1968 United States House of Representatives elections

The 1968 United States House of Representatives elections were elections for the United States House of Representatives on November 5, 1968, to elect members to serve in the 91st United States Congress. They coincided with Richard M. Nixon's election as president. Nixon's narrow victory yielded only limited gains for his Republican Party, which picked up a net of five seats from the Democratic Party. The Democrats retained a majority in the House.

The election coincided with the presidential campaign of George Wallace of the American Independent Party, who unsuccessfully attempted to deny a majority in the Electoral College to any of his opponents. Had Wallace succeeded he would have given the House the choice of president from among the three, for the first time since 1825. As a result of this election, Democrats formed a majority of 26 state House delegations, with Republicans forming a majority in 19 and the other five delegations being evenly split (each state's House delegation receives one vote in such an election). However, the Democrats' nominal majority of state delegations includes those of the Southern United States who were more inclined to support Wallace as opposed to Democratic candidate Hubert Humphrey. Wallace believed the Southern representatives would be able to use the clout his campaign was trying to give them to force an end to federal desegregation efforts in the South.

As of 2026, this is the last time a former Representative from one state was elected to represent a district in another state during their career. In this case, Ed Foreman, who represented Texas's 16th congressional district for a single term from 1963 to 1965, was elected to represent New Mexico's 2nd congressional district.

Overall results 409 incumbent members sought reelection, but 4 were defeated in primaries and 9 defeated in the general election for a total of 396 incumbents winning.

+ ↓ 243 192 Democratic Republican

Summary of the November 5, 1968 election results Parties Seats Popular Vote 1966 1968 Change Strength Vote % Change Democratic Party 248 243 5 55.9% 33,214,994 50.2% 0.7% Republican Party 187 192 5 44.1% 32,059,047 48.5% 0.3% Conservative Party 256,498 0.4% American Independent Party 171,422 0.3% 0.3% Liberal Party 85,462 0.1% National Democratic Party 83,818 0.1% 0.1% Independent 75,515 0.1% 0.1% Constitution Party 58,209 0.1% 0.1% Peace and Freedom Party 57,468 0.1% 0.1% Voice of Independence Party 9,399 <0.1% No Additional Taxes Party 8,493 <0.1% Socialist Labor Party 7,126 <0.1% New Party 4,534 <0.1% Socialist Workers Party 3,127 <0.1% De-escalators Party 2,798 <0.1% Common Sense Party 2,749 <0.1% American Anti-Communist Party 1,721 <0.1% Independent's Choice Party 1,314 <0.1% Abolish Port Authority Party 1,072 <0.1% New Politics Party 795 <0.1% Primary Party 572 <0.1% Prohibition Party 351 <0.1% Others 2,725 <0.1% 0.1% Total 435 435 —— 100.0% 66,109,209 100.0% —— Source: Election Statistics - Office of the Clerk

Special elections

District Incumbent Party First elected Results Candidates Abraham J. Multer Democratic 1952 Incumbent resigned December 31, 1967 to become Justice of the New York Supreme Court.New member elected February 20, 1968.Democratic hold; winner was subsequently re-elected. John Bell Williams Democratic 1962 Incumbent resigned January 16, 1968 to become Governor of Mississippi.New member elected March 12, 1968.Democratic hold; winner was subsequently re-elected. Joe R. Pool Democratic 1962 Incumbent died July 14, 1968.New member elected August 24, 1968.Republican gain; winner was subsequently re-elected.

Alabama

District Incumbent Party Firstelected Result Candidates Jack Edwards Republican 1964 Incumbent re-elected. William L. Dickinson Republican 1964 Incumbent re-elected. George W. Andrews Democratic 1944 Incumbent re-elected. Bill Nichols Democratic 1966 Incumbent re-elected. Armistead I. Selden Jr. Democratic 1952 Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.Democratic hold. John H. Buchanan Jr. Republican 1964 Incumbent re-elected. Tom Bevill Democratic 1966 Incumbent re-elected. Robert E. Jones Jr. Democratic 1947 Incumbent re-elected.

Alaska

District Incumbent Party Firstelected Result Candidates Howard Pollock Republican 1966 Incumbent re-elected.

