United States House of Representatives elections, 1994

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The U.S. House election, 1994 was an election for the United States House of Representatives on November 8 1994, in the middle of President Bill Clinton's first term. As a result of a 54-seat swing in membership from Democrats to Republicans, the Republican Party gained a majority of seats in the House for the first time since 1954.

The Democratic Party had run the House for forty years and had been plagued by a series of scandals. The Republican Party, united behind Newt Gingrich's Contract with America, which promised floor votes on various popular and institutional reforms, was able to capitalize on the perception that the House leadership was corrupt, as well as the dissatisfaction of conservative voters with President Clinton's actions (including a failed attempt at universal health care and gun control measures).

In a historic election, House Speaker Tom Foley (D-Washington) was defeated for re-election in his district, becoming the first Speaker of the House to fail to win re-election since the era of the American Civil War. Other major upsets included the defeat of powerful long-serving Representatives such as Ways and Means Chairman Dan Rostenkowski (D-Illinois) and Judiciary Chairman Jack Brooks (D-Texas). In all, 34 incumbents (all Democrats) were defeated, though several of them (like David Price of North Carolina, Ted Strickland of Ohio, and Jay Inslee of Washington) regained seats in later elections; Maria Cantwell of Washington won a U.S. Senate race in 2000. Republicans also won some seats that were left open by retiring Democrats. Democrats won four Republican-held seats where the incumbents were stepping down (Maine, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island). Democrats who were elected in this situation included current Rhode Island congressman and Kennedy family member Patrick J. Kennedy and current Maine governor John Baldacci. No Republican incumbent lost his or her seat in 1994.

Minority whip Newt Gingrich (R-Georgia), re-elected in the Republican landslide, became Speaker (previous Minority Leader Robert H. Michel having retired). Former Majority Leader Dick Gephardt (D-Missouri) became minority leader. The new Republican leadership in the House promised to bring a dozen legislative proposals to a vote in the first 100 days of the session, although the Senate did not always follow suit.

Voting Patterns

GOP Gains, 1992-94

Category	% Rep. 1992	% Rep. 1994	% shift to GOP 1992-94	size of group % /all
Southern whites	53	65	12	24
White men	51	62	11	40
White "Born Again" Christian	66	76	10	20
Whites 30-44 years old	51	61	10	28
Independents	46	56	10	24
White Protestants	57	66	9	41
Whites 60 and over	46	55	9	26
Whites	50	58	8	79
Men 30-44 years old	49	57	8	17
Republicans	85	93	8	35
Income under $15,000	31	38	7	11
Conservatives	72	79	7	34
Men 60 and over	44	51	7	12
Whites 45-59	52	59	7	23
Men	48	54	6	49
High school education	42	48	6	22
Some college	47	53	6	32
White women	49	55	6	40
Unmarried men	42	48	6	14
Country on "wrong track"	--	67		59
Disapprove of Clinton	--	82		49
1992 Perot voters	--	67		12

Source: Data from exit-poll surveys by Voter Research and Surveys and Mitofsky International published in the New York Times, 13 November 1994 p. 24

Religious Right

Evangelicals were an important group within the electorate and a significant voting bloc in the Republican party. The national exit poll by Mitofsky International showed 27% of all voters identified themselves as a born-again or evangelical Christians, up from 18% in 1988 and 24% in 1992. Republican House candidates outpolled Democrats among white evangelicals by a massive 52 points, 76% to 24%.

According to a survey sponsored by the Christian Coalition, 33 percent of the 1994 voters were "religious conservatives," up from 24 percent in 1992 and 18 percent in 1988 [CQ Weekly Report, November 19, 1994, p3364); in the 1994 exit poll, 38 percent identified themselves as "conservatives," compared with 30 percent in 1992.

Party Identification and Ideology by Selected Religious Groups 1994

	Party identification		Political ideology
Religion	Democrats	Republicans	Liberal	Moderate	Conservative
White evangelical	20%	54%	6%	33%	61%
Highly religious	34	39	15	48	37
Secular	44	27	31	47	22
Jewish	57	13	36	50	14
All voters	41	35	18	47	35

Source: Mitofsky International exit poll in Klinkner p 121

Overall results

Party		Seats			Seat percentage	Popular Vote
		1992	Elected	Net Change			Democratic Party	258	204	-54	46.9%	44.0%	Independent	1	1	0	0.2%	0.9%	Republican Party	176	230	+54	52.9%	49.9%
Totals		435	435	+0	100.0%

Incumbents defeated

Every Republican incumbent seeking re-election won. 34 incumbent Democrats were defeated in 1994, with Democrats from Washington losing the most seats (5):

- Karan English (Arizona 6, elected in 1992)

- Dan Hamburg (California 1, elected in 1992)

- Richard H. Lehman (California 19, elected in 1982)

- Lynn Schenk (California 49, elected in 1992)

- George "Buddy" Darden (Georgia 7, elected in 1982)

- Clete Donald Johnson, Jr. (Georgia 10, elected in 1992)

- Larry LaRocco (Idaho 1, elected in 1990)

- Dan Rostenkowski (Illinois 5, elected in 1958) - a major upset as Rostenkowski was a veteran and chairman of the Ways and Means Committee and his Chicago district was heavily Democratic, though it didn't help that he was under felony indictment.

- Jill Long (Indiana 4, elected in 1988)

- Frank McCloskey (Indiana 8, elected in 1982)

- Neal Edward Smith (Iowa 4, elected in 1958) - also a major upset due to Smith's seniority

- Dan Glickman (Kansas 4, elected in 1976)

- Thomas Barlow (Kentucky 1, elected in 1992)

- Peter Hoagland (Nebraska 2, elected in 1988)

- James Bilbray (Nevada 1, elected in 1986)

- Dick Swett (New Hampshire 2, elected in 1990)

- Herb Klein (New Jersey 8, elected in 1992)

- George Hochbrueckner (New York 1, elected in 1986)

- Martin Lancaster (North Carolina 3, elected in 1986)

- David Price (North Carolina 4, elected in 1986)

- David S. Mann (Ohio 1, elected in 1992)

- Ted Strickland (Ohio 6, elected in 1992)

- Eric Fingerhut (Ohio 19, elected in 1992)

- Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky (Pennsylvania 13, elected in 1992)

- Jack Brooks (Texas 9, elected in 1952) - a huge upset due to Brooks' seniority and chairmanship of the Judiciary Committee

