United States House election, 1960
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The U.S. House election, 1960 was an election for the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...

 in 1960 which coincided with the election of President
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....

 John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963....

. In spite of Kennedy's victory, his Democratic Party actually lost twenty seats to the opposition Republican Party. This may have been a backlash to the major Democratic gains in the previous election. An end to the economic downturn of the middle portion of the decade was also a factor. Nonetheless, the Democrats retained a clear majority in the House.

Notable freshmen included future Senate Majority Leader and presidential candidate Bob Dole
Bob Dole
Robert Joseph "Bob" Dole is an American attorney and politician. Dole represented Kansas in the United States Senate from 1969 to 1996, was Gerald Ford's Vice Presidential running mate in the 1976 presidential election, and was Senate Majority Leader from 1985 to 1987 and in 1995 and 1996...

 (R-Kan.) and future independent presidential candidate John B. Anderson
John B. Anderson
John Bayard Anderson is a former United States Congressman and Presidential candidate from Illinois. He was a U.S. Representative from the 16th Congressional District of Illinois for ten terms from 1961 through 1981 and an Independent candidate in the 1980 presidential election. He was previously...

 (R-Ill.).

Overall results

Parties Seats Popular Vote
1958 1960 Change Strength Vote % Change
  Democratic 283 262 21 60.0% 34,844,338 54.4% 1.1%
  Republican 153 175 22 40.0% 28,750,866 44.8% 1.2%
  Others 0 0 529,106 0.8% 0.1%
Total 436 437 1 100.0% 64,124,310 100.0%

Source: Election Statistics - Office of the Clerk



Separate elections

Date ↑
(linked to elections)
District Predecessor Party Reason for vacancy Result Candidates
March 8, 1960 Isidore Dollinger
Isidore Dollinger
Isidore Dollinger was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from New York between 1949 and 1959.Dollinger was born in New York City. He graduated from New York University in 1925 and from New York Law School in 1928. He was admitted to the New York state bar in 1929...

Democratic Resignation
Winner was subsequently re-elected in November
Democratic hold Jacob H. Gilbert
Jacob H. Gilbert
Jacob H. Gilbert was a United States Representative from New York between 1960 and 1971.Gilbert was born in Bronx, N.Y., He attended the public schools and graduated from St. John’s College and from St. John's University School of Law...

 (D)

April 26, 1960 Alvin R. Bush Republican Death
Winner was subsequently re-elected in November
Republican hold Herman T. Schneebeli
Herman T. Schneebeli
Herman Theodore Schneebeli was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Herman Schneebeli was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Mercersburg Academy in 1926, Dartmouth College in 1930, and Tuck School of Administration and Finance in 1931...

 (R)

April 26, 1960 Richard M. Simpson
Richard M. Simpson
Richard Murray Simpson was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Richard Simpson was born in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the University of Pittsburgh, in 1923 and from Georgetown Law School in Washington, D.C., in 1942...

Republican Death
Winner subsequently died June 19, 1960, and the seat remained vacant until another special election in November
Republican hold Douglas Elliott
Douglas Hemphill Elliott
Douglas Hemphill Elliott was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Douglas H. Elliott was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended the schools of Philadelphia and graduated from The Haverford School in 1938. He attended the University of Virginia at...

 (R)

June 25, 1960 David M. Hall
David McKee Hall
David McKee Hall was a Representative from North Carolina. He was born in Sylva, North Carolina. He attended the public schools of Jackson County, North Carolina, and then became a special student at the University of North Carolina, receiving a certificate of law in 1947 and a law degree in 1948...

Democratic Death
Winner was subsequently re-elected in November
Democratic hold Roy A. Taylor
Roy A. Taylor
Roy Arthur Taylor was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina.Born in Vader, Washington, Taylor graduated from Asheville-Biltmore College, Asheville, North Carolina, 1929....

 (D)


Alabama 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Frank W. Boykin
Frank W. Boykin
Frank William Boykin, Sr. served as a Democratic Congressman in Alabama's 1st congressional district from 1935-1963....

Democratic 1935 Re-elected Frank W. Boykin
Frank W. Boykin
Frank William Boykin, Sr. served as a Democratic Congressman in Alabama's 1st congressional district from 1935-1963....

 (D) Unopposed
George M. Grant
George M. Grant
George McInvale Grant was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Alabama.Grant was born in Louisville, Alabama. He obtained a law degree from University of Alabama in 1922...

Democratic 1938 Re-elected George M. Grant
George M. Grant
George McInvale Grant was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Alabama.Grant was born in Louisville, Alabama. He obtained a law degree from University of Alabama in 1922...

 (D) Unopposed
George W. Andrews
George W. Andrews
For the Canadian politician see George William Andrews George William Andrews was a U.S...

Democratic 1944 Re-elected George W. Andrews
George W. Andrews
For the Canadian politician see George William Andrews George William Andrews was a U.S...

 (D) Unopposed
Kenneth A. Roberts
Kenneth A. Roberts
Kenneth Allison Roberts was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.Born in Piedmont, Alabama, Roberts attended the public schools and Howard College, Birmingham, Alabama. He was graduated from the University of Alabama Law School in 1935 and admitted to the bar in 1936...

Democratic 1950 Re-elected Kenneth A. Roberts
Kenneth A. Roberts
Kenneth Allison Roberts was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.Born in Piedmont, Alabama, Roberts attended the public schools and Howard College, Birmingham, Alabama. He was graduated from the University of Alabama Law School in 1935 and admitted to the bar in 1936...

 (D) Unopposed
Albert Rains
Albert Rains
Albert McKinley Rains was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.Born in Grove Oak, Alabama, Rains attended the public schools, Snead Seminary, Boaz, Alabama, State Teachers College , Jacksonville, Alabama, and the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa.He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1928 and...

Democratic 1944 Re-elected Albert Rains
Albert Rains
Albert McKinley Rains was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.Born in Grove Oak, Alabama, Rains attended the public schools, Snead Seminary, Boaz, Alabama, State Teachers College , Jacksonville, Alabama, and the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa.He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1928 and...

 (D) Unopposed
Armistead I. Selden, Jr.
Armistead I. Selden, Jr.
Armistead Inge Selden, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.-Early life and military service:Born in Greensboro, Alabama, Selden attended the public schools. He graduated from Greensboro High School in 1938 and from the University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee, in 1942...

Democratic 1952 Re-elected Armistead I. Selden, Jr.
Armistead I. Selden, Jr.
Armistead Inge Selden, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.-Early life and military service:Born in Greensboro, Alabama, Selden attended the public schools. He graduated from Greensboro High School in 1938 and from the University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee, in 1942...

 (D) Unopposed
Carl Elliott
Carl Elliott
Carl Atwood Elliott was a U.S. Congressman from the state of Alabama. He was elected to eight consecutive terms in office, serving from January 1949 to January 1965....

Democratic 1948 Re-elected Carl Elliott
Carl Elliott
Carl Atwood Elliott was a U.S. Congressman from the state of Alabama. He was elected to eight consecutive terms in office, serving from January 1949 to January 1965....

 (D) Unopposed
Robert E. Jones, Jr.
Robert E. Jones, Jr.
Robert E. Jones, Jr. was a member of the United States House of Representatives from the 8th district of Alabama. He was the last to represent that district before it was removed as a result of the 1970 United States Census. Presently there are seven U.S. House districts in Alabama.-Early...

Democratic 1947 Re-elected Robert E. Jones, Jr.
Robert E. Jones, Jr.
Robert E. Jones, Jr. was a member of the United States House of Representatives from the 8th district of Alabama. He was the last to represent that district before it was removed as a result of the 1970 United States Census. Presently there are seven U.S. House districts in Alabama.-Early...

 (D) 79.2%

H. G. Williams (R) 20.8%
George Huddleston, Jr.
George Huddleston, Jr.
George Huddleston, Jr. was a Democratic Congressman from Alabama.Huddleston was born in Birmingham, Alabama. He is the son of George Huddleston, who represented the Birmingham area in Congress from 1915 to 1937...

Democratic 1954 Re-elected George Huddleston, Jr.
George Huddleston, Jr.
George Huddleston, Jr. was a Democratic Congressman from Alabama.Huddleston was born in Birmingham, Alabama. He is the son of George Huddleston, who represented the Birmingham area in Congress from 1915 to 1937...

 (D) 67.3%

William P. Ivey (R) 32.7%

Alaska 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Ralph Julian Rivers
Ralph Julian Rivers
Ralph Julian Rivers was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Alaska.-Biography:Born in Seattle, Washington, Rivers attended grammar school in Flat, Alaska, and Franklin High School in Seattle. He worked as a gold miner in Flat from 1921 to 1923, and then earned an LL.B. from the University of...

Democratic 1958 Re-elected Ralph Julian Rivers
Ralph Julian Rivers
Ralph Julian Rivers was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Alaska.-Biography:Born in Seattle, Washington, Rivers attended grammar school in Flat, Alaska, and Franklin High School in Seattle. He worked as a gold miner in Flat from 1921 to 1923, and then earned an LL.B. from the University of...

 (D) 56.8%

R. L. Rettig (R) 43.2%

Arizona 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
John Jacob Rhodes
John Jacob Rhodes
John Jacob Rhodes, Jr. was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Republican Party, Rhodes was elected as a U.S. Representative from the state of Arizona. He was preceded in office by Democrat John Murdock, and succeeded by fellow Republican John McCain...

Republican 1952 Re-elected John Jacob Rhodes
John Jacob Rhodes
John Jacob Rhodes, Jr. was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Republican Party, Rhodes was elected as a U.S. Representative from the state of Arizona. He was preceded in office by Democrat John Murdock, and succeeded by fellow Republican John McCain...

 (R) 59.2%

Richard H. Harless (D) 40.8%
Stewart Lee Udall Democratic 1954 Re-elected Stewart Lee Udall (D) 55.7%
Mac C. Matheson (R) 44.3%

Arkansas 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Ezekiel C. Gathings
Ezekiel C. Gathings
Ezekiel Candler Gathings was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas.Born in Prairie, Mississippi, Gathings attended the public schools and the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa. He was graduated from the law department of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville in 1929...

Democratic 1938 Re-elected Ezekiel C. Gathings
Ezekiel C. Gathings
Ezekiel Candler Gathings was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas.Born in Prairie, Mississippi, Gathings attended the public schools and the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa. He was graduated from the law department of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville in 1929...

 (D) Unopposed
Wilbur Mills
Wilbur Mills
Wilbur Daigh Mills , was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Arkansas...

Democratic 1938 Re-elected Wilbur Mills
Wilbur Mills
Wilbur Daigh Mills , was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Arkansas...

 (D) Unopposed
James William Trimble
James William Trimble
James William Trimble was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Arkansas, having served from 1945-1967. He was the first Democrat in Arkansas since Reconstruction to lose a congressional race to a Republican...

Democratic 1944 Re-elected James William Trimble
James William Trimble
James William Trimble was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Arkansas, having served from 1945-1967. He was the first Democrat in Arkansas since Reconstruction to lose a congressional race to a Republican...

 (D) Unopposed
Oren Harris
Oren Harris
Oren Harris was a U.S. Representative and United States District Court Judge from Arkansas.-Background:Born in Belton, Arkansas, Harris attended public schools in Prescott, Arkansas....

Democratic 1940 Re-elected Oren Harris
Oren Harris
Oren Harris was a U.S. Representative and United States District Court Judge from Arkansas.-Background:Born in Belton, Arkansas, Harris attended public schools in Prescott, Arkansas....

 (D) Unopposed
Dale Alford
Dale Alford
Thomas Dale Alford, Sr. was an ophthalmologist and politician from the U.S. state of Arkansas who served as a conservative Democrat in the United States House of Representatives from Little Rock from 1959 to 1963....

Democratic 1958 Re-elected Dale Alford
Dale Alford
Thomas Dale Alford, Sr. was an ophthalmologist and politician from the U.S. state of Arkansas who served as a conservative Democrat in the United States House of Representatives from Little Rock from 1959 to 1963....

 (D) 82.7%

L. J. Churchill (R) 17.3%
William F. Norrell
William F. Norrell
William Frank Norrell was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas, husband of Catherine Dorris Norrell.Born in Milo, Arkansas, Norrell attended the public schools, the Arkansas Agricultural and Mechanical College of Monticello, the College of the Ozarks in Clarksville, Arkansas, and law school at the...

Democratic 1938 Re-elected William F. Norrell
William F. Norrell
William Frank Norrell was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas, husband of Catherine Dorris Norrell.Born in Milo, Arkansas, Norrell attended the public schools, the Arkansas Agricultural and Mechanical College of Monticello, the College of the Ozarks in Clarksville, Arkansas, and law school at the...

 (D) Unopposed

California 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Clement Woodnutt Miller
Clement Woodnutt Miller
Clement Woodnutt Miller was a U.S. Representative from California, He was a grandson of Charles R. Miller and a nephew of Thomas W...

Democratic 1958
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1958
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1958 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 4, 1958...

Re-elected Clement Woodnutt Miller
Clement Woodnutt Miller
Clement Woodnutt Miller was a U.S. Representative from California, He was a grandson of Charles R. Miller and a nephew of Thomas W...

 (D) 51.6%

Frederick G. Dupuis (R) 48.4%
Harold T. Johnson
Harold T. Johnson
Harold T. "Bizz" Johnson was an American politician from California and a member of the Democratic party.-Political career:...

Democratic 1958
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1958
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1958 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 4, 1958...

Re-elected Harold T. Johnson
Harold T. Johnson
Harold T. "Bizz" Johnson was an American politician from California and a member of the Democratic party.-Political career:...

 (D) 62.7%

Fredric H. Nagel (R) 37.3%
John E. Moss
John E. Moss
John Emerson Moss was an American politician of the Democratic party, noted for his championing of the federal Freedom of Information Act through multiple sessions of the United States House of Representatives where he served from 1953 to 1978.Moss was born in Hiawatha, Carbon County, Utah, in...

Democratic 1952
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1952
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1952 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 4, 1952. California gained seven seats as a...

Re-elected John E. Moss
John E. Moss
John Emerson Moss was an American politician of the Democratic party, noted for his championing of the federal Freedom of Information Act through multiple sessions of the United States House of Representatives where he served from 1953 to 1978.Moss was born in Hiawatha, Carbon County, Utah, in...

 (D) Unopposed
William S. Mailliard
William S. Mailliard
William S. Mailliard was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California. He was born in Belvedere, California; attended elementary and secondary schools in the San Francisco Bay Area, and the Taft School, Watertown, Connecticut, 1933–1935...

Republican 1952
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1952
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1952 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 4, 1952. California gained seven seats as a...

Re-elected William S. Mailliard
William S. Mailliard
William S. Mailliard was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California. He was born in Belvedere, California; attended elementary and secondary schools in the San Francisco Bay Area, and the Taft School, Watertown, Connecticut, 1933–1935...

 (R) 65.3%

Phillips S. Davies (D) 34.7%
John Shelley
John Shelley
John Francis "Jack" Shelley was a U.S. politician. He served as the 35th mayor of San Francisco, from 1964 to 1968, the first Democrat elected to the office in 50 years, and the first in an unbroken line of Democratic mayors that lasts to the present .Shelley earned a law degree from the...

Democratic 1949 Re-elected John Shelley
John Shelley
John Francis "Jack" Shelley was a U.S. politician. He served as the 35th mayor of San Francisco, from 1964 to 1968, the first Democrat elected to the office in 50 years, and the first in an unbroken line of Democratic mayors that lasts to the present .Shelley earned a law degree from the...

 (D) 83.7%

Nick Verreos (R) 16.3%
John F. Baldwin, Jr.
John F. Baldwin, Jr.
John Finley Baldwin, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from California.Born in Oakland, California, Baldwin graduated from San Ramon Valley Union High School in Danville, California, and from the University of California at Berkeley in 1935, majoring in accounting and finance.He served as assistant...

Republican 1954
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1954
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1954 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 6, 1954...

Re-elected John F. Baldwin, Jr.
John F. Baldwin, Jr.
John Finley Baldwin, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from California.Born in Oakland, California, Baldwin graduated from San Ramon Valley Union High School in Danville, California, and from the University of California at Berkeley in 1935, majoring in accounting and finance.He served as assistant...

 (R) 58.7%

Douglas R. Page (D) 41.3%
Jeffery Cohelan
Jeffery Cohelan
Jeffery Cohelan was a United States Representative from California. He was born in San Francisco, California and attended the public schools and San Mateo Junior College. He earned his B.A. from the University of California's School of Economics...

Democratic 1958
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1958
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1958 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 4, 1958...

Re-elected Jeffery Cohelan
Jeffery Cohelan
Jeffery Cohelan was a United States Representative from California. He was born in San Francisco, California and attended the public schools and San Mateo Junior College. He earned his B.A. from the University of California's School of Economics...

 (D) 57.0%

Lewis F. Sherman (R) 43.0%
George Paul Miller
George Paul Miller
George Paul Miller was a U.S. Representative from California.Born in San Francisco, California, Miller attended public and private schools. He was graduated from Saint Mary's College of California in 1912. He engaged as a civil engineer 1912-1917...

Democratic 1944
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1944
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1944 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 7, 1944...

Re-elected George Paul Miller
George Paul Miller
George Paul Miller was a U.S. Representative from California.Born in San Francisco, California, Miller attended public and private schools. He was graduated from Saint Mary's College of California in 1912. He engaged as a civil engineer 1912-1917...

 (D) 62.0%

Robert E. Hannon (R) 38.0%
J. Arthur Younger
J. Arthur Younger
Jesse Arthur Younger was a United States Representative from California. A member of the Republican Party, he was the first Representative from San Mateo County, California....

Republican 1952
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1952
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1952 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 4, 1952. California gained seven seats as a...

Re-elected J. Arthur Younger
J. Arthur Younger
Jesse Arthur Younger was a United States Representative from California. A member of the Republican Party, he was the first Representative from San Mateo County, California....

 (R) 59.2%

John D. Kaster (D) 40.8%
Charles S. Gubser
Charles S. Gubser
Charles Samuel Gubser was a Republican U.S. Representative from California.Born in Gilroy, California, Gubser attended public schools. He graduated from San Jose State Junior College in 1934, the University of California in 1937, and then did two years of graduate work. He taught at Gilroy Union...

Republican 1952
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1952
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1952 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 4, 1952. California gained seven seats as a...

Re-elected Charles S. Gubser
Charles S. Gubser
Charles Samuel Gubser was a Republican U.S. Representative from California.Born in Gilroy, California, Gubser attended public schools. He graduated from San Jose State Junior College in 1934, the University of California in 1937, and then did two years of graduate work. He taught at Gilroy Union...

 (R) 58.9%

Russell B. Bryan (D) 41.1%
John J. McFall
John J. McFall
John Joseph McFall was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing the state of California, rising to the position of House Majority Whip.-Early life and career:...

Democratic 1956
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1956
The California United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1956 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 6, 1956...

Re-elected John J. McFall
John J. McFall
John Joseph McFall was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing the state of California, rising to the position of House Majority Whip.-Early life and career:...

 (D) 65.4%

Clifford B. Bull (R) 34.6%
Bernice F. Sisk Democratic 1954
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1954
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1954 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 6, 1954...

Re-elected Bernice F. Sisk (D) Unopposed
Charles M. Teague
Charles M. Teague
Charles McKevett Teague was a U.S. Representative from California.Born in Santa Paula, California, Teague attended the public schools....

Republican 1954
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1954
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1954 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 6, 1954...

Re-elected Charles M. Teague
Charles M. Teague
Charles McKevett Teague was a U.S. Representative from California.Born in Santa Paula, California, Teague attended the public schools....

 (R) 65.0%

L. Boyd Finch (D) 35.0%
Harlan Hagen
Harlan Hagen
Harlan Francis Hagen was a United States Representative from California. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1953 to 1967, representing the 14th District of California....

Democratic 1952
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1952
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1952 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 4, 1952. California gained seven seats as a...

Re-elected Harlan Hagen
Harlan Hagen
Harlan Francis Hagen was a United States Representative from California. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1953 to 1967, representing the 14th District of California....

 (D) 56.5%

G. Ray Arnett (R) 43.5%
Gordon L. McDonough
Gordon L. McDonough
Gordon Leo McDonough was a U.S. Representative from California.Born in Buffalo, New York, McDonough moved with his parents to Emporium, Pennsylvania, in 1898.He attended the public schools....

Republican 1944
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1944
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1944 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 7, 1944...

Re-elected Gordon L. McDonough
Gordon L. McDonough
Gordon Leo McDonough was a U.S. Representative from California.Born in Buffalo, New York, McDonough moved with his parents to Emporium, Pennsylvania, in 1898.He attended the public schools....

 (R) 51.3%

Norman H. Martell (D) 48.7%
Donald L. Jackson
Donald L. Jackson
Donald Lester Jackson was a U.S. Representative from California.Born in Ipswich, Edmunds County, South Dakota, Jackson attended the public schools of South Dakota and California....

Republican 1946
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1946
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1946 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 5, 1946...

Retired
Republican hold
Alphonzo E. Bell, Jr.
Alphonzo E. Bell, Jr.
Alphonzo "Al" Bell, Jr. was an eight-term United States Representative from California, who represented Los Angeles, California's influential Westside.-Family Background & Early Life:...

 (R) 55.4%

Jerry Pacht (D) 44.6%
Cecil R. King
Cecil R. King
Cecil Rhodes King was an American businessman and politician. King, a Democrat, served as the first member of the United States House of Representatives from California's 17th congressional district for fourteen terms, serving from August 1942 to January 1969...

Democratic 1942
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1942
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1942 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 3, 1942. California gained three districts...

Re-elected Cecil R. King
Cecil R. King
Cecil Rhodes King was an American businessman and politician. King, a Democrat, served as the first member of the United States House of Representatives from California's 17th congressional district for fourteen terms, serving from August 1942 to January 1969...

 (D) 67.7%

Tom Coffee (R) 32.3%
Craig Hosmer
Craig Hosmer
Chester Craig Hosmer was a United States Representative from California.Hosmer was born in Brea, California, in Orange County. He attended the public schools, graduated from Long Beach Polytechnic High School...

Republican 1952
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1952
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1952 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 4, 1952. California gained seven seats as a...

Re-elected Craig Hosmer
Craig Hosmer
Chester Craig Hosmer was a United States Representative from California.Hosmer was born in Brea, California, in Orange County. He attended the public schools, graduated from Long Beach Polytechnic High School...

 (R) 70.0%

D. Patrick Ahern (D) 30.0%
Chet Holifield Democratic 1942
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1942
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1942 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 3, 1942. California gained three districts...

Re-elected Chet Holifield (D) 78.2%
Gordon S. McWilliams (R) 21.8%
H. Allen Smith Republican 1956
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1956
The California United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1956 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 6, 1956...

Re-elected H. Allen Smith (R) 70.1%
Gareth W. Sadler (D) 29.9%
Edgar W. Hiestand
Edgar W. Hiestand
Edgar Willard Hiestand was a staunch Anti-Communist who served ten years in the United States Congress.Hiestand was born in Chicago, Illinois on December 3, 1888. A Republican and member of the John Birch Society, he represented California's 21st Congressional District from 1953 until 1963, when...

Republican 1952
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1952
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1952 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 4, 1952. California gained seven seats as a...

Re-elected Edgar W. Hiestand
Edgar W. Hiestand
Edgar Willard Hiestand was a staunch Anti-Communist who served ten years in the United States Congress.Hiestand was born in Chicago, Illinois on December 3, 1888. A Republican and member of the John Birch Society, he represented California's 21st Congressional District from 1953 until 1963, when...

 (R) 58.4%

Rudd Brown (D) 41.6%
Joseph F. Holt
Joseph F. Holt
Joseph Franklin Holt, III was a U.S. Representative from California.Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, Holt moved to Los Angeles, California, with his parents when one year of age.He attended the public schools....

Republican 1952
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1952
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1952 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 4, 1952. California gained seven seats as a...

Retired
Democratic gain
James C. Corman
James C. Corman
James Charles Corman was a Los Angeles City Council member from 1957 to 1961 and a Democratic Congressman from California between 1961 and 1981.-General:...

 (D) 51.1%

Lemoine Blanchard (R) 48.9%
Clyde Doyle
Clyde Doyle
Clyde Gilman Doyle was a United States Representative from California. He was born in Oakland, Alameda County, California. He attended public schools in Oakland, Seattle, Washington, Los Angeles and Long Beach, California. He graduated from the College of Law of the University of Southern...

Democratic 1948
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1948
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1948 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 2, 1948...

Re-elected Clyde Doyle
Clyde Doyle
Clyde Gilman Doyle was a United States Representative from California. He was born in Oakland, Alameda County, California. He attended public schools in Oakland, Seattle, Washington, Los Angeles and Long Beach, California. He graduated from the College of Law of the University of Southern...

 (D) 74.2%

Emmett A. Schwartz (R) 25.8%
Glenard P. Lipscomb
Glenard P. Lipscomb
Glenard Paul Lipscomb was a United States Congressman from the state of California.Born in Jackson County, Michigan, Lipscomb moved to California with his parents in 1920, where the family settled in Los Angeles. He was educated in the Los Angeles public schools, including Belmont High School...

Republican 1953 Re-elected Glenard P. Lipscomb
Glenard P. Lipscomb
Glenard Paul Lipscomb was a United States Congressman from the state of California.Born in Jackson County, Michigan, Lipscomb moved to California with his parents in 1920, where the family settled in Los Angeles. He was educated in the Los Angeles public schools, including Belmont High School...

 (R) 59.7%

Norman Hass (D) 40.3%
George A. Kasem
George A. Kasem
George Albert Kasem was a U.S. Representative from California's 25th congressional district.Born in Drumright, Oklahoma, Kasem graduated from John H...

Democratic 1958
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1958
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1958 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 4, 1958...

Lost re-election
Republican gain
John H. Rousselot
John H. Rousselot
John Harbin Rousselot was a U.S. Representative from southern California. Born in 1927 in Los Angeles, California, Rousselot attended the public schools of San Marino and South...

 (R) 53.6%

George A. Kasem (D) 46.4%
James Roosevelt
James Roosevelt
James Roosevelt was the oldest son of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. He was a United States Congressman, an officer in the United States Marine Corps, an aide to his father, the official Secretary to the President, a Democratic Party activist, and a businessman.-Early life:Roosevelt was...

Democratic 1954
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1954
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1954 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 6, 1954...

Re-elected James Roosevelt
James Roosevelt
James Roosevelt was the oldest son of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. He was a United States Congressman, an officer in the United States Marine Corps, an aide to his father, the official Secretary to the President, a Democratic Party activist, and a businessman.-Early life:Roosevelt was...

 (D) 73.4%

William E. McIntyre (R) 26.6%
Harry R. Sheppard
Harry R. Sheppard
Harry Richard Sheppard was a U.S. Representative from California.Born in Mobile, Alabama, Sheppard attended the public schools.He studied law.He was employed in transportation department of the Santa Fe Railroad....

Democratic 1936
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1936
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1936 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 3, 1936...

Re-elected Harry R. Sheppard
Harry R. Sheppard
Harry Richard Sheppard was a U.S. Representative from California.Born in Mobile, Alabama, Sheppard attended the public schools.He studied law.He was employed in transportation department of the Santa Fe Railroad....

 (D) 66.8%

Robert M. Castle (R) 33.2%
James B. Utt
James B. Utt
James Boyd Utt was a conservative Republican Congressman from populous Orange County, California, from 1953 to 1970.-Biography:...

Republican 1952
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1952
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1952 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 4, 1952. California gained seven seats as a...

Re-elected James B. Utt
James B. Utt
James Boyd Utt was a conservative Republican Congressman from populous Orange County, California, from 1953 to 1970.-Biography:...

 (R) 60.9%

Max E. Woods (D) 39.1%
Dalip Singh Saund
Dalip Singh Saund
Dalip Singh Saund was a member of the United States House of Representatives. He served the 29th District of California from January 3, 1957–January 3, 1963. He was the first Asian American, Indian American and Sikh member of the United States Congress...

Democratic 1956
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1956
The California United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1956 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 6, 1956...

Re-elected Dalip Singh Saund
Dalip Singh Saund
Dalip Singh Saund was a member of the United States House of Representatives. He served the 29th District of California from January 3, 1957–January 3, 1963. He was the first Asian American, Indian American and Sikh member of the United States Congress...

 (D) 57.1%

Charles H. Jameson (R) 42.9%
Bob Wilson
Bob Wilson (US politician)
Robert Carlton "Bob" Wilson was an American politician. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives. He was a member of the Republican Party.-Biography:...

Republican 1952
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1952
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1952 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 4, 1952. California gained seven seats as a...

Re-elected Bob Wilson
Bob Wilson (US politician)
Robert Carlton "Bob" Wilson was an American politician. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives. He was a member of the Republican Party.-Biography:...

