1996 United States House of Representatives elections

The 1996 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives on November 5, 1996, to elect members to serve in the 105th United States Congress. They coincided with the re-election of President Bill Clinton. Democrats won the popular vote by almost 60,000 votes (0.07%) and gained a net of two[3][4] seats from the Republicans, but the Republicans retained an overall majority of seats in the House for the first time since 1928.

1996 United States House of Representatives elections

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All 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives
218 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Newt Gingrich Dick Gephardt
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since January 3, 1995 January 3, 1995
Leader's seat Georgia 6th Missouri 3rd
Last election 230 seats[1] 204 seats[1]
Seats won 226[2] 207[2]
Seat change Decrease 4 Increase 3
Popular vote 43,447,962 43,507,586
Percentage 48.15% 48.22%
Swing Decrease 3.7% Increase 3.4%

  Third party
 
Party Independent
Last election 1 seat
Seats won 2
Seat change Increase 1
Popular vote 572,746
Percentage 0.6%

Results:
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold      Republican gain
     Independent hold      Independent gain

Speaker before election

Newt Gingrich
Republican

Elected Speaker

Newt Gingrich
Republican

Although the Republicans lost three seats, one of them included an independent who would caucus with them and switch to the Republicans, resulting in a nine-seat Republican majority. A total of 12 freshman Republicans who were elected in the 1994 Republican Revolution were defeated in the election, while at least 36 were re-elected.

The election was the fourth and final time in the 20th century in which either party won the House majority without winning the popular vote, with the previous three instances occurring in 1914, 1942, and 1952.[5][6] In terms of the total vote, the 1996 result remains one of the closest in U.S. history. This remains the last election in which Republicans won a majority of seats in the New Jersey delegation, and it was also the first election since 1872 in which Republicans won a majority of seats in Mississippi's delegation.

Special elections

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District Incumbent Party First elected Result Candidates
California 37 Walter R. Tucker III Democratic 1992 Incumbent resigned December 15, 1995 due to scandals during his past tenure as Mayor of Compton, California.
New member elected March 26, 1996.
Democratic hold.
  •  Y Juanita Millender-McDonald (Democratic) 27.3%
  • Willard Murray (Democratic) 20.4%
  • Omar Bradley (Democratic) 13.7%
  • Paul H. Richards (Democratic) 11.8%
  • Robert M. Sausedo (Democratic) 8.9%
  • Robin Tucker (Democratic) 7.2%
  • Charlie Davis (Democratic) 5.0%
  • Murry J. Carter (Democratic) 3.0%
  • Joyce Harris (Democratic) 2.6%[7]
Maryland 7 Kweisi Mfume Democratic 1986 Incumbent resigned February 15, 1996 to become President of the NAACP.
New member elected April 16, 1996.
Democratic hold.
  •  Y Elijah Cummings (Democratic) 80.9%
  • Kenneth Konder (Republican) 19.1%
Oregon 3 Ron Wyden Democratic 1980 Incumbent resigned February 6, 1996 when elected U.S. Senator.
New member elected May 21, 1996.
Democratic hold.
  •  Y Earl Blumenauer (Democratic) 68.4%
  • Mark Brunelle (Republican) 24.8%
  • Joe Keating (Pacific Green) 4.0%
  • Victoria P. Guillebeau (Socialist) 2.3%
Kansas 2 Sam Brownback Republican 1994 Incumbent resigned November 27, 1996 when elected U.S. Senator.
New member elected November 5, 1996.
Winner also elected to the next term, see below.
Republican hold.
Missouri 8 Bill Emerson Republican 1980 Incumbent died June 22, 1996.
New member elected November 5, 1996.
Republican hold.
Winner also elected to the next term, see below.

Results summary

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Popular vote and seats total by states
206 2 227
Democratic [b] Republican
Party Seats Seat
percentage
Vote
percentage
Popular
vote
1994 Elected Net
change
Republican Party 230 227   3 52.4% 48.15% 43,447,962
Democratic Party 204 206   2 47.4% 48.22% 43,507,586
Libertarian Party 0 0   0.0% 0.7% 651,448
Independent 1 2   1 0.2% 0.6% 572,746
Natural Law Party 0 0   0.0% 0.6% 518,413
Reform Party 0 0   0.0% 0.2% 178,475
U.S. Taxpayers' Party 0 0   0.0% 0.1% 54,054
Independence Party 0 0   0.0% 0.1% 48,272
Peace and Freedom Party 0 0   0.0% 0.1% 48,136
Others 0 0   0.0% 1.3% 1,206,375
Totals 435 435   100.0% 100.0% 90,233,467

Source: Election Statistics – Office of the Clerk

Popular vote
Democratic
48.22%
Republican
48.15%
Libertarian
0.72%
Others
2.91%
House seats
Republican
52.41%
Democratic
47.36%
Others
0.23%
 
House seats by party holding plurality in state
  80+% Democratic
  80+% Republican
  60+% to 80% Democratic
  60+% to 80% Republican
  up to 60% Democratic
  up to 60% Republican
  80+% Independent
 
Change in House seats by party
  3 to 5 Democratic gain
 
  1 to 2 Democratic gain
  1 to 2 Republican gain
  no net change

Retiring incumbents

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50 incumbents retired: 29 Democrats and 21 Republicans, giving the Republicans a net gain of 6 seats from the Democrats.

Democrats

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Democratic hold

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  1. Arkansas's 1st district: Blanche Lincoln
  2. Arkansas's 2nd district: Ray Thornton
  3. California's 24th district: Anthony Beilenson
  4. Colorado's 1st district: Pat Schroeder
  5. Florida's 2nd district: Pete Peterson
  6. Florida's 11th district: Sam Gibbons
  7. Florida's 19th district: Harry Johnston
  8. Illinois's 7th district: Cardiss Collins
  9. Indiana's 10th district: Andrew Jacobs Jr.
  10. Massachusetts's 10th district: Gerry Studds
  11. New Jersey's 9th district: Robert Torricelli, to run for U.S. Senator
  12. North Carolina's 7th district: Charlie Rose
  13. Rhode Island's 2nd district: Jack Reed, to run for U.S. Senator
  14. Tennessee's 9th district: Harold Ford Sr.
  15. Texas's 1st district: Jim Chapman, to run for U.S. Senator
  16. Texas's 2nd district: Charlie Wilson
  17. Texas's 15th district: Kika de la Garza
  18. Texas's 16th district: Ronald D. Coleman
  19. Virginia's 5th district: Lewis F. Payne Jr.

Republican gain

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  1. Alabama's 3rd district: Glen Browder, to run for U.S. Senator
  2. Alabama's 4th district: Tom Bevill
  3. Illinois's 20th district: Dick Durbin, to run for U.S. Senator
  4. Louisiana's 5th district: Cleo Fields
  5. Mississippi's 3rd district: Sonny Montgomery
  6. Montana's at-large district: Pat Williams
  7. Oklahoma's 3rd district: William K. Brewster
  8. South Dakota's at-large district: Tim Johnson, to run for U.S. Senator
  9. Texas's 5th district: John Bryant, to run for U.S. Senator
  10. Texas's 12th district: Pete Geren

Republicans

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Republican hold

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  1. Arkansas's 3rd district: Tim Hutchinson, to run for U.S. Senator
  2. California's 27th district: Carlos Moorhead
  3. Colorado's 4th district: Wayne Allard, to run for U.S. Senator
  4. Indiana's 7th district: John Myers
  5. Kansas's 1st district: Pat Roberts, to run for U.S. Senator
  6. Kansas's 2nd district: Sam Brownback, to run for U.S. Senator
  7. Kansas's 3rd district: Jan Meyers
  8. Missouri's 7th district: Mel Hancock
  9. Nevada's 2nd district: Barbara Vucanovich
  10. New Hampshire's 1st district: Bill Zeliff, to run for Governor
  11. New Jersey's 12th district: Dick Zimmer, to run for U.S. Senator
  12. Oregon's 2nd district: Wes Cooley
  13. Pennsylvania's 5th district: Bill Clinger
  14. Pennsylvania's 16th district: Robert Smith Walker
  15. Tennessee's 1st district: Jimmy Quillen
  16. Texas's 8th district: Jack Fields
  17. Utah's 2nd district: Enid Greene

Democratic gain

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  1. Iowa's 3rd district: Jim Ross Lightfoot, to run for U.S. Senator
  2. Louisiana's 7th district: Jimmy Hayes, to run for U.S. Senator
  3. Wisconsin's 3rd district: Steve Gunderson
  4. Wisconsin's 8th district: Toby Roth

Incumbents defeated

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In primary elections

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Democrats

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  1. Michigan's 15th district: Barbara-Rose Collins lost to Carolyn Kilpatrick, who later won the general election

Republicans

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  1. Texas's 14th district: Greg Laughlin lost to Ron Paul, who later won the general election

In the general elections

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21 seats switched parties in the November elections, giving the Democrats a net gain of 15 seats from the Republicans.

Democrats who lost to Republicans

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  1. Kentucky's 3rd district: Mike Ward lost to Anne Northup
  2. Missouri's 9th district: Harold Volkmer lost to Kenny Hulshof
  3. Utah's 3rd district: Bill Orton lost to Chris Cannon

Republicans who lost to Democrats

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  1. California's 10th district: William P. Baker lost to Ellen Tauscher
  2. California's 22nd district: Andrea Seastrand lost to Walter Capps
  3. California's 46th district: Bob Dornan lost to Loretta Sanchez
  4. Connecticut's 5th district: Gary Franks lost to James H. Maloney
  5. Illinois's 5th district: Michael Patrick Flanagan lost to Rod Blagojevich
  6. Maine's 1st district: James B. Longley Jr. lost to Tom Allen
  7. Massachusetts's 3rd district: Peter I. Blute lost to Jim McGovern
  8. Massachusetts's 6th district: Peter G. Torkildsen lost to John F. Tierney
  9. Michigan's 8th district: Dick Chrysler lost to Debbie Stabenow
  10. New Jersey's 8th district: William J. Martini lost to Bill Pascrell
  11. New York's 4th district: Dan Frisa lost to Carolyn McCarthy
  12. North Carolina's 2nd district: David Funderburk lost to Bob Etheridge
  13. North Carolina's 4th district: Fred Heineman lost to David Price in a rematch of the 1994 election.
  14. Ohio's 6th district: Frank Cremeans lost to Ted Strickland
  15. Ohio's 10th district: Martin Hoke lost to Dennis Kucinich
  16. Oregon's 5th district: Jim Bunn lost to Darlene Hooley
  17. Texas's 9th district: Steve Stockman lost to Nick Lampson
  18. Washington's 9th district: Randy Tate lost to Adam Smith

Alabama

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District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Alabama 1 Sonny Callahan Republican 1984 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Sonny Callahan (Republican) 64.36%
  • Don Womack (Democratic) 33.82%
  • Bob Burns (Libertarian) 1.61%
Alabama 2 Terry Everett Republican 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Terry Everett (Republican) 63.19%
  • Bob Gaines (Democratic) 35.42%
  • Michael Probst (Libertarian) 1.26%
Alabama 3 Glen Browder Democratic 1989 (Special) Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
Republican gain.
  •  Y Bob Riley (Republican) 50.42%
  • Ted Little (Democratic) 47.3%
  • Lucy Lawrence (Natural Law) 1.20%
  • R.E. Stokes (Libertarian) 1.02%
Alabama 4 Tom Bevill Democratic 1966 Incumbent retired.
Republican gain.
  •  Y Robert Aderholt (Republican) 49.89%
  • Bob Wilson (Democratic) 48.20%
  • Alan F. Barksdale (Libertarian) 1.80%
Alabama 5 Robert E. Cramer Democratic 1990 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Robert E. Cramer (Democratic) 55.68%
  • Wayne Parker (Republican) 42.19%
  • Shirley Madison (Natural Law) 1.21%
  • Craig Goodrich (Libertarian) 0.90%
Alabama 6 Spencer Bachus Republican 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Spencer Bachus (Republican) 70.93%
  • Mary Lynn Bates (Democratic) 27.31%
  • Franklin Harris (Libertarian) 0.90%
  • Diane Vogel (Natural Law) 0.83%
Alabama 7 Earl Hilliard Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Earl Hilliard (Democratic) 71.13%
  • Joe Powell (Republican) 27.14%
  • Ken Hager (Libertarian) 1.64%

Alaska

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District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Alaska at-large Don Young Republican 1973 (Special) Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Don Young (Republican) 59.41%
  • Georgianna Lincoln (Democratic) 36.42%
  • William Nemec (AIP) 2.15%
  • John Grames (Green) 1.93%

Arizona

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District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Arizona 1 Matt Salmon Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Matt Salmon (Republican) 60.18%
  • John Cox (Democratic) 39.82%
Arizona 2 Ed Pastor Democratic 1991 (Special) Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Ed Pastor (Democratic) 65.01%
  • Jim Buster (Republican) 30.76%
  • Alice Bangle (Libertarian) 4.23%
Arizona 3 Bob Stump Republican 1976[c] Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Bob Stump (Republican) 66.52%
  • Alexander Schneider (Democratic) 33.48%
Arizona 4 John Shadegg Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y John Shadegg (Republican) 66.78%
  • Maria Milton (Democratic) 33.22%
Arizona 5 Jim Kolbe Republican 1984 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Jim Kolbe (Republican) 68.74%
  • Mort Nelson (Democratic) 25.91%
  • John Zajac (Libertarian) 2.81%
  • Ed Finkelstein (Reform) 2.54%
Arizona 6 J. D. Hayworth Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.

