1952 United States House of Representatives elections

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1952 United States House of Representatives elections
← 1950 November 4, 1952[a] 1954 →
All 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives
218 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Joseph Martin Sam Rayburn
Party
Republican
Democratic
Leader since January 3, 1939 September 16, 1940
Leader's seat Massachusetts 14th Texas 4th
Last election 199 seats 235 seats
Seats won 221 213
Seat change Increase 22 Decrease 22
Popular vote 28,393,794 28,642,537
Percentage 49.3% 49.8%
Swing Increase 0.4% Increase 0.2%
  Third party
 
Party
Independent
Last election 1 seat
Seats won 1
Seat change Steady
Popular vote 111,780
Percentage 0.2%
Swing Decrease 0.1%
Results:
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold      Republican gain
     Independent hold
Speaker before election

Sam Rayburn

Democratic

 Elected Speaker

Joseph Martin

Republican

The 1952 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the

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

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 2020, 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

↓
221 1 213
Republican I Democratic
Party Total
seats 		Seat
change 		Seat
percentage 		Vote
percentage 		Popular
vote
Democratic Party
 213 Decrease 22 49.0% 49.8% 28,642,537
Republican Party
 221 Increase 22 50.8% 49.3% 28,393,794
Progressive Party
 0 Steady 0.0% 0.3% 145,171
Liberal Party 0 Steady 0.0% 0.2% 113,631
Independents 1 Steady 0.2% 0.2% 111,780
American Labor Party 0 Steady 0.0% 0.2% 95,597
Prohibition Party 0 Steady 0.0% 0.1% 38,664
People's Choice Party 0 Steady 0.0% <0.1% 8,853
Socialist Party 0 Steady 0.0% <0.1% 4,892
Increase Jobless Pay Party 0 Steady 0.0% <0.1% 3,432
People's Rights Party 0 Steady 0.0% <0.1% 2,434
Socialist Workers Party 0 Steady 0.0% <0.1% 1,750
Square Deal Party 0 Steady 0.0% <0.1% 548
Independent Citizens Committee 0 Steady 0.0% <0.1% 247
Socialist Labor Party 0 Steady 0.0% <0.1% 177
Others 0 Steady 0.0% <0.1% 7,233
Totals 435 Steady 100.0% 100.0% 57,570,740
Source: Election Statistics - Office of the Clerk
Popular vote
Democratic
 
 49.75%
Republican
 
 49.32%
Others
 
 0.93%
House seats
Republican
 
 50.80%
Democratic
 
 48.97%
Others
 
 0.23%
Results shaded by winners share of vote
House seats by party holding majority in state
  up to 100% Republican
  up to 100% Democratic
  up to 80% Republican
  up to 80% Democratic
  up to 60% Republican
  up to 60% Democratic
Change in seats
  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

Special elections

See also: List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives

Four special elections were held to finish terms in the 82nd United States Congress, which would end January 3, 1953.

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
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.
  • ▌Green tickY Robert T. Ross (Republican) 53.1%
  • ▌Hugh Quinn (Democratic) 35.1%
  • ▌George F. Cranmore (Liberal) 8.1%
  • ▌Thelma Bearman (American Labor) 3.7%
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.
  • ▌Green tickY Leo W. O'Brien (Democratic) 70.8%
  • ▌John F. Former Jr. (Republican) 28.9%
  • ▌Scott K. Gray Jr. (American Labor) 0.3%
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.
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.
  • ▌Green tickY John Dowdy (Democratic) 88.5%
  • ▌Jack Weisner (Democratic) 7.0%
  • ▌Jim Norton (Democratic) 4.5%

Alabama

See also: List of United States representatives from Alabama
District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
Alabama 1 Frank W. Boykin Democratic
1935 (special)
 Incumbent re-elected.
Alabama 2 George M. Grant Democratic
1938
 Incumbent re-elected.
Alabama 3 George W. Andrews Democratic
1944
 Incumbent re-elected.
Alabama 4 Kenneth A. Roberts Democratic
1950
 Incumbent re-elected.
Alabama 5 Albert Rains Democratic
1944
 Incumbent re-elected.
Alabama 6 Edward deGraffenried Democratic
1948
 Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic hold.
Alabama 7 Carl Elliott Democratic
1948
 Incumbent re-elected.
Alabama 8 Robert E. Jones Jr. Democratic
1947 (special)
 Incumbent re-elected.
Alabama 9 Laurie C. Battle Democratic
1946
 Incumbent re-elected.

Arizona

See also: List of United States representatives from Arizona
District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
Arizona 1 John R. Murdock Democratic
1936
 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
Arizona 2 Harold Patten Democratic
1948
 Incumbent re-elected.

Arkansas

See also: List of United States representatives from Arkansas

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
Arkansas 1 Ezekiel C. Gathings Democratic
1938
 Incumbent re-elected.
Arkansas 2 Wilbur Mills Democratic
1938
 Incumbent re-elected.
Arkansas 3 James William Trimble Democratic
1944
 Incumbent re-elected.
Arkansas 4
Boyd Anderson Tackett
 Democratic
1948
 Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Arkansas.
Democratic loss.
Oren Harris
Redistricted from the 7th district 		Democratic
1940
 Incumbent re-elected.
Arkansas 5 Brooks Hays Democratic
1942
 Incumbent re-elected.
Arkansas 6 William F. Norrell Democratic
1938
 Incumbent re-elected.

