The 1978 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives

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.

1978 United States House of Representatives elections

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November 7, 1978

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All 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives
218 seats needed for a majority

	Majority party	Minority party

Leader	Tip O'Neill	John Rhodes
Party	Democratic	Republican
Leader since	January 4, 1977	December 7, 1973
Leader's seat	Massachusetts 8th	Arizona 1st
Last election	292 seats	143 seats
Seats won	277	157
Seat change	15	14
Popular vote	29,317,777	24,464,665
Percentage	53.7%	44.8%
Swing	2.2pp	2.5pp

	Third party

Party	Conservative
Last election	0 seats
Seats won	1
Seat change	1
Popular vote	74,531
Percentage	0.1%
Swing

Results:
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold      Republican gain
     Conservative gain

Speaker before election

Tip O'Neill
Democratic

Elected Speaker

Tip O'Neill
Democratic

As of 2025, 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 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.

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277	1	157
Democratic	C	Republican

Parties		Seats				Popular vote
Parties		Previous election	This election	+/-	Strength	Vote	%	Change
	Democratic	292	277	15	63.7%	29,317,222	53.7%	2.2%
	Republican	143	157	14	36.1%	24,464,665	44.8%	2.5%
	Independents					350,898	0.6%	0.2%
	American Independent					74,765	0.1%
	Conservative	0	1	1	0.2%	74,531	0.1%
	Libertarian					64,310	0.1%
	U.S. Labor					45,866	0.1%
	Liberal					44,807	0.1%
	Peace and Freedom					39,017	0.1%	0.1%
	American					34,110	0.1%	0.1%
	Socialist Workers					19,530	<0.1%
	Prohibition					9,992	<0.1%
	Communist					9,261	<0.1%
	La Raza Unida					7,185	<0.1%
	Liberty Union					6,505	<0.1%
						5,396	<0.1%
	Workers					2,709	<0.1%
	Socialist Labor					2,434	<0.1%
						2,095	<0.1%
						1,629	<0.1%
	Socialist					978	<0.1%
	United Labor					712	<0.1%
	Others					5,305	<0.1%	0.3%
Total		435	435	0	100.0%	54,583,922	100.0%	-

Source: Election Statistics - Office of the Clerk

Popular vote

Democratic			53.71%
Republican			44.82%
Others			1.47%

House seats

Democratic			63.68%
Republican			36.32%

House seats by party holding plurality in state

  80.1-100% Democratic

  80.1-100% Republican

  60.1-80% Democratic

  60.1-80% Republican

  Up to 60% Democratic

  Up to 60% Republican

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	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
New York 18	Ed Koch	Democratic	1968	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.	Y Bill Green (Republican) 50.5% Bella Abzug (Democratic) 48.6% Howard Lim Jr. (Conservative) 0.7% Paul Gallagher (Labor) 0.3%
New York 21	Herman Badillo	Democratic	1970	Incumbent resigned December 31, 1977 to become deputy mayor of New York City. New member elected February 14, 1978. Democratic hold.	Y Robert García (Democratic) 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%

Alabama

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

Alaska

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Alaska at-large	Don Young	Republican	1973	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Don Young (Republican) 55.5% Patrick Rodey (Democratic) 44.5%

Arizona

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

Arkansas

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Arkansas 1	Bill Alexander	Democratic	1968	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Bill Alexander (Democratic) Unopposed
Arkansas 2	Jim Guy Tucker	Democratic	1976	Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. Republican gain.	Y Ed Bethune (Republican) 51.2% Doug Brandon (Democratic) 48.8%
Arkansas 3	John Paul Hammerschmidt	Republican	1966	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John Paul Hammerschmidt (Republican) 78.4% William Curtis Mears (Democratic) 21.6%
Arkansas 4	Ray Thornton	Democratic	1972	Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. Democratic hold.	Y Beryl Anthony Jr. (Democratic) Unopposed

California

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
California 1	Bizz Johnson	Democratic	1958	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Bizz Johnson (Democratic) 59.4% James E. Taylor (Republican) 40.6%
California 2	Don Clausen	Republican		Incumbent re-elected.	Y Don Clausen (Republican) 52.0% Norma K. Bork (Democratic) 45.3% Irv Sutley (Peace and Freedom) 2.8%
California 3	John E. Moss	Democratic	1952	Incumbent retired. Democratic hold.	Y Bob Matsui (Democratic) 53.4% Sandy Smoley (Republican) 46.6%
California 4	Robert Leggett	Democratic	1962	Incumbent retired. Democratic hold.	Y Vic Fazio (Democratic) 55.4% Rex Hime (Republican) 44.6%
California 5	John Burton	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John Burton (Democratic) 66.8% Dolores Skore (Republican) 33.2%
California 6	Phillip Burton	Democratic	1964	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Phillip Burton (Democratic) 68.3% Tom Spinosa (Republican) 28.0% Raymond O. "Ray" Heaps (American Independent) 3.7%
California 7	George Miller	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	Y George Miller (Democratic) 63.4% Paula Gordon (Republican) 33.7% Melvin E. Stanley (American Independent) 2.8%
California 8	Ron Dellums	Democratic	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Ron Dellums (Democratic) 57.4% Charles V. Hughes (Republican) 42.6%
California 9	Pete Stark	Democratic	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Pete Stark (Democratic) 65.4% Robert S. Allen (Republican) 30.5% Lawrence J. Phillips (Peace and Freedom) 4.1%
California 10	Don Edwards	Democratic	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Don Edwards (Democratic) 67.1% Rudy Hansen (Republican) 32.9%
California 11	Leo Ryan	Democratic	1972	Incumbent re-elected, Following the election, Ryan was murdered while investigating the Peoples Temple in Guyana	Y Leo Ryan (Democratic) 60.5% Dave Welch (Republican) 35.6% Nicholas W. Kudrovzeff (American Independent) 3.9%
California 12	Pete McCloskey	Republican		Incumbent re-elected.	Y Pete McCloskey (Republican) 73.1% Kirsten Olsen (Democratic) 21.5% Harold R. Boylan (American Independent) 3.5% Adele Fumino (Peace and Freedom) 1.9%
California 13	Norman Mineta	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Norman Mineta (Democratic) 57.5% Dan O'Keefe (Republican) 39.5% Robert Goldsborough III (Peace and Freedom) 3.0%
California 14	John J. McFall	Democratic	1956	Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain.	Y Norman D. Shumway (Republican) 53.4% John J. McFall (Democratic) 42.6% George Darold Waldron (American Independent) 4.0%
California 15	B. F. Sisk	Democratic	1954	Incumbent retired. Democratic hold.	Y Tony Coelho (Democratic) 60.1% Chris Patterakis (Republican) 39.9%
California 16	Leon Panetta	Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Leon Panetta (Democratic) 61.4% Eric Seastrand (Republican) 38.6%
California 17	John Hans Krebs	Democratic	1974	Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain.	Y Chip Pashayan (Republican) 54.5% John Hans Krebs (Democratic) 45.5%
California 18	Vacant			William M. Ketchum (Republican) died June 24, 1978 Republican hold.	Y Bill Thomas (Republican) 59.3% Bob Sogge (Democratic) 40.7%
California 19	Robert Lagomarsino	Republican	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Robert Lagomarsino (Republican) 71.7% Jerry Zamos (Democratic) 24.3% Milton Shiro Takei (Peace and Freedom) 4.0%
California 20	Barry Goldwater Jr.	Republican		Incumbent re-elected.	Y Barry Goldwater Jr. (Republican) 66.4% Patti Lear Corman (Democratic) 33.6%
California 21	James C. Corman	Democratic	1960	Incumbent re-elected.	Y James C. Corman (Democratic) 59.5% Rod Walsh (Republican) 35.9% Bill Hill (Peace and Freedom) 4.6%
California 22	Carlos Moorhead	Republican	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Carlos Moorhead (Republican) 64.6% Robert S. Henry (Democratic) 35.4%
California 23	Anthony Beilenson	Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Anthony Beilenson (Democratic) 65.6% Joseph Barbara (Republican) 34.4%
California 24	Henry Waxman	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Henry Waxman (Democratic) 62.7% Howard G. Schaefer (Republican) 32.6% Kevin Casey Peters (Peace and Freedom) 4.8%
California 25	Edward R. Roybal	Democratic	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Edward R. Roybal (Democratic) 67.4% Robert K. Watson (Republican) 32.6%
California 26	John H. Rousselot	Republican	1960 1962 (defeated) 1970 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John H. Rousselot (Republican) Unopposed
California 27	Bob Dornan	Republican	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Bob Dornan (Republican) 51.0% Carey Peck (Democratic) 49.0%
California 28	Yvonne Brathwaite Burke	Democratic	1972	Incumbent retired to run for Attorney General of California. Democratic hold.	Y Julian Dixon (Democratic) Unopposed
California 29	Augustus Hawkins	Democratic	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Augustus Hawkins (Democratic) 85.0% Uriah J. Fields (Republican) 15.0%
California 30	George E. Danielson	Democratic	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	Y George E. Danielson (Democratic) 71.4% Henry Ares (Republican) 28.6%
California 31	Charles H. Wilson	Democratic	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Charles H. Wilson (Democratic) 67.8% Don Grimshaw (Republican) 32.2%
California 32	Glenn M. Anderson	Democratic	1968	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Glenn M. Anderson (Democratic) 71.4% Sonya Mathison (Republican) 22.4% Ida Bader (American Independent) 6.1%
California 33	Del M. Clawson	Republican		Incumbent retired. Republican hold.	Y Wayne R. Grisham (Republican) 56.0% Dennis S. Kazarian (Democratic) 44.0%
California 34	Mark W. Hannaford	Democratic	1974	Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain.	Y Dan Lungren (Republican) 53.7% Mark W. Hannaford (Democratic) 43.7% Lawrence John Stafford (American Independent) 2.6%
California 35	James F. Lloyd	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	Y James F. Lloyd (Democratic) 54.0% David Dreier (Republican) 46.0%
California 36	George Brown Jr.	Democratic	1962 1970 (Retired) 1972	Incumbent re-elected.	Y George Brown Jr. (Democratic) 62.9% Dana Warren Carmody (Republican) 37.1%
California 37	Shirley Neil Pettis	Republican		Incumbent retired. Republican hold.	Y Jerry Lewis (Republican) 61.4% Dan Corcoran (Democratic) 34.8% Bernard Wahl (American Independent) 3.8%
California 38	Jerry M. Patterson	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Jerry M. Patterson (Democratic) 58.6% Dan Goedeke (Republican) 41.4%
California 39	Charles E. Wiggins	Republican	1966	Incumbent retired. Republican hold.	Y William E. Dannemeyer (Republican) 63.7% William E. "Bill" Farris (Democratic) 36.3%
California 40	Robert Badham	Republican	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Robert Badham (Republican) 65.9% Jim McGuy (Democratic) 34.1%
California 41	Bob Wilson	Republican	1952	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Bob Wilson (Republican) 58.1% King Golden Jr. (Democratic) 41.9%
California 42	Lionel Van Deerlin	Democratic	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Lionel Van Deerlin (Democratic) 73.7% Lawrence C. Mattera (Republican) 26.3%
California 43	Clair Burgener	Republican	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Clair Burgener (Republican) 68.7% Ruben B. Brooks (Democratic) 31.3%

