United States House of Representatives elections, 1972
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The 1972 United States House of Representatives elections coincided with the landslide reelection victory of President Richard M. Nixon. Nixon's Republican Party managed to gain a net of twelve House of Representatives seats from the Democratic Party, although the Democrats retained a majority.
This was the first election in which citizens at least 18 years of age (instead of 21 and older) could vote, due to the recent passage of the 26th Amendment.
Summary of results
| 242 | 1 | 192 |
| Democratic | I | Republican |
| Parties | Seats | Popular vote | ||||||
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| 1970 | 1972 | +/- | Strength | Vote | % | Change | ||
| Democratic Party | 255 | 242 |  |
55.6% | 37,071,352 | 52.1% | | |
| Republican Party | 180 | 192 |  |
44.2% | 33,119,664 | 46.5% | | |
| American Independent Party | 0 | 0 |  |
0.0% | 233,967 | 0.3% | | |
| Conservative Party | 0 | 0 | |
0.0% | 218,143 | 0.3% | | |
| Liberal Party | 0 | 0 | |
0.0% | 148,951 | 0.2% | | |
| Independent | 0 | 1 | |
0.2% | 137,664 | 0.2% | | |
| Peace and Freedom Party | 0 | 0 | |
0.0% | 63,894 | 0.1% | | |
| Socialist Workers Party | 0 | 0 | |
0.0% | 51,815 | 0.1% | | |
| National Democratic Party | 0 | 0 | |
0.0% | 37,618 | 0.1% | | |
| Taxpayer's Party | 0 | 0 | |
0.0% | 28,079 | <0.1% | | |
| Action Party | 0 | 0 | |
0.0% | 12,075 | <0.1% | | |
| Prohibition Party | 0 | 0 | |
0.0% | 10,902 | <0.1% | | |
| Socialist Labor Party | 0 | 0 | |
0.0% | 10,835 | <0.1% | | |
| Constitution Party | 0 | 0 | |
0.0% | 5,860 | <0.1% | | |
| Concerned and Capable Party | 0 | 0 | |
0.0% | 5,188 | <0.1% | | |
| American Independent Conservative Party | 0 | 0 | |
0.0% | 3,077 | <0.1% | | |
| Communist Party | 0 | 0 | |
0.0% | 2,076 | <0.1% | | |
| Libertarian Party | 0 | 0 | |
0.0% | 2,028 | <0.1% | | |
| Less Federal Taxes Party | 0 | 0 | |
0.0% | 1,920 | <0.1% | | |
| La Raza Unida Party | 0 | 0 | |
0.0% | 1,629 | <0.1% | | |
| Protest, Progress, Dignity Party | 0 | 0 | |
0.0% | 1,556 | <0.1% | | |
| People's Party | 0 | 0 | |
0.0% | 1,215 | <0.1% | | |
| Independent for Congress Party | 0 | 0 | |
0.0% | 1,147 | <0.1% | | |
| People Over Politics Party | 0 | 0 | |
0.0% | 847 | <0.1% | | |
| Taxation With Representation Party | 0 | 0 | |
0.0% | 408 | <0.1% | | |
| Socialist Party | 0 | 0 | |
0.0% | 221 | <0.1% | | |
| Others | 0 | 0 | |
0.0% | 16,274 | <0.1% | | |
| Total | 435 | 435 | |
100.0% | 71,188,405 | 100.0% | | |
Source: "Election Statistics". Office of the Clerk.
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Incumbents retiring
Democratic gains
- Georgia's 5th congressional district: Fletcher Thompson (R) retired to run for U.S. Senate, succeeded by Andrew Young (D)
- New York's 6th congressional district: Seymour Halpern (R), retired, succeeded by Lester L. Wolff (D), who was redistricted
- Oklahoma's 1st congressional district: Page Belcher (R), retired, succeeded by James R. Jones (D)
Democratic holds
- Arkansas's 4th congressional district: David Pryor (D), retired to run for U.S. Senate, succeeded by Ray Thornton (D)
- Illinois's 11th congressional district: Roman C. Pucinski (D), retired, succeeded by Frank Annunzio (D), who was redistricted
- Kentucky's 6th congressional district: William P. Curlin Jr. (D), retired, succeeded by John B. Breckinridge (D)
- Louisiana's 8th congressional district: Speedy Long (D), redistricted and retired, succeeded by Gillis William Long (D), who previously held the seat in the 88th Congress
- Maryland's 3rd congressional district: Edward Garmatz (D), redistricted and retired, succeeded by Paul Sarbanes (D)
- Mississippi's 2nd congressional district: Thomas Abernethy (D), redistricted and retired, succeeded by David R. Bowen (D)
- Missouri's 6th congressional district: William Raleigh Hull Jr. (D), retired, succeeded by Jerry Litton (D)
- North Carolina's 4th congressional district: Nick Galifianakis (D), retired to run for U.S. Senate, succeeded by Ike Franklin Andrews (D)
- North Carolina's 7th congressional district: Alton Lennon (D), retired, succeeded by Charlie Rose (D)
- North Dakota's 2nd congressional district: Arthur A. Link (D), redistricted retired to run for Governor, succeeded by Mark Andrews (R), who was redistricted
- Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district: Ed Edmondson (D), retired to run for U.S. Senate, succeeded by Clem McSpadden (D)
- Tennessee's 7th congressional district: Ray Blanton (D), retired to run for U.S. Senate, succeeded by Ed Jones (D), who was redistricted
- Texas's 2nd congressional district: John Dowdy (D), retired, succeeded by Charles Wilson (D)
Republican gains
- Alabama's 2nd congressional district: Elizabeth B. Andrews (D), redistricted and retired, succeeded by William Louis Dickinson (R)
- Illinois's 11th congressional district: Roman C. Pucinski (D), retired, succeeded by Frank Annunzio (D), who was redistricted
- Louisiana's 3rd congressional district: Patrick T. Caffery (D), retired, succeeded by Dave Treen (R)
- Maine's 2nd congressional district: William Hathaway (D), retired to run for U.S. Senate, succeeded by William Cohen (R)
- Mississippi's 4th congressional district: Charles H. Griffin (D), redistricted and retired, succeeded by Thad Cochran (R)
- Mississippi's 5th congressional district: William M. Colmer (D), retired, succeeded by Trent Lott (R)
- South Dakota's 2nd congressional district: James Abourezk (D), retired to run for U.S. Senate, succeeded by James Abdnor (R)
- Virginia's 4th congressional district: Watkins Moorman Abbitt (D), retired, succeeded by Robert Daniel (R)
Republican holds
- California's 20th congressional district: H. Allen Smith (R), retired, succeeded by Carlos Moorhead (R)
- Idaho's 1st congressional district: James A. McClure (R), retired to run for U.S. Senate, succeeded by Steve Symms (R)
- Illinois's 15th congressional district: Cliffard D. Carlson (R), retired, succeeded by Leslie C. Arends (R), who was redistricted
- Illinois's 21st congressional district: William L. Springer (R), retired, succeeded by Edward Rell Madigan (R)
- Missouri's 7th congressional district: Durward Gorham Hall (R), retired, succeeded by Gene Taylor (R)
- New Jersey's 12th congressional district: Florence P. Dwyer (R), retired, succeeded by Matthew John Rinaldo (R)
- New York's 31st congressional district: Alexander Pirnie (R), redistricted and retired, succeeded by Donald J. Mitchell (R)
- New York's 33rd congressional district: John H. Terry (R), redistricted and retired, succeeded by William F. Walsh (R)
- North Carolina's 9th congressional district: Charles R. Jonas (R), retired, succeeded by James G. Martin (R)
- Ohio's 4th congressional district: William Moore McCulloch (R), retired, succeeded by Tennyson Guyer (R)
- Ohio's 8th congressional district: Jackson Edward Betts (R), retired, succeeded by Walter E. Powell (R), who was redistricted
- Ohio's 16th congressional district: Frank T. Bow (R), retired, succeeded by Ralph Regula (R)
- Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district: J. Irving Whalley (R), retired, succeeded by John P. Saylor (R), who was redistricted
- Virginia's 8th congressional district: William L. Scott (R), retired to run for U.S. Senate, succeeded by Stanford Parris (R)
- Washington's 1st congressional district: Thomas Pelly (R), retired, succeeded by Joel Pritchard (R)
- Wisconsin's 8th congressional district: John W. Byrnes (R), retired, succeeded by Harold Vernon Froehlich (R)
Incumbents defeated
Incumbents defeated in primary
- California's 8th congressional district: George P. Miller (D)
- California's 39th congressional district: John G. Schmitz (R)
- Colorado's 4th congressional district: Wayne Aspinall (D)
- Georgia's 1st congressional district: George Elliott Hagan (D)
- Michigan's 19th congressional district: Jack H. McDonald (R)
- Nevada's at-large congressional district: Walter S. Baring Jr. (D)
- New Jersey's 13th congressional district: Cornelius Edward Gallagher (D)
- New York's 18th congressional district: Emanuel Celler (D)
- New York's 22nd congressional district: James H. Scheuer (D)
- Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district: James A. Byrne (D)
- Pennsylvania's 22nd congressional district: William Sheldrick Conover (R)
- South Carolina's 6th congressional district: John L. McMillan (D)
- West Virginia's 4th congressional district: James Kee (D)
Incumbents defeated in general election
- Colorado's 1st congressional district: Mike McKevitt (R)
- Connecticut's 5th congressional district: John S. Monagan (D)
- Illinois's 10th congressional district: Abner J. Mikva (D)
- Indiana's 11th congressional district: Andrew Jacobs Jr. (D)
- Iowa's 1st congressional district: Fred Schwengel (R)
- Iowa's 4th congressional district: John Henry Kyl (R)
- Massachusetts's 9th congressional district: Louise Day Hicks (D)
- New York's 26th congressional district: John G. Dow (D)
- Tennessee's 6th congressional district: William Anderson (D)
- Texas's 5th congressional district: Earle Cabell (D)
- Texas's 13th congressional district: Graham B. Purcell Jr. (D)
- Utah's 2nd congressional district: Sherman P. Lloyd (R)
- Wisconsin's 7th congressional district: Alvin E. O'Konski (R)
Special elections
Some special elections were also held.
