House elections for the 78th U.S. Congress
Field Value election_name 1942 United States House of Representatives elections country United States flag_year 1912 type legislative ongoing no previous_election 1940 United States House of Representatives elections previous_year 1940 next_election 1944 United States House of Representatives elections next_year 1944 outgoing_members 77th United States Congress#House of Representatives_3 elected_members 78th United States Congress#House of Representatives_3 seats_for_election All 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives majority_seats 218 image_size x180px election_date November 3, 1942 image1 Sam Rayburn.jpg leader1 Sam Rayburn leader_since1 September 16, 1940 party1 Democratic Party (US) leaders_seat1 last_election1 267 seats seats1 222 seat_change1 45 popular_vote1 13,181,759 percentage1 47.0% swing1 4.4 image2 Joseph W. Martin LCCN2016876937 (3).jpg leader2 Joseph Martin leader_since2 January 3, 1939 party2 Republican Party (US) leaders_seat2 last_election2 162 seats seats2 209 seat_change2 47 popular_vote2 14,271,483 percentage2 50.8% swing2 5.2 party4 Wisconsin Progressive Party last_election4 3 seats seats4 2 seat_change4 1 popular_vote4 185,114 percentage4 0.7% swing4 0.3 party5 Farmer–Labor Party last_election5 1 seat seats5 1 seat_change5 popular_vote5 151,684 percentage5 0.5% swing5 0.1 party7 American Labor Party last_election7 1 seat seats7 1 seat_change7 popular_vote7 91,283 percentage7 0.3% swing7 0.4 party8 Independent <!--small parties do not need leaders posted here--> last_election8 0 seats seats8 0 seat_change8 1 popular_vote8 67,333 percentage8 0.2% swing8 title Speaker before_election Sam Rayburn before_party Democratic Party (US) after_election Sam Rayburn after_party Democratic Party (US) map_image 1942 United States House elections.svg map_size 320px
The 1942 United States House of Representatives elections were elections for the United States House of Representatives to elect members to serve in the 78th United States Congress . They were held for the most part on November 3, 1942, while Maine held theirs on September 14. This was the first election after the congressional reapportionment based on the 1940 census , and was held in the middle of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's third term. With involvement in World War II, it was the first wartime election in the United States since 1918.
Roosevelt's Democratic Party lost 45 seats to the Republican Party, retaining only a slender majority even though they lost the popular vote by over 1 million votes (3.9%). The election was the second of four times in the 20th century in which either party won the House majority without winning the popular vote, with the other three instances occurring in 1914 , 1952 , and 1996 ; Democrats won the House majority without winning the popular vote in the former election, while Republicans did so in the latter two.
This was the most successful congressional election for Republicans since 1930, and the first time since that election cycle that the House GOP actually won the popular vote. The main factor that led to the Republican gains during this election cycle was dissatisfaction with the conduct of America's war effort in World War II.
, this was the last time the House of Representatives was made up of five parties. This was also the smallest House majority that the Democrats had up until the 2020 elections . Voter turnout was historically low for the time, which was attributed to the absence of military men and the apathy of workers at war production plants, many of whom had failed to re-register to vote in their new communities or become accustomed to local candidates.
Overall results
Democratic AL FL P Republican
Party Total seats Seat change Seat percentage Vote percentage Popular vote Republican Democratic Progressive Farmer-Labor American Labor Independent Socialist Communist Prohibition Townsend Socialist Labor National Recovery Win the War Liberal Social Reconstruction Independent-Labor Others Totals 435 100.0% 100.0% 28,074,364 209 47 48.0% 50.8% 14,271,483 222 45 51.0% 47.0% 13,181,759 2 1 0.4% 0.7% 186,982 1 0.2% 0.5% 151,684 1 0.2% 0.3% 91,283 0 1 0.0% 0.2% 67,333 0 0.0% 0.1% 37,390 0 0.0% 0.1% 29,659 0 0.0% 0.1% 25,413 0 0.0% 9,843 0 0.0% 1,963 0 0.0% 1,705 0 0.0% 120 0 0.0% 114 0 0.0% 114 0 0.0% 75 0 0.0% 0.1% 17,444
Source: Election Statistics - Office of the Clerk
House seats by party holding plurality in state
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Special elections
Some special elections were held throughout the year.
Elections are listed by date and district.
