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

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held on November 2, 1982, in the middle of

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's first term, whose popularity was sinking due to economic conditions under the

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. The President's

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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

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. In the previous election of 1980 Republicans gained many seats as the result of President

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

Overall results

Retiring incumbents

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

Democrats

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

Democratic held

# :

John L. Burton 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). # : Ronald 'Bo' Ginn, to run for Governor of Georgia, was succeeded by Lindsay Thomas. # :

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

, was succeeded by Sander Levin. # :

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

, was succeeded by Alan Wheat. # :

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

, was succeeded by

Major Owens 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 ...

. # :

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 Ca ...

, 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 ...

. # :

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 ...

. # : Jim Mattox, to run for Attorney General of Texas, was succeeded by John Wiley Bryant. # :

Richard C. White Richard Crawford White (April 29, 1923February 18, 1998) was an American lawyer, World War II veteran, and Democratic politician from El Paso, Texas, who served in the Texas House of Representatives from 1955 to 1959 and in the U.S. House of Rep ...

, was succeeded by Ronald D. Coleman. # :

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

, was succeeded by Alan Mollohan. # :

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

, was succeeded by

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

Republican gain

# :

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

. # :

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. # :

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

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

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

, to run for Governor of Pennsylvania, was succeeded by

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

Seat eliminated in redistricting

# :

Floyd Fithian 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 who ran for Governor of Michigan. # :

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

Republicans

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

Republican held

# :

John Jacob Rhodes John Jacob Rhodes Jr. (September 18, 1916 – August 24, 2003) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Republican Party, Rhodes was elected as a U.S. Representative from Arizona. He was the Minority Leader in the House 1973� ...

, was succeeded by

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

. # :

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

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

Ed Zschau Edwin Van Wyck "Ed" Zschau (; born January 6, 1940) is an American educator who represented California's 12th District in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 1987. In 1986 he ran as the Republican candidate for a seat in t ...

. # : Clair Burgener, 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 ...

. # : Louis A. Bafalis, to run for Governor of Florida, was succeeded by Tom Lewis (with district being renumbered as Florida 12). # :

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.. # :

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

, was succeeded by

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

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

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

. # : Marc L. Marks, was succeeded by

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

(with district being renumbered as Pennsylvania 21). # :

Robin Beard 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). # :

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 Co ...

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

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

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

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

Democratic gain

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

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

, was succeeded by

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

. # :

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

# :

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

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

Gregory W. Carman Gregory Wright Carman (January 31, 1937 – April 5, 2020) was a senior United States Judge of the United States Court of International Trade and was also a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. Biograp ...

. # :

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 ...

. # :

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, Geo ...

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 ...

. # :

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 ...

. # :

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 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 ...

. # :

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

lost a redistricting race to fellow incumbent Thomas M. Foglietta. # :

Donald A. Bailey Donald Allen Bailey (July 21, 1945 – March 9, 2020) was an American lawyer and politician from Pennsylvania. He was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 1983, Auditor General of Pennsylvania from 1985 ...

lost a redistricting race to fellow incumbent John Murtha.

Republicans

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

= Seat held by a Republican

= These primary winners later won the general election. # :

Wayne R. Grisham 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. # :

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 Septem ...

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 ...

. # :

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 George Cornelius Wortley (December 8, 1926 – January 21, 2014) was an American banker, publisher, and Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York, serving four terms from 1981 to 1989. Biography Wortley was ...

= 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. #:

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 lost to John Kasich.

Republicans

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

= Seat lost to a Democratic incumbent

= #:

John H. Rousselot 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

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. #: Margaret Heckler lost a redistricting race to Barney Frank. #:

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. #: John LeBoutillier 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. lost to Ben Erdreich. #: Donald H. Clausen lost to

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

. #:

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

lost to

Bruce A. Morrison Bruce Andrew Morrison (born October 8, 1944) is a former Congressman from Connecticut and candidate for Governor of Connecticut. He is a lobbyist and immigration lawyer. He is a member of the Democratic Party, and an officer of the National D ...

. #: Tom Evans lost to

Thomas R. Carper Thomas Richard Carper (born January 23, 1947) is an American politician and former military officer serving as the senior United States senator from Delaware, having held the seat since 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, Carper served in ...

. #: Paul Findley lost to Dick Durbin. #:

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

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

lost to Tim Penny. #: Arlen Erdahl lost to

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

. #:

Harold C. Hollenbeck Harold Capistran Hollenbeck (born December 29, 1938) is an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 9th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1983. Life and career Born in Passa ...

