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1952 United States House of Representatives elections

House elections for the 83rd U.S. Congress

1952 United States House of Representatives elections

House elections for the 83rd U.S. Congress

FieldValue
election_name1952 United States House of Representatives elections
countryUnited States
flag_year1912
typelegislative
ongoingno
previous_election1950 United States House of Representatives elections
previous_year1950
next_election1954 United States House of Representatives elections
next_year1954
outgoing_members82nd United States Congress#House of Representatives_3
elected_members83rd United States Congress#House of Representatives_3
seats_for_electionAll 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives
majority_seats218
election_dateNovember 4, 1952
image_sizex180px
image1Joseph W. Martin LCCN2016876937 (3).jpg
leader1Joseph Martin
leader_since1January 3, 1939
party1Republican Party (US)
leaders_seat1
last_election1199 seats
seats1221
seat_change122
popular_vote128,393,794
percentage149.3%
swing10.4
image2Sam Rayburn.jpg
leader2Sam Rayburn
leader_since2September 16, 1940
party2Democratic Party (US)
leaders_seat2
last_election2235 seats
seats2213
seat_change222
popular_vote228,642,537
percentage249.8%
swing20.2
party4Independent
last_election41 seat
seats41
seat_change4
popular_vote4111,780
percentage40.2%
swing40.1
map_image1952 United States House elections.svg
map_size320px
map_captionResults:
titleSpeaker
before_electionSam Rayburn
before_partyDemocratic Party (US)
after_electionJoseph Martin
after_partyRepublican Party (US)

The 1952 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives to elect members to serve in the 83rd United States Congress. They were held for the most part on November 4, 1952, while Maine held theirs on September 8. This was the first election after the congressional reapportionment based on the 1950 census. It also coincided with the election of President Dwight Eisenhower. Eisenhower's Republican Party gained 22 seats from the Democratic Party, gaining a majority of the House. However, the Democrats had almost 250,000 more votes (0.4%) thanks to overwhelming margins in the Solid South, although this election did see the first Republican elected to the House from North Carolina since 1928, and the first Republicans elected from Virginia since 1930. As of 2025, this is the last election in which both major parties increased their share of the popular vote simultaneously, largely due to the disintegration of the American Labor Party and other third parties.

The dismal approval rating of the outgoing president Harry Truman was one reason why his party lost its House majority. Also, continued uneasiness about the Korean War was an important factor. Joseph Martin (R-Massachusetts) became Speaker of the House, exchanging places with Sam Rayburn (D-Texas), who became the new Minority Leader.

This was the last time Republicans won control of the House of Representatives until 1994, despite the GOP controlling the presidency for the majority of the next four decades, Democrats outperformed in down-ballot elections, especially in the South, which had started to drift towards Republican presidential candidates. , this is the last time the House changed partisan control during a presidential election, and the last time both houses did so simultaneously. This marked one of only two times in the 20th century in which the Republicans won a House majority without winning the popular vote, with the other time being in 1996; it was also one of four times where either party did so in the 20th century, with the other three instances occurring in 1914, 1942, and 1996.

Overall results

RepublicanIDemocratic
PartyTotal
seatsSeat
changeSeat
percentageVote
percentagePopular
voteTotals435100.0%100.0%
Democratic Party2132249.0%49.8%28,642,537
Republican Party2212250.8%49.3%28,393,794
Progressive Party00.0%0.3%145,171
Liberal Party00.0%0.2%113,631
Independents10.2%0.2%111,780
American Labor Party00.0%0.2%95,597
Prohibition Party00.0%0.1%38,664
People's Choice Party00.0%8,853
Socialist Party00.0%4,892
Increase Jobless Pay Party00.0%3,432
People's Rights Party00.0%2,434
Socialist Workers Party00.0%1,750
Square Deal Party00.0%548
Independent Citizens Committee00.0%247
Socialist Labor Party00.0%177
Others00.0%7,233
57,570,740
Source: Election Statistics - Office of the Clerk
Results shaded by winners share of vote
House seats by party holding majority in state

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Change in seats

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Special elections

Four special elections were held to finish terms in the 82nd United States Congress, which would end January 3, 1953.

