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===U.S. House of Representatives===

===U.S. House of Representatives===

Houk in 1865 challenged incumbent Republican congressman Horace Maynard in an effort to deny the latter renomination for the U.S. House, though lost.<ref name=knoxvillefocus/> After failing again in the 1868 elections against Maynard in both the primary<ref name=knoxvillefocus/> and the general election, where he ran as a Democrat and lost by a landslide,<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=627167 TN - District 02 Race - Nov 03, 1868]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved August 25, 2021.</ref> Houk was victorious when running for the same seat a decade later in the 1878 midterms as a Republican,<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=627276 TN - District 02 Race - Nov 05, 1878]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved August 25, 2021.</ref> and re-elected six times.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=233331 Candidate - Leonidas C. Houk]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved August 25, 2021.</ref>

Houk in 1865 challenged incumbent Republican congressman Horace Maynard in an effort to deny the latter renomination for the U.S. House, though lost.<ref name=knoxvillefocus/> After failing again in the 1868 elections against Maynard in both the primary<ref name=knoxvillefocus/> and the general election, where he ran as a Democrat and lost by a landslide,<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=627167 TN - District 02 Race - Nov 03, 1868]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved August 25, 2021.</ref> Houk was victorious when running for the same seat a decade later in the 1878 midterms as a Republican,<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=627276 TN - District 02 Race - Nov 05, 1878]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved August 25, 2021.</ref> and subsequently re-elected six times.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=233331 Candidate - Leonidas C. Houk]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved August 25, 2021.</ref>

====Tenure====

====Tenure====