent.Farmer....

 (R) 50.1%

Lue C. Lozier (D) 49.9%
Fred Umstead (Soc-Lab
Socialist Labor Party of America
The Socialist Labor Party of America , established in 1876 as the Workingmen's Party, is the oldest socialist political party in the United States and the second oldest socialist party in the world. Originally known as the Workingmen's Party of America, the party changed its name in 1877 and has...

) 0.009%
William C. Cole Republican 1942 Re-elected William C. Cole (R) 50.6%
Maurice Hoffman (D) 49.4%
C. Jasper Bell
C. Jasper Bell
Charles Jasper Bell was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born in Lake City, Colorado, Bell attended the country schools in Jackson County, Missouri, Lees Summit High School, and the University of Missouri...

Democratic 1934 Re-elected C. Jasper Bell
C. Jasper Bell
Charles Jasper Bell was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born in Lake City, Colorado, Bell attended the country schools in Jackson County, Missouri, Lees Summit High School, and the University of Missouri...

 (D) 57.2%

John W. Mitchell (R) 42.8%
Karl L. Oberhen (Soc-Lab
Socialist Labor Party of America
The Socialist Labor Party of America , established in 1876 as the Workingmen's Party, is the oldest socialist political party in the United States and the second oldest socialist party in the world. Originally known as the Workingmen's Party of America, the party changed its name in 1877 and has...

) 0.01%
Roger C. Slaughter
Roger C. Slaughter
Roger Caldwell Slaughter was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born near Odessa, Missouri, Slaughter attended the public schools at Independence, Missouri....

Democratic 1942 Re-elected Roger C. Slaughter
Roger C. Slaughter
Roger Caldwell Slaughter was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born near Odessa, Missouri, Slaughter attended the public schools at Independence, Missouri....

 (D) 52.5%

Ralph B. Innis (R) 47.4%
Walter S. Engel (Soc-Lab
Socialist Labor Party of America
The Socialist Labor Party of America , established in 1876 as the Workingmen's Party, is the oldest socialist political party in the United States and the second oldest socialist party in the world. Originally known as the Workingmen's Party of America, the party changed its name in 1877 and has...

) 0.03%
Marion Tinsley Bennett
Marion Tinsley Bennett
Marion Tinsley Bennett served the United States for over 56 years in all three branches of the federal government of the United States, having been a federal judge, a member of Congress, and a colonel in the Air Force Ready Reserves.Born in Buffalo, Missouri on June 6, 1914 to Philip Allen Bennett...

Republican 1943 Re-elected Marion Tinsley Bennett
Marion Tinsley Bennett
Marion Tinsley Bennett served the United States for over 56 years in all three branches of the federal government of the United States, having been a federal judge, a member of Congress, and a colonel in the Air Force Ready Reserves.Born in Buffalo, Missouri on June 6, 1914 to Philip Allen Bennett...

 (R) 57.0%

George A. Clason (D) 43.0%
Dewey Short Republican 1934 Re-elected Dewey Short (R) 64.0%
A. L. McCawley (D) 36.0%
William P. Elmer
William P. Elmer
William Price Elmer was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born in Robertsville, Missouri, Elmer attended the public schools and Wingo Law School, Salem, Missouri. He was admitted to the bar in 1892 and commenced practice in Salem, Missouri. He served as prosecuting attorney for Dent County,...

Republican 1942 Lost re-election
Democratic gain
A. S. J. Carnahan
A. S. J. Carnahan
Albert Sidney Johnson Carnahan was an American politician. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives for southeastern Missouri for 14 years, as well as the first member of the Carnahan Family to serve in public office.-Early life:Carnahan was born near Ellsinore, Missouri, and...

 (D) 50.5%

William P. Elmer (R) 49.5%
William Doyen (Soc-Lab
Socialist Labor Party of America
The Socialist Labor Party of America , established in 1876 as the Workingmen's Party, is the oldest socialist political party in the United States and the second oldest socialist party in the world. Originally known as the Workingmen's Party of America, the party changed its name in 1877 and has...

) 0.01%
Clarence Cannon
Clarence Cannon
Clarence Andrew Cannon was a Democratic Congressmember from Missouri. He was a notable parliamentarian and chaired the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations.-Biography:...

Democratic 1922 Re-elected Clarence Cannon
Clarence Cannon
Clarence Andrew Cannon was a Democratic Congressmember from Missouri. He was a notable parliamentarian and chaired the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations.-Biography:...

 (D) 53.2%

William Barton (R) 46.8%
Orville Zimmerman
Orville Zimmerman
Orville Zimmerman was a U.S. Democratic politician.He was born on a farm near Glenallen, Missouri. He was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives from Missouri and served from January 3, 1935 until his death in Washington, D.C.-References:* at Find-A-Grave...

Democratic 1934 Re-elected Orville Zimmerman
Orville Zimmerman
Orville Zimmerman was a U.S. Democratic politician.He was born on a farm near Glenallen, Missouri. He was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives from Missouri and served from January 3, 1935 until his death in Washington, D.C.-References:* at Find-A-Grave...

 (D) 56.7%

Ralph Hutchison (R) 43.3%
Louis E. Miller
Louis E. Miller
Louis Ebenezer Miller was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born in Willisburg, Washington County, Kentucky, Miller attended the grade schools of Washington County, Kentucky, Springfield High School, and St. Mary's College, St. Marys, Kansas.During the First World War served as a private.He was...

Republican 1942 Lost re-election
Democratic gain
John B. Sullivan
John B. Sullivan
John Berchmans Sullivan was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri. He was a Democrat. He was married to Leonor Kretzer Sullivan....

 (D) 58.9%

Louis E. Miller (R) 41.1%
Magalena Schmidt (Soc-Lab
Socialist Labor Party of America
The Socialist Labor Party of America , established in 1876 as the Workingmen's Party, is the oldest socialist political party in the United States and the second oldest socialist party in the world. Originally known as the Workingmen's Party of America, the party changed its name in 1877 and has...

) 0.03%
Walter C. Ploeser
Walter C. Ploeser
Walter Christian Ploeser was a U.S. Representative from Missouri and United States Ambassador to Paraguay and Costa Rica....

Republican 1940 Re-elected Walter C. Ploeser
Walter C. Ploeser
Walter Christian Ploeser was a U.S. Representative from Missouri and United States Ambassador to Paraguay and Costa Rica....

 (R) 51.8%

Phelim O'Toole (D) 48.2%
John J. Cochran
John J. Cochran
John Joseph Cochran was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Cochran was born in Webster Groves, Missouri and attended the public schools there. He was employed in the editorial department of various St. Louis newspapers for many years, and served as assistant to the election commissioners of St...

Democratic 1926 Re-elected John J. Cochran
John J. Cochran
John Joseph Cochran was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Cochran was born in Webster Groves, Missouri and attended the public schools there. He was employed in the editorial department of various St. Louis newspapers for many years, and served as assistant to the election commissioners of St...

 (D) 100.0%

William McNaught (Soc-Lab
Socialist Labor Party of America
The Socialist Labor Party of America , established in 1876 as the Workingmen's Party, is the oldest socialist political party in the United States and the second oldest socialist party in the world. Originally known as the Workingmen's Party of America, the party changed its name in 1877 and has...

) 0.05%

Montana 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Mike Mansfield
Mike Mansfield
Michael Joseph Mansfield was an American Democratic politician and the longest-serving Majority Leader of the United States Senate, serving from 1961 to 1977. He also served as United States Ambassador to Japan for over ten years...

Democratic 1942 Re-elected Mike Mansfield
Mike Mansfield
Michael Joseph Mansfield was an American Democratic politician and the longest-serving Majority Leader of the United States Senate, serving from 1961 to 1977. He also served as United States Ambassador to Japan for over ten years...

 (D) 67.9%

M. S. Galasso (R) 31.1%
Leverne Hamilton (S
Socialist Party of America
The Socialist Party of America was a multi-tendency democratic-socialist political party in the United States, formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization...

) 1.0%
James F. O'Connor
James F. O'Connor
James Francis O'Connor was a U.S. Representative from Montana.He was born on a farm near California Junction, Iowa, and attended the grade schools and normal school in Iowa....

Democratic 1936 Re-elected James F. O'Connor
James F. O'Connor
James Francis O'Connor was a U.S. Representative from Montana.He was born on a farm near California Junction, Iowa, and attended the grade schools and normal school in Iowa....

 (D) 54.0%

F. F. Haynes (R) 45.4%
E. Spriggs (S
Socialist Party of America
The Socialist Party of America was a multi-tendency democratic-socialist political party in the United States, formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization...

) 0.6%

Nebraska 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Carl T. Curtis Republican 1938 Re-elected Carl T. Curtis (R) 69.9%
Charles A. Chappell (D) 30.1%
Howard Buffett
Howard Buffett
Howard Homan Buffett was an Omaha, Nebraska businessman, investor, and four-term Republican United States Representative. Buffett was the father of Warren Buffett, the billionaire investor.-Early life:...

Republican 1942 Re-elected Howard Buffett
Howard Buffett
Howard Homan Buffett was an Omaha, Nebraska businessman, investor, and four-term Republican United States Representative. Buffett was the father of Warren Buffett, the billionaire investor.-Early life:...

 (R) 59.5%

Mabel Gillespie (D) 40.5%
Karl Stefan
Karl Stefan
Karl Stefan was a US State of Nebraska Republican politician.He was born on a farm in Zebrakov, Bohemia on March 1, 1884. In 1885 he moved with his parents to Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.A.. He was taught in the public schools and later a Y.M.C.A. night school...

Republican 1934 Re-elected Karl Stefan
Karl Stefan
Karl Stefan was a US State of Nebraska Republican politician.He was born on a farm in Zebrakov, Bohemia on March 1, 1884. In 1885 he moved with his parents to Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.A.. He was taught in the public schools and later a Y.M.C.A. night school...

 (R) 68.4%

George Hally (D) 27.8%
W. B. Chili Brazda (I) 3.8%
Arthur L. Miller
Arthur L. Miller
Arthur Lewis Miller was a Nebraska Republican politician.Born on a farm near Plainview, Nebraska, he graduated from the Plainview High School in 1911 and from Loyola Medical School in Chicago in 1918. He then taught rural school in Plainview from 1911 to 1913. He was a member of the United...

Republican 1942 Re-elected Arthur L. Miller
Arthur L. Miller
Arthur Lewis Miller was a Nebraska Republican politician.Born on a farm near Plainview, Nebraska, he graduated from the Plainview High School in 1911 and from Loyola Medical School in Chicago in 1918. He then taught rural school in Plainview from 1911 to 1913. He was a member of the United...

 (R) 63.1%

Tom Lanigan (D) 29.9%
Willis B. Furman (I) 7.0%

Nevada 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Maurice J. Sullivan
Maurice J. Sullivan
Maurice Joseph Sullivan was an American politician. He was a Lieutenant Governor of Nevada and a U.S. Representative from Nevada. He was a member of the Democratic Party.-External links:...

Democratic 1942 Lost renomination
Democratic hold
Berkeley L. Bunker
Berkeley L. Bunker
Berkeley Lloyd Bunker was a United States Senator and Representative from Nevada.-Early life:Born in what was then St. Thomas, Clark County, Nevada , he attended public schools, graduating from Clark County High School in 1926...

 (D) 63.1%

Rex Bell (R) 36.9%

New Hampshire 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Chester Earl Merrow
Chester Earl Merrow
Chester Earl Merrow was a U.S. Representative from New Hampshire.Born in Center Ossipee, New Hampshire, Merrow attended the public schools and Brewster Free Academy in Wolfeboro from 1921 to 1925...

Republican 1942 Re-elected Chester Earl Merrow
Chester Earl Merrow
Chester Earl Merrow was a U.S. Representative from New Hampshire.Born in Center Ossipee, New Hampshire, Merrow attended the public schools and Brewster Free Academy in Wolfeboro from 1921 to 1925...

 (R) 50.9%

Fortunat E. Normandin (D) 49.1%
Foster Waterman Stearns
Foster Waterman Stearns
Foster Waterman Stearns was a U.S. Representative from New Hampshire.Born in Hull, Massachusetts, Stearns attended public schools. He graduated from Amherst College in 1903, Harvard University in 1906, and Boston College in 1915...

Republican 1938 Retired to run for U.S. Senate
Republican hold
Sherman Adams
Sherman Adams
Llewelyn Sherman Adams was an American politician, best known as White House Chief of Staff for President Dwight D. Eisenhower, the culmination of a relatively short political career that also included a stint as Governor of New Hampshire...

 (R) 54.4%

Harry Carlson (D) 45.6%
Rita Collyer (Ind Rep) 0.03%

New Jersey 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Charles A. Wolverton
Charles A. Wolverton
Charles Anderson Wolverton was a Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives for nearly 32 years, from 1927 to 1959.After receiving a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1900, Wolverton practiced...

Republican 1926 Re-elected Charles A. Wolverton
Charles A. Wolverton
Charles Anderson Wolverton was a Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives for nearly 32 years, from 1927 to 1959.After receiving a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1900, Wolverton practiced...

 (R) 50.4%

John F. Gorman (D) 49.4%
Edward J. Moss, Jr. (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 0.1%
Elmer H. Wene
Elmer H. Wene
Elmer H. Wene was an American Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1937 to 1939 and again from 1941 to 1945.-Biography:...

Democratic 1940 Retired to run for U.S. Senate
Republican gain
T. Millet Hand
T. Millet Hand
Thomas Millet Hand was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1945-1957.-Biography:Hand was born in Cape May, New Jersey on July 7, 1902, and attended the local public schools...

 (R) 54.4%

Edison Hedges (D) 45.6%
James C. Auchincloss
James C. Auchincloss
James Coats Auchincloss was an American businessman and Republican Party politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1943–1965....

Republican 1942 Re-elected James C. Auchincloss
James C. Auchincloss
James Coats Auchincloss was an American businessman and Republican Party politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1943–1965....

 (R) 57.0%

Arnold E. Ascherfeld (D) 43.0%
D. Lane Powers
D. Lane Powers
David Lane Powers was an American Republican Party politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1933 to 1945....

Republican 1932 Re-elected D. Lane Powers
D. Lane Powers
David Lane Powers was an American Republican Party politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1933 to 1945....

 (R) 55.6%

Don Guinness (D) 44.3%
William C. Kauffman (S
Socialist Party of America
The Socialist Party of America was a multi-tendency democratic-socialist political party in the United States, formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization...

) 0.03%
Charles A. Eaton Republican 1924 Re-elected Charles A. Eaton (R) 58.4%
Andrew D. Desmond (D) 41.0%
Charles K. Ely (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 0.6%
Donald H. McLean
Donald H. McLean
Donald Holman McLean was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 6th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1933 to 1945.Born in Paterson, New Jersey on March 18, 1884, McLean attended the city's public schools...

Republican 1932 Retired
Republican hold
Clifford P. Case
Clifford P. Case
Clifford Philip Case was an American lawyer and Republican Party politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives and the State of New Jersey in the United States Senate .-Biography:Clifford P. Case was born in Franklin Park in Somerset County, New Jersey...

 (R) 55.5%

Walter H. Van Hoesen (D) 43.1%
Morris Woodman Scheffer (American Independence) 1.2%
Margaret Cameron Lowe (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 0.2%
J. Parnell Thomas
J. Parnell Thomas
John Parnell Thomas was a stockbroker and politician. He was elected to seven terms as a U.S. Representative from New Jersey...

Republican 1936 Re-elected J. Parnell Thomas
J. Parnell Thomas
John Parnell Thomas was a stockbroker and politician. He was elected to seven terms as a U.S. Representative from New Jersey...

 (R) 66.0%

James J. Cannon (D) 33.8%
Harold T. Van Iderstine (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 0.1%
Gordon Canfield
Gordon Canfield
Gordon Canfield was an American lawyer and politician. Canfield, a Republican, was first a secretary under the United States Representative for New Jersey's 8th District, George N...

Republican 1940 Re-elected Gordon Canfield
Gordon Canfield
Gordon Canfield was an American lawyer and politician. Canfield, a Republican, was first a secretary under the United States Representative for New Jersey's 8th District, George N...

