The U.S. House election, 1994 was an election for the [[United States House of Representatives on November 8, 1994, in the middle of [[President of the United StatesPresident [[Bill Clinton's first term. As a result of a 54seat swing in membership from Democrats to Republicans, the [[United States Republican PartyRepublican Party gained a majority of seats in the House for the first time since [[U.S. House election, 19541954.

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  • The U.S. House election, 1994 was an election for the [[United States House of Representatives on November 8, 1994, in the middle of [[President of the United StatesPresident [[Bill Clinton's first term. As a result of a 54seat swing in membership from Democrats to Republicans, the [[United States Republican PartyRepublican Party gained a majority of seats in the House for the first time since [[U.S. House election, 19541954. The [[United States Democratic PartyDemocratic Party had run the House for all but 4 of the preceding 72 years and had been plagued by a series of scandals. Template:Factdate=April 2009 The [[United States Republican PartyRepublican Party, united behind [[Newt Gingrich's [[Contract with America, which promised floor votes on various popular and institutional reforms, was able to capitalize on the perception that the House leadership was corrupt, as well as the dissatisfaction of conservative voters with President Clinton's actions (including a failed attempt at [[Clinton health care planuniversal health care and [[gun control measures). In a historic election, [[Speaker of the United States House of RepresentativesHouse Speaker [[Tom Foley ([[United States Democratic PartyD[[Washington) was defeated for reelection in his district, becoming the first Speaker of the House to fail to win reelection since the era of the [[American Civil War. Other major upsets included the defeat of powerful longserving Representatives such as Ways and Means Chairman [[Dan Rostenkowski (D[[Illinois) and Judiciary Chairman [[Jack Brooks (politician)Jack Brooks (D[[Texas). In all, 34 incumbents (all Democrats) were defeated, though several of them (like [[David Price David Price of [[North Carolina, [[Ted Strickland of [[Ohio, and [[Jay Inslee of [[Washington) regained seats in later elections; [[Maria Cantwell of Washington won a U.S. Senate race in 2000. Republicans also won some seats that were left open by retiring Democrats. Democrats won four Republicanheld seats where the incumbents were stepping down (Maine, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island). Democrats who were elected in this situation included current Rhode Island congressman and Kennedy family member [[Patrick J. Kennedy and current Maine governor [[John Baldacci. No Republican incumbent lost his or her seat in 1994. [[Minority Whip of the United States House of RepresentativesMinority whip [[Newt Gingrich ([[United States Republican PartyR[[Georgia Georgia), reelected in the Republican landslide, became Speaker (previous [[Minority Leader of the United States House of RepresentativesMinority Leader [[Robert H. Michel having retired). Former [[Majority Leader of the United States House of RepresentativesMajority Leader [[Dick Gephardt ([[United States Democratic PartyD[[Missouri) became minority leader. The new Republican leadership in the House promised to bring a dozen legislative proposals to a vote in the first 100 days of the session, although the [[United States SenateSenate did not always follow suit.
  • Die Wahlen zum Repräsentantenhaus der Vereinigten Staaten fanden am 8. November 1994 in der Mitte der ersten Amtsperiode von Präsident Bill Clinton statt (midterm election). Im Ergebnis führten sie zu dramatischen Verlusten der Demokratischen Partei, die 54 Sitze an die Republikanische Partei verlor. Die Republikaner konnten dagegen alle in der Wahl 1992 gewonnenen Wahlkreise behaupten. Mit dieser Wahl wurde die seit 1954 bestehende demokratische Mehrheit im Repräsentantenhaus zugunsten der Republikaner beseitigt. Ursache dieses Erdrutschsieges waren eine Serie von Skandalen in der Führungsriege der Demokratischen Partei. Dies erlaubte es den Republikanern unter der Führung von Newt Gingrich einen Wahlkampf zu führen, der sich gegen das vermeintlich korrupte Washingtoner Establishment richtete. Dazu kam der mißglückte Versuch der Regierung Clinton einer Gesundheitsreform (healthcare reform) mit geplanter Einführung einer allgemeinen Krankenversicherungspflicht und die unter den Konservativen hochgradig unpopulären Pläne zur Verschärfung des Waffenrechts (gun control). Ein sehr wichtiger Faktor bei der Wahl war die religiöse Rechte (die sogenannten "wiedergeborenen" oder "evangelikalen Christen", born-again or evangelical Christians), die einen Wählerblock von erheblicher Bedeutung darstellten. Der Anteil dieser Wähler wurde auf etwa 27% geschätzt und war im Vergleich mit den Vorjahren immer weiter angestiegen (geschätzt 18% 1988, 24% 1992). Diese religiösen Rechten waren ganz überwiegend Anhänger der republikanischen Partei (zu 76% gegenüber 24% Demokraten). Bei der Wahl verloren auch viele bekannte demokratische Politiker, so auch der bisherige Sprecher des Repräsentantenhauses Tom Foley ihre Wahlkreise.
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  • The U.S. House election, 1994 was an election for the [[United States House of Representatives on November 8, 1994, in the middle of [[President of the United StatesPresident [[Bill Clinton's first term. As a result of a 54seat swing in membership from Democrats to Republicans, the [[United States Republican PartyRepublican Party gained a majority of seats in the House for the first time since [[U.S. House election, 19541954.
  • Die Wahlen zum Repräsentantenhaus der Vereinigten Staaten fanden am 8. November 1994 in der Mitte der ersten Amtsperiode von Präsident Bill Clinton statt (midterm election). Im Ergebnis führten sie zu dramatischen Verlusten der Demokratischen Partei, die 54 Sitze an die Republikanische Partei verlor. Die Republikaner konnten dagegen alle in der Wahl 1992 gewonnenen Wahlkreise behaupten.
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