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont at-large | Robert Stafford | Republican | 1960 | Incumbent resigned September 16, 1971 when appointed U.S. Senator. New member elected January 7, 1972. Republican hold. Winner was re-elected in November. |
√ Richard W. Mallary (Republican) 55.80% J. William O'Brien (Democratic) 37.60% Doris Lake (Liberty Union) 4.70% Anthony N. Doria (Independent) 1.89% |
| Alabama 3 | George W. Andrews | Democratic | 1944 (Special) | Incumbent died December 25, 1971. New member elected April 4, 1972. Democratic hold. Winner did not run for re-election in November. |
√ Elizabeth B. Andrews (Democratic) Unopposed (See Widow's succession) |
| Illinois 15 | Charlotte T. Reid | Republican | 1962 | Incumbent resigned October 7, 1971 to become Commissioner on the Federal Communications Commission. New member elected April 4, 1972. Republican hold. Winner was re-elected in November. |
√ Cliffard D. Carlson (Republican) 54.79% Tim L. Hall (Democratic) 45.21%[1] |
| Pennsylvania 27 | James G. Fulton | Republican | 1944 | Incumbent died October 6, 1971. New member elected April 25, 1972. Republican hold. Winner was re-elected in November. |
√ William S. Conover (Republican) 51.05% Douglas Walgren (Democratic) 46.25% Willard Holt (Constitution) 2.70%[2] |
| Louisiana 7 | Edwin Edwards | Democratic | 1965 (Special) | Incumbent resigned May 9, 1972 when elected Governor of Louisiana. New member elected September 30, 1972. Democratic hold. Winner was re-elected in November. |
√ John Breaux (Democratic) Unopposed[3] |
| Virginia 6 | Richard Poff | Republican | 1952 | Incumbent resigned August 29, 1972 to become judge of the Supreme Court of Virginia. New member elected November 7, 1972. Republican hold. Winner was re-elected in November. |
√ M. Caldwell Butler (Republican) 51.8%[4] Willis M. Anderson (Democratic) 39.8% Roy R. White (Independent) 8.4% |
Alabama
Alabama was reapportioned from 8 to 7 seats and eliminated the old 3rd district, dividing it between the old 2nd and 4th and making compensating boundary changes elsewhere.[5]
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama 1 | Jack Edwards | Republican | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Jack Edwards (Republican) 76.5% O. W. "Bill" McCrory (Democratic) 17.8% Thomas McAboy Jr. (National Democratic (Alabama)) 5.7% |
| Alabama 2 | William Louis Dickinson | Republican | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ William Louis Dickinson (Republican) 54.9% Ben C. Reeves (Democratic) 41.5% Richard Boone (National Democratic (Alabama)) 3.4% Llewellyn B. Garth (Conservative) 0.3% |
| Elizabeth B. Andrews Redistricted from the 3rd district |
Democratic | 1972 (Special) | Incumbent retired. Democratic loss. | ||
| Alabama 3 | William Flynt Nichols Redistricted from the 4th district |
Democratic | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ William Flynt Nichols (Democratic) 75.6% Bob Kerr (Republican) 20.6% John Ford (National Democratic (Alabama)) 2.6% James R. Connell (Prohibition) 1.3% |
| Alabama 4 | Tom Bevill Redistricted from the 7th district |
Democratic | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Tom Bevill (Democratic) 69.6% Ed Nelson (Republican) 30.0% Daisy Williams (Prohibition) 0.5% |
| Alabama 5 | Robert E. Jones Jr. Redistricted from the now-obsolete 8th district |
Democratic | 1947 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Robert E. Jones Jr. (Democratic) 74.2% Dieter J. Schrader (Republican) 24.4% Shirley Irwin (National Democratic (Alabama)) 1.4% |
| Alabama 6 | John Hall Buchanan Jr. | Republican | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John Hall Buchanan Jr. (Republican) 59.8% Ben Erdreich (Democratic) 35.6% Al Thomas (National Democratic (Alabama)) 2.5% Edna L. Bowling (Prohibition) 1.2% Dan Scott (Conservative) 0.9% |
| Alabama 7 | Walter Flowers Redistricted from the 5th district |
Democratic | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Walter Flowers (Democratic) 84.8% Lewis Black (National Democratic (Alabama)) 14.0% Hal Radue (Conservative) 1.1% |
Alaska
Incumbent Nick Begich won re-election three weeks after having disappeared in a plane crash October 16; challenger Don Young would later win a March special election after Begich was declared dead on December 29.
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska at-large | Nick Begich | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Nick Begich (Democratic) 56.2% Don Young (Republican) 43.8% |
Arizona
Arizona was reapportioned from 3 seats to 4 and carved a new district in the Phoenix suburbs and the northeast from parts of the existing districts.[5]
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona 1 | John Jacob Rhodes | Republican | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John Jacob Rhodes (Republican) 57.3% Gerald A. Pollock (Democratic) 42.7% |
| Arizona 2 | Mo Udall | Democratic | 1961 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Mo Udall (Democratic) 63.5% Gene Savoie (Republican) 36.5% |
| Arizona 3 | Sam Steiger | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Sam Steiger (Republican) 63.0% Ted Wyckoff (Democratic) 37.0% |
| Arizona 4 | None (district created) | New seat. New member elected. Republican gain. |
√ John Bertrand Conlan (Republican) 53.0% Jack E. Brown (Democratic) 47.0% | ||
Arkansas
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas 1 | William Vollie Alexander Jr. | Democratic | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ William Vollie Alexander Jr. (Democratic) Unopposed |
| Arkansas 2 | Wilbur Mills | Democratic | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Wilbur Mills (Democratic) Unopposed |
| Arkansas 3 | John P. Hammerschmidt | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John P. Hammerschmidt (Republican) 77.3% Guy W. Hatfield (Democratic) 22.7% |
| Arkansas 4 | David Pryor | Democratic | 1966 | Retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
√ Ray Thornton (Democratic) Unopposed |
California
California was reapportioned from 38 to 43 seats, adding one seat in the Bay Area, one in the Central Valley, and 3 in southern California;[5] three went to Democrats, two to Republicans. Despite a retirement and two lost renominations, both parties held their seats in this election, bringing the Democrats up from 20 seats to 23 and the Republicans up from 18 seats to 20.
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California 1 | Donald H. Clausen | Republican | 1963 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Donald H. Clausen (Republican) 62.2% William Nighswonger (Democratic) 34.1% Jonathan T. Ames (PF) 3.7% |
| California 2 | Harold T. Johnson | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Harold T. Johnson (Democratic) 68.3% Francis X. Callahan (Republican) 28.6% Dorothy D. Paradis (American) 3.1% |
| California 3 | John E. Moss | Democratic | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John E. Moss (Democratic) 69.9% John Rakus (Republican) 30.1% |
| California 4 | Robert L. Leggett | Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Robert L. Leggett (Democratic) 67.4% Benjamin Chang (Republican) 32.6% |
| California 5 | Phillip Burton | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Phillip Burton (Democratic) 81.8% Edlo E. Powell (Republican) 18.2% |
| California 6 | William S. Mailliard | Republican | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ William S. Mailliard (Republican) 52.0% Roger Boas (Democratic) 48.0% |
| California 7 | Ron Dellums | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Ron Dellums (Democratic) 56.0% Peter Hannaford (Republican) 38.0% Frank V. Cortese (American) 6.0% |
| California 8 | George Paul Miller | Democratic | 1944 | Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
√ Pete Stark (Democratic) 52.9% Lew M. Warden Jr. (Republican) 47.1% |
| California 9 | Don Edwards | Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Don Edwards (Democratic) 72.3% Herb Smith (Republican) 25.2% Edmon V. Kaiser (American) 2.6% |
| California 10 | Charles S. Gubser | Republican | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Charles S. Gubser (Republican) 64.6% B. Frank Gillette (Democratic) 35.4% |
| California 11 | None (district created) | New seat. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
√ Leo Ryan (Democratic) 60.4% Charles E. Chase (Republican) 37.0% Nicholas W. Kudrovzeff (American) 2.6% | ||
| California 12 | Burt L. Talcott | Republican | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Burt L. Talcott (Republican) 54.0% Julian Camacho (Democratic) 43.1% Stanley K. Monteith (American) 2.9% |
| California 13 | Charles M. Teague | Republican | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Charles M. Teague (Republican) 73.9% Lester Dean Cleveland (Democratic) 26.1% |
| California 14 | Jerome R. Waldie | Democratic | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Jerome R. Waldie (Democratic) 77.6% Floyd E. Sims (Republican) 22.4% |
| California 15 | John J. McFall | Democratic | 1956 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John J. McFall (Democratic) Unopposed |
| California 16 | Bernice F. Sisk | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Bernice F. Sisk (Democratic) 79.1% Carol O. Harner (Republican) 20.9% |
| California 17 | Pete McCloskey Redistricted from the 11th district |
Republican | 1967 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Pete McCloskey (Republican) 60.2% James Stewart (Democratic) 39.8% |
| California 18 | Bob Mathias | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Bob Mathias (Republican) 66.5% Vincent J. Lavery (Democratic) 33.5% |
| California 19 | Chet Holifield | Democratic | 1942 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Chet Holifield (Democratic) 67.2% Kenneth M. Fisher (Republican) 27.9% Joe Harris (PF) 4.9% |
| California 20 | H. Allen Smith | Republican | 1956 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
√ Carlos Moorhead (Republican) 57.4% John Binkley (Democratic) 42.6% |
| California 21 | Augustus F. Hawkins | Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Augustus F. Hawkins (Democratic) 82.9% Rayfield Lundy (Republican) 17.1% |
| California 22 | James C. Corman | Democratic | 1960 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ James C. Corman (Democratic) 67.6% Bruce P. Wolfe (Republican) 29.3% Ralph L. Shroyer (PF) 3.1% |
| California 23 | Del M. Clawson | Republican | 1963 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Del M. Clawson (Republican) 61.4% Conrad G. Tuohey (Democratic) 38.6% |
| California 24 | John H. Rousselot | Republican | 1960/1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John H. Rousselot (Republican) 70.1% Luther Mandell (Democratic) 29.9% |
| California 25 | Charles E. Wiggins | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Charles E. Wiggins (Republican) 64.9% Leslie W. Craven (Democratic) 31.9% Alfred Romirez (American) 3.1% |
| California 26 | Thomas M. Rees | Democratic | 1965 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Thomas M. Rees (Democratic) 68.6% Philip Robert Rutta (Republican) 27.9% Mike Timko (PF) 3.5% |
| California 27 | Barry Goldwater Jr. | Republican | 1969 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Barry Goldwater Jr. (Republican) 57.4% Mark S. Novak (Democratic) 42.6% |
| California 28 | Alphonzo E. Bell Jr. | Republican | 1960 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Alphonzo E. Bell Jr. (Republican) 60.7% Michael Shapiro (Democratic) 37.5% Jack Hampton (PF) 1.8% |
| California 29 | George E. Danielson | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ George E. Danielson (Democratic) 62.8% Richard E. Ferraro (Republican) 33.5% John W. Blaine (PF) 3.7% |
| California 30 | Edward R. Roybal | Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Edward R. Roybal (Democratic) 68.4% Bill Brophy (Republican) 28.6% Lewis McCammon (PF) 3.0% |
| California 31 | Charles H. Wilson | Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Charles H. Wilson (Democratic) 52.3% Ben Valentine (Republican) 42.5% Roberta Lynn Wood (PF) 5.2% |
| California 32 | Craig Hosmer | Republican | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Craig Hosmer (Republican) 65.9% Dennis Murray (Democratic) 32.0% John S. Donohue (PF) 2.2% |
| California 33 | Jerry Pettis | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Jerry Pettis (Republican) 75.1% Ken Thompson (Democratic) 24.9% |
| California 34 | Richard T. Hanna | Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Richard T. Hanna (Democratic) 67.2% John D. Ratterree (Republican) 28.9% Lee R. Rayburn (AI) 3.9% |
| California 35 | Glenn M. Anderson Redistricted from the 17th district |
Democratic | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Glenn M. Anderson (Democratic) 74.8% Vernon E. Brown (Republican) 25.2% |
