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| seats1 = '''277'''
| seat_change1 = {{decrease}} 15
| popular_vote1 = '''3029,317,777'''
| percentage1 = '''53.7%'''
| swing1 = {{decrease}} 2.2%
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The '''1978 United States House of Representatives elections''' was an election for the [[United States House of Representatives]] on November 7, 1978, to elect members to serve in the [[96th United States Congress]]. They occurred in the middle of [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] President [[Jimmy Carter]]'s term, amidst an [[energy crisis]] and rapid inflation. The Democratic Party lost a net of 15 seats to the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]], and thus lost their [[Supermajority|two-thirds supermajority]], but still maintained a large 277-seat majority.
 
As of {{Currentyear}}, this was the last [[midterm election]] where the Democrats managed to maintain a majority in the House of Representatives under a Democratic president and the last midterm election in which a registered [[Third party (United States)|third party]] member{{efn|Representative [[William Carney (politician)|William Carney]] of [[Long Island]], [[New York (state)|New York]] a registered [[Conservative Party of New York|Conservative Party]] member running with Republican support.}} was elected.
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | {{increase}} 2.5%
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent (United States)}}
| Independents
| {{steady}}
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [[1968 United States House of Representatives elections in New York|1968]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Incumbent resigned December 31, 1977 to become [[Mayor of New York City]].<br/>New member [[1978 New York's 18th congressional district special election|elected]] '''February 14, 1978'''.<br/>Winner was subsequently [[#New York|re-elected in November]].<br/>'''Republican gain.'''.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Bill Green (New York politician)|Bill Green]]''' (Republican) 50.5%
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [[1968 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama|1968]]
| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired to [[1978 United States Senate election in Alabama|run for U.S. Senator]].<br/>New member elected.<br/>Democratic hold.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Richard Shelby]]''' (Democratic) 93.8%
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [[1976 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas|1976]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Incumbent retired to [[1978 United States Senate election in Arkansas|run for U.S. Senator]].<br/>New member elected.<br/>'''Republican gain.'''.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Ed Bethune]]''' (Republican) 51.2%
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [[1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas|1972]]
| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired to [[1978 United States Senate election in Arkansas|run for U.S. Senator]].<br/>New member elected.<br/>Democratic hold.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Beryl Anthony Jr.]]''' (Democratic) Unopposed
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [[1952 United States House of Representatives elections in California|1952]]
| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.<br/>New member elected.<br/>Democratic hold.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Bob Matsui]]''' (Democratic) 53.4%
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [[1962 United States House of Representatives elections in California|1962]]
| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.<br/>New member elected.<br/>Democratic hold.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Vic Fazio]]''' (Democratic) 55.4%
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [[1956 United States House of Representatives elections in California|1956]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Incumbent lost re-election.<br/>New member elected.<br/>'''Republican gain.'''.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Norman D. Shumway]]''' (Republican) 53.4%
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [[1954 United States House of Representatives elections in California|1954]]
| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.<br/>New member elected.<br/>Democratic hold.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Tony Coelho]]''' (Democratic) 60.1%
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [[1974 United States House of Representatives elections in California|1974]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Incumbent lost re-election.<br/>New member elected.<br/>'''Republican gain.'''.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Chip Pashayan]]''' (Republican) 54.5%
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [[1972 United States House of Representatives elections in California|1972]]
| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired to run for [[Attorney General of California]].<br/>New member elected.<br/>Democratic hold.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Julian Dixon]]''' (Democratic) Unopposed
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [[1963 United States House of Representatives elections in California|1963]]
| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.<br/>New member elected.<br/>Republican hold.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Wayne R. Grisham]]''' (Republican) 56.0%
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [[1974 United States House of Representatives elections in California|1974]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Incumbent lost re-election.<br/>New member elected.<br/>'''Republican gain.'''.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Dan Lungren]]''' (Republican) 53.7%
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [[1975 United States House of Representatives elections in California|1975]]
| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.<br/>New member elected.<br/>Republican hold.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Jerry Lewis (California)|Jerry Lewis]]''' (Republican) 61.4%
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [[1966 United States House of Representatives elections in California|1966]]
| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.<br/>New member elected.<br/>Republican hold.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[William E. Dannemeyer]]''' (Republican) 63.7%
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [[1964 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado|1964]]
| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.<br/>New member elected.<br/>Democratic hold.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Ray Kogovsek]]''' (Democratic) 49.3%
* Harold L. McCormick (Republican) 49.0%
* Henry John Olshaw (IndepdendentIndependent) 1.7%
}}
 
