1998 United States House of Representatives elections explained

Election Name:	1998 United States House of Representatives elections
Country:	United States
Flag Year:	1960
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1996 United States House of Representatives elections
Previous Year:	1996
Election Date:	November 3, 1998
Next Election:	2000 United States House of Representatives elections
Next Year:	2000
Majority Seats:	218
Party1:	Republican Party (US)
Leader1:	Newt Gingrich (resigned)
Image1:	NewtGingrichCrop.jpg
Leader Since1:	January 3, 1995
Last Election1:	227 seats
Seats1:	223
Seat Change1:	4
Popular Vote1:	32,237,964
Percentage1:	48.4%
Swing1:	0.2%
Party2:	Democratic Party (US)
Leader Since2:	January 3, 1995
Last Election2:	206 seats
Seats2:	211
Seat Change2:	5
Popular Vote2:	31,490,298
Percentage2:	47.3%
Swing2:	0.9%
Party4:	Independent (US)
Last Election4:	2 seats
Seats4:	1
Seat Change4:	1
Popular Vote4:	372,072
Percentage4:	0.6%
Map Size:	320px

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

The 1998 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 3, 1998, to elect U.S. Representatives to serve in the 106th United States Congress. They were part of the midterm elections held during President Bill Clinton's second term. They were a major disappointment for the Republicans, who were expecting to gain seats due to the embarrassment Clinton suffered during the Monica Lewinsky scandal and the "six-year itch" effect observed in most second-term midterm elections. However, the Republicans lost five seats to the Democrats, although they retained a narrow majority in the House. A wave of Republican discontent with Speaker Newt Gingrich prompted him to resign shortly after the election; he was replaced by Congressman Dennis Hastert of Illinois.

The campaign was marked by Republican attacks on the morality of President Bill Clinton, with Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr having released his report on the Lewinsky scandal and House leaders having initiated an inquiry into whether impeachable offenses had occurred. However, exit polls indicated that most voters opposed impeaching Clinton, and predictions of high Republican or low Democratic turnout due to the scandal failed to materialize.^[1] Some speculate that the losses reflected a backlash against the Republicans for attacking the popular Clinton. With the Republicans having lost four House seats and failing to gain any seats in the Senate, it was the first time since 1934 that the non-presidential party failed to gain congressional seats in a midterm election; this would happen again in 2002. This is the most recent election where no Incumbents who served at least 6 terms (12 years) lost re-nomination or re-election.

Overall results

↓
211	1	223
Democratic	I	Republican

Party	Seats			Seat percentage	Vote percentage	Popular vote
1996	Elected	Net change		Seat percentage	Vote percentage	Popular vote
	Republican Party		227		223	4		51.3%	48.4%	32,237,964
	Democratic Party	206	211		5	48.5%	47.3%	31,490,298
	Libertarian Party	0	0		0.0%	1.3%	880,024
	Independent	2	1	1	0.2%	0.6%	372,072
	Reform Party	0	0		0.0%	0.4%	239,173
	Natural Law Party	0	0		0.0%	0.3%	195,015
	U.S. Taxpayers' Party	0	0		0.0%	0.1%	73,983
	Green Party	0	0		0.0%	0.1%	70,932
	Conservative Party	0	0		0.0%	0.1%	57,775
	Right to Life Party	0	0		0.0%	0.1%	52,356
	Independent American Party	0	0		0.0%	0.1%	45,206
	Others	0	0		0.0%	1.3%	890,004
Totals		435	435		100.0%	100.0%	66,604,802

Source: Election Statistics - Office of the Clerk

Incumbent retirements

Democrats

: Vic Fazio
: Esteban Torres
: Jane Harman: To run for Governor
: David Skaggs
: Barbara B. Kennelly: To run for Governor
: Sidney R. Yates
: Glenn Poshard: To run for Governor
: Lee Hamilton
: Scotty Baesler: To run for U.S. Senate
: Joseph P. Kennedy II
: Thomas Manton
: Chuck Schumer: To run for U.S. Senate
: Bill Hefner
: Louis Stokes
: Elizabeth Furse
: Paul McHale
: Henry B. González

