The 1982 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the
United States House of Representatives
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held on November 2, 1982, in the middle of
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Ronald Reagan
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's first term, whose popularity was sinking due to economic conditions under the
1982 recession
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. The President's
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
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—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 The 1980 United States redistricting cycle took place following the completion of the 1980 United States census. In all fifty states, various bodies re-drew state legislative and congressional districts. States that are apportioned more than one s ...
.
In the previous election of 1980 Republicans gained many seats as the result of President
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 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
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John L. Burton
John Lowell Burton (born December 15, 1932) is an American politician and attorney. He served as Chairman of the California Democratic Party from April 2009 until May 2017. A professor of California Politics at San Francisco State University, h ...
, 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).
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Ronald 'Bo' Ginn
:Not related to '' David 'Bo' Ginn'', member of the Louisiana State Senate from 1980 to 1988.
Ronald Bryan Ginn, known as 'Bo' Ginn (May 31, 1934 – January 6, 2005), represented Georgia's 1st congressional district in the United States Hous ...
, to
run for Governor of Georgia, was succeeded by
Lindsay Thomas.
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William M. Brodhead, was succeeded by
Sander Levin
Sander Martin Levin (born September 6, 1931) is an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 2019, representing (numbered as the from 1983 to 1993 and as the from 1993 to 2013). Levin, a member o ...
.
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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 chai ...
, was succeeded by
Alan Wheat
Alan Dupree Wheat (born October 16, 1951) is an American politician from the state of Missouri.
Early life
His father was James Wheat, an officer and civil engineer in the U.S. Air Force. His mother Emogene (Jean) Wheat was a teacher. Since his ...
.
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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
Major Robert Odell Owens (June 28, 1936 – October 21, 2013) was an American politician and librarian who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 2007, representing the New York's 11th and then 12th Congressional distri ...
.
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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 ...
, was succeeded by
Tim Valentine
Itimous Thaddeus "Tim" Valentine Jr. (March 15, 1926 – November 10, 2015) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina from 1983 to 1995.
Early life
Valentine was born on March 15, 1926, in Ro ...
.
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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 ar ...
.
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Jim Mattox
James Albon Mattox (August 29, 1943 – November 20, 2008) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms in the United States House of Representatives and two four-year terms as state attorney general, but lost high-profile ra ...
, to
run for Attorney General of Texas, was succeeded by
John Wiley Bryant
John Wiley Bryant (born February 22, 1947) is an American politician who represented Texas's 5th congressional district in the 98th to 104th U.S. Congress.
Early life and education
Bryant was born in Lake Jackson, Brazoria County, Texas. Fo ...
.
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Richard C. White, was succeeded by
Ronald D. Coleman
Ronald D'Emory Coleman (born November 29, 1941) is an American
politician and former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas.
Early life and career
Born in El Paso, Texas, Coleman attended public schools, e ...
.
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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 Democratic Party (United States), Democrat ...
, was succeeded by
Alan Mollohan
Alan Bowlby Mollohan (born May 14, 1943) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 1983 to 2011. He was a member of the Democratic Party and the Blue Dog Coalition.
The district encompasses the northern part of th ...
.
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Henry Reuss, 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
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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 district ...
, 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 dis ...
.
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David R. Bowen
David Reece Bowen (born October 21, 1932) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Mississippi.
Born in Houston, Mississippi, Bowen was graduated from Cleveland High School (Cleveland, Mississippi) in 1950.
He atte ...
, 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 ...
.
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James David Santini
James David Santini (August 13, 1937 – September 22, 2015) was an American attorney, politician and lobbyist who served as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for Nevada's at-large congressional district from 197 ...
, to
run for U.S. senator, was succeeded by
Barbara Vucanovich (with district being renumbered as Nevada 2).
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Allen E. Ertel, to
run for Governor of Pennsylvania, was succeeded by
George Gekas.
Seat eliminated in redistricting
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Floyd Fithian
Floyd James Fithian (November 3, 1928June 27, 2003) was an American educator and politician who served as a United States Representative from Indiana as a Democrat. He was one of the forty nine Watergate Babies who won election to the House of R ...
who
ran for U.S. senator.
# :
James J. Blanchard
James Johnston Blanchard (born August 8, 1942) is an American retired attorney, diplomat, and politician who served as the 45th governor of Michigan from 1983 to 1991. A member of the Democratic Party, Blanchard previously served in the Unite ...
who
ran for Governor of Michigan.
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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
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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 terms ...
.
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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.
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Clair Burgener
Clair Walter Burgener (December 5, 1921 – September 9, 2006) was an American politician who served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1973 to 1983.
Early life
Clair Burgener was born in Vernal, Utah, and grew up ...
, was succeeded by
Ron Packard
Ronald C. Packard, Doctor of Dental Medicine, D.M.D. (born January 19, 1931) is a retired Republican Party (United States), Republican politician from California who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1983 to 2001.
Biography
Packa ...
.
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Louis A. 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 ...
, to
run for Governor of Florida, was succeeded by
Tom Lewis (with district being renumbered as Florida 12).
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David F. Emery
David Farnham Emery (born September 1, 1948) is an American politician from Maine. He served four terms as a Republican U.S. Representative from 1975 to 1983.
Early life and education
Emery grew up in Rockland before attending college at Worces ...
, to
run for U.S. senator, was succeeded by
John R. McKernan Jr..
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Donald J. Mitchell, 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).
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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 O ...
.
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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).
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Robin Beard
Robin Jerald Beard Jr. (August 21, 1939 – June 16, 2007) was an American politician who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee's 6th congressional district, who served from 1973 to 1983. ...
, to
run for U.S. senator, was succeeded by
Don Sundquist
Donald Kenneth Sundquist (born March 15, 1936) is an American businessman and politician who served as the 47th Governor of Tennessee from 1995 to 2003. Prior to his governorship, he represented Tennessee's 7th congressional district in the Unit ...
(with district being renumbered as Tennessee 7).
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James M. Collins
James Mitchell Collins (April 29, 1916 – July 21, 1989) was an American businessman and a Republican who represented the Third Congressional District of Texas from 1968-1983. The district was based at the time around Irving in Dallas C ...
, 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 ...
.
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Paul S. Trible Jr., to
run for U.S. senator, was succeeded by
Herbert H. Bateman.
Democratic gain
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Bob Dornan
Robert Kenneth Dornan (born April 3, 1933) is an American politician and actor from California. A Republican, Dornan served in the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1983 and from 1985 to 1997. He has become well known for publicl ...
, to
run for U.S. senator, was succeeded by
Mel Levine
Meldon Edises Levine (born June 7, 1943) is an American attorney and former Democratic Congressman from California. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 1993.
Early life
On June 7, 1943, Levine was born in Los Ang ...
.
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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 ...
.
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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.
Harley Orrin "Buckey" Staggers Jr. (born February 22, 1951) is an American politician and lawyer from West Virginia. He served five terms as a Democrat in the United States House of Representatives.
Life and career
Staggers was born in Washingto ...
.
# :
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
James Randolph Olin (February 28, 1920 – July 29, 2006) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Virginia. From 1983 to 1993, Olin, a Democrat, served in the United States House of Representatives for Virginia's 6th congressional distr ...
.
Seat eliminated in redistricting
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Barry Goldwater Jr., who
ran for U.S. senator.
# :
Robert McClory
Robert McClory (January 31, 1908 – July 24, 1988) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.
Born in Riverside, Illinois, McClory attended the public schools, L'Institut Sillig, Vevey, Switzerland from 1925 to 1926, and Dartmouth College in H ...
.
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Millicent Fenwick
Millicent Vernon Hammond Fenwick (February 25, 1910 – September 16, 1992) was an American fashion editor, politician and diplomat. A four-term Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey, she entered politics ...
, who
ran for U.S. senator.
# :
Gregory W. Carman.
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J. William Stanton
John William Stanton (February 20, 1924 – April 11, 2002) was an American politician who served as a Republican Party (United States), Republican United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1965 to 1983.
Biograph ...
.
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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
Billy Lee Evans (born November 10, 1941) is an American politician who served in both the Georgia House of Representatives (1969-1977) and the U.S. House of Representatives (1977 to 1983).
Early life and education
Evans was born in Tifton, Ge ...
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
Rowla ...
.
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John G. Fary
John G. Fary (April 11, 1911 – June 7, 1984) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Illinois. He represented the Illinois's 5th congressional district
Biography
Fary was born in Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, o ...
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-congr ...
.
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David W. Evans
David Walter Evans (born August 17, 1946) is an American educator who served four terms as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1975 to 1983.
Early life and career
Born in Lafayette, Indiana, Evans att ...
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 thir ...
.
# :
Ronald M. Mottl
Ronald Milton Mottl (born February 6, 1934) is an American lawyer and politician who served as a Democratic member of the state House of Representatives of Ohio from 1987 to 1997. Before that, he served four terms in the United States House of ...
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 di ...
.
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Joseph F. Smith lost a redistricting race to fellow incumbent
Thomas M. Foglietta
Thomas Michael Foglietta (December 3, 1928 – November 13, 2004) was an American politician and diplomat. He represented Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives, House of Representatives from 1981 to 1997, and later served as United St ...
