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    1941 United States House of Representatives elections

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    There were elections in 1941 to the United States House of Representatives:

    District Incumbent This race
    Member Party First elected Results Candidates
    New York 17 Kenneth F. Simpson Republican 1940 Incumbent died January 25, 1941.
    New member elected March 11, 1941.
    Republican hold.
    • ▌Green tickY Joseph C. Baldwin (Republican) 52.94%
    • ▌Dean Alfange (Democratic) 37.99%
    • ▌Eugene P. Connolly (American Labor) 9.07%
    Oklahoma 7 Sam C. Massingale Democratic 1934 Incumbent died January 17, 1941.
    New member elected April 1, 1941.
    Democratic hold.
    • ▌Green tickY Victor Wickersham (Democratic) 82.47%
    • ▌George E. Davison (Republican) 16.61%
    • ▌J. R. Cornelison (Independent) 0.92%
    Virginia 2 Colgate Darden Democratic 1938 Incumbent resigned March 1, 1941, to run for Governor of Virginia.
    New member elected April 8, 1941.
    Democratic hold.
    • ▌Green tickY Winder R. Harris (Democratic) 58.76%
    • ▌Norman R. Hamilton (Ind. Democratic) 39.25%
    • ▌Maurice S. McCarty (Independent) 1.59%
    • ▌Andrew J. Dunning (Prohibition) 0.40%
    New York 42 Pius Schwert Democratic 1938 Incumbent died March 11, 1941.
    New member elected April 22, 1941.
    Republican gain.
    • ▌Green tickY John C. Butler (Republican) 40.57%
    • ▌Hattie E. Schwert (Democratic) 36.51%
    • ▌Edmund P. Radwan (New Deal) 20.97%
    • ▌Loyd E. Kinsley (Progressive) 1.95%
    Maryland 6 William D. Byron Democratic 1938 Incumbent died February 27, 1941.
    New member elected May 27, 1941.
    Democratic hold.
    • ▌Green tickY Katharine Byron (Democratic) 51.11%
    • ▌A. Charles Stewart (Republican) 48.89%
    North Carolina 5 Alonzo D. Folger Democratic 1938 Incumbent died April 30, 1941.
    New member elected June 14, 1941.
    Democratic hold.
    • ▌Green tickY John H. Folger (Democratic) 96.46%
    • ▌B. W. Walker (Ind. Republican) 1.97% (write-in)
    • ▌Marshall C. Kurfees (Republican) 1.57% (withdrew)
    Alabama 7 Walter W. Bankhead Democratic 1940 Incumbent resigned February 1, 1941.
    New member elected June 24, 1941.
    Democratic hold.
    • ▌Green tickY Carter Manasco (Democratic)
    • Unopposed
    New York 14 Morris M. Edelstein Democratic 1940 (special) Incumbent died June 4, 1941.
    New member elected July 29, 1941.
    Democratic hold.
    • ▌Green tickY Arthur G. Klein (Democratic) 68.02%
    • ▌George A. Hastings (Republican) 26.35%
    • ▌Leonard H. Wacker (American Labor) 5.64%
    Wisconsin 1 Stephen Bolles Republican 1938 Incumbent died July 8, 1941.
    New member elected August 29, 1941.
    Republican hold.
    • ▌Green tickY Lawrence H. Smith (Republican) 63.62%
    • ▌Thomas Ryum Amlie (Democratic) 36.38%
    Mississippi 2 Wall Doxey Democratic 1928 Incumbent resigned September 28, 1941, after being elected to the U.S. Senate.
    New member elected November 4, 1941.
    Democratic hold.
    • ▌Green tickY Jamie Whitten (Democratic) 69.25%
    • ▌Luther A. Pyle (Democratic) 30.75%
    Pennsylvania 15 Albert G. Rutherford Republican 1936 Incumbent died August 10, 1941.
    New member elected November 4, 1941.
    Republican hold.
    • ▌Green tickY Wilson D. Gillette (Republican) 65.68%
    • ▌George O. Wagner (Democratic) 43.88%
    Colorado 4 Edward T. Taylor Democratic 1914 Incumbent died September 3, 1941.
    New member elected December 9, 1941.
    Republican gain.
    • ▌Green tickY Robert F. Rockwell (Republican) 54.04%
    • ▌Frank Delaney (Democratic) 45.96%
    Massachusetts 7 Lawrence J. Connery Democratic 1937 Incumbent died October 19, 1941.
    New member elected December 30, 1941.
    Democratic hold.
    • ▌Green tickY Thomas J. Lane (Democratic) 58.19%
    • ▌C. F. Nelson Pratt (Republican) 41.20%
    • ▌James Jack Green (Communist) 0.61%

    References

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    Dubin, Michael J. (1998). United States Congressional elections, 1788-1997: the official results of the elections of the 1st through 105th Congresses. Jefferson, N.C: McFarland. p. 539. ISBN 0-7864-0283-0.


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