| California 36 | None (district created) | New seat. New member elected. Republican gain. |
√ William M. Ketchum (Republican) 52.7% Timothy Lemucchi (Democratic) 43.5% Bill Armour (American) 3.8% | ||
| California 37 | None (district created) | New seat. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
√ Yvonne Brathwaite Burke (Democratic) 73.2% Gregg Tria (Republican) 24.7% John Haag (PF) 2.1% | ||
| California 38 | None (district created) | New seat. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
√ George Brown Jr. (Democratic) 56.3% Howard J. Snider (Republican) 43.7% | ||
| California 39 | John G. Schmitz Redistricted from the 35th district |
Republican | 1970 | Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Republican hold. |
√ Andrew J. Hinshaw (Republican) 65.7% John Woodland Black (Democratic) 34.3% |
| California 40 | Bob Wilson Redistricted from the 36th district |
Republican | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Bob Wilson (Republican) 67.8% Frank Caprio (Democratic) 30.3% Fritjof Thygeson (PF) 1.9% |
| California 41 | Lionel Van Deerlin Redistricted from the 37th district |
Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Lionel Van Deerlin (Democratic) 74.1% D. Richard Kau (Republican) 25.9% |
| California 42 | None (district created) | New seat. New member elected. Republican gain. |
√ Clair W. Burgener (Republican) 67.4% Bob Lowe (Democratic) 29.2% Armin R. Moths (American) 3.4% | ||
| California 43 | Victor Veysey Redistricted from the 38th district |
Republican | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Victor Veysey (Republican) 62.7% Ernest Z. Robles (Democratic) 37.3% |
Colorado
Colorado was reapportioned from 4 to 5 seats, constructing a new 5th district east and south of Denver.[5]
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado 1 | Mike McKevitt | Republican | 1970 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
√ Patricia Schroeder (Democratic) 51.6% Mike McKevitt (Republican) 47.5% Marie Pauline Serna (La Raza Unida) 0.8% Fern Gapin (Socialist Workers) 0.2% |
| Colorado 2 | Donald G. Brotzman | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Donald G. Brotzman (Republican) 66.3% Francis W. Brush (Democratic) 33.4% Joel Houtman (Socialist Workers) 0.3% |
| Colorado 3 | Frank Evans | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Frank Evans (Democratic) 66.3% Chuck Brady (Republican) 33.7% |
| Colorado 4 | Wayne N. Aspinall | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Republican gain. |
√ James Paul Johnson (Republican) 51.0% Alan Merson (Democratic) 49.0% |
| Colorado 5 | None (district created) | New seat. New member elected. Republican gain. |
√ William L. Armstrong (Republican) 62.3% Byron L. Johnson (Democratic) 36.5% Pipp M. Boyls (Libertarian) 1.2% | ||
Connecticut
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut 1 | William R. Cotter | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ William R. Cotter (Democratic) 56.9% Richard M. Rittenband (Republican) 41.9% Charlie A. Burke (AI) 1.2% |
| Connecticut 2 | Robert H. Steele | Republican | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Robert H. Steele (Republican) 65.9% Roger Hilsman (Democratic) 34.1% |
| Connecticut 3 | Robert Giaimo | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Robert Giaimo (Democratic) 53.3% Henry A. Povinelli (Republican) 46.7% |
| Connecticut 4 | Stewart McKinney | Republican | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Stewart McKinney (Republican) 63.1% James P. McLoughlin (Democratic) 36.9% |
| Connecticut 5 | John S. Monagan | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain. |
√ Ronald A. Sarasin (Republican) 51.2% John S. Monagan (Democratic) 48.8% |
| Connecticut 6 | Ella T. Grasso | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Ella T. Grasso (Democratic) 60.2% John F. Walsh (Republican) 39.8% |
Delaware
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware at-large | Pierre S. du Pont IV | Republican | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Pierre S. du Pont IV (Republican) 62.5% Norma Handloff (Democratic) 36.9% Robert G. LoPresti (American) 0.5% Rachel Dickerson (Prohibition) 0.1% |
Florida
Florida was reapportioned from 12 to 15 seats, adding a seat in central and two in south Florida.[5]
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida 1 | Bob Sikes | Democratic | 1940 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Bob Sikes (Democratic) Unopposed |
| Florida 2 | Don Fuqua | Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Don Fuqua (Democratic) Unopposed |
| Florida 3 | Charles Edward Bennett | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Charles Edward Bennett (Democratic) 82.0% John F. Bowen (Republican) 18.0% |
| Florida 4 | Bill Chappell | Democratic | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Bill Chappell (Democratic) 55.9% Bud Fleuchaus (Republican) 44.1% |
| Florida 5 | None (district created) | New seat. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
√ Bill Gunter (Democratic) 55.5% Jack P. Insco (Republican) 44.5% | ||
| Florida 6 | Bill Young Redistricted from the 8th district |
Republican | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Bill Young (Republican) 76.0% Michael O. Plunkett (Democratic) 24.0% |
| Florida 7 | Sam M. Gibbons Redistricted from the 6th district |
Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Sam M. Gibbons (Democratic) 68.0% Robert A. Carter (Republican) 32.0% |
| Florida 8 | James A. Haley Redistricted from the 7th district |
Democratic | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ James A. Haley (Democratic) 57.8% Roy Thompson Jr. (Republican) 42.2% |
| Florida 9 | Louis Frey Jr. Redistricted from the 5th district |
Republican | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Louis Frey Jr. (Republican) Unopposed |
| Florida 10 | None (district created) | New seat. New member elected. Republican gain. |
√ Skip Bafalis (Republican) 62.0% Bill Sikes (Democratic) 38.0% | ||
| Florida 11 | Paul Rogers Redistricted from the 9th district |
Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Paul Rogers (Democratic) 60.2% Joel Karl Gustafson (Republican) 39.8% |
| Florida 12 | J. Herbert Burke Redistricted from the 10th district |
Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ J. Herbert Burke (Republican) 62.8% James T. Stephanis (Democratic) 37.2% |
| Florida 13 | None (district created) | New seat. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
√ William Lehman (Democratic) 61.6% Paul D. Bethel (Republican) 38.4% | ||
| Florida 14 | Claude Pepper Redistricted from the 11th district |
Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Claude Pepper (Democratic) 67.6% Evelio S, Estrella (Republican) 32.4% |
| Florida 15 | Dante Fascell Redistricted from the 12th district |
Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Dante Fascell (Democratic) 56.8% Ellis B. Rubin (Republican) 43.2% |
Georgia
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia 1 | George Elliott Hagan | Democratic | 1960 | Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
√ 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 | Benjamin B. Blackburn | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Benjamin B. Blackburn (Republican) 75.9% F. Odell Welborn (Democratic) 24.1% |
| Georgia 5 | Fletcher Thompson | Republican | 1966 | Retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
√ Andrew Young (Democratic) 52.8% Rodney M. Cook (Republican) 47.2% |
| Georgia 6 | Jack Flynt | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Jack Flynt (Democratic) Unopposed |
| Georgia 7 | John W. Davis | Democratic | 1960 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John W. Davis (Democratic) 58.3% Charlie Sherrill (Republican) 41.7% |
| Georgia 8 | W. S. Stuckey Jr. | Democratic | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ W. S. Stuckey Jr. (Democratic) 62.4% Ronnie Thompson (Republican) 37.6% |
| Georgia 9 | Phillip M. Landrum | Democratic | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Phillip M. Landrum (Democratic) Unopposed |
| Georgia 10 | Robert Grier Stephens Jr. | Democratic | 1960 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Robert Grier Stephens Jr. (Democratic) Unopposed |
Hawaii
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii 1 | Spark Matsunaga | Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Spark Matsunaga (Democratic) 54.7% Fred W. Rohlfing (Republican) 45.3% |
| Hawaii 2 | Patsy Mink | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Patsy Mink (Democratic) 57.1% Diana Hansen (Republican) 42.9% |
Idaho
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho 1 | James A. McClure | Republican | 1966 | Retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Republican hold. |
√ Steve Symms (Republican) 55.6% Ed Williams (Democratic) 44.4% |
| Idaho 2 | Orval H. Hansen | Republican | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Orval H. Hansen (Republican) 69.2% Willis H. Ludlow (Democratic) 27.0% John L. Thiebert (American) 3.8% |
Illinois
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois 1 | Ralph H. Metcalfe | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Ralph H. Metcalfe (Democratic) 91.4% Louis Coggs (Republican) 8.6% |
| Illinois 2 | Morgan F. Murphy Redistricted from the 3rd district |
Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Morgan F. Murphy (Democratic) 75.0% James E. Doyle (Republican) 25.0% |
| Illinois 3 | None (district created) | New seat. New member elected. Republican gain. |
√ Robert P. Hanrahan (Republican) 62.3% Daniel P. Coman (Democratic) 37.7% | ||
| Illinois 4 | Ed Derwinski | Republican | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Ed Derwinski (Republican) 70.5% C. F. 'Bob' Dore (Democratic) 29.5% |
| Illinois 5 | John C. Kluczynski | Democratic | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John C. Kluczynski (Democratic) 72.8% Leonard C. Jarzab (Republican) 27.2% |
| Illinois 6 | Harold R. Collier Redistricted from the 10th district |
Republican | 1956 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Harold R. Collier (Republican) 61.2% Michael R. Galasso (Democratic) 38.8% |
| Illinois 7 | George W. Collins Redistricted from the 6th district |
Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ George W. Collins (Democratic) 82.8% Thomas J. Lento (Republican) 17.2% |
| Illinois 8 | Dan Rostenkowski | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Dan Rostenkowski (Democratic) 74.0% Edward Stepnowski (Republican) 26.0% |
| Illinois 9 | Sidney R. Yates | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Sidney R. Yates (Democratic) 68.3% Clark W. Fetridge (Republican) 31.7% |
| Illinois 10 | Abner J. Mikva Redistricted from the 2nd district |
Democratic | 1968 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain. |
√ Samuel H. Young (Republican) 51.6% Abner J. Mikva (Democratic) 48.4% |
| Illinois 11 | Frank Annunzio Redistricted from the 7th district |
Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Frank Annunzio (Democratic) 53.3% John J. Hoellen (Republican) 46.7% |
| Roman C. Pucinski | Democratic | 1958 | Retired to run for U.S. Senator. Democratic loss. | ||
| Illinois 12 | Phil Crane Redistricted from the 13th district |
Republican | 1969 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Phil Crane (Republican) 74.2% Edwin L. Frank (Democratic) 25.8% |
| Illinois 13 | Robert McClory Redistricted from the 12th district |
Republican | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Robert McClory (Republican) 61.5% Stanley W. Beetham (Democratic) 38.5% |
| Illinois 14 | John N. Erlenborn | Republican | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John N. Erlenborn (Republican) 72.8% James M. Wall (Democratic) 27.2% |
| Illinois 15 | Leslie C. Arends Redistricted from the 17th district |
Republican | 1934 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Leslie C. Arends (Republican) 57.2% Tim L. Hall (Democratic) 42.8% |
| Cliffard D. Carlson | Republican | 1972 (Special) | Incumbent retired. Republican loss. | ||
| Illinois 16 | John B. Anderson | Republican | 1960 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John B. Anderson (Republican) 71.9% John E. Devine Jr. (Democratic) 28.1% |
| Illinois 17 | None (district created) | New seat. New member elected. Republican gain. |
√ George M. O'Brien (Republican) 55.6% John J. Houlihan (Democratic) 44.4% | ||
| Illinois 18 | Robert H. Michel | Republican | 1956 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Robert H. Michel (Republican) 64.8% Steven L. Nordvall (Democratic) 35.2% |
| 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) 68.8% Robert S. O'Shea (Democratic) 31.2% |
| Illinois 21 | William L. Springer Redistricted from the 22nd district |
Republican | 1950 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