- Bill Sarpalius (Texas 13, elected in 1988)

- Karen Shepherd (Utah 2, elected in 1992)

- Leslie Byrne (Virginia 11, elected in 1992)

- Maria Cantwell (Washington 1, elected in 1992)

- Jolene Unsoeld (Washington 3, elected in 1988)

- Jay Inslee (Washington 4, elected in 1992)

- Tom Foley (Washington 5, elected in 1964) - one of the most historic defeats in congressional history; Foley had not only represented the Spokane area for thirty years, but was Speaker of the House, one of the most powerful men in D.C., so his defeat was symbolic of the entire 1994 election

- Mike Kreidler (Washington 9, elected in 1992)

- Peter Barca (Wisconsin 1, elected in 1993) - Barca's tight win in a 1993 special election in this "safely Democratic" district was a sign of things to come

Individual State Results

Key to party abbreviations: C=Constitution, D=Democrat, G=Green, I=Independent, IP=Independence Party, L=Libertarian, R=Republican, T=U.S. Taxpayers Party.

Key to color code: Blue=Democratic pickup; Red=Republican pickup.

Alabama

District	Incumbent	Party	Elected	Status	Opponent
	Sonny Callahan	Republican	1984	Running	Sonny Callahan (R) 67.3% Don Womack (D) 32.7%
	Terry Everett	Republican	1992	Running	Terry Everett (R) 73.6% Brian Dowling (D) 26.4%
	Glen Browder	Democratic	1989	Running	Glen Browder (D) 63.6% Ben Hand (R) 36.4%
	Tom Bevill	Democratic	1966	Running	Tom Bevill (D) unopposed
	Robert E. Cramer	Democratic	1990	Running	Robert E. Cramer (D) 50.5% Wayne Parker (R) 49.5%
	Spencer Bachus	Republican	1992	Running	Spencer Bachus (R) 79.0% Larry Fortenberry (D) 20.9%
	Earl F. Hilliard	Democratic	1992	Running	Earl F. Hilliard (D) 76.9% Alfred J. Middleton. Sr. (R) 23.0%

Alaska

District	Incumbent	Party	Elected	Opponent
	Don Young	Republican	1973	Don Young (R) 56.9% Tony Smith (D) 32.7% Joni Whitmore (G) 10.2% Write-In 0.2%

Arizona

District	Incumbent	Party	Elected	Status	Opponent
	Sam Coppersmith	Democratic	1992	Running for Senate	Matt Salmon (R) 56.0% Chuck Blanchard (D) 39.1% Bob Howarth (L) 4.9%
	Ed Pastor	Democratic	1991	Running	Ed Pastor (D) 62.3% Robert MacDonald (R) 32.7% James Bertrand (L) 5.0%
	Bob Stump	Republican	1976	Running	Bob Stump (R) 70.1% Howard Lee Sprague (D) 29.9%
	Jon Kyl	Republican	1986	Running for Senate	John Shadegg (R) 60.2% Carol Cure (D) 36.0% Mark Yannone (L) 3.8%
	Jim Kolbe	Republican	1984	Running	Jim Kolbe (R) 67.7% Gary Auerbach (D) 28.7% Phillip W. Murphy (L) 3.5%
	Karan English	Democratic	1992	Running	J. D. Hayworth (R) 54.6% Karan English (D) 41.5% Sequoia R. Fuller (L) 3.9%

Arkansas

District	Incumbent	Party	Elected	Status	Opponent
	Blanche Lincoln	Democratic	1992	Running	Blanche Lincoln (D) 53.4% Warren Dupwe (R) 46.6%
	Ray Thornton	Democratic	1990	Running	Ray Thornton (D) 57.4% Bill Powell (R) 42.6%
	Tim Hutchinson	Republican	1992	Running	Tim Hutchinson (R) 67.7% Berta L. Seitz (D) 32.3%
	Jay Dickey	Republican	1992	Running	Jay Dickey (R) 51.8% Jay Bradford (D) 48.2%

