United States House election, 1942

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The U.S. House election, 1942 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1942 which occurred in the middle of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's third term. Concern over Pearl Harbor and perhaps voter fatigue with the longest presidency ever led Roosevelt's Democratic Party to lose 45 seats, retaining only a slender majority.

Overall results

Party Total Seats (change) Seat percentage
Democratic Party 222 -45 51.0%
Farmer-Labor Party 1 +0 0.2%
Independents 0 -1 0.0%
Other 1 +0 0.2%
Progressive Party 2 -1 0.4%
Republican Party 209 +47 48.0%
Totals 435 +0 100.0%

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