District Incumbent This race Representative Party First elected Results Candidates J. Joseph Smith Democratic 1934 Incumbent resigned November 4, 1941. New member elected January 20, 1942. Republican gain .Winner was subsequently re-elected in November. nowrap {{Plainlist J. Harold Flannery Democratic 1936 Incumbent resigned January 3, 1942. New member elected May 19, 1942. Republican gain .Winner was subsequently re-elected in November. nowrap {{Plainlist Joseph A. McArdle Democratic 1938 Incumbent resigned January 5, 1942. New member elected May 19, 1942. Democratic hold. Winner redistricted to the and retired; see below. nowrap {{Plainlist Lee E. Geyer Democratic 1938 Incumbent died October 11, 1941. New member elected August 25, 1942. Democratic hold. Winner was subsequently re-elected in November. nowrap {{Plainlist Vincent F. Harrington 1936 Incumbent resigned September 5, 1942, to serve in the U.S. Army. New member elected November 3, 1942. Republican gain. Winner redistricted to the and retired; see below. nowrap {{plainlist Patrick J. Boland 1930 Incumbent died May 18, 1942. New member elected November 3, 1942. Democratic hold Winner was not a candidate for the full term; see below. nowrap {{plainlist
Alabama
District Incumbent This race Representative Party First elected Results Candidates Frank W. Boykin Democratic 1935 (special) Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist George M. Grant Democratic 1938 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Henry B. Steagall Democratic 1914 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Sam Hobbs Democratic 1934 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Joe Starnes Democratic 1934 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Pete Jarman Democratic 1936 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Carter Manasco Democratic 1941 (special) Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist John Sparkman Democratic 1936 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Luther Patrick Democratic 1936 Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic hold. nowrap {{Plainlist
Arizona
40–50%}} Arizona received a second representative in reapportionment; it continued to elect both representatives at large rather than drawing districts.
District Incumbent This race Representative Party First elected Results Candidates John R. Murdock Democratic 1936 Incumbent re-elected. {{Plainlist None (new district) New seat. Democratic gain.
Arkansas
District Incumbent This race Representative Party First elected Results Candidates Ezekiel C. Gathings Democratic 1938 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Wilbur Mills Democratic 1938 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Clyde T. Ellis Democratic 1938 Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator . Democratic hold. nowrap {{Plainlist William Fadjo Cravens Democratic 1939 (special) Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist David D. Terry Democratic 1933 (special) Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator . Democratic hold. nowrap {{Plainlist William F. Norrell Democratic 1938 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Oren Harris Democratic 1940 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist
California
Main article: 1942 United States House of Representatives elections in California
Three new seats were added in reapportionment, increasing the delegation from 20 to 23 seats. Two of the new seats were won by Democrats, one by a Republican. One Republican and one Democratic incumbents lost re-election, and one vacancy was won by a Republican. Therefore, both Democrats and Republicans increased by 2 seats.
District Incumbent This race Representative Party First elected Results Candidates Clarence F. Lea Democratic 1916 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Harry Lane Englebright Republican 1926 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Frank H. Buck Democratic 1932 Incumbent died September 17, 1942. Republican gain. nowrap {{Plainlist Thomas Rolph Republican 1940 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Richard J. Welch Republican 1926 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Albert E. Carter Republican 1924 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist John H. Tolan Democratic 1934 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Jack Z. Anderson Republican 1938 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Bertrand W. Gearhart Republican 1934 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Alfred J. Elliott Democratic 1937 (special) Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist None (new district) New seat. Democratic gain. nowrap {{Plainlist Jerry Voorhis Democratic 1936 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Charles Kramer Democratic 1932 Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. nowrap {{Plainlist Thomas F. Ford Democratic 1932 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist John M. Costello Democratic 1934 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Leland M. Ford Republican 1938 Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. nowrap {{Plainlist Cecil R. King Democratic 1942 (special) Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist William Ward Johnson Republican 1940 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist None (new district) New seat. Democratic gain. nowrap {{Plainlist John Carl Hinshaw Redistricted from the Republican 1938 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Harry R. Sheppard Redistricted from the Democratic 1936 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist None (new district) New seat. Republican gain. nowrap {{Plainlist Edouard Izac Redistricted from the Democratic 1936 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist
Colorado
District Incumbent This race Representative Party First elected Results Candidates Lawrence Lewis Democratic 1932 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist William S. Hill Republican 1940 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist John Chenoweth Republican 1940 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Robert F. Rockwell Republican 1941 (special) Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist
Connecticut
District Incumbent This race Representative Party First elected Results Candidates Herman P. Kopplemann Democratic 1940 Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. nowrap {{Plainlist William J. Fitzgerald Democratic 1940 Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. nowrap {{Plainlist James A. Shanley Democratic 1934 Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. nowrap {{Plainlist Le Roy D. Downs Democratic 1940 Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. nowrap {{Plainlist Joseph E. Talbot Republican 1942 (special) Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Lucien J. Maciora Democratic 1940 Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. nowrap {{Plainlist
Delaware
District Incumbent This race Representative Party First elected Results Candidates Philip A. Traynor Democratic 1940 Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. nowrap {{Plainlist
Florida
Main article: 1942 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida
Florida received a 6th seat in reapportionment; it added an at-large district to its 5 districts rather than redrawing them.