California

District	Incumbent	Party	Elected	Status	Opponent
California 1	Dan Hamburg	Democratic	1992	Running	Frank Riggs (R) 53.3% Dan Hamburg (D) 46.7%
California 2	Wally Herger	Republican	1986	Running	Wally Herger (R) 64.2% Mary Jacobs (D) 26% Devvy Kidd (AI) 7.3% Harry H. "Doc" Pendery (L) 2.5%
California 3	Vic Fazio	Democratic	1978	Running	Vic Fazio (D) 49.7% Tim Lefever (R) 46.1% Ross Crain (L) 4.2%
California 4	John Doolittle	Republican	1990	Running	John Doolittle (R) 61.3% Katie Hirning (D) 34.9% Damon C. Falconi (L) 3.8%
California 5	Bob Matsui	Democratic	1978	Running	Bob Matsui (D) 68.5% Robert Dinsmore (R) 29% Gordon Mors (AI) 2.5%
California 6	Lynn Woolsey	Democratic	1992	Running	Lynn Woolsey (D) 58.1% Mike Nuget (R) 37.6% Louis Beary (L) 2.6% Ernest K. Jones, Jr. (PF) 1.7%
California 7	George Miller	Democratic	1974	Running	George Miller (D) 69.7% Charles Hughes (R) 27.4% William A. Callison (PF) 2.9%
California 8	Nancy Pelosi	Democratic	1987	Running	Nancy Pelosi (D) 81.8% Elsa Cheung (R) 18.2%
California 9	Ron Dellums	Democratic	1970	Running	Ron Dellums (D) 72.2% Deborah Wright (R) 22.6% Emma Wong Mar (PF) 5.1%
California 10	Bill Baker	Republican	1992	Running	Bill Baker (R) 59.3% Ellen Schwartz (D) 38.6% Craig W. Cooper (PF) 2.1%
California 11	Richard Pombo	Republican	1992	Running	Richard Pombo (R) 62.1% Randy Perry (D) 34.9% Joseph B. Miller (L) 3%
California 12	Tom Lantos	Democratic	1980	Running	Tom Lantos (D) 67.4% Deborah Wilder (R) 32.6%
California 13	Pete Stark	Democratic	1972	Running	Pete Stark (D) 64.6% Larry Molton (R) 30.2% Robert Gough (L) 5.1%
California 14	Anna Eshoo	Democratic	1992	Running	Anna Eshoo (D) 60.6% Ben Brink (R) 39.4%
California 15	Norm Mineta	Democratic	1974	Running	Norm Mineta (D) 59.9% Bob Wick (R) 40.1%
California 16	Don Edwards	Democratic	1972	Retiring	Zoe Lofgren (D) 65% Lyle Smith (R) 35%
California 17	Sam Farr	Democratic	1993	Running	Sam Farr (D) 52.2% Bill McCampbell (R) 44.5% E. Craig Coffin (G) 3.3%
California 18	Gary Condit	Democratic	1989	Running	Gary Condit (D) 65.5% Tom Carter (R) 31.7% James B. Morzella (L) 2.8%
California 19	Richard H. Lehman	Democratic	1982	Running	George Radanovich (R) 56.8% Richard H. Lehman (D) 39.6% Dolores Comstock (L) 3.6%
California 20	Cal Dooley	Democratic	1990	Running	Cal Dooley (D) 56.7% Paul Young (R) 43.3%
California 21	Bill Thomas	Republican	1978	Running	Bill Thomas (R) 68.1% John Evans (D) 27.7% Mike Hodges (L) 4% Write-ins 0.2%
California 22	Michael Huffington	Republican	1992	Running for Senate	Andrea Seastrand (R) 49.3% Walter Capps (D) 48.5% David L. Bersohn (L) 2.2%
California 23	Elton Gallegly	Republican	1992	Running	Elton Gallegly (R) 66.2% Kevin Ready (D) 27.4% Bill Brown (L) 3.8% Robert Marston (G) 2.6%
California 24	Anthony C. Beilenson	Democratic	1974	Running	Anthony C. Beilenson (D) 49.4% Rich Sybert (R) 47.5% John C. Koelher (L) 3.1%
California 25	Howard McKeon	Republican	1992	Running	Howard McKeon (R) 64.9% James Gilmartin (D) 31.4% Devin Cutler (L) 3.7%
California 26	Howard Berman	Democratic	1982	Running	Howard Berman (D) 62.6% Gary E. Forsch (R) 32.2% Erich D. Miller (L) 5.2%
California 27	Carlos Moorhead	Republican	1972	Running	Carlos Moorhead (R) 53% Doug Kahn (D) 42.1% Bill Gibbs (AI) 2.6% Dennis Decherd (L) 2.3%
California 28	David Dreier	Republican	1980	Running	David Dreier (R) 67.1% Tommy Randle (D) 30.4% Jorj Clayton Baker (L) 2.5%
California 29	Henry Waxman	Democratic	1976	Running	Henry Waxman (D) 68% Paul Stepanek (R) 28.3% Michael J. Binkley (L) 3.8%
California 30	Xavier Becerra	Democratic	1992	Running	Xavier Becerra (D) 66.2% David Ramirez (R) 28.2% R. William Weilberg (L) 5.6%
California 31	Matthew G. Martinez	Democratic	1982	Running	Matthew G. Martinez (D) 59.1% John Flores (R) 40.9%
California 32	Julian C. Dixon	Democratic	1978	Running	Julian C. Dixon (D) 77.6% Ernie Farhat (R) 17.6% John Honingsfeld (PF) 4.8%
California 33	Lucille Roybal-Allard	Democratic	1992	Running	Lucille Roybal-Allard (D) 81.5% Kermit Booker (P) 18.5%
California 34	Esteban Edward Torres	Democratic	1982	Running	Esteban Edward Torres (D) 61.7% Albert Nunez (R) 34.1% Carl M. "Marty" Swinney (L) 4.2%
California 35	Maxine Waters	Democratic	1990	Running	Maxine Waters (D) 78.1% Nate Truman (R) 21.9%
California 36	Jane Harman	Democratic	1992	Running	Jane Harman (D) 48.0% Susan Brooks (R) 47.6% Jack Tyler (L) 2.5% Joseph G. "Joe" Fields (AI) 1.9%
California 37	Walter R. Tucker III	Democratic	1992	Running	Walter R. Tucker III (D) 77.4% Guy Wilson (R) 22.3% Write-in 0.3%
California 38	Steve Horn	Republican	1992	Running	Steve Horn (R) 58.5% Peter Mathews (D) 36.8% Lester W. Mueller (L) 2.6% Richard K. Green (PF) 2.1%
California 39	Ed Royce	Republican	1992	Running	Ed Royce (R) 66.4% Bob Davis (D) 29% Jack Dean (L) 4.6%
California 40	Jerry Lewis	Republican	1978	Running	Jerry Lewis (R) 70.7% Don Rusk (D) 29.3%
California 41	Jay Kim	Republican	1992	Running	Jay Kim (R) 62.1% Ed Tessier (D) 37.9%
California 42	George Brown, Jr.	Democratic	1962/1972	Running	George Brown, Jr. (D) 51.1% Rob Guzman (R) 48.8% Write-in 0.5%
California 43	Ken Calvert	Republican	1992	Running	Ken Calvert (R) 54.7% Mark Takano (D) 38.4% Gene L. Berkman (L) 6.2% Write-ins 0.6%
California 44	Al McCandless	Republican	1984	Retiring	Sonny Bono (R) 55.6% Steve Clute (D) 38.1% Donald Cochran (AI) 6.3%
California 45	Dana Rohrabacher	Republican	1988	Running	Dana Rohrabacher (R) 69.1% Brett Williamson (D) 30.9%
California 46	Bob Dornan	Republican	1976/1984	Running	Bob Dornan (R) 57.1% Mike Farber (D) 37.2% Richard G. Newhouse (L) 5.7%
California 47	Chris Cox	Republican	1988	Running	Chris Cox (R) 71.7% Gary Kingbury (D) 25% Victor A. Wagner, Jr. (L) 3.4%
California 48	Ron Packard	Republican	1982	Running	Ron Packard (R) 73.4% Andrei Leshick (D) 22.2% Donna White (PF) 4.4%
California 49	Lynn Schenk	Democratic	1992	Running	Brian Bilbray (R) 48.5% Lynn Schenk (D) 46% Chris Hoogenboom (L) 2.8% Renate M. Kline (PF) 2.7%
California 50	Bob Filner	Democratic	1992	Running	Bob Filner (D) 56.7% Mary Alice Acevedo (R) 35.4% Richardo Duenez (L) 3.2% Guillermo Ramirez (PF) 2.9% Kip Krueger (G) 1.9%
California 51	Duke Cunningham	Republican	1990	Running	Duke Cunningham (R) 66.9% Rita Tamerius (D) 27.7% Bill Holmes (L) 3.4% Miriam Clark (PF) 2%
California 52	Duncan Hunter	Republican	1980	Running	Duncan Hunter (R) 64% Janet Gastil (D) 31.1% Joe Shea (L) 3.1% Art Edelman (PF) 1.9%

