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The 1982 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the
United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they ...
held on November 2, 1982, in the middle of President Ronald Reagan's first term, whose popularity was sinking due to economic conditions under the 1982 recession. The President's Republican Party lost seats in the House, which could be viewed as a response to the President's approval at the time. Unlike most midterm election cycles, the number of seats lost—26 seats to the Democratic Party—was a comparatively large swap. It included most of the seats that had been gained the previous election, cementing the Democratic majority. Coincidentally, the number of seats the Democrats picked up (26), was the exact amount the Republicans would have needed to win the House majority. It was the first election held after the
1980 United States redistricting cycle The 1980 United States redistricting cycle took place following the completion of the 1980 United States census. In all fifty states, various bodies re-drew state legislative and congressional districts. States that are apportioned more than one s ...
. In the previous election of 1980 Republicans gained many seats as the result of President Ronald Reagan's coattails. 12 of those officials were gone by 1982. To date, this election marks the last time the Democrats picked up a House seat in West Virginia.


Overall results


Retiring incumbents

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


Democrats

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


Democratic held

# : John L. Burton, was succeeded by Barbara Boxer (with district being renumbered as California 6). # :
Ronald 'Bo' Ginn :Not related to ''David 'Bo' Ginn'', member of the Louisiana State Senate from 1980 to 1988. Ronald Bryan Ginn, known as 'Bo' Ginn (May 31, 1934 – January 6, 2005), represented Georgia's 1st congressional district in the United States House ...
, to run for Governor of Georgia, was succeeded by Lindsay Thomas. # : William M. Brodhead, was succeeded by
Sander Levin Sander Martin Levin (born September 6, 1931) is an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 2019, representing (numbered as the from 1983 to 1993 and as the from 1993 to 2013). Levin, a member ...
. # : Richard Bolling, was succeeded by
Alan Wheat Alan Dupree Wheat (born October 16, 1951) is an American politician from the state of Missouri. Early life His father was James Wheat, an officer and civil engineer in the U.S. Air Force. His mother Emogene (Jean) Wheat was a teacher. Since his ...
. # : Shirley Chisholm, was succeeded by Major Owens. # : Lawrence H. Fountain, was succeeded by Tim Valentine. # : Kenneth Lamar Holland, was succeeded by
John Spratt John McKee Spratt Jr. (born November 1, 1942) is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for from 1983 to 2011. The 5th Congressional District covers all or part of 14 counties in north-central South Carolina. The largest cities ...
. # :
Jim Mattox James Albon Mattox (August 29, 1943 – November 20, 2008) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms in the United States House of Representatives and two four-year terms as state attorney general, but lost high-profile race ...
, to run for Attorney General of Texas, was succeeded by
John Wiley Bryant John Wiley Bryant (born February 22, 1947) is an American politician who represented Texas's 5th congressional district in the 98th to 104th U.S. Congress. Early life and education Bryant was born in Lake Jackson, Brazoria County, Texas. F ...
. # : Richard C. White, was succeeded by
Ronald D. Coleman Ronald D'Emory Coleman (born November 29, 1941) is an American politician and former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas. Early life and career Born in El Paso, Texas, Coleman attended public schools, e ...
. # : Bob Mollohan, was succeeded by
Alan Mollohan Alan Bowlby Mollohan (born May 14, 1943) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 1983 to 2011. He was a member of the Democratic Party and the Blue Dog Coalition. The district encompasses the northern part of ...
. # : Henry Reuss, was succeeded by Jim Moody.


Republican gain

# : Toby Moffett, to run for U.S. senator, was succeeded by Nancy Johnson. # : David R. Bowen, was succeeded by
Webb Franklin William Webster Franklin (born December 13, 1941) is an American lawyer, politician, and jurist from Mississippi. As a Republican, he served in the United States House of Representatives representing Mississippi's 2nd congressional district fr ...
. # : James David Santini, to run for U.S. senator, was succeeded by Barbara Vucanovich (with district being renumbered as Nevada 2). # : Allen E. Ertel, to run for Governor of Pennsylvania, was succeeded by George Gekas.


Seat eliminated in redistricting

# :
Floyd Fithian Floyd James Fithian (November 3, 1928June 27, 2003) was an American educator and politician who served as a United States Representative from Indiana as a Democrat. He was one of the forty nine Watergate Babies who won election to the House of ...
who ran for U.S. senator. # :
James J. Blanchard James Johnston Blanchard (born August 8, 1942) is an American retired attorney, diplomat, and politician who served as the 45th governor of Michigan from 1983 to 1991. A member of the Democratic Party, Blanchard previously served in the Unite ...
who ran for Governor of Michigan. # : Jonathan Brewster Bingham.


Republicans

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


Republican held

# : John Jacob Rhodes, was succeeded by John McCain. # : Pete McCloskey, to run for U.S. senator, was succeeded by Ed Zschau. # :
Clair Burgener Clair Walter Burgener (December 5, 1921 – September 9, 2006) was an American politician who served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1973 to 1983. Early life Clair Burgener was born in Vernal, Utah, and grew ...
, was succeeded by Ron Packard. # :
Louis A. Bafalis Louis Arthur "Skip" Bafalis (born September 28, 1929) is an American businessman and former politician who served as the U.S. representative for Florida's 10th congressional district from 1973 to 1983. A member of the Republican Party, he was the ...
, to run for Governor of Florida, was succeeded by Tom Lewis (with district being renumbered as Florida 12). # : David F. Emery, to run for U.S. senator, was succeeded by John R. McKernan Jr.. # : Donald J. Mitchell, was succeeded by Sherwood Boehlert (with district being renumbered as New York 25). # : Bud Brown, to run for Governor of Ohio, was succeeded by Mike DeWine. # :
Marc L. Marks Marc Lincoln Marks (February 12, 1927 – February 28, 2018) was a former Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Marks served in the United States Army Air Corps from 1945 to 1946. He graduated from the University of Al ...
, was succeeded by Tom Ridge (with district being renumbered as Pennsylvania 21). # : Robin Beard, to run for U.S. senator, was succeeded by Don Sundquist (with district being renumbered as Tennessee 7). # : James M. Collins, to run for U.S. senator, was succeeded by Steve Bartlett. # : Paul S. Trible Jr., to run for U.S. senator, was succeeded by Herbert H. Bateman.


Democratic gain

# :
Bob Dornan Robert Kenneth Dornan (born April 3, 1933) is an American politician and actor from California. A Republican, Dornan served in the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1983 and from 1985 to 1997. He has become well known for public ...
, to run for U.S. senator, was succeeded by
Mel Levine Meldon Edises Levine (born June 7, 1943) is an American attorney and former Democratic Congressman from California. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 1993. Early life On June 7, 1943, Levine was born in Los Ang ...
. # : James Edmund Jeffries, was succeeded by Jim Slattery. # : Cleve Benedict, to run for U.S. senator, was succeeded by Harley O. Staggers Jr.. # : M. Caldwell Butler, was succeeded by Jim Olin.


Seat eliminated in redistricting

# : Barry Goldwater Jr., who ran for U.S. senator. # :
Robert McClory Robert McClory (January 31, 1908 – July 24, 1988) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Riverside, Illinois, McClory attended the public schools, L'Institut Sillig, Vevey, Switzerland from 1925 to 1926, and Dartmouth College in H ...
. # :
Millicent Fenwick Millicent Vernon Hammond Fenwick (February 25, 1910 – September 16, 1992) was an American fashion editor, politician and diplomat. A four-term Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey, she entered politic ...
, who ran for U.S. senator. # : Gregory W. Carman. # : J. William Stanton. # : Jean Spencer Ashbrook.


Defeated incumbents

As a result of redistricting, many incumbents were forced to compete against each other in the same district, which resulted in a larger number of incumbents being defeated in primaries.


In primary elections

Ten representatives lost renomination: Six lost in redistricting battles pitting incumbents against each other, and four lost nomination to non-incumbent challengers.


