1984 United States House of Representatives elections

Summary

The 1984 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives on November 6, 1984, to elect members to serve in the 99th United States Congress.[1] They coincided with the re-election of President Ronald Reagan in a landslide. This victory also yielded gains for Reagan's Republican Party in the House, where they picked up a net of sixteen seats from the Democratic Party. Despite Reagan's extremely large electoral victory, the Democrats nonetheless retained a commanding majority in the House and actually gained seats in the Senate. These elections were the last until 2020 when a member of a political party other than the Democrats, Republicans, or an independent had one or more seats in the chamber.

1984 United States House of Representatives elections

← 1982 November 6, 1984 1986 →

All 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives
218 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Tip O'Neill Bob Michel
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since January 4, 1977 January 3, 1981
Leader's seat Massachusetts 8th Illinois 18th
Last election 269 seats 165 seats
Seats won 253 181
Seat change Decrease 16 Increase 16
Popular vote 42,973,494 38,642,646
Percentage 52.1% 47.0%
Swing Decrease 3.1% Increase 3.6%

  Third party
 
Party Conservative
Last election 1[a]
Seats won 1[a]
Seat change Steady
Popular vote 117,872
Percentage 0.1%
Swing Decrease 0.1%

Results:
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold      Republican gain
     Conservative hold

Speaker before election

Tip O'Neill
Democratic

Elected Speaker

Tip O'Neill
Democratic

This would be the last time for eight years that the Democrats experienced a net loss of seats in the House.

Overall results edit

253 1 181
Democratic C Republican
Party Seats Seat
percentage
Vote
percentage
Popular
vote
Last
election
(1982)
This
election
Net
change
Democratic Party 269 253   16 58.2% 52.1% 42,973,494
Republican Party 165 181   16 41.6% 47.0% 38,642,646
Libertarian Party 0 0   0.0% 0.3% 275,865
Independent 0 0   0.0% 0.2% 121,187
Conservative Party 1 1   0.2% 0.1% 117,872
Peace and Freedom Party 0 0   0.0% 0.1% 61,543
Others 0 0   0.0% 0.3% 229,231
Total 435 435 0 100.0% 100.0% 82,421,838
Source: Election Statistics - Office of the Clerk
Popular vote
Democratic
52.14%
Republican
47.00%
Libertarian
0.33%
Conservative
0.14%
Others
0.39%
House seats
Democratic
58.16%
Republican
41.60%
Conservative
0.23%
 
House seats by party holding plurality in state
  80+ to 100% Republican
  80+ to 100% Democratic
  60+ to 80% Republican
  60+ to 80% Democratic
  50+ to 60% Republican
  50+ to 60% Democratic
 
  6+ Republican gain
  6+ Democratic gain
  3–5 Republican gain
  3–5 Democratic gain
  1–2 Republican gain
  1–2 Democratic gain
  no net change

Retiring incumbents edit

Twenty-two representatives retired. Sixteen of those seats were held by the same party, six seats changed party.

Democrats edit

Nine Democrats retired. Four of those seats were held by Democrats and five were won by Republicans.

Republicans edit

Twelve Republicans retired. Eleven of those seats were held by Republicans and one was won by a Democrat.

Republican held edit

  1. Alabama 1: Jack Edwards. Was succeeded by Sonny Callahan.
  2. Illinois 13: John N. Erlenborn. Was succeeded by Harris Fawell.
  3. Illinois 14: Tom Corcoran: to run for U.S. Senate. Was succeeded by John E. Grotberg.
  4. Kansas 3: Larry Winn. Was succeeded by Jan Meyers.
  5. Michigan 5: Harold S. Sawyer. Was succeeded by Paul B. Henry.
  6. New York 30: Barber Conable. Was succeeded by Fred J. Eckert.
  7. North Carolina 9: James G. Martin: to run for Governor of North Carolina. Was succeeded by Alex McMillan.
  8. Texas 6: Phil Gramm: to run for U.S. Senate. Was succeeded by Joe Barton.
  9. Texas 22: Ron Paul: to run for U.S. Senate. Was succeeded by Tom DeLay.
  10. Utah 2: David Daniel Marriott: to run for Governor of Utah. Was succeeded by David Smith Monson.
  11. Virginia 7: J. Kenneth Robinson. Was succeeded by D. French Slaughter Jr.
  12. Washington 1: Joel Pritchard. Was succeeded by John Miller.

Democratic gain edit

  1. Arkansas 2: Ed Bethune: to run for U.S. Senate. Was succeeded by Tommy F. Robinson.

Defeated incumbents edit

In primary election edit

Democrats edit

Three Democrats lost renomination.

  1. Indiana 1: Katie Hall lost to challenger Pete Visclosky.
  2. Pennsylvania 11: Frank Harrison lost to challenger Paul Kanjorski.
  3. Texas 23: Abraham Kazen lost to challenger Albert Bustamante.

In the general election edit

Special elections edit

There were three special elections to the 98th Congress in 1984, two of which were held on the same day as the general election for the next term.

Elections are sorted here by date then district.

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Wisconsin 4 Clement Zablocki Democratic 1948 Incumbent died December 2, 1983.
New member elected April 3, 1984.
Democratic hold.
Winner was subsequently re-elected in November.
  •  Y Jerry Kleczka (Democratic) 65.1%
  • Robert V. Nolan (Republican) 34.9%
Kentucky 7 Carl D. Perkins Democratic 1948 Incumbent died August 3, 1984.
New member elected November 6, 1984.
Democratic hold.
Winner was also elected to the next term the same day.
  •  Y Chris Perkins (Democratic) 82.5%
  • Aubrey Russell (Republican) 17.5%
New Jersey 13 Edwin B. Forsythe Republican 1970 Incumbent died March 29, 1984.
New member elected November 6, 1984.
Republican hold.
Winner was also elected to the next term the same day.
  •  Y Jim Saxton (Republican) 61.5%
  • James B. Smith (Democratic) 37.8%
  • Donald L. Smith (Independent) 0.7%

Alabama edit

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Alabama 1 Jack Edwards Republican 1964 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
  •  Y Sonny Callahan (Republican) 51.0%
  • Frank McWright (Democratic) 49.0%
Alabama 2 Bill Dickinson Republican 1964 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Bill Dickinson (Republican) 60.3%
  • Larry Lee (Democratic) 38.6%
  • Frank Tipler III (Libertarian) 1.1%
Alabama 3 Bill Nichols Democratic 1966 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Bill Nichols (Democratic) 96.2%
  • Mark Thornton (Libertarian) 3.8%
Alabama 4 Tom Bevill Democratic 1966 Incumbent re-elected.
Alabama 5 Ronnie Flippo Democratic 1976 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Ronnie Flippo (Democratic) 95.9%
  • D. M. Samsil (Libertarian) 4.1%
Alabama 6 Ben Erdreich Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
Others
  • Steve Smith (Libertarian) 0.5%
  • Mark Curtis (Socialist Workers) 0.1%
Alabama 7 Richard Shelby Democratic 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Richard Shelby (Democratic) 96.8%
  • Chuck Ewing (Libertarian) 3.2%

Alaska edit

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Alaska at-large Don Young Republican 1973 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Don Young (Republican) 55.1%
  • Pegge Begich (Democratic) 41.7%
  • Betty Breck (Independent) 3.2%

Arizona edit

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Arizona 1 John McCain Republican 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
Arizona 2 Mo Udall Democratic 1961 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Mo Udall (Democratic) 87.7%
  • Lorenzo Torrez (Independent) 12.3%
Arizona 3 Bob Stump Republican 1976[b] Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Bob Stump (Republican) 71.8%
  • Bob Schuster (Democratic) 26.5%
  • Lorraina M. Valencia (Libertarian) 1.8%
Arizona 4 Eldon Rudd Republican 1976 Incumbent re-elected.
Arizona 5 Jim McNulty Democratic 1982 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
  •  Y Jim Kolbe (Republican) 50.9%
  • Jim McNulty (Democratic) 48.2%
  • Herb Johnson (Libertarian) 0.9%

Arkansas edit

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Arkansas 1 Bill Alexander Democratic 1968 Incumbent re-elected.
Arkansas 2 Ed Bethune Republican 1978 Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.
Arkansas 3 John Paul Hammerschmidt Republican 1966 Incumbent re-elected.
Arkansas 4 Beryl Anthony Jr. Democratic 1978 Incumbent re-elected.

