US House Election Results 1840-1974

The data file `US House Election Results 1840-1974` contains district-level returns for elections to the U.S. House of Representatives from 1840 to 1974. This file is in a tab-delimited text format and is organized by candidate, with each line containing the election year, district information (state, district number, and number of representatives elected), and candidate information (the candidate's name and party as well as the number of votes received.)