U.S. House Races 2014

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     Above does not include delegates (DC, AS, GU, NMI, PR and USVI).  Rep. McAllister included in defeated in primary and defeated on Nov. 4.
     *Special elections to fill vacancies occurred on Nov. 4 in NJ-1, NC-12 and VA-7; those three members were sworn in on Nov. 12, 2014, bringing the total for the lame duck session to 234R, 201D.
     **Rep. Michael Grimm (R-NY), re-elected on Nov. 4, announced on Dec. 29 that he would resign effective Jan. 5, 2015 after pleading guilty to a felony tax evasion charge.
     The balance at the opening of the 114th Congress will be 246R, 188D and 1 vacancy until a special election fills the seat.
     See also:  Organization: NRCC, DCCC  ||  Links:  DCCC  |  NRCC.

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New Members in the 114th Congress

Republicans (44): AL-6: Gary Palmer.  [S.Bachus-R] +AZ-2: Martha McSally.  [R.Barber-D] AR-2: French Hill.  [T.Griffin-R]  AR-4: Bruce Westerman.  [T.Cotton-R] CA-25: Steve Knight.  [B.McKeon-R]  CA-45: Mimi Walters.  [J.Campbell-R] CO-4: Ken Buck.  [C.Gardner-R] +FL-26: Carlos Curbelo.  [J.Garcia-D] GA-1: "Buddy" Carter.  [J.Kingston-R]  GA-10: Jody Hice.  [P.Broun-R]  GA-11: Barry Loudermilk.  [P.Gingrey-R]  +GA-12: Rick Allen.  [J.Barrow-D] +IL-10: Robert Dold.  [Brad Schneider-D]  +IL-12: Mike Bost. [B.Enyart-D]  +IA-1: Rod Blum.  [B.Braley-D] open  IA-3: David Young.  [T.Latham-R] LA-5: Ralph Abraham.  [V.McAllister-R] LA-6: Garrett Graves.  [B.Cassidy-R] +ME-2: Bruce Poliquin.  [M.Michaud-D] open Emily Cain MI-4: John Moolenaar.  [D.Camp-R]  MI-8: Mike Bishop.  [M.Rogers-R]  MI-11: Dave Trott.  [K.Bentvolio-R] MN-6: Tom Emmer.  [M.Bachmann-R] MT-AL: Ryan Zinke.  [S.Daines-R] +NV-4: Crescent Hardy.  [S.Horsford-D] +NH-1: Frank Guinta.  [C.Shea-Porter-D] NJ-3: Tom MacArthur.  [J.Runyan-R] +NY-1: Lee Zeldin.  [T.Bishop-D]  +NY-21: Elise Stefanik.  [B.Owens-D] open  Aaron Woolf +NY-24: John Katko.  [D.Maffei-D] NC-6: Mark Walker.  [H.Coble-R]  +NC-7: David Rouzer.  [M.McIntyre-D] open Jonathan Barfield OK-5: Steve Russell.  [J.Lankford-R] PA-6: Ryan Costello.  [J.Gerlach-R] TX-4: John Ratcliffe.  [R.Hall-R] +TX-23: Will Hurd.  [P.Gallego-D] TX-36: Brian Babin.  [S.Stockman-R] +UT-4: Mia Love.  [J.Matheson-D] open  Doug Owens VA-7: Bave Brat.  [E.Cantor-R] open VA-10: Barbara Comstock.  [F.Wolf-R] WA-4: Dan Newhouse.  [D.Hastings-R] WV-2: Alex X. Mooney.  [S.Moore-Capito-R] +WV-3: Evan Jenkins.  [N.Rahall-D] WI-6: Glenn Grothman.  [T.Petri-R]

