1942 United States House of Representatives elections
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The 1942 United States House of Representatives elections were elections for the United States House of Representatives to elect members to serve in the 78th United States Congress. They were held for the most part on November 3, 1942, while Maine held theirs on September 14. This was the first election after the congressional reapportionment based on the 1940 census, and was held in the middle of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's third term. With involvement in World War II, it was the first wartime election in the United States since 1918.[1]
Roosevelt's Democratic Party lost 45 seats to the Republican Party, retaining only a slender majority even though they lost the popular vote by over 1 million votes (3.9%). 1942 remains the most recent election in which Democrats won a majority in the House without a majority of votes, and only the second time in the 20th century that this occurred, after 1914.
This was the most successful congressional election for Republicans since 1930, and the first time since that election cycle that the House GOP actually won the popular vote.[2] The main factor that led to the Republican gains during this election cycle was dissatisfaction with the conduct of America's war effort in World War II.[1]
As of 2024[update], this was the last time the House of Representatives was made up of five parties. This was also the smallest House majority that the Democrats had up until the 2020 elections. Voter turnout was historically low for the time, which was attributed to the absence of military men and the apathy of workers at war production plants, many of whom had failed to re-register to vote in their new communities or become accustomed to local candidates.[1]
Overall results
[edit]222 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 209 |
Democratic | AL | FL | P | Republican |
Party | Total seats | Seat change | Seat percentage | Vote percentage | Popular vote | |
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Republican | 209 | 47 | 48.0% | 50.8% | 14,271,483 | |
Democratic | 222 | 45 | 51.0% | 47.0% | 13,181,759 | |
Progressive | 2 | 1 | 0.4% | 0.7% | 186,982 | |
Farmer-Labor | 1 | 0.2% | 0.5% | 151,684 | ||
American Labor | 1 | 0.2% | 0.3% | 91,283 | ||
Independent | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.2% | 67,333 | |
Socialist | 0 | 0.0% | 0.1% | 37,390 | ||
Communist | 0 | 0.0% | 0.1% | 29,659 | ||
Prohibition | 0 | 0.0% | 0.1% | 25,413 | ||
Townsend | 0 | 0.0% | <0.1% | 9,843 | ||
Socialist Labor | 0 | 0.0% | <0.1% | 1,963 | ||
National Recovery | 0 | 0.0% | <0.1% | 1,705 | ||
Win the War | 0 | 0.0% | <0.1% | 120 | ||
Liberal | 0 | 0.0% | <0.1% | 114 | ||
Social Reconstruction | 0 | 0.0% | <0.1% | 114 | ||
Independent-Labor | 0 | 0.0% | <0.1% | 75 | ||
Others | 0 | 0.0% | 0.1% | 17,444 | ||
Totals | 435 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 28,074,364 |
Source: Election Statistics - Office of the Clerk
Special elections
[edit]Some special elections were held throughout the year.
