1931 United States House of Representatives elections

none January 2026 January 2025 1931 U.S. House of Representatives elections United States 1912 legislative 1930 United States House of Representatives elections 1930 1932 United States House of Representatives elections 1932 11 (out of 435) seats in the U.S. House of Representatives 218 May 12, 1931 – December 1, 1931 160x180px Seats up Races won Democratic Party (US) John Nance Garner (2).jpg John Nance Garner March 4, 1929 TX 15 T 216 seats 219 5 8 3 Republican Party (US) Bertrand Snell cph.3c04408.jpg Bertrand Snell March 4, 1931 NY 31 T 218 seats Fletcher Hale (R) of NH 1 died October 22, 1931, but the special election was held January 5, 1932. 216 5 3 2 Farmer–Labor Party (US) 1 seat 1 0 0 There were special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1931 to the 71st United States Congress and 72nd United States Congress. After the 1930 House elections, the Republicans held a narrow majority of 218 seats, the smallest possible majority in congress. However, following these elections, the Democrats gained 3 seats resulting in a Democratic House majority. This Democratic majority was only further increased in the 1932 house elections and would survive for 63 years, with the Republicans only briefly holding the House following the 1946 and 1952 House elections. Republicans would only hold House control for a significant amount of time following the Republican Revolution of 1994. 71st Congress Elections are listed by date and district. |- ! NY 9 X | David J. O'Connell | | 19181920 (lost)1922 | | Incumbent died December 29, 1930.New member elected February 17, 1931.Democratic hold. | nowrap| Democratic Party (US) Stephen A. Rudd (Democratic) 71.53% Republican Party (US)William Koch (Republican) 26.13% Socialist Party (US)James Oneal (Socialist) 2.34% |} 72nd Congress Elections are listed by date and district. |- ! New York 7 X | John Quayle | | Democratic | 1922 | | Incumbent died November 27, 1930.New member elected February 17, 1931.Democratic hold. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Matthew V. O'Malley (Democratic) 69.97% Republican Party (US)Leonard Greenstone (Republican) 28.17% Socialist Party (US)David Munroe Cory (Socialist) 1.85% |- ! Louisiana 8 X | James B. Aswell | | Democratic | 1912 | | Incumbent died March 16, 1931.New member elected May 12, 1931.Democratic hold. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) John H. Overton (Democratic) UnopposedOur Campaigns - LA District 08 - Special Election Race - May 12, 1931 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=482686 2021-04-17 www.ourcampaigns.com |- ! Georgia 1 X | Charles G. Edwards | | Democratic | 19061916 (retired)1924 | | Incumbent died July 13, 1931.New member elected September 9, 1931.Democratic hold. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Homer C. Parker (Democratic) Unopposed |- ! Missouri 7 X | Samuel C. Major | | Democratic | 19181920 (lost)1922 | | Incumbent died July 28, 1931.New member elected September 29, 1931.Democratic hold. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Robert D. Johnson (Democratic) 55.37% Republican Party (US)John W. Palmer (Republican) 36.86% Independent (US)L. L. Collins (Independent) 7.77% |- ! Wisconsin 1 X | colspan=3 | Vacant | | Incumbent member-elect Henry A. Cooper (R) died March 1, 1931, in the previous congress.New member elected October 13, 1931.Republican hold. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Thomas R. Amlie (Republican) 54.38% Socialist Party (US)Otis J. Bouma (Socialist) 27.41% Independent Democratic Party (US)G. H. Herzog (Ind. Democratic) 12.95% Prohibition PartyHenry H. Tubbs (Prohibition) 3.44% Communist Party (US)John Sikat (Ind. Communist) 1.83%Wisconsin Blue Book 1933 510 |- ! Michigan 8 X | Bird J. Vincent | | Republican | 1922 | | Incumbent died July 18, 1931.New member elected November 3, 1931.Democratic gain. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Michael J. Hart (Democratic) 55.23% Republican Party (US)Foss O. Eldred (Republican) 44.15% Workers Party (US)John G. Zittel (Workers) 0.63%Our Campaigns - MI District 08 - Special Election Race - Nov 03, 1931 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=616836 2021-04-09 www.ourcampaigns.com |- ! New York 7 X | Matthew V. O'Malley | | Democratic | 1931(did not take office) | | Representative-elect died May 26, 1931.New member elected November 3, 1931.Democratic hold. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) John J. Delaney (Democratic) 69.30% Republican Party (US)William L. Padgett (Republican) 22.10% Socialist Party (US)Abraham Zucker (Socialist) 7.68% Communist Party (US)J. Louis Engdahl (Communist) 0.93% |- ! Ohio 1 X | Nicholas Longworth | | Republican | 19021912 (lost)1914 | | Incumbent died April 9, 1931.New member elected November 3, 1931.Republican hold. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) John B. Hollister (Republican) 60.22% Democratic Party (US)David Lorbach (Democratic) 37.13% Independent (US)Robert A. Duderstadt (Independent) 2.66% |- ! Ohio 20 X | Charles A. Mooney | | Democratic | 19181920 (lost)1922 | | Incumbent died May 29, 1931.New member elected November 3, 1931.Democratic hold. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Martin L. Sweeney (Democratic) 70.6% Republican Party (US)D. Hayden Perry (Republican) 29.4% |- ! Pennsylvania 2 X | George S. Graham | | Republican | 1912 | | Incumbent died July 4, 1931.New member elected November 3, 1931.Republican hold. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Edward L. Stokes (Republican) 94.97% Democratic Party (US)Charles S. Hill (Democratic) 5.03% |- ! Texas 14 X | Harry M. Wurzbach | | Republican | 19201928 (lost)1930 (won challenge) | | Incumbent died November 6, 1931.New member elected November 24, 1931.Democratic gain. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Richard M. Kleberg (Democratic) 47.06% Democratic Party (US)Carl W. Johnson (Democratic) 34.47% Republican Party (US)Charles W. Anderson (Republican) 14.23% Republican Party (US)Tom B. Smiley (Republican) 4.24% |- ! New Jersey 5 X | Ernest R. Ackerman | | Republican | 1918 | | Incumbent died October 18, 1931.New member elected December 1, 1931.Democratic gain. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Percy H. Stewart (Democratic) 49.20% Republican Party (US)Donald H. McLean (Republican) 46.37% Prohibition PartyAlexis L. Clark (Prohibition) 3.95% Socialist Party (US)Harry F. Kopp (Socialist) 0.30% Communist Party (US)Morris Langer (Communist) 0.18% |} References Dubin Michael J. United States Congressional elections, 1788-1997: the official results of the elections of the 1st through 105th Congresses 1998 McFarland Jefferson, N.C 0-7864-0283-0 486-487 Witte Edwin E. Kelly Alice 1933 The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1933 http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1933 Democrat Printing Company, State Printer Madison, Wisconsin Wisconsin Blue Book 1933 collapsed 1931