1996 United States House of Representatives elections

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

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 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.
  • Green tickY 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%[5]
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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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 Decrease 3 52.4% 48.15% 43,447,962
Democratic Party 204 206 Increase 2 47.4% 48.22% 43,507,586
Libertarian Party 0 0 Steady 0.0% 0.7% 651,448
Independent 1 2 Increase 1 0.2% 0.6% 572,746
Natural Law Party 0 0 Steady 0.0% 0.6% 518,413
Reform Party 0 0 Steady 0.0% 0.2% 178,475
U.S. Taxpayers' Party 0 0 Steady 0.0% 0.1% 54,054
Independence Party 0 0 Steady 0.0% 0.1% 48,272
Peace and Freedom Party 0 0 Steady 0.0% 0.1% 48,136
Others 0 0 Steady 0.0% 1.3% 1,206,375
Totals 435 435 Steady 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.
  • Green tickY Sonny Callahan (Republican) 64.36%
  • Don Womack (Democratic) 33.82%
  • Bob Burns (Libertarian) 1.61%
Alabama 2 Terry Everett Republican 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.

Arizona

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District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Arizona 1 Matt Salmon Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Matt Salmon (Republican) 60.18%
  • John Cox (Democratic) 39.82%
Arizona 2 Ed Pastor Democratic 1991 (Special) Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY Bob Stump (Republican) 66.52%
  • Alexander Schneider (Democratic) 33.48%
Arizona 4 John Shadegg Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY John Shadegg (Republican) 66.78%
  • Maria Milton (Democratic) 33.22%
Arizona 5 Jim Kolbe Republican 1984 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY Pete Stark (Democratic) 65.18%
  • James Fay (Republican) 30.41%
  • Terry Savage (Libertarian) 4.41%
California 14 Anna Eshoo Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY Cal Dooley (Democratic) 56.51%
  • Trice Harvey (Republican) 39.13%
  • Jonathan Richter (Libertarian) 4.36%
California 21 Bill Thomas Republican 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY David Dreier (Republican) 60.67%
  • David Levering (Democratic) 36.94%
  • Ken Saurenman (Libertarian) 2.38%
California 29 Henry Waxman Democratic 1974 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY Ed Royce (Republican) 62.8%
  • Bob Davis (Democratic) 31.93%
  • Jack Dean (Libertarian) 5.27%
California 40 Jerry Lewis Republican 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
Florida 2 Pete Peterson Democratic 1990 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • Green tickY Allen Boyd (Democratic) 59.44%
  • Bill Sutton (Republican) 40.50%
Florida 3 Corrine Brown Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY Karen Thurman (Democratic) 61.68%
  • Dave Gentry (Republican) 38.32%
Florida 6 Cliff Stearns Republican 1988 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Cliff Stearns (Republican) 67.18%
  • Newell O'Brien (Democratic) 32.82%
Florida 7 John Mica Republican 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY John Mica (Republican) 62.04%
  • George Stuart (Democratic) 37.93%
Florida 8 Bill McCollum Republican 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY Bill Young (Republican) 66.61%
  • Henry Green (Democratic) 33.39%
Florida 11 Sam Gibbons Democratic 1962 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY Dan Miller (Republican) 64.34%
  • Sanford Gordon (Democratic) 35.60%
Florida 14 Porter Goss Republican 1988 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Porter Goss (Republican) 73.49%
  • Jim Nolan (Democratic) 26.51%
Florida 15 Dave Weldon Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Dave Weldon (Republican) 51.42%
  • John Byron (Democratic) 42.90%
  • David Golding (Independent) 5.68%
Florida 16 Mark Foley Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Mark Foley (Republican) 64%
  • Jim Stuber (Democratic) 36%
Florida 17 Carrie Meek Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY Robert Wexler (Democratic) 65.57%
  • Beverly Kennedy (Republican) 34.42%
Florida 20 Peter Deutsch Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY Clay Shaw (Republican) 61.86%
  • Kenneth Cooper (Democratic) 38.14%
Florida 23 Alcee Hastings Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY Newt Gingrich (Republican) 57.80%
  • Michael Coles (Democratic) 42.20%
Georgia 7 Bob Barr Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Bob Barr (Republican) 57.80%
  • Charlie Watts (Democratic) 42.20%
Georgia 8 Saxby Chambliss Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Saxby Chambliss (Republican) 52.56%
  • Jim Wiggins (Democratic) 47.44%
Georgia 9 Nathan Deal Republican 1992[d] Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Nathan Deal (Republican) 65.55%
  • Ken Poston (Democratic) 34.45%
Georgia 10 Charlie Norwood Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
Georgia 11 John Linder
Redistricted from the 4th district
Republican 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY 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)
1988 (lost renomination)
1990
Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY Jerry Costello (Democratic) 71.59%
  • Shapley Hunter (Republican) 26.58%
  • Geoffrey Nathan (Democratic) 1.82%
Illinois 13 Harris Fawell Republican 1984 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Harris Fawell (Republican) 59.93%
  • Susan Hynes (Democratic) 40.06%
Illinois 14 Dennis Hastert Republican 1986 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY Don Manzullo (Republican) 60.29%
  • Catherine Lee (Democratic) 39.71%
Illinois 17 Lane Evans Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY Tim Roemer (Democratic) 57.92%
  • Joe Zakas (Republican) 40.90%
  • Bernie Taylor (Libertarian) 1.18%
Indiana 4 Mark Souder Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Mark Souder (Republican) 58.37%
  • Gerald Houseman (Democratic) 39.32%
  • Ken Bisson (Libertarian) 2.31%
Indiana 5 Steve Buyer Republican 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Steve Buyer (Republican) 61.86%
  • Douglas Clark (Democratic) 35.71%
  • Tom Lehman (Libertarian) 2.43%
Indiana 6 Dan Burton Republican 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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
elected
Result Results
Kansas 1 Pat Roberts Republican 1980 Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Republican hold.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY Todd Tiahrt (Republican) 50.11%
  • Randy Rathbun (Democratic) 46.62%
  • Seth Warren (Libertarian) 3.26%

