United States House of Representatives elections, 1978
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The 1978 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1978 which occurred in the middle of President Jimmy Carter's term, when the country was going through an energy crisis and facing rapid inflation. The President's Democratic Party lost seats to the opposition Republican Party, in this case a net of 15 meaning the loss of their two-thirds majority but the Democrats still retained a rather large majority. This was the last midterm election where the Democrats managed to maintain a majority under a Democratic president.
Overall results
277 | 158 |
Democratic | Republican |
Parties | Seats | Popular vote | ||||||
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Previous election |
This election |
+/- | Strength | Vote | % | Change | ||
Democratic | 292 | 277 | 63.7% | 29,317,222 | 53.7% | |||
Republican | 143 | 158 | 36.3% | 24,464,665 | 44.8% | |||
Independents | 350,898 | 0.6% | ||||||
American Independent | 74,765 | 0.1% | ||||||
Conservative | 74,531 | 0.1% | ||||||
Libertarian | 64,310 | 0.1% | ||||||
U.S. Labor | 45,866 | 0.1% | ||||||
Liberal | 44,807 | 0.1% | ||||||
Peace and Freedom | 39,017 | 0.1% | ||||||
American | 34,110 | 0.1% | ||||||
Socialist Workers | 19,530 | <0.1% | ||||||
Prohibition | 9,992 | <0.1% | ||||||
Communist | 9,261 | <0.1% | ||||||
La Raza Unida | 7,185 | <0.1% | ||||||
Liberty Union | 6,505 | <0.1% | ||||||
Peoples Independent Coalition | 5,396 | <0.1% | ||||||
Workers | 2,709 | <0.1% | ||||||
Socialist Labor | 2,434 | <0.1% | ||||||
Aloha Democratic | 2,095 | <0.1% | ||||||
Betsy Ross | 1,629 | <0.1% | ||||||
Socialist | 978 | <0.1% | ||||||
United Labor | 712 | <0.1% | ||||||
Others | 5,305 | <0.1% | ||||||
Total | 435 | 435 | 0 | 100.0% | 54,583,922 | 100.0% | - |
Source: Election Statistics - Office of the Clerk
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Special election
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
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New York 18 | Ed Koch | Democratic | 1968 | Incumbent resigned December 31, 1977 to become Mayor of New York City. New member elected February 14, 1978. Winner was subsequently re-elected in November. Republican gain. |
√ Bill Green (Republican) 50.5% Bella Abzug (Democratic) 48.6% Howard Lim Jr. (Conservative) 0.7% Paul Gallagher (Labor) 0.3% |
New York 21 | Herman Badillo | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent resigned December 31, 1977 to become deputy mayor of New York City. New member elected February 14, 1978. Democratic hold. |
√ Robert Garcia (Democratic)[lower-alpha 1] 55.40% Louis Nine (Democratic) 24.46% Ramon S. Velez (Victory) 15.87% Armando Montano (Build the Bronx) 2.74% Israel Ruiz Jr. (Alliance for Progress) 1.52%[1] |
Alabama
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
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Alabama 1 | Jack Edwards | Republican | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Jack Edwards (Republican) 63.9% L. W. Noonan (Democratic) 36.1% |
Alabama 2 | William Louis Dickinson | Republican | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ William Louis Dickinson (Republican) 54.0% Wendell Mitchell (Democratic) 46.0% |
Alabama 3 | William Flynt Nichols | Democratic | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ William Flynt Nichols (Democratic) Unopposed |
Alabama 4 | Tom Bevill | Democratic | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Tom Bevill (Democratic) Unopposed |
Alabama 5 | Ronnie Flippo | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Ronnie Flippo (Democratic) 96.8% Harvey Nicholas Crumhorn (Libertarian) 3.2% |
Alabama 6 | John Hall Buchanan Jr. | Republican | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John Hall Buchanan Jr. (Republican) 61.7% Don Hawkins (Democratic) 38.3% |
Alabama 7 | Walter Flowers | Democratic | 1968 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
√ Richard Shelby (Democratic) 93.8% Fulton Gray (Con) 4.0% Jim Scruggs (Republican) 2.2% |
Alaska
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
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Alaska at-large | Don Young | Republican | 1973 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Don Young (Republican) 55.5% Patrick Rodey (Democratic) 44.5% |
Arizona
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
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Arizona 1 | John Jacob Rhodes | Republican | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John Jacob Rhodes (Republican) 71.0% Ken Graves (Democratic) 29.0% |
Arizona 2 | Mo Udall | Democratic | 1961 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Mo Udall (Democratic) 52.5% Tom Richey (Republican) 45.4% Joe Bach (Libertarian) 1.1% Betsy McDonald (Socialist Workers) 0.9% |
Arizona 3 | Bob Stump | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Bob Stump (Democratic) 85.0% Kathleen Cooke (Libertarian) 15.0% |
Arizona 4 | Eldon Rudd | Republican | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Eldon Rudd (Republican) 63.1% Michael McCormick (Democratic) 33.8% Lawrence W. Jerome (Libertarian) 3.1% |
Arkansas
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
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Arkansas 1 | William Vollie Alexander Jr. | Democratic | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ William Vollie Alexander Jr. (Democratic) Unopposed |
Arkansas 2 | Jim Guy Tucker | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Republican gain. |
√ Ed Bethune (Republican) 51.2% Benton Douglas Brandon Jr. (Democratic) 48.8% |
Arkansas 3 | John P. Hammerschmidt | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John P. Hammerschmidt (Republican) 78.4% William Curtis Mears (Democratic) 21.6% |
Arkansas 4 | Ray Thornton | Democratic | 1972 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
√ Beryl Anthony Jr. (Democratic) Unopposed |
California
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
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California 1 | Harold T. Johnson | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Harold T. Johnson (Democratic) 59.4% James E. Taylor (Republican) 40.6% |
California 2 | Donald H. Clausen | Republican | 1963 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Donald H. Clausen (Republican) 52.0% Norma K. Bork (Democratic) 45.3% Irv Sutley (Peace and Freedom) 2.8% |
California 3 | John E. Moss | Democratic | 1952 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
√ Bob Matsui (Democratic) 53.4% Sandy Smoley (Republican) 46.6% |
California 4 | Robert L. Leggett | Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
√ Victor H. Fazio (Democratic) 55.4% Rex Hime (Republican) 44.6% |
California 5 | John L. Burton | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John L. Burton (Democratic) 66.8% Dolores Skore (Republican) 33.2% |
California 6 | Phillip Burton | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Phillip Burton (Democratic) 68.3% Tom Spinosa (Republican) 28.0% Raymond O. Heaps (American Independent) 3.7% |
California 7 | George Miller | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ George Miller (Democratic) 63.4% Paula Gordon (Republican) 33.7% Melvin E. Stanley (American Independent) 2.8% |
California 8 | Ron Dellums | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Ron Dellums (Democratic) 57.4% Charles V. Hughes (Republican) 42.6% |
California 9 | Pete Stark | Democratic | 1972 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Pete Stark (Democratic) 65.4% Robert S. Allen (Republican) 30.5% Lawrence J. Phillips (Peace and Freedom) 4.1% |
California 10 | Don Edwards | Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Don Edwards (Democratic) 67.1% Rudy Hansen (Republican) 32.9% |
California 11 | Leo Ryan | Democratic | 1972 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Leo Ryan (Democratic) 60.5% Dave Welch (Republican) 35.6% Nicholas W. Kudrovzeff (American Independent) 3.9% |
California 12 | Pete McCloskey | Republican | 1967 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Pete McCloskey (Republican) 73.1% Kirsten Olsen (Democratic) 21.5% Harold R. Boylan (American Independent) 3.5% Adele Fumino (Peace and Freedom) 1.9% |
California 13 | Norman Mineta | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Norman Mineta (Democratic) 57.5% Dan O'Keefe (Republican) 39.5% Robert Goldsborough III (Peace and Freedom) 3.0% |
California 14 | John J. McFall | Democratic | 1956 | Incumbent lost re-lection. New member elected. Republican gain. |
√ Norman D. Shumway (Republican) 53.4% John J. McFall (Democratic) 42.6% George Darold Waldron (American Independent) 4.0% |
California 15 | Bernice F. Sisk | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
√ Tony Coelho (Democratic) 60.1% Chris Patterakis (Republican) 39.9% |
California 16 | Leon Panetta | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Leon Panetta (Democratic) 61.4% Eric Seastrand (Republican) 38.6% |
California 17 | John Hans Krebs | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent lost re-lection. New member elected. Republican gain. |
√ Chip Pashayan (Republican) 54.5% John Hans Krebs (Democratic) 45.5% |
California 18 | Vacant | William M. Ketchum (Republican) died June 24, 1978 Republican hold. |
√ Bill Thomas (Republican) 59.3% Bob Sogge (Democratic) 40.7% | ||
California 19 | Robert J. Lagomarsino | Republican | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Robert J. Lagomarsino (Republican) 71.7% Jerry Zamos (Democratic) 24.3% Milton Shiro Takei (Peace and Freedom) 4.0% |
California 20 | Barry Goldwater Jr. | Republican | 1969 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Barry Goldwater Jr. (Republican) 66.4% Pat Lear (Democratic) 33.6% |
California 21 | James C. Corman | Democratic | 1960 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ James C. Corman (Democratic) 59.5% Rod Walsh (Republican) 35.9% Bill Hill (Peace and Freedom) 4.6% |
California 22 | Carlos Moorhead | Republican | 1972 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Carlos Moorhead (Republican) 64.6% Robert S. Henry (Democratic) 35.4% |
California 23 | Anthony C. Beilenson | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Anthony C. Beilenson (Democratic) 65.6% Joseph Barbara (Republican) 34.4% |
