1988 United States House of Representatives elections explained

Election Name:	1988 United States House of Representatives elections
Country:	United States
Flag Year:	1960
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1986 United States House of Representatives elections
Previous Year:	1986
Next Election:	1990 United States House of Representatives elections
Next Year:	1990
Majority Seats:	218
Election Date:	November 8, 1988
Party1:	Democratic Party (US)
Image1:	Jim Wright during a bipartisan congressional meeting (cropped).jpg
Leader Since1:	January 3, 1987
Last Election1:	258 seats
Seats1:	260
Seat Change1:	2
Popular Vote1:	43,544,565
Percentage1:	53.3%
Swing1:	1.0%
Party2:	Republican Party (US)
Leader Since2:	January 3, 1981
Last Election2:	177 seats
Seats2:	175
Seat Change2:	2
Popular Vote2:	37,209,219
Percentage2:	45.6%
Swing2:	1.2%
Map Size:	320px

Before Party:	Democratic Party (US)
After Party:	Democratic Party (US)

The 1988 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives on November 8, 1988, to elect members to serve in the 101st United States Congress. They coincided with the election of George H. W. Bush as president. Although Bush won with a strong majority, his Republican Party lost a net of two seats to the Democratic Party, slightly increasing the Democratic majority in the House. It was the first time since 1960 that an incoming president's party lost seats in the House.

The Republicans did not field a candidate in one-fourth of the seats in the Southern United States. This is the last congressional election in which Republicans won a House seat in Hawaii for a full term and the last time they won a seat in Vermont.

Overall results

↓
260	175
Democratic	Republican

Party	Seats			Seat percentage	Vote percentage	Popular vote
Last election (1986)	This election	Net change		Seat percentage	Vote percentage	Popular vote
	Democratic Party		258		260		2	59.8%	53.3%	43,544,565
	Republican Party	177	175	2	40.2%	45.6%	37,209,219
	Libertarian Party	0	0		0.0%	0.6%	445,708
	Independent	0	0		0.0%	0.2%	161,381
	Peace and Freedom Party	0	0		0.0%	0.1%	89,494
	Right to Life Party	0	0		0.0%	0.1%	52,296
	Conservative Party	0	0		0.0%	0.1%	47,577
	Others	0	0		0.0%	0.2%	131,945
Totals		435	435		100.0%	100.0%	81,682,185

Source: Election Statistics – Office of the Clerk

Special elections

Ordered by election date, then by state/district.

Incumbent	First elected	Result
Bill Boner	Democratic	1978	Incumbent resigned October 5, 1987, to become Mayor of Nashville. New member elected January 19, 1988. Democratic hold. Winner was subsequently re-elected in November; see below.	nowrap
Buddy Roemer	Democratic	1980	Incumbent resigned March 3, 1988, to become Governor of Louisiana. New member elected April 16, 1988. Republican gain. Winner was subsequently re-elected in November; see below.	nowrap
Dan Daniel	Democratic	1968	Incumbent died January 24, 1988. New member elected June 14, 1988. Democratic hold. Winner was subsequently re-elected in November; see below.	nowrap
James J. Howard	Democratic	1964	Incumbent died March 25, 1988. New member elected November 8, 1988. Democratic hold. Concurrently, winner was also elected to the next term; see below.	nowrap
John Duncan Sr.	Republican	1964	Incumbent died June 21, 1988. New member elected November 8, 1988. Republican hold. Concurrently, winner was also elected to the next term; see below.	nowrap

Alabama

Incumbent	First elected	Result	Candidates
Sonny Callahan	Republican	1984	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Bill Dickinson	Republican	1964	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Bill Nichols	Democratic	1966	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Tom Bevill	Democratic	1966	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Ronnie Flippo	Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Ben Erdreich	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Claude Harris Jr.	Democratic	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Alaska

See main article: 1988 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska.

