United States House elections, 1966

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The U.S. House election, 1966 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1966 which occurred in the middle of President Lyndon Johnson's second term. As the Vietnam War continued to escalate and race riots exploded in cities across the country, Johnson's popularity had fallen, and the opposition Republican Party was able to gain a net of 47 seats from Johnson's Democratic Party, which nonetheless maintained a clear majority in the House.

[edit] Prominent races

Among the freshmen Representatives elected in 1966 was Texas Republican George H.W. Bush.

[edit] Overall results

Party Total Seats (change) Seat percentage Popular Vote
Democratic Party 247 -48 56.9% 50.5%
Republican Party 187 +47 43.0% 48.0%
Totals 4351 +0 100.0% 100.0%

1 One vacancy due to refusal of House to seat Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. (D-New York)

██ 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
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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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