Arkansas

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District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Arkansas 1 Blanche Lincoln Democratic 1992 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  •  Y Robert Marion Berry (Democratic) 52.78%
  • Warren Dupwe (Republican) 44.34%
  • Keith Carle (Reform) 2.87%
Arkansas 2 Ray Thornton Democratic 1972
1978 (retired)
1990
Incumbent retired to run for Arkansas Supreme Court.
Democratic hold.
Arkansas 3 Tim Hutchinson Republican 1992 Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Republican hold.
  •  Y Asa Hutchinson (Republican) 55.70%
  • Ann Henry (Democratic) 41.84%
  • Tony Joe Huffman (Reform) 2.43%
Arkansas 4 Jay Dickey Republican 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Jay Dickey (Republican) 63.50%
  • Vincent Tolliver (Democratic) 36.50%

California

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District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
California 1 Frank Riggs Republican 1990
1992 (defeated)
1994
Incumbent re-elected.
California 2 Wally Herger Republican 1986 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Wally Herger (Republican) 60.8%
  • Roberts Braden (Democratic) 33.73%
  • Patrice Thiessen (Natural Law) 3.04%
  • William Brunner (Libertarian) 2.42%
California 3 Vic Fazio Democratic 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Vic Fazio (Democratic) 53.52%
  • Tim Lefever (Republican) 41.1%
  • Timothy Erich (Reform) 3.47%
  • Erin Donelle (Libertarian) 1.91%
California 4 John Doolittle Republican 1990 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y John Doolittle (Republican) 60.46%
  • Katie Hirning (Democratic) 36.1%
  • Patrick Lee McHargue (Libertarian) 3.43%
California 5 Bob Matsui Democratic 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Bob Matsui (Democratic) 70.44%
  • Robert S. Dinsmore (Republican) 26.15%
  • Joseph B. Miller (Libertarian) 1.26%
  • Gordon D. Mors (American Independent) 1.1%
  • Charles Kersey (Natural Law) 1.05%
California 6 Lynn Woolsey Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Lynn Woolsey (Democratic) 61.83%
  • Duane Hughes (Republican) 33.99%
  • Ernest K. Jones Jr. (Peace and Freedom) 2.54%
  • Bruce Kendall (Natural Law) 1.63%
California 7 George Miller Democratic 1974 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y George Miller (Democratic) 71.8%
  • Norman Reece (Republican) 22.28%
  • William C. Thompson (Reform) 3.6%
  • Bob Liatunick (Natural Law) 2.32%
California 8 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 1987 (Special) Incumbent re-elected.
California 9 Ron Dellums Democratic 1970 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Ron Dellums (Democratic) 77.03%
  • Deborah Wright (Republican) 18.47%
  • Tom Condit (Peace and Freedom) 2.77%
  • Jack Forem (Natural Law) 1.73%
California 10 William P. Baker Republican 1992 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
  •  Y Ellen Tauscher (Democratic) 48.63%
  • William P. Baker (Republican) 47.19%
  • John Place (Reform) 2.24%
  • Valerie Janlois (Natural Law) 1.08%
  • Gregory Lyon (Libertarian) 0.86%
California 11 Richard Pombo Republican 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Richard Pombo (Republican) 59.35%
  • Jason Silva (Democratic) 36.19%
  • Kelly Rego (Libertarian) 2.8%
  • Selene Bush (Natural Law) 1.66%
California 12 Tom Lantos Democratic 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Tom Lantos (Democratic) 71.69%
  • Storm Jenkins (Republican) 23.7%
  • Christopher Schmidt (Libertarian) 2.94%
  • Richard Borg (Natural Law) 1.67%
California 13 Pete Stark Democratic 1972 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Pete Stark (Democratic) 65.18%
  • James Fay (Republican) 30.41%
  • Terry Savage (Libertarian) 4.41%
California 14 Anna Eshoo Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Anna Eshoo (Democratic) 64.87%
  • Ben Brink (Republican) 31.1%
  • Timothy Thompson (Peace and Freedom) 1.59%
  • Joseph Dehn III (Libertarian) 1.52%
  • Robert Wells (Natural Law) 0.93%
California 15 Tom Campbell Republican 1988
1992 (defeated)
1995 (special)
Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Tom Campbell (Republican) 58.5%
  • Dick Lane (Democratic) 34.84%
  • Valli Sharpe-Geisler (Reform) 2.75%
  • Ed Wimmers (Libertarian) 2.42%
  • Bruce Currivan (Natural Law) 1.49%
California 16 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Zoe Lofgren (Democratic) 65.65%
  • Chuck Wojslaw (Republican) 30.16%
  • David Bonino (Libertarian) 2.88%
  • Abaan Abu-Shumays (Natural Law) 1.3%
California 17 Sam Farr Democratic 1993 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Sam Farr (Democratic) 58.87%
  • Jess Brown (Republican) 37.77%
  • John H. Black (Libertarian) 3.36%
California 18 Gary Condit Democratic 1989 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Gary Condit (Democratic) 65.72%
  • Bill Conrad (Republican) 31.82%
  • James B. Morzella (Libertarian) 1.35%
  • Page Roth Riskin (Natural Law) 1.1%
California 19 George Radanovich Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y George Radanovich (Republican) 66.58%
  • Paul Barile (Democratic) 28.32%
  • Pamela Pescosolido (Libertarian) 2.95%
  • David Adalian (Natural Law) 2.15%
California 20 Cal Dooley Democratic 1990 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Cal Dooley (Democratic) 56.51%
  • Trice Harvey (Republican) 39.13%
  • Jonathan Richter (Libertarian) 4.36%
California 21 Bill Thomas Republican 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Bill Thomas (Republican) 65.81%
  • Deborah A. Vollmer (Democratic) 26.5%
  • John Evans (Reform) 4.24%
  • Jane Bialosky (Natural Law) 1.77%
  • Mike Hodges (Libertarian) 1.59%
California 22 Andrea Seastrand Republican 1994 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
  •  Y Walter Capps (Democratic) 48.45%
  • Andrea Seastrand (Republican) 44.22%
  • Steven Wheeler (Independent) 4.03%
  • Richard Dick Porter (Reform) 1.63%
Others
  • David L. Bersohn (Libertarian) 0.91%
  • Dawn Tomastik (Natural Law) 0.76%
California 23 Elton Gallegly Republican 1986 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Elton Gallegly (Republican) 59.59%
  • Robert Unruhe (Democratic) 35.1%
  • Gail Lightfoot (Libertarian) 4.18%
  • Stephen Hospodar (Natural Law) 1.12%
California 24 Anthony Beilenson Democratic 1976 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  •  Y Brad Sherman (Democratic) 49.43%
  • Rich Sybert (Republican) 43.58%
  • Ralph L. Shroyer (Peace and Freedom) 2.92%
  • Erich D. Miller (Libertarian) 2.65%
  • Ron Lawrence (Natural Law) 1.43%
California 25 Buck McKeon Republican 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Buck McKeon (Republican) 62.4%
  • Diane Trautman (Democratic) 33.17%
  • Bruce Acker (Libertarian) 3.15%
  • Justin Charles Gerber (Peace and Freedom) 1.28%
California 26 Howard Berman Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Howard Berman (Democratic) 65.87%
  • Bill Glass (Republican) 28.61%
  • Scott Fritschler (Libertarian) 3.45%
  • Gary Hearne (Natural Law) 2.07%
California 27 Carlos Moorhead Republican 1972 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
  •  Y James E. Rogan (Republican) 50.18%
  • Doug Kahn (Democratic) 43.18%
  • Elizabeth Michael (Libertarian) 3.5%
  • Walt Contreras Sheasby (Green) 2.21%
  • Martin Zucker (Natural Law) 0.93%
California 28 David Dreier Republican 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y David Dreier (Republican) 60.67%
  • David Levering (Democratic) 36.94%
  • Ken Saurenman (Libertarian) 2.38%
California 29 Henry Waxman Democratic 1974 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Henry Waxman (Democratic) 67.63%
  • Paul Stepanek (Republican) 24.6%
  • John Peter Daly (Peace and Freedom) 4.1%
  • Michael J. Binkley (Libertarian) 2.22%
  • Brian Rees (Natural Law) 1.44%
California 30 Xavier Becerra Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Xavier Becerra (Democratic) 72.32%
  • Patricia Parker (Republican) 18.71%
  • Pam Probst (Libertarian) 3.42%
  • Shirley Mandel (Peace and Freedom) 3.1%
  • Rosemary Watson-Frith (Natural Law) 2.44%
California 31 Matthew G. Martínez Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Matthew G. Martínez (Democratic) 67.47%
  • John Flores (Republican) 27.95%
  • Michael Everling (Republican) 4.58%
California 32 Julian Dixon Democratic 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Julian Dixon (Democratic) 82.36%
  • Lawrence Ardito (Republican) 12.39%
  • Neal Donner (Libertarian) 4.22%
  • Rashied Jibri (Natural Law) 1.03%
California 33 Lucille Roybal-Allard Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic) 82.1%
  • John Leonard (Republican) 14.09%
  • Howard Johnson (Libertarian) 3.81%
California 34 Esteban Edward Torres Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Esteban Edward Torres (Democratic) 68.43%
  • David Nunez (Republican) 26.62%
  • James W. Scott (American Independent) 2.98%
  • David Argall (Libertarian) 1.98%
California 35 Maxine Waters Democratic 1990 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Maxine Waters (Democratic) 85.5%
  • Eric Carlson (Republican) 12.09%
  • Gordon M. Mego (American Independent) 2.4%
California 36 Jane Harman Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Jane Harman (Democratic) 52.46%
  • Susan Brooks (Republican) 43.9%
  • Bruce Dovner (Libertarian) 2.2%
  • Bradley McManus (Natural Law) 1.44%
California 37 Juanita Millender-McDonald Democratic 1996 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
California 38 Steve Horn Republican 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Steve Horn (Republican) 52.57%
  • Rick Zbur (Democratic) 42.72%
  • William Yeager (Green) 2.75%
  • Paul Gautreau (Libertarian) 1.95%
California 39 Ed Royce Republican 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Ed Royce (Republican) 62.8%
  • Bob Davis (Democratic) 31.93%
  • Jack Dean (Libertarian) 5.27%
California 40 Jerry Lewis Republican 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Jerry Lewis (Republican) 64.9%
  • Robert Conaway (Democratic) 28.96%
  • Hale McGee (American Independent) 3.26%
  • Joseph Kelley (Libertarian) 2.87%
California 41 Jay Kim Republican 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Jay Kim (Republican) 58.46%
  • Richard Waldron (Democratic) 32.98%
  • Richard G. Newhouse (Libertarian) 4.97%
  • David Kramer (Natural Law) 3.5%
California 42 George Brown Jr. Democratic 1962
1970 (retired)
1972
Incumbent re-elected.
California 43 Ken Calvert Republican 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Ken Calvert (Republican) 54.72%
  • Guy C. Kimbrough (Democratic) 37.94%
  • Annie Wallack (Natural Law) 3.7%
  • Kevin Akin (Peace and Freedom) 1.86%
  • Gene L. Berkman (Libertarian) 1.74%
California 44 Sonny Bono Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Sonny Bono (Republican) 57.74%
  • Anita Rufus (Democratic) 38.54%
  • Donald Cochran (American Independent) 2.03%
  • Karen Blasdell-Wilkinson (Natural Law) 1.64%
California 45 Dana Rohrabacher Republican 1988 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Dana Rohrabacher (Republican) 60.98%
  • Sally Alexander (Democratic) 33.24%
  • Mark F. Murphy (Libertarian) 4.29%
  • Rand McDevitt (Natural Law) 1.49%
California 46 Bob Dornan Republican 1976
1982 (retired)
1984
Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
  •  Y Loretta Sanchez (Democratic) 46.8%
  • Bob Dornan (Republican) 45.84%
  • Lawrence John Stafford (Reform) 3.16%
  • Thomas Reimer (Libertarian) 2.28%
  • Carlos Aguirre (Natural Law) 1.92%
California 47 Christopher Cox Republican 1988 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Christopher Cox (Republican) 65.66%
  • Tina Laine (Democratic) 28.86%
  • Iris Adam (Natural Law) 2.79%
  • Victor A. Wagner Jr. (Libertarian) 2.68%
California 48 Ron Packard Republican 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Ron Packard (Republican) 65.86%
  • Dan Farrell (Democratic) 26.9%
  • Sharon Miles (Natural Law) 3.62%
  • William Dreu (Reform) 3.62%
California 49 Brian Bilbray Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Brian Bilbray (Republican) 52.62%
  • Peter Navarro (Democratic) 41.91%
  • Ernest Lippe (Libertarian) 2.04%
  • Kevin Hambsch (Reform) 1.82%
  • Peter Sterling (Natural Law) 1.6%
California 50 Bob Filner Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Bob Filner (Democratic) 61.86%
  • Jim Baize (Republican) 32.41%
  • Dan Clark (Reform) 2.75%
  • Earl Shepard (Natural Law) 1.81%
  • Philip Zoebisch (Libertarian) 1.18%
California 51 Duke Cunningham Republican 1990 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Duke Cunningham (Republican) 65.07%
  • Rita Tamerius (Democratic) 28.93%
  • Miriam E. Clark (Reform) 2.36%
  • Jack C. Anderson (Libertarian) 2.31%
  • Eric Hunter Bourdette (Natural Law) 1.33%
California 52 Duncan L. Hunter Republican 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Duncan L. Hunter (Republican) 65.47%
  • Darity Wesley (Democratic) 29.78%
  • Janice Jordan (Peace and Freedom) 2.05%
  • Dante Ridley (Libertarian) 1.87%
  • Peter Ballantyne (Natural Law) 0.84%

