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Last updated December 6, 2018.

In the 2018 U.S. Senate and U.S. House elections, nine new members were elected to the U.S. Senate and 93 new members were elected to the U.S. House. These new members of Congress defeated incumbents or competed for open seats as a result of appointments to state and executive offices, resignations, and retirements.

This page provides an overview of members of Congress elected in 2018 as well as the outgoing members they replaced.

HIGHLIGHTS
  • Five incumbents senators—four Democrats and one Republican—were defeated in general elections. Senators who defeated incumbents were Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), and Rick Scott (R-Fla.).
  • Three senators, all Republican, did not seek re-election in 2018. They were replaced by two Republicans and a Democrat. Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) also retired early, leaving his seat vacant. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) was elected to complete his term.
  • Fifty-two members of the U.S. House did not seek re-election in 2018. The 34 outgoing Republicans were replaced by 24 Republicans and 10 Democrats. The 18 outgoing Democrats were replaced by 15 Democrats and three Republicans.
  • Four members of the U.S. House—two Democrats and two Republicans—were defeated in primary elections in 2018. They were replaced by three Democrats and one Republican.
  • Thirty members of the U.S. House, all Republicans, were defeated in the general election by Democrats.

    • Overview of new members who defeated incumbents

    New members of Congress who defeated incumbents in 2018
    Chamber State or district Incumbent New member
    U.S. Senate Florida Democratic Party Bill Nelson Republican Party Rick Scott
    U.S. Senate Indiana Democratic Party Joe Donnelly Republican Party Mike Braun
    U.S. Senate Missouri Democratic Party Claire McCaskill Republican Party Josh Hawley
    U.S. Senate Nevada Republican Party Dean Heller Democratic Party Jacky Rosen
    U.S. Senate North Dakota Democratic Party Heidi Heitkamp Republican Party Kevin Cramer
    U.S. House Massachusetts' 7th Congressional District Democratic Party Michael Capuano Democratic Party Ayanna Pressley[1]
    U.S. House New York's 14th Congressional District Democratic Party Joseph Crowley Democratic Party Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez[1]
    U.S. House North Carolina's 9th Congressional District Republican Party Robert Pittenger Republican Party Mark Harris[2]
    U.S. House South Carolina's 1st Congressional District Republican Party Mark Sanford Democratic Party Joe Cunningham[3]
    U.S. House California's 10th Congressional District Republican Party Jeff Denham Democratic Party Josh Harder
    U.S. House California's 21st Congressional District Republican Party David Valadao Democratic Party TJ Cox
    U.S. House California's 25th Congressional District Republican Party Steve Knight Democratic Party Katie Hill
    U.S. House California's 45th Congressional District Republican Party Mimi Walters Democratic Party Katie Porter
    U.S. House California's 48th Congressional District Republican Party Dana Rohrabacher Democratic Party Harley Rouda
    U.S. House Colorado's 6th Congressional District Republican Party Mike Coffman Democratic Party Jason Crow
    U.S. House Florida's 26th Congressional District Republican Party Carlos Curbelo Democratic Party Debbie Mucarsel-Powell
    U.S. House Georgia's 6th Congressional District Republican Party Karen Handel Democratic Party Lucy McBath
    U.S. House Illinois' 6th Congressional District Republican Party Peter Roskam Democratic Party Sean Casten
    U.S. House Illinois' 14th Congressional District Republican Party Randy Hultgren Democratic Party Lauren Underwood
    U.S. House Iowa's 1st Congressional District Republican Party Rod Blum Democratic Party Abby Finkenauer
    U.S. House Iowa's 3rd Congressional District Republican Party David Young Democratic Party Cindy Axne
    U.S. House Kansas' 3rd Congressional District Republican Party Kevin Yoder Democratic Party Sharice Davids
    U.S. House Maine's 2nd Congressional District Republican Party Bruce Poliquin Democratic Party Jared Golden
    U.S. House Michigan's 8th Congressional District Republican Party Mike Bishop Democratic Party Elissa Slotkin
    U.S. House Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District Republican Party Jason Lewis Democratic Party Angie Craig
    U.S. House Minnesota's 3rd Congressional District Republican Party Erik Paulsen Democratic Party Dean Phillips
    U.S. House New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District Republican Party Tom MacArthur Democratic Party Andrew Kim
    U.S. House New Jersey's 7th Congressional District Republican Party Leonard Lance Democratic Party Tom Malinowski
    U.S. House New York's 11th Congressional District Republican Party Dan Donovan Democratic Party Max Rose
    U.S. House New York's 19th Congressional District Republican Party John Faso Democratic Party Antonio Delgado
    U.S. House New York's 22nd Congressional District Republican Party Claudia Tenney Democratic Party Anthony Brindisi
    U.S. House Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District Republican Party Steve Russell Democratic Party Kendra Horn
    U.S. House Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional District[4] Republican Party Keith Rothfus Democratic Party Conor Lamb
    U.S. House Texas' 7th Congressional District Republican Party John Culberson Democratic Party Lizzie Pannill Fletcher
    U.S. House Texas' 32nd Congressional District Republican Party Pete Sessions Democratic Party Colin Allred
    U.S. House Utah's 4th Congressional District Republican Party Mia Love Democratic Party Ben McAdams
    U.S. House Virginia's 2nd Congressional District Republican Party Scott Taylor Democratic Party Elaine Luria
    U.S. House Virginia's 7th Congressional District Republican Party Dave Brat Democratic Party Abigail Spanberger
    U.S. House Virginia's 10th Congressional District Republican Party Barbara Comstock Democratic Party Jennifer Wexton

