page_title: 1948 United States House of Representatives elections
section_title: Overall results
hierarchical_section_title: 1948 United States House of Representatives elections / Overall results
caption_attribution_description: Summary of party change of U.S. house seats in the 1948 House election. Stripes indicate a tie between the gains of two or more parties. Legend: &#160;&#160; 6+ Democratic seat pickup &#160;&#160; 3-5 Democratic seat pickup &#160;&#160; 1-2 Democratic seat pickup &#160;&#160; 1-2 Republican seat pickup &#160;&#160; 3-5 Republican seat pickup &#160;&#160; 6+ Republican seat pickup Note: years ending in 2 may have inconsistent results due to redistricting.
context_page_description: The 1948 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1948 which coincided with President Harry S. Truman's election to a full term. Truman had campaigned against a "do-nothing"' Republican Party Congress that had opposed his initiatives and was seen as counterproductive. The Democratic Party regained control of both the House and Senate in this election. For Democrats, this was their largest gain since 1932. This was the last election when a member of a political party other than the Democrats, Republicans, or an Independent had one or more seats in the chamber.
caption:   6+ Democratic net gain    3-5 Democratic net gain    1-2 Democratic net gain    no net change
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