The 1960 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives on November 8, 1960, to elect members to serve in the 87th United States Congress. They coincided with the election of President John F. Kennedy and was the first house election to feature all 50 current U.S. states.

Quick Facts All 437 seats in the United States House of Representatives 219 seats needed for a majority, Majority party ...

1960 United States House of Representatives elections

← 1958 November 8, 1960 1962 →
All 437 seats in the United States House of Representatives 219 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Sam Rayburn Charles Halleck Party Democratic Republican Leader since September 16, 1940 January 3, 1959 Leader's seat Texas 4th Indiana 2nd Last election 283 seats 153 seats Seats won 262 175 Seat change 21 22 Popular vote 35,125,032 28,750,866 Percentage 54.8% 44.8% Swing 1.2% 1.2%
Results:      Democratic hold      Democratic gain      Republican hold      Republican gain
Speaker before election Sam Rayburn Democratic Elected Speaker Sam Rayburn Democratic

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There were 437 seats, the most in U.S. history: 435 from the reapportionment in accordance with the 1950 census, and one seat for each of the new states of Alaska and Hawaii.

Although Democrats retained control, it was the first time since 1908 that an incoming president's party lost seats in the House, which would not happen again until 1988.

Parties		Seats				Popular Vote
		1958	1960	Change	Strength	Vote	%	Change
	Democratic	283	262	21	60.0%	35,125,032	54.8%	1.2%
	Republican	153	175	22	40.0%	28,750,866	44.8%	1.2%
	Liberal	0	0			126,332	0.2%
	Constitution	0	0			61,506	0.1%	0.1%
	Conservative	0	0			15,502	<0.1%
	Social Democratic	0	0			12,700	<0.1%
	Socialist Labor	0	0			8,166	<0.1%
	Prohibition	0	0			4,841	<0.1%
	Independent Anti-Tax	0	0			1,851	<0.1%
	Independent	1	0	1		1,394	<0.1%	0.1%
	Independent American	0	0			892	<0.1%
	Tax Cut	0	0			363	<0.1%
	Others	0	0			14,865	<0.1%	0.1%
Total		437	437		100.0%	64,124,310	100.0%

Source: Election Statistics - Office of the Clerk

More information House seats by party holding plurality in state, Change in house seats by party ...

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In these special elections, the winner was seated during 1960 or before January 3, 1961; ordered by election date, then state, then district.