.
# :
Donald A. Bailey lost a redistricting race to fellow incumbent
John Murtha
John Patrick Murtha Jr. (; June 17, 1932 – February 8, 2010) was an American politician from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Murtha, a Democrat, represented Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district in the United States House of Represent ...
.
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
Wayne Richard Grisham (January 10, 1923 – January 19, 2011) was a two-term member of the United States House of Representatives from California from 1979 to 1983.
Biography
Born in Lamar, Colorado, Grisham graduated from Jordan High School in ...
lost a redistricting race to fellow incumbent
David Dreier
David Timothy Dreier OAE (/ draɪər/; born July 5, 1952) is an American businessman, philanthropist, and politician who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from California from 1981 to 2013. He was one o ...
.
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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
George Miller O'Brien (June 17, 1917 – July 17, 1986) was a Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the United States House of Representatives. He represented Illinois' Illinois' 17th congressional district, 17th and Illino ...
.
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Gary A. Lee
Gary Alcide Lee (August 18, 1933 – October 12, 2022) was an American politician from New York (state), New York. A Republican Party (United States), Republican, he was noted for his service as a member of the New York State Assembly (1975–197 ...
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 (United States), R ...
lost to challenger
Kenneth G. McMillan
Kenneth G. McMillan (born September 7, 1942) is an American politician and educator.
Politics
McMillan served as a Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the Illinois State Senate from 1977 to 1983. McMillan ran for United States ...
, 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
Gaetano Victor Molinari (November 23, 1928July 25, 2018) was an American lawyer and Republican politician from New York city. He represented Staten Island in the United States House of Representatives for four terms (1981–1989) and then ...
.
#:
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
Benjamin Arthur Gilman (December 6, 1922 – December 17, 2016) was an American politician and Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Middletown, New York, from January 3, 1973, to January 3, 2003.
Early life
Gilm ...
.
= Seat lost to a Republican challenger
=
#:
Bob Shamansky
Robert Norton Shamansky (April 18, 1927 – August 11, 2011) was an American Democratic Party (United States), Democratic politician and attorney from the state of Ohio. He served in the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Repr ...
lost to
John Kasich
John Richard Kasich Jr. ( ; born May 13, 1952) is an American politician, author, and television news host who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1983 to 2001 and as the 69th governor of Ohio from 2011 to 2019. A Republican, Kasic ...
.
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
John Harbin Rousselot (November 1, 1927 – May 11, 2003) was a U.S. Representative from southern California. Although the territory he represented was generally the same, in eastern Los Angeles County, the district was renumbered several ti ...
lost a redistricting race to
Matthew G. Martinez.
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Margaret Heckler
Margaret Mary Heckler (née O'Shaughnessy; June 21, 1931 – August 6, 2018) was an American politician and diplomat who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1967 until 1983. A member of the Republican Party, she al ...
lost a redistricting race to
Barney Frank
Barnett Frank (born March 31, 1940) is a former American politician. He served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts from 1981 to 2013. A Democrat, Frank served as chairman of the House Financial Services Committee ...
.
#:
Wendell Bailey
Robert Wendell Bailey (born July 30, 1940) is an American politician from Missouri. He graduated from Southwest Missouri State University with a degree in Business Administration and owned an automobile dealership in Willow Springs.
After servi ...
lost a redistricting race to
Ike Skelton
Isaac Newton Skelton IV (December 20, 1931 – October 28, 2013) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the U.S. representative for from 1977 to 2011. During his tenure, he served as the chairman of the House Armed Services Committe ...
.
#:
John LeBoutillier
John LeBoutillier (born May 26, 1953) is an American political columnist, pundit, and former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York, serving a single two-year term.
Education
LeBoutillier graduated from t ...
lost a redistricting race to
Robert J. Mrazek
Robert Jan Mrazek (born November 6, 1945) is an American author, filmmaker, and former politician. He served as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing New York's 3rd congressional district on Long Island ...
.
#:
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 an ...
.
= Seat lost to a Democratic challenger
=
#:
Albert L. Smith Jr.
Albert Lee Smith Jr. (August 31, 1931 – August 12, 1997) was an Alabama politician who represented the 6th district in the United States House of Representatives during the 97th Congress (1981–1983).
Early life
Smith was born in 193 ...
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 ...
.
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Donald H. Clausen
Donald Holst "Don" Clausen (April 27, 1923 – February 7, 2015) was an American businessman, World War II veteran, and politician who served ten terms as a U.S. Representative from California from 1963 to 1983.
Biography
Born in Ferndale, Cali ...
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
DeNardis ...
lost to
Bruce A. Morrison.
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Tom Evans lost to
Thomas R. Carper.
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Paul Findley
Paul Augustus Findley (June 23, 1921 – August 9, 2019) was an American writer and politician. He served as United States Representative from Illinois, representing its 20th District. A Republican, he was first elected in 1960. A moderate Repu ...
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 Dem ...
.
#:
H. Joel Deckard 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 Democratic Party (United States), Democrat from 1983 to 1 ...
.
#:
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 d ...
.
#:
Tom Hagedorn lost to
Tim Penny
Timothy Joseph Penny (born November 19, 1951) is an American author, musician, and former politician from Minnesota. Penny was a Democratic-Farmer-Labor member of the United States House of Representatives, 1983–1995, representing Minnesota's ...
.
#:
Arlen Erdahl
Arlen Ingolf Erdahl (born February 27, 1931) is an American commercial farmer and former politician. He served as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1963 to 1970, Minnesota Secretary of State from 1971–1975 and was a U.S. ...
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, ...
.
#:
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
Charles Robin Britt (born June 29, 1942) is a former one-term congressmen, Member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina's 6th congressional district. A Democratic Party (United States), Democrat, he served one term fro ...
.
#:
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 Demo ...
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 Ashevill ...
.
#:
Ed Weber
Edward Ford Weber (born July 26, 1931) is an American politician from Ohio. He served one term in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican.
Early life and education
Weber was born in Toledo, Ohio. He earned a Bachelor of Arts ...
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 Party (United States), Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district fr ...
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 the ...
lost to
Joseph P. Kolter.
#:
James K. Coyne, III 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
James "Jim" Leo Nelligan (born February 14, 1929) is a former Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Biography
Nelligan was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He attended James M. Coughlin High School, grad ...
lost to
Frank Harrison.
#:
John Light Napier
John Light Napier (born May 16, 1947) is an American politician, lawyer, former member of the United States House of Representatives, and judge from South Carolina.
Education
John Light Napier attended public schools in Marlboro County, South C ...
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 He ...
.
#:
Robert Daniel lost to
Norman Sisisky
Norman Sisisky (June 9, 1927 – March 29, 2001) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia from 1983 to 2001, representing the 4th District. He was a leader of the Blue Dog Coalition and one of the mos ...
.
#:
William C. Wampler
William Creed Wampler Sr. (April 21, 1926 – May 23, 2012) was an American businessman and Republican Party (United States), Republican politician who served multiple terms in the United States House of Representatives.
Early and family life
B ...
lost to
Rick Boucher
Frederick Carlyle Boucher (; born August 1, 1946) is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for from 1983 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He was defeated in his bid for a 15th term by Republican Morgan Griffit ...
.
#:
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
Robert Ellsworth Wise Jr. (born January 6, 1948) is an American politician who served as the 33rd Governor of West Virginia from 2001 to 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, Wise also served in the United States House of Representatives from ...
.
Special elections
, -
!
,
William Cotter
, , Democratic
,
1970
Events
January
* January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC.
* January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extrem ...
, , Incumbent died September 8, 1981.
New member elected January 11, 1982.
Democratic hold.
Winner was subsequently
re-elected in November.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
John M. Ashbrook
, , 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
George Elmore Danielson (February 20, 1915 – September 12, 1998) was an American Democratic Party (United States), Democratic politician and judge from California. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1982.
Biog ...
, , Democratic
,
1970
Events
January
* January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC.
* January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extrem ...
, , 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.
Adam Benjamin Jr. (August 6, 1935 – September 7, 1982) was an American politician and a United States Congressman, United States Representative from Indiana's 1st congressional district, serving from 1977 until his death from a heart attack i ...
, , Democratic
,
1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
, , 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
Events January
* January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved.
* January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch ...
, 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
Events January
* January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved.
* January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
William Flynt Nichols
William Flynt Nichols (October 16, 1918 – December 13, 1988) was a Democratic member of United States House of Representatives from Alabama, having served from 1967 until his death from a heart attack in Washington, D.C. in 1988.
Life
Nichols ...
, , Democratic
,
1966
Events January
* January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko.
* January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Tom Bevill
Tom Donald Fike Bevill (March 27, 1921 – March 28, 2005) was an American attorney, politician, and Democratic fifteen-term U.S. congressman who represented Alabama's 4th Congressional District and Alabama's 7th congressional district from 1967 ...
, , Democratic
,
1966
Events January
* January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko.
* January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Ronnie Flippo
Ronnie Gene Flippo (born August 15, 1937) is an American politician and accountant who served seven terms as a United States United States House of Representatives, Congressman from Alabama from 1977 to 1991.
