1952 United States House of Representatives elections
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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 had control in the House of Representatives until 1994, despite the GOP controlling the Presidency for most of the next 4 decades, Democrats performed vastly superior 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 cycle and the last time both houses did so simultaneously. This marked one of two times in the 20th century that Republicans won a House majority without winning the popular vote, with the other time being in 1996.[3]
Overall results
[edit]221 | 1 | 213 |
Republican | I | Democratic |
Party | Total seats | Seat change | Seat percentage | Vote percentage | Popular vote | |||
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Democratic Party | 213 | ![]() | 49.0% | 49.8% | 28,642,537 | |||
Republican Party | 221 | ![]() | 50.8% | 49.3% | 28,393,794 | |||
Progressive Party | 0 | ![]() | 0.0% | 0.3% | 145,171 | |||
Liberal Party | 0 | ![]() | 0.0% | 0.2% | 113,631 | |||
Independents | 1 | ![]() | 0.2% | 0.2% | 111,780 | |||
American Labor Party | 0 | ![]() | 0.0% | 0.2% | 95,597 | |||
Prohibition Party | 0 | ![]() | 0.0% | 0.1% | 38,664 | |||
People's Choice Party | 0 | ![]() | 0.0% | <0.1% | 8,853 | |||
Socialist Party | 0 | ![]() | 0.0% | <0.1% | 4,892 | |||
Increase Jobless Pay Party | 0 | ![]() | 0.0% | <0.1% | 3,432 | |||
People's Rights Party | 0 | ![]() | 0.0% | <0.1% | 2,434 | |||
Socialist Workers Party | 0 | ![]() | 0.0% | <0.1% | 1,750 | |||
Square Deal Party | 0 | ![]() | 0.0% | <0.1% | 548 | |||
Independent Citizens Committee | 0 | ![]() | 0.0% | <0.1% | 247 | |||
Socialist Labor Party | 0 | ![]() | 0.0% | <0.1% | 177 | |||
Others | 0 | ![]() | 0.0% | <0.1% | 7,233 | |||
Totals | 435 | ![]() | 100.0% | 100.0% | 57,570,740 | |||
Source: Election Statistics - Office of the Clerk |
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Special elections
[edit]Four special elections were held to finish terms in the 82nd United States Congress, which would end January 3, 1953.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Alabama
[edit]District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
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Alabama 1 | Frank W. Boykin | Democratic | 1935 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Alabama 2 | George M. Grant | Democratic | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Alabama 3 | George W. Andrews | Democratic | 1944 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Alabama 4 | Kenneth A. Roberts | Democratic | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Alabama 5 | Albert Rains | Democratic | 1944 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Alabama 6 | Edward deGraffenried | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic hold. |
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Alabama 7 | Carl Elliott | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Alabama 8 | Robert E. Jones Jr. | Democratic | 1947 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Alabama 9 | Laurie C. Battle | Democratic | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Arizona
[edit]District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
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Arizona 1 | John R. Murdock | Democratic | 1936 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. |
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Arizona 2 | Harold Patten | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Arkansas
[edit]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.[4]
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
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Arkansas 1 | Ezekiel C. Gathings | Democratic | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Arkansas 2 | Wilbur Mills | Democratic | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Arkansas 3 | James William Trimble | Democratic | 1944 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Arkansas 4 | Boyd Anderson Tackett | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Arkansas. Democratic loss. |
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Oren Harris Redistricted from the 7th district | Democratic | 1940 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
Arkansas 5 | Brooks Hays | Democratic | 1942 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Arkansas 6 | William F. Norrell | Democratic | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California
[edit]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 |
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California 1 | Hubert B. Scudder | Republican | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 2 | Clair Engle | Democratic | 1943 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 3 | None (new district) | New seat. Democratic gain. |
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California 4 | Franck R. Havenner | Democratic | 1936/1944 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. |
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California 5 | John F. Shelley | Democratic | 1949 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 6 | None (new district) | New seat. Democratic gain. |
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California 7 | John J. Allen Jr. | Republican | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 8 | George P. Miller Redistricted from the 6th district | Democratic | 1944 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 9 | None (new district) | New seat. Republican gain. |
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California 10 | Jack Z. Anderson Redistricted from the 8th district | Republican | 1938 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
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California 11 | J. Leroy Johnson Redistricted from the 3rd district | Republican | 1942 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 12 | Allan O. Hunter Redistricted from the 9th district | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 13 | Ernest K. Bramblett Redistricted from the 11th district | Republican | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 14 | Thomas H. Werdel Redistricted from the 10th district | Republican | 1948 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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California 15 | Gordon L. McDonough | Republican | 1944 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 16 | Donald L. Jackson | Republican | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 17 | Cecil R. King | Democratic | 1942 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 18 | None (new district) | New seat. Republican gain. |
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California 19 | Chet Holifield | Democratic | 1942 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 20 | John Carl Hinshaw | Republican | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 21 | None (new district) | New seat. Republican gain. |
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California 22 | None (new district) | New seat. Republican gain. |
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California 23 | Clyde Doyle Redistricted from the 18th district | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 24 | Norris Poulson Redistricted from the 13th district | Republican | 1932/1946 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 25 | Patrick J. Hillings Redistricted from the 12th district | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 26 | Sam Yorty Redistricted from the 14th district | Democratic | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 27 | Harry R. Sheppard Redistricted from the 21st district | Democratic | 1936 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 28 | None (new district) | New seat. Republican gain. |
