The 1936 United States House of Representatives elections were elections for the United States House of Representatives to elect members to serve in the 75th United States Congress. They were held for the most part on November 3, 1936, while Maine held theirs on September 14. They coincided with President Franklin D. Roosevelt's landslide re-election. Roosevelt's Democratic Party gained twelve net seats from the Republican Party, bringing them above a three-fourths majority. This was the largest majority since Reconstruction, as the last time a party won so decisively was in 1866. To date, this was the last time that any party held three-quarters of all House seats, as well as the last time that a party won more than 300 House seats.

Significant representation from the Progressives of Wisconsin and Farmer–Labor Party of Minnesota was also seen, as these two liberal populist groups gained a foothold.

The 1936 elections showed the continuing trust of the American people in Roosevelt to guide the nation out of the Great Depression. Despite setbacks, most had faith in the New Deal and elected leaders who supported its measures. This was the last of four straight elections where Republicans lost seats in Congress due to the lingering effects of the Depression.

Overall results + ↓ 334 13 88 Democratic Republican

Source: Election Statistics – Office of the Clerk

Special elections

District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Francisco A. Delgado Nacionalista 1934 Incumbent resigned February 14, 1936, after a successor qualified in accordance to a new form of government.New resident commissioner appointed February 14, 1936.Nacionalista hold.Winner was to hold office at the pleasure of the President of the Philippines. Charles V. Truax Democratic 1932 Incumbent died August 9, 1935.New member elected November 3, 1936.Democratic hold.Winner was not elected to the next term; see below. Mell G. Underwood Democratic 1922 Incumbent resigned April 10, 1936, after being appointed to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.New member elected November 3, 1936.Democratic hold.Winner was not elected to the next term; see below. John J. McSwain Democratic 1920 Incumbent died August 6, 1936.New member elected November 3, 1936.Democratic hold.Winner was also elected to the next term; see below.

Alabama

District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Frank W. Boykin Democratic 1935 Incumbent re-elected. J. Lister Hill Democratic 1923 Incumbent re-elected. Henry B. Steagall Democratic 1914 Incumbent re-elected. Sam Hobbs Democratic 1934 Incumbent re-elected. Joe Starnes Democratic 1934 Incumbent re-elected. William Bacon Oliver Democratic 1914 Incumbent retired.Democratic hold. William B. Bankhead Democratic 1916 Incumbent re-elected. Archibald Hill Carmichael Democratic 1933 Incumbent retired.Democratic hold. George Huddleston Democratic 1914 Incumbent lost renomination.Democratic hold.

Arizona

District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Isabella Greenway Democratic 1933 Incumbent retired.Democratic hold.

Arkansas

District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates William J. Driver Democratic 1920 Incumbent re-elected. John E. Miller Democratic 1930 Incumbent re-elected. Claude Fuller Democratic 1928 Incumbent re-elected. William B. Cravens Democratic 1932 Incumbent re-elected. David D. Terry Democratic 1933 Incumbent re-elected. John L. McClellan Democratic 1934 Incumbent re-elected. Tilman B. Parks Democratic 1920 Incumbent retired.Democratic hold.

California

District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Clarence F. Lea Democratic 1916 Incumbent re-elected. Harry Lane Englebright Republican 1926 Incumbent re-elected. Frank H. Buck Democratic 1932 Incumbent re-elected. Florence Prag Kahn Republican 1925 Incumbent lost re-election.Progressive gain. Richard J. Welch Republican 1926 Incumbent re-elected. Albert E. Carter Republican 1924 Incumbent re-elected. John H. Tolan Democratic 1934 Incumbent re-elected. John J. McGrath Democratic 1932 Incumbent re-elected. Bertrand W. Gearhart Republican 1934 Incumbent re-elected. Henry E. Stubbs Democratic 1932 Incumbent re-elected. John S. McGroarty Democratic 1934 Incumbent re-elected. John H. Hoeppel Democratic 1932 Incumbent lost renomination.Democratic hold. Charles Kramer Democratic 1932 Incumbent re-elected. Thomas F. Ford Democratic 1932 Incumbent re-elected. John M. Costello Democratic 1934 Incumbent re-elected. John F. Dockweiler Democratic 1932 Incumbent re-elected. Charles J. Colden Democratic 1932 Incumbent re-elected. Byron N. Scott Democratic 1934 Incumbent re-elected. Sam L. Collins Republican 1932 Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic gain. George Burnham Republican 1932 Incumbent retired.Democratic gain.

Colorado

District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Lawrence Lewis Democratic 1932 Incumbent re-elected. Fred N. Cummings Democratic 1932 Incumbent re-elected. John Andrew Martin Democratic 1932 Incumbent re-elected. Edward T. Taylor Democratic 1908 Incumbent re-elected.

Connecticut

District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Herman P. Kopplemann Democratic 1932 Incumbent re-elected. William L. Higgins Republican 1932 Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic gain. James A. Shanley Democratic 1934 Incumbent re-elected. Schuyler Merritt Republican 1932 Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic gain. J. Joseph Smith Democratic 1934 Incumbent re-elected. William M. Citron Democratic 1934 Incumbent re-elected.

Delaware

District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates J. George Stewart Republican 1934 Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic gain.

Florida

District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates J. Hardin Peterson Democratic 1932 Incumbent re-elected. Robert A. Green Democratic 1932 Incumbent re-elected. Millard Caldwell Democratic 1932 Incumbent re-elected. J. Mark Wilcox Democratic 1932 Incumbent re-elected. William J. SearsRedistricted from the at-large district Democratic 1932 Incumbent lost renomination.Democratic hold.

