I only remember four ...

(1) Michael Flanagan from Chicago.  This moron had the incredible luck of running against Dan Rostenkowski when he was under indictment.  Nobody expected him to win in this overwhelmingly blue district, but well ... when the incumbent is under indictment. 

The irony of this race is that Democrats could've saved themselves a lot of grief if they hadn't stuck to Rostenkowski.  In the March 1994 primary, liberal state senator Jay Cullerton challenged Rostenkowski, but because the Clinton White House needed Rostenkowski's help to pass the Health Care Plan, President Clinton very aggressively campaigned for Rosty.

Eight months later, the Clinton Health Care Plan was dead -- and Rostenkowski was under indictment.  We lost a seat that was so incredibly salvageable.

In 1996, to no one's surprise, Democratic nominee Rod Blagoyevich beat Flanagan.

(2) Fred Heineman of North Carolina.  This was the idiot who beat David Price in the Raleigh-Durham district, and then blabbered to a news reporter that in his opinion, his congressional salary of $125,000-a -year made him "lower middle class."  David Price went on to wage a comeback and win.

(3) David Funderbirk of North Carolina -- a right-wing Jesse Helms protege.  He lost to Bobby Etheridge in 1996.

(4) Randy Tate of Washington -- Don't remember who he lost to in '96, but he later became Executive Director of the Christian Coalition.

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by: paulhogarth @ Tue Jan 16, 2007 at 00:07:24 AM UTC

Wow

According to Wikipedia:

Heineman made news in 1996 with his assertion that his $180,000 income makes him lower-middle class. "When I see a first-class individual who makes $80,000 a year, he's lower middle class," Heineman said. "When I see someone who is making anywhere from $300,000 to $750,000 a year, that's middle class. When I see anyone above that, that's upper middle class."

SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND is middle class? Jesus H. Jebus! I'd like to hope none of our freshman are that stupid.

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by: DavidNYC @ Tue Jan 16, 2007 at 00:11:11 AM UTC

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One term wonders and the reasons why

IL-06(Micheal Patrick Flanagan).  Was elected over scandal tarred incumbent in a 70% Democratic district and made no attempts to moderate his voting record.

ME-01(Jim Longley).  Was elected in a heavily Democratic district and made no attmept to connect with his constituency.

NJ-08(Bill Martini).  Was elected in a district that ended up voting for Clinton over Dole by a 64%-29% margin.

NC-02(Dave Funderburg).  Didn't take responsibility for and tried to lie about a car accident that he caused.

NC-04(Fred Heiniman).  Made a horribly insulting comment when he called the voters in his district lower middle class if they didn't make $600,000 a year.

OH-06(Frank Cremeans).  Was way too conservative for this swing district and often seemed mentally unstable.

OR-05(Jim Bunn).  Way too conservative for this swing district and also had an affair with an aide which led to a divorce.

TX-09(Steve Stockman).  Weak candidate in a heavily Democratic district.  Even Michael Dukakis won here by 10 points.

WA-09(Randy Tate).  A right wing nutjob in a very Democratic district.  The man was so right wing that he was Grover Norquiest's favorite freshman.

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by: Sean @ Tue Jan 16, 2007 at 00:22:52 AM UTC

Where are they now ...

Fyi, in case anyone is interested, Bill Martini is now a federal judge in New Jersey.

As to another name, he wasn't defeated for reelection to his House seat, but freshman Rep. Michael Huffington (R-CA) did lose his 1994 race - his challenge to incumbent US Sen. Dianne Feinstein.

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by: armand @ Tue Jan 16, 2007 at 00:33:46 AM UTC

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Oops

I read this wrong didn't I - this post is about '94 House winners who lost in '96 - not freshman who lost in '94. Sorry.

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by: armand @ Tue Jan 16, 2007 at 00:35:26 AM UTC

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Another one I remember ... plus a couple thoughts on what this means.

Now I just remember a fifth "one-term" wonder:

Andrea Seastrand from Santa Barbara - San Luis Obispo.  She was a typical right-wing Christian nut, who lost in 1996 in a re-match against Democrat Walter Capps. 

