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. This was the first election held after the 1970 United States redistricting cycle. It coincided with the landslide reelection victory of President Richard M. Nixon. Nixon's Republican Party managed to gain a net of twelve

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seats from the Democratic Party, although the Democrats retained a majority. This was the first election in which citizens at least 18 years of age (instead of 21 and older) could vote, due to the recent passage of the 26th Amendment. This was the last time until

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that a Democrat would win a House seat in

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, and the first time since 1888 that a Republican won a House seat in Louisiana.

Special elections

Six special elections were also held throughout the year, six before November and one concurrent with the November general election. , - ! , Robert Stafford , , Republican , 1960 , , Incumbent resigned September 16, 1971 when appointed U.S. Senator.
New member elected January 7, 1972.
Republican hold.
Winner was re-elected in November. , nowrap , , - ! , George W. Andrews , , Democratic , 1944 , , Incumbent died December 25, 1971.
New member elected April 4, 1972.
Democratic hold.
Winner did not run for re-election in November. , nowrap , , - ! , Charlotte Thompson Reid , , Republican ,

1962 The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War. Events January * January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from Ne ...

, , Incumbent resigned October 7, 1971 to become Commissioner on the

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.
New member elected April 4, 1972.
Republican hold.
Winner was re-elected in November. , nowrap , , - ! , James G. Fulton , , Republican ,

1944 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free France, Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command First Army (France), French Army B, part of the Sixt ...

, , Incumbent died October 6, 1971.
New member elected April 25, 1972.
Republican hold.
Winner was not renominated in primary for election to full term in November (see below). , nowrap , , - ! , Edwin Edwards , , Democratic , 1965 , , Incumbent resigned May 9, 1972 when elected

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.
New member elected September 30, 1972.
Democratic hold.
Winner was re-elected in November. , nowrap , , - ! , Richard Harding Poff , , Republican ,

1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...

, , Incumbent resigned August 29, 1972 to become judge of the Supreme Court of Virginia.
New member elected November 7, 1972.
Republican hold.
Winner was also elected the same day to the next term. , nowrap ,

Summary of results

392 incumbent members sought reelection, but 13 were defeated in primaries and 13 defeated in the general election for a total of 366 incumbents winning. Source:

Incumbents retiring

Democratic gains

* : Fletcher Thompson (R) retired to run for U.S. senator, succeeded by Andrew Young (D) * : Seymour Halpern (R), retired, succeeded by Lester L. Wolff (D), who was redistricted * : Page Belcher (R), retired, succeeded by James R. Jones (D)

Democratic holds

* : David Pryor (D), retired to run for U.S. senator, succeeded by Ray Thornton (D) * : Roman C. Pucinski (D), retired, succeeded by Frank Annunzio (D), who was redistricted * : William P. Curlin Jr. (D), retired, succeeded by John B. Breckinridge (D) * : Speedy Long (D), redistricted and retired, succeeded by Gillis William Long (D), who previously held the seat in the 88th Congress * : Edward Garmatz (D), redistricted and retired, succeeded by

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(D) * : Thomas Abernethy (D), redistricted and retired, succeeded by David R. Bowen (D) * : William Raleigh Hull Jr. (D), retired, succeeded by Jerry Litton (D) * : Nick Galifianakis (D), retired to run for U.S. senator, succeeded by Ike Franklin Andrews (D) * : Alton Lennon (D), retired, succeeded by

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(D) * : Arthur A. Link (D), redistricted retired to run for Governor, succeeded by Mark Andrews (R), who was redistricted * : Ed Edmondson (D), retired to run for U.S. senator, succeeded by Clem McSpadden (D) * : Ray Blanton (D), retired to run for U.S. senator, succeeded by Ed Jones (D), who was redistricted * : John Dowdy (D), retired, succeeded by Charles Wilson (D)

Republican gains

* : Elizabeth B. Andrews (D), redistricted and retired, succeeded by William Louis Dickinson (R) * : Roman C. Pucinski (D), retired, succeeded by Frank Annunzio (D), who was redistricted * : Patrick T. Caffery (D), retired, succeeded by

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(R) * : William Hathaway (D), retired to run for U.S. senator, succeeded by William Cohen (R) * : Charles H. Griffin (D), redistricted and retired, succeeded by Thad Cochran (R) * : William M. Colmer (D), retired, succeeded by

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(R) * : James Abourezk (D), retired to run for U.S. senator, succeeded by James Abdnor (R) * : Watkins Moorman Abbitt (D), retired, succeeded by Robert Daniel (R)

