1952 United States House of Representatives elections

1952 United States House of Representatives elections
← 1950 November 4, 1952[a] 1954 →
All 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives
218 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Joseph Martin Sam Rayburn
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since January 3, 1939 September 16, 1940
Leader's seat Massachusetts 14th Texas 4th
Last election 199 seats 235 seats
Seats won 221 213
Seat change Increase 22 Decrease 22
Popular vote 28,393,794 28,642,537
Percentage 49.3% 49.8%
Swing Increase 0.4% Increase 0.2%
  Third party
 
Party Independent
Last election 1 seat
Seats won 1
Seat change Steady
Popular vote 111,780
Percentage 0.2%
Swing Decrease 0.1%
Results:
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold      Republican gain
     Independent hold
Speaker before election

Sam Rayburn
Democratic

Elected Speaker

Joseph Martin
Republican

The 1952 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives to elect members to serve in the 83rd United States Congress. They were held for the most part on November 4, 1952, while Maine held theirs on September 8. This was the first election after the congressional reapportionment based on the 1950 census. It also coincided with the election of President Dwight Eisenhower. Eisenhower's Republican Party gained 22 seats from the Democratic Party, gaining a majority of the House. However, the Democrats had almost 250,000 more votes (0.4%) thanks to overwhelming margins in the Solid South, although this election did see the first Republican elected to the House from North Carolina since 1928,[1] and the first Republicans elected from Virginia since 1930.[2] It was also the last election when both major parties increased their share of the popular vote simultaneously, largely due to the disintegration of the American Labor Party and other third parties.

Outgoing President Harry Truman's dismal approval rating was one reason why his party lost its House majority. Also, continued uneasiness about the Korean War was an important factor. Joseph Martin (R-Massachusetts) became Speaker of the House, exchanging places with Sam Rayburn (D-Texas), who became the new Minority Leader.

This was the last time Republicans won control of the House of Representatives until 1994, despite the GOP controlling the presidency for the majority of the next four decades, Democrats outperformed in down-ballot elections, especially in the South, which had started to drift towards Republican presidential candidates. As of 2024, this is the last time the House changed partisan control during a presidential election, and the last time both houses did so simultaneously. This marked one of only two times in the 20th century in which the Republicans won a House majority without winning the popular vote, with the other time being in 1996;[3] it was also one of four times where either party did so in the 20th century, with the other three instances occurring in 1914, 1942, and 1996.[4][5]

Overall results

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221 1 213
Republican I Democratic
Party Total
seats 		Seat
change 		Seat
percentage 		Vote
percentage 		Popular
vote
Democratic Party 213 Decrease 22 49.0% 49.8% 28,642,537
Republican Party 221 Increase 22 50.8% 49.3% 28,393,794
Progressive Party 0 Steady 0.0% 0.3% 145,171
Liberal Party 0 Steady 0.0% 0.2% 113,631
Independents 1 Steady 0.2% 0.2% 111,780
American Labor Party 0 Steady 0.0% 0.2% 95,597
Prohibition Party 0 Steady 0.0% 0.1% 38,664
People's Choice Party 0 Steady 0.0% <0.1% 8,853
Socialist Party 0 Steady 0.0% <0.1% 4,892
Increase Jobless Pay Party 0 Steady 0.0% <0.1% 3,432
People's Rights Party 0 Steady 0.0% <0.1% 2,434
Socialist Workers Party 0 Steady 0.0% <0.1% 1,750
Square Deal Party 0 Steady 0.0% <0.1% 548
Independent Citizens Committee 0 Steady 0.0% <0.1% 247
Socialist Labor Party 0 Steady 0.0% <0.1% 177
Others 0 Steady 0.0% <0.1% 7,233
Totals 435 Steady 100.0% 100.0% 57,570,740
Source: Election Statistics - Office of the Clerk
Popular vote
Democratic
 
 49.75%
Republican
 
 49.32%
Others
 
 0.93%
House seats
Republican
 
 50.80%
Democratic
 
 48.97%
Others
 
 0.23%
Results shaded by winners share of vote
House seats by party holding majority in state
  up to 100% Republican
  up to 100% Democratic
  up to 80% Republican
  up to 80% Democratic
  up to 60% Republican
  up to 60% Democratic
Change in seats
  6+ Republican gain
  6+ Democratic gain
  3-5 Republican gain
  3-5 Democratic gain
  1-2 Republican gain
  1-2 Democratic gain
  no net change

Special elections

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See also: List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives

Four special elections were held to finish terms in the 82nd United States Congress, which would end January 3, 1953.

