United States elections, 1954

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The 1954 United States midterm elections were held on November 2, 1954. The election took place in the middle of Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower's first term. In the election, the Republicans lost the Congressional majorities they had won in the previous election.

In the House, the Republicans lost eighteen seats to the Democratic Party, losing control of the chamber. Republicans would not re-take the House until 1994.[1] The Republicans also lost control of the U.S. Senate, losing two seats to the Democrats.[2] Republicans would not re-take control of the Senate until 1980.[3]

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