The 1974 United States House of Representatives elections were elections for the

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

in 1974 that occurred in the wake of the

Watergate scandal The Watergate scandal was a major political scandal in the United States involving the administration of President Richard Nixon from 1972 to 1974 that led to Nixon's resignation. The scandal stemmed from the Nixon administration's continual ...

, which had forced President

Richard Nixon Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913April 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a representative and senator from California and was ...

to resign in favor of

Gerald Ford Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. ( ; born Leslie Lynch King Jr.; July 14, 1913December 26, 2006) was an American politician who served as the 38th president of the United States from 1974 to 1977. He was the only president never to have been elected ...

. This scandal, along with high

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, allowed the Democrats to make large gains in the midterm elections, taking 48 seats from the Republicans (an additional seat was gained, for a net gain of 49, when Representative

Joe Moakley John Joseph Moakley (April 27, 1927 – May 28, 2001) was an American politician who served as the United States representative for Massachusetts's 9th congressional district from 1973 until his death in 2001. Moakley won the seat from incumbent L ...

from Massachusetts switched his party affiliation back to

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after winning his 1972 election as an independent), and increasing their majority above the two-thirds mark. Altogether, there were 93 freshmen representatives in the 94th Congress when it convened on January 3, 1975 (76 of them Democrats). Those elected to office that year later came to be known collectively as "

Watergate Babies The Watergate Babies were Democrats first elected to the United States Congress in the 1974 elections, after President Richard Nixon's resignation over the Watergate scandal, on August 9, 1974. Democrats picked up 49 seats in the House and 5 ...

." The gain of 49 Democratic seats was the largest pickup by the party since 1958. As of 2022, this was the last time the Democrats gained 45 or more seats in a House election.

Overall results

Summary of the November 5, 1974,

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Special elections

These elections were for the remainder of the term ending January 3, 1975. , - ! ,

John Saylor John Phillips Saylor (July 23, 1908 – October 28, 1973) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania serving from 1949 until his death from a heart attack in Houston, Texas in 1973. Biography Saylor w ...

, , Republican , 1952 , , Incumbent died October 28, 1973.
A

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was held February 25, 1974.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! ,

, , Republican ,

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 resigned December 6, 1973, to become

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was held February 18, 1974.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Bill Keating , , Republican ,

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

, , Incumbent resigned January 3, 1974, to take a position as president of ''

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was held March 5, 1974.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , James Harvey , , 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 resigned January 31, 1974, to become judge for the

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was held April 16, 1974.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Bill Mailliard , , Republican , 1952 , , Incumbent resigned March 5, 1974, to become

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was held June 4, 1974.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Charles Teague Charles McKevett Teague (September 18, 1909 – January 1, 1974) was a congressman in the United States House of Representatives from Ventura County, California, from 1955 to 1974. Early life and family Teague was born in Santa Paula, Californi ...

, , Republican ,

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 died January 1, 1974.
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was held June 4, 1974.
Republican hold. , 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 William Flynt Nichols (October 16, 1918 – December 13, 1988) was a Democratic member of United States House of Representatives from Alabama, having served from 1967 until his death from a heart attack in Washington, D.C. in 1988. Life Nichol ...

, , 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 19 ...

, , Democratic ,

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

Robert E. Jones Jr. Robert Emmett Jones Jr. (June 12, 1912 – June 4, 1997) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from the Alabama's 8th congressional district, 8th district of Alabama. He was the last to represent that district before it was r ...

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

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

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

, , 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 ,

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 (special) , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Arizona

, - ! ,

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

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

Mo Udall Morris King "Mo" Udall (June 15, 1922 – December 12, 1998) was an American attorney and Democratic politician who served as a U.S. representative from Arizona from May 2, 1961, to May 4, 1991. He was a leading contender for the 1976 Democ ...

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

Sam Steiger Samuel Steiger (March 10, 1929September 26, 2012) was an American politician, journalist, political pundit. He served five terms as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, two terms in the Arizona State Senate, and one term as mayor of Pre ...

, , Republican ,

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

John Bertrand Conlan John Bertrand Conlan (September 17, 1930 – June 18, 2021) was an American lawyer and Republican politician. He served as a State Senator from 1965 to 1972 and as a United States representative from Arizona from 1973 to 1977. Early life and ...

, , Republican ,

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

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 ,

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

Wilbur Mills Wilbur Daigh Mills (May 24, 1909 – May 2, 1992) was an American Democratic politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1939 until his retirement in 1977. As chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee from ...

, , Democratic ,

1938 Events January * January 1 ** The Constitution of Estonia#Third Constitution (de facto 1938–1940, de jure 1938–1992), new constitution of Estonia enters into force, which many consider to be the ending of the Era of Silence and the a ...

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

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

Ray Thornton Raymond Hoyt Thornton Jr. (July 16, 1928 – April 13, 2016)Arkansas CourtsA Self-Guided Tour of Justice Building Portraits(2016), p. 11. was an American attorney and politician. He was a Democratic U.S. Representative for Arkansas's 4th co ...

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

California

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

Donald H. Clausen Donald Holst "Don" Clausen (April 27, 1923 – February 7, 2015) was an American businessman, World War II veteran, and politician who served ten terms as a U.S. Representative from California from 1963 to 1983. Biography Born in Ferndale, Cali ...

, , Republican , 1963 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John E. Moss , , Democratic , 1952 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Robert L. Leggett Robert Louis Leggett (July 26, 1926 – August 13, 1997) was an American lawyer and politician who served eight terms as a U.S. Representative from California from 1963 to 1979. Early life Born in Richmond, California, Leggett attended the pu ...

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

John L. Burton John Lowell Burton (born December 15, 1932) is an American politician and attorney. He served as Chairman of the California Democratic Party from April 2009 until May 2017. A professor of California Politics at San Francisco State University, h ...

, , Democratic ,

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

, Incumbent 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 , , - ! , Jerome R. Waldie
, , Democratic ,

, , Incumbent retired to run for Governor of California.
New member elected.
Democratic hold. , 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 ,

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

Don Edwards William Donlon Edwards (January 6, 1915 – October 1, 2015) was an American politician of the Democratic Party and a member of the United States House of Representatives from California for 32 years in the late 20th century. Early life Edwar ...

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

Leo Ryan Leo Joseph Ryan Jr. (May 5, 1925 – November 18, 1978) was an American teacher and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the U.S. representative from California's 11th congressional district from 1973 until his assassina ...

, , Democratic ,

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

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

, , Republican , 1967 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Charles S. Gubser Charles Samuel Gubser (February 1, 1916 – August 20, 2011) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from California from 1953 to 1974. Early life and education Born in Gilroy, California ...

, , Republican , 1952 , , Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , John J. McFall
, , Democratic ,

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 , , - ! , Bernice F. Sisk
, , Democratic ,

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

Burt L. Talcott Burt Lacklen Talcott (February 22, 1920 – July 29, 2016) was an American World War II veteran and politician who served seven terms as a member of the United States Congress from the State of California from 1963 to 1977. Military career Bor ...

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

Bob Mathias Robert Bruce Mathias (November 17, 1930 – September 2, 2006) was an American decathlete, two-time Olympic gold medalist in the event, a United States Marine Corps officer, actor and United States Congressman representing the state of Califor ...

, , Republican ,

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

William M. Ketchum William Matthew Ketchum (September 2, 1921 – June 24, 1978) was an American businessman and Republican Party politician who was a member of the California State Assembly from 1967 to 1973 and a member of the United States House of Representa ...

, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Robert J. Lagomarsino
, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Barry Goldwater Jr.
, , Republican , 1969 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

James C. Corman James Charles Corman (October 20, 1920 – December 30, 2000) was an American politician who served as a member of the Los Angeles City Council from 1957 to 1961 and as a member of the United States House of Representatives between 1961 and 1981. ...

, , Democratic ,

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

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

, , Republican ,

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

Thomas M. Rees Thomas Mankell "Tom" Rees (March 26, 1925 – December 9, 2003) was an American lawyer and politician who served six terms as a U.S. Representative from California from 1966 to 1977. Early life and career Born in Los Angeles, California, R ...

, , Democratic , 1965 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , colspan=3 , None (District created) , , New seat.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Edward R. Roybal Edward Ross Roybal (February 10, 1916 – October 24, 2005) was a member of the Los Angeles City Council for thirteen years and of the U.S. House of Representatives for thirty years. Biography Roybal was born on February 10, 1916, into a Me ...

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

John H. Rousselot John Harbin Rousselot (November 1, 1927 – May 11, 2003) was a U.S. Representative from southern California. Although the territory he represented was generally the same, in eastern Los Angeles County, the district was renumbered several ti ...

, , Republican ,

1962
1970 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Alphonzo E. Bell Jr. Alphonzo Edward Bell, Jr. (September 19, 1914 – April 25, 2004), was a Republican United States Representative from California. Bell represented Malibu and the influential Westside region of Los Angeles for eight terms, from 1961–1977. ...

, , Republican ,

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

Yvonne Brathwaite Burke Yvonne Pearl Burke (née Watson, later Brathwaite; born October 5, 1932) is an American politician and lawyer from California. She was the first African-American woman to represent the West Coast in Congress. She served in the U.S. Congress from ...

, , 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 ...

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

George E. 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 re-elected. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - ,

Chet Holifield Chester Earl "Chet" Holifield (December 3, 1903 – February 6, 1995) was a businessman and politician, a United States representative from California's 19th congressional district. He was known for his work on issues of atomic energy. He wa ...

, , Democratic ,

1942 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Declaration by United Nations is signed by China, the United Kingdom, the United States, the Soviet Union, and 22 other nations, in wh ...

, , Incumbent retired.
Democratic loss. , - ! , Charles H. Wilson , , Democratic , 1962 , 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 , , - ! ,

Del M. Clawson Delwin Morgan Clawson (January 11, 1914 – May 5, 1992) was an American politician. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. He also served as mayor of Compton, California. Clawson was born in Thatcher, Arizona and attended Gila ...

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

Craig Hosmer Chester Craig Hosmer (May 6, 1915 – October 11, 1982) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States representative from California from 1953 to 1974. Early life and career Hosmer was born in Brea, California, in Orange ...

, , Republican , 1952 , , Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Victor Veysey Victor Vincent Veysey (April 14, 1915 – February 13, 2001) was an American Republican politician who represented California in the United States House of Representatives for two terms from 1971 to 1975. From 1975 to 1977, he served as Assistant ...

, , Republican ,

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

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

, , Democratic , 1962
1970

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

Jerry Pettis Jerry Lyle Pettis (July 18, 1916 – February 14, 1975) was an American politician and a four-term Congressman from California from 1967 to 1975. He was also a rancher, teacher, aviator, religious leader, and businessman. Pettis was the first ...

, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Richard T. Hanna
, , Democratic , 1962 , , Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Charles E. Wiggins
, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Andrew J. Hinshaw
, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Bob Wilson
, , Republican , 1952 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Lionel Van Deerlin Lionel Van Deerlin (July 25, 1914 – May 17, 2008) was an American journalist and politician who served nine terms as a Democratic United States Representative from California from 1963 to 1981, representing a San Diego area district. Biograph ...

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

Clair W. Burgener Clair Walter Burgener (December 5, 1921 – September 9, 2006) was an American politician who served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1973 to 1983. Early life Clair Burgener was born in Vernal, Utah, and grew u ...

, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Colorado

, - ! ,

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 , , - ! ,

Donald G. Brotzman Donald Glenn Brotzman (June 28, 1922 – September 15, 2004) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Colorado. History Brotzman was born on a farm in near Sterling, Colorado in Logan County, Colorado, Logan County ...

, , Republican , 1962
1964

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

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

James Paul Johnson James Paul Johnson (born June 2, 1930) is an American politician, lawyer and jurist from Colorado. He served in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican. Life James Paul Johnson was born in Yankton, Yankton County, South Dak ...

, , Republican ,

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

William L. Armstrong William Lester Armstrong Jr. (March 16, 1937 – July 5, 2016) was an American businessman, administrator, and politician. He was a member of the Republican Party and served as a United States representative and Senator from Colorado. Early li ...

, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Connecticut

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

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

Robert H. Steele Robert Hampton Steele (born November 3, 1938) is a retired American politician. Life Steele was born in Hartford, Connecticut. His father, known as Bob Steele, was host of the state's top rated morning show on WTIC-AM for more than fifty y ...

, , Republican ,

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

Robert Giaimo Robert Nicholas Giaimo (October 15, 1919 – May 24, 2006) was a Democratic US Representative from Connecticut. He co-sponsored the legislation creating the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities. He help ...

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

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

Ronald A. Sarasin Ronald Arthur Sarasin (born December 31, 1934) is a former American politician from Connecticut. He served two terms in the Connecticut House of Representatives and three terms as a U.S. Representative. Early life and career Born in Fall River ...

, , Republican ,

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

Ella T. Grasso Ella Rosa Giovianna Oliva Grasso (née Tambussi; May 10, 1919 – February 5, 1981) was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the 83rd Governor of Connecticut from January 8, 1975, to December 31, 1980, after re ...

, , Democratic ,

, , Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Connecticut.
New member elected.
Democratic hold. , nowrap ,

Delaware

, - ! ,

Pierre S. du Pont IV Pierre Samuel "Pete" du Pont IV (January 22, 1935 – May 8, 2021) was an American attorney, businessman, and politician from Rockland, Delaware, Rockland, in New Castle County, Delaware, near Wilmington, Delaware, Wilmington. He was the United ...

, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Florida

, - ! ,

Bob Sikes Robert Lee Fulton Sikes (June 3, 1906September 28, 1994) was an American politician of the Democratic Party who represented the Florida Panhandle in the United States House of Representatives from 1941 to 1979, with a brief break in 1944 and 19 ...

, , Democratic , 1940
1944

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

Don Fuqua John Donald Fuqua (born August 20, 1933) is a former U.S. Democratic politician. Early years and Education Don Fuqua was born in Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida in 1933. Fuqua attended the University of Florida at Gainesville from 1951 t ...

, , Democratic , 1962 , 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 ,

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

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

Bill Gunter William Dawson Gunter Jr. (born July 16, 1934) is an American politician from the state of Florida. Early life and education Gunter was born in Jacksonville in 1934. He attended public schools in Live Oak and received his Bachelor of Science in ...

, , Democratic ,

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

Bill Young Charles William Young (December 16, 1930 – October 18, 2013) was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1971 until his death in 2013. A Republican from Florida, Young served as chairman of the H ...

, , Republican ,

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

Sam M. Gibbons Sam Melville Gibbons (January 20, 1920 – October 10, 2012) was an American politician from the state of Florida, who served in the Florida State House of Representatives, Florida State Senate, and the U.S. House of Representatives. He represen ...

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

James A. Haley James Andrew Haley (January 4, 1899 – August 6, 1981) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Florida. Born in Jacksonville, Alabama, Jacksonville, Alabama, Haley attended the public schools and the Univer ...

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

Louis Frey Jr. Louis Frey Jr. (January 11, 1934 – October 14, 2019) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1969 until 1979. He represented Florida's 5th congressional distric ...

, , Republican ,

, 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 re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Paul Rogers , , Democratic ,

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

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

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

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Georgia

, - ! , Ronald "Bo" Ginn , , Democratic ,

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

Benjamin B. Blackburn Benjamin Bentley Blackburn (born February 14, 1927) is a former U.S. Representative from Georgia who served from 1967 to 1975. Life and career Born in Atlanta, Blackburn attended public school there and graduated in 1947 from the University of N ...

, , Republican ,

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

Andrew Young Andrew Jackson Young Jr. (born March 12, 1932) is an American politician, diplomat, and activist. Beginning his career as a pastor, Young was an early leader in the civil rights movement, serving as executive director of the Southern Christian L ...