Here's a couple thoughts I have on this subject, one that is unique to 1996 and another that is a foreboding of 2008:

(1) 1996 was a year of wasted opportunities, to be perfectly blunt.  Yes, we were able to defeat 12 members of the right-wing Freshman Class, but IMHO we could have defeated more and maybe -- just maybe -- had taken back Congress that year.  The problem is, at the time the Democratic Party didn't stand for anything. 

Bill Clinton was running for re-election, and his campaign folks (Dick Morris, Rahm Emanuel, etc.) figured out early on that "swing" voters were willing to keep the Republican Congress, but were also willing to keep President Clinton.  As a result, Clinton pursued a strategy of "triangulation" -- he signed the Republican Welfare Bill, for example, for the sole purpose of denying Bob Dole a campaign issue to run on and distance himself from the liberals in his party.

Many people argue with me to this day that Clinton had to sign Welfare Repeal, or else he may have lost.  That's bullshit, because he was up by 20 points at the time -- I feel he should have been willing to take the heat for vetoing what was popular legislation. 

But what Clinton's action really did was seal the defeat of many Democrats who were running for Congress against the Newt Gingrich Republicans.  Republicans in Congress were in trouble at the time because they were seen as the "do-nothing" radicals who were so extreme that they were willing to shut down the federal government.  By signing Welfare Repeal, Bill Clinton ended up giving these Freshmen a popular issue to run on in their re-election campaigns to prove that they had in fact not been a "do-nothing" Congress.

As a result, only the most moronic Republicans -- like Fred Heineman -- ended up losing that year.

(2) As for 2008 -- our quesiton is which of our freshman Democrats are in danger??  Hopefully, none of them will be so stupid as Fred Heineman, but here's my take.

We won three seats in November because of Republican Scandal -- Tom DeLay, Mark Foley, and Bob Ney.  Effectively, these were red districts that were essentially "gimmes" to the Democrats, kind of how the Republicans in 1994 were given Dan Rostenkowski's seat because he was under indictment.

If there are any vulnerable freshmen next year, it will be those three seats.

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by: paulhogarth @ Tue Jan 16, 2007 at 00:29:52 AM UTC

Foley's and Ney's

Foley's district only has a PVI of R+2 and Mahoney is not an extreme leftest in the way many of the defeated Republicans in 1996 were extreme conservatives. 

Bob Ney's district is not the Republican either.  It was represented by moderate Democrat Bob Applegate for years until Ney came.  Zach Space is also moderate enough to hold the seat.

Delay's district will be a bitch to hold.

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by: Sean @ Tue Jan 16, 2007 at 00:34:33 AM UTC

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Priorities, priorities, priorities

While I would hope that all our freshmen get re-elected in 2008, it's obvious that not all Democrats are created equal.  Some are more willing to stick their neck out in marginal districts, and others are willing to sell us out for the sake of political expediency.  So when I look ahead at 2008, my priorities are (a) how marginal is the district, (b) how progressive is the freshman, and (c) to what extent were we just lucky to win that seat in 2006 because of Republican corruption scandals.

While I agree that Tom DeLay's seat will be a bitch to hold, we should also consider who the Democrat is that we have there.  Nick Lampson is one of the only freshman Democrats who can honestly be called "conservative."  While I hope he wins in 2008, I'm not going to put a lot of energy in helping him given how difficult it wil be to hold his seat and how he's not as progressive as many other freshmen who may be vulnerable.  Again, I want to see him win -- but for me, it'll be a question of priorities.

Considering these factors, the three freshman Democrats who are most worthy of my support in 2008 -- and who I am concerned may be vulnerable in two years -- are:

(1) Carol Shea-Porter in New Hampshire -- a conservative-leaning district that she won by being staunchly opposed to the Iraq War.

(2) Jerry McNerney in California -- Richard Pombo is expected to try re-claiming that seat again.

(3) John Hall in New York -- George Bush's old press secretary, Ari Fleischer, is rumored to

Thoughts, anyone??

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by: paulhogarth @ Tue Jan 16, 2007 at 00:55:52 AM UTC

[ Parent ]

Fleischer

Already put the kibosh on NY-19.

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by: DavidNYC @ Tue Jan 16, 2007 at 01:00:24 AM UTC

[ Parent ]

What does kibbosh mean?

