1962 United States House of Representatives elections explained

Election Name:1962 United States House of Representatives elections
Country:United States
Flag Year:1960
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1960 United States House of Representatives elections
Previous Year:1960
Next Election:1964 United States House of Representatives elections
Next Year:1964
Majority Seats:218
Election Date:November 6, 1962
Image1:John W. McCormack (Speaker of the US House)(b) (1).jpg
Leader Since1:January 10, 1962
Party1:Democratic Party (US)
Last Election1:262 seats
Seats1:259
Seat Change1: 3
Popular Vote1:26,860,184
Percentage1:52.4%
Swing1: 2.4%
Leader Since2:January 3, 1959
Party2:Republican Party (US)
Last Election2:175 seats
Seats2:176
Seat Change2: 1
Popular Vote2:24,160,387
Percentage2:47.1%
Swing2: 2.3%
Before Party:Democratic Party (US)
After Party:Democratic Party (US)
Map Size:320px

The 1962 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives on November 6, 1962, to elect members to serve in the 88th United States Congress. They occurred in the middle of President John F. Kennedy's term. As in most midterm elections, Kennedy's Democratic Party lost seats to the opposition Republican Party, but retained a majority. House Democrats were expected to lose their majority, but the resolution over the Cuban Missile Crisis just a few weeks prior led to a rebound in approval for the Democrats under President Kennedy.

The number of seats up for election went back to 435, in accordance with reapportionment and redistricting resulting from the 1960 census. The membership had been increased temporarily to 437 in 1959, providing 1 seat each for the new states of Alaska and Hawaii, while the other 435 seats continued with the reapportionment resulting from the 1950 census.

This was the last midterm election cycle until 2022 in which a sitting Democratic president experienced net losses for his party in the House while experiencing net gains in the Senate.

Overall results

259176
DemocraticRepublican
PartiesSeatsPopular Vote
19601962ChangeStrengthVote%Change
Democratic Party262259 359.3%26,860,18452.4% 2.4%
Republican Party175176 140.5%24,160,38747.1% 2.3%
Liberal Party000.0%94,2080.2%
Independent000.0%80,4840.2% 0.2%
Prohibition Party000.0%17,171<0.1%
Conservative Party000.0%6,950<0.1%
Socialist Labor Party000.0%2,611<0.1%
Voters For Peace Party000.0%1,124<0.1%
Socialist Workers Party000.0%730<0.1%
Others000.0%19,139<0.1% 0.1%
Total437435 2100.0%51,242,988100.0%——
Source: Election Statistics – Office of the Clerk

Special elections

See also: List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives. Elections are listed by date and district.

DistrictIncumbentThis race
RepresentativePartyFirst electedResultsCandidates
Frank N. IkardDemocratic1951 Incumbent resigned December 15, 1961.
New member elected January 27, 1962.
Democratic hold; winner was subsequently re-elected.
nowrap
Sam RayburnDemocratic1912Incumbent died November 16, 1961.
New member elected January 30, 1962.
Democratic hold; winner was subsequently re-elected.
nowrap
Louis C. RabautDemocratic1934Incumbent died November 12, 1961.
New member elected February 13, 1962.
Democratic hold; winner was subsequently re-elected.
nowrap
Lester HoltzmanDemocratic1952Incumbent resigned December 31, 1961.
New member elected February 20, 1962.
Democratic hold; winner was subsequently re-elected to the redistricted 8th district.
nowrap
John J. RileyDemocratic1944Incumbent died January 1, 1962.
New member elected April 10, 1962.
Democratic hold.
Winner was not a candidate for re-election in November. (See Widow's succession)
nowrap

Alabama

See also: List of United States representatives from Alabama.

Alabama lost 1 seat in redistricting and elected all seats at-large as a method of determining which seat to eliminate.

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidates
MemberPartyFirst
elected
George M. Grant
Democratic1938Incumbent re-elected.
George W. Andrews
Democratic1944Incumbent re-elected.
Kenneth A. Roberts
Democratic1950Incumbent re-elected.
Albert Rains
Democratic1944Incumbent re-elected.
Armistead I. Selden Jr.
Democratic1952Incumbent re-elected.
Carl Elliott
Democratic1948Incumbent re-elected.
Robert E. Jones Jr.
Democratic1947 Incumbent re-elected.
George Huddleston Jr.
Democratic1954Incumbent re-elected.
Frank W. Boykin
Democratic1935 Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic loss.

