Members of the 111th United States Congress

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The 111th United States Congress, in session from 2009 to 2010, consisted of 541 elected officials from 50 states, five territories, and the District of Columbia. It is the federal legislature of the United States of America, continuing an unbroken chain dating back to the 1st Congress in 1789.

Contents

The Senate has 100 members; the House of Representatives has 435 members and six non-voting delegates.

Demographics

In the Senate, there were 17 women: Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Kay Hagan (D-NC), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Blanche Lincoln (D-AR), Claire McCaskill (D-MO), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Patty Murray (D-WA), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Olympia Snowe (R-ME), and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI).

There were 13 Jewish Americans, 2 Cuban Americans (Bob Menendez, D-NJ and Ted Cruz, R-TX), 1 Native Hawaiian (Daniel Akaka, D-HI) and 1 African American, Roland Burris (D-IL). The average age of senators in 2007 was 62 years. [1] The oldest senator was Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), born January 23, 1924. The youngest senator was Carte Goodwin (D-WV), born February 27, 1974. The median age of all Americans was 38 years. [2]

Religious demographics

Religious Affiliations of Members of Congress [3]
ReligionPercent
Protestant
 
54.7%
Catholic
 
30.1%
Jewish
 
8.4%
Latter-day Saint
 
2.6%
Eastern Orthodox
 
1.3%
Unknown
 
0.9%
Other Christian
 
0.6%
Other Faiths
 
0.6%
Muslim
 
0.4%
Buddhist
 
0.4%

The top five religious affiliations in the 111th Congress were Roman Catholic (30.1%), Baptist (12.4%), Methodist (10.7%), Jewish (8.4%), and Presbyterian (8.1%). [3] Protestant denominations have held a large majority throughout congressional history, reflecting American's traditional demographics. In the 111th Congress, 54.7% of seats were held by members of Protestant denominations.

45 Jews served in the 111th Congress. Eleven representatives and six senators were Mormons. Senator Olympia Snowe, as well as Representatives John Sarbanes, Zack Space, Gus Bilirakis, Dina Titus, Niki Tsongas and Melissa Bean are Eastern Orthodox Christians.

In 2007, Keith Ellison of Minnesota became the first practicing Muslim to become a member of the United States Congress. He was joined by André Carson of Indiana following a special election on March 11, 2008. Mazie Hirono of Hawaii and Hank Johnson of Georgia became the first 2 Buddhists to be elected to the United States Congress on November 7, 2006. Johnson is a member of the Soka Gakkai movement and Hirono is a member of the Jodo Shinshu sect, although she is non-practicing. Both are Japanese Buddhist oriented.

Senator Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) and Representatives Walt Minnick (D-Idaho) and Pete Stark (D-CA) were the only Unitarian Universalists that served in the 111th Congress. In a response to a March 2007 survey from the Secular Coalition for America, Rep. Pete Stark became the only open atheist in the history of Congress. [4] 1 member of the 111th Congress was a Quaker, Representative Rush Holt (D-NJ).

Nine members of the 111th Congress were categorized Not Given / Unspecified / Unavailable / Don't Know.

Hawaii was the only state that held a majority non-Christian House delegation; both representatives Mazie Hirono and Colleen Hanabusa are Buddhists.

Sexual orientation

There were six openly lesbian, gay, or bisexual members in the history of Congress. Gerry Studds (elected in 1972) became the first openly gay man to serve in congress when he publicly announced his sexuality in 1982. [5] Barney Frank (serving since 1981) first spoke publicly about his sexual orientation in 1987. [6] Steve Gunderson, elected in 1980 and outed in 1994, [7] and Jim Kolbe, elected in 1984 and outed in 1996, [8] are 2 other previous members of Congress who were openly gay. Current Senator Tammy Baldwin is the first and so far the only open lesbian to win election to Congress. [9] In 1998, she became the first ever openly gay person to win election to Congress as a non-incumbent. She went on to become the first openly gay person to win election to the U.S. Senate in 2012. [10] Former California representative Michael Huffington is bisexual, but did not come out until after his term had ended. [11] Jared Polis (who was elected in 2008 and assumed office on January 6, 2009) is the first openly gay man to have been elected to the House as a freshman. Republican representative Mark Foley's homosexuality was well known in his district, though he did not serve openly in Congress and did not come out publicly until after his term ended. [12] [13]

Occupational background

Members of the 111th Congress come from a variety of occupational backgrounds. As of the start of the 111th Congress, members of Congress include:

Military service

Some members of the 111th Congress had served in the United States armed forces; some are combat veterans. There were 167 veterans in the 107th Congress, 153 in the 108th Congress, 126 in the 110th Congress, and 121 in the 111th Congress. [18] [19] Some were still serving as reservists during their tenure.

On December 17, 2012, Senators Frank Lautenberg and Daniel Akaka became the last remaining World War II veterans in the Senate after Senator Daniel Inouye died of respiratory complications. Representatives Ralph Hall and John Dingell were the final remaining WWII veterans in the House of Representatives, though Representative Hall lost his 2014 primary battle and Dean of the House Dingell retired at the end of that same congress. On January 3, 2013, Senator Lautenberg was the final remaining WWII veteran serving in the senate until his untimely death on June 3, 2013.

Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA), a Marine Corps veteran, served in Vietnam as platoon commander with Delta Company, 1st Battalion 5th Marines; he earned a Navy Cross, Silver Star, 2 Bronze Stars, and 2 Purple Hearts. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) served in Vietnam as a naval aviator. Shot down during his 23rd bombing mission over Vietnam in 1967, McCain was captured and tortured as a prisoner of war and was finally released in March 1973. He earned the Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Distinguished Flying Cross, Navy Commendation Medal and the Prisoner of War Medal, though it was created years after his release.

Race/ethnicity

African Americans

African Americans currently make up about 13% of the US population, but have historically been underrepresented in Congress. In the 111th Congress, 42 members (9.5%) of the House were African American. As of 2010, there was 1 African-American serving in the Senate. Roland Burris was sworn in as senator on January 15, 2009, after being appointed by Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. Following the end of Burris's tenure in the Senate and his replacement by Republican Mark Kirk on November 29, 2010, there were once again no African Americans serving in the Senate. Barack Obama previously held Burris's seat but resigned from his position on November 16, 2008, after winning the presidential election of 2008 and becoming the first African American to be elected President of the United States. Until the emancipation of enslaved African Americans after the Civil War and the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, blacks were generally barred from voting outside of the Northeast. As a result of these new laws, Joseph Rainey and Jefferson F. Long won election to Congress in majority-black districts and Hiram Rhodes Revels was appointed as senator from Mississippi (then a majority-black state) in 1870. However, the end of Reconstruction in 1876 marked a weakening of black rights and by 1901, when George Henry White left the House after losing a reelection bid, there were no African Americans left in Congress.

In 1929, Oscar Stanton de Priest became the first African American congressman since White. He and his successor, Arthur W. Mitchell, spent their tenure as the only African Americans in Congress while representing a majority-black House district in Chicago. Not until the election of Adam Clayton Powell Jr. of New York City's Harlem did Congress feature 2 African Americans serving at the same time in the modern era. The Voting Rights Act of 1965, which strengthened black voting rights, increased the position of black office-seekers. Shirley Chisholm became the first African American female member of Congress when she won a 1968 election in New York, while Andrew Young of Georgia became the first modern African American congressman from the South after he won election in 1972. In 1970, a year that saw the election of four black freshman congressman, black membership in the House reached double-digits.

Only eight African Americans have served in the U.S. Senate. Hiram Revels and Blanche Bruce both served during Reconstruction in then majority-black Mississippi. Popularly elected black senators are Edward Brooke (served 1967–79), Carol Moseley Braun (served 1993–99 as the first black female senator), Barack Obama (served 2005–08), and Cory Booker (2013-). Roland Burris (served 2008–2010) was appointed to finish the term of then-president-elect Obama, and Tim Scott was appointed in January 2013 to finish the term of Jim DeMint, who left the Senate to head the Heritage Foundation. [20] Brooke served in Massachusetts, while Braun, Obama, and Burris each held the same Illinois seat. Scott serves from South Carolina and was the first African-American U.S. senator from the South since Reconstruction. Booker won a special election in October 2013 and was the first African-American senator from New Jersey. He was elected to finish the term of the late Frank Lautenberg, who died in June 2013. [21] Both Scott and Booker face reelection in 2014 and, should they run and win, would become the first elected African-American U.S. senators to serve in the chamber concurrently.

Hispanic Americans

Representation of Hispanics is somewhat complex; particularly, because of the different ways to define membership in this group. Hispanics represent over 14% of the U.S. population, while the Senate was 3% Hispanic and the House was approximately 5% (25 members) Hispanic. Considering that Hispanics make up only 4% of American voters, Hispanic political incorporation has been relatively high compared with previous immigrant groups. The Congressional Hispanic Caucus [22] has 21 members. José Manuel Gallegos, a Mexican American, was the first Hispanic in Congress. He was the first delegate to the US Congress from the Territory of New Mexico. The first to represent a state was Romualdo Pacheco, a Mexican American, who represented California in 1877. In 1929, Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo of New Mexico became the first Hispanic to be elected to the United States Senate. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, a Cuban American first elected in 1989, was the first Hispanic woman in Congress. While Hispanic women have served in House, none have been elected to the Senate.

Unlike black Americans, Hispanics never were legally barred from the polls, and in New Mexico and California, they were a large and influential minority. Since the election of Dennis Chavez and Joachim O. Fernández to the House in 1931, Hispanics have continuously been represented in Congress. Most Hispanic members of Congress, including all elected prior to 1970, were of Mexican descent with the exception of Herman Badillo, who won election in 1970, becoming the first Puerto Rican from a mainland state in Congress. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen was elected in 1989 as the first Cuban American congresswoman.

Prior to 2005, only three Hispanics have won a term in the U.S. Senate. These members were Octaviano Larrazola (served 1928–29), Dennis Chavez (formerly of the House, and served 1935–62), and Joseph Montoya (also formerly a House member, served 1964–77), all of Mexican descent. However, 2 Hispanics won Senate seats in 2004, Ken Salazar and Mel Martinez (the first Cuban American senator). As of the 113th Congress, there are three Hispanics in the US Senate: Bob Menendez, a Democrat from New Jersey; Marco Rubio, a Republican from Florida; and Ted Cruz, Republican of Texas. They are all Cuban-American.

Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have a high level of political incorporation in terms of their actual voting population. However, as a result of this group's historically low voting rates, overall political incorporation of the general population was relatively low. The population of this group has increased in size by 600% in the last 30 years[ when? ] due to immigration. Despite high levels of naturalization and voter outreach efforts, this primarily foreign-born community with less than 1% of voters has 2% of congressional population. As 4.4% of the total population in the United States falls into this category, this 2% still represents less than half of the total Asian American and Pacific Islander population.

