He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1952 to the Eighty-third Congress after he was redistricted into the 14th Congressional District and was defeated by Harlan Hagen. He resumed the practice of law.
After losing his bid for re-election in 1952 to the Eighty-third Congress, following a redistricting that shifted him to the 14th Congressional District, he was defeated by Harlan Hagen. He subsequently returned to his work as an attorney.