 (R) 58.5%

Harry Smith (D) 41.2%
Savilla K. Dormida (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 0.2%
Harry Santhouse (Soc-Lab
Socialist Labor Party of America
The Socialist Labor Party of America , established in 1876 as the Workingmen's Party, is the oldest socialist political party in the United States and the second oldest socialist party in the world. Originally known as the Workingmen's Party of America, the party changed its name in 1877 and has...

) 0.2%
Harry Lancaster Towe Republican 1942 Re-elected Harry Lancaster Towe (R) 63.5%
Elmer I. Zabriskie (D) 36.5%
Fred A. Hartley, Jr.
Fred A. Hartley, Jr.
Fred Allan Hartley, Jr. was an American Republican Party politician from New Jersey. Hartley served ten terms in the United States House of Representatives where he represented the New Jersey's 8th and New Jersey's 10th congressional districts...

Republican 1928 Re-elected Fred A. Hartley, Jr.
Fred A. Hartley, Jr.
Fred Allan Hartley, Jr. was an American Republican Party politician from New Jersey. Hartley served ten terms in the United States House of Representatives where he represented the New Jersey's 8th and New Jersey's 10th congressional districts...

 (R) 52.9%

Luke A. Kiernan, Jr. (D) 45.8%
Albert R. Bowden (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 1.3%
Frank Sundstrom
Frank Sundstrom
Frank Leander Sundstrom was an American Republican Party politician who represented from 1943 to 1949.-Biography:...

Republican 1942 Re-elected Frank Sundstrom
Frank Sundstrom
Frank Leander Sundstrom was an American Republican Party politician who represented from 1943 to 1949.-Biography:...

 (R) 51.7%

John J. Francis (D) 46.2%
Wesley U. Morris (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 1.8%
Gertrude Lubin (S
Socialist Party of America
The Socialist Party of America was a multi-tendency democratic-socialist political party in the United States, formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization...

) 0.3%
Robert W. Kean Republican 1938 Re-elected Robert W. Kean (R) 50.6%
John W. Suling (D) 47.2%
Ira V. Smith (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 1.8%
Rubye Smith (S
Socialist Party of America
The Socialist Party of America was a multi-tendency democratic-socialist political party in the United States, formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization...

) 0.4%
Mary Teresa Norton
Mary Teresa Norton
Mary Teresa Norton was an American politician. The sixth woman in the United States Congress, she was the first from an Eastern state , and the first non-Republican ....

Democratic 1924 Re-elected Mary Teresa Norton
Mary Teresa Norton
Mary Teresa Norton was an American politician. The sixth woman in the United States Congress, she was the first from an Eastern state , and the first non-Republican ....

 (D) 69.9%

Frank J. V. Gimino (R) 29.9%
William S. Dowd (Victory Without Hate) 0.2%
Edward J. Hart
Edward J. Hart
Edward Joseph Hart was an American Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 14th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1935-1955.-Early years and education:Hart was born in Jersey City, New Jersey on March 25, 1893, where he...

Democratic 1934 Re-elected Edward J. Hart
Edward J. Hart
Edward Joseph Hart was an American Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 14th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1935-1955.-Early years and education:Hart was born in Jersey City, New Jersey on March 25, 1893, where he...

 (D) 63.2%

Otto A. Trankler (R) 36.8%

New Mexico 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Clinton Presba Anderson
Clinton Presba Anderson
Clinton Presba Anderson was an American Democratic Party politician who served as a U.S. Congressman from New Mexico , as the United States Secretary of Agriculture , and as a U.S. Senator from New Mexico .-Early life and career:Anderson was born in Centerville, South Dakota, on October 23, 1895...

Democratic 1940 Re-elected Clinton Presba Anderson
Clinton Presba Anderson
Clinton Presba Anderson was an American Democratic Party politician who served as a U.S. Congressman from New Mexico , as the United States Secretary of Agriculture , and as a U.S. Senator from New Mexico .-Early life and career:Anderson was born in Centerville, South Dakota, on October 23, 1895...

 (D) 28.5%

Antonio M. Fernandez
Antonio M. Fernández
Antonio Manuel Fernández was a United States Representative from New Mexico. He was born in Springer, New Mexico where he attended the public schools, and Highlands University, Las Vegas, New Mexico...

 (D) 27.0%

Manuel Lujan (R) 22.3%
Ben F. Meyer (R) 22.2%
Antonio M. Fernandez
Antonio M. Fernández
Antonio Manuel Fernández was a United States Representative from New Mexico. He was born in Springer, New Mexico where he attended the public schools, and Highlands University, Las Vegas, New Mexico...

Democratic 1942 Re-elected

New York 

New York, after having used 2 at-large districts to avoid redistricting at the last reapportionment, redistricted into 45 districts for this election, with substantial boundary changes across the state. Manhattan went from 10 districts to 6, with Long Island, Brooklyn and Queens going from 10 to 15.
District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
None (District created) New seat
Republican gain
Edgar A. Sharp
Edgar A. Sharp
Edgar Allan Sharp was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Patchogue, Suffolk County, he attended the public and high schools, engaged as a clerk in the post office at Patchogue from 1898 to 1906 and served as assistant postmaster from 1906 to 1918...

 (R) 69.6%

Edward Hudson (D) 30.4%
Leonard W. Hall
Leonard W. Hall
Leonard Wood Hall was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Oyster Bay, Nassau County, he attended the public schools and graduated from the law department of Georgetown University in 1920...


Redistricted from 1st
Republican 1938 Re-elected Leonard W. Hall
Leonard W. Hall
Leonard Wood Hall was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Oyster Bay, Nassau County, he attended the public schools and graduated from the law department of Georgetown University in 1920...

 (R) 67.9%

John S. Thorp (D) 32.1%
None (District created) New seat
Republican gain
Henry J. Latham
Henry J. Latham
Henry Jepson Latham was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Latham was born in Brooklyn. He graduated from Brooklyn Law School in 1931. He was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1941 until 1942. He served in the United States Navy from 1942...

 (R) 60.6%

George H. Bruns (D) 39.4%
William Bernard Barry
William Bernard Barry
William Bernard Barry , United States politician, was born in County Mayo, Ireland and immigrated to the United States in 1907 with his parents, who settled in Queens County, New York....


Redistricted from 2nd
Democratic 1935 Re-elected William Bernard Barry
William Bernard Barry
William Bernard Barry , United States politician, was born in County Mayo, Ireland and immigrated to the United States in 1907 with his parents, who settled in Queens County, New York....

 (D) 52.8%

Alfred J. Phillips (R) 47.2%
None (District created) New seat
Democratic gain
James A. Roe
James A. Roe
James A. Roe was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Roe was born in Flushing, Queens. He graduated from Cornell University in 1917 and served in the United States Army Air Corps during World War I...

 (D) 54.3%

Raymond S. Richmond (R) 45.7%
None (District created) New seat
Democratic gain
James J. Delaney (D) 55.2%
Otto Schuler (R) 44.8%
John J. Delaney
John J. Delaney
John Joseph Delaney was a United States Representative from New York.-Biography:Delaney was born in Brooklyn, he attended St. Ann's Parochial School and St. James' Academy in Brooklyn and Manhattan College. He engaged in the diamond business in 1897, was graduated from the Brooklyn Law School of St...

Democratic 1931 Re-elected John J. Delaney
John J. Delaney
John Joseph Delaney was a United States Representative from New York.-Biography:Delaney was born in Brooklyn, he attended St. Ann's Parochial School and St. James' Academy in Brooklyn and Manhattan College. He engaged in the diamond business in 1897, was graduated from the Brooklyn Law School of St...

 (D) 63.4%

Roy M. D. Richardson (R) 36.6%
Joseph L. Pfeifer
Joseph L. Pfeifer
Joseph Lawrence Pfeifer was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Brooklyn, he attended St. Nicholas Parochial School, St. Leonard's Academy, and St. Francis College in Brooklyn. He graduated from Long Island Medical College in 1914 and was licensed to practice the same year...


Redistricted from 3rd
Democratic 1934 Re-elected Joseph L. Pfeifer
Joseph L. Pfeifer
Joseph Lawrence Pfeifer was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Brooklyn, he attended St. Nicholas Parochial School, St. Leonard's Academy, and St. Francis College in Brooklyn. He graduated from Long Island Medical College in 1914 and was licensed to practice the same year...

 (D) 59.5%

Frank W. Porcaro (R) 40.5%
Eugene James Keogh
Eugene James Keogh
Eugene James Keogh was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.-Life and Career:...

Democratic 1936 Re-elected Eugene James Keogh
Eugene James Keogh
Eugene James Keogh was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.-Life and Career:...

 (D) 55.4%

Harry Chiert (R) 30.2%
Jacob A. Salzman (American Labor
American Labor Party
The American Labor Party was a political party in the United States established in 1936 which was active almost exclusively in the state of New York. The organization was founded by labor leaders and former members of the Socialist Party who had established themselves as the Social Democratic...

) 14.4%
Andrew Lawrence Somers
Andrew Lawrence Somers
Andrew Lawrence Somers was born in Brooklyn, New York.He attended St. Teresa’s Academy in Brooklyn, Brooklyn College Preparatory School, Manhattan College, and New York University in New York City....


Redistricted from 6th
Democratic 1924 Re-elected Andrew Lawrence Somers
Andrew Lawrence Somers
Andrew Lawrence Somers was born in Brooklyn, New York.He attended St. Teresa’s Academy in Brooklyn, Brooklyn College Preparatory School, Manhattan College, and New York University in New York City....

 (D) 57.8%

Philip Kahaner (R) 27.0%
Louis P. Goldberg (Lib) 15.2%
James J. Heffernan
James J. Heffernan
James J. Heffernan was born in Brooklyn, New York, November 8, 1888, died January 27, 1967. He was a U.S. Representative from New York, 1941-53. He was a Democrat.-Source:...


Redistricted from 5th
Democratic 1940 Re-elected James J. Heffernan
James J. Heffernan
James J. Heffernan was born in Brooklyn, New York, November 8, 1888, died January 27, 1967. He was a U.S. Representative from New York, 1941-53. He was a Democrat.-Source:...

 (D) 65.8%

John Patrick Devery (R) 34.2%
John J. Rooney
John J. Rooney
John James Rooney was a Democratic politician from New York.Rooney was born in Brooklyn in 1903. In 1925, he graduated with a law degree from Fordham University and practiced law following his admission to the bar the next year...


Redistricted from 4th
Democratic June 6, 1944
(Special)
Re-elected John J. Rooney
John J. Rooney
John James Rooney was a Democratic politician from New York.Rooney was born in Brooklyn in 1903. In 1925, he graduated with a law degree from Fordham University and practiced law following his admission to the bar the next year...

 (D) 55.0%

William G. Nolan (R) 45.0%
Donald L. O'Toole
Donald L. O'Toole
Donald Lawrence O'Toole was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Brooklyn, he attended public and parochial schools, graduated from St. James Academy in Brooklyn in 1916, and from the law department of Fordham University in 1925...


Redistricted from 8th
Democratic 1936 Re-elected Donald L. O'Toole
Donald L. O'Toole
Donald Lawrence O'Toole was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Brooklyn, he attended public and parochial schools, graduated from St. James Academy in Brooklyn in 1916, and from the law department of Fordham University in 1925...

 (D) 60.3%

Clarence W. Archibald (R) 39.7%
None (District created) New seat
Democratic gain
Leo F. Rayfiel
Leo F. Rayfiel
Leo Frederick Rayfiel was a United States Representative from New York.-Biography:Born in New York City, Rayfiel graduated from the New York University Law School in 1908. He was admitted to the bar in 1918 and commenced practice in Brooklyn. He was the father of screenwriter David Rayfiel...

 (D) 58.3%

Bernard P. Levy (R) 22.1%
James V. King (American Labor
American Labor Party
The American Labor Party was a political party in the United States established in 1936 which was active almost exclusively in the state of New York. The organization was founded by labor leaders and former members of the Socialist Party who had established themselves as the Social Democratic...

) 19.6%
Emanuel Celler
Emanuel Celler
Emanuel Celler was an American politician from New York who served in the United States House of Representatives for almost 50 years, from March 1923 to January 1973. He was a member of the Democratic Party.-Early life:...


Redistricted from 10th
Democratic 1922 Re-elected Emanuel Celler
Emanuel Celler
Emanuel Celler was an American politician from New York who served in the United States House of Representatives for almost 50 years, from March 1923 to January 1973. He was a member of the Democratic Party.-Early life:...

 (D) 81.1%

Nathan J. Paulson (R) 18.9%
Ellsworth B. Buck
Ellsworth B. Buck
Ellsworth Brewer Buck was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Buck was born in Chicago. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1914. He was vice president of the New York City Board of Education from 1938 until 1942 and president from 1942 until 1944...


Redistricted from 11th
Republican June 6, 1944
(Special)
Re-elected Ellsworth B. Buck
Ellsworth B. Buck
Ellsworth Brewer Buck was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Buck was born in Chicago. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1914. He was vice president of the New York City Board of Education from 1938 until 1942 and president from 1942 until 1944...

 (R) 53.5%

Rae L. Egbert (D) 46.5%
Joseph C. Baldwin
Joseph C. Baldwin
Joseph Clark Baldwin was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York....

Republican 1941 Re-elected Joseph C. Baldwin
Joseph C. Baldwin
Joseph Clark Baldwin was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York....

 (R) 52.4%

Max Waterman (D) 39.2%
Seon Felshin (American Labor
American Labor Party
The American Labor Party was a political party in the United States established in 1936 which was active almost exclusively in the state of New York. The organization was founded by labor leaders and former members of the Socialist Party who had established themselves as the Social Democratic...

) 8.3%
James H. Fay
James H. Fay
James Herbert Fay was an American lawyer and Democratic politician. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York....


Redistricted from 16th
Democratic 1942 Retired
Democratic loss
Vito Marcantonio
Vito Marcantonio
Vito Anthony Marcantonio was an American lawyer and democratic socialist politician. Originally a member of the Republican Party and a supporter of Fiorello LaGuardia, he switched to the American Labor Party.-Early life:...


Redistricted from 20th
Labor 1938 Re-elected
(won R and D nominations as well)
Vito Marcantonio
Vito Marcantonio
Vito Anthony Marcantonio was an American lawyer and democratic socialist politician. Originally a member of the Republican Party and a supporter of Fiorello LaGuardia, he switched to the American Labor Party.-Early life:...

 (American Labor
American Labor Party
The American Labor Party was a political party in the United States established in 1936 which was active almost exclusively in the state of New York. The organization was founded by labor leaders and former members of the Socialist Party who had established themselves as the Social Democratic...

) Unopposed
Martin J. Kennedy
Martin J. Kennedy
Martin John Kennedy of Manhattan, New York was a U.S. Representative from New York from 1930 to 1945. He was a Democrat....

Democratic 1930 Lost renomination
Democratic loss
Samuel Dickstein
Samuel Dickstein (congressman)
Samuel Dickstein was a Democratic Congressional Representative from New York and a New York State Supreme Court Justice. He played a key role in establishing the committee that would become the House Committee on Un-American Activities, which he used to attack fascists, including Nazi...


Redistricted from 12th
Democratic 1922 Re-elected Samuel Dickstein
Samuel Dickstein (congressman)
Samuel Dickstein was a Democratic Congressional Representative from New York and a New York State Supreme Court Justice. He played a key role in establishing the committee that would become the House Committee on Un-American Activities, which he used to attack fascists, including Nazi...

 (D) 73.3%

Hyman Hecht (R) 26.7%
Louis Capozzoli
Louis Capozzoli
Louis Joseph Capozzoli was a United States Representative from New York.Born in Cosenza, Italy, he emigrated to the United States in 1906 and attended public schools in New York City. In 1922 he graduated from the law department of Fordham University and in 1923 was admitted to the bar, commencing...


Redistricted from 13th
Democratic 1940 Retired
Democratic loss
Arthur George Klein
Arthur George Klein
Arthur George Klein was a United States Representative from New York.He was born in New York City August 8, 1904. He attended public schools and Washington Square College of New York University at New York City...


