The 1972 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 7, 1972, to elect U.S. Representatives to serve in the

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. This was the first election held after the

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. It coincided with the landslide reelection victory of President

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. Nixon's Republican Party managed to gain a net of twelve

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seats from the Democratic Party, although the Democrats retained a majority. This was the first election in which citizens at least 18 years of age (instead of 21 and older) could vote, due to the recent passage of the 26th Amendment. This was the last time until

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that a Democrat would win a House seat in

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, and the first time since

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that a Republican won a House seat in Louisiana.

Special elections

Six special elections were also held throughout the year, six before November and one concurrent with the November general election. , - ! ,

Robert Stafford Robert Theodore Stafford (August 8, 1913 – December 23, 2006) was an American politician from Vermont. In his lengthy political career, he served as the 71st governor of Vermont, a United States representative, and a U.S. Senator. A Republi ...

, , Republican ,

1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Janu ...

, , Incumbent resigned September 16, 1971 when appointed

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New member elected January 7, 1972.
Republican hold.
Winner was re-elected in November. , nowrap , , - ! , George W. Andrews , , Democratic , 1944 , , Incumbent died December 25, 1971.
New member elected April 4, 1972.
Democratic hold.
Winner did not run for re-election in November. , nowrap , , - ! , Charlotte Thompson Reid , , Republican ,

1962 The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War. Events January * January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from Ne ...

, , Incumbent resigned October 7, 1971 to become Commissioner on the

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New member elected April 4, 1972.
Republican hold.
Winner was re-elected in November. , nowrap , , - ! , James G. Fulton , , Republican ,

1944 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free France, Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command First Army (France), French Army B, part of the Sixt ...

, , Incumbent died October 6, 1971.
New member elected April 25, 1972.
Republican hold.
Winner was not renominated in primary for election to full term in November (see below). , nowrap , , - ! ,

Edwin Edwards Edwin Washington Edwards (August 7, 1927 – July 12, 2021) was an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 1965 to 1972 and as the 50th governor of Louisiana for four terms (1972–1980, 1984–1988, and 1992–1996 ...

, , Democratic , 1965 , , Incumbent resigned May 9, 1972 when elected

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.
New member elected September 30, 1972.
Democratic hold.
Winner was re-elected in November. , nowrap , , - ! , Richard Harding Poff , , Republican ,

1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...

, , Incumbent resigned August 29, 1972 to become judge of the

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.
New member elected November 7, 1972.
Republican hold.
Winner was also elected the same day to the next term. , nowrap ,

Summary of results

392 incumbent members sought reelection, but 13 were defeated in primaries and 13 defeated in the general election for a total of 366 incumbents winning. Source:

Incumbents retiring

Democratic gains

* : Fletcher Thompson (R) retired to run for U.S. senator, succeeded by

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

(D) * : Seymour Halpern (R), retired, succeeded by

Lester L. Wolff Lester Lionel Wolff (January 4, 1919 – May 11, 2021) was an American politician who served as a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Long Island, New York. He also served as pr ...

(D), who was redistricted * :

Page Belcher Page Henry Belcher (April 21, 1899 – August 2, 1980) was an American Republican politician and a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma. Biography Belcher was born in Jefferson in northern Oklahoma to George Harvey Belcher and Jessie Ray. He wa ...

(R), retired, succeeded by James R. Jones (D)

Democratic holds

* :

David Pryor David Hampton Pryor (August 29, 1934 – April 20, 2024) was an American politician who served as a representative for Arkansas's 4th congressional district from 1966 until 1973 and as a senator from Arkansas from 1979 until 1997. A member of t ...

(D), retired to run for U.S. senator, succeeded by

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

(D) * : Roman C. Pucinski (D), retired, succeeded by Frank Annunzio (D), who was redistricted * : William P. Curlin Jr. (D), retired, succeeded by John B. Breckinridge (D) * :

Speedy Long Speedy Oteria Long (June 16, 1928 – October 5, 2006) was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives for Louisiana's 8th congressional district from January 3, 1965, until January 3, 1973. He was a member of ...

(D), redistricted and retired, succeeded by Gillis William Long (D), who previously held the seat in the 88th Congress * :

Edward Garmatz Edward Alexander Garmatz (February 7, 1903 – July 22, 1986), a Democrat, was a U.S. Congressman who represented the 3rd congressional district of Maryland from 1947 to 1973. Early life and career Born in Baltimore, Maryland; his father and ...

(D), redistricted and retired, succeeded by

Paul Sarbanes Paul Spyros Sarbanes (; February 3, 1933 – December 6, 2020) was an American politician and attorney from Maryland. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he served in both chambers of the United States Congr ...

(D) * : Thomas Abernethy (D), redistricted and retired, succeeded by David R. Bowen (D) * : William Raleigh Hull Jr. (D), retired, succeeded by Jerry Litton (D) * : Nick Galifianakis (D), retired to run for U.S. senator, succeeded by Ike Franklin Andrews (D) * : Alton Lennon (D), retired, succeeded by

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(D) * : Arthur A. Link (D), redistricted retired to run for Governor, succeeded by Mark Andrews (R), who was redistricted * : Ed Edmondson (D), retired to run for U.S. senator, succeeded by Clem McSpadden (D) * : Ray Blanton (D), retired to run for U.S. senator, succeeded by Ed Jones (D), who was redistricted * :

John Dowdy John Vernard Dowdy (February 11, 1912 – April 12, 1995) was an American politician. Dowdy was a Democratic member of the House of Representatives from the 7th District of Texas from 1952 to 1967 and then served as a congressman from the 2nd D ...

(D), retired, succeeded by Charles Wilson (D)

Republican gains

* : Elizabeth B. Andrews (D), redistricted and retired, succeeded by William Louis Dickinson (R) * : Roman C. Pucinski (D), retired, succeeded by Frank Annunzio (D), who was redistricted * : Patrick T. Caffery (D), retired, succeeded by

Dave Treen David Conner Treen Sr. (July 16, 1928 – October 29, 2009) was an American politician and attorney at law (United States), attorney from Louisiana. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, Treen served as United State ...

(R) * :

William Hathaway William Dodd Hathaway (February 21, 1924June 24, 2013) was an American politician and lawyer from Maine. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States senator for Maine from 1973 to 1979, as the U.S. representative for Maine's ...

(D), retired to run for U.S. senator, succeeded by

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

(R) * : Charles H. Griffin (D), redistricted and retired, succeeded by Thad Cochran (R) * : William M. Colmer (D), retired, succeeded by

Trent Lott Chester Trent Lott Sr. (born October 9, 1941) is an American lobbyist, lawyer, author, and politician who represented Mississippi in the United States House of Representatives from 1973 to 1989 and in the United States Senate from 1989 to 2007. ...

(R) * :

James Abourezk James George Abourezk ( ; February 24, 1931February 24, 2023) was an American attorney and politician from South Dakota. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in both chambers of the United States Congress for one term each, and was the fi ...

(D), retired to run for U.S. senator, succeeded by James Abdnor (R) * : Watkins Moorman Abbitt (D), retired, succeeded by

Robert Daniel Robert Williams Daniel, Jr. (March 17, 1936 – February 4, 2012) was an American farmer, businessman, teacher, and politician from Virginia who served five terms in the U.S. House of Representatives as a Republican Party (United States), Re ...

(R)

Republican holds

* :

H. Allen Smith Harry Allen Wolfgang Smith
''Time (magazine), Time''. Nove ...

(R), retired, succeeded by

Carlos Moorhead Carlos John Moorhead (May 5, 1922 – November 23, 2011) was an American lawyer and politician who served twelve terms as a United States Congressman from California from 1973 to 1997. Early life and education Born in Long Beach, he att ...

(R) * : James A. McClure (R), retired to run for U.S. senator, succeeded by

Steve Symms Steven Douglas Symms (April 23, 1938 – August 8, 2024) was an American politician and lobbyist who served as a four-term congressman (1973–1981) and two-term U.S. Senator (1981–1993), representing Idaho. He later became a partner at Parr ...

(R) * : Cliffard D. Carlson (R), retired, succeeded by Leslie C. Arends (R), who was redistricted * : William L. Springer (R), retired, succeeded by

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 ...

(R) * : Durward Gorham Hall (R), retired, succeeded by Gene Taylor (R) * : Florence P. Dwyer (R), retired, succeeded by

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 ...

(R) * : Alexander Pirnie (R), redistricted and retired, succeeded by Donald J. Mitchell (R) * : John H. Terry (R), redistricted and retired, succeeded by

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

(R) * : Charles R. Jonas (R), retired, succeeded by James G. Martin (R) * : William Moore McCulloch (R), retired, succeeded by Tennyson Guyer (R) * : Jackson Edward Betts (R), retired, succeeded by

Walter E. Powell Walter Eugene Powell (April 25, 1931 – January 17, 2020) was an United States of America, American educator and politician of the United States Republican Party, Republican party who served as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Repre ...

(R), who was redistricted * : Frank T. Bow (R), retired, succeeded by

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

(R) * : J. Irving Whalley (R), retired, succeeded by John P. Saylor (R), who was redistricted * : William L. Scott (R), retired to run for U.S. senator, succeeded by

Stanford Parris Stanford Elmer Parris (September 9, 1929 – March 27, 2010) was an American lawyer and Republican politician. He represented Virginia's 8th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1981 to 1991. He served i ...

(R) * : Thomas Pelly (R), retired, succeeded by Joel Pritchard (R) * : John W. Byrnes (R), retired, succeeded by

Harold Vernon Froehlich Harold Vernon Froehlich (born May 12, 1932) is a retired American politician and judge. He represented Wisconsin's 8th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives for one term in 1973–1974 as a Republican and broke ...

(R)

Incumbents defeated

Incumbents defeated in primary

# : George P. Miller (D) # : John G. Schmitz (R) # : Wayne Aspinall (D) # : George Elliott Hagan (D) # : Jack H. McDonald (R) # : Walter S. Baring Jr. (D) # : Cornelius Edward Gallagher (D) # :

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(D) # : James H. Scheuer (D) # : James A. Byrne (D) # : William Sheldrick Conover (R) # : John L. McMillan (D) # :

James Kee James Kee (April 15, 1917 – March 11, 1989) was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he served in the United States House of Representatives for West Virginia's 5th congressional district ...

(D)

Incumbents defeated in general election

Mike McKevitt James Douglas "Mike" McKevitt (October 26, 1928 – September 28, 2000) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Colorado from 1971 to 1973. Early life and education Born in Spokane, Washingto ...

(R) #: John S. Monagan (D) #: Abner J. Mikva (D) #: Andrew Jacobs Jr. (D) #:

Fred Schwengel Frederick Delbert Schwengel (May 28, 1906April 1, 1993) was a Republican U.S. Representative from southeastern Iowa. Personal background Born on a farm near Sheffield, Iowa, to German immigrants, Schwengel attended the rural schools in West For ...

(R) #:

John Henry Kyl John Henry Kyl (May 9, 1919 – December 23, 2002) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Iowa's 4th congressional district from 1959 to 1965 and again from 1967 to 1973. ...

(R) #: Louise Day Hicks (D) #: John G. Dow (D) #:

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(D) #:

Earle Cabell Earle Cabell (October 27, 1906 – September 24, 1975) was an American politician who served as the 48th mayor of Dallas from 1961 to 1964. Cabell was mayor at the time of the John F. Kennedy assassination, assassination of United States President ...

(D) #: Graham B. Purcell Jr. (D) #: Sherman P. Lloyd (R) #: Alvin E. O'Konski (R)

Alabama

Alabama was reapportioned from 8 to 7 seats and eliminated the old , dividing it between the old 2nd and 4th and making compensating boundary changes elsewhere. , - ! , 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 Patria ...

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , , William Louis Dickinson , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - , Elizabeth B. Andrews
, , Democratic , 1972 , , Incumbent retired.
Democratic loss. , - ! , Bill Nichols
, , Democratic ,

1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...

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

Tom Bevill Tom Donald Fike Bevill (March 27, 1921 – March 28, 2005) was an American attorney, politician, and United States Democratic Party, Democratic fifteen-term United States House of Representatives, U.S. congressman who represented Alabama's 4th Co ...