Life
Flippo was born August 15, 193 ...
, , Democratic
,
1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Albert L. Smith Jr.
Albert Lee Smith Jr. (August 31, 1931 – August 12, 1997) was an Alabama politician who represented the 6th district in the United States House of Representatives during the 97th Congress (1981–1983).
Early life
Smith was born in 193 ...
, , 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 – ...
, , 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 Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
, 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 for ...
, , Republican
,
1973
, Incumbent re-elected.
,
Arizona
Arizona received an additional seat at reapportionment and added a in the southeast of the state.
[
]
, -
!
,
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 ...
, , Republican
,
1952
Events January–February
* January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses.
* February 6
** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...
, , Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Mo Udall
Morris King "Mo" Udall (June 15, 1922 – December 12, 1998) was an American attorney and Democratic politician who served as a U.S. representative from Arizona from May 2, 1961, to May 4, 1991. He was a leading contender for the 1976 Democra ...
, , Democratic
,
1961
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Bob Stump
Robert Lee Stump (April 4, 1927 – June 20, 2003) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Congressman from Arizona. He served as a member from the Democratic Party from 1977 to 1983 and then later a member of the Republican Party unti ...
, , Democratic
,
1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
, , 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 in ...
, , Republican
,
1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
, 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.
E ...
, , 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.
* Januar ...
, 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 years ...
, , Republican
,
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 Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
John P. Hammerschmidt
, , Republican
,
1966
Events January
* January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko.
* January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
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 attend ...
, , 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 Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
, 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
Donald Holst "Don" Clausen (April 27, 1923 – February 7, 2015) was an American businessman, World War II veteran, and politician who served ten terms as a U.S. Representative from California from 1963 to 1983.
Biography
Born in Ferndale, Cali ...
, , 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
,
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 – ...
, 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
,
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 Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Victor H. Fazio
, , 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 Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Phillip Burton
Phillip Burton (June 1, 1926 – April 10, 1983) was an American politician and attorney who served as a United States representative from California from 1964 until his death in 1983. A Democrat, he was instrumental in creating the Golden Gate ...
, , Democratic
,
1964
Events January
* January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved.
* January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
John L. Burton
John Lowell Burton (born December 15, 1932) is an American politician and attorney. He served as Chairman of the California Democratic Party from April 2009 until May 2017. A professor of California Politics at San Francisco State University, h ...
, , 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; f ...
, , Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
George Miller
, , 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; f ...
, 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 Californi ...
, , Democratic
,
1970
Events
January
* January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC.
* January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extrem ...
, 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, St ...
, , Democratic
,
1972
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Don Edwards
William Donlon Edwards (January 6, 1915 – October 1, 2015) was an American politician of the Democratic Party and a member of the United States House of Representatives from California for 32 years in the late 20th century.
Early life
Edwar ...
, , Democratic
,
1962
Events January
* January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand.
* January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism.
* January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wors ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Tom Lantos
Thomas Peter Lantos (born Tamás Péter Lantos; February 1, 1928 – February 11, 2008) was a Holocaust survivor and American politician who served as a U.S. representative from California from 1981 until his death in 2008. A member of the Democr ...
, , Democratic
,
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 – ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
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 ...
, , Republican
,
1967
, , Incumbent retired to
run for U.S. senator.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Norman Mineta
Norman Yoshio Mineta ( ja, 峯田 良雄, November 12, 1931 – May 3, 2022) was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, Mineta served in the United States Cabinet for Presidents Bill Clinton, a Democrat, and George W. Bush, a ...
, , 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; f ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Norman D. Shumway
, , Republican
,
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 Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Tony Coelho
Anthony Lee Coelho (born June 15, 1942) is an American politician from California who served in the United States House of Representatives. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the primary sponsor of the Americans with Disabilities Act and is ...
, , 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 Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Leon Panetta
Leon Edward Panetta (born June 28, 1938) is an American Democratic Party politician who has served in several different public office positions, including Secretary of Defense, CIA Director, White House Chief of Staff, Director of the Office of ...
, , Democratic
,
1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Chip Pashayan
, , Republican
,
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 Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, colspan=3 , None (district created)
, , New seat.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Robert J. Lagomarsino
Robert John "Bob" Lagomarsino (September 4, 1926 – February 7, 2021) was an American politician and lawyer from California who served in the United States House of Representatives. A Republican, he began his service in the United States House o ...
, , Republican
,
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; f ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Bill Thomas
William Marshall Thomas (born December 6, 1941) is an American politician. He was a California Republican Party, Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 2007, finishing his tenure representing California's 22 ...
, , Republican
,
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 Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
! rowspan=2 ,
,
Bobbi Fiedler
, , 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 – ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, rowspan=2 nowrap ,
, -
,
Barry Goldwater Jr.
, , 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 earne ...
, , Republican
,
1972
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Anthony C. Beilenson
, , Democratic
,
1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Henry Waxman
Henry Arnold Waxman (born September 12, 1939) is an American politician who served as a U.S. representative from California from 1975 to 2015. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
His district included much of the western part of the city of L ...
, , 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; f ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Edward R. Roybal
Edward Ross Roybal (February 10, 1916 – October 24, 2005) was a member of the Los Angeles City Council for thirteen years and of the U.S. House of Representatives for thirty years.
Biography
Roybal was born on February 10, 1916, into a Me ...
, , Democratic
,
1962
Events January
* January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand.
* January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism.
* January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wors ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, colspan=3 , None (district created)
, , New district.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Bob Dornan
Robert Kenneth Dornan (born April 3, 1933) is an American politician and actor from California. A Republican, Dornan served in the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1983 and from 1985 to 1997. He has become well known for publicl ...
, , Republican
,
1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
, , Incumbent retired to
run for U.S. senator.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Julian C. Dixon
, , 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 Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
, 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 ...
, , Democratic
,
1962
Events January
* January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand.
* January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism.
* January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wors ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
! rowspan=2 ,
,
Matthew G. Martinez
, , 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 bridges, 14th Street Bridge in ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, rowspan=2 nowrap ,
, -
,
John H. Rousselot
John Harbin Rousselot (November 1, 1927 – May 11, 2003) was a U.S. Representative from southern California. Although the territory he represented was generally the same, in eastern Los Angeles County, the district was renumbered several ti ...
, , Republican
,
1970
Events
January
* January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC.
* January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extrem ...
, , Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican loss.
, -
!
,
Mervyn M. Dymally
Mervyn Malcolm Dymally (May 12, 1926 – October 7, 2012) was an American politician from California. He served in the California State Assembly (1963–66) and the California State Senate (1967–75) as the 41st Lieutenant Governor of Califor ...
, , Democratic
,
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 – ...
, 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 t ...
, , 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.
* Januar ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
! rowspan=2 ,
,
Wayne R. Grisham
Wayne Richard Grisham (January 10, 1923 – January 19, 2011) was a two-term member of the United States House of Representatives from California from 1979 to 1983.
Biography
Born in Lamar, Colorado, Grisham graduated from Jordan High School in ...
, , Republican
,
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 Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
, , Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican loss.
, rowspan=2 nowrap ,
, -
,
David Dreier
David Timothy Dreier OAE (/ draɪər/; born July 5, 1952) is an American businessman, philanthropist, and politician who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from California from 1981 to 2013. He was one o ...
, , 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 – ...
, 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
,
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 Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
, 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
Events January
* January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand.
* January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism.
* January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wors ...
1970
1972
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...
, 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, e ...
, , 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; f ...
, 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 Calif ...
, , Republican
,
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 Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
, 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.
Bi ...
, , Republican
,
1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Bill Lowery
, , 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 – ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Dan Lungren
Daniel Edward Lungren (born September 22, 1946) is an American politician and lawyer who served as the U.S. representative for from 2005 to 2013. A member of the Republican Party, during his tenure, the district covered most of Sacramento Count ...
, , Republican
,
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 Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Clair Burgener
Clair Walter Burgener (December 5, 1921 – September 9, 2006) was an American politician who served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1973 to 1983.
Early life
Clair Burgener was born in Vernal, Utah, and grew up ...
, , Republican
,
1972
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...
, , Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, colspan=3 , None (district created)
, , New seat.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Duncan Hunter
, , 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 – ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
Colorado
Colorado added a sixth seat in reapportionment, adding the new district near Denver.
, -
!
,
Patricia Schroeder
Patricia Nell Scott Schroeder (born July 30, 1940) is an American politician who represented Colorado in the United States House of Representatives from 1973 to 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, Schroeder was the first female U.S. Represe ...
, , Democratic
,
1972
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Tim Wirth
Timothy Endicott "Tim" Wirth (born September 22, 1939) is an American politician from Colorado who served as a Democrat in both the United States Senate (1987-1993) and the United States House of Representatives (1975–1987). He also served in ...
, , 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; f ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Raymond P. Kogovsek
, , 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 Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Hank Brown
George Hanks "Hank" Brown (born February 12, 1940) is an American politician and lawyer from Colorado. He is a former Republican politician and U.S. Senator. He served as the 21st president of the University of Colorado system from April 2005 ...
, , 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 – ...
, 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's ...
, , Republican
,
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 Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
, 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 Party (United States), Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut.
Family and Educ ...
