1996 United States House of Representatives elections

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1996 United States House of Representatives elections

← 1994 November 5, 1996 1998 →
All 435 seats to the United States House of Representatives 218 seats were needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Newt Gingrich Dick Gephardt Party Republican Democratic Leader since March 20, 1989 June 6, 1989 Leader's seat Georgia 6th Missouri 3rd Last election 230 seats[1] 204 seats[1] Seats won 226[2] 207[2] Seat change 3 2 Popular vote 43,447,962 43,507,586 Percentage 48.2% 48.2% Swing 3.7% 3.4%   Third party   Party Independent Last election 1 seat Seats won 2 Seat change 1 Popular vote 572,746 Percentage 0.6%
Results:      Democratic gain      Republican gain      Independent gain      Democratic hold      Republican hold      Independent hold
Speaker before election Newt Gingrich Republican Elected Speaker Newt Gingrich Republican

The 1996 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 5, 1996, which coincided with the re-election of President Bill Clinton. Democrats won by almost 60,000 votes (0.07%) and gained a net of two^[3][4] seats from the Republicans, but the Republicans retained an overall majority of seats in the House for the first time since 1928.

Although the Republicans lost 3 seats, 1 of them included an Independent who would caucus with them and switch to the Republicans; this resulted in a 227 Republican majority to the Democrats' 208 minority which also included an Independent caucusing with them.

The election is similar to the 1952 elections, although, in terms of the total vote this result remains one of the closest in U.S. history.

Results summary[edit]

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227	2	206
Republican	I	Democratic

Party		Seats			Seat percentage	Vote percentage	Popular vote
		1994	Elected	Net Change
	Republican Party	230	227	3	52.4%	48.2%	43,447,962
	Democratic Party	204	206	2	47.4%	48.2%	43,507,586
	Libertarian Party	0	0		0.0%	0.7%	651,448
	Independent	1	2	1	0.2%	0.6%	572,746
	Natural Law Party	0	0		0.0%	0.6%	518,413
	Reform Party	0	0		0.0%	0.2%	178,475
	U.S. Taxpayers' Party	0	0		0.0%	0.1%	54,054
	Independence Party	0	0		0.0%	0.1%	48,272
	Peace and Freedom Party	0	0		0.0%	0.1%	48,136
	Green Party	0	0		0.0%	<0.1%	42,510
	Right to Life Party	0	0		0.0%	<0.1%	37,154
	Conservative Party	0	0		0.0%	<0.1%	33,458
	Independent American Party	0	0		0.0%	<0.1%	20,148
	Liberal Party	0	0		0.0%	<0.1%	19,763
	Grassroots Party	0	0		0.0%	<0.1%	18,067
	Americans Party	0	0		0.0%	<0.1%	7,428
	Socialist Party	0	0		0.0%	<0.1%	7,092
	Socialist Workers Party	0	0		0.0%	<0.1%	6,537
	Francis Worley Congress Party	0	0		0.0%	<0.1%	3,194
	Workers World Party	0	0		0.0%	<0.1%	2,704
	Independent Grassroots Party	0	0		0.0%	<0.1%	2,696
	Working Class Party	0	0		0.0%	<0.1%	2,534
	Liberty Union Party	0	0		0.0%	<0.1%	1,965
	Socialist Equality Party	0	0		0.0%	<0.1%	1,871
	Others	0	0		0.0%	1.1%	999,254
Totals		435	435		100.0%	100.0%	90,233,467
Source: Election Statistics - Office of the Clerk

Popular vote Democratic   48.22% Republican   48.15% Libertarian   0.72% Others   2.91%

House seats Republican   52.41% Democratic   47.36% Others   0.23%

House seats by party holding plurality in state   80%+ to 100% Democratic   80%+ to 100% Republican   60%+ to 80% Democratic   60%+ to 80% Republican   up to 60% Democratic   up to 60% Republican   80%+ to 100% Independent

Change in House seats by party   3 to 5 Democratic gain     1 to 2 Democratic gain   1 to 2 Republican gain   no net change

Retiring incumbents[edit]

50 incumbents retired: 29 Democrats and 21 Republicans, giving the Republicans a net gain of 6 seats from the Democrats.

Democrats[edit]

Democratic hold[edit]

1. Arkansas's 1st congressional district: Blanche Lincoln
2. Arkansas's 2nd congressional district: Ray Thornton
3. California's 24th congressional district: Anthony C. Beilenson
4. Colorado's 1st congressional district: Patricia Schroeder
5. Florida's 2nd congressional district: Pete Peterson
6. Florida's 11th congressional district: Sam Gibbons
7. Florida's 19th congressional district: Harry Johnston
8. Illinois's 7th congressional district: Cardiss Collins
9. Indiana's 10th congressional district: Andrew Jacobs, Jr.
10. Massachusetts's 10th congressional district: Gerry Studds
11. New Jersey's 9th congressional district: Robert Torricelli, to run for U.S. Senate
12. North Carolina's 7th congressional district: Charlie Rose
13. Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district: Jack Reed, to run for U.S. Senate
14. Tennessee's 9th congressional district: Harold Ford, Sr.
15. Texas's 1st congressional district: Jim Chapman, to run for U.S. Senate
16. Texas's 2nd congressional district: Charlie Wilson
17. Texas's 15th congressional district: Kika de la Garza
18. Texas's 16th congressional district: Ronald D. Coleman
19. Virginia's 5th congressional district: Lewis Payne

Republican gain[edit]

1. Alabama's 3rd congressional district: Glen Browder, to run for U.S. Senate
2. Alabama's 4th congressional district: Tom Bevill
3. Illinois's 20th congressional district: Dick Durbin, to run for U.S. Senate
4. Louisiana's 5th congressional district: Cleo Fields
5. Mississippi's 3rd congressional district: Sonny Montgomery
6. Montana's at-large congressional district: Rick Hill
7. Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district: William K. Brewster
8. South Dakota's at-large congressional district: Tim Johnson, to run for U.S. Senate
9. Texas's 5th congressional district: John Bryant, to run for U.S. Senate
10. Texas's 12th congressional district: Pete Geren

Republicans[edit]

Republican hold[edit]

1. Arkansas's 3rd congressional district: Tim Hutchinson, to run for U.S. Senate
2. California's 27th congressional district: Carlos Moorhead
3. Colorado's 4th congressional district: Wayne Allard, to run for U.S. Senate
4. Indiana's 7th congressional district: John Myers
5. Kansas's 1st congressional district: Pat Roberts, to run for U.S. Senate
6. Kansas's 2nd congressional district: Sam Brownback, to run for U.S. Senate
7. Kansas's 3rd congressional district: Jan Meyers
8. Missouri's 7th congressional district: Mel Hancock
9. Nevada's 2nd congressional district: Barbara Vucanovich
10. New Hampshire's 1st congressional district: Bill Zeliff, to run for Governor
11. New Jersey's 12th congressional district: Dick Zimmer, to run for U.S. Senate
12. Oregon's 2nd congressional district: Wes Cooley
13. Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district: Bill Clinger
14. Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district: Robert Smith Walker
15. Tennessee's 1st congressional district: Jimmy Quillen
16. Texas's 8th congressional district: Jack Fields
17. Utah's 2nd congressional district: Enid Greene

Democratic gain[edit]

1. Iowa's 3rd congressional district: Jim Ross Lightfoot, to run for U.S. Senate
2. Louisiana's 7th congressional district: Jimmy Hayes, to run for U.S. Senate
3. Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district: Steve Gunderson
4. Wisconsin's 8th congressional district: Toby Roth

Incumbents defeated[edit]

In primary elections[edit]

Democrats[edit]

1. Michigan's 15th congressional district: Barbara-Rose Collins lost to Carolyn Kilpatrick, who later won the general election

Republicans[edit]

1. Texas's 14th congressional district: Greg Laughlin lost to Ron Paul, who later won the general election

In the general elections[edit]

21 seats switched parties in the November elections, giving the Democrats a net gain of 15 seats from the Republicans.

Democrats who lost to Republicans[edit]

1. Kentucky's 3rd congressional district: Mike Ward lost to Anne Northup
2. Missouri's 9th congressional district: Harold Volkmer lost to Kenny Hulshof
3. Utah's 3rd congressional district: Bill Orton lost to Chris Cannon

Republicans who lost to Democrats[edit]

1. California's 10th congressional district: William P. Baker lost to Ellen Tauscher
2. California's 22nd congressional district: Andrea Seastrand lost to Walter Capps
3. California's 46th congressional district: Bob Dornan lost to Loretta Sanchez
4. Connecticut's 5th congressional district: Gary Franks lost to Jim Maloney
5. Illinois's 5th congressional district: Michael Flanagan lost to Rod Blagojevich
6. Maine's 1st congressional district: James B. Longley, Jr. lost to Tom Allen
7. Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district: Peter Blute lost to Jim McGovern
8. Massachusetts's 6th congressional district: Peter Torkildsen lost to John F. Tierney
9. Michigan's 8th congressional district: Dick Chrysler lost to Debbie Stabenow
10. New Jersey's 8th congressional district: Bill Martini lost to Bill Pascrell
11. New York's 4th congressional district: Daniel Frisa lost to Carolyn McCarthy
12. North Carolina's 2nd congressional district: David Funderburk lost to Bob Etheridge
13. North Carolina's 4th congressional district: Fred Heineman lost to David Price in a rematch of the 1994 election.
14. Ohio's 6th congressional district: Frank Cremeans lost to Ted Strickland
15. Ohio's 10th congressional district: Martin Hoke lost to Dennis J. Kucinich
16. Oregon's 5th congressional district: Jim Bunn lost to Darlene Hooley
17. Texas's 9th congressional district: Steve Stockman lost to Nick Lampson
18. Washington's 9th congressional district: Randy Tate lost to Adam Smith

Special elections[edit]

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
California 37[5]	Walter R. Tucker III	Democratic	[Data unknown/missing.]	Incumbent resigned December 15, 1995 due to scandals during his past tenure as Mayor of Compton, California. New member elected March 26, 1996. Democratic hold.	Y Juanita Millender-McDonald (Democratic) 27.3% Willard Murray (Democratic) 20.4%
Maryland 7	Kweisi Mfume	Democratic	[Data unknown/missing.]	Incumbent resigned February 15, 1996 to become President of the NAACP. New member elected April 16, 1996. Democratic hold.	Y Elijah Cummings (Democratic) Kenneth Konder (Republican)
Oregon 3	Ron Wyden	Democratic	[Data unknown/missing.]	Incumbent resigned February 6, 1996 when elected U.S. Senator. New member elected May 21, 1996. Democratic hold.	Y Earl Blumenauer (Democratic) 69% Mark Brunelle (Republican)
Kansas 2	Sam Brownback	Republican	[Data unknown/missing.]	Incumbent resigned November 27, 1996 when elected U.S. Senator. New member elected November 27, 1996. Republican hold.	Y Jim Ryun (Republican) [Data unknown/missing.]

