The 1960 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they ...
in 1960, which coincided with the
election
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Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has opera ...
of
President
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John F. Kennedy
John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to by his initials JFK and the nickname Jack, was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from 1961 until his assassination ...
and was the first house election to feature all 50 current
U.S. states
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.
There were 437 seats, the most in U.S. history: 435 from the reapportionment in accordance with the 1950 census, and one seat for each of the new states of
Alaska
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and
Hawaii
Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only state ...
.
Although Democrats retained control, it was the first time since 1908 that an incoming president's party lost seats in the House, which would not happen again until
1988
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In these special elections, the winner was seated during 1960 or before January 3, 1961; ordered by election date, then state, then district.
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, Isidore Dollinger
, , Democratic
, 1948
, , Incumbent resigned December 31, 1959 to become
District Attorney of Bronx County
The Bronx County District Attorney is the elected district attorney for Bronx
The Bronx () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Bronx County, in the state of New York. It is south of Westchester County; north and east of the Ne ...
. New member
elected Elected may refer to:
* "Elected" (song), by Alice Cooper, 1973
* ''Elected'' (EP), by Ayreon, 2008
*The Elected, an American indie rock band
See also
*Election
An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population ...
March 8, 1960. Democratic hold. Winner was subsequently re-elected in November, see below.
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, Alvin Bush
, , Republican
,
1950
Events January
* January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed.
* January 5 – Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 crashes in a snowstorm. All 19 ...
, , Incumbent died November 3, 1959. New member
elected Elected may refer to:
* "Elected" (song), by Alice Cooper, 1973
* ''Elected'' (EP), by Ayreon, 2008
*The Elected, an American indie rock band
See also
*Election
An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population ...
April 26, 1960. Republican hold. Winner was subsequently re-elected in November, see below.
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, Richard M. Simpson
, , Republican
,
1936
Events
January–February
* January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King E ...
, , Incumbent died January 7, 1960. New member
elected Elected may refer to:
* "Elected" (song), by Alice Cooper, 1973
* ''Elected'' (EP), by Ayreon, 2008
*The Elected, an American indie rock band
See also
*Election
An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population ...
April 26, 1960. Republican hold. Winner subsequently died June 19, 1960, and the seat remained vacant until another special election in November, see below.
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, David McKee Hall
, , Democratic
,
1958
Events
January
* January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being.
* January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed.
* January 4
** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...
, , Incumbent died January 29, 1960. New member
elected Elected may refer to:
* "Elected" (song), by Alice Cooper, 1973
* ''Elected'' (EP), by Ayreon, 2008
*The Elected, an American indie rock band
See also
*Election
An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population ...
June 25, 1960. Democratic hold. Winner was subsequently re-elected in November, see below.
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, James G. Polk
, , Democratic
,
1930
Events
January
* January 15 – The Moon moves into its nearest point to Earth, called perigee, at the same time as its fullest phase of the Lunar Cycle. This is the closest moon distance at in recent history, and the next one will b ...
1940 1948
, , Incumbent died April 28, 1959. New member elected November 8, 1960. Republican gain. Winner was not a candidate the same day to the next term, see below.
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, Douglas Elliott
, , Republican
, 1960
, , Incumbent died June 19, 1960. New member
elected Elected may refer to:
* "Elected" (song), by Alice Cooper, 1973
* ''Elected'' (EP), by Ayreon, 2008
*The Elected, an American indie rock band
See also
*Election
An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population ...
November 8, 1960. Republican hold. Winner was also elected to the full term, see below.
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Russell V. Mack
Russell Vernon Mack (June 13, 1891 – March 28, 1960) served as a member of the United States House of Representatives representing Washington State's 3rd District from 1947 to 1960. He was born in 1891, in Hillman, Michigan. Mack moved to ...
, , Republican
, 1947 , 1948
, , Incumbent died March 28, 1960. New member
elected Elected may refer to:
* "Elected" (song), by Alice Cooper, 1973
* ''Elected'' (EP), by Ayreon, 2008
*The Elected, an American indie rock band
See also
*Election
An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population ...
November 8, 1960. Democratic gain. Winner was also elected to the full term, see below.
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George M. Grant
George McInvale Grant (July 11, 1897 – November 4, 1982) was an American politician and Democratic Representative from Alabama.
Early life
George McInvale Grant was born in Louisville, Alabama on July 11, 1897. He attended public schools ...
George W. Andrews
George William Andrews (December 12, 1906 – December 25, 1971) was an American politician and a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Alabama, and the husband of Elizabeth B. Andrews.
Andrews is known for objecting ...
, , Democratic
,
1944
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 2 – WWII:
** Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in Nor ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
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, Kenneth A. Roberts
, , Democratic
,
1950
Events January
* January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed.
* January 5 – Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 crashes in a snowstorm. All 19 ...
1944
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 2 – WWII:
** Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in Nor ...
1952
Events January–February
* January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses.
* February 6
** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
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, Carl Elliott
, , Democratic
, 1948
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
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, Robert E. Jones Jr.
, , Democratic
, 1947
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
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, George Huddleston Jr.
, , Democratic
, 1954
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
1958
Events
January
* January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being.
* January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed.
* January 4
** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...
1952
Events January–February
* January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses.
* February 6
** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...
Ezekiel C. Gathings
Ezekiel Candler "Took" Gathings (November 10, 1903 – May 2, 1979) was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas, representing Arkansas' First Congressional District from 1939 to 1969. A segregationist conservative, Gathings was an ally of Strom T ...
Wilbur Mills
Wilbur Daigh Mills (May 24, 1909 – May 2, 1992) was an American Democratic politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1939 until his retirement in 1977. As chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee from ...
1944
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 2 – WWII:
** Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in Nor ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
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!
,
Oren Harris
Oren Harris (December 20, 1903 – February 5, 1997) was a United States representative from Arkansas and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas and the United States District Court ...
, , Democratic
,
1940
A calendar from 1940 according to the Gregorian calendar, factoring in the dates of Easter and related holidays, cannot be used again until the year 5280.
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* Januar ...
1958
Events
January
* January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being.
* January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed.
* January 4
** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...
1958
Events
January
* January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being.
* January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed.
* January 4
** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
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, Harold T. Johnson
, , Democratic
,
1958
Events
January
* January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being.
* January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed.
* January 4
** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
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, John E. Moss
, , Democratic
,
1952
Events January–February
* January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses.
* February 6
** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
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, William S. Mailliard
, , Republican
,
1952
Events January–February
* January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses.
* February 6
** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...
1958
Events
January
* January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being.
* January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed.
* January 4
** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
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, George P. Miller
, , Democratic
,
1944
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 2 – WWII:
** Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in Nor ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
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, J. Arthur Younger
, , Republican
,
1952
Events January–February
* January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses.
* February 6
** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...
1952
Events January–February
* January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses.
* February 6
** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
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, John J. McFall
, , Democratic
,
1956
Events
January
* January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan.
* January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim Elliot and Pete Fleming, ar ...
1952
Events January–February
* January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses.
* February 6
** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
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, Gordon L. McDonough
, , Republican
,
1944
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 2 – WWII:
** Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in Nor ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
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!
,
Donald L. Jackson
Donald Lester Jackson (January 23, 1910 – May 27, 1981) was a U.S. Representative from California from 1947 to 1961.
Born in Ipswich, Edmunds County, South Dakota, Jackson attended the public schools of South Dakota and California.
Bi ...
Cecil R. King
Cecil Rhodes King (January 13, 1898 – March 17, 1974) was an American businessman and politician. King, a Democrat, served as the first member of the United States House of Representatives from California's 17th congressional district fo ...
, , Democratic
,
1942
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 1 – WWII: The Declaration by United Nations is signed by China, the United Kingdom, the United States, the Soviet Union, and 22 other nations, in w ...
1952
Events January–February
* January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses.
* February 6
** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
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!
,
Chet Holifield
Chester Earl "Chet" Holifield (December 3, 1903 – February 6, 1995) was a businessman and politician, a United States representative from California's 19th congressional district. He was known for his work on issues of atomic energy.
He wa ...
, , Democratic
,
1942
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 1 – WWII: The Declaration by United Nations is signed by China, the United Kingdom, the United States, the Soviet Union, and 22 other nations, in w ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
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, H. Allen Smith
, , Republican
,
1956
Events
January
* January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan.
* January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim Elliot and Pete Fleming, ar ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
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, Edgar W. Hiestand
, , Republican
,
1952
Events January–February
* January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses.
* February 6
** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
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, Joseph F. Holt
, , Republican
,
1952
Events January–February
* January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses.
* February 6
** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...
1953
Events
January
* January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma.
* January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a government-in-exile in Oslo.
* January 14
** Marshal Josip Broz Tito is chosen President of Yug ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
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, George A. Kasem
, , Democratic
,
1958
Events
January
* January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being.
* January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed.
* January 4
** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...
, , Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.
, nowrap ,
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,
James Roosevelt
James Roosevelt II (December 23, 1907 – August 13, 1991) was an American businessman, Marine, activist, and Democratic Party politician. The eldest son of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt, he served as an official Secr ...
Harry R. Sheppard
Harry Richard Sheppard (January 10, 1885 – April 28, 1969) was an American businessman and politician who served as a U.S. representative from California from 1937 to 1965,
Biography
Born in Mobile, Alabama, Sheppard attended the public sch ...
, , Democratic
,
1936
Events
January–February
* January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King E ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
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, James B. Utt
, , Republican
,
1952
Events January–February
* January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses.
* February 6
** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...
1956
Events
January
* January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan.
* January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim Elliot and Pete Fleming, ar ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
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, Bob Wilson
, , Republican
,
1952
Events January–February
* January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses.
* February 6
** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...
1950
Events January
* January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed.
* January 5 – Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 crashes in a snowstorm. All 19 ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
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, Byron L. Johnson
, , Democratic
,
1958
Events
January
* January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being.
* January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed.
* January 4
** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...
, , Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.
, nowrap ,
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, John Chenoweth
, , Republican
,
1950
Events January
* January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed.
* January 5 – Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 crashes in a snowstorm. All 19 ...
1958
Events
January
* January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being.
* January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed.
* January 4
** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
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!
,
Chester Bowles
Chester Bliss Bowles (April 5, 1901 – May 25, 1986) was an American diplomat and ambassador, governor of Connecticut, congressman and co-founder of a major advertising agency, Benton & Bowles, now part of Publicis Groupe. Bowles is best known ...
, , Democratic
,
1958
Events
January
* January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being.
* January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed.
* January 4
** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...
, , Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain.
, nowrap ,
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, Robert Giaimo
, , Democratic
,
1958
Events
January
* January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being.
* January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed.