Republican holds

* :

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(R), retired, succeeded by Carlos Moorhead (R) * : James A. McClure (R), retired to run for U.S. senator, succeeded by Steve Symms (R) * : Cliffard D. Carlson (R), retired, succeeded by Leslie C. Arends (R), who was redistricted * : William L. Springer (R), retired, succeeded by Edward Rell Madigan (R) * : Durward Gorham Hall (R), retired, succeeded by Gene Taylor (R) * : Florence P. Dwyer (R), retired, succeeded by Matthew John Rinaldo (R) * : Alexander Pirnie (R), redistricted and retired, succeeded by Donald J. Mitchell (R) * : John H. Terry (R), redistricted and retired, succeeded by William F. Walsh (R) * : Charles R. Jonas (R), retired, succeeded by James G. Martin (R) * : William Moore McCulloch (R), retired, succeeded by Tennyson Guyer (R) * : Jackson Edward Betts (R), retired, succeeded by Walter E. Powell (R), who was redistricted * : Frank T. Bow (R), retired, succeeded by Ralph Regula (R) * : J. Irving Whalley (R), retired, succeeded by John P. Saylor (R), who was redistricted * : William L. Scott (R), retired to run for U.S. senator, succeeded by Stanford Parris (R) * : Thomas Pelly (R), retired, succeeded by Joel Pritchard (R) * : John W. Byrnes (R), retired, succeeded by Harold Vernon Froehlich (R)

Incumbents defeated

Incumbents defeated in primary

# : George P. Miller (D) # : John G. Schmitz (R) # : Wayne Aspinall (D) # : George Elliott Hagan (D) # : Jack H. McDonald (R) # : Walter S. Baring Jr. (D) # : Cornelius Edward Gallagher (D) # : Emanuel Celler (D) # : James H. Scheuer (D) # : James A. Byrne (D) # : William Sheldrick Conover (R) # : John L. McMillan (D) # : James Kee (D)

Incumbents defeated in general election

#: Mike McKevitt (R) #: John S. Monagan (D) #: Abner J. Mikva (D) #: Andrew Jacobs Jr. (D) #: Fred Schwengel (R) #: John Henry Kyl (R) #: Louise Day Hicks (D) #: John G. Dow (D) #: William Anderson (D) #:

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(D) #: Graham B. Purcell Jr. (D) #: Sherman P. Lloyd (R) #: Alvin E. O'Konski (R)

Alabama

Alabama was reapportioned from 8 to 7 seats and eliminated the old , dividing it between the old 2nd and 4th and making compensating boundary changes elsewhere. , - ! , Jack Edwards , , Republican ,

1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patria ...

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , , William Louis Dickinson , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - , Elizabeth B. Andrews
, , Democratic , 1972 , , Incumbent retired.
Democratic loss. , - ! , Bill Nichols
, , Democratic ,

1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Tom Bevill
, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Robert E. Jones Jr.
, , Democratic , 1947 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John Hall Buchanan Jr. , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Walter Flowers Walter Winkler Flowers, Jr. (April 12, 1933 – April 12, 1984) was an American Democratic politician who represented Alabama's 5th congressional district and Alabama's 7th congressional district in the United States House of Representati ...

, , Democratic ,

1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Alaska

Incumbent Nick Begich won re-election three weeks after having disappeared in a plane crash October 16; challenger Don Young would later win a March special election after Begich was declared dead on December 29. , - ! , Nick Begich , , Democratic ,

1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 1970 Tonghai earthquake, Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli ...

, Incumbent re-elected posthumously. , nowrap ,

Arizona

Arizona was reapportioned from 3 seats to 4 and carved a new district in the Phoenix suburbs and the northeast from parts of the existing districts. , - ! ,

John Jacob Rhodes John Jacob Rhodes Jr. (September 18, 1916 – August 24, 2003) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Republican Party, Rhodes served as a U.S. Representative from Arizona for thirty years from 1953 to 1983. He was the mino ...

, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Mo Udall , , Democratic , 1961 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Sam Steiger , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , colspan=3 , None (district created) , , New seat.
Republican gain. , nowrap ,

Arkansas

, - ! , William Vollie Alexander Jr. , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Wilbur Mills , , Democratic ,

1938 Events January * January 1 – state-owned enterprise, State-owned railway networks are created by merger, in France (SNCF) and the Netherlands (Nederlandse Spoorwegen – NS). * January 20 – King Farouk of Egypt marries Saf ...

