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The 2008 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 4, 2008, to elect members to the
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to serve in the
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from January 3, 2009, until January 3, 2011. It coincided with the election of Barack Obama as president. All 435 voting seats, as well as all 6 non-voting seats, were up for election. The Democratic Party, which won a majority of seats in the 2006 election, expanded its control in 2008. The Republican Party, hoping to regain the majority it lost in the 2006 election or at least expand its congressional membership, lost additional seats. With one exception ( Louisiana's 2nd district), the only seats to switch from Democratic to Republican had been Republican-held prior to the 2006 elections. Republicans gained five Democratic seats total, while losing 26 of their own, giving the Democrats a net gain of 21 seats, effectively erasing all gains made by the GOP since
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. In addition, with the defeat of Republican congressman
Chris Shays Christopher Hunter Shays (born October 18, 1945) is an American politician. He previously served in the United States House of Representatives as representative of the 4th District of Connecticut from 1987 to 2009. He is a member of the Repub ...
in Connecticut's 4th district, this became the first time since the 1850s that no Republican represented the New England region. The 10.6% popular vote advantage by the Democrats was the largest by either party since
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, 26 years earlier, and as of 2024 remains the most recent time that either party won by a double-digit margin in the overall popular vote for the House of Representatives. Turnout increased due to the concurrent presidential election. The presidential election, 2008 Senate elections, and 2008 gubernatorial elections, as well as many other state and local elections, occurred on the same date. This was the first and, as of 2024, the only election since
1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union, grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning Sys ...
in which the party of a newly elected president simultaneously gained seats in the House. It is also the most recent, and only time since
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that the incumbent president's party lost House seats in a presidential election year. , this remains the last election in which Democrats won House seats in
Idaho Idaho ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest and Mountain states, Mountain West subregions of the Western United States. It borders Montana and Wyoming to the east, Nevada and Utah to the south, and Washington (state), ...
,
North Dakota North Dakota ( ) is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the indigenous Dakota people, Dakota and Sioux peoples. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north and by the U.S. states of Minneso ...
, and
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; and the last election in which Democrats won a majority of seats in
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,
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,
Mississippi Mississippi ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Alabama to the east, the Gulf of Mexico to the south, Louisiana to the s ...
,
Ohio Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the ...
,
Tennessee Tennessee (, ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina t ...
,
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, and
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. It is also the last time Republicans won a seat in
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.


Results summary


Federal


Per state

:The number of non-voting members also includes the non-voting member-elect from Puerto Rico,
Pedro Pierluisi Pedro Rafael Pierluisi Urrutia (born April 26, 1959) is an American politician and lawyer who served as the Governor of Puerto Rico from 2021 to 2025, having previously been the de facto governor from August 2–7, 2019. A member of New P ...
, who is a member of the
New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico The New Progressive Party (, PNP) is a political party in Puerto Rico that advocates for statehood.caucus A caucus is a group or meeting of supporters or members of a specific political party or movement. The exact definition varies between different countries and political cultures. The term originated in the United States, where it can refer to ...
with the Democrats. The New Progressive Party is affiliated with both the Democratic and Republican Parties and the last representative from Puerto Rico,
Luis Fortuño Luis Guillermo Fortuño Burset (born 31 October 1960) is a Puerto Ricans, Puerto Rican politician who served as the governor of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States, from 2009 to 2013. Fortuño served as the first Secre ...
, caucused with the Republicans. The vote total for the non-voting members also includes the
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, which has ties to the Democratic Party. :Both non-voting independents, American Samoa's representative
Eni Faleomavaega Eni Fa'aua'a Hunkin Faleomavaega Jr. ( ; August 15, 1943 – February 22, 2017) was an American Samoan politician and attorney who served as the territory's third lieutenant governor, from 1985 to 1989 and non-voting delegate to the United State ...
and the Northern Mariana Islands' representative-elect Gregorio Sablan, will caucus with the Democrats. In America Samoa all elections are non-partisan. In the Northern Mariana Islands, Sablan appeared on the ballot as an independent.


Maps

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Retiring incumbents

Thirty-three incumbents voluntarily retired.