California 24 | Henry Waxman | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Henry Waxman (Democratic) 62.7% Howard G. Schaefer (Republican) 32.6% Kevin Casey Peters (Peace and Freedom) 4.8% |
California 25 | Edward R. Roybal | Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Edward R. Roybal (Democratic) 67.4% Robert K. Watson (Republican) 32.6% |
California 26 | John H. Rousselot | Republican | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John H. Rousselot (Republican) Unopposed |
California 27 | Bob Dornan | Republican | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Bob Dornan (Republican) 51.0% Carey Peck (Democratic) 49.0% |
California 28 | Yvonne Brathwaite Burke | Democratic | 1972 | Incumbent retired to run for Attorney General of California. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
√ Julian C. Dixon (Democratic) Unopposed |
California 29 | Augustus F. Hawkins | Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Augustus F. Hawkins (Democratic) 85.0% Uriah J. Fields (Republican) 15.0% |
California 30 | George E. Danielson | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ George E. Danielson (Democratic) 71.4% Henry Ares (Republican) 28.6% |
California 31 | Charles H. Wilson | Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Charles H. Wilson (Democratic) 67.8% Don Grimshaw (Republican) 32.2% |
California 32 | Glenn M. Anderson | Democratic | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Glenn M. Anderson (Democratic) 71.4% Sonya Mathison (Republican) 22.4% Ida Bader (American Independent) 6.1% |
California 33 | Del M. Clawson | Republican | 1963 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
√ Wayne R. Grisham (Republican) 56.0% Dennis S. Kazarian (Democratic) 44.0% |
California 34 | Mark W. Hannaford | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent lost re-lection. New member elected. Republican gain. |
√ Dan Lungren (Republican) 53.7% Mark W. Hannaford (Democratic) 43.7% Lawrence John Stafford (American Independent) 2.6% |
California 35 | James F. Lloyd | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ James F. Lloyd (Democratic) 54.0% David Dreier (Republican) 46.0% |
California 36 | George Brown Jr. | Democratic | 1972 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ George Brown Jr. (Democratic) 62.9% Dana Warren Carmody (Republican) 37.1% |
California 37 | Shirley Neil Pettis | Republican | 1975 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
√ Jerry Lewis (Republican) 61.4% Dan Corcoran (Democratic) 34.8% Bernard Wahl (American Independent) 3.8% |
California 38 | Jerry M. Patterson | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Jerry M. Patterson (Democratic) 58.6% Dan Goedeke (Republican) 41.4% |
California 39 | Charles E. Wiggins | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
√ William E. Dannemeyer (Republican) 63.7% William E. "Bill" Farris (Democratic) 36.3% |
California 40 | Robert Badham | Republican | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Robert Badham (Republican) 65.9% Jim McGuy (Democratic) 34.1% |
California 41 | Bob Wilson | Republican | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Bob Wilson (Republican) 58.1% King Golden Jr. (Democratic) 41.9% |
California 42 | Lionel Van Deerlin | Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Lionel Van Deerlin (Democratic) 73.7% Lawrence C. Mattera (Republican) 26.3% |
California 43 | Clair Burgener | Republican | 1972 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Clair Burgener (Republican) 68.7% Ruben B. Brooks (Democratic) 31.3% |
Colorado
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
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Colorado 1 | Patricia Schroeder | Democratic | 1972 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Patricia Schroeder (Democratic) 61.5% Gene Hutcheson (Republican) 37.0% Susan Lorraine Adley (Socialist Workers) 1.5% |
Colorado 2 | Tim Wirth | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Tim Wirth (Democratic) 52.9% Ed Scott (Republican) 47.1% |
Colorado 3 | Frank Evans | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
√ Raymond P. Kogovsek (Democratic) 49.3% Harold L. McCormick (Republican) 49.0% Henry John Olshaw (Indepdendent) 1.7% |
Colorado 4 | James Paul Johnson | Republican | 1972 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ James Paul Johnson (Republican) 61.2% Morgan Smith (Democratic) 38.8% |
Colorado 5 | William L. Armstrong | Republican | 1972 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Republican hold. |
√ Ken Kramer (Republican) 59.8% Gerry Frank (Democratic) 34.4% L. W. Dan Bridges (Indepdendent) 5.8% |
Connecticut
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
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Connecticut 1 | William R. Cotter | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ William R. Cotter (Democratic) 59.6% Ben F. Andrews Jr. (Republican) 39.3% Donna C. McDonough (Lab) 1.1% |
Connecticut 2 | Chris Dodd | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Chris Dodd (Democratic) 69.9% Thomas Hudson Connell (Republican) 30.1% |
Connecticut 3 | Robert Giaimo | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Robert Giaimo (Democratic) 58.1% John G. Pucciano (Republican) 40.0% Joelle R. Fishman (Constitution) 1.8% |
Connecticut 4 | Stewart McKinney | Republican | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Stewart McKinney (Republican) 58.4% Michael G. Morgan (Democratic) 41.6% |
Connecticut 5 | Ronald A. Sarasin | Republican | 1972 | Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Connecticut. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
√ William R. Ratchford (Democratic) 52.3% George C. Guidera (Republican) 47.7% |
Connecticut 6 | Toby Moffett | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Toby Moffett (Democratic) 64.2% Daniel F. Mackinnon (Republican) 35.8% |
Delaware
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
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Delaware at-large | Tom Evans | Republican | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Tom Evans (Republican) 58.2% Gary E. Hindes (Democratic) 41.2% James E. Hicks (American Independent) 0.6% |
Florida
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
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Florida 1 | Bob Sikes | Democratic | 1940 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
√ Earl Hutto (Democratic) 63.3% Warren Briggs (Republican) 36.7% |
Florida 2 | Don Fuqua | Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Don Fuqua (Democratic) 81.7% Pete Brathwaite (Republican) 18.3% |
Florida 3 | Charles Edward Bennett | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Charles Edward Bennett (Democratic) Unopposed |
Florida 4 | Bill Chappell | Democratic | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Bill Chappell (Democratic) 73.1% Tom Boney (Republican) 26.9% |
Florida 5 | Richard Kelly | Republican | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Richard Kelly (Republican) 51.1% David Ryan Best (Democratic) 48.9% |
Florida 6 | Bill Young | Republican | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Bill Young (Republican) 78.8% Jim Christison (Democratic) 21.2% |
Florida 7 | Sam M. Gibbons | Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Sam M. Gibbons (Democratic) Unopposed |
Florida 8 | Andy Ireland | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Andy Ireland (Democratic) Unopposed |
Florida 9 | Louis Frey Jr. | Republican | 1968 | Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Florida. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
√ Bill Nelson (Democratic) 61.5% Edward J. Gurney (Republican) 38.5% |
Florida 10 | Louis A. Bafalis | Republican | 1972 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Louis A. Bafalis (Republican) Unopposed |
Florida 11 | Paul Rogers | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
√ Dan Mica (Democratic) 55.3% Bill James (Republican) 44.7% |
Florida 12 | J. Herbert Burke | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent lost re-lection. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
√ Edward J. Stack (Democratic) 61.6% J. Herbert Burke (Republican) 38.4% |
Florida 13 | William Lehman | Democratic | 1972 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ William Lehman (Democratic) Unopposed |
Florida 14 | Claude Pepper | Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Claude Pepper (Democratic) 63.1% Al Cardenas (Republican) 36.9% |
Florida 15 | Dante Fascell | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Dante Fascell (Democratic) 74.2% Herbert J. Hoodwin (Republican) 25.8% |
Georgia
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
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Georgia 1 | Ronald "Bo" Ginn | Democratic | 1972 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Ronald "Bo" Ginn (Democratic) Unopposed |
Georgia 2 | Dawson Mathis | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Dawson Mathis (Democratic) Unopposed |
Georgia 3 | Jack Thomas Brinkley | Democratic | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Jack Thomas Brinkley (Democratic) Unopposed |
Georgia 4 | Elliott H. Levitas | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Elliott H. Levitas (Democratic) 80.9% Homer Cheung (Republican) 19.1% |
Georgia 5 | Wyche Fowler | Democratic | 1977 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Wyche Fowler (Democratic) 75.5% Thomas P. Bowles Jr. (Republican) 24.5% |
Georgia 6 | Jack Flynt | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain. |
√ Newt Gingrich (Republican) 54.4% Virginia Shapard (Democratic) 45.6% |
Georgia 7 | Larry McDonald | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Larry McDonald (Democratic) 66.5% Earnest Norsworthy (Republican) 33.5% |
Georgia 8 | Billy Lee Evans | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Billy Lee Evans (Democratic) Unopposed |
Georgia 9 | Ed Jenkins | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Ed Jenkins (Democratic) 76.9% David G. Ashworth (Republican) 23.1% |
Georgia 10 | Doug Barnard Jr. | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Doug Barnard Jr. (Democratic) Unopposed |
Hawaii
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
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Hawaii 1 | Cecil Heftel | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Cecil Heftel (Democratic) 73.3% William D. Spillane (Republican) 21.2% Peter David Larsen (Libertarian) 3.7% Debra Figueroa (Ind Dem) 1.8% |
