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1942 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida
← 1940 November 3, 1942 (1942-11-03) 1944 →
All 6 Florida seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election 5 0
Seats won 6 0
Popular vote 94,459 12,631
Percentage 88.18% 11.79%
Results by district
Democrat:      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

The 1942 United States House of Representatives Elections in Florida were held on November 3, 1942 to determine who would represent the state of Florida in the United States House of Representatives. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected served in the 78th Congress from January 1943 until January 1945. Florida had 6 seats including one at-large district due to redistricting.

The Democratic party held on to all their seats in Florida. The Republican Party only ran candidates in two districts the 4th and 5th districts.

Statewide

Popular vote
Democratic   88.18%
Republican   11.79%
Other   0.03%
House seats
Democratic   100%

First District

See also: Florida's 1st congressional district
Florida's 1st congressional district, 1942
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic J. Hardin Peterson (Incumbent) 25,037 99.94
Independent Scattering 14 0.06
Total votes 25,051 100.00
Democratic hold

Second District

See also: Florida's 2nd congressional district
Florida's 2nd congressional district, 1942
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Emory H. Price 15,777 99.97
Independent Scattering 5 0.03
Total votes 15,782 100.00
Democratic hold

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Cary 16,506 28.72
Democratic Emory H. Price 15,435 26.85
Democratic Zach H. Douglas 12,766 22.21
Democratic James R. Boyd, Jr. 8,923 15.52
Democratic Helen Hunt West 2,142 3.73
Democratic T. W. Parsons, Jr. 1,707 2.97
Total votes 57,479 100.00

Democratic primary runoff

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Emory H. Price 24,143 50.60
Democratic Jim Cary 23,575 49.41
Total votes 47,718 100.00

Third District

See also: Florida's 3rd congressional district
Florida's 3rd congressional district, 1942
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bob Sikes (Incumbent) 11,739 100.00
Total votes 11,739 100.00
Democratic hold

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bob Sikes (Incumbent) 37,641 75.28
Democratic J. B. Lahan 12,362 24.72
Total votes 50,003 100.00

Fourth District

See also: Florida's 4th congressional district
Florida's 4th congressional district, 1942
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Pat Cannon (Incumbent) 25,056 81.40
Republican Bert L. Acker 5,725 18.60
Total votes 30,781 100.00
Democratic hold

Democratic primary

4th district primary results
Cannon:      50–60%      60–70%      80–90%
Paty:      40–50%
Hamilton:      40–50%
Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Pat Cannon (Incumbent) 37,366 54.14
Democratic B. F. Paty 20,058 29.06
Democratic Edgar G. Hamilton 5,669 8.21
Democratic Louis F. Maire 4,369 6.33
Democratic Lew Sevier 1,554 2.25
Total votes 69,016 100.00

Fifth District

See also: Florida's 5th congressional district
Florida's 5th congressional district, 1942
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe Hendricks (Incumbent) 16,850 70.93
Republican Emory S. Akerman 6,906 29.07
Total votes 31,962 100.00
Democratic hold

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe Hendricks (Incumbent) 37,366 66.92
Democratic John R. Parkinson 20,058 27.35
Democratic Ed Sims 2,639 5.73
Total votes 46,044 100.00

At-Large District

See also: Florida's at-large congressional district
Florida's at-large congressional district, 1942
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert A. Green 91,120 100.00
Total votes 91,120 100.00
Democratic hold

Democratic primary

Final results by county
Results by county: Green
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
Overstreet
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   70–80%
Tervin
  •   40–50%
Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert A. Green 133,347 51.55
Democratic Earnest Overstreet 87,708 33.91
Democratic Wallace Tervin 19,599 7.58
Democratic Barney Cohen 18,014 6.96
Total votes 258,668 100.00

References

  1. "Election Statistics: 1920 to Present | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives". history.house.gov.
  2. "First District ourcampaigns".
  3. "Second District ourcampaigns".
  4. "Our Campaigns - FL District 2 - D Primary - May 05, 1942". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  5. "Our Campaigns - FL District 2 - D Runoff - May 05, 1942". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  6. "Third District ourcampaigns".
  7. "Our Campaigns - FL District 3 - D Primary - May 05, 1942". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  8. "Fourth District ourcampaigns".
  9. "Our Campaigns - FL District 4 - D Primary - May 05, 1942". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  10. "Fifth District ourcampaigns".
  11. "Our Campaigns - FL District 5 - D Primary - May 05, 1942". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  12. "At-Large District ourcampaigns".
  13. "Our Campaigns - FL District At-Large - D Primary - May 05, 1942". www.ourcampaigns.com.
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