United States House elections, 1948

United States House of Representatives elections, 1948

← 1946 November 2, 1948 1950 →
All 435 seats to the United States House of Representatives 218 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Sam Rayburn Joseph Martin Party Democratic Republican Leader since January 3, 1937 January 3, 1939 Leader's seat Texas-4th Massachusetts-14th Last election 188 seats 246 seats Seats won 263 171 Seat change 75 75 Popular vote 24,217,516 20,894,960 Percentage 52.6% 45.4% Swing 7.6% 8.1%   Third party   Party American Labor Last election 1 seat Seats won 1 Seat change Popular vote 409,789 Percentage 0.9% Swing 0.3%
Speaker before election Joseph Martin Republican Elected Speaker Sam Rayburn Democratic

Joseph Martin
Republican

Sam Rayburn
Democratic

The 1948 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1948 which coincided with President Harry S. Truman's election to a full term. Truman had campaigned against a 'do-nothing' Republican Party Congress that had opposed his initiatives and was seen as counterproductive. The Democratic Party regained control of both the House and Senate in this election. For Democrats, this was their largest gain since 1932. This was the last election to date where a member of a political party other than the Democrats, Republicans or an Independent had one or more seats in the chamber.

Illinois redistricted its at-large seat into an additional geographical district for a total of 26, changing boundaries across the state and moving several seats from downstate into the Chicago suburbs.

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