There were eight members of Asian or Islander descent in the House and three in the Senate. Senator Daniel Inouye and Representatives Mike Honda, Doris Matsui, and Mazie Hirono are all Japanese Americans. Senator Daniel Akaka is a Native Hawaiian, Delegate Eni Faleomavaega is a Samoan, and Joseph Cao is a Vietnamese American. Bobby Scott of Virginia, who is also half African American, has Filipino American ancestry. Steve Austria of Ohio also claims Filipino American ethnicity. John Ensign of Nevada has claimed that he is 1⁄8 Filipino American, enlarging the number of those who claim to be Filipino American in Congress to the highest point since the Philippine Islands had been represented as a territory. Judy Chu became the first Chinese American woman in Congress when she won a special election in 2009. David Wu of Oregon is Taiwanese American.

Robert William Wilcox, a Native Hawaiian who served as Hawaiian territorial delegate from 1900 to 1903, was the first Pacific Islander chosen to serve in Congress. Benito Legarda y Tuason and Pablo Ocampo joined the House in 1907 as Resident Commissioners, becoming the first Asian Americans to serve in the Congress, and beginning the representation of the Philippines which ended in 1947. Dalip Singh Saund (served 1957–63) was the first South Asian American in Congress and was one of only two Indian Americans to be elected to the legislature. Hiram Fong, who served three decades in the Senate from 1959 to 1977, is the first and one of only two Chinese American members to have entered Congress. Daniel Inouye (serving since 1959) was the first Japanese American in the House and later the first in Senate. Patsy Mink (served 1965–77 and again from 1990 to 2002) was the first Asian American woman in Congress. Bobby Scott, elected in 1993, was the first US born member of Congress to have Filipino ancestry. David Wu, elected in 1998, was the only person of Taiwanese ancestry to serve in Congress at the time, while in 2009, Joseph Cao became the first Vietnamese American in the legislature.

Only five members of the U.S. Senate have ever been of Asian American or Pacific Islander backgrounds. Four of these politicians have been from Hawaii.

Native Americans

Compared with the European American, African American, Latino, and Asian/Pacific American communities, American Indians, who comprise 1.5% of the population, are the most underrepresented group. Tom Cole, a Chickasaw, and Markwayne Mullin, a Cherokee, are the only registered American Indians currently in Congress. Tracking Native American members of Congress is complex, since many people of mixed blood are not registered as part of the American Indian population. Charles Curtis, who was three-eighths Native American and had ancestry from a variety of different tribes, was elected in 1892 as the first U.S. representative from this group. Curtis accomplished several other firsts during his political tenure. He became the first American Indian to serve in the US Senate (in office 1907–13 and 1915–29), to lead a major party (served as Republican Senate Majority Leader from 1925 to 1929), and to obtain the office of Vice President.

Several of the nation's major tribes have been represented in Congress in limited number. Charles David Carter (served 1907–27) was the first Chickasaw in Congress; William Wirt Hastings (served 1915–35) was the first Cherokee in the legislature; Ben Reifel (served 1961–71) was the first Sioux to win election to the body. Other than Curtis, only a few members of the U.S. Senate have been American Indians. Robert Latham Owen (served 1907–25) and Ben Nighthorse Campbell (served 1993–2005 after several previous terms in the House and the first Cheyenne in Congress) are the others to have earned that distinction.

Middle Eastern Americans

Middle Eastern Americans also have typically low levels of voting incorporation; except, among a particular voting group. As a group, Middle Eastern Americans are not measured by the U.S. census, which, combined with differences in the definition of this group, makes measuring its percentage of the population difficult. Estimates place about 1.8% of the nation's population to be of this origin. Nearly all Middle Eastern members of Congress have been Lebanese Americans. George Kasem became the first Lebanese congressman when he won his first and only term in 1958. Since Abraham Kazen took office in 1967, serving until 1985, Lebanese Americans have consistently served in Congress. There are currently 2 Lebanese members of the House: Charles Boustany, and Darrell Issa.

Five members of the U.S. Senate have been of Middle Eastern descent, all five with Arab American ancestry and four of Lebanese descent. James Abourezk, who served from 1973 to 1979, became the first Lebanese American Senator. George Mitchell (served 1980–95), who is half Lebanese, became the first Middle Eastern American party leader, as he served as Senate Majority Leader from 1989 to 1995. James Abdnor (served 1981–87) and Spencer Abraham (served 1995–2001) also were Lebanese American senators, while John Sununu was the only person of Palestinian ancestry to serve in Congress. Member of Congress Anna Eshoo is also of Middle Eastern descent, she is an Assyrian.

Foreign-born Americans

Two Senators were born overseas to U.S. citizen parents, John McCain of Arizona and Michael Bennet of Colorado, (who were born in the Panama Canal Zone and India, respectively. Senator Ted Cruz (Texas) was born in Canada to a Cuban (U.S. permanent resident) father and a native-born American mother.

There were eight current Representatives who were born overseas—Lincoln Diaz-Balart, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, and Albio Sires from Cuba; Mazie Hirono from Japan; Ciro Rodriguez from Mexico; Pete Hoekstra from the Netherlands; and David Wu from Taiwan. Foreign-born Congresspersons comprised 2% of the voting membership of the House. This figure does not include four members who were born overseas to U.S. citizen parents: Geoff Davis (Canada), Chris Van Hollen (Pakistan), James A. Himes (Peru), and Diana DeGette (Japan). [23]

White

A majority of members of the 111th Congress fall into this category. This includes Chuck Grassley (president pro-tempore of the Senate), Nancy Pelosi (Speaker of the House of Representatives), Chuck Schumer (Democratic Senate Leader), Mitch McConnell (Republican Senate Leader), and Kevin McCarthy (Republican House Leader).

Elections

Elections for all House seats and 35 Senate seats were held on November 4, 2008, across the country. The Democratic Party increased its majority in both houses, and regained control of the White House before the end of the second term of George W. Bush. Summary of the 2008 United States Senate elections results

PartiesTotal
Democratic Republican Independent Libertarian Independence Green Others
Before these elections49492————100
Not
up		Class 1 (2006→2012)2282————31
Class 3 (2004→2010)1519—————34
Total37262————65
UpClass 1—2—————2
Class 21221—————33
Total1223—————35
Incumbent
retired		Total before—5—————5
Held by same party—2—————2
Replaced by other partyDecrease2.svg 3 Republicans
replaced by
Increase2.svg 3 Democrats		—————3
Result after32—————5
Incumbent
ran		Total before1218—————30
Won election1213—————25
Lost electionDecrease2.svg 5 Republicans
replaced by
Increase2.svg 5 Democrats		—————5
Result after1713—————30
Net gain/lossIncrease2.svg 8Decrease2.svg 8—————8
Total elected2015—————35
Nation-wide voteVotes [A] 33,650,06128,863,067176,752798,154450,702427,427496,12464,862,287
Share51.88%44.50%0.27%1.23%0.69%0.66%0.76%100%
Result57412————100
  1. ↑ For the Georgia senate race, votes from the runoff election are counted.

Sources:

For related races, see 2008 United States elections.
2008 United States House of Representatives elections
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All 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives [a]
218 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
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Leader Nancy Pelosi John Boehner
Party Democratic Republican
Leader sinceJanuary 3, 2003January 3, 2007
Leader's seat California 8th Ohio 8th
Last election233 seats, 52.3%202 seats, 44.3%
Seats before236199
Seats won257178
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 21Decrease2.svg 21
Popular vote65,237,84052,249,491
Percentage53.2%42.6%
SwingIncrease2.svg 0.9ppDecrease2.svg 1.7pp
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Results:
     Democratic hold     Democratic gain
     Republican hold     Republican gain
Speaker before election

Nancy Pelosi
Democratic

Elected Speaker

Nancy Pelosi
Democratic

The 2008 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 4, 2008, to elect members to the United States House of Representatives to serve in the 111th United States Congress from January 3, 2009, until January 3, 2011. It coincided with the election of Barack Obama as president. All 435 voting seats, as well as all 6 non-voting seats, were up for election. The Democratic Party, which won a majority of seats in the 2006 election, expanded its control in 2008.

The Republican Party, hoping to regain the majority it lost in the 2006 election or at least expand its congressional membership, lost additional seats. With one exception (Louisiana's 2nd district), the only seats to switch from Democratic to Republican had been Republican-held prior to the 2006 elections. Republicans gained five Democratic seats total, while losing 26 of their own, giving the Democrats a net gain of 21 seats, effectively erasing all gains made by the GOP since 1994. [25] In addition, with the defeat of Republican congressman Chris Shays in Connecticut's 4th district, this became the first time since the 1850s that no Republican represented the New England region. [26] [27]

The 10.6% popular vote advantage by the Democrats was the largest by either party since 1982, 26 years earlier, and as of 2024 remains the most recent time that either party won by a double-digit margin in the overall popular vote for the House of Representatives. [28] Turnout increased due to the concurrent presidential election.

As of 2024, this remains the last election in which Democrats won House seats in Idaho, North Dakota, and South Dakota; and the last election in which Democrats won a majority of seats in Arkansas, Indiana, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. It is also the last time Republicans won the Delaware seat.

Results summary

Federal

↓
257178
DemocraticRepublican
PartyVoting members [29] [30] Non-voting members [31]
VotesPercentageSeats+/−VotesPercentageSeats+/−
  • ▌ Democratic [A]
65,237,84053.2%257Increase2.svg211,952,13394.3%4Increase2.svg1
Republican 52,249,49142.6%178Decrease2.svg211,9190.1%0Decrease2.svg1
Libertarian 1,083,0960.9%0Steady2.svg——0Steady2.svg
Independent [B] 982,7610.8%0Steady2.svg21,5741.0%2Increase2.svg1
Green 580,2630.5%0Steady2.svg14,3860.7%0Steady2.svg
Constitution 179,2610.1%0Steady2.svg——0Steady2.svg
Independence 168,9390.1%0Steady2.svg——0Steady2.svg
Others2,066,2291.7%
Totals122,547,880 [32] 100.0%435—2,069,306100.0%6Increase2.svg1
Voter turnout
Popular vote
Democratic
 
