United States House of Representatives elections, 1978

United States House of Representatives elections, 1978
United States
November 7, 1978
All 435 seats to the United States House of Representatives
218 seats were needed for a majority

  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Tip O'Neill John Rhodes
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat Massachusetts-8th Arizona-1st
Last election 292 seats 143 seats
Seats won 277 158
Seat change Decrease 15 Increase 15
Popular vote 29,317,222 24,464,665
Percentage 53.7% 44.8%
Swing Decrease 2.2% Increase 2.5%

Speaker before election

Tip O'Neill
Democratic

 Elected Speaker

Tip O'Neill
Democratic

The 1978 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1978 which occurred in the middle of President Jimmy Carter's term, when the country was going through an energy crisis and facing rapid inflation. The President's Democratic Party lost seats to the opposition Republican Party, in this case a net of 15 meaning the loss of their two-thirds majority but the Democrats still retained a rather large majority. As of 2017, this was the last midterm election where the Democrats managed to maintain a majority under a Democratic president.

Notable freshmen included future Vice President Dick Cheney (R-Wy.), future Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.), future Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.), future U.S. Senator Olympia J. Snowe (R-Me.), future Senator Richard Shelby, future Senator Bill Nelson, future Senator Phil Gramm, future House Majority Whips Tony Coelho and William H. Gray III, future Governor of South Carolina Carroll A. Campbell Jr., future Governor of Washington Mike Lowry, future California Attorney General and gubernatorial nominee Dan Lungren, and future vice presidential nominee Geraldine Ferraro (D-N.Y.).

Future president George W. Bush was the Republican nominee for a seat in Texas, but lost.

Overall results

↓
277 158
Democratic Republican
Parties Seats Popular Vote
Previous
election		 This
election		 +/- Strength Vote % Change
Democratic 292 277 Decrease 15 63.7% 29,317,222 53.7% Decrease 2.2%
Republican 143 158 Increase 15 36.3% 24,464,665 44.8% Increase 2.5%
Independents Steady Steady Steady Steady 350,898 0.6% Decrease 0.2%
American Independent Steady Steady Steady Steady 74,765 0.1% Steady
Conservative Steady Steady Steady Steady 74,531 0.1% Steady
Libertarian Steady Steady Steady Steady 64,310 0.1% Steady
U.S. Labor Steady Steady Steady Steady 45,866 0.1% Steady
Liberal Steady Steady Steady Steady 44,807 0.1% Steady
Peace and Freedom Steady Steady Steady Steady 39,017 0.1% Increase 0.1%
American Steady Steady Steady Steady 34,110 0.1% Decrease 0.1%
Socialist Workers Steady Steady Steady Steady 19,530 <0.1% Steady
Prohibition Steady Steady Steady Steady 9,992 <0.1% Steady
Communist Steady Steady Steady Steady 9,261 <0.1% Steady
La Raza Unida Steady Steady Steady Steady 7,185 <0.1% Steady
Liberty Union Steady Steady Steady Steady 6,505 <0.1% Steady
Peoples Independent Coalition Steady Steady Steady Steady 5,396 <0.1% Steady
Workers Steady Steady Steady Steady 2,709 <0.1% Steady
Socialist Labor Steady Steady Steady Steady 2,434 <0.1% Steady
Aloha Democratic Steady Steady Steady Steady 2,095 <0.1% Steady
Betsy Ross Steady Steady Steady Steady 1,629 <0.1% Steady
Socialist Steady Steady Steady Steady 978 <0.1% Steady
United Labor Steady Steady Steady Steady 712 <0.1% Steady
Others Steady Steady Steady Steady 5,305 <0.1% Decrease 0.3%
Total 435 435 0 100.0% 54,583,922 100.0% -

Source: Election Statistics - Office of the Clerk

Popular vote
Democratic
  
 53.71%
Republican
  
 44.82%
Others
  
 1.47%
House seats
Democratic
  
 63.68%
Republican
  
 36.32%
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House seats by party holding plurality in state
  80.1-100% Democratic
  80.1-100% Republican
  60.1-80% Democratic
  60.1-80% Republican
  Up to 60% Democratic
  Up to 60% Republican

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  6+ Democratic gain
  6+ Republican gain
  3-5 Democratic gain
  3-5 Republican gain
  1-2 Democratic gain
  1-2 Republican gain
  no net change

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Separate elections

Template:See also list of special elections to the United States House of Representatives

Date ↑
(linked to elections) 		District Predecessor Party Reason for vacancy Results Candidates
February 14, 1978 New York 18 Ed Koch Democratic Resigned December 31,1977 prior to being sworn in as Mayor of New York City the following day
Winner was subsequently re-elected in November		 Republican gain S. William Green (R) 50.5%
Bella Abzug (D) 48.6%
Howard Lim Jr. (Conservative) 0.7%
Paul Gallagher (Labor) 0.3%

November elections

Key to party abbreviations: AI=American Independent, D=Democrat, PF=Peace and Freedom, R=Republican.

Alabama

District Incumbent Party First
elected		 Result Candidates
Alabama 1 Jack Edwards Republican 1964 Re-elected Jack Edwards (R) 63.9%
L. W. Noonan (D) 36.1%
Alabama 2 William Louis Dickinson Republican 1964 Re-elected William Louis Dickinson (R) 54.0%
Wendell Mitchell (D) 46.0%
Alabama 3 William Flynt Nichols Democratic 1966 Re-elected William Flynt Nichols (D) Unopposed
Alabama 4 Tom Bevill Democratic 1966 Re-elected Tom Bevill (D) Unopposed
Alabama 5 Ronnie Flippo Democratic 1976 Re-elected Ronnie Flippo (D) 96.8%
Harvey Nicholas Crumhorn (L) 3.2%
Alabama 6 John Hall Buchanan, Jr. Republican 1964 Re-elected John Hall Buchanan, Jr. (R) 61.7%
Don Hawkins (D) 38.3%
Alabama 7 Walter Flowers Democratic 1968 Retired to run for U. S. Senate
Democratic hold		 Richard Shelby (D) 93.8%
Fulton Gray (Con) 4.0%
Jim Scruggs (R) 2.2%

Alaska

District Incumbent Party First
elected		 Result Candidates
Alaska At-large Don Young Republican 1973 Re-elected Don Young (R) 55.5%
Patrick Rodey (D) 44.5%

Arizona

District Incumbent Party First
elected		 Result Candidates
Arizona 1 John Jacob Rhodes Republican 1952 Re-elected John Jacob Rhodes (R) 71.0%
Ken Graves (D) 29.0%
Arizona 2 Mo Udall Democratic 1961 Re-elected Mo Udall (D) 52.5%
Tom Richey (R) 45.4%
Joe Bach (L) 1.1%
Betsy McDonald (Socialist Workers) 0.9%
Arizona 3 Bob Stump Democratic 1976 Re-elected Bob Stump (D) 85.0%
Kathleen Cooke (L) 15.0%
Arizona 4 Eldon Rudd Republican 1976 Re-elected Eldon Rudd (R) 63.1%
Michael McCormick (D) 33.8%
Lawrence W. Jerome (L) 3.1%

Arkansas

District Incumbent Party First
elected		 Result Candidates
Arkansas 1 William Vollie Alexander, Jr. Democratic 1968 Re-elected William Vollie Alexander, Jr. (D) Unopposed
Arkansas 2 Jim Guy Tucker Democratic 1976 Retired to run for U. S. Senate
Republican gain		 Ed Bethune (R) 51.2%
Benton Douglas Brandon, Jr. (D) 48.8%
Arkansas 3 John P. Hammerschmidt Republican 1966 Re-elected John P. Hammerschmidt (R) 78.4%
William Curtis Mears (D) 21.6%
Arkansas 4 Ray Thornton Democratic 1972 Retired to run for U. S. Senate
Democratic hold		 Beryl Anthony, Jr. (D) Unopposed