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
New York 5 T. Vincent Quinn Democratic 1948 Incumbent resigned December 30, 1951.
New member elected February 19, 1952.
Republican gain.
Winner lost re-election in November.
  • ▌Green tickY Robert T. Ross (Republican) 53.1%
  • ▌Hugh Quinn (Democratic) 35.1%
  • ▌George F. Cranmore (Liberal) 8.1%
  • ▌Thelma Bearman (American Labor) 3.7%
New York 32 William T. Byrne Democratic 1944 Incumbent died January 27, 1952.
New member elected April 1, 1952.
Democratic hold.
Winner won re-election in November.
  • ▌Green tickY Leo W. O'Brien (Democratic) 70.8%
  • ▌John F. Former Jr. (Republican) 28.9%
  • ▌Scott K. Gray Jr. (American Labor) 0.3%
Kentucky 2 John A. Whitaker Democratic 1948 (special) Incumbent died December 15, 1951.
New member elected August 2, 1952.
Democratic hold.
Winner won re-election in November.
Texas 7 Tom Pickett Democratic 1944 Incumbent resigned June 30, 1952.
New member elected September 23, 1952.
Democratic hold.
Winner won re-election in November.
  • ▌Green tickY John Dowdy (Democratic) 88.5%
  • ▌Jack Weisner (Democratic) 7.0%
  • ▌Jim Norton (Democratic) 4.5%

Alabama

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See also: List of United States representatives from Alabama
District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
Alabama 1 Frank W. Boykin Democratic 1935 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
Alabama 2 George M. Grant Democratic 1938 Incumbent re-elected.
Alabama 3 George W. Andrews Democratic 1944 Incumbent re-elected.
Alabama 4 Kenneth A. Roberts Democratic 1950 Incumbent re-elected.
Alabama 5 Albert Rains Democratic 1944 Incumbent re-elected.
Alabama 6 Edward deGraffenried Democratic 1948 Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic hold.
Alabama 7 Carl Elliott Democratic 1948 Incumbent re-elected.
Alabama 8 Robert E. Jones Jr. Democratic 1947 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
Alabama 9 Laurie C. Battle Democratic 1946 Incumbent re-elected.

Arizona

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District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
Arizona 1 John R. Murdock Democratic 1936 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
Arizona 2 Harold Patten Democratic 1948 Incumbent re-elected.

Arkansas

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See also: List of United States representatives from Arkansas

Arkansas lost one seat in reapportionment leaving it with 6; the existing 4th district along the western edge of the state lost some of its territory to the 3rd district in the northwest, and the rest was merged with the 7th district in the south, with minor changes to other districts.[6]

District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
Arkansas 1 Ezekiel C. Gathings Democratic 1938 Incumbent re-elected.
Arkansas 2 Wilbur Mills Democratic 1938 Incumbent re-elected.
Arkansas 3 James William Trimble Democratic 1944 Incumbent re-elected.
Arkansas 4 Boyd Anderson Tackett Democratic 1948 Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Arkansas.
Democratic loss.
Oren Harris
Redistricted from the 7th district 		Democratic 1940 Incumbent re-elected.
Arkansas 5 Brooks Hays Democratic 1942 Incumbent re-elected.
Arkansas 6 William F. Norrell Democratic 1938 Incumbent re-elected.

California

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See also: List of United States representatives from California

Seven new seats were added in reapportionment, increasing the delegation from 23 to 30 seats. Two of the new seats were won by Democrats, and five by Republicans. One Republican and one Democratic incumbents lost re-election, and a retiring Democrat was replaced by a Republican. Overall, therefore, Democrats gained one seat and Republicans gained 7.

