1996 United States House of Representatives elections explained

Election Name:	1996 United States House of Representatives elections
Country:	United States
Flag Year:	1960
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1994 United States House of Representatives elections
Previous Year:	1994
Election Date:	November 5, 1996
Next Election:	1998 United States House of Representatives elections
Next Year:	1998
Majority Seats:	218
Party1:	Republican Party (US)
Image1:	NewtGingrichCrop.jpg
Leader Since1:	January 3, 1995
Last Election1:	230 seats^[1]
Seats1:	226^[2]
Seat Change1:	4
Popular Vote1:	43,447,962
Percentage1:	48.15%
Swing1:	3.7%
Party2:	Democratic Party (US)
Leader Since2:	January 3, 1995
Last Election2:	204 seats
Seats2:	207
Seat Change2:	3
Popular Vote2:	43,507,586
Percentage2:	48.22%
Swing2:	3.4%
Party4:	Independent (US)
Last Election4:	1 seat
Seats4:	2
Seat Change4:	1
Popular Vote4:	572,746
Percentage4:	0.6%
Map Size:	320px

Before Party:	Republican Party (US)
After Party:	Republican Party (US)

The 1996 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives on November 5, 1996, to elect members to serve in the 105th United States Congress. They coincided with the re-election of President Bill Clinton. Democrats won the popular vote by almost 60,000 votes (0.07%) and gained a net of two^[3] ^[4] seats from the Republicans, but the Republicans retained an overall majority of seats in the House for the first time since 1928.

Although the Republicans lost 3 seats, 1 of them included an independent who would caucus with them and switch to the Republicans. This resulted in a 227 Republican majority to the Democrats' 208 minority which also included an Independent caucusing with them. A total of 12 freshman Republicans who were elected in the 1994 Republican Revolution were defeated in the election, while at least 36 were re-elected. The election was the second time in the 20th century, after the 1952 elections, in which Republicans won a House majority without winning a majority of votes, a situation that occurred again in 2012, though in terms of the total vote this result remains one of the closest in U.S. history. This remains the last election in which Republicans won a majority of seats in the New Jersey delegation, and was also the first election since Reconstruction in which Republicans won a majority of seats in Mississippi's delegation.

Special elections

Incumbent	First elected	Result
Walter R. Tucker III	Democratic	1992	Incumbent resigned December 15, 1995 due to scandals during his past tenure as Mayor of Compton, California. New member elected March 26, 1996. Democratic hold.	nowrap
Kweisi Mfume	Democratic	1986	Incumbent resigned February 15, 1996 to become President of the NAACP. New member elected April 16, 1996. Democratic hold.	nowrap
Ron Wyden	Democratic	1980	Incumbent resigned February 6, 1996 when elected U.S. Senator. New member elected May 21, 1996. Democratic hold.	nowrap
Sam Brownback	Republican	1994	Incumbent resigned November 27, 1996 when elected U.S. Senator. New member elected November 5, 1996. Winner also elected to the next term, see below. Republican hold.	nowrap
Bill Emerson	Republican	1980	Incumbent died June 22, 1996. New member elected November 5, 1996. Republican hold. Winner also elected to the next term, see below.	nowrap

Results summary

↓
206	2	227
Democratic		Republican

Party	Seats			Seat percentage	Vote percentage	Popular vote
1994	Elected	Net change		Seat percentage	Vote percentage	Popular vote
	Republican Party		230		227	3		52.4%	48.15%	43,447,962
	Democratic Party	204	206		2	47.4%		48.22%		43,507,586
	Libertarian Party	0	0		0.0%	0.7%	651,448
	Independent	1	2	1	0.2%	0.6%	572,746
	Natural Law Party	0	0		0.0%	0.6%	518,413
	Reform Party	0	0		0.0%	0.2%	178,475
	U.S. Taxpayers' Party	0	0		0.0%	0.1%	54,054
	Independence Party	0	0		0.0%	0.1%	48,272
	Peace and Freedom Party	0	0		0.0%	0.1%	48,136
	Others	0	0		0.0%	1.3%	1,206,375
Totals		435	435		100.0%	100.0%	90,233,467

Source: Election Statistics – Office of the Clerk

Retiring incumbents

50 incumbents retired: 29 Democrats and 21 Republicans, giving the Republicans a net gain of 6 seats from the Democrats.