Republicans

Incumbents defeated

In primary elections

Republicans who lost to a Republican challenger

: Jay Kim lost to Gary Miller who later won the general election

In the general election

Democrats who lost to a Republican challenger

: Jay Johnson lost to Mark Green

Republicans who lost to a Democratic challenger

Special elections

Incumbent	First elected	Results
Floyd Flake	Democratic	1986	Incumbent resigned November 17, 1997 to work at his church full-time. New member elected February 3, 1998. Democratic hold. Winner was re-elected in November, see below.	nowrap
Walter Capps	Democratic	1996	Incumbent died October 28, 1997. New member elected March 10, 1998. Democratic hold. Winner was re-elected in November, see below.	nowrap
Ron Dellums	Democratic	1970	Incumbent resigned February 6, 1998. New member elected April 7, 1998. Democratic hold. Winner was re-elected in November, see below.	nowrap
Sonny Bono	Republican	1994	Incumbent died January 5, 1998. New member elected April 7, 1998. Republican hold. Winner was re-elected in November, see below.	nowrap
Thomas M. Foglietta	Democratic	1980	Incumbent resigned November 11, 1997, to become U.S. Ambassador to Italy. New member elected May 19, 1998. Democratic hold. Winner was re-elected in November, see below.	nowrap
Steven Schiff	Republican	1988	Incumbent died March 25, 1998. New member elected June 23, 1998. Republican hold. Winner was re-elected in November, see below.	nowrap

Alabama

District	Incumbent				Candidates
Location	Member	Party	First elected	Status
	Sonny Callahan		Republican	1984	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Terry Everett		Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Bob Riley		Republican	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Robert Aderholt		Republican	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Bud 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: 1998 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska.

Arizona

See main article: 1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona.

District	Incumbent				Candidates
Location	Member	Party	First elected	Status
	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				Candidates
Location	Member	Party	First elected	Status
	Marion Berry		Democratic	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Vic Snyder		Democratic	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Asa Hutchinson		Republican	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Jay Dickey		Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

California

See main article: 1998 United States House of Representatives elections in California.

District	Incumbent				Candidates
Location	Member	Party	First elected	Status
	Frank Riggs		Republican	1990 1992 1994		Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Democratic gain.	nowrap
	Wally Herger		Republican	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Vic Fazio		Democratic	1978		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain.	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
	Barbara Lee		Democratic	April 7, 1998 (special)	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Ellen Tauscher		Democratic	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	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	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Cal Dooley		Democratic	1990	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Bill Thomas		Republican	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Lois Capps		Democratic	March 10, 1998 (special)	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Elton Gallegly		Republican	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Brad Sherman		Democratic	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Buck McKeon		Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Howard Berman		Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	James E. Rogan		Republican	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	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 retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	nowrap
	Maxine Waters		Democratic	1990	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Jane Harman		Democratic	1992		Incumbent retired to run for Governor. New member elected. Republican gain.	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 lost renomination. New member elected. Republican hold.	nowrap
	George Brown Jr.		Democratic	1962 1970 1972	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Ken Calvert		Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Mary Bono		Republican	April 7, 1998 (special)	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Dana Rohrabacher		Republican	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Loretta Sanchez		Democratic	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	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	Bob Filner (Democratic) Uncontested
	Duke Cunningham		Republican	1990	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Duncan L. Hunter		Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Colorado

District	Incumbent				Candidates
Location	Member	Party	First elected	Status
	Diana DeGette		Democratic	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	David Skaggs		Democratic	1986		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	nowrap
	Scott McInnis		Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Bob Schaffer		Republican	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Joel Hefley		Republican	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Daniel Schaefer		Republican	1983		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.	nowrap

Connecticut

District	Incumbent				Candidates
Location	Member	Party	First elected	Status
	Barbara B. Kennelly		Democratic	1982		Incumbent retired to run for Governor. New member elected. Democratic hold.	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
	James H. Maloney		Democratic	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Nancy Johnson		Republican	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Delaware

Florida

District	Incumbent				Candidates
Location	Member	Party	First elected	Status
	Joe Scarborough		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Allen Boyd		Democratic	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	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
	Jim Davis		Democratic	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	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
	Robert Wexler		Democratic	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	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: 1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia.

District	Incumbent				Candidates
Location	Member	Party	First elected	Status
	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				Candidates
Location	Member	Party	First elected	Status
	Neil Abercrombie		Democratic	1986 1988 1990	Incumbent re-elected.
	Patsy Mink		Democratic	1964 1976 1990	Incumbent re-elected.

Idaho

District	Incumbent				Candidates
Location	Member	Party	First elected	Status
	Helen Chenoweth		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Mike Crapo		Republican	1992		Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Republican hold.	nowrap

Illinois

District	Incumbent				Candidates
Location	Member	Party	First elected	Status
	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
	Rod Blagojevich		Democratic	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Henry Hyde		Republican	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Danny K. Davis		Democratic	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Phil Crane		Republican	1969	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Sidney R. Yates		Democratic	1948 1962 1964		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	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 W. Fawell		Republican	1984		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.	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 retired to run for Governor. New member elected. Democratic hold.	nowrap
	John Shimkus		Republican	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Indiana

District	Incumbent				Candidates
Location	Member	Party	First elected	Status
	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
	Edward Pease		Republican	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	John Hostettler		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Lee Hamilton		Democratic	1964		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	nowrap
	Julia Carson		Democratic	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Iowa

District	Incumbent				Candidates
Location	Member	Party	First elected	Status
	Jim Leach		Republican	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Jim Nussle		Republican	1990	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Leonard Boswell		Democratic	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Greg Ganske		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Tom Latham		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Kansas

See main article: 1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas.