Arizona

District Incumbent Party Firstelected Result Candidates John Jacob Rhodes Republican 1952 Incumbent re-elected. Mo Udall Democratic 1961 Incumbent re-elected. Sam Steiger Republican 1966 Incumbent re-elected.

Arkansas

District Incumbent Party Firstelected Result Candidates Ezekiel C. Gathings Democratic 1938 Incumbent retired.Democratic hold. Wilbur Mills Democratic 1938 Incumbent re-elected. John Paul Hammerschmidt Republican 1966 Incumbent re-elected. David Pryor Democratic 1966 Incumbent re-elected.

California

District Incumbent Party Firstelected Result Candidates Don Clausen Republican 1963 Incumbent re-elected. Bizz Johnson Democratic 1958 Incumbent re-elected. John E. Moss Democratic 1952 Incumbent re-elected. Robert L. Leggett Democratic 1962 Incumbent re-elected. Phillip Burton Democratic 1964 Incumbent re-elected. William S. Mailliard Republican 1952 Incumbent re-elected. Jeffery Cohelan Democratic 1958 Incumbent re-elected. George P. Miller Democratic 1944 Incumbent re-elected. Don Edwards Democratic 1962 Incumbent re-elected. Charles S. Gubser Republican 1952 Incumbent re-elected. Pete McCloskey Republican 1967 Incumbent re-elected. Burt Talcott Republican 1962 Incumbent re-elected. Charles M. Teague Republican 1954 Incumbent re-elected. Jerome Waldie Democratic 1966 Incumbent re-elected. John J. McFall Democratic 1956 Incumbent re-elected. B. F. Sisk Democratic 1954 Incumbent re-elected. Cecil R. King Democratic 1942 Incumbent retired.Democratic hold. Bob Mathias Republican 1966 Incumbent re-elected. Chet Holifield Democratic 1942 Incumbent re-elected. H. Allen Smith Republican 1956 Incumbent re-elected. Augustus Hawkins Democratic 1962 Incumbent re-elected. James C. Corman Democratic 1960 Incumbent re-elected. Del M. Clawson Republican 1963 Incumbent re-elected. Glenard P. Lipscomb Republican 1953 Incumbent re-elected. Charles E. Wiggins Republican 1966 Incumbent re-elected. Thomas M. Rees Democratic 1965 Incumbent re-elected. Edwin Reinecke Republican 1964 Incumbent re-elected. Alphonzo E. Bell Jr. Republican 1960 Incumbent re-elected. George Brown Jr. Democratic 1962 Incumbent re-elected. Edward R. Roybal Democratic 1962 Incumbent re-elected. Charles H. Wilson Democratic 1962 Incumbent re-elected. Craig Hosmer Republican 1952 Incumbent re-elected. Jerry Pettis Republican 1966 Incumbent re-elected. Richard T. Hanna Democratic 1962 Incumbent re-elected. James B. Utt Republican 1952 Incumbent re-elected. Bob Wilson Republican 1952 Incumbent re-elected. Lionel Van Deerlin Democratic 1962 Incumbent re-elected. John V. Tunney Democratic 1964 Incumbent re-elected.

Colorado

District Incumbent Party Firstelected Result Candidates Byron G. Rogers Democratic 1950 Incumbent re-elected. Donald G. Brotzman Republican 19621964 1966 Incumbent re-elected. Frank Evans Democratic 1964 Incumbent re-elected. Wayne N. Aspinall Democratic 1948 Incumbent re-elected.

Connecticut

District Incumbent Party Firstelected Result Candidates Emilio Q. Daddario Democratic 1958 Incumbent re-elected. William St. Onge Democratic 1962 Incumbent re-elected. Robert Giaimo Democratic 1958 Incumbent re-elected. Donald J. Irwin Democratic 19581960 1964 Incumbent lost re-election.Republican gain. John S. Monagan Democratic 1958 Incumbent re-elected. Thomas Meskill Republican 1966 Incumbent re-elected.

Delaware

District Incumbent Party Firstelected Result Candidates William Roth Republican 1966 Incumbent re-elected.

