110th Congress (2007-2008) - House Seats by State

The Green Papers: 2008 General Election

110^th Congress
(2007-2008)
House Seats by State

443 House Seats up for election in 2008 (includes CA House CD 12, IL House CD 14, IN House CD 7, LA House CD 1, LA House CD 6, MD House CD 4, MS House CD 1, OH House CD 11 special elections)

443 Elected

31 Open House Seats (voluntary retirement, seeking other political office)

2 Vacant House Seats (office holder resigned, deceased, or expelled)

387 Incumbents renominated by same party

3 Incumbents lost primary - no longer a candidate for this office

3 Republican

2 Incumbent Houses - election status not yet determined (primaries and/or nominating conventions yet to be held)

2 Democratic

1496 Candidates seeking a House Seat (Candidates may run under the banner of multiple parties. Hence, the number of parties may be greater than the number of candidates.)

This is a list of the current House seats and the incumbents occupying them. All 435 of these seats are up for election on 4 November 2008.

There have been 6 deaths, 4 resignations, and 0 changes of party affiliation in the 110^th House.

Congressman J. Dennis Hastert (Republican, Illinois, CD 14) announced his retirement on 17 August 2007 and resigned 26 November 2007.
Congressman Nicola Tsongas (Democrat, Massachusetts House CD 5) was elected 16 October 2007 to fill the vacant seat.
Congressman Martin T. "Marty" Meehan (Democrat, Massachusetts House CD 5) resigned 1 July 2007 to become Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Lowell.
Congressman Juanita Millender-McDonald (Democrat, California CD 37) passed away 22 April 2007 at the age of 68 from cancer.
Congressman Charles Whitlow "Charlie" Norwood (Republican, Georgia CD 10) passed away 13 February 2007 at the age of 65 from lung and liver cancer.
Congressman Paul E. Gillmor (Republican, Ohio CD 5) passed away suddenly 5 September 2007 at the age of 68.
Congressman Jo Ann S. Davis (Republican, Virginia CD 1) passed away 6 October 2007 at the age of 57 from breast cancer.
Congressman Robert Latta (Republican, Ohio CD 5) was elected 11 December 2007 to fill the vacant seat.
Congressman Rob Wittman (Republican, Virginia CD 1) was elected 11 December 2007 to fill the vacant seat.
Congressman Tom Lantos (Democrat, California CD 12) passed away 11 February 2008 at the age of 80 from esophageal cancer.
Congressman G. William "Bill" Foster (Democrat, Illinois House CD 14) was elected 8 March 2008 to fill the vacant seat.
Congressman Jackie Speier (Democratic, California CD 12) was elected 8 April 2008 to fill the vacant seat.
Congressman Stephen J. "Steve" Scalise (Republican, Louisiana CD 1) was elected 3 May 2008 to fill the vacant seat.
Congressman Donald J. "Don" Cazayoux, Jr. (Democratic, Louisiana CD 6) was elected 3 May 2008 to fill the vacant seat.
Congressman Travis W. Childers (Democratic, Mississippi CD 1) was elected 13 May 2008 to fill the vacant seat.
Congressman Albert R. Wynn (Democratic, Maryland CD 4) resigned 1 June 2008 to become a partner in the Washington law firm Dickstein Shapiro LLP.
Congressman Stephanie Tubbs Jones (Democratic, Ohio CD 11) passed away 20 August 2008 at the age of 58 after suffering an aneurysm.
Congressman Rahm Emanuel (Democratic, Illinois CD 5) resigned 2 January 2009 to become President-elect Barack Obama's Chief of Staff.

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New York 2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 23 Democratic, 6 Republican

	Republican; Conservative	115,545	35.48%	Lee M. Zeldin • FEC H8NY01148: $871,275
Total		325,670	100.00%

	Republican; Conservative	79,641	26.99%	Frank J. Stalzer • FEC H8NY02062: $10,000
Total		295,105	100.00%

	Republican; Conservative; Independence	172,774	53.94%	Congressman Peter T. "Pete" King • FEC H2NY03089: $1,791,786
Total		320,337	100.00%

	Republican; Conservative	92,242	30.88%	Mineola Mayor Jack M. Martins • FEC H8NY04076: $503,789
Total		298,708	100.00%

	Conservative	3,010	1.46%	Gonzalo Manalo "Jun" Policarpio • FEC H4NY05064: $18,546
Total		205,768	100.00%