Alaska

See also: List of United States representatives from Alaska.

Arizona

See also: List of United States representatives from Arizona.

Arizona gained one seat and formed a new third district out of the northern part of the state.[1]

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidates
MemberPartyFirst
elected
John Jacob RhodesRepublican1952Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Mo UdallDemocratic1961 Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
None (district created)New seat.
Democratic gain.
nowrap

Arkansas

See also: List of United States representatives from Arkansas.

Arkansas lost two seats and merged the 5th and 6th districts into the other districts. 5th district incumbent Dale Alford chose to run for governor rather than face Wilbur Mills in a primary, and 6th district incumbent Catherine Dorris Norrell retired after serving out the remainder of her husband's term.[1]

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidates
MemberPartyFirst
elected
Ezekiel C. GathingsDemocratic1938Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Wilbur MillsDemocratic1938Incumbent re-elected.
Dale Alford
Democratic1958Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Arkansas.
Democratic loss.
James William TrimbleDemocratic1944Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Oren HarrisDemocratic1940Incumbent re-elected.
Catherine Dorris Norrell
Democratic1961 Incumbent retired.
Democratic loss.

California

See main article: 1962 United States House of Representatives elections in California.

See also: List of United States representatives from California.

Eight new seats were gained in reapportionment, including 4 additional districts in Greater Los Angeles alone as well as others in San Diego, the Northern Central Valley, Alameda County, and the Central Coast, increasing the delegation from 30 to 38 seats.[1] Seven of the new seats were won by Democrats, one by a Republican. Two Republican incumbents lost re-election to Democrats. Therefore, Democrats increased by 9 seats and Republicans decreased by 1.

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidates
MemberPartyFirst
elected
Clem MillerDemocratic1958Incumbent died October 7, 1962
and re-elected posthumously.
nowrap
Bizz JohnsonDemocratic1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
John E. MossDemocratic1952Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
None (district created)New seat.
Democratic gain.
nowrap
John F. ShelleyDemocratic1949 Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
William S. Mailliard
Republican1952Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Jeffery CohelanDemocratic1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
George P. MillerDemocratic1944Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
None (district created)New seat.
Democratic gain.
nowrap
Charles GubserRepublican1952Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
J. Arthur Younger
Republican1952Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
None (district created)New seat.
Republican gain.
nowrap
Charles M. TeagueRepublican1954Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
John F. Baldwin Jr.
Republican1954Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
John J. McFall
Democratic1956Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
B. F. Sisk
Democratic1954Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Cecil R. KingDemocratic1942Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Harlan Hagen
Democratic1952Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Chet HolifieldDemocratic1942Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
H. Allen SmithRepublican1956Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
None (district created)New seat.
Democratic gain.
nowrap
James C. CormanDemocratic1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Clyde DoyleDemocratic1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Glenard P. LipscombRepublican1953 Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
John H. RousselotRepublican1960Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.
nowrap
James RooseveltDemocratic1954Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Edgar W. Hiestand
Republican1952Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.
nowrap
Alphonzo E. Bell Jr.
Republican1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
None (district created)New seat.
Democratic gain.
nowrap
Gordon L. McDonough
Republican1944Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.
nowrap
None (district created)New seat.
Democratic gain.
nowrap
Craig Hosmer
Republican1952Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Harry R. Sheppard
Democratic1936Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
None (district created)New seat.
Democratic gain.
nowrap
James B. Utt
Republican1952Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Bob Wilson
Republican1952Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
None (district created)New seat.
Democratic gain.
nowrap
Dalip Singh Saund
Democratic1956Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
nowrap

Colorado

See also: List of United States representatives from Colorado.

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidates
MemberPartyFirst
elected
Byron G. RogersDemocratic1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Peter H. DominickRepublican1960Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
nowrap
John ChenowethRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Wayne N. AspinallDemocratic1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap

Connecticut

See also: List of United States representatives from Connecticut.

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidates
MemberPartyFirst
elected
Emilio Q. DaddarioDemocratic1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Horace Seely-Brown Jr.Republican1960Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.
nowrap
Robert GiaimoDemocratic1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Abner W. SibalRepublican1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
John S. MonaganDemocratic1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Frank KowalskiDemocratic1958Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
nowrap

Delaware

See also: List of United States representatives from Delaware.

Florida

See also: List of United States representatives from Florida.

Florida gained 4 new districts at reapportionment: the 3rd around Miami, the 9th in the Panhandle, the 10th around Tampa, and the 11th in Orlando and the nearby Atlantic coast.[1]

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidates
MemberPartyFirst
elected
Bob Sikes
Democratic1940
1944
1974
Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Charles E. BennettDemocratic1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
None (district created)New seat.
Democratic gain.
nowrap
Dante FascellDemocratic1954Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Syd HerlongDemocratic1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Paul RogersDemocratic1954Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
James A. HaleyDemocratic1952Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
D. R. MatthewsDemocratic1952Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
None (district created)New seat.
Democratic gain.
nowrap
None (district created)New seat.
Democratic gain.
nowrap
None (district created)New seat.
Republican gain.
nowrap
William C. Cramer
Republican1954Incumbent re-elected.nowrap

Georgia

See also: List of United States representatives from Georgia.

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidates
MemberPartyFirst
elected
G. Elliott HaganDemocratic1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
J. L. PilcherDemocratic1953 Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Tic ForresterDemocratic1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
John FlyntDemocratic1954Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
James C. DavisDemocratic1946Incumbent lost renomination.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
nowrap
Carl VinsonDemocratic1914Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
John William DavisDemocratic1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Iris Faircloth BlitchDemocratic1954Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
nowrap
Phillip M. LandrumDemocratic1952Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Robert Grier Stephens Jr.Democratic1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap

Hawaii

See also: List of United States representatives from Hawaii.

Hawaii gained a second seat at reapportionment and elected both seats at-large.

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidates
MemberPartyFirst
elected
Daniel InouyeDemocratic1959Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
None (district created)New seat.
Democratic gain.

Idaho

See also: List of United States representatives from Idaho.

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidates
MemberPartyFirst
elected
Gracie PfostDemocratic1952Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
nowrap
Ralph R. HardingDemocratic1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap

Illinois

See also: List of United States representatives from Illinois.

Illinois lost one seat at reapportionment, merging the existing 21st district into the 20th and 23rd, and the Chicago districts were realigned to give more representation to the suburbs.[1]

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidates
MemberPartyFirst
elected
William L. DawsonDemocratic1942Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Barratt O'HaraDemocratic1948
1950
1952
Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
William T. MurphyDemocratic1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Ed DerwinskiRepublican1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
John C. KluczynskiDemocratic1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Thomas J. O'BrienDemocratic1942Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Roland V. LibonatiDemocratic1957 Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Dan RostenkowskiDemocratic1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Sidney R. YatesDemocratic1948Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
Democratic loss.
Edward Rowan Finnegan
Democratic1960Incumbent re-elected.
Harold R. CollierRepublican1956Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Roman PucinskiDemocratic1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
None (district created)New seat.
Republican gain.
nowrap
Marguerite S. ChurchRepublican1950Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
nowrap
Elmer J. HoffmanRepublican1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Noah M. MasonRepublican1936Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
nowrap
John B. AndersonRepublican1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Leslie C. ArendsRepublican1934Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Robert H. MichelRepublican1956Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Robert B. ChiperfieldRepublican1938Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
nowrap
Paul FindleyRepublican1960Incumbent re-elected.
Peter F. Mack Jr.
Democratic1948Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic loss.
Kenneth J. Gray
Democratic1954Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
William L. SpringerRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
George E. ShipleyDemocratic1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Melvin PriceDemocratic1944Incumbent re-elected.nowrap

Indiana

See also: List of United States representatives from Indiana.

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidates
MemberPartyFirst
elected
Ray MaddenDemocratic1942Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Charles A. HalleckRepublican1935 Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
John BrademasDemocratic1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
E. Ross AdairRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
J. Edward RoushDemocratic1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Richard L. RoudebushRepublican1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
William G. BrayRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Winfield K. DentonDemocratic1954Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Earl WilsonRepublican1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Ralph HarveyRepublican1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Donald C. BruceRepublican1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap

Iowa

See also: List of United States representatives from Iowa.