Democrats (17): AZ-7: Ruben Gallego.  [E.Pastor-D] CA-11: Mark DeSaulnier.  [Geo.Miller-D] +CA-31: Pete Aguilar.  [Gary Miller-R] open  Paul Chabot CA-33: Ted Lieu.  [H.Waxman-D] CA-35: Norma Torres.  [G.Negrete-McLeod-D] +FL-2: Gwen Graham.  [S.Southerland-R] HI-1: Mark Takai.  [C.Hanabusa-D] MA-6: Seth Moulton.  [J.Tierney-D] MI-12: Debbie Dingell.  [J.Dingell-D] MI-14: Brenda Lawrence.  [G.Peters-D] open  Christina Conyers +NE-2: Brad Ashford.  [L.Terry-R] NJ-1: Donald Norcross. [R.Andrews-D] open  Garry Cobb NJ-12: Bonnie Watson Coleman.  [R.Holt-D] NY-4: Kathleen Rice.  [C.McCarthy-D] NC-12: Alma Adams.  [M.Watt-D] open  Vince Coakley PA-13: Brendan F. Boyle.  [A.Schwartz-D] VA-8: Don Beyer.  [J.Moran-D]

[outgoing Members shown in brackets]

Incumbents defeated on Nov. 4, 2014
Republicans (3): Steve Southerland II (FL-2), Vance McAllister (LA-5), Lee Terry (NE-4).

Democrats (11): Ron Barber (AZ-2), Joe Garcia (FL-26), John Barrow (GA- 12), Brad Schneider (IL-10), Billy Enyart (IL-12), Steven Horsford (NV-4), Carol Shea-Porter (NH-1), Tim Bishop (NY-1), Dan Maffei (NY-24), Pete Gallego (TX-23), Nick Rahall II (WV-3).


Defeated in Primaries (5 - 4R, 1D)
Nov. 4, 2014 - Vance McAllister (LA-5 northeastern and central Louisiana) - first elected Nov. 16, 2013; finished fourth.

Sept. 9, 2014 - Rep. John Tierney (D-MA-6, Salem) - first elected Nov. 1996, lost the Sept. 9 primary to businessman and Iraq War veteran Seth Moulton.

Aug. 5, 2014 - Rep. Kerry Bentivolio (R-MI-11, northwest of Detroit) - first elected Nov. 2012, lost the Aug. 5 primary to businessman Dave Trott.

June 10, 2014 - Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA-7, eastern VA district from north of Richmond to Culpeper) - first elected Nov. 2000, and House Minority Leader since Jan. 2011, lost in the June 10 primary to tea party challenger Dave Brat, an economics professor.

May 27, 2014 - Rep. Ralph Hall (R, TX-4, eastern corner of Texas, north of Dallas) - first elected Nov. 1980 as a Democrat, switched to Republican in 2004, lost in the May 27 primary runoff to attorney John Ratcliffe.


Special Elections >
Virginia 7: Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced Nov. 4, 2014 special election: On Aug. 1, 2014 former Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R), defeated in the June 10 primary, announced he will resign effective Aug. 18, 2014.  Dave Brat (R) elected on Nov. 4 and sworn in on Nov. 12, 2014.

North Carolina 12: Gov. Pat McCrory (R) announced the special election will coincide with existing election dates - Primary May 6, 2014, Runoff July 15, 2014, General Nov. 4, 2014:  On May 1, 2013, President Obama nominated Rep. Mel Watt (D) to be director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency.  The U.S. Senate finally approved his nomination on Dec. 10, and Watt resigned Jan. 6, 2014.  Alma Adams (D) elected on Nov. 4 and sworn in on Nov. 12, 2014.

New Jersey 1: Primary June 3, 2014 and General Nov. 4, 2014: Rep. Robert Andrews (D), elected in Nov. 1990 special election, announced on Feb. 4, 2014 that he would resign effective Feb. 18 to join the Dilworth Paxson law firm.  (Also note, Andrews was under investigation by the House Ethics Committee for possible improper use of campaign funds).  Donald Norcross (D) elected on Nov. 4 and sworn in on Nov. 12, 2014.


Florida 19: Primary April 22, 2014 and General June 24, 2014: Rep. Trey Radel (R), first elected in Nov. 2012, resigned on Jan. 27, 2014 after pleading guilty in Nov. 2013 to misdemeanor cocaine possession.  Businessman Curt Clawson (R), former CEO of Hayes Lemmerz Int'l, an aluminum wheel manufacturing company, defeated April Freeman (D), a former Republican who has worked in PR and film and television production; he was sworn in on June 25

Florida 13: Primary Jan. 14, 2014, General March 11, 2014: Rep. C.W. Bill Young (R), first elected Nov. 1970, announced on Oct. 9, 2013 that he would not seek re-election in 2014; he died on Oct. 18, 2013.  Lobbyist and former congressional aide David Jolly (R) defeated former CFO and 2010 gubernatorial nominee Alex Sink (D) and diver Lucas Overby (L); he was sworn in on March 13.

