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1966 United States House of Representatives elections

The 1966 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives on November 8, 1966, to elect members to serve in the 90th United States Congress. They occurred in the middle of President Lyndon B. Johnson's second term. As the Vietnam War continued to escalate and race riots exploded in cities across the country, Johnson's popularity had fallen, and the opposition Republican Party was able to gain a net of 47 seats from Johnson's Democratic Party, which nonetheless maintained a clear majority in the House. This was also the first election that occurred after the Voting Rights Act of 1965 became law, the first time since 1870 that a Republican won a House seat in Arkansas, and the first since 1876 that the party did so in South Carolina.

Republican gains
Alaska's at-large congressional district: four-term Democratic incumbent Ralph Rivers was defeated by Republican State Senator Howard Pollock. • Arizona's 3rd congressional district: sophomore Democrat George F. Senner Jr. was defeated by state legislator Sam Steiger. • Arkansas's 3rd congressional district: lumber executive and Arkansas GOP chair John Paul Hammerschmidt defeated incumbent James William Trimble, becoming the first Republican member of Arkansas' congressional delegation since Reconstruction. • California's 18th congressional district: onetime Olympic gold medalist Bob Mathias defeated seven-term Democratic incumbent Harlan Hagen. • California's 25th congressional district: Charles E. Wiggins defeated incumbent Democrat Ronald B. Cameron. • California's 33rd congressional district: Jerry Pettis defeated incumbent Kenneth W. Dyal. • Michigan's 2nd congressional district: Marvin Esch defeated incumbent Democrat Weston E. Vivian. • Michigan's 3rd congressional district: Garry E. Brown defeated incumbent Democrat Paul H. Todd Jr.. • Michigan's 7th congressional district: Donald Riegle defeated incumbent Democrat John C. Mackie. • Michigan's 11th congressional district: Philip Ruppe defeated incumbent Democrat Raymond Clevenger. • Michigan's 19th congressional district: Jack H. McDonald defeated incumbent Democrat Billie S. Farnum. • Texas's 7th congressional district: businessman and 1964 U.S. Senate candidate George H. W. Bush defeated Democratic challenger Frank Briscoe for the seat vacated by John Dowdy (whose district had been renumbered the 2nd). • Texas's 18th congressional district: Bob Price succeeded retiring Democrat Walter E. Rogers by defeating Dee Miller. == Special elections ==
Special elections
Elections are listed by date and district. • Walter B. Jones Sr. (Democratic) 60.3% • John Porter East (Republican) 39.7% }} • Theodore R. Kupferman (Republican) 46.4% • Orin Lehman (Democratic) 45.4% • Jeffrey St. John (Conservative) 8.2% }} • Lera Millard Thomas (Democratic) 74% • Louis Leman (Republican) 26% }} • Jerome Waldie (Democratic) 51.2% • Frank Newman (Republican) 31.2% • John A. Richardson (Republican) 10.6% • Leo A. Costa (Democratic) 4.3% • Doris G. Johnston (Republican) 1.6% • Talluk B. Wrakstad (Republican) 1.2% }} ==Overall results==
Overall results
411 incumbent members sought reelection, but 8 were defeated in primaries and 41 defeated in the general election for a total of 362 incumbents winning. Source: Election Statistics – Office of the Clerk 1 One vacancy due to refusal of House to seat Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (D-New York) == Alabama ==
Alabama
