United States House of Representatives elections, 1964

Infobox Election
election_name = United States House of Representatives elections, 1964
country = United States
type = legislative
ongoing = no
previous_election = United States House of Representatives elections, 1962
previous_year = 1962
next_election = United States House of Representatives elections, 1966
next_year = 1966
seats_for_election = All 435 seats to the United States House of Representatives
election_date = November 3, 1964


leader1 = John McCormack
party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
leaders_seat1 = Massachusetts-12th
last_election1 = 259 seats
seats1 = 295
seat_change1 = +36
popular_vote1 =
percentage1 = 56.9%
swing1 = +5.8%


leader2 = Gerald Ford
party2 = Republican Party (United States)
leaders_seat2 = Michigan-5th
last_election2 = 176 seats
seats2 = 140
seat_change2 = -36
popular_vote2 =
percentage2 = 42.4%
swing2 = -4.7%
title = Speaker
before_election = John McCormack
before_party = Democratic Party (United States)
after_election = John McCormack
after_party = Democratic Party (United States)

The U.S. House election, 1964 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1964 which coincided with the re-election of President Lyndon Johnson. Johnson's landslide victory over Barry Goldwater allowed his Democratic Party to gain a net of 36 seats from the Republican Party, giving them a two-thirds majority in the House. This is (as of 2007) the largest House majority held by either party since World War II.

Notable freshmen included future Speaker Tom Foley (D-Wash.).

Overall results

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California

ee also

*89th United States Congress
*United States Senate elections, 1964
*United States presidential election, 1964sequence
list=U.S. House elections
prev=1962
next=1966