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by: paulhogarth @ Tue Jan 16, 2007 at 01:07:22 AM UTC

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Means that hes not running.

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by: Sean @ Tue Jan 16, 2007 at 01:08:41 AM UTC

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Those three

Are all trending Democratic, especially NH-01 and NY-19.  For example, in NH-01 Bush 41 beat Dukakis by a 65%-35% margin.  In 2004, Bush 43 barely carried it.  Bush 41 carried NY-19 by a 62%-38% margin in 1998, but Bush 43 barely carried it in 2004.  These two should stay Democratic unless 2008 is a strongly anti-Democratic year.

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by: Sean @ Tue Jan 16, 2007 at 01:06:58 AM UTC

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Pombo is no match for Mc Nerney, Pombo

barely carried his home base. The greeatest threat to Mc Nerney would come from one of two Gop Assemblymen who are in CA-11. Though as I said adinfinitem before the Election, that District has been trending Dem for the last 6 years or so and based on what I've seen of Jerry McNerney anyone on the Gop side would have a tough time ousting him. Especially if there is a strong top of the ticket Dem Prez Candidate & high turnout. McNerney pulled this off with very low turnout.

My feelings about John Hall- NY-19 run as strong, another one I called correctly.

(-8.50/-7.44) "Real Democrats don't make promises they can't keep." Dr. Howard Dean

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by: Predictor @ Wed Jan 17, 2007 at 02:39:32 AM UTC

[ Parent ]

The key for McNerney

is to hold on to those cross-over voters that voted for him in 2006 but may vote Republican on the Presidential level.  I hope he is working hard for reelection.

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by: Sean @ Wed Jan 17, 2007 at 05:38:13 AM UTC

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Clinton did little to help the party

Clinton should have been much more aggressive in helping bring back a Democratic Congress in 1996.  There were close Senate races in states that he won handily, Maine, Oregon, New Hampshire, and Arkansas that he could have worked much harder to get Democratic Senators elected.

In the House, it was even worse.  There were districts with close House races where the Republicans prevailed in that Clinton was carrying by double digits.  CA-01, AR-04, IA-02, IA-04, KY-03, KY-01, NH-02, OH-01, OH-18, WA-01(we got it in 1998), WA-03, WI-01, MN-01, and OK-02 were all districts where Clinton won by double digits yet elected Republicans in razor thin races.  If Clinton had focused on these races, the Democrats would have won the House in 1996.

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by: Sean @ Wed Jan 17, 2007 at 05:50:47 AM UTC

[ Parent ]

Three more

CA-22(Andrea Sestrand).  Right wing nutjob in a swing district that claimed that God made natural disasters because of homosexuals.

NY-04(Dan Frisa).  Way too conservative and pro-gun for this heavily Democratic Long Island district.

MI-08(Dick Crysler).  Weak incumbent in Dem leaning district.

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by: Sean @ Tue Jan 16, 2007 at 00:30:29 AM UTC

Question

Did you just know all these off the top of your head, or are you extremely brilliant at Wikipedia? Either way, hats off!

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by: DavidNYC @ Tue Jan 16, 2007 at 00:51:36 AM UTC

[ Parent ]

Addendum to Sean's List

Dick Chrysler (MI-Lansing):  He beat Bob Carr in 1994 and lost to Debbie Stabenow in 1996.

Dan Frisa (NY-Long Island):  Frisa defeated a Republican incumbent in the 1994 primary.  He lost to Carolyn McCarthy in 1996 in a race dominated by the gun control issue.  Until she ran against Frisa, she had been a registered Republican.

Andrea Seastrand (CA-Santa Barbara):  Michael Huffington (Adriana's ex-husband) gave up this seat to run for Senate.  Seastrand, who was far more conservative that Huffington, defeated Walter Capps in a close race.  Capps won a rematch two years later, but died less than a year into the term.  His wife Lois replaced him.