* January 4
** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
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, Donald J. Irwin
, , Democratic
,
1958
Events
January
* January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being.
* January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed.
* January 4
** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...
, , Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.
, nowrap ,
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, John S. Monagan
, , Democratic
,
1958
Events
January
* January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being.
* January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed.
* January 4
** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...
1958
Events
January
* January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being.
* January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed.
* January 4
** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...
1958
Events
January
* January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being.
* January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed.
* January 4
** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
Florida
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!
, William C. Cramer
, , Republican
, 1954
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
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!
, Charles E. Bennett
, , Democratic
, 1948
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
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!
,
Bob Sikes
Robert Lee Fulton Sikes (June 3, 1906September 28, 1994) was an American politician of the Democratic Party who represented the Florida Panhandle in the United States House of Representatives from 1941 to 1979, with a brief break in 1944 and 19 ...
, , Democratic
,
1940
A calendar from 1940 according to the Gregorian calendar, factoring in the dates of Easter and related holidays, cannot be used again until the year 5280.
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* Januar ...
Dante Fascell
Dante Bruno Fascell (March 9, 1917 – November 28, 1998) was an American politician who represented Florida as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1955 to 1993. He served as chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committe ...
Syd Herlong
Albert Sydney Herlong Jr. (February 14, 1909 – December 27, 1995) was an American lawyer and politician from Florida who served ten terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1949 to 1969. He was a member of the Democratic Pa ...
1952
Events January–February
* January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses.
* February 6
** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
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!
, Donald Ray Matthews
, , Democratic
,
1952
Events January–February
* January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses.
* February 6
** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
Georgia
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, Prince Hulon Preston Jr.
, , Democratic
, 1946
, , Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Democratic hold.
, nowrap ,
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!
, J. L. Pilcher
, , Democratic
,
1953
Events
January
* January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma.
* January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a government-in-exile in Oslo.
* January 14
** Marshal Josip Broz Tito is chosen President of Yug ...
1950
Events January
* January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed.
* January 5 – Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 crashes in a snowstorm. All 19 ...
Carl Vinson
Carl Vinson (November 18, 1883 – June 1, 1981) was an American politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives for over 50 years and was influential in the 20th century expansion of the U.S. Navy. He was a member of the Democratic ...
, , Democratic
,
1914
This year saw the beginning of what became known as World War I, after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austrian throne was Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, assassinated by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip. It als ...
1958
Events
January
* January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being.
* January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed.
* January 4
** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...
, , Retired to run for
Georgia State Senator
The Georgia State Senate is the upper house of the Georgia General Assembly, in the U.S. state of Georgia.
Legal provisions
The Georgia State Senate is the upper house of the Georgia General Assembly, with the lower house being the Georgia Ho ...
1952
Events January–February
* January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses.
* February 6
** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
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!
,
Paul Brown
Paul Eugene Brown (September 7, 1908 – August 5, 1991) was an American football coach and executive in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and National Football League (NFL). Brown was both the co-founder and first coach of the Clevela ...
, , Democratic
, 1933
, , Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.
, nowrap ,
1959
Events January
* January 1 - Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance.
* January 2 - Lunar probe Luna 1 was the first man-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reached the vicinity of E ...
1952
Events January–February
* January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses.
* February 6
** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...
1950
Events January
* January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed.
* January 5 – Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 crashes in a snowstorm. All 19 ...
, , Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.
, nowrap ,
1942
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 1 – WWII: The Declaration by United Nations is signed by China, the United Kingdom, the United States, the Soviet Union, and 22 other nations, in w ...
1952
Events January–February
* January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses.
* February 6
** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, William T. Murphy
, , Democratic
,
1958
Events
January
* January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being.
* January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed.
* January 4
** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Ed Derwinski
Edward Joseph Derwinski (September 15, 1926 – January 15, 2012) was an American politician who served as the first Cabinet-level United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs, serving under President George H. W. Bush from March 15, 1989 to Septe ...
, , Republican
,
1958
Events
January
* January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being.
* January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed.
* January 4
** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, John C. Kluczynski
, , Democratic
,
1950
Events January
* January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed.
* January 5 – Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 crashes in a snowstorm. All 19 ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Thomas J. O'Brien
, , Democratic
,
1942
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 1 – WWII: The Declaration by United Nations is signed by China, the United Kingdom, the United States, the Soviet Union, and 22 other nations, in w ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Roland V. Libonati
, , Democratic
,
1957
1957 ( MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1957th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 957th year of the 2nd millennium, the 57th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Dan Rostenkowski
Daniel David Rostenkowski (January 2, 1928 – August 11, 2010) was a United States Representative from Chicago, serving for 36 years, from 1959 to 1995. He became one of the most powerful legislators in Congress, especially in matters of ta ...
, , Democratic
,
1958
Events
January
* January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being.
* January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed.
* January 4
** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...
1956
Events
January
* January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan.
* January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim Elliot and Pete Fleming, ar ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Roman Pucinski
Roman Conrad Pucinski (May 13, 1919 – September 25, 2002) was an American Democratic politician from Chicago, Illinois. He was a U.S. Representative from 1959 to 1973 and alderman from the 41st Ward of Chicago from 1973 to 1991. He was co ...
, , Democratic
,
1958
Events
January
* January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being.
* January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed.
* January 4
** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Charles A. Boyle
, , Democratic
, 1954
, , Incumbent died November 4, 1959. New member elected. Democratic hold.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Marguerite S. Church
, , Republican
,
1950
Events January
* January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed.
* January 5 – Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 crashes in a snowstorm. All 19 ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Elmer J. Hoffman
Elmer Joseph Hoffman (July 7, 1899 – June 25, 1976) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Illinois.
Born on a farm in Du Page County, Illinois, Du Page County, near Wheaton, Illinois, Hoffman attended the pub ...
, , Republican
,
1958
Events
January
* January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being.
* January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed.
* January 4
** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...
1936
Events
January–February
* January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King E ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Leo E. Allen
, , Republican
,
1932
Events January
* January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel.
* January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort to assassinate Emperor Hiro ...
, , Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Leslie C. Arends
, , Republican
,
1934
Events
January–February
* January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established.
* January 15 – The 8.0 Nepal–Bihar earthquake strikes Nepal and Bihar with a maxi ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Robert H. Michel
Robert Henry Michel (; March 2, 1923 – February 17, 2017) was an American Republican Party politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives for 38 years. He represented central Illinois' 18th congressional distric ...
, , Republican
,
1956
Events
January
* January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan.
* January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim Elliot and Pete Fleming, ar ...
1958
Events
January
* January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being.
* January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed.
* January 4
** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...
, , Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Peter F. Mack Jr.
, , Democratic
, 1948
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, William L. Springer
, , Republican
,
1950
Events January
* January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed.
* January 5 – Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 crashes in a snowstorm. All 19 ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, George E. Shipley
, , Democratic
,
1958
Events
January
* January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being.
* January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed.
* January 4
** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Melvin Price
Charles Melvin Price (January 1, 1905 – April 22, 1988) was a member of the United States House of Representatives for over 40 years, from 1945 to his death. He represented Metro East, the Illinois portion of the St. Louis metropolitan area ...
, , Democratic
,
1944
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 2 – WWII:
** Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in Nor ...
Ray Madden
Ray John Madden (February 25, 1892 – September 28, 1987) was an American lawyer and World War I veteran who served 17 terms as a United States representative from Indiana from 1943 to 1977.
Biography
He was born in Waseca, Minnesota. He atte ...
, , Democratic
,
1942
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 1 – WWII: The Declaration by United Nations is signed by China, the United Kingdom, the United States, the Soviet Union, and 22 other nations, in wh ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Charles A. Halleck
, , Republican
,
1935
Events
January
* January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude Franco-Italian Agreement of 1935, an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's colonial claims.
* ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
John Brademas
Stephen John Brademas Jr. (March 2, 1927 – July 11, 2016) was an American politician and educator originally from Indiana. He served as Majority Whip of the United States House of Representatives for the Democratic Party from 1977 to 1981 at ...
E. Ross Adair
Edwin Ross Adair (December 14, 1907 – May 5, 1983) was an American lawyer and World War II veteran who served ten terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1951 to 1971.
Early life
Born in Albion, Indiana, Adair attended grade and high ...
, , Republican
, 1950
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, J. Edward Roush
, , Democratic
, 1958
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Fred Wampler
, , Democratic
, 1958
, , Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, William G. Bray
, , Republican
, 1950
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Winfield K. Denton
Winfield Kirkpatrick Denton (October 28, 1896 – November 2, 1971) was an American lawyer, military veteran, and politician who served several terms as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Indiana in the mid-20th ce ...
, , Democratic
,
1954
Events
January
* January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany.
* January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting.
* January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The fir ...
Randall S. Harmon
Randall S. "Front Porch" Harmon (July 19, 1903 – August 18, 1982) was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.
Harmon was born in North Vernon, Indiana and he graduated from North Vernon High School. Harmon also took extension courses in law ...
, , Democratic
, 1958
, , Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Joseph W. Barr
, , Democratic
, 1958
, , Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.
, nowrap ,
Iowa
, -
!
,
Fred Schwengel
Frederick Delbert Schwengel (May 28, 1906April 1, 1993) was a Republican United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from southeastern Iowa.
Personal background
Born on a farm near Sheffield, Iowa, to Germany, German immigrants, ...
, , Republican
,
1954
Events
January
* January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany.
* January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting.
* January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The fir ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Leonard G. Wolf
, , Democratic
, 1958
, , Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
H. R. Gross
Harold Royce Gross (June 30, 1899 – September 22, 1987) was a Republican United States Representative from Iowa's 3rd congressional district for thirteen terms. The role he played on the House floor, objecting to spending measures and projects t ...
John Henry Kyl
John Henry Kyl (May 9, 1919 – December 23, 2002) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Iowa's 4th congressional district from 1959 to 1965 and again from 1967 to 1973. ...
Neal Edward Smith
Neal Edward Smith (March 23, 1920 – November 2, 2021) was an American politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives for the Democratic Party from Iowa from 1959 until 1995, the longest-serving Iowan in the United S ...
1956
Events
January
* January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan.
* January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Ben F. Jensen
Benton Franklin Jensen (December 16, 1892 – February 5, 1970) served thirteen consecutive terms as a U.S. Representative from Iowa's 7th congressional district in the southwestern corner of the state. While on the floor of the U.S. House on Marc ...
, , Republican
,
1938
Events
January
* January 1
** The Constitution of Estonia#Third Constitution (de facto 1938–1940, de jure 1938–1992), new constitution of Estonia enters into force, which many consider to be the ending of the Era of Silence and the a ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Charles B. Hoeven
Charles Bernard Hoeven (March 30, 1895 – November 9, 1980) was an American politician. Elected to represent districts in northern Iowa for eleven terms, from the 78th United States Congress, Seventy-eighth to 88th United States Congress, Ei ...