Democrats

Democratic hold

: Blanche Lincoln
: Ray Thornton
: Anthony Beilenson
: Pat Schroeder
: Pete Peterson
: Sam Gibbons
: Harry Johnston
: Cardiss Collins
: Andrew Jacobs Jr.
: Gerry Studds
: Robert Torricelli, to run for U.S. Senator
: Charlie Rose
: Jack Reed, to run for U.S. Senator
: Harold Ford Sr.
: Jim Chapman, to run for U.S. Senator
: Charlie Wilson
: Kika de la Garza
: Ronald D. Coleman
: Lewis F. Payne Jr.

Republican gain

Republicans

Republican hold

: Tim Hutchinson, to run for U.S. Senator
: Carlos Moorhead
: Wayne Allard, to run for U.S. Senator
: John Myers
: Pat Roberts, to run for U.S. Senator
: Sam Brownback, to run for U.S. Senator
: Jan Meyers
: Mel Hancock
: Barbara Vucanovich
: Bill Zeliff, to run for Governor
: Dick Zimmer, to run for U.S. Senator
: Wes Cooley
: Bill Clinger
: Robert Smith Walker
: Jimmy Quillen
: Jack Fields
: Enid Greene

Democratic gain

: Jim Ross Lightfoot, to run for U.S. Senator
: Jimmy Hayes, to run for U.S. Senator
: Steve Gunderson
: Toby Roth

Incumbents defeated

In primary elections

Democrats

: Barbara-Rose Collins lost to Carolyn Kilpatrick, who later won the general election

Republicans

: Greg Laughlin lost to Ron Paul, who later won the general election

In the general elections

21 seats switched parties in the November elections, giving the Democrats a net gain of 15 seats from the Republicans.

Democrats who lost to Republicans

Republicans who lost to Democrats

: William P. Baker lost to Ellen Tauscher
: Andrea Seastrand lost to Walter Capps
: Bob Dornan lost to Loretta Sanchez
: Gary Franks lost to James H. Maloney
: Michael Patrick Flanagan lost to Rod Blagojevich
: James B. Longley Jr. lost to Tom Allen
: Peter I. Blute lost to Jim McGovern
: Peter G. Torkildsen lost to John F. Tierney
: Dick Chrysler lost to Debbie Stabenow
: William J. Martini lost to Bill Pascrell
: Dan Frisa lost to Carolyn McCarthy
: David Funderburk lost to Bob Etheridge
: Fred Heineman lost to David Price in a rematch of the 1994 election.
: Frank Cremeans lost to Ted Strickland
: Martin Hoke lost to Dennis Kucinich
: Jim Bunn lost to Darlene Hooley
: Steve Stockman lost to Nick Lampson
: Randy Tate lost to Adam Smith

Alabama

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
	Sonny Callahan		Republican	1984	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Terry Everett		Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Glen Browder		Democratic	1989		Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator. New member elected. Republican gain.	nowrap
	Tom Bevill		Democratic	1966		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain.	nowrap
	Robert E. Cramer		Democratic	1990	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Spencer Bachus		Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Earl Hilliard		Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Alaska

See main article: 1996 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska.

Arizona

See main article: 1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
	Matt Salmon		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Ed Pastor		Democratic	1991	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Bob Stump		Republican	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	John Shadegg		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Jim Kolbe		Republican	1984	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	J. D. Hayworth		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Arkansas

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
	Blanche Lincoln		Democratic	1992		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	nowrap
	Ray Thornton		Democratic	1972 1978 1990		Incumbent retired to run for Arkansas Supreme Court. New member elected. Democratic hold.	nowrap
	Tim Hutchinson		Republican	1992		Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Republican hold.	nowrap
	Jay Dickey		Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

