2008 United States House of Representatives elections
The 2008 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 4, 2008, to elect members to the United States House of Representatives to serve in the 111th United States Congress from January 3, 2009, until January 3, 2011. It coincided with the election of Barack Obama as President. All 435 voting seats, as well as all 6 non-voting seats, were up for election. The Democratic Party, which won a majority of seats in the 2006 election, expanded its control in 2008. The Republican Party, hoping to regain the majority it lost in the 2006 election or at least expand its congressional membership, lost additional seats. With one exception (Louisiana's 2nd district), the only seats to switch from Democratic to Republican had been Republican-held prior to the 2006 elections. Republicans gained five Democratic seats total, while losing 26 of their own, giving the Democrats a net gain of 21 seats, effectively erasing all gains made by the GOP since 1994.[1]
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In addition, with the defeat of Republican congressman Chris Shays in Connecticut's 4th district, this became the first time since the 1850s that no Republican represented the New England region.[2][3] The 10.6% popular vote advantage by the Democrats was the largest by either party since 1982, 26 years earlier. Turnout increased due to the 2008 presidential election. The presidential election, 2008 Senate elections, and 2008 state gubernatorial elections, as well as many other state and local elections, occurred on the same date.
As of 2020, this is the last election in which Democrats won congressional seats in Idaho and South Dakota or Republicans won a seat in Delaware. It is also the last time Democrats won any House seats in North Dakota.
Composition entering the election
At the end of the 110th Congress (2nd Session), the membership of the U.S. House of Representatives was composed of 235 Democrats, 199 Republicans, and one vacancy.
Special elections
The thirteen special elections to the 110th United States Congress are listed below by election date.
In 2008 there were eight special elections for vacant seats in the United States House of Representatives, for the 110th United States Congress. In the special elections, Democrats gained three seats while keeping hold of five seats. Republicans held only one of their four seats.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Illinois 14 | Dennis Hastert | Republican | 1986 | Incumbent resigned November 26, 2007. New member elected March 8, 2008. Democratic gain. |
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Indiana 7 | Julia Carson | Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent died December 17, 2007. New member elected March 11, 2008. Democratic hold. |
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California 12 | Tom Lantos | Democratic | 1980 | Incumbent died February 11, 2008. New member elected April 8, 2008. Democratic hold. |
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Louisiana 1 | Bobby Jindal | Republican | 2004 | Incumbent resigned January 14, 2008 to become Governor of Louisiana. New member elected May 3, 2008. Republican hold. |
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Louisiana 6 | Richard Baker | Republican | 1986 | Incumbent resigned February 2, 2008 to become Director of the Managed Funds Association.[4] New member elected May 3, 2008. Democratic gain. |
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Mississippi 1 | Roger Wicker | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent resigned December 31, 2007 when appointed U.S. Senator. New member elected May 13, 2008. Democratic gain. |
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Maryland 4 | Albert Wynn | Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent resigned May 31, 2008 after losing renomination. New member elected June 17, 2008. Democratic hold. |
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Ohio 11 | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | Democratic | 1998 | Incumbent died August 20, 2008. New member elected November 18, 2008. Democratic hold. |
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Retiring incumbents
Thirty-three incumbents voluntarily retired.[5]
Democratic incumbents
All six seats held by retiring Democrats were won by Democrats.
- Alabama 5: Bud Cramer: "[T]o spend more time with my family and begin another chapter in my life"[6]
- Colorado 2: Mark Udall: Ran for and won the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Wayne Allard.
- Maine 1: Tom Allen: Ran against and lost to Susan Collins in the U.S. Senate election.
- New Mexico 3: Tom Udall: Ran for and won the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Pete Domenici.
- New York 21: Michael McNulty: "[I]t's not what I want to do for the rest of my life."[7]
- Oregon 5: Darlene Hooley: Because of the "cumulative effect of arduous travel, the relentless demands of fund-raising and 32 years of public service"[8]
Republican incumbents
Twenty-seven Republicans retired. Thirteen of their seats were then won by Democrats (see Open seat gains, below).
- Alabama 2: Terry Everett: Because of age and health[9]
- Arizona 1: Rick Renzi: To fight federal criminal charges involving a land-swap deal[10]
- California 4: John Doolittle: To fight an FBI corruption investigation[11]
- California 52: Duncan Hunter Ran for and lost the race for the Republican nomination for president. Already planned to retire
- Colorado 6: Tom Tancredo: Ran for and lost the race for the Republican nomination for President
- Florida 15: Dave Weldon: To return to his medical practice[12]
- Illinois 11: Jerry Weller: To spend more time with his family,[13] amid questions about his Nicaraguan land dealings, his wife's investments, and his relationship to an indicted defense contractor[14]
- Illinois 18: Ray LaHood (On December 19, 2008, President-elect Barack Obama announced his intention to nominate LaHood to serve as the next Secretary of Transportation.) He was later confirmed.
- Kentucky 2: Ron Lewis
- Louisiana 4: Jim McCrery
- Minnesota 3: Jim Ramstad
- Mississippi 3: Chip Pickering
- Missouri 9: Kenny Hulshof: Ran for and lost the election for governor
- New Jersey 3: Jim Saxton: Because of age and health[15]
- New Jersey 7: Mike Ferguson: To spend more time with his family[16]
- New Mexico 1: Heather Wilson: Ran in and lost the Republican primary for New Mexico's open U.S. Senate seat
- New Mexico 2: Steve Pearce: Ran for and lost the election for New Mexico's open U.S. Senate seat
- New York 13: Vito Fossella: Amid scandal following a drunk driving arrest which led to revelations of infidelity and a secret family he maintained in Virginia
- New York 25: Jim Walsh
- New York 26: Tom Reynolds
- Ohio 7: Dave Hobson: "I wanted to go out on top"[17]
- Ohio 15: Deborah Pryce: To spend more time with her family[18]
- Ohio 16: Ralph Regula
- Pennsylvania 5: John Peterson: To spend more time with his family[19][20]
- Puerto Rico's at-large congressional district: Luis Fortuño: Ran for and won the Governorship of Puerto Rico defeating Gov. Aníbal Acevedo Vilá[21]
- Virginia 11: Thomas M. Davis: "It's time for me to take a sabbatical"[22]
- Wyoming's at-large congressional district: Barbara Cubin[23]
Defeated incumbents
Incumbents defeated in primary election
One Republican lost in a primary and the seat was eventually won by a Democrat. One Democrat lost the primary as did two Republicans. The three primary winners, however, managed to retain the seat for the same party.