Redistricted from 14th
Democratic 1941 Retired
Democratic loss
Sol Bloom
Sol Bloom
Sol Bloom was an entertainment and popular music entrepreneur who billed himself as "Sol Bloom, the Music Man" and served for many years in the United States House of Representatives.-Early life:...


Redistricted from 19th
Democratic 1923 Re-elected Sol Bloom
Sol Bloom
Sol Bloom was an entertainment and popular music entrepreneur who billed himself as "Sol Bloom, the Music Man" and served for many years in the United States House of Representatives.-Early life:...

 (D) 70.8%

Lawrence S. Mayers (R) 29.2%
Thomas F. Burchill
Thomas F. Burchill
Thomas Francis Burchill was a United States Representative from New York.-Biography:Born in New York City, he attended St. Francis Xavier High School there and Niagara University, from which he received an A.B. He was an auctioneer, appraiser, and was also interested in the insurance business in...


Redistricted from 15th
Democratic 1942 Retired
Democratic loss
James H. Torrens
James H. Torrens
James H. Torrens was a congressman and influential New York Tammany Hall figure in the first half of the 20th century....

Democratic February 29, 1944
(Special)
Re-elected James H. Torrens
James H. Torrens
James H. Torrens was a congressman and influential New York Tammany Hall figure in the first half of the 20th century....

 (D) 69.3%

Herbert Malkin (R) 30.7%
None (District created) New seat
Democratic gain
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., was an American politician and pastor who represented Harlem, New York City, in the United States House of Representatives . He was the first person of African-American descent elected to Congress from New York and became a powerful national politician...

 (D) Unopposed
Walter A. Lynch
Walter A. Lynch
Walter Aloysius Lynch was an American politician from New York.-Life:He graduated from Fordham University in 1915 and Fordham University School of Law in 1918...


Redistricted from 22nd
Democratic 1940 Re-elected Walter A. Lynch
Walter A. Lynch
Walter Aloysius Lynch was an American politician from New York.-Life:He graduated from Fordham University in 1915 and Fordham University School of Law in 1918...

 (D) 79.5%

William J. Waterman (R) 20.5%
None (District created) New seat
Democratic gain
Benjamin J. Rabin
Benjamin J. Rabin
Benjamin J. Rabin was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Rabin was born in Rochester, New York. He served in the United States Navy during World War I from May 30, 1917 until January 1919. He graduated from New York University in 1919...

 (D) 84.8%

Morris Schaeffer (R) 15.2%
Charles A. Buckley
Charles A. Buckley
Charles Anthony Buckley was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York....


Redistricted from 23rd
Democratic 1934 Re-elected Charles A. Buckley
Charles A. Buckley
Charles Anthony Buckley was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York....

 (D) 62.1%

Roderick Stephens (R) 27.3%
John A. Devany, Jr. (Constitional) 10.6%
James M. Fitzpatrick
James M. Fitzpatrick
James Martin Fitzpatrick of the Bronx was a U.S. Representative from New York from 1927 to 1945. He was a Democrat. He is buried in Saint Raymond's Cemetery.- External links :...


Redistricted from 24th
Democratic 1926 Retired
Democratic hold
Peter A. Quinn
Peter A. Quinn
Peter Anthony Quinn of New York City was a Democratic U.S. Representative from New York from 1945 to 1947 and a Justice of the New York Supreme Court from 1955 to 1974. He upset longtime F.D.R. critic Hamilton Fish III to win the seat in 1944....

 (D) 56.4%

Samuel T. Shay (R) 43.6%
None (District created) New seat
Republican gain
Ralph W. Gwinn
Ralph W. Gwinn
Ralph Waldo Gwinn was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Gwinn was born in Noblesville, Indiana. He graduated from DePauw University in 1905 and Columbia University Law School in 1908. He served as a special representative of the Secretary of War in the...

 (R) 61.9%

Joseph E. Venuti (D) 38.1%
Ralph A. Gamble
Ralph A. Gamble
Ralph Abernethy Gamble was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Gamble was born in Yankton, South Dakota. He graduated from Princeton University in 1909, George Washington University Law School in 1911 and from Columbia Law School in 1912. He was a member...


Redistricted from 25th
Republican 1937 Re-elected Ralph A. Gamble
Ralph A. Gamble
Ralph Abernethy Gamble was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Gamble was born in Yankton, South Dakota. He graduated from Princeton University in 1909, George Washington University Law School in 1911 and from Columbia Law School in 1912. He was a member...

 (R) 65.5%

John H. Jackson (D) 34.5%
Hamilton Fish III
Hamilton Fish III
Hamilton Fish III was a soldier and politician from New York State...


Redistricted from 26th
Republican 1920 Lost re-election
Republican holdBennet, after losing in the Republican primary, ran on the Democratic, American Labor, and Liberal lines, but immediately caucused with the Republicans on election.
Augustus W. Bennet
Augustus W. Bennet
Augustus Witschief Bennet was a United States Representative from New York. Born in New York City, he was a son of U.S. Representative William Stiles Bennet and attended the public schools in New York City and Washington, D.C....

 (R) 53.0%

Hamilton Fish III (R) 47.0%
Jay Le Fevre
Jay Le Fevre
Jay Le Fevre was a United States Representative from New York. Born in New Paltz, Ulster County, he graduated from the Lawrenceville School and attended Dartmouth College. During the First World War he served as a second lieutenant in the Reserve Officers Training Corps, Field Artillery, at Camp...


Redistricted from 27th
Republican 1942 Re-elected Jay Le Fevre
Jay Le Fevre
Jay Le Fevre was a United States Representative from New York. Born in New Paltz, Ulster County, he graduated from the Lawrenceville School and attended Dartmouth College. During the First World War he served as a second lieutenant in the Reserve Officers Training Corps, Field Artillery, at Camp...

 (R) 63.0%

Sharon J. Mauhs (D) 37.0%
Bernard W. Kearney
Bernard W. Kearney
Bernard William Kearney was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.-Biography:...


Redistricted from 30th
Republican 1942 Re-elected Bernard W. Kearney
Bernard W. Kearney
Bernard William Kearney was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.-Biography:...

 (R) 60.0%

Alexander Grasso (D) 40.0%
William T. Byrne
William T. Byrne
William Thomas Byrne was a United States Representative from New York.-Biography:Born in the town of Florida, Montgomery County, New York he attended the public schools and graduated from Albany Law School, a branch of Union University, in 1904. He was admitted to the bar the same year and...


Redistricted from 28th
Democratic 1936 Re-elected William T. Byrne
William T. Byrne
William Thomas Byrne was a United States Representative from New York.-Biography:Born in the town of Florida, Montgomery County, New York he attended the public schools and graduated from Albany Law School, a branch of Union University, in 1904. He was admitted to the bar the same year and...

 (D) 57.2%

Miles A. McGrane, Jr. (R) 42.8%
Dean P. Taylor
Dean P. Taylor
Dean Park Taylor served as a United States Congressman from New York for nearly 20 years and came from a family long involved in public service to New York. Taylor was born in Troy, Rensselaer County, N.Y., on January 1, 1902, and attended the Troy public schools, Colgate University, Hamilton, N.Y...


Redistricted from 29th
Republican 1942 Re-elected Dean P. Taylor
Dean P. Taylor
Dean Park Taylor served as a United States Congressman from New York for nearly 20 years and came from a family long involved in public service to New York. Taylor was born in Troy, Rensselaer County, N.Y., on January 1, 1902, and attended the Troy public schools, Colgate University, Hamilton, N.Y...

 (R) 62.6%

Thomas P. McLoughlin (D) 34.4%
Henry G. Bell (American Labor
American Labor Party
The American Labor Party was a political party in the United States established in 1936 which was active almost exclusively in the state of New York. The organization was founded by labor leaders and former members of the Socialist Party who had established themselves as the Social Democratic...

) 3.0%
Clarence E. Kilburn
Clarence E. Kilburn
Clarence Evans Kilburn was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Kilburn was born in Malone, New York. He graduated from Cornell University in 1916. He served in the Twenty-Sixth Infantry, First Division during World War I. He was elected to Congress in...


Redistricted from 31st
Republican 1940 Re-elected Clarence E. Kilburn
Clarence E. Kilburn
Clarence Evans Kilburn was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Kilburn was born in Malone, New York. He graduated from Cornell University in 1916. He served in the Twenty-Sixth Infantry, First Division during World War I. He was elected to Congress in...

 (R) 62.9%

John D. Van Kennen (D) 37.1%
Hadwen C. Fuller
Hadwen C. Fuller
Hadwen Carlton Fuller was a United States Representative from New York.-Biography:He was born on August 28, 1895 in West Monroe, Oswego County, he attended the public schools and Central Square High School. He engaged as a bank clerk and later as assistant cashier of the First National Bank of...


Redistricted from 32nd
Republican 1943 Re-elected Hadwen C. Fuller
Hadwen C. Fuller
Hadwen Carlton Fuller was a United States Representative from New York.-Biography:He was born on August 28, 1895 in West Monroe, Oswego County, he attended the public schools and Central Square High School. He engaged as a bank clerk and later as assistant cashier of the First National Bank of...

 (R) 52.3%

Samuel H. Miller, Jr. (D) 47.7%
Fred J. Douglas
Fred J. Douglas
Fred James Douglas was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, he moved with his parents to Little Falls, New York in 1874. He attended the public schools and was graduated from the medical department of Dartmouth College in 1895...


Redistricted from 33rd
Republican 1936 Lost renomination
Republican loss
Clarence E. Hancock
Clarence E. Hancock
-Biography:Born February 13, 1885 in Syracuse, New York, Hancock graduated from Wesleyan University in 1906 and New York Law School in 1908.Hancock represented New York in the House of Representatives as a Republican from 1927 to 1947. When Hancock represented the 35th district from 1927 to 1945,...


Redistricted from 35th
Republican 1927 Re-elected Clarence E. Hancock
Clarence E. Hancock
-Biography:Born February 13, 1885 in Syracuse, New York, Hancock graduated from Wesleyan University in 1906 and New York Law School in 1908.Hancock represented New York in the House of Representatives as a Republican from 1927 to 1947. When Hancock represented the 35th district from 1927 to 1945,...

 (R) 53.2%

George M. Haight (D) 46.8%
Edwin Arthur Hall
Edwin Arthur Hall
Edwin Arthur Hall was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Hall was born in Binghamton, New York. He attended Cornell University. He was a member of the Binghamton City Council from 1937 until 1939...


Redistricted from 34th
Republican 1939 Re-elected Edwin Arthur Hall
Edwin Arthur Hall
Edwin Arthur Hall was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Hall was born in Binghamton, New York. He attended Cornell University. He was a member of the Binghamton City Council from 1937 until 1939...

 (R) 69.2%

James S. Byrne (D) 30.8%
John Taber
John Taber
John Taber was a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York....


Redistricted from 36th
Republican 1922 Re-elected John Taber
John Taber
John Taber was a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York....

 (R) 65.6%

Frank J. Erwin (D) 31.6%
Walter O'Hagan (American Labor
American Labor Party
The American Labor Party was a political party in the United States established in 1936 which was active almost exclusively in the state of New York. The organization was founded by labor leaders and former members of the Socialist Party who had established themselves as the Social Democratic...

) 2.9%
W. Sterling Cole
W. Sterling Cole
William Sterling Cole was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Cole was born in Painted Post, New York. He graduated from Colgate University in 1925 and Albany Law School in 1929. He was elected to Congress in 1934 and served from January 3, 1935 until...


Redistricted from 37th
Republican 1934 Re-elected W. Sterling Cole
W. Sterling Cole
William Sterling Cole was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Cole was born in Painted Post, New York. He graduated from Colgate University in 1925 and Albany Law School in 1929. He was elected to Congress in 1934 and served from January 3, 1935 until...

 (R) 68.1%

Charlotte D. Curren (D) 28.0%
Julian P. Bretz (American Labor
American Labor Party
The American Labor Party was a political party in the United States established in 1936 which was active almost exclusively in the state of New York. The organization was founded by labor leaders and former members of the Socialist Party who had established themselves as the Social Democratic...

) 4.0%
Joseph J. O'Brien
Joseph J. O'Brien
Joseph John O'Brien was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.O'Brien was born in Rochester, New York. He attended St. Jerome's University and McGill University. He served in the United States Navy from 1917 until 1919 during World War I...


Redistricted from 38th
Republican 1938 Lost re-election
Democratic gain
George F. Rogers
George F. Rogers
George Frederick Rogers was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York....

 (D) 50.4%

Joseph J. O'Brien (R) 49.6%
James Wolcott Wadsworth, Jr.
Redistricted from 39th
Republican 1932 Re-elected James Wolcott Wadsworth, Jr. (R) 63.2%
Jean Walrath (D) 36.8%
Walter Gresham Andrews
Redistricted from 40th
Republican 1930 Re-elected Walter Gresham Andrews (R) 57.2%
William Haeseler, Jr. (D) 42.8%
Joseph Mruk
Joseph Mruk
Joseph Mruk was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Mruk was born in Buffalo, New York of Polish heritage. He served as a district councilman to the Buffalo Common Council from 1937 until 1941. He was elected to Congress in 1942 and served from January...


Redistricted from 41st
Republican 1942 Lost renomination
Republican hold
Edward J. Elsaesser
Edward J. Elsaesser
Edward Julius Elsaesser was an American congressman who represented the state of New York. He was born in Buffalo, New York on March 10, 1904 and graduated from the law school of the University of Buffalo in 1926. He was admitted to the bar in 1927 and began practicing law in Buffalo. He served...

 (R) 51.1%

Raymond J. Barnes (D) 48.9%
John Cornelius Butler
John Cornelius Butler
John Cornelius Butler was an American congressman who represented the state of New York. He was born in Buffalo, New York, USA on July 2, 1887. He served as an official in various unions and was elected to the House of Representatives after the death of Pius L. Schwert created a vacancy. He...


Redistricted from 42nd
Republican 1941 Re-elected John Cornelius Butler
John Cornelius Butler
John Cornelius Butler was an American congressman who represented the state of New York. He was born in Buffalo, New York, USA on July 2, 1887. He served as an official in various unions and was elected to the House of Representatives after the death of Pius L. Schwert created a vacancy. He...

 (R) 50.1%

Leon A. Dombrowski (D) 49.9%
Daniel A. Reed
Daniel A. Reed
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Redistricted from 43rd
Republican 1918 Re-elected Daniel A. Reed
Daniel A. Reed
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 (R) 64.1%

Orrin H. Parner (D) 35.9%
Winifred C. Stanley
Winifred C. Stanley
Winifred Claire Stanley was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:...

Republican 1942 Retired when at-large district eliminated
Republican loss
Matthew J. Merritt
Matthew J. Merritt
Matthew Joseph Merritt was an American politician from New York.-Life:He attended the public and high schools, and during the First World War served in 1918 as a sergeant in Company C, Three Hundred and Twenty-seventh Battalion, Tank Corps...

Democratic 1934 Retired when at-large district eliminated
Democratic loss

North Carolina 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Herbert Covington Bonner
Herbert Covington Bonner
Herbert Covington Bonner was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1940 and 1965.Born in Washington, North Carolina, Bonner attended school in Warrenton...

Democratic 1940 Re-elected Herbert Covington Bonner
Herbert Covington Bonner
Herbert Covington Bonner was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1940 and 1965.Born in Washington, North Carolina, Bonner attended school in Warrenton...

 (D) 90.6%

R. Clarence Dozier (R) 9.4%
John H. Kerr
John H. Kerr
John Hosea Kerr , grand-nephew of John Kerr and relative of John Kerr, Jr., was a Democratic Party member of the U.S. House of Representatives representing North Carolina from 1923 to 1953...

Democratic 1923 Re-elected John H. Kerr
John H. Kerr
John Hosea Kerr , grand-nephew of John Kerr and relative of John Kerr, Jr., was a Democratic Party member of the U.S. House of Representatives representing North Carolina from 1923 to 1953...

 (D) 95.9%

Thomas J. Moore (R) 4.1%
Graham Arthur Barden
Graham Arthur Barden
Graham Arthur Barden was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1935 and 1961.Born in Sampson County, North Carolina in 1896, he moved to Burgaw, North Carolina at the age of 12, where he attended public schools...