Democrats

Six Democrats lost renomination: three in redistricting races and three to a non-incumbent challenger. All the seats were held by Democrats. # : Billy Lee Evans lost to challenger J. Roy Rowland. # : John G. Fary lost to challenger Bill Lipinski. # : David W. Evans lost a redistricting race to fellow incumbent Andrew Jacobs Jr.. # :
Ronald M. Mottl Ronald Milton Mottl (born February 6, 1934) is an American lawyer and politician who served as a Democratic member of the state House of Representatives of Ohio from 1987 to 1997. Before that, he served four terms in the United States House of ...
lost to challenger Ed Feighan. # : Joseph F. Smith lost a redistricting race to fellow incumbent
Thomas M. Foglietta Thomas Michael Foglietta (December 3, 1928 – November 13, 2004) was an American politician and diplomat. He represented Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives, House of Representatives from 1981 to 1997, and later served as United St ...
. # : Donald A. Bailey lost a redistricting race to fellow incumbent
John Murtha John Patrick Murtha Jr. (; June 17, 1932 – February 8, 2010) was an American politician from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Murtha, a Democrat, represented Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district in the United States House of Represent ...
.


Republicans

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


= Seat held by a Republican

= These primary winners later won the general election. # :
Wayne R. Grisham Wayne Richard Grisham (January 10, 1923 – January 19, 2011) was a two-term member of the United States House of Representatives from California from 1979 to 1983. Biography Born in Lamar, Colorado, Grisham graduated from Jordan High School (Lo ...
lost a redistricting race to fellow incumbent
David Dreier David Timothy Dreier OAE (/ draɪər/; born July 5, 1952) is an American businessman, philanthropist, and politician who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from California from 1981 to 2013. He was one ...
. # : Ed Derwinski lost a redistricting race to fellow incumbent George M. O'Brien. # : Gary A. Lee lost a redistricting race to fellow incumbent George C. Wortley.


= Seat lost to a Democrat

= # : Tom Railsback lost to challenger Kenneth G. McMillan, who later lost the general election to Lane Evans.


In the general election


Democrats

Three incumbent Democrats lost re-election; two lost to Republican incumbents and one to a non-incumbent challenger.


= Seat lost to a Republican incumbent

= #: Leo C. Zeferetti lost a redistricting race to
Guy V. Molinari Gaetano Victor Molinari (November 23, 1928July 25, 2018) was an American lawyer and Republican politician from New York city. He represented Staten Island in the United States House of Representatives for four terms (1981–1989) and then ...
. #: Peter A. Peyser lost a redistricting race to Benjamin A. Gilman.


= Seat lost to a Republican challenger

= #:
Bob Shamansky Robert Norton Shamansky (April 18, 1927 – August 11, 2011) was an American Democratic politician and attorney from the state of Ohio. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives for a single term from 1981 until 1983. In 2018, the ''Jewis ...
lost to
John Kasich John Richard Kasich Jr. ( ; born May 13, 1952) is an American politician, author, and television news host who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1983 to 2001 and as the 69th governor of Ohio from 2011 to 2019. A Republican, Kasic ...
.


Republicans

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


= Seat lost to a Democratic incumbent

= #:
John H. Rousselot John Harbin Rousselot (November 1, 1927 – May 11, 2003) was a U.S. Representative from southern California. Although the territory he represented was generally the same, in eastern Los Angeles County, the district was renumbered several ti ...
lost a redistricting race to Matthew G. Martinez. #:
Margaret Heckler Margaret Mary Heckler (née O'Shaughnessy; June 21, 1931 – August 6, 2018) was an American politician and diplomat who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1967 until 1983. A member of the Republican Party, she als ...
lost a redistricting race to
Barney Frank Barnett Frank (born March 31, 1940) is a former American politician. He served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts from 1981 to 2013. A Democrat, Frank served as chairman of the House Financial Services Committ ...
. #: Wendell Bailey lost a redistricting race to
Ike Skelton Isaac Newton Skelton IV (December 20, 1931 – October 28, 2013) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the U.S. representative for from 1977 to 2011. During his tenure, he served as the chairman of the House Armed Services Committ ...
. #:
John LeBoutillier John LeBoutillier (born May 26, 1953) is an American political columnist, pundit, and former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York, serving a single two-year term. Education LeBoutillier graduated from ...
lost a redistricting race to Robert J. Mrazek. #: Clint Roberts lost a redistricting race to Tom Daschle.


= Seat lost to a Democratic challenger

= #:
Albert L. Smith Jr. Albert Lee Smith Jr. (August 31, 1931 – August 12, 1997) was an Alabama politician who represented the 6th district in the United States House of Representatives during the 97th Congress (1981–1983). Early life Smith was born in 193 ...
lost to
Ben Erdreich Benjamin Leader Erdreich (born December 9, 1938) is an American lawyer and former United States House of Representatives, congressman from Alabama. Early life Erdreich was born in Birmingham, Alabama to an upper-middle-class family. He attended ...
. #:
Donald H. Clausen Donald Holst "Don" Clausen (April 27, 1923 – February 7, 2015) was an American businessman, World War II veteran, and politician who served ten terms as a U.S. Representative from California from 1963 to 1983. Biography Born in Ferndale, Cali ...
lost to Douglas H. Bosco. #: Lawrence J. DeNardis lost to Bruce A. Morrison. #: Tom Evans lost to Thomas R. Carper. #:
Paul Findley Paul Augustus Findley (June 23, 1921 – August 9, 2019) was an American writer and politician. He served as United States Representative from Illinois, representing its 20th District. A Republican, he was first elected in 1960. A moderate Rep ...
lost to
Dick Durbin Richard Joseph Durbin (born November 21, 1944) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Illinois, a seat he has held since 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, Durbin has served as the Senate De ...
. #: H. Joel Deckard lost to Frank McCloskey. #: James Whitney Dunn lost to Milton Robert Carr. #: Tom Hagedorn lost to
Tim Penny Timothy Joseph Penny (born November 19, 1951) is an American author, musician, and former politician from Minnesota. Penny was a Democratic-Farmer-Labor member of the United States House of Representatives, 1983–1995, representing Minnesota' ...
. #:
Arlen Erdahl Arlen Ingolf Erdahl (born February 27, 1931) is an American commercial farmer and former politician. He served as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1963 to 1970, Minnesota Secretary of State from 1971–1975 and was a U. ...
lost to Gerry Sikorski. #: Harold C. Hollenbeck lost to Robert Torricelli. #: Walter E. Johnston, III lost to
Charles Robin Britt Charles Robin Britt (born June 29, 1942) is a former one-term congressmen, Member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina's 6th congressional district. A Democratic Party (United States), Democrat, he served one term fro ...
. #: Bill Hendon lost to
James M. Clarke James "Jamie" McClure Clarke (June 12, 1917 – April 13, 1999) was a North Carolina politician and farmer. He is a former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives. Born in Manchester, Vermont, Clarke grew up in Ashevil ...
. #:
Ed Weber Edward Ford Weber (born July 26, 1931) is an American politician from Ohio. He served one term in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican. Early life and education Weber was born in Toledo, Ohio. He earned a Bachelor of Arts ...
lost to Marcy Kaptur. #: Charles F. Dougherty lost to Robert A. Borski, Jr.. #: Eugene Atkinson lost to Joseph P. Kolter. #: James K. Coyne, III lost to Peter H. Kostmayer. #: James L. Nelligan lost to Frank Harrison. #:
John Light Napier John Light Napier (born May 16, 1947) is an American politician, lawyer, former member of the United States House of Representatives, and judge from South Carolina. Education John Light Napier attended public schools in Marlboro County, South C ...
lost to Robin Tallon. #: Robert Daniel lost to
Norman Sisisky Norman Sisisky (June 9, 1927 – March 29, 2001) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia from 1983 to 2001, representing the 4th District. He was a leader of the Blue Dog Coalition and one of the most ...
. #: William C. Wampler lost to
Rick Boucher Frederick Carlyle Boucher (; born August 1, 1946) is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for from 1983 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He was defeated in his bid for a 15th term by Republican Morgan Griff ...
. #: Mick Staton lost to
Bob Wise Robert Ellsworth Wise Jr. (born January 6, 1948) is an American politician who served as the 33rd Governor of West Virginia from 2001 to 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, Wise also served in the United States House of Representatives fro ...
.