District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
California 1 Hubert B. Scudder Republican 1948 Incumbent re-elected.
California 2 Clair Engle Democratic 1943 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
California 3 None (new district) New seat.
Democratic gain.
California 4 Franck R. Havenner Democratic 1936/1944 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
California 5 John F. Shelley Democratic 1949 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
California 6 None (new district) New seat.
Democratic gain.
California 7 John J. Allen Jr. Republican 1946 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY John J. Allen Jr. (Republican) 84.3%
  • ▌John Allen Johnson (Ind. Progressive) 15.7%
California 8 George P. Miller
Redistricted from the 6th district 		Democratic 1944 Incumbent re-elected.
California 9 None (new district) New seat.
Republican gain.
California 10 Jack Z. Anderson
Redistricted from the 8th district 		Republican 1938 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Charles Gubser (Republican) 59.2%
  • ▌Arthur L. Johnson (Democratic) 39.1%
  • ▌Betsey K. Fisher (Ind. Progressive) 1.6%
California 11 J. Leroy Johnson
Redistricted from the 3rd district 		Republican 1942 Incumbent re-elected.
California 12 Allan O. Hunter
Redistricted from the 9th district 		Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected.
California 13 Ernest K. Bramblett
Redistricted from the 11th district 		Republican 1946 Incumbent re-elected.
California 14 Thomas H. Werdel
Redistricted from the 10th district 		Republican 1948 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
California 15 Gordon L. McDonough Republican 1944 Incumbent re-elected.
California 16 Donald L. Jackson Republican 1946 Incumbent re-elected.
California 17 Cecil R. King Democratic 1942 Incumbent re-elected.
California 18 None (new district) New seat.
Republican gain.
California 19 Chet Holifield Democratic 1942 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Chet Holifield (Democratic) 87.1%
  • ▌Ida Alvarez (Ind. Progressive) 9.4%
  • ▌Milton Snipper (Independent) 3.4%
California 20 John Carl Hinshaw Republican 1938 Incumbent re-elected.
California 21 None (new district) New seat.
Republican gain.
California 22 None (new district) New seat.
Republican gain.
California 23 Clyde Doyle
Redistricted from the 18th district 		Democratic 1948 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Clyde Doyle (Democratic) 87.5%
  • ▌Olive T. Thompson (Ind. Progressive) 11.1%
  • ▌C. Cleveland (Write-in) 1.5%
California 24 Norris Poulson
Redistricted from the 13th district 		Republican 1932/1946 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Norris Poulson (Republican) 87.4%
  • ▌Bertram L. Sharp (Ind. Progressive) 12.6%
California 25 Patrick J. Hillings
Redistricted from the 12th district 		Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected.
California 26 Sam Yorty
Redistricted from the 14th district 		Democratic 1950 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Sam Yorty (Democratic) 88.0%
  • ▌Horace V. Alexander (Ind. Progressive) 12.0%
California 27 Harry R. Sheppard
Redistricted from the 21st district 		Democratic 1936 Incumbent re-elected.
California 28 None (new district) New seat.
Republican gain.
California 29 John Phillips
Redistricted from the 22nd district 		Republican 1942 Incumbent re-elected.
California 30 Clinton D. McKinnon
Redistricted from the 23rd district 		Democratic 1948 Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
Republican gain.

Colorado

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See also: List of United States representatives from Colorado
District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
Colorado 1 Byron G. Rogers Democratic 1950 Incumbent re-elected.
Colorado 2 William S. Hill Republican 1940 Incumbent re-elected.
Colorado 3 John Chenoweth Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected.
Colorado 4 Wayne N. Aspinall Democratic 1948 Incumbent re-elected.

Connecticut

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See also: List of United States representatives from Connecticut
District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
Connecticut 1 Abraham Ribicoff Democratic 1948 Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
Democratic hold.
Connecticut 2 Horace Seely-Brown Jr. Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected.
Connecticut 3 John A. McGuire Democratic 1948 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
Connecticut 4 Albert P. Morano Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected.
Connecticut 5 James T. Patterson Republican 1946 Incumbent re-elected.
Connecticut at-large Antoni Sadlak Republican 1946 Incumbent re-elected.

Delaware

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See also: List of United States representatives from Delaware
District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
Delaware at-large J. Caleb Boggs Republican 1946 Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Delaware.
Republican hold.

Florida

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See also: List of United States representatives from Florida

Florida was redistricted from 6 districts to 8, splitting the area around Sarasota out from the Tampa-St. Petersburg based 1st district, and splitting Gainesville out from the Jacksonville-based 2nd district.[6]

District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
Florida 1 Chester B. McMullen Democratic 1950 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
Florida 2 Charles E. Bennett Democratic 1948 Incumbent re-elected.
Florida 3 Bob Sikes Democratic 1940
1944 (resigned)
1974 		Incumbent re-elected.
Florida 4 Bill Lantaff Democratic 1950 Incumbent re-elected.
Florida 5 Syd Herlong Democratic 1948 Incumbent re-elected.
Florida 6 Dwight L. Rogers Democratic 1944 Incumbent re-elected.
Florida 7 None (new district) New seat.
Democratic gain.
Florida 8 None (new district) New seat.
Democratic gain.