- Maryland 1: Wayne Gilchrest (R), whose seat was later won by a Democrat
- Maryland 4: Albert Wynn (D), who subsequently resigned May 31, 2008
- Utah 3: Chris Cannon (R)
- Tennessee 1: David Davis (R)
Incumbents defeated in general election
Fourteen Republicans and five Democrats lost their general elections, thereby losing their seats to the other party.
- Colorado 4: Marilyn Musgrave (R)
- Connecticut 4: Christopher Shays (R)
- Florida 8: Ric Keller (R)
- Florida 16: Tim Mahoney (D)
- Florida 24: Tom Feeney (R)
- Idaho 1: Bill Sali (R)[24]
- Kansas 2: Nancy Boyda (D)
- Louisiana 2: William J. Jefferson (D)
- Louisiana 6: Don Cazayoux (D)
- Michigan 7: Tim Walberg (R)
- Michigan 9: Joe Knollenberg (R)
- Nevada 3: Jon Porter (R)
- New York 29: Randy Kuhl (R)
- North Carolina 8: Robin Hayes (R)
- Ohio 1: Steve Chabot (R)
- Pennsylvania 3: Phil English (R)
- Texas 22: Nick Lampson (D)
- Virginia 2: Thelma Drake (R)
- Virginia 5: Virgil Goode (R)
Open seat gains
Twelve seats (and one delegate's seat) held by retiring Republicans were won by Democrats. No Democratic retirements were picked up by Republicans.
- Alabama 2: Democratic gain.
- Arizona 1: Democratic gain.
- Illinois 11: Democratic gain.
- Maryland 1: Democratic gain.
- New Jersey 3: Democratic gain.
- New Mexico 1: Democratic gain.
- New Mexico 2: Democratic gain.
- New York 13: Democratic gain.
- New York 25: Democratic gain.
- Ohio 15: Democratic gain.
- Ohio 16: Democratic gain.
- Puerto Rico at-large: NPP – caucusing with the Democrats – gain.
- Virginia 11: Democratic gain.
Predictions
On April 8, 2008, analyst Stuart Rothenberg of The Rothenberg Political Report stated that the fight for the House would be a "one-sided battle, with Democrats having most of the targets." He points to a list of one dozen seats (out of all 435 seats in the House) that are most likely to change hands, of those twelve, ten are open seats, seats which Republicans won by 3% or less in 2006 or otherwise endangered GOP seats.[25]
In May 2007, conservative columnist Robert Novak wrote that he believed there were at least a few House seats that were won by Democrats in 2006 "solely because of GOP corruption," and that such seats would be "the most likely to return to the Republican column in 2008". He also said,
a continued sour mood over the Iraq War could produce another massive Republican defeat in 2008 that makes 2006 look tame by comparison. Republicans in Washington generally concede that the continued presence of U.S. troops in Iraq by next November could mean disaster for the party.
Novak qualified this by saying that in "previous elections, major House gains by either party have always been followed by losses in the next election".[26]
InTrade.com, the only betting site that offered odds on control of the House, put the likelihood of the Democrats retaining control at about 90% as of October 2008.[27]
There have been three special elections for open Republican seats, IL-14 (formerly held by Dennis Hastert), LA-06 (formerly held by Richard Baker) and MS-01 (formerly held by Roger Wicker). Democrats won all three elections. After the MS-01 loss, Ron Gunzburger wrote, "GOP insiders in DC now privately acknowledge the Democratic victory in this seat likely foreshadows a dismal general election ahead for congressional Republicans."[28]
The following table rates the competitiveness of selected races from around the country according to noted political analysts. Races not included should be considered safe for the incumbent's party. (Incumbents not running for re-election have parentheses around their name.)
District | Incumbent | Cook[29] | Rothenberg[30] | CQ Politics[31] | Crystal Ball[32] | Result |
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AL-2 | (Everett) (R) | Tossup | Pure Tossup | No Clear Favorite | Republican Hold | Bright (D) |
AL-3 | Rogers (R) | Likely R | Limited Risk | R Favored | Safe R | Rogers (R) |
AL-5 | (Cramer) (D) | Tossup | Pure Tossup | No Clear Favorite | Democratic Hold | Griffith (D) |
AK-AL | Young (R) | Tossup | D Favored | Leans D | Democratic Pick-up | Young (R) |
AZ-1 | (Renzi) (R) | Likely D | D Favored | Leans D | Democratic Pick-up | Kirkpatrick (D) |
AZ-3 | Shadegg (R) | Leans R | R Favored | Leans R | Republican Hold | Shadegg (R) |
AZ-5 | Mitchell (D) | Likely D | Limited Risk | Leans D | Democratic Hold | Mitchell (D) |
AZ-8 | Giffords (D) | Likely D | Limited Risk | Leans D | Democratic Hold | Giffords (D) |
CA-3 | Lungren (R) | Likely R | R Favored | R Favored | Safe R | Lungren (R) |
CA-4 | (Doolittle) (R) | Tossup | Pure Tossup | No Clear Favorite | Democratic Pick-up | McClintock (R) |
CA-11 | McNerney (D) | Leans D | Leans D | D Favored | Democratic Hold | McNerney (D) |
CA-26 | Dreier (R) | Likely R | Limited Risk | R Favored | Safe R | McClintock (R) |
CA-45 | Bono (R) | Likely R | Limited Risk | Safe R | Safe R | Bono (R) |
CA-46 | Rohrabacher (R) | Likely R | R Favored | R Favored | Safe R | Rohrabacher (R) |
CA-50 | Bilbray (R) | Leans R | Limited Risk | R Favored | Republican Hold | Bilbray (R) |
CO-4 | Musgrave (R) | Tossup | Leans D | Leans D | Democratic Pick-up | Markey (D) |
CT-2 | Courtney (D) | Solid D | Limited Risk | D Favored | Safe D | Courtney (D) |
CT-4 | Shays (R) | Tossup | Tossup/Tilts D | No Clear Favorite | Democratic Pick-up | Himes (D) |
CT-5 | Murphy (D) | Solid D | Limited Risk | Leans D | Democratic Hold | Murphy (D) |
FL-8 | Keller (R) | Tossup | Leans D | Leans D | Democratic Pick-up | Grayson (D) |
FL-13 | Buchanan (R) | Likely R | R Favored | Leans R | Republican Hold | Buchanan (R) |
FL-15 | (Weldon) (R) | Solid R | Limited Risk | R Favored | Safe R | Posey (R) |
FL-16 | Mahoney (D) | Likely R | R Favored | Leans R | Republican Pick-up | Rooney (R) |
FL-18 | Ros-Lehtinen (R) | Likely R | Limited Risk | R Favored | Safe R | Ros-Lehtinen (R) |
FL-21 | L. Diaz-Balart (R) | Tossup | Pure Tossup | Leans R | Republican Hold | L. Diaz-Balart (R) |
FL-22 | Klein (D) | Solid D | Limited Risk | D Favored | Safe D | Klein (D) |
FL-24 | Feeney (R) | Leans D | D Favored | Leans D | Democratic Pick-up | Kosmas (D) |
FL-25 | M. Diaz-Balart (R) | Tossup | Tossup/Tilts R | Leans R | Democratic Pick-up | M. Diaz-Balart (R) |
GA-8 | Marshall (D) | Leans D | Tossup/Tilts D | Leans D | Democratic Hold | Marshall (D) |
GA-12 | Barrow (D) | Solid D | Limited Risk | D Favored | Democratic Hold | Barrow (D) |
GA-13 | Scott (D) | Solid D | Limited Risk | D Favored | Safe D | Scott (D) |
ID-1 | Sali (R) | Tossup | Tossup/Tilts D | No Clear Favorite | Democratic Pick-up | Minnick (D) |
IL-6 | Roskam (R) | Likely R | Limited Risk | R Favored | Safe R | Roskam (R) |
IL-8 | Bean (D) | Solid D | Limited Risk | D Favored | Democratic Hold | Bean (D) |
IL-10 | Kirk (R) | Tossup | Tossup/Tilts R | No Clear Favorite | Democratic Pick-up | Kirk (R) |