, , Republican
,
1942
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 1 – WWII: The Declaration by United Nations is signed by China, the United Kingdom, the United States, the Soviet Union, and 22 other nations, in wh ...
1954
Events
January
* January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany.
* January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting.
* January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The fir ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Newell A. George
, , Democratic
, 1958
, , Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Denver David Hargis
Denver David Hargis (July 22, 1921 – March 16, 1989) was a U.S. Representative from Kansas from 1959 to 1961.
Born in Key West, Florida, his maternal grandfather and grandmother were each from Spain and England. In 1922, when Hargis was one ye ...
, , Democratic
, 1958
, , Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Edward Herbert Rees
Edward Herbert Rees (June 3, 1886 – October 25, 1969) was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.
Born on a farm near Emporia, Kansas, his father and maternal grandparents were all born in Wales. Rees attended the public schools and the Kansas S ...
, , Republican
,
1936
Events
January–February
* January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King E ...
, , Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
James Floyd Breeding
James Floyd Breeding (September 28, 1901 – October 17, 1977) was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.
Early life
Born near Robinson, Kansas, Breeding was educated in grade schools, Moonlight, Kansas, and Berryton High School in Shawnee Count ...
, , Democratic
,
1956
Events
January
* January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan.
* January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...
1946
Events January
* January 6 - The 1946 North Vietnamese parliamentary election, first general election ever in Vietnam is held.
* January 7 – The Allies recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide the country into f ...
, , Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.
, nowrap ,
Frank W. Burke
Frank Welsh Burke (June 1, 1920 – June 28, 2007) was an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky from 1959 to 1963 and as Mayor of Louisville, Kentucky from 1969 to ...
1944
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 2 – WWII:
** Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in Nor ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Brent Spence
Brent Spence (December 24, 1874 – September 18, 1967), a native of Newport, Kentucky, was a long time Democratic Congressman, attorney, and banker from Northern Kentucky.
Spence was born in Newport, Kentucky to Philip and Virginia (Berry) ...
, , Democratic
,
1930
Events
January
* January 15 – The Moon moves into its nearest point to Earth, called perigee, at the same time as its fullest phase of the Lunar Cycle. This is the closest moon distance at in recent history, and the next one will be ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
John C. Watts
John Clarence Watts (July 9, 1902 – September 24, 1971) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.
Born in Nicholasville, Kentucky, Watts attended the public schools.
He was graduated from the University of Kentucky in 1925 and from its law sc ...
Carl D. Perkins
Carl Dewey Perkins (October 15, 1912 – August 3, 1984), a Democrat, was an American politician and member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Kentucky serving from 1949 until his death from a heart attack in Lexing ...
1954
Events
January
* January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany.
* January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting.
* January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The fir ...
Hale Boggs
Thomas Hale Boggs Sr. (February 15, 1914 – disappeared October 16, 1972; declared dead December 29, 1972) was an American Democratic politician and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Orleans, Louisiana. He was the House ma ...
1946
Events January
* January 6 - The 1946 North Vietnamese parliamentary election, first general election ever in Vietnam is held.
* January 7 – The Allies recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide the country into f ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Edwin E. Willis
Edwin Edward Willis (October 2, 1904 – October 24, 1972) was an American politician and attorney from the U.S. state of Louisiana who was affiliated with the Long political faction. A Democrat, he served in the Louisiana State Senate du ...
Overton Brooks
Thomas Overton Brooks (December 21, 1897 – September 16, 1961) was a Democratic U.S. representative from the Shreveport-based Fourth Congressional District of northwestern Louisiana, having served for a quarter century beginning on Janu ...
, , Democratic
,
1936
Events
January–February
* January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King E ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Otto Passman
Otto Ernest Passman (June 27, 1900 – August 13, 1988) was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives for Louisiana's 5th congressional district from 1947 until 1977. As a congressman, Passman chaired the Hous ...
, , Democratic
,
1946
Events January
* January 6 - The 1946 North Vietnamese parliamentary election, first general election ever in Vietnam is held.
* January 7 – The Allies recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide the country into f ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
James H. Morrison
James Hobson Morrison (December 8, 1908 - July 20, 2000) was an American lawyer and politician who served twelve terms as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Louisiana from 1943 to 1967.
Early life and caree ...
, , Democratic
,
1942
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 1 – WWII: The Declaration by United Nations is signed by China, the United Kingdom, the United States, the Soviet Union, and 22 other nations, in wh ...
Harold B. McSween
Harold Barnett McSween (July 19, 1926 – January 12, 2002) was a Louisiana businessman and Democratic politician who served in the now defunct 8th congressional district for two terms between 1958 and 1962.
Early life and career
McSween was ...
, , Democratic
, 1958
, Incumbent Lost renomination, then replaced primary opponent
Earl K. Long
Earl Kemp Long (August 26, 1895 – September 5, 1960) was an American politician and the List of governors of Louisiana, 45th governor of Louisiana, serving three nonconsecutive terms. Long, known as "Uncle Earl", connected with voters th ...
on the ballot after he died, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
Maine
, -
!
, James C. Oliver
, , Democratic
, 1958
, , Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Frank M. Coffin
, , Democratic
,
1956
Events
January
* January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan.
* January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...
1951
Events
January
* January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950).
* January 9 – The Government of the United ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
Maryland
, -
!
,
Thomas Francis Johnson
Thomas Francis Johnson (June 26, 1909 – February 1, 1988) was a U.S. Congressman who represented Maryland's 1st congressional district from January 3, 1959 to January 3, 1963. He lost his third re-election after criminal charges were brought a ...
1947
It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Events
January
* January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country in ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
George Hyde Fallon
George Hyde Fallon (July 24, 1902 – March 21, 1980), a Democrat, was a U.S. Congressman who represented the 4th congressional district of Maryland from January 3, 1945, to January 3, 1971.
Growing up, Fallon attended public schools, Calvert ...
, , Democratic
,
1944
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 2 – WWII:
** Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in Nor ...
1954
Events
January
* January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany.
* January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting.
* January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The fir ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
John R. Foley
John Robert Foley (October 16, 1917 – November 11, 2001) was an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for Maryland's 6th congressional district from 1959 to 1961.
Early life a ...
, , Democratic
, 1958
, , Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Samuel Friedel
Samuel Nathaniel Friedel (April 18, 1898 – March 21, 1979), a Democrat, was a U.S. Congressman who represented the 7th congressional district of Maryland from January 3, 1953 to January 3, 1971.
Born in Washington, D.C., to Russian-Jewish ...
Silvio O. Conte
Silvio Ottavio Conte (November 9, 1921 – February 8, 1991) was an American lawyer and politician. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for 16 terms, representing the 1st Congressional District of Massachusetts ...
Edward Boland
Edward Patrick Boland (October 1, 1911 – November 4, 2001) was an American politician from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. A Democrat, he was a representative from Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district.
Early life and education
Bol ...
Philip J. Philbin
Philip Joseph Philbin (May 29, 1898 – June 14, 1972) was a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic United States Congress, U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts. He was born in Clinton, Massachusetts, where he attended the public and high ...
, , Democratic
,
1942
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 1 – WWII: The Declaration by United Nations is signed by China, the United Kingdom, the United States, the Soviet Union, and 22 other nations, in wh ...
1946
Events January
* January 6 - The 1946 North Vietnamese parliamentary election, first general election ever in Vietnam is held.
* January 7 – The Allies recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide the country into f ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Edith Nourse Rogers
Edith Rogers (née Nourse; March 19, 1881 – September 10, 1960) was an American social welfare volunteer and politician who served in the United States Congress. She was the first woman elected to Congress from Massachusetts. Until 2012, ...
, , Republican
,
1925
Events January
* January 1
** The Syrian Federation is officially dissolved, the State of Aleppo and the State of Damascus having been replaced by the State of Syria.
* January 3 – Benito Mussolini makes a pivotal speech in the Italia ...
, , Incumbent died September 10, 1960. New member elected. Republican hold.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, William H. Bates
, , Republican
, 1950
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Thomas J. Lane
Thomas Joseph Lane (July 6, 1898 – June 14, 1994) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts from 1941 to 1963, notable for having been re-elected after serving time in federal prison.
Lane was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts on July 6, 1898 ...
, , Democratic
,
1941
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January–August – 10,072 men, women and children with mental and physical disabilities are asphyxiated with carbon monoxide in a gas chamber, at Hadamar Eu ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Torbert Macdonald
Torbert Hart Macdonald (June 6, 1917 – May 21, 1976) was an American Democratic politician from Massachusetts. He represented the northern suburbs of Boston, including his home town of Malden, in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1955 un ...
, , Democratic
,
1954
Events
January
* January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany.
* January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting.
* January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The fir ...
Laurence Curtis
Laurence Curtis (September 3, 1893 – July 11, 1989) was an American attorney and Republican Party politician from Massachusetts.
Early life, military service, and education
Laurence Curtis was born in Boston, Massachusetts on September 3, 18 ...
Tip O'Neill
Thomas Phillip "Tip" O'Neill Jr. (December 9, 1912 – January 5, 1994) was an American politician who served as the 47th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1987, representing northern Boston, Massachusetts, as ...
John W. McCormack
John William McCormack (December 21, 1891 – November 22, 1980) was an American politician from Boston, Massachusetts. An attorney and a Democrat, McCormack served in the United States Army during World War I, and afterwards won terms in both th ...
, , Democratic
,
1928
Events January
* January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly proving the existence of DNA.
* January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris Bazhanov, J ...
Joseph W. Martin Jr.
Joseph William Martin Jr. (November 3, 1884 – March 6, 1968) was an American Republican Party (United States), Republican politician who served as the List of speakers of the United States House of Representatives, 44th speaker of the United Sta ...
Thaddeus M. Machrowicz
Thaddeus Michael Machrowicz (August 21, 1899 – February 17, 1970) was a United States representative from Michigan and later was a United States federal judge, United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern Dis ...
August E. Johansen
August Edgar Johansen (July 21, 1905 – April 16, 1995) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.
Biography
Johansen was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and attended the public schools in Battle Creek, Michigan. He attended Olivet ...
, , Republican
,
1954
Events
January
* January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany.
* January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting.
* January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The fir ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Clare Hoffman
Clare Eugene Hoffman (September 10, 1875 – November 3, 1967) was a United States representative from Michigan's 4th congressional district.
Background
Hoffman was born in Vicksburg, Union County, Pennsylvania, where he attended the public s ...
, , Republican
,
1934
Events
January–February
* January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established.