California

District Incumbent Party First
elected		 Result Candidates
California 1 Harold T. Johnson Democratic 1958 Re-elected Harold T. Johnson (D) 59.4%
James E. Taylor (R) 40.6%
California 2 Donald H. Clausen Republican 1963 Re-elected Donald H. Clausen (R) 52.0%
Norma K. Bork (D) 45.3%
Irv Sutley (PF) 2.8%
California 3 John E. Moss Democratic 1952 Retired
Democratic hold		 Bob Matsui (D) 53.4%
Sandy Smoley (R) 46.6%
California 4 Robert L. Leggett Democratic 1962 Retired
Democratic hold		 Victor H. Fazio (D) 55.4%
Rex Hime (R) 44.6%
California 5 John L. Burton Democratic 1974 Re-elected John L. Burton (D) 66.8%
Dolores Skore (R) 33.2%
California 6 Phillip Burton Democratic 1964 Re-elected Phillip Burton (D) 68.3%
Tom Spinosa (R) 28.0%
Raymond O. Heaps (AI) 3.7%
California 7 George Miller Democratic 1974 Re-elected George Miller (D) 63.4%
Paula Gordon (R) 33.7%
Melvin E. Stanley (AI) 2.8%
California 8 Ron Dellums Democratic 1970 Re-elected Ron Dellums (D) 57.4%
Charles V. Hughes (R) 42.6%
California 9 Pete Stark Democratic 1972 Re-elected Pete Stark (D) 65.4%
Robert S. Allen (R) 30.5%
Lawrence J. Phillips (PF) 4.1%
California 10 Don Edwards Democratic 1962 Re-elected Don Edwards (D) 67.1%
Rudy Hansen (R) 32.9%
California 11 Leo Ryan Democratic 1972 Re-elected Leo Ryan (D) 60.5%
Dave Welch (R) 35.6%
Nicholas W. Kudrovzeff (AI) 3.9%
California 12 Pete McCloskey Republican 1967 Re-elected Pete McCloskey (R) 73.1%
Kirsten Olsen (D) 21.5%
Harold R. Boylan (AI) 3.5%
Adele Fumino (PF) 1.9%
California 13 Norman Mineta Democratic 1974 Re-elected Norman Mineta (D) 57.5%
Dan O'Keefe (R) 39.5%
Robert Goldsborough III (PF) 3.0%
California 14 John J. McFall Democratic 1956 Lost re-election
Republican gain		 Norman D. Shumway (R) 53.4%
John J. McFall (D) 42.6%
George Darold Waldron (AI) 4.0%
California 15 Bernice F. Sisk Democratic 1954 Retired
Democratic hold		 Tony Coelho (D) 60.1%
Chris Patterakis (R) 39.9%
California 16 Leon Panetta Democratic 1976 Re-elected Leon Panetta (D) 61.4%
Eric Seastrand (R) 38.6%
California 17 John Hans Krebs Democratic 1974 Lost re-election
Republican gain		 Chip Pashayan (R) 54.5%
John Hans Krebs (D) 45.5%
California 18 Vacant William M. Ketchum (R) died June 24, 1978
Republican hold		 Bill Thomas (R) 59.3%
Bob Sogge (D) 40.7%
California 19 Robert J. Lagomarsino Republican 1974 Re-elected Robert J. Lagomarsino (R) 71.7%
Jerry Zamos (D) 24.3%
Milton Shiro Takei (PF) 4.0%
California 20 Barry Goldwater, Jr. Republican 1969 Re-elected Barry Goldwater, Jr. (R) 66.4%
Pat Lear (D) 33.6%
California 21 James C. Corman Democratic 1960 Re-elected James C. Corman (D) 59.5%
Rod Walsh (R) 35.9%
Bill Hill (PF) 4.6%
California 22 Carlos Moorhead Republican 1972 Re-elected Carlos Moorhead (R) 64.6%
Robert S. Henry (D) 35.4%
California 23 Anthony C. Beilenson Democratic 1976 Re-elected Anthony C. Beilenson (D) 65.6%
Joseph Barbara (R) 34.4%
California 24 Henry Waxman Democratic 1974 Re-elected Henry Waxman (D) 62.7%
Howard G. Schaefer (R) 32.6%
Kevin Casey Peters (PF) 4.8%
California 25 Edward R. Roybal Democratic 1962 Re-elected Edward R. Roybal (D) 67.4%
Robert K. Watson (R) 32.6%
California 26 John H. Rousselot Republican 1970 Re-elected John H. Rousselot (R) Unopposed
California 27 Bob Dornan Republican 1976 Re-elected Bob Dornan (R) 51.0%
Carey Peck (D) 49.0%
California 28 Yvonne Brathwaite Burke Democratic 1972 Retired to run for Attorney General of California
Democratic hold		 Julian C. Dixon (D) Unopposed
California 29 Augustus F. Hawkins Democratic 1962 Re-elected Augustus F. Hawkins (D) 85.0%
Uriah J. Fields (R) 15.0%
California 30 George E. Danielson Democratic 1970 Re-elected George E. Danielson (D) 71.4%
Henry Ares (R) 28.6%
California 31 Charles H. Wilson Democratic 1962 Re-elected Charles H. Wilson (D) 67.8%
Don Grimshaw (R) 32.2%
California 32 Glenn M. Anderson Democratic 1968 Re-elected Glenn M. Anderson (D) 71.4%
Sonya Mathison (R) 22.4%
Ida Bader (AI) 6.1%
California 33 Del M. Clawson Republican 1963 Retired
Republican hold		 Wayne R. Grisham (R) 56.0%
Dennis S. Kazarian (D) 44.0%
California 34 Mark W. Hannaford Democratic 1974 Lost re-election
Republican gain		 Dan Lungren (R) 53.7%
Mark W. Hannaford (D) 43.7%
Lawrence John Stafford (AI) 2.6%
California 35 James F. Lloyd Democratic 1974 Re-elected James F. Lloyd (D) 54.0%
David Dreier (R) 46.0%
California 36 George Brown, Jr. Democratic 1972 Re-elected George Brown, Jr. (D) 62.9%
Dana Warren Carmody (R) 37.1%
California 37 Shirley Neil Pettis Republican 1975 Retired
Republican hold		 Jerry Lewis (R) 61.4%
Dan Corcoran (D) 34.8%
Bernard Wahl (AI) 3.8%
California 38 Jerry M. Patterson Democratic 1974 Re-elected Jerry M. Patterson (D) 58.6%
Dan Goedeke (R) 41.4%
California 39 Charles E. Wiggins Republican 1966 Retired
Republican hold		 William E. Dannemeyer (R) 63.7%
William E. "Bill" Farris (D) 36.3%
California 40 Robert Badham Republican 1976 Re-elected Robert Badham (R) 65.9%
Jim McGuy (D) 34.1%
California 41 Bob Wilson Republican 1952 Re-elected Bob Wilson (R) 58.1%
King Golden, Jr. (D) 41.9%
California 42 Lionel Van Deerlin Democratic 1962 Re-elected Lionel Van Deerlin (D) 73.7%
Lawrence C. Mattera (R) 26.3%
California 43 Clair Burgener Republican 1972 Re-elected Clair Burgener (R) 68.7%
Ruben B. Brooks (D) 31.3%

Colorado

District Incumbent Party First
elected		 Result Candidates
Colorado 1 Patricia Schroeder Democratic 1972 Re-elected Patricia Schroeder (D) 61.5%
Gene Hutcheson (R) 37.0%
Susan Lorraine Adley (Socialist Workers) 1.5%
Colorado 2 Tim Wirth Democratic 1974 Re-elected Tim Wirth (D) 52.9%
Ed Scott (R) 47.1%
Colorado 3 Frank Evans Democratic 1964 Retired
Democratic hold		 Raymond P. Kogovsek (D) 49.3%
Harold L. McCormick (R) 49.0%
Henry John Olshaw (I) 1.7%
Colorado 4 James Paul Johnson Republican 1972 Re-elected James Paul Johnson (R) 61.2%
Morgan Smith (D) 38.8%
Colorado 5 William L. Armstrong Republican 1972 Retired to run for U. S. Senate
Republican hold		 Ken Kramer (R) 59.8%
Gerry Frank (D) 34.4%
L. W. Dan Bridges (I) 5.8%

Connecticut

District Incumbent Party First
elected		 Result Candidates
Connecticut 1 William R. Cotter Democratic 1970 Re-elected William R. Cotter (D) 59.6%
Ben F. Andrews, Jr. (R) 39.3%
Donna C. McDonough (Lab) 1.1%
Connecticut 2 Chris Dodd Democratic 1974 Re-elected Chris Dodd (D) 69.9%
Thomas Hudson Connell (R) 30.1%
Connecticut 3 Robert Giaimo Democratic 1958 Re-elected Robert Giaimo (D) 58.1%
John G. Pucciano (R) 40.0%
Joelle R. Fishman (C) 1.8%
Connecticut 4 Stewart McKinney Republican 1970 Re-elected Stewart McKinney (R) 58.4%
Michael G. Morgan (D) 41.6%
Connecticut 5 Ronald A. Sarasin Republican 1972 Retired to run for Governor
Democratic gain		 William R. Ratchford (D) 52.3%
George C. Guidera (R) 47.7%
Connecticut 6 Toby Moffett Democratic 1974 Re-elected Toby Moffett (D) 64.2%
Daniel F. Mackinnon (R) 35.8%

Delaware

District Incumbent Party First
elected		 Result Candidates
Delaware At-large Thomas B. Evans, Jr. Republican 1976 Re-elected Thomas B. Evans, Jr. (R) 58.2%
Gary E. Hindes (D) 41.2%
James E. Hicks (AI) 0.6%

Florida

District Incumbent Party First
elected		 Result Candidates
Florida 1 Robert L. F. Sikes Democratic 1940 Retired
Democratic hold		 Earl Dewitt Hutto (D) 63.3%
Warren Briggs (R) 36.7%
Florida 2 Don Fuqua Democratic 1962 Re-elected Don Fuqua (D) 81.7%
Pete Brathwaite (R) 18.3%
Florida 3 Charles Edward Bennett Democratic 1948 Re-elected Charles Edward Bennett (D) Unopposed
Florida 4 William V. Chappell, Jr. Democratic 1968 Re-elected William V. Chappell, Jr. (D) 73.1%
Tom Boney (R) 26.9%
Florida 5 Richard Kelly Republican 1974 Re-elected Richard Kelly (R) 51.1%
David Ryan Best (D) 48.9%
Florida 6 Bill Young Republican 1970 Re-elected Bill Young (R) 78.8%
Jim Christison (D) 21.2%
Florida 7 Sam M. Gibbons Democratic 1962 Re-elected Sam M. Gibbons (D) Unopposed
Florida 8 Andy Ireland Democratic 1976 Re-elected Andy Ireland (D) Unopposed
Florida 9 Louis Frey, Jr. Republican 1968 Retired to run for Governor
Democratic gain		 Bill Nelson (D) 61.5%
Edward J. Gurney (R) 38.5%
Florida 10 Louis A. Bafalis Republican 1972 Re-elected Louis A. Bafalis (R) Unopposed
Florida 11 Paul Rogers Democratic 1954 Retired
Democratic hold		 Dan Mica (D) 55.3%
Bill James (R) 44.7%
Florida 12 J. Herbert Burke Republican 1966 Lost re-election
Democratic gain		 Edward J. Stack (D) 61.6%
J. Herbert Burke (R) 38.4%
Florida 13 William Lehman Democratic 1972 Re-elected William Lehman (D) Unopposed
Florida 14 Claude Pepper Democratic 1962 Re-elected Claude Pepper (D) 63.1%
Al Cardenas (R) 36.9%
Florida 15 Dante Fascell Democratic 1954 Re-elected Dante Fascell (D) 74.2%
Herbert J. Hoodwin (R) 25.8%

Georgia

District Incumbent Party First
elected		 Result Candidates
Georgia 1 Ronald "Bo" Ginn Democratic 1972 Re-elected Ronald "Bo" Ginn (D) Unopposed
Georgia 2 Dawson Mathis Democratic 1970 Re-elected Dawson Mathis (D) Unopposed
Georgia 3 Jack Thomas Brinkley Democratic 1966 Re-elected Jack Thomas Brinkley (D) Unopposed
Georgia 4 Elliott H. Levitas Democratic 1974 Re-elected Elliott H. Levitas (D) 80.9%
Homer Cheung (R) 19.1%
Georgia 5 Wyche Fowler Democratic 1977 Re-elected Wyche Fowler (D) 75.5%
Thomas P. Bowles, Jr. (R) 24.5%
Georgia 6 John James Flynt, Jr. Democratic 1954 Retired
Republican gain		 Newt Gingrich (R) 54.4%
Virginia Shapard (D) 45.6%
Georgia 7 Larry McDonald Democratic 1974 Re-elected Larry McDonald (D) 66.5%
Earnest Norsworthy (R) 33.5%
Georgia 8 Billy Lee Evans Democratic 1976 Re-elected Billy Lee Evans (D) Unopposed
Georgia 9 Ed Jenkins Democratic 1976 Re-elected Ed Jenkins (D) 76.9%
David G. Ashworth (R) 23.1%
Georgia 10 Doug Barnard, Jr. Democratic 1976 Re-elected Doug Barnard, Jr. (D) Unopposed

Hawaii

District Incumbent Party First
elected		 Result Candidates
Hawaii 1 Cecil Heftel Democratic 1976 Re-elected Cecil Heftel (D) 73.3%
William D. Spillane (R) 21.2%
Peter David Larsen (L) 3.7%
Debra Figueroa (Ind Dem) 1.8%
Hawaii 2 Daniel Akaka Democratic 1976 Re-elected Daniel Akaka (D) 85.7%
Charlie Isaak (R) 11.4%
Amelia L. Fritts (L) 2.9%

Idaho

District Incumbent Party First
elected		 Result Candidates
Idaho 1 Steve Symms Republican 1972 Re-elected Steve Symms (R) 59.9%
Roy Truby (D) 40.1%
Idaho 2 George V. Hansen Republican 1974 Re-elected George V. Hansen (R) 57.3%
Stan Kress (D) 42.7%

Illinois

District Incumbent Party First
elected		 Result Candidates
Illinois 1 Ralph H. Metcalfe Democratic 1970 Died in office
Democratic hold		 Bennett M. Stewart (D) 58.5%
A. A. Rayner, Jr. (R) 41.3%
??? (W/I) 0.2%
Illinois 2 Morgan F. Murphy Democratic 1970 Re-elected Morgan F. Murphy (D) 86.0%
James P. Wognum (R) 11.8%
Carl Stanley Holmes (I) 2.2%
Illinois 3 Marty Russo Democratic 1974 Re-elected Marty Russo (D) 65.2%
Robert L. Dunne (R) 34.8%
Illinois 4 Ed Derwinski Republican 1958 Re-elected Ed Derwinski (R) 66.9%
Andrew Thomas (D) 33.1%
Illinois 5 John G. Fary Democratic 1975 Re-elected John G. Fary (D) 84.0%
Joseph A. Barracca (R) 16.0%
Illinois 6 Henry Hyde Republican 1974 Re-elected Henry Hyde (R) 66.2%
Jeanne P. Quinn (D) 33.8%
Illinois 7 Cardiss Collins Democratic 1973 Re-elected Cardiss Collins (D) 86.3%
James C. Holt (R) 13.7%
Illinois 8 Dan Rostenkowski Democratic 1958 Re-elected Dan Rostenkowski (D) 86.0%
Carl C. LoDico (R) 14.0%
Illinois 9 Sidney R. Yates Democratic 1964 Re-elected Sidney R. Yates (D) 75.3%
John M. Collins (R) 24.7%
Illinois 10 Abner J. Mikva Democratic 1974 Re-elected Abner J. Mikva (D) 50.2%
John E. Porter (R) 49.8%
Illinois 11 Frank Annunzio Democratic 1964 Re-elected Frank Annunzio (D) 73.7%
John Hoeger (R) 26.3%
Illinois 12 Phil Crane Republican 1969 Re-elected Phil Crane (R) 79.5%
Gilbert Bogen (D) 20.5%
Illinois 13 Robert McClory Republican 1962 Re-elected Robert McClory (R) 61.2%
Frederick J. Steffen (D) 38.8%
Illinois 14 John N. Erlenborn Republican 1964 Re-elected John N. Erlenborn (R) 75.1%
James A. Romanyak (D) 24.9%
Illinois 15 Tom Corcoran Republican 1976 Re-elected Tom Corcoran (R) 62.4%
Tim Lee Hall (D) 37.6%
Illinois 16 John B. Anderson Republican 1960 Re-elected John B. Anderson (R) 65.5%
Ernest W. Dahlin (D) 34.5%
Illinois 17 George M. O'Brien Republican 1972 Re-elected George M. O'Brien (R) 70.6%
Clifford J. Sinclair (D) 29.4%
Illinois 18 Robert H. Michel Republican 1956 Re-elected Robert H. Michel (R) 65.9%
Virgil R. Grunkmeyer (D) 34.1%
Illinois 19 Tom Railsback Republican 1966 Re-elected Tom Railsback (R) Unopposed
Illinois 20 Paul Findley Republican 1960 Re-elected Paul Findley (R) 69.6%
Victor Roberts (D) 30.4%
Illinois 21 Edward Rell Madigan Republican 1972 Re-elected Edward Rell Madigan (R) 78.3%
Ken Baughman (D) 21.7%
Illinois 22 George E. Shipley Democratic 1958 Retired
Republican gain		 Dan Crane (R) 54.0%
Terry L. Bruce (D) 46.0%
Illinois 23 Melvin Price Democratic 1944 Re-elected Melvin Price (D) 74.2%
Daniel J. Stack (R) 25.8%
Illinois 24 Paul Simon Democratic 1974 Re-elected Paul Simon (D) 65.6%
John T. Anderson (R) 34.4%

Indiana

District Incumbent Party First
elected		 Result Candidates
Indiana 1 Adam Benjamin, Jr. Democratic 1976 Re-elected Adam Benjamin, Jr. (D) 80.3%
Owen W. Crumpacker (R) 19.3%
Christopher Martinson (Lab) 0.4%
Indiana 2 Floyd Fithian Democratic 1974 Re-elected Floyd Fithian (D) 56.5%
Jay Philip Oppenheim (R) 36.2%
William Costas (I) 6.4%
James Hensley Logan (AI) 0.8%
Indiana 3 John Brademas Democratic 1958 Re-elected John Brademas (D) 55.5%
Thomas L. Thorson (R) 43.3%
R. Craig Fisher (L) 1.2%
Indiana 4 Dan Quayle Republican 1976 Re-elected Dan Quayle (R) 64.4%
John D. Walda (D) 33.8%
Terry Eugene Hively (AI) 1.9%
Indiana 5 Elwood Hillis Republican 1970 Re-elected Elwood Hillis (R) 67.6%
Max Ervin Heiss (D) 32.4%
Indiana 6 David W. Evans Democratic 1974 Re-elected David W. Evans (D) 52.2%
David G. Crane (R) 47.6%
John Williams Rothrock, Jr. (L) 0.2%
Indiana 7 John T. Myers Republican 1966 Re-elected John T. Myers (R) 56.3%
Charlotte T. Zietlow (D) 43.7%
Indiana 8 David L. Cornwell Democratic 1976 Lost re-election
Republican gain		 H. Joel Deckard (R) 52.0%
David L. Cornwell (D) 48.0%
Indiana 9 Lee H. Hamilton Democratic 1964 Re-elected Lee H. Hamilton (D) 65.6%
Frank I. Hamilton, Jr. (R) 34.4%
Indiana 10 Philip R. Sharp Democratic 1974 Re-elected Philip R. Sharp (D) 56.1%
William G. Frazier (R) 42.8%
George W. Ames (AI) 1.1%
Indiana 11 Andrew Jacobs, Jr. Democratic 1974 Re-elected Andrew Jacobs, Jr. (D) 57.2%
Charles E. Bosma (R) 42.6%
Henry Slubowski (Socialist Workers) 0.1%

Iowa

District Incumbent Party First
elected		 Result Candidates
Iowa 1 Jim Leach Republican 1976 Re-elected Jim Leach (R) 63.5%
Richard E. Myers (D) 35.8%
William R. Douglas (S) 0.8%
Iowa 2 Mike Blouin Democratic 1974 Lost re-election
Republican gain		 Tom Tauke (R) 52.3%
Mike Blouin (D) 47.1%
James D. Roberson (I) 0.6%
Iowa 3 Chuck Grassley Republican 1974 Re-elected Chuck Grassley (R) 74.8%
John Knudson (D) 25.2%
Iowa 4 Neal Smith Democratic 1958 Re-elected Neal Smith (D) 64.7%
Charles E. Minor (R) 35.3%
Iowa 5 Tom Harkin Democratic 1974 Re-elected Tom Harkin (D) 58.9%
Julian B. Garrett (R) 41.1%
Iowa 6 Berkley Bedell Democratic 1974 Re-elected Berkley Bedell (D) 66.3%
Willis Edgar Junker (R) 33.7%

Kansas

District Incumbent Party First
elected		 Result Candidates
Kansas 1 Keith Sebelius Republican 1968 Re-elected Keith Sebelius (R) Unopposed
Kansas 2 Martha Keys Democratic 1974 Lost re-election
Republican gain		 James Edmund Jeffries (R) 52.0%
Martha Keys (D) 48.0%
Kansas 3 Larry Winn Republican 1966 Re-elected Larry Winn (R) Unopposed
Kansas 4 Dan Glickman Democratic 1976 Re-elected Dan Glickman (D) 69.6%
James Paul Litsey (R) 30.4%
Kansas 5 Joe Skubitz Republican 1962 Retired
Republican hold		 Bob Whittaker (R) 57.0%
Donald L. Allegrucci (D) 41.4%
Jack C. Blackwell (Proh) 1.6%

Kentucky

District Incumbent Party First
elected		 Result Candidates
Kentucky 1 Carroll Hubbard Democratic 1974 Re-elected Carroll Hubbard (D) Unopposed
Kentucky 2 William Huston Natcher Democratic 1953 Re-elected William Huston Natcher (D) Unopposed
Kentucky 3 Romano L. Mazzoli Democratic 1970 Re-elected Romano L. Mazzoli (D) 65.7%
Norbert Drummond Leveronne (R) 31.3%
Tom Beckham (I) 2.3%
James Burfeind (Socialist Workers) 0.8%
Kentucky 4 Gene Snyder Republican 1966 Re-elected Gene Snyder (R) 65.8%
George Clarke Martin (D) 34.2%
Kentucky 5 Tim Lee Carter Republican 1964 Re-elected Tim Lee Carter (R) 79.2%
Jesse M. Ramey (D) 20.8%
Kentucky 6 John B. Breckinridge Democratic 1972 Lost renomination
Republican gain		 Larry J. Hopkins (R) 50.6%
Charles T. Easterly (D) 46.1%
Lloyd K. Rogers (AI) 3.2%
Kentucky 7 Carl D. Perkins Democratic 1948 Re-elected Carl D. Perkins (D) 76.5%
Granville Thomas (R) 23.5%

