1978 United States House of Representatives elections

{{short description|House elections for the 96th U.S. Congress}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1978 United States House of Representatives elections

| country = United States

| flag_year = 1960

| type = legislative

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1976 United States House of Representatives elections

| previous_year = 1976

| election_date = November 7, 1978

| next_election = 1980 United States House of Representatives elections

| next_year = 1980

| seats_for_election = All 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives

| majority_seats = 218

| image_size = 160x180px

| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)

| image1 = File:Tip O'Neill 1978 (retouched).jpg

| leader1 = Tip O'Neill

| leader_since1 = January 4, 1977

| leaders_seat1 = Massachusetts 8th

| last_election1 = 292 seats

| seats1 = 277

| seat_change1 = {{decrease}} 15

| popular_vote1 = 29,317,777

| percentage1 = 53.7%

| swing1 = {{decrease}} 2.2{{percentage points}}

| party2 = Republican Party (United States)

| image2 = JohnRhodes (cropped).jpg

| leader2 = John Rhodes

| leader_since2 = December 7, 1973

| leaders_seat2 = {{ushr|AZ|1|T}}

| last_election2 = 143 seats

| seats2 = 157

| seat_change2 = {{increase}} 14

| popular_vote2 = 24,464,665

| percentage2 = 44.8%

| swing2 = {{increase}} 2.5{{percentage points}}

| party4 = Conservative Party of New York State

| last_election4 = 0 seats

| seats4 = 1{{efn|name=C|Winner was elected as a Republican nominee.}}

| seat_change4 = {{increase}} 1

| popular_vote4 = 74,531

| percentage4 = 0.1%

| swing4 = {{steady}}

| map_image = 1978 House Elections.png

| map_size = 320px

| map_caption = Results:
{{legend0|#92C5DE|Democratic hold}} {{legend0|#0671B0|Democratic gain}}
{{legend0|#F48882|Republican hold}} {{legend0|#CA0120|Republican gain}}
{{legend0|#FF8C00|Conservative gain}}

| title = Speaker

| before_election = Tip O'Neill

| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)

| after_election = Tip O'Neill

| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

The 1978 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives on November 7, 1978, to elect members to serve in the 96th United States Congress. They occurred in the middle of Democratic President Jimmy Carter's term, amidst an energy crisis and rapid inflation. The Democratic Party lost a net of 15 seats to the Republican Party, and thus lost their two-thirds supermajority, but still maintained a large 277-seat majority.

As of {{Currentyear}}, this was the last midterm election where the Democrats managed to maintain a majority in the House of Representatives under a Democratic president, the last midterm election in which a registered third party member{{efn|Representative William Carney of Long Island, New York a registered Conservative Party member running with Republican support.}} was elected, and the last time overall in which any party won at least 270 House seats.

Overall results

382 incumbent members sought reelection, but 5 were defeated in primaries and 19 defeated in the general election for a total of 358 incumbents winning.{{sfn|Abramson|Aldrich|Rohde|1995|p=259}}

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| style="background:red; width:36.09%;" | 157

Democratic

| C

| Republican

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! rowspan=2 colspan=2| Parties

! colspan=4 | Seats

! colspan=3 | Popular vote

Previous
election

! This
election

! +/-

! Strength

! Vote

! %

! Change

{{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}

| Democratic

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 292

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 277

| {{decrease}} 15

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 63.7%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 29,317,222

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 53.7%

| {{decrease}} 2.2%

{{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}

| Republican

| 143

| 157

| {{party shading/Republican}} | {{increase}} 14

| 36.1%

| 24,464,665

| 44.8%

| {{party shading/Republican}} | {{increase}} 2.5%

{{party color cell|Independent}}

| Independents

| {{steady}}

| {{steady}}

| {{steady}}

| {{steady}}

| 350,898

| 0.6%

| {{decrease}} 0.2%

{{party color cell|American Independent Party}}

| American Independent

| {{steady}}

| {{steady}}

| {{steady}}

| {{steady}}

| 74,765

| 0.1%

| {{steady}}

{{party color cell|Conservative Party (New York)}}

| Conservative

| 0

| 1

| {{party shading/Conservative (New York)}} | {{increase}} 1

| 0.2%

| 74,531

| 0.1%

| {{steady}}

{{party color cell|Libertarian Party (United States)}}

| Libertarian

| {{steady}}

| {{steady}}

| {{steady}}

| {{steady}}

| 64,310

| 0.1%

| {{steady}}

{{party color cell|Socialist Workers Party (United States)}}

| U.S. Labor

| {{steady}}

| {{steady}}

| {{steady}}

| {{steady}}

| 45,866

| 0.1%

| {{steady}}

{{party color cell|Liberal Party (New York)}}

| Liberal

| {{steady}}

| {{steady}}

| {{steady}}

| {{steady}}

| 44,807

| 0.1%

| {{steady}}

{{party color cell|Peace and Freedom Party}}

| Peace and Freedom

| {{steady}}

| {{steady}}

| {{steady}}

| {{steady}}

| 39,017

| 0.1%

| {{increase}} 0.1%

{{party color cell|American Party (1969)}}

| American

| {{steady}}

| {{steady}}

| {{steady}}

| {{steady}}

| 34,110

| 0.1%

| {{decrease}} 0.1%

{{party color cell|Socialist Workers Party (United States)}}

| Socialist Workers

| {{steady}}

| {{steady}}

| {{steady}}

| {{steady}}

| 19,530

| <0.1%

| {{steady}}

{{party color cell|Prohibition Party (United States)}}

| Prohibition

| {{steady}}

| {{steady}}

| {{steady}}

| {{steady}}

| 9,992

| <0.1%

| {{steady}}

{{party color cell|Socialist Party (United States)}}

| Communist

| {{steady}}

| {{steady}}

| {{steady}}

| {{steady}}

| 9,261

| <0.1%

| {{steady}}

{{party color cell|Raza Unida Party}}

| La Raza Unida

| {{steady}}

| {{steady}}

| {{steady}}

| {{steady}}

| 7,185

| <0.1%

| {{steady}}

{{party color cell|Liberty Union Party}}

| Liberty Union

| {{steady}}

| {{steady}}

| {{steady}}

| {{steady}}

| 6,505

| <0.1%

| {{steady}}

{{party color cell|Other}}

| Peoples Independent Coalition

| {{steady}}

| {{steady}}

| {{steady}}

| {{steady}}

| 5,396

| <0.1%

| {{steady}}

{{party color cell|Workers World Party}}

| Workers

| {{steady}}

| {{steady}}

| {{steady}}

| {{steady}}

| 2,709

| <0.1%

| {{steady}}

{{party color cell|Socialist Workers Party (United States)}}

| Socialist Labor

| {{steady}}

| {{steady}}

| {{steady}}

| {{steady}}

| 2,434

| <0.1%

| {{steady}}

{{party color cell|Aloha Democratic Party}}

| Aloha Democratic

| {{steady}}

| {{steady}}

| {{steady}}

| {{steady}}

| 2,095

| <0.1%

| {{steady}}

{{party color cell|Betsy Ross Party}}

| Betsy Ross

| {{steady}}

| {{steady}}

| {{steady}}

| {{steady}}

| 1,629

| <0.1%

| {{steady}}

{{party color cell|Socialist Party (United States)}}

| Socialist

| {{steady}}

| {{steady}}

| {{steady}}

| {{steady}}

| 978

| <0.1%

| {{steady}}

{{party color cell|Socialist Workers Party (United States)}}

| United Labor

| {{steady}}

| {{steady}}

| {{steady}}

| {{steady}}

| 712

| <0.1%

| {{steady}}

{{party color cell|Other parties (United States)}}

| Others

| {{steady}}

| {{steady}}

| {{steady}}

| {{steady}}

| 5,305

| <0.1%

| {{decrease}} 0.3%

colspan="2" | Total

! 435

! 435

! 0

! 100.0%

! 54,583,922

! 100.0%

! -

Source: [http://history.house.gov/Institution/Election-Statistics/Election-Statistics/ Election Statistics - Office of the Clerk]

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{{bar percent|Democratic|{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}|53.71}}

{{bar percent|Republican|{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}|44.82}}

{{bar percent|Others|#777777|1.47}}

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{{bar percent|Republican|{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}|36.32}}

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| [[File:96 us house membership.png|thumb|450px|

{|

! colspan="2" | House seats by party holding plurality in state

{{Legend|#00f|80.1-100% Democratic}}

|{{Legend|#f00|80.1-100% Republican}}

{{Legend|#09f|60.1-80% Democratic}}

|{{Legend|#f66|60.1-80% Republican}}

{{Legend|#0ff|Up to 60% Democratic}}

|{{Legend|#f99|Up to 60% Republican}}

]]

| [[File:96 us house changes.png|thumb|450px|

{{Legend|#00f|6+ Democratic gain}}

|{{Legend|#f00|6+ Republican gain}}

{{Legend|#09f|3-5 Democratic gain}}

|{{Legend|#f66|3-5 Republican gain}}

{{Legend|#0ff|1-2 Democratic gain}}

|{{Legend|#f99|1-2 Republican gain}}

colspan=2 align=center | {{Legend|#ccc|no net change}}
]]

|}

Special elections

{{See also|List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives}}

{{Expand section|date=November 2019}}

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! District

! Incumbent

! Party

! First
elected

! Result

! Candidates

{{ushr|New York|18|X}}

| Ed Koch

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1968

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Incumbent resigned December 31, 1977 to become Mayor of New York City.
New member elected February 14, 1978.
Winner was subsequently re-elected in November.
Republican gain.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Bill Green (Republican) 50.5%
  • Bella Abzug (Democratic) 48.6%
  • Howard Lim Jr. (Conservative) 0.7%
  • Paul Gallagher (Labor) 0.3%

