1942 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming

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1942 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming, At-large district

 1940
November 3, 1942
1944 
 
Nominee Frank A. Barrett John J. McIntyre
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 37,963 36,892
Percentage 50.72% 49.28%

U.S. Representative before election

John J. McIntyre
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Frank A. Barrett
Republican

The 1942 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming was held on November 3, 1942. Incumbent Democratic Congressman John J. McIntyre ran for re-election to a second term. He was challenged in the general election by former State Senator Frank A. Barrett, the Republican nominee. Amid nationwide Republican gains, Barrett narrowly defeated McIntyre, winning 51 percent of the vote to McIntyre's 49 percent.

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John J. McIntyre (inc.) 18,217 86.53%
Democratic Lee Ray White 2,837 100.00%
Total votes 21,054 100.00%

Republican primary

General election

References

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