The 1982 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the

United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they ...

held on November 2, 1982, in the middle of

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university * President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ...

Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan ( ; February 6, 1911June 5, 2004) was an American politician, actor, and union leader who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. He also served as the 33rd governor of California from 1967 ...

's first term, whose popularity was sinking due to economic conditions under the 1982 recession. The President's

Republican Party Republican Party is a name used by many political parties around the world, though the term most commonly refers to the United States' Republican Party. Republican Party may also refer to: Africa * Republican Party (Liberia) *Republican Party ...

lost seats in the House, which could be viewed as a response to the President's approval at the time. Unlike most midterm election cycles, the number of seats lost—26 seats to the Democratic Party—was a comparatively large swap. It included most of the seats that had been gained the previous election, cementing the Democratic majority. Coincidentally, the number of seats the Democrats picked up (26), was the exact amount the Republicans would have needed to win the House majority. It was the first election held after the 1980 United States redistricting cycle. In the previous election of 1980 Republicans gained many seats as the result of President

's coattails. 12 of those officials were gone by 1982. To date, this election marks the last time the Democrats picked up a House seat in West Virginia.

Overall results

Retiring incumbents

Thirty-nine representatives retired. Thirty-one of those seats were held by the same party, eight seats changed party.

Democrats

Eighteen Democrats retired. Eleven of those seats were held by Democrats, four were won by Republicans, and three seats were eliminated in redistricting.

Democratic held

# : John L. Burton, was succeeded by

Barbara Boxer Barbara Sue Boxer (née Levy; born November 11, 1940) is an American politician and lobbyist who served in the United States Senate, representing California from 1993 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served as the U.S ...

(with district being renumbered as California 6). # : Ronald 'Bo' Ginn, to run for Governor of Georgia, was succeeded by Lindsay Thomas. # :

William M. Brodhead William McNulty Brodhead (born September 12, 1941) is an American lawyer and former politician from Michigan who served four terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 1983. Early life and education Brodhead was born in Clev ...

, was succeeded by Sander Levin. # :

Richard Bolling Richard Walker Bolling (May 17, 1916 – April 21, 1991) was a prominent American Democratic Congressman from Kansas City, Missouri, and Missouri's 5th congressional district from 1949 to 1983. He retired after serving for four years as the cha ...

, was succeeded by Alan Wheat. # :

Shirley Chisholm Shirley Anita Chisholm ( ; ; November 30, 1924 – January 1, 2005) was an American politician who, in 1968, became the first black woman to be elected to the United States Congress. Chisholm represented New York's 12th congressional distr ...

, was succeeded by Major Owens. # :

Lawrence H. Fountain Lawrence H. Fountain (April 23, 1913 – October 10, 2002) was a Democratic U.S. representative from North Carolina from 1953 to 1983. Early life Fountain was educated in the public schools of Edgecombe County and at the University of North C ...

, was succeeded by

Tim Valentine Itimous Thaddeus "Tim" Valentine Jr. (March 15, 1926 – November 10, 2015) was a United States Democratic Party, Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina from 1983 to 1995. Early life Valentine was ...

. # :

Kenneth Lamar Holland Kenneth Lamar Holland (November 24, 1934 – February 27, 2021) was an American politician and attorney who as the Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from South Carolina between 1975 until 1983. Early life Hollan ...

, was succeeded by

John Spratt John McKee Spratt Jr. (born November 1, 1942) is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for from 1983 to 2011. The 5th Congressional District covers all or part of 14 counties in north-central South Carolina. The largest cities a ...

. # : Jim Mattox, to run for Attorney General of Texas, was succeeded by John Wiley Bryant. # : Richard C. White, was succeeded by Ronald D. Coleman. # :

Bob Mollohan Robert Homer Mollohan (September 18, 1909 – August 3, 1999) was an American politician who served member of the United States House of Representatives from 1953 to 1957 and again from 1969 to 1983. A Democrat from West Virginia, Mollohan was ...

, was succeeded by Alan Mollohan. # :

Henry Reuss Henry Schoellkopf Reuss (February 22, 1912 – January 12, 2002) was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Wisconsin. Early life Henry Schoellkopf Reuss was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was the son of Gustav A. Reuss (pronounced ''Royce'' ...

, was succeeded by

Jim Moody James Powers Moody (September 2, 1935March 22, 2019) was an American economist and Democratic politician. He served five terms as the U.S. representative for Wisconsin's 5th congressional district (1983–1993). At the time, the 5th congre ...

Republican gain

# :

Toby Moffett Anthony John Moffett, Jr. (born August 18, 1944) is a former American politician from the state of Connecticut. A Democrat, Moffett served in the United States House of Representatives as the member from Connecticut's 6th congressional distri ...

, to run for U.S. senator, was succeeded by

Nancy Johnson Nancy Elizabeth Lee Johnson (born January 5, 1935) is an American lobbyist and politician from the state of Connecticut. Johnson was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 2007, representing the 6th d ...

. # : David R. Bowen, was succeeded by

Webb Franklin William Webster Franklin (born December 13, 1941) is an American lawyer, politician, and jurist from Mississippi. As a Republican, he served in the United States House of Representatives representing Mississippi's 2nd congressional district fr ...

. # :

James David Santini James David Santini (August 13, 1937 – September 22, 2015) was an American attorney, politician and lobbyist who served as the U.S. representative for Nevada's at-large congressional district from 1975 to 1983. He was a member of the Democ ...

, to run for U.S. senator, was succeeded by

Barbara Vucanovich Barbara Farrell Vucanovich (June 22, 1921 – June 10, 2013) was an American Republican politician who was the first Latina elected to the United States House of Representatives, in which she served representing Nevada from 1983 to 1997. B ...

(with district being renumbered as Nevada 2). # :

Allen E. Ertel Allen Edward Ertel (November 7, 1937 – November 19, 2015) was an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district from 1977 to 1983. Early life Allen ...

, to run for Governor of Pennsylvania, was succeeded by

George Gekas George William Gekas (April 14, 1930 – December 16, 2021) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district from 1983 to 2003. ...

Seat eliminated in redistricting

# : Floyd Fithian who ran for U.S. senator. # : James J. Blanchard who ran for Governor of Michigan. # :

Jonathan Brewster Bingham Jonathan Brewster Bingham (April 24, 1914 – July 3, 1986) was an American politician and diplomat. He was the US delegate to the United Nations General Assembly and was elected to Congress from The Bronx, serving in the House of Representatives ...

Republicans

Twenty-one Republicans retired. Eleven of those seats were held by Republicans, four were won by Democrats, and six seats were eliminated in redistricting.

Republican held

# :

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 was elected as a U.S. Representative from Arizona. He was the Minority Leader in the House 1973– ...

, was succeeded by

John McCain John Sidney McCain III (August 29, 1936 – August 25, 2018) was an American politician and United States Navy officer who served as a United States senator from Arizona from 1987 until his death in 2018. He previously served two te ...

. # :

Pete McCloskey Paul Norton McCloskey Jr. (born September 29, 1927) is an American politician who represented San Mateo County, California as a Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1967 to 1983. Born in Loma Linda, California, McCloskey pursued ...

, to run for U.S. senator, was succeeded by

Ed Zschau Edwin Van Wyck "Ed" Zschau (; born January 6, 1940) is an American educator who represented California's 12th District in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 1987. In 1986 he ran as the Republican candidate for a seat in ...

. # : Clair Burgener, was succeeded by

Ron Packard Ronald C. Packard, D.M.D. (born January 19, 1931) is a retired Republican politician from California who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1983 to 2001. Biography Packard was born and raised in Meridian, Idaho. He attended Mer ...

. # : Louis A. Bafalis, to run for Governor of Florida, was succeeded by Tom Lewis (with district being renumbered as Florida 12). # : David F. Emery, to run for U.S. senator, was succeeded by John R. McKernan Jr.. # :

Donald J. Mitchell Donald Jerome Mitchell (May 8, 1923 – September 27, 2003) represented New York in the United States House of Representatives from 1973 to 1983. Early life Donald J. "Don" Mitchell, a native of Central Upstate New York's Mohawk Valley, wi ...

, was succeeded by

Sherwood Boehlert Sherwood Louis Boehlert (September 28, 1936September 20, 2021) was an American politician from New York. He represented a large swath of central New York in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 until 2007. Boehlert, a Republican, ...

(with district being renumbered as New York 25). # : Bud Brown, to run for Governor of Ohio, was succeeded by

Mike DeWine Richard Michael DeWine (; born January 5, 1947) is an American politician and attorney serving as the 70th and current governor of Ohio. A member of the Republican Party, DeWine began his career as a prosecutor before being elected to the Oh ...

. # :

Marc L. Marks Marc Lincoln Marks (February 12, 1927 – February 28, 2018) was a former Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Marks served in the United States Army Air Corps from 1945 to 1946. He graduated from the University of Al ...

, was succeeded by

Tom Ridge Thomas Joseph Ridge (born August 26, 1945) is an American politician and author who served as the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security from 2001 to 2003, and the first United States Secretary of Homeland Security from 2003 to 2005. ...

(with district being renumbered as Pennsylvania 21). # : Robin Beard, to run for U.S. senator, was succeeded by Don Sundquist (with district being renumbered as Tennessee 7). # : James M. Collins, to run for U.S. senator, was succeeded by

Steve Bartlett Harry Stephen Bartlett (born September 19, 1947) is an American politician and former president and CEO of the Financial Services Roundtable, an advocacy group lobbying the U.S. federal government on financial services legislation, a position ...

. # : Paul S. Trible Jr., to run for U.S. senator, was succeeded by

Herbert H. Bateman Herbert Harvell "Herb" Bateman (August 7, 1928 – September 11, 2000) was an American politician in Virginia. He was a nine-term member of the United States House of Representatives, serving as a Republican from 1983 until his death from natu ...

Democratic gain

# : Bob Dornan, to run for U.S. senator, was succeeded by Mel Levine. # :

James Edmund Jeffries James Edmund Jeffries (June 1, 1925 – August 22, 1997) was a U.S. Representative from Kansas from 1979 to 1983. Born in Detroit, Michigan, Jeffries attended the public schools. He graduated from Cranbrook School, Bloomfield Hills, Michig ...