* January 15 – The 8.0 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake, Nepal–Bihar earthquake strik ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Gerald Ford
Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. ( ; born Leslie Lynch King Jr.; July 14, 1913December 26, 2006) was an American politician who served as the 38th president of the United States from 1974 to 1977. He was the only president never to have been elected ...
Charles E. Chamberlain
Charles Ernest Chamberlain (July 22, 1917 – November 25, 2002) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.
Life and career
Chamberlain was born in Locke Township, Michigan and after graduating from Lansing Central High School in Lans ...
, , Republican
,
1956
Events
January
* January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan.
* January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, James G. O'Hara
, , Democratic
, 1958
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Alvin Morell Bentley
, , Republican
, 1952
, , Retired to run for U.S. senator New member elected. Republican hold.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Robert P. Griffin
Robert Paul Griffin (November 6, 1923 – April 16, 2015) was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Michigan in the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate and was a Justice of the M ...
, , Republican
,
1956
Events
January
* January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan.
* January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...
Victor A. Knox
Victor Alfred Knox (January 13, 1899 – December 13, 1976) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He served six terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1953 to 1965.
Early life and education
Knox was born on a farm i ...
1946
Events January
* January 6 - The 1946 North Vietnamese parliamentary election, first general election ever in Vietnam is held.
* January 7 – The Allies recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide the country into f ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Charles Diggs
Charles Coles Diggs Jr. (December 2, 1922 – August 24, 1998) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan who served in the state senate and U.S. House of Representatives. He was the first African American elected to Congress ...
, , Democratic
,
1954
Events
January
* January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany.
* January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting.
* January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The fir ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Louis C. Rabaut
Louis Charles Rabaut (December 5, 1886 – November 12, 1961) was an American lawyer and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He was a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic congressman representing Michigan's 14th congressional distr ...
John Dingell
John David Dingell Jr. (July 8, 1926 – February 7, 2019) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1955 until 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he holds the record for longes ...
John Lesinski Sr.
John Lesinski Sr. (January 3, 1885 – May 27, 1950) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He was the father of John Lesinski Jr., who succeeded him in the United States House of Representatives.
Early life
Lesinski was born in Erie ...
, , Democratic
,
1932
Events January
* January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel.
* January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident (1932), Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Martha Griffiths
Martha Wright Griffiths (January 29, 1912 – April 22, 2003) was an American lawyer and judge before being elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1954. Griffiths was the first woman to serve on the House Committee on Ways and M ...
, , Democratic
,
1954
Events
January
* January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany.
* January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting.
* January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The fir ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
William Broomfield
William S. Broomfield, (April 28, 1922 – February 20, 2019) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.
Early life
Broomfield, the son of Scevillian C. and Fern Broomfield was born in Royal Oak, Michigan. His father was a d ...
, , Republican
,
1956
Events
January
* January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan.
* January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
Minnesota
, -
!
,
Al Quie
Albert Harold Quie ( ; born September 18, 1923) is an American politician and farmer. Quie, who served as member of the United States House of Representatives and Governor of Minnesota, is regarded as a moderate Republican. Quie was strongly c ...
Ancher Nelsen
Ancher Nelsen (October 11, 1904 – November 30, 1992), was an American politician who served as the 34th Lieutenant Governor of the state of Minnesota and an eight-term congressman.
Biography
Nelsen was born October 11, 1904, near Buffalo Lake, ...
1942
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 1 – WWII: The Declaration by United Nations is signed by China, the United Kingdom, the United States, the Soviet Union, and 22 other nations, in wh ...
1938
Events
January
* January 1
** The Constitution of Estonia#Third Constitution (de facto 1938–1940, de jure 1938–1992), new constitution of Estonia enters into force, which many consider to be the ending of the Era of Silence and the a ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
John Blatnik
John Anton Blatnik (August 17, 1911 – December 17, 1991) was a United States Congressman from Minnesota. He was a member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL), which is affiliated with the Democratic Party.
Early life
Blat ...
, , Democratic
,
1946
Events January
* January 6 - The 1946 North Vietnamese parliamentary election, first general election ever in Vietnam is held.
* January 7 – The Allies recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide the country into f ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Odin Langen
Odin Elsford Stanley Langen (January 5, 1913 – July 6, 1976) was an American politician from the state of Minnesota. He served six terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1959 to 1971.
Early life and career
Odin Langen wa ...
1942
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 1 – WWII: The Declaration by United Nations is signed by China, the United Kingdom, the United States, the Soviet Union, and 22 other nations, in wh ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Jamie Whitten
Jamie Lloyd Whitten (April 18, 1910September 9, 1995) was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who represented the Deep South state of Mississippi in the United States House of Representatives from 1941 to 1995. He was at the ...
, , Democratic
,
1941
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January–August – 10,072 men, women and children with mental and physical disabilities are asphyxiated with carbon monoxide in a gas chamber, at Hadamar Eu ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Frank Ellis Smith
Frank Ellis Smith (February 21, 1918 – August 2, 1997) was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.
Born in Sidon, Mississippi, Smith attended the public schools of Sidon and Greenwood, Mississippi. He graduated from Sunflower Junior College ...
John Bell Williams
John Bell Williams (December 4, 1918 – March 25, 1983) was an American Democratic Party (United States), Democratic politician who represented Mississippi in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1947 to 1968 and served as List of Governors o ...
, , Democratic
,
1946
Events January
* January 6 - The 1946 North Vietnamese parliamentary election, first general election ever in Vietnam is held.
* January 7 – The Allies recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide the country into f ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
W. Arthur Winstead
William Arthur Winstead (January 6, 1904 – March 14, 1995) was a farmer and politician, elected as U.S. Representative from Mississippi's 4th congressional district, serving from 1943 to 1965. He surprisingly lost the 1964 election by a su ...
, , Democratic
,
1942
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 1 – WWII: The Declaration by United Nations is signed by China, the United Kingdom, the United States, the Soviet Union, and 22 other nations, in wh ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, William M. Colmer
, , Democratic
,
1932
Events January
* January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel.
* January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident (1932), Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort ...
1946
Events January
* January 6 - The 1946 North Vietnamese parliamentary election, first general election ever in Vietnam is held.
* January 7 – The Allies recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide the country into f ...
Leonor Sullivan
Leonor Kretzer Sullivan (August 21, 1902 – September 1, 1988) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri. She was a Democrat and the first woman in Congress from Missouri.
Biography
Born Leonor Kretzer in St. Lou ...
William J. Randall
William Joseph Randall (July 16, 1909 – July 7, 2000) was a member of the United States House of Representatives. He was a member of the Democratic Party from Missouri.
Early life and early career
Randall was born in Independence, Missouri ...
, , Democratic
,
1959
Events January
* January 1 - Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance.
* January 2 - Lunar probe Luna 1 was the first man-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reached the vicinity of E ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Richard Walker Bolling
Richard Walker Bolling (May 17, 1916 – April 21, 1991) was a prominent American Democratic Congressman from Kansas City, Missouri, and Missouri's 5th congressional district from 1949 to 1983. He retired after serving for four years as the cha ...
1954
Events
January
* January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany.
* January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting.
* January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The fir ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Charles Harrison Brown
Charles Harrison Brown (October 22, 1920 – June 10, 2003) was a two-term U.S. representative from Missouri's 7th congressional district from 1957–61, and is the most recent Democrat to serve from that district.
Brown was born in Coweta, ...
, , Democratic
,
1956
Events
January
* January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan.
* January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...
, , Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
A. S. J. Carnahan
Albert Sidney Johnson Carnahan (January 9, 1897 – March 24, 1968) was an American diplomat and politician from Southeast Missouri. He began his career as a teacher and school administrator. He then served as a member of the United States House ...
, , Democratic
, 1948
, , Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Democratic hold.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Clarence Cannon
Clarence Andrew Cannon (April 11, 1879 – May 12, 1964) was a Democratic Congressman from Missouri serving from 1923 until his death in Washington, D.C. in 1964. He was a notable parliamentarian and chaired the U.S. House Committee on Appropri ...
, , Democratic
,
1922
Events
January
* January 7 – Dáil Éireann (Irish Republic), Dáil Éireann, the parliament of the Irish Republic, ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by 64–57 votes.
* January 10 – Arthur Griffith is elected President of Dáil Éirean ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Paul C. Jones
Paul Caruthers Jones (March 12, 1901 – February 10, 1981) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Missouri.
Biography
Born in Kennett, Missouri, Jones attended the Kennett public schools. He was graduated from th ...
Morgan M. Moulder
Morgan Moore Moulder (August 31, 1904 – November 12, 1976) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.
Background
Born in Linn Creek, Missouri, Moulder attended the public schools of Linn Creek and Lebanon, Missouri, and the University of Missour ...
Lee Metcalf
Lee Warren Metcalf (January 28, 1911 – January 12, 1978) was an American lawyer, judge, and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a U.S. Representative (1953–1961) and a U.S. Senator (1961–1978) from Montana. He was th ...
1956
Events
January
* January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan.
* January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...
, , Retired to run for U.S. senator. New member elected. Republican gain.
, nowrap ,
1954
Events
January
* January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany.
* January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting.
* January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The fir ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Glenn Cunningham Glenn Cunningham may refer to:
* Glenn Cunningham (athlete) (1909–1988), American runner, Olympic Games medalist
*Glenn Cunningham (Nebraska politician) (1912–2003), American politician, mayor of Omaha, and congressman for Nebraska
*Glenn Cunni ...
, , Republican
,
1956
Events
January
* January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan.
* January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Lawrence Brock
Lawrence Brock (August 16, 1906 – August 28, 1968) was a Nebraska Democratic politician.
Brock was born near Columbus, Nebraska. He graduated from Leigh High School and then the College of Pharmacy of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln i ...
, , Democratic
, 1958
, , Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Donald McGinley
, , Democratic
, 1958
, , Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.
, nowrap ,
Nevada
, -
!
,
Walter S. Baring Jr.
Walter Stephan Baring Jr. (September 9, 1911 – July 13, 1975) was a United States representative from Nevada.
Biography
Baring was born in Goldfield, Nevada, to Emily L. and Walter Stephan Baring, his paternal grandparents were born in Germany ...
1956
Events
January
* January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan.
* January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...
1942
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 1 – WWII: The Declaration by United Nations is signed by China, the United Kingdom, the United States, the Soviet Union, and 22 other nations, in wh ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Perkins Bass
Perkins Bass (October 6, 1912 – October 25, 2011) was an American elected official from the state of New Hampshire, including four terms as a U.S. representative from 1955 to 1963.
Biography
Bass was born on October 6, 1912, in East Walpole, ...
, , Republican
,
1954
Events
January
* January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany.
* January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting.
* January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The fir ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
New Jersey
, -
!