Jack Edwards (Republican) 65.8% • Warren L. Finch (Democratic) 34.2% }} • William L. Dickinson (Republican) 54.6% • Robert F. Whaley (Democratic) 45.4% }} • George W. Andrews (Democratic) Unopposed }} • Bill Nichols (Democratic) 58.4% • Glenn Andrews (Republican) 41.6% }} • Armistead I. Selden Jr. (Democratic) Unopposed }} • John H. Buchanan Jr. (Republican) 63.4% • Walter Emmett Perry (Democratic) 36.6% }} • Tom Bevill (Democratic) 64.4% • Wayman Sherrer (Republican) 35.6% }} • Robert E. Jones Jr. (Democratic) 72.2% • Don Mayhall (Republican) 27.8% }} == Alaska ==
Alaska
Howard Pollock (Republican) 51.6% • Ralph Rivers (Democratic) 48.4% }} == Arizona ==
Arizona
John Jacob Rhodes (Republican) 67.1% • L. Alton Riggs (Democratic) 32.9% }} • Mo Udall (Democratic) 59.6% • G. Alfred McGinnis (Republican) 40.4% }} • Sam Steiger (Republican) 56.9% • George F. Senner Jr. (Democratic) 43.1% }} == Arkansas ==
Arkansas
Ezekiel C. Gathings (Democratic) Unopposed }} • Wilbur Mills (Democratic) Unopposed }} • John Paul Hammerschmidt (Republican) 53.1% • James William Trimble (Democratic) 46.9% }} • David Pryor (Democratic) 65.0% • Lynn Lowe (Republican) 35.0% }} == California ==
California
Don Clausen (Republican) 65.1% • Thomas T. Storer (Democratic) 34.9% }} • Bizz Johnson (Democratic) 70.9% • William H. Romack Jr. (Republican) 29.1% }} • John E. Moss (Democratic) 67.5% • Terry G. Feil (Republican) 32.5% }} • Robert Leggett (Democratic) 59.5% • Tom McHatton (Republican) 40.5% }} • Phillip Burton (Democratic) 71.3% • Terry R. Macken (Republican) 28.7% }} • William S. Mailliard (Republican) 76.6% • Le Rue Grim (Democratic) 23.4% }} • Jeffery Cohelan (Democratic) 64.4% • Malcolm M. Champlin (Republican) 35.6% }} • George P. Miller (Democratic) 65.4% • Raymond P. Britton (Republican) 34.6% }} • Don Edwards (Democratic) 63.2% • Wilbur G. Durkee (Republican) 36.8% }} • Charles Gubser (Republican) 69.1% • George Leppert (Democratic) 30.9% }} • J. Arthur Younger (Republican) 59.4% • W. Mark Sullivan (Democratic) 40.6% }} • Burt Talcott (Republican) 77.3% • Gerald V. Barron (Democratic) 22.7% }} • Charles M. Teague (Republican) 67.5% • Charles A. Storke (Democratic) 32.5% }} • Jerome Waldie (Democratic) 56.4% • Frank Newman (Republican) 43.6% }} • John J. McFall (Democratic) 57.0% • Sam Van Dyken (Republican) 43.0% }} • B. F. Sisk (Democratic) 71.4% • Cecil F. White (Republican) 28.6% }} • Cecil R. King (Democratic) 60.8% • Don Cortum (Republican) 39.2% }} • Bob Mathias (Republican) 55.9% • Harlan Hagen (Democratic) 44.1% }} • Chet Holifield (Democratic) 62.3% • William R. Sutton (Republican) 37.7% }} • H. Allen Smith (Republican) 73.4% • Raymond Freschi (Democratic) 26.6% }} • Augustus Hawkins (Democratic) 84.8% • Rayfield Lundy (Republican) 15.2% }} • James C. Corman (Democratic) 53.5% • Bob Cline (Republican) 46.5% }} • Del M. Clawson (Republican) 67.4% • Ed O'Connor (Democratic) 32.6% }} • Glenard P. Lipscomb (Republican) 76.3% • Earl G. McNall (Democratic) 23.7% }} • Charles E. Wiggins (Republican) 52.6% • Ronald B. Cameron (Democratic) 47.4% }} • Thomas M. Rees (Democratic) 62.3% • Irving Teichner (Republican) 37.7% }} • Edwin Reinecke (Republican) 65.3% • John A. "Jack" Howard (Democratic) 34.7% }} • Alphonzo E. Bell Jr. (Republican) 72.3% • Lawrence "Lorry" Sherman (Democratic) 27.7% }} • George Brown Jr. (Democratic) 51.1% • Bill Orozco (Republican) 48.9% }} • Edward R. Roybal (Democratic) 66.4% • Henri O'Bryant Jr. (Republican) 33.6% }} • Charles H. Wilson (Democratic) 63.4% • Theodore Smith (Republican) 36.6% }} • Craig Hosmer (Republican) 80.1% • Tracy Odell (Democratic) 19.9% }} • Jerry Pettis (Republican) 53.5% • Kenneth W. Dyal (Democratic) 46.5% }} • Richard T. Hanna (Democratic) 55.8% • Frank LaMagna (Republican) 44.2% }} • James B. Utt (Republican) 73.1% • Thomas B. Lenhart (Democratic) 26.9% }} • Bob Wilson (Republican) 72.9% • William C. Godfrey (Democratic) 27.1% }} • Lionel Van Deerlin (Democratic) 61.2% • Samuel S. Vener (Republican) 38.8% }} • John V. Tunney (Democratic) 54.5% • Robert R. Barry (Republican) 45.5% }} == Colorado ==
