1997 United States House of Representatives elections

1997 U.S. House of Representatives elections

← 1996 April 12, 1997 – November 5, 1997 1998 →
3 (out of 435) seats in the U.S. House of Representatives 218 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Newt Gingrich Dick Gephardt Party Republican Democratic Leader since March 20, 1989 June 6, 1989 Leader's seat Georgia 6th Missouri 3rd Last election 226 seats 420 seats Seats won 2 1 Seat change 1 1

There were three special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1997 during the 105th United States Congress. Republicans had a net one-seat gain over the Democrats.