DistrictIncumbentThis raceRepresentativePartyFirst electedResultsCandidates
T. Vincent QuinnDemocratic1948Incumbent resigned December 30, 1951.
New member elected February 19, 1952.
Republican gain.
Winner lost re-election in November.nowrap{{Plainlist
William T. ByrneDemocratic1944Incumbent died January 27, 1952.
New member elected April 1, 1952.
Democratic hold.
Winner won re-election in November.nowrap{{Plainlist
John A. WhitakerDemocratic1948 (special)Incumbent died December 15, 1951.
New member elected August 2, 1952.
Democratic hold.
Winner won re-election in November.nowrap{{Plainlist
Tom PickettDemocratic1944Incumbent resigned June 30, 1952.
New member elected September 23, 1952.
Democratic hold.
Winner won re-election in November.nowrap{{Plainlist

Alabama

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
electedResultCandidates
Frank W. BoykinDemocratic1935 (special)Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
George M. GrantDemocratic1938Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
George W. AndrewsDemocratic1944Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Kenneth A. RobertsDemocratic1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Albert RainsDemocratic1944Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Edward deGraffenriedDemocratic1948Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic hold.nowrap{{Plainlist
Carl ElliottDemocratic1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Robert E. Jones Jr.Democratic1947 (special)Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Laurie C. BattleDemocratic1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist

Arizona

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
electedResultCandidates
John R. MurdockDemocratic1936Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.nowrap{{Plainlist
Harold PattenDemocratic1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist

Arkansas

Arkansas lost one seat in reapportionment leaving it with 6; the existing 4th district along the western edge of the state lost some of its territory to the 3rd district in the northwest, and the rest was merged with the 7th district in the south, with minor changes to other districts.

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
electedResultCandidates
Ezekiel C. GathingsDemocratic1938Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Wilbur MillsDemocratic1938Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
James William TrimbleDemocratic1944Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Boyd Anderson TackettDemocratic1948Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Arkansas.
Democratic loss.{{Plainlist
Oren Harris
Redistricted from theDemocratic1940Incumbent re-elected.
Brooks HaysDemocratic1942Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
William F. NorrellDemocratic1938Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist

California

Main article: 1952 United States House of Representatives elections in California

Seven new seats were added in reapportionment, increasing the delegation from 23 to 30 seats. Two of the new seats were won by Democrats, and five by Republicans. One Republican and one Democratic incumbents lost re-election, and a retiring Democrat was replaced by a Republican. Overall, therefore, Democrats gained one seat and Republicans gained 7.

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
electedResultCandidates
Hubert B. ScudderRepublican1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Clair EngleDemocratic1943 (special)Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
None (new district)New seat.
Democratic gain.nowrap{{Plainlist
Franck R. HavennerDemocratic1936/1944Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.nowrap{{Plainlist
John F. ShelleyDemocratic1949 (special)Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
None (new district)New seat.
Democratic gain.nowrap{{Plainlist
John J. Allen Jr.Republican1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
George P. Miller
Redistricted from theDemocratic1944Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
None (new district)New seat.
Republican gain.nowrap{{Plainlist
Jack Z. Anderson
Redistricted from theRepublican1938Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.nowrap{{Plainlist
J. Leroy Johnson
Redistricted from theRepublican1942Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Allan O. Hunter
Redistricted from theRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Ernest K. Bramblett
Redistricted from theRepublican1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Thomas H. Werdel
Redistricted from theRepublican1948Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.nowrap{{Plainlist
Gordon L. McDonoughRepublican1944Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Donald L. JacksonRepublican1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Cecil R. KingDemocratic1942Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
None (new district)New seat.
Republican gain.nowrap{{Plainlist
Chet HolifieldDemocratic1942Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
John Carl HinshawRepublican1938Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
None (new district)New seat.
Republican gain.nowrap{{Plainlist
None (new district)New seat.
Republican gain.nowrap{{Plainlist
Clyde Doyle
Redistricted from theDemocratic1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Norris Poulson
Redistricted from theRepublican1932/1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Patrick J. Hillings
Redistricted from theRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Sam Yorty
Redistricted from theDemocratic1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Harry R. Sheppard
Redistricted from theDemocratic1936Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
None (new district)New seat.
Republican gain.nowrap{{Plainlist
John Phillips
Redistricted from theRepublican1942Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Clinton D. McKinnon
Redistricted from theDemocratic1948Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
Republican gain.nowrap{{Plainlist

Colorado

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
electedResultCandidates
Byron G. RogersDemocratic1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
William S. HillRepublican1940Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
John ChenowethRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Wayne N. AspinallDemocratic1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist

Connecticut

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
electedResultCandidates
Abraham RibicoffDemocratic1948Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
Democratic hold.nowrap{{Plainlist
Horace Seely-Brown Jr.Republican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
John A. McGuireDemocratic1948Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.nowrap{{Plainlist
Albert P. MoranoRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
James T. PattersonRepublican1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Antoni SadlakRepublican1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist

Delaware

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
electedResultCandidates
J. Caleb BoggsRepublican1946Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Delaware.
Republican hold.nowrap{{Plainlist

Florida

Florida was redistricted from 6 districts to 8, splitting the area around Sarasota out from the Tampa-St. Petersburg based 1st district, and splitting Gainesville out from the Jacksonville-based 2nd district.

