The 1990 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1990 which occurred in the middle of President

George H. W. Bush George Herbert Walker BushSince around 2000, he has been usually called George H. W. Bush, Bush Senior, Bush 41 or Bush the Elder to distinguish him from his eldest son, George W. Bush, who served as the 43rd president from 2001 to 2009; pr ...

's term. As in most midterm elections, the President's

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

lost seats to the

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, slightly increasing the Democratic majority in the chamber. It was a rare instance, however, in which both major parties lost votes to third parties such as the Libertarian Party as well as independent candidates. As of , this was the last time a party held 60% of the seats in the House.

Special elections

Elections are listed by date and district.

Election summaries

Source
Election Statistics – Office of the Clerk

Incumbents who lost re-election

Democrats

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

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

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

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Robert Kastenmeier Robert William Kastenmeier (January 24, 1924March 20, 2015) was an American Democratic politician who represented central Wisconsin in the United States House of Representatives for 32 years, from 1959 until 1991. He was a key sponsor of the Co ...

Republicans

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

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James W. Grant James William "Bill" Grant (born September 21, 1943) is an American banker and former politician from Madison, Florida. From 1987 to 1991, he served two terms in the United States House of Representatives. Biography A graduate of Florida Sta ...

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

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Arlan Stangeland Arlan Inghart Stangeland (February 8, 1930 – July 2, 2013) was an Politics of the United States, American politician from Minnesota. As a Republican Party (United States), Republican, Stangeland served in the United States House of Representati ...

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Jack Buechner John William Buechner (June 4, 1940 – March 6, 2020) was an American lawyer and politician from who served in the United States House of Representatives, representing Missouri's 2nd congressional district from 1987 to 1991. After serving in Co ...

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Charles Douglas III Charles Gywnne "Chuck" Douglas III (born December 2, 1942) is an American politician, jurist, and trial lawyer. He is a former United States Representative from New Hampshire and a New Hampshire Supreme Court associate justice. Early life Born in ...

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Retirements

There were a total of 26 Representatives not seeking re-election: 10 Democrats and 16 Republicans.

Democrats

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Ronnie Flippo Ronnie Gene Flippo (born August 15, 1937) is an American politician and accountant who served seven terms as a United States United States House of Representatives, Congressman from Alabama from 1977 to 1991. Life Flippo was born August 15, 193 ...

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

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Joseph E. Brennan Joseph Edward Brennan (born November 2, 1934) is an American Democratic Party lawyer and politician from Maine. He served as the 70th Governor of Maine from 1979 to 1987. He is a former commissioner on the Federal Maritime Commission. Early lif ...

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

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Marvin Leath James Marvin Leath (May 6, 1931 – December 8, 2000) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Texas. Born in Henderson, Texas, Leath attended the Rusk County public schools and graduated from Henderson High School ...

Republicans

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Tommy F. Robinson Tommy Franklin Robinson (born March 7, 1942) is an American businessman, lobbyist, and politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 1985 to 1991. He is a member of the Republican Party. Before he was elected to Congress, Robinson ...

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

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John G. Rowland John Grosvenor Rowland (born May 24, 1957) is an American politician, author, and convicted felon who served as the 86th Governor of Connecticut from 1995 to 2004. He served two nonconsecutive prison terms on various corruption charges. A Repu ...

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Bob Whittaker Robert Russell Whittaker (born September 18, 1939) is a former U.S. Representative from Kansas. Early life Whittaker was born in Eureka, Kansas and was educated in the Greenwood County public schools. He attended the University of Kansas from 1 ...

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Virginia D. Smith Virginia Dodd Smith (June 30, 1911 – January 23, 2006) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 1991 from the Third Congressional District of Nebraska. She was first and to date only woman from Nebrask ...

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

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

Special elections

Election summaries

Incumbents who lost re-election

Democrats

Republicans

Retirements

Democrats

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Arizona

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California

Colorado

Connecticut

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Idaho

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Maryland

Massachusetts

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New Jersey

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Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

Non-voting delegates

Notes

References

See also