United States House election, 1940
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The U.S. House election, 1940 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 1940 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 an unprecedented third term. His Democratic Party narrowly gained seats from the opposition Republican Party, cementing their majority. However, the election gave firm control of the US House of Representatives and Senate to the New Dealers once again, as Progressives dominated the election.

The upswing in the economy that occurred following the Recession of 1937-38
Recession of 1937
The Recession of 1937–1938 was a temporary reversal of the pre-war 1933 to 1941 economic recovery from the Great Depression in the United States.-Background:...

 encouraged voters that the New Deal plan had actually been working. This allowed the Democrats to stabilize their support.

Overall results

Party Total seats (change) Seat percentage
Democratic Party 267 5 61.3%
Republican Party 162 7 37.2%
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....

3 1 0.6%
Farmer-Labor Party
Farmer-Labor Party
The first modern Farmer–Labor Party in the United States emerged in Minnesota in 1918. Economic dislocation caused by American entry into World War I put agricultural prices and workers' wages into imbalance with rapidly escalating retail prices during the war years, and farmers and workers sought...

1 0.2%
American Labor Party
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...

1 0.2%
Independent 1 1 0.2%
Totals 435 100.0%



Separate elections

Three special elections were held apart from those in November. The elected winner would serve only the remainder of the incumbent Congress.
Date District Reason & Result Candidates
April 19, 1940 George H. Heinke
George H. Heinke
George Henry Heinke was a Nebraska Republican politician.He was born on a farm on July 22, 1882 near Dunbar, Nebraska and moved to 1889 to Douglas, Nebraska, in 1891 to San Angelo, Texas, and in 1894 to Talmage, Nebraska. He graduated from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln College of Law and...

 (R) died January 2, 1940
Republican hold
Winner did not run for re-election in November
John Hyde Sweet
John Hyde Sweet
John Hyde Sweet was a Nebraska Republican politician.He was born in Milford, New York on September 1, 1880 and moved to Palmyra, Nebraska in 1885...

 (R) 56.15%

Charles A. Dafoe (D) 43.85%
June 3, 1940 Clyde Smith
Clyde Smith
Clyde Harold Smith was a United States Representative from Maine.Born on a farm near Harmony, Maine, he moved with his parents to Hartland, Maine in 1891. He attended the rural schools and Hartland Academy, and taught school...

 (R) died April 8, 1940
Republican hold
Winner was subsequently re-elected in November
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) Unopposed
October 1, 1940 Benjamin Gibbs
W. Benjamin Gibbs
Willis Benjamin Gibbs was a U.S. Representative from Georgia, husband of Florence Reville Gibbs.Born in Dupont, Georgia, Gibbs attended the public schools and Mercer University, Macon, Georgia....

 (D) died August 7, 1940
Democratic hold
Winner did not run for re-election in November
Florence Reville Gibbs
Florence Reville Gibbs
Florence Reville Gibbs was a Democratic congresswoman, the first woman to represent Georgia in the United States House of Representatives....

 (D) Unopposed

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
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 ....

Democratic 1914 Re-elected 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) 99.6%

Thomas G. McNaron (R) 0.4%
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) 87.9%

Thomas G. McNaron (R) 12.1%
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 Re-elected Joe Starnes
Joe Starnes
Joe Starnes was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.-Biography:Born in Guntersville, Alabama, Starnes attended the public schools....

 (D) 100.0%

George Bogus (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...

) 0.003%
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
William B. Bankhead
William B. Bankhead
William Brockman Bankhead was an American politician from Alabama who served as U.S. Representative and Speaker of the House. He was a Democrat. Bankhead was a prominent supporter of President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal of pro-labor union legislation, thus clashing with most other southern...

Democratic 1916 Died in office
Democratic hold
Walter W. Bankhead
Walter W. Bankhead
Walter Will Bankhead was a U.S. Representative from Alabama, son of John Hollis Bankhead II, grandson of John Hollis Bankhead, nephew of William Brockman Bankhead, and cousin of Tallulah Bankhead....

 (D) 70.9%

A. W. Hargett (R) 29.1%
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
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....

Democratic 1936 Re-elected 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) 99.1%

W. A. Denson (I) 0.9%

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) 71.1%

K. T. Palmer (R) 28.9%

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
Clyde T. Ellis
Clyde T. Ellis
Clyde Taylor Ellis was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas.Born on a farm near Garfield, Arkansas, Ellis attended the public schools of Fayetteville, Arkansas....

Democratic 1938 Re-elected Clyde T. Ellis
Clyde T. Ellis
Clyde Taylor Ellis was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas.Born on a farm near Garfield, Arkansas, Ellis attended the public schools of Fayetteville, Arkansas....

 (D) 71.1%

Claude M. Williams (R) 28.9%
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 1939 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
David D. Terry
David D. Terry
David Dickson Terry was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas and son of William Leake Terry.Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, Terry attended public schools, along with the Bethel Military Academy in Fauquier County, Virginia and the University of Virginia at Charlottesville...

Democratic 1933 Re-elected David D. Terry
David D. Terry
David Dickson Terry was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas and son of William Leake Terry.Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, Terry attended public schools, along with the Bethel Military Academy in Fauquier County, Virginia and the University of Virginia at Charlottesville...

 (D) Unopposed
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
Wade H. Kitchens
Wade H. Kitchens
Wade Hampton Kitchens was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas.Born on a farm near Falcon, Nevada County, Arkansas, Kitchens attended the common schools, Southern Academy, and the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville....

Democratic 1936 Lost renomination
Democratic hold
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 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) 93.3%

Albert J. Lima (C
Communist Party USA
The Communist Party USA is a Marxist political party in the United States, established in 1919. It has a long, complex history that is closely related to the histories of similar communist parties worldwide and the U.S. labor movement....

) 5.1%
Ernest S. Mitchell (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...

) 1.6%
Harry Lane Englebright
Harry Lane Englebright
Harry Lane Englebright was a U.S. political figure. He served as the House minority whip between 1933 and 1943....

Republican 1926 Re-elected Harry Lane Englebright
Harry Lane Englebright
Harry Lane Englebright was a U.S. political figure. He served as the House minority whip between 1933 and 1943....

 (R) Unopposed
Frank H. Buck
Frank H. Buck
Frank Henry Buck was a U.S. Representative from California.Born on a ranch near Vacaville, California, Buck attended the public schools. He graduated from the University of California at Berkeley in 1908 and from the law department of Harvard University in 1911...

Democratic 1932 Re-elected Frank H. Buck
Frank H. Buck
Frank Henry Buck was a U.S. Representative from California.Born on a ranch near Vacaville, California, Buck attended the public schools. He graduated from the University of California at Berkeley in 1908 and from the law department of Harvard University in 1911...

 (D) 91.0%

C. H. Farman (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...

) 7.1%
Charles Gricus (C
Communist Party USA
The Communist Party USA is a Marxist political party in the United States, established in 1919. It has a long, complex history that is closely related to the histories of similar communist parties worldwide and the U.S. labor movement....

) 1.8%
George C. Kimber (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...

) 0.08%
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...

Democratic 1936 Lost re-election
Republican gain
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...

 (R) 54.6%

Franck R. Havenner (D) 44.4%
Archie Brown (C
Communist Party USA
The Communist Party USA is a Marxist political party in the United States, established in 1919. It has a long, complex history that is closely related to the histories of similar communist parties worldwide and the U.S. labor movement....

) 1.0%
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 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) 95.8%

Walter R. Lambert (C
Communist Party USA
The Communist Party USA is a Marxist political party in the United States, established in 1919. It has a long, complex history that is closely related to the histories of similar communist parties worldwide and the U.S. labor movement....

) 4.2%
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 Re-elected 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...

 (R) 96.0%

Clarence Paton (C
Communist Party USA
The Communist Party USA is a Marxist political party in the United States, established in 1919. It has a long, complex history that is closely related to the histories of similar communist parties worldwide and the U.S. labor movement....

) 4.0%
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 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) 55.5%

Ralph R. Eltse (R) 43.2%
Alfred N. Johnson (C
Communist Party USA
The Communist Party USA is a Marxist political party in the United States, established in 1919. It has a long, complex history that is closely related to the histories of similar communist parties worldwide and the U.S. labor movement....

) 1.3%
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 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) 96.6%

Elizabeth Nicholas (C
Communist Party USA
The Communist Party USA is a Marxist political party in the United States, established in 1919. It has a long, complex history that is closely related to the histories of similar communist parties worldwide and the U.S. labor movement....

) 3.4%
John J. McGrath (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...

) 0.02%
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 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) 97.0%

Louretta Adams (C
Communist Party USA
The Communist Party USA is a Marxist political party in the United States, established in 1919. It has a long, complex history that is closely related to the histories of similar communist parties worldwide and the U.S. labor movement....

) 3.0%
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 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) 96.6%

Orla E. Lair (C
Communist Party USA
The Communist Party USA is a Marxist political party in the United States, established in 1919. It has a long, complex history that is closely related to the histories of similar communist parties worldwide and the U.S. labor movement....

) 3.4%
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 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) 64.0%

Irwin W. Minger (R) 35.2%
Albert Lewis (C
Communist Party USA
The Communist Party USA is a Marxist political party in the United States, established in 1919. It has a long, complex history that is closely related to the histories of similar communist parties worldwide and the U.S. labor movement....

) 0.7%
Charles Kramer
Charles Kramer (politician)
Charles Kramer was a Representative from California. He was born in Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky, and moved to Chicago during his infancy. He attended the public and parochial schools, and attended Illinois College of Law and De Paul University. He was admitted to the bar in 1904 and began...

Democratic 1932 Re-elected Charles Kramer
Charles Kramer (politician)
Charles Kramer was a Representative from California. He was born in Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky, and moved to Chicago during his infancy. He attended the public and parochial schools, and attended Illinois College of Law and De Paul University. He was admitted to the bar in 1904 and began...

 (D) 75.7%

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...

) 21.7%
Celeste Strack (C
Communist Party USA
The Communist Party USA is a Marxist political party in the United States, established in 1919. It has a long, complex history that is closely related to the histories of similar communist parties worldwide and the U.S. labor movement....

) 2.6%
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 Re-elected 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:...

 (D) 64.3%

Herbert L. Herberts (R) 33.3%
Pettis Perry (C
Communist Party USA
The Communist Party USA is a Marxist political party in the United States, established in 1919. It has a long, complex history that is closely related to the histories of similar communist parties worldwide and the U.S. labor movement....

) 2.4%
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 Re-elected 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....

 (D) 56.2%

Norris J. Nelson (R) 42.6%
Emil Freed (C
Communist Party USA
The Communist Party USA is a Marxist political party in the United States, established in 1919. It has a long, complex history that is closely related to the histories of similar communist parties worldwide and the U.S. labor movement....

) 1.2%
Leland M. Ford
Leland M. Ford
Leland Merritt Ford was a U.S. Representative from California.Born in Eureka, Nevada, Ford attended the public schools. He also took various courses at the University of Arizona at Tucson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute at Blacksburg, Sheldon Science of Business, Chicago, Illinois, and the...

Republican 1938 Re-elected Leland M. Ford
Leland M. Ford
Leland Merritt Ford was a U.S. Representative from California.Born in Eureka, Nevada, Ford attended the public schools. He also took various courses at the University of Arizona at Tucson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute at Blacksburg, Sheldon Science of Business, Chicago, Illinois, and the...

 (R) 96.4%

George C. Sandy (C
Communist Party USA
The Communist Party USA is a Marxist political party in the United States, established in 1919. It has a long, complex history that is closely related to the histories of similar communist parties worldwide and the U.S. labor movement....

) 3.6%
Lee E. Geyer
Lee E. Geyer
Lee Edward Geyer was a U.S. Representative from California.Born in Wetmore, Kansas, Geyer attended the public schools....

Democratic 1938 Re-elected Lee E. Geyer
Lee E. Geyer
Lee Edward Geyer was a U.S. Representative from California.Born in Wetmore, Kansas, Geyer attended the public schools....

 (D) 65.5%

Clifton A. Hix (R) 28.6%
Samuel C. Converse (Prog) 4.9%
Harry L. Gray (C
Communist Party USA
The Communist Party USA is a Marxist political party in the United States, established in 1919. It has a long, complex history that is closely related to the histories of similar communist parties worldwide and the U.S. labor movement....

) 1.0%
Thomas M. Eaton
Thomas M. Eaton
Thomas Marion Eaton served briefly as a U.S. Representative from California in 1939.Born on a farm near Edwardsville, Illinois, Eaton attended the public schools....

Republican 1938 Died in office
Republican hold
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...

 (R) 54.3%

Byron N. Scott (D) 44.7%
George R. Ashby (C
Communist Party USA
The Communist Party USA is a Marxist political party in the United States, established in 1919. It has a long, complex history that is closely related to the histories of similar communist parties worldwide and the U.S. labor movement....

) 1.0%
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 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) 52.9%

Lotus H. Loudon (R) 47.1%
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 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) 51.1%

Ed Fletcher (R) 48.3%
Esco L. Richardson (C
Communist Party USA
The Communist Party USA is a Marxist political party in the United States, established in 1919. It has a long, complex history that is closely related to the histories of similar communist parties worldwide and the U.S. labor movement....

) 0.6%

Colorado 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Lawrence Lewis Democratic 1932 Re-elected Lawrence Lewis (D) 64.6%
James D. Parriott (R) 34.9%
Ward Rogers (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%
James Allander (C
Communist Party USA
The Communist Party USA is a Marxist political party in the United States, established in 1919. It has a long, complex history that is closely related to the histories of similar communist parties worldwide and the U.S. labor movement....

) 0.2%
Fred Nelson Cummings Democratic 1932 Lost re-election
Republican gain
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) 53.2%

Fred Nelson Cummings (D) 46.2%
Henry Neumann (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 F. Billings (Peace) 0.2%
John Andrew Martin
John Andrew Martin
Maj. John Andrew Martin raised and for ten months was in command of the First Battalion, Second Colorado Regiment....

Democratic 1932 Died in office
Republican gain
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) 52.0%

Byron G. Rogers (D) 48.0%
Edward Thomas Taylor Democratic 1908 Re-elected Edward Thomas Taylor (D) 59.4%
Paul W. Crawford (R) 40.6%

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 1938 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) 54.2%

William J. Miller (R) 45.8%
Thomas R. Ball
Thomas R. Ball
Thomas Raymond Ball was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.Born in New York City, Ball attended the public schools, Anglo-Saxon School, Paris, France, Heathcote School, Harrison, New York, and the Art Students League, New York City.He engaged as a designer in 1916.During the First World War...

