1930 United States House of Representatives elections
The 1930 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1930 which occurred in the middle of President Herbert Hoover's term.
During the election cycle, the nation was entering its second year of the Great Depression. Hoover was perceived as doing little to solve the crisis, and his personal popularity was extremely low. His Republican Party was initially applauded for instituting protectionist economic policies, which were intended to limit imports to stimulate the domestic market. However, after the passage of the heavily damaging Smoot-Hawley Tariff, a policy that was bitterly opposed by the Democratic Party, public opinion turned sharply against Republican policies.
Republican candidates across the country bore the blame for the economic collapse, and Democrats gained a total of 52 seats in the 1930 midterm elections. Even so, Republicans retained a narrow 2-seat majority after the polls closed. However, during the 3 months between Election Day and the start of the 72nd Congress, 14 members-elect died, and Republicans lost a number of the special elections called to fill those vacancies. Consequently, the Democrats held a 219-212 advantage over the Republicans when the new Congress convened. This was the first of four consecutive depression-era House elections in which Democrats made enormous gains, achieving a cumulative gain of 170 seats. Over the ensuing 64 years, House Republicans would be in the minority for all but four years, winning majorities only in 1946 and 1952.
Overall results
Source:Special elections
Elections are listed by date and district.Alabama
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
| John McDuffie | Democratic | 1918 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| J. Lister Hill | Democratic | 1923 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Henry B. Steagall | Democratic | 1914 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Lamar Jeffers | Democratic | 1921 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Lafayette L. Patterson | Democratic | 1928 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| William B. Oliver | Democratic | 1914 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Miles C. Allgood | Democratic | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Edward B. Almon | Democratic | 1914 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| George Huddleston | Democratic | 1914 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| William B. Bankhead | Democratic | 1916 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Arizona
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
| Lewis W. Douglas | Democratic | 1926 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Arkansas
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
| William J. Driver | Democratic | 1920 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Pearl Peden Oldfield | Democratic | 1929 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. | ||
| Claude Fuller | Democratic | 1928 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Otis Wingo | Democratic | 1912 | Incumbent died. New member elected. Democratic hold. | ||
| Heartsill Ragon | Democratic | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| David Delano Glover | Democratic | 1928 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Tilman B. Parks | Democratic | 1920 | Incumbent re-elected. |
California
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
| Clarence F. Lea | Democratic | 1916 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Harry Lane Englebright | Republican | 1926 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Charles F. Curry | Republican | 1912 | Incumbent died. New member elected. Republican hold. | ||
| Florence Prag Kahn | Republican | 1925 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Richard J. Welch | Republican | 1926 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Albert E. Carter | Republican | 1924 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Henry E. Barbour | Republican | 1918 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Arthur M. Free | Republican | 1920 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| William E. Evans | Republican | 1926 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Joe Crail | Republican | 1926 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Philip D. Swing | Republican | 1920 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Colorado
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
| William R. Eaton | Republican | 1928 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Charles Bateman Timberlake | Republican | 1914 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Guy Urban Hardy | Republican | 1918 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Edward Thomas Taylor | Democratic | 1908 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Connecticut
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
| E. Hart Fenn | Republican | 1920 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic gain. | ||
| Richard P. Freeman | Republican | 1914 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| John Q. Tilson | Republican | 1914 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Schuyler Merritt | Republican | 1916 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. | ||
| James P. Glynn | Republican | 1924 | Incumbent died. New member elected. Republican hold. |
Delaware
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
| Robert G. Houston | Republican | 1924 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Florida
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
| Herbert J. Drane | Democratic | 1916 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Robert A. Green | Democratic | 1924 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Tom A. Yon | Democratic | 1926 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Ruth Bryan Owen | Democratic | 1928 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Georgia
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
| Charles Gordon Edwards | Democratic | 1924 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Edward E. Cox | Democratic | 1924 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Charles R. Crisp | Democratic | 1912 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| William C. Wright | Democratic | 1918 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Robert Ramspeck | Democratic | 1929 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Samuel Rutherford | Democratic | 1924 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Malcolm C. Tarver | Democratic | 1926 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Charles H. Brand | Democratic | 1916 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Thomas Montgomery Bell | Democratic | 1904 | Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Democratic hold. | ||