Hawaii 2 | Daniel Akaka | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Daniel Akaka (Democratic) 85.7% Charlie Isaak (Republican) 11.4% Amelia L. Fritts (Libertarian) 2.9% |
Idaho
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
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Idaho 1 | Steve Symms | Republican | 1972 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Steve Symms (Republican) 59.9% Roy Truby (Democratic) 40.1% |
Idaho 2 | George V. Hansen | Republican | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ George V. Hansen (Republican) 57.3% Stan Kress (Democratic) 42.7% |
Illinois
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
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Illinois 1 | Ralph H. Metcalfe | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent died. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
√ Bennett M. Stewart (Democratic) 58.5% A. A. Rayner Jr. (Republican) 41.3% ??? (W/I) 0.2% |
Illinois 2 | Morgan F. Murphy | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Morgan F. Murphy (Democratic) 86.0% James P. Wognum (Republican) 11.8% Carl Stanley Holmes (Indepdendent) 2.2% |
Illinois 3 | Marty Russo | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Marty Russo (Democratic) 65.2% Robert L. Dunne (Republican) 34.8% |
Illinois 4 | Ed Derwinski | Republican | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Ed Derwinski (Republican) 66.9% Andrew Thomas (Democratic) 33.1% |
Illinois 5 | John G. Fary | Democratic | 1975 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John G. Fary (Democratic) 84.0% Joseph A. Barracca (Republican) 16.0% |
Illinois 6 | Henry Hyde | Republican | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Henry Hyde (Republican) 66.2% Jeanne P. Quinn (Democratic) 33.8% |
Illinois 7 | Cardiss Collins | Democratic | 1973 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Cardiss Collins (Democratic) 86.3% James C. Holt (Republican) 13.7% |
Illinois 8 | Dan Rostenkowski | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Dan Rostenkowski (Democratic) 86.0% Carl C. LoDico (Republican) 14.0% |
Illinois 9 | Sidney R. Yates | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Sidney R. Yates (Democratic) 75.3% John M. Collins (Republican) 24.7% |
Illinois 10 | Abner J. Mikva | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Abner J. Mikva (Democratic) 50.2% John E. Porter (Republican) 49.8% |
Illinois 11 | Frank Annunzio | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Frank Annunzio (Democratic) 73.7% John Hoeger (Republican) 26.3% |
Illinois 12 | Phil Crane | Republican | 1969 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Phil Crane (Republican) 79.5% Gilbert Bogen (Democratic) 20.5% |
Illinois 13 | Robert McClory | Republican | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Robert McClory (Republican) 61.2% Frederick J. Steffen (Democratic) 38.8% |
Illinois 14 | John N. Erlenborn | Republican | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John N. Erlenborn (Republican) 75.1% James A. Romanyak (Democratic) 24.9% |
Illinois 15 | Tom Corcoran | Republican | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Tom Corcoran (Republican) 62.4% Tim Lee Hall (Democratic) 37.6% |
Illinois 16 | John B. Anderson | Republican | 1960 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John B. Anderson (Republican) 65.5% Ernest W. Dahlin (Democratic) 34.5% |
Illinois 17 | George M. O'Brien | Republican | 1972 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ George M. O'Brien (Republican) 70.6% Clifford J. Sinclair (Democratic) 29.4% |
Illinois 18 | Robert H. Michel | Republican | 1956 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Robert H. Michel (Republican) 65.9% Virgil R. Grunkmeyer (Democratic) 34.1% |
Illinois 19 | Tom Railsback | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Tom Railsback (Republican) Unopposed |
Illinois 20 | Paul Findley | Republican | 1960 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Paul Findley (Republican) 69.6% Victor Roberts (Democratic) 30.4% |
Illinois 21 | Edward Rell Madigan | Republican | 1972 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Edward Rell Madigan (Republican) 78.3% Ken Baughman (Democratic) 21.7% |
Illinois 22 | George E. Shipley | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain. |
√ Dan Crane (Republican) 54.0% Terry L. Bruce (Democratic) 46.0% |
Illinois 23 | Melvin Price | Democratic | 1944 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Melvin Price (Democratic) 74.2% Daniel J. Stack (Republican) 25.8% |
Illinois 24 | Paul Simon | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Paul Simon (Democratic) 65.6% John T. Anderson (Republican) 34.4% |
Indiana
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
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Indiana 1 | Adam Benjamin Jr. | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Adam Benjamin Jr. (Democratic) 80.3% Owen W. Crumpacker (Republican) 19.3% Christopher Martinson (Lab) 0.4% |
Indiana 2 | Floyd Fithian | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Floyd Fithian (Democratic) 56.5% Jay Philip Oppenheim (Republican) 36.2% William Costas (Indepdendent) 6.4% James Hensley Logan (American Independent) 0.8% |
Indiana 3 | John Brademas | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John Brademas (Democratic) 55.5% Thomas L. Thorson (Republican) 43.3% R. Craig Fisher (Libertarian) 1.2% |
Indiana 4 | Dan Quayle | Republican | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Dan Quayle (Republican) 64.4% John D. Walda (Democratic) 33.8% Terry Eugene Hively (American Independent) 1.9% |
Indiana 5 | Elwood Hillis | Republican | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Elwood Hillis (Republican) 67.6% Max Ervin Heiss (Democratic) 32.4% |
Indiana 6 | David W. Evans | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ David W. Evans (Democratic) 52.2% David G. Crane (Republican) 47.6% John Williams Rothrock Jr. (Libertarian) 0.2% |
Indiana 7 | John T. Myers | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John T. Myers (Republican) 56.3% Charlotte T. Zietlow (Democratic) 43.7% |
Indiana 8 | David L. Cornwell | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent lost re-lection. New member elected. Republican gain. |
√ H. Joel Deckard (Republican) 52.0% David L. Cornwell (Democratic) 48.0% |
Indiana 9 | Lee H. Hamilton | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Lee H. Hamilton (Democratic) 65.6% Frank I. Hamilton Jr. (Republican) 34.4% |
Indiana 10 | Philip R. Sharp | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Philip R. Sharp (Democratic) 56.1% William G. Frazier (Republican) 42.8% George W. Ames (American Independent) 1.1% |
Indiana 11 | Andrew Jacobs Jr. | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Andrew Jacobs Jr. (Democratic) 57.2% Charles E. Bosma (Republican) 42.6% Henry Slubowski (Socialist Workers) 0.1% |
Iowa
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Iowa 1 | Jim Leach | Republican | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Jim Leach (Republican) 63.5% Richard E. Myers (Democratic) 35.8% William R. Douglas (Socialist) 0.8% |
Iowa 2 | Mike Blouin | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent lost re-lection. New member elected. Republican gain. |
√ Tom Tauke (Republican) 52.3% Mike Blouin (Democratic) 47.1% James D. Roberson (Indepdendent) 0.6% |
Iowa 3 | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Chuck Grassley (Republican) 74.8% John Knudson (Democratic) 25.2% |
Iowa 4 | Neal Smith | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Neal Smith (Democratic) 64.7% Charles E. Minor (Republican) 35.3% |
Iowa 5 | Tom Harkin | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Tom Harkin (Democratic) 58.9% Julian B. Garrett (Republican) 41.1% |
Iowa 6 | Berkley Bedell | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Berkley Bedell (Democratic) 66.3% Willis Edgar Junker (Republican) 33.7% |
Kansas
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kansas 1 | Keith Sebelius | Republican | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Keith Sebelius (Republican) Unopposed |
Kansas 2 | Martha Keys | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent lost re-lection. New member elected. Republican gain. |
√ James Edmund Jeffries (Republican) 52.0% Martha Keys (Democratic) 48.0% |
Kansas 3 | Larry Winn | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Larry Winn (Republican) Unopposed |
Kansas 4 | Dan Glickman | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Dan Glickman (Democratic) 69.6% James Paul Litsey (Republican) 30.4% |
Kansas 5 | Joe Skubitz | Republican | 1962 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
√ Bob Whittaker (Republican) 57.0% Donald L. Allegrucci (Democratic) 41.4% Jack C. Blackwell (Proh) 1.6% |
Kentucky
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kentucky 1 | Carroll Hubbard | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Carroll Hubbard (Democratic) Unopposed |
Kentucky 2 | William Huston Natcher | Democratic | 1953 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ William Huston Natcher (Democratic) Unopposed |
Kentucky 3 | Romano L. Mazzoli | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Romano L. Mazzoli (Democratic) 65.7% Norbert Drummond Leveronne (Republican) 31.3% Tom Beckham (Indepdendent) 2.3% James Burfeind (Socialist Workers) 0.8% |
Kentucky 4 | Gene Snyder | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Gene Snyder (Republican) 65.8% George Clarke Martin (Democratic) 34.2% |
Kentucky 5 | Tim Lee Carter | Republican | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Tim Lee Carter (Republican) 79.2% Jesse M. Ramey (Democratic) 20.8% |
Kentucky 6 | John B. Breckinridge | Democratic | 1972 | Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Republican gain. |
√ Larry J. Hopkins (Republican) 50.6% Charles T. Easterly (Democratic) 46.1% Lloyd K. Rogers (American Independent) 3.2% |
Kentucky 7 | Carl D. Perkins | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Carl D. Perkins (Democratic) 76.5% Granville Thomas (Republican) 23.5% |
Louisiana
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Louisiana 1 | Bob Livingston | Republican | 1977 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Bob Livingston (Republican) Unopposed |
Louisiana 2 | Lindy Boggs | Democratic | 1973 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Lindy Boggs (Democratic) Unopposed |
Louisiana 3 | Dave Treen | Republican | 1972 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Dave Treen (Republican) Unopposed |
Louisiana 4 | Joe Waggonner | Democratic | 1961 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
√ Buddy Leach (Democratic) 50.1% James Hamilton Wilson (Republican) 49.9% |
Louisiana 5 | Jerry Huckaby | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Jerry Huckaby (Democratic) Unopposed |
Louisiana 6 | Henson Moore | Republican | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Henson Moore (Republican) Unopposed |
Louisiana 7 | John Breaux | Democratic | 1972 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John Breaux (Democratic) Unopposed |
Louisiana 8 | Gillis William Long | Democratic | 1972 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Gillis William Long (Democratic) Unopposed |
Maine
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
X, 1978 | David F. Emery | Republican | 1974• | Incumbent re-elected. | √ David F. Emery (Republican) 61.5% John Quinn (Democratic) 35.8% J. David Madigan (Indepdendent) 2.7% |
X, 1978 | William Cohen | Republican | 1972• | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Republican hold. |
√ Olympia Snowe (Republican) 50.8% Markham L. Gartley (Democratic) 40.9% Frederick W. Whittaker (Indepdendent) 4.6% Eddie Shurtleff (Indepdendent) 1.1% Robert H. Burmeister (Indepdendent) 1.0% Margaret E. Cousins (Indepdendent) 0.9% Robert L. Cousins (Indepdendent) 0.7% |
Maryland
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Maryland 1 | Robert Bauman | Republican | 1973 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Robert Bauman (Republican) 63.5% Joseph D. Quinn (Democratic) 36.5% |
Maryland 2 | Clarence Long | Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Clarence Long (Democratic) 66.4% Malcolm M. McKnight (Republican) 33.6% |
Maryland 3 | Barbara Mikulski | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Barbara Mikulski (Democratic) Unopposed |
Maryland 4 | Marjorie Holt | Republican | 1972 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Marjorie Holt (Republican) 62.0% Sue F. Ward (Democratic) 38.0% |
Maryland 5 | Gladys Spellman | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Gladys Spellman (Democratic) 77.2% Saul J. Harris (Republican) 22.8% |
Maryland 6 | Goodloe Byron | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent died. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
√ Beverly Byron (Democratic) 89.7% Melvin Perkins (Republican) 10.3% |
Maryland 7 | Parren Mitchell | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Parren Mitchell (Democratic) 88.7% Debra J. Hanania-Freeman (Indepdendent) 11.3% |
Maryland 8 | Newton Steers | Republican | 1976 | Incumbent lost re-lection. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
√ Michael D. Barnes (Democratic) 51.3% Newton Steers (Republican) 48.7% |
Massachusetts
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Massachusetts 1 | Silvio Conte | Republican | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Silvio Conte (Republican) Unopposed |
Massachusetts 2 | Edward Boland | Democratic | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Edward Boland (Democratic) 72.8% Thomas P. Swank (Republican) 27.2% |
Massachusetts 3 | Joseph D. Early | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Joseph D. Early (Democratic) 75.2% Charles K. Macleod (Republican) 24.8% |
Massachusetts 4 | Robert Drinan | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Robert Drinan (Democratic) Unopposed |
Massachusetts 5 | Paul Tsongas | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
√ James Shannon (Democratic) 52.2% John J. Buckley (Republican) 28.2% James J. Gaffney III (Indepdendent) 19.6% |
Massachusetts 6 | Michael J. Harrington | Democratic | 1969 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
√ Nicholas Mavroules (Democratic) 53.8% William E. Bronson (Republican) 46.2% |
Massachusetts 7 | Ed Markey | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Ed Markey (Democratic) 84.8% James J. Murphy (Indepdendent) 15.2% |
Massachusetts 8 | Tip O'Neill | Democratic | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Tip O'Neill (Democratic) 74.6% William A. Barnstead (Republican) 20.9% Laura M. Ross (Constitution) 4.5% |
Massachusetts 9 | Joe Moakley | Democratic | 1972 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Joe Moakley (Democratic) 91.8% Brenda Lee M. Franklin (Socialist Workers) 5.8% David Freund (Workers) 2.3% |
Massachusetts 10 | Margaret Heckler | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Margaret Heckler (Republican) 61.1% John J. Marino (Democratic) 38.9% |
Massachusetts 11 | James A. Burke | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
√ Brian J. Donnelly (Democratic) 91.7% H. Graham Lowry (Lab) 8.3% |
Massachusetts 12 | Gerry E. Studds | Democratic | 1972 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Gerry E. Studds (Democratic) Unopposed |
Michigan
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michigan 1 | John Conyers | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John Conyers (Democratic) 92.9% Robert S. Arnold (Republican) 7.1% |
Michigan 2 | Carl Pursell | Republican | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Carl Pursell (Republican) 67.6% Earl Greene (Democratic) 31.6% Henry W. Kroes (American Independent) 0.8% |
Michigan 3 | Garry E. Brown | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent lost re-lection. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
√ Howard Wolpe (Democratic) 51.3% Garry E. Brown (Republican) 48.7% |
Michigan 4 | David Stockman | Republican | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ David Stockman (Republican) 70.6% Morgan L. Hager Jr. (Democratic) 28.3% Jimmie Dale Burke (American Independent) 1.1% |
Michigan 5 | Harold S. Sawyer | Republican | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Harold S. Sawyer (Republican) 49.4% Dale Robert Sprik (Democratic) 48.7% Dwight W. Johnson (American Independent) 1.8% |
Michigan 6 | Milton Robert Carr | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Milton Robert Carr (Democratic) 56.7% Michael H. Conlin (Republican) 43.3% |
Michigan 7 | Dale E. Kildee | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Dale E. Kildee (Democratic) 76.6% Gale M. Cronk (Republican) 21.8% Jimmy L. Sabin (American Independent) 1.6% |
Michigan 8 | J. Bob Traxler | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ J. Bob Traxler (Democratic) 66.6% Norman R. Hughes (Republican) 33.4% |
Michigan 9 | Guy Vander Jagt | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Guy Vander Jagt (Republican) 69.6% Howard M. LeRoux (Democratic) 30.4% |
Michigan 10 | Elford Albin Cederberg | Republican | 1952 | Incumbent lost re-lection. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
√ Donald J. Albosta (Democratic) 51.5% Elford Albin Cederberg (Republican) 48.5% |
Michigan 11 | Philip Ruppe | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
√ Robert William Davis (Republican) 54.9% Keith McLeod (Democratic) 45.1% |
Michigan 12 | David E. Bonior | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ David E. Bonior (Democratic) 54.9% Kirby Holmes (Republican) 45.1% |
Michigan 13 | Charles Diggs | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Charles Diggs (Democratic) 79.2% Dovie T. Pickett (Republican) 20.8% |
Michigan 14 | Lucien N. Nedzi | Democratic | 1961 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Lucien N. Nedzi (Democratic) 67.4% John Edward Getz (Republican) 32.6% |
Michigan 15 | William D. Ford | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ William D. Ford (Democratic) 79.6% Edgar Nieten (Republican) 19.4% Aldi C. Fuhrmann (American Independent) 1.0% |
Michigan 16 | John Dingell | Democratic | 1955 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John Dingell (Democratic) 76.5% Melvin E. Heuer (Republican) 22.0% Harry C. Hengy (American Independent) 1.5% |
Michigan 17 | William M. Brodhead | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ William M. Brodhead (Democratic) 95.2% Hector M. McGregor (American Independent) 4.8% |
Michigan 18 | James J. Blanchard | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ James J. Blanchard (Democratic) 74.5% Robert J. Salloum (Republican) 24.3% David Wengel Drexler (American Independent) 1.2% |
Michigan 19 | William Broomfield | Republican | 1956 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ William Broomfield (Republican) 71.3% Betty F. Collier (Democratic) 28.7% |
Minnesota
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Minnesota 1 | Al Quie | Republican | 1958 | Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Minnesota. New member elected. Republican hold. |
√ Arlen Erdahl (Republican) 56.2% Gerald Sikorski (Democratic–Farmer–Labor) 42.5% Lloyd Duwe (American) 1.3% |
Minnesota 2 | Tom Hagedorn | Republican | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Tom Hagedorn (Republican) 70.4% John F. Considine (Democratic–Farmer–Labor) 29.6% |
Minnesota 3 | Bill Frenzel | Republican | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Bill Frenzel (Republican) 65.7% Michael O. Freeman (Democratic–Farmer–Labor) 34.3% |
Minnesota 4 | Bruce Vento | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Bruce Vento (Democratic–Farmer–Labor) 58.0% John Berg (Republican) 42.0% |
Minnesota 5 | Donald M. Fraser | Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
√ Martin Olav Sabo (Democratic–Farmer–Labor) 62.3% Mike Till (Republican) 37.7% |
Minnesota 6 | Richard Nolan | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Richard Nolan (Democratic–Farmer–Labor) 55.3% Russ Njorhus (Republican) 44.7% |
Minnesota 7 | Arlan Stangeland | Republican | 1977 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Arlan Stangeland (Republican) 51.7% Gene Wenstrom (Democratic–Farmer–Labor) 45.1% Ronald M. Holmquist (American) 3.2% |
Minnesota 8 | Jim Oberstar | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Jim Oberstar (Democratic–Farmer–Labor) 87.2% John W. Hull (American) 12.8% |
Mississippi
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mississippi 1 | Jamie L. Whitten | Democratic | 1941 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Jamie L. Whitten (Democratic) 66.6% Terrill K. Moffett (Republican) 31.0% Horace E. Hutcheson (Indepdendent) 2.4% |
Mississippi 2 | David R. Bowen | Democratic | 1972 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ David R. Bowen (Democratic) 61.7% Roland Byrd (Republican) 38.3% |
Mississippi 3 | Gillespie V. Montgomery | Democratic | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Gillespie V. Montgomery (Democratic) 92.4% Dorothy Eleanor Cleveland (Republican) 7.6% |
Mississippi 4 | Thad Cochran | Republican | 1972 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Republican hold. |
√ Jon Hinson (Republican) 51.6% John Hampton Stennis (Democratic) 26.4% Evan Doss Jr. (Indepdendent) 19.0% Perry Lawrence Dillard (Indepdendent) 1.9% Mary McKenzie Maxey (Indepdendent) 1.1% |
Mississippi 5 | Trent Lott | Republican | 1972 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Trent Lott (Republican) Unopposed |
Missouri
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Missouri 1 | Bill Clay | Democratic | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Bill Clay (Democratic) 66.6% Bill White (Republican) 31.3% Mary Pritchard (Socialist Workers) 1.4% Gerald Pechenuk (Lab) 0.7% |
Missouri 2 | Robert A. Young | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Robert A. Young (Democratic) 56.4% Bob Chase (Republican) 43.6% |
Missouri 3 | Dick Gephardt | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Dick Gephardt (Democratic) 81.9% Lee Buchschacher (Republican) 18.1% |
Missouri 4 | Ike Skelton | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Ike Skelton (Democratic) 72.8% Bill Baker (Republican) 27.2% |
Missouri 5 | Richard Bolling | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Richard Bolling (Democratic) 72.0% Steven L. Walter (Republican) 26.6% James Levitt (Socialist Workers) 1.4% |
Missouri 6 | Earl Thomas Coleman | Republican | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Earl Thomas Coleman (Republican) 55.9% Phil Snowden (Democratic) 44.1% |
Missouri 7 | Gene Taylor | Republican | 1972 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Gene Taylor (Republican) 61.2% Jim Thomas (Democratic) 38.8% |
Missouri 8 | Richard Howard Ichord Jr. | Democratic | 1960 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Richard Howard Ichord Jr. (Democratic) 60.5% Donald D. Meyer (Republican) 39.5% |
Missouri 9 | Harold Volkmer | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Harold Volkmer (Democratic) 74.7% Jerry Dent (Republican) 25.3% |
Missouri 10 | Bill Burlison | Democratic | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Bill Burlison (Democratic) 65.3% James A. Weir (Republican) 34.7% |
Montana
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Montana 1 | Max Baucus | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
√ John Patrick Williams (Democratic) 57.3% Jim Waltermire (Republican) 42.7% |
Montana 2 | Ron Marlenee | Republican | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Ron Marlenee (Republican) 56.9% Thomas G. Monahan (Democratic) 43.1% |
Nebraska
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nebraska 1 | Charles Thone | Republican | 1970 | Incumbent retired Nebraska gubernatorial election, 1978 to run for Governor of Nebraska. New member elected. Republican hold. |
√ Doug Bereuter (Republican) 58.1% Hess Dyas (Democratic) 41.9% |
Nebraska 2 | John Joseph Cavanaugh | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John Joseph Cavanaugh (Democratic) 52.3% Hal Daub (Republican) 47.7% |
Nebraska 3 | Virginia D. Smith | Republican | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Virginia D. Smith (Republican) 80.0% Marilyn Fowler (Democratic) 20.0% |
Nevada
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nevada at-large | James David Santini | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ James David Santini (Democratic) 72.4% Bill O'Mara (Republican) 24.3% Linda West (Libertarian) 3.3% |
New Hampshire
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
New Hampshire 1 | Norman D'Amours | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Norman D'Amours (Democratic) 61.6% Daniel M. Hughes (Republican) 36.6% James E. Pinard (Libertarian) 1.8% |
New Hampshire 2 | James Colgate Cleveland | Republican | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ James Colgate Cleveland (Republican) 68.1% Edgar J. Helms (Democratic) 31.9% |
New Jersey
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
New Jersey 1 | James J. Florio | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ James J. Florio (Democratic) 79.4% Robert Mark Deitch (Republican) 20.1% Julius Levin (Socialist Labor) 0.5% |
New Jersey 2 | William J. Hughes | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ William J. Hughes (Democratic) 66.4% James H. Biggs (Republican) 33.6% |
New Jersey 3 | James J. Howard | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ James J. Howard (Democratic) 56.0% Bruce G. Coe (Republican) 43.5% Stevenson M. Enterline (Libertarian) 0.6% |
New Jersey 4 | Frank Thompson | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Frank Thompson (Democratic) 61.1% Christopher H. Smith (Republican) 36.9% John Valjean Mahalchik (Indepdendent) 1.0% Paul B. Rizzo (Indepdendent) 0.7% Judson Carter (Indepdendent) 0.3% |
New Jersey 5 | Millicent Fenwick | Republican | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Millicent Fenwick (Republican) 72.6% John T. Fahy (Democratic) 27.4% |
New Jersey 6 | Edwin B. Forsythe | Republican | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Edwin B. Forsythe (Republican) 60.4% W. Thomas McGann (Democratic) 38.4% Bernardo S. Doganiero (Socialist Labor) 0.5% Charles M. Pike Jr. (Libertarian) 0.4% Hazel McGlory (Indepdendent) 0.3% |
New Jersey 7 | Andrew Maguire | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Andrew Maguire (Democratic) 52.5% Margaret S. Roukema (Republican) 46.6% Robert Shapiro (Libertarian) 0.7% Elliot Greenspan (Lab) 0.2% |
New Jersey 8 | Robert A. Roe | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Robert A. Roe (Democratic) 74.5% Thomas Melani (Republican) 25.5% |
New Jersey 9 | Harold C. Hollenbeck | Republican | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Harold C. Hollenbeck (Republican) 48.9% Nicholas S. Mastorelli (Democratic) 37.9% Henry Helstoski (Indepdendent) 12.7% Bruce Todd (Lab) 0.4% |
New Jersey 10 | Peter W. Rodino | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Peter W. Rodino (Democratic) 86.4% John L. Pelt (Republican) 12.6% Tony Austin (Socialist Workers) 0.5% Gordon A. Douglas (Lab) 0.5% |
New Jersey 11 | Joseph G. Minish | Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Joseph G. Minish (Democratic) 70.5% Julius George Feld (Republican) 28.5% Richard S. Roth (Libertarian) 1.0% |
New Jersey 12 | Matthew John Rinaldo | Republican | 1972 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Matthew John Rinaldo (Republican) 73.4% Richard McCormack (Democratic) 26.6% |
New Jersey 13 | Helen Stevenson Meyner | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent lost re-lection. New member elected. Republican gain. |
√ James A. Courter (Republican) 51.8% Helen Stevenson Meyner (Democratic) 48.2% |
New Jersey 14 | Joseph A. LeFante | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
√ Frank Joseph Guarini (Democratic) 63.6% Henry J. Hill (Republican) 20.3% Thomas E. McDonough (Indepdendent) 14.3% John E. Walton (Indepdendent) 1.9% |
New Jersey 15 | Edward J. Patten | Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Edward J. Patten (Democratic) 48.3% Charles W. Wiley (Republican) 45.8% Ann V. Bastian (Indepdendent) 4.7% Michael Fieschko (Libertarian) 1.2% |
New Mexico
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
New Mexico 1 | Manuel Lujan Jr. | Republican | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Manuel Lujan Jr. (Republican) 62.5% Robert M. Hawk (Democratic) 37.5% |
New Mexico 2 | Harold L. Runnels | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Harold L. Runnels (Democratic) Unopposed |
New York
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
New York 1 | Otis G. Pike | Democratic | 1960 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain. |
√ William Carney (Republican) 56.3% John Randolph (Democratic) 41.9% Dorothy A. Samek (Lib) 1.8% |
New York 2 | Thomas J. Downey | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Thomas J. Downey (Democratic) 54.9% Harold J. Withers (Republican) 45.1% |
New York 3 | Jerome Ambro | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Jerome Ambro (Democratic) 50.9% Gregory W. Carman (Republican) 47.9% William Clark (Lib) 1.2% |
New York 4 | Norman F. Lent | Republican | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Norman F. Lent (Republican) 66.1% Everett A. Rosenblum (Democratic) 32.5% Aaron M. Schein (Lib) 1.5% |
New York 5 | John W. Wydler | Republican | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John W. Wydler (Republican) 58.4% John W. Matthews (Democratic) 41.6% |
New York 6 | Lester L. Wolff | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Lester L. Wolff (Democratic) 60.0% Stuart L. Ain (Republican) 32.9% Howard Horowitz (Con) 7.1% |
New York 7 | Joseph P. Addabbo | Democratic | 1960 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Joseph P. Addabbo (Democratic) 94.9% Mark Elliott Scott (Con) 5.1% |
New York 8 | Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal | Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal (Democratic) 78.6% Albert Lemishow (Republican) 15.9% Paul C. Ruebenacker (Con) 5.4% |
New York 9 | James J. Delaney | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
√ Geraldine Ferraro (Democratic) 54.2% Alfred A. DeliBovi (Republican) 44.4% Theodore E. Garrison (Lib) 1.4% |
New York 10 | Mario Biaggi | Democratic | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Mario Biaggi (Democratic) 95.0% Carmen Ricciardi (Con) 5.0% |
New York 11 | James H. Scheuer | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ James H. Scheuer (Democratic) 78.5% Kenneth Huhn (Republican) 21.5% |
New York 12 | Shirley Chisholm | Democratic | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Shirley Chisholm (Democratic) 87.8% Charles Gibbs (Republican) 12.2% |
New York 13 | Stephen J. Solarz | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Stephen J. Solarz (Democratic) 81.1% Max Carasso (Republican) 18.9% |
New York 14 | Fred Richmond | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Fred Richmond (Democratic) 76.9% Arthur Bramwell (Republican) 18.4% Ralph J. Carrano (Con) 3.3% Sharon D. Grant (Socialist Workers) 1.4% |