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [[1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado|1972]]
| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired to [[1978 United States Senate elections|run for U.S. Senator]].<br/>New member elected.<br/>Republican hold.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Ken Kramer]]''' (Republican) 59.8%
* Gerry Frank (Democratic) 34.4%
* L. W. Dan Bridges (IndepdendentIndependent) 5.8%
}}
 
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [[1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut|1972]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Incumbent retired to [[1978 Connecticut gubernatorial election|run for Governor of Connecticut]].<br/>New member elected.<br/>'''Democratic gain.'''.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[William R. Ratchford]]''' (Democratic) 52.3%
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [[1940 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida|1940]]<br/>1944 {{Small|(resigned)}}<br/>[[1944 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida|1974]]
| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.<br/>New member elected.<br/>Democratic hold.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Earl Hutto]]''' (Democratic) 63.3%
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [[1968 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida|1968]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Incumbent retired to [[1978 Florida gubernatorial election|run for Governor of Florida]].<br/>New member elected.<br/>'''Democratic gain.'''.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Bill Nelson]]''' (Democratic) 61.5%
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [[1954 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida|1954]]
| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.<br/>New member elected.<br/>Democratic hold.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Dan Mica]]''' (Democratic) 55.3%
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [[1966 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida|1966]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Incumbent lost re-election.<br/>New member elected.<br/>'''Democratic gain.'''.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Edward J. Stack]]''' (Democratic) 61.6%
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [[1954 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia|1954]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Incumbent retired.<br/>New member elected.<br/>'''Republican gain.'''.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Newt Gingrich]]''' (Republican) 54.4%
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [[1970 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois|1970]]
| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent died.<br/>New member elected.<br/>Democratic hold.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Bennett Stewart]]''' (Democratic) 58.5%
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* {{Aye}} '''[[Morgan F. Murphy]]''' (Democratic) 86.0%
* James P. Wognum (Republican) 11.8%
* Carl Stanley Holmes (IndepdendentIndependent) 2.2%
}}
 
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [[1958 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois|1958]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Incumbent retired.<br/>New member elected.<br/>'''Republican gain.'''.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Dan Crane]]''' (Republican) 54.0%
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* {{Aye}} '''[[Floyd Fithian]]''' (Democratic) 56.5%
* Jay Philip Oppenheim (Republican) 36.2%
* [[William P. Costas|William Costas]] (IndepdendentIndependent) 6.4%
* James Hensley Logan ([[American Independent Party|American Independent]]) 0.8%
}}
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [[1976 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana|1976]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Incumbent lost re-election.<br/>New member elected.<br/>'''Republican gain.'''.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[H. Joel Deckard]]''' (Republican) 52.0%
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [[1974 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa|1974]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Incumbent lost re-election.<br/>New member elected.<br/>'''Republican gain.'''.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Tom Tauke]]''' (Republican) 52.3%
* [[Mike Blouin]] (Democratic) 47.1%
* James D. Roberson (IndepdendentIndependent) 0.6%
}}
 
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [[1974 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas|1974]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Incumbent lost re-election.<br/>New member elected.<br/>'''Republican gain.'''.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Jim Jeffries (politician)|Jim Jeffries]]''' (Republican) 52.0%
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [[1962 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas|1962]]
| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.<br/>New member elected.<br/>Republican hold.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Bob Whittaker]]''' (Republican) 57.0%
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* {{Aye}} '''[[Romano Mazzoli]]''' (Democratic) 65.7%
* Norbert Drummond Leveronne (Republican) 31.3%
* Tom Beckham (IndepdendentIndependent) 2.3%
* James Burfeind ([[Socialist Workers Party (United States)|Socialist Workers]]) 0.8%
}}
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [[1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky|1972]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Incumbent lost renomination.<br/>New member elected.<br/>'''Republican gain.'''.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Larry J. Hopkins]]''' (Republican) 50.6%
* [[Tom Easterly|Charles T. Easterly]] (Democratic) 46.1%
* Lloyd K. Rogers ([[American Independent Party|American Independent]]) 3.2%
}}
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [[1961 Louisiana's 4th congressional district special election|1961 {{Small|(Special)}}]]
| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.<br/>New member elected.<br/>Democratic hold.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Buddy Leach]]''' (Democratic) 50.1%
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* {{Aye}} '''[[David F. Emery]]''' (Republican) 61.5%
* John Quinn (Democratic) 35.8%
* J. David Madigan (IndepdendentIndependent) 2.7%
}}
 