Colorado

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District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Colorado 1 Pat Schroeder Democratic 1972 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
Colorado 2 David Skaggs Democratic 1986 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y David Skaggs (Democratic) 57.04%
  • Pat Miller (Republican) 38.26%
  • Larry E. Johnson (Reform) 2.46%
  • Earl Allen (Libertarian) 2.24%
Colorado 3 Scott McInnis Republican 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
Colorado 4 Wayne Allard Republican 1990 Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Republican hold.
  •  Y Bob Schaffer (Republican) 56.14%
  • Guy Kelley (Democratic) 38.04%
  • Wes McKinley (AMS) 3.04%
  • Cynthia Parker (Natural Law) 2.78%
Colorado 5 Joel Hefley Republican 1986 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Joel Hefley (Republican) 71.94%
  • Mike Robinson (Democratic) 28.06%
Colorado 6 Daniel Schaefer Republican 1983 Incumbent re-elected.

Connecticut

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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) 73.54%
  • Kent Sleath (Republican) 24.94%
  • John Forry (Concerned Citizens) 0.98%
  • Daniel Wasielewski (Natural Law) 0.53%
Connecticut 2 Sam Gejdenson Democratic 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Sam Gejdenson (Democratic) 51.59%
  • Edward Munster (Republican) 44.94%
  • Dianne Ondusko (Independence) 2.90%
  • Thomas E. Hall (Natural Law) 0.56%
Connecticut 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 1990 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Rosa DeLauro (Democratic) 71.35%
  • John Coppola (Republican) 28.07%
  • Gail Dalby (Natural Law) 0.58%
Connecticut 4 Chris Shays Republican 1987 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Chris Shays (Republican) 60.46%
  • Bill Finch (Democratic) 37.63%
  • Edward Tonkin (Libertarian) 1.40%
  • Terry Nevas (Natural Law) 0.52%
Connecticut 5 Gary Franks Republican 1990 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
  •  Y James H. Maloney (Democratic) 52.05%
  • Gary Franks (Republican) 45.92%
  • Rosita Rodriguez (Concerned Citizens) 1.39%
  • Walter Thiessen (Libertarian) 0.65%
Connecticut 6 Nancy Johnson Republican 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Nancy Johnson (Republican) 49.62%
  • Charlotte Koskoff (Democratic) 48.93%
  • Timothy Knibbs (Concerned Citizens) 1.45%

Delaware

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District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Delaware at-large Mike Castle Republican 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Mike Castle (Republican) 69.55%
  • Dennis E. Williams (Democratic) 27.45%
  • George Jurgensens (Libertarian) 1.50%
  • Felicia Johnson (US Taxpayers) 1.13%
  • Bob Mattson (Natural Law) 0.37%

Florida

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District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Florida 1 Joe Scarborough Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Joe Scarborough (Republican) 72.54%
  • Kevin Beck (Democratic) 27.42%
Florida 2 Pete Peterson Democratic 1990 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  •  Y Allen Boyd (Democratic) 59.44%
  • Bill Sutton (Republican) 40.50%
Florida 3 Corrine Brown Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Corrine Brown (Democratic) 61.20%
  • Preston James Fields (Republican) 38.80%
Florida 4 Tillie Fowler Republican 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
Florida 5 Karen Thurman Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Karen Thurman (Democratic) 61.68%
  • Dave Gentry (Republican) 38.32%
Florida 6 Cliff Stearns Republican 1988 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Cliff Stearns (Republican) 67.18%
  • Newell O'Brien (Democratic) 32.82%
Florida 7 John Mica Republican 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y John Mica (Republican) 62.04%
  • George Stuart (Democratic) 37.93%
Florida 8 Bill McCollum Republican 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Bill McCollum (Republican) 67.47%
  • Al Krulick (Democratic) 32.52%
Florida 9 Michael Bilirakis Republican 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
Florida 10 Bill Young Republican 1970 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Bill Young (Republican) 66.61%
  • Henry Green (Democratic) 33.39%
Florida 11 Sam Gibbons Democratic 1962 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  •  Y Jim Davis (Democratic) 57.91%
  • Mark Sharpe (Republican) 42.09%
Florida 12 Charles T. Canady Republican 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
Florida 13 Dan Miller Republican 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Dan Miller (Republican) 64.34%
  • Sanford Gordon (Democratic) 35.60%
Florida 14 Porter Goss Republican 1988 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Porter Goss (Republican) 73.49%
  • Jim Nolan (Democratic) 26.51%
Florida 15 Dave Weldon Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Dave Weldon (Republican) 51.42%
  • John Byron (Democratic) 42.90%
  • David Golding (Independent) 5.68%
Florida 16 Mark Foley Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Mark Foley (Republican) 64%
  • Jim Stuber (Democratic) 36%
Florida 17 Carrie Meek Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Carrie Meek (Democratic) 88.75%
  • Wellington Rolle (Republican) 11.24%
Florida 18 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican 1989 (Special) Incumbent re-elected.
Florida 19 Harry Johnston Democratic 1988 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  •  Y Robert Wexler (Democratic) 65.57%
  • Beverly Kennedy (Republican) 34.42%
Florida 20 Peter Deutsch Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Peter Deutsch (Democratic) 64.99%
  • Jim Jacobs (Republican) 35.01%
Florida 21 Lincoln Díaz-Balart Republican 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
Florida 22 Clay Shaw Republican 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Clay Shaw (Republican) 61.86%
  • Kenneth Cooper (Democratic) 38.14%
Florida 23 Alcee Hastings Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Alcee Hastings (Democratic) 73.45%
  • Robert Paul Brown (Republican) 26.53%

Georgia

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District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Georgia 1 Jack Kingston Republican 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Jack Kingston (Republican) 68.21%
  • Rosemary Kaszans (Democratic) 31.79%
Georgia 2 Sanford Bishop Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
Georgia 3 Mac Collins Republican 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Mac Collins (Republican) 61.11%
  • Jim Chafin (Democratic) 38.89%
Georgia 4 Cynthia McKinney
Redistricted from the 11th district
Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
Georgia 5 John Lewis Democratic 1986 Incumbent re-elected.
Georgia 6 Newt Gingrich Republican 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Newt Gingrich (Republican) 57.80%
  • Michael Coles (Democratic) 42.20%
Georgia 7 Bob Barr Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Bob Barr (Republican) 57.80%
  • Charlie Watts (Democratic) 42.20%
Georgia 8 Saxby Chambliss Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Saxby Chambliss (Republican) 52.56%
  • Jim Wiggins (Democratic) 47.44%
Georgia 9 Nathan Deal Republican 1992[d] Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Nathan Deal (Republican) 65.55%
  • Ken Poston (Democratic) 34.45%
Georgia 10 Charlie Norwood Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Charlie Norwood (Republican) 52.34%
  • David Bell (Democratic) 47.65%
Georgia 11 John Linder
Redistricted from the 4th district
Republican 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y John Linder (Republican) 64.31%
  • Tommy Stephenson (Democratic) 35.69%

Hawaii

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District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First
elected
Results Candidates
Hawaii 1 Neil Abercrombie Democratic 1986 (special)
1986 (lost renomination)
1990
Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Neil Abercrombie (Democratic) 50.36%
  • Orson Swindle (Republican) 46.49%
  • Mark Duering (Independent) 2.40%
  • Nicholas Bedworth (Natural Law) 0.75%
Hawaii 2 Patsy Mink Democratic 1964
1976 (retired)
1990 (special)
Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Patsy Mink (Democratic) 60.33%
  • Tom Pico (Republican) 30.80%
  • Nolan Crabbe (Independent) 4.27%
  • James Keefe (Libertarian) 2.64%
  • Amanda Toulon (Natural Law) 1.97%

Idaho

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District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Idaho 1 Helen Chenoweth Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Helen Chenoweth (Republican) 49.98%
  • Dan Williams (Democratic) 47.55%
  • Marion Ellis (Natural Law) 2.47%
Idaho 2 Mike Crapo Republican 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Mike Crapo (Republican) 68.77%
  • John Seidl (Democratic) 29.50%
  • John Butler (Natural Law) 1.73%

Illinois

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District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Illinois 1 Bobby Rush Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Bobby Rush (Democratic) 85.67%
  • Noel Naughton (Republican) 12.63%
  • Tim Griffin (Libertarian) 1.70%
Illinois 2 Jesse Jackson Jr. Democratic 1995 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 3 Bill Lipinski Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Bill Lipinski (Democratic) 65.34%
  • Jim Nalepa (Republican) 32.02%
  • George Skaritka (Reform) 1.74%
  • Robert Prazak (Libertarian) 0.91%
Illinois 4 Luis Gutiérrez Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Luis Gutiérrez (Democratic) 93.57%
  • William Passmore (Libertarian) 6.43%
Illinois 5 Michael Flanagan Republican 1994 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Illinois 6 Henry Hyde Republican 1974 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Henry Hyde (Republican) 64.29%
  • Stephen De La Rosa (Democratic) 33.41%
  • George Meyers (Libertarian) 2.30%
Illinois 7 Cardiss Collins Democratic 1973 (special) Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  •  Y Danny Davis (Democratic) 82.59%
  • Randy Borow (Republican) 15.04%
  • Chauncey Stroud (Independent) 1.07%
Others
  • Toietta Dixon (Libertarian) 0.87%
  • Charles A. Winter (Natural Law) 0.42%
Illinois 8 Phil Crane Republican 1969 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Phil Crane (Republican) 62.23%
  • Betty Hull (Democratic) 36.08%
  • Daniel Druck (Libertarian) 1.69%
Illinois 9 Sidney R. Yates Democratic 1948
1962 (retired)
1964
Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 10 John Porter Republican 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y John Porter (Republican) 69.09%
  • Philip Torf (Democratic) 30.91%
Illinois 11 Jerry Weller Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 12 Jerry Costello Democratic 1988 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Jerry Costello (Democratic) 71.59%
  • Shapley Hunter (Republican) 26.58%
  • Geoffrey Nathan (Democratic) 1.82%
Illinois 13 Harris Fawell Republican 1984 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Harris Fawell (Republican) 59.93%
  • Susan Hynes (Democratic) 40.06%
Illinois 14 Dennis Hastert Republican 1986 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Dennis Hastert (Republican) 64.39%
  • Doug Mains (Democratic) 35.60%
Illinois 15 Tom Ewing Republican 1991 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 16 Don Manzullo Republican 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Don Manzullo (Republican) 60.29%
  • Catherine Lee (Democratic) 39.71%
Illinois 17 Lane Evans Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Lane Evans (Democratic) 51.91%
  • Mark Baker (Republican) 47.25%
  • William Herrmann (Libertarian) 0.83%
Illinois 18 Ray LaHood Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 19 Glenn Poshard Democratic 1988 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Glenn Poshard (Democratic) 66.69%
  • Brent Winters (Republican) 31.83%
Others
  • Patricia Riker (Natural Law) 0.95%
  • James Lacher (Libertarian) 0.53%
Illinois 20 Dick Durbin Democratic 1982 Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Republican gain.

