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1976 United States House of Representatives elections

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All 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives 218 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Carl Albert (retired) John Rhodes Party Democratic Republican Leader since January 21, 1971 December 7, 1973 Leader's seat Oklahoma 3rd Arizona 1st Last election 291 seats 144 seats Seats won 292 143 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 41,474,890 31,380,535 Percentage 55.9% 42.3% Swing 1.6% 1.6%
Results:      Democratic hold      Democratic gain      Republican hold      Republican gain
Speaker before election Carl Albert Democratic Elected Speaker Tip O'Neil Democratic

The 1976 United States House of Representatives elections were elections for the United States House of Representatives on November 2, 1976, to elect members to serve in the 95th United States Congress. They coincided with Jimmy Carter's election as president. Carter's narrow victory over Gerald Ford had limited coattails, and his Democratic Party gained a net of only one seat from the Republican Party in the House. The result was nevertheless disappointing to the Republicans, who were hoping to win back some of the seats they lost in the wake of the Watergate scandal two years earlier.

As of 2024, this election was the last time any party won at least 290 House seats, or a two-thirds supermajority. It is also the last congressional election in which Democrats won a House seat in Wyoming.

Overall results

383 incumbent members sought reelection, but 3 were defeated in primaries and 12 defeated in the general election for a total of 368 incumbents winning.

Parties		Seats				Popular vote
		1974	1976	+/-	Strength	Vote	%	Change
	Democratic Party	291	292	1	67.1%	41,474,890	55.9%	1.6%
	Republican Party	144	143	1	32.9%	31,380,535	42.3%	1.6%
	Independents					587,897	0.8%	0.1%
	American Party					117,738	0.2%	0.3%
	Conservative Party					97,679	0.1%	0.1%
	American Independent Party					81,864	0.1%	0.1%
	Libertarian Party					71,791	0.1%	0.1%
	Liberal Party					42,642	0.1%
	U.S. Labor Party					37,527	0.1%
	Peace and Freedom Party					34,738	<0.1%	0.1%
	Independents for Godly Government Party					27,268	<0.1%
	Silent Majority Party					14,543	<0.1%
	Constitution Party					9,713	<0.1%
	George Wallace Party					7,726	<0.1%
	Individual Americans Independence Party					3,979	<0.1%
	Peoples Independent Party					3,916	<0.1%
	Raza Unida Party					3,588	<0.1%
	Prohibition Party					3,141	<0.1%
	Communist Party					2,947	<0.1%
	Human Rights Party					2,700	<0.1%
	People's Party					2,408	<0.1%
	Bring Us Together Party					1,969	<0.1%
	Politicians Are Crooks Party					1,814	<0.1%
	Independent Taxpayers Watchdog Party					1,594	<0.1%
	Pro Life Party					1,483	<0.1%
	Regular Democracy Party					1,431	<0.1%
	White Power Party					1,338	<0.1%
	Mayflower Party					1,314	<0.1%
	Workers Party					1,253	<0.1%
	Consumer Action Party					1,150	<0.1%
	National Democratic Party					1,021	<0.1%
	Citizens for Haas Party					743	<0.1%
	Jobs, Equality, Peace Party					636	<0.1%
	Restoration Party					499	<0.1%
	Co-Equal Citizens Party					432	<0.1%
	Independent Conservative Party					287	<0.1%
	Individual Needs Center Party					228	<0.1%
	Revolutionary Party					214	<0.1%
	Others					231,924	0.3%	0.3%
Total		435	435	0	100.0%	74,259,164	100.0%	—

Source: Election Statistics – Office of the Clerk

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