,
William T. Cahill
William Thomas Cahill (June 25, 1912July 1, 1996) was an American politician, lawyer, and academic who served as the 46th governor of New Jersey from 1970 to 1974. A Republican, Cahill previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives, repr ...
1957
1957 ( MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1957th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 957th year of the 2nd millennium, the 57th year of the 20th century, and the 8th y ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
James C. Auchincloss
James Coats Auchincloss (January 19, 1885 – October 2, 1976) was an American businessman and Republican Party politician who represented northern coastal region of New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives from 1943–196 ...
, , Republican
,
1942
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 1 – WWII: The Declaration by United Nations is signed by China, the United Kingdom, the United States, the Soviet Union, and 22 other nations, in wh ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Frank Thompson
Frank Thompson Jr. (July 26, 1918 – July 22, 1989) was an American politician. He represented in the United States House of Representatives as a Democratic Party (United States), Democrat from 1955 to 1980, and was chairman of the United State ...
, , Democratic
,
1954
Events
January
* January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany.
* January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting.
* January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The fir ...
Florence P. Dwyer
Florence Price Dwyer (July 4, 1902 – February 29, 1976) was an American Republican Party (United States), Republican Party politician who represented much of Essex County, New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives from 1957 to 1 ...
, , Republican
,
1956
Events
January
* January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan.
* January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...
Gordon Canfield
Gordon Canfield (April 15, 1898 in Salamanca, New York – June 20, 1972 in Hawthorne, New Jersey) was an American lawyer and Politics of the United States, politician. Canfield, a Republican Party (United States), Republican, was first a sec ...
Frank C. Osmers Jr.
Frank Charles Osmers Jr. (December 30, 1907 – May 21, 1977) was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 9th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1939–1943 and again from 195 ...
, , Republican
,
1951
Events
January
* January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950).
* January 9 – The Government of the United ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Peter W. Rodino
Peter Wallace Rodino Jr. (June 7, 1909 – May 7, 2005) was an American United States Democratic Party, Democratic politician. He represented parts of Newark, New Jersey and surrounding Essex County, New Jersey, Essex and Hudson County, New Jer ...
Hugh Joseph Addonizio
Hugh Joseph Addonizio (January 31, 1914 – February 2, 1981) was an American Democratic Party politician who was sentenced to prison for corruption. He was the 33rd Mayor of Newark, New Jersey, from 1962 to 1970, and a U.S. Congressman from 194 ...
Cornelius Gallagher Cornelius Gallagher may refer to:
* Cornelius Gallagher (American politician) (1921–2018), U.S. Representative from New Jersey
* Cornelius Gallagher (Canadian politician)
Cornelius Gallagher (December 31, 1854 – October 27, 1932) was a ...
Joseph Montoya
Joseph Manuel Montoya (September 24, 1915June 5, 1978) was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the lieutenant governor of New Mexico (1947–1951 and 1955–1957), in the U.S. House of Representatives (1957 ...
, , Democratic
,
1957
1957 ( MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1957th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 957th year of the 2nd millennium, the 57th year of the 20th century, and the 8th y ...
Thomas G. Morris
Thomas Gayle Morris (August 20, 1919 – March 4, 2016) was an American politician.
He was born in the town of Carbon, Eastland County, Texas. Morris moved to New Mexico and served in the United States Navy from November 12, 1937 to March ...
Stuyvesant Wainwright
Stuyvesant Wainwright II (March 16, 1921 – March 6, 2010) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.
Early life
Wainwright was born in New York City, the son of Carroll Livingston Wainwright (1899–1 ...
, , Republican
, 1952
, , Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Steven Derounian
Steven Boghos Derounian (April 6, 1918 – April 17, 2007) was a Republican Congressman of Armenian-American descent. He represented Long Island, New York for six terms from 1953 to 1965.
Early life and education
Derounian was born in Sofia in ...
Seymour Halpern
Seymour Halpern (November 19, 1913 – January 10, 1997) was an American politician from New York.
Life
He was born in New York City. He graduated from Richmond Hill High School and attended Seth Low College of Columbia University from 1932 to ...
, , Republican
, 1958
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Albert H. Bosch
, , Republican
, 1952
, , Retired to run for judge of Queens County court. New member elected. Democratic gain.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Lester Holtzman
, , Democratic
, 1952
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, James J. Delaney
, , Democratic
,
1944
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 2 – WWII:
** Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in Nor ...
Victor Anfuso
Victor L'Episcopo Anfuso (March 10, 1905 – December 28, 1966) was an American lawyer, World War II veteran, and politician who served five terms as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York from 1951 to 19 ...
, , Democratic
,
1954
Events
January
* January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany.
* January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting.
* January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The fir ...
1936
Events
January–February
* January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King E ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Edna F. Kelly
, , Democratic
,
1949
Events
January
* January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2022.
* January 2 – Luis ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Emanuel Celler
Emanuel Celler (May 6, 1888 – January 15, 1981) was an American politician from New York who served in the United States House of Representatives for almost 50 years, from March 1923 to January 1973. He served as the dean of the United States Ho ...
, , Democratic
,
1922
Events
January
* January 7 – Dáil Éireann (Irish Republic), Dáil Éireann, the parliament of the Irish Republic, ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by 64–57 votes.
* January 10 – Arthur Griffith is elected President of Dáil Éirean ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Francis E. Dorn
Francis Edwin Dorn (April 18, 1911 – September 17, 1987) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. He was the last Republican to represent the district.
Life
He was born on April 18, 1911, in Brooklyn. He ...
, , Republican
, 1952
, , Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Abraham J. Multer
Abraham Jacob Multer (December 24, 1900 – November 4, 1986) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served ten terms as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York from 1947 to 1967.
Biography ...
, , Democratic
,
1947
It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Events
January
* January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country in ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, John J. Rooney
, , Democratic
,
1944
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 2 – WWII:
** Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in Nor ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, John H. Ray
, , Republican
, 1952
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (November 29, 1908 – April 4, 1972) was an American Baptist pastor and politician who represented the Harlem neighborhood of New York City in the United States House of Representatives from 1945 until 1971. He was t ...
, , Democratic
,
1944
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 2 – WWII:
** Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in Nor ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
John Lindsay
John Vliet Lindsay (; November 24, 1921 – December 19, 2000) was an American politician and lawyer. During his political career, Lindsay was a U.S. congressman, mayor of New York City, and candidate for U.S. president. He was also a regular ...
Alfred E. Santangelo
Alfred Edward Santangelo (June 4, 1912 – March 30, 1978) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. From 1957 to 1963, he served three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Life
Santangelo was born on June 4, 1912, in New York ...
, , Democratic
,
1956
Events
January
* January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan.
* January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Leonard Farbstein
Leonard Farbstein (October 12, 1902 – November 9, 1993) was an American lawyer and politician who served seven terms as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1957 to 1971.
Early life and career
Farbstein was born on October 12, 1902, in N ...
, , Democratic
,
1956
Events
January
* January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan.
* January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...
1956
Events
January
* January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan.
* January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...
, , Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Defeated as Liberal Democratic hold.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Herbert Zelenko
Herbert Zelenko (March 16, 1906 – February 23, 1979) was a United States representative from New York (state), New York. He was born in New York City of Poland, Polish origin. He attended public schools and graduated from Columbia University in ...
, , Democratic
,
1954
Events
January
* January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany.
* January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting.
* January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The fir ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
James C. Healey
James Christopher Healey (December 24, 1909 – December 16, 1981) was a lawyer and Democratic Party political figure in New York. He was most notable for his nine years as a Congressman from a district based in the Bronx during the mid-20th ce ...
, , Democratic
,
1956
Events
January
* January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan.
* January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...
1934
Events
January–February
* January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established.
* January 15 – The 8.0 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake, Nepal–Bihar earthquake strik ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Paul A. Fino
, , Republican
, 1952
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Edwin B. Dooley
Edwin Benedict Dooley (April 13, 1905 – January 25, 1982) was a Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state), New York.
Early life
Edwin B. "Eddie" Dooley was born in B ...
, , Republican
,
1956
Events
January
* January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan.
* January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Robert R. Barry
Robert Raymond Barry (May 15, 1915 – June 14, 1988) was an American politician and a Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state), New York.
Biography
Barry was born i ...
Katharine St. George
Katharine Price Collier St. George (July 12, 1894 – May 2, 1983) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York, and a cousin of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Early life and family
St. George was ...
, , Republican
,
1946
Events January
* January 6 - The 1946 North Vietnamese parliamentary election, first general election ever in Vietnam is held.
* January 7 – The Allies recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide the country into f ...
Leo W. O'Brien
Leo William O'Brien (September 21, 1900 – May 4, 1982) was an American journalist, radio and television commentator, and politician. A Democrat, he was most notable for his service as a member of the United States House of Representatives from ...
, , Democratic
, 1952
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Dean P. Taylor
, , Republican
,
1942
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 1 – WWII: The Declaration by United Nations is signed by China, the United Kingdom, the United States, the Soviet Union, and 22 other nations, in wh ...
Alexander Pirnie
Alexander Pirnie (April 16, 1903 – June 12, 1982) was an American Congressman from New York.
Biography
Pirnie was born in Pulaski, New York, on April 16, 1903. He received his undergraduate degree from Cornell University in 1924 and his la ...
R. Walter Riehlman
Roy Walter Riehlman (August 26, 1899 – July 16, 1978) was an American businessman and member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.
Early life
R. Walter Riehlman was born in Otisco, New York on August 26, 1899. He was ...
, , Republican
,
1946
Events January
* January 6 - The 1946 North Vietnamese parliamentary election, first general election ever in Vietnam is held.
* January 7 – The Allies recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide the country into f ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
John Taber
John Taber (May 5, 1880 – November 22, 1965) was an American attorney and New York politician who represented parts of the Finger Lakes and Central New York regions in the United States House of Representatives from 1923 to 1963.
Biography
T ...
, , Republican
,
1922
Events
January
* January 7 – Dáil Éireann (Irish Republic), Dáil Éireann, the parliament of the Irish Republic, ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by 64–57 votes.
* January 10 – Arthur Griffith is elected President of Dáil Éirean ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Howard W. Robison
Howard Winfield Robison (October 30, 1915 – September 26, 1987) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.
Robison was born in Owego, New York. He graduated from Cornell University in 1937 and receive ...
Jessica M. Weis
Jessica "Judy" McCullough Weis (July 8, 1901 – May 1, 1963) was a two-term Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Rochester, New York.
Weis was born in Chicago, the daughter of ...
William E. Miller
William Edward Miller (March 22, 1914 – June 24, 1983) was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from New York as a Republican. During the 1964 presidential election, he was the Republican nominee fo ...
