1982 United States House of Representatives elections explained

Election Name:	1982 United States House of Representatives elections
Country:	United States
Flag Year:	1960
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1980 United States House of Representatives elections
Previous Year:	1980
Election Date:	November 2, 1982
Next Election:	1984 United States House of Representatives elections
Next Year:	1984
Majority Seats:	218
Image1:	Tip O'Neill 1978 (retouched).jpg
Leader Since1:	January 4, 1977
Party1:	Democratic Party (US)
Last Election1:	243 seats
Seats1:	269
Seat Change1:	26
Popular Vote1:	35,284,473
Percentage1:	55.2%
Swing1:	4.7%
Leader Since2:	January 3, 1981
Party2:	Republican Party (US)
Last Election2:	191 seats
Seats2:	165
Seat Change2:	26
Popular Vote2:	27,625,593
Percentage2:	43.4%
Swing2:	4.4%
Party4:	Conservative Party of New York State
Last Election4:	1
Seats4:	1
Popular Vote4:	140,404
Percentage4:	0.2%
Swing4:	0.1%
Map Size:	350px
Before Party:	Democratic Party (US)
After Party:	Democratic Party (US)

The 1982 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives held on November 2, 1982, to elect members to serve in the 98th United States Congress. They occurred in the middle of President Ronald Reagan's first term, whose popularity was sinking due to economic conditions under the 1982 recession. The President's Republican Party lost seats in the House, which could be viewed as a response to the President's approval at the time. Unlike most midterm election cycles, the number of seats lost—26 seats to the Democratic Party—was a comparatively large swap. It included most of the seats that had been gained the previous election, cementing the Democratic majority.^[1] Coincidentally, the number of seats the Democrats picked up (26), was the exact amount the Republicans would have needed to win the House majority. It was the first election held after the 1980 United States redistricting cycle.

In the previous election of 1980 Republicans gained many seats as the result of President Ronald Reagan's coattails. In 1982, 14 freshman representatives who ran for re-election lost their seats.

To date, this election marks the last time the Democrats picked up a House seat in West Virginia. It was also the last time the party holding the White House won independent voters in a congressional midterm election until 2022.^[2]

Overall results

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269	1	165
Democratic	C	Republican

Parties	Seats				Popular vote
1980	1982	+/-	Strength	Vote	%	Change
	align=left	Democratic Party	243	269	26	61.8%	35,284,473	55.2%	4.7%
	align=left	Republican Party	191	165	26	38.0%	27,625,593	43.4%	4.4%
	align=left	Libertarian Party	0	0		0.0%	462,767	0.7%
	align=left	Conservative Party	1	1		0.2%	140,404	0.2%	0.1%
	align=left	Independent	0	0		0.0%	120,476	0.2%	0.1%
	align=left	Right to Life Party	0	0		0.0%	45,819	0.1%
	align=left	Milton Street Party	0	0		0.0%	35,205	0.1%	0.1%
	align=left	Peace and Freedom Party	0	0		0.0%	34,422	0.1%
	Others	0	0		0.0%	131,685	0.2%
Total		435	435	0	100.0%	63,880,844	100.0%
Source: Election Statistics – Office of the Clerk

Retiring incumbents

39 representatives retired. 31 of those seats were held by the same party; 8 seats changed parties.

Democrats

18 Democrats retired. 11 of those seats were held by Democrats, 4 were won by Republicans, and 3 seats were eliminated in redistricting.

Democratic held

1. : John L. Burton, was succeeded by Barbara Boxer (with district being renumbered as California 6).
2. : Ronald 'Bo' Ginn, to run for Governor of Georgia, was succeeded by Lindsay Thomas.
3. : William M. Brodhead, was succeeded by Sander Levin.
4. : Richard Bolling, was succeeded by Alan Wheat.
5. : Shirley Chisholm, was succeeded by Major Owens.
6. : Lawrence H. Fountain, was succeeded by Tim Valentine.
7. : Kenneth Lamar Holland, was succeeded by John Spratt.
8. : Jim Mattox, to run for Attorney General of Texas, was succeeded by John Wiley Bryant.
9. : Richard C. White, was succeeded by Ronald D. Coleman.
10. : Bob Mollohan, was succeeded by Alan Mollohan.
11. : Henry Reuss, was succeeded by Jim Moody.

Republican gain

1. : Toby Moffett, to run for U.S. senator, was succeeded by Nancy Johnson.
2. : David R. Bowen, was succeeded by Webb Franklin.
3. : James David Santini, to run for U.S. senator, was succeeded by Barbara Vucanovich (with district being renumbered as Nevada 2).
4. : Allen E. Ertel, to run for Governor of Pennsylvania, was succeeded by George Gekas.

Seat eliminated in redistricting

1. : Floyd Fithian who ran for U.S. senator.
2. : James J. Blanchard who ran for Governor of Michigan.
3. : Jonathan Brewster Bingham.

Republicans

21 Republicans retired. 11 of those seats were held by Republicans, 4 were won by Democrats, and 6 seats were eliminated in redistricting.

Republican held

1. : John Jacob Rhodes, was succeeded by John McCain.
2. : Pete McCloskey, to run for U.S. senator, was succeeded by Ed Zschau.
3. : Clair Burgener, was succeeded by Ron Packard.
4. : Louis A. Bafalis, to run for Governor of Florida, was succeeded by Tom Lewis (with district being renumbered as Florida 12).
5. : David F. Emery, to run for U.S. senator, was succeeded by John R. McKernan Jr.
6. : Donald J. Mitchell, was succeeded by Sherwood Boehlert (with district being renumbered as New York 25).
7. : Bud Brown, to run for Governor of Ohio, was succeeded by Mike DeWine.
8. : Marc L. Marks, was succeeded by Tom Ridge (with district being renumbered as Pennsylvania 21).
9. : Robin Beard, to run for U.S. senator, was succeeded by Don Sundquist (with district being renumbered as Tennessee 7).
10. : James M. Collins, to run for U.S. senator, was succeeded by Steve Bartlett.
11. : Paul S. Trible Jr., to run for U.S. senator, was succeeded by Herbert H. Bateman.

