United States House elections, 1986

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The U.S. House election, 1986 was an election for the United States House of Representatives held on November 4, 1986, in the middle of President Ronald Reagan's second term in office. As in most midterm elections, the President's party -- in this case, the Republican Party -- lost seats, with the Democratic Party gaining a net of five seats and cementing its majority. These results were not as dramatic as those in the Senate, where the Republicans lost control of the chamber to the Democrats.

Notable freshmen included future Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.).

[edit] Overall results

Party Total Seats (change) Seat percentage Popular Vote
Democratic Party 258 +5 59.3% 50.1%
Republican Party 177 -5 40.6% 47.6%
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
     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
     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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