Colorado
Byron G. Rogers (Democratic) 56.0% • Greg Pearson (Republican) 44.0% }} • Donald G. Brotzman (Republican) 51.7% • Roy H. McVicker (Democratic) 47.1% • Joe Lucero (New Hispano) 1.2% }} • Frank Evans (Democratic) 51.7% • David W. Enoch (Republican) 48.3% }} • Wayne N. Aspinall (Democratic) 58.6% • James Paul Johnson (Republican) 41.4% }} == Connecticut ==
Connecticut
Emilio Q. Daddario (Democratic) 58.0% • John L. Bonee (Republican) 41.2% • Donald B. LaCroix (People's Choice) 0.8% }} • William St. Onge (Democratic) 56.2% • Joseph H. Goldberg (Republican) 43.2% • Daniel R. Tarasevich (Veteran) 0.6% }} • Robert Giaimo (Democratic) 53.1% • Stelio Salmona (Republican) 41.5% • Robert M. Cook (American Independent) 5.4% }} • Donald J. Irwin (Democratic) 51.0% • Abner W. Sibal (Republican) 49.0% }} • John S. Monagan (Democratic) 59.1% • Romeo G. Petroni (Republican) 40.9% }} • Thomas Meskill (Republican) 48.9% • Bernard F. Grabowski (Democratic) 47.7% • Stephen Minot (American Independent) 3.4% }} == Delaware ==
Delaware
William Roth (Republican) 55.8% • Harris McDowell (Democratic) 44.2% }} == Florida ==
Florida
Florida redistricted to adjust for demographic changes; in addition to minor boundary changes a district was removed from northern Florida, and Broward County was broken out into its own district. • Don Fuqua (Democratic) 76.3% • Harold Hill (Republican) 23.7% }} • James A. Haley (Democratic) 63.2% • Joe Z. Lovingood (Republican) 36.8% }} • William C. Cramer (Republican) 70.8% • Roy L. Reynolds (Democratic) 29.2% }} • J. Herbert Burke (Republican) 61.1% • Joe Varon (Democratic) 38.9% }} • Dante Fascell (Democratic) 56.9% • Mike Thompson (Republican) 43.1% }} == Georgia ==
Georgia
G. Elliott Hagan (Democratic) 58.0% • Porter Carswell (Republican) 42.0% }} • Jack Brinkley (Democratic) 61.8% • Billy J. Mixon (Republican) 38.2% }} • Benjamin B. Blackburn (Republican) 50.2% • James MacKay (Democratic) 49.8% }} • Fletcher Thompson (Republican) 60.1% • Archie L. Lindsey (Democratic) 39.9% }} • John Flynt (Democratic) 67.9% • G. Paul Jones Jr. (Republican) 32.1% }} • John William Davis (Democratic) 65.0% • Edward Y. Chapin (Republican) 35.0% }} • W. S. Stuckey Jr. (Democratic) 77.0% • Mack Mattingly (Republican) 23.0% }} • Robert Grier Stephens Jr. (Democratic) 65.5% • Leroy H. Simkins (Republican) 34.5% }} == Hawaii ==
Hawaii
Patsy Mink (Democratic) 34.3% • Spark Matsunaga (Democratic) 34.1% • John Carroll (Republican) 16.4% • James Kealoha (Republican) 15.2% }} == Idaho ==
Idaho
Jim McClure (Republican) 51.8% • Compton I. White Jr. (Democratic) 48.2% }} • George V. Hansen (Republican) 70.3% • A. W. Brunt (Democratic) 29.7% }} == Illinois ==
Illinois
William L. Dawson (Democratic) 72.6% • David R. Reed (Republican) 27.4% }} • '''Barratt O'Hara''' (Democratic) 59.2% • Philip G. Bixler (Republican) 40.8% }} • William T. Murphy (Democratic) 52.0% • Alfred F. Manion (Republican) 48.0% }} • Ed Derwinski (Republican) 72.0% • Ray J. Rybacki (Democratic) 28.0% }} • John C. Kluczynski (Democratic) 56.2% • Walter K. Kiltz (Republican) 43.8% }} • Daniel J. Ronan (Democratic) 57.0% • Samuel A. DeCaro (Republican) 43.0% }} • Frank Annunzio (Democratic) 80.9% • Joseph D. Day (Republican) 19.1% }} • Dan Rostenkowski (Democratic) 59.9% • John H. Leszynski (Republican) 40.1% }} • Sidney R. Yates (Democratic) 59.9% • Richard C. Storey Jr. (Republican) 40.1% }} • Harold R. Collier (Republican) 69.4% • Frank J. Jirka Jr. (Democratic) 30.6% }} • Roman Pucinski (Democratic) 50.9% • John J. Hoellen Jr. (Republican) 49.1% }} • Robert McClory (Republican) 69.1% • Herbert L. Stern (Democratic) 30.9% }} • Donald Rumsfeld (Republican) 76.0% • James L. McCabe (Democratic) 