United States House elections, 1986
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The U.S. House election, 1986 was an election for the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...

 held on November 4, 1986, in the middle of President
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....

 Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor....

's second term in office. As in most midterm elections, the President's party—in this case, the Republican Party -- lost seats, with the Democratic Party gaining a net of five seats and cementing its majority. These results were not as dramatic as those in the Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...

, where the Republicans lost control of the chamber to the Democrats.

Notable freshmen included future Speaker
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, or Speaker of the House, is the presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives...

 Dennis Hastert
Dennis Hastert
John Dennis "Denny" Hastert was the 59th Speaker of the House serving from 1999 to 2007. He represented as a Republican for twenty years, 1987 to 2007.He is the longest-serving Republican Speaker in history...

 (R-Ill.).

Overall results

Party Seats Seat
percentage
Vote
percentage
Popular vote
Last
election
(1984)
This
election
Net
change
  Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

253 258 5 59.3% 54.1% 32,338,342
  Independent 0 0 0.0% 0.2% 157,332
  Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

182 177 5 40.7% 44.2% 26,384,083
  Other parties 0 0 0.0% 1.5% 878,640
Totals 435 435 100.0% 100.0% 59,758,397


Source: Election Statistics - Office of the Clerk




Results


Key to party abbreviations: AI=American Independent, C=Constitution, D=Democrat, G=Green, I=Independent, IP=Independence Party, L=Libertarian, PF=Peace and Freedom, R=Republican.

Key to color code: Blue=Democratic pickup; Red=Republican pickup.

Alabama 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Sonny Callahan
Sonny Callahan
Herbert Leon "Sonny" Callahan is a politician from Alabama.Callahan was born in Mobile, Alabama he had eight brothers and sisters and he attended classes at a branch of the University of Alabama that was located in Mobile. He did not graduate. Callahan served in the United States Navy from 1952 to...

Republican 1984 Re-elected Sonny Callahan
Sonny Callahan
Herbert Leon "Sonny" Callahan is a politician from Alabama.Callahan was born in Mobile, Alabama he had eight brothers and sisters and he attended classes at a branch of the University of Alabama that was located in Mobile. He did not graduate. Callahan served in the United States Navy from 1952 to...

 (R) Unopposed
William Louis Dickinson Republican 1964 Re-elected William Louis Dickinson (R) 66.7%
Mercer Stone (D) 33.3%
William Flynt Nichols
William Flynt Nichols
William Flynt "Bill" Nichols was a Democratic member of United States House of Representatives from Alabama, having served from 1967 until his death in office.-Education:...

Democratic 1966 Re-elected William Flynt Nichols
William Flynt Nichols
William Flynt "Bill" Nichols was a Democratic member of United States House of Representatives from Alabama, having served from 1967 until his death in office.-Education:...

 (D) 80.6%

Whit Guerin (L
Libertarian Party (United States)
The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...

) 19.4%
Tom Bevill
Tom Bevill
Tom Bevill , a Democrat, was a fifteen-term U.S. congressman representing Alabama's 4th Congressional District .-Early years and education:...

Democratic 1966 Re-elected Tom Bevill
Tom Bevill
Tom Bevill , a Democrat, was a fifteen-term U.S. congressman representing Alabama's 4th Congressional District .-Early years and education:...

 (D) 77.5%

Al DeShazo (R) 22.5%
Ronnie Flippo
Ronnie Flippo
Ronnie Gene Flippo is a former United States Congressman from Alabama.Flippo was born August 15, 1937 in Florence, Alabama. He attended the University of North Alabama and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting. This was followed up by a Masters degree in accounting from the University...

Democratic 1976 Re-elected Ronnie Flippo
Ronnie Flippo
Ronnie Gene Flippo is a former United States Congressman from Alabama.Flippo was born August 15, 1937 in Florence, Alabama. He attended the University of North Alabama and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting. This was followed up by a Masters degree in accounting from the University...

 (D) 78.9%

Herb McCarley (L
Libertarian Party (United States)
The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...

) 21.1%
Ben Erdreich
Ben Erdreich
Benjamin Erdreich is a former United States congressman from Alabama.-Early life:Erdreich was born in Birmingham, Alabama to an upper-middle class family. He attended Yale University, graduating in 1960. He served as editor of the Alabama Law Review while attending the University of Alabama law...

Democratic 1982 Re-elected Ben Erdreich
Ben Erdreich
Benjamin Erdreich is a former United States congressman from Alabama.-Early life:Erdreich was born in Birmingham, Alabama to an upper-middle class family. He attended Yale University, graduating in 1960. He served as editor of the Alabama Law Review while attending the University of Alabama law...

 (D) 72.7%

L. Morgan Williams (R) 27.0%
Martin J. Boyers (Socialist Workers
Socialist Workers Party (United States)
The Socialist Workers Party is a far-left political organization in the United States. The group places a priority on "solidarity work" to aid strikes and is strongly supportive of Cuba...

) 0.2%
Richard Shelby
Richard Shelby
Richard Craig Shelby is the senior U.S. Senator from Alabama. First elected to the Senate in 1986, he is the ranking member of the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and was its chairman from 2003 to 2007....

Democratic 1978 Retired to run for U. S. Senate
United States Senate elections, 1986
The U.S. Senate election, 1986 was an election for the United States Senate in the middle of Ronald Reagan's second presidential term. As in most midterm elections, the opposition Democratic Party held the usual advantage...


Democratic hold
Claude Harris, Jr.
Claude Harris, Jr.
Claude Harris, Jr. was an American politician.A Democrat from Alabama, he served in the United States House of Representatives from 1987 until 1993. He was succeeded in the House by Earl F. Hilliard.-Biography:...

 (D) 59.8%

Bill McFarland (R) 40.2%

Alaska 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Don Young
Don Young
Donald Edwin "Don" Young is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1973. He is a member of the Republican Party.Young is the 6th most senior U.S. Representative and the 2nd most senior Republican Representative, as well as the 2nd most senior Republican in Congress as a whole...

Republican 1972 Re-elected Don Young
Don Young
Donald Edwin "Don" Young is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1973. He is a member of the Republican Party.Young is the 6th most senior U.S. Representative and the 2nd most senior Republican Representative, as well as the 2nd most senior Republican in Congress as a whole...

 (R) 56.5%

Pegge Begich (D) 41.1%
Betty Breck (L
Libertarian Party (United States)
The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...

) 2.3%

Arizona 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
John McCain
John McCain
John Sidney McCain III is the senior United States Senator from Arizona. He was the Republican nominee for president in the 2008 United States election....

Republican 1982 Retired to run for U. S. senate
Republican hold
John Jacob Rhodes III
John Jacob Rhodes III
John Jacob "Jay" Rhodes III was a Republican Representative from Arizona's 1st congressional district. He was born in Mesa, Arizona.-Youth and education:Rhodes' father and namesake also represented the 1st district...

 (R) 71.3%

Harry W. Braun III (D) 28.7%
Mo Udall
Mo Udall
Morris King "Mo" Udall was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Arizona from May 2, 1961 to May 4, 1991...

Democratic 1961 Re-elected Mo Udall
Mo Udall
Morris King "Mo" Udall was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Arizona from May 2, 1961 to May 4, 1991...

 (D) 73.3%

Sheldon Clark (R) 23.3%
Lorenzo Torrez (I) 3.5%
Bob Stump
Bob Stump
Robert Lee "Bob" Stump was a U.S. Congressman from Arizona.-Early life and career:Stump was born in Phoenix, and was a U.S. Navy World War II combat veteran, where he served on the USS Tulagi from 1943 to 1946. He graduated from Tolleson High School in 1947, and Arizona State University in 1951...

Republican 1976 Re-elected Bob Stump
Bob Stump
Robert Lee "Bob" Stump was a U.S. Congressman from Arizona.-Early life and career:Stump was born in Phoenix, and was a U.S. Navy World War II combat veteran, where he served on the USS Tulagi from 1943 to 1946. He graduated from Tolleson High School in 1947, and Arizona State University in 1951...

 (R) Unopposed
Eldon Rudd
Eldon Rudd
Eldon Dean Rudd was a U.S. Republican politician.-Biography:Rudd was born in Camp Verde, Arizona. A 1939 graduate of Clarkdale High School in Clarkdale, Arizona, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1942 and served as a fighter pilot during World War II...

Republican 1976 Retired
Republican hold
Jon Kyl
Jon Kyl
Jon Llewellyn Kyl is the junior U.S. Senator from Arizona and the Senate Minority Whip, the second-highest position in the Republican Senate leadership. In 2010 he was recognized by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world for his persuasive role in the Senate.The son...

 (R) 64.6%

Philip R. Davis (D) 35.4%
Jim Kolbe
Jim Kolbe
James Thomas "Jim" Kolbe is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for Arizona's 8th congressional district, serving 11 terms from 1985 to 2007.-Early life:...

Republican 1984 Re-elected Jim Kolbe
Jim Kolbe
James Thomas "Jim" Kolbe is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for Arizona's 8th congressional district, serving 11 terms from 1985 to 2007.-Early life:...

 (R) 64.9%

Joel Ireland (D) 35.1%

Arkansas 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
William Vollie Alexander, Jr. Democratic 1968 Re-elected William Vollie Alexander, Jr. (D) 64.2%
Rick H. Albin (R) 35.8%
Tommy F. Robinson
Tommy F. Robinson
Tommy Franklin Robinson is a politician from the state of Arkansas.-Early life:Robinson was born in Little Rock and graduated from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. He served in the United States Navy from 1959 to 1963....

Democratic 1984 Re-elected Tommy F. Robinson
Tommy F. Robinson
Tommy Franklin Robinson is a politician from the state of Arkansas.-Early life:Robinson was born in Little Rock and graduated from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. He served in the United States Navy from 1959 to 1963....

 (D) 75.7%

Keith Hamaker (R) 24.2%
Elton White (W/I
Write-in candidate
A write-in candidate is a candidate in an election whose name does not appear on the ballot, but for whom voters may vote nonetheless by writing in the person's name. Some states and local jurisdictions allow a voter to affix a sticker with a write-in candidate's name on it to the ballot in lieu...

) 0.05%
John P. Hammerschmidt Republican 1966 Re-elected John P. Hammerschmidt (R) 79.8%
Su Sargent (D) 20.2%
Beryl Anthony, Jr.
Beryl Anthony, Jr.
Beryl Franklin Anthony, Jr. , is a former representative from Arkansas to the United States House of Representatives.-Early life and education:...

Democratic 1978 Re-elected Beryl Anthony, Jr.
Beryl Anthony, Jr.
Beryl Franklin Anthony, Jr. , is a former representative from Arkansas to the United States House of Representatives.-Early life and education:...

 (D) 77.4%

Lamar Keels (R) 15.4%
Stephen A. Bitely (I) 7.1%

California 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Douglas H. Bosco
Douglas H. Bosco
Douglas Harry Bosco is a former U.S. Representative from California.Born in Brooklyn, New York, Bosco attended Homestead High School, Sunnyvale, California. He graduated from the Capitol Page School in Washington, D.C., 1963. He received a B.A. from Willamette University in 1968 and a J.D. from...

Democratic 1982
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1982
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1982 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 2, 1982...

Re-elected Douglas H. Bosco
Douglas H. Bosco
Douglas Harry Bosco is a former U.S. Representative from California.Born in Brooklyn, New York, Bosco attended Homestead High School, Sunnyvale, California. He graduated from the Capitol Page School in Washington, D.C., 1963. He received a B.A. from Willamette University in 1968 and a J.D. from...

 (D) 67.5%

Floyd G. Sampson (R) 26.6%
Elden McFarland (PF) 5.9%
Eugene A. Chappie
Eugene A. Chappie
Eugene Albert Chappie was a United States Congressman from California. He served as a Republican between 1981 and 1987....

Republican 1980
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1980
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1980 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 4, 1980...

Retired
Republican hold
Wally Herger
Wally Herger
Walter William "Wally" Herger, Jr. , American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1987, representing the California's 2nd congressional district. The second district is physically large...

 (R) 58.3%

Stephen C. "Steve" Swendiman (D) 39.6%
Harry Hugh "Doc" Pendery (L
Libertarian Party (United States)
The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...

) 2.2%
Bob Matsui
Bob Matsui
Robert Takeo Matsui was an American politician from the state of California. Matsui was a member of the Democratic Party and served in the U.S...

Democratic 1978
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1978
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1978 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 7, 1978...

Re-elected Bob Matsui
Bob Matsui
Robert Takeo Matsui was an American politician from the state of California. Matsui was a member of the Democratic Party and served in the U.S...

 (D) 75.9%

Lowell Patrick Landowski (R) 24.1%
Victor H. Fazio
Victor H. Fazio
Victor Herbert Fazio, Jr. usually known as Vic Fazio is a former Democratic congressman from California.-Early life:...

Democratic 1978
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1978
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1978 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 7, 1978...

Re-elected Victor H. Fazio
Victor H. Fazio
Victor Herbert Fazio, Jr. usually known as Vic Fazio is a former Democratic congressman from California.-Early life:...

 (D) 70.2%

Jack D. Hite (R) 29.8%
Sala Burton
Sala Burton
Sala Burton was a United States Representative from California. She was born Sala Galante in Białystok, Poland. She attended public schools in San Francisco and University of San Francisco. She was the associate director of the California Public Affairs Institute from 1948 to 1950...

Democratic 1983 Re-elected Sala Burton
Sala Burton
Sala Burton was a United States Representative from California. She was born Sala Galante in Białystok, Poland. She attended public schools in San Francisco and University of San Francisco. She was the associate director of the California Public Affairs Institute from 1948 to 1950...

 (D) 75.2%

Mike Garza (R) 22.1%
Samuel K. "Sam" Grove (L
Libertarian Party (United States)
The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...

) 1.5%
Theodore Adrian "Ted" Zuur (PF) 1.3%
Barbara Boxer
Barbara Boxer
Barbara Levy Boxer is the junior United States Senator from California . A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives ....

Democratic 1982
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1982
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1982 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 2, 1982...

Re-elected Barbara Boxer
Barbara Boxer
Barbara Levy Boxer is the junior United States Senator from California . A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives ....

 (D) 73.9%

Franklin "Harry" Ernst III (R) 26.1%
George Miller Democratic 1974
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1974
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1974 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 4, 1974...

Re-elected George Miller (D) 66.6%
Rosemary Thakar (R) 33.4%
Ron Dellums
Ron Dellums
Ronald Vernie "Ron" Dellums served as Oakland's forty-fifth mayor. From 1971 to 1998, he was elected to thirteen terms as a Member of the U.S...

Democratic 1970
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1970
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1970 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 3, 1970. Republicans won one open seat when...

Re-elected Ron Dellums
Ron Dellums
Ronald Vernie "Ron" Dellums served as Oakland's forty-fifth mayor. From 1971 to 1998, he was elected to thirteen terms as a Member of the U.S...

 (D) 60.0%

Steven Eigenberg (R) 37.9%
Lawrence R. Manuel (PF) 2.1%
Pete Stark
Pete Stark
Fortney Hillman "Pete" Stark, Jr. is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1973. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Currently he is the 5th most senior Representative, as well as 6th most senior member of Congress overall...

Democratic 1972
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1972
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1972 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 7, 1972. California gained 5 seats as a...

Re-elected Pete Stark
Pete Stark
Fortney Hillman "Pete" Stark, Jr. is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1973. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Currently he is the 5th most senior Representative, as well as 6th most senior member of Congress overall...

 (D) 69.7%

David M. "Dave" Williams (R) 30.3%
Don Edwards
Don Edwards
William Donlon Edwards is an American politician of the Democratic Party, formerly a member of the United States House of Representatives from California.-Biography:...

Democratic 1962
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1962
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1962 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 6, 1962...

Re-elected Don Edwards
Don Edwards
William Donlon Edwards is an American politician of the Democratic Party, formerly a member of the United States House of Representatives from California.-Biography:...

 (D) 70.5%

Michael R. La Crone (R) 26.6%
Perr Cardestam (L
Libertarian Party (United States)
The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...

) 1.5%
Bradley L. Mayer (PF) 1.4%
Tom Lantos
Tom Lantos
Thomas Peter "Tom" Lantos was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1981 until his death, representing the northern two-thirds of San Mateo County and a portion of southwest San Francisco...

Democratic 1980
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1980
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1980 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 4, 1980...

Re-elected Tom Lantos
Tom Lantos
Thomas Peter "Tom" Lantos was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1981 until his death, representing the northern two-thirds of San Mateo County and a portion of southwest San Francisco...

 (D) 74.1%

G. M. "Bill" Quraishi (R) 25.9%
Ed Zschau
Ed Zschau
Edwin Van Wyck Zschau represented California's 12th District in the United States House of Representatives from 1983-1987. In 1986 he ran as the Republican candidate for a seat in the United States Senate...

Republican 1982
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1982
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1982 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 2, 1982...

Retired to run for U. S. Senate
United States Senate elections, 1986
The U.S. Senate election, 1986 was an election for the United States Senate in the middle of Ronald Reagan's second presidential term. As in most midterm elections, the opposition Democratic Party held the usual advantage...


Republican hold
Ernie Konnyu
Ernie Konnyu
Ernest Leslie Konnyu is a former Republican U.S. Representative from California's 12th congressional district....

 (R) 59.5%

Lance T. Weil (D) 37.2%
William C. "Bill" White (L
Libertarian Party (United States)
The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...

) 3.4%
Norman Mineta
Norman Mineta
Norman Yoshio Mineta, is a United States politician of the Democratic Party. Mineta most recently served in President George W. Bush's Cabinet as the United States Secretary of Transportation, the only Democratic Cabinet Secretary in the Bush administration...

Democratic 1974
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1974
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1974 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 4, 1974...

Re-elected Norman Mineta
Norman Mineta
Norman Yoshio Mineta, is a United States politician of the Democratic Party. Mineta most recently served in President George W. Bush's Cabinet as the United States Secretary of Transportation, the only Democratic Cabinet Secretary in the Bush administration...

 (D) 69.7%

Bob Nash (R) 30.3%
Norman D. Shumway
Norman D. Shumway
Norman David Shumway is a former California Republican politician.After moving to California, he was educated in the Stockton public school system. He received an Associate of Arts degree from Stockton College in 1954, and was graduated from the University of Utah with a Bachelor of Science degree...

Republican 1978
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1978
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1978 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 7, 1978...

Re-elected Norman D. Shumway
Norman D. Shumway
Norman David Shumway is a former California Republican politician.After moving to California, he was educated in the Stockton public school system. He received an Associate of Arts degree from Stockton College in 1954, and was graduated from the University of Utah with a Bachelor of Science degree...

 (R) 71.6%

Bill Steele (D) 26.1%
Bruce A. Daniel (L
Libertarian Party (United States)
The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...

) 2.3%
Tony Coelho
Tony Coelho
Anthony "Tony" Coelho is a former United States congressman from California, and primary sponsor of the Americans with Disabilities Act...

Democratic 1978
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1978
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1978 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 7, 1978...

Re-elected Tony Coelho
Tony Coelho
Anthony "Tony" Coelho is a former United States congressman from California, and primary sponsor of the Americans with Disabilities Act...

 (D) 71.0%

Carol Harner (R) 27.2%
Richard M. Harris (L
Libertarian Party (United States)
The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...

) 1.8%
Leon Panetta
Leon Panetta
Leon Edward Panetta is the 23rd and current United States Secretary of Defense, serving in the administration of President Barack Obama since 2011. Prior to taking office, he served as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency...

Democratic 1976
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1976
The California United States House elections, 1976 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 2, 1976...

Re-elected Leon Panetta
Leon Panetta
Leon Edward Panetta is the 23rd and current United States Secretary of Defense, serving in the administration of President Barack Obama since 2011. Prior to taking office, he served as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency...

 (D) 78.4%

Louis Darrigo (R) 19.2%
Ron Wright (PF) 1.2%
Bill Anderson (L
Libertarian Party (United States)
The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...

) 1.2%
Chip Pashayan Republican 1978
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1978
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1978 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 7, 1978...

Re-elected Chip Pashayan (R) 60.2%
John Hartnett (D) 39.8%
Richard H. Lehman
Richard H. Lehman
Richard Henry "Rick" Lehman is a former member of the United States House of Representatives from California who served from 1983 to 1995; he was previously a member of the California State Assembly....

Democratic 1982
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1982
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1982 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 2, 1982...

Re-elected Richard H. Lehman
Richard H. Lehman
Richard Henry "Rick" Lehman is a former member of the United States House of Representatives from California who served from 1983 to 1995; he was previously a member of the California State Assembly....

 (D) 71.3%

David C. Crevelt (R) 28.7%
Robert J. Lagomarsino
Robert J. Lagomarsino
Robert John "Bob" Lagomarsino is a former Republican congressman from California. Lagomarsino began his service in the United States House of Representatives in 1974 and was re-elected every two years until 1992, when he was defeated for renomination by Michael Huffington...

Republican 1974
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1974
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1974 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 4, 1974...

Re-elected Robert J. Lagomarsino
Robert J. Lagomarsino
Robert John "Bob" Lagomarsino is a former Republican congressman from California. Lagomarsino began his service in the United States House of Representatives in 1974 and was re-elected every two years until 1992, when he was defeated for renomination by Michael Huffington...

 (R) 71.9%

Wayne B. Norris (D) 26.8%
George Hasara (L
Libertarian Party (United States)
The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...

) 1.4%
Bill Thomas
Bill Thomas
William Marshall Thomas , commonly known as Bill Thomas, is an American politician, and a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1979–2007, finishing his tenure representing California's 22nd congressional district and as the Chairman of the House Ways and Means...

Republican 1978
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1978
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1978 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 7, 1978...

Re-elected Bill Thomas
Bill Thomas
William Marshall Thomas , commonly known as Bill Thomas, is an American politician, and a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1979–2007, finishing his tenure representing California's 22nd congressional district and as the Chairman of the House Ways and Means...

 (R) 72.6%

Jules H. Moquin (D) 27.4%
Bobbi Fiedler
Bobbi Fiedler
Bobbi Fiedler is a former U.S. Representative from California who made a name for herself as a strong opponent of forced busing.-Biography:...

Republican 1980
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1980
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1980 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 4, 1980...

Retired to run for U. S. Senate
United States Senate elections, 1986
The U.S. Senate election, 1986 was an election for the United States Senate in the middle of Ronald Reagan's second presidential term. As in most midterm elections, the opposition Democratic Party held the usual advantage...


Republican hold
Elton Gallegly
Elton Gallegly
Elton William Gallegly is the U.S. Representative for , and previously the 23rd and 21st, serving in Congress since 1993. He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life, education, and pre-congressional career:...

 (R) 68.4%

Gilbert R. Saldana (D) 28.2%
Daniel Wiener (L
Libertarian Party (United States)
The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...

) 3.4%
Carlos Moorhead
Carlos Moorhead
Carlos John Moorhead was a United States Congressman from California. Born in Long Beach, he attended the public schools of Glendale, graduated from Herbert Hoover High School in 1940 and earned a B.A. from the UCLA in 1943 and a J.D. from the University of Southern California Law School in 1949...

Republican 1972
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1972
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1972 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 7, 1972. California gained 5 seats as a...

Re-elected Carlos Moorhead
Carlos Moorhead
Carlos John Moorhead was a United States Congressman from California. Born in Long Beach, he attended the public schools of Glendale, graduated from Herbert Hoover High School in 1940 and earned a B.A. from the UCLA in 1943 and a J.D. from the University of Southern California Law School in 1949...

 (R) 73.8%

John G. Simmons (D) 23.0%
Jona Joy Bergland (L
Libertarian Party (United States)
The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...

) 1.6%
Joel Lorimer (PF) 1.5%
Anthony C. Beilenson
Anthony C. Beilenson
Anthony Charles Beilenson is a former Democratic Congressman from Southern California who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1997....

Democratic 1976
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1976
The California United States House elections, 1976 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 2, 1976...

Re-elected Anthony C. Beilenson
Anthony C. Beilenson
Anthony Charles Beilenson is a former Democratic Congressman from Southern California who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1997....

 (D) 65.7%

George Woolverton (R) 31.8%
Tom Hopke (PF) 1.4%
Taylor Rhodes (L
Libertarian Party (United States)
The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...

) 1.1%
Henry Waxman
Henry Waxman
Henry Arnold Waxman is the U.S. Representative for , serving in Congress since 1975. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He is considered to be one of the most influential liberal members of Congress...

Democratic 1974
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1974
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1974 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 4, 1974...

Re-elected Henry Waxman
Henry Waxman
Henry Arnold Waxman is the U.S. Representative for , serving in Congress since 1975. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He is considered to be one of the most influential liberal members of Congress...

 (D) 87.9%

George Abrahams (L
Libertarian Party (United States)
The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...

) 7.5%
James Green (PF) 4.6%
Edward R. Roybal
Edward R. Roybal
Edward Ross "Ed" Roybal was a member of the Los Angeles, California, City Council for thirteen years and of the U.S. House of Representatives for thirty years.-Biography:...

Democratic 1962
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1962
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1962 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 6, 1962...

Re-elected Edward R. Roybal
Edward R. Roybal
Edward Ross "Ed" Roybal was a member of the Los Angeles, California, City Council for thirteen years and of the U.S. House of Representatives for thirty years.-Biography:...

 (D) 76.1%

Gregory L. Hardy (R) 21.3%
Ted Brown (L
Libertarian Party (United States)
The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...

) 2.6%
Howard Berman
Howard Berman
Howard Lawrence Berman is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2003. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He earlier served in the California State Assembly from 1974 to 1982, and as the U.S...

Democratic 1982
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1982
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1982 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 2, 1982...

Re-elected Howard Berman
Howard Berman
Howard Lawrence Berman is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2003. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He earlier served in the California State Assembly from 1974 to 1982, and as the U.S...

 (D) 65.1%

Robert M. Kerns (R) 34.9%
Mel Levine
Mel Levine
Meldon Edises Levine is an attorney and former Democratic Congressman from California. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 1993. He graduated from Beverly Hills High School in 1960 and was student body president and valedictorian at the University of California,...

Democratic 1982
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1982
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1982 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 2, 1982...

Re-elected Mel Levine
Mel Levine
Meldon Edises Levine is an attorney and former Democratic Congressman from California. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 1993. He graduated from Beverly Hills High School in 1960 and was student body president and valedictorian at the University of California,...

 (D) 63.7%

Robert B. Scribner (R) 34.3%
Thomas L. O'Connor, Jr. (PF) 1.2%
Jeff Avrech (L
Libertarian Party (United States)
The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...

) 0.8%
Julian C. Dixon
Julian C. Dixon
Julian Carey Dixon was an American politician from the state of California.Dixon was born in Washington D.C. and served in the United States Army from 1957 to 1960. He graduated from California State University, Los Angeles in 1962. He was elected to the California State Assembly as a Democrat in...

Democratic 1978
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1978
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1978 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 7, 1978...

Re-elected Julian C. Dixon
Julian C. Dixon
Julian Carey Dixon was an American politician from the state of California.Dixon was born in Washington D.C. and served in the United States Army from 1957 to 1960. He graduated from California State University, Los Angeles in 1962. He was elected to the California State Assembly as a Democrat in...

 (D) 76.3%

George Zaldivar Adams (R) 21.3%
Howard Johnson (L
Libertarian Party (United States)
The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...

) 2.3%
Augustus F. Hawkins
Augustus F. Hawkins
Augustus Freeman "Gus" Hawkins was a prominent African American Democratic Party politician and a figure in the history of Civil Rights and organized labor. He served as the first African American from California in the United States Congress, where he sponsored the Humphrey-Hawkins Full...

Democratic 1962
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1962
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1962 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 6, 1962...

Re-elected Augustus F. Hawkins
Augustus F. Hawkins
Augustus Freeman "Gus" Hawkins was a prominent African American Democratic Party politician and a figure in the history of Civil Rights and organized labor. He served as the first African American from California in the United States Congress, where he sponsored the Humphrey-Hawkins Full...

 (D) 84.5%

John Van de Brooke (R) 14.5%
Waheed R. Boctor (L
Libertarian Party (United States)
The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...