53.23%
Republican
 
42.64%
Libertarian
 
0.88%
Green
 
0.47%
Others
 
2.78%
House seats
Democratic
 
59.08%
Republican
 
40.92%

Per state

StateTotal
seats		 Democratic Republican
SeatsChangeSeatsChange
Alabama 73Increase2.svg14Decrease2.svg1
Alaska 10Steady2.svg1Steady2.svg
Arizona 85Increase2.svg13Decrease2.svg1
Arkansas 43Steady2.svg1Steady2.svg
California 5334Steady2.svg19Steady2.svg
Colorado 75Increase2.svg12Decrease2.svg1
Connecticut 55Increase2.svg10Decrease2.svg1
Delaware 10Steady2.svg1Steady2.svg
Florida 2510Increase2.svg115Decrease2.svg1
Georgia 136Steady2.svg7Steady2.svg
Hawaii 22Steady2.svg0Steady2.svg
Idaho 21Increase2.svg11Decrease2.svg1
Illinois 1912Increase2.svg17Decrease2.svg1
Indiana 95Steady2.svg4Steady2.svg
Iowa 53Steady2.svg2Steady2.svg
Kansas 41Decrease2.svg 13Increase2.svg 1
Kentucky 62Steady2.svg4Steady2.svg
Louisiana 71Decrease2.svg 26Increase2.svg 2
Maine 22Steady2.svg0Steady2.svg
Maryland 87Increase2.svg 11Decrease2.svg 1
Massachusetts 1010Steady2.svg0Steady2.svg
Michigan 158Increase2.svg 27Decrease2.svg 2
Minnesota 85Steady2.svg3Steady2.svg
Mississippi 43Steady2.svg1Steady2.svg
Missouri 94Steady2.svg5Steady2.svg
Montana 10Steady2.svg1Steady2.svg
Nebraska 30Steady2.svg3Steady2.svg
Nevada 32Increase2.svg11Decrease2.svg1
New Hampshire 22Steady2.svg0Steady2.svg
New Jersey 138Increase2.svg15Decrease2.svg1
New Mexico 33Increase2.svg 20Decrease2.svg 2
New York 2926Increase2.svg 33Decrease2.svg 3
North Carolina 138Increase2.svg 15Decrease2.svg 1
North Dakota 11Steady2.svg0Steady2.svg
Ohio 1810Increase2.svg 38Decrease2.svg 3
Oklahoma 51Steady2.svg4Steady2.svg
Oregon 54Steady2.svg1Steady2.svg
Pennsylvania 1912Increase2.svg 17Decrease2.svg 1
Rhode Island 22Steady2.svg0Steady2.svg
South Carolina 62Steady2.svg4Steady2.svg
South Dakota 11Steady2.svg0Steady2.svg
Tennessee 95Steady2.svg4Steady2.svg
Texas 3212Decrease2.svg 120Increase2.svg 1
Utah 31Steady2.svg2Steady2.svg
Vermont 11Steady2.svg0Steady2.svg
Virginia 116Increase2.svg35Decrease2.svg3
Washington 96Steady2.svg3Steady2.svg
West Virginia 32Steady2.svg1Steady2.svg
Wisconsin 85Steady2.svg3Steady2.svg
Wyoming 10Steady2.svg1Steady2.svg
Total435257Increase2.svg21178Decrease2.svg21
A The number of non-voting members also includes the non-voting member-elect from Puerto Rico, Pedro Pierluisi, who is a member of the New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico, but will caucus with the Democrats. The New Progressive Party is affiliated with both the Democratic and Republican Parties and the last representative from Puerto Rico, Luis Fortuño, caucused with the Republicans. The vote total for the non-voting members also includes the Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico, which has ties to the Democratic Party.
B Both non-voting independents, American Samoa's representative Eni Faleomavaega and the Northern Mariana Islands' representative-elect Gregorio Sablan, will caucus with the Democrats. In America Samoa all elections are non-partisan. [33] In the Northern Mariana Islands, Sablan appeared on the ballot as an independent. [34]

Maps

Retiring incumbents

Thirty-three incumbents voluntarily retired. [35]

Democratic incumbents

All seven seats held by retiring Democrats were won by Democrats.

  1. Alabama 5 : Bud Cramer: "To spend more time with my family and begin another chapter in my life" [36]
  2. California 12 : Tom Lantos: died February 11, 2008, having already announced his planned retirement.
  3. Colorado 2 : Mark Udall: Ran for and won the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Wayne Allard.
  4. Maine 1 : Tom Allen: Ran against and lost to Susan Collins in the U.S. Senate election.
  5. New Mexico 3 : Tom Udall: Ran for and won the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Pete Domenici.
  6. New York 21 : Michael McNulty: "[I]t's not what I want to do for the rest of my life." [37]
  7. Oregon 5 : Darlene Hooley: Because of the "cumulative effect of arduous travel, the relentless demands of fund-raising and 32 years of public service" [38]

Republican incumbents

Twenty-seven Republicans retired. Thirteen of their seats were then won by Democrats (see Open seat gains, below).

  1. Alabama 2 : Terry Everett: Because of age and health [39]
  2. Arizona 1 : Rick Renzi: To fight federal criminal charges involving a land-swap deal [40]
  3. California 4 : John Doolittle: To fight an FBI corruption investigation [41]
  4. California 52 : Duncan Hunter Ran for and lost the race for the Republican nomination for president. Already planned to retire
  5. Colorado 6 : Tom Tancredo: Ran for and lost the race for the Republican nomination for President
  6. Florida 15 : Dave Weldon: To return to his medical practice [42]
  7. Illinois 11 : Jerry Weller: To spend more time with his family, [43] amid questions about his Nicaraguan land dealings, his wife's investments, and his relationship to an indicted defense contractor [44]
  8. Illinois 18 : Ray LaHood (On December 19, 2008, President-elect Barack Obama announced his intention to nominate LaHood to serve as the next Secretary of Transportation.) He was later confirmed.
  9. Kentucky 2 : Ron Lewis
  10. Louisiana 4 : Jim McCrery
  11. Minnesota 3 : Jim Ramstad
  12. Mississippi 3 : Chip Pickering
  13. Missouri 9 : Kenny Hulshof: Ran for and lost the election for governor
  14. New Jersey 3 : Jim Saxton: Because of age and health [45]
  15. New Jersey 7 : Mike Ferguson: To spend more time with his family [46]
  16. New Mexico 1 : Heather Wilson: Ran in and lost the Republican primary for New Mexico's open U.S. Senate seat
  17. New Mexico 2 : Steve Pearce: Ran for and lost the election for New Mexico's open U.S. Senate seat
  18. New York 13 : Vito Fossella: Amid scandal following a drunk driving arrest which led to revelations of infidelity and a secret family he maintained in Virginia
  19. New York 25 : Jim Walsh
  20. New York 26 : Tom Reynolds
  21. Ohio 7 : Dave Hobson: "I wanted to go out on top" [47]
  22. Ohio 15 : Deborah Pryce: To spend more time with her family [48]
  23. Ohio 16 : Ralph Regula
  24. Pennsylvania 5 : John Peterson: To spend more time with his family [49] [50]
  25. Puerto Rico's at-large congressional district : Luis Fortuño: Ran for and won the Governorship of Puerto Rico defeating Gov. Aníbal Acevedo Vilá [51]
  26. Virginia 11 : Thomas M. Davis: "It's time for me to take a sabbatical" [52]
  27. Wyoming's at-large congressional district : Barbara Cubin [53]

Defeated incumbents

Incumbents defeated in primary election

One Republican lost in a primary and the seat was eventually won by a Democrat. One Democrat lost the primary as did two Republicans. The three primary winners, however, managed to retain the seat for the same party.

  1. Maryland 1 : Wayne Gilchrest (R), whose seat was later won by a Democrat
  2. Maryland 4 : Albert Wynn (D), who subsequently resigned May 31, 2008
  3. Utah 3 : Chris Cannon (R)
  4. Tennessee 1 : David Davis (R)

Incumbents defeated in general election

Fourteen Republicans and five Democrats lost their general elections, thereby losing their seats to the other party.

  1. Colorado 4 : Marilyn Musgrave (R)
  2. Connecticut 4 : Christopher Shays (R)
  3. Florida 8 : Ric Keller (R)
  4. Florida 16 : Tim Mahoney (D)
  5. Florida 24 : Tom Feeney (R)
  6. Idaho 1 : Bill Sali (R) [54]
  7. Kansas 2 : Nancy Boyda (D)
  8. Louisiana 2 : William J. Jefferson (D)
  9. Louisiana 6 : Don Cazayoux (D)
  10. Michigan 7 : Tim Walberg (R)
  11. Michigan 9 : Joe Knollenberg (R)
  12. Nevada 3 : Jon Porter (R)
  13. New York 29 : Randy Kuhl (R)
  14. North Carolina 8 : Robin Hayes (R)
  15. Ohio 1 : Steve Chabot (R)
  16. Pennsylvania 3 : Phil English (R)
  17. Texas 22 : Nick Lampson (D)
  18. Virginia 2 : Thelma Drake (R)
  19. Virginia 5 : Virgil Goode (R)

Open seat gains

Twelve seats (and one delegate's seat) held by retiring Republicans were won by Democrats. No Democratic retirements were picked up by Republicans.

  1. Alabama 2 : Democratic gain.
  2. Arizona 1 : Democratic gain.
  3. Illinois 11 : Democratic gain.
  4. Maryland 1 : Democratic gain.
  5. New Jersey 3 : Democratic gain.
  6. New Mexico 1 : Democratic gain.
  7. New Mexico 2 : Democratic gain.
  8. New York 13 : Democratic gain.
  9. New York 25 : Democratic gain.
  10. Ohio 15 : Democratic gain.
  11. Ohio 16 : Democratic gain.
  12. Puerto Rico at-large : NPP/Democratic gain.
  13. Virginia 11 : Democratic gain.

Closest races

Fifty-two races were decided by 10% or lower. [55]

DistrictWinnerMargin
Virginia 5th Democratic (flip)0.23%
Louisiana 4th Republican0.38%
California 4th Republican0.49%
Alabama 2nd Democratic (flip)0.62%
Ohio 15th Democratic (flip)0.76%
Maryland 1st Democratic (flip)0.79%
Idaho 1st Democratic (flip)1.21%
New York 29th Democratic (flip)1.93%
Michigan 7th Democratic (flip)2.31%
California 44th Republican2.38%
Pennsylvania 3rd Democratic (flip)2.47%
Missouri 9th Republican2.51%
Louisiana 2nd Republican (flip)2.71%
Minnesota 6th Republican2.97%
Pennsylvania 11th Democratic3.25%
Alabama 5th Democratic3.58%
Nebraska 2nd Republican3.85%
New York 24th Democratic3.94%
Connecticut 4th Democratic (flip)3.97%
Florida 8th Democratic (flip)4.02%
South Carolina 1st Republican4.04%
New Jersey 3rd Democratic (flip)4.15%
Pennsylvania 6th Republican4.20%
Kansas 2nd Republican (flip)4.40%
Ohio 1st Democratic (flip)4.94%
Virginia 2nd Democratic (flip)4.94%
California 50th Republican5.06%
Illinois 10th Republican5.12%
Nevada 3rd Democratic (flip)5.14%
Kentucky 2nd Republican5.15%
Alaska at-large Republican5.17%
California 3rd Republican5.56%
Washington 8th Republican5.57%
New Hampshire 1st Democratic5.89%
Michigan 11th Republican6.04%
Florida 25th Republican6.11%
Alabama 3rd Republican6.91%
Texas 22nd Republican (flip)6.91%
Ohio 2nd Republican7.37%
Texas 17th Democratic7.48%
South Carolina 2nd Republican7.56%
Minnesota 3rd Republican7.63%
Louisiana 6th Republican (flip)7.82%
New Jersey 7th Republican8.00%
Wisconsin 8th Democratic8.10%
Florida 22nd Democratic9.36%
California 46th Republican9.44%
Michigan 9th Democratic (flip)9.45%
Arizona 5th Democratic9.58%
Maine 1st Democratic9.80%
Wyoming at-large Republican9.82%
Illinois 13th Republican9.91%

Election ratings

Main article: 2008 United States House of Representatives election ratings

Special elections

The thirteen special elections to the 110th United States Congress are listed below by election date.

