1948 United States House of Representatives elections
Truman had campaigned against a "do-nothing"' Republican Party Congress that had opposed his initiatives and was seen as counterproductive.The Democratic Party regained control of both the House and Senate in this election.These were the last elections until 1980 when a member of a political party other than the Democrats, Republicans, or an independent had one or more seats in the chamber.As of 2023[update], this is the last time the Democrats gained more than 50 seats in a U.S. House election.Illinois redistricted its at-large seat into an additional geographical district for a total of 26, changing boundaries across the state and moving several seats from downstate into the Chicago suburbs.
| House seats by party holding plurality in state | |
|---|---|
|
80+% Democratic
|
80+% Republican
|
|
60+% to 80% Democratic
|
60+% to 80% Republican
|
|
Up to 60% Democratic
|
Up to 60% Republican
|
|
6+ Democratic net gain
|
|
3-5 Democratic net gain
|
|
1-2 Democratic net gain
|
|
no net change
|
United States House of RepresentativesSam RayburnJoseph MartinDemocraticRepublicanTexas 4thMassachusetts 14thAmerican LaborSpeaker81st United States CongressPresidentHarry S. TrumanRepublican PartyDemocratic PartyAmerican Labor PartyProgressive PartyProhibition PartyIndependentLiberal PartySocialist PartySocialist Workers PartyCommunist PartySocialist Labor PartySpecial elections to the United States House of RepresentativesNew York 24Benjamin J. RabinNew York Supreme CourtelectedLeo IsacsonDean AlfangeLiberalVirginia 4Patrick H. Drewry1920 (special)Watkins AbbittMorton G. GoodeKentucky 2Earle ClementsGovernor of KentuckyJohn WhitakerKentucky 9John RobsionWilliam LewisMissouri 10Orville ZimmermanPaul C. JonesVirginia 6J. Lindsay Almond1946 (special)Attorney General of VirginiaClarence G. BurtonTexas 15Milton H. West1933 (special)Lloyd BentsenList of United States representatives from AlabamaAlabama 1Frank W. Boykin1935 (special)Alabama 2George M. GrantAlabama 3George W. AndrewsAlabama 4Sam HobbsAlabama 5Albert RainsAlabama 6Pete JarmanEdward deGraffenriedAlabama 7Carter Manasco1941 (special)Carl ElliottAlabama 8Robert E. Jones Jr.1947 (special)Alabama 9Laurie C. BattleList of United States representatives from ArizonaArizona 1John R. Murdockat-large districtJohn Hunt UdallArizona 2Richard F. Harlessrun for Governor of ArizonaHarold PattenList of United States representatives from ArkansasArkansas 1Ezekiel C. GathingsArkansas 2Wilbur MillsArkansas 3James William TrimbleArkansas 4William Fadjo Cravens1939 (special)Boyd Anderson TackettArkansas 5Brooks HaysArkansas 6William F. NorrellArkansas 7Oren Harris1948 United States House of Representatives elections in CaliforniaList of United States representatives from CaliforniaCalifornia 1Clarence F. LeaHubert B. ScudderRoger KentCalifornia 2Clair Engle1943 (special)California 3J. Leroy JohnsonCalifornia 4Franck R. HavennerWilliam S. MailliardCalifornia 5Richard J. WelchCalifornia 6George P. MillerCalifornia 7John J. Allen Jr.Buell G. Gallagher