United States House elections, 1940

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The U.S. House election, 1940 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1940 which coincided with President 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.

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Party Total Seats (change) Seat percentage
Democratic Party 267 +5 61.3%
Farmer-Labor Party 1 +0 0.2%
Independents 1 +1 0.2%
Other 1 +0 0.2%
Progressive Party 3 +1 0.6%
Republican Party 162 -7 37.2%
Totals 435 +0 100.0%


██ 80.1-100% Republican ██ 80.1-100% Democratic ██ 60.1-80% Republican ██ 60.1-80% Democratic ██  ██  House seats by party holding plurality in state
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██ 80.1-100% Republican ██ 80.1-100% Democratic
██ 60.1-80% Republican ██ 60.1-80% Democratic
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House seats by party holding plurality in state
██ 6+ Republican gain ██ 6+ Democratic gain ██ 3-5 Republican gain ██ 3-5 Democratic gain ██ 1-2 Republican gain ██ 1-2 Democratic gain ██ no net change ██ 1-2 Progressive gain
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██ 6+ Republican gain ██ 6+ Democratic gain
██ 3-5 Republican gain ██ 3-5 Democratic gain
██ 1-2 Republican gain ██ 1-2 Democratic gain
██ no net change ██ 1-2 Progressive gain


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Preceded by:
1938		 U.S. House elections Succeeded by:
1942


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