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1944 United States House of Representatives elections

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1944 United States House of Representatives elections
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The 1944 United States House of Representatives elections were elections for the United States House of Representatives to elect members to serve in the 79th United States Congress. They were held for the most part on November 7, 1944, while Maine held theirs on September 11. These elections coincided with President Franklin D. Roosevelt's re-election to a record fourth term.

Quick facts All 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives 218 seats needed for a majority, Majority party ...

Roosevelt's popularity allowed his Democratic Party to gain twenty seats from the Republicans and minor parties, cementing the Democratic majority. Also, Americans rallied behind Allied success in World War II, and in turn voted favorably for the administration's course of action.

As of 2024, this is the last time the House of Representatives was made up of four parties (in December 2020, House Republican Paul Mitchell became an Independent, resulting in there being four partisan affiliations (Republican, Democratic, Independent, and Libertarian) though not four political parties).

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Special elections

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Twelve special elections were held, sorted by election date.

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Overall results

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242 2 191
Democratic [c] Republican
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Source: Election Statistics - Office of the Clerk

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Alabama

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Arizona

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Murdock:      30–40%      40–50%
Harless:      30–40%      40–50%
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Arkansas

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California

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Colorado

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Connecticut

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Delaware

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Florida

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Florida redistricted for this cycle, converting the 6th seat it had previously gained at reapportionment from an at-large seat to an additional district near Fort Lauderdale.

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Georgia

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Idaho

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Illinois

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Indiana

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Iowa

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Kansas

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Kentucky

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Louisiana

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Maine

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Maryland

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Massachusetts

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Michigan

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Minnesota

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Mississippi

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Missouri

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Montana

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Nebraska

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Nevada

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New Hampshire

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New Jersey

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New Mexico

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New York

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New York, after having used 2 at-large districts to avoid redistricting at the last reapportionment, redistricted into 45 districts for this election, with substantial boundary changes across the state. Manhattan went from 10 districts to 6, with Long Island, Brooklyn and Queens going from 10 to 15.

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North Carolina

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North Dakota

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Ohio

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Oklahoma

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Oregon

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Pennsylvania

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Pennsylvania redistricted from 32 districts and an at-large seat to 33 districts.

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Rhode Island

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South Carolina

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South Dakota

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Tennessee

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Texas

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Utah

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Vermont

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Virginia

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Washington

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West Virginia

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Wisconsin

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Wyoming

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Notes

  1. The Maine elections were held September 11, 1944 and the Alaska Territory election was held September 13, 1944.
  2. As well as special elections.
  3. American Labor and Progressives each had 1 seat.
  4. In New York's 18th congressional district, Vito Marcantonio (American Labor) won the Republican and Democratic nominations as well.
  5. Bennet, after losing in the Republican primary, ran on the Democratic, American Labor, and Liberal lines, but immediately caucused with the Republicans on election.

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