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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 03, 1947 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close January 03, 1947 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 1947 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1949 - 01:00pm
ContributorRalphie
Last ModifiedChronicler September 03, 2007 12:21pm
Data SourcesNew York Times 1/4/1947
Description 80th Congress
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won01/03/1945
NameSamuel T. "Sam" Rayburn Votes224 (56.85%)
Term01/03/1945 - 01/03/1947 Margin56 (+14.21%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won01/03/1949
NameSamuel T. "Sam" Rayburn Votes255 (61.30%)
Term01/03/1949 - 01/03/1951 Margin95 (+22.84%)
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Name Rep. Joseph W. Martin, Jr. (I) Speaker of the House Samuel T. "Sam" Rayburn  
PartyRepublican Democratic  
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Certified Votes 244 (57.28%) 182 (42.72%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -62 (-14.55%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00%  
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