IL-11 | (Weller) (R) | Leans D | Leans D | Leans D | Democratic Pick-up | Halvorson (D) |
IL-13 | Biggert (R) | Likely R | Limited Risk | R Favored | Safe R | Biggert (R) |
IL-14 | Foster (D) | Likely D | Limited Risk | D Favored | Democratic Hold | Foster (D) |
IL-18 | (LaHood) (R) | Solid R | Limited Risk | R Favored | Republican Hold | Schock (R) |
IN-3 | Souder (R) | Leans R | R Favored | Leans R | Republican Hold | Souder (R) |
IN-8 | Ellsworth (D) | Solid D | Limited Risk | Safe D | Democratic Hold | Ellsworth (D) |
IN-9 | Hill (D) | Likely D | Limited Risk | D Favored | Democratic Hold | Hill (D) |
IA-4 | Latham (R) | Likely R | Limited Risk | R Favored | Republican Hold | Latham (R) |
KS-2 | Boyda (D) | Leans D | Tossup/Tilts D | No Clear Favorite | Democratic Hold | Jenkins (R) |
KS-3 | Moore (D) | Likely D | Limited Risk | D Favored | Democratic Hold | Moore (D) |
KY-2 | (Lewis) (R) | Tossup | Pure Tossup | Leans R | Republican Hold | Guthrie (R) |
KY-3 | Yarmuth (D) | Likely D | Limited Risk | D Favored | Democratic Hold | Yarmuth (D) |
LA-1 | Scalise (R) | Solid R | Limited Risk | R Favored | Safe R | Scalise (R) |
LA-2 | Jefferson (D) | Solid D | Limited Risk | Safe D | Safe D | Cao (R) |
LA-4 | (McCrery) (R) | Tossup | Pure Tossup | No Clear Favorite | Republican Hold | Fleming (R) |
LA-6 | Cazayoux (D) | Tossup | Pure Tossup | No Clear Favorite | Democratic Hold | Cassidy (R) |
LA-7 | Boustany (R) | Likely R | Limited Risk | R Favored | Republican Hold | Boustany (R) |
ME-1 | (Allen) (D) | Solid D | Limited Risk | D Favored | Safe D | Pingree (D) |
MD-1 | (Gilchrest) (R) | Tossup | Pure Tossup | No Clear Favorite | Republican Hold | Kratovil (D) |
MI-7 | Walberg (R) | Tossup | Pure Tossup | No Clear Favorite | Democratic Pick-up | Schauer (D) |
MI-8 | Rogers (R) | Likely R | Limited Risk | Safe R | Safe R | Rogers (R) |
MI-9 | Knollenberg (R) | Tossup | Leans D | Leans D | Democratic Pick-up | Peters (D) |
MI-11 | McCotter (R) | Likely R | Limited Risk | Safe R | Safe R | McCotter (R) |
MN-1 | Walz (D) | Likely D | Limited Risk | D Favored | Democratic Hold | Walz (D) |
MN-2 | Kline (R) | Likely R | Limited Risk | R Favored | Safe R | Kline (R) |
MN-3 | (Ramstad) (R) | Tossup | Tossup/Tilts D | No Clear Favorite | Republican Hold | Paulsen (R) |
MN-6 | Bachmann (R) | Tossup | Tossup/Tilts D | No Clear Favorite | Democratic Pick-up | Bachmann (R) |
MS-1 | Childers (D) | Likely D | Limited Risk | Leans D | Democratic Hold | Childers (D) |
MO-6 | Graves (R) | Leans R | Limited Risk | Leans R | Republican Hold | Graves (R) |
MO-9 | (Hulshof) (R) | Tossup | Tossup/Tilts R | Leans R | Republican Hold | Luetkemeyer (R) |
NE-2 | Terry (R) | Tossup | Tossup/Tilts D | Leans R | Republican Hold | Terry (R) |
NV-2 | Heller (R) | Leans R | R Favored | Leans R | Republican Hold | Heller (R) |
NV-3 | Porter (R) | Tossup | Tossup/Tilts D | No Clear Favorite | Democratic Pick-up | Titus (D) |
NH-1 | Shea-Porter (D) | Tossup | Tossup/Tilts D | No Clear Favorite | Democratic Hold | Shea-Porter (D) |
NH-2 | Hodes (D) | Solid D | Limited Risk | D Favored | Democratic Hold | Hodes (D) |
NJ-3 | (Saxton) (R) | Tossup | Tossup/Tilts D | No Clear Favorite | Democratic Pick-up | Adler (D) |
NJ-5 | Garrett (R) | Likely R | Limited Risk | R Favored | Republican Hold | Garrett (R) |
NJ-7 | (Ferguson) (R) | Tossup | Pure Tossup | No Clear Favorite | Democratic Pick-up | Lance (R) |
NM-1 | (Wilson) (R) | Leans D | Leans D | No Clear Favorite | Democratic Pick-up | Heinrich (D) |
NM-2 | (Pearce) (R) | Tossup | Leans D | No Clear Favorite | Democratic Pick-up | Teague (D) |
NY-13 | (Fossella) (R) | Likely D | D Favored | D Favored | Democratic Pick-up | McMahon (D) |
NY-19 | Hall (D) | Solid D | Limited Risk | D Favored | Democratic Hold | Hall (D) |
NY-20 | Gillibrand (D) | Likely D | Limited Risk | Leans D | Democratic Hold | Gillibrand (D) |
NY-24 | Arcuri (D) | Likely D | Limited Risk | D Favored | Democratic Hold | Arcuri (D) |
NY-25 | (Walsh) (R) | Likely D | D Favored | D Favored | Democratic Pick-up | Maffei (D) |
NY-26 | (Reynolds) (R) | Tossup | Tossup/Tilts R | Leans R | Republican Hold | Lee (R) |
NY-29 | Kuhl (R) | Tossup | Tossup/Tilts D | Leans D | Democratic Pick-up | Massa (D) |
NC-5 | Foxx (R) | Likely R | Limited Risk | Safe R | Safe R | Foxx (R) |
NC-8 | Hayes (R) | Tossup | Leans D | No Clear Favorite | Democratic Pick-up | Kissell (D) |
NC-10 | McHenry (R) | Solid R | Limited Risk | R Favored | Safe R | McHenry (R) |
OH-1 | Chabot (R) | Tossup | Pure Tossup | No Clear Favorite | Democratic Pick-up | Driehaus (D) |
OH-2 | Schmidt (R) | Leans R | Leans R | Leans R | Republican Hold | Schmidt (R) |
OH-7 | (Hobson) (R) | Likely R | Limited Risk | R Favored | Safe R | Austria (R) |
OH-12 | Tiberi (R) | Likely R | Limited Risk | R Favored | Safe R | Tiberi (R) |
OH-14 | LaTourette (R) | Likely R | Limited Risk | R Favored | Safe R | LaTourette (R) |
OH-15 | (Pryce) (R) | Leans D | Tossup/Tilts D | Leans D | Democratic Pick-up | Kilroy (D) |
OH-16 | (Regula) (R) | Leans D | D Favored | Leans D | Democratic Pick-up | Boccieri (D) |
OH-18 | Space (D) | Likely D | Limited Risk | D Favored | Democratic Hold | Space (D) |
OK-1 | Sullivan (R) | Likely R | Limited Risk | Safe R | Safe R | Sullivan (R) |
OK-4 | Cole (R) | Likely R | Limited Risk | Safe R | Safe R | Cole (R) |
OR-5 | (Hooley) (D) | Likely D | Limited Risk | D Favored | Democratic Hold | Schrader (D) |
PA-3 | English (R) | Tossup | Tossup/Tilts D | No Clear Favorite | Democratic Pick-up | Dahlkemper (D) |
PA-4 | Altmire (D) | Likely D | Limited Risk | D Favored | Democratic Hold | Altmire (D) |
PA-5 | (Peterson) (R) | Likely R | Limited Risk | Safe R | Safe R | Thompson (R) |
PA-6 | Gerlach (R) | Likely R | Limited Risk | R Favored | Republican Hold | Gerlach (R) |
PA-8 | Murphy (D) | Solid D | Limited Risk | D Favored | Democratic Hold | Murphy (D) |
PA-10 | Carney (D) | Leans D | D Favored | Leans D | Democratic Hold | Carney (D) |
PA-11 | Kanjorski (D) | Tossup | Pure Tossup | No Clear Favorite | Republican Pick-up | Kanjorski (D) |
PA-12 | Murtha (D) | Leans D | D Favored | Leans D | Democratic Hold | Murtha (D) |
PA-15 | Dent (R) | Likely R | Limited Risk | R Favored | Republican Hold | Dent (R) |
PA-18 | Murphy (R) | Likely R | Limited Risk | R Favored | Republican Hold | Murphy (R) |
SC-1 | Brown Jr. (R) | Leans R | Leans R | Leans R | Republican Hold | Brown Jr. (R) |
SC-2 | Wilson (R) | Likely R | Limited Risk | R Favored | Safe R | Wilson (R) |
TX-7 | Culberson (R) | Leans R | R Favored | Leans R | Republican Hold | Culberson (R) |
TX-10 | McCaul (R) | Leans R | R Favored | Leans R | Republican Hold | McCaul (R) |
TX-22 | Lampson (D) | Tossup | Leans R | No Clear Favorite | Republican Pick-up | Olson (R) |
TX-23 | Rodriguez (D) | Likely D | Limited Risk | Leans D | Democratic Hold | Rodriguez (D) |
VA-2 | Drake (R) | Tossup | Pure Tossup | Leans R | Republican Hold | Nye (D) |