California

See main article: 1996 United States House of Representatives elections in California.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
	Frank Riggs		Republican	1990 1992 1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Wally Herger		Republican	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Vic Fazio		Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	John Doolittle		Republican	1990	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Bob Matsui		Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Lynn Woolsey		Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	George Miller		Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Nancy Pelosi		Democratic	1987	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Ron Dellums		Democratic	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	William P. Baker		Republican	1992		Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	nowrap
	Richard Pombo		Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Tom Lantos		Democratic	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Pete Stark		Democratic	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Anna Eshoo		Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Tom Campbell		Republican	1988 1992 1995	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Zoe Lofgren		Democratic	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Sam Farr		Democratic	1993	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Gary Condit		Democratic	1989	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	George Radanovich		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Cal Dooley		Democratic	1990	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Bill Thomas		Republican	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Andrea Seastrand		Republican	1994		Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	nowrap
	Elton Gallegly		Republican	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Anthony Beilenson		Democratic	1976		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	nowrap
	Buck McKeon		Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Howard Berman		Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Carlos Moorhead		Republican	1972		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.	nowrap
	David Dreier		Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Henry Waxman		Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Xavier Becerra		Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Matthew G. Martínez		Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Julian Dixon		Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Lucille Roybal-Allard		Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Esteban Edward Torres		Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Maxine Waters		Democratic	1990	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Jane Harman		Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Juanita Millender-McDonald		Democratic	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Steve Horn		Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Ed Royce		Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Jerry Lewis		Republican	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Jay Kim		Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	George Brown Jr.		Democratic	1962 1970 1972	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Ken Calvert		Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Sonny Bono		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Dana Rohrabacher		Republican	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Bob Dornan		Republican	1976 1982 1984		Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	nowrap
	Christopher Cox		Republican	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Ron Packard		Republican	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Brian Bilbray		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Bob Filner		Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Duke Cunningham		Republican	1990	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Duncan L. Hunter		Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Colorado

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
	Pat Schroeder		Democratic	1972		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	nowrap
	David Skaggs		Democratic	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Scott McInnis		Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Wayne Allard		Republican	1990		Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Republican hold.	nowrap
	Joel Hefley		Republican	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Daniel Schaefer		Republican	1983	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Connecticut

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
	Barbara B. Kennelly		Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Sam Gejdenson		Democratic	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Rosa DeLauro		Democratic	1990	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Chris Shays		Republican	1987	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Gary Franks		Republican	1990		Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	nowrap
	Nancy Johnson		Republican	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Delaware

Florida

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
	Joe Scarborough		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Pete Peterson		Democratic	1990		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	nowrap
	Corrine Brown		Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Tillie Fowler		Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Karen Thurman		Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Cliff Stearns		Republican	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	John Mica		Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Bill McCollum		Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Michael Bilirakis		Republican	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Bill Young		Republican	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Sam Gibbons		Democratic	1962		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	nowrap
	Charles T. Canady		Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Dan Miller		Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Porter Goss		Republican	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Dave Weldon		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Mark Foley		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Carrie Meek		Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Ileana Ros-Lehtinen		Republican	1989	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Harry Johnston		Democratic	1988		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	nowrap
	Peter Deutsch		Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Lincoln Díaz-Balart		Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Clay Shaw		Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Alcee Hastings		Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Georgia

See main article: 1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
	Jack Kingston		Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Sanford Bishop		Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Mac Collins		Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Cynthia McKinney		Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	John Lewis		Democratic	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Newt Gingrich		Republican	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Bob Barr		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Saxby Chambliss		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Nathan Deal		Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Charlie Norwood		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	John Linder		Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Hawaii

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
	Neil Abercrombie		Democratic	1986 1988 1990	Incumbent re-elected.
	Patsy Mink		Democratic	1964 1976 1990	Incumbent re-elected.

Idaho

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
	Helen Chenoweth		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Mike Crapo		Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Illinois

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
	Bobby Rush		Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Jesse Jackson Jr.		Democratic	1995	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Bill Lipinski		Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Luis Gutiérrez		Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Michael Flanagan		Republican	1994		Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	nowrap
	Henry Hyde		Republican	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Cardiss Collins		Democratic	1973		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	nowrap
	Phil Crane		Republican	1969	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Sidney R. Yates		Democratic	1948 1962 1964	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	John Porter		Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Jerry Weller		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Jerry Costello		Democratic	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Harris Fawell		Republican	1984	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Dennis Hastert		Republican	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Tom Ewing		Republican	1991	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Don Manzullo		Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Lane Evans		Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Ray LaHood		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Glenn Poshard		Democratic	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Dick Durbin		Democratic	1982		Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Republican gain.	nowrap

Indiana

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
	Pete Visclosky		Democratic	1984	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	David McIntosh		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Tim Roemer		Democratic	1990	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Mark Souder		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Steve Buyer		Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Dan Burton		Republican	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	John T. Myers		Republican	1966		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.	nowrap
	John Hostettler		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Lee Hamilton		Democratic	1964	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Andrew Jacobs Jr.		Democratic	1964 1972 1974		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	nowrap

Iowa

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
	Jim Leach		Republican	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Jim Nussle		Republican	1990	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Jim Ross Lightfoot		Republican	1984		Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Democratic gain.	nowrap
	Greg Ganske		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Tom Latham		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Kansas

See main article: 1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas.