Alabama[edit]

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Alabama 1	Sonny Callahan	Republican	1984	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Sonny Callahan (Republican) 64.36% Don Womack (Democratic) 33.82% Bob Burns (Libertarian) 1.61%
Alabama 2	Terry Everett	Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Terry Everett (Republican) 63.19% Bob Gaines (Democratic) 35.42% Michael Probst (Libertarian) 1.26%
Alabama 3	Glen Browder	Democratic	1988	Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Republican gain.	√ Bob Riley (Republican) 50.42% Ted Little (Democratic) 47.3% Lucy Lawrence (Natural Law) 1.20% R.E. Stokes (Libertarian) 1.02%
Alabama 4	Tom Bevill	Democratic	1966	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain.	√ Robert Aderholt (Republican) 49.89% Bob Wilson (Democratic) 48.20% Alan Barksdale (Libertarian) 1.80%
Alabama 5	Robert "Bud" Cramer	Democratic	1990	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Robert "Bud" Cramer (Democratic) 55.68% Wayne Parker (Republican) 42.19% Shirley Madison (Natural Law) 1.21% Craig Goodrich (Libertarian) 0.90%
Alabama 6	Spencer Bachus	Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Spencer Bachus (Republican) 70.93% Mary Lynn Bates (Democratic) 27.31% Franklin Harris (Libertarian) 0.90% Diane Vogel (Natural Law) 0.83%
Alabama 7	Earl Hilliard	Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Earl Hilliard (Democratic) 71.13% Joe Powell (Republican) 27.14% Ken Hager (Libertarian) 1.64%

Alaska[edit]

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Alaska at-large	Don Young	Republican	1973	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Don Young (Republican) 59.41% Georgianna Lincoln (Democratic) 36.42% William Nemec (AKI) 2.15% Johnny Grames (Green) 1.93%

Arizona[edit]

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Arizona 1	Matt Salmon	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Matt Salmon (Republican) 60.18% John Cox (Democratic) 39.82%
Arizona 2	Ed Pastor	Democratic	1991	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Ed Pastor (Democratic) 65.01% Jim Buster (Republican) 30.76% Alice Bangle (Libertarian) 4.23%
Arizona 3	Bob Stump	Republican	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Bob Stump (Republican) 66.52% Alexander Schneider (Democratic) 33.48%
Arizona 4	John Shadegg	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ John Shadegg (Republican) 66.78% Maria Milton (Democratic) 33.22%
Arizona 5	Jim Kolbe	Republican	1984	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Jim Kolbe (Republican) 68.74% Mort Nelson (Democratic) 25.91% John Zajac (Libertarian) 2.81% Ed Finkelstein (Reform) 2.54%
Arizona 6	J. D. Hayworth	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ J. D. Hayworth (Republican) 47.57% Steve Owens (Democratic) 46.60% Robert Anderson (Libertarian) 5.84%

Arkansas[edit]

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Arkansas 1	Blanche Lincoln	Democratic	1992	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	√ Marion Berry (Democratic) 52.78% Warren Dupwe (Republican) 44.34% Keith Carle (Reform) 2.87%
Arkansas 2	Ray Thornton	Democratic	1972, 1990	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	√ Vic Snyder (Democratic) 52.34% Bud Cummins (Republican) 47.65%
Arkansas 3	Tim Hutchinson	Republican	1992	Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Republican hold.	√ Asa Hutchinson (Republican) 55.70% Ann Henry (Democratic) 41.84% Tony Joe Huffman (Reform) 2.43%
Arkansas 4	Jay Dickey	Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Jay Dickey (Republican) 63.50% Vincent Tolliver (Democratic) 36.50%

California[edit]

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
California 1	Frank Riggs	Republican	1990/1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Frank Riggs (Republican) 49.63% Michela Alioto (Democratic) 43.46% Emil Rossi (Libertarian) 6.91%
California 2	Wally Herger	Republican	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Wally Herger (Republican) 60.8% Roberts Braden (Democratic) 33.73% Patrice Thiessen (Natural Law) 3.04% William Brunner (Libertarian) 2.42%
California 3	Vic Fazio	Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Vic Fazio (Democratic) 53.52% Tim Lefever (Republican) 41.1% Tomothy Erich (Reform) 3.47% Erin Donelle (Libertarian) 1.91%
California 4	John Doolittle	Republican	1990	Incumbent re-elected.	√ John Doolittle (Republican) 60.46% Katie Hirning (Democratic) 36.1% Patrick McHargue (Libertarian) 3.43%
California 5	Bob Matsui	Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Bob Matsui (Democratic) 70.44% Robert Dinsmore (Republican) 26.15% Joseph Miller (Libertarian) 1.26% Gordon Mors (American Independent) 1.1% Charles Kersey (Natural Law) 1.05%
California 6	Lynn Woolsey	Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Lynn Woolsey (Democratic) 61.83% Duane Hughes (Republican) 33.99% Ernest Jones (PF) 2.54% Bruce Kendall (Natural Law) 1.63%
California 7	George Miller	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	√ George Miller (Democratic) 71.8% Norman Reece (Republican) 22.28% William C. Thompson (Reform) 3.6% Bob Liatunick (Natural Law) 2.32%
California 8	Nancy Pelosi	Democratic	1987	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Nancy Pelosi (Democratic) 84.34% Justin Raimondo (Republican) 12.39% David Smithstein (Natural Law) 3.26% Ed Murray (R-W/I) 0.01%
California 9	Ron Dellums	Democratic	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Ron Dellums (Democratic) 77.03% Deborah Wright (Republican) 18.47% Tom Condit (PF) 2.77% Jack Forem (Natural Law) 1.73%
California 10	Bill Baker	Republican	1992	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	√ Ellen Tauscher (Democratic) 48.63% Bill Baker (Republican) 47.19% John Place (Reform) 2.24% Valerie Janlois (Natural Law) 1.08% Gregory Lyon (Libertarian) 0.86%
California 11	Richard Pombo	Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Richard Pombo (Republican) 59.35% Jason Silva (Democratic) 36.19% Kelly Rego (Libertarian) 2.8% Selene Bush (Natural Law) 1.66%
California 12	Tom Lantos	Democratic	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Tom Lantos (Democratic) 71.69% Storm Jenkins (Republican) 23.7% Christopher Schmidt (Libertarian) 2.94% Richard Borg (Natural Law) 1.67%
California 13	Pete Stark	Democratic	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Pete Stark (Democratic) 65.18% James Fay (Republican) 30.41% Terry Savage (Libertarian) 4.41%
California 14	Anna Eshoo	Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Anna Eshoo (Democratic) 64.87% Ben Brink (Republican) 31.1% Timothy Thompson (PF) 1.59% Joseph Dehn (Libertarian) 1.52% Robert Wells (Natural Law) 0.93%
California 15	Tom Campbell	Republican	1988/1995	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Tom Campbell (Republican) 58.5% Dick Lane (Democratic) 34.84% Valli Sharpe-Geisler (Reform) 2.75% Ed Wimmers (Libertarian) 2.42% Bruce Currivan (Natural Law) 1.49%
California 16	Zoe Lofgren	Democratic	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Zoe Lofgren (Democratic) 65.65% Chuck Wojslaw (Republican) 30.16% David Bonino (Libertarian) 2.88% Abaan Abu-Shumays (Natural Law) 1.3%
California 17	Sam Farr	Democratic	1993	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Sam Farr (Democratic) 58.87% Jess Brown (Republican) 37.77% John H. Black (Libertarian) 3.36%
California 18	Gary Condit	Democratic	1989	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Gary Condit (Democratic) 65.72% Bill Conrad (Republican) 31.82% James Morzella (Libertarian) 1.35% Page Riskin (Natural Law) 1.1%
California 19	George Radanovich	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ George Radanovich (Republican) 66.58% Paul Barile (Democratic) 28.32% Pamela Pescosolido (Libertarian) 2.95% David Adalian (Natural Law) 2.15%
California 20	Cal Dooley	Democratic	1990	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Cal Dooley (Democratic) 56.51% Trice Harvey (Republican) 39.13% Jonathan Richter (Libertarian) 4.36%
California 21	Bill Thomas	Republican	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Bill Thomas (Republican) 65.81% Deborah Vollmer (Democratic) 26.5% John Evans (Reform) 4.24% Jane Bialosky (Natural Law) 1.77% Mike Hodges (Libertarian) 1.59% Karen Gentry (R-W/I)
California 22	Andrea Seastrand	Republican	1994	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	√ Walter Capps (Democratic) 48.45% Andrea Seastrand (Republican) 44.22% Steven Wheeler (Independent) 4.03% Richard Porter (Reform) 1.63% David Bersohn (Libertarian) 0.91% Dawn Tomastik (Natural Law) 0.76%
California 23	Elton Gallegly	Republican	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Elton Gallegly (Republican) 59.59% Robert Unruhe (Democratic) 35.1% Gail Lightfoot (Libertarian) 4.18% Stephen Hospodar (Natural Law) 1.12%
California 24	Anthony C. Beilenson	Democratic	1976	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	√ Brad Sherman (Democratic) 49.43% Rich Sybert (Republican) 43.58% Ralph Shroyer (PF) 2.92% Erich Miller (Libertarian) 2.65% Ron Lawrence (Natural Law) 1.43%
California 25	Howard McKeon	Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Howard McKeon (Republican) 62.4% Diane Trautman (Democratic) 33.17% Bruce Acker (Libertarian) 3.15% Justin Charles Gerber (PF) 1.28%
California 26	Howard Berman	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Howard Berman (Democratic) 65.87% Bill Glass (Republican) 28.61% Scott Fritschler (Libertarian) 3.45% Gary Hearne (Natural Law) 2.07%
California 27	Carlos Moorhead	Republican	1972	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.	√ James E. Rogan (Republican) 50.18% Doug Kahn (Democratic) 43.18% Elizabeth Michael (Libertarian) 3.5% Walt Sheasby (Green) 2.21% Martin Zucker (Natural Law) 0.93%
California 28	David Dreier	Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	√ David Dreier (Republican) 60.67% David Levering (Democratic) 36.94% Ken Saurenman (Libertarian) 2.38%
California 29	Henry Waxman	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Henry Waxman (Democratic) 67.63% Paul Stepanek (Republican) 24.6% John Peter Daly (PF) 4.1% Mike Binkley (Libertarian) 2.22% Brian Rees (Natural Law) 1.44%
California 30	Xavier Becerra	Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Xavier Becerra (Democratic) 72.32% Patricia Parker (Republican) 18.71% Pam Probst (Libertarian) 3.42% Shirley Mandel (PF) 3.1% Rosemary Watson-Frith (Natural Law) 2.44%
California 31	Matthew G. Martinez	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Matthew G. Martinez (Democratic) 67.47% John Flores (Republican) 27.95% Michael Everling (Republican) 4.58%
California 32	Julian C. Dixon	Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Julian C. Dixon (Democratic) 82.36% Larry Ardito (Republican) 12.39% Neal Donner (Libertarian) 4.22% Rashied Jibri (Natural Law) 1.03%
California 33	Lucille Roybal-Allard	Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic) 82.1% John Leonard (Republican) 14.09% Howard Johnson (Libertarian) 3.81%
California 34	Ed Torres	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Ed Torres (Democratic) 68.43% David Nunez (Republican) 26.62% Walter Scott (American Independent) 2.98% David Argall (Libertarian) 1.98%
California 35	Maxine Waters	Democratic	1990	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Maxine Waters (Democratic) 85.5% Eric Carlson (Republican) 12.09% Gordon Mego (American Independent) 2.4%
California 36	Jane Harman	Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Jane Harman (Democratic) 52.46% Susan Brooks (Republican) 43.9% Bruce Dovner (Libertarian) 2.2% Bradley McManus (Natural Law) 1.44%
California 37	Juanita Millender-McDonald	Democratic	1996 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Juanita Millender-McDonald (Democratic) 85% Michael Voetee (Republican) 15%
California 38	Steve Horn	Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Steve Horn (Republican) 52.57% Rick Zbur (Democratic) 42.72% William Yeager (Green) 2.75% Paul Gautreau (Libertarian) 1.95%
California 39	Ed Royce	Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Ed Royce (Republican) 62.8% R.O. "Bob" Davis (Democratic) 31.93% Jack Dean (Libertarian) 5.27%
California 40	Jerry Lewis	Republican	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Jerry Lewis (Republican) 64.9% Robert Conaway (Democratic) 28.96% Hale McGee (American Independent) 3.26% Joseph Kelley (Libertarian) 2.87%
California 41	Jay Kim	Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Jay Kim (Republican) 58.46% Richard Waldron (Democratic) 32.98% Richard Newhouse (Libertarian) 4.97% David Kramer (Natural Law) 3.5%
California 42	George Brown	Democratic	1962/1972	Incumbent re-elected.	√ George Brown (Democratic) 50.48% Linda Wilde (Republican) 49.52%
California 43	Ken Calvert	Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Ken Calvert (Republican) 54.72% Guy Kimbrough (Democratic) 37.94% Annie Wallack (Natural Law) 3.7% Kevin Akin (PF) 1.86% Gene Berkman (Libertarian) 1.74%
California 44	Sonny Bono	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Sonny Bono (Republican) 57.74% Anita Rufus (Democratic) 38.54% Donald Cochran (American Independent) 2.03% Karen Wilkinson (Natural Law) 1.64%
California 45	Dana Rohrabacher	Republican	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Dana Rohrabacher (Republican) 60.98% Sally Alexander (Democratic) 33.24% Mark F. Murphy (Libertarian) 4.29% Rand McDevitt (Natural Law) 1.49%
California 46	Bob Dornan	Republican	1976/1984	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	√ Loretta Sanchez (Democratic) 46.8% Bob Dornan (Republican) 45.84% Lawrence Stafford (Reform) 3.16% Thomas Reimer (Libertarian) 2.28% Carlos Aguirre (Natural Law) 1.92%
California 47	Christopher Cox	Republican	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Christopher Cox (Republican) 65.66% Tina Laine (Democratic) 28.86% Iris Adam (Natural Law) 2.79% Victor Wagner (Libertarian) 2.68%
California 48	Ron Packard	Republican	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Ron Packard (Republican) 65.86% Dan Farrell (Democratic) 26.9% Sharon Miles (Natural Law) 3.62% William Dreu (Reform) 3.62%
California 49	Brian Bilbray	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Brian Bilbray (Republican) 52.62% Peter Navarro (Democratic) 41.91% Ernie Lippe (Libertarian) 2.04% Kevin Hambsch (Reform) 1.82% Peter Sterling (Natural Law) 1.6%
California 50	Bob Filner	Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Bob Filner (Democratic) 61.86% Jim Baize (Republican) 32.41% Dan Clark (Reform) 2.75% Earl Shepard (Natural Law) 1.81% Philip Zoebisch (Libertarian) 1.18%
California 51	Duke Cunningham	Republican	1990	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Duke Cunningham (Republican) 65.07% Rita Tamerius (Democratic) 28.93% Miriam Clark (Reform) 2.36% Jack C. Anderson (Libertarian) 2.31% Eric Bourdette (Natural Law) 1.33%
California 52	Duncan Hunter	Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Duncan Hunter (Republican) 65.47% Darity Wesley (Democratic) 29.78% Janice Jordan (PF) 2.05% Dante Ridley (Libertarian) 1.87% Peter Ballantyne (Natural Law) 0.84%

