1948 United States House of Representatives elections
District Incumbent Party First elected Result Candidates
Arkansas 1 Ezekiel C. Gathings Democratic 1938 Incumbent re-elected Y Ezekiel C. Gathings ( Democratic ) Unopposed
Arkansas 2 Wilbur Mills Democratic 1938 Incumbent re-elected Y Wilbur Mills ( Democratic ) Unopposed
Arkansas 3 James William Trimble Democratic 1944 Incumbent re-elected Y James William Trimble ( Democratic ) Unopposed
Arkansas 4 William Fadjo Cravens Democratic 1939 ( Special ) Incumbent retired . New member elected . Democratic hold Y Boyd Anderson Tackett ( Democratic ) Unopposed
Arkansas 5 Brooks Hays Democratic 1942 Incumbent re-elected Y Brooks Hays ( Democratic ) Unopposed
Arkansas 6 William F. Norrell Democratic 1938 Incumbent re-elected Y William F. Norrell ( Democratic ) Unopposed
Arkansas 7 Oren Harris Democratic 1940 Incumbent re-elected Y Oren Harris ( Democratic ) Unopposed
Arkansas
See also : List of United States Representatives from Arkansas
The 1948 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1948 which coincided with President Harry S. Truman's election to a full term. Truman had campaigned against a do-nothing' Republican Party Congress that had opposed his initiatives and was seen as counterproductive. The Democratic Party regained control of both the House and Senate in this election. For Democrats, this was their largest gain since 1932. This was the last election to date where a member of a political party other than the Democrats, Republicans or an Independent had one or more seats in the chamber.