Louisiana

District Incumbent Party First
elected		 Result Candidates
Louisiana 1 Bob Livingston Republican 1977 Re-elected Bob Livingston (R) Unopposed
Louisiana 2 Lindy Boggs Democratic 1973 Re-elected Lindy Boggs (D) Unopposed
Louisiana 3 Dave Treen Republican 1972 Re-elected Dave Treen (R) Unopposed
Louisiana 4 Joe Waggonner Democratic 1961 Retired
Democratic hold		 Buddy Leach (D) 50.1%
James Hamilton Wilson (R) 49.9%
Louisiana 5 Jerry Huckaby Democratic 1976 Re-elected Jerry Huckaby (D) Unopposed
Louisiana 6 Henson Moore Republican 1974 Re-elected Henson Moore (R) Unopposed
Louisiana 7 John Breaux Democratic 1972 Re-elected John Breaux (D) Unopposed
Louisiana 8 Gillis William Long Democratic 1972 Re-elected Gillis William Long (D) Unopposed

Maine

District Incumbent Party First
elected		 Result Candidates
Maine 1 David F. Emery Republican 1974 Re-elected David F. Emery (R) 61.5%
John Quinn (D) 35.8%
J. David Madigan (I) 2.7%
Maine 2 William Cohen Republican 1972 Retired to run for U. S. Senate
Republican hold		 Olympia Snowe (R) 50.8%
Markham L. Gartley (D) 40.9%
Frederick W. Whittaker (I) 4.6%
Eddie Shurtleff (I) 1.1%
Robert H. Burmeister (I) 1.0%
Margaret E. Cousins (I) 0.9%
Robert L. Cousins (I) 0.7%

Maryland

District Incumbent Party First
elected		 Result Candidates
Maryland 1 Robert Bauman Republican 1973 Re-elected Robert Bauman (R) 63.5%
Joseph D. Quinn (D) 36.5%
Maryland 2 Clarence Long Democratic 1962 Re-elected Clarence Long (D) 66.4%
Malcolm M. McKnight (R) 33.6%
Maryland 3 Barbara Mikulski Democratic 1976 Re-elected Barbara Mikulski (D) Unopposed
Maryland 4 Marjorie Holt Republican 1972 Re-elected Marjorie Holt (R) 62.0%
Sue F. Ward (D) 38.0%
Maryland 5 Gladys Spellman Democratic 1974 Re-elected Gladys Spellman (D) 77.2%
Saul J. Harris (R) 22.8%
Maryland 6 Goodloe Byron Democratic 1970 Died in office
Democratic hold		 Beverly Byron (D) 89.7%
Melvin Perkins (R) 10.3%
Maryland 7 Parren Mitchell Democratic 1970 Re-elected Parren Mitchell (D) 88.7%
Debra J. Hanania-Freeman (I) 11.3%
Maryland 8 Newton Steers Republican 1976 Lost re-election
Democratic gain		 Michael D. Barnes (D) 51.3%
Newton Steers (R) 48.7%

Massachusetts

District Incumbent Party First
elected		 Result Candidates
Massachusetts 1 Silvio Conte Republican 1958 Re-elected Silvio Conte (R) Unopposed
Massachusetts 2 Edward Boland Democratic 1952 Re-elected Edward Boland (D) 72.8%
Thomas P. Swank (R) 27.2%
Massachusetts 3 Joseph D. Early Democratic 1974 Re-elected Joseph D. Early (D) 75.2%
Charles K. Macleod (R) 24.8%
Massachusetts 4 Robert Drinan Democratic 1970 Re-elected Robert Drinan (D) Unopposed
Massachusetts 5 Paul Tsongas Democratic 1974 Retired to run for U. S. Senate
Democratic hold		 James Shannon (D) 52.2%
John J. Buckley (R) 28.2%
James J. Gaffney, III (I) 19.6%
Massachusetts 6 Michael J. Harrington Democratic 1969 Retired
Democratic hold		 Nicholas Mavroules (D) 53.8%
William E. Bronson (R) 46.2%
Massachusetts 7 Ed Markey Democratic 1976 Re-elected Ed Markey (D) 84.8%
James J. Murphy (I) 15.2%
Massachusetts 8 Tip O'Neill Democratic 1952 Re-elected Tip O'Neill (D) 74.6%
William A. Barnstead (R) 20.9%
Laura M. Ross (C) 4.5%
Massachusetts 9 Joe Moakley Democratic 1972 Re-elected Joe Moakley (D) 91.8%
Brenda Lee M. Franklin (Socialist Workers) 5.8%
David Freund (Workers) 2.3%
Massachusetts 10 Margaret Heckler Republican 1966 Re-elected Margaret Heckler (R) 61.1%
John J. Marino (D) 38.9%
Massachusetts 11 James A. Burke Democratic 1958 Retired
Democratic hold		 Brian J. Donnelly (D) 91.7%
H. Graham Lowry (Lab) 8.3%
Massachusetts 12 Gerry E. Studds Democratic 1972 Re-elected Gerry E. Studds (D) Unopposed

Michigan

District Incumbent Party First
elected		 Result Candidates
Michigan 1 John Conyers Democratic 1964 Re-elected John Conyers (D) 92.9%
Robert S. Arnold (R) 7.1%
Michigan 2 Carl Pursell Republican 1976 Re-elected Carl Pursell (R) 67.6%
Earl Greene (D) 31.6%
Henry W. Kroes (AI) 0.8%
Michigan 3 Garry E. Brown Republican 1966 Lost re-election
Democratic gain		 Howard Wolpe (D) 51.3%
Garry E. Brown (R) 48.7%
Michigan 4 David Stockman Republican 1976 Re-elected David Stockman (R) 70.6%
Morgan L. Hager, Jr. (D) 28.3%
Jimmie Dale Burke (AI) 1.1%
Michigan 5 Harold S. Sawyer Republican 1976 Re-elected Harold S. Sawyer (R) 49.4%
Dale Robert Sprik (D) 48.7%
Dwight W. Johnson (AI) 1.8%
Michigan 6 Milton Robert Carr Democratic 1974 Re-elected Milton Robert Carr (D) 56.7%
Michael H. Conlin (R) 43.3%
Michigan 7 Dale E. Kildee Democratic 1976 Re-elected Dale E. Kildee (D) 76.6%
Gale M. Cronk (R) 21.8%
Jimmy L. Sabin (AI) 1.6%
Michigan 8 J. Bob Traxler Democratic 1974 Re-elected J. Bob Traxler (D) 66.6%
Norman R. Hughes (R) 33.4%
Michigan 9 Guy Vander Jagt Republican 1966 Re-elected Guy Vander Jagt (R) 69.6%
Howard M. LeRoux (D) 30.4%
Michigan 10 Elford Albin Cederberg Republican 1952 Lost re-election
Democratic gain		 Donald J. Albosta (D) 51.5%
Elford Albin Cederberg (R) 48.5%
Michigan 11 Philip Ruppe Republican 1966 Retired
Republican hold		 Robert William Davis (R) 54.9%
Keith McLeod (D) 45.1%
Michigan 12 David E. Bonior Democratic 1976 Re-elected David E. Bonior (D) 54.9%
Kirby Holmes (R) 45.1%
Michigan 13 Charles Diggs Democratic 1954 Re-elected Charles Diggs (D) 79.2%
Dovie T. Pickett (R) 20.8%
Michigan 14 Lucien N. Nedzi Democratic 1961 Re-elected Lucien N. Nedzi (D) 67.4%
John Edward Getz (R) 32.6%
Michigan 15 William D. Ford Democratic 1964 Re-elected William D. Ford (D) 79.6%
Edgar Nieten (R) 19.4%
Aldi C. Fuhrmann (AI) 1.0%
Michigan 16 John D. Dingell, Jr. Democratic 1955 Re-elected John D. Dingell, Jr. (D) 76.5%
Melvin E. Heuer (R) 22.0%
Harry C. Hengy (AI) 1.5%
Michigan 17 William M. Brodhead Democratic 1974 Re-elected William M. Brodhead (D) 95.2%
Hector M. McGregor (AI) 4.8%
Michigan 18 James J. Blanchard Democratic 1974 Re-elected James J. Blanchard (D) 74.5%
Robert J. Salloum (R) 24.3%
David Wengel Drexler (AI) 1.2%
Michigan 19 William Broomfield Republican 1956 Re-elected William Broomfield (R) 71.3%
Betty F. Collier (D) 28.7%

Minnesota

District Incumbent Party First
elected		 Result Candidates
Minnesota 1 Al Quie Republican 1958 Retired to run for Governor
Republican hold		 Arlen Erdahl (R) 56.2%
Gerald Sikorski (DFL) 42.5%
Lloyd Duwe (American) 1.3%
Minnesota 2 Tom Hagedorn Republican 1974 Re-elected Tom Hagedorn (R) 70.4%
John F. Considine (DFL) 29.6%
Minnesota 3 Bill Frenzel Republican 1970 Re-elected Bill Frenzel (R) 65.7%
Michael O. Freeman (DFL) 34.3%
Minnesota 4 Bruce Vento Democratic 1976 Re-elected Bruce Vento (DFL) 58.0%
John Berg (R) 42.0%
Minnesota 5 Donald M. Fraser Democratic 1962 Retired to run for U. S. Senate
Democratic hold		 Martin Olav Sabo (DFL) 62.3%
Mike Till (R) 37.7%
Minnesota 6 Richard Nolan Democratic 1974 Re-elected Richard Nolan (DFL) 55.3%
Russ Njorhus (R) 44.7%
Minnesota 7 Arlan Stangeland Republican 1977 Re-elected Arlan Stangeland (R) 51.7%
Gene Wenstrom (DFL) 45.1%
Ronald M. Holmquist (American) 3.2%
Minnesota 8 Jim Oberstar Democratic 1974 Re-elected Jim Oberstar (DFL) 87.2%
John W. Hull (American) 12.8%