 (R) 59.3%

Walter Wencke (D) 40.7%

Colorado 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Byron G. Rogers
Byron G. Rogers
Byron Giles Rogers was a U.S. Representative from Colorado.-Early life:Born in Greenville, Texas, Rogers moved with his parents to Oklahoma in April 1902....

Democratic 1950 Re-elected Byron G. Rogers
Byron G. Rogers
Byron Giles Rogers was a U.S. Representative from Colorado.-Early life:Born in Greenville, Texas, Rogers moved with his parents to Oklahoma in April 1902....

 (D) 60.0%

Robert D. Rolander (R) 40.0%
Byron L. Johnson
Byron L. Johnson
Byron Lindberg Johnson was an economist and U.S. Representative from Colorado.-Early life and education:Born in Chicago, Illinois, Johnson graduated from Oconomowoc High School, Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, in 1933. He earned his B.A. at University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1938, and completed his M.A. ...

Democratic 1958 Lost re-election
Republican gain
Peter H. Dominick
Peter H. Dominick
Peter Hoyt Dominick was a politician and lawyer from Colorado. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the United States Senate from 1963 to 1975. His uncle, Howard Alexander Smith, was a U.S. Senator from New Jersey from 1944 to 1959.Born in Stamford, Connecticut, Dominick graduated from St...

 (R) 57.6%

Byron L. Johnson (D) 42.4%
John Chenoweth
John Chenoweth
John Edgar Chenoweth was a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Colorado, serving as a member of the United States House of Representatives and as a state judge....

Republican 1950 Re-elected John Chenoweth
John Chenoweth
John Edgar Chenoweth was a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Colorado, serving as a member of the United States House of Representatives and as a state judge....

 (R) 52.0%

Franklin R. Stewart (D) 48.0%
Wayne N. Aspinall
Wayne N. Aspinall
Wayne Norviel Aspinall was a lawyer and politician from Colorado. He is largely known for his tenure in the United States House of Representatives, serving as a Democrat from 1949-1973 from Colorado’s Fourth District. Aspinall became known for his direction of the House Interior and Insular...

Democratic 1948 Re-elected Wayne N. Aspinall
Wayne N. Aspinall
Wayne Norviel Aspinall was a lawyer and politician from Colorado. He is largely known for his tenure in the United States House of Representatives, serving as a Democrat from 1949-1973 from Colorado’s Fourth District. Aspinall became known for his direction of the House Interior and Insular...

 (D) 68.5%

Charles P. Casteel (R) 31.5%

Connecticut 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Emilio Q. Daddario
Emilio Q. Daddario
Emilio Quincy Daddario was an American Democratic politician from Connecticut. He served as a member of the 86th through 91st United States Congresses.-Life and career:...

Democratic 1958 Re-elected Emilio Q. Daddario
Emilio Q. Daddario
Emilio Quincy Daddario was an American Democratic politician from Connecticut. He served as a member of the 86th through 91st United States Congresses.-Life and career:...

 (D) 58.5%

Thomas F. Brennan (R) 41.5%
Chester Bowles
Chester Bowles
Chester Bliss Bowles was a liberal Democratic American diplomat and politician from Connecticut.-Biography:...

Democratic 1958 Retired
Republican gain
Horace Seely-Brown, Jr.
Horace Seely-Brown, Jr.
Horace Seely-Brown Jr. was a US Representative from Connecticut.Seely-Brown was born in Kensington, Maryland. He attended the public schools of Hoosick, New York and graduated from Hamilton College in Clinton, New York in 1929. He was a student at Yale University in 1929 and 1930...

 (R) 50.1%

William L. St. Onge (D) 49.9%
Robert Giaimo
Robert Giaimo
Robert Nicholas Giaimo was a Democratic US Representative from Connecticut. He co-sponsored the legislation creating the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities...

Democratic 1958 Re-elected Robert Giaimo
Robert Giaimo
Robert Nicholas Giaimo was a Democratic US Representative from Connecticut. He co-sponsored the legislation creating the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities...

 (D) 54.9%

Albert W. Cretella (R) 45.1%
Donald J. Irwin
Donald J. Irwin
Donald Jay Irwin is a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.Born of American parents in Argentina, Irwin came to the United States in 1945 to attend Yale University....

Democratic 1958 Lost re-election
Republican gain
Abner W. Sibal
Abner W. Sibal
Abner Woodruff Sibal was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.-Biography:Born in Ridgewood, New York, Sibal graduated from Norwalk High School in 1938. He was in the Wesleyan University, A.B., 1943, and St. John's University School of Law, LL.B., 1949...

 (R) 51.3%

Donald J. Irwin (D) 48.0%
Jasper McLevy (Soc-Lab
Socialist Labor Party of America
The Socialist Labor Party of America , established in 1876 as the Workingmen's Party, is the oldest socialist political party in the United States and the second oldest socialist party in the world. Originally known as the Workingmen's Party of America, the party changed its name in 1877 and has...

) 0.8%
John S. Monagan
John S. Monagan
John S. Monagan was a Connecticut politician and author.Monagan graduated from Dartmouth College in 1933, where he majored in French literature and was the editor of the Dartmouth Jack-O-Lantern...

Democratic 1958 Re-elected John S. Monagan
John S. Monagan
John S. Monagan was a Connecticut politician and author.Monagan graduated from Dartmouth College in 1933, where he majored in French literature and was the editor of the Dartmouth Jack-O-Lantern...

 (D) 55.1%

James T. Patterson (R) 44.9%
Frank Kowalski
Frank Kowalski
Frank Kowalski was a United States Representative from Connecticut. He was born in Meriden, Connecticut, where he attended the grade and high schools. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1930, Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1937, and studied international relations at...

Democratic 1958 Re-elected Frank Kowalski
Frank Kowalski
Frank Kowalski was a United States Representative from Connecticut. He was born in Meriden, Connecticut, where he attended the grade and high schools. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1930, Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1937, and studied international relations at...

 (D) 54.0%

Antoni N. Sadlak (R) 46.0%

Delaware 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Harris B. McDowell, Jr.
Harris B. McDowell, Jr.
Harris B. McDowell, Jr. was an American farmer and politician from Middletown, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly and five terms as U. S. Representative from Delaware.-Early life and family:McDowell was born near...

Democratic 1958 Re-elected Harris B. McDowell, Jr.
Harris B. McDowell, Jr.
Harris B. McDowell, Jr. was an American farmer and politician from Middletown, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly and five terms as U. S. Representative from Delaware.-Early life and family:McDowell was born near...

 (D) 50.5%

James T. McKinstry (R) 49.5%

Florida 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
William C. Cramer
William C. Cramer
William Cato Cramer was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Cramer was born in Denver, Colorado. He was three years old when his parents moved to St. Petersburg, Florida. He attended the public schools and St...

Republican 1954 Re-elected William C. Cramer
William C. Cramer
William Cato Cramer was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Cramer was born in Denver, Colorado. He was three years old when his parents moved to St. Petersburg, Florida. He attended the public schools and St...

 (R) 58.4%

James M. McEwen (D) 41.6%
Charles Edward Bennett
Charles Edward Bennett
Charles Edward Bennett was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Florida from 1949 to 1993. He was a Democrat who resided in Jacksonville, Florida.-Early years:...

Democratic 1948 Re-elected Charles Edward Bennett
Charles Edward Bennett
Charles Edward Bennett was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Florida from 1949 to 1993. He was a Democrat who resided in Jacksonville, Florida.-Early years:...

 (D) 82.5%

J. Edward Musser (R) 17.5%
Robert L. F. Sikes
Robert L. F. Sikes
Robert Lee Fulton Sikes was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Born in Isabella, near Sylvester, Georgia, Sikes attended the public schools....

Democratic 1940 Re-elected Robert L. F. Sikes
Robert L. F. Sikes
Robert Lee Fulton Sikes was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Born in Isabella, near Sylvester, Georgia, Sikes attended the public schools....

 (D) Unopposed
Dante Fascell
Dante Fascell
Dante Bruno Fascell served as an American politician from the state of Florida.-Early life:Fascell, born in Bridgehampton, New York in 1917, moved to Florida in 1925. He graduated from the University of Miami law school in 1938. Fascell was a brother of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity and the...

Democratic 1954 Re-elected Dante Fascell
Dante Fascell
Dante Bruno Fascell served as an American politician from the state of Florida.-Early life:Fascell, born in Bridgehampton, New York in 1917, moved to Florida in 1925. He graduated from the University of Miami law school in 1938. Fascell was a brother of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity and the...

 (D) 70.5%

Hugh M. Tartaglia (R) 29.5%
Albert S. Herlong, Jr.
Albert S. Herlong, Jr.
Albert Sydney Herlong, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Herlong was born in the small community of Manistee, Alabama in 1909, and moved with his parents to Marion County, Florida in 1912. He attended the public schools of Sumter and Lake counties and graduated from Leesburg High School...

Democratic 1948 Re-elected Albert S. Herlong, Jr.
Albert S. Herlong, Jr.
Albert Sydney Herlong, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Herlong was born in the small community of Manistee, Alabama in 1909, and moved with his parents to Marion County, Florida in 1912. He attended the public schools of Sumter and Lake counties and graduated from Leesburg High School...

 (D) Unopposed
Paul Rogers
Paul Rogers (politician)
Paul Grant Rogers was an American lawyer and politician from the U.S. state of Florida. A Democrat, Rogers served in the U.S. House of Representatives as the member from Florida's 11th congressional district. He was chairman of Research!America from 1996 to 2005.-Early life:Rogers was born in...

Democratic 1954 Re-elected Paul Rogers
Paul Rogers (politician)
Paul Grant Rogers was an American lawyer and politician from the U.S. state of Florida. A Democrat, Rogers served in the U.S. House of Representatives as the member from Florida's 11th congressional district. He was chairman of Research!America from 1996 to 2005.-Early life:Rogers was born in...

 (D) 62.0%

John D. Kruse (R) 38.0%
James A. Haley
James A. Haley
James Andrew Haley was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Born in Jacksonville, Alabama, Haley attended the public schools and the University of Alabama. During World War I, Haley enlisted in Troop A, Second Cavalry, in April 1917 and served overseas. He was an accountant in Sarasota, Florida from...

Democratic 1952 Re-elected James A. Haley
James A. Haley
James Andrew Haley was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Born in Jacksonville, Alabama, Haley attended the public schools and the University of Alabama. During World War I, Haley enlisted in Troop A, Second Cavalry, in April 1917 and served overseas. He was an accountant in Sarasota, Florida from...

 (D) 61.4%

Henry S. Batholomew (R) 38.6%
Donald Ray Matthews
Donald Ray Matthews
Donald Ray "Billy" Matthews was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Born in Micanopy, Florida, Matthews attended the public schools of Hawthorne, Florida....

Democratic 1952 Re-elected Donald Ray Matthews
Donald Ray Matthews
Donald Ray "Billy" Matthews was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Born in Micanopy, Florida, Matthews attended the public schools of Hawthorne, Florida....

 (D) Unopposed

Georgia 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Prince Hulon Preston, Jr.
Prince Hulon Preston, Jr.
Prince Hulon Preston, Jr. was an American politician, educator and lawyer.Preston was born in Monroe, Georgia. He graduated from the University of Georgia School of Law in Athens and was admitted to the Georgia state bar in 1930...

Democratic 1946 Lost renomination
Democratic hold
George Elliott Hagan
George Elliott Hagan
George Elliott Hagan was an American politician, businessman and farmer.Hagan was born in Sylvania, Georgia and attended the University of Georgia University of Georgia in Athens. He served in the Georgia House of Representatives for five terms and the Georgia Senate for one term...

 (D) Unopposed
J. L. Pilcher
J. L. Pilcher
John Leonard Pilcher was a U.S. Representative from Georgia.Born on a farm near Meigs, Georgia, Pilcher attended public schools in the area....

Democratic 1953 Re-elected J. L. Pilcher
J. L. Pilcher
John Leonard Pilcher was a U.S. Representative from Georgia.Born on a farm near Meigs, Georgia, Pilcher attended public schools in the area....

 (D) Unopposed
Tic Forrester
Tic Forrester
Elijah Lewis Forrester was a U.S. Representative from Georgia.Born on a farm near Leesburg, Georgia, Forrester attended the Leesburg public schools.He studied law and passed the State bar examination in 1917....

Democratic 1950 Re-elected Tic Forrester
Tic Forrester
Elijah Lewis Forrester was a U.S. Representative from Georgia.Born on a farm near Leesburg, Georgia, Forrester attended the Leesburg public schools.He studied law and passed the State bar examination in 1917....

 (D) 99.7%

?? (R) 0.3%
John James Flynt, Jr.
John James Flynt, Jr.
John James Flynt, Jr. was a United States Representative from Georgia.Born in Griffin, Georgia, Flynt attended the public schools and Georgia Military Academy . He later attended the University of Georgia at Athens where he was a member of the Phi Kappa Literary Society and received an A.B. in 1936...

Democratic 1954 Re-elected John James Flynt, Jr.
John James Flynt, Jr.
John James Flynt, Jr. was a United States Representative from Georgia.Born in Griffin, Georgia, Flynt attended the public schools and Georgia Military Academy . He later attended the University of Georgia at Athens where he was a member of the Phi Kappa Literary Society and received an A.B. in 1936...

 (D) Unopposed
James C. Davis
James C. Davis
James Curran Davis was a politician from the state of Georgia.Davis was born in Franklin, Georgia. He attended Reinhardt College in Waleska, Georgia and Emory College in Oxford, Georgia. During World War I, Davis served in the United States Marine Corps...

Democratic 1946 Re-elected James C. Davis
James C. Davis
James Curran Davis was a politician from the state of Georgia.Davis was born in Franklin, Georgia. He attended Reinhardt College in Waleska, Georgia and Emory College in Oxford, Georgia. During World War I, Davis served in the United States Marine Corps...

 (D) Unopposed
Carl Vinson
Carl Vinson
Carl Vinson was a United States Representative from Georgia. He was a Democrat and the first person to serve for more than 50 years in the United States House of Representatives...

Democratic 1914 Re-elected Carl Vinson
Carl Vinson
Carl Vinson was a United States Representative from Georgia. He was a Democrat and the first person to serve for more than 50 years in the United States House of Representatives...

 (D) Unopposed
Harlan Erwin Mitchell
Harlan Erwin Mitchell
Harlan Erwin Mitchell, Sr. was a United States Representative from Georgia.Mitchell was born in Dalton, Georgia and attended the Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina. From 1943 through 1946, he served as a first lieutenant in the United States Army Air Corps...

Democratic 1958 Retired to run for Georgia State Senate
Democratic hold
John W. Davis
John William Davis (Georgia politician)
John William Davis was an American politician and lawyer.-Early life and education:Davis was born near Rome, Georgia, attended the University of Georgia in Athens and graduated in 1937 with an A.B. and from the UGA School of Law with a Bachelor of Laws in 1939...

 (D) 74.2%

E. Ralph Ivey (R) 25.8%
Iris Faircloth Blitch
Iris Faircloth Blitch
Iris Faircloth Blitch was a United States Representative from Georgia.She was the third woman elected to Congress from Georgia....

Democratic 1954 Re-elected Iris Faircloth Blitch
Iris Faircloth Blitch
Iris Faircloth Blitch was a United States Representative from Georgia.She was the third woman elected to Congress from Georgia....

 (D) 99.8%

?? (R) 0.2%
Phillip M. Landrum
Phillip M. Landrum
Phillip Mitchell Landrum was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Georgia.Born in Martin, Georgia, Landrum attended the public schools and Mercer University, in Macon, Georgia....

Democratic 1952 Re-elected Phillip M. Landrum
Phillip M. Landrum
Phillip Mitchell Landrum was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Georgia.Born in Martin, Georgia, Landrum attended the public schools and Mercer University, in Macon, Georgia....

 (D) Unopposed
Paul Brown
Paul Brown (Georgia politician)
Paul Brown was an American politician and lawyer.Brown was born in Hartwell, Georgia, and graduated from the University of Georgia School of Law in Athens with a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1901. He was admitted to the state bar in that year and began practicing law in Lexington, Georgia...

Democratic 1933 Retired
Democratic hold
Robert Grier Stephens, Jr.
Robert Grier Stephens, Jr.
Robert Grier Stephens, Jr. was a United States Representative from Georgia.Stephens was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He was a great-great nephew of Alexander Stephens, a grandson of Clement Anselm Evans and a distant cousin of 19th-century U.S. Supreme Court Justice Robert Cooper Grier. Robert...

 (D) Unopposed

Hawaii 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Daniel Inouye
Daniel Inouye
Daniel Ken "Dan" Inouye is the senior United States Senator from Hawaii, a member of the Democratic Party, and the President pro tempore of the United States Senate making him the highest-ranking Asian American politician in American history. Inouye is the chairman of the United States Senate...

Democratic 1959 Re-elected Daniel Inouye
Daniel Inouye
Daniel Ken "Dan" Inouye is the senior United States Senator from Hawaii, a member of the Democratic Party, and the President pro tempore of the United States Senate making him the highest-ranking Asian American politician in American history. Inouye is the chairman of the United States Senate...

 (D) 74.4%

Frederick Titcomb (R) 25.6%

Idaho 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Gracie Pfost
Gracie Pfost
Gracie Bowers Pfost was the first woman to represent Idaho in the United States Congress, serving five terms as a Democrat in the House of Representatives. Pfost represented the state's First Congressional District.-Biography:Pfost moved with her parents to a farm near Boise, Idaho, in 1911...

Democratic 1952 Re-elected Gracie Pfost
Gracie Pfost
Gracie Bowers Pfost was the first woman to represent Idaho in the United States Congress, serving five terms as a Democrat in the House of Representatives. Pfost represented the state's First Congressional District.-Biography:Pfost moved with her parents to a farm near Boise, Idaho, in 1911...

 (D) 60.4%

Thomas A. Leupp (R) 39.6%
Hamer H. Budge
Hamer H. Budge
Hamer Harold Budge was a politician of the United States.-Biography:Budge grew up in Boise, Idaho, USA and graduated from Stanford University in 1933. He graduated from University of Idaho College of Law in 1936 and was in private practice. He was a member of the Idaho House of Representatives...

Republican 1950 Lost re-election
Democratic gain
Ralph R. Harding
Ralph R. Harding
Ralph R. Harding was a former congressman from eastern Idaho; he served two terms as a Democrat from 1961-65....

 (D) 51.2%

Hamer H. Budge (R) 48.8%

Illinois 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
William L. Dawson Democratic 1942 Re-elected William L. Dawson (D) 77.8%
Genoa S. Washington (R) 22.2%
Barratt O'Hara
Barratt O'Hara
Barratt O'Hara of Chicago was the 30th Lieutenant Governor of Illinois from 1913 to 1917 and a U.S. Representative from Illinois from 1949 to 1951 and from 1953 to 1969.-External links: Retrieved on 2008-02-09...

Democratic 1952 Re-elected Barratt O'Hara
Barratt O'Hara
Barratt O'Hara of Chicago was the 30th Lieutenant Governor of Illinois from 1913 to 1917 and a U.S. Representative from Illinois from 1949 to 1951 and from 1953 to 1969.-External links: Retrieved on 2008-02-09...

 (D) 66.6%

Bernard E. Epton (R) 33.4%
William T. Murphy
William T. Murphy
William Thomas Murphy of Chicago was a U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1959-1971. He was a graduate of Loyola University Chicago. He was a Democrat. Moreover, Murphy served in the First World War and was a Chicago Alderman....

Democratic 1958 Re-elected William T. Murphy
William T. Murphy
William Thomas Murphy of Chicago was a U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1959-1971. He was a graduate of Loyola University Chicago. He was a Democrat. Moreover, Murphy served in the First World War and was a Chicago Alderman....

 (D) 59.1%

Emmet F. Byrne (R) 40.9%
Ed Derwinski
Ed Derwinski
Edward Joseph Derwinski is an American politician who served as the first Cabinet-level United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs, serving under President George H. W. Bush from March 15, 1989 to September 26, 1992...

Republican 1958 Re-elected Ed Derwinski
Ed Derwinski
Edward Joseph Derwinski is an American politician who served as the first Cabinet-level United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs, serving under President George H. W. Bush from March 15, 1989 to September 26, 1992...

 (R) 55.9%

Frank J. Sulewski (D) 44.1%
John C. Kluczynski
John C. Kluczynski
John Carl Kluczynski was a U.S. Representative from Illinois, representing the 5th district.Born in Chicago, Illinois, Kluczynski attended public and parochial schools, and during the First World War served overseas as a corporal with the Eighth Field Artillery in 1918 and 1919.He worked in the...

Democratic 1950 Re-elected John C. Kluczynski
John C. Kluczynski
John Carl Kluczynski was a U.S. Representative from Illinois, representing the 5th district.Born in Chicago, Illinois, Kluczynski attended public and parochial schools, and during the First World War served overseas as a corporal with the Eighth Field Artillery in 1918 and 1919.He worked in the...

 (D) 71.2%

Edward J. Tomek (R) 28.8%
Thomas J. O'Brien Democratic 1942 Re-elected Thomas J. O'Brien (D) 71.7%
Frank S. Estes (R) 28.3%
Roland V. Libonati
Roland V. Libonati
Roland Victor Libonati was a United States Representative from Illinois.Libonati was born in Chicago, Illinois. He earned an Associate of Arts degree from the Lewis Institute in 1918. During World War I, he served as a lieutenant in the United States Army...

Democratic 1957 Re-elected Roland V. Libonati
Roland V. Libonati
Roland Victor Libonati was a United States Representative from Illinois.Libonati was born in Chicago, Illinois. He earned an Associate of Arts degree from the Lewis Institute in 1918. During World War I, he served as a lieutenant in the United States Army...

 (D) 80.5%

Lawrence J. Blasi (R) 19.5%
Dan Rostenkowski
Dan Rostenkowski
Daniel David "Dan" Rostenkowski was a United States Representative from Illinois, serving from 1959 to 1995. Raised in a blue-collar neighborhood on the Northwest Side of Chicago, Rostenkowski rose to become one of the most powerful legislators in Washington. He was a member of the Democratic Party...

Democratic 1958 Re-elected Dan Rostenkowski
Dan Rostenkowski
Daniel David "Dan" Rostenkowski was a United States Representative from Illinois, serving from 1959 to 1995. Raised in a blue-collar neighborhood on the Northwest Side of Chicago, Rostenkowski rose to become one of the most powerful legislators in Washington. He was a member of the Democratic Party...

 (D) 67.2%

Henry Klinger, Jr. (R) 32.8%
Sidney R. Yates
Sidney R. Yates
Sidney Richard Yates was a politician from the state of Illinois.Yates was born in Chicago, Illinois and he graduated from the University of Chicago. He served in the United States Navy during World War II....

Democratic 1948 Re-elected Sidney R. Yates
Sidney R. Yates
Sidney Richard Yates was a politician from the state of Illinois.Yates was born in Chicago, Illinois and he graduated from the University of Chicago. He served in the United States Navy during World War II....

 (D) 60.0%

Chester E. Emanuelson (R) 40.0%
Harold R. Collier
Harold R. Côllier
Harold Reginald Collier was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois....

Republican 1956 Re-elected Harold R. Collier
Harold R. Côllier
Harold Reginald Collier was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois....

 (R) 57.1%

Edward V. Hanrahan (D) 42.9%
Roman C. Pucinski Democratic 1958 Re-elected Roman C. Pucinski (D) 54.0%
Timothy P. Sheehan (R) 46.0%
Charles A. Boyle
Charles A. Boyle
Charles A. Boyle was a United States Congressman from Chicago's north side, representing the Illinois's 12th congressional district from 1959 until his death in an automobile accident in the early morning hours of November 4, 1959 . Born in Spring Lake, Michigan on August 13, 1907, Boyle was a...

Democratic 1954 Died in office
Democratic hold
Edward Rowan Finnegan
Edward Rowan Finnegan
Edward Rowan Finnegan of Chicago was a U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1961 until 1964.Finnegan was born in Chicago and graduated with a BA from Loyola University Chicago and a law degree from the DePaul University School of Law in 1930. He started practicing as an attorney in 1931 and then...

 (D) 50.8%

Theodore P. Fields (R) 49.2%
Marguerite S. Church
Marguerite S. Church
Marguerite Stitt Church was a psychologist by profession who was elected to her husband Ralph E. Church's congressional seat to complete his term, following his death in office. She continued to represent Illinois' 13th congressional district as a Republican from 1951 to 1963...

Republican 1950 Re-elected Marguerite S. Church
Marguerite S. Church
Marguerite Stitt Church was a psychologist by profession who was elected to her husband Ralph E. Church's congressional seat to complete his term, following his death in office. She continued to represent Illinois' 13th congressional district as a Republican from 1951 to 1963...

 (R) 66.0%

Tyler Thompson (D) 34.0%
Elmer J. Hoffman
Elmer J. Hoffman
Elmer Joseph Hoffman was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born on a farm in Du Page County, near Wheaton, Illinois, Hoffman attended the public schools of Wheaton. He enlisted in the Artillery Corps during the First World War and served in France. After the war, he helped operate his father's...

Republican 1958 Re-elected Elmer J. Hoffman
Elmer J. Hoffman
Elmer Joseph Hoffman was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born on a farm in Du Page County, near Wheaton, Illinois, Hoffman attended the public schools of Wheaton. He enlisted in the Artillery Corps during the First World War and served in France. After the war, he helped operate his father's...

 (R) 63.8%

Hayes Beall (D) 36.2%
Noah M. Mason
Noah M. Mason
Noah Morgan Mason was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Mason was a representative conservative Republican in Congress who represented a rural downstate district...

Republican 1936 Re-elected Noah M. Mason
Noah M. Mason
Noah Morgan Mason was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Mason was a representative conservative Republican in Congress who represented a rural downstate district...

 (R) 50.5%

Dorothy G. O'Brien (D) 49.5%
Leo E. Allen
Leo E. Allen
Leo Elwood Allen , American politician, was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for fourteen terms, 1933–1961, representing the 13th District of Illinois 1933–1949, and the 16th District of Illinois 1949–1961. He was born in Elizabeth, Illinois and...

Republican 1932 Retired
Republican hold
John B. Anderson
John B. Anderson
John Bayard Anderson is a former United States Congressman and Presidential candidate from Illinois. He was a U.S. Representative from the 16th Congressional District of Illinois for ten terms from 1961 through 1981 and an Independent candidate in the 1980 presidential election. He was previously...

 (R) 62.3%

Edwin M. Nelson (D) 37.7%
Leslie C. Arends Republican 1934 Re-elected Leslie C. Arends (R) 61.3%
William T. Larkin (D) 38.7%
Robert H. Michel
Robert H. Michel
Robert Henry "Bob" Michel is an American Republican Party politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives for 38 years. He represented central Illinois' 18th congressional district, and was the GOP leader in Congress, serving as Minority Leader for 14 years during an era...

Republican 1956 Re-elected Robert H. Michel
Robert H. Michel
Robert Henry "Bob" Michel is an American Republican Party politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives for 38 years. He represented central Illinois' 18th congressional district, and was the GOP leader in Congress, serving as Minority Leader for 14 years during an era...

 (R) 59.3%

Richard A. Estep (D) 40.7%
Robert B. Chiperfield
Robert B. Chiperfield
Robert Bruce Chiperfield was a U.S. Representative from Illinois, son of Burnett Mitchell Chiperfield.Born in Canton, Illinois, Chiperfield was educated in the public schools of Canton, Illinois, Washington, D.C., and at Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, New Hampshire.He served as a private during...

Republican 1938 Re-elected Robert B. Chiperfield
Robert B. Chiperfield
Robert Bruce Chiperfield was a U.S. Representative from Illinois, son of Burnett Mitchell Chiperfield.Born in Canton, Illinois, Chiperfield was educated in the public schools of Canton, Illinois, Washington, D.C., and at Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, New Hampshire.He served as a private during...

 (R) 50.6%

John C. Watson (D) 49.4%
Edna O. Simpson
Edna O. Simpson
Edna Oakes Simpson was a U.S. Representative from Illinois, wife of Sidney E. Simpson.Born in Carrollton, Illinois, EdnaSimpson was elected as a Republican to the Eighty-sixth Congress ....

Republican 1958 Retired
Republican hold
Paul Findley
Paul Findley
Paul Findley is a former United States Representative from Illinois, representing its 20th District. A Republican, he was first elected in 1961. Findley lost his seat in 1982 to current United States Senator Dick Durbin. Findley attended Illinois College and is a member of Phi Alpha Literary Society...

 (R) 55.6%

Montgomery B. Carrott (D) 44.4%
Peter F. Mack, Jr.
Peter F. Mack, Jr.
Peter Francis Mack, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Carlinville, Illinois, Mack attended the public schools and Blackburn College in Carlinville, Illinois, and St. Louis University....

Democratic 1948 Re-elected Peter F. Mack, Jr.
Peter F. Mack, Jr.
Peter Francis Mack, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Carlinville, Illinois, Mack attended the public schools and Blackburn College in Carlinville, Illinois, and St. Louis University....