Republican 1938 Lost re-election
Democratic gain
William J. Fitzgerald
William J. Fitzgerald
William Joseph Fitzgerald was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.Born in Norwich, Connecticut, Fitzgerald attended St...

 (D) 52.4%

Thomas R. Ball (R) 47.3%
John R. McHale (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%
James A. Shanley
James A. Shanley
James Andrew Shanley was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Shanley attended the public schools.Graduate of Battery Commander School at Fort Sill, Arkansas, in 1917....

Democratic 1934 Re-elected James A. Shanley
James A. Shanley
James Andrew Shanley was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Shanley attended the public schools.Graduate of Battery Commander School at Fort Sill, Arkansas, in 1917....

 (D) 53.6%

Ranulf Compton (R) 46.4%
Albert E. Austin
Albert E. Austin
Albert Elmer Austin was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut, stepfather of Clare Boothe Luce.-Biography:...

Republican 1938 Lost re-election
Democratic gain
Le Roy D. Downs
Le Roy D. Downs
Le Roy Donnelly Downs was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.Born in Danbury, Connecticut, Downs attended the public schools of his native city....

 (D) 49.1%

Albert E. Austin (R) 48.6%
George Moffatt (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...

) 2.3%
J. Joseph Smith
J. Joseph Smith
John Joseph Smith was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.Born in Waterbury, Connecticut, Smith attended the public schools before attending Yale University, from which he received his B.A. degree in 1925. Two years later, he received his LL.B. degree from Yale Law School...

Democratic 1934 Re-elected J. Joseph Smith
J. Joseph Smith
John Joseph Smith was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.Born in Waterbury, Connecticut, Smith attended the public schools before attending Yale University, from which he received his B.A. degree in 1925. Two years later, he received his LL.B. degree from Yale Law School...

 (D) 54.9%

Frank T. Johnson (R) 44.7%
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...

) 0.4%
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 1938 Lost re-election
Democratic gain
Lucien J. Maciora
Lucien J. Maciora
Lucien John Maciora was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.Born in New Britain, Connecticut, Maciora attended high school.Grocer.He served as member of the New Britain, Connecticut, common council from 1926 to 1934....

 (D) 52.1%

B. J. Monkiewicz (R) 46.7%
Bellani Trombley (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...

) 0.8%
Andrew Jacob, Jr. (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%
Oscar W. Nelson (Union
Union Party (United States)
The Union Party was a short-lived political party in the United States, formed in 1936 by a coalition of radio priest Father Charles Coughlin, old-age pension advocate Francis Townsend, and Gerald L. K. Smith, who had taken control of Huey Long's Share Our Wealth movement after Long's assassination...

) 0.1%

Delaware 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
George S. Williams
George S. Williams
George Short Williams was an American office administrator and politician from Millsboro, in Sussex County, Delaware. He was a member of the Republican Party, who served as U.S. Representative from Delaware....

Republican 1938 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) 50.6%

George S. Williams (R) 47.8%
Royden C. Caulk (Lib Dem) 1.6%

Florida 

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
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....

Democratic 1932 Re-elected 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....

 (D) 89.1%

Francis McHale (R) 10.9%
Millard F. Caldwell
Millard F. Caldwell
Millard Fillmore Caldwell was an American politician. He was the 29th Governor of Florida and served in all three branches of government at various times in his life, including as a U.S. Representative and Florida Supreme Court justice.Caldwell was born in the rural area of Beverly, Tennessee,...

Democratic 1932 Retired to run for U. S. Senate
Democratic hold
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) 75.3%

Bert L. Acker (R) 24.7%
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) 75.4%

Emory Akerman (R) 24.6%

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) 99.5%

H. W. Sheppard (I) 0.4%
Thomas H. Gignilliat (R) 0.1%
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) 96.8%

William Campbell (I) 3.2%
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) 99.9%

Henry A. Alexander (R) 0.1%
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) 99.9%

Mrs. J. Ben Warren (R) 0.1%
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) 86.4%

Lewis H. Crawford (R) 13.6%
Norman Thomas (I) 0.005%
Florence Reville Gibbs
Florence Reville Gibbs
Florence Reville Gibbs was a Democratic congresswoman, the first woman to represent Georgia in the United States House of Representatives....

Democratic 1940 Retired
Democratic hold
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 Re-elected 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....

 (D) 84.4%

William C. Horton (R) 15.4%
W. H. Slack, Jr. (I) 0.2%
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) 98.7%

D. Talmadge Bowers (I) 1.3%
G. P. King (I) 0.01%

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) 62.0%

Edward Gaffney (R) 38.0%
Henry C. Dworshak Republican 1938 Re-elected Henry C. Dworshak (R) 53.1%
Ira H. Masters (D) 46.9%

Illinois 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Arthur W. Mitchell
Arthur W. Mitchell
Arthur Wergs Mitchell was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Mitchell was the first African American to be elected to the United States Congress as a Democrat....

Democratic 1934 Re-elected Arthur W. Mitchell
Arthur W. Mitchell
Arthur Wergs Mitchell was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Mitchell was the first African American to be elected to the United States Congress as a Democrat....

 (D) 52.7%

William E. King (R) 46.7%
Others 0.7%
Raymond S. McKeough
Raymond S. McKeough
Raymond Stephen McKeough was a Democratic politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Illinois from 1935 to 1943....

Democratic 1934 Re-elected Raymond S. McKeough
Raymond S. McKeough
Raymond Stephen McKeough was a Democratic politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Illinois from 1935 to 1943....

 (D) 51.4%

P. H. Moynihan (R) 48.6%
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...

Democratic 1930 Re-elected 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) 51.1%

Waldemar J. Roehler (R) 48.9%
Harry P. Beam
Harry P. Beam
Harry Peter Beam was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Peoria Illinois, Beam moved with his parents to Chicago, Illinois, in 1899. He attended St. Mary's School, Marshalltown, Iowa, and Holy Family School, Chicago, Illinois, was graduated from St...

Democratic 1930 Re-elected Harry P. Beam
Harry P. Beam
Harry Peter Beam was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Peoria Illinois, Beam moved with his parents to Chicago, Illinois, in 1899. He attended St. Mary's School, Marshalltown, Iowa, and Holy Family School, Chicago, Illinois, was graduated from St...

 (D) 77.4%

Henry F. Schmudde (R) 22.6%
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) 71.0%

Martin Dykema (R) 29.0%
A. F. Maciejewski
A. F. Maciejewski
Anton Frank Maciejewski was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Anderson, Texas, Maciejewski attended the public schools of Cicero, Illinois, and Lewis Institute, Chicago, Illinois. He became engaged in the wholesale and retail coal business in Cicero, Illinois, in 1916...

Democratic 1938 Re-elected A. F. Maciejewski
A. F. Maciejewski
Anton Frank Maciejewski was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Anderson, Texas, Maciejewski attended the public schools of Cicero, Illinois, and Lewis Institute, Chicago, Illinois. He became engaged in the wholesale and retail coal business in Cicero, Illinois, in 1916...

 (D) 56.2%

Joseph Wagner (R) 43.8%
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....

Democratic 1930 Re-elected 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) 50.9%

James G. Moreland (R) 49.1%
Leo Kocialkowski
Leo Kocialkowski
Leo Paul Kocialkowski was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Chicago, Illinois, Kocialkowski was orphaned at an early age.He was educated in private schools, which he supplemented by a business course....

Democratic 1932 Re-elected Leo Kocialkowski
Leo Kocialkowski
Leo Paul Kocialkowski was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Chicago, Illinois, Kocialkowski was orphaned at an early age.He was educated in private schools, which he supplemented by a business course....

 (D) 78.1%

Anthony V. Champagne (R) 21.9%
James McAndrews
James McAndrews
James McAndrews was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, McAndrews attended the common schools. He moved to Chicago, Illinois, and engaged in business, serving as building commissioner of Chicago.McAndrews was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-seventh and...

Democratic 1934 Lost re-election
Republican gain
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....

 (R) 53.3%

James McAndrews (D) 46.7%
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 1934 Retired to run for U. S. Senate
Republican hold
George A. Paddock
George A. Paddock
George Arthur Paddock was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Winnetka, Illinois, Paddock attended the public schools....

 (R) 61.3%

John Haderlein (D) 38.7%
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) 64.6%

Edgar O. Eakin (D) 35.4%
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) 60.6%

August C. Engh (D) 39.4%
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) 67.6%

John B. Hayes (D) 32.4%
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) 52.3%

Forest Dizotell (D) 47.7%
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) 56.4%

Russell M. Gunn (D) 43.6%
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) 58.1%

M. R. Clark (D) 41.9%
Leslie C. Arends Republican 1934 Re-elected Leslie C. Arends (R) 61.1%
J. Joseph Pitts (D) 38.9%
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) 53.2%

James A. Meeks (D) 46.8%
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,...

Republican 1938 Re-elected 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) 50.6%

Alfred D. Huston (D) 49.4%
James M. Barnes
James M. Barnes (congressman)
James M. Barnes is a former member of the US House of Representatives from Illinois. He was born on January 9, 1899 in Jacksonville, Illinois and attended the public schools. During the First World War, he served overseas as a private in the United States Marine Corps in 1918 and 1919...

Democratic 1938 Re-elected James M. Barnes
James M. Barnes (congressman)
James M. Barnes is a former member of the US House of Representatives from Illinois. He was born on January 9, 1899 in Jacksonville, Illinois and attended the public schools. During the First World War, he served overseas as a private in the United States Marine Corps in 1918 and 1919...

 (D) 51.7%

Hardin E. Hanks (R) 48.3%
Frank W. Fries
Frank W. Fries
Frank William Fries was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Hornsby, Cahokia Township, Macoupin County, Illinois, Fries moved with his parents to Gillespie, Illinois, in 1904.He attended the public schools....

Democratic 1936 Lost re-election
Republican gain
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) 51.6%

Frank W. Fries (D) 48.4%
Edwin M. Schaefer
Edwin M. Schaefer
Edwin Martin Schaefer was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois, Schaefer attended the public schools, Western Military Academy, Alton, Illinois, and the University of Illinois at Urbana.He graduated from Washington University in St...

Democratic 1932 Re-elected Edwin M. Schaefer
Edwin M. Schaefer
Edwin Martin Schaefer was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois, Schaefer attended the public schools, Western Military Academy, Alton, Illinois, and the University of Illinois at Urbana.He graduated from Washington University in St...

 (D) 53.8%

Calvin D. Johnson (R) 46.2%
Laurence F. Arnold
Laurence F. Arnold
Laurence Fletcher Arnold was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Newton, Illinois, Arnold attended the public and high schools of his native city and the University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.He studied law....

Democratic 1936 Re-elected Laurence F. Arnold
Laurence F. Arnold
Laurence Fletcher Arnold was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Newton, Illinois, Arnold attended the public and high schools of his native city and the University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.He studied law....

 (D) 51.0%

Ben O. Sumner (R) 49.0%
Claude V. Parsons
Claude V. Parsons
Claude VanCleve Parsons was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born on a farm near McCormick, Pope County, Illinois, Parsons attended the public schools....

Democratic 1930 Lost re-election
Republican gain
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) 53.6%

Claude V. Parsons (D) 46.4%
Kent E. Keller
Kent E. Keller
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Democratic 1930 Lost re-election
Republican gain
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) 50.5%

Kent E. Keller (D) 49.5%
John C. Martin
John C. Martin (Illinois Congressman)
John Cunningham Martin was a member of the US House of Representatives from Illinois.Martin attended the public schools and Illinois College in Jacksonville, Illinois...

Democratic 1938
Republican gain
William Stratton
William Stratton
William Grant Stratton , known as "Billy the Kid", was the 32nd Governor of the U.S. state of Illinois from 1953 to 1961, succeeding Adlai Stevenson II in that office. He was born on in Ingleside in Lake County, Illinois, the son of William J...

 (R) 25.7%

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...

 (R) 25.3%

Thomas Vernor Smith (D) 24.7%
Walter J. Orlikoski (D) 24.0%
Harry Fleischman (I) 0.09%
Lee S. Gregory (I) 0.09%
Willis Ray Wilson (I) 0.09%
Lena Duell Vincent (I) 0.08%
Thomas Vernor Smith
Thomas Vernor Smith
Thomas Vernor Smith , who wrote under the byline T. V. Smith, was an American philosopher, scholar, and politician from Illinois, as well as an officer in the United States Army.-Biography:...

Democratic 1938
Republican gain

Indiana 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
William T. Schulte
William T. Schulte
William Theodore Schulte was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in St. Bernard Township, Platte County, Nebraska, Schulte attended the public schools of St...

Democratic 1932 Re-elected William T. Schulte
William T. Schulte
William Theodore Schulte was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in St. Bernard Township, Platte County, Nebraska, Schulte attended the public schools of St...

 (D) 60.9%

M. Elliott Belshaw (R) 39.1%
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) 58.1%

James O. Cox (D) 41.9%
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) 51.3%

George Sands (D) 48.7%
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) 58.0%

Frank E. Corbett (D) 42.0%
Forest A. Harness Republican 1938 Re-elected Forest A. Harness (R) 54.7%
George W. Wolf (D) 45.3%
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) 52.3%

Lenhardt E. Bauer (D) 47.7%
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) 52.2%

Charles H. Bedwell (D) 47.8%
John W. Boehne, Jr.
John W. Boehne, Jr.
John William Boehne, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Indiana, son of John William Boehne.Born in Evansville, Indiana, Boehne attended the public and parochial schools....

Democratic 1930 Re-elected John W. Boehne, Jr.
John W. Boehne, Jr.
John William Boehne, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Indiana, son of John William Boehne.Born in Evansville, Indiana, Boehne attended the public and parochial schools....

 (D) 55.5%

Charles F. Werner (R) 44.5%
Eugene B. Crowe
Eugene B. Crowe
right|300px|thumb|Group of legislators leaves [[White House]] after asking [[Franklin Roosevelt]] for $80,000,000 for flood control in [[Ohio Valley]], March 7, 1938. front: l-r [[Joseph A. Dixon]], [[James G. Polk]], [[Eugene B. Crowe]], [[George William Johnson |G W Johnson]], [[Lawrence E....

Democratic 1930 Lost re-election
Republican gain
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) 50.9%

Eugene B. Crowe (D) 49.1%
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) 53.0%

Don C. Ward (D) 47.0%
William H. Larrabee Democratic 1930 Re-elected William H. Larrabee (D) 51.7%
Maurice G. Robinson (R) 48.3%
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) 52.9%

James A. Collins (R) 47.1%

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) 60.4%

Zoe S. Nabers (D) 39.6%
William S. Jacobsen
William S. Jacobsen
William Sebastian Jacobsen was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Iowa's 2nd congressional district who served three terms from 1937 to 1942. He was the son of his predecessor, Bernhard M...