Alabama 1: Primary Sept. 24, 2013, Runoff Nov. 5, 2013, General Dec. 17, 2013: Rep. Jo Bonner (R), first elected Nov. 2002, announced May 23, 2013 he would be joining the University of Alabama as a vice chancellor; he resigned Aug. 2.  Bradley Byrne (R), the 2010 Republican gubernatorial nominee, defeated Burton LeFlore (D); he was sworn in on January 8.

Massachusetts 5 - Primary Oct. 15, 2013, General Dec. 10, 2013: Rep. Ed Markey (D), first  elected in a 1976 special election, was elected to the U.S. Senate on June 25 and resigned July 15.  State Sen. Katherine Clark (D) defeated attorney Frank Addivinola (R) in the Dec. 10 special election and was sworn in on Dec. 12.

Louisiana 5 - Primary Oct. 19, 2013, Runoff Nov. 16, 2013: Rep. Rodney Alexander (R), first elected Nov. 2002 as a Democrat, announced on Aug. 6 that he would not seek a seventh term; he then announced on Aug. 7 that he would resign effective Sept. 26 to serve as Secretary of Veterans Affairs in the administration of Gov. Bobby Jindal (R).  Businessman Vance McAllister (R) was elected in the Nov. 16 runoff, defeating state Sen. Neil Riser (R).  McAllister was sworn in on Nov. 21

Missouri 8 - No Primary, General June 4, 2013: Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (R), first elected in a 1996 special election, announced on Dec. 3, 2012 she would leave Congress to serve as CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association; she resigned Jan. 22, 2013.  State Rep. Jason Smith (R) was elected in the June 4 special election and sworn in on June 5.

South Carolina 1 - Primary March 19, 2013, Runoff April 2, 2013, General May 7, 2013: Rep. Tim Scott (R), first elected in Nov. 2010, was appointed by Gov. Haley to the U.S. Senate, resigned on Jan. 2, 2013.  Former Gov. Mark Sanford (R) elected on May 7, defeating Elizabeth Colbert Busch, and sworn in on May 15.

Illinois 2 - Primary Feb. 26, 2013, General April 9, 2013: Rep. Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. (D) resigned on Nov. 21, 2012.  Cook County chief administrative officer Robin L. Kelly (D) was elected on April 9 and sworn in on April 11.