Democratic incumbents

All seven seats held by retiring Democrats were won by Democrats. # :
Bud Cramer Robert Edward "Bud" Cramer Jr. (born August 22, 1947) is an American politician who was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1991 to 2009, representing . On March 13, 2008, Cramer announced he would not seek r ...
: "To spend more time with my family and begin another chapter in my life" # :
Tom Lantos Thomas Peter Lantos (born Tamás Péter Lantos; February 1, 1928 – February 11, 2008) was a Hungarian-born American politician who served as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative from California from 1981 until his deat ...
: died February 11, 2008, having already announced his planned retirement. # :
Mark Udall Mark Emery Udall ( ; born July 18, 1950) is an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Colorado from 2009 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the United States House of Representatives, repres ...
: Ran for and won the U.S. Senate seat vacated by
Wayne Allard Alan Wayne Allard (born December 2, 1943) is an American veterinarian and politician who served as a United States Representative (1991–1997) and United States Senator (1997–2009) from Colorado, as well as previously a Colorado State Senator ...
. # : Tom Allen: Ran against and lost to
Susan Collins Susan Margaret Collins (born December 7, 1952) is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Maine. A member of the Republican Party, she has held her seat since 1997 and is Maine's longest-serving member of ...
in the U.S. Senate election. # :
Tom Udall Thomas Stewart Udall ( ; born May 18, 1948) is an American diplomat, attorney, and politician who had served as the United States Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States senator for N ...
: Ran for and won the U.S. Senate seat vacated by
Pete Domenici Pietro Vichi "Pete" Domenici ( ; May 7, 1932 – September 13, 2017) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States Senator from New Mexico from 1973 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, he served six terms in ...
. # : Michael McNulty: " 's not what I want to do for the rest of my life." # :
Darlene Hooley Darlene Kay Olson Hooley (born April 4, 1939) is an American politician and former Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oregon who represented the state's . A high school teacher by profession, she served as a city counc ...
: Because of the "cumulative effect of arduous travel, the relentless demands of fund-raising and 32 years of public service"


Republican incumbents

Twenty-seven Republicans retired. Thirteen of their seats were then won by Democrats (see Open seat gains, below). # :
Terry Everett Robert Terry Everett (February 15, 1937 – March 12, 2024) was an American politician and a Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Alabama's 2nd congressional district. He served ...
: Because of age and health # :
Rick Renzi Richard George Renzi (born June 11, 1958) is an American politician who was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives representing from 2003 until 2009. In 2013, Renzi was convicted on federal criminal charges filed in 2 ...
: To fight federal criminal charges involving a land-swap deal # :
John Doolittle John Taylor Doolittle (born October 30, 1950), is an attorney and an American politician. Elected to Congress in 1990, he served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1991 to 2009, representing (numbered as ...
: To fight an FBI corruption investigation # : Duncan Hunter Ran for and lost the race for the Republican nomination for president. Already planned to retire # :
Tom Tancredo Thomas Gerard Tancredo (; born December 20, 1945) is an American politician from Colorado, who represented Colorado's 6th congressional district, the state's sixth congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1999 to ...
: Ran for and lost the race for the Republican nomination for President # : Dave Weldon: To return to his medical practice # : Jerry Weller: To spend more time with his family, amid questions about his Nicaraguan land dealings, his wife's investments, and his relationship to an indicted defense contractor # :
Ray LaHood Raymond H. LaHood ( ; born December 6, 1945) is an American politician who served as the 16th United States Secretary of Transportation from 2009 to 2013 under President Barack Obama. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served in the ...
(On December 19, 2008, President-elect
Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who was the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the first African American president in American history. O ...
announced his intention to nominate LaHood to serve as the next
Secretary of Transportation The United States secretary of transportation is the head of the United States Department of Transportation. The secretary serves as the principal advisor to the president of the United States on all matters relating to transportation. The secre ...
.) He was later confirmed. # : Ron Lewis # :
Jim McCrery James Otis McCrery III (born September 18, 1949) is an American lawyer, politician and lobbyist who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1988 to 2009. He represented the 4th District of Louisiana, bas ...
# :
Jim Ramstad James Marvin Ramstad (May 6, 1946 – November 5, 2020) was an American lawyer and politician who represented Minnesota's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1991 to 2009. A member of the Republican Pa ...
# : Chip Pickering # :
Kenny Hulshof Kenny Charles Hulshof (; born May 22, 1958) is an American politician and lawyer who represented in the United States House of Representatives. He was the unsuccessful nominee of the Republican Party for Governor of Missouri in the 2008 electio ...
: Ran for and lost the election for governor # : Jim Saxton: Because of age and health # : Mike Ferguson: To spend more time with his family # :
Heather Wilson Heather Ann Wilson (born December 30, 1960) is the 11th President of the University of Texas at El Paso. She previously served as the 24th Secretary of the United States Air Force from 2017 through 2019, as the 12th president of the South Dak ...
: Ran in and lost the Republican primary for New Mexico's open U.S. Senate seat # : Steve Pearce: Ran for and lost the election for New Mexico's open U.S. Senate seat # :
Vito Fossella Vito John Fossella Jr. (born March 9, 1965) is an American politician serving as the Staten Island Borough President since 2022. A member of the Republican Party, Fossella previously represented the state's 13th congressional district in the U. ...
: Amid scandal following a drunk driving arrest which led to revelations of infidelity and a secret family he maintained in Virginia # : Jim Walsh # : Tom Reynolds # : Dave Hobson: "I wanted to go out on top" # :
Deborah Pryce Deborah Denine Pryce (born July 29, 1951) is an American lawyer, jurist, and politician from Ohio who was the member of the United States House of Representatives for Ohio's 15th congressional district, which includes the western half of Columb ...
: To spend more time with her family # :
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 ...
# : John Peterson: To spend more time with his family # :
Luis Fortuño Luis Guillermo Fortuño Burset (born 31 October 1960) is a Puerto Ricans, Puerto Rican politician who served as the governor of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States, from 2009 to 2013. Fortuño served as the first Secre ...
: Ran for and won the Governorship of Puerto Rico defeating Gov.
Aníbal Acevedo Vilá Aníbal Salvador Acevedo Vilá (born 13 February 1962) is a Puerto Rican politician and lawyer who served as the governor of Puerto Rico from 2005 to 2009. He is a Harvard University alumnus ( LL.M. 1987) and a graduate of the University of ...
# :
Thomas M. Davis Thomas Milburn Davis III (born January 5, 1949) is an American lobbyist and former politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for Virginia's 11th congressional district from 1995 to 2008. A member of the Re ...
: "It's time for me to take a sabbatical" # :
Barbara Cubin Barbara Lynn Cubin (née Turner; born November 30, 1946) is an American politician who was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, Wyoming's sole member of that body. She was the first woman elected to Congress from Wy ...


Defeated incumbents


Incumbents defeated in primary election

One Republican lost in a primary and the seat was eventually won by a Democrat. One Democrat lost the primary as did two Republicans. The three primary winners, however, managed to retain the seat for the same party. # :
Wayne Gilchrest Wayne Thomas Gilchrest (born April 15, 1946) is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives representing . In 2008, Gilchrest was defeated in the Republican primary by State Senator And ...
(R), whose seat was later won by a Democrat # : Albert Wynn (D), who subsequently resigned May 31, 2008 # :
Chris Cannon Christopher Black Cannon (October 20, 1950 – May 8, 2024) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives, for the Republican Party, representing the third district of Utah from 1997 to 2009. ...
(R) # : David Davis (R)


