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At a glance
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Seats in chamber | 435 (218 for a majority) |
| DEM seats | 259 (+43) |
| FLP seats | 176 (-43) |
Overview
The 1954 United States House of Representatives Elections produced a decisive Democratic Party takeover. Of 435 seats contested across 48 state delegations, DEM won 259 and the Farmer-Labor Party (FLP) won 176, a net shift of +43 for DEM and −43 for FLP from the prior cycle. Because the majority line stands at 218, DEM’s 259 seats give it a 41-seat outright majority (259−218) and end FLP’s previous relative strength in this strictly two-party chamber. The story of the cycle is breadth: DEM carried plurality status in 45 of 48 states
Results by state
| State | Seats | Split | Change vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | 9 | DEM 5 – FLP 4 | no change |
| AR | 6 | DEM 4 – FLP 2 | DEM +1, FLP -1 |
| AZ | 2 | DEM 1 – FLP 1 | no change |
| CA | 30 | DEM 16 – FLP 14 | DEM +8, FLP -8 |
| CO | 4 | DEM 2 – FLP 2 | no change |
| CT | 6 | DEM 4 – FLP 2 | DEM +1, FLP -1 |
| DE | 1 | FLP 1 | no change |
| FL | 8 | DEM 5 – FLP 3 | DEM +1, FLP -1 |
| GA | 10 | DEM 6 – FLP 4 | DEM -2, FLP +2 |
| IA | 8 | DEM 5 – FLP 3 | DEM +2, FLP -2 |
| ID | 2 | DEM 1 – FLP 1 | no change |
| IL | 25 | DEM 16 – FLP 9 | DEM +3, FLP -3 |
| IN | 11 | DEM 6 – FLP 5 | DEM +2, FLP -2 |
| KS | 6 | DEM 5 – FLP 1 | DEM +3, FLP -3 |
| KY | 8 | DEM 5 – FLP 3 | DEM -1, FLP +1 |
| LA | 8 | DEM 6 – FLP 2 | DEM -1, FLP +1 |
| MA | 14 | DEM 7 – FLP 7 | no change |
| MD | 7 | FLP 4 – DEM 3 | no change |
| ME | 3 | DEM 2 – FLP 1 | DEM +1, FLP -1 |
| MI | 18 | DEM 9 – FLP 9 | DEM +4, FLP -4 |
| MN | 9 | DEM 6 – FLP 3 | DEM +1, FLP -1 |
| MO | 11 | DEM 7 – FLP 4 | DEM +1, FLP -1 |
| MS | 6 | DEM 4 – FLP 2 | DEM +1, FLP -1 |
| MT | 2 | DEM 1 – FLP 1 | no change |
| NC | 12 | DEM 10 – FLP 2 | no change |
| ND | 2 | DEM 1 – FLP 1 | no change |
| NE | 4 | DEM 2 – FLP 2 | DEM +1, FLP -1 |
| NH | 2 | DEM 1 – FLP 1 | no change |
| NJ | 14 | DEM 13 – FLP 1 | DEM +6, FLP -6 |
| NM | 2 | DEM 1 – FLP 1 | no change |
| NV | 1 | DEM 1 | DEM +1, FLP -1 |
| NY | 43 | DEM 22 – FLP 21 | no change |
| OH | 23 | DEM 12 – FLP 11 | DEM +2, FLP -2 |
| OK | 6 | DEM 4 – FLP 2 | DEM +1, FLP -1 |
| OR | 4 | DEM 2 – FLP 2 | no change |
| PA | 30 | DEM 15 – FLP 15 | DEM -4, FLP +4 |
| RI | 2 | DEM 1 – FLP 1 | no change |
| SC | 6 | DEM 4 – FLP 2 | DEM +1, FLP -1 |
| SD | 2 | DEM 1 – FLP 1 | no change |
| TN | 9 | DEM 5 – FLP 4 | no change |
| TX | 22 | DEM 12 – FLP 10 | DEM -3, FLP +3 |
| UT | 2 | DEM 1 – FLP 1 | no change |
| VA | 10 | DEM 6 – FLP 4 | DEM +3, FLP -3 |
| VT | 1 | FLP 1 | no change |
| WA | 7 | DEM 5 – FLP 2 | DEM +2, FLP -2 |
| WI | 10 | DEM 10 | DEM +7, FLP -7 |
| WV | 6 | DEM 3 – FLP 3 | no change |
| WY | 1 | DEM 1 | DEM +1, FLP -1 |