ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi, fˈeɪsɪŋ ɐ spˈɪɹɪɾᵻd tʃˈælɪndʒ fɹʌm ˈæntaɪlˈɔndʒaɪt ɐtˈɜːni hˈeɪl bˈɑːɡz, mˈæloʊni ɪnˈɪʃəli wɪθdɹˈuː hɪz bˈɪd fɚɹə sˈɪksθ tˈɜːm, bˌʌt ɹiːˈɛntɚd ðə ɹˈeɪs ænd sˈʌbsᵻkwəntli lˈɔst tə bˈɑːɡz ɪn ɐ kˌɑːntɹəvˈɜːʃəl ᵻlˈɛkʃən wˌɪtʃ wʊd lˈeɪɾɚ bɪkˌʌm ðə sˈʌbdʒɛkt ʌvðə suːpɹˈiːm kˈoːɹt kˈeɪs juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts vˈiː. klˈæsɪk.
In 1940, facing a spirited challenge from anti-Longite attorney Hale Boggs, Maloney initially withdrew his bid for a sixth term, but reentered the race and subsequently lost to Boggs in a controversial election which would later become the subject of the Supreme Court case United States v. Classic.