Colorado[edit]

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Colorado 1	Patricia Schroeder	Democratic	1972	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	√ Diana DeGette (Democratic) 56.93% Joe Rogers (Republican) 40.20% Richard Combs (Libertarian) 2.86%
Colorado 2	David Skaggs	Democratic	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	√ David Skaggs (Democratic) 57.04% Pat Miller (Republican) 38.26% Larry E. Johnson (Reform) 2.46% Earl Allen (Libertarian) 2.24%
Colorado 3	Scott McInnis	Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Scott McInnis (Republican) 68.87% Albert Gurule (Democratic) 31.13%
Colorado 4	Wayne Allard	Republican	1990	Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Republican hold.	√ Bob Schaffer (Republican) 56.14% Guy Kelley (Democratic) 38.04% Wes McKinley (AMS) 3.04% Cynthia Parker (Natural Law) 2.78%
Colorado 5	Joel Hefley	Republican	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Joel Hefley (Republican) 71.94% Mike Robinson (Democratic) 28.06%
Colorado 6	Daniel Schaefer	Republican	1983	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Daniel Schaefer (Republican) 62.24% Joan Fitz-Gerald (Democratic) 37.76%

Connecticut[edit]

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Connecticut 1	Barbara Kennelly	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Barbara Kennelly (Democratic) 73.54% Kent Sleath (Republican) 24.94% John Forry (CNC) 0.98% Daniel Wasielewski (Natural Law) 0.53%
Connecticut 2	Sam Gejdenson	Democratic	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Sam Gejdenson (Democratic) 51.59% Edward Munster (Republican) 44.94% Dianne Ondusko (IDP) 2.90% Thomas E. Hall (Natural Law) 0.56%
Connecticut 3	Rosa DeLauro	Democratic	1990	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Rosa DeLauro (Democratic) 71.35% John Coppola (Republican) 28.07% Gail Dalby (Natural Law) 0.58%
Connecticut 4	Chris Shays	Republican	1987	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Chris Shays (Republican) 60.46% William Finch (Democratic) 37.63% Edward Tonkin (Libertarian) 1.40% Terry Nevas (Natural Law) 0.52%
Connecticut 5	Gary Franks	Republican	1990	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	√ Jim Maloney (Democratic) 52.05% Gary Franks (Republican) 45.92% Rosita Rodriguez (CNC) 1.39% Walter Thiessen (Libertarian) 0.65%
Connecticut 6	Nancy Johnson	Republican	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Nancy Johnson (Republican) 49.62% Charlotte Koskoff (Democratic) 48.93% Timothy Knibbs (CNC) 1.45%

Delaware[edit]

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Delaware at-large	Michael N. Castle	Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Michael N. Castle (Republican) 69.55% Dennis Williams (Democratic) 27.45% George Jurgensens (Libertarian) 1.50% Felicia Johnson (Taxpayers) 1.13% Bob Mattson (Natural Law) 0.37%

Florida[edit]

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Florida 1	Joe Scarborough	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Joe Scarborough (Republican) 72.54% Kevin Beck (Democratic) 27.42%
Florida 2	Pete Peterson	Democratic	1990	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	√ Allen Boyd (Democratic) 59.44% Bill Sutton (Republican) 40.50%
Florida 3	Corrine Brown	Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Corrine Brown (Democratic) 61.20% Preston James Fields (Republican) 38.80%
Florida 4	Tillie Fowler	Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Tillie Fowler (Republican) Unopposed
Florida 5	Karen Thurman	Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Karen Thurman (Democratic) 61.68% Dave Gentry (Republican) 38.32%
Florida 6	Cliff Stearns	Republican	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Cliff Stearns (Republican) 67.18% Newell O'Brien (Democratic) 32.82%
Florida 7	John Mica	Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ John Mica (Republican) 62.04% George Stuart (Democratic) 37.93%
Florida 8	Bill McCollum	Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Bill McCollum (Republican) 67.47% Al Krulick (Democratic) 32.52%
Florida 9	Michael Bilirakis	Republican	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Michael Bilirakis (Republican) 68.66% Jerry Provenzano (Democratic) 31.34%
Florida 10	Bill Young	Republican	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Bill Young (Republican) 66.61% Henry Green (Democratic) 33.39%
Florida 11	Sam Gibbons	Democratic	1962	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	√ Jim Davis (Democratic) 57.91% Mark Sharpe (Republican) 42.09%
Florida 12	Charles Canady	Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Charles Canady (Republican) 61.57% Mike Canady (Democratic) 38.43%
Florida 13	Dan Miller	Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Dan Miller (Republican) 64.34% Sanford Gordon (Democratic) 35.60%
Florida 14	Porter Goss	Republican	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Porter Goss (Republican) 73.49% Jim Nolan (Democratic) 26.51%
Florida 15	Dave Weldon	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Dave Weldon (Republican) 51.42% John Byron (Democratic) 42.90% David Golding (Independent) 5.68%
Florida 16	Mark Foley	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Mark Foley (Republican) 64% Jim Stuber (Democratic) 36%
Florida 17	Carrie Meek	Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Carrie Meek (Democratic) 88.75% Wellington Rolle (Republican) 11.24%
Florida 18	Ileana Ros-Lehtinen	Republican	1989 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (Republican) Unopposed
Florida 19	Harry Johnston	Democratic	1988	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	√ Robert Wexler (Democratic) 65.57% Beverly Kennedy (Republican) 34.42%
Florida 20	Peter Deutsch	Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Peter Deutsch (Democratic) 64.99% Jim Jacobs (Republican) 35.01%
Florida 21	Lincoln Diaz-Balart	Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Lincoln Diaz-Balart (Republican) Unopposed
Florida 22	Clay Shaw	Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Clay Shaw (Republican) 61.86% Kenneth Cooper (Democratic) 38.14%
Florida 23	Alcee Hastings	Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Alcee Hastings (Democratic) 73.45% Robert Paul Brown (Republican) 26.53%

Georgia[edit]

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Georgia 1	Jack Kingston	Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Jack Kingston (Republican) 68.21% Rosemary Kaszans (Democratic) 31.79%
Georgia 2	Sanford Bishop	Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Sanford Bishop (Democratic) 53.97% Darrel Ealum (Republican) 46.03%
Georgia 3	Mac Collins	Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Mac Collins (Republican) 61.11% Jim Chafin (Democratic) 38.89%
Georgia 4	Cynthia McKinney	Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Cynthia McKinney (Democratic) 57.76% John Mitnick (Republican) 42.24%
Georgia 5	John Lewis	Democratic	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	√ John Lewis (Democratic) Unopposed
Georgia 6	Newt Gingrich	Republican	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Newt Gingrich (Republican) 57.80% Michael Coles (Democratic) 42.20%
Georgia 7	Bob Barr	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Bob Barr (Republican) 57.80% Charlie Watts (Democratic) 42.20%
Georgia 8	Saxby Chambliss	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Saxby Chambliss (Republican) 52.56% Jim Wiggins (Democratic) 47.44%
Georgia 9	Nathan Deal	Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Nathan Deal (Republican) 65.55% Ken Poston (Democratic) 34.45%
Georgia 10	Charlie Norwood	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Charlie Norwood (Republican) 52.34% David Bell (Democratic) 47.65%
Georgia 11	John Linder	Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ John Linder (Republican) 64.31% Tommy Stephenson (Democratic) 35.69%

Hawaii[edit]

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Hawaii 1	Neil Abercrombie	Democratic	1986, 1990	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Neil Abercrombie (Democratic) 50.36% Orson Swindle (Republican) 46.49% Mark Duering (Nonpartisan) 2.40% Nicholas Bedworth (Natural Law) 0.75%
Hawaii 2	Patsy Mink	Democratic	1964, 1990	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Patsy Mink (Democratic) 60.33% Tom Pico (Republican) 30.80% Nolan Crabbe (Nonpartisan) 4.27% James Keefe (Libertarian) 2.64% Amanda Toulon (Natural Law) 1.97%

Idaho[edit]

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Idaho 1	Helen Chenoweth	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Helen Chenoweth (Republican) 49.98% Dan Williams (Democratic) 47.55% Marion Ellis (Natural Law) 2.47%
Idaho 2	Mike Crapo	Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Mike Crapo (Republican) 68.77% John Seidl (Democratic) 29.50% John Butler (Natural Law) 1.73%

Illinois[edit]

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Illinois 1	Bobby Rush	Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Bobby Rush (Democratic) 85.67% Noel Naughton (Republican) 12.63% Tim Griffin (Libertarian) 1.70%
Illinois 2	Jesse L. Jackson Jr.	Democratic	1995	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Jesse L. Jackson Jr. (Democratic) 94.06% Frank Stratman (Libertarian) 5.93%
Illinois 3	Bill Lipinski	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Bill Lipinski (Democratic) 65.34% Jim Nalepa (Republican) 32.02% George Skaritka (Reform) 1.74% Robert Prazak (Libertarian) 0.91%
Illinois 4	Luis Gutierrez	Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Luis Gutierrez (Democratic) 93.57% William Passmore (Libertarian) 6.43%
Illinois 5	Michael Flanagan	Republican	1994	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	√ Rod Blagojevich (Democratic) 64.12% Michael Flanagan (Republican) 35.87%
Illinois 6	Henry Hyde	Republican	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Henry Hyde (Republican) 64.29% Stephen De La Rosa (Democratic) 33.41% George Meyers (Libertarian) 2.30%
Illinois 7	Cardiss Collins	Democratic	1973	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	√ Danny K. Davis (Democratic) 82.59% Randy Borow (Republican) 15.04% Chauncey Stroud (Independent) 1.07% Toietta Dixon (Libertarian) 0.87% Charles A. Winter (Natural Law) 0.42%
Illinois 8	Phil Crane	Republican	1969	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Phil Crane (Republican) 62.23% Betty Hull (Democratic) 36.08% Daniel Druck (Libertarian) 1.69%
Illinois 9	Sidney Yates	Democratic	1948, 1964	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Sidney Yates (Democratic) 63.40% Joe Walsh (Republican) 36.60%
Illinois 10	John Porter	Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	√ John Porter (Republican) 69.09% Philip Torf (Democratic) 30.91%
Illinois 11	Jerry Weller	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Jerry Weller (Republican) 51.77% Clem Balanoff (Democratic) 48.23%
Illinois 12	Jerry Costello	Democratic	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Jerry Costello (Democratic) 71.59% Shapley Hunter (Republican) 26.58% Geoffrey Nathan (Democratic) 1.82%
Illinois 13	Harris Fawell	Republican	1984	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Harris Fawell (Republican) 59.93% Susan Hynes (Democratic) 40.06%
Illinois 14	Dennis Hastert	Republican	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Dennis Hastert (Republican) 64.39% Doug Mains (Democratic) 35.60%
Illinois 15	Thomas W. Ewing	Republican	1991	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Thomas W. Ewing (Republican) 57.33% Laurel Lunt Prussing (Democratic) 42.67%
Illinois 16	Donald A. Manzullo	Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Donald A. Manzullo (Republican) 60.29% Catherine Lee (Democratic) 39.71%
Illinois 17	Lane Evans	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Lane Evans (Democratic) 51.91% Mark Baker (Republican) 47.25% William Herrmann (Libertarian) 0.83%
Illinois 18	Ray LaHood	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Ray LaHood (Republican) 59.25% Michael D. Curran (Democratic) 40.75%
Illinois 19	Glenn Poshard	Democratic	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Glenn Poshard (Democratic) 66.69% Brent Winters (Republican) 31.83% Patricia Riker (Natural Law) 0.95% James Lacher (Libertarian) 0.53%
Illinois 20	Richard Durbin	Democratic	1982	Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Republican gain.	√ John Shimkus (Republican) 50.26% Jay Hoffman (Democratic) 49.74%