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [[1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine|1972]]
| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired to [[1978 United States Senate election in Maine|run for U.S. Senator]].<br/>New member elected.<br/>Republican hold.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Olympia Snowe]]''' (Republican) 50.8%
* [[Markham L. Gartley]] (Democratic) 40.9%
* Frederick W. Whittaker (IndepdendentIndependent) 4.6%
* Eddie Shurtleff (IndepdendentIndependent) 1.1%
* Robert H. Burmeister (IndepdendentIndependent) 1.0%
* Margaret E. Cousins (IndepdendentIndependent) 0.9%
* Robert L. Cousins (IndepdendentIndependent) 0.7%
}}
 
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [[1970 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland|1970]]
| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent died.<br/>New member elected.<br/>Democratic hold.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Beverly Byron]]''' (Democratic) 89.7%
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| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Parren Mitchell]]''' (Democratic) 88.7%
* Debra J. Hanania-Freeman (IndepdendentIndependent) 11.3%
}}
 
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [[1976 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland|1976]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Incumbent lost re-election.<br/>New member elected.<br/>'''Democratic gain.'''.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Michael D. Barnes]]''' (Democratic) 51.3%
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [[1974 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts|1974]]
| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired to [[1978 United States Senate election in Massachusetts|run for U.S. Senator]].<br/>New member elected.<br/>Democratic hold.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[James Shannon (Massachusetts politician)|James Shannon]]''' (Democratic) 52.2%
* [[John J. Buckley (sheriff)|John J. Buckley]] (Republican) 28.2%
* [[James J. Gaffney III]] (IndepdendentIndependent) 19.6%
}}
 
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [[1969 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts|1969]]
| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.<br/>New member elected.<br/>Democratic hold.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Nicholas Mavroules]]''' (Democratic) 53.8%
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| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Ed Markey]]''' (Democratic) 84.8%
* James J. Murphy (IndepdendentIndependent) 15.2%
}}
 
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [[1958 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts|1958]]
| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.<br/>New member elected.<br/>Democratic hold.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Brian J. Donnelly]]''' (Democratic) 91.7%
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [[1966 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan|1966]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Incumbent lost re-election.<br/>New member elected.<br/>'''Democratic gain.'''.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Howard Wolpe]]''' (Democratic) 51.3%
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [[1952 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan|1952]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Incumbent lost re-election.<br/>New member elected.<br/>'''Democratic gain.'''.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Donald J. Albosta]]''' (Democratic) 51.5%
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [[1966 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan|1966]]
| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.<br/>New member elected.<br/>Republican hold.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Robert William Davis]]''' (Republican) 54.9%
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [[1958 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota|1958]]
| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired to [[1978 Minnesota gubernatorial election|run for Governor of Minnesota]].<br/>New member elected.<br/>Republican hold.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Arlen Erdahl]]''' (Republican) 56.2%
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [[1962 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota|1962]]
| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired to [[1978 United States Senate election in Minnesota|run for U.S. Senator]].<br/>New member elected.<br/>Democratic hold.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Martin Olav Sabo]]''' ([[Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party|Democratic–Farmer–Labor]]) 62.3%
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| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Arlan Stangeland]]''' (Republican) 51.7%
* [[Gene R. Wenstrom]] ([[Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party|Democratic–Farmer–Labor]]) 45.1%
* Ronald M. Holmquist ([[American Party (1969)|American]]) 3.2%
}}
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* {{Aye}} '''[[Jamie Whitten]]''' (Democratic) 66.6%
* Terrill K. Moffett (Republican) 31.0%
* Horace E. Hutcheson (IndepdendentIndependent) 2.4%
}}
 