, was succeeded by

Jim Slattery James Charles Slattery (born August 4, 1948) is an American politician. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1983 to 1995 representing Kansas's 2nd congressional district as a Democrat, was the Democratic nominee for governor in 19 ...

. # :

Cleve Benedict Cleveland Keith Benedict (born March 21, 1935) is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served one term in the United States House of Representatives for West Virginia's 2nd congressional district from 1981 to 1983. Lif ...

, to run for U.S. senator, was succeeded by Harley O. Staggers Jr.. # :

M. Caldwell Butler Manley Caldwell Butler (June 2, 1925 – July 28, 2014) was an American lawyer and politician widely admired for his integrity, bipartisanship and courage. A native of Roanoke, Butler served his hometown and wider community first as a member ...

, was succeeded by Jim Olin.

Seat eliminated in redistricting

# :

Barry Goldwater Jr. Barry Morris Goldwater Jr. (born July 15, 1938) is an American businessman and politician. He is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from California, serving from 1969 to 1983. He is the son of U.S. Senator ...

, who ran for U.S. senator. # : Robert McClory. # : Millicent Fenwick, who ran for U.S. senator. # : Gregory W. Carman. # :

J. William Stanton John William Stanton (February 20, 1924 – April 11, 2002) was an American politician who served as a Republican U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1965 to 1983. Biography Stanton was born in Painesville, Ohio. His father, Francis Michael Stan ...

. # :

Jean Spencer Ashbrook Emily Jean Spencer Ashbrook (née Spencer; born September 21, 1934) is a former American politician. She is the widow of Congressman John M. Ashbrook, a Republican from Ohio. She then completed her late husband's final term of office, also as a ...

Defeated incumbents

As a result of redistricting, many incumbents were forced to compete against each other in the same district, which resulted in a larger number of incumbents being defeated in primaries.

In primary elections

Ten representatives lost renomination: Six lost in redistricting battles pitting incumbents against each other, and four lost nomination to non-incumbent challengers.

Democrats

Six Democrats lost renomination: three in redistricting races and three to a non-incumbent challenger. All the seats were held by Democrats. # : Billy Lee Evans lost to challenger

J. Roy Rowland James Roy Rowland Jr. (February 3, 1926 – April 25, 2022) was an American World War II veteran, politician, and physician who served six terms as a United States representative from Georgia from 1982 to 1995. Early life and education Rowl ...

. # : John G. Fary lost to challenger

Bill Lipinski William Oliver Lipinski (born December 22, 1937) is an American politician and lobbyist who was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 2005, representing a district in Chicago. Life and career Pre-cong ...

. # :

David W. Evans David Walter Evans (born August 17, 1946) is an American educator who served four terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1975 to 1983. Early life and career Born in Lafayette, Indiana, Evans attended public schools in Shoals, Indiana. ...

lost a redistricting race to fellow incumbent

Andrew Jacobs Jr. Andrew Jacobs Jr. (February 24, 1932 – December 28, 2013) was an American lawyer and politician. A Democrat, he served as an Indiana state legislator and Congressman. Jacobs was a member of the United States House of Representatives for thi ...

. # : Ronald M. Mottl lost to challenger

Ed Feighan Edward Farrell "Ed" Feighan (born October 22, 1947) is a former American politician. He served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, and as a Democratic Party U.S. Representative from 1983 to 1993, serving Ohio's 19th congressional ...

. # :

Joseph F. Smith Joseph Fielding Smith Sr. (November 13, 1838 – November 19, 1918) was an American religious leader who served as the sixth president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He was the nephew of Joseph Smith, the founde ...

lost a redistricting race to fellow incumbent Thomas M. Foglietta. # : Donald A. Bailey lost a redistricting race to fellow incumbent John Murtha.

Republicans

Four Republicans lost renomination: three in redistricting races and one to a non-incumbent challenger.

= Seat held by a Republican

= These primary winners later won the general election. # : Wayne R. Grisham lost a redistricting race to fellow incumbent David Dreier. # :

Ed Derwinski Edward Joseph Derwinski (September 15, 1926 – January 15, 2012) was an American politician who served as the first Cabinet-level United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs, serving under President George H. W. Bush from March 15, 1989 to Septe ...

lost a redistricting race to fellow incumbent George M. O'Brien. # :

Gary A. Lee Gary Alcide Lee (August 18, 1933 – October 12, 2022) was an American politician from New York. A Republican, he was noted for his service as a member of the New York State Assembly (1975–1978) and the United States House of Representatives ...

lost a redistricting race to fellow incumbent George C. Wortley.

= Seat lost to a Democrat

= # :

Tom Railsback Thomas Fisher Railsback (January 22, 1932 – January 20, 2020) was an American politician and lawyer who served eight terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1967 to 1983 for . A member of the Republican Party, he sat on the Ho ...

lost to challenger Kenneth G. McMillan, who later lost the general election to

Lane Evans Lane Allen Evans (August 4, 1951 – November 5, 2014) was an American attorney and politician who served as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1983 until 2007, representing the 17th District of Illinois. Ev ...

In the general election

Democrats

Three incumbent Democrats lost re-election; two lost to Republican incumbents and one to a non-incumbent challenger.

= Seat lost to a Republican incumbent

= #:

Leo C. Zeferetti Leo C. Zeferetti (July 15, 1927 – March 21, 2018) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he attended public schools in the borough. He served in the United States Navy ...

lost a redistricting race to Guy V. Molinari. #:

Peter A. Peyser Peter A. Peyser (September 7, 1921 – October 9, 2014) was a United States representative from New York, serving from 1971 to 1977 as a Republican and from 1979 to 1983 as a Democrat. Political career Peyser's political career began in ...

lost a redistricting race to Benjamin A. Gilman.

= Seat lost to a Republican challenger

= #:

Bob Shamansky Robert Norton Shamansky (April 18, 1927 – August 11, 2011) was an American Democratic politician and attorney from the state of Ohio. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives for a single term from 1981 until 1983. In 2018, the ''Jewis ...

lost to John Kasich.

Republicans

Twenty-six incumbent Republicans lost re-election; five loss to Democratic incumbents while twenty-one loss to non-incumbent challengers, ten of whom were first elected in 1980.

= Seat lost to a Democratic incumbent

= #: John H. Rousselot lost a redistricting race to

Matthew G. Martinez Matthew may refer to: * Matthew (given name) * Matthew (surname) * ''Matthew'' (ship), the replica of the ship sailed by John Cabot in 1497 * ''Matthew'' (album), a 2000 album by rapper Kool Keith * Matthew (elm cultivar), a cultivar of the Chi ...

. #: Margaret Heckler lost a redistricting race to Barney Frank. #: Wendell Bailey lost a redistricting race to Ike Skelton. #: John LeBoutillier lost a redistricting race to Robert J. Mrazek. #: Clint Roberts lost a redistricting race to

Tom Daschle Thomas Andrew Daschle ( ; born December 9, 1947) is an American politician and lobbyist who served as a United States senator from South Dakota from 1987 to 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, he became U.S. Senate Minority Leader in 1995 a ...

= Seat lost to a Democratic challenger

= #: Albert L. Smith Jr. lost to

Ben Erdreich Benjamin Leader Erdreich (born December 9, 1938) is an American lawyer and former United States House of Representatives, congressman from Alabama. Early life Erdreich was born in Birmingham, Alabama to an upper-middle-class family. He attended ...

. #: Donald H. Clausen lost to

Douglas H. Bosco Douglas Harry Bosco (born July 28, 1946) is an American lawyer, politician, and newspaper owner from California. He is a former U.S. Representative, serving in Congress as a Democrat from 1983 to 1991. Early life Born in Brooklyn, New York ...

. #:

Lawrence J. DeNardis Lawrence Joseph "Larry" DeNardis (March 18, 1938 – August 24, 2018) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Congressman for the state of Connecticut. He was also president of the University of New Haven. Early life and career DeNardi ...

lost to Bruce A. Morrison. #: Tom Evans lost to Thomas R. Carper. #: Paul Findley lost to

Dick Durbin Richard Joseph Durbin (born November 21, 1944) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Illinois, a seat he has held since 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, Durbin has served as the Senate De ...

. #:

H. Joel Deckard Huey Joel Deckard (March 7, 1942 – September 6, 2016) was an American businessman and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1979 to 1983. Early life and career Born in Vandalia, Illinois, Deckard atte ...

lost to

Frank McCloskey Francis Xavier McCloskey (June 12, 1939 – November 2, 2003) was an American journalist, lawyer, and politician from Indiana who served in the United States House of Representatives as a Democrat from 1983 to 1995. Early life and education He ...

. #:

James Whitney Dunn James Whitney Dunn (born July 21, 1943) is an American politician and businessman from the Michigan. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1981 to 1983 before unsuccessfully seeking reelection. He ran for the Senate in 1988, but was ...

lost to

Milton Robert Carr Milton Robert Carr, commonly known as Bob Carr, (born March 27, 1943) is an American lawyer, academic, and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Carr served in the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 6th and 8th congressional ...

. #:

Tom Hagedorn Thomas Michael Hagedorn (born November 27, 1943) is an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican from Minnesota. Early life and education He was born in Blue Earth, Faribault County, Minnesot ...

lost to Tim Penny. #: Arlen Erdahl lost to

Gerry Sikorski Gerald Edward Sikorski (born April 26, 1948) is an American politician and lawyer from Minnesota. He was the U.S. representative for Minnesota's 6th congressional district as a DFL member from January 3, 1983, to January 3, 1993, in the 98th, 9 ...

. #: Harold C. Hollenbeck lost to

Robert Torricelli Robert Guy Torricelli (born August 27, 1951), is an American attorney and former politician. A Democrat, Torricelli served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 9th district from 1983 to 1997 and as a United States sen ...

