United States House of Representatives Elections, 1950
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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, 1950 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1950 which occurred in the middle of President Harry Truman''s second term. As the Korean War began and Truman''s personal popularity plummeted for a second time during his presidency, his Democratic Party lost a net 28 seats to the Republican Party. The Democrats retained a narrow majority in the House. Party Congress that had opposed his initiatives and was seen as…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, 1950 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1950 which occurred in the middle of President Harry Truman''s second term. As the Korean War began and Truman''s personal popularity plummeted for a second time during his presidency, his Democratic Party lost a net 28 seats to the Republican Party. The Democrats retained a narrow majority in the House. 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.).