) 0.9%
Matthew G. Martinez
Matthew G. Martínez
Matthew Gilbert "Marty" Martínez was a Congressional representative who was both a member of the Democratic Party and the Republican Party from California's 30th congressional district from 1983 to 1993 and California's 31st congressional district from 1993 to 2001...

Democratic 1982
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1982
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1982 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 2, 1982...

Re-elected Matthew G. Martinez
Matthew G. Martínez
Matthew Gilbert "Marty" Martínez was a Congressional representative who was both a member of the Democratic Party and the Republican Party from California's 30th congressional district from 1983 to 1993 and California's 31st congressional district from 1993 to 2001...

 (D) 62.5%

John W. Almquist (R) 35.5%
Kim J. Goldsworthy (L
Libertarian Party (United States)
The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...

) 2.0%
Mervyn M. Dymally
Mervyn M. Dymally
Mervyn Malcolm Dymally is a California Democratic politician of mixed Indian and Afro-Trinidadian heritage. He served in the California State Assembly and the California State Senate , as the 41st Lieutenant Governor of California , and in the U.S. House of Representatives...

Democratic 1980
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1980
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1980 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 4, 1980...

Re-elected Mervyn M. Dymally
Mervyn M. Dymally
Mervyn Malcolm Dymally is a California Democratic politician of mixed Indian and Afro-Trinidadian heritage. He served in the California State Assembly and the California State Senate , as the 41st Lieutenant Governor of California , and in the U.S. House of Representatives...

 (D) 70.3%

Jack McMurray (R) 27.6%
B. Kwaku Duren
B. Kwaku Duren
B. Kwaku Duren is a controversial African American lawyer, educator, writer, editor, Black Panther, long-time social, political and community activist; and a former convict who now lives and practices law in South Central Los Angeles...

 (PF) 2.1%
Glenn M. Anderson
Glenn M. Anderson
Glenn Malcolm Anderson was an American politician. He was the 37th Lieutenant Governor of California and later as congressman. He was a member of the Democratic Party....

Democratic 1968
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1968
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1968 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 5, 1968...

Re-elected Glenn M. Anderson
Glenn M. Anderson
Glenn Malcolm Anderson was an American politician. He was the 37th Lieutenant Governor of California and later as congressman. He was a member of the Democratic Party....

 (D) 68.5%

Joyce M. Robertson (R) 29.4%
John S. Donohue (PF) 2.1%
David Dreier
David Dreier
David Timothy Dreier is the U.S. Representative for , serving in Congress since 1981. He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life, education, and business career:...

Republican 1980
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1980
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1980 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 4, 1980...

Re-elected David Dreier
David Dreier
David Timothy Dreier is the U.S. Representative for , serving in Congress since 1981. He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life, education, and business career:...

 (R) 71.7%

Monty Hempel (D) 26.8%
James Michael "Mike" Noonan (PF) 1.5%
Esteban Edward Torres
Esteban Edward Torres
Esteban Edward Torres is a politician from the state of California. Torres was born in Miami, Arizona to Rena Gómez. His father was a miner who was deported to Mexico in the 1930s despite being an U.S. citizen....

Democratic 1982
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1982
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1982 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 2, 1982...

Re-elected Esteban Edward Torres
Esteban Edward Torres
Esteban Edward Torres is a politician from the state of California. Torres was born in Miami, Arizona to Rena Gómez. His father was a miner who was deported to Mexico in the 1930s despite being an U.S. citizen....

 (D) 60.3%

Charles M. House (R) 39.7%
Jerry Lewis Republican 1978
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1978
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1978 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 7, 1978...

Re-elected Jerry Lewis (R) 76.9%
Robert J. "Sarge" Hall (D) 23.1%
George Brown, Jr.
George Brown, Jr.
George Edward Brown, Jr. was an American politician. He was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1963 to 1971 and from 1973 to 1999, representing Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Riverside counties in California.-Background:Brown was born in Holtville, California...

Democratic 1972
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1972
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1972 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 7, 1972. California gained 5 seats as a...

Re-elected George Brown, Jr.
George Brown, Jr.
George Edward Brown, Jr. was an American politician. He was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1963 to 1971 and from 1973 to 1999, representing Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Riverside counties in California.-Background:Brown was born in Holtville, California...

 (D) 57.1%

Robert L. "Bob" Henley (R) 42.9%
Al McCandless
Al McCandless
Alfred "Al" A. McCandless , a Republican politician from CaliforniaMcCANDLESS, Alfred A., a Representative from California; born in Brawley, Imperial County, Calif., July 23, 1927; attended Los Angeles City schools; B.A., University of California at Los Angeles, 1951; served, United States Marine...

Republican 1982
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1982
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1982 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 2, 1982...

Re-elected Al McCandless
Al McCandless
Alfred "Al" A. McCandless , a Republican politician from CaliforniaMcCANDLESS, Alfred A., a Representative from California; born in Brawley, Imperial County, Calif., July 23, 1927; attended Los Angeles City schools; B.A., University of California at Los Angeles, 1951; served, United States Marine...

 (R) 63.7%

David E. "Dave" Skinner (D) 36.3%
Bob Dornan
Bob Dornan
Robert Kenneth "Bob" Dornan is a Republican and former member of the United States House of Representatives from California and a vocal advocate of pro-life and social conservative causes....

Republican 1984
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1984
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1984 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 6, 1984. Only one incumbent, Democrat Jerry M...

Re-elected Bob Dornan
Bob Dornan
Robert Kenneth "Bob" Dornan is a Republican and former member of the United States House of Representatives from California and a vocal advocate of pro-life and social conservative causes....

 (R) 55.3%

Richard H. Robinson (D) 42.4%
Lee Connelly (L
Libertarian Party (United States)
The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...

) 2.3%
William E. Dannemeyer
William E. Dannemeyer
William Edwin Dannemeyer is a conservative American politician, activist, and author, known for his anti-gay political position. He is currently honorary national chairman of Citizens for a Better America. He served as U.S...

Republican 1978
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1978
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1978 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 7, 1978...

Re-elected William E. Dannemeyer
William E. Dannemeyer
William Edwin Dannemeyer is a conservative American politician, activist, and author, known for his anti-gay political position. He is currently honorary national chairman of Citizens for a Better America. He served as U.S...

 (R) 74.5%

David D. Vest (D) 24.0%
Frank Boeheim (PF) 1.6%
Robert Badham
Robert Badham
Robert Edward Badham was an American politician. He was born in Los Angeles, California, graduated from Beverly Hills High School in 1947, and Stanford University in 1951...

Republican 1976
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1976
The California United States House elections, 1976 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 2, 1976...

Re-elected Robert Badham
Robert Badham
Robert Edward Badham was an American politician. He was born in Los Angeles, California, graduated from Beverly Hills High School in 1947, and Stanford University in 1951...

 (R) 59.8%

Bruce W. Sumner (D) 37.7%
Steve Sears (PF) 2.5%
Bill Lowery
Bill Lowery (US politician)
William David "Bill" Lowery was a Republican politician from California.Lowery was born in southeastern San Diego, California, USA, where he grew up. He attended San Diego State University....

Republican 1980
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1980
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1980 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 4, 1980...

Re-elected Bill Lowery
Bill Lowery (US politician)
William David "Bill" Lowery was a Republican politician from California.Lowery was born in southeastern San Diego, California, USA, where he grew up. He attended San Diego State University....

 (R) 67.8%

Daniel F. "Dan" Kripke (D) 30.4%
Richard "Dick" Rider (L
Libertarian Party (United States)
The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...

) 1.8%
Dan Lungren
Dan Lungren
Daniel Edward "Dan" Lungren is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2005. The district covers most of Sacramento County and part of Solano County, as well as all of Alpine, Amador and Calaveras counties...

Republican 1978
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1978
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1978 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 7, 1978...

Re-elected Dan Lungren
Dan Lungren
Daniel Edward "Dan" Lungren is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2005. The district covers most of Sacramento County and part of Solano County, as well as all of Alpine, Amador and Calaveras counties...

 (R) 72.8%

Michael P. Blackburn (D) 24.7%
Kate McClatchy (PF) 2.5%
Ron Packard
Ron Packard
Packard was only the third person to be elected to Congress as a write-in candidate. The two previously successful congressional write-in candidates were U.S. Rep. Joe Skeen in 1980 and Sen. Strom Thurmond in 1954. Upon being sworn in, Packard joined the Republican caucus...

Republican 1982
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1982
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1982 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 2, 1982...

Re-elected Ron Packard
Ron Packard
Packard was only the third person to be elected to Congress as a write-in candidate. The two previously successful congressional write-in candidates were U.S. Rep. Joe Skeen in 1980 and Sen. Strom Thurmond in 1954. Upon being sworn in, Packard joined the Republican caucus...

 (R) 73.1%

Joseph Chirra (D) 24.0%
Phyllis Avery (L
Libertarian Party (United States)
The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...

) 2.9%
Jim Bates Democratic 1982
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1982
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1982 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 2, 1982...

Re-elected Jim Bates (D) 64.2%
Bill Mitchell (R) 33.1%
Shirley Rachel Isaacson (PF) 1.5%
Dennis Thompson (L
Libertarian Party (United States)
The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...

) 1.1%
Duncan Hunter
Duncan Hunter
Duncan Lee Hunter is an American politician. He was a Republican member of the House of Representatives from California's 52nd, 45th and 42nd districts from 1981 to 2009....

Republican 1980
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1980
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1980 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 4, 1980...

Re-elected Duncan Hunter
Duncan Hunter
Duncan Lee Hunter is an American politician. He was a Republican member of the House of Representatives from California's 52nd, 45th and 42nd districts from 1981 to 2009....

 (R) 76.9%

Hewitt Fitts Ryan (D) 21.2%
Lee Schwartz (L
Libertarian Party (United States)
The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...

) 1.9%

Colorado 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Patricia Schroeder
Patricia Schroeder
Patricia Nell Scott Schroeder , American politician, was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Colorado, serving from 1973 to 1997. She was the first woman elected to Congress from Colorado.- Early years :...

Democratic 1972 Re-elected Patricia Schroeder
Patricia Schroeder
Patricia Nell Scott Schroeder , American politician, was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Colorado, serving from 1973 to 1997. She was the first woman elected to Congress from Colorado.- Early years :...

 (D) 68.4%

Joy Wood (R) 31.6%
Tim Wirth
Tim Wirth
Timothy Endicott Wirth is a former United States Senator from Colorado. Wirth, a Democrat, was a member of the House from 1975 to 1987 and was elected to the Senate in 1986, serving one term there before stepping down. He was Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs during the Clinton...

Democratic 1974 Retired to run for U. S. Senate
United States Senate elections, 1986
The U.S. Senate election, 1986 was an election for the United States Senate in the middle of Ronald Reagan's second presidential term. As in most midterm elections, the opposition Democratic Party held the usual advantage...


Democratic hold
David Skaggs
David Skaggs
David Evans Skaggs was a Democratic Congressman from the state of Colorado from 1987 to 1999.Skaggs was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, but grew up in the New Jersey suburbs of New York City. He attended Wesleyan University, and after earning his degree in Philosophy in 1964, went on to Yale University,...

 (D) 51.5%

Mike Norton (R) 48.5%
Michael L. Strang
Michael L. Strang
Michael Lathrop "Mike" Strang was a one-term U.S. Representative from Colorado. He was born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.He served as a second lieutenant in the United States Army from 1950 to 1953.Rancher....

Republican 1984 Lost re-election
Democratic gain
Ben Nighthorse Campbell
Ben Nighthorse Campbell
Benjamin Nighthorse Campbell is an American politician. He was a U.S. Senator from Colorado from 1993 until 2005 and was during his tenure the only American Indian serving in the U.S. Congress. Campbell was a three term U.S. Representative from 1987 to 1993, when he was sworn into office as a...

 (D) 51.9%

Michael L. Strang (R) 48.1%
Hank Brown
Hank Brown
George Hanks "Hank" Brown is a former Republican politician and U.S. Senator from Colorado who served as president of the University of Colorado system from April 2005 - January 2008.-Education:...

Republican 1980 Re-elected Hank Brown
Hank Brown
George Hanks "Hank" Brown is a former Republican politician and U.S. Senator from Colorado who served as president of the University of Colorado system from April 2005 - January 2008.-Education:...

 (R) 69.8%

David Sprague (D) 30.2%
Ken Kramer
Ken Kramer
For the stand-up comedian and Seinfeld character inspiration, see Kenny Kramer.Kenneth Bentley "Ken" Kramer is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Colorado....

Republican 1978 Retired to run for U. S. Senate
United States Senate elections, 1986
The U.S. Senate election, 1986 was an election for the United States Senate in the middle of Ronald Reagan's second presidential term. As in most midterm elections, the opposition Democratic Party held the usual advantage...


Republican hold
Joel Hefley
Joel Hefley
Joel M. Hefley is a U.S Republican politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives representing the 5th Congressional District of Colorado from 1987 to 2007. His wife, Dr. Lynn Hefley, is, like he, a former member of the Colorado State House of Representatives...

 (R) 69.8%

Bill Story (D) 30.2%
Daniel Schaefer
Daniel Schaefer
Daniel "Dan" Schaefer was a Republican U.S. Representative from Colorado from 1983 to 1999. He represented a suburban district that stretched from Denver to the southwest....

Republican 1983 Re-elected Daniel Schaefer
Daniel Schaefer
Daniel "Dan" Schaefer was a Republican U.S. Representative from Colorado from 1983 to 1999. He represented a suburban district that stretched from Denver to the southwest....

 (R) 65.0%

Chuck Norris (D) 33.5%
John Heckman (I) 1.5%

Connecticut 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Barbara B. Kennelly
Barbara B. Kennelly
Barbara Bailey Kennelly was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut.-Family and Education:...

Democratic 1982 Re-elected Barbara B. Kennelly
Barbara B. Kennelly
Barbara Bailey Kennelly was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut.-Family and Education:...

 (D) 74.2%

Herschel A. Klein (R) 25.4%
Sally F. Cadmus (I) 0.4%
Sam Gejdenson
Sam Gejdenson
Samuel "Sam" Gejdenson is a former United States Representative for the 2nd Congressional District of Connecticut.Born in a displaced persons camp in Eschwege, Germany, Gejdenson was the child of a Belarussian father and Lithuanian mother. Gejdenson grew up in Bozrah, Connecticut on a dairy farm...

Democratic 1980 Re-elected Sam Gejdenson
Sam Gejdenson
Samuel "Sam" Gejdenson is a former United States Representative for the 2nd Congressional District of Connecticut.Born in a displaced persons camp in Eschwege, Germany, Gejdenson was the child of a Belarussian father and Lithuanian mother. Gejdenson grew up in Bozrah, Connecticut on a dairy farm...

 (D) 67.4%

Bud Mullen (R) 32.6%
Bruce A. Morrison Democratic 1982 Re-elected Bruce A. Morrison (D) 69.6%
Ernest J. Diette, Jr. (R) 30.4%
Stewart McKinney Republican 1970 Re-elected Stewart McKinney (R) 53.5%
Christine M. Niedermeier (D) 46.5%
John G. Rowland
John G. Rowland
John Grosvenor Rowland was the 86th Governor of Connecticut from 1995 to 2004; he is a member of the Republican Party. He is married to Patty Rowland, his second wife, and the couple have five children between them...

Republican 1984 Re-elected John G. Rowland
John G. Rowland
John Grosvenor Rowland was the 86th Governor of Connecticut from 1995 to 2004; he is a member of the Republican Party. He is married to Patty Rowland, his second wife, and the couple have five children between them...

 (R) 60.9%

Jim Cohen (D) 39.1%
Nancy Johnson Republican 1982 Re-elected Nancy Johnson (R) 64.2%
Paul S. Amenta (D) 35.8%

Delaware 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Thomas R. Carper
Thomas R. Carper
Thomas Richard "Tom" Carper is the senior United States Senator from Delaware and a member of the Democratic Party. He was previously the 71st Governor of Delaware and a United States Representative....

Democratic 1982 Re-elected Thomas R. Carper
Thomas R. Carper
Thomas Richard "Tom" Carper is the senior United States Senator from Delaware and a member of the Democratic Party. He was previously the 71st Governor of Delaware and a United States Representative....

 (D) 66.2%

Thomas S. Neuberger (R) 33.4%
Patrick F. Harrison (American) 0.4%

Florida 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Earl Dewitt Hutto
Earl Dewitt Hutto
Earl Dewitt Hutto was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Born in Midland City, Alabama, Hutto attended Dale County public schools, and received a Bachelor of Science from Troy State University in 1949. He did graduate work in broadcasting at Northwestern University in 1951 and served in the United...

Democratic 1978 Re-elected Earl Dewitt Hutto
Earl Dewitt Hutto
Earl Dewitt Hutto was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Born in Midland City, Alabama, Hutto attended Dale County public schools, and received a Bachelor of Science from Troy State University in 1949. He did graduate work in broadcasting at Northwestern University in 1951 and served in the United...

 (D) 63.8%

Greg Neubeck (R) 36.2%
Don Fuqua
Don Fuqua
Don Fuqua is a U.S. Democratic politician.Fuqua graduated from the University of Florida in 1957. He was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives from Florida and served from January 3, 1963 to January 3, 1987.During most of his congressional career, Fuqua maintained his...

Democratic 1962 Retired
Democratic hold
James W. Grant
James W. Grant
James William "Bill" Grant is an American banker and former politician from Madison, Florida.A graduate of Florida State University, he attended the University of Florida for graduate studies. He represented in the U. S. Congress from 1987 to 1991...

 (D) Unopposed
Charles Edward Bennett
Charles Edward Bennett
Charles Edward Bennett was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Florida from 1949 to 1993. He was a Democrat who resided in Jacksonville, Florida.-Early years:...

Democratic 1948 Re-elected Charles Edward Bennett
Charles Edward Bennett
Charles Edward Bennett was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Florida from 1949 to 1993. He was a Democrat who resided in Jacksonville, Florida.-Early years:...

 (D) Unopposed
William V. Chappell, Jr.
William V. Chappell, Jr.
William Venroe Chappell, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Born in Kendrick, Florida, Chappell was in the University of Florida, B.A., 1947, LL.B., 1949, and J.D., 1967....

Democratic 1968 Re-elected William V. Chappell, Jr.
William V. Chappell, Jr.
William Venroe Chappell, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Born in Kendrick, Florida, Chappell was in the University of Florida, B.A., 1947, LL.B., 1949, and J.D., 1967....

 (D) Unopposed
Bill McCollum
Bill McCollum
Ira William "Bill" McCollum, Jr. is a former Florida Attorney General. A Republican, he was Florida's 36th attorney general, taking office in 2007...

Republican 1980 Re-elected Bill McCollum
Bill McCollum
Ira William "Bill" McCollum, Jr. is a former Florida Attorney General. A Republican, he was Florida's 36th attorney general, taking office in 2007...

 (R) Unopposed
Buddy MacKay
Buddy MacKay
Kenneth Hood "Buddy" MacKay, Jr. is an American politician and diplomat from Florida. A Democrat, he was briefly the 42nd Governor of Florida following the death of Lawton Chiles on December 12, 1998. During his long public service career he was also state legislator, U.S. Representative, Lt...

Democratic 1982 Re-elected Buddy MacKay
Buddy MacKay
Kenneth Hood "Buddy" MacKay, Jr. is an American politician and diplomat from Florida. A Democrat, he was briefly the 42nd Governor of Florida following the death of Lawton Chiles on December 12, 1998. During his long public service career he was also state legislator, U.S. Representative, Lt...

 (D) 70.2%

Larry Gallagher (R) 29.8%
Sam M. Gibbons Democratic 1962 Re-elected Sam M. Gibbons (D) Unopposed
Bill Young
Bill Young
Charles William "Bill" Young is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1971. He is a member of the Republican Party, and is currently the longest-serving Republican member of Congress...

Republican 1970 Re-elected Bill Young
Bill Young
Charles William "Bill" Young is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1971. He is a member of the Republican Party, and is currently the longest-serving Republican member of Congress...

 (R) Unopposed
Michael Bilirakis
Michael Bilirakis
Michael Bilirakis , American politician, was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1983 until 2007, representing the 9th District of Florida....

Republican 1982 Re-elected Michael Bilirakis
Michael Bilirakis
Michael Bilirakis , American politician, was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1983 until 2007, representing the 9th District of Florida....

 (R) 70.8%

Gabe Cazares (D) 29.2%
Andy Ireland
Andy Ireland
Andrew Poysell "Andy" Ireland was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Born to a wealthy family in Cincinnati, Ohio, he attended a prestigious private school within the city. He finished his high school career at Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, a school that is known as a stepping stone...

Republican 1976 Re-elected Andy Ireland
Andy Ireland
Andrew Poysell "Andy" Ireland was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Born to a wealthy family in Cincinnati, Ohio, he attended a prestigious private school within the city. He finished his high school career at Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, a school that is known as a stepping stone...

 (R) 71.2%

David B. Higginbottom (D) 28.8%
Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
Clarence William "Bill" Nelson is the senior United States Senator from the state of Florida and a member of the Democratic Party. He is a former U.S. Representative and former Treasurer and Insurance Commissioner of Florida...

Democratic 1978 Re-elected Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
Clarence William "Bill" Nelson is the senior United States Senator from the state of Florida and a member of the Democratic Party. He is a former U.S. Representative and former Treasurer and Insurance Commissioner of Florida...

 (D) 72.7%

Scott Ellis (R) 27.3%
Tom Lewis Republican 1982 Re-elected Tom Lewis (R) Unopposed
Connie Mack
Connie Mack
Connie Mack may refer to:* Connie Mack I , Hall of Fame baseball manager, player, owner* Connie Mack III , U.S. Representative , U.S. Senator from Florida * Connie Mack IV , U.S...

Republican 1982 Re-elected Connie Mack
Connie Mack
Connie Mack may refer to:* Connie Mack I , Hall of Fame baseball manager, player, owner* Connie Mack III , U.S. Representative , U.S. Senator from Florida * Connie Mack IV , U.S...

 (R) 75.0%

Addison S. Gilbert III (D) 25.0%
Dan Mica Democratic 1978 Re-elected Dan Mica (D) 73.8%
Rick Martin (R) 26.2%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. Republican 1980 Re-elected E. Clay Shaw, Jr. (R) Unopposed
Lawrence J. Smith
Lawrence J. Smith
Lawrence Jack Smith is an American politician and a former member of the United States House of Representatives from Florida....

Democratic 1982 Re-elected Lawrence J. Smith
Lawrence J. Smith
Lawrence Jack Smith is an American politician and a former member of the United States House of Representatives from Florida....

 (D) 69.7%

Mary Collins (R) 30.3%
William Lehman
William Lehman (Florida politician)
William H. Lehman was a United States Representative from Florida.Born in Selma, Alabama, he graduated from Dallas Academy and Selma High School, 1930. He received a B.S...

Democratic 1972 Re-elected William Lehman
William Lehman (Florida politician)
William H. Lehman was a United States Representative from Florida.Born in Selma, Alabama, he graduated from Dallas Academy and Selma High School, 1930. He received a B.S...

 (D) Unopposed
Claude Pepper
Claude Pepper
Claude Denson Pepper was an American politician of the Democratic Party, and a spokesman for left-liberalism and the elderly. In foreign policy he shifted from pro-Soviet in the 1940s to anti-Communist in the 1950s...

Democratic 1962 Re-elected Claude Pepper
Claude Pepper
Claude Denson Pepper was an American politician of the Democratic Party, and a spokesman for left-liberalism and the elderly. In foreign policy he shifted from pro-Soviet in the 1940s to anti-Communist in the 1950s...

 (D) 73.5%

Tom Brodie (R) 26.5%
Dante Fascell
Dante Fascell
Dante Bruno Fascell served as an American politician from the state of Florida.-Early life:Fascell, born in Bridgehampton, New York in 1917, moved to Florida in 1925. He graduated from the University of Miami law school in 1938. Fascell was a brother of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity and the...

Democratic 1954 Re-elected Dante Fascell
Dante Fascell
Dante Bruno Fascell served as an American politician from the state of Florida.-Early life:Fascell, born in Bridgehampton, New York in 1917, moved to Florida in 1925. He graduated from the University of Miami law school in 1938. Fascell was a brother of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity and the...

 (D) 69.1%

Bill Flanagan (R) 30.9%

Georgia 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Lindsay Thomas Democratic 1982 Re-elected Lindsay Thomas (D) Unopposed
Charles Floyd Hatcher
Charles Floyd Hatcher
Charles Floyd Hatcher is an American politician and lawyer. He served in Congress as a Democrat.-Biography:Hatcher was born in Doerun, Georgia and served in the United States Air Force from 1958 until 1962. After his military service, he attended Georgia Southern College in Statesboro in 1965 and...

Democratic 1980 Re-elected Charles Floyd Hatcher
Charles Floyd Hatcher
Charles Floyd Hatcher is an American politician and lawyer. He served in Congress as a Democrat.-Biography:Hatcher was born in Doerun, Georgia and served in the United States Air Force from 1958 until 1962. After his military service, he attended Georgia Southern College in Statesboro in 1965 and...

 (D) Unopposed
Richard Ray
Richard Ray
Richard Belmont Ray was an American politician from Georgia.Ray was born in Fort Valley, Georgia, and graduated from Crawford County High School in Roberta, Georgia, in 1944. He then served in the United States Navy during World War II, from 1944 to 1946...

Democratic 1982 Re-elected Richard Ray
Richard Ray
Richard Belmont Ray was an American politician from Georgia.Ray was born in Fort Valley, Georgia, and graduated from Crawford County High School in Roberta, Georgia, in 1944. He then served in the United States Navy during World War II, from 1944 to 1946...

 (D) Unopposed
Pat Swindall
Pat Swindall
Patrick Lynn Swindall Sr. is an American politician.Swindall was born in Gadsden, Alabama. He graduated from Briarcliff High School and with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Georgia in 1972 and also obtained his J.D...

Republican 1984 Re-elected Pat Swindall
Pat Swindall
Patrick Lynn Swindall Sr. is an American politician.Swindall was born in Gadsden, Alabama. He graduated from Briarcliff High School and with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Georgia in 1972 and also obtained his J.D...

 (R) 53.2%

Ben Jones (D) 46.8%
Wyche Fowler
Wyche Fowler
William Wyche Fowler, Jr. is an American politician and ambassador. He is a member of the Democratic Party and served as U.S. Senator from Georgia from January 1987 to January 1993. He had previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1977 until his senatorial election.-Early life...

Democratic 1977 Retired to run for U. S. Senate
United States Senate elections, 1986
The U.S. Senate election, 1986 was an election for the United States Senate in the middle of Ronald Reagan's second presidential term. As in most midterm elections, the opposition Democratic Party held the usual advantage...


Democratic hold
John Lewis (D) 75.3%
Portia A. Scott (R) 24.7%
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
Newton Leroy "Newt" Gingrich is a U.S. Republican Party politician who served as the House Minority Whip from 1989 to 1995 and as the 58th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999....

Republican 1978 Re-elected Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
Newton Leroy "Newt" Gingrich is a U.S. Republican Party politician who served as the House Minority Whip from 1989 to 1995 and as the 58th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999....

 (R) 59.5%

Crandle Bray (D) 40.5%
George Darden
George Darden
George Washington "Buddy" Darden, III is an American politician and lawyer.-Early life:Darden was born in Hancock County, Georgia and graduated from Sparta High School in Sparta, Georgia in 1961. He earned his Bachelor of Arts at the University of Georgia in Athens in 1965 and his Juris Doctor...

Democratic 1983 Re-elected George Darden
George Darden
George Washington "Buddy" Darden, III is an American politician and lawyer.-Early life:Darden was born in Hancock County, Georgia and graduated from Sparta High School in Sparta, Georgia in 1961. He earned his Bachelor of Arts at the University of Georgia in Athens in 1965 and his Juris Doctor...

 (D) 66.4%

Joe Morecraft (R) 33.6%
J. Roy Rowland
J. Roy Rowland
James Roy Rowland, Jr. is an American politician and physician from Georgia.Rowland attended Wrightsville High School and graduated in 1943. He then attended Emory at Oxford in Oxford, Georgia in 1943, South Georgia College in Douglas, Georgia in 1946 and the University of Georgia in Athens from...

