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The 1960 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 8, 1960, to elect members to serve in the
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. This was the first house election to feature all 50 current
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. Although Democrats retained control, it was the last time until
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that a victorious presidential candidate lost seats in the House. This was the most recent election cycle in which no new female representatives were elected to the House.


Overall results

405 incumbent members sought reelection, but 5 were defeated in primaries and 25 defeated in the general election for a total of 375 incumbents winning. Source
Election Statistics - Office of the Clerk


Special elections

In these special elections, the winner was seated during 1960 or before January 3, 1961; ordered by election date, then state, then district. , - ! ,
Isidore Dollinger Isidore Dollinger (November 13, 1903 – January 30, 2000) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served five terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing New York from 1949 to 1959. Life Dollinger was born on November 13, ...
, , Democratic ,
1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...
, , Incumbent resigned December 31, 1959 to become
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New member elected March 8, 1960.
Democratic hold.
Winner was subsequently re-elected in November; see below. , nowrap , , - ! , Alvin Bush , , Republican ,
1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 ...
, , Incumbent died November 3, 1959.
New member elected April 26, 1960.
Republican hold.
Winner was subsequently re-elected in November; see below. , nowrap , , - ! , Richard M. Simpson , , Republican ,
1936 Events January–February * January 20 – The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King Edward VIII, following the death of his father, George V, at Sandringham House. * January 28 – Death and state funer ...
, , Incumbent died January 7, 1960.
New member elected April 26, 1960.
Republican hold.
Winner died June 19, 1960, and the seat remained vacant until another special election in November; see below. , nowrap , , - ! ,
David McKee Hall David McKee Hall (May 16, 1918January 29, 1960) was a Representative from North Carolina. He was born in Sylva, North Carolina. He attended the public schools in Jackson County, North Carolina, and then became a special student at the University ...
, , Democratic ,
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
, , Incumbent died January 29, 1960.
New member elected June 25, 1960.
Democratic hold.
Winner was subsequently re-elected in November; see below. , nowrap , , - ! , James G. Polk , , Democratic ,
1930 Events January * January 15 – The Moon moves into its nearest point to Earth, called perigee, at the same time as its fullest phase of the Lunar Cycle. This is the closest moon distance at in recent history, and the next one will be on J ...

1940
1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...
, , Incumbent died April 28, 1959.
New member elected November 8, 1960.
Republican gain.
Winner was not a candidate the same day to the next term; see below. , nowrap , , - ! , Douglas Elliott , , Republican , 1960 , , Incumbent died June 19, 1960.
New member elected November 8, 1960.
Republican hold.
Winner was also elected to the full term; see below. , nowrap , , - ! , Russell V. Mack , , Republican , 1947 , , Incumbent died March 28, 1960.
New member elected November 8, 1960.
Democratic gain.
Winner was also elected to the full term; see below. , nowrap ,


Alabama

, - ! , Frank W. Boykin , , Democratic , 1935 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , George M. Grant , , Democratic ,
1938 Events January * January 1 – state-owned enterprise, State-owned railway networks are created by merger, in France (SNCF) and the Netherlands (Nederlandse Spoorwegen – NS). * January 20 – King Farouk of Egypt marries Saf ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , George W. Andrews , , Democratic ,
1944 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free France, Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command First Army (France), French Army B, part of the Sixt ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Kenneth A. Roberts Kenneth Allison Roberts (November 1, 1912 – May 9, 1989) was an American lawyer, World War II veteran and politician who served seven terms as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Alabama from 1951 to 1965. Biogr ...
, , Democratic ,
1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Albert Rains , , Democratic ,
1944 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free France, Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command First Army (France), French Army B, part of the Sixt ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Armistead I. Selden Jr. Armistead Inge Selden Jr. (February 20, 1921 – November 14, 1985) was a segregationist U.S. Representative from Alabama. Originally a Democrat, he switched parties in 1979 to become a Republican. Early life and military service Born in ...
, , Democratic ,
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Carl Elliott Carl Atwood Elliott (December 20, 1913 – January 9, 1999) was a U.S. representative from the U.S. state of Alabama. He was elected to eight consecutive terms, having served from 1949 to 1965. Background Elliott was born in rural Frank ...
, , Democratic ,
1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Robert E. Jones Jr. , , Democratic , 1947 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , George Huddleston Jr. , , Democratic ,
1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


Alaska

, - ! ,
Ralph Rivers Ralph Julian Rivers (May 23, 1903 – August 13, 1976) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as the first United States Representative from Alaska, serving from statehood in 1959 to his resignation in 1966 following his def ...
, , Democratic ,
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


Arizona

, - ! ,
John J. Rhodes John Jacob Rhodes Jr. (September 18, 1916 – August 24, 2003) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Republican Party, Rhodes served as a U.S. Representative from Arizona for thirty years from 1953 to 1983. He was the mino ...
, , Republican ,
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Stewart Udall Stewart Lee Udall (January 31, 1920 – March 20, 2010) was an American politician and later, a federal government official who belonged to the Democratic Party. After serving three terms as a congressman from Arizona, he served as Secretary ...
, , Democratic ,
1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


Arkansas

, - ! , Ezekiel C. Gathings , , Democratic ,
1938 Events January * January 1 – state-owned enterprise, State-owned railway networks are created by merger, in France (SNCF) and the Netherlands (Nederlandse Spoorwegen – NS). * January 20 – King Farouk of Egypt marries Saf ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Wilbur Mills Wilbur Daigh Mills (May 24, 1909 – May 2, 1992) was an American Democratic politician and lawyer who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1939 until his retirement in 1977. As chairman of the House Ways and Means Co ...
, , Democratic ,
1938 Events January * January 1 – state-owned enterprise, State-owned railway networks are created by merger, in France (SNCF) and the Netherlands (Nederlandse Spoorwegen – NS). * January 20 – King Farouk of Egypt marries Saf ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
James William Trimble James William Trimble (February 3, 1894 – March 10, 1972) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Arkansas, having served from 1945 to 1967. He was the first Democrat in Arkansas since Reconstruction to lo ...
, , Democratic ,
1944 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free France, Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command First Army (France), French Army B, part of the Sixt ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Oren Harris Oren Harris (December 20, 1903 – February 5, 1997) was a United States representative from Arkansas and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas and the United States District Court ...
, , Democratic ,
1940 A calendar from 1940 according to the Gregorian calendar, factoring in the dates of Easter and related holidays, cannot be used again until the year 5280. Events Below, events related to World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January *Janu ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Dale Alford Thomas Dale Alford Sr. (January 28, 1916 – January 25, 2000) was an American ophthalmologist and politician from the U.S. state of Arkansas who served as a conservative Democrat in the United States House of Representatives from Little Rock from ...
, , Democratic ,
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William F. Norrell , , Democratic ,
1938 Events January * January 1 – state-owned enterprise, State-owned railway networks are created by merger, in France (SNCF) and the Netherlands (Nederlandse Spoorwegen – NS). * January 20 – King Farouk of Egypt marries Saf ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


