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1976	President	Carter 50.1	Ford	Watergate
	House	292	143
	Senate	61	38
1978	House	276	157
	Senate	58	41
1980	President	Carter	Reagan 50.7	JAnderson, stagflation, hostages
	House	243	192
	Senate	46	53
1982	House	269	165	Recession
	Senate	46	54
1984	President	Mondale	Reagan 58.8
	House	252	182
	Senate	47	53
1986	House	258	177
	Senate	55	45
1988	President	Dukakis	Bush 53.4	Willy Horton, 50.2% turnout
	House	259	174
	Senate	55	45
1990	House	267	167
	Senate	56	44
1992	President	Clinton 43.0	Bush	Perot 18.9, recession, 55% turnout
	House	258	167
	Senate	57	43
1994	House	204	230	Contract with America, 38.8% turnout
	Senate	48	52
1996	President	Clinton 50	Dole	Perot 8, turnout 49%
	House	207	227
	Senate	45	55
1998	House	211	223	38% turnout
	Senate	45	55