    Overview of new members who won open seats

    New members of Congress who won open seats in 2018
    Chamber State or district Incumbent New member
    U.S. Senate Arizona Republican Party Jeff Flake Democratic Party Kyrsten Sinema
    U.S. Senate Tennessee Republican Party Bob Corker Republican Party Marsha Blackburn
    U.S. Senate Utah Republican Party Orrin Hatch Republican Party Mitt Romney
    U.S. House Arizona's 2nd Congressional District Republican Party Martha McSally Democratic Party Ann Kirkpatrick
    U.S. House Arizona's 9th Congressional District Democratic Party Kyrsten Sinema Democratic Party Greg Stanton
    U.S. House California's 39th Congressional District Republican Party Edward Royce Democratic Party Gil Cisneros
    U.S. House California's 49th Congressional District Republican Party Darrell Issa Democratic Party Mike Levin
    U.S. House Colorado's 2nd Congressional District Democratic Party Jared Polis Democratic Party Joe Neguse
    U.S. House Connecticut's 5th Congressional District Democratic Party Elizabeth Esty Democratic Party Jahana Hayes
    U.S. House Florida's 15th Congressional District Republican Party Dennis Ross Republican Party Ross Spano
    U.S. House Florida's 17th Congressional District Republican Party Thomas Rooney Republican Party Greg Steube
    U.S. House Florida's 27th Congressional District Republican Party Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Democratic Party Donna Shalala
    U.S. House Hawaii's 1st Congressional District Democratic Party Colleen Hanabusa Democratic Party Ed Case
    U.S. House Idaho's 1st Congressional District Republican Party Raul Labrador Republican Party Russ Fulcher
    U.S. House Illinois' 4th Congressional District Democratic Party Luis Gutierrez Democratic Party Jesus Garcia
    U.S. House Indiana's 4th Congressional District Republican Party Todd Rokita Republican Party Jim Baird
    U.S. House Indiana's 6th Congressional District Republican Party Luke Messer Republican Party Greg Pence
    U.S. House Kansas' 2nd Congressional District Republican Party Lynn Jenkins Republican Party Steve Watkins
    U.S. House Maryland's 6th Congressional District Democratic Party John Delaney Democratic Party David Trone
    U.S. House Massachusetts' 3rd Congressional District Democratic Party Niki Tsongas Democratic Party Lori Trahan
    U.S. House Michigan's 9th Congressional District Democratic Party Sander Levin Democratic Party Andy Levin
    U.S. House Michigan's 11th Congressional District Republican Party Dave Trott Democratic Party Haley Stevens
    U.S. House Minnesota's 1st Congressional District Democratic Party Tim Walz Republican Party Jim Hagedorn
    U.S. House Minnesota's 5th Congressional District Democratic Party Keith Ellison Democratic Party Ilhan Omar
    U.S. House Minnesota's 8th Congressional District Democratic Party Rick Nolan Republican Party Pete Stauber
    U.S. House Mississippi's 3rd Congressional District Republican Party Gregg Harper Republican Party Michael Guest
    U.S. House Nevada's 3rd Congressional District Democratic Party Jacky Rosen Democratic Party Susie Lee
    U.S. House Nevada's 4th Congressional District Democratic Party Ruben Kihuen Democratic Party Steven Horsford
    U.S. House New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District Democratic Party Carol Shea-Porter Democratic Party Chris Pappas
    U.S. House New Jersey's 2nd Congressional District Republican Party Frank LoBiondo Democratic Party Jeff Van Drew
    U.S. House New Jersey's 11th Congressional District Republican Party Rodney Frelinghuysen Democratic Party Mikie Sherrill