California

, - ! , Clem Miller , , Democratic ,
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Harold T. Johnson , , Democratic ,
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John E. Moss , , Democratic ,
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William S. Mailliard , , Republican ,
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John F. Shelley , , Democratic , 1949 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John F. Baldwin Jr. , , Republican ,
1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Jeffery Cohelan , , Democratic ,
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , George P. Miller , , Democratic ,
1944 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free France, Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command First Army (France), French Army B, part of the Sixt ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , J. Arthur Younger , , Republican ,
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Charles Gubser , , Republican ,
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
John J. McFall John Joseph McFall (February 20, 1918 – March 7, 2006) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing the state of California, rising to the position of House Majority Whip. Early life and career McFall was ...
, , Democratic ,
1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , B. F. Sisk , , Democratic ,
1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Charles M. Teague , , Republican ,
1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Harlan Hagen Harlan Francis Hagen (October 8, 1914 – November 25, 1990) was an American lawyer and World War II veteran who served as a United States representative from California. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the U.S. House of Repre ...
, , Democratic ,
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Gordon L. McDonough , , Republican ,
1944 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free France, Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command First Army (France), French Army B, part of the Sixt ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Donald L. Jackson , , Republican ,
1946 1946 (Roman numerals, MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1946th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 946th year of the 2nd millennium, the 46th year of the 20th centur ...
, , Incumbent retired.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Cecil R. King , , Democratic ,
1942 The Uppsala Conflict Data Program project estimates this to be the deadliest year in human history in terms of conflict deaths, placing the death toll at 4.62 million. However, the Correlates of War estimates that the prior year, 1941, was th ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Craig Hosmer , , Republican ,
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Chet Holifield , , Democratic ,
1942 The Uppsala Conflict Data Program project estimates this to be the deadliest year in human history in terms of conflict deaths, placing the death toll at 4.62 million. However, the Correlates of War estimates that the prior year, 1941, was th ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
H. Allen Smith Harry Allen Wolfgang Smith
''Time (magazine), Time''. Nove ...
, , Republican ,
1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Edgar W. Hiestand Edgar Willard Hiestand (December 3, 1888 – August 19, 1970) was an American businessman and politician. A staunch anti-communist, he served ten years in the United States Congress. Early life and education Born in Chicago, Illinois, Hiestan ...
, , Republican ,
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Joseph F. Holt , , Republican ,
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...
, , Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Clyde Doyle Clyde Gilman Doyle (July 11, 1887 – March 14, 1963) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States representative from California in the mid-20th century. Early life and career Clyde Doyle was born in Oakland, Alameda ...
, , Democratic ,
1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Glenard P. Lipscomb , , Republican ,
1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , George A. Kasem , , Democratic ,
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
, , Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! ,
James Roosevelt James Roosevelt II (December 23, 1907 – August 13, 1991) was an American businessman, Marine officer, activist, and Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party politician. The eldest son of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Eleanor R ...
, , Democratic ,
1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Harry R. Sheppard , , Democratic ,
1936 Events January–February * January 20 – The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King Edward VIII, following the death of his father, George V, at Sandringham House. * January 28 – Death and state funer ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , James B. Utt , , Republican ,
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Dalip Singh Saund Dalip Singh Saund (September 20, 1899 – April 22, 1973) was an Indian-born American farmer, lobbyist, judicial officer, academic, and Democratic Party politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1957 to 1963. He wa ...
, , Democratic ,
1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Bob Wilson Bob Wilson may refer to: Association footballers *Bob Wilson (footballer, born 1867) (1867–?), Irish international footballer of the 1880s *Bob Wilson (footballer, born September 1898) 1920s, Scottish footballer with Third Lanark and Fall Ri ...
, , Republican ,
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


Colorado

, - ! ,
Byron G. Rogers Byron Giles Rogers (August 1, 1900 – December 31, 1983) was an American lawyer, politician, and World War I veteran from Colorado. From 1951 to 1971, he served ten consecutive terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. Early life Rogers was ...
, , Democratic ,
1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Byron L. Johnson , , Democratic ,
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
, , Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! , John Chenoweth , , Republican ,
1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Wayne N. Aspinall Wayne Norviel Aspinall (April 3, 1896 – October 9, 1983) was an American lawyer and politician from Colorado. He is largely known for his tenure in the United States House of Representatives, serving twelve terms as a Democrat from 1949 to ...
, , Democratic ,
1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


Connecticut

, - ! , Emilio Q. Daddario , , Democratic ,
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Chester B. Bowles , , Democratic ,
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
, , Incumbent retired.
Republican 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 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Donald J. Irwin , , Democratic ,
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
, , Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! , John S. Monagan , , Democratic ,
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Frank Kowalski Frank Kowalski (October 18, 1907 – October 11, 1974) was a career officer in the United States Army, and was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War. After retiring as a colonel, Kowalski went on to serve as a United States representative ...
, , Democratic ,
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


Delaware

, - ! ,
Harris McDowell Harris Brown McDowell Jr. (February 10, 1906 – November 24, 1988) was an American farmer and politician from Middletown in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly and ...
, , Democratic ,
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


Florida

, - ! , William C. Cramer , , Republican ,
1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Charles E. Bennett , , Democratic ,
1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
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 194 ...
, , Democratic ,
1940 A calendar from 1940 according to the Gregorian calendar, factoring in the dates of Easter and related holidays, cannot be used again until the year 5280. Events Below, events related to World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January *Janu ...

1944
1944 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free France, Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command First Army (France), French Army B, part of the Sixt ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Dante Fascell , , Democratic ,
1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Syd Herlong Albert Sydney Herlong Jr. (February 14, 1909 – December 27, 1995) was an American lawyer and politician from Florida who served ten terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1949 to 1969. He was a member of the Democratic Pa ...
, , Democratic ,
1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Paul Rogers , , Democratic ,
1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , James A. Haley , , Democratic ,
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , D. R. Matthews , , Democratic ,
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


Georgia

, - ! , Prince H. Preston Jr. , , Democratic ,
1946 1946 (Roman numerals, MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1946th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 946th year of the 2nd millennium, the 46th year of the 20th centur ...
, , Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! , J. L. Pilcher , , Democratic ,
1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Tic Forrester , , Democratic ,
1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
John Flynt John James Flynt Jr. (November 8, 1914 – June 24, 2007) was an American Democratic Party politician who served in the United States House of Representatives for two congressional districts in Georgia from 1954 to 1979. Upon his retiremen ...
, , Democratic ,
1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , James C. Davis , , Democratic ,
1946 1946 (Roman numerals, MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1946th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 946th year of the 2nd millennium, the 46th year of the 20th centur ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Carl Vinson Carl Vinson (November 18, 1883 – June 1, 1981) was an American politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives for over 50 years and was influential in the 20th century expansion of the U.S. Navy. He was a member of the Democrati ...
, , Democratic ,
1914 This year saw the beginning of what became known as the First World War, after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austrian throne was Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, assassinated by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Harlan Mitchell , , Democratic ,
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
, , Retired to run for Georgia State Senator.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Iris Faircloth Blitch Iris Faircloth Blitch (April 25, 1912 – August 19, 1993) was a United States representative from Georgia. She was the fourth woman to represent Georgia in the Congress, and the first to win a regularly scheduled general election. Blitch was ...
, , Democratic ,
1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Phillip M. Landrum , , Democratic ,
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Paul Brown Paul Eugene Brown (September 7, 1908 – August 5, 1991) was an American American football, football coach and executive in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC), the National Football League (NFL), and the American Football League (AFL). ...
, , Democratic ,
1933 Events January * January 11 – Australian aviator Sir Charles Kingsford Smith makes the first commercial flight between Australia and New Zealand. * January 17 – The United States Congress votes in favour of Philippines independen ...
, , Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold. , nowrap ,