Democratic gain

1. : Bob Dornan, to run for U.S. senator, was succeeded by Mel Levine.
2. : James Edmund Jeffries, was succeeded by Jim Slattery.
3. : Cleve Benedict, to run for U.S. senator, was succeeded by Harley O. Staggers Jr.
4. : M. Caldwell Butler, was succeeded by Jim Olin.

Seat eliminated in redistricting

1. : Barry Goldwater Jr., who ran for U.S. senator.
2. : Robert McClory.
3. : Millicent Fenwick, who ran for U.S. senator.
4. : Gregory W. Carman.
5. : J. William Stanton.
6. : Jean Spencer Ashbrook.

Defeated incumbents

As a result of redistricting, many incumbents were forced to compete against each other in the same district, which resulted in a larger number of incumbents being defeated in primaries.

In primary elections

10 representatives lost renomination: 6 lost in redistricting battles pitting incumbents against each other, and 4 lost nomination to non-incumbent challengers.

Democrats

6 Democrats lost renomination: 3 in redistricting races and 3 to a non-incumbent challenger. All the seats were held by Democrats.

1. : Billy Lee Evans lost to challenger J. Roy Rowland.
2. : John G. Fary lost to challenger Bill Lipinski.
3. : David W. Evans lost a redistricting race to fellow incumbent Andrew Jacobs Jr.
4. : Ronald M. Mottl lost to challenger Ed Feighan.
5. : Joseph F. Smith lost a redistricting race to fellow incumbent Thomas M. Foglietta.
6. : Donald A. Bailey lost a redistricting race to fellow incumbent John Murtha.

Republicans

4 Republicans lost renomination: 3 in redistricting races and 1 to a non-incumbent challenger.

Seat held by a Republican

These primary winners later won the general election.

1. : Wayne R. Grisham lost a redistricting race to fellow incumbent David Dreier.
2. : Ed Derwinski lost a redistricting race to fellow incumbent George M. O'Brien.
3. : Gary A. Lee lost a redistricting race to fellow incumbent George C. Wortley.

Seat lost to a Democrat

1. : Tom Railsback lost to challenger Kenneth G. McMillan, who later lost the general election to Lane Evans.

In the general election

Democrats

Three incumbent Democrats lost re-election; two lost to Republican incumbents and one to a non-incumbent challenger.

Seat lost to a Republican incumbent

Leo C. Zeferetti lost a redistricting race to Guy V. Molinari.

Peter A. Peyser lost a redistricting race to Benjamin A. Gilman.

Seat lost to a Republican challenger

Bob Shamansky lost to John Kasich.

Republicans

Twenty-six incumbent Republicans lost re-election; five loss to Democratic incumbents while twenty-one loss to non-incumbent challengers, ten of whom were first elected in 1980.

Seat lost to a Democratic incumbent

John H. Rousselot lost a redistricting race to Matthew G. Martinez.

Margaret Heckler lost a redistricting race to Barney Frank.

Wendell Bailey lost a redistricting race to Ike Skelton.

John LeBoutillier lost a redistricting race to Robert J. Mrazek.

Clint Roberts lost a redistricting race to Tom Daschle.

Seat lost to a Democratic challenger

Albert L. Smith Jr. lost to Ben Erdreich.

Donald H. Clausen lost to Douglas H. Bosco.

Lawrence J. DeNardis lost to Bruce A. Morrison.

Tom Evans lost to Thomas R. Carper.

Paul Findley lost to Dick Durbin.

H. Joel Deckard lost to Frank McCloskey.

James Whitney Dunn lost to Milton Robert Carr.

Tom Hagedorn lost to Tim Penny.

Arlen Erdahl lost to Gerry Sikorski.

Harold C. Hollenbeck lost to Robert Torricelli.

Walter E. Johnston, III lost to Charles Robin Britt.

Bill Hendon lost to James M. Clarke.

Ed Weber lost to Marcy Kaptur.

Charles F. Dougherty lost to Robert A. Borski, Jr.

Eugene Atkinson lost to Joseph P. Kolter.

James K. Coyne, III lost to Peter H. Kostmayer.

James L. Nelligan lost to Frank Harrison.

John Light Napier lost to Robin Tallon.

Robert Daniel lost to Norman Sisisky.

William C. Wampler lost to Rick Boucher.

Mick Staton lost to Bob Wise.

Special elections

See also: List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives.

|-! | William Cotter| | Democratic| 1970| | Incumbent died September 8, 1981.
New member elected January 11, 1982.
Democratic hold.
Winner was subsequently re-elected in November.| nowrap |

|-! | John M. Ashbrook| | Republican| 1960| | Incumbent died April 24, 1982.
New member elected June 19, 1982.
Republican hold.
Winner did not seek re-election in November.| nowrap |

|-! | George Danielson| | Democratic| 1970| | Incumbent resigned March 9, 1982 to become Associate Justice of the California Court of Appeals.
New member elected July 13, 1982.
Democratic hold.
Winner was subsequently re-elected in November.| nowrap |

|-! | Adam Benjamin Jr.| | Democratic| 1976| | Incumbent died September 7, 1982.
New member elected November 2, 1982.
Democratic hold.
Successor was also elected the same day to the next term; see below.| nowrap |

|}

Alabama

See also: List of United States representatives from Alabama.

|-! | Jack Edwards| | Republican| 1964| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | William Louis Dickinson| | Republican| 1964| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | William Flynt Nichols| | Democratic| 1966| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Tom Bevill| | Democratic| 1966| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Ronnie Flippo| | Democratic| 1976| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Albert L. Smith Jr.| | Republican| 1980| | Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.| nowrap |

|-! | Richard Shelby| | Democratic| 1978| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|}

Alaska

See main article: 1982 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska.