VA-5 | Goode (R) | Leans R | Leans R | Leans R | Republican Hold | Perriello (D) |
VA-10 | Wolf (R) | Likely R | Limited Risk | R Favored | Safe R | Wolf (R) |
VA-11 | (Davis) (R) | Likely D | D Favored | D Favored | Democratic Pick-up | Connolly (D) |
WA-8 | Reichert (R) | Tossup | Pure Tossup | No Clear Favorite | Democratic Pick-up | Reichert (R) |
WV-2 | Capito (R) | Leans R | R Favored | Leans R | Republican Hold | Capito (R) |
WI-8 | Kagen (D) | Leans D | D Favored | Leans D | Democratic Hold | Kagen (D) |
WY-AL | (Cubin) (R) | Leans R | Leans R | No Clear Favorite | Republican Hold | Lummis (R) |
Results summary
257 | 178 |
Democratic | Republican |
Party | Voting members[33][34] | Non-voting members[35] | ||||||||
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Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/− | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/− | |||
65,237,840 | 53.22% | 257 | 21 | 1,952,133 | 94.34% | 4 | 1 | |||
Republican | 52,249,491 | 42.62% | 178 | 21 | 1,919 | 0.09% | 0 | 1 | ||
Libertarian | 1,083,096 | 0.88% | 0 | — | — | 0 | ||||
Independent[B] | 729,798 | 0.60% | 0 | 21,574 | 1.04% | 2 | 1 | |||
Green | 580,263 | 0.47% | 0 | 14,386 | 0.70% | 0 | ||||
Constitution | 179,261 | 0.15% | 0 | — | — | 0 | ||||
Independence | 168,939 | 0.14% | 0 | — | — | 0 | ||||
Others | 2,357,605 | 1.92% | ||||||||
Totals | 122,586,293[36] | 100.00% | 435 | — | 2,069,306 | 100.00% | 6 | 1 | ||
Voter turnout |
State | Total seats |
Democratic | Republican | ||
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Seats | Change | Seats | Change | ||
Alabama | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Alaska | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
Arizona | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Arkansas | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||
California | 53 | 34 | 19 | ||
Colorado | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Connecticut | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Delaware | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
Florida | 25 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 1 |
Georgia | 13 | 6 | 7 | ||
Hawaii | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
Idaho | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Illinois | 19 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
Indiana | 9 | 5 | 4 | ||
Iowa | 5 | 3 | 2 | ||
Kansas | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Kentucky | 6 | 2 | 4 | ||
Louisiana | 7 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
Maine | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
Maryland | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Massachusetts | 10 | 10 | 0 | ||
Michigan | 15 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
Minnesota | 8 | 5 | 3 | ||
Mississippi | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||
Missouri | 9 | 4 | 5 | ||
Montana | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
Nebraska | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
Nevada | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
New Hampshire | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
New Jersey | 13 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
New Mexico | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
New York | 29 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
North Carolina | 13 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
North Dakota | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
Ohio | 18 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
Oklahoma | 5 | 1 | 4 | ||
Oregon | 5 | 4 | 1 | ||
Pennsylvania | 19 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
Rhode Island | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
South Carolina | 6 | 2 | 4 | ||
South Dakota | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
Tennessee | 9 | 5 | 4 | ||
Texas | 32 | 12 | 1 | 20 | 1 |
Utah | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||
Vermont | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
Virginia | 11 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
Washington | 9 | 6 | 3 | ||
West Virginia | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
Wisconsin | 8 | 5 | 3 | ||
Wyoming | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
Total | 435 | 257 | 21 | 178 | 21 |
- A The number of non-voting members also includes the non-voting member-elect from Puerto Rico, Pedro Pierluisi, who is a member of the New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico, but will caucus with the Democrats. The New Progressive Party is affiliated with both the Democratic and Republican Parties and the last representative from Puerto Rico, Luis Fortuño, caucused with the Republicans. The vote total for the non-voting members also includes the Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico, which has ties to the Democratic Party.
- B Both non-voting independents, American Samoa's representative Eni Faleomavaega and the Northern Mariana Islands' representative-elect Gregorio Sablan, will caucus with the Democrats. In America Samoa all elections are non-partisan.[37] In the Northern Mariana Islands, Sablan appeared on the ballot as an independent.[38]
Alabama
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alabama 1 | Jo Bonner | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Alabama 2 | Terry Everett | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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Alabama 3 | Mike D. Rogers | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Alabama 4 | Robert Aderholt | Republican | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Alabama 5 | Bud Cramer | Democratic | 1990 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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Alabama 6 | Spencer Bachus | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Alabama 7 | Artur Davis | Democratic | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Alaska
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alaska at-large | Don Young | Republican | 1973 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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American Samoa
See Non-voting delegates, below.
Arizona
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arizona 1 | Rick Renzi | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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Arizona 2 | Trent Franks | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Arizona 3 | John Shadegg | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Arizona 4 | Ed Pastor | Democratic | 1991 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Arizona 5 | Harry Mitchell | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Arizona 6 | Jeff Flake | Republican | 2000 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Arizona 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Arizona 8 | Gabrielle Giffords | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Arkansas