 (D) 54.7%

J. Waldo Ackerman, Jr. (R) 45.3%
William L. Springer
William L. Springer
William Lee Springer was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Sullivan, Indiana, Springer attended the public schools and Sullivan and Culver Military Academy at Culver, Indiana....

Republican 1950 Re-elected William L. Springer
William L. Springer
William Lee Springer was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Sullivan, Indiana, Springer attended the public schools and Sullivan and Culver Military Academy at Culver, Indiana....

 (R) 61.4%

James T. Nally (D) 38.6%
George E. Shipley
George E. Shipley
George Edward Shipley was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Richland County, near Olney, Illinois, Shipley attended the East Richland High School, Olney, Illinois....

Democratic 1958 Re-elected George E. Shipley
George E. Shipley
George Edward Shipley was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Richland County, near Olney, Illinois, Shipley attended the East Richland High School, Olney, Illinois....

 (D) 51.6%

Frank H. Walker (R) 48.4%
Melvin Price Democratic 1944 Re-elected Melvin Price (D) 72.2%
Phyllis Schlafly (R) 27.8%
Kenneth J. Gray
Kenneth J. Gray
Kenneth James Gray was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in West Frankfort, Illinois, Gray attended the West Frankfort and Pope County elementary schools and graduated from Frankfort Community High School. He was owner of Gray Motors, West Frankfort, Illinois from 1942 to 1954...

Democratic 1954 Re-elected Kenneth J. Gray
Kenneth J. Gray
Kenneth James Gray was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in West Frankfort, Illinois, Gray attended the West Frankfort and Pope County elementary schools and graduated from Frankfort Community High School. He was owner of Gray Motors, West Frankfort, Illinois from 1942 to 1954...

 (D) 57.9%

Gordon E. Kerr (R) 42.1%

Indiana 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Ray J. Madden
Ray J. Madden
Ray John Madden was a United States Representative from Indiana. He was born in Waseca, Minnesota. He attended the public schools and Sacred Heart Academy in his native city. He graduated from the law department of Creighton University with an LL.B...

Democratic 1942 Re-elected Ray J. Madden
Ray J. Madden
Ray John Madden was a United States Representative from Indiana. He was born in Waseca, Minnesota. He attended the public schools and Sacred Heart Academy in his native city. He graduated from the law department of Creighton University with an LL.B...

 (D) 64.7%

Philip P. Parker (R) 35.1%
Vernon N. Sherer (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 0.2%
Charles A. Halleck
Charles A. Halleck
Charles Abraham Halleck was a Republican leader of the United States House of Representatives from the second district of Indiana....

Republican 1935 Re-elected Charles A. Halleck
Charles A. Halleck
Charles Abraham Halleck was a Republican leader of the United States House of Representatives from the second district of Indiana....

 (R) 57.5%

George H. Bowers (D) 42.2%
Earl F. Dodds (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 0.3%
John Brademas
John Brademas
John Brademas is an American politician and educator originally from Indiana. He served as Majority Whip of the United States House of Representatives for the Democratic Party from 1977 to 1981 at the conclusion of a twenty-year career as a member of the United States House of Representatives...

Democratic 1958 Re-elected John Brademas
John Brademas
John Brademas is an American politician and educator originally from Indiana. He served as Majority Whip of the United States House of Representatives for the Democratic Party from 1977 to 1981 at the conclusion of a twenty-year career as a member of the United States House of Representatives...

 (D) 52.4%

F. Jay Nimtz (R) 47.6%
E. Ross Adair
E. Ross Adair
Edwin Ross Adair was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Albion, Indiana, Adair attended grade and high schools in that city...

Republican 1950 Re-elected E. Ross Adair
E. Ross Adair
Edwin Ross Adair was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Albion, Indiana, Adair attended grade and high schools in that city...

 (R) 58.2%

Byron McCammon (D) 41.8%
J. Edward Roush
J. Edward Roush
John Edward Roush was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Barnsdall, Oklahoma, Roush graduated from Huntington High School, Huntington, Indiana, 1938.A.B., Huntington College, Huntington, Indiana, 1942....

Democratic 1958 Re-elected J. Edward Roush
J. Edward Roush
John Edward Roush was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Barnsdall, Oklahoma, Roush graduated from Huntington High School, Huntington, Indiana, 1938.A.B., Huntington College, Huntington, Indiana, 1942....

 (D) 50.0%

George O. Chambers (R) 50.0%
Fred Wampler Democratic 1958 Lost re-election
Republican gain
Richard L. Roudebush
Richard L. Roudebush
Richard Lowell Roudebush was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born on a farm in Hamilton County, near Noblesville, Indiana, Roudebush attended Hamilton County schools. He graduated from Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana, in 1941...

 (R) 52.0%

Fred Wampler (D) 48.0%
William G. Bray
William G. Bray
William Gilmer Bray was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana.Born on a farm near Mooresville, Indiana, Bray attended the public schools of Mooresville, Indiana....

Republican 1950 Re-elected William G. Bray
William G. Bray
William Gilmer Bray was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana.Born on a farm near Mooresville, Indiana, Bray attended the public schools of Mooresville, Indiana....

 (R) 60.1%

Thomas C. Cravens (D) 39.9%
Winfield K. Denton
Winfield K. Denton
Winfield Kirkpatrick Denton was a U.S. Representative from Indiana, son of George Kirkpatrick Denton.Born in Evansville, Indiana, Denton attended the public schools.He attended De Pauw University, Greencastle, Indiana....

Democratic 1954 Re-elected Winfield K. Denton
Winfield K. Denton
Winfield Kirkpatrick Denton was a U.S. Representative from Indiana, son of George Kirkpatrick Denton.Born in Evansville, Indiana, Denton attended the public schools.He attended De Pauw University, Greencastle, Indiana....

 (D) 53.2%

Alvan V. Burch (R) 46.6%
J. C. Kelly (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 0.2%
Earl Hogan
Earl Hogan
Earl Lee Hogan was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.-Early life:Hogan was born in Hope, Indiana. He attended public school in Burney, Indiana. He attended Indiana University and the University of Kentucky...

Democratic 1958 Lost re-election
Republican gain
Earl Wilson
Earl Wilson (politician)
Earl Wilson was a United States Representative from Indiana. He was born on a farm near Huron, Indiana and attended public schools there. He attended Purdue University and received degrees from Coyne Electrical School of Chicago, Illinois in 1928 and Indiana University of Bloomington, Indiana in...

 (R) 50.6%

Earl Hogan (D) 49.4%
Randall S. Harmon
Randall S. Harmon
Randall S. "Front Porch" Harmon was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Harmon was born in North Vernon, Indiana and he graduated from North Vernon High School. Harmon also took extension courses in law and tool engineering...

Democratic 1958 Lost re-election
Republican gain
Ralph Harvey
Ralph Harvey
Ralph Harvey was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born on a farm near Mount Summit, Indiana, Harvey attended the public schools.He graduated from Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana, 1923.Agricultural instructor....

 (R) 57.1%

Randall S. Harmon (D) 42.9%
Joseph W. Barr
Joseph W. Barr
Joseph Walker Barr was an American businessman and politician.Born in Bicknell, Indiana, he graduated from DePauw University in 1939, where he was a member of Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity, and earned a master's degree in economics from Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1941.He served...

Democratic 1958 Lost re-election
Republican gain
Donald Cogley Bruce (R) 53.7%
Joseph W. Barr (D) 46.2%
Frank N. Williams (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 0.1%

Iowa 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Fred Schwengel
Fred Schwengel
Frederick Delbert Schwengel was a Republican U.S. Representative from southeastern Iowa.-Personal background:Born on a farm near Sheffield, Iowa, Schwengel attended the rural schools in West Fork Township and high schools in Chapin and Sheffield, Iowa...

Republican 1954 Re-elected Fred Schwengel
Fred Schwengel
Frederick Delbert Schwengel was a Republican U.S. Representative from southeastern Iowa.-Personal background:Born on a farm near Sheffield, Iowa, Schwengel attended the rural schools in West Fork Township and high schools in Chapin and Sheffield, Iowa...

 (R) 60.9%

Walter J. Guenther (D) 39.1%
Leonard G. Wolf
Leonard G. Wolf
Leonard George Wolf was a one-term Democratic U.S. Representative from Iowa's 2nd congressional district. He was elected in 1958 and defeated in 1960 when seeking re-election....

Democratic 1958 Lost re-election
Republican gain
James E. Bromwell
James E. Bromwell
James Edward Bromwell was a two-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 2nd congressional district. He was elected in 1960, re-elected in 1962, and defeated in 1964....

 (R) 52.6%

Leonard G. Wolf (D) 47.4%
H. R. Gross Republican 1948 Re-elected H. R. Gross (R) 56.3%
Michael Micich (D) 43.7%
John Henry Kyl
John Henry Kyl
John Henry Kyl , was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Iowa. He was the father of Jon Kyl, a Senator from Arizona, the current Senate Minority Whip....

Republican 1959 Re-elected John Henry Kyl
John Henry Kyl
John Henry Kyl , was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Iowa. He was the father of Jon Kyl, a Senator from Arizona, the current Senate Minority Whip....

 (R) 56.6%

C. Edwin Gilmour (D) 43.4%
Neal Smith
Neal Smith
Neal Smith was the drummer for the rock group Alice Cooper from 1967 to 1974. He performed on the group's early albums Pretties For You and Easy Action, the breakout album Love It to Death and the subsequent successful albums Killer, School's Out, and Billion Dollar Babies...

Democratic 1958 Re-elected Neal Smith
Neal Smith
Neal Smith was the drummer for the rock group Alice Cooper from 1967 to 1974. He performed on the group's early albums Pretties For You and Easy Action, the breakout album Love It to Death and the subsequent successful albums Killer, School's Out, and Billion Dollar Babies...

 (D) 53.0%

Floyd M. Burgeson (R) 47.0%
Merwin Coad
Merwin Coad
Merwin Coad was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Iowa's 6th congressional district for six years—January 1957 to January 1963. His election snapped the Republican Party's fourteen-year hold on every U.S. House seat from Iowa....

Democratic 1956 Re-elected Merwin Coad
Merwin Coad
Merwin Coad was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Iowa's 6th congressional district for six years—January 1957 to January 1963. His election snapped the Republican Party's fourteen-year hold on every U.S. House seat from Iowa....

 (D) 53.6%

Curtis G. Riehm (R) 46.4%
Ben F. Jensen
Ben F. Jensen
Benton Franklin Jensen served thirteen consecutive terms as a U.S. Representative from Iowa's 7th congressional district in the southwestern corner of the state. While on the floor of the U.S...

Republican 1938 Re-elected Ben F. Jensen
Ben F. Jensen
Benton Franklin Jensen served thirteen consecutive terms as a U.S. Representative from Iowa's 7th congressional district in the southwestern corner of the state. While on the floor of the U.S...

 (R) 55.8%

Duane Orton (D) 44.2%
Charles B. Hoeven
Charles B. Hoeven
Charles Bernard Hoeven held elective office for forty consecutive years. He was elected or re-elected eleven times to the U.S. House of Representatives to represent districts in northern Iowa...

Republican 1942 Re-elected Charles B. Hoeven
Charles B. Hoeven
Charles Bernard Hoeven held elective office for forty consecutive years. He was elected or re-elected eleven times to the U.S. House of Representatives to represent districts in northern Iowa...

 (R) 57.5%

Donald E. O'Brien (D) 42.5%

Kansas 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
William H. Avery
William H. Avery (politician)
William Henry Avery was an American Republican Party politician who served as the 37th Governor of Kansas from 1965 until 1967.-Life and career:...

Republican 1954 Re-elected William H. Avery
William H. Avery (politician)
William Henry Avery was an American Republican Party politician who served as the 37th Governor of Kansas from 1965 until 1967.-Life and career:...

 (R) 63.1%

Marshall G. Gardiner (D) 36.9%
Newell A. George
Newell A. George
Newell Adolphus George was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.Born in Kansas City, Missouri, George attended public schools in Kansas City, Kansas, Wentworth Military Academy in Lexington, Missouri, Park College in Parkville, Missouri, and University of Kansas School of Law.He graduated from the...

Democratic 1958 Lost re-election
Republican gain
Robert Fred Ellsworth
Robert Fred Ellsworth
Robert Fred Ellsworth was a United States' legislator and diplomat. He served as the United States Permanent Representative to NATO between 1969 and 1971...

 (R) 52.3%

Newell A. George (D) 47.7%
Denver D. Hargis Democratic 1958 Lost re-election
Republican gain
Walter L. McVey, Jr. (R) 51.2%
Denver D. Hargis (D) 48.8%
Edward Herbert Rees
Edward Herbert Rees
Edward Herbert Rees was a U.S. Representative from Kansas. Born on a farm near Emporia, Kansas, Rees attended the public schools and the Kansas State Teachers' College at Emporia...

Republican 1936 Retired
Republican hold
Garner E. Shriver
Garner E. Shriver
Garner E. Shriver was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.-Biography:Born in Towanda, Kansas, Shriver attended the public schools of Towanda and Wichita.He moved to Wichita, Kansas, in 1925....

 (R) 55.2%

William I. Robinson (D) 44.8%
James Floyd Breeding
James Floyd Breeding
James Floyd Breeding was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.Born near Robinson, Kansas, Breeding was educated in grade schools, Moonlight, Kansas, and Berryton High School in Shawnee County, Kansas....

Democratic 1956 Re-elected James Floyd Breeding
James Floyd Breeding
James Floyd Breeding was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.Born near Robinson, Kansas, Breeding was educated in grade schools, Moonlight, Kansas, and Berryton High School in Shawnee County, Kansas....

 (D) 55.5%

Joe W. Hunter (R) 44.5%
Wint Smith
Wint Smith
Wint Smith was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.Born in Mankato, Kansas, Smith attended the public schools and was graduated from the Mankato High School....

Republican 1946 Retired
Republican hold
Bob Dole
Bob Dole
Robert Joseph "Bob" Dole is an American attorney and politician. Dole represented Kansas in the United States Senate from 1969 to 1996, was Gerald Ford's Vice Presidential running mate in the 1976 presidential election, and was Senate Majority Leader from 1985 to 1987 and in 1995 and 1996...

 (R) 59.3%

William A. Davis (D) 40.7%

Kentucky 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Frank Stubblefield
Frank Stubblefield
Frank Albert Stubblefield , a Democrat, represented Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives.Stubblefield was born and schooled in Kentucky and attended the University of Arizona for one year in 1927...

Democratic 1958 Re-elected Frank Stubblefield
Frank Stubblefield
Frank Albert Stubblefield , a Democrat, represented Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives.Stubblefield was born and schooled in Kentucky and attended the University of Arizona for one year in 1927...

 (D) Unopposed
William Huston Natcher
William Huston Natcher
William Huston Natcher was a Democratic congressman, serving in the United States House of Representatives from 1953 to 1994.-Early life:...

Democratic 1953 Re-elected William Huston Natcher
William Huston Natcher
William Huston Natcher was a Democratic congressman, serving in the United States House of Representatives from 1953 to 1994.-Early life:...

 (D) Unopposed
Frank W. Burke
Frank W. Burke
Frank Welsh Burke was an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky from 1959 to 1963 and as Mayor of Louisville, Kentucky from 1969 to 1973....

Democratic 1958 Re-elected Frank W. Burke
Frank W. Burke
Frank Welsh Burke was an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky from 1959 to 1963 and as Mayor of Louisville, Kentucky from 1969 to 1973....

 (D) 50.3%

Henry R. Heyburn (R) 49.7%
Frank Chelf
Frank Chelf
Frank Leslie Chelf was a United States Representative from Kentucky. He was born on a farm near Elizabethtown, Kentucky. He attended the public schools as well as Centre College at Danville, Kentucky and St. Mary’s College...

Democratic 1944 Re-elected Frank Chelf
Frank Chelf
Frank Leslie Chelf was a United States Representative from Kentucky. He was born on a farm near Elizabethtown, Kentucky. He attended the public schools as well as Centre College at Danville, Kentucky and St. Mary’s College...

 (D) Unopposed
Brent Spence
Brent Spence
right|300px|thumb|Group of legislators leaves [[White House]] after asking [[Franklin Roosevelt]] for $80,000,000 for flood control in [[Ohio Valley]], March 7, 1938. front: l-r [[Joseph A. Dixon]], [[James G. Polk]], [[Eugene B. Crowe]], [[George William Johnson |G W Johnson]], [[Lawrence E....

Democratic 1930 Re-elected Brent Spence
Brent Spence
right|300px|thumb|Group of legislators leaves [[White House]] after asking [[Franklin Roosevelt]] for $80,000,000 for flood control in [[Ohio Valley]], March 7, 1938. front: l-r [[Joseph A. Dixon]], [[James G. Polk]], [[Eugene B. Crowe]], [[George William Johnson |G W Johnson]], [[Lawrence E....

 (D) 55.4%

Jule Appel (R) 44.6%
John C. Watts
John C. Watts
John Clarence Watts was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born in Nicholasville, Kentucky, Watts attended the public schools.He was graduated from the University of Kentucky in 1925 and from its law school in 1927....

Democratic 1951 Re-elected John C. Watts
John C. Watts
John Clarence Watts was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born in Nicholasville, Kentucky, Watts attended the public schools.He was graduated from the University of Kentucky in 1925 and from its law school in 1927....

 (D) 54.7%

Howard A. Dickey (R) 45.3%
Carl D. Perkins
Carl D. Perkins
Carl Dewey Perkins , a Democrat, was a politician and member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Kentucky.-Early years:Perkins was born in Hindman, Kentucky...

Democratic 1948 Re-elected Carl D. Perkins
Carl D. Perkins
Carl Dewey Perkins , a Democrat, was a politician and member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Kentucky.-Early years:Perkins was born in Hindman, Kentucky...

 (D) 56.1%

Herbert Rowland (R) 43.9%
Eugene Siler
Eugene Siler
Eugene Siler was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky between 1955 and 1965. He was the only member of the House of Representatives to oppose the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution...

Republican 1954 Re-elected Eugene Siler
Eugene Siler
Eugene Siler was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky between 1955 and 1965. He was the only member of the House of Representatives to oppose the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution...

 (R) 71.8%

Donald R. Shepherd (D) 28.2%

Louisiana 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
F. Edward Hebert Democratic 1940 Re-elected F. Edward Hebert (D) 82.1%
Norman W. Prendergast (R) 17.9%
Hale Boggs
Hale Boggs
Thomas Hale Boggs Sr. , was an American Democratic politician and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Orleans, Louisiana...

Democratic 1946 Re-elected Hale Boggs
Hale Boggs
Thomas Hale Boggs Sr. , was an American Democratic politician and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Orleans, Louisiana...

 (D) 78.0%

Elliott Ross Buckley (R) 22.0%
Edwin E. Willis
Edwin E. Willis
Edwin Edward Willis was an American politician and attorney from the U.S. state of Louisiana who was affiliated with the Long political faction. A Democrat, he served in the Louisiana State Senate during 1948 and in the United States House of Representatives from 1949 to 1969.-Early life:Willis...

Democratic 1948 Re-elected Edwin E. Willis
Edwin E. Willis
Edwin Edward Willis was an American politician and attorney from the U.S. state of Louisiana who was affiliated with the Long political faction. A Democrat, he served in the Louisiana State Senate during 1948 and in the United States House of Representatives from 1949 to 1969.-Early life:Willis...

 (D) 83.6%

Floyd J. Duplantis (R) 16.4%
Overton Brooks
Overton Brooks
Thomas Overton Brooks was a Democratic U.S. representative from the Shreveport-based Fourth Congressional District of northwest Louisiana, having served for a quarter century beginning on January 3, 1937. Brooks was a nephew of U.S. Senator John Holmes Overton as well as a great-grandson of Walter...

Democratic 1936 Re-elected Overton Brooks
Overton Brooks
Thomas Overton Brooks was a Democratic U.S. representative from the Shreveport-based Fourth Congressional District of northwest Louisiana, having served for a quarter century beginning on January 3, 1937. Brooks was a nephew of U.S. Senator John Holmes Overton as well as a great-grandson of Walter...

 (D) 74.9%

Fred C. McClanahan (R) 25.1%
Otto Passman
Otto Passman
Otto Ernest Passman was a conservative Democratic congressman from Monroe in northeastern Louisiana, who served from 1947 to 1977. He is primarily remembered for his detailed knowledge and mostly opposition to foreign aid...

Democratic 1946 Re-elected Otto Passman
Otto Passman
Otto Ernest Passman was a conservative Democratic congressman from Monroe in northeastern Louisiana, who served from 1947 to 1977. He is primarily remembered for his detailed knowledge and mostly opposition to foreign aid...

 (D) Unopposed
James H. Morrison
James H. Morrison
James Hobson "Jimmy" Morrison, Sr. , was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from the Sixth Congressional District of Louisiana, who served from 1943 to 1967...

Democratic 1942 Re-elected James H. Morrison
James H. Morrison
James Hobson "Jimmy" Morrison, Sr. , was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from the Sixth Congressional District of Louisiana, who served from 1943 to 1967...

 (D) 85.6%

Charles H. Dillemuth (R) 14.4%
T. Ashton Thompson
T. Ashton Thompson
Theo Ashton Thompson was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana.Born in Ville Platte in Evangeline Parish in south Louisiana, Thompson attended public schools and the Louisiana State University from 1932 to 1934, completing a course in higher accounting.Thompson was the traveling auditor for State...

Democratic 1952 Re-elected T. Ashton Thompson
T. Ashton Thompson
Theo Ashton Thompson was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana.Born in Ville Platte in Evangeline Parish in south Louisiana, Thompson attended public schools and the Louisiana State University from 1932 to 1934, completing a course in higher accounting.Thompson was the traveling auditor for State...

 (D) Unopposed
Harold B. McSween
Harold B. McSween
Harold Barnett McSween was a Louisiana businessman and politician who served in the now defunct 8th congressional district for two terms as a Democrat....

Democratic 1958 Re-elected Harold B. McSween
Harold B. McSween
Harold Barnett McSween was a Louisiana businessman and politician who served in the now defunct 8th congressional district for two terms as a Democrat....

 (D) Unopposed

Maine 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
James C. Oliver
James C. Oliver
James Churchill Oliver was a U.S. Representative from Maine.Born in South Portland, Maine, Oliver attended the public schools.Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, A.B., 1917....

Democratic 1958 Lost re-election
Republican gain
Peter A. Garland
Peter A. Garland
Peter Adams Garland was a U.S. Representative from Maine.Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Garland attended Saco public schools, Hotchkiss School, Lakeville, Connecticut....

 (R) 53.8%

James C. Oliver (D) 46.2%
Frank M. Coffin
Frank M. Coffin
Frank Morey Coffin was an American politician from Maine and a United States federal judge. He was a Democrat.-Early life, education, and career:...

Democratic 1956 Retired to run for Governor
Governor of Maine
The governor of Maine is the chief executive of the State of Maine. Before Maine was admitted to the Union in 1820, Maine was part of Massachusetts and the governor of Massachusetts was chief executive....


Republican gain
Stanley R. Tupper
Stanley R. Tupper
Stanley Roger Tupper was a U.S. Representative from Maine. Born in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, Tupper was educated in Boothbay Harbor public schools, Hebron Academy, Hebron, Maine. Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont, and LaSalle Extension University, Chicago, Illinois.He served in the United...

 (R) 53.4%

John C. Donovan (D) 46.6%
Clifford McIntire Republican 1951 Re-elected Clifford McIntire (R) 64.1%
David G. Roberts (D) 35.9%

Maryland 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Thomas F. Johnson
Thomas F. Johnson
Thomas Francis Johnson was a U.S. Congressman who represented the Maryland's 1st congressional district from January 3, 1959 to January 3, 1963. He lost re-election after criminal charges were brought against him....

Democratic 1958 Re-elected Thomas F. Johnson
Thomas F. Johnson
Thomas Francis Johnson was a U.S. Congressman who represented the Maryland's 1st congressional district from January 3, 1959 to January 3, 1963. He lost re-election after criminal charges were brought against him....

 (D) 53.6%

Edward T. Miller (R) 46.4%
Daniel Brewster
Daniel Brewster
Daniel Baugh Brewster was a Democratic member of the United States Senate, representing the State of Maryland from 1963 until 1969...

Democratic 1958 Re-elected Daniel Brewster
Daniel Brewster
Daniel Baugh Brewster was a Democratic member of the United States Senate, representing the State of Maryland from 1963 until 1969...

 (D) 58.6%

Fife Symington (R) 41.4%
Edward Garmatz
Edward Garmatz
Edward Alexander Garmatz , a Democrat, was a U.S. Congressman who represented the 3rd congressional district of Maryland from 1947 to 1973....

Democratic 1947 Re-elected Edward Garmatz
Edward Garmatz
Edward Alexander Garmatz , a Democrat, was a U.S. Congressman who represented the 3rd congressional district of Maryland from 1947 to 1973....

 (D) 80.3%

Robert J. Gerstung (R) 19.7%
George Hyde Fallon Democratic 1944 Re-elected George Hyde Fallon (D) 65.5%
Melvin R. Kenney (R) 34.5%
Richard E. Lankford Democratic 1954 Re-elected Richard E. Lankford (D) 62.2%
Carlyle J. Lancaster (R) 37.8%
John R. Foley
John R. Foley
John Robert Foley represented the sixth district of Maryland in the United States House of Representatives from 1959 to 1961....

Democratic 1958 Lost re-election
Republican gain
Charles Mathias, Jr.
Charles Mathias, Jr.
Charles McCurdy "Mac" Mathias, Jr. was a Republican member of the United States Senate, representing Maryland from 1969 to 1987...

 (R) 52.0%

John R. Foley (D) 48.0%
Samuel Friedel
Samuel Friedel
Samuel Nathaniel Friedel , a Democrat, was a U.S. Congressman who represented the 7th congressional district of Maryland from January 3, 1953 to January 3, 1971....

Democratic 1952 Re-elected Samuel Friedel
Samuel Friedel
Samuel Nathaniel Friedel , a Democrat, was a U.S. Congressman who represented the 7th congressional district of Maryland from January 3, 1953 to January 3, 1971....

 (D) 64.5%

David M. Blum (R) 35.5%

Massachusetts 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Silvio Conte Republican 1958 Re-elected Silvio Conte (R) 68.5%
William H. Burns (D) 31.2%
Arthur J. Green (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 0.3%
Edward Boland
Edward Boland
Edward Patrick Boland was a politician from the state of Massachusetts. A Democrat, he was a representative from Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district....

Democratic 1952 Re-elected Edward Boland
Edward Boland
Edward Patrick Boland was a politician from the state of Massachusetts. A Democrat, he was a representative from Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district....

 (D) Unopposed
Philip Philbin Democratic 1942 Re-elected Philip Philbin (D) Unopposed
Harold Donohue
Harold Donohue
Harold Daniel Donohue was an American politician. He represented the third district and fourth district of Massachusetts in the United States House of Representatives from 1947-1974....

Democratic 1946 Re-elected Harold Donohue
Harold Donohue
Harold Daniel Donohue was an American politician. He represented the third district and fourth district of Massachusetts in the United States House of Representatives from 1947-1974....

 (D) 64.5%

Robert N. Scola (R) 35.5%
Edith Nourse Rogers
Edith Nourse Rogers
Edith Nourse Rogers was an American social welfare volunteer and politician who was one of the first women to serve in the United States Congress. She was the first woman elected to congress from Massachusetts...

Republican 1925 Died in office
Republican hold
Frank B. Morse (R) 54.5%
William C. Madden (D) 45.5%
William H. Bates
William H. Bates
For William Horatio Bates, the alternative eye therapist, see William Bates . For the United States Navy submarine, see .William Henry Bates was a member of the United States House of Representatives notable for his staunch support of the United States Navy.Born in Salem, Massachusetts, he...

Republican 1950 Re-elected William H. Bates
William H. Bates
For William Horatio Bates, the alternative eye therapist, see William Bates . For the United States Navy submarine, see .William Henry Bates was a member of the United States House of Representatives notable for his staunch support of the United States Navy.Born in Salem, Massachusetts, he...

 (R) 65.9%

Mary Kennedy (D) 34.1%
Thomas J. Lane
Thomas J. Lane
Thomas Joseph Lane was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts from 1941 to 1963, notable for having been re-elected after serving time in federal prison....

Democratic 1941 Re-elected Thomas J. Lane
Thomas J. Lane
Thomas Joseph Lane was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts from 1941 to 1963, notable for having been re-elected after serving time in federal prison....

 (D) Unopposed
Torbert H. MacDonald Democratic 1954 Re-elected Torbert H. MacDonald (D) 65.9%
Ward Collins Cramer (R) 34.1%
Hastings Keith
Hastings Keith
Hastings Keith was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. Keith was born in Brockton, Massachusetts on November 22, 1915. He graduated from Brockton High School, Deerfield Academy, and the University of Vermont at Burlington in 1938. He performed graduate work at Harvard University...

