1992 United States House of Representatives elections

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The 1992 United States House of Representatives elections were nationwide congressional contests in which all 435 seats in the House were up for election, resulting in notable shifts in party control and the election of several historic first-time members.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States House of Representatives elections
appliesToJurisdiction United States of America
surface form: United States
ballotAccessRegulatedBy state law
ballotType secret ballot
campaignFinanceRegulationBy Federal Election Commission NERFINISHED
chamberTermLength 2 years
coincidesWith 1992 United States Senate elections NERFINISHED
1992 United States gubernatorial elections NERFINISHED
1992 United States presidential election NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
determines party control of the United States House of Representatives for the 103rd Congress
electionDate 1992-11-03
electoralDistrictType single-member congressional districts
elects members of the United States House of Representatives
followedBy 1994 United States House of Representatives elections NERFINISHED
follows 1990 United States House of Representatives elections NERFINISHED
hasMajorParty Democratic Party (United States) NERFINISHED
Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED
hasOtherParty Independent
hasVoterEligibility U.S. citizens meeting state-specific requirements
heldOnSameDayAs many state and local elections
includesElectionsIn District of Columbia NERFINISHED
U.S. territories (non-voting delegates) NERFINISHED
all 50 U.S. states
isGeneralElection true
isPartOfElectoralCycle biennial U.S. federal elections
language English (primary election language materials)
legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
levelOfGovernment federal
nextElectionYear 1994
notableFor election of several historic first-time members
numberOfNonVotingDelegatesElected several
numberOfSeatsContested 435
numberOfVotingMembersElected 435
occursEvery 2 years
officeContested U.S. Representative
partOf 1992 United States elections NERFINISHED
pointInTime 1992
previousElectionYear 1990
resultsIn composition of the 103rd United States Congress
scope nationwide
subjectTo Voting Rights Act of 1965 and its amendments NERFINISHED
supervisingBody state election authorities
totalSeatsInChamber 435
typeOfResult shift in party control of some seats
votingSystem first-past-the-post

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Leslie L. Byrne elected in 1992 United States House of Representatives elections
1994 United States House of Representatives elections follows 1992 United States House of Representatives elections
Gene Green electedIn 1992 United States House of Representatives elections
Scott Klug (as U.S. Representative for Wisconsin's 2nd district) election 1992 United States House of Representatives elections
subject surface form: Scott Klug