California edit

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
California 1 Douglas H. Bosco Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
California 2 Eugene A. Chappie Republican 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
California 3 Bob Matsui Democratic 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
California 4 Vic Fazio Democratic 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Vic Fazio (Democratic) 61.4%
  • Roger B. Canfield (Republican) 36.7%
  • Roger Conant Pope (Libertarian) 1.9%
California 5 Sala Burton Democratic 1983 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Sala Burton (Democratic) 72.3%
  • Tom Spinosa (Republican) 23.8%
  • Joseph Fuhrig (Libertarian) 2.1%
  • Henry Clark (Peace and Freedom) 1.8%
California 6 Barbara Boxer Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Barbara Boxer (Democratic) 68.0%
  • Douglas Binderup (Republican) 29.7%
  • Howard C. Creighton (Libertarian) 2.3%
California 7 George Miller Democratic 1974 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y George Miller (Democratic) 66.7%
  • Rosemary Thakar (Republican) 33.3%
California 8 Ron Dellums Democratic 1970 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Ron Dellums (Democratic) 60.3%
  • Charles Connor (Republican) 39.7%
California 9 Pete Stark Democratic 1972 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Pete Stark (Democratic) 69.9%
  • J. T. Eager Beaver (Republican) 26.3%
  • Martha Fuhrig (Libertarian) 3.8%
California 10 Don Edwards Democratic 1962 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Don Edwards (Democratic) 62.4%
  • Bob Herriott (Republican) 34.3%
  • Perr Cardestam (Libertarian) 1.7%
  • Edmon V. Kaiser (American Independent) 1.6%
California 11 Tom Lantos Democratic 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Tom Lantos (Democratic) 69.9%
  • Jack Hickey (Republican) 28.2%
  • Nicholas Kudrovzeff (American Independent) 1.8%
California 12 Ed Zschau Republican 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Ed Zschau (Republican) 61.7%
  • Martin Carnoy (Democratic) 36.0%
  • Bill White (Libertarian) 2.3%
California 13 Norman Mineta Democratic 1974 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Norman Mineta (Democratic) 65.2%
  • Jack Williams (Republican) 33.0%
  • John R. Redding (Libertarian) 1.8%
California 14 Norm Shumway Republican 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Norm Shumway (Republican) 73.3%
  • Paula Carlson (Democratic) 23.9%
  • Fred W. Colburn (Libertarian) 2.8%
California 15 Tony Coelho Democratic 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Tony Coelho (Democratic) 64.0%
  • Carol O. Harner (Republican) 32.0%
  • Richard M. Harris (Libertarian) 4.0%
California 16 Leon Panetta Democratic 1976 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Leon Panetta (Democratic) 70.8%
  • Patricia Smith Ramsey (Republican) 27.7%
  • Bill Anderson (Libertarian) 1.5%
California 17 Chip Pashayan Republican 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Chip Pashayan (Republican) 72.5%
  • Simon Lakritz (Democratic) 27.5%
California 18 Rick Lehman Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Rick Lehman (Democratic) 67.3%
  • Dale L. Ewen (Republican) 32.7%
California 19 Bob Lagomarsino Republican 1974 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Bob Lagomarsino (Republican) 67.3%
  • James C. Carey Jr. (Democratic) 30.9%
  • Charles John Zekan (Peace and Freedom) 1.8%
California 20 Bill Thomas Republican 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Bill Thomas (Republican) 70.9%
  • Michael T. LeSage (Democratic) 29.1%
California 21 Bobbi Fiedler Republican 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Bobbi Fiedler (Republican) 72.3%
  • Charlie Davis (Democratic) 25.9%
  • Robert Townsend Leet (Libertarian) 1.8%
California 22 Carlos Moorhead Republican 1972 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Carlos Moorhead (Republican) 85.2%
  • Michael B. Yauch (Libertarian) 14.8%
California 23 Anthony Beilenson Democratic 1976 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Anthony Beilenson (Democratic) 61.6%
  • Claude W. Parrish (Republican) 36.9%
  • Larry Leathers (Libertarian) 1.6%
California 24 Henry Waxman Democratic 1974 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Henry Waxman (Democratic) 63.4%
  • Jerry Zerg (Republican) 33.2%
  • James Green (Peace and Freedom) 1.8%
  • Tim Custer (Libertarian) 1.6%
California 25 Edward R. Roybal Democratic 1962 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Edward R. Roybal (Democratic) 71.7%
  • Bill Bloxom (Republican) 24.1%
  • Anthony G. Bajada (Libertarian) 4.2%
California 26 Howard Berman Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Howard Berman (Democratic) 62.8%
  • Miriam Ojeda (Republican) 37.2%
California 27 Mel Levine Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Mel Levine (Democratic) 55.0%
  • Robert B. Scribner (Republican) 41.8%
  • Thomas O'Connor (Peace and Freedom) 1.8%
  • Jeff Avrech (Libertarian) 1.5%
California 28 Julian Dixon Democratic 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Julian Dixon (Democratic) 75.6%
  • Beatrice M. Jett (Republican) 22.4%
  • Don S. Frederick (Libertarian) 2.0%
California 29 Augustus Hawkins Democratic 1962 Incumbent re-elected.
California 30 Matthew G. Martínez Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Matthew G. Martínez (Democratic) 51.8%
  • Richard Gomez (Republican) 43.4%
  • Houston A. Myers (American Independent) 4.9%
California 31 Mervyn Dymally Democratic 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Mervyn Dymally (Democratic) 70.7%
  • Henry C. Minturn (Republican) 29.3%
California 32 Glenn M. Anderson Democratic 1968 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Glenn M. Anderson (Democratic) 60.7%
  • Roger E. Fiola (Republican) 36.6%
  • Marc F. Denny (Libertarian) 1.5%
  • Patrick J. McCoy (Peace and Freedom) 1.2%
California 33 David Dreier Republican 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y David Dreier (Republican) 70.6%
  • Claire K. McDonald (Democratic) 26.0%
  • Gail Lightfoot (Libertarian) 2.3%
  • Mike Noonan (Peace and Freedom) 1.1%
California 34 Esteban Torres Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Esteban Torres (Democratic) 59.8%
  • Paul R. Jackson (Republican) 40.2%
California 35 Jerry Lewis Republican 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Jerry Lewis (Republican) 85.5%
  • Kevin Akin (Peace and Freedom) 14.5%
California 36 George Brown Jr. Democratic 1962
1970 (retired)
1972
Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y George Brown Jr. (Democratic) 56.6%
  • John Paul Stark (Republican) 43.4%
California 37 Al McCandless Republican 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Al McCandless (Republican) 63.6%
  • Dave Skinner (Democratic) 36.4%
California 38 Jerry M. Patterson Democratic 1974 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
California 39 Bill Dannemeyer Republican 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Bill Dannemeyer (Republican) 76.2%
  • Robert E. Ward (Democratic) 23.8%
California 40 Robert Badham Republican 1976 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Robert Badham (Republican) 64.4%
  • Carol Ann Bradford (Democratic) 34.0%
  • Maxine Bell Quirk (Peace and Freedom) 1.6%
California 41 Bill Lowery Republican 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Bill Lowery (Republican) 63.5%
  • Bob Simmons (Democratic) 33.7%
  • Sara Baase (Libertarian) 2.9%
California 42 Dan Lungren Republican 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Dan Lungren (Republican) 73.0%
  • Mary Lou Brophy (Democratic) 24.6%
  • John S. Donohue (Peace and Freedom) 2.4%
California 43 Ron Packard Republican 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Ron Packard (Republican) 74.1%
  • Lois E. Humphreys (Democratic) 22.8%
  • Phyllis Avery (Libertarian) 3.1%
California 44 Jim Bates Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Jim Bates (Democratic) 69.7%
  • Neill Campbell (Republican) 28.0%
  • Jim Conole (Libertarian) 2.2%
California 45 Duncan L. Hunter Republican 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Duncan L. Hunter (Republican) 75.1%
  • David W. Guthrie (Democratic) 22.9%
  • Pat Wright (Libertarian) 2.0%

Colorado edit

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Colorado 1 Pat Schroeder Democratic 1972 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Pat Schroeder (Democratic) 62.0%
  • Mary Downs (Republican) 36.3%
Others
  • Cathy Emminizer (Socialist Workers) 0.9%
  • Dwight Filley (Libertarian) 0.8%
Colorado 2 Tim Wirth Democratic 1974 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Tim Wirth (Democratic) 53.2%
  • Mike Norton (Republican) 45.5%
  • Jerry Van Sickle (Libertarian) 1.3%
Colorado 3 Ray Kogovsek Democratic 1978 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
Others
  • Robert Jahelka (Libertarian) 0.6%
  • Henry John Olshaw (Independent) 0.4%
Colorado 4 Hank Brown Republican 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Hank Brown (Republican) 71.1%
  • Mary Fagan Bates (Democratic) 27.4%
  • Randy Fitzgerald (Libertarian) 1.5%
Colorado 5 Ken Kramer Republican 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Ken Kramer (Republican) 78.6%
  • William Geffen (Democratic) 21.4%
Colorado 6 Daniel Schaefer Republican 1983 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Daniel Schaefer (Republican) 89.4%
  • John Heckman (Independent) 10.6%

Connecticut edit

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Connecticut 1 Barbara B. Kennelly Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Barbara B. Kennelly (Democratic) 61.7%
  • Herschel A. Klein (Republican) 37.9%
  • Charles F. Sundblade (Libertarian) 0.3%
Connecticut 2 Sam Gejdenson Democratic 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Sam Gejdenson (Democratic) 54.4%
  • Roberta F. Koontz (Republican) 45.2%
  • Donald W. Wood (Libertarian) 0.4%
Connecticut 3 Bruce Morrison Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
Others
  • Michael R. Cohen (Libertarian) 0.2%
  • James J. Valenti (Independent) 0.1%
Connecticut 4 Stewart McKinney Republican 1970 Incumbent re-elected.
Connecticut 5 William R. Ratchford Democratic 1978 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
Connecticut 6 Nancy Johnson Republican 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Nancy Johnson (Republican) 64.0%
  • Arthur H. House (Democratic) 36.0%