Republican 1958 Re-elected Hastings Keith
Hastings Keith
Hastings Keith was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. Keith was born in Brockton, Massachusetts on November 22, 1915. He graduated from Brockton High School, Deerfield Academy, and the University of Vermont at Burlington in 1938. He performed graduate work at Harvard University...

 (R) 55.7%

Edward F. Harrington (D) 44.3%
Laurence Curtis
Laurence Curtis
Laurence Curtis was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. He was born in Boston. He graduated from Groton School in 1912 and from Harvard University in 1916. He served in the Foreign Diplomatic Service...

Republican 1952 Re-elected Laurence Curtis
Laurence Curtis
Laurence Curtis was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. He was born in Boston. He graduated from Groton School in 1912 and from Harvard University in 1916. He served in the Foreign Diplomatic Service...

 (R) 58.2%

Joseph J. Mulhern, Jr. (D) 41.8%
Tip O'Neill
Tip O'Neill
Thomas Phillip "Tip" O'Neill, Jr. was an American politician. O'Neill was an outspoken liberal Democrat and influential member of the U.S. Congress, serving in the House of Representatives for 34 years and representing two congressional districts in Massachusetts...

Democratic 1952 Re-elected Tip O'Neill
Tip O'Neill
Thomas Phillip "Tip" O'Neill, Jr. was an American politician. O'Neill was an outspoken liberal Democrat and influential member of the U.S. Congress, serving in the House of Representatives for 34 years and representing two congressional districts in Massachusetts...

 (D) Unopposed
John William McCormack
John William McCormack
John William McCormack was an American politician from Boston, Massachusetts.McCormack served as a member of United States House of Representatives from 1928 until he retired from political life in 1971...

Democratic 1928 Re-elected John William McCormack
John William McCormack
John William McCormack was an American politician from Boston, Massachusetts.McCormack served as a member of United States House of Representatives from 1928 until he retired from political life in 1971...

 (D) Unopposed
James A. Burke
James A. Burke
James Anthony Burke was a United States Representative from Massachusetts from 1959 to 1979.He was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He was educated in the Boston public schools and Lincoln Preparatory School and attended Suffolk University...

Democratic 1958 Re-elected James A. Burke
James A. Burke
James Anthony Burke was a United States Representative from Massachusetts from 1959 to 1979.He was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He was educated in the Boston public schools and Lincoln Preparatory School and attended Suffolk University...

 (D) 58.5%

Charles J. Gabriel (R) 41.5%
Joseph William Martin, Jr.
Joseph William Martin, Jr.
Joseph William Martin, Jr. was a Republican Congressman and Speaker of the House from North Attleborough, Massachusetts. He was notably the only Republican to serve as Speaker between 1931 and 1995....

Republican 1924 Re-elected Joseph William Martin, Jr.
Joseph William Martin, Jr.
Joseph William Martin, Jr. was a Republican Congressman and Speaker of the House from North Attleborough, Massachusetts. He was notably the only Republican to serve as Speaker between 1931 and 1995....

 (R) 60.3%

Edward F. Doolan (D) 39.7%

Michigan 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Thaddeus M. Machrowicz
Thaddeus M. Machrowicz
Thaddeus Michael Machrowicz was a politician and judge from the U.S. state of Michigan.Machrowicz was born in Gostyń, Poland and immigrated to the United States with his parents in 1902. They settled in Chicago, Illinois, but later moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin where he attended parochial school...

Democratic 1950 Re-elected Thaddeus M. Machrowicz
Thaddeus M. Machrowicz
Thaddeus Michael Machrowicz was a politician and judge from the U.S. state of Michigan.Machrowicz was born in Gostyń, Poland and immigrated to the United States with his parents in 1902. They settled in Chicago, Illinois, but later moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin where he attended parochial school...

 (D) 88.4%

Walter Czarnecki (R) 11.3%
Peter Stayanoff (Soc-Lab
Socialist Labor Party of America
The Socialist Labor Party of America , established in 1876 as the Workingmen's Party, is the oldest socialist political party in the United States and the second oldest socialist party in the world. Originally known as the Workingmen's Party of America, the party changed its name in 1877 and has...

) 0.1%
Adam Kempa (Ind Amer) 0.09%
Carroll Ambler (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 0.05%
George Meader
George Meader
George Meader was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Meader was born in Benton Harbor, Michigan and attended the public schools of various cities in Michigan. He was a student at Ohio Wesleyan University from 1923 to 1925 and graduated from the University of Michigan, A.B. in 1927 and...

Republican 1950 Re-elected George Meader
George Meader
George Meader was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Meader was born in Benton Harbor, Michigan and attended the public schools of various cities in Michigan. He was a student at Ohio Wesleyan University from 1923 to 1925 and graduated from the University of Michigan, A.B. in 1927 and...

 (R) 59.6%

Thomas P. Payne (D) 40.2%
Verdon R. Dunckel (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 0.09%
Edmund T. Taylor (Soc-Lab
Socialist Labor Party of America
The Socialist Labor Party of America , established in 1876 as the Workingmen's Party, is the oldest socialist political party in the United States and the second oldest socialist party in the world. Originally known as the Workingmen's Party of America, the party changed its name in 1877 and has...

) 0.04%
Ray W. Graham (Ind Amer) 0.04%
August E. Johansen
August E. Johansen
August Edgar Johansen was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.-Biography:Johansen was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and attended the public schools in Battle Creek, Michigan. He attended Olivet College in 1922 and 1923, and Western Michigan College of Education in Kalamazoo in 1923...

Republican 1954 Re-elected August E. Johansen
August E. Johansen
August Edgar Johansen was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.-Biography:Johansen was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and attended the public schools in Battle Creek, Michigan. He attended Olivet College in 1922 and 1923, and Western Michigan College of Education in Kalamazoo in 1923...

 (R) 60.5%

Samuel I. Clark (D) 39.2%
Floyd R. Latta (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 0.2%
Clare E. Hoffman Republican 1934 Re-elected Clare E. Hoffman (R) 62.3%
Edward Burns (D) 37.5%
Jerry Johncock (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 0.2%
Gerald Ford
Gerald Ford
Gerald Rudolph "Jerry" Ford, Jr. was the 38th President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977, and the 40th Vice President of the United States serving from 1973 to 1974...

Republican 1948 Re-elected Gerald Ford
Gerald Ford
Gerald Rudolph "Jerry" Ford, Jr. was the 38th President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977, and the 40th Vice President of the United States serving from 1973 to 1974...

 (R) 66.8%

William G. Reamon (D) 33.1%
LeRoy A. Robert (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 0.06%
Donald Teets (Soc-Lab
Socialist Labor Party of America
The Socialist Labor Party of America , established in 1876 as the Workingmen's Party, is the oldest socialist political party in the United States and the second oldest socialist party in the world. Originally known as the Workingmen's Party of America, the party changed its name in 1877 and has...

) 0.03%
Charles E. Chamberlain
Charles E. Chamberlain
Charles Ernest Chamberlain was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Chamberlain was born in Locke Township, Michigan and after graduating from Lansing Central High School in Lansing, went on to earn a B.S. degree in 1941 from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. He earned an LL.B...

Republican 1956 Re-elected Charles E. Chamberlain
Charles E. Chamberlain
Charles Ernest Chamberlain was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Chamberlain was born in Locke Township, Michigan and after graduating from Lansing Central High School in Lansing, went on to earn a B.S. degree in 1941 from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. He earned an LL.B...

 (R) 56.6%

Jerome F. O'Rourke (D) 43.3%
Paul H. Kyburz (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 0.09%
James G. O'Hara
James G. O'Hara
James Grant O'Hara was a soldier and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan, serving as U.S. Representative from 1959 to 1977.-Early life:...

Democratic 1958 Re-elected James G. O'Hara
James G. O'Hara
James Grant O'Hara was a soldier and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan, serving as U.S. Representative from 1959 to 1977.-Early life:...

 (D) 53.3%

Robert J. McIntosh (R) 46.6%
Clarence E. Smith (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 0.05%
Mary Mills (Soc-Lab
Socialist Labor Party of America
The Socialist Labor Party of America , established in 1876 as the Workingmen's Party, is the oldest socialist political party in the United States and the second oldest socialist party in the world. Originally known as the Workingmen's Party of America, the party changed its name in 1877 and has...

) 0.05%
Raymond E. Watrous (Ind Amer) 0.03%
Alvin Morell Bentley
Alvin Morell Bentley
Alvin Morell Bentley III was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. As a U.S. representative, he made national headlines as one of the victims of the 1954 U.S. Capitol shootings.-Early years:...

Republican 1952 Retired to run for U.S. Senate
Republican hold
R. James Harvey (R) 62.2%
Mary M. Harden (D) 37.6%
Herald F. DeWeese (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 0.1%
Robert P. Griffin
Robert P. Griffin
Robert Paul Griffin was a U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan and Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court....

Republican 1956 Re-elected Robert P. Griffin
Robert P. Griffin
Robert Paul Griffin was a U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan and Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court....

 (R) 59.6%

Donald G. Jennings (D) 40.3%
Carl E. Ruble (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 0.07%
Elford Albin Cederberg
Elford Albin Cederberg
Elford Albin "Al" Cederberg was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.-Biography:Cederberg was born to dairy farmers Albin and Helen Cederberg in Bay City, Michigan, where he attended the public schools and at Bay City Junior College .He entered the United States Army in April 1941, and...

Republican 1952 Re-elected Elford Albin Cederberg
Elford Albin Cederberg
Elford Albin "Al" Cederberg was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.-Biography:Cederberg was born to dairy farmers Albin and Helen Cederberg in Bay City, Michigan, where he attended the public schools and at Bay City Junior College .He entered the United States Army in April 1941, and...

 (R) 62.1%

Daniel E. Reed (D) 37.8%
Mildred Montgomery (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 0.09%
Victor A. Knox
Victor A. Knox
Victor Alfred Knox was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Knox was born on a farm in Chippewa County, Michigan, near Sault Ste. Marie. He attended the public schools and engaged in farming until 1943. He was the treasurer of Soo Township in 1923 and 1924, and Chippewa County supervisor,...

Republican 1952 Re-elected Victor A. Knox
Victor A. Knox
Victor Alfred Knox was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Knox was born on a farm in Chippewa County, Michigan, near Sault Ste. Marie. He attended the public schools and engaged in farming until 1943. He was the treasurer of Soo Township in 1923 and 1924, and Chippewa County supervisor,...

 (R) 54.8%

Prentiss M. Brown, Jr. (D) 45.1%
Elving Thorpe (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 0.05%
John B. Bennett
John B. Bennett
John Bonifas Bennett was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Bennett was born in Garden, Michigan, attended the public schools there and graduated from Watersmeet High School...

Republican 1946 Re-elected John B. Bennett
John B. Bennett
John Bonifas Bennett was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Bennett was born in Garden, Michigan, attended the public schools there and graduated from Watersmeet High School...

 (R) 60.8%

Robert C. McCarthy (D) 39.1%
Halmer Dahlgren (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 0.05%
Charles Diggs
Charles Diggs
Charles Coles Diggs, Jr. was an African-American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Diggs was an early member of the civil rights movement, having been present at the murder trial of Emmett Till and elected the first chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus.Diggs resigned from the...

Democratic 1954 Re-elected Charles Diggs
Charles Diggs
Charles Coles Diggs, Jr. was an African-American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Diggs was an early member of the civil rights movement, having been present at the murder trial of Emmett Till and elected the first chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus.Diggs resigned from the...

 (D) 71.4%

Robert B. Blackwell (R) 28.2%
Cleve C. Hull (Ind Amer) 0.1%
Peter Goonis (Soc-Lab
Socialist Labor Party of America
The Socialist Labor Party of America , established in 1876 as the Workingmen's Party, is the oldest socialist political party in the United States and the second oldest socialist party in the world. Originally known as the Workingmen's Party of America, the party changed its name in 1877 and has...

) 0.1%
John T. Wiandt (Tax Cut) 0.09%
Vernon Good (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 0.07%
Louis C. Rabaut
Louis C. Rabaut
Louis Charles Rabaut was politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He was a Democratic congressman representing Michigan's 14th congressional district from 1935 to 1947, and from 1949 to 1961...

Democratic 1948 Re-elected Louis C. Rabaut
Louis C. Rabaut
Louis Charles Rabaut was politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He was a Democratic congressman representing Michigan's 14th congressional district from 1935 to 1947, and from 1949 to 1961...

 (D) 62.7%

Lois V. Nair (R) 37.1%
C. B. Smith (Tax Cut) 0.09%
William Sablich (Soc-Lab
Socialist Labor Party of America
The Socialist Labor Party of America , established in 1876 as the Workingmen's Party, is the oldest socialist political party in the United States and the second oldest socialist party in the world. Originally known as the Workingmen's Party of America, the party changed its name in 1877 and has...

) 0.07%
Eugene Hopusch (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 0.03%
John D. Dingell, Jr. Democratic 1955 Re-elected John D. Dingell, Jr. (D) 79.4%
Robert J. Robbins (R) 20.3%
Hiram J. Coffman (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 0.1%
Joseph Koss (Soc-Lab
Socialist Labor Party of America
The Socialist Labor Party of America , established in 1876 as the Workingmen's Party, is the oldest socialist political party in the United States and the second oldest socialist party in the world. Originally known as the Workingmen's Party of America, the party changed its name in 1877 and has...

) 0.08%
Curt Engstrom (Ind Amer) 0.06%
John Lesinski, Sr.
John Lesinski, Sr.
John Lesinski, Sr. was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He was the father of John Lesinski, Jr., who took his seat in the United States House of Representatives upon his father's death....

Democratic 1932 Re-elected John Lesinski, Sr.
John Lesinski, Sr.
John Lesinski, Sr. was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He was the father of John Lesinski, Jr., who took his seat in the United States House of Representatives upon his father's death....

 (D) 66.0%

Lee H. Clark (R) 33.8%
James C. Horvath (Soc-Lab
Socialist Labor Party of America
The Socialist Labor Party of America , established in 1876 as the Workingmen's Party, is the oldest socialist political party in the United States and the second oldest socialist party in the world. Originally known as the Workingmen's Party of America, the party changed its name in 1877 and has...

) 0.09%
Paul D. Gariepy (Ind Amer) 0.05%
Lucy Larkin (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 0.04%
Martha W. Griffiths Democratic 1954 Re-elected Martha W. Griffiths (D) 57.6%
Richard E. Morell (R) 42.2%
William Walbridge (Soc-Lab
Socialist Labor Party of America
The Socialist Labor Party of America , established in 1876 as the Workingmen's Party, is the oldest socialist political party in the United States and the second oldest socialist party in the world. Originally known as the Workingmen's Party of America, the party changed its name in 1877 and has...

) 0.07%
J. Byron Stover (Ind Amer) 0.05%
Sadie Grass (Tax Cut) 0.03%
Richard Zeller (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 0.03%
William Broomfield
William Broomfield
William S. Broomfield, or Bill Broomfield, is a retired politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.-Early life:Broomfield was born in Royal Oak, Michigan. He graduated from high school in 1940 and attended Michigan State College at East Lansing. During the Second World War, he served in the...

Republican 1956 Re-elected William Broomfield
William Broomfield
William S. Broomfield, or Bill Broomfield, is a retired politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.-Early life:Broomfield was born in Royal Oak, Michigan. He graduated from high school in 1940 and attended Michigan State College at East Lansing. During the Second World War, he served in the...

 (R) 55.8%

James Kellis (D) 44.0%
Fred Mayers (Soc-Lab
Socialist Labor Party of America
The Socialist Labor Party of America , established in 1876 as the Workingmen's Party, is the oldest socialist political party in the United States and the second oldest socialist party in the world. Originally known as the Workingmen's Party of America, the party changed its name in 1877 and has...

) 0.06%
Hugh J. Thomas (Ind Amer) 0.04%
Phyllis G. Kile (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 0.03%

Minnesota 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Al Quie
Al Quie
Albert Harold Quie is an American politician who served as the 35th Governor of Minnesota from January 4, 1979, to January 3, 1983.-State and national government service:...

Republican 1958 Re-elected Al Quie
Al Quie
Albert Harold Quie is an American politician who served as the 35th Governor of Minnesota from January 4, 1979, to January 3, 1983.-State and national government service:...

 (R) 60.5%

George Shepherd (DFL) 39.5%
Ancher Nelsen
Ancher Nelsen
Ancher Nelsen , was a politician who served as the Lieutenant Governor of the state of Minnesota.-Biography:...

Republican 1958 Re-elected Ancher Nelsen
Ancher Nelsen
Ancher Nelsen , was a politician who served as the Lieutenant Governor of the state of Minnesota.-Biography:...

 (R) 57.2%

Russel Schwandt (DFL) 42.8%
Roy W. Wier Democratic 1948 Lost re-election
Republican gain
Clark MacGregor
Clark MacGregor
Clark MacGregor was a Republican U.S. Representative from Minnesota's 3rd Congressional District.MacGregor was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and graduated cum laude from Dartmouth College in the class of 1944 and the University of Minnesota Law School in 1946 . He was elected to the U.S...

 (R) 52.5%

Roy W. Wier (DFL) 47.5%
Joseph Karth
Joseph Karth
Joseph Edward Karth was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota; born in New Brighton, Ramsey County, Minnesota; he attended public schools and the University of Nebraska School of Engineering; interrupted his education during the Second World War to serve in the United States Army, with service in...

Democratic 1958 Re-elected Joseph Karth
Joseph Karth
Joseph Edward Karth was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota; born in New Brighton, Ramsey County, Minnesota; he attended public schools and the University of Nebraska School of Engineering; interrupted his education during the Second World War to serve in the United States Army, with service in...

 (DFL) 61.0%

Joseph J. Mitchell (R) 39.0%
Walter Judd
Walter Judd
Walter Henry Judd was an American politician best known for his battle in Congress to define the conservative position on China as all-out support for the Nationalists under Chiang Kai-sheck and opposition to the Communists under Mao...

Republican 1942 Re-elected Walter Judd
Walter Judd
Walter Henry Judd was an American politician best known for his battle in Congress to define the conservative position on China as all-out support for the Nationalists under Chiang Kai-sheck and opposition to the Communists under Mao...

 (R) 60.9%

George J. Matthews (DFL) 39.1%
Fred Marshall
Fred Marshall
Fred Marshall, , was a member of the United States House of Representatives from the U.S. state of Minnesota....

Democratic 1948 Re-elected Fred Marshall
Fred Marshall
Fred Marshall, , was a member of the United States House of Representatives from the U.S. state of Minnesota....

 (DFL) 59.6%

Frank L. King (R) 40.4%
H. Carl Andersen Republican 1938 Re-elected H. Carl Andersen (R) 52.5%
Gordon E. Duenow (DFL) 47.5%
John Blatnik
John Blatnik
John Anton Blatnik was a United States Congressman from Minnesota. He was a member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party , which is affiliated with the Democratic Party....

Democratic 1946 Re-elected John Blatnik
John Blatnik
John Anton Blatnik was a United States Congressman from Minnesota. He was a member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party , which is affiliated with the Democratic Party....

 (DFL) 69.5%

Jerry H. Ketola (R) 30.5%
Odin Langen Republican 1958 Re-elected Odin Langen (R) 52.2%
Coya Knutson (DFL) 47.8%

Mississippi 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Thomas Abernethy
Thomas Abernethy
Thomas Gerstle Abernethy was a member of the United States House of Representatives. He was born in Eupora, Mississippi. He attended the local public schools....

Democratic 1942 Re-elected Thomas Abernethy
Thomas Abernethy
Thomas Gerstle Abernethy was a member of the United States House of Representatives. He was born in Eupora, Mississippi. He attended the local public schools....

 (D) 93.6%

Edward W. Scott (R) 6.4%
Jamie L. Whitten
Jamie L. Whitten
Jamie Lloyd Whitten was a United States Representative from Mississippi, who was of English and Swedish descent. He is the second-longest serving U.S. Representative ever and the fourth longest serving U.S. member of Congress ever.-Early life:Jamie Whitten was born in Cascilla, Mississippi...

Democratic 1941 Re-elected Jamie L. Whitten
Jamie L. Whitten
Jamie Lloyd Whitten was a United States Representative from Mississippi, who was of English and Swedish descent. He is the second-longest serving U.S. Representative ever and the fourth longest serving U.S. member of Congress ever.-Early life:Jamie Whitten was born in Cascilla, Mississippi...

 (D) Unopposed
Frank E. Smith
Frank E. Smith
Frank Ellis Smith was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.Born in Sidon, Mississippi, Smith attended the public schools of Sidon and Greenwood, Mississippi....

Democratic 1950 Re-elected Frank E. Smith
Frank E. Smith
Frank Ellis Smith was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.Born in Sidon, Mississippi, Smith attended the public schools of Sidon and Greenwood, Mississippi....

 (D) 92.7%

W. A. Clark (R) 7.3%
John Bell Williams
John Bell Williams
John Bell Williams was an American Democratic politician who was governor of Mississippi from 1968 to 1972.-Biography:...

Democratic 1946 Re-elected John Bell Williams
John Bell Williams
John Bell Williams was an American Democratic politician who was governor of Mississippi from 1968 to 1972.-Biography:...

 (D) Unopposed
W. Arthur Winstead
W. Arthur Winstead
William Arthur Winstead was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.Born near Philadelphia, Mississippi, Winstead attended the public schools Clarke Memorial College, in Newton, Mississippi, and the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa.He graduated from Mississippi Southern College at Hattiesburg in...

Democratic 1942 Re-elected W. Arthur Winstead
W. Arthur Winstead
William Arthur Winstead was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.Born near Philadelphia, Mississippi, Winstead attended the public schools Clarke Memorial College, in Newton, Mississippi, and the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa.He graduated from Mississippi Southern College at Hattiesburg in...

 (D) Unopposed
William M. Colmer
William M. Colmer
William Meyers Colmer was a Mississippi politician.Colmer was born in Moss Point, Mississippi, and attended Millsaps College...

Democratic 1932 Re-elected William M. Colmer
William M. Colmer
William Meyers Colmer was a Mississippi politician.Colmer was born in Moss Point, Mississippi, and attended Millsaps College...

 (D) Unopposed

Missouri 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Frank M. Karsten
Frank M. Karsten
Frank Melvin Karsten was a Democratic United States Representative from Missouri.Born in San Antonio, Texas, Karsten graduated from Beaumont High School, St...

Democratic 1946 Re-elected Frank M. Karsten
Frank M. Karsten
Frank Melvin Karsten was a Democratic United States Representative from Missouri.Born in San Antonio, Texas, Karsten graduated from Beaumont High School, St...

 (D) 70.8%

Sam J. Kallaos (R) 29.2%
Thomas B. Curtis
Thomas B. Curtis
Thomas Bradford Curtis was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Curtis attended the public schools of Webster Groves, Missouri. He attended Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, earning an A.B. in 1932. He was admitted to the bar in 1934 and commenced the...

Republican 1950 Re-elected Thomas B. Curtis
Thomas B. Curtis
Thomas Bradford Curtis was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Curtis attended the public schools of Webster Groves, Missouri. He attended Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, earning an A.B. in 1932. He was admitted to the bar in 1934 and commenced the...

 (R) 56.7%

Richard L. Carp (D) 43.3%
Leonor Sullivan
Leonor Sullivan
Leonor Kretzer Sullivan was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri. She was a Democrat and the first woman in Congress from Missouri....

Democratic 1952 Re-elected Leonor Sullivan
Leonor Sullivan
Leonor Kretzer Sullivan was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri. She was a Democrat and the first woman in Congress from Missouri....

 (D) 73.3%

Morton L. Schwartz (R) 26.7%
William J. Randall
William J. Randall
William J. Randall was a former member of the United States House of Representatives. He was a member of the Democratic Party from Missouri....

Democratic 1959 Re-elected William J. Randall
William J. Randall
William J. Randall was a former member of the United States House of Representatives. He was a member of the Democratic Party from Missouri....

 (D) 54.0%

Kenneth K. Lowe (R) 46.0%
Richard Bolling Democratic 1948 Re-elected Richard Bolling (D) 61.0%
Clinton H. Gates (R) 39.0%
William Raleigh Hull, Jr.
William Raleigh Hull, Jr.
William Raleigh Hull, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Missouri's 6th congressional district. He was born in Weston, Missouri into a prominent tobacco raising family. He was co-owner of Hull’s Tobacco Warehouse in Weston, director of First National Bank, Leavenworth, Kansas and a mayor of...

Democratic 1954 Re-elected William Raleigh Hull, Jr.
William Raleigh Hull, Jr.
William Raleigh Hull, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Missouri's 6th congressional district. He was born in Weston, Missouri into a prominent tobacco raising family. He was co-owner of Hull’s Tobacco Warehouse in Weston, director of First National Bank, Leavenworth, Kansas and a mayor of...

 (D) 54.6%

Ethan H. Campbell (R) 45.4%
Charles Harrison Brown
Charles Harrison Brown
Charles Harrison Brown , known as Charlie Brown, was a two-term U.S. representative from Missouri from the 7th Congressional District....

Democratic 1956 Lost re-election
Republican gain
Durward Gorham Hall
Durward Gorham Hall
Dr. Durward Gorham Hall was a six-term US representative from Missouri's 7th congressional district.-Biography:He was born in Cassville, Missouri on September 14, 1910 and graduated from Greenwood Laboratory School at Southwest Missouri State Teacher's College; later becoming Southwest Missouri...

 (R) 54.9%

Charles Harrison Brown (D) 45.1%
A. S. J. Carnahan
A. S. J. Carnahan
Albert Sidney Johnson Carnahan was an American politician. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives for southeastern Missouri for 14 years, as well as the first member of the Carnahan Family to serve in public office.-Early life:Carnahan was born near Ellsinore, Missouri, and...

Democratic 1948 Lost renomination
Democratic hold
Richard Howard Ichord, Jr. (D) 58.0%
Curtis J. Tindel (R) 42.0%
Clarence Cannon
Clarence Cannon
Clarence Andrew Cannon was a Democratic Congressmember from Missouri. He was a notable parliamentarian and chaired the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations.-Biography:...

Democratic 1922 Re-elected Clarence Cannon
Clarence Cannon
Clarence Andrew Cannon was a Democratic Congressmember from Missouri. He was a notable parliamentarian and chaired the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations.-Biography:...

 (D) 59.8%

Anthony C. Schroeder (R) 40.2%
Paul C. Jones
Paul C. Jones
Paul Caruthers Jones was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born in Kennett, Missouri, Jones attended the Kennett public schools. He was graduated from the University of Missouri with a B.J. degree in 1923. He served as a member of the Kennett city council from 1931 to 1933 and as mayor of...

Democratic 1948 Re-elected Paul C. Jones
Paul C. Jones
Paul Caruthers Jones was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born in Kennett, Missouri, Jones attended the Kennett public schools. He was graduated from the University of Missouri with a B.J. degree in 1923. He served as a member of the Kennett city council from 1931 to 1933 and as mayor of...

 (D) Unopposed
Morgan M. Moulder
Morgan M. Moulder
Morgan Moore Moulder was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born in Linn Creek, Missouri, Moulder attended the public schools of Linn Creek and Lebanon, Missouri, and the University of Missouri....

Democratic 1948 Re-elected Morgan M. Moulder
Morgan M. Moulder
Morgan Moore Moulder was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born in Linn Creek, Missouri, Moulder attended the public schools of Linn Creek and Lebanon, Missouri, and the University of Missouri....

 (D) 50.1%

Robert A. Bartel (R) 49.9%

Montana 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Lee Metcalf
Lee Metcalf
Lee Warren Metcalf was an American politician of the Democratic Party and was a United States Representative, and a United States Senator from Montana....

Democratic 1952 Retired to run for U.S. Senate
Democratic hold
Arnold Olsen
Arnold Olsen
Arnold Olsen was a U.S. Democratic politician from the state of Montana.-Early life:He was born in Butte, Montana on December 17, 1916. He attended Butte public schools, the Montana School of Mines, 1934–1936, and graduated from the Montana State University Law School , Missoula, Montana in 1940...

 (D) 53.3%

George P. Sarsfield (R) 46.7%
LeRoy H. Anderson
LeRoy H. Anderson
LeRoy Hagen Anderson was a U.S. Representative from Montana.Born in Ellendale, North Dakota, Anderson moved with his parents to Conrad, Montana, in 1909. He graduated with a B. S...

Democratic 1956 Retired to run for U.S. Senate
Republican gain
James Franklin Battin
James Franklin Battin
James Franklin Battin was a Republican U.S. Representative from the U.S. state of Montana, and later a United States federal judge....

 (R) 50.9%

Leo Graybill, Jr. (D) 49.1%

Nebraska 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Phillip Hart Weaver
Phillip Hart Weaver
Phillip Hart Weaver was a Nebraska Republican politician, who was also the son of former Nebraska governor Arthur J. Weaver and grandson of former representative Archibald Jerard Weaver....

