# 1942 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida

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

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

## Second District

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

### Democratic primary

Democratic primary results :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 57,479 | 100.00 |

### Democratic primary runoff

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

## Third District

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

### Democratic primary

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

## Fourth District

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

### Democratic primary

Democratic primary results :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 69,016 | 100.00 |

## Fifth District

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

### Democratic primary

Democratic primary results :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 46,044 | 100.00 |

## At-Large District

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

### Democratic primary

Democratic primary results :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 258,668 | 100.00 |