District Incumbent This race Representative Party First elected Results Candidates J. Hardin Peterson Democratic 1932 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Robert A. Green Democratic 1932 Incumbent ran in the at-large district Democratic hold. nowrap {{Plainlist Bob Sikes Democratic 1940 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Pat Cannon Democratic 1938 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Joe Hendricks Democratic 1936 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist None (new district) New seat. Democratic gain. nowrap {{Plainlist
Georgia
District Incumbent This race Representative Party First elected Results Candidates Hugh Peterson Democratic 1934 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Edward E. Cox Democratic 1924 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Stephen Pace Democratic 1936 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Albert Sidney Camp Democratic 1939 (special) Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Robert Ramspeck Democratic 1929 (special) Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Carl Vinson Democratic 1914 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Malcolm C. Tarver Democratic 1926 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist John S. Gibson Democratic 1940 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist B. Frank Whelchel Democratic 1934 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Paul Brown Democratic 1933 (special) Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist
Idaho
District Incumbent This race Representative Party First elected Results Candidates Compton I. White Democratic 1932 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Henry Dworshak Republican 1938 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist
Illinois
Illinois was reapportioned from 27 representatives to 26; it went from electing 2 at-large representatives to 1 without redrawing the other districts.
District Incumbent This race Representative Party First elected Results Candidates Arthur W. Mitchell Democratic 1934 Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. nowrap {{Plainlist Raymond S. McKeough Democratic 1934 Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator . Democratic hold. nowrap {{Plainlist Edward A. Kelly Democratic 1930 Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. nowrap {{Plainlist Harry P. Beam Democratic 1930 Incumbent retired to become judge of municipal court of Chicago. Democratic hold. nowrap {{Plainlist Adolph J. Sabath Democratic 1906 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist A. F. Maciejewski Democratic 1938 Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. nowrap {{Plainlist Leonard W. Schuetz Democratic 1930 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Leo Kocialkowski Democratic 1932 Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic hold. nowrap {{Plainlist Charles S. Dewey Republican 1940 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist George A. Paddock Republican 1940 Incumbent lost renomination. Republican hold. nowrap {{Plainlist Chauncey W. Reed Republican 1934 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Noah M. Mason Republican 1936 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Leo E. Allen Republican 1932 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Anton J. Johnson Republican 1938 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Robert B. Chiperfield Republican 1938 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Everett Dirksen Republican 1932 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Leslie C. Arends Republican 1934 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Jessie Sumner Republican 1938 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist William H. Wheat Republican 1938 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist James M. Barnes Democratic 1938 Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. nowrap {{Plainlist George Evan Howell Republican 1940 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Edwin M. Schaefer Democratic 1932 Incumbent retired. Republican gain. nowrap {{Plainlist Laurence F. Arnold Democratic 1936 Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. nowrap {{Plainlist James V. Heidinger Republican 1940 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist C. W. Bishop Republican 1940 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Stephen A. Day Republican 1940 Incumbent re-elected. {{Plainlist William Stratton Republican 1940 Incumbent retired to run for Illinois Treasurer. Republican loss.
Indiana
Indiana was redrawn from 12 districts to 11 after reapportionment; most of the districts underwent minor boundary changes, and the old 11th district was divided up, distributing Madison County to the 5th, Hancock County to the 10th, and consolidating the parts of Marion County in the old 11th and Indianapolis-based 12th into a new 11th.
District Incumbent This race Representative Party First elected Results Candidates William T. Schulte Democratic 1932 Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic hold. nowrap {{Plainlist Charles A. Halleck Republican 1935 (special) Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Robert A. Grant Republican 1938 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist George W. Gillie Republican 1938 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Forest Harness Republican 1938 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Noble J. Johnson Republican 1938 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Gerald W. Landis Republican 1938 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist John W. Boehne Jr. Democratic 1930 Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. nowrap {{Plainlist Earl Wilson Republican 1940 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Raymond S. Springer Republican 1938 Incumbent re-elected. {{Plainlist William Larrabee Redistricted from the Democratic 1930 Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic loss. Louis Ludlow Redistricted from the Democratic 1928 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist
Iowa
Iowa was redistricted from 9 to 8 districts, with the most substantial changes being merging the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th districts in northeastern Iowa down to 2 districts.
