1976 United States House of Representatives elections

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. Carter's narrow victory over Gerald Ford had limited coattails, and his Democratic Party gained a net of only one seat from the Republican Party in the House. The result was nevertheless disappointing to the Republicans, who were hoping to win back some of the seats they lost in the wake of the Watergate scandal two years earlier.

1976 United States House of Representatives elections
November 2, 1976
All 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives
218 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Carl Albert
(retired)		 John Rhodes
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since January 21, 1971 December 7, 1973
Leader's seat Oklahoma 3rd Arizona 1st
Last election 291 seats 144 seats
Seats won 292 143
Seat change 1 1
Popular vote 41,474,890 31,380,535
Percentage 55.9% 42.3%
Swing 1.6% 1.6%
Results:
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold      Republican gain
Speaker before election

Carl Albert
Democratic

 Elected Speaker

Tip O'Neil
Democratic

This election was the last time Democrats or any party had a two-thirds supermajority in the House. As of 2023, this is the last congressional election in which Democrats won a House seat in Wyoming.

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