1972 United States House of Representatives elections

The 1972 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 7, 1972, to elect U.S. Representatives to serve in the 93rd United States Congress. This was the first election held after the 1970 United States redistricting cycle. It coincided with the landslide reelection victory of President Richard M. Nixon. Nixon's Republican Party managed to gain a net of twelve House of Representatives seats from the Democratic Party, although the Democrats retained a majority.

1972 United States House of Representatives elections

← 1970 November 7, 1972 1974 →
All 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives 218 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Carl Albert Gerald Ford Party Democratic Republican Leader since January 21, 1971 January 3, 1965 Leader's seat Oklahoma 3rd Michigan 5th Last election 255 seats 180 seats Seats won 242 192 Seat change 13 12 Popular vote 37,071,352 33,119,664 Percentage 52.1% 46.5% Swing 1.5% 1.6%   Third party   Party Independent Democratic Last election 0 seats Seats won 1 Seat change 1 Popular vote 137,664 Percentage 0.2% Swing
Results:      Democratic hold      Democratic gain      Republican hold      Republican gain      Independent gain
Speaker before election Carl Albert Democratic Elected Speaker Carl Albert Democratic

This was the first election in which citizens at least 18 years of age (instead of 21 and older) could vote, due to the recent passage of the 26th Amendment. This was the last time until 2022 that a Democrat would win a House seat in Alaska,^[1] and the first time since 1888 that a Republican won a House seat in Louisiana.^[2]

Special elections

Six special elections were also held throughout the year, six before November and one concurrent with the November general election.

See also: List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Vermont at-large	Robert Stafford	Republican	1960	Incumbent resigned September 16, 1971 when appointed U.S. Senator. New member elected January 7, 1972. Republican hold. Winner was re-elected in November.	Y Richard W. Mallary (Republican) 55.80% J. William O'Brien (Democratic) 37.60% Doris Lake (Liberty Union) 4.70% Anthony N. Doria (Independent) 1.89%
Alabama 3	George W. Andrews	Democratic	1944 (Special)	Incumbent died December 25, 1971. New member elected April 4, 1972. Democratic hold. Winner did not run for re-election in November.	Y Elizabeth B. Andrews (Democratic) Unopposed (See Widow's succession)
Illinois 15	Charlotte Thompson Reid	Republican	1962	Incumbent resigned October 7, 1971 to become Commissioner on the Federal Communications Commission. New member elected April 4, 1972. Republican hold. Winner was re-elected in November.	Y Cliffard D. Carlson (Republican) 54.79% Tim Lee Hall (Democratic) 45.21%^[3]
Pennsylvania 27	James G. Fulton	Republican	1944	Incumbent died October 6, 1971. New member elected April 25, 1972. Republican hold. Winner was not renominated in primary for election to full term in November (see below).	Y William Sheldrick Conover (Republican) 51.05% Doug Walgren (Democratic) 46.25% Willard Holt (Constitution) 2.70%^[4]
Louisiana 7	Edwin Edwards	Democratic	1965 (Special)	Incumbent resigned May 9, 1972 when elected Governor of Louisiana. New member elected September 30, 1972. Democratic hold. Winner was re-elected in November.	Y John Breaux (Democratic) Unopposed^[5]
Virginia 6	Richard Harding Poff	Republican	1952	Incumbent resigned August 29, 1972 to become judge of the Supreme Court of Virginia. New member elected November 7, 1972. Republican hold. Winner was also elected the same day to the next term.	Y M. Caldwell Butler (Republican) 51.8%^[6] Willis M. Anderson (Democratic) 39.8% Roy R. White (Independent) 8.4%

Summary of results

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242	1	192
Democratic	^[b]	Republican

Parties		Seats				Popular vote
		1970	1972	+/-	Strength	Vote	%	Change
	Democratic Party	255	242	13	55.6%	37,071,352	52.1%	1.5%
	Republican Party	180	192	12	44.2%	33,119,664	46.5%	1.6%
	American Independent Party	0	0		0.0%	233,967	0.3%	0.1%
	Conservative Party	0	0		0.0%	218,143	0.3%	0.1%
	Liberal Party	0	0		0.0%	148,951	0.2%	0.1%
	Independent Democratic	0	1	1	0.2%	137,664	0.2%
	Peace and Freedom Party	0	0		0.0%	63,894	0.1%
	Socialist Workers Party	0	0		0.0%	51,815	0.1%	0.1%
	National Democratic Party	0	0		0.0%	37,618	0.1%
	Taxpayer's Party	0	0		0.0%	28,079	<0.1%
	Action Party	0	0		0.0%	12,075	<0.1%
	Prohibition Party	0	0		0.0%	10,902	<0.1%
	Socialist Labor Party	0	0		0.0%	10,835	<0.1%
	Constitution Party	0	0		0.0%	5,860	<0.1%	0.1%
	Concerned and Capable Party	0	0		0.0%	5,188	<0.1%
	American Independent Conservative Party	0	0		0.0%	3,077	<0.1%
	Communist Party	0	0		0.0%	2,076	<0.1%
	Libertarian Party	0	0		0.0%	2,028	<0.1%
	Less Federal Taxes Party	0	0		0.0%	1,920	<0.1%
	La Raza Unida Party	0	0		0.0%	1,629	<0.1%
	Protest, Progress, Dignity Party	0	0		0.0%	1,556	<0.1%
	People's Party	0	0		0.0%	1,215	<0.1%
	Independent for Congress Party	0	0		0.0%	1,147	<0.1%
	People Over Politics Party	0	0		0.0%	847	<0.1%
	Taxation With Representation Party	0	0		0.0%	408	<0.1%
	Socialist Party	0	0		0.0%	221	<0.1%
	Others	0	0		0.0%	16,274	<0.1%	0.1%
Total		435	435		100.0%	71,188,405	100.0%

Source: "Election Statistics". Office of the Clerk.

Popular vote Democratic   52.07% Republican   46.52% Others   1.41%

House seats Democratic   55.63% Republican   44.14% Others   0.23%

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

Change in seats   6+ Democratic gain   6+ Republican gain   3–5 Democratic gain   3–5 Republican gain   1–2 Democratic gain   1–2 Republican gain   no net change   Results shaded according to winners share of vote

Incumbents retiring

Democratic gains

• Georgia 5: Fletcher Thompson (R) retired to run for U.S. senator, succeeded by Andrew Young (D)
• New York 6: Seymour Halpern (R), retired, succeeded by Lester L. Wolff (D), who was redistricted
• Oklahoma 1: Page Belcher (R), retired, succeeded by James R. Jones (D)

Democratic holds

• Arkansas 4: David Pryor (D), retired to run for U.S. senator, succeeded by Ray Thornton (D)
• Illinois 11: Roman C. Pucinski (D), retired, succeeded by Frank Annunzio (D), who was redistricted
• Kentucky 6: William P. Curlin Jr. (D), retired, succeeded by John B. Breckinridge (D)
• Louisiana 8: Speedy Long (D), redistricted and retired, succeeded by Gillis William Long (D), who previously held the seat in the 88th Congress
• Maryland 3: Edward Garmatz (D), redistricted and retired, succeeded by Paul Sarbanes (D)
• Mississippi 2: Thomas Abernethy (D), redistricted and retired, succeeded by David R. Bowen (D)
• Missouri 6: William Raleigh Hull Jr. (D), retired, succeeded by Jerry Litton (D)
• North Carolina 4: Nick Galifianakis (D), retired to run for U.S. senator, succeeded by Ike Franklin Andrews (D)
• North Carolina 7: Alton Lennon (D), retired, succeeded by Charlie Rose (D)
• North Dakota 2: Arthur A. Link (D), redistricted retired to run for Governor, succeeded by Mark Andrews (R), who was redistricted
• Oklahoma 2: Ed Edmondson (D), retired to run for U.S. senator, succeeded by Clem McSpadden (D)
• Tennessee 7: Ray Blanton (D), retired to run for U.S. senator, succeeded by Ed Jones (D), who was redistricted
• Texas 2: John Dowdy (D), retired, succeeded by Charles Wilson (D)

Republican gains

• Alabama 2: Elizabeth B. Andrews (D), redistricted and retired, succeeded by William Louis Dickinson (R)
• Illinois 11: Roman C. Pucinski (D), retired, succeeded by Frank Annunzio (D), who was redistricted
• Louisiana 3: Patrick T. Caffery (D), retired, succeeded by Dave Treen (R)
• Maine 2: William Hathaway (D), retired to run for U.S. senator, succeeded by William Cohen (R)
• Mississippi 4: Charles H. Griffin (D), redistricted and retired, succeeded by Thad Cochran (R)
• Mississippi 5: William M. Colmer (D), retired, succeeded by Trent Lott (R)
• South Dakota 2: James Abourezk (D), retired to run for U.S. senator, succeeded by James Abdnor (R)
• Virginia 4: Watkins Moorman Abbitt (D), retired, succeeded by Robert Daniel (R)

Republican holds

• California 20: H. Allen Smith (R), retired, succeeded by Carlos Moorhead (R)
• Idaho 1: James A. McClure (R), retired to run for U.S. senator, succeeded by Steve Symms (R)
• Illinois 15: Cliffard D. Carlson (R), retired, succeeded by Leslie C. Arends (R), who was redistricted
• Illinois 21: William L. Springer (R), retired, succeeded by Edward Rell Madigan (R)
• Missouri 7: Durward Gorham Hall (R), retired, succeeded by Gene Taylor (R)
• New Jersey 12: Florence P. Dwyer (R), retired, succeeded by Matthew John Rinaldo (R)
• New York 31: Alexander Pirnie (R), redistricted and retired, succeeded by Donald J. Mitchell (R)
• New York 33: John H. Terry (R), redistricted and retired, succeeded by William F. Walsh (R)
• North Carolina 9: Charles R. Jonas (R), retired, succeeded by James G. Martin (R)
• Ohio 4: William Moore McCulloch (R), retired, succeeded by Tennyson Guyer (R)
• Ohio 8: Jackson Edward Betts (R), retired, succeeded by Walter E. Powell (R), who was redistricted
• Ohio 16: Frank T. Bow (R), retired, succeeded by Ralph Regula (R)
• Pennsylvania 2: J. Irving Whalley (R), retired, succeeded by John P. Saylor (R), who was redistricted
• Virginia 8: William L. Scott (R), retired to run for U.S. senator, succeeded by Stanford Parris (R)
• Washington 1: Thomas Pelly (R), retired, succeeded by Joel Pritchard (R)
• Wisconsin 8: John W. Byrnes (R), retired, succeeded by Harold Vernon Froehlich (R)

Incumbents defeated

Incumbents defeated in primary

1. California 8: George P. Miller (D)
2. California 39: John G. Schmitz (R)
3. Colorado 4: Wayne Aspinall (D)
4. Georgia 1: George Elliott Hagan (D)
5. Michigan 19: Jack H. McDonald (R)
6. Nevada at-large: Walter S. Baring Jr. (D)
7. New Jersey 13: Cornelius Edward Gallagher (D)
8. New York 18: Emanuel Celler (D)
9. New York 22: James H. Scheuer (D)
10. Pennsylvania 3: James A. Byrne (D)
11. Pennsylvania 22: William Sheldrick Conover (R)
12. South Carolina 6: John L. McMillan (D)
13. West Virginia 4: James Kee (D)

Incumbents defeated in general election

1. Colorado 1: Mike McKevitt (R)
2. Connecticut 5: John S. Monagan (D)
3. Illinois 10: Abner J. Mikva (D)
4. Indiana 11: Andrew Jacobs Jr. (D)
5. Iowa 1: Fred Schwengel (R)
6. Iowa 4: John Henry Kyl (R)
7. Massachusetts 9: Louise Day Hicks (D)
8. New York 26: John G. Dow (D)
9. Tennessee 6: William Anderson (D)
10. Texas 5: Earle Cabell (D)
11. Texas 13: Graham B. Purcell Jr. (D)
12. Utah 2: Sherman P. Lloyd (R)
13. Wisconsin 7: Alvin E. O'Konski (R)

Alabama

See also: List of United States representatives from Alabama and 1972 United States Senate election in Alabama

Alabama was reapportioned from 8 to 7 seats and eliminated the old 3rd district, dividing it between the old 2nd and 4th and making compensating boundary changes elsewhere.^[7]

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Alabama 1	Jack Edwards	Republican	1964	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Jack Edwards (Republican) 76.5% O. W. "Bill" McCrory (Democratic) 17.8% Thomas McAboy Jr. (National Democratic Party of Alabama) 5.7%
Alabama 2	William Louis Dickinson	Republican	1964	Incumbent re-elected.	Y William Louis Dickinson (Republican) 54.9% Ben C. Reeves (Democratic) 41.5% Richard Boone (National Democratic Party of Alabama) 3.4% Llewellyn B. Garth (Conservative) 0.3%
	Elizabeth B. Andrews Redistricted from the 3rd district	Democratic	1972 (Special)	Incumbent retired. Democratic loss.
Alabama 3	Bill Nichols Redistricted from the 4th district	Democratic	1966	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Bill Nichols (Democratic) 75.6% Robert M. Kerr (Republican) 20.6% John Ford (National Democratic Party of Alabama) 2.6% James R. Connell (Prohibition) 1.3%
Alabama 4	Tom Bevill Redistricted from the 7th district	Democratic	1966	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Tom Bevill (Democratic) 69.6% Ed Nelson (Republican) 30.0% Daisy Williams (Prohibition) 0.5%
Alabama 5	Robert E. Jones Jr. Redistricted from the 8th district	Democratic	1947 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Robert E. Jones Jr. (Democratic) 74.2% Dieter J. Schrader (Republican) 24.4% Shirley Irwin (National Democratic Party of Alabama) 1.4%
Alabama 6	John Hall Buchanan Jr.	Republican	1964	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John Hall Buchanan Jr. (Republican) 59.8% Ben Erdreich (Democratic) 35.6% Al Thomas (National Democratic Party of Alabama) 2.5% Edna L. Bowling (Prohibition) 1.2% Dan Scott (Conservative) 0.9%
Alabama 7	Walter Flowers Redistricted from the 5th district	Democratic	1968	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Walter Flowers (Democratic) 84.8% Lewis Black (National Democratic Party of Alabama) 14.0% Hal Radue (Conservative) 1.1%

Alaska

Main article: 1972 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska

See also: List of United States representatives from Alaska and 1972 United States Senate election in Alaska

Incumbent Nick Begich won re-election three weeks after having disappeared in a plane crash October 16; challenger Don Young would later win a March special election after Begich was declared dead on December 29.