, , 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 bridges, 14th Street Bridge in ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Sam Gejdenson
Samuel Gejdenson (born May 20, 1948) is a former United States Representative for the 2nd Congressional District of Connecticut.
Biography
Born in a displaced persons camp in Eschwege, Allied-occupied Germany, Gejdenson was the child of a Bel ...
, , Democratic
,
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 – ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
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
DeNardis ...
, , 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 – ...
, , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Stewart McKinney
, , Republican
,
1970
Events
January
* January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC.
* January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extrem ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
William R. Ratchford
, , 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 Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
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 district ...
, , 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; f ...
, , Incumbent retired to
run for U.S. Senator.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
, nowrap ,
Delaware
, -
!
,
Tom Evans
, , Republican
,
1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
, , 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
,
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 Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Don Fuqua
John Donald Fuqua (born August 20, 1933) is a former U.S. Democratic politician.
Early years and Education
Don Fuqua was born in Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida in 1933. Fuqua attended the University of Florida at Gainesville from 1951 t ...
, , Democratic
,
1962
Events January
* January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand.
* January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism.
* January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wors ...
, 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
, , 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.
* Januar ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Bill McCollum
Ira William McCollum Jr. (born July 12, 1944) is an American lawyer and Republican Party politician. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1981 to 2001, representing Florida's 5th congressional district, which was l ...
, , 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 – ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, colspan=3 , None (district created)
, , New seat.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Sam M. Gibbons
Sam Melville Gibbons (January 20, 1920 – October 10, 2012) was an American politician from the state of Florida, who served in the Florida State House of Representatives, Florida State Senate, and the U.S. House of Representatives. He represen ...
, , Democratic
,
1962
Events January
* January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand.
* January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism.
* January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wors ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Bill Young
Charles William Young (December 16, 1930 – October 18, 2013) was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1971 until his death in 2013. A Republican from Florida, Young served as chairman of the Hou ...
, , Republican
,
1970
Events
January
* January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC.
* January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extrem ...
, 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 scho ...
, , Democratic
,
1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Bill Nelson
Clarence William Nelson II (born September 29, 1942) is an American politician and attorney serving as the administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Nelson previously served as a United States Senator from Flor ...
, , 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 Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
, 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
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...
, , 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
Daniel Mica (born February 4, 1944) is an American politician who was a U.S. representative from the state of Florida.
Education
Daniel Mica attended the University of Florida, but received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Florida Atlantic Unive ...
, , 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 Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
, 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
,
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 – ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, colspan=3 , None (district created)
, , New seat.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
William Lehman
, , Democratic
,
1972
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...
, 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 Mia ...
, , Democratic
,
1962
Events January
* January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand.
* January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism.
* January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wors ...
, 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
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...
, , 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 reachin ...
, , Democratic
,
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 – ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Jack Thomas Brinkley
Jack Thomas Brinkley (December 22, 1930 – January 23, 2019) was an American politician, educator and lawyer. He served as a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member for the Georgia's 3rd congressional district, 3rd district of Georgi ...
, , Democratic
,
1966
Events January
* January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko.
* January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
, , Incumbent 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 1985. ...
, , 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; f ...
, 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 of ...
, , 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
,
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 Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Larry McDonald
Lawrence Patton McDonald (April 1, 1935 – September 1, 1983) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Georgia's 7th congressional district as a Democrat from 1975 until he was killed ...
, , 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; f ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Billy Lee Evans
Billy Lee Evans (born November 10, 1941) is an American politician who served in both the Georgia House of Representatives (1969-1977) and the U.S. House of Representatives (1977 to 1983).
Early life and education
Evans was born in Tifton, Ge ...
, , Democratic
,
1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
, , Incumbent lost renomination.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Ed Jenkins
, , Democratic
,
1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Doug Barnard Jr.
, , Democratic
,
1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
, 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
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
, 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 Senator from Hawaii from 1990 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Akaka was the first U.S. Senator of Nati ...
, , Democratic
,
1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
Idaho
, -
!
,
Larry Craig
Lawrence Edwin Craig (born July 20, 1945) is an American retired politician from the state of Idaho. A Republican Party (United States), Republican, he served 18 years in the United States Senate (1991–2009), preceded by 10 years in the U.S. ...
, , 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 – ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
George V. Hansen
George Vernon Hansen (September 14, 1930 – August 14, 2014) was a United States Republican Party, Republican politics, politician from the U.S. state of Idaho. He served in the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representative ...
, , Republican
,
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; f ...
, 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
Harold Lee Washington (April 15, 1922 – November 25, 1987) was an American lawyer and politician who was the 51st Mayor of Chicago. Washington became the first African American to be elected as the city's mayor in April 1983. He served as ma ...
, , Democratic
,
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 – ...
, 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
,
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 – ...
, 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 Bach ...
, , 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; f ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
! rowspan=2 ,
,
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 ...
, , 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
George Miller O'Brien (June 17, 1917 – July 17, 1986) was a Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the United States House of Representatives. He represented Illinois' Illinois' 17th congressional district, 17th and Illino ...
, , Republican
,
1972
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, -
!
,
John G. Fary
John G. Fary (April 11, 1911 – June 7, 1984) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Illinois. He represented the Illinois's 5th congressional district
Biography
Fary was born in Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, o ...
, , 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's ...
, , Republican
,
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; f ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Cardiss Collins
Cardiss Hortense Collins (; September 24, 1931 – February 3, 2013) was an American politician from Illinois who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1973 to 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the fourth Africa ...
, , Democratic
,
1973
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Dan Rostenkowski
Daniel David Rostenkowski (January 2, 1928 – August 11, 2010) was a United States Representative from Chicago, serving for 36 years, from 1959 to 1995. He became one of the most powerful legislators in Congress, especially in matters of ta ...
, , Democratic
,
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 re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Sidney R. Yates
, , Democratic
,
1964
Events January
* January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved.
* January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
! rowspan=2 ,
,
John E. Porter
, , 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 – ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, rowspan=2 ,
, -
,
Robert McClory
Robert McClory (January 31, 1908 – July 24, 1988) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.
Born in Riverside, Illinois, McClory attended the public schools, L'Institut Sillig, Vevey, Switzerland from 1925 to 1926, and Dartmouth College in H ...
, , Republican
,
1962
Events January
* January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand.
* January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism.
* January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wors ...
, , Incumbent retired.
Republican loss.
, -
!
,
Frank Annunzio
Frank Annunzio (January 12, 1915 – April 8, 2001) was an American politician from Chicago, Illinois.
Annunzio, an Italian-American, was born in Chicago, where he remained for his entire childhood and much of his adult life. He attended Cra ...
, , Democratic
,
1964
Events January
* January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved.
* January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Phil Crane
Philip Miller Crane (November 3, 1930 – November 8, 2014) was an American politician. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1969 to 2005, representing the 8th District of Illinois in the northwestern su ...
, , 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
Events January
* January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved.
* January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Tom Corcoran
, , Republican
,
1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Edward Rell Madigan
Edward Rell "Ed" Madigan (January 13, 1936 – December 7, 1994) was a businessman and a Republican Party politician from Lincoln, Illinois. He served almost twenty years in the United States House of Representatives and was U.S. Secreta ...
, , Republican
,
1972
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Lynn Morley Martin
Lynn Morley Martin (born Judith Lynn Morley; December 26, 1939) is an American businesswoman and former politician who served as the 21st United States secretary of labor from 1991 to 1993, under President George H. W. Bush. A member of the Rep ...
, , 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 – ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
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 (United States), R ...
, , Republican
,
1966
Events January
* January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko.
* January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
, , Incumbent 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 Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan.
* January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Dan Crane
Daniel Bever Crane (January 10, 1936 – May 28, 2019) was an American dentist and a member of the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives. In 1983, he was censured by the House for having sex with a 17-year-old page ...
, , Republican
,
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 Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Paul Findley
Paul Augustus Findley (June 23, 1921 – August 9, 2019) was an American writer and politician. He served as United States Representative from Illinois, representing its 20th District. A Republican, he was first elected in 1960. A moderate Repu ...
, , 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 lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Melvin Price
Charles Melvin Price (January 1, 1905 – April 22, 1988) was a member of the United States House of Representatives for over 40 years, from 1945 to his death. He represented Metro East, the Illinois portion of the St. Louis metropolitan area ...
, , 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 Nor ...
, 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
,
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; f ...
, 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.
Adam Benjamin Jr. (August 6, 1935 – September 7, 1982) was an American politician and a United States Congressman, United States Representative from Indiana's 1st congressional district, serving from 1977 until his death from a heart attack i ...
, , Democratic
,
1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
, , Incumbent died.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Philip R. Sharp
, , 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; f ...
, 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
,
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 – ...
, 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
,
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 – ...
, 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 terms ...
, , Republican
,
1970
Events
January
* January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC.
* January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extrem ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, colspan=3 , None (district created)
, , New seat.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
, nowrap ,
, -
! rowspan=2 ,
,
John T. Myers
, , Republican
,
1966
Events January
* January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko.
