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U.S. House election, 1968

The U.S. House election, 1968 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1968 which coincided with Richard M. Nixon's election as President. Nixon's narrow victory yielded only limited gains for his Republican Party, which picked up a net of five seats from the Democratic Party. The Democrats nonetheless retained a majority in the House.

Overall results

Party Total Seats (change) Seat percentage
Democratic Party 243 -4 55.8%
Republican Party 192 +5 44.1%
Totals 435 +0 100.0%

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