1944 United States House of Representatives elections
Sam Rayburn Democratic Sam Rayburn Democratic The 1944 United States House of Representatives elections were elections for the United States House of Representatives to elect members to serve in the 79th United States Congress.These elections coincided with President Franklin D. Roosevelt's re-election to a record fourth term.Also, Americans rallied behind Allied success in World War II, and in turn voted favorably for the administration's course of action.As of 2024[update], this is the last time the House of Representatives was made up of four parties (in December 2020, House Republican Paul Mitchell became an Independent, resulting in there being four partisan affiliations (Republican, Democratic, Independent, and Libertarian) though not four political parties).Source: Election Statistics - Office of the Clerk Florida redistricted for this cycle, converting the 6th seat it had previously gained at reapportionment from an at-large seat to an additional district near Fort Lauderdale.
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80+% Republican
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80+% Democratic
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60+% to 80% Republican
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60+% to 80% Democratic
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Up to 60% Republican
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Up to 60% Democratic
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| Striped: Even split | |
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6+ Democratic gain
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6+ Republican gain
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3-5 Democratic gain
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3-5 Republican gain
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1-2 Democratic gain
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1-2 Republican gain
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No net change
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Murdock: 30–40% 40–50%
Harless: 30–40% 40–50%
United States House of RepresentativesSam RayburnJoseph MartinDemocraticRepublicanTexas 4thMassachusetts 14thAmerican LaborProgressiveFarmer–LaborSpeaker79th United States CongressPresidentFranklin D. Rooseveltre-electionDemocratic PartyRepublicansAllied successWorld War IIPaul MitchellIndependentLibertarianList of special elections to the United States House of RepresentativesPennsylvania 2James P. McGraneryelectedJoseph M. PrattWilliam A. BarrettPennsylvania 17J. William DitterSamuel K. McConnell Jr.New York 21Joseph A. Gavagan1929 (special)James H. TorrensWilliam S. BennetColorado 1Lawrence LewisDean M. GillespieAlabama 3Henry B. SteagallGeorge W. AndrewsOklahoma 2John C. NicholsWilliam G. StiglerNew York 4Thomas H. CullenJohn J. RooneyNew York 11James A. O'LearyEllsworth B. BuckIllinois 19William H. WheatRolla C. McMillenLouisiana 3James R. Domengeauxre-electedVirginia 2Winder R. Harris1941 (special)Ralph Hunter DaughtonSouth Carolina 2Hampton P. FulmerWidow's successionWilla L. FulmerAmerican Labor PartyProhibitionSocialistSocialist LaborList of United States representatives from AlabamaAlabama 1Frank W. Boykin1935 (special)Alabama 2George M. Grant1944 (special)Alabama 4Sam HobbsAlabama 5Joe StarnesAlbert RainsAlabama 6Pete JarmanAlabama 7Carter ManascoAlabama 8John SparkmanAlabama 9John P. NewsomeLuther PatrickList of United States representatives from ArizonaArizona at-largeJohn R. MurdockRichard F. HarlessList of United States representatives from ArkansasArkansas 1Ezekiel C. GathingsArkansas 2Wilbur MillsArkansas 3J. William Fulbrightrun for U.S. senatorJames William TrimbleArkansas 4William Fadjo Cravens1939 (special)Arkansas 5Brooks HaysArkansas 6William F. NorrellArkansas 7Oren HarrisList of United States representatives from California1944 United States House of Representatives elections in CaliforniaCalifornia 1Clarence F. LeaCalifornia 2Clair Engle1943 (special)California 3J. Leroy JohnsonCalifornia 4Thomas RolphFranck R. HavennerCalifornia 5Richard J. Welch