See also: List of United States representatives from Alaska.

|-! | Don Young| | Republican| 1973 | Incumbent re-elected.|

|}

Arizona

See also: List of United States representatives from Arizona.

Arizona received an additional seat at reapportionment and added a in the southeast of the state.^[3]

|-! | John Jacob Rhodes| | Republican| 1952| | Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold.| nowrap |

|-! | Mo Udall| | Democratic| 1961 | Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Bob Stump| | Democratic| 1976| | Incumbent re-elected as a Republican.
Republican gain.| nowrap |

|-! | Eldon Rudd| | Republican| 1976| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | colspan=3 | None (district created)| | New seat.
Democratic gain.| nowrap |

|}

Arkansas

See also: List of United States representatives from Arkansas.

|-! | Bill Alexander| | Democratic| 1968| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Ed Bethune| | Republican| 1978| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | John Paul Hammerschmidt| | Republican| 1966| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Beryl Anthony Jr.| | Democratic| 1978| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|}

California

See main article: 1982 United States House of Representatives elections in California.

See also: List of United States representatives from California.

The delegation increased from 43 to 45 seats. To create the two-seat net gain, five seats with no incumbent were added.

|-! | Donald H. Clausen
| | Republican| 1963 | | Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.| nowrap |

|-! | Eugene A. Chappie
| | Republican| 1980| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Bob Matsui| | Democratic| 1978| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Vic Fazio| | Democratic| 1978| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Phillip Burton
| | Democratic| 1964| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | John L. Burton
| | Democratic| 1974| | Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.| nowrap |

|-! | George Miller| | Democratic| 1974| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Ron Dellums| | Democratic| 1970| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Pete Stark| | Democratic| 1972| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Don Edwards| | Democratic| 1962| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Tom Lantos| | Democratic| 1980| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Pete McCloskey| | Republican| 1967 | | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
New member elected.
Republican hold.| nowrap |

|-! | Norman Mineta| | Democratic| 1974| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Norman D. Shumway| | Republican| 1978| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Tony Coelho| | Democratic| 1978| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Leon Panetta| | Democratic| 1976| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Chip Pashayan| | Republican| 1978| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | colspan=3 | None (district created)| | New seat.
Democratic gain.| nowrap |

|-! | Bob Lagomarsino| | Republican| 1974| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Bill Thomas
| | Republican| 1978| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! rowspan=2 | | Bobbi Fiedler| | Republican| 1980| Incumbent re-elected.| rowspan=2 nowrap |

|-| Barry Goldwater Jr.
| | Republican| 1969 | | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
Republican loss.

|-! | Carlos Moorhead| | Republican| 1972| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Anthony Beilenson| | Democratic| 1976| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Henry Waxman| | Democratic| 1974| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Edward R. Roybal| | Democratic| 1962| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | colspan=3 | None (district created)| | New district.
Democratic gain.| nowrap |

|-! | Bob Dornan| | Republican| 1976| | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.| nowrap |

|-! | Julian Dixon| | Democratic| 1978| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Augustus Hawkins| | Democratic| 1962| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! rowspan=2 | | Matthew G. Martínez| | Democratic| 1982| Incumbent re-elected.| rowspan=2 nowrap |

|-| John H. Rousselot
| | Republican| 1960
1962
1970 | | Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican loss.

|-! | Mervyn Dymally| | Democratic| 1980| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Glenn M. Anderson| | Democratic| 1968| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! rowspan=2 | | Wayne R. Grisham| | Republican| 1978| | Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican loss.| rowspan=2 nowrap | |-| David Dreier
| | Republican| 1980| Incumbent re-elected.

|-! | colspan=3 | None (district created)| | New seat.
Democratic gain.| nowrap |

|-! | Jerry Lewis
| | Republican| 1978| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | George Brown Jr.| | Democratic| 1962
1970
1972| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | colspan=3 | None (district created)| | New seat.
Republican gain.| nowrap |

|-! | Jerry M. Patterson| | Democratic| 1974| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Bill Dannemeyer| | Republican| 1978| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Robert Badham| | Republican| 1976| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Bill Lowery| | Republican| 1980| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Dan Lungren
| | Republican| 1978| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Clair Burgener| | Republican| 1972| | Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold.| nowrap |

|-! | colspan=3 | None (district created)| | New seat.
Democratic gain.| nowrap |

|-! | Duncan L. Hunter
| | Republican| 1980| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|}

Colorado

See also: List of United States representatives from Colorado.

Colorado added a sixth seat in reapportionment, adding the new district near Denver.^[3]

|-! | Pat Schroeder| | Democratic| 1972| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Tim Wirth| | Democratic| 1974| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Ray Kogovsek| | Democratic| 1978| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Hank Brown| | Republican| 1980| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Ken Kramer| | Republican| 1978| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | colspan=3 | None (district created)| | New seat.
Republican gain.| nowrap |

|}

Connecticut

See also: List of United States representatives from Connecticut.

|-! | Barbara B. Kennelly| | Democratic| 1982| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Sam Gejdenson| | Democratic| 1980| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Larry DeNardis| | Republican| 1980| | Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.| nowrap |

|-! | Stewart McKinney| | Republican| 1970| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | William R. Ratchford| | Democratic| 1978| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Toby Moffett| | Democratic| 1974| | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
New member elected.
Republican gain.| nowrap |

|}

Delaware

See also: List of United States representatives from Delaware.

|-! | Tom Evans| | Republican| 1976| | Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.| nowrap |

|}

Florida

See also: List of United States representatives from Florida.