| Carl Vinson | Democratic | 1914 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| William C. Lankford | Democratic | 1918 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| William W. Larsen | Democratic | 1916 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Idaho
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
| Burton L. French | Republican | 1916 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Addison T. Smith | Republican | 1912 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Illinois
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
| Oscar Stanton De Priest | Republican | 1928 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Morton D. Hull | Republican | 1923 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Elliott W. Sproul | Republican | 1920 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. | ||
| Thomas A. Doyle | Democratic | 1923 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. | ||
| Adolph J. Sabath | Democratic | 1906 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| James T. Igoe | Democratic | 1926 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| M. Alfred Michaelson | Republican | 1920 | Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Democratic gain. | ||
| Stanley H. Kunz | Democratic | 1920 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain. | ||
| Frederick A. Britten | Republican | 1912 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Carl R. Chindblom | Republican | 1918 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Frank R. Reid | Republican | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| John T. Buckbee | Republican | 1926 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| William Richard Johnson | Republican | 1924 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| John Clayton Allen | Republican | 1924 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Edward John King | Republican | 1914 | Incumbent died. New member elected. Republican hold. | ||
| William E. Hull | Republican | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Homer W. Hall | Republican | 1926 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| William P. Holaday | Republican | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Charles Adkins | Republican | 1924 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Henry T. Rainey | Democratic | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Frank M. Ramey | Republican | 1928 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic gain. | ||
| Edward M. Irwin | Republican | 1924 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. | ||
| William W. Arnold | Democratic | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Thomas Sutler Williams | Republican | 1914 | Resigned to become judge Democratic gain. | ||
| Edward E. Denison | Republican | 1914 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. | ||
2 seats on a general ticket | Richard Yates Jr. | Republican | 1918 | Incumbent re-elected. | |
2 seats on a general ticket | Ruth Hanna McCormick | Republican | 1922 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
Indiana
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
| Harry E. Rowbottom | Republican | 1924 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. | ||
| Arthur H. Greenwood | Democratic | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| James W. Dunbar | Republican | 1928 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. | ||
| Harry C. Canfield | Democratic | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Noble J. Johnson | Republican | 1924 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. | ||
| Richard N. Elliott | Republican | 1918 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. | ||
| Louis Ludlow | Democratic | 1928 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Albert H. Vestal | Republican | 1916 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Fred S. Purnell | Republican | 1916 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| William R. Wood | Republican | 1914 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Albert R. Hall | Republican | 1924 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. | ||
| David Hogg | Republican | 1924 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Andrew J. Hickey | Republican | 1918 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
Iowa
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
| William F. Kopp | Republican | 1920 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| F. Dickinson Letts | Republican | 1924 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. | ||
| Thomas J. B. Robinson | Republican | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Gilbert N. Haugen | Republican | 1898 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Cyrenus Cole | Republican | 1921 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| C. William Ramseyer | Republican | 1914 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Cassius C. Dowell | Republican | 1914 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Lloyd Thurston | Republican | 1924 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Charles Edward Swanson | Republican | 1928 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Lester J. Dickinson | Republican | 1918 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Republican hold. | ||
| Ed H. Campbell | Republican | 1928 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Kansas
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
| William P. Lambertson | Republican | 1928 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Ulysses Samuel Guyer | Republican | 1926 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| William H. Sproul | Republican | 1922 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Republican hold. | ||
| Homer Hoch | Republican | 1918 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| James G. Strong | Republican | 1918 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Charles I. Sparks | Republican | 1928 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Clifford R. Hope | Republican | 1926 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| William Augustus Ayres | Democratic | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Kentucky
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
| William Voris Gregory | Democratic | 1926 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| David Hayes Kincheloe | Democratic | 1914 | Resigned to become a judge. New member elected. Democratic hold. | ||
