United States House of Representatives elections, 1934

Infobox Election
election_name = United States House of Representatives elections, 1934
country = United States
type = legislative
ongoing = no
previous_election = United States House of Representatives elections, 1932
previous_year = 1932
next_election = United States House of Representatives elections, 1936
next_year = 1936
seats_for_election = All 435 seats to the United States House of Representatives
election_date = November 5, 1934


leader1 = Jo Byrns
party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
leaders_seat1 = Tennessee-5th
last_election1 = 313 seats
seats1 = 322
seat_change1 = +9
popular_vote1 =
percentage1 =
swing1 =

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leader2 = Bertrand Snell
party2 = Republican Party (United States)
leaders_seat2 = New York-31st
last_election2 = 117 seats
seats2 = 103
seat_change2 = -14
popular_vote2 =
percentage2 =
swing2 =
title = Speaker
before_election = Henry Rainey
before_party = Democratic Party (United States)
after_election = Jo Byrns
after_party = Democratic Party (United States)

The United States House of Representatives elections of 1934 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.

Overall results

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Results by state

California

ee also

*74th United States Congress
*United States Senate elections, 1934