Florida added 4 new districts, going from 15 to 19 seats, adding a new district near Miami and 3 more in central and southwestern Florida.^[3]

|-! | Earl Hutto| | Democratic| 1978| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Don Fuqua| | Democratic| 1962| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Charles E. Bennett| | Democratic| 1948| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Bill Chappell| | Democratic| 1968| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Bill McCollum| | Republican| 1980| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | colspan=3 | None (district created)| | New seat.
Democratic gain.| nowrap |

|-! | Sam Gibbons| | Democratic| 1962| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Bill Young
| | Republican| 1970| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | colspan=3 | None (district created)| | New seat.
Republican gain.| nowrap |

|-! | Andy Ireland
| | Democratic| 1976| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Bill Nelson
| | Democratic| 1978| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Skip Bafalis
| | Republican| 1972| | Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Florida.
New member elected.
Republican hold.| nowrap |

|-! | colspan=3 | None (district created)| | New seat.
Republican gain.| nowrap |

|-! | Dan Mica
| | Democratic| 1978| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Clay Shaw
| | Republican| 1980| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | colspan=3 | None (district created)| | New seat.
Democratic gain.| nowrap |

|-! | William Lehman
| | Democratic| 1972| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Claude Pepper
| | Democratic| 1962| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Dante Fascell
| | Democratic| 1954| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|}

Georgia

See also: List of United States representatives from Georgia.

|-! | Bo Ginn| | Democratic| 1972| | Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Georgia.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.| nowrap |

|-! | Charles Hatcher| | Democratic| 1980| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Jack Brinkley| | Democratic| 1966| | Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.| nowrap |

|-! | Elliott H. Levitas| | Democratic| 1974| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Wyche Fowler| | Democratic| 1977 | Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Newt Gingrich| | Republican| 1978| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Larry McDonald| | Democratic| 1974| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Billy Lee Evans| | Democratic| 1976| | Incumbent lost renomination.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.| nowrap |

|-! | Ed Jenkins| | Democratic| 1976| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Doug Barnard Jr.| | Democratic| 1976| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|}

Hawaii

See also: List of United States representatives from Hawaii.

|-! | Cecil Heftel| | Democratic| 1976| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Daniel Akaka| | Democratic| 1976| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|}

Idaho

See also: List of United States representatives from Idaho.

|-! | Larry Craig| | Republican| 1980| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | George V. Hansen| | Republican| 1964
1968
1974| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|}

Illinois

See also: List of United States representatives from Illinois.

Illinois lost two seats at reapportionment, removing two districts with Republican incumbents, and at the same time two other Republican incumbents lost re-election in altered districts.

|-! | Harold Washington| | Democratic| 1980| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Gus Savage| | Democratic| 1980| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Marty Russo| | Democratic| 1974| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! rowspan=2 | | Ed Derwinski| | Republican| 1958| | Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican loss.| rowspan=2 nowrap |

|-| George M. O'Brien
| | Republican| 1972| Incumbent re-elected.

|-! | John G. Fary| | Democratic| 1975 | | Incumbent lost renomination.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.| nowrap |

|-! | Henry Hyde| | Republican| 1974| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Cardiss Collins| | Democratic| 1973 | Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Dan Rostenkowski| | Democratic| 1958| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Sidney R. Yates| | Democratic| 1948
1962
1964| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! rowspan=2 | | John Porter| | Republican| 1980| Incumbent re-elected.| rowspan=2 |

|-| Robert McClory
| | Republican| 1962| | Incumbent retired.
Republican loss.

|-! | Frank Annunzio| | Democratic| 1964| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Phil Crane| | Republican| 1969 | Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | John N. Erlenborn
| | Republican| 1964| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Tom Corcoran
| | Republican| 1976| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Ed Madigan
| | Republican| 1972| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Lynn M. Martin| | Republican| 1980| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Tom Railsback
| | Republican| 1966| | Incumbent lost renomination.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.| nowrap |

|-! | Robert H. Michel| | Republican| 1956| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Dan Crane
| | Republican| 1978| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Paul Findley| | Republican| 1960| | Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.| nowrap |

|-! | Melvin Price
| | Democratic| 1944| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Paul Simon
| | Democratic| 1974| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|}

Indiana

See also: List of United States representatives from Indiana.

Indiana lost one seat at reapportionment; Republicans in the legislature deleted two Democratic districts and added a new Republican district, although this strategy was offset by the unexpected defeat of incumbent H. Joel Deckard.

|-! | Adam Benjamin Jr.| | Democratic| 1976| | Incumbent died.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.| nowrap |

|-! | Philip R. Sharp
| | Democratic| 1974| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | John P. Hiler| | Republican| 1980| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Dan Coats| | Republican| 1980| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Elwood Hillis| | Republican| 1970| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | colspan=3 | None (district created)| | New seat.
Republican gain.| nowrap |

|-! rowspan=2 | | John T. Myers| | Republican| 1966| Incumbent re-elected.| rowspan=2 nowrap |

|-| Floyd Fithian
| | Democratic| 1974| | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Democratic loss.

|-! | H. Joel Deckard| | Republican| 1978| | Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.| nowrap |

|-! | Lee Hamilton| | Democratic| 1964| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! rowspan=2 | | Andrew Jacobs Jr.
| | Democratic| 1964
1972
1974| Incumbent re-elected.| rowspan=2 nowrap |

|-| David W. Evans
| | Democratic| 1974| | Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic loss.

|}

Iowa

See also: List of United States representatives from Iowa.

|-! | Jim Leach| | Republican| 1976| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Tom Tauke| | Republican| 1978| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | T. Cooper Evans| | Republican| 1980| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Neal Smith| | Democratic| 1958| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Tom Harkin| | Democratic| 1974| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Berkley Bedell| | Democratic| 1974| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|}