Delaware edit

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Delaware at-large Tom Carper Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Tom Carper (Democratic) 58.5%
  • Elise du Pont (Republican) 41.4%
  • V. Luther Etzel (Libertarian) 0.1%

Florida edit

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Florida 1 Earl Hutto Democratic 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
Florida 2 Don Fuqua Democratic 1962 Incumbent re-elected.
Florida 3 Charles E. Bennett Democratic 1948 Incumbent re-elected.
Florida 4 Bill Chappell Democratic 1968 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Bill Chappell (Democratic) 64.8%
  • Alton H. Starling (Republican) 35.2%
Florida 5 Bill McCollum Republican 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
Florida 6 Buddy MacKay Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
Florida 7 Sam Gibbons Democratic 1962 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Sam Gibbons (Democratic) 58.8%
  • Michael N. Kavouklis (Republican) 41.2%
Florida 8 Bill Young Republican 1970 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Bill Young (Republican) 80.3%
  • Robert Kent (Democratic) 19.7%
Florida 9 Michael Bilirakis Republican 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
Florida 10 Andy Ireland Democratic 1976 Incumbent re-elected
as a Republican.
Republican gain.
  •  Y Andy Ireland (Republican) 61.9%
  • Patricia M. Glass (Democratic) 38.1%
Florida 11 Bill Nelson Democratic 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Bill Nelson (Democratic) 60.5%
  • Rob Quartel (Republican) 39.5%
Florida 12 Tom Lewis Republican 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
Florida 13 Connie Mack III Republican 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
Florida 14 Dan Mica Democratic 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Dan Mica (Democratic) 55.4%
  • Don Ross (Republican) 44.6%
Florida 15 Clay Shaw Republican 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Clay Shaw (Republican) 65.7%
  • Bill Humphrey (Democratic) 34.3%
Florida 16 Lawrence J. Smith Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
Florida 17 William Lehman Democratic 1972 Incumbent re-elected.
Florida 18 Claude Pepper Democratic 1962 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Claude Pepper (Democratic) 60.5%
  • Ricardo Nunez (Republican) 39.5%
Florida 19 Dante Fascell Democratic 1954 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Dante Fascell (Democratic) 64.3%
  • Bill Flanagan (Republican) 35.7%

Georgia edit

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Georgia 1 Lindsay Thomas Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Lindsay Thomas (Democratic) 81.6%
  • Erie Lee Downing (Republican) 18.4%
Georgia 2 Charles Hatcher Democratic 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
Georgia 3 Richard Ray Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Richard Ray (Democratic) 81.4%
  • Mitch Cantu (Republican) 18.6%
Georgia 4 Elliott H. Levitas Democratic 1974 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
Georgia 5 Wyche Fowler Democratic 1977 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
Georgia 6 Newt Gingrich Republican 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Newt Gingrich (Republican) 69.1%
  • Gerald L. Johnson (Democratic) 30.9%
Georgia 7 George Darden Democratic 1983 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y George Darden (Democratic) 55.2%
  • Bill Bronson (Republican) 44.8%
Georgia 8 J. Roy Rowland Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
Georgia 9 Ed Jenkins Democratic 1976 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Ed Jenkins (Democratic) 67.5%
  • Frank H. Cofer Jr. (Republican) 32.5%
Georgia 10 Doug Barnard Jr. Democratic 1976 Incumbent re-elected.

Hawaii edit

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Hawaii 1 Cecil Heftel Democratic 1976 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Cecil Heftel (Democratic) 82.7%
  • Will Beard (Republican) 14.8%
  • Christopher Winter (Libertarian) 2.4%
Hawaii 2 Daniel Akaka Democratic 1976 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Daniel Akaka (Democratic) 82.2%
  • A. D. "Al" Shipley (Republican) 14.6%
  • Amelia Lew Fritts (Libertarian) 3.2%

Idaho edit

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Idaho 1 Larry Craig Republican 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Larry Craig (Republican) 68.6%
  • Bill Heller (Democratic) 31.4%
Idaho 2 George V. Hansen Republican 1964
1968 (retired)
1974
Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.

Illinois edit

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Illinois 1 Charles Hayes Democratic 1983 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 2 Gus Savage Democratic 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Gus Savage (Democratic) 83.0%
  • Dale F. Harman (Republican) 17.0%
Illinois 3 Marty Russo Democratic 1974 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Marty Russo (Democratic) 64.4%
  • Richard D. Murphy (Republican) 35.6%
Illinois 4 George M. O'Brien Republican 1972 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 5 Bill Lipinski Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Bill Lipinski (Democratic) 63.6%
  • John M. Paczkowski (Republican) 36.4%
Illinois 6 Henry Hyde Republican 1974 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Henry Hyde (Republican) 75.1%
  • Robert H. Renshaw (Democratic) 24.9%
Illinois 7 Cardiss Collins Democratic 1973 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 8 Dan Rostenkowski Democratic 1958 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Dan Rostenkowski (Democratic) 71.3%
  • Spiro F. Georgeson (Republican) 28.7%
Illinois 9 Sidney R. Yates Democratic 1948
1962 (retired)
1964
Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Sidney R. Yates (Democratic) 67.5%
  • Herbert Sohn (Republican) 32.5%
Illinois 10 John Porter Republican 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y John Porter (Republican) 72.6%
  • Ruth C. Braver (Democratic) 27.4%
Illinois 11 Frank Annunzio Democratic 1964 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Frank Annunzio (Democratic) 62.6%
  • Charles J. Theusch (Republican) 37.4%
Illinois 12 Phil Crane Republican 1969 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Phil Crane (Republican) 77.8%
  • Edward J. LaFlamme (Democratic) 22.2%
Illinois 13 John N. Erlenborn Republican 1964 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
  •  Y Harris Fawell (Republican) 67.0%
  • Michael J. Donohue (Democratic) 33.0%
Illinois 14 Tom Corcoran Republican 1976 Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
Illinois 15 Ed Madigan Republican 1972 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Ed Madigan (Republican) 73.2%
  • John M. Hoffmann (Democratic) 26.8%
Illinois 16 Lynn M. Martin Republican 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Lynn M. Martin (Republican) 58.4%
  • Skip Schwerdtfeger (Democratic) 41.6%
Illinois 17 Lane Evans Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 18 Robert H. Michel Republican 1956 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 19 Dan Crane Republican 1978 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.
Illinois 20 Dick Durbin Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Dick Durbin (Democratic) 61.3%
  • Richard G. Austin (Republican) 38.7%
Illinois 21 Melvin Price Democratic 1944 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Melvin Price (Democratic) 60.2%
  • Bob Gaffner (Republican) 39.8%
Illinois 22 Paul Simon Democratic 1974 Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
  •  Y Kenneth J. Gray (Democratic) 50.3%
  • Randy Patchett (Republican) 49.7%

Indiana edit

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Indiana 1 Katie Hall Democratic 1982 Incumbent lost renomination.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
  •  Y Pete Visclosky (Democratic) 70.7%
  • Joseph P. Grenchik (Republican) 28.8%
  • James Elliott Willis (Libertarian) 0.5%
Indiana 2 Philip Sharp Democratic 1974 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Philip Sharp (Democratic) 53.4%
  • Ken Mackenzie (Republican) 46.3%
  • Cecil Bohanon (Libertarian) 0.3%
Indiana 3 John P. Hiler Republican 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y John P. Hiler (Republican) 52.4%
  • Michael P. Barnes (Democratic) 47.3%
  • Robert Allen Lutton (Libertarian) 0.3%
Indiana 4 Dan Coats Republican 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Dan Coats (Republican) 60.8%
  • Michael H. Barnard (Democratic) 38.5%
Others
  • John B. Cameron Jr. (American) 0.4%
  • Joseph F. Laiacona (Libertarian) 0.3%
Indiana 5 Elwood Hillis Republican 1970 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Elwood Hillis (Republican) 67.9%
  • Allen B. Maxwell (Democratic) 31.5%
  • David E. Osterfeld (Libertarian) 0.6%
Indiana 6 Dan Burton Republican 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Dan Burton (Republican) 72.7%
  • Howard O. Campbell (Democratic) 26.8%
  • Linda Dilk (Libertarian) 0.5%
Indiana 7 John T. Myers Republican 1966 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y John T. Myers (Republican) 67.3%
  • Arthur E. Smith (Democratic) 31.5%
  • Barbara L. J. Bourland (Libertarian) 1.3%
Indiana 8 Frank McCloskey Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
Indiana 9 Lee Hamilton Democratic 1964 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Lee Hamilton (Democratic) 65.1%
  • Floyd Coates (Republican) 34.5%
  • Douglas S. Boggs (Libertarian) 0.3%
Indiana 10 Andrew Jacobs Jr. Democratic 1964
1972 (lost)
1974
Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Andrew Jacobs Jr. (Democratic) 59.0%
  • Joseph P. Watkins (Republican) 40.6%
  • Bradford L. Warren (Libertarian) 0.4%

