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1948 Illinois gubernatorial election

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1948 Illinois gubernatorial election
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Nominee Adlai Stevenson II Dwight H. Green
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 2,250,074 1,678,007
Percentage 57.11% 42.59%
County Results
Stevenson:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Green:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Governor before election

Dwight H. Green
Republican

Elected Governor

Adlai Stevenson II
Democratic

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The 1948 Illinois gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1948.[1] Incumbent Governor Dwight H. Green, a Republican seeking a third term, lost reelection to Democrat Adlai Stevenson II.

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The 1956 United States Senate election in Illinois was held on November 7, 1944 to elect one of Illinois's members to the United States Senate. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Scott W. Lucas won reelection to a second term.More
105 1948 United States Senate election in Illinois
The 1948 United States Senate election in Illinois took place on November 2, 1948. Incumbent Republican Charles W. Brooks lost reelection to Democrat Paul Douglas.More
106 1950 United States Senate election in Illinois
The 1950 United States Senate election in Illinois was held on November 7, 1950 to elect one of Illinois's members to the United States Senate. Republican Everett Dirksen defeated incumbent Democratic Senator and Senate Majority Leader Scott W. Lucas, who had been seeking a third term.More
107 1954 United States Senate election in Illinois
The 1960 United States Senate election in Illinois took place on November 2, 1954. Incumbent Democratic United States Senator Paul Douglas was reelected to a second term.More
108 1956 United States Senate election in Illinois
The 1956 United States Senate election in Illinois was held on November 6, 1956 to elect one of Illinois's members to the United States Senate. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Everett Dirksen won reelection to a second term.More
109 1960 United States Senate election in Illinois
The 1960 United States Senate election in Illinois took place on November 8, 1960. Incumbent Democratic United States Senator Paul Douglas was reelected to a third term.More
110 1962 United States Senate election in Illinois
The 1962 United States Senate election in Illinois was held on November 6, 1962 to elect one of Illinois's members to the United States Senate. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator and Minority Leader Everett Dirksen won re-election to his third term.More
111 1966 United States Senate election in Illinois
The 1966 United States Senate election in Illinois took place on November 8, 1966. Incumbent Democratic United States Senator Paul Douglas, seeking a fourth term in the United States Senate, faced off against Republican Charles H. Percy, a businessman and the 1964 Republican nominee for Governor of Illinois. A competitive election ensued, featuring campaign appearances by former Vice-President Richard M. Nixon on behalf of Percy. Ultimately, Percy ended up defeating Senator Douglas by a fairly wide margin, allowing him to win what would be the first of three terms in the Senate.More
112 1968 United States Senate election in Illinois
The 1968 United States Senate election in Illinois was held on November 5, 1968 to elect one of Illinois's members to the United States Senate. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator and Minority Leader Everett Dirksen won re-election to his fourth term.More
113 1970 United States Senate special election in Illinois
The 1970 United States Senate special election in Illinois was held on November 3, 1970 to fill the remainder of the term of Republican Everett Dirksen, who had died in office. Republican Ralph Tyler Smith had been appointed to fill the seat after Dirksen's death, and he lost the special election to Democrat Adlai Stevenson III.More
114 1972 United States Senate election in Illinois
The 1972 United States Senate election in Illinois took place on November 7, 1972. Incumbent Republican United States Senator Charles H. Percy sought re-election to the United States Senate. Percy was opposed by Democratic nominee Roman Pucinski, a United States Congressman from Illinois's 11th congressional district, whom he was able to defeat handily to win a second term. As of 2021, this is the last time a Republican was elected to the U.S. Senate from Illinois during a presidential election year.More
115 1974 United States Senate election in Illinois
The 1974 United States Senate election in Illinois took place on November 5, 1974. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Adlai Stevenson III, who was first elected in a special election in 1970, was re-elected to a full term in office, defeating Republican George Burditt by a large margin of nearly 800,000 votes.More
116 1978 United States Senate election in Illinois
The 1978 United States Senate election in Illinois took place on November 7, 1978. Incumbent Republican United States Senator Charles H. Percy ran for re-election to a third term in the United States Senate. Percy was opposed by Democratic nominee Alex Seith, an attorney who had been appointed to several local government positions.More
117 1980 United States Senate election in Illinois
The 1980 United States Senate election in Illinois was held on November 4, 1980. Incumbent Democrat U.S. Senator Adlai Stevenson III decided to retire. Democrat Alan J. Dixon won the open seat.More