Kansas

See also: List of United States representatives from Kansas.

|-! | Pat Roberts| | Republican| 1980| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | James Edmund Jeffries| | Republican| 1978| | Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.| nowrap |

|-! | Larry Winn| | Republican| 1966| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Dan Glickman| | Democratic| 1976| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Bob Whittaker| | Republican| 1978| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|}

Kentucky

See also: List of United States representatives from Kentucky.

|-! | Carroll Hubbard| | Democratic| 1974| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | William Natcher| | Democratic| 1953 | Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Romano Mazzoli| | Democratic| 1970| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Gene Snyder| | Republican| 1962
1964
1966| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Hal Rogers| | Republican| 1980| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Larry J. Hopkins| | Republican| 1978| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Carl D. Perkins| | Democratic| 1948| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|}

Louisiana

See also: List of United States representatives from Louisiana.

All eight incumbents were re-elected by receiving more than 50% of the vote in the September 11 non-partisan blanket primaries.

|-! | Bob Livingston| | Republican| 1977 | Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Lindy Boggs| | Democratic| 1973 | Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Billy Tauzin| | Democratic| 1980| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Buddy Roemer| | Democratic| 1980| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Jerry Huckaby| | Democratic| 1976| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Henson Moore| | Republican| 1974| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | John Breaux| | Democratic| 1972| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Gillis William Long| | Democratic| 1962
1964
1972| Re-elected in primary| nowrap |

|}

Maine

See also: List of United States representatives from Maine.

|-! | David F. Emery| | Republican| 1974| | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
New member elected.
Republican hold.| nowrap |

|-! | Olympia Snowe| | Republican| 1978| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|}

Maryland

See also: List of United States representatives from Maryland.

|-! | Roy Dyson| | Democratic| 1980| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Clarence Long| | Democratic| 1962| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Barbara Mikulski| | Democratic| 1976| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Marjorie Holt| | Republican| 1972| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Steny Hoyer| | Democratic| 1981 | Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Beverly Byron| | Democratic| 1978| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Parren Mitchell| | Democratic| 1970| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Michael D. Barnes| | Democratic| 1978| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|}

Massachusetts

See also: List of United States representatives from Massachusetts.

Massachusetts lost one seat at reapportionment, combining the districts of Barney Frank and Margaret Heckler.^[3]

|-! | Silvio O. Conte| | Republican| 1958| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Edward Boland| | Democratic| 1952| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Joseph D. Early| | Democratic| 1974| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! rowspan=2 | | Barney Frank| | Democratic| 1980| Incumbent re-elected.| rowspan=2 nowrap |

|-| Margaret Heckler
| | Republican| 1966| | Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican loss.

|-! | James Shannon| | Democratic| 1978| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Nicholas Mavroules| | Democratic| 1978| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Ed Markey| | Democratic| 1976| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Tip O'Neill| | Democratic| 1952| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Joe Moakley| | Democratic| 1972| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Gerry Studds
| | Democratic| 1972| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Brian J. Donnelly| | Democratic| 1978| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|}

Michigan

See also: List of United States representatives from Michigan.

Michigan lost one seat at reapportionment.

|-! | John Conyers| | Democratic| 1964| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Carl Pursell| | Republican| 1976| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Howard Wolpe| | Democratic| 1978| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Mark D. Siljander| | Republican| 1981 | Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Harold S. Sawyer| | Republican| 1976| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | James Whitney Dunn| | Republican| 1980| | Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.| nowrap |

|-! | Dale Kildee| | Democratic| 1976| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | J. Bob Traxler| | Democratic| 1974| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Guy Vander Jagt| | Republican| 1966| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Donald J. Albosta| | Democratic| 1978| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Robert William Davis| | Republican| 1978| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | David Bonior| | Democratic| 1976| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | George Crockett Jr.| | Democratic| 1980| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Dennis Hertel| | Democratic| 1980| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | William D. Ford| | Democratic| 1964| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | John Dingell| | Democratic| 1955 | Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! rowspan=2 | | William M. Brodhead| | Democratic| 1974| | Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.| rowspan=2 nowrap |

|-| James J. Blanchard
| | Democratic| 1974| | Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Michigan.
Democratic loss.

|-! | William Broomfield
| | Republican| 1956| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|}

Minnesota

See also: List of United States representatives from Minnesota.

|-! | Tom Hagedorn
| | Independent-
Republican| 1974| | Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
DFL gain.| nowrap |

|-! | Vin Weber
| | Independent-
Republican| 1980| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Bill Frenzel| | Independent-
Republican| 1970| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Bruce Vento| | DFL| 1976| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Martin Olav Sabo| | DFL| 1978| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Arlen Erdahl
| | Independent-
Republican| 1978| | Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
DFL gain.| nowrap |

|-! | Arlan Stangeland| | Independent-
Republican| 1977 | Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Jim Oberstar| | DFL| 1974| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|}

Mississippi

See also: List of United States representatives from Mississippi.

|-! | Jamie Whitten| | Democratic| 1941 | Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | David R. Bowen| | Democratic| 1972| | Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican gain.| nowrap |

|-! | Sonny Montgomery| | Democratic| 1966| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Wayne Dowdy| | Democratic| 1981 | Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Trent Lott| | Republican| 1972| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|}

Missouri

See also: List of United States representatives from Missouri.