Indiana[edit]

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Indiana 1	Pete Visclosky	Democratic	1984	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Pete Visclosky (Democratic) 69.16% Michael Petyo (Republican) 29.22% Michael Crass (Libertarian) 1.63%
Indiana 2	David McIntosh	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ David McIntosh (Republican) 57.83% Marc Carmichael (Democratic) 39.98% Paul E. Zimmerman (Libertarian) 2.19%
Indiana 3	Tim Roemer	Democratic	1990	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Tim Roemer (Democratic) 57.92% Joe Zakas (Republican) 40.90% Bernie Taylor (Libertarian) 1.18%
Indiana 4	Mark Souder	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Mark Souder (Republican) 58.37% Gerald Houseman (Democratic) 39.32% Ken Bisson (Libertarian) 2.31%
Indiana 5	Steve Buyer	Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Steve Buyer (Republican) 61.86% Douglas Clark (Democratic) 35.71% Tom Lehman (Libertarian) 2.43%
Indiana 6	Dan Burton	Republican	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Dan Burton (Republican) 75.02% Carrie Dillard-Trammell (Democratic) 23.04% Fred Peterson (Libertarian) 1.93%
Indiana 7	John Myers	Republican	1966	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.	√ Edward Pease (Republican) 61.96% Robert Hellmann (Democratic) 34.65% Barbara Bourland (Libertarian) 3.40%
Indiana 8	John Hostettler	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ John Hostettler (Republican) 49.97% Jonathan Weinzapfel (Democratic) 48.30% Paul Hager (Libertarian) 1.73%
Indiana 9	Lee H. Hamilton	Democratic	1964	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Lee H. Hamilton (Democratic) 56.47% Jean Leising (Republican) 42.51% Diane Feeney (Libertarian) 1.02%
Indiana 10	Andrew Jacobs, Jr.	Democratic	1964, 1974	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	√ Julia Carson (Democratic) 52.94% Virginia Murphy Blankenbaker (Republican) 44.83% Kurt St. Angelo (Libertarian) 2.22%

Iowa[edit]

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Iowa 1	Jim Leach	Republican	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Jim Leach (Republican) 52.84% Bob Rush (Democratic) 45.62% Thomas Isenhour (NP) 0.93% Michael Cuddehe (Natural Law) 0.57%
Iowa 2	Jim Nussle	Republican	1990	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Jim Nussle (Republican) 53.42% Donna L. Smith (Democratic) 45.86% Albert Schoeman (Libertarian) 0.38% Peter Lamoureaux (Natural Law) 0.32%
Iowa 3	Jim Ross Lightfoot	Republican	1984	Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Democratic gain.	√ Leonard Boswell (Democratic) 49.35% Mike Mahaffey (Republican) 47.64% Jay Marcus (Natural Law) 1.36% Edward Rusk (WC) 1.08% Dick Kruse (Libertarian) 0.54%
Iowa 4	Greg Ganske	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Greg Ganske (Republican) 52.01% Connie McBurney (Democratic) 46.70% Rogers Badgett (Natural Law) 0.47% Carl Olsen (Libertarian) 0.45% Richard McBride (SWP) 0.27%
Iowa 5	Tom Latham	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Tom Latham (Republican) 65.45% MacDonald Smith (Democratic) 33.61% Michael Dimick (Natural Law) 0.90%

Kansas[edit]

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Results
Kansas 1	Pat Roberts	Republican	1980	Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.. New member elected. Republican hold.	√ Jerry Moran (Republican) 73.48% John Divine (Democratic) 24.49% Bill Earnest (Libertarian) 2.03%
Kansas 2	Sam Brownback	Republican	1994	Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Republican hold.	√ Jim Ryun (Republican) 52.20% John Frieden (Democratic) 45.48% Art Clack (Libertarian) 2.32%
Kansas 3	Jan Meyers	Republican	1984	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.	√ Vince Snowbarger (Republican) 49.83% Judy Hancock (Democratic) 45.42% Randy Gardner (Reform) 3.40% Charles Clack (Libertarian) 1.34%
Kansas 4	Todd Tiahrt	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Todd Tiahrt (Republican) 50.11% Randy Rathbun (Democratic) 46.62% Seth Warren (Libertarian) 3.26%

Kentucky[edit]

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Results
Kentucky 1	Ed Whitfield	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Ed Whitfield (Republican) 53.55% Dennis Null (Democratic) 46.45%
Kentucky 2	Ron Lewis	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Ron Lewis (Republican) 58.09% Joe Wright (Democratic) 41.91%
Kentucky 3	Mike Ward	Democratic	1994	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.	√ Anne Northup (Republican) 50.26% Mike Ward (Democratic) 49.74%
Kentucky 4	Jim Bunning	Republican	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Jim Bunning (Republican) 68.39% Denny Bowman (Democratic) 31.61%
Kentucky 5	Hal Rogers	Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Hal Rogers (Republican) (unopposed)•
Kentucky 6	Scotty Baesler	Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Scotty Baesler (Democratic) 55.70% Ernie Fletcher (Republican) 44.30%

Louisiana[edit]

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Louisiana 1	Robert Livingston	Republican	1977	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Robert Livingston (Republican) (unopposed)•
Louisiana 2	William J. Jefferson	Democratic	1990	Incumbent re-elected.	√ William J. Jefferson (Democratic) (unopposed)•
Louisiana 3	Billy Tauzin	Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Billy Tauzin (Republican) (unopposed)•
Louisiana 4	Jim McCrery	Republican	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Jim McCrery (Republican) 71.38% Paul Chachere (Democratic) 28.62%
Louisiana 5	Cleo Fields	Democratic	1992	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain.	√ John Cooksey (Republican) 58.28% Francis Thompson (Democratic) 41.72%
Louisiana 6	Richard Baker	Republican	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Richard Baker (Republican) 69.30% Steve Myers (Democratic) 30.70%
Louisiana 7	Jimmy Hayes	Republican	1986	Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Democratic gain.	√ Chris John (Democratic) 53.12% Hunter Lundy (Democratic) 46.88%

Maine[edit]

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Maine 1	Jim Longley	Republican	1994	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	√ Tom Allen (Democratic) 55.30% Jim Longley (Republican) 44.68%
Maine 2	John Baldacci	Democratic	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ John Baldacci (Democratic) 71.92% Paul R. Young (Republican) 24.81% Aldric Saucier (Independent) 3.25%

Maryland[edit]

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Maryland 1	Wayne Gilchrest	Republican	1990	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Wayne Gilchrest (Republican) 61.55% Steven Eastaugh (Democratic) 38.44%
Maryland 2	Robert Ehrlich	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Robert Ehrlich (Republican) 61.82% Connie Dejuliis (Democratic) 38.17%
Maryland 3	Ben Cardin	Democratic	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Ben Cardin (Democratic) 67.31% Patrick McDonough (Republican) 32.69%
Maryland 4	Albert Wynn	Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Albert Wynn (Democratic) 85.19% John Kimble (Republican) 14.81%
Maryland 5	Steny Hoyer	Democratic	1981	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Steny Hoyer (Democratic) 56.92% John S. Morgan (Republican) 43.08%
Maryland 6	Roscoe Bartlett	Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Roscoe Bartlett (Republican) 56.83% Stephen Crawford (Democratic) 43.16%
Maryland 7	Elijah Cummings	Democratic	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Elijah Cummings (Democratic) 83.47% Kenneth Kondner (Republican) 16.53%
Maryland 8	Connie Morella	Republican	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Connie Morella (Republican) 61.22% Donald Mooers (Democratic) 38.62%

Massachusetts[edit]

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Massachusetts 1	John Olver	Democratic	1991	Incumbent re-elected.	√ John Olver (Democratic) 52.72% Jane Swift (Republican) 47.24%
Massachusetts 2	Richard Neal	Democratic	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Richard Neal (Democratic) 71.67% Mark Steele (Republican) 21.94% Scott Andrichak (Independent) 4.04% Richard Kaynor (Natural Law) 2.25%
Massachusetts 3	Peter Blute	Republican	1992	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	√ Jim McGovern (Democratic) 52.94% Peter Blute (Republican) 45.35% Dale Friedgen (Natural Law) 1.32%
Massachusetts 4	Barney Frank	Democratic	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Barney Frank (Democratic) 71.64% Jonathan Raymond (Republican) 28.33%
Massachusetts 5	Marty Meehan	Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Marty Meehan (Democratic) Unopposed
Massachusetts 6	Peter Torkildsen	Republican	1992	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	√ John F. Tierney (Democratic) 48.18% Peter Torkildsen (Republican) 48.05% Martin McNulty (Independent) 1.51% Randal Fritz (Constitution) 0.92% Benjamin Gatchell (Independent) 0.74% Orrin Smith (Natural Law) 0.50%
Massachusetts 7	Ed Markey	Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Ed Markey (Democratic) 69.82% Patricia Long (Republican) 30.13%
Massachusetts 8	Joe Kennedy	Democratic	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Joe Kennedy (Democratic) 84.26% Philip Hyde (Republican) 15.63%
Massachusetts 9	Joe Moakley	Democratic	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Joe Moakley (Democratic) 72.23% Paul Gryska (Republican) 27.75%
Massachusetts 10	Gerry Studds	Democratic	1972	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	√ Bill Delahunt (Democratic) 54.32% Edward Teague (Republican) 41.74% Charles Laws (Green) 3.69%

Michigan[edit]

