The 1932 United States House of Representatives elections were elections for the United States House of Representatives to elect members to serve in the 73rd United States Congress. They were held for the most part on November 8, 1932, while Maine held theirs on September 12. They coincided with the landslide election of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

The inability of Herbert Hoover to deal with the Great Depression was the main issue surrounding this election, with his overwhelming unpopularity causing his Republican Party to lose 101 seats to Roosevelt's Democratic Party and the small Farmer–Labor Party, as the Democrats expanded the majority they had gained through special elections to a commanding level.

This round of elections was seen as a referendum on the once popular Republican business practices, which were eschewed for new, more liberal Democratic ideas. This was the first time since 1894 (and the last time ) that any party suffered triple-digit losses, and the Democrats posted their largest net seat pick-up in their history. These elections marked the beginning of a period of dominance in the House for the Democrats: with the exception of 1946 and 1952, the party would win every House election until 1994.

This was the first election after the congressional reapportionment based on the 1930 census, which was the first reapportionment since the passage of the Reapportionment Act of 1929 that permanently capped the House membership at 435 seats. Since no reapportionment (and in nearly all states no redistricting) had occurred after the 1920 census, the district boundary changes from the previous election were quite substantial, representing twenty years of population movement from small towns to the more Democratic cities.

Overall results

Source:

+ ↓ 313 5 117 Democratic Republican

Special elections

There were special elections in 1932 to serve the remainder of the current 72nd United States Congress.

Special elections are sorted by date then district.

! | Fletcher Hale | | Republican | 1924 | | Incumbent died October 22, 1931.New member elected January 5, 1932.Democratic gain.Successor was subsequently re-elected in November, see below. | nowrap |

! | Samuel Rutherford | | Democratic | 1924 | | Incumbent died February 4, 1932New member elected March 2, 1932.Democratic hold.Successor subsequently retired in November; see below. | nowrap |

! | Percy Quin | | Democratic | 1912 | | Incumbent died February 4, 1932.New member elected March 15, 1932.Democratic hold. | nowrap |

! | Félix Córdova Dávila | style="background:#ffbbff" | Union of Puerto Rico | 1917 | | Incumbent resigned April 11, 1932, to become Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico.New Delegate elected April 15, 1932.Independent gain.Winner was not elected to finish the term; see below.

! | J. Russell Leech | | Republican | 1926 | | Incumbent resigned January 29, 1932, to become a member of the U.S. Board of Tax Appeals.New member elected April 26, 1932.Republican hold. | nowrap |

! | Edward E. Eslick | | Democratic | 1924 | | Incumbent died June 14, 1932.New member elected August 14, 1932.Democratic hold. | nowrap |

! | Charles R. Crisp | | Democratic | 1896 (special) | | Incumbent resigned October 7, 1932, to become a member of the U.S. Tariff Commission.New member elected November 8, 1932.Democratic hold. | nowrap |

! | J. Charles Linthicum | | Democratic | 1910 | | Incumbent died October 5, 1932.New member elected November 8, 1932.Democratic hold. | nowrap |

! | George A. Welsh | | Republican | 1922 | | Incumbent resigned May 31, 1932, to become judge for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.New member elected November 8, 1932.Republican hold. | nowrap |

! | Edward M. Beers | | Republican | 1922 | | Incumbent died April 21, 1932.New member elected November 8, 1932.Republican hold.Winner was not elected to the next term; see below. | nowrap |

! | Henry St. George Tucker III | | Democratic | 18881896 (retired)1922 (special) | | Incumbent died July 23, 1932.New member elected November 8, 1932.Democratic hold. | nowrap |

Alabama

! | John McDuffie | | Democratic | 1918 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |

! | J. Lister Hill | | Democratic | 1923 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |

! | Henry B. Steagall | | Democratic | 1914 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |

! | Lamar Jeffers | | Democratic | 1921 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |

! rowspan=2 | | LaFayette L. Patterson | | Democratic | 1928 | | Incumbent lost renomination.Democratic loss. | rowspan=2 nowrap |

| Miles C. Allgood | | Democratic | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected.

! | William B. Oliver | | Democratic | 1914 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |

! | William B. Bankhead | | Democratic | 1916 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |

! | Edward B. Almon | | Democratic | 1914 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |

! | George Huddleston | | Democratic | 1914 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |

Alaska Territory See Non-voting delegates, below.

Arizona

! | Lewis W. Douglas | | Democratic | 1926 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |

Arkansas

! | William J. Driver | | Democratic | 1920 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |

! | John E. Miller | | Democratic | 1930 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |

! | Claude Fuller | | Democratic | 1928 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |

! | Effiegene Locke Wingo | | Democratic | 1930 | | Incumbent retired.Democratic hold. | nowrap |

! | Heartsill Ragon | | Democratic | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |

! | David Delano Glover | | Democratic | 1928 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |

! | Tilman B. Parks | | Democratic | 1920 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |

California

Nine new seats were added in reapportionment, increasing the delegation from 11 to 20 seats. Six of the new seats were won by Democrats, three by Republicans. Three Republican incumbents lost re-election to Democrats. Therefore, Democrats increased by 10 seats and Republicans decreased by 1. District Incumbent Party Elected Result Candidates Clarence F. Lea Democratic 1916 Incumbent re-elected. Harry Lane Englebright Republican 1926 Incumbent re-elected. Charles F. Curry Jr. Republican 1930 Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic gain. Florence Prag Kahn Republican 1926 Incumbent re-elected. Richard J. Welch Republican 1926 Incumbent re-elected. Albert E. Carter Republican 1924 Incumbent re-elected. None (new district) New seat.Republican gain. Arthur M. Free Republican 1920 Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic gain. Henry E. Barbour Republican 1918 Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic gain. None (new district) New seat.Democratic gain. William E. Evans Republican 1926 Incumbent re-elected. None (new district) New seat.Democratic gain. None (new district) New seat.Democratic gain. None (new district) New seat.Democratic gain. None (new district) New seat.Republican gain. Joe Crail Republican 1926 Incumbent retired.Democratic gain. None (new district) New seat.Democratic gain. None (new district) New seat.Democratic gain. None (new district) New seat.Republican gain. Phil Swing Republican 1920 Incumbent retired.Republican hold.

Colorado

! | William R. Eaton | | Republican | 1928 | | Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic gain. | nowrap |

! | Charles B. Timberlake | | Republican | 1914 | | Incumbent lost renomination.Democratic gain. | nowrap |

! | Guy U. Hardy | | Republican | 1918 | | Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic gain. | nowrap |

! | Edward T. Taylor | | Democratic | 1908 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |

Connecticut

! | Augustine Lonergan | | Democratic | 1930 | | Retired to run for U.S. senator.Democratic hold. | nowrap |

! | Richard P. Freeman | | Republican | 1914 | | Incumbent lost renomination.Republican hold. | nowrap |

! | John Q. Tilson | | Republican | 1914 | | Incumbent retired.Democratic gain. | nowrap |

! | William L. Tierney | | Democratic | 1930 | | Incumbent lost re-election.Republican gain. | nowrap |

! | Edward W. Goss | | Republican | 1930 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |

! | colspan=3 | None (new district) | | New seat.Republican gain. | nowrap |

Delaware

! | Robert G. Houston | | Republican | 1924 | | Incumbent retired.Democratic gain. | nowrap |

Florida

! | Herbert J. Drane | | Democratic | 1916 | | Incumbent lost renomination.Democratic hold. | nowrap |

! | Robert A. Green | | Democratic | 1924 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |

! | Tom Yon | | Democratic | 1926 | | Incumbent lost renomination.Democratic hold. | nowrap |

! | Ruth Bryan Owen | | Democratic | 1928 | | Incumbent lost renomination.Democratic hold. | nowrap |

! | colspan=3 | None (new district) | | New seat.Democratic gain. | nowrap |

Georgia

! | Homer C. Parker | | Democratic | 1931 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |

! | E. Eugene Cox | | Democratic | 1924 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |

! | Charles R. Crisp | | Democratic | 1896 1896 1912 | | Incumbent resigned October 7, 1932.Democratic hold. | nowrap |

! | William C. Wright | | Democratic | 1918 | | Incumbent retired.Democratic hold. | nowrap |

! | Robert Ramspeck | | Democratic | 1929 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |

! rowspan=2 | | Carlton Mobley | | Democratic | 1932 | | Incumbent retired.Democratic loss. | rowspan=2 nowrap |

| Carl Vinson | | Democratic | 1914 | Incumbent re-elected.

! | Malcolm C. Tarver | | Democratic | 1926 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |

! | William C. Lankford | | Democratic | 1918 | | Incumbent lost renomination.Democratic hold. | nowrap |

! | John S. Wood | | Democratic | 1930 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |

! | Charles H. Brand | | Democratic | 1916 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |

Hawaii Territory See Non-voting delegates, below.

Idaho

! | Burton L. French | | Republican | 1916 | | Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic gain. | nowrap |

! | Addison T. Smith | | Republican | 1912 | | Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic gain. | nowrap |

Illinois

! | Oscar Stanton De Priest | | Republican | 1928 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |

! | Morton D. Hull | | Republican | 1923 | | Incumbent retired.Republican hold. | nowrap |

! | Edward A. Kelly | | Democratic | 1930 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |

! | Harry P. Beam | | Democratic | 1930 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |

! | Adolph J. Sabath | | Democratic | 1906 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |

! | James T. Igoe | | Democratic | 1926 | | Incumbent lost renomination.Democratic hold. | nowrap |

! | Leonard W. Schuetz | | Democratic | 1930 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |

! | Peter C. Granata | | Republican | 1930 | | Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic gain. | nowrap |

! | Frederick A. Britten | | Republican | 1912 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |

! | Carl R. Chindblom | | Republican | 1918 | | Incumbent lost renomination.Republican hold. | nowrap |

! | Frank R. Reid | | Republican | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |

! | John T. Buckbee | | Republican | 1926 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |

! | William Richard Johnson | | Republican | 1924 | | Incumbent lost renomination.Republican hold. | nowrap |

! | John Clayton Allen | | Republican | 1924 | | Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic gain. | nowrap |

! | Burnett M. Chiperfield | | Republican | 1930 | | Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic gain. | nowrap |

! | William E. Hull | | Republican | 1922 | | Incumbent lost renomination.Republican hold. | nowrap |

! | Homer W. Hall | | Republican | 1926 | | Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic gain. | nowrap |

! | William P. Holaday | | Republican | 1922 | | Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic gain. | nowrap |

! | Charles Adkins | | Republican | 1924 | | Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic gain. | nowrap |

! | Henry T. Rainey | | Democratic | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |

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