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Alaska at-large	Nick Begich	Democratic	1970	Incumbent re-elected posthumously.	Y Nick Begich (Democratic) 56.2% Don Young (Republican) 43.8%

Arizona

Main article: 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona

See also: List of United States representatives from Arizona

Arizona was reapportioned from 3 seats to 4 and carved a new district in the Phoenix suburbs and the northeast from parts of the existing districts.^[7]

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Arizona 1	John Jacob Rhodes	Republican	1952	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John Jacob Rhodes (Republican) 57.3% Gerald A. Pollock (Democratic) 42.7%
Arizona 2	Mo Udall	Democratic	1961 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Mo Udall (Democratic) 63.5% Gene Savoie (Republican) 36.5%
Arizona 3	Sam Steiger	Republican	1966	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Sam Steiger (Republican) 63.0% Ted Wyckoff (Democratic) 37.0%
Arizona 4	None (district created)			New seat. New member elected. Republican gain.	Y John Bertrand Conlan (Republican) 53.0% Jack E. Brown (Democratic) 47.0%

Arkansas

See also: List of United States representatives from Arkansas and 1972 United States Senate election in Arkansas

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Arkansas 1	William Vollie Alexander Jr.	Democratic	1968	Incumbent re-elected.	Y William Vollie Alexander Jr. (Democratic) Unopposed
Arkansas 2	Wilbur Mills	Democratic	1938	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Wilbur Mills (Democratic) Unopposed
Arkansas 3	John Paul Hammerschmidt	Republican	1966	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John Paul Hammerschmidt (Republican) 77.3% Guy W. Hatfield (Democratic) 22.7%
Arkansas 4	David Pryor	Democratic	1966	Retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Democratic hold.	Y Ray Thornton (Democratic) 83% John Norman Warnock (American Independent) 17%

California

Main article: 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in California

See also: List of United States representatives from California

California was reapportioned from 38 to 43 seats, adding one seat in the Bay Area, one in the Central Valley, and 3 in southern California;^[7] three went to Democrats, two to Republicans. Despite a retirement and two lost renominations, both parties held their seats in this election, bringing the Democrats up from 20 seats to 23 and the Republicans up from 18 seats to 20.

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
California 1	Donald H. Clausen	Republican	1963	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Donald H. Clausen (Republican) 62.2% William Nighswonger (Democratic) 34.1% Jonathan T. Ames (Peace and Freedom) 3.7%
California 2	Harold T. Johnson	Democratic	1958	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Harold T. Johnson (Democratic) 68.3% Francis X. Callahan (Republican) 28.6% Dorothy D. Paradis (American) 3.1%
California 3	John E. Moss	Democratic	1952	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John E. Moss (Democratic) 69.9% John Rakus (Republican) 30.1%
California 4	Robert L. Leggett	Democratic	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Robert L. Leggett (Democratic) 67.4% Benjamin Chang (Republican) 32.6%
California 5	Phillip Burton	Democratic	1964	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Phillip Burton (Democratic) 81.8% Edlo E. Powell (Republican) 18.2%
California 6	William S. Mailliard	Republican	1952	Incumbent re-elected.	Y William S. Mailliard (Republican) 52.0% Roger Boas (Democratic) 48.0%
California 7	Ron Dellums	Democratic	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Ron Dellums (Democratic) 56.0% Peter Hannaford (Republican) 38.0% Frank V. Cortese (American) 6.0%
California 8	George P. Miller	Democratic	1944	Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Democratic hold.	Y Pete Stark (Democratic) 52.9% Lew M. Warden Jr. (Republican) 47.1%
California 9	Don Edwards	Democratic	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Don Edwards (Democratic) 72.3% Herb Smith (Republican) 25.2% Edmon V. Kaiser (American) 2.6%
California 10	Charles S. Gubser	Republican	1952	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Charles S. Gubser (Republican) 64.6% B. Frank Gillette (Democratic) 35.4%
California 11	None (district created)			New seat. New member elected. Democratic gain.	Y Leo Ryan (Democratic) 60.4% Charles E. Chase (Republican) 37.0% Nicholas W. Kudrovzeff (American) 2.6%
California 12	Burt L. Talcott	Republican	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Burt L. Talcott (Republican) 54.0% Julian Camacho (Democratic) 43.1% Stanley K. Monteith (American) 2.9%
California 13	Charles M. Teague	Republican	1954	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Charles M. Teague (Republican) 73.9% Lester Dean Cleveland (Democratic) 26.1%
California 14	Jerome Waldie	Democratic	1966	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Jerome Waldie (Democratic) 77.6% Floyd E. Sims (Republican) 22.4%
California 15	John J. McFall	Democratic	1956	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John J. McFall (Democratic) Unopposed
California 16	B. F. Sisk	Democratic	1954	Incumbent re-elected.	Y B. F. Sisk (Democratic) 79.1% Carol O. Harner (Republican) 20.9%
California 17	Pete McCloskey Redistricted from the 11th district	Republican	1967	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Pete McCloskey (Republican) 60.2% James Stewart (Democratic) 39.8%
California 18	Bob Mathias	Republican	1966	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Bob Mathias (Republican) 66.5% Vincent J. Lavery (Democratic) 33.5%
California 19	Chet Holifield	Democratic	1942	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Chet Holifield (Democratic) 67.2% Kenneth M. Fisher (Republican) 27.9% Joe Harris (Peace and Freedom) 4.9%
California 20	H. Allen Smith	Republican	1956	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.	Y Carlos Moorhead (Republican) 57.4% John Binkley (Democratic) 42.6%
California 21	Augustus Hawkins	Democratic	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Augustus Hawkins (Democratic) 82.9% Rayfield Lundy (Republican) 17.1%
California 22	James C. Corman	Democratic	1960	Incumbent re-elected.	Y James C. Corman (Democratic) 67.6% Bruce P. Wolfe (Republican) 29.3% Ralph L. Shroyer (Peace and Freedom) 3.1%
California 23	Del M. Clawson	Republican	1963	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Del M. Clawson (Republican) 61.4% Conrad G. Tuohey (Democratic) 38.6%
California 24	John H. Rousselot	Republican	1960 1962 (defeated) 1970 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John H. Rousselot (Republican) 70.1% Luther Mandell (Democratic) 29.9%
California 25	Charles E. Wiggins	Republican	1966	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Charles E. Wiggins (Republican) 64.9% Leslie W. Craven (Democratic) 31.9% Alfred Romirez (American) 3.1%
California 26	Thomas M. Rees	Democratic	1965	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Thomas M. Rees (Democratic) 68.6% Philip Robert Rutta (Republican) 27.9% Mike Timko (Peace and Freedom) 3.5%
California 27	Barry Goldwater Jr.	Republican	1969	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Barry Goldwater Jr. (Republican) 57.4% Mark S. Novak (Democratic) 42.6%
California 28	Alphonzo E. Bell Jr.	Republican	1960	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Alphonzo E. Bell Jr. (Republican) 60.7% Michael Shapiro (Democratic) 37.5% Jack Hampton (Peace and Freedom) 1.8%
California 29	George E. Danielson	Democratic	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	Y George E. Danielson (Democratic) 62.8% Richard E. Ferraro Jr. (Republican) 33.5% John W. Blaine (Peace and Freedom) 3.7%
California 30	Edward R. Roybal	Democratic	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Edward R. Roybal (Democratic) 68.4% Bill Brophy (Republican) 28.6% Lewis B. McCammon (Peace and Freedom) 3.0%
California 31	Charles H. Wilson	Democratic	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Charles H. Wilson (Democratic) 52.3% Ben Valentine (Republican) 42.5% Roberta Lynn Wood (Peace and Freedom) 5.2%
California 32	Craig Hosmer	Republican	1952	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Craig Hosmer (Republican) 65.9% Dennis Murray (Democratic) 32.0% John S. Donohue (Peace and Freedom) 2.2%
California 33	Jerry Pettis	Republican	1966	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Jerry Pettis (Republican) 75.1% Ken Thompson (Democratic) 24.9%
California 34	Richard T. Hanna	Democratic	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Richard T. Hanna (Democratic) 67.2% John D. Ratterree (Republican) 28.9% Lee R. Rayburn (American Independent) 3.9%
California 35	Glenn M. Anderson Redistricted from the 17th district	Democratic	1968	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Glenn M. Anderson (Democratic) 74.8% Vernon E. Brown (Republican) 25.2%
California 36	None (district created)			New seat. New member elected. Republican gain.	Y William M. Ketchum (Republican) 52.7% Timothy Lemucchi (Democratic) 43.5% Bill Armour (American) 3.8%
California 37	None (district created)			New seat. New member elected. Democratic gain.	Y Yvonne Brathwaite Burke (Democratic) 73.2% Gregg Tria (Republican) 24.7% John Haag (Peace and Freedom) 2.1%
California 38	None (district created)			New seat. New member elected. Democratic gain.	Y George Brown Jr. (Democratic) 56.3% Howard J. Snider (Republican) 43.7%
California 39	John G. Schmitz Redistricted from the 35th district	Republican	1970	Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Republican hold.	Y Andrew J. Hinshaw (Republican) 65.7% John Woodland Black (Democratic) 34.3%
California 40	Bob Wilson Redistricted from the 36th district	Republican	1952	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Bob Wilson (Republican) 67.8% Frank Caprio (Democratic) 30.3% Fritjof Thygeson (Peace and Freedom) 1.9%
California 41	Lionel Van Deerlin Redistricted from the 37th district	Democratic	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Lionel Van Deerlin (Democratic) 74.1% D. Richard Kau (Republican) 25.9%
California 42	None (district created)			New seat. New member elected. Republican gain.	Y Clair Burgener (Republican) 67.4% Bob Lowe (Democratic) 29.2% Armin R. Moths (American) 3.4%
California 43	Victor Veysey Redistricted from the 38th district	Republican	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Victor Veysey (Republican) 62.7% Ernest Z. Robles (Democratic) 37.3%

Colorado

See also: List of United States representatives from Colorado and 1972 United States Senate election in Colorado

Colorado was reapportioned from 4 to 5 seats, constructing a new 5th district east and south of Denver.^[7]

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Colorado 1	Mike McKevitt	Republican	1970	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	Y Pat Schroeder (Democratic) 51.6% Mike McKevitt (Republican) 47.5% Marie Pauline Serna (La Raza Unida) 0.8% Fern Gapin (Socialist Workers) 0.2%
Colorado 2	Donald G. Brotzman	Republican	1962 1964 (defeated) 1966	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Donald G. Brotzman (Republican) 66.3% Francis W. Brush (Democratic) 33.4% Joel Houtman (Socialist Workers) 0.3%
Colorado 3	Frank Evans	Democratic	1964	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Frank Evans (Democratic) 66.3% Chuck Brady (Republican) 33.7%
Colorado 4	Wayne N. Aspinall	Democratic	1948	Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Republican gain.	Y James Paul Johnson (Republican) 51.0% Alan Merson (Democratic) 49.0%
Colorado 5	None (district created)			New seat. New member elected. Republican gain.	Y William L. Armstrong (Republican) 62.3% Byron L. Johnson (Democratic) 36.5% Pipp M. Boyls (Libertarian) 1.2%

Connecticut

See also: List of United States representatives from Connecticut

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Connecticut 1	William R. Cotter	Democratic	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	Y William R. Cotter (Democratic) 56.9% Richard M. Rittenband (Republican) 41.9% Charlie A. Burke (American Independent) 1.2%
Connecticut 2	Robert H. Steele	Republican	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Robert H. Steele (Republican) 65.9% Roger Hilsman (Democratic) 34.1%
Connecticut 3	Robert Giaimo	Democratic	1958	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Robert Giaimo (Democratic) 53.3% Henry A. Povinelli (Republican) 46.7%
Connecticut 4	Stewart McKinney	Republican	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Stewart McKinney (Republican) 63.1% James P. McLoughlin (Democratic) 36.9%
Connecticut 5	John S. Monagan	Democratic	1958	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.	Y Ronald A. Sarasin (Republican) 51.2% John S. Monagan (Democratic) 48.8%
Connecticut 6	Ella Grasso	Democratic	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Ella Grasso (Democratic) 60.2% John F. Walsh (Republican) 39.8%

Delaware

See also: List of United States representatives from Delaware and 1972 United States Senate election in Delaware

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Delaware at-large	Pete du Pont	Republican	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Pete du Pont (Republican) 62.5% Norma Handloff (Democratic) 36.9% Robert G. LoPresti (American) 0.5% Rachel Dickerson (Prohibition) 0.1%

Florida

See also: List of United States representatives from Florida

Florida was reapportioned from 12 to 15 seats, adding a seat in central and two in south Florida.^[7]

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Florida 1	Bob Sikes	Democratic	1940 1944 (resigned) 1974	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Bob Sikes (Democratic) Unopposed
Florida 2	Don Fuqua	Democratic	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Don Fuqua (Democratic) Unopposed
Florida 3	Charles E. Bennett	Democratic	1948	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Charles E. Bennett (Democratic) 82.0% John F. Bowen (Republican) 18.0%
Florida 4	Bill Chappell	Democratic	1968	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Bill Chappell (Democratic) 55.9% Bud Fleuchaus (Republican) 44.1%
Florida 5	None (district created)			New seat. New member elected. Democratic gain.	Y Bill Gunter (Democratic) 55.5% Jack P. Insco (Republican) 44.5%
Florida 6	Bill Young Redistricted from the 8th district	Republican	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Bill Young (Republican) 76.0% Michael O. Plunkett (Democratic) 24.0%
Florida 7	Sam Gibbons Redistricted from the 6th district	Democratic	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Sam Gibbons (Democratic) 68.0% Robert A. Carter (Republican) 32.0%
Florida 8	James A. Haley Redistricted from the 7th district	Democratic	1952	Incumbent re-elected.	Y James A. Haley (Democratic) 57.8% Roy Thompson Jr. (Republican) 42.2%
Florida 9	Louis Frey Jr. Redistricted from the 5th district	Republican	1968	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Louis Frey Jr. (Republican) Unopposed
Florida 10	None (district created)			New seat. New member elected. Republican gain.	Y Skip Bafalis (Republican) 62.0% Bill Sikes (Democratic) 38.0%
Florida 11	Paul Rogers Redistricted from the 9th district	Democratic	1954	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Paul Rogers (Democratic) 60.2% Joel Karl Gustafson (Republican) 39.8%
Florida 12	J. Herbert Burke Redistricted from the 10th district	Republican	1966	Incumbent re-elected.	Y J. Herbert Burke (Republican) 62.8% James T. Stephanis (Democratic) 37.2%
Florida 13	None (district created)			New seat. New member elected. Democratic gain.	Y William Lehman (Democratic) 61.6% Paul D. Bethel (Republican) 38.4%
Florida 14	Claude Pepper Redistricted from the 11th district	Democratic	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Claude Pepper (Democratic) 67.6% Evelio S. Estrella (Republican) 32.4%
Florida 15	Dante Fascell Redistricted from the 12th district	Democratic	1954	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Dante Fascell (Democratic) 56.8% Ellis B. Rubin (Republican) 43.2%

Georgia

See also: List of United States representatives from Georgia, 1972 United States Senate election in Georgia, and 1972 United States Senate special election in Georgia

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Georgia 1	George Elliott Hagan	Democratic	1960	Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Democratic hold.	Y Ronald "Bo" Ginn (Democratic) Unopposed
Georgia 2	Dawson Mathis	Democratic	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Dawson Mathis (Democratic) Unopposed
Georgia 3	Jack Brinkley	Democratic	1966	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Jack Brinkley (Democratic) Unopposed
Georgia 4	Benjamin B. Blackburn	Republican	1966	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Benjamin B. Blackburn (Republican) 75.9% F. Odell Welborn (Democratic) 24.1%
Georgia 5	Fletcher Thompson	Republican	1966	Retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Democratic gain.	Y Andrew Young (Democratic) 52.8% Rodney Mims Cook Sr. (Republican) 47.2%
Georgia 6	John Flynt	Democratic	1954	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John Flynt (Democratic) Unopposed
Georgia 7	John William Davis	Democratic	1960	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John William Davis (Democratic) 58.3% Charlie Sherrill (Republican) 41.7%
Georgia 8	W. S. Stuckey Jr.	Democratic	1966	Incumbent re-elected.	Y W. S. Stuckey Jr. (Democratic) 62.4% Ronnie Thompson (Republican) 37.6%
Georgia 9	Phillip M. Landrum	Democratic	1952	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Phillip M. Landrum (Democratic) Unopposed
Georgia 10	Robert Grier Stephens Jr.	Democratic	1960	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Robert Grier Stephens Jr. (Democratic) Unopposed

Hawaii

See also: List of United States representatives from Hawaii

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Hawaii 1	Spark Matsunaga	Democratic	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Spark Matsunaga (Democratic) 54.7% Fred W. Rohlfing (Republican) 45.3%
Hawaii 2	Patsy Mink	Democratic	1964	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Patsy Mink (Democratic) 57.1% Diana Hansen (Republican) 42.9%

Idaho

See also: List of United States representatives from Idaho and 1972 United States Senate election in Idaho

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Idaho 1	James A. McClure	Republican	1966	Retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Republican hold.	Y Steve Symms (Republican) 55.6% Ed Williams (Democratic) 44.4%
Idaho 2	Orval H. Hansen	Republican	1968	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Orval H. Hansen (Republican) 69.2% Willis H. Ludlow (Democratic) 27.0% John L. Thiebert (American) 3.8%

Illinois

Main article: 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois

See also: List of United States representatives from Illinois and 1972 United States Senate election in Illinois

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Illinois 1	Ralph Metcalfe	Democratic	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Ralph Metcalfe (Democratic) 91.4% Louis Coggs (Republican) 8.6%
Illinois 2	Morgan F. Murphy Redistricted from the 3rd district	Democratic	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Morgan F. Murphy (Democratic) 75.0% James E. Doyle (Republican) 25.0%
Illinois 3	None (district created)			New seat. New member elected. Republican gain.	Y Robert P. Hanrahan (Republican) 62.3% Daniel P. Coman (Democratic) 37.7%
Illinois 4	Ed Derwinski	Republican	1958	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Ed Derwinski (Republican) 70.5% C. F. 'Bob' Dore (Democratic) 29.5%
Illinois 5	John C. Kluczynski	Democratic	1950	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John C. Kluczynski (Democratic) 72.8% Leonard C. Jarzab (Republican) 27.2%
Illinois 6	Harold R. Collier Redistricted from the 10th district	Republican	1956	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Harold R. Collier (Republican) 61.2% Michael R. Galasso (Democratic) 38.8%
Illinois 7	George W. Collins Redistricted from the 6th district	Democratic	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	Y George W. Collins (Democratic) 82.8% Thomas J. Lento (Republican) 17.2%
Illinois 8	Dan Rostenkowski	Democratic	1958	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Dan Rostenkowski (Democratic) 74.0% Edward Stepnowski (Republican) 26.0%
Illinois 9	Sidney R. Yates	Democratic	1948 1962 (retired) 1964	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Sidney R. Yates (Democratic) 68.3% Clark W. Fetridge (Republican) 31.7%
Illinois 10	Abner Mikva Redistricted from the 2nd district	Democratic	1968	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.	Y Samuel H. Young (Republican) 51.6% Abner Mikva (Democratic) 48.4%
Illinois 11	Roman Pucinski	Democratic	1958	Retired to run for U.S. Senator. Democratic loss.	Y Frank Annunzio (Democratic) 53.3% John J. Hoellen Jr. (Republican) 46.7%
	Frank Annunzio Redistricted from the 7th district	Democratic	1964	Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 12	Phil Crane Redistricted from the 13th district	Republican	1969	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Phil Crane (Republican) 74.2% Edwin L. Frank (Democratic) 25.8%
Illinois 13	Robert McClory Redistricted from the 12th district	Republican	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Robert McClory (Republican) 61.5% Stanley W. Beetham (Democratic) 38.5%
Illinois 14	John N. Erlenborn	Republican	1964	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John N. Erlenborn (Republican) 72.8% James M. Wall (Democratic) 27.2%
Illinois 15	Cliffard D. Carlson	Republican	1972 (Special)	Incumbent retired. Republican loss.	Y Leslie C. Arends (Republican) 57.2% Tim Lee Hall (Democratic) 42.8%
	Leslie C. Arends Redistricted from the 17th district	Republican	1934	Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 16	John B. Anderson	Republican	1960	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John B. Anderson (Republican) 71.9% John E. Devine Jr. (Democratic) 28.1%
Illinois 17	None (district created)			New seat. New member elected. Republican gain.	Y George M. O'Brien (Republican) 55.6% John J. Houlihan (Democratic) 44.4%
Illinois 18	Robert H. Michel	Republican	1956	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Robert H. Michel (Republican) 64.8% Steven L. Nordvall (Democratic) 35.2%
Illinois 19	Tom Railsback	Republican	1966	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Tom Railsback (Republican) Unopposed
Illinois 20	Paul Findley	Republican	1960	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Paul Findley (Republican) 68.8% Robert S. O'Shea (Democratic) 31.2%
Illinois 21	William L. Springer Redistricted from the 22nd district	Republican	1950	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.	Y Edward Rell Madigan (Republican) 54.8% Lawrence E. Johnson (Democratic) 45.2%
Illinois 22	George E. Shipley Redistricted from the 23rd district	Democratic	1958	Incumbent re-elected.	Y George E. Shipley (Democratic) 56.5% Robert B. Lamkin (Republican) 41.0% Cleo A. Duzan (Independent) 2.4%
Illinois 23	Melvin Price Redistricted from the 24th district	Democratic	1944	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Melvin Price (Democratic) 75.1% Robert Mays (Republican) 24.9%
Illinois 24	Kenneth J. Gray Redistricted from the 21st district	Democratic	1954	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Kenneth J. Gray (Democratic) 93.7% Hugh Muldoon (Independent) 6.3%

Indiana

Main article: 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana

See also: List of United States representatives from Indiana

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Indiana 1	Ray Madden	Democratic	1942	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Ray Madden (Democratic) 56.9% Bruce R. Haller (Republican) 43.1%
Indiana 2	Earl Landgrebe	Republican	1968	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Earl Landgrebe (Republican) 54.7% Floyd Fithian (Democratic) 45.3%
Indiana 3	John Brademas	Democratic	1958	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John Brademas (Democratic) 55.2% Don M. Newman (Republican) 43.2% Helen Calvin (American) 1.5%
Indiana 4	J. Edward Roush	Democratic	1958 1968 (defeated) 1970	Incumbent re-elected.	Y J. Edward Roush (Democratic) 51.5% Allan E. Bloom (Republican) 48.5%
Indiana 5	Elwood Hillis	Republican	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Elwood Hillis (Republican) 64.1% Kathleen Z. Williams (Democratic) 35.9%
Indiana 6	William G. Bray	Republican	1950	Incumbent re-elected.	Y William G. Bray (Republican) 64.8% David W. Evans (Democratic) 35.2%
Indiana 7	John T. Myers	Republican	1966	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John T. Myers (Republican) 61.6% Warren P. Henegar (Democratic) 38.4%
Indiana 8	Roger H. Zion	Republican	1966	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Roger H. Zion (Republican) 63.4% Richard L. Deen (Democratic) 36.6%
Indiana 9	Lee H. Hamilton	Democratic	1964	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Lee H. Hamilton (Democratic) 62.9% William A. Johnson (Republican) 37.1%
Indiana 10	David W. Dennis	Republican	1968	Incumbent re-elected.	Y David W. Dennis (Republican) 57.2% Philip Sharp (Democratic) 42.8%
Indiana 11	Andrew Jacobs Jr.	Democratic	1964	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.	Y William H. Hudnut III (Republican) 51.2% Andrew Jacobs Jr. (Democratic) 48.8%

Iowa

Main article: 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa

See also: List of United States representatives from Iowa and 1972 United States Senate election in Iowa

Iowa was reapportioned from 7 seats to 6, dividing the old 5th district around Des Moines between its neighbors. Its incumbent, Neal Smith, won again in the south-central Iowa 4th district.^[7]

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Iowa 1	Fred Schwengel	Republican	1954 1964 (defeated) 1966	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	Y Edward Mezvinsky (Democratic) 53.4% Fred Schwengel (Republican) 45.7% Lee E. Foster (American Independent) 1.0%
Iowa 2	John C. Culver	Democratic	1964	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John C. Culver (Democratic) 59.2% Theodore R. Ellsworth (Republican) 40.8%
Iowa 3	H. R. Gross	Republican	1948	Incumbent re-elected.	Y H. R. Gross (Republican) 55.7% Lyle D. Taylor (Democratic) 44.3%
Iowa 4	John Henry Kyl	Republican	1959 (special) 1964 (defeated) 1966	Incumbent lost re-election. Republican loss.	Y Neal Smith (Democratic) 59.2% John Henry Kyl (Republican) 40.8%
	Neal Smith Redistricted from the 5th district	Democratic	1958	Incumbent re-elected.
Iowa 5	William J. Scherle Redistricted from the 7th district	Republican	1966	Incumbent re-elected.	Y William J. Scherle (Republican) 55.3% Tom Harkin (Democratic) 44.7%
Iowa 6	Wiley Mayne	Republican	1966	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Wiley Mayne (Republican) 52.5% Berkley Bedell (Democratic) 47.5%

