1938 United States House of Representatives elections
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The 1938 United States House of Representatives elections were midterm congressional contests during Franklin D. Roosevelt’s presidency that resulted in significant Republican gains and a setback for the New Deal coalition.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States House of Representatives elections ⓘ |
| chamberElected | lower house of the United States Congress ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| democraticSeatChange | -71 ⓘ |
| democraticSeatsAfter | 262 ⓘ |
| democraticSeatsBefore | 333 ⓘ |
| effect |
increased opposition to Roosevelt within Congress
ⓘ
slowing of New Deal legislative momentum ⓘ strengthening of conservative coalition in Congress ⓘ |
| electionType | legislative ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | single-member districts ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1940 United States House of Representatives elections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | 1936 United States House of Representatives elections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfSeatsContested | 435 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
major midterm setback for Franklin D. Roosevelt
ⓘ
marked high point of Republican recovery in 1930s ⓘ |
| isPartOf | 1938 United States elections ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | 1938 ⓘ |
| mainIssue |
New Deal policies
ⓘ
economic recovery ⓘ government spending ⓘ labor relations ⓘ |
| occursDuring |
Franklin D. Roosevelt presidency
ⓘ
New Deal era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | United States congressional elections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| party1 | Democratic Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| party2 | Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| party3 | Farmer–Labor Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| party4 | Progressive Party (United States, 1924) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| party5 | American Labor Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| party6 | Independents ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
conservative coalition emergence
ⓘ
intra-Democratic Party conflict over New Deal ⓘ |
| presidentInOffice | Franklin D. Roosevelt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
1937–1938 recession in the United States
ⓘ
Roosevelt Recession NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | 1938 United States Senate elections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| republicanSeatChange | +81 ⓘ |
| republicanSeatsAfter | 169 ⓘ |
| republicanSeatsBefore | 88 ⓘ |
| result |
Democratic Party losses
ⓘ
Republican Party gains ⓘ setback for New Deal coalition ⓘ |
| timeInOfficeAffected | 76th United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| voterTurnoutContext | Great Depression NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
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