District	Incumbent				Candidates
Location	Member	Party	First elected	Status
	Jerry Moran		Republican	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Jim Ryun		Republican	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Vince Snowbarger		Republican	1996		Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	nowrap
	Todd Tiahrt		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Kentucky

District	Incumbent				Candidates
Location	Member	Party	First elected	Status
	Ed Whitfield		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Ron Lewis		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Anne Northup		Republican	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Jim Bunning		Republican	1986		Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Democratic gain.	nowrap
	Hal Rogers		Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Scotty Baesler		Democratic	1992		Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Republican gain.	nowrap

Louisiana

District	Incumbent				Candidates
Location	Member	Party	First elected	Status
	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
	John Cooksey		Republican	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Richard Baker		Republican	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Chris John		Democratic	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Maine

District	Incumbent				Candidates
Location	Member	Party	First elected	Status
	Tom Allen		Democratic	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	John Baldacci		Democratic	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Maryland

District	Incumbent				Candidates
Location	Member	Party	First elected	Status
	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				Candidates
Location	Member	Party	First elected	Status
	John Olver		Democratic	1991	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Richard Neal		Democratic	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Jim McGovern		Democratic	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Barney Frank		Democratic	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Marty Meehan		Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	John F. Tierney		Democratic	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Ed Markey		Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Joseph P. Kennedy II		Democratic	1986		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	nowrap
	Joe Moakley		Democratic	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Bill Delahunt		Democratic	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Michigan

District	Incumbent				Candidates
Location	Member	Party	First elected	Status
	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
	Debbie Stabenow		Democratic	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	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
	Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick		Democratic	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	John Dingell		Democratic	1955	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Minnesota

See main article: 1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota.

District	Incumbent				Candidates
Location	Member	Party	First elected	Status
	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

District	Incumbent				Candidates
Location	Member	Party	First elected	Status
	Roger Wicker		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Bennie Thompson		Democratic	1993	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Chip Pickering		Republican	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Michael Parker		Republican	1988		Incumbent retired to run for Governor. New member elected. Democratic gain.	nowrap
	Gene Taylor		Democratic	1989	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Missouri

District	Incumbent				Candidates
Location	Member	Party	First elected	Status
	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
	Roy Blunt		Republican	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Jo Ann Emerson		Republican	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Kenny Hulshof		Republican	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Montana

See main article: 1998 United States House of Representatives election in Montana.

Nebraska

District	Incumbent				Candidates
Location	Member	Party	First elected	Status
	Doug Bereuter		Republican	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Jon Lynn Christensen		Republican	1994		Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Nebraska. New member elected. Republican hold.	nowrap
	Bill Barrett		Republican	1990	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Nevada

District	Incumbent				Candidates
Location	Member	Party	First elected	Status
	John Ensign		Republican	1994		Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Democratic gain.	nowrap
	Jim Gibbons		Republican	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

New Hampshire

District	Incumbent				Candidates
Location	Member	Party	First elected	Status
	John E. Sununu		Republican	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Charlie Bass		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

New Jersey

Party	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
Bill Pascrell	Democratic	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Steve Rothman	Democratic	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Donald M. Payne	Democratic	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Rodney Frelinghuysen	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
Mike Pappas	Republican	1996		Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	nowrap
Bob Menendez	Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

New Mexico

District	Incumbent				Candidates
Location	Member	Party	First elected	Status
	Heather Wilson		Republican	1998 (special)	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Joe Skeen		Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Bill Redmond		Republican	1997 (special)		Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	nowrap

New York

District	Incumbent				Candidates
Location	Member	Party	First elected	Status
	Michael Forbes		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Rick Lazio		Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Peter King		Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Carolyn McCarthy		Democratic	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Gary Ackerman		Democratic	1983	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Gregory Meeks		Democratic	1998 (special)	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Thomas J. Manton		Democratic	1984		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	nowrap
	Jerry Nadler		Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Chuck Schumer		Democratic	1980		Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Democratic hold.	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
	Vito Fossella		Republican	1997	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 retired. New member elected. Republican hold.	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 retired. New member elected. Republican hold.	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: 1998 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina.

