United States House of Representatives elections, 1978

United States House of Representatives elections, 1978

November 7, 1978

All 435 seats to the United States House of Representatives 218 seats were needed for a majority   Majority party Minority party   Leader Tip O'Neill John Rhodes Party Democratic Republican Leader's seat Massachusetts-11th Arizona-1st Last election 292 seats 143 seats Seats won 277 158 Seat change 15 15 Popular vote 29,317,922 24,471,291 Percentage 53.7% 44.8% Swing 2.2% 2.5%

Speaker before election Tip O'Neill Democratic Elected Speaker Tip O'Neill Democratic

The 1978 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1978 which occurred in the middle of President Jimmy Carter's term, when the country was going through an energy crisis and facing rapid inflation. The President's Democratic Party lost seats to the opposition Republican Party, in this case a net of 15 meaning the loss of their two-thirds majority but the Democrats still retained a rather large majority.

Notable freshmen included future Vice President Dick Cheney (R-Wy.), future Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.), future Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.), future U.S. Senator Olympia J. Snowe (R-Me.), and future vice presidential nominee Geraldine Ferraro (D-N.Y.).

Future president George W. Bush was the Republican nominee for a seat in Texas, but lost.

Overall results

↓

277	158
Democratic	Republican

Parties		Seats				Popular Vote
		Previous election	This election	+/-	Strength	Vote	%	Change
	Democratic	292	277	15	63.7%	29,317,222	53.7%	2.2%
	Republican	143	158	15	36.3%	24,464,665	44.8%	2.5%
	Independents					350,898	0.6%	0.2%
	American Independent					74,765	0.1%
	Conservative					74,531	0.1%
	Libertarian					64,310	0.1%
	U.S. Labor					45,866	0.1%
	Liberal					44,807	0.1%
	Peace and Freedom					39,017	0.1%	0.1%
	American					34,110	0.1%	0.1%
	Socialist Workers					19,530	<0.1%
	Prohibition					9,992	<0.1%
	Communist					9,261	<0.1%
	La Raza Unida					7,185	<0.1%
	Liberty Union					6,505	<0.1%
	Peoples Independent Coalition					5,396	<0.1%
	Workers					2,709	<0.1%
	Socialist Labor					2,434	<0.1%
	Aloha Democratic					2,095	<0.1%
	Betsy Ross					1,629	<0.1%
	Socialist					978	<0.1%
	United Labor					712	<0.1%
	Others					5,305	<0.1%	0.3%
Total		435	435	0	100.0%	54,583,922	100.0%	-

Source: Election Statistics - Office of the Clerk

[[Image:96 us house membership.png|thumb|450px| House seats by party holding plurality in state   80.1-100% Democratic   80.1-100% Republican   60.1-80% Democratic   60.1-80% Republican   Up to 60% Democratic   Up to 60% Republican ]]

[[Image:96 us house changes.png|thumb|450px|   6+ Democratic gain   6+ Republican gain   3-5 Democratic gain   3-5 Republican gain   1-2 Democratic gain   1-2 Republican gain   no net change ]]

November elections

Key to party abbreviations: AI=American Independent, D=Democrat, PF=Peace and Freedom, R=Republican.

Alabama

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Alabama 1	Jack Edwards	Republican	1964	Re-elected	Jack Edwards (R) 63.9% L. W. Noonan (D) 36.1%
Alabama 2	William Louis Dickinson	Republican	1964	Re-elected	William Louis Dickinson (R) 54.0% Wendell Mitchell (D) 46.0%
Alabama 3	William Flynt Nichols	Democratic	1966	Re-elected	William Flynt Nichols (D) Unopposed
Alabama 4	Tom Bevill	Democratic	1966	Re-elected	Tom Bevill (D) Unopposed
Alabama 5	Ronnie Flippo	Democratic	1976	Re-elected	Ronnie Flippo (D) 96.8% Harvey Nicholas Crumhorn (L) 3.2%
Alabama 6	John Hall Buchanan, Jr.	Republican	1964	Re-elected	John Hall Buchanan, Jr. (R) 61.7% Don Hawkins (D) 38.3%
Alabama 7	Walter Flowers	Democratic	1968	Retired to run for U. S. Senate Democratic hold	Richard Shelby (D) 93.8% Fulton Gray (Con) 4.0% Jim Scruggs (R) 2.2%

Alaska

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Alaska At-large	Don Young	Republican	1972	Re-elected	Don Young (R) 55.5% Patrick Rodey (D) 44.5%

Arizona

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Arizona 1	John Jacob Rhodes	Republican	1952	Re-elected	John Jacob Rhodes (R) 71.0% Ken Graves (D) 29.0%
Arizona 2	Mo Udall	Democratic	1961	Re-elected	Mo Udall (D) 52.5% Tom Richey (R) 45.4% Joe Bach (L) 1.1% Betsy McDonald (Socialist Workers) 0.9%
Arizona 3	Bob Stump	Democratic	1976	Re-elected	Bob Stump (D) 85.0% Kathleen Cooke (L) 15.0%
Arizona 4	Eldon Rudd	Republican	1976	Re-elected	Eldon Rudd (R) 63.1% Michael McCormick (D) 33.8% Lawrence W. Jerome (L) 3.1%

Arkansas

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Arkansas 1	William Vollie Alexander, Jr.	Democratic	1968	Re-elected	William Vollie Alexander, Jr. (D) Unopposed
Arkansas 2	Jim Guy Tucker	Democratic	1976	Retired to run for U. S. Senate Republican gain	Ed Bethune (R) 51.2% Benton Douglas Brandon, Jr. (D) 48.8%
Arkansas 3	John P. Hammerschmidt	Republican	1966	Re-elected	John P. Hammerschmidt (R) 78.4% William Curtis Mears (D) 21.6%
Arkansas 4	Ray Thornton	Democratic	1972	Retired to run for U. S. Senate Democratic hold	Beryl Anthony, Jr. (D) Unopposed

California

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
California 1	Harold T. Johnson	Democratic	1958	Re-elected	Harold T. Johnson (D) 59.4% James E. Taylor (R) 40.6%
California 2	Donald H. Clausen	Republican	1963	Re-elected	Donald H. Clausen (R) 52.0% Norma K. Bork (D) 45.3% Irv Sutley (PF) 2.8%
California 3	John E. Moss	Democratic	1952	Retired Democratic hold	Bob Matsui (D) 53.4% Sandy Smoley (R) 46.6%
California 4	Robert L. Leggett	Democratic	1962	Retired Democratic hold	Victor H. Fazio (D) 55.4% Rex Hime (R) 44.6%
California 5	John L. Burton	Democratic	1974	Re-elected	John L. Burton (D) 66.8% Dolores Skore (R) 33.2%
California 6	Phillip Burton	Democratic	1964	Re-elected	Phillip Burton (D) 68.3% Tom Spinosa (R) 28.0% Raymond O. Heaps (AI) 3.7%
California 7	George Miller	Democratic	1974	Re-elected	George Miller (D) 63.4% Paula Gordon (R) 33.7% Melvin E. Stanley (AI) 2.8%
California 8	Ron Dellums	Democratic	1970	Re-elected	Ron Dellums (D) 57.4% Charles V. Hughes (R) 42.6%
California 9	Pete Stark	Democratic	1972	Re-elected	Pete Stark (D) 65.4% Robert S. Allen (R) 30.5% Lawrence J. Phillips (PF) 4.1%
California 10	Don Edwards	Democratic	1962	Re-elected	Don Edwards (D) 67.1% Rudy Hansen (R) 32.9%
California 11	Leo Ryan	Democratic	1972	Re-elected	Leo Ryan (D) 60.5% Dave Welch (R) 35.6% Nicholas W. Kudrovzeff (AI) 3.9%
California 12	Pete McCloskey	Republican	1967	Re-elected	Pete McCloskey (R) 73.1% Kirsten Olsen (D) 21.5% Harold R. Boylan (AI) 3.5% Adele Fumino (PF) 1.9%
California 13	Norman Mineta	Democratic	1974	Re-elected	Norman Mineta (D) 57.5% Dan O'Keefe (R) 39.5% Robert Goldsborough III (PF) 3.0%
California 14	John J. McFall	Democratic	1956	Lost re-election Republican gain	Norman D. Shumway (R) 53.4% John J. McFall (D) 42.6% George Darold Waldron (AI) 4.0%
California 15	Bernice F. Sisk	Democratic	1954	Retired Democratic hold	Tony Coelho (D) 60.1% Chris Patterakis (R) 39.9%
California 16	Leon Panetta	Democratic	1976	Re-elected	Leon Panetta (D) 61.4% Eric Seastrand (R) 38.6%
California 17	John Hans Krebs	Democratic	1974	Lost re-election Republican gain	Chip Pashayan (R) 54.5% John Hans Krebs (D) 45.5%
California 18	Vacant			William M. Ketchum (R) died June 24, 1978 Republican hold	Bill Thomas (R) 59.3% Bob Sogge (D) 40.7%
California 19	Robert J. Lagomarsino	Republican	1974	Re-elected	Robert J. Lagomarsino (R) 71.7% Jerry Zamos (D) 24.3% Milton Shiro Takei (PF) 4.0%
California 20	Barry Goldwater, Jr.	Republican	1969	Re-elected	Barry Goldwater, Jr. (R) 66.4% Pat Lear (D) 33.6%
California 21	James C. Corman	Democratic	1960	Re-elected	James C. Corman (D) 59.5% Rod Walsh (R) 35.9% Bill Hill (PF) 4.6%
California 22	Carlos Moorhead	Republican	1972	Re-elected	Carlos Moorhead (R) 64.6% Robert S. Henry (D) 35.4%
California 23	Anthony C. Beilenson	Democratic	1976	Re-elected	Anthony C. Beilenson (D) 65.6% Joseph Barbara (R) 34.4%
California 24	Henry Waxman	Democratic	1974	Re-elected	Henry Waxman (D) 62.7% Howard G. Schaefer (R) 32.6% Kevin Casey Peters (PF) 4.8%
California 25	Edward R. Roybal	Democratic	1962	Re-elected	Edward R. Roybal (D) 67.4% Robert K. Watson (R) 32.6%
California 26	John H. Rousselot	Republican	1970	Re-elected	John H. Rousselot (R) Unopposed
California 27	Bob Dornan	Republican	1976	Re-elected	Bob Dornan (R) 51.0% Carey Peck (D) 49.0%
California 28	Yvonne Brathwaite Burke	Democratic	1972	Retired to run for Attorney General of California Democratic hold	Julian C. Dixon (D) Unopposed
California 29	Augustus F. Hawkins	Democratic	1962	Re-elected	Augustus F. Hawkins (D) 85.0% Uriah J. Fields (R) 15.0%
California 30	George E. Danielson	Democratic	1970	Re-elected	George E. Danielson (D) 71.4% Henry Ares (R) 28.6%
California 31	Charles H. Wilson	Democratic	1962	Re-elected	Charles H. Wilson (D) 67.8% Don Grimshaw (R) 32.2%
California 32	Glenn M. Anderson	Democratic	1968	Re-elected	Glenn M. Anderson (D) 71.4% Sonya Mathison (R) 22.4% Ida Bader (AI) 6.1%
California 33	Del M. Clawson	Republican	1963	Retired Republican hold	Wayne R. Grisham (R) 56.0% Dennis S. Kazarian (D) 44.0%
California 34	Mark W. Hannaford	Democratic	1974	Lost re-election Republican gain	Dan Lungren (R) 53.7% Mark W. Hannaford (D) 43.7% Lawrence John Stafford (AI) 2.6%
California 35	James F. Lloyd	Democratic	1974	Re-elected	James F. Lloyd (D) 54.0% David Dreier (R) 46.0%
California 36	George Brown, Jr.	Democratic	1972	Re-elected	George Brown, Jr. (D) 62.9% Dana Warren Carmody (R) 37.1%
California 37	Shirley Neil Pettis	Republican	1975	Retired Republican hold	Jerry Lewis (R) 61.4% Dan Corcoran (D) 34.8% Bernard Wahl (AI) 3.8%
California 38	Jerry M. Patterson	Democratic	1974	Re-elected	Jerry M. Patterson (D) 58.6% Dan Goedeke (R) 41.4%
California 39	Charles E. Wiggins	Republican	1966	Retired Republican hold	William E. Dannemeyer (R) 63.7% William E. "Bill" Farris (D) 36.3%
California 40	Robert Badham	Republican	1976	Re-elected	Robert Badham (R) 65.9% Jim McGuy (D) 34.1%
California 41	Bob Wilson	Republican	1952	Re-elected	Bob Wilson (R) 58.1% King Golden, Jr. (D) 41.9%
California 42	Lionel Van Deerlin	Democratic	1962	Re-elected	Lionel Van Deerlin (D) 73.7% Lawrence C. Mattera (R) 26.3%
California 43	Clair Burgener	Republican	1972	Re-elected	Clair Burgener (R) 68.7% Ruben B. Brooks (D) 31.3%