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by: Vadranor @ Tue Jan 16, 2007 at 00:49:31 AM UTC

The 12

1. Michael Flanagan (R-Illinois)
*Defeated Rostentowski in a heavily Democratic seat and lost in a landslide to current Gov. Rod Blagoevich

2. Fred Heineman (R-North Carolina)
*Defeated Dave Price, only to lose this seat back to him in 1996

3. Dave Funderburk (R-North Carolina)
*Won an open Democratic seat and then got tied into a scandal, something about getting into a car accident and forcing his wife to take the blame...defeated by Bob Etheridge in 1996

4. Dan Frisa (R-New York)
*This is my district on Long Island. A conservative, Frisa defeated longtime moderate Republican Norman Lent in the primary and lost in 1996 to Carolyn McCarthy.

5. Frank Cremeans (R-Ohio)
*Defeated freshman Representative Ted Strickland, then lost to Strickland again in 1996. Now Strickland is Governor and Cremeans, I have no idea

6. Randy Tate (R-Washington)
*Defeated a freshman in 1994 in a heavily Democratic district, supported the religious right and was defeated by Adam Smith in 1996

7. Andrea Seastrand (R-California)
*Elected in Michael Huffington's seat, was very conservative and defeated by Walter Capps in 1996.

8. James Longley Jr. (R-Maine)
*Won a heavily Democratic open seat and was defeated by Tom Allen in 1996

9. Dick Chrysler (R-Michigan)
*Won an open seat in 1994 and was defeated by now-Senator Debbie Stabenow in 1996

10. William Martini (R-New Jersey)
*Defeated freshman Herb Klein in 1994 and defeated by Bill Pascrell in 1996

11. Jim Bunn (R-Oregon)
*Won an open seat in 1994, but a scandal where he married an aide cost him reelection to Darlene Hooley in 1996

12. Steve Stockman (R-Texas)
*defeated Judiciary Committee chairman Jack Brooks in 1994 and then lost his seat to Nick Lampson in 1996.

Interesting fact- Democrats still hold 10 of those 12, and all except Capps (who passed away and was replaced by his wife) and Stabenow (who is a Senator) are still the House.


Liberty Avenue Politics - a place for politics in Southern Queens

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by: nrafter530 @ Tue Jan 16, 2007 at 06:08:42 AM UTC

Which two

Do we not hold any longer?

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by: DavidNYC @ Tue Jan 16, 2007 at 07:25:02 AM UTC

[ Parent ]

Well MI 8 and TX what ever Lampson had

However since there has been redistricting it is hard to know which districts are which anymore.

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by: democraticavenger @ Tue Jan 16, 2007 at 09:32:37 AM UTC

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Correction

Norman Lent retired in 1992.  He was replaced by another one-termer, David Levy, whom Frisa defeated by a tiny margin in the 1994 primary.  Tellingly, the same Long Island Republican machine that had allowed that upset to happen also blocked Carolyn McCarthy from taking on Frisa in the 1996 GOP primary, which is why she opted to run as a Democrat despite being a lifelong Republican up to that time (and for a few years after).  In other words, the Republican establishment had no one but themselves to blame for losing that seat for the first time in decades - and never getting it back to date.

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by: RamblinDave @ Tue Jan 16, 2007 at 19:42:34 PM UTC

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Thanks!

I forgot about Levy, for some reason I thought it was Lent who was defeated. I stand corrected

McCarthy was a registered Republican until 2003 I believe, she changed her voter registration when i was a junior at Hofstra University (in her district) so that would be around early 2003. I can't really imagine her being a Republican in this day and age, even from Long Island.

Liberty Avenue Politics - a place for politics in Southern Queens

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by: nrafter530 @ Wed Jan 17, 2007 at 09:04:51 AM UTC

[ Parent ]

Ummmm...

I'm pretty sure Gov. Blagojevich and Gov. Strickland are no longer in the House, also. But Strickland, of course, was in the House until he got elected to Gov. this year.

Delaware Liberal - biggest and best blog in Delaware.