118 1984 United States Senate election in Illinois
The 1984 United States Senate election in Illinois took place on November 6, 1984. Incumbent Republican Senator Charles H. Percy ran for re-election to a fourth term in the United States Senate. Senator Percy was opposed by Democratic nominee Paul Simon, who was a United States Congressman from Illinois's 22nd congressional district. The campaign between Percy and Simon was brutal and toughly-fought, and ended up with Simon ousting Percy by fewer than 90,000 votes, which was, at the time, considered an upset. Incidentally, Percy's son-in-law Jay Rockefeller was elected Senator from West Virginia in the same election cycle.More
119 1986 United States Senate election in Illinois
The 1986 United States Senate election in Illinois was held on November 4, 1986. The incumbent Democrat U.S. Senator Alan J. Dixon won re-election to a second term. As of 2021, this is the last election in which an incumbent Senator won re-election to Illinois' Class 3 seat and was elected to more than one full term.More
120 1990 United States Senate election in Illinois
The 1990 United States Senate election in Illinois was held on November 6, 1990. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Paul Simon sought re-election to a second term in office. Simon was opposed by Republican nominee Lynn Morley Martin, a U.S. Congresswoman from Illinois's 16th congressional district, whom he easily defeated to win a second and final term in the Senate.More
121 1992 United States Senate election in Illinois
The 1992 United States Senate election in Illinois was held on November 3, 1992. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Alan J. Dixon decided to run for re-election a third term, but was defeated in the primary against Carol Moseley Braun, who ended up winning the general election. As of 2020, this is the last time a political party won class III Illinois Senate seat in two consecutive elections.More
122 1996 United States Senate election in Illinois
The 1996 United States Senate election in Illinois took place on November 5, 1996. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Paul Simon chose to retire rather than seek a third term in office. In the Democratic primary, U.S. Representative Dick Durbin emerged victorious, while state representative Al Salvi won the Republican primary. Though the election was initially anticipated to be close, Durbin ended up defeating Salvi by a comfortable double-digit margin of victory, allowing him to win what would be the first of several terms in the Senate.More
123 1998 United States Senate election in Illinois
The 1998 United States Senate election in Illinois was held November 3, 1998. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Carol Moseley Braun decided to run for re-election, despite the number of controversies that she had in her first term. Republican State Senator Peter Fitzgerald won his party's primary with a slim margin of victory.More
124 2002 United States Senate election in Illinois
The United States Senate election in Illinois was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Dick Durbin sought re-election to a second term in the United States Senate. Durbin defeated Republican challenger State Representative Jim Durkin in a landslide.More
125 2004 United States Senate election in Illinois
The 2004 United States Senate election in Illinois was held on November 2, 2004. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Peter Fitzgerald decided to retire after one term. The Democratic and Republican primary elections were held in March, which included a total of 15 candidates who combined to spend a record total of over $60 million seeking the open seat.More
126 2008 United States Senate election in Illinois
The 2008 United States Senate election in Illinois was held on November 4, 2008. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Dick Durbin sought a third term in office and faced minimal opposition from Republican Steve Sauerberg. As expected, Durbin overwhelmingly won re-election.More
127 2010 United States Senate elections in Illinois
The 2010 United States Senate elections in Illinois took place on November 2, 2010. There were two ballot items for the same seat: a general election, to fill the Class 3 seat beginning with the 112th United States Congress beginning on January 3, 2011, and a special election, to fill that seat for the final weeks of the 111th Congress. Democrat Roland Burris was appointed to fill the vacancy created by Barack Obama's election to the presidency, but he did not seek a full term.More
128 2014 United States Senate election in Illinois
The 2014 United States Senate election in Illinois took place on November 4, 2014, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Illinois, concurrently with the election of the Governor of Illinois, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.More
129 2016 United States Senate election in Illinois
The 2016 United States Senate election in Illinois was held on November 8, 2016, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Illinois, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.More
130 2020 United States Senate election in Illinois
The 2020 United States Senate election in Illinois was held on November 3, 2020, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Illinois, concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate, elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections and the Illinois Fair Tax. Incumbent Democratic Senator Dick Durbin, who has been Senate Minority Whip since 2015, won reelection to a fifth term in office, defeating Republican nominee Mark Curran.More