Elections are listed by date and district.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Pennsylvania 33 | Joseph A. McArdle | Democratic | 1938 | Incumbent resigned January 5, 1942. New member elected May 19, 1942. Democratic hold. Winner redistricted to the 32nd district and retired; see below. |
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California 17 | Lee E. Geyer | Democratic | 1938 | Incumbent died October 11, 1941. New member elected August 25, 1942. Democratic hold. Winner was subsequently re-elected in November. |
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Iowa 9 | Vincent F. Harrington | Democratic | 1936 | Incumbent resigned September 5, 1942, to serve in the U.S. Army. New member elected November 3, 1942. Republican gain. Winner redistricted to the 8th district and retired; see below. |
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Alabama
[edit]District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Alabama 1 | Frank W. Boykin | Democratic | 1935 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Alabama 2 | George M. Grant | Democratic | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Alabama 3 | Henry B. Steagall | Democratic | 1914 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Alabama 4 | Sam Hobbs | Democratic | 1934 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Alabama 5 | Joe Starnes | Democratic | 1934 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Alabama 6 | Pete Jarman | Democratic | 1936 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Alabama 7 | Carter Manasco | Democratic | 1941 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Alabama 8 | John Sparkman | Democratic | 1936 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Alabama 9 | Luther Patrick | Democratic | 1936 | Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic hold. |
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Arizona
[edit]Arizona received a second representative in reapportionment; it continued to elect both representatives at large rather than drawing districts.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Arizona at-large | John R. Murdock | Democratic | 1936 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Arizona at-large | None (new district) | New seat. Democratic gain. |
Arkansas
[edit]District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Arkansas 1 | Ezekiel C. Gathings | Democratic | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Arkansas 2 | Wilbur Mills | Democratic | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Arkansas 3 | Clyde T. Ellis | Democratic | 1938 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator. Democratic hold. |
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Arkansas 4 | William Fadjo Cravens | Democratic | 1939 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Arkansas 5 | David D. Terry | Democratic | 1933 (special) | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator. Democratic hold. |
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Arkansas 6 | William F. Norrell | Democratic | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Arkansas 7 | Oren Harris | Democratic | 1940 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California
[edit]Three new seats were added in reapportionment, increasing the delegation from 20 to 23 seats. Two of the new seats were won by Democrats, one by a Republican. One Republican and one Democratic incumbents lost re-election, and one vacancy was won by a Republican. Therefore, both Democrats and Republicans increased by 2 seats.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
California 1 | Clarence F. Lea | Democratic | 1916 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 2 | Harry Lane Englebright | Republican | 1926 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 3 | Frank H. Buck | Democratic | 1932 | Incumbent died September 17, 1942. Republican gain. |
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California 4 | Thomas Rolph | Republican | 1940 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 5 | Richard J. Welch | Republican | 1926 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 6 | Albert E. Carter | Republican | 1924 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 7 | John H. Tolan | Democratic | 1934 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 8 | Jack Z. Anderson | Republican | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 9 | Bertrand W. Gearhart | Republican | 1934 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 10 | Alfred J. Elliott | Democratic | 1937 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 11 | None (new district) | New seat. Democratic gain. |
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California 12 | Jerry Voorhis | Democratic | 1936 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 13 | Charles Kramer | Democratic | 1932 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. |
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California 14 | Thomas F. Ford | Democratic | 1932 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 15 | John M. Costello | Democratic | 1934 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 16 | Leland M. Ford | Republican | 1938 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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California 17 | Cecil R. King | Democratic | 1942 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 18 | William Ward Johnson | Republican | 1940 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 19 | None (new district) | New seat. Democratic gain. |
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California 20 | John Carl Hinshaw Redistricted from the 11th district | Republican | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 21 | Harry R. Sheppard Redistricted from the 19th district | Democratic | 1936 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 22 | None (new district) | New seat. Republican gain. |
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California 23 | Edouard Izac Redistricted from the 20th district | Democratic | 1936 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Colorado
[edit]District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Colorado 1 | Lawrence Lewis | Democratic | 1932 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Colorado 2 | William S. Hill | Republican | 1940 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Colorado 3 | John Chenoweth | Republican | 1940 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Colorado 4 | Robert F. Rockwell | Republican | 1941 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Connecticut