See also: Special elections to the 110th United States Congress

In 2008 there were eight special elections for vacant seats in the United States House of Representatives, for the 110th United States Congress. In the special elections, Democrats gained three seats while keeping hold of five seats. Republicans held only one of their four seats.

DistrictIncumbentThis race
MemberPartyFirst electedResultsCandidates
Illinois 14 Dennis Hastert Republican 1986 Incumbent resigned November 26, 2007.
New member elected March 8, 2008.
Democratic gain.
Indiana 7 Julia Carson Democratic 1996 Incumbent died December 17, 2007.
New member elected March 11, 2008.
Democratic hold.
California 12 Tom Lantos Democratic 1980 Incumbent died February 11, 2008.
New member elected April 8, 2008.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Jackie Speier (Democratic) 77.72%
  • ▌Greg Conlon (Republican) 9.37%
  • ▌Michelle McMurry (Democratic) 5.33%
  • ▌Mike Moloney (Republican) 5.30%
  • ▌Barry Hermanson (Green) 2.28%
Louisiana 1 Bobby Jindal Republican 2004 Incumbent resigned January 14, 2008, to become Governor of Louisiana.
New member elected May 3, 2008.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Steve Scalise (Republican) 75.13%
  • ▌Gilda Reed (Democratic) 22.50%
  • ▌R. A. Galan (Independent) 1.74%
  • ▌Anthony Gentile (Independent) 0.62%
Louisiana 6 Richard Baker Republican 1986 Incumbent resigned February 2, 2008, to become Director of the Managed Funds Association. [56]
New member elected May 3, 2008.
Democratic gain.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Don Cazayoux (Democratic) 49.20%
  • ▌ Woody Jenkins (Republican) 46.27%
  • ▌Ashley Casey (Independent) 3.68%
  • ▌Peter J. Aranyosi (Independent) 0.44%
  • ▌Randall T. Hayes (Constitution) 0.40%
Mississippi 1 Roger Wicker Republican 1994 Incumbent resigned December 31, 2007, when appointed U.S. Senator.
New member elected May 13, 2008.
Democratic gain.
Maryland 4 Albert Wynn Democratic 1992 Incumbent resigned May 31, 2008, after losing renomination.
New member elected June 17, 2008.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Donna Edwards (Democratic) 80.54%
  • ▌Peter James (Republican) 17.78%
  • ▌Thibeaux Lincecum (Libertarian) 1.06%
Ohio 11 Stephanie Tubbs Jones Democratic 1998 Incumbent died August 20, 2008.
New member elected November 18, 2008.
Democratic hold.

Alabama

Main article: 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama
See also: List of United States representatives from Alabama
District CPVI [57] IncumbentPartyFirst
elected		ResultsCandidates
Alabama 1 R+12 Jo Bonner Republican 2002 Incumbent re-elected.
Alabama 2 R+13 Terry Everett Republican 1992 Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
Alabama 3 R+4 Mike D. Rogers Republican 2002 Incumbent re-elected.
Alabama 4 R+16 Robert Aderholt Republican 1996 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Robert Aderholt (Republican) 74.8%
  • ▌Nicholas Sparks (Democratic) 25.1%
Alabama 5 R+6 Bud Cramer Democratic 1990 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
Alabama 6 R+25 Spencer Bachus Republican 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
Alabama 7 D+17 Artur Davis Democratic 2002 Incumbent re-elected.

Alaska

Main article: 2008 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska
See also: List of United States representatives from Alaska
District CPVI IncumbentPartyFirst
elected		ResultsCandidates
Alaska at-large R+14 Don Young Republican 1973 (special) Incumbent re-elected.

American Samoa

See Non-voting delegates, below.

Arizona

Main article: 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona
See also: List of United States representatives from Arizona
District CPVI IncumbentPartyFirst
elected		ResultsCandidates
Arizona 1 R+2 Rick Renzi Republican 2002 Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Ann Kirkpatrick (Democratic) 55.9%
  • ▌ Sydney Hay (Republican) 39.4%
  • ▌Brent Maupin (Independent) 3.4%
  • ▌Thane Eichenauer (Libertarian) 1.3%
Arizona 2 R+9 Trent Franks Republican 2002 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Trent Franks (Republican) 59.4%
  • ▌John Thrasher (Democratic) 37.2%
  • ▌Powell Gammill (Libertarian) 2.3%
  • ▌William Crum (Green) 1.1%
Arizona 3 R+6 John Shadegg Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY John Shadegg (Republican) 54.1%
  • ▌ Bob Lord (Democratic) 42.1%
  • ▌Michael Shoen (Libertarian) 3.8%
Arizona 4 D+14 Ed Pastor Democratic 1991 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Ed Pastor (Democratic) 72.1%
  • ▌ Don Karg (Republican) 21.2%
  • ▌Rebecca DeWitt (Green) 3.6%
  • ▌Joe Cobb (Libertarian) 3.1%
Arizona 5 R+4 Harry Mitchell Democratic 2006 Incumbent re-elected.
Arizona 6 R+12 Jeff Flake Republican 2000 Incumbent re-elected.
Arizona 7 D+10 Raúl Grijalva Democratic 2002 Incumbent re-elected.
Arizona 8 R+1 Gabby Giffords Democratic 2006 Incumbent re-elected.

Arkansas

Main article: 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas
See also: List of United States representatives from Arkansas
District CPVI IncumbentPartyFirst
elected		ResultsCandidates
Arkansas 1 D+1 Marion Berry Democratic 1996 Incumbent re-elected.
Arkansas 2 Even Vic Snyder Democratic 1996 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Vic Snyder (Democratic) 76.5%
  • ▌Deb McFarland (Green) 23.2%
Arkansas 3 R+11 John Boozman Republican 2000 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY John Boozman (Republican) 78.5%
  • ▌Abel Tomlinson (Green) 21.5%
Arkansas 4 Even Mike Ross Democratic 2000 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Mike Ross (Democratic) 86.2%
  • ▌Joshua Drake (Green) 13.8%

California

Main article: 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in California
See also: List of United States representatives from California
DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected		ResultsCandidates
California 1 Mike Thompson Democratic 1998 Incumbent re-elected.
California 2 Wally Herger Republican 1986 Incumbent re-elected.
California 3 Dan Lungren Republican 1978
1988 (retired)
2004 		Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Dan Lungren (Republican) 49.5%
  • ▌ Bill Durston (Democratic) 44.0%
  • ▌Dina Padilla (Peace and Freedom) 4.2%
  • ▌Art Tuma (Libertarian) 2.3%
California 4 John Doolittle Republican 1990 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
California 5 Doris Matsui Democratic 2005 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Doris Matsui (Democratic) 74.3%
  • ▌ Paul Smith (Republican) 20.9%
  • ▌L. R. Roberts (Peace and Freedom) 4.8%
California 6 Lynn Woolsey Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
California 7 George Miller Democratic 1974 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY George Miller (Democratic) 72.9%
  • ▌ Roger Petersen (Republican) 21.8%
  • ▌Bill Callison (Peace and Freedom) 2.8%
  • ▌Camden McConnell (Libertarian) 2.5%
California 8 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 1987 Incumbent re-elected.
California 9 Barbara Lee Democratic 1998 Incumbent re-elected.
California 10 Ellen Tauscher Democratic 1996 Incumbent re-elected.
California 11 Jerry McNerney Democratic 2006 Incumbent re-elected.
California 12 Jackie Speier Democratic April 8, 2008 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Jackie Speier (Democratic) 75.2%
  • ▌ Greg Conlon (Republican) 18.5%
  • ▌Nathalie Hrizi (Peace and Freedom) 2.2%
  • ▌Barry Hermanson (Green) 2.1%
  • ▌Kevin Peterson (Libertarian) 2.0%
California 13 Pete Stark Democratic 1972 Incumbent re-elected.
California 14 Anna Eshoo Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Anna Eshoo (Democratic) 69.8%
  • ▌Ronny Santana (Republican) 22.3%
  • ▌Brian Holtz (Libertarian) 4.3%
  • ▌Carol Brouillet (Green) 3.6%
California 15 Mike Honda Democratic 2000 Incumbent re-elected.
California 16 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
California 17 Sam Farr Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
California 18 Dennis Cardoza Democratic 2002 Incumbent re-elected.
California 19 George Radanovich Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
California 20 Jim Costa Democratic 2004 Incumbent re-elected.
California 21 Devin Nunes Republican 2002 Incumbent re-elected.
California 22 Kevin McCarthy Republican 2006 Incumbent re-elected.
California 23 Lois Capps Democratic 1998 Incumbent re-elected.
California 24 Elton Gallegly Republican 1986 Incumbent re-elected.
California 25 Howard McKeon Republican 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
California 26 David Dreier Republican 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY David Dreier (Republican) 52.7%
  • ▌Russ Warner (Democratic) 40.4%
  • ▌Ted Brown (Libertarian) 6.9%
California 27 Brad Sherman Democratic 1996 Incumbent re-elected.
California 28 Howard Berman Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
California 29 Adam Schiff Democratic 2000 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Adam Schiff (Democratic) 69.0%
  • ▌Charles Hahn (Republican) 26.7%
  • ▌Alan Pyeatt (Libertarian) 4.3%
California 30 Henry Waxman Democratic 1974 Incumbent re-elected.
California 31 Xavier Becerra Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
California 32 Hilda Solis Democratic 2000 Incumbent re-elected.
California 33 Diane Watson Democratic 2001 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Diane Watson (Democratic) 87.6%
  • ▌David Crowley (Republican) 12.4%
California 34 Lucille Roybal-Allard Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
California 35 Maxine Waters Democratic 1990 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Maxine Waters (Democratic) 82.6%
  • ▌Ted Hayes (Republican) 13.3%
  • ▌Herb Peters (Libertarian) 4.1%
California 36 Jane Harman Democratic 1992
1998 (retired)
2000 		Incumbent re-elected.
California 37 Laura Richardson Democratic 2007 Incumbent re-elected.
California 38 Grace Napolitano Democratic 1998 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Grace Napolitano (Democratic) 81.8%
  • ▌Christopher Agrella (Libertarian) 18.2%
California 39 Linda Sánchez Democratic 2002 Incumbent re-elected.
California 40 Ed Royce Republican 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
California 41 Jerry Lewis Republican 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
California 42 Gary Miller Republican 1998 Incumbent re-elected.
California 43 Joe Baca Democratic 1999 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Joe Baca (Democratic) 69.2%
  • ▌John Roberts (Republican) 30.8%
California 44 Ken Calvert Republican 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
California 45 Mary Bono Republican 1998 Incumbent re-elected.
California 46 Dana Rohrabacher Republican 1988 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Dana Rohrabacher (Republican) 52.6%
  • ▌ Debbie Cook (Democratic) 43.1%
  • ▌Tom Lash (Green) 2.8%
  • ▌Ernst Gasteiger (Libertarian) 1.5%
California 47 Loretta Sanchez Democratic 1996 Incumbent re-elected.
California 48 John Campbell Republican 2005 Incumbent re-elected.
California 49 Darrell Issa Republican 2000 Incumbent re-elected.
California 50 Brian Bilbray Republican 1994
2000 (defeated)
2006 (Special) 		Incumbent re-elected.
California 51 Bob Filner Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
California 52 Duncan L. Hunter Republican 1980 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
California 53 Susan Davis Democratic 2000 Incumbent re-elected.