Indiana

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District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Indiana 1 Pete Visclosky Democratic 1984 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Pete Visclosky (Democratic) 69.16%
  • Michael Petyo (Republican) 29.22%
  • Michael Crass (Libertarian) 1.63%
Indiana 2 David McIntosh Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
Indiana 3 Tim Roemer Democratic 1990 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Tim Roemer (Democratic) 57.92%
  • Joe Zakas (Republican) 40.90%
  • Bernie Taylor (Libertarian) 1.18%
Indiana 4 Mark Souder Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Mark Souder (Republican) 58.37%
  • Gerald Houseman (Democratic) 39.32%
  • Ken Bisson (Libertarian) 2.31%
Indiana 5 Steve Buyer Republican 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Steve Buyer (Republican) 61.86%
  • Douglas Clark (Democratic) 35.71%
  • Tom Lehman (Libertarian) 2.43%
Indiana 6 Dan Burton Republican 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Dan Burton (Republican) 75.02%
  • Carrie Dillard-Trammell (Democratic) 23.04%
  • Fred Peterson (Libertarian) 1.93%
Indiana 7 John T. Myers Republican 1966 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
  •  Y Ed Pease (Republican) 61.96%
  • Robert Hellmann (Democratic) 34.65%
  • Barbara Bourland (Libertarian) 3.40%
Indiana 8 John Hostettler Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
Indiana 9 Lee Hamilton Democratic 1964 Incumbent re-elected.
Indiana 10 Andrew Jacobs Jr. Democratic 1964
1972 (defeated)
1974
Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.

Iowa

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District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Iowa 1 Jim Leach Republican 1976 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Jim Leach (Republican) 52.84%
  • Bob Rush (Democratic) 45.62%
Others
  • Thomas Isenhour (Independent) 0.93%
  • Michael Cuddehe (Natural Law) 0.57%
Iowa 2 Jim Nussle Republican 1990 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Jim Nussle (Republican) 53.42%
  • Donna L. Smith (Democratic) 45.86%
Others
  • Albert Schoeman (Libertarian) 0.38%
  • Peter Lamoureux (Natural Law) 0.32%
Iowa 3 Jim Ross Lightfoot Republican 1984 Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Democratic gain.
  •  Y Leonard Boswell (Democratic) 49.35%
  • Mike Mahaffey (Republican) 47.64%
  • Jay Marcus (Natural Law) 1.36%
  • Edward Rusk (Working Class) 1.08%
  • Dick Kruse (Libertarian) 0.54%
Iowa 4 Greg Ganske Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Greg Ganske (Republican) 52.01%
  • Connie McBurney (Democratic) 46.70%
Others
  • Rogers Badgett (Natural Law) 0.47%
  • Carl Olsen (Libertarian) 0.45%
  • Richard McBride (Socialist Workers) 0.27%
Iowa 5 Tom Latham Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Tom Latham (Republican) 65.45%
  • MacDonald Smith (Democratic) 33.61%
  • Michael Dimick (Natural Law) 0.90%

Kansas

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District Incumbent Party First
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Result Results
Kansas 1 Pat Roberts Republican 1980 Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Republican hold.
  •  Y Jerry Moran (Republican) 73.48%
  • John Divine (Democratic) 24.49%
  • Bill Earnest (Libertarian) 2.03%
Kansas 2 Sam Brownback Republican 1994 Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Republican hold.
  •  Y Jim Ryun (Republican) 52.20%
  • John Frieden (Democratic) 45.48%
  • Art Clack (Libertarian) 2.32%
Kansas 3 Jan Meyers Republican 1984 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
  •  Y Vince Snowbarger (Republican) 49.83%
  • Judy Hancock (Democratic) 45.42%
  • Randy Gardner (Reform) 3.40%
  • Charles Clack (Libertarian) 1.34%
Kansas 4 Todd Tiahrt Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Todd Tiahrt (Republican) 50.11%
  • Randy Rathbun (Democratic) 46.62%
  • Seth Warren (Libertarian) 3.26%

Kentucky

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District Incumbent Party First
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Result Results
Kentucky 1 Ed Whitfield Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Ed Whitfield (Republican) 53.55%
  • Dennis Null (Democratic) 46.45%
Kentucky 2 Ron Lewis Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
Kentucky 3 Mike Ward Democratic 1994 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
Kentucky 4 Jim Bunning Republican 1986 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Jim Bunning (Republican) 68.39%
  • Denny Bowman (Democratic) 31.61%
Kentucky 5 Hal Rogers Republican 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
Kentucky 6 Scotty Baesler Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.

Louisiana

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District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Louisiana 1 Bob Livingston Republican 1977 (Special) Incumbent re-elected.
Louisiana 2 William J. Jefferson Democratic 1990 Incumbent re-elected.
Louisiana 3 Billy Tauzin Republican 1980[e] Incumbent re-elected.
Louisiana 4 Jim McCrery
Redistricted from the 5th district
Republican 1988 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Jim McCrery (Republican) 71.38%
  • Paul Chachere (Democratic) 28.62%
Louisiana 5 Cleo Fields
Redistricted from the 4th district
Democratic 1992 Incumbent retired.
Republican gain.
  •  Y John Cooksey (Republican) 58.28%
  • Francis Thompson (Democratic) 41.72%
Louisiana 6 Richard Baker Republican 1986 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Richard Baker (Republican) 69.30%
  • Steve Myers (Democratic) 30.70%
Louisiana 7 Jimmy Hayes Republican 1986[f] Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Democratic gain.
  •  Y Chris John (Democratic) 53.12%
  • Hunter Lundy (Democratic) 46.88%

Maine

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District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Maine 1 James B. Longley Jr. Republican 1994 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Maine 2 John Baldacci Democratic 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y John Baldacci (Democratic) 71.92%
  • Paul R. Young (Republican) 24.81%
  • Aldric Saucier (Independent) 3.25%

Maryland

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District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Maryland 1 Wayne Gilchrest Republican 1990 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Wayne Gilchrest (Republican) 61.55%
  • Steven Eastaugh (Democratic) 38.44%
Maryland 2 Bob Ehrlich Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Bob Ehrlich (Republican) 61.82%
  • Connie Dejuliis (Democratic) 38.17%
Maryland 3 Ben Cardin Democratic 1986 Incumbent re-elected.
Maryland 4 Albert Wynn Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Albert Wynn (Democratic) 85.19%
  • John Kimble (Republican) 14.81%
Maryland 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 1981 Incumbent re-elected.
Maryland 6 Roscoe Bartlett Republican 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Roscoe Bartlett (Republican) 56.83%
  • Stephen Crawford (Democratic) 43.16%
Maryland 7 Elijah Cummings Democratic 1996 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Elijah Cummings (Democratic) 83.47%
  • Kenneth Kondner (Republican) 16.53%
Maryland 8 Connie Morella Republican 1986 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Connie Morella (Republican) 61.22%
  • Donald Mooers (Democratic) 38.62%

Massachusetts

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District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Massachusetts 1 John Olver Democratic 1991 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 2 Richard Neal Democratic 1988 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Richard Neal (Democratic) 71.67%
  • Mark Steele (Republican) 21.94%
  • Scott Andrichak (Independent) 4.04%
  • Richard Kaynor (Natural Law) 2.25%
Massachusetts 3 Peter Blute Republican 1992 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Massachusetts 4 Barney Frank Democratic 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Barney Frank (Democratic) 71.64%
  • Jonathan Raymond (Republican) 28.33%
Massachusetts 5 Marty Meehan Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 6 Peter G. Torkildsen Republican 1992 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Others
  • Randal Fritz (Constitution) 0.92%
  • Benjamin Gatchell (Independent) 0.74%
  • Orrin Smith (Natural Law) 0.50%
Massachusetts 7 Ed Markey Democratic 1976 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Ed Markey (Democratic) 69.82%
  • Patricia Long (Republican) 30.13%
Massachusetts 8 Joseph P. Kennedy II Democratic 1986 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 9 Joe Moakley Democratic 1972 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Joe Moakley (Democratic) 72.23%
  • Paul Gryska (Republican) 27.75%
Massachusetts 10 Gerry Studds Democratic 1972 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.

Michigan

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District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Michigan 1 Bart Stupak Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Bart Stupak (Democratic) 70.67%
  • Bob Carr (Republican) 27.24%
  • Michael Oleniczak (Libertarian) 1.10%
  • Wendy Conway (Natural Law) 0.96%
Michigan 2 Pete Hoekstra Republican 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Pete Hoekstra (Republican) 65.28%
  • Dan Kruszynski (Democratic) 32.95%
  • Bruce A. Smith (Libertarian) 1.21%
  • Henry Ogden Clark (Natural Law) 0.54%
Michigan 3 Vern Ehlers Republican 1993 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Vern Ehlers (Republican) 68.60%
  • Betsy J. Flory (Democratic) 29.46%
  • Erwin J. Haas (Libertarian) 1.21%
  • Eric R. Anderson (Natural Law) 0.70%
Michigan 4 Dave Camp Republican 1990 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Dave Camp (Republican) 65.49%
  • Lisa A. Donaldson (Democratic) 32.71%
Others
  • Ben Steele III (Libertarian) 0.99%
  • Susan I. Arnold (Natural Law) 0.79%
Michigan 5 James Barcia Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y James Barcia (Democratic) 69.98%
  • Lawrence Sims (Republican) 28.20%
  • Mark Owen (Libertarian) 1.25%
  • Brian D. Ellison (Natural Law) 0.55%
Michigan 6 Fred Upton Republican 1986 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Fred Upton (Republican) 67.72%
  • Clarence Annen (Democratic) 30.69%
  • Scott Beavers (Libertarian) 1.56%
Michigan 7 Nick Smith Republican 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Nick Smith (Republican) 55.01%
  • Kim Tunnicliff (Democratic) 42.89%
  • Robert Broda (Libertarian) 1.41%
  • Scott K. Williamson (Natural Law) 0.67%
Michigan 8 Dick Chrysler Republican 1994 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
  •  Y Debbie Stabenow (Democratic) 53.76%
  • Dick Chrysler (Republican) 44.14%
  • Doug MacDonald (Libertarian) 1.45%
  • Patricia Rayfield Allen (Natural Law) 0.64%
Michigan 9 Dale Kildee Democratic 1976 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Dale Kildee (Democratic) 59.19%
  • Patrick Nowak (Republican) 38.81%
  • Malcolm Johnson (Libertarian) 1.50%
  • Terrence Shulman (Natural Law) 0.49%
Michigan 10 David Bonior Democratic 1976 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y David Bonior (Democratic) 54.38%
  • Susy Heintz (Republican) 43.57%
  • Scott Scott (Libertarian) 1.53%
  • John D. Litle (Natural Law) 0.51%
Michigan 11 Joe Knollenberg Republican 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Joe Knollenberg (Republican) 61.15%
  • Morris Frumin (Democratic) 35.90%
  • Dick Gach (Libertarian) 1.83%
  • Stuart Goldberg (Natural Law) 1.10%
Michigan 12 Sander Levin Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Sander Levin (Democratic) 57.40%
  • John Pappageorge (Republican) 40.54%
  • Albert J. Titran (Libertarian) 1.33%
  • Gail Anne Petrosoff (Natural Law) 0.73%
Michigan 13 Lynn Rivers Democratic 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Lynn Rivers (Democratic) 56.57%
  • Joe Fitzsimmons (Republican) 41.31%
  • James Montgomery (Libertarian) 1.43%
Others
  • Jane Cutter (Workers World) 0.45%
  • Jim Hartnett (Socialist Equality) 0.23%
Michigan 14 John Conyers Democratic 1964 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y John Conyers (Democratic) 85.86%
  • William Ashe (Republican) 12.06%
Others
  • Scott Boman (Libertarian) 0.93%
  • Richard R. Miller (Natural Law) 0.40%
  • Willie Reid (Independent) 0.39%
  • Helen Halyard (Socialist Equality) 0.36%
Michigan 15 Barbara-Rose Collins Democratic 1990 Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic hold.
Others
  • Raymond Warner (Libertarian) 0.83%
  • Kevin Carey (Workers World) 0.54%
  • Gregory F. Smith (Natural Law) 0.40%
Michigan 16 John Dingell Democratic 1955 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y John Dingell (Democratic) 62.03%
  • James DeSana (Republican) 35.68%
  • Bruce Cain (Libertarian) 1.43%
Others
  • Noha Fouad Hamze (Workers World) 0.46%
  • David Sole (Natural Law) 0.38%