}}

{{ushr|NY|21|X}}

| Herman Badillo

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1970

| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent resigned December 31, 1977 to become deputy mayor of New York City.
New member elected February 14, 1978.
Democratic hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Robert García (Democratic){{efn|Winner was a Democrat who ran on the Republican line and was accepted back as a Democrat.}} 55.40%
  • Louis Niñé (Democratic) 24.46%
  • Ramon Velez (Victory) 15.87%
  • Armando Montano (Build the Bronx) 2.74%
  • Israel Ruiz Jr. (Alliance for Progress) 1.52%{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=108939|title = Our Campaigns - NY District 21 Special Race - Feb 14, 1978}}

}}

Alabama

{{See also|List of United States representatives from Alabama}}

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! District

! Incumbent

! Party

! First
elected

! Result

! Candidates

{{ushr|Alabama|1|X}}

| Jack Edwards

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1964

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Jack Edwards (Republican) 63.9%
  • L. W. Noonan (Democratic) 36.1%

}}

{{ushr|Alabama|2|X}}

| William L. Dickinson

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1964

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Alabama|3|X}}

| Bill Nichols

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1966

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Alabama|4|X}}

| Tom Bevill

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1966

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Alabama|5|X}}

| Ronnie Flippo

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Alabama|6|X}}

| John H. Buchanan Jr.

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1964

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Alabama|7|X}}

| Walter Flowers

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1968

| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Democratic hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Richard Shelby (Democratic) 93.8%
  • Fulton Gray (Con) 4.0%
  • Jim Scruggs (Republican) 2.2%

}}

Alaska

{{Main|1978 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska}}

{{See also|List of United States representatives from Alaska}}

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valign=bottom

! District

! Incumbent

! Party

! First
elected

! Result

! Candidates

{{ushr|Alaska|AL|X}}

| Don Young

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1973

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Don Young (Republican) 55.5%
  • Patrick Rodey (Democratic) 44.5%

}}

Arizona

{{See also|List of United States representatives from Arizona}}

class=wikitable
valign=bottom

! District

! Incumbent

! Party

! First
elected

! Result

! Candidates

{{ushr|Arizona|1|X}}

| John Jacob Rhodes

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1952

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Arizona|2|X}}

| Mo Udall

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1961 Arizona's 2nd congressional district special election

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Arizona|3|X}}

| Bob Stump

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Arizona|4|X}}

| Eldon Rudd

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Eldon Rudd (Republican) 63.1%
  • Michael McCormick (Democratic) 33.8%
  • Lawrence W. Jerome (Libertarian) 3.1%

}}

Arkansas

{{See also|List of United States representatives from Arkansas}}

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valign=bottom

! District

! Incumbent

! Party

! First
elected

! Result

! Candidates

{{ushr|Arkansas|1|X}}

| Bill Alexander

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1968

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Arkansas|2|X}}

| Jim Guy Tucker

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1976

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Republican gain.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Arkansas|3|X}}

| John Paul Hammerschmidt

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1966

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Arkansas|4|X}}

| Ray Thornton

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1972

| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Democratic hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

California

{{Main|1978 United States House of Representatives elections in California}}

{{See also|List of United States representatives from California}}

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valign=bottom

! District

! Incumbent

! Party

! First
elected

! Result

! Candidates

{{ushr|California|1|X}}

| Bizz Johnson

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1958

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Bizz Johnson (Democratic) 59.4%
  • James E. Taylor (Republican) 40.6%

}}

{{ushr|California|2|X}}

| Don Clausen

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1963

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|California|3|X}}

| John E. Moss

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1952

| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Bob Matsui (Democratic) 53.4%
  • Sandy Smoley (Republican) 46.6%

}}

{{ushr|California|4|X}}

| Robert Leggett

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1962

| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Vic Fazio (Democratic) 55.4%
  • Rex Hime (Republican) 44.6%

}}

{{ushr|California|5|X}}

| John Burton

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} John Burton (Democratic) 66.8%
  • Dolores Skore (Republican) 33.2%

}}

{{ushr|California|6|X}}

| Phillip Burton

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1964

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|California|7|X}}

| George Miller

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|California|8|X}}

| Ron Dellums

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1970

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Ron Dellums (Democratic) 57.4%
  • Charles V. Hughes (Republican) 42.6%

}}

{{ushr|California|9|X}}

| Pete Stark

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1972

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|California|10|X}}

| Don Edwards

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1962

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Don Edwards (Democratic) 67.1%
  • Rudy Hansen (Republican) 32.9%

}}

{{ushr|California|11|X}}

| Leo Ryan

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1972

| Incumbent re-elected, Following the election, Ryan was murdered while investigating the Peoples Temple in Guyana

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|California|12|X}}

| Pete McCloskey

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1967

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|California|13|X}}

| Norman Mineta

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|California|14|X}}

| John J. McFall

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1956

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|California|15|X}}

| B. F. Sisk

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1954

| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Tony Coelho (Democratic) 60.1%
  • Chris Patterakis (Republican) 39.9%

}}

{{ushr|California|16|X}}

| Leon Panetta

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|California|17|X}}

| John Hans Krebs

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|California|18|X}}

| colspan=3 | Vacant

| {{party shading/Hold}} | William M. Ketchum (Republican) died June 24, 1978
Republican hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Bill Thomas (Republican) 59.3%
  • Bob Sogge (Democratic) 40.7%

}}

{{ushr|California|19|X}}

| Robert Lagomarsino

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|California|20|X}}

| Barry Goldwater Jr.

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1969

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|California|21|X}}

| James C. Corman

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1960

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|California|22|X}}

| Carlos Moorhead

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1972

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Carlos Moorhead (Republican) 64.6%
  • Robert S. Henry (Democratic) 35.4%

}}

{{ushr|California|23|X}}

| Anthony Beilenson

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|California|24|X}}

| Henry Waxman

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|California|25|X}}

| Edward R. Roybal

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1962

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Edward R. Roybal (Democratic) 67.4%
  • Robert K. Watson (Republican) 32.6%

}}

{{ushr|California|26|X}}

| John H. Rousselot

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1960
1962 {{Small|(defeated)}}
1970 California's 24th congressional district special election

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|California|27|X}}

| Bob Dornan

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Bob Dornan (Republican) 51.0%
  • Carey Peck (Democratic) 49.0%

}}

{{ushr|California|28|X}}

| Yvonne Brathwaite Burke

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1972

| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired to run for Attorney General of California.
Democratic hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|California|29|X}}

| Augustus Hawkins

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1962

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Augustus Hawkins (Democratic) 85.0%
  • Uriah J. Fields (Republican) 15.0%

}}

{{ushr|California|30|X}}

| George E. Danielson

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1970

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|California|31|X}}

| Charles H. Wilson

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1962

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|California|32|X}}

| Glenn M. Anderson

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1968

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|California|33|X}}

| Del M. Clawson

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1963

| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Wayne R. Grisham (Republican) 56.0%
  • Dennis S. Kazarian (Democratic) 44.0%

}}

{{ushr|California|34|X}}

| Mark W. Hannaford

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|California|35|X}}

| James F. Lloyd

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|California|36|X}}

| George Brown Jr.

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1962
1970 {{Small|(Retired)}}
1972

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} George Brown Jr. (Democratic) 62.9%
  • Dana Warren Carmody (Republican) 37.1%

}}

{{ushr|California|37|X}}

| Shirley Neil Pettis

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1975

| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|California|38|X}}

| Jerry M. Patterson

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|California|39|X}}

| Charles E. Wiggins

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1966

| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|California|40|X}}

| Robert Badham

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Robert Badham (Republican) 65.9%
  • Jim McGuy (Democratic) 34.1%

}}

{{ushr|California|41|X}}

| Bob Wilson

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1952

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Bob Wilson (Republican) 58.1%
  • King Golden Jr. (Democratic) 41.9%

}}

{{ushr|California|42|X}}

| Lionel Van Deerlin

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1962

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|California|43|X}}

| Clair Burgener

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1972

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Clair Burgener (Republican) 68.7%
  • Ruben B. Brooks (Democratic) 31.3%

}}

Colorado

{{See also|List of United States representatives from Colorado}}

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! District

! Incumbent

! Party

! First
elected

! Result

! Candidates

{{ushr|Colorado|1|X}}

| Pat Schroeder

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1972

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Colorado|2|X}}

| Tim Wirth

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Tim Wirth (Democratic) 52.9%
  • Ed Scott (Republican) 47.1%

}}

{{ushr|Colorado|3|X}}

| Frank Evans

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1964

| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Ray Kogovsek (Democratic) 49.3%
  • Harold L. McCormick (Republican) 49.0%
  • Henry John Olshaw (Independent) 1.7%

}}

{{ushr|Colorado|4|X}}

| James Paul Johnson

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1972

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Colorado|5|X}}

| William L. Armstrong

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1972

| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Republican hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Ken Kramer (Republican) 59.8%
  • Gerry Frank (Democratic) 34.4%
  • L. W. Dan Bridges (Independent) 5.8%

}}

Connecticut

{{See also|List of United States representatives from Connecticut}}

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! District

! Incumbent

! Party

! First
elected

! Result

! Candidates

{{ushr|Connecticut|1|X}}

| William R. Cotter

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1970

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} William R. Cotter (Democratic) 59.6%
  • Ben F. Andrews Jr. (Republican) 39.3%
  • Donna C. McDonough (Lab) 1.1%

}}

{{ushr|Connecticut|2|X}}

| Chris Dodd

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Chris Dodd (Democratic) 69.9%
  • Thomas Hudson Connell (Republican) 30.1%

}}

{{ushr|Connecticut|3|X}}

| Robert Giaimo

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1958

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Robert Giaimo (Democratic) 58.1%
  • John G. Pucciano (Republican) 40.0%
  • Joelle R. Fishman (Communist) 1.8%

}}

{{ushr|Connecticut|4|X}}

| Stewart McKinney

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1970

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Stewart McKinney (Republican) 58.4%
  • Michael G. Morgan (Democratic) 41.6%

}}

{{ushr|Connecticut|5|X}}

| Ronald A. Sarasin

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1972

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Connecticut.
Democratic gain.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Connecticut|6|X}}

| Toby Moffett

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Toby Moffett (Democratic) 64.2%
  • Daniel F. Mackinnon (Republican) 35.8%

}}

Delaware

{{See also|List of United States representatives from Delaware}}

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! District

! Incumbent

! Party

! First
elected

! Result

! Candidates

{{ushr|Delaware|AL|X}}

| Thomas B. Evans Jr.