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California 29 | John Phillips Redistricted from the 22nd district | Republican | 1942 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 30 | Clinton D. McKinnon Redistricted from the 23rd district | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator. Republican gain. |
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Colorado
[edit]District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
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Colorado 1 | Byron G. Rogers | Democratic | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Colorado 2 | William S. Hill | Republican | 1940 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Colorado 3 | John Chenoweth | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Colorado 4 | Wayne N. Aspinall | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Connecticut
[edit]District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
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Connecticut 1 | Abraham Ribicoff | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator. Democratic hold. |
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Connecticut 2 | Horace Seely-Brown Jr. | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Connecticut 3 | John A. McGuire | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. |
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Connecticut 4 | Albert P. Morano | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Connecticut 5 | James T. Patterson | Republican | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Connecticut at-large | Antoni Sadlak | Republican | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Delaware
[edit]District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
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Delaware at-large | J. Caleb Boggs | Republican | 1946 | Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Delaware. Republican hold. |
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Florida
[edit]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.[4]
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
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Florida 1 | Chester B. McMullen | Democratic | 1950 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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Florida 2 | Charles E. Bennett | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 3 | Bob Sikes | Democratic | 1940 1944 (resigned) 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 4 | Bill Lantaff | Democratic | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 5 | Syd Herlong | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 6 | Dwight L. Rogers | Democratic | 1944 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 7 | None (new district) | New seat. Democratic gain. |
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Florida 8 | None (new district) | New seat. Democratic gain. |
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Georgia
[edit]District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
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Georgia 1 | Prince Hulon Preston Jr. | Democratic | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia 2 | Edward E. Cox | Democratic | 1924 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia 3 | Tic Forrester | Democratic | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia 4 | Albert Sidney Camp | Democratic | 1939 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia 5 | James C. Davis | Democratic | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia 6 | Carl Vinson | Democratic | 1914 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia 7 | Henderson Lovelace Lanham | Democratic | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia 8 | William M. Wheeler | Democratic | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia 9 | John Stephens Wood | Democratic | 1944 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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Georgia 10 | Paul Brown | Democratic | 1933 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Idaho
[edit]District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
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Idaho 1 | John Travers Wood | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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Idaho 2 | Hamer H. Budge | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois
[edit]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 |
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Illinois 1 | William L. Dawson | Democratic | 1942 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 2 | Richard B. Vail | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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Illinois 3 | Fred E. Busbey | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 4 | William E. McVey | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 5 | John C. Kluczynski | Democratic | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 6 | Thomas J. O'Brien | Democratic | 1942 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 7 | Adolph J. Sabath | Democratic | 1906 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 8 | Thomas S. Gordon | Democratic | 1942 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 9 | Sidney R. Yates | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 10 | Richard W. Hoffman | Republican | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 11 | Timothy P. Sheehan | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 12 | Edgar A. Jonas | Republican | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 13 | Marguerite S. Church | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 14 | Chauncey W. Reed | Republican | 1934 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 15 | Noah M. Mason | Republican | 1936 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 16 | Leo E. Allen | Republican | 1932 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 17 | Leslie C. Arends | Republican | 1934 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 18 | Harold H. Velde | Republican | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 19 | Robert B. Chiperfield | Republican | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 20 | Sid Simpson | Republican | 1942 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 21 | Peter F. Mack Jr. | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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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. |
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Illinois 23 | Charles W. Vursell Redistricted from the 24th district | Republican | 1942 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 24 | Melvin Price Redistricted from the 25th district | Democratic | 1944 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 25 | C. W. Bishop Redistricted from the 26th district | Republican | 1940 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Indiana
[edit]District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
