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Parents > United States > U.S. House of Representatives > Speaker of the House
OfficeSpeaker of the House
HonorificSpeaker of the House - Abbr: Speaker of the House
Type General Election
Filing Deadline 00, 0000 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open January 10, 1962 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close January 10, 1962 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start January 10, 1962 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1963 - 01:00pm
ContributorRalphie
Last ModifiedRBH December 29, 2010 05:21pm
Data SourcesNew York Times 1/11/1962
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won01/03/1961
NameSamuel T. "Sam" Rayburn Votes258 (60.00%)
Term01/03/1961 - 11/16/1961 Margin88 (+20.47%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won01/09/1963
NameJohn W. McCormack Votes256 (59.12%)
Term01/09/1963 - 01/03/1965 Margin81 (+18.71%)
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Name Rep. John W. McCormack Rep. Charles A. Halleck No Preference  
PartyDemocratic Republican Independent  
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Certified Votes 248 (59.62%) 166 (39.90%) 2 (0.48%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -82 (-19.71%) -246 (-59.13%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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