California

See also: List of United States representatives from California

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
California 1 Hubert B. Scudder Republican 1948 Incumbent re-elected.
California 2 Clair Engle Democratic
1943 (special)
 Incumbent re-elected.
California 3 None (new district) New seat.
Democratic gain.
California 4 Franck R. Havenner Democratic 1936/1944 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
California 5 John F. Shelley Democratic
1949 (special)
 Incumbent re-elected.
California 6 None (new district) New seat.
Democratic gain.
California 7 John J. Allen Jr. Republican 1946 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY John J. Allen Jr. (Republican) 84.3%
  • ▌John Allen Johnson (Ind. Progressive) 15.7%
California 8 George P. Miller
Redistricted from the 6th district 		Democratic 1944 Incumbent re-elected.
California 9 None (new district) New seat.
Republican gain.
California 10 Jack Z. Anderson
Redistricted from the 8th district 		Republican 1938 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Charles Gubser (Republican) 59.2%
  • ▌Arthur L. Johnson (Democratic) 39.1%
  • ▌Betsey K. Fisher (Ind. Progressive) 1.6%
California 11 J. Leroy Johnson
Redistricted from the 3rd district 		Republican 1942 Incumbent re-elected.
California 12 Allan O. Hunter
Redistricted from the 9th district 		Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected.
California 13 Ernest K. Bramblett
Redistricted from the 11th district 		Republican 1946 Incumbent re-elected.
California 14 Thomas H. Werdel
Redistricted from the 10th district 		Republican 1948 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
California 15 Gordon L. McDonough Republican 1944 Incumbent re-elected.
California 16 Donald L. Jackson Republican 1946 Incumbent re-elected.
California 17 Cecil R. King Democratic 1942 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Cecil R. King (Democratic) 54.6%
  • ▌
    Robert H. Finch
    (Republican) 44.1%
  • ▌Loyd C. Seeliger (Ind. Progressive) 1.3%
California 18 None (new district) New seat.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Craig Hosmer (Republican) 55.5%
  • ▌
    Joseph M. Kennick
    (Democratic) 44.5%
California 19 Chet Holifield Democratic 1942 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Chet Holifield (Democratic) 87.1%
  • ▌Ida Alvarez (Ind. Progressive) 9.4%
  • ▌Milton Snipper (Independent) 3.4%
California 20
John Carl Hinshaw
 Republican 1938 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY
    John Carl Hinshaw
     (Republican)
  • Uncontested
California 21 None (new district) New seat.
Republican gain.
California 22 None (new district) New seat.
Republican gain.
California 23 Clyde Doyle
Redistricted from the 18th district 		Democratic 1948 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Clyde Doyle (Democratic) 87.5%
  • ▌Olive T. Thompson (Ind. Progressive) 11.1%
  • ▌C. Cleveland (Write-in) 1.5%
California 24 Norris Poulson
Redistricted from the 13th district 		Republican 1932/1946 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Norris Poulson (Republican) 87.4%
  • ▌Bertram L. Sharp (Ind. Progressive) 12.6%
California 25 Patrick J. Hillings
Redistricted from the 12th district 		Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected.
California 26 Sam Yorty
Redistricted from the 14th district 		Democratic 1950 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Sam Yorty (Democratic) 88.0%
  • ▌Horace V. Alexander (Ind. Progressive) 12.0%
California 27 Harry R. Sheppard
Redistricted from the 21st district 		Democratic 1936 Incumbent re-elected.
California 28 None (new district) New seat.
Republican gain.
California 29 John Phillips
Redistricted from the 22nd district 		Republican 1942 Incumbent re-elected.
California 30 Clinton D. McKinnon
Redistricted from the 23rd district 		Democratic 1948 Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
Republican gain.

Colorado

See also: List of United States representatives from Colorado
District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
Colorado 1 Byron G. Rogers Democratic
1950
 Incumbent re-elected.
Colorado 2 William S. Hill Republican
1940
 Incumbent re-elected.
Colorado 3 John Chenoweth Republican
1950
 Incumbent re-elected.
Colorado 4 Wayne N. Aspinall Democratic
1948
 Incumbent re-elected.

Connecticut

See also: List of United States representatives from Connecticut
District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
Connecticut 1 Abraham Ribicoff Democratic
1948
 Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
Democratic hold.
Connecticut 2 Horace Seely-Brown Jr. Republican
1950
 Incumbent re-elected.
Connecticut 3 John A. McGuire Democratic
1948
 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
Connecticut 4 Albert P. Morano Republican
1950
 Incumbent re-elected.
Connecticut 5 James T. Patterson Republican
1946
 Incumbent re-elected.
Connecticut at-large Antoni Sadlak Republican
1946
 Incumbent re-elected.

Delaware

See also: List of United States representatives from Delaware
District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
Delaware at-large J. Caleb Boggs Republican
1946
 Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Delaware.
Republican hold.

Florida

See also: List of United States representatives from Florida

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
Florida 1 Chester B. McMullen Democratic
1950
 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
Florida 2 Charles E. Bennett Democratic
1948
 Incumbent re-elected.
Florida 3 Bob Sikes Democratic
1974
 Incumbent re-elected.
Florida 4 Bill Lantaff Democratic
1950
 Incumbent re-elected.
Florida 5 Syd Herlong Democratic
1948
 Incumbent re-elected.
Florida 6 Dwight L. Rogers Democratic
1944
 Incumbent re-elected.
Florida 7 None (new district) New seat.
Democratic gain.
Florida 8 None (new district) New seat.
Democratic gain.
  • ▌Green tickY
    Donald Ray Matthews
     (Democratic)
  • Uncontested

Georgia

See also: List of United States representatives from Georgia
District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
Georgia 1 Prince Hulon Preston Jr. Democratic
1946
 Incumbent re-elected.
Georgia 2
Edward E. Cox
 Democratic
1924
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY
    Edward E. Cox
     (Democratic)
  • Uncontested
Georgia 3 Tic Forrester Democratic
1950
 Incumbent re-elected.
Georgia 4
Albert Sidney Camp
 Democratic 1939 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY
    Albert Sidney Camp
     (Democratic) 100.0%
  • ▌Enoch Calloway (Write-in) 0.02%
Georgia 5 James C. Davis Democratic
1946
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY James C. Davis (Democratic) 100.0%
  • ▌Baxter Jones (Write-in) 0.02%
Georgia 6 Carl Vinson Democratic
1914
 Incumbent re-elected.
Georgia 7
Henderson Lovelace Lanham
 Democratic
1946
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY
    Henderson Lovelace Lanham
     (Democratic) 99.9%
  • ▌Frank Gleason (Write-in) 0.1%
Georgia 8
William M. Wheeler
 Democratic
1946
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY
    William M. Wheeler
     (Democratic) 99.9%
  • ▌J. M. Kent (Write-in) 0.1%
Georgia 9 John Stephens Wood Democratic
1944
 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
Georgia 10 Paul Brown Democratic 1933 Incumbent re-elected.

Idaho

See also: List of United States representatives from Idaho
District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
Idaho 1 John Travers Wood Republican
1950
 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Idaho 2 Hamer H. Budge Republican
1950
 Incumbent re-elected.