Colorado

Main article: 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado
See also: List of United States representatives from Colorado
DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected		ResultsCandidates
Colorado 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 1996 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Diana DeGette (Democratic) 71.9%
  • ▌George Lilly (Republican) 23.8%
  • ▌Martin Buchanan (Libertarian) 4.3%
Colorado 2 Mark Udall Democratic 1998 Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Jared Polis (Democratic) 62.6%
  • ▌ Scott Starin (Republican) 33.9%
  • ▌J. A. Calhoun (Green) 2.9%
  • ▌Bill Hammons (Unity) 0.6%
Colorado 3 John Salazar Democratic 2004 Incumbent re-elected.
Colorado 4 Marilyn Musgrave Republican 2002 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Colorado 5 Doug Lamborn Republican 2006 Incumbent re-elected.
Colorado 6 Tom Tancredo Republican 1998 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
Colorado 7 Ed Perlmutter Democratic 2006 Incumbent re-elected.

Connecticut

Main article: 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut
See also: List of United States representatives from Connecticut
DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected		ResultsCandidates
Connecticut 1 John Larson Democratic 1998 Incumbent re-elected.
Connecticut 2 Joe Courtney Democratic 2006 Incumbent re-elected.
Connecticut 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 1990 Incumbent re-elected.
Connecticut 4 Chris Shays Republican 1987 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Jim Himes (Democratic) 51.3%
  • ▌ Chris Shays (Republican) 47.6%
  • ▌Michael Carrano (Libertarian) 0.7%
  • ▌Richard Duffee (Green) 0.4%
Connecticut 5 Chris Murphy Democratic 2006 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Chris Murphy (Democratic) 59.2%
  • ▌ David Cappiello (Republican) 39.0%
  • ▌Harold Burbank (Green) 1.0%
  • ▌Thomas Winn (Independent) 0.8%

Delaware

Main article: 2008 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware
See also: List of United States representatives from Delaware
DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected		ResultsCandidates
Delaware at-large Mike Castle Republican 1992 Incumbent re-elected.

District of Columbia

See Non-voting delegates, below.

Florida

Main article: 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida
See also: List of United States representatives from Florida
DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected		ResultsCandidates
Florida 1 Jeff Miller Republican 2001 Incumbent re-elected.
Florida 2 Allen Boyd Democratic 1996 Incumbent re-elected.
Florida 3 Corrine Brown Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
Florida 4 Ander Crenshaw Republican 2000 Incumbent re-elected.
Florida 5 Ginny Brown-Waite Republican 2002 Incumbent re-elected.
Florida 6 Cliff Stearns Republican 1988 Incumbent re-elected.
Florida 7 John Mica Republican 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
Florida 8 Ric Keller Republican 2000 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Florida 9 Gus Bilirakis Republican 2006 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Gus Bilirakis (Republican) 62.2%
  • ▌ Bill Mitchell (Democratic) 36.3%
  • ▌Johnny Kalimnios (Independent) 1.0%
  • ▌Richard Emmons (Term Limits) 0.6%
Florida 10 Bill Young Republican 1970 Incumbent re-elected.
Florida 11 Kathy Castor Democratic 2006 Incumbent re-elected.
Florida 12 Adam Putnam Republican 2000 Incumbent re-elected.
Florida 13 Vern Buchanan Republican 2006 Incumbent re-elected.
Florida 14 Connie Mack IV Republican 2004 Incumbent re-elected.
Florida 15 Dave Weldon Republican 1994 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Bill Posey (Republican) 53.1%
  • ▌ Stephen Blythe (Democratic) 42.0%
  • ▌Frank Zilaitis (Independent) 3.9%
  • ▌Trevor Lowing (Independent) 1.0%
Florida 16 Tim Mahoney Democratic 2006 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
Florida 17 Kendrick Meek Democratic 2002 Incumbent re-elected.
Florida 18 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican 1989 Incumbent re-elected.
Florida 19 Robert Wexler Democratic 1996 Incumbent re-elected.
Florida 20 Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democratic 2004 Incumbent re-elected.
Florida 21 Lincoln Díaz-Balart Republican 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
Florida 22 Ron Klein Democratic 2006 Incumbent re-elected.
Florida 23 Alcee Hastings Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Alcee Hastings (Democratic) 82.1%
  • ▌Marion Thorpe (Republican) 17.8%
Florida 24 Tom Feeney Republican 2002 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Florida 25 Mario Díaz-Balart Republican 2002 Incumbent re-elected.

Georgia

Main article: 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia
See also: List of United States representatives from Georgia
DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected		ResultsCandidates
Georgia 1 Jack Kingston Republican 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
Georgia 2 Sanford Bishop Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
Georgia 3 Lynn Westmoreland Republican 2004 Incumbent re-elected.
Georgia 4 Hank Johnson Democratic 2006 Incumbent re-elected.
Georgia 5 John Lewis Democratic 1986 Incumbent re-elected.
Georgia 6 Tom Price Republican 2004 Incumbent re-elected.
Georgia 7 John Linder Republican 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
Georgia 8 Jim Marshall Democratic 2002 Incumbent re-elected.
Georgia 9 Nathan Deal Republican 1992 [b] Incumbent re-elected.
Georgia 10 Paul Broun Republican 2007 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
Georgia 11 Phil Gingrey Republican 2002 Incumbent re-elected.
Georgia 12 John Barrow Democratic 2004 Incumbent re-elected.
Georgia 13 David Scott Democratic 2002 Incumbent re-elected.

Guam

See Non-voting delegates, below.

Hawaii

Main article: 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii
See also: List of United States representatives from Hawaii
DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected		ResultsCandidates
Hawaii 1 Neil Abercrombie Democratic 1986 (special)
1988 (lost renomination)
1990 		Incumbent re-elected.
Hawaii 2 Mazie Hirono Democratic 2006 Incumbent re-elected.

Idaho

Main article: 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho
See also: List of United States representatives from Idaho
DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected		ResultsCandidates
Idaho 1 Bill Sali Republican 2006 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Idaho 2 Mike Simpson Republican 1998 Incumbent re-elected.

Illinois

Main article: 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois
See also: List of United States representatives from Illinois
DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected		ResultsCandidates
Illinois 1 Bobby Rush Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 2 Jesse Jackson Jr. Democratic 1995 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 3 Dan Lipinski Democratic 2004 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 4 Luis Gutiérrez Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 5 Rahm Emanuel Democratic 2002 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 6 Peter Roskam Republican 2006 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 7 Danny K. Davis Democratic 1996 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 8 Melissa Bean Democratic 2004 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 1998 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 10 Mark Kirk Republican 2000 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 11 Jerry Weller Republican 1994 Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
Illinois 12 Jerry Costello Democratic 1988 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 13 Judy Biggert Republican 1998 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 14 Bill Foster Democratic March 8, 2008 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 15 Tim Johnson Republican 2000 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 16 Donald Manzullo Republican 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Donald Manzullo (Republican) 60.9%
  • ▌Bob Abboud (Democratic) 36.1%
  • ▌Scott Summers (Green) 3.0%
Illinois 17 Phil Hare Democratic 2006 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 18 Ray LaHood Republican 1994 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
Illinois 19 John Shimkus Republican 1996 Incumbent re-elected.

Indiana

Main article: 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana
See also: List of United States representatives from Indiana
DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected		ResultsCandidates
Indiana 1 Pete Visclosky Democratic 1984 Incumbent re-elected.
Indiana 2 Joe Donnelly Democratic 2006 Incumbent re-elected.
Indiana 3 Mark Souder Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
Indiana 4 Steve Buyer Republican 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
Indiana 5 Dan Burton Republican 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
Indiana 6 Mike Pence Republican 2000 Incumbent re-elected.
Indiana 7 André Carson Democratic March 11, 2008 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
Indiana 8 Brad Ellsworth Democratic 2006 Incumbent re-elected.
Indiana 9 Baron Hill Democratic 1998
2004 (defeated)
2006 		Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Baron Hill (Democratic) 57.8%
  • ▌ Mike Sodrel (Republican) 38.4%
  • ▌D. Eric Schansberg (Libertarian) 3.8%

Iowa

Main article: 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa
See also: List of United States representatives from Iowa
DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected		ResultsCandidates
Iowa 1 Bruce Braley Democratic 2006 Incumbent re-elected.
Iowa 2 David Loebsack Democratic 2006 Incumbent re-elected.
Iowa 3 Leonard Boswell Democratic 1996 Incumbent re-elected.
Iowa 4 Tom Latham Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
Iowa 5 Steve King Republican 2002 Incumbent re-elected.

Kansas

Main article: 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas
See also: List of United States representatives from Kansas
DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected		ResultsCandidates
Kansas 1 Jerry Moran Republican 1996 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Jerry Moran (Republican) 81.8%
  • ▌ James Bordonaro (Democratic) 13.2%
  • ▌Kathleen Burton (Reform) 2.7%
  • ▌Jack Warner (Libertarian) 2.1%
Kansas 2 Nancy Boyda Democratic 2006 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Lynn Jenkins (Republican) 50.6%
  • ▌ Nancy Boyda (Democratic) 46.2%
  • ▌Leslie Martin (Reform) 1.6%
  • ▌Robert Garrard (Libertarian) 1.5%
Kansas 3 Dennis Moore Democratic 1998 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Dennis Moore (Democratic) 56.4%
  • ▌ Nick Jordan (Republican) 39.6%
  • ▌Joe Bellis (Libertarian) 2.8%
  • ▌Roger Tucker (Reform) 1.0%
Kansas 4 Todd Tiahrt Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Todd Tiahrt (Republican) 63.4%
  • ▌ Donald Betts Jr. (Democratic) 32.3%
  • ▌Susan Ducey (Reform) 2.2%
  • ▌Steven Rosile (Libertarian) 1.9%

Kentucky

Main article: 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky
See also: List of United States representatives from Kentucky
DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected		ResultsCandidates
Kentucky 1 Ed Whitfield Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Ed Whitfield (Republican) 64.3%
  • ▌Heather Ryan (Democratic) 35.7%
Kentucky 2 Ron Lewis Republican 1994 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
Kentucky 3 John Yarmuth Democratic 2006 Incumbent re-elected.
Kentucky 4 Geoff Davis Republican 2004 Incumbent re-elected.
Kentucky 5 Hal Rogers Republican 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Hal Rogers (Republican) 84.1%
  • ▌Jim Holbert (Independent) 15.9%
Kentucky 6 Ben Chandler Democratic 2004 Incumbent re-elected.

Louisiana

Main article: 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana
See also: List of United States representatives from Louisiana

Note: In Louisiana's 2nd and 4th districts, primary runoffs were held November 4, 2008 and the general election for both of these races were held December 6, 2008.

