Me Instead Of You: A Political Timeline
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That's fine. Don't take too long with the 1936 downballot elections though
Part XVII: 1936 Downballot Elections
1936 Downballot Elections
Even though the Democrats won the Presidential election, they fared less well downballot. That's because Republican voters were concentrated heavily in Republican strongholds that had gone for the Democrats in '30 and '32. This was most clearly seen in the House elections, where Republicans made decent gains, mainly on the west coast and northeast. In California, Democratic incumbent John Hoeppel was replaced by Frederick Houser. Also in California, the Democrats panicked as a Progressive won an election outside the Midwest for the first time. In Illinois, Lewis Boyer lost to Joe Anderson. In Indiana, Glen Griswald lost to Benjamin Brown. These were just a few Democratic losses. The Progressives and FL-ers were truly confident however, as they had managed to extend their electoral base.
In the Senate, the Republicans would have netted one gain, but two incumbent Republicans, Charles Norris and William Borah, were reelected as independents. The Republicans did gain a seat in Massachusetts, beginning to exert their dominance in New England once more.
The Democrats had had their congressional clout curbed further, and President Garner could not claim a mandate. The next four years would be far more turmoiled than the last.
Even though the Democrats won the Presidential election, they fared less well downballot. That's because Republican voters were concentrated heavily in Republican strongholds that had gone for the Democrats in '30 and '32. This was most clearly seen in the House elections, where Republicans made decent gains, mainly on the west coast and northeast. In California, Democratic incumbent John Hoeppel was replaced by Frederick Houser. Also in California, the Democrats panicked as a Progressive won an election outside the Midwest for the first time. In Illinois, Lewis Boyer lost to Joe Anderson. In Indiana, Glen Griswald lost to Benjamin Brown. These were just a few Democratic losses. The Progressives and FL-ers were truly confident however, as they had managed to extend their electoral base.
In the Senate, the Republicans would have netted one gain, but two incumbent Republicans, Charles Norris and William Borah, were reelected as independents. The Republicans did gain a seat in Massachusetts, beginning to exert their dominance in New England once more.
The Democrats had had their congressional clout curbed further, and President Garner could not claim a mandate. The next four years would be far more turmoiled than the last.
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Not surprising, given the map itself, that the Republicans didn't gain massively in the Senate. But Garner is set to get clobbered in 1938, unless he pulls off a miracle
Hold on, didn't the GOP have 148 seats in the house after the ITTL 1934 midterms?