[edit]District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Connecticut 1 | Herman P. Kopplemann | Democratic | 1940 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. |
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Connecticut 2 | William J. Fitzgerald | Democratic | 1940 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. |
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Connecticut 3 | James A. Shanley | Democratic | 1934 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. |
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Connecticut 4 | Le Roy D. Downs | Democratic | 1940 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. |
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Connecticut 5 | Joseph E. Talbot | Republican | 1942 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Connecticut at-large | Lucien J. Maciora | Democratic | 1940 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. |
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Delaware
[edit]District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Delaware at-large | Philip A. Traynor | Democratic | 1940 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. |
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Florida
[edit]Florida received a 6th seat in reapportionment; it added an at-large district to its 5 districts rather than redrawing them.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Florida 1 | J. Hardin Peterson | Democratic | 1932 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 2 | Robert A. Green | Democratic | 1932 | Incumbent ran in the at-large district Democratic hold. |
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Florida 3 | Bob Sikes | Democratic | 1940 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 4 | Pat Cannon | Democratic | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 5 | Joe Hendricks | Democratic | 1936 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida at-large | None (new district) | New seat. Democratic gain. |
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Georgia
[edit]District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Georgia 1 | Hugh Peterson | Democratic | 1934 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia 2 | Edward E. Cox | Democratic | 1924 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia 3 | Stephen Pace | Democratic | 1936 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia 4 | Albert Sidney Camp | Democratic | 1939 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia 5 | Robert Ramspeck | Democratic | 1929 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia 6 | Carl Vinson | Democratic | 1914 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia 7 | Malcolm C. Tarver | Democratic | 1926 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia 8 | John S. Gibson | Democratic | 1940 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia 9 | B. Frank Whelchel | Democratic | 1934 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia 10 | Paul Brown | Democratic | 1933 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Idaho
[edit]District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Idaho 1 | Compton I. White | Democratic | 1932 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Idaho 2 | Henry Dworshak | Republican | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois
[edit]Illinois was reapportioned from 27 representatives to 26; it went from electing 2 at-large representatives to 1 without redrawing the other districts.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Illinois 1 | Arthur W. Mitchell | Democratic | 1934 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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Illinois 2 | Raymond S. McKeough | Democratic | 1934 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator. Democratic hold. |
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Illinois 3 | Edward A. Kelly | Democratic | 1930 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. |
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Illinois 4 | Harry P. Beam | Democratic | 1930 | Incumbent retired to become judge of municipal court of Chicago. Democratic hold. |
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Illinois 5 | Adolph J. Sabath | Democratic | 1906 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 6 | A. F. Maciejewski | Democratic | 1938 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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Illinois 7 | Leonard W. Schuetz | Democratic | 1930 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 8 | Leo Kocialkowski | Democratic | 1932 | Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic hold. |
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Illinois 9 | Charles S. Dewey | Republican | 1940 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 10 | George A. Paddock | Republican | 1940 | Incumbent lost renomination. Republican hold. |
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Illinois 11 | Chauncey W. Reed | Republican | 1934 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 12 | Noah M. Mason | Republican | 1936 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 13 | Leo E. Allen | Republican | 1932 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 14 | Anton J. Johnson | Republican | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 15 | Robert B. Chiperfield | Republican | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 16 | Everett Dirksen | Republican | 1932 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 17 | Leslie C. Arends | Republican | 1934 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 18 | Jessie Sumner | Republican | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 19 | William H. Wheat | Republican | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 20 | James M. Barnes | Democratic | 1938 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. |
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Illinois 21 | George Evan Howell | Republican | 1940 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 22 | Edwin M. Schaefer | Democratic | 1932 | Incumbent retired. Republican gain. |
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Illinois 23 | Laurence F. Arnold | Democratic | 1936 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. |
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Illinois 24 | James V. Heidinger | Republican | 1940 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 25 | C. W. Bishop | Republican | 1940 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois at-large | Stephen A. Day | Republican | 1940 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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William Stratton | Republican | 1940 | Incumbent retired to run for Illinois Treasurer. Republican loss. |