. #: Walter E. Johnston, III lost to Charles Robin Britt. #:

Bill Hendon William Martin Hendon (November 9, 1944 – June 20, 2018) was an American author, POW/MIA activist, and two-term Republican U.S. Congressman from North Carolina's 11th District. Political career In 1980, Hendon ousted two-term incumbent Dem ...

lost to

James M. Clarke James "Jamie" McClure Clarke (June 12, 1917 – April 13, 1999) was a North Carolina politician and farmer. He is a former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives. Born in Manchester, Vermont, Clarke grew up in Ashevil ...

. #: Ed Weber lost to

Marcy Kaptur Marcia Carolyn Kaptur (; born June 17, 1946) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 1983. A member of the Democratic Party, Kaptur is the longest-serving woman in either chamber of Congress, and the second-longest ...

. #:

Charles F. Dougherty Charles Francis Dougherty (born June 26, 1937) is an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district from 1979 to 1983. Early life and ...

lost to Robert A. Borski, Jr.. #:

Eugene Atkinson Eugene Vincent Atkinson (April 5, 1927 – August 4, 2016) was an American politician who, from 1979 to 1983, served two-terms as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Early life and career Atkinson was born in t ...

lost to

Joseph P. Kolter Joseph Paul "Joe" Kolter (September 3, 1926 – September 8, 2019) was an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania from 1983 to 1993. Early life and career Kolter was ...

. #:

James K. Coyne, III James Kitchenman Coyne III (born November 17, 1946) is a Republican former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography Coyne was born in Farmville, Virginia, and raised in Abington, Pennsylvania, the son of James ...

lost to

Peter H. Kostmayer Peter Houston Kostmayer (born September 27, 1946) is a Democratic politician who served seven terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Early life and career Kostmayer was born in New York City, graduated fro ...

. #: James L. Nelligan lost to Frank Harrison. #: John Light Napier lost to

Robin Tallon Robert Mooneyhan "Robin" Tallon Jr. (born August 8, 1946) is an American businessman and politician who served as a United States representative from South Carolina. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Early life and education Born in Hem ...

. #:

Robert Daniel Robert Williams Daniel, Jr. (March 17, 1936 – February 4, 2012) was an American farmer, businessman, teacher, and politician from Virginia who served five terms in the U.S. House of Representatives as a Republican. He was first elected in ...

lost to Norman Sisisky. #:

William C. Wampler William Creed Wampler Sr. (April 21, 1926 – May 23, 2012) was an American businessman and Republican politician who served multiple terms in the United States House of Representatives. Early and family life Born in Pennington Gap near the c ...

lost to Rick Boucher. #:

Mick Staton David Michael Staton, better known as Mick Staton (February 11, 1940 – April 14, 2014) was an American banker and politician. He was a Republican congressman from West Virginia, serving one term in the U.S. House of Representatives from ...

lost to Bob Wise.

Special elections

, - ! , William Cotter , , Democratic , 1970 , , Incumbent died September 8, 1981.
New member elected January 11, 1982.
Democratic hold.
Winner was subsequently re-elected in November. , nowrap , , - ! ,

John M. Ashbrook John Milan Ashbrook (September 21, 1928 – April 24, 1982) was an American politician and newspaper publisher. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the United States House of Representatives from Ohio from 1961 until his death.

, , Republican ,

1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Ja ...

, , Incumbent died April 24, 1982.
New member elected June 19, 1982.
Republican hold.
Winner did not seek re-election in November. , nowrap , , - ! , George Danielson , , Democratic , 1970 , , Incumbent resigned March 9, 1982 to become Associate Justice of the California Court of Appeals.
New member elected July 13, 1982.
Democratic hold.
Winner was subsequently re-elected in November. , nowrap , , - ! , Adam Benjamin Jr. , , Democratic , 1976 , , Incumbent died September 7, 1982.
New member elected November 2, 1982.
Democratic hold.
Successor was also elected the same day to the next term, see below. , nowrap ,

Alabama

, - ! , Jack Edwards , , Republican , 1964 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

William Louis Dickinson William Louis "Bill" Dickinson (June 5, 1925 – March 31, 2008), was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, Dickinson served in the United States House of Representatives for Alabama's 2nd congressional district from 1965 to ...

, , Republican , 1964 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William Flynt 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 ...

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

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

Ronnie Flippo Ronnie Gene Flippo (born August 15, 1937) is an American politician and accountant who served seven terms as a United States Congressman from Alabama from 1977 to 1991. Life Flippo was born August 15, 1937 in Florence, Alabama to Claude Nathani ...

, , Democratic , 1976 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Albert L. Smith Jr. , , Republican ,

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – In ...

, , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Richard Shelby Richard Craig Shelby (born May 6, 1934) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Alabama. First elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986 as a Democrat who later switched to the Republican Party in 1994, h ...

, , Democratic ,

1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd government). * January 6 ...

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Alaska

, - ! ,

Don Young Donald Edwin Young (June 9, 1933 – March 18, 2022) was an American politician from the state of Alaska. At the time of his death, he was the longest-serving Republican in congressional history, having been the U.S. representative for fo ...

, , Republican , 1973 , Incumbent re-elected. ,

Arizona

Arizona received an additional seat at reapportionment and added a in the southeast of the state. , - ! ,

, , Republican , 1952 , , Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Mo Udall , , Democratic , 1961 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Bob Stump , , Democratic , 1976 , , Incumbent re-elected
as a Republican.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Eldon Rudd Eldon Dean Rudd (July 15, 1920February 8, 2002) was a U.S. Republican politician. Early life Rudd was born in Camp Verde, Arizona. A 1939 graduate of Clarkdale High School in Clarkdale, Arizona, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps ...

, , Republican , 1976 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , colspan=3 , None (district created) , , New seat.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap ,

Arkansas

, - ! ,

William Vollie Alexander Jr. William Vollie Alexander Jr. (born January 16, 1934) is a retired American politician who represented the U.S. state of Arkansas in the United States House of Representatives from 1969 to 1993, rising to the post of Chief Deputy Majority Whip. ...

, , Democratic ,

1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – " Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * J ...

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

Ed Bethune Edwin Ruthvin Bethune Jr. (born December 19, 1935), known as Ed Bethune, is an American lawyer and lobbyist in Washington, D.C., who was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Arkansas from 1979-1985. Early yea ...

, , Republican ,

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

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

Beryl Anthony Jr. Beryl Franklin Anthony Jr. (born February 21, 1938) is an American lawyer and former politician who represented Arkansas in the United States House of Representatives. Early life and education Anthony was born in El Dorado, Arkansas. He attende ...

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

California

The delegation increased from 43 to 45 seats. To create the two-seat net gain, five seats with no incumbent were added (the , - ! , Donald H. Clausen
, , Republican , 1963 , , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Eugene A. Chappie Eugene Albert Chappie (March 28, 1920 – May 31, 1992) was a United States Congressman from California. He served as a Republican between 1981 and 1987. Chappie was born in Sacramento, California. After graduating from high school, he joined ...

, , Republican ,

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

Bob Matsui Robert Takeo Matsui (September 17, 1941 – January 1, 2005) was an American politician from the state of California. Matsui was a member of the Democratic Party and served in the U.S. House of Representatives as the congressman for California's ...

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Victor H. Fazio , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Phillip Burton
, , Democratic , 1964 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John L. Burton
, , Democratic ,

1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; ...

, , Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! , George Miller , , Democratic ,

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

Ron Dellums Ronald Vernie Dellums (November 24, 1935 – July 30, 2018) was an American politician who served as Mayor of Oakland from 2007 to 2011. He had previously served thirteen terms as a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Californ ...

, , Democratic , 1970 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Pete Stark Fortney Hillman Stark Jr. (November 11, 1931 – January 24, 2020), known as Pete Stark, was an American businessman and politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1973 to 2013. A Democrat from California, S ...

, , Democratic , 1972 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Don Edwards , , Democratic , 1962 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Tom Lantos , , Democratic ,

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

, , Republican , 1967 , , Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
New member elected.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Norman Mineta , , Democratic ,

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

Norman D. Shumway Norman David Shumway (July 28, 1934 – November 1, 2022) was an American lawyer and politician who served six terms as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 1991. Early life Shumway was born on July ...

, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Tony Coelho , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Leon Panetta , , Democratic , 1976 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Chip Pashayan Charles Sahag "Chip" Pashayan Jr. (born March 27, 1941) is an American lawyer and politician from California. He served as a Republican Congressman from the Fresno area in California's Central Valley from 1979 to 1991. Biography Born in Fresn ...

, , Republican ,

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

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

Bill Thomas William Marshall Thomas (born December 6, 1941) is an American politician. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 2007, finishing his tenure representing California's 22nd congressional district a ...

, , Republican ,

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

Bobbi Fiedler Roberta Frances "Bobbi" Fiedler (née Horowitz; April 22, 1937 – March 3, 2019) was an American politician who served as a Republican U.S. Representative from California. Early life and education Born Roberta Frances Horowitz in Santa Monica, ...

, , Republican ,

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

, , Republican , 1969 , , Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
Republican loss. , - ! ,

Carlos Moorhead Carlos John Moorhead (May 5, 1922 – November 23, 2011) was a United States Congressman from California. Born in Long Beach, he attended the public schools of Glendale, graduated from Herbert Hoover High School (Glendale) in 1940 and earn ...

, , Republican , 1972 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Anthony C. Beilenson , , Democratic , 1976 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Henry Waxman , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Edward R. Roybal , , Democratic , 1962 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , colspan=3 , None (district created) , , New district.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Bob Dornan , , Republican , 1976 , , Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Julian C. Dixon , , Democratic ,

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

Augustus F. Hawkins Augustus Freeman Hawkins (August 31, 1907 – November 10, 2007) was an American politician of the Democratic Party who served in the California State Assembly from 1935 to 1963 and the U.S. House Of Representatives from 1963 to 1991. Over the co ...

, , Democratic , 1962 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , ,

, , Democratic ,

1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street Bridge in Washington, D.C ...

, Incumbent re-elected. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - , John H. Rousselot
, , Republican , 1970 , , Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican loss. , - ! , Mervyn M. Dymally , , Democratic ,

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

Glenn M. Anderson Glenn Malcolm Anderson (February 21, 1913 – December 13, 1994) was an American politician. He was the 37th Lieutenant Governor of California and later represented Southern Los Angeles County (including Carson, San Pedro, and Long Beach) in ...