Colorado

District	Incumbent	Party	Elected	Status	Opponent
	Patricia Schroeder	Democratic	1972	Running	Patricia Schroeder (D) 60.0% William F. Eggert (R) 40.0%
	David Skaggs	Democratic	1986	Running	David Skaggs (D) 56.8% Patricia Miller (R) 46.2%
	Scott McInnis	Republican	1992	Running	Scott McInnis (R) 69.6% Linda Powers (D) 30.4%
	Wayne Allard	Republican	1990	Running	Wayne Allard (R) 72.3% Cathy Kipp (D) 27.7%
	Joel Hefley	Republican	1986	Running	Joel Hefley (R) unopposed
	Daniel Schaefer	Republican	1983	Running	Daniel Schaefer (R) 69.8% John Hallen (D) 28.0% John Heckman (Concerns of the People) 1.4% Stephen D. Dawson (Natural Law) 0.8%

Connecticut

District	Incumbent	Party	Elected	Status	Opponent
	Barbara B. Kennelly	Democratic	1982	Running	Barbara B. Kennelly (D) 73.5% Douglas Putnam (R) 24.7% John F. Forry III (Concerned Citizens) 1.8%
	Sam Gejdenson	Democratic	1980	Running	Sam Gejdenson (D) 42.56% Edward W. Munster (R) 42.55% David Bingham (A Connecticut Party) 14.90%
	Rosa DeLauro	Democratic	1990	Running	Rosa DeLauro (D) 63.4% Susan Johnson (R) 36.6%
	Chris Shays	Republican	1987	Running	Chris Shays (R) 74.4% Jonathan D. Kantrowitz (D) 23.8% Irving Sussman (L) 1.3% Terry M. Nevas (Natural Law) 0.5%
	Gary Franks	Republican	1990	Running	Gary Franks (R) 52.2% James H. Maloney (D) 45.5% Rosita Rodriguez (Concerned Citizens) 2.3%
	Nancy Johnson	Republican	1982	Running	Nancy Johnson (R) 63.9% Charlotte Koskoff (D) 31.5% Patrick J. Danford (Concerned Citizens) 4.6%

Delaware

District	Incumbent	Party	Elected	Status	Opponent
	Michael N. Castle	Republican	1992	Running	Michael N. Castle (R) 70.7% Carol Ann DeSantis (D) 26.6% Danny Ray Beaver (L) 2.0% Donald M. Hockmuth (A Delaware Party) 0.7%

Florida

District	Incumbent	Party	Elected	Status	Opponent
	Earl Dewitt Hutto	Democratic	1978	Retiring	Joe Scarborough (R) 61.6% Vince Whibbs, Jr. (D) 38.4%
	Pete Peterson	Democratic	1990	Running	Pete Peterson (D) 61.3% Carole Griffin (R) 38.7%
	Corrine Brown	Democratic	1992	Running	Corrine Brown (D) 57.7% Marc Little (R) 42.3%
	Tillie K. Fowler	Republican	1992	Running	Tillie K. Fowler (R) unopposed
	Karen Thurman	Democratic	1992	Running	Karen Thurman (D) 57.2% Don Garlits (R) 42.8%
	Cliff Stearns	Republican	1988	Running	Cliff Stearns (R) unopposed
	John Mica	Republican	1992	Running	John Mica (R) 73.4% Edward D. Goddard (D) 26.6%
	Bill McCollum	Republican	1980	Running	Bill McCollum (R) unopposed
	Michael Bilirakis	Republican	1982	Running	Michael Bilirakis (R) unopposed
	Bill Young	Republican	1970	Running	Bill Young (R) unopposed
	Sam Gibbons	Democratic	1962	Running	Sam Gibbons (D) 51.6% Mark Sharpe (R) 48.2%
	Charles T. Canady	Republican	1992	Running	Charles T. Canady (R) 65.0% Robert Connors (D) 35.0%
	Dan Miller	Republican	1992	Running	Dan Miller (R) unopposed
	Porter J. Goss	Republican	1988	Running	Porter J. Goss (R) unopposed
	Jim Bacchus	Democratic	1990	Retiring	Dave Weldon (R) 53.7% Sue Munsey (D) 46.1%
	Tom Lewis	Republican	1982	Retiring	Mark Foley (R) 58.1% John P. Comerford (D) 41.9%
	Carrie P. Meek	Democratic	1992	Running	Carrie P. Meek (D) unopposed
	Ileana Ros-Lehtinen	Republican	1989	Running	Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R) unopposed
	Harry Johnston	Democratic	1988	Running	Harry Johnston (D) 66.1% Peter J. Tsakanikas (R) 33.9%
	Peter Deutsch	Democratic	1992	Running	Peter Deutsch (D) 61.2% Beverly Kennedy (R) 38.8%
	Lincoln Diaz-Balart	Republican	1992	Running	Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R) unopposed
	E. Clay Shaw, Jr.	Republican	1992	Running	E. Clay Shaw, Jr. (R) 63.4% Hermine L. Wiener (D) 36.6%
	Alcee Hastings	Democratic	1992	Running	Alcee Hastings (D) unopposed

Georgia

District	Incumbent	Party	Elected	Status	Opponent
	Jack Kingston	Republican	1992	Running	Jack Kingston (R) 76.6% Raymond Beckworth (D) 23.4%
	Sanford Bishop	Democratic	1992	Running	Sanford Bishop (D) 66.2% John Clayton (R) 33.8%
	Mac Collins	Republican	1992	Running	Mac Collins (R) 65.5% Fred Overby (D) 34.5%
	John Linder	Republican	1992	Running	John Linder (R) 57.9% Comer Yates (D) 42.1%
	John Lewis	Democratic	1986	Running	John Lewis (D) 69.1% Dale Dixon (R) 30.9%
	Newt Gingrich	Republican	1978	Running	Newt Gingrich (R) 64.2% Ben L. Jones (D) 35.8%
	George Darden	Democratic	1983	Running	Bob Barr (R) 51.9% George Darden (D) 48.1%
	J. Roy Rowland	Democratic	1982	Retiring	Saxby Chambliss (R) 62.7% Craig Mathis (D) 37.3%
	Nathan Deal	Democratic	1992	Running	Nathan Deal (D) 57.9% Robert L. Castello (R) 42.1%
	Don Johnson	Democratic	1992	Running	Charlie Norwood (R) 65.2% Don Johnson (D) 34.8%
	Cynthia McKinney	Democratic	1992	Running	Cynthia McKinney (D) 65.6% Woodrow Lovett (R) 34.4%