Hawaii

, - ! ,
Daniel Inouye Daniel Ken Inouye ( , , September 7, 1924 – December 17, 2012) was an American attorney, soldier, and statesman who served as a United States Senate, United States senator from Hawaii from 1963 until his death in 2012. A Medal of Honor recipi ...
, , Democratic ,
1959 Events January * January 1 – Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 – Soviet lunar probe Luna 1 is the first human-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reaches the ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


Idaho

, - ! , Gracie Pfost , , Democratic ,
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Hamer H. Budge , , Republican ,
1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 ...
, , Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain. , nowrap ,


Illinois

, - ! , William L. Dawson , , Democratic ,
1942 The Uppsala Conflict Data Program project estimates this to be the deadliest year in human history in terms of conflict deaths, placing the death toll at 4.62 million. However, the Correlates of War estimates that the prior year, 1941, was th ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Barratt O'Hara Barratt O'Hara (April 28, 1882 – August 11, 1969) of Chicago was an American Democratic politician serving as a U.S. Congressman from Illinois and lieutenant governor of Illinois. He was the last Spanish–American War veteran to serve i ...
, , Democratic ,
1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...

1950
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
William T. Murphy William Thomas Murphy (August 7, 1899 – January 29, 1978) of Chicago was a U.S. Representative from the 3rd congressional district of Illinois During his time in office, from 1959 to 1971, Murphy's district saw cultural and economic shifts wi ...
, , Democratic ,
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Ed Derwinski , , Republican ,
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
John C. Kluczynski John Carl Kluczynski (February 15, 1896 – January 26, 1975) was an American World War I veteran who served 13 terms as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Illinois, representing the Illinois's 5th congression ...
, , Democratic ,
1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Thomas J. O'Brien , , Democratic ,
1942 The Uppsala Conflict Data Program project estimates this to be the deadliest year in human history in terms of conflict deaths, placing the death toll at 4.62 million. However, the Correlates of War estimates that the prior year, 1941, was th ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Roland V. Libonati , , Democratic ,
1957 Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricke ...
, 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 t ...
, , Democratic ,
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Sidney R. Yates Sidney Richard Yates (August 27, 1909 – October 5, 2000) was an American attorney and Democratic Party politician who represented the state of Illinois in the United States House of Representatives for twenty-four terms from 1949 to 1963 a ...
, , Democratic ,
1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Harold R. Collier , , Republican ,
1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Roman Pucinski Roman Conrad Pucinski (May 13, 1919 – September 25, 2002) was an American Democratic Party (United States), Democratic politician from Chicago, Illinois. He was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from 1959 to 1973 ...
, , Democratic ,
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Charles A. Boyle , , Democratic ,
1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...
, , Incumbent died November 4, 1959.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Marguerite S. Church , , Republican ,
1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Elmer J. Hoffman , , Republican ,
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Noah M. Mason , , Republican ,
1936 Events January–February * January 20 – The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King Edward VIII, following the death of his father, George V, at Sandringham House. * January 28 – Death and state funer ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Leo E. Allen , , Republican ,
1932 Events January * January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel. * January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident (1932), Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort ...
, , Incumbent retired.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Leslie C. Arends , , 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 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 ,
1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Robert B. Chiperfield , , Republican ,
1938 Events January * January 1 – state-owned enterprise, State-owned railway networks are created by merger, in France (SNCF) and the Netherlands (Nederlandse Spoorwegen – NS). * January 20 – King Farouk of Egypt marries Saf ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Edna O. Simpson , , Republican ,
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
, , Incumbent retired.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Peter F. Mack Jr. Peter Francis Mack Jr. (November 1, 1916 – July 4, 1986) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Illinois. Early life Born in Carlinville, Illinois, Mack attended the public schools. At a young age he worked in ...
, , Democratic ,
1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William L. Springer , , Republican ,
1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
George E. Shipley George Edward Shipley (April 21, 1927 – June 28, 2003) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Richland County, near Olney, Illinois, Shipley attended East Richland High School in Olney, Illinois. He graduated from Olney High School ...
, , Democratic ,
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
, 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 a ...
, , Democratic ,
1944 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free France, Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command First Army (France), French Army B, part of the Sixt ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Kenneth J. Gray , , Democratic ,
1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


Indiana

, - ! , Ray Madden , , Democratic ,
1942 The Uppsala Conflict Data Program project estimates this to be the deadliest year in human history in terms of conflict deaths, placing the death toll at 4.62 million. However, the Correlates of War estimates that the prior year, 1941, was th ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Charles A. Halleck , , Republican ,
1935 Events January * January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's colonial claims. * January 12 – Amelia Earhart ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , 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 a ...
, , Democratic ,
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , E. Ross Adair , , Republican ,
1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , J. Edward Roush , , Democratic ,
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Fred Wampler , , Democratic ,
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
, , Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! ,
William G. Bray William Gilmer Bray (June 17, 1903 – June 4, 1979) was an American lawyer and World War II veteran who served twelve terms as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana from 1951 to 1975. Early life W ...
, , Republican ,
1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Winfield K. Denton , , Democratic ,
1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Earl Hogan , , Democratic ,
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
, , Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Randall S. Harmon , , Democratic ,
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
, , Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Joseph W. Barr , , Democratic ,
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
, , Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain. , nowrap ,


Iowa

, - ! ,
Fred Schwengel Frederick Delbert Schwengel (May 28, 1906April 1, 1993) was a Republican U.S. Representative from southeastern Iowa. Personal background Born on a farm near Sheffield, Iowa, to German immigrants, Schwengel attended the rural schools in West For ...
, , Republican ,
1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Leonard G. Wolf Leonard George Wolf (October 29, 1925 – March 28, 1970) was an American World War II veteran who served as a one-term Democratic U.S. Representative from Iowa's 2nd congressional district. He was elected in 1958 and defeated in 1960 when seekin ...
, , Democratic ,
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
, , Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! ,
H. R. Gross Harold Royce Gross (June 30, 1899 – September 22, 1987) was a Republican Party (United States), Republican United States Representative from Iowa's 3rd congressional district for thirteen terms. The role he played on the House floor, objecting t ...
, , Republican ,
1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
John Henry Kyl John Henry Kyl (May 9, 1919 – December 23, 2002) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Iowa's 4th congressional district from 1959 to 1965 and again from 1967 to 1973. ...
, , Republican , 1959 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Neal Smith , , Democratic ,
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Merwin Coad Doyle Merwin Coad (born September 28, 1924) is an American retired minister and politician from Iowa who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for three terms from 1957 to 1963. His election snapped the Republican Part ...
, , Democratic ,
1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Ben F. Jensen , , Republican ,
1938 Events January * January 1 – state-owned enterprise, State-owned railway networks are created by merger, in France (SNCF) and the Netherlands (Nederlandse Spoorwegen – NS). * January 20 – King Farouk of Egypt marries Saf ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Charles B. Hoeven , , Republican ,
1942 The Uppsala Conflict Data Program project estimates this to be the deadliest year in human history in terms of conflict deaths, placing the death toll at 4.62 million. However, the Correlates of War estimates that the prior year, 1941, was th ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


