United States House of Representatives elections, 1950

Infobox Election
election_name = United States House of Representatives elections, 1950
country = United States
type = legislative
ongoing = no
previous_election = United States House of Representatives elections, 1948
previous_year = 1948
next_election = United States House of Representatives elections, 1952
next_year = 1952
seats_for_election = All 435 seats to the United States House of Representatives
election_date = November 7, 1950


leader1 = Sam Rayburn
party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
leaders_seat1 = Texas-4th
last_election1 = 263 seats
seats1 = 235
seat_change1 = -28
popular_vote1 =
percentage1 = 48.9%
swing1 = -1.3%


leader2 = Joseph Martin
party2 = Republican Party (United States)
leaders_seat2 = Massachusetts-14th
last_election2 = 171 seats
seats2 = 199
seat_change2 = +28
popular_vote2 =
percentage2 = 48.9%
swing2 = +3.5%
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, 1950 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1950 which occurred in the middle of President Harry Truman's second term.

As the Korean War began and Truman's personal popularity plummeted for a second time during his presidency, his Democratic Party lost a net 28 seats to the Republican Party. The Democrats retained a narrow majority in the House.

Overall results

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California

ee also

*82nd United States Congress
*United States Senate elections, 1950sequence
list=U.S. House elections
prev=1948
next=1952