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arkansas 1 | Robert Marion Berry | Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Arkansas 2 | Vic Snyder | Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Arkansas 3 | John Boozman | Republican | 2000 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Arkansas 4 | Mike Ross | Democratic | 2000 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
California 1 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 1998 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 2 | Wally Herger | Republican | 1986 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 3 | Dan Lungren | Republican | 1998 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 4 | John Doolittle | Republican | 1990 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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California 5 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 2005 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 6 | Lynn Woolsey | Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 7 | George Miller | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 8 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 1987 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 9 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 1998 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 10 | Ellen Tauscher | Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 11 | Jerry McNerney | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 12 | Jackie Speier | Democratic | April 8, 2008 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 13 | Pete Stark | Democratic | 1972 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 14 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 15 | Mike Honda | Democratic | 2000 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 16 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 17 | Sam Farr | Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 18 | Dennis Cardoza | Democratic | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 19 | George Radanovich | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 20 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 21 | Devin Nunes | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 22 | Kevin McCarthy | Republican | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 23 | Lois Capps | Democratic | 1998 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 24 | Elton Gallegly | Republican | 1986 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 25 | Howard McKeon | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 26 | David Dreier | Republican | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 27 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 28 | Howard Berman | Democratic | 1982 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 29 | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 2000 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 30 | Henry Waxman | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 31 | Xavier Becerra | Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 32 | Hilda Solis | Democratic | 2000 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 33 | Diane Watson | Democratic | 2001 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 34 | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 35 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 1990 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 36 | Jane Harman | Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 37 | Laura Richardson | Democratic | 2007 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 38 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | 1998 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 39 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 40 | Ed Royce | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 41 | Jerry Lewis | Republican | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 42 | Gary Miller | Republican | 1998 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 43 | Joe Baca | Democratic | 1999 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 44 | Ken Calvert | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 45 | Mary Bono | Republican | 1998 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 46 | Dana Rohrabacher | Republican | 1988 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 47 | Loretta Sanchez | Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 48 | John B. T. Campbell III | Republican | 2005 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 49 | Darrell Issa | Republican | 2000 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 50 | Brian Bilbray | Republican | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 51 | Bob Filner | Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 52 | Duncan L. Hunter | Republican | 1980 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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California 53 | Susan Davis | Democratic | 2000 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Colorado
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Colorado 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Colorado 2 | Mark Udall | Democratic | 1998 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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Colorado 3 | John Salazar | Democratic | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Colorado 4 | Marilyn Musgrave | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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Colorado 5 | Doug Lamborn | Republican | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Colorado 6 | Tom Tancredo | Republican | 1998 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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Colorado 7 | Ed Perlmutter | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Connecticut
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Connecticut 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 1998 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Connecticut 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Connecticut 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 1990 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Connecticut 4 | Chris Shays | Republican | 1987 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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Connecticut 5 | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Delaware
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Delaware at-large | Michael Castle | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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District of Columbia
See Non-voting delegates, below.
