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1962 United States House of Representatives elections

House elections for the 88th U.S. Congress

1962 United States House of Representatives elections

House elections for the 88th U.S. Congress

FieldValue
election_name1962 United States House of Representatives elections
countryUnited States
flag_year1960
typelegislative
ongoingno
previous_election1960 United States House of Representatives elections
previous_year1960
next_election1964 United States House of Representatives elections
next_year1964
outgoing_members87th United States Congress#House of Representatives_3
elected_members88th United States Congress#House of Representatives_3
seats_for_electionAll 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives
majority_seats218
election_dateNovember 6, 1962
image_size160x180px
image1John W. McCormack (Speaker of the US House)(b) (1).jpg
leader1John McCormack
leader_since1January 10, 1962
party1Democratic Party (US)
leaders_seat1
last_election1262 seats
seats1259
seat_change13
popular_vote126,860,184
percentage152.4%
swing12.4
image2Rep. Charles A. Halleck of Ind., member of the Committee investigating the Nat'l Labor Relations Board, Sept. 1939 LCCN2016876179 (cropped).jpg
leader2Charles A. Halleck
leader_since2January 3, 1959
party2Republican Party (US)
leaders_seat2
last_election2175 seats
seats2176
seat_change21
popular_vote224,160,387
percentage247.1%
swing22.3
titleSpeaker
before_electionJohn McCormack
before_partyDemocratic Party (US)
after_electionJohn McCormack
after_partyDemocratic Party (US)
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The 1962 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives on November 6, 1962, to elect members to serve in the 88th United States Congress. They occurred in the middle of President John F. Kennedy's term. As in most midterm elections, Kennedy's Democratic Party lost seats to the opposition Republican Party, but retained a majority. House Democrats were expected to lose their majority, but the resolution over the Cuban Missile Crisis just a few weeks prior led to a rebound in approval for the Democrats under President Kennedy.

The number of seats up for election went back to 435, in accordance with reapportionment and redistricting resulting from the 1960 census. The membership had been increased temporarily to 437 in 1959, providing 1 seat each for the new states of Alaska and Hawaii, while the other 435 seats continued with the reapportionment resulting from the 1950 census.

This was the last midterm election cycle until 2022 in which a Democratic president experienced net losses for his party in the House while experiencing net gains in the Senate.

This is the earliest House election with elected members who are still alive: Alec G. Olson, D-MN, and Don Fuqua, D-FL.

Overall results

402 incumbent members sought reelection, but 12 were defeated in primaries and 22 defeated in the general election for a total of 368 incumbents winning.

DemocraticRepublican
PartiesSeatsPopular Vote19601962ChangeStrengthVote%ChangeTotal4374352100.0%51,242,988100.0%——
Democratic Party262259359.3%26,860,18452.4%2.4%
Republican Party175176140.5%24,160,38747.1%2.3%
Liberal Party000.0%94,2080.2%
Independent000.0%80,4840.2%0.2%
Prohibition Party000.0%17,171
Conservative Party000.0%6,950
Socialist Labor Party000.0%2,611
Voters For Peace Party000.0%1,124
Socialist Workers Party000.0%730
Others000.0%19,1390.1%
Source: Election Statistics – Office of the Clerk
Results shaded according to winners share of the popular vote
House seats by party holding plurality in state
Stripes = 50/50 split

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Special elections

Elections are listed by date and district.

DistrictIncumbentThis raceRepresentativePartyFirst electedResultsCandidates
Frank N. IkardDemocratic1951 (special)Incumbent resigned December 15, 1961.
New member elected January 27, 1962.
Democratic hold; winner was subsequently re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Sam RayburnDemocratic1912Incumbent died November 16, 1961.
New member elected January 30, 1962.
Democratic hold; winner was subsequently re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Louis C. RabautDemocratic1934Incumbent died November 12, 1961.
New member elected February 13, 1962.
Democratic hold; winner was subsequently re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Lester HoltzmanDemocratic1952Incumbent resigned December 31, 1961.
New member elected February 20, 1962.
Democratic hold; winner was subsequently re-elected to the redistricted 8th district.nowrap{{Plainlist
John J. RileyDemocratic1944Incumbent died January 1, 1962.
New member elected to finish her husband's term April 10, 1962.
Democratic hold.
Winner was not a candidate for re-election in November.nowrap{{Plainlist

Alabama

Alabama lost 1 seat in redistricting and elected all seats at-large as a method of determining which seat to eliminate.

