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Still, there remained bipartisan agreement that the District of Columbia – which in 1970 had more residents than 10 individual states [a] — deserved at least some representation in the U.S. Congress. Federal legislation to recreate a congressional delegate position for D.C. was first seriously debated by Congress in 1970.
Each state set its own date for its congressional elections, ranging from November 24, 1788, to March 5, 1789, before or after the first session of the 1st United States Congress convened on March 4, 1789. They coincided with the election of George Washington as the first president of the United States.
[10] [11] This election saw Republicans win the majority of congressional districts in 30 states while the Democrats won a majority in 18 states. Two states (Colorado and Minnesota) elected a split house delegation. Sarah McBride of Delaware became the first openly transgender member elected to the United States Congress. [12]
The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress, 1789-1989. Macmillan Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0029201701. Moore, John L., ed. (1994). Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections (Third ed.). Congressional Quarterly Inc. ISBN 978-0871879967. "Party Divisions of the House of Representatives* 1789–Present".
2024 New Jersey's 5th congressional district election [24] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic: Josh Gottheimer (incumbent) 208,359 : 54.6 : Republican: Mary Jo-Ann Guinchard 165,287 43.3 Green: Beau Forte 3,428 0.9 Libertarian: James Tosone 2,440 0.6 Independent: Aamir Arif 2,375 0.6 Total votes 381,889 : 100.0 : Democratic hold
Minnesota's 6th congressional district: Mark Kennedy; Nebraska's 3rd congressional district: Tom Osborne; Nevada's 2nd congressional district: Jim Gibbons; New York's 24th congressional district: Sherwood Boehlert; Ohio's 4th congressional district: Mike Oxley; Oklahoma's 5th congressional district: Ernest Istook
The 1972 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 7, 1972, to elect U.S. Representatives to serve in the 93rd United States Congress. This was the first election held after the 1970 United States redistricting cycle. It coincided with the landslide reelection victory of President Richard M. Nixon.
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.