Incumbents defeated in general election

Fourteen Republicans and five Democrats lost their general elections, thereby losing their seats to the other party. # :
Marilyn Musgrave Marilyn Neoma Musgrave (née Shuler; born January 27, 1949), American politician, is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives who served from 2003 to 2009, representing the 4th District of Colorado. Musgrave se ...
(R) # :
Christopher Shays Christopher Hunter Shays (born October 18, 1945) is an American politician. He previously served in the United States House of Representatives as representative of the 4th District of Connecticut from 1987 to 2009. He is a member of the Repub ...
(R) # :
Ric Keller Richard Anthony Keller (born September 5, 1964) is an American politician, author, and lawyer who served as the U.S. representative for Florida's 8th congressional district from 2001 to 2009. His district included much of the Central Florida reg ...
(R) # :
Tim Mahoney Timothy Edward Mahoney (born August 16, 1956) is an American politician and businessman who served as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for from 2007 to 2009. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), De ...
(D) # :
Tom Feeney Thomas Charles Feeney III (born May 21, 1958) is an American politician from Orlando, Florida. He represented . He was defeated in the 2008 election by Democrat Suzanne Kosmas. Early life He was born in Abington, Pennsylvania, a suburb of P ...
(R) # :
Bill Sali William Thomas Sali (born February 17, 1954) is an American lawyer and politician who served as a congressman from Idaho. A Republican, he served a single term in the United States House of Representatives, representing from 2007 to 2009. Sali p ...
(R) # : Nancy Boyda (D) # : William J. Jefferson (D) # : Don Cazayoux (D) # :
Tim Walberg Timothy Lee Walberg (born April 12, 1951) is an American politician serving as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative from Michigan since 2011, representing the state's Michigan's 5th congressional district, 5th congression ...
(R) # :
Joe Knollenberg Joseph Kastl Knollenberg (November 28, 1933 – February 6, 2018) was an American politician from Michigan. From 1993 to 2009, he was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing and . In his congressional term, Knol ...
(R) # :
Jon Porter Jonathan Christopher "Jon" Porter (born May 16, 1955) is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, the first representative elected from the 3rd congressional district of Nevada. H ...
(R) # : Randy Kuhl (R) # : Robin Hayes (R) # :
Steve Chabot Steven Joseph Chabot ( ; born January 22, 1953) is an American politician and lawyer who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 2009 and again from 2011 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party (United States), R ...
(R) # :
Phil English Philip Sheridan English (born June 20, 1956) is an American politician who served as a Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1995–2009 from the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonw ...
(R) # :
Nick Lampson Nicholas Valentino Lampson (born February 14, 1945) is an American politician who is a former Democratic Congressman representing the 22nd Congressional District and the 9th Congressional District of Texas. Early life, education, and early p ...
(D) # :
Thelma Drake Thelma Day Drake (born November 20, 1949) is an American politician and former member of Congress for Virginia's 2nd congressional district. A Republican Party (United States), Republican, she served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 200 ...
(R) # :
Virgil Goode Virgil Hamlin Goode Jr. ( born October 17, 1946) is an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 5th congressional district of Virginia from 1997 to 2009. He was initially a Democrat, but beca ...
(R)


Open seat gains

Twelve seats (and one delegate's seat) held by retiring Republicans were won by Democrats. No Democratic retirements were picked up by Republicans. # : Democratic gain. # : Democratic gain. # : Democratic gain. # : Democratic gain. # : Democratic gain. # : Democratic gain. # : Democratic gain. # : Democratic gain. # : Democratic gain. # : Democratic gain. # : Democratic gain. # : NPP/Democratic gain. # : Democratic gain.


Closest races

Fifty-two races were decided by 10% or lower.