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidatesMemberPartyFirst
elected
George M. Grant
Redistricted from theDemocratic1938Incumbent re-elected.{{Plainlist
George W. Andrews
Redistricted from theDemocratic1944Incumbent re-elected.
Kenneth A. Roberts
Redistricted from theDemocratic1950Incumbent re-elected.
Albert Rains
Redistricted from theDemocratic1944Incumbent re-elected.
Armistead I. Selden Jr.
Redistricted from theDemocratic1952Incumbent re-elected.
Carl Elliott
Redistricted from theDemocratic1948Incumbent re-elected.
Robert E. Jones Jr.
Redistricted from theDemocratic1947 (special)Incumbent re-elected.
George Huddleston Jr.
Redistricted from theDemocratic1954Incumbent re-elected.
Frank W. Boykin
Redistricted from theDemocratic1935 (special)Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic loss.

Alaska

State House Results
DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidatesMemberPartyFirst
elected
Ralph RiversDemocratic1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist

Arizona

Arizona gained one seat and formed a new third district out of the northern part of the state.

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidatesMemberPartyFirst
elected
John Jacob RhodesRepublican1952Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Mo UdallDemocratic1961 (special)Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
None (new district)New seat.
Democratic gain.nowrap{{Plainlist

Arkansas

Arkansas lost two seats and merged the 5th and 6th districts into the other districts. 5th district incumbent Dale Alford chose to run for governor rather than face Wilbur Mills in a primary, and 6th district incumbent Catherine Dorris Norrell retired after serving out the remainder of her husband's term.

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidatesMemberPartyFirst
elected
Ezekiel C. GathingsDemocratic1938Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Wilbur MillsDemocratic1938Incumbent re-elected.{{Plainlist
Dale Alford
Redistricted from theDemocratic1958Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Arkansas.
Democratic loss.
James William TrimbleDemocratic1944Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Oren HarrisDemocratic1940Incumbent re-elected.{{Plainlist
Catherine Dorris Norrell
Redistricted from theDemocratic1961 (special)Incumbent retired.
Democratic loss.

California

Main article: 1962 United States House of Representatives elections in California

Eight new seats were gained in reapportionment, including 4 additional districts in Greater Los Angeles alone as well as others in San Diego, the Northern Central Valley, Alameda County, and the Central Coast, increasing the delegation from 30 to 38 seats. Seven of the new seats were won by Democrats, one by a Republican. Two Republican incumbents lost re-election to Democrats. Therefore, Democrats increased by 9 seats and Republicans decreased by 1.

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidatesMemberPartyFirst
elected
Clem MillerDemocratic1958Incumbent died October 7, 1962
and re-elected posthumously.nowrap{{Plainlist
Bizz JohnsonDemocratic1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
John E. MossDemocratic1952Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
None (new district)New seat.
Democratic gain.nowrap{{Plainlist
John F. ShelleyDemocratic1949 (special)Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
William S. Mailliard
Redistricted from theRepublican1952Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Jeffery CohelanDemocratic1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
George P. MillerDemocratic1944Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
None (new district)New seat.
Democratic gain.nowrap{{Plainlist
Charles GubserRepublican1952Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
J. Arthur Younger
Redistricted from theRepublican1952Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
None (new district)New seat.
Republican gain.nowrap{{Plainlist
Charles M. TeagueRepublican1954Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
John F. Baldwin Jr.
Redistricted from theRepublican1954Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
John J. McFall
Redistricted from theDemocratic1956Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
B. F. Sisk
Redistricted from theDemocratic1954Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Cecil R. KingDemocratic1942Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Harlan Hagen
Redistricted from theDemocratic1952Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Chet HolifieldDemocratic1942Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
H. Allen SmithRepublican1956Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
None (new district)New seat.
Democratic gain.nowrap{{Plainlist
James C. CormanDemocratic1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Clyde DoyleDemocratic1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Glenard P. LipscombRepublican1953 (special)Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
John H. RousselotRepublican1960Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.nowrap{{Plainlist
James RooseveltDemocratic1954Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Edgar W. Hiestand
Redistricted from theRepublican1952Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.nowrap{{Plainlist
Alphonzo E. Bell Jr.
Redistricted from theRepublican1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
None (new district)New seat.
Democratic gain.nowrap{{Plainlist
Gordon L. McDonough
Redistricted from theRepublican1944Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.nowrap{{Plainlist
None (new district)New seat.
Democratic gain.nowrap{{Plainlist
Craig Hosmer
Redistricted from theRepublican1952Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Harry R. Sheppard
Redistricted from theDemocratic1936Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
None (new district)New seat.
Democratic gain.nowrap{{Plainlist
James B. Utt
Redistricted from theRepublican1952Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Bob Wilson
Redistricted from theRepublican1952Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
None (new district)New seat.
Democratic gain.nowrap{{Plainlist
Dalip Singh Saund
Redistricted from theDemocratic1956Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.nowrap{{Plainlist