Georgia

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See also: List of United States representatives from Georgia
District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
Georgia 1 Prince Hulon Preston Jr. Democratic 1946 Incumbent re-elected.
Georgia 2 Edward E. Cox Democratic 1924 Incumbent re-elected.
Georgia 3 Tic Forrester Democratic 1950 Incumbent re-elected.
Georgia 4 Albert Sidney Camp Democratic 1939 Incumbent re-elected.
Georgia 5 James C. Davis Democratic 1946 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY James C. Davis (Democratic) 100.0%
  • ▌Baxter Jones (Write-in) 0.02%
Georgia 6 Carl Vinson Democratic 1914 Incumbent re-elected.
Georgia 7 Henderson Lovelace Lanham Democratic 1946 Incumbent re-elected.
Georgia 8 William M. Wheeler Democratic 1946 Incumbent re-elected.
Georgia 9 John Stephens Wood Democratic 1944 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
Georgia 10 Paul Brown Democratic 1933 Incumbent re-elected.

Idaho

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See also: List of United States representatives from Idaho
District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
Idaho 1 John Travers Wood Republican 1950 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Idaho 2 Hamer H. Budge Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected.

Illinois

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See also: List of United States representatives from Illinois

Illinois lost one seat, redistricting from 26 to 25 districts. No changes were made to the Chicago area districts, but the downstate districts were broadly reorganized, forcing incumbents Peter F. Mack Jr. (Democratic) and Edward H. Jenison (Republican) into the same district.

District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
Illinois 1 William L. Dawson Democratic 1942 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 2 Richard B. Vail Republican 1950 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Illinois 3 Fred E. Busbey Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 4 William E. McVey Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 5 John C. Kluczynski Democratic 1950 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 6 Thomas J. O'Brien Democratic 1942 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 7 Adolph J. Sabath Democratic 1906 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 8 Thomas S. Gordon Democratic 1942 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 9 Sidney R. Yates Democratic 1948 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 10 Richard W. Hoffman Republican 1948 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 11 Timothy P. Sheehan Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 12 Edgar A. Jonas Republican 1948 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 13 Marguerite S. Church Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 14 Chauncey W. Reed Republican 1934 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 15 Noah M. Mason Republican 1936 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 16 Leo E. Allen Republican 1932 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Leo E. Allen (Republican) 66.5%
  • ▌John P. Barton (Democratic) 33.5%
Illinois 17 Leslie C. Arends Republican 1934 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 18 Harold H. Velde Republican 1948 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 19 Robert B. Chiperfield Republican 1938 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 20 Sid Simpson Republican 1942 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 21 Peter F. Mack Jr. Democratic 1948 Incumbent re-elected.
Edward H. Jenison
Redistricted from the 23rd district 		Republican 1946 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican loss.
Illinois 22 William L. Springer Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 23 Charles W. Vursell
Redistricted from the 24th district 		Republican 1942 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 24 Melvin Price
Redistricted from the 25th district 		Democratic 1944 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 25 C. W. Bishop
Redistricted from the 26th district 		Republican 1940 Incumbent re-elected.

Indiana

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See also: List of United States representatives from Indiana
District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
Indiana 1 Ray Madden Democratic 1942 Incumbent re-elected.
Indiana 2 Charles A. Halleck Republican 1935 Incumbent re-elected.
Indiana 3 Shepard Crumpacker Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected.
Indiana 4 E. Ross Adair Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected.
Indiana 5 John V. Beamer Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected.
Indiana 6 Cecil M. Harden Republican 1948 Incumbent re-elected.
Indiana 7 William G. Bray Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected.
Indiana 8 Winfield K. Denton Democratic 1948 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
Indiana 9 Earl Wilson Republican 1940 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Earl Wilson (Republican) 56.4%
  • ▌Edward Lewis (Democratic) 43.2%
  • ▌Elmer D. Riggs (Prohibition) 0.5%
Indiana 10 Ralph Harvey Republican 1947 Incumbent re-elected.
Indiana 11 Charles B. Brownson Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected.