Hawaii

District	Incumbent	Party	Elected	Status	Opponent
	Neil Abercrombie	Democratic	1990	Running	Neil Abercrombie (D) 53.6% Orson Swindle (R) 43.4% Alexandria Kaan (Best) 1.6% Roger Lee Taylor (L) 1.4%
	Patsy Mink	Democratic	1990	Running	Patsy Mink (D) 70.1% Robert H. Garner (R) 24.2% Larry Bartley (L) 5.7%

Idaho

District	Incumbent	Party	Elected	Status	Opponent
	Larry LaRocco	Democratic	1990	Running	Helen Chenoweth (R) 55.4% Larry LaRocco (D) 44.6%
	Mike Crapo	Republican	1992	Running	Mike Crapo (R) 75.0% Penny Fletcher (D) 25.0%

Illinois

District	Incumbent	Party	Elected	Status	Opponent
	Bobby Rush	Democratic	1992	Running	Bobby Rush (D) 75.7% William J. Kelly (R) 24.3%
	Mel Reynolds	Democratic	1992	Running	Mel Reynolds (D) unopposed
	Bill Lipinski	Democratic	1982	Running	Bill Lipinski (D) 54.2% Jim Nalepa (R) 45.8%
	Luis Gutiérrez	Democratic	1992	Running	Luis Gutiérrez (D) 75.2% Steven Valtierra (R) 24.8%
	Dan Rostenkowski	Democratic	1958	Running	Michael Patrick Flanagan (R) 54.4% Dan Rostenkowski (D) 45.6%
	Henry Hyde	Republican	1974	Running	Henry Hyde (R) 73.5% Tom Berry (D) 23.6% Robert L. Hogan (L) 1.7% Robert L. Wheat (I) 1.2%
	Cardiss Collins	Democratic	1973	Running	Cardiss Collins (D) 79.6% Charles Mobley (R) 20.4%
	Phil Crane	Republican	1969	Running	Phil Crane (R) 64.9% Robert C. Walberg (D) 35.1%
	Sidney R. Yates	Democratic	1964	Running	Sidney R. Yates (D) 66.1% George Edward Larney (R) 33.9%
	John Porter	Republican	1980	Running	John Porter (R) 75.1% Andrew M. Krupp (D) 24.9%
	George E. Sangmeister	Democratic	1988	Retiring	Jerry Weller (R) 60.6% Frank Giglio (D) 39.4%
	Jerry Costello	Democratic	1988	Running	Jerry Costello (D) 65.9% Jan Morris (R) 34.1%
	Harris W. Fawell	Republican	1984	Running	Harris W. Fawell (R) 73.1% William A. Riley (D) 26.9%
	Dennis Hastert	Republican	1986	Running	Dennis Hastert (R) 76.5% Steve Denari (D) 23.5%
	Thomas W. Ewing	Republican	1991	Running	Thomas W. Ewing (R) 68.2% Paul Alexander (D) 31.8%
	Donald A. Manzullo	Republican	1992	Running	Donald A. Manzullo (R) 70.6% Pete Sullivan (D) 29.4%
	Lane Evans	Democratic	1982	Running	Lane Evans (D) 54.5% Jim Anderson (R) 45.5%
	Robert H. Michel	Republican	1956	Retiring	Ray LaHood (R) 60.2% G. Douglas Stephens (D) 39.3%
	Glenn Poshard	Democratic	1988	Running	Glenn Poshard (D) 58.4% Brent Winters (R) 41.6%
	Richard Durbin	Democratic	1982	Running	Richard Durbin (D) 54.8% Bill Owens (R) 45.2%

Indiana

District	Incumbent	Party	Elected	Status	Opponent
	Pete Visclosky	Democratic	1984	Running	Pete Visclosky (D) 56.5% John Larson (R) 43.5%
	Philip Sharp	Democratic	1974	Retiring	David M. McIntosh (R) 54.5% Joseph H. Hogsett (D) 45.5%
	Timothy J. Roemer	Democratic	1990	Running	Timothy J. Roemer (D) 55.2% Richard Burkett (R) 44.8%
	Jill L. Long	Democratic	1989	Running	Mark Souder (R) 55.4% Jill L. Long (D) 44.6%
	Steve Buyer	Republican	1992	Running	Steve Buyer (R) 69.5% J. D. Beatty (D) 28.3% Clayton L. Alfred (I) 2.1%
	Dan Burton	Republican	1982	Running	Dan Burton (R) 77.0% Natalie M. Bruner (D) 23.0%
	John T. Myers	Republican	1966	Running	John T. Myers (R) 65.1% Michael M. Harmless (D) 34.9%
	Frank McCloskey	Democratic	1982	Running	John Hostettler (R) 52.4% Frank McCloskey (D) 47.6%
	Lee H. Hamilton	Democratic	1964	Running	Lee H. Hamilton (D) 52.0% Jean Leising (R) 48.0%
	Andrew Jacobs, Jr.	Democratic	1964	Running	Andrew Jacobs, Jr. (D) 53.5% Marvin Scott (R) 46.5%

Iowa

District	Incumbent	Party	Elected	Status	Opponent
	Jim Leach	Republican	1976	Running	Jim Leach (R) 60.2% Glen Winekauf (D) 37.9% Jan J. Zonneveld (I) 1.2% Michael Cuddehe (Natural Law) 0.7%
	Jim Nussle	Republican	1990	Running	Jim Nussle (R) 56.0% David R. Nagle (D) 43.4% Albert W. Schoeman (L) 0.6%
	Jim Ross Lightfoot	Republican	1984	Running	Jim Ross Lightfoot (R) 57.8% Elaine Baxter (D) 41.0% Derrick P. Grimmer (Grassroots) 1.2%
	Neal Edward Smith	Democratic	1958	Running	Greg Ganske (R) 52.5% Neal Edward Smith (D) 46.4% Joshua A. Roberts (Natural Law) 0.4% William C. Oviatt (Grassroots) 0.4% Angela L. Lariscy (Socialist Workers) 0.3%
	Fred Grandy	Republican	1986	Ran for Governor	Tom Latham (R) 60.8% Sheila McGuire Riggs (D) 39.0%

