United States House of Representatives elections, 1942

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The U.S. House election, 1942 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1942 which occurred in the middle of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's third term.

Two main factors led to the Republican pick ups during this election cycle. Concern over World War II and American involvement in it was one factor in majority party decline, as is the case during most wars. Also, many voters were becoming tired with the policies of Roosevelt, who had served an unprecedented amount of time in the White House, and felt that the nation need to change its direction. Roosevelt's Democratic Party lost 45 seats, retaining only a slender majority though they lost the popular vote.

[edit] Overall results

Party	Total Seats (change)		Seat percentage	Popular Vote
Democratic Party	222	-45	51.0%	46.1%
Farmer-Labor Party	1	+0	0.2%	0.5%
Independents	0	-1	0.0%	0.2%
American Labor Party	1	+0	0.2%	2.1%
Progressive Party	2	-1	0.4%	0.7%
Republican Party	209	+47	48.0%	50.6%
Totals	435	+0	100.0%	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

[edit] California

District	Incumbent	Party	Elected	Status	Opponent
California 1	Clarence F. Lea	Democratic	1916	Running	Clarence F. Lea (D) 93.2% Albert J. Lima (Com.) 6.8%
California 2	Harry Lane Englebright	Republican	1926	Running	Harry Lane Englebright (R) (unopposed)
California 3	Justin L. Johnson	Republican	1942	Running	Justin L. Johnson (R) 54.5% Joseph B. O'Neil (D) 45.5%
California 4	Thomas Rolph	Republican	1940	Running	Thomas Rolph (R) 98.3% Archie Brown (W/I) 1.7%
California 5	Richard J. Welch	Republican	1926	Running	Richard J. Welch (R) 92.7% Walter R. Lambert (Com.) 7.3%
California 6	Albert E. Carter	Republican	1924	Running	Albert E. Carter (R) 92.6% Clarence Paton (Com.) 7.3% William H. Hollander (W/I) 0.1%
California 7	John H. Tolan	Democratic	1934	Running	John H. Tolan (D) (unopposed)
California 8	John Z. Anderson	Republican	1938	Running	John Z. Anderson (R) 99.9% Elizabeth Nicholas (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) (unopposed)
California 11	None (District created)				George E. Outland (D) 50.7% A. J. Dingeman (R) 49.3%
California 12	Jerry Voorhis	Democratic	1936	Running	Jerry Voorhis (D) 56.8% Robert P. "Bob" Shuler (R) 43.2%
California 13	Charles Kramer	Democratic	1932	Running	Norris Poulson (R) 49.5% Charles Kramer (D) 42.4% Calvert S. Wilson (Townsend) 8.1%
California 14	Thomas F. Ford	Democratic	1932	Running	Thomas F. Ford (D) 67% Herbert L. Herberts (R) 33%
California 15	John M. Costello	Democratic	1934	Running	John M. Costello (D) 86.2% B. Tarkington Dowden (Proh.) 9.9% Philip Gardner (Com.) 3.9%
California 16	Leland M. Ford	Republican	1940	Running	Will Rogers, Jr. (D) 53.7% Leland M. Ford (R) 45.4% Allen L. Ryan (Com.) 0.9%
California 17	Cecil R. King	Democratic	1942	Running	Cecil R. King (D) (unopposed)
California 18	William Ward Johnson	Republican	1939	Running	William Ward Johnson (R) 56.8% Francis H. Gentry (D) 43.2%
California 19	None (District created)				Chet Holifield (D) 63.1% Carlton H. Casjens (R) 36.9%
California 20	John Carl Hinshaw	Republican	1938	Running	John Carl Hinshaw (R) 48.4% Joseph O. Donovan (D) 42.9% Virgil G. Hinshaw (Proh.) 5.3% Janie Berle McCarty (Townsend) 2.7% Orla E. Lair (Com.) 0.6%
California 21	Harry R. Sheppard	Democratic	1936	Running	Harry R. Sheppard (D) 96.6% Arthur E. Isham (W/I) 3.4%
California 22	None (District created)				John J. Phillips (R) 57.6% N. E. West (D) 42.4%
California 23	Edouard Izac	Democratic	1936	Running	Edouard Izac (D) 50.5% James B. Abbey (R) 49.5%