1986 United States House of Representatives elections

393 incumbent members sought reelection, but 2 were defeated in primaries and 6 defeated in the general election for a total of 385 incumbents winning. Source: Election Statistics - Office of the Clerk ==Retiring incumbents==

A total of 40 representatives (19 Democrats and 21 Republicans) retired, 22 of whom (12 Democrats and 10 Republicans) retired to run for other offices. Democrats Nineteen incumbent Democrats retired. • : Richard Shelby: retired to run for U.S. Senate. • : Tim Wirth: retired to run for U.S. Senate. • : Don Fuqua retired. • : Wyche Fowler: retired to run for U.S. Senate. • : Berkley Bedell retired. • : John Breaux: retired to run for U.S. Senate. • : Catherine Small Long retired. • : Barbara Mikulski: retired to run for U.S. Senate. • : Parren Mitchell retired. • : Michael D. Barnes: retired to run for U.S. Senate. • : Tip O'Neill retired. • : Harry Reid: retired to run for U.S. Senate. • : Stan Lundine: retired to run for Lieutenant Governor of New York. • : Charles Whitley retired. • : John F. Seiberling retired. • : James R. Jones: retired to run for U.S. Senate. • : Jim Weaver: retired to run for U.S. Senate. • : Bob Edgar: retired to run for U.S. Senate. • : Tom Daschle: retired to run for U.S. Senate. Republicans Twenty-one incumbent Republicans retired. • : John McCain: retired to run for U.S. Senate. • : Eldon Rudd retired. • : Eugene A. Chappie retired. • : Ed Zschau: retired to run for U.S. Senate. • : Bobbi Fiedler: retired to run for U.S. Senate. • : Ken Kramer: retired to run for U.S. Senate. • : George M. O'Brien retired. • : John E. Grotberg retired. • : Elwood Hillis retired. • : T. Cooper Evans retired. • : Gene Snyder retired. • : Henson Moore: retired to run for U.S. Senate. • : John R. McKernan Jr.: retired to run for Governor of Maine. • : Marjorie Holt retired. • : William Carney retired. • : Tom Kindness: retired to run for U.S. Senate. • : Thomas F. Hartnett: retired to run for Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina. • : Carroll A. Campbell Jr.: retired to run for Governor of South Carolina. • : Tom Loeffler: retired to run for Governor of Texas. • : David Smith Monson retired. • : G. William Whitehurst retired. == Resignations and deaths ==

Democrats One Democrat died in office and one Democrat resigned. • : Joseph P. Addabbo died April 10, 1986. • : Cecil Heftel resigned July 11, 1986, to campaign for Governor of Hawaii. Republicans One Republican resigned. • : Jim Broyhill retired to run for U.S. Senate, then resigned July 14, 1986, to become U.S. Senator. == Incumbents defeated ==

In primary elections Democrats Two Democrats lost renomination. • : Neil Abercrombie lost renomination to Mufi Hannemann, who lost the general election to Pat Saiki. • : Alton Waldon lost renomination to Floyd Flake, who won the general election. Republican One Republican lost renomination • : Mark D. Siljander lost renomination to Fred Upton, who won the general election. In general elections Democrats One Democrat lost re-election to Republicans • : Robert A. Young lost re-election to Jack Buechner. Republicans 5 Republicans lost re-election to Democrats • : Michael L. Strang lost re-election to Ben Nighthorse Campbell. • : Webb Franklin lost re-election to Mike Espy. • : Fred J. Eckert lost re-election to Louise Slaughter. • : Bill Cobey lost re-election to David Price. • : Bill Hendon lost re-election to James M. Clarke. == Open seats that changed parties ==

Republican seats won by Democrats Eight Republican seats were won by Democrats: • : won by Jim Jontz. • : won by David R. Nagle. • : won by Joseph E. Brennan. • : won by Tom McMillen. • : won by George J. Hochbrueckner. • : won by Liz J. Patterson. • : won by Wayne Owens. • : won by Owen B. Pickett. Democratic seats won by Republicans Seven Democratic seat was won by a Republican: • : won by Pat Saiki. • : won by Fred Grandy. • : won by Clyde C. Holloway. • : won by Connie Morella. • : won by Amo Houghton. • : won by Jim Inhofe. • : won by Curt Weldon. ==Open seats that parties held==

Democratic seats held by Democrats Democrats held fourteen of their open seats • : Won by Claude Harris Jr. • : Won by David Skaggs • : Won by James W. Grant • : Won by John Lewis • : Won by Jimmy Hayes • : Won by Ben Cardin • : Won by Kwiesi Mfume • : Won by Joseph P. Kennedy II • : Won by James Bilbray • : Won by Floyd Flake • : Won by Martin Lancaster • : Won by Tom Sawyer • : Won by Peter DeFazio • : Won by Tim Johnson Republican seats held by Republicans Republicans held fifteen of their open seats • : Won by Jay Rhodes • : Won by Jon Kyl • : Won by Wally Herger • : Won by Ernie Konnyu • : Won by Elton Gallegly • : Won by Joel Hefley • : Won by Jack Davis • : Won by Dennis Hastert • : Won by Jim Bunning • : Won by Richard Baker • : Won by Fred Upton • : Won by Cass Ballenger • : Won by Donald "Buz" Lukens • : Won by Arthur Ravenel Jr. • : Won by Lamar S. Smith == Special elections ==

Sorted by election date == Alabama ==

Boggs and Huckaby won more than 50% of the vote in their Sept. 27 jungle primaries. Livingston, Tauzin and Roemer were automatically re-elected without appearing on a ballot. In the 7th and 8th districts, runoffs were required when no candidate received a majority in the jungle primary. == Maine ==

• Les Aspin (Democratic) 74.3% • Iris Peterson (Republican) 24.1% • John Graf (Labor) 1.6% }} • Robert Kastenmeier (Democratic) 55.5% • Ann J. Haney (Republican) 44.2% • Syed Ameen (Independent) 0.2% }} • Steve Gunderson (Republican) 64.1% • Leland E. Mulder (Democratic) 35.9% }} • Jerry Kleczka (Democratic) 99.6% }} • Jim Moody (Democratic) 99.0% }} • Tom Petri (Republican) 96.7% • John R. Daggett (Independent) 3.3% }} • Dave Obey (Democratic) 62.1% • Kevin J. Hermening (Republican) 36.9% • Joseph D. Damrell (Labor) 0.9% }} • Toby Roth (Republican) 67.4% • Paul Willems (Democratic) 32.6% }} • Jim Sensenbrenner (Republican) 78.2% • Thomas G. Popp (Democratic) 21.8% }} == Wyoming ==

• Fofō Iosefa Fiti Sunia (Democratic) 55.5% • Soli Aumoeualogo (Republican) 44.5% }} • Walter Fauntroy (Democratic) 80.1% • Mary L. H. King (Republican) 13.9% • Julie McCall (Statehood) 4.8% }} • Ben Blaz (Republican) 63.9% • Frank Torres (Democratic) 34.9% }} • Ron de Lugo (Democratic) 94.7% }} ==See also==