Democratic 1982 Re-elected J. Roy Rowland
J. Roy Rowland
James Roy Rowland, Jr. is an American politician and physician from Georgia.Rowland attended Wrightsville High School and graduated in 1943. He then attended Emory at Oxford in Oxford, Georgia in 1943, South Georgia College in Douglas, Georgia in 1946 and the University of Georgia in Athens from...

 (D) 86.4%

Eddie McDowell (R) 13.6%
Ed Jenkins Democratic 1976 Re-elected Ed Jenkins (D) Unopposed
Doug Barnard, Jr.
Doug Barnard, Jr.
Druie Douglas Barnard, Jr. is a former United States congressman from Georgia.Barnard attended the Richmond County public schools and graduated from the Academy of Richmond County in 1939. He attended Augusta College from 1939 to 1940, then graduated in 1943 with an A.B. from Mercer University in...

Democratic 1976 Re-elected Doug Barnard, Jr.
Doug Barnard, Jr.
Druie Douglas Barnard, Jr. is a former United States congressman from Georgia.Barnard attended the Richmond County public schools and graduated from the Academy of Richmond County in 1939. He attended Augusta College from 1939 to 1940, then graduated in 1943 with an A.B. from Mercer University in...

 (D) 67.3%

Jim Hill (R) 32.7%

Hawaii 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Neil Abercrombie
Neil Abercrombie
Neil Abercrombie is the 7th and current Governor of Hawaii. He was the Democratic U.S. Representative of the First Congressional District of Hawaii which comprises urban Honolulu. He served in Congress from 1986 to 1987 and from 1991 to 2010 when he resigned to successfully run for governor...

Democratic 1986 Lost renomination
Republican gain
Pat Saiki
Pat Saiki
Patricia Fukuda "Pat" Saiki is an American politician and former school teacher from Hilo in the State of Hawai'i. She served as a Republican in Congress from 1987 to 1991 and then as Administrator of the Small Business Administration under President of the United States George H. W...

 (R) 59.2%

Mufi Hannemann
Mufi Hannemann
Muliufi Francis "Mufi" Hannemann is an American politician. He is the former Mayor of Honolulu. Hannemann has served as a special assistant in Washington, D.C., with the Department of the Interior, where he was selected for a White House fellowship in the Reagan administration under Vice President...

 (D) 37.5%
Blase Harris (L
Libertarian Party (United States)
The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...

) 3.3%
Daniel Akaka
Daniel Akaka
Daniel Kahikina Akaka is the junior U.S. Senator from Hawaii and a member of the Democratic Party. He is the first U.S. Senator of Native Hawaiian ancestry and is currently the only member of the Senate who has Chinese ancestry....

Democratic 1976 Re-elected Daniel Akaka
Daniel Akaka
Daniel Kahikina Akaka is the junior U.S. Senator from Hawaii and a member of the Democratic Party. He is the first U.S. Senator of Native Hawaiian ancestry and is currently the only member of the Senate who has Chinese ancestry....

 (D) 76.1%

Maria M. Hustace (R) 21.7%
Ken Schoolland (L
Libertarian Party (United States)
The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...

) 2.2%

Idaho 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Larry Craig
Larry Craig
Larry Edwin Craig is a former Republican politician from the U.S. state of Idaho. He served 18 years in the U.S. Senate , preceded by 10 years in the U.S. House, representing Idaho's first district . His 28 years in the Congress rank as the second-longest in Idaho history, trailing only William...

Republican 1980 Re-elected Larry Craig
Larry Craig
Larry Edwin Craig is a former Republican politician from the U.S. state of Idaho. He served 18 years in the U.S. Senate , preceded by 10 years in the U.S. House, representing Idaho's first district . His 28 years in the Congress rank as the second-longest in Idaho history, trailing only William...

 (R) 65.1%

Bill Currie (D) 32.3%
David W. Shepherd (I) 2.6%
Richard H. Stallings
Richard H. Stallings
Richard Howard Stallings represented the Idaho Second District in the House of Representatives from 1985 to 1993. Stallings also served in several other state and local political offices over the course of a 22-year political career.Stallings earned degrees from Weber State College, Utah State...

Democratic 1984 Re-elected Richard H. Stallings
Richard H. Stallings
Richard Howard Stallings represented the Idaho Second District in the House of Representatives from 1985 to 1993. Stallings also served in several other state and local political offices over the course of a 22-year political career.Stallings earned degrees from Weber State College, Utah State...

 (D) 54.4%

Mel Richardson (R) 45.6%

Illinois 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Charles Hayes Democratic 1983 Re-elected Charles Hayes (D) 96.4%
Joseph C. Faulkner (R) 3.6%
Gus Savage
Gus Savage
Augustus Alexander "Gus" Savage is a former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois....

Democratic 1980 Re-elected Gus Savage
Gus Savage
Augustus Alexander "Gus" Savage is a former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois....

 (D) 83.8%

Ron Taylor (R) 16.2%
Marty Russo
Marty Russo
Martin Anthony Russo is a U.S. Democratic politician and lobbyist.- Political career :He was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives from Illinois and served from January 3, 1975 to January 3, 1993.From 1979 to 1992, Russo served on the Ways and Means Committee...

Democratic 1974 Re-elected Marty Russo
Marty Russo
Martin Anthony Russo is a U.S. Democratic politician and lobbyist.- Political career :He was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives from Illinois and served from January 3, 1975 to January 3, 1993.From 1979 to 1992, Russo served on the Ways and Means Committee...

 (D) 66.2%

James J. Tierney (R) 33.8%
George M. O'Brien
George M. O'Brien
George Miller O'Brien is a former member of the United States House of Representatives. He was a Republican who represented Illinois' 17th congressional district....

Republican 1972 Retired
Republican hold
Jack Davis
Jack Davis (politician)
Jack Davis was a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1976 to 1986, and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1987-1989 representing Illinois' 4th U.S. Congressional District. In 1988 he was defeated by Democrat George E. Sangmeister.Jack Davis has a B.A....

 (R) 51.6%

Shawn Collins (D) 48.4%
Bill Lipinski
Bill Lipinski
William Oliver Lipinski , American politician, was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 2005, representing a district in Chicago....

Democratic 1982 Re-elected Bill Lipinski
Bill Lipinski
William Oliver Lipinski , American politician, was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 2005, representing a district in Chicago....

 (D) 70.4%

Daniel John Sobieski (R) 29.6%
Henry Hyde
Henry Hyde
Henry John Hyde , an American politician, was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 2007, representing the 6th District of Illinois, an area of Chicago's northwestern suburbs which included O'Hare International Airport...

Republican 1974 Re-elected Henry Hyde
Henry Hyde
Henry John Hyde , an American politician, was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 2007, representing the 6th District of Illinois, an area of Chicago's northwestern suburbs which included O'Hare International Airport...

 (R) 75.4%

Robert H. Renshaw (D) 24.6%
Cardiss Collins
Cardiss Collins
Cardiss H. Collins, originally Cardiss Robertson, is a Democratic politician from Illinois who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1973 to 1997...

Democratic 1973 Re-elected Cardiss Collins
Cardiss Collins
Cardiss H. Collins, originally Cardiss Robertson, is a Democratic politician from Illinois who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1973 to 1997...

 (D) 80.2%

Caroline K. Kallas (R) 18.6%
Jerald WIlson (I) 1.2%
Dan Rostenkowski
Dan Rostenkowski
Daniel David "Dan" Rostenkowski was a United States Representative from Illinois, serving from 1959 to 1995. Raised in a blue-collar neighborhood on the Northwest Side of Chicago, Rostenkowski rose to become one of the most powerful legislators in Washington. He was a member of the Democratic Party...

Democratic 1958 Re-elected Dan Rostenkowski
Dan Rostenkowski
Daniel David "Dan" Rostenkowski was a United States Representative from Illinois, serving from 1959 to 1995. Raised in a blue-collar neighborhood on the Northwest Side of Chicago, Rostenkowski rose to become one of the most powerful legislators in Washington. He was a member of the Democratic Party...

 (D) 78.7%

Thomas J. DeFazio (R) 21.3%
Sidney R. Yates
Sidney R. Yates
Sidney Richard Yates was a politician from the state of Illinois.Yates was born in Chicago, Illinois and he graduated from the University of Chicago. He served in the United States Navy during World War II....

Democratic 1964 Re-elected Sidney R. Yates
Sidney R. Yates
Sidney Richard Yates was a politician from the state of Illinois.Yates was born in Chicago, Illinois and he graduated from the University of Chicago. He served in the United States Navy during World War II....

 (D) 71.6%

Herbert Sohn (R) 28.4%
John E. Porter Republican 1980 Re-elected John E. Porter (R) 75.1%
Robert A. Cleland (D) 24.9%
Frank Annunzio
Frank Annunzio
Frank Annunzio was an American politician from Chicago, Illinois.Annunzio, an Italian-American was born in Chicago, where he remained for his entire childhood and much of his adult life. He attended Crane Technical High School and DePaul University...

Democratic 1964 Re-elected Frank Annunzio
Frank Annunzio
Frank Annunzio was an American politician from Chicago, Illinois.Annunzio, an Italian-American was born in Chicago, where he remained for his entire childhood and much of his adult life. He attended Crane Technical High School and DePaul University...

 (D) 70.7%

George S. Gottlieb (R) 29.3%
Phil Crane
Phil Crane
Philip Miller "Phil" Crane is a former 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 suburbs of Chicago...

Republican 1969 Re-elected Phil Crane
Phil Crane
Philip Miller "Phil" Crane is a former 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 suburbs of Chicago...

 (R) 77.7%

John A. Leonardi (D) 22.3%
Harris W. Fawell
Harris W. Fawell
Harris W. Fawell was a Republican member of the Illinois Senate from 1963 to 1977, and was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1968 and 1988. In 1976 Harris W. Fawell ran unsuccessfully for the Illinois Supreme Court. In 1984 he was elected to the U.S...

Republican 1984 Re-elected Harris W. Fawell
Harris W. Fawell
Harris W. Fawell was a Republican member of the Illinois Senate from 1963 to 1977, and was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1968 and 1988. In 1976 Harris W. Fawell ran unsuccessfully for the Illinois Supreme Court. In 1984 he was elected to the U.S...

 (R) 73.4%

Dominick J. Jeffrey (D) 26.6%
John E. Grotberg
John E. Grotberg
John E. Grotberg was a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois....

Republican 1984 Retired
Republican hold
Dennis Hastert
Dennis Hastert
John Dennis "Denny" Hastert was the 59th Speaker of the House serving from 1999 to 2007. He represented as a Republican for twenty years, 1987 to 2007.He is the longest-serving Republican Speaker in history...

 (R) 52.4%

Mary Lou Kearns (D) 47.6%
Edward Rell Madigan
Edward Rell Madigan
Edward Rell Madigan 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 of Agriculture for George H. W. Bush.Madigan was born in Lincoln and attended Lincoln [Junior] College...

Republican 1972 Re-elected Edward Rell Madigan
Edward Rell Madigan
Edward Rell Madigan 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 of Agriculture for George H. W. Bush.Madigan was born in Lincoln and attended Lincoln [Junior] College...

 (R) Unopposed
Lynn Morley Martin
Lynn Morley Martin
Lynn Morley Martin is a businesswoman and former United States politician.-Political career:Born in Evanston, Illinois, she served as a member of the Winnebago County Board before she served in the Illinois House of Representatives, Illinois Senate, and the U.S. House of Representatives, where she...

Republican 1980 Re-elected Lynn Morley Martin
Lynn Morley Martin
Lynn Morley Martin is a businesswoman and former United States politician.-Political career:Born in Evanston, Illinois, she served as a member of the Winnebago County Board before she served in the Illinois House of Representatives, Illinois Senate, and the U.S. House of Representatives, where she...

 (R) 66.9%

Kenneth F. Bohnsack (D) 33.1%
Lane Evans
Lane Evans
Lane Allen Evans is a former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1983 until 2007, representing the 17th District of Illinois...

Democratic 1982 Re-elected Lane Evans
Lane Evans
Lane Allen Evans is a former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1983 until 2007, representing the 17th District of Illinois...

 (D) 55.6%

Sam McHard (R) 44.4%
Robert H. Michel
Robert H. Michel
Robert Henry "Bob" Michel is 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 district, and was the GOP leader in Congress, serving as Minority Leader for 14 years during an era...

Republican 1956 Re-elected Robert H. Michel
Robert H. Michel
Robert Henry "Bob" Michel is 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 district, and was the GOP leader in Congress, serving as Minority Leader for 14 years during an era...

 (R) 62.6%

Jim Dawson (D) 37.4%
Terry L. Bruce
Terry L. Bruce
Terry Lee Bruce was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Olney, Illinois, Bruce graduated from East Richland High School in Olney in 1962, from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1966, and from the University of Illinois Law School in Urbana in 1969.He was admitted to the bar...

Democratic 1984 Re-elected Terry L. Bruce
Terry L. Bruce
Terry Lee Bruce was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Olney, Illinois, Bruce graduated from East Richland High School in Olney in 1962, from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1966, and from the University of Illinois Law School in Urbana in 1969.He was admitted to the bar...

 (D) 66.4%

Al Salvi (R) 33.6%
Dick Durbin Democratic 1982 Re-elected Dick Durbin (D) 68.1%
Kevin B. McCarthy (R) 31.9%
Melvin Price Democratic 1944 Re-elected Melvin Price (D) 50.4%
Robert H. Gaffner (R) 49.6%
Kenneth J. Gray
Kenneth J. Gray
Kenneth James Gray was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in West Frankfort, Illinois, Gray attended the West Frankfort and Pope County elementary schools and graduated from Frankfort Community High School. He was owner of Gray Motors, West Frankfort, Illinois from 1942 to 1954...

Democratic 1984 Re-elected Kenneth J. Gray
Kenneth J. Gray
Kenneth James Gray was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in West Frankfort, Illinois, Gray attended the West Frankfort and Pope County elementary schools and graduated from Frankfort Community High School. He was owner of Gray Motors, West Frankfort, Illinois from 1942 to 1954...

 (D) 53.2%

Randy Patchett (R) 46.8%

Indiana 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Pete Visclosky
Pete Visclosky
Peter John "Pete" Visclosky is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1985. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district lies in Northwest Indiana and includes all of Lake, Newton, Jasper and Benton counties as well as a major portion of Porter County...

Democratic 1984 Re-elected Pete Visclosky
Pete Visclosky
Peter John "Pete" Visclosky is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1985. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district lies in Northwest Indiana and includes all of Lake, Newton, Jasper and Benton counties as well as a major portion of Porter County...

 (D) 73.3%

William Costas (R) 25.6%
James E. Willis (L
Libertarian Party (United States)
The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...

) 0.7%
Tracy E. Kyle (Workers) 0.3%
Philip R. Sharp Democratic 1974 Re-elected Philip R. Sharp (D) 61.9%
Donald J. Lynch (R) 37.4%
Richard W. Smith (L
Libertarian Party (United States)
The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...

) 0.7%
John P. Hiler
John P. Hiler
John Patrick Hiler is a former U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Chicago, Illinois, Hiler graduated from La Lumiere School, La Porte, Indiana, 1971....

Republican 1980 Re-elected John P. Hiler
John P. Hiler
John Patrick Hiler is a former U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Chicago, Illinois, Hiler graduated from La Lumiere School, La Porte, Indiana, 1971....

 (R) 49.8%

Thomas W. Wars (D) 49.8%
Kenneth K. Donnelly (L
Libertarian Party (United States)
The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...

) 0.4%
Dan Coats
Dan Coats
Daniel Ray "Dan" Coats is the junior United States Senator from Indiana and member of the Republican Party. He was in the United States Senate from from 1989 to 1999, retired, and then returned in 2011....

Republican 1980 Re-elected Dan Coats
Dan Coats
Daniel Ray "Dan" Coats is the junior United States Senator from Indiana and member of the Republican Party. He was in the United States Senate from from 1989 to 1999, retired, and then returned in 2011....

 (R) 69.6%

Gregory Alan Scher (D) 30.0%
Stephen L. Dasbach (L
Libertarian Party (United States)
The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...

) 0.4%
Elwood Hillis
Elwood Hillis
Elwood Haynes "Bud" Hillis is a former U.S. Representative from Indiana.-Biography:Born in Kokomo, Indiana, Hillis attended Kokomo public schools.He graduated from Culver Military Academy, 1944.B.S., Indiana University, 1949....

Republican 1970 Retired
Democratic gain
Jim Jontz
Jim Jontz
James Prather Jontz was an American politician from Indianapolis, who represented the 5th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives from 1987 to 1995...

 (D) 51.4%

James R. Butcher (R) 48.1%
Brent Waibel (L
Libertarian Party (United States)
The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...

) 0.5%
Dan Burton
Dan Burton
Danny "Dan" Lee Burton is the U.S. Representative for , and previously the , serving since 1983. He is a member of the Republican Party....

Republican 1982 Re-elected Dan Burton
Dan Burton
Danny "Dan" Lee Burton is the U.S. Representative for , and previously the , serving since 1983. He is a member of the Republican Party....

 (R) 68.4%

Thomas F. McKenna (D) 30.9%
Pamela J. Webe (L
Libertarian Party (United States)
The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...

) 0.8%
John T. Myers Republican 1966 Re-elected John T. Myers (R) 66.8%
L. Eugene Smith (D) 31.6%
Barbara J. Bourland (L
Libertarian Party (United States)
The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...

) 1.6%
Frank McCloskey
Frank McCloskey
Francis Xavier "Frank" McCloskey was a six-term Democratic representative from Indiana from January 3, 1983 to January 3, 1995, widely remembered for his advocacy on behalf of Bosnian Muslims. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and later moved to Bloomington, Indiana after receiving an...

Democratic 1982 Re-elected Frank McCloskey
Frank McCloskey
Francis Xavier "Frank" McCloskey was a six-term Democratic representative from Indiana from January 3, 1983 to January 3, 1995, widely remembered for his advocacy on behalf of Bosnian Muslims. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and later moved to Bloomington, Indiana after receiving an...

 (D) 53.0%

Richard D. McIntyre (R) 46.5%
Marilyn K. Stone (L
Libertarian Party (United States)
The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...

) 0.5%
Lee H. Hamilton
Lee H. Hamilton
Lee Herbert Hamilton is a former member of the United States House of Representatives and currently a member of the U.S. Homeland Security Advisory Council. A member of the Democratic Party, Hamilton represented the 9th congressional district of Indiana from 1965 to 1999...

Democratic 1964 Re-elected Lee H. Hamilton
Lee H. Hamilton
Lee Herbert Hamilton is a former member of the United States House of Representatives and currently a member of the U.S. Homeland Security Advisory Council. A member of the Democratic Party, Hamilton represented the 9th congressional district of Indiana from 1965 to 1999...

 (D) 71.9%

Robert Walter Kilroy (R) 27.7%
Douglas S. Boggs (L
Libertarian Party (United States)
The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...

) 0.4%
Andrew Jacobs, Jr.
Andrew Jacobs, Jr.
Andrew Jacobs, Jr. usually known as Andy Jacobs is a lawyer and a former Indiana state legislator and Congressman who served for thirty years. His father, Andrew Jacobs, was also a congressman for one term. He was married to one time House colleague Martha Keys of Kansas...

Democratic 1974 Re-elected Andrew Jacobs, Jr.
Andrew Jacobs, Jr.
Andrew Jacobs, Jr. usually known as Andy Jacobs is a lawyer and a former Indiana state legislator and Congressman who served for thirty years. His father, Andrew Jacobs, was also a congressman for one term. He was married to one time House colleague Martha Keys of Kansas...

 (D) 57.7%

Jim Eynon (R) 41.2%
Frederick C. Peterson (L
Libertarian Party (United States)
The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...

) 1.1%

Iowa 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Jim Leach
Jim Leach
James Albert Smith "Jim" Leach is a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa. In August 2009, he became Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities ....

Republican 1976 Re-elected Jim Leach
Jim Leach
James Albert Smith "Jim" Leach is a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa. In August 2009, he became Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities ....

 (R) 66.4%

John R. Whitaker (D) 33.6%
Tom Tauke
Tom Tauke
Thomas Joseph "Tom" Tauke is a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Tauke represented the northeast corner of the state of Iowa as a Republican from 1979 to 1991, entering Congress as one of the youngest members. Tauke left active politics in 1991 following an unsuccessful bid to...

Republican 1978 Re-elected Tom Tauke
Tom Tauke
Thomas Joseph "Tom" Tauke is a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Tauke represented the northeast corner of the state of Iowa as a Republican from 1979 to 1991, entering Congress as one of the youngest members. Tauke left active politics in 1991 following an unsuccessful bid to...

 (R) 61.3%

Eric Tabor (D) 38.7%
T. Cooper Evans
T. Cooper Evans
Thomas Cooper Evans was a three-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 3rd congressional district...

Republican 1980 Retired
Democratic gain
David R. Nagle
David R. Nagle
David R. Nagle in Grinnell, Iowa was a Representative in the United States House of Representatives, representing Iowa's 3rd congressional district from 1987 to 1993. Nagle is a member of the Democratic Party....

 (D) 54.6%

John McIntee (R) 45.4%
Neal Smith
Neal Smith
Neal Smith was the drummer for the rock group Alice Cooper from 1967 to 1974. He performed on the group's early albums Pretties For You and Easy Action, the breakout album Love It to Death and the subsequent successful albums Killer, School's Out, and Billion Dollar Babies...

Democratic 1958 Re-elected Neal Smith
Neal Smith
Neal Smith was the drummer for the rock group Alice Cooper from 1967 to 1974. He performed on the group's early albums Pretties For You and Easy Action, the breakout album Love It to Death and the subsequent successful albums Killer, School's Out, and Billion Dollar Babies...

 (D) 68.4%

Robert R. Lockard (R) 31.6%
Jim Ross Lightfoot
Jim Ross Lightfoot
James Ross "Jim" Lightfoot is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Iowa.-Early life:...

Republican 1984 Re-elected Jim Ross Lightfoot
Jim Ross Lightfoot
James Ross "Jim" Lightfoot is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Iowa.-Early life:...

 (R) 59.2%

Scott Hughes (D) 40.8%
Berkley Bedell
Berkley Bedell
Berkley Warren Bedell is a former U.S. Representative from Iowa. After starting a successful business in his youth, Berkley Fly Co., he ran for the United States Congress in 1972, but was defeated by incumbent Wiley Mayne...

Democratic 1974 Retired
Republican gain
Fred Grandy
Fred Grandy
Fredrick Lawrence "Fred" Grandy is a former actor best known for his role as 'Gopher' on the sitcom The Love Boat and who later became a member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Iowa...

 (R) 51.0%

Clayton Hodgson (D) 49.0%

Kansas 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Pat Roberts
Pat Roberts
Charles Patrick "Pat" Roberts is the senior United States Senator from Kansas. A member of the Republican Party, he has served since 1997...

Republican 1980 Re-elected Pat Roberts
Pat Roberts
Charles Patrick "Pat" Roberts is the senior United States Senator from Kansas. A member of the Republican Party, he has served since 1997...

 (R) 76.5%

Dale Lyon (D) 23.5%
Jim Slattery
Jim Slattery
James Charles Slattery is an American politician and was the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senator from Kansas.- Early life and career :...

Democratic 1982 Re-elected Jim Slattery
Jim Slattery
James Charles Slattery is an American politician and was the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senator from Kansas.- Early life and career :...

 (D) 70.6%

Phill Kline (R) 29.4%
Jan Meyers
Jan Meyers
Jan Meyers is an American politician and a former member of the United States House of Representatives from Kansas....

Republican 1984 Re-elected Jan Meyers
Jan Meyers
Jan Meyers is an American politician and a former member of the United States House of Representatives from Kansas....

 (R) Unopposed
Dan Glickman
Dan Glickman
Daniel Robert "Dan" Glickman is an American businessman and politician. He served as the United States Secretary of Agriculture from 1995 until 2001, prior to which he represented the Fourth Congressional District of Kansas as a Democrat in Congress for 18 years. He was Chairman and CEO of the...

Democratic 1976 Re-elected Dan Glickman
Dan Glickman
Daniel Robert "Dan" Glickman is an American businessman and politician. He served as the United States Secretary of Agriculture from 1995 until 2001, prior to which he represented the Fourth Congressional District of Kansas as a Democrat in Congress for 18 years. He was Chairman and CEO of the...

 (D) 64.5%

Bob Knight (R) 35.5%
Bob Whittaker
Bob Whittaker
Robert Russell "Bob" Whittaker was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.Born in Eureka, Kansas, Whittaker attended the Greenwood County public schools....

Republican 1978 Re-elected Bob Whittaker
Bob Whittaker
Robert Russell "Bob" Whittaker was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.Born in Eureka, Kansas, Whittaker attended the Greenwood County public schools....

 (R) 71.1%

Kim E. Myers (D) 28.9%

Kentucky 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Carroll Hubbard
Carroll Hubbard
Carroll Hubbard, Jr. , a Democrat, represented Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 1993.Hubbard grew up in Murray, Kentucky, graduated from Georgetown College in 1959 and from the University of Louisville law school in 1962...

Democratic 1974 Re-elected Carroll Hubbard
Carroll Hubbard
Carroll Hubbard, Jr. , a Democrat, represented Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 1993.Hubbard grew up in Murray, Kentucky, graduated from Georgetown College in 1959 and from the University of Louisville law school in 1962...

 (D) Unopposed
William Huston Natcher
William Huston Natcher
William Huston Natcher was a Democratic congressman, serving in the United States House of Representatives from 1953 to 1994.-Early life:...

Democratic 1953 Re-elected William Huston Natcher
William Huston Natcher
William Huston Natcher was a Democratic congressman, serving in the United States House of Representatives from 1953 to 1994.-Early life:...

 (D) Unopposed
Romano L. Mazzoli
Romano L. Mazzoli
Romano L. "Ron" Mazzoli represented Kentucky's Third Congressional District Romano L. "Ron" Mazzoli (born November 2, 1932, in Louisville, Kentucky) represented Kentucky's Third Congressional District Romano L. "Ron" Mazzoli (born November 2, 1932, in Louisville, Kentucky) represented Kentucky's...

Democratic 1970 Re-elected Romano L. Mazzoli
Romano L. Mazzoli
Romano L. "Ron" Mazzoli represented Kentucky's Third Congressional District Romano L. "Ron" Mazzoli (born November 2, 1932, in Louisville, Kentucky) represented Kentucky's Third Congressional District Romano L. "Ron" Mazzoli (born November 2, 1932, in Louisville, Kentucky) represented Kentucky's...

 (D) 73.0%

Lee Holmes (R) 26.2%
Estelle DeBates (Socialist Workers
Socialist Workers Party (United States)
The Socialist Workers Party is a far-left political organization in the United States. The group places a priority on "solidarity work" to aid strikes and is strongly supportive of Cuba...

) 0.8%
Gene Snyder
Gene Snyder
Marion Eugene Snyder was an American politician elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives from two different districts in Kentucky....

Republican 1966 Retired
Republican hold
Jim Bunning
Jim Bunning
James Paul David "Jim" Bunning is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher and politician.During a 17-year baseball career, he pitched from 1955 to 1971, most notably with the Detroit Tigers and the Philadelphia Phillies. When he retired, he had the second-highest total of career...

 (R) 55.1%

Terry L. Mann (D) 43.9%
Walter T. Marksberry (I) 0.6%
W. Ed Parker (American) 0.4%
Hal Rogers
Hal Rogers
Harold Dallas "Hal" Rogers is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1981. He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life, education, and early career:...

Republican 1980 Re-elected Hal Rogers
Hal Rogers
Harold Dallas "Hal" Rogers is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1981. He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life, education, and early career:...

 (R) Unopposed
Larry J. Hopkins Republican 1978 Re-elected Larry J. Hopkins (R) 74.3%
Jerry Hammond (D) 25.7%
Carl C. Perkins
Carl C. Perkins
Carl Christopher "Chris" Perkins , son of Carl D. Perkins, is a U.S. lawyer and politician who was United States Representative from the 7th district of Kentucky from 1984 to 1993. Perkins served as a Democrat.-Biography:...

