| 77th United States Congress | |||
United States Capitol (1956) |
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| Duration: January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943 | |||
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| Senate President: | John N. Garner (until January 20, 1941) Henry A. Wallace (from January 20, 1941) |
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| Senate Pres. pro tem: | Pat Harrison (until June 22, 1941) Carter Glass (from July 11, 1941) |
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| House Speaker: | Sam Rayburn | ||
| Members: | 96 Senators 435 Representatives 4 Non-voting members |
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| Senate Majority: | Democratic | ||
| House Majority: | Democratic | ||
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| Sessions | |||
| 1st: January 3, 1941 – January 2, 1942 2nd: January 5, 1942 – December 16, 1942 |
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Total 96
Total 435
Senators are elected statewide every two years, with one-third beginning new six year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election.
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of this Congress.
| State (class) |
Former senator | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's installation |
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| West Virginia (2) |
Matthew M. Neely (D) | Resigned January 12, 1941 after being elected Governor of West Virginia. Successor was appointed to serve until a special election, which he subsequently lost. In addition, successor took oath of office after the Senate resolved a challenge to the appointment. |
Joseph Rosier (D) | January 13, 1941 |
| Arkansas (2) |
John E. Miller (D) | Resigned March 31, 1941 after being appointed judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Arkansas. Successor was appointed to serve until the next election. |
G. Lloyd Spencer (D) | April 1, 1941 |
| Texas (2) |
Morris Sheppard (D) | Died April 9, 1941. Successor was appointed to serve until a special election. |
Andrew Jackson Houston (D) | April 21, 1941 |
| Mississippi (2) |
Pat Harrison (D) | Died June 22, 1941. Successor was appointed to serve until a special election. |
James Eastland (D) | June 30, 1941 |
| Texas (2) |
Andrew Jackson Houston (D) | Died June 26, 1941. Successor was elected to finish term. |
W. Lee O'Daniel (D) | June 28, 1941 |
| South Carolina (2) |
James F. Byrnes (D) | Resigned July 17, 1941 after being appointed Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Successor was appointed to serve until a special election. |
Alva M. Lumpkin (D) | July 22, 1941 |
| South Carolina (2) |
Alva M. Lumpkin (D) | Died August 1, 1941. Successor was appointed to serve until a special election. |
Roger C. Peace (D) | August 5, 1941 |
| Mississippi (2) |
James Eastland (D) | Appointee did not seek election to finish term. Successor was elected September 28, 1941 to finish term. |
Wall Doxey (D) | September 29, 1941 |
| South Carolina (2) |
Roger C. Peace (D) | Appointee did not seek election to finish term. Successor was elected November 4, 1941 to finish term. |
Burnet R. Maybank (D) | November 5, 1941 |
| Colorado (3) |
Alva B. Adams (D) | Died December 1, 1941. Successor was appointed to serve until the November 3, 1942 special election, which he won. |
Eugene Millikin (R) | December 20, 1941 |
| West Virginia (2) |
Joseph Rosier (D) | Appointee lost election November 17, 1942 to finish the term. Successor was elected to finish term. |
Hugh Shott (R) | November 18, 1942 |
| Nevada (1) |
Berkeley L. Bunker (D) | Appointee lost election December 7, 1942 to finish the term. Successor was elected to finish term. |
James G. Scrugham (D) | December 7, 1942 |
| District | Vacator | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's installation |
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| Oklahoma 7th | Sam C. Massingale (D) | Died January 17, 1941 | Victor Wickersham (D) | April 1, 1941 |
| New York 17th | Kenneth F. Simpson (R) | Died January 25, 1941 | Joseph C. Baldwin (R) | March 11, 1941 |
| Alabama 7th | Walter W. Bankhead (D) | Resigned February 1, 1941 | Carter Manasco (D) | June 24, 1941 |
| Maryland 6th | William D. Byron (D) | Died February 27, 1941 | Katharine Byron (D) | May 27, 1941 |
| Virginia 2nd | Colgate Darden (D) | Resigned March 1, 1941 to run for Governor of Virginia | Winder R. Harris (D) | April 8, 1941 |
| New York 42nd | Pius L. Schwert (D) | Died March 11, 1941 | John C. Butler (R) | April 22, 1941 |
| North Carolina 5th | Alonzo D. Folger (D) | Died April 30, 1941 | John H. Folger (D) | June 14, 1941 |
| New York 14th | Morris M. Edelstein (D) | Died June 4, 1941 | Arthur G. Klein (D) | July 29, 1941 |
| Wisconsin 1st | Stephen Bolles (R) | Died July 8, 1941 | Lawrence H. Smith (R) | August 29, 1941 |
| Pennsylvania 15th | Albert G. Rutherford (R) | Died August 10, 1941 | Wilson D. Gillette (R) | November 4, 1941 |
| Colorado 4th | Edward T. Taylor (D) | Died September 3, 1941 | Robert F. Rockwell (R) | December 9, 1941 |
| Mississippi 2nd | Wall Doxey (D) | Resigned September 28, 1941 after being elected to the US Senate | Jamie L. Whitten (D) | November 4, 1941 |
| California 17th | Lee E. Geyer (D) | Died October 11, 1941 | Cecil R. King (D) | August 25, 1942 |
| Massachusetts 7th | Lawrence J. Connery (D) | Died October 19, 1941 | Thomas J. Lane (D) | December 30, 1941 |
| Connecticut 5th | J. Joseph Smith (D) | Resigned November 4, 1941 after being appointed judge for the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut | Joseph E. Talbot (R) | January 20, 1942 |
| Pennsylvania 12th | J. Harold Flannery (D) | Resigned January 3, 1942 after becoming judge of common pleas for Luzerne County, PA | Thomas B. Miller (R) | May 19, 1942 |
| Pennsylvania 33rd | Joseph A. McArdle (D) | Resigned January 5, 1942 after being elected to the Pittsburgh City Council | Elmer J. Holland (D) | May 19, 1942 |
| Pennsylvania 11th | Patrick J. Boland (D) | Died May 18, 1942 | Veronica G. Boland (D) | November 3, 1942 |
| Washington 5th | Arthur D. Healey (D) | Resigned August 1, 1942 after being appointed judge for the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington | Vacant until the next Congress | |
| Massachusetts 8th | Charles H. Leavy (D) | Resigned August 3, 1942 after being appointed judge for the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts | Vacant until the next Congress | |
| Ohio 15th | Robert T. Secrest (D) | Resigned August 3, 1942 after accepting a commission in the US Navy | Vacant until the next Congress | |
| Ohio 13th | Albert D. Baumhart, Jr. (R) | Resigned September 2, 1942 after accepting a commission in the US Navy | Vacant until the next Congress | |
| Iowa 9th | Vincent F. Harrington (D) | Resigned September 5, 1942 after accepting a commission as major in the United States Army | Harry E. Narey (R) | November 3, 1942 |
| California 3rd | Frank H. Buck (D) | Died September 17, 1942 | Vacant until the next Congress | |
| Maryland 2nd | William Purington Cole, Jr. (D) | Resigned October 26, 1942 after being appointed judge for the US Customs Court | Vacant until the next Congress | |
| Pennsylvania 25th | Charles I. Faddis (D) | Resigned December 4, 1942 to enter the US Army | Vacant until the next Congress | |
| Illinois 4th | Harry P. Beam (D) | Resigned December 6, 1942 after being elected judge for the municipal court of Chicago | Vacant until the next Congress | |
| Illinois 6th | A. F. Maciejewski (D) | Resigned December 6, 1942 | Vacant until the next Congress | |
| Missouri 6th | Philip A. Bennett (R) | Died December 7, 1942 | Vacant until the next Congress | |
| Nevada At-large | James G. Scrugham (D) | Resigned December 7, 1942 after being elected to the US Senate | Vacant until the next Congress | |
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