1986 United States House of Representatives elections
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:More citations needed Template:Infobox election The 1986 United States House of Representatives elections was held on November 4, 1986, to elect U.S. Representatives to serve in the 100th United States Congress. They occurred in the middle of President Ronald Reagan's second term in office, while he was still relatively popular with the American public. As in most mid-term elections, the president's party — in this case, the Republican Party — lost seats, with the Democratic Party gaining a net of five seats and cementing its majority. These results were not as dramatic as those in the Senate, where the Republicans lost control of the chamber to the Democrats.
Overall results
393 incumbent members sought reelection, but 2 were defeated in primaries and 6 defeated in the general election for a total of 385 incumbents winning.Template:Sfn
| 258 | 177 |
| Democratic | Republican |
| Party | Seats | Seat percentage |
Vote percentage |
Popular vote | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last election (1984) |
This election |
Net change | |||||
| style="background-color:Template:Party color" | | Democratic | align=right Template:Party shading/Democratic | 253 | align=right Template:Party shading/Democratic | 258 | align=right Template:Party shading/Democratic | Template:Increase 5 | align=right Template:Party shading/Democratic | 59.3% | align=right Template:Party shading/Democratic | 54.3% | align=right Template:Party shading/Democratic | 32,447,021 |
| style="background-color:Template:Party color" | | Republican | 181 | 177 | Template:Decrease 4 | 40.7% | 44.4% | 26,533,178 |
| style="background-color:Template:Party color" | | Independent | 0 | 0 | Template:Steady | 0.0% | 0.2% | 157,332 |
| style="background-color:Template:Party color" | | Libertarian | 0 | 0 | Template:Steady | 0.0% | 0.2% | 121,076 |
| style="background-color:Template:Party color" | | Conservative | 1 | 0 | Template:Decrease 1 | 0.0% | 0.1% | 58,712 |
| style="background-color:Template:Party color" | | Peace and Freedom | 0 | 0 | Template:Steady | 0.0% | 0.1% | 57,003 |
| style="background-color:Template:Party color" | | Right to Life | 0 | 0 | Template:Steady | 0.0% | 0.1% | 39,407 |
| style="background-color:Template:Party color" | | Others | 0 | 0 | Template:Steady | 0.0% | 0.6% | 344,668 |
| Totals | 435 | 435 | Template:Steady | 100.0% | 100.0% | 59,758,397 | |
Source: Election Statistics - Office of the Clerk
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Retiring incumbents
A total of 40 representatives (19 Democrats and 21 Republicans) retired, 22 of whom (12 Democrats and 10 Republicans) retired to run for other offices.
Democrats
Nineteen incumbent Democrats retired.
- Template:Ushr: Richard Shelby: retired to run for U.S. Senate.
- Template:Ushr: Tim Wirth: retired to run for U.S. Senate.
- Template:Ushr: Don Fuqua retired.
- Template:Ushr: Wyche Fowler: retired to run for U.S. Senate.
- Template:Ushr: Berkley Bedell retired.
- Template:Ushr: John Breaux: retired to run for U.S. Senate.
- Template:Ushr: Catherine Small Long retired.
- Template:Ushr: Barbara Mikulski: retired to run for U.S. Senate.
- Template:Ushr: Parren Mitchell retired.
- Template:Ushr: Michael D. Barnes: retired to run for U.S. Senate.
- Template:Ushr: Tip O'Neill retired.
- Template:Ushr: Harry Reid: retired to run for U.S. Senate.
- Template:Ushr: Stan Lundine: retired to run for Lieutenant Governor of New York.
- Template:Ushr: Charles Whitley retired.
- Template:Ushr: John F. Seiberling retired.
- Template:Ushr: James R. Jones: retired to run for U.S. Senate.
- Template:Ushr: Jim Weaver: retired to run for U.S. Senate.
- Template:Ushr: Bob Edgar: retired to run for U.S. Senate.
- Template:Ushr: Tom Daschle: retired to run for U.S. Senate.
Republicans
Twenty-one incumbent Republicans retired.
- Template:Ushr: John McCain: retired to run for U.S. Senate.
- Template:Ushr: Eldon Rudd retired.
- Template:Ushr: Eugene A. Chappie retired.
- Template:Ushr: Ed Zschau: retired to run for U.S. Senate.
- Template:Ushr: Bobbi Fiedler: retired to run for U.S. Senate.
- Template:Ushr: Ken Kramer: retired to run for U.S. Senate.
- Template:Ushr: George M. O'Brien retired.
- Template:Ushr: John E. Grotberg retired.