Kansas

Main article: 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas

See also: List of United States representatives from Kansas and 1972 United States Senate election in Kansas

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Kansas 1	Keith Sebelius	Republican	1968	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Keith Sebelius (Republican) 77.2% Morris Coover (Democratic) 21.6% Daniel Scoggin (Prohibition) 1.2%
Kansas 2	William R. Roy	Democratic	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	Y William R. Roy (Democratic) 60.6% Charles D. McAtee (Republican) 37.1% Bert Falley (Conservative) 1.8% David Scoggin (Prohibition) 0.5%
Kansas 3	Larry Winn	Republican	1966	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Larry Winn (Republican) 71.0% Charles Barsotti (Democratic) 25.4% Warren E. Redding (Conservative) 3.6%
Kansas 4	Garner E. Shriver	Republican	1960	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Garner E. Shriver (Republican) 73.2% John S. Stevens (Democratic) 24.8% Wayne Nobbs Jr. (Prohibition) 2.0%
Kansas 5	Joe Skubitz	Republican	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Joe Skubitz (Republican) 72.3% Lloyd L. Kitch Jr. (Democratic) 27.7%

Kentucky

Main article: 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky

See also: List of United States representatives from Kentucky and 1972 United States Senate election in Kentucky

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Kentucky 1	Frank Stubblefield	Democratic	1958	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Frank Stubblefield (Democratic) 64.8% Charles Thurman Banken Jr. (Republican) 33.7% John M. Katterjohn (Independent) 1.5%
Kentucky 2	William Natcher	Democratic	1953 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	Y William Natcher (Democratic) 61.5% J. C. Carter (Republican) 38.5%
Kentucky 3	Romano Mazzoli	Democratic	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Romano Mazzoli (Democratic) 62.2% Phil Kaelin Jr. (Republican) 37.0% William P. Chambers (American) 0.9%
Kentucky 4	Gene Snyder	Republican	1962 1964 (defeated) 1966	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Gene Snyder (Republican) 73.8% James W. Rogers (Democratic) 26.2%
Kentucky 5	Tim Lee Carter	Republican	1964	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Tim Lee Carter (Republican) 73.5% Lyle L. Willis (Democratic) 26.5%
Kentucky 6	William P. Curlin Jr.	Democratic	1971 (Special)	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	Y John B. Breckinridge (Democratic) 52.4% Laban P. Jackson (Republican) 46.8% Thomas F. Lundeen (Peoples) 0.8%
Kentucky 7	Carl D. Perkins	Democratic	1948	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Carl D. Perkins (Democratic) 61.9% Robert Holcomb (Republican) 38.1%

Louisiana

Main article: 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana

See also: List of United States representatives from Louisiana and 1972 United States Senate election in Louisiana

Louisiana stayed at eight house seats following the 1970 census, but the Eighth District's boundaries were radically altered. New governor Edwin W. Edwards ordered the district to take in territory far to the south and east of its traditional base of Alexandria, which included many African-American and progressive white voters. The change was largely regarded as an election deal between Edwards and former Rep. Gillis Long, who finished third in the Democratic Primary in the 1971 Louisiana Governor's Election. Long easily won back the Eighth District seat he lost in 1964.

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Louisiana 1	F. Edward Hébert	Democratic	1940	Incumbent re-elected.	Y F. Edward Hébert (Democratic) Unopposed
Louisiana 2	Hale Boggs	Democratic	1940 1942 (lost renomination) 1946	Incumbent re-elected posthumously.	Y Hale Boggs (Democratic) Unopposed
Louisiana 3	Patrick T. Caffery	Democratic	1968	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain.	Y Dave Treen (Republican) 54.0% J. Louis Watkins Jr. (Democratic) 46.0%
Louisiana 4	Joe Waggonner	Democratic	1961	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Joe Waggonner (Democratic) Unopposed
Louisiana 5	Otto Passman	Democratic	1946	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Otto Passman (Democratic) Unopposed
Louisiana 6	John Rarick	Democratic	1966	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John Rarick (Democratic) Unopposed
Louisiana 7	John Breaux	Democratic	1972 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John Breaux (Democratic) Unopposed
Louisiana 8	Speedy Long	Democratic	1964	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	Y Gillis William Long (Democratic) 68.5% S. R. Abramson (American) 16.8% Roy C. Strickland (Republican) 14.6%

Maine

Main article: 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine

See also: List of United States representatives from Maine and 1972 United States Senate election in Maine

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Maine 1	Peter Kyros	Democratic	1966	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Peter Kyros (Democratic) 59.4% L. Robert Porteous Jr. (Republican) 40.6%
Maine 2	William Hathaway	Democratic	1964	Retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Republican gain.	Y William Cohen (Republican) 54.4% Elmer H. Violette (Democratic) 45.6%

Maryland

Main article: 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland

See also: List of United States representatives from Maryland

Maryland's redistricting eliminated a seat in Baltimore in favor of an additional seat in the DC suburbs.^[7]

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Maryland 1	William Oswald Mills	Republican	1971 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	Y William Oswald Mills (Republican) 70.5% John R. Hargreaves (Democratic) 29.5%
Maryland 2	Clarence Long	Democratic	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Clarence Long (Democratic) 65.8% John J. Bishop Jr. (Republican) 34.2%
Maryland 3	Edward Garmatz	Democratic	1947 (Special)	Incumbent retired. Democratic loss.	Y Paul Sarbanes (Democratic) 69.7% Robert D. Morrow (Republican) 30.3%
	Paul Sarbanes Redistricted from the 4th district	Democratic	1970	Incumbent re-elected.
Maryland 4	None (district created)			New seat. New member elected. Republican gain.	Y Marjorie Holt (Republican) 59.4% Werner Fornos (Democratic) 40.6%
Maryland 5	Lawrence Hogan	Republican	1968	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Lawrence Hogan (Republican) 62.9% Edward T. Conroy (Democratic) 37.1%
Maryland 6	Goodloe Byron	Democratic	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Goodloe Byron (Democratic) 64.8% Edward J. Mason (Republican) 35.2%
Maryland 7	Parren Mitchell	Democratic	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Parren Mitchell (Democratic) 80.0% Verdell Adair (Republican) 20.0%
Maryland 8	Gilbert Gude	Republican	1966	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Gilbert Gude (Republican) 63.9% Joseph G. Anastasi (Democratic) 36.1%

Massachusetts

Main article: 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts

See also: List of United States representatives from Massachusetts and 1972 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

 

Massachusetts' Results

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Massachusetts 1	Silvio O. Conte	Republican	1958	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Silvio O. Conte (Republican) Unopposed
Massachusetts 2	Edward Boland	Democratic	1952	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Edward Boland (Democratic) Unopposed
Massachusetts 3	Harold Donohue Redistricted from the 4th district	Democratic	1946	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Harold Donohue (Democratic) Unopposed
Massachusetts 4	Robert Drinan Redistricted from the 3rd district	Democratic	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Robert Drinan (Democratic) 68.9% Martin A. Linsky (Republican) 23.4% John Collins (Ind Con) 7.7%
Massachusetts 5	F. Bradford Morse	Republican	1960	Resigned when appointed to United Nations Republican hold.	Y Paul W. Cronin (Republican) 53.4% John Kerry (Democratic) 44.7% Roger Durkin (Independent) 1.8%
Massachusetts 6	Michael J. Harrington	Democratic	1969 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Michael J. Harrington (Democratic) 64.1% James Brady Moseley (Republican) 35.9%
Massachusetts 7	Torbert Macdonald	Democratic	1954	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Torbert Macdonald (Democratic) 67.7% Joan M. Aliberti (Republican) 32.3%
Massachusetts 8	Tip O'Neill	Democratic	1952	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Tip O'Neill (Democratic) 88.7% John Powers (Socialist Workers) 11.3%
Massachusetts 9	Louise Day Hicks	Democratic	1970	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Independent Democratic gain.^[a]	Y Joe Moakley (Independent Democratic) 43.2%^[a] Louise Day Hicks (Democratic) 41.1% Howard M. Miller (Republican) 14.2% Jeanne Lafferty (Independent) 1.5%
Massachusetts 10	Margaret Heckler	Republican	1966	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Margaret Heckler (Republican) Unopposed
Massachusetts 11	James A. Burke	Democratic	1958	Incumbent re-elected.	Y James A. Burke (Democratic) Unopposed
Massachusetts 12	Hastings Keith	Republican	1958	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic gain.	Y Gerry Studds (Democratic) 50.3% William D. Weeks (Republican) 49.7%

Michigan

Main article: 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan

See also: List of United States representatives from Michigan and 1972 United States Senate election in Michigan

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Michigan 1	John Conyers Jr.	Democratic	1964	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John Conyers Jr. (Democratic) 88.4% Walter F. Girardot (Republican) 10.8% Nina J. Hubbard (American Independent) 0.5% Maceo Carl Dixon (Socialist Workers) 0.2%
Michigan 2	Marvin L. Esch	Republican	1966	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Marvin L. Esch (Republican) 56.0% Marvin R. Stempien (Democratic) 43.3% Henry W. Kroes Jr. (American Independent) 0.7%
Michigan 3	Garry E. Brown	Republican	1966	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Garry E. Brown (Republican) 59.2% James T. Brignall (Democratic) 39.9% Marvin P. Lightvoet (American Independent) 0.9%
Michigan 4	J. Edward Hutchinson	Republican	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	Y J. Edward Hutchinson (Republican) 67.3% Charles Jameson (Democratic) 32.7%
Michigan 5	Gerald Ford	Republican	1948	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Gerald Ford (Republican) 61.1% Jean McKee (Democratic) 37.7% Dwight W. Johnson (American Independent) 1.1% Frank Girard (Soc-Lab) 0.1% Alan Lee Maki (Communist) 0.07%
Michigan 6	Charles E. Chamberlain	Republican	1956	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Charles E. Chamberlain (Republican) 50.6% Milton Robert Carr (Democratic) 49.4%
Michigan 7	Donald Riegle	Republican	1966	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Donald Riegle (Republican) 70.1% Eugene L. Mattison (Democratic) 29.9%
Michigan 8	R. James Harvey	Republican	1960	Incumbent re-elected.	Y R. James Harvey (Republican) 59.3% Jerome T. Hart (Democratic) 39.4% John B. Lipinski (American Independent) 1.3%
Michigan 9	Guy Vander Jagt	Republican	1966	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Guy Vander Jagt (Republican) 69.4% Lawrence H. Olson (Democratic) 29.5% DeLoyd G. Hesselink (American Independent) 1.1%
Michigan 10	Elford Albin Cederberg	Republican	1952	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Elford Albin Cederberg (Republican) 66.7% Benjamin D. Graves (Democratic) 30.9% Richard Friske (American Independent) 2.4%
Michigan 11	Philip Ruppe	Republican	1966	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Philip Ruppe (Republican) 69.4% James E. McNamara (Democratic) 29.8% James P. Hoy (American Independent) 0.8%
Michigan 12	James G. O'Hara	Democratic	1958	Incumbent re-elected.	Y James G. O'Hara (Democratic) 50.8% David M. Serotkin (Republican) 49.2%
Michigan 13	Charles Diggs	Democratic	1954	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Charles Diggs (Democratic) 85.6% Leonard T. Edwards (Republican) 13.3% Raymond D. Moon (American Independent) 0.6% Nanci Kinker (Socialist Workers) 0.4%
Michigan 14	Lucien Nedzi	Democratic	1961 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Lucien Nedzi (Democratic) 54.9% Robert V. McGrath (Republican) 45.1%
Michigan 15	William D. Ford	Democratic	1964	Incumbent re-elected.	Y William D. Ford (Democratic) 65.8% Ernest C. Fackler (Republican) 32.9% Aldi C. Fuhrmann (American Independent) 1.3%
Michigan 16	John D. Dingell Jr.	Democratic	1955 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John D. Dingell Jr. (Democratic) 68.1% William E. Rostron (Republican) 29.8% Peter P. Gayner (American Independent) 2.2%
Michigan 17	Martha W. Griffiths	Democratic	1954	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Martha W. Griffiths (Democratic) 66.4% Ralph E. Judd (Republican) 32.5% Hector M. McGregor (American Independent) 0.8% Christy L. Wallace (Socialist Workers) 0.3%
Michigan 18	None (district created)			New seat. New member elected. Republican gain.	Y Robert J. Huber (Republican) 52.6% Daniel S. Cooper (Democratic) 47.4%
Michigan 19	Jack H. McDonald	Republican	1966	Incumbent lost renomination. Republican loss.	Y William Broomfield (Republican) 70.4% George Montgomery (Democratic) 28.6% Henry Lloyd George (American Independent) 1.0%
	William Broomfield Redistricted from the 18th district	Republican	1956	Incumbent re-elected.

Minnesota

Main article: 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota

See also: List of United States representatives from Minnesota and 1972 United States Senate election in Minnesota

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Minnesota 1	Al Quie	Republican	1958	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Al Quie (Republican) 70.7% Charles S. Thompson (Democratic (DFL)) 29.3%
Minnesota 2	Ancher Nelsen	Republican	1958	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Ancher Nelsen (Republican) 57.1% Charlie Turnbull (Democratic (DFL)) 42.9%
Minnesota 3	Bill Frenzel	Republican	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Bill Frenzel (Republican) 62.9% Jim Bell (Democratic (DFL)) 31.3% Donald H. Wright (Taxpayers) 5.8%
Minnesota 4	Joseph Karth	Democratic (DFL)	1958	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Joseph Karth (Democratic (DFL)) 72.4% Steve Thompson (Republican) 27.6%
Minnesota 5	Donald M. Fraser	Democratic (DFL)	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Donald M. Fraser (Democratic (DFL)) 65.8% Allan Davisson (Republican) 24.4% Norm Selby (Taxpayers) 7.7% William E. Peterson (Socialist Workers) 2.1%
Minnesota 6	John M. Zwach	Republican	1966	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John M. Zwach (Republican) 51.0% Rick Nolan (Democratic (DFL)) 49.0%
Minnesota 7	Robert Bergland	Democratic (DFL)	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Robert Bergland (Democratic (DFL)) 59.0% Jon O. Haaven (Republican) 41.0%
Minnesota 8	John Blatnik	Democratic (DFL)	1946	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John Blatnik (Democratic (DFL)) 75.9% Edward Johnson (Republican) 24.1%

Mississippi

Main article: 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi

See also: List of United States representatives from Mississippi and 1972 United States Senate election in Mississippi

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Mississippi 1	Jamie Whitten Redistricted from the 2nd district	Democratic	1941 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Jamie Whitten (Democratic) Unopposed
Mississippi 2	Thomas Abernethy Redistricted from the 1st district	Democratic	1942	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	Y David R. Bowen (Democratic) 61.9% Carl Butler (Republican) 34.7% Robert J. Coleman (Independent) 2.5% Norman Smith (Independent) 0.9%
Mississippi 3	Sonny Montgomery Redistricted from the 4th district	Democratic	1966	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Sonny Montgomery (Democratic) Unopposed
Mississippi 4	Charles H. Griffin Redistricted from the 3rd district	Democratic	1968	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain.	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The 1972 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 7 1972 to elect U S Representatives to serve in the 93rd United States Congress This was the first election held after the 1970 United States redistricting cycle It coincided with the landslide reelection victory of President Richard M Nixon Nixon s Republican Party managed to gain a net of twelve House of Representatives seats from the Democratic Party although the Democrats retained a majority 1972 United States House of Representatives elections 1970 November 7 1972 1974 All 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives218 seats needed for a majority Majority party Minority party Leader Carl Albert Gerald Ford Party Democratic Republican Leader since January 21 1971 January 3 1965 Leader s seat Oklahoma 3rd Michigan 5th Last election 255 seats 180 seats Seats won 242 192 Seat change 13 12 Popular vote 37 071 352 33 119 664 Percentage 52 1 46 5 Swing 1 5 1 6 Third party Party Independent Democratic Last election 0 seats Seats won 1 Seat change 1 Popular vote 137 664 Percentage 0 2 SwingResults Democratic hold Democratic gain Republican hold Republican gain Independent gainSpeaker before election Carl Albert Democratic Elected Speaker Carl Albert Democratic This was the first election in which citizens at least 18 years of age instead of 21 and older could vote due to the recent passage of the 26th Amendment This was the last time until 2022 that a Democrat would win a House seat in Alaska 1 and the first time since 1888 that a Republican won a House seat in Louisiana 2 Contents 1 Special elections 2 Summary of results 3 Incumbents retiring 3 1 Democratic gains 3 2 Democratic holds 3 3 Republican gains 3 4 Republican holds 4 Incumbents defeated 4 1 Incumbents defeated in primary 4 2 Incumbents defeated in general election 5 Alabama 6 Alaska 7 Arizona 8 Arkansas 9 California 10 Colorado 11 Connecticut 12 Delaware 13 Florida 14 Georgia 15 Hawaii 16 Idaho 17 Illinois 18 Indiana 19 Iowa 20 Kansas 21 Kentucky 22 Louisiana 23 Maine 24 Maryland 25 Massachusetts 26 Michigan 27 Minnesota 28 Mississippi 29 Missouri 30 Montana 31 Nebraska 32 Nevada 33 New Hampshire 34 New Jersey 35 New Mexico 36 New York 37 North Carolina 38 North Dakota 39 Ohio 40 Oklahoma 41 Oregon 42 Pennsylvania 43 Rhode Island 44 South Carolina 45 South Dakota 46 Tennessee 47 Texas 48 Utah 49 Vermont 50 Virginia 51 Washington 52 West Virginia 53 Wisconsin 54 Wyoming 55 Non voting delegates 55 1 District of Columbia 55 2 United States Virgin Islands 56 See also 57 Notes 58 ReferencesSpecial elections editSix special elections were also held throughout the year six before November and one concurrent with the November general election See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Vermont at large Robert Stafford Republican 1960 Incumbent resigned September 16 1971 when appointed U S Senator New member elected January 7 1972 Republican hold Winner was re elected in November nbsp Y Richard W Mallary Republican 55 80 J William O Brien Democratic 37 60 Doris Lake Liberty Union 4 70 Anthony N Doria Independent 1 89 Alabama 3 George W Andrews Democratic 1944 Special Incumbent died December 25 1971 New member elected April 4 1972 Democratic hold Winner did not run for re election in November nbsp Y Elizabeth B Andrews Democratic Unopposed See Widow s succession Illinois 15 Charlotte Thompson Reid Republican 1962 Incumbent resigned October 7 1971 to become Commissioner on the Federal Communications Commission New member elected April 4 1972 Republican hold Winner was re elected in November nbsp Y Cliffard D Carlson Republican 54 79 Tim Lee Hall Democratic 45 21 3 Pennsylvania 27 James G Fulton Republican 1944 Incumbent died October 6 1971 New member elected April 25 1972 Republican hold Winner was not renominated in primary for election to full term in November see below nbsp Y William Sheldrick Conover Republican 51 05 Doug Walgren Democratic 46 25 Willard Holt Constitution 2 70 4 Louisiana 7 Edwin Edwards Democratic 1965 Special Incumbent resigned May 9 1972 when elected Governor of Louisiana New member elected September 30 1972 Democratic hold Winner was re elected in November nbsp Y John Breaux Democratic Unopposed 5 Virginia 6 Richard Harding Poff Republican 1952 Incumbent resigned August 29 1972 to become judge of the Supreme Court of Virginia New member elected November 7 1972 Republican hold Winner was also elected the same day to the next term nbsp Y M Caldwell Butler Republican 51 8 6 Willis M Anderson Democratic 39 8 Roy R White Independent 8 4 Summary of results edit 242 1 192 Democratic b Republican Parties Seats Popular vote 1970 1972 Strength Vote Change Democratic Party 255 242 nbsp 13 55 6 37 071 352 52 1 nbsp 1 5 Republican Party 180 192 nbsp 12 44 2 33 119 664 46 5 nbsp 1 6 American Independent Party 0 0 nbsp 0 0 233 967 0 3 nbsp 0 1 Conservative Party 0 0 nbsp 0 0 218 143 0 3 nbsp 0 1 Liberal Party 0 0 nbsp 0 0 148 951 0 2 nbsp 0 1 Independent Democratic 0 1 nbsp 1 0 2 137 664 0 2 nbsp Peace and Freedom Party 0 0 nbsp 0 0 63 894 0 1 nbsp Socialist Workers Party 0 0 nbsp 0 0 51 815 0 1 nbsp 0 1 National Democratic Party 0 0 nbsp 0 0 37 618 0 1 nbsp Taxpayer s Party 0 0 nbsp 0 0 28 079 lt 0 1 nbsp Action Party 0 0 nbsp 0 0 12 075 lt 0 1 nbsp Prohibition Party 0 0 nbsp 0 0 10 902 lt 0 1 nbsp Socialist Labor Party 0 0 nbsp 0 0 10 835 lt 0 1 nbsp Constitution Party 0 0 nbsp 0 0 5 860 lt 0 1 nbsp 0 1 Concerned and Capable Party 0 0 nbsp 0 0 5 188 lt 0 1 nbsp American Independent Conservative Party 0 0 nbsp 0 0 3 077 lt 0 1 nbsp Communist Party 0 0 nbsp 0 0 2 076 lt 0 1 nbsp Libertarian Party 0 0 nbsp 0 0 2 028 lt 0 1 nbsp Less Federal Taxes Party 0 0 nbsp 0 0 1 920 lt 0 1 nbsp La Raza Unida Party 0 0 nbsp 0 0 1 629 lt 0 1 nbsp Protest Progress Dignity Party 0 0 nbsp 0 0 1 556 lt 0 1 nbsp People s Party 0 0 nbsp 0 0 1 215 lt 0 1 nbsp Independent for Congress Party 0 0 nbsp 0 0 1 147 lt 0 1 nbsp People Over Politics Party 0 0 nbsp 0 0 847 lt 0 1 nbsp Taxation With Representation Party 0 0 nbsp 0 0 408 lt 0 1 nbsp Socialist Party 0 0 nbsp 0 0 221 lt 0 1 nbsp Others 0 0 nbsp 0 0 16 274 lt 0 1 nbsp 0 1 Total 435 435 nbsp 100 0 71 188 405 100 0 nbsp Source Election Statistics Office of the Clerk Popular vote Democratic 52 07 Republican 46 52 Others 1 41 House seats Democratic 55 63 Republican 44 14 Others 0 23 nbsp House seats by party holding plurality in state 80 Democratic 80 Republican 60 to 80 Democratic 60 to 80 Republican up to 60 Democratic up to 60 Republican nbsp Change in seats 6 Democratic gain 6 Republican gain 3 5 Democratic gain 3 5 Republican gain 1 2 Democratic gain 1 2 Republican gain no net change nbsp Results shaded according to winners share of voteIncumbents retiring editThis list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items December 2008 Democratic gains edit Georgia 5 Fletcher Thompson R retired to run for U S senator succeeded by Andrew Young D New York 6 Seymour Halpern R retired succeeded by Lester L Wolff D who was redistricted Oklahoma 1 Page Belcher R retired succeeded by James R Jones D Democratic holds edit Arkansas 4 David Pryor D retired to run for U S senator succeeded by Ray Thornton D Illinois 11 Roman C Pucinski D retired succeeded by Frank Annunzio D who was redistricted Kentucky 6 William P Curlin Jr D retired succeeded by John B Breckinridge D Louisiana 8 Speedy Long D redistricted and retired succeeded by Gillis William Long D who previously held the seat in the 88th Congress Maryland 3 Edward Garmatz D redistricted and retired succeeded by Paul Sarbanes D Mississippi 2 Thomas Abernethy D redistricted and retired succeeded by David R Bowen D Missouri 6 William Raleigh Hull Jr D retired succeeded by Jerry Litton D North Carolina 4 Nick Galifianakis D retired to run for U S senator succeeded by Ike Franklin Andrews D North Carolina 7 Alton Lennon D retired succeeded by Charlie Rose D North Dakota 2 Arthur A Link D redistricted retired to run for Governor succeeded by Mark Andrews R who was redistricted Oklahoma 2 Ed Edmondson D retired to run for U S senator succeeded by Clem McSpadden D Tennessee 7 Ray Blanton D retired to run for U S senator succeeded by Ed Jones D who was redistricted Texas 2 John Dowdy D retired succeeded by Charles Wilson D Republican gains edit Alabama 2 Elizabeth B Andrews D redistricted and retired succeeded by William Louis Dickinson R Illinois 11 Roman C Pucinski D retired succeeded by Frank Annunzio D who was redistricted Louisiana 3 Patrick T Caffery D retired succeeded by Dave Treen R Maine 2 William Hathaway D retired to run for U S senator succeeded by William Cohen R Mississippi 4 Charles H Griffin D redistricted and retired succeeded by Thad Cochran R Mississippi 5 William M Colmer D retired succeeded by Trent Lott R South Dakota 2 James Abourezk D retired to run for U S senator succeeded by James Abdnor R Virginia 4 Watkins Moorman Abbitt D retired succeeded by Robert Daniel R Republican holds edit California 20 H Allen Smith R retired succeeded by Carlos Moorhead R Idaho 1 James A McClure R retired to run for U S senator succeeded by Steve Symms R Illinois 15 Cliffard D Carlson R retired succeeded by Leslie C Arends R who was redistricted Illinois 21 William L Springer R retired succeeded by Edward Rell Madigan R Missouri 7 Durward Gorham Hall R retired succeeded by Gene Taylor R New Jersey 12 Florence P Dwyer R retired succeeded by Matthew John Rinaldo R New York 31 Alexander Pirnie R redistricted and retired succeeded by Donald J Mitchell R New York 33 John H Terry R redistricted and retired succeeded by William F Walsh R North Carolina 9 Charles R Jonas R retired succeeded by James G Martin R Ohio 4 William Moore McCulloch R retired succeeded by Tennyson Guyer R Ohio 8 Jackson Edward Betts R retired succeeded by Walter E Powell R who was redistricted Ohio 16 Frank T Bow R retired succeeded by Ralph Regula R Pennsylvania 2 J Irving Whalley R retired succeeded by John P Saylor R who was redistricted Virginia 8 William L Scott R retired to run for U S senator succeeded by Stanford Parris R Washington 1 Thomas Pelly R retired succeeded by Joel Pritchard R Wisconsin 8 John W Byrnes R retired succeeded by Harold Vernon Froehlich R Incumbents defeated editIncumbents defeated in primary edit This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it April 2009 California 8 George P Miller D California 39 John G Schmitz R Colorado 4 Wayne Aspinall D Georgia 1 George Elliott Hagan D Michigan 19 Jack H McDonald R Nevada at large Walter S Baring Jr D New Jersey 13 Cornelius Edward Gallagher D New York 18 Emanuel Celler D New York 22 James H Scheuer D Pennsylvania 3 James A Byrne D Pennsylvania 22 William Sheldrick Conover R South Carolina 6 John L McMillan D West Virginia 4 James Kee D Incumbents defeated in general election edit Colorado 1 Mike McKevitt R Connecticut 5 John S Monagan D Illinois 10 Abner J Mikva D Indiana 11 Andrew Jacobs Jr D Iowa 1 Fred Schwengel R Iowa 4 John Henry Kyl R Massachusetts 9 Louise Day Hicks D New York 26 John G Dow D Tennessee 6 William Anderson D Texas 5 Earle Cabell D Texas 13 Graham B Purcell Jr D Utah 2 Sherman P Lloyd R Wisconsin 7 Alvin E O Konski R Alabama editSee also List of United States representatives from Alabama and 1972 United States Senate election in Alabama Alabama was reapportioned from 8 to 7 seats and eliminated the old 3rd district dividing it between the old 2nd and 4th and making compensating boundary changes elsewhere 7 District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Alabama 1 Jack Edwards Republican 1964 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Jack Edwards Republican 76 5 O W Bill McCrory Democratic 17 8 Thomas McAboy Jr National Democratic Party of Alabama 5 7 Alabama 2 William Louis Dickinson Republican 1964 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y William Louis Dickinson Republican 54 9 Ben C Reeves Democratic 41 5 Richard Boone National Democratic Party of Alabama 3 4 Llewellyn B Garth Conservative 0 3 Elizabeth B AndrewsRedistricted from the 3rd district Democratic 1972 Special Incumbent retired Democratic loss Alabama 3 Bill NicholsRedistricted from the 4th district Democratic 1966 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Bill Nichols Democratic 75 6 Robert M Kerr Republican 20 6 John Ford National Democratic Party of Alabama 2 6 James R Connell Prohibition 1 3 Alabama 4 Tom BevillRedistricted from the 7th district Democratic 1966 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Tom Bevill Democratic 69 6 Ed Nelson Republican 30 0 Daisy Williams Prohibition 0 5 Alabama 5 Robert E Jones Jr Redistricted from the 8th district Democratic 1947 Special Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Robert E Jones Jr Democratic 74 2 Dieter J Schrader Republican 24 4 Shirley Irwin National Democratic Party of Alabama 1 4 Alabama 6 John Hall Buchanan Jr Republican 1964 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y John Hall Buchanan Jr Republican 59 8 Ben Erdreich Democratic 35 6 Al Thomas National Democratic Party of Alabama 2 5 Edna L Bowling Prohibition 1 2 Dan Scott Conservative 0 9 Alabama 7 Walter FlowersRedistricted from the 5th district Democratic 1968 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Walter Flowers Democratic 84 8 Lewis Black National Democratic Party of Alabama 14 0 Hal Radue Conservative 1 1 Alaska editMain article 1972 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska See also List of United States representatives from Alaska and 1972 United States Senate election in Alaska Incumbent Nick Begich won re election three weeks after having disappeared in a plane crash October 16 challenger Don Young would later win a March special election after Begich was declared dead on December 29 District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Alaska at large Nick Begich Democratic 1970 Incumbent re elected posthumously nbsp Y Nick Begich Democratic 56 2 Don Young Republican 43 8 Arizona editMain article 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona See also List of United States representatives from Arizona Arizona was reapportioned from 3 seats to 4 and carved a new district in the Phoenix suburbs and the northeast from parts of the existing districts 7 District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Arizona 1 John Jacob Rhodes Republican 1952 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y John Jacob Rhodes Republican 57 3 Gerald A Pollock Democratic 42 7 Arizona 2 Mo Udall Democratic 1961 Special Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Mo Udall Democratic 63 5 Gene Savoie Republican 36 5 Arizona 3 Sam Steiger Republican 1966 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Sam Steiger Republican 63 0 Ted Wyckoff Democratic 37 0 Arizona 4 None district created New seat New member elected Republican gain nbsp Y John Bertrand Conlan Republican 53 0 Jack E Brown Democratic 47 0 Arkansas editSee also List of United States representatives from Arkansas and 1972 United States Senate election in Arkansas District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Arkansas 1 William Vollie Alexander Jr Democratic 1968 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y William Vollie Alexander Jr Democratic Unopposed Arkansas 2 Wilbur Mills Democratic 1938 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Wilbur Mills Democratic Unopposed Arkansas 3 John Paul Hammerschmidt Republican 1966 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y John Paul Hammerschmidt Republican 77 3 Guy W Hatfield Democratic 22 7 Arkansas 4 David Pryor Democratic 1966 Retired to run for U S Senator New member elected Democratic hold nbsp Y Ray Thornton Democratic 83 John Norman Warnock American Independent 17 California editMain article 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in California See also List of United States representatives from California California was reapportioned from 38 to 43 seats adding one seat in the Bay Area one in the Central Valley and 3 in southern California 7 three went to Democrats two to Republicans Despite a retirement and two lost renominations both parties held their seats in this election bringing the Democrats up from 20 seats to 23 and the Republicans up from 18 seats to 20 District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates California 1 Donald H Clausen Republican 1963 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Donald H Clausen Republican 62 2 William Nighswonger Democratic 34 1 Jonathan T Ames Peace and Freedom 3 7 California 2 Harold T Johnson Democratic 1958 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Harold T Johnson Democratic 68 3 Francis X Callahan Republican 28 6 Dorothy D Paradis American 3 1 California 3 John E Moss Democratic 1952 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y John E Moss Democratic 69 9 John Rakus Republican 30 1 California 4 Robert L Leggett Democratic 1962 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Robert L Leggett Democratic 67 4 Benjamin Chang Republican 32 6 California 5 Phillip Burton Democratic 1964 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Phillip Burton Democratic 81 8 Edlo E Powell Republican 18 2 California 6 William S Mailliard Republican 1952 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y William S Mailliard Republican 52 0 Roger Boas Democratic 48 0 California 7 Ron Dellums Democratic 1970 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Ron Dellums Democratic 56 0 Peter Hannaford Republican 38 0 Frank V Cortese American 6 0 California 8 George P Miller Democratic 1944 Incumbent lost renomination New member elected Democratic hold nbsp Y Pete Stark Democratic 52 9 Lew M Warden Jr Republican 47 1 California 9 Don Edwards Democratic 1962 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Don Edwards Democratic 72 3 Herb Smith Republican 25 2 Edmon V Kaiser American 2 6 California 10 Charles S Gubser Republican 1952 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Charles S Gubser Republican 64 6 B Frank Gillette Democratic 35 4 California 11 None district created New seat New member elected Democratic gain nbsp Y Leo Ryan Democratic 60 4 Charles E