United States House of Representatives elections, 1934
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The United States House of Representatives elections of 1934 occurred in the middle of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's first term. The Democratic Party continued its progress, gaining another 9 net seats from the opposition Republican Party, who also lost seats to the Progressive Party. The Republicans were reduced below one-fourth of the chamber for the first time since the creation of the party. The Progressive Party, a liberal group which allied with the Democrats, also became a force in Wisconsin politics.
The 1934 elections can be seen as a referendum on New Deal policies. While conservatives and people among the middle class who did not bear the brunt of the depression saw New Deal programs as radical, ordinary people overwhelmingly voting in this election cycle to continue implementation of Roosevelt's agenda.
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[edit] Overall results
| Party | Total Seats (change) | Seat percentage | |
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| Democratic Party | 322 | +9 | 74.0% |
| Republican Party | 103 | -14 | 23.6% |
| Progressive Party | 7 | +7 | 1.6% |
| Farmer-Labor Party | 3 | -2 | 0.6% |
| Totals | 435 | +0 | 100.0% |
| 80.1-100% Republican | 80.1-100% Democratic |
| 60.1-80% Republican | 60.1-80% Democratic |
| 60.1-80% Progressive | |
| House seats by party holding plurality in state | |
| 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 | 3-5 Progressive gain |
[edit] Results by state
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[edit] California
| District | Incumbent | Party | Elected | Status | Opponent |
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| California 1 | Clarence F. Lea | Democratic |
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Running | Clarence F. Lea (D) 93.6% Allen K. Gifford (S) 6.4% |
| California 2 | Harry Lane Englebright | Republican |
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Running | Harry Lane Englebright (R) (unopposed) |
| California 3 | Frank H. Buck | Democratic |
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Running | Frank H. Buck (D) 53.3% J. M. Inman (R) 45.7% Albert Hougardy (Com.) 1.0% |
| California 4 | Florence Prag Kahn | Republican |
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Running | Florence Prag Kahn (R) 48.0% Chauncey Tramutolo (D) 44.5% Raymond A. Burr (P) 3.5% Samuel S. White (S) 2.3% Minnie Carson (Com.) 1.7% |
| California 5 | Richard J. Welch | Republican |
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Running | Richard J. Welch (R) 93.8% Alexander Noral (Com.) 6.2% |
| California 6 | Albert E. Carter | Republican |
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Running | Albert E. Carter (R) (unopposed) |
| California 7 | Ralph R. Eltse | Republican |
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Running | John H. Tolan (D) 52.3% Ralph R. Eltse (R) 47.7% |
| California 8 | John J. McGrath | Democratic |
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Running | John J. McGrath (D) (unopposed) |
| California 9 | Denver S. Church | Democratic |
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Retiring | Bertrand W. Gearhart (R) (unopposed) |
| California 10 | Henry E. Stubbs | Democratic |
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Running | Henry E. Stubbs (D) 64.4% George R. Bliss (R) 35.6% |
| California 11 | William E. Evans | Republican |
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Running | John S. McGroarty (D) 53.5% William E. Evans (R) 45.0% William E. Stephenson (S) 1.5% |
| California 12 | John H. Hoeppel | Democratic |
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Running | John H. Hoeppel (D) 50.7% Frederick F. Houser (R) 49.3% |
| California 13 | Charles Kramer | Democratic |
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Running | Charles Kramer (D) 62.5% Thomas K. Case (R) 21.0% Charles H. Randall (P) 14.1% Michael S. Kerrigan (S) 1.6% John J. Graham (Com.) 0.9% |
| California 14 | Thomas F. Ford | Democratic |
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Running | Thomas F. Ford (D) 57.7% William D. Campbell (R) 37.1% Lyndon R. Foster (P) 2.7% Harry Sherr (S) 1.2% Lawrence Ross (Com.) 1.2% |
| California 15 | William I. Traeger | Republican |
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Running | John M. Costello (D) 50.6% William I. Traeger (R) 49.4% |
| California 16 | John F. Dockweiler | Democratic |
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Retiring | John F. Dockweiler (D) (unopposed) |
| California 17 | Charles J. Colden | Democratic |
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Running | Charles J. Colden (D) 70.4% C. P. "Cap" Wright (R) 24.0% Richard Pomeroy (S) 5.6% |
| California 18 | John H. Burke | Democratic |
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Retiring | Byron N. Scott (D) 56.3% William Brayton (R) 43.2% Clyde Champion (Com.) 0.5% |
| California 19 | Sam L. Collins | Republican |
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Running | Sam L. Collins (R) 88.8% A. B. Hillabold (W/I) 11.2% |
| California 20 | George Burnham | Republican |
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Running | George Burnham (R) 52.4% Ed V. Izac (D) 47.6% |
[edit] See also
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