Illinois

See also: List of United States representatives from Illinois

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
Illinois 1 William L. Dawson Democratic
1942
 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 2 Richard B. Vail Republican
1950
 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Illinois 3 Fred E. Busbey Republican
1950
 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 4 William E. McVey Republican
1950
 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 5 John C. Kluczynski Democratic
1950
 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 6 Thomas J. O'Brien Democratic
1942
 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 7 Adolph J. Sabath Democratic
1906
 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 8 Thomas S. Gordon Democratic
1942
 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 9 Sidney R. Yates Democratic
1948
 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 10 Richard W. Hoffman Republican
1948
 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 11 Timothy P. Sheehan Republican
1950
 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 12 Edgar A. Jonas Republican
1948
 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 13
Marguerite S. Church
 Republican
1950
 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 14 Chauncey W. Reed Republican
1934
 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 15 Noah M. Mason Republican
1936
 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 16 Leo E. Allen Republican
1932
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Leo E. Allen (Republican) 66.5%
  • ▌John P. Barton (Democratic) 33.5%
Illinois 17 Leslie C. Arends Republican
1934
 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 18 Harold H. Velde Republican
1948
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Harold H. Velde (Republican) 55.2%
  • ▌
    John T. McNaughton
    (Democratic) 44.8%
Illinois 19 Robert B. Chiperfield Republican
1938
 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 20 Sid Simpson Republican
1942
 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 21 Peter F. Mack Jr. Democratic
1948
 Incumbent re-elected.
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.
Illinois 23 Charles W. Vursell
Redistricted from the 24th district 		Republican
1942
 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 24 Melvin Price
Redistricted from the 25th district 		Democratic
1944
 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 25 C. W. Bishop
Redistricted from the 26th district 		Republican
1940
 Incumbent re-elected.

Indiana

See also: List of United States representatives from Indiana
District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
Indiana 1 Ray Madden Democratic
1942
 Incumbent re-elected.
Indiana 2 Charles A. Halleck Republican 1935 Incumbent re-elected.
Indiana 3 Shepard Crumpacker Republican
1950
 Incumbent re-elected.
Indiana 4 E. Ross Adair Republican
1950
 Incumbent re-elected.
Indiana 5 John V. Beamer Republican
1950
 Incumbent re-elected.
Indiana 6 Cecil M. Harden Republican
1948
 Incumbent re-elected.
Indiana 7 William G. Bray Republican
1950
 Incumbent re-elected.
Indiana 8 Winfield K. Denton Democratic
1948
 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
Indiana 9 Earl Wilson Republican
1940
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Earl Wilson (Republican) 56.4%
  • ▌Edward Lewis (Democratic) 43.2%
  • ▌Elmer D. Riggs (Prohibition) 0.5%
Indiana 10 Ralph Harvey Republican 1947 Incumbent re-elected.
Indiana 11 Charles B. Brownson Republican
1950
 Incumbent re-elected.

Iowa

See also: List of United States representatives from Iowa
District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
Iowa 1 Thomas E. Martin Republican
1938
 Incumbent re-elected.
Iowa 2 Henry O. Talle Republican
1938
 Incumbent re-elected.
Iowa 3 H. R. Gross Republican
1948
 Incumbent re-elected.
Iowa 4 Karl M. LeCompte Republican
1938
 Incumbent re-elected.
Iowa 5 Paul Cunningham Republican
1940
 Incumbent re-elected.
Iowa 6 James I. Dolliver Republican
1944
 Incumbent re-elected.
Iowa 7 Ben F. Jensen Republican
1938
 Incumbent re-elected.
Iowa 8 Charles B. Hoeven Republican
1942
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Charles B. Hoeven (Republican) 99.7%
  • ▌Charles Warner (Prohibition) 0.3%
  • ▌Milo Price (Democratic) 0.01%

Kansas

See also: List of United States representatives from Kansas
District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
Kansas 1 Albert M. Cole Republican
1944
 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Kansas 2 Errett P. Scrivner Republican 1943 Incumbent re-elected.
Kansas 3 Myron V. George Republican
1950
 Incumbent re-elected.
Kansas 4
Edward Herbert Rees
 Republican
1936
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY
    Edward Herbert Rees
     (Republican) 59.4%
  • ▌Bill Porter (Democratic) 40.6%
Kansas 5 Clifford R. Hope Republican
1926
 Incumbent re-elected.
Kansas 6 Wint Smith Republican
1946
 Incumbent re-elected.

Kentucky

See also: List of United States representatives from Kentucky

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
Kentucky 1
Noble Jones Gregory
 Democratic
1936
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY
    Noble Jones Gregory
     (Democratic) 65.8%
  • ▌W. Mallam Lake (Republican) 34.2%
Kentucky 2 Garrett Withers Democratic
1952 (special)
 Incumbent re-elected.
Kentucky 3 Thruston Ballard Morton Republican
1946
 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
Kentucky 4 Frank Chelf Democratic
1944
 Incumbent re-elected.
Kentucky 5 Brent Spence Democratic
1930
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Brent Spence (Democratic) 55.4%
  • ▌William D. Cochran (Republican) 44.6%
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.
Kentucky 7 Carl D. Perkins Democratic
1948
 Incumbent re-elected.
Kentucky 8 James S. Golden
Redistricted from the 9th district 		Republican
1948
 Incumbent re-elected.

Louisiana

See also: List of United States representatives from Louisiana
District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
Louisiana 1 F. Edward Hébert Democratic
1940
 Incumbent re-elected.
Louisiana 2 Hale Boggs Democratic
1946
 Incumbent re-elected.
Louisiana 3 Edwin E. Willis Democratic
1948
 Incumbent re-elected.
Louisiana 4 Overton Brooks Democratic
1936
 Incumbent re-elected.
Louisiana 5 Otto Passman Democratic
1946
 Incumbent re-elected.
Louisiana 6 James H. Morrison Democratic
1942
 Incumbent re-elected.
Louisiana 7 Henry D. Larcade Jr. Democratic
1942
 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
Louisiana 8 A. Leonard Allen Democratic
1936
 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.

Maine

See also: List of United States representatives from Maine
District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
Maine 1 Robert Hale Republican
1942
 Incumbent re-elected.
Maine 2 Charles P. Nelson Republican
1948
 Incumbent re-elected.
Maine 3 Clifford McIntire Republican 1951 Incumbent re-elected.

Maryland

See also: List of United States representatives from Maryland

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, 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
Maryland 1 Edward T. Miller Republican
1946
 Incumbent re-elected.
Maryland 2 James Devereux Republican
1950
 Incumbent re-elected.
Maryland 3 Edward Garmatz Democratic 1947 Incumbent re-elected.
Maryland 4 George Hyde Fallon Democratic
1944
 Incumbent re-elected.
Maryland 5 Lansdale Sasscer Democratic 1939 Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
Republican gain.
Maryland 6 J. Glenn Beall Republican
1942
 Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
Republican hold.
Maryland 7 None (new district) New seat.
Democratic gain.