, , Democratic ,

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

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

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

, , Democratic ,

1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Alaska

Incumbent Nick Begich won re-election three weeks after having disappeared in a plane crash October 16; challenger Don Young would later win a March special election after Begich was declared dead on December 29. , - ! , Nick Begich , , Democratic ,

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

, Incumbent re-elected posthumously. , nowrap ,

Arizona

Arizona was reapportioned from 3 seats to 4 and carved a new district in the Phoenix suburbs and the northeast from parts of the existing districts. , - ! ,

John Jacob Rhodes John Jacob Rhodes Jr. (September 18, 1916 – August 24, 2003) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Republican Party, Rhodes served as a U.S. Representative from Arizona for thirty years from 1953 to 1983. He was the mino ...

, , Republican ,

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

Mo Udall Morris King 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 Democratic pr ...

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

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

, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , colspan=3 , None (district created) , , New seat.
Republican gain. , nowrap ,

Arkansas

, - ! , William Vollie Alexander Jr. , , Democratic ,

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

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

, , Democratic ,

1938 Events January * January 1 – state-owned enterprise, State-owned railway networks are created by merger, in France (SNCF) and the Netherlands (Nederlandse Spoorwegen – NS). * January 20 – King Farouk of Egypt marries Saf ...

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

John Paul Hammerschmidt John Paul Hammerschmidt (May 4, 1922 – April 1, 2015) was an American politician from the state of Arkansas. A Republican, Hammerschmidt served thirteen terms in the United States House of Representatives for Arkansas's 3rd congressional ...

, , Republican ,

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

, , Democratic ,

, , Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Democratic hold. , nowrap ,

California

California was reapportioned from 38 to 43 seats, adding one seat in the Bay Area, one in the Central Valley, and 3 in southern California; three went to Democrats, two to Republicans. Despite a retirement and two lost renominations, both parties held their seats in this election, bringing the Democrats up from 20 seats to 23 and the Republicans up from 18 seats to 20. , - ! ,

Donald H. Clausen Donald Holst Clausen (April 27, 1923 – February 7, 2015) was an American businessman, World War II veteran, and politician who served ten terms as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from California from 1963 to 1983. ...

, , Republican ,

1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove ...

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

1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...

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

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

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

, , Democratic ,

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

Phillip Burton Phillip Burton (June 1, 1926 – April 10, 1983) was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from California from 1964 until his death in 1983. He was a member of the Democratic Party and represented Cali ...

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William S. Mailliard , , Republican ,

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

Ron Dellums Ronald Vernie Dellums (November 24, 1935 – July 30, 2018) was an American politician who served as Mayor of Oakland from 2007 to 2011. He had previously served thirteen terms as a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California ...

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , George P. Miller , , Democratic ,

, , Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic hold. , 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 ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Charles S. Gubser , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , colspan=3 , None (district created) , , New seat.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Burt L. Talcott , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Charles M. Teague , , Republican ,

1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...

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

Jerome Waldie Jerome Russell Waldie (February 15, 1925 – April 3, 2009) was an American politician. He served five terms in the United States House of Representatives from California from 1966 to 1975. Early life Born in Antioch, California on February ...

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John J. McFall , , Democratic ,

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

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , B. F. Sisk , , Democratic ,

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

Pete McCloskey Paul Norton "Pete" McCloskey Jr. (September 29, 1927 – May 8, 2024) was an American politician who represented San Mateo County, California, as a Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1967 to 1983. Born in Loma Linda, Californi ...

, , Republican ,

1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of ...

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

Bob Mathias Robert Bruce Mathias (November 17, 1930 – September 2, 2006) was an American decathlete, politician, and actor. Representing the United States, he won two Olympic gold medals in the Decathlon, at the 1948 and the 1952 Summer Games. As a Re ...

, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Chet Holifield , , Democratic ,

1942 The Uppsala Conflict Data Program project estimates this to be the deadliest year in human history in terms of conflict deaths, placing the death toll at 4.62 million. However, the Correlates of War estimates that the prior year, 1941, was th ...

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

H. Allen Smith Harry Allen Wolfgang Smith
''Time (magazine), Time''. Nove ...

, , Republican ,

, , Incumbent retired.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! ,

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

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , James C. Corman , , Democratic ,

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

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

, , Republican ,

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

John H. Rousselot John Harbin Rousselot (November 1, 1927 – May 11, 2003) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from southern California. Although the territory he represented was generally the same, in eastern Los Angeles County ...

, , Republican ,

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

Charles E. Wiggins Charles Edward Wiggins (December 3, 1927 – March 2, 2000) was a United States representative from California, and later a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He was initially elected to Cali ...

, , Republican ,

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

Thomas M. Rees Thomas Mankell "Tom" Rees (March 26, 1925 – December 9, 2003) was an American lawyer and politician who served six terms as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from California from 1965 to 1977. Early life and car ...

, , Democratic ,

1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The First Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lynd ...

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

1969 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1969th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 969th year of the 2nd millennium, the 69th year of the 20th century, and the ...

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Alphonzo E. Bell Jr. , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , George E. Danielson , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Edward R. Roybal , , Democratic ,

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

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Craig Hosmer , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Jerry Pettis , , Republican ,

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

Richard T. Hanna Richard Thomas Hanna (June 9, 1914 – June 9, 2001) was an American lawyer and politician who served six terms as a U.S. Representative from California from 1963 to 1974. He became involved in a scandal dubbed Koreagate by accepting bribes fro ...

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Glenn M. Anderson
, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , colspan=3 , None (district created) , , New seat.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! , colspan=3 , None (district created) , , New seat.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , colspan=3 , None (district created) , , New seat.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , John G. Schmitz
, , Republican ,

, , Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Bob Wilson
, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Lionel Van Deerlin
, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , colspan=3 , None (district created) , , New seat.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Victor Veysey
, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Colorado

Colorado was reapportioned from 4 to 5 seats, constructing a new east and south of Denver. , - ! ,

, , Republican ,

, , Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Donald G. Brotzman Donald Glenn Brotzman (June 28, 1922 – September 15, 2004) was a U.S. Representative from Colorado. As of 2025, he remains the last republican to have represented Colorado's 2nd district in the House of Representatives. History Brotzman was bo ...

, , Republican ,

1964

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Frank Evans , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Wayne N. Aspinall , , Democratic ,

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

, , Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! , colspan=3 , None (district created) , , New seat.
Republican gain. , nowrap ,

Connecticut

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

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

Robert H. Steele Robert Hampton Steele (born November 3, 1938) is a retired American politician and author from the state of Connecticut. A Republican Party (United States), Republican, Steele served in the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Re ...

, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Robert Giaimo , , Democratic ,

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

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John S. Monagan , , Democratic ,

, , Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! ,

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

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Delaware

, - ! ,

Pete du Pont Pierre Samuel "Pete" du Pont IV (January 22, 1935 – May 8, 2021) was an American attorney, businessman, and politician who served as the 68th governor of Delaware from 1977 to 1985. A member of the Republican Party, he was the United State ...

, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Florida

Florida was reapportioned from 12 to 15 seats, adding a seat in central and two in south Florida. , - ! , Bob Sikes , , Democratic ,

1940 A calendar from 1940 according to the Gregorian calendar, factoring in the dates of Easter and related holidays, cannot be used again until the year 5280. Events Below, events related to World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January *Janu ...

1944

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

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Don Fuqua , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Charles E. Bennett , , Democratic ,

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

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

Bill Young William, Will, Bill or Billy Young may refer to: Arts and entertainment * William Young (composer) (died 1662), English composer and viola da gambist * William Young (architect) (1843–1900), Scottish architect, designer of Glasgow City Chambe ...

, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Sam Gibbons
, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , James A. Haley
, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Louis Frey Jr.
, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , colspan=3 , None (district created) , , New seat.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Paul Rogers
, , Democratic ,

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

J. Herbert Burke J. Herbert Burke (January 14, 1913 – June 16, 1993) was a Republican U.S. Representative from Florida who served from 1967 to 1979. History He was born in Chicago, Illinois, where he attended the public schools, the defunct Central YMCA ...

, , Republican ,

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

Claude Pepper Claude Denson Pepper (September 8, 1900 – May 30, 1989) was an American politician of the Democratic Party. He represented Florida in the United States Senate from 1936 to 1951, and the Miami area in the United States House of Representatives ...

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Dante Fascell
, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Georgia

, - ! , George Elliott Hagan , , Democratic ,

, , Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Dawson Mathis , , Democratic ,

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

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Benjamin B. Blackburn , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Fletcher Thompson , , Republican ,

, , Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , John Flynt , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John William Davis , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , W. S. Stuckey Jr. , , Democratic ,

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

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Robert Grier Stephens Jr. , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Hawaii

, - ! ,

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

, , Democratic ,

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

Patsy Mink Patsy Matsu Mink ( Takemoto; , December 6, 1927 – September 28, 2002) was an American attorney and politician from the U.S. state of Hawaii who served in the United States House of Representatives for 24 years as a member of the Democratic ...

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Idaho

, - ! , James A. McClure , , Republican ,

, , Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Orval H. Hansen , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Illinois

, - ! ,

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

, , Democratic ,

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

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , colspan=3 , None (district created) , , New seat.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Ed Derwinski , , Republican ,

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

1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 ...

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Harold R. Collier
, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , George W. Collins
, , Democratic ,

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

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

, , Democratic ,

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

1962

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

Abner Mikva Abner Joseph Mikva ( ; January 21, 1926 – July 4, 2016) was an American politician, federal judge, and legal scholar. He was a member of the Democratic Party. After serving in the Illinois House of Representatives, Mikva ran for congress in 19 ...

, , Democratic ,

, , Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , ,

Roman Pucinski Roman Conrad Pucinski (May 13, 1919 – September 25, 2002) was an American Democratic Party (United States), Democratic politician from Chicago, Illinois. He was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from 1959 to 1973 ...

, , Democratic ,

, , Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Democratic loss. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - , Frank Annunzio
, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , - ! ,

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 ,

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

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

John N. Erlenborn John Neal Erlenborn (February 8, 1927 – October 30, 2005) was an American lawyer and Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the U.S. Congressional Delegations from Illinois, representing the 14th (then after United States Cong ...

, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , , Cliffard D. Carlson , , Republican , 1972 , , Incumbent retired.
Republican loss. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - , Leslie C. Arends
, , Republican ,

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

, Incumbent re-elected. , - ! ,

John B. Anderson John Bayard Anderson (February 15, 1922 – December 3, 2017) was an American lawyer and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives, representing Illinois's 16th congressional district from 1961 to 1981. A member of ...

, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , colspan=3 , None (district created) , , New seat.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! ,

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

, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Tom Railsback , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Paul Findley , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William L. Springer
, , Republican ,

, , Incumbent retired.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! , George E. Shipley
, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Melvin Price
, , Democratic ,

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

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Indiana

, - ! , Ray Madden , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Earl Landgrebe , , Republican ,

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

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

, , Democratic ,

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

1968

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

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William G. Bray , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John T. Myers , , Republican ,

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

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

Lee H. Hamilton Lee Herbert Hamilton (born April 20, 1931) is an American politician and lawyer from Indiana. He is a former member of the United States House of Representatives and a former member of the U.S. Homeland Security Advisory Council. A member of th ...

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , David W. Dennis , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Andrew Jacobs Jr. , , Democratic ,

, , Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain. , nowrap ,

Iowa

Iowa was reapportioned from 7 seats to 6, dividing the old around Des Moines between its neighbors. Its incumbent, Neal Smith, won again in the south-central Iowa . , - ! ,

, , Republican ,

1964

, , Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , John C. Culver , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , H. R. Gross , , Republican ,

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

, , Republican , 1959
1964

, , Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican loss. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - , Neal Smith
, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , - ! , William J. Scherle
, , Republican ,

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

Wiley Mayne Wiley Mayne (January 19, 1917 – May 27, 2007) was an American attorney who served as a four-term United States Republican Party, Republican United States House of Representatives, United States Congressman from Iowa's Iowa's 6th congression ...

, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Kansas

, - ! ,

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

, , Republican ,

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

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

Larry Winn Edward Lawrence Winn Jr. (August 22, 1919 – December 31, 2017) was an American politician and member of the U.S. House of Representatives representing Kansas's 3rd district from 1967 to 1985. He was a member of the Republican Party. Born in ...

, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Garner E. Shriver , , Republican ,

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

Joe Skubitz Joe Skubitz (May 6, 1906 – September 11, 2000) was an American politician and United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Kansas. Early life Skubitz was born in Frontenac, Kansas, Frontenac, Crawford County, Kansa ...

, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Kentucky

, - ! , Frank Stubblefield , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William Natcher , , Democratic , 1953 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Romano Mazzoli , , Democratic ,

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

1964

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Tim Lee Carter , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William P. Curlin Jr. , , Democratic , 1971 , , Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Carl D. Perkins , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Louisiana

Louisiana stayed at eight house seats following the 1970 census, but the Eighth District's boundaries were radically altered. New governor Edwin W. Edwards ordered the district to take in territory far to the south and east of its traditional base of

Alexandria Alexandria ( ; ) is the List of cities and towns in Egypt#Largest cities, second largest city in Egypt and the List of coastal settlements of the Mediterranean Sea, largest city on the Mediterranean coast. It lies at the western edge of the Nile ...

, which included many African-American and progressive white voters. The change was largely regarded as an election deal between Edwards and former Rep. Gillis Long, who finished third in the Democratic Primary in the 1971 Louisiana Governor's Election behind Edwards and J. Bennett Johnston. Long easily won back the Eighth District seat he lost in 1964 to cousin Speedy Long. Speedy Long retired when his home of LaSalle Parish was shifted to the Fifth District, where incumbent Otto Passman was entrenched. , - ! , F. Edward Hébert , , Democratic ,

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

Hale Boggs Thomas Hale Boggs Sr. (February 15, 1914 – disappeared October 16, 1972; declared dead December 29, 1972) was an American Democratic Party politician and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Orleans, Louisiana. He was the H ...

, , Democratic ,

1942

1946 1946 (Roman numerals, MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1946th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 946th year of the 2nd millennium, the 46th year of the 20th centur ...

, Incumbent re-elected posthumously. , nowrap , , - ! , Patrick T. Caffery , , Democratic ,

, , Incumbent retired.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Joe Waggonner , , Democratic ,

1961 Events January * January 1 – Monetary reform in the Soviet Union, 1961, Monetary reform in the Soviet Union. * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and cons ...

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Otto Passman , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John Rarick , , Democratic ,

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

John Breaux John Berlinger Breaux (; born March 1, 1944) is an American lobbyist, attorney, and retired politician from Louisiana. He served in the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives from 1972 to 1987 and as a United State ...

, , Democratic , 1972 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

, , Democratic ,

, , Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold. , nowrap ,

Maine

, - ! , Peter Kyros , , Democratic ,

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

, , Democratic ,

, , Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Republican gain. , nowrap ,

Maryland

Maryland's redistricting eliminated a seat in Baltimore in favor of an additional seat in the DC suburbs. , - ! , William Oswald Mills , , Republican , 1971 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Clarence Long , , Democratic ,

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

, , Democratic , 1947 , , Incumbent retired.
Democratic loss. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - ,

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , - ! , colspan=3 , None (district created) , , New seat.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Lawrence Hogan , , Republican ,

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

Goodloe Byron Goodloe Edgar Byron (June 22, 1929 – October 11, 1978) was an American Democratic Party (United States), Democratic politician who was the member of the United States House of Representatives for Maryland's 6th congressional district from ...

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Parren Mitchell , , Democratic ,

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

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

, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Massachusetts

, - ! , Silvio O. Conte , , Republican ,

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

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

, , Democratic ,

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

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

Robert Drinan Robert Frederick Drinan (November 15, 1920 – January 28, 2007) was an American Jesuit priest, lawyer, activist, and Democratic U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. He left office in 1981 to obey Pope John Paul II's prohibition on priests h ...

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , F. Bradford Morse , , Republican ,

, , Resigned when appointed to United Nations
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Michael J. Harrington , , Democratic , 1969 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Torbert Macdonald , , Democratic ,

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

Tip O'Neill Thomas Phillip "Tip" O'Neill Jr. (December 9, 1912 – January 5, 1994) was an American Democratic Party politician from Massachusetts who served as the 47th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1987, the third-l ...

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Louise Day Hicks , , Democratic ,

, , Incumbent lost re-election.
Independent Democratic gain. , 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 al ...

, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , James A. Burke , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Hastings Keith , , Republican ,

, , Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain. , nowrap ,

Michigan

, - ! , John Conyers Jr. , , Democratic ,

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

Marvin L. Esch Marvin Leonel Esch (August 4, 1927 – June 19, 2010) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan and a member of the Republican Party. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1967 to 1977 before unsuccessfully seeking ...

, , Republican ,

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

Garry E. Brown Garry Eldridge Brown (August 12, 1923 – August 27, 1998) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He served six terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1967 to 1979. Biography Brown was born in Schoolcraft, Mich ...

, , Republican ,

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

J. Edward Hutchinson J. Edward Hutchinson (October 13, 1914 – July 22, 1985) was an American lawyer and politician from the U.S. state, state of Michigan. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he represented Michigan's 4th congressio ...

, , Republican ,

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

Gerald Ford Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. (born Leslie Lynch King Jr.; July 14, 1913December 26, 2006) was the 38th president of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, Ford assumed the p ...

, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Charles E. Chamberlain , , Republican ,

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

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

, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , R. James Harvey , , Republican ,

, 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 ,

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

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Philip Ruppe , , Republican ,

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

James G. O'Hara James Grant O'Hara (November 8, 1925 – March 13, 1989) was a soldier and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan, serving as U.S. Representative from 1959 to 1977. Early life O'Hara was born in Washington, D.C. He moved with his parents to ...

, , Democratic ,

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

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

, , Democratic ,

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

Lucien Nedzi Lucien Norbert Nedzi (May 28, 1925 – June 9, 2025) was an American attorney and politician from Michigan who served as public administrator of Wayne County, Michigan, from 1955 to 1961 and a member of the United States House of Representatives ...

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

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John D. Dingell Jr. , , Democratic , 1955 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Martha W. Griffiths , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , colspan=3 , None (district created) , , New seat.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , , Jack H. McDonald , , Republican ,

, , Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican loss. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - , William Broomfield
, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected.

Minnesota

, - ! ,

Al Quie Albert Harold "Al" Quie ( ; September 18, 1923 – August 18, 2023) was an American politician and farmer. Quie served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1958 to 1979 and as Governor of Minnesota from 1979 to 1983. Re ...

, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Ancher Nelsen , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Bill Frenzel , , Republican ,

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

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Donald M. Fraser , , ,

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

John M. Zwach John Matthew Zwach Sr. (February 8, 1907 – November 11, 1990) was an American farmer, rural school teacher, and politician. Zwach was most notably a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Minnesota, serving four t ...

, , Republican ,

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

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

, , ,

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

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Mississippi

, - ! ,

Jamie Whitten Jamie Lloyd Whitten (April 18, 1910September 9, 1995) was an American politician and member of the History of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party who represented his native state of Mississippi in the United States House of Repr ...

, , Democratic , 1941 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Thomas Abernethy
, , Democratic ,

, , Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Sonny Montgomery
, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Charles H. Griffin
, , Democratic ,

, , Incumbent retired.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! , William M. Colmer , , Democratic ,

1932 Events January * January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel. * January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident (1932), Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort ...

, , Incumbent retired.
Republican gain. , nowrap ,

Missouri

, - ! , Bill Clay , , Democratic ,

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

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

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

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William J. Randall , , Democratic , 1959 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Richard Walker Bolling , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William Raleigh Hull Jr. , , Democratic ,

, , Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Durward Gorham Hall , , Republican ,

, , Incumbent retired.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Richard Howard Ichord Jr. , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William L. Hungate , , Democratic ,

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

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Montana

, - ! ,

Richard G. Shoup Richard Gardner "Dick" Shoup (November 29, 1923 – November 25, 1995) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Montana, great-grandson of George Laird Shoup. Education Born in Salmon, Idaho, Shoup attended ...

, , Republican ,

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

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

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

Nebraska

, - ! ,

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

, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John Y. McCollister , , Republican ,

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

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Nevada

, - ! , Walter S. Baring Jr. , , Democratic ,

1952

, , Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican gain. , nowrap ,

New Hampshire

, - ! , Louis C. Wyman , , Republican ,

1964

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , James Colgate Cleveland , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

New Jersey

, - ! , John E. Hunt , , Republican ,

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

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

James J. Howard James John Howard (July 24, 1927 – March 25, 1988) was an American educator and Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1965 until his death from a h ...

, , Democratic ,

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

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

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Peter Frelinghuysen Jr. , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Edwin B. Forsythe , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William B. Widnall , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Robert A. Roe , , Democratic ,

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

Henry Helstoski Henry Helstoski (March 21, 1925 – December 16, 1999) was an American politician and veteran of World War II. Helstoski, a Democrat, represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives for twelve years, lasting from 1965 until ...

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Peter W. Rodino , , Democratic ,

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

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Florence P. Dwyer , , Republican ,

, , Incumbent retired.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! , colspan=3 , None (district created) , , New seat.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , , Dominick V. Daniels , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - , Cornelius Gallagher
, , Democratic ,

, , Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic loss. , - ! , Edward J. Patten , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

New Mexico

, - ! ,

Manuel Lujan Jr. Manuel Archibald Lujan Jr. (May 12, 1928 – April 25, 2019) was an American politician from New Mexico who sat in the U.S. House of Representatives as a Republican from 1969 to 1989 and was the United States secretary of the interior from 19 ...

, , Republican ,

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

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

New York

, - ! , Otis G. Pike , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , James R. Grover Jr. , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , colspan=3 , None (district created) , , New seat.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Norman F. Lent
, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John W. Wydler
, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , , Seymour Halpern , , Republican ,

, , Incumbent retired.
Republican loss. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - ,

, , Democratic ,

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

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal , , Democratic ,

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

1946

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Mario Biaggi
, , Democratic ,

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

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

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

, , Democratic ,

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

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John J. Rooney , , Democratic ,

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

Hugh Carey Hugh Leo Carey (April 11, 1919 – August 7, 2011) was an American politician and attorney of the Democratic Party who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1961 to 1974 and as the 51st governor of New York from 1975 to 1982. Early ...

, , Democratic ,

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

, , Democratic ,

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, , Incumbent lost renomination and
lost re-election as a Liberal.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! , John M. Murphy
, , Democratic ,

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

Ed Koch Edward Irving Koch ( ; December 12, 1924February 1, 2013) was an American politician. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1969 to 1977 and was mayor of New York City from 1978 to 1989. Koch was a lifelong Democrat who ...

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Charles B. Rangel
, , Democratic ,

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

William Fitts Ryan William is a masculine given name of Germanic origin. It became popular in England after the Norman conquest in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is ...

, , Democratic ,

, , Died in office
Democratic loss. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - ,

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

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , - ! ,

Herman Badillo Herman Badillo ( , ; August 21, 1929 – December 3, 2014) was an American lawyer and politician who served as borough president of The Bronx and United States Representative, and ran for Mayor of New York City. He was the first Puerto Rican e ...

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , , James H. Scheuer , , Democratic ,

, , Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic loss. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - , Jonathan Brewster Bingham
, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , - ! , Peter A. Peyser
, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Ogden R. Reid
, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Hamilton Fish IV
, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John G. Dow
, , Democratic ,

1968

, , Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Howard W. Robison
, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Samuel S. Stratton
, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Carleton J. King
, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Robert C. McEwen
, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Alexander Pirnie
, , Republican ,

, , Incumbent retired.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! , James M. Hanley
, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John H. Terry
, , Republican ,

, , Incumbent retired.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Frank Horton
, , Republican ,

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

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

, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Henry P. Smith III
, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Thaddeus J. Dulski
, , Democratic ,

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

Jack Kemp Jack French Kemp (July 13, 1935 – May 2, 2009) was an American politician, professional Gridiron football, football player, and U.S. Army veteran. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party from New York, he served a ...

, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , James F. Hastings
, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

North Carolina

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

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Lawrence H. Fountain , , Democratic ,

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

David N. Henderson David Newton Henderson (April 16, 1921 – January 13, 2004) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina from 1961 to 1977. Born on a farm near Hubert, North Carolina, Hend ...

, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Nick Galifianakis , , Democratic ,

, , Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Wilmer Mizell , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , L. Richardson Preyer , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Alton Lennon , , Democratic ,

, , Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Earl B. Ruth , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Charles R. Jonas , , Republican ,

, , Incumbent retired.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Jim Broyhill , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Roy A. Taylor , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

North Dakota

, - ! rowspan=2 , , Mark Andrews
, , Republican , 1963 , Incumbent re-elected. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - , Arthur A. Link
, , Democratic ,

, , Retired to run for

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Democratic loss.

Ohio

, - ! , William J. Keating , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Donald D. Clancy , , Republican , 1960 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 1960 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Charles W. Whalen Jr. , , Republican , 1966 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 1966 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , , William Moore McCulloch , , Republican , 1947 Ohio's 4th congressional district special election, 1947 , , Incumbent retired.
Republican hold. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - , Jackson Edward Betts
, , Republican , 1950 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 1950 , , Incumbent retired.
Republican loss. , - ! , Del Latta , , Republican , 1958 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Bill Harsha , , Republican , 1960 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 1960 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Bud Brown (politician), Clarence J. Brown Jr. , , Republican , 1965 Ohio's 7th congressional district special election, 1965 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

, , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Thomas L. Ashley , , Democratic , 1954 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 1954 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Clarence E. Miller , , Republican , 1966 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 1966 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , J. William Stanton , , Republican , 1964 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 1964 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Samuel L. Devine , , Republican , 1958 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Charles Adams Mosher , , Republican , 1960 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 1960 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John F. Seiberling , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Chalmers P. Wylie , , Republican , 1966 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 1966 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Frank T. Bow , , Republican , 1950 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 1950 , , Incumbent retired.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! , John M. Ashbrook , , Republican , 1960 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 1960 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Wayne L. Hays , , Democratic , 1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 1948 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Charles J. Carney , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , James V. Stanton , , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Louis Stokes , , Democratic , 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 1968 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Charles Vanik , , Democratic , 1954 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 1954 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William Edwin Minshall Jr. , , Republican , 1954 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 1954 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Oklahoma

, - ! ,

, , Republican , 1950 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma, 1950 , , Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Ed Edmondson (Oklahoma), Ed Edmondson , , Democratic , 1952 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma, 1952 , , Retired to 1972 United States Senate election in Oklahoma, run for U.S. Senator.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Carl Albert , , Democratic , 1946 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma, 1946 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Tom Steed , , Democratic , 1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma, 1948 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John Jarman , , Democratic , 1950 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma, 1950 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John Newbold Camp , , Republican , 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma, 1968 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Oregon

, - ! , Wendell Wyatt , , Republican , 1964 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 1964 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Albert C. Ullman , , Democratic , 1956 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 1956 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Edith Green , , Democratic , 1954 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 1954 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John R. Dellenback , , Republican , 1966 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 1966 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Pennsylvania

, - ! , William A. Barrett , , Democratic ,

1946
1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 1948 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Robert N. C. Nix Sr. , , Democratic , 1958 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , , James A. Byrne , , Democratic , 1952 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 1952 , , Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic loss. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - , William J. Green III
, , Democratic , 1964 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 1964 , Incumbent re-elected. , - ! , Joshua Eilberg , , Democratic , 1966 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 1966 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John H. Ware III
, , Republican , 1970 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 1970 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Gus Yatron , , Democratic , 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 1968 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Lawrence G. Williams , , Republican , 1966 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 1966 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Edward G. Biester Jr. , , Republican , 1966 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 1966 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , colspan=3 , None (district created) , , New seat.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Joseph M. McDade , , Republican , 1962 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 1962 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Daniel J. Flood , , Democratic ,

1946
1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 1948
1952
1954 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 1954 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , , J. Irving Whalley , , Republican , 1960 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 1960 , , Incumbent retired.
Republican loss. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - , John P. Saylor
, , Republican , 1949 Pennsylvania's 26th congressional district special election, 1949 , Incumbent re-elected. , - ! , R. Lawrence Coughlin , , Republican , 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 1968 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William S. Moorhead , , Democratic , 1958 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Fred B. Rooney , , Democratic , 1963 Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district special election, 1963 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Edwin D. Eshleman , , Republican , 1966 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 1966 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Herman T. Schneebeli , , Republican , 1960 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 1960 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , H. John Heinz III , , Republican , 1971 Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district special election, 1971 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , George Atlee Goodling , , Republican , 1960 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 1960
1964
1966 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 1966 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Joseph M. Gaydos , , Democratic , 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 1968 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John H. Dent (politician), John H. Dent , , Democratic , 1958 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , , Thomas E. Morgan
, , Democratic ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - , William Sheldrick Conover
, , Republican , 1972 Pennsylvania's 27th congressional district special election, 1972 , , Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican loss. , - ! , Albert W. Johnson , , Republican , 1963 Pennsylvania's 23rd congressional district special election, 1963 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Joseph P. Vigorito , , Democratic , 1964 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 1964 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Frank M. Clark , , Democratic , 1954 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 1954 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Rhode Island

, - ! , Fernand St. Germain , , Democratic , 1960 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island, 1960 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Robert Tiernan , , Democratic , 1967 Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district special election, 1967 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

South Carolina

, - ! , Mendel Jackson Davis , , Democratic , 1971 South Carolina's 1st congressional district special election, 1971 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Floyd Spence , , Republican , 1970 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1970 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William Jennings Bryan Dorn , , Democratic , 1946 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1946
1948
1950 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1950 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , James Robert Mann (South Carolina), James R. Mann , , Democratic , 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1968 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Thomas S. Gettys , , Democratic , 1964 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1964 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John L. McMillan , , Democratic , 1938 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1938 , , Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican gain. , nowrap ,

South Dakota

, - ! , Frank E. Denholm , , Democratic , 1970 United States House of Representatives elections in South Dakota, 1970 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

, , Democratic , 1970 United States House of Representatives elections in South Dakota, 1970 , , Retired to 1972 United States Senate election in South Dakota, run for U.S. Senator.
Republican gain. , nowrap ,

Tennessee

, - ! , Jimmy Quillen , , Republican , 1962 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 1962 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John Duncan Sr. , , Republican , 1964 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 1964 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , LaMar Baker , , Republican , 1970 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 1970 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Joe L. Evins , , Democratic , 1946 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 1946 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Richard Fulton , , Democratic , 1962 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 1962 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , ,