Mississippi

District Incumbent Party First
elected		 Result Candidates
Mississippi 1 Jamie L. Whitten Democratic 1941 Re-elected Jamie L. Whitten (D) 66.6%
Terrill K. Moffett (R) 31.0%
Horace E. Hutcheson (I) 2.4%
Mississippi 2 David R. Bowen Democratic 1972 Re-elected David R. Bowen (D) 61.7%
Roland Byrd (R) 38.3%
Mississippi 3 Gillespie V. Montgomery Democratic 1966 Re-elected Gillespie V. Montgomery (D) 92.4%
Dorothy Eleanor Cleveland (R) 7.6%
Mississippi 4 Thad Cochran Republican 1972 Retired to run for U. S. Senate
Republican hold		 Jon Hinson (R) 51.6%
John Hampton Stennis (D) 26.4%
Evan Doss, Jr. (I) 19.0%
Perry Lawrence Dillard (I) 1.9%
Mary McKenzie Maxey (I) 1.1%
Mississippi 5 Trent Lott Republican 1972 Re-elected Trent Lott (R) Unopposed

Missouri

District Incumbent Party First
elected		 Result Candidates
Missouri 1 Bill Clay Democratic 1968 Re-elected Bill Clay (D) 66.6%
Bill White (R) 31.3%
Mary Pritchard (Socialist Workers) 1.4%
Gerald Pechenuk (Lab) 0.7%
Missouri 2 Robert A. Young Democratic 1976 Re-elected Robert A. Young (D) 56.4%
Bob Chase (R) 43.6%
Missouri 3 Dick Gephardt Democratic 1976 Re-elected Dick Gephardt (D) 81.9%
Lee Buchschacher (R) 18.1%
Missouri 4 Ike Skelton Democratic 1976 Re-elected Ike Skelton (D) 72.8%
Bill Baker (R) 27.2%
Missouri 5 Richard Bolling Democratic 1948 Re-elected Richard Bolling (D) 72.0%
Steven L. Walter (R) 26.6%
James Levitt (Socialist Workers) 1.4%
Missouri 6 Earl Thomas Coleman Republican 1976 Re-elected Earl Thomas Coleman (R) 55.9%
Phil Snowden (D) 44.1%
Missouri 7 Gene Taylor Republican 1972 Re-elected Gene Taylor (R) 61.2%
Jim Thomas (D) 38.8%
Missouri 8 Richard Howard Ichord, Jr. Democratic 1960 Re-elected Richard Howard Ichord, Jr. (D) 60.5%
Donald D. Meyer (R) 39.5%
Missouri 9 Harold Volkmer Democratic 1976 Re-elected Harold Volkmer (D) 74.7%
Jerry Dent (R) 25.3%
Missouri 10 Bill Burlison Democratic 1968 Re-elected Bill Burlison (D) 65.3%
James A. Weir (R) 34.7%

Montana

District Incumbent Party First
elected		 Result Candidates
Montana 1 Max Baucus Democratic 1974 Retired to run for U. S. Senate
Democratic hold		 John Patrick Williams (D) 57.3%
Jim Waltermire (R) 42.7%
Montana 2 Ron Marlenee Republican 1976 Re-elected Ron Marlenee (R) 56.9%
Thomas G. Monahan (D) 43.1%

Nebraska

District Incumbent Party First
elected		 Result Candidates
Nebraska 1 Charles Thone Republican 1970 Retired to run for Governor
Republican hold		 Doug Bereuter (R) 58.1%
Hess Dyas (D) 41.9%
Nebraska 2 John Joseph Cavanaugh Democratic 1976 Re-elected John Joseph Cavanaugh (D) 52.3%
Harold J. Daub, Jr. (R) 47.7%
Nebraska 3 Virginia D. Smith Republican 1974 Re-elected Virginia D. Smith (R) 80.0%
Marilyn Fowler (D) 20.0%

Nevada

District Incumbent Party First
elected		 Result Candidates
Nevada At-large James David Santini Democratic 1974 Re-elected James David Santini (D) 72.4%
Bill O'Mara (R) 24.3%
Linda West (L) 3.3%

New Hampshire

District Incumbent Party First
elected		 Result Candidates
New Hampshire 1 Norman D'Amours Democratic 1974 Re-elected Norman D'Amours (D) 61.6%
Daniel M. Hughes (R) 36.6%
James E. Pinard (L) 1.8%
New Hampshire 2 James Colgate Cleveland Republican 1962 Re-elected James Colgate Cleveland (R) 68.1%
Edgar J. Helms (D) 31.9%

New Jersey

District Incumbent Party First
elected		 Result Candidates
New Jersey 1 James J. Florio Democratic 1974 Re-elected James J. Florio (D) 79.4%
Robert Mark Deitch (R) 20.1%
Julius Levin (Soc-Lab) 0.5%
New Jersey 2 William J. Hughes Democratic 1974 Re-elected William J. Hughes (D) 66.4%
James H. Biggs (R) 33.6%
New Jersey 3 James J. Howard Democratic 1964 Re-elected James J. Howard (D) 56.0%
Bruce G. Coe (R) 43.5%
Stevenson M. Enterline (L) 0.6%
New Jersey 4 Frank Thompson Democratic 1954 Re-elected Frank Thompson (D) 61.1%
Christopher H. Smith (R) 36.9%
John Valjean Mahalchik (I) 1.0%
Paul B. Rizzo (I) 0.7%
Judson Carter (I) 0.3%
New Jersey 5 Millicent Fenwick Republican 1974 Re-elected Millicent Fenwick (R) 72.6%
John T. Fahy (D) 27.4%
New Jersey 6 Edwin B. Forsythe Republican 1970 Re-elected Edwin B. Forsythe (R) 60.4%
W. Thomas McGann (D) 38.4%
Bernardo S. Doganiero (Soc-Lab) 0.5%
Charles M. Pike, Jr. (L) 0.4%
Hazel McGlory (I) 0.3%
New Jersey 7 Andrew Maguire Democratic 1974 Re-elected Andrew Maguire (D) 52.5%
Margaret S. Roukema (R) 46.6%
Robert Shapiro (L) 0.7%
Elliot Greenspan (Lab) 0.2%
New Jersey 8 Robert A. Roe Democratic 1970 Re-elected Robert A. Roe (D) 74.5%
Thomas Melani (R) 25.5%
New Jersey 9 Harold C. Hollenbeck Republican 1976 Re-elected Harold C. Hollenbeck (R) 48.9%
Nicholas S. Mastorelli (D) 37.9%
Henry Helstoski (I) 12.7%
Bruce Todd (Lab) 0.4%
New Jersey 10 Peter W. Rodino, Jr. Democratic 1948 Re-elected Peter W. Rodino, Jr. (D) 86.4%
John L. Pelt (R) 12.6%
Tony Austin (Socialist Workers) 0.5%
Gordon A. Douglas (Lab) 0.5%
New Jersey 11 Joseph G. Minish Democratic 1962 Re-elected Joseph G. Minish (D) 70.5%
Julius George Feld (R) 28.5%
Richard S. Roth (L) 1.0%
New Jersey 12 Matthew John Rinaldo Republican 1972 Re-elected Matthew John Rinaldo (R) 73.4%
Richard McCormack (D) 26.6%
New Jersey 13 Helen Stevenson Meyner Democratic 1974 Lost re-election
Republican gain		 James A. Courter (R) 51.8%
Helen Stevenson Meyner (D) 48.2%
New Jersey 14 Joseph A. LeFante Democratic 1976 Retired
Democratic hold		 Frank Joseph Guarini (D) 63.6%
Henry J. Hill (R) 20.3%
Thomas E. McDonough (I) 14.3%
John E. Walton (I) 1.9%
New Jersey 15 Edward J. Patten Democratic 1962 Re-elected Edward J. Patten (D) 48.3%
Charles W. Wiley (R) 45.8%
Ann V. Bastian (I) 4.7%
Michael Fieschko (L) 1.2%

New Mexico

District Incumbent Party First
elected		 Result Candidates
New Mexico 1 Manuel Lujan, Jr. Republican 1968 Re-elected Manuel Lujan, Jr. (R) 62.5%
Robert M. Hawk (D) 37.5%
New Mexico 2 Harold L. Runnels Democratic 1970 Re-elected Harold L. Runnels (D) Unopposed

