The Green Papers: 2020 General Election
 
Copyright www.flags.net/UNST.htm 116th Congress
(2019-2020)
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 3 November 2020.

There have been 3 deaths, 4 resignations, and 3 changes of party affiliation in the 116th House.

  • Member of Congress Thomas Anthony "Tom" Marino (Republican, Pennsylvania, CD 12) resigned on 17 January effective 23 January 2019.
  • Member of Congress Walter B. Jones, Jr. (Republican, North Carolina, CD 3) died on 10 February 2019.
  • Member of Congress Fred Keller (Republican, Pennsylvania, CD 12) was sworn on 3 January 2019.
  • Member of Congress Gregory Francis "Greg" Murphy (Republican, North Carolina, CD 3) was elected in a 10 September 2019 special election and sworn on 17 September 2019.
  • Member of Congress James Daniel "Dan" Bishop (Republican, North Carolina, CD 9) was elected in a 10 September 2019 special election.
  • Member of Congress Sean P. Duffy (Republican, Wisconsin, CD 7) resigned on 26 August effective 23 September 2019.
  • Member of Congress Christopher Carl "Chris" Collins (Republican, New York, CD 27) resigned on 30 September 2019 effective 1 October.
  • Member of Congress Elijah E. Cummings (Democratic, Maryland, CD 7) died on 17 October 2019.
  • Member of Congress Katherine Lauren "Katie" Hill (Democratic, California, CD 25) resigned on 27 October 2019 effective 1 November 2019.
  • Member of Congress Jeff Van Drew (Democratic, New Jersey, CD 2) who was first elected as a Democrat in 2018 switched his affiliation to Republican on 20 December 2019.
  • Member of Congress Duncan Duane Hunter (Republican, California, CD 50) announced his resignation on 7 January 2020 effective 13 January 2020.
  • Member of Congress Mark Randal Meadows (Republican, North Carolina, CD 11) resigned on 30 March 2020 to become Chief of Staff to President Donald Trump.
  • Member of Congress Kweisi Mfume (Democratic, Maryland, CD 7) was elected in a 28 April 2020 special election and sworn on TBD.
  • Member of Congress Justin Amash (Libertarian, Michigan, CD 3) who was first elected as a Republican in 2010 switched his affiliation to Independent on 4 July 2019 and to Libertarian on 1 May 2020.
  • Member of Congress Thomas "Tom" Tiffany (Republican, Wisconsin, CD 7) was elected in a 12 May 2020 special election and sworn on 19 May.
  • Member of Congress Michael "Mike" Garcia (Republican, California, CD 25) was elected in a 12 May 2020 special election and sworn on 19 May.
  • Member of Congress John Lee Ratcliffe (Republican, Texas, CD 4) resigned on 21 May 2020 to become National Intelligence Director to President Donald Trump.
  • Member of Congress Christopher L. "Chris" Jacobs (Republican, New York, CD 27) was elected in a 23 June 2020 special election and sworn on 21 July 2020.
  • Member of Congress John R. Lewis (Democratic , Georgia, CD 5) died on 17 July 2020.
  • Member of Congress Kwanza Hall (Democratic, Georgia, CD 5) was elected in a 1 December 2020 special election and sworn on TBD.
  • Member of Congress Paul Cook (Republican, California, CD 8) resigned on 7 December 2020 to take a seat as a San Bernardino County Supervisor.
  • Member of Congress Paul Mitchell, III (Republican, Michigan, CD 11) who was first elected as a Republican in 2016 switched his affiliation to Independent on 14 December 2020.

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California  2-year term. Election Cycle 2020, 2021. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 6 Republican, 45 Democratic, 2 Vacancies

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 53
Seat up for regular election
Open
Democratic Member of Congress Susan A. Davis
First elected: 2000
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
Open Seat - 4 September 2019: "I will not seek another term in Congress."
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **

Hawaii  2-year term. Election Cycle 2020, 2021. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 2
Seat up for regular election
Open
Democratic Member of Congress Tulsi Neil Gabbard
First elected: 2012
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
Open Seat - 24 October 2019: "I will not be seeking reelection to Congress in 2020. I humbly ask for your support for my candidacy for President of the United States."
19 March 2020: "... today, I'm suspending my presidential campaign, and offering my full support to Vice President Joe Biden in his quest to bring our country together."
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **

Indiana  2-year term. Election Cycle 2020, 2021. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic, 7 Republican

