1964 United States House of Representatives elections information
House elections for the 89th U.S. Congress
1964 United States House of Representatives elections
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November 3, 1964
1966 →
All 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives 218 seats needed for a majority
Majority party
Minority party
Leader
John McCormack
Charles Halleck
Party
Democratic
Republican
Leader since
January 10, 1962
January 3, 1959
Leader's seat
Massachusetts 9th
Indiana 2nd
Last election
258 seats
176 seats
Seats won
295
140
Seat change
37
36
Popular vote
37,643,960
27,916,576
Percentage
57.1%
42.4%
Swing
4.7%
4.7%
Results: Democratic hold Democratic gain Republican hold Republican gain
Speaker before election
John McCormack
Democratic
Elected Speaker
John McCormack
Democratic
The 1964 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives on November 3, 1964, to elect members to serve in the 89th United States Congress. They coincided with the election to a full term of President Lyndon B. Johnson. Johnson's landslide victory over Barry Goldwater allowed his Democratic Party to gain a net of 36 seats from the Republican Party, giving them a two-thirds majority in the House. The election also marked the first time since Reconstruction that Republicans made inroads in the Deep South, with Republicans winning seats in Georgia for the first time since 1874, and Alabama and Mississippi since 1876.
Disappointment over the results caused House Republicans to replace Minority Leader Charles Halleck with future President Gerald R. Ford.
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