District Incumbent This race Representative Party First elected Results Candidates Thomas E. Martin Republican 1938 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist William S. Jacobsen Democratic 1936 Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic loss. {{Plainlist Henry O. Talle Redistricted from the Republican 1938 Incumbent re-elected. John W. Gwynne Republican 1934 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Karl M. LeCompte Redistricted from the Republican 1938 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Paul Cunningham Redistricted from the Republican 1940 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Fred C. Gilchrist Redistricted from the Republican 1930 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Ben F. Jensen Republican 1938 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Vincent F. Harrington Redistricted from the Democratic 1936 Incumbent resigned to serve in the Army Air Corps. Republican gain. nowrap {{Plainlist
Kansas
Kansas was reapportioned from 7 districts to 6, with the central Kansas 4th district losing territory on its north and gaining most of the old 5th district around Wichita.
District Incumbent This race Representative Party First elected Results Candidates William P. Lambertson Republican 1928 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist U. S. Guyer Republican 1926 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Thomas D. Winter Republican 1938 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Edward H. Rees Republican 1936 Incumbent re-elected. {{Plainlist John M. Houston Redistricted from the Democratic 1934 Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic loss. Clifford R. Hope Redistricted from the Republican 1926 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Frank Carlson Republican 1934 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist
Kentucky
District Incumbent This race Representative Party First elected Results Candidates Noble Jones Gregory Democratic 1936 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Beverly M. Vincent Democratic 1937 (special) Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Emmet O'Neal Democratic 1934 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Edward W. Creal Democratic 1935 (special) Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Brent Spence Democratic 1930 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Virgil Chapman Democratic 1930 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Andrew J. May Democratic 1930 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Joe B. Bates Democratic 1930 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist John M. Robsion Republican 1934 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist
Louisiana
District Incumbent This race Representative Party First elected Results Candidates F. Edward Hébert Democratic 1940 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Hale Boggs Democratic 1940 Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic hold. nowrap {{Plainlist James R. Domengeaux Democratic 1940 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Overton Brooks Democratic 1936 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Newt V. Mills Democratic 1936 Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic hold. nowrap {{Plainlist Jared Y. Sanders Jr. Democratic 1940 Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic hold. nowrap {{Plainlist Vance Plauché Democratic 1940 Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. nowrap {{Plainlist A. Leonard Allen Democratic 1936 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist
Maine
District Incumbent This race Representative Party First elected Results Candidates James C. Oliver Republican 1936 Incumbent lost renomination. Republican hold. nowrap {{Plainlist Margaret Chase Smith Republican 1940 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Frank Fellows Republican 1940 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist
Maryland
District Incumbent This race Representative Party First elected Results Candidates David Jenkins Ward Democratic 1939 (special) Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist William P. Cole Jr. Democratic 1930 Incumbent resigned when appointed to the U.S. Customs Court. Democratic hold. nowrap {{Plainlist Thomas D'Alesandro Jr. Democratic 1938 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist John Ambrose Meyer Democratic 1940 Incumbent lost renomination. Republican gain. nowrap {{Plainlist Lansdale Sasscer Democratic 1939 (special) Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Katharine Byron Democratic 1941 (special) Incumbent retired. Republican gain. nowrap {{Plainlist
Massachusetts
Massachusetts was reapportioned from 15 districts down to 14, with the most affected incumbent being Thomas H. Eliot of the former 9th, whose western Boston suburbs were moved into the 10th and 4th while his Cambridge residence was pulled into the more urban 11th, where he was defeated in the primary by James Michael Curley.
District Incumbent This race Representative Party First elected Results Candidates Allen T. Treadway Republican 1912 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Charles R. Clason Republican 1936 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Joseph E. Casey Democratic 1934 Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator . Democratic hold. nowrap {{Plainlist Pehr G. Holmes Republican 1930 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Edith Nourse Rogers Republican 1925 (special) Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist George J. Bates Republican 1936 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Thomas J. Lane Democratic 1941 (special) Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Arthur Daniel Healey Democratic 1932 Incumbent resigned when appointed to the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Republican gain. nowrap {{Plainlist Charles L. Gifford Redistricted from the Republican 1922 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist George H. Tinkham Republican 1914 Incumbent retired. Republican hold. nowrap {{Plainlist Thomas A. Flaherty Democratic 1937 (special) Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. {{Plainlist Thomas H. Eliot Redistricted from the Democratic 1940 Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic loss. John W. McCormack Democratic 1928 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Richard B. Wigglesworth Republican 1928 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Joseph W. Martin Jr. Republican 1924 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist
Michigan