, , Democratic , 1964 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 1964 , , Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - , Ray Blanton
, , Democratic , 1966 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 1966 , , Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
Democratic loss. , - ! , Ed Jones
, , Democratic , 1969 Tennessee's 8th congressional district special election, 1969 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Dan Kuykendall
, , Republican , 1966 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 1966 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Texas

, - ! , Wright Patman , , Democratic , 1928 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1928 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

, , Democratic , 1952 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1952 , , Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! , James M. Collins , , Republican , 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1968 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Ray Roberts (politician), Ray Roberts , , Democratic , 1962 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1962 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,

, , Democratic , 1964 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1964 , , Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Olin E. Teague , , Democratic , 1946 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1946 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William Reynolds Archer Jr. , , Republican , 1970 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1970 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Robert C. Eckhardt , , Democratic , 1966 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1966 , 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 Texas's 10th congressional district special election, 1963 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William R. Poage , , Democratic , 1936 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1936 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Jim Wright , , Democratic , 1954 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1954 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , , Graham B. Purcell Jr. , , Democratic , 1962 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1962 , , Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic loss. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - , Bob Price (Texas politician), Robert Price
, , Republican , 1966 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1966 , Incumbent re-elected. , - ! , John Andrew Young , , Democratic , 1956 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1956 , 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, Richard Crawford White , , Democratic , 1964 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1964 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Omar Burleson , , Democratic , 1946 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1946 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , colspan=3 , None (district created) , , New seat.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , George H. Mahon , , Democratic , 1934 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1934 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Henry B. Gonzalez, Henry B. González , , Democratic , 1961 Texas's 20th congressional district special election, 1961 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , O. C. Fisher , , Democratic , 1942 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1942 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Robert R. Casey , , Democratic , 1958 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Abraham Kazen , , Democratic , 1966 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1966 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , colspan=3 , None (district created) , , New seat.
Democratic gain. , nowrap ,

Utah

, - ! , K. Gunn McKay , , Democratic , 1970 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 1970 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Sherman P. Lloyd , , Republican , 1962 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 1962
1964
1966 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 1966 , , Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain. , nowrap ,

Vermont

, - ! , Richard W. Mallary , , Republican , 1972 Vermont's at-large congressional district special election, 1972 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Virginia

, - ! , Thomas N. Downing , , Democratic , 1958 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , G. William Whitehurst , , Republican , 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 1968 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , David E. Satterfield III , , Democratic , 1964 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 1964 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Watkins Moorman Abbitt , , Democratic , 1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 1948 , , Incumbent retired.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Dan Daniel (politician), Dan Daniel , , Democratic , 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 1968 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Richard Harding Poff , , Republican ,

, , Resigned to become justice of Supreme Court of Virginia
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! , J. Kenneth Robinson , , Republican , 1970 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 1970 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William L. Scott , , Republican , 1966 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 1966 , , Retired to 1972 United States Senate election in Virginia, run for U.S. Senator.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! , William C. Wampler , , Republican ,

1954
1966 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 1966 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Joel T. Broyhill , , Republican ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Washington

, - ! , Thomas Pelly , , Republican , 1952 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 1952 , , Incumbent retired.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Lloyd Meeds , , Democratic , 1964 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 1964 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Julia Butler Hansen , , Democratic , 1960 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 1960 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Mike McCormack (politician), Mike McCormack , , Democratic , 1970 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 1970 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Tom Foley , , Democratic , 1964 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 1964 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Floyd Verne Hicks , , Democratic , 1964 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 1964 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Brock Adams , , Democratic , 1964 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 1964 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

West Virginia

, - ! , Bob Mollohan , , Democratic , 1952 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia, 1952
1956
1968 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia, 1968 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Harley O. Staggers , , Democratic , 1948 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia, 1948 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , John M. Slack Jr. , , Democratic , 1958 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia, 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , , Ken Hechler , , Democratic , 1958 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia, 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - ,

, , Democratic , 1964 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia, 1964 , , Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic loss.

Wisconsin

, - ! , Les Aspin , , Democratic , 1970 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 1970 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Robert W. Kastenmeier , , Democratic , 1958 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 1958 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Vernon Wallace Thomson , , Republican , 1960 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 1960 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Clement J. Zablocki , , Democratic , 1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 1948 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , Henry S. Reuss , , Democratic , 1954 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 1954 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , William A. Steiger , , Republican , 1966 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 1966 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! rowspan=2 , , Dave Obey , , Democratic , 1969 Wisconsin's 7th congressional district special election, 1969 , Incumbent re-elected. , rowspan=2 nowrap , , - , Alvin E. O'Konski
, , Republican , 1942 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 1942 , , Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican loss. , - ! , John W. Byrnes , , Republican , 1944 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 1944 , , Incumbent retired.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Glenn R. Davis , , Republican , 1947 Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district special election, 1947
1956
1964 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 1964 , Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,

Wyoming

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

Non-voting delegates

The non-voting delegate to the House of Representatives from the District of Columbia is elected for two-year terms, as are all other Representatives and Delegates minus the Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico, who is elected to a four-year term.

District of Columbia

The election for the Delegate (United States Congress), Delegate from the District of Columbia featured winner Walter E. Fauntroy (D), who won his first re-election after winning the 1971 United States House of Representatives special election in the District of Columbia, special election in the previous year. Walter E. Fauntroy, a Democratic Party (United States), Democrat, sought re-election for his second term to the United States House of Representatives. Fauntroy was opposed in this election by Republican Party (United States), Republican challenger William Chin-Lee who received 25.12%, and D.C. Statehood Green Party, Statehood Party candidate Charles I. Cassell who received 11.92%. This resulted in Fauntroy being elected with 60.64% of the vote.

United States Virgin Islands

Democrat Ron de Lugo was elected as the first delegate from United States Virgin Islands's at-large congressional district defeating Republican Victor Scheider.

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* {{Gerald Ford 1972 United States House of Representatives elections, Presidency of Richard Nixon John Conyers John Dingell Gerald Ford Jamie Whitten

Special elections

Summary of results

Incumbents retiring

Democratic gains

Democratic holds

Republican gains

Republican holds

Incumbents defeated

Incumbents defeated in primary

Incumbents defeated in general election

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

Non-voting delegates

District of Columbia

United States Virgin Islands

See also

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