1982 United States House of Representatives elections
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The 1982 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives held on November 2, 1982, to elect members to serve in the 98th United States Congress. They occurred in the middle of President Ronald Reagan's first term, whose popularity was sinking due to economic conditions under the 1982 recession. The President's Republican Party lost seats in the House, which could be viewed as a response to the President's approval at the time. Unlike most midterm election cycles, the number of seats lost—26 seats to the Democratic Party—was a comparatively large swap. It included most of the seats that had been gained the previous election, cementing the Democratic majority.[1] Coincidentally, the number of seats the Democrats picked up (26), was the exact amount the Republicans would have needed to win the House majority. It was the first election held after the 1980 United States redistricting cycle.
In the previous election of 1980 Republicans gained many seats as the result of President Ronald Reagan's coattails. In 1982, 14 freshman representatives who ran for re-election lost their seats.
To date, this election marks the last time the Democrats picked up a House seat in West Virginia. It was also the last time the party holding the White House won independent voters in a congressional midterm election until 2022.[2]
Overall results
[edit]269 | 1 | 165 |
Democratic | C | Republican |
Parties | Seats | Popular vote | ||||||
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1980 | 1982 | +/- | Strength | Vote | % | Change | ||
Democratic Party | 243 | 269 | ![]() | 61.8% | 35,284,473 | 55.2% | ![]() | |
Republican Party | 191 | 165 | ![]() | 38.0% | 27,625,593 | 43.4% | ![]() | |
Libertarian Party | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 0.0% | 462,767 | 0.7% | ![]() | |
Conservative Party | 1 | 1 | ![]() | 0.2% | 140,404 | 0.2% | ![]() | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 0.0% | 120,476 | 0.2% | ![]() | |
Right to Life Party | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 0.0% | 45,819 | 0.1% | ![]() | |
Milton Street Party | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 0.0% | 35,205 | 0.1% | ![]() | |
Peace and Freedom Party | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 0.0% | 34,422 | 0.1% | ![]() | |
Others | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 0.0% | 131,685 | 0.2% | ![]() | |
Total | 435 | 435 | 0 | 100.0% | 63,880,844 | 100.0% | ![]() | |
Source: Election Statistics – Office of the Clerk |
Retiring incumbents
[edit]39 representatives retired. 31 of those seats were held by the same party; 8 seats changed parties.
Democrats
[edit]18 Democrats retired. 11 of those seats were held by Democrats, 4 were won by Republicans, and 3 seats were eliminated in redistricting.
Democratic held
[edit]- California 5: John L. Burton, was succeeded by Barbara Boxer (with district being renumbered as California 6).
- Georgia 1: Ronald 'Bo' Ginn, to run for Governor of Georgia, was succeeded by Lindsay Thomas.
- Michigan 17: William M. Brodhead, was succeeded by Sander Levin.
- Missouri 5: Richard Bolling, was succeeded by Alan Wheat.
- New York 12: Shirley Chisholm, was succeeded by Major Owens.
- North Carolina 2: Lawrence H. Fountain, was succeeded by Tim Valentine.
- South Carolina 5: Kenneth Lamar Holland, was succeeded by John Spratt.
- Texas 5: Jim Mattox, to run for Attorney General of Texas, was succeeded by John Wiley Bryant.
- Texas 16: Richard C. White, was succeeded by Ronald D. Coleman.
- West Virginia 1: Bob Mollohan, was succeeded by Alan Mollohan.
- Wisconsin 5: Henry Reuss, was succeeded by Jim Moody.
Republican gain
[edit]- Connecticut 6: Toby Moffett, to run for U.S. senator, was succeeded by Nancy Johnson.
- Mississippi 2: David R. Bowen, was succeeded by Webb Franklin.
- Nevada at-large: James David Santini, to run for U.S. senator, was succeeded by Barbara Vucanovich (with district being renumbered as Nevada 2).
- Pennsylvania 17: Allen E. Ertel, to run for Governor of Pennsylvania, was succeeded by George Gekas.
Seat eliminated in redistricting
[edit]- Indiana 2: Floyd Fithian who ran for U.S. senator.
- Michigan 18: James J. Blanchard who ran for Governor of Michigan.
- New York 22: Jonathan Brewster Bingham.