Democratic 1984 Re-elected Carl C. Perkins
Carl C. Perkins
Carl Christopher "Chris" Perkins , son of Carl D. Perkins, is a U.S. lawyer and politician who was United States Representative from the 7th district of Kentucky from 1984 to 1993. Perkins served as a Democrat.-Biography:...

 (D) 79.6%

James T. Polley (R) 20.4%

Louisiana 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Bob Livingston
Bob Livingston
Robert Linlithgow "Bob" Livingston Jr. is a Washington, D.C.-based lobbyist and a former Republican U.S. Representative from Louisiana...

Republican 1977 Re-elected Bob Livingston
Bob Livingston
Robert Linlithgow "Bob" Livingston Jr. is a Washington, D.C.-based lobbyist and a former Republican U.S. Representative from Louisiana...

 (R) Unopposed
Lindy Boggs
Lindy Boggs
Marie Corinne Morrison Claiborne Boggs, usually known as Lindy Boggs , is a United States political figure who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and later as ambassador to the Vatican. She was the first woman elected to Congress from Louisiana...

Democratic 1973 Re-elected Lindy Boggs
Lindy Boggs
Marie Corinne Morrison Claiborne Boggs, usually known as Lindy Boggs , is a United States political figure who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and later as ambassador to the Vatican. She was the first woman elected to Congress from Louisiana...

 (D) Unopposed
Billy Tauzin
Billy Tauzin
Wilbert Joseph Tauzin II , usually known as Billy Tauzin, American lobbyist and politician of Cajun descent, was President and CEO of PhRMA, a pharmaceutical company lobby group...

Democratic 1980 Re-elected Billy Tauzin
Billy Tauzin
Wilbert Joseph Tauzin II , usually known as Billy Tauzin, American lobbyist and politician of Cajun descent, was President and CEO of PhRMA, a pharmaceutical company lobby group...

 (D) Unopposed
Buddy Roemer
Buddy Roemer
Charles Elson "Buddy" Roemer III is an American politician who served as the 52nd Governor of Louisiana, from 1988 to 1992. He was elected as a Democrat but switched to the Republican Party on March 11, 1991...

Democratic 1980 Re-elected Buddy Roemer
Buddy Roemer
Charles Elson "Buddy" Roemer III is an American politician who served as the 52nd Governor of Louisiana, from 1988 to 1992. He was elected as a Democrat but switched to the Republican Party on March 11, 1991...

 (D) Unopposed
Jerry Huckaby
Jerry Huckaby
Thomas Jerald Huckaby, usually known as Jerry Huckaby , is a retired businessman who served as a Democratic U.S. representative from the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Louisiana between 1977 and 1993...

Democratic 1976 Re-elected Jerry Huckaby
Jerry Huckaby
Thomas Jerald Huckaby, usually known as Jerry Huckaby , is a retired businessman who served as a Democratic U.S. representative from the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Louisiana between 1977 and 1993...

 (D) Unopposed
Henson Moore
Henson Moore
William Henson Moore III , is a retired attorney and businessman who is a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives, having represented the Baton Rouge-based Sixth Congressional District, from 1975-1987. He is only the second Republican to have represented Louisiana in the House since...

Republican 1974 Retired to run for U. S. Senate
United States Senate elections, 1986
The U.S. Senate election, 1986 was an election for the United States Senate in the middle of Ronald Reagan's second presidential term. As in most midterm elections, the opposition Democratic Party held the usual advantage...


Republican hold
Richard Baker (R) Unopposed
John Breaux
John Breaux
John Berlinger Breaux is a former United States senator from Louisiana who served from 1987 until 2005. He was also a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1972 to 1987. He was considered one of the more conservative national legislators from the Democratic Party...

Democratic 1972 Retired to run for U. S. Senate
United States Senate elections, 1986
The U.S. Senate election, 1986 was an election for the United States Senate in the middle of Ronald Reagan's second presidential term. As in most midterm elections, the opposition Democratic Party held the usual advantage...


Democratic hold
Jimmy Hayes
Jimmy Hayes
James Allison "Jimmy" Hayes is a Republican politician from the state of Louisiana.Born in Lafayette, Hayes graduated from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette . He served in the Louisiana Air National Guard from 1968 to 1974...

 (D) 57.0%

Margaret Lowenthal (D) 43.0%
Catherine Small Long Democratic 1985 Retired
Republican gain
Clyde C. Holloway
Clyde C. Holloway
Clyde Cecil Holloway is an American small business owner from Forest Hill in the southern part of Rapides Parish who is one of five members of the Louisiana Public Service Commission. He also served as a conservative Republican member of the U.S...

 (R) 51.4%

Faye Williams (D) 48.6%

Maine 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
John R. McKernan, Jr.
John R. McKernan, Jr.
John Rettie "Jock" McKernan, Jr. is an American politician who served two terms as the 71st Governor of Maine, from 1987 to 1995....

Republican 1982 Retired to run for Governor
Governor of Maine
The governor of Maine is the chief executive of the State of Maine. Before Maine was admitted to the Union in 1820, Maine was part of Massachusetts and the governor of Massachusetts was chief executive....


Democratic gain
Joseph E. Brennan (D) 53.2%
H. Rollin Ives (R) 43.7%
Plato Truman (Lab) 3.1%
Olympia Snowe
Olympia Snowe
Olympia Jean Snowe , née Bouchles, is the senior United States Senator from Maine and a member of the Republican Party. Snowe has become widely known for her ability to influence the outcome of close votes, including whether to end filibusters. She and her fellow Senator from Maine, Susan Collins,...

Republican 1978 Re-elected Olympia Snowe
Olympia Snowe
Olympia Jean Snowe , née Bouchles, is the senior United States Senator from Maine and a member of the Republican Party. Snowe has become widely known for her ability to influence the outcome of close votes, including whether to end filibusters. She and her fellow Senator from Maine, Susan Collins,...

 (R) 77.3%

Richard R. Charette (D) 22.7%

Maryland 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Roy Dyson
Roy Dyson
Royden Patrick Dyson born is an American politician. He is a former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Maryland....

Democratic 1980 Re-elected Roy Dyson
Roy Dyson
Royden Patrick Dyson born is an American politician. He is a former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Maryland....

 (D) 66.8%

Harlan C. Williams (R) 33.2%
Helen Delich Bentley
Helen Delich Bentley
Helen Delich Bentley is an American politician and a former Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the State of Maryland .-Life and career:...

Republican 1984 Re-elected Helen Delich Bentley
Helen Delich Bentley
Helen Delich Bentley is an American politician and a former Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the State of Maryland .-Life and career:...

 (R) 58.7%

Clarence Long (D) 41.3%
Barbara Mikulski
Barbara Mikulski
Barbara Ann Mikulski is the senior United States Senator from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. Mikulski, a former U.S. Representative, is the longest-serving female senator in U.S...

Democratic 1976 Retired to run for U. S. Senate
United States Senate elections, 1986
The U.S. Senate election, 1986 was an election for the United States Senate in the middle of Ronald Reagan's second presidential term. As in most midterm elections, the opposition Democratic Party held the usual advantage...


Democratic hold
Ben Cardin
Ben Cardin
Benjamin Louis "Ben" Cardin is the junior United States Senator from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. Before his election to the Senate, Cardin was a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing from 1987 to 2007.Cardin was elected to succeed Paul Sarbanes in...

 (D) 79.1%

Ross Z. Pierpont (R) 20.9%
Marjorie Holt
Marjorie Holt
Marjorie Sewell Holt , a Republican, was a U.S. Congresswoman who represented Maryland's 4th congressional district from January 3, 1973 to January 3, 1987. She was the first Republican woman elected to Congress from Maryland....

Republican 1972 Retired
Democratic gain
Charles Thomas McMillen
Charles Thomas McMillen
Charles Thomas "Tom" McMillen is a retired NBA professional basketball player, Rhodes Scholar, and Democratic U.S. Congressman who represented the 4th congressional district of Maryland from January 3, 1987 to January 3, 1993.-Basketball:Prior to entering politics, McMillen was a star basketball...

 (D) 50.2%

Robert R. Neall (R) 49.8%
Steny Hoyer
Steny Hoyer
Steny Hamilton Hoyer is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1981. The district includes a large swath of rural and suburban territory southeast of Washington, D.C.. He is a member of the Democratic Party....

Democratic 1981 Re-elected Steny Hoyer
Steny Hoyer
Steny Hamilton Hoyer is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1981. The district includes a large swath of rural and suburban territory southeast of Washington, D.C.. He is a member of the Democratic Party....

 (D) 81.9%

John Eugene Sellner (R) 18.1%
Beverly Byron
Beverly Byron
Beverly Barton Butcher Byron , a Democrat, was a U.S. Congresswoman who represented the 6th congressional district of Maryland from January 3, 1979 to January 3, 1993....

Democratic 1978 Re-elected Beverly Byron
Beverly Byron
Beverly Barton Butcher Byron , a Democrat, was a U.S. Congresswoman who represented the 6th congressional district of Maryland from January 3, 1979 to January 3, 1993....

 (D) 72.2%

John Vandenberge (R) 27.8%
Parren Mitchell
Parren Mitchell
Parren James Mitchell , a Democrat, was a U.S. Congressman who represented the 7th congressional district of Maryland from January 3, 1971 to January 3, 1987. He was the first African-American elected to Congress from Maryland....

Democratic 1970 Retired
Democratic hold
Kweisi Mfume
Kweisi Mfume
Kweisi Mfume is the former President/CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People , as well as a five-term Democratic Congressman from Maryland's 7th congressional district, serving in the 100th through 104th Congress...

 (D) 86.7%

Saint George I. B. Crosse III (R) 13.3%
Michael D. Barnes
Michael D. Barnes
Michael Darr Barnes represented the eighth district of Maryland in the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 1987 and was the president of the Brady Campaign gun control organization from 2000 through 2006.After serving in the Marine Corps , being discharged with the rank of...

Democratic 1978 Retired to run for U. S. Senate
United States Senate elections, 1986
The U.S. Senate election, 1986 was an election for the United States Senate in the middle of Ronald Reagan's second presidential term. As in most midterm elections, the opposition Democratic Party held the usual advantage...


Republican gain
Connie Morella
Connie Morella
Constance Albanese "Connie" Morella is a Republican United States politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1987 to 2003. She also served as Permanent Representative to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development from 2003 to 2007. She...

 (R) 52.9%

Stewart Bainum, Jr. (D) 47.1%

Massachusetts 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Silvio Conte Republican 1958 Re-elected Silvio Conte (R) 74.8%
Robert S. Weiner (D) 21.3%
Others 3.9%
Edward Boland
Edward Boland
Edward Patrick Boland was a politician from the state of Massachusetts. A Democrat, he was a representative from Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district....

Democratic 1952 Re-elected Edward Boland
Edward Boland
Edward Patrick Boland was a politician from the state of Massachusetts. A Democrat, he was a representative from Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district....

 (D) 61.9%

Brian P. Lees (R) 32.0%
Others 6.1%
Joseph D. Early
Joseph D. Early
Joseph Daniel Early is an American politician. He represented the third district of Massachusetts in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1975 to 1993....

Democratic 1974 Re-elected Joseph D. Early
Joseph D. Early
Joseph Daniel Early is an American politician. He represented the third district of Massachusetts in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1975 to 1993....

 (D) 75.0%

Others 25.0%
Barney Frank
Barney Frank
Barney Frank is the U.S. Representative for . A member of the Democratic Party, he is the former chairman of the House Financial Services Committee and is considered the most prominent gay politician in the United States.Born and raised in New Jersey, Frank graduated from Harvard College and...

Democratic 1980 Re-elected Barney Frank
Barney Frank
Barney Frank is the U.S. Representative for . A member of the Democratic Party, he is the former chairman of the House Financial Services Committee and is considered the most prominent gay politician in the United States.Born and raised in New Jersey, Frank graduated from Harvard College and...

 (D) 80.6%

Thomas D. DeVisscher (R) 10.1%
Others 9.3%
Chester G. Atkins
Chester G. Atkins
Chester Greenough Atkins is a former member of the United States House of Representatives. He was a Democrat from Massachusetts.Atkins was born in Geneva, Switzerland on April 14, 1948 and graduated from Concord-Carlisle High School of Concord, Massachusetts in 1966 and Antioch College in 1970...

Democratic 1984 Re-elected Chester G. Atkins
Chester G. Atkins
Chester Greenough Atkins is a former member of the United States House of Representatives. He was a Democrat from Massachusetts.Atkins was born in Geneva, Switzerland on April 14, 1948 and graduated from Concord-Carlisle High School of Concord, Massachusetts in 1966 and Antioch College in 1970...

 (D) 72.5%

Others 27.5%
Nicholas Mavroules
Nicholas Mavroules
Nicholas James Mavroules was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts who was jailed after pleading guilty to corruption charges....

Democratic 1978 Re-elected Nicholas Mavroules
Nicholas Mavroules
Nicholas James Mavroules was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts who was jailed after pleading guilty to corruption charges....

 (D) 75.4%

Others 24.6%
Ed Markey
Ed Markey
Edward John "Ed" Markey is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1976. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes most of Boston's northern and western suburbs, such as Medford and Framingham. Markey is the Dean of both the Massachusetts and New England House delegations...

Democratic 1976 Re-elected Ed Markey
Ed Markey
Edward John "Ed" Markey is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1976. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes most of Boston's northern and western suburbs, such as Medford and Framingham. Markey is the Dean of both the Massachusetts and New England House delegations...

 (D) 71.7%

Others 28.3%
Tip O'Neill
Tip O'Neill
Thomas Phillip "Tip" O'Neill, Jr. was an American politician. O'Neill was an outspoken liberal Democrat and influential member of the U.S. Congress, serving in the House of Representatives for 34 years and representing two congressional districts in Massachusetts...

Democratic 1952 Retired
Democratic hold
Joseph Patrick Kennedy II
Joseph Patrick Kennedy II
Joseph Patrick Kennedy II is an American businessman and Democratic politician.He served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the 8th congressional district of Massachusetts from 1987 to 1999. In 1979 he founded and led until election to the U.S...

 (D) 67.5%

Clark C. Abt (R) 26.0%
Others 6.5%
Joe Moakley
Joe Moakley
John Joseph "Joe" Moakley was a Democratic congressman from the Ninth District of Massachusetts, a seat held two years earlier by Speaker John William McCormack. Moakley was the last chairman of the U.S...

Democratic 1972 Re-elected Joe Moakley
Joe Moakley
John Joseph "Joe" Moakley was a Democratic congressman from the Ninth District of Massachusetts, a seat held two years earlier by Speaker John William McCormack. Moakley was the last chairman of the U.S...

 (D) 73.7%

Robert W. Horan (I) 14.3%
Others 12.0%
Gerry E. Studds Democratic 1972 Re-elected Gerry E. Studds (D) 62.6%
Ricardo M. Barros (R) 25.5%
Alexander Byron (I) 8.1%
Others 3.8%
Brian J. Donnelly
Brian J. Donnelly
Brian Joseph Donnelly of Dorchester, Boston was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts from 1979 to 1993. He is a Democrat....

Democratic 1978 Re-elected Brian J. Donnelly
Brian J. Donnelly
Brian Joseph Donnelly of Dorchester, Boston was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts from 1979 to 1993. He is a Democrat....

 (D) 77.0%

Others 23.0%

Michigan 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
John Conyers
John Conyers
John Conyers, Jr. is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1965 . He is a member of the Democratic Party...

Democratic 1964 Re-elected John Conyers
John Conyers
John Conyers, Jr. is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1965 . He is a member of the Democratic Party...

 (D) 89.2%

Bill Ashe (R) 9.8%
Peter Banta Bowen (I) 0.5%
Andrew Pulley (I) 0.5%
Carl Pursell
Carl Pursell
Carl Duane Pursell was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Pursell was born in Imlay City, Michigan and graduated from Plymouth High School, Plymouth, Michigan, in 1951. He worked in his father's business and served in the United States Army from 1957 to 1959...

Republican 1976 Re-elected Carl Pursell
Carl Pursell
Carl Duane Pursell was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Pursell was born in Imlay City, Michigan and graduated from Plymouth High School, Plymouth, Michigan, in 1951. He worked in his father's business and served in the United States Army from 1957 to 1959...

 (R) 59.0%

Dean Baker (D) 41.0%
Howard Wolpe
Howard Wolpe
Howard Eliot Wolpe III was a seven-term U.S. Representative from Michigan and Presidential Special Envoy to the African Great Lakes Region in the Clinton Administration, where he led the United States delegation to the Arusha and Lusaka peace talks, which aimed to end civil wars in Burundi and the...

Democratic 1978 Re-elected Howard Wolpe
Howard Wolpe
Howard Eliot Wolpe III was a seven-term U.S. Representative from Michigan and Presidential Special Envoy to the African Great Lakes Region in the Clinton Administration, where he led the United States delegation to the Arusha and Lusaka peace talks, which aimed to end civil wars in Burundi and the...

 (D) 60.4%

Jackie McGregor (R) 39.6%
Mark D. Siljander
Mark D. Siljander
Mark Deli Siljander is a former Republican U.S. Representative and deputy United Nations ambassador from the state of Michigan who was convicted of obstruction of justice and acting as an unregistered foreign agent related to his work for an Islamic charity with ties to international terrorism...

Republican 1981 Lost renomination
Republican hold
Fred Upton
Fred Upton
Frederick Stephen Upton is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1987. He is a member of the Republican Party and Chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The district, based in Kalamazoo, stretches along the Michigan-Indiana border in the southwestern part of the state.-Early life,...

 (R) 61.9%

Dan Roche (D) 36.6%
Richard H. Gillmor (I) 1.5%
Paul B. Henry
Paul B. Henry
Paul Brentwood Henry was a professor of political science and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.-Early life and career:...

Republican 1984 Re-elected Paul B. Henry
Paul B. Henry
Paul Brentwood Henry was a professor of political science and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.-Early life and career:...

 (R) 71.2%

Teresa S. Decker (D) 28.8%
Milton Robert Carr
Milton Robert Carr
Milton Robert Carr, commonly known as Bob Carr, is a lawyer and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Carr served in the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 6th and 8th congressional districts for eight terms and one term, respectively. Carr's career in the U.S...

Democratic 1982 Re-elected Milton Robert Carr
Milton Robert Carr
Milton Robert Carr, commonly known as Bob Carr, is a lawyer and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Carr served in the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 6th and 8th congressional districts for eight terms and one term, respectively. Carr's career in the U.S...

 (D) 56.7%

Jim Dunn (R) 43.3%
Dale E. Kildee
Dale E. Kildee
Dale Edward Kildee is the U.S. Representative for Michigan's 5th congressional district, serving since 1977. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes Flint, Saginaw and Bay City...

Democratic 1976 Re-elected Dale E. Kildee
Dale E. Kildee
Dale Edward Kildee is the U.S. Representative for Michigan's 5th congressional district, serving since 1977. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes Flint, Saginaw and Bay City...

 (D) 79.6%

Trudie Callahan (R) 19.5%
Gene Schenk (I) 0.9%
J. Bob Traxler
J. Bob Traxler
Jerome Bob Traxler, also known as J. Bob Traxler or Bob Traxler, , was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan....

Democratic 1974 Re-elected J. Bob Traxler
J. Bob Traxler
Jerome Bob Traxler, also known as J. Bob Traxler or Bob Traxler, , was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan....

 (D) 72.6%

John A. Levi (R) 27.4%
Guy Vander Jagt
Guy Vander Jagt
Guy Adrian Vander Jagt 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....

Republican 1966 Re-elected Guy Vander Jagt
Guy Vander Jagt
Guy Adrian Vander Jagt 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....

 (R) 64.4%

Richard J. Anderson (D) 35.6%
Donald J. Albosta
Donald J. Albosta
Donald Joseph Albosta is a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Albosta was born in Saginaw, Michigan and attended Saginaw and Chesaning public schools. He graduated from Chesaning Agricultural School, and attended Delta College in Bay City.He served in the United States Navy, was a farmer,...

Republican 1984 Re-elected Bill Schuette
Bill Schuette
William Duncan "Bill" Schuette is an American Republican politician and the current Attorney General of the U.S. state of Michigan.-Early life:...

 (R) 51.2%

Donald J. Albosta (D) 48.8%
Robert William Davis
Robert William Davis
Robert William "Bob" Davis was an American politician from the state of Michigan. He represented the state's 11th congressional district, which at that time included the Upper Peninsula and a large portion of Northern Michigan, in the United States House of Representatives from 1979 until...

Republican 1978 Re-elected Robert William Davis
Robert William Davis
Robert William "Bob" Davis was an American politician from the state of Michigan. He represented the state's 11th congressional district, which at that time included the Upper Peninsula and a large portion of Northern Michigan, in the United States House of Representatives from 1979 until...

 (R) 63.0%

Robert C. Anderson (D) 36.6%
Phil Bellfy (I) 0.4%
David E. Bonior
David E. Bonior
David Edward Bonior is an American politician from the US state of Michigan. First elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1976, Bonior served as Democratic whip in the House from 1991 to 2002, during which time Democrats were in both the majority and minority , making Bonior the third...

Democratic 1976 Re-elected David E. Bonior
David E. Bonior
David Edward Bonior is an American politician from the US state of Michigan. First elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1976, Bonior served as Democratic whip in the House from 1991 to 2002, during which time Democrats were in both the majority and minority , making Bonior the third...

 (D) 66.4%

Candice S. Miller (R) 33.6%
George W. Crockett, Jr. Democratic 1980 Re-elected George W. Crockett, Jr. (D) 85.2%
Mary Griffin (R) 13.8%
Barbara L. Putnam (I) 0.7%
Lucy Bell Randolph (I) 0.4%
Dennis M. Hertel
Dennis M. Hertel
Dennis Mark Hertel is a former a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Hertel was born in Detroit, Michigan, where he attended the public schools, graduating from Denby High School in 1967. He received a B.A. from Eastern Michigan University in 1971 and a J.D. from Wayne State University in...

Democratic 1980 Re-elected Dennis M. Hertel
Dennis M. Hertel
Dennis Mark Hertel is a former a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Hertel was born in Detroit, Michigan, where he attended the public schools, graduating from Denby High School in 1967. He received a B.A. from Eastern Michigan University in 1971 and a J.D. from Wayne State University in...

 (D) 72.9%

Stanley T. Grot (R) 26.7%
William Osipoff (I) 0.4%
William D. Ford
William D. Ford
William David Ford was a U.S. Representative from Michigan.Ford was born in Detroit and attended Henry Ford Trade School, Melvindale High School, Nebraska State Teachers College, and Wayne State University....

Democratic 1964 Re-elected William D. Ford
William D. Ford
William David Ford was a U.S. Representative from Michigan.Ford was born in Detroit and attended Henry Ford Trade School, Melvindale High School, Nebraska State Teachers College, and Wayne State University....

 (D) 75.2%

Glen Kassel (R) 24.2%
James H. Stamps (I) 0.6%
John D. Dingell, Jr. Democratic 1955 Re-elected John D. Dingell, Jr. (D) 77.8%
Frank Grzywacki (R) 22.2%
Sander M. Levin
Sander M. Levin
Sander Martin Levin, generally known as Sandy Levin, is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1983, and the ranking Democrat on the House Ways and Means Committee...

Democratic 1982 Re-elected Sander M. Levin
Sander M. Levin
Sander Martin Levin, generally known as Sandy Levin, is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1983, and the ranking Democrat on the House Ways and Means Committee...

 (D) 76.4%

Calvin Williams (R) 22.5%
Charles E. Martell (I) 1.1%
William Broomfield
William Broomfield
William S. Broomfield, or Bill Broomfield, is a retired politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.-Early life:Broomfield was born in Royal Oak, Michigan. He graduated from high school in 1940 and attended Michigan State College at East Lansing. During the Second World War, he served in the...

Republican 1956 Re-elected William Broomfield
William Broomfield
William S. Broomfield, or Bill Broomfield, is a retired politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.-Early life:Broomfield was born in Royal Oak, Michigan. He graduated from high school in 1940 and attended Michigan State College at East Lansing. During the Second World War, he served in the...

 (R) 73.8%

Gary L. Kohut (D) 26.2%

Minnesota 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Tim Penny
Tim Penny
Timothy Joe "Tim" Penny , is an American politician from Minnesota. Penny was a Democratic-Farmer-Labor member of the United States House of Representatives, 1983–1995, representing Minnesota's 1st congressional district in the 98th, 99th, 100th, 101st, 102nd and 103rd congresses.-Early life:Penny...

Democratic 1982 Re-elected Tim Penny
Tim Penny
Timothy Joe "Tim" Penny , is an American politician from Minnesota. Penny was a Democratic-Farmer-Labor member of the United States House of Representatives, 1983–1995, representing Minnesota's 1st congressional district in the 98th, 99th, 100th, 101st, 102nd and 103rd congresses.-Early life:Penny...

 (DFL) 72.4%

Paul H. Grawe (R) 27.6%
Vin Weber
Vin Weber
John Vincent Weber is a former Republican Congressman from Minnesota. Weber attended the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities from 1970 to 1974. He had been the co-publisher of Murray County newspaper and the president of Weber Publishing Company...

Republican 1980 Re-elected Vin Weber
Vin Weber
John Vincent Weber is a former Republican Congressman from Minnesota. Weber attended the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities from 1970 to 1974. He had been the co-publisher of Murray County newspaper and the president of Weber Publishing Company...

 (R) 51.6%

Dave Johnson (DFL) 48.4%
Bill Frenzel
Bill Frenzel
William Eldridge "Bill" Frenzel is a former Republican Congressman from Minnesota, representing Minnesota's Third District, which included the southern and western suburbs of Minneapolis.- Early life and career :...

Republican 1970 Re-elected Bill Frenzel
Bill Frenzel
William Eldridge "Bill" Frenzel is a former Republican Congressman from Minnesota, representing Minnesota's Third District, which included the southern and western suburbs of Minneapolis.- Early life and career :...

 (R) 70.1%

Ray Stock (DFL) 29.9%
Bruce Vento
Bruce Vento
Bruce Frank Vento was an American politician, a Democratic-Farmer-Labor member of the United States House of Representatives from 1977 until his death in 2000...

Democratic 1976 Re-elected Bruce Vento
Bruce Vento
Bruce Frank Vento was an American politician, a Democratic-Farmer-Labor member of the United States House of Representatives from 1977 until his death in 2000...

 (DFL) 72.9%

Harold Stassen (R) 27.1%
Martin Olav Sabo
Martin Olav Sabo
Martin Olav Sabo is an American politician and member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party and a former United States Representative for , which includes Minneapolis; the district is one of eight congressional districts in Minnesota.Sabo was born of Norwegian immigrant parents in Crosby, North...

Democratic 1978 Re-elected Martin Olav Sabo
Martin Olav Sabo
Martin Olav Sabo is an American politician and member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party and a former United States Representative for , which includes Minneapolis; the district is one of eight congressional districts in Minnesota.Sabo was born of Norwegian immigrant parents in Crosby, North...

 (DFL) 72.7%

Rick Serra (R) 25.9%
Clifford Mark Greene (I) 1.4%
Gerry Sikorski
Gerry Sikorski
Gerald Edward Sikorski is a Minnesota politician and lawyer. He was a U.S. Representative representing Minnesota's 6th congressional district as a DFL member from January 3, 1983 to January 3, 1993 in the 98th, 99th, 100th, 101st, and 102nd Congresses. He served as Whip-at-Large and as a member of...

Democratic 1982 Re-elected Gerry Sikorski
Gerry Sikorski
Gerald Edward Sikorski is a Minnesota politician and lawyer. He was a U.S. Representative representing Minnesota's 6th congressional district as a DFL member from January 3, 1983 to January 3, 1993 in the 98th, 99th, 100th, 101st, and 102nd Congresses. He served as Whip-at-Large and as a member of...

 (DFL) 65.8%

Barbara Zwach Sykora (R) 34.2%
Arlan Stangeland
Arlan Stangeland
Arlan Ingehart Stangeland is an American politician from the U.S. state of Minnesota. As a Republican, Stangeland served on the Barnesville, Minnesota school board and as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives before being elected to the U.S...