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected		ResultsCandidates
Louisiana 1 Steve Scalise Republican 2008 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
Louisiana 2 William Jefferson Democratic 1990 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
Louisiana 3 Charlie Melançon Democratic 2004 Incumbent re-elected.
Louisiana 4 Jim McCrery Republican 1988 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
Louisiana 5 Rodney Alexander Republican 2002 [c] Incumbent re-elected.
Louisiana 6 Don Cazayoux Democratic 2008 (special) Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
Louisiana 7 Charles Boustany Republican 2004 Incumbent re-elected.

Maine

Main article: 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine
See also: List of United States representatives from Maine
DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected		ResultsCandidates
Maine 1 Tom Allen Democratic 1996 Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Democratic hold.
Maine 2 Mike Michaud Democratic 2002 Incumbent re-elected.

Maryland

Main article: 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland
See also: List of United States representatives from Maryland
DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected		ResultsCandidates
Maryland 1 Wayne Gilchrest Republican 1990 Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic gain.
Maryland 2 Dutch Ruppersberger Democratic 2002 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Dutch Ruppersberger (Democratic) 71.9%
  • ▌Richard Matthews (Republican) 24.8%
  • ▌Lorenzo Gaztanaga (Libertarian) 3.2%
Maryland 3 John Sarbanes Democratic 2006 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY John Sarbanes (Democratic) 69.7%
  • ▌Tom Harris (Republican) 30.1%
Maryland 4 Donna Edwards Democratic June 17, 2008 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Donna Edwards (Democratic) 85.8%
  • ▌Peter James (Republican) 12.9%
  • ▌Thibeaux Lincecum (Libertarian) 1.1%
Maryland 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 1981 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Steny Hoyer (Democratic) 73.6%
  • ▌Collins Bailey (Republican) 24.0%
  • ▌Darlene H. Nicholas (Libertarian) 2.3%
Maryland 6 Roscoe Bartlett Republican 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
Maryland 7 Elijah Cummings Democratic 1996 Incumbent re-elected.
Maryland 8 Chris Van Hollen Democratic 2002 Incumbent re-elected.

Massachusetts

Main article: 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts
See also: List of United States representatives from Massachusetts
DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected		ResultsCandidates
Massachusetts 1 John Olver Democratic 1991 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 2 Richard Neal Democratic 1988 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 3 Jim McGovern Democratic 1996 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 4 Barney Frank Democratic 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 5 Niki Tsongas Democratic 2007 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 6 John F. Tierney Democratic 1996 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 7 Ed Markey Democratic 1976 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 8 Mike Capuano Democratic 1998 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 9 Stephen Lynch Democratic 2001 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 10 Bill Delahunt Democratic 1996 Incumbent re-elected.

Michigan

Main article: 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan
See also: List of United States representatives from Michigan
DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected		ResultsCandidates
Michigan 1 Bart Stupak Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
Others
  • ▌Jean Marie Treacy (Green) 0.8%
  • ▌Dan Grow (Libertarian) 0.8%
  • ▌Joshua Warren (US Taxpayers) 0.6%
Michigan 2 Pete Hoekstra Republican 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
Michigan 3 Vern Ehlers Republican 1993 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Vern Ehlers (Republican) 61.1%
  • ▌Henry Sanchez (Democratic) 35.4%
  • ▌Erwin Haas (Libertarian) 3.4%
Michigan 4 David Lee Camp Republican 1990 Incumbent re-elected.
Michigan 5 Dale E. Kildee Democratic 1976 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Dale E. Kildee (Democratic) 70.4%
  • ▌ Matt Sawicki (Republican) 27.0%
  • ▌Leonard Schwartz (Libertarian) 1.4%
  • ▌Ken Mathenia (Green) 1.3%
Michigan 6 Fred Upton Republican 1986 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Fred Upton (Republican) 58.9%
  • ▌ Don Cooney (Democratic) 38.6%
  • ▌Greg Merle (Libertarian) 1.5%
  • ▌Edward Pinkney (Green) 1.1%
Michigan 7 Tim Walberg Republican 2006 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Mark Schauer (Democratic) 48.8%
  • ▌ Tim Walberg (Republican) 46.5%
  • ▌Lynn Meadows (Green) 3.0%
  • ▌Ken Proctor (Libertarian) 1.8%
Michigan 8 Mike Rogers Republican 2000 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Mike Rogers (Republican) 56.5%
  • ▌ Robert D. Alexander (Democratic) 40.2%
  • ▌Will Tyler White (Libertarian) 1.2%
  • ▌Aaron Stuttman (Green) 1.1%
  • ▌George Zimmer (US Taxpayers) 1.0%
Michigan 9 Joe Knollenberg Republican 1992 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Michigan 10 Candice Miller Republican 2002 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Candice Miller (Republican) 66.3%
  • ▌ Robert Denison (Democratic) 31.2%
  • ▌Neil Stephenson (Libertarian) 1.3%
  • ▌Candace Caveny (Green) 1.2%
Michigan 11 Thad McCotter Republican 2002 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Thad McCotter (Republican) 51.4%
  • ▌ Joseph Larkin (Democratic) 45.4%
  • ▌John Tatar (Libertarian) 1.7%
  • ▌Erik Shelley (Green) 1.5%
Michigan 12 Sander Levin Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Sander Levin (Democratic) 72.1%
  • ▌ Bert Copple (Republican) 23.9%
  • ▌John Vico (Libertarian) 1.5%
  • ▌Les Townsend (US Taxpayers) 1.3%
  • ▌Bill Opalicky (Green) 1.2%
Michigan 13 Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick Democratic 1996 Incumbent re-elected.
Michigan 14 John Conyers Jr. Democratic 1964 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY John Conyers Jr. (Democratic) 92.4%
  • ▌Rick Secula (Libertarian) 4.4%
  • ▌Clyde Shabazz (Green) 3.2%
Michigan 15 John D. Dingell Jr. Democratic 1955 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY John D. Dingell Jr. (Democratic) 70.7%
  • ▌ John Lynch (Republican) 25.0%
  • ▌Aimee Smith (Green) 2.2%
  • ▌Greg Stempfle (Libertarian) 1.2%
  • ▌James Wagner (US Taxpayers) 1.0%

Minnesota

Main article: 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota
See also: List of United States representatives from Minnesota
DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected		ResultsCandidates
Minnesota 1 Tim Walz DFL 2006 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Tim Walz (DFL) 62.5%
  • ▌ Brian Davis (Republican) 32.9%
  • ▌Gregory Mikkelson (Independence) 4.5%
Minnesota 2 John Kline Republican 2002 Incumbent re-elected.
Minnesota 3 Jim Ramstad Republican 1990 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Erik Paulsen (Republican) 48.5%
  • ▌Ashwin Madia (DFL) 40.9%
  • ▌David Dillon (Independence) 10.6%
Minnesota 4 Betty McCollum DFL 2000 Incumbent re-elected.
Minnesota 5 Keith Ellison DFL 2006 Incumbent re-elected.
Minnesota 6 Michele Bachmann Republican 2006 Incumbent re-elected.
Minnesota 7 Collin Peterson DFL 1990 Incumbent re-elected.
Minnesota 8 Jim Oberstar DFL 1974 Incumbent re-elected.

Mississippi

Main article: 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi
See also: List of United States representatives from Mississippi
DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected		ResultsCandidates
Mississippi 1 Travis Childers Democratic May 13, 2008 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Travis Childers (Democratic) 54.5%
  • ▌ Greg Davis (Republican) 43.9%
  • ▌Wally Pang (Independent) 1.1%
  • ▌John Wages Jr. (Green) 0.6%
Mississippi 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 1993 Incumbent re-elected.
Mississippi 3 Chip Pickering Republican 1996 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
Mississippi 4 Gene Taylor Democratic 1989 Incumbent re-elected.

Missouri

Main article: 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri
See also: List of United States representatives from Missouri
DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected		ResultsCandidates
Missouri 1 Lacy Clay Democratic 2000 Incumbent re-elected.
Missouri 2 Todd Akin Republican 2000 Incumbent re-elected.
Missouri 3 Russ Carnahan Democratic 2004 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Russ Carnahan (Democratic) 66.4%
  • ▌Chris Sander (Republican) 30.4%
  • ▌ Kevin Babcock (Libertarian) 1.8%
  • ▌Cindy Redburn (Constitution) 1.4%
Missouri 4 Ike Skelton Democratic 1976 Incumbent re-elected.
Missouri 5 Emanuel Cleaver Democratic 2004 Incumbent re-elected.
Missouri 6 Sam Graves Republican 2000 Incumbent re-elected.
Missouri 7 Roy Blunt Republican 1996 Incumbent re-elected.
Missouri 8 Jo Ann Emerson Republican 1996 Incumbent re-elected.
Missouri 9 Kenny Hulshof Republican 1996 Incumbent retired to run for Governor.
Republican hold.

Montana

Main article: 2008 United States House of Representatives election in Montana
See also: List of United States representatives from Montana
DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected		ResultsCandidates
Montana at-large Denny Rehberg Republican 2000 Incumbent re-elected.

Nebraska

Main article: 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska
See also: List of United States representatives from Nebraska
DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected		ResultsCandidates
Nebraska 1 Jeff Fortenberry Republican 2004 Incumbent re-elected.
Nebraska 2 Lee Terry Republican 1998 Incumbent re-elected.
Nebraska 3 Adrian Smith Republican 2006 Incumbent re-elected.

Nevada

Main article: 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada
See also: List of United States representatives from Nevada
DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected		ResultsCandidates
Nevada 1 Shelley Berkley Democratic 1998 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Shelley Berkley (Democratic) 67.6%
  • ▌ Kenneth Wegner (Republican) 28.4%
  • ▌Caren Alexander (Independent American) 2.0%
  • ▌Raymond Duensing (Libertarian) 2.0%
Nevada 2 Dean Heller Republican 2006 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Dean Heller (Republican) 51.8%
  • ▌ Jill Derby (Democratic) 41.4%
  • ▌John Everhart (Independent American) 3.4%
  • ▌Sean Patrick Morse (Libertarian) 1.7%
  • ▌Craig Bergland (Green) 1.6%
Nevada 3 Jon Porter Republican 2002 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Dina Titus (Democratic) 47.4%
  • ▌ Jon Porter (Republican) 42.3%
  • ▌Jeffrey Reeves (Independent) 4.3%
  • ▌Joseph Silvestri (Libertarian) 2.9%
  • ▌Floyd Fitzgibbons (Independent American) 2.0%
  • ▌Bob Gianquinta (Green) 1.1%

New Hampshire

Main article: 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire
See also: List of United States representatives from New Hampshire
DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected		ResultsCandidates
New Hampshire 1 Carol Shea-Porter Democratic 2006 Incumbent re-elected.
New Hampshire 2 Paul Hodes Democratic 2006 Incumbent re-elected.

