1990 United States House of Representatives elections


The 1990 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1990 which occurred in the middle of President George H. W. Bush's term. As in most midterm elections, the President's Republican Party lost seats to the Democratic Party, slightly increasing the Democratic majority in the chamber. It was a rare instance, however, in which both major parties lost votes to third parties such as the Libertarian Party as well as independent candidates.

Special elections

Elections are listed by date and district.

Election summaries

Source:

Incumbents who lost re-election

Democrats

  1. : Douglas H. Bosco
  2. : Jim Bates
  3. : Roy Dyson
  4. : James M. Clarke
  5. : Doug Walgren
  6. : Robert Kastenmeier

    Republicans

  7. : Chip Pashayan
  8. : James W. Grant
  9. : John P. Hiler
  10. : Arlan Stangeland
  11. : Jack Buechner
  12. : Charles Douglas III
  13. : Denny Smith
  14. : Peter Plympton Smith
  15. : Stanford Parris

    Retirements

There were a total of 26 Representatives not seeking re-election: 10 Democrats and 16 Republicans.

Democrats

  1. : Ronnie Flippo
  2. : Augustus Hawkins
  3. : Bruce Morrison
  4. : Bill Nelson
  5. : Lindy Boggs
  6. : Joseph E. Brennan
  7. : George Crockett Jr.
  8. : Tom Luken
  9. : Wes Watkins
  10. : Marvin Leath

    Republicans

  11. : Tommy F. Robinson
  12. : Norman D. Shumway
  13. : Hank Brown
  14. : John G. Rowland
  15. : Pat Saiki
  16. : Larry Craig
  17. : Lynn Morley Martin
  18. : Tom Tauke
  19. : Bob Whittaker
  20. : Bill Schuette
  21. : Bill Frenzel
  22. : Virginia D. Smith
  23. : Bob Smith
  24. : Jim Courter
  25. : Mike DeWine
  26. : Claudine Schneider

    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

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst electedResultCandidates
Peter Plympton SmithRepublican1988Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Independent gain.

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

Non-voting delegates