Republican 1954 Re-elected Phillip Hart Weaver
Phillip Hart Weaver
Phillip Hart Weaver was a Nebraska Republican politician, who was also the son of former Nebraska governor Arthur J. Weaver and grandson of former representative Archibald Jerard Weaver....

 (R) 55.5%

Gerald T. Whelan (D) 44.5%
Glenn Cunningham
Glenn Cunningham (Nebraska)
Glenn Clarence Cunningham was a Nebraska Republican politician.He was born in Omaha, Nebraska on September 10, 1912 and graduated from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 1935. He sold insurance for a while. From 1946 to 1948 he was a member of the Omaha board of education and a member of...

Republican 1956 Re-elected Glenn Cunningham
Glenn Cunningham (Nebraska)
Glenn Clarence Cunningham was a Nebraska Republican politician.He was born in Omaha, Nebraska on September 10, 1912 and graduated from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 1935. He sold insurance for a while. From 1946 to 1948 he was a member of the Omaha board of education and a member of...

 (R) 66.6%

Joseph V. Benesch (D) 33.4%
Lawrence Brock
Lawrence Brock
Lawrence Brock was a Nebraska Democratic politician.Brock was born near Columbus, Nebraska. He graduated from Leigh High School and then the College of Pharmacy of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1929. He became a pharmacist in Madison, Nebraska...

Democratic 1958 Lost re-election
Republican gain
Ralph F. Beermann
Ralph F. Beermann
Ralph Frederick Beermann was a Nebraska Republican politician.Born near Dakota City, Nebraska, USA, Ralph Frederick Beermann graduated from Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa and then attended various Army specialist schools...

 (R) 51.3%

Lawrence Brock (D) 48.7%
Donald Francis McGinley Democratic 1958 Lost re-election
Republican gain
David T. Martin (R) 51.1%
Donald Francis McGinley (D) 48.9%

Nevada 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Walter S. Baring, Jr.
Walter S. Baring, Jr.
Walter Stephan Baring, Jr. was a United States Representative from Nevada.Baring came from a political family. His father served on the Esmarelda County Commission for a while, until he moved the family to Reno, Nevada. His father then managed a furniture store. Baring graduated from the...

Democratic 1956 Re-elected Walter S. Baring, Jr.
Walter S. Baring, Jr.
Walter Stephan Baring, Jr. was a United States Representative from Nevada.Baring came from a political family. His father served on the Esmarelda County Commission for a while, until he moved the family to Reno, Nevada. His father then managed a furniture store. Baring graduated from the...

 (D) 57.5%

Geroge W. Malone (R) 42.5%

New Hampshire 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Chester Earl Merrow
Chester Earl Merrow
Chester Earl Merrow was a U.S. Representative from New Hampshire.Born in Center Ossipee, New Hampshire, Merrow attended the public schools and Brewster Free Academy in Wolfeboro from 1921 to 1925...

Republican 1942 Re-elected Chester Earl Merrow
Chester Earl Merrow
Chester Earl Merrow was a U.S. Representative from New Hampshire.Born in Center Ossipee, New Hampshire, Merrow attended the public schools and Brewster Free Academy in Wolfeboro from 1921 to 1925...

 (R) 56.5%

Romeo J. Champagne (D) 43.5%
Perkins Bass
Perkins Bass
Perkins Bass was an American elected official from the state of New Hampshire, including four terms as a U.S. Representative from 1955-63.-Biography:...

Republican 1954 Re-elected Perkins Bass
Perkins Bass
Perkins Bass was an American elected official from the state of New Hampshire, including four terms as a U.S. Representative from 1955-63.-Biography:...

 (R) 60.3%

Stuart V. Nims (D) 39.7%

New Jersey 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
William T. Cahill
William T. Cahill
William Thomas Cahill was an American Republican Party politician who served as the 46th Governor of New Jersey, from 1970 to 1974, and who represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district in the U.S...

Republican 1958 Re-elected William T. Cahill
William T. Cahill
William Thomas Cahill was an American Republican Party politician who served as the 46th Governor of New Jersey, from 1970 to 1974, and who represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district in the U.S...

 (R) 57.6%

John A. Healey (D) 42.2%
Julius Levin (Soc-Lab
Socialist Labor Party of America
The Socialist Labor Party of America , established in 1876 as the Workingmen's Party, is the oldest socialist political party in the United States and the second oldest socialist party in the world. Originally known as the Workingmen's Party of America, the party changed its name in 1877 and has...

) 0.2%
Milton W. Glenn
Milton W. Glenn
Milton Willits Glenn was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1957-1965.-Biography:Glenn attended the schools of the Atlantic City School District...

Republican 1957 Re-elected Milton W. Glenn
Milton W. Glenn
Milton Willits Glenn was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1957-1965.-Biography:Glenn attended the schools of the Atlantic City School District...

 (R) 56.5%

John A. Miller (D) 43.2%
Morris Karp (Soc-Lab
Socialist Labor Party of America
The Socialist Labor Party of America , established in 1876 as the Workingmen's Party, is the oldest socialist political party in the United States and the second oldest socialist party in the world. Originally known as the Workingmen's Party of America, the party changed its name in 1877 and has...

) 0.2%
James C. Auchincloss
James C. Auchincloss
James Coats Auchincloss was an American businessman and Republican Party politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1943–1965....

Republican 1942 Re-elected James C. Auchincloss
James C. Auchincloss
James Coats Auchincloss was an American businessman and Republican Party politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1943–1965....

 (R) 53.1%

Katharine E. White (D) 46.9%
Frank Thompson
Frank Thompson
Frank Thompson, Jr. was a Democratic Party politician from New Jersey. Thompson represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1955 to 1980....

Democratic 1954 Re-elected Frank Thompson
Frank Thompson
Frank Thompson, Jr. was a Democratic Party politician from New Jersey. Thompson represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1955 to 1980....

 (D) 60.2%

A. Jerome Moore (R) 39.6%
Howard G. Frank (Conservative) 0.1%
Bernardo S. Doganiero (Soc-Lab
Socialist Labor Party of America
The Socialist Labor Party of America , established in 1876 as the Workingmen's Party, is the oldest socialist political party in the United States and the second oldest socialist party in the world. Originally known as the Workingmen's Party of America, the party changed its name in 1877 and has...

) 0.10%
Peter Frelinghuysen, Jr.
Peter Frelinghuysen, Jr.
Peter Hood Ballantine Frelinghuysen II represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican from 1953 to 1975.-Biography:...

Republican 1952 Re-elected Peter Frelinghuysen, Jr.
Peter Frelinghuysen, Jr.
Peter Hood Ballantine Frelinghuysen II represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican from 1953 to 1975.-Biography:...

 (R) 58.6%

Jerome H. Taub (D) 41.3%
Delmar Calwhite (Soc-Lab
Socialist Labor Party of America
The Socialist Labor Party of America , established in 1876 as the Workingmen's Party, is the oldest socialist political party in the United States and the second oldest socialist party in the world. Originally known as the Workingmen's Party of America, the party changed its name in 1877 and has...

) 0.2%
Florence P. Dwyer
Florence P. Dwyer
Florence Price "Flo" Dwyer , born Florence Louise Price in Reading, Pennsylvania, was an American Republican Party politician and U.S. Representative for New Jersey's 6th and 12th Congressional Districts...

Republican 1956 Re-elected Florence P. Dwyer
Florence P. Dwyer
Florence Price "Flo" Dwyer , born Florence Louise Price in Reading, Pennsylvania, was an American Republican Party politician and U.S. Representative for New Jersey's 6th and 12th Congressional Districts...

 (R) 57.7%

Jack B. Dunn (D) 41.4%
John H. Wisner, Jr. (Conservative) 0.7%
Alexander Kudlik (Soc-Lab
Socialist Labor Party of America
The Socialist Labor Party of America , established in 1876 as the Workingmen's Party, is the oldest socialist political party in the United States and the second oldest socialist party in the world. Originally known as the Workingmen's Party of America, the party changed its name in 1877 and has...

) 0.1%
William B. Widnall
William B. Widnall
William Beck Widnall was a member of the United States House of Representatives for 24 years representing the 7th district of New Jersey as a Republican....

Republican 1950 Re-elected William B. Widnall
William B. Widnall
William Beck Widnall was a member of the United States House of Representatives for 24 years representing the 7th district of New Jersey as a Republican....

 (R) 63.7%

James Dobbins (D) 36.0%
Robert A. Kretzer (Conservative) 0.3%
Gordon Canfield
Gordon Canfield
Gordon Canfield was an American lawyer and politician. Canfield, a Republican, was first a secretary under the United States Representative for New Jersey's 8th District, George N...

Republican 1940 Retired
Democratic gain
Charles S. Joelson (D) 52.0%
Walter P. Kennedy (R) 43.8%
Ronald G. Timm (Conservative) 4.0%
Harry Santhouse (Soc-Lab
Socialist Labor Party of America
The Socialist Labor Party of America , established in 1876 as the Workingmen's Party, is the oldest socialist political party in the United States and the second oldest socialist party in the world. Originally known as the Workingmen's Party of America, the party changed its name in 1877 and has...

) 0.2%
Frank C. Osmers, Jr.
Frank C. Osmers, Jr.
Frank C. Osmers, Jr. was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 9th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1939–1943 and again from 1951-1965.Born in Leonia, New Jersey on December 30, 1907, Osmers attended the local public schools...

Republican 1951 Re-elected Frank C. Osmers, Jr.
Frank C. Osmers, Jr.
Frank C. Osmers, Jr. was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 9th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1939–1943 and again from 1951-1965.Born in Leonia, New Jersey on December 30, 1907, Osmers attended the local public schools...

 (R) 58.1%

Vincent T. McKenna (D) 41.6%
Arthur A. Wacker (Conservative) 0.3%
Peter W. Rodino, Jr. Democratic 1948 Re-elected Peter W. Rodino, Jr. (D) 65.3%
Alphonse A. Miele (R) 33.3%
Frank J. DeGeorge (Conservative) 1.5%
Hugh Joseph Addonizio Democratic 1948 Re-elected Hugh Joseph Addonizio (D) 61.4%
Frank A. Palmieri (R) 36.2%
Josephine Underwood (Conservative) 2.1%
Julian E. Whitney (I) 0.2%
George M. Wallhauser
George M. Wallhauser
George Marvin Wallhauser was an American Republican Party politician. He served as U.S. Representative from New Jersey's 12th Congressional District from 1959-1965....

Republican 1958 Re-elected George M. Wallhauser
George M. Wallhauser
George Marvin Wallhauser was an American Republican Party politician. He served as U.S. Representative from New Jersey's 12th Congressional District from 1959-1965....

 (R) 50.2%

Robert R. Peacock (D) 47.7%
Tony Marsella (Soc-Lab
Socialist Labor Party of America
The Socialist Labor Party of America , established in 1876 as the Workingmen's Party, is the oldest socialist political party in the United States and the second oldest socialist party in the world. Originally known as the Workingmen's Party of America, the party changed its name in 1877 and has...

) 1.6%
Harold Poeschel (Conservative) 0.5%
Cornelius Edward Gallagher
Cornelius Edward Gallagher
Cornelius Edward Gallagher is an American Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 13th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1959-1973.-Biography:...

Democratic 1958 Re-elected Cornelius Edward Gallagher
Cornelius Edward Gallagher
Cornelius Edward Gallagher is an American Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 13th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1959-1973.-Biography:...

 (D) 68.3%

Samuel F. Kanis (R) 31.7%
Dominick V. Daniels
Dominick V. Daniels
Dominick Vincent Daniels was an American Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 14th congressional district from 1959-1977....

Democratic 1958 Re-elected Dominick V. Daniels
Dominick V. Daniels
Dominick Vincent Daniels was an American Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 14th congressional district from 1959-1977....

 (D) 57.3%

Frank A. Musto (R) 41.7%
Patrick J. Loori (I) 1.0%

New Mexico 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Joseph M. Montoya Democratic 1957 Re-elected Joseph M. Montoya (D) 29.5%
Thomas G. Morris
Thomas G. Morris
Thomas Gayle Morris is a U.S. Democratic politician.He was born in Eastland County, Texas. Morris served in the New Mexico House of Representatives. He was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives from New Mexico and served from January 3, 1959 to January 3, 1969. He...

 (D) 28.8%

John D. Robb (R) 20.7%
Edward V. Balcomb (R) 20.7%
Helen Galloway (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 0.1%
L. F. Ingram (Proh
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

) 0.1%
Thomas G. Morris
Thomas G. Morris
Thomas Gayle Morris is a U.S. Democratic politician.He was born in Eastland County, Texas. Morris served in the New Mexico House of Representatives. He was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives from New Mexico and served from January 3, 1959 to January 3, 1969. He...

Democratic 1958 Re-elected

New York 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Stuyvesant Wainwright
Stuyvesant Wainwright
Stuyvesant Wainwright II was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Wainwright was born in New York City. He moved to East Hampton, New York in 1927. He served in the United States Army from January 30, 1942 until December 13, 1945 during World War II. He...

Republican 1952 Lost re-election
Democratic gain
Otis G. Pike
Otis G. Pike
Otis Grey Pike is a retired Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.-Early life:...

 (D) 50.4%

Stuyvesant Wainwright (R) 49.6%
Steven Boghos Derounian
Steven Boghos Derounian
Steven Boghos Derounian was an Armenian-American congressman.-Life and career:Derounian was born in Sofia, Bulgaria to Armenian parents Boghos Derounian and Eliza Aprahamian. When he was three, his family left Bulgaria with his two other brothers to the United States and settled in Mineola, New...

Republican 1952 Re-elected Steven Boghos Derounian
Steven Boghos Derounian
Steven Boghos Derounian was an Armenian-American congressman.-Life and career:Derounian was born in Sofia, Bulgaria to Armenian parents Boghos Derounian and Eliza Aprahamian. When he was three, his family left Bulgaria with his two other brothers to the United States and settled in Mineola, New...

 (R) 61.0%

John J. Drury (D) 39.0%
Frank J. Becker
Frank J. Becker
Frank John Becker was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Becker was born in Brooklyn. During World War I, he enlisted in the United States Army on July 22, 1918 and served until September 22, 1919. He was a member of the New York State Assembly from...

Republican 1952 Re-elected Frank J. Becker
Frank J. Becker
Frank John Becker was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Becker was born in Brooklyn. During World War I, he enlisted in the United States Army on July 22, 1918 and served until September 22, 1919. He was a member of the New York State Assembly from...

 (R) 54.1%

Julius J. Rosen (D) 45.9%
Seymour Halpern
Seymour Halpern
Seymour Halpern was a United States Representative from New York. He was born in New York City November 19, 1913. He graduated from Richmond Hill High School and attended Seth Low College of Columbia University from 1932 to 1934...

Republican 1958 Re-elected Seymour Halpern
Seymour Halpern
Seymour Halpern was a United States Representative from New York. He was born in New York City November 19, 1913. He graduated from Richmond Hill High School and attended Seth Low College of Columbia University from 1932 to 1934...

 (R) 55.1%

Bernard A. Helfat (D) 44.9%
Albert H. Bosch
Albert H. Bosch
Albert Henry Bosch was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York....

Republican 1952 Retired to run for judge of Queens County court
Democratic gain
Joseph P. Addabbo (D) 54.2%
George Archinal (R) 45.8%
Lester Holtzman
Lester Holtzman
Lester Holtzman was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Holtzman was born in New York City. He graduated from St. John's University School of Law in 1935. He was elected to Congress in 1952 and served from January 3, 1953 until his resignation on...

Democratic 1952 Re-elected Lester Holtzman
Lester Holtzman
Lester Holtzman was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Holtzman was born in New York City. He graduated from St. John's University School of Law in 1935. He was elected to Congress in 1952 and served from January 3, 1953 until his resignation on...

 (D) 65.6%

Vincent L. Pitaro (R) 34.4%
James J. Delaney Democratic 1948 Re-elected James J. Delaney (D) 60.7%
Edward V. Lisoski (R) 39.3%
Victor Anfuso
Victor Anfuso
Victor L'Episcopo Anfuso was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York....

Democratic 1954 Re-elected Victor Anfuso
Victor Anfuso
Victor L'Episcopo Anfuso was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York....

 (D) 72.9%

Leon F. Nadrowski (R) 27.1%
Eugene James Keogh
Eugene James Keogh
Eugene James Keogh was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.-Life and Career:...

Democratic 1936 Re-elected Eugene James Keogh
Eugene James Keogh
Eugene James Keogh was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.-Life and Career:...

 (D) 72.3%

Herman Sanders (R) 27.7%
Edna F. Kelly
Edna F. Kelly
Edna Flannery Kelly was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Kelly was born in East Hampton, New York. She graduated from Hunter College in 1928...

Democratic 1949 Re-elected Edna F. Kelly
Edna F. Kelly
Edna Flannery Kelly was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Kelly was born in East Hampton, New York. She graduated from Hunter College in 1928...

 (D) 76.6%

Jerome P. Schneider (R) 23.4%
Emanuel Celler
Emanuel Celler
Emanuel Celler was an American politician from New York who served in the United States House of Representatives for almost 50 years, from March 1923 to January 1973. He was a member of the Democratic Party.-Early life:...

Democratic 1922 Re-elected Emanuel Celler
Emanuel Celler
Emanuel Celler was an American politician from New York who served in the United States House of Representatives for almost 50 years, from March 1923 to January 1973. He was a member of the Democratic Party.-Early life:...

 (D) 81.6%

Seymour Besunder (R) 18.4%
Francis E. Dorn
Francis E. Dorn
Francis Edwin Dorn was a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.He was born in Brooklyn. He attended St. Augustine and Bishop Loughlin Memorial High Schools. Dorn graduated from Fordham University in 1932 and Fordham University School of Law in 1935. He also studied at...

Republican 1952 Lost re-election
Democratic gain
Hugh L. Carey (D) 50.4%
Francis E. Dorn (R) 49.6%
Abraham J. Multer
Abraham J. Multer
Abraham Jacob Multer was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. Born in New York City, he graduated from City College of New York in 1921 and Brooklyn Law School in 1922. He served in the United States Coast Guard from 1943 until 1945...

Democratic 1947 Re-elected Abraham J. Multer
Abraham J. Multer
Abraham Jacob Multer was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. Born in New York City, he graduated from City College of New York in 1921 and Brooklyn Law School in 1922. He served in the United States Coast Guard from 1943 until 1945...

 (D) 75.4%

Joseph A. DeMarco (R) 24.6%
John J. Rooney
John J. Rooney
John James Rooney was a Democratic politician from New York.Rooney was born in Brooklyn in 1903. In 1925, he graduated with a law degree from Fordham University and practiced law following his admission to the bar the next year...

Democratic 1944 Re-elected John J. Rooney
John J. Rooney
John James Rooney was a Democratic politician from New York.Rooney was born in Brooklyn in 1903. In 1925, he graduated with a law degree from Fordham University and practiced law following his admission to the bar the next year...

 (D) 70.6%

Carlo G. Colavito (R) 29.4%
John H. Ray
John H. Ray
John Henry Ray was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Ray was born in Mankato, Minnesota. He graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1908 and Harvard Law School in 1911. He was an assistant to special representative of Secretary of War Newton D....

Republican 1952 Re-elected John H. Ray
John H. Ray
John Henry Ray was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Ray was born in Mankato, Minnesota. He graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1908 and Harvard Law School in 1911. He was an assistant to special representative of Secretary of War Newton D....

 (R) 48.7%

John M. Murphy (D) 47.2%
Timothy W. Costello (Liberal
Liberal Party of New York
The Liberal Party of New York is a minor American political party that has been active only in the state of New York. Its platform supports a standard set of social liberal policies: it supports right to abortion, increased spending on education, and universal health care.As of 2007, the Liberal...

) 4.1%
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., was an American politician and pastor who represented Harlem, New York City, in the United States House of Representatives . He was the first person of African-American descent elected to Congress from New York and became a powerful national politician...

Democratic 1944 Re-elected Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., was an American politician and pastor who represented Harlem, New York City, in the United States House of Representatives . He was the first person of African-American descent elected to Congress from New York and became a powerful national politician...

 (D) 71.6%

Joseph A. Bailey (R) 17.6%
Arthur O. Boyer (Liberal
Liberal Party of New York
The Liberal Party of New York is a minor American political party that has been active only in the state of New York. Its platform supports a standard set of social liberal policies: it supports right to abortion, increased spending on education, and universal health care.As of 2007, the Liberal...

) 10.9%
John Lindsay
John Lindsay
John Vliet Lindsay was an American politician, lawyer and broadcaster who was a U.S. Congressman, Mayor of New York City, candidate for U.S...

Republican 1958 Re-elected John Lindsay
John Lindsay
John Vliet Lindsay was an American politician, lawyer and broadcaster who was a U.S. Congressman, Mayor of New York City, candidate for U.S...

 (R) 60.2%

William J. Vanden Heuvel (D) 39.8%
Alfred E. Santangelo
Alfred E. Santangelo
Alfred Edward Santangelo was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Santangelo was born in New York City. He graduated from City College of New York where he joined Alpha Phi Delta in 1935 and Columbia University School of Law in 1938...

Democratic 1956 Re-elected Alfred E. Santangelo
Alfred E. Santangelo
Alfred Edward Santangelo was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Santangelo was born in New York City. He graduated from City College of New York where he joined Alpha Phi Delta in 1935 and Columbia University School of Law in 1938...

 (D) 58.3%

Charles Muzzicato (R) 33.5%
Faustino Louis Garcia (Liberal
Liberal Party of New York
The Liberal Party of New York is a minor American political party that has been active only in the state of New York. Its platform supports a standard set of social liberal policies: it supports right to abortion, increased spending on education, and universal health care.As of 2007, the Liberal...

) 8.2%
Leonard Farbstein
Leonard Farbstein
Leonard Farbstein was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives from New York City. Farbstein was born in New York City, and graduated from High School of Commerce. He attended City College of New York, Hebrew Union Teachers College, and graduated from New York University Law School, in 1924...

Democratic 1956 Re-elected Leonard Farbstein
Leonard Farbstein
Leonard Farbstein was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives from New York City. Farbstein was born in New York City, and graduated from High School of Commerce. He attended City College of New York, Hebrew Union Teachers College, and graduated from New York University Law School, in 1924...

 (D) 72.4%

Thomas P. O'Callaghan (R) 27.6%
Ludwig Teller
Ludwig Teller
Ludwig Teller was a Jewish Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Teller was born in Manhattan. He graduated from New York University in 1936. He served as a Lieutenant in the United States Navy during World War II. He served on the faculty of New York...

Democratic 1956 Lost renomination
Defeated as Liberal
Democratic hold
William Fitts Ryan (D) 55.7%
Morris Aarons (R) 30.3%
Ludwig Teller (Liberal
Liberal Party of New York
The Liberal Party of New York is a minor American political party that has been active only in the state of New York. Its platform supports a standard set of social liberal policies: it supports right to abortion, increased spending on education, and universal health care.As of 2007, the Liberal...

) 14.0%
Herbert Zelenko
Herbert Zelenko
Herbert Zelenko was a United States Representative from New York. He was born in New York City of Polish origin. He attended public schools and graduated from Columbia University in 1926 and from Columbia Law School in 1928. He was admitted to the bar in 1929 and commenced the practice of law in...

Democratic 1954 Re-elected Herbert Zelenko
Herbert Zelenko
Herbert Zelenko was a United States Representative from New York. He was born in New York City of Polish origin. He attended public schools and graduated from Columbia University in 1926 and from Columbia Law School in 1928. He was admitted to the bar in 1929 and commenced the practice of law in...

 (D) 74.6%

Thomas H. Bartzos (R) 25.4%
James C. Healey
James C. Healey
James Christopher Healey was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York....

Democratic 1956 Re-elected James C. Healey
James C. Healey
James Christopher Healey was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York....

 (D) 65.0%

Dominick A. Fusco (R) 20.6%
David I. Wells (Liberal
Liberal Party of New York
The Liberal Party of New York is a minor American political party that has been active only in the state of New York. Its platform supports a standard set of social liberal policies: it supports right to abortion, increased spending on education, and universal health care.As of 2007, the Liberal...

) 14.4%
Jacob H. Gilbert
Jacob H. Gilbert
Jacob H. Gilbert was a United States Representative from New York between 1960 and 1971.Gilbert was born in Bronx, N.Y., He attended the public schools and graduated from St. John’s College and from St. John's University School of Law...

Democratic March 8, 1960
(Special)
Re-elected Jacob H. Gilbert
Jacob H. Gilbert
Jacob H. Gilbert was a United States Representative from New York between 1960 and 1971.Gilbert was born in Bronx, N.Y., He attended the public schools and graduated from St. John’s College and from St. John's University School of Law...

 (D) 70.6%

Benjamin Thornley (R) 17.5%
Nicholas B. Gyory (Liberal
Liberal Party of New York
The Liberal Party of New York is a minor American political party that has been active only in the state of New York. Its platform supports a standard set of social liberal policies: it supports right to abortion, increased spending on education, and universal health care.As of 2007, the Liberal...

) 12.0%
Charles A. Buckley
Charles A. Buckley
Charles Anthony Buckley was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York....

Democratic 1934 Re-elected Charles A. Buckley
Charles A. Buckley
Charles Anthony Buckley was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York....

 (D) 56.6%

Michael R. Cappelli (R) 27.4%
Murray Koenig (Liberal
Liberal Party of New York
The Liberal Party of New York is a minor American political party that has been active only in the state of New York. Its platform supports a standard set of social liberal policies: it supports right to abortion, increased spending on education, and universal health care.As of 2007, the Liberal...

) 16.0%
Paul A. Fino
Paul A. Fino
Paul Albert Fino was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York....

Republican 1952 Re-elected Paul A. Fino
Paul A. Fino
Paul Albert Fino was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York....

 (R) 59.8%

Eugene L. Sugarman (D) 35.5%
Bernard Tobacman (Liberal
Liberal Party of New York
The Liberal Party of New York is a minor American political party that has been active only in the state of New York. Its platform supports a standard set of social liberal policies: it supports right to abortion, increased spending on education, and universal health care.As of 2007, the Liberal...

) 4.7%
Edwin B. Dooley
Edwin B. Dooley
Edwin Benedict Dooley was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Dooley was born in Brooklyn. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1927 and Fordham University School of Law in 1930. He was a feature writer for the New York Sun from 1927 until 1938. He was...

Republican 1956 Re-elected Edwin B. Dooley
Edwin B. Dooley
Edwin Benedict Dooley was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Dooley was born in Brooklyn. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1927 and Fordham University School of Law in 1930. He was a feature writer for the New York Sun from 1927 until 1938. He was...

 (R) 52.6%

Phil E. Gilbert, Jr. (D) 47.4%
Robert R. Barry
Robert R. Barry
Robert Raymond Barry was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Barry was born in Omaha, Nebraska. He attended Hamilton College from 1933 until 1936. During World War II he worked in the office of the Undersecretary of the Navy...

Republican 1958 Re-elected Robert R. Barry
Robert R. Barry
Robert Raymond Barry was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Barry was born in Omaha, Nebraska. He attended Hamilton College from 1933 until 1936. During World War II he worked in the office of the Undersecretary of the Navy...

 (R) 56.3%

John R. Harold (D) 40.3%
Hermoine P. Mokray (Liberal
Liberal Party of New York
The Liberal Party of New York is a minor American political party that has been active only in the state of New York. Its platform supports a standard set of social liberal policies: it supports right to abortion, increased spending on education, and universal health care.As of 2007, the Liberal...

) 3.3%
Katharine St. George
Katharine St. George
Katharine Price Collier St. George was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York, and a cousin of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.-Early life and family:...

Republican 1946 Re-elected Katharine St. George
Katharine St. George
Katharine Price Collier St. George was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York, and a cousin of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.-Early life and family:...

 (R) 58.7%

James E. Truex (D) 41.3%
J. Ernest Wharton
J. Ernest Wharton
James Ernest Wharton was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.-Biography:...

Republican 1950 Re-elected J. Ernest Wharton
J. Ernest Wharton
James Ernest Wharton was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.-Biography:...

 (R) 56.7%

Gore Vidal (D) 43.3%
Leo W. O'Brien
Leo W. O'Brien
Leo William O'Brien was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.O'Brien was born in Buffalo, New York. He graduated from Niagara University in 1922. He was elected to Congress in 1952 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of William T...

Democratic 1952 Re-elected Leo W. O'Brien
Leo W. O'Brien
Leo William O'Brien was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.O'Brien was born in Buffalo, New York. He graduated from Niagara University in 1922. He was elected to Congress in 1952 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of William T...

 (D) 62.9%

Irving I. Waxman (R) 37.1%
Dean P. Taylor
Dean P. Taylor
Dean Park Taylor served as a United States Congressman from New York for nearly 20 years and came from a family long involved in public service to New York. Taylor was born in Troy, Rensselaer County, N.Y., on January 1, 1902, and attended the Troy public schools, Colgate University, Hamilton, N.Y...