Minnesota

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District Incumbent Party First
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Result Results
Minnesota 1 Gil Gutknecht Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Gil Gutknecht (Republican) 52.67%
  • Mary Rieder (DFL) 47.17%
Minnesota 2 David Minge DFL 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y David Minge (DFL) 54.92%
  • Gary Revier (Republican) 41.09%
  • Stan Bentz (Reform) 3.92%
Minnesota 3 Jim Ramstad Republican 1990 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Jim Ramstad (Republican) 70.10%
  • Stanley Leino (DFL) 29.75%
Minnesota 4 Bruce Vento DFL 1976 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Bruce Vento (DFL) 57.02%
  • Dennis Newinski (Republican) 36.80%
  • Richard Gibbons (Reform) 3.64%
  • Phil Willkie (Grassroots) 1.41%
  • Dan Vacek (Ind. Grassroots) 1.05%
Minnesota 5 Martin Olav Sabo DFL 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Martin Olav Sabo (DFL) 64.32%
  • Jack Uldrich (Republican) 28.49%
  • Erika Anderson (Grassroots) 5.32%
  • Jennifer Benton (Socialist Workers) 1.74%
Minnesota 6 Bill Luther DFL 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
Minnesota 7 Collin Peterson DFL 1990 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Collin Peterson (DFL) 67.94%
  • Darrell McKigney (Republican) 31.85%
Minnesota 8 Jim Oberstar DFL 1974 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Jim Oberstar (DFL) 67.31%
  • Andy Larson (Republican) 25.23%
  • Stan Estes (Reform) 6.04%
  • Larry Fuhol (Libertarian) 1.34%

Mississippi

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With Republican Chip Pickering flipping the Democratic-held 3rd district, the Republican Party gained a majority in the state's U.S. House delegation for the first time since Reconstruction. This would not occur again until 2010.

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Mississippi 1 Roger Wicker Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Roger Wicker (Republican) 67.62%
  • Henry Boyd (Democratic) 30.60%
  • Andy Rouse (Libertarian) 1.25%
  • Luke Lundemo (Natural Law) 0.53%
Mississippi 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 1993 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Bennie Thompson (Democratic) 59.62%
  • Danny Covington (Republican) 37.96%
  • Will Chipman (Libertarian) 2.42%
Mississippi 3 Sonny Montgomery Democratic 1966 Incumbent retired.
Republican gain.
Mississippi 4 Michael Parker Republican 1988[g] Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Michael Parker (Republican) 61.22%
  • Kevin Antoine (Democratic) 36.39%
  • Kenneth Welch (Independence) 1.23%
Others
  • Eileen Mahoney (Natural Law) 0.63%
  • Bill Fausek (Libertarian) 0.52%
Mississippi 5 Gene Taylor Democratic 1989 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Gene Taylor (Democratic) 58.28%
  • Dennis Dollar (Republican) 40.08%
  • Le'Roy Carney (Independent) 1.03%
Others
  • Dan E. Rogers (Libertarian) 0.27%
  • Jordan Gollub (Independence) 0.24%
  • Philip Mayeux (Natural Law) 0.10%

Missouri

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District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Missouri 1 Bill Clay Democratic 1968 Incumbent re-elected.
Missouri 2 Jim Talent Republican 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Jim Talent (Republican) 61.32%
  • Joan Kelly Horn (Democratic) 37.08%
  • Anton Stever (Libertarian) 1.01%
  • Judith Clessler (Natural Law) 0.60%
Missouri 3 Dick Gephardt Democratic 1976 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Dick Gephardt (Democratic) 58.99%
  • Debbie Wheelehan (Republican) 38.75%
  • Michael Crist (Libertarian) 1.70%
  • James Keersemaker (Natural Law) 0.55%
Missouri 4 Ike Skelton Democratic 1976 Incumbent re-elected.
Missouri 5 Karen McCarthy Democratic 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Karen McCarthy (Democratic) 67.40%
  • Penny Bennett (Republican) 28.88%
  • Kevin Hertel (Libertarian) 1.92%
  • Tom Danaher (Natural Law) 1.79%
Missouri 6 Pat Danner Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Pat Danner (Democratic) 68.62%
  • Jeff Bailey (Republican) 29.26%
  • Karl Wetzel (Libertarian) 2.12%
Missouri 7 Mel Hancock Republican 1988 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
  •  Y Roy Blunt (Republican) 64.87%
  • Ruth Bamberger (Democratic) 31.65%
  • Mike Harman (Libertarian) 2.61%
  • Sharalyn Harris (Natural Law) 0.87%
Missouri 8 Bill Emerson Republican 1980 Incumbent died June 22, 1996.
Independent gain.
  •  Y Jo Ann Emerson (Independent) 50.47%
  • Emily Firebaugh (Democratic) 37.28%
  • Richard Kline (Republican) 10.53%
  • Greg Tlapek (Libertarian) 1.12%
  • David Zimmer (Natural Law) 0.59%
Missouri 9 Harold Volkmer Democratic 1976 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
  •  Y Kenny Hulshof (Republican) 49.39%
  • Harold Volkmer (Democratic) 47.03%
  • Mitchell Moore (Libertarian) 2.85%
  • Douglas Rexford (Natural Law) 0.73%
  • Jo Ann Emerson was elected as a Republican in a special to serve the remaining months of the term and was elected as an Independent caucusing with Republicans due to Missouri state law. She later switched to the Republican Party a few days after the start of the new Congress.

Montana

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District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Montana at-large Pat Williams Democratic 1978 Incumbent retired.
Republican gain.

Nebraska

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District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Nebraska 1 Doug Bereuter Republican 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Doug Bereuter (Republican) 74%
  • Don Eret (Democratic) 26%
Nebraska 2 Jon Lynn Christensen Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Jon Lynn Christensen (Republican) 56.82%
  • James Martin Davis (Democratic) 40.14%
  • Patricia Dunn (Natural Law) 1.98%
  • Phillip Torrison (Libertarian) 0.87%
Nebraska 3 Bill Barrett Republican 1990 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Bill Barrett (Republican) 77.39%
  • John Webster (Democratic) 22.53%

Nevada

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District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Nevada 1 John Ensign Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y John Ensign (Republican) 50%
  • Bob Coffin (Democratic) 43.50%
  • Ted Gunderson (Independent American) 2.65%
  • James Dan (Libertarian) 1.94%
  • Richard Eidson (Natural Law) 1.81%
Nevada 2 Barbara Vucanovich Republican 1982 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
  •  Y Jim Gibbons (Republican) 58.56%
  • Thomas Wilson (Democratic) 35.26%
  • Dan Hansen (Independent American) 3.17%
  • Lois Avery (Libertarian) 1.67%
  • Louis Tomburello (Libertarian) 1.35%

New Hampshire

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District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
New Hampshire 1 Bill Zeliff Republican 1990 Incumbent retired to run for Governor of New Hampshire.
Republican hold.
  •  Y John E. Sununu (Republican) 50.03%
  • Joe Keefe (Democratic) 46.61%
  • Gary Flanders (Libertarian) 3.30%
New Hampshire 2 Charles Bass Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Charles Bass (Republican) 50.50%
  • Deborah Arnesen (Democratic) 43.46%
  • Carole Lamirande (Independent) 4.42%
  • Roy Kendel (Independent American) 1.53%

New Jersey

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District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
New Jersey 1 Rob Andrews Democratic 1990 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Rob Andrews (Democratic) 76.12%
  • Mel Suplee (Republican) 21.02%
  • Michael Edmondson (Libertarian) 1.27%
Others
  • Patricia Bily (Natural Law) 0.89%
  • Norman Wahner (Independent) 0.71%
New Jersey 2 Frank LoBiondo Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Frank LoBiondo (Republican) 60.31%
  • Ruth Katz (Democratic) 38.01%
Others
  • David Headrick (Independent) 0.65%
  • Judith Azaren (Natural Law) 0.53%
  • Andrea Lippi (Independent) 0.49%
New Jersey 3 Jim Saxton Republican 1984 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Jim Saxton (Republican) 64.21%
  • John Leonardi (Democratic) 33.26%
  • Janice Presser (Libertarian) 1.24%
Others
  • Agnes James (Conservative) 0.55%
  • Eugene Ashworth (Natural Law) 0.46%
  • Ken Feduniewicz (America First) 0.27%
New Jersey 4 Chris Smith Republican 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Chris Smith (Republican) 63.62%
  • Kevin Meara (Democratic) 33.71%
  • Robert Figueroa (Independent) 1.30%
Others
  • Morgan Strong (Conservative) 0.88%
  • Arnold Kokans (Natural Law) 0.48%
New Jersey 5 Marge Roukema Republican 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Marge Roukema (Republican) 71.29%
  • Bill Auer (Democratic) 24.75%
  • Lorraine La Neve (Conservative) 1.61%
Others
  • Dan Karlan (Libertarian) 0.83%
  • Helen Hamilton (Natural Law) 0.66%
  • Barry Childers (Independent) 0.50%
  • Gregory Kresge (Independent) 0.35%
New Jersey 6 Frank Pallone Democratic 1988 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Frank Pallone (Democratic) 61.25%
  • Steven Corodemus (Republican) 36.07%
  • Keith Quarles (Libertarian) 1.00%
Others
  • Richard Sorrentino (Conservative) 0.74%
  • Susan Normandin (Natural Law) 0.61%
  • Stefanie Trice (Socialist Workers) 0.32%
New Jersey 7 Bob Franks Republican 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Bob Franks (Republican) 55.39%
  • Larry Lerner (Democratic) 41.83%
  • Dorothy De Laura (Conservative) 1.75%
Others
  • Nicholas Gentile (Natural Law) 0.73%
  • Robert G. Robertson (Socialist Workers) 0.30%
New Jersey 8 William J. Martini Republican 1994 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
New Jersey 9 Robert Torricelli Democratic 1982 Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Democratic hold.
  •  Y Steve Rothman (Democratic) 55.77%
  • Kathleen Donovan (Republican) 42.20%
  • Arthur Rosen (Independent) 1.29%
  • Leon Myerson (Libertarian) 0.73%
New Jersey 10 Donald M. Payne Democratic 1988 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Donald M. Payne (Democratic) 84.16%
  • Vanessa Williams (Republican) 14.62%
Others
  • Harley Tyler (Natural Law) 0.79%
  • Toni Jackson (Socialist Workers) 0.43%
New Jersey 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Rodney Frelinghuysen (Republican) 66.27%
  • Chris Evangel (Democratic) 30.86%
  • Ed De Mott (Conservative) 1.12%
  • Austin Lett (Libertarian) 1.03%
  • Victoria Spruiell (Natural Law) 0.72%
New Jersey 12 Dick Zimmer Republican 1990 Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Republican hold.
  •  Y Mike Pappas (Republican) 50.45%
  • David Del Vecchio (Democratic) 46.65%
  • Virginia Flynn (Libertarian) 1.47%
Others
  • Joseph Mercurio (Conservative) 0.98%
  • Philip Cenicola (Natural Law) 0.45%
New Jersey 13 Bob Menendez Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Bob Menendez (Democratic) 78.83%
  • Carlos Munoz (Republican) 17.36%
  • Herbert Shaw (Independent) 1.46%
  • Mike Buoncristiano (Libertarian) 1.43%
Others
  • William Estrada (Socialist Workers) 0.49%
  • Rupert Ravens (Natural Law) 0.43%

New Mexico

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District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
New Mexico 1 Steven Schiff Republican 1988 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Steven Schiff (Republican) 56.60%
  • John Wertheim (Democratic) 37.10%
  • John Uhrich (Green) 3.98%
  • Betty Turrietta-Koury (Independent) 2.31%
New Mexico 2 Joe Skeen Republican 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Joe Skeen (Republican) 55.93%
  • Shirley Baca (Democratic) 44.07%
New Mexico 3 Bill Richardson Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.