131 2022 United States Senate election in Illinois
The 2022 United States Senate election in Illinois will be held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Illinois.More
132 1818 United States House of Representatives election in Illinois
Illinois elected its new member sometime in 1818, after gaining statehood.More
133 1819 United States House of Representatives election in Illinois
Illinois elected its member August 2, 1819, after the new congress began but before the first session convened. The incumbent had just been elected to the new seat in late 1818.More
134 1820 United States House of Representatives election in Illinois
Illinois elected its member August 7, 1820.More
135 1822 United States House of Representatives election in Illinois
Illinois elected its sole at-large member August 5, 1822.More
136 1824 United States House of Representatives election in Illinois
Illinois elected its member on August 2, 1824.More
137 1826 United States House of Representatives election in Illinois
Illinois elected its member August 7, 1826.More
138 1828 United States House of Representatives election in Illinois
Illinois's sole member was re-elected August 4, 1828.More
139 1830 and 1831 United States House of Representatives elections
In the United States House of Representatives elections of 1830 the supporters of President Andrew Jackson lost ten seats during his first term, but managed to maintain control of the chamber amidst the growth of two new opposition movements.More
140 1832 and 1833 United States House of Representatives elections
Elections to the United States House of Representatives were held in 1832. They were held concurrently with the 1832 presidential election, in which Democrat Andrew Jackson was re-elected.More
141 1834 and 1835 United States House of Representatives elections
Elections to the United States House of Representatives for the 24th Congress were held in 1834 and 1835 during Andrew Jackson's second term as President of the United States.More
142 1836 and 1837 United States House of Representatives elections
Elections to the United States House of Representatives for the 25th Congress were held at various dates in different states from July 1836 to November 1837.More
143 1838 and 1839 United States House of Representatives elections
Elections to the United States House of Representatives for the 26th Congress were held during President Martin Van Buren's term at various dates in different states from July 1838 to November 1839.More
144 1840 and 1841 United States House of Representatives elections
Elections to the United States House of Representatives for the 27th Congress were held at various dates in different states from July 1840 to November 1841.More
145 1842 and 1843 United States House of Representatives elections
Elections to the United States House of Representatives for the 28th Congress were held during President John Tyler's term at various dates in different states between August 1842 and February 1844.More
146 1844 and 1845 United States House of Representatives elections
Elections to the United States House of Representatives for the 29th Congress were held at various dates in different states from July 1844 to November 1845.More
147 1846 and 1847 United States House of Representatives elections
Elections to the United States House of Representatives for the 30th Congress were held during President James K. Polk's term at various dates in different states from August 1846 to November 1847.More
148 1848 and 1849 United States House of Representatives elections
Elections to the United States House of Representatives for the 31st Congress were held at various dates in different states from August 1848 to November 1849.More
149 1850 and 1851 United States House of Representatives elections
Elections to the United States House of Representatives for the 32nd Congress were held at various dates in different states from August 1850 to November 1851. The Democrats gained 17 seats, increasing their majority relative to the rival Whigs, who lost 22 seats.More
150 1852 and 1853 United States House of Representatives elections
Elections to the United States House of Representatives for the 33rd Congress were held at various dates in different states from August 1852 to November 1853.More
151 1854 and 1855 United States House of Representatives elections
Elections to the United States House of Representatives for the 34th Congress were held during President Franklin Pierce's term at various dates in different states from August 1854 to November 1855.More
152 1856 and 1857 United States House of Representatives elections
Elections to the United States House of Representatives for the 35th Congress were held at various dates in different states from August 1856 to November 1857.More
153 1858 and 1859 United States House of Representatives elections
Elections to the United States House of Representatives for the 36th Congress were held during President James Buchanan's term at various dates in different states from August 1858 to November 1859.More
154 1858 and 1859 United States House of Representatives elections
Elections to the United States House of Representatives for the 36th Congress were held during President James Buchanan's term at various dates in different states from August 1858 to November 1859.More
155 1860 and 1861 United States House of Representatives elections
Elections to the United States House of Representatives for the 37th Congress were held at various dates in different states from August 1860 to October 1861.More