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by: X Stryker @ Wed Jan 17, 2007 at 18:24:44 PM UTC

[ Parent ]

Rahm

hold the Blogejevich seat.

www.trublupolitics.com

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by: Politicalhack @ Wed Jan 17, 2007 at 20:37:54 PM UTC

[ Parent ]

Looks like we - er, you - got all twelve

1. Stockman
2. Heinman
3. Flanagan
4. Funderburk
5. Martini
6. Frisa
7. Tate
8. Cremeans
9. Longley
10. Bunn
11. Seastrand
12. Chrysler

Well done! I can also recall two others who weren't defeated but did leave the House after one term: Sam Brownback (ran successfully for Senate) and Enid Waldholz (retired under an ethics cloud).  Were there any others?

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by: RamblinDave @ Tue Jan 16, 2007 at 19:53:11 PM UTC

I can name all of the 76 Freshmen GOP House Members(Part I)

1)Matt Salmon(R-AZ)- elected to an open seat vacated by Sam Coppersmith(D-AZ) who unsuccessfully ran for the open US Senate then held by Dennis Deconcini(D-AZ). Retired in 2000 due to self imposed term limits. Unsucessfully ran for Governor in 2002. Is now chairman of the AZ GOP. Salmon's old House seat is now held by Jeff Flake(R-AZ).

2)John Shadegg(R-AZ)- elected to an open seat vacated by now US Senator John Kyl(R-AZ). Still Serving.

3)J.D. Hayworth(R-AZ)- unseated Karan English(D-AZ)- was recently defeated by Harry Mitchell(D-AZ).

4)Frank Riggs(R-CA)- unseated Dan Hamburg(D-CA)- made an unsucessful run for the US Senate in 1998. Seat is now held by Mike Thompson(D-CA).

5)George Randonovich(R-CA)- unseated Richard Lehman(D-CA)- still serving.

6)Brian Bilbray(R-CA)- unseated Lynn Schenk(D-CA). defeated by Susan Davis in 2000. was elected to Duke Cunningman's old House Seat during a special election.

7)Joe Scarborough(R-FL)- elected to an open seat vacated by Earl Hutto(D-FL). served until 2001- is now a cable talk show host. Seat is now held by Jeff Miller.(R-FL).

8)Dave Weldon(R-FL)- elected to an open seat vacated by Jim Bachus(D-FL). Still serving.

9)Mark Foley(R-FL)- elected to an open seat vacated by Tom Lewis(R-FL). recently resigned from Congress due to a Page-Sex scandal. Seat now held by Tim Mahoney(D-FL)

10)Bob Barr(R-GA)- unseated Buddy Darden(D-GA). lost his seat during the 2002 Redistricting. is now a member of the Libetarian Party.

11)Saxby Chambliss(R-GA)- elected to an open seat vacated by Roy Rowland(D-GA). elected to the US Senate in 2002.

12)Helen Chenowith(R-ID)- unseated Larry LoRocco(D-ID). retired in 2000 due to term limits- recently died in a car accident. Seat now held Bill Sali(R-ID).

13)Mike P Flanagan(R-IL)- unseated Dan Rostenkowski(D-IL). defeated in 1996 by now Governor Rod Blagovich.(D-IL) seat now held by Rahm Emanuel.(D-IL)

14)Jerry Weller(R-IL)- elected to an open seat vacated by George Sangmiester(D-IL)- still serving.

15)David McIntosh(R-IN)- elected to an open seat vacated by Philip Sharp(D-IN). unsucessful ran for Governor in 2000. Seat now held by Mike Pence.(R-IN)

16)Mike Souder(R-IN)- unseated Jill Thompson(D-IN). still serving.

17)John Hostettler(R-IN)- unseated Frank McCloskey(D-IN). recently defeated by Brad Ellsworth(D-IN).

18)Greg Ganske(R-IA)- unseated Neal Smith(R-IA)- unsucessful ran for the US Senate in 2002. seat now held by Steve King.

19)Tom Latham(R-IA)- elected to an open seat vacated by Gopher(Fred Grandy)-who unsucessful ran for Governor. Still Serving.

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by: CMBurns @ Thu Jan 18, 2007 at 19:22:51 PM UTC

Part II

20)Sam Brownback(R-KS)- elected to an open seat vacated by Jim Slattery(D-KS) who unsucessfully ran for Governor. In 1996 elected to Bob Dole's vacant Senate Seat. Seat now held by Nancy Boyda(D-KS).

21)Todd Tiahrt(R-KS) unseated Dan Glickman(D-KS). Still Serving.