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
electedResultCandidates
Chester B. McMullenDemocratic1950Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.nowrap{{Plainlist
Charles E. BennettDemocratic1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Bob SikesDemocratic1940
1944 (resigned)
1974Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Bill LantaffDemocratic1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Syd HerlongDemocratic1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Dwight L. RogersDemocratic1944Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
None (new district)New seat.
Democratic gain.nowrap{{Plainlist
None (new district)New seat.
Democratic gain.nowrap{{Plainlist

Georgia

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
electedResultCandidates
Prince Hulon Preston Jr.Democratic1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Edward E. CoxDemocratic1924Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Tic ForresterDemocratic1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Albert Sidney CampDemocratic1939Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
James C. DavisDemocratic1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Carl VinsonDemocratic1914Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Henderson Lovelace LanhamDemocratic1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
William M. WheelerDemocratic1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
John Stephens WoodDemocratic1944Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.nowrap{{Plainlist
Paul BrownDemocratic1933Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist

Idaho

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
electedResultCandidates
John Travers WoodRepublican1950Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.nowrap{{Plainlist
Hamer H. BudgeRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist

Illinois

Illinois lost one seat, redistricting from 26 to 25 districts. No changes were made to the Chicago area districts, but the downstate districts were broadly reorganized, forcing incumbents Peter F. Mack Jr. (Democratic) and Edward H. Jenison (Republican) into the same district.

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
electedResultCandidates
William L. DawsonDemocratic1942Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Richard B. VailRepublican1950Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.nowrap{{Plainlist
Fred E. BusbeyRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
William E. McVeyRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
John C. KluczynskiDemocratic1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Thomas J. O'BrienDemocratic1942Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Adolph J. SabathDemocratic1906Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Thomas S. GordonDemocratic1942Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Sidney R. YatesDemocratic1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Richard W. HoffmanRepublican1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Timothy P. SheehanRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Edgar A. JonasRepublican1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Marguerite S. ChurchRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Chauncey W. ReedRepublican1934Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Noah M. MasonRepublican1936Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Leo E. AllenRepublican1932Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Leslie C. ArendsRepublican1934Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Harold H. VeldeRepublican1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Robert B. ChiperfieldRepublican1938Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Sid SimpsonRepublican1942Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Peter F. Mack Jr.Democratic1948Incumbent re-elected.{{Plainlist
Edward H. Jenison
Redistricted from theRepublican1946Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican loss.
William L. SpringerRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Charles W. Vursell
Redistricted from theRepublican1942Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Melvin Price
Redistricted from theDemocratic1944Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
C. W. Bishop
Redistricted from theRepublican1940Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist

Indiana

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
electedResultCandidates
Ray MaddenDemocratic1942Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Charles A. HalleckRepublican1935Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Shepard CrumpackerRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
E. Ross AdairRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
John V. BeamerRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Cecil M. HardenRepublican1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
William G. BrayRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Winfield K. DentonDemocratic1948Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.nowrap{{Plainlist
Earl WilsonRepublican1940Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Ralph HarveyRepublican1947Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Charles B. BrownsonRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist

Iowa

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
electedResultCandidates
Thomas E. MartinRepublican1938Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Henry O. TalleRepublican1938Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
H. R. GrossRepublican1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Karl M. LeCompteRepublican1938Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Paul CunninghamRepublican1940Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
James I. DolliverRepublican1944Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Ben F. JensenRepublican1938Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Charles B. HoevenRepublican1942Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist

Kansas

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
electedResultCandidates
Albert M. ColeRepublican1944Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.nowrap{{Plainlist
Errett P. ScrivnerRepublican1943Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Myron V. GeorgeRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Edward Herbert ReesRepublican1936Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Clifford R. HopeRepublican1926Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Wint SmithRepublican1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist

Kentucky

Kentucky lost one seat at reapportionment, and redistricted from 9 districts to 8, adjusting boundaries across the state and dividing the old 8th up among its neighbors.