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John Paul Hammerschmidt , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , David Pryor , , Democratic ,

, , Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Democratic hold. , nowrap ,

California

California was reapportioned from 38 to 43 seats, adding one seat in the Bay Area, one in the Central Valley, and 3 in southern California; three went to Democrats, two to Republicans. Despite a retirement and two lost renominations, both parties held their seats in this election, bringing the Democrats up from 20 seats to 23 and the Republicans up from 18 seats to 20. , - ! , Donald H. Clausen , , Republican ,

1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove ...

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Harold T. Johnson , , Democratic , 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John E. Moss , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Robert L. Leggett , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Phillip Burton , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William S. Mailliard , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Ron Dellums , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , George P. Miller , , Democratic ,

, , Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Don Edwards , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Charles S. Gubser , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , colspan=3 , None (district created) , , New seat.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Burt L. Talcott , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Charles M. Teague , , Republican ,

1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Jerome Waldie , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John J. McFall , , Democratic ,

1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , B. F. Sisk , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Pete McCloskey
, , Republican ,

1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of ...

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Bob Mathias , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Chet Holifield , , Democratic ,

1942 The Uppsala Conflict Data Program project estimates this to be the deadliest year in human history in terms of conflict deaths, placing the death toll at 4.62 million. However, the Correlates of War estimates that the prior year, 1941, was th ...

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

H. Allen Smith Harry Allen Wolfgang Smith
''Time (magazine), Time''. Nove ...

, , Republican ,

, , Incumbent retired.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Augustus Hawkins , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , James C. Corman , , Democratic , 1960 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Del M. Clawson , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John H. Rousselot , , Republican , 1960
1962
1970 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

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, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Thomas M. Rees Thomas Mankell "Tom" Rees (March 26, 1925 – December 9, 2003) was an American lawyer and politician who served six terms as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from California from 1965 to 1977. Early life and car ...

, , Democratic ,

1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The First Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lynd ...

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Barry Goldwater Jr. , , Republican , 1969 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Alphonzo E. Bell Jr. , , Republican , 1960 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , George E. Danielson , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Edward R. Roybal , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Charles H. Wilson , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Craig Hosmer , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Jerry Pettis , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Richard T. Hanna , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Glenn M. Anderson
, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , colspan=3 , None (district created) , , New seat.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! , colspan=3 , None (district created) , , New seat.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , colspan=3 , None (district created) , , New seat.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , John G. Schmitz
, , Republican ,

, , Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Bob Wilson
, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Lionel Van Deerlin
, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , colspan=3 , None (district created) , , New seat.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Victor Veysey
, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Colorado

Colorado was reapportioned from 4 to 5 seats, constructing a new east and south of Denver. , - ! , Mike McKevitt , , Republican ,

, , Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Donald G. Brotzman , , Republican ,

1964

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Frank Evans , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Wayne N. Aspinall , , Democratic ,

1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...

, , Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! , colspan=3 , None (district created) , , New seat.
Republican gain. , nowrap ,

Connecticut

, - ! , William R. Cotter , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

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, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Robert Giaimo , , Democratic , 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Stewart McKinney , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John S. Monagan , , Democratic , 1958 , , Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Ella Grasso , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Delaware

, - ! , Pete du Pont , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Florida

Florida was reapportioned from 12 to 15 seats, adding a seat in central and two in south Florida. , - ! , Bob Sikes , , Democratic ,

1940 A calendar from 1940 according to the Gregorian calendar, factoring in the dates of Easter and related holidays, cannot be used again until the year 5280. Events Below, events related to World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January *Janu ...

1944
1974 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Don Fuqua , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Charles E. Bennett , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Bill Chappell , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , colspan=3 , None (district created) , , New seat.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Bill Young
, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Sam Gibbons
, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , James A. Haley
, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Louis Frey Jr.
, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , colspan=3 , None (district created) , , New seat.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Paul Rogers
, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , J. Herbert Burke
, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , colspan=3 , None (district created) , , New seat.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Claude Pepper
, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Dante Fascell
, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Georgia

, - ! , George Elliott Hagan , , Democratic , 1960 , , Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Dawson Mathis , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Jack Brinkley , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Benjamin B. Blackburn , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Fletcher Thompson , , Republican ,

, , Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , John Flynt , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John William Davis , , Democratic , 1960 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , W. S. Stuckey Jr. , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Phillip M. Landrum , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Robert Grier Stephens Jr. , , Democratic , 1960 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Hawaii

, - ! ,

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, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Patsy Mink , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Idaho

, - ! , James A. McClure , , Republican ,

, , Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Orval H. Hansen , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Illinois

, - ! , Ralph Metcalfe , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Morgan F. Murphy
, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , colspan=3 , None (district created) , , New seat.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Ed Derwinski , , Republican , 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John C. Kluczynski , , Democratic ,

1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 ...

