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Encyclopedia > United States House elections, 1996

The U.S. House election, 1996 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1996 which coincided with the re-election of Bill Clinton as President. Clinton's Democratic Party won a net of two seats from the Republican Party, but the Republicans retained an overall majority in the House. This was also a rare instance in which the winning party in the House failed to win the popular vote. Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is, along with the United States Senate, one of the two houses of the Congress of the United States. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... William Jefferson Bill Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ... The presidential seal was used by President Hayes in 1880 and last modified in 1959 by adding the 50th star for Hawaii. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... This article is about the political process. ...


Overall results

Party Seats Seat percentage Popular Vote
1994 Elected Net Change
Democratic Party 204 206 +2 47.3% 48.1%
     Independent 1 1 +0 0.2% 0.6%
Republican Party 230 228 -2 52.4% 47.8%
Totals 435 435 +0 100.0% 100.0%
 ██ 80.1-100% Republican ██ 80.1-100% Democratic ██ 60.1-80% Republican ██ 60.1-80% Democratic ██ <=60% Republican ██ <=60% Democratic   ██ 80.1-100% Independent 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
██ <=60% Republican ██ <=60% Democratic
  ██ 80.1-100% Independent
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


The U.S. House election, 1994 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1994 which occurred in the middle of President Bill Clintons first term. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ...


See also

United States House of Representatives Elections
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