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , , Wayne R. Grisham , , Republican ,

, , Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican loss. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - , David Dreier
, , Republican ,

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

Jerry Lewis Jerry Lewis (born Joseph Levitch; March 16, 1926 – August 20, 2017) was an American comedian, actor, singer, filmmaker and humanitarian. As his contributions to comedy and charity made him a global figure in popular culture, pop culture ...

, , Republican ,

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

George Brown Jr. George Edward Brown Jr. (March 6, 1920 – July 15, 1999) was an American Democratic politician from California. He represented suburban portions of Los Angeles County in the United States House of Representatives from 1963 to 1971 and parts of ...

, , Democratic , 1962
1970
1972 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , colspan=3 , None (district created) , , New seat.
New member elected.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Jerry M. Patterson Jerry Mumford Patterson (born October 25, 1934) is an American lawyer in California and the District of Columbia, educator and politician, who was a five-term United States Representative from California, serving from 1975 to 1985. Early life, ...

, , Democratic ,

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

William E. Dannemeyer William Edwin Dannemeyer (September 22, 1929 – July 9, 2019) was a conservative American politician, activist, and author, known for his opposition to LGBT rights. He served as U.S. Representative from the 39th Congressional District of Cali ...

, , Republican ,

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

Robert Badham Robert Edward Badham (June 9, 1929 – October 21, 2005) was an American politician from California. He served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from the Orange County-based 40th district from 1977 to 1989. ...

, , Republican , 1976 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Bill Lowery , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Dan Lungren
, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Clair Burgener , , Republican , 1972 , , Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! , colspan=3 , None (district created) , , New seat.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Duncan Hunter
, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Colorado

Colorado added a sixth seat in reapportionment, adding the new district near Denver. , - ! , Patricia Schroeder , , Democratic , 1972 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Tim Wirth , , Democratic ,

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

Raymond P. Kogovsek Raymond Peter Kogovsek (; August 19, 1941 – April 30, 2017) was an U.S. Representative from Colorado for three terms from 1979 to 1985. Early life and education Born in Pueblo, Colorado, Kogovsek graduated from Pueblo Catholic High School, 1 ...

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Hank Brown , , Republican ,

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

Ken Kramer Kenneth Bentley Kramer (born February 19, 1942) is an American lawyer, politician, and jurist from Colorado. He is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives. Born in 1942, in Chicago, Kramer grew up in the city' ...

, , Republican ,

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

Connecticut

, - ! ,

Barbara B. Kennelly Barbara Bailey Kennelly (born Barbara Ann Bailey; born July 10, 1936) is an American politician. She is the former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut. Family and Education Kennelly was born Barbara ...

, , Democratic ,

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

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

, , Republican ,

, , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Stewart McKinney , , Republican , 1970 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William R. Ratchford , , Democratic ,

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

, , Democratic ,

, , Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
New member elected.
Republican gain. , nowrap ,

Delaware

, - ! , Tom Evans , , Republican , 1976 , , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap ,

Florida

Florida added 4 new districts, going from 15 to 19 seats, adding a new district near Miami and 3 more in central and southwestern Florida. , - ! ,

Earl Hutto Earl Dewitt Hutto (May 12, 1926 – December 14, 2020) was an American politician who served as U.S. Representative from Florida's 1st congressional district. Early life Born in Midland City, Alabama, Hutto attended Dale County public schools ...

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Don Fuqua , , Democratic , 1962 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Charles Edward Bennett Charles Edward Bennett (December 2, 1910 – September 6, 2003) was an American politician serving as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Florida from 1949 to 1993. He was a Democrat who resided in Jacksonville, Florida. ...

, , Democratic ,

1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect. ** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British ...

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

Bill Chappell William Venroe Chappell Jr. (February 3, 1922 – March 30, 1989) was an American Democratic politician from Florida who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1969 to 1989. Early life, education and military service Born in Kendr ...

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Bill McCollum , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , colspan=3 , None (district created) , , New seat.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Sam M. Gibbons , , Democratic , 1962 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Bill Young
, , Republican , 1970 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , colspan=3 , None (district created) , , New seat.
New member elected.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Andy Ireland Andrew Poysell Ireland (born August 23, 1930) is an American politician and former U.S. Representative from Florida. Biography Born to a wealthy family in Cincinnati, Ohio, he attended a private school within the city. He finished his high sch ...

, , Democratic , 1976 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Bill Nelson
, , Democratic ,

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

Skip Bafalis Louis Arthur "Skip" Bafalis (born September 28, 1929) is an American businessman and former politician who served as the U.S. representative for Florida's 10th congressional district from 1973 to 1983. A member of the Republican Party, he was the ...

, , Republican , 1972 , , Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Florida.
New member elected.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! , colspan=3 , None (district created) , , New seat.
New member elected.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Dan Mica
, , Democratic ,

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

Clay Shaw Clay LaVergne Shaw (March 17, 1913 – August 15, 1974) was an American businessman and military officer from New Orleans, Louisiana. Shaw is best known for being the only person brought to trial for involvement in the assassination of John F. ...

, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , colspan=3 , None (district created) , , New seat.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , William Lehman
, , Democratic , 1972 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Claude Pepper Claude Denson Pepper (September 8, 1900 – May 30, 1989) was an American politician of the Democratic Party, and a spokesman for left-liberalism and the elderly. He represented Florida in the United States Senate from 1936 to 1951, and the M ...

, , Democratic , 1962 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Dante Fascell Dante Bruno Fascell (March 9, 1917 – November 28, 1998) was an American politician who represented Florida as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1955 to 1993. He served as chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee ...

, , Democratic ,

1954 Events January * January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany. * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The fir ...

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Georgia

, - ! , Ronald "Bo" Ginn , , Democratic , 1972 , , Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Georgia.
New member elected.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Charles Floyd Hatcher Charles Floyd Hatcher (born July 1, 1939) is an American politician and lawyer from Georgia. He served in Congress as a Democrat. Biography Hatcher was born in Doerun, Georgia and served in the United States Air Force from 1958 to 1962 reachi ...

, , Democratic ,

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

, , Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Elliott H. Levitas Elliott Harris Levitas (December 26, 1930 – December 16, 2022) was an American politician and lawyer from Georgia. He was a former U.S. Representative from Georgia's 4th congressional district, serving five consecutive terms from 1975 to 198 ...

, , Democratic ,

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

Wyche Fowler William Wyche Fowler Jr. (born October 6, 1940) is an American attorney, politician, and diplomat. He is a member of the Democratic Party and served as a U.S. Senator from Georgia from 1987 to 1993. He had previously served in the U.S. House o ...

, , Democratic , 1977 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Newt Gingrich Newton Leroy Gingrich (; né McPherson; born June 17, 1943) is an American politician and author who served as the 50th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999. A member of the Republican Party, he was the U. ...

, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Larry McDonald , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Billy Lee Evans , , Democratic , 1976 , , Incumbent lost renomination.
New member elected.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Ed Jenkins , , Democratic , 1976 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Doug Barnard Jr. Druie Douglas Barnard Jr. (March 20, 1922 – January 11, 2018) was a United States congressman from Georgia. Biography Barnard attended the Richmond County public schools and graduated from the Academy of Richmond County (Augusta, Georgia) ...

, , Democratic , 1976 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Hawaii

, - ! ,

Cecil Heftel Cecil Landau Heftel (September 30, 1924 – February 4, 2010), popularly known as Cec Heftel, was an American politician and businessman from Hawai'i. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1986 for the First Congre ...

, , Democratic , 1976 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Daniel Akaka Daniel Kahikina Akaka (; September 11, 1924 – April 6, 2018) was an American educator and politician who served as a United States Senate, United States Senator from Hawaii from 1990 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), De ...

, , Democratic , 1976 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Idaho

, - ! , Larry Craig , , Republican ,

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

George V. Hansen George Vernon Hansen (September 14, 1930 – August 14, 2014) was a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Idaho. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives for 14 years, representing Idaho's 2nd district from 1965 to 1969 and again fr ...

, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Illinois

Illinois lost two seats at reapportionment, removing two districts with Republican incumbents, and at the same time two other Republican incumbents lost re-election in altered districts. , - ! , Harold Washington , , Democratic ,

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

Gus Savage Augustus Alexander "Gus" Savage (October 30, 1925 – October 31, 2015) was an American entrepreneur, publisher and a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois. Life and career Savage was born in Detroit, M ...

, , Democratic ,

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

Marty Russo Martin Anthony Russo (born January 23, 1944) is an American politician, lawyer and lobbyist from Illinois. Education & legal career He attended and graduated from St. Ignatius College Prep in 1961. He graduated from DePaul University with a Bac ...

, , Democratic ,

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

, , Republican ,

1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...

, , Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican loss. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - , George M. O'Brien
, , Republican , 1972 , Incumbent re-elected. , - ! , John G. Fary , , Democratic , 1975 , , Incumbent lost renomination.
New member elected.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Henry Hyde Henry John Hyde (April 18, 1924 – November 29, 2007) was an American politician who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 2007, representing the 6th District of Illinois, an area of Chicago' ...

, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Cardiss Collins , , Democratic , 1973 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Dan Rostenkowski , , Democratic ,

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

Sidney R. Yates Sidney Richard Yates (August 27, 1909 – October 5, 2000) was an American politician from the state of Illinois. A native of Chicago, he graduated from Lake View High School in 1928. He received bachelor's (1931) and law (1933) degrees fro ...

, , Democratic , 1964 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , , John E. Porter , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , rowspan=2 , , - , Robert McClory
, , Republican , 1962 , , Incumbent retired.
Republican loss. , - ! , Frank Annunzio , , Democratic , 1964 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Phil Crane , , Republican , 1969 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

John N. Erlenborn John Neal Erlenborn (February 8, 1927 – October 30, 2005) was an American lawyer and a former Republican member of the U.S. Congressional Delegations from Illinois, representing the 14th (then after 1980s redistricting the 13th) district. ...