Florida
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Florida 1 | Jeff Miller | Republican | 2001 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 2 | Allen Boyd | Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 3 | Corrine Brown | Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 4 | Ander Crenshaw | Republican | 2000 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 5 | Ginny Brown-Waite | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 6 | Cliff Stearns | Republican | 1988 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 7 | John Mica | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 8 | Ric Keller | Republican | 2000 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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Florida 9 | Gus Bilirakis | Republican | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 10 | Bill Young | Republican | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 11 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 12 | Adam Putnam | Republican | 2000 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 13 | Vern Buchanan | Republican | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 14 | Connie Mack IV | Republican | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 15 | Dave Weldon | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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Florida 16 | Tim Mahoney | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain. |
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Florida 17 | Kendrick Meek | Democratic | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 18 | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Republican | 1989 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 19 | Robert Wexler | Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 20 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 21 | Lincoln Diaz-Balart | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 22 | Ron Klein | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 23 | Alcee Hastings | Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 24 | Tom Feeney | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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Florida 25 | Mario Diaz-Balart | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Georgia 1 | Jack Kingston | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia 2 | Sanford Bishop | Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia 3 | Lynn Westmoreland | Republican | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia 4 | Hank Johnson | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia 5 | John Lewis | Democratic | 1986 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia 6 | Tom Price | Republican | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia 7 | John Linder | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia 8 | Jim Marshall | Democratic | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia 9 | Nathan Deal | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia 10 | Paul Broun | Republican | 2007 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia 11 | Phil Gingrey | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia 12 | John Barrow | Democratic | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia 13 | David Scott | Democratic | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Guam
See Non-voting delegates, below.
Hawaii
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hawaii 1 | Neil Abercrombie | Democratic | 1986 (Special) 1988 (Lost renomination) 1990 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Hawaii 2 | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Idaho
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Idaho 1 | Bill Sali | Republican | 2006 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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Idaho 2 | Mike Simpson | Republican | 1998 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Illinois 1 | Bobby Rush | Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 2 | Jesse Jackson Jr. | Democratic | 1995 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 3 | Dan Lipinski | Democratic | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 4 | Luis Gutiérrez | Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 5 | Rahm Emanuel | Democratic | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 6 | Peter Roskam | Republican | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 7 | Danny K. Davis | Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 8 | Melissa Bean | Democratic | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 1998 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 10 | Mark Kirk | Republican | 2000 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 11 | Jerry Weller | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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Illinois 12 | Jerry Costello | Democratic | 1988 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 13 | Judy Biggert | Republican | 1998 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 14 | Bill Foster | Democratic | March 8, 2008 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 15 | Tim Johnson | Republican | 2000 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 16 | Donald Manzullo | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 17 | Phil Hare | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 18 | Ray LaHood | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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Illinois 19 | John Shimkus | Republican | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Indiana
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Indiana 1 | Pete Visclosky | Democratic | 1984 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Indiana 2 | Joe Donnelly | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Indiana 3 | Mark Souder | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Indiana 4 | Steve Buyer | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Indiana 5 | Dan Burton | Republican | 1982 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Indiana 6 | Mike Pence | Republican | 2000 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Indiana 7 | André Carson | Democratic | March 11, 2008 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Indiana 8 | Brad Ellsworth | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Indiana 9 | Baron Hill | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Iowa
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Iowa 1 | Bruce Braley | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Iowa 2 | David Loebsack | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Iowa 3 | Leonard Boswell | Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Iowa 4 | Tom Latham | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Iowa 5 | Steve King | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kansas
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kansas 1 | Jerry Moran | Republican | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kansas 2 | Nancy Boyda | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain. |
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Kansas 3 | Dennis Moore | Democratic | 1998 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kansas 4 | Todd Tiahrt | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kentucky
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kentucky 1 | Ed Whitfield | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kentucky 2 | Ron Lewis | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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Kentucky 3 | John Yarmuth | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kentucky 4 | Geoff Davis | Republican | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kentucky 5 | Hal Rogers | Republican | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kentucky 6 | Ben Chandler | Democratic | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Louisiana
Note: In Louisiana's 2nd and 4th districts, primary runoffs were held November 4, 2008 and the general election for both of these races were held December 6, 2008.
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Louisiana 1 | Steve Scalise | Republican | May 3, 2008 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Louisiana 2 | William J. Jefferson | Democratic | 1990 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain. |
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Louisiana 3 | Charlie Melancon | Democratic | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Louisiana 4 | Jim McCrery | Republican | 1988 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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Louisiana 5 | Rodney Alexander | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Louisiana 6 | Don Cazayoux | Democratic | May 3, 2008 (Special) | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain. |
|
Louisiana 7 | Charles Boustany | Republican | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maine
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Maine 1 | Tom Allen | Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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Maine 2 | Mike Michaud | Democratic | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maryland
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Maryland 1 | Wayne Gilchrest | Republican | 1990 | Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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Maryland 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | Democratic | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maryland 3 | John Sarbanes | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maryland 4 | Donna Edwards | Democratic | June 17, 2008 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maryland 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 1981 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maryland 6 | Roscoe Bartlett | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maryland 7 | Elijah Cummings | Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maryland 8 | Chris Van Hollen | Democratic | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Massachusetts
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Massachusetts 1 | John Olver | Democratic | 1991 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 2 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 1988 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 3 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 4 | Barney Frank | Democratic | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Massachusetts 5 | Niki Tsongas | Democratic | 2007 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 6 | John F. Tierney | Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 7 | Ed Markey | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Massachusetts 8 | Mike Capuano | Democratic | 1998 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 9 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 2001 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 10 | Bill Delahunt | Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michigan 1 | Bart Stupak | Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 2 | Pete Hoekstra | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 3 | Vern Ehlers | Republican | 1993 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 4 | David Lee Camp | Republican | 1990 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 5 | Dale Kildee | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 6 | Fred Upton | Republican | 1986 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 7 | Tim Walberg | Republican | 2006 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
|
Michigan 8 | Mike Rogers | Republican | 2000 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Michigan 9 | Joe Knollenberg | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
|
Michigan 10 | Candice Miller | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 11 | Thad McCotter | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 12 | Sander Levin | Democratic | 1982 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 13 | Carolyn Kilpatrick | Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 14 | John Conyers | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 15 | John Dingell | Democratic | 1955 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Minnesota
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Minnesota 1 | Tim Walz | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Minnesota 2 | John Kline | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Minnesota 3 | Jim Ramstad | Republican | 1990 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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Minnesota 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 2000 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Minnesota 5 | Keith Ellison | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Minnesota 6 | Michele Bachmann | Republican | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Minnesota 7 | Collin Peterson | Democratic | 1990 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Minnesota 8 | Jim Oberstar | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Mississippi