Incumbent	First elected	Result	Results
Pat Roberts	Republican	1980		Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Republican hold.	nowrap
Sam Brownback	Republican	1994		Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Republican hold.	nowrap
Jan Meyers	Republican	1984		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.	nowrap
Todd Tiahrt	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Kentucky

See main article: 1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky.

Incumbent	First elected	Result	Results
Ed Whitfield	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Ron Lewis	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Mike Ward	Democratic	1994		Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.	nowrap
Jim Bunning	Republican	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Hal Rogers	Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Scotty Baesler	Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Louisiana

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
	Bob Livingston		Republican	1977	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	William J. Jefferson		Democratic	1990	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Billy Tauzin		Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Jim McCrery		Republican	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Cleo Fields		Democratic	1992		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain.	nowrap
	Richard Baker		Republican	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Jimmy Hayes		Republican	1986		Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Democratic gain.	nowrap

Maine

See main article: 1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
	James B. Longley Jr.		Republican	1994		Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	nowrap
	John Baldacci		Democratic	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Maryland

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
	Wayne Gilchrest		Republican	1990	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Bob Ehrlich		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Ben Cardin		Democratic	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Albert Wynn		Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Steny Hoyer		Democratic	1981	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Roscoe Bartlett		Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Elijah Cummings		Democratic	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Connie Morella		Republican	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Massachusetts

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
	John Olver		Democratic	1991	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Richard Neal		Democratic	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Peter Blute		Republican	1992		Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	nowrap
	Barney Frank		Democratic	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Marty Meehan		Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Peter G. Torkildsen		Republican	1992		Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	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 retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	nowrap

Michigan

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
	Bart Stupak		Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Pete Hoekstra		Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Vern Ehlers		Republican	1993	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Dave Camp		Republican	1990	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	James Barcia		Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Fred Upton		Republican	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Nick Smith		Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Dick Chrysler		Republican	1994		Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	nowrap
	Dale Kildee		Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	David Bonior		Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Joe Knollenberg		Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Sander Levin		Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Lynn Rivers		Democratic	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	John Conyers		Democratic	1964	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Barbara-Rose Collins		Democratic	1990		Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Democratic hold.	nowrap
	John Dingell		Democratic	1955	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Minnesota

Incumbent	First elected	Result	Results
Gil Gutknecht	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
David Minge	DFL	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Jim Ramstad	Republican	1990	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Bruce Vento	DFL	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Martin Olav Sabo	DFL	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Bill Luther	DFL	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Collin Peterson	DFL	1990	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Jim Oberstar	DFL	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Mississippi

See main article: 1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi.

See also: List of United States representatives from Mississippi and 1996 United States Senate election in Mississippi. With Republican Chip Pickering flipping the Democratic-held 3rd district, the Republican Party gained a majority in the state's U.S. House delegation for the first time since Reconstruction. This would not occur again until 2010.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
	Roger Wicker		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.
	Bennie Thompson		Democratic	1993	Incumbent re-elected.
	Sonny Montgomery		Democratic	1966		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain.
	Michael Parker		Republican	1988	Incumbent re-elected.
	Gene Taylor		Democratic	1989	Incumbent re-elected.

Missouri

See main article: 1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
	Bill Clay		Democratic	1968	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Jim Talent		Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Dick Gephardt		Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Ike Skelton		Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Karen McCarthy		Democratic	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Pat Danner		Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Mel Hancock		Republican	1988		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.	nowrap
	Bill Emerson		Republican	1980		Incumbent died June 22, 1996. New member elected. Independent gain.	nowrap
	Harold Volkmer		Democratic	1976		Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.	nowrap

Jo Ann Emerson was elected as a Republican in a special to serve the remaining months of the term and was elected as an Independent caucusing with Republicans due to Missouri state law. She later switched to the Republican Party a few days after the start of the new Congress.