Arizona

Incumbent	First elected	Result	Candidates
John Jacob Rhodes III	Republican	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Mo Udall	Democratic	1961	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Bob Stump	Republican	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Jon Kyl	Republican	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Jim Kolbe	Republican	1984	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Arkansas

Incumbent	First elected	Result	Candidates
Bill Alexander	Democratic	1968	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Tommy F. Robinson	Democratic	1984	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
John Paul Hammerschmidt	Republican	1966	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Beryl Anthony Jr.	Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

California

See main article: 1988 United States House of Representatives elections in California.

Incumbent	First elected	Result	Candidates
Douglas H. Bosco	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Wally Herger	Republican	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Bob Matsui	Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Vic Fazio	Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Nancy Pelosi	Democratic	1987	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Barbara Boxer	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
George Miller	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Ron Dellums	Democratic	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Pete Stark	Democratic	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Don Edwards	Democratic	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Tom Lantos	Democratic	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Ernie Konnyu	Republican	1986		Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Republican hold.	nowrap
Norman Mineta	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Norman D. Shumway	Republican	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Tony Coelho	Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Leon Panetta	Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Chip Pashayan	Republican	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Richard H. Lehman	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Bob Lagomarsino	Republican	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Bill Thomas	Republican	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Elton Gallegly	Republican	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Carlos Moorhead	Republican	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Anthony Beilenson	Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Henry Waxman	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Edward R. Roybal	Democratic	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Howard Berman	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Mel Levine	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Julian Dixon	Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Augustus Hawkins	Democratic	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Matthew G. Martínez	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Mervyn Dymally	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Glenn M. Anderson	Democratic	1968	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
David Dreier	Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Esteban Torres	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Jerry Lewis	Republican	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
George Brown Jr.	Democratic	1962 1970 1972	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Al McCandless	Republican	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Bob Dornan	Republican	1976 1982 1984	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
William Dannemeyer	Republican	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Robert Badham	Republican	1976		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.	nowrap
Bill Lowery	Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Dan Lungren	Republican	1978		Incumbent retired to become California State Treasurer. New member elected. Republican hold.	nowrap
Ron Packard	Republican	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Jim Bates	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Duncan L. Hunter	Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Colorado

Incumbent	First elected	Result	Candidates
Pat Schroeder	Democratic	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
David Skaggs	Democratic	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Ben Nighthorse Campbell	Democratic	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Hank Brown	Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Joel Hefley	Republican	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Daniel Schaefer	Republican	1983	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Connecticut

Incumbent	First elected	Result	Candidates
Barbara B. Kennelly	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Sam Gejdenson	Democratic	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Bruce Morrison	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Chris Shays	Republican	1987	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
John G. Rowland	Republican	1984	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Nancy Johnson	Republican	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Delaware

Florida

Incumbent	First elected	Result	Candidates
Earl Hutto	Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
James W. Grant	Democratic	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Charles E. Bennett	Democratic	1948	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Bill Chappell	Democratic	1968		Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.	nowrap
Bill McCollum	Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Buddy MacKay	Democratic	1982		Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Republican gain.	nowrap
Sam Gibbons	Democratic	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Bill Young	Republican	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Michael Bilirakis	Republican	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Andy Ireland	Republican	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Bill Nelson	Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Tom Lewis	Republican	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Connie Mack III	Republican	1982		Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Republican hold.	nowrap
Dan Mica	Democratic	1978		Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Democratic hold.	nowrap
Clay Shaw	Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Lawrence J. Smith	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
William Lehman	Democratic	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Claude Pepper	Democratic	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Dante Fascell	Democratic	1954	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Georgia

Incumbent	First elected	Result	Candidates
Lindsay Thomas	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Charles Hatcher	Democratic	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Richard Ray	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Pat Swindall	Republican	1984		Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	nowrap
John Lewis	Democratic	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Newt Gingrich	Republican	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Buddy Darden	Democratic	1983 (special)	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
J. Roy Rowland	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Ed Jenkins	Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Doug Barnard Jr.	Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Source: Web site: N 1988 General Electionovember 8, 1988 . . September 5, 2011 . March 18, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120318114355/http://sos.georgia.gov/elections/election_results/1988/Frame_1108.html . dead .

