u.s. house election, 1958

The U.S. House election, 1958 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1958 which occurred in the middle of President Dwight Eisenhower's second term. The President's Republican Party lost 48 seats in this midterm election, increasing the Democratic Party's majority to a commanding level.

Overall results

\| Party	colspan = "2" \| Total Seats (change)	\| Seat percentage
Democratic Party	align="right" \| 283	align="right" \| +49	align="right" \| 64.7%
Independents	align="right" \| 1	align="right" \| +1	align="right" \| 0.2%
Republican Party	align="right" \| 153	align="right" \| -48	align="right" \| 35.0%
\| Totals	align="right" \| 437¹	align="right" \| +2	align="right" \| 100.0%

¹ Increase is due to the admission of Alaska and Hawaii, whose seats were temporarily additional to the usual 435, until reapportionment following 1960.

U.s. House Election, 1958

Overall results

See also