New York

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District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
New York 1 Michael Forbes Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Michael Forbes (Republican) 54.72%
  • Nora Bredes (Democratic) 45.28%
New York 2 Rick Lazio Republican 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Rick Lazio (Republican) 64.23%
  • Kenneth Herman (Democratic) 33.19%
  • Alice Cort Ross (Right to Life) 2.58%
New York 3 Peter T. King Republican 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Peter T. King (Republican) 55.30%
  • Dal Lamagna (Democratic) 42.14%
  • John O'Shea (Right to Life) 1.78%
  • John A. DePrima (Libertarian) 0.78%
New York 4 Dan Frisa Republican 1994 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
  •  Y Carolyn McCarthy (Democratic) 57.49%
  • Dan Frisa (Republican) 40.51%
  • Vincent P. Garbitelli (Right to Life) 1.47%
  • Robert S. Berkowitz (Libertarian) 0.52%
New York 5 Gary Ackerman Democratic 1983 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Gary Ackerman (Democratic) 63.66%
  • Grant M. Lally (Republican) 35.01%
  • Andrew Duff (Right to Life) 1.33%
New York 6 Floyd Flake Democratic 1986 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Floyd Flake (Democratic) 84.85%
  • Jorawar Misir (Republican) 15.14%
New York 7 Thomas J. Manton Democratic 1984 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 8 Jerry Nadler Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 9 Chuck Schumer Democratic 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Chuck Schumer (Democratic) 74.79%
  • Robert Verga (Republican) 21.29%
  • Michael Mossa (Conservative) 3.92%
New York 10 Edolphus Towns Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Edolphus Towns (Democratic) 91.27%
  • Amelia Smith-Parker (Republican) 7.91%
  • Julian Hill (Right to Life) 0.82%
New York 11 Major Owens Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Major Owens (Democratic) 91.95%
  • Claudette Hayle (Republican) 8.04%
New York 12 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Nydia Velázquez (Democratic) 84.61%
  • Miguel Prado (Republican) 13.64%
  • Eleanor Garcia (Socialist Workers) 1.75%
New York 13 Susan Molinari Republican 1990 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Susan Molinari (Republican) 61.56%
  • Tyrone G. Butler (Democratic) 34.71%
  • Kathleen Marciano (Right to Life) 2.21%
  • Anita Lerman (Independence) 1.52%
New York 14 Carolyn Maloney Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Carolyn Maloney (Democratic) 72.42%
  • Jeffrey Livingston (Republican) 23.72%
  • Thomas Leighton (Green) 1.95%
  • Joseph Lavezzo (Conservative) 1.22%
  • Delco Cornett (Right to Life) 0.68%
New York 15 Charles Rangel Democratic 1970 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Charles Rangel (Democratic) 91.31%
  • Edward Adams (Republican) 4.77%
  • Ruben Vargas (Conservative) 3.12%
  • Jose Augustin Suero (Right to Life) 0.79%
New York 16 José E. Serrano Democratic 1990 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y José E. Serrano (Democratic) 96.31%
  • Rodney Torres (Republican) 2.90%
  • Owen Camp (Conservative) 0.79%
New York 17 Eliot Engel Democratic 1988 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Eliot Engel (Democratic) 84.98%
  • Denis McCarthy (Republican) 13.33%
  • Dennis Coleman (Independence) 1.68%
New York 18 Nita Lowey Democratic 1988 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Nita Lowey (Democratic) 63.64%
  • Kerry Katsorhis (Republican) 32.03%
  • Concetta Ferrara (Independence) 2.31%
  • Florence T. O'Grady (Right to Life) 2.02%
New York 19 Sue Kelly Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Sue Kelly (Republican) 46.30%
  • Richard Klein (Democratic) 39.40%
  • Joe DioGuardi (Conservative) 12.43%
  • William Haase (Independence) 1.86%
New York 20 Benjamin Gilman Republican 1972 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Benjamin Gilman (Republican) 57.07%
  • Yash Aggarwal (Democratic) 37.63%
  • Robert Garrison (Right to Life) 2.96%
  • Ira Goodman (Independence) 2.34%
New York 21 Michael McNulty Democratic 1988 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Michael McNulty (Democratic) 66.10%
  • Nancy Norman (Republican) 26.89%
  • Lee Wasserman (Libertarian) 7.00%
New York 22 Gerald Solomon Republican 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Gerald Solomon (Republican) 60.48%
  • Steve James (Democratic) 39.52%
New York 23 Sherwood Boehlert Republican 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Sherwood Boehlert (Republican) 64.34%
  • Bruce Hapanowicz (Democratic) 26.04%
  • Thomas Loughlin (Independence) 5.59%
  • William Tapley (Right to Life) 4.02%
New York 24 John M. McHugh Republican 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y John M. McHugh (Republican) 71.12%
  • Donald R. Ravenscroft (Democratic) 25.01%
  • William Beaumont (Independence) 3.86%
New York 25 James T. Walsh Republican 1988 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y James T. Walsh (Republican) 55.11%
  • Marty Mack (Democratic) 44.89%
New York 26 Maurice Hinchey Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Maurice Hinchey (Democratic) 55.21%
  • Sue Wittig (Republican) 42.30%
  • Douglas Drazen (Independence) 2.48%
New York 27 Bill Paxon Republican 1988 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Bill Paxon (Republican) 59.88%
  • Thomas Fricano (Democratic) 40.12%
New York 28 Louise Slaughter Democratic 1986 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Louise Slaughter (Democratic) 57.25%
  • Geoff Rosenberger (Republican) 42.75%
New York 29 John LaFalce Democratic 1974 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y John LaFalce (Democratic) 61.99%
  • David Callard (Republican) 38.01%
New York 30 Jack Quinn Republican 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Jack Quinn (Republican) 54.82%
  • Francis Pordum (Democratic) 45.18%
New York 31 Amo Houghton Republican 1986 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Amo Houghton (Republican) 71.56%
  • Bruce Mac Bain (Democratic) 25.35%
  • Le Roy Wilson (Right to Life) 3.09%

North Carolina

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District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
North Carolina 1 Eva Clayton Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Eva Clayton (Democratic) 65.90%
  • Ted Tyler (Republican) 33.12%
Others
  • Todd Murphrey (Libertarian) 0.65%
  • Joseph Boxerman (Natural Law) 0.32%
North Carolina 2 David Funderburk Republican 1994 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
  •  Y Bob Etheridge (Democratic) 52.54%
  • David Funderburk (Republican) 45.68%
  • Mark D. Jackson (Libertarian) 1.34%
  • Robert Argy (Natural Law) 0.44%
North Carolina 3 Walter B. Jones Jr. Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Walter B. Jones Jr. (Republican) 62.66%
  • George Parrott (Democratic) 36.53%
  • Jon Williams (Natural Law) 0.81%
North Carolina 4 Fred Heineman Republican 1994 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
  •  Y David Price (Democratic) 54.39%
  • Fred Heineman (Republican) 43.76%
  • David Allen Walker (Libertarian) 1.43%
  • Russell Wollman (Natural Law) 0.42%
North Carolina 5 Richard Burr Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Richard Burr (Republican) 62.08%
  • Neil Cashion (Democratic) 35.44%
  • Barbara Howe (Libertarian) 2.00%
  • Craig Berg (Natural Law) 0.48%
North Carolina 6 Howard Coble Republican 1984 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Howard Coble (Republican) 72.43%
  • Mark Costley (Democratic) 25.39%
  • Gary Goodson (Libertarian) 1.18%
North Carolina 7 Charlie Rose Democratic 1972 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  •  Y Mike McIntyre (Democratic) 52.88%
  • Bill Caster (Republican) 45.82%
Others
  • Chris Nubel (Libertarian) 0.95%
  • Garrison Frantz (Natural Law) 0.34%
North Carolina 8 Bill Hefner Democratic 1974 Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina 9 Sue Myrick Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Sue Myrick (Republican) 62.95%
  • Mike Daisley (Democratic) 35.40%
Others
  • David Knight (Libertarian) 0.97%
  • Jeannine Austin (Natural Law) 0.64%
North Carolina 10 Cass Ballenger Republican 1986 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Cass Ballenger (Republican) 69.98%
  • Ben Neill (Democratic) 28.73%
  • Richard Kahn (Natural Law) 1.28%
North Carolina 11 Charles Taylor Republican 1990 Incumbent re-elected
  •  Y Charles Taylor (Republican) 58.26%
  • James Mark Ferguson (Democratic) 40.02%
  • Phil McCanless (Libertarian) 1.01%
  • Milton Burrill (Natural Law) 0.70%
North Carolina 12 Mel Watt Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Mel Watt (Democratic) 71.49%
  • Joe Martino (Republican) 26.71%
  • Roger Kohn (Libertarian) 1.07%
  • Walter Lewis (Natural Law) 0.73%

North Dakota

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District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
North Dakota at-large Earl Pomeroy Democratic-NPL 1992 Incumbent re-elected.