* January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, rowspan=2 nowrap ,
, -
,
Floyd Fithian
Floyd James Fithian (November 3, 1928June 27, 2003) was an American educator and politician who served as a United States Representative from Indiana as a Democrat. He was one of the forty nine Watergate Babies who won election to the House of R ...
, , 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; f ...
, , Incumbent retired to
run for U.S. Senator.
Democratic loss.
, -
!
,
H. Joel Deckard
, , Republican
,
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 Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
, , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Lee H. Hamilton
, , Democratic
,
1964
Events January
* January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved.
* January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
! rowspan=2 ,
,
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 thir ...
, , 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; f ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, rowspan=2 nowrap ,
, -
,
David W. Evans
David Walter Evans (born August 17, 1946) is an American educator who served four terms as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1975 to 1983.
Early life and career
Born in Lafayette, Indiana, Evans att ...
, , 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; f ...
, , Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic loss.
Iowa
, -
!
,
Jim Leach
James Albert Smith Leach (born October 15, 1942) is an American academic and former politician. He served as ninth Chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities from 2009 to 2013 Pogrebin, Robin"Rocco Landesman Confirmed as Chairman of the ...
, , Republican
,
1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Tom Tauke
Thomas Joseph Tauke (born October 11, 1950) is an American politician, lawyer, and corporate executive from Iowa. He is a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Tauke represented the northeast corner of the state of Iowa (2nd dist ...
, , Republican
,
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 Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
T. Cooper Evans
Thomas Cooper Evans (May 26, 1924 – December 22, 2005) was a three-term Republican United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Iowa's 3rd congressional district. First elected to Congress in a close race amidst a Republican ...
, , 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 – ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Neal Smith
, , Democratic
,
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 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 Iowa' ...
, , 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; f ...
, 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 busi ...
, , 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; f ...
, 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 Re ...
, , 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 – ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
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 ...
, , Republican
,
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 Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
, , Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Larry Winn
Edward Lawrence Winn Jr. (August 22, 1919 – December 31, 2017) was an American politician and member of the U.S. House of Representatives representing Kansas's 3rd district from 1967 to 1985. He was a member of the Republican Party.
Born in ...
, , Republican
,
1966
Events January
* January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko.
* January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Dan Glickman
Daniel Robert Glickman (born November 24, 1944) is an American politician, lawyer, lobbyist, and nonprofit leader. He served as the United States Secretary of Agriculture from 1995 until 2001, prior to which he represented as a Democrat in Congr ...
, , Democratic
,
1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
, 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 1 ...
, , Republican
,
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 Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
Kentucky
, -
!
,
Carroll Hubbard
Carroll Hubbard Jr. (July 7, 1937 – November 12, 2022) was an American politician and attorney from Kentucky. He began his political career in the Kentucky Senate, and was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1974. He serve ...
, , 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; f ...
, 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
Events
January
* January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC.
* January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extrem ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Gene Snyder
Marion Eugene Snyder (January 26, 1928 – February 16, 2007) was an American politician elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives from two different districts in his native Kentucky.
Background
Snyder was born i ...
, , Republican
,
1966
Events January
* January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko.
* January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
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
,
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 – ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Larry J. Hopkins
, , Republican
,
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 Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
, 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 Lexing ...
, , 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 ,
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. H ...
, , Republican
,
1977
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Lindy Boggs
Marie Corinne Morrison Claiborne Boggs (March 13, 1916 – July 27, 2013) was a politician who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and later as United States Ambassador to the Holy See. She was the first woman elected to Cong ...
, , 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 to ...
, , Democratic
,
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 – ...
, 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 fr ...
, , Democratic
,
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 – ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Jerry Huckaby
Thomas Jerald Huckaby (born July 19, 1941) is an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, ...
, , Democratic
,
1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
, 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
,
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; f ...
, 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 fr ...
, , Democratic
,
1972
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Gillis William Long
Gillis William Long (May 4, 1923 – January 20, 1985) was an American politician and lawyer who served as a U.S. representative from Louisiana. He was a member of the Long family and was the nephew of former governors Huey Long and Earl Long a ...
, , Democratic
,
1972
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...
, Re-elected in primary
, nowrap ,
Maine
, -
!
,
David F. Emery
David Farnham Emery (born September 1, 1948) is an American politician from Maine. He served four terms as a Republican U.S. Representative from 1975 to 1983.
Early life and education
Emery grew up in Rockland before attending college at Worces ...
, , Republican
,
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; f ...
, , 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 outcom ...
, , Republican
,
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 Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
, 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 graduate ...
, , Democratic
,
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 – ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Clarence Long
Clarence Dickinson "Doc" Long, Jr. (December 11, 1908 – September 18, 1994) was a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic United States House of Representatives, U.S. Congressman who represented the Maryland's 2nd congressional district, ...
, , Democratic
,
1962
Events January
* January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand.
* January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism.
* January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wors ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Barbara Mikulski
Barbara Ann Mikulski ( ; born July 20, 1936) is an American politician and social worker who served as a United States senator from Maryland from 1987 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she also served in the United States House of Repr ...
, , Democratic
,
1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
, 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
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Steny Hoyer
Steny Hamilton Hoyer (born June 14, 1939) is an American politician and attorney serving as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for since 1981 and as House majority leader, House Majority Leader since 2019. A Democrat ...
, , Democratic
,
1981
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Beverly Byron
Beverly Barton Butcher Byron (born July 27, 1932) is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the U.S. Congresswoman representing the 6th congressional district of Maryland from January 3, 1979, to January 3, 1 ...
, , 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 Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Parren Mitchell
Parren James Mitchell (April 29, 1922 – May 28, 2007) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Congressman affiliated with the Democratic Party representing the 7th congressional district of Maryland from January 3, 1971 to January 3 ...
, , Democratic
,
1970
Events
January
* January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC.
* January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extrem ...
, 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
,
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 Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
, 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 Massachusetts ...
, , 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 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
Events January–February
* January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses.
* February 6
** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...
, 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
,
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; f ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
! rowspan=2 ,
,
Barney Frank
Barnett Frank (born March 31, 1940) is a former American politician. He served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts from 1981 to 2013. A Democrat, Frank served as chairman of the House Financial Services Committee ...
, , Democratic
,
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 – ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, rowspan=2 nowrap ,
, -
,
Margaret Heckler
Margaret Mary Heckler (née O'Shaughnessy; June 21, 1931 – August 6, 2018) was an American politician and diplomat who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1967 until 1983. A member of the Republican Party, she al ...
, , Republican
,
1966
Events January
* January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko.
* January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
, , Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican loss.
, -
!
,
James Shannon
, , 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 Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Nicholas Mavroules
Nicholas James Mavroules (November 1, 1929 – December 25, 2003) was an American Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party politician from Massachusetts. He served as Mayor of Peabody, Massachusetts for a decade, then represented Pea ...
, , 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 Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
, 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. representati ...
, , Democratic
,
1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
, 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
Events January–February
* January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses.
* February 6
** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Joe Moakley
John Joseph Moakley (April 27, 1927 – May 28, 2001) was an American politician who served as the United States representative for Massachusetts's 9th congressional district from 1973 until his death in 2001. Moakley won the seat from incumbent L ...
, , Democratic
,
1972
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Gerry E. Studds
, , Democratic
,
1972
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...
, 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 Catholic ...
, , 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 Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
, 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
Events January
* January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved.
* January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Carl Pursell
Carl Duane Pursell (December 19, 1932 – June 11, 2009) was an American politician of the Republican Party.
He was born in Imlay City, Michigan and graduated from Plymouth High School, Plymouth, Michigan, in 1951. He worked in his father's bu ...
, , Republican
,
1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
, 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
,
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 Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Mark D. Siljander
Mark Deli Siljander (born June 11, 1951) is an American author and politician who served as a Republican U.S. Representative from the state of Michigan. He authored the book'' A Deadly Misunderstanding: A Congressman's Quest to Bridge the Muslim- ...
, , Republican
,
1981
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Harold S. Sawyer
Harold Samuel Sawyer (March 21, 1920 – April 2, 2003) was an American attorney and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Sawyer represented Michigan's 5th congressional district in the United ...
, , Republican
,
1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
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 ...
, , 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 – ...
, , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Dale E. Kildee
Dale Edward Kildee (September 16, 1929 – October 13, 2021) was an American politician who served as U.S. Representative of Michigan from 1977 to 2013. He was a member of the Democratic Party.
His district included Flint, Saginaw and Bay C ...
, , Democratic
,
1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
J. Bob Traxler
Jerome Bob Traxler (July 21, 1931 – October 30, 2019), also known as J. Bob Traxler or Bob Traxler, was an American lawyer and politician from Michigan. He served ten terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1974 to 1993.
Early ...
, , 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; f ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Guy Vander Jagt
Guy Adrian Vander Jagt ( ; August 26, 1931 – June 22, 2007) was a Republican politician from Michigan. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and Chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee.
Vander Jagt was descri ...
, , Republican
,
1966
Events January
* January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko.
* January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Donald J. Albosta
, , 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 Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Robert William Davis
, , Republican
,
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 Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
, 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 De ...
, , Democratic
,
1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
, 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
,
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 – ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Dennis M. Hertel
, , Democratic
,
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 – ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
William D. Ford
, , Democratic
,
1964
Events January
* January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved.
