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Key Races: House
Since the GOP took over the House majority in the 1994 midterm elections, Democrats have been angling to recoup their losses. Below are some of the key seats over which the parties will square off, hoping either to retain or win them back based on the 1996 margins of victory. In addition, LEGI-SLATE News Service has taken a closer look at the most vulnerable incumbents – members who won in 1996 by 5 percent or less.
Incumbents | Open Seats | Defeated Incumbents
Incumbents
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State/District
|
Incumbent
|
'96 Result
|
| Ariz./6 |
J.D. Hayworth (R) |
48% |
| Calif./42 |
George E. Brown Jr. (D) |
50% |
| Calif./46 |
Loretta Sanchez (D) |
47% |
| Conn./6 |
Nancy L. Johnson (R) |
50% |
| Ind./8 |
John N. Hostettler (R) |
50% |
| Iowa/3 |
Leonard L. Boswell (D) |
49% |
| Kan./3 |
Vince Snowbarger (R) |
50% |
| Mass./6 |
John F. Tierney (D) |
48% |
| Mo./9 |
Kenny Hulshof (R) |
49% |
| N.J./8 |
William J. Pascrell Jr. (D) |
51% |
| N.M./3 |
Bill Redmond (R) |
43% |
| Ohio/6 |
Ted Strickland (D) |
51% |
| Ohio/10 |
Dennis J. Kucinich (D) |
49% |
| Pa./13 |
Jon D. Fox (R) |
49% |
| Pa./21 |
Phil English (R) |
51% |
| Texas/9 |
Nick Lampson (D) |
53% |
| Texas/14 |
Ron Paul (R) |
51% |
| Wash./2 |
Jack Metcalf (R) |
49% |
| Wash./9 |
Adam Smith (D) |
50% |
Open Seats
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| State/District |
Incumbent |
Why Open |
'96 Result |
| Calif./3 |
Vic Fazio (D) |
Retiring |
54% |
| Calif./34 |
Esteban E. Torres (D) |
Retiring |
68% |
| Calif./41 |
Jay Kim (R) |
Defeated in 1998 primary |
58% |
| Colo./2 |
David E. Skaggs (D) |
Retiring |
57% |
| Colo./6 |
Dan Schaefer (R) |
Retiring |
62% |
| Conn./1 |
Barbara B. Kennelly (D) |
Running for governor |
74% |
| Idaho/2 |
Michael D. Crapo (R) |
Running for Senate |
69% |
| Ill./9 |
Sidney R. Yates (D) |
Retiring |
63% |
| Ill./13 |
Harris W. Fawell (R) |
Retiring |
60% |
| Ill./19 |
Glenn Poshard (D) |
Running for governor |
67% |
| Ind./9 |
Lee H. Hamilton (D) |
Retiring |
56% |
| Ky./4 |
Jim Bunning (R) |
Running for Senate |
68% |
| Ky./6 |
Scotty Baesler (D) |
Running for Senate |
56% |
| Mass./8 |
Joseph P. Kennedy II (D) |
Retiring |
84% |
| Miss./4 |
Mike Parker (R) |
Retiring |
61% |
| Nev./1 |
John Ensign (R) |
Running for Senate |
50% |
| N.C./8 |
Bill Hefner (D) |
Retiring |
55% |
| N.Y./7 |
Thomas J. Manton (D) |
Retiring |
71% |
| N.Y./9 |
Charles E. Schumer (D) |
Running for Senate |
75% |
| N.Y./22 |
Gerald B.H. Solomon (R) |
Retiring |
60% |
| N.Y./27 |
Bill Paxon (R) |
Retiring |
60% |
| Ohio/11 |
Louis Stokes (D) |
Retiring |
81% |
| Ore./1 |
Elizabeth Furse (D) |
Retiring |
52% |
| Ore./2 |
Robert F. Smith (R) |
Retiring |
62% |
| Pa./10 |
Joseph McDade (R) |
Retiring |
60% |
| Pa./15 |
Paul McHale (D) |
Retiring |
55% |
| S.C./4 |
Bob Inglis (R) |
Running for Senate |
71% |
| Wash./3 |
Linda A. Smith (R) |
Running for Senate |
50% |
| Wis./1 |
Mark W. Neumann (R) |
Running for Senate |
51% |
| Wis./2 |
Scott L. Klug (R) |
Retiring |
57% |
Defeated Incumbents
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| State/District |
Incumbent |
|
'96 Result |
| Calif./1 |
Frank Riggs (R) |
Dropped bid for Senate |
50% |
| Calif./36 |
Jane Harman (D) |
Ran for governor |
52% |
| Neb./2 |
Jon Christensen (R) |
Ran for governor |
57% |
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Sources: The Almanac of American Politics, Politics in America 1998, House and Senate librarians, National Governors Association, Congressional Quarterly, Hotline.
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