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The 1946 United States elections were held on November 5, 1946, and elected the members of the 80th United States Congress. In the first election after World War II, incumbent President Harry S. Truman (who took office on April 12, 1945, upon the death of his predecessor, Franklin D. Roosevelt) and the Democratic Party suffered large losses.
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1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1946th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 946th year of the 2nd millennium, the 46th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1940s decade.
New Faces of 1946. An unpopular president. A war-weary people. In the midterm elections of 60 years ago, voters took aim at incumbents. William E. Leuchtenburg. November 2006. AP Images. Well...
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November 1946 was 19 months after President Harry S. Truman assumed office upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt. The 1946 United States House of Representatives elections were elections for the United States House of Representatives to elect members to serve in the 80th United States Congress.
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