Kansas

District	Incumbent	Party	Elected	Status	Opponent
	Pat Roberts	Republican	1980	Running	Pat Roberts (R) 77.4% Terry L. Nichols (D) 22.6%
	Jim Slattery	Democratic	1982	Running for Governor	Sam Brownback (R) 65.6% John W. Carlin (D) 34.4%
	Jan Meyers	Republican	1984	Running	Jan Meyers (R) 56.6% Richard Burkett (D) 43.4%
	Dan Glickman	Democratic	1976	Running	Todd Tiahrt (R) 52.9% Dan Glickman (D) 47.1%

Kentucky

District	Incumbent	Party	Elected	Status	Opponent
	Thomas Barlow	Democratic	1992	Running	Ed Whitfield (R) 51.0% Thomas Barlow (D) 49.0%
	Ron Lewis	Republican	1994	Running	Ron Lewis (R) 59.8% David Adkisson (D) 40.2%
	Romano L. Mazzoli	Democratic	1970	Retiring	Mike Ward (D) 44.4% Susan Stokes (R) 44.1% Richard Lewis (T) 11.6%
	Jim Bunning	Republican	1986	Running	Jim Bunning (R) 74.1% Sally Harris Skaggs (D) 25.9%
	Hal Rogers	Republican	1980	Running	Hal Rogers (R) 79.4% Walter Blevins (D) 20.6%
	Scotty Baesler	Democratic	1992	Running	Scotty Baesler (D) 58.8% Mathhew Eric Wills (R) 41.2%

Louisiana

District	Incumbent	Party	Elected	Status	Opponent
	Bob Livingston	Republican	1977	Running	Bob Livingston (R) 81.2% Forrest McNeir (D) 11.9% Clark Simmons (I) 6.9%
	William J. Jefferson	Democratic	1990	Running	William J. Jefferson (D) 77.6% Robert Namer (R) 19.2% Julius Leahman (D) 3.2%
	Billy Tauzin	Democratic	1980	Running	Billy Tauzin (D) 76.2% Nicholas J. Accardo (I) 23.8%
	Cleo Fields	Democratic	1992	Running	Cleo Fields (D) 69.9% Patricia Slocum (R) 30.1%
	Jim McCrery	Republican	1988	Running	Jim McCrery (R) 79.8% Paul Henry Kidd (D) 16.2% E. Austin Simmons (I) 4.0%
	Richard Baker	Republican	1986	Running	Richard Baker (R) 81.1% Darryl Paul Ward (D) 18.9%
	Jimmy Hayes	Democratic	1986	Running	Jimmy Hayes (D) 53.0% Clyde C. Holloway (R) 39.7% Ron Ceasar (I) 7.3%

Maine

District	Incumbent	Party	Elected	Status	Opponent
	Thomas Andrews	Democratic	1990	Running for Senate	James B. Longley, Jr. (R) 51.9% Dennis L. Dutremble (D) 48.1%
	Olympia Snowe	Republican	1978	Running for Senate	John Baldacci (D) 45.7% Richard A. Bennett (R) 40.8% John M. Michael (I) 8.8% Charles Fitzgerald (G) 4.7%

Maryland

District	Incumbent	Party	Elected	Status	Opponent
	Wayne Gilchrest	Republican	1990	Running	Wayne Gilchrest (R) 67.7% Ralph T. Gies (D) 32.3% Wayne Boyle (D) 0.1%
	Helen Delich Bentley	Republican	1984	Ran for Governor	Robert Ehrlich (R) 62.7% Gerry L. Brewster (D) 37.2%
	Ben Cardin	Democratic	1986	Running	Ben Cardin (D) 71.0% Robert Ryan Tousey (R) 29.0%
	Albert Wynn	Democratic	1992	Running	Albert Wynn (D) 75.0% Michele H. Dyson (R) 25.0%
	Steny Hoyer	Democratic	1981	Running	Steny Hoyer (D) 58.8% Donald Devine (R) 41.2%
	Roscoe Bartlett	Republican	1992	Running	Roscoe Bartlett (R) 65.9% Paul Muldowney (D) 34.1%
	Kweisi Mfume	Democratic	1986	Running	Kweisi Mfume (D) 81.5% Kenneth Kondner (R) 18.5%
	Connie Morella	Republican	1986	Running	Connie Morella (R) 70.3% Steven Van Grack (D) 29.7%

Massachusetts

District	Incumbent	Party	Elected	Status	Opponent
	John Olver	Democratic	1991	Running	John Olver (D) unopposed
	Richard Neal	Democratic	1988	Running	Richard Neal (D) 58.6% John M. Briare (R) 36.3% Kate Ross (Natural Law) 5.1%
	Peter I. Blute	Republican	1992	Running	Peter I. Blute (R) 54.6% Kevin O'Sullivan (D) 44.% Dale E. Friedgen (Natural Law) 1.1%
	Barney Frank	Democratic	1980	Running	Barney Frank (D) unopposed
	Marty Meehan	Democratic	1992	Running	Marty Meehan (D) 69.8% David E. Coleman (R) 30.1%
	Peter G. Torkildsen	Republican	1992	Running	Peter G. Torkildsen (R) 50.5% John F. Tierney (D) 47.4% Benjamin A. Gatchell (I) 2.1%
	Ed Markey	Democratic	1976	Running	Ed Markey (D) 64.4% Brad Bailey (R) 35.5%
	Joe Kennedy	Democratic	1986	Running	Joe Kennedy (D) unopposed
	Joe Moakley	Democratic	1972	Running	Joe Moakley (D) 69.8% Michael M. Murphy (R) 30.2%
	Gerry Studds	Democratic	1972	Running	Gerry Studds (D) 68.7% Keith Jason Hemeon (R) 31.2%

