86th United States Congress | |
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85th ← → 87th | |
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January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961 | |
Members | 96–100 senators 436–437 representatives |
Senate majority | Democratic |
Senate President | Richard Nixon (R) |
House majority | Democratic |
House Speaker | Sam Rayburn (D) |
Sessions | |
1st: January 7, 1959 – September 15, 1959 2nd: January 6, 1960 – September 1, 1960 |
The 86th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from January 3, 1959, to January 3, 1961, during the last two years of the presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower.
The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1950 United States census until Alaska and Hawaii were admitted as states in 1959. Then, the membership of the House temporarily increased to 437 (seating one member from each of those newly admitted states and leaving the apportionment of the other 435 seats unchanged); it would remain at 437 until reapportionment resulting from the 1960 census.
The Democrats maintained full control of Congress, with greatly increased majorities in both chambers.
Party (shading shows control) | Total | Vacant | ||
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Democratic (D) | Republican (R) | |||
End of previous congress | 50 | 45 | 95 | 1 |
Begin | 64 | 34 | 98 | 0 |
End | 66 | 100 | ||
Final voting share | 66.0% | 34.0% | ||
Beginning of next congress | 65 | 35 | 100 | 0 |
Party (shading shows control) | Total | Vacant | ||
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Democratic (D) | Republican (R) | |||
End of previous congress | 232 | 193 | 425 | 10 |
Begin | 282 | 153 | 435 | 0 |
End | 281 | 151 | 432 | 5 |
Final voting share | 65.0% | 35.0% | ||
Beginning of next congress | 263 | 174 | 437 | 0 |
Total members: 437. The increase over the usual 435 members was due to the admission of Alaska and Hawaii, whose seats were temporary until reapportionment following the 1960 Census.
Senators are popularly elected statewide every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election, In this Congress, Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1960; Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1962; and Class 1 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1964.
The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.
State (class) | Vacated by | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's formal installation [lower-alpha 1] |
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Hawaii (1) | New seats | Hawaii achieved statehood August 21, 1959. | Hiram Fong (R) | August 21, 1959 |
Hawaii (3) | Oren E. Long (D) | |||
North Dakota (1) | William Langer (R) | Died November 8, 1959. | Norman Brunsdale (R) | November 19, 1959 |
Oregon (2) | Richard L. Neuberger (D) | Died March 9, 1960 | Hall S. Lusk (D) | March 16, 1960 |
North Dakota (1) | Norman Brunsdale (R) | Successor elected June 28, 1960. Successor qualified August 8, 1960. | Quentin Burdick (D) | August 8, 1960 |
Missouri (3) | Thomas C. Hennings Jr. (D) | Died September 13, 1960 | Edward V. Long (D) | September 23, 1960 |
Oregon (2) | Hall S. Lusk (D) | Successor elected November 8, 1960 | Maurine Neuberger (D) | November 9, 1960 |
Massachusetts (1) | John F. Kennedy (D) | Resigned December 22, 1960, after being elected President of the United States | Benjamin A. Smith II (D) | December 27, 1960 |
District | Vacated by | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's formal installation [lower-alpha 1] |
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Missouri 4th | George H. Christopher (D) | Died January 23, 1959 | William J. Randall (D) | March 3, 1959 |
New York 43rd | Daniel A. Reed (R) | Died February 19, 1959 | Charles Goodell (R) | May 26, 1959 |
Ohio 6th | James G. Polk (D) | Died April 28, 1959 | Ward Miller (R) | November 8, 1960 |
Hawaii Territory at-large | John A. Burns (D) | Hawaii achieved statehood. | Seat eliminated August 21, 1959 | |
Hawaii at-large | New seat | Hawaii achieved statehood August 21, 1959 | Daniel Inouye (D) | August 21, 1959 |
Illinois 12th | Charles A. Boyle (D) | Died November 4, 1959 | Vacant | Not filled this term |
Iowa 4th | Steven V. Carter (D) | Died November 4, 1959 | John Henry Kyl (R) | December 15, 1959 |
Pennsylvania 17th | Alvin Bush (R) | Died November 5, 1959 | Herman T. Schneebeli (R) | April 26, 1960 |
New York 23rd | Isidore Dollinger (D) | Resigned December 31, 1959 | Jacob H. Gilbert (D) | March 8, 1960 |
Pennsylvania 18th | Richard M. Simpson (R) | Died January 7, 1960 | Douglas Hemphill Elliott (R) | April 26, 1960 |
North Carolina 12th | David McKee Hall (D) | Died January 29, 1960 | Roy A. Taylor (D) | June 25, 1960 |
Washington 3rd | Russell V. Mack (R) | Died March 28, 1960 | Julia Butler Hansen (D) | November 8, 1960 |
Pennsylvania 18th | Douglas Hemphill Elliott (R) | Died June 19, 1960 | J. Irving Whalley (R) | November 8, 1960 |
North Dakota at-large | Quentin Burdick (D) | Resigned August 8, 1960, after becoming U.S. Senator | Vacant | Not filled this term |
Massachusetts 5th | Edith Nourse Rogers (R) | Died September 10, 1960 | ||
Wyoming at-large | Edwin Keith Thomson (R) | Died December 9, 1960 | ||
New York 5th | Albert H. Bosch (R) | Resigned December 31, 1960, after being elected judge of Court of Queens County |
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