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

Florida

{{See also|List of United States representatives from Florida}}

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! District

! Incumbent

! Party

! First
elected

! Result

! Candidates

{{ushr|Florida|1|X}}

| Bob Sikes

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1940
1944 {{Small|(resigned)}}
1944

| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Earl Hutto (Democratic) 63.3%
  • Warren Briggs (Republican) 36.7%

}}

{{ushr|Florida|2|X}}

| Don Fuqua

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1962

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Don Fuqua (Democratic) 81.7%
  • Pete Brathwaite (Republican) 18.3%

}}

{{ushr|Florida|3|X}}

| Charles E. Bennett

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1948

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Florida|4|X}}

| Bill Chappell

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1968

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Bill Chappell (Democratic) 73.1%
  • Tom Boney (Republican) 26.9%

}}

{{ushr|Florida|5|X}}

| Richard Kelly

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Richard Kelly (Republican) 51.1%
  • David Ryan Best (Democratic) 48.9%

}}

{{ushr|Florida|6|X}}

| Bill Young

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1970

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Bill Young (Republican) 78.8%
  • Jim Christison (Democratic) 21.2%

}}

{{ushr|Florida|7|X}}

| Sam Gibbons

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1962

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Florida|8|X}}

| Andy Ireland

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Florida|9|X}}

| Louis Frey Jr.

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1968

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Florida.
Democratic gain.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Florida|10|X}}

| Skip Bafalis

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1972

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Florida|11|X}}

| Paul Rogers

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1954

| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Florida|12|X}}

| J. Herbert Burke

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1966

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Florida|13|X}}

| William Lehman

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1972

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Florida|14|X}}

| Claude Pepper

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1962

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Florida|15|X}}

| Dante Fascell

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1954

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Dante Fascell (Democratic) 74.2%
  • Herbert J. Hoodwin (Republican) 25.8%

}}

Georgia

{{See also|List of United States representatives from Georgia}}

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! District

! Incumbent

! Party

! First
elected

! Result

! Candidates

{{ushr|Georgia|1|X}}

| Bo Ginn

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1972

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Bo Ginn (Democratic) Unopposed

}}

{{ushr|Georgia|2|X}}

| Dawson Mathis

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1970

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Georgia|3|X}}

| Jack Brinkley

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1966

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Georgia|4|X}}

| Elliott H. Levitas

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Georgia|5|X}}

| Wyche Fowler

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1977 Georgia's 5th congressional district special election

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Wyche Fowler (Democratic) 75.5%
  • Thomas P. Bowles Jr. (Republican) 24.5%

}}

{{ushr|Georgia|6|X}}

| John Flynt

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1954

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Incumbent retired.
Republican gain.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Newt Gingrich (Republican) 54.4%
  • Virginia Shapard (Democratic) 45.6%

}}

{{ushr|Georgia|7|X}}

| Larry McDonald

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Larry McDonald (Democratic) 66.5%
  • Ernest Norsworthy (Republican) 33.5%

}}

{{ushr|Georgia|8|X}}

| Billy Lee Evans

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Georgia|9|X}}

| Ed Jenkins

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Ed Jenkins (Democratic) 76.9%
  • David G. Ashworth (Republican) 23.1%

}}

{{ushr|Georgia|10|X}}

| Doug Barnard Jr.

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

Hawaii

{{See also|List of United States representatives from Hawaii}}

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! District

! Incumbent

! Party

! First
elected

! Result

! Candidates

{{ushr|Hawaii|1|X}}

| Cecil Heftel

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Cecil Heftel (Democratic) 73.3%
  • William D. Spillane (Republican) 21.2%
  • Peter David Larsen (Libertarian) 3.7%
  • Debra Figueroa (Ind Dem) 1.8%

}}

{{ushr|Hawaii|2|X}}

| Daniel Akaka

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

Idaho

{{See also|List of United States representatives from Idaho}}

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! District

! Incumbent

! Party

! First
elected

! Result

! Candidates

{{ushr|Idaho|1|X}}

| Steve Symms

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1972

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Steve Symms (Republican) 59.9%
  • Roy Truby (Democratic) 40.1%

}}

{{ushr|Idaho|2|X}}

| George V. Hansen

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1964
1968 {{small|(retired)}}
1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

Illinois

{{See also|List of United States representatives from Illinois}}

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! District

! Incumbent

! Party

! First
elected

! Result

! Candidates

{{ushr|Illinois|1|X}}

| Ralph Metcalfe

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1970

| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent died.
Democratic hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Bennett Stewart (Democratic) 58.5%
  • A. A. Rayner Jr. (Republican) 41.3%
  • Others (W/I) 0.2%

}}

{{ushr|Illinois|2|X}}

| Morgan F. Murphy

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1970

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Morgan F. Murphy (Democratic) 86.0%
  • James P. Wognum (Republican) 11.8%
  • Carl Stanley Holmes (Independent) 2.2%

}}

{{ushr|Illinois|3|X}}

| Marty Russo

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Marty Russo (Democratic) 65.2%
  • Robert L. Dunne (Republican) 34.8%

}}

{{ushr|Illinois|4|X}}

| Ed Derwinski

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1958

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Ed Derwinski (Republican) 66.9%
  • Andrew Thomas (Democratic) 33.1%

}}

{{ushr|Illinois|5|X}}

| John G. Fary

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1975

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} John G. Fary (Democratic) 84.0%
  • Joseph A. Barracca (Republican) 16.0%

}}

{{ushr|Illinois|6|X}}

| Henry Hyde

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Henry Hyde (Republican) 66.2%
  • Jeanne P. Quinn (Democratic) 33.8%

}}

{{ushr|Illinois|7|X}}

| Cardiss Collins

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1973

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Cardiss Collins (Democratic) 86.3%
  • James C. Holt (Republican) 13.7%

}}

{{ushr|Illinois|8|X}}

| Dan Rostenkowski

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1958

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Illinois|9|X}}

| Sidney R. Yates

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1948
1962 {{Small|(retired)}}
1964

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Sidney R. Yates (Democratic) 75.3%
  • John M. Collins (Republican) 24.7%

}}

{{ushr|Illinois|10|X}}

| Abner Mikva

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1968
1972 {{Small|(defeated)}}
1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Illinois|11|X}}

| Frank Annunzio

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1964

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Frank Annunzio (Democratic) 73.7%
  • John Hoeger (Republican) 26.3%

}}

{{ushr|Illinois|12|X}}

| Phil Crane

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1969

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Phil Crane (Republican) 79.5%
  • Gilbert Bogen (Democratic) 20.5%

}}

{{ushr|Illinois|13|X}}

| Robert McClory

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1962

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Robert McClory (Republican) 61.2%
  • Frederick J. Steffen (Democratic) 38.8%

}}

{{ushr|Illinois|14|X}}

| John N. Erlenborn

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1964

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Illinois|15|X}}

| Tom Corcoran

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Illinois|16|X}}

| John B. Anderson

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1960

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} John B. Anderson (Republican) 65.5%
  • Ernest W. Dahlin (Democratic) 34.5%

}}

{{ushr|Illinois|17|X}}

| George M. O'Brien

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1972

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} George M. O'Brien (Republican) 70.6%
  • Clifford J. Sinclair (Democratic) 29.4%

}}

{{ushr|Illinois|18|X}}

| Robert H. Michel

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1956

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Robert H. Michel (Republican) 65.9%
  • Virgil R. Grunkmeyer (Democratic) 34.1%

}}

{{ushr|Illinois|19|X}}

| Tom Railsback

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1966

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Illinois|20|X}}

| Paul Findley

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1960

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Paul Findley (Republican) 69.6%
  • Victor Roberts (Democratic) 30.4%

}}

{{ushr|Illinois|21|X}}

| Ed Madigan

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1972

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Ed Madigan (Republican) 78.3%
  • Ken Baughman (Democratic) 21.7%

}}

{{ushr|Illinois|22|X}}

| George E. Shipley

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1958

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Incumbent retired.
Republican gain.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Illinois|23|X}}

| Melvin Price

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1944

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Melvin Price (Democratic) 74.2%
  • Daniel J. Stack (Republican) 25.8%

}}

{{ushr|Illinois|24|X}}

| Paul Simon

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Paul Simon (Democratic) 65.6%
  • John T. Anderson (Republican) 34.4%

}}

Indiana

{{See also|List of United States representatives from Indiana}}

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! District

! Incumbent

! Party

! First
elected

! Result

! Candidates

{{ushr|Indiana|1|X}}

| Adam Benjamin Jr.

