United States House of Representatives elections, 1984
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The U.S. House election, 1984 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1984 which 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. The Democrats nonetheless retained a commanding majority in the House and gained seats in the Senate.
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[edit] Overall results
| Party | Total Seats (change) | Seat percentage | Popular Vote | |
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| Democratic Party | 253 | -16 | 58.1% | 51.9% |
| Republican Party | 182 | +16 | 41.8% | 46.8% |
| Totals | 435 | +0 | 100.0% | 100.0% |
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[edit] Voting members
Key to party abbreviations: AI=American Independent, C=Constitution, D=Democrat, G=Green, I=Independent, IP=Independence Party, L=Libertarian, PF=Peace and Freedom, R=Republican.
Key to color code: Blue=Democratic pickup; Red=Republican pickup.
[edit] California
| District | Incumbent | Party | Elected | Status | Opponent |
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| California 1 | Douglas H. Bosco | Democratic | 1982 | Running | Douglas H. Bosco (D) 62.3% David Redick (L) 37.7% |
| California 2 | Eugene A. Chappie | Republican | 1980 | Running | Eugene A. Chappie (R) 69.5% Harry Cozad (D) 30.5% |
| California 3 | Bob Matsui | Democratic | 1978 | Running | Bob Matsui (D) unopposed |
| California 4 | Vic Fazio | Democratic | 1978 | Running | Vic Fazio (D) 61.4% Roger B. Canfield (R) 36.7% Roger Conant Pope (L) 1.9% |
| California 5 | Sala Burton | Democratic | 1983 | Running | Sala Burton (D) 72.3% Tom Spinosa (R) 23.8% Joseph Fuhrig (L) 2.1% Henry Clark (PF) 1.8% |
| California 6 | Barbara Boxer | Democratic | 1982 | Running | Barbara Boxer (D) 68% Douglas Binderup (R) 29.7% Howard C. Creighton (L) 2.3% |
| California 7 | George Miller | Democratic | 1974 | Running | George Miller (D) 66.7% Rosemary Thakar (R) 33.3% |
| California 8 | Ron Dellums | Democratic | 1970 | Running | Ron Dellums (D) 60.3% Charles Connor (R) 39.7% |
| California 9 | Pete Stark | Democratic | 1972 | Running | Pete Stark (D) 69.9% J. T. "Eager" Beaver (R) 26.3% Martha Fuhrig (L) 3.8% |
| California 10 | Don Edwards | Democratic | 1972 | Running | Don Edwards (D) 62.4% Bob Herriott (R) 34.3% Perr Cardestam (L) 1.7% Edmon V. Kaiser (AI) 1.6% |
| California 11 | Tom Lantos | Democratic | 1980 | Running | Tom Lantos (D) 69.9% John J. "Jack" Hickey (R) 28.2% Nicholas W. Kudrovzeff (AI) 1.8% |
| California 12 | Ed Zschau | Republican | 1982 | Running | Ed Zschau (R) 61.7% Martin Carnoy (D) 36% William C. "Bill" White (L) 2.3% |
| California 13 | Norman Mineta | Democratic | 1974 | Running | Norman Mineta (D) 65.2% John D. "Jack" Williams (R) 33% John R. Redding (L) 1.8% |
| California 14 | Norman D. Shumway | Republican | 1978 | Running | Norman D. Shumway (R) 73.3% Ruth Paula Carlson (D) 23.9% Fred W. Colburn (L) 2.8% |
| California 15 | Tony Coelho | Democratic | 1978 | Running | Tony Coelho (D) 65.5% Carol Harner (R) 32.7% Richard M. Harris (L) 1.8% |
| California 16 | Leon Panetta | Democratic | 1976 | Running | Leon Panetta (D) 70.8% Patricia Smith Ramsey (R) 27.7% Bill Anderson (L) 1.5% |
| California 17 | Charles (Chip) Pashayan | Republican | 1978 | Running | Charles (Chip) Pashayan (R) 72.5% Simon Lakritz (D) 27.5% |
| California 18 | Richard H. Lehman | Democratic | 1982 | Running | Richard H. Lehman (D) 67.3% Dale L. Ewen (R) 32.7% |
| California 19 | Bob Lagomarsino | Republican | 1974 | Running | Bob Lagomarsino (R) 67.3% James C. Carey Jr. (D) 30.9% Charles J. Zekan (PF) 1.8% |
