1996 United States House of Representatives elections

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The 1996 United States House of Representatives elections were the midterm congressional contests held during President Bill Clinton’s first term, in which Republicans retained control of the House while Democrats made modest gains.

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instanceOf United States House of Representatives elections
legislative election
appliesToJurisdiction United States of America
surface form: United States
chamberNumberElected 105
coincidesWith 1996 United States Senate elections
1996 United States gubernatorial elections
1996 United States presidential election
1996 United States state legislative elections
country United States of America
surface form: United States
electionCycle biennial U.S. federal election cycle
electionForOffice Member of the United States House of Representatives
electoralSystem single-member districts
followedBy 1998 United States House of Representatives elections
follows 1994 United States House of Representatives elections
hasBallotAccessRulesSetBy individual U.S. states
hasEndDate 1996-11-05
hasLanguage English
hasOfficialName 1996 United States House of Representatives elections
hasStartDate 1996-11-05
isMidtermElectionDuring Clinton administration
surface form: presidency of Bill Clinton
isMidtermElectionIn Bill Clinton first term
legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
locatedInTimeZone multiple U.S. time zones
majorityThreshold 218
majorOppositionParty Democratic Party
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
mediaCoverageBy major U.S. news networks
notableContext held alongside Bill Clinton’s successful reelection campaign
notableOutcome first time since early 1950s that Republicans held House through consecutive elections
numberOfSeatsContested 435
numberOfVotingMembersElected 435
occursDuring 105th United States Congress
otherParticipatingParty Green Party of the United States
surface form: Green Party (United States)

Libertarian Party (United States)
Reform Party of the United States of America
partOf 1996 United States House of Representatives elections self-linksurface differs
surface form: 1996 United States elections
partyInControlAfterElection Republican Party
surface form: Republican Party (United States)
partyInControlBeforeElection Republican Party
surface form: Republican Party (United States)
previousCongress 104th United States Congress
regulatedBy United States federal election law
resultSummary Democrats made modest gains in House seats
Republicans retained control of the House of Representatives
supervisingBody Federal Election Commission
totalSeatsInChamber 435
typeOfElection congressional election
voterTurnoutEstimate approximately 49% of voting-eligible population
votingMethod first-past-the-post

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Patrick J. Kennedy reElectedIn 1996 United States House of Representatives elections
1994 United States House of Representatives elections followedBy 1996 United States House of Representatives elections
1996 United States House of Representatives elections partOf 1996 United States House of Representatives elections self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 1996 United States elections
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick elected in 1996 United States House of Representatives elections
Scott Klug (as U.S. Representative for Wisconsin's 2nd district) election 1996 United States House of Representatives elections
subject surface form: Scott Klug
Jim McGovern electedIn 1996 United States House of Representatives elections