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U.S. House election, 1962

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 several seats to the opposition Republican Party, but retained a majority.


Overall results

Party Total Seats (change) Seat percentage
Democratic Party 259 -4 59.5%
Republican Party 176 +2 40.4%
Totals 435 -2 100.0%

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