	Republican; Conservative	21,477	11.36%	William E. Britt, Jr. • FEC H8NY07079: Financial report not available
Total		189,071	100.00%

	Republican; Conservative	39,047	15.42%	Grace Lin • FEC H8NY08085: Financial report not available
Total		253,220	100.00%

	Conservative	8,378	4.13%	Alfred F. Donohue • FEC H2NY09078: Financial report not available
Total		203,070	100.00%

	Republican; Conservative	9,565	4.18%	Salvatore Grupico • FEC H8NY10073: Financial report not available
Total		228,761	100.00%

	Conservative	1,517	0.66%	Cartrell Gore • FEC H0NY11060: Financial report not available
Total		230,988	100.00%

	Republican; Conservative	13,748	7.56%	Allan E. Romaguera • FEC H6NY12115: Financial report not available
Total		181,916	100.00%
		Open Seat (no incumbent)

	Conservative	5,799	2.58%	Timothy J. "Tim" Cochrane • FEC H8NY13135: Financial report not available
Total		224,764	100.00%

	Republican; Conservative	4,488	2.65%	Ali Mohamed • FEC H4NY16053: Financial report not available
Total		169,499	100.00%

	Republican; Conservative	40,707	16.70%	Robert Goodman • FEC H8NY17094: Financial report not available
Total		243,765	100.00%

	Republican; Conservative	80,498	26.65%	Jim C. Russell • FEC H6NY18153: $18,405
Total		302,028	100.00%

	Republican; Conservative	116,120	36.23%	Kieran Michael Lalor • Independent petition: Energy Security Now • FEC H8NY19140: $637,983
Total		320,510	100.00%

	Republican; Conservative; Independence	118,031	35.26%	Alexander F. "Sandy" Treadwell • FEC H8NY20122: $7,043,425
Total		334,716	100.00%
		Open Seat (no incumbent)

	Republican; Conservative	96,599	30.97%	James R. "Jim" Buhrmaster • FEC H8NY21187: $504,380
Total		311,931	100.00%

	Republican; Conservative	85,126	29.34%	George K. Phillips • FEC H8NY22102: $150,501
Total		290,102	100.00%

	Republican; Conservative; Independence	143,029	54.75%	Congressman John M. McHugh • FEC H2NY24036: $708,604
Total		261,238	100.00%

	Republican; Conservative; Independence	120,880	42.85%	Richard L. Hanna • FEC H8NY24066: $1,092,861
Total		282,114	100.00%
		Open Seat (no incumbent)

	Republican; Conservative	120,217	37.31%	Dale A. Sweetland • Received the Republican nomination May 2008 • FEC H8NY25071: $406,316
Total		322,180	100.00%
		Open Seat (no incumbent)

	Republican; Conservative; Independence	148,607	45.97%	Christopher J. "Chris" Lee • FEC H8NY26095: $2,247,742
Total		323,251	100.00%

	Conservative	7,478	2.55%	Harold W. "Budd" Schroeder • FEC H8NY27101: $4,100
Total		293,504	100.00%

	Republican; Conservative	48,690	17.91%	David W. Crimmen • FEC H8NY28091: Financial report not available
Total		271,887	100.00%

	Republican; Conservative; Independence	135,199	44.00%	Congressman John R. "Randy" Kuhl, Jr. • FEC H4NY29080: $1,501,071
Total		307,298	100.00%

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties
	• Democratic
	• Democratic-Farmer Labor
	• Democratic-Nonpartisan League
	• Republican
Major Third Parties
	• Green
	• Libertarian
	• Pacific Green
	• Reform
Other Third Parties
	• Alaskan Independence
	• American Constitution
	• American Independent
	• America's Independent
	• Boston Tea
	• Conservative
	• Constitution
	• Independence
	• Independent American
	• Independent Green Populist
	• Independent Greens
	• Independent Party of Oregon
	• Liberty Union
	• Marijuana
	• Peace And Freedom
	• Progressive
	• Purple Party
	• Right to Life
	• Socialist Party USA
	• Socialist Workers Party
	• Term Limits for the United States Congress
	• U.S. Taxpayers
	• Unity
	• Vote People Change
	• Working Families
Independents
	• Independent
	• No Affiliation
	• No Party Affiliation
	• Nominated By Petition
	• Nomination by other than by Primary
	• Nonpartisan
	• Other-party nominee
	• Unaffiliated
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• None of these candidates
	• Scattering
	• Write-in

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from an election authority that the person so listed will actually appear on the ballot.

FEC indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.