Ohio

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District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Ohio 1 Steve Chabot Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Steve Chabot (Republican) 54.17%
  • Mark Longabaugh (Democratic) 43.36%
  • John Halley (Natural Law) 2.46%
Ohio 2 Rob Portman Republican 1993 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 3 Tony P. Hall Democratic 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Tony P. Hall (Democratic) 63.64%
  • David Westbrock (Republican) 33.33%
  • Dorothy Mackey (Natural Law) 2.24%
Ohio 4 Mike Oxley Republican 1981 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Mike Oxley (Republican) 64.81%
  • Paul McClain (Democratic) 30.34%
  • Michael McCaffery (Natural Law) 4.85%
Ohio 5 Paul Gillmor Republican 1988 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Paul Gillmor (Republican) 61.13%
  • Annie Saunders (Democratic) 34.06%
  • David Schaffer (Natural Law) 4.81%
Ohio 6 Frank Cremeans Republican 1994 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Ohio 7 Dave Hobson Republican 1990 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Dave Hobson (Republican) 67.85%
  • Richard Blain (Democratic) 26.36%
  • Dawn Johnson (Natural Law) 5.78%
Ohio 8 John Boehner Republican 1990 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y John Boehner (Republican) 70.28%
  • Jeffrey Kitchen (Democratic) 26.07%
  • William Baker (Natural Law) 3.65%
Ohio 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Marcy Kaptur (Democratic) 81%
  • Randy Whitman (Republican) 20.80%
  • Elizabeth Slotnick (Natural Law) 2.11%
Ohio 10 Martin Hoke Republican 1992 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Ohio 11 Louis Stokes Democratic 1968 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Louis Stokes (Democratic) 81.22%
  • James Sykora (Republican) 15.25%
  • Sonja Glavina (Natural Law) 3.52%
Ohio 12 John Kasich Republican 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y John Kasich (Republican) 63.88%
  • Cynthia Ruccia (Democratic) 33.17%
  • Barbara Edelman (Natural Law) 2.95%
Ohio 13 Sherrod Brown Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Sherrod Brown (Democratic) 60.49%
  • Kenneth Blair (Republican) 35.92%
  • David Kluter (Natural Law) 3.59%
Ohio 14 Thomas C. Sawyer Democratic 1986 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Thomas C. Sawyer (Democratic) 54.34%
  • Joyce George (Republican) 41.72%
  • Terry Wilkinson (Natural Law) 3.93%
Ohio 15 Deborah Pryce Republican 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 16 Ralph Regula Republican 1972 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Ralph Regula (Republican) 68.72%
  • Thomas Burkhart (Democratic) 28.00%
  • Brad Graef (Natural Law) 3.28%
Ohio 17 James Traficant Democratic 1984 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y James Traficant (Democratic) 90.96%
  • James Cahaney (Natural Law) 9.04%
Ohio 18 Bob Ney Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Bob Ney (Republican) 50.19%
  • Rob Burch (Democratic) 46.33%
  • Margaret Chitti (Natural Law) 3.48%
Ohio 19 Steve LaTourette Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Steve LaTourette (Republican) 54.70%
  • Thomas Coyne (Democratic) 40.98%
  • Thomas A. Martin (Natural Law) 4.32%

Oklahoma

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District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Oklahoma 1 Steve Largent Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Steve Largent (Republican) 68.16%
  • Randolph Amen (Democratic) 27.56%
  • Karla Condray (Independent) 4.28%
Oklahoma 2 Tom Coburn Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
Oklahoma 3 Bill Brewster Democratic 1990 Incumbent retired.
Republican gain.
  •  Y Wes Watkins (Republican) 51.45%
  • Darryl Roberts (Democratic) 45.24%
  • Scott Demaree (Independent) 3.31%
Oklahoma 4 J. C. Watts Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y J. C. Watts (Republican) 57.68%
  • Ed Crocker (Democratic) 39.89%
  • Robert T. Murphy (Independent) 2.43%
Oklahoma 5 Ernest Istook Republican 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Ernest Istook (Republican) 69.72%
  • James Forsythe (Democratic) 27.07%
  • Ava Kennedy (Independent) 3.21%
Oklahoma 6 Frank Lucas Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Frank Lucas (Republican) 63.88%
  • Paul Barby (Democratic) 36.12%

Oregon

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District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Oregon 1 Elizabeth Furse Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Elizabeth Furse (Democratic) 51.90%
  • Bill Witt (Republican) 45.28%
  • Richard Johnson (Libertarian) 2.26%
  • David Princ (Socialist) 0.41%
Oregon 2 Wes Cooley Republican 1994 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
  •  Y Bob Smith (Republican) 61.66%
  • Mike Dugan (Democratic) 36.53%
  • Frank Wise (Libertarian) 1.72%
Oregon 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 1996 Incumbent re-elected.
Oregon 4 Peter DeFazio Democratic 1986 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Peter DeFazio (Democratic) 65.69%
  • John Newkirk (Republican) 28.40%
  • Tonie Nathan (Libertarian) 1.82%
  • Bill Bonville (Reform) 1.47%
Others
  • David Duemler (Socialist) 0.51%
  • Allan Opus (Green) 0.48%
Oregon 5 Jim Bunn Republican 1994 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
  •  Y Darlene Hooley (Democratic) 51.17%
  • Jim Bunn (Republican) 46.00%
  • Lawrence Duquesne (Libertarian) 1.90%
  • Trey Smith (Socialist) 0.78%

Pennsylvania

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District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Pennsylvania 1 Thomas M. Foglietta Democratic 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 2 Chaka Fattah Democratic 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Chaka Fattah (Democratic) 87.99%
  • Larry Murphy (Republican) 12.01%
Pennsylvania 3 Robert Borski Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Robert Borski (Democratic) 68.90%
  • Joseph McColgan (Republican) 31.10%
Pennsylvania 4 Ron Klink Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Ron Klink (Democratic) 64.20%
  • Paul Adametz (Republican) 35.76%
Pennsylvania 5 William Clinger Republican 1978 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
Pennsylvania 6 Tim Holden Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Tim Holden (Democratic) 58.55%
  • Christian Leinbach (Republican) 40.70%
  • Thomas List (Natural Law) 0.75%
Pennsylvania 7 Curt Weldon Republican 1986 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Curt Weldon (Republican) 66.93%
  • John Innelli (Democratic) 32.38%
  • John Pronchik (Natural Law) 0.68%
Pennsylvania 8 Jim Greenwood Republican 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Jim Greenwood (Republican) 59.10%
  • John Murray (Democratic) 35.28%
  • Richard Piotrowski (Libertarian) 3.09%
  • David Booth (Constitution) 2.52%
Pennsylvania 9 Bud Shuster Republican 1972 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Bud Shuster (Republican) 73.70%
  • Monte Kemmler (Democratic) 26.27%
Pennsylvania 10 Joseph M. McDade Republican 1962 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Joseph M. McDade (Republican) 59.78%
  • Joe Cullen (Democratic) 36.22%
  • Thomas McLaughlin (Reform) 3.98%
Pennsylvania 11 Paul Kanjorski Democratic 1984 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 12 John Murtha Democratic 1974 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y John Murtha (Democratic) 69.99%
  • Bill Choby (Republican) 30.00%
Pennsylvania 13 Jon D. Fox Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Jon D. Fox (Republican) 48.91%
  • Joe Hoeffel (Democratic) 48.87%
  • Thomas Burke (Libertarian) 2.00%
Pennsylvania 14 William J. Coyne Democratic 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y William J. Coyne (Democratic) 60.68%
  • Bill Ravotti (Republican) 38.96%
  • Paul Scherrer (Socialist Equality) 0.35%
Pennsylvania 15 Paul McHale Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Paul McHale (Democratic) 54.81%
  • Bob Kilbanks (Republican) 41.33%
  • Nicholas Sabatine (Reform) 3.46%
  • Philip Faust (Natural Law) 0.40%
Pennsylvania 16 Bob Walker Republican 1976 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
  •  Y Joe Pitts (Republican) 59.40%
  • James Blaine (Democratic) 37.50%
  • Robert Yorczyk (Reform) 3.09%
Pennsylvania 17 George Gekas Republican 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 18 Mike Doyle Democratic 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Mike Doyle (Democratic) 56.01%
  • David Fawcett (Republican) 40.39%
  • Richard E. Caligiuri (Independent) 3.19%
  • Ralph Emmerich (Natural Law) 0.41%
Pennsylvania 19 Bill Goodling Republican 1974 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Bill Goodling (Republican) 62.55%
  • Scott Chronister (Democratic) 35.86%
  • Francis Worley (Independent) 1.53%
Pennsylvania 20 Frank Mascara Democratic 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Frank Mascara (Democratic) 53.89%
  • Mike McCormick (Republican) 46.10%
Pennsylvania 21 Phil English Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.

Rhode Island

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District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Rhode Island 1 Patrick J. Kennedy Democratic 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
Others
  • Michael Rollins (Independent) 0.99%
  • Graham Schwass (Green) 0.80%
  • Gregory Raposa (Independent) 0.74%
Rhode Island 2 Jack Reed Democratic 1990 Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Democratic hold.
  •  Y Robert Weygand (Democratic) 64.47%
  • Richard Wild (Republican) 31.72%
  • Thomas Ricci (Independent) 1.70%
  • Gail Casman (Independent) 1.19%
  • Jack Potter (Independent) 0.92%

South Carolina

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District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
South Carolina 1 Mark Sanford Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Mark Sanford (Republican) 96.36%
  • Joseph Innella (Natural Law) 3.55%
South Carolina 2 Floyd Spence Republican 1970 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Floyd Spence (Republican) 89.76%
  • Maurice Raiford (Natural Law) 10.05%
South Carolina 3 Lindsey Graham Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Lindsey Graham (Republican) 60.29%
  • Debbie Dorn (Democratic) 38.73%
  • Linda Pennington (Natural Law) 0.97%
South Carolina 4 Bob Inglis Republican 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Bob Inglis (Republican) 70.92%
  • Darrell Curry (Democratic) 27.78%
  • Faye Walters (Natural Law) 1.28%
South Carolina 5 John Spratt Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y John Spratt (Democratic) 54.08%
  • Larry Bigham (Republican) 45.26%
  • P. G. Joshi (Natural Law) 0.64%
South Carolina 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Jim Clyburn (Democratic) 69.41%
  • Gary McLeod (Republican) 30.03%
  • Savita Joshi (Natural Law) 0.55%

South Dakota

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District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
South Dakota at-large Tim Johnson Democratic 1986 Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Republican gain.
  •  Y John Thune (Republican) 57.67%
  • Rick Weiland (Democratic) 36.99%
  • Stacey Nelson (Independent) 3.22%
  • Kurt Evans (Independent) 2.12%

Tennessee

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District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Tennessee 1 Jimmy Quillen Republican 1962 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
  •  Y Bill Jenkins (Republican) 64.76%
  • Kay Smith (Democratic) 32.28%
  • Dave Davis (Independent) 1.07%
Others
  • James B. Taylor (Independent) 0.60%
  • Bill Bull Durham (Independent) 0.49%
  • John Curtis (Independent) 0.34%
  • Mike Fugate (Independent) 0.24%
  • Paul Schmidt (Independent) 0.20%
Tennessee 2 Jimmy Duncan Republican 1988 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Jimmy Duncan (Republican) 70.68%
  • Stephen Smith (Democratic) 28.57%
Others
  • Chris Dimit (Independent) 0.61%
  • George Njezic (Independent) 0.14%
Tennessee 3 Zach Wamp Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Zach Wamp (Republican) 56.30%
  • Chuck Jolly (Democratic) 42.55%
Others
  • William Cole (Independent) 0.50%
  • Walt Ward (Independent) 0.36%
  • Thomas Morrell (Independent) 0.15%
  • Dick Sims (Independent) 0.14%
Tennessee 4 Van Hilleary Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Van Hilleary (Republican) 57.90%
  • Mark Stewart (Democratic) 41.18%
  • Patrick Lyons (Independent) 0.60%
  • Preston Spaulding (Independent) 0.32%
Tennessee 5 Bob Clement Democratic 1988 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Bob Clement (Democratic) 72.38%
  • Steven Edmondson (Republican) 23.84%
  • Mike Childers (Independent) 3.78%
Tennessee 6 Bart Gordon Democratic 1984 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Bart Gordon (Democratic) 54.42%
  • Steve Gill (Republican) 41.57%
  • Jim Coffer (Independent) 4.01%
Tennessee 7 Ed Bryant Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Ed Bryant (Republican) 65.42%
  • Don Trotter (Democratic) 33.30%
  • Steven Romer (Independent) 1.28%
Tennessee 8 John S. Tanner Democratic 1988 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y John S. Tanner (Democratic) 67.26%
  • Tom Watson (Republican) 29.92%
  • Donna Malone (Independent) 2.62%
Tennessee 9 Harold Ford Sr. Democratic 1974 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  •  Y Harold Ford Jr. (Democratic) 61.10%
  • Rod DeBerry (Republican) 37.26%
  • Silky Sullivan (Independent) 0.50%

