<P> Truman was Vice President under President Franklin D. Roosevelt and was thrust into the presidency following Roosevelt 's death . Truman did not garner the same support as the deceased president . Democrats had controlled Congress since 1931 , for 16 years , and Roosevelt had been elected to a record four terms in office . The 1946 election resulted in Republicans picking up 55 seats to win majority control . Joseph William Martin , Jr. , Republican of Massachusetts , became Speaker of the House , exchanging places with Sam Rayburn , Democrat of Texas , who became the new Minority Leader . The Democratic defeat was the largest since they were trounced in the 1928 pro-Republican wave that brought Herbert Hoover to power . </P>
<P> Truman was Vice President under President Franklin D. Roosevelt and was thrust into the presidency following Roosevelt 's death . Truman did not garner the same support as the deceased president . Democrats had controlled Congress since 1931 , for 16 years , and Roosevelt had been elected to a record four terms in office . The 1946 election resulted in Republicans picking up 55 seats to win majority control . Joseph William Martin , Jr. , Republican of Massachusetts , became Speaker of the House , exchanging places with Sam Rayburn , Democrat of Texas , who became the new Minority Leader . The Democratic defeat was the largest since they were trounced in the 1928 pro-Republican wave that brought Herbert Hoover to power . </P>
who gained control of congress in the midterm elections in 1946
who gained control of congress in the midterm elections in 1946
Republicans
Republicans