| Country: | July Monarchy |
| Election Date: | 9 July 1842 |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 1839 French legislative election |
| Previous Year: | 1839 |
| Next Election: | 1846 French legislative election |
| Next Year: | 1846 |
| Image1: | Guizot, François - 2.jpg |
| Leader1: | François Guizot |
| Party1: | Resistance Party |
| Seats1: | 266 |
| Leader2: | Adolphe Thiers |
| Party2: | Opposition |
| Seats2: | 193 |
| Prime Minister | |
| Before Election: | Jean-de-Dieu Soult |
| Before Party: | Resistance Party |
| After Election: | Jean-de-Dieu Soult |
| After Party: | Resistance Party |
Legislative elections were held in France on 9 July 1842. Only citizens paying taxes were eligible to vote.
Louis-Philippe of France dissolved the legislature on 16 July 1846.[1]