 Mansfield decided to run for the seat again in the following election and won it by defeating businessman Howard K. Hazelbaker after Rankin, who had voted against the entry of the United States into World War II, decided not to run for what would have been her third term.Mansfield served five terms in the House, being re-elected in 1944, 1946, 1948, and 1950.His military service and academic experience landed him a seat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee.