1976 United States House of Representatives elections

The 1976 United States House of Representatives elections were elections for the United States House of Representatives on November 2, 1976, to elect members to serve in the 95th United States Congress. They coincided with Jimmy Carter's election as president. Carter's narrow victory over Gerald Ford had limited coattails, and his Democratic Party gained a net of only one seat from the Republican Party in the House. The result was nevertheless disappointing to the Republicans, who were hoping to win back some of the seats they lost in the wake of the Watergate scandal two years earlier.

1976 United States House of Representatives elections

← 1974 November 2, 1976 1978 →
All 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives 218 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Carl Albert (retired) John Rhodes Party Democratic Republican Leader since January 21, 1971 December 7, 1973 Leader's seat Oklahoma 3rd Arizona 1st Last election 291 seats 144 seats Seats won 292 143 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 41,474,890 31,380,535 Percentage 55.9% 42.3% Swing 1.6pp 1.6pp
Results:      Democratic hold      Democratic gain      Republican hold      Republican gain
Speaker before election Carl Albert Democratic Elected Speaker Tip O'Neil Democratic

As of 2024^[update], this election was the last time any party won at least 290 House seats, or a two-thirds supermajority. It is also the last congressional election in which Democrats won a House seat in Wyoming.

Overall results

383 incumbent members sought reelection, but 3 were defeated in primaries and 12 defeated in the general election for a total of 368 incumbents winning.

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292	143
Democratic	Republican

Parties		Seats				Popular vote
		1974	1976	+/-	Strength	Vote	%	Change
	Democratic Party	291	292	1	67.1%	41,474,890	55.9%	1.6%
	Republican Party	144	143	1	32.9%	31,380,535	42.3%	1.6%
	Independents					587,897	0.8%	0.1%
	American Party					117,738	0.2%	0.3%
	Conservative Party					97,679	0.1%	0.1%
	American Independent Party					81,864	0.1%	0.1%
	Libertarian Party					71,791	0.1%	0.1%
	Liberal Party					42,642	0.1%
	U.S. Labor Party					37,527	0.1%
	Peace and Freedom Party					34,738	<0.1%	0.1%
						27,268	<0.1%
						14,543	<0.1%
	Constitution Party					9,713	<0.1%
	George Wallace Party					7,726	<0.1%
						3,979	<0.1%
						3,916	<0.1%
	Raza Unida Party					3,588	<0.1%
	Prohibition Party					3,141	<0.1%
	Communist Party					2,947	<0.1%
	Human Rights Party					2,700	<0.1%
	People's Party					2,408	<0.1%
						1,969	<0.1%
						1,814	<0.1%
						1,594	<0.1%
						1,483	<0.1%
						1,431	<0.1%
						1,338	<0.1%
						1,314	<0.1%
	Workers Party					1,253	<0.1%
						1,150	<0.1%
	National Democratic Party					1,021	<0.1%
						743	<0.1%
						636	<0.1%
						499	<0.1%
						432	<0.1%
						287	<0.1%
						228	<0.1%
						214	<0.1%
	Others					231,924	0.3%	0.3%
Total		435	435	0	100.0%	74,259,164	100.0%	—

Source: Election Statistics – Office of the Clerk

Popular vote Democratic   55.85% Republican   42.26% Others   1.89%

House seats Democratic   67.13% Republican   32.87%

House seats by party holding plurality in state   80+% Democratic   80+% Republican   60+ to 80% Democratic   60+ to 80% Republican   Up to 60% Democratic   Up to 60% Republican

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

Special elections

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
New York 39	James F. Hastings	Republican	1968	Incumbent resigned January 20, 1976 to become president of Associated Industries of New York State. New member elected March 2, 1976. Democratic gain.	Y Stan Lundine (Democratic) 61.2% John T. Calkins (Republican) 38.8%
Texas 22	Robert R. Casey	Democratic	1958	Incumbent resigned January 22, 1976, to become commissioner to the United States Maritime Commission. New member elected April 3, 1976. Republican gain. Winner subsequently lost re-election in November, see below.	Y Ron Paul (Republican) 56.2% Robert Gammage (Democratic) 43.9%
Texas 1	Wright Patman	Democratic	1928	Incumbent died March 7, 1976. New member elected June 19, 1976. Democratic hold.	Y Sam B. Hall Jr. (Democratic) 72.2% Glen Jones (Democratic) 22.0% James Hogan (Republican) 4.9% Fred Hudson (Democratic) 0.9%
Missouri 6	Jerry Litton	Democratic	1972	Incumbent died August 3, 1976. New member elected November 2, 1976. Republican gain. Winner was also elected to the next term, see below.	Y Tom Coleman (Republican) 60.9% Morgan Maxfield (Democratic) 39.1%
Massachusetts 7	Torbert Macdonald	Democratic	1954	Incumbent died May 21, 1976. New member elected November 2, 1976. Democratic hold. Winner was also elected to the next term, see below.	Y Ed Markey (Democratic) 77.0% Richard Daly (Republican) 17.6% (Independent) 3.3% (Independent) 2.3%
Pennsylvania 1	William A. Barrett	Democratic	1944 1946 (Lost) 1948	Incumbent died April 12, 1976. New member elected November 2, 1976. Democratic hold.	Y Michael Myers (Democratic) 74.4% Samuel N. Fanelli (Republican) 25.6%