Florida

District Incumbent Party Firstelected Result Candidates Bob Sikes Democratic 19401944 1974 Incumbent re-elected. Don Fuqua Democratic 1962 Incumbent re-elected. Charles E. Bennett Democratic 1948 Incumbent re-elected. Syd Herlong Democratic 1948 Incumbent retired.Democratic hold. Edward Gurney Republican 1962 Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.Republican hold. Sam Gibbons Democratic 1962 Incumbent re-elected. James A. Haley Democratic 1952 Incumbent re-elected. William C. Cramer Republican 1954 Incumbent re-elected. Paul Rogers Democratic 1954 Incumbent re-elected. J. Herbert Burke Republican 1966 Incumbent re-elected. Claude Pepper Democratic 1962 Incumbent re-elected. Dante Fascell Democratic 1954 Incumbent re-elected.

Georgia

District Incumbent Party Firstelected Result Candidates G. Elliott Hagan Democratic 1960 Incumbent re-elected. Maston E. O'Neal Jr. Democratic 1964 Incumbent re-elected. Jack Brinkley Democratic 1966 Incumbent re-elected. Benjamin B. Blackburn Republican 1966 Incumbent re-elected. Fletcher Thompson Republican 1966 Incumbent re-elected. John Flynt Democratic 1954 Incumbent re-elected. John William Davis Democratic 1960 Incumbent re-elected. W. S. Stuckey Jr. Democratic 1966 Incumbent re-elected. Phillip M. Landrum Democratic 1952 Incumbent re-elected. Robert Grier Stephens Jr. Democratic 1960 Incumbent re-elected.

Hawaii

! rowspan=2 | | Spark Matsunaga | | Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | rowspan=2 nowrap |

| Patsy Mink | | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected.

Idaho

District Incumbent Party Firstelected Result Candidates Jim McClure Republican 1966 Incumbent re-elected. George V. Hansen Republican 1964 Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.Republican hold.

Illinois

District Incumbent Party Firstelected Result Candidates William L. Dawson Democratic 1942 Incumbent re-elected. Barratt O'Hara Democratic 19481950 1952 Incumbent lost renomination.Democratic hold. William T. Murphy Democratic 1958 Incumbent re-elected. Ed Derwinski Republican 1958 Incumbent re-elected. John C. Kluczynski Democratic 1950 Incumbent re-elected. Daniel J. Ronan Democratic 1964 Incumbent re-elected. Frank Annunzio Democratic 1964 Incumbent re-elected. Dan Rostenkowski Democratic 1958 Incumbent re-elected. Sidney R. Yates Democratic 19481962 1964 Incumbent re-elected. Harold R. Collier Republican 1956 Incumbent re-elected. Roman Pucinski Democratic 1958 Incumbent re-elected. Robert McClory Republican 1962 Incumbent re-elected. Donald Rumsfeld Republican 1962 Incumbent re-elected. John N. Erlenborn Republican 1964 Incumbent re-elected. Charlotte Thompson Reid Republican 1962 Incumbent re-elected. John B. Anderson Republican 1960 Incumbent re-elected. Leslie C. Arends Republican 1934 Incumbent re-elected. Robert H. Michel Republican 1956 Incumbent re-elected. Tom Railsback Republican 1966 Incumbent re-elected. Paul Findley Republican 1960 Incumbent re-elected. Kenneth J. Gray Democratic 1954 Incumbent re-elected. William L. Springer Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected. George E. Shipley Democratic 1958 Incumbent re-elected. Melvin Price Democratic 1944 Incumbent re-elected.

Indiana

District Incumbent Party Firstelected Result Candidates Ray Madden Democratic 1942 Incumbent re-elected. Charles A. Halleck Republican 1935 Incumbent retired.Republican hold. John Brademas Democratic 1958 Incumbent re-elected. E. Ross Adair Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected. J. Edward RoushRedistricted from the 5th district Democratic 1958 Redistricting contest.Democratic loss. Richard L. RoudebushRedistricted from the 10th district Republican 1960 Incumbent re-elected. William G. Bray Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected. John T. Myers Republican 1966 Incumbent re-elected. Roger H. Zion Republican 1966 Incumbent re-elected. Lee Hamilton Democratic 1964 Incumbent re-elected. None (district created) New seat.Republican gain. Andrew Jacobs Jr. Democratic 1964 Incumbent re-elected.

Iowa