24.0% }} • John N. Erlenborn (Republican) 71.7% • Kenneth McCleary (Democratic) 28.3% }} • Charlotte Thompson Reid (Republican) 72.3% • Selwyn L. Boyer (Democratic) 27.7% }} • John B. Anderson (Republican) 73.0% • Robert M. Whiteford (Democratic) 27.0% }} • Leslie C. Arends (Republican) 67.4% • Bernard J. Hughes (Democratic) 32.6% }} • Robert H. Michel (Republican) 58.4% • Thomas V. Cassidy (Democratic) 41.6% }} • Tom Railsback (Republican) 52.3% • Gale Schisler (Democratic) 47.7% }} • Paul Findley (Republican) 62.2% • Richard R. Wolfe (Democratic) 37.8% }} • Kenneth J. Gray (Democratic) 56.2% • G. R. Beckmeyer (Republican) 43.8% }} • William L. Springer (Republican) 63.3% • Cameron B. Satterthwaite (Democratic) 36.7% }} • George E. Shipley (Democratic) 56.4% • Leslie N. Jones (Republican) 43.6% }} • Melvin Price (Democratic) 71.5% • John S. Guthrie (Republican) 28.5% }} == Indiana ==
Indiana
Indiana redistricted for this election, election boundary changes forced two Republican incumbents into the same district while creating a new district that was won by another Republican. • Ray Madden (Democratic) 58.3% • Albert Harrigan (Republican) 41.7% }} • Charles A. Halleck (Republican) 57.5% • Ralph G. McFadden (Democratic) 42.5% }} • John Brademas (Democratic) 55.8% • Robert A. Ehlers (Republican) 44.2% }} • E. Ross Adair (Republican) 63.5% • J. Byron Hayes (Democratic) 36.5% }} • J. Edward Roush (Democratic) 51.1% • Kenneth Bowman (Republican) 48.9% }} • William G. Bray (Republican) 65.7% • James M. Nicholson (Democratic) 33.6% • Henry W. Holt (Independent) 0.7% }} • John T. Myers (Republican) 54.3% • Elden C. Tipton (Democratic) 45.7% }} • Roger H. Zion (Republican) 51.1% • Winfield K. Denton (Democratic) 48.9% }} • Lee Hamilton (Democratic) 53.8% • John W. Lewis (Republican) 46.2% }} • Richard L. Roudebush (Republican) 63.4% • Robert H. Staton (Democratic) 36.6% }} • Andrew Jacobs Jr. (Democratic) 55.7% • Paul R. Oakes (Republican) 44.3% }} == Iowa ==
Iowa
Fred Schwengel (Republican) 51.3% • John R. Schmidhauser (Democratic) 47.9% • Merle M. Thayer (American Constitution) 0.8% }} • John Culver (Democratic) 54.0% • Robert M. L. Johnson (Republican) 46.0% }} • H. R. Gross (Republican) 62.0% • L. A. Pat Touchae (Democratic) 38.0% }} • John Henry Kyl (Republican) 51.7% • Bert Bandstra (Democratic) 48.3% }} • Neal Smith (Democratic) 60.4% • Don Mahon (Republican) 39.0% • Robbins Risher (American Constitution) 0.6% }} • Wiley Mayne (Republican) 57.4% • Stanley L. Greigg (Democratic) 42.3% • Lee E. Smith (American Constitution) 0.3% }} • William J. Scherle (Republican) 59.0% • John R. Hansen (Democratic) 40.9% • Gordon Risher (American Constitution) 0.1% }} == Kansas ==
Kansas
Bob Dole (Republican) 68.6% • Berniece Henkle (Democratic) 31.4% }} • Chester L. Mize (Republican) 62.8% • Harry G. Wiles (Democratic) 37.2% }} • Larry Winn (Republican) 52.9% • Marvin E. Rainey (Democratic) 45.0% • Harold H. Shomber (Conservative) 2.1% }} • Garner E. Shriver (Republican) 68.7% • Paul H. Gerling (Democratic) 31.3% }} • Joe Skubitz (Republican) 60.9% • Delno L. Bass (Democratic) 39.1% }} == Kentucky ==
Kentucky
Frank Stubblefield (Democratic) 70.6% • Richard Nicholson (Republican) 29.4% }} • William Natcher (Democratic) 58.9% • R. Douglas Ford (Republican) 41.1% }} • William Cowger (Republican) 59.0% • Norbert Blume (Democratic) 41.0% }} • Gene Snyder (Republican) 53.9% • Frank Chelf (Democratic) 45.9% • John J. Moloney (write-in) 0.1% }} • Tim Lee Carter (Republican) 75.4% • Eugene C. Harter Jr. (Democratic) 24.6% }} • John C. Watts (Democratic) 65.0% • William Hendren (Republican) 35.0% }} • Carl D. Perkins (Democratic) 68.9% • C. F. See (Republican) 31.1% }} == Louisiana ==
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