Alabama

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Alabama 1	Jack Edwards	Republican	1964	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Jack Edwards (Republican) 62.5% Bill Davenport (Democratic) 37.5%
Alabama 2	William Louis Dickinson	Republican	1964	Incumbent re-elected.	Y William Louis Dickinson (Republican) 57.6% J. Carole Keahey (Democratic) 42.4%
Alabama 3	Bill Nichols	Democratic	1966	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Bill Nichols (Democratic) 99.0% Ogburn Gardner (Proh) 1.0%
Alabama 4	Tom Bevill	Democratic	1966	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Tom Bevill (Democratic) 80.4% Leonard Wilson (Republican) 19.6%
Alabama 5	Robert E. Jones Jr.	Democratic	1947 (Special)	Incumbent retired. Democratic hold.	Y Ronnie Flippo (Democratic) Unopposed
Alabama 6	John Hall Buchanan Jr.	Republican	1964	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John Hall Buchanan Jr. (Republican) 56.7% Mel Bailey (Democratic) 42.7% Billy E. Dorsey (Nat Dem) 0.6%
Alabama 7	Walter Flowers	Democratic	1968	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Walter Flowers (Democratic) Unopposed

Alaska

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Alaska at-large	Don Young	Republican	1973 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Don Young (Republican) 71.0% Eben Hopson (Democratic) 29.0%

Arizona

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Arizona 1	John Jacob Rhodes	Republican	1952	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John Jacob Rhodes (Republican) 57.3% Pat Fullinwider (Democratic) 40.7% Sumner Duncan Dodge (Libertarian) 1.4% Harry Braun (Independent) 0.6%
Arizona 2	Mo Udall	Democratic	1961 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Mo Udall (Democratic) 58.2% Laird Guttersen (Republican) 39.4% Michael Emerling (Libertarian) 2.4%
Arizona 3	Sam Steiger	Republican	1966	Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator. Democratic gain.	Y Bob Stump (Democratic) 47.5% Fred Koory Jr. (Republican) 42.3% Bill McCune (Independent) 10.2%
Arizona 4	John Bertrand Conlan	Republican	1972	Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator. Republican hold.	Y Eldon Rudd (Republican) 48.6% Tony Mason (Democratic) 48.2% Pat Harper (Libertarian) 3.1%

Arkansas

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Arkansas 1	William Vollie Alexander Jr.	Democratic	1968	Incumbent re-elected.	Y William Vollie Alexander Jr. (Democratic) 68.9% Harlan Holleman (Republican) 31.1%
Arkansas 2	Wilbur Mills	Democratic	1938	Incumbent retired. Democratic hold.	Y Jim Guy Tucker (Democratic) 86.4% James J. Kelly (Republican) 13.6% Joe McNew (Write-in) 0.005%
Arkansas 3	John Paul Hammerschmidt	Republican	1966	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John Paul Hammerschmidt (Republican) Unopposed
Arkansas 4	Ray Thornton	Democratic	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Ray Thornton (Democratic) Unopposed

California

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
California 1	Harold T. Johnson	Democratic	1958	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Harold T. Johnson (Democratic) 73.9% James E. Taylor (Republican) 26.1%
California 2	Donald H. Clausen	Republican	1963	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Donald H. Clausen (Republican) 56.0% Oscar Klee (Democratic) 41.0% Robert B. "Bob" Allred (Peace and Freedom) 3.0%
California 3	John E. Moss	Democratic	1952	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John E. Moss (Democratic) 72.9% George R. Marsh Jr. (Republican) 27.1%
California 4	Robert L. Leggett	Democratic	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Robert L. Leggett (Democratic) 50.2% Albert Dehr (Republican) 49.8%
California 5	John L. Burton	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John L. Burton (Democratic) 61.8% Branwell Fanning (Republican) 38.2%
California 6	Phillip Burton	Democratic	1964	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Phillip Burton (Democratic) 66.1% Tom Spinosa (Republican) 27.0% Emily L. Siegel (Peace and Freedom) 5.0% Raymond O. "Ray" Heaps (American Independent) 1.9%
California 7	George Miller	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	Y George Miller (Democratic) 74.7% Robert L. Vickers (Republican) 23.3% Melvin E. Stanley (American Independent) 2.0%
California 8	Ron Dellums	Democratic	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Ron Dellums (Democratic) 62.1% Philip Stiles Breck Jr. (Republican) 34.7% Robert J. Evans (Peace and Freedom) 3.2%
California 9	Pete Stark	Democratic	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Pete Stark (Democratic) 70.8% James K. Mills (Republican) 27.1% Albert L. Sargis (Peace and Freedom) 2.1%
California 10	Don Edwards	Democratic	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Don Edwards (Democratic) 72.0% Herb Smith (Republican) 24.5% Edmon V. Kaiser (American Independent) 3.5%
California 11	Leo Ryan	Democratic	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Leo Ryan (Democratic) 61.1% Bob Jones (Republican) 35.4% Nicholas W. Kudrovzeff (American Independent) 3.5%
California 12	Pete McCloskey	Republican	1967	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Pete McCloskey (Republican) 66.2% David Harris (Democratic) 31.3% Joseph David "Joss" Cooney (American Independent) 2.5%
California 13	Norman Mineta	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Norman Mineta (Democratic) 66.8% Ernie Konnyu (Republican) 31.2% William Pollock Herrell (American Independent) 2.1%
California 14	John J. McFall	Democratic	1956	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John J. McFall (Democratic) 72.5% Roger A. Blain (Republican) 27.5%
California 15	B. F. Sisk	Democratic	1954	Incumbent re-elected.	Y B. F. Sisk (Democratic) 72.2% Carol O. Harner (Republican) 27.8%
California 16	Burt L. Talcott	Republican	1962	Lost re-election Democratic gain.	Y Leon Panetta (Democratic) 53.4% Burt L. Talcott (Republican) 46.6%
California 17	John Hans Krebs	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John Hans Krebs (Democratic) 65.7% Henry J. Andreas (Republican) 34.3%
California 18	William M. Ketchum	Republican	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	Y William M. Ketchum (Republican) 64.2% Dean Close (Democratic) 35.8%
California 19	Robert J. Lagomarsino	Republican	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Robert J. Lagomarsino (Republican) 64.4% Dan Sisson (Democratic) 35.6%
California 20	Barry Goldwater Jr.	Republican	1969	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Barry Goldwater Jr. (Republican) 67.2% Patti Lear Corman (Democratic) 32.8%
California 21	James C. Corman	Democratic	1960	Incumbent re-elected.	Y James C. Corman (Democratic) 66.5% Erwin "Ed" Hogan (Republican) 28.8% Bill Hill (Peace and Freedom) 4.7%
California 22	Carlos Moorhead	Republican	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Carlos Moorhead (Republican) 62.6% Robert L. Salley (Democratic) 37.4%
California 23	Thomas M. Rees	Democratic	1965	Incumbent retired. Democratic hold.	Y Anthony Beilenson (Democratic) 60.2% Thomas F. Bartman (Republican) 39.8%
California 24	Henry Waxman	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Henry Waxman (Democratic) 67.8% David Irving Simmons (Republican) 32.2%
California 25	Edward R. Roybal	Democratic	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Edward R. Roybal (Democratic) 71.9% Jim Madrid (Republican) 22.0% Marilyn Seals (Peace and Freedom) 6.1%
California 26	John H. Rousselot	Republican	1960 1962 (defeated) 1970 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John H. Rousselot (Republican) 65.6% Bruce Latta (Democratic) 34.4%
California 27	Alphonzo E. Bell Jr.	Republican	1960	Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator. Republican hold.	Y Bob Dornan (Republican) 54.7% Gary Familian (Democratic) 45.3%
California 28	Yvonne Brathwaite Burke	Democratic	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Yvonne Brathwaite Burke (Democratic) 80.2% Edward S. Skinner (Republican) 19.8%
California 29	Augustus Hawkins	Democratic	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Augustus Hawkins (Democratic) 85.4% Michael D. Germonprez (Republican) 11.2% Sheila Leburg (Independent) 3.3%
California 30	George E. Danielson	Democratic	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	Y George E. Danielson (Democratic) 74.4% Harry Couch (Republican) 25.6%
California 31	Charles H. Wilson	Democratic	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Charles H. Wilson (Democratic) Unopposed
California 32	Glenn M. Anderson	Democratic	1968	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Glenn M. Anderson (Democratic) 72.2% Clifford O. Young (Republican) 27.8%
California 33	Del M. Clawson	Republican	1963	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Del M. Clawson (Republican) 55.1% Ted Snyder (Democratic) 44.9%
California 34	Mark W. Hannaford	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Mark W. Hannaford (Democratic) 50.7% Dan Lungren (Republican) 49.3%
California 35	James F. Lloyd	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	Y James F. Lloyd (Democratic) 53.3% Louis Brutocao (Republican) 46.7%
California 36	George Brown Jr.	Democratic	1962 1970 (Retired) 1972	Incumbent re-elected.	Y George Brown Jr. (Democratic) 61.6% Grant Carner (Republican) 33.5% William Emery Pasley (American Independent) 5.0%
California 37	Shirley Neil Pettis	Republican	1975	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Shirley Neil Pettis (Republican) 71.1% Douglas C. Nilson Jr. (Democratic) 26.1% Bernard Wahl (American Independent) 2.8%
California 38	Jerry M. Patterson	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Jerry M. Patterson (Democratic) 63.6% James "Jim" Combs (Republican) 36.4%
California 39	Charles E. Wiggins	Republican	1966	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Charles E. Wiggins (Republican) 58.6% William E. "Bill" Farris (Democratic) 41.4%
California 40	Andrew J. Hinshaw	Republican	1972	Lost renomination Republican hold.	Y Robert Badham (Republican) 59.3% Vivian Hall (Democratic) 40.7%
California 41	Bob Wilson	Republican	1952	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Bob Wilson (Republican) 57.7% King Golden Jr. (Democratic) 42.3%
California 42	Lionel Van Deerlin	Democratic	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Lionel Van Deerlin (Democratic) 76.0% Wes Marden (Republican) 24.0%
California 43	Clair Burgener	Republican	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Clair Burgener (Republican) 65.0% Pat Kelly (Democratic) 35.0%