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Indiana 1 | Ray Madden | Democratic | 1942 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Indiana 2 | Charles A. Halleck | Republican | 1935 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Indiana 3 | Shepard Crumpacker | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Indiana 4 | E. Ross Adair | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Indiana 5 | John V. Beamer | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Indiana 6 | Cecil M. Harden | Republican | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Indiana 7 | William G. Bray | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Indiana 8 | Winfield K. Denton | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. |
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Indiana 9 | Earl Wilson | Republican | 1940 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Indiana 10 | Ralph Harvey | Republican | 1947 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Indiana 11 | Charles B. Brownson | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Iowa
[edit]District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
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Iowa 1 | Thomas E. Martin | Republican | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Iowa 2 | Henry O. Talle | Republican | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Iowa 3 | H. R. Gross | Republican | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Iowa 4 | Karl M. LeCompte | Republican | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Iowa 5 | Paul Cunningham | Republican | 1940 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Iowa 6 | James I. Dolliver | Republican | 1944 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Iowa 7 | Ben F. Jensen | Republican | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Iowa 8 | Charles B. Hoeven | Republican | 1942 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kansas
[edit]District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
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Kansas 1 | Albert M. Cole | Republican | 1944 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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Kansas 2 | Errett P. Scrivner | Republican | 1943 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kansas 3 | Myron V. George | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kansas 4 | Edward Herbert Rees | Republican | 1936 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kansas 5 | Clifford R. Hope | Republican | 1926 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kansas 6 | Wint Smith | Republican | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kentucky
[edit]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.[4]
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
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Kentucky 1 | Noble Jones Gregory | Democratic | 1936 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kentucky 2 | Garrett Withers | Democratic | 1952 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kentucky 3 | Thruston Ballard Morton | Republican | 1946 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
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Kentucky 4 | Frank Chelf | Democratic | 1944 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kentucky 5 | Brent Spence | Democratic | 1930 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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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. |
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Kentucky 7 | Carl D. Perkins | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kentucky 8 | James S. Golden Redistricted from the 9th district | Republican | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Louisiana
[edit]District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
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Louisiana 1 | F. Edward Hébert | Democratic | 1940 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Louisiana 2 | Hale Boggs | Democratic | 1940 1942 (lost) 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Louisiana 3 | Edwin E. Willis | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Louisiana 4 | Overton Brooks | Democratic | 1936 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Louisiana 5 | Otto Passman | Democratic | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Louisiana 6 | James H. Morrison | Democratic | 1942 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Louisiana 7 | Henry D. Larcade Jr. | Democratic | 1942 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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Louisiana 8 | A. Leonard Allen | Democratic | 1936 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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Maine
[edit]District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
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Maine 1 | Robert Hale | Republican | 1942 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maine 2 | Charles P. Nelson | Republican | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maine 3 | Clifford McIntire | Republican | 1951 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maryland
[edit]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.[4]
As of 2022[update], 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 |
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Maryland 1 | Edward T. Miller | Republican | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maryland 2 | James Devereux | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maryland 3 | Edward Garmatz | Democratic | 1947 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maryland 4 | George Hyde Fallon | Democratic | 1944 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maryland 5 | Lansdale Sasscer | Democratic | 1939 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator. Republican gain. |
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Maryland 6 | J. Glenn Beall | Republican | 1942 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator. Republican hold. |
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Maryland 7 | None (new district) | New seat. Democratic gain. |
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Massachusetts
[edit]District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
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Massachusetts 1 | John W. Heselton | Republican | 1944 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 2 | Foster Furcolo | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent resigned when appointed Treasurer. Democratic hold. |
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Massachusetts 3 | Philip J. Philbin | Democratic | 1942 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 4 | Harold Donohue | Democratic | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 5 | Edith Nourse Rogers | Republican | 1925 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 6 | William H. Bates | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 7 | Thomas J. Lane | Democratic | 1941 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 8 | Angier Goodwin | Republican | 1942 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 9 | Donald W. Nicholson | Republican | 1947 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 10 | Christian Herter | Republican | 1942 | Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Massachusetts. Republican hold. |
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Massachusetts 11 | John F. Kennedy | Democratic | 1946 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator. Democratic hold. |
