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| Office | Speaker of the House |
| Type | General Election |
| Filing Deadline | January 01, 1959 - 12:00pm |
| Polls Open | January 07, 1959 - 06:00am |
| Polls Close | January 07, 1959 - 07:00pm |
| Term Start | January 07, 1959 - 12:00pm |
| Term End | January 03, 1961 - 01:00pm |
| Contributor | Ralphie |
| Last Modified | RBH December 29, 2010 05:22pm |
| Data Sources | [Link]
5 members didn't vote |
| Description | 86th Congress
House Republicans blamed Joseph Martin, Minority Leader of the 85th Congress, for procedural failures and the party losses in the elections of 1958. The elected Hallack as their leader over Martin by a margin of 74-70. [NYT 1/7/1959] |
281 (65.20%)