Colorado

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Colorado 1	Pat Schroeder	Democratic	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Pat Schroeder (Democratic) 53.2% Don Friedman (Republican) 46.2% Priscilla Schenk (Socialist Workers) 0.4% Lann Meyers (Labor) 0.3%
Colorado 2	Tim Wirth	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Tim Wirth (Democratic) 50.5% Ed Scott (Republican) 49.5%
Colorado 3	Frank Evans	Democratic	1964	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Frank Evans (Democratic) 51.0% Melvin H. Takaki (Republican) 47.0% Alfredo Archer (La Raza Unida) 1.4% Henry John Olshaw (American) 0.7%
Colorado 4	James Paul Johnson	Republican	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	Y James Paul Johnson (Republican) 54.0% Daniel M. Ogden Jr. (Democratic) 34.8% Dick Davis (Independent) 9.2% Henry Thiel Jr. (Independent) 1.9%
Colorado 5	William L. Armstrong	Republican	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	Y William L. Armstrong (Republican) 66.4% Dorothy Hores (Democratic) 33.6%

Connecticut

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Connecticut 1	William R. Cotter	Democratic	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	Y William R. Cotter (Democratic) 57.1% Lucien P. Di Fazio Jr. (Republican) 41.8% Charlie A. Burke (George Wallace) 0.6% Donna C. McDonough (Labor) 0.5%
Connecticut 2	Chris Dodd	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Chris Dodd (Democratic) 65.1% Richard M. Jackson (Republican) 34.1% Anthony Discepolo (Independent) 0.8%
Connecticut 3	Robert Giaimo	Democratic	1958	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Robert Giaimo (Democratic) 54.4% John G. Pucciano (Republican) 43.7% Joelle R. Fishman (C) 1.3% Robert G. Cossette (George Wallace) 0.6%
Connecticut 4	Stewart McKinney	Republican	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Stewart McKinney (Republican) 61.0% Geoffrey G. Peterson (Democratic) 37.1% Richard H. G. Cunningham (George Wallace) 1.6% Zoltan Toth Solymossy (Conservative) 0.3%
Connecticut 5	Ronald A. Sarasin	Republican	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Ronald A. Sarasin (Republican) 66.5% Michael J. Adanti (Democratic) 32.7% William Kozak Jr. (George Wallace) 0.7%
Connecticut 6	Toby Moffett	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Toby Moffett (Democratic) 56.6% Thomas F. Upson (Republican) 43.0% Louis J. Marietta (Independent) 0.4%

Delaware

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Delaware at-large	Pete du Pont	Republican	1970	Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Delaware. Republican hold.	Y Thomas B. Evans Jr. (Republican) 51.4% Samuel L. Shipley (Democratic) 47.6% Robert G. LoPresti (American) 0.4% Raymond R. Green (Proh) 0.3% Joseph B. Hollon Sr. (Soc-Lab) 0.2% Philip Valenti (Labor) 0.07%