Iowa edit

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Iowa 1 Jim Leach Republican 1976 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Jim Leach (Republican) 66.8%
  • Kevin Ready (Democratic) 33.2%
Iowa 2 Tom Tauke Republican 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
Iowa 3 T. Cooper Evans Republican 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y T. Cooper Evans (Republican) 60.7%
  • Joe Johnston (Democratic) 39.3%
Iowa 4 Neal Smith Democratic 1958 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Neal Smith (Democratic) 60.7%
  • Robert R. Lockard (Republican) 39.3%
Iowa 5 Tom Harkin Democratic 1974 Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
Iowa 6 Berkley Bedell Democratic 1974 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Berkley Bedell (Democratic) 62.0%
  • Darrel Resink (Republican) 38.0%

Kansas edit

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Kansas 1 Pat Roberts Republican 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Pat Roberts (Republican) 75.9%
  • Darrel T. Ringer (Democratic) 23.3%
  • Clement Scoggin (Prohibition) 0.9%
Kansas 2 Jim Slattery Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Jim Slattery (Democratic) 60.0%
  • Jim Van Slyke (Republican) 39.1%
  • Ken Peterson (Prohibition) 0.9%
Kansas 3 Larry Winn Republican 1966 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
  •  Y Jan Meyers (Republican) 54.8%
  • Jack Reardon (Democratic) 39.9%
  • John S. Ralph Jr. (Libertarian) 5.3%
Kansas 4 Dan Glickman Democratic 1976 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Dan Glickman (Democratic) 74.4%
  • William V. Krause (Republican) 25.6%
Kansas 5 Bob Whittaker Republican 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Bob Whittaker (Republican) 73.5%
  • John A. Barnes (Democratic) 25.2%
  • Vearl A. Bacon (Prohibition) 1.2%

Kentucky edit

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Kentucky 1 Carroll Hubbard Democratic 1974 Incumbent re-elected.
Kentucky 2 William Natcher Democratic 1953 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y William Natcher (Democratic) 62.1%
  • Timothy A. Morrison (Republican) 37.9%
Kentucky 3 Ron Mazzoli Democratic 1970 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Ron Mazzoli (Democratic) 67.7%
  • Suzanne M. Warner (Republican) 31.7%
  • Peggy Kreiner (Socialist Workers) 0.6%
Kentucky 4 Gene Snyder Republican 1962
1964 (lost)
1966
Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Gene Snyder (Republican) 53.7%
  • William Patrick Mulloy II (Democratic) 46.3%
Kentucky 5 Hal Rogers Republican 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Hal Rogers (Republican) 75.9%
  • Sherman Wilson McIntosh (Democratic) 24.1%
Kentucky 6 Larry J. Hopkins Republican 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Larry J. Hopkins (Republican) 71.4%
  • Jerry Hammond (Democratic) 28.0%
  • Tom Suruda (Libertarian) 0.5%
Kentucky 7 Carl D. Perkins Democratic 1948 Incumbent died.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
  •  Y Chris Perkins (Democratic) 73.7%
  • Aub Russell (Republican) 26.3%

Louisiana edit

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Louisiana 1 Bob Livingston Republican 1977 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Bob Livingston (Republican) 87.7%
  • John B. Levy (Democratic) 8.0%
  • Kevin Curley (Democratic) 4.3%
Louisiana 2 Lindy Boggs Democratic 1973 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Lindy Boggs (Democratic) 60.1%
  • Israel M. Augustine Jr. (Democratic) 38.6%
Others
  • Derrick Morrison (Independent) 0.5%
  • Bert Lodrig (Democratic) 0.4%
  • Richard Torregano (Democratic) 0.4%
Louisiana 3 Billy Tauzin Democratic 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
Louisiana 4 Buddy Roemer Democratic 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
Louisiana 5 Jerry Huckaby Democratic 1976 Incumbent re-elected.
Louisiana 6 Henson Moore Republican 1974 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Henson Moore (Republican) 78.1%
  • Herb Rotheschild (Democratic) 21.9%
Louisiana 7 John Breaux Democratic 1972 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y John Breaux (Democratic) 86.2%
  • Johnny Myers (Democratic) 13.8%
Louisiana 8 Gillis William Long Democratic 1962
1964 (lost renomination)
1972
Incumbent re-elected.

Maine edit

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Maine 1 Jock McKernan Republican 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Jock McKernan (Republican) 63.5%
  • Barry J. Hobbins (Democratic) 36.5%
Maine 2 Olympia Snowe Republican 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Olympia Snowe (Republican) 75.7%
  • Chipman C. Bull (Democratic) 22.6%
  • Kenneth E. Stoddard (Constitution) 1.7%

Maryland edit

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Maryland 1 Roy Dyson Democratic 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Roy Dyson (Democratic) 58.4%
  • Harlan C. Williams (Republican) 41.6%
Maryland 2 Clarence Long Democratic 1962 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
Maryland 3 Barbara Mikulski Democratic 1976 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Barbara Mikulski (Democratic) 68.2%
  • Ross Z. Pierpont (Republican) 30.5%
  • Lawrence K. Freeman (Independent) 1.3%
Maryland 4 Marjorie Holt Republican 1972 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Marjorie Holt (Republican) 66.2%
  • Howard M. Greenebaum (Democratic) 33.8%
Maryland 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 1981 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Steny Hoyer (Democratic) 72.2%
  • John E. Ritchie (Republican) 27.8%
Maryland 6 Beverly Byron Democratic 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
Maryland 7 Parren Mitchell Democratic 1970 Incumbent re-elected.
Maryland 8 Michael D. Barnes Democratic 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Michael D. Barnes (Democratic) 71.5%
  • Albert Ceccone (Republican) 27.8%
  • Samuel K. Grove (Libertarian) 0.7%

Massachusetts edit

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Massachusetts 1 Silvio O. Conte Republican 1958 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Silvio O. Conte (Republican) 72.9%
  • Mary L. Wentworth (Democratic) 27.1%
Massachusetts 2 Edward Boland Democratic 1952 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Edward Boland (Democratic) 68.7%
  • Thomas P. Swank (Republican) 31.3%
Massachusetts 3 Joseph D. Early Democratic 1974 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Joseph D. Early (Democratic) 67.4%
  • Kenneth J. Redding (Republican) 32.6%
Massachusetts 4 Barney Frank Democratic 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Barney Frank (Democratic) 74.2%
  • Jim Forte (Republican) 25.8%
Massachusetts 5 James Shannon Democratic 1978 Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
Massachusetts 6 Nicholas Mavroules Democratic 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Nicholas Mavroules (Democratic) 70.4%
  • Frederick S. Leber (Republican) 26.4%
  • Donald Batchelder (Independent) 3.2%
Massachusetts 7 Ed Markey Democratic 1976 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 8 Tip O'Neill Democratic 1952 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Tip O'Neill (Democratic) 91.9%
  • Laura Ross (Communist) 8.1%
Massachusetts 9 Joe Moakley Democratic 1972 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 10 Gerry Studds Democratic 1972 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 11 Brian J. Donnelly Democratic 1978 Incumbent re-elected.

Michigan edit

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Michigan 1 John Conyers Democratic 1964 Incumbent re-elected.
Michigan 2 Carl Pursell Republican 1976 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Carl Pursell (Republican) 68.6%
  • Mike McCauley (Democratic) 30.4%
Others
  • Greg Severance (Independent) 0.5%
  • James L. Hudler (Libertarian) 0.5%
Michigan 3 Howard Wolpe Democratic 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Howard Wolpe (Democratic) 52.9%
  • Jackie McGregor (Republican) 47.1%
Michigan 4 Mark D. Siljander Republican 1981 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Mark D. Siljander (Republican) 66.9%
  • Charles S. Rodebaugh (Democratic) 33.1%
Michigan 5 Harold S. Sawyer Republican 1976 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
  •  Y Paul B. Henry (Republican) 61.8%
  • Gary J. McInerney (Democratic) 37.6%
  • Richard Whitelock (Libertarian) 0.6%
Michigan 6 Bob Carr Democratic 1974
1980 (defeated)
1982
Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Bob Carr (Democratic) 52.4%
  • Tom Ritter (Republican) 46.7%
Others
  • Russell Severance (Independent) 0.5%
  • James E. Hurrell (Libertarian) 0.4%
Michigan 7 Dale Kildee Democratic 1976 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Dale Kildee (Democratic) 93.2%
  • Samuel Johnson Jr. (Independent) 6.8%
Michigan 8 J. Bob Traxler Democratic 1974 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y J. Bob Traxler (Democratic) 64.4%
  • John Heussner (Republican) 35.6%
Michigan 9 Guy Vander Jagt Republican 1966 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Guy Vander Jagt (Republican) 70.9%
  • John Michael Senger (Democratic) 28.8%
  • Nicholas Hamilton (Libertarian) 0.3%
Michigan 10 Donald J. Albosta Democratic 1978 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
Michigan 11 Bob Davis Republican 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Bob Davis (Republican) 58.6%
  • Tom Stewart (Democratic) 41.4%
Michigan 12 David Bonior Democratic 1976 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y David Bonior (Democratic) 58.3%
  • Eugene J. Tyza (Republican) 40.9%
  • Keith P. Edwards (Libertarian) 0.7%
Michigan 13 George Crockett Jr. Democratic 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
Michigan 14 Dennis Hertel Democratic 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Dennis Hertel (Democratic) 59.1%
  • John Lauve (Republican) 40.3%
  • Virginia L. Cropsey (Libertarian) 0.6%
Michigan 15 William D. Ford Democratic 1964 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y William D. Ford (Democratic) 59.9%
  • Gerald R. Carlson (Republican) 40.1%
Michigan 16 John Dingell Democratic 1955 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y John Dingell (Democratic) 63.7%
  • Frank Grzywacki (Republican) 35.7%
  • Donald Kostyu (Libertarian) 0.5%
Michigan 17 Sander Levin Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
Michigan 18 William Broomfield Republican 1956 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y William Broomfield (Republican) 79.4%
  • Vivian H. Smargon (Democratic) 19.7%
  • Timothy J. O'Brien (Libertarian) 0.9%