Special elections

, - ! , William Cotter , , Democratic ,
1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). Between 10,000 and ...
, , Incumbent died September 8, 1981.
New member elected January 11, 1982.
Democratic hold.
Winner was subsequently re-elected in November. , nowrap , , - ! , John M. Ashbrook , , Republican , 1960 , , Incumbent died April 24, 1982.
New member elected June 19, 1982.
Republican hold.
Winner did not seek re-election in November. , nowrap , , - ! ,
George Danielson George Elmore Danielson (February 20, 1915 – September 12, 1998) was an American Democratic Party (United States), Democratic politician and judge from California. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1982. Biog ...
, , Democratic ,
1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). Between 10,000 and ...
, , Incumbent resigned March 9, 1982 to become Associate Justice of the California Court of Appeals.
New member elected July 13, 1982.
Democratic hold.
Winner was subsequently re-elected in November. , nowrap , , - ! , Adam Benjamin Jr. , , Democratic ,
1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 ...
, , Incumbent died September 7, 1982.
New member elected November 2, 1982.
Democratic hold.
Successor was also elected the same day to the next term, see below. , nowrap ,


Alabama

, - ! , Jack Edwards , , Republican ,
1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarc ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William Louis Dickinson , , Republican ,
1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarc ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
William Flynt Nichols William Flynt Nichols (October 16, 1918 – December 13, 1988) was a Democratic member of United States House of Representatives from Alabama, having served from 1967 until his death from a heart attack in Washington, D.C. in 1988. Life Nichol ...
, , Democratic , 1966 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Tom Bevill , , Democratic , 1966 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Ronnie Flippo , , Democratic ,
1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Albert L. Smith Jr. Albert Lee Smith Jr. (August 31, 1931 – August 12, 1997) was an Alabama politician who represented the 6th district in the United States House of Representatives during the 97th Congress (1981–1983). Early life Smith was born in 193 ...
, , Republican , 1980 , , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Richard Shelby , , Democratic , 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


Alaska

, - ! , Don Young , , Republican , 1973 , Incumbent re-elected. ,


Arizona

Arizona received an additional seat at reapportionment and added a in the southeast of the state. , - ! , John Jacob Rhodes , , Republican ,
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...
, , Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Mo Udall Morris King "Mo" Udall (June 15, 1922 – December 12, 1998) was an American attorney and Democratic politician who served as a U.S. representative from Arizona from May 2, 1961, to May 4, 1991. He was a leading contender for the 1976 Democ ...
, , Democratic , 1961 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Bob Stump Robert Lee Stump (April 4, 1927 – June 20, 2003) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Congressman from Arizona. He served as a member from the Democratic Party from 1977 to 1983 and then later a member of the Republican Party unt ...
, , Democratic ,
1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 ...
, , Incumbent re-elected
as a Republican.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Eldon Rudd , , Republican ,
1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , colspan=3 , None (district created) , , New seat.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap ,


Arkansas

, - ! , William Vollie Alexander Jr. , , Democratic , 1968 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Ed Bethune , , Republican , 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John P. Hammerschmidt , , Republican , 1966 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Beryl Anthony Jr. , , Democratic , 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


California

The delegation increased from 43 to 45 seats. To create the two-seat net gain, five seats with no incumbent were added (the , - ! ,
Donald H. Clausen Donald Holst "Don" Clausen (April 27, 1923 – February 7, 2015) was an American businessman, World War II veteran, and politician who served ten terms as a U.S. Representative from California from 1963 to 1983. Biography Born in Ferndale, Cali ...

, , Republican , 1963 , , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Eugene A. Chappie Eugene Albert Chappie (March 28, 1920 – May 31, 1992) was a United States Congressman from California. He served as a Republican between 1981 and 1987. Chappie was born in Sacramento, California. After graduating from high school, he joined ...

, , Republican , 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Bob Matsui , , Democratic , 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Victor H. Fazio , , Democratic , 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Phillip Burton
, , Democratic ,
1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarc ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John L. Burton
, , Democratic , 1974 , , Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! , George Miller , , Democratic , 1974 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Ron Dellums , , Democratic ,
1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). Between 10,000 and ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Pete Stark , , Democratic ,
1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar tim ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Don Edwards William Donlon Edwards (January 6, 1915 – October 1, 2015) was an American politician of the Democratic Party and a member of the United States House of Representatives from California for 32 years in the late 20th century. Early life Edwar ...
, , Democratic ,
1962 Events January * January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wor ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Tom Lantos Thomas Peter Lantos (born Tamás Péter Lantos; February 1, 1928 – February 11, 2008) was a Holocaust survivor and American politician who served as a U.S. representative from California from 1981 until his death in 2008. A member of the Demo ...
, , Democratic , 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Pete McCloskey , , Republican , 1967 , , Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
New member elected.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Norman Mineta Norman Yoshio Mineta ( ja, 峯田 良雄, November 12, 1931 – May 3, 2022) was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, Mineta served in the United States Cabinet for Presidents Bill Clinton, a Democrat, and George W. Bush, a ...
, , Democratic , 1974 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Norman D. Shumway , , Republican , 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Tony Coelho Anthony Lee Coelho (born June 15, 1942) is an American politician from California who served in the United States House of Representatives. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the primary sponsor of the Americans with Disabilities Act and is ...
, , Democratic , 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Leon Panetta Leon Edward Panetta (born June 28, 1938) is an American Democratic Party politician who has served in several different public office positions, including Secretary of Defense, CIA Director, White House Chief of Staff, Director of the Office of ...
, , Democratic ,
1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Chip Pashayan , , Republican , 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , colspan=3 , None (district created) , , New seat.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Robert J. Lagomarsino , , Republican , 1974 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Bill Thomas
, , Republican , 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , , Bobbi Fiedler , , Republican , 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - , Barry Goldwater Jr.
, , Republican , 1969 , , Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
Republican loss. , - ! ,
Carlos Moorhead Carlos John Moorhead (May 5, 1922 – November 23, 2011) was a United States Congressman from California. Born in Long Beach, he attended the public schools of Glendale, graduated from Herbert Hoover High School (Glendale) in 1940 and earn ...
, , Republican ,
1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar tim ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Anthony C. Beilenson , , Democratic ,
1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Henry Waxman Henry Arnold Waxman (born September 12, 1939) is an American politician who served as a U.S. representative from California from 1975 to 2015. He is a member of the Democratic Party. His district included much of the western part of the city of ...
, , Democratic , 1974 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Edward R. Roybal , , Democratic ,
1962 Events January * January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wor ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , colspan=3 , None (district created) , , New district.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Bob Dornan Robert Kenneth Dornan (born April 3, 1933) is an American politician and actor from California. A Republican, Dornan served in the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1983 and from 1985 to 1997. He has become well known for public ...
, , Republican ,
1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 ...
, , Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Julian C. Dixon , , Democratic , 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Augustus F. Hawkins , , Democratic ,
1962 Events January * January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wor ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , , Matthew G. Martinez , , Democratic , 1982 , Incumbent re-elected. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - ,
John H. Rousselot John Harbin Rousselot (November 1, 1927 – May 11, 2003) was a U.S. Representative from southern California. Although the territory he represented was generally the same, in eastern Los Angeles County, the district was renumbered several ti ...

, , Republican ,
1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). Between 10,000 and ...
, , Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican loss. , - ! , Mervyn M. Dymally , , Democratic , 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Glenn M. Anderson , , Democratic , 1968 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , ,
Wayne R. Grisham Wayne Richard Grisham (January 10, 1923 – January 19, 2011) was a two-term member of the United States House of Representatives from California from 1979 to 1983. Biography Born in Lamar, Colorado, Grisham graduated from Jordan High School (Lo ...
, , Republican , 1978 , , Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican loss. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - ,
David Dreier David Timothy Dreier OAE (/ draɪər/; born July 5, 1952) is an American businessman, philanthropist, and politician who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from California from 1981 to 2013. He was one ...

, , Republican , 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , - ! , colspan=3 , None (district created) , , New seat.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Jerry Lewis
, , Republican , 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , George Brown Jr. , , Democratic ,
1962 Events January * January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wor ...