Indiana
[edit]Indiana was redrawn from 12 districts to 11 after reapportionment; most of the districts underwent minor boundary changes, and the old 11th district was divided up, distributing Madison County to the 5th, Hancock County to the 10th, and consolidating the parts of Marion County in the old 11th and Indianapolis-based 12th into a new 11th.[6] This forced incumbents William Larrabee and Raymond S. Springer to run against each other in a district drawn mainly from Springer's old district.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Indiana 1 | William T. Schulte | Democratic | 1932 | Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic hold. |
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Indiana 2 | Charles A. Halleck | Republican | 1935 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Indiana 3 | Robert A. Grant | Republican | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Indiana 4 | George W. Gillie | Republican | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Indiana 5 | Forest Harness | Republican | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Indiana 6 | Noble J. Johnson | Republican | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Indiana 7 | Gerald W. Landis | Republican | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Indiana 8 | John W. Boehne Jr. | Democratic | 1930 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. |
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Indiana 9 | Earl Wilson | Republican | 1940 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Indiana 10 | Raymond S. Springer | Republican | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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William Larrabee Redistricted from the 11th district | Democratic | 1930 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic loss. | ||
Indiana 11 | Louis Ludlow Redistricted from the 12th district | Democratic | 1928 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Iowa
[edit]Iowa was redistricted from 9 to 8 districts, with the most substantial changes being merging the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th districts in northeastern Iowa down to 2 districts.[6]
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Iowa 1 | Thomas E. Martin | Republican | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Iowa 2 | William S. Jacobsen | Democratic | 1936 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic loss. |
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Henry O. Talle Redistricted from the 4th district | Republican | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
Iowa 3 | John W. Gwynne | Republican | 1934 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Iowa 4 | Karl M. LeCompte Redistricted from the 5th district | Republican | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Iowa 5 | Paul Cunningham Redistricted from the 6th district | Republican | 1940 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Iowa 6 | Fred C. Gilchrist Redistricted from the 8th district | Republican | 1930 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Iowa 7 | Ben F. Jensen | Republican | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Iowa 8 | Vincent F. Harrington Redistricted from the 9th district | Democratic | 1936 | Incumbent resigned to serve in the Army Air Corps. Republican gain. |
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Kansas
[edit]Kansas was reapportioned from 7 districts to 6, with the central Kansas 4th district losing territory on its north and gaining most of the old 5th district around Wichita.[6]
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Kansas 1 | William P. Lambertson | Republican | 1928 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kansas 2 | U. S. Guyer | Republican | 1926 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kansas 3 | Thomas D. Winter | Republican | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kansas 4 | Edward H. Rees | Republican | 1936 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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John M. Houston Redistricted from the 5th district | Democratic | 1934 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic loss. | ||
Kansas 5 | Clifford R. Hope Redistricted from the 7th district | Republican | 1926 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kansas 6 | Frank Carlson | Republican | 1934 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kentucky
[edit]District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Kentucky 1 | Noble Jones Gregory | Democratic | 1936 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kentucky 2 | Beverly M. Vincent | Democratic | 1937 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kentucky 3 | Emmet O'Neal | Democratic | 1934 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kentucky 4 | Edward W. Creal | Democratic | 1935 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kentucky 5 | Brent Spence | Democratic | 1930 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kentucky 6 | Virgil Chapman | Democratic | 1930 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kentucky 7 | Andrew J. May | Democratic | 1930 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kentucky 8 | Joe B. Bates | Democratic | 1930 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kentucky 9 | John M. Robsion | Republican | 1934 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Louisiana
[edit]District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Louisiana 1 | F. Edward Hébert | Democratic | 1940 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Louisiana 2 | Hale Boggs | Democratic | 1940 | Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic hold. |
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Louisiana 3 | James R. Domengeaux | Democratic | 1940 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Louisiana 4 | Overton Brooks | Democratic | 1936 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Louisiana 5 | Newt V. Mills | Democratic | 1936 | Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic hold. |
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Louisiana 6 | Jared Y. Sanders Jr. | Democratic | 1940 | Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic hold. |
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Louisiana 7 | Vance Plauché | Democratic | 1940 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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Louisiana 8 | A. Leonard Allen | Democratic | 1936 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maine