Democratic 1934 Re-elected Graham Arthur Barden
Graham Arthur Barden
Graham Arthur Barden was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1935 and 1961.Born in Sampson County, North Carolina in 1896, he moved to Burgaw, North Carolina at the age of 12, where he attended public schools...

 (D) 71.6%

H. B. Kornegay (R) 28.4%
Harold D. Cooley
Harold D. Cooley
Harold Dunbar Cooley was an American politician of the Democratic Party. He represented the Fourth Congressional district of North Carolina from 1934 - 1967...

Democratic 1934 Re-elected Harold D. Cooley
Harold D. Cooley
Harold Dunbar Cooley was an American politician of the Democratic Party. He represented the Fourth Congressional district of North Carolina from 1934 - 1967...

 (D) 74.7%

J. Ira Lee (R) 25.3%
John Hamlin Folger
John Hamlin Folger
John Hamlin Folger was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1941 and 1949.Born in Rockford, North Carolina, Folger attended public schools in Surry County...

Democratic 1941 Re-elected John Hamlin Folger
John Hamlin Folger
John Hamlin Folger was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1941 and 1949.Born in Rockford, North Carolina, Folger attended public schools in Surry County...

 (D) 66.5%

John J. Ingle (R) 33.5%
Carl T. Durham
Carl T. Durham
Carl Thomas Durham was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina.Born in Bingham Township, Orange County, at White Cross, North Carolina, Durham attended the public schools of Orange County, Mandale Private School, Saxapahaw, North Carolina, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel...

Democratic 1938 Re-elected Carl T. Durham
Carl T. Durham
Carl Thomas Durham was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina.Born in Bingham Township, Orange County, at White Cross, North Carolina, Durham attended the public schools of Orange County, Mandale Private School, Saxapahaw, North Carolina, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel...

 (D) 73.3%

Worth T. Henderson (R) 26.7%
J. Bayard Clark
J. Bayard Clark
Jerome Bayard Clark was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina.-Early life:Born on Phoebus Plantation near Elizabethtown, North Carolina, Clark attended Davidson College, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he studied law. Clark was admitted to the bar in 1906 and...

Democratic 1928 Re-elected J. Bayard Clark
J. Bayard Clark
Jerome Bayard Clark was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina.-Early life:Born on Phoebus Plantation near Elizabethtown, North Carolina, Clark attended Davidson College, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he studied law. Clark was admitted to the bar in 1906 and...

 (D) 79.3%

Josiah A. Maultsby (R) 20.7%
William O. Burgin
William O. Burgin
William Olin Burgin was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina.Born on a farm near Marion, McDowell County, North Carolina, Burgin moved with his parents to Rutherfordton, North Carolina, where he attended the public schools and Rutherfordton Military Institute.He also attended the Law School...

Democratic 1938 Re-elected William O. Burgin
William O. Burgin
William Olin Burgin was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina.Born on a farm near Marion, McDowell County, North Carolina, Burgin moved with his parents to Rutherfordton, North Carolina, where he attended the public schools and Rutherfordton Military Institute.He also attended the Law School...

 (D) 59.8%

B. C. Brock (R) 40.2%
Robert L. Doughton
Robert L. Doughton
Robert Lee "Bob" Doughton , of Alleghany County, North Carolina, sometimes known as "Farmer Bob," was a member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina for 42 consecutive years...

Democratic 1910 Re-elected Robert L. Doughton
Robert L. Doughton
Robert Lee "Bob" Doughton , of Alleghany County, North Carolina, sometimes known as "Farmer Bob," was a member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina for 42 consecutive years...

 (D) 58.8%

Emory C. McCall (R) 41.2%
Cameron A. Morrison
Cameron A. Morrison
Cameron A. Morrison was the 55th Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1921 to 1925.He was born in 1869 in Richmond County, North Carolina. With the backing of Sen. Furnifold Simmons and the help of race-baiting tactics employed by A. D. Watts, Morrison defeated O. Max Gardner in the...

Democratic 1942 Retired
Democratic hold
Joseph Wilson Ervin
Joseph Wilson Ervin
Joseph Wilson Ervin was a member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina.- Family background, education and early professional life :...

 (D) 65.4%

Loomis F. Kluttz (R) 34.6%
Alfred L. Bulwinkle
Alfred L. Bulwinkle
Alfred Lee Bulwinkle was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina.Born in Charleston, South Carolina, Bulwinkle moved with his parents to Dallas, North Carolina, in 1891.He attended the common schools....


Redistricted from 10th
Democratic 1930 Re-elected Alfred L. Bulwinkle
Alfred L. Bulwinkle
Alfred Lee Bulwinkle was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina.Born in Charleston, South Carolina, Bulwinkle moved with his parents to Dallas, North Carolina, in 1891.He attended the common schools....

 (D) 65.6%

C. V. Moss (R) 34.4%
Zebulon Weaver
Zebulon Weaver
Zebulon Weaver was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1917 and 1929 and between 1931 and 1947.-Early years and education:...


Redistricted from 11th
Democratic 1930 Re-elected Zebulon Weaver
Zebulon Weaver
Zebulon Weaver was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1917 and 1929 and between 1931 and 1947.-Early years and education:...

 (D) 64.2%

Lewis P. Hamlin (R) 35.8%

North Dakota 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
William Lemke
William Lemke
William Frederick Lemke was a United States politician.-Life and career:He was born in Albany, Minnesota, and raised in Towner County, North Dakota, the son of Fred Lemke and Julia Anna Klier, pioneer farmers who had accumulated some of land...

Republican 1942 Re-elected William Lemke
William Lemke
William Frederick Lemke was a United States politician.-Life and career:He was born in Albany, Minnesota, and raised in Towner County, North Dakota, the son of Fred Lemke and Julia Anna Klier, pioneer farmers who had accumulated some of land...

 (R) 29.7%

Charles R. Robertson
Charles R. Robertson
Charles Raymond Robertson was a U.S. Republican politician.He was born on a farm near Madison, Wisconsin. He was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives from North Dakota and served from January 3, 1941 to January 3, 1943. He failed to be renominated to the House in...

 (R) 26.9%

Halvor L. Halvorson (D) 16.7%
J. R. Kennedy (D) 13.3%
Usher L. Burdick (Ind Rep) 11.7%
George McClellan (Ind Rep) 0.9%
A. C. Townley (Ind Rep) 0.7%
Usher L. Burdick
Usher L. Burdick
Usher Lloyd Burdick was a member of the United States House of Representatives from North Dakota. He was the father of Quentin N. Burdick.-Early life and career:...

Republican 1934 Ran unsuccessfully for U. S. Senate nomination
Lost re-election as Independent
Republican hold

Ohio 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Charles H. Elston
Charles H. Elston
Charles Henry Elston was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, Elston attended the public schools of Marietta and Cincinnati, Ohio.Y.M.C.A...

Republican 1938 Re-elected Charles H. Elston
Charles H. Elston
Charles Henry Elston was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, Elston attended the public schools of Marietta and Cincinnati, Ohio.Y.M.C.A...

 (R) 56.8%

Frank J. Richter (D) 43.2%
William E. Hess
William E. Hess
William Emil Hess was a Republican and a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, February 13, 1898; attended the public schools, the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Cincinnati Law School; during the First World War served in the United States Army as a private; was...

Republican 1938 Re-elected William E. Hess
William E. Hess
William Emil Hess was a Republican and a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, February 13, 1898; attended the public schools, the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Cincinnati Law School; during the First World War served in the United States Army as a private; was...

 (R) 56.0%

J. Harry Moore (D) 44.0%
Harry P. Jeffrey
Harry P. Jeffrey
Harry Palmer Jeffrey was an attorney and member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio.-Biography:...

Republican 1942 Lost re-election
Democratic gain
Edward J. Gardner
Edward J. Gardner
Edward Joseph Gardner was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio’s third congressional district.-Biography:...

 (D) 52.6%

Harry P. Jeffrey (R) 47.4%
Robert Franklin Jones
Robert Franklin Jones
Robert Franklin Jones was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio.Robert F. Jones was born in Cairo, Ohio. He graduated from the Lima Central High School in Lima, Ohio, in 1924 and in 1929 from Ohio Northern University in Ada, Ohio, with a law degree...

Republican 1938 Re-elected Robert Franklin Jones
Robert Franklin Jones
Robert Franklin Jones was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio.Robert F. Jones was born in Cairo, Ohio. He graduated from the Lima Central High School in Lima, Ohio, in 1924 and in 1929 from Ohio Northern University in Ada, Ohio, with a law degree...

 (R) 61.2%

Earl Ludwig (D) 38.8%
Cliff Clevenger
Cliff Clevenger
Cliff Clevenger was a United States Representative from Ohio. He was born on a ranch near Long Pine, Brown County, Nebraska. He moved in 1895 with his parents to Lacona, Warren County, Iowa, where he attended the public schools. He engaged in the mercantile business at Marengo, Iowa, 1901-1903...

Republican 1938 Re-elected Cliff Clevenger
Cliff Clevenger
Cliff Clevenger was a United States Representative from Ohio. He was born on a ranch near Long Pine, Brown County, Nebraska. He moved in 1895 with his parents to Lacona, Warren County, Iowa, where he attended the public schools. He engaged in the mercantile business at Marengo, Iowa, 1901-1903...

 (R) 68.1%

T. Walter Williams (D) 31.9%
Edward O. McCowen Republican 1942 Re-elected Edward O. McCowen (R) 51.8%
John W. Bush (D) 48.2%
Clarence J. Brown
Clarence J. Brown
Clarence J. Brown, Sr. was an American newspaper publisher who represented Ohio as a Republican in the United States House of Representatives from 1939 to 1965.-Life and career:...

Republican 1938 Re-elected Clarence J. Brown
Clarence J. Brown
Clarence J. Brown, Sr. was an American newspaper publisher who represented Ohio as a Republican in the United States House of Representatives from 1939 to 1965.-Life and career:...

 (R) 61.7%

John L. Cashin (D) 38.1%
Carl H. Ehl (W/I
Write-in candidate
A write-in candidate is a candidate in an election whose name does not appear on the ballot, but for whom voters may vote nonetheless by writing in the person's name. Some states and local jurisdictions allow a voter to affix a sticker with a write-in candidate's name on it to the ballot in lieu...

) 0.2%
Frederick C. Smith Republican 1938 Re-elected Frederick C. Smith (R) 59.8%
Roy Warren Roof (D) 40.2%
Homer A. Ramey
Homer A. Ramey
Homer Alonzo Ramey was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born on a farm near Sparta, South Bloomfield Township, Ohio, Ramey attended the grade and high schools....

Republican 1942 Re-elected Homer A. Ramey
Homer A. Ramey
Homer Alonzo Ramey was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born on a farm near Sparta, South Bloomfield Township, Ohio, Ramey attended the grade and high schools....

 (R) 51.6%

John F. Hunter (D) 48.4%
Thomas A. Jenkins
Thomas A. Jenkins
Thomas Albert Jenkins of Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio was a member of the Ohio state senate and a long-serving U.S. Representative from Ohio's 10th District...

Republican 1924 Re-elected Thomas A. Jenkins
Thomas A. Jenkins
Thomas Albert Jenkins of Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio was a member of the Ohio state senate and a long-serving U.S. Representative from Ohio's 10th District...

 (R) 64.4%

Elsie Stanton (D) 35.6%
Walter E. Brehm
Walter E. Brehm
Walter Ellsworth Brehm was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Somerset, Ohio, Brehm attended the public schools, Boston University, and Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware, Ohio....

Republican 1942 Re-elected Walter E. Brehm
Walter E. Brehm
Walter Ellsworth Brehm was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Somerset, Ohio, Brehm attended the public schools, Boston University, and Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware, Ohio....

 (R) 53.6%

Mell G. Underwood, Jr. (D) 46.4%
John M. Vorys
John M. Vorys
John Martin Vorys was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.-Early life:Born in Lancaster, Ohio, Vorys attended the public schools in Lancaster and Columbus, Ohio. During the First World War served overseas as a pilot in the famous "Yale Unit" of the United States Naval Air Service, retiring to...

Republican 1938 Re-elected John M. Vorys
John M. Vorys
John Martin Vorys was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.-Early life:Born in Lancaster, Ohio, Vorys attended the public schools in Lancaster and Columbus, Ohio. During the First World War served overseas as a pilot in the famous "Yale Unit" of the United States Naval Air Service, retiring to...

 (R) 54.3%

Forrest F. Smith (D) 45.7%
Alvin F. Weichel
Alvin F. Weichel
Alvin F. Weichel was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio.-Biography:Alvin F. Weichel was born in Sandusky, Ohio...

Republican 1942 Re-elected Alvin F. Weichel
Alvin F. Weichel
Alvin F. Weichel was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio.-Biography:Alvin F. Weichel was born in Sandusky, Ohio...

 (R) Unopposed
Edmund Rowe
Edmund Rowe
Edmund Rowe was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Sherrodsville, Ohio, Rowe attended the public schools.He worked in the coal mines 1905-1909, in the rubber industry 1909-1913, and at the machinist trade 1913-1916....

Republican 1942 Lost re-election
Democratic gain
Walter B. Huber
Walter B. Huber
Walter B. Huber was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Akron, Ohio, HuberAssociated with the Summit County prosecuting attorney 1936-1944....

 (D) 50.6%

Edmund Rowe (R) 49.4%
Percy W. Griffiths
Percy W. Griffiths
Percy Wilfred "Red" Griffiths was a Republican politician, coach and athlete.-Early years:After serving in the U.S. Navy during World War I, "Red" Griffiths attended Bloomsburg Normal School...

Republican 1942 Re-elected Percy W. Griffiths
Percy W. Griffiths
Percy Wilfred "Red" Griffiths was a Republican politician, coach and athlete.-Early years:After serving in the U.S. Navy during World War I, "Red" Griffiths attended Bloomsburg Normal School...

 (R) 60.0%

Olney R. Gillogly (D) 40.0%
Henderson H. Carson
Henderson H. Carson
Henderson Haverfield Carson was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born on a farm near Cadiz, Ohio, Carson attended the public and high schools....

Republican 1942 Lost re-election
Democratic gain
William R. Thom
William R. Thom
William Richard Thom was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Canton, Ohio, Thom attended the public schools.He engaged as a newspaper reporter 1905-1909....

 (D) 52.7%

Henderson H. Carson (R) 46.6%
Harry T. Whiteleather (I) 0.7%
J. Harry McGregor
J. Harry McGregor
J. Harry McGregor was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio.J. Harry McGregor was born on a farm near Unionport, Ohio. He attended the public schools, West Lafayette College, and Oberlin College...

Republican 1940 Re-elected J. Harry McGregor
J. Harry McGregor
J. Harry McGregor was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio.J. Harry McGregor was born on a farm near Unionport, Ohio. He attended the public schools, West Lafayette College, and Oberlin College...

 (R) 62.9%

Thomas A. Wilson (D) 37.1%
Earl R. Lewis
Earl R. Lewis
Earl Ramage Lewis was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Lamira, Ohio, Lewis attended the public and high schools. He graduated from Muskingum College in New Concord, Ohio, in 1911, and from the law department of Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, in 1914.He was admitted to the bar...

Republican 1942 Re-elected Earl R. Lewis
Earl R. Lewis
Earl Ramage Lewis was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Lamira, Ohio, Lewis attended the public and high schools. He graduated from Muskingum College in New Concord, Ohio, in 1911, and from the law department of Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, in 1914.He was admitted to the bar...

 (R) 51.1%

Ross Michener (D) 48.9%
Michael J. Kirwan
Michael J. Kirwan
Michael Joseph Kirwan was a United States Democrat from Ohio who served as a Representative to the United States Congress from 1937 to 1970 elected in the 19th electoral district of Ohio...

Democratic 1936 Re-elected Michael J. Kirwan
Michael J. Kirwan
Michael Joseph Kirwan was a United States Democrat from Ohio who served as a Representative to the United States Congress from 1937 to 1970 elected in the 19th electoral district of Ohio...

 (D) 63.4%

Herschel Hunt (R) 36.6%
Michael A. Feighan
Michael A. Feighan
Michael A. Feighan was an American politician from Lakewood, Ohio, near Cleveland. He served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, and as a Democratic Party U.S. Representative from 1943 to 1971, serving Ohio's 20th congressional district.Originally, he was recruited by national...

