1996 United States House of Representatives elections
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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.
Although the Republicans lost 3 seats, 1 of them included an independent who would caucus with them and switch to the Republicans. This resulted in a 227 Republican majority to the Democrats' 208 minority which also included an Independent caucusing with them. 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 second time in the 20th century, after the 1952 elections, in which Republicans won a House majority without winning a majority of votes, a situation that occurred again in 2012, though in terms of the total vote this 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 was also the first election since Reconstruction in which Republicans won a majority of seats in Mississippi's delegation.
Special elections
[edit]District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
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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. |
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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. |
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Oregon 3 | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 1980 | Incumbent resigned February 6, 1996 when elected U.S. Senator. New member elected May 21, 1996. Democratic hold. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Results summary
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206 | 2 | 227 |
Democratic | [b] | Republican |
Party | Seats | Seat percentage | Vote percentage | Popular vote | |||
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1994 | Elected | Net change | |||||
Republican Party | 230 | 227 | ![]() | 52.4% | 48.15% | 43,447,962 | |
Democratic Party | 204 | 206 | ![]() | 47.4% | 48.22% | 43,507,586 | |
Libertarian Party | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 0.0% | 0.7% | 651,448 | |
Independent | 1 | 2 | ![]() | 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
Retiring incumbents
[edit]50 incumbents retired: 29 Democrats and 21 Republicans, giving the Republicans a net gain of 6 seats from the Democrats.
Democrats
[edit]Democratic hold
[edit]- Arkansas's 1st district: Blanche Lincoln
- Arkansas's 2nd district: Ray Thornton
- California's 24th district: Anthony Beilenson
- Colorado's 1st district: Pat Schroeder
- Florida's 2nd district: Pete Peterson
- Florida's 11th district: Sam Gibbons
- Florida's 19th district: Harry Johnston
- Illinois's 7th district: Cardiss Collins
- Indiana's 10th district: Andrew Jacobs Jr.
- Massachusetts's 10th district: Gerry Studds
- New Jersey's 9th district: Robert Torricelli, to run for U.S. Senator
- North Carolina's 7th district: Charlie Rose
- Rhode Island's 2nd district: Jack Reed, to run for U.S. Senator
- Tennessee's 9th district: Harold Ford Sr.
- Texas's 1st district: Jim Chapman, to run for U.S. Senator
- Texas's 2nd district: Charlie Wilson
- Texas's 15th district: Kika de la Garza
- Texas's 16th district: Ronald D. Coleman
- Virginia's 5th district: Lewis F. Payne Jr.
Republican gain
[edit]- Alabama's 3rd district: Glen Browder, to run for U.S. Senator
- Alabama's 4th district: Tom Bevill
- Illinois's 20th district: Dick Durbin, to run for U.S. Senator
- Louisiana's 5th district: Cleo Fields
- Mississippi's 3rd district: Sonny Montgomery
- Montana's at-large district: Pat Williams
- Oklahoma's 3rd district: William K. Brewster
- South Dakota's at-large district: Tim Johnson, to run for U.S. Senator
- Texas's 5th district: John Bryant, to run for U.S. Senator
- Texas's 12th district: Pete Geren
Republicans
[edit]Republican hold
[edit]- Arkansas's 3rd district: Tim Hutchinson, to run for U.S. Senator
- California's 27th district: Carlos Moorhead
- Colorado's 4th district: Wayne Allard, to run for U.S. Senator
- Indiana's 7th district: John Myers
- Kansas's 1st district: Pat Roberts, to run for U.S. Senator
- Kansas's 2nd district: Sam Brownback, to run for U.S. Senator
- Kansas's 3rd district: Jan Meyers
- Missouri's 7th district: Mel Hancock
- Nevada's 2nd district: Barbara Vucanovich
- New Hampshire's 1st district: Bill Zeliff, to run for Governor
- New Jersey's 12th district: Dick Zimmer, to run for U.S. Senator
- Oregon's 2nd district: Wes Cooley
- Pennsylvania's 5th district: Bill Clinger
- Pennsylvania's 16th district: Robert Smith Walker
- Tennessee's 1st district: Jimmy Quillen
- Texas's 8th district: Jack Fields
- Utah's 2nd district: Enid Greene
Democratic gain
[edit]- Iowa's 3rd district: Jim Ross Lightfoot, to run for U.S. Senator
- Louisiana's 7th district: Jimmy Hayes, to run for U.S. Senator
- Wisconsin's 3rd district: Steve Gunderson
- Wisconsin's 8th district: Toby Roth
Incumbents defeated
[edit]In primary elections
[edit]Democrats
[edit]- Michigan's 15th district: Barbara-Rose Collins lost to Carolyn Kilpatrick, who later won the general election
Republicans
[edit]- Texas's 14th district: Greg Laughlin lost to Ron Paul, who later won the general election
In the general elections
[edit]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
[edit]- Kentucky's 3rd district: Mike Ward lost to Anne Northup
- Missouri's 9th district: Harold Volkmer lost to Kenny Hulshof
- Utah's 3rd district: Bill Orton lost to Chris Cannon
Republicans who lost to Democrats
[edit]- California's 10th district: William P. Baker lost to Ellen Tauscher
- California's 22nd district: Andrea Seastrand lost to Walter Capps
- California's 46th district: Bob Dornan lost to Loretta Sanchez
- Connecticut's 5th district: Gary Franks lost to James H. Maloney
- Illinois's 5th district: Michael Patrick Flanagan lost to Rod Blagojevich
- Maine's 1st district: James B. Longley Jr. lost to Tom Allen
- Massachusetts's 3rd district: Peter I. Blute lost to Jim McGovern
- Massachusetts's 6th district: Peter G. Torkildsen lost to John F. Tierney
- Michigan's 8th district: Dick Chrysler lost to Debbie Stabenow
- New Jersey's 8th district: William J. Martini lost to Bill Pascrell
- New York's 4th district: Dan Frisa lost to Carolyn McCarthy
- North Carolina's 2nd district: David Funderburk lost to Bob Etheridge
- North Carolina's 4th district: Fred Heineman lost to David Price in a rematch of the 1994 election.
- Ohio's 6th district: Frank Cremeans lost to Ted Strickland
- Ohio's 10th district: Martin Hoke lost to Dennis Kucinich
- Oregon's 5th district: Jim Bunn lost to Darlene Hooley
- Texas's 9th district: Steve Stockman lost to Nick Lampson
- Washington's 9th district: Randy Tate lost to Adam Smith
Alabama
[edit]District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Alabama 1 | Sonny Callahan | Republican | 1984 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Alabama 2 | Terry Everett | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Alabama 3 | Glen Browder | Democratic | 1989 (Special) | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator. New member elected. Republican gain. |
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Alabama 4 | Tom Bevill | Democratic | 1966 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain. |