Hawaii

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
	Pat Saiki		Republican	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Daniel Akaka		Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Idaho

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
	Larry Craig		Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Richard H. Stallings		Democratic	1984	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Illinois

Incumbent	First elected	Result	Candidates
Charles Hayes	Democratic	1983	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Gus Savage	Democratic	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Marty Russo	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Jack Davis	Republican	1986		Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	nowrap
Bill Lipinski	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Henry Hyde	Republican	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Cardiss Collins	Democratic	1973	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Dan Rostenkowski	Democratic	1958	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Sidney R. Yates	Democratic	1948 1962 1964	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
John Porter	Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Frank Annunzio	Democratic	1964	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Phil Crane	Republican	1969	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Harris Fawell	Republican	1984	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Dennis Hastert	Republican	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Ed Madigan	Republican	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Lynn M. Martin	Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Lane Evans	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Robert H. Michel	Republican	1956	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Terry L. Bruce	Democratic	1984	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Dick Durbin	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Jerry Costello	Democratic	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Kenneth J. Gray	Democratic	1954 1974 1984		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	nowrap

Indiana

See main article: 1988 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana.

Incumbent	First elected	Result	Candidates
Pete Visclosky	Democratic	1984	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Philip Sharp	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
John P. Hiler	Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Dan Coats	Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Jim Jontz	Democratic	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Dan Burton	Republican	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
John T. Myers	Republican	1966	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Frank McCloskey	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Lee H. Hamilton	Democratic	1964	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Andrew Jacobs Jr.	Democratic	1964 1972 1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Iowa

Incumbent	First elected	Result	Candidates
Jim Leach	Republican	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Tom Tauke	Republican	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
David R. Nagle	Democratic	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Neal Smith	Democratic	1958	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Jim Ross Lightfoot	Republican	1984	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Fred Grandy	Republican	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Kansas

Incumbent	First elected	Result	Candidates
Pat Roberts	Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Jim Slattery	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Jan Meyers	Republican	1984	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Dan Glickman	Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Bob Whittaker	Republican	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Kentucky

Incumbent	First elected	Result	Candidates
Carroll Hubbard	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
William Natcher	Democratic	1953	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Romano Mazzoli	Democratic	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Jim Bunning	Republican	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Hal Rogers	Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Larry J. Hopkins	Republican	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Chris Perkins	Democratic	1984	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Louisiana

See main article: 1988 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana.

Incumbent	First elected	Result	Candidates
Bob Livingston	Republican	1977	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Lindy Boggs	Democratic	1973	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Billy Tauzin	Democratic	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Jim McCrery	Republican	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Jerry Huckaby	Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Richard Baker	Republican	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Jimmy Hayes	Democratic	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Clyde C. Holloway	Republican	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Maine

See main article: 1988 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine.

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
	Joseph E. Brennan		Democratic	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Olympia Snowe		Republican	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Maryland

Incumbent	First elected	Result	Candidates
Roy Dyson	Democratic	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Helen Delich Bentley	Republican	1984	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Ben Cardin	Democratic	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Tom McMillen	Democratic	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Steny Hoyer	Democratic	1981 (special)	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Beverly Byron	Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Kweisi Mfume	Democratic	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Connie Morella	Republican	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Massachusetts

Incumbent	First elected	Result	Candidates
Silvio O. Conte	Republican	1958	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Edward Boland	Democratic	1952		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	nowrap
Joseph D. Early	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Barney Frank	Democratic	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Chester G. Atkins	Democratic	1984	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Nicholas Mavroules	Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Ed Markey	Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Joseph P. Kennedy II	Democratic	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Joe Moakley	Democratic	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Gerry Studds	Democratic	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Brian J. Donnelly	Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Michigan

See main article: 1988 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan.