| California 20 | Bill Thomas | Republican | 1978 | Running | Bill Thomas (R) 70.9% Michael T. LeSage (D) 29.1% |
| California 21 | Bobbi Fiedler | Republican | 1980 | Running | Bobbi Fiedler (R) 72.3% Charles "Charlie" Davis (D) 25.9% Robert Townsend Leet (L) 1.8% |
| California 22 | Carlos Moorhead | Republican | 1972 | Running | Carlos Moorhead (R) 85.2% Michael B. Yauch (L) 14.8% |
| California 23 | Anthony C. Beilenson | Democratic | 1976 | Running | Anthony C. Beilenson (D) 61.6% Claude W. Parrish (R) 36.9% Larry Leathers (L) 1.6% |
| California 24 | Henry Waxman | Democratic | 1974 | Running | Henry Waxman (D) 63.4% Jerry Zerg (R) 33.2% James Green (PF) 1.8% Tim Custer (L) 1.6% |
| California 25 | Edward R. Roybal | Democratic | 1962 | Running | Edward R. Roybal (D) 71.7% Roy D. "Bill" Bloxom (R) 24.1% Anthony G. Bajada (L) 4.2% |
| California 26 | Howard Berman | Democratic | 1982 | Running | Howard Berman (D) 62.8% Miriam Ojeda (R) 37.2% |
| California 27 | Mel Levine | Democratic | 1982 | Running | Mel Levine (D) 55% Robert B. Scribner (R) 41.8% Thomas L. O'Connor Jr. (PF) 1.8% Jeff Avrech (L) 1.5% |
| California 28 | Julian C. Dixon | Democratic | 1978 | Running | Julian C. Dixon (D) 75.6% Beatrice M. Jett (R) 22.4% Don Swemgimurti Federick (L) 2% |
| California 29 | Augustus F. Hawkins | Democratic | 1962 | Running | Augustus F. Hawkins (D) 86.6% Echo Y. Goto (R) 13.4% |
| California 30 | Matthew G. Martinez | Democratic | 1982 | Running | Matthew G. Martinez (D) 51.8% Richard Gomez (R) 43.4% Houston A. Myers (AI) 4.9% |
| California 31 | Mervyn M. Dymally | Democratic | 1982 | Running | Mervyn M. Dymally (D) 70.7% Henry C. Minturn (R) 29.3% |
| California 32 | Glenn M. Anderson | Democratic | 1968 | Running | Glenn M. Anderson (D) 60.7% Roger E. Fiola (R) 36.6% Marc F. Denny (L) 1.5% Patrick John McCoy (PF) 1.2% |
| California 33 | David Dreier | Republican | 1980 | Running | David Dreier (R) 70.6% Claire K. McDonald (D) 26% Gail Lightfoot (L) 2.3% James Michael "Mike" Noonan (PF) 1.1% |
| California 34 | Ed Torres | Democratic | 1982 | Running | Ed Torres (D) 59.8% Paul R. Jackson (R) 40.2% |
| California 35 | Jerry Lewis | Republican | 1978 | Running | Jerry Lewis (R) 85.5% Kevin Akin (PF) 14.5% |
| California 36 | George Brown, Jr. | Democratic | 1962/1972 | Running | George Brown, Jr. (D) 56.6% John Paul Stark (R) 43.4% |
| California 37 | Al McCandless | Republican | 1982 | Running | Al McCandless (R) 63.6% David E. "Dave" Skinner (D) 36.4% |
| California 38 | Jerry M. Patterson | Democraticic | 1974 | Running | Bob Dornan (R) 53.2% Jerry M. Patterson (D) 45% Michael Schuyles Bright (PF) 1.9% |
| California 39 | Bill Dannemeyer | Republican | 1978 | Running | Bill Dannemeyer (R) 76.2% Robert E. Ward (D) 23.8% |
| California 40 | Robert Badham | Republican | 1976 | Running | Robert Badham (R) 64.4% Carol Ann Bradford (D) 34% Maxine Bell Quirk (PF) 1.6% |
| California 41 | Bill Lowery | Republican | 1980 | Running | Bill Lowery (R) 63.5% Bob Simmons (D) 33.7% Sara Baase (L) 2.9% |
| California 42 | Dan Lungren | Republican | 1978 | Running | Dan Lungren (R) 73% Mary Lou Brophy (D) 24.6% John S. Donohue (PF) 2.4% |
| California 43 | Ron Packard | Republican | 1982 | Running | Ron Packard (R) 74.1% Lois E. Humphreys (D) 22.8% Phyllis Avery (L) 3.1% |
| California 44 | Jim Bates | Democratic | 1982 | Running | Jim Bates (D) 69.7% Neill Campbell (R) 28% Jim Conole (L) 2.2% |
| California 45 | Duncan Hunter | Republican | 1980 | Running | Duncan Hunter (R) 75.1% David W. Guthrie (D) 22.9% Patrick "Pat" Wright (L) 2% |
[edit] See also
- 99th United States Congress
- United States Senate elections, 1984
- United States presidential election, 1984
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