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The 1938 United States elections were held on November 8, 1938, in the middle of Democratic President Franklin D. Roosevelt's second term. The Democratic Party lost 72 seats, mostly to the Republican Party , in the House of Representatives .
The 1938 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives were elections for the United States House of Representatives to elect members to serve in the 76th United States Congress. They were held for the most part on November 8, 1938, while Maine held theirs on September 12.
June 4, 1938 New Hampshire 1: Arthur B. Jenks (R) Lost contested election June 9, 1938 Alphonse Roy (D) June 9, 1938 South Carolina 6: Allard H. Gasque (D) Died June 17, 1938. Elizabeth Hawley Gasque (D) September 13, 1937 New York 1: Robert L. Bacon (R) Died September 12, 1938. Vacant until the next Congress Resident Commissioner of the ...
A special election was held in Ohio's 4th congressional district after the Democratic incumbent, Frank Le Blond Kloeb, resigned when he was appointed as a district court judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. [1] Walter H. Albaugh, the winner, was elected to finish Kloeb's term.
In the hard-fought 1938 congressional elections, the Republicans scored major gains in both houses, picking up six Senate seats and 80 House seats. Thereafter the conservative Democrats and Republicans in both Houses of Congress would often vote together on major economic issues, thus defeating many proposals by liberal Democrats. [11]
1938 South Carolina's 6th congressional district special election; 1938 United States House of Representatives elections in South Dakota; T.
Pages in category "1938 elections in the United States" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election, In this Congress, Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, facing re-election in 1936; Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, facing re-election in 1938; and Class 1 meant their term began in this Congress, facing ...