Republicans
[edit]21 Republicans retired. 11 of those seats were held by Republicans, 4 were won by Democrats, and 6 seats were eliminated in redistricting.
Republican held
[edit]- Arizona 1: John Jacob Rhodes, was succeeded by John McCain.
- California 12: Pete McCloskey, to run for U.S. senator, was succeeded by Ed Zschau.
- California 43: Clair Burgener, was succeeded by Ron Packard.
- Florida 10: Louis A. Bafalis, to run for Governor of Florida, was succeeded by Tom Lewis (with district being renumbered as Florida 12).
- Maine 1: David F. Emery, to run for U.S. senator, was succeeded by John R. McKernan Jr.
- New York 31: Donald J. Mitchell, was succeeded by Sherwood Boehlert (with district being renumbered as New York 25).
- Ohio 7: Bud Brown, to run for Governor of Ohio, was succeeded by Mike DeWine.
- Pennsylvania 24: Marc L. Marks, was succeeded by Tom Ridge (with district being renumbered as Pennsylvania 21).
- Tennessee 6: Robin Beard, to run for U.S. senator, was succeeded by Don Sundquist (with district being renumbered as Tennessee 7).
- Texas 3: James M. Collins, to run for U.S. senator, was succeeded by Steve Bartlett.
- Virginia 1: Paul S. Trible Jr., to run for U.S. senator, was succeeded by Herbert H. Bateman.
Democratic gain
[edit]- California 27: Bob Dornan, to run for U.S. senator, was succeeded by Mel Levine.
- Kansas 2: James Edmund Jeffries, was succeeded by Jim Slattery.
- West Virginia 2: Cleve Benedict, to run for U.S. senator, was succeeded by Harley O. Staggers Jr.
- Virginia 6: M. Caldwell Butler, was succeeded by Jim Olin.
Seat eliminated in redistricting
[edit]- California 20: Barry Goldwater Jr., who ran for U.S. senator.
- Illinois 13: Robert McClory.
- New Jersey 5: Millicent Fenwick, who ran for U.S. senator.
- New York 3: Gregory W. Carman.
- Ohio 11: J. William Stanton.
- Ohio 17: Jean Spencer Ashbrook.
Defeated incumbents
[edit]As a result of redistricting, many incumbents were forced to compete against each other in the same district, which resulted in a larger number of incumbents being defeated in primaries.
In primary elections
[edit]10 representatives lost renomination: 6 lost in redistricting battles pitting incumbents against each other, and 4 lost nomination to non-incumbent challengers.
Democrats
[edit]6 Democrats lost renomination: 3 in redistricting races and 3 to a non-incumbent challenger. All the seats were held by Democrats.
- Georgia 8: Billy Lee Evans lost to challenger J. Roy Rowland.
- Illinois 5: John G. Fary lost to challenger Bill Lipinski.
- Indiana 11: David W. Evans lost a redistricting race to fellow incumbent Andrew Jacobs Jr.
- Ohio 19: Ronald M. Mottl lost to challenger Ed Feighan.
- Pennsylvania 1: Joseph F. Smith lost a redistricting race to fellow incumbent Thomas M. Foglietta.
- Pennsylvania 12: Donald A. Bailey lost a redistricting race to fellow incumbent John Murtha.
Republicans
[edit]4 Republicans lost renomination: 3 in redistricting races and 1 to a non-incumbent challenger.
Seat held by a Republican
[edit]These primary winners later won the general election.
- California 33: Wayne R. Grisham lost a redistricting race to fellow incumbent David Dreier.
- Illinois 4: Ed Derwinski lost a redistricting race to fellow incumbent George M. O'Brien.
- New York 27: Gary A. Lee lost a redistricting race to fellow incumbent George C. Wortley.
Seat lost to a Democrat
[edit]- Illinois 17: Tom Railsback lost to challenger Kenneth G. McMillan, who later lost the general election to Lane Evans.
In the general election
[edit]Democrats
[edit]Three incumbent Democrats lost re-election; two lost to Republican incumbents and one to a non-incumbent challenger.
Seat lost to a Republican incumbent
[edit]- New York 14: Leo C. Zeferetti lost a redistricting race to Guy V. Molinari.