Colorado

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

Connecticut

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

Delaware

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Delaware at-large	Thomas B. Evans Jr.	Republican	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Thomas B. Evans Jr. (Republican) 58.2% Gary E. Hindes (Democratic) 41.2% James E. Hicks (American Independent) 0.6%

Florida

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Florida 1	Bob Sikes	Democratic	1940 1944 (resigned) 1944	Incumbent retired. Democratic hold.	Y Earl Hutto (Democratic) 63.3% Warren Briggs (Republican) 36.7%
Florida 2	Don Fuqua	Democratic	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Don Fuqua (Democratic) 81.7% Pete Brathwaite (Republican) 18.3%
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) 73.1% Tom Boney (Republican) 26.9%
Florida 5	Richard Kelly	Republican	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Richard Kelly (Republican) 51.1% David Ryan Best (Democratic) 48.9%
Florida 6	Bill Young	Republican	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Bill Young (Republican) 78.8% Jim Christison (Democratic) 21.2%
Florida 7	Sam Gibbons	Democratic	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Sam Gibbons (Democratic) Unopposed
Florida 8	Andy Ireland	Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Andy Ireland (Democratic) Unopposed
Florida 9	Louis Frey Jr.	Republican	1968	Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Florida. Democratic gain.	Y Bill Nelson (Democratic) 61.5% Edward Gurney (Republican) 38.5%
Florida 10	Skip Bafalis	Republican	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Skip Bafalis (Republican) Unopposed
Florida 11	Paul Rogers	Democratic	1954	Incumbent retired. Democratic hold.	Y Dan Mica (Democratic) 55.3% Bill James (Republican) 44.7%
Florida 12	J. Herbert Burke	Republican	1966	Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain.	Y Edward J. Stack (Democratic) 61.6% J. Herbert Burke (Republican) 38.4%
Florida 13	William Lehman	Democratic	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	Y William Lehman (Democratic) Unopposed
Florida 14	Claude Pepper	Democratic	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Claude Pepper (Democratic) 63.1% Al Cárdenas (Republican) 36.9%
Florida 15	Dante Fascell	Democratic	1954	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Dante Fascell (Democratic) 74.2% Herbert J. Hoodwin (Republican) 25.8%