New Jersey

Main article: 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey
See also: List of United States representatives from New Jersey
DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected		ResultsCandidates
New Jersey 1 Rob Andrews Democratic 1990 Incumbent re-elected.
Others
  • ▌Matthew Thieke (Green) 0.7%
  • ▌Margaret Chapman (Independent) 0.4%
  • ▌Everitt Williams (Independent) 0.3%
  • ▌Alvin Lindsay (Independent) 0.2%
New Jersey 2 Frank LoBiondo Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
Others
  • ▌Jason Grover (Green) 0.6%
  • ▌Peter Boyce (Constitution) 0.5%
  • ▌Gary Stein (Independent) 0.5%
  • ▌Constantino Rozzo (Socialist) 0.2%
New Jersey 3 Jim Saxton Republican 1984 Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
New Jersey 4 Chris Smith Republican 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
New Jersey 5 Scott Garrett Republican 2000 Incumbent re-elected.
New Jersey 6 Frank Pallone Democratic 1988 Incumbent re-elected.
New Jersey 7 Mike Ferguson Republican 2000 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Leonard Lance (Republican) 50.2%
  • ▌ Linda Stender (Democratic) 42.2%
  • ▌Michael Hsing (Independent) 5.6%
  • ▌Dean Greco (Independent) 1.1%
  • ▌Thomas Abrams (Independent) 0.9%
New Jersey 8 Bill Pascrell Democratic 1996 Incumbent re-elected.
New Jersey 9 Steve Rothman Democratic 1996 Incumbent re-elected.
New Jersey 10 Donald M. Payne Democratic 1988 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Donald M. Payne (Democratic) 98.9%
  • ▌Michael Taber (Socialist Workers) 1.1%
New Jersey 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
New Jersey 12 Rush Holt Jr. Democratic 1998 Incumbent re-elected.
New Jersey 13 Albio Sires Democratic 2006 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Albio Sires (Democratic) 75.4%
  • ▌ Joseph Turula (Republican) 21.7%
  • ▌Julio Fernandez (Independent) 2.3%
  • ▌Louis Vernotico (Independent) 0.6%

New Mexico

Main article: 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico
See also: List of United States representatives from New Mexico
DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected		ResultsCandidates
New Mexico 1 Heather Wilson Republican 1998 Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Democratic gain.
New Mexico 2 Steve Pearce Republican 2002 Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Democratic gain.
New Mexico 3 Tom Udall Democratic 1998 Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Democratic hold.

New York

Main article: 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in New York
See also: List of United States representatives from New York
DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected		ResultsCandidates
New York 1 Tim Bishop Democratic 2002 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 2 Steve Israel Democratic 2000 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 3 Peter T. King Republican 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 4 Carolyn McCarthy Democratic 1996 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 5 Gary Ackerman Democratic 1983 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 6 Gregory Meeks Democratic 1998 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 7 Joe Crowley Democratic 1998 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Joe Crowley (Democratic) 84.7%
  • ▌William Britt (Republican) 15.3%
New York 8 Jerry Nadler Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Jerry Nadler (Democratic) 80.5%
  • ▌Grace Lin (Republican) 19.5%
New York 9 Anthony Weiner Democratic 1998 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Anthony Weiner (Democratic) 93.3%
  • ▌Alfred F. Donohue Jr. (Conservative) 6.7%
New York 10 Edolphus Towns Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 11 Yvette Clarke Democratic 2006 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Yvette Clarke (Democratic) 92.8%
  • ▌Hugh Carr (Republican) 6.4%
  • ▌Cartrell Gore (Conservative) 0.8%
New York 12 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 13 Vito Fossella Republican 1997 Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
New York 14 Carolyn Maloney Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 15 Charles Rangel Democratic 1970 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 16 José E. Serrano Democratic 1990 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 17 Eliot Engel Democratic 1988 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 18 Nita Lowey Democratic 1988 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 19 John J. Hall Democratic 2006 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 20 Kirsten Gillibrand Democratic 2006 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 21 Michael McNulty Democratic 1988 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
New York 22 Maurice Hinchey Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 23 John M. McHugh Republican 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 24 Mike Arcuri Democratic 2006 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 25 James T. Walsh Republican 1988 Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
New York 26 Thomas M. Reynolds Republican 1998 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
New York 27 Brian Higgins Democratic 2004 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 28 Louise Slaughter Democratic 1986 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 29 Randy Kuhl Republican 2004 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.

North Carolina

Main article: 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina
See also: List of United States representatives from North Carolina
DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected		ResultsCandidates
North Carolina 1 G. K. Butterfield Democratic 2004 Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina 2 Bob Etheridge Democratic 1996 Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina 3 Walter B. Jones Jr. Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina 4 David Price Democratic 1986
1994 (defeated)
1996 		Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina 5 Virginia Foxx Republican 2004 Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina 6 Howard Coble Republican 1984 Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina 7 Mike McIntyre Democratic 1996 Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina 8 Robin Hayes Republican 1998 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
North Carolina 9 Sue Myrick Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina 10 Patrick McHenry Republican 2004 Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina 11 Heath Shuler Democratic 2006 Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina 12 Mel Watt Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina 13 Brad Miller Democratic 2002 Incumbent re-elected.

North Dakota

Main article: 2008 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota
See also: List of United States representatives from North Dakota
DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected		ResultsCandidates
North Dakota at-large Earl Pomeroy Democratic-NPL 1992 Incumbent re-elected.

Northern Mariana Islands

See Non-voting delegates, below.

Ohio

Ohio Congressional Districts with party colors, 2009-2011, labeled.svg
See also: List of United States representatives from Ohio
Main article: 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio
DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected		ResultsCandidates
Ohio 1 Steve Chabot Republican 1994 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Ohio 2 Jean Schmidt Republican 2005 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 3 Mike Turner Republican 2002 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 4 Jim Jordan Republican 2006 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 5 Bob Latta Republican 2007 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 6 Charlie Wilson Democratic 2006 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 7 Dave Hobson Republican 1990 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
Ohio 8 John Boehner Republican 1990 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 10 Dennis Kucinich Democratic 1996 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 11 Vacant Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D) died August 20, 2008.
Democratic hold.
Successor was also elected the same day to finish the current term.
Ohio 12 Pat Tiberi Republican 2000 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 13 Betty Sutton Democratic 2006 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Betty Sutton (Democratic) 64.5%
  • ▌David Potter (Republican) 35.4%
Ohio 14 Steve LaTourette Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 15 Deborah Pryce Republican 1992 Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
Ohio 16 Ralph Regula Republican 1972 Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
Ohio 17 Tim Ryan Democratic 2002 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 18 Zack Space Democratic 2006 Incumbent re-elected.

Oklahoma

Main article: 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma
See also: List of United States representatives from Oklahoma
DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected		ResultsCandidates
Oklahoma 1 John Sullivan Republican 2002 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY John Sullivan (Republican) 66.2%
  • ▌Georgianna Oliver (Democratic) 33.8%
Oklahoma 2 Dan Boren Democratic 2004 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Dan Boren (Democratic) 70.5%
  • ▌Raymond Wickson (Republican) 29.5%
Oklahoma 3 Frank Lucas Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Frank Lucas (Republican) 69.7%
  • ▌Frankie Robbins (Democratic) 23.6%
  • ▌Forrest Michael (Independent) 6.7%
Oklahoma 4 Tom Cole Republican 2002 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Tom Cole (Republican) 66.0%
  • ▌Blake Cummings (Democratic) 29.2%
  • ▌David E. Joyce (Independent) 4.8%
Oklahoma 5 Mary Fallin Republican 2006 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Mary Fallin (Republican) 65.9%
  • ▌Stephen L. Perry (Democratic) 34.1%

Oregon

Main article: 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon
See also: List of United States representatives from Oregon
DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected		ResultsCandidates
Oregon 1 David Wu Democratic 1998 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY David Wu (Democratic) 71.5%
  • ▌Joel Haugen (Independent) 17.5%
  • ▌Scott Semrau (Constitution) 4.3%
  • ▌H. Joe Tabor (Libertarian) 3.3%
  • ▌Chris Henry (Pacific Green) 2.1%
Oregon 2 Greg Walden Republican 1998 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Greg Walden (Republican) 69.5%
  • ▌ Noah Lemas (Democratic) 25.8%
  • ▌Tristin Mock (Pacific Green) 2.8%
  • ▌Richard Hake (Constitution) 1.7%
Oregon 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 1996 Incumbent re-elected.
Oregon 4 Peter DeFazio Democratic 1986 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Peter DeFazio (Democratic) 82.3%
  • ▌Jaynee Germond (Constitution) 12.9%
  • ▌Mike Beilstein (Pacific Green) 3.9%
Oregon 5 Darlene Hooley Democratic 1996 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Kurt Schrader (Democratic) 54.3%
  • ▌ Mike Erickson (Republican) 38.3%
  • ▌Sean Bates (Independent) 2.0%
  • ▌Douglas Patterson (Constitution) 2.0%
  • ▌Alex Polikoff (Pacific Green) 1.6%
  • ▌Steve Milligan (Libertarian) 1.4%

Pennsylvania

Main article: 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania
See also: List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania
DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected		ResultsCandidates
Pennsylvania 1 Bob Brady Democratic 1998 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 2 Chaka Fattah Democratic 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Chaka Fattah (Democratic) 88.9%
  • ▌Adam Lang (Republican) 11.1%
Pennsylvania 3 Phil English Republican 1994 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Pennsylvania 4 Jason Altmire Democratic 2006 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 5 John E. Peterson Republican 1996 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
Pennsylvania 6 Jim Gerlach Republican 2002 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 7 Joe Sestak Democratic 2006 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 8 Patrick Murphy Democratic 2006 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 9 Bill Shuster Republican 2001 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 10 Chris Carney Democratic 2006 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Chris Carney (Democratic) 56.3%
  • ▌Chris Hackett (Republican) 43.7%
Pennsylvania 11 Paul Kanjorski Democratic 1984 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 12 John Murtha Democratic 1974 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 13 Allyson Schwartz Democratic 2004 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 14 Michael F. Doyle Democratic 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 15 Charlie Dent Republican 2004 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 16 Joe Pitts Republican 1996 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Joe Pitts (Republican) 55.8%
  • ▌ Bruce Slater (Democratic) 39.4%
  • ▌John Murphy (Independent) 3.9%
  • ▌Daniel Frank (Constitution) 0.9%
Pennsylvania 17 Tim Holden Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 18 Tim Murphy Republican 2002 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 19 Todd Platts Republican 2000 Incumbent re-elected.

Puerto Rico

See Non-voting delegates, below.

Rhode Island

Main article: 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island
See also: List of United States representatives from Rhode Island
DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected		ResultsCandidates
Rhode Island 1 Patrick J. Kennedy Democratic 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
Rhode Island 2 Jim Langevin Democratic 2000 Incumbent re-elected.

South Carolina

Main article: 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
See also: List of United States representatives from South Carolina
DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected		ResultsCandidates
South Carolina 1 Henry E. Brown Jr. Republican 2000 Incumbent re-elected.
South Carolina 2 Addison G. Wilson Republican 2001 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
South Carolina 3 J. Gresham Barrett Republican 2002 Incumbent re-elected.
South Carolina 4 Bob Inglis Republican 1992
1998 (retired)
2004 		Incumbent re-elected.
South Carolina 5 John Spratt Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
South Carolina 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.