, , Democratic ,

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

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

John W. Davis John William Davis (April 13, 1873 – March 24, 1955) was an American politician, diplomat and lawyer. He served under President Woodrow Wilson as the Solicitor General of the United States and the United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom ...

, , Democratic ,

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

W. S. Stuckey Jr. Williamson Sylvester Stuckey Jr. (born May 25, 1935) is an American businessman and former politician. He is a former member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party. His father, W. S. Stuckey Sr., founded the Stuckey's chain of ...

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Phillip M. Landrum , , Democratic , 1952 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Robert Grier Stephens Jr. Robert Grier Stephens Jr. (August 14, 1913 – February 20, 2003) was a United States representative from Georgia. Stephens was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He was a great-great nephew of Alexander Stephens, a grandson of Clement Anselm Evans an ...

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Hawaii

, - ! ,

Spark Matsunaga Spark Masayuki Matsunaga ( ja, 松永正幸, October 8, 1916April 15, 1990) was an American politician and attorney who served as United States Senator for Hawaii from 1977 until his death in 1990. Matsunaga also represented Hawaii in the U.S. ...

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

Patsy Mink Patsy Matsu Mink (née Takemoto; December 6, 1927 – September 28, 2002) was an American attorney and politician from the U.S. state of Hawaii. Mink was a third-generation Japanese American, having been born and raised on the island of Maui. ...

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Idaho

, - ! ,

Steve Symms Steven Douglas Symms (born April 23, 1938) is an American politician and lobbyist who served as a four-term congressman (1973–81) and two-term U.S. Senator (1981–93), representing Idaho. He is a partner at Parry, Romani, DeConcini & Symms, a ...

, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Orval H. Hansen , , Republican ,

, , Incumbent lost renomination.
New member elected.
Republican hold. , nowrap ,

Illinois

, - ! ,

Ralph H. Metcalfe Ralph Harold Metcalfe Sr. (May 29, 1910 – October 10, 1978) was an American track and field sprinter and politician. He jointly held the world record in the 100-meter dash and placed second in that event in two Olympics, first to Eddie Tol ...

, , Democratic ,

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

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Robert P. Hanrahan , , Republican ,

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

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

, , Republican , 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John C. Kluczynski , , Democratic , 1950 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Harold R. Collier Harold Reginald Collier (December 12, 1915 – January 17, 2006) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois. Collier was born and raised in Lansing, Michigan. He attended and graduated from Morton Colle ...

, , Republican ,

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

Cardiss Collins Cardiss Hortense Collins (; September 24, 1931 – February 3, 2013) was an American politician from Illinois who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1973 to 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the fourth Afric ...

, , Democratic , 1973 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Dan Rostenkowski Daniel David Rostenkowski (January 2, 1928 – August 11, 2010) was a United States Representative from Chicago, serving for 36 years, from 1959 to 1995. He became one of the most powerful legislators in Congress, especially in matters of ta ...

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

1962

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

Samuel H. Young Samuel Hollingsworth Young (December 26, 1922 – September 23, 2017) was an American politician who served as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Illinois. Early and family Life Born in Casey, Illinois in 1922, ...

, , Republican ,

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

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 Philip Miller Crane (November 3, 1930 – November 8, 2014) was an American politician. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1969 to 2005, representing the 8th District of Illinois in the northwestern su ...

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

Robert McClory Robert McClory (January 31, 1908 – July 24, 1988) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Riverside, Illinois, McClory attended the public schools, L'Institut Sillig, Vevey, Switzerland from 1925 to 1926, and Dartmouth College in H ...

, , Republican , 1962 , 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 , , - ! ,

Leslie C. Arends Leslie Cornelius Arends (September 27, 1895July 17, 1985) was a Republican politician from Illinois who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1935 until 1974. A native and lifelong resident of Melvin, Illinois, Arends attend ...

, , Republican ,

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

, , Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , John B. Anderson , , Republican ,

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

George M. O'Brien George Miller O'Brien (June 17, 1917 – July 17, 1986) was a Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the United States House of Representatives. He represented Illinois' Illinois' 17th congressional district, 17th and Illino ...

, , Republican ,

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

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

, , Republican ,

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

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

, , Republican ,

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

Paul Findley Paul Augustus Findley (June 23, 1921 – August 9, 2019) was an American writer and politician. He served as United States Representative from Illinois, representing its 20th District. A Republican, he was first elected in 1960. A moderate Rep ...

, , Republican ,

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

Edward Rell Madigan Edward Rell "Ed" Madigan (January 13, 1936 – December 7, 1994) was a businessman and a Republican Party politician from Lincoln, Illinois. He served almost twenty years in the United States House of Representatives and was U.S. Secreta ...

, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , George E. Shipley , , Democratic , 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Melvin Price Charles Melvin Price (January 1, 1905 – April 22, 1988) was a member of the United States House of Representatives for over 40 years, from 1945 to his death. He represented Metro East, the Illinois portion of the St. Louis metropolitan area ...

, , Democratic ,

1944 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in Nor ...

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

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

Indiana

, - ! , Ray J. Madden , , Democratic ,

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

Earl F. Landgrebe Earl Fredrick Landgrebe (January 21, 1916 – June 29, 1986) was an American politician and businessman who served as a Republican senator in the Indiana Senate and member of the United States House of Representatives. During the Watergate sca ...

, , Republican ,

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

John Brademas Stephen John Brademas Jr. (March 2, 1927 – July 11, 2016) was an American politician and educator originally from Indiana. He served as Majority Whip of the United States House of Representatives for the Democratic Party from 1977 to 1981 at ...

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

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

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William G. Bray , , Republican , 1950 , , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , John T. Myers , , Republican ,

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

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

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

David W. Dennis David Worth Dennis II (June 7, 1912 – January 6, 1999) was an American attorney and Republican United States Representative from Indiana from 1969 to 1975. Early life and education He was born in Washington, D.C. and was named for his grand ...

, , Republican ,

, , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , William H. Hudnut III , , Republican ,

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

Iowa

, - ! ,

Edward Mezvinsky Edward Maurice Mezvinsky (; born January 17, 1937) is an American politician and lawyer from Iowa. He is a former U.S. Representative and felon. A Democrat, he represented Iowa's 1st congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives fo ...

, , Democratic ,

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

John C. Culver John Chester Culver (August 8, 1932 – December 26, 2018) was an American politician, writer and lawyer who was elected to both the United States House of Representatives (1965–1975) and United States Senate (1975–1981) from Iowa. A memb ...

, , Democratic ,

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

H. R. Gross Harold Royce Gross (June 30, 1899 – September 22, 1987) was a Republican United States Representative from Iowa's 3rd congressional district for thirteen terms. The role he played on the House floor, objecting to spending measures and projects t ...

, , Republican ,

, , Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Neal Smith , , Democratic , 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

William J. Scherle William Joseph Scherle (March 14, 1923August 27, 2003) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Southwestern Iowa from 1967 to 1975. He was a member of the Republican Party. Early life Born in Little Falls, New York, ...

, , Republican ,

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

Wiley Mayne Wiley Mayne (January 19, 1917 – May 27, 2007) was a four-term Republican United States Congressman from Iowa's 6th congressional district. He was one of several Republican members of the House Judiciary Committee who were defeated in the ...

, , Republican ,

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

Kansas

, - ! ,

Keith Sebelius Keith George Sebelius (September 10, 1916 – August 5, 1982) was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican Party (United States), Republican. He became active in politics following World W ...

, , Republican ,

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

, , Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
New member elected.
Democratic hold. , 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 , , - ! , Garner E. Shriver , , Republican ,

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

Joe Skubitz Joe Skubitz (May 6, 1906 – September 11, 2000) was an American politician and U.S. Representative from Kansas. Early life Skubitz was born in Frontenac, Crawford County, Kansas; his parents were immigrants from Slovenia. He attended ...