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
electedResultCandidates
Noble Jones GregoryDemocratic1936Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Garrett WithersDemocratic1952 (special)Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Thruston Ballard MortonRepublican1946Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.nowrap{{Plainlist
Frank ChelfDemocratic1944Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Brent SpenceDemocratic1930Incumbent re-elected.{{Plainlist
Joe B. Bates
Redistricted from theDemocratic1930Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic loss.
John C. WattsDemocratic1951 (special)Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Carl D. PerkinsDemocratic1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
James S. Golden
Redistricted from theRepublican1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist

Louisiana

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
electedResultCandidates
F. Edward HébertDemocratic1940Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Hale BoggsDemocratic1940
1942 (lost)
1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Edwin E. WillisDemocratic1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Overton BrooksDemocratic1936Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Otto PassmanDemocratic1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
James H. MorrisonDemocratic1942Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Henry D. Larcade Jr.Democratic1942Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.nowrap{{Plainlist
A. Leonard AllenDemocratic1936Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.nowrap{{Plainlist

Maine

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
electedResultCandidates
Robert HaleRepublican1942Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Charles P. NelsonRepublican1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Clifford McIntireRepublican1951Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist

Maryland

Maryland redistricted from 6 to 7 seats, transferring territory from the 2nd to the 3rd and 4th and to a new 7th seat in the Baltimore suburbs.

, this was the last time the Republican Party held a majority of congressional districts from Maryland.

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
electedResultCandidates
Edward T. MillerRepublican1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
James DevereuxRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Edward GarmatzDemocratic1947Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
George Hyde FallonDemocratic1944Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Lansdale SasscerDemocratic1939Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
Republican gain.nowrap{{Plainlist
J. Glenn BeallRepublican1942Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
Republican hold.nowrap{{Plainlist
None (new district)New seat.
Democratic gain.nowrap{{Plainlist

Massachusetts

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
electedResultCandidates
John W. HeseltonRepublican1944Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Foster FurcoloDemocratic1948Incumbent resigned when appointed Treasurer.
Democratic hold.nowrap{{Plainlist
Philip J. PhilbinDemocratic1942Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Harold DonohueDemocratic1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Edith Nourse RogersRepublican1925Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
William H. BatesRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Thomas J. LaneDemocratic1941Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Angier GoodwinRepublican1942Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Donald W. NicholsonRepublican1947Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Christian HerterRepublican1942Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Massachusetts.
Republican hold.nowrap{{Plainlist
John F. KennedyDemocratic1946Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
Democratic hold.nowrap{{Plainlist
John W. McCormackDemocratic1928Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Richard B. WigglesworthRepublican1928Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Joseph W. Martin Jr.Republican1924Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist

Michigan

Michigan added one seat, and divided the 17th district to form an 18th district, leaving boundaries otherwise unchanged.

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
electedResultCandidates
Thaddeus M. MachrowiczDemocratic1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{PlainlistAdam Kujtkowski (Progressive) 0.3%
George MeaderRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{PlainlistWalter S. Haynes (Prohibition) 0.3%
Paul W. ShaferRepublican1936Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Clare HoffmanRepublican1934Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Gerald FordRepublican1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{PlainlistElla Fruin (Prohibition) 0.4%
William W. BlackneyRepublican1938Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.nowrap{{Plainlist
Jesse P. WolcottRepublican1930Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Fred L. CrawfordRepublican1934Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican hold.nowrap{{Plainlist
Ruth ThompsonRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Roy O. WoodruffRepublican1920Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.nowrap{{Plainlist
Charles E. PotterRepublican1947Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
Republican hold.nowrap{{Plainlist
John B. BennettRepublican1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
George D. O'BrienDemocratic1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Louis C. RabautDemocratic1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
John Dingell Sr.Democratic1932Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
John Lesinski Jr.Democratic1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{PlainlistMargaret Nowak (Progressive) 0.3%
None (new district)New seat.
Republican gain.nowrap{{Plainlist
George A. Dondero
Redistricted from theRepublican1932Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{PlainlistRene Hall (Prohibition) 0.2%

Minnesota

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
electedResultCandidates
August H. AndresenRepublican1934Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Joseph P. O'HaraRepublican1940Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Roy WierDemocratic (DFL)1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Eugene McCarthyDemocratic (DFL)1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Walter JuddRepublican1942Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Fred MarshallDemocratic (DFL)1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
H. Carl AndersenRepublican1938Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
John BlatnikDemocratic (DFL)1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Harold HagenRepublican1944Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist

Mississippi

Mississippi lost 1 seat in reapportionment and redistricted from 7 seats to 6; in addition to other boundary adjustments a substantial portion of the old 4th district was moved into the 1st, and 4th district incumbent Abernethy defeated 1st district incumbent Rankin in the Democratic primary.