Florida

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Florida 1	Bob Sikes	Democratic	1940 1944 (resigned) 1974	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Bob Sikes (Democratic) Unopposed
Florida 2	Don Fuqua	Democratic	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Don Fuqua (Democratic) Unopposed
Florida 3	Charles E. Bennett	Democratic	1948	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Charles E. Bennett (Democratic) Unopposed
Florida 4	Bill Chappell	Democratic	1968	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Bill Chappell (Democratic) Unopposed
Florida 5	Richard Kelly	Republican	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Richard Kelly (Republican) 59.0% JoAnn Saunders (Democratic) 41.0%
Florida 6	Bill Young	Republican	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Bill Young (Republican) 65.2% Gabriel Cazares (Democratic) 34.8% Wally Staff (Write-in) 0.01%
Florida 7	Sam Gibbons	Democratic	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Sam Gibbons (Democratic) 65.7% Dusty Owens (Republican) 34.3%
Florida 8	James A. Haley	Democratic	1952	Incumbent retired. Democratic hold.	Y Andy Ireland (Democratic) 58.0% Bob Johnson (Republican) 42.0%
Florida 9	Louis Frey Jr.	Republican	1968	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Louis Frey Jr. (Republican) 78.1% Joseph A. Rosier (Democratic) 21.9%
Florida 10	Skip Bafalis	Republican	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Skip Bafalis (Republican) 66.3% Bill Sikes (Democratic) 33.7%
Florida 11	Paul Rogers	Democratic	1954	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Paul Rogers (Democratic) 91.1% Clyde Adams (American) 8.9%
Florida 12	J. Herbert Burke	Republican	1966	Incumbent re-elected.	Y J. Herbert Burke (Republican) 53.9% Charles Friedman (Democratic) 46.1% Bob Davis (Write-in) 0.03%
Florida 13	William Lehman	Democratic	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	Y William Lehman (Democratic) 78.3% Lee Arnold Spiegelman (Republican) 21.7%
Florida 14	Claude Pepper	Democratic	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Claude Pepper (Democratic) 72.9% Evelio S. Estrella (Republican) 27.1%
Florida 15	Dante Fascell	Democratic	1954	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Dante Fascell (Democratic) 70.4% Paul R. Cobb (Republican) 29.6%

Georgia

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Georgia 1	Ronald "Bo" Ginn	Democratic	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Ronald "Bo" Ginn (Democratic) Unopposed
Georgia 2	Dawson Mathis	Democratic	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Dawson Mathis (Democratic) Unopposed
Georgia 3	Jack Brinkley	Democratic	1966	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Jack Brinkley (Democratic) 88.7% Steven Dugan (Republican) 11.3%
Georgia 4	Elliott H. Levitas	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Elliott H. Levitas (Democratic) 68.3% George T. Warren II (Republican) 31.7%
Georgia 5	Andrew Young	Democratic	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Andrew Young (Democratic) 66.7% Edward W. Gadrix (Republican) 33.3%
Georgia 6	John Flynt	Democratic	1954	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John Flynt (Democratic) 51.7% Newt Gingrich (Republican) 48.3%
Georgia 7	Larry McDonald	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Larry McDonald (Democratic) 55.1% Quincy Collins (Republican) 44.9%
Georgia 8	W. S. Stuckey Jr.	Democratic	1966	Incumbent retired. Democratic hold.	Y Billy Lee Evans (Democratic) 69.6% Billy Adams (Republican) 30.4%
Georgia 9	Phillip M. Landrum	Democratic	1952	Incumbent retired. Democratic hold.	Y Ed Jenkins (Democratic) 79.1% Louise Wofford (Republican) 20.9%
Georgia 10	Robert Grier Stephens Jr.	Democratic	1960	Incumbent retired. Democratic hold.	Y Doug Barnard Jr. (Democratic) Unopposed

Hawaii

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Hawaii 1	Spark Matsunaga	Democratic	1962	Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator. Democratic hold.	Y Cecil Heftel (Democratic) 43.6% Frederick Rohlfing (Republican) 39.1% Kathy Joyce Hoshijo (Independent) 17.3%
Hawaii 2	Patsy Mink	Democratic	1964	Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator. Democratic hold.	Y Daniel Akaka (Democratic) 79.5% Hank Inouye (Republican) 15.3% Bill Penaroza (Independent) 2.2% Dexter L. Cate (Peoples) 1.5% Don Smith (Libertarian) 1.4%

Idaho

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Idaho 1	Steve Symms	Republican	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Steve Symms (Republican) 54.6% Ken Pursley (Democratic) 45.4%
Idaho 2	George V. Hansen	Republican	1964 1968 (retired) 1974	Incumbent re-elected.	Y George V. Hansen (Republican) 50.6% Stan Kress (Democratic) 49.4%

