The U.S. House election, 1966 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1966 which occurred in the middle of President Lyndon Johnson's second term. As the Vietnam War continued, Johnson's popularity had fallen, and the opposition Republican Party was able to gain a net of 47 seats from Johnson's Democratic Party, which nonetheless maintained a clear majority in the House. Among the freshmen Representatives elected in 1966 was Texas Republican George H.W. Bush.
Overall results
1 One vacancy due to refusal of House to seat Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. (D-New York)
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