[edit]District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Maine 1 | James C. Oliver | Republican | 1936 | Incumbent lost renomination. Republican hold. |
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Maine 2 | Margaret Chase Smith | Republican | 1940 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maine 3 | Frank Fellows | Republican | 1940 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maryland
[edit]District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Maryland 1 | David Jenkins Ward | Democratic | 1939 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maryland 2 | William P. Cole Jr. | Democratic | 1930 | Incumbent resigned when appointed to the U.S. Customs Court. Democratic hold. |
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Maryland 3 | Thomas D'Alesandro Jr. | Democratic | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maryland 4 | John Ambrose Meyer | Democratic | 1940 | Incumbent lost renomination. Republican gain. |
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Maryland 5 | Lansdale Sasscer | Democratic | 1939 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maryland 6 | Katharine Byron | Democratic | 1941 (special) | Incumbent retired. Republican gain. |
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Massachusetts
[edit]Massachusetts was reapportioned from 15 districts down to 14, with the most affected incumbent being Thomas H. Eliot of the former 9th, whose western Boston suburbs were moved into the 10th and 4th while his Cambridge residence was pulled into the more urban 11th,[6] where he was defeated in the primary by James Michael Curley.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Massachusetts 1 | Allen T. Treadway | Republican | 1912 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 2 | Charles R. Clason | Republican | 1936 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 3 | Joseph E. Casey | Democratic | 1934 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator. Democratic hold. |
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Massachusetts 4 | Pehr G. Holmes | Republican | 1930 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 5 | Edith Nourse Rogers | Republican | 1925 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 6 | George J. Bates | Republican | 1936 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 7 | Thomas J. Lane | Democratic | 1941 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 8 | Arthur Daniel Healey | Democratic | 1932 | Incumbent resigned when appointed to the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Republican gain. |
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Massachusetts 9 | Charles L. Gifford Redistricted from the 15th district | Republican | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 10 | George H. Tinkham | Republican | 1914 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
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Massachusetts 11 | Thomas A. Flaherty | Democratic | 1937 (special) | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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Thomas H. Eliot Redistricted from the 9th district | Democratic | 1940 | Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic loss. | ||
Massachusetts 12 | John W. McCormack | Democratic | 1928 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 13 | Richard B. Wigglesworth | Republican | 1928 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 14 | Joseph W. Martin Jr. | Republican | 1924 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan
[edit]District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Michigan 1 | Rudolph G. Tenerowicz | Democratic | 1938 | Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic hold. |
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Michigan 2 | Earl C. Michener | Republican | 1934 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 3 | Paul W. Shafer | Republican | 1936 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 4 | Clare Hoffman | Republican | 1934 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 5 | Bartel J. Jonkman | Republican | 1940 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 6 | William W. Blackney | Republican | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 7 | Jesse P. Wolcott | Republican | 1930 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 8 | Fred L. Crawford | Republican | 1934 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 9 | Albert J. Engel | Republican | 1934 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 10 | Roy O. Woodruff | Republican | 1920 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 11 | Frederick Van Ness Bradley | Republican | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 12 | Frank Eugene Hook | Democratic | 1934 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. |
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Michigan 13 | George D. O'Brien | Democratic | 1940 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 14 | Louis C. Rabaut | Democratic | 1934 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 15 | John Dingell Sr. | Democratic | 1932 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 16 | John Lesinski Sr. | Democratic | 1932 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 17 | George Anthony Dondero | Republican | 1932 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Minnesota
[edit]District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Minnesota 1 | August H. Andresen | Republican | 1934 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Minnesota 2 | Joseph P. O'Hara | Republican | 1940 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Minnesota 3 | Richard P. Gale | Republican | 1940 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Minnesota 4 | Melvin Maas | Republican | 1934 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Minnesota 5 | Oscar Youngdahl | Republican | 1938 | Incumbent lost renomination. Republican hold. |
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Minnesota 6 | Harold Knutson | Republican | 1934 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Minnesota 7 | H. Carl Andersen | Republican | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Minnesota 8 | William Alvin Pittenger | Republican | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Minnesota 9 | Rich T. Buckler | Farmer-Labor | 1934 | Incumbent retired. Farmer-Labor hold. |
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Mississippi