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 1
Seat up for regular election
Open
Democratic Member of Congress Peter J. Visclosky
First elected: 1984
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
Open Seat - 6 November 2019: "On November 6th, 35 years ago today, I was elected to serve as Indiana’s First District U.S. Representative. Today, I announce that I will not seek re-election in 2020...."
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **

Iowa  2-year term. Election Cycle 2020, 2021. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 3 Democratic, 1 Republican

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 2
Seat up for regular election
Open
Democratic Member of Congress David Wayne "Dave" Loebsack
First elected: 2006
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
Open Seat - 12 April 2019: Announced his retirement.
12 November 2020: Recount requested. At the conclusion of the recount, 6 votes separate the candidates.
Notice of Contest.
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **

Louisiana  2-year term. Election Cycle 2020, 2021. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 5 Republican, 1 Democratic

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 2
Seat up for regular election
Open
Democratic Member of Congress Cedric L. Richmond
• Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020
First elected: 2010
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
Open Seat - 17 November 2020: Announced his resignation to become Senior Adviser to the President and White House Public Engagement Director in the Biden Administration.
A special election will be called to fill this seat once it becomes empty. All candidates from all parties appear on the open primary ballot. If no candidate receives a majority (50% of the vote plus 1), a runoff is held between the top two vote getters.

Massachusetts  2-year term. Election Cycle 2020, 2021. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 9 Democratic

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 4
Seat up for regular election
Open
Democratic Member of Congress Joseph Patrick "Joe" Kennedy, III
First elected: 2012
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
Open Seat - 26 August 2019: Filed with the FEC to run for the U.S. Senate in 2020.
21 September 2019: "I'm running for US Senate."
1 September 2020: Lost the US Senate Primary.
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **

New Mexico  2-year term. Election Cycle 2020, 2021. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 3 Democratic

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 3
Seat up for regular election
Open
Democratic Member of Congress Ben Ray Luján
First elected: 2008
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
Open Seat - 1 April 2019: Member of Congress Luján declared he would run for the Class 2 Senate Seat in 2020.
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **

New York  2-year term. Election Cycle 2020, 2021. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 6 Republican, 21 Democratic

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 15
Seat up for regular election
Open
Democratic Member of Congress José Enrique Serrano
First elected in special election (re: to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Member of Congress Robert Garcia): 1990
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
Open Seat - 25 March 2019: "Today, I am announcing that I am living with Parkinson's disease. After my diagnosis, I initially planned to continue my work representing the people of the South Bronx far ... over the last few months I've come to the realization that Parkinson’s will eventually take a toll, and that I cannot predict its rate of advancement. Because of this uncertainty, I do not intend to seek re-election in 2020 ...."
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 17
Seat up for regular election
Open
Democratic Member of Congress Nita M. Lowey
First elected: 1988
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
Open Seat - 10 October 2019: "After 31 years in the United States Congress, representing the people of Westchester, Rockland, Queens and the Bronx, I have decided not to seek re-election in 2020...."
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **

Washington  2-year term. Election Cycle 2020, 2021. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 7 Democratic, 3 Republican

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 10
Seat up for regular election
Open
Democratic Member of Congress Dennis "Denny" Heck
First elected: 2012
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
Open Seat - 4 December 2019: "Today, I announce my retirement from a career in public service that began over forty years ago."
3 April 2020: Candidate for Lieutenant Governor.
4 August 2020: On the November ballot for Lieutenant Governor.
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **

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
  Constitution
  Green
  Libertarian
  Pacific Green
Other Third Parties
  Aloha 'Āina
  American Shopping
  Approval Voting
  Coach Team America
  Common Sense
  Communist
  Conservative
  Education, Community, Law
  For The People
  Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis
  Healthcare Environment Stability
  Independence
  Independent American
  Independent Party of Connecticut
  Independent Party of Oregon
  Legal Marijuana Now
  Legalize Marijuana Party
  Populist
  Save Our City
  Serve America Movement
  U.S. Taxpayers
  United Utah
  Unity
  Veterans Party of America
  Working Families
Independents
 
  American Values
  Building Your Legacy
  Independent
  Independent Constitutional Candidate
  Justice Mercy Humility
  Make Change Happen
  No Party
  No Party Affiliation
  Nonpartisan
  Other
  Truth Vision Hope
  Unaffiliated
  Veteran For Change
  Working Class
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
  Scattering
  Write-in
 

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.


"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.


 


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