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1944 Iowa U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1944 Iowa U.S. House District 5 Election?

Paul Cunningham won the 1944 Iowa U.S. House District 5 Election. Paul Cunningham received 66,260 popular votes (54.05%). The main challenger was Ralph N Lynch (45.79%).

See the full head-to-head between Cunningham and Lynch

Cunningham +8.3 pts · won by 10,122 votes
Paul CunninghamRepublicanWINNER54.05%
66,260 votes
Ralph N LynchDemocratic45.79%
56,138 votes
Betty Ann Paddocksocialist0.16%
192 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.