[edit]District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Mississippi 1 | John E. Rankin | Democratic | 1920 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Mississippi 2 | Jamie Whitten | Democratic | 1941 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Mississippi 3 | William Madison Whittington | Democratic | 1924 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Mississippi 4 | Aaron L. Ford | Democratic | 1934 | Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic hold. |
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Mississippi 5 | Ross A. Collins | Democratic | 1936 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator. Democratic hold. |
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Mississippi 6 | William M. Colmer | Democratic | 1932 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Mississippi 7 | Dan R. McGehee | Democratic | 1934 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Missouri
[edit]District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Missouri 1 | Milton A. Romjue | Democratic | 1922 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. |
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Missouri 2 | William L. Nelson | Democratic | 1934 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. |
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Missouri 3 | Richard M. Duncan | Democratic | 1932 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. |
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Missouri 4 | C. Jasper Bell | Democratic | 1934 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Missouri 5 | Joe Shannon | Democratic | 1930 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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Missouri 6 | Philip A. Bennett | Republican | 1940 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Missouri 7 | Dewey Short | Republican | 1934 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Missouri 8 | Clyde Williams | Democratic | 1930 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. |
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Missouri 9 | Clarence Cannon | Democratic | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Missouri 10 | Orville Zimmerman | Democratic | 1934 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Missouri 11 | John B. Sullivan | Democratic | 1940 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. |
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Missouri 12 | Walter C. Ploeser | Republican | 1940 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Missouri 13 | John J. Cochran | Democratic | 1926 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Montana
[edit]District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Montana 1 | Jeannette Rankin | Republican | 1940 | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. |
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Montana 2 | James F. O'Connor | Democratic | 1936 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Nebraska
[edit]Redistricted from 5 districts down to 4; the 4th and 1st districts were merged into each other, with the other three districts all gaining some territory on the south.[6]
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Nebraska 1 | Oren S. Copeland | Republican | 1940 | Incumbent lost renomination. Republican loss. |
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Carl Curtis Redistricted from the 4th district | Republican | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
Nebraska 2 | Charles F. McLaughlin | Democratic | 1934 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. |
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Nebraska 3 | Karl Stefan | Republican | 1934 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Nebraska 4 | Harry B. Coffee Redistricted from the 5th district | Democratic | 1934 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator. Republican gain. |
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Nevada
[edit]District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Nevada at-large | James G. Scrugham | Democratic | 1932 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator. Democratic hold. |
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New Hampshire
[edit]District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
New Hampshire 1 | Arthur B. Jenks | Republican | 1938 | Incumbent lost renomination. Republican hold. |
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New Hampshire 2 | Foster W. Stearns | Republican | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Jersey
[edit]District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
New Jersey 1 | Charles A. Wolverton | Republican | 1926 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Jersey 2 | Elmer H. Wene | Democratic | 1940 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Jersey 3 | William H. Sutphin | Democratic | 1930 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. |
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New Jersey 4 | D. Lane Powers | Republican | 1932 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Jersey 5 | Charles A. Eaton | Republican | 1924 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Jersey 6 | Donald H. McLean | Republican | 1932 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Jersey 7 | J. Parnell Thomas | Republican | 1936 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Jersey 8 | Gordon Canfield | Republican | 1940 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Jersey 9 | Frank C. Osmers Jr. | Republican | 1938 | Incumbent retired to serve in the Army. Republican hold. |
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New Jersey 10 | Fred A. Hartley Jr. | Republican | 1928 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Jersey 11 | Albert L. Vreeland | Republican | 1938 | Incumbent retired to serve in the Army. Republican hold. |
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New Jersey 12 | Robert Kean | Republican | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Jersey 13 | Mary Teresa Norton | Democratic | 1924 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Jersey 14 | Edward J. Hart | Democratic | 1934 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Mexico
[edit]Reapportioned from 1 representative to 2; both of the representatives were elected at large.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
New Mexico at-large | Clinton Anderson | Democratic | 1940 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Mexico at-large | None (new district) | New seat. Democratic gain. |
New York
[edit]District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