Retirements: Running for Other Office (16 - 10R, 6D)*
Of 16 members seeking other office, nine won their primaries including four uncontested: Braley (D-IA), Capito (R-WV), Cotton (R-AR), Daines (R-MT), Gardner (R-CO), Lankford (R-OK), Peters (D-MI), Michaud (R-ME) and McLeod (D-CA); in addition Cassidy (R-LA) finished second in the Nov. 4 primary to advance to Dec. 6 runoff.  Six members lost primaries: Broun (R-GA), Gingrey (R-GA), Hanabusa (D-HI), Kingston (R-GA), Stockman (R-TX) and Schwartz (D-PA). 
U.S. Senate (10R, 3D):
Bruce Braley (D, IA-1) - first elected Nov. 2006.  [announced in Feb. 7, 2013 email]  ...uncontested for Dem. nomination (June 3), lost Nov. 4
Paul Broun (R, GA-10) - first elected 2007 special election.  [announced Feb. 6, 2013]  ...lost May 20 primary
Shelley Moore Capito (R, WV-2) - first elected Nov. 2000.  [announced Nov. 26, 2012]  ...won May 13 primary, won Nov. 4
Bill Cassidy (R, LA-6) - first elected Nov. 2008.  [announced April 3, 2013]  ...close second on Nov. 4, won Dec. 6 runoff
Tom Cotton (R, AR-4) - first elected Nov. 2012.  [announced Aug. 6, 2013]  ...won May 20 primary, won Nov. 4
Steve Daines (R, MT) - first elected Nov. 2012.  [announced Nov. 6, 2013]  ...won June 3 primary, won Nov. 4
Cory Gardner (R, CO-4) - first elected Nov. 2010.  [reported late Feb. 2014; announced March 1, 2014]  ...uncontested for Rep. nomination, won Nov. 4
Phil Gingrey (R, GA-11) - first elected Nov. 2002.  [announced Mar. 27, 2013]  ...lost May 20 primary
Colleen Hanabusa (D, HI-1) - first elected Nov. 2010.  [announced May 2, 2013]   ...lost August 9 primary
Jack Kingston (R, GA-1) - first elected Nov. 1992.  [announced May 2, 2013]  ...finished second in May 20 primary; lost July 22 runoff
James Lankford (R-OK-5) - first elected Nov. 2010.  [announced Jan. 20, 2014]  ...won June 24 primary, won Nov. 4
Gary Peters (D, MI-14) - first elected Nov. 2008.  [announced May 1, 2013] ...uncontested for Dem. nomination (August 5), won Nov. 4
Steve Stockman (R, TX-36) - elected Nov. 2012; also served one term from 1995-97.  [announced Dec. 9, 2013]  ...lost March 4 primary
Governor (2D):
Michael Michaud (D, ME-2) - first elected Nov. 2002.  [announced Aug. 15, 2013]  ....uncontested for Dem. nomination (June 10), lost Nov. 4
Allyson Schwartz (D, PA-13) - first elected Nov. 2004.  [reported March 26, 2013, announced April 8, 2013]  ...lost May 20 primary
County Supervisor (1D):
Gloria Negrete McLeod (D, CA-35) - first elected Nov. 2012.  [announced Feb. 18, 2014]  ...finished first in June 3 primary, advances, lost Nov. 4
*Also note, Rep. Tim Griffin (R, AR-2) announced he would not seek re-election in 2014 on Oct. 21, 2013; more than three months later on Feb. 13, 2014 he annouced he would rund for Lt. Governor.

Retirements: Not Seeking Re-election (25 - 15R, 10D)
(date announced)
[Apr. 28, 2014 - Rep. Vance McAllister (R, LA-5, northeastern and central Louisiana) - first elected Nov. 16, 2013 special election; announced on April 28 that he would not seek re-election after "kissing congressman" scandal, but then reversed course, and on June 30 announced he would in fact seek re-election].

Apr. 14, 2014 (Apr. 11 press release) - Rep. Tom Petri (R, WI-6, Oshkosh, Fond du Lac, Sheboygan) - first elected April 1979 special election.

Mar. 31, 2014 - Rep. Dave Camp (R, MI-4, central and northwest section of Michigan's Lower Peninsula) - first elected Nov. 1990.

Mar. 28, 2014 - Rep. Mike Rogers (R, MI-8, Rochester to Lansing; Ingham and Livingston Counties and part of Oakland County) - first elected Nov. 2000.

Feb. 27, 2014 - Rep. Ed Pastor (D, AZ-7, South and Central Phoenix and Glendale) - first elected Sept. 24, 1991 special election.

Feb. 24, 2014 - Rep. John Dingell (D, MI-12, SE corner of Michigan; Dearborn, Ypsilanti) - first elected Dec. 13, 1955 special election.

Feb. 18, 2014 - Rep. Rush Holt (D, NJ-12, central New Jersey, incl. Princeton) - first elected Nov. 1998.

Feb. 13, 2014 - Rep. Doc Hastings (R, WA-4, central Washington incl. Yakima) - first elected Nov. 1994.

Feb. 12, 2014 - Rep. Gary Miller (R, CA-31, Redlands, San Bernardino and Rancho Cucamonga) - first elected Nov. 1998.
 
Jan. 30, 2014 - Rep. Henry Waxman (D, CA-33, Santa Monica area from Malibu to Palos Verdes) - first elected Nov. 1974.

Jan. 16, 2014 - Rep. Buck McKeon (R, CA-25, Palmdale, Lancaster, Santa Clarita, Simi Valley) - first elected Nov. 1992.