Massachusetts

See also: List of United States representatives from Massachusetts
District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
Massachusetts 1 John W. Heselton Republican
1944
 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 2 Foster Furcolo Democratic
1948
 Incumbent resigned when appointed Treasurer.
Democratic hold.
Massachusetts 3 Philip J. Philbin Democratic
1942
 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 4 Harold Donohue Democratic
1946
 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 5 Edith Nourse Rogers Republican 1925 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 6 William H. Bates Republican
1950
 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 7 Thomas J. Lane Democratic 1941 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 8 Angier Goodwin Republican
1942
 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 9 Donald W. Nicholson Republican 1947 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Donald W. Nicholson (Republican) 59.1%
  • ▌
    James F. O'Neill
    (Democratic) 40.6%
  • ▌Ethel I. Ireland (Prohibition) 0.3%
Massachusetts 10 Christian Herter Republican
1942
 Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Massachusetts.
Republican hold.
Massachusetts 11 John F. Kennedy Democratic
1946
 Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
Democratic hold.
Massachusetts 12 John W. McCormack Democratic
1928
 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 13 Richard B. Wigglesworth Republican
1928
 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 14 Joseph W. Martin Jr. Republican
1924
 Incumbent re-elected.

Michigan

See also: List of United States representatives from Michigan

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
Michigan 1 Thaddeus M. Machrowicz Democratic
1950
 Incumbent re-elected.
Others
  • ▌Adam Kujtkowski (Progressive) 0.3%
  • ▌Peter Koker (Independent) 0.2%
Michigan 2 George Meader Republican
1950
 Incumbent re-elected.
Others
  • ▌Walter S. Haynes (Prohibition) 0.3%
  • ▌David R. Luce (Progressive) 0.1%
Michigan 3 Paul W. Shafer Republican
1936
 Incumbent re-elected.
Michigan 4 Clare Hoffman Republican
1934
 Incumbent re-elected.
Michigan 5 Gerald Ford Republican
1948
 Incumbent re-elected.
Others
  • ▌Ella Fruin (Prohibition) 0.4%
  • ▌William Glenn (Progressive) 0.1%
Michigan 6 William W. Blackney Republican
1938
 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
Michigan 7 Jesse P. Wolcott Republican
1930
 Incumbent re-elected.
Michigan 8 Fred L. Crawford Republican
1934
 Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican hold.
Michigan 9 Ruth Thompson Republican
1950
 Incumbent re-elected.
Michigan 10 Roy O. Woodruff Republican
1920
 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY
    Elford Albin Cederberg
     (Republican) 67.5%
  • ▌William J. Kelly (Democratic) 32.5%
Michigan 11 Charles E. Potter Republican 1947 Incumbent retired to
run for U.S. senator
.
Republican hold.
Michigan 12 John B. Bennett Republican
1946
 Incumbent re-elected.
Michigan 13 George D. O'Brien Democratic
1948
 Incumbent re-elected.
Michigan 14 Louis C. Rabaut Democratic
1948
 Incumbent re-elected.
Michigan 15 John Dingell Sr. Democratic
1932
 Incumbent re-elected.
Michigan 16 John Lesinski Jr. Democratic
1950
 Incumbent re-elected.
Others
  • ▌Margaret Nowak (Progressive) 0.3%
  • ▌Earl A. Johnson (Prohibition) 0.2%
Michigan 17 None (new district) New seat.
Republican gain.
Michigan 18
George A. Dondero
Redistricted from the 17th district
 Republican
1932
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY
    George A. Dondero
     (Republican) 56.2%
  • ▌Arthur J. Law (Democratic) 43.6%
Others
  • ▌Rene Hall (Prohibition) 0.2%
  • ▌Dwight I. Todd (Progressive) 0.07%

Minnesota

See also: List of United States representatives from Minnesota
District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
Minnesota 1 August H. Andresen Republican
1934
 Incumbent re-elected.
Minnesota 2 Joseph P. O'Hara Republican
1940
 Incumbent re-elected.
Minnesota 3 Roy Wier Democratic (DFL)
1948
 Incumbent re-elected.
Minnesota 4 Eugene McCarthy Democratic (DFL)
1948
 Incumbent re-elected.
Minnesota 5 Walter Judd Republican
1942
 Incumbent re-elected.
Minnesota 6 Fred Marshall Democratic (DFL)
1948
 Incumbent re-elected.
Minnesota 7 H. Carl Andersen Republican
1938
 Incumbent re-elected.
Minnesota 8 John Blatnik Democratic (DFL)
1946
 Incumbent re-elected.
Minnesota 9 Harold Hagen Republican
1944
 Incumbent re-elected.

Mississippi

See also: List of United States representatives from Mississippi

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
Mississippi 1 John E. Rankin Democratic
1920
 Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic loss.
Thomas Abernethy
Redistricted from the 4th district 		Democratic
1942
 Incumbent re-elected.
Mississippi 2 Jamie Whitten Democratic 1941 Incumbent re-elected.
Mississippi 3
Frank E. Smith
 Democratic
1950
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY
    Frank E. Smith
     (Democratic) 87.2%
  • ▌Paul Clark (Republican) 12.8%
Mississippi 4 John Bell Williams
Redistricted from the 7th district 		Democratic
1946
 Incumbent re-elected.
Mississippi 5 W. Arthur Winstead Democratic
1942
 Incumbent re-elected.
Mississippi 6 William M. Colmer Democratic
1932
 Incumbent re-elected.

Missouri

See also: List of United States representatives from Missouri
District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
Missouri 1 Frank M. Karsten
Redistricted from the 13th district 		Democratic
1946
 Incumbent re-elected.
Missouri 2 Thomas B. Curtis
Redistricted from the 12th district 		Republican
1950
 Incumbent re-elected.
Missouri 3 Claude I. Bakewell
Redistricted from the 11th district 		Republican 1951 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Missouri 4 Leonard Irving Democratic
1948
 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
Missouri 5
Richard Bolling
 Democratic
1948
 Incumbent re-elected.
Missouri 6 Phil J. Welch
Redistricted from the 3rd district 		Democratic
1948
 Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Missouri.
Republican gain.
Missouri 7 Dewey Short Republican
1934
 Incumbent re-elected.
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.
Missouri 9 Clarence Cannon Democratic
1922
 Incumbent re-elected.
Clare Magee
Redistricted from the 1st district 		Democratic
1948
 Incumbent retired.
Democratic loss.
Missouri 10 Paul C. Jones Democratic
1948
 Incumbent re-elected.
Missouri 11 Morgan M. Moulder
Redistricted from the 2nd district 		Democratic
1948
 Incumbent re-elected.