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Adam Benjamin Jr. (Democratic) 80.3%
  • Owen W. Crumpacker (Republican) 19.3%
  • Christopher Martinson (Lab) 0.4%

}}

{{ushr|Indiana|2|X}}

| Floyd Fithian

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Indiana|3|X}}

| John Brademas

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1958

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Indiana|4|X}}

| Dan Quayle

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Indiana|5|X}}

| Elwood Hillis

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1970

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Elwood Hillis (Republican) 67.6%
  • Max Ervin Heiss (Democratic) 32.4%

}}

{{ushr|Indiana|6|X}}

| David W. Evans

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Indiana|7|X}}

| John T. Myers

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1966

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} John T. Myers (Republican) 56.3%
  • Charlotte T. Zietlow (Democratic) 43.7%

}}

{{ushr|Indiana|8|X}}

| David L. Cornwell

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1976

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Indiana|9|X}}

| Lee H. Hamilton

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1964

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Lee H. Hamilton (Democratic) 65.6%
  • Frank I. Hamilton Jr. (Republican) 34.4%

}}

{{ushr|Indiana|10|X}}

| Philip Sharp

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Indiana|11|X}}

| Andrew Jacobs Jr.

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1964
1972 {{Small|(defeated)}}
1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

Iowa

{{See also|List of United States representatives from Iowa}}

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! District

! Incumbent

! Party

! First
elected

! Result

! Candidates

{{ushr|Iowa|1|X}}

| Jim Leach

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Iowa|2|X}}

| Mike Blouin

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Tom Tauke (Republican) 52.3%
  • Mike Blouin (Democratic) 47.1%
  • James D. Roberson (Independent) 0.6%

}}

{{ushr|Iowa|3|X}}

| Chuck Grassley

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Chuck Grassley (Republican) 74.8%
  • John Knudson (Democratic) 25.2%

}}

{{ushr|Iowa|4|X}}

| Neal Smith

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1958

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Neal Smith (Democratic) 64.7%
  • Charles E. Minor (Republican) 35.3%

}}

{{ushr|Iowa|5|X}}

| Tom Harkin

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Iowa|6|X}}

| Berkley Bedell

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Berkley Bedell (Democratic) 66.3%
  • Willis Edgar Junker (Republican) 33.7%

}}

Kansas

{{See also|List of United States representatives from Kansas}}

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! District

! Incumbent

! Party

! First
elected

! Result

! Candidates

{{ushr|Kansas|1|X}}

| Keith Sebelius

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1968

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Kansas|2|X}}

| Martha Keys

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Kansas|3|X}}

| Larry Winn

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1966

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Kansas|4|X}}

| Dan Glickman

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Dan Glickman (Democratic) 69.6%
  • James Paul Litsey (Republican) 30.4%

}}

{{ushr|Kansas|5|X}}

| Joe Skubitz

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1962

| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

Kentucky

{{See also|List of United States representatives from Kentucky}}

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! District

! Incumbent

! Party

! First
elected

! Result

! Candidates

{{ushr|Kentucky|1|X}}

| Carroll Hubbard

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Kentucky|2|X}}

| William Natcher

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1953 Kentucky's 2nd congressional district special election

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Kentucky|3|X}}

| Romano Mazzoli

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1970

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Romano Mazzoli (Democratic) 65.7%
  • Norbert Drummond Leveronne (Republican) 31.3%
  • Tom Beckham (Independent) 2.3%
  • James Burfeind (Socialist Workers) 0.8%

}}

{{ushr|Kentucky|4|X}}

| Gene Snyder

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1962
1964 {{small|(defeated)}}
1966

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Gene Snyder (Republican) 65.8%
  • George Clarke Martin (Democratic) 34.2%

}}

{{ushr|Kentucky|5|X}}

| Tim Lee Carter

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1964

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Tim Lee Carter (Republican) 79.2%
  • Jesse M. Ramey (Democratic) 20.8%

}}

{{ushr|Kentucky|6|X}}

| John B. Breckinridge

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1972

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican gain.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Kentucky|7|X}}

| Carl D. Perkins

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1948

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Carl D. Perkins (Democratic) 76.5%
  • Granville Thomas (Republican) 23.5%

}}

Louisiana

{{See also|List of United States representatives from Louisiana}}

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! District

! Incumbent

! Party

! First
elected

! Result

! Candidates

{{ushr|Louisiana|1|X}}

| Bob Livingston

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1977 Louisiana's 1st congressional district special election

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Louisiana|2|X}}

| Lindy Boggs

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1973 Louisiana's 2nd congressional district special election

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Louisiana|3|X}}

| Dave Treen

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1972

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Louisiana|4|X}}

| Joe Waggonner

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1961 Louisiana's 4th congressional district special election

| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Buddy Leach (Democratic) 50.1%
  • James Hamilton Wilson (Republican) 49.9%

}}

{{ushr|Louisiana|5|X}}

| Jerry Huckaby

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Louisiana|6|X}}

| Henson Moore

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Louisiana|7|X}}

| John Breaux

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1972

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Louisiana|8|X}}

| Gillis William Long

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1962
1964 {{small|(lost renomination)}}
1972

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

Maine

{{See also|List of United States representatives from Maine}}

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! District

! Incumbent

! Party

! First
elected

! Result

! Candidates

{{ushr|Maine|1|X}}

| David F. Emery

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} David F. Emery (Republican) 61.5%
  • John Quinn (Democratic) 35.8%
  • J. David Madigan (Independent) 2.7%

}}

{{ushr|Maine|2|X}}

| William Cohen

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1972

| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Republican hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Olympia Snowe (Republican) 50.8%
  • Markham L. Gartley (Democratic) 40.9%
  • Frederick W. Whittaker (Independent) 4.6%
  • Eddie Shurtleff (Independent) 1.1%
  • Robert H. Burmeister (Independent) 1.0%
  • Margaret E. Cousins (Independent) 0.9%
  • Robert L. Cousins (Independent) 0.7%

}}

Maryland

{{Main|1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland}}

{{See also|List of United States representatives from Maryland}}

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! District

! Incumbent

! Party

! First
elected

! Result

! Candidates

{{ushr|Maryland|1|X}}

| Robert Bauman

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1973

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Robert Bauman (Republican) 63.5%
  • Joseph D. Quinn (Democratic) 36.5%

}}

{{ushr|Maryland|2|X}}

| Clarence Long

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1962

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Clarence Long (Democratic) 66.4%
  • Malcolm M. McKnight (Republican) 33.6%

}}

{{ushr|Maryland|3|X}}

| Barbara Mikulski

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Maryland|4|X}}

| Marjorie Holt

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1972

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Maryland|5|X}}

| Gladys Spellman

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Gladys Spellman (Democratic) 77.2%
  • Saul J. Harris (Republican) 22.8%

}}

{{ushr|Maryland|6|X}}

| Goodloe Byron

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1970

| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent died.
Democratic hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Beverly Byron (Democratic) 89.7%
  • Melvin Perkins (Republican) 10.3%

}}

{{ushr|Maryland|7|X}}

| Parren Mitchell

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1970

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Parren Mitchell (Democratic) 88.7%
  • Debra J. Hanania-Freeman (Independent) 11.3%

}}

{{ushr|Maryland|8|X}}

| Newton Steers

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1976

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

Massachusetts

{{See also|List of United States representatives from Massachusetts}}

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! District

! Incumbent

! Party

! First
elected

! Result

! Candidates

{{ushr|Massachusetts|1|X}}

| Silvio O. Conte

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1958

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Massachusetts|2|X}}

| Edward Boland

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1952

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Edward Boland (Democratic) 72.8%
  • Thomas P. Swank (Republican) 27.2%

}}

{{ushr|Massachusetts|3|X}}

| Joseph D. Early

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Joseph D. Early (Democratic) 75.2%
  • Charles K. Macleod (Republican) 24.8%

}}

{{ushr|Massachusetts|4|X}}

| Robert Drinan

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1970

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Massachusetts|5|X}}

| Paul Tsongas

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Democratic hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Massachusetts|6|X}}

| Michael J. Harrington

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1969

| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Massachusetts|7|X}}

| Ed Markey

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Ed Markey (Democratic) 84.8%
  • James J. Murphy (Independent) 15.2%

}}

{{ushr|Massachusetts|8|X}}

| Tip O'Neill

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1952

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Massachusetts|9|X}}

| Joe Moakley

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1972

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Massachusetts|10|X}}

| Margaret Heckler

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1966

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Massachusetts|11|X}}

| James A. Burke

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1958

| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Massachusetts|12|X}}

| Gerry Studds

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1972

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

Michigan

{{See also|List of United States representatives from Michigan}}

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! District

! Incumbent

! Party

! First
elected

! Result

! Candidates

{{ushr|Michigan|1|X}}

| John Conyers Jr.