Minnesota edit

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Minnesota 1 Tim Penny DFL 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Tim Penny (DFL) 57.0%
  • Keith Spicer (Ind.-Republican) 43.0%
Minnesota 2 Vin Weber Independent-
Republican
1980 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Vin Weber (Ind.-Republican) 63.1%
  • Todd Lundquist (DFL) 36.9%
Minnesota 3 Bill Frenzel Independent-
Republican
1970 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Bill Frenzel (Ind.-Republican) 73.2%
  • Dave Peterson (DFL) 26.8%
Minnesota 4 Bruce Vento DFL 1976 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Bruce Vento (DFL) 73.5%
  • Mary Jane Rachner (Ind.-Republican) 25.2%
  • Peter Brandli (Socialist Workers) 1.3%
Minnesota 5 Martin Olav Sabo DFL 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Martin Olav Sabo (DFL) 70.1%
  • Richard D. Weiblen (Ind.-Republican) 26.6%
  • Kathryn Anderson (Citizens) 3.3%
Minnesota 6 Gerry Sikorski DFL 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Gerry Sikorski (DFL) 60.5%
  • Patrick Trueman (Ind.-Republican) 39.5%
Minnesota 7 Arlan Stangeland Independent-
Republican
1977 Incumbent re-elected.
Minnesota 8 Jim Oberstar DFL 1974 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Jim Oberstar (DFL) 67.2%
  • Dave Rued (Ind.-Republican) 32.1%
  • David Salner (Socialist Workers) 0.6%

Mississippi edit

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Mississippi 1 Jamie Whitten Democratic 1941 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Jamie Whitten (Democratic) 88.4%
  • John Hargett (Independent) 11.6%
Mississippi 2 Webb Franklin Republican 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Webb Franklin (Republican) 50.6%
  • Robert G. Clark (Democratic) 48.9%
  • Hardy Caraway (Independent) 0.5%
Mississippi 3 Sonny Montgomery Democratic 1966 Incumbent re-elected.
Mississippi 4 Wayne Dowdy Democratic 1981 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Wayne Dowdy (Democratic) 55.3%
  • David Armstrong (Republican) 44.7%
Mississippi 5 Trent Lott Republican 1972 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Trent Lott (Republican) 84.7%
  • Arlon Coate (Democratic) 15.3%

Missouri edit

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Missouri 1 Bill Clay Democratic 1968 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Bill Clay (Democratic) 68.3%
  • Eric Rathbone (Republican) 31.7%
Missouri 2 Robert A. Young Democratic 1976 Incumbent re-elected.
Missouri 3 Dick Gephardt Democratic 1976 Incumbent re-elected.
Missouri 4 Ike Skelton Democratic 1976 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Ike Skelton (Democratic) 66.9%
  • Carl D. Russell (Republican) 33.1%
Missouri 5 Alan Wheat Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Alan Wheat (Democratic) 66.0%
  • Jim Kenworthy (Republican) 31.8%
  • Mike Roberts (Libertarian) 2.2%
Missouri 6 Tom Coleman Republican 1976 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Tom Coleman (Republican) 64.8%
  • Kenneth C. Hensley (Democratic) 35.2%
Missouri 7 Gene Taylor Republican 1972 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Gene Taylor (Republican) 69.6%
  • Ken Young (Democratic) 30.4%
Missouri 8 Bill Emerson Republican 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Bill Emerson (Republican) 65.4%
  • Bill Blue (Democratic) 34.6%
Missouri 9 Harold Volkmer Democratic 1976 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Harold Volkmer (Democratic) 52.9%
  • Carrie Francke (Republican) 47.1%

Montana edit

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Montana 1 Pat Williams Democratic 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Pat Williams (Democratic) 65.6%
  • Gary K. Carlson (Republican) 31.9%
  • Royer G. Warren (Libertarian) 2.4%
Montana 2 Ron Marlenee Republican 1976 Incumbent re-elected.

Nebraska edit

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Nebraska 1 Doug Bereuter Republican 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Doug Bereuter (Republican) 74.1%
  • Monica Bauer (Democratic) 25.9%
Nebraska 2 Hal Daub Republican 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Hal Daub (Republican) 65.0%
  • Thomas F. Cavanaugh (Democratic) 35.0%
Nebraska 3 Virginia D. Smith Republican 1974 Incumbent re-elected.

Nevada edit

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Nevada 1 Harry Reid Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Harry Reid (Democratic) 56.1%
  • Peggy Cavnar (Republican) 42.4%
  • Joe Morris (Libertarian) 1.4%
Nevada 2 Barbara Vucanovich Republican 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Barbara Vucanovich (Republican) 71.2%
  • Andrew Barbano (Democratic) 25.8%
  • Dan Becan (Libertarian) 3.0%

New Hampshire edit

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
New Hampshire 1 Norman D'Amours Democratic 1974 Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
Others
  • John G. H. Muelke Jr. (Independent) 0.8%
  • Arne R. Erickson (Libertarian) 0.3%
New Hampshire 2 Judd Gregg Republican 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Judd Gregg (Republican) 76.2%
  • Larry Converse (Democratic) 23.2%
  • Alan S. Groupe (Libertarian) 0.6%

New Jersey edit

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
New Jersey 1 James Florio Democratic 1974 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y James Florio (Democratic) 71.9%
  • Frederick A. Busch Jr. (Republican) 27.8%
  • Jerry Zeldin (Libertarian) 0.4%
New Jersey 2 William J. Hughes Democratic 1974 Incumbent re-elected.
New Jersey 3 James J. Howard Democratic 1964 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y James J. Howard (Democratic) 53.3%
  • Brian T. Kennedy (Republican) 45.8%
Others
  • Frank Kurshinski (Christian) 0.5%
  • Lawrence D. Erickson (Citizens) 0.4%
New Jersey 4 Chris Smith Republican 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Chris Smith (Republican) 61.3%
  • James C. Hedden (Democratic) 38.7%
New Jersey 5 Marge Roukema Republican 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Marge Roukema (Republican) 71.2%
  • Rose Brunetto (Democratic) 28.8%
New Jersey 6 Bernard J. Dwyer Democratic 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Bernard J. Dwyer (Democratic) 55.9%
  • Dennis Adams (Republican) 42.8%
  • Stephen Friedlander (Libertarian) 1.3%
New Jersey 7 Matt Rinaldo Republican 1972 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Matt Rinaldo (Republican) 74.2%
  • John F. Feeley (Democratic) 25.4%
  • Paul Nelson (Libertarian) 0.4%
New Jersey 8 Robert A. Roe Democratic 1970 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Robert A. Roe (Democratic) 62.7%
  • Marguerite A. Page (Republican) 36.9%
  • Daniel A. Maiullo Jr. (Libertarian) 0.3%
New Jersey 9 Robert Torricelli Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
New Jersey 10 Peter W. Rodino Democratic 1948 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Peter W. Rodino (Democratic) 83.7%
  • Howard E. Berkeley (Republican) 16.3%
New Jersey 11 Joseph Minish Democratic 1962 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
New Jersey 12 Jim Courter Republican 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Jim Courter (Republican) 65.0%
  • Peter Bearse (Democratic) 34.3%
  • Joseph R. Kerr III (Libertarian) 0.7%
New Jersey 13 Edwin B. Forsythe Republican 1970 Incumbent died.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
  •  Y Jim Saxton (Republican) 60.7%
  • James B. Smith (Democratic) 38.4%
Others
  • Donald L. Smith (Constitution) 0.7%
  • Bernardo S. Doganiero (Socialist Labor) 0.2%
New Jersey 14 Frank J. Guarini Democratic 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Frank J. Guarini (Democratic) 65.7%
  • Edward T. Magee (Republican) 33.3%
  • Herbert H. Shaw (Independent) 1.0%

New Mexico edit

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
New Mexico 1 Manuel Lujan Jr. Republican 1968 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Manuel Lujan Jr. (Republican) 64.9%
  • Charles Ted Asbury (Democratic) 34.0%
  • Stephen P. Curtis (Libertarian) 1.1%
New Mexico 2 Joe Skeen Republican 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Joe Skeen (Republican) 74.3%
  • Peter R. York (Democratic) 25.7%
New Mexico 3 Bill Richardson Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Bill Richardson (Democratic) 60.8%
  • Louis H. Gallegos (Republican) 37.7%
  • Shirley Machocky Jones (Libertarian) 1.4%