District	Incumbent				Candidates
Location	Member	Party	First elected	Status
	Eva Clayton		Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Bob Etheridge		Democratic	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Walter B. Jones Jr.		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	David Price		Democratic	1986 1994 1996	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Richard Burr		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Howard Coble		Republican	1984	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Mike McIntyre		Democratic	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Bill Hefner		Democratic	1974		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain.	nowrap
	Sue Myrick		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Cass Ballenger		Republican	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Charles Taylor		Republican	1990	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Mel Watt		Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

North Dakota

Ohio

District	Incumbent				Candidates
Location	Member	Party	First elected	Status
	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
	Ted Strickland		Democratic	1992 1994 1996	Incumbent re-elected.	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
	Dennis Kucinich		Democratic	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Louis Stokes		Democratic	1968		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	nowrap
	John Kasich		Republican	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Sherrod Brown		Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Tom 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				Candidates
Location	Member	Party	First elected	Status
	Steve Largent		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Tom Coburn		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Wes Watkins		Republican	1976 1990 1996	Incumbent re-elected.	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				Candidates
Location	Member	Party	First elected	Status
	Elizabeth Furse		Democratic	1992		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	nowrap
	Robert Freeman Smith		Republican	1982 1994 1996		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.	nowrap
	Earl Blumenauer		Democratic	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Peter DeFazio		Democratic	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Darlene Hooley		Democratic	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Pennsylvania

District	Incumbent				Candidates
Location	Member	Party	First elected	Status
	Bob Brady		Democratic	1998 (special)	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
	John Peterson		Republican	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	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 retired. New member elected. Republican hold.	nowrap
	Paul Kanjorski		Democratic	1984	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	John Murtha		Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Jon D. Fox		Republican	1994		Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	nowrap
	William J. Coyne		Democratic	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Paul McHale		Democratic	1992		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain.	nowrap
	Joe Pitts		Republican	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	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				Candidates
Location	Member	Party	First elected	Status
	Patrick J. Kennedy		Democratic	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Robert Weygand		Democratic	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

South Carolina

See main article: 1998 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina.

District	Incumbent				Candidates
Location	Member	Party	First elected	Status
	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 retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Republican hold.	nowrap
	John Spratt		Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Jim Clyburn		Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

South Dakota

Tennessee

District	Incumbent				Candidates
Location	Member	Party	First elected	Status
	Bill Jenkins		Republican	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	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 Tanner		Democratic	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Harold Ford Jr.		Democratic	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Texas

See main article: 1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas.

District	Incumbent				Candidates
Location	Member	Party	First elected	Status
	Max Sandlin		Democratic	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Jim Turner		Democratic	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Sam Johnson		Republican	1991	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Ralph Hall		Democratic	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Pete Sessions		Republican	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Joe Barton		Republican	1984	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Bill Archer		Republican	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Kevin Brady		Republican	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Nick Lampson		Democratic	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Lloyd Doggett		Democratic	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Chet Edwards		Democratic	1990	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Kay Granger		Republican	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Mac Thornberry		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Ron Paul		Republican	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Rubén Hinojosa		Democratic	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Silvestre Reyes		Democratic	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	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 retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	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
	Ciro Rodriguez		Democratic	1997	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Gene Green		Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Eddie Bernice Johnson		Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Utah

District	Incumbent				Candidates
Location	Member	Party	First elected	Status
	Jim Hansen		Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Merrill Cook		Republican	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Chris Cannon		Republican	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Vermont

See main article: 1998 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont.

Virginia

See main article: 1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia.

District	Incumbent				Candidates
Location	Member	Party	First elected	Status
	Herb 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
	Virgil Goode		Democratic	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	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

District	Incumbent				Candidates
Location	Member	Party	First elected	Status
	Rick White		Republican	1994		Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	nowrap
	Jack Metcalf		Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap
	Linda Smith		Republican	1994		Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Democratic gain.	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
	Adam Smith		Democratic	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

West Virginia

See main article: 1998 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia.

District	Incumbent				Candidates
Location	Member	Party	First elected	Status
	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				Candidates
Location	Member	Party	First elected	Status
	Mark Neumann		Republican	1994		Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Republican hold.	nowrap
	Scott L. Klug		Republican	1990		Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic gain.	nowrap
	Ron Kind		Democratic	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	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
	Jay Johnson		Democratic	1996		Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.	nowrap
	Jim Sensenbrenner		Republican	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	nowrap

Wyoming

See main article: 1998 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming.

References

Wattenberg. Martin P. . The Democrats' Decline in the House during the Clinton Presidency: An Analysis of Partisan Swings. Presidential Studies Quarterly. 29. 1999. 3 . 685–689 . 10.1111/j.0268-2141.2003.00057.x .

External links

Web site: Election Results . Office of the Clerk U.S. House of Representatives.

Notes and References

Web site: Election '98 Lewinsky factor never materialized - November 4, 1998 . www.cnn.com.