Kansas

, - ! , William H. Avery , , Republican ,
1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Newell A. George , , Democratic ,
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
, , Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Denver D. Hargis , , Democratic ,
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
, , Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Edward Herbert Rees Edward Herbert Rees (June 3, 1886 – October 25, 1969) was a U.S. Representative from Kansas. Born on a farm near Emporia, Kansas, his father and maternal grandparents were all born in Wales. Rees attended the public schools and the Kansas St ...
, , Republican ,
1936 Events January–February * January 20 – The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King Edward VIII, following the death of his father, George V, at Sandringham House. * January 28 – Death and state funer ...
, , Incumbent retired.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! , J. Floyd Breeding , , Democratic ,
1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Wint Smith Wint Smith (October 7, 1892 – April 27, 1976) was an American lawyer and politician who served seven terms as a U.S. Representative from Kansas from 1947 to 1961. Biography Early life and political career Born in Mankato, Kansas, Smith at ...
, , Republican ,
1946 1946 (Roman numerals, MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1946th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 946th year of the 2nd millennium, the 46th year of the 20th centur ...
, , Incumbent retired.
Republican hold. , nowrap ,


Kentucky

, - ! , Frank Stubblefield , , Democratic ,
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
William Natcher William Huston Natcher (September 11, 1909 – March 29, 1994) was a Democratic congressman, serving in the United States House of Representatives from 1953 until his death from heart failure in Bethesda, Maryland in 1994. He is the second lo ...
, , Democratic , 1953 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Frank W. Burke , , Democratic ,
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Frank Chelf , , Democratic ,
1944 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free France, Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command First Army (France), French Army B, part of the Sixt ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Brent Spence Brent Spence (December 24, 1874 – September 18, 1967), was an American politician. He was a long time Democratic Congressman, attorney, and banker from Northern Kentucky. Spence was born in Newport, Kentucky to Philip and Virginia (Berry) ...
, , Democratic ,
1930 Events January * January 15 – The Moon moves into its nearest point to Earth, called perigee, at the same time as its fullest phase of the Lunar Cycle. This is the closest moon distance at in recent history, and the next one will be on J ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John C. Watts , , Democratic , 1951 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Carl D. Perkins , , Democratic ,
1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Eugene Siler Eugene Edward Siler Sr. (June 26, 1900 – December 5, 1987) was an American politician and member of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky between 1955 and 1965. He was the only member of the House of Representatives to oppos ...
, , Republican ,
1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


Louisiana

, - ! , F. Edward Hébert , , Democratic ,
1940 A calendar from 1940 according to the Gregorian calendar, factoring in the dates of Easter and related holidays, cannot be used again until the year 5280. Events Below, events related to World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January *Janu ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Hale Boggs Thomas Hale Boggs Sr. (February 15, 1914 – disappeared October 16, 1972; declared dead December 29, 1972) was an American Democratic Party politician and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Orleans, Louisiana. He was the H ...
, , Democratic ,
1940 A calendar from 1940 according to the Gregorian calendar, factoring in the dates of Easter and related holidays, cannot be used again until the year 5280. Events Below, events related to World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January *Janu ...

1942
1946 1946 (Roman numerals, MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1946th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 946th year of the 2nd millennium, the 46th year of the 20th centur ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Edwin E. Willis , , Democratic ,
1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Overton Brooks Thomas Overton Brooks (December 21, 1897 – September 16, 1961) was a Democratic U.S. representative from the Shreveport-based Fourth Congressional District of northwestern Louisiana, having served for a quarter century beginning on Janua ...
, , Democratic ,
1936 Events January–February * January 20 – The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King Edward VIII, following the death of his father, George V, at Sandringham House. * January 28 – Death and state funer ...
, 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 Ho ...
, , Democratic ,
1946 1946 (Roman numerals, MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1946th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 946th year of the 2nd millennium, the 46th year of the 20th centur ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , James H. Morrison , , Democratic ,
1942 The Uppsala Conflict Data Program project estimates this to be the deadliest year in human history in terms of conflict deaths, placing the death toll at 4.62 million. However, the Correlates of War estimates that the prior year, 1941, was th ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , T. Ashton Thompson , , Democratic ,
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Harold B. McSween Harold Barnett McSween (July 19, 1926 – January 12, 2002), was a Louisiana politician who served in Louisiana's Eighth District for two terms as a Democrat. McSween was born, and died, in Alexandria, Louisiana Alexandria is the n ...
, , Democratic ,
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
, Incumbent lost renomination, then replaced
Earl Long Earl Kemp Long (August 26, 1895 – September 5, 1960) was an American politician who served as the List of governors of Louisiana, 45th governor of Louisiana on three occasions (1939–1940, 1948–1952, and 1956–1960). A member of the ...
on the ballot after he died.
Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


Maine

, - ! , James C. Oliver , , Democratic ,
1936 Events January–February * January 20 – The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King Edward VIII, following the death of his father, George V, at Sandringham House. * January 28 – Death and state funer ...

1942
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
, , Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Frank M. Coffin , , Democratic ,
1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...
, , Retired to run for Governor
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Clifford McIntire , , Republican ,
1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the Uni ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


Maryland

, - ! , Thomas Johnson , , Democratic ,
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Daniel Brewster , , Democratic ,
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Edward Garmatz Edward Alexander Garmatz (February 7, 1903 – July 22, 1986), a Democrat, was a U.S. Congressman who represented the 3rd congressional district of Maryland from 1947 to 1973. Early life and career Born in Baltimore, Maryland; his father and ...
, , Democratic ,
1947 It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Events January * January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country i ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , George Hyde Fallon , , Democratic ,
1944 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free France, Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command First Army (France), French Army B, part of the Sixt ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Richard Lankford , , Democratic ,
1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
John R. Foley John Robert Foley (October 16, 1917 – November 11, 2001) was an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for Maryland's 6th congressional district from 1959 to 1961. Early life ...
, , Democratic ,
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
, , Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Samuel Friedel Samuel Nathaniel Friedel (April 18, 1898 – March 21, 1979), a Democratic Party (United States), Democrat, was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Congressman who represented the United States House of Representatives, Maryland Distri ...
, , Democratic ,
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


Massachusetts

, - ! , Silvio O. Conte , , Republican ,
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
, 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 Bola ...
, , Democratic ,
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Philip J. Philbin Philip Joseph Philbin (May 29, 1898 – June 14, 1972) was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts. He was born in Clinton, Massachusetts, where he attended the public and high schools. From 1917 until 1919, during the First World ...
, , Democratic ,
1942 The Uppsala Conflict Data Program project estimates this to be the deadliest year in human history in terms of conflict deaths, placing the death toll at 4.62 million. However, the Correlates of War estimates that the prior year, 1941, was th ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Harold Donohue , , Democratic ,
1946 1946 (Roman numerals, MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1946th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 946th year of the 2nd millennium, the 46th year of the 20th centur ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Edith Nourse Rogers Edith Rogers (née Nourse; March 19, 1881 – September 10, 1960) was an American social welfare Volunteering, volunteer and politician who served as a Republican in the United States Congress. She was the first woman elected to Congress fro ...
, , Republican ,
1925 Events January * January 1 – The Syrian Federation is officially dissolved, the State of Aleppo and the State of Damascus having been replaced by the State of Syria (1925–1930), State of Syria. * January 3 – Benito Mussolini m ...
, , Incumbent died September 10, 1960.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! , William H. Bates , , Republican ,
1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Thomas J. Lane , , Democratic ,
1941 The Correlates of War project estimates this to be the deadliest year in human history in terms of conflict deaths, placing the death toll at 3.49 million. However, the Uppsala Conflict Data Program estimates that the subsequent year, 1942, wa ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Torbert Macdonald , , Democratic ,
1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Hastings Keith , , Republican ,
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Laurence Curtis Laurence Curtis (September 3, 1893 – July 11, 1989) was an American attorney and Republican Party politician from Massachusetts. Early life, military service, and education Laurence Curtis was born in Boston, Massachusetts on September 3, 18 ...
, , Republican ,
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Tip O'Neill Thomas Phillip "Tip" O'Neill Jr. (December 9, 1912 – January 5, 1994) was an American Democratic Party politician from Massachusetts who served as the 47th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1987, the third-l ...
, , Democratic ,
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John W. McCormack , , Democratic ,
1928 Events January * January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly demonstrating that DNA is the genetic material. * January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris B ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , James A. Burke , , Democratic ,
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Joseph W. Martin Jr. , , Republican ,
1924 Events January * January 12 – Gopinath Saha shoots Ernest Day, whom he has mistaken for Sir Charles Tegart, the police commissioner of Calcutta, and is arrested soon after. * January 20–January 30, 30 – Kuomintang in Ch ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


