Arthur H. Greenwood

Notable Facts

  • Served as U.S. House Democratic Caucus Chair (Democratic) from 1927-1929
  • Served as U.S. House Majority Whip (Democratic) from 1933-1935

Offices

U.S. House
District 2
In office
Mar 4, 1923 to Mar 4, 1933

Party: Democratic
Assumed: General Election
Left: Redistricting
District 7
In office
Mar 4, 1933 to Mar 4, 1939

Party: Democratic
Assumed: General Election
Left: Lost Reelection Bid
16 years, 4 days
Arthur H. Greenwood spent 16 years, 4 days in office in Indiana, all of it at the federal level.

Elections

1922–U.S. House (District 2) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 7, 1922
49.51%
Arthur H. Greenwood*, Democratic, 43,632 votes
48.51%
Oscar Edward Bland (i), Republican, 42,752 votes
 1.99%
John C. Monarch, Socialist, 1,751 votes
Out of 88,135 votes casts, the margin of victory was 880 (1.00%)
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1924–U.S. House (District 2) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 4, 1924
49.83%
Arthur H. Greenwood (i)*, Democratic, 43,690 votes
49.13%
John E. Sedwick, Republican, 43,073 votes
 1.04%
Jack Smith, Socialist, 911 votes
Out of 87,674 votes casts, the margin of victory was 617 (0.70%)
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1926–U.S. House (District 2) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 2, 1926
55.41%
Arthur H. Greenwood (i)*, Democratic, 44,690 votes
44.59%
John E. Sedwick, Republican, 35,964 votes
Out of 80,654 votes casts, the margin of victory was 8,726 (10.82%)
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1928–U.S. House (District 2) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 6, 1928
50.15%
Arthur H. Greenwood (i)*, Democratic, 45,901 votes
49.10%
Orville Truman Stout, Republican, 44,941 votes
 0.75%
Zimri B. Gasten, Socialist, 688 votes
Out of 91,530 votes casts, the margin of victory was 960 (1.05%)
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1930–U.S. House (District 2) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 4, 1930
59.51%
Arthur H. Greenwood (i)*, Democratic, 52,452 votes
40.49%
Ray S. Sisson, Republican, 35,689 votes
Out of 88,141 votes casts, the margin of victory was 16,763 (19.02%)
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1932–U.S. House (District 7) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 8, 1932
56.65%
Arthur H. Greenwood (i)*, Democratic, 78,356 votes
43.35%
George Washington Henley, Republican, 59,949 votes
Out of 138,305 votes casts, the margin of victory was 18,407 (13.30%)
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1934–U.S. House (District 7) WON
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) WON
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) LOST
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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1944–U.S. House (District 7) LOST
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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In the 10 races for which we have results, Arthur H. Greenwood had a record of 8-2. That includes a record of 8-2 in 10 general elections.