Charles Goodell
Charles Ellsworth Goodell Jr. (March 16, 1926January 21, 1987) was an American politician who represented New York (state), New York in the United States House of Representatives from 1959 to 1968 and the United States Senate from 1968 to 19 ...
, , Republican
,
1959
Events January
* January 1 - Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance.
* January 2 - Lunar probe Luna 1 was the first man-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reached the vicinity of E ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
North Carolina
, -
!
,
Herbert Covington Bonner
Herbert Covington Bonner (May 16, 1891 – November 7, 1965) was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1940 and 1965.
Born in Washington, North Carolina, Bonner attended school in Warrenton. He served in the United Stat ...
Lawrence H. Fountain
Lawrence H. Fountain (April 23, 1913 – October 10, 2002) was a Democratic U.S. representative from North Carolina from 1953 to 1983.
Early life
Fountain was educated in the public schools of Edgecombe County and at the University of North ...
1934
Events
January–February
* January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established.
* January 15 – The 8.0 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake, Nepal–Bihar earthquake strik ...
, , Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Harold D. Cooley
, , Democratic
,
1934
Events
January–February
* January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established.
* January 15 – The 8.0 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake, Nepal–Bihar earthquake strik ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Ralph James Scott
Ralph James Scott (October 15, 1905 – August 5, 1983) was a Democratic U.S. Representative from North Carolina between 1957 and 1967.
Biography
Born near Pinnacle, North Carolina in Surry County, Scott attended public schools and then Wake ...
, , Democratic
,
1956
Events
January
* January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan.
* January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Carl T. Durham
, , Democratic
,
1938
Events
January
* January 1
** The Constitution of Estonia#Third Constitution (de facto 1938–1940, de jure 1938–1992), new constitution of Estonia enters into force, which many consider to be the ending of the Era of Silence and the a ...
, , Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Alton Lennon
Alton Asa Lennon (August 17, 1906December 28, 1986) was an American Democratic politician who represented North Carolina in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate. He first served as an interim appointment to the Senate from 1953–54, un ...
, , Democratic
,
1956
Events
January
* January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan.
* January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Alvin Paul Kitchin
A. Paul Kitchin (September 13, 1908 – October 22, 1983) was a U.S. Congressional representative from North Carolina.
Early life
Kitchin was born in Scotland Neck, North Carolina on September 13, 1908, the grandson of former congressman Willi ...
, , Democratic
,
1956
Events
January
* January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan.
* January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...
1956
Events
January
* January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan.
* January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Roy A. Taylor
Roy Arthur Taylor (January 31, 1910 – November 28, 1995) was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina.
Born in Vader, Washington, Taylor graduated from Asheville-Biltmore College, Asheville, North Carolina, 1929.
He graduated from Maryvill ...
, -
!
, Don L. Short
, , Republican
, 1958
, Incumbent re-elected.
, rowspan=2 nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Quentin Burdick
Quentin Northrup Burdick (June 19, 1908 – September 8, 1992) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party, he represented North Dakota in the U.S. House of Representatives (1959–1960) and the U.S ...
, , Democratic
, 1958
, , Incumbent resigned August 8, 1960 when elected
U.S. senator
The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States.
The composition and powe ...
. New member elected. Republican gain.
Ohio
, -
!
, Gordon H. Scherer
, , Republican
, 1952
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, William E. Hess
, , Republican
, 1950
, , Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Paul F. Schenck
, , Republican
,
1951
Events
January
* January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950).
* January 9 – The Government of the United ...
1947
It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Events
January
* January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country in ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Del Latta
Delbert Leroy Latta (March 5, 1920 – May 12, 2016) was an American lawyer and politician who served 15 terms as a United States Representative from Ohio's 5th district from 1959 to 1989. A Republican, he is one of the state's longest-servin ...
, , Republican
, 1958
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, James G. Polk
, , Democratic
, 1948
, , Incumbent died April 28, 1959. New member elected. Republican gain.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Clarence J. Brown
Clarence James Brown, Sr. (July 14, 1893 – August 23, 1965), was an American newspaper publisher and politician; he represented Ohio as a Republican in the United States House of Representatives from 1939 until his death in Bethesda, Marylan ...
, , Republican
,
1938
Events
January
* January 1
** The Constitution of Estonia#Third Constitution (de facto 1938–1940, de jure 1938–1992), new constitution of Estonia enters into force, which many consider to be the ending of the Era of Silence and the a ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Jackson Edward Betts
, , Republican
, 1950
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Thomas L. Ashley
, , Democratic
,
1954
Events
January
* January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany.
* January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting.
* January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The fir ...
Robert E. Cook
Robert Eugene Cook (May 19, 1920 – November 28, 1988) was an American attorney, politician, and judge. A Democrat, he is most notable for his service as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1959 to 1963 and a judge o ...
Samuel L. Devine
Samuel Leeper Devine (December 21, 1915 – June 27, 1997) was an American politician of the Republican Party who served in the United States House of Representatives as Representative of the 12th congressional district of Ohio from January 3, 1 ...
1954
Events
January
* January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany.
* January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting.
* January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The fir ...
, , Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, William Hanes Ayres
, , Republican
, 1950
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, John E. Henderson
, , Republican
,
1954
Events
January
* January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany.
* January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting.
* January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The fir ...
, , Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Frank T. Bow
Frank Townsend Bow (February 20, 1901 – November 13, 1972) was a noted Ohio jurist and politician who served as a Republican Congressman in the United States House of Representatives from January 3, 1951, until his death from heart fail ...
, , Republican
, 1950
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Robert W. Levering
, , Democratic
, 1958
, , Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Wayne L. Hays
Wayne Levere Hays (May 13, 1911 – February 10, 1989) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative of Ohio, in the Democratic Party, from 1949 to 1976. He resigned from Congress after a much-publicized sex scandal.
Early year ...
Michael J. Kirwan
Michael Joseph Kirwan (December 2, 1886 – July 27, 1970) was an American Democratic Party (United States), Democratic politician from Ohio who served as a United States House of Representatives, Representative to the United States Congress ...
, , Democratic
,
1936
Events
January–February
* January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King E ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Michael A. Feighan
, , Democratic
,
1942
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 1 – WWII: The Declaration by United Nations is signed by China, the United Kingdom, the United States, the Soviet Union, and 22 other nations, in wh ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Charles Vanik
Charles Albert Vanik (April 7, 1913 – August 30, 2007) was a Democratic politician from Ohio. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1955 to 1981.
Early life
Vanik was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Stella (Kvasn ...
, , Democratic
,
1954
Events
January
* January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany.
* January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting.
* January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The fir ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Frances P. Bolton
Frances Payne Bolton (née Bingham; March 29, 1885 – March 9, 1977) was a Republican politician from Ohio. She served in the United States House of Representatives. She was the first woman elected to Congress from Ohio. In the late 1930s Bolton ...
William Edwin Minshall Jr.
William Edwin Minshall Jr. (October 24, 1911 – October 15, 1990) was an American lawyer and politician who served ten terms as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio from 1955 to 1974.
Early life and career
Willi ...
, , Republican
,
1954
Events
January
* January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany.
* January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting.
* January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The fir ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
Oklahoma
, -
!
,
Page Belcher
Page Henry Belcher (April 21, 1899 – August 2, 1980) was an American Republican politician and a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.
Biography
Belcher was born in Jefferson in northern Oklahoma to George Harvey Belcher and Jessie Ray. He w ...
Carl Albert
Carl Bert Albert (May 10, 1908 – February 4, 2000) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 46th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1977 and represented Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district as a ...
, , Democratic
,
1946
Events January
* January 6 - The 1946 North Vietnamese parliamentary election, first general election ever in Vietnam is held.
* January 7 – The Allies recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide the country into f ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Tom Steed
Thomas Jefferson Steed (March 2, 1904 – June 8, 1983) was an American politician and a U.S. Congressman from Oklahoma.
Early life
Steed was born on a farm near in Eastland County, Texas (near Rising Star, Texas) on March 2, 1904. His family ...
John Jarman
John Henry Jarman II (July 17, 1915 – January 15, 1982) was a member of the US House of Representatives from Oklahoma for 26 years, from 1951 to 1977.
Early life and career
Jarman was born in Sallisaw, Oklahoma, on July 17, 1915, and graduat ...
1956
Events
January
* January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan.
* January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...
, , Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Democratic hold.
, nowrap ,
Oregon
, -
!
,
A. Walter Norblad
Albin Walter Norblad Jr. (September 12, 1908 – September 20, 1964), was an American attorney and Republican politician in Oregon. He represented the U.S. state of Oregon's First District from January 18, 1946, until his death from a heart att ...
, , Republican
,
1946
Events January
* January 6 - The 1946 North Vietnamese parliamentary election, first general election ever in Vietnam is held.
* January 7 – The Allies recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide the country into f ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Al Ullman
Albert Conrad Ullman (March 9, 1914 – October 11, 1986) was an American politician in the Democratic Party who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1957 to 1981. One of the most influential Oregonians ever to be ele ...
, , Democratic
,
1956
Events
January
* January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan.
* January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Edith Green
Edith Louise Starrett Green (January 17, 1910 – April 21, 1987) was an American politician and educator from Oregon. She was the second Oregonian woman to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and served a total of ten terms, fro ...
, , Democratic
,
1954
Events
January
* January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany.
* January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting.
* January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The fir ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Charles O. Porter
, , Democratic
,
1956
Events
January
* January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan.
* January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...
, , Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.
, nowrap ,
Pennsylvania
, -
!
,
William A. Barrett
William Aloysius Barrett (August 14, 1896 – April 12, 1976) was an American lawyer, politician, and member of the Democratic Party who served in the United States House of Representatives, representing Pennsylvania's 1st congressional dis ...
, , Democratic
,
1944
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 2 – WWII:
** Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in Nor ...
1956
Events
January
* January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan.
* January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
James A. Byrne
James Aloysius Byrne (June 22, 1906 – August 27, 1980) was an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district from 1953 to 1973.
Jim Byrne was born in ...
Robert N. C. Nix Sr.
Robert Nelson Cornelius Nix Sr. (August 9, 1898 – June 22, 1987) was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1958 until 1979. He was the first African American to represent Pennsylvania in the House ...
William J. Green Jr.
William Joseph Green Jr. (March 5, 1910 – December 21, 1963) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Biography
William J. Green was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Irish immigrants. ...
, , Democratic
,
1944
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 2 – WWII:
** Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in Nor ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Herman Toll
Herman Toll (March 15, 1907July 26, 1967) from 1959 to 1967 served Pennsylvania as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives. He supported the civil rights movement, and sponsored legislation to create several federal agencies ...
1956
Events
January
* January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan.
* January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Paul B. Dague
, , Republican
,
1946
Events January
* January 6 - The 1946 North Vietnamese parliamentary election, first general election ever in Vietnam is held.