√ Edward Rell Madigan (Republican) 54.8% Lawrence E. Johnson (Democratic) 45.2% |
| Illinois 22 | George E. Shipley Redistricted from the 23rd district |
Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ George E. Shipley (Democratic) 56.5% Robert B. Lamkin (Republican) 41.0% Cleo A. Duzan (Independent) 2.4% |
| Illinois 23 | Melvin Price Redistricted from the 24th district |
Democratic | 1944 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Melvin Price (Democratic) 75.1% Robert Mays (Republican) 24.9% |
| Illinois 24 | Kenneth J. Gray Redistricted from the 21st district |
Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Kenneth J. Gray (Democratic) 93.7% Hugh Muldoon (Independent) 6.3% |
Indiana
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana 1 | Ray J. Madden | Democratic | 1942 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Ray J. Madden (Democratic) 56.9% Bruce R. Haller (Republican) 43.1% |
| Indiana 2 | Earl F. Landgrebe | Republican | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Earl F. Landgrebe (Republican) 54.7% Floyd Fithian (Democratic) 45.3% |
| Indiana 3 | John Brademas | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John Brademas (Democratic) 55.2% Don M. Newman (Republican) 43.2% Helen Calvin (American) 1.5% |
| Indiana 4 | J. Edward Roush | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ J. Edward Roush (Democratic) 51.5% Allan E. Bloom (Republican) 48.5% |
| Indiana 5 | Elwood Hillis | Republican | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Elwood Hillis (Republican) 64.1% Kathleen Z. Williams (Democratic) 35.9% |
| Indiana 6 | William G. Bray | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ William G. Bray (Republican) 64.8% David W. Evans (Democratic) 35.2% |
| Indiana 7 | John T. Myers | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John T. Myers (Republican) 61.6% Warren P. Henegar (Democratic) 38.4% |
| Indiana 8 | Roger H. Zion | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Roger H. Zion (Republican) 63.4% Richard L. Deen (Democratic) 36.6% |
| Indiana 9 | Lee H. Hamilton | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Lee H. Hamilton (Democratic) 62.9% William A. Johnson (Republican) 37.1% |
| Indiana 10 | David W. Dennis | Republican | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ David W. Dennis (Republican) 57.2% Philip R. Sharp (Democratic) 42.8% |
| Indiana 11 | Andrew Jacobs Jr. | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain. |
√ William H. Hudnut III (Republican) 51.2% Andrew Jacobs Jr. (Democratic) 48.8% |
Iowa
Iowa was reapportioned from 7 seats to 6, dividing the old 5th district around Des Moines between its neighbors. Its incumbent, Neal Smith, won again in the south-central Iowa 4th district.[5]
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa 1 | Fred Schwengel | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
√ Edward Mezvinsky (Democratic) 53.4% Fred Schwengel (Republican) 45.7% Lee E. Foster (AI) 1.0% |
| Iowa 2 | John C. Culver | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John C. Culver (Democratic) 59.2% Theodore R. Ellsworth (Republican) 40.8% |
| Iowa 3 | H. R. Gross | Republican | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ H. R. Gross (Republican) 55.7% Lyle D. Taylor (Democratic) 44.3% |
| Iowa 4 | Neal Smith Redistricted from the 5th district |
Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Neal Smith (Democratic) 59.2% John Henry Kyl (Republican) 40.8% |
| John Henry Kyl | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican loss. | ||
| Iowa 5 | William J. Scherle Redistricted from the 7th district |
Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ William J. Scherle (Republican) 55.3% Tom Harkin (Democratic) 44.7% |
| Iowa 6 | Wiley Mayne | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Wiley Mayne (Republican) 52.5% Berkley Bedell (Democratic) 47.5% |
Kansas
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas 1 | Keith Sebelius | Republican | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Keith Sebelius (Republican) 77.2% Morris Coover (Democratic) 21.6% Daniel Scoggin (Prohibition) 1.2% |
| Kansas 2 | William R. Roy | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ William R. Roy (Democratic) 60.6% Charles D. McAtee (Republican) 37.1% Bert Falley (Conservative) 1.8% David Scoggin (Prohibition) 0.5% |
| Kansas 3 | Larry Winn | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Larry Winn (Republican) 71.0% Charles Barsotti (Democratic) 25.4% Warren E. Redding (Conservative) 3.6% |
| Kansas 4 | Garner E. Shriver | Republican | 1960 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Garner E. Shriver (Republican) 73.2% John S. Stevens (Democratic) 24.8% Wayne Nobbs Jr. (Prohibition) 2.0% |
| Kansas 5 | Joe Skubitz | Republican | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Joe Skubitz (Republican) 72.3% Lloyd L. Kitch Jr. (Democratic) 27.7% |
Kentucky
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky 1 | Frank Stubblefield | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Frank Stubblefield (Democratic) 64.8% Charles Thurman Banken Jr. (Republican) 33.7% John M. Katterjohn (Independent) 1.5% |
| Kentucky 2 | William Huston Natcher | Democratic | 1953 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ William Huston Natcher (Democratic) 61.5% J. C. Carter (Republican) 38.5% |
| Kentucky 3 | Romano L. Mazzoli | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Romano L. Mazzoli (Democratic) 62.2% Phil Kaelin Jr. (Republican) 37.0% William P. Chambers (American) 0.9% |
| Kentucky 4 | Gene Snyder | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Gene Snyder (Republican) 73.8% James W. Rogers (Democratic) 26.2% |
| Kentucky 5 | Tim Lee Carter | Republican | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Tim Lee Carter (Republican) 73.5% Lyle L. Willis (Democratic) 26.5% |
| Kentucky 6 | William P. Curlin Jr. | Democratic | 1971 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
√ John B. Breckinridge (Democratic) 52.4% Laban P. Jackson (Republican) 46.8% Thomas F. Lundeen (Peoples) 0.8% |
| Kentucky 7 | Carl D. Perkins | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Carl D. Perkins (Democratic) 61.9% Robert Holcomb (Republican) 38.1% |
Louisiana
Louisiana stayed at eight house seats following the 1970 census, but the Eighth District's boundaries were radically altered. New governor Edwin W. Edwards ordered the district to take in territory far to the south and east of its traditional base of Alexandria, which included many African-American and progressive white voters. The change was largely regarded as an election deal between Edwards and former Rep. Gillis Long, who finished third in the Democratic Primary in the 1971 Louisiana Governor's Election. Long easily won back the Eighth District seat he lost in 1964.
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana 1 | F. Edward Hebert | Democratic | 1940 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ F. Edward Hebert (Democratic) Unopposed |
| Louisiana 2 | Hale Boggs | Democratic | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Hale Boggs (Democratic) Unopposed |
| Louisiana 3 | Patrick T. Caffery | Democratic | 1968 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain. | √ Dave Treen (Republican) 54.0% J. Louis Watkins Jr. (Democratic) 46.0% |
| Louisiana 4 | Joe Waggonner | Democratic | 1961 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Joe Waggonner (Democratic) Unopposed |
| Louisiana 5 | Otto Passman | Democratic | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Otto Passman (Democratic) Unopposed |
| Louisiana 6 | John Rarick | Democratic | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John Rarick (Democratic) Unopposed |
| Louisiana 7 | John Breaux | Democratic | 1972 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John Breaux (Democratic) Unopposed |
| Louisiana 8 | Speedy Long | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. | √ Gillis William Long (Democratic) 68.5% S. R. Abramson (American) 16.8% Roy C. Strickland (Republican) 14.6% |
Maine
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maine 1 | Peter N. Kyros | Democratic | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Peter N. Kyros (Democratic) 59.4% L. Robert Porteous Jr. (Republican) 40.6% |
| Maine 2 | William Hathaway | Democratic | 1964 | Retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Republican gain. |
√ William Cohen (Republican) 54.4% Elmer H. Violette (Democratic) 45.6% |
Maryland
Maryland's redistricting eliminated a seat in Baltimore in favor of an additional seat in the DC suburbs.[5]
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland 1 | William Oswald Mills | Republican | 1971 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ William Oswald Mills (Republican) 70.5% John R. Hargreaves (Democratic) 29.5% |
| Maryland 2 | Clarence Long | Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Clarence Long (Democratic) 65.8% John J. Bishop Jr. (Republican) 34.2% |
| Maryland 3 | Paul Sarbanes Redistricted from the 4th district |
Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Paul Sarbanes (Democratic) 69.7% Robert D. Morrow (Republican) 30.3% |
| Edward Garmatz | Democratic | 1947 | Incumbent retired. Democratic loss. | ||
| Maryland 4 | None (district created) | New seat. New member elected. Republican gain. |
√ Marjorie Holt (Republican) 59.4% Werner Fornos (Democratic) 40.6% | ||
| Maryland 5 | Lawrence Hogan | Republican | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Lawrence Hogan (Republican) 62.9% Edward T. Conroy (Democratic) 37.1% |
| Maryland 6 | Goodloe Byron | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Goodloe Byron (Democratic) 64.8% Edward J. Mason (Republican) 35.2% |
| Maryland 7 | Parren Mitchell | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Parren Mitchell (Democratic) 80.0% Verdell Adair (Republican) 20.0% |
| Maryland 8 | Gilbert Gude | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Gilbert Gude (Republican) 63.9% Joseph G. Anastasi (Democratic) 36.1% |
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) Unopposed |
| Massachusetts 3 | Harold Donohue Redistricted from the 4th district |
Democratic | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Harold Donohue (Democratic) Unopposed |
| Massachusetts 4 | Robert Drinan Redistricted from the 3rd district |
Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Robert Drinan (Democratic) 68.9% Martin A. Linsky (Republican) 23.4% John Collins (Ind Con) 7.7% |
| Massachusetts 5 | Frank B. Morse | Republican | 1960 | Resigned when appointed to United Nations Republican hold. |
√ Paul W. Cronin (Republican) 53.4% John Kerry (Democratic) 44.7% Roger Durkin (Independent) 1.8% |
| Massachusetts 6 | Michael J. Harrington | Democratic | 1969 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Michael J. Harrington (Democratic) 64.1% James Brady Moseley (Republican) 35.9% |
| Massachusetts 7 | Torbert H. MacDonald | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Torbert H. MacDonald (Democratic) 67.7% Joan M. Aliberti (Republican) 32.3% |
| Massachusetts 8 | Tip O'Neill | Democratic | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Tip O'Neill (Democratic) 88.7% John Powers (Socialist Workers) 11.3% |
| Massachusetts 9 | Louise Day Hicks | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Challenger joined Democratic caucus |
√ Joe Moakley (Ind Con) 43.2% Louise Day Hicks (Democratic) 41.1% Howard M. Miller (Republican) 14.2% Jeanne Lafferty (Independent) 1.5% |
| Massachusetts 10 | Margaret Heckler | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Margaret Heckler (Republican) Unopposed |
| Massachusetts 11 | James A. Burke | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ James A. Burke (Democratic) Unopposed |
| Massachusetts 12 | Hastings Keith | Republican | 1958 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
√ Gerry E. Studds (Democratic) 50.3% William D. Weeks (Republican) 49.7% |
Michigan
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan 1 | John Conyers | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John Conyers (Democratic) 88.4% Walter F. Girardot (Republican) 10.8% Nina J. Hubbard (AI) 0.5% Maceo Carl Dixon (Socialist Workers) 0.2% |
| Michigan 2 | Marvin L. Esch | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Marvin L. Esch (Republican) 56.0% Marvin R. Stempien (Democratic) 43.3% Henry W. Kroes Jr. (AI) 0.7% |
| Michigan 3 | Garry E. Brown | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Garry E. Brown (Republican) 59.2% James T. Brignall (Democratic) 39.9% Marvin P. Lightvoet (AI) 0.9% |
| Michigan 4 | J. Edward Hutchinson | Republican | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ J. Edward Hutchinson (Republican) 67.3% Charles Jameson (Democratic) 32.7% |