Democratic 1936 Re-elected William S. Jacobsen
William S. Jacobsen
William Sebastian Jacobsen was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Iowa's 2nd congressional district who served three terms from 1937 to 1942. He was the son of his predecessor, Bernhard M...

 (D) 52.2%

W. A. McCullough (R) 47.8%
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) 59.9%

Ernest J. Seeman (D) 40.1%
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) 56.4%

Morgan J. McEnaney (D) 43.6%
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) 53.3%

Roy E. Stevens (D) 46.7%
Robert K. Goodwin
Robert K. Goodwin
Robert Kingman Goodwin was a Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa from a March 1940 special election until the end of his term in January 1941.Born in Des Moines, Iowa, Goodwin attended the public schools....

Republican 1940 Retired
Republican hold
Paul Cunningham (R) 52.3%
E. Frank Fox (D) 47.6%
D. Robinson (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%
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) 58.6%

Ernest M. Miller (D) 41.4%
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 Re-elected 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'...

 (R) 58.1%

Frank J. Lund (D) 41.9%
Vincent F. Harrington
Vincent F. Harrington
Vincent Francis Harrington was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Iowa. Harrington was commissioned in the United States Army Air Corps after the Pearl Harbor attack, resigned from Congress when President Franklin D...

Democratic 1936 Re-elected Vincent F. Harrington
Vincent F. Harrington
Vincent Francis Harrington was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Iowa. Harrington was commissioned in the United States Army Air Corps after the Pearl Harbor attack, resigned from Congress when President Franklin D...

 (D) 50.8%

Albert F. Swanson (R) 49.2%

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 Re-elected 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...

 (R) 61.0%

Clive R. Lane (D) 39.0%
Ulysses Samuel Guyer Republican 1926 Re-elected Ulysses Samuel Guyer (R) 54.0%
Harold H. Harding (D) 46.0%
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) 55.2%

W. E. Ledbetter (D) 44.8%
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) 62.5%

Dudley Doolittle (D) 37.5%
John Mills Houston
John Mills Houston
John Mills Houston was a member of the United States House of Representatives from the 5th congressional district of Kansas from 1935 to 1943. He was also a member of the National Labor Relations Board from 1943 to 1953....

Democratic 1934 Re-elected John Mills Houston
John Mills Houston
John Mills Houston was a member of the United States House of Representatives from the 5th congressional district of Kansas from 1935 to 1943. He was also a member of the National Labor Relations Board from 1943 to 1953....

 (D) 52.5%

Stanley Taylor (R) 47.5%
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) 60.9%

Max Jones (D) 39.1%
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) 63.9%

Claude E. Main (D) 36.1%

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) Unopposed
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 Re-elected 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...

 (D) Unopposed
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) 60.0%

Ben J. Brumleve (R) 40.0%
Edward W. Creal
Edward W. Creal
Edward Wester Creal was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born in a log house in LaRue County, Kentucky near Mount Sherman, Kentucky, Creal attended the public schools of Hart and Larue Counties, Kentucky....

Democratic 1935 Re-elected Edward W. Creal
Edward W. Creal
Edward Wester Creal was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born in a log house in LaRue County, Kentucky near Mount Sherman, Kentucky, Creal attended the public schools of Hart and Larue Counties, Kentucky....

 (D) 58.5%

Lewis H. Mather (R) 41.5%
Brent Spence
Brent Spence
right|300px|thumb|Group of legislators leaves [[White House]] after asking [[Franklin Roosevelt]] for $80,000,000 for flood control in [[Ohio Valley]], March 7, 1938. front: l-r [[Joseph A. Dixon]], [[James G. Polk]], [[Eugene B. Crowe]], [[George William Johnson |G W Johnson]], [[Lawrence E....

Democratic 1930 Re-elected Brent Spence
Brent Spence
right|300px|thumb|Group of legislators leaves [[White House]] after asking [[Franklin Roosevelt]] for $80,000,000 for flood control in [[Ohio Valley]], March 7, 1938. front: l-r [[Joseph A. Dixon]], [[James G. Polk]], [[Eugene B. Crowe]], [[George William Johnson |G W Johnson]], [[Lawrence E....

 (D) 61.2%

Henry J. Cook (R) 38.8%
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) 60.5%

William D. Rogers (R) 39.5%
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) 56.8%

James W. Turner (R) 43.2%
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) 58.0%

H. Clell Hayes (R) 42.0%
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) 61.7%

Bert Rowland (D) 38.3%

Louisiana 

Several close allies of former governor Huey Long
Huey Long
Huey Pierce Long, Jr. , nicknamed The Kingfish, served as the 40th Governor of Louisiana from 1928–1932 and as a U.S. Senator from 1932 to 1935. A Democrat, he was noted for his radical populist policies. Though a backer of Franklin D...

 were defeated in primaries by reform candidates.
District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Joachim O. Fernandez
Joachim O. Fernandez
Joachim Octave Fernández was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives representing the state of Louisiana. He was a Democrat....

Democratic 1930 Lost renomination
Democratic hold
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 1930 Lost renomination
Democratic hold
Hale Boggs
Hale Boggs
Thomas Hale Boggs Sr. , was an American Democratic politician and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Orleans, Louisiana...

 (D) Unopposed
Robert L. Mouton
Robert L. Mouton
Robert Louis Mouton was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana.Born in Duchamp, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, Mouton moved with his parents to Lafayette, Louisiana, where he attended the public schools. He was graduated from Southwestern Louisiana Institute, Lafayette, Louisiana. He was employed as...

Democratic 1936 Lost renomination
Democratic hold
James R. Domengeaux (D) 66.0%
David W. Pipes, Jr. (R) 34.0%
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) 100.0%

Benjamin E. Neal (I) 0.03%
Newt V. Mills
Newt V. Mills
Newt Virgus Mills was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana.Born in Calhoun, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, Mills attended the public schools of his native city, Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge, Louisiana State Normal College at Natchitoches, and Spencer...

Democratic 1936 Re-elected Newt V. Mills
Newt V. Mills
Newt Virgus Mills was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana.Born in Calhoun, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, Mills attended the public schools of his native city, Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge, Louisiana State Normal College at Natchitoches, and Spencer...

 (D) Unopposed
John K. Griffith
John K. Griffith
John Keller Griffith was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Louisiana. Born in Baton Rouge on October 16, 1882, he earned a college degree from Louisiana State University. Griffith later earned a medical degree from Tulane University and began working at an insane asylum in...

Democratic 1936 Lost renomination
Democratic hold
Jared Y. Sanders, Jr.
Jared Y. Sanders, Jr.
Jared Young Sanders, Jr. , was a prominent Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, the Louisiana State Senate, and the United States House of Representatives, perhaps best known for his conservative opposition to legendary Governor and U.S...

 (D) Unopposed
Rene L. De Rouen
René L. De Rouen
René Louis De Rouen was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana.Born on a farm near Ville Platte, then in St. Landry Parish , De Rouen attended private and public schools, and St. Charles College in Grand Coteau, Louisiana. He graduated in 1892 from Holy Cross College in New Orleans...

Democratic 1927 Retired
Democratic hold
Vance Plauche
Vance Plauche
Vance Gabriel Plauche was a Lake Charles attorney and civic leader who represented the Seventh Congressional District of Louisiana in the United States House of Representatives as a Democrat for a single term from 1941 to 1943....

 (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
James C. Oliver
James C. Oliver
James Churchill Oliver was a U.S. Representative from Maine.Born in South Portland, Maine, Oliver attended the public schools.Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, A.B., 1917....

Republican 1936 Re-elected James C. Oliver
James C. Oliver
James Churchill Oliver was a U.S. Representative from Maine.Born in South Portland, Maine, Oliver attended the public schools.Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, A.B., 1917....

 (R) 63.4%

Peter M. MacDonald (D) 36.6%
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) 64.6%

Edward J. Beauchamp (D) 35.4%
Ralph Owen Brewster Republican 1934 Retired to run for U. S. Senate
Republican hold
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) 66.1%

Thomas N. Curran (D) 33.9%

Maryland 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
David Jenkins Ward Democratic 1939 Re-elected David Jenkins Ward (D) 53.9%
Robert F. Duer (R) 46.1%
Thomas F. Johnson (I) 0.006%
William P. Cole, Jr. Democratic 1930 Re-elected William P. Cole, Jr. (D) 65.7%
Theodore F. Brown (R) 34.3%
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) 61.5%

John A. Janetzke, Jr. (R) 38.5%
Ambrose Jerome Kennedy
Ambrose Jerome Kennedy
Ambrose Jerome Kennedy was a U.S. Representative from Maryland.Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Kennedy attended parochial schools, Calvert Hall College, and Polytechnic Institute. He was employed as a clerk for an insurance company from 1909 to 1924, and engaged in the brokerage and insurance...

Democratic 1932 Lost renomination
Democratic hold
John Ambrose Meyer
John Ambrose Meyer
John Ambrose Meyer was a U.S. Representative from Maryland.-Biography:Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Meyer attended the grade schools and Loyola High School...

 (D) 56.6%

Daniel Ellison (R) 43.4%
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) 71.0%

John N. Torvestad (R) 29.0%
George Brown (I) 0.001%
William D. Byron
William D. Byron
William Devereux Byron, II , a Democrat, was a U.S. Congressman who represented the 6th congressional district of Maryland from January 3, 1939 to February 27, 1941. After his death in an airplane crash in Georgia on February 27, 1941, his widow, Katharine Byron, a granddaughter of U.S. Senator...

Democratic 1938 Re-elected William D. Byron
William D. Byron
William Devereux Byron, II , a Democrat, was a U.S. Congressman who represented the 6th congressional district of Maryland from January 3, 1939 to February 27, 1941. After his death in an airplane crash in Georgia on February 27, 1941, his widow, Katharine Byron, a granddaughter of U.S. Senator...

 (D) 53.5%

Walter P. Johnson (R) 46.5%
Charles P. Stewart (I) 0.001%

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 Re-elected 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...

 (R) 57.1%

Clifford J. Akey (D) 42.9%
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) 58.4%

Patrick A. Doyle (D) 41.6%
Joseph E. Casey
Joseph E. Casey
Joseph Edward Casey was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Clinton, he attended the public schools, served as a private in the United States Army at Camp Lee, Virginia in 1918, and was graduated from the Boston University School of Law in 1920. He was admitted to the bar...

Democratic 1934 Re-elected Joseph E. Casey
Joseph E. Casey
Joseph Edward Casey was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Clinton, he attended the public schools, served as a private in the United States Army at Camp Lee, Virginia in 1918, and was graduated from the Boston University School of Law in 1920. He was admitted to the bar...

 (D) 54.6%

Edward T. Simoneau (R) 45.4%
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) 53.2%

Frank J. McGrail (D) 46.0%
Helen P. Nylen (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...

) 0.9%
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) 76.2%

Francis J. Roane (D) 23.8%
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) 71.6%

James D. Burns (D) 28.4%
Lawrence J. Connery
Lawrence J. Connery
Lawrence Joseph Connery was a United States House Representative from Massachusetts.Connery was born in Lynn, Massachusetts on October 17, 1895. He attended the local parochial and public schools, and St. Mary's College, St...

Democratic 1937 Re-elected Lawrence J. Connery
Lawrence J. Connery
Lawrence Joseph Connery was a United States House Representative from Massachusetts.Connery was born in Lynn, Massachusetts on October 17, 1895. He attended the local parochial and public schools, and St. Mary's College, St...

 (D) 62.1%

William Henry Haskell (R) 36.4%
Thaxter Eaton (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%
Arthur D. Healey Democratic 1932 Re-elected Arthur D. Healey (D) 55.4%
John J. Irwin (R) 44.6%
Robert Luce
Robert Luce
Robert Luce was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Auburn, Maine, Luce attended the public schools of Auburn and Lewiston, Maine, and Somerville, Massachusetts...

Republican 1936 Lost re-election
Democratic gain
Thomas H. Eliot
Thomas H. Eliot
Thomas Hopkinson Eliot was a lawyer, politician, and academic, serving as chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis and in the US House of Representatives from Massachusetts....

 (D) 52.1%

Robert Luce (R) 47.9%
George H. Tinkham
George H. Tinkham
George Holden Tinkham was a member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Massachusetts....

Republican 1914 Re-elected George H. Tinkham
George H. Tinkham
George Holden Tinkham was a member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Massachusetts....

 (R) 59.1%

David M. Owens (D) 40.9%
Thomas A. Flaherty
Thomas A. Flaherty
Thomas Aloysius Flaherty was a member of the US House of Representatives from Massachusetts. Flaherty was born in Boston, Massachusetts, December 21, 1898. He attended the public schools, Boston College High School and Northeastern University Law School.He served as a private in the United...

Democratic 1937 Re-elected Thomas A. Flaherty
Thomas A. Flaherty
Thomas Aloysius Flaherty was a member of the US House of Representatives from Massachusetts. Flaherty was born in Boston, Massachusetts, December 21, 1898. He attended the public schools, Boston College High School and Northeastern University Law School.He served as a private in the United...

 (D) 83.8%

Benjamin J. Green (R) 16.2%
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) 78.1%

Henry J. Allen (R) 21.9%
Richard B. Wigglesworth Republican 1928 Re-elected Richard B. Wigglesworth (R) 65.0%
Francis G. O'Neill (D) 34.1%
Freeman Putney, 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...

) 0.8%
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) 54.4%

Harold E. Cole (D) 45.6%
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) 57.8%

George F. Backus (D) 42.2%

Michigan 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Rudolph G. Tenerowicz
Rudolph G. Tenerowicz
Rudolph Gabriel Tenerowicz was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.-Early life:Tenerowicz was born in 1890 in Budapest, Hungary. His parents, John and Antoinette Tenerowicz, immigrated with their family to the United States in 1892 and settled in Adrian, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania...

Democratic 1938 Re-elected Rudolph G. Tenerowicz
Rudolph G. Tenerowicz
Rudolph Gabriel Tenerowicz was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.-Early life:Tenerowicz was born in 1890 in Budapest, Hungary. His parents, John and Antoinette Tenerowicz, immigrated with their family to the United States in 1892 and settled in Adrian, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania...

 (D) 79.9%

Donald J. Marshall (R) 19.5%
Thomas X. Dombrowski (C
Communist Party USA
The Communist Party USA is a Marxist political party in the United States, established in 1919. It has a long, complex history that is closely related to the histories of similar communist parties worldwide and the U.S. labor movement....

) 0.4%
Stanley Wincek (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%
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) 62.3%

Redmond M. Burr (D) 37.7%
Walter S. Haynes (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...