* January 7 – The Allies recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide the country into f ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Stanley A. Prokop
, , Democratic
, 1958
, , Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Dan Flood
, , Democratic
,
1944
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 2 – WWII:
** Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in Nor ...
1954
Events
January
* January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany.
* January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting.
* January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The fir ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Ivor D. Fenton
Ivor David Fenton (August 3, 1889 – October 23, 1986) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Early life
Ivor Fenton was born in Mahanoy City ( Buck Mountain), Pennsylvania. He attended Bucknell Unive ...
, , Republican
,
1938
Events
January
* January 1
** The Constitution of Estonia#Third Constitution (de facto 1938–1940, de jure 1938–1992), new constitution of Estonia enters into force, which many consider to be the ending of the Era of Silence and the a ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, John A. Lafore Jr.
, , Republican
,
1956
Events
January
* January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan.
* January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...
, , Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Republican hold.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, George M. Rhodes
, , Democratic
, 1948
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Francis E. Walter
Francis Eugene Walter (May 26, 1894 – May 31, 1963) was a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Walter was a prominent member of the House Un-American Activities Committee ...
, , Democratic
,
1932
Events January
* January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel.
* January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident (1932), Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort ...
Herman T. Schneebeli
Herman Theodore Schneebeli (July 7, 1907 – May 6, 1982) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Herman Schneebeli was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania to Barbara (née Schneider) and Alfred Schneebe ...
, , Republican
, April 26, 1960 (Special)
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Douglas Hemphill Elliott
, , Republican
, 1960
, , Incumbent died June 19, 1960. New member elected. Republican hold. Winner was also elected to finish the term, see above.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
James M. Quigley
James Michael Quigley (March 30, 1918 – December 15, 2011) was a United States representative from Pennsylvania.
Background
James Quigley was born in Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Villanova University in 1939 and from the Di ...
, , Democratic
, 1958
, , Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, James E. Van Zandt
, , Republican
,
1946
Events January
* January 6 - The 1946 North Vietnamese parliamentary election, first general election ever in Vietnam is held.
* January 7 – The Allies recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide the country into f ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
John Herman Dent
John Herman Dent (March 10, 1908 – April 9, 1988) was an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Early life and education
John Dent was born in Jeannette, Pennsylvan ...
Leon H. Gavin
Leon Harry Gavin (February 25, 1893 – September 15, 1963) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Biography
Leon H. Gavin was born in Buffalo, New York, and moved to Oil City, Pennsylvania, in 1915. ...
, , Republican
,
1942
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 1 – WWII: The Declaration by United Nations is signed by China, the United Kingdom, the United States, the Soviet Union, and 22 other nations, in wh ...
1946
Events January
* January 6 - The 1946 North Vietnamese parliamentary election, first general election ever in Vietnam is held.
* January 7 – The Allies recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide the country into f ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Frank M. Clark
Frank Monroe Clark (December 24, 1915 – June 17, 2003) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Early life & military service
Frank Clark was born in Bessemer, Pennsylvania. He attended the Pittsburgh I ...
, , Democratic
,
1954
Events
January
* January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany.
* January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting.
* January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The fir ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Thomas E. Morgan
Thomas Ellsworth Morgan (October 13, 1906 – July 31, 1995) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Thomas E. Morgan was born in Ellsworth, Pennsylvania; his mother was an immigrant from England and his ...
, , Democratic
,
1944
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 2 – WWII:
** Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in Nor ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
James G. Fulton
James Grove (Jim) Fulton (March 1, 1903 – October 6, 1971) was an American politician who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania from 1945 to 1971.
Early life and education
James G. Fulton was born in Do ...
, , Republican
,
1944
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 2 – WWII:
** Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in Nor ...
Robert J. Corbett
Robert James Corbett (August 25, 1905 – April 25, 1971) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Biography
Robert Corbett was born in Avalon, Pennsylvania near Pittsburgh. He was the brother of the inter ...
, , Republican
,
1938
Events
January
* January 1
** The Constitution of Estonia#Third Constitution (de facto 1938–1940, de jure 1938–1992), new constitution of Estonia enters into force, which many consider to be the ending of the Era of Silence and the a ...
1940
1944
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 2 – WWII:
** Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in Nor ...
Aime Forand
Aime Joseph Forand (May 23, 1895 – January 18, 1972) was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, Forand served in the United States House of Representatives for Rhode Island's 1st congressional district from 1937 to 1939 and ...
, , Democratic
, 1940
, , Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, John E. Fogarty
, , Democratic
, 1940
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
William Jennings Bryan Dorn
William Jennings Bryan Dorn (April 14, 1916 – August 13, 2005) was a United States politician from South Carolina who represented the western part of the state in the United States House of Representatives from 1947 to 1949 and from 1951 to 197 ...
, , Democratic
,
1946
Events January
* January 6 - The 1946 North Vietnamese parliamentary election, first general election ever in Vietnam is held.
* January 7 – The Allies recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide the country into f ...
Robert T. Ashmore
Robert Thomas Ashmore (February 22, 1904 – October 5, 1989) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from South Carolina, cousin of John D. Ashmore.
Born on a farm near Greenville, South Carolina, Ashmore attended the p ...
, , Democratic
,
1953
Events
January
* January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma.
* January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo.
* January 14
** Marshal Josip Broz Tito i ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Robert W. Hemphill
Robert Witherspoon Hemphill (May 10, 1915 – December 25, 1983) was a United States representative from South Carolina and later was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina.
Educatio ...
, , Democratic
,
1956
Events
January
* January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan.
* January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, John L. McMillan
, , Democratic
,
1938
Events
January
* January 1
** The Constitution of Estonia#Third Constitution (de facto 1938–1940, de jure 1938–1992), new constitution of Estonia enters into force, which many consider to be the ending of the Era of Silence and the a ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
South Dakota
, -
!
,
George McGovern
George Stanley McGovern (July 19, 1922 – October 21, 2012) was an American historian and South Dakota politician who was a U.S. representative and three-term U.S. senator, and the Democratic Party presidential nominee in the 1972 pres ...
, , Democratic
,
1956
Events
January
* January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan.
* January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...
, , Retired to run for U.S. senator. New member elected. Republican gain.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Ellis Yarnal Berry
Ellis Yarnal Berry (October 6, 1902 – April 1, 1999) was an American attorney, newspaper publisher and politician, elected to the United States House of Representatives from South Dakota.
Early life and education
Berry was born in Larchwood, I ...
B. Carroll Reece
Brazilla Carroll Reece (December 22, 1889 – March 19, 1961) was an American Republican Party politician from Tennessee. He represented eastern Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives for all but six years from 1921 to 1961 ...
Howard Baker Sr.
Howard Henry Baker Sr. (January 12, 1902 – January 7, 1964) was an American politician and a United States Representative from Tennessee.
Biography
Baker was born in Somerset, Kentucky, in 1902 to James F. Baker, an attorney and newspaper pu ...
Joe L. Evins
Joseph Landon Evins (October 24, 1910 – March 31, 1984) was an American lawyer and politician who served 15 terms as a Democratic U.S. Representative from Tennessee from 1947 to 1977.
Early life
Evins was a native of the Blend Community ...
, , Democratic
,
1946
Events January
* January 6 - The 1946 North Vietnamese parliamentary election, first general election ever in Vietnam is held.
* January 7 – The Allies recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide the country into f ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Joseph Carlton Loser
Joseph Carlton Loser (October 1, 1892 – July 31, 1984) was an American politician and a United States representative from Tennessee.
Biography
Loser (pronounced "low-ser") was born in Davidson County, Tennessee, son of Henry James and Wil ...
, , Democratic
,
1956
Events
January
* January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan.
* January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Ross Bass
Ross Bass (March 17, 1918January 1, 1993) was an American Congressman and United States Senator from Tennessee.
Background
Bass was the son of a circuit-riding Methodist minister in rural Giles County, attended the local public schools, and ...
, , Democratic
,
1954
Events
January
* January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany.
* January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting.
* January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The fir ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Tom J. Murray
, , Democratic
,
1942
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 1 – WWII: The Declaration by United Nations is signed by China, the United Kingdom, the United States, the Soviet Union, and 22 other nations, in wh ...
Wright Patman
John William Wright Patman (August 6, 1893 – March 7, 1976) was an American politician. First elected in 1928, Patman served 24 consecutive terms in the United States House of Representatives for Texas's 1st congressional district from 1929 to 1 ...
, , Democratic
,
1928
Events January
* January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly proving the existence of DNA.
* January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris Bazhanov, J ...
Lindley Beckworth
Lindley Garrison Beckworth Sr. (June 30, 1913 – March 9, 1984) was an American judge and politician who served as a United States representative from Texas and a judge of the United States Customs Court.
Education and career
Born on June 30, ...
, , Democratic
,
1956
Events
January
* January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan.
* January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Sam Rayburn
Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn (January 6, 1882 – November 16, 1961) was an American politician who served as the 43rd speaker of the United States House of Representatives. He was a three-time House speaker, former House majority leader, two-time ...
, , Democratic
,
1912
Events January
* January 1 – The Republic of China (1912–49), Republic of China is established.
* January 5 – The Prague Conference (6th All-Russian Conference of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party) opens.
* January 6 ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Bruce Alger
Bruce Reynolds Alger (June 12, 1918 – April 13, 2015) was an American politician, real estate agent and developer, and a Republican U.S. representative from Texas, the first to have represented a Dallas district since Reconstruction. He serv ...
, , Republican
,
1954
Events
January
* January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany.
* January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting.
* January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The fir ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Olin E. Teague
Olin Earl "Tiger" Teague (April 6, 1910 – January 23, 1981) was a World War II veteran and congressional representative for Texas's 6th congressional district for 32 years, from 1946 to 1978. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
Bi ...
, , Democratic
,
1946
Events January
* January 6 - The 1946 North Vietnamese parliamentary election, first general election ever in Vietnam is held.
* January 7 – The Allies recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide the country into f ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
John Dowdy
John Vernard Dowdy (February 11, 1912 – April 12, 1995) was an American politician. Dowdy was a Democratic member of the House of Representatives from the 7th District of Texas from 1952 to 1967 and then served as a congressman from the 2nd D ...
1936
Events
January–February
* January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King E ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Clark W. Thompson
, , Democratic
,
1947
It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Events
January
* January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country in ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Homer Thornberry
William Homer Thornberry (January 9, 1909 – December 12, 1995) was an American politician and judge. He served as the United States representative from the 10th congressional district of Texas from 1949 to 1963. From 1963 to 1965 he was a j ...
1936
Events
January–February
* January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King E ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Jim Wright
James Claude Wright Jr. (December 22, 1922 – May 6, 2015) was an American politician who served as the 48th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1987 to 1989. He represented Texas's 12th congressional district as a ...