156 1860 and 1861 United States House of Representatives elections
Elections to the United States House of Representatives for the 37th Congress were held at various dates in different states from August 1860 to October 1861.More
157 1862 and 1863 United States House of Representatives elections
Elections to the United States House of Representatives were held during President Abraham Lincoln's first term at various dates in different states from June 1862 to November 1863. Republicans lost 22 seats and the majority, while Democrats gained 28.More
158 1864 and 1865 United States House of Representatives elections
Elections to the United States House of Representatives were held in 1864 to elect Representatives to the 39th United States Congress. The election coincided with the presidential election of 1864, in which President Abraham Lincoln was re-elected.More
159 1866 and 1867 United States House of Representatives elections
Elections to the United States House of Representatives were held in 1866 to elect Representatives to the 40th United States Congress.More
160 1868 and 1869 United States House of Representatives elections
Elections to the United States House of Representatives were held in 1868 to elect Representatives to the 41st United States Congress. The election coincided with the presidential election of 1868, which was won by Ulysses S. Grant.More
161 1870 and 1871 United States House of Representatives elections
Elections to the United States House of Representatives were held in 1870 and 1871 to elect Representatives for the 42nd Congress, and were held in the middle of President Ulysses S. Grant's first term.More
162 1870 and 1871 United States House of Representatives elections
Elections to the United States House of Representatives were held in 1870 and 1871 to elect Representatives for the 42nd Congress, and were held in the middle of President Ulysses S. Grant's first term.More
163 1872 and 1873 United States House of Representatives elections
Elections to the United States House of Representatives were held in 1872 and 1873 for representatives to the 43rd Congress, coinciding with the re-election of U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant.More
164 1874 and 1875 United States House of Representatives elections
Elections to the United States House of Representatives were held in 1874 and 1875 for Representatives to the 44th Congress, occurring in the middle of President Ulysses S. Grant's second term with a deep economic depression underway. It was an important turning point, as the Republicans lost heavily and the Democrats gained control of the House. It signaled the imminent end of Reconstruction, which Democrats opposed. Historians emphasize the factors of economic depression and attacks on the Grant administration for corruption as key factors in the vote.More
165 1876 and 1877 United States House of Representatives elections
Elections to the United States House of Representatives were held in 1876 for Representatives to the 45th Congress. These elections coincided with the election of President Rutherford B. Hayes and the United States Centennial.More
166 1878 and 1879 United States House of Representatives elections
Elections to the United States House of Representatives were held in 1878 and 1879 for Representatives to the 46th United States Congress. These elections occurred in the middle of President Rutherford B. Hayes's term.More
167 1880 United States House of Representatives elections
Elections to the United States House of Representatives were held in 1880 for Representatives to the 47th Congress, and coincided with the 1880 presidential election which was won by James A. Garfield, who was a member of the House at the time.More
168 1882 United States House of Representatives elections
Elections to the United States House of Representatives were held in 1882 for the 48th Congress, during President Chester A. Arthur's term.More
169 1884 United States House of Representatives elections
Elections to the United States House of Representatives were held in 1884 for Representatives in the 49th Congress. These election coincided with the election of President Grover Cleveland.More
170 1886 United States House of Representatives elections
Elections to the United States House of Representatives were held in 1886 for Representatives to the 50th Congress, taking place in the middle of President Grover Cleveland's first term.More
171 1888 United States House of Representatives elections
Elections to the United States House of Representatives held in 1888 were held to choose members of the 51st Congress, and were held at the same time as the election of President Benjamin Harrison.More
172 1890 United States House of Representatives elections
Elections to the United States House of Representatives were held in 1890 for members of the 52nd Congress, taking place in the middle of President Benjamin Harrison's term.More
173 1892 United States House of Representatives elections
Elections to the United States House of Representatives were held in 1892 for members of the 53rd Congress, taking place at the same time as the election of Grover Cleveland as President for the second, non-continuous, time, defeating incumbent Benjamin Harrison.More
174 1894 United States House of Representatives elections
The 1894 United States House of Representatives elections were held from June 4, 1894 to November 6, 1894, with special elections throughout the year. Elections were held to elect representatives from all 356 congressional districts across each of the 46 U.S. states at the time, as well as non-voting delegates from the inhabited U.S. territories. The winners of this election served in the 54th Congress, with seats apportioned among the states based on the 1890 United States Census.More