Chase Republican 37 0 Nicholas W Kudrovzeff American 2 6 California 12 Burt L Talcott Republican 1962 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Burt L Talcott Republican 54 0 Julian Camacho Democratic 43 1 Stanley K Monteith American 2 9 California 13 Charles M Teague Republican 1954 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Charles M Teague Republican 73 9 Lester Dean Cleveland Democratic 26 1 California 14 Jerome Waldie Democratic 1966 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Jerome Waldie Democratic 77 6 Floyd E Sims Republican 22 4 California 15 John J McFall Democratic 1956 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y John J McFall Democratic Unopposed California 16 B F Sisk Democratic 1954 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y B F Sisk Democratic 79 1 Carol O Harner Republican 20 9 California 17 Pete McCloskeyRedistricted from the 11th district Republican 1967 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Pete McCloskey Republican 60 2 James Stewart Democratic 39 8 California 18 Bob Mathias Republican 1966 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Bob Mathias Republican 66 5 Vincent J Lavery Democratic 33 5 California 19 Chet Holifield Democratic 1942 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Chet Holifield Democratic 67 2 Kenneth M Fisher Republican 27 9 Joe Harris Peace and Freedom 4 9 California 20 H Allen Smith Republican 1956 Incumbent retired New member elected Republican hold nbsp Y Carlos Moorhead Republican 57 4 John Binkley Democratic 42 6 California 21 Augustus Hawkins Democratic 1962 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Augustus Hawkins Democratic 82 9 Rayfield Lundy Republican 17 1 California 22 James C Corman Democratic 1960 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y James C Corman Democratic 67 6 Bruce P Wolfe Republican 29 3 Ralph L Shroyer Peace and Freedom 3 1 California 23 Del M Clawson Republican 1963 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Del M Clawson Republican 61 4 Conrad G Tuohey Democratic 38 6 California 24 John H Rousselot Republican 19601962 defeated 1970 Special Incumbent re elected nbsp Y John H Rousselot Republican 70 1 Luther Mandell Democratic 29 9 California 25 Charles E Wiggins Republican 1966 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Charles E Wiggins Republican 64 9 Leslie W Craven Democratic 31 9 Alfred Romirez American 3 1 California 26 Thomas M Rees Democratic 1965 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Thomas M Rees Democratic 68 6 Philip Robert Rutta Republican 27 9 Mike Timko Peace and Freedom 3 5 California 27 Barry Goldwater Jr Republican 1969 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Barry Goldwater Jr Republican 57 4 Mark S Novak Democratic 42 6 California 28 Alphonzo E Bell Jr Republican 1960 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Alphonzo E Bell Jr Republican 60 7 Michael Shapiro Democratic 37 5 Jack Hampton Peace and Freedom 1 8 California 29 George E Danielson Democratic 1970 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y George E Danielson Democratic 62 8 Richard E Ferraro Jr Republican 33 5 John W Blaine Peace and Freedom 3 7 California 30 Edward R Roybal Democratic 1962 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Edward R Roybal Democratic 68 4 Bill Brophy Republican 28 6 Lewis B McCammon Peace and Freedom 3 0 California 31 Charles H Wilson Democratic 1962 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Charles H Wilson Democratic 52 3 Ben Valentine Republican 42 5 Roberta Lynn Wood Peace and Freedom 5 2 California 32 Craig Hosmer Republican 1952 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Craig Hosmer Republican 65 9 Dennis Murray Democratic 32 0 John S Donohue Peace and Freedom 2 2 California 33 Jerry Pettis Republican 1966 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Jerry Pettis Republican 75 1 Ken Thompson Democratic 24 9 California 34 Richard T Hanna Democratic 1962 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Richard T Hanna Democratic 67 2 John D Ratterree Republican 28 9 Lee R Rayburn American Independent 3 9 California 35 Glenn M AndersonRedistricted from the 17th district Democratic 1968 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Glenn M Anderson Democratic 74 8 Vernon E Brown Republican 25 2 California 36 None district created New seat New member elected Republican gain nbsp Y William M Ketchum Republican 52 7 Timothy Lemucchi Democratic 43 5 Bill Armour American 3 8 California 37 None district created New seat New member elected Democratic gain nbsp Y Yvonne Brathwaite Burke Democratic 73 2 Gregg Tria Republican 24 7 John Haag Peace and Freedom 2 1 California 38 None district created New seat New member elected Democratic gain nbsp Y George Brown Jr Democratic 56 3 Howard J Snider Republican 43 7 California 39 John G SchmitzRedistricted from the 35th district Republican 1970 Incumbent lost renomination New member elected Republican hold nbsp Y Andrew J Hinshaw Republican 65 7 John Woodland Black Democratic 34 3 California 40 Bob WilsonRedistricted from the 36th district Republican 1952 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Bob Wilson Republican 67 8 Frank Caprio Democratic 30 3 Fritjof Thygeson Peace and Freedom 1 9 California 41 Lionel Van DeerlinRedistricted from the 37th district Democratic 1962 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Lionel Van Deerlin Democratic 74 1 D Richard Kau Republican 25 9 California 42 None district created New seat New member elected Republican gain nbsp Y Clair Burgener Republican 67 4 Bob Lowe Democratic 29 2 Armin R Moths American 3 4 California 43 Victor VeyseyRedistricted from the 38th district Republican 1970 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Victor Veysey Republican 62 7 Ernest Z Robles Democratic 37 3 Colorado editSee also List of United States representatives from Colorado and 1972 United States Senate election in Colorado Colorado was reapportioned from 4 to 5 seats constructing a new 5th district east and south of Denver 7 District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Colorado 1 Mike McKevitt Republican 1970 Incumbent lost re election New member elected Democratic gain nbsp Y Pat Schroeder Democratic 51 6 Mike McKevitt Republican 47 5 Marie Pauline Serna La Raza Unida 0 8 Fern Gapin Socialist Workers 0 2 Colorado 2 Donald G Brotzman Republican 19621964 defeated 1966 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Donald G Brotzman Republican 66 3 Francis W Brush Democratic 33 4 Joel Houtman Socialist Workers 0 3 Colorado 3 Frank Evans Democratic 1964 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Frank Evans Democratic 66 3 Chuck Brady Republican 33 7 Colorado 4 Wayne N Aspinall Democratic 1948 Incumbent lost renomination New member elected Republican gain nbsp Y James Paul Johnson Republican 51 0 Alan Merson Democratic 49 0 Colorado 5 None district created New seat New member elected Republican gain nbsp Y William L Armstrong Republican 62 3 Byron L Johnson Democratic 36 5 Pipp M Boyls Libertarian 1 2 Connecticut editSee also List of United States representatives from Connecticut District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Connecticut 1 William R Cotter Democratic 1970 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y William R Cotter Democratic 56 9 Richard M Rittenband Republican 41 9 Charlie A Burke American Independent 1 2 Connecticut 2 Robert H Steele Republican 1970 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Robert H Steele Republican 65 9 Roger Hilsman Democratic 34 1 Connecticut 3 Robert Giaimo Democratic 1958 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Robert Giaimo Democratic 53 3 Henry A Povinelli Republican 46 7 Connecticut 4 Stewart McKinney Republican 1970 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Stewart McKinney Republican 63 1 James P McLoughlin Democratic 36 9 Connecticut 5 John S Monagan Democratic 1958 Incumbent lost re election New member elected Republican gain nbsp Y Ronald A Sarasin Republican 51 2 John S Monagan Democratic 48 8 Connecticut 6 Ella Grasso Democratic 1970 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Ella Grasso Democratic 60 2 John F Walsh Republican 39 8 Delaware editSee also List of United States representatives from Delaware and 1972 United States Senate election in Delaware District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Delaware at large Pete du Pont Republican 1970 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Pete du Pont Republican 62 5 Norma Handloff Democratic 36 9 Robert G LoPresti American 0 5 Rachel Dickerson Prohibition 0 1 Florida editSee also List of United States representatives from Florida Florida was reapportioned from 12 to 15 seats adding a seat in central and two in south Florida 7 District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Florida 1 Bob Sikes Democratic 19401944 resigned 1974 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Bob Sikes Democratic Unopposed Florida 2 Don Fuqua Democratic 1962 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Don Fuqua Democratic Unopposed Florida 3 Charles E Bennett Democratic 1948 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Charles E Bennett Democratic 82 0 John F Bowen Republican 18 0 Florida 4 Bill Chappell Democratic 1968 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Bill Chappell Democratic 55 9 Bud Fleuchaus Republican 44 1 Florida 5 None district created New seat New member elected Democratic gain nbsp Y Bill Gunter Democratic 55 5 Jack P Insco Republican 44 5 Florida 6 Bill YoungRedistricted from the 8th district Republican 1970 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Bill Young Republican 76 0 Michael O Plunkett Democratic 24 0 Florida 7 Sam GibbonsRedistricted from the 6th district Democratic 1962 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Sam Gibbons Democratic 68 0 Robert A Carter Republican 32 0 Florida 8 James A HaleyRedistricted from the 7th district Democratic 1952 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y James A Haley Democratic 57 8 Roy Thompson Jr Republican 42 2 Florida 9 Louis Frey Jr Redistricted from the 5th district Republican 1968 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Louis Frey Jr Republican Unopposed Florida 10 None district created New seat New member elected Republican gain nbsp Y Skip Bafalis Republican 62 0 Bill Sikes Democratic 38 0 Florida 11 Paul RogersRedistricted from the 9th district Democratic 1954 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Paul Rogers Democratic 60 2 Joel Karl Gustafson Republican 39 8 Florida 12 J Herbert BurkeRedistricted from the 10th district Republican 1966 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y J Herbert Burke Republican 62 8 James T Stephanis Democratic 37 2 Florida 13 None district created New seat New member elected Democratic gain nbsp Y William Lehman Democratic 61 6 Paul D Bethel Republican 38 4 Florida 14 Claude PepperRedistricted from the 11th district Democratic 1962 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Claude Pepper Democratic 67 6 Evelio S Estrella Republican 32 4 Florida 15 Dante FascellRedistricted from the 12th district Democratic 1954 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Dante Fascell Democratic 56 8 Ellis B Rubin Republican 43 2 Georgia editSee also List of United States representatives from Georgia 1972 United States Senate election in Georgia and 1972 United States Senate special election in Georgia District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Georgia 1 George Elliott Hagan Democratic 1960 Incumbent lost renomination New member elected Democratic hold nbsp Y Ronald Bo Ginn Democratic Unopposed Georgia 2 Dawson Mathis Democratic 1970 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Dawson Mathis Democratic Unopposed Georgia 3 Jack Brinkley Democratic 1966 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Jack Brinkley Democratic Unopposed Georgia 4 Benjamin B Blackburn Republican 1966 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Benjamin B Blackburn Republican 75 9 F Odell Welborn Democratic 24 1 Georgia 5 Fletcher Thompson Republican 1966 Retired to run for U S Senator New member elected Democratic gain nbsp Y Andrew Young Democratic 52 8 Rodney Mims Cook Sr Republican 47 2 Georgia 6 John Flynt Democratic 1954 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y John Flynt Democratic Unopposed Georgia 7 John William Davis Democratic 1960 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y John William Davis Democratic 58 3 Charlie Sherrill Republican 41 7 Georgia 8 W S Stuckey Jr Democratic 1966 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y W S Stuckey Jr Democratic 62 4 Ronnie Thompson Republican 37 6 Georgia 9 Phillip M Landrum Democratic 1952 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Phillip M Landrum Democratic Unopposed Georgia 10 Robert Grier Stephens Jr Democratic 1960 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Robert Grier Stephens Jr Democratic UnopposedHawaii editSee also List of United States representatives from Hawaii District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Hawaii 1 Spark Matsunaga Democratic 1962 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Spark Matsunaga Democratic 54 7 Fred W Rohlfing Republican 45 3 Hawaii 2 Patsy Mink Democratic 1964 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Patsy Mink Democratic 57 1 Diana Hansen Republican 42 9 Idaho editSee also List of United States representatives from Idaho and 1972 United States Senate election in Idaho District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Idaho 1 James A McClure Republican 1966 Retired to run for U S Senator New member elected Republican hold nbsp Y Steve Symms Republican 55 6 Ed Williams Democratic 44 4 Idaho 2 Orval H Hansen Republican 1968 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Orval H Hansen Republican 69 2 Willis H Ludlow Democratic 27 0 John L Thiebert American 3 8 Illinois editMain article 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois See also List of United States representatives from Illinois and 1972 United States Senate election in Illinois District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Illinois 1 Ralph Metcalfe Democratic 1970 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Ralph Metcalfe Democratic 91 4 Louis Coggs Republican 8 6 Illinois 2 Morgan F MurphyRedistricted from the 3rd district Democratic 1970 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Morgan F Murphy Democratic 75 0 James E Doyle Republican 25 0 Illinois 3 None district created New seat New member elected Republican gain nbsp Y Robert P Hanrahan Republican 62 3 Daniel P Coman Democratic 37 7 Illinois 4 Ed Derwinski Republican 1958 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Ed Derwinski Republican 70 5 C F Bob Dore Democratic 29 5 Illinois 5 John C Kluczynski Democratic 1950 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y John C Kluczynski Democratic 72 8 Leonard C Jarzab Republican 27 2 Illinois 6 Harold R CollierRedistricted from the 10th district Republican 1956 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Harold R Collier Republican 61 2 Michael R Galasso Democratic 38 8 Illinois 7 George W CollinsRedistricted from the 6th district Democratic 1970 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y George W Collins Democratic 82 8 Thomas J Lento Republican 17 2 Illinois 8 Dan Rostenkowski Democratic 1958 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Dan Rostenkowski Democratic 74 0 Edward Stepnowski Republican 26 0 Illinois 9 Sidney R Yates Democratic 19481962 retired 1964 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Sidney R Yates Democratic 68 3 Clark W Fetridge Republican 31 7 Illinois 10 Abner MikvaRedistricted from the 2nd district Democratic 1968 Incumbent lost re election New member elected Republican gain nbsp Y Samuel H Young Republican 51 6 Abner Mikva Democratic 48 4 Illinois 11 Roman Pucinski Democratic 1958 Retired to run for U S Senator Democratic loss nbsp Y Frank Annunzio Democratic 53 3 John J Hoellen Jr Republican 46 7 Frank AnnunzioRedistricted from the 7th district Democratic 1964 Incumbent re elected Illinois 12 Phil CraneRedistricted from the 13th district Republican 1969 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Phil Crane Republican 74 2 Edwin L Frank Democratic 25 8 Illinois 13 Robert McCloryRedistricted from the 12th district Republican 1962 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Robert McClory Republican 61 5 Stanley W Beetham Democratic 38 5 Illinois 14 John N Erlenborn Republican 1964 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y John N Erlenborn Republican 72 8 James M Wall Democratic 27 2 Illinois 15 Cliffard D Carlson Republican 1972 Special Incumbent retired Republican loss nbsp Y Leslie C Arends Republican 57 2 Tim Lee Hall Democratic 42 8 Leslie C ArendsRedistricted from the 17th district Republican 1934 Incumbent re elected Illinois 16 John B Anderson Republican 1960 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y John B Anderson Republican 71 9 John E Devine Jr Democratic 28 1 Illinois 17 None district created New seat New member elected Republican gain nbsp Y George M O Brien Republican 55 6 John J Houlihan Democratic 44 4 Illinois 18 Robert H Michel Republican 1956 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Robert H Michel Republican 64 8 Steven L Nordvall Democratic 35 2 Illinois 19 Tom Railsback Republican 1966 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Tom Railsback Republican Unopposed Illinois 20 Paul Findley Republican 1960 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Paul Findley Republican 68 8 Robert S O Shea Democratic 31 2 Illinois 21 William L SpringerRedistricted from the 22nd district Republican 1950 Incumbent retired New member elected Republican hold nbsp Y Edward Rell Madigan Republican 54 8 Lawrence E Johnson Democratic 45 2 Illinois 22 George E ShipleyRedistricted from the 23rd district Democratic 1958 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y George E Shipley Democratic 56 5 Robert B Lamkin Republican 41 0 Cleo A Duzan Independent 2 4 Illinois 23 Melvin PriceRedistricted from the 24th district Democratic 1944 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Melvin Price Democratic 75 1 Robert Mays Republican 24 9 Illinois 24 Kenneth J GrayRedistricted from the 21st district Democratic 1954 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Kenneth J Gray Democratic 93 7 Hugh Muldoon Independent 6 3 Indiana editMain article 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana See also List of United States representatives from Indiana District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Indiana 1 Ray Madden Democratic 1942 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Ray Madden Democratic 56 9 Bruce R Haller Republican 43 1 Indiana 2 