United States House elections, 1964

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The U.S. House election, 1964 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1964 which coincided with the re-election of President Lyndon 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. This is (as of 2006) the largest House majority held by either party since before World War II.

Notable freshmen included future Speaker Tom Foley (D-Wash.).

[edit] Overall results

Party Total Seats (change) Seat percentage Popular Vote
Democratic Party 295 +36 67.8% 56.9%
Republican Party 140 -36 32.1% 42.4%
Totals 435 +0 100.0% 100.0%
   ██ 80.1-100% Republican ██ 80.1-100% Democratic   ██ 60.1-80% Republican ██ 60.1-80% Democratic   ██  ██    House seats by party holding plurality in state
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██ 80.1-100% Republican ██ 80.1-100% Democratic
██ 60.1-80% Republican ██ 60.1-80% Democratic
██  ██ 
House seats by party holding plurality in state
   ██ 6+ Republican gain ██ 6+ Democratic gain   ██ 3-5 Republican gain ██ 3-5 Democratic gain   ██ 1-2 Republican gain ██ 1-2 Democratic gain   ██ no net change
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██ 6+ Republican gain ██ 6+ Democratic gain
██ 3-5 Republican gain ██ 3-5 Democratic gain
██ 1-2 Republican gain ██ 1-2 Democratic gain
██ no net change


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