The 1988 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives in November 8, 1988, to elect members to serve in the 101st United States Congress. They coincided with the election of George H. W. Bush as president. Although Bush won with a strong majority, his Republican Party lost a net of two seats to the Democratic Party, slightly increasing the Democratic majority in the House. It was the first time since 1960 that an incoming president's party lost seats in the House.

Quick Facts All 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives 218 seats needed for a majority, Majority party ...

1988 United States House of Representatives elections

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All 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives 218 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Jim Wright Bob Michel Party Democratic Republican Leader since January 3, 1987 January 3, 1981 Leader's seat Texas 12th Illinois 18th Last election 258 seats 177 seats Seats won 260 175 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 43,544,565 37,209,219 Percentage 53.3% 45.6% Swing 1.0% 1.2%
Results:      Democratic hold      Democratic gain      Republican hold      Republican gain
Speaker before election Jim Wright Democratic Elected Speaker Jim Wright Democratic

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The Republicans did not field a candidate in one-fourth of the seats in the southern United States.^[1] As of 2021, this is the last congressional election in which Republicans won a House seat in Hawaii for a full term and the last time they won a seat in Vermont.

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Party		Seats			Seat percentage	Vote percentage	Popular vote
		Last election (1986)	This election	Net change
	Democratic Party	258	260	2	59.8%	53.3%	43,544,565
	Republican Party	177	175	2	40.2%	45.6%	37,209,219
	Libertarian Party	0	0		0.0%	0.6%	445,708
	Independent	0	0		0.0%	0.2%	161,381
	Peace and Freedom Party	0	0		0.0%	0.1%	89,494
	Right to Life Party	0	0		0.0%	0.1%	52,296
	Conservative Party	0	0		0.0%	0.1%	47,577
	Others	0	0		0.0%	0.2%	131,945
Totals		435	435		100.0%	100.0%	81,682,185

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Source: Election Statistics – Office of the Clerk

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Ordered by election date, then by state/district.

Source: "N 1988 General Electionovember 8, 1988". Secretary of State of Georgia. Archived from the original on March 18, 2012. Retrieved September 5, 2011.