1970
1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar tim ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , colspan=3 , None (district created) , , New seat.
New member elected.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Jerry M. Patterson , , Democratic , 1974 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William E. Dannemeyer , , Republican , 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Robert Badham , , Republican ,
1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Bill Lowery , , Republican , 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Dan Lungren Daniel Edward Lungren (born September 22, 1946) is an American politician and lawyer who served as the U.S. representative for from 2005 to 2013. A member of the Republican Party, during his tenure, the district covered most of Sacramento Coun ...

, , Republican , 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Clair Burgener Clair Walter Burgener (December 5, 1921 – September 9, 2006) was an American politician who served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1973 to 1983. Early life Clair Burgener was born in Vernal, Utah, and grew ...
, , Republican ,
1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar tim ...
, , Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! , colspan=3 , None (district created) , , New seat.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Duncan Hunter
, , Republican , 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


Colorado

Colorado added a sixth seat in reapportionment, adding the new district near Denver. , - ! , Patricia Schroeder , , Democratic ,
1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar tim ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Tim Wirth Timothy Endicott "Tim" Wirth (born September 22, 1939) is an American politician from Colorado who served as a Democrat in both the United States Senate (1987-1993) and the United States House of Representatives (1975–1987). He also served i ...
, , Democratic , 1974 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Raymond P. Kogovsek , , Democratic , 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Hank Brown George Hanks "Hank" Brown (born February 12, 1940) is an American politician and lawyer from Colorado. He is a former Republican politician and U.S. Senator. He served as the 21st president of the University of Colorado system from April 2005 ...
, , Republican , 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Ken Kramer , , Republican , 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , colspan=3 , None (district created) , , New seat.
New member elected.
Republican gain. , nowrap ,


Connecticut

, - ! , Barbara B. Kennelly , , Democratic , 1982 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Sam Gejdenson , , Democratic , 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Lawrence J. DeNardis , , Republican , 1980 , , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Stewart McKinney , , Republican ,
1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). Between 10,000 and ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William R. Ratchford , , Democratic , 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Toby Moffett , , Democratic , 1974 , , Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
New member elected.
Republican gain. , nowrap ,


Delaware

, - ! , Tom Evans , , Republican ,
1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 ...
, , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap ,


Florida

Florida added 4 new districts, going from 15 to 19 seats, adding a new district near Miami and 3 more in central and southwestern Florida. , - ! , Earl Hutto , , Democratic , 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Don Fuqua John Donald Fuqua (born August 20, 1933) is a former U.S. Democratic politician. Early years and Education Don Fuqua was born in Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida in 1933. Fuqua attended the University of Florida at Gainesville from 1951 t ...
, , Democratic ,
1962 Events January * January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wor ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Charles Edward Bennett , , Democratic , 1948 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Bill Chappell , , Democratic , 1968 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Bill McCollum Ira William McCollum Jr. (born July 12, 1944) is an American lawyer and Republican Party politician. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1981 to 2001, representing Florida's 5th congressional district, which was la ...
, , Republican , 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , colspan=3 , None (district created) , , New seat.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Sam M. Gibbons , , Democratic ,
1962 Events January * January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wor ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Bill Young Charles William Young (December 16, 1930 – October 18, 2013) was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1971 until his death in 2013. A Republican from Florida, Young served as chairman of the H ...

, , Republican ,
1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). Between 10,000 and ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , colspan=3 , None (district created) , , New seat.
New member elected.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Andy Ireland
, , Democratic ,
1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Bill Nelson Clarence William Nelson II (born September 29, 1942) is an American politician and attorney serving as the administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Nelson previously served as a United States Senator from Flo ...

, , Democratic , 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Skip Bafalis
, , Republican ,
1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar tim ...
, , Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Florida.
New member elected.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! , colspan=3 , None (district created) , , New seat.
New member elected.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Dan Mica
, , Democratic , 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Clay Shaw
, , Republican , 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , colspan=3 , None (district created) , , New seat.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , William Lehman
, , Democratic ,
1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar tim ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Claude Pepper
, , Democratic ,
1962 Events January * January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wor ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Dante Fascell
, , Democratic , 1954 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


Georgia

, - ! , Ronald "Bo" Ginn , , Democratic ,
1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar tim ...
, , Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Georgia.
New member elected.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Charles Floyd Hatcher , , Democratic , 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Jack Thomas Brinkley , , Democratic , 1966 , , Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Elliott H. Levitas , , Democratic , 1974 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Wyche Fowler , , Democratic , 1977 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Newt Gingrich , , Republican , 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Larry McDonald Lawrence Patton McDonald (April 1, 1935 – September 1, 1983) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Georgia's 7th congressional district as a Democrat from 1975 until he was killed ...
, , Democratic , 1974 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Billy Lee Evans , , Democratic ,
1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 ...
, , Incumbent lost renomination.
New member elected.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Ed Jenkins , , Democratic ,
1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Doug Barnard Jr. , , Democratic ,
1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


Hawaii

, - ! , Cecil Heftel , , Democratic ,
1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Daniel Akaka , , Democratic ,
1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


Idaho

, - ! , Larry Craig , , Republican , 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , George V. Hansen , , Republican , 1974 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


Illinois

Illinois lost two seats at reapportionment, removing two districts with Republican incumbents, and at the same time two other Republican incumbents lost re-election in altered districts. , - ! ,
Harold Washington Harold Lee Washington (April 15, 1922 – November 25, 1987) was an American lawyer and politician who was the 51st Mayor of Chicago. Washington became the first African American to be elected as the city's mayor in April 1983. He served as may ...
, , Democratic , 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Gus Savage , , Democratic , 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Marty Russo , , Democratic , 1974 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , , Ed Derwinski , , Republican , 1958 , , Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican loss. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - , George M. O'Brien
, , Republican ,
1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar tim ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , - ! , John G. Fary , , Democratic , 1975 , , Incumbent lost renomination.
New member elected.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Henry Hyde , , Republican , 1974 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Cardiss Collins Cardiss Hortense Collins (; September 24, 1931 – February 3, 2013) was an American politician from Illinois who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1973 to 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the fourth Afric ...
, , Democratic , 1973 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Dan Rostenkowski Daniel David Rostenkowski (January 2, 1928 – August 11, 2010) was a United States Representative from Chicago, serving for 36 years, from 1959 to 1995. He became one of the most powerful legislators in Congress, especially in matters of ta ...
, , Democratic , 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Sidney R. Yates , , Democratic ,
1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarc ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , , John E. Porter , , Republican , 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , rowspan=2 , , - ,
Robert McClory Robert McClory (January 31, 1908 – July 24, 1988) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Riverside, Illinois, McClory attended the public schools, L'Institut Sillig, Vevey, Switzerland from 1925 to 1926, and Dartmouth College in H ...

, , Republican ,
1962 Events January * January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wor ...
, , Incumbent retired.
Republican loss. , - ! , Frank Annunzio , , Democratic ,
1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarc ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Phil Crane Philip Miller Crane (November 3, 1930 – November 8, 2014) was an American politician. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1969 to 2005, representing the 8th District of Illinois in the northwestern s ...
, , Republican , 1969 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John N. Erlenborn
, , Republican ,
1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarc ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Tom Corcoran
, , Republican ,
1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Edward Rell Madigan Edward Rell "Ed" Madigan (January 13, 1936 – December 7, 1994) was a businessman and a Republican Party politician from Lincoln, Illinois. He served almost twenty years in the United States House of Representatives and was U.S. Secretary ...

, , Republican ,
1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar tim ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Lynn Morley Martin Lynn Morley Martin (born Judith Lynn Morley; December 26, 1939) is an American businesswoman and former politician who served as the 21st United States secretary of labor from 1991 to 1993, under President George H. W. Bush. A member of the Rep ...
, , Republican , 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Tom Railsback
, , Republican , 1966 , , Incumbent lost renomination.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Robert H. Michel , , Republican , 1956 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Dan Crane Daniel Bever Crane (January 10, 1936 – May 28, 2019) was an American dentist and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. In 1983, he was censured by the House for having sex with a 17-year-old page. He served as a Republican congressm ...