- Template:Ushr: Elwood Hillis retired.
- Template:Ushr: T. Cooper Evans retired.
- Template:Ushr: Gene Snyder retired.
- Template:Ushr: Henson Moore: retired to run for U.S. Senate.
- Template:Ushr: John R. McKernan Jr.: retired to run for Governor of Maine.
- Template:Ushr: Marjorie Holt retired.
- Template:Ushr: William Carney retired.
- Template:Ushr: Tom Kindness: retired to run for U.S. Senate.
- Template:Ushr: Thomas F. Hartnett: retired to run for Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina.
- Template:Ushr: Carroll A. Campbell Jr.: retired to run for Governor of South Carolina.
- Template:Ushr: Tom Loeffler: retired to run for Governor of Texas.
- Template:Ushr: David Smith Monson retired.
- Template:Ushr: G. William Whitehurst retired.
Resignations and deaths
Democrats
One Democrat died in office and one Democrat resigned.
- Template:Ushr: Joseph P. Addabbo died April 10, 1986.
- Template:Ushr: Cecil Heftel resigned July 11, 1986, to campaign for Governor of Hawaii.
Incumbents Defeated
In Primary Elections
Democrats
Two Democrats lost renomination.
- Template:Ushr: Neil Abercrombie lost renomination to Mufi Hannemann, who lost the general election to Pat Saiki.
- Template:Ushr: Alton Waldon lost renomination to Floyd Flake, who won the general election.
Republican
One Republican lost renomination
- Template:Ushr: Mark D. Siljander lost renomination to Fred Upton, who won the general election.
In General Elections
Democrats
One Democrat lost re-election to Republicans
- Template:Ushr: Robert A. Young lost re-election to Jack Buechner.
Republicans
5 Republicans lost re-election to Democrats
- Template:Ushr: Michael L. Strang lost re-election to Ben Nighthorse Campbell.
- Template:Ushr: Webb Franklin lost re-election to Mike Espy.
- Template:Ushr: Fred J. Eckert lost re-election to Louise Slaughter.
- Template:Ushr: Bill Cobey lost re-election to David Price.
- Template:Ushr: Bill Hendon lost re-election to James M. Clarke.
Open seats that changed parties
Republican seats won by Democrats
Eight Republican seats were won by Democrats:
- Template:Ushr: won by Jim Jontz.
- Template:Ushr: won by David R. Nagle.
- Template:Ushr: won by Joseph E. Brennan.
- Template:Ushr: won by Tom McMillen.
- Template:Ushr: won by George J. Hochbrueckner.
- Template:Ushr: won by Liz J. Patterson.
- Template:Ushr: won by Wayne Owens.
- Template:Ushr: won by Owen B. Pickett.
Democratic seats won by Republicans
Seven Democratic seat was won by a Republican:
- Template:Ushr: won by Pat Saiki.
- Template:Ushr: won by Fred Grandy.
- Template:Ushr: won by Clyde C. Holloway.
- Template:Ushr: won by Connie Morella.
- Template:Ushr: won by Amo Houghton.
- Template:Ushr: won by Jim Inhofe.
- Template:Ushr: won by Curt Weldon.
Open seats that parties held
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Democratic seats held by Democrats
Democrats held fourteen of their open seats
- Template:Ushr: Won by Claude Harris Jr.
- Template:Ushr: Won by David Skaggs
- Template:Ushr: Won by James W. Grant
- Template:Ushr: Won by John Lewis
- Template:Ushr: Won by Jimmy Hayes
- Template:Ushr: Won by Ben Cardin
- Template:Ushr: Won by Kwiesi Mfume
- Template:Ushr: Won by Joseph P. Kennedy II
- Template:Ushr: Won by James Bilbray
- Template:Ushr: Won by Floyd Flake
- Template:Ushr: Won by Martin Lancaster
- Template:Ushr: Won by Tom Sawyer
- Template:Ushr: Won by Peter DeFazio
- Template:Ushr: Won by Tim Johnson
Republican seats held by Republicans
Republicans held fifteen of their open seats
- Template:Ushr: Won by Jay Rhodes
- Template:Ushr: Won by Jon Kyl
- Template:Ushr: Won by Wally Herger
- Template:Ushr: Won by Ernie Konnyu
- Template:Ushr: Won by Elton Gallegly
- Template:Ushr: Won by Joel Hefley
- Template:Ushr: Won by Jack Davis
- Template:Ushr: Won by Dennis Hastert
- Template:Ushr: Won by Jim Bunning
- Template:Ushr: Won by Richard Baker
- Template:Ushr: Won by Fred Upton
- Template:Ushr: Won by Cass Ballenger
- Template:Ushr: Won by Donald "Buz" Lukens
- Template:Ushr: Won by Arthur Ravenel Jr.
