1978 United States House of Representatives elections
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title:
1978 United States House of Representatives elections
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The 1978 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives on November 7, 1978, to elect members to serve in the 96th United States Congress. They occurred in the middle of Democratic President Jimmy Carter's term, amidst an energy crisis and rapid inflation. The Democratic Party lost a net of 15 seats to the Republican Party, and thus lost their two-thirds supermajority, but still maintained a large 277-seat majority. As of 2024, thi
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House elections for the 96th U.S. Congress
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections
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2004-12-29T20:57:56Z
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2024-09-08T20:57:18Z
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