Colorado

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Colorado 1	Patricia Schroeder	Democratic	1972	Re-elected	Patricia Schroeder (D) 61.5% Gene Hutcheson (R) 37.0% Susan Lorraine Adley (Socialist Workers) 1.5%
Colorado 2	Tim Wirth	Democratic	1974	Re-elected	Tim Wirth (D) 52.9% Ed Scott (R) 47.1%
Colorado 3	Frank Evans	Democratic	1964	Retired Democratic hold	Raymond P. Kogovsek (D) 49.3% Harold L. McCormick (R) 49.0% Henry John Olshaw (I) 1.7%
Colorado 4	James Paul Johnson	Republican	1972	Re-elected	James Paul Johnson (R) 61.2% Morgan Smith (D) 38.8%
Colorado 5	William L. Armstrong	Republican	1972	Retired to run for U. S. Senate Republican hold	Ken Kramer (R) 59.8% Gerry Frank (D) 34.4% L. W. Dan Bridges (I) 5.8%

Connecticut

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Connecticut 1	William R. Cotter	Democratic	1970	Re-elected	William R. Cotter (D) 59.6% Ben F. Andrews, Jr. (R) 39.3% Donna C. McDonough (Lab) 1.1%
Connecticut 2	Chris Dodd	Democratic	1974	Re-elected	Chris Dodd (D) 69.9% Thomas Hudson Connell (R) 30.1%
Connecticut 3	Robert Giaimo	Democratic	1958	Re-elected	Robert Giaimo (D) 58.1% John G. Pucciano (R) 40.0% Joelle R. Fishman (C) 1.8%
Connecticut 4	Stewart McKinney	Republican	1970	Re-elected	Stewart McKinney (R) 58.4% Michael G. Morgan (D) 41.6%
Connecticut 5	Ronald A. Sarasin	Republican	1972	Retired to run for Governor Democratic gain	William R. Ratchford (D) 52.3% George C. Guidera (R) 47.7%
Connecticut 6	Toby Moffett	Democratic	1974	Re-elected	Toby Moffett (D) 64.2% Daniel F. Mackinnon (R) 35.8%

Delaware

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Delaware At-large	Thomas B. Evans, Jr.	Republican	1976	Re-elected	Thomas B. Evans, Jr. (R) 58.2% Gary E. Hindes (D) 41.2% James E. Hicks (AI) 0.6%

Florida

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Florida 1	Robert L. F. Sikes	Democratic	1940	Retired Democratic hold	Earl Dewitt Hutto (D) 63.3% Warren Briggs (R) 36.7%
Florida 2	Don Fuqua	Democratic	1962	Re-elected	Don Fuqua (D) 81.7% Pete Brathwaite (R) 18.3%
Florida 3	Charles Edward Bennett	Democratic	1948	Re-elected	Charles Edward Bennett (D) Unopposed
Florida 4	William V. Chappell, Jr.	Democratic	1968	Re-elected	William V. Chappell, Jr. (D) 73.1% Tom Boney (R) 26.9%
Florida 5	Richard Kelly	Republican	1974	Re-elected	Richard Kelly (R) 51.1% David Ryan Best (D) 48.9%
Florida 6	Bill Young	Republican	1970	Re-elected	Bill Young (R) 78.8% Jim Christison (D) 21.2%
Florida 7	Sam M. Gibbons	Democratic	1962	Re-elected	Sam M. Gibbons (D) Unopposed
Florida 8	Andy Ireland	Democratic	1976	Re-elected	Andy Ireland (D) Unopposed
Florida 9	Louis Frey, Jr.	Republican	1968	Retired to run for Governor Democratic gain	Bill Nelson (D) 61.5% Edward J. Gurney (R) 38.5%
Florida 10	Louis A. Bafalis	Republican	1972	Re-elected	Louis A. Bafalis (R) Unopposed
Florida 11	Paul Rogers	Democratic	1954	Retired Democratic hold	Dan Mica (D) 55.3% Bill James (R) 44.7%
Florida 12	J. Herbert Burke	Republican	1966	Lost re-election Democratic gain	Edward J. Stack (D) 61.6% J. Herbert Burke (R) 38.4%
Florida 13	William Lehman	Democratic	1972	Re-elected	William Lehman (D) Unopposed
Florida 14	Claude Pepper	Democratic	1962	Re-elected	Claude Pepper (D) 63.1% Al Cardenas (R) 36.9%
Florida 15	Dante Fascell	Democratic	1954	Re-elected	Dante Fascell (D) 74.2% Herbert J. Hoodwin (R) 25.8%

Georgia

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Georgia 1	Ronald "Bo" Ginn	Democratic	1972	Re-elected	Ronald "Bo" Ginn (D) Unopposed
Georgia 2	Dawson Mathis	Democratic	1970	Re-elected	Dawson Mathis (D) Unopposed
Georgia 3	Jack Thomas Brinkley	Democratic	1966	Re-elected	Jack Thomas Brinkley (D) Unopposed
Georgia 4	Elliott H. Levitas	Democratic	1974	Re-elected	Elliott H. Levitas (D) 80.9% Homer Cheung (R) 19.1%
Georgia 5	Wyche Fowler	Democratic	1977	Re-elected	Wyche Fowler (D) 75.5% Thomas P. Bowles, Jr. (R) 24.5%
Georgia 6	John James Flynt, Jr.	Democratic	1954	Retired Republican gain	Newt Gingrich (R) 54.4% Virginia Shapard (D) 45.6%
Georgia 7	Larry McDonald	Democratic	1974	Re-elected	Larry McDonald (D) 66.5% Earnest Norsworthy (R) 33.5%
Georgia 8	Billy Lee Evans	Democratic	1976	Re-elected	Billy Lee Evans (D) Unopposed
Georgia 9	Ed Jenkins	Democratic	1976	Re-elected	Ed Jenkins (D) 76.9% David G. Ashworth (R) 23.1%
Georgia 10	Doug Barnard, Jr.	Democratic	1976	Re-elected	Doug Barnard, Jr. (D) Unopposed

Hawaii

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Hawaii 1	Cecil Heftel	Democratic	1976	Re-elected	Cecil Heftel (D) 73.3% William D. Spillane (R) 21.2% Peter David Larsen (L) 3.7% Debra Figueroa (Ind Dem) 1.8%
Hawaii 2	Daniel Akaka	Democratic	1976	Re-elected	Daniel Akaka (D) 85.7% Charlie Isaak (R) 11.4% Amelia L. Fritts (L) 2.9%

Idaho

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Idaho 1	Steve Symms	Republican	1972	Re-elected	Steve Symms (R) 59.9% Roy Truby (D) 40.1%
Idaho 2	George V. Hansen	Republican	1974	Re-elected	George V. Hansen (R) 57.3% Stan Kress (D) 42.7%