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

lost to Charles Robin Britt. #:

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

lost to James M. Clarke. #: Ed Weber lost to

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

. #:

Charles F. Dougherty Charles Francis Dougherty (born June 26, 1937) is an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican 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. Robert Anthony Borski Jr. (born October 20, 1948) is an American politician. He was a Democratic Party Congressman from the U.S. state of Pennsylvania from 1983 until 2003, representing the state's 3rd congressional district. Borski was born in ...

. #:

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

. #:

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

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, gradu ...

lost to Frank Harrison. #: John Light Napier lost to

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

. #:

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

lost to Norman Sisisky. #:

William C. Wampler William Creed Wampler Sr. (April 21, 1926 – May 23, 2012) was an American businessman and Republican 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. #:

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

lost to Bob Wise.

Special elections

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

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

, , Republican ,

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

, , Incumbent died April 24, 1982.
New member elected June 19, 1982.
Republican hold.
Winner did not seek re-election in November. , nowrap , , - ! ,

George Danielson George Elmore Danielson (February 20, 1915 – September 12, 1998) was an American Democratic politician and judge from California. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1982. Biography Born in Wausa, Nebraska, Da ...

, , Democratic ,

, , 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 ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William Flynt Nichols , , Democratic ,

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

, 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 ,

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

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

, , 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. , - ! ,

, , 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 , , Democratic , 1961 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Bob Stump , , Democratic ,

, , 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 ,

, 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 ,

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

John P. Hammerschmidt John Paul Hammerschmidt (May 4, 1922 – April 1, 2015) was an American politician from the state of Arkansas. A Republican, Hammerschmidt served thirteen terms in the United States House of Representatives for Arkansas's 3rd congressional d ...

, , Republican ,

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

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

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

California

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

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

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

, , Democratic ,

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

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

Phillip Burton 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 ,

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

, , 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 ,

, 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 ,

, 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 , , 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 , , Democratic ,

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

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

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

Norman D. Shumway Norman David Shumway (July 28, 1934 – November 1, 2022) was an American lawyer and politician who served six terms as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 1991. Early life Shumway was born on July 2 ...

, , Republican ,

, 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 ,

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

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

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

, , Republican ,

, 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 ,

, 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 ,

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

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

, , Republican ,

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

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

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

Anthony C. Beilenson Anthony Charles Beilenson (October 26, 1932 – March 5, 2017) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a Democratic Congressman from Southern California. He served ten terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1977 unt ...

, , Democratic ,

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

, 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 ,

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

, , Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Julian C. Dixon Julian Carey Dixon (August 8, 1934 – December 8, 2000) was an American Democratic politician from California who was a member of the California State Assembly from 1973 to 1978 and then a member of the United States House of Representative ...

, , Democratic ,

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

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

, , Democratic ,

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

, , Democratic ,

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

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

, , Republican ,

, , 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 ,

, 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 ,

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

, , Republican ,

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

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

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

, , Republican ,

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

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

, , Democratic ,

1970

, 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 ,

, 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 ,

, 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 ,

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

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

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Clair Burgener , , Republican ,

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

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Colorado

Colorado added a sixth seat in reapportionment, adding the new district near Denver. , - ! ,

Patricia Schroeder 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 ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Tim Wirth , , Democratic ,

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

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

, , Democratic ,

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

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

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

, , Republican ,

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

Connecticut

, - ! ,

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

, , Democratic ,

, 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 ,

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

, , Republican ,

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

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

William R. Ratchford William Richard Ratchford (May 24, 1934 – January 2, 2011) was an American politician from Connecticut. He served six terms in the Connecticut House of Representatives, including two as speaker, and three terms in the United States House of Rep ...

, , Democratic ,

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

, , Democratic ,

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

Delaware

, - ! , Tom Evans , , Republican ,

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

Florida

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

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

, , Democratic ,

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

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

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

, , Democratic ,

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

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

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

, , Democratic ,

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

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

Sam M. Gibbons 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 ,

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

, 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 ,

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

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

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

, , Republican ,

, , 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 ,

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

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

, , Republican ,

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

, 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 ,

, 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 ,

, , 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 ,

, 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 ,

, , 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 ,

, 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 ,

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

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

, , Democratic ,

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

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

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

, , Democratic ,

, 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 ,

, 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 ,

, 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 ,

, 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 ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Illinois