- New York 22: Peter A. Peyser lost a redistricting race to Benjamin A. Gilman.
Seat lost to a Republican challenger
[edit]- Ohio 12: Bob Shamansky lost to John Kasich.
Republicans
[edit]Twenty-six incumbent Republicans lost re-election; five loss to Democratic incumbents while twenty-one loss to non-incumbent challengers, ten of whom were first elected in 1980.
Seat lost to a Democratic incumbent
[edit]- California 30: John H. Rousselot lost a redistricting race to Matthew G. Martinez.
- Massachusetts 4: Margaret Heckler lost a redistricting race to Barney Frank.
- Missouri 4: Wendell Bailey lost a redistricting race to Ike Skelton.
- New York 3: John LeBoutillier lost a redistricting race to Robert J. Mrazek.
- South Dakota at-large: Clint Roberts lost a redistricting race to Tom Daschle.
Seat lost to a Democratic challenger
[edit]- Alabama 6: Albert L. Smith Jr. lost to Ben Erdreich.
- California 1: Donald H. Clausen lost to Douglas H. Bosco.
- Connecticut 3: Lawrence J. DeNardis lost to Bruce A. Morrison.
- Delaware at-large: Tom Evans lost to Thomas R. Carper.
- Illinois 20: Paul Findley lost to Dick Durbin.
- Indiana 8: H. Joel Deckard lost to Frank McCloskey.
- Michigan 6: James Whitney Dunn lost to Milton Robert Carr.
- Minnesota 1: Tom Hagedorn lost to Tim Penny.
- Minnesota 6: Arlen Erdahl lost to Gerry Sikorski.
- New Jersey 9: Harold C. Hollenbeck lost to Robert Torricelli.
- North Carolina 6: Walter E. Johnston, III lost to Charles Robin Britt.
- North Carolina 11: Bill Hendon lost to James M. Clarke.
- Ohio 9: Ed Weber lost to Marcy Kaptur.
- Pennsylvania 3: Charles F. Dougherty lost to Robert A. Borski, Jr.
- Pennsylvania 4: Eugene Atkinson lost to Joseph P. Kolter.
- Pennsylvania 8: James K. Coyne, III lost to Peter H. Kostmayer.
- Pennsylvania 11: James L. Nelligan lost to Frank Harrison.
- South Carolina 6: John Light Napier lost to Robin Tallon.
- Virginia 4: Robert Daniel lost to Norman Sisisky.
- Virginia 9: William C. Wampler lost to Rick Boucher.
- West Virginia 3: Mick Staton lost to Bob Wise.
Special elections
[edit]District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Connecticut 1 | William Cotter | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent died September 8, 1981. New member elected January 11, 1982. Democratic hold. Winner was subsequently re-elected in November. |
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Ohio 17 | John M. Ashbrook | Republican | 1960 | Incumbent died April 24, 1982. New member elected June 19, 1982. Republican hold. Winner did not seek re-election in November. |
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California 30 | George Danielson | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent resigned March 9, 1982 to become Associate Justice of the California Court of Appeals. New member elected July 13, 1982. Democratic hold. Winner was subsequently re-elected in November. |
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Indiana 1 | Adam Benjamin Jr. | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent died September 7, 1982. New member elected November 2, 1982. Democratic hold. Successor was also elected the same day to the next term; see below. |
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Alabama
[edit]District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Alabama 1 | Jack Edwards | Republican | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Alabama 2 | William Louis Dickinson | Republican | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Alabama 3 | William Flynt Nichols | Democratic | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Alabama 4 | Tom Bevill | Democratic | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Alabama 5 | Ronnie Flippo | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Alabama 6 | Albert L. Smith Jr. | Republican | 1980 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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Alabama 7 | Richard Shelby | Democratic | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Alaska
[edit]District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Alaska at-large | Don Young | Republican | 1973 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Arizona
[edit]Arizona received an additional seat at reapportionment and added a 5th district in the southeast of the state.[3]
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Arizona 1 | John Jacob Rhodes | Republican | 1952 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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Arizona 2 | Mo Udall | Democratic | 1961 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Arizona 3 | Bob Stump | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected as a Republican. Republican gain. |
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Arizona 4 | Eldon Rudd | Republican | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Arizona 5 | None (district created) | New seat. Democratic gain. |
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Arkansas
[edit]District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Arkansas 1 | Bill Alexander | Democratic | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Arkansas 2 | Ed Bethune | Republican | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Arkansas 3 | John Paul Hammerschmidt | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Arkansas 4 | Beryl Anthony Jr. | Democratic | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California
[edit]The delegation increased from 43 to 45 seats. To create the two-seat net gain, five seats with no incumbent were added.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
California 1 | Donald H. Clausen Redistricted from the 2nd district | Republican | 1963 (special) | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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California 2 | Eugene A. Chappie Redistricted from the 1st district | Republican | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 3 | Bob Matsui | Democratic | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 4 | Vic Fazio | Democratic | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 5 | Phillip Burton Redistricted from the 6th district | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 6 | John L. Burton Redistricted from the 5th district | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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California 7 | George Miller | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 8 | Ron Dellums | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 9 | Pete Stark | Democratic | 1972 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 10 | Don Edwards | Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 11 | Tom Lantos | Democratic | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 12 | Pete McCloskey | Republican | 1967 (special) | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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California 13 | Norman Mineta | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 14 | Norman D. Shumway | Republican | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 15 | Tony Coelho | Democratic | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 16 | Leon Panetta | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 17 | Chip Pashayan | Republican | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 18 | None (district created) | New seat. Democratic gain. |