New York

District Incumbent Party First
elected		 Result Candidates
New York 1 Otis G. Pike Democratic 1960 Retired
Republican gain		 William Carney (R) 56.3%
John Randolph (D) 41.9%
Dorothy A. Samek (Lib) 1.8%
New York 2 Thomas J. Downey Democratic 1974 Re-elected Thomas J. Downey (D) 54.9%
Harold J. Withers (R) 45.1%
New York 3 Jerome A. Ambro, Jr. Democratic 1974 Re-elected Jerome A. Ambro, Jr. (D) 50.9%
Gregory W. Carman (R) 47.9%
William Clark (Lib) 1.2%
New York 4 Norman F. Lent Republican 1970 Re-elected Norman F. Lent (R) 66.1%
Everett A. Rosenblum (D) 32.5%
Aaron M. Schein (Lib) 1.5%
New York 5 John W. Wydler Republican 1962 Re-elected John W. Wydler (R) 58.4%
John W. Matthews (D) 41.6%
New York 6 Lester L. Wolff Democratic 1964 Re-elected Lester L. Wolff (D) 60.0%
Stuart L. Ain (R) 32.9%
Howard Horowitz (Con) 7.1%
New York 7 Joseph P. Addabbo Democratic 1960 Re-elected Joseph P. Addabbo (D) 94.9%
Mark Elliott Scott (Con) 5.1%
New York 8 Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal Democratic 1962 Re-elected Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal (D) 78.6%
Albert Lemishow (R) 15.9%
Paul C. Ruebenacker (Con) 5.4%
New York 9 James J. Delaney Democratic 1948 Retired
Democratic hold		 Geraldine Ferraro (D) 54.2%
Alfred A. DeliBovi (R) 44.4%
Theodore E. Garrison (Lib) 1.4%
New York 10 Mario Biaggi Democratic 1968 Re-elected Mario Biaggi (D) 95.0%
Carmen Ricciardi (Con) 5.0%
New York 11 James H. Scheuer Democratic 1974 Re-elected James H. Scheuer (D) 78.5%
Kenneth Huhn (R) 21.5%
New York 12 Shirley Chisholm Democratic 1968 Re-elected Shirley Chisholm (D) 87.8%
Charles Gibbs (R) 12.2%
New York 13 Stephen J. Solarz Democratic 1974 Re-elected Stephen J. Solarz (D) 81.1%
Max Carasso (R) 18.9%
New York 14 Fred Richmond Democratic 1974 Re-elected Fred Richmond (D) 76.9%
Arthur Bramwell (R) 18.4%
Ralph J. Carrano (Con) 3.3%
Sharon D. Grant (Socialist Workers) 1.4%
New York 15 Leo C. Zeferetti Democratic 1974 Re-elected Leo C. Zeferetti (D) 68.1%
Robert P. Whelan (R) 28.4%
Ronald Seminara (Lib) 3.5%
New York 16 Elizabeth Holtzman Democratic 1972 Re-elected Elizabeth Holtzman (D) 81.9%
Larry Penner (R) 12.9%
John H. Fox (Con) 5.2%
New York 17 John M. Murphy Democratic 1962 Re-elected John M. Murphy (D) 54.2%
John M. Peters (R) 33.1%
Thomas Hoyt Stokes (Lib) 12.7%
New York 18 S. William Green Republican 1978 Re-elected S. William Green (R) 53.3%
Carter Burden (D) 46.7%
New York 19 Charles B. Rangel Democratic 1970 Re-elected Charles B. Rangel (D) 96.4%
E. Freeman Yearling (Con) 2.7%
Kenneth B. Miliner (Socialist Workers) 1.0%
New York 20 Theodore S. Weiss Democratic 1976 Re-elected Theodore S. Weiss (D) 84.6%
Harry Torczyner (R) 15.4%
New York 21 Robert García Democratic 1978 Re-elected Robert García (D) 98.0%
Lawrence W. Lindsley (Con) 2.0%
New York 22 Jonathan Brewster Bingham Democratic 1964 Re-elected Jonathan Brewster Bingham (D) 84.1%
Anthony J. Geidel, Jr. (R) 15.9%
New York 23 Bruce Faulkner Caputo Republican 1976 Retired to run for Lieutenant Governor
Democratic gain		 Peter A. Peyser (D) 51.6%
Angelo Martinelli (R) 46.2%
John P. Hagen (Lib) 2.1%
New York 24 Richard Ottinger Democratic 1974 Re-elected Richard Ottinger (D) 56.1%
Michael R. Edelman (R) 42.7%
Richard O. Reyes (Lib) 1.1%
Michael O'Mara Billington (I) 0.1%
New York 25 Hamilton Fish IV Republican 1968 Re-elected Hamilton Fish IV (R) 78.2%
Gunars M. Ozols (D) 21.3%
Frank Fletcher (Soc-Lab) 0.5%
New York 26 Benjamin A. Gilman Republican 1972 Re-elected Benjamin A. Gilman (R) 62.3%
Charles Emmet Holbrook (D) 30.0%
William R. Schaeffer, Jr. (Con) 7.7%
New York 27 Matthew F. McHugh Democratic 1974 Re-elected Matthew F. McHugh (D) 55.8%
Neil Tyler Wallace (R) 44.2%
New York 28 Samuel S. Stratton Democratic 1958 Re-elected Samuel S. Stratton (D) 76.3%
Paul H. Tocker (R) 19.7%
Richard A. Hind (Lib) 4.0%
New York 29 Edward W. Pattison Democratic 1974 Lost re-election
Republican gain		 Gerald B. H. Solomon (R) 54.0%
Edward W. Pattison (D) 46.0%
New York 30 Robert C. McEwen Republican 1964 Re-elected Robert C. McEwen (R) 60.5%
Norma A. Bartle (D) 39.5%
New York 31 Donald J. Mitchell Republican 1972 Re-elected Donald J. Mitchell (R) Unopposed
New York 32 James M. Hanley Democratic 1964 Re-elected James M. Hanley (D) 52.4%
Peter Del Giorno (R) 46.1%
Lillian E. Reiner (Lib) 1.5%
New York 33 William F. Walsh Republican 1972 Retired
Republican hold		 Gary A. Lee (R) 56.0%
Roy A. Bernardi (D) 39.5%
Robert J. Byrne (Con) 3.4%
Lynne Budzinski (Lib) 1.1%
New York 34 Frank Horton Republican 1962 Re-elected Frank Horton (R) 87.1%
Leo J. Kesselring (Con) 12.9%
New York 35 Barber Conable Republican 1964 Re-elected Barber Conable (R) 69.4%
Francis C. Repicci (D) 26.3%
Karen A. Hammel (Con) 4.4%
New York 36 John J. LaFalce Democratic 1974 Re-elected John J. LaFalce (D) 74.1%
Francina Joyce Cartonia (R) 23.5%
Francis P. Mundy (Con) 2.4%
New York 37 Henry J. Nowak Democratic 1974 Re-elected Henry J. Nowak (D) 78.6%
Charles Poth III (R) 19.5%
Dunstan Haettenschwiller (Con) 1.7%
Khushro Ghandi (Lab) 0.3%
New York 38 Jack Kemp Republican 1970 Re-elected Jack Kemp (R) 94.8%
James A. Peck (Lib) 5.2%
New York 39 Stan Lundine Democratic 1976 Re-elected Stan Lundine (D) 58.5%
Crispin Maguire (R) 41.5%

North Carolina

District Incumbent Party First
elected		 Result Candidates
North Carolina 1 Walter B. Jones, Sr. Democratic 1966 Re-elected Walter B. Jones, Sr. (D) 80.1%
James Milford Newcomb (R) 19.9%
North Carolina 2 Lawrence H. Fountain Democratic 1952 Re-elected Lawrence H. Fountain (D) 78.2%
Barry Lynn Gardner (R) 20.2%
Les Koehler (L) 1.5%
North Carolina 3 Charles Orville Whitley Democratic 1976 Re-elected Charles Orville Whitley (D) 71.1%
Willard Jackson Blanchard (R) 28.9%
North Carolina 4 Ike Franklin Andrews Democratic 1972 Re-elected Ike Franklin Andrews (D) 94.4%
Naudeen Beek (L) 5.6%
North Carolina 5 Stephen L. Neal Democratic 1974 Re-elected Stephen L. Neal (D) 54.2%
Hamilton C. Horton (R) 45.8%
North Carolina 6 L. Richardson Preyer Democratic 1968 Re-elected L. Richardson Preyer (D) 68.4%
George S. Bemus (R) 31.6%
North Carolina 7 Charlie Rose Democratic 1972 Re-elected Charlie Rose (D) 69.9%
Raymond Schrump (R) 30.1%
North Carolina 8 Bill Hefner Democratic 1974 Re-elected Bill Hefner (D) 59.0%
Roger Lee Austin (R) 41.0%
North Carolina 9 James G. Martin Republican 1972 Re-elected James G. Martin (R) 68.3%
Charles Kimball Maxwell (D) 30.7%
Frederick W. Pasotto (L) 0.9%
North Carolina 10 James T. Broyhill Republican 1962 Re-elected James T. Broyhill (R) Unopposed
North Carolina 11 V. Lamar Gudger Democratic 1976 Re-elected V. Lamar Gudger (D) 53.4%
R. Curtis Ratcliff (R) 46.6%

North Dakota

District Incumbent Party First
elected		 Result Candidates
North Dakota At-large Mark Andrews Republican 1963 Re-elected Mark Andrews (R) 67.0%
Bruce F. Hagen (D) 30.9%
Harley J. McLain (I) 1.5%
Don Klingensmith (I) 0.6%

Ohio

District Incumbent Party First
elected		 Result Candidates
Ohio 1 Bill Gradison Republican 1974 Re-elected Bill Gradison (R) 64.5%
Timothy M. Burke (D) 33.9%
Joseph E. May (I) 1.7%
Ohio 2 Tom Luken Democratic 1976 Re-elected Tom Luken (D) 52.4%
Stanley J. Aronoff (R) 47.6%
Ohio 3 Charles W. Whalen, Jr. Republican 1966 Retired
Democratic gain		 Tony P. Hall (D) 53.8%
Dudley P. Kircher (R) 44.4%
Alfred R. Deptula (I) 1.8%
Ohio 4 Tennyson Guyer Republican 1972 Re-elected Tennyson Guyer (R) 68.5%
John William Griffin (D) 31.5%
Ohio 5 Del Latta Republican 1958 Re-elected Del Latta (R) 62.6%
James Robert Sherck (D) 37.4%
Ohio 6 Bill Harsha Republican 1960 Re-elected Bill Harsha (R) 64.9%
Ted Strickland (D) 35.1%
Ohio 7 Clarence J. Brown Jr. Republican 1965 Re-elected Clarence J. Brown Jr. (R) Unopposed
Ohio 8 Tom Kindness Republican 1974 Re-elected Tom Kindness (R) 71.4%
Luella R. Schroeder (D) 28.6%
George Hahn (I) 0.003%
Ohio 9 Thomas L. Ashley Democratic 1954 Re-elected Thomas L. Ashley (D) 63.4%
John C. Hoyt (R) 30.3%
Michael James Lewinski (I) 4.0%
Edward Silvia Emery (I) 2.3%
Ohio 10 Clarence E. Miller Republican 1966 Re-elected Clarence E. Miller (R) 73.9%
James A. Plummer (D) 26.1%
Ohio 11 J. William Stanton Republican 1964 Re-elected J. William Stanton (R) 68.1%
Patrick James Donlin (D) 28.3%
Robert Dean Penny (I) 3.6%
Ohio 12 Samuel L. Devine Republican 1958 Re-elected Samuel L. Devine (R) 56.9%
James L. Baumann (D) 43.1%
Ohio 13 Don Pease Democratic 1976 Re-elected Don Pease (D) 65.1%
Mark W. Whitfield (R) 34.9%
Ohio 14 John F. Seiberling Democratic 1970 Re-elected John F. Seiberling (D) 72.5%
Walter J. Vogel (R) 27.5%
Ohio 15 Chalmers P. Wylie Republican 1966 Re-elected Chalmers P. Wylie (R) 71.1%
Henry W. Eckhart (R) 28.9%
Ohio 16 Ralph Regula Republican 1972 Re-elected Ralph Regula (R) 78.0%
Owen S. Hand, Jr. (D) 22.0%
Ohio 17 John M. Ashbrook Republican 1960 Re-elected John M. Ashbrook (R) 67.4%
Kenneth Robert Grier (D) 32.6%
Ohio 18 Douglas Applegate Democratic 1976 Re-elected Douglas Applegate (D) 59.5%
William J. Ress (R) 40.5%
Ohio 19 Charles J. Carney Democratic 1970 Lost re-election
Republican gain		 Lyle Williams (R) 50.7%
Charles J. Carney (D) 49.3%
Ohio 20 Mary Rose Oakar Democratic 1976 Re-elected Mary Rose Oakar (D) Unopposed
Ohio 21 Louis Stokes Democratic 1968 Re-elected Louis Stokes (D) 86.1%
Bill Mack (R) 13.9%
Ohio 22 Charles Vanik Democratic 1954 Re-elected Charles Vanik (D) 66.0%
Richard W. Sander (R) 23.3%
James F. Sexton (I) 5.4%
Robert E. Lehman (I) 5.3%
Ohio 23 Ronald M. Mottl Democratic 1974 Re-elected Ronald M. Mottl (D) 74.8%
Homer S. Taft (R) 25.2%

