Maryon Pittman Allen was an American journalist who served as United States Senator from Alabama for five months in 1978, after her husband, Senator James B. Allen, died in office.
These are tables of congressional delegations from Indiana to the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate.
The Ninety-fifth 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, DC from January 3, 1977, to January 3, 1979, during the final weeks of the administration of U.S. President Gerald Ford and the first two years of the administration of U.S. President Jimmy Carter.
The 1978 United States Senate elections in the middle of Democratic President Jimmy Carter's term. Thirteen seats changed hands between parties. The Democrats at first lost a net of two seats to the Republicans, and then one more in a special election. Democrats nevertheless retained a 58-41 majority.
The 1970 United States Senate elections was an election for the United States Senate, taking place in the middle of Richard Nixon's first term as President. The Democrats lost a net of three seats, while the Republicans and the Conservative Party of New York picked up one net seat each, and former Democrat Harry F. Byrd Jr. was re-elected as an independent.
The elections for the United States House of Representatives were held on 5 November 2002, in the middle of President George W. Bush's first term. Although it was a midterm election, the Republican Party gained a net eight seats, solidifying their majority. Some speculate that this may have been due to increased support for the President's party in the wake of the September 11 attacks.
The 1978 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1978 which occurred in the middle of President Jimmy Carter's term, when the country was going through an energy crisis and facing rapid inflation. The President's Democratic Party lost seats to the opposition Republican Party, in this case a net of 15 meaning the loss of their two-thirds majority but the Democrats still retained a rather large majority. This was the last midterm election where the Democrats managed to maintain a majority under a Democratic president.
Maryland's 8th congressional district stretches from the northern Washington, D.C. suburbs north towards the Pennsylvania border. The district is currently represented by Democrat Jamie Raskin.
Floyd James Fithian was an American politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana. A member of the Democratic Party, Fithian represented Indiana's 2nd congressional district from 1975 into 1983.
The Alaska Congressional election of 1980 was held on Tuesday, November 4, 1980. The term of the state's sole Representative to the United States House of Representatives expired on January 3, 1981. The winning candidate would serve a two-year term from January 3, 1981, to January 3, 1983.
The Alaska Congressional election of 1976 was held on Tuesday, November 2, 1976. The term of the state's sole Representative to the United States House of Representatives expired on January 3, 1977. The winning candidate would serve a two-year term from January 3, 1977, to January 3, 1979.
The Alaska Congressional election of 1974 was held on Tuesday, November 5, 1974. The term of the state's sole Representative to the United States House of Representatives expired on January 3, 1975. The winning candidate would serve a two-year term from January 3, 1975, to January 3, 1977.
The 1978 congressional elections in Maryland were held on November 7, 1978, to determine who will represent the state of Maryland in the United States House of Representatives. Maryland has eight seats in the House, apportioned according to the 1970 United States Census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected served in the 96th Congress from January 3, 1979 until January 3, 1981.
The 1978 United States Senate election in Kentucky took place on November 7, 1978. Incumbent U.S. Senator Walter Huddleston was re-elected to a second term.