New York 1 | Leonard W. Hall | Republican | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 2 | William Bernard Barry | Democratic | 1935 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 3 | Joseph L. Pfeifer | Democratic | 1934 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 4 | Thomas H. Cullen | Democratic | 1918 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 5 | James J. Heffernan | Democratic | 1940 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 6 | Andrew Lawrence Somers | Democratic | 1924 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 7 | John J. Delaney | Democratic | 1931 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 8 | Donald Lawrence O'Toole | Democratic | 1936 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 9 | Eugene James Keogh | Democratic | 1936 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 10 | Emanuel Celler | Democratic | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 11 | James A. O'Leary | Democratic | 1934 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 12 | Samuel Dickstein | Democratic | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 13 | Louis Capozzoli | Democratic | 1940 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 14 | Arthur George Klein | Democratic | 1941 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 15 | Michael J. Kennedy | Democratic | 1938 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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New York 16 | William T. Pheiffer | Republican | 1940 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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New York 17 | Joseph C. Baldwin | Republican | 1941 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 18 | Martin J. Kennedy | Democratic | 1930 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 19 | Sol Bloom | Democratic | 1923 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 20 | Vito Marcantonio | Labor | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 21 | Joseph A. Gavagan | Democratic | 1929 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 22 | Walter A. Lynch | Democratic | 1940 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 23 | Charles A. Buckley | Democratic | 1934 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 24 | James M. Fitzpatrick | Democratic | 1926 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 25 | Ralph A. Gamble | Republican | 1937 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 26 | Hamilton Fish III | Republican | 1920 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 27 | Lewis K. Rockefeller | Republican | 1937 (special) | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
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New York 28 | William T. Byrne | Democratic | 1936 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 29 | E. Harold Cluett | Republican | 1936 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
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New York 30 | Frank Crowther | Republican | 1918 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
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New York 31 | Clarence E. Kilburn | Republican | 1940 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 32 | Francis D. Culkin | Republican | 1928 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 33 | Fred J. Douglas | Republican | 1936 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 34 | Edwin Arthur Hall | Republican | 1939 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 35 | Clarence E. Hancock | Republican | 1927 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 36 | John Taber | Republican | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 37 | W. Sterling Cole | Republican | 1934 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 38 | Joseph J. O'Brien | Republican | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 39 | James W. Wadsworth Jr. | Republican | 1932 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 40 | Walter G. Andrews | Republican | 1930 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 41 | Alfred F. Beiter | Democratic | 1940 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. |
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New York 42 | John Cornelius Butler | Republican | 1941 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 43 | Daniel A. Reed | Republican | 1918 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York at-large | Matthew J. Merritt | Democratic | 1934 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York at-large | Caroline O'Day | Democratic | 1934 | Incumbent retired. Republican gain. |
North Carolina
[edit]North Carolina was reapportioned from 11 seats to 12, and reorganized the existing 10th and 11th districts (in the mountainous west of the state) into three districts.[6]
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
North Carolina 1 | Herbert Covington Bonner | Democratic | 1940 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Carolina 2 | John H. Kerr | Democratic | 1923 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Carolina 3 | Graham Arthur Barden | Democratic | 1934 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Carolina 4 | Harold D. Cooley | Democratic | 1934 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Carolina 5 | John Hamlin Folger | Democratic | 1941 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Carolina 6 | Carl T. Durham | Democratic | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Carolina 7 | J. Bayard Clark | Democratic | 1928 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Carolina 8 | William O. Burgin | Democratic | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Carolina 9 | Robert L. Doughton | Democratic | 1910 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Carolina 10 | None (new district) | New seat. Democratic gain. |
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North Carolina 11 | Alfred L. Bulwinkle Redistricted from the 10th district | Democratic | 1930 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Carolina 12 | Zebulon Weaver Redistricted from the 11th district | Democratic | 1930 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Dakota
[edit]District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
North Dakota at-large | Usher L. Burdick | Republican-NPL | 1934 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Dakota at-large | Charles R. Robertson | Republican | 1940 | Incumbent lost renomination and re-election as an Independent. Republican hold. |
Ohio
[edit]Ohio was reapportioned from 24 seats to 23, and removed one of its two at-large seats while leaving the 22 geographical districts unchanged.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Ohio 1 | Charles H. Elston | Republican | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Ohio 2 | William E. Hess |
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