The 1984 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives on November 6, 1984, to elect members to serve in the 99th United States Congress. They coincided with the re-election of President Ronald Reagan in a landslide. This victory also yielded gains for Reagan's Republican Party in the House, where they picked up a net of sixteen seats from the Democratic Party. Despite Reagan's extremely large electoral victory, the Democrats nonetheless retained a commanding majority in the House and actually gained seats in the Senate. These elections were the last until 2020 when a member of a political party other than the Democrats, Republicans, or an independent had one or more seats in the chamber.

This would be the last time for eight years that the Democrats experienced a net loss of seats in the House.

Overall results

Retiring incumbents

Twenty-two representatives retired. Sixteen of those seats were held by the same party, six seats changed party.

Democrats

Nine Democrats retired. Four of those seats were held by Democrats and five were won by Republicans.

Republicans

Twelve Republicans retired. Eleven of those seats were held by Republicans and one was won by a Democrat.

Republican held

1. Alabama 1: Jack Edwards. Was succeeded by Sonny Callahan.
2. Illinois 13: John N. Erlenborn. Was succeeded by Harris Fawell.
3. Illinois 14: Tom Corcoran: to run for U.S. Senate. Was succeeded by John E. Grotberg.
4. Kansas 3: Larry Winn. Was succeeded by Jan Meyers.
5. Michigan 5: Harold S. Sawyer. Was succeeded by Paul B. Henry.
6. New York 30: Barber Conable. Was succeeded by Fred J. Eckert.
7. North Carolina 9: James G. Martin: to run for Governor of North Carolina. Was succeeded by Alex McMillan.
8. Texas 6: Phil Gramm: to run for U.S. Senate. Was succeeded by Joe Barton.
9. Texas 22: Ron Paul: to run for U.S. Senate. Was succeeded by Tom DeLay.
10. Utah 2: David Daniel Marriott: to run for Governor of Utah. Was succeeded by David Smith Monson.
11. Virginia 7: J. Kenneth Robinson. Was succeeded by D. French Slaughter Jr.
12. Washington 1: Joel Pritchard. Was succeeded by John Miller.

Democratic gain

1. Arkansas 2: Ed Bethune: to run for U.S. Senate. Was succeeded by Tommy F. Robinson.

Defeated incumbents

In primary election

Democrats

Three Democrats lost renomination.

1. Indiana 1: Katie Hall lost to challenger Pete Visclosky.
2. Pennsylvania 11: Frank Harrison lost to challenger Paul Kanjorski.
3. Texas 23: Abraham Kazen lost to challenger Albert Bustamante.

In the general election

Special elections

There were three special elections to the 98th Congress in 1984, two of which were held on the same day as the general election for the next term.

Elections are sorted here by date then district.

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

Non-voting delegates

See also

• 1984 United States elections
  • 1984 United States gubernatorial elections
  • 1984 United States presidential election
  • 1984 United States Senate elections
• 98th United States Congress
• 99th United States Congress

Notes

References

• Federal Elections 84: Election Results for U.S. President, the U.S. Senate, and the U.S. House of Representatives. Washington, D.C.: Federal Election Commission. 1985. pp. 27–118. Archived from the original on November 5, 2021.

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