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Harold R. Collier
, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , George W. Collins
, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

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, , Democratic , 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Sidney R. Yates , , Democratic ,

1962

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Abner Mikva
, , Democratic ,

, , Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , , Roman Pucinski , , Democratic , 1958 , , Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Democratic loss. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - , Frank Annunzio
, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , - ! , Phil Crane
, , Republican , 1969 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Robert McClory
, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John N. Erlenborn , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , , Cliffard D. Carlson , , Republican , 1972 , , Incumbent retired.
Republican loss. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - , Leslie C. Arends
, , Republican ,

1934 Events January–February * January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established. * January 15 – The 8.0 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake, Nepal–Bihar earthquake strik ...

, Incumbent re-elected. , - ! , John B. Anderson , , Republican , 1960 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , colspan=3 , None (district created) , , New seat.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Robert H. Michel , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Tom Railsback , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Paul Findley , , Republican , 1960 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William L. Springer
, , Republican ,

, , Incumbent retired.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! , George E. Shipley
, , Democratic , 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Melvin Price
, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Kenneth J. Gray
, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Indiana

, - ! , Ray Madden , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Earl Landgrebe , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John Brademas , , Democratic , 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , J. Edward Roush , , Democratic , 1958
1968

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Elwood Hillis , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William G. Bray , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John T. Myers , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Roger H. Zion , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Lee H. Hamilton , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , David W. Dennis , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Andrew Jacobs Jr. , , Democratic ,

, , Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain. , nowrap ,

Iowa

Iowa was reapportioned from 7 seats to 6, dividing the old around Des Moines between its neighbors. Its incumbent, Neal Smith, won again in the south-central Iowa . , - ! , Fred Schwengel , , Republican ,

1964

, , Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , John C. Culver , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , H. R. Gross , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , , John Henry Kyl , , Republican , 1959
1964

, , Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican loss. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - , Neal Smith
, , Democratic , 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , - ! , William J. Scherle
, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Wiley Mayne , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Kansas

, - ! , Keith Sebelius , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William R. Roy , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Larry Winn , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Garner E. Shriver , , Republican , 1960 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Joe Skubitz , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Kentucky

, - ! , Frank Stubblefield , , Democratic , 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William Natcher , , Democratic , 1953 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Romano Mazzoli , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Gene Snyder , , Republican ,

1964

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Tim Lee Carter , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William P. Curlin Jr. , , Democratic , 1971 , , Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Carl D. Perkins , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Louisiana

Louisiana stayed at eight house seats following the 1970 census, but the Eighth District's boundaries were radically altered. New governor Edwin W. Edwards ordered the district to take in territory far to the south and east of its traditional base of

Alexandria Alexandria ( ; ) is the List of cities and towns in Egypt#Largest cities, second largest city in Egypt and the List of coastal settlements of the Mediterranean Sea, largest city on the Mediterranean coast. It lies at the western edge of the Nile ...

, which included many African-American and progressive white voters. The change was largely regarded as an election deal between Edwards and former Rep. Gillis Long, who finished third in the Democratic Primary in the 1971 Louisiana Governor's Election behind Edwards and J. Bennett Johnston. Long easily won back the Eighth District seat he lost in 1964 to cousin Speedy Long. Speedy Long retired when his home of LaSalle Parish was shifted to the Fifth District, where incumbent Otto Passman was entrenched. , - ! , F. Edward Hébert , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Hale Boggs , , Democratic ,

1942

1946 1946 (Roman numerals, 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 centur ...

, Incumbent re-elected posthumously. , nowrap , , - ! , Patrick T. Caffery , , Democratic ,

, , Incumbent retired.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Joe Waggonner , , Democratic , 1961 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Otto Passman , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John Rarick , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

John Breaux John Berlinger Breaux (; born March 1, 1944) is an American lobbyist, attorney, and retired politician from Louisiana. He served in the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives from 1972 to 1987 and as a United State ...

