1992 United States House of Representatives elections

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The 1992 United States House of Representatives elections were nationwide congressional contests in which all 435 seats in the House were up for election, resulting in notable shifts in party control and the election of several historic first-time members.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States House of Representatives elections ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction United States ⓘ
ballotAccessRegulatedBy state law ⓘ
ballotType secret ballot ⓘ
campaignFinanceRegulationBy Federal Election Commission ⓘ
chamberTermLength 2 years ⓘ
coincidesWith 1992 United States Senate elections ⓘ
1992 United States gubernatorial elections ⓘ
1992 United States presidential election ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
determines party control of the United States House of Representatives for the 103rd Congress ⓘ
electionDate 1992-11-03 ⓘ
electoralDistrictType single-member congressional districts ⓘ
elects members of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ
followedBy 1994 United States House of Representatives elections ⓘ
follows 1990 United States House of Representatives elections ⓘ
hasMajorParty Democratic Party (United States) ⓘ
linked to: Democratic Party

Republican Party (United States) ⓘ
linked to: Republican Party
hasOtherParty Independent ⓘ
hasVoterEligibility U.S. citizens meeting state-specific requirements ⓘ
heldOnSameDayAs many state and local elections ⓘ
includesElectionsIn District of Columbia ⓘ
U.S. territories (non-voting delegates) ⓘ
all 50 U.S. states ⓘ
isGeneralElection true ⓘ
isPartOfElectoralCycle biennial U.S. federal elections ⓘ
language English (primary election language materials) ⓘ
legislativeBody United States House of Representatives ⓘ
levelOfGovernment federal ⓘ
nextElectionYear 1994 ⓘ
notableFor election of several historic first-time members ⓘ
numberOfNonVotingDelegatesElected several ⓘ
numberOfSeatsContested 435 ⓘ
numberOfVotingMembersElected 435 ⓘ
occursEvery 2 years ⓘ
officeContested U.S. Representative ⓘ
partOf 1992 United States elections ⓘ
pointInTime 1992 ⓘ
previousElectionYear 1990 ⓘ
resultsIn composition of the 103rd United States Congress ⓘ
scope nationwide ⓘ
subjectTo Voting Rights Act of 1965 and its amendments ⓘ
supervisingBody state election authorities ⓘ
totalSeatsInChamber 435 ⓘ
typeOfResult shift in party control of some seats ⓘ
votingSystem first-past-the-post ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Leslie L. Byrne → elected in → 1992 United States House of Representatives elections ⓘ
1994 United States House of Representatives elections → follows → 1992 United States House of Representatives elections ⓘ
Gene Green → electedIn → 1992 United States House of Representatives elections ⓘ
Scott Klug → election → 1992 United States House of Representatives elections ⓘ
Wayne Gilchrest → electedIn → 1992 United States House of Representatives elections ⓘ
1992 United States House of Representatives elections → partOf → 1992 United States elections ⓘ
linked to: 1992 United States House of Representatives elections