Table: united states house of representatives elections , 1942
[['district', 'incumbent', 'party', 'first elected', 'result', 'candidates'], ['louisiana 1', 'f edward hebert', 'democratic', '1940', 're - elected', 'f edward hebert (d) unopposed'], ['louisiana 2', 'hale boggs', 'democratic', '1940', 'lost renomination democratic hold', 'paul h maloney (d) unopposed'], ['louisiana 3', 'james r domengeaux', 'democratic', '1940', 're - elected', 'james r domengeaux (d) unopposed'], ['louisiana 4', 'overton brooks', 'democratic', '1936', 're - elected', 'overton brooks (d) unopposed'], ['louisiana 5', 'newt v mills', 'democratic', '1936', 'lost renomination democratic hold', 'charles e mckenzie (d) unopposed'], ['louisiana 6', 'jared y sanders , jr', 'democratic', '1940', 'lost renomination democratic hold', 'james h morrison (d) unopposed'], ['louisiana 7', 'vance plauche', 'democratic', '1940', 'retired democratic hold', 'henry d larcade , jr (d) unopposed']]
Statement: Hale Boggs was First Elected in 1940
Statement: the Incumbent in the 5th District was Newt V Mill
Statement: Overton Brook was Re - Elected in the 4th District
Statement: James R Domengeaux ran Unopposed
Statement: the only Incumbent to retire was Vance Plauche