New York 15 | Leo C. Zeferetti | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Leo C. Zeferetti (Democratic) 68.1% Robert P. Whelan (Republican) 28.4% Ronald Seminara (Lib) 3.5% |
New York 16 | Elizabeth Holtzman | Democratic | 1972 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Elizabeth Holtzman (Democratic) 81.9% Larry Penner (Republican) 12.9% John H. Fox (Con) 5.2% |
New York 17 | John M. Murphy | Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John M. Murphy (Democratic) 54.2% John M. Peters (Republican) 33.1% Thomas Hoyt Stokes (Lib) 12.7% |
New York 18 | S. William Green | Republican | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ S. William Green (Republican) 53.3% Carter Burden (Democratic) 46.7% |
New York 19 | Charles B. Rangel | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Charles B. Rangel (Democratic) 96.4% E. Freeman Yearling (Con) 2.7% Kenneth B. Miliner (Socialist Workers) 1.0% |
New York 20 | Theodore S. Weiss | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Theodore S. Weiss (Democratic) 84.6% Harry Torczyner (Republican) 15.4% |
New York 21 | Robert García | Democratic | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Robert García (Democratic) 98.0% Lawrence W. Lindsley (Con) 2.0% |
New York 22 | Jonathan Brewster Bingham | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Jonathan Brewster Bingham (Democratic) 84.1% Anthony J. Geidel Jr. (Republican) 15.9% |
New York 23 | Bruce Faulkner Caputo | Republican | 1976 | Incumbent retired to New York gubernatorial election, 1978 run for Lieutenant Governor of New York. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
√ Peter A. Peyser (Democratic) 51.6% Angelo Martinelli (Republican) 46.2% John P. Hagen (Lib) 2.1% |
New York 24 | Richard Ottinger | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Richard Ottinger (Democratic) 56.1% Michael R. Edelman (Republican) 42.7% Richard O. Reyes (Lib) 1.1% Michael O'Mara Billington (Indepdendent) 0.1% |
New York 25 | Hamilton Fish IV | Republican | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Hamilton Fish IV (Republican) 78.2% Gunars M. Ozols (Democratic) 21.3% Frank Fletcher (Socialist Labor) 0.5% |
New York 26 | Benjamin A. Gilman | Republican | 1972 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Benjamin A. Gilman (Republican) 62.3% Charles Emmet Holbrook (Democratic) 30.0% William R. Schaeffer Jr. (Con) 7.7% |
New York 27 | Matthew F. McHugh | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Matthew F. McHugh (Democratic) 55.8% Neil Tyler Wallace (Republican) 44.2% |
New York 28 | Samuel S. Stratton | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Samuel S. Stratton (Democratic) 76.3% Paul H. Tocker (Republican) 19.7% Richard A. Hind (Lib) 4.0% |
New York 29 | Edward W. Pattison | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent lost re-lection. New member elected. Republican gain. |
√ Gerald B. H. Solomon (Republican) 54.0% Edward W. Pattison (Democratic) 46.0% |
New York 30 | Robert C. McEwen | Republican | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Robert C. McEwen (Republican) 60.5% Norma A. Bartle (Democratic) 39.5% |
New York 31 | Donald J. Mitchell | Republican | 1972 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Donald J. Mitchell (Republican) Unopposed |
New York 32 | James M. Hanley | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ James M. Hanley (Democratic) 52.4% Peter Del Giorno (Republican) 46.1% Lillian E. Reiner (Lib) 1.5% |
New York 33 | William F. Walsh | Republican | 1972 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
√ Gary A. Lee (Republican) 56.0% Roy A. Bernardi (Democratic) 39.5% Robert J. Byrne (Con) 3.4% Lynne Budzinski (Lib) 1.1% |
New York 34 | Frank Horton | Republican | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Frank Horton (Republican) 87.1% Leo J. Kesselring (Con) 12.9% |
New York 35 | Barber Conable | Republican | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Barber Conable (Republican) 69.4% Francis C. Repicci (Democratic) 26.3% Karen A. Hammel (Con) 4.4% |
New York 36 | John J. LaFalce | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John J. LaFalce (Democratic) 74.1% Francina Joyce Cartonia (Republican) 23.5% Francis P. Mundy (Con) 2.4% |
New York 37 | Henry J. Nowak | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Henry J. Nowak (Democratic) 78.6% Charles Poth III (Republican) 19.5% Dunstan Haettenschwiller (Con) 1.7% Khushro Ghandi (Lab) 0.3% |
New York 38 | Jack Kemp | Republican | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Jack Kemp (Republican) 94.8% James A. Peck (Lib) 5.2% |
New York 39 | Stan Lundine | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Stan Lundine (Democratic) 58.5% Crispin Maguire (Republican) 41.5% |
North Carolina
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
North Carolina 1 | Walter B. Jones Sr. | Democratic | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Walter B. Jones Sr. (Democratic) 80.1% James Milford Newcomb (Republican) 19.9% |
North Carolina 2 | Lawrence H. Fountain | Democratic | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Lawrence H. Fountain (Democratic) 78.2% Barry Lynn Gardner (Republican) 20.2% Les Koehler (Libertarian) 1.5% |
North Carolina 3 | Charles Orville Whitley | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Charles Orville Whitley (Democratic) 71.1% Willard Jackson Blanchard (Republican) 28.9% |
North Carolina 4 | Ike Franklin Andrews | Democratic | 1972 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Ike Franklin Andrews (Democratic) 94.4% Naudeen Beek (Libertarian) 5.6% |
North Carolina 5 | Stephen L. Neal | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Stephen L. Neal (Democratic) 54.2% Hamilton C. Horton (Republican) 45.8% |
North Carolina 6 | L. Richardson Preyer | Democratic | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ L. Richardson Preyer (Democratic) 68.4% George S. Bemus (Republican) 31.6% |
North Carolina 7 | Charlie Rose | Democratic | 1972 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Charlie Rose (Democratic) 69.9% Raymond Schrump (Republican) 30.1% |
North Carolina 8 | Bill Hefner | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Bill Hefner (Democratic) 59.0% Roger Lee Austin (Republican) 41.0% |
North Carolina 9 | James G. Martin | Republican | 1972 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ James G. Martin (Republican) 68.3% Charles Kimball Maxwell (Democratic) 30.7% Frederick W. Pasotto (Libertarian) 0.9% |
North Carolina 10 | James T. Broyhill | Republican | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ James T. Broyhill (Republican) Unopposed |
North Carolina 11 | V. Lamar Gudger | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ V. Lamar Gudger (Democratic) 53.4% R. Curtis Ratcliff (Republican) 46.6% |
North Dakota
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
North Dakota at-large | Mark Andrews | Republican | 1963 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Mark Andrews (Republican) 67.0% Bruce F. Hagen (Democratic) 30.9% Harley J. McLain (Indepdendent) 1.5% Don Klingensmith (Indepdendent) 0.6% |
Ohio
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ohio 1 | Bill Gradison | Republican | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Bill Gradison (Republican) 64.5% Timothy M. Burke (Democratic) 33.9% Joseph E. May (Indepdendent) 1.7% |
Ohio 2 | Tom Luken | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Tom Luken (Democratic) 52.4% Stanley J. Aronoff (Republican) 47.6% |
Ohio 3 | Charles W. Whalen Jr. | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
√ Tony P. Hall (Democratic) 53.8% Dudley P. Kircher (Republican) 44.4% Alfred R. Deptula (Indepdendent) 1.8% |
Ohio 4 | Tennyson Guyer | Republican | 1972 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Tennyson Guyer (Republican) 68.5% John William Griffin (Democratic) 31.5% |
Ohio 5 | Del Latta | Republican | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Del Latta (Republican) 62.6% James Robert Sherck (Democratic) 37.4% |
Ohio 6 | Bill Harsha | Republican | 1960 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Bill Harsha (Republican) 64.9% Ted Strickland (Democratic) 35.1% |
Ohio 7 | Bud Brown | Republican | 1965 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Bud Brown (Republican) Unopposed |
Ohio 8 | Tom Kindness | Republican | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Tom Kindness (Republican) 71.4% Luella R. Schroeder (Democratic) 28.6% George Hahn (Indepdendent) 0.003% |
Ohio 9 | Thomas L. Ashley | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Thomas L. Ashley (Democratic) 63.4% John C. Hoyt (Republican) 30.3% Michael James Lewinski (Indepdendent) 4.0% Edward Silvia Emery (Indepdendent) 2.3% |
Ohio 10 | Clarence E. Miller | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Clarence E. Miller (Republican) 73.9% James A. Plummer (Democratic) 26.1% |
Ohio 11 | J. William Stanton | Republican | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ J. William Stanton (Republican) 68.1% Patrick James Donlin (Democratic) 28.3% Robert Dean Penny (Indepdendent) 3.6% |
Ohio 12 | Samuel L. Devine | Republican | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Samuel L. Devine (Republican) 56.9% James L. Baumann (Democratic) 43.1% |
Ohio 13 | Don Pease | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Don Pease (Democratic) 65.1% Mark W. Whitfield (Republican) 34.9% |
Ohio 14 | John F. Seiberling | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John F. Seiberling (Democratic) 72.5% Walter J. Vogel (Republican) 27.5% |
Ohio 15 | Chalmers P. Wylie | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Chalmers P. Wylie (Republican) 71.1% Henry W. Eckhart (Republican) 28.9% |
Ohio 16 | Ralph Regula | Republican | 1972 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Ralph Regula (Republican) 78.0% Owen S. Hand Jr. (Democratic) 22.0% |
Ohio 17 | John M. Ashbrook | Republican | 1960 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John M. Ashbrook (Republican) 67.4% Kenneth Robert Grier (Democratic) 32.6% |
Ohio 18 | Douglas Applegate | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Douglas Applegate (Democratic) 59.5% William J. Ress (Republican) 40.5% |
Ohio 19 | Charles J. Carney | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent lost re-lection. New member elected. Republican gain. |
√ Lyle Williams (Republican) 50.7% Charles J. Carney (Democratic) 49.3% |
