1939 United States elections
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The following is an overview of elections in the United States held in 1939.
Federal elections
[edit]Federal-level elected officers are United States senator and United States representative. These are only held in even-numbered years, except to fill a vacated seat.
In 1939, there were no such special elections for the Senate, and ten such elections for the House of Representatives. All ten of the newly elected representatives were of the same party as the representative who had previously occupied the vacated seat (eight Democrats, two Republicans). The most historically significant was the election of Estes Kefauver, who became a national figure and won most of the 1952 Democratic presidential primaries.
State elections
[edit]At the state level, voters weighed in on a wide range of ballot measures.[1] In the 1939 New York state election, the legalization of parimutuel betting was approved by a ballot measure, despite opposition by NYC Mayor Fiorello La Guardia.[2] There was no change in power in the three gubernatorial elections that year.
The background of this election was the beginning of World War II in Europe.
See also
[edit]- 1939 United States House of Representatives elections
- 1939 United States gubernatorial elections
- 1939 New York state election
References
[edit]- ^ "Voters Tackle 'Ham 'n Eggs,' Pensions". The Record-Argus. November 9, 1939. Retrieved September 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "POLITICS: No Ham, No Eggs". The Westbury Times. Retrieved September 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.