, , Republican , 1962 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Kentucky

, - ! , Frank Stubblefield , , Democratic , 1958 , , Incumbent lost renomination.
New member elected.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! , William Natcher , , 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 Marion Eugene Snyder (January 26, 1928 – February 16, 2007) was an American politician elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives from two different districts in his native Kentucky. Background Snyder was born ...

, , Republican , 1962
1964

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

Tim Lee Carter Tim Lee Carter (September 2, 1910 – March 27, 1987) was an American politician serving as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for the Commonwealth of Kentucky from 1965 until 1981. Background Congressman Car ...

, , Republican ,

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

John B. Breckinridge John Bayne Breckinridge (November 29, 1913 – July 29, 1979) was an American politician, a Democrat who served as Attorney General of Kentucky twice and also served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky. Ear ...

, , Democratic ,

, 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

, - ! , F. Edward Hebert , , Democratic , 1940 , 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 , , - ! ,

Dave Treen David Conner Treen Sr. (July 16, 1928 – October 29, 2009) was an American politician and attorney from Louisiana. A member of the Republican Party, Treen served as U.S. Representative for Louisiana's 3rd congressional district from 1973 to ...

, , Republican ,

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

Joe Waggonner Joseph David Waggonner Jr. (September 7, 1918 – October 7, 2007) was a Democratic U.S. Representative for the 4th congressional district in northwest Louisiana from December 1961 to January 1979. He was also a confidant of Republican Presid ...

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

Otto Passman Otto Ernest Passman (June 27, 1900 – August 13, 1988) was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives for Louisiana's 5th congressional district from 1947 until 1977. As a congressman, Passman chaired the Hous ...

, , Democratic ,

1946 Events January * January 6 - The 1946 North Vietnamese parliamentary election, first general election ever in Vietnam is held. * January 7 – The Allies recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide the country into f ...

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

John Rarick John Richard Rarick (January 29, 1924 - September 14, 2009) was an American lawyer, jurist, and World War II veteran who served four terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, serving Louisiana's 6th congressional district from 1967 to 1975. ...

, , Democratic ,

, , Incumbent lost renomination.
New member elected.
Republican gain. , 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 Gillis William Long (May 4, 1923 – January 20, 1985) was an American politician and lawyer who served as a U.S. representative from Louisiana. He was a member of the Long family and was the nephew of former governors Huey Long and Earl Long a ...

, , Democratic , 1962
1964

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Maine

, - ! , Peter N. Kyros , , Democratic ,

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

William Cohen William Sebastian Cohen (born August 28, 1940) is an American lawyer, author, and politician from the U.S. state of Maine. A Republican, Cohen served as both a member of the United States House of Representatives (1973–1979) and Senate (1979� ...

, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Maryland

, - ! ,

Robert Bauman Robert E. Bauman (born April 4, 1937) is an American lawyer and politician. He is a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 1st congressional district (1973–1981). Bauman was a prominent conservative advocate in the ...

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

Clarence Long Clarence Dickinson "Doc" Long, Jr. (December 11, 1908 – September 18, 1994) was a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic United States House of Representatives, U.S. Congressman who represented the Maryland's 2nd congressional district, ...

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

Paul Sarbanes Paul Spyros Sarbanes (; February 3, 1933 – December 6, 2020) was an American politician and attorney. A member of the Democratic Party from Maryland, he served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1977 a ...

, , 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 , , - ! ,

Lawrence Hogan Lawrence Joseph Hogan Sr. (September 30, 1928 – April 20, 2017) was an American politician who served as a Republican U.S. Congressman, representing the 5th congressional district of Maryland from January 3, 1969, to January 3, 1975. In 1974, ...

, , Republican ,

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

Goodloe Byron Goodloe Edgar Byron (June 22, 1929 – October 11, 1978), a Democrat, was a U.S. Congressman who represented the 6th congressional district of Maryland from January 3, 1971, until his death from a heart attack on October 11, 1978. He was ...

, , 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 , , - ! ,

Gilbert Gude Gilbert Gude (March 9, 1923 – June 7, 2007) was an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Maryland's 8th congressional district from 1967 to 1977. He was a member of the Republican Party. Early life and career Gude was b ...

, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Massachusetts

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

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

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

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

Robert Drinan Robert Frederick Drinan (November 15, 1920 – January 28, 2007) was a Jesuit priest, lawyer, human rights activist, and Democratic U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Drinan left office to obey Pope John Paul II's prohibition on politica ...

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Paul W. Cronin , , Republican ,

, , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Michael J. Harrington , , Democratic , 1969 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Torbert H. MacDonald , , 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 , 1952 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

, , Democratic ,

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

Margaret Heckler Margaret Mary Heckler (née O'Shaughnessy; June 21, 1931 – August 6, 2018) was an American politician and diplomat who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1967 until 1983. A member of the Republican Party, she als ...

, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , James A. Burke , , Democratic , 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Gerry E. Studds , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Michigan

, - ! ,

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 , , - ! , Marvin L. Esch , , Republican ,

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

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , J. Edward Hutchinson , , Republican , 1962 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Richard Vander Veen Richard Franklin Vander Veen (November 26, 1922 – March 3, 2006) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Early life and education Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Vander Veen attended the local public schools and graduated from Muskego ...

, , Democratic ,

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

Charles E. Chamberlain Charles Ernest Chamberlain (July 22, 1917 – November 25, 2002) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Life and career Chamberlain was born in Locke Township, Michigan and after graduating from Lansing Central High School in Lans ...

, , Republican ,

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

Donald W. Riegle Jr. Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. (born February 4, 1938) is an American politician, author, and businessman from Michigan. He served for five terms as a Representative and for three terms as a Senator in the U.S. Congress. Early life and family Donald W ...

, , Democratic ,

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

J. Bob Traxler Jerome Bob Traxler (July 21, 1931 – October 30, 2019), also known as J. Bob Traxler or Bob Traxler, was an American lawyer and politician from Michigan. He served ten terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1974 to 1993. Early ...

, , Democratic ,

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

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

, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Elford Albin Cederberg , , Republican , 1952 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Philip Ruppe , , Republican ,

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

Charles Diggs Charles Coles Diggs Jr. (December 2, 1922 – August 24, 1998) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan who served in the state senate and U.S. House of Representatives. He was the first African American elected to Congress ...

, , Democratic ,

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

Lucien Nedzi Lucien is a male given name. It is the French form of Luciano (disambiguation), Luciano or Latin ''Lucianus'', patronymic of Lucius. Lucien, Saint Lucien, or Saint-Lucien may also refer to: People Given name *Lucien of Beauvais, Christian sain ...

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

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

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

, , Democratic , 1955 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Martha W. Griffiths , , Democratic ,

, , Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Robert J. Huber , , Republican ,

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

William Broomfield William S. Broomfield, (April 28, 1922 – February 20, 2019) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Early life Broomfield, the son of Scevillian C. and Fern Broomfield was born in Royal Oak, Michigan. His father was a d ...

, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Minnesota

, - ! ,

Al Quie Albert Harold Quie ( ; born September 18, 1923) is an American politician and farmer. Quie, who served as member of the United States House of Representatives and Governor of Minnesota, is regarded as a moderate Republican. Quie was strongly c ...

, , Republican , 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Ancher Nelsen Ancher Nelsen (October 11, 1904 – November 30, 1992), was an American politician who served as the 34th Lieutenant Governor of the state of Minnesota and an eight-term congressman. Biography Nelsen was born October 11, 1904, near Buffalo Lake, ...

, , Republican , 1958 , , Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Bill Frenzel William Eldridge Frenzel (July 31, 1928 – November 17, 2014) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota, representing Minnesota's Third District, which included the southern and western suburbs of Minn ...

, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Joseph Karth , , , 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Donald M. Fraser , , , 1962 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

John Zwach John Matthew Zwach Sr. (February 8, 1907 – November 11, 1990) is an American farmer, rural school teacher, and politician. Zwach was most notably a U.S. Representative from Minnesota. He also served for several terms in the Minnesota legi ...