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [[1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi|1972]]
| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired to [[1978 United States Senate election in Mississippi|run for U.S. Senator]].<br/>New member elected.<br/>Republican hold.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Jon Hinson]]''' (Republican) 51.6%
* [[John H. Stennis]] (Democratic) 26.4%
* Evan Doss Jr. (IndepdendentIndependent) 19.0%
* Perry Lawrence Dillard (IndepdendentIndependent) 1.9%
* Mary McKenzie Maxey (IndepdendentIndependent) 1.1%
}}
 
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [[1974 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana|1974]]
| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired to [[1978 United States Senate election in Montana|run for U.S. senator]].<br/>New member elected.<br/>Democratic hold.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Pat Williams (Montana politician)|Pat Williams]]''' (Democratic) 57.3%
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [[1970 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska|1970]]
| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired [[1978 Nebraska gubernatorial election|to run for Governor of Nebraska]].<br/>New member elected.<br/>Republican hold.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Doug Bereuter]]''' (Republican) 58.1%
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== Nevada ==
<!--{{Main|1978 United States House of Representatives election in Nevada}}-->
{{See also|List of United States representatives from Nevada}}
 
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| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[James David Santini]]''' (Democratic) 7269.45%
* Bill O'Mara (Republican) 2423.3%
* [[None of These Candidates]] (Independent) 4.0%
* Linda West ([[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]]) 3.32%
}}
 
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* {{Aye}} '''[[Frank Thompson]]''' (Democratic) 61.1%
* [[Chris Smith (New Jersey politician)|Chris Smith]] (Republican) 36.9%
* John Valjean Mahalchik (IndepdendentIndependent) 1.0%
* Paul B. Rizzo (IndepdendentIndependent) 0.7%
* Judson Carter (IndepdendentIndependent) 0.3%
}}
 
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* Bernardo S. Doganiero ([[Socialist Labor Party of America|Socialist Labor]]) 0.5%
* Charles M. Pike Jr. ([[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]]) 0.4%
* Hazel McGlory (IndepdendentIndependent) 0.3%
}}
 
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* {{Aye}} '''[[Harold C. Hollenbeck]]''' (Republican) 48.9%
* Nicholas S. Mastorelli (Democratic) 37.9%
* [[Henry Helstoski]] (IndepdendentIndependent) 12.7%
* Bruce Todd (Lab) 0.4%
}}
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [[1974 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey|1974]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Incumbent lost re-election.<br/>New member elected.<br/>'''Republican gain.'''.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Jim Courter]]''' (Republican) 51.8%
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [[1976 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey|1976]]
| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.<br/>New member elected.<br/>Democratic hold.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Frank Joseph Guarini]]''' (Democratic) 63.6%
* Henry J. Hill (Republican) 20.3%
* Thomas E. McDonough (IndepdendentIndependent) 14.3%
* John E. Walton (IndepdendentIndependent) 1.9%
}}
 
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* {{Aye}} '''[[Edward J. Patten]]''' (Democratic) 48.3%
* Charles W. Wiley (Republican) 45.8%
* Ann V. Bastian (IndepdendentIndependent) 4.7%
* Michael Fieschko ([[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]]) 1.2%
}}
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== New Mexico ==
<!--{{Main|1978 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico}}-->
{{See also|List of United States representatives from New Mexico}}
 
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [[1960 United States House of Representatives elections in New York|1960]]
| {{Party shading/Conservative (New York)}} | Incumbent retired.<br/>New member elected.<br/>'''Conservative gain.'''.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[William Carney (politician)|William Carney]]''' ([[Conservative Party of New York State|Con]]/Republican){{efn|name=C}} 56.3%
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [[1944 United States House of Representatives elections in New York|1944]]<br/>1946 {{Small|(defeated)}}<br/>[[1948 United States House of Representatives elections in New York|1948]]
| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.<br/>New member elected.<br/>Democratic hold.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Geraldine Ferraro]]''' (Democratic) 54.2%
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|-
| {{ushr|New York|17|X}}
| [[John M. Murphy (New York politician)|John M. Murphy]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [[1962 United States House of Representatives elections in New York|1962]]
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[John M. Murphy (New York politician)|John M. Murphy]]''' (Democratic) 54.2%
* John M. Peters (Republican) 33.1%
* Thomas Hoyt Stokes ([[Liberal Party of New York|Lib]]) 12.7%
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [[1976 United States House of Representatives elections in New York|1976]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Incumbent retired to [[1978 New York gubernatorial election|run for Lieutenant Governor of New York]].<br/>New member elected.<br/>'''Democratic gain.'''.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Peter A. Peyser]]''' (Democratic) 51.6%
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* Michael R. Edelman (Republican) 42.7%
* Richard O. Reyes ([[Liberal Party of New York|Lib]]) 1.1%
* [[Michael Billington (activist)|Michael O'Mara Billington]] (IndepdendentIndependent) 0.1%
}}
 