| Michigan 5 | Gerald Ford | Republican | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Gerald Ford (Republican) 61.1% Jean McKee (Democratic) 37.7% Dwight W. Johnson (AI) 1.1% Frank Girard (Soc-Lab) 0.1% Alan Lee Maki (C) 0.07% |
| Michigan 6 | Charles E. Chamberlain | Republican | 1956 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Charles E. Chamberlain (Republican) 50.6% Robert Carr (Democratic) 49.4% |
| Michigan 7 | Donald W. Riegle Jr. | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Donald W. Riegle Jr. (Republican) 70.1% Eugene L. Mattison (Democratic) 29.9% |
| Michigan 8 | R. James Harvey | Republican | 1960 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ R. James Harvey (Republican) 59.3% Jerome T. Hart (Democratic) 39.4% John B. Lipinski (AI) 1.3% |
| Michigan 9 | Guy Vander Jagt | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Guy Vander Jagt (Republican) 69.4% Lawrence H. Olson (Democratic) 29.5% De Loyd Glenn Hesselink (AI) 1.1% |
| Michigan 10 | Elford Albin Cederberg | Republican | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Elford Albin Cederberg (Republican) 66.7% Benjamin D. Graves (Democratic) 30.9% Richard Friske (AI) 2.4% |
| Michigan 11 | Philip Ruppe | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Philip Ruppe (Republican) 69.4% James E. McNamara (Democratic) 29.8% James P. Hoy (AI) 0.8% |
| Michigan 12 | James G. O'Hara | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ James G. O'Hara (Democratic) 50.8% David Serotkin (Republican) 49.2% |
| Michigan 13 | Charles Diggs | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Charles Diggs (Democratic) 85.6% Leonard T. Edwards (Republican) 13.3% Raymond D. Moon (AI) 0.6% Nanci Kinker (Socialist Workers) 0.4% |
| Michigan 14 | Lucien N. Nedzi | Democratic | 1961 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Lucien N. Nedzi (Democratic) 54.9% Robert V. McGrath (Republican) 45.1% |
| Michigan 15 | William D. Ford | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ William D. Ford (Democratic) 65.8% Ernest C. Fackler (Republican) 32.9% Aldi C. Fuhrmann (AI) 1.3% |
| Michigan 16 | John Dingell | Democratic | 1955 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John Dingell (Democratic) 68.1% William Rostrom (Republican) 29.8% Peter P. Gayner (AI) 2.2% |
| Michigan 17 | Martha W. Griffiths | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Martha W. Griffiths (Democratic) 66.4% Ralph E. Judd (Republican) 32.5% Hector M. McGregor (AI) 0.8% Christy L. Wallace (Socialist Workers) 0.3% |
| Michigan 18 | None (district created) | New seat. New member elected. Republican gain. |
√ Robert J. Huber (Republican) 52.6% Daniel S. Cooper (Democratic) 47.4% | ||
| Michigan 19 | William Broomfield Redistricted from the 18th district |
Republican | 1956 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ William Broomfield (Republican) 70.4% George Montgomery (Democratic) 28.6% Henry Lloyd George (AI) 1.0% |
| Jack H. McDonald | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent lost renomination. Republican loss. | ||
Minnesota
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota 1 | Al Quie | Republican | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Al Quie (Republican) 70.7% Charles S. Thompson (Democratic–Farmer–Labor) 29.3% |
| Minnesota 2 | Ancher Nelsen | Republican | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Ancher Nelsen (Republican) 57.1% Charlie Turnbull (Democratic–Farmer–Labor) 42.9% |
| Minnesota 3 | Bill Frenzel | Republican | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Bill Frenzel (Republican) 62.9% Jim Bell (Democratic–Farmer–Labor) 31.3% Donald H. Wright (Taxpayers) 5.8% |
| Minnesota 4 | Joseph Karth | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Joseph Karth (Democratic–Farmer–Labor) 72.4% Steve Thompson (Republican) 27.6% |
| Minnesota 5 | Donald M. Fraser | Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Donald M. Fraser (Democratic–Farmer–Labor) 65.8% Allan Davisson (Republican) 24.4% Norm Selby (Taxpayers) 7.7% William E. Peterson (Socialist Workers) 2.1% |
| Minnesota 6 | John Zwach | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John Zwach (Republican) 51.0% Richard M. Nolan (Democratic–Farmer–Labor) 49.0% |
| Minnesota 7 | Bob Bergland | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Bob Bergland (Democratic–Farmer–Labor) 59.0% Jon O. Haaven (Republican) 41.0% |
| Minnesota 8 | John Blatnik | Democratic | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John Blatnik (Democratic–Farmer–Labor) 75.9% Edward Johnson (Republican) 24.1% |
Mississippi
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi 1 | Jamie L. Whitten Redistricted from the 2nd district |
Democratic | 1941 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Jamie L. Whitten (Democratic) Unopposed |
| Mississippi 2 | Thomas Abernethy Redistricted from the 1st district |
Democratic | 1942 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
√ David R. Bowen (Democratic) 61.9% Carl Butler (Republican) 34.7% Robert J. Coleman (Independent) 2.5% Norman Smith (Independent) 0.9% |
| Mississippi 3 | Gillespie V. Montgomery Redistricted from the 4th district |
Democratic | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Gillespie V. Montgomery (Democratic) Unopposed |
| Mississippi 4 | Charles H. Griffin Redistricted from the 3rd district |
Democratic | 1968 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain. |
√ Thad Cochran (Republican) 47.9% Ellis B. Bodron (Democratic) 44.0% Eddie L. McBride (Independent) 8.2% |
| Mississippi 5 | William M. Colmer | Democratic | 1932 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain. |
√ Trent Lott (Republican) 55.3% Ben Stone (Democratic) 44.2% Earnest J. Creel (Independent) 0.5% |
Missouri
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri 1 | Bill Clay | Democratic | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Bill Clay (Democratic) 64.0% Richard O. Funsch (Republican) 36.0% |
| Missouri 2 | James W. Symington | Democratic | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ James W. Symington (Democratic) 63.5% John W. 'Jack' Cooper Jr. (Republican) 36.5% |
| Missouri 3 | Leonor Sullivan | Democratic | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Leonor Sullivan (Democratic) 69.3% Albert Holst (Republican) 30.4% Charles H. Byford (Independent) 0.3% |
| Missouri 4 | William J. Randall | Democratic | 1959 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ William J. Randall (Democratic) 57.4% Raymond E. Barrows (Republican) 42.6% |
| Missouri 5 | Richard Bolling | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Richard Bolling (Democratic) 62.8% Vernon E. Rice (Republican) 35.6% Stella Sollars (Independent) 1.6% |
| Missouri 6 | William Raleigh Hull Jr. | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
√ Jerry Litton (Democratic) 54.6% Russell Sloan (Republican) 45.4% |
| Missouri 7 | Durward Gorham Hall | Republican | 1960 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
√ Gene Taylor (Republican) 63.7% Bill Thomas (Democratic) 36.3% |
| Missouri 8 | Richard Howard Ichord Jr. | Democratic | 1960 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Richard Howard Ichord Jr. (Democratic) 62.1% David R. Countie (Republican) 37.9% |
| Missouri 9 | William L. Hungate | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ William L. Hungate (Democratic) 66.5% Robert L. Prange (Republican) 33.5% |
| Missouri 10 | Bill Burlison | Democratic | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Bill Burlison (Democratic) 64.3% Marion Francis Svendrowski (Republican) 35.7% |
Montana
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana 1 | Richard G. Shoup | Republican | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Richard G. Shoup (Republican) 53.7% Arnold Olsen (Democratic) 46.3% |
| Montana 2 | John Melcher | Democratic | 1969 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John Melcher (Democratic) 76.1% Dick Forester (Republican) 23.9% |
Nebraska
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska 1 | Charles Thone | Republican | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Charles Thone (Republican) 64.2% Darrel E. Berg (Democratic) 35.8% |
| Nebraska 2 | John Y. McCollister | Republican | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John Y. McCollister (Republican) 63.9% Patrick L. Cooney (Democratic) 36.1% |
| Nebraska 3 | David T. Martin | Republican | 1960 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ David T. Martin (Republican) 69.6% Warren Fitzgerald (Democratic) 30.4% |
Nevada
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada at-large | Walter S. Baring Jr. | Democratic | 1956 | Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Republican gain. |
√ David Towell (Republican) 52.2% James Bilbray (Democratic) 47.8% |
New Hampshire
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire 1 | Louis C. Wyman | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Louis C. Wyman (Republican) 72.9% Chester E. Merrow (Democratic) 27.1% |
| New Hampshire 2 | James Colgate Cleveland | Republican | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ James Colgate Cleveland (Republican) 67.9% Charles B. Officer (Democratic) 32.1% |
New Jersey
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey 1 | John E. Hunt | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John E. Hunt (Republican) 52.5% James J. Florio (Democratic) 47.0% Raymond V. S. Miller (Independent) 0.2% Dominic W. Doganiero (Soc-Lab) 0.1% Gerrit Hoogenrad (S) 0.1% |
| New Jersey 2 | Charles W. Sandman Jr. | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Charles W. Sandman Jr. (Republican) 65.7% John D. Rose (Democratic) 34.3% |
| New Jersey 3 | James J. Howard | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ James J. Howard (Democratic) 53.0% William F. Dowd (Republican) 47.0% |
| New Jersey 4 | Frank Thompson | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Frank Thompson (Democratic) 58.0% Peter P. Garibaldi (Republican) 42.0% |
| New Jersey 5 | Peter Frelinghuysen Jr. | Republican | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Peter Frelinghuysen Jr. (Republican) 62.0% Frederick M. Bohen (Democratic) 38.0% |
| New Jersey 6 | Edwin B. Forsythe | Republican | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Edwin B. Forsythe (Republican) 62.8% Francis P. Brennan (Democratic) 36.1% Ida C. Ebert (Independent) 0.6% Bernardo S. Doganiero (Soc-Lab) 0.5% |
| New Jersey 7 | William B. Widnall | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ William B. Widnall (Republican) 57.9% Arthur J. Lesemann (Democratic) 39.9% Martin E. Wendelken (Independent) 2.1% |
| New Jersey 8 | Robert A. Roe | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Robert A. Roe (Democratic) 63.1% Walter E. Johnson (Republican) 36.9% |
| New Jersey 9 | Henry Helstoski | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Henry Helstoski (Democratic) 55.8% Alfred D. Schiaffo (Republican) 44.2% |
| New Jersey 10 | Peter W. Rodino | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Peter W. Rodino (Democratic) 79.7% Kenneth C. Miller (Republican) 20.3% |
| New Jersey 11 | Joseph G. Minish | Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Joseph G. Minish (Democratic) 57.5% Milton A. Waldor (Republican) 39.7% Philip R. Nicolaus (Independent) 1.5% James R. Klimaski (Peoples) 1.3% |
| New Jersey 12 | Florence P. Dwyer | Republican | 1956 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
√ Matthew John Rinaldo (Republican) 63.5% Jerry Fitzgerald English (Democratic) 36.2% Stanley Bogus (Independent) 0.4% |
| New Jersey 13 | None (district created) | New seat. New member elected. Republican gain. |
√ Joseph J. Maraziti (Republican) 55.7% Helen Meyner (Democratic) 42.9% Samuel Golub (Independent) 1.4% | ||
| New Jersey 14 | Dominick V. Daniels | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Dominick V. Daniels (Democratic) 61.2% Richard T. Bozzone (Republican) 34.3% Edward F. Zampella (Independent) 3.1% Perfecto Oyola (Independent) 0.9% Vincent J. Carrino (Independent) 0.5% |
| Cornelius Edward Gallagher Redistricted from the 13th district |
Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic loss. | ||
| New Jersey 15 | Edward J. Patten | Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Edward J. Patten (Democratic) 52.3% Fuller H. Brooks (Republican) 47.7% |
New Mexico
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico 1 | Manuel Lujan Jr. | Republican | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Manuel Lujan Jr. (Republican) 55.7% Eugene Gallegos (Democratic) 44.3% |
| New Mexico 2 | Harold L. Runnels | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Harold L. Runnels (Democratic) 72.2% George E. Presson (Republican) 27.8% |
New York
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York 1 | Otis G. Pike | Democratic | 1960 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Otis G. Pike (Democratic) 52.5% Joseph H. Boyd Jr. (Republican) 36.9% Robert D. L. Gardiner (Conservative) 9.5% Robert P. Samek (Liberal) 1.1% |
