United States House of Representatives elections, 1978

Infobox Election
election_name = United States House of Representatives elections, 1978
country = United States
type = legislative
ongoing = no
previous_election = United States House of Representatives elections, 1976
previous_year = 1976
next_election = United States House of Representatives elections, 1980
next_year = 1980
seats_for_election = All 435 seats to the United States House of Representatives
election_date = November 7, 1978


leader1 = Tip O'Neil
party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
leaders_seat1 = Massachusetts-11th
last_election1 = 292 seats
seats1 = 277
seat_change1 = -15
popular_vote1 =
percentage1 = 53.4%
swing1 = -2.1%


leader2 = John Rhodes
party2 = Republican Party (United States)
leaders_seat2 = Arizona-1st
last_election2 = 153 seats
seats2 = 158
seat_change2 = +15
popular_vote2 =
percentage2 = 44.7%
swing2 = +0.0%
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, 1978 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1978 which occurred in the middle of President Jimmy Carter's term. The country was going through an energy crisis and was still suffering from rapid inflation and as in many midterm elections, the President's Democratic Party lost seats to the opposition Republican Party, in this case a net of 15, but the Democrats still retained a rather large majority.

Notable freshmen included future Vice President Dick Cheney (R-Wy.), future Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.), future Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.), and future U.S. Senator Olympia J. Snowe (R-Me.).

Future president George W. Bush was the Republican nominee for a seat in Texas, but lost.

Overall results

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Voting members

Key to party abbreviations: AI=American Independent, D=Democrat, PF=Peace and Freedom, R=Republican.

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

California

ee also

*96th United States Congress
*United States Senate elections, 1978sequence
list=U.S. House elections
prev=1976
next=1980