, , Democratic , 1972 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Speedy Long , , Democratic ,

, , Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold. , nowrap ,

Maine

, - ! , Peter Kyros , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William Hathaway , , Democratic ,

, , Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Republican gain. , nowrap ,

Maryland

Maryland's redistricting eliminated a seat in Baltimore in favor of an additional seat in the DC suburbs. , - ! , William Oswald Mills , , Republican , 1971 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Clarence Long , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , , Edward Garmatz , , Democratic , 1947 , , Incumbent retired.
Democratic loss. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - ,

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , - ! , colspan=3 , None (district created) , , New seat.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Lawrence Hogan , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Goodloe Byron , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Parren Mitchell , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Gilbert Gude , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Massachusetts

, - ! , Silvio O. Conte , , Republican , 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Edward Boland Edward Patrick Boland (October 1, 1911 – November 4, 2001) was an American politician from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. A Democrat, he was a representative from Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district. Early life and education Bola ...

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Harold Donohue
, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Robert Drinan
, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , F. Bradford Morse , , Republican , 1960 , , Resigned when appointed to United Nations
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Michael J. Harrington , , Democratic , 1969 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Torbert Macdonald , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Tip O'Neill , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Louise Day Hicks , , Democratic ,

, , Incumbent lost re-election.
Independent Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Margaret Heckler , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , James A. Burke , , Democratic , 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Hastings Keith , , Republican , 1958 , , Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain. , nowrap ,

Michigan

, - ! , John Conyers Jr. , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Marvin L. Esch , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Garry E. Brown , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

J. Edward Hutchinson J. Edward Hutchinson (October 13, 1914 – July 22, 1985) was an American lawyer and politician from the U.S. state, state of Michigan. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he represented Michigan's 4th congressio ...

, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Gerald Ford Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. (born Leslie Lynch King Jr.; July 14, 1913December 26, 2006) was the 38th president of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, Ford assumed the p ...

, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Charles E. Chamberlain , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Donald Riegle , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , R. James Harvey , , Republican , 1960 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Guy Vander Jagt Guy Adrian Vander Jagt ( ; August 26, 1931 – June 22, 2007) was a Republican politician from Michigan. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and Chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee. Vander Jagt was desc ...

, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Elford Albin Cederberg , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Philip Ruppe , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , James G. O'Hara , , Democratic , 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Charles Diggs , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Lucien Nedzi , , Democratic , 1961 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William D. Ford , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John D. Dingell Jr. , , Democratic , 1955 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Martha W. Griffiths , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , colspan=3 , None (district created) , , New seat.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , , Jack H. McDonald , , Republican ,

, , Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican loss. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - , William Broomfield
, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected.

Minnesota

, - ! , Al Quie , , Republican , 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Ancher Nelsen , , Republican , 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Bill Frenzel , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Joseph Karth , , , 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Donald M. Fraser , , ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John M. Zwach , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Robert Bergland , , ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John Blatnik , , ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Mississippi

, - ! , Jamie Whitten
, , Democratic , 1941 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Thomas Abernethy
, , Democratic ,

, , Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Sonny Montgomery
, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Charles H. Griffin
, , Democratic ,

, , Incumbent retired.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! , William M. Colmer , , Democratic ,

1932 Events January * January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel. * January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident (1932), Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort ...

, , Incumbent retired.
Republican gain. , nowrap ,

Missouri

, - ! , Bill Clay , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , James W. Symington , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Leonor Sullivan , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William J. Randall , , Democratic , 1959 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Richard Walker Bolling , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William Raleigh Hull Jr. , , Democratic ,

, , Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Durward Gorham Hall , , Republican , 1960 , , Incumbent retired.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Richard Howard Ichord Jr. , , Democratic , 1960 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William L. Hungate , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Bill Burlison , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Montana

, - ! , Richard G. Shoup , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John Melcher , , Democratic , 1969 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Nebraska

, - ! , Charles Thone , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John Y. McCollister , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , David Martin , , Republican , 1960 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Nevada

, - ! , Walter S. Baring Jr. , , Democratic ,

1952

, , Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican gain. , nowrap ,

New Hampshire

, - ! , Louis C. Wyman , , Republican ,

1964

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , James Colgate Cleveland , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

New Jersey

, - ! , John E. Hunt , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Charles W. Sandman Jr. , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

James J. Howard James John Howard (July 24, 1927 – March 25, 1988) was an American educator and Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1965 until his death from a h ...