    U.S. House New Mexico's 1st Congressional District Democratic Party Michelle Lujan Grisham Democratic Party Debra Haaland
    U.S. House New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District Republican Party Steve Pearce Democratic Party Xochitl Torres Small
    U.S. House North Dakota's At-Large Congressional District Republican Party Kevin Cramer Republican Party Kelly Armstrong
    U.S. House Ohio's 16th Congressional District Republican Party Jim Renacci Republican Party Anthony Gonzalez
    U.S. House Pennsylvania's 1st Congressional District Democratic Party Robert Brady Republican Party Brian Fitzpatrick
    U.S. House Pennsylvania's 6th Congressional District Republican Party Ryan Costello Democratic Party Chrissy Houlahan
    U.S. House Pennsylvania's 9th Congressional District Republican Party Bill Shuster Republican Party Dan Meuser
    U.S. House Pennsylvania's 11th Congressional District Republican Party Lou Barletta Republican Party Lloyd Smucker
    U.S. House South Carolina's 4th Congressional District Republican Party Trey Gowdy Republican Party William Timmons
    U.S. House South Dakota's At-Large Congressional District Republican Party Kristi Noem Republican Party Dusty Johnson
    U.S. House Tennessee's 2nd Congressional District Republican Party John Duncan Republican Party Tim Burchett
    U.S. House Tennessee's 6th Congressional District Republican Party Diane Black Republican Party John Rose
    U.S. House Tennessee's 7th Congressional District Republican Party Marsha Blackburn Republican Party Mark Green
    U.S. House Texas' 2nd Congressional District Republican Party Ted Poe Republican Party Daniel Crenshaw
    U.S. House Texas' 3rd Congressional District Republican Party Sam Johnson Republican Party Van Taylor
    U.S. House Texas' 5th Congressional District Republican Party Jeb Hensarling Republican Party Lance Gooden
    U.S. House Texas' 6th Congressional District Republican Party Joe Barton Republican Party Ron Wright
    U.S. House Texas' 16th Congressional District Democratic Party Beto O'Rourke Democratic Party Veronica Escobar
    U.S. House Texas' 21st Congressional District Republican Party Lamar Smith Republican Party Chip Roy
    U.S. House Texas' 29th Congressional District Democratic Party Gene Green Democratic Party Sylvia Garcia
    U.S. House Virginia's 5th Congressional District Republican Party Thomas Garrett Republican Party Denver Riggleman
    U.S. House Virginia's 6th Congressional District Republican Party Bob Goodlatte Republican Party Ben Cline
    U.S. House Washington's 8th Congressional District Republican Party Dave Reichert Democratic Party Kim Schrier
    U.S. House Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District Republican Party Paul Ryan Republican Party Bryan Steil
    U.S. House Florida's 6th Congressional District Republican Party Ron DeSantis Republican Party Michael Waltz
    U.S. House Michigan's 13th Congressional District Democratic Party John Conyers Jr. Democratic Party Rashida Tlaib
    U.S. House New York's 25th Congressional District Democratic Party Louise Slaughter Democratic Party Joseph Morelle
    U.S. House Oklahoma's 1st Congressional District Republican Party Jim Bridenstine Republican Party Kevin Hern
    U.S. House Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District Republican Party Patrick Meehan Democratic Party Susan Wild
    U.S. House Pennsylvania's 15th Congressional District Republican Party Charlie Dent Republican Party Glenn Thompson
    U.S. House West Virginia's 3rd Congressional District Republican Party Evan Jenkins Republican Party Carol Miller