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Michigan 1	Bart Stupak	Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Bart Stupak (Democratic) 70.67% Bob Carr (Republican) 27.24% Michael Oleniczak (Libertarian) 1.10% Wendy Conway (Natural Law) 0.96%
Michigan 2	Pete Hoekstra	Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Pete Hoekstra (Republican) 65.28% Dan Kruszynski (Democratic) 32.95% Bruce A. Smith (Libertarian) 1.21% Henry Ogden Clark (Natural Law) 0.54%
Michigan 3	Vern Ehlers	Republican	1993	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Vern Ehlers (Republican) 68.60% Betsy Flory (Democratic) 29.46% Erwin Haas (Libertarian) 1.21% Eric Anderson (Natural Law) 0.70%
Michigan 4	Dave Camp	Republican	1990	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Dave Camp (Republican) 65.49% Lisa Donaldson (Democratic) 32.71% Ben Steele (Libertarian) 0.99% Susan Arnold (Natural Law) 0.79%
Michigan 5	James Barcia	Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ James Barcia (Democratic) 69.98% Lawrence Sims (Republican) 28.20% Mark Owen (Libertarian) 1.25% Brian Ellison (Natural Law) 0.55%
Michigan 6	Fred Upton	Republican	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Fred Upton (Republican) 67.72% Clarence Annen (Democratic) 30.69% Scott Beavers (Libertarian) 1.56%
Michigan 7	Nick Smith	Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Nick Smith (Republican) 55.01% Kim Tunnicliff (Democratic) 42.89% Robert Broda (Libertarian) 1.41% Scott Williamson (Natural Law) 0.67%
Michigan 8	Dick Chrysler	Republican	1994	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	√ Debbie Stabenow (Democratic) 53.76% Dick Chrysler (Republican) 44.14% Doug MacDonald (Libertarian) 1.45% Patricia Rayfield Allen (Natural Law) 0.64%
Michigan 9	Dale Kildee	Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Dale Kildee (Democratic) 59.19% Patrick Nowak (Republican) 38.81% Malcolm Johnson (Libertarian) 1.50% Terrence Shulman (Natural Law) 0.49%
Michigan 10	David Bonior	Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	√ David Bonior (Democratic) 54.38% Susy Heintz (Republican) 43.57% Scott Scott (Libertarian) 1.53% John Litle (Natural Law) 0.51%
Michigan 11	Joe Knollenberg	Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Joe Knollenberg (Republican) 61.15% Morris Frumin (Democratic) 35.90% Dick Gach (Libertarian) 1.83% Stuart Goldberg (Natural Law) 1.10%
Michigan 12	Sander Levin	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Sander Levin (Democratic) 57.40% John Pappageorge (Republican) 40.54% Albert Titran (Libertarian) 1.33% Gail Petrosof (Natural Law) 0.73%
Michigan 13	Lynn Rivers	Democratic	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Lynn Rivers (Democratic) 56.57% Joe Fitzsimmons (Republican) 41.31% James Montgomery (Libertarian) 1.43% Jane Cutter (WW) 0.45% Jim Hartnett (SEP) 0.23%
Michigan 14	John Conyers Jr.	Democratic	1964	Incumbent re-elected.	√ John Conyers Jr. (Democratic) 85.86% William Ashe (Republican) 12.06% Scott Boman (Libertarian) 0.93% Richard R. Miller (Natural Law) 0.40% Willie Reid (NPA) 0.39% Helen Halyard (SEP) 0.36%
Michigan 15	Barbara-Rose Collins	Democratic	1990	Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Democratic hold.	√ Carolyn Kilpatrick (Democratic) 88.36% Stephen Hume (Republican) 9.84% Raymond Warner (Libertarian) 0.83% Kevin Carey (WW) 0.54% Gregory Smith (Natural Law) 0.40%
Michigan 16	John Dingell	Democratic	1955	Incumbent re-elected.	√ John Dingell (Democratic) 62.03% James DeSana (Republican) 35.68% Bruce Cain (Libertarian) 1.43% Noha Hamze (WW) 0.46% David Sole (Natural Law) 0.38%

Minnesota[edit]

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Results
Minnesota 1	Gil Gutknecht	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Gil Gutknecht (Republican) 52.67% Mary Rieder (Democratic) 47.17%
Minnesota 2	David Minge	Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ David Minge (Democratic) 54.92% Gary Revier (Republican) 41.09% Stan Bentz (Reform) 3.92%
Minnesota 3	Jim Ramstad	Republican	1990	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Jim Ramstad (Republican) 70.10% Stanley Leino (Democratic) 29.75%
Minnesota 4	Bruce Vento	Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Bruce Vento (Democratic) 57.02% Dennis Newinski (Republican) 36.80% Richard Gibbons (Reform) 3.64% Phil Willkie (GRT) 1.41% Dan Vacek (IGR) 1.05%
Minnesota 5	Martin Sabo	Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Martin Sabo (Democratic) 64.32% Jack Uldrich (Republican) 28.49% Erika Anderson (GRT) 5.32% Jennifer Benton (SWP) 1.74%
Minnesota 6	Bill Luther	Democratic	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Bill Luther (Democratic) 55.81% Tad Jude (Republican) 43.99%
Minnesota 7	Collin Peterson	Democratic	1990	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Collin Peterson (Democratic) 67.94% Darrell McKigney (Republican) 31.85%
Minnesota 8	Jim Oberstar	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Jim Oberstar (Democratic) 67.31% Andy Larson (Republican) 25.23% Stan Estes (Republican) 6.04% Larry Fuhol (Republican) 1.34%

Mississippi[edit]

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Mississippi 1	Roger Wicker	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Roger Wicker (Republican) 67.62% Henry Boyd (Democratic) 30.60% Andy Rouse (Libertarian) 1.25% Luke Lundemo (Natural Law) 0.53%
Mississippi 2	Bennie Thompson	Democratic	1993	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Bennie Thompson (Democratic) 59.62% Danny Covington (Republican) 37.96% Will Chipman (Libertarian) 2.42%
Mississippi 3	Sonny Montgomery	Democratic	1966	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain.	√ Chip Pickering (Republican) 61.36% John Eaves (Democratic) 36.49% Lamen Clemons (Independent) 1.33% Charles Scarborough (Libertarian) 0.82%
Mississippi 4	Mike Parker	Republican	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Mike Parker (Republican) 61.22% Kevin Antoine (Democratic) 36.39% Kenneth Welch (IDP) 1.23% Eileen Mahoney (Natural Law) 0.63% Bill Fausek (Libertarian) 0.52%
Mississippi 5	Gene Taylor	Democratic	1989	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Gene Taylor (Democratic) 58.28% Dennis Dollar (Republican) 40.08% Le'Roy Carney (Independent) 1.03% Dan E. Rogers (IDP) 0.27% Jordan Gollub (IDP) 0.24% Philip Mayeux (Natural Law) 0.10%

Missouri[edit]

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Missouri 1	William Lacy Clay	Democratic	1968	Incumbent re-elected.	√ William Lacy Clay (Democratic) 70.16% Daniel O'Sullivan (Republican) 27.63% Tamara Millay (Libertarian) 2.20%
Missouri 2	James Talent	Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ James Talent (Republican) 61.32% Joan Kelly Horn (Democratic) 37.08% Anton Stever (Libertarian) 1.01% Judith Clessler (Natural Law) 0.60%
Missouri 3	Richard A. "Dick" Gephardt	Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Richard A. "Dick" Gephardt (Democratic) 58.99% Debbie Wheelehan (Republican) 38.75% Michael Crist (Libertarian) 1.70% James Keersemaker (Natural Law) 0.55%
Missouri 4	Ike Skelton	Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Ike Skelton (Democratic) 63.78% Bill Phelps (Republican) 33.91% Ed Hoag (Libertarian) 2.31%
Missouri 5	Karen McCarthy	Democratic	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Karen McCarthy (Democratic) 67.40% Penny Bennett (Republican) 28.88% Kevin Hertel (Libertarian) 1.92% Tom Danaher (Natural Law) 1.79%
Missouri 6	Patsy Danner	Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Patsy Danner (Democratic) 68.62% Jeff Bailey (Republican) 29.26% Karl Wetzel (Libertarian) 2.12%
Missouri 7	Mel Hancock	Republican	1988	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.	√ Roy Blunt (Republican) 64.87% Ruth Bamberger (Democratic) 31.65% Mike Harman (Libertarian) 2.61% Sharalyn Harris (Natural Law) 0.87%
Missouri 8	Bill Emerson	Republican	1980	Died Independent gain.	√ Jo Ann Emerson (Independent) 50.47% Emily Firebaugh (Democratic) 37.28% Richard Kline (Republican) 10.53% Greg Tlapek (Libertarian) 1.12% David Zimmer (Natural Law) 0.59%
Missouri 9	Harold Volkmer	Democratic	1976	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.	√ Kenny Hulshof (Republican) 49.39% Harold Volkmer (Democratic) 47.03% Mitchell Moore (Libertarian) 2.85% Douglas Rexford (Natural Law) 0.73%

• Jo Ann Emerson was elected as a Republican in a special to serve the remaining months of the term and was elected as an Independent caucusing with Republicans due to Missouri state law. She later switched to the Republican Party a few days after the start of the new Congress.

Montana[edit]

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Montana at-large	Pat Williams	Democratic	1978	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain.	√ Rick Hill (Republican) 52.41% Bill Yellowtail (Democratic) 43.15% Jim Brooks (Natural Law) 4.43%

Nebraska[edit]

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Nebraska 1	Doug Bereuter	Republican	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Doug Bereuter (Republican) 74% Don Eret (Democratic) 26%
Nebraska 2	Jon L. Christensen	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Jon L. Christensen (Republican) 56.82% James Martin Davis (Democratic) 40.14% Patricia Dunn (Natural Law) 1.98% Phillip Torrison (Libertarian) 0.87%
Nebraska 3	Bill Barrett	Republican	1990	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Bill Barrett (Republican) 77.39% John Webster (Democratic) 22.53%

Nevada[edit]

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Nevada 1	John Ensign	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ John Ensign (Republican) 50% Bob Coffin (Democratic) 43.50% Ted Gunderson (IA) 2.65% James Dan (Libertarian) 1.94% Richard Eidson (Natural Law) 1.81%
Nevada 2	Barbara Vucanovich	Republican	1982	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.	√ Jim Gibbons (Republican) 58.56% Thomas Wilson (Democratic) 35.26% Dan Hansen (IA) 3.17% Lois Avery (Libertarian) 1.67% Louis Tomburello (Libertarian) 1.35%

New Hampshire[edit]

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
New Hampshire 1	Bill Zeliff	Republican	1990	Incumbent retired to run for Governor of New Hampshire. New member elected. Republican hold.	√ John Sununu (Republican) 50.03% Joe Keefe (Democratic) 46.61% Gary Flanders (Libertarian) 3.30%
New Hampshire 2	Charlie Bass	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Charlie Bass (Republican) 50.50% Deborah Arnesen (Democratic) 43.46% Carole Lamirande (Independent) 4.42% Roy Kendel (IA) 1.53%

New Jersey[edit]

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
New Jersey 1	Rob Andrews	Democratic	1990	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Rob Andrews (Democratic) 76.12% Mel Suplee (Republican) 21.02% Michael Edmondson (Libertarian) 1.27% Patricia Bily (Natural Law) 0.89% Norman Wahner (CNJ) 0.71%
New Jersey 2	Frank LoBiondo	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Frank LoBiondo (Republican) 60.31% Ruth Katz (Democratic) 38.01% David Headrick (TLL) 0.65% Judith Azaren (Natural Law) 0.53% Andrea Lippi (JPR) 0.49%
New Jersey 3	Jim Saxton	Republican	1984	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Jim Saxton (Republican) 64.21% John Leonardi (Democratic) 33.26% Janice Presser (Democratic) 1.24% Agnes James (CNJ) 0.55% Eugene Ashworth (Natural Law) 0.46% Ken Feduniewicz (AF) 0.27%
New Jersey 4	Chris Smith	Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Chris Smith (Republican) 63.62% Kevin Meara (Democratic) 33.71% Robert Figueroa (TLL) 1.30% Morgan Strong (CNJ) 0.88% Arnold Kokans (Natural Law) 0.48%
New Jersey 5	Marge Roukema	Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Marge Roukema (Republican) 71.29% Bill Auer (Democratic) 24.75% Lorraine La Neve (CNJ) 1.61% Dan Karlan (Libertarian) 0.83% Helen Hamilton (Natural Law) 0.66% Barry Childers (RP) 0.50% Gregory Kresge (USA) 0.35%
New Jersey 6	Frank Pallone	Democratic	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Frank Pallone (Democratic) 61.25% Steven Corodemus (Republican) 36.07% Keith Quarles (Libertarian) 1.00% Richard Sorrentino (CNJ) 0.74% Susan Normandin (Natural Law) 0.61% Stefanie Trice (SWP) 0.32%
New Jersey 7	Bob Franks	Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Bob Franks (Republican) 55.39% Larry Lerner (Democratic) 41.83% Dorothy De Laura (CNJ) 1.75% Nicholas Gentile (Natural Law) 0.73% Robert G. Robertson (SWP) 0.30%
New Jersey 8	Bill Martini	Republican	1994	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	√ Bill Pascrell (Democratic) 51.20% Bill Martini (Republican) 47.68% Jeffrey Levine (Natural Law) 0.84%
New Jersey 9	Robert Torricelli	Democratic	1982	Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Democratic hold.	√ Steve Rothman (Democratic) 55.77% Kathleen Donovan (Republican) 42.20% Arthur Rosen (NJI) 1.29% Leon Myerson (Libertarian) 0.73%
New Jersey 10	Don Payne	Democratic	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Don Payne (Democratic) 84.16% Vanessa Williams (Republican) 14.62% Harley Tyler (Natural Law) 0.79% Toni Jackson (SWP) 0.43%
New Jersey 11	Rodney Frelinghuysen	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Rodney Frelinghuysen (Republican) 66.27% Chris Evangel (Democratic) 30.86% Ed De Mott (CNJ) 1.12% Austin Lett (Libertarian) 1.03% Victoria Spruiell (Natural Law) 0.72%
New Jersey 12	Dick Zimmer	Republican	1990	Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Republican hold.	√ Mike Pappas (Republican) 50.45% David Del Vecchio (Democratic) 46.65% Virginia Flynn (Libertarian) 1.47% Joseph Mercurio (CNJ) 0.98% Philip Cenicola (Natural Law) 0.45%
New Jersey 13	Bob Menendez	Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Bob Menendez (Democratic) 78.83% Carlos Munoz (Republican) 17.36% Herbert Shaw (PC) 1.46% Mike Buoncristiano (Libertarian) 1.43% William Estrada (SWP) 0.49% Rupert Ravens (Natural Law) 0.43%