Illinois

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Illinois 1	Ralph H. Metcalfe	Democratic	1970	Died in office Democratic hold	Bennett M. Stewart (D) 58.5% A. A. Rayner, Jr. (R) 41.3% ??? (W/I) 0.2%
Illinois 2	Morgan F. Murphy	Democratic	1970	Re-elected	Morgan F. Murphy (D) 86.0% James P. Wognum (R) 11.8% Carl Stanley Holmes (I) 2.2%
Illinois 3	Marty Russo	Democratic	1974	Re-elected	Marty Russo (D) 65.2% Robert L. Dunne (R) 34.8%
Illinois 4	Ed Derwinski	Republican	1958	Re-elected	Ed Derwinski (R) 66.9% Andrew Thomas (D) 33.1%
Illinois 5	John G. Fary	Democratic	1975	Re-elected	John G. Fary (D) 84.0% Joseph A. Barracca (R) 16.0%
Illinois 6	Henry Hyde	Republican	1974	Re-elected	Henry Hyde (R) 66.2% Jeanne P. Quinn (D) 33.8%
Illinois 7	Cardiss Collins	Democratic	1973	Re-elected	Cardiss Collins (D) 86.3% James C. Holt (R) 13.7%
Illinois 8	Dan Rostenkowski	Democratic	1958	Re-elected	Dan Rostenkowski (D) 86.0% Carl C. LoDico (R) 14.0%
Illinois 9	Sidney R. Yates	Democratic	1964	Re-elected	Sidney R. Yates (D) 75.3% John M. Collins (R) 24.7%
Illinois 10	Abner J. Mikva	Democratic	1974	Re-elected	Abner J. Mikva (D) 50.2% John E. Porter (R) 49.8%
Illinois 11	Frank Annunzio	Democratic	1964	Re-elected	Frank Annunzio (D) 73.7% John Hoeger (R) 26.3%
Illinois 12	Phil Crane	Republican	1969	Re-elected	Phil Crane (R) 79.5% Gilbert Bogen (D) 20.5%
Illinois 13	Robert McClory	Republican	1962	Re-elected	Robert McClory (R) 61.2% Frederick J. Steffen (D) 38.8%
Illinois 14	John N. Erlenborn	Republican	1964	Re-elected	John N. Erlenborn (R) 75.1% James A. Romanyak (D) 24.9%
Illinois 15	Tom Corcoran	Republican	1976	Re-elected	Tom Corcoran (R) 62.4% Tim Lee Hall (D) 37.6%
Illinois 16	John B. Anderson	Republican	1960	Re-elected	John B. Anderson (R) 65.5% Ernest W. Dahlin (D) 34.5%
Illinois 17	George M. O'Brien	Republican	1972	Re-elected	George M. O'Brien (R) 70.6% Clifford J. Sinclair (D) 29.4%
Illinois 18	Robert H. Michel	Republican	1956	Re-elected	Robert H. Michel (R) 65.9% Virgil R. Grunkmeyer (D) 34.1%
Illinois 19	Tom Railsback	Republican	1966	Re-elected	Tom Railsback (R) Unopposed
Illinois 20	Paul Findley	Republican	1960	Re-elected	Paul Findley (R) 69.6% Victor Roberts (D) 30.4%
Illinois 21	Edward Rell Madigan	Republican	1972	Re-elected	Edward Rell Madigan (R) 78.3% Ken Baughman (D) 21.7%
Illinois 22	George E. Shipley	Democratic	1958	Retired Republican gain	Dan Crane (R) 54.0% Terry L. Bruce (D) 46.0%
Illinois 23	Melvin Price	Democratic	1944	Re-elected	Melvin Price (D) 74.2% Daniel J. Stack (R) 25.8%
Illinois 24	Paul Simon	Democratic	1974	Re-elected	Paul Simon (D) 65.6% John T. Anderson (R) 34.4%

Indiana

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Indiana 1	Adam Benjamin, Jr.	Democratic	1976	Re-elected	Adam Benjamin, Jr. (D) 80.3% Owen W. Crumpacker (R) 19.3% Christopher Martinson (Lab) 0.4%
Indiana 2	Floyd Fithian	Democratic	1974	Re-elected	Floyd Fithian (D) 56.5% Jay Philip Oppenheim (R) 36.2% William Costas (I) 6.4% James Hensley Logan (AI) 0.8%
Indiana 3	John Brademas	Democratic	1958	Re-elected	John Brademas (D) 55.5% Thomas L. Thorson (R) 43.3% R. Craig Fisher (L) 1.2%
Indiana 4	Dan Quayle	Republican	1976	Re-elected	Dan Quayle (R) 64.4% John D. Walda (D) 33.8% Terry Eugene Hively (AI) 1.9%
Indiana 5	Elwood Hillis	Republican	1970	Re-elected	Elwood Hillis (R) 67.6% Max Ervin Heiss (D) 32.4%
Indiana 6	David W. Evans	Democratic	1974	Re-elected	David W. Evans (D) 52.2% David G. Crane (R) 47.6% John Williams Rothrock, Jr. (L) 0.2%
Indiana 7	John T. Myers	Republican	1966	Re-elected	John T. Myers (R) 56.3% Charlotte T. Zietlow (D) 43.7%
Indiana 8	David L. Cornwell	Democratic	1976	Lost re-election Republican gain	H. Joel Deckard (R) 52.0% David L. Cornwell (D) 48.0%
Indiana 9	Lee H. Hamilton	Democratic	1964	Re-elected	Lee H. Hamilton (D) 65.6% Frank I. Hamilton, Jr. (R) 34.4%
Indiana 10	Philip R. Sharp	Democratic	1974	Re-elected	Philip R. Sharp (D) 56.1% William G. Frazier (R) 42.8% George W. Ames (AI) 1.1%
Indiana 11	Andrew Jacobs, Jr.	Democratic	1974	Re-elected	Andrew Jacobs, Jr. (D) 57.2% Charles E. Bosma (R) 42.6% Henry Slubowski (Socialist Workers) 0.1%

Iowa

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Iowa 1	Jim Leach	Republican	1976	Re-elected	Jim Leach (R) 63.5% Richard E. Myers (D) 35.8% William R. Douglas (S) 0.8%
Iowa 2	Mike Blouin	Democratic	1974	Lost re-election Republican gain	Tom Tauke (R) 52.3% Mike Blouin (D) 47.1% James D. Roberson (I) 0.6%
Iowa 3	Chuck Grassley	Republican	1974	Re-elected	Chuck Grassley (R) 74.8% John Knudson (D) 25.2%
Iowa 4	Neal Smith	Democratic	1958	Re-elected	Neal Smith (D) 64.7% Charles E. Minor (R) 35.3%
Iowa 5	Tom Harkin	Democratic	1974	Re-elected	Tom Harkin (D) 58.9% Julian B. Garrett (R) 41.1%
Iowa 6	Berkley Bedell	Democratic	1974	Re-elected	Berkley Bedell (D) 66.3% Willis Edgar Junker (R) 33.7%

Kansas

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Kansas 1	Keith Sebelius	Republican	1968	Re-elected	Keith Sebelius (R) Unopposed
Kansas 2	Martha Keys	Democratic	1974	Lost re-election Republican gain	James Edmund Jeffries (R) 52.0% Martha Keys (D) 48.0%
Kansas 3	Larry Winn	Republican	1966	Re-elected	Larry Winn (R) Unopposed
Kansas 4	Dan Glickman	Democratic	1976	Re-elected	Dan Glickman (D) 69.6% James Paul Litsey (R) 30.4%
Kansas 5	Joe Skubitz	Republican	1962	Retired Republican hold	Bob Whittaker (R) 57.0% Donald L. Allegrucci (D) 41.4% Jack C. Blackwell (Proh) 1.6%

Kentucky

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Kentucky 1	Carroll Hubbard	Democratic	1974	Re-elected	Carroll Hubbard (D) Unopposed
Kentucky 2	William Huston Natcher	Democratic	1953	Re-elected	William Huston Natcher (D) Unopposed
Kentucky 3	Romano L. Mazzoli	Democratic	1970	Re-elected	Romano L. Mazzoli (D) 65.7% Norbert Drummond Leveronne (R) 31.3% Tom Beckham (I) 2.3% James Burfeind (Socialist Workers) 0.8%
Kentucky 4	Gene Snyder	Republican	1966	Re-elected	Gene Snyder (R) 65.8% George Clarke Martin (D) 34.2%
Kentucky 5	Tim Lee Carter	Republican	1964	Re-elected	Tim Lee Carter (R) 79.2% Jesse M. Ramey (D) 20.8%
Kentucky 6	John B. Breckinridge	Democratic	1972	Lost renomination Republican gain	Larry J. Hopkins (R) 50.6% Charles T. Easterly (D) 46.1% Lloyd K. Rogers (AI) 3.2%
Kentucky 7	Carl D. Perkins	Democratic	1948	Re-elected	Carl D. Perkins (D) 76.5% Granville Thomas (R) 23.5%

Louisiana

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Louisiana 1	Bob Livingston	Republican	1977	Re-elected	Bob Livingston (R) Unopposed
Louisiana 2	Lindy Boggs	Democratic	1973	Re-elected	Lindy Boggs (D) Unopposed
Louisiana 3	Dave Treen	Republican	1972	Re-elected	Dave Treen (R) Unopposed
Louisiana 4	Joe Waggonner	Democratic	1961	Retired Democratic hold	Buddy Leach (D) 50.1% James Hamilton Wilson (R) 49.9%
Louisiana 5	Jerry Huckaby	Democratic	1976	Re-elected	Jerry Huckaby (D) Unopposed
Louisiana 6	Henson Moore	Republican	1974	Re-elected	Henson Moore (R) Unopposed
Louisiana 7	John Breaux	Democratic	1972	Re-elected	John Breaux (D) Unopposed
Louisiana 8	Gillis William Long	Democratic	1972	Re-elected	Gillis William Long (D) Unopposed