, , Republican ,

, , Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
gain. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Bob Bergland Robert Selmer Bergland (July 22, 1928 – December 9, 2018) was an American politician. He served as a member of the House of Representatives from Minnesota's 7th congressional district from 1971 to 1977, and he served as United States Secretar ...

, , ,

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

John Blatnik John Anton Blatnik (August 17, 1911 – December 17, 1991) was a United States Congressman from Minnesota. He was a member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL), which is affiliated with the Democratic Party. Early life Blat ...

, , ,

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

Mississippi

, - ! ,

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

, , Democratic , 1941 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , David R. Bowen , , Democratic ,

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

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

, , Democratic ,

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

Thad Cochran William Thad Cochran (; December 7, 1937 – May 30, 2019) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States Senator for Mississippi from 1978 until his resignation due to health issues in 2018. A Republican, he previously s ...

, , Republican ,

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

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

, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Missouri

, - ! ,

Bill Clay William Lacy Clay Sr (born April 30, 1931) is an American politician from Missouri. As Congressman from Missouri's 1st congressional district, Missouri's first district, he represented portions of St. Louis, Missouri, St. Louis in the U.S. Hou ...

, , Democratic ,

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

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

Leonor Sullivan Leonor Kretzer Sullivan (August 21, 1902 – September 1, 1988) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri. She was a Democrat and the first woman in Congress from Missouri. Biography Born Leonor Kretzer in St. Lou ...

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

William J. Randall William Joseph Randall (July 16, 1909 – July 7, 2000) was a member of the United States House of Representatives. He was a member of the Democratic Party from Missouri. Early life and early career Randall was born in Independence, Missouri ...

, , Democratic , 1959 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

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

, , Democratic ,

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

Jerry Litton Jerry Lon Litton (May 12, 1937 – August 3, 1976) was an American politician from Missouri who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives representing Missouri's 6th congressional district from 1973 until his death in ...

, , Democratic ,

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

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Richard Howard Ichord Jr. , , Democratic ,

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

William L. Hungate William Leonard Hungate (December 14, 1922 – June 22, 2007) was a United States representative from Missouri from November 3, 1964 (special election upon the death of Congressman Clarence Cannon), to January 3, 1977, representing the Ninth Cong ...

, , Democratic ,

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

Bill Burlison Billy Dean Burlison (March 15, 1931 – March 17, 2019) was an American politician who held office in the states of Missouri and Maryland. Biography Burlison, the son of John Ivy "J.I." and Lillie (née Marler) Burlison, was born and died in War ...

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Montana

, - ! ,

Richard G. Shoup Richard Gardner "Dick" Shoup (November 29, 1923 – November 25, 1995) was a U.S. Representative from Montana, great-grandson of George Laird Shoup. Education Born in Salmon, Idaho, Shoup attended the Salmon public schools. He received ...

, , Republican ,

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

John Melcher John David Melcher (September 6, 1924 – April 12, 2018) was an American politician of the Democratic Party who represented Montana as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1969 to 1977 and as a United States Senator fro ...

, , Democratic , 1969 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Nebraska

, - ! ,

Charles Thone Charles Thone (January 4, 1924 – March 7, 2018) was an American Republican politician. He was the 34th Governor of Nebraska, serving from 1979 to 1983. He previously served as a member of the United States House of Representatives, representi ...

, , Republican ,

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

John Y. McCollister John Yetter McCollister (June 10, 1921 – November 1, 2013) was an American Republican politician. He was born to John M. McCollister and Ruth Yetter McCollister in Iowa City, Iowa. In 1939 he graduated from Washington High School in Sioux F ...

, , Republican ,

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

, , Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold. , nowrap ,

Nevada

, - ! ,

David Towell David Gilmer Towell (June 9, 1937 – June 10, 2003) was an American politician who served a single term as a U.S. Representative from Nevada, representing the state's at-large district. He was a Republican. Born in Bronxville, New York, Towe ...

, , Republican ,

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

New Hampshire

, - ! ,

Louis C. Wyman Louis Crosby Wyman (March 16, 1917 – May 5, 2002) was an American politician and lawyer. He was a U.S. Representative and, for three days, a U.S. Senator from New Hampshire. This was one of the shortest tenures in Senate history. He was a mem ...

, , Republican , 1962
1964

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

James Colgate Cleveland James Colgate Cleveland (June 13, 1920 – December 3, 1995) was an American politician in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. He served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1963 to 1981. Early life Clevelan ...

, , Republican , 1962 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

New Jersey

, - ! ,

John E. Hunt John Edmund Hunt (November 25, 1908 – September 22, 1989) was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1967 to 1975. Early life Born ...

, , Republican ,

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

Charles W. Sandman Jr. Charles William Sandman Jr. (October 23, 1921 – August 26, 1985) was an American Republican Party politician who represented Cape May County in the New Jersey Senate from 1954 to 1966 and represented southern New Jersey in the United States H ...

, , Republican ,

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

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

Frank Thompson Frank Thompson Jr. (July 26, 1918 – July 22, 1989) was an American politician. He represented in the United States House of Representatives as a Democratic Party (United States), Democrat from 1955 to 1980, and was chairman of the United State ...

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Peter Frelinghuysen Jr. , , Republican , 1952 , , Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! ,

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

, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William B. Widnall , , Republican , 1950 , , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Robert A. Roe , , Democratic ,

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

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

Peter W. Rodino Peter Wallace Rodino Jr. (June 7, 1909 – May 7, 2005) was an American United States Democratic Party, Democratic politician. He represented parts of Newark, New Jersey and surrounding Essex County, New Jersey, Essex and Hudson County, New Jer ...

, , Democratic ,

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

Matthew John Rinaldo Matthew John "Matt" Rinaldo (September 1, 1931 – October 13, 2008) was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives for ten terms, serving in the 12th congressional district ...

, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Joseph J. Maraziti , , Republican ,

, , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Dominick V. Daniels , , Democratic , 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Edward J. Patten Edward James Patten (August 22, 1905 – September 17, 1994) was an American lawyer and politician. Patten, a Democrat, represented the now-redistricted New Jersey's 15th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives for ...

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

New Mexico

, - ! ,

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

, , Republican ,

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

, Incumbent re-elected. ,

New York

, - ! ,

Otis G. Pike Otis Grey Pike (August 31, 1921 – January 20, 2014) was an American lawyer and politician who served nine terms as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York from 1961 to 1979. Early life Pike was born in ...

, , Democratic ,

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

James R. Grover Jr. James Russell Grover Jr. (March 5, 1919 – October 14, 2012) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Biography Grover was born in Babylon, New York to James and Christine Grover. His father was the village police chief. He graduate ...

, , Republican , 1962 , , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Angelo D. Roncallo , , Republican ,

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

Norman F. Lent Norman Frederick Lent (March 23, 1931 – June 11, 2012) was an American politician from New York. Under both the Republican and Conservative Party banners, he served in the New York State Senate from 1963 to 1970 and in the United States House ...

, , Republican ,

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

John W. Wydler John Waldemar Wydler (June 9, 1924 – August 4, 1987) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. Wydler was born in Brooklyn. He served in the United States Army Air Corps from 1942 until 1945. He grad ...

, , Republican , 1962 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Lester L. Wolff , , Democratic ,

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

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

Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal (June 8, 1923 – January 4, 1983) was an American Democratic Party politician from New York who represented the northern portion of Queens during twelve Congressional terms, from 1962 until his death. Upon his death ...

, , Democratic , 1962 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , James J. Delaney , , Democratic ,

1946

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

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

, , Democratic ,

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

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

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

, , Democratic ,

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

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

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

Hugh L. Carey Hugh Leo Carey (April 11, 1919 – August 7, 2011) was an American politician and attorney. He was a seven-term U.S. representative from 1961 to 1974 and the 51st governor of New York from 1975 to 1982. He was a member of the Democratic Party. ...