Republican 1942 Retired
Republican hold
Carleton J. King
Carleton J. King
Carleton James King was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.King was born in Saratoga Springs, New York. He graduated from Union College and Albany Law School in 1926. He was an assistant district attorney of Saratoga County, New York from 1942 until...

 (R) 60.4%

Louis E. Wolfe (D) 39.6%
Samuel S. Stratton Democratic 1958 Re-elected Samuel S. Stratton (D) 62.3%
W. Clyde Wright (R) 37.7%
Clarence E. Kilburn
Clarence E. Kilburn
Clarence Evans Kilburn was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Kilburn was born in Malone, New York. He graduated from Cornell University in 1916. He served in the Twenty-Sixth Infantry, First Division during World War I. He was elected to Congress in...

Republican 1940 Re-elected Clarence E. Kilburn
Clarence E. Kilburn
Clarence Evans Kilburn was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Kilburn was born in Malone, New York. He graduated from Cornell University in 1916. He served in the Twenty-Sixth Infantry, First Division during World War I. He was elected to Congress in...

 (R) 61.9%

Edward J. Gosier (D) 35.9%
Winfred Harberson (Liberal
Liberal Party of New York
The Liberal Party of New York is a minor American political party that has been active only in the state of New York. Its platform supports a standard set of social liberal policies: it supports right to abortion, increased spending on education, and universal health care.As of 2007, the Liberal...

) 2.3%
Alexander Pirnie
Alexander Pirnie
Alexander Pirnie was an American congressman. He was born in Pulaski, New York, USA. He received his undergraduate and law degrees from Cornell University in 1924 and 1926, where he was also a member of the Quill and Dagger society...

Republican 1958 Re-elected Alexander Pirnie
Alexander Pirnie
Alexander Pirnie was an American congressman. He was born in Pulaski, New York, USA. He received his undergraduate and law degrees from Cornell University in 1924 and 1926, where he was also a member of the Quill and Dagger society...

 (R) 55.3%

Edwin L. Slusarczyk (D) 44.7%
R. Walter Riehlman
R. Walter Riehlman
Roy Walter Riehlman was an American congressman.He was born in Otisco, New York, USA on August 26, 1899. He was a member of the board of supervisors of Onondaga County from 1938 to 1943 and county clerk for Onondaga County from 1943 to 1946. He represented New York in theHouse of Representatives...

Republican 1946 Re-elected R. Walter Riehlman
R. Walter Riehlman
Roy Walter Riehlman was an American congressman.He was born in Otisco, New York, USA on August 26, 1899. He was a member of the board of supervisors of Onondaga County from 1938 to 1943 and county clerk for Onondaga County from 1943 to 1946. He represented New York in theHouse of Representatives...

 (R) 53.8%

Jerome M. Wilson (D) 44.6%
Gerard J. Felter (Liberal
Liberal Party of New York
The Liberal Party of New York is a minor American political party that has been active only in the state of New York. Its platform supports a standard set of social liberal policies: it supports right to abortion, increased spending on education, and universal health care.As of 2007, the Liberal...

) 1.6%
John Taber
John Taber
John Taber was a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York....

Republican 1922 Re-elected John Taber
John Taber
John Taber was a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York....

 (R) 52.6%

Francis J. Souhan (D) 47.4%
Howard W. Robison
Howard W. Robison
Howard Winfield Robison was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York....

Republican 1958 Re-elected Howard W. Robison
Howard W. Robison
Howard Winfield Robison was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York....

 (R) 63.4%

Joseph V. Julian (D) 36.6%
Jessica M. Weis
Jessica M. Weis
Jessica McCullough Weis was a two term Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Rochester, New York....

Republican 1958 Re-elected Jessica M. Weis
Jessica M. Weis
Jessica McCullough Weis was a two term Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Rochester, New York....

 (R) 57.6%

Arthur B. Curran, Jr. (D) 42.4%
Harold C. Ostertag
Harold C. Ostertag
Harold Charles Ostertag was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Ostertag was born in Attica, New York. He graduated from the Chamberlain Military Institute in 1915 and served in France during World War I. He worked for the New York Central Railroad from...

Republican 1950 Re-elected Harold C. Ostertag
Harold C. Ostertag
Harold Charles Ostertag was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Ostertag was born in Attica, New York. He graduated from the Chamberlain Military Institute in 1915 and served in France during World War I. He worked for the New York Central Railroad from...

 (R) 59.7%

Henry R. Dutcher, Jr. (D) 40.3%
William E. Miller
William E. Miller
William Edward "Bill" Miller was a New York politician. He was the Republican Party nominee for Vice President of the United States in the 1964 election...

Republican 1950 Re-elected William E. Miller
William E. Miller
William Edward "Bill" Miller was a New York politician. He was the Republican Party nominee for Vice President of the United States in the 1964 election...

 (R) 53.6%

Mariano A. Lucca (D) 43.5%
Albert J. Taylor (Liberal
Liberal Party of New York
The Liberal Party of New York is a minor American political party that has been active only in the state of New York. Its platform supports a standard set of social liberal policies: it supports right to abortion, increased spending on education, and universal health care.As of 2007, the Liberal...

) 2.9%
Thaddeus J. Dulski
Thaddeus J. Dulski
Thaddeus Joseph Dulski was an American congressman who represented the state of New York. He was born in Buffalo, New York, USA on September 27, 1915. He studied at the University of Buffalo. From 1940 to 1947 he worked for the Internal Revenue Service...

Democratic 1958 Re-elected Thaddeus J. Dulski
Thaddeus J. Dulski
Thaddeus Joseph Dulski was an American congressman who represented the state of New York. He was born in Buffalo, New York, USA on September 27, 1915. He studied at the University of Buffalo. From 1940 to 1947 he worked for the Internal Revenue Service...

 (D) 56.2%

Ralph J. Radwan (R) 43.8%
John R. Pillion
John R. Pillion
John Raymond Pillion was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York....

Republican 1952 Re-elected John R. Pillion
John R. Pillion
John Raymond Pillion was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York....

 (R) 55.4%

Charles J. McCabe (D) 42.4%
James A. Peck (Liberal
Liberal Party of New York
The Liberal Party of New York is a minor American political party that has been active only in the state of New York. Its platform supports a standard set of social liberal policies: it supports right to abortion, increased spending on education, and universal health care.As of 2007, the Liberal...

) 2.3%
Charles Goodell
Charles Goodell
Charles Ellsworth Goodell was a U.S. Representative and a Senator from New York, notable for coming into both offices under special circumstances following the deaths of his predecessors.-Early life and education:...

Republican 1959 Re-elected Charles Goodell
Charles Goodell
Charles Ellsworth Goodell was a U.S. Representative and a Senator from New York, notable for coming into both offices under special circumstances following the deaths of his predecessors.-Early life and education:...

 (R) 62.8%

T. Joseph Lynch (D) 34.7%
Elmer Olson (Liberal
Liberal Party of New York
The Liberal Party of New York is a minor American political party that has been active only in the state of New York. Its platform supports a standard set of social liberal policies: it supports right to abortion, increased spending on education, and universal health care.As of 2007, the Liberal...

) 2.5%

North Carolina 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Herbert Covington Bonner
Herbert Covington Bonner
Herbert Covington Bonner was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1940 and 1965.Born in Washington, North Carolina, Bonner attended school in Warrenton...

Democratic 1940 Re-elected Herbert Covington Bonner
Herbert Covington Bonner
Herbert Covington Bonner was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1940 and 1965.Born in Washington, North Carolina, Bonner attended school in Warrenton...

 (D) 86.5%

Zeno O. Ratcliff (R) 13.5%
Lawrence H. Fountain
Lawrence H. Fountain
Lawrence H. Fountain , generally known as L.H. Fountain, was a Democratic U.S. representative from North Carolina from 1953 to 1983.-Early life:...

Democratic 1952 Re-elected Lawrence H. Fountain
Lawrence H. Fountain
Lawrence H. Fountain , generally known as L.H. Fountain, was a Democratic U.S. representative from North Carolina from 1953 to 1983.-Early life:...

 (D) 87.8%

L. Paul Goodling (R) 12.2%
Graham Arthur Barden
Graham Arthur Barden
Graham Arthur Barden was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1935 and 1961.Born in Sampson County, North Carolina in 1896, he moved to Burgaw, North Carolina at the age of 12, where he attended public schools...

Democratic 1934 Retired
Democratic hold
David N. Henderson
David N. Henderson
David Newton Henderson was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina.Born on a farm near Hubert, North Carolina, HendersonB.S., Wallace High School, Wallace, North Carolina, 1938....

 (D) 71.2%

Jack D. Brinson (R) 28.8%
Harold D. Cooley
Harold D. Cooley
Harold Dunbar Cooley was an American politician of the Democratic Party. He represented the Fourth Congressional district of North Carolina from 1934 - 1967...

Democratic 1934 Re-elected Harold D. Cooley
Harold D. Cooley
Harold Dunbar Cooley was an American politician of the Democratic Party. He represented the Fourth Congressional district of North Carolina from 1934 - 1967...

 (D) 66.6%

Elam Reaumuel Temple, Jr. (R) 33.4%
Ralph James Scott
Ralph James Scott
Ralph James Scott was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1957 and 1967.Born near Pinnacle, North Carolina in Surry County, Scott attended public schools and then Wake Forest University, where he studied law...

Democratic 1956 Re-elected Ralph James Scott
Ralph James Scott
Ralph James Scott was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1957 and 1967.Born near Pinnacle, North Carolina in Surry County, Scott attended public schools and then Wake Forest University, where he studied law...

 (D) 57.6%

Russell F. Biggam (R) 42.4%
Carl T. Durham
Carl T. Durham
Carl Thomas Durham was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina.Born in Bingham Township, Orange County, at White Cross, North Carolina, Durham attended the public schools of Orange County, Mandale Private School, Saxapahaw, North Carolina, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel...

Democratic 1938 Retired
Democratic hold
Horace R. Kornegay
Horace R. Kornegay
Horace Robinson Kornegay was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina.Born in Asheville, North Carolina, Kornegay was educated in the public schools of Greensboro, North Carolina, graduating from Greensboro Senior High School in 1941.He attended Georgia School of Technology and graduated from...

 (D) 59.6%

Holland L. Robb (R) 40.4%
Alton Lennon Democratic 1956 Re-elected Alton Lennon (D) 76.5%
Joel C. Clifton (R) 23.5%
Alvin Paul Kitchin
Alvin Paul Kitchin
Alvin Paul Kitchin was a U.S. Congressional representative from North Carolina.Kitchin was born in Scotland Neck, North Carolina on September 13, 1908, the grandson of William H. Kitchin and the nephew of two congressmen...

Democratic 1956 Re-elected Alvin Paul Kitchin
Alvin Paul Kitchin
Alvin Paul Kitchin was a U.S. Congressional representative from North Carolina.Kitchin was born in Scotland Neck, North Carolina on September 13, 1908, the grandson of William H. Kitchin and the nephew of two congressmen...

 (D) 56.3%

A. M. Snipes (R) 43.7%
Hugh Quincy Alexander
Hugh Quincy Alexander
Hugh Quincy Alexander was a Democratic U.S. Representative from North Carolina between 1953 and 1963.Born on a farm near Glendon, North Carolina in Moore County in 1911, Alexander attended local public schools and then Duke University, graduating in 1932...

Democratic 1952 Re-elected Hugh Quincy Alexander
Hugh Quincy Alexander
Hugh Quincy Alexander was a Democratic U.S. Representative from North Carolina between 1953 and 1963.Born on a farm near Glendon, North Carolina in Moore County in 1911, Alexander attended local public schools and then Duke University, graduating in 1932...

 (D) 53.1%

W. S. Bogle (R) 46.9%
Charles R. Jonas
Charles R. Jonas
Charles Raper Jonas was a U.S. representative from North Carolina for ten terms . At the time of his election in 1952, he became the first Republican to represent his state in either house of the U.S. Congress since his own father, Charles A. Jonas, and George M...

Republican 1952 Re-elected Charles R. Jonas
Charles R. Jonas
Charles Raper Jonas was a U.S. representative from North Carolina for ten terms . At the time of his election in 1952, he became the first Republican to represent his state in either house of the U.S. Congress since his own father, Charles A. Jonas, and George M...

 (R) 58.6%

David Clark (D) 41.4%
Basil Lee Whitener
Basil Lee Whitener
Basil Lee Whitener was a Democratic U.S. Representative from North Carolina between 1957 and 1968.Whitener was born in York County, South Carolina on May 14, 1915, and was educated in the public schools of Gaston County, North Carolina...

Democratic 1956 Re-elected Basil Lee Whitener
Basil Lee Whitener
Basil Lee Whitener was a Democratic U.S. Representative from North Carolina between 1957 and 1968.Whitener was born in York County, South Carolina on May 14, 1915, and was educated in the public schools of Gaston County, North Carolina...

 (D) 61.1%

Kelly Dixon (R) 38.9%
Roy A. Taylor
Roy A. Taylor
Roy Arthur Taylor was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina.Born in Vader, Washington, Taylor graduated from Asheville-Biltmore College, Asheville, North Carolina, 1929....

Democratic June 25, 1960
(Special)
Re-elected Roy A. Taylor
Roy A. Taylor
Roy Arthur Taylor was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina.Born in Vader, Washington, Taylor graduated from Asheville-Biltmore College, Asheville, North Carolina, 1929....

 (D) 52.0%

Heinz Rollman (R) 48.0%

North Dakota 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Don L. Short
Don L. Short
Don Levingston Short was a cattle rancher and politician from Billings County, North Dakota. His career in politics reached its pinnacle when he was elected as a U.S. Representative in 1958, and was a member of the United States Congress from January 3, 1959 to January 3, 1965.-Biography:Don L...

Republican 1958 Re-elected Don L. Short
Don L. Short
Don Levingston Short was a cattle rancher and politician from Billings County, North Dakota. His career in politics reached its pinnacle when he was elected as a U.S. Representative in 1958, and was a member of the United States Congress from January 3, 1959 to January 3, 1965.-Biography:Don L...

 (R) 27.5%

Hjalmar Carl Nygaard
Hjalmar Carl Nygaard
Hjalmar Carl Nygaard was a United States Representative from North Dakota, elected as a Republican to the 87th and 88th Congresses and served from January 3, 1961, until his death.-Background:...

 (R) 25.8%

Raymond Vendsel (D) 24.5%
Anson J. Anderson (D) 22.2%
Quentin N. Burdick
Quentin N. Burdick
Quentin Northrup Burdick was a United States Senator from North Dakota from August 8, 1960 until his death in 1992. Prior to that he had served in the United States House of Representatives from January 3, 1959 to August 8, 1960. He was the son of NPL North Dakota Congressman Usher L...

Democratic 1958 Resigned when elected to U. S. Senate
Republican gain

Ohio 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Gordon H. Scherer
Gordon H. Scherer
Gordon Harry Scherer was an American politician of the Republican party who served as a U.S. representative from Ohio from 1953 to 1963. Scherer earned a law degree in 1929 from the Salmon P. Chase College of Law and practiced law in Cincinnati, Ohio...

Republican 1952 Re-elected Gordon H. Scherer
Gordon H. Scherer
Gordon Harry Scherer was an American politician of the Republican party who served as a U.S. representative from Ohio from 1953 to 1963. Scherer earned a law degree in 1929 from the Salmon P. Chase College of Law and practiced law in Cincinnati, Ohio...

 (R) 58.9%

W. Ted Osborne (D) 41.1%
William E. Hess
William E. Hess
William Emil Hess was a Republican and a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, February 13, 1898; attended the public schools, the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Cincinnati Law School; during the First World War served in the United States Army as a private; was...

Republican 1950 Retired
Republican hold
Donald D. Clancy
Donald D. Clancy
Donald D. Clancy was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives. He represented the 2nd District of Ohio from 1961 until 1977.-Early life and education:...

 (R) 57.4%

H. A. Sand (D) 42.6%
Paul F. Schenck
Paul F. Schenck
Paul Fornshell Schenck was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Miamisburg, Ohio, his family moved to Dayton, Ohio in 1908 where he graduated from Steele High School in 1917. He received two years of college training, a student teacher at Steele from 1917 to 1919. He then worked in the...

Republican 1951 Re-elected Paul F. Schenck
Paul F. Schenck
Paul Fornshell Schenck was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Miamisburg, Ohio, his family moved to Dayton, Ohio in 1908 where he graduated from Steele High School in 1917. He received two years of college training, a student teacher at Steele from 1917 to 1919. He then worked in the...

 (R) 62.0%

R. William Patterson (D) 38.0%
William Moore McCulloch
William Moore McCulloch
William Moore McCulloch was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio.William M. McCulloch was born near Holmesville, Ohio. He attended the College of Wooster in Wooster, Ohio. He graduated from the college of law of Ohio State University at Columbus, Ohio, in 1925...

Republican 1947 Re-elected William Moore McCulloch
William Moore McCulloch
William Moore McCulloch was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio.William M. McCulloch was born near Holmesville, Ohio. He attended the College of Wooster in Wooster, Ohio. He graduated from the college of law of Ohio State University at Columbus, Ohio, in 1925...

 (R) 65.4%

Joseph J. Murphy (D) 34.6%
Del Latta
Del Latta
Delbert Leroy "Del" Latta is a former member of the United States House of Representatives. Latta was a Republican from Ohio.-Life and career:...

Republican 1958 Re-elected Del Latta
Del Latta
Delbert Leroy "Del" Latta is a former member of the United States House of Representatives. Latta was a Republican from Ohio.-Life and career:...

 (R) 67.3%

Tom T. McRitchie (D) 32.7%
James G. Polk
James G. Polk
James Gould Polk was a prominent U.S. politician of the Democratic Party during the middle of the 20th century....

Democratic 1948 Died in office
Republican gain
Bill Harsha
Bill Harsha
William Howard "Bill" Harsha, Jr. was an American politician who represented Ohio as a Republican in the United States House of Representatives from January 3, 1961 to January 3, 1981.-Biography:...

 (R) 55.2%

Franklin E. Smith (D) 44.8%
Clarence J. Brown
Clarence J. Brown
Clarence J. Brown, Sr. was an American newspaper publisher who represented Ohio as a Republican in the United States House of Representatives from 1939 to 1965.-Life and career:...

Republican 1938 Re-elected Clarence J. Brown
Clarence J. Brown
Clarence J. Brown, Sr. was an American newspaper publisher who represented Ohio as a Republican in the United States House of Representatives from 1939 to 1965.-Life and career:...

 (R) 65.4%

Joseph A. Sullivan (D) 34.6%
Jackson Edward Betts
Jackson Edward Betts
Jackson Edward Betts was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio.Jackson Edward Betts was born in Findlay, Ohio. He graduated from Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, in 1926, and from Yale Law School in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1929. He was admitted to the bar in 1930,...

Republican 1950 Re-elected Jackson Edward Betts
Jackson Edward Betts
Jackson Edward Betts was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio.Jackson Edward Betts was born in Findlay, Ohio. He graduated from Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, in 1926, and from Yale Law School in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1929. He was admitted to the bar in 1930,...

 (R) 67.7%

Virgil M. Gase (D) 32.3%
Thomas L. Ashley Democratic 1954 Re-elected Thomas L. Ashley (D) 56.9%
Howard C. Cook (R) 43.1%
Walter H. Moeller
Walter H. Moeller
Walter Henry Moeller was an American politician of the Democratic party who was born in New Palestine, Indiana. He entered a Lutheran seminary in 1935 and served as a pastor in the 1940s and after his retirement from politics....

Democratic 1958 Re-elected Walter H. Moeller
Walter H. Moeller
Walter Henry Moeller was an American politician of the Democratic party who was born in New Palestine, Indiana. He entered a Lutheran seminary in 1935 and served as a pastor in the 1940s and after his retirement from politics....

 (D) 52.5%

Oakley C. Collins (R) 47.5%
Robert E. Cook
Robert E. Cook
Robert Eugene Cook was an American politician of the Democratic party from Kent, Ohio who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1959 to 1963. He also served as a common pleas judge from 1963–1969 and as a judge in Ohio Eleventh District Court of Appeals from 1969-1988...

Democratic 1958 Re-elected Robert E. Cook
Robert E. Cook
Robert Eugene Cook was an American politician of the Democratic party from Kent, Ohio who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1959 to 1963. He also served as a common pleas judge from 1963–1969 and as a judge in Ohio Eleventh District Court of Appeals from 1969-1988...

 (D) 51.0%

David S. Dennison, Jr. (R) 49.0%
Samuel L. Devine
Samuel L. Devine
Samuel Leeper Devine was an American politician of the Republican party who served in the United States House of Representatives as Representative of the 12th congressional district of Ohio from 3 January 1959 until 3 January 1981; he left office after being defeated by Democrat Bob Shamansky...

Republican 1958 Re-elected Samuel L. Devine
Samuel L. Devine
Samuel Leeper Devine was an American politician of the Republican party who served in the United States House of Representatives as Representative of the 12th congressional district of Ohio from 3 January 1959 until 3 January 1981; he left office after being defeated by Democrat Bob Shamansky...

 (R) 60.7%

Richard E. Liming (D) 39.3%
A. David Baumhart, Jr. Republican 1954 Retired
Republican hold
Charles Adams Mosher
Charles Adams Mosher
Charles Adams Mosher was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio.Charles Adams Mosher was born in Sandwich, Illinois. He graduated from Sandwich High School, and Oberlin College in 1928. He was employed on daily newspapers in Aurora, Illinois, and Janesville,...

 (R) 51.4%

J. William McCray (D) 48.6%
William H. Ayres Republican 1950 Re-elected William H. Ayres (R) 61.5%
John H. Mihaly (D) 38.5%
John E. Henderson
John E. Henderson
John Earl Henderson was an American politician of the Republican party who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1955 to 1961....

Republican 1954 Retired
Republican hold
Tom Van Horn Moorehead
Tom Van Horn Moorehead
Tom Van Horn Moorehead was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio.Moorehead was born in Zanesville, Ohio. He attended the public schools, Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware, Ohio, and George Washington University at Washington, D.C. During the First World War, he...

 (R) 51.2%

Herbert U. Smith (D) 48.8%
Frank T. Bow
Frank T. Bow
Frank Townsend Bow was a noted Ohio jurist and politician who served as a Republican Congressman in the United States House of Representatives from January 3, 1951 until his death on November 13, 1972....

Republican 1950 Re-elected Frank T. Bow
Frank T. Bow
Frank Townsend Bow was a noted Ohio jurist and politician who served as a Republican Congressman in the United States House of Representatives from January 3, 1951 until his death on November 13, 1972....

 (R) 62.5%

John G. Freedom (D) 37.5%
Robert W. Levering
Robert W. Levering
Robert Woodrow Levering was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, son-in-law of Usher L. Burdick and brother-in-law of Quentin N. Burdick.-Biography:...

Democratic 1958 Lost re-election
Republican gain
John M. Ashbrook
John M. Ashbrook
John Milan Ashbrook was an American politician of the Republican Party who served in the United States House of Representatives from Ohio from 1961 until his death. His father was William A. Ashbrook, a newspaper editor, businessman, and U.S...

 (R) 53.0%

Robert W. Levering (D) 47.0%
Wayne L. Hays Democratic 1948 Re-elected Wayne L. Hays (D) 65.6%
Walter J. Hunston (R) 34.4%
Michael J. Kirwan
Michael J. Kirwan
Michael Joseph Kirwan was a United States Democrat from Ohio who served as a Representative to the United States Congress from 1937 to 1970 elected in the 19th electoral district of Ohio...

Democratic 1936 Re-elected Michael J. Kirwan
Michael J. Kirwan
Michael Joseph Kirwan was a United States Democrat from Ohio who served as a Representative to the United States Congress from 1937 to 1970 elected in the 19th electoral district of Ohio...

 (D) 68.9%

Paul E. Stevens (R) 31.1%
Michael A. Feighan
Michael A. Feighan
Michael A. Feighan was an American politician from Lakewood, Ohio, near Cleveland. He served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, and as a Democratic Party U.S. Representative from 1943 to 1971, serving Ohio's 20th congressional district.Originally, he was recruited by national...

Democratic 1942 Re-elected Michael A. Feighan
Michael A. Feighan
Michael A. Feighan was an American politician from Lakewood, Ohio, near Cleveland. He served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, and as a Democratic Party U.S. Representative from 1943 to 1971, serving Ohio's 20th congressional district.Originally, he was recruited by national...

 (D) 67.8%

Leonard G. Richter (R) 32.2%
Charles Vanik
Charles Vanik
Charles Albert Vanik was a Democratic politician from Ohio. He served in the United States House of Representatives....

Democratic 1954 Re-elected Charles Vanik
Charles Vanik
Charles Albert Vanik was a Democratic politician from Ohio. He served in the United States House of Representatives....

 (D) 73.0%

William O. Walker (R) 27.0%
Frances P. Bolton
Frances P. Bolton
Frances Payne Bolton , born Frances P. Bingham, was a Republican politician from Ohio. She served in the United States House of Representatives. She was the first woman elected to Congress from Ohio. She was also the oldest woman to date to serve in the House of Representatives.Born in Cleveland,...

Republican 1940 Re-elected Frances P. Bolton
Frances P. Bolton
Frances Payne Bolton , born Frances P. Bingham, was a Republican politician from Ohio. She served in the United States House of Representatives. She was the first woman elected to Congress from Ohio. She was also the oldest woman to date to serve in the House of Representatives.Born in Cleveland,...

 (R) 56.9%

Chat Paterson (D) 43.1%
William Edwin Minshall, Jr.
William Edwin Minshall, Jr.
William Edwin Minshall, Jr. was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio.William E. Minshall, Jr. was born in East Cleveland, Ohio...

Republican 1954 Re-elected William Edwin Minshall, Jr.
William Edwin Minshall, Jr.
William Edwin Minshall, Jr. was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio.William E. Minshall, Jr. was born in East Cleveland, Ohio...

 (R) 67.3%

Daniel Winston (D) 32.7%

Oklahoma 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Page Belcher
Page Belcher
Page Henry Belcher was a Republican politician and a U.S. representative from Oklahoma.-Biography: Belcher was born in Jefferson in northern Oklahoma to George Harvey Belcher and Jessie Ray. He was educated at public schools in Jefferson, and Medford, Oklahoma...

Republican 1950 Re-elected Page Belcher
Page Belcher
Page Henry Belcher was a Republican politician and a U.S. representative from Oklahoma.-Biography: Belcher was born in Jefferson in northern Oklahoma to George Harvey Belcher and Jessie Ray. He was educated at public schools in Jefferson, and Medford, Oklahoma...

 (R) 63.8%

Yates Land (D) 36.2%
Ed Edmondson Democratic 1952 Re-elected Ed Edmondson (D) 57.0%
Bill Sharp (R) 43.0%
Carl Albert
Carl Albert
Carl Bert Albert was a lawyer and a Democratic American politician from Oklahoma.Albert represented the southeastern portion of Oklahoma as a Democrat for 30 years, starting in 1947. He is best known for his service as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1977...

Democratic 1946 Re-elected Carl Albert
Carl Albert
Carl Bert Albert was a lawyer and a Democratic American politician from Oklahoma.Albert represented the southeastern portion of Oklahoma as a Democrat for 30 years, starting in 1947. He is best known for his service as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1977...

 (D) 74.9%

George B. Sherritt (R) 25.1%
Tom Steed
Tom Steed
Thomas Jefferson "Tom" Steed was a military veteran, newspaper editor and Democratic politician and a retired U.S. Congressman from Oklahoma. He often stated that his experience in journalism, the military and in the U.S...

Democratic 1948 Re-elected Tom Steed
Tom Steed
Thomas Jefferson "Tom" Steed was a military veteran, newspaper editor and Democratic politician and a retired U.S. Congressman from Oklahoma. He often stated that his experience in journalism, the military and in the U.S...

 (D) 60.7%

Don H. Crall (R) 39.3%
John Jarman
John Jarman
John Jarman was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Oklahoma for 26 years from January, 1951 to January, 1977.-Early life and career:...

Democratic 1950 Re-elected John Jarman
John Jarman
John Jarman was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Oklahoma for 26 years from January, 1951 to January, 1977.-Early life and career:...

 (D) 66.6%

Hobart H. Hobbs (R) 33.4%
Toby Morris
Toby Morris
Toby Morris was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.Born in Granbury, Texas, Morris moved to what was then Comanche County, Oklahoma, in 1906 and to Walters, Oklahoma, in 1913. He attended the public schools, leaving high school in his senior year, during World War I, to enlist in the United...

Democratic 1956 Lost renomination
Democratic hold
Victor Wickersham
Victor Wickersham
Victor Eugene Wickersham was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.-Early life and education:Born on a farm near Lone Rock, Arkansas, Victor Wickersham moved to Mangum, Oklahoma, with his parents in 1915...

 (D) 50.0%

Clyde Wheeler, Jr. (R) 50.0%

Oregon 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
A. Walter Norblad
A. Walter Norblad
Albin Walter Norblad, Jr., was an American attorney and Republican politician in Oregon. He represented the U.S. state of Oregon's First District from January 18, 1946 until his death in the United States House of Representatives. His father was A. W. Norblad, Sr., a one-time Governor of...

