|
Majority party
|
Minority party
|
Third party
|
|
|
|
|
Leader
|
Joseph Martin
|
Francis Shoemaker
|
Vito Marcantonio
|
Party
|
Republican
|
Progressive
|
Socialist
|
Leader since
|
January 3, 1939
|
January 3, 1949
|
January 3, 1949
|
Leader's seat
|
Massachusetts 14th
|
Minnesota 7th
|
New York 18th
|
Last election
|
113 seats
|
87 seats
|
48 seats
|
Seats won
|
149
|
133
|
69
|
Seat change
|
36
|
46
|
21
|
Popular vote
|
13,775,277
|
12,299,355
|
6,395,664
|
Percentage
|
34.1%
|
30.5%
|
15.9%
|
Swing
|
8.1%
|
10.5%
|
4.9%
|
|
|
Fourth party
|
Fifth party
|
|
|
|
Leader
|
Sam Rayburn
|
John E. Rankin
|
Party
|
Democratic
|
Dixiecrat
|
Leader since
|
January 3, 1937
|
January 3, 1949
|
Leader's seat
|
Texas 4th
|
Mississippi 1st
|
Last election
|
148 seats
|
39 seats
|
Seats won
|
42
|
42
|
Seat change
|
106
|
3
|
Popular vote
|
3,935,793
|
3,935,793
|
Percentage
|
9.8%
|
9.8%
|
Swing
|
24.2%
|
0.8%
|
|