United States House of Representatives elections, 1976

Infobox Election
election_name = United States House of Representatives elections, 1976
country = United States
type = legislative
ongoing = no
previous_election = United States House of Representatives elections, 1974
previous_year = 1974
next_election = United States House of Representatives elections, 1978
next_year = 1978
seats_for_election = All 435 seats to the United States House of Representatives
election_date = November 2, 1976


leader1 = Tip O'Neil
party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
leaders_seat1 = Massachusetts-11th
last_election1 = 291 seats
seats1 = 292
seat_change1 = +1
popular_vote1 =
percentage1 = 55.5%
swing1 = -1.6%


leader2 = John Rhodes
party2 = Republican Party (United States)
leaders_seat2 = Arizona-1st
last_election2 = 144 seats
seats2 = 143
seat_change2 = -1
popular_vote2 =
percentage2 = 44.7%
swing2 = +4.2%
title = Speaker
before_election = Carl Albert
before_party = Democratic Party (United States)
after_election = Tip O'Neil
after_party = Democratic Party (United States)The U.S. House election, 1976 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1976 which coincided with Jimmy Carter's election as President. 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.

Al Gore, the future Vice President and Democratic Nominee in 2000 was elected to Tennessee's 4th Congressional District, his first political office. Other notable freshmen included future Vice President Dan Quayle (R-Ind.) and future Majority Leader Dick Gephardt (D-Mo.).

Overall results

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Voting members

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

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

California

ee also

*95th United States Congress
*U.S. Senate election, 1976
*U.S. presidential election, 1976sequence
list=U.S. House elections
prev=1974
next=1978