175 1895 United States House of Representatives elections
There were nine elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1895, during 53rd United States Congress and the 54th United States Congress.More
176 1895 United States House of Representatives elections
There were nine elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1895, during 53rd United States Congress and the 54th United States Congress.More
177 1896 United States House of Representatives elections
Elections to the United States House of Representatives were held in 1896 for members of the 55th Congress, coinciding with the election of President William McKinley.More
178 1898 United States House of Representatives elections
Elections to the United States House of Representatives were held in 1898 for members of the 56th Congress, and took place in the middle of President William McKinley's first term.More
179 1900 United States House of Representatives elections
Elections to the United States House of Representatives were held in 1900 for members of the 57th Congress, coinciding with the re-election of president William McKinley.More
180 1902 United States House of Representatives elections
Elections to the United States House of Representatives held in 1902 occurred in the middle of President Theodore Roosevelt's first term, about a year after the assassination of President William McKinley in September 1901.More
181 1904 United States House of Representatives elections
Elections to the United States House of Representatives were held in 1904 to elect members of the 59th Congress, and coincided with the election to a full term of President Theodore Roosevelt.More
182 1906 United States House of Representatives elections
Elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1906 were held for members of the 60th Congress, in the middle of President Theodore Roosevelt's second term.More
183 1908 United States House of Representatives elections
Elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1908 were held for members of the 61st Congress, coinciding with the 1908 United States presidential election, which William Howard Taft won.More
184 1910 United States House of Representatives elections
Elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1910 were held for members of the 62nd Congress, in the middle of President William Howard Taft's term.More
185 1912 United States House of Representatives elections
Elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1912 were held for members of the 63rd Congress, coinciding with the election of President Woodrow Wilson.More
186 1914 United States House of Representatives elections
Elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1914 were held in the middle of President Woodrow Wilson's first term for members of the 64th Congress.More
187 1916 United States House of Representatives elections
Elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1916 were held for members of the 65th Congress, coinciding with the re-election of President Woodrow Wilson.More
188 1918 United States House of Representatives elections
The 1918 United States House of Representatives elections were held November 5, 1918, which occurred in the middle of President Woodrow Wilson's second term.More
189 1920 United States House of Representatives elections
The 1920 United States House of Representatives elections were held to select members of the United States House of Representatives in the 67th Congress of the United States. It coincided with the election of President Warren G. Harding, the first time that women in all states were allowed to vote in federal elections after the passage of the 19th Amendment.More
190 1928 United States House of Representatives elections
The 1928 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1928 which coincided with the election of President Herbert Hoover.More
191 1930 United States House of Representatives elections
The 1930 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1930 which occurred in the middle of President Herbert Hoover's term.More
192 1932 United States House of Representatives elections
The 1932 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1932 which coincided with the landslide election of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.More
193 1934 United States House of Representatives elections
The 1934 United States House of Representatives elections were held in the middle of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's first term. The Democratic Party continued its progress, gaining another 9 net seats from the opposition Republican Party, who also lost seats to the Progressive Party. The Republicans were reduced below one-fourth of the chamber for the first time since the creation of the party. The Wisconsin Progressive Party, a liberal group which allied with the Democrats, also became a force in Wisconsin politics.More
194 1936 United States House of Representatives elections
The 1936 United States House of Representatives elections were elections for the United States House of Representatives in 1936 that coincided with President Franklin D. Roosevelt's landslide re-election. Roosevelt's Democratic Party gained twelve net seats from the Republican Party, bringing them above a three-fourths majority. This was the largest majority since Reconstruction. The last time a party won so decisively was in 1866.More
195 1938 United States House of Representatives elections