, , Republican , 1964 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Tom Corcoran
, , Republican , 1976 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Edward Rell Madigan
, , Republican , 1972 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Lynn Morley Martin , , Republican ,

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

, , Republican ,

, , Incumbent lost renomination.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Robert H. Michel Robert Henry Michel (; March 2, 1923 – February 17, 2017) was an American Republican Party politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives for 38 years. He represented central Illinois' 18th congressional distric ...

, , Republican ,

1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim Elliot and Pete Fleming, are kille ...

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Dan Crane
, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Paul Findley , , Republican ,

, , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Melvin Price
, , Democratic ,

1944 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in ...

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

Paul Simon Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and actor whose career has spanned six decades. He is one of the most acclaimed songwriters in popular music, both as a solo artist and as half of folk roc ...

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Indiana

Indiana lost one seat at reapportionment; Republicans in the legislature deleted two Democratic districts and added a new Republican district, although this strategy was offset by the unexpected defeat of incumbent H. Joel Deckard. , - ! , Adam Benjamin Jr. , , Democratic , 1976 , , Incumbent died.
New member elected.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Philip R. Sharp
, , Democratic ,

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

John P. Hiler John Patrick Hiler (born April 24, 1953) is an American politician and businessman who served five terms as a United States representative from Indiana from 1981 to 1991. Biography Born in Chicago, Illinois, Hiler graduated from La Lumie ...

, , Republican ,

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

Dan Coats Daniel Ray Coats (born May 16, 1943) is an American politician, attorney, and former diplomat. From 2017 to 2019, he served as the Director of National Intelligence in the Trump administration. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a ...

, , Republican ,

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

Elwood Hillis Elwood Haynes "Bud" Hillis (March 6, 1926 – January 4, 2023) was an American politician and lawyer from Indiana. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, serving Indiana's 5th congressional district for 8 term ...

, , Republican , 1970 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , colspan=3 , None (district created) , , New seat.
New member elected.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , , John T. Myers , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - , Floyd Fithian
, , Democratic ,

, , Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Democratic loss. , - ! ,

, , Republican ,

, , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Lee H. Hamilton , , Democratic , 1964 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , ,

, , Democratic ,

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

, , Democratic ,

, , Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic loss.

Iowa

, - ! , Jim Leach , , Republican , 1976 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Tom Tauke , , Republican ,

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

T. Cooper Evans Thomas Cooper Evans (May 26, 1924 – December 22, 2005) was a three-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 3rd congressional district. First elected to Congress in a close race amidst a Republican landslide, in a district that became l ...

, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Neal Smith , , Democratic ,

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

Tom Harkin Thomas Richard Harkin (born November 19, 1939) is an American lawyer, author, and politician who served as a United States senator from Iowa from 1985 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously was the U.S. representative for Io ...

, , Democratic ,

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

Berkley Bedell Berkley Warren Bedell (March 5, 1921 – December 7, 2019) was an American Democratic Party politician and businessman who served as the U.S. representative for Iowa's 6th congressional district from 1975 to 1987. After starting a successful bus ...

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Kansas

, - ! ,

Pat Roberts Charles Patrick Roberts (born April 20, 1936) is a retired American politician and journalist who served as a United States senator from Kansas from 1997 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, Roberts served 8 terms in the U.S. House of Rep ...

, , Republican ,

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

, , Republican ,

, , Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Larry Winn , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Dan Glickman , , Democratic , 1976 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Bob Whittaker Robert Russell Whittaker (born September 18, 1939) is a former U.S. Representative from Kansas. Early life Whittaker was born in Eureka, Kansas and was educated in the Greenwood County public schools. He attended the University of Kansas from ...

, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Kentucky

, - ! , Carroll Hubbard , , Democratic ,

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

William Huston Natcher William Huston Natcher (September 11, 1909 – March 29, 1994) was a Democratic congressman, serving in the United States House of Representatives from 1953 until his death from heart failure in Bethesda, Maryland in 1994. He is the second lo ...

, , Democratic , 1953 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Romano L. Mazzoli Romano Louis "Ron" Mazzoli (November 2, 1932 – November 1, 2022) was an American politician and lawyer from Kentucky. He represented Louisville, Kentucky, and its suburbs in the United States House of Representatives from 1971 through 1995 as ...

, , Democratic , 1970 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Gene Snyder , , Republican ,

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

Hal Rogers Harold Dallas Rogers (born December 31, 1937) is an American lawyer and politician serving his 21st term as the U.S. representative for , having served since 1981. He is a member of the Republican Party. Upon Don Young's death in 2022, Rogers b ...

, , Republican ,

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

Larry J. Hopkins Larry Jones Hopkins (October 25, 1933 – November 15, 2021) was an American businessman and politician who represented Kentucky's 6th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 1993. He was the Republican n ...

, , Republican ,

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

Carl D. Perkins Carl Dewey Perkins (October 15, 1912 – August 3, 1984), a Democrat, was an American politician and member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Kentucky serving from 1949 until his death from a heart attack in Lexi ...

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Louisiana

All eight incumbents were re-elected by receiving more than 50% of the vote in the September 11 non-partisan blanket primaries. , - ! ,

Bob Livingston Robert Linlithgow Livingston Jr. (born April 30, 1943) is an American lobbyist and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Louisiana from 1977 to 1999. A Republican, he was chosen as Newt Gingrich's successor as Speaker of the U.S. ...

, , Republican , 1977 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Lindy Boggs , , Democratic , 1973 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Billy Tauzin Wilbert Joseph Tauzin II (; born June 14, 1943) is an American lobbyist and politician. He was President and CEO of PhRMA, a pharmaceutical company lobby group. Tauzin was also a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1980 ...

, , Democratic ,

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

Buddy Roemer Charles Elson "Buddy" Roemer III (October 4, 1943 – May 17, 2021) was an American politician, investor, and banker who served as the 52nd Governor of Louisiana from 1988 to 1992, and as a member of the United States House of Representatives f ...

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Jerry Huckaby , , Democratic , 1976 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Henson Moore William Henson Moore III (born October 4, 1939) is an American attorney and businessman who is a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives, having represented Louisiana's 6th congressional district, based about Baton Rouge, from 1975 to ...

, , Republican ,

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

John Breaux John Berlinger Breaux (; born March 1, 1944) is an American lobbyist, attorney, and retired politician who was a member of the United States Senate from Louisiana from 1987 until 2005. He was also a member of the U.S. House of Representatives ...

, , Democratic , 1972 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Gillis William Long , , Democratic , 1972 , Re-elected in primary , nowrap ,

Maine

, - ! , David F. Emery , , Republican ,

, , Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
New member elected.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Olympia Snowe Olympia Jean Snowe (; born February 21, 1947) is an American businesswoman and politician who was a United States Senator from Maine from 1995 to 2013. Snowe, a member of the Republican Party, became known for her ability to influence the outco ...

, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Maryland

, - ! ,

Roy Dyson Royden Patrick Dyson (born November 15, 1948), is an American politician. He is a former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Maryland. Born in Great Mills, Maryland, Dyson attended private schools and gradua ...

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Clarence Long , , Democratic , 1962 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Barbara Mikulski , , Democratic , 1976 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Marjorie Holt Marjorie Sewell Holt (September 17, 1920 – January 6, 2018), a Republican, was a U.S. Congresswoman who represented Maryland's 4th congressional district from January 3, 1973, to January 3, 1987. She was the first Republican woman elected to ...

, , Republican , 1972 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Steny Hoyer Steny Hamilton Hoyer (born June 14, 1939) is an American politician and attorney serving as the U.S. representative for since 1981 and as House Majority Leader since 2019. A Democrat, Hoyer was first elected in a special election on May 19, 19 ...

, , Democratic , 1981 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Beverly Byron , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Parren Mitchell , , Democratic , 1970 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Michael D. Barnes Michael Darr Barnes (born September 3, 1943) is an American lawyer and politician who represented the eighth district of Maryland in the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 1987. Early life Born in Washington, D.C. to John P. Ba ...

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Massachusetts

Massachusetts lost one seat at reapportionment, combining the districts of Barney Frank and Margaret Heckler. , - ! ,

Silvio Conte Silvio Ottavio Conte (November 9, 1921 – February 8, 1991) was an American lawyer and politician. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for 16 terms, representing the 1st Congressional District of Massachusett ...

, , Republican ,

, 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 Bol ...

, , Democratic , 1952 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Joseph D. Early Joseph Daniel Early (January 31, 1933 – November 9, 2012) was an American politician. He represented the third district of Massachusetts in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1975 to 1993. Early was born in Worcester, Massachusetts on Ja ...

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , , Barney Frank , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - , Margaret Heckler
, , Republican ,

, , Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican loss. , - ! , James Shannon , , Democratic ,

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

Nicholas Mavroules Nicholas James Mavroules (November 1, 1929 – December 25, 2003) was an American Democratic Party politician from Massachusetts. He served as Mayor of Peabody, Massachusetts for a decade, then represented Peabody and much of the surrounding ...

, , Democratic ,

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

Ed Markey Edward John Markey (born July 11, 1946) is an American lawyer, politician, and former Army reservist who has served as the junior United States senator from Massachusetts since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the U.S. represent ...

, , Democratic , 1976 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Tip O'Neill Thomas Phillip "Tip" O'Neill Jr. (December 9, 1912 – January 5, 1994) was an American politician who served as the 47th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1987, representing northern Boston, Massachusetts, as ...

, , Democratic , 1952 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Joe Moakley , , Democratic , 1972 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Gerry E. Studds Gerry Eastman Studds (; May 12, 1937 – October 14, 2006) was an American Democratic Congressman from Massachusetts who served from 1973 until 1997. He was the first openly gay member of Congress. In 1983 he was censured by the House of ...

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

Brian J. Donnelly Brian Joseph Donnelly (born March 2, 1946, Boston) is a former ambassador and U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, serving from 1979 to 1993. He is a Democrat. Donnelly attended private schools in Suffolk County. He graduated from Catho ...

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Michigan

Michigan lost one seat at reapportionment. , - ! ,

John Conyers John James Conyers Jr. (May 16, 1929October 27, 2019) was an American politician of the Democratic Party who served as a U.S. representative from Michigan from 1965 to 2017. The districts he represented always included part of western Detroit ...

