In the '''Midterm Elections of 1934''' the [[Democratic Party]] gained nine House seats and nine Senate seats from the [[Republican Party]], increasing their already overwhelming majorities. Although the [[economy]] had failed to recover from the [[Great Depression]], Democrats had a series of legislative success and [[Franklin Roosevelt]] remained popular. 1934 was the first off-year elections in which a first-term president's party gained seats in both houses of Congress. | In the '''Midterm Elections of 1934''' the [[Democratic Party]] gained nine House seats and nine Senate seats from the [[Republican Party]], increasing their already overwhelming majorities. Although the [[economy]] had failed to recover from the [[Great Depression]], Democrats had a series of legislative success and [[Franklin Roosevelt]] remained popular. 1934 was the first off-year elections in which a first-term president's party gained seats in both houses of Congress. |