Missouri lost one seat at reapportionment.

|-! | Bill Clay| | Democratic| 1968| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Robert A. Young| | Democratic| 1976| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Dick Gephardt| | Democratic| 1976| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! rowspan=2 | | Ike Skelton| | Democratic| 1976| Incumbent re-elected.| rowspan=2 nowrap |

|-| Wendell Bailey
| | Republican| 1980| | Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican loss.

|-! | Richard Bolling| | Democratic| 1948| | Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.| nowrap |

|-! | Tom Coleman| | Republican| 1976| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Gene Taylor| | Republican| 1972| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Bill Emerson
| | Republican| 1980| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Harold Volkmer| | Democratic| 1976| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|}

Montana

See also: List of United States representatives from Montana.

|-! | Pat Williams| | Democratic| 1978| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Ron Marlenee| | Republican| 1976| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|}

Nebraska

See also: List of United States representatives from Nebraska.

|-! | Doug Bereuter| | Republican| 1978| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Hal Daub| | Republican| 1980| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Virginia Smith| | Republican| 1974| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|}

Nevada

See also: List of United States representatives from Nevada.

|-! | colspan=3 | None (district created)| | New seat.
Democratic gain.| nowrap |

|-! | James David Santini
| | Democratic| 1974| | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
New member elected.
Republican gain.| nowrap |

|}

New Hampshire

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

|-! | Norman D'Amours| | Democratic| 1974| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Judd Gregg| | Republican| 1980| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|}

New Jersey

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

New Jersey lost one seat at reapportionment.

|-! | James Florio| | Democratic| 1974| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | William J. Hughes| | Democratic| 1974| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | James J. Howard| | Democratic| 1964| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Chris Smith| | Republican| 1980| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Marge Roukema
| | Republican| 1980| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Bernard J. Dwyer
| | Democratic| 1980| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Matt Rinaldo
| | Republican| 1972| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Robert A. Roe| | Democratic| 1970| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Harold C. Hollenbeck| | Republican| 1976| | Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.| nowrap |

|-! | Peter W. Rodino| | Democratic| 1948| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Joseph Minish| | Democratic| 1962| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! rowspan=2 | | Jim Courter
| | Republican| 1978| Incumbent re-elected.| rowspan=2 nowrap |

|-| Millicent Fenwick
| | Republican| 1974| | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Republican loss.

|-! | Edwin B. Forsythe
| | Republican| 1970| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Frank Joseph Guarini| | Democratic| 1978| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|}

New Mexico

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

|-! | Manuel Lujan Jr.| | Republican| 1968| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Joe Skeen| | Republican| 1980| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | colspan=3 | None (district created)| | New seat.
Democratic gain.| nowrap |

|}

New York

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

New York lost five seats at reapportionment.

|-! | William Carney| | Conservative| 1978| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Thomas Downey| | Democratic| 1974| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! rowspan=2 | | Gregory W. Carman| | Republican| 1980| | Incumbent retired.
Republican loss.| rowspan=2 nowrap |

|-| John LeBoutillier
| | Republican| 1980| | Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.

|-! | Norman F. Lent| | Republican| 1970| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Ray McGrath| | Republican| 1980| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Joseph P. Addabbo
| | Democratic| 1960| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Benjamin S. Rosenthal
| | Democratic| 1962| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | James H. Scheuer
| | Democratic| 1964
1972
1974| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Geraldine Ferraro| | Democratic| 1978| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Chuck Schumer
| | Democratic| 1980| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Fred Richmond
| | Democratic| 1974| | Incumbent resigned.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.| nowrap |

|-! | Shirley Chisholm| | Democratic| 1968| | Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.| nowrap |

|-! | Stephen Solarz| | Democratic| 1974| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! rowspan=2 | | Guy Molinari
| | Republican| 1980| Incumbent re-elected.| rowspan=2 nowrap |

|-| Leo C. Zeferetti
| | Democratic| 1974| | Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic loss.

|-! | Bill Green
| | Republican| 1978| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Charles Rangel
| | Democratic| 1970| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! rowspan=2 | | Ted Weiss
| | Democratic| 1976| Incumbent re-elected.| rowspan=2 nowrap |

|-| Jonathan Brewster Bingham
| | Democratic| 1964| | Incumbent retired.
Democratic loss.

|-! | Robert Garcia
| | Democratic| 1978| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Mario Biaggi
| | Democratic| 1968| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Richard Ottinger
| | Democratic| 1964
1970
1974| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Hamilton Fish IV
| | Republican| 1968| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! rowspan=2 | | Benjamin Gilman
| | Republican| 1972| Incumbent re-elected.| rowspan=2 nowrap |

|-| Peter A. Peyser
| | Democratic| 1970
1976
1978| | Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic loss.

|-! | Samuel S. Stratton
| | Democratic| 1958| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Gerald Solomon
| | Republican| 1978| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Donald J. Mitchell
| | Republican| 1972| | Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold.| nowrap |

|-! | David O'Brien Martin
| | Republican| 1980| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! rowspan=2 | | George C. Wortley
| | Republican| 1980| Incumbent re-elected.| rowspan=2 nowrap |

|-| Gary A. Lee
| | Republican| 1978| | Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican loss.

|-! | Matt McHugh
| | Democratic| 1974| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Frank Horton
| | Republican| 1962| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Barber Conable
| | Republican| 1964| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Jack Kemp
| | Republican| 1970| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | John LaFalce
| | Democratic| 1974| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Henry J. Nowak
| | Democratic| 1974| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Stan Lundine
| | Democratic| 1976| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|}

North Carolina

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

|-! | Walter B. Jones Sr.| | Democratic| 1966| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Lawrence H. Fountain| | Democratic| 1952| | Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.| nowrap |

|-! | Charles Orville Whitley| | Democratic| 1976| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Ike Franklin Andrews| | Democratic| 1972| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Stephen L. Neal| | Democratic| 1974| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Gene Johnston| | Republican| 1980| | Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.| nowrap |

|-! | Charlie Rose| | Democratic| 1972| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Bill Hefner| | Democratic| 1974| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | James G. Martin| | Republican| 1972| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Jim Broyhill| | Republican| 1962| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Bill Hendon| | Republican| 1980| | Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.| nowrap |

|}

North Dakota

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

|-! | Byron Dorgan| | Democratic-NPL| 1980| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|}

Ohio

See also: List of United States representatives from Ohio.