Montana

See also: List of United States representatives from Montana
District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
Montana 1 Mike Mansfield Democratic
1942
 Incumbent retired to
run for U.S. senator
.
Democratic hold.
Montana 2 Wesley A. D'Ewart Republican 1945 Incumbent re-elected.

Nebraska

See also: List of United States representatives from Nebraska
District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
Nebraska 1 Carl Curtis Republican
1938
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Carl Curtis (Republican) 72.0%
  • ▌Samuel Freeman (Democratic) 28.0%
Nebraska 2 Howard Buffett Republican
1950
 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
Nebraska 3
Robert Dinsmore Harrison
 Republican 1951 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY
    Robert Dinsmore Harrison
     (Republican) 71.9%
  • ▌Alan A. Dusatko (Democratic) 28.1%
Nebraska 4 Arthur L. Miller Republican
1942
 Incumbent re-elected.

Nevada

See also: List of United States representatives from Nevada
District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
Nevada at-large Walter S. Baring Jr. Democratic
1948
 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.

New Hampshire

See also: List of United States representatives from New Hampshire
District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
New Hampshire 1
Chester Earl Merrow
 Republican
1942
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY
    Chester Earl Merrow
     (Republican) 60.2%
  • ▌Peter Poirier (Democratic) 39.8%
New Hampshire 2 Norris Cotton Republican
1946
 Incumbent re-elected.

New Jersey

See also: List of United States representatives from New Jersey
District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
New Jersey 1 Charles A. Wolverton Republican
1926
 Incumbent re-elected.
New Jersey 2 T. Millet Hand Republican
1944
 Incumbent re-elected.
New Jersey 3 James C. Auchincloss Republican
1942
 Incumbent re-elected.
New Jersey 4 Charles R. Howell Democratic
1948
 Incumbent re-elected.
New Jersey 5
Charles A. Eaton
 Republican
1924
 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
New Jersey 6 Clifford P. Case Republican
1944
 Incumbent re-elected.
New Jersey 7 William B. Widnall Republican
1950
 Incumbent re-elected.
New Jersey 8 Gordon Canfield Republican
1940
 Incumbent re-elected.
Others
  • ▌Edith Claxton (Prohibition) 0.1%
  • ▌Harry Santhouse (Socialist Labor) 0.1%
New Jersey 9 Frank C. Osmers Jr. Republican 1951 Incumbent re-elected.
New Jersey 10 Peter W. Rodino Democratic
1948
 Incumbent re-elected.
New Jersey 11 Hugh J. Addonizio Democratic
1948
 Incumbent re-elected.
New Jersey 12 Robert Kean Republican
1938
 Incumbent re-elected.
New Jersey 13 Alfred Dennis Sieminski Democratic
1950
 Incumbent re-elected.
New Jersey 14 Edward J. Hart Democratic
1934
 Incumbent re-elected.

New Mexico

See also: List of United States representatives from New Mexico
District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
New Mexico at-large John J. Dempsey Democratic
1950
 Incumbent re-elected.
New Mexico at-large Antonio M. Fernández Democratic 1942 Incumbent re-elected.

New York

See also: List of United States representatives from New York

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
New York 1 Ernest Greenwood Democratic
1950
 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
New York 2 Leonard W. Hall Republican
1938
 Incumbent retired to run for Nassau County surrogate.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Steven Derounian (Republican) 68.8%
  • ▌Joseph Liff (Democratic) 28.4%
  • ▌Herbert H. Stroup (Liberal) 2.1%
  • ▌Stanley Faulkner (American Labor) 0.6%
New York 3 None (new district) New seat.
Republican gain.
New York 4 Henry J. Latham
Redistricted from the 3rd district 		Republican
1944
 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 5 L. Gary Clemente
Redistricted from the 4th district 		Democratic
1948
 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
New York 6 Robert Tripp Ross
Redistricted from the 5th district 		Republican February 19, 1952
(special) 		Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
New York 7 James J. Delaney
Redistricted from the 6th district 		Democratic
1948
 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 8 Victor Anfuso Democratic
1950
 Incumbent retired.
Democratic loss.
Louis B. Heller
Redistricted from the 7th district 		Democratic 1949 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 9
Eugene James Keogh
 Democratic
1936
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY
    Eugene James Keogh
     (Democratic) 61.1%
  • ▌Joseph M. Soviero (Republican) 35.7%
  • ▌Helen Wishnofsky (American Labor) 3.1%
New York 10 Edna F. Kelly Democratic 1949 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Edna F. Kelly (Democratic) 71.2%
  • ▌
    George W. Thomas
    (Republican) 28.8%
New York 11 Emanuel Celler
Redistricted from the 15th district 		Democratic
1922
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Emanuel Celler (Democratic) 73.8%
  • ▌Henry D. Dorfman (Republican) 21.6%
  • ▌Terry Rosenbaum (American Labor) 4.2%
  • ▌Max Gilgoff† (American Labor) 0.4%
New York 12 James J. Heffernan
Redistricted from the 11th district 		Democratic
1940
 Incumbent retired.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Francis E. Dorn (Republican) 52.7%
  • ▌
    Donald L. O'Toole
    (Democratic) 45.6%
  • ▌Clifford T. McAvoy (American Labor) 1.8%
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.
New York 14 John J. Rooney
Redistricted from the 12th district 		Democratic
1944
 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 15 James J. Murphy
Redistricted from the 16th district 		Democratic
1948
 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
New York 16 Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
Redistricted from the 22nd district 		Democratic
1944
 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 17
Frederic René Coudert Jr.
 Republican
1946
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY
    Frederic René Coudert Jr.
     (Republican) 57.0%
  • ▌Harry Grossman (Democratic) 40.7%
  • ▌Moses C. Weinman (American Labor) 2.2%
New York 18 James G. Donovan Democratic
1950
 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 19
Arthur George Klein
 Democratic
1946
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY
    Arthur George Klein
     (Democratic) 66.0%
  • ▌Edward I. Goldberg (Republican) 29.7%
  • ▌Joseph Selterman (American Labor) 4.3%
New York 20 Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. Democratic 1949 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 21 Jacob Javits Republican
1946
 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 22 Sidney A. Fine
Redistricted from the 23rd district 		Democratic
1950
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Sidney A. Fine (Democratic) 58.0%
  • ▌Martin Greene (Republican) 24.8%
  • ▌David I. Wells (Liberal) 13.9%
  • ▌Anita Friedlander (American Labor) 3.3%
New York 23 Isidore Dollinger
Redistricted from the 24th district 		Democratic
1948
 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 24 Charles A. Buckley
Redistricted from the 25th district 		Democratic
1934
 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 25 Christopher C. McGrath
Redistricted from the 26th district 		Democratic
1948
 Incumbent retired to run for Bronx County surrogate.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Paul A. Fino (Republican) 50.1%
  • ▌Bernard J. O'Connell (Democratic) 40.4%
  • ▌Louis Schifrin (Liberal) 7.8%
  • ▌August Buhr (American Labor) 1.7%
New York 26 Ralph A. Gamble
Redistricted from the 28th district 		Republican 1937 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 27 Ralph W. Gwinn Republican
1944
 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 28 Katharine St. George
Redistricted from the 29th district 		Republican
1946
 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 29 J. Ernest Wharton
Redistricted from the 30th district 		Republican
1950
 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 30 Leo W. O'Brien
Redistricted from the 32nd district 		Democratic 1952 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
New York 31 Dean P. Taylor
Redistricted from the 33rd district 		Republican
1942
 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 32 Bernard W. Kearney
Redistricted from the 31st district 		Republican
1942
 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 33 Clarence E. Kilburn
Redistricted from the 34th district 		Republican
1940
 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 34 William R. Williams
Redistricted from the 35th district 		Republican
1950
 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 35 R. Walter Riehlman
Redistricted from the 36th district 		Republican
1946
 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 36 John Taber
Redistricted from the 38th district 		Republican
1922
 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 37 Edwin Arthur Hall Republican 1939 Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican loss.
W. Sterling Cole
Redistricted from the 39th district 		Republican
1934
 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 38 Kenneth Keating
Redistricted from the 40th district 		Republican
1946
 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 39 Harold C. Ostertag
Redistricted from the 41st district 		Republican
1950
 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 40 William E. Miller
Redistricted from the 42nd district 		Republican
1950
 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 41 Edmund P. Radwan
Redistricted from the 43rd district 		Republican
1950
 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 42 John Cornelius Butler
Redistricted from the 44th district 		Republican
1950
 Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican hold.
New York 43 Daniel A. Reed
Redistricted from the 45th district 		Republican
1918
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Daniel A. Reed (Republican) 66.2%
  • ▌Harry D. Johnson (Democratic) 32.0%
  • ▌Lyle H. Furlong (Liberal) 1.6%
  • ▌Axel W. Berggren (American Labor) 0.2%