Incumbent	First elected	Result	Candidates
John Conyers	Democratic	1964	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Carl Pursell	Republican	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Howard Wolpe	Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Fred Upton	Republican	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Paul B. Henry	Republican	1984	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Bob Carr	Democratic	1974 1980 1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Dale Kildee	Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
J. Bob Traxler	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Guy Vander Jagt	Republican	1966	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Bill Schuette	Republican	1984	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Bob Davis	Republican	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
David Bonior	Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
George Crockett Jr.	Democratic	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Dennis Hertel	Democratic	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
William D. Ford	Democratic	1964	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
John Dingell	Democratic	1955	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Sander Levin	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
William Broomfield	Republican	1956	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Minnesota

Incumbent	First elected	Result	Candidates
Tim Penny	DFL	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Vin Weber	Independent- Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Bill Frenzel	Independent- Republican	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Bruce Vento	DFL	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Martin Olav Sabo	DFL	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Gerry Sikorski	DFL	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Arlan Stangeland	Independent- Republican	1977	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Jim Oberstar	DFL	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Mississippi

Incumbent	First elected	Result	Candidates
Jamie Whitten	Democratic	1941	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Mike Espy	Democratic	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Sonny Montgomery	Democratic	1966	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Wayne Dowdy	Democratic	1981		Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Democratic hold.	nowrap
Trent Lott	Republican	1972		Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Republican hold.	nowrap

Missouri

See main article: 1988 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri.

Incumbent	First elected	Result	Candidates
Bill Clay	Democratic	1968	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Jack Buechner	Republican	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Dick Gephardt	Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Ike Skelton	Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Alan Wheat	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Tom Coleman	Republican	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Gene Taylor	Republican	1972		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.	nowrap
Bill Emerson	Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Harold Volkmer	Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Montana

See main article: 1988 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana.

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
	Pat Williams		Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Ron Marlenee		Republican	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Nebraska

Incumbent	First elected	Result	Candidates
Doug Bereuter	Republican	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Hal Daub	Republican	1980		Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Democratic gain.	nowrap
Virginia D. Smith	Republican	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Nevada

See main article: 1988 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada.

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
	James Bilbray		Democratic	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Barbara Vucanovich		Republican	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

New Hampshire

See main article: 1988 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire.

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
	Bob Smith		Republican	1984	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Judd Gregg		Republican	1980		Incumbent retired to run for Governor of New Hampshire. New member elected. Republican hold.	nowrap

New Jersey

See main article: 1988 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey.

Incumbent	First elected	Result	Candidates
James Florio	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
William J. Hughes	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
James J. Howard	Democratic	1964		Incumbent died. New member elected. Democratic hold. Winner was also elected to finish the current term; see above.	nowrap
Chris Smith	Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Marge Roukema	Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Bernard J. Dwyer	Democratic	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Matthew J. Rinaldo	Republican	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Robert A. Roe	Democratic	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Robert Torricelli	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Peter W. Rodino	Democratic	1948		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	nowrap
Dean Gallo	Republican	1984	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Jim Courter	Republican	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Jim Saxton	Republican	1984	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Frank J. Guarini	Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

New Mexico

See main article: 1988 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico.