District Incumbent This race Representative Party First elected Results Candidates Rudolph G. Tenerowicz Democratic 1938 Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic hold. nowrap {{Plainlist Earl C. Michener Republican 1934 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Paul W. Shafer Republican 1936 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Clare Hoffman Republican 1934 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Bartel J. Jonkman Republican 1940 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist William W. Blackney Republican 1938 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Jesse P. Wolcott Republican 1930 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Fred L. Crawford Republican 1934 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Albert J. Engel Republican 1934 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Roy O. Woodruff Republican 1920 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Frederick Van Ness Bradley Republican 1938 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Frank Eugene Hook Democratic 1934 Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. nowrap {{Plainlist George D. O'Brien Democratic 1940 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Louis C. Rabaut Democratic 1934 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist John Dingell Sr. Democratic 1932 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist John Lesinski Sr. Democratic 1932 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist George Anthony Dondero Republican 1932 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist
Minnesota
District Incumbent This race Representative Party First elected Results Candidates August H. Andresen Republican 1934 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Joseph P. O'Hara Republican 1940 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Richard P. Gale Republican 1940 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Melvin Maas Republican 1934 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Oscar Youngdahl Republican 1938 Incumbent lost renomination. Republican hold. nowrap {{Plainlist Harold Knutson Republican 1934 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist H. Carl Andersen Republican 1938 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist William Alvin Pittenger Republican 1938 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Rich T. Buckler Farmer-Labor 1934 Incumbent retired. Farmer-Labor hold. nowrap {{Plainlist
Mississippi
District Incumbent This race Representative Party First elected Results Candidates John E. Rankin Democratic 1920 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Jamie Whitten Democratic 1941 (special) Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist William Madison Whittington Democratic 1924 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Aaron L. Ford Democratic 1934 Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic hold. nowrap {{Plainlist Ross A. Collins Democratic 1936 Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator . Democratic hold. nowrap {{Plainlist William M. Colmer Democratic 1932 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Dan R. McGehee Democratic 1934 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist
Missouri
District Incumbent This race Representative Party First elected Results Candidates Milton A. Romjue Democratic 1922 Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. nowrap {{Plainlist William L. Nelson Democratic 1934 Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. nowrap {{Plainlist Richard M. Duncan Democratic 1932 Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. nowrap {{Plainlist C. Jasper Bell Democratic 1934 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Joe Shannon Democratic 1930 Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. nowrap {{Plainlist Philip A. Bennett Republican 1940 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Dewey Short Republican 1934 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Clyde Williams Democratic 1930 Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. nowrap {{Plainlist Clarence Cannon Democratic 1922 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Orville Zimmerman Democratic 1934 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist John B. Sullivan Democratic 1940 Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. nowrap {{Plainlist Walter C. Ploeser Republican 1940 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist John J. Cochran Democratic 1926 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist
Montana
District Incumbent This race Representative Party First elected Results Candidates Jeannette Rankin Republican 1940 Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. nowrap {{Plainlist James F. O'Connor Democratic 1936 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist
Nebraska
Redistricted from 5 districts down to 4; the 4th and 1st districts were merged into each other, with the other three districts all gaining some territory on the south.
District Incumbent This race Representative Party First elected Results Candidates Oren S. Copeland Republican 1940 Incumbent lost renomination. Republican loss. {{Plainlist Carl Curtis Redistricted from the Republican 1938 Incumbent re-elected. Charles F. McLaughlin Democratic 1934 Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. nowrap {{Plainlist Karl Stefan Republican 1934 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Harry B. Coffee Redistricted from the Democratic 1934 Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator . Republican gain. nowrap {{Plainlist
Nevada
District Incumbent This race Representative Party First elected Results Candidates James G. Scrugham Democratic 1932 Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator . Democratic hold. nowrap {{Plainlist
New Hampshire
District Incumbent This race Representative Party First elected Results Candidates Arthur B. Jenks Republican 1938 Incumbent lost renomination. Republican hold. nowrap {{Plainlist Foster W. Stearns Republican 1938 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist
New Jersey
District Incumbent This race Representative Party First elected Results Candidates Charles A. Wolverton Republican 1926 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Elmer H. Wene Democratic 1940 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist William H. Sutphin Democratic 1930 Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. nowrap {{Plainlist D. Lane Powers Republican 1932 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Charles A. Eaton Republican 1924 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Donald H. McLean Republican 1932 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist J. Parnell Thomas Republican 1936 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Gordon Canfield Republican 1940 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Frank C. Osmers Jr. Republican 1938 Incumbent retired to serve in the Army. Republican hold. nowrap {{Plainlist Fred A. Hartley Jr. Republican 1928 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Albert L. Vreeland Republican 1938 Incumbent retired to serve in the Army. Republican hold. nowrap {{Plainlist Robert Kean Republican 1938 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Mary Teresa Norton Democratic 1924 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Edward J. Hart Democratic 1934 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist
New Mexico
Main article: 1942 United States House of Representatives election in New Mexico
Reapportioned from 1 representative to 2; both of the representatives were elected at large.
District Incumbent This race Representative Party First elected Results Candidates Clinton Anderson Democratic 1940 Incumbent re-elected. {{Plainlist None (new district) New seat. Democratic gain.