| John William Moore | Democratic | 1929 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| John D. Craddock | Republican | 1928 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. | ||
| Maurice H. Thatcher | Republican | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| J. Lincoln Newhall | Republican | 1928 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. | ||
| Robert Blackburn | Republican | 1928 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. | ||
| Lewis L. Walker | Republican | 1928 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. | ||
| Elva R. Kendall | Republican | 1928 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. | ||
| Katherine Langley | Republican | 1926 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. | ||
| Charles Finley | Republican | 1930 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Louisiana
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
| James O'Connor | Democratic | 1918 | Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Democratic hold. | ||
| James Zacharie Spearing | Democratic | 1924 | Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Democratic hold. | ||
| Numa F. Montet | Democratic | 1929 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| John N. Sandlin | Democratic | 1920 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Riley Joseph Wilson | Democratic | 1914 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Bolivar E. Kemp | Democratic | 1924 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| René Louis DeRouen | Democratic | 1927 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| James Benjamin Aswell | Democratic | 1912 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Maine
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
| Carroll L. Beedy | Republican | 1920 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Wallace H. White Jr. | Republican | 1916 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Republican hold. | ||
| John E. Nelson | Republican | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Donald F. Snow | Republican | 1928 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Maryland
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
| T. Alan Goldsborough | Democratic | 1920 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Linwood L. Clark | Republican | 1928 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. | ||
| Vincent Luke Palmisano | Democratic | 1926 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| J. Charles Linthicum | Democratic | 1910 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Stephen W. Gambrill | Democratic | 1924 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Frederick N. Zihlman | Republican | 1916 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
Massachusetts
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
| Allen T. Treadway | Republican | 1912 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| William J. Granfield | Democratic | 1930 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Frank H. Foss | Republican | 1924 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| George R. Stobbs | Republican | 1924 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. | ||
| Edith Nourse Rogers | Republican | 1925 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Abram Andrew | Republican | 1921 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| William P. Connery Jr. | Democratic | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Frederick W. Dallinger | Republican | 1926 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Charles L. Underhill | Republican | 1920 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| John J. Douglass | Democratic | 1924 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| George H. Tinkham | Republican | 1914 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| John William McCormack | Democratic | 1928 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Robert Luce | Republican | 1918 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Richard B. Wigglesworth | Republican | 1928 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Joseph William Martin Jr. | Republican | 1924 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Charles L. Gifford | Republican | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Michigan
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
| Robert H. Clancy | Republican | 1926 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Earl C. Michener | Republican | 1918 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Joseph L. Hooper | Republican | 1925 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| John C. Ketcham | Republican | 1920 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Carl E. Mapes | Republican | 1912 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Grant M. Hudson | Republican | 1922 | Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Republican hold. | ||
| Louis C. Cramton | Republican | 1912 | Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Republican hold. | ||
| Bird J. Vincent | Republican | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| James C. McLaughlin | Republican | 1906 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Roy O. Woodruff | Republican | 1920 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Frank P. Bohn | Republican | 1926 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| W. Frank James | Republican | 1914 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Clarence J. McLeod | Republican | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Minnesota
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
| Victor Christgau | Republican | 1928 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Frank Clague | Republican | 1920 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| August H. Andresen | Republican | 1924 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Melvin J. Maas | Republican | 1926 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| William I. Nolan | Republican | 1929 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Harold Knutson | Republican | 1916 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Paul John Kvale | Farmer–Labor | 1929 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| William A. Pittenger | Republican | 1928 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Conrad Selvig | Republican | 1926 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Godfrey G. Goodwin | Republican | 1924 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Mississippi
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
