The 2004 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 2,2004,to elect all 435 seats of the chamber. It coincided with the re-election of President George W. Bush as well as many Senate elections and gubernatorial elections. Prior to the election in the 108th Congress,Republicans held 227 seats,Democrats held 205,with two Republican vacancies and one independent. As a result of this election,the 109th Congress began composed of 232 Republicans,201 Democrats,one independent,and one vacancy.
Southern Democrats are members of the U.S. Democratic Party who reside in the Southern United States.
The 1988 United States Senate elections were elections for the United States Senate. Held on November 8,1988,the 33 seats of Class 1 were contested in regular elections. In spite of the Republican victory by George H. W. Bush in the presidential election,the Democrats gained a net of 1 seat in the Senate. 7 seats changed parties,with 4 incumbents being defeated. The Democratic majority in the Senate increased by one to 55–45.
The 1960 United States Senate elections coincided with the election of John F. Kennedy as president on November 8,1960. The 33 seats of Class 2 were contested in regular elections. A special election was also held on June 28,1960,for a mid-term vacancy in North Dakota where Democrats flipped a seat to expand their majority to 66–34. As Majority Leader Lyndon Johnson was elected Vice President,Mike Mansfield became the new majority leader.
The 2000 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 7,2000,to elect U.S. Representatives to serve in the 107th United States Congress. They coincided with the election of George W. Bush as President of the United States. The Republican Party won 221 seats,while the Democratic Party won 212 and independents won two.
The 1996 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives on November 5,1996,to elect members to serve in the 105th United States Congress. They coincided with the re-election of President Bill Clinton. Democrats won the popular vote by almost 60,000 votes (0.07%) and gained a net of two seats from the Republicans,but the Republicans retained an overall majority of seats in the House for the first time since 1928.
The 1994 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 8,1994,to elect U.S. Representatives to serve in the 104th United States Congress. They occurred in the middle of President Bill Clinton's first term. In what was known as the Republican Revolution,a 54-seat swing in membership from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party resulted in the latter gaining a majority of seats in the House of Representatives for the first time since 1952. It was also the largest seat gain for the party since 1946,and the largest for either party since 1948,and characterized a political realignment in American politics.
The 1988 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives on 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.
The 1984 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives on November 6,1984,to elect members to serve in the 99th United States Congress. They coincided with the re-election of President Ronald Reagan in a landslide. This victory also yielded gains for Reagan's Republican Party in the House,where they picked up a net of sixteen seats from the Democratic Party. Despite Reagan's extremely large electoral victory,the Democrats nonetheless retained a commanding majority in the House and actually gained seats in the Senate. These elections were the last until 2020 when a member of a political party other than the Democrats,Republicans,or an independent had one or more seats in the chamber.
Texas's 14th congressional district for the United States House of Representatives stretches from Freeport to Orange,Texas. It formerly covered the area south and southwest of the Greater Houston region,including Galveston,in the state of Texas.
The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Texas:
The 2000 United States elections were held on November 7,2000. Republican governor George W. Bush of Texas defeated Democratic Vice President Al Gore of Tennessee in the presidential election. Republicans retained control of both houses of Congress,giving the party unified control of Congress and the presidency for the first time since the 1954 elections.
John Rice Carter is the U.S. representative serving Texas's 31st congressional district since 2003. He is a Republican. The district includes the northern suburbs of Austin,as well as Fort Cavazos.
The 1992 United States elections elected state governors,the president of the United States,and members of the 103rd United States Congress. The election took place after the Soviet Union crumbled and the Cold War ended,as well as the redistricting that resulted from the 1990 census. Often considered "The Year Of The Woman," these elections brought an increased number of female politicians to Washington such as Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Carol Moseley Braun (D-IL). Governor Bill Clinton of Arkansas defeated incumbent president George H. W. Bush and businessman Ross Perot in the presidential election. The Democratic Party maintained their control of both chambers of Congress. This is the first Democratic trifecta since the Republican victory in the 1980 elections,the last one in the 20th century,and the last one overall until 2008.
The 1876 United States elections were held on November 7. In one of the most disputed presidential elections in American history,Republican Governor Rutherford B. Hayes of Ohio ended up winning despite Democratic Governor Samuel J. Tilden of New York earning a majority of the popular vote. The Republicans maintained their Senate majority and cut into the Democratic majority in the House.
The 1988 United States elections were held on November 8 and elected the president of the United States and members of the 101st United States Congress. Republican Vice President George H. W. Bush defeated Democratic Governor of Massachusetts Michael Dukakis. Despite Dukakis' defeat,the Democratic Party built on their majorities in Congress.
The 1984 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas occurred on November 6,1984,to elect the members of the state of Texas's delegation to the United States House of Representatives. Texas had twenty-seven seats in the House,apportioned according to the 1980 United States census.
John Robert Moolenaar is an American chemist and politician serving as a U.S. representative from Michigan since 2015,representing the state's 2nd congressional district since 2023. A member of the Republican Party,he served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 2003 to 2008 and the Michigan Senate from 2011 to 2014.
The 1844 United States elections elected the members of the 29th United States Congress,and took place during the Second Party System in the midst of the debate over whether to annex Texas. Texas and Iowa joined the union during the 29th Congress. Democrats retained control of the House and took back control of the presidency and the Senate,re-establishing the dominant position the party had lost in the 1840 election.
Michael Jonathan Cloud is an American politician representing Texas's 27th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 2018. He is a member of the Republican Party.