Iowa

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See also: List of United States representatives from Iowa
District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
Iowa 1 Thomas E. Martin Republican 1938 Incumbent re-elected.
Iowa 2 Henry O. Talle Republican 1938 Incumbent re-elected.
Iowa 3 H. R. Gross Republican 1948 Incumbent re-elected.
Iowa 4 Karl M. LeCompte Republican 1938 Incumbent re-elected.
Iowa 5 Paul Cunningham Republican 1940 Incumbent re-elected.
Iowa 6 James I. Dolliver Republican 1944 Incumbent re-elected.
Iowa 7 Ben F. Jensen Republican 1938 Incumbent re-elected.
Iowa 8 Charles B. Hoeven Republican 1942 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Charles B. Hoeven (Republican) 99.7%
  • ▌Charles Warner (Prohibition) 0.3%
  • ▌Milo Price (Democratic) 0.01%

Kansas

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See also: List of United States representatives from Kansas
District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
Kansas 1 Albert M. Cole Republican 1944 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Kansas 2 Errett P. Scrivner Republican 1943 Incumbent re-elected.
Kansas 3 Myron V. George Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected.
Kansas 4 Edward Herbert Rees Republican 1936 Incumbent re-elected.
Kansas 5 Clifford R. Hope Republican 1926 Incumbent re-elected.
Kansas 6 Wint Smith Republican 1946 Incumbent re-elected.

Kentucky

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See also: List of United States representatives from Kentucky

Kentucky lost one seat at reapportionment, and redistricted from 9 districts to 8, adjusting boundaries across the state and dividing the old 8th up among its neighbors.[6]

District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
Kentucky 1 Noble Jones Gregory Democratic 1936 Incumbent re-elected.
Kentucky 2 Garrett Withers Democratic 1952 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
Kentucky 3 Thruston Ballard Morton Republican 1946 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
Kentucky 4 Frank Chelf Democratic 1944 Incumbent re-elected.
Kentucky 5 Brent Spence Democratic 1930 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Brent Spence (Democratic) 55.4%
  • ▌William D. Cochran (Republican) 44.6%
Joe B. Bates
Redistricted from the 8th district 		Democratic 1930 Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic loss.
Kentucky 6 John C. Watts Democratic 1951 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
Kentucky 7 Carl D. Perkins Democratic 1948 Incumbent re-elected.
Kentucky 8 James S. Golden
Redistricted from the 9th district 		Republican 1948 Incumbent re-elected.

Louisiana

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See also: List of United States representatives from Louisiana
District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
Louisiana 1 F. Edward Hébert Democratic 1940 Incumbent re-elected.
Louisiana 2 Hale Boggs Democratic 1940
1942 (lost)
1946 		Incumbent re-elected.
Louisiana 3 Edwin E. Willis Democratic 1948 Incumbent re-elected.
Louisiana 4 Overton Brooks Democratic 1936 Incumbent re-elected.
Louisiana 5 Otto Passman Democratic 1946 Incumbent re-elected.
Louisiana 6 James H. Morrison Democratic 1942 Incumbent re-elected.
Louisiana 7 Henry D. Larcade Jr. Democratic 1942 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
Louisiana 8 A. Leonard Allen Democratic 1936 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.

Maine

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See also: List of United States representatives from Maine
District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
Maine 1 Robert Hale Republican 1942 Incumbent re-elected.
Maine 2 Charles P. Nelson Republican 1948 Incumbent re-elected.
Maine 3 Clifford McIntire Republican 1951 Incumbent re-elected.

Maryland

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See also: List of United States representatives from Maryland

Maryland redistricted from 6 to 7 seats, transferring territory from the 2nd to the 3rd and 4th and to a new 7th seat in the Baltimore suburbs.[6]

As of 2022, this was the last time the Republican Party held a majority of congressional districts from Maryland.[original research?]

District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
Maryland 1 Edward T. Miller Republican 1946 Incumbent re-elected.
Maryland 2 James Devereux Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected.
Maryland 3 Edward Garmatz Democratic 1947 Incumbent re-elected.
Maryland 4 George Hyde Fallon Democratic 1944 Incumbent re-elected.
Maryland 5 Lansdale Sasscer Democratic 1939 Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
Republican gain.
Maryland 6 J. Glenn Beall Republican 1942 Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
Republican hold.
Maryland 7 None (new district) New seat.
Democratic gain.