, , Democratic , 1964 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Carl Pursell , , Republican , 1976 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Howard Wolpe Howard Eliot Wolpe (November 3, 1939 – October 25, 2011) was an American politician who served as a seven-term U.S. Representative from Michigan and Presidential Special Envoy to the African Great Lakes Region in the Clinton Administration, whe ...

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Mark D. Siljander , , Republican , 1981 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Harold S. Sawyer , , Republican , 1976 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

, , Republican ,

, , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Dale E. Kildee , , Democratic , 1976 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , J. Bob Traxler , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Guy Vander Jagt , , Republican ,

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

Donald J. Albosta Donald Joseph Albosta (December 5, 1925 – December 18, 2014) was an American farmer, businessman, and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He served three terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 1985. Mos ...

, , Democratic ,

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

Robert William Davis Robert William Davis (July 31, 1932 – October 16, 2009) was an American politician from the state of Michigan. He represented the state's 11th congressional district, which at that time included the Upper Peninsula and a large portion o ...

, , Republican ,

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

David E. Bonior David Edward Bonior (born June 6, 1945) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. First elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1976, Bonior served as Democratic whip in the House from 1991 to 2002, during which time Dem ...

, , Democratic , 1976 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

George Crockett Jr. George William Crockett Jr. (August 10, 1909 – September 7, 1997) was an African-American attorney, jurist, and congressman from the U.S. state of Michigan. He also served as a national vice-president of the National Lawyers Guild and co ...

, , Democratic ,

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

Dennis M. Hertel Dennis Mark Hertel (born December 7, 1948) is an American politician and lawyer from Michigan. From 1981 to 1993, he served six terms in the United States House of Representatives , U.S. House of Representatives. Early life and education Hertel ...

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William D. Ford , , Democratic , 1964 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

John Dingell John David Dingell Jr. (July 8, 1926 – February 7, 2019) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1955 until 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he holds the record for longes ...

, , Democratic , 1955 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , ,

, , Democratic ,

, , Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - , James J. Blanchard
, , Democratic ,

, , Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Michigan.
Democratic loss. , - ! , William Broomfield
, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Minnesota

, - ! ,

, , Republican ,

, , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Vin Weber
, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Bill Frenzel , , Republican , 1970 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Bruce Vento Bruce Frank Vento (October 7, 1940 – October 10, 2000) was an American politician, a Democratic-Farmer-Labor member of the United States House of Representatives from 1977 until his death in 2000, representing . Early life Vento was born in ...

, , Democratic , 1976 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Martin Olav Sabo Martin Olav Sabo (February 28, 1938 – March 13, 2016) was an American politician who served as United States House of Representatives, United States Representative for , which includes Minneapolis; the district is one of eight Minnesota Congre ...

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Arlen Erdahl
, , Republican ,

, , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Arlan Stangeland Arlan Inghart Stangeland (February 8, 1930 – July 2, 2013) was an American politician from Minnesota. As a Republican, Stangeland served in the United States House of Representatives from February 22, 1977 to January 3, 1991. He lost his campa ...

, , Republican , 1977 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Jim Oberstar , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Mississippi

, - ! ,

Jamie L. Whitten Jamie Lloyd Whitten (April 18, 1910September 9, 1995) was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who represented the Deep South state of Mississippi in the United States House of Representatives from 1941 to 1995. He was at the ...

, , Democratic , 1941 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , David R. Bowen , , Democratic , 1972 , , Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Gillespie V. Montgomery Gillespie V. "Sonny" Montgomery (August 5, 1920 – May 12, 2006) was an American soldier and politician from Mississippi who served in the Mississippi Senate and U.S. House of Representatives from 1967 to 1997. He was also a retired major genera ...

, , Democratic ,

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

Wayne Dowdy Charles Wayne Dowdy (born July 27, 1943) is an American politician, lawyer and jurist from Mississippi. He was first elected in a 1981 special election and served four terms in the United States House of Representatives. He later served as chai ...

, , Democratic , 1981 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Trent Lott Chester Trent Lott Sr. (born October 9, 1941) is an American lawyer, author, and politician. A former United States Senator from Mississippi, Lott served in numerous leadership positions in both the United States House of Representatives and the ...

, , Republican , 1972 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Missouri

Missouri lost one seat at reapportionment. , - ! , Bill Clay , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Robert A. Young , , Democratic , 1976 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Dick Gephardt Richard Andrew Gephardt (; born January 31, 1941) is an American attorney, lobbyist, and politician who served as a United States Representative from Missouri from 1977 to 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, he was House Majority Leader fro ...

, , Democratic , 1976 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , , Ike Skelton , , Democratic , 1976 , Incumbent re-elected. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - , Wendell Bailey
, , Republican ,

, , Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican loss. , - ! ,

, , Democratic ,

, , Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Earl Thomas Coleman Earl Thomas Coleman (born May 29, 1943) is an American politician who represented Missouri in the United States House of Representatives from 1976–1993. Education He attended public schools and received a B.A. from William Jewell College in ...

, , Republican , 1976 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Gene Taylor , , Republican , 1972 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Bill Emerson
, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Harold Volkmer , , Democratic , 1976 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Montana

, - ! ,

John Patrick Williams John Patrick Williams (born October 30, 1937) is an American Democratic legislator who represented Montana in the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 1997. Williams attended the University of Montana in Missoula, William Jewell ...

, , Democratic ,

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

Ron Marlenee Ronald Charles Marlenee (August 8, 1935 – April 26, 2020) was a Republican politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from the U.S. state of Montana from January 3, 1977, to January 3, 1993. He represented . Early lif ...

, , Republican , 1976 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Nebraska

, - ! ,

Doug Bereuter Douglas Kent Bereuter (born October 6, 1939) is an American retired politician from the state of Nebraska in the Midwestern United States. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1979 until 2004. He also served as the pr ...

, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Hal Daub , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Virginia D. Smith , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Nevada

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

, , Democratic ,

, , Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
New member elected.
Republican gain. , nowrap ,

New Hampshire

, - ! ,

Norman D'Amours Norman Edward D'Amours (born October 14, 1937) is an American Democratic politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives from New Hampshire from 1975 to 1985. Early life Born in Holyoke, Hampden County, Massachusetts, ...

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Judd Gregg , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

New Jersey

New Jersey lost one seat at reapportionment. , - ! ,

James J. Florio James Joseph Florio (August 29, 1937 – September 25, 2022) was an American politician who served as the 49th governor of New Jersey from 1990 to 1994. He was previously the U.S. Representative for New Jersey's 1st congressional district from 1 ...

, , Democratic ,

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

William J. Hughes William John Hughes (October 17, 1932 – October 30, 2019) was an American politician and diplomat who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1975 to 1995, representing New Jersey's Second Congressional Distric ...

, , Democratic ,

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

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

, , Democratic , 1964 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Christopher H. Smith , , Republican ,

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

Marge Roukema Margaret "Marge" Roukema (née Scafati; September 19, 1929 – November 12, 2014) was an American politician who represented New Jersey in the U.S. House of Representatives for twenty-two years as a Republican from 1981 to 2003. Early life ...

, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Bernard J. Dwyer
, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Matthew John Rinaldo
, , Republican , 1972 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Robert A. Roe , , Democratic , 1970 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Harold C. Hollenbeck , , Republican , 1976 , , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Peter W. Rodino Peter Wallace Rodino Jr. (June 7, 1909 – May 7, 2005) was an American Democratic politician. He represented parts of Newark, New Jersey and surrounding Essex and Hudson counties for twenty terms from 1949 to 1989. He was the longest-serving ...

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Joseph G. Minish , , Democratic , 1962 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , ,

James A. Courter James Andrew Courter (born October 14, 1941) is an American Republican Party politician, lawyer, and businessman. He represented parts of northwestern New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 1991. In 1989, he u ...

, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - , Millicent Fenwick
, , Republican ,

, , Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Republican loss. , - ! ,

Edwin B. Forsythe Edwin Bell Forsythe (January 17, 1916 – March 29, 1984) was an American Republican Party politician from New Jersey who represented parts of Burlington, Ocean, and Camden Counties in the United States House of Representatives from 1970 until ...

, , Republican , 1970 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Frank Joseph Guarini , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

New Mexico

, - ! ,

Manuel Lujan Jr. Manuel Archibald Lujan Jr. (May 12, 1928 – April 25, 2019) was an American politician from New Mexico who served in the U.S. House of Representatives as a Republican from 1969 to 1989 and as the United States Secretary of the Interior from 1 ...

, , Republican ,

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

Joe Skeen Joseph Richard Skeen (June 30, 1927 – December 7, 2003) was an American politician who served as a congressman from southern New Mexico. A conservative Republican, he served for eleven terms in the United States House of Representatives betwee ...

, , Republican ,

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

New York

New York lost five seats at reapportionment. , - ! , William Carney , , Conservative ,

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

Thomas J. Downey Thomas Joseph Downey (born January 28, 1949) is an American attorney, lobbyist and former politician who served as a U.S. Representative for New York's 2nd congressional district from 1975 to 1993. Early life and education Downey was born in Qu ...

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , , Gregory W. Carman , , Republican ,

, , Incumbent retired.
Republican loss. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - , John LeBoutillier
, , Republican ,

, , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , - ! , Norman F. Lent , , Republican , 1970 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Raymond J. McGrath , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Joseph P. Addabbo
, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal
, , Democratic , 1962 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , James H. Scheuer
, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Geraldine Ferraro , , Democratic ,

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

Chuck Schumer Charles Ellis Schumer ( ; born November 23, 1950) is an American politician serving as Senate Majority Leader since January 20, 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Schumer is in his fourth Senate term, having held his seat since 1999, an ...

, , Democratic ,

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

Fred Richmond Frederick William Richmond (November 15, 1923 – December 28, 2019) was an American politician who served as a Democratic four-term member of the United States House of Representatives from New York from 1975 to 1982. Early life Richmond was ...