Georgia

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Georgia 1	Bo Ginn	Democratic	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	Y 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) Unopposed
Georgia 4	Elliott H. Levitas	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Elliott H. Levitas (Democratic) 80.9% Homer Cheung (Republican) 19.1%
Georgia 5	Wyche Fowler	Democratic	1977 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Wyche Fowler (Democratic) 75.5% Thomas P. Bowles Jr. (Republican) 24.5%
Georgia 6	John Flynt	Democratic	1954	Incumbent retired. Republican gain.	Y Newt Gingrich (Republican) 54.4% Virginia Shapard (Democratic) 45.6%
Georgia 7	Larry McDonald	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Larry McDonald (Democratic) 66.5% Ernest Norsworthy (Republican) 33.5%
Georgia 8	Billy Lee Evans	Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Billy Lee Evans (Democratic) Unopposed
Georgia 9	Ed Jenkins	Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Ed Jenkins (Democratic) 76.9% David G. Ashworth (Republican) 23.1%
Georgia 10	Doug Barnard Jr.	Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Doug Barnard Jr. (Democratic) Unopposed

Hawaii

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

Idaho

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Idaho 1	Steve Symms	Republican	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Steve Symms (Republican) 59.9% Roy Truby (Democratic) 40.1%
Idaho 2	George V. Hansen	Republican	1964 1968 (retired) 1974	Incumbent re-elected.	Y George V. Hansen (Republican) 57.3% Stan Kress (Democratic) 42.7%

Illinois

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Illinois 1	Ralph Metcalfe	Democratic	1970	Incumbent died. Democratic hold.	Y Bennett Stewart (Democratic) 58.5% A. A. Rayner Jr. (Republican) 41.3% Others (W/I) 0.2%
Illinois 2	Morgan F. Murphy	Democratic	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Morgan F. Murphy (Democratic) 86.0% James P. Wognum (Republican) 11.8% Carl Stanley Holmes (Independent) 2.2%
Illinois 3	Marty Russo	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Marty Russo (Democratic) 65.2% Robert L. Dunne (Republican) 34.8%
Illinois 4	Ed Derwinski	Republican	1958	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Ed Derwinski (Republican) 66.9% Andrew Thomas (Democratic) 33.1%
Illinois 5	John G. Fary	Democratic	1975	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John G. Fary (Democratic) 84.0% Joseph A. Barracca (Republican) 16.0%
Illinois 6	Henry Hyde	Republican	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Henry Hyde (Republican) 66.2% Jeanne P. Quinn (Democratic) 33.8%
Illinois 7	Cardiss Collins	Democratic	1973	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Cardiss Collins (Democratic) 86.3% James C. Holt (Republican) 13.7%
Illinois 8	Dan Rostenkowski	Democratic	1958	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Dan Rostenkowski (Democratic) 86.0% Carl C. LoDico (Republican) 14.0%
Illinois 9	Sidney R. Yates	Democratic	1948 1962 (retired) 1964	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Sidney R. Yates (Democratic) 75.3% John M. Collins (Republican) 24.7%
Illinois 10	Abner Mikva	Democratic	1968 1972 (defeated) 1974	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Abner Mikva (Democratic) 50.2% John Porter (Republican) 49.8%
Illinois 11	Frank Annunzio	Democratic	1964	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Frank Annunzio (Democratic) 73.7% John Hoeger (Republican) 26.3%
Illinois 12	Phil Crane	Republican	1969	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Phil Crane (Republican) 79.5% Gilbert Bogen (Democratic) 20.5%
Illinois 13	Robert McClory	Republican	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Robert McClory (Republican) 61.2% Frederick J. Steffen (Democratic) 38.8%
Illinois 14	John N. Erlenborn	Republican	1964	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John N. Erlenborn (Republican) 75.1% James A. Romanyak (Democratic) 24.9%
Illinois 15	Tom Corcoran	Republican	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Tom Corcoran (Republican) 62.4% Tim Lee Hall (Democratic) 37.6%
Illinois 16	John B. Anderson	Republican	1960	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John B. Anderson (Republican) 65.5% Ernest W. Dahlin (Democratic) 34.5%
Illinois 17	George M. O'Brien	Republican	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	Y George M. O'Brien (Republican) 70.6% Clifford J. Sinclair (Democratic) 29.4%
Illinois 18	Robert H. Michel	Republican	1956	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Robert H. Michel (Republican) 65.9% Virgil R. Grunkmeyer (Democratic) 34.1%
Illinois 19	Tom Railsback	Republican	1966	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Tom Railsback (Republican) Unopposed
Illinois 20	Paul Findley	Republican	1960	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Paul Findley (Republican) 69.6% Victor Roberts (Democratic) 30.4%
Illinois 21	Ed Madigan	Republican	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Ed Madigan (Republican) 78.3% Ken Baughman (Democratic) 21.7%
Illinois 22	George E. Shipley	Democratic	1958	Incumbent retired. Republican gain.	Y Dan Crane (Republican) 54.0% Terry L. Bruce (Democratic) 46.0%
Illinois 23	Melvin Price	Democratic	1944	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Melvin Price (Democratic) 74.2% Daniel J. Stack (Republican) 25.8%
Illinois 24	Paul Simon	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Paul Simon (Democratic) 65.6% John T. Anderson (Republican) 34.4%