Illinois

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Illinois 1	Ralph Metcalfe	Democratic	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Ralph Metcalfe (Democratic) 92.3% A. A. Rayner Jr. (Republican) 7.4% Debra Simonsen (Workers) 0.2% Andrew C. Pulley (Socialist Workers) 0.1%
Illinois 2	Morgan F. Murphy	Democratic	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Morgan F. Murphy (Democratic) 84.7% Spencer Leak (Republican) 15.3%
Illinois 3	Marty Russo	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Marty Russo (Democratic) 58.9% Ronald Buikema (Republican) 40.5% Frank Collin (White Power) 0.7%
Illinois 4	Ed Derwinski	Republican	1958	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Ed Derwinski (Republican) 65.8% Ronald A. Rodger (Democratic) 34.2%
Illinois 5	John G. Fary	Democratic	1975	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John G. Fary (Democratic) 76.9% Vincent Krok (Republican) 23.1%
Illinois 6	Henry Hyde	Republican	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Henry Hyde (Republican) 60.6% Marilyn D. Clancy (Democratic) 39.4%
Illinois 7	Cardiss Collins	Democratic	1973	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Cardiss Collins (Democratic) 84.8% Newell Ward (Republican) 15.2%
Illinois 8	Dan Rostenkowski	Democratic	1958	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Dan Rostenkowski (Democratic) 80.5% John F. Urbaszewski (Republican) 19.5%
Illinois 9	Sidney R. Yates	Democratic	1948 1962 (retired) 1964	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Sidney R. Yates (Democratic) 72.2% Thomas J. Wajerski (Republican) 27.8%
Illinois 10	Abner Mikva	Democratic	1968 1972 (defeated) 1974	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Abner Mikva (Democratic) 50.0% Samuel H. Young (Republican) 50.0%
Illinois 11	Frank Annunzio	Democratic	1964	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Frank Annunzio (Democratic) 67.4% Daniel C. Reber (Republican) 32.6%
Illinois 12	Phil Crane	Republican	1969	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Phil Crane (Republican) 72.8% Edwin L. Frank (Democratic) 27.2%
Illinois 13	Robert McClory	Republican	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Robert McClory (Republican) 66.8% James J. Cummings (Democratic) 30.3% Donald G. DesLauriers (Independent) 2.9%
Illinois 14	John N. Erlenborn	Republican	1964	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John N. Erlenborn (Republican) 74.4% Marie Agnes Fese (Democratic) 25.6%
Illinois 15	Tim Lee Hall	Democratic	1974	Lost re-election Republican gain.	Y Tom Corcoran (Republican) 53.9% Tim Lee Hall (Democratic) 46.1%
Illinois 16	John B. Anderson	Republican	1960	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John B. Anderson (Republican) 67.9% Stephen Eytalis (Democratic) 32.1%
Illinois 17	George M. O'Brien	Republican	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	Y George M. O'Brien (Republican) 58.2% Merlin Karlock (Democratic) 41.8%
Illinois 18	Robert H. Michel	Republican	1956	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Robert H. Michel (Republican) 57.7% Matthew Ryan (Democratic) 42.3%
Illinois 19	Tom Railsback	Republican	1966	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Tom Railsback (Republican) 68.5% John Craver (Democratic) 31.5%
Illinois 20	Paul Findley	Republican	1960	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Paul Findley (Republican) 63.6% Peter F. Mack (Democratic) 36.4%
Illinois 21	Edward Rell Madigan	Republican	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Edward Rell Madigan (Republican) 74.5% Anna Wall Scott (Democratic) 25.5%
Illinois 22	George E. Shipley	Democratic	1958	Incumbent re-elected.	Y George E. Shipley (Democratic) 61.4% Ralph Y. McGinnis (Republican) 38.6%
Illinois 23	Melvin Price	Democratic	1944	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Melvin Price (Democratic) 78.6% Sam P. Drenovac (Republican) 21.4%
Illinois 24	Paul Simon	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Paul Simon (Democratic) 67.4% Peter G. Prineas (Republican) 32.6%

Indiana

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Indiana 1	Ray Madden	Democratic	1942	Lost renomination Democratic hold.	Y Adam Benjamin Jr. (Democratic) 71.3% Robert J. Billings (Republican) 28.7%
Indiana 2	Floyd Fithian	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Floyd Fithian (Democratic) 54.7% William W. Erwin (Republican) 44.5% James Hensley Logan (American) 0.8%
Indiana 3	John Brademas	Democratic	1958	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John Brademas (Democratic) 56.9% Thomas L. Thorson (Republican) 43.1%
Indiana 4	J. Edward Roush	Democratic	1958 1968 (defeated) 1970	Lost re-election Republican gain.	Y Dan Quayle (Republican) 54.4% J. Edward Roush (Democratic) 44.6% Gail E. Gran (American) 1.0%
Indiana 5	Elwood Hillis	Republican	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Elwood Hillis (Republican) 61.7% William C. Stout (Democratic) 38.3%
Indiana 6	David W. Evans	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	Y David W. Evans (Democratic) 54.9% David G. Crane (Republican) 45.1%
Indiana 7	John T. Myers	Republican	1966	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John T. Myers (Republican) 62.7% John E. Tipton (Democratic) 37.3%
Indiana 8	Philip H. Hayes	Democratic	1974	Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator. Democratic hold.	Y David L. Cornwell (Democratic) 50.5% Belden Bell (Republican) 49.5%
Indiana 9	Lee H. Hamilton	Democratic	1964	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Lee H. Hamilton (Democratic) Unopposed
Indiana 10	Philip Sharp	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Philip Sharp (Democratic) 59.8% Bill Frazier (Republican) 40.2%
Indiana 11	Andrew Jacobs Jr.	Democratic	1964 1972 (defeated) 1974	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Andrew Jacobs Jr. (Democratic) 60.4% Lawrence L. Buell (Republican) 39.0% John A. Einemann (American) 0.6%