North Carolina

See also: List of United States representatives from North Carolina
District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
North Carolina 1 Herbert Covington Bonner Democratic
1940
 Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina 2 John H. Kerr Democratic 1923 Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic hold.
North Carolina 3
Graham Arthur Barden
 Democratic
1934
 Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina 4 Harold D. Cooley Democratic
1934
 Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina 5 R. Thurmond Chatham Democratic
1948
 Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina 6 Carl T. Durham Democratic
1938
 Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina 7
Frank Ertel Carlyle
 Democratic
1948
 Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina 8 Charles B. Deane Democratic
1946
 Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina 9 Robert L. Doughton Democratic
1910
 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
North Carolina 10 Hamilton C. Jones Democratic
1946
 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
North Carolina 11 Woodrow W. Jones Democratic
1950
 Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina 12
Monroe Minor Redden
 Democratic
1946
 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.

North Dakota

See also: List of United States representatives from North Dakota
District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
North Dakota at-large Usher L. Burdick Republican-NPL
1948
 Incumbent re-elected.
Fred G. Aandahl Republican
1950
 Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
Republican hold.

Ohio

See also: List of United States representatives from Ohio

Ohio's representation was not changed at reapportionment, but redistricted its at-large district into a 23rd district and also removed the 11th district in south Ohio, creating two new districts around Cleveland.[4]

District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
Ohio 1 Charles H. Elston Republican
1938
 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
Ohio 2 William E. Hess Republican
1950
 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 3 Paul F. Schenck Republican 1951 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 4 William Moore McCulloch Republican 1947 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 5 Cliff Clevenger Republican
1938
 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 6 James G. Polk Democratic
1948
 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 7 Clarence J. Brown Republican
1938
 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 8 Jackson Edward Betts Republican
1950
 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 9 Frazier Reams Independent
1950
 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 10 Thomas A. Jenkins Republican
1924
 Incumbent re-elected.
Walter E. Brehm
Redistricted from the 11th district 		Republican
1942
 Incumbent retired.
Republican loss.
Ohio 11 None (new district) New seat.
Republican gain.
Ohio 12 John M. Vorys Republican
1938
 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 13 Alvin F. Weichel Republican
1942
 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 14
William H. Ayres
 Republican
1950
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY
    William H. Ayres
     (Republican) 58.5%
  • ▌Walter B. Huber (Democratic) 41.5%
Ohio 15 Robert T. Secrest Democratic
1948
 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 16 Frank T. Bow Republican
1950
 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 17 J. Harry McGregor Republican
1940
 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 18
Wayne L. Hays
 Democratic
1948
 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 19 Michael J. Kirwan Democratic
1936
 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 20 Michael A. Feighan Democratic
1942
 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 21 Robert Crosser Democratic
1922
 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 22 Frances P. Bolton Republican
1940
 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 23 George H. Bender
Redistricted from At-large 		Republican
1950
 Incumbent re-elected.

Oklahoma

See also: List of United States representatives from Oklahoma

Oklahoma was reapportioned from 8 seats to 6 and eliminated the 7th and 8th districts, moving most of their territory into the 1st and 6th and expanding other districts to compensate.[4]

District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
Oklahoma 1 Vacant George B. Schwabe (R) died April 2, 1952.
Republican loss.
Page Belcher
Redistricted from the 8th district 		Republican
1950
 Incumbent re-elected.
Oklahoma 2 Vacant William G. Stigler (D) died August 21, 1952
Democratic hold.
  • ▌Green tickY
    Ed Edmondson
     (Democratic) 59.2%
  • ▌Edward E. Easton (Republican) 38.8%
  • ▌Sample Eugene Brockman (Independent) 1.1%
Others
  • ▌Jeff McHenry (Independent) 0.5%
  • ▌W. R. Kelton (Independent) 0.3%
Oklahoma 3 Carl Albert Democratic
1946
 Incumbent re-elected.
Oklahoma 4 Tom Steed Democratic
1948
 Incumbent re-elected.
Oklahoma 5 John Jarman Democratic
1950
 Incumbent re-elected.
Oklahoma 6 Toby Morris Democratic
1946
 Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic loss.
Victor Wickersham
Redistricted from the 7th district 		Democratic
1948
 Incumbent re-elected.