South Dakota

Main article: 2008 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota
See also: List of United States representatives from South Dakota
DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected		ResultsCandidates
South Dakota at-large Stephanie Herseth Sandlin Democratic 2004 Incumbent re-elected.

Tennessee

Main article: 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee
See also: List of United States representatives from Tennessee
DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected		ResultsCandidates
Tennessee 1 David Davis Republican 2006 Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican hold.
Tennessee 2 Jimmy Duncan Republican 1998 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 3 Zach Wamp Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 4 Lincoln Davis Democratic 2002 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 5 Jim Cooper Democratic 1982
1994 (retired)
2002 		Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 6 Bart Gordon Democratic 1984 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 7 Marsha Blackburn Republican 2002 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 8 John Tanner Democratic 1988 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 9 Steve Cohen Democratic 2006 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Steve Cohen (Democratic) 87.9%
  • ▌Jake Ford (Independent) 4.9%
  • ▌ Dewey Clark (Independent) 4.4%
  • ▌Mary Wright (Independent) 2.8%

Texas

Main article: 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas
See also: List of United States representatives from Texas
DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected		ResultsCandidates
Texas 1 Louie Gohmert Republican 2004 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Louie Gohmert (Republican) 87.6%
  • ▌Roger Owen (Independent) 12.4%
Texas 2 Ted Poe Republican 2004 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Ted Poe (Republican) 88.9%
  • ▌Craig Wolfe (Libertarian) 11.1%
Texas 3 Sam Johnson Republican 1991 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Sam Johnson (Republican) 59.7%
  • ▌ Tom Daley (Democratic) 38.0%
  • ▌Christopher J. Claytor (Libertarian) 2.2%
Texas 4 Ralph Hall Republican 1980 [d] Incumbent re-elected.
Texas 5 Jeb Hensarling Republican 2002 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Jeb Hensarling (Republican) 83.6%
  • ▌Ken Ashby (Libertarian) 16.4%
Texas 6 Joe Barton Republican 1984 Incumbent re-elected.
Texas 7 John Culberson Republican 2000 Incumbent re-elected.
Texas 8 Kevin Brady Republican 1996 Incumbent re-elected.
Texas 9 Al Green Democratic 2004 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Al Green (Democratic) 93.6%
  • ▌Brad Walters (Libertarian) 6.4%
Texas 10 Michael McCaul Republican 2004 Incumbent re-elected.
Texas 11 Mike Conaway Republican 2004 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Mike Conaway (Republican) 88.3%
  • ▌John Strohm (Libertarian) 11.7%
Texas 12 Kay Granger Republican 1996 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Kay Granger (Republican) 67.6%
  • ▌ Tracey Smith (Democratic) 30.6%
  • ▌Shiloh Sidney Shambaugh (Libertarian) 1.8%
Texas 13 Mac Thornberry Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
Texas 14 Ron Paul Republican 1976 (special)
1976 (defeated)
1978
1984 (retired)
1996 		Incumbent re-elected.
Texas 15 Rubén Hinojosa Democratic 1996 Incumbent re-elected.
Texas 16 Silvestre Reyes Democratic 1996 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Silvestre Reyes (Democratic) 82.1%
  • ▌Mette Baker (Libertarian) 10.3%
  • ▌Ben Mendoza (Independent) 7.6%
Texas 17 Chet Edwards Democratic 1990 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Chet Edwards (Democratic) 53.0%
  • ▌Rob Curnock (Republican) 45.5%
  • ▌Gardner Osborne (Libertarian) 1.5%
Texas 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
Texas 19 Randy Neugebauer Republican 2002 Incumbent re-elected.
Texas 20 Charlie González Democratic 1998 Incumbent re-elected.
Texas 21 Lamar S. Smith Republican 1986 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Lamar S. Smith (Republican) 80.0%
  • ▌James Arthur Strohm (Libertarian) 20.0%
Texas 22 Nick Lampson Democratic 1996
2004 (defeated)
2006 		Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
Texas 23 Ciro Rodriguez Democratic 1997 (special)
2004 (lost renomination)
2006 		Incumbent re-elected.
Texas 24 Kenny Marchant Republican 2004 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Kenny Marchant (Republican) 56.0%
  • ▌Tom Love (Democratic) 41.1%
  • ▌David Casey (Libertarian) 2.9%
Texas 25 Lloyd Doggett Democratic 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
Texas 26 Michael C. Burgess Republican 2002 Incumbent re-elected.
Texas 27 Solomon P. Ortiz Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Solomon P. Ortiz (Democratic) 57.9%
  • ▌Willie Vaden (Republican) 38.4%
  • ▌Robert Powell (Libertarian) 3.7%
Texas 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 2004 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Henry Cuellar (Democratic) 68.7%
  • ▌ Jim Fish (Republican) 29.2%
  • ▌Ross Lynn Leone (Libertarian) 2.1%
Texas 29 Gene Green Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
Texas 30 Eddie Bernice Johnson Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
Texas 31 John Carter Republican 2002 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY John Carter (Republican) 60.3%
  • ▌Brian Ruiz (Democratic) 36.6%
  • ▌Barry Cooper (Libertarian) 3.1%
Texas 32 Pete Sessions Republican 1996 Incumbent re-elected.

U.S. Virgin Islands

See Non-voting delegates, below.

Utah

Main article: 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah
See also: List of United States representatives from Utah
DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected		ResultsCandidates
Utah 1 Rob Bishop Republican 2002 Incumbent re-elected.
Utah 2 Jim Matheson Democratic 2000 Incumbent re-elected.
Utah 3 Chris Cannon Republican 1996 Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican hold.

Vermont

Main article: 2008 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont
See also: List of United States representatives from Vermont
DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected		ResultsCandidates
Vermont at-large Peter Welch Democratic 2006 Incumbent re-elected.

Virginia

Main article: 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia
See also: List of United States representatives from Virginia
DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected		ResultsCandidates
Virginia 1 Rob Wittman Republican 2007 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 2 Thelma Drake Republican 2004 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Virginia 3 Robert C. Scott Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 4 Randy Forbes Republican 2001 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 5 Virgil Goode Republican 1996 [e] Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Virginia 6 Bob Goodlatte Republican 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 7 Eric Cantor Republican 2000 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 8 Jim Moran Democratic 1990 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Jim Moran (Democratic) 67.9%
  • ▌ Mark Ellmore (Republican) 29.7%
  • ▌J. Ron Fisher (Independent Green) 2.1%
Virginia 9 Rick Boucher Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 10 Frank Wolf Republican 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Frank Wolf (Republican) 58.8%
  • ▌ Judy Feder (Democratic) 38.8%
  • ▌Neeraj Nigam (Independent) 2.2%
Virginia 11 Thomas M. Davis Republican 1994 Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.

Washington

Main article: 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington
See also: List of United States representatives from Washington
DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected		ResultsCandidates
Washington 1 Jay Inslee Democratic 1992
1994 (defeated)
1998 		Incumbent re-elected.
Washington 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 2000 Incumbent re-elected.
Washington 3 Brian Baird Democratic 1998 Incumbent re-elected.
Washington 4 Doc Hastings Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
Washington 5 Cathy McMorris Rodgers Republican 2004 Incumbent re-elected.
Washington 6 Norm Dicks Democratic 1976 Incumbent re-elected.
Washington 7 Jim McDermott Democratic 1988 Incumbent re-elected.
Washington 8 Dave Reichert Republican 2004 Incumbent re-elected.
Washington 9 Adam Smith Democratic 1996 Incumbent re-elected.

West Virginia

Main article: 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia
See also: List of United States representatives from West Virginia
DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected		ResultsCandidates
West Virginia 1 Alan Mollohan Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
West Virginia 2 Shelley Moore Capito Republican 2000 Incumbent re-elected.
West Virginia 3 Nick Rahall Democratic 1976 Incumbent re-elected.

Wisconsin

Main article: 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin
See also: List of United States representatives from Wisconsin
DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected		ResultsCandidates
Wisconsin 1 Paul Ryan Republican 1998 Incumbent re-elected.
Wisconsin 2 Tammy Baldwin Democratic 1998 Incumbent re-elected.
Wisconsin 3 Ron Kind Democratic 1996 Incumbent re-elected.
Wisconsin 4 Gwen Moore Democratic 2004 Incumbent re-elected.
Wisconsin 5 Jim Sensenbrenner Republican 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
Wisconsin 6 Tom Petri Republican 1979 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Tom Petri (Republican) 63.7%
  • ▌Roger Kittelson (Democratic) 36.2%
Wisconsin 7 Dave Obey Democratic 1969 Incumbent re-elected.
Wisconsin 8 Steve Kagen Democratic 2006 Incumbent re-elected.

Wyoming

Main article: 2008 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming
See also: List of United States representatives from Wyoming
DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected		ResultsCandidates
Wyoming at-large Barbara Cubin Republican 1994 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.

Non-voting delegates

Democratic hold Democratic gain Independent gain Non voting US House delegations-2008 race.svg
     Democratic hold     Democratic gain     Independent gain
Main articles: 2008 United States House of Representatives election in American Samoa, 2008 United States House of Representatives election in the District of Columbia, 2008 United States House of Representatives election in Guam, 2008 United States House of Representatives election in Northern Mariana Islands, 2008 United States House of Representatives election in Puerto Rico, and 2008 United States House of Representatives election in United States Virgin Islands
See also: Non-voting members of the United States House of Representatives
DistrictIncumbentThis race
DelegatePartyFirst electedResultsCandidates
American Samoa at-large Eni Faleomavaega Democratic 1988 Incumbent re-elected.
District of Columbia at-large Eleanor Holmes Norton Democratic 1990 Incumbent re-elected.
Guam at-large Madeleine Bordallo Democratic 2002 Incumbent re-elected.
Northern Mariana Islands at-large New seatNew seat.
New delegate elected.
Independent gain.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Gregorio Sablan (Independent) 24.5%
  • ▌Pedro Tenorio (Republican) 20.7%
  • ▌John Gonzales (Independent) 18.7%
  • ▌Juan Lizama (Independent) 17.3%
  • ▌Luis Cristostimo (Independent) 9.5%
  • ▌David Cing (Democratic) 2.9%
  • ▌Felipe Atalig (Independent) 2.5%
  • ▌Chong Won (Independent) 2.4%
  • ▌John Davis (Independent) 1.5%
Puerto Rico at-large Luis Fortuño New Progressive/
Republican		 2004 Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Puerto Rico.
New resident commissioner elected.
New Progressive hold.
Democratic gain.
U.S. Virgin Islands at-large Donna Christian-Christensen Democratic 1996 Incumbent re-elected.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ As well as the 6 non-voting delegates.
  2. ↑ Deal was originally elected as a Democrat. He switched parties in April 1995.
  3. ↑ Alexander was first elected as a Democrat. He became a Republican in August 2004.
  4. ↑ Hall was first elected as a Democrat. He became a Republican in January 2004.
  5. ↑ Goode was elected as Democrat. He left the party in January 2000 and became a Republican in August 2002.

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