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The 1984 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the
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in 1984 which coincided with the
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of
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Ronald Reagan in a landslide. This victory also yielded gains for Reagan's Republican Party in the House, where they picked up a net of sixteen seats from the
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. Despite Reagan's extremely large electoral victory, the Democrats nonetheless retained a commanding majority in the House and actually gained seats in the Senate. These elections were the last until 2020 when a member of a political party other than the Democrats, Republicans, or an independent had one or more seats in the chamber. This would be the last time for eight years that the Democrats experienced a net loss of seats in the House.


Overall results


Retiring incumbents

Twenty-two representatives retired. Sixteen of those seats were held by the same party, six seats changed party.


Democrats

Nine Democrats retired. Four of those seats were held by Democrats and five were won by Republicans.


Democratic held

# : Paul Simon: to run for U.S. Senate. Was succeeded by Kenneth J. Gray. # : James Shannon: to run for U.S. Senate. Was succeeded by Chester G. Atkins. # :
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: to run for Vice President. Was succeeded by Thomas J. Manton. # :
Al Gore Albert Arnold Gore Jr. (born March 31, 1948) is an American politician, businessman, and environmentalist who served as the 45th vice president of the United States from 1993 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton. Gore was the Democratic no ...
: to run for U.S. Senate. Was succeeded by
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Republican gain

# : Raymond P. Kogovsek. Was succeeded by Michael L. Strang. # :
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: to run for U.S. Senate. Was succeeded by
Jim Ross Lightfoot James Ross Lightfoot (born September 27, 1938) is an American businessman-broadcaster who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Iowa. Early life Lightfoot was born in the Florence Crittenton Home for Unwed Mothers ...
. # :
Norman D'Amours Norman Edward D'Amours (born October 14, 1937) is an American Democratic politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives from New Hampshire from 1975 to 1985. Early life Born in Holyoke, Hampden County, Massachusetts ...
: to run for U.S. Senate. Was succeeded by Robert C. Smith. # :
Richard Ottinger Richard Lawrence Ottinger (born January 27, 1929) is an American legal educator and politician from New York. A Democrat, he served in the United States House of Representatives for eight terms, from 1965 to 1971 and from 1975 to 1985. Early y ...
. Was succeeded by Joseph J. DioGuardi. # :
Kent Hance Kent Ronald Hance (born November 14, 1942) is an American politician and lawyer who is the former Chancellor of the Texas Tech University System. In his role, he oversaw Texas Tech University, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and Ang ...
: to run for U.S. Senate. Was succeeded by
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Republicans

Twelve Republicans retired. Eleven of those seats were held by Republicans and one was won by a Democrat.


Republican held

# : Jack Edwards (Alabama), Jack Edwards. Was succeeded by Sonny Callahan. # : John N. Erlenborn. Was succeeded by Harris W. Fawell. # : Tom Corcoran (politician), Tom Corcoran: to run for U.S. Senate. Was succeeded by John E. Grotberg. # : Larry Winn. Was succeeded by Jan Meyers. # : Harold S. Sawyer. Was succeeded by Paul B. Henry. # : Barber Conable. Was succeeded by Fred J. Eckert. # : James G. Martin: to 1984 North Carolina gubernatorial election, run for Governor of North Carolina. Was succeeded by Alex McMillan. # : Phil Gramm: to run for U.S. Senate. Was succeeded by Joe Barton. # : Ron Paul: to run for U.S. Senate. Was succeeded by Tom DeLay. # : David Daniel Marriott: to 1984 United States gubernatorial elections, run for Governor of Utah. Was succeeded by David Smith Monson. # : J. Kenneth Robinson. Was succeeded by D. French Slaughter Jr. # : Joel Pritchard. Was succeeded by John Miller (Washington politician), John Miller.


Democratic gain

# : Ed Bethune: to 1984 United States Senate election in Arkansas, run for U.S. Senate. Was succeeded by Tommy F. Robinson.


Defeated incumbents


In primary election


Democrats

Three Democrats lost renomination. # : Katie Hall (American politician), Katie Hall lost to challenger Pete Visclosky. # : Frank G. Harrison lost to challenger Paul E. Kanjorski. # : Abraham Kazen lost to challenger Albert Bustamante.


In the general election


Democrats

Thirteen Democrats lost re-election. #: James F. McNulty Jr. lost to Jim Kolbe. #: Jerry M. Patterson lost to Bob Dornan. #: William R. Ratchford lost to John G. Rowland. #: Elliott H. Levitas lost to Pat Swindall. #: Clarence Long lost to Helen Delich Bentley. #: Donald J. Albosta lost to Bill Schuette. #: Joseph Minish lost to Dean Gallo. #: Ike Franklin Andrews lost to Bill Cobey. #: Charles Robin Britt lost to Howard Coble. #: James M. Clarke lost to Bill Hendon. #: Jack Hightower lost to Beau Boulter. #: William Neff Patman lost to Mac Sweeney. #: Tom Vandergriff lost to Dick Armey.


Republicans

Three Republicans lost re-election. #: George V. Hansen lost to Richard H. Stallings. #: Dan Crane lost to Terry L. Bruce. #: Lyle Williams lost to Jim Traficant.


Special elections

There were three special elections to the 98th United States Congress, 98th Congress in 1984, two of which were held on the same day as the general election for the next term. Elections are sorted here by date then district.


Alabama


Alaska


Arizona


Arkansas


California


Colorado


Connecticut


Delaware


Florida


Georgia


Hawaii


Idaho


Illinois


Indiana


Iowa


Kansas


Kentucky


Louisiana


Maine


Maryland


Massachusetts


Michigan


Minnesota


Mississippi


Missouri


Montana


Nebraska


Nevada


New Hampshire


New Jersey


New Mexico


New York


North Carolina


North Dakota


Ohio


Oklahoma


Oregon


Pennsylvania


Rhode Island


South Carolina


South Dakota


Tennessee


Texas


Utah


Vermont


Virginia


Washington


West Virginia


Wisconsin

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Wyoming


See also

* 1984 United States elections ** 1984 United States gubernatorial elections ** 1984 United States presidential election ** 1984 United States Senate elections * 98th United States Congress * 99th United States Congress


Notes


References

*
Federal Elections 84: Election Results for U.S. President, the U.S. Senate, and the U.S. House of Representatives
'. Washington, D.C.: Federal Election Commission. 1985. pp. 27–118. Archived fro
the original
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