Ohio 20 | Mary Rose Oakar | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Mary Rose Oakar (Democratic) Unopposed |
Ohio 21 | Louis Stokes | Democratic | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Louis Stokes (Democratic) 86.1% Bill Mack (Republican) 13.9% |
Ohio 22 | Charles Vanik | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Charles Vanik (Democratic) 66.0% Richard W. Sander (Republican) 23.3% James F. Sexton (Indepdendent) 5.4% Robert E. Lehman (Indepdendent) 5.3% |
Ohio 23 | Ronald M. Mottl | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Ronald M. Mottl (Democratic) 74.8% Homer S. Taft (Republican) 25.2% |
Oklahoma
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oklahoma 1 | James R. Jones | Democratic | 1972 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ James R. Jones (Democratic) 59.9% Paula Unruh (Republican) 40.1% |
Oklahoma 2 | Ted Risenhoover | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
√ Mike Synar (Democratic) 54.8% Gary Richardson (Republican) 45.2% |
Oklahoma 3 | Wes Watkins | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Wes Watkins (Democratic) Unopposed |
Oklahoma 4 | Tom Steed | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Tom Steed (Democratic) 60.3% Seward Eliot Robb (Republican) 39.7% |
Oklahoma 5 | Mickey Edwards | Republican | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Mickey Edwards (Republican) 79.9% Jesse Dennis Knipp (Democratic) 20.1% |
Oklahoma 6 | Glenn English | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Glenn English (Democratic) 74.2% Harold V. Hunter (Republican) 25.8% |
Oregon
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oregon 1 | Les AuCoin | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Les AuCoin (Democratic) 62.9% Nick Bunick (Republican) 37.1% |
Oregon 2 | Albert C. Ullman | Democratic | 1956 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Albert C. Ullman (Democratic) 69.2% Terry L. Hicks (Republican) 30.8% |
Oregon 3 | Robert B. Duncan | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Robert B. Duncan (Democratic) 84.9% Martin Simon (Lab) 15.1% |
Oregon 4 | Jim Weaver | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Jim Weaver (Democratic) 56.3% Jerry Lausmann (Republican) 43.7% |
Pennsylvania
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pennsylvania 1 | Michael Myers | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Michael Myers (Democratic) 71.9% Samuel N. Fanelli (Republican) 26.1% Jeffrey C. Smith (Libertarian) 2.0% |
Pennsylvania 2 | Robert N. C. Nix Sr. | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
√ William H. Gray (Democratic) 82.0% Roland J. Atkins (Republican) 15.9% Benjamin A. Bailey (Socialist Workers) 1.4% Anton Henry Chaitkin (Lab) 0.7% |
Pennsylvania 3 | Raymond F. Lederer | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Raymond F. Lederer (Democratic) 71.8% Raymond S. Kauffman (Republican) 28.2% |
Pennsylvania 4 | Joshua Eilberg | Democratic | 1966 | Incumbent lost re-lection. New member elected. Republican gain. |
√ Charles F. Dougherty (Republican) 55.8% Joshua Eilberg (Democratic) 44.2% |
Pennsylvania 5 | Richard T. Schulze | Republican | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Richard T. Schulze (Republican) 75.1% Murray P. Zealor (Democratic) 24.9% |
Pennsylvania 6 | Gus Yatron | Democratic | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Gus Yatron (Democratic) 73.8% Stephen Mazur (Republican) 26.2% |
Pennsylvania 7 | Robert W. Edgar | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Robert W. Edgar (Democratic) 50.3% Eugene Daniel Kane (Republican) 49.4% Anthony Nazzereno Esposito (Lab) 0.3% |
Pennsylvania 8 | Peter H. Kostmayer | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Peter H. Kostmayer (Democratic) 61.1% G. Roger Bowers (Republican) 38.9% |
Pennsylvania 9 | Bud Shuster | Republican | 1972 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Bud Shuster (Republican) 74.9% Blaine Leroy Havice Jr. (Democratic) 25.1% |
Pennsylvania 10 | Joseph M. McDade | Republican | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Joseph M. McDade (Republican) 76.5% Gene Basalyga (Democratic) 23.5% |
Pennsylvania 11 | Daniel J. Flood | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Daniel J. Flood (Democratic) 57.5% Robert P. Hudock (Republican) 42.5% |
Pennsylvania 12 | John Murtha | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John Murtha (Democratic) 68.7% Luther V. Elkin (Republican) 31.3% |
Pennsylvania 13 | R. Lawrence Coughlin | Republican | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ R. Lawrence Coughlin (Republican) 70.5% Alan Bendix Rubenstein (Democratic) 29.5% |
Pennsylvania 14 | William S. Moorhead | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ William S. Moorhead (Democratic) 57.0% Stan Thomas (Republican) 41.9% Stanley James Kuziel (American Independent) 1.0% |
Pennsylvania 15 | Fred B. Rooney | Democratic | 1963 | Incumbent lost re-lection. New member elected. Republican gain. |
√ Donald L. Ritter (Republican) 53.2% Fred B. Rooney (Democratic) 46.8% |
Pennsylvania 16 | Robert Smith Walker | Republican | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Robert Smith Walker (Republican) 77.0% Charles W. Boohar (Democratic) 23.0% |
Pennsylvania 17 | Allen E. Ertel | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Allen E. Ertel (Democratic) 59.6% Thomas Richard Rippon (Republican) 40.4% |
Pennsylvania 18 | Doug Walgren | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Doug Walgren (Democratic) 57.1% Ted Jacob (Republican) 42.1% James Gelvin (Lab) 0.8% |
Pennsylvania 19 | William F. Goodling | Republican | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ William F. Goodling (Republican) 78.7% Raj Kumar (Democratic) 21.3% |
Pennsylvania 20 | Joseph M. Gaydos | Democratic | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Joseph M. Gaydos (Democratic) 72.1% Kathleen M. Meyer (Republican) 27.9% |
Pennsylvania 21 | John H. Dent | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
√ Donald A. Bailey (Democratic) 52.9% Robert H. Miller (Republican) 47.1% |
Pennsylvania 22 | Austin Murphy | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Austin Murphy (Democratic) 71.6% Marilyn Coyle Ecoff (Republican) 28.4% |
Pennsylvania 23 | Joseph S. Ammerman | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent lost re-lection. New member elected. Republican gain. |
√ William F. Clinger Jr. (Republican) 54.3% Joseph S. Ammerman (Democratic) 45.7% |
Pennsylvania 24 | Marc L. Marks | Republican | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Marc L. Marks (Republican) 64.0% Joseph P. Vigorito (Democratic) 36.0% |
Pennsylvania 25 | Gary A. Myers | Republican | 1974 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
√ Eugene Atkinson (Democratic) 46.5% Tim Shaffer (Republican) 42.3% Robert Henry Morris (Indepdendent) 7.2% John W. Cook (Indepdendent) 4.0% |
Rhode Island
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rhode Island 1 | Fernand St. Germain | Democratic | 1960 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Fernand St. Germain (Democratic) 61.2% Jerry Slocum (Republican) 38.8% |
Rhode Island 2 | Edward Beard | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Edward Beard (Democratic) 52.6% Claudine Camarada Schneider (Republican) 47.4% |
South Carolina
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
South Carolina 1 | Mendel Jackson Davis | Democratic | 1971 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Mendel Jackson Davis (Democratic) 60.4% C. C. Wannamaker (Republican) 39.6% |
South Carolina 2 | Floyd Spence | Republican | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Floyd Spence (Republican) 57.5% Jack Solomon Bass (Democratic) 42.5% |
South Carolina 3 | Butler Derrick | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Butler Derrick (Democratic) 81.9% Anthony Panuccio (Republican) 18.1% |
South Carolina 4 | James R. Mann | Democratic | 1968 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain. |
√ Carroll A. Campbell Jr. (Republican) 52.3% Max M. Heller (Democratic) 46.0% Don Sprouse (Indepdendent) 1.7% |
South Carolina 5 | Kenneth Lamar Holland | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Kenneth Lamar Holland (Democratic) 82.7% Harold Hough (Indepdendent) 17.3% |
South Carolina 6 | John Jenrette | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John Jenrette (Democratic) Unopposed |
South Dakota
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
South Dakota 1 | Larry Pressler | Republican | 1974 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
√ Tom Daschle (Democratic) 50.05% Leo K. Thorsness (Republican) 49.95% |
South Dakota 2 | James Abdnor | Republican | 1972 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ James Abdnor (Republican) 56.0% Robert Samuelson (Democratic) 44.0% |
Tennessee
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tennessee 1 | Jimmy Quillen | Republican | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Jimmy Quillen (Republican) 64.5% Gordon Ball (Democratic) 35.5% |
Tennessee 2 | John Duncan Sr. | Republican | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John Duncan Sr. (Republican) 81.8% Margaret Francis (Democratic) 18.2% |
Tennessee 3 | Marilyn Lloyd | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Marilyn Lloyd (Democratic) 88.9% Dan Rucker East (Indepdendent) 11.1% |
Tennessee 4 | Al Gore | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Al Gore (Democratic) Unopposed |
Tennessee 5 | Clifford Allen | Democratic | 1975 | Incumbent died. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
√ Bill Boner (Democratic) 51.4% William Dean Goodwin (Republican) 35.4% Henry Haile (Indepdendent) 13.2% |
Tennessee 6 | Robin Beard | Republican | 1972 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Robin Beard (Republican) 74.6% C. Ronald Arline (Democratic) 25.4% |
Tennessee 7 | Ed Jones | Democratic | 1969 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Ed Jones (Democratic) 72.9% Ross Earl Cook (Republican) 27.1% |
Tennessee 8 | Harold Ford Sr. | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Harold Ford Sr. (Democratic) 69.7% Duncan Ragsdale (Republican) 29.1% Richard Whitmore (Indepdendent) 1.3% |
Texas
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Texas 1 | Sam B. Hall | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Sam B. Hall (Democratic) 78.1% Fred Hudson (Republican) 21.9% |