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Alabama 5 | Robert E. Cramer | Democratic | 1990 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Alabama 6 | Spencer Bachus | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Alabama 7 | Earl Hilliard | Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Alaska
[edit]District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Alaska at-large | Don Young | Republican | 1973 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Arizona
[edit]District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Arizona 1 | Matt Salmon | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Arizona 2 | Ed Pastor | Democratic | 1991 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Arizona 3 | Bob Stump | Republican | 1976[c] | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Arizona 4 | John Shadegg | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Arizona 5 | Jim Kolbe | Republican | 1984 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Arizona 6 | J. D. Hayworth | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Arkansas
[edit]District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Arkansas 1 | Blanche Lincoln | Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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Arkansas 2 | Ray Thornton | Democratic | 1972 1978 (retired) 1990 | Incumbent retired to run for Arkansas Supreme Court. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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Arkansas 3 | Tim Hutchinson | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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Arkansas 4 | Jay Dickey | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California
[edit]District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
California 1 | Frank Riggs | Republican | 1990 1992 (defeated) 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 2 | Wally Herger | Republican | 1986 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 3 | Vic Fazio | Democratic | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 4 | John Doolittle | Republican | 1990 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 5 | Bob Matsui | Democratic | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 6 | Lynn Woolsey | Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 7 | George Miller | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 8 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 1987 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 9 | Ron Dellums | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 10 | William P. Baker | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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California 11 | Richard Pombo | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 12 | Tom Lantos | Democratic | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 13 | Pete Stark | Democratic | 1972 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 14 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 15 | Tom Campbell | Republican | 1988 1992 (defeated) 1995 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 16 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 17 | Sam Farr | Democratic | 1993 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 18 | Gary Condit | Democratic | 1989 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 19 | George Radanovich | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 20 | Cal Dooley | Democratic | 1990 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 21 | Bill Thomas | Republican | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 22 | Andrea Seastrand | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
Others
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California 23 | Elton Gallegly | Republican | 1986 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 24 | Anthony Beilenson | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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California 25 | Buck McKeon | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 26 | Howard Berman | Democratic | 1982 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 27 | Carlos Moorhead | Republican | 1972 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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California 28 | David Dreier | Republican | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 29 | Henry Waxman | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 30 | Xavier Becerra | Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 31 | Matthew G. Martínez | Democratic | 1982 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 32 | Julian Dixon | Democratic | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 33 | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 34 | Esteban Edward Torres | Democratic | 1982 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 35 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 1990 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 36 | Jane Harman | Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 37 | Juanita Millender-McDonald | Democratic | 1996 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 38 | Steve Horn | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 39 | Ed Royce | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 40 | Jerry Lewis | Republican | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 41 | Jay Kim | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 42 | George Brown Jr. | Democratic | 1962 1970 (retired) 1972 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 43 | Ken Calvert | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 44 | Sonny Bono | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 45 | Dana Rohrabacher | Republican | 1988 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 46 | Bob Dornan | Republican | 1976 1982 (retired) 1984 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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California 47 | Christopher Cox | Republican | 1988 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 48 | Ron Packard | Republican | 1982 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 49 | Brian Bilbray | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 50 | Bob Filner | Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 51 | Duke Cunningham | Republican | 1990 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 52 | Duncan L. Hunter | Republican | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Colorado
[edit]District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Colorado 1 | Pat Schroeder | Democratic | 1972 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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Colorado 2 | David Skaggs | Democratic | 1986 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Colorado 3 | Scott McInnis | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Colorado 4 | Wayne Allard | Republican | 1990 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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Colorado 5 | Joel Hefley | Republican | 1986 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Colorado 6 | Daniel Schaefer | Republican | 1983 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Connecticut
