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This was the first election held after the 1970 United States redistricting cycle. It coincided with the landslide reelection victory of President Richard M. Nixon. Nixon’s Republican Party managed to gain a net of twelve House of Representatives seats from the Democratic Party, although the Democrats retained a majority.This was the first election in which citizens at least 18 years of age (instead of 21 and older) could vote, due to the recent passage of the 26th Amendment. This was the last time until 2022 that a Democrat would win a House seat in Alaska.[1]Table of ContentsSpecial elections[edit]Summary of results[edit]Incumbents retiring[edit]Democratic gains[edit]Democratic holds[edit]Republican gains[edit]Republican holds[edit]Incumbents defeated[edit]Incumbents defeated in primary[edit]Incumbents defeated in general election[edit]Alabama[edit]Arizona[edit]Arkansas[edit]California[edit]Colorado[edit]Connecticut[edit]Delaware[edit]Florida[edit]Georgia[edit]Illinois[edit]Indiana[edit]Kentucky[edit]Louisiana[edit]Maryland[edit]Massachusetts[edit]Michigan[edit]Minnesota[edit]Mississippi[edit]Missouri[edit]Montana[edit]Nebraska[edit]New Hampshire[edit]New Jersey[edit]New Mexico[edit]New York[edit]North Carolina[edit]North Dakota[edit]Oklahoma[edit]Pennsylvania[edit]Rhode Island[edit]South Carolina[edit]South Dakota[edit]Tennessee[edit]Vermont[edit]Virginia[edit]Washington[edit]West Virginia[edit]Wisconsin[edit]Wyoming[edit]Non-voting delegates[edit]District of Columbia[edit]United States Virgin Islands[edit]See also[edit]References[edit]Special elections[edit]Six special elections were also held throughout the year, six before November and one concurrent with the November general election.DistrictIncumbentThis raceMemberPartyFirst electedResultsCandidatesVermont\u00a0at-largeRobert StaffordRepublican1960Incumbent resigned September 16, 1971 when appointed U.S. Senator.New member elected January 7, 1972.Republican hold.Winner was re-elected in November.Alabama\u00a03George W. AndrewsDemocratic1944 (Special)Incumbent died December 25, 1971.New member elected April 4, 1972.Democratic hold.Winner did not run for re-election in November.Illinois\u00a015Charlotte Thompson ReidRepublican1962Incumbent resigned October 7, 1971 to become Commissioner on the Federal Communications Commission.New member elected April 4, 1972.Republican hold.Winner was re-elected in November.Pennsylvania\u00a027James G. FultonRepublican1944Incumbent died  October 6, 1971.New member elected April 25, 1972.Republican hold.Winner was not renominated in primary for election to full term in November (see below).Louisiana\u00a07Edwin EdwardsDemocratic1965 (Special)Incumbent resigned May 9, 1972 when elected Governor of Louisiana.New member elected September 30, 1972.Democratic hold.Winner was re-elected in November.Virginia\u00a06Richard Harding PoffRepublican1952Incumbent resigned August 29, 1972 to become judge of the Supreme Court of Virginia.New member elected November 7, 1972.Republican hold.Winner was also elected the same day to the next term.Y M. Caldwell Butler (Republican) 51.8%[5]Willis M. Anderson (Democratic) 39.8%Roy R. White (Independent) 8.4%Summary of results[edit]\u21932421192Democratic[b]RepublicanPartiesSeatsPopular vote19701972+\/-StrengthVote%ChangeDemocratic Party255242 1355.6%37,071,35252.1% 1.5%Republican Party180192 1244.2%33,119,66446.5% 1.6%American Independent Party000.0%233,9670.3% 0.1%Conservative Party000.0%218,1430.3% 0.1%Liberal Party000.0%148,9510.2% 0.1%Independent Democratic01 10.2%137,6640.2%Peace and Freedom Party000.0%63,8940.1%Socialist Workers Party000.0%51,8150.1% 0.1%National Democratic Party000.0%37,6180.1%Taxpayer’s Party000.0%28,079"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki40\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki40\/1972-united-states-house-of-representatives-elections\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"1972 United States House of Representatives elections"}}]}]