Georgia

District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Hugh Peterson Democratic 1934 Incumbent re-elected. Edward E. Cox Democratic 1924 Incumbent re-elected. Bryant T. Castellow Democratic 1932 Incumbent retired.Democratic hold. Emmett Marshall Owen Democratic 1932 Incumbent re-elected. Robert Ramspeck Democratic 1929 Incumbent re-elected. Carl Vinson Democratic 1914 Incumbent re-elected. Malcolm C. Tarver Democratic 1926 Incumbent re-elected. Braswell Deen Democratic 1932 Incumbent re-elected. B. Frank Whelchel Democratic 1934 Incumbent re-elected. Paul Brown Democratic 1933 Incumbent re-elected.

Idaho

District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Compton I. White Democratic 1932 Incumbent re-elected. D. Worth Clark Democratic 1934 Incumbent re-elected.

Illinois

District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Arthur W. Mitchell Democratic 1934 Incumbent re-elected. Raymond S. McKeough Democratic 1934 Incumbent re-elected. Edward A. Kelly Democratic 1930 Incumbent re-elected. Harry P. Beam Democratic 1930 Incumbent re-elected. Adolph J. Sabath Democratic 1906 Incumbent re-elected. Thomas J. O'Brien Democratic 1932 Incumbent re-elected. Leonard W. Schuetz Democratic 1930 Incumbent re-elected. Leo Kocialkowski Democratic 1932 Incumbent re-elected. James McAndrews Democratic 1934 Incumbent re-elected. Ralph E. Church Republican 1934 Incumbent re-elected. Chauncey W. Reed Republican 1934 Incumbent re-elected. John T. Buckbee Republican 1926 Incumbent retired.Republican hold. Leo E. Allen Republican 1932 Incumbent re-elected. Chester C. Thompson Democratic 1932 Incumbent re-elected. J. Leroy Adair Democratic 1932 Incumbent retired.Democratic hold. Everett Dirksen Republican 1932 Incumbent re-elected. Leslie C. Arends Republican 1934 Incumbent re-elected. James A. Meeks Democratic 1932 Incumbent re-elected. Donald C. Dobbins Democratic 1932 Incumbent retired.Democratic hold. Scott W. Lucas Democratic 1934 Incumbent re-elected. Harry H. Mason Democratic 1934 Incumbent retired.Democratic hold. Edwin M. Schaefer Democratic 1932 Incumbent re-elected. William W. Arnold Democratic 1922 Incumbent resigned June 25, 1936 to become a member of the U.S. Board of Tax Appeals.Democratic hold. Claude V. Parsons Democratic 1930 Incumbent re-elected. Kent E. Keller Democratic 1930 Incumbent re-elected. Michael L. Igoe Democratic 1934 Incumbent resigned June 2, 1935 to become a U.S. Attorney.Democratic hold. Martin A. Brennan Democratic 1932 Incumbent retired.Democratic hold.

Indiana

District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates William T. Schulte Democratic 1932 Incumbent re-elected. Charles A. Halleck Republican 1935 Incumbent re-elected. Samuel B. Pettengill Democratic 1930 Incumbent re-elected. James I. Farley Democratic 1932 Incumbent re-elected. Glenn Griswold Democratic 1930 Incumbent re-elected. Virginia E. Jenckes Democratic 1932 Incumbent re-elected. Arthur H. Greenwood Democratic 1922 Incumbent re-elected. John W. Boehne Jr. Democratic 1930 Incumbent re-elected. Eugene B. Crowe Democratic 1930 Incumbent re-elected. Finly Hutchinson Gray Democratic 1932 Incumbent re-elected. William H. Larrabee Democratic 1930 Incumbent re-elected. Louis Ludlow Democratic 1928 Incumbent re-elected.

Iowa

District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Edward C. Eicher Democratic 1932 Incumbent re-elected. Bernhard M. Jacobsen Democratic 1930 Incumbent died.Democratic hold. John W. Gwynne Republican 1934 Incumbent re-elected. Fred Biermann Democratic 1932 Incumbent re-elected. Lloyd Thurston Republican 1924 Incumbent re-elected. Hubert Utterback Democratic 1934 Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.Republican gain. Otha Wearin Democratic 1932 Incumbent re-elected. Fred C. Gilchrist Republican 1930 Incumbent re-elected. Guy Gillette Democratic 1932 Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.Democratic hold.

Kansas

District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates William P. Lambertson Republican 1928 Incumbent re-elected. Ulysses Samuel Guyer Republican 1926 Incumbent re-elected. Edward White Patterson Democratic 1934 Incumbent re-elected. Randolph Carpenter Democratic 1932 Incumbent retired.Republican gain. John Mills Houston Democratic 1934 Incumbent re-elected. Frank Carlson Republican 1934 Incumbent re-elected. Clifford R. Hope Republican 1926 Incumbent re-elected.

Kentucky

District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates W. Voris Gregory Democratic 1926 Incumbent died.Democratic hold. Glover H. Cary Democratic 1930 Incumbent re-elected. Emmet O'Neal Democratic 1934 Incumbent re-elected. Edward W. Creal Democratic 1935 Incumbent re-elected. Brent Spence Democratic 1930 Incumbent re-elected. Virgil Chapman Democratic 1930 Incumbent re-elected. Andrew J. May Democratic 1930 Incumbent re-elected. Fred M. Vinson Democratic 1930 Incumbent re-elected. John M. Robsion Republican 1934 Incumbent re-elected.

Louisiana