United States House of Representatives elections, 1942

Infobox Election
election_name = United States House of Representatives elections, 1942
country = United States
type = legislative
ongoing = no
previous_election = United States House of Representatives elections, 1940
previous_year = 1940
next_election = United States House of Representatives elections, 1944
next_year = 1944
seats_for_election = All 435 seats to the United States House of Representatives
election_date = November 7, 1942


leader1 = Sam Rayburn
party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
leaders_seat1 = Texas-4th
last_election1 = 267 seats
seats1 = 222
seat_change1 = -45
popular_vote1 =
percentage1 =
swing1 =


leader2 = Joseph Martin
party2 = Republican Party (United States)
leaders_seat2 = Massachusetts-14th
last_election2 = 162 seats
seats2 = 209
seat_change2 = +47
popular_vote2 =
percentage2 =
swing2 =
title = Speaker
before_election = Sam Rayburn
before_party = Democratic Party (United States)
after_election = Sam Rayburn
after_party = Democratic Party (United States)

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.

Overall results

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California

ee also

*78th United States Congress
*U.S. Senate election, 1942

sequence
list=U.S. House elections
prev=1940
next=1944