Elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1996

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← 1994Popular vote1998 →
 %
50
40
30th
20th
10
0
48.1%
47.8%
4.1%
Otherwise.
Gains and losses
compared to 1994
 % p
   4th
   2
   0
  -2
  -4
+ 3.4  % p
-3.7  % p
+ 0.3  % p
Otherwise.
   
A total of 435 seats
  • Dem .: 206
  • GOP : 228
  • Otherwise: 1

The 1996 election to the United States House of Representatives took place on November 5, 1996 concurrently with the presidential election, in which Bill Clinton was re-elected for a second term. Clinton's Democratic Party won a total of eight seats from the Republican Party . The Republicans were able to maintain their majority in the House of Representatives. Newt Gingrich remained speaker .

The election results

Majority of Seats in the House of Representatives by State:
  • 80.1–100% of the seats for the Democrats
  • 60.1–80% of the seats for the Democrats
  • 60% or less of the seats for the Democrats
  • 60% or less of the seats for the Republicans
  • 60.1–80% of the seats for Republicans
  • 80.1–100% of the seats for Republicans
  • 80.1–100% of the seats for independent candidates
  • 1-2 seats won by the Democrats
  • 1-2 seats won by the Republicans
  • no change in the distribution of seats
    • Parties Seats be right
    1994 1996 +/- Strength be right % modification
      republican 236 228 −8 52.4% 43.120.872 47.8% −3.7%
      Democrats 198 206 +8 47.3% 43,393,580 48.1% + 3.6%
      Independent 1 1 ± 0 0.2% 572,746 0.6% −0.3%
      Libertarian party - - - - 651,448 0.7% −0.1%
      Natural Law Party - - - - 518.413 0.5% + 0.4%
      Conservative party - - - - 264,381 0.3% −0.1%
      Reform Party - - - - 151.221 0.2% + 0.2%
      Independence Party - - - - 113,773 0.1% + 0.1%
      Green party - - - - 33,954 0.04% ± 0.0%
      Other parties - - - - 1,413,079 1.6% −0.3%
    total 435 435 0 100.0% 90.233.467 100.0% -
    Source: Election Statistics - Office of the Clerk