U.S. House election, 1954

The U.S. House election, 1954 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1954 which occurred in the middle of President Dwight Eisenhower's first term. Eisenhower's Republican Party lost eighteen seats in the House, giving the Democratic Party a majority.

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United States House of Representatives - 1954 - President - Dwight Eisenhower - Republican Party - Democratic Party

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Sam Rayburn (D-Texas) became Speaker of the House, exchanging places with new Minority Leader Joseph W. Martin, Jr. (R-Massachusetts).

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Sam Rayburn - D - Texas - Speaker of the House - Minority Leader - Joseph W. Martin, Jr. - R - Massachusetts

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