Maine

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Maine 1	David F. Emery	Republican	1974	Re-elected	David F. Emery (R) 61.5% John Quinn (D) 35.8% J. David Madigan (I) 2.7%
Maine 2	William Cohen	Republican	1972	Retired to run for U. S. Senate Republican hold	Olympia Snowe (R) 50.8% Markham L. Gartley (D) 40.9% Frederick W. Whittaker (I) 4.6% Eddie Shurtleff (I) 1.1% Robert H. Burmeister (I) 1.0% Margaret E. Cousins (I) 0.9% Robert L. Cousins (I) 0.7%

Maryland

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Maryland 1	Robert Bauman	Republican	1973	Re-elected	Robert Bauman (R) 63.5% Joseph D. Quinn (D) 36.5%
Maryland 2	Clarence Long	Democratic	1962	Re-elected	Clarence Long (D) 66.4% Malcolm M. McKnight (R) 33.6%
Maryland 3	Barbara Mikulski	Democratic	1976	Re-elected	Barbara Mikulski (D) Unopposed
Maryland 4	Marjorie Holt	Republican	1972	Re-elected	Marjorie Holt (R) 62.0% Sue F. Ward (D) 38.0%
Maryland 5	Gladys Spellman	Democratic	1974	Re-elected	Gladys Spellman (D) 77.2% Saul J. Harris (R) 22.8%
Maryland 6	Goodloe Byron	Democratic	1970	Died in office Democratic hold	Beverly Byron (D) 89.7% Melvin Perkins (R) 10.3%
Maryland 7	Parren Mitchell	Democratic	1970	Re-elected	Parren Mitchell (D) 88.7% Debra J. Hanania-Freeman (I) 11.3%
Maryland 8	Newton Steers	Republican	1976	Lost re-election Democratic gain	Michael D. Barnes (D) 51.3% Newton Steers (R) 48.7%

Massachusetts

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Massachusetts 1	Silvio Conte	Republican	1958	Re-elected	Silvio Conte (R) Unopposed
Massachusetts 2	Edward Boland	Democratic	1952	Re-elected	Edward Boland (D) 72.8% Thomas P. Swank (R) 27.2%
Massachusetts 3	Joseph D. Early	Democratic	1974	Re-elected	Joseph D. Early (D) 75.2% Charles K. Macleod (R) 24.8%
Massachusetts 4	Robert Drinan	Democratic	1970	Re-elected	Robert Drinan (D) Unopposed
Massachusetts 5	Paul Tsongas	Democratic	1974	Retired to run for U. S. Senate Democratic hold	James Shannon (D) 52.2% John J. Buckley (R) 28.2% James J. Gaffney, III (I) 19.6%
Massachusetts 6	Michael J. Harrington	Democratic	1969	Retired Democratic hold	Nicholas Mavroules (D) 53.8% William E. Bronson (R) 46.2%
Massachusetts 7	Ed Markey	Democratic	1976	Re-elected	Ed Markey (D) 84.8% James J. Murphy (I) 15.2%
Massachusetts 8	Tip O'Neill	Democratic	1952	Re-elected	Tip O'Neill (D) 74.6% William A. Barnstead (R) 20.9% Laura M. Ross (C) 4.5%
Massachusetts 9	Joe Moakley	Democratic	1972	Re-elected	Joe Moakley (D) 91.8% Brenda Lee M. Franklin (Socialist Workers) 5.8% David Freund (Workers) 2.3%
Massachusetts 10	Margaret Heckler	Republican	1966	Re-elected	Margaret Heckler (R) 61.1% John J. Marino (D) 38.9%
Massachusetts 11	James A. Burke	Democratic	1958	Retired Democratic hold	Brian J. Donnelly (D) 91.7% H. Graham Lowry (Lab) 8.3%
Massachusetts 12	Gerry E. Studds	Democratic	1972	Re-elected	Gerry E. Studds (D) Unopposed

Michigan

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Michigan 1	John Conyers	Democratic	1964	Re-elected	John Conyers (D) 92.9% Robert S. Arnold (R) 7.1%
Michigan 2	Carl Pursell	Republican	1976	Re-elected	Carl Pursell (R) 67.6% Earl Greene (D) 31.6% Henry W. Kroes (AI) 0.8%
Michigan 3	Garry E. Brown	Republican	1966	Lost re-election Democratic gain	Howard Wolpe (D) 51.3% Garry E. Brown (R) 48.7%
Michigan 4	David Stockman	Republican	1976	Re-elected	David Stockman (R) 70.6% Morgan L. Hager, Jr. (D) 28.3% Jimmie Dale Burke (AI) 1.1%
Michigan 5	Harold S. Sawyer	Republican	1976	Re-elected	Harold S. Sawyer (R) 49.4% Dale Robert Sprik (D) 48.7% Dwight W. Johnson (AI) 1.8%
Michigan 6	Milton Robert Carr	Democratic	1974	Re-elected	Milton Robert Carr (D) 56.7% Michael H. Conlin (R) 43.3%
Michigan 7	Dale E. Kildee	Democratic	1976	Re-elected	Dale E. Kildee (D) 76.6% Gale M. Cronk (R) 21.8% Jimmy L. Sabin (AI) 1.6%
Michigan 8	J. Bob Traxler	Democratic	1974	Re-elected	J. Bob Traxler (D) 66.6% Norman R. Hughes (R) 33.4%
Michigan 9	Guy Vander Jagt	Republican	1966	Re-elected	Guy Vander Jagt (R) 69.6% Howard M. LeRoux (D) 30.4%
Michigan 10	Elford Albin Cederberg	Republican	1952	Lost re-election Democratic gain	Donald J. Albosta (D) 51.5% Elford Albin Cederberg (R) 48.5%
Michigan 11	Philip Ruppe	Republican	1966	Retired Republican hold	Robert William Davis (R) 54.9% Keith McLeod (D) 45.1%
Michigan 12	David E. Bonior	Democratic	1976	Re-elected	David E. Bonior (D) 54.9% Kirby Holmes (R) 45.1%
Michigan 13	Charles Diggs	Democratic	1954	Re-elected	Charles Diggs (D) 79.2% Dovie T. Pickett (R) 20.8%
Michigan 14	Lucien N. Nedzi	Democratic	1961	Re-elected	Lucien N. Nedzi (D) 67.4% John Edward Getz (R) 32.6%
Michigan 15	William D. Ford	Democratic	1964	Re-elected	William D. Ford (D) 79.6% Edgar Nieten (R) 19.4% Aldi C. Fuhrmann (AI) 1.0%
Michigan 16	John D. Dingell, Jr.	Democratic	1955	Re-elected	John D. Dingell, Jr. (D) 76.5% Melvin E. Heuer (R) 22.0% Harry C. Hengy (AI) 1.5%
Michigan 17	William M. Brodhead	Democratic	1974	Re-elected	William M. Brodhead (D) 95.2% Hector M. McGregor (AI) 4.8%
Michigan 18	James J. Blanchard	Democratic	1974	Re-elected	James J. Blanchard (D) 74.5% Robert J. Salloum (R) 24.3% David Wengel Drexler (AI) 1.2%
Michigan 19	William Broomfield	Republican	1956	Re-elected	William Broomfield (R) 71.3% Betty F. Collier (D) 28.7%

Minnesota

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Minnesota 1	Al Quie	Republican	1958	Retired to run for Governor Republican hold	Arlen Erdahl (R) 56.2% Gerald Sikorski (DFL) 42.5% Lloyd Duwe (American) 1.3%
Minnesota 2	Tom Hagedorn	Republican	1974	Re-elected	Tom Hagedorn (R) 70.4% John F. Considine (DFL) 29.6%
Minnesota 3	Bill Frenzel	Republican	1970	Re-elected	Bill Frenzel (R) 65.7% Michael O. Freeman (DFL) 34.3%
Minnesota 4	Bruce Vento	Democratic	1976	Re-elected	Bruce Vento (DFL) 58.0% John Berg (R) 42.0%
Minnesota 5	Donald M. Fraser	Democratic	1962	Retired to run for U. S. Senate Democratic hold	Martin Olav Sabo (DFL) 62.3% Mike Till (R) 37.7%
Minnesota 6	Richard Nolan	Democratic	1974	Re-elected	Richard Nolan (DFL) 55.3% Russ Njorhus (R) 44.7%
Minnesota 7	Arlan Stangeland	Republican	1977	Re-elected	Arlan Stangeland (R) 51.7% Gene Wenstrom (DFL) 45.1% Ronald M. Holmquist (American) 3.2%
Minnesota 8	Jim Oberstar	Democratic	1974	Re-elected	Jim Oberstar (DFL) 87.2% John W. Hull (American) 12.8%

Mississippi

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Mississippi 1	Jamie L. Whitten	Democratic	1941	Re-elected	Jamie L. Whitten (D) 66.6% Terrill K. Moffett (R) 31.0% Horace E. Hutcheson (I) 2.4%
Mississippi 2	David R. Bowen	Democratic	1972	Re-elected	David R. Bowen (D) 61.7% Roland Byrd (R) 38.3%
Mississippi 3	Gillespie V. Montgomery	Democratic	1966	Re-elected	Gillespie V. Montgomery (D) 92.4% Dorothy Eleanor Cleveland (R) 7.6%
Mississippi 4	Thad Cochran	Republican	1972	Retired to run for U. S. Senate Republican hold	Jon Hinson (R) 51.6% John Hampton Stennis (D) 26.4% Evan Doss, Jr. (I) 19.0% Perry Lawrence Dillard (I) 1.9% Mary McKenzie Maxey (I) 1.1%
Mississippi 5	Trent Lott	Republican	1972	Re-elected	Trent Lott (R) Unopposed

