UNITED STATES HOUSE ELECTIONS, 1972

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The 'U.S. House election, 1972' was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1972 which coincided with the landslide re-election victory of President Richard M. Nixon. Nixon's Republican Party managed to gain a net of twelve seats from the Democratic Party, although the Democrats retained a majority.
Notable freshmen included future Senate Majority leader Trent Lott (R-Miss.).

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Overall results
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Overall results


Party Total Seats (change) Seat percentage Popular Vote
Democratic Party 242 -13 55.6% 51.7%
Independents 1 +1 0.2% 0.2%
Republican Party 192 +12 44.1% 46.4%
'Totals' '435' '—' '100.0%' '100.0%'

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See also



★ 93rd United States Congress

★ U.S. Senate election, 1972

★ U.S. presidential election, 1972

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