1978 United States House of Representatives elections

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1978_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections
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gptkbp:date November 7, 1978
gptkbp:Democratic_Party_leader gptkb:Tip_O'Neill
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gptkbp:Democratic_Party_seats_before 277
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1978 United States House of Representatives elections
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gptkbp:majoritySeats 218
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gptkbp:part_of United States midterm elections, 1978
gptkbp:previousEdition 1976 United States House of Representatives elections
gptkbp:Republican_Party_leader gptkb:John_Rhodes
gptkbp:Republican_Party_seat_change +14
gptkbp:Republican_Party_seats_before 157
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gptkbp:Speaker_before_election gptkb:Tip_O'Neill
gptkbp:type legislative
gptkbp:voterTurnout 36.1%
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