Oklahoma

District Incumbent Party First
elected		 Result Candidates
Oklahoma 1 James Robert Jones Democratic 1972 Re-elected James Robert Jones (D) 59.9%
Paula Unruh (R) 40.1%
Oklahoma 2 Ted Risenhoover Democratic 1974 Lost renomination
Democratic hold		 Mike Synar (D) 54.8%
Gary Richardson (R) 45.2%
Oklahoma 3 Wes Watkins Democratic 1976 Re-elected Wes Watkins (D) Unopposed
Oklahoma 4 Tom Steed Democratic 1948 Re-elected Tom Steed (D) 60.3%
Seward Eliot Robb (R) 39.7%
Oklahoma 5 Mickey Edwards Republican 1976 Re-elected Mickey Edwards (R) 79.9%
Jesse Dennis Knipp (D) 20.1%
Oklahoma 6 Glenn English Democratic 1974 Re-elected Glenn English (D) 74.2%
Harold V. Hunter (R) 25.8%

Oregon

District Incumbent Party First
elected		 Result Candidates
Oregon 1 Les AuCoin Democratic 1974 Re-elected Les AuCoin (D) 62.9%
Nick Bunick (R) 37.1%
Oregon 2 Albert C. Ullman Democratic 1956 Re-elected Albert C. Ullman (D) 69.2%
Terry L. Hicks (R) 30.8%
Oregon 3 Robert B. Duncan Democratic 1974 Re-elected Robert B. Duncan (D) 84.9%
Martin Simon (Lab) 15.1%
Oregon 4 Jim Weaver Democratic 1974 Re-elected Jim Weaver (D) 56.3%
Jerry Lausmann (R) 43.7%

Pennsylvania

District Incumbent Party First
elected		 Result Candidates
Pennsylvania 1 Michael Myers Democratic 1976 Re-elected Michael Myers (D) 71.9%
Samuel N. Fanelli (R) 26.1%
Jeffrey C. Smith (L) 2.0%
Pennsylvania 2 Robert N. C. Nix, Sr. Democratic 1958 Lost renomination
Democratic hold		 William H. Gray (D) 82.0%
Roland J. Atkins (R) 15.9%
Benjamin A. Bailey (Socialist Workers) 1.4%
Anton Henry Chaitkin (Lab) 0.7%
Pennsylvania 3 Raymond F. Lederer Democratic 1976 Re-elected Raymond F. Lederer (D) 71.8%
Raymond S. Kauffman (R) 28.2%
Pennsylvania 4 Joshua Eilberg Democratic 1966 Lost re-election
Republican gain		 Charles F. Dougherty (R) 55.8%
Joshua Eilberg (D) 44.2%
Pennsylvania 5 Richard T. Schulze Republican 1974 Re-elected Richard T. Schulze (R) 75.1%
Murray P. Zealor (D) 24.9%
Pennsylvania 6 Gus Yatron Democratic 1968 Re-elected Gus Yatron (D) 73.8%
Stephen Mazur (R) 26.2%
Pennsylvania 7 Robert W. Edgar Democratic 1974 Re-elected Robert W. Edgar (D) 50.3%
Eugene Daniel Kane (R) 49.4%
Anthony Nazzereno Esposito (Lab) 0.3%
Pennsylvania 8 Peter H. Kostmayer Democratic 1976 Re-elected Peter H. Kostmayer (D) 61.1%
G. Roger Bowers (R) 38.9%
Pennsylvania 9 Bud Shuster Republican 1972 Re-elected Bud Shuster (R) 74.9%
Blaine Leroy Havice, Jr. (D) 25.1%
Pennsylvania 10 Joseph M. McDade Republican 1962 Re-elected Joseph M. McDade (R) 76.5%
Gene Basalyga (D) 23.5%
Pennsylvania 11 Daniel J. Flood Democratic 1954 Re-elected Daniel J. Flood (D) 57.5%
Robert P. Hudock (R) 42.5%
Pennsylvania 12 John Murtha Democratic 1974 Re-elected John Murtha (D) 68.7%
Luther V. Elkin (R) 31.3%
Pennsylvania 13 R. Lawrence Coughlin Republican 1968 Re-elected R. Lawrence Coughlin (R) 70.5%
Alan Bendix Rubenstein (D) 29.5%
Pennsylvania 14 William S. Moorhead Democratic 1958 Re-elected William S. Moorhead (D) 57.0%
Stan Thomas (R) 41.9%
Stanley James Kuziel (AI) 1.0%
Pennsylvania 15 Fred B. Rooney Democratic 1963 Lost re-election
Republican gain		 Donald L. Ritter (R) 53.2%
Fred B. Rooney (D) 46.8%
Pennsylvania 16 Robert Smith Walker Republican 1976 Re-elected Robert Smith Walker (R) 77.0%
Charles W. Boohar (D) 23.0%
Pennsylvania 17 Allen E. Ertel Democratic 1976 Re-elected Allen E. Ertel (D) 59.6%
Thomas Richard Rippon (R) 40.4%
Pennsylvania 18 Doug Walgren Democratic 1976 Re-elected Doug Walgren (D) 57.1%
Ted Jacob (R) 42.1%
James Gelvin (Lab) 0.8%
Pennsylvania 19 William F. Goodling Republican 1974 Re-elected William F. Goodling (R) 78.7%
Raj Kumar (D) 21.3%
Pennsylvania 20 Joseph M. Gaydos Democratic 1968 Re-elected Joseph M. Gaydos (D) 72.1%
Kathleen M. Meyer (R) 27.9%
Pennsylvania 21 John H. Dent Democratic 1958 Retired
Democratic hold		 Donald A. Bailey (D) 52.9%
Robert H. Miller (R) 47.1%
Pennsylvania 22 Austin Murphy Democratic 1976 Re-elected Austin Murphy (D) 71.6%
Marilyn Coyle Ecoff (R) 28.4%
Pennsylvania 23 Joseph S. Ammerman Democratic 1976 Lost re-election
Republican gain		 William F. Clinger, Jr. (R) 54.3%
Joseph S. Ammerman (D) 45.7%
Pennsylvania 24 Marc L. Marks Republican 1976 Re-elected Marc L. Marks (R) 64.0%
Joseph P. Vigorito (D) 36.0%
Pennsylvania 25 Gary A. Myers Republican 1974 Retired
Democratic gain		 Eugene Atkinson (D) 46.5%
Tim Shaffer (R) 42.3%
Robert Henry Morris (I) 7.2%
John W. Cook (I) 4.0%

Rhode Island

District Incumbent Party First
elected		 Result Candidates
Rhode Island 1 Fernand St. Germain Democratic 1960 Re-elected Fernand St. Germain (D) 61.2%
Jerry Slocum (R) 38.8%
Rhode Island 2 Edward Beard Democratic 1974 Re-elected Edward Beard (D) 52.6%
Claudine Camarada Schneider (R) 47.4%

South Carolina

District Incumbent Party First
elected		 Result Candidates
South Carolina 1 Mendel Jackson Davis Democratic 1971 Re-elected Mendel Jackson Davis (D) 60.4%
C. C. Wannamaker (R) 39.6%
South Carolina 2 Floyd Spence Republican 1970 Re-elected Floyd Spence (R) 57.5%
Jack Solomon Bass (D) 42.5%
South Carolina 3 Butler Derrick Democratic 1974 Re-elected Butler Derrick (D) 81.9%
Anthony Panuccio (R) 18.1%
South Carolina 4 James R. Mann Democratic 1968 Retired
Republican gain		 Carroll A. Campbell, Jr. (R) 52.3%
Max M. Heller (D) 46.0%
Don Sprouse (I) 1.7%
South Carolina 5 Kenneth Lamar Holland Democratic 1974 Re-elected Kenneth Lamar Holland (D) 82.7%
Harold Hough (I) 17.3%
South Carolina 6 John Jenrette Democratic 1974 Re-elected John Jenrette (D) Unopposed

South Dakota

District Incumbent Party First
elected		 Result Candidates
South Dakota 1 Larry Pressler Republican 1974 Retired to run for U. S. Senate
Democratic gain		 Tom Daschle (D) 50.05%
Leo K. Thorsness (R) 49.95%
South Dakota 2 James Abdnor Republican 1972 Re-elected James Abdnor (R) 56.0%
Robert Samuelson (D) 44.0%

Tennessee

District Incumbent Party First
elected		 Result Candidates
Tennessee 1 Jimmy Quillen Republican 1962 Re-elected Jimmy Quillen (R) 64.5%
Gordon Ball (D) 35.5%
Tennessee 2 John Duncan, Sr. Republican 1964 Re-elected John Duncan, Sr. (R) 81.8%
Margaret Francis (D) 18.2%
Tennessee 3 Marilyn Lloyd Democratic 1974 Re-elected Marilyn Lloyd (D) 88.9%
Dan Rucker East (I) 11.1%
Tennessee 4 Al Gore Democratic 1976 Re-elected Al Gore (D) Unopposed
Tennessee 5 Clifford Allen Democratic 1975 Died in office
Democratic hold		 Bill Boner (D) 51.4%
William Dean Goodwin (R) 35.4%
Henry Haile (I) 13.2%
Tennessee 6 Robin Beard Republican 1972 Re-elected Robin Beard (R) 74.6%
C. Ronald Arline (D) 25.4%
Tennessee 7 Ed Jones Democratic 1969 Re-elected Ed Jones (D) 72.9%
Ross Earl Cook (R) 27.1%
Tennessee 8 Harold Ford, Sr. Democratic 1974 Re-elected Harold Ford, Sr. (D) 69.7%
Duncan Ragsdale (R) 29.1%
Richard Whitmore (I) 1.3%