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
electedResultCandidates
John E. RankinDemocratic1920Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic loss.{{Plainlist
Thomas Abernethy
Redistricted from theDemocratic1942Incumbent re-elected.
Jamie WhittenDemocratic1941Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Frank E. SmithDemocratic1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
John Bell Williams
Redistricted from theDemocratic1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
W. Arthur WinsteadDemocratic1942Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
William M. ColmerDemocratic1932Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist

Missouri

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
electedResultCandidates
Frank M. Karsten
Redistricted from theDemocratic1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Thomas B. Curtis
Redistricted from theRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Claude I. Bakewell
Redistricted from theRepublican1951Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.nowrap{{Plainlist
Leonard IrvingDemocratic1948Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.nowrap{{Plainlist
Richard BollingDemocratic1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Phil J. Welch
Redistricted from theDemocratic1948Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Missouri.
Republican gain.nowrap{{Plainlist
Dewey ShortRepublican1934Incumbent re-elected.{{Plainlist
Orland K. Armstrong
Redistricted from theRepublican1950Incumbent retired.
Republican loss.
A. S. J. CarnahanDemocratic1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Clarence CannonDemocratic1922Incumbent re-elected.{{Plainlist
Clare Magee
Redistricted from theDemocratic1948Incumbent retired.
Democratic loss.
Paul C. JonesDemocratic1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Morgan M. Moulder
Redistricted from theDemocratic1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist

Montana

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
electedResultCandidates
Mike MansfieldDemocratic1942Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
Democratic hold.nowrap{{Plainlist
Wesley A. D'EwartRepublican1945Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist

Nebraska

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
electedResultCandidates
Carl CurtisRepublican1938Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Howard BuffettRepublican1950Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.nowrap{{Plainlist
Robert Dinsmore HarrisonRepublican1951Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Arthur L. MillerRepublican1942Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist

Nevada

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
electedResultCandidates
Walter S. Baring Jr.Democratic1948Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.nowrap{{Plainlist

New Hampshire

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
electedResultCandidates
Chester Earl MerrowRepublican1942Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Norris CottonRepublican1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist

New Jersey

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
electedResultCandidates
Charles A. WolvertonRepublican1926Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
T. Millet HandRepublican1944Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
James C. AuchinclossRepublican1942Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Charles R. HowellDemocratic1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Charles A. EatonRepublican1924Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.nowrap{{Plainlist
Clifford P. CaseRepublican1944Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
William B. WidnallRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Gordon CanfieldRepublican1940Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{PlainlistPeter J. Toth (Increase Jobless Pay) 2.2%
Frank C. Osmers Jr.Republican1951Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Peter W. RodinoDemocratic1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{PlainlistLawrence Sutherland (Prohibition) 1.0%
Hugh J. AddonizioDemocratic1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{PlainlistWilliam E. Bohannon (Socialist Workers) 1.3%
Robert KeanRepublican1938Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Alfred Dennis SieminskiDemocratic1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Edward J. HartDemocratic1934Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist

New Mexico

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
electedResultCandidates
John J. DempseyDemocratic1950Incumbent re-elected.{{Plainlist
Antonio M. FernándezDemocratic1942Incumbent re-elected.

New York

New York redistricted from 45 seats to 43, losing a seat in Long Island and another upstate.