Jan. 15, 2014 - Rep. Jim Moran (D, VA-8, Arlington/Alexandria) - first elected Nov. 1990.

Jan. 14, 2014 - Rep. Bill Owens (D, NY-21, Upstate) - firsted elected Nov. 3, 2009 special election.

Jan. 13, 2014 - Rep. George Miller (D, CA-11, East Bay of SF, including majority of Contra Costa Co.) - first elected Nov. 1974.

Jan. 8, 2014 - Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D, NY-4, Long Island) - first elected Nov. 1996.

Jan. 8, 2014 - Rep. Mike McIntyre (D, NC-7, in the southeast) - first elected Nov. 1996.

Jan. 6, 2014 - Rep. Jim Gerlach (R, PA-6, northeast of Philadelphia; Chester, Berks, Montgomery Cos.) - first elected Nov. 2002.

Dec. 17, 2013 - Rep. Tom Latham (R, IA, Des Moines and SW Iowa, to the NE and MO borders) - first elected Nov. 1994.

Dec. 17, 2013 - Rep. Jim Matheson (D, UT-4, Salt Lake City and area) - first elected Nov. 2000.

Dec. 17, 2013 - Rep. Frank Wolf (R, VA-10, Northern Virginia) - first elected Nov. 1980.

Nov. 7, 2013 - Rep. Howard Coble (R, NC-6, Greensboro) - first elected Nov. 1984.

Nov. 6, 2013 - Rep. Jon Runyan (R, NJ-3, South Jersey) - first elected Nov. 2010.

Oct. 21, 2013 - Rep. Tim Griffin (R, AR-2, Little Rock area) - first elected Nov. 2010.*   (on Feb. 13, 2014 Griffin announced he is running for Lt. Governor)

Sept. 30, 2013 - Rep. Spencer Bachus (R, AL-6, Birmingham area) - first elected Nov. 1992.

June 27, 2013 - Rep. John Campbell (R, CA-45, Orange County) - first elected Dec. 6, 2005 special election.

May 29, 2013 - Rep. Michele Bachmann (R, MN-6, north and west of Minneapolis) - first elected Nov. 2006.


Not Returning
(italics indicates defeated in primary or general election)
By State 

Alabama R-Spencer Bachus (AL-6) Arizona D-Ron Barber (AZ-2) D-Ed Pastor (AZ-7) Arkansas R-Tim Griffin (AR-2) R-Tom Cotton (AR-4) California D-George Miller (CA-11) R-Buck McKeon (CA-25) R-Gary Miller (CA-31) D-Henry Waxman (CA-33) D-Gloria Negrete McLeod (CA-35) R-John Campbell (CA-45) Colorado R-Cory Gardner (CO-4) Florida R-Steve Southerland (FL-2) D-Joe Garcia (FL-26)

Georgia R-Jack Kingston (GA-1) R-Paul Broun (GA-10) R-Phil Gingrey (GA-11) D-John Barrow (GA-12) Hawaii D-Colleen Hanabusa (HI-1) Iowa D-Bruce Braley (IA-1) R-Tom Latham (IA-3) Illinois D-Brad Schneider (IL-10) D-Billy Enyart (IL-12) Louisiana R-Vance McAllister (LA-5) R-Bill Cassidy (LA-6) Maine D-Michael Michaud (ME-2) Massachusetts D-John Tierney (MA-6) Michigan R-Dave Camp (MI-4) R-Mike Rogers (MI-8) R-Kerry Bentivolio (MI-11) D-John Dingell (MI-12) D-Gary Peters (MI-14)

Minnesota R-Michele Bachmann (MN-6) Montana R-Steve Daines (MT-AL) Nevada D-Steven Horsford (NV-4) New Hampshire D-Carol Shea-Porter (NH-1) New Jersey [D-Rob Andrews (NJ-1)] R-Jon Runyan (NJ-3) D-Rush Holt (NJ-12) New York D-Tim Bishop (NY-1) D-Carolyn McCarthy (NY-4) D-Bill Owens (NY-21) D-Dan Maffei (NY-24) North Carolina R-Howard Coble (NC-6) D-Mike McIntyre (NC-7) [D-Mel Watt (NC-12)] Oklahoma R-James Lankford (OK-5)

