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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Minnesota 2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 5 Democratic, 3 Republican

	Independence	14,904	4.48%	Gregory D. "Greg" Mikkelson • FEC H2MN01124: Financial report not available
Total		332,400	100.00%

	Democratic-Farmer Labor; (Independence)	164,093	42.55%	Stephen Todd "Steve" Sarvi • FEC H8MN02046: $559,473
Total		385,656	100.00%
		Open Seat (no incumbent)

	Independence	38,970	10.56%	David G. Dillon • FEC H8MN03101: $161,185
Total		369,104	100.00%

	Independence	22,318	6.92%	Bill McGaughey • FEC H8MN05148: Financial report not available
Total		322,747	100.00%

	Independence	40,643	10.04%	Bob Anderson • FEC H8MN06088: Financial report not available
Total		404,725	100.00%

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

	Democratic; Independence; Working Families	162,083	49.77%	Congressman Timothy H. "Tim" Bishop • FEC H2NY01067: $1,391,804
Total		325,670	100.00%

	Democratic; Independence; Working Families	161,279	54.65%	Congressman Steve J. Israel • FEC H0NY02085: $2,144,797
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%

	Democratic; Independence; Working Families	164,028	54.91%	Congressman Carolyn McCarthy • FEC H6NY04112: $1,336,619
Total		298,708	100.00%

	Democratic; Independence; Working Families	112,724	54.78%	Congressman Gary L. Ackerman • FEC H4NY07011: $1,313,440
Total		205,768	100.00%
		Open Seat (no incumbent)

	Independence; (Republican)	4,947	2.20%	Carmine A. Morano • Mr. Morano won the Independence nomination and lost the Republican nomination in the 9 September 2008 primary. • FEC H8NY13101: $51,075
Total		224,764	100.00%

	Democratic; Independence; Working Families	161,594	66.29%	Congressman Eliot L. Engel • FEC H8NY19058: $1,000,776
Total		243,765	100.00%

	Democratic; Independence; Working Families	164,859	51.44%	Congressman John Joseph Hall • FEC H6NY19144: $2,239,376
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)

	Independence; (Democratic)	7,965	2.55%	Albany County Legislator Phillip G. "Phil" Steck • Lost 9 September 2008 Democratic Primary. • FEC H8NY21138: $552,608
Total		311,931	100.00%

	Democratic; Independence; Working Families	168,558	58.10%	Congressman Maurice D. Hinchey • FEC H2NY26080: $698,167
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)

	Democratic; Working Families; (Independence)	157,375	48.85%	Daniel B. "Dan" Maffei • FEC H6NY25125: $2,366,299
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%

	Republican; Independence	56,354	19.20%	Daniel J. "Dan" Humiston • FEC H8NY27093: $192,960
Total		293,504	100.00%

	Democratic; Independence; Working Families	172,655	63.50%	Congressman Louise McIntosh Slaughter • FEC H6NY03031: $822,542
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.