New York
District Incumbent This race Representative Party First elected Results Candidates Leonard W. Hall Republican 1938 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist William Bernard Barry Democratic 1935 (special) Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Joseph L. Pfeifer Democratic 1934 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Thomas H. Cullen Democratic 1918 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist James J. Heffernan Democratic 1940 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Andrew Lawrence Somers Democratic 1924 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist John J. Delaney Democratic 1931 (special) Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Donald Lawrence O'Toole Democratic 1936 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Eugene James Keogh Democratic 1936 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Emanuel Celler Democratic 1922 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist James A. O'Leary Democratic 1934 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Samuel Dickstein Democratic 1922 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Louis Capozzoli Democratic 1940 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Arthur George Klein Democratic 1941 (special) Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Michael J. Kennedy Democratic 1938 Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. nowrap {{Plainlist William T. Pheiffer Republican 1940 Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. nowrap {{Plainlist Joseph C. Baldwin Republican 1941 (special) Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Martin J. Kennedy Democratic 1930 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Sol Bloom Democratic 1923 (special) Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Vito Marcantonio Labor 1938 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Joseph A. Gavagan Democratic 1929 (special) Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Walter A. Lynch Democratic 1940 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Charles A. Buckley Democratic 1934 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist James M. Fitzpatrick Democratic 1926 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Ralph A. Gamble Republican 1937 (special) Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Hamilton Fish III Republican 1920 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Lewis K. Rockefeller Republican 1937 (special) Incumbent retired. Republican hold. nowrap {{Plainlist William T. Byrne Democratic 1936 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist E. Harold Cluett Republican 1936 Incumbent retired. Republican hold. nowrap {{Plainlist Frank Crowther Republican 1918 Incumbent retired. Republican hold. nowrap {{Plainlist Clarence E. Kilburn Republican 1940 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Francis D. Culkin Republican 1928 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Fred J. Douglas Republican 1936 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Edwin Arthur Hall Republican 1939 (special) Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Clarence E. Hancock Republican 1927 (special) Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist John Taber Republican 1922 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist W. Sterling Cole Republican 1934 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Joseph J. O'Brien Republican 1938 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist James W. Wadsworth Jr. Republican 1932 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Walter G. Andrews Republican 1930 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Alfred F. Beiter Democratic 1940 Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. nowrap {{Plainlist John Cornelius Butler Republican 1941 (special) Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Daniel A. Reed Republican 1918 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Matthew J. Merritt Democratic 1934 Incumbent re-elected. {{Plainlist Caroline O'Day Democratic 1934 Incumbent retired. Republican gain.
North Carolina
North Carolina was reapportioned from 11 seats to 12, and reorganized the existing 10th and 11th districts (in the mountainous west of the state) into three districts.
District Incumbent This race Representative Party First elected Results Candidates Herbert Covington Bonner Democratic 1940 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist John H. Kerr Democratic 1923 (special) Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Graham Arthur Barden Democratic 1934 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Harold D. Cooley Democratic 1934 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist John Hamlin Folger Democratic 1941 (special) Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Carl T. Durham Democratic 1938 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist J. Bayard Clark Democratic 1928 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist William O. Burgin Democratic 1938 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Robert L. Doughton Democratic 1910 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist None (new district) New seat. Democratic gain. nowrap {{Plainlist Alfred L. Bulwinkle Redistricted from the Democratic 1930 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Zebulon Weaver Redistricted from the Democratic 1930 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist
North Dakota
District Incumbent This race Representative Party First elected Results Candidates Usher L. Burdick Republican-NPL 1934 Incumbent re-elected. {{Plainlist Charles R. Robertson Republican 1940 Incumbent lost renomination and re-election as an Independent. Republican hold.
Ohio
Ohio was reapportioned from 24 seats to 23, and removed one of its two at-large seats while leaving the 22 geographical districts unchanged.
District Incumbent This race Representative Party First elected Results Candidates Charles H. Elston Republican 1938 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist William E. Hess Republican 1938 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Greg J. Holbrock Democratic 1940 Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. nowrap {{Plainlist Robert Franklin Jones Republican 1938 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Cliff Clevenger Republican 1938 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Jacob E. Davis Democratic 1940 Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. nowrap {{Plainlist Clarence J. Brown Republican 1938 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Frederick C. Smith Republican 1938 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist John F. Hunter Democratic 1936 Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. nowrap {{Plainlist Thomas A. Jenkins Republican 1924 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Harold K. Claypool Democratic 1936 Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. nowrap {{Plainlist John M. Vorys Republican 1938 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Albert David Baumhart Jr. Republican 1940 Incumbent resigned to serve in the U.S. Navy. Republican hold. nowrap {{Plainlist Dow W. Harter Democratic 1932 Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. nowrap {{Plainlist Robert T. Secrest Democratic 1932 Resigned to serve in U. S. Navy Republican gain. nowrap {{Plainlist William R. Thom Democratic 1940 Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. nowrap {{Plainlist J. Harry McGregor Republican 1940 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Lawrence E. Imhoff Democratic 1940 Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. nowrap {{Plainlist Michael J. Kirwan Democratic 1936 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Martin L. Sweeney Democratic 1931 (special) Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic hold. nowrap {{Plainlist Robert Crosser Democratic 1922 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Frances P. Bolton Republican 1940 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist George H. Bender Republican 1938 Incumbent re-elected. {{Plainlist Stephen M. Young Democratic 1940 Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic loss.
