1970 United States House of Representatives elections
John McCormack Democratic Carl Albert Democratic The 1970 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives held on November 3, 1970, to elect members to serve in the 92nd United States Congress.
They occurred in the middle of Richard M. Nixon's first term as president.
Pursuant to the Uniform Congressional District Act, this was the first House election since the 1930 elections in which all 50 states used a single-member-district system to elect representatives instead of using at-large congressional districts.
401 incumbent members sought reelection, but 10 were defeated in primaries and 12 defeated in the general election for a total of 379 incumbents winning.
[1] Summary of the November 3, 1970, election results One Democratic seat was lost to Republicans.
| House seats by party holding plurality in state | |
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80+ to 100% Republican
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80+ to 100% Democratic
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60+ to 80% Republican
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60+ to 80% Democratic
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50+ to 60% Republican
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50+ to 60% Democratic
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| Stripes: 50% each | |
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6+ Republican gain
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6+ Democratic gain
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3-5 Republican gain
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3-5 Democratic gain
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1-2 Republican gain
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1-2 Democratic gain
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no net change
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