Colorado

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidatesMemberPartyFirst
elected
Byron G. RogersDemocratic1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Peter H. DominickRepublican1960Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
Republican hold.nowrap{{Plainlist
John ChenowethRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Wayne N. AspinallDemocratic1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist

Connecticut

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidatesMemberPartyFirst
elected
Emilio Q. DaddarioDemocratic1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Horace Seely-Brown Jr.Republican1960Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
Democratic gain.nowrap{{Plainlist
Robert GiaimoDemocratic1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Abner W. SibalRepublican1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
John S. MonaganDemocratic1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Frank KowalskiDemocratic1958Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
Democratic hold.nowrap{{Plainlist

Delaware

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidatesMemberPartyFirst
elected
Harris McDowellDemocratic1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist

Florida

Florida gained 4 new districts at reapportionment: the 3rd around Miami, the 9th in the Panhandle, the 10th around Tampa, and the 11th in Orlando and the nearby Atlantic coast.

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidatesMemberPartyFirst
elected
Bob Sikes
Redistricted from theDemocratic1940
1944 (resigned)
1974Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Charles E. BennettDemocratic1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
None (new district)New seat.
Democratic gain.nowrap{{Plainlist
Dante FascellDemocratic1954Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Syd HerlongDemocratic1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Paul RogersDemocratic1954Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
James A. HaleyDemocratic1952Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
D. R. MatthewsDemocratic1952Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
None (new district)New seat.
Democratic gain.nowrap{{Plainlist
None (new district)New seat.
Democratic gain.nowrap{{Plainlist
None (new district)New seat.
Republican gain.nowrap{{Plainlist
William C. Cramer
Redistricted from theRepublican1954Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist

Georgia

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidatesMemberPartyFirst
elected
G. Elliott HaganDemocratic1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
J. L. PilcherDemocratic1953 (special)Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Tic ForresterDemocratic1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
John FlyntDemocratic1954Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
James C. DavisDemocratic1946Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic hold.nowrap{{Plainlist
Carl VinsonDemocratic1914Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
John William DavisDemocratic1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Iris Faircloth BlitchDemocratic1954Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.nowrap{{Plainlist
Phillip M. LandrumDemocratic1952Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Robert Grier Stephens Jr.Democratic1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist

Hawaii

Hawaii gained a second seat at reapportionment and elected both seats at-large.

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidatesMemberPartyFirst
elected
Daniel InouyeDemocratic1959Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
Democratic hold.{{Plainlist
None (new district)New seat.
Democratic gain.

Idaho

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidatesMemberPartyFirst
elected
Gracie PfostDemocratic1952Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
Democratic hold.nowrap{{Plainlist
Ralph R. HardingDemocratic1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist

Illinois

Illinois lost one seat at reapportionment, merging the existing 21st district into the 20th and 23rd, and the Chicago districts were realigned to give more representation to the suburbs.

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidatesMemberPartyFirst
elected
William L. DawsonDemocratic1942Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Barratt O'HaraDemocratic1948
1950 (lost)
1952Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
William T. MurphyDemocratic1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Ed DerwinskiRepublican1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
John C. KluczynskiDemocratic1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Thomas J. O'BrienDemocratic1942Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Roland V. LibonatiDemocratic1957 (special)Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Dan RostenkowskiDemocratic1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Sidney R. YatesDemocratic1948Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
Democratic loss.{{Plainlist
Edward Rowan Finnegan
Redistricted from theDemocratic1960Incumbent re-elected.
Harold R. CollierRepublican1956Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Roman PucinskiDemocratic1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
None (new district)New seat.
Republican gain.nowrap{{Plainlist
Marguerite S. ChurchRepublican1950Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.nowrap{{Plainlist
Elmer J. HoffmanRepublican1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Noah M. MasonRepublican1936Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.nowrap{{Plainlist
John B. AndersonRepublican1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Leslie C. ArendsRepublican1934Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Robert H. MichelRepublican1956Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Robert B. ChiperfieldRepublican1938Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.nowrap{{Plainlist
Paul FindleyRepublican1960Incumbent re-elected.{{Plainlist
Peter F. Mack Jr.
Redistricted from theDemocratic1948Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic loss.
Kenneth J. Gray
Redistricted from theDemocratic1954Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
William L. SpringerRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
George E. ShipleyDemocratic1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Melvin PriceDemocratic1944Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist

Indiana

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidatesMemberPartyFirst
elected
Ray MaddenDemocratic1942Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Charles A. HalleckRepublican1935 (special)Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
John BrademasDemocratic1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
E. Ross AdairRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
J. Edward RoushDemocratic1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Richard L. RoudebushRepublican1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
William G. BrayRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Winfield K. DentonDemocratic1954Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Earl WilsonRepublican1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Ralph HarveyRepublican1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Donald C. BruceRepublican1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist

Iowa

Iowa lost one seat at reapportionment and divided the existing 6th district in north-central Iowa among several neighboring districts with compensating boundary changes elsewhere. Incumbent Merwin Coad chose to retire rather than run against one of the other incumbents.