The 1938 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1938 which occurred in the middle of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's second term. Roosevelt's Democratic Party lost a net of 72 seats to the Republican Party, who also picked up seats from minor Progressive and Farmer–Labor Parties.More
196 1940 United States House of Representatives elections
The 1940 United States House of Representatives elections coincided with President Franklin D. Roosevelt's re-election to an unprecedented third term. His Democratic Party narrowly gained seats from the opposition Republican Party, cementing their majority. However, the election gave firm control of the US House of Representatives and Senate to the New Dealers once again, as Progressives dominated the election.More
197 1942 United States House of Representatives elections
The 1942 United States House of Representatives elections was held in the middle of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's third term.More
198 1944 United States House of Representatives elections
The 1944 United States House of Representatives elections were elections for the United States House of Representatives in 1944 that coincided with President Franklin D. Roosevelt's re-election to a record fourth term.More
199 1944 United States House of Representatives elections
The 1944 United States House of Representatives elections were elections for the United States House of Representatives in 1944 that coincided with President Franklin D. Roosevelt's re-election to a record fourth term.More
200 1946 United States House of Representatives elections
Elections to the United States House of Representatives for the 80th United States Congress took place in 1946. These midterm elections occurred 19 months after President Harry S. Truman assumed office upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt.More
201 1948 United States House of Representatives elections
The 1948 United States House of Representatives elections were elections for the United States House of Representatives in 1948 which coincided with President Harry S. Truman's election to a full term. Truman had campaigned against a "do-nothing"' Republican Party Congress that had opposed his initiatives and was seen as counterproductive. The Democratic Party regained control of both the House and Senate in this election. For Democrats, this was their largest gain since 1932. These were the last elections until 1980 when a member of a political party other than the Democrats, Republicans, or an Independent had one or more seats in the chamber.More
202 1950 United States House of Representatives elections
The 1950 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1950 which occurred in the middle of President Harry Truman's second term.More
203 1952 United States House of Representatives elections
The 1952 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1952 which coincided with the election of President Dwight Eisenhower. Eisenhower's Republican Party gained 22 seats from the Democratic Party, gaining a majority of the House. However, the Democrats had almost 250,000 more votes (0.4%) thanks to overwhelming margins in the Solid South. This would be the last time the Republican Party won a majority in the House until 1994. It was also the last election when both major parties increased their share of the popular vote simultaneously, largely due to the disintegration of the American Labor Party and other third parties. As of 2021, this is the last time the House changed partisan control during a presidential cycle.More
204 1954 United States House of Representatives elections
The 1954 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1954 which occurred in the middle of President Dwight Eisenhower's first term. Eisenhower's Republican Party lost eighteen seats in the House, giving the Democratic Party a majority that it would retain in every House election until 1994.More
205 1956 United States House of Representatives elections
The 1956 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1956 which coincided with the re-election of President Dwight Eisenhower.More
206 1958 United States House of Representatives elections
The 1958 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1958 which occurred in the middle of Dwight Eisenhower's second term.More
207 1960 United States House of Representatives elections
The 1960 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1960, which coincided with the election of President John F. Kennedy and was the first house election to feature all 50 current U.S. states.More
208 1962 United States House of Representatives elections
The 1962 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1962, which occurred in the middle of President John F. Kennedy's term. As in most midterm elections, Kennedy's Democratic Party lost seats to the opposition Republican Party, but retained a majority. House Democrats were expected to lose their majority, but the resolution over the Cuban Missile Crisis just a few weeks prior, led to a rebound in approval for the Democrats under President Kennedy.More
209 1964 United States House of Representatives elections
The 1964 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1964 which coincided with the election to a full term of President Lyndon B. Johnson. Johnson's landslide victory over Barry Goldwater allowed his Democratic Party to gain a net of 36 seats from the Republican Party, giving them a two-thirds majority in the House. The election also marked the first time since Reconstruction that Republicans made inroads in the deep South.More