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Massachusetts 12 | John W. McCormack | Democratic | 1928 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 13 | Richard B. Wigglesworth | Republican | 1928 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 14 | Joseph W. Martin Jr. | Republican | 1924 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan
[edit]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 |
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Michigan 1 | Thaddeus M. Machrowicz | Democratic | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Others
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Michigan 2 | George Meader | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Others
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Michigan 3 | Paul W. Shafer | Republican | 1936 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 4 | Clare Hoffman | Republican | 1934 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 5 | Gerald Ford | Republican | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Others
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Michigan 6 | William W. Blackney | Republican | 1938 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
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Michigan 7 | Jesse P. Wolcott | Republican | 1930 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 8 | Fred L. Crawford | Republican | 1934 | Incumbent lost renomination. Republican hold. |
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Michigan 9 | Ruth Thompson | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 10 | Roy O. Woodruff | Republican | 1920 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
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Michigan 11 | Charles E. Potter | Republican | 1947 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator. Republican hold. |
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Michigan 12 | John B. Bennett | Republican | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 13 | George D. O'Brien | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 14 | Louis C. Rabaut | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 15 | John Dingell Sr. | Democratic | 1932 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 16 | John Lesinski Jr. | Democratic | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Others
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Michigan 17 | None (new district) | New seat. Republican gain. |
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Michigan 18 | George A. Dondero Redistricted from the 17th district | Republican | 1932 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Others
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Minnesota
[edit]District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
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Minnesota 1 | August H. Andresen | Republican | 1934 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Minnesota 2 | Joseph P. O'Hara | Republican | 1940 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Minnesota 3 | Roy Wier | Democratic (DFL) | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. | |
Minnesota 4 | Eugene McCarthy | Democratic (DFL) | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Minnesota 5 | Walter Judd | Republican | 1942 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Minnesota 6 | Fred Marshall | Democratic (DFL) | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Minnesota 7 | H. Carl Andersen | Republican | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Minnesota 8 | John Blatnik | Democratic (DFL) | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Minnesota 9 | Harold Hagen | Republican | 1944 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Mississippi
[edit]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 |
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Mississippi 1 | John E. Rankin | Democratic | 1920 | Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic loss. |
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Thomas Abernethy Redistricted from the 4th district | Democratic | 1942 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
Mississippi 2 | Jamie Whitten | Democratic | 1941 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Mississippi 3 | Frank E. Smith | Democratic | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Mississippi 4 | John Bell Williams Redistricted from the 7th district | Democratic | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Mississippi 5 | W. Arthur Winstead | Democratic | 1942 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Mississippi 6 | William M. Colmer | Democratic | 1932 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Missouri
[edit]District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
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Missouri 1 | Frank M. Karsten Redistricted from the 13th district | Democratic | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Missouri 2 | Thomas B. Curtis Redistricted from the 12th district | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Missouri 3 | Claude I. Bakewell Redistricted from the 11th district | Republican | 1951 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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Missouri 4 | Leonard Irving | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. |
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Missouri 5 | Richard Bolling | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Missouri 6 | Phil J. Welch Redistricted from the 3rd district | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Missouri. Republican gain. |
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Missouri 7 | Dewey Short | Republican | 1934 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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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. |
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Missouri 9 | Clarence Cannon | Democratic | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Clare Magee Redistricted from the 1st district | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent retired. Democratic loss. | ||
Missouri 10 | Paul C. Jones | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Missouri 11 | Morgan M. Moulder Redistricted from the 2nd district | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Montana
[edit]District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
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Montana 1 | Mike Mansfield | Democratic | 1942 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator. Democratic hold. |
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Montana 2 | Wesley A. D'Ewart | Republican | 1945 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Nebraska
[edit]District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
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Nebraska 1 | Carl Curtis | Republican | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Nebraska 2 | Howard Buffett | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
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Nebraska 3 | Robert Dinsmore Harrison | Republican | 1951 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Nebraska 4 | Arthur L. Miller | Republican | 1942 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Nevada
[edit]District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