Montana

See main article: 1996 United States House of Representatives election in Montana.

Nebraska

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
	Doug Bereuter		Republican	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Jon Lynn Christensen		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Bill Barrett		Republican	1990	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Nevada

See main article: 1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
	John Ensign		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Barbara Vucanovich		Republican	1982		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.	nowrap

New Hampshire

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
	Bill Zeliff		Republican	1990		Incumbent retired to run for Governor of New Hampshire. New member elected. Republican hold.	nowrap
	Charles Bass		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

New Jersey

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
	Rob Andrews		Democratic	1990	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Frank LoBiondo		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Jim Saxton		Republican	1984	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Chris Smith		Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Marge Roukema		Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Frank Pallone		Democratic	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Bob Franks		Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	William J. Martini		Republican	1994		Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	nowrap
	Robert Torricelli		Democratic	1982		Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Democratic hold.	nowrap
	Donald M. Payne		Democratic	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Rodney Frelinghuysen		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Dick Zimmer		Republican	1990		Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Republican hold.	nowrap
	Bob Menendez		Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

New Mexico

See main article: 1996 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
	Steven Schiff		Republican	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Joe Skeen		Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Bill Richardson		Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

New York

See main article: 1996 United States House of Representatives elections in New York.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
	Michael Forbes		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Rick Lazio		Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Peter T. King		Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Dan Frisa		Republican	1994		Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	nowrap
	Gary Ackerman		Democratic	1983	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Floyd Flake		Democratic	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Thomas J. Manton		Democratic	1984	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Jerry Nadler		Democratic	1992	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
	Nydia Velázquez		Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Susan Molinari		Republican	1990	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Carolyn Maloney		Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Charles Rangel		Democratic	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	José E. Serrano		Democratic	1990	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Eliot Engel		Democratic	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Nita Lowey		Democratic	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Sue Kelly		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Benjamin Gilman		Republican	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Michael McNulty		Democratic	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Gerald Solomon		Republican	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Sherwood Boehlert		Republican	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	John M. McHugh		Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	James T. Walsh		Republican	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Maurice Hinchey		Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Bill Paxon		Republican	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Louise Slaughter		Democratic	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	John LaFalce		Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Jack Quinn		Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Amo Houghton		Republican	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

North Carolina

See main article: 1996 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
	Eva Clayton		Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	David Funderburk		Republican	1994		Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	nowrap
	Walter B. Jones Jr.		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Fred Heineman		Republican	1994		Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	nowrap
	Richard Burr		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Howard Coble		Republican	1984	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Charlie Rose		Democratic	1972		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	nowrap
	Bill Hefner		Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Sue Myrick		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Cass Ballenger		Republican	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
			Republican		Incumbent re-elected	nowrap
	Mel Watt		Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

North Dakota

Ohio

See main article: 1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
	Steve Chabot		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Rob Portman		Republican	1993	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Tony P. Hall		Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Mike Oxley		Republican	1981	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Paul Gillmor		Republican	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Frank Cremeans		Republican	1994		Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	nowrap
	Dave Hobson		Republican	1990	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	John Boehner		Republican	1990	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Marcy Kaptur		Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Martin Hoke		Republican	1992		Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	nowrap
	Louis Stokes		Democratic	1968	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	John Kasich		Republican	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Sherrod Brown		Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Thomas C. Sawyer		Democratic	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Deborah Pryce		Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Ralph Regula		Republican	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	James Traficant		Democratic	1984	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Bob Ney		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Steve LaTourette		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Oklahoma

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
	Steve Largent		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Tom Coburn		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Bill Brewster		Democratic	1990		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain.	nowrap
	J. C. Watts		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Ernest Istook		Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Frank Lucas		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Oregon

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
	Elizabeth Furse		Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Wes Cooley		Republican	1994		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.	nowrap
	Earl Blumenauer		Democratic	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Peter DeFazio		Democratic	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Jim Bunn		Republican	1994		Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	nowrap