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1964

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} John Conyers Jr. (Democratic) 92.9%
  • Robert S. Arnold (Republican) 7.1%

}}

{{ushr|Michigan|2|X}}

| Carl Pursell

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Michigan|3|X}}

| Garry E. Brown

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1966

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Michigan|4|X}}

| David Stockman

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Michigan|5|X}}

| Harold S. Sawyer

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Michigan|6|X}}

| Milton Robert Carr

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Michigan|7|X}}

| Dale E. Kildee

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Michigan|8|X}}

| J. Bob Traxler

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} J. Bob Traxler (Democratic) 66.6%
  • Norman R. Hughes (Republican) 33.4%

}}

{{ushr|Michigan|9|X}}

| Guy Vander Jagt

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1966

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Guy Vander Jagt (Republican) 69.6%
  • Howard M. LeRoux (Democratic) 30.4%

}}

{{ushr|Michigan|10|X}}

| Elford Albin Cederberg

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1952

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Michigan|11|X}}

| Philip Ruppe

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1966

| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Michigan|12|X}}

| David Bonior

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} David Bonior (Democratic) 54.9%
  • Kirby Holmes (Republican) 45.1%

}}

{{ushr|Michigan|13|X}}

| Charles Diggs

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1954

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Charles Diggs (Democratic) 79.2%
  • Dovie T. Pickett (Republican) 20.8%

}}

{{ushr|Michigan|14|X}}

| Lucien Nedzi

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1961

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Lucien Nedzi (Democratic) 67.4%
  • John Edward Getz (Republican) 32.6%

}}

{{ushr|Michigan|15|X}}

| William D. Ford

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1964

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Michigan|16|X}}

| John D. Dingell Jr.

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1955 Michigan's 15th congressional district special election

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Michigan|17|X}}

| William M. Brodhead

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Michigan|18|X}}

| James J. Blanchard

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Michigan|19|X}}

| William Broomfield

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1956

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

Minnesota

{{See also|List of United States representatives from Minnesota}}

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! District

! Incumbent

! Party

! First
elected

! Result

! Candidates

{{ushr|Minnesota|1|X}}

| Al Quie

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1958

| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Minnesota.
Republican hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Minnesota|2|X}}

| Tom Hagedorn

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Minnesota|3|X}}

| Bill Frenzel

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1970

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Minnesota|4|X}}

| Bruce Vento

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Minnesota|5|X}}

| Donald M. Fraser

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1962

| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Democratic hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Minnesota|6|X}}

| Rick Nolan

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Minnesota|7|X}}

| Arlan Stangeland

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1977

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Minnesota|8|X}}

| Jim Oberstar

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

Mississippi

{{See also|List of United States representatives from Mississippi}}

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! District

! Incumbent

! Party

! First
elected

! Result

! Candidates

{{ushr|Mississippi|1|X}}

| Jamie Whitten

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1941

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Jamie Whitten (Democratic) 66.6%
  • Terrill K. Moffett (Republican) 31.0%
  • Horace E. Hutcheson (Independent) 2.4%

}}

{{ushr|Mississippi|2|X}}

| David R. Bowen

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1972

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} David R. Bowen (Democratic) 61.7%
  • Roland Byrd (Republican) 38.3%

}}

{{ushr|Mississippi|3|X}}

| Sonny Montgomery

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1966

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Sonny Montgomery (Democratic) 92.4%
  • Dorothy Eleanor Cleveland (Republican) 7.6%

}}

{{ushr|Mississippi|4|X}}

| Thad Cochran

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1972

| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Republican hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Jon Hinson (Republican) 51.6%
  • John H. Stennis (Democratic) 26.4%
  • Evan Doss Jr. (Independent) 19.0%
  • Perry Lawrence Dillard (Independent) 1.9%
  • Mary McKenzie Maxey (Independent) 1.1%

}}

{{ushr|Mississippi|5|X}}

| Trent Lott

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1972

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

Missouri

{{See also|List of United States representatives from Missouri}}

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! District

! Incumbent

! Party

! First
elected

! Result

! Candidates

{{ushr|Missouri|1|X}}

| Bill Clay

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1968

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Bill Clay (Democratic) 66.6%
  • Bill White (Republican) 31.3%
  • Mary Pritchard (Socialist Workers) 1.4%
  • Gerald Pechenuk (Lab) 0.7%

}}

{{ushr|Missouri|2|X}}

| Robert A. Young

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Missouri|3|X}}

| Dick Gephardt

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Dick Gephardt (Democratic) 81.9%
  • Lee Buchschacher (Republican) 18.1%

}}

{{ushr|Missouri|4|X}}

| Ike Skelton

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Ike Skelton (Democratic) 72.8%
  • Bill Baker (Republican) 27.2%

}}

{{ushr|Missouri|5|X}}

| Richard Bolling

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1948

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Missouri|6|X}}

| Tom Coleman

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Tom Coleman (Republican) 55.9%
  • Phil Snowden (Democratic) 44.1%

}}

{{ushr|Missouri|7|X}}

| Gene Taylor

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1972

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Gene Taylor (Republican) 61.2%
  • Jim Thomas (Democratic) 38.8%

}}

{{ushr|Missouri|8|X}}

| Richard Howard Ichord Jr.

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1960

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Missouri|9|X}}

| Harold Volkmer

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Harold Volkmer (Democratic) 74.7%
  • Jerry Dent (Republican) 25.3%

}}

{{ushr|Missouri|10|X}}

| Bill Burlison

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1968

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Bill Burlison (Democratic) 65.3%
  • James A. Weir (Republican) 34.7%

}}

Montana

{{See also|List of United States representatives from Montana}}

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! District

! Incumbent

! Party

! First
elected

! Result

! Candidates

{{ushr|Montana|1|X}}

| Max Baucus

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
Democratic hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Montana|2|X}}

| Ron Marlenee

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Ron Marlenee (Republican) 56.9%
  • Thomas G. Monahan (Democratic) 43.1%

}}

Nebraska

{{See also|List of United States representatives from Nebraska}}

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! District

! Incumbent

! Party

! First
elected

! Result

! Candidates

{{ushr|Nebraska|1|X}}

| Charles Thone

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1970

| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Nebraska.
Republican hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Doug Bereuter (Republican) 58.1%
  • Hess Dyas (Democratic) 41.9%

}}

{{ushr|Nebraska|2|X}}

| John Joseph Cavanaugh III

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Nebraska|3|X}}

| Virginia D. Smith

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

Nevada

{{Main|1978 United States House of Representatives election in Nevada}}

{{See also|List of United States representatives from Nevada}}

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! District

! Incumbent

! Party

! First
elected

! Result

! Candidates

{{ushr|Nevada|AL|X}}

| James David Santini

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

New Hampshire

{{See also|List of United States representatives from New Hampshire}}

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! District

! Incumbent

! Party

! First
elected

! Result

! Candidates

{{ushr|New Hampshire|1|X}}

| Norman D'Amours

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|New Hampshire|2|X}}

| James Colgate Cleveland

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1962

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

New Jersey

{{See also|List of United States representatives from New Jersey}}

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! District

! Incumbent

! Party

! First
elected

! Result

! Candidates

{{ushr|New Jersey|1|X}}

| James Florio

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|New Jersey|2|X}}

| William J. Hughes

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|New Jersey|3|X}}

| James J. Howard

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1964

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|New Jersey|4|X}}

| Frank Thompson

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1954

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Frank Thompson (Democratic) 61.1%
  • Chris Smith (Republican) 36.9%
  • John Valjean Mahalchik (Independent) 1.0%
  • Paul B. Rizzo (Independent) 0.7%
  • Judson Carter (Independent) 0.3%

}}

{{ushr|New Jersey|5|X}}

| Millicent Fenwick

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|New Jersey|6|X}}

| Edwin B. Forsythe

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1970

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|New Jersey|7|X}}

| Andrew Maguire

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|New Jersey|8|X}}

| Robert A. Roe

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1970

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Robert A. Roe (Democratic) 74.5%
  • Thomas Melani (Republican) 25.5%

}}

{{ushr|New Jersey|9|X}}

| Harold C. Hollenbeck

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|New Jersey|10|X}}

| Peter W. Rodino

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1948

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|New Jersey|11|X}}

| Joseph Minish

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1962

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|New Jersey|12|X}}

| Matthew John Rinaldo

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1972

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|New Jersey|13|X}}

| Helen Stevenson Meyner

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|New Jersey|14|X}}

| Joseph A. LeFante

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1976

| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Frank Joseph Guarini (Democratic) 63.6%
  • Henry J. Hill (Republican) 20.3%
  • Thomas E. McDonough (Independent) 14.3%
  • John E. Walton (Independent) 1.9%

}}

{{ushr|New Jersey|15|X}}

| Edward J. Patten

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1962

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Edward J. Patten (Democratic) 48.3%
  • Charles W. Wiley (Republican) 45.8%
  • Ann V. Bastian (Independent) 4.7%
  • Michael Fieschko (Libertarian) 1.2%

}}

New Mexico

{{Main|1978 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico}}

{{See also|List of United States representatives from New Mexico}}

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! District

! Incumbent

! Party

! First
elected

! Result

! Candidates

{{ushr|New Mexico|1|X}}

| Manuel Lujan Jr.