) 0.05%
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) 62.1%

Charles T. McSherry (D) 37.6%
Carson McDaniels (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%
Oliver O. Pickard (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%
Clare E. Hoffman Republican 1934 Re-elected Clare E. Hoffman (R) 61.8%
Harvey Hope Jarvis (D) 38.1%
Sarah Bishop (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%
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) 53.7%

Garrett Heyns (D) 46.3%
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) 51.1%

Charles R. Adair (D) 48.6%
Harry F. Griffin (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%
Royal S. Woodhead (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...

) 0.07%
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) 65.2%

Albert A. Wagner (D) 34.8%
Edward Voller (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...

) 0.06%
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) 61.2%

Louis C. Schwinger (D) 38.8%
Holgar Larson (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...

) 0.06%
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) 56.8%

Noel P. Fox (D) 43.1%
William H. Boileau (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...

) 0.07%
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) 61.9%

William J. Kelly (D) 37.9%
F. A. Halsted (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...

) 0.10%
Gustav W. Malm (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...

) 0.06%
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) 51.1%

Wendell L. Lund (D) 48.7%
Raymond Anderson (C
Communist Party USA
The Communist Party USA is a Marxist political party in the United States, established in 1919. It has a long, complex history that is closely related to the histories of similar communist parties worldwide and the U.S. labor movement....

) 0.09%
S. Basil Dickinson (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...

) 0.05%
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...

Democratic 1934 Re-elected 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) 51.3%

John B. Bennett (R) 48.4%
Arvid N. Phillips (C
Communist Party USA
The Communist Party USA is a Marxist political party in the United States, established in 1919. It has a long, complex history that is closely related to the histories of similar communist parties worldwide and the U.S. labor movement....

) 0.4%
Clarence J. McLeod
Clarence J. McLeod
Clarence John McLeod was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives....

Republican 1938 Lost re-election
Democratic gain
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) 54.6%

Clarence J. McLeod (R) 44.9%
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...

) 0.3%
Huge Beiswenger (C
Communist Party USA
The Communist Party USA is a Marxist political party in the United States, established in 1919. It has a long, complex history that is closely related to the histories of similar communist parties worldwide and the U.S. labor movement....

) 0.2%
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) 59.0%

George B. Schaeffer (R) 41.0%
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) 61.9%

Archie C. Fraser (R) 37.9%
Woodrow Ingram (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 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) 58.8%

Robert Ford (R) 40.8%
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...

) 0.3%
Nat Wald (C
Communist Party USA
The Communist Party USA is a Marxist political party in the United States, established in 1919. It has a long, complex history that is closely related to the histories of similar communist parties worldwide and the U.S. labor movement....

) 0.2%
George A. Dondero Republican 1932 Re-elected George A. Dondero (R) 54.7%
Draper Allen (D) 45.1%
Walter Allmendiger (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%

Minnesota 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
August H. Andresen Republican 1934 Re-elected August H. Andresen (R) 64.8%
Francis L. Murphy (D) 20.1%
Endre B. Anderson (FL) 15.1%
Elmer Ryan
Elmer Ryan
Elmer James Ryan was a United States Representative from Minnesota.He was born in Rosemount, Dakota County, Minnesota, May 26, 1907. He attended the public schools, was graduated from the law department of the University of Minnesota at Minneapolis in 1929, was admitted to the bar the same year...

Democratic 1934 Lost re-election
Republican gain
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) 49.0%

Elmer Ryan (D) 42.5%
C. E. McNaught (FL) 8.5%
John G. Alexander
John G. Alexander
John Grant Alexander was a Representative to the U.S. Congress from Minnesota; born in Texas Valley, Cortland County, New York; attended the public schools; was graduated from the law department of Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, in 1916; was admitted to the New York bar the same year; moved...

Republican 1938 Lost renomination
Republican hold
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...

 (R) 43.5%

Henry Teigan (FL) 34.2%
Martin A. Hogan (D) 19.3%
John G. Alexander (I) 3.1%
Melvin J. Maas Republican 1934 Re-elected Melvin J. Maas (R) 58.8%
George L. Siegel (FL) 28.2%
Willard J. Moran (D) 12.9%
Oscar Youngdahl
Oscar Youngdahl
Oscar Ferdinand Youngdahl was an American lawyer and politician from Minnesota. He was the older brother of Minnesota Governor and United States federal judge Luther Youngdahl....

Republican 1938 Re-elected Oscar Youngdahl
Oscar Youngdahl
Oscar Ferdinand Youngdahl was an American lawyer and politician from Minnesota. He was the older brother of Minnesota Governor and United States federal judge Luther Youngdahl....

 (R) 52.1%

Dewey Johnson (FL) 34.3%
LaMoine Montgomery Dowling (D) 13.6%
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) 61.5%

E. Thomas O'Briesn (D) 38.5%
H. Carl Andersen Republican 1938 Re-elected H. Carl Andersen (R) 50.7%
Harold L. Peterson (FL) 32.6%
J. L. O'Connor (D) 16.8%
William Alvin Pittenger Republican 1938 Re-elected William Alvin Pittenger (R) 54.2%
John Bernard (FL) 28.5%
M. W. Raihala (D) 17.3%
Rich T. Buckler
Rich T. Buckler
Richard Thompson Buckler was a Representative from Minnesota; born on a farm near Oakland, Coles County, Illinois; he attended the public schools; engaged in agricultural pursuits in Coles County; moved to Andover Township, Polk County, Minnesota in 1904 and continued agricultural pursuits; active...

Farmer-Labor 1934 Re-elected Rich T. Buckler
Rich T. Buckler
Richard Thompson Buckler was a Representative from Minnesota; born on a farm near Oakland, Coles County, Illinois; he attended the public schools; engaged in agricultural pursuits in Coles County; moved to Andover Township, Polk County, Minnesota in 1904 and continued agricultural pursuits; active...

 (FL) 43.4%

Colvin G. Butler (R) 42.8%
Frank H. Timm (D) 13.7%

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) Unopposed
Wall Doxey
Wall Doxey
Wall Doxey was an American politician from Mississippi. He served as a Democrat in the United States House of Representatives from 1929 to 1941; after the death of U.S. Senator Pat Harrison, Doxey won a special election to his seat, and served in the United States Senate from 1941 until 1943...

Democratic 1928 Re-elected Wall Doxey
Wall Doxey
Wall Doxey was an American politician from Mississippi. He served as a Democrat in the United States House of Representatives from 1929 to 1941; after the death of U.S. Senator Pat Harrison, Doxey won a special election to his seat, and served in the United States Senate from 1941 until 1943...

 (D) Unopposed
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) Unopposed
Aaron L. Ford
Aaron L. Ford
Aaron Lane Ford was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.Born in Potts Camp, Mississippi, Ford attended public schools in Mississippi and Cumberland School of Law at Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tennessee....

Democratic 1934 Re-elected Aaron L. Ford
Aaron L. Ford
Aaron Lane Ford was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.Born in Potts Camp, Mississippi, Ford attended public schools in Mississippi and Cumberland School of Law at Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tennessee....

 (D) Unopposed
Ross A. Collins
Ross A. Collins
Ross Alexander Collins was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.Born in Collinsville, Mississippi, Collins attended the public schools of Meridian, Mississippi, and Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College....

Democratic 1936 Re-elected Ross A. Collins
Ross A. Collins
Ross Alexander Collins was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.Born in Collinsville, Mississippi, Collins attended the public schools of Meridian, Mississippi, and Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College....

 (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) Unopposed
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) Unopposed

Missouri 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Milton A. Romjue
Milton A. Romjue
Milton Andrew Romjue was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.-Personal life and education:Congressman Romjue was born to Andrew Jackson Romjue & Susan E. Romjue on December 5, 1874 near Love Lake, Macon County, Missouri...

Democratic 1922 Re-elected Milton A. Romjue
Milton A. Romjue
Milton Andrew Romjue was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.-Personal life and education:Congressman Romjue was born to Andrew Jackson Romjue & Susan E. Romjue on December 5, 1874 near Love Lake, Macon County, Missouri...

 (D) 50.5%

Henry S. Beardsley (R) 49.5%
William L. Nelson
William L. Nelson
William Lester Nelson was an American farmer and politician from Columbia, Missouri. He represented Missouri as a Democrat in the United States House of Representatives for several terms: 1919-1921, 1925–1933 and 1935-1943. He is buried at the Columbia Cemetery in Columbia, Missouri.-External...

Democratic 1934 Re-elected William L. Nelson
William L. Nelson
William Lester Nelson was an American farmer and politician from Columbia, Missouri. He represented Missouri as a Democrat in the United States House of Representatives for several terms: 1919-1921, 1925–1933 and 1935-1943. He is buried at the Columbia Cemetery in Columbia, Missouri.-External...

 (D) 53.8%

Roy O. Miller (R) 46.2%
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...

) 0.003%
Richard M. Duncan
Richard M. Duncan
Richard Meloan Duncan was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born near Edgerton, Missouri, Duncan attended the public schools.He was graduated from Christian Brothers College, St...

Democratic 1932 Re-elected Richard M. Duncan
Richard M. Duncan
Richard Meloan Duncan was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born near Edgerton, Missouri, Duncan attended the public schools.He was graduated from Christian Brothers College, St...

 (D) 53.3%

Fred Maughmer (R) 46.7%
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) 60.0%

John W. Mitchell (R) 40.0%
William Henke (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%
Joe Shannon
Joe Shannon
For the Major League Baseball player of the same name, see Joe Shannon .Joseph Bernard Shannon was a Democratic political boss in Kansas City, Missouri that was a rival to the more dominant Pendergast political machine in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.Shannon was born in St...

Democratic 1930 Re-elected Joe Shannon
Joe Shannon
For the Major League Baseball player of the same name, see Joe Shannon .Joseph Bernard Shannon was a Democratic political boss in Kansas City, Missouri that was a rival to the more dominant Pendergast political machine in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.Shannon was born in St...

 (D) 54.2%

Forest W. Hanna (R) 45.8%
Karl Oberheu (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...

) 0.02%
Reuben T. Wood
Reuben T. Wood
Reuben Terrell Wood was a Democratic Representative representing Missouri's 6th congressional district from March 4, 1933, to January 3, 1941....

Democratic 1932 Lost re-election
Republican gain
Philip A. Bennett (R) 53.7%
Reuben T. Wood (D) 46.3%
Dewey Short Republican 1934 Re-elected Dewey Short (R) 59.3%
Vernon Sigars (D) 40.7%
Clyde Williams Democratic 1930 Re-elected Clyde Williams (D) 51.1%
Parke M. Banta (R) 48.9%
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...

) 0.002%
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) 55.3%

F. B. Meyer (R) 44.7%
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) 57.4%

C. E. Davenport (R) 42.6%
Thomas C. Hennings, Jr.
Thomas C. Hennings, Jr.
Thomas Carey Hennings, Jr. was an American political figure from Missouri, and a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives , and the United States Senate ....

Democratic 1934 ?
Democratic hold
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) 55.7%

Charles J. Riley (R) 44.3%
James Wagoner (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%
Charles Arthur Anderson
Charles Arthur Anderson
Charles Arthur Anderson was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Anderson attended the public schools....

Democratic 1936 Lost re-election
Republican gain
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) 53.9%

Charles Arthur Anderson (D) 46.1%
Peter Tendler (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%
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) 64.5%

W. S. Sanford (R) 35.4%
Norman Kochendorfer (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%

Montana 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Jacob Thorkelson
Jacob Thorkelson
Jacob Thorkelson was an American elected official, Naval officer and medical doctor.-Biography:Thorkelson was born in Egersund, a coastal town in the county of Rogaland, Norway. Thorkelson immigrated to the United States in 1892 and worked as a navigator...

Republican 1938 Lost renomination
Republican hold
Jeannette Rankin
Jeannette Rankin
Jeannette Pickering Rankin was the first woman in the US Congress. A Republican, she was elected statewide in Montana in 1916 and again in 1940. A lifelong pacifist, she voted against the entry of the United States into both World War I in 1917 and World War II in 1941, the only member of Congress...

 (R) 54.5%

Jerry J. O'Connell (D) 45.5%
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) 62.0%

Melvin N. Hoiness (R) 37.1%
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...

) 0.9%

Nebraska 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
John Hyde Sweet
John Hyde Sweet
John Hyde Sweet was a Nebraska Republican politician.He was born in Milford, New York on September 1, 1880 and moved to Palmyra, Nebraska in 1885...

Republican 1940 Retired
Republican hold
Oren S. Copeland
Oren S. Copeland
Oren Sturman Copeland was a Nebraska Republican politician.He was born on a farm near Huron, South Dakota on March 16, 1887 and moved with his parents to Pender, Nebraska in 1891...

 (R) 55.6%

Henry Carl Luckey (D) 44.4%
Charles F. McLaughlin
Charles F. McLaughlin
Charles Francis McLaughlin was a Nebraska Democratic politician.Born in Lincoln, Nebraska, he graduated from University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1908 and the law department of Columbia University, New York City in 1910. He was admitted to the bar in 1910 and set up practice in Omaha, Nebraska. He...

Democratic 1934 Re-elected Charles F. McLaughlin
Charles F. McLaughlin
Charles Francis McLaughlin was a Nebraska Democratic politician.Born in Lincoln, Nebraska, he graduated from University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1908 and the law department of Columbia University, New York City in 1910. He was admitted to the bar in 1910 and set up practice in Omaha, Nebraska. He...

 (D) 56.6%

Theodore W. Metcalf (R) 43.4%
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) 79.9%

Victor J. McGonigle (D) 17.0%
Paul Burke (I) 3.1%
Carl T. Curtis Republican 1938 Re-elected Carl T. Curtis (R) 57.7%
R. O. Canaday (D) 25.2%
Charles Gustav Binderup (I) 17.1%
Harry B. Coffee
Harry B. Coffee
Harry Buffington Coffee was a Nebraska Democratic politician.Born near Harrison, Nebraska on March 16, 1890, a son of Samuel Buffington Coffee and May Elizabeth Tisdale. Harry graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1913. He sold real estate and insurance in Chadron, Nebraska from...

Democratic 1934 Re-elected Harry B. Coffee
Harry B. Coffee
Harry Buffington Coffee was a Nebraska Democratic politician.Born near Harrison, Nebraska on March 16, 1890, a son of Samuel Buffington Coffee and May Elizabeth Tisdale. Harry graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1913. He sold real estate and insurance in Chadron, Nebraska from...

 (D) 58.0%

Bert Howard (R) 42.0%

Nevada 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
James G. Scrugham
James G. Scrugham
James Graves Scrugham was an American politician. He was a Representative, a Senator, and the 14th Governor of the U.S. state of Nevada. He was a member of the Democratic Party.-Biography:...

