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2004 United States House of Representatives elections

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2004 United States House of Representatives elections
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The 2004 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 2, 2004, to elect all 435 seats of the chamber. It coincided with the re-election of President George W. Bush as well as many Senate elections and gubernatorial elections. Prior to the election in the 108th Congress, Republicans held 227 seats, Democrats held 205, with two Republican vacancies and one independent. As a result of this election, the 109th Congress began composed of 232 Republicans, 201 Democrats, one independent (who caucuses with the Democrats), and one vacancy (Democrat Bob Matsui won reelection but died just two days before the beginning of the 109th Congress).

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Democrats won open seats in Colorado, South Dakota, and New York while ousting incumbents in Georgia and Illinois. Republicans won an open seat in Kentucky while ousting an incumbent in Indiana. They gained five seats in Texas after a controversial mid-decade redistricting placed several rural Democratic incumbents into new districts. Two seats in Louisiana swapped party control.

As of 2025, this is the last election in which someone who was not from the Democratic or Republican Party was elected to the House (Independent Bernie Sanders). Republicans would not make consecutive net gains in the House (after gaining seats in the 2002 election) until 2020 and 2022. This was also the last election in which the Republicans made any gains in a presidential election year until 2020.

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Results

Federal

202 1 232
Democratic I Republican
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Retirements

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In the November general elections, thirty incumbents did not seek re-election, either to retire or to seek other positions.

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Resignations

Two seats opened early due to resignations and were not filled until the November elections.

Democrats

No Democrats resigned.

Republicans

Two Republicans resigned.

  1. Florida 14: Porter Goss resigned September 23, 2004 to become Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
  2. Nebraska 1: Doug Bereuter resigned August 31, 2004 to become president of The Asia Foundation.

Incumbents defeated

In primary elections

In the general election

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Open seats that changed parties

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Open seats that parties held

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Newly created seats

Of the thirty-two seats created in the 2003 Texas redistricting, three had no incumbent representative.

Closest races

Twenty-three races were decided by 10% or lower.[1]

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Special elections

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There were three special elections held in 2004, all of them separate from the November elections.

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Alabama

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Alaska

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Arkansas

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California

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Colorado

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Connecticut

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Delaware

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Florida

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Georgia

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Idaho

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Illinois

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Indiana

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Iowa

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Kansas

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Kentucky

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Louisiana

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On December 4, 2004, a run-off election was held to determine the winner of the 3rd and 7th congressional districts. In the 3rd district, Charlie Melancon narrowly defeated Billy Tauzin III. In the 7th district, Charles Boustany defeated Willie Mount. Thus, both seats switched to the opposite party.

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Maine

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Maryland

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Massachusetts

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Michigan

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Minnesota

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All incumbents were re-elected.

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Mississippi

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Montana

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Nebraska

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Nevada

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New Hampshire

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New Jersey

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New Mexico

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New York

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North Carolina

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North Dakota

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Ohio

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Oklahoma

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Oregon

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Pennsylvania

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Rhode Island

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South Carolina

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South Dakota

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Tennessee

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Texas

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Utah

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Vermont

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Virginia

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Washington

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All seven incumbents who ran for re-election, none of whom faced viable challengers, were returned to Congress. None received less than 60% of the vote, and one received over 80%. In addition, the two seats vacated by retiring Republicans were both reclaimed by Republicans despite Democratic hopes to gain at least one seat in the vulnerable 8th district.

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Wisconsin

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Wyoming

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Notes

  1. As well as the 5 non-voting delegates.
  2. Deal was originally elected as a Democrat. He switched parties in April 1995.
  3. Tauzin was first elected as a Democrat. He switched to the Republican Party in August 1995.
  4. Alexander was elected as a Democrat. He became a Republican in August 2004.
  5. Hall was elected as a Democrat. He became a Republican in January 2004.
  6. Goode was elected as Democrat. He left the party in January 2000 and became a Republican in August 2002.

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