The 1978 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives on November 7, 1978, to elect members to serve in the 96th United States Congre
Tip O'Neill 1978
John Jacob Rhodes
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Newt Gingrich
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Newton Leroy Gingrich is an American politician who served as the 50th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999. A member of the Republican Party, he was the U.S. repres
1978 United States House of Representatives elections
…Wyche Fowler (Democratic) 75.5% Thomas P. Bowles Jr. (Republican) 24.5% Georgia 6 John Flynt Democratic 1954 Incumbent retired. Republican gain. Newt Gingrich (Republican) 54.4% Virginia Shapard (Democratic) 45.6% Georgia 7 Larry McDonald Democratic 1974 Incumbent re-elected. Larry McDonald (Democratic) 66.5…
Official portrait, c. 1995–1999
Gingrich as a history professor, c. 1970
Gingrich traveling with President Ronald Reagan aboard Air Force One in August 1983
Gingrich meets with President Reagan in the Oval Office in May 1985.