Democratic 1942 Re-elected Michael A. Feighan
Michael A. Feighan
Michael A. Feighan was an American politician from Lakewood, Ohio, near Cleveland. He served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, and as a Democratic Party U.S. Representative from 1943 to 1971, serving Ohio's 20th congressional district.Originally, he was recruited by national...

 (D) 75.9%

A. R. McNamara (R) 24.1%
Robert Crosser
Robert Crosser
Robert Crosser was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland, Crosser emigrated to the United States in 1881 with his parents and settled in Cleveland, Ohio....

Democratic 1922 Re-elected Robert Crosser
Robert Crosser
Robert Crosser was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland, Crosser emigrated to the United States in 1881 with his parents and settled in Cleveland, Ohio....

 (D) 77.7%

Harry C. Gahn (R) 22.3%
Frances P. Bolton
Frances P. Bolton
Frances Payne Bolton , born Frances P. Bingham, was a Republican politician from Ohio. She served in the United States House of Representatives. She was the first woman elected to Congress from Ohio. She was also the oldest woman to date to serve in the House of Representatives.Born in Cleveland,...

Republican 1940 Re-elected Frances P. Bolton
Frances P. Bolton
Frances Payne Bolton , born Frances P. Bingham, was a Republican politician from Ohio. She served in the United States House of Representatives. She was the first woman elected to Congress from Ohio. She was also the oldest woman to date to serve in the House of Representatives.Born in Cleveland,...

 (R) 57.4%

Don O. Cameron (D) 42.6%
George H. Bender
George H. Bender
George Harrison Bender was a Republican politician from Ohio. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1939 to 1947 and 1951 to 1954, and also in the U.S. Senate from 1954 to 1957.-Early life:...

Republican 1938 Re-elected George H. Bender
George H. Bender
George Harrison Bender was a Republican politician from Ohio. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1939 to 1947 and 1951 to 1954, and also in the U.S. Senate from 1954 to 1957.-Early life:...

 (R) 53.1%

William Glass (D) 46.9%

Oklahoma 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Wesley E. Disney
Wesley E. Disney
Wesley Ernest Disney was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.Born in Richland, Kansas, Disney attended the public schools of Kansas and was graduated from the law department of the University of Kansas at Lawrence in 1906....

Democratic 1930 Retired to run for U.S. Senate
Republican gain
George B. Schwabe
George B. Schwabe
George Blaine Schwabe was a Republican politician and a U.S. Congressman from Oklahoma.Schwabe was born in Arthur, Missouri in Vernon County to George Washington Schwabe and Emily Ellen Schwabe. He attended public schools in his hometown. In 1910, he graduated from the law department at the...

 (R) 51.1%

Dennis Bushyhead (D) 48.9%
William G. Stigler
William G. Stigler
William Grady Stigler was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.-Biography:Stigler was of on-quter Choctaw descent.Born in Stigler, Haskell County, Indian Territory , Stigler attended the public schools...

Democratic March 28, 1944
(Special)
Re-elected William G. Stigler
William G. Stigler
William Grady Stigler was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.-Biography:Stigler was of on-quter Choctaw descent.Born in Stigler, Haskell County, Indian Territory , Stigler attended the public schools...

 (D) 58.0%

E. O. Clark (R) 42.0%
Paul Stewart Democratic 1942 Re-elected Paul Stewart (D) 76.1%
Russell Overstreet (R) 23.9%
Lyle Boren
Lyle Boren
Lyle Hagler Boren was a U.S. Democratic Party politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Oklahoma, serving from 1937 to 1947 and was defeated for renomination in 1946...

Democratic 1936 Re-elected Lyle Boren
Lyle Boren
Lyle Hagler Boren was a U.S. Democratic Party politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Oklahoma, serving from 1937 to 1947 and was defeated for renomination in 1946...

 (D) 61.7%

Ralph R. Kirchner (R) 38.3%
A. S. Mike Monroney
A. S. Mike Monroney
Almer Stillwell "Mike" Monroney was a Democratic Party politician from Oklahoma.He represented Oklahoma's 5th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1939 until 1951 and represented Oklahoma in the United States Senate from 1951 until 1969.Monroney graduated from...

Democratic 1938 Re-elected A. S. Mike Monroney
A. S. Mike Monroney
Almer Stillwell "Mike" Monroney was a Democratic Party politician from Oklahoma.He represented Oklahoma's 5th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1939 until 1951 and represented Oklahoma in the United States Senate from 1951 until 1969.Monroney graduated from...

 (D) 62.7%

Howard B. Hopps (R) 37.0%
Cora C. Schott (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 0.3%
Jed Johnson Democratic 1926 Re-elected Jed Johnson (D) 60.0%
Ted R. Fisher (R) 40.0%
Victor Wickersham
Victor Wickersham
Victor Eugene Wickersham was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.-Early life and education:Born on a farm near Lone Rock, Arkansas, Victor Wickersham moved to Mangum, Oklahoma, with his parents in 1915...

Democratic 1941 Re-elected Victor Wickersham
Victor Wickersham
Victor Eugene Wickersham was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.-Early life and education:Born on a farm near Lone Rock, Arkansas, Victor Wickersham moved to Mangum, Oklahoma, with his parents in 1915...

 (D) 70.8%

J. Warren White (R) 29.2%
Ross Rizley
Ross Rizley
Ross Rizley was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.Ross Rizley was born on July 5, 1892 on a farm near Beaver, Oklahoma. He was educated in public schools, and taught in the rural schools of Beaver County, Oklahoma, in 1909 and 1910...

Republican 1940 Re-elected Ross Rizley
Ross Rizley
Ross Rizley was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.Ross Rizley was born on July 5, 1892 on a farm near Beaver, Oklahoma. He was educated in public schools, and taught in the rural schools of Beaver County, Oklahoma, in 1909 and 1910...

 (R) 57.6%

Phillip C. Ferguson (D) 41.6%
Harold Abbott (I) 0.8%

Oregon 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
James W. Mott
James W. Mott
James Wheaton Mott was a U.S. Representative from Oregon. A graduate of Columbia University and Willamette University's law school, he worked as a newspaper reporter, city attorney, and was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives.-Early life:Born near New Washington, Pennsylvania, Mott...

Republican 1932 Re-elected James W. Mott
James W. Mott
James Wheaton Mott was a U.S. Representative from Oregon. A graduate of Columbia University and Willamette University's law school, he worked as a newspaper reporter, city attorney, and was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives.-Early life:Born near New Washington, Pennsylvania, Mott...

 (R) 66.7%

O. Henry Oleen (D) 33.3%
Lowell Stockman
Lowell Stockman
Lowell Stockman was a representative from Oregon to the United States House of Representatives from 1943 to 1953.-Early life:...

Republican 1942 Re-elected Lowell Stockman
Lowell Stockman
Lowell Stockman was a representative from Oregon to the United States House of Representatives from 1943 to 1953.-Early life:...

 (R) 65.7%

C. J. Shorb (D) 34.3%
Homer D. Angell
Homer D. Angell
Homer Daniel Angell was a Republican U.S. congressman from Oregon.Angell was born on a farm near The Dalles, Oregon in 1875...

Republican 1938 Re-elected Homer D. Angell
Homer D. Angell
Homer Daniel Angell was a Republican U.S. congressman from Oregon.Angell was born on a farm near The Dalles, Oregon in 1875...

 (R) 55.1%

Lester Sheeley (D) 44.9%
Harris Ellsworth
Harris Ellsworth
Mathew Harris Ellsworth was a Republican U.S. congressman from Oregon.-Early life:Born in Hoquiam, Washington, Ellsworth moved together with his parents to Eugene, Oregon and later to nearby Wendling, where he attended public schools. In 1922, he graduated with a journalism degree from the...

Republican 1942 Re-elected Harris Ellsworth
Harris Ellsworth
Mathew Harris Ellsworth was a Republican U.S. congressman from Oregon.-Early life:Born in Hoquiam, Washington, Ellsworth moved together with his parents to Eugene, Oregon and later to nearby Wendling, where he attended public schools. In 1922, he graduated with a journalism degree from the...

 (R) 64.0%

Floyd K. Dover (D) 36.0%

Pennsylvania 

Pennsylvania redistricted from 32 districts and an at-large seat to 33 districts.
District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
James A. Gallagher
James A. Gallagher
James A. Gallagher was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....

Republican 1942 Lost re-election
Democratic gain
William A. Barrett
William A. Barrett
William Aloysius Barrett was an American politician and a member of the Democratic Party.He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He graduated from St. Joseph's College in Philadelphia. He worked for a number of years in real estate before running for office.He was first elected to the U.S....

 (D) 58.4%

James A. Gallagher (R) 41.6%
Francis J. Myers
Francis J. Myers
Francis John Myers was an American teacher, lawyer, and Democratic Party politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A graduate of the St. Joseph's University and Temple University School of Law, He represented Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives, and then in the United States Senate...


Redistricted from 6th
Democratic 1938 Retired to run for U.S. Senate
Democratic hold
William T. Granahan
William T. Granahan
William T. Granahan was a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, most prominently serving in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1945–47 and 1949-56.-Biography:...

 (D) 62.7%

Charles M. Mosser (R) 37.3%
Michael J. Bradley
Michael J. Bradley
Michael Joseph Bradley was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania....

Democratic 1936 Re-elected Michael J. Bradley
Michael J. Bradley
Michael Joseph Bradley was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania....

 (D) 58.3%

Joseph Marmaduke Pratt (R) 41.7%
Joseph Marmaduke Pratt
Joseph Marmaduke Pratt
Joseph Marmaduke Pratt was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....


Redistricted from 2nd
Republican January 18, 1944
(Special)
Lost re-election
Republican loss
John E. Sheridan
John E. Sheridan
John Edward Sheridan was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....

Democratic 1939 Re-elected John E. Sheridan
John E. Sheridan
John Edward Sheridan was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....

 (D) 66.2%

Franklin J. Maloney (R) 33.8%
C. Frederick Pracht
C. Frederick Pracht
Charles Frederick Pracht was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....

Republican 1942 Lost re-election
Democratic gain
William J. Green, Jr.
William J. Green, Jr.
William Joseph Green, Jr. was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.William J. Green was born in Philadelphia, PA. He graduated from St. Joseph’s Preparatory School, and attended St. Joseph’s College, Philadelphia, PA. He was engaged in business as an...

 (D) 54.2%

C. Frederick Pracht (R) 45.8%
Hugh Scott
Hugh Scott
Hugh Doggett Scott, Jr. was a politician from Pennsylvania who served in both the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate, and who also served as Chairman of the Republican National Committee.- Early life :He was born in Fredericksburg, Virginia, on November 11, 1900...


Redistricted from 7th
Republican 1940 Lost re-election
Democratic gain
Herbert J. McGlinchey
Herbert J. McGlinchey
Herbert Joseph McGlinchey was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives and the Pennsylvania Senate....

 (D) 50.7%

Hugh Scott (R) 49.2%
Joseph N. Cameron (D) 0.09%
James Wolfenden
James Wolfenden
James Paine Wolfenden was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.James Wolfenden was born in Cardington, Pennsylvania. He attended Friends' Central School and Penn Charter Academy in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...


Redistricted from 8th
Republican 1928 Re-elected James Wolfenden
James Wolfenden
James Paine Wolfenden was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.James Wolfenden was born in Cardington, Pennsylvania. He attended Friends' Central School and Penn Charter Academy in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...

 (R) 51.5%

Vernon O'Rourke (D) 48.5%
Charles L. Gerlach
Charles L. Gerlach
Charles L. Gerlach was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Charles Lewis Gerlach was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He moved to Allentown, Pennsylvania in 1914. He was he the organizer, and later president, of a fuel and heating supply company. He was a...


Redistricted from 9th
Republican 1938 Re-elected Charles L. Gerlach
Charles L. Gerlach
Charles L. Gerlach was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Charles Lewis Gerlach was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He moved to Allentown, Pennsylvania in 1914. He was he the organizer, and later president, of a fuel and heating supply company. He was a...

 (R) 58.0%

Marie M. Bickert (D) 42.0%
J. Roland Kinzer
J. Roland Kinzer
John Roland Kinzer was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.J. Roland Kinzer was born on a farm near Terre Hill, Pennsylvania in East Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania He graduated from Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in...


Redistricted from 10th
Republican 1930 Re-elected J. Roland Kinzer
J. Roland Kinzer
John Roland Kinzer was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.J. Roland Kinzer was born on a farm near Terre Hill, Pennsylvania in East Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania He graduated from Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in...

 (R) 61.3%

H. Clay Burkholder (D) 38.7%
John W. Murphy
John W. Murphy
John William Murphy was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.John W. Murphy was born in Avoca, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in 1926 and from the law department of the same university in...


Redistricted from 11th
Democratic 1942 Re-elected John W. Murphy
John W. Murphy
John William Murphy was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.John W. Murphy was born in Avoca, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in 1926 and from the law department of the same university in...

 (D) 56.4%

Walter W. Kohler (R) 43.6%
Thomas B. Miller
Thomas B. Miller
Thomas Byron Miller was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...


Redistricted from 12th
Republican 1942 Lost re-election
Democratic gain
Daniel J. Flood
Daniel J. Flood
Daniel John "Dan" Flood was a flamboyant and long-serving Democratic United States Representative from Pennsylvania. He was censured for bribery and resigned from the House in 1980.-Early life and career:...

 (D) 52.1%

Thomas B. Miller (R) 47.9%
Ivor D. Fenton
Ivor D. Fenton
Doctor Ivor David Fenton was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.- Early life :...


Redistricted from 13th
Republican 1938 Re-elected Ivor D. Fenton
Ivor D. Fenton
Doctor Ivor David Fenton was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.- Early life :...

 (R) 56.8%

Charles E. Klinger (D) 43.2%
Daniel K. Hoch
Daniel K. Hoch
Daniel Knabb Hoch was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Daniel Hoch was born on a farm near Reading, PA. He served a printing apprenticeship on a Reading newspaper and worked in various departments of the newspaper...


Redistricted from 14th
Democratic 1942 Re-elected Daniel K. Hoch
Daniel K. Hoch
Daniel Knabb Hoch was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Daniel Hoch was born on a farm near Reading, PA. He served a printing apprenticeship on a Reading newspaper and worked in various departments of the newspaper...

 (D) 54.1%

Randolph Stauffer (R) 41.6%
Raymond S. Hofses (S
Socialist Party of America
The Socialist Party of America was a multi-tendency democratic-socialist political party in the United States, formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization...

) 4.4%
Wilson D. Gillette
Wilson D. Gillette
Wilson Darwin Gillette was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Wilson D. Gillette was born on a farm near Sheshequin, PA. He attended Susquehanna Collegiate Institute in Towanda, PA. He was engaged in agricultural pursuits, clerked in a general store and...


Redistricted from 15th
Republican 1941 Re-elected Wilson D. Gillette
Wilson D. Gillette
Wilson Darwin Gillette was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Wilson D. Gillette was born on a farm near Sheshequin, PA. He attended Susquehanna Collegiate Institute in Towanda, PA. He was engaged in agricultural pursuits, clerked in a general store and...

 (R) 65.0%

Clement J. Reap (D) 35.0%
None (District created) New seat
Republican gain
Robert F. Rich
Robert F. Rich
Robert Fleming Rich was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Early life and education:...

 (R) 61.0%

Richard F. Hartzell (D) 39.0%
Samuel K. McConnell, Jr.
Samuel K. McConnell, Jr.
Samuel Kerns McConnell, Jr. was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...


Redistricted from 17th
Republican January 18, 1944
(Special)
Re-elected Samuel K. McConnell, Jr.
Samuel K. McConnell, Jr.
Samuel Kerns McConnell, Jr. was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...

 (R) 63.7%

Marvin B. Brunner (D) 36.3%
Richard M. Simpson
Richard M. Simpson
Richard Murray Simpson was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Richard Simpson was born in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the University of Pittsburgh, in 1923 and from Georgetown Law School in Washington, D.C., in 1942...


Redistricted from 18th
Republican 1937 Re-elected Richard M. Simpson
Richard M. Simpson
Richard Murray Simpson was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Richard Simpson was born in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the University of Pittsburgh, in 1923 and from Georgetown Law School in Washington, D.C., in 1942...

 (R) 64.5%

John W. Mann (D) 35.5%
John C. Kunkel
John C. Kunkel
John Crain Kunkel was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. He was the grandson of John Christian Kunkel, great-grandson of John Sergeant, and great-great-grandson of Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant and Robert Whitehill.He was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania,...


Redistricted from 19th
Republican 1938 Re-elected John C. Kunkel
John C. Kunkel
John Crain Kunkel was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. He was the grandson of John Christian Kunkel, great-grandson of John Sergeant, and great-great-grandson of Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant and Robert Whitehill.He was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania,...

 (R) 62.5%

Howard K. Beard (D) 37.5%
Leon H. Gavin
Leon H. Gavin
Leon Harry Gavin was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....


Redistricted from 20th
Republican 1942 Re-elected Leon H. Gavin
Leon H. Gavin
Leon Harry Gavin was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....

 (R) 63.3%

John C. Brecht (D) 35.2%
Robert G. Burnham (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 1.5%
Francis E. Walter
Francis E. Walter
Francis Eugene Walter was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...


Redistricted from 21st
Democratic 1932 Re-elected Francis E. Walter
Francis E. Walter
Francis Eugene Walter was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...

 (D) 57.3%

Charles A. P. Bartlett (R) 42.7%
Chester H. Gross
Chester H. Gross
Chester Heilman Gross was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....


Redistricted from 22nd
Republican 1942 Re-elected Chester H. Gross
Chester H. Gross
Chester Heilman Gross was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....

 (R) 52.6%

Josiah W. Gitt (D) 47.4%
D. Emmert Brumbaugh
D. Emmert Brumbaugh
David Emmert Brumbaugh was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.D. Emmert Brumbaugh was born in Martinsburg, Pennsylvania. He was a student of the International Correspondence Schools of Scranton, Pennsylvania, and in 1914 he became interested in banking at...


Redistricted from 23rd
Republican 1943 Re-elected D. Emmert Brumbaugh
D. Emmert Brumbaugh
David Emmert Brumbaugh was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.D. Emmert Brumbaugh was born in Martinsburg, Pennsylvania. He was a student of the International Correspondence Schools of Scranton, Pennsylvania, and in 1914 he became interested in banking at...

 (R) 57.8%

Bernard J. Clark (D) 42.2%
J. Buell Snyder
J. Buell Snyder
John Buell Snyder was a Democratic Party member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.J. Buell Snyder was born on a farm in Upper Turkeyfoot Township, Pennsylvania. He attended summer sessions of Harvard University, and Columbia University in New York City...


Redistricted from 24th
Democratic 1932 Re-elected J. Buell Snyder
J. Buell Snyder
John Buell Snyder was a Democratic Party member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.J. Buell Snyder was born on a farm in Upper Turkeyfoot Township, Pennsylvania. He attended summer sessions of Harvard University, and Columbia University in New York City...

 (D) 54.6%

Carl H. Hoffman (R) 45.4%
Grant Furlong
Grant Furlong
Robert Grant Furlong was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...


Redistricted from 25th
Democratic 1942 Lost renomination
Democratic hold
Thomas E. Morgan
Thomas E. Morgan
Thomas Ellsworth Morgan was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Thomas E. Morgan was born in Ellsworth, PA. He graduated from Waynesburg College in 1930, the Detroit College of Medicine and Surgery in 1933, and Wayne University in Detroit, MI, in 1934...

 (D) 62.2%

Gilbert E. Koedel (R) 37.8%
Louis E. Graham
Louis E. Graham
Louis Edward Graham was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....


Redistricted from 26th
Republican 1938 Re-elected Louis E. Graham
Louis E. Graham
Louis Edward Graham was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....

 (R) 50.4%

Samuel G. Neff (D) 49.6%
Harve Tibbott
Harve Tibbott
Harve Tibbott was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Harve Tibbott was born near Ebensburg, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the school of pharmacy of the University of Pittsburgh in 1906. He was engaged in the retail drug business and as a pharmacist in...


Redistricted from 27th
Republican 1938 Re-elected Harve Tibbott
Harve Tibbott
Harve Tibbott was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Harve Tibbott was born near Ebensburg, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the school of pharmacy of the University of Pittsburgh in 1906. He was engaged in the retail drug business and as a pharmacist in...

 (R) 52.6%

Eddie McCloskey (D) 47.4%
Augustine B. Kelley
Augustine B. Kelley
Augustine Bernard Kelley was a United States Representative from Pennsylvania.Augustine B. Kelley was born in New Baltimore, Pennsylvania. He attended the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York, in 1904 and 1905. He studied mining engineering with the International Correspondence...


Redistricted from 28th
Democratic 1940 Re-elected Augustine B. Kelley
Augustine B. Kelley
Augustine Bernard Kelley was a United States Representative from Pennsylvania.Augustine B. Kelley was born in New Baltimore, Pennsylvania. He attended the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York, in 1904 and 1905. He studied mining engineering with the International Correspondence...

 (D) 59.7%

Edward J. Howard (R) 40.3%
Robert L. Rodgers
Robert L. Rodgers
Robert Lewis Rodgers was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Robert L. Rodgers was born in El Dorado, Kansas. He was raised on a farm near Jamestown, Pennsylvania. During the War with Spain, he enlisted in Company K, Fifteenth Regiment of the Pennsylvania...


Redistricted from 29th
Republican 1938 Re-elected Robert L. Rodgers
Robert L. Rodgers
Robert Lewis Rodgers was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Robert L. Rodgers was born in El Dorado, Kansas. He was raised on a farm near Jamestown, Pennsylvania. During the War with Spain, he enlisted in Company K, Fifteenth Regiment of the Pennsylvania...

 (R) 54.6%

James F. Lavery (D) 45.4%
None (District created) New seat
Republican gain
Howard E. Campbell
Howard E. Campbell
Howard Edmond Campbell was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Howard E. Campbell was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools and the University of Pittsburgh...

 (R) 50.2%

John F. Lowers (D) 49.8%
Thomas E. Scanlon
Thomas E. Scanlon
Thomas Edward Scanlon was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.- Biography :...


Redistricted from 16th
Democratic 1940 Lost re-election
Republican gain
Robert J. Corbett
Robert J. Corbett
Robert James Corbett was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...

 (R) 51.7%

Thomas E. Scanlon (D) 48.3%
James A. Wright
James A. Wright
James Assion Wright was an American lawyer from Pennsylvania who served in the U.S. Congress from 1941 to 1945.-Biography:...


Redistricted from 32nd
Democratic 1940 Lost re-election
Republican gain
James G. Fulton
James G. Fulton
James Grove Fulton was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Early life and education:James G. Fulton was born in Dormont, Pennsylvania...

 (R) 53.8%

James A. Wright (D) 46.2%
Herman P. Eberharter
Herman P. Eberharter
Herman Peter Eberharter was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...


Redistricted from 31st
Democratic 1936 Re-elected Herman P. Eberharter
Herman P. Eberharter
Herman Peter Eberharter was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...

 (D) 71.6%

Gregory Zatkovich (R) 28.4%
Samuel A. Weiss
Samuel A. Weiss
Samual Arthur Weiss was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...


Redistricted from 30th
Democratic 1940 Re-elected Samuel A. Weiss
Samuel A. Weiss
Samual Arthur Weiss was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...

 (D) 69.3%

Ray A. Liddle (R) 30.7%
William I. Troutman
William I. Troutman
William Irvin Troutman was a U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania.-Biography:Troutman was born in Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, he attended Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania where he was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Pi Fraternities...

Republican 1942 Seat eliminated
Republican loss

Rhode Island 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Aime Forand
Aime Forand
Aime Joseph Forand was a U.S. Democratic politician.He was born in Fall River, Massachusetts. He was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives from Rhode Island in 1936 and served from January 3, 1937 to January 3, 1939, having lost his re-election campaign in 1938...

Democratic 1940 Re-elected Aime Forand
Aime Forand
Aime Joseph Forand was a U.S. Democratic politician.He was born in Fall River, Massachusetts. He was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives from Rhode Island in 1936 and served from January 3, 1937 to January 3, 1939, having lost his re-election campaign in 1938...

 (D) 61.9%

Charles A. Curran (R) 38.1%
Charles R. Napier (Good Government) 0.07%
John E. Fogarty
John E. Fogarty
John Edward Fogarty was a Congressman from Rhode Island for 26 years.Congressman John E. Fogarty was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1940 and served until his death on January 10, 1967 as he was being sworn in for his fourteenth consecutive term...

Democratic 1940 Re-elected John E. Fogarty
John E. Fogarty
John Edward Fogarty was a Congressman from Rhode Island for 26 years.Congressman John E. Fogarty was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1940 and served until his death on January 10, 1967 as he was being sworn in for his fourteenth consecutive term...

 (D) 57.8%

Charles T. Algren (R) 42.2%

South Carolina 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
L. Mendel Rivers
L. Mendel Rivers
Lucius Mendel Rivers was a Democratic U.S. Representative from South Carolina, representing the Charleston based 1st congressional district for nearly thirty years...

Democratic 1940
United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1940
The 1940 South Carolina United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 5, 1940 to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. All five incumbents who ran were re-elected and the open seat in the 1st congressional district was retained by...

Re-elected L. Mendel Rivers
L. Mendel Rivers
Lucius Mendel Rivers was a Democratic U.S. Representative from South Carolina, representing the Charleston based 1st congressional district for nearly thirty years...

 (D) 92.8%

O. H. Wilcox (R) 7.2%
Vacant Hampton P. Fulmer
Hampton P. Fulmer
Hampton Pitts Fulmer was an American politician of the Democratic Party. He represented South Carolina in the United States House of Representatives from 1921 - October 19, 1944. After his death, his wife Willa L. Fulmer took over his seat.Fulmer was born near Springfield, South Carolina...

 (D) died October 19, 1944
Democratic hold
John J. Riley
John J. Riley
John Jacob Riley was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina, husband of Corinne Boyd Riley.Born on a farm near Orangeburg, South Carolina, Riley attended the public schools in Orangeburg County....

 (D) 98.0%

H. G. Willingham (R) 2.0%
Butler B. Hare
Butler B. Hare
Butler B. Hare was an American politician elected at the U.S. House of Representatives representing the state of South Carolina....

Democratic 1938
United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1938
The 1938 South Carolina United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 8, 1938 to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. The primary elections were held on August 30 and the runoff elections were held two weeks later on September 13...

Re-elected Butler B. Hare
Butler B. Hare
Butler B. Hare was an American politician elected at the U.S. House of Representatives representing the state of South Carolina....

 (D) 97.0%

D. F. Merrill (R) 3.0%
Joseph R. Bryson
Joseph R. Bryson
Joseph Raleigh Bryson was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born in Brevard, North Carolina, Bryson moved, with his parents, to Greenville, South Carolina, in 1900.He attended the public schools....

Democratic 1938
United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1938
The 1938 South Carolina United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 8, 1938 to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. The primary elections were held on August 30 and the runoff elections were held two weeks later on September 13...

Re-elected Joseph R. Bryson
Joseph R. Bryson
Joseph Raleigh Bryson was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born in Brevard, North Carolina, Bryson moved, with his parents, to Greenville, South Carolina, in 1900.He attended the public schools....

 (D) 95.7%

J. G. Jones (R) 4.3%
James P. Richards
James P. Richards
James Prioleau "Dick" Richards was a lawyer, judge, and Democrat U.S. Representative from South Carolina between 1933 and 1957. He later served as a special ambassador under Republican President Eisenhower....

Democratic 1932
United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1932
The 1932 South Carolina United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 8, 1932 to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. The state lost a seat from redistricting that occurred from the 1930 Census. Four incumbents were re-elected...

Re-elected James P. Richards
James P. Richards
James Prioleau "Dick" Richards was a lawyer, judge, and Democrat U.S. Representative from South Carolina between 1933 and 1957. He later served as a special ambassador under Republican President Eisenhower....

 (D) 98.1%

W. I. Bost (R) 1.9%
John L. McMillan
John L. McMillan
John Lanneau McMillan was a United States Representative from South Carolina. Born on a farm near Mullins, he was educated at Mullins High School, the University of North Carolina, as well as the University of South Carolina Law School and National Law School in Washington, D.C...

Democratic 1938
United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1938
The 1938 South Carolina United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 8, 1938 to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. The primary elections were held on August 30 and the runoff elections were held two weeks later on September 13...

Re-elected John L. McMillan
John L. McMillan
John Lanneau McMillan was a United States Representative from South Carolina. Born on a farm near Mullins, he was educated at Mullins High School, the University of North Carolina, as well as the University of South Carolina Law School and National Law School in Washington, D.C...

 (D) 98.0%

C. B. Ruffin (R) 2.0%

South Dakota 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Karl E. Mundt Republican 1938 Re-elected Karl E. Mundt (R) 64.0%
Grover Lothrop (D) 36.0%
Francis H. Case
Francis H. Case
Francis Higbee Case was an American journalist and politician who served for 25 years as a member of the United States Congress from South Dakota. He was a Republican.-Biography:...

Republican 1936 Re-elected Francis H. Case
Francis H. Case
Francis Higbee Case was an American journalist and politician who served for 25 years as a member of the United States Congress from South Dakota. He was a Republican.-Biography:...

 (R) 69.0%

H. W. Clarkson (D) 31.0%

Tennessee 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
B. Carroll Reece
B. Carroll Reece
Brazilla Carroll Reece was a U.S. Representative from Tennessee.-Early life and career:Reece was born on a farm near Butler, Tennessee, one of thirteen children of John Isaac and Sarah Maples Reece...

Republican 1932 Re-elected B. Carroll Reece
B. Carroll Reece
Brazilla Carroll Reece was a U.S. Representative from Tennessee.-Early life and career:Reece was born on a farm near Butler, Tennessee, one of thirteen children of John Isaac and Sarah Maples Reece...

 (R) Unopposed
John Jennings Republican 1939 Re-elected John Jennings (R) 55.5%
Lowell Blanchard (D) 44.5%
Estes Kefauver
Estes Kefauver
Carey Estes Kefauver July 26, 1903 – August 10, 1963) was an American politician from Tennessee. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the U.S...

Democratic 1939 Re-elected Estes Kefauver
Estes Kefauver
Carey Estes Kefauver July 26, 1903 – August 10, 1963) was an American politician from Tennessee. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the U.S...

 (D) 67.8%

Foster Johnson (R) 24.1%
Ernest W. Forstner (I) 8.1%
Albert Gore, Sr.
Albert Gore, Sr.
Albert Arnold "Al" Gore, Sr. was an American politician, serving as a U.S. Representative and a U.S. Senator for the Democratic Party from Tennessee....

Democratic 1938 Re-elected Albert Gore, Sr.
Albert Gore, Sr.
Albert Arnold "Al" Gore, Sr. was an American politician, serving as a U.S. Representative and a U.S. Senator for the Democratic Party from Tennessee....

 (D) 65.1%

E. M. Shelley (R) 30.4%
E. H. McLean (I) 4.5%
Jim Nance McCord
Jim Nance McCord
Jim Nance McCord was an American journalist and politician who served one term in the U.S. House of Representatives and two terms as Governor of Tennessee ....

Democratic 1942 Retired to run for Governor
Democratic hold
Harold Earthman
Harold Earthman
Harold Henderson Earthman was a U.S. Representative from Tennessee.Born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Earthman attended the public schools, Webb School at Bell Buckle, Tennessee, Southern Methodist University at Dallas, Texas, and the University of Texas at Austin.During the First World War he...

 (D) 85.5%

W. H. Crowell (R) 14.5%
Percy Priest
Percy Priest
James Percy Priest was an American teacher, journalist and politician who represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives from 1941 until his death.- Background :Priest was born in Maury County, Tennessee...

Democratic 1940 Re-elected Percy Priest
Percy Priest
James Percy Priest was an American teacher, journalist and politician who represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives from 1941 until his death.- Background :Priest was born in Maury County, Tennessee...

 (D) 97.0%

D. C. Loftis (I) 3.0%
W. Wirt Courtney
W. Wirt Courtney
William Wirt Courtney was a U.S. Representative from Tennessee.-Biography:Born in Franklin, Tennessee, Courtney was graduated from Battle Ground Academy, Franklin, Tennessee, in 1907....

Democratic 1939 Re-elected W. Wirt Courtney
W. Wirt Courtney
William Wirt Courtney was a U.S. Representative from Tennessee.-Biography:Born in Franklin, Tennessee, Courtney was graduated from Battle Ground Academy, Franklin, Tennessee, in 1907....

 (D) Unopposed
Tom J. Murray
Tom J. Murray
Thomas Jefferson Murray , usually known as Tom J. Murray, was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Tennessee from 1943 to 1966.-Early life:...

Democratic 1942 Re-elected Tom J. Murray
Tom J. Murray
Thomas Jefferson Murray , usually known as Tom J. Murray, was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Tennessee from 1943 to 1966.-Early life:...

 (D) 63.3%

A. Bradley Frazier (R) 36.7%
Jere Cooper
Jere Cooper
Jere Cooper was a Democratic United States Representative from Tennessee.-Biography:Cooper was born on a farm near Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee...

Democratic 1928 Re-elected Jere Cooper
Jere Cooper
Jere Cooper was a Democratic United States Representative from Tennessee.-Biography:Cooper was born on a farm near Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee...

 (D) 87.8%

Homer Latum (I) 12.2%
Clifford Davis
Clifford Davis
Clifford Davis was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Tennessee from 1940 to 1965.-Early life:Davis was born in Hazlehurst, Mississippi, moving to Memphis with his parents at age 14. There he completed the high school curriculum of the public schools, and in 1917 he completed law school at the...

Democratic 1940 Re-elected Clifford Davis
Clifford Davis
Clifford Davis was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Tennessee from 1940 to 1965.-Early life:Davis was born in Hazlehurst, Mississippi, moving to Memphis with his parents at age 14. There he completed the high school curriculum of the public schools, and in 1917 he completed law school at the...

 (D) Unopposed

Texas 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Wright Patman
Wright Patman
John William Wright Patman was a U.S. Congressman from Texas in Texas's 1st congressional district and chair of the United States House Committee on Banking and Currency .-Early life:...

Democratic 1928 Re-elected Wright Patman
Wright Patman
John William Wright Patman was a U.S. Congressman from Texas in Texas's 1st congressional district and chair of the United States House Committee on Banking and Currency .-Early life:...

 (D) Unopposed
Martin Dies, Jr.
Martin Dies, Jr.
Martin Dies, Jr. was a Texas politician and a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives. His father, Martin Dies, was also a member of the United States House of Representatives.-Biography:...

Democratic 1930 Retired
Democratic hold
Jesse M. Combs
Jesse M. Combs
Jesse Martin Combs was a U.S. Representative from Texas.Born in Center, Texas, Combs attended the public schools and graduated from Southwest Texas State Teachers College in 1912. He was admitted to the bar in 1918 and commenced practice in Kountze, Texas. He served ascounty judge of Hardin...

 (D) 94.0%

Lamar Cecil (R) 6.0%
Lindley Beckworth
Lindley Beckworth
Lindley Garrison Beckworth, Sr. was an American politician who represented Texas in the United States House of Representatives from 1939-1952 and 1957-1966....

Democratic 1938 Re-elected Lindley Beckworth
Lindley Beckworth
Lindley Garrison Beckworth, Sr. was an American politician who represented Texas in the United States House of Representatives from 1939-1952 and 1957-1966....

 (D) 93.2%

O. P. Stephens (R) 6.8%
Sam Rayburn
Sam Rayburn
Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn , often called "Mr. Sam," or "Mr. Democrat," was a Democratic lawmaker from Bonham, Texas, who served as the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives for seventeen years, the longest tenure in U.S. history.- Background :Rayburn was born in Roane County, Tennessee, and...

Democratic 1912 Re-elected Sam Rayburn
Sam Rayburn
Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn , often called "Mr. Sam," or "Mr. Democrat," was a Democratic lawmaker from Bonham, Texas, who served as the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives for seventeen years, the longest tenure in U.S. history.- Background :Rayburn was born in Roane County, Tennessee, and...

 (D) Unopposed
Hatton W. Sumners
Hatton W. Sumners
Hatton William Sumners was a Congressman from Texas from 1913—1947 and served as Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee.-Early life and career:...

Democratic 1914 Re-elected Hatton W. Sumners
Hatton W. Sumners
Hatton William Sumners was a Congressman from Texas from 1913—1947 and served as Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee.-Early life and career:...

 (D) 71.4%

Charles D. Turner (R) 28.6%
Luther A. Johnson Democratic 1922 Re-elected Luther A. Johnson (D) 100.0%
Charles W. Beck (R) 0.02%
Nat Patton
Nat Patton
Nat Patton was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from the 7th District of Texas from 1935 to 1945....

Democratic 1934 Lost renomination
Democratic hold
Tom Pickett
Tom Pickett
Thomas Augustus Pickett , was a United States Representative representing Texas's 7th congressional district. Born in Travis, Texas on August 14, 1906, Pickett attended the public schools of Palestine, Texas, and the University of Texas at Austin...

 (D) 96.1%

J. Perrin Willis (R) 3.9%
Albert Richard Thomas
Albert Richard Thomas
This article is about the US Congressman. For the article on the French Socialist and First Director of the International Labour Organisation see Albert Thomas ....

Democratic 1936 Re-elected Albert Richard Thomas
Albert Richard Thomas
This article is about the US Congressman. For the article on the French Socialist and First Director of the International Labour Organisation see Albert Thomas ....

 (D) 92.3%

Lester B. Robinson (R) 7.7%
Joseph J. Mansfield
Joseph J. Mansfield
Joseph Jefferson Mansfield was a member of the United States House of Representatives from the U.S. state of Texas from 1917-1947.Mansfield was born on February 9, 1861. He was born in Wayne, West Virginia. However when he was born this was still part of state of Virginia...

Democratic 1916 Re-elected Joseph J. Mansfield
Joseph J. Mansfield
Joseph Jefferson Mansfield was a member of the United States House of Representatives from the U.S. state of Texas from 1917-1947.Mansfield was born on February 9, 1861. He was born in Wayne, West Virginia. However when he was born this was still part of state of Virginia...

 (D) 93.4%

Lewis Allen (R) 6.6%
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon Baines Johnson , often referred to as LBJ, was the 36th President of the United States after his service as the 37th Vice President of the United States...

Democratic 1937 Re-elected Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon Baines Johnson , often referred to as LBJ, was the 36th President of the United States after his service as the 37th Vice President of the United States...

 (D) 93.2%

Arthur H. Bartelt (R) 6.8%
William R. Poage
William R. Poage
William Robert Poage was a Texas politician.Poage was born in Waco, Texas and served in the United States Navy during World War I. He served in the Texas House of Representatives from 1925 to 1929, and in the Texas Senate from 1931 to 1937.In 1936, Poage was elected to the House of Representatives...

Democratic 1936 Re-elected William R. Poage
William R. Poage
William Robert Poage was a Texas politician.Poage was born in Waco, Texas and served in the United States Navy during World War I. He served in the Texas House of Representatives from 1925 to 1929, and in the Texas Senate from 1931 to 1937.In 1936, Poage was elected to the House of Representatives...

 (D) 94.9%

Charles R. Nelson (R) 5.1%
Fritz G. Lanham
Fritz G. Lanham
Frederick Garland "Fritz" Lanham was a member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Texas. A Democrat, Lanham was the son of Samuel Willis Tucker Lanham, a governor of Texas and himself a member of Congress. After graduating from the University of Texas at Austin with a...

Democratic 1919 Re-elected Fritz G. Lanham
Fritz G. Lanham
Frederick Garland "Fritz" Lanham was a member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Texas. A Democrat, Lanham was the son of Samuel Willis Tucker Lanham, a governor of Texas and himself a member of Congress. After graduating from the University of Texas at Austin with a...

 (D) Unopposed
Ed Gossett
Ed Gossett
Ed Lee Gossett was a U.S. Representative from Texas.Born in a sawmill camp known as Yellow Pine, near Many, Sabine Parish, Louisiana, Gossett moved to Texas in 1908 with his parents, who settled on a farm near Henrietta, Clay County.He attended the rural schools of Clay and Garza Counties,...

Democratic 1938 Re-elected Ed Gossett
Ed Gossett
Ed Lee Gossett was a U.S. Representative from Texas.Born in a sawmill camp known as Yellow Pine, near Many, Sabine Parish, Louisiana, Gossett moved to Texas in 1908 with his parents, who settled on a farm near Henrietta, Clay County.He attended the rural schools of Clay and Garza Counties,...

 (D) 95.4%

L. C. Harper (R) 4.6%
Richard M. Kleberg
Richard M. Kleberg
Richard Mifflin Kleberg, Sr. , a Democrat, was a seven-term member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas's 14th congressional district over the period 1931–1945 and an heir to the King Ranch in South Texas. He was first elected in 1931 in a special election called due to the...

Democratic 1931 Lost renomination
Democratic hold
John E. Lyle, Jr.
John E. Lyle, Jr.
John Emmett Lyle, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Texas.-Early life:Born in Boyd, Texas, Lyle graduated from Wichita Falls High School, Wichita Falls, Texas....

 (D) Unopposed
Milton H. West
Milton H. West
Milton Horace West was a seven-term Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives representing Texas's 15th congressional district from 1933 until his death in 1948.-Early life:...

Democratic 1933 Re-elected Milton H. West
Milton H. West
Milton Horace West was a seven-term Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives representing Texas's 15th congressional district from 1933 until his death in 1948.-Early life:...

 (D) Unopposed
R. Ewing Thomason
R. Ewing Thomason
Robert Ewing Thomason was a Texas politician, a member and Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, the mayor of El Paso, a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, and a judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.Partner in a El Paso...

Democratic 1930 Re-elected R. Ewing Thomason
R. Ewing Thomason
Robert Ewing Thomason was a Texas politician, a member and Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, the mayor of El Paso, a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, and a judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.Partner in a El Paso...

 (D) Unopposed
Sam M. Russell
Sam M. Russell
Sam Morris Russell was a U.S. Representative from Texas.Born on a farm near Stephenville, Texas, Russell attended the rural schools and the John Tarleton College, Stephenville, Texas....

Democratic 1940 Re-elected Sam M. Russell
Sam M. Russell
Sam Morris Russell was a U.S. Representative from Texas.Born on a farm near Stephenville, Texas, Russell attended the rural schools and the John Tarleton College, Stephenville, Texas....

 (D) 96.8%

Clifton Woody (R) 3.2%
Eugene Worley
Eugene Worley
Francis Eugene Worley was a U.S. Representative from Texas.-Biography:Born in Lone Wolf, Oklahoma, Worley moved to Shamrock, Texas, in 1922...

Democratic 1940 Re-elected Eugene Worley
Eugene Worley
Francis Eugene Worley was a U.S. Representative from Texas.-Biography:Born in Lone Wolf, Oklahoma, Worley moved to Shamrock, Texas, in 1922...

 (D) 93.1%

McD. Bybee (R) 6.9%
George H. Mahon
George H. Mahon
George Herman Mahon was a Texas politician who served twenty-two consecutive terms as a member of the United States House of Representatives from the Lubbock-based 19th congressional district....

Democratic 1934 Re-elected George H. Mahon
George H. Mahon
George Herman Mahon was a Texas politician who served twenty-two consecutive terms as a member of the United States House of Representatives from the Lubbock-based 19th congressional district....

 (D) Unopposed
Paul J. Kilday
Paul J. Kilday
Paul Joseph Kilday was a U.S. Representative from Texas.-Early life and education:Born in Sabinal, Kilday was the sixth child of Patrick Kilday, an immigrant from Ireland who was established as a merchant, and his Texas-born wife, Mary Tallant Kilday. Kilday moved with his parents and siblings to...

Democratic 1938 Re-elected Paul J. Kilday
Paul J. Kilday
Paul Joseph Kilday was a U.S. Representative from Texas.-Early life and education:Born in Sabinal, Kilday was the sixth child of Patrick Kilday, an immigrant from Ireland who was established as a merchant, and his Texas-born wife, Mary Tallant Kilday. Kilday moved with his parents and siblings to...

 (D) Unopposed
O. C. Fisher
O. C. Fisher
Ovie Clark Fisher was an attorney and author who served his country for 32 years as United States Congressman from the 21st District of Texas.-Biography:...

Democratic 1942 Re-elected O. C. Fisher
O. C. Fisher
Ovie Clark Fisher was an attorney and author who served his country for 32 years as United States Congressman from the 21st District of Texas.-Biography:...

 (D) 89.7%

Maurice J. Lehman (R) 10.3%

Utah 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Walter K. Granger
Walter K. Granger
Walter Keil Granger was a U.S. Representative from Utah.Born in St. George, Utah, Granger moved with his parents to Cedar City, Utah, in 1894. He attended the public schools and graduated from Branch Agricultural College at Cedar City, Utah in 1909...

Democratic 1940 Re-elected Walter K. Granger
Walter K. Granger
Walter Keil Granger was a U.S. Representative from Utah.Born in St. George, Utah, Granger moved with his parents to Cedar City, Utah, in 1894. He attended the public schools and graduated from Branch Agricultural College at Cedar City, Utah in 1909...

 (D) 57.8%

B. H. Stringham (R) 42.2%
J. W. Robinson
J. W. Robinson
James William Robinson was a U.S. Representative from Utah.Born in Coalville, Utah, Robinson attended public schools...

Democratic 1932 Re-elected J. W. Robinson
J. W. Robinson
James William Robinson was a U.S. Representative from Utah.Born in Coalville, Utah, Robinson attended public schools...

 (D) 62.3%

Quayle Cannon, Jr. (R) 37.7%

Vermont 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Charles Albert Plumley
Charles Albert Plumley
Charles Albert Plumley was a Republican U.S. Representative from Vermont, son of the U.S. Representative Frank Plumley....

Republican 1934 Re-elected Charles Albert Plumley
Charles Albert Plumley
Charles Albert Plumley was a Republican U.S. Representative from Vermont, son of the U.S. Representative Frank Plumley....

 (R) 62.4%

Robert W. Ready (D) 37.6%

Virginia 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
S. Otis Bland Democratic 1918 Re-elected S. Otis Bland (D) 81.2%
Walter Johnson (R) 18.8%
Winder R. Harris
Winder R. Harris
Winder Russell Harris was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Wake County , North Carolina, Harris attended the public schools and St...

Democratic 1938 Resigned
Democratic hold
Ralph Hunter Daughton
Ralph Hunter Daughton
Ralph Hunter Daughton was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Washington, D.C., Daughton attended public and private schools in Washington, D.C., and Prince Georges County, Maryland....

 (D) 57.7%

Thomas L. Woodward (R) 25.2%
W. B. Schafer, Jr. (I) 17.1%
Dave E. Satterfield, Jr.
Dave E. Satterfield, Jr.
Dave Edward Satterfield, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Virginia's 3rd congressional district. He took office on November 2, 1937 after a special election to fill the vacancy created by the death of Andrew J...

Democratic 1937 Re-elected Dave E. Satterfield, Jr.
Dave E. Satterfield, Jr.
Dave Edward Satterfield, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Virginia's 3rd congressional district. He took office on November 2, 1937 after a special election to fill the vacancy created by the death of Andrew J...

 (D) Unopposed
Patrick H. Drewry
Patrick H. Drewry
Patrick Henry Drewry was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Petersburg, Virginia, Drewry attended the public schools, Petersburg High School, and McCabe's University School....

Democratic 1920 Re-elected Patrick H. Drewry
Patrick H. Drewry
Patrick Henry Drewry was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Petersburg, Virginia, Drewry attended the public schools, Petersburg High School, and McCabe's University School....

 (D) Unopposed
Thomas G. Burch
Thomas G. Burch
Thomas Granville Burch was an American farmer, tobacco manufacturer, and politician from Martinsville, Virginia. He represented Virginia in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1931 until 1946. In 1946 he served as a U.S...

