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1942 United States Congressional Elections – Pennsylvania

United States House of Representatives – District 1 – GOP Gain

James A. Gallagher (R-inc) – 44,51953.45%

Leon Sacks (D) – 38,76846.55%

Total Votes – 83,287100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 2 – DEM Hold

James P. McGranery (D-inc) – 36,25850.50%

Augustus Trask Ashton (R) – 35,54549.50%

Total Votes – 71,803100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 3 – DEM Hold

Michael J. Bradley (D-inc) – 47,51551.35%

John R. K. Scott (R) – 45,01448.65%

Total Votes – 92,529100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 4 – DEM Hold

John E. Sheridan (D-inc) – 43,28453.20%

Howard T. Scott (R) – 36,68945.10%

Harry J. Greene (Citizens Progressive) – 1,2671.56%

John A. Oebbecke (Social Reconstruction) – 1140.14%

Total Votes – 81,354100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 5 – GOP Gain

C. Frederick Pracht (R) – 48,78151.09%

Francis R. Smith (D-inc) – 46,69148.91%

Total Votes – 95,472100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 6 – DEM Hold

Francis J. Myers (D-inc) – 53,28455.34%

William H. Sylk (R) – 42,99544.66%

Total Votes – 96,279100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 7 – GOP Hold

Hugh Scott (R-inc) – 60,83655.71%

Thomas Z. Minehart (D) – 48,37344.29%

Total Votes – 109,209100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 8 – GOP Hold

James Wolfenden (R-inc) – 48,21058.53%

Vernon O’Rourke (D) – 34,16441.47%

Total Votes – 82,374100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 9 – GOP Hold

Charles L. Gerlach (R-inc) – 41,28262.02%

Francis L. Collum (D) – 25,28437.98%

Total Votes – 66,566100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 10 – GOP Hold

J. Roland Kinzer (R-inc) – 52,38068.77%

Daniel J. C. O’Donnell (D) – 23,78431.23%

Total Votes – 76,164100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 11 – DEM Hold

John W. Murphy (D) – 43,58555.80%

James K. Peck (R) – 34,52744.20%

Total Votes – 78,112100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 12 – GOP Hold

Thomas B. Miller (R-inc) – 55,67954.46%

Daniel J. Flood (D) – 46,55045.54%

Total Votes – 102,229100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 13 – GOP Hold

Ivor D. Fenton (R-inc) – 50,27157.96%

J. Noble Hirsch (D) – 36,46642.04%

Total Votes – 86,737100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 14 – DEM Hold

Daniel K. Hoch (D) – 23,24751.06%

John C. Griesemer (R) – 19,49842.83%

Raymond S. Hofses (S) – 2,7836.11%

Total Votes – 45,528100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 15 – GOP Hold/GOP Loss

Wilson D. Gillette (R-inc) – 63,07765.68%

Michael E. Yurkovsky (D) – 32,95334.31%

Marion M. Heller (Proh.) – 100.01%

Total Votes – 96,040100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 16 – DEM Hold

Thomas E. Scanlon (D-inc) – 47,92051.31%

Robert Van Der Voort (R) – 45,47248.69%

Total Votes – 93,392100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 17 – GOP Hold

J. William Ditter (R-inc) – 52,66169.15%

Charles W. Moyer (D) – 23,49230.85%

Total Votes – 76,153100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 18 – GOP Hold

Richard M. Simpson (R-inc) – 33,14744.90%

John W. Mann (D, I) – 20,34027.55%

– Democratic – 20,053 – 27.16%

– Independent – 287 – 0.39%

Total Votes – 73,827100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 19 – GOP Hold

John C. Kunkel (R-inc) – 62,11966.02%

Andrew S. Beshore (D) – 31,96933.98%

Total Votes – 94,088100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 20 – GOP Hold

Leon H. Gavin (R) – 37,73864.51%

John C. Brecht (D) – 20,17134.48%

Christian H. Diegal (Proh.) – 5921.01%

Total Votes – 58,501100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 21 – DEM Hold

Francis E. Walter (D-inc) – 32,49853.48%

William R. Coyle (R) – 28,27246.52%

Total Votes – 60,770100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 22 – GOP Gain

Chester H. Gross (R) – 34,20250.05%

Harry L. Haines (D-inc) – 34,13149.95%

Total Votes – 68,333100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 23 – GOP Hold

James E. Van Zandt (R-inc) – 38,23561.01%

Harry E. Diehl (D) – 24,43238.99%

Total Votes – 62,667100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 24 – DEM Hold

J. Buell Snyder (D-inc) – 33,48051.12%

Carl H. Hoffman (R) – 32,01448.88%

Total Votes – 65,494100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 25 – DEM Hold

Grant Furlong (D) – 38,31650.27%

M. B. Armstrong (R) – 37,90349.73%

Total Votes – 76,219100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 26 – GOP Hold

Louis E. Graham (R-inc) – 41,73058.46%

Peter P. Reising (D) – 29,65241.54%

Total Votes – 71,382100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 27 – GOP Hold

Harve Tibbott (R-inc) – 50,15355.57%

Eddie McCloskey (D) – 40,09644.43%

Total Votes – 90,249100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 28 – DEM Hold

Augustine B. Kelley (D-inc) – 32,88653.53%

Edward R. Stirling (R) – 28,54346.47%

Total Votes – 61,429100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 29 – GOP Hold

Robert L. Rodgers (R-inc) – 40,24359.34%

James F. Lavery (D) – 27,57340.66%

Total Votes – 67,816100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 30 – DEM Hold

Samuel A. Weiss (D-inc) – 43,48256.43%

John McDowell (R) – 33,56843.57%

Total Votes – 77,050100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 31 – DEM Hold

Herman P. Eberharter (D-inc) – 50,31658.13%

Robert Garland (R) – 36,23941.87%

Total Votes – 86,555100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 32 – DEM Hold/DEM Loss

James A. Wright (D-inc) – 41,79851.56%

James G. Fulton (R) – 39,26248.44%

Total Votes – 81,060100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District At Large – GOP Win (new district)

William I. Troutman (R) – 1,360,66454.66%

Inez B. Peel (D) – 1,105,99244.43%

Robert G. Burnham (Proh.) – 22,7010.91%

Scattering – 250.00%

Total Votes – 2,489,382100.00%

Source: Office of the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives