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The U.S. House elections, 1934 were elections for the United States House of Representatives in 1934 which occurred in the middle of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's first term. The Democratic Party continued its progress, gaining another 9 net seats from the opposition Republican Party, who also lost seats to the Progressive Party. The Republicans were reduced below one-fourth of the chamber for the first time since the creation of the party. The Progressive Party, a liberal group which allied with the Democrats, also became a force in Wisconsin politics.
The 1934 elections can be seen as a referendum on New Deal policies. While conservatives and people among the middle class who did not bear the brunt of the depression saw New Deal programs as radical, ordinary people overwhelmingly voting in this election cycle to continue implementation of Roosevelt's agenda.
[edit] Overall results
| 80.1-100% Republican |
80.1-100% Democratic |
| 60.1-80% Republican |
60.1-80% Democratic |
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60.1-80% Progressive |
| 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 |
3-5 Progressive gain |
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