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‹ 2004  2008 ›
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| United States House of Representatives elections, 2008 | |||||
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| 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives and 4 non-voting members | |||||
| November 7, 2006 | |||||
| Majority party | Minority party | ||||
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| Leader | John Boehner | Henry Waxman | |||
| Party | Republican | Democratic | |||
| Leader's seat | Ohio-8th | California 30th | |||
| Last election | 255 seats, 58.6% | 176 seats, 40.1 | |||
| Seats won | 269 | 166 | |||
| Seat change | +6 (10 including 4 party switchers) | -6 (10 including 4 party switchers) | |||
| Popular vote | 55,082,311 | 37,674,808 | |||
| Percentage | 58.6% | 40% | |||
| Swing | +5.3% | –0.1% | |||
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Results:
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Previous Speaker Speaker-elect | |||||