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U.S. House election, 1982

The U.S. House election, 1982 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1982 which occurred in the middle of President Ronald Reagan's first term. As in most midterm elections, the President's Republican Party lost a net of 27 seats to the Democratic Party, including most of the seats that had been gained the previous election, cementing the Democratic majority.


Overall results

Party Total Seats (change) Seat percentage
Democratic Party 269 +27 61.8%
Independents 0 -1 0.0%
Republican Party 166 -26 38.1%
Totals 435 +0 100.0%

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Last updated: 05-31-2005 15:07:19
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