Michigan

District	Incumbent	Party	Elected	Status	Opponent
	Bart Stupak	Democratic	1992	Running	Bart Stupak (D) 56.9% Gil Ziegler (R) 42.0% Michael McPeak (Natural Law) 1.1%
	Pete Hoekstra	Republican	1992	Running	Pete Hoekstra (R) 75.3% Marcus Hoover (D) 23.7% Lu Wiggins (Natural Law) 1.0%
	Vern Ehlers	Republican	1993	Running	Vern Ehlers (R) 73.9% Betsy J. Flory (D) 23.5% Barrie Leslie Konicov (L) 1.6% Susan H. Normandin (Natual Law) 1.0%
	David Lee Camp	Republican	1990	Running	David Lee Camp (R) 73.1% Damion Frasier (D) 25.5% Michael Lee (Natual Law) 1.4%
	James A. Barcia	Democratic	1992	Running	James A. Barcia (D) 65.5% William T. Anderson (R) 31.8% Larry L. Fairchild (I) 1.6% Susan I. Arnold (Natural Law) 1.2%
	Fred Upton	Republican	1986	Running	Fred Upton (R) 73.5% David Taylor (D) 25.5% Ennis A. Berker (Natural Law) 1.0%
	Nick Smith	Republican	1992	Running	Nick Smith (R) 65.1% Kim McCaughtry (D) 32.3% Ken Proctor (L) 1.9% Scott K. Williamson (Natual Law) 0.7%
	Bob Carr	Democratic	1982	Running for Senate	Dick Chrysler (R) 51.6% Bob Mitchell (D) 44.9% Gerald Ralph Turcotte, Jr. (L) 2.0% Susan Ilene McPeak (Natural Law) 1.4%
	Dale E. Kildee	Democratic	1976	Running	Dale E. Kildee (D) 51.2% Megan O'Neill (R) 47.0% Karen Blasdell-Wilkinson (Natural Law) 1.7%
	David E. Bonior	Democratic	1976	Running	David E. Bonior (D) 62.2% Donald J. Lobsinger (R) 37.7%
	Joe Knollenberg	Republican	1992	Running	Joe Knollenberg (R) 68.2% Mike Breshgold (D) 30.5% John R. Hocking (Natural Law) 1.3%
	Sander M. Levin	Democratic	1982	Running	Sander M. Levin (D) 52.0% John Pappageorge (R) 46.6% Jerome White (I) 0.7% Eric R. Anderson (Natural Law) 0.7%
	William D. Ford	Democratic	1964	Retiring	Lynn N. Rivers (D) 51.9% John A. Schall (R) 45.1% Craig L. Seymour (L) 1.8% Helen Halyard (I) 0.8% Gail Anne Petrosoff (Natural Law) 0.4%
	John Conyers	Democratic	1964	Running	John Conyers (D) 81.5% Richard Charles Fournier (R) 16.6% Richard R. Miller (Natural Law) 1.9%
	Barbara-Rose Collins	Democratic	1990	Running	Barbara-Rose Collins (D) 84.1% John W. Savage II (R) 14.1% Cynthia M. Jaquith (I) 0.7% Henry Ogden Clark (Natural Law) 0.6% Larry Roberts (I) 0.5%
	John Dingell	Democratic	1955	Running	John Dingell (D) 59.1% Ken Larkin (R) 39.8% Noha Fouad Hamze (Natural Law) 1.1%

Minnesota

District	Incumbent	Party	Elected	Status	Opponent
	Tim Penny	Democratic	1982	Retiring	Gil Gutknecht (R) 55.2% John C. Hottinger (D) 44.7%
	David Minge	Democratic	1992	Running	David Minge (D) 52.0% Gary Revier (R) 45.0% Stan Bentz (Reform) 3.0%
	Jim Ramstad	Republican	1990	Running	Jim Ramstad (R) 73.2% Bob Olson (D) 26.3%
	Bruce Vento	Democratic	1976	Running	Bruce Vento (D) 54.7% Dennis Newinski (R) 41.8% Dan R. Vacek (Grassroots) 2.9%
	Martin Olav Sabo	Democratic	1978	Running	Martin Olav Sabo (D) 61.9% Dorothy Legrand (R) 37.3%
	Rod Grams	Republican	1992	Running for Senate	Bill Luther (D) 49.9% Tad Jude (R) 49.7%
	Collin Peterson	Democratic	1990	Running	Collin Peterson (D) 51.2% Bernie Omann (R) 48.6%
	Jim Oberstar	Democratic	1974	Running	Jim Oberstar (D) 65.7% Phil Herwig (R) 34.2%

Mississippi

District	Incumbent	Party	Elected	Status	Opponent
	Jamie L. Whitten	Democratic	1941	Retiring	Roger Wicker (R) 63.1% Bill Wheeler (D) 36.9%
	Bennie Thompson	Democratic	1993	Running	Bennie Thompson (D) 53.7% Bill Jordan (R) 38.9% Vincent P. Thornton (T) 7.4%
	Sonny Montgomery	Democratic	1966	Running	Sonny Montgomery (D) 67.6% Dutch Dabbs (R) 32.4%
	Michael Parker	Democratic	1988	Running	Michael Parker (D) 68.5% Mike Wood (R) 31.5%
	Gene Taylor	Democratic	1989	Running	Gene Taylor (D) 60.1% George Barlos (R) 39.9%

Missouri

District	Incumbent	Party	Elected	Status	Opponent
	Bill Clay	Democratic	1968	Running	Bill Clay (D) 63.4% Donald R. Counts (R) 32.9% Craig W. Williamson (L) 3.7%
	Jim Talent	Republican	1992	Running	Jim Talent (R) 67.3% Pat Kelly (D) 30.6% James Higgins (L) 2.1%
	Dick Gephardt	Democratic	1976	Running	Dick Gephardt (D) 57.7% Gary Gill (R) 39.7% Bradley Ems (L) 2.6%
	Ike Skelton	Democratic	1976	Running	Ike Skelton (D) 67.8% James A. Noland, Jr. (R) 32.3%
	Alan Wheat	Democratic	1982	Running for Senate	Karen McCarthy (D) 56.6% Ron Freeman (R) 43.4%
	Pat Danner	Democratic	1992	Running	Pat Danner (D) 66.1% Tina Tucker (R) 33.9%
	Mel Hancock	Republican	1988	Running	Mel Hancock (R) 57.3% James R. Fossard (D) 39.7% Doug Burlison (L) 3.0%
	Bill Emerson	Republican	1980	Running	Bill Emerson (R) 70.1% James L. Thompson (D) 26.6% Greg Tlapek (L) 3.4%
	Harold Volkmer	Democratic	1976	Running	Harold Volkmer (D) 50.5% Kenny Hulshof (R) 45.0% Mitchell J. Moore (L) 4.5%