Missouri

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Missouri 1	Bill Clay	Democratic	1968	Re-elected	Bill Clay (D) 66.6% Bill White (R) 31.3% Mary Pritchard (Socialist Workers) 1.4% Gerald Pechenuk (Lab) 0.7%
Missouri 2	Robert A. Young	Democratic	1976	Re-elected	Robert A. Young (D) 56.4% Bob Chase (R) 43.6%
Missouri 3	Dick Gephardt	Democratic	1976	Re-elected	Dick Gephardt (D) 81.9% Lee Buchschacher (R) 18.1%
Missouri 4	Ike Skelton	Democratic	1976	Re-elected	Ike Skelton (D) 72.8% Bill Baker (R) 27.2%
Missouri 5	Richard Bolling	Democratic	1948	Re-elected	Richard Bolling (D) 72.0% Steven L. Walter (R) 26.6% James Levitt (Socialist Workers) 1.4%
Missouri 6	Earl Thomas Coleman	Republican	1976	Re-elected	Earl Thomas Coleman (R) 55.9% Phil Snowden (D) 44.1%
Missouri 7	Gene Taylor	Republican	1972	Re-elected	Gene Taylor (R) 61.2% Jim Thomas (D) 38.8%
Missouri 8	Richard Howard Ichord, Jr.	Democratic	1960	Re-elected	Richard Howard Ichord, Jr. (D) 60.5% Donald D. Meyer (R) 39.5%
Missouri 9	Harold Volkmer	Democratic	1976	Re-elected	Harold Volkmer (D) 74.7% Jerry Dent (R) 25.3%
Missouri 10	Bill Burlison	Democratic	1968	Re-elected	Bill Burlison (D) 65.3% James A. Weir (R) 34.7%

Montana

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Montana 1	Max Baucus	Democratic	1974	Retired to run for U. S. Senate Democratic hold	John Patrick Williams (D) 57.3% Jim Waltermire (R) 42.7%
Montana 2	Ron Marlenee	Republican	1976	Re-elected	Ron Marlenee (R) 56.9% Thomas G. Monahan (D) 43.1%

Nebraska

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Nebraska 1	Charles Thone	Republican	1970	Retired to run for Governor Republican hold	Doug Bereuter (R) 58.1% Hess Dyas (D) 41.9%
Nebraska 2	John Joseph Cavanaugh	Democratic	1976	Re-elected	John Joseph Cavanaugh (D) 52.3% Harold J. Daub, Jr. (R) 47.7%
Nebraska 3	Virginia D. Smith	Republican	1974	Re-elected	Virginia D. Smith (R) 80.0% Marilyn Fowler (D) 20.0%

Nevada

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Nevada At-large	James David Santini	Democratic	1974	Re-elected	James David Santini (D) 72.4% Bill O'Mara (R) 24.3% Linda West (L) 3.3%

New Hampshire

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
New Hampshire 1	Norman D'Amours	Democratic	1974	Re-elected	Norman D'Amours (D) 61.6% Daniel M. Hughes (R) 36.6% James E. Pinard (L) 1.8%
New Hampshire 2	James Colgate Cleveland	Republican	1962	Re-elected	James Colgate Cleveland (R) 68.1% Edgar J. Helms (D) 31.9%

New Jersey

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
New Jersey 1	James J. Florio	Democratic	1974	Re-elected	James J. Florio (D) 79.4% Robert Mark Deitch (R) 20.1% Julius Levin (Soc-Lab) 0.5%
New Jersey 2	William J. Hughes	Democratic	1974	Re-elected	William J. Hughes (D) 66.4% James H. Biggs (R) 33.6%
New Jersey 3	James J. Howard	Democratic	1964	Re-elected	James J. Howard (D) 56.0% Bruce G. Coe (R) 43.5% Stevenson M. Enterline (L) 0.6%
New Jersey 4	Frank Thompson	Democratic	1954	Re-elected	Frank Thompson (D) 61.1% Christopher H. Smith (R) 36.9% John Valjean Mahalchik (I) 1.0% Paul B. Rizzo (I) 0.7% Judson Carter (I) 0.3%
New Jersey 5	Millicent Fenwick	Republican	1974	Re-elected	Millicent Fenwick (R) 72.6% John T. Fahy (D) 27.4%
New Jersey 6	Edwin B. Forsythe	Republican	1970	Re-elected	Edwin B. Forsythe (R) 60.4% W. Thomas McGann (D) 38.4% Bernardo S. Doganiero (Soc-Lab) 0.5% Charles M. Pike, Jr. (L) 0.4% Hazel McGlory (I) 0.3%
New Jersey 7	Andrew Maguire	Democratic	1974	Re-elected	Andrew Maguire (D) 52.5% Margaret S. Roukema (R) 46.6% Robert Shapiro (L) 0.7% Elliot Greenspan (Lab) 0.2%
New Jersey 8	Robert A. Roe	Democratic	1970	Re-elected	Robert A. Roe (D) 74.5% Thomas Melani (R) 25.5%
New Jersey 9	Harold C. Hollenbeck	Republican	1976	Re-elected	Harold C. Hollenbeck (R) 48.9% Nicholas S. Mastorelli (D) 37.9% Henry Helstoski (I) 12.7% Bruce Todd (Lab) 0.4%
New Jersey 10	Peter W. Rodino, Jr.	Democratic	1948	Re-elected	Peter W. Rodino, Jr. (D) 86.4% John L. Pelt (R) 12.6% Tony Austin (Socialist Workers) 0.5% Gordon A. Douglas (Lab) 0.5%
New Jersey 11	Joseph G. Minish	Democratic	1962	Re-elected	Joseph G. Minish (D) 70.5% Julius George Feld (R) 28.5% Richard S. Roth (L) 1.0%
New Jersey 12	Matthew John Rinaldo	Republican	1972	Re-elected	Matthew John Rinaldo (R) 73.4% Richard McCormack (D) 26.6%
New Jersey 13	Helen Stevenson Meyner	Democratic	1974	Lost re-election Republican gain	James A. Courter (R) 51.8% Helen Stevenson Meyner (D) 48.2%
New Jersey 14	Joseph A. LeFante	Democratic	1976	Retired Democratic hold	Frank Joseph Guarini (D) 63.6% Henry J. Hill (R) 20.3% Thomas E. McDonough (I) 14.3% John E. Walton (I) 1.9%
New Jersey 15	Edward J. Patten	Democratic	1962	Re-elected	Edward J. Patten (D) 48.3% Charles W. Wiley (R) 45.8% Ann V. Bastian (I) 4.7% Michael Fieschko (L) 1.2%

New Mexico

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
New Mexico 1	Manuel Lujan, Jr.	Republican	1968	Re-elected	Manuel Lujan, Jr. (R) 62.5% Robert M. Hawk (D) 37.5%
New Mexico 2	Harold L. Runnels	Democratic	1970	Re-elected	Harold L. Runnels (D) Unopposed