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mississippi 1 | Travis Childers | Democratic | May 13, 2008 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Mississippi 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 1993 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Mississippi 3 | Chip Pickering | Republican | 1996 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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Mississippi 4 | Gene Taylor | Democratic | 1989 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Missouri
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Missouri 1 | Lacy Clay | Democratic | 2000 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Missouri 2 | Todd Akin | Republican | 2000 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Missouri 3 | Russ Carnahan | Democratic | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Missouri 4 | Ike Skelton | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Missouri 5 | Emanuel Cleaver | Democratic | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Missouri 6 | Sam Graves | Republican | 2000 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Missouri 7 | Roy Blunt | Republican | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Missouri 8 | Jo Ann Emerson | Republican | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Missouri 9 | Kenny Hulshof | Republican | 1996 | Incumbent retired to run for Governor. New member elected. Republican hold. |
|
Montana
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Montana at-large | Denny Rehberg | Republican | 2000 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Nebraska
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nebraska 1 | Jeff Fortenberry | Republican | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Nebraska 2 | Lee Terry | Republican | 1998 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Nebraska 3 | Adrian Smith | Republican | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Nevada
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nevada 1 | Shelley Berkley | Democratic | 1998 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Nevada 2 | Dean Heller | Republican | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Nevada 3 | Jon Porter | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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New Hampshire
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
New Hampshire 1 | Carol Shea-Porter | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Hampshire 2 | Paul Hodes | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Jersey
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
New Jersey 1 | Rob Andrews | Democratic | 1990 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Jersey 2 | Frank LoBiondo | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
New Jersey 3 | Jim Saxton | Republican | 1984 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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New Jersey 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Jersey 5 | Scott Garrett | Republican | 2000 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
New Jersey 6 | Frank Pallone | Democratic | 1988 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
New Jersey 7 | Mike Ferguson | Republican | 2000 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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New Jersey 8 | Bill Pascrell | Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
New Jersey 9 | Steve Rothman | Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
New Jersey 10 | Donald M. Payne | Democratic | 1988 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
New Jersey 11 | Rodney Frelinghuysen | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Jersey 12 | Rush Holt Jr. | Democratic | 1998 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Jersey 13 | Albio Sires | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Mexico
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
New Mexico 1 | Heather Wilson | Republican | 1998 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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New Mexico 2 | Steve Pearce | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
|
New Mexico 3 | Tom Udall | Democratic | 1998 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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New York
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
New York 1 | Tim Bishop | Democratic | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 2 | Steve Israel | Democratic | 2000 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
New York 3 | Peter T. King | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
New York 4 | Carolyn McCarthy | Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
New York 5 | Gary Ackerman | Democratic | 1983 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
New York 6 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 1998 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 7 | Joseph Crowley | Democratic | 1998 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
New York 8 | Jerrold Nadler | Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
New York 9 | Anthony Weiner | Democratic | 1998 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
New York 10 | Ed Towns | Democratic | 1982 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
New York 11 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
New York 12 | Nydia Velazquez | Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 13 | Vito Fossella | Republican | 1997 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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New York 14 | Carolyn Maloney | Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 15 | Charles Rangel | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 16 | José E. Serrano | Democratic | 1990 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 17 | Eliot Engel | Democratic | 1988 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 18 | Nita Lowey | Democratic | 1988 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 19 | John Hall | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 20 | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 21 | Mike McNulty | Democratic | 1988 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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New York 22 | Maurice Hinchey | Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 23 | John M. McHugh | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 24 | Mike Arcuri | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
New York 25 | James T. Walsh | Republican | 1988 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
|
New York 26 | Thomas M. Reynolds | Republican | 1998 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
|
New York 27 | Brian Higgins | Democratic | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 28 | Louise Slaughter | Democratic | 1986 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 29 | Randy Kuhl | Republican | 2004 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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North Carolina
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
North Carolina 1 | G. K. Butterfield | Democratic | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Carolina 2 | Bob Etheridge | Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Carolina 3 | Walter B. Jones Jr. | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Carolina 4 | David Price | Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Carolina 5 | Virginia Foxx | Republican | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Carolina 6 | Howard Coble | Republican | 1984 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Carolina 7 | Mike McIntyre | Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
North Carolina 8 | Robin Hayes | Republican | 1998 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
|
North Carolina 9 | Sue Myrick | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Carolina 10 | Patrick McHenry | Republican | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Carolina 11 | Heath Shuler | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Carolina 12 | Mel Watt | Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. | |
North Carolina 13 | Brad Miller | Democratic | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Dakota
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
North Dakota at-large | Earl Pomeroy | Democratic-NPL | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Northern Mariana Islands
See Non-voting delegates, below.
Ohio
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ohio 1 | Steve Chabot | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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Ohio 2 | Jean Schmidt | Republican | 2005 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Ohio 3 | Mike Turner | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Ohio 4 | Jim Jordan | Republican | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Ohio 5 | Bob Latta | Republican | 2007 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Ohio 6 | Charlie Wilson | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Ohio 7 | Dave Hobson | Republican | 1990 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
|
Ohio 8 | John Boehner | Republican | 1990 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Ohio 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 1982 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Ohio 10 | Dennis Kucinich | Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Ohio 11 | Vacant | Stephanie Tubbs Jones (Democratic) died August 20, 2008. New member elected. Democratic hold. Successor was also elected the same day to finish the current term. |
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Ohio 12 | Pat Tiberi | Republican | 2000 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Ohio 13 | Betty Sutton | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Ohio 14 | Steve LaTourette | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Ohio 15 | Deborah Pryce | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
|
Ohio 16 | Ralph Regula | Republican | 1972 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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Ohio 17 | Tim Ryan | Democratic | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Ohio 18 | Zack Space | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Oklahoma
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oklahoma 1 | John A. Sullivan | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Oklahoma 2 | Dan Boren | Democratic | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Oklahoma 3 | Frank Lucas | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Oklahoma 4 | Tom Cole | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Oklahoma 5 | Mary Fallin | Republican | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Oregon
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oregon 1 | David Wu | Democratic | 1998 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Oregon 2 | Greg Walden | Republican | 1998 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Oregon 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Oregon 4 | Peter DeFazio | Democratic | 1986 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Oregon 5 | Darlene Hooley | Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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Pennsylvania
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pennsylvania 1 | Bob Brady | Democratic | 1998 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Pennsylvania 2 | Chaka Fattah | Democratic | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Pennsylvania 3 | Phil English | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
|
Pennsylvania 4 | Jason Altmire | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Pennsylvania 5 | John E. Peterson | Republican | 1996 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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Pennsylvania 6 | Jim Gerlach | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Pennsylvania 7 | Joe Sestak | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Pennsylvania 8 | Patrick Murphy | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Pennsylvania 9 | Bill Shuster | Republican | 2001 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Pennsylvania 10 | Chris Carney | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Pennsylvania 11 | Paul Kanjorski | Democratic | 1984 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Pennsylvania 12 | John Murtha | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Pennsylvania 13 | Allyson Schwartz | Democratic | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Pennsylvania 14 | Michael F. Doyle | Democratic | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Pennsylvania 15 | Charlie Dent | Republican | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Pennsylvania 16 | Joe Pitts | Republican | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Pennsylvania 17 | Tim Holden | Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Pennsylvania 18 | Tim Murphy | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Pennsylvania 19 | Todd Platts | Republican | 2000 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Puerto Rico
See Non-voting delegates, below.