Montana

District	Incumbent	Party	Elected	Status	Opponent
	Pat Williams	Democratic	1978	Running	Pat Williams (D) 48.7% Cy Jamison (R) 42.2% Steve Kelly (I) 9.1%

Nebraska

District	Incumbent	Party	Elected	Status	Opponent
	Doug Bereuter	Republican	1978	Running	Doug Bereuter (R) 62.6% Patrick Combs (D) 37.3%
	Peter Hoagland	Democratic	1988	Running	Jon Lynn Christensen (R) 49.9% Peter Hoagland (D) 49.0%
	Bill Barrett	Republican	1990	Running	Bill Barrett (R) 78.7% Gil Chapin (D) 21.3%

Nevada

District	Incumbent	Party	Elected	Status	Opponent
	James Bilbray	Democratic	1986	Running	John Ensign (R) 48.5% James Bilbray (D) 47.5% Gary Wood (L) 4.0%
	Barbara Vucanovich	Republican	1982	Running	Barbara Vucanovich (R) 63.5% Janet Greeson (D) 29.2% Thomas F. Jefferson (Ind. American) 4.3% Lois Avery (Natural Law) 3.0%

New Hampshire

District	Incumbent	Party	Elected	Status	Opponent
	Bill Zeliff	Republican	1990	Running	Bill Zeliff (R) 65.6% Bill Verge (D) 28.7% Scott Tosti (I) 2.8% Paul Lannon (L) 2.4% Merle Braley (Natural Law) 0.4%
	Richard Swett	Democratic	1990	Running	Charlie Bass (R) 51.4% Richard Swett (D) 46.0% John A. Lewicke (L) 1.8% Linda Spitzfaden (Natural Law) 0.8%

New Jersey

District	Incumbent	Party	Elected	Status	Opponent
	Rob Andrews	Democratic	1990	Running	Rob Andrews (D) 72.3% James N. Hogan (R) 27.7%
	William J. Hughes	Democratic	1974	Retiring	Frank LoBiondo (R) 64.6% Louis N. Magazzu (D) 35.4%
	Jim Saxton	Republican	1984	Running	Jim Saxton (R) 66.4% James B. Smith (D) 31.2% D. James Hill (I) 1.7% Arthur Fulvio Croce (I) 0.6%
	Chris Smith	Republican	1980	Running	Chris Smith (R) 67.9% Ralph Walsh (D) 30.6% Leonard P. Marshall (NJ Conservative) 1.0% Arnold Kokans (Natural Law) 0.5%
	Marge Roukema	Republican	1980	Running	Marge Roukema (R) 74.2% Bill Auer (D) 21.9% William J. Leonard (I) 2.0% Roger W. Bacon (L) 1.5% Helen Hamilton (Natural Law) 0.3%
	Frank Pallone	Democratic	1988	Running	Frank Pallone (D) 60.4% Mike Herson (R) 37.5% Charles H. Dickson (I) 1.2% Gary J. Rich (Conservative) 0.5% Richard Quinn (Natural Law) 0.4%
	Bob Franks	Republican	1992	Running	Bob Franks (R) 59.6% Karen Carroll (D) 38.7% James J. Cleary (LaRouche) 1.4% Claire Greene (Natural Law) 0.3%
	Herbert Klein	Democratic	1992	Running	William J. Martini (R) 49.9% Herbert Klein (D) 48.6% Bernard George (NJ Conservative) 1.6%
	Robert Torricelli	Democratic	1982	Running	Robert Torricelli (D) 62.5% Peter J. Russo (R) 36.1% Gregory Pason (I) 0.9% Kenneth Ebel (Natural Law) 0.5%
	Donald M. Payne	Democratic	1988	Running	Donald M. Payne (D) 75.9% Jim Ford (R) 21.9% Rose Monyek (I) 1.6% Maurice Williams (Socialist Workers) 0.6%
	Dean Gallo	Republican	1984	Deceased	Rodney P. Frelinghuysen (R) 71.2% Frank Herbert (D) 28.0% Mary Frueholz (LaRouche) 0.6% Stuart Bacha (I) 0.2%
	Dick Zimmer	Republican	1990	Running	Dick Zimmer (R) 68.3% Joseph D. Youssouf (D) 30.4% Anthony M. Provenzano (NJ Conservative) 1.3%
	Bob Menendez	Democratic	1992	Running	Bob Menendez (D) 70.9% Fernando A. Alonso (R) 25.2% Frank J. Rubino, Jr. (We the People) 1.6% Herbert H. Shaw (Politicians are Crooks) 1.4% Steven Marshall (Socialist Workers) 0.9%

New Mexico

District	Incumbent	Party	Elected	Status	Opponent
	Steven Schiff	Republican	1988	Running	Steven Schiff (R) 73.9% Peter L. Zollinger (D) 26.1%
	Joe Skeen	Republican	1980	Running	Joe Skeen (R) 63.3% Benjamin Anthony Chavez (D) 31.9% Rex R. Johnson (G) 4.9%
	Bill Richardson	Democratic	1982	Running	Bill Richardson (D) 63.6% F. Gregg Bemis, Jr. (R) 34.1% Edward D. Nagel (L) 2.4%

New York

District	Incumbent	Party	Elected	Status	Opponent
	George J. Hochbrueckner	Democratic	1986	Running	Michael Forbes (R) 52.5% George J. Hochbrueckner (D) 46.5% Michael Strong (Fed Up) 0.9%
	Rick Lazio	Republican	1992	Running	Rick Lazio (R) 68.2% Jame L. Manfre (D) 28.0% Alice Cort Ross (Right to Life) 3.8%
	Peter T. King	Republican	1992	Running	Peter T. King (R) 59.2% Norma Grill (D) 40.0% John A. DePrima (Liberal) 0.8%
	David A. Levy	Republican	1992	Defeated in primary	Daniel Frisa (R) 50.2% Philip Schiliro (D) 37.3% David A. Levy (Conservative) 8.7% Vincent P. Garbitelli (Right to Life) 3.0% Robert S. Berkowitz (Liberal) 0.8%
	Gary Ackerman	Democrat