Massachusetts

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See also: List of United States representatives from Massachusetts
District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
Massachusetts 1 John W. Heselton Republican 1944 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 2 Foster Furcolo Democratic 1948 Incumbent resigned when appointed Treasurer.
Democratic hold.
Massachusetts 3 Philip J. Philbin Democratic 1942 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 4 Harold Donohue Democratic 1946 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 5 Edith Nourse Rogers Republican 1925 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 6 William H. Bates Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 7 Thomas J. Lane Democratic 1941 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 8 Angier Goodwin Republican 1942 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 9 Donald W. Nicholson Republican 1947 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 10 Christian Herter Republican 1942 Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Massachusetts.
Republican hold.
Massachusetts 11 John F. Kennedy Democratic 1946 Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
Democratic hold.
Massachusetts 12 John W. McCormack Democratic 1928 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 13 Richard B. Wigglesworth Republican 1928 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 14 Joseph W. Martin Jr. Republican 1924 Incumbent re-elected.

Michigan

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See also: List of United States representatives from Michigan

Michigan added one seat, and divided the 17th district to form an 18th district, leaving boundaries otherwise unchanged.

District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
Michigan 1 Thaddeus M. Machrowicz Democratic 1950 Incumbent re-elected.
Others
  • ▌Adam Kujtkowski (Progressive) 0.3%
  • ▌Peter Koker (Independent) 0.2%
Michigan 2 George Meader Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected.
Others
  • ▌Walter S. Haynes (Prohibition) 0.3%
  • ▌David R. Luce (Progressive) 0.1%
Michigan 3 Paul W. Shafer Republican 1936 Incumbent re-elected.
Michigan 4 Clare Hoffman Republican 1934 Incumbent re-elected.
Michigan 5 Gerald Ford Republican 1948 Incumbent re-elected.
Others
  • ▌Ella Fruin (Prohibition) 0.4%
  • ▌William Glenn (Progressive) 0.1%
Michigan 6 William W. Blackney Republican 1938 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
Michigan 7 Jesse P. Wolcott Republican 1930 Incumbent re-elected.
Michigan 8 Fred L. Crawford Republican 1934 Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican hold.
Michigan 9 Ruth Thompson Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected.
Michigan 10 Roy O. Woodruff Republican 1920 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
Michigan 11 Charles E. Potter Republican 1947 Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
Republican hold.
Michigan 12 John B. Bennett Republican 1946 Incumbent re-elected.
Michigan 13 George D. O'Brien Democratic 1948 Incumbent re-elected.
Michigan 14 Louis C. Rabaut Democratic 1948 Incumbent re-elected.
Michigan 15 John Dingell Sr. Democratic 1932 Incumbent re-elected.
Michigan 16 John Lesinski Jr. Democratic 1950 Incumbent re-elected.
Others
  • ▌Margaret Nowak (Progressive) 0.3%
  • ▌Earl A. Johnson (Prohibition) 0.2%
Michigan 17 None (new district) New seat.
Republican gain.
Michigan 18 George A. Dondero
Redistricted from the 17th district 		Republican 1932 Incumbent re-elected.
Others
  • ▌Rene Hall (Prohibition) 0.2%
  • ▌Dwight I. Todd (Progressive) 0.07%

Minnesota

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District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
Minnesota 1 August H. Andresen Republican 1934 Incumbent re-elected.
Minnesota 2 Joseph P. O'Hara Republican 1940 Incumbent re-elected.
Minnesota 3 Roy Wier Democratic (DFL) 1948 Incumbent re-elected.
Minnesota 4 Eugene McCarthy Democratic (DFL) 1948 Incumbent re-elected.
Minnesota 5 Walter Judd Republican 1942 Incumbent re-elected.
Minnesota 6 Fred Marshall Democratic (DFL) 1948 Incumbent re-elected.
Minnesota 7 H. Carl Andersen Republican 1938 Incumbent re-elected.
Minnesota 8 John Blatnik Democratic (DFL) 1946 Incumbent re-elected.
Minnesota 9 Harold Hagen Republican 1944 Incumbent re-elected.

Mississippi

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See also: List of United States representatives from Mississippi

Mississippi lost 1 seat in reapportionment and redistricted from 7 seats to 6; in addition to other boundary adjustments a substantial portion of the old 4th district was moved into the 1st, and 4th district incumbent Abernethy defeated 1st district incumbent Rankin in the Democratic primary.