Oregon

See also: List of United States representatives from Oregon
District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
Oregon 1 A. Walter Norblad Republican
1946
 Incumbent re-elected.
Oregon 2 Lowell Stockman Republican
1942
 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Sam Coon (Republican) 58.5%
  • ▌John G. Jones (Democratic) 41.5%
Oregon 3 Homer D. Angell Republican
1938
 Incumbent re-elected.
Oregon 4 Harris Ellsworth Republican
1942
 Incumbent re-elected.

Pennsylvania

See also: List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania redistricted from 33 districts to 30, eliminating 1 district in northeastern Pennsylvania and 2 in southwestern Pennsylvania.[4]

District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
Pennsylvania 1 William A. Barrett Democratic
1948
 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 2 William T. Granahan Democratic
1948
 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 3 Hardie Scott Republican
1946
 Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
Pennsylvania 4 Earl Chudoff Democratic
1948
 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 5 William J. Green Jr. Democratic
1948
 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 6 Hugh Scott Republican
1946
 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 7 Benjamin F. James Republican
1948
 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 8 Karl C. King Republican 1951 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 9 Paul B. Dague Republican
1946
 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 10 Harry P. O'Neill Democratic
1948
 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic loss.
Joseph L. Carrigg
Redistricted from the 14th district 		Republican 1951 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 11 Daniel Flood Democratic
1948
 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
Pennsylvania 12 Ivor D. Fenton Republican
1938
 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 13 Samuel K. McConnell Jr.
Redistricted from the 16th district 		Republican
1944
 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 14 George M. Rhodes
Redistricted from the 13th district 		Democratic
1948
 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 15 Francis E. Walter
Redistricted from the 20th district 		Democratic
1932
 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 16 Walter M. Mumma
Redistricted from the 18th district 		Republican
1950
 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 17 Alvin Bush
Redistricted from the 15th district 		Republican
1950
 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 18 Richard M. Simpson
Redistricted from the 17th district 		Republican 1937 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 19 James F. Lind
Redistricted from the 21st district 		Democratic
1948
 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
Pennsylvania 20 James E. Van Zandt
Redistricted from the 22nd district 		Republican
1946
 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 21 Augustine B. Kelley
Redistricted from the 27th district 		Democratic
1940
 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 22 John P. Saylor
Redistricted from the 26th district 		Republican 1949 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 23 Leon H. Gavin
Redistricted from the 19th district 		Republican
1942
 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 24 Carroll D. Kearns
Redistricted from the 28th district 		Republican
1946
 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 25 Louis E. Graham Republican
1938
 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 26 Thomas E. Morgan
Redistricted from the 24th district 		Democratic
1944
 Incumbent re-elected.
Edward L. Sittler Jr.
Redistricted from the 23rd district 		Republican
1950
 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican loss.
Pennsylvania 27 James G. Fulton
Redistricted from the 31st district 		Republican
1944
 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 28 Herman P. Eberharter
Redistricted from the 32nd district 		Democratic
1936
 Incumbent re-elected.
Harmar D. Denny Jr.
Redistricted from the 29th district 		Republican
1950
 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican loss.
Pennsylvania 29 Robert J. Corbett
Redistricted from the 30th district 		Republican
1944
 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 30 Vera Buchanan
Redistricted from the 33rd district 		Democratic 1951 Incumbent re-elected.

Rhode Island

See also: List of United States representatives from Rhode Island
District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
Rhode Island 1 Aime Forand Democratic
1940
 Incumbent re-elected.
Rhode Island 2 John E. Fogarty Democratic
1940
 Incumbent re-elected.

South Carolina

Main article: 1952 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
See also: List of United States representatives from South Carolina
District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
South Carolina 1 L. Mendel Rivers Democratic 1940 Incumbent re-elected.
South Carolina 2 John J. Riley Democratic 1950 Incumbent re-elected.
South Carolina 3 William Jennings Bryan Dorn Democratic 1946
1948 (retired)
1950 		Incumbent re-elected.
South Carolina 4 Joseph R. Bryson Democratic 1938 Incumbent re-elected.
South Carolina 5 James P. Richards Democratic 1932 Incumbent re-elected.
South Carolina 6 John L. McMillan Democratic 1938 Incumbent re-elected.

South Dakota

See also: List of United States representatives from South Dakota
District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
South Dakota 1 Harold Lovre Republican
1948
 Incumbent re-elected.
South Dakota 2
Ellis Yarnal Berry
 Republican
1950
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY
    Ellis Yarnal Berry
     (Republican) 69.0%
  • ▌George A. Bangs (Democratic) 31.0%

Tennessee

See also: List of United States representatives from Tennessee

Tennessee lost one seat in reapportionment, and divided the old 4th district between the old 5th and 7th districts, with other minor boundary changes.

District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
Tennessee 1 B. Carroll Reece Republican
1950
 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 2 Howard Baker Sr. Republican
1950
 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 3 James B. Frazier Jr. Democratic
1948
 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 4 Albert Gore Sr. Democratic
1938
 Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
Democratic loss.
Joe L. Evins
Redistricted from the 5th district 		Democratic
1946
 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 5 Percy Priest
Redistricted from the 6th district 		Democratic
1940
 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 6 James Patrick Sutton
Redistricted from the 7th district 		Democratic
1948
 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 7 Tom J. Murray
Redistricted from the 8th district 		Democratic
1942
 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 8 Jere Cooper
Redistricted from the 9th district 		Democratic
1928
 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 9 Clifford Davis
Redistricted from the 10th district 		Democratic
1940
 Incumbent re-elected.