Michigan

, - ! , Thaddeus M. Machrowicz , , Democratic ,
1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
George Meader George Meader (September 13, 1907 – October 15, 1994), was a Republican politician from the US state of Michigan. Early life Meader was born on September 13, 1907, in Benton Harbor, Michigan, and attended the public schools of various cities ...
, , Republican ,
1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
August E. Johansen August Edgar Johansen (July 21, 1905 – April 16, 1995) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Biography Johansen was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and attended the public schools in Battle Creek, Michigan. He attended Olivet ...
, , Republican ,
1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Clare E. Hoffman , , 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 re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Gerald Ford Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. (born Leslie Lynch King Jr.; July 14, 1913December 26, 2006) was the 38th president of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, Ford assumed the p ...
, , Republican ,
1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Charles E. Chamberlain , , Republican ,
1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
James G. O'Hara James Grant O'Hara (November 8, 1925 – March 13, 1989) was a soldier and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan, serving as U.S. Representative from 1959 to 1977. Early life O'Hara was born in Washington, D.C. He moved with his parents to ...
, , Democratic ,
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Alvin Morell Bentley Alvin Morell Bentley III (August 30, 1918 – April 10, 1969) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. As a four-term a U.S. representative from 1953 to 1961, he made national headlines as one of the wounded of the 1954 United ...
, , Republican ,
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...
, , Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Robert P. Griffin , , Republican ,
1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Al Cederberg , , Republican ,
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Victor A. Knox , , Republican ,
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John B. Bennett , , Republican ,
1946 1946 (Roman numerals, MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1946th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 946th year of the 2nd millennium, the 46th year of the 20th centur ...
, 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 ,
1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Louis C. Rabaut , , Democratic ,
1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
John Dingell John David Dingell Jr. ( ; July 8, 1926 – February 7, 2019) was an American politician from the state of Michigan who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1955 until 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, D ...
, , Democratic , 1955 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John Lesinski Jr. , , Democratic ,
1932 Events January * January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel. * January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident (1932), Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Martha Griffiths , , Democratic ,
1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , 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 ...
, , Republican ,
1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


Minnesota

, - ! ,
Al Quie Albert Harold "Al" Quie ( ; September 18, 1923 – August 18, 2023) was an American politician and farmer. Quie served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1958 to 1979 and as Governor of Minnesota from 1979 to 1983. Re ...
, , Republican ,
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Ancher Nelsen , , Republican ,
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Roy Wier , , Democratic (DFL) ,
1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...
, , Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Joseph Karth , , Democratic (DFL) ,
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Walter Judd , , Republican ,
1942 The Uppsala Conflict Data Program project estimates this to be the deadliest year in human history in terms of conflict deaths, placing the death toll at 4.62 million. However, the Correlates of War estimates that the prior year, 1941, was th ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Fred Marshall , , Democratic (DFL) ,
1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , H. Carl Andersen , , Republican ,
1938 Events January * January 1 – state-owned enterprise, State-owned railway networks are created by merger, in France (SNCF) and the Netherlands (Nederlandse Spoorwegen – NS). * January 20 – King Farouk of Egypt marries Saf ...
, 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 ...
, , Democratic (DFL) ,
1946 1946 (Roman numerals, MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1946th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 946th year of the 2nd millennium, the 46th year of the 20th centur ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Odin Langen , , Republican ,
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


Mississippi

, - ! , Thomas Abernethy , , Democratic ,
1942 The Uppsala Conflict Data Program project estimates this to be the deadliest year in human history in terms of conflict deaths, placing the death toll at 4.62 million. However, the Correlates of War estimates that the prior year, 1941, was th ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Jamie Whitten Jamie Lloyd Whitten (April 18, 1910September 9, 1995) was an American politician and member of the History of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party who represented his native state of Mississippi in the United States House of Repr ...
, , Democratic ,
1941 The Correlates of War project estimates this to be the deadliest year in human history in terms of conflict deaths, placing the death toll at 3.49 million. However, the Uppsala Conflict Data Program estimates that the subsequent year, 1942, wa ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Frank Ellis Smith Frank Ellis Smith (February 21, 1918 – August 2, 1997) was an American World War II veteran and politician who served six terms as a U.S. Representative from Mississippi from 1951 to 1962. Early life and education Born to immigrant parents ...
, , Democratic ,
1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
John Bell Williams John Bell Williams (December 4, 1918 – March 25, 1983) was an American Democratic politician who represented Mississippi in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1947 to 1968 and served as the 55th governor of Mississippi from 1968 to 1972. ...
, , Democratic ,
1946 1946 (Roman numerals, MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1946th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 946th year of the 2nd millennium, the 46th year of the 20th centur ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , W. Arthur Winstead , , Democratic ,
1942 The Uppsala Conflict Data Program project estimates this to be the deadliest year in human history in terms of conflict deaths, placing the death toll at 4.62 million. However, the Correlates of War estimates that the prior year, 1941, was th ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William M. Colmer , , Democratic ,
1932 Events January * January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel. * January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident (1932), Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


Missouri

, - ! , Frank M. Karsten , , Democratic ,
1946 1946 (Roman numerals, MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1946th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 946th year of the 2nd millennium, the 46th year of the 20th centur ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Thomas B. Curtis , , Republican ,
1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 ...
, 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. Lo ...
, , Democratic ,
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...
, 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, Missour ...
, , Democratic ,
1959 Events January * January 1 – Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 – Soviet lunar probe Luna 1 is the first human-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reaches the ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Richard W. Bolling , , Democratic ,
1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William R. Hull Jr. , , Democratic ,
1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Charles H. Brown , , Democratic ,
1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...
, , Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! , A. S. J. Carnahan , , Democratic ,
1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...
, , Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Clarence Cannon Clarence Andrew Cannon (April 11, 1879 – May 12, 1964) was a Democratic Congressman from Missouri serving from 1923 until his death in Washington, D.C. in 1964. He was a notable parliamentarian and chaired the U.S. House Committee on Appropr ...
, , Democratic ,
1922 Events January * January 7 – Dáil Éireann (Irish Republic), Dáil Éireann, the parliament of the Irish Republic, ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by 64–57 votes. * January 10 – Arthur Griffith is elected President of Dáil Éirean ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Paul C. Jones , , Democratic ,
1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Morgan M. Moulder , , Democratic ,
1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