, , Republican , 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Paul Findley Paul Augustus Findley (June 23, 1921 – August 9, 2019) was an American writer and politician. He served as United States Representative from Illinois, representing its 20th District. A Republican, he was first elected in 1960. A moderate Rep ...
, , Republican , 1960 , , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , 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 Greater St. Louis, St. Louis ...

, , Democratic , 1944 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Paul Simon
, , Democratic , 1974 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


Indiana

Indiana lost one seat at reapportionment; Republicans in the legislature deleted two Democratic districts and added a new Republican district, although this strategy was offset by the unexpected defeat of incumbent H. Joel Deckard. , - ! , Adam Benjamin Jr. , , Democratic ,
1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 ...
, , Incumbent died.
New member elected.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Philip R. Sharp
, , Democratic , 1974 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John P. Hiler , , Republican , 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Dan Coats , , Republican , 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Elwood Hillis , , Republican ,
1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). Between 10,000 and ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , colspan=3 , None (district created) , , New seat.
New member elected.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , , John T. Myers , , Republican , 1966 , Incumbent re-elected. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - ,
Floyd Fithian Floyd James Fithian (November 3, 1928June 27, 2003) was an American educator and politician who served as a United States Representative from Indiana as a Democrat. He was one of the forty nine Watergate Babies who won election to the House of ...

, , Democratic , 1974 , , Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Democratic loss. , - ! , H. Joel Deckard , , Republican , 1978 , , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Lee H. Hamilton , , Democratic ,
1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarc ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , , Andrew Jacobs Jr.
, , Democratic , 1974 , Incumbent re-elected. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - , David W. Evans
, , Democratic , 1974 , , Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic loss.


Iowa

, - ! ,
Jim Leach James Albert Smith Leach (born October 15, 1942) is an American academic and former politician. He served as ninth Chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities from 2009 to 2013 Pogrebin, Robin"Rocco Landesman Confirmed as Chairman of the N ...
, , Republican ,
1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Tom Tauke Thomas Joseph Tauke (born October 11, 1950) is an American politician, lawyer, and corporate executive from Iowa. He is a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Tauke represented the northeast corner of the state of Iowa (2nd dist ...
, , Republican , 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , T. Cooper Evans , , Republican , 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Neal Smith , , Democratic , 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Tom Harkin , , Democratic , 1974 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Berkley Bedell , , Democratic , 1974 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


Kansas

, - ! ,
Pat Roberts Charles Patrick Roberts (born April 20, 1936) is a retired American politician and journalist who served as a United States senator from Kansas from 1997 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, Roberts served 8 terms in the U.S. House of Rep ...
, , Republican , 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , James Edmund Jeffries , , Republican , 1978 , , Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Larry Winn , , Republican , 1966 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Dan Glickman , , Democratic ,
1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Bob Whittaker , , Republican , 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


Kentucky

, - ! , Carroll Hubbard , , Democratic , 1974 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William Huston Natcher , , Democratic , 1953 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Romano L. Mazzoli , , Democratic ,
1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). Between 10,000 and ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Gene Snyder Marion Eugene Snyder (January 26, 1928 – February 16, 2007) was an American politician elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives from two different districts in his native Kentucky. Background Snyder was born ...
, , Republican , 1966 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Hal Rogers , , Republican , 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Larry J. Hopkins , , Republican , 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Carl D. Perkins , , Democratic , 1948 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


Louisiana

All eight incumbents were re-elected by receiving more than 50% of the vote in the September 11 non-partisan blanket primaries. , - ! ,
Bob Livingston Robert Linlithgow Livingston Jr. (born April 30, 1943) is an American lobbyist and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Louisiana from 1977 to 1999. A Republican, he was chosen as Newt Gingrich's successor as Speaker of the U.S. ...
, , Republican , 1977 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Lindy Boggs , , Democratic , 1973 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Billy Tauzin , , Democratic , 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Buddy Roemer Charles Elson "Buddy" Roemer III (October 4, 1943 – May 17, 2021) was an American politician, investor, and banker who served as the 52nd Governor of Louisiana from 1988 to 1992, and as a member of the United States House of Representatives f ...
, , Democratic , 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Jerry Huckaby Thomas Jerald Huckaby (born July 19, 1941) is an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, ...
, , Democratic ,
1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Henson Moore , , Republican , 1974 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John Breaux , , Democratic ,
1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar tim ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Gillis William Long Gillis William Long (May 4, 1923 – January 20, 1985) was an American politician and lawyer who served as a U.S. representative from Louisiana. He was a member of the Long family and was the nephew of former governors Huey Long and Earl Long ...
, , Democratic ,
1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar tim ...
, Re-elected in primary , nowrap ,


Maine

, - ! , David F. Emery , , Republican , 1974 , , Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
New member elected.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Olympia Snowe , , Republican , 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


Maryland

, - ! , Roy Dyson , , Democratic , 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Clarence Long , , Democratic ,
1962 Events January * January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wor ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Barbara Mikulski Barbara Ann Mikulski ( ; born July 20, 1936) is an American politician and social worker who served as a United States senator from Maryland from 1987 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she also served in the United States House of Repr ...
, , Democratic ,
1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Marjorie Holt , , Republican ,
1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar tim ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Steny Hoyer , , Democratic , 1981 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Beverly Byron , , Democratic , 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Parren Mitchell , , Democratic ,
1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). Between 10,000 and ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Michael D. Barnes , , Democratic , 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


Massachusetts

Massachusetts lost one seat at reapportionment, combining the districts of Barney Frank and Margaret Heckler. , - ! , Silvio Conte , , Republican , 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Edward Boland , , Democratic ,
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Joseph D. Early , , Democratic , 1974 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , ,
Barney Frank Barnett Frank (born March 31, 1940) is a former American politician. He served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts from 1981 to 2013. A Democrat, Frank served as chairman of the House Financial Services Committ ...
, , Democratic , 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - ,
Margaret Heckler Margaret Mary Heckler (née O'Shaughnessy; June 21, 1931 – August 6, 2018) was an American politician and diplomat who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1967 until 1983. A member of the Republican Party, she als ...

, , Republican , 1966 , , Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican loss. , - ! , James Shannon , , Democratic , 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Nicholas Mavroules , , Democratic , 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Ed Markey , , Democratic ,
1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Tip O'Neill , , Democratic ,
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Joe Moakley John Joseph Moakley (April 27, 1927 – May 28, 2001) was an American politician who served as the United States representative for Massachusetts's 9th congressional district from 1973 until his death in 2001. Moakley won the seat from incumbent L ...
, , Democratic ,
1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar tim ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Gerry E. Studds
, , Democratic ,
1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar tim ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Brian J. Donnelly , , Democratic , 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


Michigan

Michigan lost one seat at reapportionment. , - ! , John Conyers , , Democratic ,
1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarc ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Carl Pursell Carl Duane Pursell (December 19, 1932 – June 11, 2009) was an American politician of the Republican Party. He was born in Imlay City, Michigan and graduated from Plymouth High School, Plymouth, Michigan, in 1951. He worked in his father's bu ...
, , Republican ,
1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Howard Wolpe , , Democratic , 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Mark D. Siljander Mark Deli Siljander (born June 11, 1951) is an American author and politician who served as a Republican U.S. Representative from the state of Michigan. He authored the book'' A Deadly Misunderstanding: A Congressman's Quest to Bridge the Muslim- ...
, , Republican , 1981 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Harold S. Sawyer , , Republican ,
1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , James Whitney Dunn , , Republican , 1980 , , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Dale E. Kildee , , Democratic ,
1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , J. Bob Traxler , , Democratic , 1974 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Guy Vander Jagt Guy Adrian Vander Jagt ( ; August 26, 1931 – June 22, 2007) was a Republican politician from Michigan. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and Chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee. Vander Jagt was desc ...
, , Republican , 1966 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Donald J. Albosta , , Democratic , 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Robert William Davis , , Republican , 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , David E. Bonior , , Democratic ,
1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , George Crockett Jr. , , Democratic , 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Dennis M. Hertel , , Democratic , 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William D. Ford , , Democratic ,
1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarc ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
John Dingell John David Dingell Jr. (July 8, 1926 – February 7, 2019) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1955 until 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he holds the record for longes ...
, , Democratic , 1955 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , , William M. Brodhead , , Democratic , 1974 , , Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - ,
James J. Blanchard James Johnston Blanchard (born August 8, 1942) is an American retired attorney, diplomat, and politician who served as the 45th governor of Michigan from 1983 to 1991. A member of the Democratic Party, Blanchard previously served in the Unite ...