, , Democratic ,

, , Incumbent retired to run for Governor of New York.
New member elected.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Elizabeth Holtzman Elizabeth Holtzman (born August 11, 1941) is an American attorney and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from New York's 16th congressional district as a member of the Democratic Party from 1973 to 1981. She then ...

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John M. Murphy , , Democratic , 1962 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Ed Koch Edward Irving Koch ( ; December 12, 1924February 1, 2013) was an American politician, lawyer, political commentator, film critic, and television personality. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1969 to 1977 and was may ...

, , Democratic ,

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

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

, , Democratic ,

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

Bella Abzug Bella Savitzky Abzug (July 24, 1920 – March 31, 1998), nicknamed "Battling Bella", was an American lawyer, politician, social activist, and a leader in the women's movement. In 1971, Abzug joined other leading feminists such as Gloria Steinem, ...

, , Democratic ,

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

Herman Badillo Herman Badillo (pronounced ''bah-DEE-yoh''; August 21, 1929 – December 3, 2014) was an American politician who served as borough president of The Bronx and United States Representative, and ran for Mayor of New York City. He was the first Pu ...

, , Democratic ,

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

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

, , Democratic ,

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

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

, , Republican ,

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

Ogden R. Reid Ogden Rogers Reid (June 24, 1925 – March 2, 2019) was an American politician and diplomat. He was the U.S. Ambassador to Israel and a six-term United States Representative from Westchester County, New York. Early life Reid was born in New Y ...

, , Democratic , 1962 , , Incumbent retired to run for Governor of New York.
New member elected.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Hamilton Fish IV , , Republican ,

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

Benjamin A. Gilman Benjamin Arthur Gilman (December 6, 1922 – December 17, 2016) was an American politician and Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Middletown, New York, from January 3, 1973, to January 3, 2003. Early life Gilm ...

, , Republican ,

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

Howard W. Robison Howard Winfield Robison (October 30, 1915 – September 26, 1987) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. Robison was born in Owego, New York. He graduated from Cornell University in 1937 and receive ...

, , Republican , 1958 , , Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Samuel S. Stratton , , Democratic , 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Carleton J. King Carleton James King (June 15, 1904 – November 19, 1977) was an attorney and politician from Saratoga Springs, New York. A Republican Party (United States), Republican, he was most notable for his service as District Attorney of Saratoga County, ...

, , Republican ,

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

Robert C. McEwen Robert Cameron McEwen (January 5, 1920 – June 15, 1997) was a Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state), New York. Biography McEwen was born on January 5, 1920, in ...

, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Donald J. Mitchell , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , James M. Hanley , , Democratic ,

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

William F. Walsh William Francis Walsh (July 11, 1912 – January 8, 2011) was a Republican-Conservative member of the United States House of Representatives from New York State.

, , Republican ,

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

Barber Conable Barber Benjamin Conable Jr. (November 2, 1922 – November 30, 2003) was a U.S. Congressman from New York and former President of the World Bank Group. Biography Conable was born in Warsaw, New York on November 2, 1922. Conable was an Eagle Scou ...

, , Republican ,

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

Henry P. Smith III Henry P. Smith III (September 29, 1911 – October 1, 1995) was an American politician and Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. Smith was born in North Tonawanda, New York. He graduated from Dartmouth ...

, , Republican ,

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

Thaddeus J. Dulski Thaddeus Joseph Dulski (September 27, 1915 – October 11, 1988) was an American congressperson, congressman who represented the state of New York (state), New York from 1959 to 1974. Biography Dulski was born in Buffalo, New York, Buffalo, New ...

, , Democratic , 1958 , , Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! ,

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

, , Republican ,

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

James F. Hastings James Fred Hastings (April 10, 1926 – October 24, 2014) was an American radio station executive and a Republican politician from New York (state), New York. Early life Hastings was born on April 10, 1926, in Olean, New York. He graduated from A ...

, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

North Carolina

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

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

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

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

David N. Henderson David Newton Henderson (April 16, 1921 – January 13, 2004) was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina. Born on a farm near Hubert, North Carolina, Henderson attended Wallace High School, Wallace, North Carolina, graduating in 1938. He ear ...

, , Democratic ,

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

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

, , Democratic ,

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

Wilmer Mizell Wilmer David "Vinegar Bend" Mizell, Sr. (August 13, 1930 – February 21, 1999), was an American athlete and politician. From 1952 to 1962, he was a left-handed pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Mets of Major Le ...

, , Republican ,

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

L. Richardson Preyer Lunsford Richardson Preyer (January 11, 1919 – April 3, 2001) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina and later a United States representative from North Carolina. Educat ...

, , Democratic ,

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

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

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Earl B. Ruth , , Republican ,

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

James G. Martin James Grubbs Martin (born December 11, 1935) is an American organic chemist and politician who served as the 70th governor of North Carolina from 1985 to 1993. He was the third Republican elected to the office after Reconstruction, and the ...

, , Republican ,

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

James T. Broyhill James Thomas Broyhill (born August 19, 1927) is an American former businessman and Republican U.S. Representative and Senator from the state of North Carolina. He represented much of the Foothills region of the state in the House from 1963 t ...

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

Roy A. Taylor Roy Arthur Taylor (January 31, 1910 – November 28, 1995) was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina. Born in Vader, Washington, Taylor graduated from Asheville-Biltmore College, Asheville, North Carolina, 1929. He graduated from Maryvill ...

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

North Dakota

, - ! , Mark Andrews , , Republican , 1963 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Ohio

, - ! ,

Tom Luken Thomas Andrew Luken (July 9, 1925 – January 10, 2018) was an American politician of the Democratic Party from Ohio, serving in the United States House of Representatives during the 1970s and 1980s. Early life and education Luken received h ...

, , Democratic ,

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

Donald D. Clancy Donald D. Clancy (July 24, 1921 – June 12, 2007) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives. He represented the 2nd District of Ohio from 1961 until 1977. Early life and education Clancy was born in Cincinnati, in ...

, , Republican ,

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

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

Tennyson Guyer Tennyson Guyer (November 29, 1912 – April 12, 1981) was a member of the United States House of Representatives. He was a Republican from Ohio for four terms from 1973 to 1981. Early life and career Born in Findlay, Ohio on November 29, eith ...

, , Republican ,

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

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

, , Republican , 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Bill Harsha William Howard Harsha Jr. (January 1, 1921 – October 11, 2010) was an American politician who represented Ohio as a Republican in the United States House of Representatives from January 3, 1961, to January 3, 1981. Biography Born in Portsmouth ...

, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Bud Brown , , Republican , 1965 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Walter E. Powell , , Republican ,

, , Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Thomas L. Ashley , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Clarence E. Miller , , Republican ,

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

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

Samuel L. Devine Samuel Leeper Devine (December 21, 1915 – June 27, 1997) was an American politician of the Republican Party who served in the United States House of Representatives as Representative of the 12th congressional district of Ohio from January 3, 1 ...

, , Republican , 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Charles Adams Mosher , , Republican ,

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

John F. Seiberling John Frederick Seiberling, Jr. (September 8, 1918 – August 2, 2008) was a United States representative from Ohio. In 1974, he helped to establish what later became the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, and served on the House Judiciary Committee ...

, , Democratic ,

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

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

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

, , Republican ,

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

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

Wayne L. Hays Wayne Levere Hays (May 13, 1911 – February 10, 1989) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative of Ohio, in the Democratic Party, from 1949 to 1976. He resigned from Congress after a much-publicized sex scandal. Early year ...

, , Democratic ,

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

Charles J. Carney Charles Joseph Carney (April 17, 1913 – October 7, 1987) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1970 to 1979. Early life and career Born in Youngstown, Ohio, Carney attended schools in Youngstown and neighboring Campbell, Ohio. He later ...

, , Democratic ,

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

James V. Stanton James Vincent Stanton (February 27, 1932 – May 2, 2022) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1971 to 1977. Early life and career Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Stanton graduated from ...