* January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch ...
, 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 longest ...
, , Democratic
,
1955
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
! rowspan=2 ,
,
William M. Brodhead
, , 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; f ...
, , Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
, rowspan=2 nowrap ,
, -
,
James J. Blanchard
James Johnston Blanchard (born August 8, 1942) is an American retired attorney, diplomat, and politician who served as the 45th governor of Michigan from 1983 to 1991. A member of the Democratic Party, Blanchard previously served in the Unite ...
, , 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; f ...
, , Incumbent retired to
run for Governor of Michigan.
Democratic loss.
, -
!
,
William Broomfield
William S. Broomfield, (April 28, 1922 – February 20, 2019) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.
Early life
Broomfield, the son of Scevillian C. and Fern Broomfield was born in Royal Oak, Michigan. His father was a d ...
, , Republican
,
1956
Events
January
* January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan.
* January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
Minnesota
, -
!
,
Tom Hagedorn
, , Republican
,
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; f ...
, , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Vin Weber
John Vincent Weber (born July 24, 1952) is an American politician, lobbyist and former Republican Congressman from Minnesota.
Early life and education
Weber was born in Slayton, Minnesota. He attended the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities f ...
, , 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 – ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Bill Frenzel
William Eldridge Frenzel (July 31, 1928 – November 17, 2014) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota, representing Minnesota's Third District, which included the southern and western suburbs of Minn ...
, , Republican
,
1970
Events
January
* January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC.
* January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extrem ...
, 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
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
, 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 Representative for , which includes Minneapolis; the district is one of eight congressional districts in Minnesota.
Early life and e ...
, , 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 Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Arlen Erdahl
Arlen Ingolf Erdahl (born February 27, 1931) is an American commercial farmer and former politician. He served as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1963 to 1970, Minnesota Secretary of State from 1971–1975 and was a U.S. ...
, , Republican
,
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 Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
, , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Arlan Stangeland
Arlan Inghart Stangeland (February 8, 1930 – July 2, 2013) was an Politics of the United States, American politician from Minnesota. As a Republican Party (United States), Republican, Stangeland served in the United States House of Representati ...
, , Republican
,
1977
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Jim Oberstar
James Louis Oberstar (September 10, 1934 – May 3, 2014) was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 2011. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, he represented nor ...
, , 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; f ...
, 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
David Reece Bowen (born October 21, 1932) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Mississippi.
Born in Houston, Mississippi, Bowen was graduated from Cleveland High School (Cleveland, Mississippi) in 1950.
He atte ...
, , Democratic
,
1972
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...
, , 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 gener ...
, , Democratic
,
1966
Events January
* January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko.
* January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
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
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
Missouri
Missouri lost one seat at reapportionment.
, -
!
,
Bill Clay
William Lacy Clay Sr (born April 30, 1931) is an American politician from Missouri. As Congressman from Missouri's 1st congressional district, Missouri's first district, he represented portions of St. Louis, Missouri, St. Louis in the U.S. Hou ...
, , 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.
* Januar ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Robert A. Young
Robert Anton Young III (November 27, 1923 – October 17, 2007) was a Democratic politician from the state of Missouri who served five terms in the US House of Representatives.
Education and family background
Young was the oldest child in a ...
, , Democratic
,
1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
, 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 House of Representatives, United States Representative from Missouri from 1977 to 2005. A member of the Democratic ...
, , Democratic
,
1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
! rowspan=2 ,
,
Ike Skelton
Isaac Newton Skelton IV (December 20, 1931 – October 28, 2013) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the U.S. representative for from 1977 to 2011. During his tenure, he served as the chairman of the House Armed Services Committe ...
, , Democratic
,
1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, rowspan=2 nowrap ,
, -
,
Wendell Bailey
Robert Wendell Bailey (born July 30, 1940) is an American politician from Missouri. He graduated from Southwest Missouri State University with a degree in Business Administration and owned an automobile dealership in Willow Springs.
After servi ...
, , 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 – ...
, , Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican loss.
, -
!
,
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 chai ...
, , 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 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
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Gene Taylor
, , Republican
,
1972
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Bill Emerson
Norvell William Emerson (January 1, 1938 – June 22, 1996) was an American politician. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri from 1981 until his death from lung cancer in Bethesda, Maryland in 19 ...
, , 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 – ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Harold Volkmer
Harold Lee Volkmer (April 4, 1931 – April 16, 2011) was an American politician from Missouri. He was a Democrat who served 20 years in the United States House of Representatives.
Early life and career
Volkmer grew up in Jefferson City, Missour ...
, , Democratic
,
1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
Montana
, -
!
,
John Patrick Williams
, , 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 Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
, 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 life
...
, , Republican
,
1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
, 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 presi ...
, , Republican
,
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 Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Hal Daub
Harold John Daub Jr. (born April 23, 1941) is an American lawyer and politician from Nebraska who served four terms in the United States House of Representatives and as the 48th Mayor of Omaha, Nebraska. In 2012, Daub was elected to the Board of R ...
, , 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 – ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Virginia D. Smith
, , Republican
,
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; f ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
Nevada
, -
!
, colspan=3 , None (district created)
, , New seat.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
James David Santini
James David Santini (August 13, 1937 – September 22, 2015) was an American attorney, politician and lobbyist who served as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for Nevada's at-large congressional district from 197 ...
, , 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; f ...
, , 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
,
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; f ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Judd Gregg
Judd Alan Gregg (born February 14, 1947) is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 76th governor of New Hampshire from 1989 to 1993 and was a United States senator from New Hampshire; in the Senate, Gregg served as chairman of the ...
, , 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 – ...
, 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
,
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; f ...
, 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 Distri ...
, , 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; f ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
James J. Howard
, , Democratic
,
1964
Events January
* January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved.
* January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Christopher H. Smith
Christopher Henry Smith (born March 4, 1953) is an American politician serving his 21st term as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for . Though it has taken various forms, his district has always been situated in Centr ...
, , 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 – ...
, 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
,
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 – ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Bernard J. Dwyer
Bernard James Dwyer (January 24, 1921 – October 31, 1998) was an American politician who served as a United States representative from New Jersey from 1981 to 1993.
Early life and education
Dwyer was born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, Perth Amb ...
, , Democratic
,
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 – ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Matthew John Rinaldo
Matthew John "Matt" Rinaldo (September 1, 1931 – October 13, 2008) was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives for ten terms, serving in the 12th congressional district ...
, , Republican
,
1972
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Robert A. Roe
Robert Aloysius Roe (February 28, 1924 – July 15, 2014) was an American Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives from November 4, 1969 to January 3, 1993.
Early life and education
R ...
, , Democratic
,
1970
Events
January
* January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC.
* January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extrem ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Harold C. Hollenbeck
, , Republican
,
1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
, , 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 United States Democratic Party, Democratic politician. He represented parts of Newark, New Jersey and surrounding Essex County, New Jersey, Essex and Hudson County, New Jer ...
, , 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 ,
, -
!
,
Joseph G. Minish
, , Democratic
,
1962
Events January
* January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand.
* January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism.
* January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wors ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
! rowspan=2 ,
,
James A. Courter
, , Republican
,
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 Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, rowspan=2 nowrap ,
, -
,
Millicent Fenwick
Millicent Vernon Hammond Fenwick (February 25, 1910 – September 16, 1992) was an American fashion editor, politician and diplomat. A four-term Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey, she entered politics ...
, , Republican
,
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; f ...
, , 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 h ...
, , Republican
,
1970
Events
January
* January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC.
* January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extrem ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Frank Joseph Guarini
Frank Joseph Guarini (born August 20, 1924) is an American Democratic Party politician, who represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives, where he represented the Fourteenth Congressional District for seven terms from 1979 ...
, , 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 Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
, 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
,
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.
* Januar ...
, 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 between ...
, , 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 – ...
, 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
,
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 Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Thomas J. Downey
, , 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; f ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
! rowspan=2 ,
,
Gregory W. Carman
, , 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 – ...
, , Incumbent retired.
Republican loss.
, rowspan=2 nowrap ,
, -
,
John LeBoutillier
John LeBoutillier (born May 26, 1953) is an American political columnist, pundit, and former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York, serving a single two-year term.
Education
LeBoutillier graduated from t ...
, , 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 – ...
, , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.
, -
!
,
Norman F. Lent
Norman Frederick Lent (March 23, 1931 – June 11, 2012) was an American politician from New York. Under both the Republican and Conservative Party banners, he served in the New York State Senate from 1963 to 1970 and in the United States House ...
, , Republican
,
1970
Events
January
* January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC.
* January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extrem ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Raymond J. McGrath
Raymond Joseph (Ray) McGrath (born March 27, 1942) is an American educator and politician who served six terms as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1981 to 1983. He was a Republican from New York.
Biography
McGrath ...
, , 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 – ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Joseph P. Addabbo
, , Democratic
,
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 re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal
Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal (June 8, 1923 – January 4, 1983) was an American Democratic Party politician from New York who represented the northern portion of Queens during twelve Congressional terms, from 1962 until his death. Upon his death ...
, , Democratic
,
1962
Events January
* January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand.