, , Democratic , 1974 , , Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Michigan.
Democratic loss. , - ! ,
William Broomfield William S. Broomfield, (April 28, 1922 – February 20, 2019) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Early life Broomfield, the son of Scevillian C. and Fern Broomfield was born in Royal Oak, Michigan. His father was a d ...

, , Republican , 1956 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


Minnesota

, - ! , Tom Hagedorn
, , Republican , 1974 , , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Vin Weber John Vincent Weber (born July 24, 1952) is an American politician, lobbyist and former Republican Congressman from Minnesota. Early life and education Weber was born in Slayton, Minnesota. He attended the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities f ...

, , Republican , 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Bill Frenzel William Eldridge Frenzel (July 31, 1928 – November 17, 2014) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota, representing Minnesota's Third District, which included the southern and western suburbs of Minn ...
, , Republican ,
1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). Between 10,000 and ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Bruce Vento , , Democratic ,
1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Martin Olav Sabo , , Democratic , 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Arlen Erdahl Arlen Ingolf Erdahl (born February 27, 1931) is an American commercial farmer and former politician. He served as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1963 to 1970, Minnesota Secretary of State from 1971–1975 and was a U. ...

, , Republican , 1978 , , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Arlan Stangeland , , Republican , 1977 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Jim Oberstar James Louis Oberstar (September 10, 1934 – May 3, 2014) was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 2011. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, he represented nor ...
, , Democratic , 1974 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


Mississippi

, - ! , Jamie L. Whitten , , Democratic , 1941 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , David R. Bowen , , Democratic ,
1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar tim ...
, , Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Gillespie V. Montgomery , , Democratic , 1966 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Wayne Dowdy , , Democratic , 1981 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Trent Lott Chester Trent Lott Sr. (born October 9, 1941) is an American lawyer, author, and politician. A former United States Senator from Mississippi, Lott served in numerous leadership positions in both the United States House of Representatives and the ...
, , Republican ,
1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar tim ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


Missouri

Missouri lost one seat at reapportionment. , - ! ,
Bill Clay William Lacy Clay Sr (born April 30, 1931) is an American politician from Missouri. As Congressman from Missouri's first district, he represented portions of St. Louis in the U.S. House of Representatives for 32 years. Early life and family ...
, , Democratic , 1968 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Robert A. Young Robert Anton Young III (November 27, 1923 – October 17, 2007) was a Democratic politician from the state of Missouri who served five terms in the US House of Representatives. Education and family background Young was the oldest child in a ...
, , Democratic ,
1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Dick Gephardt , , Democratic ,
1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , ,
Ike Skelton Isaac Newton Skelton IV (December 20, 1931 – October 28, 2013) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the U.S. representative for from 1977 to 2011. During his tenure, he served as the chairman of the House Armed Services Committ ...
, , Democratic ,
1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - , Wendell Bailey
, , Republican , 1980 , , Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican loss. , - ! , Richard Bolling , , Democratic , 1948 , , Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Earl Thomas Coleman , , Republican ,
1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Gene Taylor , , Republican ,
1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar tim ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Bill Emerson Norvell William Emerson (January 1, 1938 – June 22, 1996) was an American politician. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri from 1981 until his death from lung cancer in Bethesda, Maryland in ...

, , Republican , 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Harold Volkmer , , Democratic ,
1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


Montana

, - ! , John Patrick Williams , , Democratic , 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Ron Marlenee , , Republican ,
1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


Nebraska

, - ! , Doug Bereuter , , Republican , 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Hal Daub Harold John Daub Jr. (born April 23, 1941) is an American lawyer and politician from Nebraska who served four terms in the United States House of Representatives and as the 48th Mayor of Omaha, Nebraska. In 2012, Daub was elected to the Board of R ...
, , Republican , 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Virginia D. Smith , , Republican , 1974 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


Nevada

, - ! , colspan=3 , None (district created) , , New seat.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , James David Santini
, , Democratic , 1974 , , Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
New member elected.
Republican gain. , nowrap ,


New Hampshire

, - ! , Norman D'Amours , , Democratic , 1974 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Judd Gregg Judd Alan Gregg (born February 14, 1947) is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 76th governor of New Hampshire from 1989 to 1993 and was a United States senator from New Hampshire; in the Senate, Gregg served as chairman of the S ...
, , Republican , 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


New Jersey

New Jersey lost one seat at reapportionment. , - ! , James J. Florio , , Democratic , 1974 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William J. Hughes , , Democratic , 1974 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , James J. Howard , , Democratic ,
1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarc ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Christopher H. Smith , , Republican , 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Marge Roukema
, , Republican , 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Bernard J. Dwyer Bernard James Dwyer (January 24, 1921 – October 31, 1998) was an American politician who served as a United States representative from New Jersey from 1981 to 1993. Early life and education Dwyer was born in Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, Ne ...

, , Democratic , 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Matthew John Rinaldo Matthew John "Matt" Rinaldo (September 1, 1931 – October 13, 2008) was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives for ten terms, serving in the 12th congressional district ...

, , Republican ,
1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar tim ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Robert A. Roe , , Democratic ,
1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). Between 10,000 and ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Harold C. Hollenbeck , , Republican ,
1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 ...
, , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Peter W. Rodino , , Democratic , 1948 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Joseph G. Minish , , Democratic ,
1962 Events January * January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wor ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , , James A. Courter
, , Republican , 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - ,
Millicent Fenwick Millicent Vernon Hammond Fenwick (February 25, 1910 – September 16, 1992) was an American fashion editor, politician and diplomat. A four-term Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey, she entered politic ...

, , Republican , 1974 , , Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Republican loss. , - ! , Edwin B. Forsythe
, , Republican ,
1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). Between 10,000 and ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Frank Joseph Guarini Frank Joseph Guarini (born August 20, 1924) is an American Democratic Party politician, who represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives, where he represented the Fourteenth Congressional District for seven terms from 19 ...
, , Democratic , 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


New Mexico

, - ! , Manuel Lujan Jr. , , Republican , 1968 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Joe Skeen , , Republican , 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , colspan=3 , None (district created) , , New seat.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap ,


New York

New York lost five seats at reapportionment. , - ! , William Carney , , Conservative , 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Thomas J. Downey , , Democratic , 1974 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , , Gregory W. Carman , , Republican , 1980 , , Incumbent retired.
Republican loss. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - ,
John LeBoutillier John LeBoutillier (born May 26, 1953) is an American political columnist, pundit, and former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York, serving a single two-year term. Education LeBoutillier graduated from ...

, , Republican , 1980 , , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , - ! ,
Norman F. Lent Norman Frederick Lent (March 23, 1931 – June 11, 2012) was an American politician from New York (state), New York. Under both the Republican Party (United States), Republican and Conservative Party of New York, Conservative Party banners, he se ...
, , Republican ,
1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). Between 10,000 and ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Raymond J. McGrath , , Republican , 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Joseph P. Addabbo
, , Democratic , 1960 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal (June 8, 1923 – January 4, 1983) was an American Democratic Party politician from New York who represented the northern portion of Queens during twelve Congressional terms, from 1962 until his death. Upon his death ...

, , Democratic ,
1962 Events January * January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wor ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , James H. Scheuer
, , Democratic , 1974 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Geraldine Ferraro Geraldine Anne Ferraro (August 26, 1935 March 26, 2011) was an American politician, diplomat, and attorney. She served in the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 1985, and was the Democratic Party's vice presidential nominee ...
, , Democratic , 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Chuck Schumer Charles Ellis Schumer ( ; born November 23, 1950) is an American politician serving as Senate Majority Leader since January 20, 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Schumer is in his fourth Senate term, having held his seat since 1999, an ...