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [[1974 United States House of Representatives elections in New York|1974]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Incumbent lost re-election.<br/>New member elected.<br/>'''Republican gain.'''.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Gerald Solomon|Gerald B. H. Solomon]]''' (Republican) 54.0%
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [[1972 United States House of Representatives elections in New York|1972]]
| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.<br/>New member elected.<br/>Republican hold.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Gary A. Lee]]''' (Republican) 56.0%
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* {{Aye}} '''[[Mark Andrews (politician)|Mark Andrews]]''' (Republican) 67.0%
* Bruce F. Hagen (Democratic) 30.9%
* Harley J. McLain (IndepdendentIndependent) 1.5%
* Don Klingensmith (IndepdendentIndependent) 0.6%
}}
 
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* {{Aye}} '''[[Bill Gradison]]''' (Republican) 64.5%
* Timothy M. Burke (Democratic) 33.9%
* Joseph E. May (IndepdendentIndependent) 1.7%
}}
 
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [[1966 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio|1966]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Incumbent retired.<br/>New member elected.<br/>'''Democratic gain.'''.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Tony P. Hall]]''' (Democratic) 53.8%
* Dudley P. Kircher (Republican) 44.4%
* Alfred R. Deptula (IndepdendentIndependent) 1.8%
}}
 
Line 4,454 ⟶ 4,455:
* {{Aye}} '''[[Tom Kindness]]''' (Republican) 71.4%
* Luella R. Schroeder (Democratic) 28.6%
* George Hahn (IndepdendentIndependent) 0.003%
}}
 
Line 4,466 ⟶ 4,467:
* {{Aye}} '''[[Thomas L. Ashley]]''' (Democratic) 63.4%
* John C. Hoyt (Republican) 30.3%
* Michael James Lewinski (IndepdendentIndependent) 4.0%
* Edward Silvio Emery (IndepdendentIndependent) 2.3%
}}
 
Line 4,490 ⟶ 4,491:
* {{Aye}} '''[[J. William Stanton]]''' (Republican) 68.1%
* Patrick James Donlin (Democratic) 28.3%
* Robert Dean Penny (IndepdendentIndependent) 3.6%
}}
 
Line 4,575 ⟶ 4,576:
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [[1970 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio|1970]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Incumbent lost re-election.<br/>New member elected.<br/>'''Republican gain.'''.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Lyle Williams]]''' (Republican) 50.7%
Line 4,611 ⟶ 4,612:
* {{Aye}} '''[[Charles Vanik]]''' (Democratic) 66.0%
* Richard W. Sander (Republican) 23.3%
* James F. Sexton (IndepdendentIndependent) 5.4%
* Robert E. Lehman (IndepdendentIndependent) 5.3%
}}
 
Line 4,658 ⟶ 4,659:
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [[1974 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma|1974]]
| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent lost renomination.<br/>New member elected.<br/>Democratic hold.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Mike Synar]]''' (Democratic) 54.8%
Line 4,800 ⟶ 4,801:
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [[1958 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|1958]]
| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent lost renomination.<br/>New member elected.<br/>Democratic hold.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[William H. Gray III]]''' (Democratic) 82.0%
Line 4,824 ⟶ 4,825:
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [[1966 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|1966]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Incumbent lost re-election.<br/>New member elected.<br/>'''Republican gain.'''.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Charles F. Dougherty]]''' (Republican) 55.8%
Line 4,947 ⟶ 4,948:
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [[1963 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|1963]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Incumbent lost re-election.<br/>New member elected.<br/>'''Republican gain.'''.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Donald L. Ritter]]''' (Republican) 53.2%
Line 5,014 ⟶ 5,015:
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [[1958 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|1958]]
| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.<br/>New member elected.<br/>Democratic hold.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Donald A. Bailey]]''' (Democratic) 52.9%
Line 5,036 ⟶ 5,037:
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [[1976 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|1976]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Incumbent lost re-election.<br/>New member elected.<br/>'''Republican gain.'''.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[William F. Clinger Jr.]]''' (Republican) 54.3%
Line 5,058 ⟶ 5,059:
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [[1974 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|1974]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Incumbent retired.<br/>New member elected.<br/>'''Democratic gain.'''.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Eugene Atkinson]]''' (Democratic) 46.5%
* Tim Shaffer (Republican) 42.3%
* Robert Henry Morris (IndepdendentIndependent) 7.2%
* John W. Cook (IndepdendentIndependent) 4.0%
}}
 