District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
Mississippi 1 John E. Rankin Democratic 1920 Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic loss.
Thomas Abernethy
Redistricted from the 4th district 		Democratic 1942 Incumbent re-elected.
Mississippi 2 Jamie Whitten Democratic 1941 Incumbent re-elected.
Mississippi 3 Frank E. Smith Democratic 1950 Incumbent re-elected.
Mississippi 4 John Bell Williams
Redistricted from the 7th district 		Democratic 1946 Incumbent re-elected.
Mississippi 5 W. Arthur Winstead Democratic 1942 Incumbent re-elected.
Mississippi 6 William M. Colmer Democratic 1932 Incumbent re-elected.

Missouri

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See also: List of United States representatives from Missouri
District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
Missouri 1 Frank M. Karsten
Redistricted from the 13th district 		Democratic 1946 Incumbent re-elected.
Missouri 2 Thomas B. Curtis
Redistricted from the 12th district 		Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected.
Missouri 3 Claude I. Bakewell
Redistricted from the 11th district 		Republican 1951 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Missouri 4 Leonard Irving Democratic 1948 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
Missouri 5 Richard Bolling Democratic 1948 Incumbent re-elected.
Missouri 6 Phil J. Welch
Redistricted from the 3rd district 		Democratic 1948 Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Missouri.
Republican gain.
Missouri 7 Dewey Short Republican 1934 Incumbent re-elected.
Orland K. Armstrong
Redistricted from the 6th district 		Republican 1950 Incumbent retired.
Republican loss.
Missouri 8 A. S. J. Carnahan Democratic 1948 Incumbent re-elected.
Missouri 9 Clarence Cannon Democratic 1922 Incumbent re-elected.
Clare Magee
Redistricted from the 1st district 		Democratic 1948 Incumbent retired.
Democratic loss.
Missouri 10 Paul C. Jones Democratic 1948 Incumbent re-elected.
Missouri 11 Morgan M. Moulder
Redistricted from the 2nd district 		Democratic 1948 Incumbent re-elected.

Montana

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District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
Montana 1 Mike Mansfield Democratic 1942 Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
Democratic hold.
Montana 2 Wesley A. D'Ewart Republican 1945 Incumbent re-elected.

Nebraska

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District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
Nebraska 1 Carl Curtis Republican 1938 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Carl Curtis (Republican) 72.0%
  • ▌Samuel Freeman (Democratic) 28.0%
Nebraska 2 Howard Buffett Republican 1950 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
Nebraska 3 Robert Dinsmore Harrison Republican 1951 Incumbent re-elected.
Nebraska 4 Arthur L. Miller Republican 1942 Incumbent re-elected.

Nevada

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District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
Nevada at-large Walter S. Baring Jr. Democratic 1948 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.

New Hampshire

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District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
New Hampshire 1 Chester Earl Merrow Republican 1942 Incumbent re-elected.
New Hampshire 2 Norris Cotton Republican 1946 Incumbent re-elected.

New Jersey

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District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
New Jersey 1 Charles A. Wolverton Republican 1926 Incumbent re-elected.
New Jersey 2 T. Millet Hand Republican 1944 Incumbent re-elected.
New Jersey 3 James C. Auchincloss Republican 1942 Incumbent re-elected.
New Jersey 4 Charles R. Howell Democratic 1948 Incumbent re-elected.
New Jersey 5 Charles A. Eaton Republican 1924 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
New Jersey 6 Clifford P. Case Republican 1944 Incumbent re-elected.
New Jersey 7 William B. Widnall Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected.
New Jersey 8 Gordon Canfield Republican 1940 Incumbent re-elected.
Others
  • ▌Peter J. Toth (Increase Jobless Pay) 2.2%
  • ▌Edith Claxton (Prohibition) 0.1%
  • ▌Harry Santhouse (Socialist Labor) 0.1%
New Jersey 9 Frank C. Osmers Jr. Republican 1951 Incumbent re-elected.
New Jersey 10 Peter W. Rodino Democratic 1948 Incumbent re-elected.
Others
  • ▌Lawrence Sutherland (Prohibition) 1.0%
  • ▌Michael Burns (Square Deal) 0.4%
New Jersey 11 Hugh J. Addonizio Democratic 1948 Incumbent re-elected.
Others
  • ▌William E. Bohannon (Socialist Workers) 1.3%
  • ▌Walter F. Hartt (Prohibition) 0.2%
New Jersey 12 Robert Kean Republican 1938 Incumbent re-elected.
New Jersey 13 Alfred Dennis Sieminski Democratic 1950 Incumbent re-elected.
New Jersey 14 Edward J. Hart Democratic 1934 Incumbent re-elected.

