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U.S. House election, 1946

United States House of Representatives elections, 1946
United States
1944 ←
November 5, 1946 → 1948

All 435 seats to the United States House of Representatives
218 seats were needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party Third party
  SPEAKER JWMartin.jpg Rayburn-Sam-LOC.jpg
Leader Joseph Martin Sam Rayburn Vito Marcantonio
Party Republican Democratic American Labor
Leader's seat Massachusetts-14th Texas-4th New York-18th
Last election 191 seats 242 seats 1 seat
Seats won 246 188 1
Seat change Increase 55 Decrease 54 Steady
Popular vote 18,422,363 15,491,113 196,866
Percentage 53.5% 45.0% 0.6%
Swing Increase 6.4% Decrease 6.8% Increase 0.3%

Speaker before election

Sam Rayburn
Democratic

Elected Speaker

Joseph Martin
Republican


Sam Rayburn
Democratic

Joseph Martin
Republican

Elections to the United States House of Representatives for the 80th United States Congress took place in 1946. These midterm elections occurred 19 months after President Harry S. Truman assumed office upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Truman was Vice President under President Franklin D. Roosevelt and was thrust into the presidency following Roosevelt's death. Truman did not garner the same support as the deceased president. Democrats had controlled Congress since 1931, for 16 years, and Roosevelt had been elected to a record four terms in office. In the 1946 election, the election resulted in Republicans picking up 55 seats to win majority control. Joseph William Martin, Jr., Republican of Massachusetts, became Speaker of the House, exchanging places with Sam Rayburn, Democrat of Texas, who became the new Minority Leader. The Democratic defeat was the largest since they were trounced in the 1928 pro-Republican wave that brought Herbert Hoover to power.


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