* January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism.
* January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wors ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
James H. Scheuer
, , 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; f ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Geraldine Ferraro
Geraldine Anne Ferraro (August 26, 1935 March 26, 2011) was an American politician, diplomat, and attorney. She served in the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 1985, and was the Democratic Party's vice presidential nominee ...
, , 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 Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
, 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, and ...
, , Democratic
,
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 – ...
, 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
,
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; f ...
, , Resigned
Democratic hold.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
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 ...
, , 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.
* Januar ...
, , 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 ...
, , 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; f ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
! rowspan=2 ,
,
Guy V. Molinari
Gaetano Victor Molinari (November 23, 1928July 25, 2018) was an American lawyer and Republican politician from New York city. He represented Staten Island in the United States House of Representatives for four terms (1981–1989) and then ...
, , 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 – ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, rowspan=2 nowrap ,
, -
,
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 ...
, , 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; f ...
, , Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic loss.
, -
!
,
S. William Green
Sedgwick William Green (October 16, 1929 – October 14, 2002) was a Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. He represented a district covering most or all of Manhattan's Ea ...
, , Republican
,
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 Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
, 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 ...
, , Democratic
,
1970
Events
January
* January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC.
* January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extrem ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
! rowspan=2 ,
,
Theodore S. Weiss
Theodore S. Weiss (September 17, 1927 – September 14, 1992) was an American Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party politician who served in the United States House of Representatives for New York (state), New York from 1977 until hi ...
, , Democratic
,
1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, rowspan=2 nowrap ,
, -
,
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 ...
, , Democratic
,
1964
Events January
* January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved.
* January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch ...
, , Incumbent retired.
Democratic loss.
, -
!
,
Robert García
, , 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 Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
, 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 from 1969 to 1988.
Prior to his political career, Biagg ...
, , 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.
* Januar ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Richard Ottinger
Richard Lawrence Ottinger (born January 27, 1929) is an American legal educator and politician from New York. A Democrat, he served in the United States House of Representatives for eight terms, from 1965 to 1971 and from 1975 to 1985.
Early ye ...
, , 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; f ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Hamilton Fish IV
, , Republican
,
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.
* Januar ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
! rowspan=2 ,
,
Benjamin A. Gilman
Benjamin Arthur Gilman (December 6, 1922 – December 17, 2016) was an American politician and Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Middletown, New York, from January 3, 1973, to January 3, 2003.
Early life
Gilm ...
, , Republican
,
1972
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, rowspan=2 nowrap ,
, -
,
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 ...
, , 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 Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
, , Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic loss.
, -
!
,
Samuel S. Stratton
, , Democratic
,
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 re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Gerald B. H. Solomon
Gerald Brooks Hunt Solomon (August 14, 1930 – October 26, 2001) was an American businessman and politician most notable for his long service as a member of the United States House of Representatives in New York.
A veteran of the United St ...
, , Republican
,
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 Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Donald J. Mitchell
, , Republican
,
1972
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...
, , Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
David O'Brien Martin
David O'Brien Martin (April 26, 1944 – November 20, 2012) was an American lawyer, politician, and veteran of the Vietnam War who served six terms as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York from 1981 to ...
, , 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 – ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
! rowspan=2 ,
,
George C. Wortley
, , 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 – ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, rowspan=2 nowrap ,
, -
,
Gary A. Lee
Gary Alcide Lee (August 18, 1933 – October 12, 2022) was an American politician from New York (state), New York. A Republican Party (United States), Republican, he was noted for his service as a member of the New York State Assembly (1975–197 ...
, , Republican
,
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 Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
, , Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican loss.
, -
!
,
Matthew F. McHugh
, , 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; f ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Frank Horton
, , Republican
,
1962
Events January
* January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand.
* January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism.
* January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wors ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Barber Conable
Barber Benjamin Conable Jr. (November 2, 1922 – November 30, 2003) was a U.S. Congressman from New York and former President of the World Bank Group.
Biography
Conable was born in Warsaw, New York on November 2, 1922. Conable was an Eagle Scout ...
, , Republican
,
1964
Events January
* January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved.
* January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch ...
, 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. Bu ...
, , Republican
,
1970
Events
January
* January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC.
* January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extrem ...
, 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 e ...
, , 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; f ...
, 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 atten ...
, , 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; f ...
, 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
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
, 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
,
1966
Events January
* January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko.
* January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
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 ...
, , Democratic
,
1952
Events January–February
* January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses.
* February 6
** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...
, , Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Charles Orville Whitley
, , Democratic
,
1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
, 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
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Stephen L. Neal
Stephen Lybrook Neal (born November 7, 1934) is a former North Carolina Democratic politician who served ten terms in the U.S. House of Representatives (1975–1995).
Born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Neal moved to California, graduated ...
, , 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; f ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Walter E. Johnston III
, , 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 – ...
, , 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-an ...
, , Democratic
,
1972
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...
, 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
,
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; f ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
James G. Martin
James Grubbs Martin (born December 11, 1935) is an American organic chemist and politician who served as the List of Governors of North Carolina, 70th governor of North Carolina from 1985 to 1993. He was the third Republican elected to the of ...
, , Republican
,
1972
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
James T. Broyhill
James Thomas Broyhill (born August 19, 1927) is an American former businessman and Republican U.S. Representative and Senator from the state of North Carolina. He represented much of the Foothills region of the state in the House from 1963 t ...
, , Republican
,
1962
Events January
* January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand.
* January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism.
* January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wors ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
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 Demo ...
, , 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 – ...
, , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.
, nowrap ,
North Dakota
, -
!
,
Byron Dorgan
Byron Leslie Dorgan (born May 14, 1942) is an American author, businessman and former politician who served as a United States Representative (1981–1992) and United States Senator (1992–2011) from North Dakota. He is member of the Democratic ...
, , Democratic
,
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 – ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
Ohio
Ohio lost two seats at reapportionment.
, -
!
,
Tom Luken
Thomas Andrew Luken (July 9, 1925 – January 10, 2018) was an American politician of the Democratic Party from Ohio, serving in the United States House of Representatives during the 1970s and 1980s.
Early life and education
Luken received h ...
, , Democratic
,
1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Bill Gradison
Willis David Gradison Jr. (born December 28, 1928) is an American politician from Ohio who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 1993.
Early life and education
Gradison, a Republican, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and ...
, , Republican
,
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; f ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Tony P. Hall
Tony Patrick Hall (born January 16, 1942) is an American politician, businessman, and diplomat who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Ohio's 3rd congressional district from 1979 to 2002. Hall had previously se ...
, , 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 Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Mike Oxley
Michael Garver Oxley (February 11, 1944 – January 1, 2016) was an American Republican politician and attorney who served as a U.S. Representative from the 4th congressional district of Ohio.
Early life and career
Oxley was born in Findl ...
, , Republican
,
1972
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...
, 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-servin ...
, , 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 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
,
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 – ...
, 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
,
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; f ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Ed Weber
Edward Ford Weber (born July 26, 1931) is an American politician from Ohio. He served one term in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican.
Early life and education
Weber was born in Toledo, Ohio. He earned a Bachelor of Arts ...
, , 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 – ...
, , 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
,
1966
Events January
* January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko.
* January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, rowspan=2 nowrap ,
, -
,
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 ...
, , Republican
,
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 bridges, 14th Street Bridge in ...
, , Incumbent retired.
Republican loss.
, -
! rowspan=2 ,
,
J. William Stanton
John William Stanton (February 20, 1924 – April 11, 2002) was an American politician who served as a Republican Party (United States), Republican United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1965 to 1983.
Biograph ...
, , Republican
,
1964
Events January
* January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved.
* January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch ...
, , Incumbent retired.
Republican loss.
, rowspan=2 nowrap ,
, -
,
Dennis E. Eckart
Dennis Edward Eckart (born April 6, 1950) is an American lawyer and politician who is a former member of the United States House of Representatives. Eckart, a member of the Democratic Party, represented Ohio's 11th congressional district from 19 ...
, , Democratic
,
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 – ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, -
!
,
Bob Shamansky
Robert Norton Shamansky (April 18, 1927 – August 11, 2011) was an American Democratic Party (United States), Democratic politician and attorney from the state of Ohio. He served in the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Repr ...
, , Democratic
,
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 – ...
, , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Don Pease
, , Democratic
,
1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
John F. Seiberling
John Frederick Seiberling, Jr. (September 8, 1918 – August 2, 2008) was a United States representative from Ohio. In 1974, he helped to establish what later became the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, and served on the House Judiciary Committee ...
, , Democratic
,
1970
Events
January
* January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC.
* January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extrem ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Chalmers P. Wylie
, , Republican
,
1966
Events January
* January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko.
* January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
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
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Lyle Williams
Lyle Williams (August 23, 1942 – November 7, 2008) was an American politician who served three terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1979 to 1985.
Biography
Williams was born in Philippi, West Virginia to Dale and Frankie (Ice) William ...
, , Republican
,
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 Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Douglas Applegate
, , Democratic
,
1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Ronald M. Mottl
Ronald Milton Mottl (born February 6, 1934) is an American lawyer and politician who served as a Democratic member of the state House of Representatives of Ohio from 1987 to 1997. Before that, he served four terms in the United States House of ...