Iowa

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Iowa 1	Edward Mezvinsky	Democratic	1972	Lost re-election Republican gain.	Y Jim Leach (Republican) 51.9% Edward Mezvinsky (Democratic) 47.8% Larry D. Smith (American) 0.2%
Iowa 2	Mike Blouin	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Mike Blouin (Democratic) 50.3% Tom Riley (Republican) 49.1% James D. Roberson (Independent) 0.4% Lorin E. Oxley (American) 0.2%
Iowa 3	Chuck Grassley	Republican	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Chuck Grassley (Republican) 56.5% Stephen J. Rapp (Democratic) 43.5%
Iowa 4	Neal Edward Smith	Democratic	1958	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Neal Edward Smith (Democratic) 69.1% Charles E. Minor (Republican) 30.9%
Iowa 5	Tom Harkin	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Tom Harkin (Democratic) 64.9% Kenneth R. Fulk (Republican) 34.1% Verlyn LeRoy Hayes (American) 1.0%
Iowa 6	Berkley Bedell	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Berkley Bedell (Democratic) 67.4% Joanne D. Soper (Republican) 31.5% William David Mincer (American) 1.1%

Kansas

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Kansas 1	Keith Sebelius	Republican	1968	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Keith Sebelius (Republican) 73.1% Randy Yowell (Democratic) 26.9%
Kansas 2	Martha Keys	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Martha Keys (Democratic) 50.7% Ross Freeman (Republican) 47.4% Charles V. "Chuck" Ijams (American) 1.1% David Scoggin (Proh) 0.8%
Kansas 3	Larry Winn	Republican	1966	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Larry Winn (Republican) 68.7% Philip S. Rhoads (Democratic) 29.0% William W. Hyatt (American) 2.3%
Kansas 4	Garner E. Shriver	Republican	1960	Lost re-election Democratic gain.	Y Dan Glickman (Democratic) 50.3% Garner E. Shriver (Republican) 48.5% Robert A. Cowdrey (American) 1.3%
Kansas 5	Joe Skubitz	Republican	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Joe Skubitz (Republican) 60.7% Virgil Leon Olson (Democratic) 36.2% Glen L. Rutherford (American) 3.2%

Kentucky

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Kentucky 1	Carroll Hubbard	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Carroll Hubbard (Democratic) 82.0% Bob Bersky (Republican) 18.0%
Kentucky 2	William Natcher	Democratic	1953 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	Y William Natcher (Democratic) 60.4% Walter A. Baker (Republican) 39.6%
Kentucky 3	Romano Mazzoli	Democratic	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Romano Mazzoli (Democratic) 57.2% Denzil J. Ramsey (Republican) 41.2% William P. Chambers (American) 1.6%
Kentucky 4	Gene Snyder	Republican	1962 1964 (defeated) 1966	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Gene Snyder (Republican) 55.9% Edward J. Winterberg (Democratic) 44.1%
Kentucky 5	Tim Lee Carter	Republican	1964	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Tim Lee Carter (Republican) 66.6% Charles C. Smith (Democratic) 32.7% Albert G. J. Cullum (American) 0.7%
Kentucky 6	John B. Breckinridge	Democratic	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John B. Breckinridge (Democratic) 94.0% Anthony A. McCord (Republican) 6.0%
Kentucky 7	Carl D. Perkins	Democratic	1948	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Carl D. Perkins (Democratic) 71.3% Granville Thomas (Republican) 28.7%

Louisiana

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Louisiana 1	F. Edward Hébert	Democratic	1940	Incumbent retired. Democratic hold.	Y Richard Alvin Tonry (Democratic) 47.2% Bob Livingston (Republican) 43.4% John R. Rarick (Independent) 9.4%
Louisiana 2	Lindy Boggs	Democratic	1973	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Lindy Boggs (Democratic) 92.6% Jules W. "Ted" Hillery (Independent) 7.4%
Louisiana 3	Dave Treen	Republican	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Dave Treen (Republican) 73.3% David H. "Pro" Scheuermann Jr. (Democratic) 26.7%
Louisiana 4	Joe Waggonner	Democratic	1961	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Joe Waggonner (Democratic) Unopposed
Louisiana 5	Otto Passman	Democratic	1946	Lost renomination Democratic hold.	Y Jerry Huckaby (Democratic) 52.5% Frank Spooner (Republican) 47.5%
Louisiana 6	Henson Moore	Republican	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Henson Moore (Republican) 65.2% J. D. De Blieux (Democratic) 34.8%
Louisiana 7	John Breaux	Democratic	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John Breaux (Democratic) 83.3% Charles F. "Chuck" Huff (Republican) 16.7%
Louisiana 8	Gillis William Long	Democratic	1962 1964 (lost renomination) 1972	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Gillis William Long (Democratic) 94.2% Kent Courtney (Independent) 5.8%