| John E. Rankin | Democratic | 1920 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Wall Doxey | Democratic | 1928 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| William Madison Whittington | Democratic | 1924 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Jeff Busby | Democratic | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Ross A. Collins | Democratic | 1920 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Robert S. Hall | Democratic | 1928 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Percy E. Quin | Democratic | 1912 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| James W. Collier | Democratic | 1908 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Missouri
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
| Milton A. Romjue | Democratic | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Ralph F. Lozier | Democratic | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Jacob L. Milligan | Democratic | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| David W. Hopkins | Republican | 1929 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Edgar C. Ellis | Republican | 1928 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. | ||
| Thomas Jefferson Halsey | Republican | 1928 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. | ||
| John William Palmer | Republican | 1928 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. | ||
| William L. Nelson | Democratic | 1924 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Clarence Cannon | Democratic | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Henry F. Niedringhaus | Republican | 1926 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| John J. Cochran | Democratic | 1926 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Leonidas C. Dyer | Republican | 1914 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Charles Edward Kiefner | Republican | 1928 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. | ||
| Dewey J. Short | Republican | 1928 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. | ||
| Joe J. Manlove | Republican | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Rowland Louis Johnston | Republican | 1928 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
Montana
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
| John M. Evans | Democratic | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Scott Leavitt | Republican | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Nebraska
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
| John H. Morehead | Democratic | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Willis G. Sears | Republican | 1922 | Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Republican hold. | ||
| Edgar Howard | Democratic | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Charles H. Sloan | Republican | 1928 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. | ||
| Fred G. Johnson | Republican | 1928 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. | ||
| Robert G. Simmons | Republican | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Nevada
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
| Samuel S. Arentz | Republican | 1924 | Incumbent re-elected. |
New Hampshire
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
| Fletcher Hale | Republican | 1924 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Edward Hills Wason | Republican | 1914 | Incumbent re-elected. |
New Jersey
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
| Charles A. Wolverton | Republican | 1926 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Isaac Bacharach | Republican | 1914 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Harold G. Hoffman | Republican | 1926 | Incumbent retired to become state motor vehicle commissioner. New member elected. Democratic gain. | ||
| Charles A. Eaton | Republican | 1924 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Ernest R. Ackerman | Republican | 1918 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Randolph Perkins | Republican | 1920 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| George N. Seger | Republican | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Fred A. Hartley Jr. | Republican | 1928 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Franklin W. Fort | Republican | 1924 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Republican hold. | ||
| Frederick R. Lehlbach | Republican | 1914 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Oscar L. Auf der Heide | Democratic | 1924 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Mary Teresa Norton | Democratic | 1924 | Incumbent re-elected. |
New Mexico
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
| Albert G. Simms | Republican | 1928 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
New York
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
| Robert L. Bacon | Republican | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| William F. Brunner | Democratic | 1928 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| George W. Lindsay | Democratic | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Thomas H. Cullen | Democratic | 1918 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Loring M. Black Jr. | Democratic | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Andrew Lawrence Somers | Democratic | 1924 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| John F. Quayle | Democratic | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Patrick J. Carley | Democratic | 1926 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| David J. O'Connell | Democratic | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Emanuel Celler | Democratic | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Anning S. Prall | Democratic | 1923 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Samuel Dickstein | Democratic | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Christopher D. Sullivan | Democratic | 1916 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| William Irving Sirovich | Democratic | 1926 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| John J. Boylan | Democratic | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| John J. O'Connor | Democratic | 1923 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Ruth Baker Pratt | Republican | 1928 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Martin J. Kennedy | Democratic | 1930 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Sol Bloom | Democratic | 1923 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Fiorello H. LaGuardia | Republican | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Joseph A. Gavagan | Democratic | 1929 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Anthony J. Griffin | Democratic | 1918 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Frank Oliver | Democratic | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| James M. Fitzpatrick | Democratic | 1926 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| J. Mayhew Wainwright | Republican | 1922 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. | ||
