1964 United States House of Representatives elections

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The 1964 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives on November 3, 1964, to elect members to serve in the 89th United States Congress. They coincided with the election to a full term of President Lyndon B. Johnson. Johnson's landslide victory over Barry Goldwater allowed his Democratic Party to gain a net of 36 seats from the Republican Party, giving them a two-thirds majority in the House for the first time since 1936. The election also marked the first time since Reconstruction that Republicans made inroads in the Deep South, with Republicans winning seats in Georgia for the first time since 1874, and Alabama and Mississippi since 1876.<ref>DEMOCRATS SCORE BIG GAIN IN HOUSE; Majority Is Largest Since Roosevelt's 1936 Sweep —Senate Seat Added, New York Times, November 5, 1964</ref>

Disappointment over the results caused House Republicans to replace Minority Leader Charles Halleck with future President Gerald R. Ford.

Overall results

397 incumbent members sought reelection, but 8 were defeated in primaries and 45 defeated in the general election for a total of 344 incumbents winning.Template:Sfn

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295	140
Democratic	Republican

Summary of the November 3, 1964, election results

Parties		Seats				Popular Vote
Parties		1962	1964	Change	Strength	Vote	%	Change
Template:Party color cell	Democratic Party	259	295	Template:Increase 36	67.8%	37,643,960	57.1%	Template:Increase 4.7%
Template:Party color cell	Republican Party	176	140	Template:Decrease 36	32.2%	27,916,576	42.4%	Template:Decrease 4.7%
Template:Party color cell	Liberal Party	0	0	Template:Steady	-	132,497	0.2%	Template:Steady
Template:Party color cell	Independent	0	0	Template:Steady	-	115,403	0.2%	Template:Steady
Template:Party color cell	Conservative Party	0	0	Template:Steady	-	45,665	0.1%	Template:Increase 0.1%
Template:Party color cell	Socialist Workers Party	0	0	Template:Steady	-	3,710	<0.1%	Template:Steady
Template:Party color cell	United Taxpayers Party	0	0	Template:Steady	-	2,429	<0.1%	Template:Steady
Template:Party color cell	Prohibition Party	0	0	Template:Steady	-	2,238	<0.1%	Template:Steady
Template:Party color cell	National States' Rights Party	0	0	Template:Steady	-	644	<0.1%	Template:Steady
Template:Party color cell	Socialist Labor Party	0	0	Template:Steady	-	76	<0.1%	Template:Steady
Template:Party color cell	Others	0	0	Template:Steady	-	15,988	<0.1%	Template:Steady
Total		435	435	——	100.0%	65,879,186	100.0%	——
Source: Election Statistics - Office of the Clerk

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Maps

House seats by party holding plurality in state
Net Gains by state
District results by vote share

Southern significance

While the GOP performed badly nationally, Goldwater's tremendous success in the Deep South led to the election of several Republicans to the House from those states, many of them the first Republicans elected there since Reconstruction. These "Goldwater Republicans" were elected: Template:Div col

1964 United States House of Representatives elections

Overall results

Maps

Southern significance

Special elections

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