New York

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
New York 1	Otis G. Pike	Democratic	1960	Retired Republican gain	William Carney (R) 56.3% John Randolph (D) 41.9% Dorothy A. Samek (Lib) 1.8%
New York 2	Thomas J. Downey	Democratic	1974	Re-elected	Thomas J. Downey (D) 54.9% Harold J. Withers (R) 45.1%
New York 3	Jerome A. Ambro, Jr.	Democratic	1974	Re-elected	Jerome A. Ambro, Jr. (D) 50.9% Gregory W. Carman (R) 47.9% William Clark (Lib) 1.2%
New York 4	Norman F. Lent	Republican	1970	Re-elected	Norman F. Lent (R) 66.1% Everett A. Rosenblum (D) 32.5% Aaron M. Schein (Lib) 1.5%
New York 5	John W. Wydler	Republican	1962	Re-elected	John W. Wydler (R) 58.4% John W. Matthews (D) 41.6%
New York 6	Lester L. Wolff	Democratic	1964	Re-elected	Lester L. Wolff (D) 60.0% Stuart L. Ain (R) 32.9% Howard Horowitz (Con) 7.1%
New York 7	Joseph P. Addabbo	Democratic	1960	Re-elected	Joseph P. Addabbo (D) 94.9% Mark Elliott Scott (Con) 5.1%
New York 8	Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal	Democratic	1962	Re-elected	Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal (D) 78.6% Albert Lemishow (R) 15.9% Paul C. Ruebenacker (Con) 5.4%
New York 9	James J. Delaney	Democratic	1948	Retired Democratic hold	Geraldine Ferraro (D) 54.2% Alfred A. DeliBovi (R) 44.4% Theodore E. Garrison (Lib) 1.4%
New York 10	Mario Biaggi	Democratic	1968	Re-elected	Mario Biaggi (D) 95.0% Carmen Ricciardi (Con) 5.0%
New York 11	James H. Scheuer	Democratic	1974	Re-elected	James H. Scheuer (D) 78.5% Kenneth Huhn (R) 21.5%
New York 12	Shirley Chisholm	Democratic	1968	Re-elected	Shirley Chisholm (D) 87.8% Charles Gibbs (R) 12.2%
New York 13	Stephen J. Solarz	Democratic	1974	Re-elected	Stephen J. Solarz (D) 81.1% Max Carasso (R) 18.9%
New York 14	Fred Richmond	Democratic	1974	Re-elected	Fred Richmond (D) 76.9% Arthur Bramwell (R) 18.4% Ralph J. Carrano (Con) 3.3% Sharon D. Grant (Socialist Workers) 1.4%
New York 15	Leo C. Zeferetti	Democratic	1974	Re-elected	Leo C. Zeferetti (D) 68.1% Robert P. Whelan (R) 28.4% Ronald Seminara (Lib) 3.5%
New York 16	Elizabeth Holtzman	Democratic	1972	Re-elected	Elizabeth Holtzman (D) 81.9% Larry Penner (R) 12.9% John H. Fox (Con) 5.2%
New York 17	John M. Murphy	Democratic	1962	Re-elected	John M. Murphy (D) 54.2% John M. Peters (R) 33.1% Thomas Hoyt Stokes (Lib) 12.7%
New York 18	S. William Green	Republican	1978	Re-elected	S. William Green (R) 53.3% Carter Burden (D) 46.7%
New York 19	Charles B. Rangel	Democratic	1970	Re-elected	Charles B. Rangel (D) 96.4% E. Freeman Yearling (Con) 2.7% Kenneth B. Miliner (Socialist Workers) 1.0%
New York 20	Theodore S. Weiss	Democratic	1976	Re-elected	Theodore S. Weiss (D) 84.6% Harry Torczyner (R) 15.4%
New York 21	Robert García	Democratic	1978	Re-elected	Robert García (D) 98.0% Lawrence W. Lindsley (Con) 2.0%
New York 22	Jonathan Brewster Bingham	Democratic	1964	Re-elected	Jonathan Brewster Bingham (D) 84.1% Anthony J. Geidel, Jr. (R) 15.9%
New York 23	Bruce Faulkner Caputo	Republican	1976	Retired to run for Lieutenant Governor Democratic gain	Peter A. Peyser (D) 51.6% Angelo Martinelli (R) 46.2% John P. Hagen (Lib) 2.1%
New York 24	Richard Ottinger	Democratic	1974	Re-elected	Richard Ottinger (D) 56.1% Michael R. Edelman (R) 42.7% Richard O. Reyes (Lib) 1.1% Michael O'Mara Billington (I) 0.1%
New York 25	Hamilton Fish IV	Republican	1968	Re-elected	Hamilton Fish IV (R) 78.2% Gunars M. Ozols (D) 21.3% Frank Fletcher (Soc-Lab) 0.5%
New York 26	Benjamin A. Gilman	Republican	1972	Re-elected	Benjamin A. Gilman (R) 62.3% Charles Emmet Holbrook (D) 30.0% William R. Schaeffer, Jr. (Con) 7.7%
New York 27	Matthew F. McHugh	Democratic	1974	Re-elected	Matthew F. McHugh (D) 55.8% Neil Tyler Wallace (R) 44.2%
New York 28	Samuel S. Stratton	Democratic	1958	Re-elected	Samuel S. Stratton (D) 76.3% Paul H. Tocker (R) 19.7% Richard A. Hind (Lib) 4.0%
New York 29	Edward W. Pattison	Democratic	1974	Lost re-election Republican gain	Gerald B. H. Solomon (R) 54.0% Edward W. Pattison (D) 46.0%
New York 30	Robert C. McEwen	Republican	1964	Re-elected	Robert C. McEwen (R) 60.5% Norma A. Bartle (D) 39.5%
New York 31	Donald J. Mitchell	Republican	1972	Re-elected	Donald J. Mitchell (R) Unopposed
New York 32	James M. Hanley	Democratic	1964	Re-elected	James M. Hanley (D) 52.4% Peter Del Giorno (R) 46.1% Lillian E. Reiner (Lib) 1.5%
New York 33	William F. Walsh	Republican	1972	Retired Republican hold	Gary A. Lee (R) 56.0% Roy A. Bernardi (D) 39.5% Robert J. Byrne (Con) 3.4% Lynne Budzinski (Lib) 1.1%
New York 34	Frank Horton	Republican	1962	Re-elected	Frank Horton (R) 87.1% Leo J. Kesselring (Con) 12.9%
New York 35	Barber Conable	Republican	1964	Re-elected	Barber Conable (R) 69.4% Francis C. Repicci (D) 26.3% Karen A. Hammel (Con) 4.4%
New York 36	John J. LaFalce	Democratic	1974	Re-elected	John J. LaFalce (D) 74.1% Francina Joyce Cartonia (R) 23.5% Francis P. Mundy (Con) 2.4%
New York 37	Henry J. Nowak	Democratic	1974	Re-elected	Henry J. Nowak (D) 78.6% Charles Poth III (R) 19.5% Dunstan Haettenschwiller (Con) 1.7% Khushro Ghandi (Lab) 0.3%
New York 38	Jack Kemp	Republican	1970	Re-elected	Jack Kemp (R) 94.8% James A. Peck (Lib) 5.2%
New York 39	Stan Lundine	Democratic	1976	Re-elected	Stan Lundine (D) 58.5% Crispin Maguire (R) 41.5%

North Carolina

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
North Carolina 1	Walter B. Jones, Sr.	Democratic	1966	Re-elected	Walter B. Jones, Sr. (D) 80.1% James Milford Newcomb (R) 19.9%
North Carolina 2	Lawrence H. Fountain	Democratic	1952	Re-elected	Lawrence H. Fountain (D) 78.2% Barry Lynn Gardner (R) 20.2% Les Koehler (L) 1.5%
North Carolina 3	Charles Orville Whitley	Democratic	1976	Re-elected	Charles Orville Whitley (D) 71.1% Willard Jackson Blanchard (R) 28.9%
North Carolina 4	Ike Franklin Andrews	Democratic	1972	Re-elected	Ike Franklin Andrews (D) 94.4% Naudeen Beek (L) 5.6%
North Carolina 5	Stephen L. Neal	Democratic	1974	Re-elected	Stephen L. Neal (D) 54.2% Hamilton C. Horton (R) 45.8%
North Carolina 6	L. Richardson Preyer	Democratic	1968	Re-elected	L. Richardson Preyer (D) 68.4% George S. Bemus (R) 31.6%
North Carolina 7	Charlie Rose	Democratic	1972	Re-elected	Charlie Rose (D) 69.9% Raymond Schrump (R) 30.1%
North Carolina 8	Bill Hefner	Democratic	1974	Re-elected	Bill Hefner (D) 59.0% Roger Lee Austin (R) 41.0%
North Carolina 9	James G. Martin	Republican	1972	Re-elected	James G. Martin (R) 68.3% Charles Kimball Maxwell (D) 30.7% Frederick W. Pasotto (L) 0.9%
North Carolina 10	James T. Broyhill	Republican	1962	Re-elected	James T. Broyhill (R) Unopposed
North Carolina 11	V. Lamar Gudger	Democratic	1976	Re-elected	V. Lamar Gudger (D) 53.4% R. Curtis Ratcliff (R) 46.6%

North Dakota

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
North Dakota At-large	Mark Andrews	Republican	1963	Re-elected	Mark Andrews (R) 67.0% Bruce F. Hagen (D) 30.9% Harley J. McLain (I) 1.5% Don Klingensmith (I) 0.6%

Ohio

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Ohio 1	Bill Gradison	Republican	1974	Re-elected	Bill Gradison (R) 64.5% Timothy M. Burke (D) 33.9% Joseph E. May (I) 1.7%
Ohio 2	Tom Luken	Democratic	1976	Re-elected	Tom Luken (D) 52.4% Stanley J. Aronoff (R) 47.6%
Ohio 3	Charles W. Whalen, Jr.	Republican	1966	Retired Democratic gain	Tony P. Hall (D) 53.8% Dudley P. Kircher (R) 44.4% Alfred R. Deptula (I) 1.8%
Ohio 4	Tennyson Guyer	Republican	1972	Re-elected	Tennyson Guyer (R) 68.5% John William Griffin (D) 31.5%
Ohio 5	Del Latta	Republican	1958	Re-elected	Del Latta (R) 62.6% James Robert Sherck (D) 37.4%
Ohio 6	Bill Harsha	Republican	1960	Re-elected	Bill Harsha (R) 64.9% Ted Strickland (D) 35.1%
Ohio 7	Clarence J. Brown Jr.	Republican	1965	Re-elected	Clarence J. Brown Jr. (R) Unopposed
Ohio 8	Tom Kindness	Republican	1974	Re-elected	Tom Kindness (R) 71.4% Luella R. Schroeder (D) 28.6% George Hahn (I) 0.003%
Ohio 9	Thomas L. Ashley	Democratic	1954	Re-elected	Thomas L. Ashley (D) 63.4% John C. Hoyt (R) 30.3% Michael James Lewinski (I) 4.0% Edward Silvia Emery (I) 2.3%
Ohio 10	Clarence E. Miller	Republican	1966	Re-elected	Clarence E. Miller (R) 73.9% James A. Plummer (D) 26.1%
Ohio 11	J. William Stanton	Republican	1964	Re-elected	J. William Stanton (R) 68.1% Patrick James Donlin (D) 28.3% Robert Dean Penny (I) 3.6%
Ohio 12	Samuel L. Devine	Republican	1958	Re-elected	Samuel L. Devine (R) 56.9% James L. Baumann (D) 43.1%
Ohio 13	Don Pease	Democratic	1976	Re-elected	Don Pease (D) 65.1% Mark W. Whitfield (R) 34.9%
Ohio 14	John F. Seiberling	Democratic	1970	Re-elected	John F. Seiberling (D) 72.5% Walter J. Vogel (R) 27.5%
Ohio 15	Chalmers P. Wylie	Republican	1966	Re-elected	Chalmers P. Wylie (R) 71.1% Henry W. Eckhart (R) 28.9%
Ohio 16	Ralph Regula	Republican	1972	Re-elected	Ralph Regula (R) 78.0% Owen S. Hand, Jr. (D) 22.0%
Ohio 17	John M. Ashbrook	Republican	1960	Re-elected	John M. Ashbrook (R) 67.4% Kenneth Robert Grier (D) 32.6%
Ohio 18	Douglas Applegate	Democratic	1976	Re-elected	Douglas Applegate (D) 59.5% William J. Ress (R) 40.5%
Ohio 19	Charles J. Carney	Democratic	1970	Lost re-election Republican gain	Lyle Williams (R) 50.7% Charles J. Carney (D) 49.3%
Ohio 20	Mary Rose Oakar	Democratic	1976	Re-elected	Mary Rose Oakar (D) Unopposed
Ohio 21	Louis Stokes	Democratic	1968	Re-elected	Louis Stokes (D) 86.1% Bill Mack (R) 13.9%
Ohio 22	Charles Vanik	Democratic	1954	Re-elected	Charles Vanik (D) 66.0% Richard W. Sander (R) 23.3% James F. Sexton (I) 5.4% Robert E. Lehman (I) 5.3%
Ohio 23	Ronald M. Mottl	Democratic	1974	Re-elected	Ronald M. Mottl (D) 74.8% Homer S. Taft (R) 25.2%