Oklahoma
District Incumbent This race Representative Party First elected Results Candidates Wesley E. Disney Democratic 1930 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist John Conover Nichols Democratic 1934 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Wilburn Cartwright Democratic 1926 Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic hold. nowrap {{Plainlist Lyle Boren Democratic 1936 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Mike Monroney Democratic 1938 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Jed Johnson Democratic 1926 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Victor Wickersham Democratic 1941 (special) Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Ross Rizley Republican 1940 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist
Oregon
Oregon redistricted from 3 districts to 4 by splitting the old 1st district (the western part of the state except Multnomah County) and putting the southern half (Linn and Lane counties and the counties to the south) into a 4th district.
District Incumbent This race Representative Party First elected Results Candidates James W. Mott Republican 1932 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Walter M. Pierce Democratic 1932 Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. nowrap {{Plainlist Homer D. Angell Republican 1938 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist None (new district) New seat. Republican gain. nowrap {{Plainlist
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania was reapportioned from 34 to 33 representatives, and redistricted from 34 to 32 geographical districts with one new at-large district. The Philadelphia-area districts were left pretty much unchanged, with the removal of one district in north-central Pennsylvania and another in Pittsburgh and compensating adjustments to nearby districts.
District Incumbent This race Representative Party First elected Results Candidates Leon Sacks Democratic 1936 Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. nowrap {{Plainlist James P. McGranery Democratic 1936 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Michael J. Bradley Democratic 1936 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist John E. Sheridan Democratic 1939 (special) Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Francis R. Smith Democratic 1940 Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. nowrap {{Plainlist Francis J. Myers Democratic 1938 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Hugh Scott Republican 1940 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist James Wolfenden Republican 1928 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Charles L. Gerlach Republican 1938 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist J. Roland Kinzer Republican 1930 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Patrick J. Boland Democratic 1930 Incumbent died May 18, 1942. Democratic hold. nowrap {{Plainlist Thomas B. Miller Republican 1942 (special) Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Ivor D. Fenton Republican 1938 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Guy L. Moser Democratic 1936 Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic hold. nowrap {{Plainlist Wilson D. Gillette Republican 1941 (special) Incumbent re-elected. {{Plainlist Robert F. Rich Redistricted from the Republican 1930 Incumbent retired. Republican loss. Thomas E. Scanlon Redistricted from the Democratic 1940 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist J. William Ditter Republican 1932 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Richard M. Simpson Republican 1937 (special) Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist John C. Kunkel Republican 1938 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Benjamin Jarrett Republican 1936 Incumbent retired. Republican hold. nowrap {{Plainlist Francis E. Walter Democratic 1932 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Harry L. Haines Democratic 1940 Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. nowrap {{Plainlist James E. Van Zandt Republican 1938 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist J. Buell Snyder Democratic 1932 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Charles I. Faddis Democratic 1932 Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic hold. nowrap {{Plainlist Louis E. Graham Republican 1938 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Harve Tibbott Republican 1938 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Augustine B. Kelley Democratic 1940 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Robert L. Rodgers Republican 1938 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Samuel A. Weiss Redistricted from the Democratic 1940 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Herman P. Eberharter Redistricted from the Democratic 1936 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist James A. Wright Redistricted from the Democratic 1940 Incumbent re-elected. {{Plainlist Elmer J. Holland Redistricted from the Democratic 1942 (special) Incumbent retired. Democratic loss. None (new district) New seat. Republican gain. nowrap {{Plainlist
Rhode Island
District Incumbent This race Representative Party First elected Results Candidates Aime Forand Democratic 1940 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist John E. Fogarty Democratic 1940 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist
South Carolina
Main article: 1942 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
District Incumbent This race Representative Party First elected Results Candidates L. Mendel Rivers Democratic 1940 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Hampton P. Fulmer Democratic 1920 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Butler B. Hare Democratic 1938 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Joseph R. Bryson Democratic 1938 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist James P. Richards Democratic 1932 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist John L. McMillan Democratic 1938 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist
South Dakota
District Incumbent This race Representative Party First elected Results Candidates Karl Mundt Republican 1938 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Francis Case Republican 1936 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist
Tennessee
Tennessee was reapportioned from 9 districts to 10, and added an additional district in the central part of the state, allowing Davidson County to have its own district.