Indiana

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Indiana 1	Adam Benjamin Jr.	Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Adam Benjamin Jr. (Democratic) 80.3% Owen W. Crumpacker (Republican) 19.3% Christopher Martinson (Lab) 0.4%
Indiana 2	Floyd Fithian	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Floyd Fithian (Democratic) 56.5% Jay Philip Oppenheim (Republican) 36.2% William Costas (Independent) 6.4% James Hensley Logan (American Independent) 0.8%
Indiana 3	John Brademas	Democratic	1958	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John Brademas (Democratic) 55.5% Thomas L. Thorson (Republican) 43.3% R. Craig Fisher (Libertarian) 1.2%
Indiana 4	Dan Quayle	Republican	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Dan Quayle (Republican) 64.4% John D. Walda (Democratic) 33.8% Terry Eugene Hively (American Independent) 1.9%
Indiana 5	Elwood Hillis	Republican	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Elwood Hillis (Republican) 67.6% Max Ervin Heiss (Democratic) 32.4%
Indiana 6	David W. Evans	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	Y David W. Evans (Democratic) 52.2% David G. Crane (Republican) 47.6% John Williams Rothrock Jr. (Libertarian) 0.2%
Indiana 7	John T. Myers	Republican	1966	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John T. Myers (Republican) 56.3% Charlotte T. Zietlow (Democratic) 43.7%
Indiana 8	David L. Cornwell	Democratic	1976	Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain.	Y H. Joel Deckard (Republican) 52.0% David L. Cornwell (Democratic) 48.0%
Indiana 9	Lee H. Hamilton	Democratic	1964	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Lee H. Hamilton (Democratic) 65.6% Frank I. Hamilton Jr. (Republican) 34.4%
Indiana 10	Philip Sharp	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Philip Sharp (Democratic) 56.1% Bill Frazier (Republican) 42.8% George W. Ames (American Independent) 1.1%
Indiana 11	Andrew Jacobs Jr.	Democratic	1964 1972 (defeated) 1974	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Andrew Jacobs Jr. (Democratic) 57.2% Charles E. Bosma (Republican) 42.6% Henry Slubowski (Socialist Workers) 0.1%