, , Democratic ,

, , Resigned
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! ,

, , Democratic ,

, , Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Stephen J. Solarz Stephen Joshua Solarz (; September 12, 1940 – November 29, 2010) was an American politician who served as a United States representative from New York until his political career ended in the wake of the House banking scandal in 1992. Solarz w ...

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , , Guy V. Molinari
, , Republican ,

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

, , Democratic ,

, , Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic loss. , - ! , S. William Green
, , Republican ,

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

Charles B. Rangel Charles Bernard Rangel (, ; born June 11, 1930) is an American politician who was a U.S. representative for districts in New York from 1971 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the second-longest serving incumbent member of the H ...

, , Democratic , 1970 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , ,

Theodore S. Weiss Theodore S. Weiss (September 17, 1927 – September 14, 1992) was an American Democratic Party politician who served in the United States House of Representatives for New York from 1977 until his death in 1992. Life and career Weiss was born in ...

, , Democratic , 1976 , Incumbent re-elected. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - ,

, , Democratic , 1964 , , Incumbent retired.
Democratic loss. , - ! , Robert García
, , Democratic ,

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

Mario Biaggi Mario Biaggi (October 26, 1917 – June 24, 2015) was an American politician, attorney, and police officer. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state), New York from 1969 to 1988. Prior to his polit ...

, , Democratic ,

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

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

Hamilton Fish IV Hamilton Fish IV or Hamilton Fish Jr. (June 3, 1926 – July 23, 1996) was an American Republican politician who represented parts of New York's Hudson Valley region in the United States House of Representatives for thirteen terms from 1969 to ...

, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , , Benjamin A. Gilman
, , Republican , 1972 , Incumbent re-elected. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - ,

, , Democratic ,

, , Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic loss. , - ! , Samuel S. Stratton
, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Gerald B. H. Solomon
, , Republican ,

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

, , Republican , 1972 , , Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! , David O'Brien Martin
, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , , George C. Wortley
, , Republican ,

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

, , Republican ,

, , Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican loss. , - ! ,

Matthew F. McHugh Matthew Francis "Matt" McHugh (born December 6, 1938) is an American lawyer and former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York, serving from 1975 to 1993. Biography Early life and education McHugh was born ...

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Frank Horton
, , Republican , 1962 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Barber Conable
, , Republican , 1964 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Jack Kemp Jack French Kemp (July 13, 1935 – May 2, 2009) was an American politician and a professional football player. A member of the Republican Party from New York, he served as Housing Secretary in the administration of President George H. W. B ...

, , Republican , 1970 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

John J. LaFalce John Joseph LaFalce (born October 6, 1939) is an American politician who served as a Congressman from the state of New York from 1975 to 2003. He retired in 2002 after his district was merged with that of a fellow Democrat. LaFalce was first ele ...

, , Democratic ,

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

Henry J. Nowak Henry James Nowak (born February 21, 1935) is an American lawyer, politician and a former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York between 1975 and 1993. Early life Nowak was born in Buffalo, New York atte ...

, , Democratic ,

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

Stan Lundine Stanley Nelson Lundine (born February 4, 1939) is an American politician from Jamestown, New York who served as Mayor of Jamestown, a United States representative, and Lieutenant Governor of New York. Life and career Lundine graduated from ...

, , Democratic , 1976 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

North Carolina

, - ! ,

Walter B. Jones Sr. Walter Beaman Jones Sr. (August 19, 1913 – September 15, 1992), was an American Democratic politician from the state of North Carolina who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1966 until his death from natural causes in ...

, , Democratic ,

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

, , Democratic , 1952 , , Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Charles Orville Whitley , , Democratic , 1976 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Ike Franklin Andrews Ike Franklin Andrews (September 2, 1925 – May 10, 2010) was an American politician. He served as a Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina's Fourth Congressional District between 1973 and 1985, when he was defeated for reelection b ...

, , Democratic , 1972 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Stephen L. Neal , , Democratic ,

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

Walter E. Johnston III Walter Eugene Johnston III (March 3, 1936 – March 28, 2018), usually known as Gene Johnston, was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina between 1981 and 1983. Biography Jo ...

, , Republican ,

, , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Charlie Rose Charles Peete Rose Jr. (born January 5, 1942) is an American former television journalist and talk show host. From 1991 to 2017, he was the host and executive producer of the talk show '' Charlie Rose'' on PBS and Bloomberg LP. Rose also co- ...

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

Bill Hefner Willie Gathrel Hefner (April 11, 1930 – September 2, 2009), was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina, serving between 1975 and 1999. Life and career Born in Elora, Tennessee, Hefner graduated from high school in Sardis, Al ...

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , James G. Martin , , Republican , 1972 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , James T. Broyhill , , Republican , 1962 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

, , Republican ,

, , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap ,

North Dakota

, - ! , Byron Dorgan , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Ohio

Ohio lost two seats at reapportionment. , - ! , Tom Luken
, , Democratic , 1976 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Bill Gradison
, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Tony P. Hall , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Mike Oxley , , Republican , 1972 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Del Latta Delbert Leroy Latta (March 5, 1920 – May 12, 2016) was an American lawyer and politician who served 15 terms as a United States Representative from Ohio's 5th district from 1959 to 1989. A Republican, he is one of the state's longest-servi ...

, , Republican ,

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

Bob McEwen Robert D. McEwen (born January 12, 1950) is an American lobbyist and former Republican Party politician. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from southern Ohio's Sixth District, from January 3, 1981 to January 3, 199 ...

, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Bud Brown , , Republican , 1965 , , Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Ohio.
New member elected.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Tom Kindness Thomas Norman Kindness (August 26, 1929January 8, 2004) was a member of the United States House of Representatives representing Ohio from January 3, 1975 to January 3, 1987. Life and career Born in Knoxville, Tennessee, Kindness graduated from ...

, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Ed Weber , , Republican ,

, , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , ,

Clarence E. Miller Clarence Ellsworth Miller, Jr. (November 1, 1917 – August 2, 2011) was a Republican Congressman from Ohio, serving January 3, 1967, to January 3, 1993. He was born in Lancaster, Ohio, one of six children of an electrician father. After ...

, , Republican ,

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

, , Republican ,

, , Incumbent retired.
Republican loss. , - ! rowspan=2 , ,

, , Republican , 1964 , , Incumbent retired.
Republican loss. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - , Dennis E. Eckart
, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , - ! ,

, , Democratic ,

, , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Don Pease Donald James Pease (September 26, 1931 – July 28, 2002) was an American politician. He served eight terms as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio's 13th District, an area in northeast Ohio. He was a Democrat. Edu ...

, , Democratic , 1976 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John F. Seiberling , , Democratic , 1970 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Chalmers P. Wylie , , Republican ,

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

Ralph Regula Ralph Straus Regula (December 3, 1924 – July 19, 2017) was an American politician from Ohio. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the Ohio House of Representatives, the Ohio State Senate and the United States House of Representatives. ...

, , Republican , 1972 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Lyle Williams
, , Republican ,

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

Douglas Applegate Douglas Earl Applegate (March 27, 1928 – August 7, 2021) was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from Ohio's 18th congressional district from 1977 to 1995, as a member of the Democratic Party. Prio ...

, , Democratic , 1976 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Ronald M. Mottl
, , Democratic ,

, , Incumbent lost renomination.
New member elected.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Mary Rose Oakar Mary Rose Oakar (born March 5, 1940) is an American Democratic politician and former member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio, serving from 1977 to 1993. She was the first Democratic woman elected to the United States Congr ...

, , Democratic , 1976 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Louis Stokes , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Oklahoma

, - ! ,

James R. Jones James Robert Jones (born May 5, 1939) is an American lawyer, diplomat, Democratic politician, a retired U.S. Congressman from Oklahoma, and a former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico under President Bill Clinton. Jones grew up in Muskogee, Oklahoma, ...

, , Democratic , 1972 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Mike Synar , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Wes Watkins , , Democratic , 1976 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Dave McCurdy , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Mickey Edwards , , Republican , 1976 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Glenn English Glenn Lee English Jr. (born November 30, 1940) is a U.S. Democratic politician who represented Oklahoma's 6th congressional district for 10 successive terms. English is formerly the chief executive officer of the National Rural Electric Cooper ...

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Oregon

, - ! , Les AuCoin , , Democratic ,

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

Ron Wyden Ronald Lee Wyden (; born May 3, 1949) is an American politician and retired educator serving as the senior United States senator from Oregon, a seat he has held since 1996. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the United States Hou ...

, , Democratic ,

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

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

Denny Smith Dennis Alan "Denny" Smith (born January 19, 1938) is an American businessman and former United States congressman from the state of Oregon. A native of the state, he served in the Air Force before working in the airline industry and taking over t ...

, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania lost two seats at reapportionment. , - ! rowspan=2 , , Thomas M. Foglietta , , Democratic ,

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

, , Democratic , 1981 , , Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic loss. , - ! , William H. Gray , , Democratic ,

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

, , Republican ,

, , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! ,

, , Republican ,

, , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Richard T. Schulze , , Republican ,

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

Gus Yatron Constantine "Gus" Yatron (October 16, 1927 – March 13, 2003) was an American businessman, boxer, and politician who served as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district from ...

, , Democratic ,

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

Robert W. Edgar Robert William "Bob" Edgar (May 29, 1943 – April 23, 2013) was an American politician and administrator from Pennsylvania, and a member of the Democratic Party. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 19 ...

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , James K. Coyne III , , Republican ,

, , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Bud Shuster , , Republican , 1972 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Joseph M. McDade , , Republican , 1962 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , James L. Nelligan , , Republican ,

, , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , , John Murtha , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - , Donald A. Bailey
, , Democratic ,

, , Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic loss. , - ! , R. Lawrence Coughlin , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William J. Coyne , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Donald L. Ritter , , Republican ,

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

Robert Smith Walker Robert Smith Walker (born December 23, 1942) is a former American politician who represented Pennsylvania in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican from 1977 until his retirement in 1997. He was known for his fiery rhetoric ...