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

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

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

, , Democratic ,

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

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

, , Democratic ,

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

, , Republican ,

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

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

, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , - ! ,

, , 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 ,

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

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

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

, , Democratic ,

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

, Incumbent re-elected. , rowspan=2 , , - , Robert McClory
, , Republican ,

, , 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 ,

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

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

, , Republican ,

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

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Edward Rell Madigan
, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Lynn Morley Martin , , Republican ,

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

, , Republican ,

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

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

, , 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
, , Republican ,

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

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

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

, 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. , - ! ,

, , Democratic ,

, , Incumbent died.
New member elected.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Philip R. Sharp
, , Democratic ,

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

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

, , Republican ,

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

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

, , Republican ,

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

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

, , Republican ,

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

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

, , Democratic ,

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

, , Republican ,

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

Lee H. Hamilton Lee Herbert Hamilton (born April 20, 1931) is an American politician and lawyer from Indiana. He is a former member of the United States House of Representatives and a former member of the U.S. Homeland Security Advisory Council. A member of the ...

, , Democratic ,

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

, , Democratic ,

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

, , Democratic ,

, , Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic loss.

Iowa

, - ! , Jim Leach , , Republican ,

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

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

T. Cooper Evans Thomas Cooper Evans (May 26, 1924 – December 22, 2005) was a three-term Republican 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 ,

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

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

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

, , Democratic ,

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

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

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Kansas

, - ! , Pat Roberts , , Republican ,

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

, , Republican ,

, , 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 ,

, 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 ,

, 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 ,

, 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 ,

, 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 ,

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

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

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

, , Republican ,

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

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

, , Republican ,

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

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

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Louisiana

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

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Buddy Roemer , , Democratic ,

, 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 from from 1977 to 1993. He lost his reelection bid in 1992 to Jim McCrery James Otis McCrery III (born September 18, ...

, , Democratic ,

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

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

, , Republican ,

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

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

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Gillis William Long , , Democratic ,

, Re-elected in primary , nowrap ,

Maine

, - ! ,

, , Republican ,

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

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

, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Maryland

, - ! ,

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

, , Democratic ,

, 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 ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Barbara Mikulski , , Democratic ,

, 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 ,

, 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 ,

, 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 ,

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

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

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Massachusetts

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

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

, , Republican ,

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

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

, , Democratic ,

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

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

, , Democratic ,

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

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

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

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

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

, , Democratic ,

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

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

, , Democratic ,

, 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 ,

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

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Gerry E. Studds
, , Democratic ,

, 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 ,

, 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 ,

, 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 ,

, 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, wher ...

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Mark D. Siljander , , Republican , 1981 Michigan's 4th congressional district special election, 1981 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Harold S. Sawyer , , Republican ,

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

, , Republican , 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan, 1980 , , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Dale E. Kildee , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , J. Bob Traxler , , Democratic , 1974 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan, 1974 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Guy Vander Jagt , , Republican , 1966 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan, 1966 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Donald J. Albosta , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Robert William Davis , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , David E. Bonior , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , George Crockett Jr. , , Democratic , 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan, 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Dennis M. Hertel , , Democratic , 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan, 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William D. Ford , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John Dingell , , Democratic , 1955 Michigan's 15th congressional district special election, 1955 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , ,

, , Democratic , 1974 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan, 1974 , , Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - , James J. Blanchard
, , Democratic , 1974 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan, 1974 , , Incumbent retired to 1982 Michigan gubernatorial election, run for Governor of Michigan.
Democratic loss. , - ! , William Broomfield
, , Republican , 1956 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan, 1956 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Minnesota

, - ! ,

, , Republican , 1974 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota, 1974 , , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Vin Weber
, , Republican , 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota, 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Bill Frenzel , , Republican , 1970 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota, 1970 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Bruce Vento , , Democratic , 1976 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota, 1976 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Martin Olav Sabo , , Democratic , 1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota, 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Arlen Erdahl
, , Republican , 1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota, 1978 , , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Arlan Stangeland , , Republican , 1977 Minnesota's 7th congressional district special election, 1977 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Jim Oberstar , , Democratic , 1974 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota, 1974 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Mississippi

, - ! , Jamie L. Whitten , , Democratic , 1941 Mississippi's 2nd congressional district special election, 1941 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

, , Democratic , 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi, 1972 , , Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Gillespie V. Montgomery , , Democratic , 1966 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi, 1966 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Wayne Dowdy , , Democratic , 1981 Mississippi's 4th congressional district special election, 1981 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Trent Lott , , Republican , 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi, 1972 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Missouri

Missouri lost one seat at reapportionment. , - ! , Bill Clay , , Democratic , 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 1968 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Robert A. Young , , Democratic , 1976 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 1976 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Dick Gephardt , , Democratic , 1976 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 1976 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , , Ike Skelton , , Democratic , 1976 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 1976 , Incumbent re-elected. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - ,

, , Republican , 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 1980 , , Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican loss. , - ! ,

, , Democratic , 1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 1948 , , Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Earl Thomas Coleman , , Republican , 1976 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 1976 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Gene Taylor (Missouri politician), Gene Taylor , , Republican , 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 1972 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Bill Emerson
, , Republican , 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Harold Volkmer , , Democratic , 1976 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 1976 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Montana

, - ! , John Patrick Williams , , Democratic , 1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana, 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Ron Marlenee , , Republican , 1976 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana, 1976 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Nebraska

, - ! , Doug Bereuter , , Republican , 1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska, 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Hal Daub , , Republican , 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska, 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Virginia D. Smith , , Republican , 1974 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska, 1974 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Nevada

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

, , Democratic , 1974 United States House of Representatives election in Nevada, 1974 , , Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
New member elected.
Republican gain. , nowrap ,

New Hampshire

, - ! , Norman D'Amours , , Democratic , 1974 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire, 1974 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Judd Gregg , , Republican , 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire, 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

New Jersey

New Jersey lost one seat at reapportionment. , - ! , James J. Florio , , Democratic , 1974 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey, 1974 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William J. Hughes , , Democratic , 1974 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey, 1974 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , James J. Howard , , Democratic , 1964 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey, 1964 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Chris Smith (New Jersey politician), Christopher H. Smith , , Republican , 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey, 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Marge Roukema
, , Republican , 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey, 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Bernard J. Dwyer
, , Democratic , 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey, 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Matthew John Rinaldo
, , Republican , 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey, 1972 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Robert A. Roe , , Democratic , 1970 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey, 1970 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

, , Republican , 1976 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey, 1976 , , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Peter W. Rodino , , Democratic , 1948 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey, 1948 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Joseph G. Minish , , Democratic , 1962 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey, 1962 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , , James A. Courter
, , Republican , 1978 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey, 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - , Millicent Fenwick
, , Republican , 1974 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey, 1974 , , Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Republican loss. , - ! , Edwin B. Forsythe
, , Republican , 1970 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey, 1970 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Frank Joseph Guarini , , Democratic , 1978 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey, 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

New Mexico

, - ! , Manuel Lujan Jr. , , Republican , 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico, 1968 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Joe Skeen , , Republican , 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico, 1980 , 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 (politician), William Carney , , Conservative , 1978 United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Thomas J. Downey , , Democratic , 1974 United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1974 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , ,

, , Republican , 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1980 , , Incumbent retired.
Republican loss. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - , John LeBoutillier
, , Republican , 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1980 , , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , - ! , Norman F. Lent , , Republican , 1970 United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1970 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Raymond J. McGrath , , Republican , 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Joseph P. Addabbo
, , Democratic , 1960 United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1960 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal
, , Democratic , 1962 United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1962 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , James H. Scheuer
, , Democratic , 1974 United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1974 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Geraldine Ferraro , , Democratic , 1978 United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Chuck Schumer
, , Democratic , 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Fred Richmond
, , Democratic , 1974 United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1974 , , Resigned
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! ,

, , Democratic , 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1968 , , Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Stephen J. Solarz , , Democratic , 1974 United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1974 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , , Guy V. Molinari
, , Republican , 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - ,

, , Democratic , 1974 United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1974 , , Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic loss. , - ! , S. William Green
, , Republican , 1978 United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Charles B. Rangel
, , Democratic , 1970 United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1970 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , , Theodore S. Weiss
, , Democratic , 1976 United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1976 , Incumbent re-elected. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - ,

, , Democratic , 1964 United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1964 , , Incumbent retired.
Democratic loss. , - ! , Robert Garcia (New York politician), Robert García
, , Democratic , 1978 United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Mario Biaggi
, , Democratic , 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1968 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Richard Ottinger
, , Democratic , 1974 United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1974 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Hamilton Fish IV
, , Republican , 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1968 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , ,

, , Republican , 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1972 , Incumbent re-elected. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - ,

