1994 United States House of Representatives elections

Republican gains, 1992–1994 :Source: Data from exit-poll surveys by Voter Research and Surveys and Mitofsky International published in The New York Times, November 13, 1994, p. 24. Religious right Evangelicals were an important group within the electorate and a significant voting block in the Republican party. The national exit poll by Mitofsky International showed 27% of all voters identified themselves as a born-again or evangelical Christians, up from 18% in 1988 and 24% in 1992. Republican House candidates outpolled Democrats among white evangelicals by a massive 52 points, 76% to 24%. According to a survey sponsored by the Christian Coalition, 33 percent of the 1994 voters were "religious conservatives," up from 24 percent in 1992 and 18 percent in 1988 (CQ Weekly Report), November 19, 1994, p. 3364; in the 1994 exit poll, 38 percent identified themselves as "conservatives," compared with 30 percent in 1992. Party identification and ideology by selected religious groups 1994 :Source: Mitofsky International exit poll in Klinkner, p. 121. ==Overall results==

Ross Perot's organization United We Stand America issued a report card for each member of Congress. 169 Democrats, 2 Republicans, and one independent received a failing grade. Perot went on Larry King Live in October and called for the Democrats to lose their majority in the U.S. House. He endorsed the Republican opponent of Speaker Tom Foley. Source: Election Statistics - Office of the Clerk Maps File:1994 US House of Representatives Election by States.svg|Popular vote by states File:1994 House Results by winners share of vote.svg|House results shaded by winners share of vote File:104 us house membership.png|House seats by party holding plurality in state File:104 us house changes.png|Net changes to U.S. House seats after the 1994 elections == Incumbents defeated ==

In primary elections Democrats • : Mike Synar lost to Virgil R. Cooper, who later lost the general election to Republican Tom Coburn. • : Lucien E. Blackwell lost to Chaka Fattah, who later won the general election. • : Craig Washington lost to Sheila Jackson Lee, who later won the general election. Republicans • : David A. Levy lost to Dan Frisa, who later won the general election. In the general elections Democrats Thirty-four incumbent Democrats (including 16 "freshmen") were defeated in 1994. Democrats from Washington lost the most seats (5). • : Karan English • : Dan Hamburg • : Richard H. Lehman • : Lynn Schenk • : George Darden • : Don Johnson Jr. • : Larry LaRocco • : Dan Rostenkowski • : Jill Long • : Frank McCloskey • : Neal Edward Smith • : Dan Glickman • : Thomas Barlow • : Peter Hoagland • : James Bilbray • : Richard Swett • : Herb Klein • : George J. Hochbrueckner • : Martin Lancaster • : David Price • : David S. Mann • : Ted Strickland • : Eric Fingerhut • : Marjorie Margolies • : Jack Brooks • : Bill Sarpalius • : Karen Shepherd • : Leslie Byrne • : Maria Cantwell • : Jolene Unsoeld • : Jay Inslee • : Tom Foley • : Mike Kreidler • : Peter W. Barca Republicans • None == Open seats that changed parties ==

Democratic seats won by Republicans 22 open seats previously held by Democrats were won by Republicans. • : Matt Salmon • : Joe Scarborough • : Dave Weldon • : Saxby Chambliss • : Jerry Weller • : David M. McIntosh • : Sam Brownback • : James B. Longley Jr. • : Dick Chrysler • : Gil Gutknecht • : Roger Wicker • : Frank LoBiondo • : David Funderburk • : Richard Burr • : Bob Ney • : Tom Coburn • : J. C. Watts • : Jim Bunn • : Lindsey Graham • : Zach Wamp • : Van Hilleary • : Jack Metcalf Republican seats won by Democrats Democrats won four open seats previously held by Republicans. • : John Baldacci • : Bill Luther • : Mike Doyle • : Patrick J. Kennedy == Open seats that parties held ==

Democratic seats held Democrats held nine of their open seats. • : Zoe Lofgren • : Mike Ward • : Lynn Rivers • : Karen McCarthy • : Chaka Fattah • : Frank Mascara • : Lloyd Doggett • : Sheila Jackson Lee • : Ken Bentsen Jr. Republican seats held Republicans held 17 of their open seats. • : John Shadegg • : Andrea Seastrand • : Sonny Bono • : Mark Foley • : Ray LaHood • : Tom Latham • : Bob Ehrlich • : Rodney Frelinghuysen • : Dan Frisa • : Sue Kelly • : Sue Myrick • : Steve Largent • : Wes Cooley • : Phil English • : Mark Sanford • : Ed Bryant • : Barbara Cubin == Closest races ==

Eighty-seven races were decided by 10% or lower. == Special elections ==

• Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic) • }} • Victor O. Frazer (Independent) • Eileen Peterson (Democratic) }} • Robert A. Underwood (Democratic) • }} ==See also==