New York edit

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
New York 1 William Carney Conservative 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 2 Thomas Downey Democratic 1974 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Thomas Downey (Democratic) 54.7%
  • Paul Aniboli (Republican) 45.3%
New York 3 Robert J. Mrazek Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Robert J. Mrazek (Democratic) 51.0%
  • Robert P. Quinn (Republican) 47.9%
  • Elizabeth E. Capazzi (Right to Life) 1.1%
New York 4 Norman F. Lent Republican 1970 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Norman F. Lent (Republican) 68.9%
  • Sheldon Engelhard (Democratic) 29.2%
  • John J. Dunkle (Right to Life) 1.8%
New York 5 Ray McGrath Republican 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Ray McGrath (Republican) 62.4%
  • Michael D'Innocenzo (Democratic) 35.3%
  • Paul F. Callahan (Right to Life) 1.6%
  • Jack Olchin (Liberal) 0.7%
New York 6 Joseph P. Addabbo Democratic 1960 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 7 Gary Ackerman Democratic 1983 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Gary Ackerman (Democratic) 69.3%
  • Gustave A. Reifenkugel (Republican) 30.7%
New York 8 James H. Scheuer Democratic 1964
1972 (defeated)
1974
Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y James H. Scheuer (Democratic) 62.8%
  • Robert L. Brandofino (Republican) 37.2%
New York 9 Geraldine Ferraro Democratic 1978 Incumbent retired to run for U S. Vice President.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
New York 10 Chuck Schumer Democratic 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Chuck Schumer (Democratic) 72.4%
  • John H. Fox (Republican) 26.3%
  • Alfred F. Donohue Jr. (Right to Life) 1.3%
New York 11 Edolphus Towns Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Edolphus Towns (Democratic) 85.2%
  • Nathaniel Hendricks (Republican) 13.1%
  • Alfred Hamel (Conservative) 1.6%
New York 12 Major Owens Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Major Owens (Democratic) 90.5%
  • Joseph N. O. Caesar (Republican) 9.5%
New York 13 Stephen Solarz Democratic 1974 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 14 Guy Molinari Republican 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Guy Molinari (Republican) 70.2%
  • Kevin L. Sheehy (Democratic) 29.8%
New York 15 Bill Green Republican 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Bill Green (Republican) 56.1%
  • Andrew J. Stein (Democratic) 43.9%
New York 16 Charles Rangel Democratic 1970 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Charles Rangel (Democratic) 97.0%
  • Michael T. Berns (Conservative) 2.1%
  • Nan Bailey (Socialist Workers) 0.9%
New York 17 Ted Weiss Democratic 1976 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Ted Weiss (Democratic) 81.5%
  • Kenneth Katzman (Republican) 16.7%
  • Leonard Steinman (Conservative) 1.8%
New York 18 Robert García Democratic 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Robert García (Democratic) 89.2%
  • Curtis Johnson (Republican) 9.3%
  • John W. Farrell (Conservative) 1.5%
New York 19 Mario Biaggi Democratic 1968 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Mario Biaggi (Democratic) 94.8%
  • Alice Farrell (Conservative) 5.2%
New York 20 Richard Ottinger Democratic 1964
1970 (retired)
1974
Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
  •  Y Joe DioGuardi (Republican) 50.1%
  • Oren J. Teicher (Democratic) 48.2%
  • Florence T. O'Grady (Right to Life) 1.7%
New York 21 Hamilton Fish IV Republican 1968 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Hamilton Fish IV (Republican) 78.3%
  • Lawrence W. Grunberger (Democratic) 21.7%
New York 22 Benjamin Gilman Republican 1972 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Benjamin Gilman (Republican) 68.5%
  • Bruce M. Levine (Democratic) 27.5%
  • Robert De Maggio (Right to Life) 3.9%
New York 23 Samuel S. Stratton Democratic 1958 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Samuel S. Stratton (Democratic) 77.8%
  • Frank Wicks (Republican) 21.9%
  • Richard Ariza (Socialist Workers) 0.3%
New York 24 Gerald Solomon Republican 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Gerald Solomon (Republican) 73.2%
  • Edward James Bloch (Democratic) 26.8%
New York 25 Sherwood Boehlert Republican 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 26 David O'Brien Martin Republican 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 27 George C. Wortley Republican 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y George C. Wortley (Republican) 56.6%
  • Thomas C. Buckel Jr. (Democratic) 43.4%
New York 28 Matt McHugh Democratic 1974 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 29 Frank Horton Republican 1962 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Frank Horton (Republican) 69.6%
  • James R. Toole (Democratic) 24.3%
  • James L. Hale (Conservative) 4.0%
  • Donald M. Peters (Right to Life) 2.0%
New York 30 Barber Conable Republican 1964 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
  •  Y Fred J. Eckert (Republican) 54.4%
  • W. Douglas Call (Democratic) 45.4%
  • Erskine Nero (Independent) 0.2%
New York 31 Jack Kemp Republican 1970 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Jack Kemp (Republican) 75.0%
  • Peter J. Martinelli (Democratic) 25.0%
New York 32 John LaFalce Democratic 1974 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y John LaFalce (Democratic) 69.4%
  • Anthony J. Murty (Republican) 30.6%
New York 33 Henry J. Nowak Democratic 1974 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Henry J. Nowak (Democratic) 77.6%
  • David S. Lewandowski (Republican) 22.4%
New York 34 Stan Lundine Democratic 1976 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Stan Lundine (Democratic) 54.2%
  • Jill Houghton Emery (Republican) 44.5%
  • Carol L. Fisher (Right to Life) 1.3%

North Carolina edit

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
North Carolina 1 Walter B. Jones Sr. Democratic 1966 Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina 2 Tim Valentine Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Tim Valentine (Democratic) 67.7%
  • Frank H. Hill (Republican) 32.3%
North Carolina 3 Charles O. Whitley Democratic 1976 Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina 4 Ike Franklin Andrews Democratic 1972 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
North Carolina 5 Stephen L. Neal Democratic 1974 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Stephen L. Neal (Democratic) 50.7%
  • Stuart Epperson (Republican) 49.3%
North Carolina 6 Robin Britt Democratic 1982 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
  •  Y Howard Coble (Republican) 50.6%
  • Robin Britt (Democratic) 49.3%
  • Meryl Lynn Farber (Socialist Workers) 0.1%
North Carolina 7 Charlie Rose Democratic 1972 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Charlie Rose (Democratic) 59.2%
  • S. Thomas Rhodes (Republican) 40.8%
North Carolina 8 Bill Hefner Democratic 1974 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Bill Hefner (Democratic) 50.9%
  • Harris D. Blake (Republican) 49.1%
North Carolina 9 James G. Martin Republican 1972 Incumbent retired to run for Governor of North Carolina.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
North Carolina 10 Jim Broyhill Republican 1962 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Jim Broyhill (Republican) 73.4%
  • Ted A. Poovey (Democratic) 26.6%
North Carolina 11 Jamie Clarke Democratic 1982 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Republican gain.

North Dakota edit

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
North Dakota at-large Byron Dorgan Democratic-NPL 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Byron Dorgan (Democratic-NPL) 78.7%
  • Lois Ivers Altenburg (Republican) 21.3%

Ohio edit

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Ohio 1 Tom Luken Democratic 1974 (special)
1974 (defeated)
1976
Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 2 Bill Gradison Republican 1974 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Bill Gradison (Republican) 68.6%
  • Thomas J. Porter (Democratic) 31.4%
Ohio 3 Tony P. Hall Democratic 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 4 Mike Oxley Republican 1972 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Mike Oxley (Republican) 77.5%
  • William O. Sutton (Democratic) 22.5%
Ohio 5 Del Latta Republican 1958 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 6 Bob McEwen Republican 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Bob McEwen (Republican) 74.0%
  • Bob Smith (Democratic) 26.0%
Ohio 7 Mike DeWine Republican 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Mike DeWine (Republican) 76.7%
  • Donald E. Scott (Democratic) 21.1%
Ohio 8 Tom Kindness Republican 1974 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Tom Kindness (Republican) 76.9%
  • John T. Francis (Democratic) 23.1%
Ohio 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Marcy Kaptur (Democratic) 54.9%
  • Frank Venner (Republican) 43.4%
Ohio 10 Clarence E. Miller Republican 1966 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 11 Dennis E. Eckart Democratic 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 12 John Kasich Republican 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y John Kasich (Republican) 69.5%
  • Richard S. Sloan (Democratic) 30.5%
Ohio 13 Don Pease Democratic 1976 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Don Pease (Democratic) 66.4%
  • William G. Schaffner (Republican) 30.0%
  • James S. Patton (Independent) 3.6%
Ohio 14 John F. Seiberling Democratic 1970 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 15 Chalmers Wylie Republican 1966 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Chalmers Wylie (Republican) 71.6%
  • Duane Jager (Democratic) 28.4%
Ohio 16 Ralph Regula Republican 1972 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Ralph Regula (Republican) 72.4%
  • James Gwin (Democratic) 27.6%
Ohio 17 Lyle Williams Republican 1978 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.
Ohio 18 Douglas Applegate Democratic 1976 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Douglas Applegate (Democratic) 75.9%
  • Kenneth P. Burt Jr. (Republican) 24.1%
Ohio 19 Ed Feighan Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Ed Feighan (Democratic) 55.2%
  • Matthew J. Hatchadorian (Republican) 42.7%
  • Arnold Gleisser (Independent) 2.1%
Ohio 20 Mary Rose Oakar Democratic 1976 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 21 Louis Stokes Democratic 1968 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Louis Stokes (Democratic) 82.4%
  • Robert L. Woodall (Republican) 14.7%
  • Milton R. Norris (Independent) 2.2%
  • Omari Musa (Independent) 0.8%