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
electedResultCandidates
Ernest GreenwoodDemocratic1950Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.nowrap{{Plainlist
Leonard W. HallRepublican1938Incumbent retired to run for Nassau County surrogate.
Republican hold.nowrap{{Plainlist
None (new district)New seat.
Republican gain.nowrap{{Plainlist
Henry J. Latham
Redistricted from theRepublican1944Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
L. Gary Clemente
Redistricted from theDemocratic1948Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.nowrap{{Plainlist
Robert Tripp Ross
Redistricted from theRepublicanFebruary 19, 1952
(special)Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.nowrap{{Plainlist
James J. Delaney
Redistricted from theDemocratic1944
1946 (defeated)
1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Victor AnfusoDemocratic1950Incumbent retired.
Democratic loss.{{Plainlist
Louis B. Heller
Redistricted from theDemocratic1949Incumbent re-elected.
Eugene KeoghDemocratic1936Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Edna F. KellyDemocratic1949Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Emanuel Celler
Redistricted from theDemocratic1922Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
James J. Heffernan
Redistricted from theDemocratic1940Incumbent retired.
Republican gain.{{Plainlist
Donald L. O'Toole
Redistricted from theDemocratic1936Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic loss.
Abraham J. Multer
Redistricted from theDemocratic1947Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
John J. Rooney
Redistricted from theDemocratic1944Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
James J. Murphy
Redistricted from theDemocratic1948Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.nowrap{{Plainlist
Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
Redistricted from theDemocratic1944Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Frederic Coudert Jr.Republican1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
James G. DonovanDemocratic1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Arthur G. KleinDemocratic1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr.Democratic1949Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Jacob JavitsRepublican1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Sidney A. Fine
Redistricted from theDemocratic1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Isidore Dollinger
Redistricted from theDemocratic1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Charles A. Buckley
Redistricted from theDemocratic1934Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Christopher C. McGrath
Redistricted from theDemocratic1948Incumbent retired to run for Bronx County surrogate.
Republican gain.nowrap{{Plainlist
Ralph A. Gamble
Redistricted from theRepublican1937Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Ralph W. GwinnRepublican1944Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Katharine St. George
Redistricted from theRepublican1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
J. Ernest Wharton
Redistricted from theRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Leo W. O'Brien
Redistricted from theDemocratic1952 (special)Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Dean P. Taylor
Redistricted from theRepublican1942Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Bernard W. Kearney
Redistricted from theRepublican1942Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Clarence E. Kilburn
Redistricted from theRepublican1940Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
William R. Williams
Redistricted from theRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
R. Walter Riehlman
Redistricted from theRepublican1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
John Taber
Redistricted from theRepublican1922Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Edwin Arthur HallRepublican1939Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican loss.{{Plainlist
W. Sterling Cole
Redistricted from theRepublican1934Incumbent re-elected.
Kenneth Keating
Redistricted from theRepublican1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Harold C. Ostertag
Redistricted from theRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
William E. Miller
Redistricted from theRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Edmund P. Radwan
Redistricted from theRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
John Cornelius Butler
Redistricted from theRepublican1950Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican hold.nowrap{{Plainlist
Daniel A. Reed
Redistricted from theRepublican1918Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist

North Carolina

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
electedResultCandidates
Herbert Covington BonnerDemocratic1940Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
John H. KerrDemocratic1923Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic hold.nowrap{{Plainlist
Graham Arthur BardenDemocratic1934Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Harold D. CooleyDemocratic1934Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
R. Thurmond ChathamDemocratic1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Carl T. DurhamDemocratic1938Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Frank Ertel CarlyleDemocratic1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Charles B. DeaneDemocratic1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Robert L. DoughtonDemocratic1910Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.nowrap{{Plainlist
Hamilton C. JonesDemocratic1946Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.nowrap{{Plainlist
Woodrow W. JonesDemocratic1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Monroe Minor ReddenDemocratic1946Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.nowrap{{Plainlist

North Dakota

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
electedResultCandidates
Usher L. BurdickRepublican-NPL1948Incumbent re-elected.{{Plainlist
Fred G. AandahlRepublican1950Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
Republican hold.

Ohio

Ohio's representation was not changed at reapportionment, but redistricted its at-large district into a 23rd district and also removed the 11th district in south Ohio, creating two new districts around Cleveland.

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
electedResultCandidates
Charles H. ElstonRepublican1938Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.nowrap{{Plainlist
William E. HessRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Paul F. SchenckRepublican1951Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
William Moore McCullochRepublican1947Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Cliff ClevengerRepublican1938Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
James G. PolkDemocratic1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Clarence J. BrownRepublican1938Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Jackson Edward BettsRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Frazier ReamsIndependent1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Thomas A. JenkinsRepublican1924Incumbent re-elected.{{Plainlist
Walter E. Brehm
Redistricted from theRepublican1942Incumbent retired.
Republican loss.
None (new district)New seat.
Republican gain.nowrap{{Plainlist
John M. VorysRepublican1938Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Alvin F. WeichelRepublican1942Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
William H. AyresRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Robert T. SecrestDemocratic1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Frank T. BowRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
J. Harry McGregorRepublican1940Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Wayne L. HaysDemocratic1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Michael J. KirwanDemocratic1936Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Michael A. FeighanDemocratic1942Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Robert CrosserDemocratic1922Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Frances P. BoltonRepublican1940Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
George H. Bender
Redistricted from the at-large districtRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist

Oklahoma

Oklahoma was reapportioned from 8 seats to 6 and eliminated the 7th and 8th districts, moving most of their territory into the 1st and 6th and expanding other districts to compensate.

