United States House of Representatives elections, 1988

Infobox Election
election_name = United States House of Representatives elections, 1988
country = United States
type = legislative
ongoing = no
previous_election = United States House of Representatives elections, 1986
previous_year = 1986
next_election = United States House of Representatives elections, 1990
next_year = 1990
seats_for_election = All 435 seats to the United States House of Representatives
election_date = November 1, 1988


leader1 = Jim Wright
party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
leaders_seat1 = Texas-12th
last_election1 = 258 seats
seats1 = 260
seat_change1 = +2
popular_vote1 =
percentage1 = 53.2%
swing1 = +3.1%


leader2 = Bob Michel
party2 = Republican Party (United States)
leaders_seat2 = Illinois-18th
last_election2 = 177 seats
seats2 = 175
seat_change2 = -2
popular_vote2 =
percentage2 = 45.3%
swing2 = -2.3%
title = Speaker
before_election = Jim Wright
before_party = Democratic Party (United States)
after_election = Jim Wright
after_party = Democratic Party (United States)

The U.S. House election, 1988 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1988 which coincided with the election of George H. W. Bush as President. Although Bush won with a strong majority, his Republican Party lost a net of two seats to the Democratic Party, slightly increasing the Democratic majority in the House.

Nancy Pelosi, the first woman to be become Speaker of the House, was first elected to Congress in this election.

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

*101st United States Congress
*United States Senate elections, 1988
*United States presidential election, 1988sequence
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