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1948 United States House of Representatives elections

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1948 United States House of Representatives elections
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The 1948 United States House of Representatives elections were elections for the United States House of Representatives to elect members to serve in the 81st United States Congress. They were held for the most part on November 2, 1948, while Maine held theirs on September 13. These elections 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.[2][3][4] For Democrats, this was their largest gain since 1932.

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These were the last elections until 1980 when a member of a political party other than the Democrats, Republicans, or an independent had one or more seats in the chamber. To date, this is the last time the Democrats gained more than 50 seats in a U.S. House election.

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Overall results

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Democratic [a] Republican
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Idaho

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Illinois

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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.[13]

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Indiana

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Michigan

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A billboard for challenger Gerald R. Ford Jr., seeking voter support over incumbent U.S. Representative Bartel J. Jonkman in the September 14, 1948 Michigan Republican primary. Ford won the primary and the general elections.
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  1. The American Labor party had 1 seat.

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