United States House election, 1974

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The U.S. House election, 1974 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1974 which occurred in the wake of the Watergate scandal which forced President Richard M. Nixon to resign in favor of Gerald Ford. This scandal allowed the Democratic Party to make large gains in the House election, taking 49 seats from the Republican Party and increasing their majority above the two-thirds mark.

Notable freshmen included future Senator and presidential candidate Paul Tsongas (D-Mass.).

Overall results

Party Total Seats (change) Seat percentage
Democratic Party 291 +49 66.8%
Independents 0 -1 0.0%
Republican Party 144 -48 33.1%
Totals 435 +0 100.0%

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