22)Ed Whitfield(R-KY) unseated Tom Barlow(D-KY). Still Serving.

23)Jim Longley(R-ME)- elected to an open seat vacated by Tom Andrews(D-ME)-who made an unsucessful run for the US Senate. defeated in 1996 by Tom Allen(D-ME).

24)Bob Ehlrich(R-MD)- elected to an open seat vacated by Helen Dutch Bentley(R-MD). elected Governor in 2002. lost relection in 2006. Seat now held by Dutch Ruppersberger(D-MD).

25)Dick Chrysler(R-MI)- elected to an open seat vacated by Bob Carr(D-MI)who made an unsucessful run for the US Senate. Defeated in 1996 by now US Senator Debbie Stabenow.(D-MI). Seat now held by Mike Rogers(R-MI).

26)Gil Gutknect(R-MN)- elected to an open seat vacated by Tim Penny(D-MN). recently defeated by Tim Walz(D-MN).

27)Roger Wicker(R-MS)- elected to an open seat vacated by Jamie Whitten(D-MS). Still Serving.

28)John Christensen(R-NE)- unseated Peter Hoagland(D-NE). made an unsucessful run for Governor in 1998. Seat now held by Lee Terry(R-NE).

29)John Ensign(R-NV)- unseated James Bilbray(D-NV). unsucessfully ran for the US Senate in 1998. elected to the US Senate in 2000. Seat now held by Shelly Berkley(D-NV).

30)Charlie Bass(R-NH)- unseated Dick Swett(D-NH). Recently defeated by Paul Hodes(D-NH).

31)Frank LoBiondo(R-NJ)- won an open seat vacated by William Hughes(D-NJ). Still Serving.

32)Bill Martini(R-NJ)- unseated Herb Klien(D-NJ). Defeated in 1996 by Bill Pascrell(D-NJ).

33)Rod Frelynghusyen(R-NJ)- won an open seat vacated by Dean Gallo(R-NJ). Still Serving.

34)Mike Forbes(R-NY)- unseated George Hockenbreuchner(D-NY). Switched to the Democratic Party in 1999. lost his seat in the Democratic Primary. to an 71 year old Librarian Regina Seltzer who lost to Felix Grucci.(R-NY) Seat now held by Tim Bishop(D-NY).

35)Dan Frisa(R-NY)- unseatd David Ley(R-NY) in the Republican Primary. defeated in 1996 by Carolyn MacCarthy(D-NY).

36)Sue Kelly(R-NY)- won an open seat vacated by Hamilton Fish(R-NY). Recently defeated by John Hall(D-NY).

37)Dave Funderbunk(R-NC)- won an open seat vacated by Tim Valentine(D-NC)- Defeated in 1996 by Bobby Ethridge(D-NC).

38)Walter Jones(R-NC)- unseated Martin Lancaster(D-NC)- Still Serving.

39)Fred Heinemen(R-NC)- unseated David Price(D-NC)- lost in 1996 rematch to David Price. who is still representing that district.

40)Richard Burr(R-NC)- won an open seat vacated by Stephen Neal(D-NC). elected to the US Senate in 2004 to seat vacated by John Edwards(D-NC). seat now held by Virginia Foxx.(R-NC).

41)Sue Myrick(R-NC)- won an open seat vacated by Alex McMillan(R-NC). Still Serving.

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by: CMBurns @ Thu Jan 18, 2007 at 19:52:06 PM UTC

[ Parent ]

Part III

42)Steve Chabot(R-OH)-unseated David Mann(D-OH). Still serving.

43)Frank Cremeans(R-OH)-unseated now Governor Ted Strickland(D-OH)-who defeated Cremeans in a 1996 rematch. passed away in 2003. Seat now held by Charlie Wilson(D-OH).

44)Steve Latourette(R-OH)-unseated Eric Fingerhut(D-OH). Still Serving.

45)Bob Ney(R-OH)- won an open seat vacated by Doug Applegate(D-OH)- recently resigned and plead guilty to bribery relating to the Abramoff Scandal. Seat now held by Zack Space.(D-OH).