Republican 1977 Re-elected Arlan Stangeland
Arlan Stangeland
Arlan Ingehart Stangeland is an American politician from the U.S. state of Minnesota. As a Republican, Stangeland served on the Barnesville, Minnesota school board and as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives before being elected to the U.S...

 (R) 49.7%

Collin C. Peterson (DFL) 49.6%
Jon Hall (Citizens) 0.7%
Jim Oberstar
Jim Oberstar
James Louis "Jim" Oberstar is a former U.S. Representative who served in the U.S. Congress from 1975 until 2011 as a member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party. He represented northeastern , which included the cities of Duluth, Brainerd, Grand Rapids, International Falls, and Hibbing...

Democratic 1974 Re-elected Jim Oberstar
Jim Oberstar
James Louis "Jim" Oberstar is a former U.S. Representative who served in the U.S. Congress from 1975 until 2011 as a member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party. He represented northeastern , which included the cities of Duluth, Brainerd, Grand Rapids, International Falls, and Hibbing...

 (DFL) 72.6%

Dave Rued (R) 27.4%

Mississippi 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Jamie L. Whitten
Jamie L. Whitten
Jamie Lloyd Whitten was a United States Representative from Mississippi, who was of English and Swedish descent. He is the second-longest serving U.S. Representative ever and the fourth longest serving U.S. member of Congress ever.-Early life:Jamie Whitten was born in Cascilla, Mississippi...

Democratic 1941 Re-elected Jamie L. Whitten
Jamie L. Whitten
Jamie Lloyd Whitten was a United States Representative from Mississippi, who was of English and Swedish descent. He is the second-longest serving U.S. Representative ever and the fourth longest serving U.S. member of Congress ever.-Early life:Jamie Whitten was born in Cascilla, Mississippi...

 (D) 66.4%

Larry Cobb (R) 33.6%
Webb Franklin
Webb Franklin
William Webster Franklin was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.Born in Greenwood, Mississippi, Franklin graduated from Greenwood High School, Greenwood, Mississippi....

Republican 1982 Lost re-election
Democratic gain
Mike Espy
Mike Espy
Alphonso Michael "Mike" Espy is a former United States political figure. From 1987 to 1993, he served in the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi. He served as the Secretary of Agriculture from 1993 to 1994. He was the first African American Secretary of Agriculture...

 (D) 51.7%

Webb Franklin (R) 48.3%
Gillespie V. Montgomery
Gillespie V. Montgomery
Gillespie V. "Sonny" Montgomery was an American politician from Mississippi who served in the U.S. House of Representatives 1967–1997...

Democratic 1966 Re-elected Gillespie V. Montgomery
Gillespie V. Montgomery
Gillespie V. "Sonny" Montgomery was an American politician from Mississippi who served in the U.S. House of Representatives 1967–1997...

 (D) Unopposed
Wayne Dowdy
Wayne Dowdy
Charles Wayne Dowdy is a former United States Congressman from Mississippi, United States Senate candidate and currently chairman of the Mississippi Democratic Party.-Early life:Dowdy was born in Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Georgia....

Democratic 1981 Re-elected Wayne Dowdy
Wayne Dowdy
Charles Wayne Dowdy is a former United States Congressman from Mississippi, United States Senate candidate and currently chairman of the Mississippi Democratic Party.-Early life:Dowdy was born in Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Georgia....

 (D) 71.5%

Gail Healy (R) 28.5%
Trent Lott
Trent Lott
Chester Trent Lott, Sr. , is a former United States Senator from Mississippi and has served in numerous leadership positions in the House of Representatives and the Senate....

Republican 1972 Re-elected Trent Lott
Trent Lott
Chester Trent Lott, Sr. , is a former United States Senator from Mississippi and has served in numerous leadership positions in the House of Representatives and the Senate....

 (R) 82.3%

Larry L. Albritton (D) 17.7%

Missouri 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Bill Clay
Bill Clay
William Lacy "Bill" Clay, Sr. is a politician from the state of Missouri. As Congressman from Missouri's First District, he represented portions of St. Louis in the U.S. House of Representatives for 32 years....

Democratic 1968 Re-elected Bill Clay
Bill Clay
William Lacy "Bill" Clay, Sr. is a politician from the state of Missouri. As Congressman from Missouri's First District, he represented portions of St. Louis in the U.S. House of Representatives for 32 years....

 (D) 66.1%

Robert J. Wittman (R) 33.9%
Robert A. Young
Robert A. Young
Robert A. Young III was a Democratic politician from the state of Missouri who served five terms in the US House of Representatives.-Education and family background:...

Democratic 1976 Lost re-election
Republican gain
Jack Buechner
Jack Buechner
John William "Jack" Buechner is an American lawyer and politician from the U.S. state of Missouri. A Republican, Buechner served in the United States House of Representatives for Missouri's 2nd congressional district from 1987 to 1991...

 (R) 51.9%

Robert A. Young (D) 48.1%
Dick Gephardt
Dick Gephardt
Richard Andrew "Dick" Gephardt is a lobbyist and former prominent American politician of the Democratic Party. Gephardt served as a U.S. Representative from Missouri from January 3, 1977, until January 3, 2005, serving as House Majority Leader from 1989 to 1995, and as Minority Leader from 1995 to...

Democratic 1976 Re-elected Dick Gephardt
Dick Gephardt
Richard Andrew "Dick" Gephardt is a lobbyist and former prominent American politician of the Democratic Party. Gephardt served as a U.S. Representative from Missouri from January 3, 1977, until January 3, 2005, serving as House Majority Leader from 1989 to 1995, and as Minority Leader from 1995 to...

 (D) 69.0%

Roy Amelung (R) 31.0%
Ike Skelton
Ike Skelton
Isaac Newton "Ike" Skelton IV is the former U.S. Representative for . During his tenure, he has served as the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee. He is a member for the Democratic Party...

Democratic 1976 Re-elected Ike Skelton
Ike Skelton
Isaac Newton "Ike" Skelton IV is the former U.S. Representative for . During his tenure, he has served as the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee. He is a member for the Democratic Party...

 (D) Unopposed
Alan Wheat
Alan Wheat
Alan Dupree Wheat is an American politician from the state of Missouri.-Early life:Wheat graduated from Grinnell College in 1972 and served in the Missouri General Assembly from 1977 to 1982...

Democratic 1982 Re-elected Alan Wheat
Alan Wheat
Alan Dupree Wheat is an American politician from the state of Missouri.-Early life:Wheat graduated from Grinnell College in 1972 and served in the Missouri General Assembly from 1977 to 1982...

 (D) 70.9%

Greg Fisher (R) 27.6%
Jay Manifold (L
Libertarian Party (United States)
The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...

) 1.5%
Earl Thomas Coleman
Earl Thomas Coleman
Earl Thomas Coleman was a U.S. Congressman. He attended public schools and received a B.A. from William Jewell College in 1965 and an M.P.A. from New York University's, Wagner School of Public Service, in 1969. He also received a J.D. from Washington University in St. Louis in 1969...

Republican 1976 Re-elected Earl Thomas Coleman
Earl Thomas Coleman
Earl Thomas Coleman was a U.S. Congressman. He attended public schools and received a B.A. from William Jewell College in 1965 and an M.P.A. from New York University's, Wagner School of Public Service, in 1969. He also received a J.D. from Washington University in St. Louis in 1969...

 (R) 56.7%

Doug R. Hughes (D) 43.3%
Gene Taylor Republican 1972 Re-elected Gene Taylor (R) 67.0%
Ken Young (D) 33.0%
Bill Emerson
Bill Emerson
Norvell William "Bill" Emerson was an American politician from Missouri. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1981 until his death in 1996. He was succeeded in the House by his widow, Jo Ann Emerson...

Republican 1980 Re-elected Bill Emerson
Bill Emerson
Norvell William "Bill" Emerson was an American politician from Missouri. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1981 until his death in 1996. He was succeeded in the House by his widow, Jo Ann Emerson...

 (R) 52.5%

Wayne Cryts (D) 47.5%
Harold Volkmer
Harold Volkmer
Harold Lee Volkmer was an American politician from Missouri. He was a Democrat who served 20 years in the United States House of Representatives.-Early life and career:...

Democratic 1976 Re-elected Harold Volkmer
Harold Volkmer
Harold Lee Volkmer was an American politician from Missouri. He was a Democrat who served 20 years in the United States House of Representatives.-Early life and career:...

 (D) 57.5%

Ralph Uthlaut, Jr. (R) 42.5%

Montana 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
John Patrick Williams
John Patrick Williams
John Patrick "Pat" Williams is a former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Montana during the years 1979–1997....

Democratic 1978 Re-elected John Patrick Williams
John Patrick Williams
John Patrick "Pat" Williams is a former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Montana during the years 1979–1997....

 (D) 61.7%

Don Allen (R) 38.3%
Ron Marlenee
Ron Marlenee
Ronald Charles "Ron" Marlenee is a Republican politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from the U.S. state of Montana from January 3, 1977 to January 3, 1993.He was born in Scobey, Montana....

Republican 1976 Re-elected Ron Marlenee
Ron Marlenee
Ronald Charles "Ron" Marlenee is a Republican politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from the U.S. state of Montana from January 3, 1977 to January 3, 1993.He was born in Scobey, Montana....

 (R) 53.5%

Buck O'Brien (D) 46.5%

Nebraska 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Doug Bereuter
Doug Bereuter
Douglas Kent "Doug" Bereuter is a retired Republican politician from Nebraska. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1979 until 2004.-Early life:Bereuter was born in York, Nebraska and reared in Utica, Nebraska...

Republican 1978 Re-elected Doug Bereuter
Doug Bereuter
Douglas Kent "Doug" Bereuter is a retired Republican politician from Nebraska. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1979 until 2004.-Early life:Bereuter was born in York, Nebraska and reared in Utica, Nebraska...

 (R) 64.5%

Steve Burns (D) 35.5%
Hal Daub
Hal Daub
Harold John "Hal" Daub, Jr. is a politician and lawyer affiliated with the Republican Party.-Background:...

Republican 1980 Re-elected Hal Daub
Hal Daub
Harold John "Hal" Daub, Jr. is a politician and lawyer affiliated with the Republican Party.-Background:...

 (R) 58.6%

Walter M. Calinger (D) 41.4%
Virginia D. Smith Republican 1974 Re-elected Virginia D. Smith (R) 69.8%
Scott E. Sidwell (D) 30.2%

Nevada 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Harry Reid
Harry Reid
Harry Mason Reid is the senior United States Senator from Nevada, serving since 1987. A member of the Democratic Party, he has been the Senate Majority Leader since January 2007, having previously served as Minority Leader and Minority and Majority Whip.Previously, Reid was a member of the U.S...

Democratic 1982 Retired to run for U. S. Senate
United States Senate elections, 1986
The U.S. Senate election, 1986 was an election for the United States Senate in the middle of Ronald Reagan's second presidential term. As in most midterm elections, the opposition Democratic Party held the usual advantage...


Democratic hold
James Bilbray
James Bilbray
James Hubert Bilbray is an American politician and lawyer from Nevada.Born in Las Vegas, Nevada, Bilbray graduated from Las Vegas High School and attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, from 1959 to 1960. He received a B.A. in government and public administration from American University in...

 (D) 54.1%

Bob Ryan (R) 44.0%
Gordon Michael Morris (L
Libertarian Party (United States)
The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...

) 1.9%
Barbara Vucanovich
Barbara Vucanovich
Barbara Farrell Vucanovich is a American Republican politician, the first woman to represent Nevada in the United States House of Representatives, where she served from 1983 to 1997.- Background :...

Republican 1982 Re-elected Barbara Vucanovich
Barbara Vucanovich
Barbara Farrell Vucanovich is a American Republican politician, the first woman to represent Nevada in the United States House of Representatives, where she served from 1983 to 1997.- Background :...

 (R) 58.4%

Pete Sferrazza (D) 41.6%

New Hampshire 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Robert C. Smith
Robert C. Smith
Robert C. "Bob" Smith is an American politician who has served in both the United States House of Representatives and the Senate. He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life:Smith was born in Trenton, New Jersey...

Republican 1984 Re-elected Robert C. Smith
Robert C. Smith
Robert C. "Bob" Smith is an American politician who has served in both the United States House of Representatives and the Senate. He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life:Smith was born in Trenton, New Jersey...

 (R) 56.4%

James M. Demers (D) 43.6%
Judd Gregg
Judd Gregg
Judd Alan Gregg is a former Governor of New Hampshire and former United States Senator from New Hampshire, who served as chairman of the Senate Budget Committee. He is a member of the Republican Party and was a businessman and attorney in Nashua before entering politics...

Republican 1980 Re-elected Judd Gregg
Judd Gregg
Judd Alan Gregg is a former Governor of New Hampshire and former United States Senator from New Hampshire, who served as chairman of the Senate Budget Committee. He is a member of the Republican Party and was a businessman and attorney in Nashua before entering politics...

 (R) 74.2%

Lawrence Craig-Green (D) 25.8%

New Jersey 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
James J. Florio Democratic 1974 Re-elected James J. Florio (D) 75.6%
Frederick A. Busch, Jr. (R) 23.6%
Jerry Zeldin (L
Libertarian Party (United States)
The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...

) 0.8%
William J. Hughes
William J. Hughes
William John "Bill" Hughes served as a Democratic Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1975 to 1995, representing New Jersey’s Second Congressional District which includes major portions of the Jersey Shore and Pine Barrens, the cities of Vineland and Atlantic City, and the counties...

Democratic 1974 Re-elected William J. Hughes
William J. Hughes
William John "Bill" Hughes served as a Democratic Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1975 to 1995, representing New Jersey’s Second Congressional District which includes major portions of the Jersey Shore and Pine Barrens, the cities of Vineland and Atlantic City, and the counties...

 (D) 68.3%

Alfred J. Bennington, Jr. (R) 28.6%
Len Smith (Pro-Life) 3.1%
James J. Howard
James J. Howard
James John Howard was an American educator and Democratic Party politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1965–1988.-Biography:...

Democratic 1964 Re-elected James J. Howard
James J. Howard
James John Howard was an American educator and Democratic Party politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1965–1988.-Biography:...

 (D) 58.7%

Brian T. Kennedy (R) 41.3%
Christopher H. Smith Republican 1980 Re-elected Christopher H. Smith (R) 61.1%
Jeffrey Laurenti (D) 38.3%
Earl G. Dickey (I) 0.6%
Marge Roukema
Marge Roukema
Margaret Scafati "Marge" Roukema represented New Jersey in the U.S. House of Representatives for twenty-two years as a Republican. No woman has served in Congress from New Jersey since Roukema left office....

Republican 1980 Re-elected Marge Roukema
Marge Roukema
Margaret Scafati "Marge" Roukema represented New Jersey in the U.S. House of Representatives for twenty-two years as a Republican. No woman has served in Congress from New Jersey since Roukema left office....

 (R) 68.0%

H. Vernon Jolley (D) 32.0%
Bernard J. Dwyer
Bernard J. Dwyer
Bernard James Dwyer was an American Democratic Party politician, who served as a United States Representative from New Jersey from 1981 to 1993.-Biography:...

Democratic 1980 Re-elected Bernard J. Dwyer
Bernard J. Dwyer
Bernard James Dwyer was an American Democratic Party politician, who served as a United States Representative from New Jersey from 1981 to 1993.-Biography:...

 (D) 69.0%

John D. Scalamonti (R) 28.9%
Rose Monyek (I) 2.1%
Matthew John Rinaldo
Matthew John Rinaldo
Matthew John "Matt" Rinaldo was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives for twenty years in the 12th congressional district and in the 7th congressional district .Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Rinaldo received a B.S...

Republican 1972 Re-elected Matthew John Rinaldo
Matthew John Rinaldo
Matthew John "Matt" Rinaldo was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives for twenty years in the 12th congressional district and in the 7th congressional district .Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Rinaldo received a B.S...

 (R) 79.0%

June S. Fischer (D) 21.0%
Robert A. Roe
Robert A. Roe
Robert A. Roe is an American Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives for over twenty-three years, serving from November 4, 1969 to January 3, 1993....

Democratic 1970 Re-elected Robert A. Roe
Robert A. Roe
Robert A. Roe is an American Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives for over twenty-three years, serving from November 4, 1969 to January 3, 1993....

 (D) 62.8%

Thomas P. Zampino (R) 37.2%
Robert Torricelli
Robert Torricelli
Robert Guy Torricelli , nicknamed "the Torch," is an American politician from the U.S. state of New Jersey. Torricelli, a Democrat, served 14 years in the U.S. House of Representatives before being elected to the U.S. Senate...

Democratic 1982 Re-elected Robert Torricelli
Robert Torricelli
Robert Guy Torricelli , nicknamed "the Torch," is an American politician from the U.S. state of New Jersey. Torricelli, a Democrat, served 14 years in the U.S. House of Representatives before being elected to the U.S. Senate...

 (D) 69.0%

Arthur F. Jones (R) 31.0%
Peter W. Rodino, Jr. Democratic 1948 Re-elected Peter W. Rodino, Jr. (D) 95.9%
Chris Brandlon (Socialist Workers
Socialist Workers Party (United States)
The Socialist Workers Party is a far-left political organization in the United States. The group places a priority on "solidarity work" to aid strikes and is strongly supportive of Cuba...

) 4.1%
Dean Gallo
Dean Gallo
Dean Anderson Gallo was an American Republican party politician, who was a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing for nearly ten years....

Republican 1984 Re-elected Dean Gallo
Dean Gallo
Dean Anderson Gallo was an American Republican party politician, who was a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing for nearly ten years....

 (R) 68.0%

Frank Askin (D) 32.0%
James A. Courter Republican 1978 Re-elected James A. Courter (R) 63.5%
David B. Crabiel (D) 36.5%
Jim Saxton
Jim Saxton
Hugh James "Jim" Saxton is an American Republican Party politician. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives. He represented from 1984 to 1993. From 1993 to 2009, he represented .-Life:...

Republican 1984 Re-elected Jim Saxton
Jim Saxton
Hugh James "Jim" Saxton is an American Republican Party politician. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives. He represented from 1984 to 1993. From 1993 to 2009, he represented .-Life:...

 (R) 65.4%

John Wydra (D) 34.6%
Frank Joseph Guarini
Frank Joseph Guarini
Frank Joseph Guarini is an American Democratic Party politician, who represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives, where he represented the now-defunct Fourteenth Congressional District from 1979 to 1993.Guarini graduated from Lincoln High School in 1942...

Democratic 1978 Re-elected Frank Joseph Guarini
Frank Joseph Guarini
Frank Joseph Guarini is an American Democratic Party politician, who represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives, where he represented the now-defunct Fourteenth Congressional District from 1979 to 1993.Guarini graduated from Lincoln High School in 1942...

 (D) 70.7%

Albio Sires (R) 26.7%
Herbert H. Shaw (I) 2.0%
William Link (I) 0.6%

New Mexico 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Manuel Lujan, Jr. Republican 1968 Re-elected Manuel Lujan, Jr. (R) 70.9%
Manny Garcia (D) 29.1%
Joe Skeen Republican 1980 Re-elected Joe Skeen (R) 62.9%
Mike Runnels (D) 37.1%
Bill Richardson Democratic 1982 Re-elected Bill Richardson (D) 71.3%
David F. Cargo (R) 28.7%

New York 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
William Carney
William Carney
William Carney is a Republican and former member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Carney was born in Brooklyn. From 1960 until 1961 he attended Florida State University. He served in the United States Army Medical Corps from 1961 until 1964. He was a member of the...

Republican 1978 Retired
Democratic gain
George J. Hochbrueckner
George J. Hochbrueckner
George Joseph Hochbrueckner was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.-Education and career:...

 (D) 51.2%

Gregory J. Blass (R) 42.3%
Dominic J. Santoro (Con
Conservative Party of New York
The Conservative Party of New York State is an American political party active in the state of New York. It is not part of any nationwide party, nor is it affiliated with the American Conservative Party, which it predates by over 40 years....

) 3.3%
William J. Doyle (Right to Life) 3.2%
Thomas J. Downey Democratic 1974 Re-elected Thomas J. Downey (D) 64.3%
Jeffrey A. Butzke (R) 32.4%
Veronica Windishman (Right to Life) 3.4%
Robert J. Mrazek
Robert J. Mrazek
Robert Jan Mrazek was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing New York's 3rd congressional district on Long Island for most of the 1980s...

Democratic 1982 Re-elected Robert J. Mrazek
Robert J. Mrazek
Robert Jan Mrazek was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing New York's 3rd congressional district on Long Island for most of the 1980s...

 (D) 56.4%

Joseph A. Guarino (R) 40.6%
Charles W. Welch (Right to Life) 3.0%
Norman F. Lent
Norman F. Lent
Norman Frederick Lent is a former Republican-Conservative member of the United States House of Representatives from New York....

Republican 1970 Re-elected Norman F. Lent
Norman F. Lent
Norman Frederick Lent is a former Republican-Conservative member of the United States House of Representatives from New York....

 (R) 64.8%

Patricia Sullivan (D) 30.6%
George E. Patterson (Right to Life) 4.6%
Raymond J. McGrath
Raymond J. McGrath
Raymond Joseph McGrath is a former member of the United States House of Representatives. He was a Republican from New York....

Republican 1980 Re-elected Raymond J. McGrath
Raymond J. McGrath
Raymond Joseph McGrath is a former member of the United States House of Representatives. He was a Republican from New York....

 (R) 65.3%

Michael T. Sullivan (D) 34.7%
Alton R. Waldon, Jr.
Alton R. Waldon, Jr.
Alton R. Waldon, Jr. was a Representative from New York. He was born in Lakeland, Florida on December 21, 1936. He graduated from Boys High School in Brooklyn, New York in 1954 and went on to earn a B.S. from John Jay College in New York City in 1968 and a J.D. from New York Law School in New...

Democratic 1986 Lost renomination
Democratic hold
Floyd H. Flake
Floyd H. Flake
Floyd Harold Flake is the senior pastor of the 23,000 member Greater Allen African Methodist Episcopal Cathedral in Jamaica, Queens, New York, and president of Wilberforce University...

 (D) 67.7%

Richard Dietl (R) 32.3%
Gary L. Ackerman Democratic 1983 Re-elected Gary L. Ackerman (D) 77.4%
Edward Nelson Rodriguez (R) 22.6%
James H. Scheuer
James H. Scheuer
James Haas Scheuer was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. He was also affiliated with the Liberal Party of New York.-Family and education:...

Democratic 1974 Re-elected James H. Scheuer
James H. Scheuer
James Haas Scheuer was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. He was also affiliated with the Liberal Party of New York.-Family and education:...

 (D) 90.2%

Gustave Reifenkugel (Con
Conservative Party of New York
The Conservative Party of New York State is an American political party active in the state of New York. It is not part of any nationwide party, nor is it affiliated with the American Conservative Party, which it predates by over 40 years....

) 9.8%
Thomas J. Manton
Thomas J. Manton
Thomas J. Manton was a Democratic congressman. He represented the 7th Congressional District of New York.-Life and career:...

Democratic 1984 Re-elected Thomas J. Manton
Thomas J. Manton
Thomas J. Manton was a Democratic congressman. He represented the 7th Congressional District of New York.-Life and career:...

 (D) 69.4%

Salvatore J. Calise (R) 24.7%
Thomas V. Ognibene (Con
Conservative Party of New York
The Conservative Party of New York State is an American political party active in the state of New York. It is not part of any nationwide party, nor is it affiliated with the American Conservative Party, which it predates by over 40 years....

) 5.9%
Chuck Schumer Democratic 1980 Re-elected Chuck Schumer (D) 93.3%
Alice Gaffney (Con
Conservative Party of New York
The Conservative Party of New York State is an American political party active in the state of New York. It is not part of any nationwide party, nor is it affiliated with the American Conservative Party, which it predates by over 40 years....

) 6.7%
Edolphus Towns Democratic 1982 Re-elected Edolphus Towns (D) 89.4%
Nathaniel Hendricks (R) 8.7%
Alfred Hamel (Con
Conservative Party of New York
The Conservative Party of New York State is an American political party active in the state of New York. It is not part of any nationwide party, nor is it affiliated with the American Conservative Party, which it predates by over 40 years....

) 1.9%
Major Owens
Major Owens
Major Robert Odell Owens is a New York politician and a prominent member of the Democratic Party. He is also a former Congressman, having represented the state's 11th Congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. He retired at the end of his term in January 2007 and was...

Democratic 1982 Re-elected Major Owens
Major Owens
Major Robert Odell Owens is a New York politician and a prominent member of the Democratic Party. He is also a former Congressman, having represented the state's 11th Congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. He retired at the end of his term in January 2007 and was...

 (D) 91.5%

Owen Augustin (R) 6.0%
Joseph Caesar (Con
Conservative Party of New York
The Conservative Party of New York State is an American political party active in the state of New York. It is not part of any nationwide party, nor is it affiliated with the American Conservative Party, which it predates by over 40 years....

) 2.5%
Stephen J. Solarz
Stephen J. Solarz
Stephen Joshua Solarz was a United States Congressional Representative from New York. Solarz was both an outspoken critic of President Ronald Reagan's deployment of Marines to Lebanon in 1982 and a cosponsor of the 1991 Gulf War Authorization Act during the Presidency of George H. W...

Democratic 1974 Re-elected Stephen J. Solarz
Stephen J. Solarz
Stephen Joshua Solarz was a United States Congressional Representative from New York. Solarz was both an outspoken critic of President Ronald Reagan's deployment of Marines to Lebanon in 1982 and a cosponsor of the 1991 Gulf War Authorization Act during the Presidency of George H. W...

 (D) 82.4%

Leon Nadrowski (R) 14.8%
Samuel Roth (Con
Conservative Party of New York
The Conservative Party of New York State is an American political party active in the state of New York. It is not part of any nationwide party, nor is it affiliated with the American Conservative Party, which it predates by over 40 years....

) 2.8%
Guy V. Molinari Republican 1980 Re-elected Guy V. Molinari (R) 68.8%
Barbara Walla (D) 29.7%
Joseph F. Sulley (Lib
Liberal Party of New York
The Liberal Party of New York is a minor American political party that has been active only in the state of New York. Its platform supports a standard set of social liberal policies: it supports right to abortion, increased spending on education, and universal health care.As of 2007, the Liberal...

) 1.5%
S. William Green
S. William Green
Sedgwick William "Bill" Green was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York....

Republican 1978 Re-elected S. William Green
S. William Green
Sedgwick William "Bill" Green was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York....

 (R) 58.0%

George A. Hirsch (D) 42.0%
Charles B. Rangel
Charles B. Rangel
Charles Bernard "Charlie" Rangel is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1971. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the third-longest currently serving member of the House of Representatives. As its most senior member, he is also the Dean of New York's congressional delegation...

Democratic 1970 Re-elected Charles B. Rangel
Charles B. Rangel
Charles Bernard "Charlie" Rangel is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1971. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the third-longest currently serving member of the House of Representatives. As its most senior member, he is also the Dean of New York's congressional delegation...

 (D) 96.4%

Michael R. Berns (Con
Conservative Party of New York
The Conservative Party of New York State is an American political party active in the state of New York. It is not part of any nationwide party, nor is it affiliated with the American Conservative Party, which it predates by over 40 years....

) 2.0%
William Seraile (New Alliance) 1.6%
Theodore S. Weiss
Theodore S. Weiss
Theodore S. "Ted" Weiss was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York....

Democratic 1976 Re-elected Theodore S. Weiss
Theodore S. Weiss
Theodore S. "Ted" Weiss was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York....

 (D) 85.5%

Thomas A. Chorba (R) 14.0%
James J. Mangia (New Alliance) 0.5%
Robert Garcia
Robert Garcia
is a video game character created by SNK Playmore, formerly known as SNK. Robert stars in the fighting video game Art of Fighting as the lead character along his best friend Ryo Sakazaki. The game features both of them as practitioners of the Kyokugenryu Karate fighting who search for Ryo's younger...

Democratic 1978 Re-elected Robert Garcia
Robert Garcia
is a video game character created by SNK Playmore, formerly known as SNK. Robert stars in the fighting video game Art of Fighting as the lead character along his best friend Ryo Sakazaki. The game features both of them as practitioners of the Kyokugenryu Karate fighting who search for Ryo's younger...