Texas

See also: List of United States representatives from Texas

Texas gained one seat, adding it as an at-large district instead of redistricting.[4]

District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
Texas 1 Wright Patman Democratic
1928
 Incumbent re-elected.
Texas 2 Jesse M. Combs Democratic
1944
 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
Texas 3 Lindley Beckworth Democratic
1938
 Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
Democratic hold.
Texas 4 Sam Rayburn Democratic
1912
 Incumbent re-elected.
Texas 5 Joseph Franklin Wilson Democratic
1946
 Incumbent re-elected.
Texas 6 Olin E. Teague Democratic
1946
 Incumbent re-elected.
Texas 7 John Dowdy Democratic 1952 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
Texas 8 Albert Thomas Democratic
1936
 Incumbent re-elected.
Texas 9 Clark W. Thompson Democratic 1947 Incumbent re-elected.
Texas 10 Homer Thornberry Democratic
1948
 Incumbent re-elected.
Texas 11 William R. Poage Democratic
1936
 Incumbent re-elected.
Texas 12 Wingate H. Lucas Democratic
1946
 Incumbent re-elected.
Texas 13 Frank N. Ikard Democratic 1951 Incumbent re-elected.
Texas 14 John E. Lyle Jr. Democratic
1944
 Incumbent re-elected.
Texas 15 Lloyd Bentsen Democratic
1948
 Incumbent re-elected.
Texas 16 Kenneth M. Regan Democratic 1947 Incumbent re-elected.
Texas 17 Omar Burleson Democratic
1946
 Incumbent re-elected.
Texas 18 Walter E. Rogers Democratic
1950
 Incumbent re-elected.
Texas 19 George H. Mahon Democratic
1934
 Incumbent re-elected.
Texas 20 Paul J. Kilday Democratic
1938
 Incumbent re-elected.
Texas 21 O. C. Fisher Democratic
1942
 Incumbent re-elected.
Texas at-large None (new district) New seat.
Democratic gain.

Utah

See also: List of United States representatives from Utah
District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
Utah 1 Walter K. Granger Democratic
1940
 Incumbent retired to
run for U.S. senator
.
Republican gain.
Utah 2 Reva Beck Bosone Democratic
1948
 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.

Vermont

See also: List of United States representatives from Vermont
District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
Vermont at-large Winston L. Prouty Republican
1950
 Incumbent re-elected.

Virginia

See also: List of United States representatives from Virginia

Virginia gained one seat, adding a new district in the DC suburbs and making boundary adjustments elsewhere.

District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
Virginia 1 Edward J. Robeson Jr. Democratic
1950
 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 2 Porter Hardy Jr. Democratic 1946 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 3 J. Vaughan Gary Democratic 1945 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 4 Watkins Abbitt Democratic
1948
 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 5 Thomas B. Stanley Democratic 1946 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 6 Clarence G. Burton Democratic
1948
 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
Virginia 7 Burr Harrison Democratic 1946 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 8 Howard W. Smith Democratic
1930
 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 9 Thomas B. Fugate Democratic
1948
 Incumbent retired.
Republican gain.
Virginia 10 None (new district) New seat.
Republican gain.

Washington

See also: List of United States representatives from Washington

Washington gained one seat at reapportionment, adding it as an at-large district instead of redistricting.

District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
Washington 1
Hugh B. Mitchell
 Democratic
1948
 Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Washington.
Republican gain.
Washington 2 Henry M. Jackson Democratic
1940
 Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
Republican gain.
Washington 3 Russell V. Mack Republican 1947 Incumbent re-elected.
Washington 4 Hal Holmes Republican
1942
 Incumbent re-elected.
Washington 5 Walt Horan Republican
1942
 Incumbent re-elected.
Washington 6 Thor C. Tollefson Republican
1946
 Incumbent re-elected.
Washington at-large None (new district) New seat.
Democratic gain.
  • ▌Green tickY
    Donald H. Magnuson
     (Democratic) 50.5%
  • ▌
    Al Canwell
    (Republican) 49.5%
  • ▌Elmer R. Moork (Labor) 0.05%

West Virginia

See also: List of United States representatives from West Virginia
District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
West Virginia 1 Robert L. Ramsay Democratic
1948
 Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic hold.
West Virginia 2
Harley O. Staggers
 Democratic
1948
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY
    Harley O. Staggers
     (Democratic) 51.5%
  • ▌Kermit R. Mason (Republican) 48.5%
West Virginia 3 Cleveland M. Bailey Democratic
1948
 Incumbent re-elected.
West Virginia 4 Maurice G. Burnside Democratic
1948
 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
West Virginia 5 Elizabeth Kee Democratic
1951 (special)
 Incumbent re-elected.
West Virginia 6 E. H. Hedrick Democratic
1944
 Incumbent retired to run for Governor of West Virginia.
Democratic hold.

Wisconsin

See also: List of United States representatives from Wisconsin
District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
Wisconsin 1 Lawrence H. Smith Republican 1941 Incumbent re-elected.
Wisconsin 2 Glenn Robert Davis Republican 1947 Incumbent re-elected.
Wisconsin 3 Gardner R. Withrow Republican
1948
 Incumbent re-elected.
Wisconsin 4
Clement J. Zablocki
 Democratic
1948
 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY
    Clement J. Zablocki
     (Democratic) 64.3%
  • ▌John C. Schafer (Republican) 35.7%
Wisconsin 5 Charles J. Kersten Republican
1950
 Incumbent re-elected.
Wisconsin 6 William Van Pelt Republican
1950
 Incumbent re-elected.
Wisconsin 7 Vacant Reid F. Murray (R) died April 29, 1952.
Republican hold.
Wisconsin 8 John W. Byrnes Republican
1944
 Incumbent re-elected.
Wisconsin 9 Merlin Hull Republican
1934
 Incumbent re-elected.
Wisconsin 10
Alvin E. O'Konski
 Republican
1942
 Incumbent re-elected.

Wyoming

See also: List of United States representatives from Wyoming
District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
Wyoming at-large William Henry Harrison III Republican
1950
 Incumbent re-elected.

Non-voting delegates

Alaska Territory

See also: List of United States representatives from Alaska
District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Alaska Territory at-large Bob Bartlett Democratic
1944
 Incumbent re-elected.

Hawaii Territory

See also: List of United States representatives from Hawaii
District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Hawaii Territory at-large
Joseph Farrington
 Republican
1942
 Incumbent re-elected.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ September 8, 1952, in Maine

References

  1. ISBN 0807810673
    .
  2. ISBN 0913696390
    .
  3. ^ Wasserman, David (March 1, 2019). "2020 House Overview: Can Democrats Keep Their Majority?". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts, 1789–1983. The Free Press.
    ISBN 0-02-920150-0
    .
  5. ^ "Our Campaigns - AK Delegate Race - Nov 04, 1952". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  6. ^ Melendy, H. Brett (2001). "Delbert E. Metzger, Hawai'i's Liberal Judge". Hawaiian Journal of History. 35 (1). Hawaiian Historical Society: 59. Retrieved June 30, 2023. Popular Farrington's reelection was never in doubt but the ballots foresaw the coming of the Democratic party to power as Metzger carried Oahu's Fifth District and all Neighbor Islands. The vote was 67,748 to 58,445.
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