Democratic 1932 Re-elected James G. Scrugham
James G. Scrugham
James Graves Scrugham was an American politician. He was a Representative, a Senator, and the 14th Governor of the U.S. state of Nevada. He was a member of the Democratic Party.-Biography:...

 (D) 64.5%

Ralph W. Lattin (R) 35.5%

New Hampshire 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Arthur B. Jenks
Arthur B. Jenks
Arthur Byron Jenks was a U.S. Representative from New Hampshire.Born in West Dennis, Massachusetts, Jenks attended public schools. He was employed as a shoe worker in 1881. He engaged in the shoe manufacturing business at Manchester, New Hampshire from 1902 to 1930...

Republican 1938 Re-elected Arthur B. Jenks
Arthur B. Jenks
Arthur Byron Jenks was a U.S. Representative from New Hampshire.Born in West Dennis, Massachusetts, Jenks attended public schools. He was employed as a shoe worker in 1881. He engaged in the shoe manufacturing business at Manchester, New Hampshire from 1902 to 1930...

 (R) 51.1%

Alphonse Roy (D) 48.9%
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 Re-elected 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...

 (R) 53.0%

Daniel J. Moriarty (D) 47.0%

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) 55.5%

Harry Roye (D) 44.3%
Andrew S. Hall (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%
Esther H. Elfreth (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...

) 0.06%
John F. Norman (C
Communist Party USA
The Communist Party USA is a Marxist political party in the United States, established in 1919. It has a long, complex history that is closely related to the histories of similar communist parties worldwide and the U.S. labor movement....

) 0.04%
Walter S. Jeffries
Walter S. Jeffries
Walter Sooy Jeffries was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1939-1941.-Biography:Jeffries was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey on October 16, 1893 and attended the local public...

Republican 1938 Lost re-election
Democratic gain
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:...

 (D) 52.1%

Walter S. Jeffries (R) 47.8%
Joseph B. Sharp (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...

) 0.03%
William H. Sutphin
William H. Sutphin
William Halstead Sutphin was an American military, business and Democratic Party politician who represented from 1931-1943.-Biography:...

Democratic 1930 Re-elected William H. Sutphin
William H. Sutphin
William Halstead Sutphin was an American military, business and Democratic Party politician who represented from 1931-1943.-Biography:...

 (D) 51.7%

Joseph C. Irwin (R) 48.2%
Horace T. Brown (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...

) 0.02%
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) 55.9%

Thomas S. Dignan (D) 44.0%
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...

) 0.05%
Gus Napoleon (Ind Prog) 0.03%
Wilbur 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...

) 0.02%
Charles A. Eaton Republican 1924 Re-elected Charles A. Eaton (R) 55.9%
Charles R. M. Tuttle (D) 44.0%
Emily R. G. Klein (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...

) 0.03%
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 Re-elected 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...

 (R) 54.9%

James E. Downes (D) 44.1%
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...

) 0.6%
Henry Allen (C
Communist Party USA
The Communist Party USA is a Marxist political party in the United States, established in 1919. It has a long, complex history that is closely related to the histories of similar communist parties worldwide and the U.S. labor movement....

) 0.2%
Samuel Geneslaw (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%
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) 64.6%

Mort L. O'Connell (D) 35.0%
Frank A. Buono (I) 0.3%
Robert M. Nitsche (Lib Ind) 0.05%
H. E. Garrison (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...

) 0.03%
George N. Seger
George N. Seger
George Nicholas Seger was an American politician. Seger, a Republican, represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives for eighteen years, lasting from 1923 until his death on August 26, 1940...

Republican 1922 Died in office
Republican hold
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) 58.6%

Addison P. Rosenkrans (D) 41.1%
William Sommers (I) 0.1%
Henry Lun (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...

) 0.1%
Donald Feenstra (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...

) 0.04%
Stephen J. Knechtle (I) 0.02%
Frank C. Osmers, Jr.
Frank C. Osmers, Jr.
Frank C. Osmers, Jr. was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 9th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1939–1943 and again from 1951-1965.Born in Leonia, New Jersey on December 30, 1907, Osmers attended the local public schools...

Republican 1938 Re-elected Frank C. Osmers, Jr.
Frank C. Osmers, Jr.
Frank C. Osmers, Jr. was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 9th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1939–1943 and again from 1951-1965.Born in Leonia, New Jersey on December 30, 1907, Osmers attended the local public schools...

 (R) 62.7%

Abram A. Lebson (D) 37.2%
Stella Richardson (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...

) 0.04%
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) 56.8%

William E. Holmwood (D) 41.2%
Alonzo Odam (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...

) 1.3%
Joseph L. W. Boucher (I) 0.2%
Frank Alfone (I) 0.2%
Lawrence Mahan (C
Communist Party USA
The Communist Party USA is a Marxist political party in the United States, established in 1919. It has a long, complex history that is closely related to the histories of similar communist parties worldwide and the U.S. labor movement....

) 0.1%
Mildred Clark Bopp (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...

) 0.04%
Orrie De Bake (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...

) 0.02%
Albert L. Vreeland
Albert L. Vreeland
Albert Lincoln Vreeland was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 11th congressional district from 1939-1943.-Biography:...

Republican 1938 Re-elected Albert L. Vreeland
Albert L. Vreeland
Albert Lincoln Vreeland was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 11th congressional district from 1939-1943.-Biography:...

 (R) 55.8%

Mary C. Duffy (D) 41.8%
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%
Alfio Caudullo (I) 0.3%
Nannie Penn (C
Communist Party USA
The Communist Party USA is a Marxist political party in the United States, established in 1919. It has a long, complex history that is closely related to the histories of similar communist parties worldwide and the U.S. labor movement....

) 0.2%
John C. Privitera (I) 0.1%
Robert W. Kean Republican 1938 Re-elected Robert W. Kean (R) 53.7%
Thomas J. Halleran (D) 42.4%
Stephan J. Stein (Pension) 1.8%
Harry Samuel Neiwirth (Fusion) 1.6%
Rose Risk (C
Communist Party USA
The Communist Party USA is a Marxist political party in the United States, established in 1919. It has a long, complex history that is closely related to the histories of similar communist parties worldwide and the U.S. labor movement....

) 0.3%
John P. Wagner (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%
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...

) 0.10%
Ike Diamond (Roos. New Deal) 0.08%
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) 70.2%

Raymond J. Cuddy (R) 29.8%
Oscar W. Nevins (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...

) 0.02%
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) 65.3%

Otto Trankler (R) 34.6%
John Palangio (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%
Jay Anyon (C
Communist Party USA
The Communist Party USA is a Marxist political party in the United States, established in 1919. It has a long, complex history that is closely related to the histories of similar communist parties worldwide and the U.S. labor movement....

) 0.03%
S. P. Barackman (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...

) 0.008%

New Mexico 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
John J. Dempsey
John J. Dempsey
John Joseph Dempsey was a United States Representative from New Mexico who also served as the 13th Governor of New Mexico. He was born in White Haven, Pennsylvania where he attended grade school. Employed as a telegrapher, he held various positions with the Brooklyn Union Elevator Company...

Democratic 1934 Retired to run for U. S. Senate
Democratic hold
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) 58.8%

Herman R. Crile (R) 41.2%

New York 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
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...

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) 64.5%

Frederick S. Farah (D) 33.0%
Sidney Edelberg (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...

) 2.5%
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....

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%

Thomas J. Styles (R) 41.5%
Matthew Napear (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...

) 5.1%
Paul Crosbie (C
Communist Party USA
The Communist Party USA is a Marxist political party in the United States, established in 1919. It has a long, complex history that is closely related to the histories of similar communist parties worldwide and the U.S. labor movement....

) 0.6%
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...

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) 70.6%

Samuel Rosenthal (R) 29.4%
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...

Democratic 1918 Re-elected 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) 56.2%

Alfred A. LaRossa (R) 38.3%
Michael Giaratano (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...

) 5.5%
Marcellus H. Evans
Marcellus H. Evans
Marcellus Hugh Evans was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Brooklyn, he attended St. John the Baptist School and St. James Academy in Brooklyn and was graduated from the law department of Fordham University in 1910...

Democratic 1934 Lost renomination
Defeated as Republican
Democratic hold
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) 55.2%

Marcellus H. Evans (R) 44.8%
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....

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) 57.7%

Alfred E. Buck (R) 25.9%
Irving B. Altman (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...

) 14.1%
Thomas F. Dwyer (C
Communist Party USA
The Communist Party USA is a Marxist political party in the United States, established in 1919. It has a long, complex history that is closely related to the histories of similar communist parties worldwide and the U.S. labor movement....

) 2.3%
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) 72.8%

Julius Reinlieb (R) 27.2%
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...

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) 56.8%

Jacob M. Offenhender (R) 27.1%
Benjamin Brenner (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...

) 13.8%
Robert Minor (C
Communist Party USA
The Communist Party USA is a Marxist political party in the United States, established in 1919. It has a long, complex history that is closely related to the histories of similar communist parties worldwide and the U.S. labor movement....

) 2.3%
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) 57.7%

William J. McGahie (R) 42.3%
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:...

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) 71.4%

Edward H. Wilson (R) 26.6%
Bessie Polonsky (C
Communist Party USA
The Communist Party USA is a Marxist political party in the United States, established in 1919. It has a long, complex history that is closely related to the histories of similar communist parties worldwide and the U.S. labor movement....

) 1.9%
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...

Democratic 1934 Re-elected 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) 49.4%

Thomas Garrett (R) 45.1%
Wellington Roe (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...

) 5.5%
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...

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) 72.1%

Bernard Harkavey (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...

) 15.4%
Joseph Levine (R) 12.5%
Christopher D. Sullivan
Christopher D. Sullivan
Christopher Daniel Sullivan was a United States Representative from New York from 1917 to 1941. Born in New York City, he attended public schools, St. James Parochial School, and St. Mary's Academy in New York City...

Democratic 1916 Retired
Democratic hold
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...

 (D) 62.7%

John Rosenberg (R) 28.6%
Geno Bardi (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...

) 8.7%
Morris Michael Edelstein
Morris Michael Edelstein
Morris Michael Edelstein was a Polish-born Congressional Representative from the state of New York. Edelstein was born in Meseritz , Poland, and at three years of age immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled in New York City. He attended public schools and Cooper Union...

Democratic 1940 Re-elected Morris Michael Edelstein
Morris Michael Edelstein
Morris Michael Edelstein was a Polish-born Congressional Representative from the state of New York. Edelstein was born in Meseritz , Poland, and at three years of age immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled in New York City. He attended public schools and Cooper Union...

 (D) 56.9%

Peter J. Bakanatch (R) 30.0%
Samuel Burt (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...

) 13.1%
Michael J. Kennedy
Michael J. Kennedy
Michael Joseph Kennedy was an American businessman and politician. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of New York from 1939 to 1943....

Democratic 1938 Re-elected Michael J. Kennedy
Michael J. Kennedy
Michael Joseph Kennedy was an American businessman and politician. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of New York from 1939 to 1943....

 (D) 59.7%

Arthur A. Wyler (R) 29.8%
Joseph Curran (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...

) 10.5%
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....

Democratic 1938 Lost re-election
Republican gain
William T. Pheiffer
William T. Pheiffer
William Townsend Pheiffer was an American lawyer, Republican politician and diplomat. He was a Representative from New York in the 77th Congress and ambassador to the Dominican Republic....

 (R) 48.7%

James H. Fay (D) 45.2%
Thomas Darcey (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...

) 6.1%
Bruce Fairchild Barton
Bruce Fairchild Barton
Bruce Fairchild Barton was an American author, advertising executive, and politician. He served in the U.S. Congress from 1937 to 1940 as a Republican from New York.-Biography:...

Republican 1937 Retired to run for U. S. Senate
Republican hold
Kenneth F. Simpson
Kenneth F. Simpson
Kenneth Farrand Simpson was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Simpson was born in New York City. He graduated from Yale University in 1917, where he was an initiate into Skull and Bones, and Harvard Law School in 1922. He served in World War I...

 (R) 51.1%

Samuel Kramer (D) 43.5%
Morris Watson (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...

) 5.4%
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 Re-elected 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....

 (D) 52.7%

James B. Walker, Jr. (R) 41.2%
Shaemas O'Sheal (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...

) 6.1%
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:...

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) 62.8%

Daniel J. Riesner (R) 29.0%
Benjamin M. Zelman (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...

) 8.1%
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:...

Labor 1938 Re-elected 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...

) 62.5%

James J. Lanzetta (D) 37.5%
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...

Democratic 1929 Re-elected 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) 63.2%

Charles JH. Roberts (R) 27.1%
Alfred K. Stern (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...

) 9.7%
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...

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) 60.1%

F. Shepard Cornell (R) 31.9%
Frank R. Crosswaith (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...

) 8.0%
Charles A. Buckley
Charles A. Buckley
Charles Anthony Buckley was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York....

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) 56.5%

Lowell H. Brown (R) 26.1%
Jack Altman (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...

) 14.9%
Isidore Begun (C
Communist Party USA
The Communist Party USA is a Marxist political party in the United States, established in 1919. It has a long, complex history that is closely related to the histories of similar communist parties worldwide and the U.S. labor movement....

) 2.4%
Max Shachtman (Workers) 0.1%
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 :...

Democratic 1926 Re-elected 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 :...

 (D) 47.7%

Ralph W. Gwinn (R) 40.4%
George Thomas (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...

) 10.4%
Antonio Lombardo (C
Communist Party USA
The Communist Party USA is a Marxist political party in the United States, established in 1919. It has a long, complex history that is closely related to the histories of similar communist parties worldwide and the U.S. labor movement....

) 1.6%
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...

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) 64.0%

Homer A. Stebbins (D) 33.1%
George O. Pershing (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%
Hamilton Fish III
Hamilton Fish III
Hamilton Fish III was a soldier and politician from New York State...

Republican 1920 Re-elected Hamilton Fish III
Hamilton Fish III
Hamilton Fish III was a soldier and politician from New York State...

 (R) 51.9%

Hardy Steeholm (D) 45.1%
Con Miller (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...

) 3.1%
Lewis K. Rockefeller
Lewis K. Rockefeller
Lewis Kirby Rockefeller was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Schenectady, he attended the public schools and graduated from New York State College in Albany, 1898...

Republican 1937 Re-elected Lewis K. Rockefeller
Lewis K. Rockefeller
Lewis Kirby Rockefeller was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Schenectady, he attended the public schools and graduated from New York State College in Albany, 1898...

 (R) 58.0%

George J. Mutari (D) 42.0%
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...

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) 57.8%

William V. A. Waterman (R) 38.3%
Jack Davis (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%
E. Harold Cluett
E. Harold Cluett
Ernest Harold Cluett was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Troy, he attended the public schools and was graduated from The Albany Academy in Albany, New York, in 1892 and from Williams College, where he was a member of St. Anthony Hall, in 1896; he also studied at Oxford...

