U.S. H. Reps. Gerrymander Results 14 Nov 1998

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U.S. House of Representatives Gerrymander Results, 3 Nov. 1998 Election-
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS 14 Nov 1998
435 Seats

Democrats

190  Nonincumbents
     34  Nonincumbent R
          18 won
          16 lost
    156 Incumbent R
           5 won ***
         151 lost
189 Incumbents
         149 won-- R with votes
          21 won-- No R votes
          18 won uncontested
           1 lost- R won ***
 56  No D
           1 Independent won
          27 R Incumbents won with votes
          28 R Incumbents won uncontested

435 Total   
         211 won
         168 lost
          56 No D
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Republicans

185 Nonincumbents
     34  Nonincumbent D
          16 won
          18 lost
    150 Incumbent D
           1 won ***
         149 lost
      1  Incumbent Independent
           1 lost
211 Incumbents
         151 won-- D with votes
          27 won-- No R votes
          28 won uncontested
           5 lost- D won ***
 39  No R
          21 D Incumbents won with votes
          18 D Incumbents won uncontested

435 Total
         223 won
         173 lost
          39 No R
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          1 Independent Incumbent won- No D, R lost

*** Abnormal gerrymander result-- 6 of 435 seats

340 Districts (78.2 percent of 435) had both a D and a R candidate.

In such 340 districts-

26,758,139  D votes
25,950,538  R votes
----
18,101,948 votes for 218 low winners (116 D, 102 R)
20,639,649 votes for 195 D winners with votes
18,562,502 votes for 193 R winners with votes
   135,209 votes for 1 Independent winner
39,337,360 votes for 389 winners with votes
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28,579,635 D votes total-361 districts
29,192,685 R votes total-368 districts
   135,209 Independent winner votes
 2,056,162 Other party/ independent loser votes
59,963,691 Grand total votes

The U.S. population in mid-1998 was about 
270,000,000.

Data- AP late on 4 Nov. 1998 (incomplete results)

Thus, the U.S. continues as from 1789 to have a government of the minority
rule gerrymander, by the minority rule gerrymander and for the minority rule
gerrymander in the so-called "peoples' house" of the U.S. Congress (modifying
A. Lincoln and his 1863 Gettysburg Address to indicate political reality).

The U.S. Senate semi-permanent gerrymander is much worse- see later posting.