Republican 1946 Re-elected A. Walter Norblad
A. Walter Norblad
Albin Walter Norblad, Jr., was an American attorney and Republican politician in Oregon. He represented the U.S. state of Oregon's First District from January 18, 1946 until his death in the United States House of Representatives. His father was A. W. Norblad, Sr., a one-time Governor of...

 (R) 65.1%

Marv Owens (D) 34.9%
Albert C. Ullman Democratic 1956 Re-elected Albert C. Ullman (D) 59.6%
Ronald E. Phair (R) 40.4%
Edith Green
Edith Green
Edith Louise Starrett Green was an American politician and educator in the state of Oregon. A native of South Dakota, she was raised in Oregon and completed her education at the University of Oregon and Stanford University...

Democratic 1954 Re-elected Edith Green
Edith Green
Edith Louise Starrett Green was an American politician and educator in the state of Oregon. A native of South Dakota, she was raised in Oregon and completed her education at the University of Oregon and Stanford University...

 (D) 63.9%

Wallace L. Lee (R) 36.1%
Charles O. Porter
Charles O. Porter
Charles Orlando Porter was a politician from the U.S. state of Oregon.-Early life:Born in Klamath Falls, Oregon, to Frank Porter and Ruth Peterson, he graduated from high school in Eugene, Oregon and then went on to graduate from Harvard University with a B.S. in 1941...

Democratic 1956 Lost re-election
Republican gain
Edwin Russell Durno
Edwin Russell Durno
Edwin Russell Durno was a physician, politician, an infantry sergeant who was awarded a Purple Heart, and a basketball player recognized in the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame....

 (R) 51.1%

Charles O. Porter (D) 48.9%

Pennsylvania

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
William A. Barrett
William A. Barrett
William Aloysius Barrett was an American politician and a member of the Democratic Party.He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He graduated from St. Joseph's College in Philadelphia. He worked for a number of years in real estate before running for office.He was first elected to the U.S....

Democratic 1944 Re-elected William A. Barrett
William A. Barrett
William Aloysius Barrett was an American politician and a member of the Democratic Party.He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He graduated from St. Joseph's College in Philadelphia. He worked for a number of years in real estate before running for office.He was first elected to the U.S....

 (D) 77.0%

Michael Grasso, Jr. (R) 23.0%
Kathryn E. Granahan
Kathryn E. Granahan
Kathryn Elizabeth Granahan was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Born Kathryn Elizabeth O'Hay in Easton, PA, she graduated from Mount St. Joseph Collegiate Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...

Democratic 1956 Re-elected Kathryn E. Granahan
Kathryn E. Granahan
Kathryn Elizabeth Granahan was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Born Kathryn Elizabeth O'Hay in Easton, PA, she graduated from Mount St. Joseph Collegiate Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...

 (D) 72.3%

Joseph C. Bruno (R) 27.7%
James A. Byrne
James A. Byrne
James Aloysius Byrne was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Jim Byrne was born in Philadelphia, PA. He attended St. Joseph’s College in Philadelphia. He was engaged in business as a mortician from 1937 to 1950. He was the county registrar for the Bureau...

Democratic 1952 Re-elected James A. Byrne
James A. Byrne
James Aloysius Byrne was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Jim Byrne was born in Philadelphia, PA. He attended St. Joseph’s College in Philadelphia. He was engaged in business as a mortician from 1937 to 1950. He was the county registrar for the Bureau...

 (D) 69.7%

Joseph P. Gorham (R) 30.3%
Robert N.C. Nix, Sr.
Robert N.C. Nix, Sr.
Robert Nelson Cornelius Nix, Sr. was the first African American to represent Pennsylvania in the House of Representatives. The Robert N.C...

Democratic 1958 Re-elected Robert N.C. Nix, Sr.
Robert N.C. Nix, Sr.
Robert Nelson Cornelius Nix, Sr. was the first African American to represent Pennsylvania in the House of Representatives. The Robert N.C...

 (D) 78.4%

Clarence M. Smith (R) 22.6%
William J. Green, Jr.
William J. Green, Jr.
William Joseph Green, Jr. was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.William J. Green was born in Philadelphia, PA. He graduated from St. Joseph’s Preparatory School, and attended St. Joseph’s College, Philadelphia, PA. He was engaged in business as an...

Democratic 1944 Re-elected William J. Green, Jr.
William J. Green, Jr.
William Joseph Green, Jr. was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.William J. Green was born in Philadelphia, PA. He graduated from St. Joseph’s Preparatory School, and attended St. Joseph’s College, Philadelphia, PA. He was engaged in business as an...

 (D) 61.0%

James W. Gilmour (R) 39.0%
Herman Toll
Herman Toll
Herman Toll was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Toll was born in Kiev, Ukraine. He graduated from Temple University School of Law in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...

Democratic 1958 Re-elected Herman Toll
Herman Toll
Herman Toll was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Toll was born in Kiev, Ukraine. He graduated from Temple University School of Law in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...

 (D) 59.6%

David O. Maxwell (R) 40.4%
William H. Milliken, Jr.
William H. Milliken, Jr.
William H. Milliken, Jr., August 19, 1897, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania–July 4, 1969 , was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....

Republican 1958 Re-elected William H. Milliken, Jr.
William H. Milliken, Jr.
William H. Milliken, Jr., August 19, 1897, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania–July 4, 1969 , was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....

 (R) 53.0%

Henry Couley (D) 47.0%
Willard S. Curtin
Willard S. Curtin
Willard Sevier Curtin was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....

Republican 1956 Re-elected Willard S. Curtin
Willard S. Curtin
Willard Sevier Curtin was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....

 (R) 56.1%

Donald V. Hock (D) 43.9%
Paul B. Dague
Paul B. Dague
Paul Bartram Dague was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...

Republican 1946 Re-elected Paul B. Dague
Paul B. Dague
Paul Bartram Dague was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...

 (R) 66.6%

Howard W. Halsey (D) 33.4%
Stanley A. Prokop
Stanley A. Prokop
Stanley A. Propkop was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania from 1959 to 1961.Prokop was born in Throop, Pennsylvania in Lackawanna County and attended Villanova University. Upon the outbreak of World War II, he enlisted in the United States Army as a private, serving in the 30th...

Democratic 1958 Lost re-election
Republican gain
William W. Scranton (R) 54.8%
Stanley A. Prokop
Stanley A. Prokop
Stanley A. Propkop was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania from 1959 to 1961.Prokop was born in Throop, Pennsylvania in Lackawanna County and attended Villanova University. Upon the outbreak of World War II, he enlisted in the United States Army as a private, serving in the 30th...

 (D) 45.2%
Daniel J. Flood
Daniel J. Flood
Daniel John "Dan" Flood was a flamboyant and long-serving Democratic United States Representative from Pennsylvania. He was censured for bribery and resigned from the House in 1980.-Early life and career:...

Democratic 1954 Re-elected Daniel J. Flood
Daniel J. Flood
Daniel John "Dan" Flood was a flamboyant and long-serving Democratic United States Representative from Pennsylvania. He was censured for bribery and resigned from the House in 1980.-Early life and career:...

 (D) 67.1%

Donald B. Ayers (R) 32.9%
Ivor D. Fenton
Ivor D. Fenton
Doctor Ivor David Fenton was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.- Early life :...

Republican 1938 Re-elected Ivor D. Fenton
Ivor D. Fenton
Doctor Ivor David Fenton was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.- Early life :...

 (R) 52.4%

William H. Deitman (D) 47.6%
John A. Lafore, Jr.
John A. Lafore, Jr.
John Armand Lafore, Jr. was an American politician and president of the American Kennel Club. He was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...

Republican 1956 Lost renomination
Republican hold
Richard S. Schweiker (R) 61.8%
Warren M. Ballard (D) 38.2%
George M. Rhodes
George M. Rhodes
George M. Rhodes was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.George M. Rhodes was born in Reading, PA. During the First World War he served in the United States Army. He worked as a printer for the Reading Eagle Co. from 1913 to 1927, and business manager for...

Democratic 1948 Re-elected George M. Rhodes
George M. Rhodes
George M. Rhodes was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.George M. Rhodes was born in Reading, PA. During the First World War he served in the United States Army. He worked as a printer for the Reading Eagle Co. from 1913 to 1927, and business manager for...

 (D) 53.8%

James H. Mantis (R) 46.2%
Francis E. Walter
Francis E. Walter
Francis Eugene Walter was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...

Democratic 1932 Re-elected Francis E. Walter
Francis E. Walter
Francis Eugene Walter was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...

 (D) 55.2%

Woodrow A. Horn (R) 44.8%
Walter M. Mumma
Walter M. Mumma
Walter Mann Mumma was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Mumma was born in Steelton. He graduated from the Pennsylvania State Forestry Academy in Mont Alto in 1911...

Republican 1950 Re-elected Walter M. Mumma
Walter M. Mumma
Walter Mann Mumma was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Mumma was born in Steelton. He graduated from the Pennsylvania State Forestry Academy in Mont Alto in 1911...

 (R) 62.5%

Miles Albright (D) 37.5%
Herman T. Schneebeli
Herman T. Schneebeli
Herman Theodore Schneebeli was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Herman Schneebeli was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Mercersburg Academy in 1926, Dartmouth College in 1930, and Tuck School of Administration and Finance in 1931...

Republican April 26, 1960
(Special)
Re-elected Herman T. Schneebeli
Herman T. Schneebeli
Herman Theodore Schneebeli was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Herman Schneebeli was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Mercersburg Academy in 1926, Dartmouth College in 1930, and Tuck School of Administration and Finance in 1931...

 (R) 56.7%

Dean R. Fisher (D) 43.3%
Vacant Douglas Elliott
Douglas Hemphill Elliott
Douglas Hemphill Elliott was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Douglas H. Elliott was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended the schools of Philadelphia and graduated from The Haverford School in 1938. He attended the University of Virginia at...

 (R) died June 19, 1960
Republican hold
J. Irving Whalley
J. Irving Whalley
John Irving Whalley was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Early life and business activities:...

 (R) 62.3%

D. Patrick Ahern (D) 37.7%
James M. Quigley
James M. Quigley
James Michael Quigley was a United States Representative from Pennsylvania.James Quigley was born in Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Villanova University in 1939 and from the Dickinson School of Law in Carlisle, Pennsylvania in 1942...

Democratic 1958 Lost re-election
Republican gain
George A. Goodling (R) 53.2%
James M. Quigley
James M. Quigley
James Michael Quigley was a United States Representative from Pennsylvania.James Quigley was born in Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Villanova University in 1939 and from the Dickinson School of Law in Carlisle, Pennsylvania in 1942...

 (D) 46.8%
James E. Van Zandt
James E. Van Zandt
James Edward Van Zandt was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...

Republican 1946 Re-elected James E. Van Zandt
James E. Van Zandt
James Edward Van Zandt was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...

 (R) 67.8%

Robert N. Hendershot (D) 32.2%
John H. Dent
John H. Dent
John Herbert Dent was an officer in the United States Navy during the Quasi-War, the First Barbary War, and the War of 1812. He was acting Captain on the USS Constitution" during the attacks on Tripoli in 1804.-Early years:Born in Charles County, Maryland, Dent was the son of Congressman George...

Democratic 1958 Re-elected John H. Dent
John H. Dent
John Herbert Dent was an officer in the United States Navy during the Quasi-War, the First Barbary War, and the War of 1812. He was acting Captain on the USS Constitution" during the attacks on Tripoli in 1804.-Early years:Born in Charles County, Maryland, Dent was the son of Congressman George...

 (D) 56.0%

William L. Batten (R) 42.3%
Angelo P. Vitello (Independent Anti-Tax) 1.7%
John P. Saylor
John P. Saylor
John Phillips Saylor was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Saylor was born in Conemaugh Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in 1929, and Dickinson School of Law in Carlisle,...

Republican 1948 Re-elected John P. Saylor
John P. Saylor
John Phillips Saylor was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Saylor was born in Conemaugh Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in 1929, and Dickinson School of Law in Carlisle,...

 (R) 57.3%

William D. Patton (D) 42.7%
Leon H. Gavin
Leon H. Gavin
Leon Harry Gavin was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....

Republican 1942 Re-elected Leon H. Gavin
Leon H. Gavin
Leon Harry Gavin was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....

 (R) 62.4%

John H. Cartwright (D) 36.8%
Eugene Kern (Prohibition) 0.8%
Carroll D. Kearns
Carroll D. Kearns
Carroll Dudley Kearns was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Carroll D. Kearns was born in Youngstown, PA, and moved with his parents to New Castle, PA, in 1901. He was a student in the Army Training Corps at the University of Pittsburgh in 1918, at the...

Republican 1946 Re-elected Carroll D. Kearns
Carroll D. Kearns
Carroll Dudley Kearns was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Carroll D. Kearns was born in Youngstown, PA, and moved with his parents to New Castle, PA, in 1901. He was a student in the Army Training Corps at the University of Pittsburgh in 1918, at the...

 (R) 51.0%

Chester C. Hampton (D) 49.0%
Frank M. Clark
Frank M. Clark
Frank Monroe Clark was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Early Life & Military Service:...

Democratic 1954 Re-elected Frank M. Clark
Frank M. Clark
Frank Monroe Clark was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Early Life & Military Service:...

 (D) 58.1%

Fred A. Obley (R) 41.9%
Thomas E. Morgan
Thomas E. Morgan
Thomas Ellsworth Morgan was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Thomas E. Morgan was born in Ellsworth, PA. He graduated from Waynesburg College in 1930, the Detroit College of Medicine and Surgery in 1933, and Wayne University in Detroit, MI, in 1934...

Democratic 1944 Re-elected Thomas E. Morgan
Thomas E. Morgan
Thomas Ellsworth Morgan was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Thomas E. Morgan was born in Ellsworth, PA. He graduated from Waynesburg College in 1930, the Detroit College of Medicine and Surgery in 1933, and Wayne University in Detroit, MI, in 1934...

 (D) 63.6%

Bartley P. Osborne (R) 36.4%
James G. Fulton
James G. Fulton
James Grove Fulton was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Early life and education:James G. Fulton was born in Dormont, Pennsylvania...

Republican 1944 Re-elected James G. Fulton
James G. Fulton
James Grove Fulton was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Early life and education:James G. Fulton was born in Dormont, Pennsylvania...

 (R) 59.1%

Margaret L. Walgren (D) 40.9%
William S. Moorhead
William S. Moorhead
William Singer Moorhead was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Moorhead was born in Pittsburgh, PA, the son of prominent attorney William Singer Moorhead, Sr...

Democratic 1958 Re-elected William S. Moorhead
William S. Moorhead
William Singer Moorhead was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Moorhead was born in Pittsburgh, PA, the son of prominent attorney William Singer Moorhead, Sr...

 (D) 67.8%

Arthur O. Sharron (R) 32.2%
Robert J. Corbett
Robert J. Corbett
Robert James Corbett was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...

Republican 1944 Re-elected Robert J. Corbett
Robert J. Corbett
Robert James Corbett was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...

 (R) 59.2%

Russell M. Douthett (D) 40.8%
Elmer J. Holland
Elmer J. Holland
Elmer Joseph Holland was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...

Democratic 1956 Re-elected Elmer J. Holland
Elmer J. Holland
Elmer Joseph Holland was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...

 (D) 68.6%

Jerome M. Meyers (R) 31.4%

Rhode Island 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Aime Forand
Aime Forand
Aime Joseph Forand was a U.S. Democratic politician.He was born in Fall River, Massachusetts. He was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives from Rhode Island in 1936 and served from January 3, 1937 to January 3, 1939, having lost his re-election campaign in 1938...

Democratic 1940 Retired
Democratic hold
Fernand St. Germain
Fernand St. Germain
Fernand Joseph St. Germain is a former U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.Born in Blackstone, Massachusetts, St. Germain attended parochial schools in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. He graduated from Our Lady of Providence Seminary High School, 1945, and from Providence College, 1948...

 (D) 66.2%

Theophile Martin (R) 33.8%
John E. Fogarty
John E. Fogarty
John Edward Fogarty was a Congressman from Rhode Island for 26 years.Congressman John E. Fogarty was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1940 and served until his death on January 10, 1967 as he was being sworn in for his fourteenth consecutive term...

Democratic 1940 Re-elected John E. Fogarty
John E. Fogarty
John Edward Fogarty was a Congressman from Rhode Island for 26 years.Congressman John E. Fogarty was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1940 and served until his death on January 10, 1967 as he was being sworn in for his fourteenth consecutive term...

 (D) 70.4%

Robert L. Gammell (R) 29.6%

South Carolina 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
L. Mendel Rivers
L. Mendel Rivers
Lucius Mendel Rivers was a Democratic U.S. Representative from South Carolina, representing the Charleston based 1st congressional district for nearly thirty years...

Democratic 1940
United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1940
The 1940 South Carolina United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 5, 1940 to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. All five incumbents who ran were re-elected and the open seat in the 1st congressional district was retained by...

Re-elected L. Mendel Rivers
L. Mendel Rivers
Lucius Mendel Rivers was a Democratic U.S. Representative from South Carolina, representing the Charleston based 1st congressional district for nearly thirty years...

 (D) Unopposed
John J. Riley
John J. Riley
John Jacob Riley was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina, husband of Corinne Boyd Riley.Born on a farm near Orangeburg, South Carolina, Riley attended the public schools in Orangeburg County....

Democratic 1950
United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1950
The 1950 South Carolina United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 7, 1950 to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. Four incumbents were re-elected, but Hugo S. Sims, Jr. of the 2nd congressional district and James Butler Hare...

Re-elected John J. Riley
John J. Riley
John Jacob Riley was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina, husband of Corinne Boyd Riley.Born on a farm near Orangeburg, South Carolina, Riley attended the public schools in Orangeburg County....

 (D) Unopposed
William Jennings Bryan Dorn
William Jennings Bryan Dorn
William Jennings Bryan Dorn was a United States politician from South Carolina who represented the state in the United States House of Representatives from 1947 to 1949 and from 1951 to 1975 as a Democrat....

Democratic 1950
United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1950
The 1950 South Carolina United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 7, 1950 to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. Four incumbents were re-elected, but Hugo S. Sims, Jr. of the 2nd congressional district and James Butler Hare...

Re-elected William Jennings Bryan Dorn
William Jennings Bryan Dorn
William Jennings Bryan Dorn was a United States politician from South Carolina who represented the state in the United States House of Representatives from 1947 to 1949 and from 1951 to 1975 as a Democrat....

 (D) Unopposed
Robert T. Ashmore
Robert T. Ashmore
Robert Thomas Ashmore was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina, cousin of John D. Ashmore.Born on a farm near Greenville, South Carolina, Ashmore attended the public schools of Greenville. He graduated from Furman University Law School, Greenville, South Carolina, in 1927...

Democratic 1953 Re-elected Robert T. Ashmore
Robert T. Ashmore
Robert Thomas Ashmore was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina, cousin of John D. Ashmore.Born on a farm near Greenville, South Carolina, Ashmore attended the public schools of Greenville. He graduated from Furman University Law School, Greenville, South Carolina, in 1927...

 (D) Unopposed
Robert W. Hemphill
Robert W. Hemphill
Robert Witherspoon Hemphill was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina, and later a long-serving United States federal judge. He was the great-great-nephew of Senator John Hemphill, great-nephew of John J...

Democratic 1956
United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1956
The 1956 South Carolina United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 6, 1956 to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. All five incumbents who ran were re-elected and the open seat in the 5th congressional district was retained by...

Re-elected Robert W. Hemphill
Robert W. Hemphill
Robert Witherspoon Hemphill was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina, and later a long-serving United States federal judge. He was the great-great-nephew of Senator John Hemphill, great-nephew of John J...

 (D) Unopposed
John L. McMillan
John L. McMillan
John Lanneau McMillan was a United States Representative from South Carolina. Born on a farm near Mullins, he was educated at Mullins High School, the University of North Carolina, as well as the University of South Carolina Law School and National Law School in Washington, D.C...

Democratic 1938
United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1938
The 1938 South Carolina United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 8, 1938 to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. The primary elections were held on August 30 and the runoff elections were held two weeks later on September 13...

Re-elected John L. McMillan
John L. McMillan
John Lanneau McMillan was a United States Representative from South Carolina. Born on a farm near Mullins, he was educated at Mullins High School, the University of North Carolina, as well as the University of South Carolina Law School and National Law School in Washington, D.C...

 (D) Unopposed

South Dakota 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
George McGovern
George McGovern
George Stanley McGovern is an historian, author, and former U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator, and the Democratic Party nominee in the 1972 presidential election....

Democratic 1956 Retired to run for U.S. Senate
Republican gain
Ben Reifel
Ben Reifel
Benjamin "Ben" Reifel, also known as Lone Feather was a public administrator and politician of Lakota Sioux and German-American descent. He had a career with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, retiring as area administrator...

 (R) 54.8%

Ray Fitzgerald (D) 45.2%
Ellis Yarnal Berry
Ellis Yarnal Berry
Ellis Yarnall Berry was an attorney, newspaper publisher and politician, elected to the United States House of Representatives.-Early life and education:...

Republican 1950 Re-elected Ellis Yarnal Berry
Ellis Yarnal Berry
Ellis Yarnall Berry was an attorney, newspaper publisher and politician, elected to the United States House of Representatives.-Early life and education:...

 (R) 59.7%

W. H. Raff (D) 40.3%

Tennessee 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
B. Carroll Reece
B. Carroll Reece
Brazilla Carroll Reece was a U.S. Representative from Tennessee.-Early life and career:Reece was born on a farm near Butler, Tennessee, one of thirteen children of John Isaac and Sarah Maples Reece...

Republican 1950 Re-elected B. Carroll Reece
B. Carroll Reece
Brazilla Carroll Reece was a U.S. Representative from Tennessee.-Early life and career:Reece was born on a farm near Butler, Tennessee, one of thirteen children of John Isaac and Sarah Maples Reece...

 (R) 75.4%

Arthur Bright (D) 24.6%
Howard Baker, Sr.
Howard Baker, Sr.
Howard Henry Baker, Sr. was a United States Representative from Tennessee. He was a member of the Republican Party.-Biography:Baker was born in Somerset, Kentucky in 1902 to James F...

Republican 1950 Re-elected Howard Baker, Sr.
Howard Baker, Sr.
Howard Henry Baker, Sr. was a United States Representative from Tennessee. He was a member of the Republican Party.-Biography:Baker was born in Somerset, Kentucky in 1902 to James F...

 (R) Unopposed
James B. Frazier, Jr.
James B. Frazier, Jr.
James Beriah Frazier, Jr. was a U.S. Democratic politician.-Biography:He was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee. His father was James B. Frazier, who served as Governor of Tennessee from 1903 to 1905 and as a United States Senator from Tennessee from 1905 to 1911...

Democratic 1948 Re-elected James B. Frazier, Jr.
James B. Frazier, Jr.
James Beriah Frazier, Jr. was a U.S. Democratic politician.-Biography:He was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee. His father was James B. Frazier, who served as Governor of Tennessee from 1903 to 1905 and as a United States Senator from Tennessee from 1905 to 1911...

 (D) Unopposed
Joe L. Evins
Joe L. Evins
Joseph Landon Evins was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Tennessee from 1947 to 1977.Evins was a native of the Blend Community of DeKalb County, Tennessee, the son of James Edgar Evins and Myrtie Goodson Evins. His father was a Tennessee state senator and a successful local businessman.Joe L...

Democratic 1946 Re-elected Joe L. Evins
Joe L. Evins
Joseph Landon Evins was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Tennessee from 1947 to 1977.Evins was a native of the Blend Community of DeKalb County, Tennessee, the son of James Edgar Evins and Myrtie Goodson Evins. His father was a Tennessee state senator and a successful local businessman.Joe L...

 (D) Unopposed
Joseph Carlton Loser
Joseph Carlton Loser
Joseph Carlton Loser was a Nashville, Tennessee Democratic politician.Loser was born in Davidson County, Tennessee. He attended public schools and the former YMCA Law School . He was secretary to the mayor of Nashville from 1917 to 1920 and was admitted to the bar in 1922...

Democratic 1956 Re-elected Joseph Carlton Loser
Joseph Carlton Loser
Joseph Carlton Loser was a Nashville, Tennessee Democratic politician.Loser was born in Davidson County, Tennessee. He attended public schools and the former YMCA Law School . He was secretary to the mayor of Nashville from 1917 to 1920 and was admitted to the bar in 1922...

 (D) Unopposed
Ross Bass
Ross Bass
Ross Bass was an American florist, postmaster, Congressman, and United States Senator from Tennessee.- Background :...

Democratic 1954 Re-elected Ross Bass
Ross Bass
Ross Bass was an American florist, postmaster, Congressman, and United States Senator from Tennessee.- Background :...

 (D) Unopposed
Tom J. Murray
Tom J. Murray
Thomas Jefferson Murray , usually known as Tom J. Murray, was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Tennessee from 1943 to 1966.-Early life:...

Democratic 1942 Re-elected Tom J. Murray
Tom J. Murray
Thomas Jefferson Murray , usually known as Tom J. Murray, was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Tennessee from 1943 to 1966.-Early life:...

 (D) Unopposed
Fats Everett
Fats Everett
Robert Ashton "Fats" Everett was a Democratic Congressman from Tennessee from February 1, 1958 until his death.-Biography:Everett was a native of Obion County, Tennessee, being born on a farm near Union City...

Democratic 1958 Re-elected Fats Everett
Fats Everett
Robert Ashton "Fats" Everett was a Democratic Congressman from Tennessee from February 1, 1958 until his death.-Biography:Everett was a native of Obion County, Tennessee, being born on a farm near Union City...

 (D) Unopposed
Clifford Davis
Clifford Davis
Clifford Davis was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Tennessee from 1940 to 1965.-Early life:Davis was born in Hazlehurst, Mississippi, moving to Memphis with his parents at age 14. There he completed the high school curriculum of the public schools, and in 1917 he completed law school at the...

Democratic 1940 Re-elected Clifford Davis
Clifford Davis
Clifford Davis was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Tennessee from 1940 to 1965.-Early life:Davis was born in Hazlehurst, Mississippi, moving to Memphis with his parents at age 14. There he completed the high school curriculum of the public schools, and in 1917 he completed law school at the...

 (D) Unopposed

Texas 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Wright Patman
Wright Patman
John William Wright Patman was a U.S. Congressman from Texas in Texas's 1st congressional district and chair of the United States House Committee on Banking and Currency .-Early life:...

Democratic 1928 Re-elected Wright Patman
Wright Patman
John William Wright Patman was a U.S. Congressman from Texas in Texas's 1st congressional district and chair of the United States House Committee on Banking and Currency .-Early life:...

 (D) Unopposed
Jack Brooks
Jack Brooks (politician)
Jack Bascom Brooks is a retired Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Texas, who served for more than 40 years in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was defeated for reelection in the 1994 election...

Democratic 1952 Re-elected Jack Brooks
Jack Brooks (politician)
Jack Bascom Brooks is a retired Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Texas, who served for more than 40 years in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was defeated for reelection in the 1994 election...

 (D) 69.7%

Fred S. Naumann (R) 29.9%
Robert E. Allen (Const
Constitution Party (United States)
The Constitution Party is a paleoconservative political party in the United States. It was founded as the U.S. Taxpayers' Party by Howard Philips in 1991. Phillips was the party's candidate in the 1992, 1996 and 2000 presidential elections...

) 0.4%
Lindley Beckworth
Lindley Beckworth
Lindley Garrison Beckworth, Sr. was an American politician who represented Texas in the United States House of Representatives from 1939-1952 and 1957-1966....

Democratic 1956 Re-elected Lindley Beckworth
Lindley Beckworth
Lindley Garrison Beckworth, Sr. was an American politician who represented Texas in the United States House of Representatives from 1939-1952 and 1957-1966....

 (D) Unopposed
Sam Rayburn
Sam Rayburn
Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn , often called "Mr. Sam," or "Mr. Democrat," was a Democratic lawmaker from Bonham, Texas, who served as the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives for seventeen years, the longest tenure in U.S. history.- Background :Rayburn was born in Roane County, Tennessee, and...

Democratic 1912 Re-elected Sam Rayburn
Sam Rayburn
Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn , often called "Mr. Sam," or "Mr. Democrat," was a Democratic lawmaker from Bonham, Texas, who served as the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives for seventeen years, the longest tenure in U.S. history.- Background :Rayburn was born in Roane County, Tennessee, and...

 (D) Unopposed
Bruce R. Alger Republican 1954 Re-elected Bruce R. Alger (R) 57.3%
Joe Pool (D) 42.7%
Olin E. Teague
Olin E. Teague
Olin Earl "Tiger" Teague was a notable World War II veteran and Congressional representative for Texas's 6th congressional district for 32 years, from 1946 to 1978...

