1936 United States House of Representatives elections

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox election The 1936 United States House of Representatives elections were elections for the United States House of Representatives to elect members to serve in the 75th United States Congress. They were held for the most part on November 3, 1936, while Maine held theirs on September 14. They coincided with President Franklin D. Roosevelt's landslide re-election. Roosevelt's Democratic Party gained twelve net seats from the Republican Party, bringing them above a three-fourths majority. This was the largest majority since Reconstruction, as the last time a party won so decisively was in 1866.<ref name="house">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> To date, this was the last time that any party held three-quarters of all House seats, as well as the last time that a party won more than 300 House seats.

Significant representation from the Progressives of Wisconsin and Farmer–Labor Party of Minnesota was also seen, as these two liberal populist groups gained a foothold.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>

The 1936 elections showed the continuing trust of the American people in Roosevelt to guide the nation out of the Great Depression. Despite setbacks, most had faith in the New Deal and elected leaders who supported its measures. This was the last of four straight elections where Republicans lost seats in Congress due to the lingering effects of the Depression.<ref name="cnn">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Overall results

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Source: Election Statistics – Office of the Clerk

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District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Template:Ushr	Francisco A. Delgado	Template:Party shading/Nacionalista \| Nacionalista	1934	Template:Party shading/Hold \| Incumbent resigned February 14, 1936, after a successor qualified in accordance to a new form of government. New resident commissioner appointed February 14, 1936. Nacionalista hold. Winner was to hold office at the pleasure of the President of the Philippines.	Template:Plainlist
Template:Ushr	Charles V. Truax	Template:Party shading/Democratic \| Democratic	1932	Template:Party shading/Democratic/Hold \| Incumbent died August 9, 1935. New member elected November 3, 1936. Democratic hold. Winner was not elected to the next term; see below.	Template:Plainlist
Template:Ushr	Mell G. Underwood	Template:Party shading/Democratic \| Democratic	1922	Template:Party shading/Democratic/Hold \| Incumbent resigned April 10, 1936, after being appointed to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. New member elected November 3, 1936. Democratic hold. Winner was not elected to the next term; see below.	Template:Plainlist
Template:Ushr	John J. McSwain	Template:Party shading/Democratic \| Democratic	1920	Template:Party shading/Democratic/Hold \| Incumbent died August 6, 1936. New member elected November 3, 1936. Democratic hold. Winner was also elected to the next term; see below.	Template:Plainlist

1936 United States House of Representatives elections

Overall results

Special elections

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