1930 United States elections
Taking place shortly after the start of the Great Depression, the Republican Party suffered substantial losses.The election was the last of the Fourth Party System, and marked the first time since 1918 that Democrats controlled either chamber of Congress.[4][5] The Republicans lost fifty-two seats to the Democratic Party in the House of Representatives.[4] The Republicans also lost eight seats to the Democrats in the U.S. Senate, but were able to narrowly maintain control.Additionally, New York Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt's landslide re-election established him as the front-runner for the 1932 Democratic nomination.