, , Democratic
,
1954
Events
January
* January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany.
* January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting.
* January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The fir ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Frank N. Ikard
Frank Neville Ikard (January 30, 1913 – May 1, 1991) was a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic United States Representative from Texas' 13th congressional district, centered about Wichita Falls, Texas, Wichita Falls, Texas.
Ikard was ...
, , Democratic
,
1951
Events
January
* January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950).
* January 9 – The Government of the United ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
John Andrew Young
John Andrew Young (November 10, 1916 – January 22, 2002) was a Democratic politician from Texas who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1957 to 1979.
Born in Corpus Christi, Texas, Young attended Incarnate Word Academy and Co ...
, , Democratic
,
1956
Events
January
* January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan.
* January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Joe M. Kilgore
Joe Madison Kilgore (December 10, 1918 – February 10, 1999) served from 1955 to 1965 as a U.S. Representative from Texas's 15th congressional district.
Born in Brown County, near Brownwood in west central Texas, Kilgore attended the pub ...
, , Democratic
,
1954
Events
January
* January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany.
* January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting.
* January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The fir ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
J. T. Rutherford
J T Rutherford (May 30, 1921November 6, 2006), was an American lawyer and World War II veteran who served as a Democratic United States Congressional Representative for 4 terms from 1955 to 1963. He previously served as a state legislator fro ...
, , Democratic
,
1954
Events
January
* January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany.
* January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting.
* January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The fir ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Omar Burleson
Omar Truman Burleson (March 19, 1906 – May 14, 1991) was an attorney, judge, FBI agent and veteran of World War II when he was first elected in 1946 as a Democratic U.S. Representative from Texas's 17th congressional district. He was re-elected ...
, , Democratic
,
1946
Events January
* January 6 - The 1946 North Vietnamese parliamentary election, first general election ever in Vietnam is held.
* January 7 – The Allies recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide the country into f ...
George H. Mahon
George Herman Mahon (September 22, 1900 – November 19, 1985) was a Texas politician who served twenty-two consecutive terms (1935–1979) as a member of the United States House of Representatives from the Lubbock-based 19th congressional distri ...
, , Democratic
,
1934
Events
January–February
* January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established.
* January 15 – The 8.0 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake, Nepal–Bihar earthquake strik ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Paul J. Kilday
, , Democratic
,
1938
Events
January
* January 1
** The Constitution of Estonia#Third Constitution (de facto 1938–1940, de jure 1938–1992), new constitution of Estonia enters into force, which many consider to be the ending of the Era of Silence and the a ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, O. C. Fisher
, , Democratic
,
1942
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 1 – WWII: The Declaration by United Nations is signed by China, the United Kingdom, the United States, the Soviet Union, and 22 other nations, in wh ...
Henry Aldous Dixon
Henry Aldous Dixon (June 29, 1890 – January 22, 1967) was a U.S. Representative from Utah and the president of first Weber College and later Utah State Agricultural College.
Biography
Born in Provo in the Utah Territory, Dixon attended th ...
, , Republican
,
1954
Events
January
* January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany.
* January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting.
* January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The fir ...
, , Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic gain.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
David S. King
David Sjodahl King (June 20, 1917 – May 5, 2009) was a United States House of Representatives, representative from Utah. He was a member of the United States Democratic Party, Democratic Party.
Early life and education
King was born in S ...
William H. Meyer
William Henry Meyer (December 29, 1914 – December 16, 1983) was an American politician and Member of the United States House of Representatives from Vermont.
Biography
Born in Philadelphia, he attended the public schools of the city and gra ...
, , Democratic
, 1958
, , Incumbent lost re-election. New member
elected Elected may refer to:
* "Elected" (song), by Alice Cooper, 1973
* ''Elected'' (EP), by Ayreon, 2008
*The Elected, an American indie rock band
See also
*Election
An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population ...
. Republican gain.
, nowrap ,
Virginia
, -
!
,
Thomas N. Downing
Thomas Nelms Downing (February 1, 1919 – October 23, 2001) was a lawyer, politician, and Democratic Congressman from for nine terms.
Biography
Downing was born and raised in Newport News, Virginia. He attended Newport News High School, and ...
Porter Hardy Jr.
Porter Hardy Jr. (June 1, 1903 – April 19, 1995) was a farmer, businessman and Democrat politician who represented Virginia's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives for more than two decades, including suppo ...
, , Democratic
,
1946
Events January
* January 6 - The 1946 North Vietnamese parliamentary election, first general election ever in Vietnam is held.
* January 7 – The Allies recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide the country into f ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
J. Vaughan Gary
Julian Vaughan Gary (February 25, 1892 – September 6, 1973) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.
Biography
Born in Richmond, Virginia, Gary was a graduate of the University of Richmond (B.A., 1912, LL.B., 1915). He was admitted to th ...
, , Democratic
,
1945
1945 marked the end of World War II and the fall of Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan. It is also the only year in which nuclear weapons have been used in combat.
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
Januar ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Watkins Moorman Abbitt
Watkins "Wat" Moorman Abbitt (May 21, 1908 – July 13, 1998) was an American politician and lawyer. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia from February 17, 1948 to January 3, 1973. He was a top lieutenant w ...
1953
Events
January
* January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma.
* January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo.
* January 14
** Marshal Josip Broz Tito i ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Richard Harding Poff
Richard Harding "Dick" Poff (October 19, 1923 – June 27, 2011) was an American politician and judge. He was first elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1952 from Virginia's 6th congressional district. An attorney and a Repub ...
Burr Harrison
Burr Powell Harrison (July 2, 1904 – December 29, 1973) was a Virginia lawyer, judge and Democratic politician who was a member of the Byrd Organization and served as U.S. Congressman representing Virginia's 7th congressional district (as ha ...
, , Democratic
,
1946
Events January
* January 6 - The 1946 North Vietnamese parliamentary election, first general election ever in Vietnam is held.
* January 7 – The Allies recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide the country into f ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Howard W. Smith
Howard Worth Smith (February 2, 1883 – October 3, 1976) was an American politician. A Democratic U.S. Representative from Virginia, he was a leader of the informal but powerful conservative coalition.
Early life and education
Howard W ...
, , Democratic
,
1930
Events
January
* January 15 – The Moon moves into its nearest point to Earth, called perigee, at the same time as its fullest phase of the Lunar Cycle. This is the closest moon distance at in recent history, and the next one will be ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, W. Pat Jennings
, , Democratic
,
1954
Events
January
* January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany.
* January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting.
* January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The fir ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Joel Broyhill
Joel Thomas Broyhill (November 4, 1919 – September 24, 2006) was an American politician aligned with the Republican Party who served as a Congressman from Virginia for 11 terms, from 1953 to 1974. He represented Virginia's 10th congression ...
Jack Westland
Alfred John "Jack" Westland (December 14, 1904 – November 3, 1982) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1953 to 1965. He represented the Second Congressional District of Washi ...
Russell V. Mack
Russell Vernon Mack (June 13, 1891 – March 28, 1960) served as a member of the United States House of Representatives representing Washington State's 3rd District from 1947 to 1960. He was born in 1891, in Hillman, Michigan. Mack moved to ...
, , Republican
, 1947
, , Incumbent died March 28, 1960. New member elected. Democratic gain. Winner was also elected to finish the term, see above.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Catherine Dean May
Catherine Dean May (May 18, 1914 – May 28, 2004) was a U.S. Representative from Washington.1958
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Walt Horan
, , Republican
,
1942
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 1 – WWII: The Declaration by United Nations is signed by China, the United Kingdom, the United States, the Soviet Union, and 22 other nations, in wh ...
1946
Events January
* January 6 - The 1946 North Vietnamese parliamentary election, first general election ever in Vietnam is held.
* January 7 – The Allies recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide the country into f ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Donald H. Magnuson
Donald Hammer Magnuson (March 7, 1911 – October 5, 1979) was an American journalist and five-term congressman from the state of Washington and an investigative journalist for the '' Daily Olympian'' and ''Seattle Times'' newspapers. He wa ...
Arch A. Moore Jr.
Arch Alfred Moore Jr. (April 16, 1923 – January 7, 2015) was an American lawyer and Republican politician from West Virginia. He began his political career as a state legislator in 1952. He was elected the 28th and 30th governor of West Virgi ...
, , Republican
,
1956
Events
January
* January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan.
* January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Harley Orrin Staggers
Harley Orrin Staggers Sr. (August 3, 1907 – August 20, 1991) was an American politician who served 16 terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1949 to 1981, representing West Virginia's 2nd Congressional District as a Democrat. ...
Ken Hechler
Kenneth William Hechler (September 20, 1914 – December 10, 2016) was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented West Virginia's 4th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1959 to 197 ...
Elizabeth Kee
Maude Elizabeth Kee (née Simpkins; June 7, 1895 – February 15, 1975), known more generally as Elizabeth Kee, was a U.S. Democratic Party (United States), Democratic politician. She was the first woman elected to Congress from West Virginia. S ...
, , Democratic
, 1951
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, John M. Slack Jr.
, , Democratic
, 1958
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
Wisconsin
, -
!
, Gerald T. Flynn
, , Democratic
, 1958
, , Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Robert Kastenmeier
Robert William Kastenmeier (January 24, 1924March 20, 2015) was an American Democratic politician who represented central Wisconsin in the United States House of Representatives for 32 years, from 1959 until 1991. He was a key sponsor of the Co ...
Henry S. Reuss
Henry Schoellkopf Reuss (February 22, 1912 – January 12, 2002) was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.
Early life
Henry Schoellkopf Reuss was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was the son of Gustav A. Reuss (pronounced ''Royce' ...
, , Democratic
,
1954
Events
January
* January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany.
* January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting.
* January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The fir ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
William Van Pelt
William Kaiser Van Pelt (March 10, 1905 – June 2, 1996) was a Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin.
Born in Glenbeulah, Wisconsin, his family moved to Fond du Lac, Wi ...
, , Republican
, 1950
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Melvin Laird
, , Republican
, 1952 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 1952
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, John W. Byrnes
, , Republican
, 1944 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 1944
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Lester Johnson (politician), Lester Johnson
, , Democratic
, 1953 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 1953
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Alvin O'Konski
, , Republican
, 1942 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 1942
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
Wyoming
, -
!
, Edwin Keith Thomson
, , Republican
, 1954 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming, 1954
, , Retired to 1960 United States Senate election in Wyoming, run for U.S. senator. New member 1960 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming, elected. Republican hold.
, nowrap ,
See also
* 1960 United States elections
** 1960 United States Senate elections
* 86th United States Congress
* 87th United States Congress
References
{{Gerald Ford
1960 United States House of Representatives elections,