 (D) 93.5%

Melanie Chase (R) 5.3%
Lorraine Verhoff (Con
Conservative Party of New York
The Conservative Party of New York State is an American political party active in the state of New York. It is not part of any nationwide party, nor is it affiliated with the American Conservative Party, which it predates by over 40 years....

) 1.1%
Mario Biaggi
Mario Biaggi
Mario Biaggi is a former U.S. Representative from New York and former New York City police officer. He was elected as a Democrat from The Bronx in New York City...

Democratic 1968 Re-elected Mario Biaggi
Mario Biaggi
Mario Biaggi is a former U.S. Representative from New York and former New York City police officer. He was elected as a Democrat from The Bronx in New York City...

 (D) 90.2%

Alice Farrell (Con
Conservative Party of New York
The Conservative Party of New York State is an American political party active in the state of New York. It is not part of any nationwide party, nor is it affiliated with the American Conservative Party, which it predates by over 40 years....

) 7.1%
John J. Barry (Right to Life) 2.7%
Joseph J. DioGuardi
Joseph J. DioGuardi
Joseph J. DioGuardi is a certified public accountant and a Republican politician. DioGuardi served in the House of Representatives representing the 20th Congressional district of New York from 1985 to 1989. He was also the Republican nominee for U.S...

Republican 1984 Re-elected Joseph J. DioGuardi
Joseph J. DioGuardi
Joseph J. DioGuardi is a certified public accountant and a Republican politician. DioGuardi served in the House of Representatives representing the 20th Congressional district of New York from 1985 to 1989. He was also the Republican nominee for U.S...

 (R) 53.9%

Bella Abzug (D) 44.6%
Florence T. O'Grady (Right to Life) 1.6%
Hamilton Fish, Jr. Republican 1968 Re-elected Hamilton Fish, Jr. (R) 76.5%
Lawrence W. Grunberger (D) 21.2%
Karen A. Gormley-Vitale (Right to Life) 2.2%
Benjamin A. Gilman
Benjamin A. Gilman
Benjamin Arthur "Ben" Gilman is a former Republican United States Representative from New York. Born in Poughkeepsie, New York, Gilman graduated from Middletown High School in Middletown, New York in 1941 and received a B.S. from the Wharton School Finance at the University of Pennsylvania in...

Republican 1972 Re-elected Benjamin A. Gilman
Benjamin A. Gilman
Benjamin Arthur "Ben" Gilman is a former Republican United States Representative from New York. Born in Poughkeepsie, New York, Gilman graduated from Middletown High School in Middletown, New York in 1941 and received a B.S. from the Wharton School Finance at the University of Pennsylvania in...

 (R) 69.5%

Eleanor F. Burlingham (D) 27.2%
Richard Bruno (Right to Life) 3.4%
Samuel S. Stratton Democratic 1958 Re-elected Samuel S. Stratton (D) 96.4%
James Joseph Callahan (Socialist Workers
Socialist Workers Party (United States)
The Socialist Workers Party is a far-left political organization in the United States. The group places a priority on "solidarity work" to aid strikes and is strongly supportive of Cuba...

) 3.6%
Gerald B. H. Solomon Republican 1978 Re-elected Gerald B. H. Solomon (R) 70.4%
Edward James Bloch (D) 29.6%
Sherwood Boehlert
Sherwood Boehlert
Sherwood "Sherry" Louis Boehlert is a retired American politician from New York. He represented upstate New York in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 until 2007. Boehlert, a Republican, was considered to be a member of the party's moderate wing. In 2003, Utica Union Station was...

Republican 1982 Re-elected Sherwood Boehlert
Sherwood Boehlert
Sherwood "Sherry" Louis Boehlert is a retired American politician from New York. He represented upstate New York in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 until 2007. Boehlert, a Republican, was considered to be a member of the party's moderate wing. In 2003, Utica Union Station was...

 (R) 69.0%

Kevin J. Conway (D) 22.4%
Robert S. Barstow (Con
Conservative Party of New York
The Conservative Party of New York State is an American political party active in the state of New York. It is not part of any nationwide party, nor is it affiliated with the American Conservative Party, which it predates by over 40 years....

) 8.6%
David O'Brien Martin Republican 1980 Re-elected David O'Brien Martin (R) Unopposed
George C. Wortley
George C. Wortley
George Cornelius Wortley was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Wortley was born in Syracuse, New York and graduated from Syracuse University in 1948. Wortley is a brother of the Gamma-Iota chapter of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity. He was elected to...

Republican 1980 Re-elected George C. Wortley
George C. Wortley
George Cornelius Wortley was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Wortley was born in Syracuse, New York and graduated from Syracuse University in 1948. Wortley is a brother of the Gamma-Iota chapter of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity. He was elected to...

 (R) 49.7%

Rosemary S. Pooler (D) 49.1%
Dennis R. Burns (Right to Life) 1.3%
Matthew F. McHugh
Matthew F. McHugh
Matthew Francis McHugh is a former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.McHugh was born in Philadelphia, but spent most of his adult life in New York City. He attended Brooklyn Technical High School and Mount St. Mary's University, from which he earned his...

Democratic 1974 Re-elected Matthew F. McHugh
Matthew F. McHugh
Matthew Francis McHugh is a former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.McHugh was born in Philadelphia, but spent most of his adult life in New York City. He attended Brooklyn Technical High School and Mount St. Mary's University, from which he earned his...

 (D) 68.3%

Mark R. Masterson (R) 31.7%
Frank Horton Republican 1962 Re-elected Frank Horton (R) 70.7%
James R. Vogel (D) 24.2%
Robert C. Byrnes, Jr. (Con
Conservative Party of New York
The Conservative Party of New York State is an American political party active in the state of New York. It is not part of any nationwide party, nor is it affiliated with the American Conservative Party, which it predates by over 40 years....

) 3.4%
Donald M. Peters (Right to Life) 1.7%
Fred J. Eckert
Fred J. Eckert
Fred J. Eckert is a former one-term United States Representative from New York. He was born in Rochester, New York on May 6, 1941, graduated from North Texas State University in 1964 and took postgraduate courses at New York University and at the New School for Social Research from 1965 to 1966...

Republican 1984 Lost re-election
Democratic gain
Louise Slaughter (D) 51.0%
Fred J. Eckert (R) 49.0%
Jack Kemp
Jack Kemp
Jack French Kemp was an American politician and a collegiate and professional football player. A Republican, he served as Housing Secretary in the administration of President George H. W. Bush from 1989 to 1993, having previously served nine terms as a congressman for Western New York's 31st...

Republican 1970 Re-elected Jack Kemp
Jack Kemp
Jack French Kemp was an American politician and a collegiate and professional football player. A Republican, he served as Housing Secretary in the administration of President George H. W. Bush from 1989 to 1993, having previously served nine terms as a congressman for Western New York's 31st...

 (R) 57.5%

James P. Keane (D) 42.0%
Gerald R. Morgan (Lib
Liberal Party of New York
The Liberal Party of New York is a minor American political party that has been active only in the state of New York. Its platform supports a standard set of social liberal policies: it supports right to abortion, increased spending on education, and universal health care.As of 2007, the Liberal...

) 0.6%
John J. LaFalce
John J. LaFalce
John Joseph LaFalce is a former congressman from the state of New York; he served from 1975 to 2003.LaFalce was first elected to the 94th United States Congress in 1974 and re-elected to each succeeding Congress through the 107th, serving his Western New York congressional district for 28 years,...

Democratic 1974 Re-elected John J. LaFalce
John J. LaFalce
John Joseph LaFalce is a former congressman from the state of New York; he served from 1975 to 2003.LaFalce was first elected to the 94th United States Congress in 1974 and re-elected to each succeeding Congress through the 107th, serving his Western New York congressional district for 28 years,...

 (D) 91.0%

Dean L. Walker (Con
Conservative Party of New York
The Conservative Party of New York State is an American political party active in the state of New York. It is not part of any nationwide party, nor is it affiliated with the American Conservative Party, which it predates by over 40 years....

) 5.7%
Anthony J. Murty (Right to Life) 3.4%
Henry J. Nowak
Henry J. Nowak
Henry James Nowak was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York between 1975 and 1993....

Democratic 1974 Re-elected Henry J. Nowak
Henry J. Nowak
Henry James Nowak was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York between 1975 and 1993....

 (D) 85.1%

Charles A. Walker (R) 14.9%
Stan Lundine
Stan Lundine
Stanley Nelson Lundine is a politician from Jamestown, New York who served as Mayor of Jamestown, a United States Representative, and lieutenant governor of New York. A Democrat, he was inaugurated Mayor in 1970 and served to 1976 when he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives after the...

Democratic 1976 Retired to run for Lieutenant Governor
Lieutenant Governor of New York
The Lieutenant Governor of New York is a constitutional office in the executive branch of the government of New York State. It is the second highest ranking official in state government. The lieutenant governor is elected on a ticket with the governor for a four year term...


Republican gain
Amo Houghton
Amo Houghton
Amory "Amo" Houghton Jr. is a politician from the state of New York, a retired member of the House of Representatives, and member of one of upstate New York's most prominent families in business, the Houghton family.-Early life:...

 (R) 60.1%

Larry M. Himelein (D) 39.9%

North Carolina 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Walter B. Jones, Sr.
Walter B. Jones, Sr.
Walter Beaman Jones, Sr. , was an American politician from the state of North Carolina who served in the United States House of Representatives, and was the father of Walter Beaman Jones, Jr., who is currently a Representative for the Republican Party.Jones was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina,...

Democratic 1966 Re-elected Walter B. Jones, Sr.
Walter B. Jones, Sr.
Walter Beaman Jones, Sr. , was an American politician from the state of North Carolina who served in the United States House of Representatives, and was the father of Walter Beaman Jones, Jr., who is currently a Representative for the Republican Party.Jones was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina,...

 (D) 69.5%

Howard Moye (R) 30.5%
Tim Valentine
Tim Valentine
Itimous Thaddeus Valentine, Jr. , generally known as Tim Valentine, was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina from 1983 to 1995....

Democratic 1982 Re-elected Tim Valentine
Tim Valentine
Itimous Thaddeus Valentine, Jr. , generally known as Tim Valentine, was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina from 1983 to 1995....

 (D) 74.6%

Bud McElhaney (R) 25.4%
Charles Orville Whitley
Charles Orville Whitley
Charles Orville Whitley was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1977 and 1986.Born in Siler City, North Carolina, Whitley attended Siler City High School, graduating in 1943...

Democratic 1976 Retired
Democratic hold
Martin Lancaster
Martin Lancaster
Harold Martin Lancaster is the former President of the North Carolina Community College System and former Chair of the National Council of State Directors of Community Colleges...

 (D) 64.5%

Gerald B. Hurst (R) 35.5%
Bill Cobey
Bill Cobey
William Wilfred Cobey, Jr. is a former one-term Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina....

Republican 1984 Lost re-election
Democratic gain
David E. Price (D) 55.7%
Bill Cobey (R) 44.3%
Stephen L. Neal
Stephen L. Neal
Stephen Lybrook "Steve" Neal was a North Carolina Democratic politician who served ten terms in the U.S. House of Representatives ....

Democratic 1974 Re-elected Stephen L. Neal
Stephen L. Neal
Stephen Lybrook "Steve" Neal was a North Carolina Democratic politician who served ten terms in the U.S. House of Representatives ....

 (D) 54.1%

Stuart Epperson (R) 45.9%
Howard Coble
Howard Coble
John Howard Coble is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1985. He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life, education, and pre-political career:Coble was born in Greensboro, North Carolina...

Republican 1984 Re-elected Howard Coble
Howard Coble
John Howard Coble is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1985. He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life, education, and pre-political career:Coble was born in Greensboro, North Carolina...

 (R) 50.0%

Charles Robin Britt (D) 50.0%
Charlie Rose
Charlie Rose (congressman)
Charles Grandison "Charlie" Rose III is a former Democratic United States Congressman from North Carolina who served from 1973 to 1997....

Democratic 1972 Re-elected Charlie Rose
Charlie Rose (congressman)
Charles Grandison "Charlie" Rose III is a former Democratic United States Congressman from North Carolina who served from 1973 to 1997....

 (D) 64.2%

Thomas J. Harrelson (R) 35.8%
Bill Hefner
Bill Hefner
Willie Gathrel "Bill" Hefner , was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina, serving between 1975 and 1999....

Democratic 1974 Re-elected Bill Hefner
Bill Hefner
Willie Gathrel "Bill" Hefner , was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina, serving between 1975 and 1999....

 (D) 57.9%

William G. Hamby, Jr. (R) 42.1%
Alex McMillan
Alex McMillan
John Alexander 'Alex' McMillan III is a North Carolina Republican politician who served five terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing North Carolina's 9th congressional district from 1985 to 1995....

Republican 1984 Re-elected Alex McMillan
Alex McMillan
John Alexander 'Alex' McMillan III is a North Carolina Republican politician who served five terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing North Carolina's 9th congressional district from 1985 to 1995....

 (R) 51.3%

D. G. Martin (D) 48.7%
James T. Broyhill Republican 1962 Resigned when appointed to U. S. Senate
United States Senate elections, 1986
The U.S. Senate election, 1986 was an election for the United States Senate in the middle of Ronald Reagan's second presidential term. As in most midterm elections, the opposition Democratic Party held the usual advantage...


Republican hold
Cass Ballenger
Cass Ballenger
Thomas Cass Ballenger is an American politician. A Republican, he represented North Carolina's 10th Congressional district, centered in North Carolina's foothills, in the United States House of Representatives from 1986 to 2005....

 (R) 57.5%

Lester D. Roark (D) 42.5%
Bill Hendon
Bill Hendon
William Martin Hendon is an author, POW/MIA activist, and two-term Republican U.S. Congressman from North Carolina's 11th District....

Republican 1984 Lost re-election
Democratic gain
James McClure Clarke (D) 50.7%
Bill Hendon (R) 49.3%

North Dakota 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Byron Dorgan
Byron Dorgan
Byron Leslie Dorgan is a former United States Senator from North Dakota and is now a senior policy advisor for a Washington, DC law firm. He is a member of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party, the North Dakota affiliate of the Democratic Party. In the Senate, he was Chairman of the Democratic...

Democratic 1980 Re-elected Byron Dorgan
Byron Dorgan
Byron Leslie Dorgan is a former United States Senator from North Dakota and is now a senior policy advisor for a Washington, DC law firm. He is a member of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party, the North Dakota affiliate of the Democratic Party. In the Senate, he was Chairman of the Democratic...

 (D) 75.5%

Syver Vinje (R) 23.4%
Gerald W. Kopp (I) 1.1%

Ohio 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Tom Luken
Tom Luken
Thomas Andrew Luken is a politician of the Democratic Party from Ohio.Luken received his high school diploma in 1942 from Purcell High School. During the Second World War, Luken served as a U.S. Marine. In 1947, he earned a bachelor of arts degree from Xavier University in Cincinnati, after having...

Democratic 1976 Re-elected Tom Luken
Tom Luken
Thomas Andrew Luken is a politician of the Democratic Party from Ohio.Luken received his high school diploma in 1942 from Purcell High School. During the Second World War, Luken served as a U.S. Marine. In 1947, he earned a bachelor of arts degree from Xavier University in Cincinnati, after having...

 (D) 61.7%

Fred E. Morr (R) 38.3%
Bill Gradison
Bill Gradison
Willis David "Bill" Gradison Jr. is an American politician, who served for almost two decades in the U.S. House of Representatives.-Early life and education:...

Republican 1974 Re-elected Bill Gradison
Bill Gradison
Willis David "Bill" Gradison Jr. is an American politician, who served for almost two decades in the U.S. House of Representatives.-Early life and education:...

 (R) 70.7%

William F. Stineman (D) 29.3%
Tony P. Hall
Tony P. Hall
Tony Patrick Hall is an American politician who served as a Democrat from Ohio in the U.S. House of Representatives for more than 20 years....

Democratic 1978 Re-elected Tony P. Hall
Tony P. Hall
Tony Patrick Hall is an American politician who served as a Democrat from Ohio in the U.S. House of Representatives for more than 20 years....

 (D) 73.7%

Ron Crutcher (R) 26.3%
Mike Oxley
Mike Oxley
Michael Garver "Mike" Oxley is an American politician of the Republican party who served as a U.S. representative from the 4th congressional district of Ohio....

Republican 1972 Re-elected Mike Oxley
Mike Oxley
Michael Garver "Mike" Oxley is an American politician of the Republican party who served as a U.S. representative from the 4th congressional district of Ohio....

 (R) 75.1%

Clem T. Cratty (D) 17.1%
Raven L. Workman (I) 7.8%
Del Latta
Del Latta
Delbert Leroy "Del" Latta is a former member of the United States House of Representatives. Latta was a Republican from Ohio.-Life and career:...

Republican 1958 Re-elected Del Latta
Del Latta
Delbert Leroy "Del" Latta is a former member of the United States House of Representatives. Latta was a Republican from Ohio.-Life and career:...

 (R) 65.0%

Tom Murray (D) 35.0%
Bob McEwen
Bob McEwen
Robert D. "Bob" McEwen is a lobbyist and American politician of the Republican Party, who was a member of the United States House of Representatives from southern Ohio's Sixth District, from January 3, 1981 to January 3, 1993...

Republican 1980 Re-elected Bob McEwen
Bob McEwen
Robert D. "Bob" McEwen is a lobbyist and American politician of the Republican Party, who was a member of the United States House of Representatives from southern Ohio's Sixth District, from January 3, 1981 to January 3, 1993...

 (R) 70.3%

Gordon R. Roberts (D) 27.9%
Amos Seeley (I) 1.9%
Mike DeWine
Mike DeWine
Richard Michael "Mike" DeWine is the Attorney General for the state of Ohio. He has held numerous offices on the state and federal level, including Ohio State Senator, four terms as a U.S. Congressman, Ohio Lt. Governor, and was a two-term U.S. Senator, serving from 1995 to 2007.- Biography :Born...

Republican 1982 Re-elected Mike DeWine
Mike DeWine
Richard Michael "Mike" DeWine is the Attorney General for the state of Ohio. He has held numerous offices on the state and federal level, including Ohio State Senator, four terms as a U.S. Congressman, Ohio Lt. Governor, and was a two-term U.S. Senator, serving from 1995 to 2007.- Biography :Born...

 (R) Unopposed
Tom Kindness
Tom Kindness
Thomas Norman Kindness was a member of the United States House of Representatives representing Ohio from January 3, 1975 to January 3, 1987....

Republican 1974 Retired to run for U. S. Senate
United States Senate elections, 1986
The U.S. Senate election, 1986 was an election for the United States Senate in the middle of Ronald Reagan's second presidential term. As in most midterm elections, the opposition Democratic Party held the usual advantage...


Republican hold
Buz Lukens
Buz Lukens
Donald Edgar "Buz" Lukens was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio. His political career ended in scandal.-Early years:...

 (R) 68.1%

John W. Griffin (D) 31.9%
Marcy Kaptur
Marcy Kaptur
Marcia Carolyn "Marcy" Kaptur is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1983. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district, anchored by the city of Toledo, includes all of Ottawa and Erie counties, and part of Lucas and Lorain counties.Serving her fourteenth term in the House of...

Democratic 1982 Re-elected Marcy Kaptur
Marcy Kaptur
Marcia Carolyn "Marcy" Kaptur is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1983. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district, anchored by the city of Toledo, includes all of Ottawa and Erie counties, and part of Lucas and Lorain counties.Serving her fourteenth term in the House of...

 (D) 77.5%

Mike Shufeldt (R) 22.5%
Clarence E. Miller
Clarence E. Miller
Clarence Ellsworth Miller, Jr. was a Republican Congressman from Ohio, serving January 3, 1967 to January 3, 1993....

Republican 1966 Re-elected Clarence E. Miller
Clarence E. Miller
Clarence Ellsworth Miller, Jr. was a Republican Congressman from Ohio, serving January 3, 1967 to January 3, 1993....

 (R) 70.4%

John M. Buchanan (D) 29.6%
Dennis E. Eckart
Dennis E. Eckart
Dennis Edward Eckart is a Democratic politician from Ohio who served in the United States House of Representatives. He is married to Sandy and has one son, Eddy....

Democratic 1980 Re-elected Dennis E. Eckart
Dennis E. Eckart
Dennis Edward Eckart is a Democratic politician from Ohio who served in the United States House of Representatives. He is married to Sandy and has one son, Eddy....

 (D) 72.5%

Margaret R. Mueller (R) 24.9%
Werner J. Lange (I) 2.7%
John Kasich
John Kasich
John Richard Kasich is the 69th and current Governor of Ohio. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing from 1983 to 2001...

Republican 1982 Re-elected John Kasich
John Kasich
John Richard Kasich is the 69th and current Governor of Ohio. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing from 1983 to 2001...

 (R) 73.4%

Timothy C. Jochim (D) 26.6%
Don Pease
Don Pease
Donald J. Pease served eight terms as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio's 13th District, an area in northeast Ohio. He was a Democrat.- Education and early life :...

Democratic 1976 Re-elected Don Pease
Don Pease
Donald J. Pease served eight terms as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio's 13th District, an area in northeast Ohio. He was a Democrat.- Education and early life :...

 (D) 62.8%

William D. Nielsen, Jr. (R) 37.2%
John F. Seiberling
John F. Seiberling
John Frederick Seiberling, Jr. was a United States Representative from Ohio. In 1974, he helped to establish what later became the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, and served on the House Judiciary Committee that held the impeachment hearings against President Richard Nixon.-Biography:Born in Akron,...

Democratic 1970 Retired
Democratic hold
Thomas C. Sawyer
Thomas C. Sawyer
Thomas Charles Sawyer, usually known as Tom Sawyer, is a Democratic member of the Ohio Senate, who has represented the 28th District since his appointment in February 2007. He served as a U.S. representative from Ohio from 1987 to 2003.- Career :...

 (D) 53.7%

Lynn Slaby (R) 46.3%
Chalmers P. Wylie Republican 1966 Re-elected Chalmers P. Wylie (R) 63.7%
David L. Jackson (D) 36.3%
Ralph Regula
Ralph Regula
Ralph Straus Regula was a Representative in the United States Congress from the 16th District of the State of Ohio. He retired in January 2009 after 18 consecutive terms. He is a member of the Republican Party. In the 110th Congress , he was the second longest serving Republican member of the U.S...

Republican 1972 Re-elected Ralph Regula
Ralph Regula
Ralph Straus Regula was a Representative in the United States Congress from the 16th District of the State of Ohio. He retired in January 2009 after 18 consecutive terms. He is a member of the Republican Party. In the 110th Congress , he was the second longest serving Republican member of the U.S...

 (R) 76.3%

William J. Kennick (D) 23.7%
Jim Traficant Democratic 1984 Re-elected Jim Traficant (D) 72.3%
James H. Fulks (R) 27.7%
Douglas Applegate
Douglas Applegate
Douglas "Doug" Applegate is a former member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio. Applegate is a Democrat....

Democratic 1976 Re-elected Douglas Applegate
Douglas Applegate
Douglas "Doug" Applegate is a former member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio. Applegate is a Democrat....

 (D) Unopposed
Ed Feighan
Ed Feighan
Edward Farrell "Ed" Feighan is a former American politician. He served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, and as a Democratic Party U.S. Representative from 1983 to 1993, serving Ohio's 19th congressional district.-Early life and education:Feighan graduated in 1965 from St...

Democratic 1982 Re-elected Ed Feighan
Ed Feighan
Edward Farrell "Ed" Feighan is a former American politician. He served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, and as a Democratic Party U.S. Representative from 1983 to 1993, serving Ohio's 19th congressional district.-Early life and education:Feighan graduated in 1965 from St...

 (D) 54.8%

Gary C. Suhadolnik (R) 45.2%
Mary Rose Oakar
Mary Rose Oakar
Mary Rose Oakar is an American Democratic politician and former member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio, the first Democratic woman elected to the United States Congress from that state....

Democratic 1976 Re-elected Mary Rose Oakar
Mary Rose Oakar
Mary Rose Oakar is an American Democratic politician and former member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio, the first Democratic woman elected to the United States Congress from that state....

 (D) 84.9%

Bill Smith (R) 15.1%
Louis Stokes
Louis Stokes
Louis Stokes is a Democratic politician from Ohio. He served in the United States House of Representatives....

Democratic 1968 Re-elected Louis Stokes
Louis Stokes
Louis Stokes is a Democratic politician from Ohio. He served in the United States House of Representatives....

 (D) 81.6%

Franklin H. Roski (R) 18.4%

Oklahoma 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
James Robert Jones
James Robert Jones
James Robert "Jim" Jones is a lawyer, a Democratic politician, a retired U.S. Congressman from Oklahoma, and a former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico....

Democratic 1972 Retired to run for U. S. Senate
United States Senate elections, 1986
The U.S. Senate election, 1986 was an election for the United States Senate in the middle of Ronald Reagan's second presidential term. As in most midterm elections, the opposition Democratic Party held the usual advantage...


Republican gain
Jim Inhofe
Jim Inhofe
James Mountain "Jim" Inhofe is the senior Senator from Oklahoma and a member of the Republican Party. First elected to the Senate in 1994, he is the ranking member of the United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works and was its chairman from 2003 to 2007. Inhofe served eight...

 (R) 54.8%

Gary D. Allison (D) 42.8%
Carl E. McCullough, Jr. (I) 2.4%
Mike Synar
Mike Synar
Michael Lynn "Mike" Synar was an American Democratic politician who represented Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district in Congress for eight terms.-Early life and career:...

Democratic 1978 Re-elected Mike Synar
Mike Synar
Michael Lynn "Mike" Synar was an American Democratic politician who represented Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district in Congress for eight terms.-Early life and career:...

 (D) 73.3%

Gary K. Rice (R) 26.7%
Wes Watkins
Wes Watkins
Wesley Wade "Wes" Watkins is a politician from the state of Oklahoma. He is a retired member of the United States House of Representatives where Watkins had represented Oklahoma's 3rd Congressional District for 14 years as a Democrat and then for six years as a Republican.-Early life and...

Democratic 1976 Re-elected Wes Watkins
Wes Watkins
Wesley Wade "Wes" Watkins is a politician from the state of Oklahoma. He is a retired member of the United States House of Representatives where Watkins had represented Oklahoma's 3rd Congressional District for 14 years as a Democrat and then for six years as a Republican.-Early life and...

 (D) 78.1%

Patrick K. Miller (R) 21.9%
Dave McCurdy
Dave McCurdy
David Keith McCurdy is a U.S. lawyer, politician, conservative Democrat, and a former Oklahoma Congressman from Oklahoma's 4th congressional district. He is president of the American Gas Association.-Early life and education:...

Democratic 1980 Re-elected Dave McCurdy
Dave McCurdy
David Keith McCurdy is a U.S. lawyer, politician, conservative Democrat, and a former Oklahoma Congressman from Oklahoma's 4th congressional district. He is president of the American Gas Association.-Early life and education:...

 (D) 76.2%

Larry Humphreys (R) 23.8%
Mickey Edwards
Mickey Edwards
Marvin Henry "Mickey" Edwards is a former Republican congressman who served Oklahoma's 5th congressional district from 1977 to 1993.-Education and early career:...

Republican 1976 Re-elected Mickey Edwards
Mickey Edwards
Marvin Henry "Mickey" Edwards is a former Republican congressman who served Oklahoma's 5th congressional district from 1977 to 1993.-Education and early career:...

 (R) 70.6%

Donna Compton (D) 29.4%
Glenn English
Glenn English
Glenn Lee English, Jr. is a U.S. Democratic politician who represented Oklahoma's 6th congressional district for 10 successive terms. English is currently the chief executive officer of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.-Military service and business activities:English was born...

Democratic 1974 Re-elected Glenn English
Glenn English
Glenn Lee English, Jr. is a U.S. Democratic politician who represented Oklahoma's 6th congressional district for 10 successive terms. English is currently the chief executive officer of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.-Military service and business activities:English was born...