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California 19 | Bob Lagomarsino | Republican | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 20 | Bill Thomas Redistricted from the 18th district | Republican | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 21 | Bobbi Fiedler | Republican | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Barry Goldwater Jr. Redistricted from the 20th district | Republican | 1969 (special) | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator. Republican loss. | ||
California 22 | Carlos Moorhead | Republican | 1972 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 23 | Anthony Beilenson | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 24 | Henry Waxman | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 25 | Edward R. Roybal | Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 26 | None (district created) | New district. Democratic gain. |
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California 27 | Bob Dornan | Republican | 1976 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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California 28 | Julian Dixon | Democratic | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 29 | Augustus Hawkins | Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 30 | Matthew G. Martínez | Democratic | 1982 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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John H. Rousselot Redistricted from the 26th district | Republican | 1960 1962 (defeated) 1970 (special) | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican loss. | ||
California 31 | Mervyn Dymally | Democratic | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 32 | Glenn M. Anderson | Democratic | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 33 | Wayne R. Grisham | Republican | 1978 | Incumbent lost renomination. Republican loss. |
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David Dreier Redistricted from the 35th district | Republican | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
California 34 | None (district created) | New seat. Democratic gain. |
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California 35 | Jerry Lewis Redistricted from the 37th district | Republican | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 36 | George Brown Jr. | Democratic | 1962 1970 (retired) 1972 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 37 | None (district created) | New seat. Republican gain. |
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California 38 | Jerry M. Patterson | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 39 | Bill Dannemeyer | Republican | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 40 | Robert Badham | Republican | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 41 | Bill Lowery | Republican | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 42 | Dan Lungren Redistricted from the 34th district | Republican | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 43 | Clair Burgener | Republican | 1972 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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California 44 | None (district created) | New seat. Democratic gain. |
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California 45 | Duncan L. Hunter Redistricted from the 42nd district | Republican | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Colorado
[edit]Colorado added a sixth seat in reapportionment, adding the new district near Denver.[3]
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Colorado 1 | Pat Schroeder | Democratic | 1972 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Colorado 2 | Tim Wirth | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Colorado 3 | Ray Kogovsek | Democratic | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Colorado 4 | Hank Brown | Republican | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Colorado 5 | Ken Kramer | Republican | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Colorado 6 | None (district created) | New seat. Republican gain. |
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Connecticut
[edit]District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Connecticut 1 | Barbara B. Kennelly | Democratic | 1982 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Connecticut 2 | Sam Gejdenson | Democratic | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Connecticut 3 | Larry DeNardis | Republican | 1980 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
Others
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Connecticut 4 | Stewart McKinney | Republican | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Connecticut 5 | William R. Ratchford | Democratic | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Connecticut 6 | Toby Moffett | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Republican gain. |
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Delaware
[edit]District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Delaware at-large | Tom Evans | Republican | 1976 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
Others
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Florida
[edit]Florida added 4 new districts, going from 15 to 19 seats, adding a new district near Miami and 3 more in central and southwestern Florida.[3]
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Florida 1 | Earl Hutto | Democratic | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 2 | Don Fuqua | Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 3 | Charles E. Bennett | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 4 | Bill Chappell | Democratic | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 5 | Bill McCollum | Republican | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 6 | None (district created) | New seat. Democratic gain. |
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Florida 7 | Sam Gibbons | Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 8 | Bill Young Redistricted from the 6th district | Republican | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 9 | None (district created) | New seat. Republican gain. |
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Florida 10 | Andy Ireland Redistricted from the 8th district | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 11 | Bill Nelson Redistricted from the 9th district | Democratic | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 12 | Skip Bafalis Redistricted from the 10th district | Republican | 1972 | Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Florida. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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Florida 13 | None (district created) | New seat. Republican gain. |