Texas

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District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Texas 1 Jim Chapman Democratic 1985 Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Democratic hold.
  •  Y Max Sandlin (Democratic) 51.56%
  • Ed Merritt (Republican) 46.75%
  • Margaret Palms (Natural Law) 1.69%
Texas 2 Charles Wilson Democratic 1972 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  •  Y Jim Turner (Democratic) 52.24%
  • Brian Babin (Republican) 45.61%
  • Henry McCullough (Independent) 1.21%
Others
  • David Constant (Libertarian) 0.63%
  • Gary Hardy (Natural Law) 0.30%
Texas 3 Sam Johnson Republican 1991 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Sam Johnson (Republican) 72.98%
  • Lee Cole (Democratic) 24.43%
  • John E. Davis (Libertarian) 2.59%
Texas 4 Ralph Hall Democratic 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Ralph Hall (Democratic) 63.77%
  • Jerry Hall (Republican) 34.30%
  • Steven Rothacker (Libertarian) 1.53%
  • Enos Denham (Natural Law) 0.39%
Texas 5 John Bryant Democratic 1982 Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Republican gain.
  •  Y Pete Sessions (Republican) 53.07%
  • John Pouland (Democratic) 46.93%
Texas 6 Joe Barton Republican 1984 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Joe Barton (Republican) 77.12%
  • Skeet Richardson (Independent) 12.81%
  • Catherine Anderson (Libertarian) 6.93%
  • Doug Williams (US Taxpayers) 3.14%
Texas 7 Bill Archer Republican 1970 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Bill Archer (Republican) 81.37%
  • Al Siegmund (Democratic) 15.09%
  • Gene Hsiao (Independent) 2.08%
  • Randy Sims (Independent) 1.46%
Texas 8 Jack Fields Republican 1980 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
  •  Y Kevin Brady (Republican) 59.11%
  • Gene Fontenot (Republican) 40.89%
Texas 9 Steve Stockman Republican 1994 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Texas 10 Lloyd Doggett Democratic 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Lloyd Doggett (Democratic) 56.20%
  • Teresa Doggett (Republican) 41.36%
  • Gary Johnson (Libertarian) 1.68%
  • Steve Klayman (Natural Law) 0.75%
Texas 11 Chet Edwards Democratic 1990 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Chet Edwards (Democratic) 56.83%
  • Jay Mathis (Republican) 42.37%
  • Ken Hardin (Natural Law) 0.79%
Texas 12 Pete Geren Democratic 1989 Incumbent retired.
Republican gain.
  •  Y Kay Granger (Republican) 57.78%
  • Hugh Parmer (Democratic) 41.04%
  • Heather Proffer (Natural Law) 1.17%
Texas 13 Mac Thornberry Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Mac Thornberry (Republican) 66.87%
  • Samuel Silverman (Democratic) 32.29%
  • Don Harkey (Natural Law) 0.84%
Texas 14 Greg Laughlin Republican 1988 Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican hold.
  •  Y Ron Paul (Republican) 51.08%
  • Lefty Morris (Democratic) 47.62%
  • Ed Fasanella (Natural Law) 1.30%
Texas 15 Kika de la Garza Democratic 1964 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  •  Y Rubén Hinojosa (Democratic) 62.30%
  • Tom Haughey (Republican) 36.74%
  • Rob Wofford (Natural Law) 0.96%
Texas 16 Ronald D. Coleman Democratic 1982 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  •  Y Silvestre Reyes (Democratic) 70.63%
  • Rick Ledesma (Republican) 27.60%
  • Carl Proffer (Natural Law) 1.76%
Texas 17 Charles Stenholm Democratic 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Charles Stenholm (Democratic) 51.65%
  • Rudy Izzard (Republican) 47.37%
  • Richard Caro (Natural Law) 0.98%
Texas 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic) 77.07%
  • Larry White (Republican) 10.14%
  • Jerry Burley (Republican) 5.72%
  • George A. Young (Republican) 3.87%
  • Mike Lamson (Democratic) 3.20%
Texas 19 Larry Combest Republican 1984 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Larry Combest (Republican) 80.37%
  • John Sawyer (Democratic) 19.63%
Texas 20 Henry B. González Democratic 1961 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Henry B. González (Democratic) 63.72%
  • James Walker (Republican) 34.40%
  • Alex DePeña (Libertarian) 1.56%
  • Lyndon Felps (Natural Law) 0.32%
Texas 21 Lamar Smith Republican 1986 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Lamar Smith (Republican) 76.43%
  • Gordon Wharton (Democratic) 22.40%
  • Randy Rutenbeck (Natural Law) 1.16%
Texas 22 Tom DeLay Republican 1984 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Tom DeLay (Republican) 68.11%
  • Scott D. Cunningham (Democratic) 31.89%
Texas 23 Henry Bonilla Republican 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Henry Bonilla (Republican) 61.85%
  • Charlie Jones (Democratic) 36.37%
  • Linda Caswell (Natural Law) 1.78%
Texas 24 Martin Frost Democratic 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Martin Frost (Democratic) 55.75%
  • Ed Harrison (Republican) 39.07%
  • Marion Jacob (Democratic) 3.33%
  • Dale Mouton (Independent) 1.84%
Texas 25 Ken Bentsen Democratic 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Ken Bentsen (Democratic) 57.32%
  • Dolly Madison McKenna (Republican) 42.68%
Texas 26 Dick Armey Republican 1984 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Dick Armey (Republican) 73.63%
  • Jerry Frankel (Democratic) 26.37%
Texas 27 Solomon Ortiz Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Solomon Ortiz (Democratic) 64.64%
  • Joe Gardner (Republican) 33.84%
  • Kevin Richardson (Natural Law) 1.52%
Texas 28 Frank Tejeda Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Frank Tejeda (Democratic) 75.37%
  • Mark Cude (Republican) 23.40%
  • Clifford Finley (Natural Law) 1.23%
Texas 29 Gene Green Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Gene Green (Democratic) 67.51%
  • Jack Rodriguez (Republican) 31.03%
  • Jack Klinger (US Taxpayers) 1.46%
Texas 30 Eddie Bernice Johnson Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic) 54.59%
  • John Hendry (Republican) 18.28%
  • James Sweatt (Democratic) 8.76%
  • Marvin Crenshaw (Democratic) 6.87%
  • Lisa Kitterman (Republican) 6.86%
  • Lisa Hembry (Independent) 3.10%
  • Ada Granado (Independent) 1.13%
  • Stevan Hammond (Independent) 0.41%

Utah

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District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Utah 1 Jim Hansen Republican 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Jim Hansen (Republican) 68.31%
  • Gregory Sanders (Democratic) 29.97%
  • Randall Tolpinrud (Natural Law) 1.72%
Utah 2 Enid Greene Republican 1994 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
  •  Y Merrill Cook (Republican) 54.99%
  • Rocky Anderson (Democratic) 42.44%
  • Arly Pederson (Independent) 1.30%
  • Catherine Carter (Natural Law) 1.26%
Utah 3 Bill Orton Democratic 1990 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
Others
  • Gerald Slothower (Independent) 0.34%
  • John Langford (Socialist Workers) 0.13%

Vermont

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District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Vermont at-large Bernie Sanders Independent 1990 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Bernie Sanders (Independent) 55.23%
  • Susan Sweetser (Republican) 32.59%
  • Jack Long (Democratic) 9.36%
  • Thomas Morse (Libertarian) 1.06%
Others
  • Peter Diamondstone (Liberty Union) 0.77%
  • Robert Melamede (Grassroots) 0.53%
  • Norio Kushi (Natural Law) 0.32%

Virginia

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District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Virginia 1 Herbert H. Bateman Republican 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 2 Owen B. Pickett Democratic 1986 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Owen B. Pickett (Democratic) 64.77%
  • John Tate (Independent) 35.11%
Virginia 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Bobby Scott (Democratic) 82.12%
  • Elsie Holland (Republican) 17.85%
Virginia 4 Norman Sisisky Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Norman Sisisky (Democratic) 78.61%
  • Tony Zevgolis (Republican) 21.37%
Virginia 5 Lewis F. Payne Jr. Democratic 1988 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
Virginia 6 Bob Goodlatte Republican 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Bob Goodlatte (Republican) 67.00%
  • Jeffrey Grey (Democratic) 30.84%
  • Jay Rutledge (Independent) 2.12%
Virginia 7 Thomas J. Bliley Jr. Republican 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Thomas J. Bliley Jr. (Republican) 75.10%
  • Roderic Slayton (Democratic) 20.28%
  • Bradley Evans (Independent) 4.56%
Virginia 8 Jim Moran Democratic 1990 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Jim Moran (Democratic) 66.40%
  • John Otey (Republican) 28.14%
  • Ward Edmonds (Reform) 2.72%
  • Sarina Grosswald (Independent) 2.28%
  • Charles Severance (Independent) 0.32%
Virginia 9 Rick Boucher Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Rick Boucher (Democratic) 65.00%
  • Patrick Muldoon (Republican) 30.70%
  • Tom Roberts (Reform) 4.27%
Virginia 10 Frank Wolf Republican 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Frank Wolf (Republican) 72.02%
  • Bob Weinberg (Democratic) 25.17%
  • Gary Reams (Independent) 2.76%
Virginia 11 Tom Davis Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Tom Davis (Republican) 64.10%
  • Tom Horton (Independent) 34.51%
  • Levi Levy (Independent) 1.31%

Washington

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As of 2022, these were the last elections in which the Republican Party won a majority of congressional districts from Washington.

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Washington 1 Rick White Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Rick White (Republican) 53.74%
  • Jeff Coopersmith (Democratic) 46.26%
Washington 2 Jack Metcalf Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Jack Metcalf (Republican) 48.51%
  • Kevin Quigley (Democratic) 47.76%
  • Karen Leibrant (Natural Law) 3.72%
Washington 3 Linda Smith Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
Washington 4 Doc Hastings Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Doc Hastings (Republican) 52.96%
  • Rick Locke (Democratic) 47.04%
Washington 5 George Nethercutt Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
Washington 6 Norm Dicks Democratic 1976 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Norm Dicks (Democratic) 65.90%
  • Bill Tinsley (Republican) 30.24%
  • Ted Haley (Independent) 2.36%
  • Michael Huddleston (Natural Law) 1.50%
Washington 7 Jim McDermott Democratic 1988 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Jim McDermott (Democratic) 80.96%
  • Frank Kleschen (Republican) 19.04%
Washington 8 Jennifer Dunn Republican 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Jennifer Dunn (Republican) 65.39%
  • Dave Little (Democratic) 34.61%
Washington 9 Randy Tate Republican 1994 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
  •  Y Adam Smith (Democratic) 50.14%
  • Randy Tate (Republican) 47.27%
  • David Gruenstein (Natural Law) 2.59%

West Virginia

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District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
West Virginia 1 Alan Mollohan Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
West Virginia 2 Bob Wise Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Bob Wise (Democratic) 68.89%
  • Greg Morris (Republican) 31.11%
West Virginia 3 Nick Rahall Democratic 1976 Incumbent re-elected.

Wisconsin

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District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Wisconsin 1 Mark Neumann Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
Wisconsin 2 Scott Klug Republican 1990 Incumbent re-elected.
Wisconsin 3 Steve Gunderson Republican 1980 Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
Wisconsin 4 Jerry Kleczka Democratic 1984 Incumbent re-elected.
Wisconsin 5 Tom Barrett Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
Wisconsin 6 Tom Petri Republican 1979 (Special) Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Tom Petri (Republican) 73.02%
  • Al Lindskoog (Democratic) 23.90%
  • James Dean (US Taxpayers) 2%
  • Timothy Farness (Independent) 1%
Wisconsin 7 Dave Obey Democratic 1969 (Special) Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Dave Obey (Democratic) 57.05%
  • Scott West (Republican) 42.91%
Wisconsin 8 Toby Roth Republican 1978 Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
Wisconsin 9 Jim Sensenbrenner Republican 1978 Incumbent re-elected.

Wyoming

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District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Wyoming at-large Barbara Cubin Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Barbara Cubin (Republican) 55.24%
  • Pete Maxfield (Democratic) 40.82%
  • Dave Dawson (Libertarian) 3.93%

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Notes

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  1. ^ Same results as the general election, but seated early.[8]
  2. ^ There were 2 Independents
  3. ^ Stump was originally elected as a Democrat. He switched parties in 1982 and was re-elected as such that year.
  4. ^ Deal was originally elected as a Democrat. He switched parties in April 1995.
  5. ^ Tauzin was first elected as a Democrat. He switched to the Republican Party in August 1995.
  6. ^ Hayes was first elected as a Democrat. He switched to the Republican Party in December 1995.
  7. ^ Parker was originally elected as a Democrat. He switched parties in November 1995.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives - 404". Archived from the original on October 25, 2011. Retrieved October 19, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Congress Profiles – US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives". history.house.gov.
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