The 1944 United States House of Representatives elections were elections for the United States House of Representatives to elect members to serve in the 79th United States Congress. They were held for the most part on November 7, 1944, while Maine held theirs on September 11. These elections coincided with President Franklin D. Roosevelt's re-election to a record fourth term.

Quick Facts All 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives 218 seats needed for a majority, Majority party ...

1944 United States House of Representatives elections

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All 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives[lower-alpha 2] 218 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Sam Rayburn Joseph Martin Party Democratic Republican Leader since September 16, 1940 January 3, 1939 Leader's seat Texas 4th Massachusetts 14th Last election 222 seats 209 seats Seats won 244 189 Seat change 22 20 Popular vote 23,380,045 21,256,035 Percentage 51.8% 47.1% Swing 4.8% 3.7%   Third party Fourth party   Party American Labor Progressive Last election 1 seat 2 seats Seats won 1 1 Seat change 1 Popular vote 152,101 108,068 Percentage 0.3% 0.2% Swing 0.5%   Fifth party   Party Farmer–Labor Last election 1 seat Seats won 0 Seat change 1 Popular vote 19,164 Percentage 0.1% Swing 0.4%
Speaker before election Sam Rayburn Democratic Elected Speaker Sam Rayburn Democratic

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Roosevelt's popularity allowed his Democratic Party to gain twenty seats from the Republicans and minor parties, cementing the Democratic majority. Also, Americans rallied behind Allied success in World War II, and in turn voted favorably for the administration's course of action.

As of 2024^[update], this is the last time the House of Representatives was made up of four parties (in December 2020, House Republican Paul Mitchell became an Independent, resulting in there being four partisan affiliations (Republican, Democratic, Independent, and Libertarian) though not four political parties).

Twelve special elections were held, sorted by election date.

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Party		Total seats (change)		Seat percentage	Vote Percentage	Popular vote
	Democratic	242	20	55.6%	51.8%	23,380,045
	Republican	191	18	43.9%	47.1%	21,256,035
	American Labor Party	1		0.2%	0.3%	152,101
	Progressive	1	1	0.2%	0.2%	108,068
	Independent	0		0.0%	0.2%	103,402
	Prohibition	0		0.0%	0.1%	35,782
	Socialist	0		0.0%	0.1%	28,294
	Constitutional	0		0.0%	<0.1%	19,561
	Fellowship	0		0.0%	<0.1%	3,014
	Preserving American Independence	0		0.0%	<0.1%	1,833
	Michigan Commonwealth Federation	0		0.0%	<0.1%	1,753
	Socialist Labor	0		0.0%	<0.1%	340
	Victory Without Hate	0		0.0%	<0.1%	252
	Good Government	0		0.0%	<0.1%	102
	Others	0	1	0.0%	<0.1%	19,164
Totals		435	+0	100.0%	100.0%	45,109,746

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Source: Election Statistics - Office of the Clerk

Florida redistricted for this cycle, converting the 6th seat it had previously gained at reapportionment from an at-large seat to an additional district near Fort Lauderdale.

New York, after having used 2 at-large districts to avoid redistricting at the last reapportionment, redistricted into 45 districts for this election, with substantial boundary changes across the state. Manhattan went from 10 districts to 6, with Long Island, Brooklyn and Queens going from 10 to 15.