[edit]District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Connecticut 1 | Barbara B. Kennelly | Democratic | 1982 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Connecticut 2 | Sam Gejdenson | Democratic | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Connecticut 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 1990 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Connecticut 4 | Chris Shays | Republican | 1987 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Connecticut 5 | Gary Franks | Republican | 1990 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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Connecticut 6 | Nancy Johnson | Republican | 1982 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Delaware
[edit]District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Delaware at-large | Mike Castle | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida
[edit]District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Florida 1 | Joe Scarborough | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 2 | Pete Peterson | Democratic | 1990 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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Florida 3 | Corrine Brown | Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 4 | Tillie Fowler | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 5 | Karen Thurman | Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 6 | Cliff Stearns | Republican | 1988 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 7 | John Mica | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 8 | Bill McCollum | Republican | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 9 | Michael Bilirakis | Republican | 1982 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 10 | Bill Young | Republican | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 11 | Sam Gibbons | Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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Florida 12 | Charles T. Canady | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 13 | Dan Miller | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 14 | Porter Goss | Republican | 1988 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 15 | Dave Weldon | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 16 | Mark Foley | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 17 | Carrie Meek | Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 18 | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Republican | 1989 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 19 | Harry Johnston | Democratic | 1988 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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Florida 20 | Peter Deutsch | Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 21 | Lincoln Díaz-Balart | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 22 | Clay Shaw | Republican | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 23 | Alcee Hastings | Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia
[edit]District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Georgia 1 | Jack Kingston | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia 2 | Sanford Bishop | Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia 3 | Mac Collins | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia 4 | Cynthia McKinney Redistricted from the 11th district | Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia 5 | John Lewis | Democratic | 1986 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia 6 | Newt Gingrich | Republican | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia 7 | Bob Barr | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia 8 | Saxby Chambliss | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia 9 | Nathan Deal | Republican | 1992[d] | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia 10 | Charlie Norwood | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia 11 | John Linder Redistricted from the 4th district | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Hawaii
[edit]District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Hawaii 1 | Neil Abercrombie | Democratic | 1986 (special) 1988 (lost renomination) 1990 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Hawaii 2 | Patsy Mink | Democratic | 1964 1976 (retired) 1990 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Idaho
[edit]District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Idaho 1 | Helen Chenoweth | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Idaho 2 | Mike Crapo | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois
[edit]District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Illinois 1 | Bobby Rush | Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 2 | Jesse Jackson Jr. | Democratic | 1995 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 3 | Bill Lipinski | Democratic | 1982 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 4 | Luis Gutiérrez | Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 5 | Michael Flanagan | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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Illinois 6 | Henry Hyde | Republican | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 7 | Cardiss Collins | Democratic | 1973 (special) | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
Others
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Illinois 8 | Phil Crane | Republican | 1969 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 9 | Sidney R. Yates | Democratic | 1948 1962 (retired) 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 10 | John Porter | Republican | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 11 | Jerry Weller | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 12 | Jerry Costello | Democratic | 1988 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 13 | Harris Fawell | Republican | 1984 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 14 | Dennis Hastert | Republican | 1986 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 15 | Tom Ewing | Republican | 1991 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 16 | Don Manzullo | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 17 | Lane Evans | Democratic | 1982 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 18 | Ray LaHood | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 19 | Glenn Poshard | Democratic | 1988 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Others
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Illinois 20 | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 1982 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Republican gain. |
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Indiana