 (D) Unopposed

Oregon 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Les AuCoin
Les AuCoin
Walter Leslie "Les" AuCoin , is an American politician and the first Democrat elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from since it was formed in 1882. The seat has been held by a Democrat ever since....

Democratic 1974 Re-elected Les AuCoin
Les AuCoin
Walter Leslie "Les" AuCoin , is an American politician and the first Democrat elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from since it was formed in 1882. The seat has been held by a Democrat ever since....

 (D) 61.7%

Anthony Meeker (R) 38.3%
Robert Freeman Smith
Robert Freeman Smith
Robert Freeman "Bob" Smith in Portland, Oregon, is an American politician.-Early life:Smith grew up in Burns, Oregon. He attended Willamette University in Salem, Oregon, graduating in 1953 with an agricultural degree...

Republican 1982 Re-elected Robert Freeman Smith
Robert Freeman Smith
Robert Freeman "Bob" Smith in Portland, Oregon, is an American politician.-Early life:Smith grew up in Burns, Oregon. He attended Willamette University in Salem, Oregon, graduating in 1953 with an agricultural degree...

 (R) 60.2%

Larry Tuttle (D) 39.8%
Ron Wyden
Ron Wyden
Ronald Lee "Ron" Wyden is the senior U.S. Senator for Oregon, serving since 1996, and a member of the Democratic Party. He previously served in the United States House of Representatives from 1981 to 1996....

Democratic 1980 Re-elected Ron Wyden
Ron Wyden
Ronald Lee "Ron" Wyden is the senior U.S. Senator for Oregon, serving since 1996, and a member of the Democratic Party. He previously served in the United States House of Representatives from 1981 to 1996....

 (D) 86.0%

Thomas H. Phelan (R) 14.0%
Jim Weaver Democratic 1974 Retired to run for U. S. Senate
United States Senate elections, 1986
The U.S. Senate election, 1986 was an election for the United States Senate in the middle of Ronald Reagan's second presidential term. As in most midterm elections, the opposition Democratic Party held the usual advantage...


Democratic hold
Peter DeFazio
Peter DeFazio
Peter Anthony DeFazio is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1987. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes Eugene, Springfield, Roseburg and part of Corvallis. As Oregon's most senior member of Congress, he is the dean of Oregon's House of Representatives delegation...

 (D) 54.1%

Bruce Long (R) 45.9%
Denny Smith
Denny Smith
Dennis Alan "Denny" Smith is a businessman and former United States congressman from the state of Oregon. A native of the state, he served in the Air Force before working in the airline industry and taking over the family's newspaper business. A Republican, he served ten years in Congress from...

Republican 1980 Re-elected Denny Smith
Denny Smith
Dennis Alan "Denny" Smith is a businessman and former United States congressman from the state of Oregon. A native of the state, he served in the Air Force before working in the airline industry and taking over the family's newspaper business. A Republican, he served ten years in Congress from...

 (R) 60.5%

Barbara Ross (D) 39.5%

Pennsylvania 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Thomas M. Foglietta
Thomas M. Foglietta
Thomas Michael "Tom" Foglietta was United States Ambassador to Italy and anAmerican politician from the state of Pennsylvania, most notable for his time in the House of Representatives from 1981 to 1997....

Democratic 1980 Re-elected Thomas M. Foglietta
Thomas M. Foglietta
Thomas Michael "Tom" Foglietta was United States Ambassador to Italy and anAmerican politician from the state of Pennsylvania, most notable for his time in the House of Representatives from 1981 to 1997....

 (D) 74.7%

Anthony J. Mucciolo (R) 25.3%
William H. Gray Democratic 1978 Re-elected William H. Gray (D) 98.4%
Linda R. Ragin (New Alliance) 1.6%
Robert A. Borski, Jr.
Robert A. Borski, Jr.
Robert Anthony Borski , was an American Democratic Party Congressman from the U.S. state of Pennsylvania from 1983 until 2003, representing the state's 3rd congressional district....

Democratic 1982 Re-elected Robert A. Borski, Jr.
Robert A. Borski, Jr.
Robert Anthony Borski , was an American Democratic Party Congressman from the U.S. state of Pennsylvania from 1983 until 2003, representing the state's 3rd congressional district....

 (D) 61.8%

Robert A. Rovner (R) 38.2%
Joseph P. Kolter
Joseph P. Kolter
Joseph Paul Kolter was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania.Joe Kolter was born in McDonald, Ohio. He graduated from Geneva College in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, and served in the United States Army from 1944 to 1947...

Democratic 1982 Re-elected Joseph P. Kolter
Joseph P. Kolter
Joseph Paul Kolter was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania.Joe Kolter was born in McDonald, Ohio. He graduated from Geneva College in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, and served in the United States Army from 1944 to 1947...

 (D) 60.4%

Al Lindsay (R) 38.7%
Emily C. Fair (Populist) 0.9%
Richard T. Schulze
Richard T. Schulze
Richard Taylor "Dick" Schulze was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1975 to 1993. His district encompassed portions of Montgomery, Delaware, and Chester Counties in the western Philadelphia suburbs.-Early life:Schulze attended the University of Houston, Villanova...

Republican 1974 Re-elected Richard T. Schulze
Richard T. Schulze
Richard Taylor "Dick" Schulze was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1975 to 1993. His district encompassed portions of Montgomery, Delaware, and Chester Counties in the western Philadelphia suburbs.-Early life:Schulze attended the University of Houston, Villanova...

 (R) 65.7%

Tim Ringgold (D) 34.3%
Gus Yatron
Gus Yatron
Constantine "Gus" Yatron was an American politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives. A member of the Democratic Party, Yatron represented the 6th congressional district of Pennsylvania for twelve terms, from 1969 until his retirement in 1993...

Democratic 1968 Re-elected Gus Yatron
Gus Yatron
Constantine "Gus" Yatron was an American politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives. A member of the Democratic Party, Yatron represented the 6th congressional district of Pennsylvania for twelve terms, from 1969 until his retirement in 1993...

 (D) 69.1%

Norm Bertasavage (R) 30.9%
Robert W. Edgar
Robert W. Edgar
Rev. Dr. Robert William Edgar is president and CEO of Common Cause, a nonpartisan government watchdog organization, effective May 2007. He served as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 1987, representing the 7th district of Pennsylvania...

Democratic 1974 Retired to run for U. S. Senate
United States Senate elections, 1986
The U.S. Senate election, 1986 was an election for the United States Senate in the middle of Ronald Reagan's second presidential term. As in most midterm elections, the opposition Democratic Party held the usual advantage...


Republican gain
Curt Weldon
Curt Weldon
Wayne Curtis "Curt" Weldon is an American politician. He served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1987 to 2007, representing the 7th district of Pennsylvania. He was defeated in November 2006 for reelection by Joe Sestak. Weldon was vice-chair of the Armed...

 (R) 61.3%

Bill Spingler (D) 38.7%
Peter H. Kostmayer
Peter H. Kostmayer
Peter Houston Kostmayer is a Democratic politician who served eight terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from Bucks County, Pennsylvania.-Biography:...

Democratic 1982 Re-elected Peter H. Kostmayer
Peter H. Kostmayer
Peter Houston Kostmayer is a Democratic politician who served eight terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from Bucks County, Pennsylvania.-Biography:...

 (D) 55.0%

David A. Christian (R) 45.0%
Bud Shuster
Bud Shuster
Elmer Greinert "Bud" Shuster is an American politician who represented Pennsylvania in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican from 1973 to 2001. He is best known for his advocacy of transportation projects that critics deride as "pork barrel" spending.-Career:Shuster was born...

Republican 1972 Re-elected Bud Shuster
Bud Shuster
Elmer Greinert "Bud" Shuster is an American politician who represented Pennsylvania in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican from 1973 to 2001. He is best known for his advocacy of transportation projects that critics deride as "pork barrel" spending.-Career:Shuster was born...

 (R) Unopposed
Joseph M. McDade
Joseph M. McDade
Joseph Michael "Joe" McDade is a former member of the United States House of Representatives, having represented Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district.-Early life and career:...

Republican 1962 Re-elected Joseph M. McDade
Joseph M. McDade
Joseph Michael "Joe" McDade is a former member of the United States House of Representatives, having represented Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district.-Early life and career:...

 (R) 74.7%

Robert C. Bolus (D) 25.3%
Paul E. Kanjorski
Paul E. Kanjorski
Paul E. Kanjorski is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 1985 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party.The district includes the cities of Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, and Hazleton, as well as most of the Poconos....

Democratic 1984 Re-elected Paul E. Kanjorski
Paul E. Kanjorski
Paul E. Kanjorski is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 1985 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party.The district includes the cities of Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, and Hazleton, as well as most of the Poconos....

 (D) 70.6%

Marc Holtzman (R) 29.4%
John Murtha
John Murtha
John Patrick "Jack" Murtha, Jr. was an American politician from the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Murtha, a Democrat, represented Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1974 until his death in 2010....

Democratic 1974 Re-elected John Murtha
John Murtha
John Patrick "Jack" Murtha, Jr. was an American politician from the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Murtha, a Democrat, represented Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1974 until his death in 2010....

 (D) 67.4%

Kathy Holtzman (R) 32.6%
R. Lawrence Coughlin Republican 1968 Re-elected R. Lawrence Coughlin (R) 58.5%
Joseph M. Hoeffel (D) 41.5%
William J. Coyne
William J. Coyne
William Joseph Coyne was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Coyne was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Central Catholic High School in 1954, and received a B.S. in accounting from Robert Morris College. He served for two years in...

Democratic 1980 Re-elected William J. Coyne
William J. Coyne
William Joseph Coyne was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Coyne was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Central Catholic High School in 1954, and received a B.S. in accounting from Robert Morris College. He served for two years in...

 (D) 89.6%

Richard Edward Caligiuri (L
Libertarian Party (United States)
The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...

) 5.2%
Mark Weddleton (Socialist Workers
Socialist Workers Party (United States)
The Socialist Workers Party is a far-left political organization in the United States. The group places a priority on "solidarity work" to aid strikes and is strongly supportive of Cuba...

) 2.7%
Thomas R. McIntyre (Populist) 1.3%
Phyllis Gray (Workers) 1.3%
Donald L. Ritter
Donald L. Ritter
Donald Lawrence "Don" Ritter was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. He represented Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district from 1979 to 1993.-Early life and education:...

Republican 1978 Re-elected Donald L. Ritter
Donald L. Ritter
Donald Lawrence "Don" Ritter was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. He represented Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district from 1979 to 1993.-Early life and education:...

 (R) 56.8%

Joe Simonetta (D) 43.2%
Robert Smith Walker
Robert Smith Walker
Robert Smith Walker, popularly known as Bob Walker, is a former American politician who represented Pennsylvania in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican from 1977 to 1997. He was known for his fiery rhetoric and knowledge of parliamentary procedure.Born in Bradford,...

Republican 1976 Re-elected Robert Smith Walker
Robert Smith Walker
Robert Smith Walker, popularly known as Bob Walker, is a former American politician who represented Pennsylvania in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican from 1977 to 1997. He was known for his fiery rhetoric and knowledge of parliamentary procedure.Born in Bradford,...

 (R) 74.6%

James Hagelgans (D) 25.4%
George Gekas
George Gekas
George William Gekas is a Republican politician from Pennsylvania. He represented the state's 17th Congressional district from 1983 to 2003, when he was unseated in a major upset.-Early life:...

Republican 1982 Re-elected George Gekas
George Gekas
George William Gekas is a Republican politician from Pennsylvania. He represented the state's 17th Congressional district from 1983 to 2003, when he was unseated in a major upset.-Early life:...

 (R) 73.6%

Michael S. Ogden (D) 26.4%
Doug Walgren
Doug Walgren
Douglas Walgren was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Doug Walgren was born in Rochester, New York, and grew up in Mount Lebanon, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1963, and received his LL.B. from Stanford University in 1966...

Democratic 1976 Re-elected Doug Walgren
Doug Walgren
Douglas Walgren was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Doug Walgren was born in Rochester, New York, and grew up in Mount Lebanon, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1963, and received his LL.B. from Stanford University in 1966...

 (D) 63.0%

Ernie Buckman (R) 37.0%
William F. Goodling
William F. Goodling
William Franklin "Bill" Goodling was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Goodling, the son of former Congressman George Atlee Goodling, was born in Loganville, Pennsylvania and grew up in York, Pennsylvania. He received a B.S...

Republican 1974 Re-elected William F. Goodling
William F. Goodling
William Franklin "Bill" Goodling was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Goodling, the son of former Congressman George Atlee Goodling, was born in Loganville, Pennsylvania and grew up in York, Pennsylvania. He received a B.S...

 (R) 72.9%

Richard F. Thornton (D) 27.1%
Joseph M. Gaydos
Joseph M. Gaydos
Joseph Matthew Gaydos was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Joe Gaydos was born in Braddock, Pennsylvania. His Hungarian father was born in Northern Hungary which today is Slovakia after it was annxed by Czechoslovakia following WWI and the Treaty of Trianon...

Democratic 1968 Re-elected Joseph M. Gaydos
Joseph M. Gaydos
Joseph Matthew Gaydos was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Joe Gaydos was born in Braddock, Pennsylvania. His Hungarian father was born in Northern Hungary which today is Slovakia after it was annxed by Czechoslovakia following WWI and the Treaty of Trianon...

 (D) 98.5%

Alden W. Vedder (Workers) 1.5%
Tom Ridge
Tom Ridge
Thomas Joseph "Tom" Ridge is an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives , the 43rd Governor of Pennsylvania , Assistant to the President for Homeland Security , and the first United States Secretary of Homeland Security...

Republican 1982 Re-elected Tom Ridge
Tom Ridge
Thomas Joseph "Tom" Ridge is an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives , the 43rd Governor of Pennsylvania , Assistant to the President for Homeland Security , and the first United States Secretary of Homeland Security...

 (R) 80.9%

Joylyn Blackwell (D) 19.1%
Austin Murphy Democratic 1976 Re-elected Austin Murphy (D) Unopposed
William F. Clinger, Jr.
William F. Clinger, Jr.
William Floyd "Bill" Clinger, Jr. is a former Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Clinger was born in Warren, Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools there and graduated from The Hill School, Pottstown, Pennsylvania in 1947. He received a B.A. from The...

Republican 1978 Re-elected William F. Clinger, Jr.
William F. Clinger, Jr.
William Floyd "Bill" Clinger, Jr. is a former Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Clinger was born in Warren, Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools there and graduated from The Hill School, Pottstown, Pennsylvania in 1947. He received a B.A. from The...

 (R) 55.5%

Bill Wachob (D) 44.5%

Rhode Island 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Fernand St. Germain
Fernand St. Germain
Fernand Joseph St. Germain is a former U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.Born in Blackstone, Massachusetts, St. Germain attended parochial schools in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. He graduated from Our Lady of Providence Seminary High School, 1945, and from Providence College, 1948...

Democratic 1960 Re-elected Fernand St. Germain
Fernand St. Germain
Fernand Joseph St. Germain is a former U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.Born in Blackstone, Massachusetts, St. Germain attended parochial schools in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. He graduated from Our Lady of Providence Seminary High School, 1945, and from Providence College, 1948...

 (D) 68.5%

John A. Holmes, Jr. (R) 31.5%
Claudine Schneider
Claudine Schneider
Claudine Schneider is a former Republican U.S. Representative from Rhode Island. She was the first and to date only woman elected to Congress from Rhode Island....

Republican 1980 Re-elected Claudine Schneider
Claudine Schneider
Claudine Schneider is a former Republican U.S. Representative from Rhode Island. She was the first and to date only woman elected to Congress from Rhode Island....

 (R) 67.6%

Donald J. Ferry (D) 32.4%

South Carolina 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Thomas F. Hartnett
Thomas F. Hartnett
Thomas Forbes "Tommy" Hartnett was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Hartnett was born in Charleston. He graduated from Bishop England High School in Charleston in 1960...

Republican 1980
United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1980
The 1980 South Carolina United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 4, 1980 to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. The primary elections for the Democrats and the Republicans were held on June 10 and the runoff elections were...

Retired to run for Lieutenant Governor
Republican hold
Arthur Ravenel, Jr.
Arthur Ravenel, Jr.
Arthur Ravenel, Jr. is a businessman and a Republican politician from Charleston, South Carolina.-Early life:The Charleston-born Ravenel served in the United States Marine Corps from 1945 to 1946. He thereafter received a bachelor of science degree from the College of Charleston in 1950. He is a...

 (R) 52.0%

Jimmy Stuckey (D) 48.0%
Floyd Spence
Floyd Spence
Floyd Davidson Spence was a Republican politician from South Carolina.-Early life and education:Spence was born in Columbia, South Carolina in 1928, but spent most of his life in nearby Lexington County. Shortly after graduating from high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Naval Reserve, retiring as...

Republican 1970
United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1970
The 1970 South Carolina United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 3, 1970 to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. The primary elections were held on June 9 and the runoff elections were held two weeks later on June 23...

Re-elected Floyd Spence
Floyd Spence
Floyd Davidson Spence was a Republican politician from South Carolina.-Early life and education:Spence was born in Columbia, South Carolina in 1928, but spent most of his life in nearby Lexington County. Shortly after graduating from high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Naval Reserve, retiring as...

 (R) 53.6%

Fred Zeigler (D) 46.4%
Butler Derrick
Butler Derrick
Butler Carson Derrick, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, he attended the public schools in Mayesville and Florence, South Carolina. He graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1958 and earned an LL.B. from the University of Georgia Law...

Democratic 1974
United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1974
The 1974 South Carolina United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 5, 1974 to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. The primary elections were held on July 16 and the runoff elections were held two weeks later on July 30...

Re-elected Butler Derrick
Butler Derrick
Butler Carson Derrick, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, he attended the public schools in Mayesville and Florence, South Carolina. He graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1958 and earned an LL.B. from the University of Georgia Law...

 (D) 68.4%

Richard Dickison (R) 31.6%
Carroll A. Campbell, Jr.
Carroll A. Campbell, Jr.
Carroll Ashmore Campbell, Jr. was a U.S. Republican Party politician who served as 112th Governor of South Carolina from 1987 to 1995.-Early life:He was born in Greenville, South Carolina, the oldest of six children...

Republican 1978
United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1978
The 1978 South Carolina United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 7, 1978 to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. The primary elections for the Democrats and the Republicans were held on June 13...

Retired to run for Governor
Governor of South Carolina
The Governor of the State of South Carolina is the head of state for the State of South Carolina. Under the South Carolina Constitution, the Governor is also the head of government, serving as the chief executive of the South Carolina executive branch. The Governor is the ex officio...


Democratic gain
Liz J. Patterson
Liz J. Patterson
Elizabeth Johnston "Liz" Patterson is an American politician from the Democratic Party. She is a former member of the United States House of Representatives. Her father, Olin D. Johnston, served as Governor of South Carolina and as U.S. Senator from South Carolina.Patterson grew up in Kensington,...

 (D) 51.4%

Bill Workman (R) 47.3%
Bob Wilson (American) 1.3%
John M. Spratt, Jr.
John M. Spratt, Jr.
John McKee Spratt, Jr. is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 1983 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Spratt was the dean of the South Carolina congressional delegation, chairman of the U.S. House Committee on the Budget, and the second ranking Democrat on the U.S...

Democratic 1982
United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1982
The 1982 South Carolina United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 2, 1982 to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. The primary elections for the Democrats were held on June 8 and the runoff elections were held two weeks later...

Re-elected John M. Spratt, Jr.
John M. Spratt, Jr.
John McKee Spratt, Jr. is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 1983 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Spratt was the dean of the South Carolina congressional delegation, chairman of the U.S. House Committee on the Budget, and the second ranking Democrat on the U.S...

 (D) Unopposed
Robin Tallon
Robin Tallon
Robert Mooneyhan "Robin" Tallon, Jr is a former United States Representative from South Carolina. Tallon served in the House as a Democrat....

Democratic 1982
United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1982
The 1982 South Carolina United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 2, 1982 to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. The primary elections for the Democrats were held on June 8 and the runoff elections were held two weeks later...

Re-elected Robin Tallon
Robin Tallon
Robert Mooneyhan "Robin" Tallon, Jr is a former United States Representative from South Carolina. Tallon served in the House as a Democrat....

 (D) 75.5%

Robbie Cunningham (R) 24.5%

South Dakota 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Tom Daschle
Tom Daschle
Thomas Andrew "Tom" Daschle is a former U.S. Senator from South Dakota and former U.S. Senate Majority Leader. He is a member of the Democratic Party....

Democratic 1978 Retired to run for U. S. Senate
United States Senate elections, 1986
The U.S. Senate election, 1986 was an election for the United States Senate in the middle of Ronald Reagan's second presidential term. As in most midterm elections, the opposition Democratic Party held the usual advantage...


Democratic hold
Tim Johnson (D) 59.2%
Dale Bell (R) 40.8%

Tennessee 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Jimmy Quillen
Jimmy Quillen
James Henry Quillen, usually known as Jimmy Quillen was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee from 1963 to 1997.-Early life:...

Republican 1962 Re-elected Jimmy Quillen
Jimmy Quillen
James Henry Quillen, usually known as Jimmy Quillen was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee from 1963 to 1997.-Early life:...

 (R) 68.9%

John B. Russell (D) 31.1%
John Duncan, Sr.
John Duncan, Sr.
John James Duncan, Sr. was an American attorney and Republican politician who represented Tennessee's 2nd Congressional District in the U. S. House of Representatives from 1965 until his death in 1988. He also served as Mayor of Knoxville, Tennessee, from 1959 to 1964, and as assistant attorney...

Republican 1964 Re-elected John Duncan, Sr.
John Duncan, Sr.
John James Duncan, Sr. was an American attorney and Republican politician who represented Tennessee's 2nd Congressional District in the U. S. House of Representatives from 1965 until his death in 1988. He also served as Mayor of Knoxville, Tennessee, from 1959 to 1964, and as assistant attorney...

 (R) 76.2%

John F. Bowen (D) 23.8%
Marilyn Lloyd
Marilyn Lloyd
Rachel Marilyn Laird Lloyd is a Tennessee businesswoman and 10-term member of the United States House of Representatives .-Biographical information:...

Democratic 1974 Re-elected Marilyn Lloyd
Marilyn Lloyd
Rachel Marilyn Laird Lloyd is a Tennessee businesswoman and 10-term member of the United States House of Representatives .-Biographical information:...

 (D) 53.9%

Jim Golden (R) 46.1%
Jim Cooper
Jim Cooper
James Hayes Shofner "Jim" Cooper is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2003. He is a member of the Democratic Party and the Blue Dog Coalition. He previously represented from 1983 to 1995....

Democratic 1982 Re-elected Jim Cooper
Jim Cooper
James Hayes Shofner "Jim" Cooper is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2003. He is a member of the Democratic Party and the Blue Dog Coalition. He previously represented from 1983 to 1995....

 (D) Unopposed
Bill Boner
Bill Boner
William Hill "Bill" Boner is a Tennessee educator and former Democratic politician. He was the third mayor of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, serving from 1987 to 1991. He served in the U.S...

Democratic 1978 Re-elected Bill Boner
Bill Boner
William Hill "Bill" Boner is a Tennessee educator and former Democratic politician. He was the third mayor of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, serving from 1987 to 1991. He served in the U.S...

 (D) 57.9%

Terry Holcomb (R) 39.9%
Charlie Daniels (I) 1.4%
Russell Hancock (I) 0.4%
Kenneth Wayne Bloodworth (I) 0.4%
Bart Gordon
Bart Gordon
Barton Jennings "Bart" Gordon, is a lawyer and former U.S. Representative for , serving from 1985 until 2011. The district includes several rural areas and fast-growing suburbs east of Nashville. He was Chairman of the House Committee on Science and Technology from 2007 until 2011. He is a member...

Democratic 1984 Re-elected Bart Gordon
Bart Gordon
Barton Jennings "Bart" Gordon, is a lawyer and former U.S. Representative for , serving from 1985 until 2011. The district includes several rural areas and fast-growing suburbs east of Nashville. He was Chairman of the House Committee on Science and Technology from 2007 until 2011. He is a member...

 (D) 76.8%

Fred Vail (R) 23.2%
Don Sundquist
Don Sundquist
Donald Kenneth Sundquist is a former governor and congressman from Tennessee. A Republican, he served as the 47th Governor of Tennessee from 1995 to 2003...

Republican 1982 Re-elected Don Sundquist
Don Sundquist
Donald Kenneth Sundquist is a former governor and congressman from Tennessee. A Republican, he served as the 47th Governor of Tennessee from 1995 to 2003...

 (R) 72.3%

M. Lloyd Hiler (D) 27.7%
Ed Jones Democratic 1969 Re-elected Ed Jones (D) 80.4%
Dan H. Campbell (R) 19.6%
Harold Ford, Sr.
Harold Ford, Sr.
Harold Eugene Ford, Sr. was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives representing the Memphis, Tennessee area for ten terms—from 1975 until his retirement in 1997. He was the first African-American to represent Tennessee in the U.S...

Democratic 1974 Re-elected Harold Ford, Sr.
Harold Ford, Sr.
Harold Eugene Ford, Sr. was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives representing the Memphis, Tennessee area for ten terms—from 1975 until his retirement in 1997. He was the first African-American to represent Tennessee in the U.S...

 (D) 83.7%

Isaac Richmond (I) 16.3%

Texas 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Jim Chapman
Jim Chapman
James Louis "Jim" Chapman is an American business and political leader. From 1985 to 1997, he served as Democratic Congressman representing the Texas's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives...

Democratic 1985 Re-elected Jim Chapman
Jim Chapman
James Louis "Jim" Chapman is an American business and political leader. From 1985 to 1997, he served as Democratic Congressman representing the Texas's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives...

 (D) Unopposed
Charles Wilson Democratic 1972 Re-elected Charles Wilson (D) 56.8%
Julian Gordon (R) 40.5%
Sam I. Paradice (I) 2.8%
Steve Bartlett
Steve Bartlett
Harry Steven "Steve" Bartlett is the President and CEO of the Financial Services Roundtable, an advocacy group lobbying the U.S. Congress on financial services legislation. He is a former U.S...

Republican 1982 Re-elected Steve Bartlett
Steve Bartlett
Harry Steven "Steve" Bartlett is the President and CEO of the Financial Services Roundtable, an advocacy group lobbying the U.S. Congress on financial services legislation. He is a former U.S...

 (R) 94.1%

Brent Barnes (I) 4.1%
Don Gough (L
Libertarian Party (United States)
The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...

) 1.8%
Ralph Hall
Ralph Hall
Ralph Moody Hall is a United States Representative from . First elected in 1980, Hall is the chairman of the Science Committee and a senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee...

Democratic 1980 Re-elected Ralph Hall
Ralph Hall
Ralph Moody Hall is a United States Representative from . First elected in 1980, Hall is the chairman of the Science Committee and a senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee...

 (D) 71.7%

Thomas Blow (R) 28.3%
John Wiley Bryant
John Wiley Bryant
John Wiley Bryant is a Texas politician who represented Texas's 5th congressional district in the 98th to 104th U.S. Congress....

Democratic 1982 Re-elected John Wiley Bryant
John Wiley Bryant
John Wiley Bryant is a Texas politician who represented Texas's 5th congressional district in the 98th to 104th U.S. Congress....

 (D) 58.5%

Tom Carter (R) 40.7%
Bob Brewer (L
Libertarian Party (United States)
The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...

) 0.8%
Joe Barton
Joe Barton
Joseph Linus "Joe" Barton is a Republican politician, representing in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1985, and a member of the Tea Party Caucus...

Republican 1984 Re-elected Joe Barton
Joe Barton
Joseph Linus "Joe" Barton is a Republican politician, representing in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1985, and a member of the Tea Party Caucus...

 (R) 55.8%

Pete Geren (D) 44.2%
William Reynolds Archer, Jr.
William Reynolds Archer, Jr.
William Reynolds “Bill” Archer, Jr. is a former American lawyer and politician. Archer served two terms, from 1967 to 1971, in the Texas House of Representatives — changing from the Democratic to the Republican party in 1969 — and later represented Texas in the United States House as a Republican...