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Florida 14 | Dan Mica Redistricted from the 11th district | Democratic | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 15 | Clay Shaw Redistricted from the 12th district | Republican | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. | |
Florida 16 | None (district created) | New seat. Democratic gain. |
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Florida 17 | William Lehman Redistricted from the 13th district | Democratic | 1972 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 18 | Claude Pepper Redistricted from the 14th district | Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 19 | Dante Fascell Redistricted from the 15th district | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia
[edit]District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Georgia 1 | Bo Ginn | Democratic | 1972 | Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Georgia. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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Georgia 2 | Charles Hatcher | Democratic | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia 3 | Jack Brinkley | Democratic | 1966 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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Georgia 4 | Elliott H. Levitas | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia 5 | Wyche Fowler | Democratic | 1977 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia 6 | Newt Gingrich | Republican | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia 7 | Larry McDonald | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia 8 | Billy Lee Evans | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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Georgia 9 | Ed Jenkins | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia 10 | Doug Barnard Jr. | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Hawaii
[edit]District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Hawaii 1 | Cecil Heftel | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Hawaii 2 | Daniel Akaka | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Idaho
[edit]District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Idaho 1 | Larry Craig | Republican | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Idaho 2 | George V. Hansen | Republican | 1964 1968 (retired) 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois
[edit]Illinois lost two seats at reapportionment, removing two districts with Republican incumbents, and at the same time two other Republican incumbents lost re-election in altered districts.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Illinois 1 | Harold Washington | Democratic | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 2 | Gus Savage | Democratic | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 3 | Marty Russo | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 4 | Ed Derwinski | Republican | 1958 | Incumbent lost renomination. Republican loss. |
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George M. O'Brien Redistricted from the 17th district | Republican | 1972 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
Illinois 5 | John G. Fary | Democratic | 1975 (special) | Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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Illinois 6 | Henry Hyde | Republican | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 7 | Cardiss Collins | Democratic | 1973 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 8 | Dan Rostenkowski | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 9 | Sidney R. Yates | Democratic | 1948 1962 (retired) 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 10 | John Porter | Republican | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Robert McClory Redistricted from the 13th district | Republican | 1962 | Incumbent retired. Republican loss. | ||
Illinois 11 | Frank Annunzio | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 12 | Phil Crane | Republican | 1969 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 13 | John N. Erlenborn Redistricted from the 14th district | Republican | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 14 | Tom Corcoran Redistricted from the 15th district | Republican | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 15 | Ed Madigan Redistricted from the 21st district | Republican | 1972 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 16 | Lynn M. Martin | Republican | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 17 | Tom Railsback Redistricted from the 19th district | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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Illinois 18 | Robert H. Michel | Republican | 1956 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 19 | Dan Crane Redistricted from the 22nd district | Republican | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 20 | Paul Findley | Republican | 1960 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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Illinois 21 | Melvin Price Redistricted from the 23rd district | Democratic | 1944 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 22 | Paul Simon Redistricted from the 24th district | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Indiana
[edit]Indiana lost one seat at reapportionment; Republicans in the legislature deleted two Democratic districts and added a new Republican district, although this strategy was offset by the unexpected defeat of incumbent H. Joel Deckard.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Indiana 1 | Adam Benjamin Jr. | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent died. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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Indiana 2 | Philip R. Sharp Redistricted from the 10th district | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Indiana 3 | John P. Hiler | Republican | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Indiana 4 | Dan Coats | Republican | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Indiana 5 | Elwood Hillis | Republican | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Indiana 6 | None (district created) | New seat. Republican gain. |
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Indiana 7 | John T. Myers | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Floyd Fithian Redistricted from the 2nd district | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. Democratic loss. | ||
Indiana 8 | H. Joel Deckard | Republican | 1978 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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Indiana 9 | Lee Hamilton | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Indiana 10 | Andrew Jacobs Jr. Redistricted from the 11th district | Democratic | 1964 1972 (defeated) 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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David W. Evans Redistricted from the 6th district | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic loss. |
