UNITED STATES HOUSE ELECTIONS, 1944

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The 'U.S. House election, 1944' was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1944 which coincided with President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's re-election to a fourth term.
Roosevelt's popularity allowed his Democratic Party to gain a total of twenty seats from the Republican and minor parties, cementing the Democratic majority. Also, Americans rallied behind allied success in World War II, and in turn voted favorably for the administration's course of action.

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Overall results


Party Total Seats (change) Seat percentage Popular Vote
Democratic Party 242 +20 55.6% 50.6%
Farmer-Labor Party 0 -1 0.0% 0.0%
Other 1 +0 0.2% 1.9%
Progressive Party 1 -1 0.2% 0.2%
Republican Party 191 -18 43.9% 47.2%
Totals 435 +0 100.0% 100.0%



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79th United States Congress

United States Senate election, 1944

United States presidential election, 1944

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