The U.S. House election, 1954 was an election for the [[United States House of Representatives in 1954 which occurred in the middle of President [[Dwight Eisenhower's first term. Eisenhower's [[History of the United States Republican Party|Republican Party lost eighteen seats in the House, giving the [[History of the United States Democratic Party|Democratic Party a majority that it would retain in every Congressional election until [[U.S. House election, 1994|1994.

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  • The U.S. House election, 1954 was an election for the [[United States House of Representatives in 1954 which occurred in the middle of President [[Dwight Eisenhower's first term. Eisenhower's [[History of the United States Republican Party|Republican Party lost eighteen seats in the House, giving the [[History of the United States Democratic Party|Democratic Party a majority that it would retain in every Congressional election until [[U.S. House election, 1994|1994. Perhaps the major reason for the Republican defeat was the fallout from the [[Army-McCarthy Hearings, in which prominent Republican Senator Joe McCarthy accused countless political and intellectual figures of having Communist ties, usually with no evidence. [[Sam Rayburn of Texas became [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|Speaker of the House, exchanging places with new [[Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives|Minority Leader [[Joseph W. Martin, Jr. of Massachusetts.
  • Die Wahlen zum Repräsentantenhaus der Vereinigten Staaten fanden am 2. November 1954 in der Mitte der ersten Amtsperiode (midterm election) von Präsident Dwight Eisenhower in den 48 Bundesstaaten statt. Eisenhowers Republikanische Partei verlor dabei 18 Sitze und die Demokratische Partei gewann dadurch die Mehrheit im Repräsentantenhaus, die sie 40 Jahre lang bis zur Wahl 1994 behaupten konnte. Ein Grund für die Wahlniederlage war das Agieren des republikanischen Senators Joseph McCarthy, der in zahlreichen Anhörungen viele Personen des öffentlichen Lebens kommunistischer Sympathien verdächtigt hatte. Diese Beschuldigungen hatten sich meist als haltlos erwiesen, jedoch war dadurch ein Klima der Verunsicherung, des Mißtrauens und der Denunziation geschaffen worden. Die Verteilung der Mehrheiten zeigte eine deutliche Trennung zwischen Nord und Süd: in den südlichen ehemaligen sklavenhaltenden "konföderierten Staaten" hatten die Demokraten die Mehrheit, in den nördlichen "Unions-Staaten" die Republikaner.
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  • The U.S. House election, 1954 was an election for the [[United States House of Representatives in 1954 which occurred in the middle of President [[Dwight Eisenhower's first term. Eisenhower's [[History of the United States Republican Party|Republican Party lost eighteen seats in the House, giving the [[History of the United States Democratic Party|Democratic Party a majority that it would retain in every Congressional election until [[U.S. House election, 1994|1994.
  • Die Wahlen zum Repräsentantenhaus der Vereinigten Staaten fanden am 2. November 1954 in der Mitte der ersten Amtsperiode (midterm election) von Präsident Dwight Eisenhower in den 48 Bundesstaaten statt. Eisenhowers Republikanische Partei verlor dabei 18 Sitze und die Demokratische Partei gewann dadurch die Mehrheit im Repräsentantenhaus, die sie 40 Jahre lang bis zur Wahl 1994 behaupten konnte.
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