, , Democratic , 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Fred Richmond
, , Democratic , 1974 , , Resigned
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Shirley Chisholm , , Democratic , 1968 , , Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Stephen J. Solarz , , Democratic , 1974 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , ,
Guy V. Molinari Gaetano Victor Molinari (November 23, 1928July 25, 2018) was an American lawyer and Republican politician from New York city. He represented Staten Island in the United States House of Representatives for four terms (1981–1989) and then ...

, , Republican , 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - , Leo C. Zeferetti
, , Democratic , 1974 , , Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic loss. , - ! , S. William Green
, , Republican , 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Charles B. Rangel
, , Democratic ,
1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). Between 10,000 and ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , , Theodore S. Weiss
, , Democratic ,
1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - , Jonathan Brewster Bingham
, , Democratic ,
1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarc ...
, , Incumbent retired.
Democratic loss. , - ! , Robert García
, , Democratic , 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Mario Biaggi
, , Democratic , 1968 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Richard Ottinger Richard Lawrence Ottinger (born January 27, 1929) is an American legal educator and politician from New York. A Democrat, he served in the United States House of Representatives for eight terms, from 1965 to 1971 and from 1975 to 1985. Early y ...

, , Democratic , 1974 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Hamilton Fish IV
, , Republican , 1968 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , , Benjamin A. Gilman
, , Republican ,
1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar tim ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - , Peter A. Peyser
, , Democratic , 1978 , , Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic loss. , - ! , Samuel S. Stratton
, , Democratic , 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Gerald B. H. Solomon
, , Republican , 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Donald J. Mitchell
, , Republican ,
1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar tim ...
, , Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! , David O'Brien Martin
, , Republican , 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , , George C. Wortley
, , Republican , 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - , Gary A. Lee
, , Republican , 1978 , , Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican loss. , - ! , Matthew F. McHugh
, , Democratic , 1974 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Frank Horton
, , Republican ,
1962 Events January * January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wor ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Barber Conable Barber Benjamin Conable Jr. (November 2, 1922 – November 30, 2003) was a U.S. Congressman from New York and former President of the World Bank Group. Biography Conable was born in Warsaw, New York on November 2, 1922. Conable was an Eagle Scou ...

, , Republican ,
1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarc ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Jack Kemp
, , Republican ,
1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). Between 10,000 and ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John J. LaFalce
, , Democratic , 1974 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Henry J. Nowak
, , Democratic , 1974 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Stan Lundine
, , Democratic ,
1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


North Carolina

, - ! , Walter B. Jones Sr. , , Democratic , 1966 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Lawrence H. Fountain , , Democratic ,
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...
, , Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Charles Orville Whitley , , Democratic ,
1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Ike Franklin Andrews , , Democratic ,
1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar tim ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Stephen L. Neal Stephen Lybrook Neal (born November 7, 1934) is a former North Carolina United States Democratic Party, Democratic politician who served ten terms in the U.S. House of Representatives (1975–1995). Born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Neal ...
, , Democratic , 1974 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Walter E. Johnston III , , Republican , 1980 , , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Charlie Rose , , Democratic ,
1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar tim ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Bill Hefner , , Democratic , 1974 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , James G. Martin , , Republican ,
1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar tim ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
James T. Broyhill James Thomas Broyhill (born August 19, 1927) is an American former businessman and Republican U.S. Representative and Senator from the state of North Carolina. He represented much of the Foothills region of the state in the House from 1963 t ...
, , Republican ,
1962 Events January * January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wor ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Bill Hendon , , Republican , 1980 , , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap ,


North Dakota

, - ! ,
Byron Dorgan Byron Leslie Dorgan (born May 14, 1942) is an American author, businessman and former politician who served as a United States Representative (1981–1992) and United States Senator (1992–2011) from North Dakota. He is member of the Democratic ...
, , Democratic , 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


Ohio

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

, , Democratic ,
1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Bill Gradison Willis David Gradison Jr. (born December 28, 1928) is an American politician from Ohio who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 1993. Early life and education Gradison, a Republican, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio an ...

, , Republican , 1974 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Tony P. Hall , , Democratic , 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Mike Oxley , , Republican ,
1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar tim ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Del Latta , , Republican , 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Bob McEwen , , Republican , 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Bud Brown , , Republican , 1965 , , Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Ohio.
New member elected.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Tom Kindness , , Republican , 1974 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Ed Weber Edward Ford Weber (born July 26, 1931) is an American politician from Ohio. He served one term in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican. Early life and education Weber was born in Toledo, Ohio. He earned a Bachelor of Arts ...
, , Republican , 1980 , , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , , Clarence E. Miller , , Republican , 1966 , Incumbent re-elected. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - , Jean Spencer Ashbrook
, , Republican , 1982 , , Incumbent retired.
Republican loss. , - ! rowspan=2 , , J. William Stanton , , Republican ,
1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarc ...
, , Incumbent retired.
Republican loss. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - , Dennis E. Eckart
, , Democratic , 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , - ! ,
Bob Shamansky Robert Norton Shamansky (April 18, 1927 – August 11, 2011) was an American Democratic politician and attorney from the state of Ohio. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives for a single term from 1981 until 1983. In 2018, the ''Jewis ...
, , Democratic , 1980 , , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Don Pease , , Democratic ,
1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John F. Seiberling , , Democratic ,
1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). Between 10,000 and ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Chalmers P. Wylie , , Republican , 1966 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Ralph Regula , , Republican ,
1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar tim ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Lyle Williams
, , Republican , 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Douglas Applegate , , Democratic ,
1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Ronald M. Mottl Ronald Milton Mottl (born February 6, 1934) is an American lawyer and politician who served as a Democratic member of the state House of Representatives of Ohio from 1987 to 1997. Before that, he served four terms in the United States House of ...

, , Democratic , 1974 , , Incumbent lost renomination.
New member elected.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Mary Rose Oakar , , Democratic ,
1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Louis Stokes Louis Stokes (February 23, 1925 – August 18, 2015) was an American attorney, civil rights pioneer and politician. He served 15 terms in the United States House of Representatives – representing the east side of Cleveland – and was the firs ...
, , Democratic , 1968 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


Oklahoma

, - ! , James R. Jones , , Democratic ,
1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar tim ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Mike Synar Michael Lynn Synar (October 17, 1950 – January 9, 1996) was an American Democratic politician who represented Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district in Congress for eight terms. Early life and career Synar was born in Vinita, Oklahoma, His ...
, , Democratic , 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Wes Watkins Wesley Wade Watkins (born December 15, 1938) is an American politician from the state of Oklahoma. Watkins is a retired member of the United States House of Representatives where he had represented for 14 years as a Democrat and then for six ye ...
, , Democratic ,
1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Dave McCurdy David Keith McCurdy (born March 30, 1950) is an American lobbyist, lawyer, and former politician who was the Democratic U.S. Representative from Oklahoma's 4th congressional district, in office from 1981 to 1995. Described as a moderate or con ...
, , Democratic , 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Mickey Edwards Marvin Henry "Mickey" Edwards (born July 12, 1937) is an American politician who was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives, serving Oklahoma's 5th congressional district from 1977 to 1993. Edwards was a founding trustee of T ...
, , Republican ,
1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Glenn English , , Democratic , 1974 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


Oregon

, - ! ,
Les AuCoin Walter Leslie AuCoin ( ; born October 21, 1942) is an American politician. In 1974 he became the first person from the Democratic Party to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from , since it was formed in 1892. The seat has been hel ...
, , Democratic , 1974 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , colspan=3 , None (district created) , , New seat.
New member elected.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Ron Wyden , , Democratic , 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Jim Weaver , , Democratic , 1974 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Denny Smith Dennis Alan "Denny" Smith (born January 19, 1938) is an American businessman and former United States congressman from the state of Oregon. A native of the state, he served in the Air Force before working in the airline industry and taking over t ...

