United States House of Representatives 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.

The upswing in the economy that occurred following the Recession of 1937-38 encouraged voters that the New Deal plan had actually been working. This allowed the Democrats to stabilize their support.

1 Overall results
2 Results by state
- 2.1 California
3 See also

[edit] Overall results

Party	Total Seats (change)		Seat percentage
Democratic Party	267	+5	61.3%
Republican Party	162	-7	37.2%
Progressive Party	3	+1	0.6%
Farmer-Labor Party	1	+0	0.2%
American Labor Party	1	+0	0.2%
Independent	1	+1	0.2%
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

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

[edit] Results by state

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[edit] California

District	Incumbent	Party	Elected	Status	Opponent
California 1	Clarence F. Lea	Democratic	1916	Running	Clarence F. Lea (D) 93.3% Albert J. Lima (Com.) 5.1% Ernest S. Mitchell (W/I) 1.6%
California 2	Harry Lane Englebright	Republican	1926	Running	Harry Lane Englebright (R) (unopposed)
California 3	Frank H. Buck	Democratic	1932	Running	Frank H. Buck (D) 91% C. H. Farman (Proh.) 7.1% Charles Gricus (Com.) 1.8% George Kimber (W/I) 0.1%
California 4	Franck R. Havenner	Democratic	1936	Running	Thomas Rolph (R) 54.6% Franck R. Havenner (D) 44.4% Archie Brown (Com.) 1.0%
California 5	Richard J. Welch	Republican	1926	Running	Richard J. Welch (R) 95.8% Walter R. Lambert (Com.) 4.2%
California 6	Albert E. Carter	Republican	1924	Running	Albert E. Carter (R) 96% Clarence Paton (Com.) 4%
California 7	John H. Tolan	Democratic	1934	Running	John H. Tolan (D) 55.5% Ralph R. Eltse (R) 43.2% Alfred N. Johnson (Com.) 1.3%
California 8	John Z. Anderson	Republican	1938	Running	John Z. Anderson (R) 96.7% Elizabeth Nicholas (Com.) 3.3% J. J. McGrath (W/I) <0.1%
California 9	Bertrand W. Gearhart	Republican	1934	Running	Bertrand W. Gearhart (R) (unopposed)
California 10	Alfred J. Elliott	Democratic	1938	Running	Alfred J. Elliott (D) 97% Louretta Adams (Com.) 3%
California 11	John Carl Hinshaw	Republican	1938	Running	John Carl Hinshaw (R) 96.6% Orla E. Lair (Com.) 3.4%
California 12	Jerry Voorhis	Democratic	1936	Running	Jerry Voorhis (D) 64% Eugene W. Nixon (R) 35.2% Albert Lewis (Com.) 0.8%
California 13	Charles Kramer	Democratic	1932	Running	Charles Kramer (D) 75.7% Charles H. Randall (Proh.) 21.7% Celeste Strack (Com.) 2.6%
California 14	Thomas F. Ford	Democratic	1932	Running	Thomas F. Ford (D) 64.3% Herbert L. Herberts (R) 33.3% Pettis Perry (Com.) 2.4%
California 15	John M. Costello	Democratic	1934	Running	John M. Costello (D) 56.2% Norris J. Nelson (R) 42.6% Emil Freed (Com.) 1.2%
California 16	Leland M. Ford	Republican	1938	Running	Leland M. Ford (R) 96.4% George C. Sandy (Com.) 3.6%
California 17	Lee E. Geyer	Democratic	1938	Running	Lee E. Geyer (D) 65.5% Clifton A. Hix (R) 28.6% Samuel C. Converse (P) 4.9% Harry L. Gray (Com.) 1%
California 18	William Ward Johnson	Republican	1939	Running	William Ward Johnson (R) 54.4% Byron N. Scott (D) 44.7% George R. Ashby (Com.) 0.9%
California 19	Harry R. Sheppard	Democratic	1936	Running	Harry R. Sheppard (D) 52.9% Lotus H. Loudon (R) 47.1%
California 20	Edouard Izac	Democratic	1936	Running	Edouard Izac (D) 51.1% John L. Bacon (R) 48.3% Esco L. Richardson (Com.) 0.6%