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1960 United States House of Representatives elections

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1960 United States House of Representatives elections
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The 1960 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 8, 1960, to elect members to serve in the 87th United States Congress. They coincided with the election of President John F. Kennedy. This was the first house election to feature all 50 current U.S. states.

Quick Facts All 437 seats in the United States House of Representatives 219 seats needed for a majority, Majority party ...
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There were 437 seats, the most in U.S. history: 435 from the reapportionment in accordance with the 1950 census, and one seat for each of the new states of Alaska and Hawaii.

Although Democrats retained control, it was the last time until 1988 that a victorious presidential candidate lost seats in the House.

This was the most recent election cycle in which no new female representatives were elected to the House.

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Overall results

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405 incumbent members sought reelection, but 5 were defeated in primaries and 25 defeated in the general election for a total of 375 incumbents winning.[1]

262 175
Democratic Republican
Parties Seats Popular vote
1958 1960 Change Strength Vote  % Change
  Democratic 283 262 Decrease 21 60.0% 35,125,032 54.8% Decrease 1.2%
  Republican 153 175 Increase 22 40.0% 28,750,866 44.8% Increase 1.2%
  Liberal 0 0 Steady Steady 126,332 0.2% Steady
  Constitution 0 0 Steady Steady 61,506 0.1% Increase 0.1%
  Conservative 0 0 Steady Steady 15,502 <0.1% Steady
  Social Democratic 0 0 Steady Steady 12,700 <0.1% Steady
  Socialist Labor 0 0 Steady Steady 8,166 <0.1% Steady
  Prohibition 0 0 Steady Steady 4,841 <0.1% Steady
  Independent Anti-Tax 0 0 Steady Steady 1,851 <0.1% Steady
  Independent 0 0 Steady Steady 1,394 <0.1% Decrease 0.1%
  Independent American 0 0 Steady Steady 892 <0.1% Steady
  Tax Cut 0 0 Steady Steady 363 <0.1% Steady
  Others 0 0 Steady Steady 14,865 <0.1% Decrease 0.1%
Total 436 437 Increase 1 100.0% 64,124,310 100.0% Steady

Source: Election Statistics - Office of the Clerk

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Special elections

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In these special elections, the winner was seated during 1960 or before January 3, 1961; ordered by election date, then state, then district.

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Alabama

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Alaska

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Connecticut

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Delaware

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Idaho

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Illinois

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Indiana

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Iowa

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Kansas

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Kentucky

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Louisiana

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Maine

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Maryland

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Massachusetts

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Michigan

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Minnesota

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Mississippi

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Missouri

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Montana

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Nebraska

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Nevada

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New Hampshire

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New Jersey

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New Mexico

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New York

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North Carolina

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North Dakota

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Ohio

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Oklahoma

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Oregon

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Pennsylvania

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Rhode Island

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South Carolina

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Tennessee

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Texas

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  1. Oliver was originally elected in 1936 as a Republican. After losing the Republican primary in 1942, he was elected back to the seat in 1958 as a Democrat.

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