U.S. House election, 1990

United States House of Representatives elections, 1990

1988 ← November 6, 1990 → 1992

All 435 seats to the United States House of Representatives 218 seats were needed for a majority   Majority party Minority party   Leader Tom Foley Bob Michel Party Democratic Republican Leader's seat Washington-5th Illinois-18th Last election 260 seats 175 seats Seats won 267 167 Seat change 7 8 Popular vote 32,463,372 27,596,256 Percentage 52.1% 44.3% Swing 1.2% 1.3%

Results:   Democratic hold   Democratic pickup   Republican hold   Republican pickup   Independent pickup

Speaker before election Tom Foley Democratic Elected Speaker Tom Foley Democratic

Tom Foley
Democratic

Tom Foley
Democratic

The 1990 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1990 which occurred in the middle of President George H. W. Bush's term. As in most midterm elections, the President's Republican Party lost seats to the Democratic Party, slightly increasing the Democratic majority in the chamber. It was a rare instance, however, in which both major parties lost votes to third parties such as the Libertarian Party as well as independent candidates. Notable freshmen included independent Bernie Sanders of Vermont's at-large congressional district, becoming the first self described socialist to hold a House seat since Victor L. Berger.

Key to party abbreviations: AI=American Independent, C=Constitution, D=Democratic, G=Green, I=Independent, IP=Independence Party, L=Libertarian, PF=Peace & Freedom, R=Republican.