He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1932 to the Seventy-third Congress, and for election in 1934 to the Seventy-fourth Congress and in 1936 to the Seventy-fifth Congress.
He failed to secure re-election in 1932 to the Seventy-third Congress, and also lost bids for seats in the Seventy-fourth Congress in 1934 and the Seventy-fifth Congress in 1936.