| 98th United States Congress | |||
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| Duration: January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1985 | |||
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| Senate President: | George H. W. Bush (R) | ||
| Senate Pres. pro tem: | Strom Thurmond (R) | ||
| House Speaker: | Tip O'Neil (D) | ||
| Members: | 100 Senators 435 Representatives 5 Non-voting members |
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| Senate Majority: | Republican Party | ||
| House Majority: | Democratic Party | ||
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| 1st: January 3, 1983 – November 18, 1983 2nd: January 23, 1984 – October 12, 1984 |
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The Ninety-eighth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1983 to January 3, 1985, during the third and fourth years of Ronald Reagan's Presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Twentieth Census of the United States in 1980. The Republicans controlled the Senate, while the Democrats controlled the House of Representatives.
| Affiliation | Members | |
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| Republican Party | 54, then 55 | |
| Democratic Party | 46, then 45 | |
| Total | 100 | |
| Affiliation | Members | Voting share |
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| Democratic Party | 272 | 62.5% | |
| Republican Party | 163 | 37.5% | |
| Total | 435 | ||
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.
Senators are popularly elected statewide every two years, with one-third beginning new six year terms with each Congress.
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Former senator | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's installation |
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| Washington (1) |
Henry M. "Scoop" Jackson (D) | Died September 1, 1983. Evans was then appointed to the seat before winning the special election on November 3, 1983. | Daniel J. Evans (R) | September 12, 1983 |
| Massachusetts (2) |
Paul Tsongas (D) | Resigned January 2, 1985. Kerry was elected for next term but was installed early to fill vacancy. | John Kerry (D) | January 2, 1985 |
| District | Vacator | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's installation |
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| New York's 7th | Benjamin S. Rosenthal (D) | Died January 4, 1983 | Gary Ackerman (D) | March 1, 1983 |
| Texas's 6th | Phil Gramm (D) | Resigned January 5, 1983 after being removed from the House Budget Committee for supporting President Ronald Reagan's tax cuts, and then elected to fill his own vacancy | Phil Gramm (R) | February 12, 1983 |
| California's 5th | Phillip Burton (D) | Died April 10, 1983 | Sala Burton (D) | June 21, 1983 |
| Illinois's 1st | Harold Washington (D) | Resigned April 30, 1983 after being installed as Mayor of Chicago | Charles Hayes (D) | August 23, 1983 |
| Georgia's 7th | Larry McDonald (D) | Died September 1, 1983 | George Darden (D) | November 8, 1983 |
| Wisconsin's 4th | Clement J. Zablocki (D) | Died December 3, 1983 | Jerry Kleczka (D) | April 3, 1984 |
| New Jersey's 13th | Edwin B. Forsythe (R) | Died March 29, 1984 | Jim Saxton (R) | November 6, 1984 |
| Florida's 10th | Andy Ireland (D) | Changed party affiliation July 5, 1984 | Andy Ireland (R) | July 5, 1984 |
| Kentucky's 7th | Carl D. Perkins (D) | Died August 3, 1984 | Carl C. Perkins (D) | November 6, 1984 |
| Illinois's 14th | Tom Corcoran (R) | Resigned November 28, 1984 | Vacant | Not filled this term |
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