United States House of Representatives elections, 1940

Infobox Election
election_name = United States House of Representatives elections, 1940
country = United States
type = legislative
ongoing = no
previous_election = United States House of Representatives elections, 1938
previous_year = 1938
next_election = United States House of Representatives elections, 1942
next_year = 1942
seats_for_election = All 435 seats to the United States House of Representatives
election_date = November 2, 1940


leader1 = Sam Rayburn
party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
leaders_seat1 = Alabama-10th
last_election1 = 262 seats
seats1 = 267
seat_change1 = +5
popular_vote1 =
percentage1 =
swing1 =


leader2 = Joseph Martin
party2 = Republican Party (United States)
leaders_seat2 = Massachusetts-14th
last_election2 = 169 seats
seats2 = 162
seat_change2 = -7
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, 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.

Overall results

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Results by state

California

ee also

*77th United States Congress
*United States Senate elections, 1940
*United States presidential election, 1940