Texas

District Incumbent Party First
elected		 Result Candidates
Texas 1 Sam B. Hall Democratic 1976 Re-elected Sam B. Hall (D) 78.1%
Fred Hudson (R) 21.9%
Texas 2 Charles Wilson Democratic 1972 Re-elected Charles Wilson (D) 70.1%
James H. Dillion (R) 29.9%
Texas 3 James M. Collins Republican 1968 Re-elected James M. Collins (R) Unopposed
Texas 4 Ray Roberts Democratic 1962 Re-elected Ray Roberts (D) 61.5%
Frank S. Glenn (R) 38.5%
Texas 5 Jim Mattox Democratic 1976 Re-elected Jim Mattox (D) 50.3%
Thomas W. Pauken (R) 49.1%
James Michael White (Socialist Workers) 0.6%
Texas 6 Olin E. Teague Democratic 1946 Retired
Democratic hold		 Phil Gramm (D) 65.1%
Wes Mowery (R) 34.9%
Texas 7 William Reynolds Archer, Jr. Republican 1970 Re-elected William Reynolds Archer, Jr. (R) 85.1%
Robert Laurence Hutchings (D) 14.9%
Texas 8 Robert C. Eckhardt Democratic 1966 Re-elected Robert C. Eckhardt (D) 61.5%
Nick Gearhart (R) 38.5%
Texas 9 Jack Brooks Democratic 1952 Re-elected Jack Brooks (D) 63.3%
Randy Evans (R) 36.7%
Texas 10 J. J. Pickle Democratic 1963 Re-elected J. J. Pickle (D) 76.3%
Emmett Leroy Hudspeth (R) 23.7%
Texas 11 William R. Poage Democratic 1936 Retired
Democratic hold		 Marvin Leath (D) 51.6%
Jack Burgess (R) 48.4%
Texas 12 Jim Wright Democratic 1954 Re-elected Jim Wright (D) 68.5%
Claude K. Brown (R) 31.5%
Texas 13 Jack Hightower Democratic 1974 Re-elected Jack Hightower (D) 74.9%
Clifford Alvin Jones (R) 25.1%
Texas 14 John Andrew Young Democratic 1956 Lost renomination
Democratic hold		 Joseph P. Wyatt, Jr. (D) 72.4%
Joy Yates (R) 27.6%
Texas 15 Kika de la Garza Democratic 1964 Re-elected Kika de la Garza (D) 66.2%
Robert Lendol McDonald (R) 33.8%
Texas 16 Richard C. White Democratic 1964 Re-elected Richard C. White (D) 70.0%
Michael Giere (R) 30.0%
Texas 17 Omar Burleson Democratic 1946 Retired
Democratic hold		 Charles Stenholm (D) 68.1%
Billy L. Fisher (R) 31.9%
Texas 18 Barbara Jordan Democratic 1972 Retired
Democratic hold		 Mickey Leland (D) 96.8%
Deborah Vee Vernier (Socialist Workers) 3.2%
Texas 19 George H. Mahon Democratic 1934 Retired
Democratic hold		 Kent Hance (D) 53.2%
George W. Bush (R) 46.8%
Texas 20 Henry B. Gonzalez Democratic 1961 Re-elected Henry B. Gonzalez (D) Unopposed
Texas 21 Bob Krueger Democratic 1974 Retired to run for U. S. Senate
Republican gain		 Tom Loeffler (R) 57.0%
Nelson William Wolff (D) 43.0%
Texas 22 Robert Gammage Democratic 1976 Lost re-election
Republican gain		 Ron Paul (R) 50.6%
Robert Gammage (D) 49.4%
Texas 23 Abraham Kazen, Jr. Democratic 1966 Re-elected Abraham Kazen, Jr. (D) 89.7%
Agustin Mata (La Raza Unida) 10.3%
Texas 24 Dale Milford Democratic 1972 Lost renomination
Democratic hold		 Martin Frost (D) 54.1%
Leo Berman (R) 45.9%

Utah

District Incumbent Party First
elected		 Result Candidates
Utah 1 K. Gunn McKay Democratic 1970 Re-elected K. Gunn McKay (D) 51.0%
Jed J. Richardson (R) 46.2%
Robert Terrance Owens (AI) 2.3%
Dennis A. De Boer (I) 0.5%
Utah 2 David Daniel Marriott Republican 1976 Re-elected David Daniel Marriott (R) 62.3%
Edwin Brown Firmage (D) 35.3%
Lawrence Rey Tophman (AI) 1.0%
Bruce Bangerter (I) 0.8%
William C. Hoyle (I) 0.7%

Vermont

District Incumbent Party First
elected		 Result Candidates
Vermont At-large Jim Jeffords Republican 1974 Re-elected Jim Jeffords (R) 75.3%
Sarah Marie Dietz (D) 19.3%
Peter Issac Diamondstone (I) 5.4%

Virginia

District Incumbent Party First
elected		 Result Candidates
Virginia 1 Paul S. Trible, Jr. Republican 1976 Re-elected Paul S. Trible, Jr. (R) 72.1%
Lewis Burwell Puller (D) 27.9%
Virginia 2 G. William Whitehurst Republican 1968 Re-elected G. William Whitehurst (R) Unopposed
Virginia 3 David E. Satterfield III Democratic 1964 Re-elected David E. Satterfield III (D) 87.9%
Alan Robert Ogden (I) 12.1%
Virginia 4 Robert Daniel Republican 1972 Re-elected Robert Daniel (R) Unopposed
Virginia 5 Dan Daniel Democratic 1968 Re-elected Dan Daniel (D) Unopposed
Virginia 6 M. Caldwell Butler Republican 1972 Re-elected M. Caldwell Butler (R) Unopposed
Virginia 7 J. Kenneth Robinson Republican 1970 Re-elected J. Kenneth Robinson (R) 64.3%
Lewis Perley Fickett, Jr. (D) 35.7%
Virginia 8 Herbert Harris Democratic 1974 Re-elected Herbert Harris (D) 50.5%
Charles E. Coe (I) 47.1%
John F. Herrity (R) 2.4%
Virginia 9 William C. Wampler Republican 1966 Re-elected William C. Wampler (R) 61.9%
Charles Champ Clark (D) 38.1%
Virginia 10 Joseph L. Fisher Democratic 1974 Re-elected Joseph L. Fisher (D) 53.4%
Frank R. Wolf (R) 46.6%

Washington

District Incumbent Party First
elected		 Result Candidates
Washington 1 Joel Pritchard Republican 1972 Re-elected Joel Pritchard (R) 64.0%
Janice Niemi (D) 33.7%
John H. Addison (L) 2.3%
Washington 2 Lloyd Meeds Democratic 1964 Retired
Democratic hold		 Al Swift (D) 51.4%
John Nance Garner (R) 48.6%
Washington 3 Don Bonker Democratic 1974 Re-elected Don Bonker (D) 58.6%
Richard H. Bennett (R) 41.4%
Washington 4 Mike McCormack Democratic 1970 Re-elected Mike McCormack (D) 61.1%
Susan Roylance (R) 38.9%
Washington 5 Tom Foley Democratic 1964 Re-elected Tom Foley (D) 48.0%
Duane Alton (R) 42.7%
Mel Tonasket (I) 9.3%
Washington 6 Norman D. Dicks Democratic 1976 Re-elected Norman D. Dicks (D) 60.9%
James Edward Beaver (R) 37.4%
Mary Kathleen Smith (Socialist Workers) 1.8%
Washington 7 John E. Cunningham Republican 1977 Lost re-election
Democratic gain		 Mike Lowry (D) 53.3%
John E. Cunningham (R) 46.7%

West Virginia

District Incumbent Party First
elected		 Result Candidates
West Virginia 1 Bob Mollohan Democratic 1968 Re-elected Bob Mollohan (D) 63.4%
Gene A. Haynes (R) 36.6%
West Virginia 2 Harley O. Staggers Democratic 1948 Re-elected Harley O. Staggers (D) 55.3%
Cleveland Keith Benedict (R) 44.7%
West Virginia 3 John M. Slack, Jr. Democratic 1958 Re-elected John M. Slack, Jr. (D) 59.2%
David Michael Staton (R) 40.8%
West Virginia 4 Nick Rahall Democratic 1976 Re-elected Nick Rahall (D) Unopposed

Wisconsin

District Incumbent Party First
elected		 Result Candidates
Wisconsin 1 Les Aspin Democratic 1970 Re-elected Les Aspin (D) 54.5%
William W. Petrie (R) 45.5%
Wisconsin 2 Robert W. Kastenmeier Democratic 1958 Re-elected Robert W. Kastenmeier (D) 57.7%
James A. Wright (R) 41.3%
Dick G. Fields (I) 1.0%
Wisconsin 3 Alvin Baldus Democratic 1974 Re-elected Alvin Baldus (D) 62.8%
Michael Steven Ellis (R) 37.2%
Wisconsin 4 Clement J. Zablocki Democratic 1948 Re-elected Clement J. Zablocki (D) 66.1%
Elroy C. Honadel (R) 33.9%
Wisconsin 5 Henry S. Reuss Democratic 1954 Re-elected Henry S. Reuss (D) 73.1%
James R. W. Medina (R) 25.9%
Paul Greenberg (I) 0.7%
John Edward Sokoly (I) 0.3%
Wisconsin 6 William A. Steiger Republican 1966 Re-elected William A. Steiger (R) 69.6%
Robert J. Steffes (D) 29.6%
Gordon Ponschock (Con) 0.8%
Wisconsin 7 Dave Obey Democratic 1969 Re-elected Dave Obey (D) 62.2%
Vinton A. Vesta (R) 36.9%
George Olishkewych (Con) 0.9%
Wisconsin 8 Robert John Cornell Democratic 1974 Lost re-election
Republican gain		 Toby Roth (R) 57.9%
Robert John Cornell (D) 42.1%
Wisconsin 9 Bob Kasten Republican 1974 Retired to run for Governor
Republican hold		 Jim Sensenbrenner (R) 61.2%
Matthew J. Flynn (D) 38.8%

Wyoming

District Incumbent Party First
elected		 Result Candidates
Wyoming At-large Teno Roncalio Democratic 1970 Retired
Republican gain		 Dick Cheney (R) 58.6%
William D. Bagley (D) 41.4%

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