1976 United States House Of Representatives Elections In Arizona
The 1976 United States House of Representatives elections were elections for the United States House of Representatives that coincided with Jimmy Carter's election as President of the United States, president. Carter's narrow victory over Gerald Ford had limited coattails, and his United States Democratic Party, Democratic Party gained a net of only one seat from the United States Republican Party, Republican Party in the House. The result was nevertheless disappointing to the Republicans, who were hoping to win back some of the seats they lost in the wake of the Watergate scandal two years earlier. This election was the last time Democrats or any party had a two-thirds supermajority in the United States House of Representatives, House. As of 2022, this is the last congressional election in which Democrats won a House seat in Wyoming. Overall results SourceElection Statistics – Office of the Clerk Special elections , - ! , James F. Hastings , , Republican , ...
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United States House Of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they comprise the national bicameral legislature of the United States. The House's composition was established by Article One of the United States Constitution. The House is composed of representatives who, pursuant to the Uniform Congressional District Act, sit in single member congressional districts allocated to each state on a basis of population as measured by the United States Census, with each district having one representative, provided that each state is entitled to at least one. Since its inception in 1789, all representatives have been directly elected, although universal suffrage did not come to effect until after the passage of the 19th Amendment and the Civil Rights Movement. Since 1913, the number of voting representative ...
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