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
electedResultCandidates
VacantGeorge B. Schwabe (R) died April 2, 1952.
Republican loss.{{Plainlist
Page Belcher
Redistricted from theRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.
VacantWilliam G. Stigler (D) died August 21, 1952
Democratic hold.nowrap{{PlainlistSample Eugene Brockman (Independent) 1.1%Jeff McHenry (Independent) 0.5%W. R. Kelton (Independent) 0.3%
Carl AlbertDemocratic1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Tom SteedDemocratic1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
John JarmanDemocratic1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Toby MorrisDemocratic1946Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic loss.{{Plainlist
Victor Wickersham
Redistricted from theDemocratic1948Incumbent re-elected.

Oregon

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
electedResultCandidates
A. Walter NorbladRepublican1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Lowell StockmanRepublican1942Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.nowrap{{Plainlist
Homer D. AngellRepublican1938Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Harris EllsworthRepublican1942Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania redistricted from 33 districts to 30, eliminating 1 district in northeastern Pennsylvania and 2 in southwestern Pennsylvania.

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
electedResultCandidates
William A. BarrettDemocratic1944
1946 (lost)
1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
William T. GranahanDemocratic1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Hardie ScottRepublican1946Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.nowrap{{Plainlist
Earl ChudoffDemocratic1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
William J. Green Jr.Democratic1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Hugh ScottRepublican1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Benjamin F. JamesRepublican1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Karl C. KingRepublican1951Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Paul B. DagueRepublican1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Harry P. O'NeillDemocratic1948Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic loss.{{Plainlist
Joseph L. Carrigg
Redistricted from theRepublican1951Incumbent re-elected.
Daniel FloodDemocratic1944
1946 (lost)
1948Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.nowrap{{Plainlist
Ivor D. FentonRepublican1938Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Samuel K. McConnell Jr.
Redistricted from theRepublican1944Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
George M. Rhodes
Redistricted from theDemocratic1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Francis E. Walter
Redistricted from theDemocratic1932Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Walter M. Mumma
Redistricted from theRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Alvin Bush
Redistricted from theRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Richard M. Simpson
Redistricted from theRepublican1937Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
James F. Lind
Redistricted from theDemocratic1948Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.nowrap{{Plainlist
James E. Van Zandt
Redistricted from theRepublican1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Augustine B. Kelley
Redistricted from theDemocratic1940Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
John P. Saylor
Redistricted from theRepublican1949Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Leon H. Gavin
Redistricted from theRepublican1942Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Carroll D. Kearns
Redistricted from theRepublican1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Louis E. GrahamRepublican1938Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Thomas E. Morgan
Redistricted from theDemocratic1944Incumbent re-elected.{{Plainlist
Edward L. Sittler Jr.
Redistricted from theRepublican1950Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican loss.
James G. Fulton
Redistricted from theRepublican1944Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Herman P. Eberharter
Redistricted from theDemocratic1936Incumbent re-elected.{{Plainlist
Harmar D. Denny Jr.
Redistricted from theRepublican1950Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican loss.
Robert J. Corbett
Redistricted from theRepublican1938
1940 (lost)
1944Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Vera Buchanan
Redistricted from theDemocratic1951Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist

Rhode Island

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
electedResultCandidates
Aime ForandDemocratic1940Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
John E. FogartyDemocratic1940Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist

South Carolina

Main article: 1952 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
electedResultCandidates
L. Mendel RiversDemocratic1940Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
John J. RileyDemocratic1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
William Jennings Bryan DornDemocratic1946
1948 (retired)
1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Joseph R. BrysonDemocratic1938Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
James P. RichardsDemocratic1932Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
John L. McMillanDemocratic1938Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist

South Dakota

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
electedResultCandidates
Harold LovreRepublican1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Ellis Yarnal BerryRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist

Tennessee

Tennessee lost one seat in reapportionment, and divided the old 4th district between the old 5th and 7th districts, with other minor boundary changes.

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
electedResultCandidates
B. Carroll ReeceRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Howard Baker Sr.Republican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
James B. Frazier Jr.Democratic1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Albert Gore Sr.Democratic1938Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
Democratic loss.{{Plainlist
Joe L. Evins
Redistricted from theDemocratic1946Incumbent re-elected.
Percy Priest
Redistricted from theDemocratic1940Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
James Patrick Sutton
Redistricted from theDemocratic1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Tom J. Murray
Redistricted from theDemocratic1942Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Jere Cooper
Redistricted from theDemocratic1928Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Clifford Davis
Redistricted from theDemocratic1940Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist

Texas

Texas gained one seat, adding it as an at-large district instead of redistricting.