Democratic 1946 Re-elected Olin E. Teague
Olin E. Teague
Olin Earl "Tiger" Teague was a notable World War II veteran and Congressional representative for Texas's 6th congressional district for 32 years, from 1946 to 1978...

 (D) Unopposed
John Dowdy
John Dowdy
John Vernard Dowdy was an American politician. Dowdy was a Democratic member of the House of Representatives from the 7th District of Texas from 1953 to 1967 and then served as a congressman from the 2nd District of Texas until 1973, when he decided to retire under indictment for bribery.According...

Democratic 1952 Re-elected John Dowdy
John Dowdy
John Vernard Dowdy was an American politician. Dowdy was a Democratic member of the House of Representatives from the 7th District of Texas from 1953 to 1967 and then served as a congressman from the 2nd District of Texas until 1973, when he decided to retire under indictment for bribery.According...

 (D) Unopposed
Albert Richard Thomas
Albert Richard Thomas
This article is about the US Congressman. For the article on the French Socialist and First Director of the International Labour Organisation see Albert Thomas ....

Democratic 1936 Re-elected Albert Richard Thomas
Albert Richard Thomas
This article is about the US Congressman. For the article on the French Socialist and First Director of the International Labour Organisation see Albert Thomas ....

 (D) 68.6%

Anthony J. P. Farris (R) 21.9%
Robert E. Nesmith (Const
Constitution Party (United States)
The Constitution Party is a paleoconservative political party in the United States. It was founded as the U.S. Taxpayers' Party by Howard Philips in 1991. Phillips was the party's candidate in the 1992, 1996 and 2000 presidential elections...

) 9.5%
Clark W. Thompson
Clark W. Thompson
Clark Wallace Thompson was born in La Crosse, Wisconsin on August 6, 1896 and moved to Oregon in 1901 with his parents, who settled in Cascade Locks. Thompson attended the common schools and the University of Oregon at Eugene. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps during the First World...

Democratic 1947 Re-elected Clark W. Thompson
Clark W. Thompson
Clark Wallace Thompson was born in La Crosse, Wisconsin on August 6, 1896 and moved to Oregon in 1901 with his parents, who settled in Cascade Locks. Thompson attended the common schools and the University of Oregon at Eugene. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps during the First World...

 (D) 94.0%

Paul D. Rogers (Const
Constitution Party (United States)
The Constitution Party is a paleoconservative political party in the United States. It was founded as the U.S. Taxpayers' Party by Howard Philips in 1991. Phillips was the party's candidate in the 1992, 1996 and 2000 presidential elections...

) 6.0%
Homer Thornberry
Homer Thornberry
William Homer Thornberry was a United States Representative from the 10th congressional district of Texas from 1948 to 1963, and then was a federal judge.-Biography:...

Democratic 1948 Re-elected Homer Thornberry
Homer Thornberry
William Homer Thornberry was a United States Representative from the 10th congressional district of Texas from 1948 to 1963, and then was a federal judge.-Biography:...

 (D) 98.1%

Roy R. Brown (Const
Constitution Party (United States)
The Constitution Party is a paleoconservative political party in the United States. It was founded as the U.S. Taxpayers' Party by Howard Philips in 1991. Phillips was the party's candidate in the 1992, 1996 and 2000 presidential elections...

) 1.9%
William R. Poage
William R. Poage
William Robert Poage was a Texas politician.Poage was born in Waco, Texas and served in the United States Navy during World War I. He served in the Texas House of Representatives from 1925 to 1929, and in the Texas Senate from 1931 to 1937.In 1936, Poage was elected to the House of Representatives...

Democratic 1936 Re-elected William R. Poage
William R. Poage
William Robert Poage was a Texas politician.Poage was born in Waco, Texas and served in the United States Navy during World War I. He served in the Texas House of Representatives from 1925 to 1929, and in the Texas Senate from 1931 to 1937.In 1936, Poage was elected to the House of Representatives...

 (D) Unopposed
Jim Wright
Jim Wright
James Claude Wright, Jr. , usually known as Jim Wright, is a former Democratic U.S. Congressman from Texas who served 34 years in the U.S. House of Representatives and was the Speaker of the House from 1987 to 1989.-Early life:...

Democratic 1954 Re-elected Jim Wright
Jim Wright
James Claude Wright, Jr. , usually known as Jim Wright, is a former Democratic U.S. Congressman from Texas who served 34 years in the U.S. House of Representatives and was the Speaker of the House from 1987 to 1989.-Early life:...

 (D) Unopposed
Frank N. Ikard
Frank N. Ikard
Frank Neville Ikard was a United States Representative from Texas. He was born in Henrietta, Clay County, Texas and attended the public schools and the Schriener Institute, in Kerrville. He earned an A.B. at the University of Texas where he was a member of the Texas Cowboys, in 1936 as well as a...

Democratic 1951 Re-elected Frank N. Ikard
Frank N. Ikard
Frank Neville Ikard was a United States Representative from Texas. He was born in Henrietta, Clay County, Texas and attended the public schools and the Schriener Institute, in Kerrville. He earned an A.B. at the University of Texas where he was a member of the Texas Cowboys, in 1936 as well as a...

 (D) Unopposed
John Andrew Young
John Andrew Young
John Andrew Young was an Democratic politician from Texas who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1957 to 1979....

Democratic 1956 Re-elected John Andrew Young
John Andrew Young
John Andrew Young was an Democratic politician from Texas who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1957 to 1979....

 (D) Unopposed
Joe M. Kilgore
Joe M. Kilgore
Joe Madison Kilgore was a U.S. Representative from Texas.Born in Brown County, near Brownwood, Texas, Kilgore attended the public schools of Rising Star, Texas....

Democratic 1954 Re-elected Joe M. Kilgore
Joe M. Kilgore
Joe Madison Kilgore was a U.S. Representative from Texas.Born in Brown County, near Brownwood, Texas, Kilgore attended the public schools of Rising Star, Texas....

 (D) Unopposed
J. T. Rutherford Democratic 1954 Re-elected J. T. Rutherford (D) 58.9%
Dorothy Wyvell (Const
Constitution Party (United States)
The Constitution Party is a paleoconservative political party in the United States. It was founded as the U.S. Taxpayers' Party by Howard Philips in 1991. Phillips was the party's candidate in the 1992, 1996 and 2000 presidential elections...

) 23.1%
Ford Chapman (R) 18.0%
Omar Burleson
Omar Burleson
Omar Truman Burleson was a U.S. Representative from Texas.Born in Anson, the seat of Jones County, north of Abilene, Texas, Burleson attended the public schools and Abilene Christian College and Hardin-Simmons University, both in Abilene.Burleson graduated in 1929 from Cumberland University in...

Democratic 1946 Re-elected Omar Burleson
Omar Burleson
Omar Truman Burleson was a U.S. Representative from Texas.Born in Anson, the seat of Jones County, north of Abilene, Texas, Burleson attended the public schools and Abilene Christian College and Hardin-Simmons University, both in Abilene.Burleson graduated in 1929 from Cumberland University in...

 (D) 77.8%

Max V. Mossholder (R) 22.2%
Walter E. Rogers Democratic 1950 Re-elected Walter E. Rogers (D) Unopposed
George H. Mahon
George H. Mahon
George Herman Mahon was a Texas politician who served twenty-two consecutive terms as a member of the United States House of Representatives from the Lubbock-based 19th congressional district....

Democratic 1934 Re-elected George H. Mahon
George H. Mahon
George Herman Mahon was a Texas politician who served twenty-two consecutive terms as a member of the United States House of Representatives from the Lubbock-based 19th congressional district....

 (D) 85.7%

John R. Anderson (D) 14.3%
Paul J. Kilday
Paul J. Kilday
Paul Joseph Kilday was a U.S. Representative from Texas.-Early life and education:Born in Sabinal, Kilday was the sixth child of Patrick Kilday, an immigrant from Ireland who was established as a merchant, and his Texas-born wife, Mary Tallant Kilday. Kilday moved with his parents and siblings to...

Democratic 1938 Re-elected Paul J. Kilday
Paul J. Kilday
Paul Joseph Kilday was a U.S. Representative from Texas.-Early life and education:Born in Sabinal, Kilday was the sixth child of Patrick Kilday, an immigrant from Ireland who was established as a merchant, and his Texas-born wife, Mary Tallant Kilday. Kilday moved with his parents and siblings to...

 (D) Unopposed
O. C. Fisher
O. C. Fisher
Ovie Clark Fisher was an attorney and author who served his country for 32 years as United States Congressman from the 21st District of Texas.-Biography:...

Democratic 1942 Re-elected O. C. Fisher
O. C. Fisher
Ovie Clark Fisher was an attorney and author who served his country for 32 years as United States Congressman from the 21st District of Texas.-Biography:...

 (D) Unopposed
Robert R. Casey
Robert R. Casey
Robert Randolph "Bob" Casey was a member of the United States House of Representatives. He was a Democrat from Texas.-Early life:...

Democratic 1958 Re-elected Robert R. Casey
Robert R. Casey
Robert Randolph "Bob" Casey was a member of the United States House of Representatives. He was a Democrat from Texas.-Early life:...

 (D) 58.3%

James Carter Noonan (R) 39.2%
D. F. Vancleve (Const
Constitution Party (United States)
The Constitution Party is a paleoconservative political party in the United States. It was founded as the U.S. Taxpayers' Party by Howard Philips in 1991. Phillips was the party's candidate in the 1992, 1996 and 2000 presidential elections...

) 2.5%

Utah 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Henry Aldous Dixon
Henry Aldous Dixon
Henry Aldous Dixon was a U.S. Representative from Utah and president of Weber College and Utah State Agricultural College.-Biography:...

Republican 1954 Retired
Democratic gain
M. Blaine Peterson
M. Blaine Peterson
Morris Blaine Peterson was a U.S. Representative from Utah.Born in Ogden, Utah, Peterson attended the public schools and Weber College.He graduated from the University of Utah in 1931 and from Georgetown Law School in 1938....

 (D) 50.0%

A. Walter Stevenson (R) 50.0%
David S. King
David S. King
David Sjodahl King was a representative from Utah. He was a member of the Democratic Party.- Early life and education :...

Democratic 1958 Re-elected David S. King
David S. King
David Sjodahl King was a representative from Utah. He was a member of the Democratic Party.- Early life and education :...

 (D) 50.8%

Sherman P. Lloyd (R) 49.2%

Vermont 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
William H. Meyer
William H. Meyer
William Henry Meyer , was a Member of the United States House of Representatives from Vermont....

Democratic 1958 Lost re-election
Republican gain
Robert Stafford
Robert Stafford
Robert Theodore Stafford was an American politician from Vermont. In his lengthy career, he served as the 71st Governor of Vermont, a United States Representative, and a U.S. Senator...

 (R) 57.2%

William H. Meyer (D) 42.8%

Virginia 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Thomas N. Downing
Thomas N. Downing
Thomas Nelms Downing was a lawyer, politician, and Democratic Congressman from for nine terms.Downing was born and raised in Newport News, Virginia. He attended Newport News High School, and graduated from Virginia Military Institute in 1940...

Democratic 1958 Re-elected Thomas N. Downing
Thomas N. Downing
Thomas Nelms Downing was a lawyer, politician, and Democratic Congressman from for nine terms.Downing was born and raised in Newport News, Virginia. He attended Newport News High School, and graduated from Virginia Military Institute in 1940...

 (D) 82.5%

Richard A. May (R) 17.5%
Porter Hardy, Jr.
Porter Hardy, Jr.
Porter Hardy, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Bon Air, Virginia, Hardy attended the public schools and Randolph-Macon Academy, Bedford, Virginia....

Democratic 1946 Re-elected Porter Hardy, Jr.
Porter Hardy, Jr.
Porter Hardy, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Bon Air, Virginia, Hardy attended the public schools and Randolph-Macon Academy, Bedford, Virginia....

 (D) 75.9%

Louis B. Fine (R) 24.1%
J. Vaughan Gary
J. Vaughan Gary
Julian Vaughan Gary was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.-Biography:Born in Richmond, Virginia, Gary was a graduate of the University of Richmond . He was admitted to the bar in 1915 and commenced practice in Richmond, Virginia...

Democratic 1945 Re-elected J. Vaughan Gary
J. Vaughan Gary
Julian Vaughan Gary was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.-Biography:Born in Richmond, Virginia, Gary was a graduate of the University of Richmond . He was admitted to the bar in 1915 and commenced practice in Richmond, Virginia...

 (D) 78.0%

T. Coleman Andrews (W/I
Write-in candidate
A write-in candidate is a candidate in an election whose name does not appear on the ballot, but for whom voters may vote nonetheless by writing in the person's name. Some states and local jurisdictions allow a voter to affix a sticker with a write-in candidate's name on it to the ballot in lieu...

) 22.0%
Watkins Moorman Abbitt
Watkins Moorman Abbitt
Watkins Moorman Abbitt was a U.S. Representative from Virginia. He was born in Lynchburg, Virginia and graduated from Appomattox Agricultural High School in Appomattox, Virginia in 1925. He earned an LL.B. from the University of Richmond in 1931 and began the practice of law in Appomattox. He...

Democratic 1948 Re-elected Watkins Moorman Abbitt
Watkins Moorman Abbitt
Watkins Moorman Abbitt was a U.S. Representative from Virginia. He was born in Lynchburg, Virginia and graduated from Appomattox Agricultural High School in Appomattox, Virginia in 1925. He earned an LL.B. from the University of Richmond in 1931 and began the practice of law in Appomattox. He...

 (D) Unopposed
William M. Tuck
William M. Tuck
William Munford Tuck served as the 55th Governor of Virginia from 1946 to 1950 as a Democrat.He was the youngest son of Halifax County, Virginia tobacco warehouseman Robert James Tuck and Virginia Susan Fritts. Tuck graduated from the College of William and Mary, earning a teacher's certificate....

Democratic 1953 Re-elected William M. Tuck
William M. Tuck
William Munford Tuck served as the 55th Governor of Virginia from 1946 to 1950 as a Democrat.He was the youngest son of Halifax County, Virginia tobacco warehouseman Robert James Tuck and Virginia Susan Fritts. Tuck graduated from the College of William and Mary, earning a teacher's certificate....

 (D) Unopposed
Richard Harding Poff
Richard Harding Poff
Richard Harding Poff was an American politician and judge. He was first elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1952, representing Virginia's Sixth District...

Republican 1952 Re-elected Richard Harding Poff
Richard Harding Poff
Richard Harding Poff was an American politician and judge. He was first elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1952, representing Virginia's Sixth District...

 (R) 82.6%

J. B. Brayman (Social-Democrat) 17.4%
Burr Harrison
Burr Harrison
Burr Powell Harrison was a U.S. Representative from Virginia, son of Thomas W. Harrison.Born in Winchester, Virginia, Harrison attended the public schools, Woodberry Forest School, Virginia Military Institute, Hampden-Sydney College, and the University of Virginia.He was graduated from Georgetown...

Democratic 1946 Re-elected Burr Harrison
Burr Harrison
Burr Powell Harrison was a U.S. Representative from Virginia, son of Thomas W. Harrison.Born in Winchester, Virginia, Harrison attended the public schools, Woodberry Forest School, Virginia Military Institute, Hampden-Sydney College, and the University of Virginia.He was graduated from Georgetown...

 (D) Unopposed
Howard W. Smith
Howard W. Smith
Howard Worth Smith , Democratic U.S. Representative from Virginia, was a leader of the conservative coalition who supported both racial segregation and women's rights.-Early life and education:...

Democratic 1930 Re-elected Howard W. Smith
Howard W. Smith
Howard Worth Smith , Democratic U.S. Representative from Virginia, was a leader of the conservative coalition who supported both racial segregation and women's rights.-Early life and education:...

 (D) 76.1%

Lawrence M. Traylor (R) 23.9%
William Pat Jennings
William Pat Jennings
William Pat Jennings was a United States Representative from Virginia. He was born on a farm in Camp in Smyth County, Virginia. He earned a B.S. degree from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute in Blacksburg, 1941. He entered the United States Army in July 1941 during World War II...

Democratic 1954 Re-elected William Pat Jennings
William Pat Jennings
William Pat Jennings was a United States Representative from Virginia. He was born on a farm in Camp in Smyth County, Virginia. He earned a B.S. degree from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute in Blacksburg, 1941. He entered the United States Army in July 1941 during World War II...

 (D) 58.0%

E. Summers Sheffey (R) 42.0%
Joel T. Broyhill Republican 1952 Re-elected Joel T. Broyhill (R) 55.0%
Ralph Kaul (D) 45.0%

Washington 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Thomas Pelly
Thomas Pelly
Thomas Minor Pelly , an American politician born in Seattle, Washington, served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1953 to 1973. He represented the First Congressional District of Washington as a Republican. Due to health concerns, he did not run for re-election in...

Republican 1952 Re-elected Thomas Pelly
Thomas Pelly
Thomas Minor Pelly , an American politician born in Seattle, Washington, served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1953 to 1973. He represented the First Congressional District of Washington as a Republican. Due to health concerns, he did not run for re-election in...

 (R) 70.2%

Carl V. Holman (D) 29.8%
Jack Westland Republican 1952 Re-elected Jack Westland (R) 60.2%
Payson Peterson (D) 39.8%
Russell V. Mack
Russell V. Mack
Russell Vernon Mack born on July 13, 1891 in Hillman, Michigan, served as a member of the United States House of Representatives representing Washington State's 3rd District from 1947 to 1960. Mack moved to Aberdeen, Washington in 1895. Mack was educated at Stanford University in California, and...

Republican 1947 Died in office
Democratic gain
Julia Butler Hansen
Julia Butler Hansen
Julia Butler Hansen , born Julia Caroline Butler, June 14, 1907, in Portland, Oregon, USA, served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1960-1974. She represented Washington's Third Congressional District as a Democrat. She was the second woman and first Democratic woman...

 (D) 53.4%

Dale M. Nordquist (R) 46.6%
Catherine Dean May
Catherine Dean May
Catherine Dean May was a U.S. Representative from Washington, later Catherine May Bedell.May was born as Catherine Dean Barnes in Yakima, Washington and graduated from Yakima Valley Junior College, Yakima, Washington, in 1934. She earned her B.S. from the University of Washington, Seattle,...

Republican 1958 Re-elected Catherine Dean May
Catherine Dean May
Catherine Dean May was a U.S. Representative from Washington, later Catherine May Bedell.May was born as Catherine Dean Barnes in Yakima, Washington and graduated from Yakima Valley Junior College, Yakima, Washington, in 1934. She earned her B.S. from the University of Washington, Seattle,...

 (R) 58.8%

Roy Mundy (D) 41.2%
Walt Horan
Walt Horan
Walter Franklin Horan , American politician, was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for ten terms from January 3, 1943 to January 3, 1965, representing the Fifth Congressional District of Washington....

Republican 1942 Re-elected Walt Horan
Walt Horan
Walter Franklin Horan , American politician, was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for ten terms from January 3, 1943 to January 3, 1965, representing the Fifth Congressional District of Washington....

 (R) 59.4%

Bernard J. Gallagher (D) 40.6%
Thor C. Tollefson
Thor C. Tollefson
Thor Carl Tollefson was a U.S. Representative from Washington.-Background:Born in Perley, Minnesota, Tollefson moved to Tacoma, Washington during 1912. He attended public schools, graduating from Lincoln High School in 1924...

Republican 1946 Re-elected Thor C. Tollefson
Thor C. Tollefson
Thor Carl Tollefson was a U.S. Representative from Washington.-Background:Born in Perley, Minnesota, Tollefson moved to Tacoma, Washington during 1912. He attended public schools, graduating from Lincoln High School in 1924...

 (R) 56.4%

John G. McCutcheon (D) 43.6%
Donald H. Magnuson
Donald H. Magnuson
Donald Hammer Magnuson was a U.S. Representative from Washington and an investigative journalist for the Daily Olympian and Seattle Times.-Background:...

Democratic 1952 Re-elected Donald H. Magnuson
Donald H. Magnuson
Donald Hammer Magnuson was a U.S. Representative from Washington and an investigative journalist for the Daily Olympian and Seattle Times.-Background:...

 (D) 50.0%

John Stender (R) 50.0%

West Virginia 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Arch A. Moore, Jr.
Arch A. Moore, Jr.
Arch Alfred Moore, Jr. was the 28th and 30th Governor of West Virginia from 1969 until 1977 and from 1985 until 1989. He was a Congressman from 1957 until entering the governor's office. He is a member of the United States Republican Party. He ran for reelection in 1988, but was defeated by...

Republican 1956 Re-elected Arch A. Moore, Jr.
Arch A. Moore, Jr.
Arch Alfred Moore, Jr. was the 28th and 30th Governor of West Virginia from 1969 until 1977 and from 1985 until 1989. He was a Congressman from 1957 until entering the governor's office. He is a member of the United States Republican Party. He ran for reelection in 1988, but was defeated by...

 (R) 60.3%

Steven D. Narick (D) 39.7%
Harley O. Staggers Democratic 1948 Re-elected Harley O. Staggers (D) 60.3%
Charles J. Whiston (R) 39.7%
Cleveland M. Bailey
Cleveland M. Bailey
Cleveland Monroe Bailey was a U.S. Representative from West Virginia.Born on a farm near St. Marys, Pleasants County, W.Virginia, Bailey attended the public schools, and West Liberty State College, West Liberty, W.Virginia....

Democratic 1948 Re-elected Cleveland M. Bailey
Cleveland M. Bailey
Cleveland Monroe Bailey was a U.S. Representative from West Virginia.Born on a farm near St. Marys, Pleasants County, W.Virginia, Bailey attended the public schools, and West Liberty State College, West Liberty, W.Virginia....

 (D) 59.8%

James M. Knowles, Jr. (R) 40.2%
Ken Hechler
Ken Hechler
Kenneth William Hechler is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented West Virginia in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1959 to 1977 and was West Virginia Secretary of State from 1985 to 2001....

Democratic 1958 Re-elected Ken Hechler
Ken Hechler
Kenneth William Hechler is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented West Virginia in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1959 to 1977 and was West Virginia Secretary of State from 1985 to 2001....

 (D) 53.2%

Clyde Pinson (R) 46.8%
Elizabeth Kee
Elizabeth Kee
Maude Elizabeth Kee , known more generally as Elizabeth Kee, was a U.S. Democratic politician. She was the first woman elected to Congress from West Virginia.-Biography:...

Democratic 1951 Re-elected Elizabeth Kee
Elizabeth Kee
Maude Elizabeth Kee , known more generally as Elizabeth Kee, was a U.S. Democratic politician. She was the first woman elected to Congress from West Virginia.-Biography:...

 (D) 69.5%

L. M. LaFollette (R) 30.5%
John M. Slack, Jr.
John M. Slack, Jr.
John Mark Slack, Jr. was an American politician from West Virginia. He was a Democrat.Slack was born in 1915 in Charleston, where he attended the public schools...

Democratic 1958 Re-elected John M. Slack, Jr.
John M. Slack, Jr.
John Mark Slack, Jr. was an American politician from West Virginia. He was a Democrat.Slack was born in 1915 in Charleston, where he attended the public schools...

 (D) 61.8%

George W. King (R) 38.2%

Wisconsin 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Gerald T. Flynn
Gerald T. Flynn
Gerald Thomas Flynn was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.Born on a farm in Racine County near Racine, Wisconsin, Flynn attended a rural grade school and Racine High School....

Democratic 1958 Lost re-election
Republican gain
Henry C. Schadeberg
Henry C. Schadeberg
Henry Carl Schadeberg was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin from 1961–1965 and 1967 - 1971...

 (R) 52.7%

Gerald T. Flynn (D) 47.3%
Robert W. Kastenmeier Democratic 1958 Re-elected Robert W. Kastenmeier (D) 53.4%
Donald Edgar Tewes
Donald Edgar Tewes
Donald Edgar Tewes is a retired businessman and a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for Wisconsin's Second Congressional District from January 3, 1957 to January 3, 1959....

 (R) 46.6%
Gardner R. Withrow
Gardner R. Withrow
Gardner Robert Withrow was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1931–1939 and again from 1949–1961, when he did not seek reelection. Withrow was born in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and worked for the railroad and was involved in the labor union. He was a member of the Wisconsin...

Republican 1948 Retired
Republican hold
Vernon Wallace Thomson
Vernon Wallace Thomson
Vernon Wallace Thomson was the 34th Governor of Wisconsin from 1957 to 1959. Vernon Thomson was born in Richland Center, Wisconsin. He attended what is now Carroll University, in 1925, but graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, in 1927, where he was a member of the Chi Phi...

 (R) 54.6%

Norman M. Clapp (D) 45.4%
Clement J. Zablocki
Clement J. Zablocki
Clement John Zablocki was an American politician from the state of Wisconsin.-Career:Zablocki was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and he graduated from Marquette University. Zablocki was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate in 1942. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 1948 as a Democrat...

Democratic 1948 Re-elected Clement J. Zablocki
Clement J. Zablocki
Clement John Zablocki was an American politician from the state of Wisconsin.-Career:Zablocki was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and he graduated from Marquette University. Zablocki was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate in 1942. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 1948 as a Democrat...

 (D) 71.7%

Samuel P. Murray (R) 28.3%
Henry S. Reuss
Henry S. Reuss
Henry Schoellkopf Reuss was a Democrat U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.-Childhood and education:He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and grew up in that city's German section. Reuss earned his A.B. from Cornell University in 1933 and was a member of the Sphinx Head Society. He then earned his LL.B...

Democratic 1954 Re-elected Henry S. Reuss
Henry S. Reuss
Henry Schoellkopf Reuss was a Democrat U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.-Childhood and education:He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and grew up in that city's German section. Reuss earned his A.B. from Cornell University in 1933 and was a member of the Sphinx Head Society. He then earned his LL.B...

 (D) 57.7%

Kirby Hendee (R) 42.3%
William Van Pelt
William Van Pelt
William Kaiser Van Pelt was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1951–1965, serving Wisconsin's 6th District. Van Pelt owned City Fuel Company and was involved in the Republican Party. He was defeated for re-election in 1964 after serving seven terms.He was born...

Republican 1950 Re-elected William Van Pelt
William Van Pelt
William Kaiser Van Pelt was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1951–1965, serving Wisconsin's 6th District. Van Pelt owned City Fuel Company and was involved in the Republican Party. He was defeated for re-election in 1964 after serving seven terms.He was born...

 (R) 55.8%

James Megellas (D) 44.2%
Melvin R. Laird
Melvin R. Laird
Melvin Robert Laird is an American politician and writer. Laird was a Republican congressman who also served as Richard Nixon's Secretary of Defense from 1969 to 1973. Laird urged Nixon to maintain a policy of withdrawing US soldiers from Vietnam...

Republican 1952 Re-elected Melvin R. Laird
Melvin R. Laird
Melvin Robert Laird is an American politician and writer. Laird was a Republican congressman who also served as Richard Nixon's Secretary of Defense from 1969 to 1973. Laird urged Nixon to maintain a policy of withdrawing US soldiers from Vietnam...

 (R) 67.1%

Kenneth Traeger (D) 32.9%
John W. Byrnes
John W. Byrnes
John William Byrnes was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin from 1945 until 1973, when he did not seek reelection. He also served in the Wisconsin State Senate.-External links:...

Republican 1944 Re-elected John W. Byrnes
John W. Byrnes
John William Byrnes was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin from 1945 until 1973, when he did not seek reelection. He also served in the Wisconsin State Senate.-External links:...

 (R) 58.8%

Milo Singler (D) 41.2%
Lester Johnson
Lester Johnson
Lester Roland Johnson was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.-Biography:Born in Brandon, Wisconsin, Johnson attended the public schools and Lawrence University from 1919 to 1921....

Democratic 1953 Re-elected Lester Johnson
Lester Johnson
Lester Roland Johnson was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.-Biography:Born in Brandon, Wisconsin, Johnson attended the public schools and Lawrence University from 1919 to 1921....

 (D) 56.5%

Perry M. Hull (R) 43.5%
Alvin E. O'Konski Republican 1942 Re-elected Alvin E. O'Konski (R) 95.3%
John B. Chapple (W/I
Write-in candidate
A write-in candidate is a candidate in an election whose name does not appear on the ballot, but for whom voters may vote nonetheless by writing in the person's name. Some states and local jurisdictions allow a voter to affix a sticker with a write-in candidate's name on it to the ballot in lieu...

) 4.7%

Wyoming 

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Edwin Keith Thomson
Edwin Keith Thomson
Edwin Keith Thomson was a United States Representative from Wyoming. Born in Newcastle, Wyoming, he attended the public schools in Beulah, Wyoming and Spearfish, South Dakota...

Republican 1954 Retired to run for U.S. Senate
Republican hold
William H. Harrison
William H. Harrison (Wyoming Congressman)
William Henry Harrison was an American politician who served as a Republican U.S. representative from Wyoming.-Political career:...

 (R) 52.3%

Hepburn T. Armstrong (D) 47.7%

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