, , Democratic , 1978 United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1978 , , Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic loss. , - ! , Samuel S. Stratton
, , Democratic , 1958 United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Gerald B. H. Solomon
, , Republican , 1978 United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

, , Republican , 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1972 , , Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! , David O'Brien Martin
, , Republican , 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , ,

, , Republican , 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - ,

, , Republican , 1978 United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1978 , , Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican loss. , - ! , Matthew F. McHugh
, , Democratic , 1974 United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1974 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Frank Horton (New York politician), Frank Horton
, , Republican , 1962 United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1962 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Barber Conable
, , Republican , 1964 United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1964 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Jack Kemp
, , Republican , 1970 United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1970 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John J. LaFalce
, , Democratic , 1974 United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1974 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Henry J. Nowak
, , Democratic , 1974 United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1974 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Stan Lundine
, , Democratic , 1976 United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1976 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

North Carolina

, - ! , Walter B. Jones Sr. , , Democratic , 1966 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, 1966 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

, , Democratic , 1952 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, 1952 , , Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Charles Orville Whitley , , Democratic , 1976 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, 1976 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Ike Franklin Andrews , , Democratic , 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, 1972 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Stephen L. Neal , , Democratic , 1974 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, 1974 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Walter E. Johnston III , , Republican , 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, 1980 , , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Charlie Rose (congressman), Charlie Rose , , Democratic , 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, 1972 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Bill Hefner , , Democratic , 1974 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, 1974 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , James G. Martin , , Republican , 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, 1972 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , James T. Broyhill , , Republican , 1962 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, 1962 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

, , Republican , 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, 1980 , , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap ,

North Dakota

, - ! , Byron Dorgan , , Democratic , 1980 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota, 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Ohio

Ohio lost two seats at reapportionment. , - ! , Tom Luken
, , Democratic , 1976 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 1976 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Bill Gradison
, , Republican , 1974 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 1974 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Tony P. Hall , , Democratic , 1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Mike Oxley , , Republican , 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 1972 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Del Latta , , Republican , 1958 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Bob McEwen , , Republican , 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Bud Brown , , Republican , 1965 , , Incumbent retired to 1982 Ohio gubernatorial election, run for Governor of Ohio.
New member elected.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Tom Kindness , , Republican , 1974 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 1974 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Ed Weber , , Republican , 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 1980 , , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , , Clarence E. Miller , , Republican , 1966 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 1966 , Incumbent re-elected. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - ,

, , Republican , 1982 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 1982 , , Incumbent retired.
Republican loss. , - ! rowspan=2 , ,

, , Republican , 1964 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 1964 , , Incumbent retired.
Republican loss. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - , Dennis E. Eckart
, , Democratic , 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , - ! , Bob Shamansky , , Democratic , 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 1980 , , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Don Pease , , Democratic , 1976 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 1976 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John F. Seiberling , , Democratic , 1970 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 1970 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Chalmers P. Wylie , , Republican , 1966 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 1966 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Ralph Regula , , Republican , 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 1972 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Lyle Williams
, , Republican , 1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Douglas Applegate , , Democratic , 1976 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 1976 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Ronald M. Mottl
, , Democratic , 1974 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 1974 , , Incumbent lost renomination.
New member elected.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Mary Rose Oakar , , Democratic , 1976 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 1976 , 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 , , Democratic , 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - ,

, , 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 , , - ! ,

, , Republican , 1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 1978 , , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! ,

, , 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 , , - ! ,

, , 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 , , Democratic , 1974 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 1974 , Incumbent re-elected. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - ,

, , 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 , , - ! ,

, , 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
, , 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 , , - ! ,

, , Democratic , 1974 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1974 , , Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! , John Light Napier , , 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 , ,

, , 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 , , - ! ,

, , 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 , , - ! ,

, , 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 , , 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 , , - ! ,

, , 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 , , - ! ,

, , 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 , , - ! ,

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

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

Washington

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

West Virginia

, - ! ,

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

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

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

Wisconsin

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

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

Wyoming

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

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Overall results

Retiring incumbents

Democrats

Democratic held

Republican gain

Seat eliminated in redistricting

Republicans

Republican held

Democratic gain

Seat eliminated in redistricting

Defeated incumbents

In primary elections

Democrats

Republicans

= Seat held by a Republican

= Seat lost to a Democrat

In the general election

Democrats

= Seat lost to a Republican incumbent

= Seat lost to a Republican challenger

Republicans

= Seat lost to a Democratic incumbent

= Seat lost to a Democratic challenger

Special elections

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

See also

Notes

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