1950 United States House of Representatives elections

1950 United States House of Representatives elections

← 1948 November 7, 1950[a] 1952 →
All 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives 218 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Sam Rayburn Joseph Martin Party Democratic Republican Leader since September 16, 1940 January 3, 1939 Leader's seat Texas 4th Massachusetts 14th Last election 263 seats 171 seats Seats won 235 199 Seat change 28 28 Popular vote 19,991,683 19,735,173 Percentage 49.6% 48.9% Swing 3.0% 3.5%   Third party Fourth party   Party Independent American Labor Last election 0 seats 1 seat Seats won 1 0 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 119,634 225,368 Percentage 0.3% 0.6% Swing 0.2% 0.3%
Speaker before election Sam Rayburn Democratic Elected Speaker Sam Rayburn Democratic

The 1950 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives to elect members to serve in the 82nd United States Congress. They were held for the most part on November 7, 1950, while Maine held theirs on September 11. These elections occurred in the middle of President Harry Truman's second term.

As the Korean War began and Truman's personal popularity plummeted for a second time during his presidency, his Democratic Party lost a net 28 seats to the Republican Party. This was the first election since 1908 where no third parties acquired any seats in the House.
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