New Mexico[edit]

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
New Mexico 1	Steven Schiff	Republican	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Steven Schiff (Republican) 56.60% John Wertheim (Democratic) 37.10% John Uhrich (Green) 3.98% Betty Turrietta-Koury (Independent) 2.31%
New Mexico 2	Joe Skeen	Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Joe Skeen (Republican) 55.93% Shirley Baca (Democratic) 44.07%
New Mexico 3	Bill Richardson	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Bill Richardson (Democratic) 67.25% Bill Redmond (Republican) 30.54% Ed Nagel (Libertarian) 2.21%

New York[edit]

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
New York 1	Michael Forbes	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Michael Forbes (Republican) 54.72% Nora Bredes (Democratic) 45.28%
New York 2	Rick Lazio	Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Rick Lazio (Republican) 64.23% Kenneth Herman (Democratic) 33.19% Alice Ross (RTL) 2.58%
New York 3	Peter King	Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Peter King (Republican) 55.30% Dal LaMagna (Democratic) 42.14% John O'Shea (RTL) 1.78% John De Prima (Libertarian) 0.78%
New York 4	Daniel Frisa	Republican	1994	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	√ Carolyn McCarthy (Democratic) 57.49% Daniel Frisa (Republican) 40.51% Vincent Garbitelli (RTL) 1.47% Robert Berkowitz (Libertarian) 0.52%
New York 5	Gary Ackerman	Democratic	1983	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Gary Ackerman (Democratic) 63.66% Grant Lally (Republican) 35.01% Andrew Duff (RTL) 1.33%
New York 6	Floyd Flake	Democratic	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Floyd Flake (Democratic) 84.85% Jorawar Misir (Republican) 15.14%
New York 7	Thomas Manton	Democratic	1984	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Thomas Manton (Democratic) 71.07% Rose Birtley (Republican) 28.93%
New York 8	Jerrold Nadler	Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Jerrold Nadler (Democratic) 82.28% Michael Benjamin (Republican) 16.23% George Galip (Con) 1.48%
New York 9	Charles Schumer	Democratic	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Charles Schumer (Democratic) 74.79% Robert Verga (Republican) 21.29% Michael Mossa (Con) 3.92%
New York 10	Ed Towns	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Ed Towns (Democratic) 91.27% Amelia Smith-Parker (Republican) 7.91% Julian Hill (RTL) 0.82%
New York 11	Major Owens	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Major Owens (Democratic) 91.95% Claudette Hayle (Republican) 8.04%
New York 12	Nydia Velazquez	Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Nydia Velazquez (Democratic) 84.61% Miguel Prado (Republican) 13.64% Eleanor Garcia (SWP) 1.75%
New York 13	Susan Molinari	Republican	1990	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Susan Molinari (Republican) 61.56% Tyrone Butler (Democratic) 34.71% Kathleen Marciano (RTL) 2.21% Anita Lerman (IDP) 1.52%
New York 14	Carolyn Maloney	Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Carolyn Maloney (Democratic) 72.42% Jeffrey Livingston (Republican) 23.72% Thomas Leighton (Green) 1.95% Joseph Lavezzo (Con) 1.22% Delco Cornett (RTL) 0.68%
New York 15	Charles B. Rangel	Democratic	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Charles B. Rangel (Democratic) 91.31% Edward Adams (Republican) 4.77% Ruben Vargas (Con) 3.12% Jose Suero (RTL) 0.79%
New York 16	Jose Serrano	Democratic	1990	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Jose Serrano (Democratic) 96.31% Rodney Torres (Republican) 2.90% Owen Camp (Con) 0.79%
New York 17	Eliot Engel	Democratic	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Eliot Engel (Democratic) 84.98% Denis McCarthy (Republican) 13.33% Dennis Coleman (IDP) 1.68%
New York 18	Nita Lowey	Democratic	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Nita Lowey (Democratic) 63.64% Kerry Katsorhis (Republican) 32.03% Concetta Ferrara (IDP) 2.31% Florence O'Grady (RTL) 2.02%
New York 19	Sue Kelly	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Sue Kelly (Republican) 46.30% Richard Klein (Democratic) 39.40% Joseph DioGuardi (Con) 12.43% William Haase (IDP) 1.86%
New York 20	Benjamin Gilman	Republican	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Benjamin Gilman (Republican) 57.07% Yash Aggarwal (Democratic) 37.63% Robert Garrison (RTL) 2.96% Ira Goodman (IDP) 2.34%
New York 21	Mike McNulty	Democratic	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Mike McNulty (Democratic) 66.10% Nancy Norman (Republican) 26.89% Lee Wasserman (Libertarian) 7.00%
New York 22	Gerald Solomon	Republican	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Gerald Solomon (Republican) 60.48% Steve James (Democratic) 39.52%
New York 23	Sherwood Boehlert	Republican	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Sherwood Boehlert (Republican) 64.34% Bruce Hapanowicz (Democratic) 26.04% Thomas Loughlin (IDP) 5.59% William Tapley (RTL) 4.02%
New York 24	John McHugh	Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ John McHugh (Republican) 71.12% Donald Ravenscroft (Democratic) 25.01% William Beaumont (Democratic) 3.86%
New York 25	Jim Walsh	Republican	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Jim Walsh (Republican) 55.11% Marty Mack (Democratic) 44.89%
New York 26	Maurice Hinchey	Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Maurice Hinchey (Democratic) 55.21% Sue Wittig (Republican) 42.30% Douglas Drazen (IDP) 2.48%
New York 27	Bill Paxon	Republican	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Bill Paxon (Republican) 59.88% Thomas Fricano (Democratic) 40.12%
New York 28	Louise Slaughter	Democratic	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Louise Slaughter (Democratic) 57.25% Geoff Rosenberger (Republican) 42.75%
New York 29	John LaFalce	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	√ John LaFalce (Democratic) 61.99% David Callard (Republican) 38.01%
New York 30	Jack Quinn	Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Jack Quinn (Republican) 54.82% Francis Pordum (Democratic) 45.18%
New York 31	Amo Houghton	Republican	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Amo Houghton (Republican) 71.56% Bruce Mac Bain (Democratic) 25.35% Le Roy Wilson (RTL) 3.09%

North Carolina[edit]

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
North Carolina 1	Eva Clayton	Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Eva Clayton (Democratic) 65.90% Ted Tyler (Republican) 33.12% Todd Murphrey (Libertarian) 0.65% Joseph Boxerman (Natural Law) 0.32%
North Carolina 2	David Funderburk	Republican	1994	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	√ Bob Etheridge (Democratic) 52.54% David Funderburk (Republican) 45.68% Mark D. Jackson (Libertarian) 1.34% Robert Argy (Natural Law) 0.44%
North Carolina 3	Walter Jones Jr.	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Walter Jones Jr. (Republican) 62.66% George Parrott (Democratic) 36.53% Jon Williams (Natural Law) 0.81%
North Carolina 4	Fred Heineman	Republican	1994	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	√ David Price (Democratic) 54.39% Fred Heineman (Republican) 43.76% David Allen Walker (Libertarian) 1.43% Russell Wollman (Natural Law) 0.42%
North Carolina 5	Richard Burr	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Richard Burr (Republican) 62.08% Neil Cashion (Democratic) 35.44% Barbara Howe (Libertarian) 2.00% Craig Berg (Natural Law) 0.48%
North Carolina 6	Howard Coble	Republican	1984	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Howard Coble (Republican) 72.43% Mark Costley (Democratic) 25.39% Gary Goodson (Libertarian) 1.18%
North Carolina 7	Charlie Rose	Democratic	1972	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	√ Mike McIntyre (Democratic) 52.88% Bill Caster (Republican) 45.82% Chris Nubel (Libertarian) 0.95% Garrison Frantz (Natural Law) 0.34%
North Carolina 8	Bill Hefner	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Bill Hefner (Democratic) 55.18% Curtis Blackwood (Republican) 43.70% Thomas Carlisle (Natural Law) 1.12%
North Carolina 9	Sue Myrick	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Sue Myrick (Republican) 62.95% Mike Daisley (Democratic) 35.40% David Knight (Libertarian) 0.97% Jeannine Austin (Natural Law) 0.64%
North Carolina 10	Cass Ballenger	Republican	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Cass Ballenger (Republican) 69.98% Ben Neill (Democratic) 28.73% Richard Kahn (Natural Law) 1.28%
North Carolina 11	Charles Taylor	Republican	1990	Re-elected	√ Charles Taylor (Republican) 58.26% James Mark Ferguson (Democratic) 40.02% Phil McCanless (Libertarian) 1.01% Milton Burrill (Natural Law) 0.70%
North Carolina 12	Mel Watt	Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Mel Watt (Democratic) 71.49% Joe Martino (Republican) 26.71% Roger Kohn (Libertarian) 1.07% Walter Lewis (Natural Law) 0.73%

North Dakota[edit]

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
North Dakota at-large	Earl Pomeroy	Democratic-NPL	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Earl Pomeroy (D-NPL) 55.07% Kevin Cramer (Republican) 43.22% Kenneth Loughead (Independent) 1.71%

Ohio[edit]

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Ohio 1	Steve Chabot	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Steve Chabot (Republican) 54.17% Mark Longabaugh (Democratic) 43.36% John Halley (Natural Law) 2.46%
Ohio 2	Robert J. Portman	Republican	1993	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Robert J. Portman (Republican) 72.01% Thomas R. Chandler (Democratic) 22.36% Kathleen McKnight (Natural Law) 5.36%
Ohio 3	Tony P. Hall	Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Tony P. Hall (Democratic) 63.64% David Westbrock (Republican) 33.33% Dorothy Mackey (Natural Law) 2.24%
Ohio 4	Michael G. Oxley	Republican	1981	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Michael G. Oxley (Republican) 64.81% Paul McClain (Democratic) 30.34% Michael McCaffery (Natural Law) 4.85%
Ohio 5	Paul E. Gillmor	Republican	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Paul E. Gillmor (Republican) 61.13% Annie Saunders (Democratic) 34.06% David Schaffer (Natural Law) 4.81%
Ohio 6	Frank Cremeans	Republican	1994	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	√ Ted Strickland (Democratic) 51.32% Frank Cremeans (Republican) 48.67%
Ohio 7	David L. Hobson	Republican	1990	Incumbent re-elected.	√ David L. Hobson (Republican) 67.85% Richard Blain (Democratic) 26.36% Dawn Johnson (Natural Law) 5.78%
Ohio 8	John A. Boehner	Republican	1990	Incumbent re-elected.	√ John A. Boehner (Republican) 70.28% Jeffrey Kitchen (Democratic) 26.07% William Baker (Natural Law) 3.65%
Ohio 9	Marcia C. Kaptur	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Marcia C. Kaptur (Democratic) 81% Randy Whitman (Republican) 20.80% Elizabeth Slotnick (Natural Law) 2.11%
Ohio 10	Martin Hoke	Republican	1992	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	√ Dennis J. Kucinich (Democratic) 49.06% Martin Hoke (Republican) 46.32% Robert Iverson (Natural Law) 4.61%
Ohio 11	Louis Stokes	Democratic	1968	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Louis Stokes (Democratic) 81.22% James Sykora (Republican) 15.25% Sonja Glavina (Natural Law) 3.52%
Ohio 12	John Kasich	Republican	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	√ John Kasich (Republican) 63.88% Cynthia Ruccia (Democratic) 33.17% Barbara Edelman (Natural Law) 2.95%
Ohio 13	Sherrod Brown	Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Sherrod Brown (Democratic) 60.49% Kenneth Blair (Republican) 35.92% David Kluter (Natural Law) 3.59%
Ohio 14	Tom Sawyer	Democratic	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Tom Sawyer (Democratic) 54.34% Joyce George (Republican) 41.72% Terry Wilkinson (Natural Law) 3.93%
Ohio 15	Deborah D. Pryce	Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Deborah D. Pryce (Republican) 70.80% Cliff Arnebeck (Democratic) 29.20%
Ohio 16	Ralph S. Regula	Republican	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Ralph S. Regula (Republican) 68.72% Thomas Burkhart (Democratic) 28.00% Brad Graef (Natural Law) 3.28%
Ohio 17	James Traficant	Democratic	1984	Incumbent re-elected.	√ James Traficant (Democratic) 90.96% James Cahaney (Natural Law) 9.04%
Ohio 18	Robert W. Ney	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Robert W. Ney (Republican) 50.19% Rob Burch (Democratic) 46.33% Margaret Chitti (Natural Law) 3.48%
Ohio 19	Steven C. LaTourette	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Steven C. LaTourette (Republican) 54.70% Thomas Coyne (Democratic) 40.98% Thomas A. Martin (Natural Law) 4.32%