Texas 2 | Charles Wilson | Democratic | 1972 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Charles Wilson (Democratic) 70.1% James H. Dillion (Republican) 29.9% |
Texas 3 | James M. Collins | Republican | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ James M. Collins (Republican) Unopposed |
Texas 4 | Ray Roberts | Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Ray Roberts (Democratic) 61.5% Frank S. Glenn (Republican) 38.5% |
Texas 5 | Jim Mattox | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Jim Mattox (Democratic) 50.3% Thomas W. Pauken (Republican) 49.1% James Michael White (Socialist Workers) 0.6% |
Texas 6 | Olin E. Teague | Democratic | 1946 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
√ Phil Gramm (Democratic) 65.1% Wes Mowery (Republican) 34.9% |
Texas 7 | William Reynolds Archer Jr. | Republican | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ William Reynolds Archer Jr. (Republican) 85.1% Robert Laurence Hutchings (Democratic) 14.9% |
Texas 8 | Robert C. Eckhardt | Democratic | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Robert C. Eckhardt (Democratic) 61.5% Nick Gearhart (Republican) 38.5% |
Texas 9 | Jack Brooks | Democratic | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Jack Brooks (Democratic) 63.3% Randy Evans (Republican) 36.7% |
Texas 10 | J. J. Pickle | Democratic | 1963 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ J. J. Pickle (Democratic) 76.3% Emmett Leroy Hudspeth (Republican) 23.7% |
Texas 11 | William R. Poage | Democratic | 1936 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
√ Marvin Leath (Democratic) 51.6% Jack Burgess (Republican) 48.4% |
Texas 12 | Jim Wright | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Jim Wright (Democratic) 68.5% Claude K. Brown (Republican) 31.5% |
Texas 13 | Jack Hightower | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Jack Hightower (Democratic) 74.9% Clifford Alvin Jones (Republican) 25.1% |
Texas 14 | John Andrew Young | Democratic | 1956 | Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
√ Joseph P. Wyatt, Jr. (Democratic) 72.4% Joy Yates (Republican) 27.6% |
Texas 15 | Kika de la Garza | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Kika de la Garza (Democratic) 66.2% Robert Lendol McDonald (Republican) 33.8% |
Texas 16 | Richard C. White | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Richard C. White (Democratic) 70.0% Michael Giere (Republican) 30.0% |
Texas 17 | Omar Burleson | Democratic | 1946 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
√ Charles Stenholm (Democratic) 68.1% Billy L. Fisher (Republican) 31.9% |
Texas 18 | Barbara Jordan | Democratic | 1972 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
√ Mickey Leland (Democratic) 96.8% Deborah Vee Vernier (Socialist Workers) 3.2% |
Texas 19 | George H. Mahon | Democratic | 1934 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
√ Kent Hance (Democratic) 53.2% George W. Bush (Republican) 46.8% |
Texas 20 | Henry B. Gonzalez | Democratic | 1961 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Henry B. Gonzalez (Democratic) Unopposed |
Texas 21 | Bob Krueger | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Republican gain. |
√ Tom Loeffler (Republican) 57.0% Nelson William Wolff (Democratic) 43.0% |
Texas 22 | Robert Gammage | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent lost re-lection. New member elected. Republican gain. |
√ Ron Paul (Republican) 50.6% Robert Gammage (Democratic) 49.4% |
Texas 23 | Abraham Kazen | Democratic | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Abraham Kazen (Democratic) 89.7% Agustin Mata (La Raza Unida) 10.3% |
Texas 24 | Dale Milford | Democratic | 1972 | Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
√ Martin Frost (Democratic) 54.1% Leo Berman (Republican) 45.9% |
Utah
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Utah 1 | K. Gunn McKay | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ K. Gunn McKay (Democratic) 51.0% Jed J. Richardson (Republican) 46.2% Robert Terrance Owens (American Independent) 2.3% Dennis A. De Boer (Indepdendent) 0.5% |
Utah 2 | David Daniel Marriott | Republican | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ David Daniel Marriott (Republican) 62.3% Edwin Brown Firmage (Democratic) 35.3% Lawrence Rey Topham (American Independent) 1.0% Bruce Bangerter (Indepdendent) 0.8% William C. Hoyle (Indepdendent) 0.7% |
Vermont
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vermont at-large | Jim Jeffords | Republican | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Jim Jeffords (Republican) 75.3% Sarah Marie Dietz (Democratic) 19.3% Peter Issac Diamondstone (Indepdendent) 5.4% |
Virginia
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Virginia 1 | Paul S. Trible Jr. | Republican | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Paul S. Trible Jr. (Republican) 72.1% Lewis Burwell Puller (Democratic) 27.9% |
Virginia 2 | G. William Whitehurst | Republican | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ G. William Whitehurst (Republican) Unopposed |
Virginia 3 | David E. Satterfield III | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ David E. Satterfield III (Democratic) 87.9% Alan Robert Ogden (Indepdendent) 12.1% |
Virginia 4 | Robert Daniel | Republican | 1972 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Robert Daniel (Republican) Unopposed |
Virginia 5 | Dan Daniel | Democratic | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Dan Daniel (Democratic) Unopposed |
Virginia 6 | M. Caldwell Butler | Republican | 1972 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ M. Caldwell Butler (Republican) Unopposed |
Virginia 7 | J. Kenneth Robinson | Republican | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ J. Kenneth Robinson (Republican) 64.3% Lewis Perley Fickett Jr. (Democratic) 35.7% |
Virginia 8 | Herbert Harris | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Herbert Harris (Democratic) 50.5% Charles E. Coe (Indepdendent) 47.1% John F. Herrity (Republican) 2.4% |
Virginia 9 | William C. Wampler | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ William C. Wampler (Republican) 61.9% Charles Champ Clark (Democratic) 38.1% |
Virginia 10 | Joseph L. Fisher | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Joseph L. Fisher (Democratic) 53.4% Frank R. Wolf (Republican) 46.6% |
Washington
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Washington 1 | Joel Pritchard | Republican | 1972 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Joel Pritchard (Republican) 64.0% Janice Niemi (Democratic) 33.7% John H. Addison (Libertarian) 2.3% |
Washington 2 | Lloyd Meeds | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
√ Al Swift (Democratic) 51.4% John Nance Garner (Republican) 48.6% |
Washington 3 | Don Bonker | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Don Bonker (Democratic) 58.6% Richard H. Bennett (Republican) 41.4% |
Washington 4 | Mike McCormack | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Mike McCormack (Democratic) 61.1% Susan Roylance (Republican) 38.9% |
Washington 5 | Tom Foley | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Tom Foley (Democratic) 48.0% Duane Alton (Republican) 42.7% Mel Tonasket (Indepdendent) 9.3% |
Washington 6 | Norman D. Dicks | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Norman D. Dicks (Democratic) 60.9% James Edward Beaver (Republican) 37.4% Mary Kathleen Smith (Socialist Workers) 1.8% |
Washington 7 | John E. Cunningham | Republican | 1977 | Incumbent lost re-lection. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
√ Mike Lowry (Democratic) 53.3% John E. Cunningham (Republican) 46.7% |
West Virginia
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
West Virginia 1 | Bob Mollohan | Democratic | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Bob Mollohan (Democratic) 63.4% Gene A. Haynes (Republican) 36.6% |
West Virginia 2 | Harley O. Staggers | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Harley O. Staggers (Democratic) 55.3% Cleveland Keith Benedict (Republican) 44.7% |
West Virginia 3 | John M. Slack Jr. | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John M. Slack Jr. (Democratic) 59.2% David Michael Staton (Republican) 40.8% |
West Virginia 4 | Nick Rahall | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Nick Rahall (Democratic) Unopposed |
Wisconsin
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wisconsin 1 | Les Aspin | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Les Aspin (Democratic) 54.5% William W. Petrie (Republican) 45.5% |
Wisconsin 2 | Robert W. Kastenmeier | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Robert W. Kastenmeier (Democratic) 57.7% James A. Wright (Republican) 41.3% Dick G. Fields (Indepdendent) 1.0% |
Wisconsin 3 | Alvin Baldus | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Alvin Baldus (Democratic) 62.8% Michael Steven Ellis (Republican) 37.2% |
Wisconsin 4 | Clement J. Zablocki | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Clement J. Zablocki (Democratic) 66.1% Elroy C. Honadel (Republican) 33.9% |
Wisconsin 5 | Henry S. Reuss | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Henry S. Reuss (Democratic) 73.1% James R. W. Medina (Republican) 25.9% Paul Greenberg (Indepdendent) 0.7% John Edward Sokoly (Indepdendent) 0.3% |
Wisconsin 6 | William A. Steiger | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ William A. Steiger (Republican) 69.6% Robert J. Steffes (Democratic) 29.6% Gordon Ponschock (Con) 0.8% |
Wisconsin 7 | Dave Obey | Democratic | 1969 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Dave Obey (Democratic) 62.2% Vinton A. Vesta (Republican) 36.9% George Olishkewych (Con) 0.9% |
Wisconsin 8 | Robert John Cornell | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent lost re-lection. New member elected. Republican gain. |
√ Toby Roth (Republican) 57.9% Robert John Cornell (Democratic) 42.1% |
Wisconsin 9 | Bob Kasten | Republican | 1974 | Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Wisconsin. New member elected. Republican hold. |
√ Jim Sensenbrenner (Republican) 61.2% Matthew J. Flynn (Democratic) 38.8% |
Wyoming
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wyoming at-large | Teno Roncalio | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain. |
√ Dick Cheney (Republican) 58.6% William D. Bagley (Democratic) 41.4% |
Notes
- ↑ Winner was a Democrat who ran on the Republican line and was accepted back as a Democrat.
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