Iowa lost one seat at reapportionment and divided the existing 6th district in north-central Iowa among several neighboring districts with compensating boundary changes elsewhere. Incumbent Merwin Coad chose to retire rather than run against one of the other incumbents.[1]

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidates
MemberPartyFirst
elected
Fred SchwengelRepublican1954Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
James E. BromwellRepublican1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
H. R. GrossRepublican1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
John Henry KylRepublican1959 Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Neal SmithDemocratic1958Incumbent re-elected.
Merwin Coad
Democratic1956Incumbent retired.
Democratic loss.
Charles B. Hoeven
Republican1942Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Ben F. JensenRepublican1938Incumbent re-elected.nowrap

Kansas

See also: List of United States representatives from Kansas.

Kansas lost one seat at reapportionment and redistricted from 6 to 5, combining the existing southwestern 5th and northwestern 6th districts into a single district, in which incumbents J. Floyd Breeding and Bob Dole ran against each other, and making modest boundary changes elsewhere.[1]

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidates
MemberPartyFirst
elected
Bob Dole
Republican1960Incumbent re-elected.
J. Floyd Breeding
Democratic1956Incumbent lost re-election
Democratic loss.
William H. Avery
Republican1954Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Robert Ellsworth
Republican1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Garner E. ShriverRepublican1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Walter L. McVey Jr.
Republican1960Incumbent lost renomination.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
nowrap

Kentucky

See also: List of United States representatives from Kentucky.

Kentucky lost one seat at reapportionment. 5th district incumbent Brent Spence elected to retire, and his district was divided between several other districts with the lion's share going to the 4th.[1]

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidates
MemberPartyFirst
elected
Frank StubblefieldDemocratic1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
William NatcherDemocratic1953 Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Frank W. BurkeDemocratic1958Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
nowrap
Frank ChelfDemocratic1944Incumbent re-elected.
Brent Spence
Democratic1930Incumbent retired.
Democratic loss.
Eugene Siler
Republican1954Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
John C. WattsDemocratic1951 Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Carl D. PerkinsDemocratic1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap

Louisiana

See also: List of United States representatives from Louisiana.

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidates
MemberPartyFirst
elected
F. Edward HébertDemocratic1940Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Hale BoggsDemocratic1940
1942
1946
Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Edwin E. WillisDemocratic1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Joe WaggonnerDemocratic1961 Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Otto PassmanDemocratic1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
James H. MorrisonDemocratic1942Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
T. Ashton ThompsonDemocratic1952Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Harold B. McSweenDemocratic1958Incumbent lost renomination.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
nowrap

Maine

See also: List of United States representatives from Maine.

Maine lost one seat at reapportionment, redistricting from 3 seats to 2 -- a 1st district containing the coastal parts of the existing 1st and 2nd districts, and a 2nd district containing the existing 3rd district and the rest of inland Maine.[1]

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidates
MemberPartyFirst
elected
Peter A. GarlandRepublican1960Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican loss.
Stanley R. Tupper
Republican1960Incumbent re-elected.
Clifford McIntire
Republican1951 Incumbent re-elected.nowrap

Maryland

See also: List of United States representatives from Maryland.

Maryland gained an eighth seat at reapportionment and chose to elect it at-large.

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidates
MemberPartyFirst
elected
Thomas Francis JohnsonDemocratic1958Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
nowrap
Daniel BrewsterDemocratic1958Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
nowrap
Edward GarmatzDemocratic1947 Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
George Hyde FallonDemocratic1944Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Richard LankfordDemocratic1954Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Charles MathiasRepublican1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Samuel FriedelDemocratic1952Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
None (district created)New seat.
Democratic gain.
nowrap

Massachusetts

See also: List of United States representatives from Massachusetts.

Massachusetts lost two seats at reapportionment, one from each party.

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidates
MemberPartyFirst
elected
Silvio O. ConteRepublican1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Edward BolandDemocratic1952Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Philip J. PhilbinDemocratic1942Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Harold DonohueDemocratic1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
F. Bradford MorseRepublican1960Incumbent re-elected.
Thomas J. Lane
Democratic1941 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic loss.
William H. BatesRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Torbert Macdonald
Democratic1954Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Tip O'Neill
Democratic1952Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
John W. McCormack
Democratic1928Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Laurence CurtisRepublican1952Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
Republican loss.
Joseph W. Martin Jr.
Republican1924Incumbent re-elected.
James A. Burke
Democratic1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Hastings Keith
Republican1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap

Michigan

See also: List of United States representatives from Michigan.