Earl Landgrebe Republican 1968 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Earl Landgrebe Republican 54 7 Floyd Fithian Democratic 45 3 Indiana 3 John Brademas Democratic 1958 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y John Brademas Democratic 55 2 Don M Newman Republican 43 2 Helen Calvin American 1 5 Indiana 4 J Edward Roush Democratic 19581968 defeated 1970 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y J Edward Roush Democratic 51 5 Allan E Bloom Republican 48 5 Indiana 5 Elwood Hillis Republican 1970 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Elwood Hillis Republican 64 1 Kathleen Z Williams Democratic 35 9 Indiana 6 William G Bray Republican 1950 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y William G Bray Republican 64 8 David W Evans Democratic 35 2 Indiana 7 John T Myers Republican 1966 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y John T Myers Republican 61 6 Warren P Henegar Democratic 38 4 Indiana 8 Roger H Zion Republican 1966 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Roger H Zion Republican 63 4 Richard L Deen Democratic 36 6 Indiana 9 Lee H Hamilton Democratic 1964 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Lee H Hamilton Democratic 62 9 William A Johnson Republican 37 1 Indiana 10 David W Dennis Republican 1968 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y David W Dennis Republican 57 2 Philip Sharp Democratic 42 8 Indiana 11 Andrew Jacobs Jr Democratic 1964 Incumbent lost re election New member elected Republican gain nbsp Y William H Hudnut III Republican 51 2 Andrew Jacobs Jr Democratic 48 8 Iowa editMain article 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa See also List of United States representatives from Iowa and 1972 United States Senate election in Iowa Iowa was reapportioned from 7 seats to 6 dividing the old 5th district around Des Moines between its neighbors Its incumbent Neal Smith won again in the south central Iowa 4th district 7 District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Iowa 1 Fred Schwengel Republican 19541964 defeated 1966 Incumbent lost re election New member elected Democratic gain nbsp Y Edward Mezvinsky Democratic 53 4 Fred Schwengel Republican 45 7 Lee E Foster American Independent 1 0 Iowa 2 John C Culver Democratic 1964 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y John C Culver Democratic 59 2 Theodore R Ellsworth Republican 40 8 Iowa 3 H R Gross Republican 1948 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y H R Gross Republican 55 7 Lyle D Taylor Democratic 44 3 Iowa 4 John Henry Kyl Republican 1959 special 1964 defeated 1966 Incumbent lost re election Republican loss nbsp Y Neal Smith Democratic 59 2 John Henry Kyl Republican 40 8 Neal SmithRedistricted from the 5th district Democratic 1958 Incumbent re elected Iowa 5 William J ScherleRedistricted from the 7th district Republican 1966 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y William J Scherle Republican 55 3 Tom Harkin Democratic 44 7 Iowa 6 Wiley Mayne Republican 1966 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Wiley Mayne Republican 52 5 Berkley Bedell Democratic 47 5 Kansas editMain article 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas See also List of United States representatives from Kansas and 1972 United States Senate election in Kansas District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Kansas 1 Keith Sebelius Republican 1968 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Keith Sebelius Republican 77 2 Morris Coover Democratic 21 6 Daniel Scoggin Prohibition 1 2 Kansas 2 William R Roy Democratic 1970 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y William R Roy Democratic 60 6 Charles D McAtee Republican 37 1 Bert Falley Conservative 1 8 David Scoggin Prohibition 0 5 Kansas 3 Larry Winn Republican 1966 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Larry Winn Republican 71 0 Charles Barsotti Democratic 25 4 Warren E Redding Conservative 3 6 Kansas 4 Garner E Shriver Republican 1960 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Garner E Shriver Republican 73 2 John S Stevens Democratic 24 8 Wayne Nobbs Jr Prohibition 2 0 Kansas 5 Joe Skubitz Republican 1962 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Joe Skubitz Republican 72 3 Lloyd L Kitch Jr Democratic 27 7 Kentucky editMain article 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky See also List of United States representatives from Kentucky and 1972 United States Senate election in Kentucky District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Kentucky 1 Frank Stubblefield Democratic 1958 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Frank Stubblefield Democratic 64 8 Charles Thurman Banken Jr Republican 33 7 John M Katterjohn Independent 1 5 Kentucky 2 William Natcher Democratic 1953 Special Incumbent re elected nbsp Y William Natcher Democratic 61 5 J C Carter Republican 38 5 Kentucky 3 Romano Mazzoli Democratic 1970 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Romano Mazzoli Democratic 62 2 Phil Kaelin Jr Republican 37 0 William P Chambers American 0 9 Kentucky 4 Gene Snyder Republican 19621964 defeated 1966 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Gene Snyder Republican 73 8 James W Rogers Democratic 26 2 Kentucky 5 Tim Lee Carter Republican 1964 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Tim Lee Carter Republican 73 5 Lyle L Willis Democratic 26 5 Kentucky 6 William P Curlin Jr Democratic 1971 Special Incumbent retired New member elected Democratic hold nbsp Y John B Breckinridge Democratic 52 4 Laban P Jackson Republican 46 8 Thomas F Lundeen Peoples 0 8 Kentucky 7 Carl D Perkins Democratic 1948 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Carl D Perkins Democratic 61 9 Robert Holcomb Republican 38 1 Louisiana editMain article 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana See also List of United States representatives from Louisiana and 1972 United States Senate election in Louisiana Louisiana stayed at eight house seats following the 1970 census but the Eighth District s boundaries were radically altered New governor Edwin W Edwards ordered the district to take in territory far to the south and east of its traditional base of Alexandria which included many African American and progressive white voters The change was largely regarded as an election deal between Edwards and former Rep Gillis Long who finished third in the Democratic Primary in the 1971 Louisiana Governor s Election Long easily won back the Eighth District seat he lost in 1964 District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Louisiana 1 F Edward Hebert Democratic 1940 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y F Edward Hebert Democratic Unopposed Louisiana 2 Hale Boggs Democratic 19401942 lost renomination 1946 Incumbent re elected posthumously nbsp Y Hale Boggs Democratic Unopposed Louisiana 3 Patrick T Caffery Democratic 1968 Incumbent retired New member elected Republican gain nbsp Y Dave Treen Republican 54 0 J Louis Watkins Jr Democratic 46 0 Louisiana 4 Joe Waggonner Democratic 1961 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Joe Waggonner Democratic Unopposed Louisiana 5 Otto Passman Democratic 1946 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Otto Passman Democratic Unopposed Louisiana 6 John Rarick Democratic 1966 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y John Rarick Democratic Unopposed Louisiana 7 John Breaux Democratic 1972 Special Incumbent re elected nbsp Y John Breaux Democratic Unopposed Louisiana 8 Speedy Long Democratic 1964 Incumbent retired New member elected Democratic hold nbsp Y Gillis William Long Democratic 68 5 S R Abramson American 16 8 Roy C Strickland Republican 14 6 Maine editMain article 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine See also List of United States representatives from Maine and 1972 United States Senate election in Maine District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Maine 1 Peter Kyros Democratic 1966 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Peter Kyros Democratic 59 4 L Robert Porteous Jr Republican 40 6 Maine 2 William Hathaway Democratic 1964 Retired to run for U S Senator New member elected Republican gain nbsp Y William Cohen Republican 54 4 Elmer H Violette Democratic 45 6 Maryland editMain article 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland See also List of United States representatives from Maryland Maryland s redistricting eliminated a seat in Baltimore in favor of an additional seat in the DC suburbs 7 District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Maryland 1 William Oswald Mills Republican 1971 Special Incumbent re elected nbsp Y William Oswald Mills Republican 70 5 John R Hargreaves Democratic 29 5 Maryland 2 Clarence Long Democratic 1962 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Clarence Long Democratic 65 8 John J Bishop Jr Republican 34 2 Maryland 3 Edward Garmatz Democratic 1947 Special Incumbent retired Democratic loss nbsp Y Paul Sarbanes Democratic 69 7 Robert D Morrow Republican 30 3 Paul SarbanesRedistricted from the 4th district Democratic 1970 Incumbent re elected Maryland 4 None district created New seat New member elected Republican gain nbsp Y Marjorie Holt Republican 59 4 Werner Fornos Democratic 40 6 Maryland 5 Lawrence Hogan Republican 1968 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Lawrence Hogan Republican 62 9 Edward T Conroy Democratic 37 1 Maryland 6 Goodloe Byron Democratic 1970 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Goodloe Byron Democratic 64 8 Edward J Mason Republican 35 2 Maryland 7 Parren Mitchell Democratic 1970 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Parren Mitchell Democratic 80 0 Verdell Adair Republican 20 0 Maryland 8 Gilbert Gude Republican 1966 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Gilbert Gude Republican 63 9 Joseph G Anastasi Democratic 36 1 Massachusetts editMain article 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts See also List of United States representatives from Massachusetts and 1972 United States Senate election in Massachusetts nbsp Massachusetts Results District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Massachusetts 1 Silvio O Conte Republican 1958 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Silvio O Conte Republican Unopposed Massachusetts 2 Edward Boland Democratic 1952 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Edward Boland Democratic Unopposed Massachusetts 3 Harold DonohueRedistricted from the 4th district Democratic 1946 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Harold Donohue Democratic Unopposed Massachusetts 4 Robert DrinanRedistricted from the 3rd district Democratic 1970 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Robert Drinan Democratic 68 9 Martin A Linsky Republican 23 4 John Collins Ind Con 7 7 Massachusetts 5 F Bradford Morse Republican 1960 Resigned when appointed to United NationsRepublican hold nbsp Y Paul W Cronin Republican 53 4 John Kerry Democratic 44 7 Roger Durkin Independent 1 8 Massachusetts 6 Michael J Harrington Democratic 1969 Special Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Michael J Harrington Democratic 64 1 James Brady Moseley Republican 35 9 Massachusetts 7 Torbert Macdonald Democratic 1954 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Torbert Macdonald Democratic 67 7 Joan M Aliberti Republican 32 3 Massachusetts 8 Tip O Neill Democratic 1952 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Tip O Neill Democratic 88 7 John Powers Socialist Workers 11 3 Massachusetts 9 Louise Day Hicks Democratic 1970 Incumbent lost re election New member elected Independent Democratic gain a nbsp Y Joe Moakley Independent Democratic 43 2 a Louise Day Hicks Democratic 41 1 Howard M Miller Republican 14 2 Jeanne Lafferty Independent 1 5 Massachusetts 10 Margaret Heckler Republican 1966 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Margaret Heckler Republican Unopposed Massachusetts 11 James A Burke Democratic 1958 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y James A Burke Democratic Unopposed Massachusetts 12 Hastings Keith Republican 1958 Incumbent retired New member elected Democratic gain nbsp Y Gerry Studds Democratic 50 3 William D Weeks Republican 49 7 Michigan editMain article 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan See also List of United States representatives from Michigan and 1972 United States Senate election in Michigan District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Michigan 1 John Conyers Jr Democratic 1964 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y John Conyers Jr Democratic 88 4 Walter F Girardot Republican 10 8 Nina J Hubbard American Independent 0 5 Maceo Carl Dixon Socialist Workers 0 2 Michigan 2 Marvin L Esch Republican 1966 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Marvin L Esch Republican 56 0 Marvin R Stempien Democratic 43 3 Henry W Kroes Jr American Independent 0 7 Michigan 3 Garry E Brown Republican 1966 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Garry E Brown Republican 59 2 James T Brignall Democratic 39 9 Marvin P Lightvoet American Independent 0 9 Michigan 4 J Edward Hutchinson Republican 1962 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y J Edward Hutchinson Republican 67 3 Charles Jameson Democratic 32 7 Michigan 5 Gerald Ford Republican 1948 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Gerald Ford Republican 61 1 Jean McKee Democratic 37 7 Dwight W Johnson American Independent 1 1 Frank Girard Soc Lab 0 1 Alan Lee Maki Communist 0 07 Michigan 6 Charles E Chamberlain Republican 1956 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Charles E Chamberlain Republican 50 6 Milton Robert Carr Democratic 49 4 Michigan 7 Donald Riegle Republican 1966 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Donald Riegle Republican 70 1 Eugene L Mattison Democratic 29 9 Michigan 8 R James Harvey Republican 1960 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y R James Harvey Republican 59 3 Jerome T Hart Democratic 39 4 John B Lipinski American Independent 1 3 Michigan 9 Guy Vander Jagt Republican 1966 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Guy Vander Jagt Republican 69 4 Lawrence H Olson Democratic 29 5 DeLoyd G Hesselink American Independent 1 1 Michigan 10 Elford Albin Cederberg Republican 1952 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Elford Albin Cederberg Republican 66 7 Benjamin D Graves Democratic 30 9 Richard Friske American Independent 2 4 Michigan 11 Philip Ruppe Republican 1966 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Philip Ruppe Republican 69 4 James E McNamara Democratic 29 8 James P Hoy American Independent 0 8 Michigan 12 James G O Hara Democratic 1958 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y James G O Hara Democratic 50 8 David M Serotkin Republican 49 2 Michigan 13 Charles Diggs Democratic 1954 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Charles Diggs Democratic 85 6 Leonard T Edwards Republican 13 3 Raymond D Moon American Independent 0 6 Nanci Kinker Socialist Workers 0 4 Michigan 14 Lucien Nedzi Democratic 1961 Special Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Lucien Nedzi Democratic 54 9 Robert V McGrath Republican 45 1 Michigan 15 William D Ford Democratic 1964 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y William D Ford Democratic 65 8 Ernest C Fackler Republican 32 9 Aldi C Fuhrmann American Independent 1 3 Michigan 16 John D Dingell Jr Democratic 1955 Special Incumbent re elected nbsp Y John D Dingell Jr Democratic 68 1 William E Rostron Republican 29 8 Peter P Gayner American Independent 2 2 Michigan 17 Martha W Griffiths Democratic 1954 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Martha W Griffiths Democratic 66 4 Ralph E Judd Republican 32 5 Hector M McGregor American Independent 0 8 Christy L Wallace Socialist Workers 0 3 Michigan 18 None district created New seat New member elected Republican gain nbsp Y Robert J Huber Republican 52 6 Daniel S Cooper Democratic 47 4 Michigan 19 Jack H McDonald Republican 1966 Incumbent lost renomination Republican loss nbsp Y William Broomfield Republican 70 4 George Montgomery Democratic 28 6 Henry Lloyd George American Independent 1 0 William BroomfieldRedistricted from the 18th district Republican 1956 Incumbent re elected Minnesota editMain article 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota See also List of United States representatives from Minnesota and 1972 United States Senate election in Minnesota District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Minnesota 1 Al Quie Republican 1958 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Al Quie Republican 70 7 Charles S Thompson Democratic DFL 29 3 Minnesota 2 Ancher Nelsen Republican 1958 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Ancher Nelsen Republican 57 1 Charlie Turnbull Democratic DFL 42 9 Minnesota 3 Bill Frenzel Republican 1970 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Bill Frenzel Republican 62 9 Jim Bell Democratic DFL 31 3 Donald H Wright Taxpayers 5 8 Minnesota 4 Joseph Karth Democratic DFL 1958 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Joseph Karth Democratic DFL 72 4 Steve Thompson Republican 27 6 Minnesota 5 Donald M Fraser Democratic DFL 1962 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Donald M Fraser Democratic DFL 65 8 Allan Davisson Republican 24 4 Norm Selby Taxpayers 7 7 William E Peterson Socialist Workers 2 1 Minnesota 6 John M Zwach Republican 1966 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y John M Zwach Republican 51 0 Rick Nolan Democratic DFL 49 0 Minnesota 7 Robert Bergland Democratic DFL 1970 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Robert Bergland Democratic DFL 59 0 Jon O Haaven Republican 41 0 Minnesota 8 John Blatnik Democratic DFL 1946 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y John Blatnik Democratic DFL 75 9 Edward Johnson Republican 24 1 Mississippi editMain article 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi See also List of United States representatives from Mississippi and 1972 United States Senate election in Mississippi District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Mississippi 1 Jamie WhittenRedistricted from the 2nd district Democratic 1941 Special Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Jamie Whitten Democratic Unopposed Mississippi 2 Thomas AbernethyRedistricted from the 1st district Democratic 1942 Incumbent retired New member elected Democratic hold nbsp Y David R Bowen Democratic 61 9 Carl Butler Republican 34 7 Robert J Coleman Independent 2 5 Norman Smith Independent 0 9 Mississippi 3 Sonny MontgomeryRedistricted from the 4th district Democratic 1966 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Sonny Montgomery Democratic Unopposed Mississippi 4 Charles H GriffinRedistricted from the 3rd district Democratic 1968 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