| Hamilton Fish Jr. | Republican | 1920 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Harcourt J. Pratt | Republican | 1924 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Parker Corning | Democratic | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| James S. Parker | Republican | 1912 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Frank Crowther | Republican | 1918 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Bertrand Snell | Republican | 1915 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Francis D. Culkin | Republican | 1928 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Frederick M. Davenport | Republican | 1924 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| John D. Clarke | Republican | 1926 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Clarence E. Hancock | Republican | 1927 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| John Taber | Republican | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Gale H. Stalker | Republican | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| James L. Whitley | Republican | 1928 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Archie D. Sanders | Republican | 1916 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| S. Wallace Dempsey | Republican | 1914 | Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Republican hold. | ||
| Edmund F. Cooke | Republican | 1928 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| James M. Mead | Democratic | 1918 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Daniel A. Reed | Republican | 1918 | Incumbent re-elected. |
North Carolina
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
| Lindsay C. Warren | Democratic | 1924 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| John H. Kerr | Democratic | 1923 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Charles L. Abernethy | Democratic | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Edward W. Pou | Democratic | 1900 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Charles Manly Stedman | Democratic | 1910 | Incumbent died. New member elected. Democratic hold. | ||
| J. Bayard Clark | Democratic | 1928 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| William C. Hammer | Democratic | 1920 | Incumbent died. New member elected. Democratic hold. | ||
| Robert L. Doughton | Democratic | 1910 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Charles A. Jonas | Republican | 1928 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. | ||
| George M. Pritchard | Republican | 1928 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
North Dakota
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
| Olger B. Burtness | Republican | 1920 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Thomas Hall | Republican | 1924 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| James H. Sinclair | Republican | 1918 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Ohio
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
| Nicholas Longworth | Republican | 1914 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| William E. Hess | Republican | 1928 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Roy G. Fitzgerald | Republican | 1920 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. | ||
| John L. Cable | Republican | 1928 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Charles J. Thompson | Republican | 1918 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. | ||
| Charles C. Kearns | Republican | 1914 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. | ||
| Charles Brand | Republican | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Grant E. Mouser | Republican | 1928 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| William W. Chalmers | Republican | 1924 | Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Republican hold. | ||
| Thomas A. Jenkins | Republican | 1924 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Mell G. Underwood | Democratic | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| John C. Speaks | Republican | 1920 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. | ||
| Joseph E. Baird | Republican | 1928 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. | ||
| Francis Seiberling | Republican | 1928 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| C. Ellis Moore | Republican | 1918 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Charles B. McClintock | Republican | 1928 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| William M. Morgan | Republican | 1920 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. | ||
| B. Frank Murphy | Republican | 1918 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| John G. Cooper | Republican | 1914 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Charles A. Mooney | Democratic | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Robert Crosser | Democratic | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Chester C. Bolton | Republican | 1928 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Oklahoma
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
| Charles O'Connor | Republican | 1928 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. | ||
| William W. Hastings | Democratic | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Wilburn Cartwright | Democratic | 1926 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Tom D. McKeown | Democratic | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Ulysses S. Stone | Republican | 1928 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. | ||
| Jed Johnson | Democratic | 1926 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| James V. McClintic | Democratic | 1914 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Milton C. Garber | Republican | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Oregon
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
| Willis C. Hawley | Republican | 1906 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Robert R. Butler | Republican | 1928 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Franklin F. Korell | Republican | 1927 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
Pennsylvania
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