Michigan gained one seat at reapportionment, which it elected at-large rather than redistricting.

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidates
MemberPartyFirst
elected
Lucien NedziDemocratic1961 Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
George MeaderRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
August E. JohansenRepublican1954Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Clare E. HoffmanRepublican1934Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
nowrap
Gerald FordRepublican1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Charles E. ChamberlainRepublican1956Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
James G. O'HaraDemocratic1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
R. James HarveyRepublican1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Robert P. GriffinRepublican1956Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Al CederbergRepublican1952Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Victor A. KnoxRepublican1952Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
John B. BennettRepublican1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Charles DiggsDemocratic1954Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Harold M. RyanDemocratic1962 Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
John DingellDemocratic1955 Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
John Lesinski Jr.Democratic1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Martha GriffithsDemocratic1954Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
William BroomfieldRepublican1956Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
None (district created)New seat.
Democratic gain.
nowrap

Minnesota

See also: List of United States representatives from Minnesota.

Minnesota lost one seat at reapportionment, and the 7th saw the largest change, with its territory split between the existing 2nd and 6th districts.[1]

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidates
MemberPartyFirst
elected
Al QuieRepublican1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Ancher NelsenRepublican1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Clark MacGregorRepublican1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Joseph KarthDFL1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Walter JuddRepublican1942Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
DFL gain.
nowrap
Fred MarshallDFL1948Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
DFL hold.
H. Carl Andersen
Republican1938Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican loss.
Odin Langen
Republican1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
John BlatnikDFL1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap

Mississippi

See also: List of United States representatives from Mississippi.

Mississippi lost one seat at reapportionment, and merged the 2nd and 3rd districts without making other boundary changes.[1]

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidates
MemberPartyFirst
elected
Thomas AbernethyDemocratic1942Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Jamie WhittenDemocratic1941 Incumbent re-elected.
Frank Ellis Smith
Democratic1950Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic loss.
John Bell Williams
Democratic1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
W. Arthur Winstead
Democratic1942Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
William M. Colmer
Democratic1932Incumbent re-elected.nowrap

Missouri

See also: List of United States representatives from Missouri.

Missouri lost one seat at reapportionment, and merged the 11th and 8th districts with compensating boundary changes to other districts.[1]

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidates
MemberPartyFirst
elected
Frank M. KarstenDemocratic1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Thomas B. CurtisRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Leonor SullivanDemocratic1952Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
William J. RandallDemocratic1959 Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Richard W. BollingDemocratic1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
William R. Hull Jr.Democratic1954Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Durward G. HallRepublican1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Richard H. Ichord Jr.Democratic1960Incumbent re-elected.
Morgan M. Moulder
Democratic1948Incumbent retired.
Democratic loss.
Clarence CannonDemocratic1922Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Paul C. JonesDemocratic1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap

Montana

See also: List of United States representatives from Montana.

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidates
MemberPartyFirst
elected
Arnold OlsenDemocratic1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
James F. BattinRepublican1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap

Nebraska

See also: List of United States representatives from Nebraska.

Nebraska lost one seat at reapportionment and split the southern 1st district between the eastern 3rd and western 4th districts.[1]

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidates
MemberPartyFirst
elected
Phil WeaverRepublican1954Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican loss.
Ralph F. Beermann
Republican1960Incumbent re-elected.
Glenn CunninghamRepublican1956Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
David Martin
Republican1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap

Nevada

See also: List of United States representatives from Nevada.

New Hampshire

See also: List of United States representatives from New Hampshire.

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidates
MemberPartyFirst
elected
Chester E. MerrowRepublican1942Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
nowrap
Perkins BassRepublican1954Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
nowrap

New Jersey

See also: List of United States representatives from New Jersey.