Kentucky

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District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Results
Kentucky 1 Ed Whitfield Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY John Cooksey (Republican) 58.28%
  • Francis Thompson (Democratic) 41.72%
Louisiana 6 Richard Baker Republican 1986 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY Wayne Gilchrest (Republican) 61.55%
  • Steven Eastaugh (Democratic) 38.44%
Maryland 2 Bob Ehrlich Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY Roscoe Bartlett (Republican) 56.83%
  • Stephen Crawford (Democratic) 43.16%
Maryland 7 Elijah Cummings Democratic 1996 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Elijah Cummings (Democratic) 83.47%
  • Kenneth Kondner (Republican) 16.53%
Maryland 8 Connie Morella Republican 1986 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY Fred Upton (Republican) 67.72%
  • Clarence Annen (Democratic) 30.69%
  • Scott Beavers (Libertarian) 1.56%
Michigan 7 Nick Smith Republican 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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
elected
Result Results
Minnesota 1 Gil Gutknecht Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Gil Gutknecht (Republican) 52.67%
  • Mary Rieder (DFL) 47.17%
Minnesota 2 David Minge DFL 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY David Minge (DFL) 54.92%
  • Gary Revier (Republican) 41.09%
  • Stan Bentz (Reform) 3.92%
Minnesota 3 Jim Ramstad Republican 1990 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Jim Ramstad (Republican) 70.10%
  • Stanley Leino (DFL) 29.75%
Minnesota 4 Bruce Vento DFL 1976 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
Minnesota 8 Jim Oberstar DFL 1974 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
Nebraska 2 Jon Lynn Christensen Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.
  • Green tickY 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.