United States House of Representatives elections, 1974

Infobox Election
election_name = United States House of Representatives elections, 1974
country = United States
type = legislative
ongoing = no
previous_election = United States House of Representatives elections, 1972
previous_year = 1972
next_election = United States House of Representatives elections, 1976
next_year = 1976
seats_for_election = All 435 seats to the United States House of Representatives
election_date = November 5, 1974


leader1 = Carl Albert
party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
leaders_seat1 = Oklahoma-3rd
last_election1 = 242 seats
seats1 = 291
seat_change1 = +49
popular_vote1 =
percentage1 = 57.1%
swing1 = +5.4%


leader2 = John Rhodes
party2 = Republican Party (United States)
leaders_seat2 = Arizona-1st
last_election2 = 192 seats
seats2 = 144
seat_change2 = -48
popular_vote2 =
percentage2 = 40.5%
swing2 = -5.9%
title = Speaker
before_election = Carl Albert
before_party = Democratic Party (United States)
after_election = Carl Albert
after_party = Democratic Party (United States)

The U.S. House election, 1974 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1974 that occurred in the wake of the Watergate scandal, which had forced President Richard M. Nixon to resign in favor of Gerald Ford. This scandal allowed the Democratic Party to make large gains in the House election, taking 49 seats from the Republican Party and increasing their majority above the two-thirds mark.

Notable freshmen included future Senators and presidential candidates Paul Tsongas (D-Mass.), Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), and Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.).

Future President Bill Clinton was the Democratic nominee for a seat in Arkansas, but lost.

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

*94th United States Congress
*United States Senate elections, 1974
*Watergate Babies