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Frank Thompson , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Peter Frelinghuysen Jr. , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Edwin B. Forsythe , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William B. Widnall , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Robert A. Roe , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Henry Helstoski , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Peter W. Rodino , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Joseph Minish , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Florence P. Dwyer , , Republican ,

, , Incumbent retired.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! , colspan=3 , None (district created) , , New seat.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , , Dominick V. Daniels , , Democratic , 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - , Cornelius Gallagher
, , Democratic , 1958 , , Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic loss. , - ! , Edward J. Patten , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

New Mexico

, - ! , Manuel Lujan Jr. , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Harold L. Runnels , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

New York

, - ! , Otis G. Pike , , Democratic , 1960 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , James R. Grover Jr. , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , colspan=3 , None (district created) , , New seat.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Norman F. Lent
, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John W. Wydler
, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , , Seymour Halpern , , Republican , 1958 , , Incumbent retired.
Republican loss. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - , Lester L. Wolff
, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , - ! , Joseph P. Addabbo , , Democratic , 1960 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , James J. Delaney , , Democratic ,

1946

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Mario Biaggi
, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Frank J. Brasco , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Shirley Chisholm , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Bertram L. Podell , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John J. Rooney , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Hugh Carey , , Democratic , 1960 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Emanuel Celler
, , Democratic , 1922 , , Incumbent lost renomination and
lost re-election as a Liberal.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! , John M. Murphy
, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Ed Koch Edward Irving Koch ( ; December 12, 1924February 1, 2013) was an American politician. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1969 to 1977 and was mayor of New York City from 1978 to 1989. Koch was a lifelong Democrat who ...

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Charles B. Rangel
, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , ,

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, , Democratic , 1960 , , Died in office
Democratic loss. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - , Bella Abzug
, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , - ! , Herman Badillo , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , , James H. Scheuer , , Democratic ,

, , Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic loss. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - , Jonathan Brewster Bingham
, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , - ! , Peter A. Peyser
, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Ogden R. Reid
, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Hamilton Fish IV
, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John G. Dow
, , Democratic ,

1968

, , Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Howard W. Robison
, , Republican , 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Samuel S. Stratton
, , Democratic , 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Carleton J. King
, , Republican , 1960 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Robert C. McEwen
, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Alexander Pirnie
, , Republican , 1958 , , Incumbent retired.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! , James M. Hanley
, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John H. Terry
, , Republican ,

, , Incumbent retired.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Frank Horton
, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Barber Conable
, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Henry P. Smith III
, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Thaddeus J. Dulski
, , Democratic , 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Jack Kemp Jack French Kemp (July 13, 1935 – May 2, 2009) was an American politician, professional Gridiron football, football player, and U.S. Army veteran. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party from New York, he served a ...

, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , James F. Hastings
, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

North Carolina

, - ! , Walter B. Jones Sr. , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Lawrence H. Fountain , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , David N. Henderson , , Democratic , 1960 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Nick Galifianakis , , Democratic ,

, , Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Wilmer Mizell , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , L. Richardson Preyer , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Alton Lennon , , Democratic ,

, , Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Earl B. Ruth , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Charles R. Jonas , , Republican ,

, , Incumbent retired.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Jim Broyhill , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Roy A. Taylor , , Democratic , 1960 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

North Dakota

, - ! rowspan=2 , , Mark Andrews
, , Republican , 1963 , Incumbent re-elected. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - , Arthur A. Link
, , Democratic ,

, , Retired to run for

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Democratic loss.

Ohio

, - ! , William J. Keating , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Donald D. Clancy , , Republican , 1960 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Charles W. Whalen Jr. , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , , William Moore McCulloch , , Republican , 1947 , , Incumbent retired.
Republican hold. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - , Jackson Edward Betts
, , Republican ,

, , Incumbent retired.
Republican loss. , - ! , Del Latta , , Republican , 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Bill Harsha , , Republican , 1960 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Clarence J. Brown Jr. , , Republican , 1965 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Walter E. Powell
, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Thomas L. Ashley , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Clarence E. Miller Clarence Ellsworth Miller, Jr. (November 1, 1917 – August 2, 2011) was a United States Republican Party, Republican United States House of Representatives, Congressman from Ohio, serving January 3, 1967 to January 3, 1993. Early life and ...

, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , J. William Stanton , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Samuel L. Devine , , Republican , 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Charles Adams Mosher , , Republican , 1960 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John F. Seiberling , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Chalmers P. Wylie , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Frank T. Bow , , Republican ,

, , Incumbent retired.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! , John M. Ashbrook , , Republican , 1960 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Wayne L. Hays , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Charles J. Carney , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , James V. Stanton , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Louis Stokes , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Charles Vanik , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William Edwin Minshall Jr. , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Oklahoma

, - ! , Page Belcher , , Republican ,

, , Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Ed Edmondson , , Democratic ,

, , Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Carl Albert , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Tom Steed , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John Jarman , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John Newbold Camp , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Oregon

, - ! , Wendell Wyatt , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Albert C. Ullman , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Edith Green , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John R. Dellenback , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Pennsylvania

, - ! , William A. Barrett , , Democratic ,

1946

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Robert N. C. Nix Sr. , , Democratic , 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , , James A. Byrne , , Democratic ,

, , Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic loss. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - , William J. Green III
, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , - ! , Joshua Eilberg , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John H. Ware III
, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Gus Yatron , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Lawrence G. Williams , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Edward G. Biester Jr. , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , colspan=3 , None (district created) , , New seat.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Joseph M. McDade , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Daniel J. Flood , , Democratic ,

1946

1952

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , , J. Irving Whalley , , Republican , 1960 , , Incumbent retired.
Republican loss. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - , John P. Saylor
, , Republican , 1949 , Incumbent re-elected. , - ! , R. Lawrence Coughlin , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William S. Moorhead , , Democratic , 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Fred B. Rooney , , Democratic , 1963 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Edwin D. Eshleman , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Herman T. Schneebeli , , Republican , 1960 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , H. John Heinz III , , Republican , 1971 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , George Atlee Goodling , , Republican , 1960
1964

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Joseph M. Gaydos , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John H. Dent , , Democratic , 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , , Thomas E. Morgan
, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - , William Sheldrick Conover
, , Republican , 1972 , , Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican loss. , - ! , Albert W. Johnson , , Republican , 1963 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Joseph P. Vigorito , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Frank M. Clark , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Rhode Island

, - ! , Fernand St. Germain , , Democratic , 1960 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Robert Tiernan , , Democratic , 1967 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

South Carolina

, - ! , Mendel Jackson Davis , , Democratic , 1971 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Floyd Spence , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William Jennings Bryan Dorn , , Democratic ,

1948

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , James R. Mann , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Thomas S. Gettys , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John L. McMillan , , Democratic ,

, , Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican gain. , nowrap ,

South Dakota

, - ! , Frank E. Denholm , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , James Abourezk , , Democratic ,

, , Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Republican gain. , nowrap ,

Tennessee

, - ! , Jimmy Quillen , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John Duncan Sr. , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , LaMar Baker , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Joe L. Evins , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Richard Fulton , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , , William Anderson , , Democratic ,

, , Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - , Ray Blanton
, , Democratic ,

, , Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
Democratic loss. , - ! , Ed Jones
, , Democratic , 1969 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Dan Kuykendall
, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Texas

, - ! , Wright Patman , , Democratic ,

1928 Events January * January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly demonstrating that DNA is the genetic material. * January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris B ...

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John Dowdy , , Democratic ,

, , Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! , James M. Collins , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Ray Roberts , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

, , Democratic ,

, , Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Olin E. Teague , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William Reynolds Archer Jr. , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Robert C. Eckhardt , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Jack Brooks , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , J. J. Pickle , , Democratic , 1963 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William R. Poage , , Democratic ,

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, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Jim Wright , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , , Graham B. Purcell Jr. , , Democratic ,

, , Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic loss. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - , Robert Price
, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , - ! , John Andrew Young , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Kika de la Garza , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Richard Crawford White , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Omar Burleson , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , colspan=3 , None (district created) , , New seat.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , George H. Mahon , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Henry B. Gonzalez, Henry B. González , , Democratic , 1961 Texas's 20th congressional district special election, 1961 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , O. C. Fisher , , Democratic , 1942 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1942 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Robert R. Casey , , Democratic , 1958 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Abraham Kazen , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , colspan=3 , None (district created) , , New seat.
Democratic gain. , nowrap ,