- Template:Ushr: Won by Lamar S. Smith
Special elections
Template:See also Sorted by election date
| District | Predecessor | Party | Results | Candidates |
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| Template:Ushr | Joseph P. Addabbo | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | Template:Party shading/Democratic/Hold|Incumbent died April 10, 1986. New member elected June 10, 1986. Democratic hold. Winner was not renominated in primary for re-election in November; see below. |
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| Template:Ushr | Cecil Heftel | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | Template:Party shading/Democratic/Hold|Incumbent resigned July 11, 1986, to campaign for Governor of Hawaii. New member elected September 20, 1986. Democratic hold. Winner was not renominated in primary for re-election in November; see below. |
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Alabama
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Ushr | Sonny Callahan | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1984 | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
| Template:Ushr | William L. Dickinson | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
| Template:Ushr | Bill Nichols | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
| Template:Ushr | Tom Bevill | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
| Template:Ushr | Ronnie Flippo | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
| Template:Ushr | Ben Erdreich | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | 1982 | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
| Template:Ushr | Richard Shelby | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | 1978 | Template:Party shading/Democratic/Hold | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. Democratic hold. |
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Alaska
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| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
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| Template:Ushr | Don Young | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | [[1973 Alaska's at-large congressional district special election|1973 Template:Small]] | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
Arizona
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Ushr | John McCain | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1982 | Template:Party shading/Republican/Hold | Incumbent retired to run for U. S. Senator. Republican hold. |
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| Template:Ushr | Mo Udall | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | [[1961 Arizona's 2nd congressional district special election|1961 Template:Small]] | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
| Template:Ushr | Bob Stump | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1976Template:Efn | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
| Template:Ushr | Eldon Rudd | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1976 | Template:Party shading/Republican/Hold | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
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| Template:Ushr | Jim Kolbe | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1984 | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
Arkansas
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Ushr | Bill Alexander | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
| Template:Ushr | Tommy F. Robinson | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | 1984 | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
| Template:Ushr | John Paul Hammerschmidt | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
| Template:Ushr | Beryl Anthony Jr. | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
California
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Colorado
Connecticut
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Ushr | Barbara B. Kennelly | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | 1982 | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
| Template:Ushr | Sam Gejdenson | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
| Template:Ushr | Bruce Morrison | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | 1982 | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
| Template:Ushr | Stewart McKinney | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
| Template:Ushr | John G. Rowland | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1984 | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
| Template:Ushr | Nancy Johnson | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1982 | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
Delaware
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Ushr | Tom Carper | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | 1982 | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Ushr | Neil Abercrombie | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | [[1986 Hawaii's 1st congressional district special election|1986 Template:Small]] | Template:Party shading/Republican | Incumbent lost renomination. Republican gain. |
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| Template:Ushr | Daniel Akaka | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
Idaho
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Ushr | Larry Craig | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
| Template:Ushr | Richard H. Stallings | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | 1984 | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
Illinois
Indiana
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Iowa
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| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Ushr | Jim Leach | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
| Template:Ushr | Tom Tauke | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
| Template:Ushr | T. Cooper Evans | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1980 | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. |
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| Template:Ushr | Neal Smith | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
| Template:Ushr | Jim Ross Lightfoot | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1984 | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
| Template:Ushr | Berkley Bedell | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | 1974 | Template:Party shading/Republican | Incumbent retired. Republican gain. |
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Kansas
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Ushr | Pat Roberts | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
| Template:Ushr | Jim Slattery | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | 1982 | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
| Template:Ushr | Jan Meyers | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1984 | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
| Template:Ushr | Dan Glickman | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
| Template:Ushr | Bob Whittaker | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
Kentucky
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Louisiana
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Maine
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| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Ushr | John R. McKernan Jr. | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1982 | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Maine. Democratic gain. |
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| Template:Ushr | Olympia Snowe | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
Maryland
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Massachusetts
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Michigan
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Minnesota
Mississippi
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| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Ushr | Jamie Whitten | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | [[1941 Mississippi's 2nd congressional district special election|1941 Template:Small]] | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
| Template:Ushr | Webb Franklin | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1982 | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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| Template:Ushr | Sonny Montgomery | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
| Template:Ushr | Wayne Dowdy | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | [[1981 Mississippi's 4th congressional district special election|1981 Template:Small]] | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
| Template:Ushr | Trent Lott | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1972 | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
Missouri
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Montana
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| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Ushr | Pat Williams | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
| Template:Ushr | Ron Marlenee | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
Nebraska
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| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Ushr | Doug Bereuter | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
