Gerald W. Landis

Offices

U.S. House
District 7
In office
Jan 3, 1939 to Jan 3, 1949

Party: Republican
Assumed: General Election
Left: Lost Reelection Bid
10 years, 3 days
Gerald W. Landis spent 10 years, 3 days in office in Indiana, all of it at the federal level.

Elections

1934–U.S. House (District 7) LOST
General Election–Tuesday, November 6, 1934
51.47%
Arthur H. Greenwood (i)*, Democratic, 73,324 votes
47.72%
Gerald W. Landis, Republican, 67,987 votes
 0.81%
George I. Houser, Socialist, 1,158 votes
Out of 142,469 votes casts, the margin of victory was 5,337 (3.75%)
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1936–U.S. House (District 7) LOST
General Election–Tuesday, November 3, 1936
53.80%
Arthur H. Greenwood (i)*, Democratic, 81,901 votes
45.93%
Gerald W. Landis, Republican, 69,928 votes
 0.27%
Earl Cole, Socialist, 407 votes
Out of 152,236 votes casts, the margin of victory was 11,973 (7.87%)
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1938–U.S. House (District 7) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 8, 1938
51.59%
Gerald W. Landis*, Republican, 78,870 votes
48.41%
Arthur H. Greenwood (i), Democratic, 74,001 votes
Out of 152,871 votes casts, the margin of victory was 4,869 (3.18%)
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1940–U.S. House (District 7) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 5, 1940
52.20%
Gerald W. Landis (i)*, Republican, 81,632 votes
47.80%
Charles Haddon Bedwell, Democratic, 74,746 votes
Out of 156,378 votes casts, the margin of victory was 6,886 (4.40%)
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1942–U.S. House (District 7) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 3, 1942
56.86%
Gerald W. Landis (i)*, Republican, 69,044 votes
43.14%
O. A. Noland, Democratic, 52,386 votes
Out of 121,430 votes casts, the margin of victory was 16,658 (13.72%)
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1944–U.S. House (District 7) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 7, 1944
53.88%
Gerald W. Landis (i)*, Republican, 73,417 votes
45.61%
Arthur H. Greenwood, Democratic, 62,136 votes
 0.51%
G. Manson Mood, Prohibition, 695 votes
Out of 136,248 votes casts, the margin of victory was 11,281 (8.27%)
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1946–U.S. House (District 7) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 5, 1946
50.67%
Gerald W. Landis (i)*, Republican, 63,667 votes
47.67%
James E. Noland, Democratic, 59,908 votes
 1.66%
H. Robert Gemmer, Prohibition, 2,086 votes
Out of 125,661 votes casts, the margin of victory was 3,759 (3.00%)
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1948–U.S. House (District 7) LOST
General Election–Tuesday, November 2, 1948
53.68%
James E. Noland*, Democratic, 74,396 votes
45.35%
Gerald W. Landis (i), Republican, 62,855 votes
 0.97%
Graydon E. Terbush, Prohibition, 1,349 votes
Out of 138,600 votes casts, the margin of victory was 11,541 (8.33%)
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In the 8 races for which we have results, Gerald W. Landis had a record of 5-3. That includes a record of 5-3 in 8 general elections.