Ohio lost two seats at reapportionment.

|-! | Tom Luken
| | Democratic| 1974
1974
1976| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Bill Gradison
| | Republican| 1974| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Tony P. Hall| | Democratic| 1978| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Mike Oxley| | Republican| 1972| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Del Latta| | Republican| 1958| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Bob McEwen| | Republican| 1980| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Bud Brown| | Republican| 1965| | Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Ohio.
New member elected.
Republican hold.| nowrap |

|-! | Tom Kindness| | Republican| 1974| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Ed Weber| | Republican| 1980| | Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.| nowrap |

|-! rowspan=2 | | Clarence E. Miller| | Republican| 1966| Incumbent re-elected.| rowspan=2 nowrap |

|-| Jean Spencer Ashbrook
| | Republican| 1982| | Incumbent retired.
Republican loss.

|-! rowspan=2 | | J. William Stanton| | Republican| 1964| | Incumbent retired.
Republican loss.| rowspan=2 nowrap |

|-| Dennis E. Eckart
| | Democratic| 1980| Incumbent re-elected.

|-! | Bob Shamansky| | Democratic| 1980| | Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Republican gain.| nowrap |

|-! | Don Pease| | Democratic| 1976| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | John F. Seiberling| | Democratic| 1970| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Chalmers Wylie| | Republican| 1966| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Ralph Regula| | Republican| 1972| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Lyle Williams
| | Republican| 1978| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Douglas Applegate| | Democratic| 1976| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Ronald M. Mottl
| | Democratic| 1974| | Incumbent lost renomination.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.| nowrap |

|-! | Mary Rose Oakar| | Democratic| 1976| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Louis Stokes| | Democratic| 1968| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|}

Oklahoma

See also: List of United States representatives from Oklahoma.

|-! | James R. Jones| | Democratic| 1972| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Mike Synar| | Democratic| 1978| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Wes Watkins| | Democratic| 1976| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Dave McCurdy| | Democratic| 1980| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Mickey Edwards| | Republican| 1976| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Glenn English| | Democratic| 1974| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|}

Oregon

See also: List of United States representatives from Oregon.

|-! | Les AuCoin| | Democratic| 1974| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | colspan=3 | None (district created)| | New seat.
Republican gain.| nowrap |

|-! | Ron Wyden| | Democratic| 1980| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Jim Weaver| | Democratic| 1974| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Denny Smith
| | Republican| 1980| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|}

Pennsylvania

See also: List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania lost two seats at reapportionment.

|-! rowspan=2 | | Thomas M. Foglietta| | Democratic| 1980| Incumbent re-elected.| rowspan=2 nowrap |

|-| Joseph F. Smith
| | Democratic| 1981 | | Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic loss.

|-! | William H. Gray III| | Democratic| 1978| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Charles F. Dougherty
| | Republican| 1978| | Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.| nowrap |

|-! | Eugene Atkinson
| | Republican| 1978| | Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.| nowrap |

|-! | Dick Schulze| | Republican| 1974| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Gus Yatron| | Democratic| 1968| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Bob Edgar| | Democratic| 1974| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | James K. Coyne III| | Republican| 1980| | Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.| nowrap |

|-! | Bud Shuster| | Republican| 1972| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Joseph M. McDade| | Republican| 1962| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Jim Nelligan| | Republican| 1980| | Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.| nowrap |

|-! rowspan=2 | | John Murtha| | Democratic| 1974| Incumbent re-elected.| rowspan=2 nowrap |

|-| Donald A. Bailey
| | Democratic| 1978| | Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic loss.

|-! | Lawrence Coughlin| | Republican| 1968| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | William J. Coyne| | Democratic| 1980| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Don Ritter| | Republican| 1978| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Bob Walker| | Republican| 1976| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Allen E. Ertel| | Democratic| 1976| | Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Pennsylvania.
New member elected.
Republican gain.| nowrap |

|-! | Doug Walgren| | Democratic| 1976| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Bill Goodling| | Republican| 1974| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Joseph M. Gaydos| | Democratic| 1968| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Marc L. Marks
| | Republican| 1976| | Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold.| nowrap |

|-! | Austin Murphy| | Democratic| 1976| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | William Clinger| | Republican| 1978| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|}

Rhode Island

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

|-! | Fernand St Germain| | Democratic| 1960| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Claudine Schneider| | Republican| 1980| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|}

South Carolina

See main article: 1982 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina.

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

|-! | Tommy Hartnett| | Republican| 1980| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Floyd Spence| | Republican| 1970| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Butler Derrick| | Democratic| 1974| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Carroll A. Campbell Jr.| | Republican| 1978| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Kenneth Lamar Holland| | Democratic| 1974| | Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.| nowrap |

|-! | John Light Napier| | Republican| 1980| | Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.| nowrap |

|}

South Dakota

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

|-! rowspan=2 | | Tom Daschle
| | Democratic| 1978| Incumbent re-elected.| rowspan=2 nowrap |

|-| Clint Roberts
| | Republican| 1980| | Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican loss.

|}

Tennessee

See also: List of United States representatives from Tennessee.

|-! | Jimmy Quillen| | Republican| 1962| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | John Duncan Sr.| | Republican| 1964| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Marilyn Lloyd| | Democratic| 1974| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | colspan=3 | None (district created)| | New seat.
Democratic gain.| nowrap |

|-! | Bill Boner| | Democratic| 1978| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Al Gore
| | Democratic| 1976| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Robin Beard
| | Republican| 1972| | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
New member elected.
Republican hold.| nowrap |

|-! | Ed Jones
| | Democratic| 1969 | Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Harold Ford Sr.
| | Democratic| 1974| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|}

Texas

See main article: 1982 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas.