[edit]District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Indiana 1 | Pete Visclosky | Democratic | 1984 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Indiana 2 | David McIntosh | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Indiana 3 | Tim Roemer | Democratic | 1990 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Indiana 4 | Mark Souder | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Indiana 5 | Steve Buyer | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Indiana 6 | Dan Burton | Republican | 1982 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Indiana 7 | John T. Myers | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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Indiana 8 | John Hostettler | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Indiana 9 | Lee Hamilton | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Indiana 10 | Andrew Jacobs Jr. | Democratic | 1964 1972 (defeated) 1974 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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Iowa
[edit]District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Iowa 1 | Jim Leach | Republican | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Others
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Iowa 2 | Jim Nussle | Republican | 1990 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Others
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Iowa 3 | Jim Ross Lightfoot | Republican | 1984 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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Iowa 4 | Greg Ganske | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Others
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Iowa 5 | Tom Latham | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kansas
[edit]District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Results |
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Kansas 1 | Pat Roberts | Republican | 1980 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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Kansas 2 | Sam Brownback | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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Kansas 3 | Jan Meyers | Republican | 1984 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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Kansas 4 | Todd Tiahrt | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kentucky
[edit]District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Results |
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Kentucky 1 | Ed Whitfield | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kentucky 2 | Ron Lewis | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kentucky 3 | Mike Ward | Democratic | 1994 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain. |
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Kentucky 4 | Jim Bunning | Republican | 1986 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kentucky 5 | Hal Rogers | Republican | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kentucky 6 | Scotty Baesler | Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Louisiana
[edit]District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Louisiana 1 | Bob Livingston | Republican | 1977 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Louisiana 2 | William J. Jefferson | Democratic | 1990 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Louisiana 3 | Billy Tauzin | Republican | 1980[e] | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Louisiana 4 | Jim McCrery Redistricted from the 5th district | Republican | 1988 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Louisiana 5 | Cleo Fields Redistricted from the 4th district | Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain. |
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Louisiana 6 | Richard Baker | Republican | 1986 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Louisiana 7 | Jimmy Hayes | Republican | 1986[f] | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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Maine
[edit]District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Maine 1 | James B. Longley Jr. | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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Maine 2 | John Baldacci | Democratic | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maryland
[edit]District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Maryland 1 | Wayne Gilchrest | Republican | 1990 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maryland 2 | Bob Ehrlich | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maryland 3 | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 1986 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maryland 4 | Albert Wynn | Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maryland 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 1981 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maryland 6 | Roscoe Bartlett | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maryland 7 | Elijah Cummings | Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maryland 8 | Connie Morella | Republican | 1986 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts
[edit]District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Massachusetts 1 | John Olver | Democratic | 1991 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 2 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 1988 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 3 | Peter Blute | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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Massachusetts 4 | Barney Frank | Democratic | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 5 | Marty Meehan | Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 6 | Peter G. Torkildsen | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
Others
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Massachusetts 7 | Ed Markey | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 8 | Joseph P. Kennedy II | Democratic | 1986 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 9 | Joe Moakley | Democratic | 1972 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 10 | Gerry Studds | Democratic | 1972 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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Michigan
[edit]District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Michigan 1 | Bart Stupak | Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 2 | Pete Hoekstra | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 3 | Vern Ehlers | Republican | 1993 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 4 | Dave Camp | Republican | 1990 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Others