, , Democratic ,

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

Louis Stokes Louis Stokes (February 23, 1925 – August 18, 2015) was an American attorney, civil rights pioneer and politician. He served 15 terms in the United States House of Representatives – representing the east side of Cleveland – and was the firs ...

, , Democratic ,

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

Charles Vanik Charles Albert Vanik (April 7, 1913 – August 30, 2007) was a Democratic politician from Ohio. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1955 to 1981. Early life Vanik was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Stella (Kvasn ...

, , Democratic ,

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

William Edwin Minshall Jr. William Edwin Minshall Jr. (October 24, 1911 – October 15, 1990) was an American lawyer and politician who served ten terms as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio from 1955 to 1974. Early life and career Willi ...

, , Republican ,

, , Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap ,

Oklahoma

, - ! , James R. Jones , , Democratic ,

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

Clem McSpadden Clem Rogers McSpadden (November 9, 1925 – July 7, 2008) was an American rodeo announcer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he served as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representati ...

, , Democratic ,

, , Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Oklahoma.
New member elected.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Carl Albert Carl Bert Albert (May 10, 1908 – February 4, 2000) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 46th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1977 and represented Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district as a ...

, , Democratic ,

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

Tom Steed Thomas Jefferson Steed (March 2, 1904 – June 8, 1983) was an American politician and a U.S. Congressman from Oklahoma. Early life Steed was born on a farm near in Eastland County, Texas (near Rising Star, Texas) on March 2, 1904. His family ...

, , Democratic ,

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

John Jarman John Henry Jarman II (July 17, 1915 – January 15, 1982) was a member of the US House of Representatives from Oklahoma for 26 years, from 1951 to 1977. Early life and career Jarman was born in Sallisaw, Oklahoma, on July 17, 1915, and graduat ...

, , Democratic , 1950 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

John Newbold Camp John Newbold Camp, known as Happy Camp (May 11, 1908 – September 27, 1987) was an American politician and a Republican U.S. Representative from Oklahoma. Biography Born in Enid, Camp was the son of Minnie C. Newbold and John R. Camp. Becaus ...

, , Republican ,

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

Oregon

, - ! ,

Wendell Wyatt Wendell Wyatt (June 15, 1917 – January 28, 2009) was an American attorney and Republican United States Representative from Oregon's 1st congressional district who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1964 until 1975. ...

, , Republican ,

, , Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Albert C. Ullman , , Democratic ,

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

Edith Green Edith Louise Starrett Green (January 17, 1910 – April 21, 1987) was an American politician and educator from Oregon. She was the second Oregonian woman to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and served a total of ten terms, fro ...

, , Democratic ,

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

John R. Dellenback John Richard Dellenback (November 6, 1918 – December 7, 2002) was a Republican U.S. congressman from Oregon. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Dellenback's maternal grandparents were Norwegian and his paternal grandparents were each from Alsace- ...

, , Republican ,

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

Pennsylvania

, - ! ,

William A. Barrett William Aloysius Barrett (August 14, 1896 – April 12, 1976) was an American lawyer, politician, and member of the Democratic Party who served in the United States House of Representatives, representing Pennsylvania's 1st congressional dis ...

, , Democratic ,

1946

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

Robert N. C. Nix Sr. Robert Nelson Cornelius Nix Sr. (August 9, 1898 – June 22, 1987) was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1958 until 1979. He was the first African American to represent Pennsylvania in the House ...

, , Democratic , 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

William J. Green III William Joseph Green III (born June 24, 1938) is an American politician from Pennsylvania. A Democrat, Green served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1964 to 1977 and as the 94th Mayor of Philadelphia from 1980 to 1984. Youth Green gre ...

, , Democratic ,

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

Joshua Eilberg Joshua Eilberg (February 12, 1921 – March 24, 2004) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Early life and education Eilberg was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Central High Schoo ...

, , Democratic ,

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

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

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

, , Democratic ,

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

, , Incumbent lost renomination.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Edward G. Biester Jr. , , Republican ,

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

Bud Shuster Elmer Greinert "Bud" Shuster (; born January 23, 1932) is an American politician who represented Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican from 1973 to 2001. He is best known for his ad ...

, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Joseph M. McDade , , Republican , 1962 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Daniel J. Flood , , Democratic ,

1946

1952

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

John Murtha John Patrick Murtha Jr. (; June 17, 1932 – February 8, 2010) was an American politician from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Murtha, a Democrat, represented Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district in the United States House of Represent ...

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , R. Lawrence Coughlin , , Republican ,

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

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

Herman T. Schneebeli Herman Theodore Schneebeli (July 7, 1907 – May 6, 1982) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Herman Schneebeli was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania to Barbara (née Schneider) and Alfred Schneebe ...

, , Republican ,

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

H. John Heinz III Henry John Heinz III (October 23, 1938 – April 4, 1991) was an American businessman and Republican politician from Pennsylvania. Heinz represented the Pittsburgh suburbs in the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1977 and ...

, , Republican , 1971 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

George Atlee Goodling George Atlee Goodling (September 26, 1896 – October 17, 1982) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography George Atlee Goodling was born in Loganville, Pennsylvania. During the First World War ...

, , Republican ,

1964

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

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

, , Democratic ,

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

John H. Dent John Herbert Dent (22 February 1782 – 29 July 1823) was an officer in the United States Navy during the Quasi-War, the First Barbary War, and the War of 1812. He was acting captain on the ''USS Constitution" (Old Ironsides) during the att ...

, , Democratic , 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Thomas E. Morgan Thomas Ellsworth Morgan (October 13, 1906 – July 31, 1995) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Thomas E. Morgan was born in Ellsworth, Pennsylvania; his mother was an immigrant from England and his ...

, , Democratic ,

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

Albert W. Johnson Albert Walter Johnson (April 17, 1906 – September 1, 1998) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Albert W. Johnson was born in Smethport, Pennsylvania. He attended the Wharton School of the ...

, , Republican , 1963 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Joseph P. Vigorito , , Democratic ,

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

Frank M. Clark Frank Monroe Clark (December 24, 1915 – June 17, 2003) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Early life & military service Frank Clark was born in Bessemer, Pennsylvania. He attended the Pittsburgh I ...

, , Democratic ,

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

Rhode Island

, - ! , Fernand St. Germain , , Democratic ,

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

Robert Tiernan Robert Owens Tiernan (February 24, 1929 – October 15, 2014) was an American lawyer and politician from Rhode Island. He served in the Rhode Island State Senate and was a member of the United States House of Representatives. Early life Tierna ...

, , Democratic , 1967 , , Incumbent lost renomination.
New member elected.
Democratic hold. , nowrap ,

South Carolina

, - ! ,

Mendel Jackson Davis Mendel Jackson Davis (October 23, 1942 – May 13, 2007) was an attorney and a United States Representative from South Carolina. Early life and career Mendel Jackson Davis was born in North Charleston to Felix Charles Davis and Elizabeth Ja ...

, , Democratic , 1971 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Floyd Spence Floyd Davidson Spence (April 9, 1928 – August 16, 2001) was an American attorney and a politician from the U.S. state of South Carolina. Elected for three terms to the South Carolina House of Representatives from Lexington County as a Demo ...

, , Republican ,

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

William Jennings Bryan Dorn William Jennings Bryan Dorn (April 14, 1916 – August 13, 2005) was a United States politician from South Carolina who represented the western part of the state in the United States House of Representatives from 1947 to 1949 and from 1951 to 197 ...

, , Democratic ,

1948
1950 , , Incumbent retired to run for Governor of South Carolina.
New member elected.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! , James R. Mann , , Democratic ,

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

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

Edward Lunn Young Edward Lunn Young (September 7, 1920 – May 9, 2017) was a Republican U.S. Representative from South Carolina. Biography Young was born in Florence, South Carolina. He graduated from Clemson College (now Clemson University) in 1941. Not lon ...