46)Steve Largent(R-OK)- won an open seat vacated by now US Senator Jim Inhofe(R-OK). left Congress in 2001 made an unsucessful run for Governor in 2002. Seat now held by John Sullivan(R-OK).

47)Tom Coburn(R-OK)- won an open seat vacated by Mike Synar(D-OK). left Congress in 2000 due to self imposed term limits. Elected to the US Senate in 2004 vacated by Don Nickles(R-OK). Seat now held by Dan Boren(D-OK).

48)J.C. Watts(R-OK)- won an open seat vacated by Dave McCurdy(D-OK)- retired in 2002. Seat now held by Tom Cole(R-OK).

49)Frank Lucas(R-OK)- won an open seat vacated by Glenn English(D-OK)- still serving.

50)Wes Cooley(R-OR)- won an open seat vacated by Bob Smith(R-OR). Left Congress in 1996 due to a scandal- He lied about his war record. Seat now held by Greg Walden(R-OR).

51)Jim Bunn(R-OR)- won an open seat vacated by Mike Kopetski(D-OR). Defeated in 1996 by Darlene Hooley(D-OR).

52)Phil English(R-PA)- won an open seat vacated by former Governor and Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge(R-PA). Still Serving.

53)Jon Fox(R-PA)- unseated Marjorie.Margolies.Mezinsky(D-PA). Defeated in 1998 by Joe Hoefell who made an unsucessful run for the US Senate in 2004. Seat now held by Allyson Schwartz.(D-PA).

54)Mark Sanford(R-SC)- won an open seat vacated by Arthur Ravenel(R-SC). retired in 2000 due to self imposed term limits. Elected Governor in 2002. Seat now held by Henry Brown(R-SC).

56)Lindsey Graham(R-SC)- won an open seat vacated by Buttler Derrick(D-SC)- elected to the US Senate in 2002 vacated by Strom Thurmond(R-SC). Seat now held by Gresham Barrett(R-SC).

57)Zach Wamp(R-TN)- won an open seat vacated by Marilyn Lloyd(D-TN). Still Serving.

58)Van Hilleary(R-TN)- won an open seat vacated by now US Representative Jim Cooper who made an unsucessful for the US Senate in 1994 losing to Arthur Branch. Made an unsucessful run for Governor in 2002. and US Senate in 2006 Seat now held by Lincoln Davis(D-TN).

59)Ed Bryant(R-TN)- won an open seat vacated by now Former Governor Don Sundquist(R-TN). made an unsucessful run for the US Senate in 2002 and 2006. Seat now held by Marsha Blackburn(R-TN).

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by: CMBurns @ Thu Jan 18, 2007 at 20:16:45 PM UTC

[ Parent ]

Part IV

60) Steve Stockman(R-TX)- unseated Jack Brooks(D-TX)- defeated in 1996 by recently re-elected US Rep. Nick Lampson(D-TX) who lost his seat in 2006 due to the Delay Gerrymandering.

61)Mac Thornberry(R-TX)- unseated Bill Sarpulis(D-TX). Still Serving.

62)Enid Greene Waldholz(R-UT)- unseated Karen Shepard(D-UT). Retired in 1996 due to a scandal. Seat now held by Jim Matheson(D-UT).

63)Tom Davis(R-VA)- unseated Leslie Byrne(D-VA). Still serving.

64)Rick White(R-WA)- unseated now US Senator Maria Cantwell(D-WA)- defeated in 1998 by Jay Inslee(D-WA).

65)Jack Metcalf(R-WA)- won an open seat vacated by Al Swift(D-WA)- retired in 2000. seat now held by Rick Larsen(D-WA).

66)Doc Hastings(R-WA)- unseated now US Rep Jay Inslee(D-WA). Still Serving.

67)Linda Smith(R-WA)- unseated Jolene Unsoeld(D-WA). made an unsucessful run for the US Senate in 1998. Seat now held by Brian Baird(D-WA).

68)George Nethercutt(R-WA)- unseated Tom Foley(D-WA).made an unsucessful run for the US Senate in 2004. Seat now held by Cathy McMorris(R-WA).

69)Randy Tate(R-WA)- unseated Mike Kriedler(D-WA). defeated in 1996 by Adam Smith(D-WA).