Incumbent	First elected	Result	Candidates
Manuel Lujan Jr.	Republican	1968		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.	nowrap
Joe Skeen	Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Bill Richardson	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

New York

Incumbent	First elected	Result	Candidates
George J. Hochbrueckner	Democratic	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Thomas Downey	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Robert J. Mrazek	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Norman F. Lent	Republican	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Ray McGrath	Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Floyd Flake	Democratic	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Gary Ackerman	Democratic	1983	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
James H. Scheuer	Democratic	1964 1972 1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Thomas Manton	Democratic	1984	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Chuck Schumer	Democratic	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Edolphus Towns	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Major Owens	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Stephen Solarz	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Guy Molinari	Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Bill Green	Republican	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Charles Rangel	Democratic	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Ted Weiss	Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Robert García	Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Mario Biaggi	Democratic	1968		Incumbent withdrew but remained on the ballot. New member elected. Democratic hold.	nowrap
Joe DioGuardi	Republican	1984		Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	nowrap
Hamilton Fish IV	Republican	1968	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Benjamin Gilman	Republican	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Samuel S. Stratton	Democratic	1958		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	nowrap
Gerald Solomon	Republican	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Sherwood Boehlert	Republican	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
David O'Brien Martin	Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
George C. Wortley	Republican	1980		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.	nowrap
Matthew F. McHugh	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Frank Horton	Republican	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Louise Slaughter	Democratic	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Jack Kemp	Republican	1970		Incumbent retired to run for U.S. President. New member elected. Republican hold.	nowrap
John LaFalce	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Henry J. Nowak	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Amo Houghton	Republican	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

North Carolina

Incumbent	First elected	Result	Candidates
Walter B. Jones Sr.	Democratic	1966	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Tim Valentine	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Martin Lancaster	Democratic	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
David Price	Democratic	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Stephen L. Neal	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Howard Coble	Republican	1984	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Charlie Rose	Democratic	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Bill Hefner	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Alex McMillan	Republican	1984	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Cass Ballenger	Republican	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
James M. Clarke	Democratic	1982 1984 1986	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

North Dakota

Ohio

See main article: 1988 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio.

Incumbent	First elected	Result	Candidates
Tom Luken	Democratic	1974 1974 1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Bill Gradison	Republican	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Tony P. Hall	Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Mike Oxley	Republican	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Del Latta	Republican	1958		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.	nowrap
Bob McEwen	Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Mike DeWine	Republican	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Buz Lukens	Republican	1966 1970 1986	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Marcy Kaptur	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Clarence E. Miller	Republican	1966	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Dennis E. Eckart	Democratic	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
John Kasich	Republican	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Donald J. Pease	Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Tom Sawyer	Democratic	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Chalmers Wylie	Republican	1966	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Ralph Regula	Republican	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
James Traficant	Democratic	1984	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Douglas Applegate	Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Ed Feighan	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Mary Rose Oakar	Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Louis Stokes	Democratic	1968	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Oklahoma

Incumbent	First elected	Result	Candidates
Jim Inhofe	Republican	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Mike Synar	Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Wes Watkins	Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Dave McCurdy	Democratic	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Mickey Edwards	Republican	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Glenn English	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Oregon

Incumbent	First elected	Result	Candidates
Les AuCoin	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Bob Smith	Republican	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Ron Wyden	Democratic	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Peter DeFazio	Democratic	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Denny Smith	Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Pennsylvania

Incumbent	First elected	Result	Candidates
Thomas M. Foglietta	Democratic	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
William H. Gray III	Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Robert Borski	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Joe Kolter	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Dick Schulze	Republican	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Gus Yatron	Democratic	1968	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Curt Weldon	Republican	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Peter H. Kostmayer	Democratic	1976 1980 1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Bud Shuster	Republican	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Joseph M. McDade	Republican	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Paul Kanjorski	Democratic	1984	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
John Murtha	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Lawrence Coughlin	Republican	1968	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
William J. Coyne	Democratic	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Donald L. Ritter	Republican	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Bob Walker	Republican	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
George Gekas	Republican	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Doug Walgren	Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Bill Goodling	Republican	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Joseph M. Gaydos	Democratic	1968	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Tom Ridge	Republican	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Austin Murphy	Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
William Clinger	Republican	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Rhode Island

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
	Fernand St Germain		Democratic	1960		Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.	nowrap
	Claudine Schneider		Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

South Carolina

See main article: 1988 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina.

