The Green Papers: 2008 General Election
 
Copyright www.flags.net/UNST.htm 110th Congress
(2007-2008)
House Seats by State

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 110th 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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Alaska  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
  Candidate Write-in 1,205 0.38% Write-in
Total 316,978 100.00%  

Arizona  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 4 Republican, 4 Democratic
  Candidate Write-in 9 0.00% Ralph Hughes
FEC H8AZ05147: Financial report not available
Total 280,365 100.00%  
  Candidate Write-in 5 0.00% Harley Dean Meyer
FEC H8AZ07028: Financial report not available
Total 196,489 100.00%  
  Candidate Write-in 3 0.00% Paul Price
FEC H6AZ08160: Financial report not available
Total 328,266 100.00%  

Arkansas  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 3 Democratic, 1 Republican
  Candidate Write-in 665 0.22% Danial Suits
FEC H8AR02118: Financial report not available
Total 301,159 100.00%  

California  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 34 Democratic, 19 Republican
  Candidate Write-in 14 0.00% Pamela Elizondo
Total 290,472 100.00%  
  Candidate Write-in 180 0.08% David Brian "Dave" Lynch
FEC H8CA05167: $3,272
Total 221,155 100.00%  
  Candidate Write-in; (Socialist Workers Party) 11 0.00% Lea Sherman
  Candidate Write-in 4 0.00% Michelle Wong Clay
Total 285,247 100.00%  
  Candidate Write-in 37 0.01% David "Dave" Heller
  Candidate Write-in 27 0.01% Christopher "Chris" Kula
Total 277,600 100.00%  
  Candidate Write-in 12 0.00% David Christensen
Total 297,616 100.00%  
  Candidate Write-in; (Republican)     Robert "Rock" Brickell-Viagra
  Candidate Write-in; (Libertarian)     Kevin Dempsey Peterson
FEC H8CA12213: Financial report not available
Total 74,369 100.00%  
  Candidate Write-in; (Republican) 682 0.30% Peter G. "Pete" Andresen
Total 228,626 100.00%  
 ** Uncontested Race **
  Candidate Write-in 2,490 1.37% Peter Leinau
  Candidate Write-in 366 0.20% Phil Rockey
Total 182,101 100.00%  
 ** Uncontested Race **
  Candidate Write-in 150 0.11% Michael J. Koch
Total 137,621 100.00%  
 ** Uncontested Race **
  Candidate Write-in 8 0.01% Innocent O. Osunwa
Total 130,150 100.00%  
  Candidate Write-in; (Democratic) 600 0.34% Peter Mathews
Lost the 3 June 2008 Democratic Primary.

FEC H2CA38062: $97,687
  Candidate Write-in; (Republican) 526 0.30% June Viena Pouesi
FEC H8CA37285: $7,622
  Candidate Write-in; (Democratic) 10 0.01% Lee Davis
Lost the 3 June 2008 Democratic Primary.

FEC H8CA37178: Financial report not available
Total 175,252 100.00%  
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Candidate Write-in 47 0.02% Joseph M. "Joe" Ryan
Total 285,138 100.00%  

Colorado  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 4 Democratic, 3 Republican
  Candidate Write-in 11 0.00% Gary Swing
FEC H8CO01089: Financial report not available
Total 283,246 100.00%  
  Candidate Write-in 45 0.01% Richard D. "Rich" Hand
FEC H6CO05209: Financial report not available
Total 305,142 100.00%  

Connecticut  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 4 Democratic, 1 Republican
  Candidate Write-in 3 0.00% Matthew Coleman
Total 295,557 100.00%  
  Candidate Write-in; (Socialist Party USA) 19 0.01% Todd Vachon
Total 323,041 100.00%  
  Candidate Write-in 10 0.00% Eugene Flanagan
Total 308,776 100.00%  
  Candidate Write-in 10 0.00% Walter Gengarelly
Total 302,657 100.00%  

Florida  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 16 Republican, 9 Democratic
  Candidate Write-in; (Republican) 159 0.05% Robert Ortiz
Total 350,367 100.00%  
  Candidate Write-in 5 0.00% Andrew George Pasayan
FEC H2FL09095: Financial report not available
Total 348,378 100.00%  
  Candidate Write-in 9 0.00% Donald Vincent "Don" Callahan
FEC H6FL10086: Financial report not available
Total 301,220 100.00%  
  Candidate Write-in 9 0.00% Marc Luzietti
FEC H8FL20024: Financial report not available
Total 261,799 100.00%  
  Candidate Write-in 6 0.00% Piotr Blass
FEC H8FL00026: $0
Total 309,151 100.00%  
  Candidate Write-in 40 0.02% April Cook
FEC H8FL23036: Financial report not available
Total 210,306 100.00%  

Georgia  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 7 Republican, 6 Democratic
  Candidate Write-in; (Socialist Workers Party) 3 0.00% Loretta VanPelt
FEC H8GA03036: Financial report not available
Total 342,540 100.00%  
 ** Uncontested Race **
  Candidate Write-in 158 0.07% Loren Christopher Collins
Party: Bull Moose

FEC H6GA04145: Financial report not available
  Candidate Write-in 35 0.02% Faye Coffield
29 August 2008: Filed suit for ballot access in Federal Court.

FEC H8GA04083: Financial report not available
  Candidate Write-in 6 0.00% Jacob Perasso
FEC H8GA04091: Financial report not available
Total 224,693 100.00%  
 ** Uncontested Race **
  Candidate Write-in 81 0.03% Shira Kash
FEC H8GA05106: Financial report not available
  Candidate Write-in 25 0.01% Jeanne Fitzmaurice
FEC H8GA05098: Financial report not available
Total 231,474 100.00%  

Idaho  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 2 Republican
  Candidate Write-in; (Republican)     Gregory Nemitz
FEC H8ID02122: Financial report not available
Total 289,655 100.00%  

Illinois  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 10 Democratic, 8 Republican, 1 Vacancy
  Candidate Write-in; (Socialist Workers Party)     John Hawkins
Total 271,397 100.00%  
  Candidate Write-in 3 0.00% Nathan Peoples
Total 280,776 100.00%  
  Candidate Write-in; (Socialist Workers Party)     Laura Anderson
Total 139,606 100.00%  
  Candidate Write-in; (Socialist Workers Party)     Dennis Richter
Total 276,817 100.00%  
  Candidate Write-in 13 0.01% Susanne Atanus
Total 243,694 100.00%  
  Candidate Write-in 1 0.00% Harold Wiegand
Total 298,181 100.00%  
  Candidate Write-in; (Independent) 51 0.02% Theodore Knapp
FEC H8IL13135: Financial report not available
Total 337,771 100.00%  
 ** Uncontested Race **
  Candidate Write-in 517 0.23% Mark Edward Lioen
Total 221,478 100.00%  

Indiana  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 5 Democratic, 4 Republican
  Candidate Write-in; (Republican) 4 0.00% Delbert Suits
FEC H8IN07283: Financial report not available
Total 265,299 100.00%  

Iowa  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 3 Democratic, 2 Republican
  Candidate Write-in 199 0.07% SCATTERING
Total 297,710 100.00%  
  Candidate Write-in 8,109 2.58% UNDER VOTES
Total 314,571 100.00%  
  Candidate Write-in 7,431 2.71% UNDER VOTES
Total 274,081 100.00%  

Maryland  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 2 Republican, 6 Democratic
  Candidate Write-in; (Independent) 75 0.02% Steve Schulin
FEC H8MD04205: Financial report not available
  Candidate Write-in; (Republican) 48 0.02% Robert "Bobby" Broadus
Ran for but lost the 12 February 2008 Republican Primary.

FEC H8MD04155: Financial report not available
  Candidate Write-in; (Democratic) 28 0.01% Darryn O'Shea Jackson, Sr.
FEC H8MD04197: Financial report not available
Total 301,431 100.00%  
  Candidate Write-in; (Republican; Independent) 13 0.00% Ray Bly
Ran for but lost the 12 February 2008 Republican Primary

FEC H8MD07042: Financial report not available
  Candidate Write-in; (Democratic) 8 0.00% Charles Ulysses Smith
Ran for but lost the 12 February 2008 Democratic Primary.

FEC H0MD07056: Financial report not available
Total 286,020 100.00%  
  Candidate Write-in; (Democratic) 188 0.06% Deborah A. Vollmer
Ran for but lost the 12 February 2008 Democratic Primary.

FEC H8MD08149: Financial report not available
  Candidate Write-in; (Democratic) 28 0.01% Lih Young
Ran for but lost the 12 February 2008 Democratic Primary

FEC H6MD08366: Financial report not available
Total 306,014 100.00%  

Michigan  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 6 Democratic, 9 Republican
  Candidate Write-in; (Republican) 8 0.00% Don Hooper
FEC H2MI01092: Financial report not available
Total 327,836 100.00%  
  Candidate Write-in 7 0.00% William Bailey
Total 343,309 100.00%  
  Candidate Write-in; (Democratic) 89 0.03% Sharon Marie Renier
Ran for but lost the Democratic Primary. Reportedly running as a write-in candidate.

FEC H4MI07137: $13,382
Total 322,286 100.00%  
  Candidate Write-in 23 0.01% Bhagwan Dashairya
Total 345,182 100.00%  

Minnesota  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 5 Democratic, 3 Republican
  Candidate Write-in 290 0.09% Write-In
Total 332,400 100.00%  
  Candidate Write-in 597 0.15% Write-In
  Candidate Write-in 41 0.01% Kevin Masrud
  Candidate Write-in 1 0.00% Curt Walor
Total 385,656 100.00%  
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Candidate Write-in 406 0.11% Write-in
  Candidate Write-in 9 0.00% Harley Swarm, Jr.
Total 369,104 100.00%  
  Candidate Write-in 814 0.26% Write-in
  Candidate Write-in 1 0.00% Amber Garlan
Total 316,018 100.00%  
  Candidate Write-in 633 0.20% Write-in
Total 322,747 100.00%  
  Candidate Write-in 459 0.11% Write-in
  Candidate Write-in; (Republican) 20 0.00% Abraham P. "Aubrey" Immelman
Lost the 9 September Republican Primary. May run as a write-in in the General Election.

FEC H8MN06070: $3,317
Total 404,725 100.00%  
  Candidate Write-in 431 0.14% Write-in
  Candidate Write-in 0 0.00% Leon Carlton Williams
Total 314,680 100.00%  
  Candidate Write-in 582 0.16% Write-in
Total 357,284 100.00%  

Missouri  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 4 Democratic, 5 Republican
  Candidate Write-in 7 0.00% Damien Johnson
Total 279,277 100.00%  
  Candidate Write-in; (Green) 49 0.02% Midge Potts
Total 323,212 100.00%  

New York  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 23 Democratic, 6 Republican
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Candidate Write-in; (Republican)     Jamshad I. "Jim" Wyne
Circa 25 May 2008 announced he would not be a candidate however, he filed a Statement of Candidacy with the FEC on 12 June 2008. After loosing the Republican nomination in the 9 September primary (he received 41% of the vote) he decided to run as a write-in in the General Election.

FEC H8NY13085: $341,900
Total 224,764 100.00%  

Ohio  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 11 Republican, 7 Democratic
  Candidate Write-in; (Democratic) 84 0.03% Eric Wilson
FEC H8OH01076: Financial report not available
  Candidate Write-in 67 0.02% Richard L. "Rich" Stevenson
FEC H0OH01065: Financial report not available
Total 295,709 100.00%  
  Candidate Write-in 30 0.01% James J. "Jim" Condit, Jr.
FEC H2OH02077: Financial report not available
Total 331,256 100.00%  
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Candidate Write-in 144 0.06% Craig E. Willis
FEC H8OH11273: $11,608
  Candidate Write-in 23 0.01% Eric Johnson
FEC H8OH11257: Financial report not available
  Candidate Write-in 0 0.00% Robert Anthony Reed, III
FEC H8OH11265: Financial report not available
Total 249,357 100.00%  
 ** Uncontested Race **
    Write-in     Brahim Ayad - lost primary
FEC H8OH11240: Financial report not available
Total 8,597 100.00%  
  Candidate Write-in 37 0.01% Robert Crow
FEC H8OH13121: Financial report not available
Total 293,645 100.00%  
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Candidate Write-in 6 0.00% Travis Casper
FEC H8OH15118: Financial report not available
Total 303,835 100.00%  

Oregon  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 4 Democratic, 1 Republican
  Candidate Write-in 4,110 1.24% Write-in Votes
  Candidate Write-in; (Republican)     Stephan Andrew Brodhead
Total 332,248 100.00%  
  Candidate Write-in 685 0.20% Write-in Votes
Total 340,379 100.00%  
  Candidate Write-in 701 0.21% Write-in Votes
Total 341,062 100.00%  
  Candidate Write-in 2,708 0.81% Write-in Votes
Total 334,146 100.00%  
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Candidate Write-in 1,326 0.40% Write-in Votes
Total 334,674 100.00%  

Pennsylvania  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 11 Democratic, 8 Republican
  Candidate Write-in; (Socialist Workers Party)     Osborne Hart
Total 311,336 100.00%  
  Candidate Write-in; (Independent)     Steven Clark "Steve" Porter
Ran in 2004 and 2006 as a Democrat. Attempted to run as an Independent in 2008 however his petitions were successfully challeneged by the Democratic Party. Appealed to the state Supreme Court on 9 September.

FEC H4PA03075: $8,349
Total 286,603 100.00%  
  Candidate Write-in; (Socialist Workers Party)     Ryan Scott
Total 265,540 100.00%  

Rhode Island  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic
  Candidate Write-in 29 0.01% David Lanasse
  Candidate Write-in 20 0.01% Blank
  Candidate Write-in 20 0.01% The Jockey
  Candidate Write-in 8 0.00% Lincoln Chaffee
  Candidate Write-in 5 0.00% Mickey Mouse
Total 211,784 100.00%  
  Candidate Write-in 31 0.01% Blank
  Candidate Write-in 17 0.01% The Jockey
  Candidate Write-in 14 0.01% Rod Driver
  Candidate Write-in 6 0.00% Christopher Young
FEC S0RI00042: Financial report not available
  Candidate Write-in 5 0.00% Jennifer Lawless
  Candidate Write-in 5 0.00% Mickey Mouse
Total 225,927 100.00%  

South Carolina  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 4 Republican, 2 Democratic
  Candidate Write-in; (Constitution)     Steve Lefemine
Total 343,486 100.00%  
  Candidate Write-in     Brian Lamont "Ryan B" Doyle
FEC H8SC03062: Financial report not available
Total 288,741 100.00%  
  Candidate Write-in     Tim Carnes
  Candidate Write-in     George D. Smith, Sr.
Total 306,928 100.00%  

Tennessee  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 4 Republican, 5 Democratic
  Candidate Write-in 0 0.00% Bob Chapman
  Candidate Write-in 0 0.00% Christopher Gouge
Total 290,759 100.00%  
  Candidate Write-in 7 0.00% June Griffin
Total 266,628 100.00%  
  Candidate Write-in; (America's Independent) 4 0.00% Thomas F. "Tom" Kovach
FEC H6TN05264: Financial report not available
  Candidate Write-in 0 0.00% Wilson Hubbell
  Candidate Write-in 0 0.00% Kelly A. Truman
Total 275,602 100.00%  
 ** Uncontested Race **
  Candidate Write-in; (Republican) 54 0.03% James L. Hart
FEC H2TN08077: $25,951
Total 180,519 100.00%  

Texas  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 19 Republican, 13 Democratic
  Candidate Write-in; (Green)     Joel West
Total 308,995 100.00%  
  Candidate Write-in; (Green)     Scott Trimble
Total 291,296 100.00%  
  Candidate Write-in; (Green)     Ed Lindsay
Total 291,304 100.00%  

Virginia  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 7 Republican, 3 Democratic, 1 Vacancy
  Candidate Write-in 756 0.21% Write-in
  Candidate Write-in     Craig E. Ennis
FEC H8VA01220: Financial report not available
Total 360,292 100.00%  
  Candidate Write-in 368 0.14% Write-in
Total 270,711 100.00%  
 ** Uncontested Race **
  Candidate Write-in 7,377 2.98% Write-in
Total 247,288 100.00%  
  Candidate Write-in 405 0.12% Write-in
Total 334,521 100.00%  
  Candidate Write-in 183 0.06% Write-in
Total 317,076 100.00%  
  Candidate Write-in 262 0.08% Write-in
Total 312,392 100.00%  
  Candidate Write-in 683 0.18% Write-in
Total 372,337 100.00%  
  Candidate Write-in 957 0.29% Write-in
Total 328,197 100.00%  
 ** Uncontested Race **
  Candidate Write-in 6,264 2.93% Write-in
Total 213,570 100.00%  
  Candidate Write-in 526 0.14% Write-in
Total 379,480 100.00%  
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Candidate Write-in 864 0.24% Write-in
Total 359,491 100.00%  

West Virginia  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic, 1 Republican
 ** Uncontested Race **
  Candidate Write-in 69 0.04% Ted Osgood
  Candidate Write-in 61 0.03% R.J. Smith
Total 187,864 100.00%  
  Candidate Write-in 16 0.01% Aaron Mills
Total 258,169 100.00%  

Wisconsin  2-year term. Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 3 Republican, 5 Democratic
  Candidate Write-in; (Republican)     Dan Sebring
FEC H0WI04090: $1,548
Total 254,179 100.00%  

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.


 


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