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1968

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|New Mexico|2|X}}

| Harold L. Runnels

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1970

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

New York

{{See also|List of United States representatives from New York}}

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! District

! Incumbent

! Party

! First
elected

! Result

! Candidates

{{ushr|New York|1|X}}

| Otis G. Pike

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1960

| {{Party shading/Conservative (New York)}} | Incumbent retired.
Conservative gain.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} William Carney (Con/Republican){{efn|name=C}} 56.3%
  • John Randolph (Democratic) 41.9%
  • Dorothy A. Samek (Lib) 1.8%

}}

{{ushr|New York|2|X}}

| Thomas J. Downey

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Thomas J. Downey (Democratic) 54.9%
  • Harold J. Withers (Republican) 45.1%

}}

{{ushr|New York|3|X}}

| Jerome Ambro

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|New York|4|X}}

| Norman F. Lent

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1970

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Norman F. Lent (Republican) 66.1%
  • Everett A. Rosenblum (Democratic) 32.5%
  • Aaron M. Schein (Lib) 1.5%

}}

{{ushr|New York|5|X}}

| John W. Wydler

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1962

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} John W. Wydler (Republican) 58.4%
  • John W. Matthews (Democratic) 41.6%

}}

{{ushr|New York|6|X}}

| Lester L. Wolff

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1964

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Lester L. Wolff (Democratic) 60.0%
  • Stuart L. Ain (Republican) 32.9%
  • Howard Horowitz (Con) 7.1%

}}

{{ushr|New York|7|X}}

| Joseph P. Addabbo

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1960

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|New York|8|X}}

| Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1962

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|New York|9|X}}

| James J. Delaney

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1944
1946 {{Small|(defeated)}}
1948

| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|New York|10|X}}

| Mario Biaggi

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1968

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|New York|11|X}}

| James H. Scheuer

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1964
1972 {{Small|(defeated)}}
1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|New York|12|X}}

| Shirley Chisholm

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1968

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|New York|13|X}}

| Stephen J. Solarz

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|New York|14|X}}

| Fred Richmond

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|New York|15|X}}

| Leo C. Zeferetti

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Leo C. Zeferetti (Democratic) 68.1%
  • Robert P. Whelan (Republican) 28.4%
  • Ronald Seminara (Lib) 3.5%

}}

{{ushr|New York|16|X}}

| Elizabeth Holtzman

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1972

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|New York|17|X}}

| John M. Murphy

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1962

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} John M. Murphy (Democratic) 54.2%
  • John M. Peters (Republican) 33.1%
  • Thomas Hoyt Stokes (Lib) 12.7%

}}

{{ushr|New York|18|X}}

| Bill Green

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1978

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Bill Green (Republican) 53.3%
  • Carter Burden (Democratic) 46.7%

}}

{{ushr|New York|19|X}}

| Charles B. Rangel

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1970

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|New York|20|X}}

| Theodore S. Weiss

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|New York|21|X}}

| Robert García

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1978

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|New York|22|X}}

| Jonathan Brewster Bingham

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1964

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|New York|23|X}}

| Bruce F. Caputo

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1976

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Incumbent retired to run for Lieutenant Governor of New York.
Democratic gain.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Peter A. Peyser (Democratic) 51.6%
  • Angelo Martinelli (Republican) 46.2%
  • John P. Hagan (Lib) 2.1%

}}

{{ushr|New York|24|X}}

| Richard Ottinger

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1964
1970 {{Small|(retired)}}
1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|New York|25|X}}

| Hamilton Fish IV

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1968

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|New York|26|X}}

| Benjamin A. Gilman

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1972

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Benjamin A. Gilman (Republican) 62.3%
  • Charles Emmet Holbrook (Democratic) 30.0%
  • William R. Schaeffer Jr. (Con) 7.7%

}}

{{ushr|New York|27|X}}

| Matthew F. McHugh

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|New York|28|X}}

| Samuel S. Stratton

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1958

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Samuel S. Stratton (Democratic) 76.3%
  • Paul H. Tocker (Republican) 19.7%
  • Richard A. Hind (Lib) 4.0%

}}

{{ushr|New York|29|X}}

| Edward W. Pattison

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|New York|30|X}}

| Robert C. McEwen

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1964

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Robert C. McEwen (Republican) 60.5%
  • Norma A. Bartle (Democratic) 39.5%

}}

{{ushr|New York|31|X}}

| Donald J. Mitchell

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1972

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|New York|32|X}}

| James M. Hanley

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1964

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} James M. Hanley (Democratic) 52.4%
  • Peter Del Giorno (Republican) 46.1%
  • Lillian E. Reiner (Lib) 1.5%

}}

{{ushr|New York|33|X}}

| William F. Walsh

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1972

| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|New York|34|X}}

| Frank Horton

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1962

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|New York|35|X}}

| Barber Conable

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1964

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Barber Conable (Republican) 69.4%
  • Francis C. Repicci (Democratic) 26.3%
  • Karen A. Hammel (Con) 4.4%

}}

{{ushr|New York|36|X}}

| John J. LaFalce

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} John J. LaFalce (Democratic) 74.1%
  • Francina Joyce Cartonia (Republican) 23.5%
  • Francis P. Mundy (Con) 2.4%

}}

{{ushr|New York|37|X}}

| Henry J. Nowak

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Henry J. Nowak (Democratic) 78.6%
  • Charles Poth III (Republican) 19.5%
  • Dunstan Haettenschwiller (Con) 1.7%
  • Khushro Ghandi (Lab) 0.3%

}}

{{ushr|New York|38|X}}

| Jack Kemp

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1970

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Jack Kemp (Republican) 94.8%
  • James A. Peck (Lib) 5.2%

}}

{{ushr|New York|39|X}}

| Stan Lundine

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Stan Lundine (Democratic) 58.5%
  • Crispin Maguire (Republican) 41.5%

}}

North Carolina

{{See also|List of United States representatives from North Carolina}}

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! District

! Incumbent

! Party

! First
elected

! Result

! Candidates

{{ushr|North Carolina|1|X}}

| Walter B. Jones Sr.

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1966

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|North Carolina|2|X}}

| Lawrence H. Fountain

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1952

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|North Carolina|3|X}}

| Charles Orville Whitley

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|North Carolina|4|X}}

| Ike Franklin Andrews

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1972

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|North Carolina|5|X}}

| Stephen L. Neal

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|North Carolina|6|X}}

| L. Richardson Preyer

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1968

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|North Carolina|7|X}}

| Charlie Rose

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1972

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Charlie Rose (Democratic) 69.9%
  • Raymond Schrump (Republican) 30.1%

}}

{{ushr|North Carolina|8|X}}

| Bill Hefner

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Bill Hefner (Democratic) 59.0%
  • Roger Lee Austin (Republican) 41.0%

}}

{{ushr|North Carolina|9|X}}

| James G. Martin

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1972

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|North Carolina|10|X}}

| Jim Broyhill

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1962

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|North Carolina|11|X}}

| V. Lamar Gudger

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} V. Lamar Gudger (Democratic) 53.4%
  • R. Curtis Ratcliff (Republican) 46.6%

}}

North Dakota

{{See also|List of United States representatives from North Dakota}}

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valign=bottom

! District

! Incumbent

! Party

! First
elected

! Result

! Candidates

{{ushr|North Dakota|AL|X}}

| Mark Andrews

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1963

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Mark Andrews (Republican) 67.0%
  • Bruce F. Hagen (Democratic) 30.9%
  • Harley J. McLain (Independent) 1.5%
  • Don Klingensmith (Independent) 0.6%

}}

Ohio

{{See also|List of United States representatives from Ohio}}

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valign=bottom

! District

! Incumbent

! Party

! First
elected

! Result

! Candidates

{{ushr|Ohio|1|X}}

| Bill Gradison

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Bill Gradison (Republican) 64.5%
  • Timothy M. Burke (Democratic) 33.9%
  • Joseph E. May (Independent) 1.7%

}}

{{ushr|Ohio|2|X}}

| Tom Luken

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974 Ohio's 1st congressional district special election
1974 {{small|(defeated)}}
1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Tom Luken (Democratic) 52.4%
  • Stanley J. Aronoff (Republican) 47.6%

}}

{{ushr|Ohio|3|X}}

| Charles W. Whalen Jr.

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1966

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Tony P. Hall (Democratic) 53.8%
  • Dudley P. Kircher (Republican) 44.4%
  • Alfred R. Deptula (Independent) 1.8%

}}

{{ushr|Ohio|4|X}}

| Tennyson Guyer

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1972

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Ohio|5|X}}

| Del Latta

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1958

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Ohio|6|X}}

| Bill Harsha

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1960

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Ohio|7|X}}

| Bud Brown

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1965

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Ohio|8|X}}

| Tom Kindness

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Tom Kindness (Republican) 71.4%
  • Luella R. Schroeder (Democratic) 28.6%
  • George Hahn (Independent) 0.003%

}}

{{ushr|Ohio|9|X}}

| Thomas L. Ashley

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1954

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Thomas L. Ashley (Democratic) 63.4%
  • John C. Hoyt (Republican) 30.3%
  • Michael James Lewinski (Independent) 4.0%
  • Edward Silvio Emery (Independent) 2.3%

}}

{{ushr|Ohio|10|X}}

| Clarence E. Miller

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1966

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Ohio|11|X}}

| J. William Stanton

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1964

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} J. William Stanton (Republican) 68.1%
  • Patrick James Donlin (Democratic) 28.3%
  • Robert Dean Penny (Independent) 3.6%

}}

{{ushr|Ohio|12|X}}

| Samuel L. Devine

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1958

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Samuel L. Devine (Republican) 56.9%
  • James L. Baumann (Democratic) 43.1%

}}

{{ushr|Ohio|13|X}}

| Donald J. Pease

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Donald J. Pease (Democratic) 65.1%
  • Mark W. Whitfield (Republican) 34.9%

}}

{{ushr|Ohio|14|X}}

| John F. Seiberling

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1970

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Ohio|15|X}}

| Chalmers Wylie

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1966

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Chalmers Wylie (Republican) 71.1%
  • Henry W. Eckhart (Republican) 28.9%