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidatesMemberPartyFirst
elected
Fred SchwengelRepublican1954Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
James E. BromwellRepublican1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
H. R. GrossRepublican1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
John Henry KylRepublican1959 (special)Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Neal SmithDemocratic1958Incumbent re-elected.{{Plainlist
Merwin Coad
Redistricted from theDemocratic1956Incumbent retired.
Democratic loss.
Charles B. Hoeven
Redistricted from theRepublican1942Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Ben F. JensenRepublican1938Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist

Kansas

Kansas lost one seat at reapportionment and redistricted from 6 to 5, combining the existing southwestern 5th and northwestern 6th districts into a single district, in which incumbents J. Floyd Breeding and Bob Dole ran against each other, and making modest boundary changes elsewhere.

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidatesMemberPartyFirst
elected
Bob Dole
Redistricted from theRepublican1960Incumbent re-elected.{{Plainlist
J. Floyd Breeding
Redistricted from theDemocratic1956Incumbent lost re-election
Democratic loss.
William H. Avery
Redistricted from theRepublican1954Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Robert Ellsworth
Redistricted from theRepublican1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Garner E. ShriverRepublican1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Walter L. McVey Jr.
Redistricted from theRepublican1960Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican hold.nowrap{{Plainlist

Kentucky

Kentucky lost one seat at reapportionment. 5th district incumbent Brent Spence elected to retire, and his district was divided between several other districts with the lion's share going to the 4th.

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidatesMemberPartyFirst
elected
Frank StubblefieldDemocratic1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
William NatcherDemocratic1953 (special)Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Frank W. BurkeDemocratic1958Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.nowrap{{Plainlist
Frank ChelfDemocratic1944Incumbent re-elected.{{Plainlist
Brent Spence
Redistricted from theDemocratic1930Incumbent retired.
Democratic loss.
Eugene Siler
Redistricted from theRepublican1954Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
John C. WattsDemocratic1951 (special)Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Carl D. PerkinsDemocratic1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist

Louisiana

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidatesMemberPartyFirst
elected
F. Edward HébertDemocratic1940Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Hale BoggsDemocratic1940
1942 (lost)
1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Edwin E. WillisDemocratic1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Joe WaggonnerDemocratic1961 (special)Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Otto PassmanDemocratic1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
James H. MorrisonDemocratic1942Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
T. Ashton ThompsonDemocratic1952Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Harold B. McSweenDemocratic1958Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic hold.nowrap{{Plainlist

Maine

Maine lost one seat at reapportionment, redistricting from 3 seats to 2 -- a 1st district containing the coastal parts of the existing 1st and 2nd districts, and a 2nd district containing the existing 3rd district and the rest of inland Maine.

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidatesMemberPartyFirst
elected
Peter A. GarlandRepublican1960Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican loss.{{Plainlist
Stanley R. Tupper
Redistricted from theRepublican1960Incumbent re-elected.
Clifford McIntire
Redistricted from theRepublican1951 (special)Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist

Maryland

Maryland gained an eighth seat at reapportionment and chose to elect it at-large.

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidatesMemberPartyFirst
elected
Thomas Francis JohnsonDemocratic1958Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.nowrap{{Plainlist
Daniel BrewsterDemocratic1958Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
Democratic hold.nowrap{{Plainlist
Edward GarmatzDemocratic1947 (special)Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
George Hyde FallonDemocratic1944Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Richard LankfordDemocratic1954Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Charles MathiasRepublican1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Samuel FriedelDemocratic1952Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
None (new district)New seat.
Democratic gain.nowrap{{Plainlist

Massachusetts

Massachusetts lost two seats at reapportionment, one from each party.