| Template:Ushr | Hal Daub | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
| Template:Ushr | Virginia D. Smith | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
Nevada
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| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Ushr | Harry Reid | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | 1982 | Template:Party shading/Democratic/Hold | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. Democratic hold. |
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| Template:Ushr | Barbara Vucanovich | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1982 | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
New Hampshire
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| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Ushr | Bob Smith | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1984 | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
| Template:Ushr | Judd Gregg | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
New Jersey
New Mexico
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| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Ushr | Manuel Lujan Jr. | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
| Template:Ushr | Joe Skeen | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
| Template:Ushr | Bill Richardson | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | 1982 | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
New York
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North Carolina
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North Dakota
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| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Ushr | Byron Dorgan | Template:Party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL | Democratic-NPL | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
Ohio
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Oklahoma
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| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Ushr | James R. Jones | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | 1972 | Template:Party shading/Republican | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. Republican gain. |
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| Template:Ushr | Mike Synar | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
| Template:Ushr | Wes Watkins | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
| Template:Ushr | Dave McCurdy | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
| Template:Ushr | Mickey Edwards | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
| Template:Ushr | Glenn English | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
Oregon
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| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Ushr | Les AuCoin | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
| Template:Ushr | Bob Smith | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1982 | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
| Template:Ushr | Ron Wyden | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
| Template:Ushr | Jim Weaver | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | 1974 | Template:Party shading/Democratic/Hold | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. Democratic hold. |
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| Template:Ushr | Denny Smith | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
Pennsylvania
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Rhode Island
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Ushr | Fernand St Germain | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | 1960 | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
| Template:Ushr | Claudine Schneider | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
South Carolina
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| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Ushr | Thomas F. Hartnett | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1980 | Template:Party shading/Republican/Hold | Incumbent retired to run for Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina. Republican hold. |
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| Template:Ushr | Floyd Spence | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
| Template:Ushr | Butler Derrick | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
| Template:Ushr | Carroll A. Campbell Jr. | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1978 | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Incumbent retired to run for Governor of South Carolina. Democratic gain. |
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| Template:Ushr | John Spratt | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | 1982 | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
| Template:Ushr | Robin Tallon | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | 1982 | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
South Dakota
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Ushr | Tom Daschle | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | 1978 | Template:Party shading/Democratic/Hold | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. Democratic hold. |
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Tennessee
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Texas
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Utah
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| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Ushr | Jim Hansen | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
| Template:Ushr | David Smith Monson | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1984 | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. |
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| Template:Ushr | Howard C. Nielson | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1982 | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
Vermont
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| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Ushr | Jim Jeffords | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
Virginia
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Washington
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West Virginia
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Ushr | Alan Mollohan | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | 1982 | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
| Template:Ushr | Harley O. Staggers Jr. | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | 1982 | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
| Template:Ushr | Bob Wise | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | 1982 | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
| Template:Ushr | Nick Rahall | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
Wisconsin
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|- ! Template:Ushr | Les Aspin | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist
|- ! Template:Ushr | Robert Kastenmeier | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist
|- ! Template:Ushr | Steve Gunderson | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist
|- ! Template:Ushr | Jerry Kleczka | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | 1984 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist
|- ! Template:Ushr | Jim Moody | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | 1982 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist
|- ! Template:Ushr | Tom Petri | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | [[1979 Wisconsin's 6th congressional district special election|1979 Template:Small]] | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist
|- ! Template:Ushr | Dave Obey | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | [[1969 Wisconsin's 7th congressional district special election|1969 Template:Small]] | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist
|- ! Template:Ushr | Toby Roth | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist
|- ! Template:Ushr | Jim Sensenbrenner | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist
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Wyoming
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| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Ushr | Dick Cheney | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. | Template:Plainlist |
Non-voting delegates
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! American Samoa at-large
| Fofō Iosefa Fiti Sunia
| Template:Party shading/Text/Democratic
| 1980
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap | Template:Plainlist
|-
! District of Columbia at-large
| Walter Fauntroy
| Template:Party shading/Text/Democratic
| 1970
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap | Template:Plainlist
|-
! Guam at-large
| Ben Blaz
| Template:Party shading/Text/Republican
| 1984
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap | Template:Plainlist
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! U.S. Virgin Islands at-large
| Ron de Lugo
| Template:Party shading/Text/Democratic
| 1972
1978 (retired)
1980
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap | Template:Plainlist
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