Republican 1936 Re-elected E. Harold Cluett
E. Harold Cluett
Ernest Harold Cluett was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Troy, he attended the public schools and was graduated from The Albany Academy in Albany, New York, in 1892 and from Williams College, where he was a member of St. Anthony Hall, in 1896; he also studied at Oxford...

 (R) 63.7%

Salvatore J. Leombruno (D) 33.7%
Coleman B. Cheney (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...

) 2.6%
Frank Crowther
Frank Crowther
Frank Crowther was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Liverpool, England, he immigrated to the United States in 1872 with his parents, who settled in Canton, Massachusetts...

Republican 1918 Re-elected Frank Crowther
Frank Crowther
Frank Crowther was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Liverpool, England, he immigrated to the United States in 1872 with his parents, who settled in Canton, Massachusetts...

 (R) 54.8%

Burlin G. McKillip (D) 42.5%
John McMahon (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...

) 2.7%
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...

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) 62.5%

Horatio W. Thomas (D) 37.5%
Francis D. Culkin
Francis D. Culkin
Francis Dugan Culkin was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.-Biography:...

Republican 1928 Re-elected Francis D. Culkin
Francis D. Culkin
Francis Dugan Culkin was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.-Biography:...

 (R) 68.8%

Frank W. McCormack (D) 28.8%
Clarence Stuber (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...

) 2.4%
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...

Republican 1936 Re-elected 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...

 (R) 56.4%

Samuel H. Miller (D) 40.9%
Edward G. Cluney (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...

) 2.7%
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...

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) 68.3%

Donald W. Kramer (D) 29.8%
William Livings (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...

) 1.9%
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,...

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) 56.8%

Flora D. Johnson (D) 40.6%
Walter Soule (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...

) 2.6%
John Taber
John Taber
John Taber was a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York....

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

 (R) 59.6%

John W. Kennelly (D) 37.8%
Walter Walczyck (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...

) 2.6%
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...

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) 64.9%

David Moses (D) 32.9%
L. Cyrus Rigby (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...

) 2.2%
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...

Republican 1938 Re-elected 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...

 (R) 51.9%

George Bradshaw Kelly (D) 48.1%
James Wolcott Wadsworth, Jr. Republican 1932 Re-elected James Wolcott Wadsworth, Jr. (R) 60.4%
J. Frederick Colson (D) 39.6%
Walter Gresham Andrews Republican 1930 Re-elected Walter Gresham Andrews (R) 61.1%
Robert A. Hoffman (D) 38.9%
J. Francis Harter
J. Francis Harter
John Francis Harter was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York....

Republican 1938 Lost re-election
Democratic gain
Alfred F. Beiter
Alfred F. Beiter
Alfred Florian Beiter was a United States Representative from New York.Alfred was born in Clarence, Erie County, New York. He attended Williamsville High School and Niagara University....

 (D) 52.3%

J. Francis Harter (R) 47.7%
Pius L. Schwert
Pius L. Schwert
Pius Louis Schwert was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Schwert was born in Angola, New York. He graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1914. He played baseball for the New York Yankees from 1914 until 1915. He served...

Democratic 1938 Re-elected Pius L. Schwert
Pius L. Schwert
Pius Louis Schwert was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Schwert was born in Angola, New York. He graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1914. He played baseball for the New York Yankees from 1914 until 1915. He served...

 (D) 58.8%

Edward F. Moss (R) 41.0%
Mattie Green (C
Communist Party USA
The Communist Party USA is a Marxist political party in the United States, established in 1919. It has a long, complex history that is closely related to the histories of similar communist parties worldwide and the U.S. labor movement....

) 0.2%
Daniel A. Reed
Daniel A. Reed
-External links:...

Republican 1918 Re-elected Daniel A. Reed
Daniel A. Reed
-External links:...

 (R) 62.2%

Milton A. Bissell (D) 37.8%
Caroline O'Day Democratic 1934 Re-elected Caroline O'Day (D) 26.6%
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...

 (D) 26.4%

Mary Donlon (R) 23.5%
Messmore Kendall (R) 23.4%
Helen G. H. Estelle (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...

) 0.05%
Neil Dow Cranmer (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...

) 0.04%
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 Re-elected

North Carolina 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Lindsay C. Warren Democratic 1924 Resigned to become Comptroller General
Comptroller General of the United States
The Comptroller General of the United States is the director of the Government Accountability Office , a legislative branch agency established by Congress in 1921 to ensure the fiscal and managerial accountability of the federal government...


Democratic hold
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) 92.8%

John A. Wilkinson (R) 7.2%
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) Unopposed
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) 75.0%

Julian T. Gaskill (R) 25.0%
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) 79.4%

Ezra Parker (R) 20.6%
Alonzo Dillard Folger
Alonzo Dillard Folger
Alonzo Dillard Folger was a Democratic U.S Congressman from North Carolina between 1939 and 1941.Born in Dobson, North Carolina, Folger attended public schools in Surry County and attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill...

Democratic 1938 Re-elected Alonzo Dillard Folger
Alonzo Dillard Folger
Alonzo Dillard Folger was a Democratic U.S Congressman from North Carolina between 1939 and 1941.Born in Dobson, North Carolina, Folger attended public schools in Surry County and attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill...

 (D) 77.2%

Ottis James Reynolds (R) 22.8%
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) 78.5%

Gilliam Grissom (I) 21.5%
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) 85.3%

Fred R. Keith (R) 14.7%
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) 67.2%

F. D. B. Harding (R) 32.8%
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) 68.3%

Monroe Adams (R) 31.7%
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....

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) 69.8%

Ernest M. Morgan (R) 30.2%
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:...

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) 69.0%

Robert Frank Jarrett (R) 31.0%

North Dakota 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
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 Re-elected 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:...

 (R) 34.4%

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) 25.8%

R. J. Downey (D) 14.8%
Adolph Michelson (D) 14.6%
Thomas Hall (I) 5.4%
John Omland (I) 4.8%
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 1932 Retired to run for U. S. Senate
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) 58.0%

Joseph A. Dixon (D) 42.0%
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) 56.3%

James E. O'Connell (D) 43.7%
Harry N. Routzohn
Harry N. Routzohn
Harry Nelson Routzohn was an attorney, jurist and member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio....

Republican 1938 Lost re-election
Democratic gain
Greg J. Holbrock
Greg J. Holbrock
Gregory John "Greg" Holbrock was an attorney, politician and member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio....

 (D) 52.6%

Harry N. Routzohn (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) 57.8%

Clarence C. Miller (D) 42.2%
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) 60.7%

C. H. Armbruater (D) 39.3%
James G. Polk
James G. Polk
James Gould Polk was a prominent U.S. politician of the Democratic Party during the middle of the 20th century....

Democratic 1930 Retired
Democratic hold
Jacob E. Davis
Jacob E. Davis
Jacob Erastus Davis was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio.Jacob E. Davis was born in Beaver Village, Ohio. He graduated from Beaver High School in Beaver Village, Ohio in 1923. He received his A.B. from Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, in 1927, and J.D...

 (D) 52.2%

Chester P. Fitch (R) 47.8%
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) 58.3%

J. Fuller Trump (D) 41.7%
Frederick C. Smith Republican 1938 Re-elected Frederick C. Smith (R) 52.5%
Kenneth M. Petri (D) 47.5%
John F. Hunter
John F. Hunter
John Feeney Hunter was a lawyer, soldier, and three-term U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Ford City, Pennsylvania, Hunter moved with his parents in 1907 to Toledo, Ohio, where he attended the public schools. He was graduated from the law department of St. John's University in Toledo in 1918...

Democratic 1936 Re-elected John F. Hunter
John F. Hunter
John Feeney Hunter was a lawyer, soldier, and three-term U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Ford City, Pennsylvania, Hunter moved with his parents in 1907 to Toledo, Ohio, where he attended the public schools. He was graduated from the law department of St. John's University in Toledo in 1918...

 (D) 54.7%

Wilbur M. White (R) 45.3%
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) 58.9%

John P. Kelso (D) 41.1%
Harold K. Claypool
Harold K. Claypool
Harold Kile Claypool was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, son of Horatio Clifford Claypool and cousin of John Barney Peterson....

Democratic 1936 Re-elected Harold K. Claypool
Harold K. Claypool
Harold Kile Claypool was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, son of Horatio Clifford Claypool and cousin of John Barney Peterson....

 (D) 53.8%

Ray W. Davis (R) 46.2%
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) 51.3%

Arthur P. Lamneck (D) 48.7%
Dudley A. White
Dudley A. White
Dudley Allen White was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in New London, Ohio, White attended the public schools and was graduated from the New London High School in 1918....

Republican 1936 Retired to run for U. S. Senate
Republican hold
Albert David Baumhart, Jr.
Albert David Baumhart, Jr.
Albert David Baumhart, Jr. was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio.Albert David Baumhart, Jr. was born in Vermilion, Ohio. He attended Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, receiving his A.B. and M.A. in 1931. He was a publishing house representative at Vermilion, Ohio,...

 (R) 60.8%

Werner S. Haslinger (D) 39.2%
Dow W. Harter
Dow W. Harter
Dow Watters Harter was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Akron, Ohio, Harter attended the Akron public schools....

Democratic 1932 Re-elected Dow W. Harter
Dow W. Harter
Dow Watters Harter was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Akron, Ohio, Harter attended the Akron public schools....

 (D) 52.3%

Walter B. Wanamaker (R) 46.6%
Cornelius Kohlmyer (I) 1.1%
Robert T. Secrest
Robert T. Secrest
Robert Thompson Secrest was an American Democratic representative to the United States Congress from the state of Ohio. He served in Congress three separate times: 1933 to 1942, 1949 to 1954, and 1963 to 1966, resigning each time prior to the end of his term.-External links:*...

Democratic 1932 Re-elected Robert T. Secrest
Robert T. Secrest
Robert Thompson Secrest was an American Democratic representative to the United States Congress from the state of Ohio. He served in Congress three separate times: 1933 to 1942, 1949 to 1954, and 1963 to 1966, resigning each time prior to the end of his term.-External links:*...

 (D) 58.8%

Clair A. Young (R) 41.2%
James Seccombe
James Seccombe
James Seccombe was a United States Representative from Ohio. He was born in Mineral City, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. He moved with his parents to Canton, Ohio, in 1906. He attended the public schools in Mineral City and Canton, Ohio...

Republican 1938 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) 56.3%

James Seccombe (R) 43.7%
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) 55.1%

Ralph C. Lutz (D) 44.9%
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 1938 Lost re-election
Democratic gain
Lawrence E. Imhoff
Lawrence E. Imhoff
Lawrence E. Imhoff was a soldier, lawyer, and a four-term U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born at Round Bottom, Ohio, Imhoff moved to St. Clairsville, Ohio, in 1907. He attended the rural schools and St...

 (D) 54.5%

Earl R. Lewis (R) 45.5%
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) 61.9%

Charles H. Anderson (R) 38.1%
Martin L. Sweeney
Martin L. Sweeney
Martin Leonard Sweeney was a U.S. Representative from Ohio and the father of Robert E. Sweeney.Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Sweeney attended parochial and public schools in the area. Prior to his political career Sweeney worked as a laborer, hoisting engineer and a salesman from 1901-1913...

Democratic 1931 Re-elected Martin L. Sweeney
Martin L. Sweeney
Martin Leonard Sweeney was a U.S. Representative from Ohio and the father of Robert E. Sweeney.Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Sweeney attended parochial and public schools in the area. Prior to his political career Sweeney worked as a laborer, hoisting engineer and a salesman from 1901-1913...

 (D) 67.7%

George Pillersdorf (R) 32.3%
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) 77.1%

J. E. Chizek (R) 22.9%
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) 56.7%

Anthony A. Fleger (D) 43.3%
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) 26.3%

Stephen M. Young
Stephen M. Young
Stephen Marvin Young was an American politician of the Democratic Party from Ohio. He was a United States Senator from Ohio from 1958 until 1971....

 (D) 25.7%

L. L. Marshall (R) 24.0%
Francis W. Durbin (D) 24.0%
L. L. Marshall
L. L. Marshall
Lycurgus Luther Marshall was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Bucyrus, Ohio, Marshall attended the public schools....

Republican 1938 Lost re-election
Democratic gain

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 Re-elected 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....

 (D) 62.2%

W. R. Boyd (R) 37.4%
Martha A. Morrison (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%
Bill Edwards (I) 0.1%
John Conover 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...

Democratic 1934 Re-elected John Conover 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) 62.2%

E. O. Clark (R) 37.8%
Wilburn Cartwright
Wilburn Cartwright
Wilburn Cartwright was a lawyer, educator, U.S. Representative from Oklahoma, and United States Army officer in World War II...

Democratic 1926 Re-elected Wilburn Cartwright
Wilburn Cartwright
Wilburn Cartwright was a lawyer, educator, U.S. Representative from Oklahoma, and United States Army officer in World War II...

 (D) 79.0%

Frank D. McSherry (R) 21.0%
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) 71.1%

Clyde T. Patrick (R) 28.9%
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) 72.4%

U. S. Stone (R) 27.1%
Lizzie Varvil (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%
John Franing (I) 0.1%
Jed Johnson Democratic 1926 Re-elected Jed Johnson (D) 70.1%
Walter Hubbell (R) 29.9%
Sam C. Massingale
Sam C. Massingale
Samuel Chapman Massingale was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.Born in Quitman, Mississippi, Massingale attended the public schools and the University of Mississippi at Oxford where he studied law....

Democratic 1934 Re-elected Sam C. Massingale
Sam C. Massingale
Samuel Chapman Massingale was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.Born in Quitman, Mississippi, Massingale attended the public schools and the University of Mississippi at Oxford where he studied law....

 (D) 70.0%

Place Montgomery (R) 28.5%
T. H. McLemore (I) 1.5%
Phil Ferguson
Phil Ferguson
Phillip Colgan Ferguson was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.Phil Ferguson was born on August 15, 1903 in Wellington, Kansas to W. M. and May Deems Ferguson. Ferguson attended public schools in Wellington, the Kemper Military School in Missouri, and graduated from the University of Kansas at...

Democratic 1934 Lost re-election
Republican gain
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) 53.8%

Phil Ferguson (D) 45.7%
Ralph E. Butterfield (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%
Will Rogers Democratic 1932 Re-elected Will Rogers (D) 65.7%
John W. Harreld (R) 33.6%
E. W. Fickinger (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%
Robert Wood (I) 0.2%

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) 68.3%

Charles A. Robertson (D) 30.0%
Upton A. Upton (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...

) 1.7%
Walter M. Pierce
Walter M. Pierce
Walter Marcus Pierce was an American politician, a Democrat, who served as the 17th Governor of Oregon and a member of the United States House of Representatives from . A native of Illinois, he served in the Oregon State Senate before the governorship, and again after leaving the U.S. House...

Democratic 1932 Re-elected Walter M. Pierce
Walter M. Pierce
Walter Marcus Pierce was an American politician, a Democrat, who served as the 17th Governor of Oregon and a member of the United States House of Representatives from . A native of Illinois, he served in the Oregon State Senate before the governorship, and again after leaving the U.S. House...

 (D) 56.2%

Rex Ellis (R) 42.1%
Pauline Sears (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...

) 1.7%
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) 49.9%

Nan Wood Honeyman (D) 47.9%
H. H. Stallard (I) 1.6%
Lester E. Harnden (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...

) 0.7%

Pennsylvania 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Leon Sacks
Leon Sacks
Leon Sacks was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Early life:Leon Sacks was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in 1923, and from the law department of the University of...

Democratic 1936 Re-elected Leon Sacks
Leon Sacks
Leon Sacks was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Early life:Leon Sacks was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in 1923, and from the law department of the University of...

 (D) 61.6%

Emanuel W. Beloff (R) 38.0%
Frank Mozer (C
Communist Party USA
The Communist Party USA is a Marxist political party in the United States, established in 1919. It has a long, complex history that is closely related to the histories of similar communist parties worldwide and the U.S. labor movement....

) 0.2%
George Silver (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%
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...

Democratic 1936 Re-elected 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) 60.9%

Augustus Trask Ashton (R) 38.3%
Ella Bloor Omholt (C
Communist Party USA
The Communist Party USA is a Marxist political party in the United States, established in 1919. It has a long, complex history that is closely related to the histories of similar communist parties worldwide and the U.S. labor movement....

) 0.4%
Hyman Siegel (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%
B. A. Jackson (No Wage Tax) 0.1%
L. McCabe Johnson (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...

) 0.07%
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) 63.1%

Frank J. Kownacki (R) 36.5%
Joseph Backer (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%
Thomas Nabried (C
Communist Party USA
The Communist Party USA is a Marxist political party in the United States, established in 1919. It has a long, complex history that is closely related to the histories of similar communist parties worldwide and the U.S. labor movement....

) 0.2%
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) 63.0%

Benjamin M. Golder (R) 36.0%
Norris G. Wood (C
Communist Party USA
The Communist Party USA is a Marxist political party in the United States, established in 1919. It has a long, complex history that is closely related to the histories of similar communist parties worldwide and the U.S. labor movement....

) 0.3%
William E. Martin (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%
Harry L. Neal (State Rights) 0.2%
John Cunningham (American Way
American Way
American Way is a free, in-flight magazine available in American Airlines and American Eagle Airlines. The magazine offices are located in the AMR Corporation/American Airlines headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas, United States....

) 0.06%
Fred C. Gartner
Fred C. Gartner
Fred Christian Gartner was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Fred C. Garter was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools and Brown Preparatory School in Philadelphia. He served as a yeoman in the United States Naval Reserve in...

Republican 1938 Lost re-election
Democratic gain
Francis R. Smith
Francis R. Smith
Francis Raphael Smith was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Francis R. Smith was born in Philadelphia, PA. He graduated from St. Joseph’s College in Philadelphia in 1933, and from the law department of Temple University in Philadelphia in 1938...

 (D) 55.8%

Fred C. Gartner (R) 43.7%
Bernard Samoff (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%
Harry Casey (C
Communist Party USA
The Communist Party USA is a Marxist political party in the United States, established in 1919. It has a long, complex history that is closely related to the histories of similar communist parties worldwide and the U.S. labor movement....

) 0.1%
Oscar W. Wall (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%
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...

Democratic 1938 Re-elected 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...

 (D) 61.1%

Frank F. Truscott (R) 38.0%
Harold B. Hatfield (No Wage Tax) 0.5%
Joseph Dougher (C
Communist Party USA
The Communist Party USA is a Marxist political party in the United States, established in 1919. It has a long, complex history that is closely related to the histories of similar communist parties worldwide and the U.S. labor movement....

) 0.2%
Edward Gallob (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%
George P. Darrow
George P. Darrow
George Potter Darrow was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.George Darrow was born in Waterford, Connecticut. He graduated from Alfred University in Alfred, NY in 1880. He moved to Philadelphia, PA in 1888 and engaged in banking, in the manufacture of...

Republican 1938 Retired
Republican hold
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...

 (R) 50.9%

Gilbert Cassidy (D) 48.8%
William O'Reilly (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%
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...

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) 57.6%

E. Adele Scott Saul (D) 42.2%
Charles Palmer (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%
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...

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) 52.4%

Henry V. Scheirer (D) 47.4%
Byron Mayberry (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. 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...

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) 57.7%

George M. May (D) 42.2%
John Granville Eddy (C
Communist Party USA
The Communist Party USA is a Marxist political party in the United States, established in 1919. It has a long, complex history that is closely related to the histories of similar communist parties worldwide and the U.S. labor movement....

) 0.08%
Patrick J. Boland
Patrick J. Boland
Patrick Joseph Boland was a United States representative for Pennsylvania 11th District.-Biography:Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, he attended St. Thomas College. He worked as a carpenter and general contractor. He was on the Scranton city council from 1905 to 1906, the Board of education from...

Democratic 1930 Re-elected Patrick J. Boland
Patrick J. Boland
Patrick Joseph Boland was a United States representative for Pennsylvania 11th District.-Biography:Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, he attended St. Thomas College. He worked as a carpenter and general contractor. He was on the Scranton city council from 1905 to 1906, the Board of education from...

 (D) 52.6%

Joseph F. Gunster (R) 47.4%
J. Harold Flannery
J. Harold Flannery
John Harold Flannery was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.J. Harold Flannery was born in Pittston, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the Wyoming Seminary in Kingston, Pennsylvania, in 1917 and from the Dickinson School of Law in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in...

Democratic 1936 Re-elected J. Harold Flannery
J. Harold Flannery
John Harold Flannery was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.J. Harold Flannery was born in Pittston, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the Wyoming Seminary in Kingston, Pennsylvania, in 1917 and from the Dickinson School of Law in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in...

 (D) 57.8%

J. Henry Pool (R) 42.2%
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 :...

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) 50.5%

James H. Gildea (D) 48.9%
Robert J. Lesser (I) 0.6%
Guy L. Moser
Guy L. Moser
Guy Louis Moser was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Guy L. Moser was born on a farm in Amity Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. He attended the Keystone State Teachers’ College in Kutztown, Pennsylvania. He was engaged in painting and paperhanging...

Democratic 1936 Re-elected Guy L. Moser
Guy L. Moser
Guy Louis Moser was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Guy L. Moser was born on a farm in Amity Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. He attended the Keystone State Teachers’ College in Kutztown, Pennsylvania. He was engaged in painting and paperhanging...

 (D) 56.0%

John C. Evans (R) 37.0%
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...

) 5.8%
Harry A. Obold (I) 0.8%
William N. Stottlemyer (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%
Ben Rubin (C
Communist Party USA
The Communist Party USA is a Marxist political party in the United States, established in 1919. It has a long, complex history that is closely related to the histories of similar communist parties worldwide and the U.S. labor movement....

) 0.1%
Albert G. Rutherford
Albert G. Rutherford
Albert Grieg Rutherford was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Albert G. Rutherford was born in Watford, Ontario, Canada. He immigrated to the United States in 1883 with his parents, who settled in Carbondale, Pennsylvania...

Republican 1936 Re-elected Albert G. Rutherford
Albert G. Rutherford
Albert Grieg Rutherford was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Albert G. Rutherford was born in Watford, Ontario, Canada. He immigrated to the United States in 1883 with his parents, who settled in Carbondale, Pennsylvania...

 (R) 60.4%

F. R. Clark (D) 39.2%
Fred P. Millington (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%
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:...

Republican 1930 Re-elected 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) 60.5%

Hugh Gilmore (D) 39.5%
J. William Ditter
J. William Ditter
John William Ditter was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...

Republican 1932 Re-elected J. William Ditter
J. William Ditter
John William Ditter was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...

 (R) 62.2%

Victor Eppstein (D) 37.8%
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...

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) 57.6%

John M. Keichline (D) 42.4%
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,...

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) 54.4%

John A. Smith (D) 45.6%
Benjamin Jarrett
Benjamin Jarrett
Benjamin Jarrett was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Benjamin Jarrett was born in Sharon, Pennsylvania. He worked as a telegraph operator and later as foreman in a steel mill. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1907 and commenced practice in...

Republican 1936 Re-elected Benjamin Jarrett
Benjamin Jarrett
Benjamin Jarrett was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Benjamin Jarrett was born in Sharon, Pennsylvania. He worked as a telegraph operator and later as foreman in a steel mill. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1907 and commenced practice in...

 (R) 58.2%

John R. Boland, Jr. (D) 40.8%
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...

) 1.0%
Francis E. Walter
Francis E. Walter
Francis Eugene Walter was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...

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) 56.2%

T. Fred Woodley (R) 43.7%
Walter M. Trumbull (C
Communist Party USA
The Communist Party USA is a Marxist political party in the United States, established in 1919. It has a long, complex history that is closely related to the histories of similar communist parties worldwide and the U.S. labor movement....

) 0.1%
Chester H. Gross
Chester H. Gross
Chester Heilman Gross was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....

Republican 1938 Lost re-election
Democratic gain
Harry L. Haines
Harry L. Haines
Harry Luther Haines was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....

 (D) 54.8%

Chester H. Gross (R) 44.6%
Raymond N. Fehl (R) 0.5%
James E. Van Zandt
James E. Van Zandt
James Edward Van Zandt was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...

Republican 1938 Re-elected James E. Van Zandt
James E. Van Zandt
James Edward Van Zandt was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...

 (R) 56.3%

William M. Aukerman (D) 43.7%
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...

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) 56.6%

J. Clarke Glassburn (R) 43.2%
Minnie B. Shaulis (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%
Charles I. Faddis
Charles I. Faddis
Charles Isiah Faddis was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Early life and education:...

Democratic 1932 Re-elected Charles I. Faddis
Charles I. Faddis
Charles Isiah Faddis was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Early life and education:...

 (D) 61.0%

Lucius McK. Crumrine (R) 39.0%
Louis E. Graham
Louis E. Graham
Louis Edward Graham was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....

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) 50.9%

Peter P. Reising (D) 49.1%
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...

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) 51.6%

Joseph Anthony Gray (D) 47.8%
James O. Archer (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 G. Allen
Robert G. Allen
Robert Gray Allen was an American businessman and a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...

Democratic 1936 Retired
Democratic hold
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) 55.4%

James M. Underwood (R) 42.0%
A. F. Daughenbaugh (Progressive Labor) 2.1%
S. W. Bierer (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 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...

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) 54.2%

James F. Lavery (D) 45.4%
Ira M. Ramsey (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%
Robert J. Corbett
Robert J. Corbett
Robert James Corbett was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...

Republican 1938 Lost re-election
Democratic gain
Thomas E. Scanlon
Thomas E. Scanlon
Thomas Edward Scanlon was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.- Biography :...

 (D) 50.1%

Robert J. Corbett (R) 49.9%
John McDowell
John McDowell (politician)
John Ralph McDowell was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...

Republican 1938 Lost re-election
Democratic gain
Samuel A. Weiss
Samuel A. Weiss
Samual Arthur Weiss was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...

 (D) 55.7%

John McDowell (R) 43.5%
M. J. Dibble (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 Bush (Progressive Labor) 0.3%
Ben Findley (C
Communist Party USA
The Communist Party USA is a Marxist political party in the United States, established in 1919. It has a long, complex history that is closely related to the histories of similar communist parties worldwide and the U.S. labor movement....

) 0.2%
Herman P. Eberharter
Herman P. Eberharter
Herman Peter Eberharter was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...

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) 68.6%

Samuel M. Jackson (R) 31.1%
H. Joseph Filner (C
Communist Party USA
The Communist Party USA is a Marxist political party in the United States, established in 1919. It has a long, complex history that is closely related to the histories of similar communist parties worldwide and the U.S. labor movement....

) 0.2%
Joseph A. McArdle
Joseph A. McArdle
Joseph A. McArdle was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Joseph A. McArdle was born in Muncie, Indiana. In 1905, he moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with his parents...

Democratic 1938 Re-elected Joseph A. McArdle
Joseph A. McArdle
Joseph A. McArdle was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Joseph A. McArdle was born in Muncie, Indiana. In 1905, he moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with his parents...

 (D) 55.0%

James I. Marsh (R) 44.9%
Charles A. Brown (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%
Matthew A. Dunn
Matthew A. Dunn
Matthew Anthony Dunn was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...

Democratic 1932 Retired
Democratic hold
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:...

 (D) 53.8%

Robert B. McKinley (R) 46.2%

Rhode Island 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Charles Risk
Charles Risk
Charles Francis Risk was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.Born in Central Falls, Rhode Island, Risk attended the public and high schools.He worked in textile plants....

Republican 1938 Lost re-election
Democratic gain
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) 57.5%

Charles Risk (R) 42.5%
Harry Sandager
Harry Sandager
Harry Sandager was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Sandager attended the public schools at Cranston, Rhode Island, and graduated from Georgetown University....

Republican 1938 Lost re-election
Democratic gain
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) 53.8%

Harry Sandager (R) 46.2%

South Carolina 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Thomas S. McMillan
Thomas S. McMillan
Thomas Sanders McMillan was a lawyer and a United States Representative from South Carolina.Born in the town of Ulmer in Allendale County, McMillan received his early childhood education at the schools in Ulmer. He graduated from the Orangeburg Collegiate Institute in 1907 and taught school for...

Democratic 1924 Died in office
Democratic hold
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) 98.4%

Mrs. J. E. Messervy (R) 1.6%
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...

Democratic 1920 Re-elected 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) 98.6%

M. B. Cross (R) 1.4%
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 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) 99.3%

A. F. Ernest (R) 0.7%
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 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) 97.3%

James D. McCullough (R) 2.7%
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 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) 99.2%

C. F. Pendleton (R) 0.8%
J. Bates Gerald (I) 0.03%
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 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) 99.0%

C. B. Ruffin (R) 1.0%

South Dakota 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Karl E. Mundt Republican 1938 Re-elected Karl E. Mundt (R) 59.6%
Oscar Fosheim (D) 40.4%
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) 66.1%

Arthur W. Watwood (D) 33.9%

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) 68.7%

Robert E. Walker (D) 31.3%
John Jennings Republican 1939 Re-elected John Jennings (R) 56.6%
Clay James (D) 43.4%
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) 68.7%

Jerome Taylor (R) 31.3%
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) 88.9%

H. E. McLean (R) 11.1%
Joseph W. Byrns, Jr. Democratic 1938 Lost re-election
Challenger joined Democratic caucus
Democratic hold
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...