Oklahoma edit

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Oklahoma 1 James R. Jones Democratic 1972 Incumbent re-elected.
Oklahoma 2 Mike Synar Democratic 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Mike Synar (Democratic) 74.1%
  • Gary K. Rice (Republican) 25.9%
Oklahoma 3 Wes Watkins Democratic 1976 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Wes Watkins (Democratic) 77.8%
  • Patrick K. Miller (Republican) 22.2%
Oklahoma 4 Dave McCurdy Democratic 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Dave McCurdy (Democratic) 63.6%
  • Jerry Smith (Republican) 35.4%
  • Gordon E. Mobley (Libertarian) 1.0%
Oklahoma 5 Mickey Edwards Republican 1976 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Mickey Edwards (Republican) 75.6%
  • Allen Greeson (Democratic) 21.9%
  • D. Frank Robinson (Libertarian) 2.5%
Oklahoma 6 Glenn English Democratic 1974 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Glenn English (Democratic) 58.9%
  • Craig Dodd (Republican) 41.1%

Oregon edit

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Oregon 1 Les AuCoin Democratic 1974 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Les AuCoin (Democratic) 53.1%
  • Bill Moshofsky (Republican) 46.9%
Oregon 2 Bob Smith Republican 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Bob Smith (Republican) 57.0%
  • Larryann Willis (Democratic) 43.0%
Oregon 3 Ron Wyden Democratic 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Ron Wyden (Democratic) 72.3%
  • Drew Davis (Republican) 27.7%
Oregon 4 Jim Weaver Democratic 1974 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Jim Weaver (Democratic) 58.2%
  • Bruce Long (Republican) 41.8%
Oregon 5 Denny Smith Republican 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Denny Smith (Republican) 54.5%
  • Ruth McFarland (Democratic) 45.5%

Pennsylvania edit

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Pennsylvania 1 Thomas M. Foglietta Democratic 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 2 William H. Gray III Democratic 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y William H. Gray III (Democratic) 91.0%
  • Ronald J. Sharper (Republican) 8.3%
  • Katherine L. Karlin (Socialist Workers) 0.7%
Pennsylvania 3 Robert Borski Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Robert Borski (Democratic) 63.9%
  • Flora L. Becker (Republican) 35.7%
  • John J. Hughes (Independent) 0.3%
Pennsylvania 4 Joe Kolter Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Joe Kolter (Democratic) 56.8%
  • Jim Kunder (Republican) 43.2%
Pennsylvania 5 Dick Schulze Republican 1974 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Dick Schulze (Republican) 72.6%
  • Louis J. Fanti (Democratic) 27.4%
Pennsylvania 6 Gus Yatron Democratic 1968 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 7 Bob Edgar Democratic 1974 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 8 Peter H. Kostmayer Democratic 1976
1980 (defeated)
1982
Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 9 Bud Shuster Republican 1972 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 10 Joseph M. McDade Republican 1962 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 11 Frank Harrison Democratic 1982 Incumbent lost renomination.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
  •  Y Paul Kanjorski (Democratic) 58.6%
  • Robert P. Hudock (Republican) 41.4%
Pennsylvania 12 John Murtha Democratic 1974 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y John Murtha (Democratic) 69.1%
  • Thomas J. Fullard III (Republican) 29.5%
  • Joseph E. Krill (Independent) 1.4%
Pennsylvania 13 Lawrence Coughlin Republican 1968 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 14 William J. Coyne Democratic 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y William J. Coyne (Democratic) 76.6%
  • John Robert Clark (Republican) 19.9%
  • Richard Edward Caligiuri (Libertarian) 3.1%
  • Alfred Duncan Jr. (Socialist Workers) 0.3%
Pennsylvania 15 Donald L. Ritter Republican 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Donald L. Ritter (Republican) 58.1%
  • Jane Wells-Schooley (Democratic) 41.9%
Pennsylvania 16 Bob Walker Republican 1976 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Bob Walker (Republican) 77.8%
  • Martin L. Bard (Democratic) 22.2%
Pennsylvania 17 George Gekas Republican 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y George Gekas (Republican) 72.6%
  • Stephen A. Anderson (Democratic) 27.4%
Pennsylvania 18 Doug Walgren Democratic 1976 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Doug Walgren (Democratic) 62.7%
  • John G. Maxwell (Republican) 36.7%
  • Daniel M. Mulholland III (Libertarian) 0.6%
Pennsylvania 19 Bill Goodling Republican 1974 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Bill Goodling (Republican) 75.6%
  • John Rarig (Democratic) 23.6%
  • Gary M. Shoemaker (Libertarian) 0.8%
Pennsylvania 20 Joseph M. Gaydos Democratic 1968 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 21 Tom Ridge Republican 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Tom Ridge (Republican) 65.4%
  • James A. Young (Democratic) 34.1%
  • Edward J. Hammer (Independent) 0.4%
Pennsylvania 22 Austin Murphy Democratic 1976 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Austin Murphy (Democratic) 79.0%
  • Nancy S. Pryor (Republican) 20.4%
  • Clare M. Fraenzl (Socialist Workers) 0.6%
Pennsylvania 23 William Clinger Republican 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y William Clinger (Republican) 51.6%
  • Bill Wachob (Democratic) 48.4%

Rhode Island edit

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Rhode Island 1 Fernand St Germain Democratic 1960 Incumbent re-elected.
Rhode Island 2 Claudine Schneider Republican 1980 Incumbent re-elected.

South Carolina edit

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
South Carolina 1 Thomas F. Hartnett Republican 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
South Carolina 2 Floyd Spence Republican 1970 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Floyd Spence (Republican) 62.1%
  • Ken Mosely (Democratic) 36.7%
  • Cynthia E. Sullivan (Libertarian) 1.2%
South Carolina 3 Butler Derrick Democratic 1974 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Butler Derrick (Democratic) 58.4%
  • Clarence E. Taylor (Republican) 40.6%
  • Robert Madden (Libertarian) 1.0%
South Carolina 4 Carroll Campbell Jr. Republican 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Carroll Campbell Jr. (Republican) 63.9%
  • Jeff Smith (Democratic) 35.2%
  • William Ray Pike (Libertarian) 0.9%
South Carolina 5 John Spratt Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y John Spratt (Democratic) 91.8%
  • Dick Winchester (Republican) 4.3%
  • Linda Blevins (Libertarian) 3.9%
South Carolina 6 Robin Tallon Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Robin Tallon (Democratic) 59.9%
  • Lois Eargle (Republican) 38.8%
  • Hugh Thompson (Libertarian) 1.3%

South Dakota edit

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
South Dakota at-large Tom Daschle Democratic 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Tom Daschle (Democratic) 57.4%
  • Dale Bell (Republican) 42.6%

Tennessee edit

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Tennessee 1 Jimmy Quillen Republican 1962 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 2 John Duncan Sr. Republican 1964 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y John Duncan Sr. (Republican) 77.3%
  • John F. Bowen (Democratic) 22.7%
Tennessee 3 Marilyn Lloyd Democratic 1974 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Marilyn Lloyd (Democratic) 52.4%
  • John Davis (Republican) 47.6%
Tennessee 4 Jim Cooper Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Jim Cooper (Democratic) 75.2%
  • James B. Seigneur (Republican) 24.8%
Tennessee 5 Bill Boner Democratic 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 6 Al Gore Democratic 1976 Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
  •  Y Bart Gordon (Democratic) 62.8%
  • Joe Simpkins (Republican) 37.2%
Tennessee 7 Don Sundquist Republican 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 8 Ed Jones Democratic 1969 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 9 Harold Ford Sr. Democratic 1974 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Harold Ford Sr. (Democratic) 71.5%
  • William B. Thompson Jr. (Republican) 28.5%