Oklahoma

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Oklahoma 1	James Robert Jones	Democratic	1972	Re-elected	James Robert Jones (D) 59.9% Paula Unruh (R) 40.1%
Oklahoma 2	Ted Risenhoover	Democratic	1974	Lost renomination Democratic hold	Mike Synar (D) 54.8% Gary Richardson (R) 45.2%
Oklahoma 3	Wes Watkins	Democratic	1976	Re-elected	Wes Watkins (D) Unopposed
Oklahoma 4	Tom Steed	Democratic	1948	Re-elected	Tom Steed (D) 60.3% Seward Eliot Robb (R) 39.7%
Oklahoma 5	Mickey Edwards	Republican	1976	Re-elected	Mickey Edwards (R) 79.9% Jesse Dennis Knipp (D) 20.1%
Oklahoma 6	Glenn English	Democratic	1974	Re-elected	Glenn English (D) 74.2% Harold V. Hunter (R) 25.8%

Oregon

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Oregon 1	Les AuCoin	Democratic	1974	Re-elected	Les AuCoin (D) 62.9% Nick Bunick (R) 37.1%
Oregon 2	Albert C. Ullman	Democratic	1956	Re-elected	Albert C. Ullman (D) 69.2% Terry L. Hicks (R) 30.8%
Oregon 3	Robert B. Duncan	Democratic	1974	Re-elected	Robert B. Duncan (D) 84.9% Martin Simon (Lab) 15.1%
Oregon 4	Jim Weaver	Democratic	1974	Re-elected	Jim Weaver (D) 56.3% Jerry Lausmann (R) 43.7%

Pennsylvania

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Pennsylvania 1	Michael Myers	Democratic	1976	Re-elected	Michael Myers (D) 71.9% Samuel N. Fanelli (R) 26.1% Jeffrey C. Smith (L) 2.0%
Pennsylvania 2	Robert N. C. Nix, Sr.	Democratic	1958	Lost renomination Democratic hold	William H. Gray (D) 82.0% Roland J. Atkins (R) 15.9% Benjamin A. Bailey (Socialist Workers) 1.4% Anton Henry Chaitkin (Lab) 0.7%
Pennsylvania 3	Raymond F. Lederer	Democratic	1976	Re-elected	Raymond F. Lederer (D) 71.8% Raymond S. Kauffman (R) 28.2%
Pennsylvania 4	Joshua Eilberg	Democratic	1966	Lost re-election Republican gain	Charles F. Dougherty (R) 55.8% Joshua Eilberg (D) 44.2%
Pennsylvania 5	Richard T. Schulze	Republican	1974	Re-elected	Richard T. Schulze (R) 75.1% Murray P. Zealor (D) 24.9%
Pennsylvania 6	Gus Yatron	Democratic	1968	Re-elected	Gus Yatron (D) 73.8% Stephen Mazur (R) 26.2%
Pennsylvania 7	Robert W. Edgar	Democratic	1974	Re-elected	Robert W. Edgar (D) 50.3% Eugene Daniel Kane (R) 49.4% Anthony Nazzereno Esposito (Lab) 0.3%
Pennsylvania 8	Peter H. Kostmayer	Democratic	1976	Re-elected	Peter H. Kostmayer (D) 61.1% G. Roger Bowers (R) 38.9%
Pennsylvania 9	Bud Shuster	Republican	1972	Re-elected	Bud Shuster (R) 74.9% Blaine Leroy Havice, Jr. (D) 25.1%
Pennsylvania 10	Joseph M. McDade	Republican	1962	Re-elected	Joseph M. McDade (R) 76.5% Gene Basalyga (D) 23.5%
Pennsylvania 11	Daniel J. Flood	Democratic	1954	Re-elected	Daniel J. Flood (D) 57.5% Robert P. Hudock (R) 42.5%
Pennsylvania 12	John Murtha	Democratic	1974	Re-elected	John Murtha (D) 68.7% Luther V. Elkin (R) 31.3%
Pennsylvania 13	R. Lawrence Coughlin	Republican	1968	Re-elected	R. Lawrence Coughlin (R) 70.5% Alan Bendix Rubenstein (D) 29.5%
Pennsylvania 14	William S. Moorhead	Democratic	1958	Re-elected	William S. Moorhead (D) 57.0% Stan Thomas (R) 41.9% Stanley James Kuziel (AI) 1.0%
Pennsylvania 15	Fred B. Rooney	Democratic	1963	Lost re-election Republican gain	Donald L. Ritter (R) 53.2% Fred B. Rooney (D) 46.8%
Pennsylvania 16	Robert Smith Walker	Republican	1976	Re-elected	Robert Smith Walker (R) 77.0% Charles W. Boohar (D) 23.0%
Pennsylvania 17	Allen E. Ertel	Democratic	1976	Re-elected	Allen E. Ertel (D) 59.6% Thomas Richard Rippon (R) 40.4%
Pennsylvania 18	Doug Walgren	Democratic	1976	Re-elected	Doug Walgren (D) 57.1% Ted Jacob (R) 42.1% James Gelvin (Lab) 0.8%
Pennsylvania 19	William F. Goodling	Republican	1974	Re-elected	William F. Goodling (R) 78.7% Raj Kumar (D) 21.3%
Pennsylvania 20	Joseph M. Gaydos	Democratic	1968	Re-elected	Joseph M. Gaydos (D) 72.1% Kathleen M. Meyer (R) 27.9%
Pennsylvania 21	John H. Dent	Democratic	1958	Retired Democratic hold	Donald A. Bailey (D) 52.9% Robert H. Miller (R) 47.1%
Pennsylvania 22	Austin Murphy	Democratic	1976	Re-elected	Austin Murphy (D) 71.6% Marilyn Coyle Ecoff (R) 28.4%
Pennsylvania 23	Joseph S. Ammerman	Democratic	1976	Lost re-election Republican gain	William F. Clinger, Jr. (R) 54.3% Joseph S. Ammerman (D) 45.7%
Pennsylvania 24	Marc L. Marks	Republican	1976	Re-elected	Marc L. Marks (R) 64.0% Joseph P. Vigorito (D) 36.0%
Pennsylvania 25	Gary A. Myers	Republican	1974	Retired Democratic gain	Eugene Atkinson (D) 46.5% Tim Shaffer (R) 42.3% Robert Henry Morris (I) 7.2% John W. Cook (I) 4.0%

Rhode Island

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Rhode Island 1	Fernand St. Germain	Democratic	1960	Re-elected	Fernand St. Germain (D) 61.2% Jerry Slocum (R) 38.8%
Rhode Island 2	Edward Beard	Democratic	1974	Re-elected	Edward Beard (D) 52.6% Claudine Camarada Schneider (R) 47.4%

South Carolina

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
South Carolina 1	Mendel Jackson Davis	Democratic	1971	Re-elected	Mendel Jackson Davis (D) 60.4% C. C. Wannamaker (R) 39.6%
South Carolina 2	Floyd Spence	Republican	1970	Re-elected	Floyd Spence (R) 57.5% Jack Solomon Bass (D) 42.5%
South Carolina 3	Butler Derrick	Democratic	1974	Re-elected	Butler Derrick (D) 81.9% Anthony Panuccio (R) 18.1%
South Carolina 4	James R. Mann	Democratic	1968	Retired Republican gain	Carroll A. Campbell, Jr. (R) 52.3% Max M. Heller (D) 46.0% Don Sprouse (I) 1.7%
South Carolina 5	Kenneth Lamar Holland	Democratic	1974	Re-elected	Kenneth Lamar Holland (D) 82.7% Harold Hough (I) 17.3%
South Carolina 6	John Jenrette	Democratic	1974	Re-elected	John Jenrette (D) Unopposed

South Dakota

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
South Dakota 1	Larry Pressler	Republican	1974	Retired to run for U. S. Senate Democratic gain	Tom Daschle (D) 50.05% Leo K. Thorsness (R) 49.95%
South Dakota 2	James Abdnor	Republican	1972	Re-elected	James Abdnor (R) 56.0% Robert Samuelson (D) 44.0%

Tennessee

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Tennessee 1	Jimmy Quillen	Republican	1962	Re-elected	Jimmy Quillen (R) 64.5% Gordon Ball (D) 35.5%
Tennessee 2	John Duncan, Sr.	Republican	1964	Re-elected	John Duncan, Sr. (R) 81.8% Margaret Francis (D) 18.2%
Tennessee 3	Marilyn Lloyd	Democratic	1974	Re-elected	Marilyn Lloyd (D) 88.9% Dan Rucker East (I) 11.1%
Tennessee 4	Al Gore	Democratic	1976	Re-elected	Al Gore (D) Unopposed
Tennessee 5	Clifford Allen	Democratic	1975	Died in office Democratic hold	Bill Boner (D) 51.4% William Dean Goodwin (R) 35.4% Henry Haile (I) 13.2%
Tennessee 6	Robin Beard	Republican	1972	Re-elected	Robin Beard (R) 74.6% C. Ronald Arline (D) 25.4%
Tennessee 7	Ed Jones	Democratic	1969	Re-elected	Ed Jones (D) 72.9% Ross Earl Cook (R) 27.1%
Tennessee 8	Harold Ford, Sr.	Democratic	1974	Re-elected	Harold Ford, Sr. (D) 69.7% Duncan Ragsdale (R) 29.1% Richard Whitmore (I) 1.3%

