1939 United States elections

none September 2025 June 2026 January 2025 The following is an overview of elections in the United States held in 1939. Federal elections June 2026 Federal-level elected officers are United States senator and United States representative. These are only held in even-numbered years, except to fill a vacated seat. In 1939, there were no such special elections for the Senate, and ten such elections for the House of Representatives. All ten of the newly elected representatives were of the same party as the representative who had previously occupied the vacated seat (eight Democrats, two Republicans). The most historically significant was the election of Estes Kefauver, who became a national figure and won most of the 1952 Democratic Party presidential primaries.Our Campaigns – US President – D Primaries Race – Feb 1, 1952 Kefauver went on to earn a reputation as an anti-corruption campaigner. In 1950, the Senate, led by Kefauver, investigated numerous charges of corruption among senior officials of Harry S. Truman's administration, some of whom had received fur coats and deep freezers in exchange for favors. A large number of employees of the Internal Revenue Bureau (today the IRS) were accepting bribes; 166 employees either resigned or were fired in 1950,Smaltz 1998 with many soon facing indictment. When Attorney General J. Howard McGrath fired the special prosecutor in early 1952 for being too zealous, Truman fired McGrath.Smaltz 1996 State elections At the state level, voters weighed in on a wide range of ballot measures.November 9, 1939 Voters Tackle 'Ham 'n Eggs,' Pensions https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-record-argus-voters-tackle-ham-n-e/180148926/ 2025-09-01 The Record-Argus Newspapers.com In the 1939 New York state election, the legalization of parimutuel betting was approved by a ballot measure, despite opposition by NYC Mayor Fiorello La Guardia.POLITICS: No Ham, No Eggs https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-westbury-times-politics-no-ham-no/180149836/ 2025-09-01 The Westbury Times Newspapers.com There was no change in power in the three gubernatorial elections that year. The background of this election was the beginning of World War II in Europe. See also 1939 United States House of Representatives elections 1939 United States gubernatorial elections 1939 New York state election References Sources Smaltz Donald C. January 29, 1996 University of North Texas Libraries Speech Delivered by Donald C. Smaltz http://govinfo.library.unt.edu/oic/SMALTZ/speeches/gonzag.htm September 3, 2012 Smaltz Donald C. Donald Smaltz July 1998 Independent Counsel: A View from Inside The Georgetown Law Journal 86 6 autocollapse Category:1939 elections in the United States