Pennslyvania R-Jim Gerlach (PA-6) D-Allyson Schwartz (PA-13) Texas R-Ralph Hall (TX-4) D-Pete Gallego (TX-23) R-Steve Stockman (TX-36) Utah D-Jim Matheson (UT-4) Virginia [R-Eric Cantor (VA-7)] D-Jim Moran (VA-8) R-Frank Wolf (VA-10) Washington R-Doc Hastings (WA-4) West Virginia R-Shelley Moore Capito (WV-2) D-Nick Rahall II (WV-3) Wisconsin R-Tom Petri (WI-6)

By Year Elected

1980s and before	1990s	2000s	2010s
1955 D-John Dingell (MI-12) 1974 D-George Miller (CA-11) D-Henry Waxman (CA-33) 1976 D-Nick Rahall II (WV-3) 1979 R-Tom Petri (WI-6) 1980 R-Frank Wolf (VA-10) R-Ralph Hall (TX-4) 1984 R-Howard Coble (NC-6)	1990 [D-Rob Andrews (NJ-1)] R-Dave Camp (MI-4) D-Jim Moran (VA-8) 1991 D-Ed Pastor (AZ-7) 1992 R-Spencer Bachus (AL-6) R-Buck McKeon (CA-25) R-Jack Kingston (GA-1) [D-Mel Watt (NC-12)] 1994 R-Tom Latham (IA-3) R-Doc Hastings (WA-4) 1996 D-John Tierney D-Carolyn McCarthy (NY-4) D-Mike McIntyre (NC-7) 1998 R-Gary Miller (CA-31) D-Rush Holt (NJ-12)	2000 R-Mike Rogers (MI-8) D-Jim Matheson (UT-4) [R-Eric Cantor (VA-7)] R-Shelley Moore Capito (WV-2) 2002 R-Phil Gingrey (GA-11) D-Michael Michaud (ME-2) D-Tim Bishop (NY-1) R-Jim Gerlach (PA-6) 2004 D-John Barrow (GA-12) D-Allyson Schwartz (PA-13) 2005 R-John Campbell (CA-45) 2006 D-Bruce Braley (IA-1) R-Michele Bachmann (MN-6) 2007 R-Paul Broun (GA-10) 2008 R-Bill Cassidy (LA-6) D-Gary Peters (MI-14) 2009 D-Bill Owens (NY-21)	2010 R-Tim Griffin (AR-2) R-Cory Gardner (CO-4) R-Steve Southerland (FL-2) D-Colleen Hanabusa (HI-1) R-Jon Runyan (NJ-3) R-James Lankford (OK-5) 2012 D-Ron Barber (AZ-2) R-Tom Cotton (AR-4) D-Gloria Negrete McLeod (CA-35) D-Joe Garcia (FL-26) D-Brad Schneider (IL-10) D-Billy Enyart (IL-12) R-Kerry Bentivolio (MI-11) R-Steve Daines (MT-AL) D-Steven Horsford (NV-4) D-Carol Shea-Porter (NH-1) D-Dan Maffei (NY-24) D-Pete Gallego (TX-23) R-Steve Stockman (TX-36) 2013 R-Vance McAllister (LA-5)

The above lists do not include Members replaced in pre-Nov. 4, 2014 special elections (see the top part of the House section).  Those defeated on Nov. 4 in italics.
Compare to 2012 retirements.  See also useful seniority list from the House Press Gallery.  Open seats can make for some interesting primaries (for example VA-08).
Also note: In Florida on July 10, 2014, Circuit Judge Terry P. Lewis ruled in Romo v. Detzner that in the 2012 redistricting CDs 5 and 10 were drawn in a way that violated the state constitution and they needed to be redrawn as did any other affected districts.  The Legislature held a special session starting Aug. 7 and on Aug. 11 approved Senate Bill 2A, altering lines of seven districts. On Aug. 22 Lewis ruled that those districts need not be implemented in 2014 and would take effect starting in 2016.