Election ratings


Special elections

The thirteen special elections to the
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are listed below by election date. In 2008 there were eight
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s for vacant seats in the
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, for the
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. In the special elections, Democrats gained three seats while keeping hold of five seats. Republicans held only one of their four seats. , - ! ,
Dennis Hastert John Dennis Hastert ( ; born January 2, 1942) is an American former politician, teacher, and wrestling coach who represented from 1987 to 2007 and served as the 51st speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1999 to 2007. Hast ...
, ,
1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. ** Spain and Portugal en ...
, , Incumbent resigned November 26, 2007.
New member elected March 8, 2008.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Julia Carson Julia May Carson (née Porter; July 8, 1938 – December 15, 2007) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for from 1997 until she died in 2007 (numbered as the 10th District from 1997 to 2 ...
, ,
1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...
, , Incumbent died December 17, 2007.
New member elected March 11, 2008.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Tom Lantos Thomas Peter Lantos (born Tamás Péter Lantos; February 1, 1928 – February 11, 2008) was a Hungarian-born American politician who served as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative from California from 1981 until his deat ...
, ,
1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union, grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning Sys ...
, , Incumbent died February 11, 2008.
New member elected April 8, 2008.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Bobby Jindal Piyush "Bobby" Jindal (born June 10, 1971) is an American politician who served as the 55th governor of Louisiana from 2008 to 2016. A member of the Republican Party, Jindal previously served as a U.S. representative from Louisiana from 2005 t ...
, ,
2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...
, , Incumbent resigned January 14, 2008, to become
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.
New member elected May 3, 2008.
Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Richard Baker , ,
1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. ** Spain and Portugal en ...
, , Incumbent resigned February 2, 2008, to become Director of the
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.
New member elected May 3, 2008.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Roger Wicker Roger Frederick Wicker (born July 5, 1951) is an American politician, attorney, and United States Air Force, Air Force veteran serving as the Seniority in the United States Senate, senior United States Senate, United States senator from Mississi ...
, ,
1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...
, , Incumbent resigned December 31, 2007, when appointed U.S. Senator.
New member elected May 13, 2008.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Albert Wynn , ,
1992 1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General. * January 6 ** The Republ ...
, , Incumbent resigned May 31, 2008, after losing renomination.
New member elected June 17, 2008.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Stephanie Tubbs Jones Stephanie Tubbs Jones (September 10, 1949 – August 20, 2008)1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...
, , Incumbent died August 20, 2008.
New member elected November 18, 2008.
Democratic hold. , nowrap ,


Alabama


Alaska


American Samoa

See Non-voting delegates, below.


Arizona


Arkansas


California


Colorado


Connecticut


Delaware


District of Columbia

See Non-voting delegates, below.


Florida


Georgia


Guam

See Non-voting delegates, below.


Hawaii


Idaho


Illinois


Indiana


Iowa


Kansas


Kentucky


Louisiana

Note: In Louisiana's 2nd and 4th districts, primary runoffs were held November 4, 2008 and the general election for both of these races were held December 6, 2008.


Maine


Maryland


Massachusetts


Michigan


Minnesota


Mississippi


Missouri


Montana


Nebraska


Nevada


New Hampshire


New Jersey


New Mexico


New York


North Carolina


North Dakota


Northern Mariana Islands

See Non-voting delegates, below.


Ohio


Oklahoma


Oregon


Pennsylvania


Puerto Rico

See Non-voting delegates, below.


Rhode Island


South Carolina


South Dakota


Tennessee


Texas


U.S. Virgin Islands

See Non-voting delegates, below.


Utah


Vermont


Virginia


Washington


West Virginia


Wisconsin


Wyoming


Non-voting delegates

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Eni Faleomavaega Eni Fa'aua'a Hunkin Faleomavaega Jr. ( ; August 15, 1943 – February 22, 2017) was an American Samoan politician and attorney who served as the territory's third lieutenant governor, from 1985 to 1989 and non-voting delegate to the United State ...
, ,
1988 1988 was a crucial year in the early history of the Internet—it was the year of the first well-known computer virus, the Morris worm, 1988 Internet worm. The first permanent intercontinental Internet link was made between the United State ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Eleanor Holmes Norton Eleanor Holmes Norton (born June 13, 1937) is an American politician, lawyer, and human rights activist. Norton is a congressional delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives, where she has represented the District of Columbia since 1991 as ...
, ,
1990 Important events of 1990 include the Reunification of Germany and the unification of Yemen, the formal beginning of the Human Genome Project (finished in 2003), the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, the separation of Namibia from South ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Madeleine Bordallo Madeleine Mary Zeien Bordallo (; born May 31, 1933) is an American-Guamanian politician who served as the delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives for from January 3, 2003, to January 3, 2019. She is the first woman ever to serve as Guam' ...
, ,
2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , , - ! , colspan=3 , New seat , , New seat.
New delegate elected.
Independent gain. , nowrap , , - ! ,
Luis Fortuño Luis Guillermo Fortuño Burset (born 31 October 1960) is a Puerto Ricans, Puerto Rican politician who served as the governor of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States, from 2009 to 2013. Fortuño served as the first Secre ...
, , New Progressive/
Republican ,
2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...
, , Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Puerto Rico.
New resident commissioner elected.
New Progressive hold.
Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Donna Christian-Christensen , ,
1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...
, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap ,


See also

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United States Election 2008 Web Archive
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