Republican 1970 Re-elected William Reynolds Archer, Jr.
William Reynolds Archer, Jr.
William Reynolds “Bill” Archer, Jr. is a former American lawyer and politician. Archer served two terms, from 1967 to 1971, in the Texas House of Representatives — changing from the Democratic to the Republican party in 1969 — and later represented Texas in the United States House as a Republican...

 (R) 87.4%

Harry Kniffen (D) 11.9%
Roger Plail (L
Libertarian Party (United States)
The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...

) 0.7%
Jack Fields
Jack Fields
Jack Milton Fields, Jr. , is a Texas businessman and a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from a Houston-based district....

Republican 1980 Re-elected Jack Fields
Jack Fields
Jack Milton Fields, Jr. , is a Texas businessman and a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from a Houston-based district....

 (R) 68.4%

Blaine Mann (D) 31.6%
Jack Brooks
Jack Brooks (politician)
Jack Bascom Brooks is a retired Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Texas, who served for more than 40 years in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was defeated for reelection in the 1994 election...

Democratic 1952 Re-elected Jack Brooks
Jack Brooks (politician)
Jack Bascom Brooks is a retired Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Texas, who served for more than 40 years in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was defeated for reelection in the 1994 election...

 (D) 61.5%

Lisa D. Duperier (R) 38.5%
J. J. Pickle Democratic 1963 Re-elected J. J. Pickle (D) 72.3%
Carole Keeton Rylander (R) 27.7%
Marvin Leath
Marvin Leath
James Marvin Leath was a U.S. Representative from Texas.Born in Henderson, Texas, Leath attended the Rusk County public schools.He graduated from Henderson High School, 1949.He attended Kilgore Junior College....

Democratic 1978 Re-elected Marvin Leath
Marvin Leath
James Marvin Leath was a U.S. Representative from Texas.Born in Henderson, Texas, Leath attended the Rusk County public schools.He graduated from Henderson High School, 1949.He attended Kilgore Junior College....

 (D) Unopposed
Jim Wright
Jim Wright
James Claude Wright, Jr. , usually known as Jim Wright, is a former Democratic U.S. Congressman from Texas who served 34 years in the U.S. House of Representatives and was the Speaker of the House from 1987 to 1989.-Early life:...

Democratic 1954 Re-elected Jim Wright
Jim Wright
James Claude Wright, Jr. , usually known as Jim Wright, is a former Democratic U.S. Congressman from Texas who served 34 years in the U.S. House of Representatives and was the Speaker of the House from 1987 to 1989.-Early life:...

 (D) 68.7%

Don McNeil (R) 31.3%
Beau Boulter
Beau Boulter
Eldon Beau Boulter is a Washington, D.C.-based lobbyist who was a Republican U.S. representative from Texas between 1985 and 1989....

Republican 1984 Re-elected Beau Boulter
Beau Boulter
Eldon Beau Boulter is a Washington, D.C.-based lobbyist who was a Republican U.S. representative from Texas between 1985 and 1989....

 (R) 64.9%

Doug Seal (D) 35.1%
Mac Sweeney
Mac Sweeney
David McCann "Mac" Sweeney is a former Republican Member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas.Born in Wharton, Texas, Sweeney earned his B.A. and J.D. from the University of Texas at Austin. In his early political years Sweeney served on the staffs of Republican Senator John G....

Republican 1984 Re-elected Mac Sweeney
Mac Sweeney
David McCann "Mac" Sweeney is a former Republican Member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas.Born in Wharton, Texas, Sweeney earned his B.A. and J.D. from the University of Texas at Austin. In his early political years Sweeney served on the staffs of Republican Senator John G....

 (R) 52.3%

Greg Laughlin (D) 47.7%
Kika de la Garza
Kika de la Garza
Eligio “Kika” de la Garza, II was the Democratic representative for the 15th congressional district of Texas from January 3, 1965, to January 3, 1997....

Democratic 1964 Re-elected Kika de la Garza
Kika de la Garza
Eligio “Kika” de la Garza, II was the Democratic representative for the 15th congressional district of Texas from January 3, 1965, to January 3, 1997....

 (D) Unopposed
Ronald D. Coleman
Ronald D. Coleman
Ronald D'Emory Coleman is an American politician and a former member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas. He was elected as a Democrat to the 98th United States Congress and to the six succeeding Congresses. He served from January 3, 1983 until January 3, 1997...

Democratic 1982 Re-elected Ronald D. Coleman
Ronald D. Coleman
Ronald D'Emory Coleman is an American politician and a former member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas. He was elected as a Democrat to the 98th United States Congress and to the six succeeding Congresses. He served from January 3, 1983 until January 3, 1997...

 (D) 65.7%

Roy Gillia (R) 34.3%
Charles Stenholm
Charles Stenholm
Charles Walter "Charlie" Stenholm, is a politician from the state of Texas. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives for 13 terms, from 1979 to 2005....

Democratic 1978 Re-elected Charles Stenholm
Charles Stenholm
Charles Walter "Charlie" Stenholm, is a politician from the state of Texas. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives for 13 terms, from 1979 to 2005....

 (D) Unopposed
Mickey Leland
Mickey Leland
George Thomas "Mickey" Leland was an anti-poverty activist who later became a congressman from the Texas 18th District and chair of the Congressional Black Caucus...

Democratic 1978 Re-elected Mickey Leland
Mickey Leland
George Thomas "Mickey" Leland was an anti-poverty activist who later became a congressman from the Texas 18th District and chair of the Congressional Black Caucus...

 (D) 90.2%

Joanne Kuniansky (I) 9.8%
Larry Combest
Larry Combest
Larry Ed Combest is a retired Texas Republican U.S. politician who was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1985 to 2003.-Early life:...

Republican 1984 Re-elected Larry Combest
Larry Combest
Larry Ed Combest is a retired Texas Republican U.S. politician who was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1985 to 2003.-Early life:...

 (R) 62.0%

Gerald McCathern (D) 38.0%
Henry B. Gonzalez
Henry B. Gonzalez
Henry Barbosa González was a Democratic politician from the state of Texas. He represented Texas's 20th congressional district from 1961 to 1999.-Background:...

Democratic 1961 Re-elected Henry B. Gonzalez
Henry B. Gonzalez
Henry Barbosa González was a Democratic politician from the state of Texas. He represented Texas's 20th congressional district from 1961 to 1999.-Background:...

 (D) Unopposed
Tom Loeffler
Tom Loeffler
Thomas Gilbert Loeffler is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from central Texas. He was an advisor and fundraiser to the 2008 presidential campaign of U.S...

Republican 1978 Retired to run for Governor
Governor of Texas
The governor of Texas is the head of the executive branch of Texas's government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor has the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Texas Legislature, and to convene the legislature...


Republican hold
Lamar S. Smith
Lamar S. Smith
Lamar Seeligson Smith is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1987. The district includes most of the wealthier sections of San Antonio and Austin, as well as nearly all of the Texas Hill Country...

 (R) 60.6%

Pete Snelson (D) 38.5%
Jim Robinson (L
Libertarian Party (United States)
The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...

) 0.9%
Tom DeLay
Tom DeLay
Thomas Dale "Tom" DeLay is a former member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Texas's 22nd congressional district from 1984 until 2006. He was Republican Party House Majority Leader from 2003 to 2005, when he resigned because of criminal money laundering charges in...

Republican 1984 Re-elected Tom DeLay
Tom DeLay
Thomas Dale "Tom" DeLay is a former member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Texas's 22nd congressional district from 1984 until 2006. He was Republican Party House Majority Leader from 2003 to 2005, when he resigned because of criminal money laundering charges in...

 (R) 71.8%

Susan Director (D) 28.2%
Albert Bustamante
Albert Bustamante
Albert Garza Bustamante is a former member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas. A Democrat, he was a prominent Hispanic member of the House....

Democratic 1984 Re-elected Albert Bustamante
Albert Bustamante
Albert Garza Bustamante is a former member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas. A Democrat, he was a prominent Hispanic member of the House....

 (D) 90.7%

Ken Hendrix (L
Libertarian Party (United States)
The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...

) 9.3%
Martin Frost
Martin Frost
Jonas Martin Frost III is an American politician, who was the Democratic representative to the U.S. House of Representatives for Texas's 24th congressional district from 1979 to 2005.-Personal life:...

Democratic 1978 Re-elected Martin Frost
Martin Frost
Jonas Martin Frost III is an American politician, who was the Democratic representative to the U.S. House of Representatives for Texas's 24th congressional district from 1979 to 2005.-Personal life:...

 (D) 67.2%

Bob Burk (R) 32.8%
Michael A. Andrews
Michael A. Andrews
Michael Allen Andrews was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas. He was elected as a Democrat to the 98th United States Congress and the five succeeding Congresses. He served from January 3, 1983, until January 3, 1995...

Democratic 1982 Re-elected Michael A. Andrews
Michael A. Andrews
Michael Allen Andrews was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas. He was elected as a Democrat to the 98th United States Congress and the five succeeding Congresses. He served from January 3, 1983, until January 3, 1995...

 (D) Unopposed
Dick Armey
Dick Armey
Richard Keith "Dick" Armey is a former U.S. Representative from Texas's and House Majority Leader . He was one of the engineers of the "Republican Revolution" of the 1990s, in which Republicans were elected to majorities of both houses of Congress for the first time in four decades. Armey was...

Republican 1984 Re-elected Dick Armey
Dick Armey
Richard Keith "Dick" Armey is a former U.S. Representative from Texas's and House Majority Leader . He was one of the engineers of the "Republican Revolution" of the 1990s, in which Republicans were elected to majorities of both houses of Congress for the first time in four decades. Armey was...

 (R) 68.1%

George Richardson (D) 31.9%
Solomon P. Ortiz
Solomon P. Ortiz
Solomon Porfirio Ortiz is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 1983 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district is based in Corpus Christi...

Democratic 1982 Re-elected Solomon P. Ortiz
Solomon P. Ortiz
Solomon Porfirio Ortiz is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 1983 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district is based in Corpus Christi...

 (D) Unopposed

Utah 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
James V. Hansen
James V. Hansen
James Vear "Jim" Hansen was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Utah.Hansen was born in Salt Lake City, graduating from the city's East High School. From 1951 until 1955 he served in the United States Navy. He attended the University of Utah, receiving a business...

Republican 1980 Re-elected James V. Hansen
James V. Hansen
James Vear "Jim" Hansen was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Utah.Hansen was born in Salt Lake City, graduating from the city's East High School. From 1951 until 1955 he served in the United States Navy. He attended the University of Utah, receiving a business...

 (R) 51.6%

Gunn McKay (D) 48.4%
David Smith Monson
David Smith Monson
David Smith Monson is a former U.S. Representative and the second Lieutenant Governor from Utah.Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, Monson attended public schools.B.S., University of Utah, 1970....

Republican 1984 Retired
Democratic gain
Wayne Owens
Wayne Owens
Douglas Wayne Owens was a member of the United States House of Representatives for Utah's 2nd congressional district from 1973 to 1975 and again from 1987 to 1993....

 (D) 55.2%

M. Tom Shimizu (R) 43.7%
Stephen Carmichael Carr (L
Libertarian Party (United States)
The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...

) 0.9%
Scott Alan Breen (Socialist Workers
Socialist Workers Party (United States)
The Socialist Workers Party is a far-left political organization in the United States. The group places a priority on "solidarity work" to aid strikes and is strongly supportive of Cuba...

) 0.1%
Howard C. Nielson
Howard C. Nielson
Howard Curtis Nielson is a U.S. Republican politician.He was born in Richfield, Utah. He studied at the University of Utah, the University of Oregon and Stanford University.Nielson and his wife Julie had seven children....

Republican 1982 Re-elected Howard C. Nielson
Howard C. Nielson
Howard Curtis Nielson is a U.S. Republican politician.He was born in Richfield, Utah. He studied at the University of Utah, the University of Oregon and Stanford University.Nielson and his wife Julie had seven children....

 (R) 66.6%

Dale F. Gardiner (D) 32.7%
David P. Hurst (Socialist Workers
Socialist Workers Party (United States)
The Socialist Workers Party is a far-left political organization in the United States. The group places a priority on "solidarity work" to aid strikes and is strongly supportive of Cuba...

) 0.7%

Vermont 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Jim Jeffords
Jim Jeffords
James Merrill "Jim" Jeffords is a former U.S. Senator from Vermont. He served as a Republican until 2001, when he left the party to become an independent. He retired from the Senate in 2006.-Background:...

Republican 1974 Re-elected Jim Jeffords
Jim Jeffords
James Merrill "Jim" Jeffords is a former U.S. Senator from Vermont. He served as a Republican until 2001, when he left the party to become an independent. He retired from the Senate in 2006.-Background:...

 (R) 89.2%

John T. McNulty (Pro-Life) 3.9%
Peter Diamondstone (Liberty) 3.7%
Morris Earle (I) 3.1%

Virginia 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Herbert H. Bateman
Herbert H. Bateman
Herbert "Herb" Harvell Bateman was an American politician in Virginia. He was a nine-term member of the United States House of Representatives, serving as a Republican.-Early life:...

Republican 1982 Re-elected Herbert H. Bateman
Herbert H. Bateman
Herbert "Herb" Harvell Bateman was an American politician in Virginia. He was a nine-term member of the United States House of Representatives, serving as a Republican.-Early life:...

 (R) 56.0%

Robert C. Scott (D) 44.0%
G. William Whitehurst
G. William Whitehurst
George William Whitehurst is a professor and retired politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from the state of Virginia. He began his career as a professor at the Norfolk campus of the College of William and Mary, which became Old Dominion College in 1962...

Republican 1968 Retired
Democratic gain
Owen B. Pickett
Owen B. Pickett
Owen Bradford Pickett was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia.-Early life:...

 (D) 49.5%

A. J. "Joe" Canada, Jr. (R) 41.9%
Stephen P. Shao (I) 8.6%
Thomas J. Bliley, Jr.
Thomas J. Bliley, Jr.
Thomas Jerome "Tom" Bliley, Jr. is a United States Republican politician and former U.S. Representative from the state of Virginia.-Background:...

Republican 1980 Re-elected Thomas J. Bliley, Jr.
Thomas J. Bliley, Jr.
Thomas Jerome "Tom" Bliley, Jr. is a United States Republican politician and former U.S. Representative from the state of Virginia.-Background:...

 (R) 67.0%

Kenneth E. Powell (D) 29.7%
J. Stephen Hodges (I) 3.3%
Norman Sisisky
Norman Sisisky
Norman Sisisky was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia from 1983 to 2001, representing the 4th District. He was a leader of the Blue Dog Coalition and one of the most conservative Democrats in Congress at the time.Sisisky was born in Baltimore, Maryland...

Democratic 1982 Re-elected Norman Sisisky
Norman Sisisky
Norman Sisisky was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia from 1983 to 2001, representing the 4th District. He was a leader of the Blue Dog Coalition and one of the most conservative Democrats in Congress at the time.Sisisky was born in Baltimore, Maryland...

 (D) Unopposed
Dan Daniel
Dan Daniel (politician)
Wilbur Clarence Daniel was a U.S. Representative from Virginia, USA.Born in Chatham, Virginia, Daniel grew up on a tobacco farm in Mecklenburg County, Virginia. He was educated in Virginia schools, and was a graduate of Dan River Textile School, Danville, Virginia...

Democratic 1968 Re-elected Dan Daniel
Dan Daniel (politician)
Wilbur Clarence Daniel was a U.S. Representative from Virginia, USA.Born in Chatham, Virginia, Daniel grew up on a tobacco farm in Mecklenburg County, Virginia. He was educated in Virginia schools, and was a graduate of Dan River Textile School, Danville, Virginia...

 (D) 81.5%

Frank Cole (I) 18.5%
Jim Olin
Jim Olin
James Randolph "Jim" Olin was an American politician from the U.S. state of Virginia. From 1983 to 1993, Olin, a Democrat, served in the United States House of Representatives for Virginia's 6th congressional district....

Democratic 1982 Re-elected Jim Olin
Jim Olin
James Randolph "Jim" Olin was an American politician from the U.S. state of Virginia. From 1983 to 1993, Olin, a Democrat, served in the United States House of Representatives for Virginia's 6th congressional district....

 (D) 69.9%

Flo Neher Traywick (R) 30.1%
D. French Slaughter, Jr.
D. French Slaughter, Jr.
Daniel French Slaughter, Jr. was an American politician.-Early life and education:Daniel Slaughter Jr. was born in Culpeper, Virginia and attended public schools in Culpeper County. He attended Virginia Military Institute and graduated in 1953 with a B.A. and LL.B...

Republican 1984 Re-elected D. French Slaughter, Jr.
D. French Slaughter, Jr.
Daniel French Slaughter, Jr. was an American politician.-Early life and education:Daniel Slaughter Jr. was born in Culpeper, Virginia and attended public schools in Culpeper County. He attended Virginia Military Institute and graduated in 1953 with a B.A. and LL.B...

 (R) Unopposed
Stanford E. Parris
Stanford E. Parris
Stanford Elmer "Stan" Parris was an American lawyer and Republican politician. He represented Virginia's 8th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives for six two year terms. He served in the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, Virginia House of Delegates, and also as...

Republican 1980 Re-elected Stanford E. Parris
Stanford E. Parris
Stanford Elmer "Stan" Parris was an American lawyer and Republican politician. He represented Virginia's 8th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives for six two year terms. He served in the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, Virginia House of Delegates, and also as...

 (R) 61.8%

James H. Boren (D) 38.2%
Rick Boucher
Rick Boucher
Frederick Carlyle "Rick" Boucher is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 1983 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party.-Early life, education and career:...

Democratic 1982 Re-elected Rick Boucher
Rick Boucher
Frederick Carlyle "Rick" Boucher is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 1983 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party.-Early life, education and career:...

 (D) Unopposed
Frank Wolf Republican 1980 Re-elected Frank Wolf (R) 60.2%
John G. Milliken (D) 39.8%

Washington 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
John Miller Republican 1984 Re-elected John Miller (R) 51.4%
Reese M. Lindquist (D) 48.6%
Al Swift
Al Swift
Allan Byron Swift , an Emmy award–winning broadcaster, served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 1995. He represented the Second Congressional District of Washington as a Democrat....

Democratic 1978 Re-elected Al Swift
Al Swift
Allan Byron Swift , an Emmy award–winning broadcaster, served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 1995. He represented the Second Congressional District of Washington as a Democrat....

 (D) 72.2%

Thomas S. Talman (R) 27.8%
Don Bonker
Don Bonker
Don Leroy Bonker is an American former congressman for the state of Washington and a Democrat. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 1989, representing Washington's third Congressional district.He is a resident of Bainbridge Island, Washington.Bonker...

Democratic 1974 Re-elected Don Bonker
Don Bonker
Don Leroy Bonker is an American former congressman for the state of Washington and a Democrat. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 1989, representing Washington's third Congressional district.He is a resident of Bainbridge Island, Washington.Bonker...

 (D) 73.6%

Joseph R. Illing (R) 26.4%
Sid Morrison
Sid Morrison
Sidney Wallace "Sid" Morrison is an American politician and a former member of the United States House of Representatives from Washington. He was elected as a Republican to the 97th United States Congress and to the five succeeding Congresses...

Republican 1980 Re-elected Sid Morrison
Sid Morrison
Sidney Wallace "Sid" Morrison is an American politician and a former member of the United States House of Representatives from Washington. He was elected as a Republican to the 97th United States Congress and to the five succeeding Congresses...

 (R) 72.1%

Robert Goedecke (D) 27.9%
Tom Foley
Tom Foley
Thomas Stephen Foley was the 57th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1989 to 1995. He represented Washington's 5th congressional district for 30 years as a Democratic member from 1965 to 1995....

Democratic 1964 Re-elected Tom Foley
Tom Foley
Thomas Stephen Foley was the 57th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1989 to 1995. He represented Washington's 5th congressional district for 30 years as a Democratic member from 1965 to 1995....

 (D) 74.7%

Floyd Lee Wakefield (R) 25.3%
Norman D. Dicks
Norman D. Dicks
Norman DeValois "Norm" Dicks is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1977. He is a member of the Democratic Party...

Democratic 1976 Re-elected Norman D. Dicks
Norman D. Dicks
Norman DeValois "Norm" Dicks is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1977. He is a member of the Democratic Party...

 (D) 71.2%

Kenneth W. Braaten (R) 28.8%
Mike Lowry
Mike Lowry
Michael Edward "Mike" Lowry served as the 20th Governor of the U.S. state of Washington from 1993 to 1997. Lowry is a Democrat.Lowry was born and raised in St. John, Washington, and graduated from Washington State University in 1962...

Democratic 1978 Re-elected Mike Lowry
Mike Lowry
Michael Edward "Mike" Lowry served as the 20th Governor of the U.S. state of Washington from 1993 to 1997. Lowry is a Democrat.Lowry was born and raised in St. John, Washington, and graduated from Washington State University in 1962...

 (D) 72.6%

Don McDonald (R) 27.4%
Rod Chandler
Rod Chandler
Rodney Dennis "Rod" Chandler was a U.S. Representative from Washington. He is the great-great-grandnephew of long-time U.S. Senator Zachariah Chandler of Michigan....

Republican 1982 Re-elected Rod Chandler
Rod Chandler
Rodney Dennis "Rod" Chandler was a U.S. Representative from Washington. He is the great-great-grandnephew of long-time U.S. Senator Zachariah Chandler of Michigan....

 (R) 65.2%

David E. Giles (D) 34.8%

West Virginia 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Alan Mollohan
Alan Mollohan
Alan Bowlby Mollohan is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 1983 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party....

Democratic 1982 Re-elected Alan Mollohan
Alan Mollohan
Alan Bowlby Mollohan is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 1983 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party....

 (D) Unopposed
Harley O. Staggers, Jr.
Harley O. Staggers, Jr.
Harley O. "Buckey" Staggers, Jr. is a Democratic U.S. politician. He graduated from Harvard University and the West Virginia University College of Law, served as an assistant West Virginia Attorney General, served one term in the West Virginia Senate, and served five terms in the United States...

Democratic 1982 Re-elected Harley O. Staggers, Jr.
Harley O. Staggers, Jr.
Harley O. "Buckey" Staggers, Jr. is a Democratic U.S. politician. He graduated from Harvard University and the West Virginia University College of Law, served as an assistant West Virginia Attorney General, served one term in the West Virginia Senate, and served five terms in the United States...

 (D) 69.5%

Michele Golden (R) 30.5%
Bob Wise
Bob Wise
Robert Ellsworth "Bob" Wise, Jr. is an American politician. A Democrat, Wise served as the 33rd Governor of West Virginia from January 2001 to January 2005.-Early life:...

Democratic 1982 Re-elected Bob Wise
Bob Wise
Robert Ellsworth "Bob" Wise, Jr. is an American politician. A Democrat, Wise served as the 33rd Governor of West Virginia from January 2001 to January 2005.-Early life:...

 (D) 64.9%

Tim Sharp (R) 35.1%
Nick Rahall
Nick Rahall
Nick Joe Rahall II is the U.S. Representative for West Virginia's 3rd congressional district, serving since 1977. Rahall is currently Ranking Member of the House Resources Committee. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes much of the southern portion of the state, including...

Democratic 1976 Re-elected Nick Rahall
Nick Rahall
Nick Joe Rahall II is the U.S. Representative for West Virginia's 3rd congressional district, serving since 1977. Rahall is currently Ranking Member of the House Resources Committee. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes much of the southern portion of the state, including...

 (D) 71.3%

Martin Miller, Sr. (R) 28.7%

Wisconsin 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Les Aspin
Les Aspin
Leslie "Les" Aspin, Jr. was a United States Representative from 1971 to 1993, and the United States Secretary of Defense under President Bill Clinton from January 21, 1993 to February 3, 1994.-Early life:...

Democratic 1970 Re-elected Les Aspin
Les Aspin
Leslie "Les" Aspin, Jr. was a United States Representative from 1971 to 1993, and the United States Secretary of Defense under President Bill Clinton from January 21, 1993 to February 3, 1994.-Early life:...

 (D) 74.3%

Iris Peterson (R) 24.1%
John Graf (Lab) 1.6%
Robert W. Kastenmeier Democratic 1958 Re-elected Robert W. Kastenmeier (D) 55.5%
Ann J. Haney (R) 44.2%
Syed Ameen (I) 0.2%
Steve Gunderson
Steve Gunderson
Steven Craig "Steve" Gunderson is the President and CEO of the Council on Foundations and a former Republican congressman from Wisconsin.-Early years:Gunderson grew up near Whitehall, Wisconsin...

Republican 1980 Re-elected Steve Gunderson
Steve Gunderson
Steven Craig "Steve" Gunderson is the President and CEO of the Council on Foundations and a former Republican congressman from Wisconsin.-Early years:Gunderson grew up near Whitehall, Wisconsin...

 (R) 64.1%

Leland E. Mulder (D) 35.9%
Jerry Kleczka
Jerry Kleczka
Gerald Daniel "Jerry" Kleczka , an American politician, was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1984 to 2005, representing . The district includes the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he was born....

Democratic 1984 Re-elected Jerry Kleczka
Jerry Kleczka
Gerald Daniel "Jerry" Kleczka , an American politician, was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1984 to 2005, representing . The district includes the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he was born....

 (D) Unopposed
Jim Moody
Jim Moody
James Powers "Jim" Moody is an American economist, and former member of the U.S. Congress. Moody represented Milwaukee, Wisconsin in Congress from 1983 to 1993.- Background :...

Democratic 1982 Re-elected Jim Moody
Jim Moody
James Powers "Jim" Moody is an American economist, and former member of the U.S. Congress. Moody represented Milwaukee, Wisconsin in Congress from 1983 to 1993.- Background :...

 (D) Unopposed
Tom Petri
Tom Petri
Thomas Evert Petri is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1979. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district includes most of the east-central part of the state.-Early life, education, and early career:...

Republican 1979 Re-elected Tom Petri
Tom Petri
Thomas Evert Petri is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1979. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district includes most of the east-central part of the state.-Early life, education, and early career:...

 (R) 96.7%

John Richard Daggett (I) 3.3%
Dave Obey
Dave Obey
David Ross "Dave" Obey is the former U.S. Representative for , serving 21 consecutive terms from 1969 until 2011. The district includes much of the northwestern portion of the state, including Wausau and Superior...

Democratic 1969 Re-elected Dave Obey
Dave Obey
David Ross "Dave" Obey is the former U.S. Representative for , serving 21 consecutive terms from 1969 until 2011. The district includes much of the northwestern portion of the state, including Wausau and Superior...

 (D) 62.1%

Kevin J. Hermening (R) 36.9%
Joseph D. Damrell (Lab) 0.9%
Toby Roth
Toby Roth
Tobias Anton Roth is a former Republican United States congressman who represented Wisconsin's 8th congressional district. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 1997, when he did not run for re-election. Previously, Roth served in the Wisconsin State Assembly from...

Republican 1978 Re-elected Toby Roth
Toby Roth
Tobias Anton Roth is a former Republican United States congressman who represented Wisconsin's 8th congressional district. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 1997, when he did not run for re-election. Previously, Roth served in the Wisconsin State Assembly from...

 (R) 67.4%

Paul Willems (D) 32.6%
Jim Sensenbrenner
Jim Sensenbrenner
Frank James Sensenbrenner, Jr. is an American politician who has been a member of the Republican Party in the United States House of Representatives since 1979, representing . The district, the state's richest, includes many of Milwaukee's northern and western suburbs, and extends into rural...

Republican 1978 Re-elected Jim Sensenbrenner
Jim Sensenbrenner
Frank James Sensenbrenner, Jr. is an American politician who has been a member of the Republican Party in the United States House of Representatives since 1979, representing . The district, the state's richest, includes many of Milwaukee's northern and western suburbs, and extends into rural...

 (R) 78.2%

Thomas G. Popp (D) 21.8%

Wyoming 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Dick Cheney
Dick Cheney
Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney served as the 46th Vice President of the United States , under George W. Bush....

Republican 1978 Re-elected Dick Cheney
Dick Cheney
Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney served as the 46th Vice President of the United States , under George W. Bush....

(R) 69.5%

Rick Gilmore (D) 30.5%

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