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Nevada at-large | Walter S. Baring Jr. | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. |
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New Hampshire
[edit]District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
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New Hampshire 1 | Chester Earl Merrow | Republican | 1942 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Hampshire 2 | Norris Cotton | Republican | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Jersey
[edit]District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
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New Jersey 1 | Charles A. Wolverton | Republican | 1926 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Jersey 2 | T. Millet Hand | Republican | 1944 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Jersey 3 | James C. Auchincloss | Republican | 1942 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Jersey 4 | Charles R. Howell | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Jersey 5 | Charles A. Eaton | Republican | 1924 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
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New Jersey 6 | Clifford P. Case | Republican | 1944 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Jersey 7 | William B. Widnall | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Jersey 8 | Gordon Canfield | Republican | 1940 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Jersey 9 | Frank C. Osmers Jr. | Republican | 1951 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Jersey 10 | Peter W. Rodino | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Jersey 11 | Hugh J. Addonizio | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Jersey 12 | Robert Kean | Republican | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Jersey 13 | Alfred Dennis Sieminski | Democratic | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Jersey 14 | Edward J. Hart | Democratic | 1934 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Mexico
[edit]District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
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New Mexico at-large | John J. Dempsey | Democratic | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Mexico at-large | Antonio M. Fernández | Democratic | 1942 | Incumbent re-elected. |
New York
[edit]New York redistricted from 45 seats to 43, losing a seat in Long Island and another upstate.[4]
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
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New York 1 | Ernest Greenwood | Democratic | 1950 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. |
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New York 2 | Leonard W. Hall | Republican | 1938 | Incumbent retired to run for Nassau County surrogate. Republican hold. |
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New York 3 | None (new district) | New seat. Republican gain. |
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New York 4 | Henry J. Latham Redistricted from the 3rd district | Republican | 1944 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 5 | L. Gary Clemente Redistricted from the 4th district | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. |
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New York 6 | Robert Tripp Ross Redistricted from the 5th district | Republican | February 19, 1952 (special) | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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New York 7 | James J. Delaney Redistricted from the 6th district | Democratic | 1944 1946 (defeated) 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 8 | Victor Anfuso | Democratic | 1950 | Incumbent retired. Democratic loss. |
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Louis B. Heller Redistricted from the 7th district | Democratic | 1949 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
New York 9 | Eugene James Keogh | Democratic | 1936 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 10 | Edna F. Kelly | Democratic | 1949 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 11 | Emanuel Celler Redistricted from the 15th district | Democratic | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 12 | James J. Heffernan Redistricted from the 11th district | Democratic | 1940 | Incumbent retired. Republican gain. |
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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. |
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New York 14 | John J. Rooney Redistricted from the 12th district | Democratic | 1944 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 15 | James J. Murphy Redistricted from the 16th district | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. |
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New York 16 | Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Redistricted from the 22nd district | Democratic | 1944 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 17 | Frederic René Coudert Jr. | Republican | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 18 | James G. Donovan | Democratic | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 19 | Arthur George Klein | Democratic | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 20 | Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. | Democratic | 1949 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 21 | Jacob Javits | Republican | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 22 | Sidney A. Fine Redistricted from the 23rd district | Democratic | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 23 | Isidore Dollinger Redistricted from the 24th district | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 24 | Charles A. Buckley Redistricted from the 25th district | Democratic | 1934 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 25 | Christopher C. McGrath Redistricted from the 26th district | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent retired to run for Bronx County surrogate. Republican gain. |
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New York 26 | Ralph A. Gamble Redistricted from the 28th district | Republican | 1937 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 27 | Ralph W. Gwinn | Republican | 1944 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 28 | Katharine St. George Redistricted from the 29th district | Republican | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 29 | J. Ernest Wharton Redistricted from the 30th district | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 30 | Leo W. O'Brien Redistricted from the 32nd district | Democratic | 1952 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 31 | Dean P. Taylor Redistricted from the 33rd district | Republican | 1942 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 32 | Bernard W. Kearney Redistricted from the 31st district | Republican | 1942 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 33 | Clarence E. Kilburn Redistricted from the 34th district | Republican | 1940 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 34 | William R. Williams Redistricted from the 35th district | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 35 | R. Walter Riehlman Redistricted from the 36th district | Republican | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 36 | John Taber Redistricted from the 38th district | Republican | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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