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidatesMemberPartyFirst
elected
Silvio O. ConteRepublican1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Edward BolandDemocratic1952Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Philip J. PhilbinDemocratic1942Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Harold DonohueDemocratic1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
F. Bradford MorseRepublican1960Incumbent re-elected.{{Plainlist
Thomas J. Lane
Redistricted from theDemocratic1941 (special)Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic loss.
William H. BatesRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Torbert Macdonald
Redistricted from theDemocratic1954Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Tip O'Neill
Redistricted from theDemocratic1952Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
John W. McCormack
Redistricted from theDemocratic1928Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Laurence CurtisRepublican1952Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
Republican loss.{{Plainlist
Joseph W. Martin Jr.
Redistricted from theRepublican1924Incumbent re-elected.
James A. Burke
Redistricted from theDemocratic1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Hastings Keith
Redistricted from theRepublican1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist

Michigan

Michigan gained one seat at reapportionment, which it elected at-large rather than redistricting.

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidatesMemberPartyFirst
elected
Lucien NedziDemocratic1961 (special)Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
George MeaderRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
August E. JohansenRepublican1954Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Clare E. HoffmanRepublican1934Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.nowrap{{Plainlist
Gerald FordRepublican1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Charles E. ChamberlainRepublican1956Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
James G. O'HaraDemocratic1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
R. James HarveyRepublican1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Robert P. GriffinRepublican1956Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Al CederbergRepublican1952Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Victor A. KnoxRepublican1952Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
John B. BennettRepublican1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Charles DiggsDemocratic1954Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Harold M. RyanDemocratic1962 (special)Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
John DingellDemocratic1955 (special)Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
John Lesinski Jr.Democratic1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Martha GriffithsDemocratic1954Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
William BroomfieldRepublican1956Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
None (new district)New seat.
Democratic gain.nowrap{{Plainlist

Minnesota

Minnesota lost one seat at reapportionment, and the 7th saw the largest change, with its territory split between the existing 2nd and 6th districts.

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidatesMemberPartyFirst
elected
Al QuieRepublican1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Ancher NelsenRepublican1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Clark MacGregorRepublican1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Joseph KarthDFL1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Walter JuddRepublican1942Incumbent lost re-election.
DFL gain.nowrap{{Plainlist
Fred MarshallDFL1948Incumbent retired.
DFL hold.{{Plainlist
H. Carl Andersen
Redistricted from theRepublican1938Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican loss.
Odin Langen
Redistricted from theRepublican1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
John BlatnikDFL1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist

Mississippi

Mississippi lost one seat at reapportionment, and merged the 2nd and 3rd districts without making other boundary changes.

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidatesMemberPartyFirst
elected
Thomas AbernethyDemocratic1942Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Jamie WhittenDemocratic1941 (special)Incumbent re-elected.{{Plainlist
Frank Ellis Smith
Redistricted from theDemocratic1950Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic loss.
John Bell Williams
Redistricted from theDemocratic1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
W. Arthur Winstead
Redistricted from theDemocratic1942Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
William M. Colmer
Redistricted from theDemocratic1932Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist

Missouri

Missouri lost one seat at reapportionment, and merged the 11th and 8th districts with compensating boundary changes to other districts.

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidatesMemberPartyFirst
elected
Frank M. KarstenDemocratic1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Thomas B. CurtisRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Leonor SullivanDemocratic1952Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
William J. RandallDemocratic1959 (special)Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Richard W. BollingDemocratic1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
William R. Hull Jr.Democratic1954Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Durward G. HallRepublican1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Richard H. Ichord Jr.Democratic1960Incumbent re-elected.{{Plainlist
Morgan M. Moulder
Redistricted from theDemocratic1948Incumbent retired.
Democratic loss.
Clarence CannonDemocratic1922Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Paul C. JonesDemocratic1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist

Montana

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidatesMemberPartyFirst
elected
Arnold OlsenDemocratic1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
James F. BattinRepublican1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist

Nebraska

Nebraska lost one seat at reapportionment and split the southern 1st district between the eastern 3rd and western 4th districts.

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidatesMemberPartyFirst
elected
Phil WeaverRepublican1954Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican loss.{{Plainlist
Ralph F. Beermann
Redistricted from theRepublican1960Incumbent re-elected.
Glenn CunninghamRepublican1956Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
David Martin
Redistricted from theRepublican1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist

Nevada

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidatesMemberPartyFirst
elected
Walter S. Baring Jr.Democratic1948
1952 (lost)
1956Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist

New Hampshire

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidatesMemberPartyFirst
elected
Chester E. MerrowRepublican1942Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
Republican hold.nowrap{{Plainlist
Perkins BassRepublican1954Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
Republican hold.nowrap{{Plainlist

New Jersey

New Jersey gained one seat and formed a 15th district out of parts of the existing 3rd and 5th districts around Perth Amboy without making substantial changes elsewhere.