Montana

, - ! ,
Lee Metcalf Lee Warren Metcalf (January 28, 1911 – January 12, 1978) was an American lawyer, judge, and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a U.S. Representative (1953–1961) and a U.S. Senator (1961–1978) from Montana. He was the ...
, , Democratic ,
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...
, , Retired to run for U.S. senator.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! , LeRoy H. Anderson , , Democratic ,
1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...
, , Retired to run for U.S. senator.
Republican gain. , nowrap ,


Nebraska

, - ! , Phil Weaver , , Republican ,
1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Glenn Cunningham , , Republican ,
1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Lawrence Brock Lawrence Brock (August 16, 1906 – August 28, 1968) was a Nebraska Democratic politician. Brock was born near Columbus, Nebraska. He graduated from Leigh High School and then the College of Pharmacy of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln ...
, , Democratic ,
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
, , Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Donald McGinley Donald Francis McGinley (June 30, 1920 – July 6, 2005) was a Democratic politician from Nebraska who served a single term in the United States House of Representatives from 1959 to 1961 and as Nebraska's 32nd lieutenant governor from 1983 to 19 ...
, , Democratic ,
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
, , Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain. , nowrap ,


Nevada

, - ! , Walter S. Baring Jr. , , Democratic ,
1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...

1952
1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


New Hampshire

, - ! , Chester E. Merrow , , Republican ,
1942 The Uppsala Conflict Data Program project estimates this to be the deadliest year in human history in terms of conflict deaths, placing the death toll at 4.62 million. However, the Correlates of War estimates that the prior year, 1941, was th ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Perkins Bass Perkins Bass (October 6, 1912 – October 25, 2011) was an American elected official from the state of New Hampshire, including four terms as a U.S. representative from 1955 to 1963. Biography Bass was born on October 6, 1912, in East Walpole, ...
, , Republican ,
1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


New Jersey

, - ! , William T. Cahill , , Republican ,
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Milton W. Glenn , , Republican ,
1957 Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricke ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , James C. Auchincloss , , Republican ,
1942 The Uppsala Conflict Data Program project estimates this to be the deadliest year in human history in terms of conflict deaths, placing the death toll at 4.62 million. However, the Correlates of War estimates that the prior year, 1941, was th ...
, 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 Sta ...
, , Democratic ,
1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Peter Frelinghuysen Jr. , , Republican ,
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Florence P. Dwyer Florence Price Dwyer (July 4, 1902 – February 29, 1976) was an American Republican Party politician who represented much of Essex County, New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives from 1957 to 1973. From 1967 to 1973, she also ...
, , Republican ,
1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William B. Widnall , , Republican ,
1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Gordon Canfield , , Republican ,
1940 A calendar from 1940 according to the Gregorian calendar, factoring in the dates of Easter and related holidays, cannot be used again until the year 5280. Events Below, events related to World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January *Janu ...
, , Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Frank C. Osmers Jr. , , Republican ,
1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the Uni ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Peter W. Rodino , , Democratic ,
1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Hugh J. Addonizio , , Democratic ,
1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , George M. Wallhauser , , Republican ,
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Cornelius Gallagher , , Democratic ,
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Dominick V. Daniels , , Democratic ,
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


New Mexico

, - ! ,
Joseph Montoya Joseph Manuel Montoya (September 24, 1915June 5, 1978) was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the lieutenant governor of New Mexico (1947–1951 and 1955–1957), in the U.S. House of Representatives (1957 ...
, , Democratic ,
1957 Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricke ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - ! , Thomas G. Morris , , Democratic ,
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
, Incumbent re-elected.


New York

, - ! ,
Stuyvesant Wainwright Stuyvesant Wainwright II (March 16, 1921 – March 6, 2010) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. Early life Wainwright was born in New York City, the son of Carroll Livingston Wainwright (1899– ...
, , Republican ,
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...
, , Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Steven Derounian , , Republican ,
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Frank J. Becker , , Republican ,
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Seymour Halpern Seymour Halpern (November 19, 1913 – January 10, 1997) was an American politician from New York. Life He was born in New York City. He graduated from Richmond Hill High School and attended Seth Low Junior College of Columbia University from 19 ...
, , Republican ,
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Albert H. Bosch , , Republican ,
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...
, , Retired to run for judge of Queens County court.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Lester Holtzman , , Democratic ,
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , James J. Delaney , , Democratic ,
1944 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free France, Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command First Army (France), French Army B, part of the Sixt ...

1946
1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Victor Anfuso Victor L'Episcopo Anfuso (March 10, 1905 – December 28, 1966) was an American lawyer, World War II veteran, and politician who served five terms as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York from 1951 to 195 ...
, , Democratic ,
1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Eugene Keogh , , Democratic ,
1936 Events January–February * January 20 – The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King Edward VIII, following the death of his father, George V, at Sandringham House. * January 28 – Death and state funer ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Edna F. Kelly , , Democratic ,
1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025 * January 2 – Luis ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Emanuel Celler Emanuel Celler (May 6, 1888 – January 15, 1981) was an American Democratic Party (United States), Democratic politician from New York (state), New York who represented parts of the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens in the United Stat ...
, , Democratic ,
1922 Events January * January 7 – Dáil Éireann (Irish Republic), Dáil Éireann, the parliament of the Irish Republic, ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by 64–57 votes. * January 10 – Arthur Griffith is elected President of Dáil Éirean ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Francis E. Dorn , , Republican ,
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...
, , Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Abraham J. Multer , , Democratic ,
1947 It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Events January * January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country i ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John J. Rooney , , Democratic ,
1944 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free France, Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command First Army (France), French Army B, part of the Sixt ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John H. Ray , , Republican ,
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (November 29, 1908 – April 4, 1972) was an American Baptist pastor and politician who represented the Harlem neighborhood of New York City in the United States House of Representatives from 1945 until 1971. He was t ...
, , Democratic ,
1944 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free France, Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command First Army (France), French Army B, part of the Sixt ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
John Lindsay John Vliet Lindsay (; November 24, 1921 – December 19, 2000) was an American politician and lawyer. During his political career, Lindsay was a U.S. congressman, the mayor of New York City, and a candidate for U.S. president. He was also a regu ...
, , Republican ,
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Alfred E. Santangelo Alfred Edward Santangelo (June 4, 1912 – March 30, 1978) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. From 1957 to 1963, he served three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. Life Santangelo was born on June 4, 1912, in New York ...
, , Democratic ,
1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Leonard Farbstein , , Democratic ,
1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Ludwig Teller , , Democratic ,
1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...
, , Incumbent lost renomination;
defeated as a Liberal.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Herbert Zelenko Herbert Zelenko (March 16, 1906 – February 23, 1979) was an American politician and attorney who was a U.S. representative from New York from 1955 to 1963. Biography Zelenko was born in New York City and was of Polish origin. He attended publ ...
, , Democratic ,
1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , James C. Healey , , Democratic ,
1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Jacob H. Gilbert , , Democratic , 1960 (special) , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Charles A. Buckley , , Democratic ,
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 re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Paul A. Fino , , Republican ,
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Edwin B. Dooley , , Republican ,
1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Robert R. Barry , , Republican ,
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Katharine St. George , , Republican ,
1946 1946 (Roman numerals, MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1946th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 946th year of the 2nd millennium, the 46th year of the 20th centur ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
J. Ernest Wharton James Ernest Wharton (October 4, 1899January 19, 1990) was an American attorney and politician. A Republican Party (United States), Republican, he served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state), New York ...
, , Republican ,
1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Leo W. O'Brien , , Democratic ,
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Dean P. Taylor , , Republican ,
1942 The Uppsala Conflict Data Program project estimates this to be the deadliest year in human history in terms of conflict deaths, placing the death toll at 4.62 million. However, the Correlates of War estimates that the prior year, 1941, was th ...
, , Incumbent retired.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Samuel S. Stratton , , Democratic ,
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Clarence E. Kilburn , , Republican ,
1940 A calendar from 1940 according to the Gregorian calendar, factoring in the dates of Easter and related holidays, cannot be used again until the year 5280. Events Below, events related to World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January *Janu ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Alexander Pirnie , , Republican ,
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
R. Walter Riehlman Roy Walter Riehlman (August 26, 1899 – July 16, 1978) was an American businessman and member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. Early life R. Walter Riehlman was born in Otisco, New York on August 26, 1899. He was ...
, , Republican ,
1946 1946 (Roman numerals, MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1946th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 946th year of the 2nd millennium, the 46th year of the 20th centur ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
John Taber John Taber (May 5, 1880 – November 22, 1965) was an American attorney and New York politician who represented parts of the Finger Lakes and Central New York regions in the United States House of Representatives from 1923 to 1963. Biography Ta ...
, , Republican ,
1922 Events January * January 7 – Dáil Éireann (Irish Republic), Dáil Éireann, the parliament of the Irish Republic, ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by 64–57 votes. * January 10 – Arthur Griffith is elected President of Dáil Éirean ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Howard W. Robison , , Republican ,
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Jessica M. Weis , , Republican ,
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Harold C. Ostertag , , Republican ,
1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William E. Miller , , Republican ,
1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Thaddeus J. Dulski , , Democratic ,
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John R. Pillion , , Republican ,
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Charles Goodell , , Republican , 1959 United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1959 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


