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United States elections, 1994
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/United_States_elections,_1994
GPTKB entity
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Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:politics
gptkbp:country
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date
November 8, 1994
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
United States elections, 1994
gptkbp:includesEvent
gptkb:1994_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections
1994 United States Senate elections
1994 United States gubernatorial elections
1994 United States state legislative elections
gptkbp:main_winning_party
gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:nextEdition
United States elections, 1996
gptkbp:nickname
gptkb:Republican_Revolution
gptkbp:notable_for
gptkb:Republican_Revolution
gptkbp:notableEvent
Contract with America campaign
Speaker of the House Tom Foley lost re-election
First time since 1980 Republicans controlled both chambers of Congress
First time since 1954 Republicans controlled the House
gptkbp:notableFigure
gptkb:Bill_Clinton
gptkb:Bob_Dole
gptkb:Tom_Foley
gptkb:Newt_Gingrich
gptkbp:number_of_gubernatorial_seats_contested
36
gptkbp:number_of_House_seats_contested
435
gptkbp:number_of_Senate_seats_contested
34
gptkbp:number_of_state_legislative_chambers_contested
46
gptkbp:opposedBy
gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:part_of
United States midterm elections
gptkbp:president
gptkb:Bill_Clinton
gptkbp:previousEdition
United States elections, 1992
gptkbp:resultedIn
Republican Party gained control of the Senate
Republican Party gained control of the House of Representatives
gptkbp:voterTurnout
38.8% (estimated for House elections)
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:1994_United_States_midterm_elections
gptkbp:bfsLayer
7