Line 5,158 ⟶ 5,159:
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [[1968 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina|1968]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Incumbent retired.<br/>New member elected.<br/>'''Republican gain.'''.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Carroll A. Campbell Jr.]]''' (Republican) 52.3%
* Max M. Heller (Democratic) 46.0%
* Don Sprouse (IndepdendentIndependent) 1.7%
}}
 
Line 5,173 ⟶ 5,174:
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Kenneth Lamar Holland]]''' (Democratic) 82.7%
* Harold Hough (IndepdendentIndependent) 17.3%
}}
 
Line 5,207 ⟶ 5,208:
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [[1974 United States House of Representatives elections in South Dakota|1974]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Incumbent retired to [[1978 United States Senate election in South Dakota|run for U.S. Senator]].<br/>New member elected.<br/>'''Democratic gain.'''.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Tom Daschle]]''' (Democratic) 50.05%
Line 5,270 ⟶ 5,271:
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Marilyn Lloyd]]''' (Democratic) 88.9%
* Dan Rucker East (IndepdendentIndependent) 11.1%
}}
 
Line 5,288 ⟶ 5,289:
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [[1975 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|1975]]
| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent died.<br/>New member elected.<br/>Democratic hold.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Bill Boner]]''' (Democratic) 51.4%
* William Dean Goodwin (Republican) 35.4%
* Henry Haile (IndepdendentIndependent) 13.2%
}}
 
Line 5,326 ⟶ 5,327:
* {{Aye}} '''[[Harold Ford Sr.]]''' (Democratic) 69.7%
* Duncan Ragsdale (Republican) 29.1%
* Richard Whitmore (IndepdendentIndependent) 1.3%
}}
 
Line 5,379 ⟶ 5,380:
|-
| {{ushr|Texas|4|X}}
| [[Ray Roberts (politician)|Ray Roberts]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [[1962 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas|1962]]
| Incumbent re-elected.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Ray Roberts (politician)|Ray Roberts]]''' (Democratic) 61.5%
* Frank S. Glenn (Republican) 38.5%
}}
Line 5,405 ⟶ 5,406:
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [[1946 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas|1946]]
| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.<br/>New member elected.<br/>Democratic hold.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Phil Gramm]]''' (Democratic) 65.1%
Line 5,460 ⟶ 5,461:
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [[1936 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas|1936]]
| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.<br/>New member elected.<br/>Democratic hold.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Marvin Leath]]''' (Democratic) 51.6%
Line 5,493 ⟶ 5,494:
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [[1956 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas|1956]]
| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent lost renomination.<br/>New member elected.<br/>Democratic hold.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Joseph P. Wyatt Jr.]]''' (Democratic) 72.4%
Line 5,526 ⟶ 5,527:
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [[1946 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas|1946]]
| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.<br/>New member elected.<br/>Democratic hold.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Charles Stenholm]]''' (Democratic) 68.1%
Line 5,537 ⟶ 5,538:
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [[1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas|1972]]
| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.<br/>New member elected.<br/>Democratic hold.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Mickey Leland]]''' (Democratic) 96.8%
Line 5,548 ⟶ 5,549:
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [[1934 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas|1934]]
| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.<br/>New member elected.<br/>Democratic hold.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Kent Hance]]''' (Democratic) 53.2%
Line 5,569 ⟶ 5,570:
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [[1974 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas|1974]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Incumbent retired to [[1978 United States Senate election in Texas|run for U.S. Senator]].<br/>New member elected.<br/>'''Republican gain.'''.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Tom Loeffler]]''' (Republican) 57.0%
Line 5,580 ⟶ 5,581:
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [[1976 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas|1976]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Incumbent lost re-election.<br/>New member elected.<br/>'''Republican gain.'''.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Ron Paul]]''' (Republican) 50.6%
Line 5,602 ⟶ 5,603:
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [[1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas|1972]]
| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent lost renomination.<br/>New member elected.<br/>Democratic hold.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Martin Frost]]''' (Democratic) 54.1%
Line 5,634 ⟶ 5,635:
* Jed J. Richardson (Republican) 46.2%
* Robert Terrance Owens ([[American Independent Party|American Independent]]) 2.3%
* Dennis A. De Boer (IndepdendentIndependent) 0.5%
}}
 