Iowa

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

Kansas

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

Kentucky

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Kentucky 1	Carroll Hubbard	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Carroll Hubbard (Democratic) Unopposed
Kentucky 2	William Natcher	Democratic	1953 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	Y William Natcher (Democratic) Unopposed
Kentucky 3	Romano Mazzoli	Democratic	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Romano Mazzoli (Democratic) 65.7% Norbert Drummond Leveronne (Republican) 31.3% Tom Beckham (Independent) 2.3% James Burfeind (Socialist Workers) 0.8%
Kentucky 4	Gene Snyder	Republican	1962 1964 (defeated) 1966	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Gene Snyder (Republican) 65.8% George Clarke Martin (Democratic) 34.2%
Kentucky 5	Tim Lee Carter	Republican	1964	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Tim Lee Carter (Republican) 79.2% Jesse M. Ramey (Democratic) 20.8%
Kentucky 6	John B. Breckinridge	Democratic	1972	Incumbent lost renomination. Republican gain.	Y Larry J. Hopkins (Republican) 50.6% Charles T. Easterly (Democratic) 46.1% Lloyd K. Rogers (American Independent) 3.2%
Kentucky 7	Carl D. Perkins	Democratic	1948	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Carl D. Perkins (Democratic) 76.5% Granville Thomas (Republican) 23.5%

Louisiana

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Louisiana 1	Bob Livingston	Republican	1977 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Bob Livingston (Republican) Unopposed
Louisiana 2	Lindy Boggs	Democratic	1973 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Lindy Boggs (Democratic) Unopposed
Louisiana 3	Dave Treen	Republican	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Dave Treen (Republican) Unopposed
Louisiana 4	Joe Waggonner	Democratic	1961 (Special)	Incumbent retired. Democratic hold.	Y Buddy Leach (Democratic) 50.1% James Hamilton Wilson (Republican) 49.9%
Louisiana 5	Jerry Huckaby	Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Jerry Huckaby (Democratic) Unopposed
Louisiana 6	Henson Moore	Republican	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Henson Moore (Republican) Unopposed
Louisiana 7	John Breaux	Democratic	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John Breaux (Democratic) Unopposed
Louisiana 8	Gillis William Long	Democratic	1962 1964 (lost renomination) 1972	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Gillis William Long (Democratic) Unopposed

Maine

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Maine 1	David F. Emery	Republican	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	Y David F. Emery (Republican) 61.5% John Quinn (Democratic) 35.8% J. David Madigan (Independent) 2.7%
Maine 2	William Cohen	Republican	1972	Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. Republican hold.	Y 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

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

Massachusetts

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

Michigan

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

Minnesota

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

Mississippi

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Mississippi 1	Jamie Whitten	Democratic		Incumbent re-elected.	Y Jamie Whitten (Democratic) 66.6% Terrill K. Moffett (Republican) 31.0% Horace E. Hutcheson (Independent) 2.4%
Mississippi 2	David R. Bowen	Democratic	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	Y David R. Bowen (Democratic) 61.7% Roland Byrd (Republican) 38.3%
Mississippi 3	Sonny Montgomery	Democratic	1966	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Sonny Montgomery (Democratic) 92.4% Dorothy Eleanor Cleveland (Republican) 7.6%
Mississippi 4	Thad Cochran	Republican	1972	Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. Republican hold.	Y 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%
Mississippi 5	Trent Lott	Republican	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Trent Lott (Republican) Unopposed

Missouri

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

Montana

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Montana 1	Max Baucus	Democratic	1974	Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator. Democratic hold.	Y Pat Williams (Democratic) 57.3% Jim Waltermire (Republican) 42.7%
Montana 2	Ron Marlenee	Republican	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Ron Marlenee (Republican) 56.9% Thomas G. Monahan (Democratic) 43.1%

Nebraska

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Nebraska 1	Charles Thone	Republican	1970	Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Nebraska. Republican hold.	Y Doug Bereuter (Republican) 58.1% Hess Dyas (Democratic) 41.9%
Nebraska 2	John Joseph Cavanaugh III	Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John Joseph Cavanaugh III (Democratic) 52.3% Hal Daub (Republican) 47.7%
Nebraska 3	Virginia D. Smith	Republican	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Virginia D. Smith (Republican) 80.0% Marilyn Fowler (Democratic) 20.0%

Nevada

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Nevada at-large	James David Santini	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	Y James David Santini (Democratic) 69.5% Bill O'Mara (Republican) 23.3% None of These Candidates (Independent) 4.0% Linda West (Libertarian) 3.2%

New Hampshire

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
New Hampshire 1	Norman D'Amours	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Norman D'Amours (Democratic) 61.6% Daniel M. Hughes (Republican) 36.6% James E. Pinard (Libertarian) 1.8%
New Hampshire 2	James Colgate Cleveland	Republican	1962	Incumbent re-elected.