1958 United States House of Representatives elections

Template:Short description Template:Infobox election The 1958 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives to elect members to serve in the 86th United States Congress. They were held for the most part on November 4, 1958, in the middle of Dwight Eisenhower's second presidential term, while Maine held theirs on September 8. There were 436 seats during these elections: 435 from the reapportionment in accordance with the 1950 census, and one seat for Alaska, the new state that would officially join the union on January 3, 1959.

The economy was suffering the Recession of 1958, which Democrats blamed on Eisenhower. The President's Republican Party lost 48 seats in this midterm election, increasing the Democratic Party's majority to a commanding level that Republicans would not be able to overcome for another 36 years.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Another factor which may have contributed to the Democratic gains include public consternation over the launch of Sputnik and Cold War politics.

Disappointment with the results led House Republicans to replace Minority Leader Joseph W. Martin Jr. with his deputy, Charles Halleck.

Overall results

394 incumbent members sought reelection, but 3 were defeated in primaries and 37 defeated in the general election for a total of 354 incumbents winning.Template:Sfn

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Democratic	Republican

Party		Total seats	Change	Seat percentage	Vote percentage	Popular Vote
Template:Party color cell	Democratic	283	Template:Gain 49	64.9%	56.0%	25,604,679
Template:Party color cell	Republican	153	Template:Loss 48	35.1%	43.6%	19,931,409
Template:Party color cell	Liberal	0	Template:Steady	0.0%	0.2%	72,215
Template:Party color cell	Independent	0	Template:Steady	0.0%	0.1%	30,503
Template:Party color cell	Prohibition	0	Template:Steady	0.0%	<0.1%	8,816
Template:Party color cell	Socialist Labor	0	Template:Steady	0.0%	<0.1%	8,097
Template:Party color cell	Conservative	0	Template:Steady	0.0%	<0.1%	3,444
Template:Party color cell	Constitution	0	Template:Steady	0.0%	<0.1%	2,953
Template:Party color cell	Decency and Vigilance	0	Template:Steady	0.0%	<0.1%	2,478
Template:Party color cell	Taxation With Representation	0	Template:Steady	0.0%	<0.1%	1,718
Template:Party color cell	Unity for Justice	0	Template:Steady	0.0%	<0.1%	1,221
Template:Party color cell	Keep People Working	0	Template:Steady	0.0%	<0.1%	782
Template:Party color cell	The People's Friend	0	Template:Steady	0.0%	<0.1%	580
Template:Party color cell	Freedom Through Victory	0	Template:Steady	0.0%	<0.1%	550
Template:Party color cell	Socialist	0	Template:Steady	0.0%	<0.1%	538
Template:Party color cell	Independents for Economy	0	Template:Steady	0.0%	<0.1%	409
Template:Party color cell	Light a Candle	0	Template:Steady	0.0%	<0.1%	336
Template:Party color cell	Taxpayer's Only Friend	0	Template:Steady	0.0%	<0.1%	277
Template:Party color cell	Social Democratic	0	Template:Steady	0.0%	<0.1%	268
Template:Party color cell	Progress-Integrity-Economy	0	Template:Steady	0.0%	<0.1%	103
Template:Party color cell	Others	0	Template:Steady	0.0%	0.1%	47,618
Totals		436Template:Efn	Template:Gain 1	100.0%	100.0%	45,718,994

Source: Election Statistics - Office of the Clerk

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Special elections

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Template:Ushr	Henderson L. Lanham	Template:Party shading/Democratic \| Democratic	1946	Template:Party shading/Democratic/Hold \| Incumbent died November 10, 1957. New member elected January 8, 1958. Democratic hold. Successor was subsequently re-elected in November.	Template:Plainlist
Template:Ushr	W. Sterling Cole	Template:Party shading/Republican \| Republican	1934	Template:Party shading/Republican/Hold \| Incumbent resigned December 1, 1957 to become the first Director of the IAEA. New member elected January 14, 1958. Republican hold. Winner was subsequently re-elected in November.	Template:Plainlist
Template:Ushr	Augustine B. Kelley	Template:Party shading/Democratic \| Democratic	1940	Template:Party shading/Democratic/Hold \| Incumbent died November 20, 1957. New member elected January 21, 1958. Democratic hold. Successor was subsequently re-elected in November.	Template:Plainlist
Template:Ushr	Jere Cooper	Template:Party shading/Democratic \| Democratic	1928	Template:Party shading/Democratic/Hold \| Incumbent died December 18, 1957. New member elected February 1, 1958. Democratic hold. Successor was subsequently re-elected in November.	Template:Plainlist
Template:Ushr	August H. Andresen	Template:Party shading/Republican \| Republican	1924 1932 Template:Small 1934	Template:Party shading/Republican/Hold \| Incumbent died January 14, 1958. New member elected February 18, 1958. Republican hold. Successor was subsequently re-elected in November.	Template:Plainlist
Template:Ushr	Earl Chudoff	Template:Party shading/Democratic \| Democratic	1948	Template:Party shading/Democratic/Hold \| Incumbent resigned January 5, 1958, after being elected judge of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas No. 1. New member elected May 20, 1958. Democratic hold. Successor was subsequently re-elected in November.	Template:Plainlist

1958 United States House of Representatives elections

Overall results

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