New Jersey gained one seat and formed a 15th district out of parts of the existing 3rd and 5th districts around Perth Amboy without making substantial changes elsewhere.[1]

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidates
MemberPartyFirst
elected
William T. CahillRepublican1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Milton W. GlennRepublican1957 Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
James C. AuchinclossRepublican1942Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Frank ThompsonDemocratic1954Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Peter Frelinghuysen Jr.Republican1952Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Florence P. DwyerRepublican1956Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
William B. WidnallRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Charles S. JoelsonDemocratic1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Frank C. Osmers Jr.Republican1938
1942 (retired)
1951
Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Peter W. RodinoDemocratic1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Hugh J. AddonizioDemocratic1948Incumbent resigned June 30, 1962 to run for Mayor of Newark.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
nowrap
George M. WallhauserRepublican1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Neil GallagherDemocratic1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Dominick V. DanielsDemocratic1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
None (district created)New seat.
Democratic gain.
nowrap

New Mexico

See also: List of United States representatives from New Mexico.

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidates
MemberPartyFirst
elected
Joseph MontoyaDemocratic1957 Incumbent re-elected.
Thomas G. MorrisDemocratic1958Incumbent re-elected.

New York

See also: List of United States representatives from New York.

New York lost 2 seats at reapportionment; after redistricting, Long Island actually gained two seats while Manhattan lost two and Brooklyn and Upstate New York lost one each.[1] As of 2020, this would be the last time Republicans would win the most congressional districts in New York.

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidates
MemberPartyFirst
elected
Otis G. PikeDemocratic1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
None (district created)New seat.
Republican gain.
nowrap
Steven Derounian
Republican1952Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
None (district created)New seat.
Republican gain.
nowrap
Frank J. Becker
Republican1952Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Seymour Halpern
Republican1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Joseph P. Addabbo
Democratic1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Benjamin Rosenthal
Democratic1962 Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
James J. Delaney
Democratic1944
1946
1948
Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Emanuel Celler
Democratic1922Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Eugene Keogh
Democratic1936Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Edna F. Kelly
Democratic1949 Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Abraham J. MulterDemocratic1947 Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
John J. RooneyDemocratic1944Incumbent re-elected.
Victor Anfuso
Democratic1954Incumbent retired to run for New York Supreme Court.
Democratic loss.
Hugh Carey
Democratic1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
John H. Ray
Republican1952Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.
nowrap
John LindsayRepublican1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
Democratic1944Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Leonard FarbsteinDemocratic1956Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
William Fitts RyanDemocratic1960Incumbent re-elected.
Herbert Zelenko
Democratic1954Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic loss.
James C. Healey
Democratic1956Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Jacob H. Gilbert
Democratic1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Charles A. Buckley
Democratic1934Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Paul A. Fino
Republican1952Incumbent re-elected.
Alfred E. Santangelo
Democratic1956Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic loss.
Robert R. Barry
Republican1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Edwin B. DooleyRepublican1956Incumbent lost renomination.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
nowrap
Katharine St. George
Republican1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
J. Ernest Wharton
Republican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Leo W. O'Brien
Democratic1952Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Carleton J. King
Republican1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Clarence E. Kilburn
Republican1940Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Alexander Pirnie
Republican1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Howard W. Robison
Republican1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
R. Walter Riehlman
Republican1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Samuel S. Stratton
Democratic1958Incumbent re-elected.
John Taber
Republican1922Incumbent retired.
Republican loss.
Jessica M. Weis
Republican1958Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
nowrap
Harold C. Ostertag
Republican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Charles Goodell
Republican1959 Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
John R. Pillion
Republican1952Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
William E. MillerRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Thaddeus J. DulskiDemocratic1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap

North Carolina

See also: List of United States representatives from North Carolina.

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidates
MemberPartyFirst
elected
Herbert Covington BonnerDemocratic1940Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Lawrence H. FountainDemocratic1952Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
David N. HendersonDemocratic1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Harold D. CooleyDemocratic1934Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Ralph James ScottDemocratic1956Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Horace R. KornegayDemocratic1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Alton LennonDemocratic1956Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Alvin Paul KitchinDemocratic1956Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic loss.
Charles R. Jonas
Republican1952Incumbent re-elected.
Hugh Quincy AlexanderDemocratic1952Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
nowrap
Basil Whitener
Democratic1956Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Roy A. Taylor
Democratic1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap

North Dakota

See also: List of United States representatives from North Dakota.

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidates
MemberPartyFirst
elected
Hjalmar Nygaard
Republican1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Don L. Short
Republican1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap

Ohio

See also: List of United States representatives from Ohio.

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidates
MemberPartyFirst
elected
Gordon H. SchererRepublican1952Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
nowrap
Donald D. ClancyRepublican1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Paul F. SchenckRepublican1951 Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
William M. McCullochRepublican1947 Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Del LattaRepublican1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Bill HarshaRepublican1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Clarence J. BrownRepublican1938Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Jackson Edward BettsRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Thomas L. AshleyDemocratic1954Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Walter H. MoellerDemocratic1958Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
nowrap
Robert E. CookDemocratic1958Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
nowrap
Samuel L. DevineRepublican1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Charles Adams MosherRepublican1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
William Hanes AyresRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Tom Van Horn MooreheadRepublican1960Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.
nowrap
Frank T. BowRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
John M. AshbrookRepublican1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Wayne HaysDemocratic1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Michael J. KirwanDemocratic1936Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Michael A. FeighanDemocratic1942Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Charles VanikDemocratic1954Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Frances P. BoltonRepublican1940Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
William Edwin Minshall Jr.Republican1954Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
None (district created)New seat.
Republican gain.
nowrap

Oklahoma

See also: List of United States representatives from Oklahoma.

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidates
MemberPartyFirst
elected
Page BelcherRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Ed EdmondsonDemocratic1952Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Carl AlbertDemocratic1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Tom SteedDemocratic1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
John JarmanDemocratic1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Victor WickershamDemocratic1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap

Oregon

See also: List of United States representatives from Oregon.

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidates
MemberPartyFirst
elected
A. Walter NorbladRepublican1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Al UllmanDemocratic1956Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Edith GreenDemocratic1954Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Edwin DurnoRepublican1960Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.
nowrap

Pennsylvania

See also: List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania.

Three seats were lost in reapportionment, decreasing the delegation from 30 to 27 seats, with redistricting removing one seat in Philadelphia and two in central Pennsylvania. Two of those seats were lost by Republicans (a retirement and a redistricting contest against a Democratic incumbent), and one seat was by a Democrat (a retirement).

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidates
MemberPartyFirst
elected
William A. BarrettDemocratic1944
1946
1948
Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Kathryn E. GranahanDemocratic1956Incumbent retired.
Democratic loss.
Robert N. C. Nix Sr.
Democratic1958Incumbent re-elected.
James A. ByrneDemocratic1952Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Herman Toll
Democratic1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
William J. Green Jr.Democratic1944Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
George M. Rhodes
Democratic1948Incumbent re-elected.
Ivor D. Fenton
Republican1938Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican loss.
William H. Milliken Jr.Republican1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Willard S. CurtinRepublican1956Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Paul B. DagueRepublican1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
William ScrantonRepublican1960Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Pennsylvania.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
nowrap
Dan FloodDemocratic1944
1946
1948
1952
1954
Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
J. Irving Whalley
Republican1960Incumbent re-elected.
James E. Van Zandt
Republican1946Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
Republican loss.
Richard SchweikerRepublican1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
William S. Moorhead
Democratic1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Francis E. WalterDemocratic1932Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
John C. KunkelRepublican1961 Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Herman T. SchneebeliRepublican1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Robert J. Corbett
Republican1938
1940
1944
Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
George A. GoodlingRepublican1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Elmer J. Holland
Democratic1942
1942
1956
Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
John Herman DentDemocratic1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
John P. SaylorRepublican1949 Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Leon H. GavinRepublican1942Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Carroll D. KearnsRepublican1946Incumbent lost renomination.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
nowrap
Frank M. ClarkDemocratic1954Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Thomas E. MorganDemocratic1944Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
James G. FultonRepublican1944Incumbent re-elected.nowrap

Rhode Island

See also: List of United States representatives from Rhode Island.

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidates
MemberPartyFirst
elected
Fernand St GermainDemocratic1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
John E. FogartyDemocratic1940Incumbent re-elected.nowrap

South Carolina

See main article: 1962 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina.

See also: List of United States representatives from South Carolina.

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidates
MemberPartyFirst
elected
L. Mendel RiversDemocratic1940Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
John J. RileyDemocratic1950Incumbent died in office.
Democratic hold.
nowrap
W. J. Bryan DornDemocratic1946
1948
1950
Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Robert T. AshmoreDemocratic1953 Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Robert W. HemphillDemocratic1956Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
John L. McMillanDemocratic1938Incumbent re-elected.nowrap

South Dakota

See also: List of United States representatives from South Dakota.