| New York 2 | James R. Grover Jr. | Republican | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ James R. Grover Jr. (Republican) 65.8% Fern Coste Dennison (Democratic) 32.7% Robert Atlas (Liberal) 1.5% |
| New York 3 | None (district created) | New seat. New member elected. Republican gain. |
√ Angelo D. Roncallo (Republican) 53.1% Carter F. Bales (Democratic) 37.6% Lawrence P. Russo (Conservative) 7.6% Leo E. James (Liberal) 1.7% | ||
| New York 4 | Norman F. Lent Redistricted from the 5th district |
Republican | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Norman F. Lent (Republican) 62.4% Elaine B. Horowitz (Democratic) 36.0% Aaron Schein (Liberal) 1.7% |
| New York 5 | John W. Wydler Redistricted from the 4th district |
Republican | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John W. Wydler (Republican) 62.4% Ferne M. Steckler (Democratic) 31.7% Vincent A. Joy (Conservative) 3.6% Paul F. Harper (Liberal) 1.8% Hedda Garza (Socialist Workers) 0.4% |
| New York 6 | Lester L. Wolff Redistricted from the 3rd district |
Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Lester L. Wolff (Democratic) 51.5% John T. Gallagher (Republican) 48.5% |
| Seymour Halpern | Republican | 1958 | Incumbent retired. Republican loss. | ||
| New York 7 | Joseph P. Addabbo | Democratic | 1960 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Joseph P. Addabbo (Democratic) 75.0% John E. Hall (Republican) 20.6% Frank O. Wuertz (Conservative) 4.4% |
| New York 8 | Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal | Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal (Democratic) 64.7% Frank LaPina (Republican) 35.3% |
| New York 9 | James J. Delaney | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ James J. Delaney (Democratic) 93.4% Loretta R. Gressey (Liberal) 6.6% |
| New York 10 | Mario Biaggi Redistricted from the 24th district |
Democratic | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Mario Biaggi (Democratic) 93.9% Michael S. Bank (Liberal) 6.1% |
| New York 11 | Frank J. Brasco | Democratic | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Frank J. Brasco (Democratic) 63.9% Melvin Solomon (Republican) 31.3% Jessie I. Levine (Liberal) 4.8% |
| New York 12 | Shirley Chisholm | Democratic | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Shirley Chisholm (Democratic) 87.9% John Coleman (Republican) 9.7% Martin S. Shepherd Jr. (Conservative) 1.6% John C. Hawkins (Socialist Workers) 0.7% |
| New York 13 | Bertram L. Podell | Democratic | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Bertram L. Podell (Democratic) 65.2% Joseph F. Marcucci (Republican) 25.5% Leonard M. Simon (Liberal) 5.3% Michael P. Gioia (C) 4.1% |
| New York 14 | John J. Rooney | Democratic | 1944 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John J. Rooney (Democratic) 53.9% Allard K. Lowenstein (Liberal) 28.1% Francis S. Voyticky (Republican) 17.5% James Mendietta (Socialist Workers) 0.5% |
| New York 15 | Hugh L. Carey | Democratic | 1960 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Hugh L. Carey (Democratic) 52.2% John F. Gangemi (Republican) 43.0% Franklin C. Jones (Conservative) 3.3% Carl Saks (Liberal) 1.6% |
| New York 16 | Emanuel Celler Redistricted from the 10th district |
Democratic | 1922 | Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Defeated as Liberal Democratic hold. |
√ Elizabeth Holtzman (Democratic) 65.6% Nicholas R. Macchio Jr. (Republican) 22.9% Emanuel Celler (Liberal) 7.0% William Sampol (Conservative) 4.6% |
| New York 17 | John M. Murphy Redistricted from the 16th district |
Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John M. Murphy (Democratic) 60.3% Mario D. Belardino (Republican) 39.7% |
| New York 18 | Ed Koch Redistricted from the 17th district |
Democratic | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Ed Koch (Democratic) 69.9% Jane Pickens Langley (Republican) 29.3% Rebecca Finch (Socialist Workers) 0.8% |
| New York 19 | Charles B. Rangel Redistricted from the 18th district |
Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Charles B. Rangel (Democratic) 96.0% Marshall L. Dodge III (Conservative) 2.3% Bobby R. Washington (Socialist Workers) 0.9% Jose Stevens (C) 0.8% |
| New York 20 | Bella Abzug Redistricted from the 19th district |
Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Bella Abzug (Democratic) 55.7% Priscilla Ryan (Liberal) 28.0% Annette Flatto Levy (Republican) 11.7% Harvey J. Michelman (Conservative) 4.1% Joanna Misnik (Socialist Workers) 0.4% |
| William Fitts Ryan | Democratic | 1960 | Died in office Democratic loss. | ||
| New York 21 | Herman Badillo | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Herman Badillo (Democratic) 86.9% Manuel A. Ramos (Republican) 11.4% Lillian Immediato (Conservative) 1.7% |
| New York 22 | Jonathan Brewster Bingham Redistricted from the 23rd district |
Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Jonathan Brewster Bingham (Democratic) 76.5% Charles A. Averello (Republican) 23.5% |
| James H. Scheuer | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic loss. | ||
| New York 23 | Peter A. Peyser Redistricted from the 25th district |
Republican | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Peter A. Peyser (Republican) 50.4% Richard Ottinger (Democratic) 49.6% |
| New York 24 | Ogden R. Reid Redistricted from the 26th district |
Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Ogden R. Reid (Democratic) 52.2% Carl A. Vergari (Republican) 47.8% |
| New York 25 | Hamilton Fish IV Redistricted from the 28th district |
Republican | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Hamilton Fish IV (Republican) 71.6% John Burns III (Democratic) 26.9% Robert P. Falisey (Liberal) 1.4% |
| New York 26 | John G. Dow Redistricted from the 27th district |
Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain. |
√ Benjamin A. Gilman (Republican) 47.7% John G. Dow (Democratic) 39.3% Yale Rapkin (C) 12.9% |
| New York 27 | Howard W. Robison Redistricted from the 33rd district |
Republican | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Howard W. Robison (Republican) 62.2% David H. Blazer (Democratic) 29.8% Patrick M. O'Neil (Conservative) 5.2% William J. Osby (Liberal) 2.9% |
| New York 28 | Samuel S. Stratton Redistricted from the 29th district |
Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Samuel S. Stratton (Democratic) 80.0% John F. Ryan Jr. (Republican) 20.0% |
| New York 29 | Carleton J. King Redistricted from the 30th district |
Republican | 1960 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Carleton J. King (Republican) 69.9% Harold B. Gordon (Democratic) 30.1% |
| New York 30 | Robert C. McEwen Redistricted from the 31st district |
Republican | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Robert C. McEwen (Republican) 66.0% Ernest J. Labaff (Democratic) 34.0% |
| New York 31 | Alexander Pirnie Redistricted from the 32nd district |
Republican | 1958 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
√ Donald J. Mitchell (Republican) 51.0% Robert Castle (Democratic) 39.1% Franklin Nichols (Action) 6.2% John T. Buckley (Liberal) 3.7% |
| New York 32 | James M. Hanley Redistricted from the 35th district |
Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ James M. Hanley (Democratic) 57.2% Leonard C. Koldin (Republican) 42.8% |
| New York 33 | John H. Terry Redistricted from the 34th district |
Republican | 1970 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
√ William F. Walsh (Republican) 71.4% Clarence Kadys (Democratic) 28.6% |
| New York 34 | Frank Horton Redistricted from the 36th district |
Republican | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Frank Horton (Republican) 72.1% Jack Rubens (Democratic) 23.5% Richard E. Lusink (Conservative) 2.8% Rafael Martinez (Liberal) 1.6% |
| New York 35 | Barber Conable Redistricted from the 37th district |
Republican | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Barber Conable (Republican) 67.9% Terence J. Spencer (Democratic) 28.4% Terence C. Brennan (Conservative) 2.6% Alicia Burgos (Liberal) 1.1% |
| New York 36 | Henry P. Smith III Redistricted from the 40th district |
Republican | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Henry P. Smith III (Republican) 57.3% Max McCarthy (Democratic) 42.7% |
| New York 37 | Thaddeus J. Dulski Redistricted from the 41st district |
Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Thaddeus J. Dulski (Democratic) 72.2% William F. McLaughlin (Republican) 27.8% |
| New York 38 | Jack Kemp Redistricted from the 39th district |
Republican | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Jack Kemp (Republican) 73.2% Anthony P. LoRusso (Democratic) 26.8% |
| New York 39 | James F. Hastings Redistricted from the 38th district |
Republican | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ James F. Hastings (Republican) 71.9% Wilbur White Jr. (Democratic) 28.1% |
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) 68.8% J. Jordan Bonner (Republican) 31.2% |
| North Carolina 2 | Lawrence H. Fountain | Democratic | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Lawrence H. Fountain (Democratic) 71.6% Erick P. Little (Republican) 28.4% |
| North Carolina 3 | David N. Henderson | Democratic | 1960 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ David N. Henderson (Democratic) Unopposed |
| North Carolina 4 | Nick Galifianakis | Democratic | 1966 | Retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
√ Ike Franklin Andrews (Democratic) 50.4% Jack Hawke (Republican) 49.6% |
| North Carolina 5 | Wilmer Mizell | Republican | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Wilmer Mizell (Republican) 64.8% Brooks Hays (Democratic) 35.2% |
| North Carolina 6 | L. Richardson Preyer | Democratic | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ L. Richardson Preyer (Democratic) 93.9% Lynwood Bullock (American) 6.1% |
| North Carolina 7 | Alton Lennon | Democratic | 1956 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
√ Charlie Rose (Democratic) 60.4% Jerry C. Scott (Republican) 38.7% Alvis H. Ballard (American) 0.9% |
| North Carolina 8 | Earl B. Ruth | Republican | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Earl B. Ruth (Republican) 60.2% Richard Clark (Democratic) 39.8% |
| North Carolina 9 | Charles R. Jonas | Republican | 1952 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
√ James G. Martin (Republican) 58.9% James Beatty (Democratic) 41.1% |
| North Carolina 10 | James T. Broyhill | Republican | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ James T. Broyhill (Republican) 72.5% Paul L. Beck (Democratic) 27.5% |
| North Carolina 11 | Roy A. Taylor | Democratic | 1960 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Roy A. Taylor (Democratic) 59.6% Jesse I. Ledbetter (Republican) 40.4% |
North Dakota
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota at-large | Mark Andrews Redistricted from the 1st district |
Republican | 1963 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Mark Andrews (Republican) 72.7% Richard Ista (Democratic) 27.1% Kenneth C. Gardner (Independent) 0.2% |
| Arthur A. Link Redistricted from the 2nd district |
Democratic | 1970 | Retired to run for Governor Democratic loss. |
Ohio
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio 1 | William J. Keating | Republican | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ William J. Keating (Republican) 70.3% Karl F. Heiser (Democratic) 29.7% |
| Ohio 2 | Donald D. Clancy | Republican | 1960 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Donald D. Clancy (Republican) 62.8% Penny Manes (Democratic) 37.2% |
| Ohio 3 | Charles W. Whalen Jr. | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Charles W. Whalen Jr. (Republican) 76.2% John W. Lelak Jr. (Democratic) 23.8% |
| Ohio 4 | William Moore McCulloch | Republican | 1947 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
√ Tennyson Guyer (Republican) 62.7% Dimitri Nicholas (Democratic) 37.3% |
| Jackson Edward Betts Redistricted from the 8th district |
Republican | 1950 | Incumbent retired. Republican loss. | ||
| Ohio 5 | Del Latta | Republican | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Del Latta (Republican) 72.7% Bruce Edwards (Democratic) 27.3% |
| Ohio 6 | Bill Harsha | Republican | 1960 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Bill Harsha (Republican) Unopposed |
| Ohio 7 | Clarence J. Brown Jr. | Republican | 1965 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Clarence J. Brown Jr. (Republican) 73.3% Dorothy Frank (Independent) 26.7% |
| Ohio 8 | Walter E. Powell Redistricted from the 24th district |
Republican | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Walter E. Powell (Republican) 52.2% James D. Ruppert (Democratic) 47.8% |