Line 5,647 ⟶ 5,648:
* Edwin Brown Firmage (Democratic) 35.3%
* Lawrence Rey Topham ([[American Independent Party|American Independent]]) 1.0%
* Bruce Bangerter (IndepdendentIndependent) 0.8%
* William C. Hoyle (IndepdendentIndependent) 0.7%
}}
 
Line 5,676 ⟶ 5,677:
* {{Aye}} '''[[Jim Jeffords]]''' (Republican) 75.3%
* Sarah Marie Dietz (Democratic) 19.3%
* [[Peter Diamondstone]] (IndepdendentIndependent) 5.4%
}}
 
Line 5,724 ⟶ 5,725:
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[David E. Satterfield III]]''' (Democratic) 87.9%
* Alan Robert Ogden (IndepdendentIndependent) 12.1%
}}
 
Line 5,776 ⟶ 5,777:
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Herbert Harris]]''' (Democratic) 50.5%
* [[John F. Herrity]] (Republican) 47.1%
* Charles E. Coe (IndepdendentIndependent) 2.4%
}}
 
Line 5,835 ⟶ 5,836:
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [[1964 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington|1964]]
| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.<br/>New member elected.<br/>Democratic hold.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Al Swift]]''' (Democratic) 51.4%
Line 5,872 ⟶ 5,873:
* {{Aye}} '''[[Tom Foley]]''' (Democratic) 48.0%
* Duane Alton (Republican) 42.7%
* [[Mel Tonasket]] (IndepdendentIndependent) 9.3%
}}
 
Line 5,892 ⟶ 5,893:
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [[1977 Washington's 7th congressional district special election|1977 {{small|(special)}}]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Incumbent lost re-election.<br/>New member elected.<br/>'''Democratic gain.'''.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Mike Lowry]]''' (Democratic) 53.3%
Line 5,985 ⟶ 5,986:
* {{Aye}} '''[[Robert Kastenmeier]]''' (Democratic) 57.7%
* James A. Wright (Republican) 41.3%
* Dick G. Fields (IndepdendentIndependent) 1.0%
}}
 
Line 6,019 ⟶ 6,020:
* {{Aye}} '''[[Henry S. Reuss]]''' (Democratic) 73.1%
* James R. W. Medina (Republican) 25.9%
* Paul Greenberg (IndepdendentIndependent) 0.7%
* John Edward Sokoly (IndepdendentIndependent) 0.3%
}}
 
Line 6,052 ⟶ 6,053:
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [[1974 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin|1974]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Incumbent lost re-election.<br/>New member elected.<br/>'''Republican gain.'''.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Toby Roth]]''' (Republican) 57.9%
Line 6,063 ⟶ 6,064:
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [[1974 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin|1974]]
| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired to [[1978 Wisconsin gubernatorial election|run for Governor of Wisconsin]].<br/>New member elected.<br/>Republican hold.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Jim Sensenbrenner]]''' (Republican) 61.2%
Line 6,090 ⟶ 6,091:
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [[1964 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming|1964]]<br/>1966 {{Small|(retired)}}<br/>[[1970 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming|1970]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Incumbent retired.<br/>New member elected.<br/>'''Republican gain.'''.
| nowrap | {{Plainlist |
* {{Aye}} '''[[Dick Cheney]]''' (Republican) 58.6%
Line 6,112 ⟶ 6,113:
{{1978 United States elections|state=collapsed}}
{{Elections to the United States House of Representatives|state=expanded}}
{{Dan Quayle}}
 
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[[Category:John Dingell]]
[[Category:Dan Quayle]]
[[Category:Presidency of Jimmy Carter]]
[[Category:Jamie Whitten]]