1976 United States House of Representatives elections
Carl Albert Democratic Tip O'Neil Democratic The 1976 United States House of Representatives elections were elections for the United States House of Representatives on November 2, 1976, to elect members to serve in the 95th United States Congress.
Carter's narrow victory over Gerald Ford had limited coattails, and his Democratic Party gained a net of only one seat from the Republican Party in the House.
The result was nevertheless disappointing to the Republicans, who were hoping to win back some of the seats they lost in the wake of the Watergate scandal two years earlier.
As of 2024[update], this election was the last time any party won at least 290 House seats, or a two-thirds supermajority.
It is also the last congressional election in which Democrats won a House seat in Wyoming.
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80+% Democratic
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80+% Republican
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60+ to 80% Democratic
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60+ to 80% Republican
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Up to 60% Democratic
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Up to 60% Republican
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6+ Democratic gain
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6+ Republican gain
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3–5 Democratic gain
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3–5 Republican gain
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1–2 Democratic gain
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1–2 Republican gain
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no net change
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