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The 1940 United States Senate election in Ohio took place on November 5, 1940. Incumbent Democratic Senator Vic Donahey did not run for re-election to a second term. In the open race to succeed him, Republican Mayor of Cleveland Harold Hitz Burton defeated Democratic U.S. Representative John McSweeney.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John McSweeney | 272,690 | 61.62% | |
| Democratic | Herbert S. Bigelow | 169,818 | 38.38% | |
| Total votes | 442,508 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Harold Hitz Burton | 303,339 | 52.85% | |
| Republican | Dudley A. White | 235,344 | 41.01% | |
| Republican | Charles E. Wharton | 35,258 | 6.14% | |
| Total votes | 573,941 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Harold Hitz Burton | 1,602,498 | 52.37% |  12.96 | |
| Democratic | John McSweeney | 1,457,304 | 47.63% |  12.32 | |
| Total votes | 3,059,802 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican gain from Democratic | |||||
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The 1940 United States House of Representatives elections were elections for the United States House of Representatives to elect members to serve in the 77th United States Congress. They were held for the most part on November 5, 1940, while Maine held theirs on September 9. They coincided with President Franklin D. Roosevelt's re-election to an unprecedented third term. His Democratic Party narrowly gained seats from the opposition Republican Party, cementing their majority. However, the election gave firm control of the US House of Representatives and Senate to the New Dealers once again, as Progressives dominated the election.
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The November 2022 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska was held on Tuesday, November 8, to elect a member of the United States House of Representatives to represent the state of Alaska. Democratic incumbent Mary Peltola won reelection to a full term in office, defeating Republicans Sarah Palin and Nick Begich III and Libertarian Chris Bye in the runoff count.
On March 10, 2021, Marcia Fudge resigned her seat in the United States House of Representatives after being confirmed by the United States Senate to serve as the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the Biden administration. Governor Mike DeWine set the primary date for August 3, concurrent with the special election in Ohio's 15th congressional district. The general election was on November 2. Shontel Brown won both the competitive Democratic primary and the general election, and was sworn in on November 4.
