United States House of Representatives elections, 1960

Infobox Election
election_name = United States House of Representatives elections, 1960
country = United States
type = legislative
ongoing = no
previous_election = United States House of Representatives elections, 1958
previous_year = 1958
next_election = United States House of Representatives elections, 1962
next_year = 1962
seats_for_election = All 435 seats to the United States House of Representatives
election_date = November 8, 1960


leader1 = Sam Rayburn
party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
leaders_seat1 = Texas-4th
last_election1 = 283 seats
seats1 = 263
seat_change1 = -20
popular_vote1 =
percentage1 = 54.3%
swing1 = -1.2%


leader2 = Charles Halleck
party2 = Republican Party (United States)
leaders_seat2 = Indiana-2nd
last_election2 = 153 seats
seats2 = 174
seat_change2 = +21
popular_vote2 =
percentage2 = 44.8
swing2 = +1.2%
title = Speaker
before_election = Sam Rayburn
before_party = Democratic Party (United States)
after_election = Sam Rayburn
after_party = Democratic Party (United States)

The U.S. House election, 1960 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1960 which coincided with the election of President John F. Kennedy. In spite of Kennedy's victory, his Democratic Party actually lost twenty seats to the opposition Republican Party. This may have been a backlash to the major Democratic gains in the previous election. An end to the economic down turn of the middle portion of the decade was also a factor. Nonetheless, the Democrats retained a clear majority in the House.

Notable freshmen included future Senate Majority Leader and presidential candidate Bob Dole (R-Kan.) and future independent presidential candidate John B. Anderson (R-Ill.).

Overall results

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California

ee also

*87th United States Congress
*U.S. Senate election, 1960
*U.S. presidential election, 1960

sequence
list=U.S. House elections
prev=1958
next=1962