Oklahoma[edit]

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Oklahoma 1	Steve Largent	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Steve Largent (Republican) 68.16% Randolph Amen (Democratic) 27.56% Karla Condray (Independent) 4.28%
Oklahoma 2	Tom Coburn	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Tom Coburn (Republican) 55.47% Glen Johnson (Democratic) 44.53%
Oklahoma 3	Bill Brewster	Democratic	1990	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain.	√ Wes Watkins (Republican) 51.45% Darryl Roberts (Democratic) 45.24% Scott Demaree (Independent) 3.31%
Oklahoma 4	J. C. Watts	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ J. C. Watts (Republican) 57.68% Ed Crocker (Democratic) 39.89% Robert T. Murphy (Independent) 2.43%
Oklahoma 5	Ernest Istook	Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Ernest Istook (Republican) 69.72% James Forsythe (Democratic) 27.07% Ava Kennedy (Independent) 3.21%
Oklahoma 6	Frank Lucas	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Frank Lucas (Republican) 63.88% Paul Barby (Democratic) 36.12%

Oregon[edit]

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Oregon 1	Elizabeth Furse	Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Elizabeth Furse (Democratic) 51.90% Bill Witt (Republican) 45.28% Richard Johnson (Libertarian) 2.26% David Princ (Socialist) 0.41%
Oregon 2	Wes Cooley	Republican	1994	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.	√ Bob Smith (Republican) 61.66% Mike Dugan (Democratic) 36.53% Frank Wise (Libertarian) 1.72%
Oregon 3	Earl Blumenauer	Democratic	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Earl Blumenauer (Democratic) 66.93% Scott Bruun (Republican) 26.32% Joe Keating (Green) 3.74% Bruce Knight (Libertarian) 1.80% Victoria Guillebeau (Socialist) 0.99%
Oregon 4	Peter DeFazio	Democratic	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Peter DeFazio (Democratic) 65.69% John Newkirk (Republican) 28.40% Tonie Nathan (Libertarian) 1.82% Bill Bonville (Reform) 1.47% David Duemler (Socialist) 0.51% Allan Opus (Green) 0.48%
Oregon 5	Jim Bunn	Republican	1994	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	√ Darlene Hooley (Democratic) 51.17% Jim Bunn (Republican) 46.00% Lawrence Duquesne (Libertarian) 1.90% Trey Smith (Socialist) 0.78%

Pennsylvania[edit]

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Pennsylvania 1	Thomas Foglietta	Democratic	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Thomas Foglietta (Democratic) 87.50% James Cella (Republican) 12.49%
Pennsylvania 2	Chaka Fattah	Democratic	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Chaka Fattah (Democratic) 87.99% Larry Murphy (Republican) 12.01%
Pennsylvania 3	Robert Borski	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Robert Borski (Democratic) 68.90% Joseph McColgan (Republican) 31.10%
Pennsylvania 4	Ron Klink	Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Ron Klink (Democratic) 64.20% Paul Adametz (Republican) 35.76%
Pennsylvania 5	Bill Clinger	Republican	1978	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.	√ John E. Peterson (Republican) 60.26% Ruth Rudy (Democratic) 39.70%
Pennsylvania 6	Tim Holden	Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Tim Holden (Democratic) 58.55% Christian Leinbach (Republican) 40.70% Thomas List (Natural Law) 0.75%
Pennsylvania 7	Curt Weldon	Republican	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Curt Weldon (Republican) 66.93% John Innelli (Democratic) 32.38% John Pronchik (Natural Law) 0.68%
Pennsylvania 8	Jim Greenwood	Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Jim Greenwood (Republican) 59.10% John Murray (Democratic) 35.28% Richard Piotrowski (Libertarian) 3.09% David Booth (CST) 2.52%
Pennsylvania 9	Bud Shuster	Republican	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Bud Shuster (Republican) 73.70% Monte Kemmler (Democratic) 26.27%
Pennsylvania 10	Joe McDade	Republican	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Joe McDade (Republican) 59.78% Joe Cullen (Democratic) 36.22% Thomas McLaughlin (REF) 3.98%
Pennsylvania 11	Paul Kanjorski	Democratic	1984	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Paul Kanjorski (Democratic) 68.00% Stephen Urban (Republican) 31.99%
Pennsylvania 12	John Murtha	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	√ John Murtha (Democratic) 69.99% Bill Choby (Republican) 30.00%
Pennsylvania 13	Jon D. Fox	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Jon D. Fox (Republican) 48.91% Joe Hoeffel (Democratic) 48.87% Thomas Burke (Libertarian) 2.00%
Pennsylvania 14	William Coyne	Democratic	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	√ William Coyne (Democratic) 60.68% Bill Ravotti (Republican) 38.96% Paul Scherrer (SEP) 0.35%
Pennsylvania 15	Paul McHale	Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Paul McHale (Democratic) 54.81% Bob Kilbanks (Republican) 41.33% Nicholas Sabatine (Reform) 3.46% Philip Faust (Natural Law) 0.40%
Pennsylvania 16	Robert Walker	Republican	1976	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.	√ Joe Pitts (Republican) 59.40% James Blaine (Democratic) 37.50% Robert Yorczyk (Reform) 3.09%
Pennsylvania 17	George Gekas	Republican	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	√ George Gekas (Republican) 72.23% Paul Kettl (Democratic) 27.76%
Pennsylvania 18	Mike Doyle	Democratic	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Mike Doyle (Democratic) 56.01% David Fawcett (Republican) 40.39% Richard Caligiuri (Independent) 3.19% Ralph Emmerich (Natural Law) 0.41%
Pennsylvania 19	Bill Goodling	Republican	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Bill Goodling (Republican) 62.55% Scott Chronister (Democratic) 35.86% Francis Worley (Democratic) 1.53%
Pennsylvania 20	Frank Mascara	Democratic	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Frank Mascara (Democratic) 53.89% Mike McCormick (Republican) 46.10%
Pennsylvania 21	Phil English	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Phil English (Republican) 50.68% Ron DiNicola (Democratic) 49.32%

Rhode Island[edit]

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Rhode Island 1	Patrick Kennedy	Democratic	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Patrick Kennedy (Democratic) 69.42% Giovanni Cicione (Republican) 28.04% Michael Rollins (Independent) 0.99% Graham Schwass (Green) 0.80% Gregory Raposa (Independent) 0.74%
Rhode Island 2	Jack Reed	Democratic	1990	Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Democratic hold.	√ Robert Weygand (Democratic) 64.47% Richard Wild (Republican) 31.72% Thomas Ricci (Independent) 1.70% Gail Casman (Independent) 1.19% Jack Potter (Independent) 0.92%

South Carolina[edit]

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
South Carolina 1	Mark Sanford	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Mark Sanford (Republican) 96.36% Joseph Innella (Natural Law) 3.55%
South Carolina 2	Floyd Spence	Republican	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Floyd Spence (Republican) 89.76% Maurice Raiford (Natural Law) 10.05%
South Carolina 3	Lindsey Graham	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Lindsey Graham (Republican) 60.29% Debbie Dorn (Democratic) 38.73% Linda Pennington (Natural Law) 0.97%
South Carolina 4	Bob Inglis	Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Bob Inglis (Republican) 70.92% Darrell Curry (Democratic) 27.78% Faye Walters (Natural Law) 1.28%
South Carolina 5	John Spratt	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	√ John Spratt (Democratic) 54.08% Larry Bigham (Republican) 45.26% P.G. Joshi (Natural Law) 0.64%
South Carolina 6	Jim Clyburn	Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Jim Clyburn (Democratic) 69.41% Gary McLeod (Republican) 30.03% Savita Joshi (Natural Law) 0.55%

South Dakota[edit]

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
South Dakota at-large	Tim Johnson	Democratic	1986	Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Republican gain.	√ John Thune (Republican) 57.67% Rick Weiland (Democratic) 36.99% Stacey Nelson (Independent) 3.22% Kurt Evans (Independent) 2.12%

Tennessee[edit]

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Tennessee 1	Jimmy Quillen	Republican	1962	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.	√ Bill Jenkins (Republican) 64.76% Kay Smith (Democratic) 32.28% Dave Davis (Independent) 1.07% James B. Taylor (Independent) 0.60% Bill Bull Durham (Independent) 0.49% John Curtis (Independent) 0.34% Mike Fugate (Independent) 0.24% Paul Schmidt (Independent) 0.20%
Tennessee 2	Jimmy Duncan Jr.	Republican	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Jimmy Duncan Jr. (Republican) 70.68% Stephen Smith (Democratic) 28.57% Chris Dimit (Independent) 0.61% George Njezic (Independent) 0.14%
Tennessee 3	Zach Wamp	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Zach Wamp (Republican) 56.30% Chuck Jolly (Democratic) 42.55% William Cole (Independent) 0.50% Walt Ward (Independent) 0.36% Thomas Morrell (Independent) 0.15% Dick Sims (Independent) 0.14%
Tennessee 4	Van Hilleary	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Van Hilleary (Republican) 55.93% Mark Stewart (Democratic) 39.79% Patrick Lyons (Independent) 3.97% Preston Spaulding (Independent) 0.30%
Tennessee 5	Bob Clement	Democratic	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Bob Clement (Democratic) 72.38% Steven Edmondson (Republican) 23.84% Mike Childers (Independent) 3.78%
Tennessee 6	Bart Gordon	Democratic	1984	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Bart Gordon (Democratic) 54.42% Steve Gill (Republican) 41.57% Jim Coffer (Independent) 4.01%
Tennessee 7	Ed Bryant	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Ed Bryant (Republican) 64.12% Don Trotter (Democratic) 34.55% Steven Romer (Independent) 1.32%
Tennessee 8	John Tanner	Democratic	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	√ John Tanner (Democratic) 67.26% Tom Watson (Republican) 29.92% Donna Malone (Independent) 2.62%
Tennessee 9	Harold Ford, Sr.	Democratic	1974	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	√ Harold Ford Jr. (Democratic) 61.10% Rod DeBerry (Republican) 37.26% Silky Sullivan (Independent) 0.50%

Texas[edit]