Democratic 1930 Re-elected Thomas G. Burch
Thomas G. Burch
Thomas Granville Burch was an American farmer, tobacco manufacturer, and politician from Martinsville, Virginia. He represented Virginia in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1931 until 1946. In 1946 he served as a U.S...

 (D) 84.6%

Howard H. Carwile (I) 15.4%
Clifton A. Woodrum
Clifton A. Woodrum
Clifton Alexander Woodrum was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Roanoke, Virginia, Woodrum attended the public schools of his native city and the University College of Medicine , Richmond, Virginia.He became a registered pharmacist and engaged in his profession in Roanoke.He studied law at...

Democratic 1922 Re-elected Clifton A. Woodrum
Clifton A. Woodrum
Clifton Alexander Woodrum was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Roanoke, Virginia, Woodrum attended the public schools of his native city and the University College of Medicine , Richmond, Virginia.He became a registered pharmacist and engaged in his profession in Roanoke.He studied law at...

 (D) 68.7%

John Strickler (R) 30.8%
Ruby Mae Wilkes (S
Socialist Party of America
The Socialist Party of America was a multi-tendency democratic-socialist political party in the United States, formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization...

) 0.5%
Absalom Willis Robertson
Absalom Willis Robertson
Absalom Willis Robertson was an American lawyer and Democratic Party politician from Lexington, Virginia. Also known as A. Willis Robertson, he represented Virginia in both the U.S...

Democratic 1932 Re-elected Absalom Willis Robertson
Absalom Willis Robertson
Absalom Willis Robertson was an American lawyer and Democratic Party politician from Lexington, Virginia. Also known as A. Willis Robertson, he represented Virginia in both the U.S...

 (D) 59.9%

D. Wampler Earman (R) 40.1%
Howard W. Smith
Howard W. Smith
Howard Worth Smith , Democratic U.S. Representative from Virginia, was a leader of the conservative coalition who supported both racial segregation and women's rights.-Early life and education:...

Democratic 1930 Re-elected Howard W. Smith
Howard W. Smith
Howard Worth Smith , Democratic U.S. Representative from Virginia, was a leader of the conservative coalition who supported both racial segregation and women's rights.-Early life and education:...

 (D) 60.1%

Elizabeth Chilton Murray (Ind Dem) 21.0%
Lawrence Michael (Ind Rep) 17.2%
Clarke T. Robb (S
Socialist Party of America
The Socialist Party of America was a multi-tendency democratic-socialist political party in the United States, formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization...

) 1.8%
John W. Flannagan, Jr.
John W. Flannagan, Jr.
John William Flannagan, Jr. was an American politician of the Democratic Party. He represented Virginia in the United States House of Representatives from 1931 - 1949.-Reference:...

Democratic 1930 Re-elected John W. Flannagan, Jr.
John W. Flannagan, Jr.
John William Flannagan, Jr. was an American politician of the Democratic Party. He represented Virginia in the United States House of Representatives from 1931 - 1949.-Reference:...

 (D) 56.3%

Ralph L. Lincoln (R) 43.7%

Washington 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Warren Magnuson Democratic 1936 Retired to run for U.S. Senate
Democratic hold
Hugh De Lacy (D) 53.1%
Robert H. Harlin (R) 46.2%
Jack R. Hopkins (S
Socialist Party of America
The Socialist Party of America was a multi-tendency democratic-socialist political party in the United States, formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization...

) 0.4%
Herbert W. Brougham (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 0.3%
Henry M. Jackson
Henry M. Jackson
Henry Martin "Scoop" Jackson was a U.S. Congressman and Senator from the state of Washington from 1941 until his death...

Democratic 1940 Re-elected Henry M. Jackson
Henry M. Jackson
Henry Martin "Scoop" Jackson was a U.S. Congressman and Senator from the state of Washington from 1941 until his death...

 (D) 60.4%

Payson Peterson (R) 39.6%
Fred B. Norman
Fred B. Norman
Fred Barthold Norman was a U.S. Representative from Washington.Born on a farm near Martinsville, Illinois, Norman attended the public schools and was graduated from Martinsville High School....

Republican 1942 Lost re-election
Democratic gain
Charles R. Savage
Charles R. Savage
Charles Raymon Savage was a U.S. Representative from Washington.Born on a farm at La Farge, Wisconsin, Savage attended the public schools. Later, he took special courses in mechanics, building construction, business law and salesmanship...

 (D) 52.0%

Fred B. Norman (R) 48.0%
Hal Holmes
Hal Holmes
Otis Halbert Holmes was a U.S. Representative from Washington, and grandson of Dudley Chase Haskell.Born in Cresco, Iowa, Holmes moved in 1915 to Walla Walla, Washington, where he attended the public schools....

Republican 1942 Re-elected Hal Holmes
Hal Holmes
Otis Halbert Holmes was a U.S. Representative from Washington, and grandson of Dudley Chase Haskell.Born in Cresco, Iowa, Holmes moved in 1915 to Walla Walla, Washington, where he attended the public schools....

 (R) 60.2%

Al McCoy (D) 39.8%
Walt Horan
Walt Horan
Walter Franklin Horan , American politician, was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for ten terms from January 3, 1943 to January 3, 1965, representing the Fifth Congressional District of Washington....

Republican 1942 Re-elected Walt Horan
Walt Horan
Walter Franklin Horan , American politician, was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for ten terms from January 3, 1943 to January 3, 1965, representing the Fifth Congressional District of Washington....

 (R) 52.3%

Edward J. Reilly (D) 47.7%
John M. Coffee
John M. Coffee
John Main Coffee was a U.S. Representative from Washington.Born in Tacoma, Washington, Coffee attended the public schools.He was in the University of Washington in Seattle, A.B...

Democratic 1936 Re-elected John M. Coffee
John M. Coffee
John Main Coffee was a U.S. Representative from Washington.Born in Tacoma, Washington, Coffee attended the public schools.He was in the University of Washington in Seattle, A.B...

 (D) 61.2%

Thor C. Tollefson (R) 38.8%

West Virginia 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
A. C. Schiffler
A. C. Schiffler
Andrew Charles Schiffler was a Republican United States Representative and attorney from West Virginia. Mr. Schiffler was born in Wheeling on August 10, 1889. He served in the Seventy-sixth Congress ; and the Seventy-eighth Congress...

Republican 1942 Lost re-election
Democratic gain
Matthew M. Neely
Matthew M. Neely
Matthew Mansfield Neely was a Democratic politician from West Virginia. He is the only West Virginian to serve in both houses of the United States Congress and as the Governor of West Virginia...

 (D) 50.4%

A. C. Schiffler (R) 49.6%
Jennings Randolph
Jennings Randolph
Jennings Randolph was an American politician from West Virginia. He was a member of the Democratic Party and was the last surviving member of the United States Congress to have served during the first 100 days of Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration.-Early life and career:Randolph was born in...

Democratic 1932 Re-elected Jennings Randolph
Jennings Randolph
Jennings Randolph was an American politician from West Virginia. He was a member of the Democratic Party and was the last surviving member of the United States Congress to have served during the first 100 days of Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration.-Early life and career:Randolph was born in...

 (D) 54.1%

Melvin C. Muntzing (R) 45.9%
Edward G. Rohrbough
Edward G. Rohrbough
Edward Gay Rohrbough was a Republican United States Representative from West Virginia He was born in 1874, near Buckhannon, West Virginia in Upshur County, West Virginia. He served in the Seventy-eighth and Eightieth Congress. He died December 12, 1956....

Republican 1942 Lost re-election
Democratic gain
Cleveland M. Bailey
Cleveland M. Bailey
Cleveland Monroe Bailey was a U.S. Representative from West Virginia.Born on a farm near St. Marys, Pleasants County, W.Virginia, Bailey attended the public schools, and West Liberty State College, West Liberty, W.Virginia....

 (D) 52.5%

Edward G. Rohrbough
Edward G. Rohrbough
Edward Gay Rohrbough was a Republican United States Representative from West Virginia He was born in 1874, near Buckhannon, West Virginia in Upshur County, West Virginia. He served in the Seventy-eighth and Eightieth Congress. He died December 12, 1956....

 (R) 47.5%
Hubert S. Ellis
Hubert S. Ellis
Hubert Summers Ellis was a Republican United States Representative, banker and salesman from Huntington, West Virginia...

Republican 1942 Re-elected Hubert S. Ellis
Hubert S. Ellis
Hubert Summers Ellis was a Republican United States Representative, banker and salesman from Huntington, West Virginia...

 (R) 51.2%

E. B. Pennybacker (D) 48.8%
John Kee
John Kee
John Kee was a U.S. Democratic politician.-Biography:He was born in Glenville, West Virginia. He attended Glenville State Normal School and West Virginia University and was admitted to the bar in 1897...

Democratic 1932 Re-elected John Kee
John Kee
John Kee was a U.S. Democratic politician.-Biography:He was born in Glenville, West Virginia. He attended Glenville State Normal School and West Virginia University and was admitted to the bar in 1897...

 (D) 61.7%

Hartley Sanders (R) 38.3%
Joe L. Smith
Joe L. Smith
Joseph Luther Smith, commonly known as Joe L. Smith , was an American politician, and a member of the Democratic Party from West Virginia....

Democratic 1928 Retired
Democratic hold
E. H. Hedrick
E. H. Hedrick
Erland Harold Hedrick, better known as E. H. Hedrick was an American Democratic politician from West Virginia....

 (D) 58.3%

J. W. Maxwell (R) 41.7%

Wisconsin 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Lawrence H. Smith
Lawrence H. Smith
Lawrence Henry Smith was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.Born in Racine, Wisconsin, Smith attended the public schools and Milwaukee State Teachers College. He graduated from the Marquette University Law School, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1923...

Republican 1941 Re-elected Lawrence H. Smith
Lawrence H. Smith
Lawrence Henry Smith was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.Born in Racine, Wisconsin, Smith attended the public schools and Milwaukee State Teachers College. He graduated from the Marquette University Law School, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1923...

 (R) 74.8%

John K. Kyle (Prog) 24.2%
Victor Cooks (S
Socialist Party of America
The Socialist Party of America was a multi-tendency democratic-socialist political party in the United States, formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization...

) 1.0%
Harry Sauthoff
Harry Sauthoff
Harry Sauthoff, Sr. , son of a German immigrant and brother of Dr. August Sauthoff, was a lawyer and politician from Madison, Wisconsin. A 1909 law graduate of the University of Wisconsin–Madison, he was district attorney of Dane County, Wisconsin, from 1915 to 1919. In 1921 Sauthoff served as...

Progressive 1940 Retired to run for U.S. Senate
Republican gain
Robert Kirkland Henry
Robert Kirkland Henry
Robert Kirkland Henry was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for Wisconsin's Second Congressional District. He was elected in 1944 and re-elected in 1946. He served from January 3, 1945 until his death on November 20, 1946. He was Wisconsin state treasurer from...

 (R) 56.8%

John W. Nash (D) 25.9%
Herbert C. Schenk (Prog) 16.7%
Margaret D. Gray (S
Socialist Party of America
The Socialist Party of America was a multi-tendency democratic-socialist political party in the United States, formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization...

) 0.6%
William H. Stevenson
William H. Stevenson
William Henry Stevenson was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin for the years 1941-1949, he served as a Republican....

Republican 1940 Re-elected William H. Stevenson
William H. Stevenson
William Henry Stevenson was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin for the years 1941-1949, he served as a Republican....

 (R) 69.9%

William D. Carroll (D) 25.4%
Olaf H. Johnson (I) 4.3%
Fred A. Dahir (S
Socialist Party of America
The Socialist Party of America was a multi-tendency democratic-socialist political party in the United States, formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization...

) 0.3%
Thaddeus Wasielewski
Thaddeus Wasielewski
Thaddeus Wasielewski was an American politician from the state of Wisconsin.Wasielewski was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and graduated from the University of Michigan in 1927. He received his law degree from Marquette University Law School in 1931 and practiced law in Milwaukee...

Democratic 1940 Re-elected Thaddeus Wasielewski
Thaddeus Wasielewski
Thaddeus Wasielewski was an American politician from the state of Wisconsin.Wasielewski was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and graduated from the University of Michigan in 1927. He received his law degree from Marquette University Law School in 1931 and practiced law in Milwaukee...

 (D) 63.5%

Robert Blackwood (R) 33.9%
Stanley Budny (S
Socialist Party of America
The Socialist Party of America was a multi-tendency democratic-socialist political party in the United States, formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization...

) 2.6%
Howard J. McMurray
Howard J. McMurray
Howard Johnstone McMurray was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.Born in Harvey County, near Mount Hope, Kansas, McMurray attended the public schools, Berea Academy at Berea, Kentucky, and high school at Madison, Wisconsin....

Democratic 1942 Retired to run for U.S. Senate
Democratic hold
Andrew Biemiller
Andrew Biemiller
Andrew John Biemiller was a prominent leader of American liberalism in the 20th century....

 (D) 50.8%

Lewis D. Thill (R) 45.2%
Edwin W. Knappe (S
Socialist Party of America
The Socialist Party of America was a multi-tendency democratic-socialist political party in the United States, formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization...

) 2.7%
Irvin I. Aaron (I) 1.2%
Frank B. Keefe Republican 1938 Re-elected Frank B. Keefe (R) 66.5%
Henry Danes (D) 32.3%
John C. Boll (S
Socialist Party of America
The Socialist Party of America was a multi-tendency democratic-socialist political party in the United States, formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization...

) 1.1%
Reid F. Murray
Reid F. Murray
Reid Fred Murray was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin, businessman, and educator.Born in Ogdensburg, Wisconsin, Murray attended the public schools and Manawa High School....

Republican 1938 Re-elected Reid F. Murray
Reid F. Murray
Reid Fred Murray was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin, businessman, and educator.Born in Ogdensburg, Wisconsin, Murray attended the public schools and Manawa High School....

 (R) 69.3%

William H. Ludwig (D) 30.1%
Lewis Frick (S
Socialist Party of America
The Socialist Party of America was a multi-tendency democratic-socialist political party in the United States, formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization...

) 0.6%
LaVern Dilweg
Lavern Dilweg
LaVern "Lavvie" Ralph Dilweg was an American football player, official, lawyers, and politician.Dilweg was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on January 11, 1903. He graduated from Marquette University Law School in Milwaukee in 1927, and was admitted to the Wisconsin Bar the same year. While at...

Democratic 1942 Lost re-election
Republican gain
John W. Byrnes
John W. Byrnes
John William Byrnes was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin from 1945 until 1973, when he did not seek reelection. He also served in the Wisconsin State Senate.-External links:...

 (R) 51.1%

LaVern Dilweg (D) 45.5%
Frederick W. Giese (Prog) 3.4%
Merlin Hull
Merlin Hull
Merlin Hull was a Wisconsin lawyer, a newspaper publisher, and a member of the United States House of Representatives....

Progressive 1934 Re-elected Merlin Hull
Merlin Hull
Merlin Hull was a Wisconsin lawyer, a newspaper publisher, and a member of the United States House of Representatives....

 (Prog) 98.5%

Adolph Maassen (S
Socialist Party of America
The Socialist Party of America was a multi-tendency democratic-socialist political party in the United States, formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization...

) 1.5%
Alvin E. O'Konski Republican 1942 Re-elected Alvin E. O'Konski (R) 57.8%
Elizabeth Hawkes (D) 31.4%
Harry P. Van Guilder (Prog) 10.1%
Adolph F. Kreie (S
Socialist Party of America
The Socialist Party of America was a multi-tendency democratic-socialist political party in the United States, formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization...

) 0.6%

Wyoming 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Frank A. Barrett
Frank A. Barrett
Frank Aloysius Barrett was an American soldier, lawyer and politician. He is best known as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate, and as the 21st Governor of Wyoming....

Republican 1942 Re-elected Frank A. Barrett
Frank A. Barrett
Frank Aloysius Barrett was an American soldier, lawyer and politician. He is best known as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate, and as the 21st Governor of Wyoming....

 (R) 55.7%

Charles E. Norris (D) 44.3%

See also

  • 79th United States Congress
    79th United States Congress
    The Seventy-ninth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1945 to January 3, 1947, during the last months of...

  • United States Senate elections, 1944
  • United States presidential election, 1944
    United States presidential election, 1944
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