, , Republican , 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania lost two seats at reapportionment. , - ! rowspan=2 , ,
Thomas M. Foglietta Thomas Michael Foglietta (December 3, 1928 – November 13, 2004) was an American politician and diplomat. He represented Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives, House of Representatives from 1981 to 1997, and later served as United St ...
, , Democratic , 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - , Joseph F. Smith
, , Democratic , 1981 , , Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic loss. , - ! , William H. Gray , , Democratic , 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Charles F. Dougherty
, , Republican , 1978 , , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Eugene Atkinson
, , Republican , 1978 , , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Richard T. Schulze , , Republican , 1974 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Gus Yatron , , Democratic , 1968 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Robert W. Edgar , , Democratic , 1974 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , James K. Coyne III , , Republican , 1980 , , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Bud Shuster Elmer Greinert "Bud" Shuster (; born January 23, 1932) is an American politician who represented Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican from 1973 to 2001. He is best known for hi ...
, , Republican ,
1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar tim ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Joseph M. McDade , , Republican ,
1962 Events January * January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wor ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , James L. Nelligan , , Republican , 1980 , , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , ,
John Murtha John Patrick Murtha Jr. (; June 17, 1932 – February 8, 2010) was an American politician from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Murtha, a Democrat, represented Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district in the United States House of Represent ...
, , Democratic , 1974 , Incumbent re-elected. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - , Donald A. Bailey
, , Democratic , 1978 , , Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic loss. , - ! , R. Lawrence Coughlin , , Republican , 1968 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
William J. Coyne William Joseph Coyne (August 24, 1936 – November 3, 2013) was a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania from 1981 to 2003. Early life and education Coyne was born in ...
, , Democratic , 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Donald L. Ritter Donald Lawrence Ritter (born October 21, 1940) is a former Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. From 1979 to 1993, Ritter represented Pe ...
, , Republican , 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Robert Smith Walker , , Republican ,
1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Allen E. Ertel , , Democratic ,
1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 ...
, , Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Pennsylvania.
New member elected.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Doug Walgren , , Democratic ,
1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
William F. Goodling William Franklin Goodling (December 5, 1927 – September 17, 2017) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. At the time of his death, he was the Chairman of the Board of the Goodling Institute for Rese ...
, , Republican , 1974 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Joseph M. Gaydos , , Democratic , 1968 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Marc L. Marks Marc Lincoln Marks (February 12, 1927 – February 28, 2018) was a former Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Marks served in the United States Army Air Corps from 1945 to 1946. He graduated from the University of Al ...

, , Republican ,
1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 ...
, , Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Austin Murphy , , Democratic ,
1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William F. Clinger Jr. , , Republican , 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


Rhode Island

, - ! , Fernand St. Germain , , Democratic , 1960 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Claudine Schneider Claudine Schneider (née Cmarada; born March 25, 1947) is an American economist and former politician who served as a Republican U.S. representative from Rhode Island. She was the first, and to date only, woman elected to Congress from Rhode Isl ...
, , Republican , 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


South Carolina

, - ! , Thomas F. Hartnett , , Republican , 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Floyd Spence Floyd Davidson Spence (April 9, 1928 – August 16, 2001) was an American attorney and a politician from the U.S. state of South Carolina. Elected for three terms to the South Carolina House of Representatives from Lexington County as a Demo ...
, , Republican ,
1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). Between 10,000 and ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Butler Derrick , , Democratic , 1974 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Carroll A. Campbell Jr. , , Republican , 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Kenneth Lamar Holland , , Democratic , 1974 , , Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! ,
John Light Napier John Light Napier (born May 16, 1947) is an American politician, lawyer, former member of the United States House of Representatives, and judge from South Carolina. Education John Light Napier attended public schools in Marlboro County, South C ...
, , Republican , 1980 , , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap ,


South Dakota

, - ! rowspan=2 , , Tom Daschle
, , Democratic , 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - , Clint Roberts
, , Republican , 1980 , , Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican loss.


Tennessee

, - ! ,
Jimmy Quillen James Henry Quillen (January 11, 1916Selective Service System and U.S. Navy official records both list Quillen's date of birth as January 11, 1915. – November 2, 2003) was an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Unite ...
, , Republican ,
1962 Events January * January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wor ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John Duncan Sr. , , Republican ,
1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarc ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Marilyn Lloyd , , Democratic , 1974 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , colspan=3 , None (district created) , , New seat.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Bill Boner , , Democratic , 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Al Gore
, , Democratic ,
1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Robin Beard
, , Republican ,
1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar tim ...
, , Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
New member elected.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Ed Jones
, , Democratic , 1969 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Harold Ford Sr.
, , Democratic , 1974 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


Texas

, - ! , Sam B. Hall , , Democratic ,
1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Charles Wilson , , Democratic ,
1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar tim ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , James M. Collins , , Republican , 1968 , , Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
New member elected.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Ralph Hall Ralph Moody Hall (May 3, 1923 – March 7, 2019) was an American politician who served as the United States representative for from 1981 to 2015. He was first elected in 1980, and was the chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space and Tec ...
, , Democratic , 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Jim Mattox James Albon Mattox (August 29, 1943 – November 20, 2008) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms in the United States House of Representatives and two four-year terms as state attorney general, but lost high-profile race ...
, , Democratic ,
1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 ...
, , Incumbent retired to run for Attorney General
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Phil Gramm , , Democratic , 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William Reynolds Archer Jr. , , Republican ,
1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). Between 10,000 and ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Jack Fields , , Republican , 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Jack Brooks (American politician), Jack Brooks , , Democratic , 1952 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1952 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , J. J. Pickle , , Democratic , 1963 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1963 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Marvin Leath , , Democratic , 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Jim Wright , , Democratic , 1954 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1954 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Jack Hightower , , Democratic , 1974 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1974 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William Neff Patman , , Democratic , 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Kika de la Garza , , Democratic , 1964 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1964 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Richard C. White , , Democratic , 1964 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1964 , , Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Charles Stenholm , , Democratic , 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Mickey Leland , , Democratic , 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Kent Hance , , Democratic , 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Henry B. Gonzalez , , Democratic , 1961 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1961 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Tom Loeffler , , Republican , 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Ron Paul , , Republican , 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Abraham Kazen , , Democratic , 1966 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1966 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Martin Frost , , Democratic , 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , colspan=3 , None (district created) , , New seat.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , colspan=3 , None (district created) , , New seat.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , colspan=3 , None (district created) , , New seat.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap ,


Utah

, - ! , James V. Hansen , , Republican , 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , David Daniel Marriott , , Republican , 1976 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 1976 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , colspan=3 , None (district created) , , New seat.
New member elected.
Republican gain. , nowrap ,


Vermont

, - ! , Jim Jeffords , , Republican , 1974 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont, 1974 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


Virginia

, - ! , Paul S. Trible Jr. , , Republican , 1976 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 1976 , , Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
New member elected.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! , G. William Whitehurst , , Republican , 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 1968 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Thomas J. Bliley Jr. , , Republican , 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Robert Daniel , , Republican , 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 1972 , , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Dan Daniel (politician), Dan Daniel , , Democratic , 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 1968 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , M. Caldwell Butler , , Republican , 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 1972 , , Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , J. Kenneth Robinson , , Republican , 1970 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 1970 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Stanford E. Parris , , Republican , 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William C. Wampler , , Republican , 1966 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 1966 , , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Frank Wolf (politician), Frank Wolf , , Republican , 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


Washington

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


West Virginia

, - ! , Bob Mollohan , , Democratic , 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia, 1968 , , Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Cleve Benedict , , Republican , 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia, 1980 , , Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Mick Staton , , Republican , 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia, 1980 , , Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Nick Rahall , , Democratic , 1976 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia, 1976 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


Wisconsin

, - ! , Les Aspin , , Democratic , 1970 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 1970 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Robert Kastenmeier , , Democratic , 1958 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Steve Gunderson , , Republican , 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 1980 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Clement Zablocki , , Democratic , 1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 1948 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Henry Reuss , , Democratic , 1954 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 1954 , , Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Tom Petri , , Republican , 1979 Wisconsin's 6th congressional district special election, 1979 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Dave Obey , , Democratic , 1969 Wisconsin's 7th congressional district special election, 1969 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Toby Roth , , Republican , 1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , James Sensenbrenner , , Republican , 1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 1978 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


Wyoming

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


See also

* 1982 United States elections ** 1982 United States gubernatorial elections ** 1982 United States Senate elections * 97th United States Congress * 98th United States Congress


Notes


References

{{Al Gore 1982 United States House of Representatives elections,