| James M. Beck | Republican | 1927 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| George S. Graham | Republican | 1912 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Harry C. Ransley | Republican | 1920 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Benjamin M. Golder | Republican | 1924 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| James J. Connolly | Republican | 1920 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| George A. Welsh | Republican | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| George P. Darrow | Republican | 1914 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| James Wolfenden | Republican | 1928 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Henry Winfield Watson | Republican | 1914 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| J. Roland Kinzer | Republican | 1930 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Laurence H. Watres | Republican | 1922 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic gain. | ||
| Charles Murray Turpin | Republican | 1929 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| George F. Brumm | Republican | 1928 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Charles J. Esterly | Republican | 1928 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic gain. | ||
| Louis T. McFadden | Republican | 1914 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Edgar R. Kiess | Republican | 1912 | Incumbent died. New member elected. Republican hold. | ||
| Frederick W. Magrady | Republican | 1924 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Edward M. Beers | Republican | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Isaac Hoffer Doutrich | Republican | 1926 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| James Russell Leech | Republican | 1926 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| J. Banks Kurtz | Republican | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Franklin Menges | Republican | 1924 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. | ||
| James Mitchell Chase | Republican | 1926 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Samuel Austin Kendall | Republican | 1918 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Henry Wilson Temple | Republican | 1912 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| J. Howard Swick | Republican | 1926 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Nathan Leroy Strong | Republican | 1916 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Thomas Cunningham Cochran | Republican | 1926 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Milton W. Shreve | Republican | 1918 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| William R. Coyle | Republican | 1928 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Adam M. Wyant | Republican | 1920 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Stephen Geyer Porter | Republican | 1910 | Incumbent died. New member elected. Republican hold. | ||
| Melville Clyde Kelly | Republican | 1916 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Patrick J. Sullivan | Republican | 1928 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Harry A. Estep | Republican | 1926 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Guy E. Campbell | Republican | 1916 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Rhode Island
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
| Clark Burdick | Republican | 1918 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Richard S. Aldrich | Republican | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Jeremiah E. O'Connell | Democratic | 1928 | Resigned to become an associate justice of the Rhode Island Superior Court. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
South Carolina
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
| Thomas S. McMillan | Democratic | 1924 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Butler B. Hare | Democratic | 1924 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Frederick H. Dominick | Democratic | 1916 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| John J. McSwain | Democratic | 1920 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| William Francis Stevenson | Democratic | 1917 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Allard H. Gasque | Democratic | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Hampton P. Fulmer | Democratic | 1920 | Incumbent re-elected. |
South Dakota
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
| Charles A. Christopherson | Republican | 1918 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Royal C. Johnson | Republican | 1914 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| William Williamson | Republican | 1920 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Tennessee
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
| B. Carroll Reece | Republican | 1920 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. | ||
| J. Will Taylor | Republican | 1918 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Sam D. McReynolds | Democratic | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Cordell Hull | Democratic | 1922 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Democratic hold. | ||
| Ewin L. Davis | Democratic | 1918 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Joseph W. Byrns Sr. | Democratic | 1908 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Edward Everett Eslick | Democratic | 1924 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Gordon Browning | Democratic | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Jere Cooper | Democratic | 1928 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Hubert Fisher | Democratic | 1916 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
Texas
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
| Wright Patman | Democratic | 1928 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| John C. Box | Democratic | 1918 | Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Democratic hold. | ||
| Morgan G. Sanders | Democratic | 1920 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Sam Rayburn | Democratic | 1912 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Hatton W. Sumners | Democratic | 1914 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Luther A. Johnson | Democratic | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Clay Stone Briggs | Democratic | 1918 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Daniel E. Garrett | Democratic | 1920 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Joseph J. Mansfield | Democratic | 1916 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| James P. Buchanan | Democratic | 1912 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Oliver H. Cross | Democratic | 1928 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Fritz G. Lanham | Democratic | 1919 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Guinn Williams | Democratic | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Harry M. Wurzbach | Republican | 1930 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| John Nance Garner | Democratic | 1902 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Claude Benton Hudspeth | Democratic | 1918 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. | ||