Iowa
[edit]District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Iowa 1 | Jim Leach | Republican | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Iowa 2 | Tom Tauke | Republican | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Iowa 3 | T. Cooper Evans | Republican | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Iowa 4 | Neal Smith | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Iowa 5 | Tom Harkin | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Iowa 6 | Berkley Bedell | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kansas
[edit]District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Kansas 1 | Pat Roberts | Republican | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kansas 2 | James Edmund Jeffries | Republican | 1978 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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Kansas 3 | Larry Winn | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kansas 4 | Dan Glickman | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kansas 5 | Bob Whittaker | Republican | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kentucky
[edit]District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Kentucky 1 | Carroll Hubbard | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kentucky 2 | William Natcher | Democratic | 1953 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kentucky 3 | Romano Mazzoli | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Others
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Kentucky 4 | Gene Snyder | Republican | 1962 1964 (defeated) 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kentucky 5 | Hal Rogers | Republican | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kentucky 6 | Larry J. Hopkins | Republican | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Others
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Kentucky 7 | Carl D. Perkins | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Louisiana
[edit]All eight incumbents were re-elected by receiving more than 50% of the vote in the September 11 non-partisan blanket primaries.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Louisiana 1 | Bob Livingston | Republican | 1977 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Louisiana 2 | Lindy Boggs | Democratic | 1973 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Louisiana 3 | Billy Tauzin | Democratic | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Louisiana 4 | Buddy Roemer | Democratic | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Louisiana 5 | Jerry Huckaby | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Louisiana 6 | Henson Moore | Republican | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Louisiana 7 | John Breaux | Democratic | 1972 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Louisiana 8 | Gillis William Long | Democratic | 1962 1964 (lost renomination) 1972 | Re-elected in primary |
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Maine
[edit]District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Maine 1 | David F. Emery | Republican | 1974 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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Maine 2 | Olympia Snowe | Republican | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maryland
[edit]District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Maryland 1 | Roy Dyson | Democratic | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maryland 2 | Clarence Long | Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maryland 3 | Barbara Mikulski | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maryland 4 | Marjorie Holt | Republican | 1972 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maryland 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 1981 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maryland 6 | Beverly Byron | Democratic | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maryland 7 | Parren Mitchell | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maryland 8 | Michael D. Barnes | Democratic | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts
[edit]Massachusetts lost one seat at reapportionment, combining the districts of Barney Frank and Margaret Heckler.[3]
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Massachusetts 1 | Silvio O. Conte | Republican | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 2 | Edward Boland | Democratic | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 3 | Joseph D. Early | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 4 | Barney Frank | Democratic | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Margaret Heckler Redistricted from the 10th district | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican loss. | ||
Massachusetts 5 | James Shannon | Democratic | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 6 | Nicholas Mavroules | Democratic | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 7 | Ed Markey | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 8 | Tip O'Neill | Democratic | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 9 | Joe Moakley | Democratic | 1972 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 10 | Gerry Studds Redistricted from the 12th district | Democratic | 1972 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 11 | Brian J. Donnelly | Democratic | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan
[edit]Michigan lost one seat at reapportionment.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Michigan 1 | John Conyers | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 2 | Carl Pursell | Republican | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 3 | Howard Wolpe | Democratic | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Others
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Michigan 4 | Mark D. Siljander | Republican | 1981 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 5 | Harold S. Sawyer | Republican | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 6 | James Whitney Dunn | Republican | 1980 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. | |
Michigan 7 | Dale Kildee | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 8 | J. Bob Traxler | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 9 | Guy Vander Jagt | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 10 | Donald J. Albosta | Democratic | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 11 | Robert William Davis | Republican | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 12 | David Bonior | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 13 | George Crockett Jr. | Democratic | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 14 | Dennis Hertel | Democratic | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 15 | William D. Ford | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 16 | John Dingell | Democratic | 1955 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
Others