}}

{{ushr|Ohio|16|X}}

| Ralph Regula

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1972

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Ralph Regula (Republican) 78.0%
  • Owen S. Hand Jr. (Democratic) 22.0%

}}

{{ushr|Ohio|17|X}}

| John M. Ashbrook

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1960

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} John M. Ashbrook (Republican) 67.4%
  • Kenneth Robert Grier (Democratic) 32.6%

}}

{{ushr|Ohio|18|X}}

| Douglas Applegate

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Ohio|19|X}}

| Charles J. Carney

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1970

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Ohio|20|X}}

| Mary Rose Oakar

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Ohio|21|X}}

| Louis Stokes

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1968

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Louis Stokes (Democratic) 86.1%
  • Bill Mack (Republican) 13.9%

}}

{{ushr|Ohio|22|X}}

| Charles Vanik

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1954

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Charles Vanik (Democratic) 66.0%
  • Richard W. Sander (Republican) 23.3%
  • James F. Sexton (Independent) 5.4%
  • Robert E. Lehman (Independent) 5.3%

}}

{{ushr|Ohio|23|X}}

| Ronald M. Mottl

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Ronald M. Mottl (Democratic) 74.8%
  • Homer S. Taft (Republican) 25.2%

}}

Oklahoma

{{See also|List of United States representatives from Oklahoma}}

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! District

! Incumbent

! Party

! First
elected

! Result

! Candidates

{{ushr|Oklahoma|1|X}}

| James R. Jones

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1972

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} James R. Jones (Democratic) 59.9%
  • Paula Unruh (Republican) 40.1%

}}

{{ushr|Oklahoma|2|X}}

| Ted Risenhoover

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Oklahoma|3|X}}

| Wes Watkins

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Oklahoma|4|X}}

| Tom Steed

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1948

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Tom Steed (Democratic) 60.3%
  • Seward Eliot Robb (Republican) 39.7%

}}

{{ushr|Oklahoma|5|X}}

| Mickey Edwards

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Mickey Edwards (Republican) 79.9%
  • Jesse Dennis Knipp (Democratic) 20.1%

}}

{{ushr|Oklahoma|6|X}}

| Glenn English

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Glenn English (Democratic) 74.2%
  • Harold V. Hunter (Republican) 25.8%

}}

Oregon

{{See also|List of United States representatives from Oregon}}

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! District

! Incumbent

! Party

! First
elected

! Result

! Candidates

{{ushr|Oregon|1|X}}

| Les AuCoin

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Les AuCoin (Democratic) 62.9%
  • Nick Bunick (Republican) 37.1%

}}

{{ushr|Oregon|2|X}}

| Al Ullman

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1956

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Al Ullman (Democratic) 69.2%
  • Terry L. Hicks (Republican) 30.8%

}}

{{ushr|Oregon|3|X}}

| Robert B. Duncan

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1962
1966 {{Small|(retired)}}
1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Oregon|4|X}}

| Jim Weaver

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

Pennsylvania

{{See also|List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania}}

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! District

! Incumbent

! Party

! First
elected

! Result

! Candidates

{{ushr|Pennsylvania|1|X}}

| Michael Myers

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Pennsylvania|2|X}}

| Robert N. C. Nix Sr.

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1958

| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Pennsylvania|3|X}}

| Raymond Lederer

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Raymond Lederer (Democratic) 71.8%
  • Raymond S. Kauffman (Republican) 28.2%

}}

{{ushr|Pennsylvania|4|X}}

| Joshua Eilberg

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1966

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Pennsylvania|5|X}}

| Richard T. Schulze

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Pennsylvania|6|X}}

| Gus Yatron

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1968

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Gus Yatron (Democratic) 73.8%
  • Stephen Mazur (Republican) 26.2%

}}

{{ushr|Pennsylvania|7|X}}

| Robert W. Edgar

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Robert W. Edgar (Democratic) 50.3%
  • Eugene Daniel Kane (Republican) 49.4%
  • Anthony Nazzereno Esposito (Lab) 0.3%

}}

{{ushr|Pennsylvania|8|X}}

| Peter H. Kostmayer

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Pennsylvania|9|X}}

| Bud Shuster

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1972

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Bud Shuster (Republican) 74.9%
  • Blaine Leroy Havice Jr. (Democratic) 25.1%

}}

{{ushr|Pennsylvania|10|X}}

| Joseph M. McDade

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1962

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Pennsylvania|11|X}}

| Dan Flood

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1944
1946 {{Small|(defeated)}}
1948
1952 {{Small|(defeated)}}
1954

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Dan Flood (Democratic) 57.5%
  • Robert P. Hudock (Republican) 42.5%

}}

{{ushr|Pennsylvania|12|X}}

| John Murtha

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} John Murtha (Democratic) 68.7%
  • Luther V. Elkin (Republican) 31.3%

}}

{{ushr|Pennsylvania|13|X}}

| Lawrence Coughlin

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1968

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Lawrence Coughlin (Republican) 70.5%
  • Alan Bendix Rubenstein (Democratic) 29.5%

}}

{{ushr|Pennsylvania|14|X}}

| William S. Moorhead

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1958

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Pennsylvania|15|X}}

| Fred B. Rooney

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1963

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Pennsylvania|16|X}}

| Robert Smith Walker

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Pennsylvania|17|X}}

| Allen E. Ertel

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Allen E. Ertel (Democratic) 59.6%
  • Thomas Richard Rippon (Republican) 40.4%

}}

{{ushr|Pennsylvania|18|X}}

| Doug Walgren

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Doug Walgren (Democratic) 57.1%
  • Ted Jacob (Republican) 42.1%
  • James Gelvin (Lab) 0.8%

}}

{{ushr|Pennsylvania|19|X}}

| William F. Goodling

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Pennsylvania|20|X}}

| Joseph M. Gaydos

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1968

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Joseph M. Gaydos (Democratic) 72.1%
  • Kathleen M. Meyer (Republican) 27.9%

}}

{{ushr|Pennsylvania|21|X}}

| John H. Dent

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1958

| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Donald A. Bailey (Democratic) 52.9%
  • Robert H. Miller (Republican) 47.1%

}}

{{ushr|Pennsylvania|22|X}}

| Austin Murphy

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Austin Murphy (Democratic) 71.6%
  • Marilyn Coyle Ecoff (Republican) 28.4%

}}

{{ushr|Pennsylvania|23|X}}

| Joseph S. Ammerman

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1976

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Pennsylvania|24|X}}

| Marc L. Marks

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Pennsylvania|25|X}}

| Gary A. Myers

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1974

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Eugene Atkinson (Democratic) 46.5%
  • Tim Shaffer (Republican) 42.3%
  • Robert Henry Morris (Independent) 7.2%
  • John W. Cook (Independent) 4.0%

}}

Rhode Island

{{See also|List of United States representatives from Rhode Island}}

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! District

! Incumbent

! Party

! First
elected

! Result

! Candidates

{{ushr|Rhode Island|1|X}}

| Fernand St. Germain

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1960

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Rhode Island|2|X}}

| Edward Beard

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

South Carolina

{{Main|1978 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina}}

{{See also|List of United States representatives from South Carolina}}

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! District

! Incumbent

! Party

! First
elected

! Result

! Candidates

{{ushr|South Carolina|1|X}}

| Mendel Jackson Davis

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1971

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|South Carolina|2|X}}

| Floyd Spence

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1970

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Floyd Spence (Republican) 57.5%
  • Jack Solomon Bass (Democratic) 42.5%

}}

{{ushr|South Carolina|3|X}}

| Butler Derrick

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Butler Derrick (Democratic) 81.9%
  • Anthony Panuccio (Republican) 18.1%

}}

{{ushr|South Carolina|4|X}}

| James Mann

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1968

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Incumbent retired.
Republican gain.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Carroll A. Campbell Jr. (Republican) 52.3%
  • Max M. Heller (Democratic) 46.0%
  • Don Sprouse (Independent) 1.7%

}}

{{ushr|South Carolina|5|X}}

| Kenneth Lamar Holland

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|South Carolina|6|X}}

| John Jenrette

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

South Dakota

{{See also|List of United States representatives from South Dakota}}

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! District

! Incumbent

! Party

! First
elected

! Result

! Candidates

{{ushr|South Dakota|1|X}}

| Larry Pressler

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1974

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Democratic gain.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|South Dakota|2|X}}

| James Abdnor

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1972

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} James Abdnor (Republican) 56.0%
  • Robert Samuelson (Democratic) 44.0%

}}

Tennessee

{{See also|List of United States representatives from Tennessee}}

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! District

! Incumbent

! Party

! First
elected

! Result

! Candidates

{{ushr|Tennessee|1|X}}

| Jimmy Quillen

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1962

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Tennessee|2|X}}

| John Duncan Sr.

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1964

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} John Duncan Sr. (Republican) 81.8%
  • Margaret Francis (Democratic) 18.2%

}}

{{ushr|Tennessee|3|X}}

| Marilyn Lloyd

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Marilyn Lloyd (Democratic) 88.9%
  • Dan Rucker East (Independent) 11.1%

}}

{{ushr|Tennessee|4|X}}

| Al Gore

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Al Gore (Democratic) Unopposed

}}

{{ushr|Tennessee|5|X}}

| Clifford Allen

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1975

| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent died.
Democratic hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Bill Boner (Democratic) 51.4%
  • William Dean Goodwin (Republican) 35.4%
  • Henry Haile (Independent) 13.2%

}}

{{ushr|Tennessee|6|X}}

| Robin Beard

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1972

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Robin Beard (Republican) 74.6%
  • C. Ronald Arline (Democratic) 25.4%

}}

{{ushr|Tennessee|7|X}}

| Ed Jones

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1969

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Ed Jones (Democratic) 72.9%
  • Ross Earl Cook (Republican) 27.1%

}}

{{ushr|Tennessee|8|X}}

| Harold Ford Sr.