70)Mark Neuman(R-WI)- unseated Peter Barca(D-WI)- who won defeated Neuman in a special election to suceed then Defense Secretary Les Aspin(D-WI). Made an unsucessful run for the US Senate in 1998. Seat now held by Paul Ryan.

71)Barbara Cubin(R-WY)-won an open seat vacated by now US Senator Craig Thomas(R-WY)- Still Serving.

72)Andrea Streasand(R-CA)- won an open seat vacated by Mike Huffington who made an unsucessful run for the US Senate. Defeated in 1996 by Walter Capps. who died in 1997. Seat now held by Lois Capps(D-CA).

73)Sonny Bono(R-CA)- won an open seat vacated by Al McCandless(R-CA)- Died in 1998 due to a skiing accident. Wife Mary now holds than Seat.

74)Ray Lahood(R-IL)- won an open seat vacated by Bob Michel(R-IL)- Still Serving.

75)Ron Lewis(R-KY)- won an open seat vacated by the late Bill Natcher(D-KY)- still serving.

76)Vern Ehlers(R-MI)- won an open seat vacated by the late Paul Henry(R-MI)- still Serving.

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by: CMBurns @ Thu Jan 18, 2007 at 20:42:25 PM UTC

[ Parent ]

Part V

77)Charlie Norwood(R-GA)- unseated Don Johnson(D-GA). Still Serving.

78)Robert Portman(R-OH)- won an open seat vacated by William Gradison(R-OH)- is now OMB Director. Seat now held by Mean Jean Schmidt.(R-OH)>

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by: CMBurns @ Thu Jan 18, 2007 at 20:49:24 PM UTC

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The 1994 one termers

1)Andrea Streasend(R-CA)
2)Mike Flanagan(R-IL)
3)Sam Brownback(R-KS)-elected to the US Senate
4)Jim Longley(R-ME)
5)Dick Chrysler(R-MI)
6)Bill Martini(R-NJ)
7)Dan Frisa(R-NY)
8)Dave Funderbunk(R-NC)
9)Fred Heineman(R-NC)
10)Frank Cremeans(R-OH)
11)Wes Cooley(R-OR)- retired due to scandal
12)Jim Bunn(R-OR)
13)Steve Stockman(R-TX)
14)Enid Greene Waldhoz(R-UT)-retired due to scandal
15)Randy Tate(R-WA)

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by: CMBurns @ Thu Jan 18, 2007 at 20:54:59 PM UTC

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1996 one termers

1)Vince Snowbarger(R-KS)- lost to Dennis Moore(D-KS)in 1998.
2)Mike Pappas(R-NJ)- lost to Rush Holt(D-NJ)in 1998- during the Twinkle little Kenneth Starr song.

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by: CMBurns @ Thu Jan 18, 2007 at 20:59:56 PM UTC

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1998 one termers

1)Steve Kuykendell(R-CA)- lost to Jane Harman(D-CA)in 2000 who made a comeback after her unsucessful run for Governor in 1998.

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by: CMBurns @ Thu Jan 18, 2007 at 21:05:37 PM UTC

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2000 one termer

1)Brian Kerns(R-IN)- lost seat in 2002 Redistricting.
2)Felix Grucci(R-NY)- lost to Tom Bishop(D-NY)

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by: CMBurns @ Thu Jan 18, 2007 at 21:08:10 PM UTC

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2002 one termers

1)Max Burns(R-GA)- lost to John Barrow(D-GA)

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by: CMBurns @ Thu Jan 18, 2007 at 21:10:18 PM UTC

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2004 one termers

1)Mike Sodrel(R-IN)-lost in a rematch to Baron Hill(D-IN)
2)Joe Schwarz(R-MI)- lost in a Republican Primary to Tim Walberg(R-MI)
3)Mike Fitzpatrick(R-PA)-lost to Patrick Murphy(D-PA)

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by: CMBurns @ Thu Jan 18, 2007 at 21:13:51 PM UTC

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FYI

Synar lost in the primary. So it wasn't really an open seat in the classic sense.

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by: DavidNYC @ Fri Feb 23, 2007 at 02:58:24 AM UTC

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