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Michigan 5 | James Barcia | Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 6 | Fred Upton | Republican | 1986 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 7 | Nick Smith | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 8 | Dick Chrysler | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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Michigan 9 | Dale Kildee | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 10 | David Bonior | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 11 | Joe Knollenberg | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 12 | Sander Levin | Democratic | 1982 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 13 | Lynn Rivers | Democratic | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Others
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Michigan 14 | John Conyers | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Others
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Michigan 15 | Barbara-Rose Collins | Democratic | 1990 | Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
Others
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Michigan 16 | John Dingell | Democratic | 1955 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
Others
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Minnesota
[edit]District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Results |
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Minnesota 1 | Gil Gutknecht | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Minnesota 2 | David Minge | DFL | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Minnesota 3 | Jim Ramstad | Republican | 1990 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Minnesota 4 | Bruce Vento | DFL | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Minnesota 5 | Martin Olav Sabo | DFL | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Minnesota 6 | Bill Luther | DFL | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Minnesota 7 | Collin Peterson | DFL | 1990 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Minnesota 8 | Jim Oberstar | DFL | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Mississippi
[edit]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 | |||
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Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Mississippi 1 | Roger Wicker | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Mississippi 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 1993 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Mississippi 3 | Sonny Montgomery | Democratic | 1966 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain. |
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Mississippi 4 | Michael Parker | Republican | 1988[g] | Incumbent re-elected. |
Others
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Mississippi 5 | Gene Taylor | Democratic | 1989 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Others
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Missouri
[edit]District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Missouri 1 | Bill Clay | Democratic | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Missouri 2 | Jim Talent | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Missouri 3 | Dick Gephardt | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Missouri 4 | Ike Skelton | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Missouri 5 | Karen McCarthy | Democratic | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Missouri 6 | Pat Danner | Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Missouri 7 | Mel Hancock | Republican | 1988 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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Missouri 8 | Bill Emerson | Republican | 1980 | Incumbent died June 22, 1996. New member elected. Independent gain. |
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Missouri 9 | Harold Volkmer | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain. |
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- 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
[edit]District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Montana at-large | Pat Williams | Democratic | 1978 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain. |
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Nebraska
[edit]District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Nebraska 1 | Doug Bereuter | Republican | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Nebraska 2 | Jon Lynn Christensen | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Nebraska 3 | Bill Barrett | Republican | 1990 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Nevada
[edit]District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Nevada 1 | John Ensign | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Nevada 2 | Barbara Vucanovich | Republican | 1982 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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New Hampshire
[edit]District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
New Hampshire 1 | Bill Zeliff | Republican | 1990 | Incumbent retired to run for Governor of New Hampshire. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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New Hampshire 2 | Charles Bass | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Jersey
[edit]District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
New Jersey 1 | Rob Andrews | Democratic | 1990 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Others
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New Jersey 2 | Frank LoBiondo | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Others
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New Jersey 3 | Jim Saxton | Republican | 1984 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Others
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New Jersey 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Others
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New Jersey 5 | Marge Roukema | Republican | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Others
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New Jersey 6 | Frank Pallone | Democratic | 1988 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Others
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New Jersey 7 | Bob Franks | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Others
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New Jersey 8 | William J. Martini | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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New Jersey 9 | Robert Torricelli | Democratic | 1982 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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New Jersey 10 | Donald M. Payne | Democratic | 1988 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Others
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New Jersey 11 | Rodney Frelinghuysen | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Jersey 12 | Dick Zimmer | Republican | 1990 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Republican hold. |
Others
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New Jersey 13 | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Others
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New Mexico
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Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |