108th Congress (2003-2004) - House Seats by State

The Green Papers: General Election 2004

108^th Congress
(2003-2004)
House Seats by State

435 House Seats up for election in 2004

435 Elected

29 Open House Seats (voluntary retirement, seeking other political office, term limits)

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

2 Republicans

397 Incumbents renominated by same party

2 Incumbents lost bid for Renomination

2 Democrats

1297 Candidates seeking a House Seat

This is a list of the current House seats and the incumbents occupying them. All 435 of these seats are up for election on 2 November 2004.

There have been 1 death, 6 resignations, and 2 changes of party affiliation in the 108^th House.

Hawaii CD 2: Democratic Congressman Patsy Takemoto Mink, a member of the 107th Congress, passed away on 28 September 2002. She was re-elected posthumously on 5 November 2002. Hawaii will hold a 4 Janaury 2003 Special Election to fill her seat.
Texas CD 19: On 12 November 2003, Republican Congressman Larry Combest announced that he will submit his resignation from Congress effective 31 May 2003.
South Dakota At-Large: On 8 December 2003, Congressman William Janklow (Republican) was convicted of second-degree manslaughter in the death of a motorcyclist during a traffic accident. The Congressman resigned on 20 January 2004.
Kentucky CD 6: Congressman Ernie Fletcher (Republican), who served in the U.S. House from 1999 through 2003, was elected Governor of Kentucky on 4 November 2003 and after resigning from the U.S. House, became Governor of Kentucky on 9 December 2003. Congressman A.B. "Ben" Chandler (Democrat) was elected to fill this vacant seat in a special election on 17 February 2004.
Texas CD 4: On 20 January 2004, the House received a communication from the Chairman of the Democratic Caucus notifying the House of the resignation of Congressman Ralph Hall from the Democratic Caucus, effective 5 January 2004. Congressman Hall is now affiliated with the Republican Party.
South Dakota At-Large: On 1 June 2004, the voters of South Dakota elected Democrat Stephanie Herseth to fill the seat vacated by former Republican Congressman William Janklow. Congressman Herseth took the oath of office on 3 June 2004.
North Carolina CD 1: Congressman Frank W. Ballance, Jr., submitted his resignation from the House on 8 June 2004 for health reasons. His resignation becomes effective at 11:59 p.m. on 11 June 2004.
North Carolina CD 1: In a 20 July 2004 Special Election, the voters of North Carolina elected Democrat G. K. Butterfield to fill the seat vacated by former Democratic Congressman Frank W. Ballance, Jr. Congressman Butterfield took the oath of office on 21 July 2004.
Louisiana CD 5: Congressman Rodney Alexander, who was first elected in 2002 as a Democrat, switched to Republican Party in August 2004.
Nebraska CD 1: Republican Congressman Doug Bereuter resigned from the House of Representatives effective at the close of business on 31 August 2004. On 16 December 2003 the congressman announced that he would not seek re-election in 2004.
Florida CD 14: Republican Congressman Porter J. Goss resigned from the House of Representatives effective close of business 23 September 2004. On 10 August 2004 Congressman Goss was nominated for Director of the Central Intelligence Agency by President George W. Bush. He was confirmed by the Senate on 22 September and sworn on 24 September 2004.

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Alabama 2-year term. Election Cycle 2004, 2006. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 5 Republicans, 2 Democrats
	--scatter--	159	0.06%	Write-in
Total		255,164	100.00%
	--scatter--	299	0.12%	Write-in
Total		247,947	100.00%
	--scatter--	133	0.05%	Write-in
Total		245,784	100.00%
	--scatter--	336	0.13%	Write-in
Total		255,724	100.00%
	--scatter--	315	0.11%	Write-in
Total		275,459	100.00%
		Uncontested Race
	--scatter--	3,224	1.20%	Write-in
Total		268,043	100.00%
	--scatter--	211	0.09%	Write-in
Total		244,638	100.00%

Alaska 2-year term. Election Cycle 2004, 2006. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
	--scatter--	1,115	0.37%	Write-in
Total		299,996	100.00%

Iowa 2-year term. Election Cycle 2004, 2006. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 4 Republicans, 1 Democrat
	--scatter--	88	0.03%	Write-in
Total		290,054	100.00%
	--scatter--	206	0.07%	Write-in
Total		299,881	100.00%
	--scatter--	213	0.07%	Write-in
Total		304,319	100.00%
	--scatter--	151	0.05%	Write-in
Total		297,566	100.00%
	--scatter--	161	0.06%	Write-in
Total		266,341	100.00%

Massachusetts 2-year term. Election Cycle 2004, 2006. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 10 Democrats
		Uncontested Race
	--scatter--	2,282	0.98%	All others
Total		231,747	100.00%
		Uncontested Race
	--scatter--	2,802	1.27%	All others
Total		220,484	100.00%
	--scatter--	179	0.07%	All others
Total		272,412	100.00%
	--scatter--	486	0.17%	All others
Total		282,039	100.00%
	--scatter--	305	0.11%	All others
Total		268,189	100.00%
	--scatter--	467	0.15%	All others
Total		305,522	100.00%
	--scatter--	227	0.08%	All others
Total		275,099	100.00%
		Uncontested Race
	--scatter--	2,229	1.33%	All others
Total		168,081	100.00%
		Uncontested Race
	--scatter--	2,145	0.97%	All others
Total		220,312	100.00%
	--scatter--	178	0.05%	All others
Total		337,070	100.00%

Michigan 2-year term. Election Cycle 2004, 2006. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 6 Democrats, 9 Republicans
	--scatter--	271	0.08%	Write-in
Total		340,694	100.00%

Minnesota 2-year term. Election Cycle 2004, 2006. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 4 Republicans, 4 Democrats
	--scatter--	266	0.08%	Write-in
Total		324,055	100.00%
	--scatter--	283	0.08%	Write-in
Total		365,945	100.00%
	--scatter--	356	0.10%	Write-in
Total		358,892	100.00%
	--scatter--	346	0.11%	Write-in
Total		317,299	100.00%
	--scatter--	508	0.16%	Write-in
Total		313,526	100.00%
	--scatter--	246	0.07%	Write-in
Total		377,224	100.00%
	--scatter--	280	0.09%	Write-in
Total		314,257	100.00%
	--scatter--	271	0.08%	Write-in
Total		350,483	100.00%

New Hampshire 2-year term. Election Cycle 2004, 2006. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 2 Republicans
	--scatter--	310	0.10%	Scattering
Total		323,372	100.00%
	--scatter--	415	0.13%	Scattering
Total		328,194	100.00%

New York 2-year term. Election Cycle 2004, 2006. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 19 Democrats, 10 Republicans
	--scatter--	35,757	11.39%	Blank, Void, Scattering
Total		313,966	100.00%
	--scatter--	40,937	14.44%	Blank, Void, Scattering
Total		283,480	100.00%
	--scatter--	44,129	13.96%	Blank, Void, Scattering
Total		316,125	100.00%
	--scatter--	30,420	10.69%	Blank, Void, Scattering
Total		284,530	100.00%
	--scatter--	38,692	18.73%	Blank, Void, Scattering
Total		206,533	100.00%
		Uncontested Race
	--scatter--	55,269	29.88%	Blank, Void, Scattering
Total		184,957	100.00%
	--scatter--	48,629	27.40%	Blank, Void, Scattering
Total		177,452	100.00%
	--scatter--	50,328	20.00%	Blank, Void, Scattering
Total		251,650	100.00%
	--scatter--	44,082	21.76%	Blank, Void, Scattering
Total		202,558	100.00%
	--scatter--	46,475	23.80%	Blank, Void, Scattering
Total		195,241	100.00%
	--scatter--	47,829	23.67%	Blank, Void, Scattering
Total		202,027	100.00%
	--scatter--	38,382	23.50%	Blank, Void, Scattering
Total		163,344	100.00%
	--scatter--	26,461	12.14%	Blank, Void, Scattering
Total		217,895	100.00%
	--scatter--	43,732	15.96%	Blank, Void, Scattering
Total		274,043	100.00%
	--scatter--	41,557	19.01%	Blank, Void, Scattering
Total		218,608	100.00%
	--scatter--	30,875	20.84%	Blank, Void, Scattering
Total		148,123	100.00%
	--scatter--	45,725	19.86%	Blank, Void, Scattering
Total		230,261	100.00%
	--scatter--	45,525	15.69%	Blank, Void, Scattering
Total		290,215	100.00%
	--scatter--	43,903	14.31%	Blank, Void, Scattering
Total		306,733	100.00%
	--scatter--	37,424	11.54%	Blank, Void, Scattering
Total		324,160	100.00%
	--scatter--	37,700	12.09%	Blank, Void, Scattering
Total		311,854	100.00%
	--scatter--	38,031	13.23%	Blank, Void, Scattering
Total		287,401	100.00%
	--scatter--	38,485	14.52%	Blank, Void, Scattering
Total		265,012	100.00%
	--scatter--	35,318	12.32%	Blank, Void, Scattering
Total		286,686	100.00%
	--scatter--	106,711	33.78%	Blank, Void, Scattering
Total		315,880	100.00%
	--scatter--	38,001	11.84%	Blank, Void, Scattering
Total		321,080	100.00%
		Open Seat (no incumbent)
	--scatter--	16,809	5.61%	Blank, Void, Scattering
Total		299,699	100.00%
	--scatter--	42,344	16.15%	Blank, Void, Scattering
Total		262,220	100.00%
		Open Seat (no incumbent)
	--scatter--	35,855	11.71%	Blank, Void, Scattering
Total		306,070	100.00%

Oregon 2-year term. Election Cycle 2004, 2006. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 4 Democrats, 1 Republican
	--scatter--	1,521	0.43%	Misc.
Total		354,338	100.00%
	--scatter--	638	0.18%	Misc.
Total		346,865	100.00%
	--scatter--	1,159	0.33%	Misc.
Total		346,560	100.00%
	--scatter--	427	0.11%	Misc.
Total		374,909	100.00%
	--scatter--	374	0.11%	Misc.
Total		349,634	100.00%

Pennsylvania 2-year term. Election Cycle 2004, 2006. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 7 Democrats, 12 Republicans
	--scatter--	2	0.00%	Scattered
Total		248,587	100.00%
	--scatter--	0	0.00%	Scattered
Total		287,637	100.00%
	--scatter--	59	0.02%	Scattered
Total		277,323	100.00%
	--scatter--	28	0.01%	Scattered
Total		323,945	100.00%
	--scatter--	107	0.05%	Scattered
Total		219,198	100.00%
	--scatter--	61	0.02%	Scattered
Total		314,386	100.00%
	--scatter--	20	0.01%	Scattered
Total		334,547	100.00%
		Open Seat (no incumbent)
	--scatter--	12	0.00%	Scattered
Total		331,276	100.00%
	--scatter--	165	0.06%	Scattered
Total		265,272	100.00%
	--scatter--	67	0.03%	Scattered
Total		206,839	100.00%
	--scatter--	33	0.02%	Scattered
Total		181,285	100.00%
		Uncontested Race
	--scatter--	206	0.10%	Scattered
Total		204,710	100.00%
		Open Seat (no incumbent)
	--scatter--	0	0.00%	Scattered
Total		308,124	100.00%
		Uncontested Race
	--scatter--	160	0.07%	Scattered
Total		220,299	100.00%
		Open Seat (no incumbent)
	--scatter--	13	0.00%	Scattered
Total		291,147	100.00%
	--scatter--	14	0.00%	Scattered
Total		285,313	100.00%
	--scatter--	7	0.00%	Scattered
Total		291,793	100.00%
	--scatter--	28	0.01%	Scattered
Total		315,342	100.00%
	--scatter--	157	0.06%	Scattered
Total		245,251	100.00%

Rhode Island 2-year term. Election Cycle 2004, 2006. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 2 Democrats
	--scatter--	268	0.14%	Write-in Nonpartisan
Total		195,010	100.00%
	--scatter--	135	0.07%	Write-in Nonpartisan
Total		207,165	100.00%

South Carolina 2-year term. Election Cycle 2004, 2006. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 4 Republicans, 2 Democrats
	--scatter--	186	0.09%	Write-in
Total		212,308	100.00%
	--scatter--	312	0.11%	Write-in
Total		279,870	100.00%
		Uncontested Race
	--scatter--	947	0.49%	Write-in
Total		191,999	100.00%
		Open Seat (no incumbent)
	--scatter--	150	0.06%	Write-in
Total		270,594	100.00%
	--scatter--	83	0.03%	Write-in
Total		242,518	100.00%
	--scatter--	242	0.10%	Write-in
Total		241,829	100.00%

Vermont 2-year term. Election Cycle 2004, 2006. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 1 Independent
	--scatter--	261	0.09%	Write-in Votes
Total		305,008	100.00%

Virginia 2-year term. Election Cycle 2004, 2006. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 8 Republicans, 3 Democrats
	--scatter--	4,029	1.41%	Write-in
Total		286,534	100.00%
		Open Seat (no incumbent)
	--scatter--	254	0.11%	Write-in
Total		241,380	100.00%
	--scatter--	325	0.14%	Write-in
Total		229,892	100.00%
	--scatter--	170	0.06%	Write-in
Total		283,027	100.00%
	--scatter--	90	0.03%	Write-in
Total		270,758	100.00%
		Uncontested Race
	--scatter--	7,088	3.32%	Write-in
Total		213,648	100.00%
	--scatter--	568	0.19%	Write-in
Total		305,658	100.00%
	--scatter--	698	0.24%	Write-in
Total		287,919	100.00%
	--scatter--	68	0.03%	Write-in
Total		252,947	100.00%
	--scatter--	375	0.12%	Write-in
Total		323,011	100.00%
	--scatter--	291	0.09%	Write-in
Total		309,233	100.00%

Wisconsin 2-year term. Election Cycle 2004, 2006. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 4 Republicans, 4 Democrats
	--scatter--	166	0.05%	Scattering
Total		356,976	100.00%
	--scatter--	277	0.07%	Scattering
Total		397,724	100.00%
	--scatter--	286	0.08%	Scattering
Total		363,008	100.00%
		Open Seat (no incumbent)
	--scatter--	341	0.11%	Scattering
Total		305,142	100.00%
	--scatter--	205	0.05%	Scattering
Total		407,291	100.00%
	--scatter--	148	0.04%	Scattering
Total		355,995	100.00%
	--scatter--	1,087	0.39%	Scattering
Total		281,752	100.00%
	--scatter--	142	0.04%	Scattering
Total		353,725	100.00%

Wyoming 2-year term. Election Cycle 2004, 2006. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
	--scatter--	357	0.15%	Write-in
Total		239,034	100.00%