See also: List of United States representatives from Texas.

|-! | Sam B. Hall Jr.| | Democratic| 1976| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Charlie Wilson| | Democratic| 1972| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | James M. Collins| | Republican| 1968| | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
New member elected.
Republican hold.| nowrap |

|-! | Ralph Hall| | Democratic| 1980| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Jim Mattox| | Democratic| 1976| | Incumbent retired to run for Attorney General
Democratic hold.| nowrap |

|-! | Phil Gramm| | Democratic| 1978| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Bill Archer| | Republican| 1970| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Jack Fields| | Republican| 1980| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Jack Brooks| | Democratic| 1952| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | J. J. Pickle| | Democratic| 1963 | Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Marvin Leath| | Democratic| 1978| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Jim Wright| | Democratic| 1954| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Jack Hightower| | Democratic| 1974| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Bill Patman| | Democratic| 1980| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Kika de la Garza| | Democratic| 1964| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Richard Crawford White| | Democratic| 1964| | Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.| nowrap |

|-! | Charles Stenholm| | Democratic| 1978| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Mickey Leland| | Democratic| 1978| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Kent Hance| | Democratic| 1978| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Henry B. González| | Democratic| 1961 | Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Tom Loeffler| | Republican| 1978| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Ron Paul| | Republican| 1976
1976
1978| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Chick Kazen| | Democratic| 1966| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Martin Frost| | Democratic| 1978| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | colspan=3 | None (district created)| | New seat.
Democratic gain.| nowrap |

|-! | colspan=3 | None (district created)| | New seat.
Democratic gain.| nowrap |

|-! | colspan=3 | None (district created)| | New seat.
Democratic gain.| nowrap |

|}

Utah

See also: List of United States representatives from Utah.

|-! | Jim Hansen| | Republican| 1980| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | David Daniel Marriott| | Republican| 1976| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | colspan=3 | None (district created)| | New seat.
Republican gain.| nowrap |

|}

Vermont

See also: List of United States representatives from Vermont.

|-! | Jim Jeffords| | Republican| 1974| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|}

Virginia

See also: List of United States representatives from Virginia.

|-! | Paul Trible| | Republican| 1976| | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
New member elected.
Republican hold.| nowrap |

|-! | G. William Whitehurst| | Republican| 1968| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Thomas J. Bliley Jr.| | Republican| 1980| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Robert Daniel| | Republican| 1972| | Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.| nowrap |

|-! | Dan Daniel| | Democratic| 1968| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | M. Caldwell Butler| | Republican| 1972| | Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.| nowrap |

|-! | J. Kenneth Robinson| | Republican| 1970| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Stanford Parris| | Republican| 1972
1974
1980| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | William C. Wampler| | Republican| 1952
1954
1966| | Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.| nowrap |

|-! | Frank Wolf| | Republican| 1980| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|}

Washington

See also: List of United States representatives from Washington.

|-! | Joel Pritchard| | Republican| 1972| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Al Swift| | Democratic| 1978| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Don Bonker| | Democratic| 1974| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Sid Morrison| | Republican| 1980| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Tom Foley| | Democratic| 1964| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Norm Dicks| | Democratic| 1976| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Mike Lowry| | Democratic| 1978| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | colspan=3 | None (district created)| | New seat.
Republican gain.| nowrap |

|}

West Virginia

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

|-! | Bob Mollohan| | Democratic| 1952
1956
1968| | Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.| nowrap |

|-! | Cleve Benedict| | Republican| 1980| | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.| nowrap |

|-! | Mick Staton| | Republican| 1980| | Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.| nowrap |

|-! | Nick Rahall| | Democratic| 1976| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|}

Wisconsin

See also: List of United States representatives from Wisconsin.

|-! | Les Aspin| | Democratic| 1970| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Robert Kastenmeier| | Democratic| 1958| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Steve Gunderson| | Republican| 1980| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Clement J. Zablocki| | Democratic| 1948| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Henry Reuss| | Democratic| 1954| | Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.| nowrap |

|-! | Tom Petri| | Republican| 1979 | Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Dave Obey| | Democratic| 1969 | Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Toby Roth| | Republican| 1978| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

|-! | Jim Sensenbrenner| | Republican| 1978| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

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Wyoming

See also: List of United States representatives from Wyoming.

|-! | Dick Cheney| | Republican| 1978| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap | |}

Non-voting delegates

See main article: 1982 United States House of Representatives election in American Samoa, 1982 United States House of Representatives election in the District of Columbia and 1982 United States House of Representatives election in the United States Virgin Islands.

See also: List of Delegates to the United States House of Representatives from American Samoa, List of Delegates to the United States House of Representatives from the District of Columbia, List of Delegates to the United States House of Representatives from Guam and List of Delegates to the United States House of Representatives from the United States Virgin Islands.

|-! American Samoa at-large| Fofō Iosefa Fiti Sunia| | 1980| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap | |-! District of Columbia at-large| Walter Fauntroy| | 1970| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap | |-! Guam at-large| Antonio Borja Won Pat| | 1972| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap | |-! U.S. Virgin Islands at-large| Ron de Lugo| | 1972
1978 (retired)
1980| Incumbent re-elected.| nowrap |

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See also

• 1982 United States elections
  • 1982 United States gubernatorial elections
  • 1982 United States Senate elections
• 97th United States Congress
• 98th United States Congress

Notes and References

1. News: Democrats Regain Control in House . Steven . Roberts . The New York Times . November 4, 1982.
2. News: McCarthy's fall and Trump's rise reflect the same bet among Republicans. CNN. Brownstein. Ronald. October 10, 2023. October 10, 2023.
3. 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.