The U.S. House election 1962 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1962 which occurred in the middle of President John F. Kennedy’s term. As in most midterm elections Kennedy’s Democratic Party lost seats to the opposition Republican Party but retained a majority.A notable freshman was future Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld (R-Illinois)
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John William McCormack
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Charles A. Halleck
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1962-11-06
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United States House of Representatives elections 1962
