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The 1942 Congressional Elections

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In 1942 the Democrats elected 222 candidates to the House of Representatives, while the Republicans elected 209. It was the most successful election for the Republicans since they lost control of the House in 1930, and marked a tremendous resurgence in their power from its nadir in the 1936 election. The change in the popular vote was not great; in 1936, 41.3 per cent of the major party vote went to Republican congressmen, while in 1942 they received 51.6 per cent of the major party popular vote. Yet clearly we have been witnessing a Republican trend; and the problem of this article is to discover the basis on which it rests.IIt is well known that the majority of people in any election vote on party lines. Yet there are always a number of people not affiliated with either major party, and a number of “mavericks†who vote for the opposition candidate. If “issues†are involved in any election, their influence can be detected only in the votes of such people. Our first analysis will be directed to discovering what national issues, if any, were involved in the 1942 congressional elections.

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  • Harding, John, 1944. "The 1942 Congressional Elections," American Political Science Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 38(1), pages 41-58, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:apsrev:v:38:y:1944:i:01:p:41-58_04
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