The U.S. House election 1952 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1952 which coincided with the election of President Dwight Eisenhower. Eisenhower’s Republican Party gained 22 seats from the Democratic Party gaining a majority of the House. However the Democrats technically had almost 250000 more votes (0.4%). This would be the last time the Republican Party won a majority in the House until 1994.
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firstLeader
Joseph William Martin Jr.
secondLeader
Sam Rayburn
start date
1952-11-04
title
United States House of Representatives elections 1952