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Harold Ford Sr. (Democratic) 69.7%
  • Duncan Ragsdale (Republican) 29.1%
  • Richard Whitmore (Independent) 1.3%

}}

Texas

{{Main|1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas}}

{{See also|List of United States representatives from Texas}}

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! District

! Incumbent

! Party

! First
elected

! Result

! Candidates

{{ushr|Texas|1|X}}

| Sam B. Hall Jr.

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Sam B. Hall Jr. (Democratic) 78.1%
  • Fred Hudson (Republican) 21.9%

}}

{{ushr|Texas|2|X}}

| Charles Wilson

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1972

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Charles Wilson (Democratic) 70.1%
  • James H. Dillion (Republican) 29.9%

}}

{{ushr|Texas|3|X}}

| James M. Collins

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1968

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Texas|4|X}}

| Ray Roberts

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1962

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Ray Roberts (Democratic) 61.5%
  • Frank S. Glenn (Republican) 38.5%

}}

{{ushr|Texas|5|X}}

| Jim Mattox

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Texas|6|X}}

| Olin E. Teague

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1946

| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Phil Gramm (Democratic) 65.1%
  • Wes Mowery (Republican) 34.9%

}}

{{ushr|Texas|7|X}}

| Bill Archer

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1970

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Bill Archer (Republican) 85.1%
  • Robert Laurence Hutchings (Democratic) 14.9%

}}

{{ushr|Texas|8|X}}

| Robert C. Eckhardt

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1966

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Texas|9|X}}

| Jack Brooks

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1952

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Jack Brooks (Democratic) 63.3%
  • Randy Evans (Republican) 36.7%

}}

{{ushr|Texas|10|X}}

| J. J. Pickle

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1963

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} J. J. Pickle (Democratic) 76.3%
  • Emmett Leroy Hudspeth (Republican) 23.7%

}}

{{ushr|Texas|11|X}}

| William R. Poage

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1936

| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Marvin Leath (Democratic) 51.6%
  • Jack Burgess (Republican) 48.4%

}}

{{ushr|Texas|12|X}}

| Jim Wright

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1954

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Jim Wright (Democratic) 68.5%
  • Claude K. Brown (Republican) 31.5%

}}

{{ushr|Texas|13|X}}

| Jack Hightower

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Jack Hightower (Democratic) 74.9%
  • Clifford Alvin Jones (Republican) 25.1%

}}

{{ushr|Texas|14|X}}

| John Andrew Young

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1956

| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Texas|15|X}}

| Kika de la Garza

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1964

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Kika de la Garza (Democratic) 66.2%
  • Robert Lendol McDonald (Republican) 33.8%

}}

{{ushr|Texas|16|X}}

| Richard Crawford White

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1964

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Texas|17|X}}

| Omar Burleson

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1946

| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Charles Stenholm (Democratic) 68.1%
  • Billy L. Fisher (Republican) 31.9%

}}

{{ushr|Texas|18|X}}

| Barbara Jordan

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1972

| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Texas|19|X}}

| George H. Mahon

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1934

| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Texas|20|X}}

| Henry B. González

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1961

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Texas|21|X}}

| Bob Krueger

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Republican gain.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Texas|22|X}}

| Robert Gammage

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1976

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Texas|23|X}}

| Abraham Kazen

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1966

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Abraham Kazen (Democratic) 89.7%
  • Agustin Mata (La Raza Unida) 10.3%

}}

{{ushr|Texas|24|X}}

| Dale Milford

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1972

| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

Utah

{{See also|List of United States representatives from Utah}}

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! District

! Incumbent

! Party

! First
elected

! Result

! Candidates

{{ushr|Utah|1|X}}

| K. Gunn McKay

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1970

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} K. Gunn McKay (Democratic) 51.0%
  • Jed J. Richardson (Republican) 46.2%
  • Robert Terrance Owens (American Independent) 2.3%
  • Dennis A. De Boer (Independent) 0.5%

}}

{{ushr|Utah|2|X}}

| David Daniel Marriott

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} David Daniel Marriott (Republican) 62.3%
  • Edwin Brown Firmage (Democratic) 35.3%
  • Lawrence Rey Topham (American Independent) 1.0%
  • Bruce Bangerter (Independent) 0.8%
  • William C. Hoyle (Independent) 0.7%

}}

Vermont

{{See also|List of United States representatives from Vermont}}

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! District

! Incumbent

! Party

! First
elected

! Result

! Candidates

{{ushr|Vermont|AL|X}}

| Jim Jeffords

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

Virginia

{{Main|1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia}}

{{See also|List of United States representatives from Virginia}}

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valign=bottom

! District

! Incumbent

! Party

! First
elected

! Result

! Candidates

{{ushr|Virginia|1|X}}

| Paul Trible

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Virginia|2|X}}

| G. William Whitehurst

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1968

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Virginia|3|X}}

| David E. Satterfield III

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1964

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Virginia|4|X}}

| Robert Daniel

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1972

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Virginia|5|X}}

| Dan Daniel

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1968

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Virginia|6|X}}

| M. Caldwell Butler

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1972

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Virginia|7|X}}

| J. Kenneth Robinson

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1970

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Virginia|8|X}}

| Herbert Harris

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Virginia|9|X}}

| William C. Wampler

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1952
1954 {{small|(defeated)}}
1966

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Virginia|10|X}}

| Joseph L. Fisher

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

Washington

{{See also|List of United States representatives from Washington}}

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! District

! Incumbent

! Party

! First
elected

! Result

! Candidates

{{ushr|Washington|1|X}}

| Joel Pritchard

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1972

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Washington|2|X}}

| Lloyd Meeds

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1964

| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Al Swift (Democratic) 51.4%
  • John Nance Garner (Republican) 48.6%

}}

{{ushr|Washington|3|X}}

| Don Bonker

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Don Bonker (Democratic) 58.6%
  • Richard H. Bennett (Republican) 41.4%

}}

{{ushr|Washington|4|X}}

| Mike McCormack

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1970

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Mike McCormack (Democratic) 61.1%
  • Susan Roylance (Republican) 38.9%

}}

{{ushr|Washington|5|X}}

| Tom Foley

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1964

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Washington|6|X}}

| Norm Dicks

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|Washington|7|X}}

| John E. Cunningham

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1977 Washington's 7th congressional district special election

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

West Virginia

{{See also|List of United States representatives from West Virginia}}

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! District

! Incumbent

! Party

! First
elected

! Result

! Candidates

{{ushr|West Virginia|1|X}}

| Bob Mollohan

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1952
1956 {{small|(retired)}}
1968

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Bob Mollohan (Democratic) 63.4%
  • Gene A. Haynes (Republican) 36.6%

}}

{{ushr|West Virginia|2|X}}

| Harley Orrin Staggers

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1948

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|West Virginia|3|X}}

| John M. Slack Jr.

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1958

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|West Virginia|4|X}}

| Nick Rahall

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

Wisconsin

{{See also|List of United States representatives from Wisconsin}}

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|-

| {{ushr|Wisconsin|1|X}}

| Les Aspin

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1970

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Les Aspin (Democratic) 54.5%
  • William W. Petrie (Republican) 45.5%

}}

|-

| {{ushr|Wisconsin|2|X}}

| Robert Kastenmeier

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1958

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Robert Kastenmeier (Democratic) 57.7%
  • James A. Wright (Republican) 41.3%
  • Dick G. Fields (Independent) 1.0%

}}

|-

| {{ushr|Wisconsin|3|X}}

| Alvin Baldus

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Alvin Baldus (Democratic) 62.8%
  • Michael Steven Ellis (Republican) 37.2%

}}

|-

| {{ushr|Wisconsin|4|X}}

| Clement J. Zablocki

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1948

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

|-

| {{ushr|Wisconsin|5|X}}

| Henry S. Reuss

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1954

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Henry S. Reuss (Democratic) 73.1%
  • James R. W. Medina (Republican) 25.9%
  • Paul Greenberg (Independent) 0.7%
  • John Edward Sokoly (Independent) 0.3%

}}

|-

| {{ushr|Wisconsin|6|X}}

| William A. Steiger

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1966

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} William A. Steiger (Republican) 69.6%
  • Robert J. Steffes (Democratic) 29.6%
  • Gordon Ponschock (Con) 0.8%

}}

|-

| {{ushr|Wisconsin|7|X}}

| Dave Obey

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1969 Wisconsin's 7th congressional district special election

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Dave Obey (Democratic) 62.2%
  • Vinton A. Vesta (Republican) 36.9%
  • George Olishkewych (Con) 0.9%

}}

|-

| {{ushr|Wisconsin|8|X}}

| Robert John Cornell

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

|-

| {{ushr|Wisconsin|9|X}}

| Bob Kasten

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1974

| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Wisconsin.
Republican hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

|}

Wyoming

{{See also|List of United States representatives from Wyoming}}

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! District

! Incumbent

! Party

! First
elected

! Result

! Candidates

{{ushr|Wyoming|AL|X}}

| Teno Roncalio

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1964
1966 {{Small|(retired)}}
1970

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Incumbent retired.
Republican gain.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Aye}} Dick Cheney (Republican) 58.6%
  • William D. Bagley (Democratic) 41.4%

}}

See also

Notes

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References

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Works cited

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