North Carolina

, - ! , Herbert Covington Bonner, Herbert C. Bonner , , Democratic , 1940 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, 1940 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Lawrence H. Fountain , , Democratic , 1952 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, 1952 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Graham A. Barden , , Democratic , 1934 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, 1934 , , Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Harold D. Cooley , , Democratic , 1934 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, 1934 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Ralph James Scott , , Democratic , 1956 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, 1956 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Carl T. Durham , , Democratic , 1938 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, 1938 , , Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Alton Lennon , , Democratic , 1956 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, 1956 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Alvin Paul Kitchin , , Democratic , 1956 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, 1956 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Hugh Quincy Alexander , , Democratic , 1952 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, 1952 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Charles R. Jonas , , Republican , 1952 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, 1952 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Basil Lee Whitener , , Democratic , 1956 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, 1956 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Roy A. Taylor , , Democratic , 1960 (special) , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


North Dakota

, - ! , Don L. Short , , Republican , 1958 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota, 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - ! , Quentin Burdick , , Democratic-NPL , 1958 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota, 1958 , , Incumbent resigned August 8, 1960 when elected 1960 United States Senate special election in North Dakota, U.S. senator.
Republican gain.


Ohio

, - ! , Gordon H. Scherer , , Republican , 1952 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 1952 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William E. Hess , , Republican , 1950 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 1950 , , Incumbent retired.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Paul F. Schenck , , Republican , 1951 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 1951 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William Moore McCulloch, William McCulloch , , Republican , 1947 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 1947 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Del Latta , , Republican , 1958 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , James G. Polk , , Democratic ,
1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...
, , Incumbent died April 28, 1959.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Clarence J. Brown , , Republican , 1938 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 1938 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Jackson E. Betts , , Republican , 1950 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 1950 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Thomas L. Ashley , , Democratic , 1954 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 1954 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Walter H. Moeller , , Democratic , 1958 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Robert E. Cook , , Democratic , 1958 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Samuel L. Devine , , Republican , 1958 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , A. David Baumhart Jr. , , Republican , 1954 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 1954 , , Incumbent retired.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! , William H. Ayres , , Republican , 1950 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 1950 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John E. Henderson , , Republican , 1954 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 1954 , , Incumbent retired.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Frank T. Bow , , Republican , 1950 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 1950 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Robert W. Levering , , Democratic , 1958 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 1958 , , Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Wayne Hays , , Democratic ,
1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Michael J. Kirwan , , Democratic , 1936 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 1936 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Michael A. Feighan , , Democratic , 1942 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 1942 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Charles Vanik , , Democratic , 1954 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 1954 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Frances P. Bolton , , Republican , 1940 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 1940 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William E. Minshall Jr. , , Republican , 1954 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 1954 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


Oklahoma

, - ! , Page Belcher , , Republican , 1950 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma, 1950 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Ed Edmondson (politician), Ed Edmondson , , Democratic , 1952 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma, 1952 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Carl Albert , , Democratic , 1946 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma, 1946 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Tom Steed , , Democratic , 1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma, 1948 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John Jarman , , Democratic , 1950 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma, 1950 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Toby Morris (politician), Toby Morris , , Democratic , 1956 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma, 1956 , , Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic hold. , nowrap ,


Oregon

, - ! , A. Walter Norblad , , Republican , 1946 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 1946 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Al Ullman , , Democratic , 1956 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 1956 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Edith Green , , Democratic , 1954 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 1954 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Charles O. Porter , , Democratic , 1956 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 1956 , , Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain. , nowrap ,


Pennsylvania

, - ! , William A. Barrett , , Democratic , 1944 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 1944
1946
1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 1948 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Kathryn E. Granahan , , Democratic , 1956 United States House of Representatives elections, 1956 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , James A. Byrne , , Democratic , 1952 United States House of Representatives elections, 1952 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Robert N. C. Nix Sr. , , Democratic , 1958 United States House of Representatives elections, 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William J. Green Jr. , , Democratic , 1944 United States House of Representatives elections, 1944 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Herman Toll , , Democratic , 1958 United States House of Representatives elections, 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William H. Milliken Jr. , , Republican , 1958 United States House of Representatives elections, 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Willard S. Curtin , , Republican , 1956 United States House of Representatives elections, 1956 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Paul B. Dague , , Republican , 1946 United States House of Representatives elections, 1946 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Stanley A. Prokop , , Democratic , 1958 United States House of Representatives elections, 1958 , , Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Dan Flood , , Democratic , 1944 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 1944
1946
1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 1948
1952
1954 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 1954 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Ivor D. Fenton , , Republican , 1938 United States House of Representatives elections, 1938 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John A. Lafore Jr. , , Republican , 1956 United States House of Representatives elections, 1956 , , Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! , George M. Rhodes , , Democratic , 1948 United States House of Representatives elections, 1948 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Francis E. Walter , , Democratic , 1932 United States House of Representatives elections, 1932 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Walter M. Mumma , , Republican , 1950 United States House of Representatives elections, 1950 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Herman T. Schneebeli , , Republican , 1960 (special) , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Douglas Elliott , , Republican , #Special elections, 1960 , , Incumbent died June 19, 1960.
Republican hold.
Winner was also elected to finish the term; #Special elections during the 86th Congress, see above. , nowrap , , - ! , James M. Quigley , , Democratic , 1958 United States House of Representatives elections, 1958 , , Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! , James E. Van Zandt , , Republican , 1946 United States House of Representatives elections, 1946 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John Herman Dent , , Democratic , 1958 United States House of Representatives elections, 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John P. Saylor , , Republican , 1948 United States House of Representatives elections, 1948 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Leon H. Gavin , , Republican , 1942 United States House of Representatives elections, 1942 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Carroll D. Kearns , , Republican , 1946 United States House of Representatives elections, 1946 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Frank M. Clark , , Democratic , 1954 United States House of Representatives elections, 1954 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Thomas E. Morgan , , Democratic , 1944 United States House of Representatives elections, 1944 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , James G. Fulton , , Republican , 1944 United States House of Representatives elections, 1944 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William S. Moorhead , , Democratic , 1958 United States House of Representatives elections, 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Robert J. Corbett , , Republican , 1938 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 1938
1940
1944 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 1944 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Elmer J. Holland , , Democratic , 1942 Pennsylvania's 33rd congressional district special election, 1942
1942
1956 Pennsylvania's 30th congressional district special election, 1956 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