| Ohio 9 | Thomas L. Ashley | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Thomas L. Ashley (Democratic) 69.1% Joseph C. Richards (Republican) 30.9% |
| Ohio 10 | Clarence E. Miller | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Clarence E. Miller (Republican) 73.2% Robert H. Whealey (Democratic) 26.8% |
| Ohio 11 | J. William Stanton | Republican | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ J. William Stanton (Republican) 68.2% Dennis M. Callahan (Democratic) 31.8% |
| Ohio 12 | Samuel L. Devine | Republican | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Samuel L. Devine (Republican) 56.1% James W. Goodrich (Democratic) 43.9% |
| Ohio 13 | Charles Adams Mosher | Republican | 1960 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Charles Adams Mosher (Republican) 68.1% John M. Ryan (Democratic) 31.9% |
| Ohio 14 | John F. Seiberling | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John F. Seiberling (Democratic) 74.4% Norman W. Holt (Republican) 25.6% |
| Ohio 15 | Chalmers P. Wylie | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Chalmers P. Wylie (Republican) 65.8% Manley L. McGee (Republican) 31.4% Edward Price (AI) 2.7% |
| Ohio 16 | Frank T. Bow | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
√ Ralph Regula (Republican) 57.3% Virgil L. Musser (Democratic) 42.7% |
| Ohio 17 | John M. Ashbrook | Republican | 1960 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John M. Ashbrook (Republican) 57.4% Raymond C. Beck (Democratic) 38.7% Clifford J. Simpson (AI) 3.9% |
| Ohio 18 | Wayne L. Hays | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Wayne L. Hays (Democratic) 70.2% Robert Stewart (Republican) 29.8% |
| Ohio 19 | Charles J. Carney | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Charles J. Carney (Democratic) 64.0% Norman M. Parr (Republican) 36.0% |
| Ohio 20 | James V. Stanton | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ James V. Stanton (Democratic) 84.3% Thomas E. Vilt (Republican) 11.9% Richard B. Kay (AI) 3.8% |
| Ohio 21 | Louis Stokes | Democratic | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Louis Stokes (Democratic) 81.1% James D. Johnson (Republican) 11.3% Joseph Pirincin (Soc-Lab) 4.7% Cecil Lampkins (Independent) 2.9% |
| Ohio 22 | Charles Vanik | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Charles Vanik (Democratic) 63.9% Donald W. Gropp (Republican) 32.6% Thomas W. Lippitt (AI) 1.8% Caryl A. Loeb (Independent) 1.7% |
| Ohio 23 | William Edwin Minshall Jr. | Republican | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ William Edwin Minshall Jr. (Republican) 49.4% Dennis Kucinich (Democratic) 47.3% John O'Neill (Soc-Lab) 1.8% Frederick D. Lyon (AI) 1.5% |
Oklahoma
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma 1 | Page Belcher | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
√ James R. Jones (Democratic) 55.5% J. M. Hewgley (Republican) 44.5% |
| Oklahoma 2 | Ed Edmondson | Democratic | 1952 | Retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
√ Clem McSpadden (Democratic) 71.1% Emery H. Toliver (Republican) 28.9% |
| Oklahoma 3 | Carl Albert | Democratic | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Carl Albert (Democratic) 93.4% Harold J. Marshall (Independent) 6.6% |
| Oklahoma 4 | Tom Steed | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Tom Steed (Democratic) 71.3% William E. Crozier (Republican) 28.7% |
| Oklahoma 5 | John Jarman | Democratic | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John Jarman (Democratic) 60.4% Llewellyn L. Keller II (Republican) 39.6% |
| Oklahoma 6 | John Newbold Camp | Republican | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John Newbold Camp (Republican) 72.7% William Patrick Schmitt (Democratic) 27.3% |
Oregon
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon 1 | Wendell Wyatt | Republican | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Wendell Wyatt (Republican) 68.6% Ralph E. Bunch (Democratic) 31.4% |
| Oregon 2 | Albert C. Ullman | Democratic | 1956 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Albert C. Ullman (Democratic) Unopposed |
| Oregon 3 | Edith Green | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Edith Green (Democratic) 62.5% Mike Walsh (Republican) 37.5% |
| Oregon 4 | John R. Dellenback | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John R. Dellenback (Republican) 62.6% Charles O. Porter (Democratic) 37.4% |
Pennsylvania
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania 1 | William A. Barrett | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ William A. Barrett (Democratic) 66.1% Gus A. Pedicone (Republican) 33.2% Nancy Streve (Socialist Workers) 0.7% |
| Pennsylvania 2 | Robert N. C. Nix Sr. | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Robert N. C. Nix Sr. (Democratic) 70.1% Frederick D. Bryant (Republican) 29.9% |
| Pennsylvania 3 | William J. Green III Redistricted from the 5th district |
Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ William J. Green III (Democratic) 63.3% Alfred Marroletti (Republican) 36.2% Anthony Monteiro (C) 0.5% |
| James A. Byrne | Democratic | 1952 | Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic loss. | ||
| Pennsylvania 4 | Joshua Eilberg | Democratic | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Joshua Eilberg (Democratic) 55.9% William Pfender (Republican) 44.1% |
| Pennsylvania 5 | John H. Ware III Redistricted from the 9th district |
Republican | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John H. Ware III (Republican) 64.7% Brower Yerger (Democratic) 35.3% |
| Pennsylvania 6 | Gus Yatron | Democratic | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Gus Yatron (Democratic) 64.5% Eugene W. Hubler (Republican) 34.6% Frank E. Huet (Const) 1.0% |
| Pennsylvania 7 | Lawrence G. Williams | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Lawrence G. Williams (Republican) 60.6% Stuart S. Bowie (Democratic) 39.4% |
| Pennsylvania 8 | Edward G. Biester Jr. | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Edward G. Biester Jr. (Republican) 64.4% Alan Williams (Democratic) 35.6% |
| Pennsylvania 9 | None (district created) | New seat. New member elected. Republican gain. |
√ Bud Shuster (Republican) 61.8% Earl P. Collins (Democratic) 38.2% | ||
| Pennsylvania 10 | Joseph M. McDade | Republican | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Joseph M. McDade (Republican) 73.6% Stanley R. Coveleskie (Democratic) 26.4% |
| Pennsylvania 11 | Daniel J. Flood | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Daniel J. Flood (Democratic) 68.3% Donald B. Ayers (Republican) 31.7% |
| Pennsylvania 12 | John P. Saylor Redistricted from the 22nd district |
Republican | 1949 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John P. Saylor (Republican) 68.1% Joseph Murphy (Democratic) 31.9% |
| J. Irving Whalley | Republican | 1960 | Incumbent retired. Republican loss. | ||
| Pennsylvania 13 | R. Lawrence Coughlin | Republican | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ R. Lawrence Coughlin (Republican) 66.6% Katherine L. Camp (Democratic) 33.4% |
| Pennsylvania 14 | William S. Moorhead | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ William S. Moorhead (Democratic) 59.3% Roland S. Catarinella (Republican) 40.4% Ronald N. Henderson (C) 0.3% |
| Pennsylvania 15 | Fred B. Rooney | Democratic | 1963 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Fred B. Rooney (Democratic) 60.8% Wardell F. Steigerwalt (Republican) 39.2% |
| Pennsylvania 16 | Edwin D. Eshleman | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Edwin D. Eshleman (Republican) 73.5% Shirley S. Garrett (Democratic) 26.5% |
| Pennsylvania 17 | Herman T. Schneebeli | Republican | 1960 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Herman T. Schneebeli (Republican) 72.2% Donald J. Rippon (Democratic) 26.6% Andrew J. Watson (Const) 1.2% |
| Pennsylvania 18 | H. John Heinz III | Republican | 1971 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ H. John Heinz III (Republican) 72.8% Douglas Walgren (Democratic) 27.2% |
| Pennsylvania 19 | George Atlee Goodling | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ George Atlee Goodling (Republican) 57.5% Richard P. Noll (Democratic) 41.2% Paul H. Leese (Const) 1.2% |
| Pennsylvania 20 | Joseph M. Gaydos | Democratic | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Joseph M. Gaydos (Democratic) 61.5% William Hunt (Republican) 38.5% |
| Pennsylvania 21 | John H. Dent | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John H. Dent (Democratic) 62.0% Thomas H. Young (Republican) 38.0% |
| Pennsylvania 22 | Thomas E. Morgan Redistricted from the 26th district |
Democratic | 1944 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Thomas E. Morgan (Democratic) 60.8% James R. Montgomery (Republican) 39.2% |
| William Sheldrick Conover Redistricted from the 27th district |
Republican | 1972 (Special) | Incumbent lost renomination. Republican loss. | ||
| Pennsylvania 23 | Albert W. Johnson | Republican | 1963 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Albert W. Johnson (Republican) 56.5% Ernest A. Kassab (Democratic) 43.5% |
| Pennsylvania 24 | Joseph P. Vigorito | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Joseph P. Vigorito (Democratic) 68.8% Alvin W. Levenhagen (Republican) 31.2% |
| Pennsylvania 25 | Frank M. Clark | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Frank M. Clark (Democratic) 55.8% Gary A. Myers (Republican) 44.2% |
Rhode Island
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island 1 | Fernand St. Germain | Democratic | 1960 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Fernand St. Germain (Democratic) 62.4% John M. Feeley (Republican) 34.7% Walter J. Miska (Independent) 3.0% |
| Rhode Island 2 | Robert Tiernan | Democratic | 1967 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Robert Tiernan (Democratic) 63.1% Donald P. Ryan (Republican) 36.9% |
South Carolina
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina 1 | Mendel Jackson Davis | Democratic | 1971 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Mendel Jackson Davis (Democratic) 54.5% J. Sidi Limehouse III (Republican) 45.5% |
| South Carolina 2 | Floyd Spence | Republican | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Floyd Spence (Republican) Unopposed |
| South Carolina 3 | William Jennings Bryan Dorn | Democratic | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ William Jennings Bryan Dorn (Democratic) 75.2% Roy Etheridge (Republican) 24.8% |
| South Carolina 4 | James R. Mann | Democratic | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ James R. Mann (Democratic) 66.1% Wayne N. Whatley (Republican) 33.9% |
| South Carolina 5 | Thomas S. Gettys | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Thomas S. Gettys (Democratic) 60.9% Lenard Phillips (Republican) 39.1% |
| South Carolina 6 | John L. McMillan | Democratic | 1938 | Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Republican gain. |
√ Edward Lunn Young (Republican) 54.4% John Jenrette (Democratic) 45.6% |
South Dakota
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota 1 | Frank E. Denholm | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Frank E. Denholm (Democratic) 60.5% John Vickerman (Republican) 39.5% |
| South Dakota 2 | James Abourezk | Democratic | 1970 | Retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Republican gain. |
√ James Abdnor (Republican) 54.9% Pat McKeever (Democratic) 45.1% |
Tennessee
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee 1 | Jimmy Quillen | Republican | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Jimmy Quillen (Republican) 79.4% Bernard H. Cantor (Democratic) 20.6% |
| Tennessee 2 | John Duncan Sr. | Republican | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John Duncan Sr. (Republican) Unopposed |
| Tennessee 3 | LaMar Baker | Republican | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ LaMar Baker (Republican) 55.2% Howard P. Sompayrac Jr. (Democratic) 41.8% Sarah Delaney (American) 2.9% |
| Tennessee 4 | Joe L. Evins | Democratic | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Joe L. Evins (Democratic) 81.1% Billy Joe Finney (Republican) 18.9% |
| Tennessee 5 | Richard Fulton | Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Richard Fulton (Democratic) 62.6% Alfred T. Adams Jr. (Republican) 36.8% Scott Douglas III (Independent) 0.4% Lee Galvani (Independent) 0.1% |
| Tennessee 6 | William Anderson | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain. |
√ Robin Beard (Republican) 55.3% William Anderson (Democratic) 43.1% William N. Doss (American) 1.6% |
| Ray Blanton Redistricted from the 7th district |
Democratic | 1966 | Retired to run for U.S. Senator. Democratic loss. | ||
| Tennessee 7 | Ed Jones Redistricted from the 8th district |
Democratic | 1969 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Ed Jones (Democratic) 70.5% Stockton Adkins (Republican) 29.5% |
