1956 United States House of Representatives elections

1956 United States House of Representatives elections

← 1954 November 6, 1956[a] 1958 →
All 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives 218 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Sam Rayburn Joseph Martin Party Democratic Republican Leader since September 16, 1940 January 3, 1939 Leader's seat Texas 4th Massachusetts 14th Last election 232 seats 203 seats Seats won 234 201 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 30,062,042 28,698,083 Percentage 51.2% 48.7% Swing 1.3% 1.7%
Results:      Democratic hold      Democratic gain      Republican hold      Republican gain
Speaker before election Sam Rayburn Democratic Elected Speaker Sam Rayburn Democratic

The 1956 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives to elect members to serve in the 85th United States Congress. They were held for the most part on November 6, 1956, while Maine held theirs on September 10. They coincided with the re-election of President Dwight D. Eisenhower.

With no major national issues and the economic upswing of the 1950s in full force, voters generally chose to uphold the status quo, keeping the Republican president and the Democratic Congress.
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