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Michigan 17 | William M. Brodhead | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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James J. Blanchard Redistricted from the 18th district | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Michigan. Democratic loss. | ||
Michigan 18 | William Broomfield Redistricted from the 19th district | Republican | 1956 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Minnesota
[edit]District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Minnesota 1 | Tom Hagedorn Redistricted from the 2nd district | Independent- Republican | 1974 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. DFL gain. |
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Minnesota 2 | Vin Weber Redistricted from the 6th district | Independent- Republican | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Minnesota 3 | Bill Frenzel | Independent- Republican | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Minnesota 4 | Bruce Vento | DFL | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Minnesota 5 | Martin Olav Sabo | DFL | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Minnesota 6 | Arlen Erdahl Redistricted from the 1st district | Independent- Republican | 1978 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. DFL gain. |
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Minnesota 7 | Arlan Stangeland | Independent- Republican | 1977 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Minnesota 8 | Jim Oberstar | DFL | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Mississippi
[edit]District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Mississippi 1 | Jamie Whitten | Democratic | 1941 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Mississippi 2 | David R. Bowen | Democratic | 1972 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain. |
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Mississippi 3 | Sonny Montgomery | Democratic | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Mississippi 4 | Wayne Dowdy | Democratic | 1981 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Mississippi 5 | Trent Lott | Republican | 1972 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Missouri
[edit]Missouri lost one seat at reapportionment.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Missouri 1 | Bill Clay | Democratic | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Missouri 2 | Robert A. Young | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Missouri 3 | Dick Gephardt | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Missouri 4 | Ike Skelton | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Wendell Bailey Redistricted from the 8th district | Republican | 1980 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican loss. | ||
Missouri 5 | Richard Bolling | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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Missouri 6 | Tom Coleman | Republican | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Missouri 7 | Gene Taylor | Republican | 1972 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Missouri 8 | Bill Emerson Redistricted from the 10th district | Republican | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Missouri 9 | Harold Volkmer | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Montana
[edit]District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Montana 1 | Pat Williams | Democratic | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Montana 2 | Ron Marlenee | Republican | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Nebraska
[edit]District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Nebraska 1 | Doug Bereuter | Republican | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Nebraska 2 | Hal Daub | Republican | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Nebraska 3 | Virginia Smith | Republican | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Nevada
[edit]District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Nevada 1 | None (district created) | New seat. Democratic gain. |
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Nevada 2 | James David Santini Redistricted from the at-large district | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Republican gain. |
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New Hampshire
[edit]District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
New Hampshire 1 | Norman D'Amours | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Hampshire 2 | Judd Gregg | Republican | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Jersey
[edit]New Jersey lost one seat at reapportionment.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
New Jersey 1 | James Florio | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Others
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New Jersey 2 | William J. Hughes | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Jersey 3 | James J. Howard | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Others
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New Jersey 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Others
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New Jersey 5 | Marge Roukema Redistricted from the 7th district | Republican | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Jersey 6 | Bernard J. Dwyer Redistricted from the 15th district | Democratic | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Jersey 7 | Matt Rinaldo Redistricted from the 12th district | Republican | 1972 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Jersey 8 | Robert A. Roe | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Jersey 9 | Harold C. Hollenbeck | Republican | 1976 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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New Jersey 10 | Peter W. Rodino | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Others
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New Jersey 11 | Joseph Minish | Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Jersey 12 | Jim Courter Redistricted from the 13th district | Republican | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Millicent Fenwick Redistricted from the 5th district | Republican | 1974 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. Republican loss. | ||
New Jersey 13 | Edwin B. Forsythe Redistricted from the 6th district | Republican | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Others
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New Jersey 14 | Frank Joseph Guarini | Democratic | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Others
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New Mexico
[edit]District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
New Mexico 1 | Manuel Lujan Jr. | Republican | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Mexico 2 | Joe Skeen | Republican | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Mexico 3 | None (district created) | New seat. Democratic gain. |
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