| Tennessee 8 | Dan Kuykendall Redistricted from the 9th district |
Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Dan Kuykendall (Republican) 55.4% J. O. Patterson Jr. (Democratic) 44.1% Louis L. Porter (Independent) 0.5% |
Texas
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas 1 | Wright Patman | Democratic | 1928 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Wright Patman (Democratic) Unopposed |
| Texas 2 | John Dowdy | Democratic | 1952 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
√ Charles Wilson (Democratic) 73.8% Charles O. Brightwell (Republican) 26.2% |
| Texas 3 | James M. Collins | Republican | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ James M. Collins (Republican) 73.3% George A. Hughes Jr. (Democratic) 26.7% |
| Texas 4 | Ray Roberts | Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Ray Roberts (Democratic) 70.2% James Russell (Republican) 29.8% |
| Texas 5 | Earle Cabell | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain. |
√ Alan Steelman (Republican) 55.7% Earle Cabell (Democratic) 44.3% |
| Texas 6 | Olin E. Teague | Democratic | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Olin E. Teague (Democratic) 72.6% Carl Nigliazzo (Republican) 27.4% |
| Texas 7 | William Reynolds Archer Jr. | Republican | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ William Reynolds Archer Jr. (Republican) 82.3% Jim Brady (Democratic) 17.7% |
| Texas 8 | Robert C. Eckhardt | Democratic | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Robert C. Eckhardt (Democratic) 64.6% Lewis Emerich (Republican) 34.7% Susan Ellis (Socialist Workers) 0.7% |
| Texas 9 | Jack Brooks | Democratic | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Jack Brooks (Democratic) 66.2% Randolph C. Reed (Democratic) 33.8% |
| Texas 10 | J. J. Pickle | Democratic | 1963 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ J. J. Pickle (Democratic) 91.2% Mellissa Singler (Socialist Workers) 8.8% |
| Texas 11 | William R. Poage | Democratic | 1936 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ William R. Poage (Democratic) Unopposed |
| Texas 12 | Jim Wright | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Jim Wright (Democratic) Unopposed |
| Texas 13 | Bob Price Redistricted from the 18th district |
Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Bob Price (Republican) 54.8% Graham B. Purcell Jr. (Democratic) 45.2% |
| Graham B. Purcell Jr. | Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic loss. | ||
| Texas 14 | John Andrew Young | Democratic | 1956 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John Andrew Young (Democratic) Unopposed |
| Texas 15 | Kika de la Garza | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Kika de la Garza (Democratic) Unopposed |
| Texas 16 | Richard C. White | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Richard C. White (Democratic) Unopposed |
| Texas 17 | Omar Burleson | Democratic | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Omar Burleson (Democratic) Unopposed |
| Texas 18 | None (district created) | New seat. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
√ Barbara Jordan (Democratic) 80.6% Paul Merritt (Republican) 18.2% Emmanuel Barrera (Socialist Workers) 1.2% | ||
| Texas 19 | George H. Mahon | Democratic | 1934 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ George H. Mahon (Democratic) Unopposed |
| Texas 20 | Henry B. Gonzalez | Democratic | 1961 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Henry B. Gonzalez (Democratic) 96.9% Steve Wattenmaker (Socialist Workers) 3.1% |
| Texas 21 | O. C. Fisher | Democratic | 1942 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ O. C. Fisher (Democratic) 56.8% Doug Harlan (Republican) 43.2% |
| Texas 22 | Robert R. Casey | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Robert R. Casey (Democratic) 70.2% Jim Griffin (Republican) 29.0% Frank Peto (Independent) 0.8% |
| Texas 23 | Abraham Kazen | Democratic | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Abraham Kazen (Democratic) Unopposed |
| Texas 24 | None (district created) | New seat. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
√ Dale Milford (Democratic) 65.1% Courtney G. Roberts (Republican) 34.9% | ||
Utah
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utah 1 | K. Gunn McKay | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ K. Gunn McKay (Democratic) 55.4% Robert K. Wolthuis (Republican) 42.0% L. S. Brown (American) 2.6% |
| Utah 2 | Sherman P. Lloyd | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
√ Douglas W. Owens (Democratic) 48.9% Sherman P. Lloyd (Republican) 39.4% Bruce R. Bangerter (AI) 11.7% |
Vermont
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont at-large | Richard W. Mallary | Republican | 1972 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Richard W. Mallary (Republican) 65.0% William H. Meyer (Democratic) 35.0% |
Virginia
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia 1 | Thomas N. Downing | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Thomas N. Downing (Democratic) 78.1% Kenneth D. Wells (Republican) 21.9% |
| Virginia 2 | G. William Whitehurst | Republican | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ G. William Whitehurst (Republican) 73.4% L. Charles Burlage (Democratic) 26.6% |
| Virginia 3 | David E. Satterfield III | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ David E. Satterfield III (Democratic) Unopposed |
| Virginia 4 | Watkins Moorman Abbitt | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain. |
√ Robert Daniel (Republican) 47.1% Robert E. Gibson (Democratic) 37.5% Robert R. Hardy (Independent) 7.1% Others 5.1% John G. Vonetes (Independent) 3.3% |
| Virginia 5 | Dan Daniel | Democratic | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Dan Daniel (Democratic) Unopposed |
| Virginia 6 | Richard Harding Poff | Republican | 1952 | Resigned to become justice of Supreme Court of Virginia Republican hold. |
√ M. Caldwell Butler (Republican) 54.6% Willis M. Anderson (Democratic) 39.2% Roy R. White (Independent) 6.2% |
| Virginia 7 | J. Kenneth Robinson | Republican | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ J. Kenneth Robinson (Republican) 66.2% Murat Williams (Democratic) 33.8% |
| Virginia 8 | William L. Scott | Republican | 1966 | Retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Republican hold. |
√ Stanford Parris (Republican) 44.4% Robert F. Horan (Democratic) 37.8% William R. Durland (Independent) 13.7% Robert E. Harris (Independent) 4.1% |
| Virginia 9 | William C. Wampler | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ William C. Wampler (Republican) 71.9% Zane Dale Christian (Democratic) 26.4% Nicholas Ventura (Independent) 1.7% |
| Virginia 10 | Joel T. Broyhill | Republican | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Joel T. Broyhill (Republican) 56.3% Harold O. Miller (Democratic) 43.7% |
Washington
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington 1 | Thomas Pelly | Republican | 1952 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
√ Joel Pritchard (Republican) 50.3% John Hempelmann (Democratic) 49.1% Craig Honts (Socialist Workers) 0.7% |
| Washington 2 | Lloyd Meeds | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Lloyd Meeds (Democratic) 60.4% Bill Reams (Republican) 39.6% |
| Washington 3 | Julia Butler Hansen | Democratic | 1960 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Julia Butler Hansen (Democratic) 66.3% R. C. McConkey (Republican) 33.7% |
| Washington 4 | Mike McCormack | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Mike McCormack (Democratic) 52.1% Steward Bledsoe (Republican) 47.9% |
| Washington 5 | Tom Foley | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Tom Foley (Democratic) 81.3% Clarice L. R. Privette (Republican) 18.7% |
| Washington 6 | Floyd Verne Hicks | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Floyd Verne Hicks (Democratic) 72.1% Thomas C. Lowry (Republican) 27.9% |
| Washington 7 | Brock Adams | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Brock Adams (Democratic) 87.6% J. J. 'Tiny' Freeman (Republican) 12.4% |
West Virginia
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia 1 | Bob Mollohan | Democratic | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Bob Mollohan (Democratic) 69.4% George E. Kapnicky (Republican) 30.6% |
| West Virginia 2 | Harley O. Staggers | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Harley O. Staggers (Democratic) 70.3% David Dix (Republican) 29.7% |
| West Virginia 3 | John M. Slack Jr. | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John M. Slack Jr. (Democratic) 63.7% T. David Higgins (Republican) 36.3% |
| West Virginia 4 | Ken Hechler | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Ken Hechler (Democratic) 61.0% Joe Neal (Republican) 39.0% |
| James Kee Redistricted from the 5th district |
Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic loss. |
Wisconsin
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin 1 | Les Aspin | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Les Aspin (Democratic) 64.4% Merrill E. Stalbaum (Republican) 34.9% Charles J. Fortner (American) 0.7% |
| Wisconsin 2 | Robert W. Kastenmeier | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Robert W. Kastenmeier (Democratic) 68.2% J. Michael Kelly (Republican) 31.4% Lavern F. Krohn (American) 0.5% |
| Wisconsin 3 | Vernon Wallace Thomson | Republican | 1960 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Vernon Wallace Thomson (Republican) 54.7% Walter Thoresen (Democratic) 44.6% Keith Ellison (American) 0.7% |
| Wisconsin 4 | Clement J. Zablocki | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Clement J. Zablocki (Democratic) 75.7% Phillip D. Mrozinski (Republican) 22.8% Eugene Annell (American) 1.5% |
| Wisconsin 5 | Henry S. Reuss | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Henry S. Reuss (Democratic) 77.3% Frederick Van Hecke (Republican) 20.4% George Sprague (American) 1.7% R. Julian Chapman (Independent) 0.6% |
| Wisconsin 6 | William A. Steiger | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ William A. Steiger (Republican) 65.8% James A. Adams (Democratic) 32.0% Valeria M. Sitter (AI) 2.1% |
| Wisconsin 7 | Dave Obey | Democratic | 1969 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Dave Obey (Democratic) 62.8% Alvin E. O'Konski (Republican) 37.2% |
| Alvin E. O'Konski Redistricted from the 10th district |
Republican | 1942 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican loss. | ||
| Wisconsin 8 | John W. Byrnes | Republican | 1944 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
√ Harold Vernon Froehlich (Republican) 50.4% Robert J. Cornell (Democratic) 48.5% Clyde Bunker (American) 1.1% |
| Wisconsin 9 | Glenn R. Davis | Republican | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Glenn R. Davis (Republican) 61.4% Ralph A. Fine (Democratic) 36.7% George Reed (American) 1.9% |
Wyoming
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming at-large | Teno Roncalio | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Teno Roncalio (Democratic) 51.7% William Kidd (Republican) 48.3% |
Non-voting delegates
The non-voting delegate to the House of Representatives from the District of Columbia is elected for two-year terms, as are all other Representatives and Delegates minus the Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico, who is elected to a four-year term.
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The election for the Delegate from the District of Columbia featured winner Walter E. Fauntroy (D), who won his first re-election after winning the special election in the previous year.
Walter E. Fauntroy, a Democrat, sought re-election for his second term to the United States House of Representatives. Fauntroy was opposed in this election by Republican challenger William Chin-Lee who received 25.12%, and Statehood Party candidate Charles I. Cassell who received 11.92%. This resulted in Fauntroy being elected with 60.64% of the vote.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Walter E. Fauntroy (Incumbent) | 95,300 | 60.64 | |
| Republican | William Chin-Lee | 39,487 | 25.12 | |
| D.C. Statehood Green | Charles I. Cassell | 18,730 | 11.92 | |
| Independent | David H. Dabney | 2,514 | 1.60 | |
| Socialist Workers | Herman Fagg | 1,133 | 0.72 | |
| Total votes | 157,164 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
References
- ↑ IL - District 15 - History Our Campaigns
- ↑ PA - District 27 - History Our Campaigns
- ↑ LA - District 07 - History Our Campaigns
- ↑ Butler, M. Caldwell Our Campaigns
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress, 1789-1989. Prentice Hall College Div. ISBN 0-02-920170-5.
- ↑ Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1972 Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives
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