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidatesMemberPartyFirst
elected
William T. CahillRepublican1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Milton W. GlennRepublican1957 (special)Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
James C. AuchinclossRepublican1942Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Frank ThompsonDemocratic1954Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Peter Frelinghuysen Jr.Republican1952Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Florence P. DwyerRepublican1956Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
William B. WidnallRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Charles S. JoelsonDemocratic1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Frank C. Osmers Jr.Republican1938
1942 (retired)
1951 (special)Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Peter W. RodinoDemocratic1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Hugh J. AddonizioDemocratic1948Incumbent resigned June 30, 1962 to run for Mayor of Newark.
Democratic hold.nowrap{{Plainlist
George M. WallhauserRepublican1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Neil GallagherDemocratic1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Dominick V. DanielsDemocratic1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
None (new district)New seat.
Democratic gain.nowrap{{Plainlist

New Mexico

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidatesMemberPartyFirst
elected
Joseph MontoyaDemocratic1957 (special)Incumbent re-elected.{{Plainlist
Thomas G. MorrisDemocratic1958Incumbent re-elected.

New York

New York lost 2 seats at reapportionment; after redistricting, Long Island actually gained two seats while Manhattan lost two and Brooklyn and Upstate New York lost one each. As of 2020, this would be the last time Republicans would win the most congressional districts in New York.

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidatesMemberPartyFirst
elected
Otis G. PikeDemocratic1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
None (new district)New seat.
Republican gain.nowrap{{Plainlist
Steven Derounian
Redistricted from theRepublican1952Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
None (new district)New seat.
Republican gain.nowrap{{Plainlist
Frank J. Becker
Redistricted from theRepublican1952Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Seymour Halpern
Redistricted from theRepublican1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Joseph P. Addabbo
Redistricted from theDemocratic1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Benjamin Rosenthal
Redistricted from theDemocratic1962 (special)Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
James J. Delaney
Redistricted from theDemocratic1944
1946 (lost)
1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Emanuel Celler
Redistricted from theDemocratic1922Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Eugene Keogh
Redistricted from theDemocratic1936Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Edna F. Kelly
Redistricted from theDemocratic1949 (special)Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Abraham J. MulterDemocratic1947 (special)Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
John J. RooneyDemocratic1944Incumbent re-elected.{{Plainlist
Victor Anfuso
Redistricted from theDemocratic1954Incumbent retired to run for New York Supreme Court.
Democratic loss.
Hugh Carey
Redistricted from theDemocratic1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
John H. Ray
Redistricted from theRepublican1952Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.nowrap{{Plainlist
John LindsayRepublican1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
Redistricted from theDemocratic1944Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Leonard FarbsteinDemocratic1956Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
William Fitts RyanDemocratic1960Incumbent re-elected.{{Plainlist
Herbert Zelenko
Redistricted from theDemocratic1954Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic loss.
James C. Healey
Redistricted from theDemocratic1956Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Jacob H. Gilbert
Redistricted from theDemocratic1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Charles A. Buckley
Redistricted from theDemocratic1934Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Paul A. Fino
Redistricted from theRepublican1952Incumbent re-elected.{{Plainlist
Alfred E. Santangelo
Redistricted from theDemocratic1956Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic loss.
Robert R. Barry
Redistricted from theRepublican1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Edwin B. DooleyRepublican1956Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican hold.nowrap{{Plainlist
Katharine St. George
Redistricted from theRepublican1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
J. Ernest Wharton
Redistricted from theRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Leo W. O'Brien
Redistricted from theDemocratic1952Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Carleton J. King
Redistricted from theRepublican1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Clarence E. Kilburn
Redistricted from theRepublican1940Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Alexander Pirnie
Redistricted from theRepublican1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Howard W. Robison
Redistricted from theRepublican1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
R. Walter Riehlman
Redistricted from theRepublican1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Samuel S. Stratton
Redistricted from theDemocratic1958Incumbent re-elected.{{Plainlist
John Taber
Redistricted from theRepublican1922Incumbent retired.
Republican loss.
Jessica M. Weis
Redistricted from theRepublican1958Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.nowrap{{Plainlist
Harold C. Ostertag
Redistricted from theRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Charles Goodell
Redistricted from theRepublican1959 (special)Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
John R. Pillion
Redistricted from theRepublican1952Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
William E. MillerRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Thaddeus J. DulskiDemocratic1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist

North Carolina

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidatesMemberPartyFirst
elected
Herbert Covington BonnerDemocratic1940Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Lawrence H. FountainDemocratic1952Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
David N. HendersonDemocratic1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Harold D. CooleyDemocratic1934Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Ralph James ScottDemocratic1956Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Horace R. KornegayDemocratic1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Alton LennonDemocratic1956Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Alvin Paul KitchinDemocratic1956Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic loss.{{Plainlist
Charles R. Jonas
Redistricted from theRepublican1952Incumbent re-elected.
Hugh Quincy AlexanderDemocratic1952Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.nowrap{{Plainlist
Basil Whitener
Redistricted from theDemocratic1956Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Roy A. Taylor
Redistricted from theDemocratic1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist

North Dakota

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidatesMemberPartyFirst
elected
Hjalmar Nygaard
Redistricted from theRepublican1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Don L. Short
Redistricted from theRepublican1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist

Ohio

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidatesMemberPartyFirst
elected
Gordon H. SchererRepublican1952Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.nowrap{{Plainlist
Donald D. ClancyRepublican1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Paul F. SchenckRepublican1951 (special)Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
William M. McCullochRepublican1947 (special)Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Del LattaRepublican1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Bill HarshaRepublican1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Clarence J. BrownRepublican1938Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Jackson Edward BettsRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Thomas L. AshleyDemocratic1954Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Walter H. MoellerDemocratic1958Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.nowrap{{Plainlist
Robert E. CookDemocratic1958Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.nowrap{{Plainlist
Samuel L. DevineRepublican1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Charles Adams MosherRepublican1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
William Hanes AyresRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Tom Van Horn MooreheadRepublican1960Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.nowrap{{Plainlist
Frank T. BowRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
John M. AshbrookRepublican1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Wayne HaysDemocratic1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Michael J. KirwanDemocratic1936Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Michael A. FeighanDemocratic1942Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Charles VanikDemocratic1954Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Frances P. BoltonRepublican1940Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
William Edwin Minshall Jr.Republican1954Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
None (new district)New seat.
Republican gain.nowrap{{Plainlist

Oklahoma

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidatesMemberPartyFirst
elected
Page BelcherRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Ed EdmondsonDemocratic1952Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Carl AlbertDemocratic1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Tom SteedDemocratic1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
John JarmanDemocratic1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Victor WickershamDemocratic1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist

Oregon

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidatesMemberPartyFirst
elected
A. Walter NorbladRepublican1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Al UllmanDemocratic1956Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Edith GreenDemocratic1954Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Edwin DurnoRepublican1960Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
Democratic gain.nowrap{{Plainlist

Pennsylvania

Three seats were lost in reapportionment, decreasing the delegation from 30 to 27 seats, with redistricting removing one seat in Philadelphia and two in central Pennsylvania. Two of those seats were lost by Republicans (a retirement and a redistricting contest against a Democratic incumbent), and one seat was by a Democrat (a retirement).

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidatesMemberPartyFirst
elected
William A. BarrettDemocratic1944
1946 (lost)
1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Kathryn E. GranahanDemocratic1956Incumbent retired.
Democratic loss.{{Plainlist
Robert N. C. Nix Sr.
Redistricted from theDemocratic1958Incumbent re-elected.
James A. ByrneDemocratic1952Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Herman Toll
Redistricted from theDemocratic1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
William J. Green Jr.Democratic1944Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
George M. Rhodes
Redistricted from theDemocratic1948Incumbent re-elected.{{Plainlist
Ivor D. Fenton
Redistricted from theRepublican1938Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican loss.
William H. Milliken Jr.Republican1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Willard S. CurtinRepublican1956Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Paul B. DagueRepublican1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
William ScrantonRepublican1960Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Pennsylvania.
Republican hold.nowrap{{Plainlist
Dan FloodDemocratic1944
1946 (lost)
1948
1952 (lost)
1954Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
J. Irving Whalley
Redistricted from theRepublican1960Incumbent re-elected.{{Plainlist
James E. Van Zandt
Redistricted from theRepublican1946Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
Republican loss.
Richard SchweikerRepublican1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
William S. Moorhead
Redistricted from theDemocratic1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Francis E. WalterDemocratic1932Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
John C. KunkelRepublican1961 (special)Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Herman T. SchneebeliRepublican1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Robert J. Corbett
Redistricted from theRepublican1938
1940 (lost)
1944Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
George A. GoodlingRepublican1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Elmer J. Holland
Redistricted from theDemocratic1942 (special)
1942 (retired)
1956 (special)Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
John Herman DentDemocratic1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
John P. SaylorRepublican1949 (special)Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Leon H. GavinRepublican1942Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Carroll D. KearnsRepublican1946Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican hold.nowrap{{Plainlist
Frank M. ClarkDemocratic1954Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Thomas E. MorganDemocratic1944Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
James G. FultonRepublican1944Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist

Rhode Island

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidatesMemberPartyFirst
elected
Fernand St GermainDemocratic1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
John E. FogartyDemocratic1940Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist

South Carolina

Main article: 1962 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidatesMemberPartyFirst
elected
L. Mendel RiversDemocratic1940Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Corinne Boyd RileyDemocratic1962 (special)Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.nowrap{{Plainlist
W. J. Bryan DornDemocratic1946
1948 (retired)
1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Robert T. AshmoreDemocratic1953 (special)Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Robert W. HemphillDemocratic1956Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
John L. McMillanDemocratic1938Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist

South Dakota

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidatesMemberPartyFirst
elected
Ben ReifelRepublican1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
E. Y. BerryRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist

Tennessee

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidatesMemberPartyFirst
elected
Louise Goff ReeceRepublican1961 (special)Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.nowrap{{Plainlist
Howard Baker Sr.Republican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
James B. Frazier Jr.Democratic1948Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican gain.nowrap{{Plainlist
Joe L. EvinsDemocratic1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
J. Carlton LoserDemocratic1956Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic hold.nowrap{{Plainlist
Ross BassDemocratic1954Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Tom J. MurrayDemocratic1942Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Fats EverettDemocratic1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Clifford DavisDemocratic1940Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist

Texas

Texas gained one seat in reapportionment and elected it at large.

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidatesMemberPartyFirst
elected
Wright PatmanDemocratic1928Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Jack BrooksDemocratic1952Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Lindley BeckworthDemocratic1956Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Ray RobertsDemocratic1962 (special)Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Bruce AlgerRepublican1954Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Olin E. TeagueDemocratic1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
John DowdyDemocratic1952Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Albert ThomasDemocratic1936Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Clark W. ThompsonDemocratic1947 (special)Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Homer ThornberryDemocratic1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
William R. PoageDemocratic1936Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Jim WrightDemocratic1954Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Graham B. Purcell Jr.Democratic1962 (special)Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
John Andrew YoungDemocratic1956Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Joe M. KilgoreDemocratic1954Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
J. T. RutherfordDemocratic1954Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.nowrap{{Plainlist
Omar BurlesonDemocratic1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Walter E. RogersDemocratic1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
George H. MahonDemocratic1934Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Henry B. GonzálezDemocratic1961 (special)Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
O. C. FisherDemocratic1942Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Robert R. CaseyDemocratic1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
None (new district)New seat.
Democratic gain.nowrap{{Plainlist

Utah

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidatesMemberPartyFirst
elected
M. Blaine PetersonDemocratic1960Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.nowrap{{Plainlist
David S. KingDemocratic1958Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
Republican gain.nowrap{{Plainlist

Vermont

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidatesMemberPartyFirst
elected
Robert StaffordRepublican1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist

Virginia

Main article: 1962 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidatesMemberPartyFirst
elected
Thomas N. DowningDemocratic1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Porter Hardy Jr.Democratic1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
J. Vaughan GaryDemocratic1945 (special)Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Watkins AbbittDemocratic1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
William M. TuckDemocratic1953 (special)Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Richard H. PoffRepublican1952Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Burr HarrisonDemocratic1946Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.nowrap{{Plainlist
Howard W. SmithDemocratic1930Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
W. Pat JenningsDemocratic1954Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Joel BroyhillRepublican1952Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist

Washington

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidatesMemberPartyFirst
elected
Thomas PellyRepublican1952Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Jack WestlandRepublican1952Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Julia Butler HansenDemocratic1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Catherine Dean MayRepublican1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Walt HoranRepublican1942Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Thor C. TollefsonRepublican1946Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Don MagnusonDemocratic1952Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.nowrap{{Plainlist

West Virginia

West Virginia lost one seat and redistricted from 6 districts to 5, splitting the existing 3rd district up among all the others.

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidatesMemberPartyFirst
elected
Arch A. Moore Jr.Republican1956Incumbent re-elected.{{Plainlist
Cleveland M. Bailey
Redistricted from theDemocratic1948Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic loss.
Harley Orrin StaggersDemocratic1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
John M. Slack Jr.
Redistricted from theDemocratic1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Ken HechlerDemocratic1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Elizabeth KeeDemocratic1951 (special)Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist

Wisconsin

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidatesMemberPartyFirst
elected
Henry C. SchadebergRepublican1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Robert KastenmeierDemocratic1958Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Vernon W. ThomsonRepublican1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Clement ZablockiDemocratic1948Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Henry S. ReussDemocratic1954Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
William Van PeltRepublican1950Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Melvin LairdRepublican1952Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
John W. ByrnesRepublican1944Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Lester JohnsonDemocratic1953 (special)Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Alvin O'KonskiRepublican1942Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist

Wyoming

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidatesMemberPartyFirst
elected
William Henry Harrison IIIRepublican1950
1954 (retired)
1960Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist

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