NationMaster - Encyclopedia: U.S. House election, 1978

The U.S. House election, 1978 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1978 which occurred in the middle of President Jimmy Carter's term. As in many midterm elections, the President's Democratic Party lost seats to the opposition Republican Party, in this case a net of 15, but the Democrats retained a majority.

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Party	Total Seats (change)		Seat percentage
Democratic Party	277	-15	63.6%
Republican Party	158	+15	36.3%
Totals	435	+0	100.0%

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Categories: U.S. House of Representatives elections

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