, , 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; f ...
, , Incumbent lost renomination.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Mary Rose Oakar
, , Democratic
,
1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Louis Stokes
, , Democratic
, 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 1968
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
Oklahoma
, -
!
, James R. Jones
, , Democratic
, 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma, 1972
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Mike Synar
, , Democratic
, 1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma, 1978
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Wes Watkins
, , Democratic
, 1976 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma, 1976
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Dave McCurdy
, , Democratic
, 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma, 1980
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Mickey Edwards
, , Republican
, 1976 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma, 1976
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Glenn English
, , Democratic
, 1974 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma, 1974
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
Oregon
, -
!
, Les AuCoin
, , Democratic
, 1974 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 1974
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, colspan=3 , None (district created)
, , New seat.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Ron Wyden
, , Democratic
, 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 1980
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Jim Weaver (Oregon politician), Jim Weaver
, , Democratic
, 1974 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 1974
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Denny Smith
, , Republican
, 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 1980
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania lost two seats at reapportionment.
, -
! rowspan=2 ,
,
Thomas M. Foglietta
Thomas Michael Foglietta (December 3, 1928 – November 13, 2004) was an American politician and diplomat. He represented Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives, House of Representatives from 1981 to 1997, and later served as United St ...
, , Democratic
, 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 1980
, Incumbent re-elected.
, rowspan=2 nowrap ,
, -
,
Joseph F. Smith
, , Democratic
, 1981 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 1981
, , Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic loss.
, -
!
, William H. Gray (Pennsylvania politician), William H. Gray
, , Democratic
, 1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 1978
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Charles F. Dougherty
Charles Francis Dougherty (born June 26, 1937) is an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district fr ...
, , Republican
, 1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 1978
, , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
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 the ...
, , Republican
, 1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 1978
, , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Richard T. Schulze
, , Republican
, 1974 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 1974
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Gus Yatron
, , Democratic
, 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 1968
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Robert W. Edgar
, , Democratic
, 1974 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 1974
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, James K. Coyne III
, , Republican
, 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 1980
, , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Bud Shuster
, , Republican
, 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 1972
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Joseph M. McDade
, , Republican
, 1962 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 1962
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
James L. Nelligan
James "Jim" Leo Nelligan (born February 14, 1929) is a former Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Biography
Nelligan was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He attended James M. Coughlin High School, grad ...
, , Republican
, 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 1980
, , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.
, nowrap ,
, -
! rowspan=2 ,
,
John Murtha
John Patrick Murtha Jr. (; June 17, 1932 – February 8, 2010) was an American politician from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Murtha, a Democrat, represented Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district in the United States House of Represent ...
, , Democratic
, 1974 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 1974
, Incumbent re-elected.
, rowspan=2 nowrap ,
, -
,
Donald A. Bailey
, , Democratic
, 1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 1978
, , Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic loss.
, -
!
, R. Lawrence Coughlin
, , Republican
, 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 1968
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, William J. Coyne
, , Democratic
, 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 1980
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Donald L. Ritter
, , Republican
, 1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 1978
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Robert Smith Walker
, , Republican
, 1976 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 1976
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Allen E. Ertel
, , Democratic
, 1976 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 1976
, , Incumbent retired to
run for Governor of Pennsylvania.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Doug Walgren
, , Democratic
, 1976 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 1976
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, William F. Goodling
, , Republican
, 1974 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 1974
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Joseph M. Gaydos
, , Democratic
, 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 1968
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
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 ...
, , Republican
, 1976 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 1976
, , Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Austin Murphy
, , Democratic
, 1976 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 1976
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, William F. Clinger Jr.
, , Republican
, 1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 1978
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
Rhode Island
, -
!
, Fernand St. Germain
, , Democratic
, 1960 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island, 1960
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Claudine Schneider
, , Republican
, 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island, 1980
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
South Carolina
, -
!
, Thomas F. Hartnett
, , Republican
, 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1980
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Floyd Spence
, , Republican
, 1970 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1970
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Butler Derrick
, , Democratic
, 1974 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1974
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Carroll A. Campbell Jr.
, , Republican
, 1978 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1978
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
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 ...
, , Democratic
, 1974 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1974
, , Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
John Light Napier
John Light Napier (born May 16, 1947) is an American politician, lawyer, former member of the United States House of Representatives, and judge from South Carolina.
Education
John Light Napier attended public schools in Marlboro County, South C ...
, , Republican
, 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1980
, , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.
, nowrap ,
South Dakota
, -
! rowspan=2 ,
,
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 an ...
, , Democratic
, 1978 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota, 1978
, Incumbent re-elected.
, rowspan=2 nowrap ,
, -
,
Clint Roberts
, , Republican
, 1980 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota, 1980
, , Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican loss.
Tennessee
, -
!
, Jimmy Quillen
, , Republican
, 1962 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 1962
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, John Duncan Sr.
, , Republican
, 1964 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 1964
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Marilyn Lloyd
, , Democratic
, 1974 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 1974
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, colspan=3 , None (district created)
, , New seat.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Bill Boner
, , Democratic
, 1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 1978
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Al Gore
, , Democratic
, 1976 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 1976
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Robin Beard
Robin Jerald Beard Jr. (August 21, 1939 – June 16, 2007) was an American politician who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee's 6th congressional district, who served from 1973 to 1983. ...
, , Republican
, 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 1972
, , Incumbent retired to
run for U.S. Senator.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Ed Jones (Tennessee politician), Ed Jones
, , Democratic
, 1969 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 1969
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Harold Ford Sr.
, , Democratic
, 1974 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 1974
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
Texas
, -
!
, Sam B. Hall
, , Democratic
, 1976 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1976
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Charlie Wilson (Texas politician), Charles Wilson
, , Democratic
, 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1972
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
James M. Collins
James Mitchell Collins (April 29, 1916 – July 21, 1989) was an American businessman and a Republican who represented the Third Congressional District of Texas from 1968-1983. The district was based at the time around Irving in Dallas C ...
, , Republican
, 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1968
, , Incumbent retired to
run for U.S. Senator.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Ralph Hall
, , Democratic
, 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1980
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Jim Mattox
James Albon Mattox (August 29, 1943 – November 20, 2008) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms in the United States House of Representatives and two four-year terms as state attorney general, but lost high-profile ra ...
, , Democratic
, 1976 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1976
, , Incumbent retired to run for Attorney General of Texas, Attorney General
Democratic hold.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Phil Gramm
, , Democratic
, 1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1978
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, William Reynolds Archer Jr.
, , Republican
, 1970 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1970
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Jack Fields
, , Republican
, 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1980
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Jack Brooks (American politician), Jack Brooks
, , Democratic
, 1952 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1952
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, J. J. Pickle
, , Democratic
, 1963 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1963
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Marvin Leath
, , Democratic
, 1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1978
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Jim Wright
, , Democratic
, 1954 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1954
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Jack Hightower
, , Democratic
, 1974 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1974
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, William Neff Patman
, , Democratic
, 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1980
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Kika de la Garza
, , Democratic
, 1964 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1964
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Richard C. White
, , Democratic
, 1964 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1964
, , Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Charles Stenholm
, , Democratic
, 1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1978
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Mickey Leland
, , Democratic
, 1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1978
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Kent Hance
, , Democratic
, 1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1978
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Henry B. Gonzalez
, , Democratic
, 1961 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1961
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Tom Loeffler
, , Republican
, 1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1978
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Ron Paul
, , Republican
, 1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1978
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Abraham Kazen
, , Democratic
, 1966 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1966
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Martin Frost
, , Democratic
, 1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1978
, 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
, 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 1980
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, David Daniel Marriott
, , Republican
, 1976 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 1976
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, colspan=3 , None (district created)
, , New seat.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
, nowrap ,
Vermont
, -
!
, Jim Jeffords
, , Republican
, 1974 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont, 1974
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
Virginia
, -
!
,
Paul S. Trible Jr.
, , Republican
, 1976 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 1976
, , Incumbent retired to
run for U.S. Senator.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, G. William Whitehurst
, , Republican
, 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 1968
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
, Thomas J. Bliley Jr.
, , Republican
, 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 1980
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
Robert Daniel
, , 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
, 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 1968
, Incumbent re-elected.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
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 ...
, , 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 ,
, -
!
,
William C. Wampler
William Creed Wampler Sr. (April 21, 1926 – May 23, 2012) was an American businessman and Republican Party (United States), Republican politician who served multiple terms in the United States House of Representatives.
Early and family life
B ...
, , 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
, -
!
,
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 Democratic Party (United States), Democrat ...
, , Democratic
, 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia, 1968
, , Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
, nowrap ,
, -
!
,
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 ...
, , 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 ,
, -
!
,
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 ...
, , 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 ,
, -
!
,
Henry Reuss
, , 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 ,
See also
* 1982 United States elections
** 1982 United States gubernatorial elections
** 1982 United States Senate elections
* 97th United States Congress
* 98th United States Congress
Notes
References
{{Al Gore
1982 United States House of Representatives elections,