Rhode Island
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rhode Island 1 | Patrick J. Kennedy | Democratic | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Rhode Island 2 | Jim Langevin | Democratic | 2000 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
South Carolina
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
South Carolina 1 | Henry E. Brown Jr. | Republican | 2000 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
South Carolina 2 | Addison G. Wilson | Republican | 2001 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
South Carolina 3 | J. Gresham Barrett | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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South Carolina 4 | Bob Inglis | Republican | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
South Carolina 5 | John Spratt | Democratic | 1982 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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South Carolina 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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South Dakota
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
South Dakota at-large | Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | Democratic | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Tennessee
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tennessee 1 | David Davis | Republican | 2006 | Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Republican hold. |
|
Tennessee 2 | Jimmy Duncan | Republican | 1998 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Tennessee 3 | Zach Wamp | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. | |
Tennessee 4 | Lincoln Davis | Democratic | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Tennessee 5 | Jim Cooper | Democratic | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Tennessee 6 | Bart Gordon | Democratic | 1984 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Tennessee 7 | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Tennessee 8 | John Tanner | Democratic | 1988 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Tennessee 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Texas
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Texas 1 | Louie Gohmert | Republican | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Texas 2 | Ted Poe | Republican | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Texas 3 | Sam Johnson | Republican | 1991 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Texas 4 | Ralph Hall | Republican | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Texas 5 | Jeb Hensarling | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Texas 6 | Joe Barton | Republican | 1984 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Texas 7 | John Culberson | Republican | 2000 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Texas 8 | Kevin Brady | Republican | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Texas 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Texas 10 | Michael McCaul | Republican | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Texas 11 | Mike Conaway | Republican | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Texas 12 | Kay Granger | Republican | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Texas 13 | Mac Thornberry | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Texas 14 | Ron Paul | Republican | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Texas 15 | Ruben Hinojosa | Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Texas 16 | Silvestre Reyes | Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Texas 17 | Chet Edwards | Democratic | 1990 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Texas 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Texas 19 | Randy Neugebauer | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Texas 20 | Charlie Gonzalez | Democratic | 1998 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Texas 21 | Lamar S. Smith | Republican | 1986 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Texas 22 | Nick Lampson | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain. |
|
Texas 23 | Ciro Rodriguez | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Texas 24 | Kenny Marchant | Republican | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Texas 25 | Lloyd Doggett | Democratic | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Texas 26 | Michael C. Burgess | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Texas 27 | Solomon Ortiz | Democratic | 1982 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Texas 28 | Henry Cuellar | Democratic | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Texas 29 | Gene Green | Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Texas 30 | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Texas 31 | John Carter | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Texas 32 | Pete Sessions | Republican | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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U.S. Virgin Islands
See Non-voting delegates, below.
Utah
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Utah 1 | Rob Bishop | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Utah 2 | Jim Matheson | Democratic | 2000 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Utah 3 | Chris Cannon | Republican | 1996 | Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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Vermont
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vermont at-large | Peter Welch | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Virginia
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Virginia 1 | Rob Wittman | Republican | 2007 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Virginia 2 | Thelma Drake | Republican | 2004 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
|
Virginia 3 | Robert C. Scott | Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Virginia 4 | Randy Forbes | Republican | 2001 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Virginia 5 | Virgil Goode | Republican | 1996 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
|
Virginia 6 | Bob Goodlatte | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Virginia 7 | Eric Cantor | Republican | 2000 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Virginia 8 | Jim Moran | Democratic | 1990 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Virginia 9 | Rick Boucher | Democratic | 1982 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Virginia 10 | Frank Wolf | Republican | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Virginia 11 | Thomas M. Davis | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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Washington
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Washington 1 | Jay Inslee | Democratic | 1998 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Washington 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 2000 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Washington 3 | Brian Baird | Democratic | 1998 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Washington 4 | Doc Hastings | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Washington 5 | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Republican | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Washington 6 | Norm Dicks | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Washington 7 | Jim McDermott | Democratic | 1988 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Washington 8 | Dave Reichert | Republican | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Washington 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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West Virginia
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
West Virginia 1 | Alan Mollohan | Democratic | 1982 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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West Virginia 2 | Shelley Capito | Republican | 2000 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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West Virginia 3 | Nick Rahall | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Wisconsin
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wisconsin 1 | Paul Ryan | Republican | 1998 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Wisconsin 2 | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 1998 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Wisconsin 3 | Ron Kind | Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Wisconsin 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Wisconsin 5 | Jim Sensenbrenner | Republican | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Wisconsin 6 | Tom Petri | Republican | 1979 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Wisconsin 7 | Dave Obey | Democratic | 1969 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Wisconsin 8 | Steve Kagen | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Wyoming
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wyoming at-large | Barbara Cubin | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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Non-voting delegates
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Delegate | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
American Samoa at-large | Eni Faleomavaega | Democratic | 1988 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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District of Columbia at-large | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Democratic | 1990 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Guam at-large | Madeleine Bordallo | Democratic | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Northern Mariana Islands at-large | New seat | New delegate elected. Independent gain. |
| ||
Puerto Rico at-large | Luis Fortuño | New Progressive Party | 2004 | New resident commissioner elected. New Progressive hold. |
|
U.S. Virgin Islands at-large | Donna Christian-Christensen | Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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See also
Notes
- As well as the 6 non-voting delegates.
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