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Parents > United States > U.S. House of Representatives > Speaker of the House
OfficeSpeaker of the House
HonorificSpeaker - Abbr: Speaker
Type General Election
Filing Deadline 00, 0000 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open January 05, 1955 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close January 05, 1955 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start January 05, 1955 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1957 - 01:00pm
ContributorRalphie
Last ModifiedRBH December 29, 2010 05:22pm
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6 members not voting
2 members (Rayburn/Martin) voting present
Description 84th Congress
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won01/03/1953
NameJoseph W. Martin, Jr. Votes220 (51.89%)
Term01/03/1953 - 01/03/1955 Margin19 (+4.48%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won01/03/1957
NameSamuel T. "Sam" Rayburn Votes227 (53.04%)
Term01/03/1957 - 01/03/1959 Margin28 (+6.54%)
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Name Rep. Samuel T. "Sam" Rayburn (I) Minority Leader Joseph W. Martin, Jr. No Preference  
PartyDemocratic Republican Independent  
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Certified Votes 228 (53.27%) 198 (46.26%) 2 (0.47%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -30 (-7.01%) -226 (-52.80%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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