Pennsylvania

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
	Thomas M. Foglietta		Democratic	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Chaka Fattah		Democratic	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Robert Borski		Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Ron Klink		Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	William Clinger		Republican	1978		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.	nowrap
	Tim Holden		Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Curt Weldon		Republican	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Jim Greenwood		Republican	1992	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
	Jon D. Fox		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	William J. Coyne		Democratic	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Paul McHale		Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Bob Walker		Republican	1976		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.	nowrap
	George Gekas		Republican	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Mike Doyle		Democratic	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Bill Goodling		Republican	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Frank Mascara		Democratic	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Phil English		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Rhode Island

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
	Patrick J. Kennedy		Democratic	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Jack Reed		Democratic	1990		Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Democratic hold.	nowrap

South Carolina

See main article: 1996 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
	Mark Sanford		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Floyd Spence		Republican	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Lindsey Graham		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Bob Inglis		Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	John Spratt		Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Jim Clyburn		Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

South Dakota

See main article: 1996 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota.

Tennessee

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
	Jimmy Quillen		Republican	1962		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.	nowrap
	Jimmy Duncan		Republican	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Zach Wamp		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Van Hilleary		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Bob Clement		Democratic	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Bart Gordon		Democratic	1984	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Ed Bryant		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	John S. Tanner		Democratic	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Harold Ford Sr.		Democratic	1974		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	nowrap

Texas

See main article: 1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
	Jim Chapman		Democratic	1985		Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Democratic hold.	nowrap
	Charles Wilson		Democratic	1972		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	nowrap
	Sam Johnson		Republican	1991	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Ralph Hall		Democratic	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	John Bryant		Democratic	1982		Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Republican gain.	nowrap
	Joe Barton		Republican	1984	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Bill Archer		Republican	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Jack Fields		Republican	1980		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.	nowrap
	Steve Stockman		Republican	1994		Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	nowrap
	Lloyd Doggett		Democratic	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Chet Edwards		Democratic	1990	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Pete Geren		Democratic	1989		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain.	nowrap
	Mac Thornberry		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Greg Laughlin		Republican	1988		Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Republican hold.	nowrap
	Kika de la Garza		Democratic	1964		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	nowrap
	Ronald D. Coleman		Democratic	1982		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	nowrap
	Charles Stenholm		Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Sheila Jackson Lee		Democratic	1994	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
	Henry Bonilla		Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Martin Frost		Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Ken Bentsen		Democratic	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Dick Armey		Republican	1984	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Solomon Ortiz		Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Frank Tejeda		Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Gene Green		Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Eddie Bernice Johnson		Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Utah

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
	Jim Hansen		Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Enid Greene		Republican	1994		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.	nowrap
	Bill Orton		Democratic	1990		Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.	nowrap

Vermont

See main article: 1996 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont.

Virginia

See main article: 1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
	Herbert H. Bateman		Republican	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Owen B. Pickett		Democratic	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Bobby Scott		Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Norman Sisisky		Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Lewis F. Payne Jr.		Democratic	1988		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	nowrap
	Bob Goodlatte		Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Thomas J. Bliley Jr.		Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Jim Moran		Democratic	1990	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Rick Boucher		Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Frank Wolf		Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Tom Davis		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Washington

See also: List of United States representatives from Washington., these were the last elections in which the Republican Party won a majority of congressional districts from Washington.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
	Rick White		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Jack Metcalf		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Linda Smith		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Doc Hastings		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	George Nethercutt		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Norm Dicks		Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Jim McDermott		Democratic	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Jennifer Dunn		Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Randy Tate		Republican	1994		Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	nowrap

West Virginia

See main article: 1996 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
	Alan Mollohan		Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Bob Wise		Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Nick Rahall		Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Wisconsin

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
	Mark Neumann		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Scott Klug		Republican	1990	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Steve Gunderson		Republican	1980		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic gain.	nowrap
	Jerry Kleczka		Democratic	1984	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Tom Barrett		Democratic	1992	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 retired. New member elected. Democratic gain.	nowrap
	Jim Sensenbrenner		Republican	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Wyoming

See main article: 1996 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming.

Notes and References

Web site: Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives - 404 . October 19, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111025044042/http://clerk.house.gov/art_history/house_history/partyDiv.html . October 25, 2011 . dead .
Web site: Congress Profiles – US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives. history.house.gov.
Web site: The 1996 House Elections: Reaffirming the Conservative Trend. October 19, 2010. October 27, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111027095431/http://www.hoover.org/publications/monographs/27157. dead.
Web site: Warning signals for House Democrats. . December 3, 2009 .