 (I) 50.2%

Joseph W. Byrns, Jr. (D) 42.8%
Julian H. Campbell (R) 7.1%
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
Herron C. Pearson
Herron C. Pearson
Herron Carney Pearson was a U.S. Representative from Tennessee.-Biography:Born in Taylor, Texas, Pearson moved to Jackson, Tennessee, in 1891.He attended the public and high schools....

Democratic 1934 Re-elected Herron C. Pearson
Herron C. Pearson
Herron Carney Pearson was a U.S. Representative from Tennessee.-Biography:Born in Taylor, Texas, Pearson moved to Jackson, Tennessee, in 1891.He attended the public and high schools....

 (D) Unopposed
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) 92.1%

Julian Palmer (I) 7.9%
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) 96.0%

Theo Wynn Larwill (I) 4.0%

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 Re-elected 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:...

 (D) Unopposed
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) Unopposed
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) 87.5%

Floyd B. Royer (R) 12.5%
Luther A. Johnson Democratic 1922 Re-elected Luther A. Johnson (D) Unopposed
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 Re-elected 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....

 (D) 98.2%

Dudley Lawson (R) 1.8%
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) 94.8%

M. U. S. Kjorlang (R) 5.2%
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) Unopposed
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) Unopposed
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) Unopposed
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) 96.4%

Louis N. Gould (R) 3.6%
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 Re-elected 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...

 (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) 92.4%

J. A. Simpson (R) 7.6%
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
Clyde L. Garrett
Clyde L. Garrett
Clyde Leonard Garrett was a U.S. Representative from Texas.Born on a farm near Gorman, Texas, Garrett attended the public schools and Hankins' Normal College in his native city.Raised on a farm....

Democratic 1936 Lost renomination
Democratic hold
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) Unopposed
John Marvin Jones
John Marvin Jones
Judge John Marvin Jones was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas and Chief Judge of the federal Court of Claims.-Biography:...

Democratic 1916 Retired when appointed judge on United States Court of Claims
United States Court of Claims
The Court of Claims was a federal court that heard claims against the United States government. It was established in 1855 as the Court of Claims, renamed in 1948 to the United States Court of Claims , and abolished in 1982....


Democratic hold
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) 96.5%

John W. Beveridge (R) 3.5%
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) 83.4%

Harry Hotchkin (R) 16.5%
Emma Tenoyuca (C
Communist Party USA
The Communist Party USA is a Marxist political party in the United States, established in 1919. It has a long, complex history that is closely related to the histories of similar communist parties worldwide and the U.S. labor movement....

) 0.1%
Charles L. South
Charles L. South
Charles Lacy South was a U.S. Representative from Texas.Born on a farm near Damascus, Virginia. South moved with his parents to Callahan County, Texas, in 1898 and to Coleman County, Texas, in 1914....

Democratic 1934 Re-elected Charles L. South
Charles L. South
Charles Lacy South was a U.S. Representative from Texas.Born on a farm near Damascus, Virginia. South moved with his parents to Callahan County, Texas, in 1898 and to Coleman County, Texas, in 1914....

 (D) 92.8%

Ray Ridenhour (R) 7.2%

Utah 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Orrice Abram Murdock, Jr.
Orrice Abram Murdock, Jr.
Orrice Abram "Abe" Murdock, Jr. was a United States Representative and Senator from Utah. Born in Austin, Nevada, he moved with his parents to Beaver, Utah in 1898, attended the public schools and Murdock Academy in Beaver, and the University of Utah at Salt Lake City. He studied law, and was...

Democratic 1932 Retired to run for U. S. Senate
Democratic hold
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) 57.1%

LeRoy B. Young (R) 42.9%
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) 63.3%

A. Sherman Christenson (R) 36.7%

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) 63.8%

Michael J. Rock (D) 36.2%

Virginia 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
S. Otis Bland Democratic 1918 Re-elected S. Otis Bland (D) Unopposed
Colgate Darden
Colgate Darden
Colgate Whitehead Darden, Jr. was a Democratic Congressman from Virginia , the 54th Governor of Virginia , Chancellor of the College of William and Mary and the third President of the University of Virginia...

Democratic 1938 Re-elected Colgate Darden
Colgate Darden
Colgate Whitehead Darden, Jr. was a Democratic Congressman from Virginia , the 54th Governor of Virginia , Chancellor of the College of William and Mary and the third President of the University of Virginia...

 (D) Unopposed
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) 96.9%

Winston Dawson (I) 3.1%
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) 96.0%

Cyrus Hotchkiss (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...

) 4.0%
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) Unopposed
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) 68.1%

Fred W. McWane (R) 31.4%
Lawrence S. 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...

) 0.4%
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) 65.1%

Jacob A. Garber (R) 34.7%
Lester Ruffner (C
Communist Party USA
The Communist Party USA is a Marxist political party in the United States, established in 1919. It has a long, complex history that is closely related to the histories of similar communist parties worldwide and the U.S. labor movement....

) 0.2%
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) 79.0%

Henry B. Goodloe (R) 21.0%
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) 57.3%

Fred C. Parks (R) 42.7%

Washington 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Warren Magnuson Democratic 1936 Re-elected Warren Magnuson (D) 61.6%
Fred J. Wettrick (R) 38.4%
Monrad C. Wallgren Democratic 1932 Retired to run for U. S. Senate
Democratic hold
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) 57.4%

Payson Peterson (R) 42.6%
Martin F. Smith
Martin F. Smith
Martin Fernard Smith was a U.S. Representative from Washington.Born in Chicago, Illinois, Smith attended the public schools, Lewis Institute, Chicago, Illinois, and Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois....

Democratic 1932 Re-elected Martin F. Smith
Martin F. Smith
Martin Fernard Smith was a U.S. Representative from Washington.Born in Chicago, Illinois, Smith attended the public schools, Lewis Institute, Chicago, Illinois, and Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois....

 (D) 55.3%

Russell V. Mack (R) 44.5%
Henry P. Huff (C
Communist Party USA
The Communist Party USA is a Marxist political party in the United States, established in 1919. It has a long, complex history that is closely related to the histories of similar communist parties worldwide and the U.S. labor movement....

) 0.2%
Knute Hill
Knute Hill
Knute Hill was a United States Representative from the state of Washington.-Background:Born on a farm near Creston, Illinois, Hill moved to De Forest, Wisconsin in 1877 and later to Red Wing, Minnesota in 1889. He attended both Red Wing Seminary and the University of Minnesota at Minneapolis...

Democratic 1932 Re-elected Knute Hill
Knute Hill
Knute Hill was a United States Representative from the state of Washington.-Background:Born on a farm near Creston, Illinois, Hill moved to De Forest, Wisconsin in 1877 and later to Red Wing, Minnesota in 1889. He attended both Red Wing Seminary and the University of Minnesota at Minneapolis...

 (D) 51.3%

Frank Miller (R) 48.7%
Charles H. Leavy
Charles H. Leavy
Charles Henry Leavy was a U.S. Representative and U.S. District Judge from Washington.Born on a farm near York, Pennsylvania, Leavy moved to Kansas City, Missouri, with his parents in 1887....

Democratic 1936 Re-elected Charles H. Leavy
Charles H. Leavy
Charles Henry Leavy was a U.S. Representative and U.S. District Judge from Washington.Born on a farm near York, Pennsylvania, Leavy moved to Kansas City, Missouri, with his parents in 1887....

 (D) 55.5%

Walt Horan (R) 44.5%
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) 62.8%

Paul A. Preus (R) 37.2%

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 1938 Lost re-election
Democratic gain
Robert L. Ramsay
Robert L. Ramsay (politician)
Robert Lincoln Ramsay was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from West Virginia. The son of a coal miner, Robert Ramsay was born in Witton Gilbert, County Durham, England. Ramsay immigrated to the United States in 1881 with his parents, who settled in New Cumberland, Hancock County, West Virginia...

 (D) 53.2%

A. C. Schiffler (R) 46.8%
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) 57.5%

H. Sharp Summers (R) 42.5%
Andrew Edmiston, Jr.
Andrew Edmiston, Jr.
Andrew Edmiston, Jr was a Democratic politician who served as a United States Representative from West Virginia. He was born in Weston in Lewis County, West Virginia on November 13, 1892. He served in the Seventy-third through Seventy-seventh Congresses...

Democratic 1933 Re-elected Andrew Edmiston, Jr.
Andrew Edmiston, Jr.
Andrew Edmiston, Jr was a Democratic politician who served as a United States Representative from West Virginia. He was born in Weston in Lewis County, West Virginia on November 13, 1892. He served in the Seventy-third through Seventy-seventh Congresses...

 (D) 56.6%

H. Roy Waugh (R) 43.4%
George William Johnson
George William Johnson (congressman)
George William Johnson was a lawyer and Democratic politician who served as United States Representative from West Virginia.-Early life:He was born near Charles Town, West Virginia in Jefferson County on November 10, 1869...

Democratic 1932 Re-elected George William Johnson
George William Johnson (congressman)
George William Johnson was a lawyer and Democratic politician who served as United States Representative from West Virginia.-Early life:He was born near Charles Town, West Virginia in Jefferson County on November 10, 1869...

 (D) 52.7%

Harry O. Hiteshew (R) 47.3%
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) 62.9%

Hartley Sanders (R) 37.1%
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 Re-elected 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....

 (D) 61.7%

R. E. O'Connor (R) 38.3%

Wisconsin 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Stephen Bolles
Stephen Bolles
Stephen Bolles was a newspaper editor, and later a congressman from Wisconsin.Born in Springboro, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, Bolles attended the public schools; was graduated from the State Normal School of Pennsylvania at Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, in 1888 and from the law department of...

Republican 1938 Re-elected Stephen Bolles
Stephen Bolles
Stephen Bolles was a newspaper editor, and later a congressman from Wisconsin.Born in Springboro, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, Bolles attended the public schools; was graduated from the State Normal School of Pennsylvania at Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, in 1888 and from the law department of...

 (R) 55.8%

Stanley W. Slagg (Prog) 22.8%
Jacob M. Weisman (D) 21.4%
Charles Hawks, Jr.
Charles Hawks, Jr.
Charles Hawks, Jr. was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1939-1941. He was a Republican. He went to University of Wisconsin-Madison and served in the United States Navy during World War I. He was a salesman and worked in the insurance business...

Republican 1938 Lost re-election
Progressive gain
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...

 (Prog) 44.2%

Charles Hawks, Jr. (R) 42.5%
Thomas R. Brooks (D) 13.3%
Harry W. Griswold
Harry W. Griswold
Harry Wilbur Griswold . Griswold was in the agriculture profession. He served on the West Salem Board of Education and was in the Wisconsin State Senate 1933-1937. Griswold was a member of the United States House of Representatives in 1939 until he died in office.-External links:...

Republican 1938 Died in office
Republican hold
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) 46.0%

Gardner R. Withrow (Prog) 44.0%
George T. Doherty (D) 10.0%
John C. Schafer
John C. Schafer
John C. Schafer was a Republican politician who represented Wisconsin's 4th congressional district in Congress from 1923 to 1933 and again from 1939 to 1941....

Republican 1938 Lost re-election
Democratic gain
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) 35.6%

Leonard C. Fons (Prog) 32.8%
John C. Schafer (R) 31.5%
Lewis D. Thill
Lewis D. Thill
Lewis Dominic Thill was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Thill attended the public and parochial schools and graduated from Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1926....

Republican 1938 Re-elected Lewis D. Thill
Lewis D. Thill
Lewis Dominic Thill was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Thill attended the public and parochial schools and graduated from Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1926....

 (R) 44.4%

James M. Pasch (Prog) 32.8%
Francis T. Murphy (D) 22.8%
Frank B. Keefe Republican 1938 Re-elected Frank B. Keefe (R) 57.4%
Jacob A. Fessler (D) 25.9%
Walter D. Corrigan (Prog) 16.7%
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) 51.6%

Gerald J. Boileau (Prog) 35.7%
Wallace A. Bloedorn (D) 12.7%
Joshua L. Johns
Joshua L. Johns
Joshua Leroy Johns was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.Born in the town of Eagle, Johns attended the public schools.He engaged in banking in Richland Center, Wisconsin from 1902 to 1905....

Republican 1938 Re-elected Joshua L. Johns
Joshua L. Johns
Joshua Leroy Johns was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.Born in the town of Eagle, Johns attended the public schools.He engaged in banking in Richland Center, Wisconsin from 1902 to 1905....

 (R) 55.8%

Michael F. Kresky (Prog) 44.2%
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) 52.8%

John R. Nygaard (R) 41.4%
James E. Hughes (D) 5.9%
Bernard J. Gehrmann
Bernard J. Gehrmann
Bernard John Gehrmann was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.Born in Gnesen, near Koenigsberg, East Prussia, Germany, Gehrmann attended the common schools in Germany....

Progressive 1934 Re-elected Bernard J. Gehrmann
Bernard J. Gehrmann
Bernard John Gehrmann was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.Born in Gnesen, near Koenigsberg, East Prussia, Germany, Gehrmann attended the common schools in Germany....

 (Prog) 48.0%

Peter Van Nostrand (R) 35.7%
John G. Green (D) 16.3%

Wyoming 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Frank O. Horton
Frank O. Horton
Frank Ogilvie Horton was a United States Representative from Wyoming. Born in Muscatine, Iowa, he attended the public schools, graduated from Morgan Park Military Academy in 1899 and from the University of Chicago in 1903...

Republican 1938 Lost re-election
Democratic gain
John J. McIntyre
John J. McIntyre
John Joseph McIntyre was a United States Representative from Wyoming.-Early years:Born on a farm in Dewey County, Oklahoma, he attended the grade schools at Ramona, Oklahoma and was graduated from the high school at Tulsa, and from the law department of the University of Colorado at Boulder in...

 (D) 53.4%

Frank O. Horton (R) 46.5%
Lee R. White (Prog) 0.1%

See also

  • 77th United States Congress
    77th United States Congress
    -Major events:* December 7, 1941: Attack on Pearl Harbor* December 8, 1941: Joint Session of Congress met to hear President Roosevelt deliver his "Day of Infamy" speech...

  • United States Senate elections, 1940
  • United States presidential election, 1940
    United States presidential election, 1940
    The United States presidential election of 1940 was fought in the shadow of World War II as the United States was emerging from the Great Depression. Incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt , a Democrat, broke with tradition and ran for a third term, which became a major issue...

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