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidates
MemberPartyFirst
elected
Ben ReifelRepublican1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
E. Y. BerryRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap

Tennessee

See also: List of United States representatives from Tennessee.

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidates
MemberPartyFirst
elected
Louise Goff ReeceRepublican1961 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
nowrap
Howard Baker Sr.Republican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
James B. Frazier Jr.Democratic1948Incumbent lost renomination.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
nowrap
Joe L. EvinsDemocratic1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
J. Carlton LoserDemocratic1956Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
nowrap
Ross BassDemocratic1954Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Tom J. MurrayDemocratic1942Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Fats EverettDemocratic1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Clifford DavisDemocratic1940Incumbent re-elected.nowrap

Texas

See also: List of United States representatives from Texas.

Texas gained one seat in reapportionment and elected it at large.

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidates
MemberPartyFirst
elected
Wright PatmanDemocratic1928Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Jack BrooksDemocratic1952Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Lindley BeckworthDemocratic1956Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Ray RobertsDemocratic1962 Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Bruce AlgerRepublican1954Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Olin E. TeagueDemocratic1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
John DowdyDemocratic1952Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Albert ThomasDemocratic1936Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Clark W. ThompsonDemocratic1947 Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Homer ThornberryDemocratic1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
William R. PoageDemocratic1936Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Jim WrightDemocratic1954Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Graham B. Purcell Jr.Democratic1962 Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
John Andrew YoungDemocratic1956Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Joe M. KilgoreDemocratic1954Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
J. T. RutherfordDemocratic1954Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
nowrap
Omar BurlesonDemocratic1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Walter E. RogersDemocratic1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
George H. MahonDemocratic1934Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Henry B. GonzálezDemocratic1961 Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
O. C. FisherDemocratic1942Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Robert R. CaseyDemocratic1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
None (district created)New seat.
Democratic gain.
nowrap

Utah

See also: List of United States representatives from Utah.

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidates
MemberPartyFirst
elected
M. Blaine PetersonDemocratic1960Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
nowrap
David S. KingDemocratic1958Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
nowrap

Vermont

See also: List of United States representatives from Vermont.

Virginia

See also: List of United States representatives from Virginia.

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidates
MemberPartyFirst
elected
Thomas N. DowningDemocratic1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Porter Hardy Jr.Democratic1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
J. Vaughan GaryDemocratic1945 Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Watkins AbbittDemocratic1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
William M. TuckDemocratic1953 Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Richard H. PoffRepublican1952Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Burr HarrisonDemocratic1946Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
nowrap
Howard W. SmithDemocratic1930Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
W. Pat JenningsDemocratic1954Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Joel BroyhillRepublican1952Incumbent re-elected.nowrap

Washington

See also: List of United States representatives from Washington.

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidates
MemberPartyFirst
elected
Thomas PellyRepublican1952Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Jack WestlandRepublican1952Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Julia Butler HansenDemocratic1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Catherine Dean MayRepublican1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Walt HoranRepublican1942Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Thor C. TollefsonRepublican1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Don MagnusonDemocratic1952Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
nowrap

West Virginia

See also: List of United States representatives from West Virginia.

West Virginia lost one seat and redistricted from 6 districts to 5, splitting the existing 3rd district up among all the others.[1]

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidates
MemberPartyFirst
elected
Arch A. Moore Jr.Republican1956Incumbent re-elected.
Cleveland M. Bailey
Democratic1948Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic loss.
Harley Orrin StaggersDemocratic1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
John M. Slack Jr.
Democratic1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Ken HechlerDemocratic1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Elizabeth KeeDemocratic1951 Incumbent re-elected.nowrap

Wisconsin

See also: List of United States representatives from Wisconsin.

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidates
MemberPartyFirst
elected
Henry C. SchadebergRepublican1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Robert KastenmeierDemocratic1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Vernon W. ThomsonRepublican1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Clement ZablockiDemocratic1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Henry S. ReussDemocratic1954Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
William Van PeltRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Melvin LairdRepublican1952Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
John W. ByrnesRepublican1944Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Lester JohnsonDemocratic1953 Incumbent re-elected.nowrap
Alvin O'KonskiRepublican1942Incumbent re-elected.nowrap

Wyoming

See also: List of United States representatives from Wyoming.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Martis , Kenneth C. . 1989 . The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress, 1789–1989 . Prentice Hall College Div . 0-02-920170-5.