    New congressional members by state

    The following tabs provide a list of new members of the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House in the 116th Congress by state.

    Arizona

    California

    Colorado

    Connecticut

    Florida

    Georgia

    Hawaii

    Idaho

    Illinois

    Indiana

    Iowa

    Kansas

    Maine

    Maryland

    Massachusetts

    Michigan

    Minnesota

    Mississippi

    Missouri

    Nevada

    New Hampshire

    New Jersey

    New Mexico

    New York

    North Carolina

    North Dakota

    Ohio

    Oklahoma

    Pennsylvania

    South Carolina

    South Dakota

    Tennessee

    Texas

    Utah

    Virginia

    Washington

    West Virginia

    Wisconsin

    Historical comparison of number of new members of U.S. Congress

    The following table compares the number of new U.S. representatives and senators elected in the 111th through 116th Congresses, using data provided by the Congressional Research Service.

    Historical comparison of number of new members of U.S. Congress, 2010-2018
    Election year Congress New U.S. representatives New U.S. senators Total new members
    2018 116th 93 9 102
    2016 115th 55 7 62
    2014 114th 59 13 72[5]
    2012 113th 75 14 89[6]
    2010 112th 91 15 106[7]

    Comparison of state delegations to the 115th and 116th Congresses

    See also: Comparison of state delegations to the 115th and 116th Congresses

    In addition to incumbents defeated in elections, appointments to state and executive offices, resignations, and retirements also changed the composition of congressional delegations.

    HIGHLIGHTS
  • Minnesota sent the greatest percentage of new members to the 116th Congress. Sixty percent of the Minnesota delegation was not seated at the start of the 115th Congress.
  • Ten states sent the same senators and congressmen that represented them at the start of the 115th Congress: Alaska, Arkansas, Delaware, Kentucky, Louisiana, Nebraska, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Wyoming.
  • The congressional delegations of three states became more Republican: Indiana, Missouri, and North Dakota. All three states voted out an incumbent Democratic senator.
  • The congressional delegations of 22 states became more Democratic. The California delegation gained seven more Democrats; New Jersey gained four; and New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia each gained three.


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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 This candidate defeated the incumbent in the Democratic primary and won the general election.
    2. ↑ This candidate defeated the incumbent in the Republican primary and won the general election.
    3. ↑ This candidate won the general election after the incumbent was defeated in the Republican primary.
    4. ↑ Rothfus was last elected in the 12th Congressional District. Court-mandated redistricting in February 2018 moved Rothfus into the new 17th Congressional District, where he was defeated by Lamb in the general election.
    5. ↑ CRS Reports, "Membership of the 114th Congress: A Profile," accessed December 5, 2018
    6. ↑ CRS Reports, "Membership of the 113th Congress: A Profile," accessed December 5, 2018
    7. ↑ CRS Reports, "Membership of the 112th Congress: A Profile," accessed December 5, 2018
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