, , Republican ,

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

South Dakota

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

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

James Abdnor Ellis James Abdnor (February 13, 1923 – May 16, 2012) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States Senate from South Dakota. He was also the 15th Administrator of the Small Business Administration under presidents Rona ...

, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Tennessee

, - ! ,

Jimmy Quillen James Henry Quillen (January 11, 1916Selective Service System and U.S. Navy official records both list Quillen's date of birth as January 11, 1915. – November 2, 2003) was an American politician who served as a Republican member of the United ...

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

John Duncan Sr. John James Duncan Sr. (March 24, 1919 – June 21, 1988) was an American attorney and Republican politician who represented Tennessee's 2nd Congressional District in the U. S. House of Representatives from 1965 until his death in 1988.Michael ...

, , Republican ,

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

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

Joe L. Evins Joseph Landon Evins (October 24, 1910 – March 31, 1984) was an American lawyer and politician who served 15 terms as a Democratic U.S. Representative from Tennessee from 1947 to 1977. Early life Evins was a native of the Blend Community ...

, , Democratic ,

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

Richard Fulton Richard Harmon Fulton (January 27, 1927 – November 28, 2018) was an American Democratic politician who served as a member of the Tennessee State Senate and of the United States House of Representatives, and the second mayor of the Metropolita ...

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

Robin Beard Robin Jerald Beard Jr. (August 21, 1939 – June 16, 2007) was an American politician who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee's 6th congressional district, who served from 1973 to 1983. ...

, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Ed Jones , , Democratic , 1969 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Dan Kuykendall , , Republican ,

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

Texas

, - ! ,

Wright Patman John William Wright Patman (August 6, 1893 – March 7, 1976) was an American politician. First elected in 1928, Patman served 24 consecutive terms in the United States House of Representatives for Texas's 1st congressional district from 1929 to 1 ...

, , Democratic ,

1928 Events January * January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly proving the existence of DNA. * January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris Bazhanov, J ...

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

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

James M. Collins James Mitchell Collins (April 29, 1916 – July 21, 1989) was an American businessman and a Republican who represented the Third Congressional District of Texas from 1968-1983. The district was based at the time around Irving in Dallas C ...

, , Republican ,

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

Ray Roberts Herbert Ray Roberts (March 28, 1913 – April 13, 1992) represented Texas's 4th congressional district from 1962 to 1981. He was a Democrat. Early life and education Roberts was born in rural Collin County, Texas in 1913. He grew up in the ran ...

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

Alan Steelman Alan Watson Steelman (born March 15, 1942) is an American businessman from Dallas who served as a Republican congressman from Texas between 1973 and 1977; at the time of his election, he was the youngest sitting member of Congress. He gave up his ...

, , Republican ,

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

Olin E. Teague Olin Earl "Tiger" Teague (April 6, 1910 – January 23, 1981) was a World War II veteran and congressional representative for Texas's 6th congressional district for 32 years, from 1946 to 1978. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Bi ...

, , Democratic ,

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

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

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

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

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

1936 Events January–February * January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King E ...

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

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

, , Democratic ,

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

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

John Andrew Young John Andrew Young (November 10, 1916 – January 22, 2002) was a Democratic politician from Texas who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1957 to 1979. Born in Corpus Christi, Texas, Young attended Incarnate Word Academy and Co ...

, , Democratic ,

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

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

, , Democratic ,

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

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

Omar Burleson Omar Truman Burleson (March 19, 1906 – May 14, 1991) was an attorney, judge, FBI agent and veteran of World War II when he was first elected in 1946 as a Democratic U.S. Representative from Texas's 17th congressional district. He was re-elected ...

, , Democratic ,

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

Barbara Jordan Barbara Charline Jordan (February 21, 1936 – January 17, 1996) was an American lawyer, educator, and politician. A Democrat, she was the first African American elected to the Texas Senate after Reconstruction and the first Southern African-A ...

, , Democratic ,

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

George H. Mahon George Herman Mahon (September 22, 1900 – November 19, 1985) was a Texas politician who served twenty-two consecutive terms (1935–1979) as a member of the United States House of Representatives from the Lubbock-based 19th congressional distri ...

, , Democratic ,

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

, , Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Robert R. Casey , , Democratic , 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

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

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Dale Milford , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Utah

, - ! ,

K. Gunn McKay Koln Gunn McKay (February 23, 1925 – October 6, 2000) was an American politician who represented the state of Utah. He served from January 3, 1971 to January 3, 1981, beginning in the 92nd United States Congress, ninety-second United States Ho ...

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Douglas W. Owens , , Democratic ,

, , Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
New member elected.
Democratic hold. , nowrap ,

Vermont

, - ! , Richard W. Mallary , , Republican , 1972 , , Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
New member elected.
Republican hold. , nowrap ,

Virginia

, - ! ,

Thomas N. Downing Thomas Nelms Downing (February 1, 1919 – October 23, 2001) was a lawyer, politician, and Democratic Congressman from for nine terms. Biography Downing was born and raised in Newport News, Virginia. He attended Newport News High School, and ...

, , Democratic , 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , G. William Whitehurst , , Republican ,

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

David E. Satterfield III David Edward Satterfield III (December 2, 1920 – September 30, 1988) was a Virginia lawyer and Democratic politician who served in eight consecutive terms in U.S. Representative from Virginia's 3rd congressional district (1965 until 1981). H ...

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Robert Daniel , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Dan Daniel , , Democratic ,

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

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

, , Republican ,

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

J. Kenneth Robinson James Kenneth Robinson (May 14, 1916 – April 8, 1990) was a State Senator and U.S. Representative from Virginia. Early life Born in Winchester, Virginia, Robinson attended the city's public schools, including Handley High School. He grad ...

, , Republican ,

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

Stanford Parris Stanford Elmer "Stan" Parris (September 9, 1929 – March 27, 2010) was an American lawyer and Republican politician. He represented Virginia's 8th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives for six two year terms. He ...

, , Republican ,

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

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

, , Republican , 1952
1954

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Joel T. Broyhill , , Republican , 1952 , , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap ,

Washington

, - ! , Joel Pritchard , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Lloyd Meeds , , Democratic ,

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

Julia Butler Hansen Julia Butler Hansen (June 14, 1907 – May 3, 1988) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1960 to 1974. She represented Washington's Third Congressional District as a Democrat. She ...

, , Democratic ,

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

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

Tom Foley Thomas Stephen Foley (March 6, 1929 – October 18, 2013) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 49th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1989 to 1995. A member of the Democratic Party, Foley represent ...

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Floyd Verne Hicks , , Democratic ,

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

Brock Adams Brockman Adams (January 13, 1927 – September 10, 2004) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a member of Congress. A Democrat from Washington, Adams served as a U.S. Representative, Senator, and United States Secretary of Trans ...

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

West Virginia

, - ! ,

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

, , Democratic , 1952
1956

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Harley O. Staggers , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John M. Slack Jr. , , Democratic , 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Ken Hechler Kenneth William Hechler (September 20, 1914 – December 10, 2016) was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented West Virginia's 4th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1959 to 197 ...

, , Democratic , 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Wisconsin

, - ! ,

Les Aspin Leslie Aspin Jr. (July 21, 1938 – May 21, 1995) was an American Democratic Party politician who served as the U.S. representative for Wisconsin's 1st congressional district from 1971 to 1993 and as the 18th United States Secretary of Defens ...

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Robert W. Kastenmeier , , Democratic , 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Vernon Wallace Thomson , , Republican ,

, , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Clement J. Zablocki , , Democratic , 1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 1948 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Henry S. Reuss , , Democratic , 1954 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 1954 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William A. Steiger , , Republican , 1966 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 1966 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Dave Obey , , Democratic , 1969 Wisconsin's 7th congressional district special election, 1969 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Harold Vernon Froehlich , , Republican , 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 1972 , , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Glenn Robert Davis , , Republican , 1947 Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district special election, 1947
1956
1964 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 1964 , , Incumbent lost renomination.
New member elected.
Republican hold. , nowrap ,

Wyoming

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

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