1990 United States House of Representatives elections

1990 United States House of Representatives elections

← 1988 November 6, 1990 1992 →
All 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives 218 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Tom Foley Bob Michel Party Democratic Republican Leader since June 6, 1989 January 3, 1981 Leader's seat Washington 5th Illinois 18th Last election 260 seats 175 seats Seats won 267 167 Seat change 7 8 Popular vote 32,463,372 27,596,256 Percentage 52.1% 44.3% Swing 1.2% 1.3%   Third party   Party Independent Last election 0 seats Seats won 1 Seat change 1 Popular vote 367,603 Percentage 0.6%
Results:      Democratic hold      Democratic gain      Republican hold      Republican gain      Independent gain
Speaker before election Tom Foley Democratic Elected Speaker Tom Foley Democratic

The 1990 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives on November 6, 1990, to elect members to serve in the 102nd United States Congress. They occurred in the middle of President George H. W. Bush's term. As in most midterm elections, the President's Republican Party lost seats to the Democratic Party, slightly increasing the Democratic majority in the chamber. It was a rare instance, however, in which both major parties lost votes to third parties such as the Libertarian Party as well as independent candidates.

As of 2024^[update], this was the last time a party held 60 percent of the seats in the House.