| Thomas L. Blanton | Democratic | 1930 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| John Marvin Jones | Democratic | 1916 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Utah
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
| Don B. Colton | Republican | 1920 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Elmer O. Leatherwood | Republican | 1920 | Incumbent died December 24, 1929. New member elected. Republican hold. Successor also elected to finish the current term. |
Vermont
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
| Elbert S. Brigham | Republican | 1924 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. | ||
| Ernest Willard Gibson | Republican | 1923 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Virginia
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
| S. Otis Bland | Democratic | 1918 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Menalcus Lankford | Republican | 1928 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Andrew Jackson Montague | Democratic | 1912 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Patrick H. Drewry | Democratic | 1920 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Joseph Whitehead | Democratic | 1924 | Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Democratic hold. | ||
| Clifton A. Woodrum | Democratic | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Jacob A. Garber | Republican | 1928 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. | ||
| R. Walton Moore | Democratic | 1919 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. | ||
| Joseph Crockett Shaffer | Republican | 1928 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. | ||
| Henry St. George Tucker III | Democratic | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Washington
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
| John Franklin Miller | Republican | 1916 | Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Republican hold. | ||
| Lindley H. Hadley | Republican | 1914 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Albert Johnson | Republican | 1912 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| John W. Summers | Republican | 1918 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Samuel B. Hill | Democratic | 1923 | Incumbent re-elected. |
West Virginia
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
| Carl G. Bachmann | Republican | 1924 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Frank L. Bowman | Republican | 1924 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| John M. Wolverton | Republican | 1928 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. | ||
| James A. Hughes | Republican | 1926 | Incumbent died. New member elected. Republican hold. | ||
| Hugh Ike Shott | Republican | 1928 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Joe L. Smith | Democratic | 1928 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Wisconsin
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
| Henry A. Cooper | Republican | 1920 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Charles A. Kading | Republican | 1926 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| John M. Nelson | Republican | 1920 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| John C. Schafer | Republican | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| William H. Stafford | Republican | 1928 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Florian Lampert | Republican | 1918 | Incumbent died. New member elected. Democratic gain. | ||
| Merlin Hull | Republican | 1928 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. | ||
| Edward E. Browne | Republican | 1912 | Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Republican hold. | ||
| George J. Schneider | Republican | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| James A. Frear | Republican | 1912 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Hubert H. Peavey | Republican | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Wyoming
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
| Vincent Carter | Republican | 1928 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Non-voting delegates
Alaska Territory
Further research
- Stevens, Susan. "The Congressional Elections of 1930: Politics of Avoidance" in Milton Plesur, ed., American Historian: Essays to Honor Selig Adler, pp 149–158.
- Susan F. Stevens, "Congressional Elections of 1930: Politics of Avoidance", reports that the depression seems to have not played as much of a role as prohibition, farm policy and the Smoot Hawley Tariff issues. This study focuses on the political environment of the immediate post-Crash period. Contrary to modern anticipation and historical precedent, the first elections after the Stock Market debacle proved remarkably inconclusive. Despite a host of handicaps, of which economic uncertainty was only one, the incumbent Republican party managed to retain control of Congress. The margin, however, was not durable enough to withstand the deepening financial crisis. By the time the 72nd Congress was convened thirteen months later, the Democrats had secured the House of Representatives through a series of by-elections. Contemporary analysis of the 1930-31 period reveals a curious sense of ambivalence which those election results sustain. Newspapers, journals, popular publications and manuscripts have provided the main source of evidence. These subjective accounts have been weighed against the voting tallies in order to determine the context of the most significant campaigns and their results. Surprisingly, the issue of economic depression was a minor concern during the general elections. Prohibition, tariff and farm policy featured far more prominently during the fall of 1930. By 1931, however, the economic issue had become predominant and voters registered their dismay by electing Democrats. This study indicates that the mutual reluctance of either political party to deal with the depression issue, coupled with an initial disinclination by voters to upset a heretofore comfortable status quo, produced an electoral ambivalence unequalled in American congressional politics. Only the continued inability of the Republican administration to reverse economic disruption persuaded voters to embrace the unproven abilities of Democratic legislators.