Maine

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Maine 1	David F. Emery	Republican	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	Y David F. Emery (Republican) 57.4% Frederick D. Barton (Democratic) 42.6%
Maine 2	William Cohen	Republican	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	Y William Cohen (Republican) 77.1% Leighton Cooney (Democratic) 19.7% Jacqueline Francis Kaye (Independent) 3.2%

Maryland

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Maryland 1	Robert Bauman	Republican	1973	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Robert Bauman (Republican) 54.1% Roy Dyson (Democratic) 45.9%
Maryland 2	Clarence Long	Democratic	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Clarence Long (Democratic) 70.9% John M. Seney (Republican) 18.0% Ronald A. Meroney (Independent) 11.1%
Maryland 3	Paul Sarbanes	Democratic	1970	Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator. Democratic hold.	Y Barbara Mikulski (Democratic) 74.6% Samuel A. Culotta (Republican) 25.4%
Maryland 4	Marjorie Holt	Republican	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Marjorie Holt (Republican) 57.7% Werner Fornos (Democratic) 42.3%
Maryland 5	Gladys Spellman	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Gladys Spellman (Democratic) 57.7% John B. Burcham Jr. (Republican) 42.3%
Maryland 6	Goodloe Byron	Democratic	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Goodloe Byron (Democratic) 70.8% Arthur T. Bond (Republican) 29.2%
Maryland 7	Parren Mitchell	Democratic	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Parren Mitchell (Democratic) 94.4% William Salisbury (Independent) 5.6%
Maryland 8	Gilbert Gude	Republican	1966	Incumbent retired. Republican hold.	Y Newton Steers (Republican) 46.8% Lanny Davis (Democratic) 42.2% Robin Ficker (Independent) 11.0%

Massachusetts

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Massachusetts 1	Silvio O. Conte	Republican	1958	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Silvio O. Conte (Republican) 63.8% Edward A. McColgan (Democratic) 36.2%
Massachusetts 2	Edward Boland	Democratic	1952	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Edward Boland (Democratic) 72.4% Thomas P. Swank (Republican) 22.4% John D. McCarthy (Labor) 5.3%
Massachusetts 3	Joseph D. Early	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Joseph D. Early (Democratic) Unopposed
Massachusetts 4	Robert Drinan	Democratic	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Robert Drinan (Democratic) 52.1% Arthur D. Mason (Republican) 47.9%
Massachusetts 5	Paul Tsongas	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Paul Tsongas (Democratic) 67.3% Roger P. Durkin (Republican) 32.7%
Massachusetts 6	Michael J. Harrington	Democratic	1969	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Michael J. Harrington (Democratic) 54.8% William E. Bronson (Republican) 41.3% Lillian Cundari McGowan (Independent) 3.9%
Massachusetts 7	Torbert Macdonald	Democratic	1954	Incumbent died May 21, 1976. New member elected. Democratic hold. Winner was also elected to finish the term, see above.	Y Ed Markey (Democratic) 76.9% Richard W. Daly (Republican) 17.6% James J. Murphy (Independent) 3.3% Harry G. Chickles (Independent) 2.3%
Massachusetts 8	Tip O'Neill	Democratic	1952	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Tip O'Neill (Democratic) 74.4% William A. Barnstead (Republican) 18.7% Florenzo Di Donato (Independent) 4.6% Leo F. Kahian (American) 2.2%
Massachusetts 9	Joe Moakley	Democratic	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Joe Moakley (Democratic) 69.6% Robert G. Cunningham (Republican) 23.1% Joseph M. O'Loughlin (Independent) 5.3% James "Mac" Warren (Socialist Workers) 2.0%
Massachusetts 10	Margaret Heckler	Republican	1966	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Margaret Heckler (Republican) Unopposed
Massachusetts 11	James A. Burke	Democratic	1958	Incumbent re-elected.	Y James A. Burke (Democratic) 69.0% Danielle De Benedictis (Independent) 31.0%
Massachusetts 12	Gerry Studds	Democratic	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Gerry Studds (Democratic) Unopposed

Michigan

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Michigan 1	John Conyers Jr.	Democratic	1964	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John Conyers Jr. (Democratic) 92.4% Issac Hood (Republican) 6.5% Hector M. McGregor (American Independent) 0.5% B. R. Washington (Socialist Workers) 0.2% Thomas W. Jones (Libertarian) 0.2% Carolyn Nelson (Labor) 0.2%
Michigan 2	Marvin L. Esch	Republican	1966	Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator. Republican hold.	Y Carl Pursell (Republican) 49.8% Edward C. Pierce (Democratic) 49.6% Philip S. Carroll (Human Rights) 0.3% Lawrence McKenna (Libertarian) 0.2% Ronald G. Ziegler (Labor) 0.1%
Michigan 3	Garry E. Brown	Republican	1966	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Garry E. Brown (Republican) 50.6% Howard Wolpe (Democratic) 48.6% Timothy W. Walter (