New Mexico

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District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
New Mexico at-large John J. Dempsey Democratic 1950 Incumbent re-elected.
New Mexico at-large Antonio M. Fernández Democratic 1942 Incumbent re-elected.

New York

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New York redistricted from 45 seats to 43, losing a seat in Long Island and another upstate.[6]

District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
New York 1 Ernest Greenwood Democratic 1950 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
New York 2 Leonard W. Hall Republican 1938 Incumbent retired to run for Nassau County surrogate.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Steven Derounian (Republican) 68.8%
  • ▌Joseph Liff (Democratic) 28.4%
  • ▌Herbert H. Stroup (Liberal) 2.1%
  • ▌Stanley Faulkner (American Labor) 0.6%
New York 3 None (new district) New seat.
Republican gain.
New York 4 Henry J. Latham
Redistricted from the 3rd district 		Republican 1944 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 5 L. Gary Clemente
Redistricted from the 4th district 		Democratic 1948 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
New York 6 Robert Tripp Ross
Redistricted from the 5th district 		Republican February 19, 1952
(special) 		Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
New York 7 James J. Delaney
Redistricted from the 6th district 		Democratic 1944
1946 (defeated)
1948 		Incumbent re-elected.
New York 8 Victor Anfuso Democratic 1950 Incumbent retired.
Democratic loss.
Louis B. Heller
Redistricted from the 7th district 		Democratic 1949 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 9 Eugene Keogh Democratic 1936 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 10 Edna F. Kelly Democratic 1949 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 11 Emanuel Celler
Redistricted from the 15th district 		Democratic 1922 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Emanuel Celler (Democratic) 73.8%
  • ▌Henry D. Dorfman (Republican) 21.6%
  • ▌Terry Rosenbaum (American Labor) 4.2%
  • ▌Max Gilgoff† (American Labor) 0.4%
New York 12 James J. Heffernan
Redistricted from the 11th district 		Democratic 1940 Incumbent retired.
Republican gain.
Donald L. O'Toole
Redistricted from the 13th district 		Democratic 1936 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic loss.
New York 13 Abraham J. Multer
Redistricted from the 14th district 		Democratic 1947 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 14 John J. Rooney
Redistricted from the 12th district 		Democratic 1944 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 15 James J. Murphy
Redistricted from the 16th district 		Democratic 1948 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
New York 16 Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
Redistricted from the 22nd district 		Democratic 1944 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 17 Frederic Coudert Jr. Republican 1946 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 18 James G. Donovan Democratic 1950 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 19 Arthur G. Klein Democratic 1946 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 20 Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. Democratic 1949 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 21 Jacob Javits Republican 1946 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 22 Sidney A. Fine
Redistricted from the 23rd district 		Democratic 1950 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Sidney A. Fine (Democratic) 58.0%
  • ▌Martin Greene (Republican) 24.8%
  • ▌David I. Wells (Liberal) 13.9%
  • ▌Anita Friedlander (American Labor) 3.3%
New York 23 Isidore Dollinger
Redistricted from the 24th district 		Democratic 1948 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 24 Charles A. Buckley
Redistricted from the 25th district 		Democratic 1934 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 25 Christopher C. McGrath
Redistricted from the 26th district 		Democratic 1948 Incumbent retired to run for Bronx County surrogate.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Paul A. Fino (Republican) 50.1%
  • ▌Bernard J. O'Connell (Democratic) 40.4%
  • ▌Louis Schifrin (Liberal) 7.8%
  • ▌August Buhr (American Labor) 1.7%
New York 26 Ralph A. Gamble
Redistricted from the 28th district 		Republican 1937 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 27 Ralph W. Gwinn Republican 1944 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 28 Katharine St. George
Redistricted from the 29th district 		Republican 1946 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 29 J. Ernest Wharton
Redistricted from the 30th district 		Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 30 Leo W. O'Brien
Redistricted from the 32nd district 		Democratic 1952 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
New York 31 Dean P. Taylor
Redistricted from the 33rd district 		Republican 1942 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 32 Bernard W. Kearney
Redistricted from the 31st district 		Republican 1942 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 33 Clarence E. Kilburn
Redistricted from the 34th district 		Republican 1940 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 34 William R. Williams
Redistricted from the 35th district 		Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 35 R. Walter Riehlman
Redistricted from the 36th district 		Republican 1946 Incumbent re-elected.
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