Rhode Island

, - ! , Aime Forand , , Democratic , 1940 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island, 1940 , , Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! , John E. Fogarty , , Democratic , 1940 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island, 1940 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


South Carolina

, - ! , L. Mendel Rivers , , Democratic , 1940 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1940 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John J. Riley , , Democratic , 1950 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1950 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William Jennings Bryan Dorn, William J. B. Dorn , , Democratic , 1946 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1946
1948
1950 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1950 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Robert T. Ashmore , , Democratic , 1953 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1953 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Robert W. Hemphill , , Democratic , 1956 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1956 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John L. McMillan , , Democratic , 1938 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1938 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


South Dakota

, - ! , George McGovern , , Democratic , 1956 United States House of Representatives elections in South Dakota, 1956 , , Retired to 1960 United States Senate election in South Dakota, run for U.S. senator.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! , E. Y. Berry , , Republican , 1950 United States House of Representatives elections in South Dakota, 1950 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


Tennessee

, - ! , B. Carroll Reece , , Republican , 1950 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 1950 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Howard Baker Sr. , , Republican , 1950 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 1950 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , James B. Frazier Jr. , , Democratic , 1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 1948 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Joe L. Evins , , Democratic , 1946 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 1946 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , J. Carlton Loser , , Democratic , 1956 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 1956 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Ross Bass , , Democratic , 1954 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 1954 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Tom J. Murray , , Democratic , 1942 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 1942 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Fats Everett , , Democratic , 1958 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Clifford Davis (politician), Clifford Davis , , Democratic , 1940 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 1940 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


Texas

, - ! , Wright Patman , , Democratic , 1928 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1928 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Jack Brooks (American politician), Jack Brooks , , Democratic , 1952 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1952 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Lindley Beckworth , , Democratic , 1956 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1956 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Sam Rayburn , , Democratic , 1912 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1912 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Bruce Alger , , Republican , 1954 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1954 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Olin E. Teague , , Democratic , 1946 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1946 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John Dowdy , , Democratic , 1952 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1952 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Albert Thomas (American politician), Albert Thomas , , Democratic , 1936 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1936 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Clark W. Thompson (Texas politician), Clark W. Thompson , , Democratic , 1947 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1947 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Homer Thornberry , , Democratic , 1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1948 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William R. Poage , , Democratic , 1936 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1936 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Jim Wright , , Democratic , 1954 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1954 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Frank N. Ikard , , Democratic , 1951 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1951 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John Andrew Young, John Young , , Democratic , 1956 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1956 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Joe M. Kilgore , , Democratic , 1954 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1954 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , J. T. Rutherford , , Democratic , 1954 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1954 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Omar Burleson , , Democratic , 1946 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1946 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Walter E. Rogers , , Democratic , 1950 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1950 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , George H. Mahon , , Democratic , 1934 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1934 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Paul J. Kilday , , Democratic , 1938 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1938 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , O. C. Fisher , , Democratic , 1942 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1942 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Robert R. Casey , , Democratic , 1958 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


Utah

, - ! , Henry Aldous Dixon , , Republican , 1954 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 1954 , , Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , David S. King , , Democratic , 1958 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


Vermont

, - ! , William H. Meyer , , Democratic , 1958 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont, 1958 , , Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain. , nowrap ,


Virginia

, - ! , Thomas N. Downing , , Democratic , 1958 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Porter Hardy Jr. , , Democratic , 1946 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 1946 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , J. Vaughan Gary , , Democratic , 1945 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 1945 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Watkins Abbitt , , Democratic , 1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 1948 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William M. Tuck , , Democratic , 1953 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 1953 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Richard H. Poff , , Republican , 1952 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 1952 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Burr Harrison , , Democratic , 1946 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 1946 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Howard W. Smith , , Democratic , 1930 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 1930 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , W. Pat Jennings , , Democratic , 1954 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 1954 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Joel Broyhill , , Republican , 1952 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 1952 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


Washington

, - ! , Thomas Pelly , , Republican , 1952 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 1952 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Jack Westland , , Republican , 1952 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 1952 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Russell V. Mack , , Republican , 1947 , , Incumbent died March 28, 1960.
Democratic gain.
Winner was also elected to finish the term; #Special elections during the 86th Congress, see above. , nowrap , , - ! , Catherine Dean May , , Republican , 1958 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Walt Horan , , Republican , 1942 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 1942 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Thor C. Tollefson , , Republican , 1946 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 1946 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Don Magnuson , , Democratic , 1952 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 1952 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


West Virginia

, - ! , Arch A. Moore Jr. , , Republican , 1956 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia, 1956 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Harley Orrin Staggers , , Democratic , 1948 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia, 1948 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Cleveland M. Bailey , , Democratic , 1948 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia, 1948 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Ken Hechler , , Democratic , 1958 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia, 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Elizabeth Kee , , Democratic , 1951 West Virginia's 5th congressional district special election, 1951 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John M. Slack Jr. , , Democratic , 1958 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia, 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


Wisconsin

, - ! , Gerald T. Flynn , , Democratic , 1958 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 1958 , , Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Robert Kastenmeier , , Democratic , 1958 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Gardner R. Withrow , , Republican , 1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 1948 , , Incumbent retired.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Clement 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 Van Pelt , , Republican , 1950 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 1950 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Melvin Laird , , Republican , 1952 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 1952 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John W. Byrnes , , Republican , 1944 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 1944 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Lester Johnson (politician), Lester Johnson , , Democratic , 1953 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 1953 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Alvin O'Konski , , Republican , 1942 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 1942 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


Wyoming

, - ! , Keith Thomson (politician), Keith Thomson , , Republican , 1954 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming, 1954 , , Incumbent retired to 1960 United States Senate election in Wyoming, run for U.S. senator.
Republican hold. , nowrap ,


See also

* 1960 United States elections ** 1960 United States Senate elections * 86th United States Congress *
87th United States Congress The 87th United States Congress was a meeting of the United States Congress, legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D ...


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* {{Gerald Ford 1960 United States House of Representatives elections, Presidency of John F. Kennedy John Dingell Carl Vinson Jamie Whitten