Incumbent	First elected	Result	Candidates
Arthur Ravenel Jr.	Republican	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Floyd Spence	Republican	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Butler Derrick	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Liz J. Patterson	Democratic	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
John Spratt	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Robin Tallon	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

South Dakota

Tennessee

Incumbent	First elected	Result	Candidates
Jimmy Quillen	Republican	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
John Duncan Sr.	Republican	1964		Incumbent died June 21, 1988. New member elected. Republican hold. Winner was also elected to finish the current term; see above.	nowrap
Marilyn Lloyd	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Jim Cooper	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Bob Clement	Democratic	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Bart Gordon	Democratic	1984	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Don Sundquist	Republican	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Ed Jones	Democratic	1969		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	nowrap
Harold Ford Sr.	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Texas

See main article: 1988 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas.

Incumbent	First elected	Result	Candidates
Jim Chapman	Democratic	1985	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Charles Wilson	Democratic	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Steve Bartlett	Republican	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Ralph Hall	Democratic	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
John Bryant	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Joe Barton	Republican	1984	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Bill Archer	Republican	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Jack Fields	Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Jack Brooks	Democratic	1952	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
J. J. Pickle	Democratic	1963	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Marvin Leath	Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Jim Wright	Democratic	1954	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Beau Boulter	Republican	1984		Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Democratic gain.	nowrap
Mac Sweeney	Republican	1984		Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	nowrap
Kika de la Garza	Democratic	1964	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Ron Coleman	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Charles Stenholm	Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Mickey Leland	Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Larry Combest	Republican	1984	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Henry B. González	Democratic	1961	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Lamar Smith	Republican	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Tom DeLay	Republican	1984	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Albert Bustamante	Democratic	1984	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Martin Frost	Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Michael A. Andrews	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Dick Armey	Republican	1984	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Solomon Ortiz	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Utah

See main article: 1988 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah.

Incumbent	First elected	Result	Candidates
Jim Hansen	Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Wayne Owens	Democratic	1972 1974 1986	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Howard C. Nielson	Republican	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Vermont

See main article: 1988 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont.

Virginia

See main article: 1988 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia.

Incumbent	First elected	Result	Candidates
Herb Bateman	Republican	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Owen B. Pickett	Democratic	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Thomas J. Bliley Jr.	Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Norman Sisisky	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Lewis F. Payne Jr.	Democratic	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Jim Olin	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
D. French Slaughter Jr.	Republican	1984	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Stanford Parris	Republican	1972 1974 1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Rick Boucher	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Frank Wolf	Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Washington

See main article: 1988 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington.

Incumbent	First elected	Result	Candidates
John Miller	Republican	1984	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Al Swift	Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Don Bonker	Democratic	1974		Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Democratic hold.	nowrap
Sid Morrison	Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Tom Foley	Democratic	1964	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Norm Dicks	Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Mike Lowry	Democratic	1978		Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Democratic hold.	nowrap
Rod Chandler	Republican	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

West Virginia

Incumbent	First elected	Result	Candidates
Alan Mollohan	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Harley O. Staggers Jr.	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Bob Wise	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Nick Rahall	Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Wisconsin

Incumbent	First elected	Result	Candidates
Les Aspin	Democratic	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Robert Kastenmeier	Democratic	1958	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Steve Gunderson	Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Jerry Kleczka	Democratic	1984	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Jim Moody	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Tom Petri	Republican	1979	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Dave Obey	Democratic	1969	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Toby Roth	Republican	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Jim Sensenbrenner	Republican	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Wyoming

See main article: 1988 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming.

Non-voting delegates

See main article: 1988 United States House of Representatives election in the District of Columbia.

External links

Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1988, Office of the Clerk U.S. House of Representatives

Works cited

Book: Moreland . Laurence . Steed . Robert . Baker . Tod . The 1988 Presidential Election in the South: Continuity Amidst Change in Southern Party Politics . . 1991 . 0275931455.