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
electedResultCandidates
Wright PatmanDemocratic1928Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Jesse M. CombsDemocratic1944Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.nowrap{{Plainlist
Lindley BeckworthDemocratic1938Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
Democratic hold.nowrap{{Plainlist
Sam RayburnDemocratic1912Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Joseph Franklin WilsonDemocratic1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Olin E. TeagueDemocratic1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
John DowdyDemocratic1952 (special)Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Albert ThomasDemocratic1936Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Clark W. ThompsonDemocratic1947Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Homer ThornberryDemocratic1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
William R. PoageDemocratic1936Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Wingate H. LucasDemocratic1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Frank N. IkardDemocratic1951Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
John E. Lyle Jr.Democratic1944Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Lloyd BentsenDemocratic1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Kenneth M. ReganDemocratic1947Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Omar BurlesonDemocratic1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Walter E. RogersDemocratic1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
George H. MahonDemocratic1934Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Paul J. KildayDemocratic1938Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
O. C. FisherDemocratic1942Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
None (new district)New seat.
Democratic gain.nowrap{{Plainlist

Utah

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
electedResultCandidates
Walter K. GrangerDemocratic1940Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
Republican gain.nowrap{{Plainlist
Reva Beck BosoneDemocratic1948Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.nowrap{{Plainlist

Vermont

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
electedResultCandidates
Winston L. ProutyRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist

Virginia

Virginia gained one seat, adding a new district in the DC suburbs and making boundary adjustments elsewhere.

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
electedResultCandidates
Edward J. Robeson Jr.Democratic1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Porter Hardy Jr.Democratic1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
J. Vaughan GaryDemocratic1945Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Watkins AbbittDemocratic1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Thomas B. StanleyDemocratic1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Clarence G. BurtonDemocratic1948Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.nowrap{{Plainlist
Burr HarrisonDemocratic1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Howard W. SmithDemocratic1930Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Thomas B. FugateDemocratic1948Incumbent retired.
Republican gain.nowrap{{Plainlist
None (new district)New seat.
Republican gain.nowrap{{Plainlist

Washington

Washington gained one seat at reapportionment, adding it as an at-large district instead of redistricting.

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
electedResultCandidates
Hugh B. MitchellDemocratic1948Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Washington.
Republican gain.nowrap{{Plainlist
Henry M. JacksonDemocratic1940Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
Republican gain.nowrap{{Plainlist
Russell V. MackRepublican1947Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Hal HolmesRepublican1942Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Walt HoranRepublican1942Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Thor C. TollefsonRepublican1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
None (new district)New seat.
Democratic gain.nowrap{{Plainlist

West Virginia

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
electedResultCandidates
Robert L. RamsayDemocratic1948Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic hold.nowrap{{Plainlist
Harley O. StaggersDemocratic1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Cleveland M. BaileyDemocratic1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Maurice G. BurnsideDemocratic1948Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.nowrap{{Plainlist
Elizabeth KeeDemocratic1951 (special)Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
E. H. HedrickDemocratic1944Incumbent retired to run for Governor of West Virginia.
Democratic hold.nowrap{{Plainlist

Wisconsin

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
electedResultCandidates
Lawrence H. SmithRepublican1941Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Glenn Robert DavisRepublican1947Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Gardner R. WithrowRepublican1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Clement J. ZablockiDemocratic1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Charles J. KerstenRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
William Van PeltRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
VacantReid F. Murray (R) died April 29, 1952.
Republican hold.nowrap{{Plainlist
John W. ByrnesRepublican1944Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Merlin HullRepublican1934Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Alvin E. O'KonskiRepublican1942Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist

Wyoming

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
electedResultCandidates
William Henry Harrison IIIRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist

Non-voting delegates

Alaska Territory

DistrictIncumbentThis raceRepresentativePartyFirst electedResultsCandidates
Bob BartlettDemocratic1944Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist

Hawaii Territory

DistrictIncumbentThis raceRepresentativePartyFirst electedResultsCandidates
Joseph FarringtonRepublican1942Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlistquote=Popular Farrington's reelection was never in doubt but the ballots foresaw the coming of the Democratic party to power as Metzger carried Oahu's Fifth District and all Neighbor Islands. The vote was 67,748 to 58,445.}}

Notes

References

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