United States House of Representatives elections, 1984

United States House of Representatives elections, 1984

Infobox Election
election_name = United States House of Representatives elections, 1984
country = United States
type = legislative
ongoing = no
previous_election = United States House of Representatives elections, 1982
previous_year = 1982
next_election = United States House of Representatives elections, 1986
next_year = 1986
seats_for_election = All 435 seats to the United States House of Representatives
election_date = November 6, 1984


leader1 = Tip O'Neil
party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
leaders_seat1 = Massachusetts-11th
last_election1 = 269 seats
seats1 = 253
seat_change1 = -16
popular_vote1 =
percentage1 = 51.9%
swing1 = -2.2%


leader2 = Bob Michel
party2 = Republican Party (United States)
leaders_seat2 = Illinois-18th
last_election2 = 166 seats
seats2 = 182
seat_change2 = +16
popular_vote2 =
percentage2 = 46.8%
swing2 = +4.4%
title = Speaker
before_election = Tip O'Neil
before_party = Democratic Party (United States)
after_election = Tip O'Neil
after_party = Democratic Party (United States)

The U.S. House election, 1984 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1984 which coincided with the re-election of President Ronald Reagan in a landslide. This victory also yielded gains for Reagan's Republican Party in the House, where they picked up a net of sixteen seats from the Democratic Party. The Democrats nonetheless retained a commanding majority in the House and gained seats in the Senate.

Overall results

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Voting members

Key to party abbreviations: AI=American Independent, C=Constitution, D=Democrat, G=Green, I=Independent, IP=Independence Party, L=Libertarian, PF=Peace and Freedom, R=Republican.

Key to color code: Blue=Democratic pickup; Red=Republican pickup.

California

ee also

*99th United States Congress
*United States Senate elections, 1984
*United States presidential election, 1984


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