, , Republican , 1976 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

, , Democratic , 1976 , , Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Pennsylvania.
New member elected.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Doug Walgren Douglas Walgren (born December 28, 1940) is an American attorney and politician who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania from 1977 to 1991. Early life Walgren was born in Rochester, New York, and ...

, , Democratic , 1976 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William F. Goodling , , Republican ,

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

Joseph M. Gaydos Joseph Matthew Gaydos (July 3, 1926 – February 7, 2015) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Gaydos was the first Slovak American to serve in the United States Congress. Early life and education Gayd ...

, , Democratic ,

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

, , Republican , 1976 , , Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Austin Murphy Austin John Murphy (born June 17, 1927) is a former Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania from 1977 to 1995. Born in North Charleroi, Pennsylvania, Murphy grew up in New London, Connecticut. He later returned ...

, , Democratic , 1976 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

William F. Clinger Jr. William Floyd Clinger Jr. (April 4, 1929 – May 28, 2021) was an American attorney and Republican politician who represented northwest and north-central Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1979 to 1997. Early life and educ ...

, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Rhode Island

, - ! ,

Fernand St. Germain Fernand Joseph St Germain (January 9, 1928 – August 16, 2014) was an American politician from Rhode Island. He was a member of the Democratic Party and served in the Rhode Island House of Representatives and the United States House of Rep ...

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Claudine Schneider , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

South Carolina

, - ! ,

Thomas F. Hartnett Thomas Forbes "Tommy" Hartnett (born August 7, 1941) is a former U.S. Representative from South Carolina. Life and career Hartnett was born in Charleston. He graduated from Bishop England High School in Charleston in 1960. He attended the Co ...

, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Floyd Spence , , Republican , 1970 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Butler Derrick Butler Carson Derrick Jr. (September 30, 1936 – May 5, 2014) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from South Carolina. Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, he moved to his parents' home state of South Carolina in his youth and ...

, , Democratic ,

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

Carroll A. Campbell Jr. Carroll Ashmore Campbell Jr. (July 24, 1940December 7, 2005), was an American Republican Party politician who served as the 112th governor of South Carolina from 1987 to 1995. Prior to this, he served as a member of the South Carolina Sena ...

, , Republican ,

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

, , Democratic ,

, , Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! , John Light Napier , , Republican ,

, , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap ,

South Dakota

, - ! rowspan=2 , ,

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - , Clint Roberts
, , Republican ,

, , Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican loss.

Tennessee

, - ! , Jimmy Quillen , , Republican , 1962 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John Duncan Sr. , , Republican , 1964 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Marilyn Lloyd Rachel Marilyn Lloyd (née Laird; January 3, 1929 – September 19, 2018) was an American politician and businesswoman who served ten terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1975 until 1995. Education and personal life Laird w ...

, , Democratic ,

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

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

Al Gore Albert Arnold Gore Jr. (born March 31, 1948) is an American politician, businessman, and environmentalist who served as the 45th vice president of the United States from 1993 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton. Gore was the Democratic ...

, , Democratic , 1976 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Robin Beard
, , Republican , 1972 , , Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
New member elected.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Ed Jones
, , Democratic , 1969 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Harold Ford Sr. Harold Eugene Ford Sr. (born May 20, 1945) is an American politician and Democratic former member of the United States House of Representatives representing the area of Memphis, Tennessee, for 11 terms—from 1975 until his retirement in 1997. H ...

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Texas

, - ! ,

Sam B. Hall Samuel Blakeley Hall Jr. (January 11, 1924 – April 10, 1994) was an American lawyer, politician, and judge. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas's 1st congressional district from 1976 to 1985 and a United ...

, , Democratic , 1976 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Charles Wilson , , Democratic , 1972 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , James M. Collins , , Republican ,

, , Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
New member elected.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Ralph Hall , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Jim Mattox , , Democratic , 1976 , , Incumbent retired to run for

Attorney General In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general or attorney-general (sometimes abbreviated AG or Atty.-Gen) is the main legal advisor to the government. The plural is attorneys general. In some jurisdictions, attorneys general also have exec ...

Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Phil Gramm William Philip Gramm (born July 8, 1942) is an American economist and politician who represented Texas in both chambers of Congress. Though he began his political career as a Democrat, Gramm switched to the Republican Party in 1983. Gramm was a ...

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William Reynolds Archer Jr. , , Republican , 1970 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Jack Fields Jack Milton Fields Jr. (born February 3, 1952) is a Texas businessman and a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from a Houston-based district. Early life Fields was born in Humble, a northern suburb of Hou ...

, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Jack Brooks , , Democratic , 1952 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

J. J. Pickle James Jarrell "Jake" Pickle (October 11, 1913 – June 18, 2005) was a United States Representative from the 10th congressional district of Texas from 1963 to 1995. Pickle was born in Roscoe, Texas and brought up in Big Spring. He acquired ...

, , Democratic , 1963 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Marvin Leath James Marvin Leath (May 6, 1931 – December 8, 2000) was a U.S. Representative from Texas. Born in Henderson, Texas, Leath attended the Rusk County public schools and graduated from Henderson High School in 1949. He attended Kilgore Junior Col ...

, , Democratic ,

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

Jim Wright James Claude Wright Jr. (December 22, 1922 – May 6, 2015) was an American politician who served as the 48th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1987 to 1989. He represented Texas's 12th congressional district as a ...

, , Democratic ,

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

Jack Hightower Jack English Hightower (September 6, 1926 – August 3, 2013) was a former Democratic U.S. representative from Texas's 13th congressional district. Early life Born in Memphis, the seat of Hall County in West Texas, Hightower was a United Sta ...

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William Neff Patman , , Democratic ,

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

Kika de la Garza Eligio "Kika" de la Garza II (September 22, 1927March 13, 2017) was an American politician who served as the Democratic representative for the 15th congressional district of Texas from January 3, 1965, to January 3, 1997. Biography De la Garza ...

, , Democratic , 1964 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Richard C. White , , Democratic , 1964 , , Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Charles Stenholm , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Mickey Leland , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Kent Hance , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Henry B. Gonzalez , , Democratic , 1961 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Tom Loeffler Thomas Gilbert Loeffler (born August 1, 1946) is an American politician and Republican former member of the United States House of Representatives from central Texas. Loeffler was born in Fredericksburg in the heart of the Texas Hill Country an ...

, , Republican ,

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

Ron Paul Ronald Ernest Paul (born August 20, 1935) is an American author, activist, physician and retired politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 22nd congressional district from 1976 to 1977 and again from 1979 to 1985, as we ...

, , Republican ,

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

Abraham Kazen Abraham Kazen Jr., usually known as Chick Kazen (January 17, 1919 – November 29, 1987), was a U.S. Representative from Texas's 23rd congressional district, the first to serve in that particular position. Elected in 1966, Kazen served until ...

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Martin Frost , , Democratic ,

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

Utah

, - ! , James V. Hansen , , Republican ,

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

David Daniel Marriott David Daniel Marriott (born November 2, 1939) is an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for Utah's 2nd congressional district from 1977 to 1985. Early life and education Born in Bingham, Ut ...

, , Republican , 1976 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , colspan=3 , None (district created) , , New seat.
New member elected.
Republican gain. , nowrap ,

Vermont

, - ! ,

Jim Jeffords James Merrill Jeffords (May 11, 1934 – August 18, 2014) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. senator from Vermont. Sworn into the Senate in 1989, he served as a Republican until 2001, when he left the party to become ...

, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Virginia

, - ! , Paul S. Trible Jr. , , Republican , 1976 , , Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
New member elected.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! ,

G. William Whitehurst George William Whitehurst (born March 12, 1925) is an American former journalist and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from the commonwealth of Virginia. He began his career as a professor at the Norfolk campu ...

, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Thomas J. Bliley Jr. , , Republican , 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

, , Republican , 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 1972 , , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Dan Daniel (politician), Dan Daniel , , Democratic ,

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

, , Republican , 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 1972 , , Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , J. Kenneth Robinson , , Republican , 1970 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 1970 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Stanford E. Parris , , Republican , 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

, , Republican , 1966 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 1966 , , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Frank Wolf (politician), Frank Wolf , , Republican , 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Washington

, - ! , Joel Pritchard , , Republican , 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 1972 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Al Swift , , Democratic , 1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Don Bonker , , Democratic , 1974 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 1974 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Sid Morrison , , Republican , 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Tom Foley , , Democratic , 1964 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 1964 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Norman D. Dicks , , Democratic , 1976 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 1976 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Mike Lowry , , Democratic , 1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , colspan=3 , None (district created) , , New seat.
New member elected.
Republican gain. , nowrap ,

West Virginia

, - ! ,

, , Democratic , 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia, 1968 , , Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! ,

, , Republican , 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia, 1980 , , Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! ,

, , Republican , 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia, 1980 , , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Nick Rahall , , Democratic , 1976 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia, 1976 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Wisconsin

, - ! , Les Aspin , , Democratic , 1970 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 1970 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Robert Kastenmeier , , Democratic , 1958 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Steve Gunderson , , Republican , 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Clement Zablocki , , Democratic , 1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 1948 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

, , Democratic , 1954 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 1954 , , Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Tom Petri , , Republican , 1979 Wisconsin's 6th congressional district special election, 1979 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Dave Obey , , Democratic , 1969 Wisconsin's 7th congressional district special election, 1969 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Toby Roth , , Republican , 1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , James Sensenbrenner , , Republican , 1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Wyoming

, - ! , Dick Cheney , , Republican , 1978 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming, 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Notes

References

{{Al Gore 1982 United States House of Representatives elections,

Overall results

Retiring incumbents

Democrats

Democratic held

Republican gain

Seat eliminated in redistricting

Republicans

Republican held

Democratic gain

Seat eliminated in redistricting

Defeated incumbents

In primary elections

Democrats

Republicans

= Seat held by a Republican

= Seat lost to a Democrat

In the general election

Democrats

= Seat lost to a Republican incumbent

= Seat lost to a Republican challenger

Republicans

= Seat lost to a Democratic incumbent

= Seat lost to a Democratic challenger

Special elections

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

See also

Notes

References