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Texas 1	Jim Chapman	Democratic	1984	Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Democratic hold.	√ Max Sandlin (Democratic) 51.56% Ed Merritt (Republican) 46.75% Margaret Palms (Republican) 1.69%
Texas 2	Charles Wilson	Democratic	1972	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	√ Jim Turner (Democratic) 52.24% Brian Babin (Republican) 45.61% Henry McCullough (Independent) 1.21% David Constant (Libertarian) 0.63% Gary Hardy (Natural Law) 0.30%
Texas 3	Sam Johnson	Republican	1991	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Sam Johnson (Republican) 72.98% Lee Cole (Republican) 24.43% John E. Davis (Libertarian) 2.59%
Texas 4	Ralph Hall	Democratic	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Ralph Hall (Democratic) 63.77% Jerry Hall (Republican) 34.30% Steven Rothacker (Libertarian) 1.53% Enos Denham (Natural Law) 0.39%
Texas 5	John Bryant	Democratic	1982	Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Republican gain.	√ Pete Sessions (Republican) 53.07% John Pouland (Democratic) 46.93%
Texas 6	Joe Barton	Republican	1984	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Joe Barton (Republican) 77.12% Skeet Richardson (Independent) 12.81% Catherine Anderson (Libertarian) 6.93% Doug Williams (US) 3.14%
Texas 7	Bill Archer	Republican	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Bill Archer (Republican) 81.37% Al Siegmund (Democratic) 15.09% Gene Hsiao (Independent) 2.08% Randy Sims (Independent) 1.46%
Texas 8	Jack Fields	Republican	1980	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.	√ Kevin Brady (Republican) 59.11% Gene Fontenot (Republican) 40.89%
Texas 9	Steve Stockman	Republican	1994	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	√ Nick Lampson (Democratic) 52.83% Steve Stockman (Republican) 47.16%
Texas 10	Lloyd Doggett	Democratic	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Lloyd Doggett (Democratic) 56.20% Teresa Doggett (Republican) 41.36% Gary Johnson (Libertarian) 1.68% Steve Klayman (Natural Law) 0.75%
Texas 11	Chet Edwards	Democratic	1990	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Chet Edwards (Democratic) 56.83% Jay Mathis (Republican) 42.37% Ken Hardin (Natural Law) 0.79%
Texas 12	Pete Geren	Democratic	1989	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain.	√ Kay Granger (Republican) 57.78% Hugh Parmer (Democratic) 41.04% Heather Proffer (Natural Law) 1.17%
Texas 13	Mac Thornberry	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Mac Thornberry (Republican) 66.87% Samuel Silverman (Democratic) 32.29% Don Harkey (Natural Law) 0.84%
Texas 14	Greg Laughlin	Republican	1988	Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Republican hold.	√ Ron Paul (Republican) 51.08% Lefty Morris (Democratic) 47.62% Ed Fasanella (Natural Law) 1.30%
Texas 15	Kika de la Garza	Democratic	1964	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	√ Ruben Hinojosa (Democratic) 62.30% Tom Haughey (Republican) 36.74% Rob Wofford (Natural Law) 0.96%
Texas 16	Ronald Coleman	Democratic	1982	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	√ Silvestre Reyes (Democratic) 70.63% Rick Ledesma (Republican) 27.60% Carl Proffer (Natural Law) 1.76%
Texas 17	Charles Stenholm	Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Charles Stenholm (Democratic) 51.65% Rudy Izzard (Republican) 47.37% Richard Caro (Natural Law) 0.98%
Texas 18	Sheila Jackson Lee	Democratic	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic) 77.07% Larry White (Republican) 10.14% Jerry Burley (Republican) 5.72% George A. Young (Republican) 3.87% Mike Lamson (Democratic) 3.20%
Texas 19	Larry Combest	Republican	1984	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Larry Combest (Republican) 80.37% John Sawyer (Democratic) 19.63%
Texas 20	Henry Gonzalez	Democratic	1961	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Henry Gonzalez (Democratic) 63.72% James Walker (Republican) 34.40% Alex De Pena (Libertarian) 1.56% Lyndon Felps (Natural Law) 0.32%
Texas 21	Lamar S. Smith	Republican	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Lamar S. Smith (Republican) 76.43% Gordon Wharton (Democratic) 22.40% Randy Rutenbeck (Natural Law) 1.16%
Texas 22	Tom DeLay	Republican	1984	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Tom DeLay (Republican) 68.11% Scott Cunningham (Democratic) 31.89%
Texas 23	Henry Bonilla	Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Henry Bonilla (Republican) 61.85% Charlie Jones (Democratic) 36.37% Linda Caswell (Natural Law) 1.78%
Texas 24	Martin Frost	Democratic	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Martin Frost (Democratic) 55.75% Ed Harrison (Republican) 39.07% Marion Jacob (Democratic) 3.33% Dale Mouton (Independent) 1.84%
Texas 25	Ken Bentsen	Democratic	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Ken Bentsen (Democratic) 57.32% Dolly Madison McKenna (Republican) 42.68%
Texas 26	Dick Armey	Republican	1984	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Dick Armey (Republican) 73.63% Jerry Frankel (Democratic) 26.37%
Texas 27	Solomon Ortiz	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Solomon Ortiz (Democratic) 64.64% Joe Gardner (Republican) 33.84% Kevin Richardson (Natural Law) 1.52%
Texas 28	Frank Tejeda	Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Frank Tejeda (Democratic) 75.37% Mark Cude (Republican) 23.40% Clifford Finley (Natural Law) 1.23%
Texas 29	Gene Green	Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Gene Green (Democratic) 67.51% Jack Rodriguez (Republican) 31.03% Jack Klinger (US) 1.46%
Texas 30	Eddie Bernice Johnson	Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic) 54.59% John Hendry (Republican) 18.28% James Sweatt (Republican) 8.76% Marvin Crenshaw (Republican) 6.87% Lisa Kitterman (Republican) 6.86% Lisa Hembry (Independent) 3.10% Ada Granado (Independent) 1.13% Stevan Hammond (Independent) 0.41%

Utah[edit]

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Utah 1	James V. Hansen	Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	√ James V. Hansen (Republican) 68.31% Gregory Sanders (Democratic) 29.97% Randall Tolpinrud (Natural Law) 1.72%
Utah 2	Enid Greene Waldholtz	Republican	1994	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.	√ Merrill Cook (Republican) 54.99% Ross Anderson (Democratic) 42.44% Arly Pederson (Independent) 1.30% Catherine Carter (Natural Law) 1.26%
Utah 3	Bill Orton	Democratic	1990	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.	√ Chris Cannon (Republican) 51.14% Bill Orton (Democratic) 47.26% Amy Lassen (Libertarian) 1.13% Gerald Slothower (UN) 0.34% John Langford (SWP) 0.13%

Vermont[edit]

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Vermont at-large	Bernie Sanders	Independent	1990	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Bernie Sanders (Independent) 55.23% Susan Sweetser (Republican) 32.59% Jack Long (Democratic) 9.36% Thomas Morse (Libertarian) 1.06% Peter Diamondstone (LU) 0.77% Robert Melamede (G-VT) 0.53% Norio Kushi (Natural Law) 0.32%

Virginia[edit]

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Virginia 1	Herb Bateman	Republican	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Herb Bateman (Republican) Unopposed
Virginia 2	Owen B. Pickett	Democratic	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Owen B. Pickett (Democratic) 64.77% John Tate (Independent) 35.11%
Virginia 3	Bobby Scott	Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Bobby Scott (Democratic) 82.12% Elsie Holland (Republican) 17.85%
Virginia 4	Norman Sisisky	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Norman Sisisky (Democratic) 78.61% Tony Zevgolis (Republican) 21.37%
Virginia 5	Lewis Payne	Democratic	1988	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	√ Virgil Goode (Democratic) 60.79% George Landrith (Republican) 35.81% Tex Wood (VR) 3.35%
Virginia 6	Bob Goodlatte	Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Bob Goodlatte (Republican) 67.00% Jeffrey Grey (Democratic) 30.84% Jay Rutledge (Independent) 2.12%
Virginia 7	Thomas J. Bliley, Jr.	Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Thomas J. Bliley, Jr. (Republican) 75.10% Roderic Slayton (Democratic) 20.28% Bradley Evans (Independent) 4.56%
Virginia 8	Jim Moran	Democratic	1990	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Jim Moran (Democratic) 66.40% John Otey (Republican) 28.14% Ward Edmonds (VR) 2.72% Sarina Grosswald (Independent) 2.28% Charles Severance (Independent) 0.32%
Virginia 9	Rick Boucher	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Rick Boucher (Democratic) 65.00% Patrick Muldoon (Republican) 30.70% Tom Roberts (VR) 4.27%
Virginia 10	Frank Wolf	Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Frank Wolf (Republican) 72.02% Bob Weinberg (Democratic) 25.17% Gary Reams (Independent) 2.76%
Virginia 11	Thomas M. Davis	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Thomas M. Davis (Republican) 64.10% Tom Horton (Independent) 34.51% Levi Levy (Independent) 1.31%
Note: VR=Virginia Reform Party

Washington[edit]

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Washington 1	Rick White	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Rick White (Republican) 53.74% Jeff Coopersmith (Democratic) 46.26%
Washington 2	Jack Metcalf	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Jack Metcalf (Republican) 48.51% Kevin Quigley (Democratic) 47.76% Karen Leibrant (Natural Law) 3.72%
Washington 3	Linda Smith	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Linda Smith (Republican) 50.18% Brian Baird (Democratic) 49.82%
Washington 4	Doc Hastings	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Doc Hastings (Republican) 52.96% Rick Locke (Democratic) 47.04%
Washington 5	George Nethercutt	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ George Nethercutt (Republican) 55.58% Judy Olson (Democratic) 44.41%
Washington 6	Norm Dicks	Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Norm Dicks (Democratic) 65.90% Bill Tinsley (Republican) 30.24% Ted Haley (Independent) 2.36% Michael Huddleston (Natural Law) 1.50%
Washington 7	Jim McDermott	Democratic	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Jim McDermott (Democratic) 80.96% Frank Kleschen (Republican) 19.04%
Washington 8	Jennifer Dunn	Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Jennifer Dunn (Republican) 65.39% Dave Little (Democratic) 34.61%
Washington 9	Randy Tate	Republican	1994	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	√ Adam Smith (Democratic) 50.14% Randy Tate (Republican) 47.27% David Gruenstein (Natural Law) 2.59%

West Virginia[edit]

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
West Virginia 1	Alan Mollohan	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Alan Mollohan (Democratic) Unopposed
West Virginia 2	Bob Wise	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Bob Wise (Democratic) 68.89% Greg Morris (Republican) 31.11%
West Virginia 3	Nick Rahall	Democratic	1976	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Nick Rahall (Democratic) Unopposed

Wisconsin[edit]

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Wisconsin 1	Mark Neumann	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Mark Neumann (Republican) 51% Lydia Spottswood (Democratic) 49%
Wisconsin 2	Scott Klug	Republican	1990	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Scott Klug (Republican) 57% Paul Soglin (Democratic) 41% Ben Masel (Libertarian) 2%
Wisconsin 3	Steve Gunderson	Republican	1980	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic gain.	√ Ron Kind (Democratic) 52% James Harsdorf (Republican) 48%
Wisconsin 4	Jerry Kleczka	Democratic	1984	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Jerry Kleczka (Democratic) 58% Thomas G. Reynolds (Republican) 42%
Wisconsin 5	Tom Barrett	Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Tom Barrett (Democratic) 73% Paul Melotik (Republican) 25% James Soderna (Taxpayers) 2%
Wisconsin 6	Tom Petri	Republican	1979	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Tom Petri (Republican) 73% Al Lindskoog (Democratic) 24% James Dean (Taxpayers) 2% Timothy Farness (Independent) 1%
Wisconsin 7	Dave Obey	Democratic	1969	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Dave Obey (Democratic) 57% Scott West (Republican) 43%
Wisconsin 8	Toby Roth	Republican	1978	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic gain.	√ Jay W. Johnson (Democratic) 52% David Prosser, Jr. (Republican) 48%
Wisconsin 9	James Sensenbrenner	Republican	1979	Incumbent re-elected.	√ James Sensenbrenner (Republican) 75% Floyd Brenholt (Democratic) 25%

Wyoming[edit]

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Wyoming at-large	Barbara Cubin	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Barbara Cubin (Republican) 55.24% Pete Maxfield (Democratic) 40.82% Dave Dawson (Libertarian) 3.93%

See also[edit]

• 104th United States Congress
• 105th United States Congress

References[edit]