Texas

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Texas 1	Sam B. Hall	Democratic	1976	Re-elected	Sam B. Hall (D) 78.1% Fred Hudson (R) 21.9%
Texas 2	Charles Wilson	Democratic	1972	Re-elected	Charles Wilson (D) 70.1% James H. Dillion (R) 29.9%
Texas 3	James M. Collins	Republican	1968	Re-elected	James M. Collins (R) Unopposed
Texas 4	Ray Roberts	Democratic	1962	Re-elected	Ray Roberts (D) 61.5% Frank S. Glenn (R) 38.5%
Texas 5	Jim Mattox	Democratic	1976	Re-elected	Jim Mattox (D) 50.3% Thomas W. Pauken (R) 49.1% James Michael White (Socialist Workers) 0.6%
Texas 6	Olin E. Teague	Democratic	1946	Retired Democratic hold	Phil Gramm (D) 65.1% Wes Mowery (R) 34.9%
Texas 7	William Reynolds Archer, Jr.	Republican	1970	Re-elected	William Reynolds Archer, Jr. (R) 85.1% Robert Laurence Hutchings (D) 14.9%
Texas 8	Robert C. Eckhardt	Democratic	1966	Re-elected	Robert C. Eckhardt (D) 61.5% Nick Gearhart (R) 38.5%
Texas 9	Jack Brooks	Democratic	1952	Re-elected	Jack Brooks (D) 63.3% Randy Evans (R) 36.7%
Texas 10	J. J. Pickle	Democratic	1963	Re-elected	J. J. Pickle (D) 76.3% Emmett Leroy Hudspeth (R) 23.7%
Texas 11	William R. Poage	Democratic	1936	Retired Democratic hold	Marvin Leath (D) 51.6% Jack Burgess (R) 48.4%
Texas 12	Jim Wright	Democratic	1954	Re-elected	Jim Wright (D) 68.5% Claude K. Brown (R) 31.5%
Texas 13	Jack Hightower	Democratic	1974	Re-elected	Jack Hightower (D) 74.9% Clifford Alvin Jones (R) 25.1%
Texas 14	John Andrew Young	Democratic	1956	Lost renomination Democratic hold	Joseph P. Wyatt, Jr. (D) 72.4% Joy Yates (R) 27.6%
Texas 15	Kika de la Garza	Democratic	1964	Re-elected	Kika de la Garza (D) 66.2% Robert Lendol McDonald (R) 33.8%
Texas 16	Richard C. White	Democratic	1964	Re-elected	Richard C. White (D) 70.0% Michael Giere (R) 30.0%
Texas 17	Omar Burleson	Democratic	1946	Retired Democratic hold	Charles Stenholm (D) 68.1% Billy L. Fisher (R) 31.9%
Texas 18	Barbara Jordan	Democratic	1972	Retired Democratic hold	Mickey Leland (D) 96.8% Deborah Vee Vernier (Socialist Workers) 3.2%
Texas 19	George H. Mahon	Democratic	1934	Retired Democratic hold	Kent Hance (D) 53.2% George W. Bush (R) 46.8%
Texas 20	Henry B. Gonzalez	Democratic	1961	Re-elected	Henry B. Gonzalez (D) Unopposed
Texas 21	Bob Krueger	Democratic	1974	Retired to run for U. S. Senate Republican gain	Tom Loeffler (R) 57.0% Nelson William Wolff (D) 43.0%
Texas 22	Robert Gammage	Democratic	1976	Lost re-election Republican gain	Ron Paul (R) 50.6% Robert Gammage (D) 49.4%
Texas 23	Abraham Kazen, Jr.	Democratic	1966	Re-elected	Abraham Kazen, Jr. (D) 89.7% Agustin Mata (La Raza Unida) 10.3%
Texas 24	Dale Milford	Democratic	1972	Lost renomination Democratic hold	Martin Frost (D) 54.1% Leo Berman (R) 45.9%

Utah

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Utah 1	K. Gunn McKay	Democratic	1970	Re-elected	K. Gunn McKay (D) 51.0% Jed J. Richardson (R) 46.2% Robert Terrance Owens (AI) 2.3% Dennis A. De Boer (I) 0.5%
Utah 2	David Daniel Marriott	Republican	1976	Re-elected	David Daniel Marriott (R) 62.3% Edwin Brown Firmage (D) 35.3% Lawrence Rey Tophman (AI) 1.0% Bruce Bangerter (I) 0.8% William C. Hoyle (I) 0.7%

Vermont

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Vermont At-large	Jim Jeffords	Republican	1974	Re-elected	Jim Jeffords (R) 75.3% Sarah Marie Dietz (D) 19.3% Peter Issac Diamondstone (I) 5.4%

Virginia

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Virginia 1	Paul S. Trible, Jr.	Republican	1976	Re-elected	Paul S. Trible, Jr. (R) 72.1% Lewis Burwell Puller (D) 27.9%
Virginia 2	G. William Whitehurst	Republican	1968	Re-elected	G. William Whitehurst (R) Unopposed
Virginia 3	David E. Satterfield III	Democratic	1964	Re-elected	David E. Satterfield III (D) 87.9% Alan Robert Ogden (I) 12.1%
Virginia 4	Robert Daniel	Republican	1972	Re-elected	Robert Daniel (R) Unopposed
Virginia 5	Dan Daniel	Democratic	1968	Re-elected	Dan Daniel (D) Unopposed
Virginia 6	M. Caldwell Butler	Republican	1972	Re-elected	M. Caldwell Butler (R) Unopposed
Virginia 7	J. Kenneth Robinson	Republican	1970	Re-elected	J. Kenneth Robinson (R) 64.3% Lewis Perley Fickett, Jr. (D) 35.7%
Virginia 8	Herbert Harris	Democratic	1974	Re-elected	Herbert Harris (D) 50.5% Charles E. Coe (I) 47.1% John F. Herrity (R) 2.4%
Virginia 9	William C. Wampler	Republican	1966	Re-elected	William C. Wampler (R) 61.9% Charles Champ Clark (D) 38.1%
Virginia 10	Joseph L. Fisher	Democratic	1974	Re-elected	Joseph L. Fisher (D) 53.4% Frank R. Wolf (R) 46.6%

Washington

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Washington 1	Joel Pritchard	Republican	1972	Re-elected	Joel Pritchard (R) 64.0% Janice Niemi (D) 33.7% John H. Addison (L) 2.3%
Washington 2	Lloyd Meeds	Democratic	1964	Retired Democratic hold	Al Swift (D) 51.4% John Nance Garner (R) 48.6%
Washington 3	Don Bonker	Democratic	1974	Re-elected	Don Bonker (D) 58.6% Richard H. Bennett (R) 41.4%
Washington 4	Mike McCormack	Democratic	1970	Re-elected	Mike McCormack (D) 61.1% Susan Roylance (R) 38.9%
Washington 5	Tom Foley	Democratic	1964	Re-elected	Tom Foley (D) 48.0% Duane Alton (R) 42.7% Mel Tonasket (I) 9.3%
Washington 6	Norman D. Dicks	Democratic	1976	Re-elected	Norman D. Dicks (D) 60.9% James Edward Beaver (R) 37.4% Mary Kathleen Smith (Socialist Workers) 1.8%
Washington 7	John E. Cunningham	Republican	1977	Lost re-election Democratic gain	Mike Lowry (D) 53.3% John E. Cunningham (R) 46.7%

West Virginia

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
West Virginia 1	Bob Mollohan	Democratic	1968	Re-elected	Bob Mollohan (D) 63.4% Gene A. Haynes (R) 36.6%
West Virginia 2	Harley O. Staggers	Democratic	1948	Re-elected	Harley O. Staggers (D) 55.3% Cleveland Keith Benedict (R) 44.7%
West Virginia 3	John M. Slack, Jr.	Democratic	1958	Re-elected	John M. Slack, Jr. (D) 59.2% David Michael Staton (R) 40.8%
West Virginia 4	Nick Rahall	Democratic	1976	Re-elected	Nick Rahall (D) Unopposed

Wisconsin

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Wisconsin 1	Les Aspin	Democratic	1970	Re-elected	Les Aspin (D) 54.5% William W. Petrie (R) 45.5%
Wisconsin 2	Robert W. Kastenmeier	Democratic	1958	Re-elected	Robert W. Kastenmeier (D) 57.7% James A. Wright (R) 41.3% Dick G. Fields (I) 1.0%
Wisconsin 3	Alvin Baldus	Democratic	1974	Re-elected	Alvin Baldus (D) 62.8% Michael Steven Ellis (R) 37.2%
Wisconsin 4	Clement J. Zablocki	Democratic	1948	Re-elected	Clement J. Zablocki (D) 66.1% Elroy C. Honadel (R) 33.9%
Wisconsin 5	Henry S. Reuss	Democratic	1954	Re-elected	Henry S. Reuss (D) 73.1% James R. W. Medina (R) 25.9% Paul Greenberg (I) 0.7% John Edward Sokoly (I) 0.3%
Wisconsin 6	William A. Steiger	Republican	1966	Re-elected	William A. Steiger (R) 69.6% Robert J. Steffes (D) 29.6% Gordon Ponschock (Con) 0.8%
Wisconsin 7	Dave Obey	Democratic	1969	Re-elected	Dave Obey (D) 62.2% Vinton A. Vesta (R) 36.9% George Olishkewych (Con) 0.9%
Wisconsin 8	Robert John Cornell	Democratic	1974	Lost re-election Republican gain	Toby Roth (R) 57.9% Robert John Cornell (D) 42.1%
Wisconsin 9	Bob Kasten	Republican	1974	Retired to run for Governor Republican hold	Jim Sensenbrenner (R) 61.2% Matthew J. Flynn (D) 38.8%

Wyoming

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Wyoming At-large	Teno Roncalio	Democratic	1970	Retired Republican gain	Dick Cheney (R) 58.6% William D. Bagley (D) 41.4%

See also

• United States elections, 1978
  • United States Senate elections, 1978
• 95th United States Congress
• 96th United States Congress