District Incumbent This race Representative Party First elected Results Candidates B. Carroll Reece Republican 1932 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist John Jennings Republican 1939 (special) Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Estes Kefauver Democratic 1939 (special) Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Albert Gore Sr. Democratic 1938 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist None (new district) New seat. Democratic gain. nowrap {{Plainlist Percy Priest Redistricted from the Democratic 1940 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist W. Wirt Courtney Redistricted from the Democratic 1939 (special) Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Herron C. Pearson Redistricted from the Democratic 1934 Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. nowrap {{Plainlist Jere Cooper Redistricted from the Democratic 1928 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Clifford Davis Redistricted from the Democratic 1940 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist
Texas
District Incumbent This race Representative Party First elected Results Candidates Wright Patman Democratic 1928 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Martin Dies Jr. Democratic 1930 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Lindley Beckworth Democratic 1938 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Sam Rayburn Democratic 1912 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Hatton W. Sumners Democratic 1914 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Luther A. Johnson Democratic 1922 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Nat Patton Democratic 1934 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Albert Thomas Democratic 1936 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Joseph J. Mansfield Democratic 1916 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Lyndon B. Johnson Democratic 1937 (special) Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist William R. Poage Democratic 1936 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Fritz G. Lanham Democratic 1919 (special) Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Ed Gossett Democratic 1938 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Richard M. Kleberg Democratic 1931 (special) Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Milton H. West Democratic 1933 (special) Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist R. Ewing Thomason Democratic 1930 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Sam M. Russell Democratic 1940 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Eugene Worley Democratic 1940 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist George H. Mahon Democratic 1934 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Paul J. Kilday Democratic 1938 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Charles L. South Democratic 1934 Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic hold. nowrap {{Plainlist
Utah
District Incumbent This race Representative Party First elected Results Candidates Walter K. Granger Democratic 1940 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist J. W. Robinson Democratic 1932 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist
Vermont
District Incumbent This race Representative Party First elected Results Candidates Charles A. Plumley Republican 1934 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist
Virginia
Main article: 1942 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia
District Incumbent This race Representative Party First elected Results Candidates S. Otis Bland Democratic 1918 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Winder R. Harris Democratic 1938 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Dave E. Satterfield Jr. Democratic 1937 (special) Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Patrick H. Drewry Democratic 1920 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Thomas G. Burch Democratic 1930 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Clifton A. Woodrum Democratic 1922 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist A. Willis Robertson Democratic 1932 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Howard W. Smith Democratic 1930 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist John W. Flannagan Jr. Democratic 1930 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist
Washington
District Incumbent This race Representative Party First elected Results Candidates Warren Magnuson Democratic 1936 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Henry M. Jackson Democratic 1940 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Martin F. Smith Democratic 1932 Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. nowrap {{Plainlist Knute Hill Democratic 1932 Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. nowrap {{Plainlist Charles H. Leavy Democratic 1936 Resigned when appointed judge Republican gain. nowrap {{Plainlist John M. Coffee Democratic 1936 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist
West Virginia
District Incumbent This race Representative Party First elected Results Candidates Robert L. Ramsay Democratic 1940 Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. nowrap {{Plainlist Jennings Randolph Democratic 1932 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Andrew Edmiston Jr. Democratic 1933 (special) Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. nowrap {{Plainlist George William Johnson Democratic 1932 Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. nowrap {{Plainlist John Kee Democratic 1932 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Joe L. Smith Democratic 1928 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist
Wisconsin
District Incumbent This race Representative Party First elected Results Candidates Lawrence H. Smith Republican 1941 (special) Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Harry Sauthoff Progressive 1940 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist William H. Stevenson Republican 1940 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Thad F. Wasielewski Democratic 1940 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Lewis D. Thill Republican 1938 Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. nowrap {{Plainlist Frank B. Keefe Republican 1938 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Reid F. Murray Republican 1938 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Joshua L. Johns Republican 1938 Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. nowrap {{Plainlist Merlin Hull Progressive 1934 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist Bernard J. Gehrmann Progressive 1934 Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. nowrap {{Plainlist
Wyoming
District Incumbent This race Representative Party First elected Results Candidates John J. McIntyre Democratic 1940 Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. nowrap {{Plainlist
Non-voting delegates
Alaska Territory
District Incumbent This race Representative Party First elected Results Candidates Anthony Dimond Democratic 1932 Incumbent re-elected. nowrap {{Plainlist
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