Texas edit

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Texas 1 Sam B. Hall Jr. Democratic 1976 Incumbent re-elected.
Texas 2 Charles Wilson Democratic 1972 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Charles Wilson (Democratic) 59.3%
  • Louis Dugas Jr. (Republican) 40.7%
Texas 3 Steve Bartlett Republican 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Steve Bartlett (Republican) 83.0%
  • Jim Westbrook (Democratic) 17.0%
Texas 4 Ralph Hall Democratic 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Ralph Hall (Democratic) 58.0%
  • Thomas Blow (Republican) 42.0%
Texas 5 John Bryant Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
Texas 6 Phil Gramm Republican 1978[c]
1983 (resigned)
1983 (special)
Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
Texas 7 Bill Archer Republican 1970 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Bill Archer (Republican) 86.7%
  • Billy Willibey (Democratic) 13.3%
Texas 8 Jack Fields Republican 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Jack Fields (Republican) 64.6%
  • Don Buford (Democratic) 35.4%
Texas 9 Jack Brooks Democratic 1952 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Jack Brooks (Democratic) 58.8%
  • Jim Mahan (Republican) 41.2%
Texas 10 J. J. Pickle Democratic 1963 Incumbent re-elected.
Texas 11 Marvin Leath Democratic 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
Texas 12 Jim Wright Democratic 1954 Incumbent re-elected.
Texas 13 Jack Hightower Democratic 1974 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
Texas 14 Bill Patman Democratic 1980 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
Texas 15 Kika de la Garza Democratic 1964 Incumbent re-elected.
Texas 16 Ron Coleman Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Ron Coleman (Democratic) 57.4%
  • Jack Hammond (Republican) 42.6%
Texas 17 Charles Stenholm Democratic 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
Texas 18 Mickey Leland Democratic 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Mickey Leland (Democratic) 78.8%
  • Glen E. Beaman (Republican) 19.0%
  • Jose Alvarado (Independent) 2.2%
Texas 19 Kent Hance Democratic 1978 Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
  •  Y Larry Combest (Republican) 58.1%
  • Don R. Richards (Democratic) 41.9%
Texas 20 Henry B. González Democratic 1961 Incumbent re-elected.
Texas 21 Tom Loeffler Republican 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Tom Loeffler (Republican) 80.6%
  • Joe Sullivan (Democratic) 19.4%
Texas 22 Ron Paul Republican 1976 (special)
1976 (defeated)
1978
Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
  •  Y Tom DeLay (Republican) 65.3%
  • Doug Williams (Democratic) 34.7%
Texas 23 Abraham Kazen Democratic 1966 Incumbent lost renomination.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
Texas 24 Martin Frost Democratic 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Martin Frost (Democratic) 59.5%
  • Bob Burk (Republican) 40.5%
Texas 25 Michael A. Andrews Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
Texas 26 Tom Vandergriff Democratic 1982 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
Texas 27 Solomon Ortiz Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Solomon Ortiz (Democratic) 63.7%
  • Richard Moore (Republican) 36.3%

Utah edit

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Utah 1 Jim Hansen Republican 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Jim Hansen (Republican) 71.2%
  • Milt Abrams (Democratic) 28.2%
  • Willy Marshall (Libertarian) 0.6%
Utah 2 David Daniel Marriott Republican 1976 Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Utah.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
Others
  • Hugh A. Butler (Libertarian) 0.7%
  • James Waters (Independent) 0.4%
  • MaryEllen Gardner (American) 0.4%
Utah 3 Howard C. Nielson Republican 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Howard C. Nielson (Republican) 74.5%
  • Bruce R. Baird (Democratic) 25.0%
  • D. W. Crosby (Libertarian) 0.6%

Vermont edit

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Vermont at-large Jim Jeffords Republican 1974 Incumbent re-elected.

Virginia edit

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Virginia 1 Herb Bateman Republican 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 2 G. William Whitehurst Republican 1968 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 3 Thomas J. Bliley Jr. Republican 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 4 Norman Sisisky Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 5 Dan Daniel Democratic 1968 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 6 Jim Olin Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 7 J. Kenneth Robinson Republican 1970 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
  •  Y D. French Slaughter Jr. (Republican) 56.5%
  • Lewis M. Costello (Democratic) 40.2%
  • Bob Frazier (Independent) 3.3%
Virginia 8 Stanford Parris Republican 1972
1974 (defeated)
1980
Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 9 Rick Boucher Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 10 Frank Wolf Republican 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Frank Wolf (Republican) 62.5%
  • John P. Flannery II (Democratic) 37.5%

Washington edit

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Washington 1 Joel Pritchard Republican 1972 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
  •  Y John Miller (Republican) 56.3%
  • Brock Evans (Democratic) 43.7%
Washington 2 Al Swift Democratic 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Al Swift (Democratic) 58.6%
  • Jim Klauder (Republican) 38.6%
  • Gary Franco (Populist) 2.8%
Washington 3 Don Bonker Democratic 1974 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Don Bonker (Democratic) 71.1%
  • Herb Elder (Republican) 28.9%
Washington 4 Sid Morrison Republican 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Sid Morrison (Republican) 76.1%
  • Mark Epperson (Democratic) 23.9%
Washington 5 Tom Foley Democratic 1964 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Tom Foley (Democratic) 69.7%
  • Jack Hebner (Republican) 30.3%
Washington 6 Norm Dicks Democratic 1976 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Norm Dicks (Democratic) 66.1%
  • Mike Lonergan (Republican) 32.3%
  • Dan Blachly (Libertarian) 1.6%
Washington 7 Mike Lowry Democratic 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Mike Lowry (Democratic) 70.4%
  • Bob Dorse (Republican) 28.9%
  • Mark Manning (Socialist Workers) 0.7%
Washington 8 Rod Chandler Republican 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Rod Chandler (Republican) 62.4%
  • Bob Lamson (Democratic) 37.6%

West Virginia edit

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
West Virginia 1 Alan Mollohan Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Alan Mollohan (Democratic) 54.4%
  • Jim Altmeyer (Republican) 45.6%
West Virginia 2 Harley O. Staggers Jr. Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
West Virginia 3 Bob Wise Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Bob Wise (Democratic) 67.9%
  • Peggy Miller (Republican) 32.1%
West Virginia 4 Nick Rahall Democratic 1976 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Nick Rahall (Democratic) 66.7%
  • Jess T. Shumate (Republican) 33.3%

Wisconsin edit

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Wisconsin 1 Les Aspin Democratic 1970 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Les Aspin (Democratic) 56.2%
  • Peter Jansson (Republican) 43.8%
Wisconsin 2 Robert Kastenmeier Democratic 1958 Incumbent re-elected.
Wisconsin 3 Steve Gunderson Republican 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Steve Gunderson (Republican) 68.4%
  • Charles F. Dahl (Democratic) 31.6%
Wisconsin 4 Jerry Kleczka Democratic 1984 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Jerry Kleczka (Democratic) 66.6%
  • Robert V. Nolan (Republican) 32.8%
  • K. Rick Kissell (Labor) 0.6%
Wisconsin 5 Jim Moody Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Jim Moody (Democratic) 98.1%
  • William C. Breihan (Socialist Workers) 1.9%
Wisconsin 6 Tom Petri Republican 1979 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Tom Petri (Republican) 75.8%
  • David L. Iaquinta (Democratic) 24.2%
Wisconsin 7 Dave Obey Democratic 1969 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Dave Obey (Democratic) 61.2%
  • Mark G. Michaelsen (Republican) 38.8%
Wisconsin 8 Toby Roth Republican 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Toby Roth (Republican) 67.9%
  • Paul Willems (Democratic) 30.8%
  • Gary L. Barnes (Libertarian) 0.8%
  • Cornelius D. Van Handel (Labor) 0.4%
Wisconsin 9 Jim Sensenbrenner Republican 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Jim Sensenbrenner (Republican) 73.4%
  • John Krause (Democratic) 26.1%
  • Stephen K. Hauser (Constitution) 0.5%

Wyoming edit

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Wyoming at-large Dick Cheney Republican 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Dick Cheney (Republican) 73.6%
  • Hugh B. McFadden Jr. (Democratic) 24.4%
  • Craig Alan McCune (Libertarian) 2.0%

Non-voting delegates edit

District Incumbent This race
Delegate Party First elected Results Candidates
American Samoa at-large Fofō Iosefa Fiti Sunia Democratic 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
District of Columbia at-large Walter Fauntroy Democratic 1970 Incumbent re-elected.
Guam at-large Antonio Borja Won Pat Democratic 1972 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
Puerto Rico at-large Baltasar Corrada del Río New Progressive/
Democratic
1976 Incumbent retired to run for mayor of San Juan.
New resident commissioner elected.
PPD gain.
  •  Y Jaime Fuster (PPD/Democratic) 48.5%
  • Nelson Famadas (PNP/Democratic) 45.4%
  • Francisco Catalá (PIP) 3.8%
  • Angel Viera Martinez (PRP) 2.3%
U.S. Virgin Islands at-large Ron de Lugo Democratic 1972
1978 (retired)
1980
Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Ron de Lugo (Democratic) 73.6%
  • Janet Watlington (Independent) 25.6%

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b Caucused with Republicans.
  2. ^ Stump was originally elected as a Democrat. He switched parties in 1982 and was re-elected as such that year.
  3. ^ Gramm was first elected as a Democrat. He resigned from his seat in 1983 to run as a Republican.

References edit

  1. ^ "United States presidential election of 1984". Britannica. Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  • Federal Elections 84: Election Results for U.S. President, the U.S. Senate, and the U.S. House of Representatives. Washington, D.C.: Federal Election Commission. 1985. pp. 27–118. Archived from the original on November 5, 2021.