United States House of Representatives Elections, 1948
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The U.S. House election, 1948 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1948 which coincided with President Harry Truman''s re-election. Truman had campaigned against a ''do-nothing'' Republican Party Congress that had opposed his initiatives and was seen as counterproductive. The voters responded by giving his Democratic Party a net additional 75 seats, giving them a large new majority and surprisingly giving the president a new term in…mehr

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The U.S. House election, 1948 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1948 which coincided with President Harry Truman''s re-election. Truman had campaigned against a ''do-nothing'' Republican Party Congress that had opposed his initiatives and was seen as counterproductive. The voters responded by giving his Democratic Party a net additional 75 seats, giving them a large new majority and surprisingly giving the president a new term in Washington. Sam Rayburn (D-Texas) became Speaker of the House, exchanging places with new Minority Leader Joseph W. Martin, Jr. (R-Massachusetts). Notable freshmen included future President Gerald Ford (R-Mich.) and future Senator, Vice-Presidential candidate, and Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen (D-Tex.).