Utah

, - ! , K. Gunn McKay , , Democratic , 1970 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 1970 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Sherman P. Lloyd , , Republican , 1962 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 1962
1964
1966 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 1966 , , Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain. , nowrap ,

Vermont

, - ! , Richard W. Mallary , , Republican , 1972 Vermont's at-large congressional district special election, 1972 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Virginia

, - ! , Thomas N. Downing , , Democratic , 1958 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , G. William Whitehurst , , Republican , 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 1968 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , David E. Satterfield III , , Democratic , 1964 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 1964 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Watkins Moorman Abbitt , , Democratic , 1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 1948 , , Incumbent retired.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Dan Daniel (politician), Dan Daniel , , Democratic , 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 1968 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Richard Harding Poff , , Republican ,

, , Resigned to become justice of Supreme Court of Virginia
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! , J. Kenneth Robinson , , Republican , 1970 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 1970 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William L. Scott , , Republican , 1966 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 1966 , , Retired to 1972 United States Senate election in Virginia, run for U.S. Senator.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! , William C. Wampler , , Republican ,

1954
1966 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 1966 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Joel T. Broyhill , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Washington

, - ! , Thomas Pelly , , Republican , 1952 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 1952 , , Incumbent retired.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Lloyd Meeds , , Democratic , 1964 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 1964 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Julia Butler Hansen , , Democratic , 1960 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 1960 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Mike McCormack (politician), Mike McCormack , , Democratic , 1970 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 1970 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Tom Foley , , Democratic , 1964 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 1964 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Floyd Verne Hicks , , Democratic , 1964 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 1964 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Brock Adams , , Democratic , 1964 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 1964 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

West Virginia

, - ! , Bob Mollohan , , Democratic , 1952 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia, 1952
1956
1968 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia, 1968 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Harley O. Staggers , , Democratic , 1948 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia, 1948 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John M. Slack Jr. , , Democratic , 1958 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia, 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , , Ken Hechler , , Democratic , 1958 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia, 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - , James Kee
, , Democratic , 1964 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia, 1964 , , Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic loss.

Wisconsin

, - ! , Les Aspin , , Democratic , 1970 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 1970 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Robert W. Kastenmeier , , Democratic , 1958 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Vernon Wallace Thomson , , Republican , 1960 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 1960 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Clement J. Zablocki , , Democratic , 1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 1948 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Henry S. Reuss , , Democratic , 1954 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 1954 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William A. Steiger , , Republican , 1966 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 1966 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , , Dave Obey , , Democratic , 1969 Wisconsin's 7th congressional district special election, 1969 , Incumbent re-elected. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - , Alvin E. O'Konski
, , Republican , 1942 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 1942 , , Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican loss. , - ! , John W. Byrnes , , Republican , 1944 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 1944 , , Incumbent retired.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Glenn R. Davis , , Republican , 1947 Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district special election, 1947
1956
1964 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 1964 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Wyoming

, - ! , Teno Roncalio , , Democratic , 1964 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming, 1964
1966
1970 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming, 1970 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Non-voting delegates

The non-voting delegate to the House of Representatives from the District of Columbia is elected for two-year terms, as are all other Representatives and Delegates minus the Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico, who is elected to a four-year term.

District of Columbia

The election for the Delegate (United States Congress), Delegate from the District of Columbia featured winner Walter E. Fauntroy (D), who won his first re-election after winning the 1971 United States House of Representatives special election in the District of Columbia, special election in the previous year. Walter E. Fauntroy, a Democratic Party (United States), Democrat, sought re-election for his second term to the United States House of Representatives. Fauntroy was opposed in this election by Republican Party (United States), Republican challenger William Chin-Lee who received 25.12%, and D.C. Statehood Green Party, Statehood Party candidate Charles I. Cassell who received 11.92%. This resulted in Fauntroy being elected with 60.64% of the vote.

United States Virgin Islands

Democrat Ron de Lugo was elected as the first delegate from United States Virgin Islands's at-large congressional district defeating Republican Victor Scheider.

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Special elections

Summary of results

Incumbents retiring

Democratic gains

Democratic holds

Republican gains

Republican holds

Incumbents defeated

Incumbents defeated in primary

Incumbents defeated in general election

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

Non-voting delegates

District of Columbia

United States Virgin Islands

See also

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