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1972 United States House of Representatives elections

House elections for the 93rd U.S. Congress

Field	Value
election_name	1972 United States House of Representatives elections
country	United States
flag_year	1960
type	legislative
ongoing	no
previous_election	1970 United States House of Representatives elections
previous_year	1970
election_date	November 7, 1972
next_election	1974 United States House of Representatives elections
next_year	1974
outgoing_members	92nd United States Congress#House of Representatives_3
elected_members	93rd United States Congress#House of Representatives_3
seats_for_election	All 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives
majority_seats	218
image_size	x180px
party1	Democratic Party (US)
image1	Speaker Carl Albert (cropped).jpg
leader1	Carl Albert
leader_since1	January 21, 1971
leaders_seat1
last_election1	255 seats
seats1	242
seat_change1	13
popular_vote1	36,780,100
percentage1	51.7%
swing1	1.9
party2	Republican Party (US)
image2	Gerald Ford presidential portrait (cropped 3).jpg
leader2	Gerald Ford
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leaders_seat2
last_election2	180 seats
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popular_vote2	33,064,172
percentage2	46.4%
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party4	Independent
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popular_vote4	137,664
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swing4
map_image	1972 United States House of Representatives elections by congressional district.svg
map_size	320px
map_caption	Results:

title	Speaker
before_election	Carl Albert
before_party	Democratic Party (US)
after_election	Carl Albert
after_party	Democratic Party (US)

The 1972 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 7, 1972, to elect U.S. Representatives to serve in the 93rd United States Congress. 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, and the first time since 1888 that a Republican won a House seat in Louisiana.

Special elections

Six special elections were also held throughout the year, six before November and one concurrent with the November general election.

|- ! | Robert Stafford | | Republican | 1960 | | Incumbent resigned September 16, 1971 when appointed U.S. Senator. New member elected January 7, 1972. Republican hold. Winner was re-elected in November. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Richard W. Mallary (Republican) 55.80%
J. William O'Brien (Democratic) 37.60%
Doris Lake (Liberty Union) 4.70%
Anthony N. Doria (Independent) 1.89%

|- ! | George W. Andrews | | Democratic | 1944 (Special) | | Incumbent died December 25, 1971. New member elected April 4, 1972. Democratic hold. Winner did not run for re-election in November. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Elizabeth B. Andrews (Democratic)
Unopposed
(See Widow's succession)

|- ! | Charlotte Thompson Reid | | Republican | 1962 | | Incumbent 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. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Cliffard D. Carlson (Republican) 54.79%
Tim Lee Hall (Democratic) 45.21%

|- ! | James G. Fulton | | Republican | 1944 | | Incumbent 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). | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

William Sheldrick Conover (Republican) 51.05%
Doug Walgren (Democratic) 46.25%
Willard Holt (Constitution) 2.70%

|- ! | Edwin Edwards | | Democratic | 1965 (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. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

John Breaux (Democratic)
Unopposed

|- ! | Richard Harding Poff | | Republican | 1952 | | Incumbent 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. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

M. Caldwell Butler (Republican) 51.8%
Willis M. Anderson (Democratic) 39.8%
Roy R. White (Independent) 8.4%

Results

392 incumbent members sought reelection, but 13 were defeated in primaries and 13 defeated in the general election for a total of 366 incumbents winning.

Democratic Party (US)}}"Democratic		Republican Party (US)}}"Republican

Seats	Popular vote	[1970](1970-united-states-house-of-representatives-elections)	1972	+/-	Strength	Vote	%	Change	Republican Party	American Independent Party
	255		242	13		55.6%		36,780,100	51.7%	1.9%
180	192	12	44.2%	33,064,172	46.5%		1.6%
0	0		0.0%	233,967	0.3%	0.1%
0	0		0.0%	376,863	0.3%	0.1%
0	0		0.0%	251,807	0.2%	0.1%
0	1	1	0.2%	137,664	0.2%
0	0		0.0%	63,894	0.1%
0	0		0.0%	51,815	0.1%	0.1%
0	0		0.0%	10,902
0	0		0.0%	10,835
0	0		0.0%	2,076
0	0		0.0%	206,386		0.1%

Source:

House seats by party holding plurality in state

Change in seats

Results shaded according to winners share of vote

Incumbents retiring

Democratic gains

: Fletcher Thompson (R) retired to run for U.S. senator, succeeded by Andrew Young (D)
: Seymour Halpern (R), retired, succeeded by Lester L. Wolff (D), who was redistricted
: Page Belcher (R), retired, succeeded by James R. Jones (D)

Democratic holds

: David Pryor (D), retired to run for U.S. senator, succeeded by Ray Thornton (D)
: Roman C. Pucinski (D), retired, succeeded by Frank Annunzio (D), who was redistricted
: William P. Curlin Jr. (D), retired, succeeded by John B. Breckinridge (D)
: Speedy Long (D), redistricted and retired, succeeded by Gillis William Long (D), who previously held the seat in the 88th Congress
: Edward Garmatz (D), redistricted and retired, succeeded by Paul Sarbanes (D)
: Thomas Abernethy (D), redistricted and retired, succeeded by David R. Bowen (D)
: William Raleigh Hull Jr. (D), retired, succeeded by Jerry Litton (D)
: Nick Galifianakis (D), retired to run for U.S. senator, succeeded by Ike Franklin Andrews (D)
: Alton Lennon (D), retired, succeeded by Charlie Rose (D)
: Arthur A. Link (D), redistricted retired to run for Governor, succeeded by Mark Andrews (R), who was redistricted
: Ed Edmondson (D), retired to run for U.S. senator, succeeded by Clem McSpadden (D)
: Ray Blanton (D), retired to run for U.S. senator, succeeded by Ed Jones (D), who was redistricted
: John Dowdy (D), retired, succeeded by Charles Wilson (D)

Republican gains

: Elizabeth B. Andrews (D), redistricted and retired, succeeded by William Louis Dickinson (R)
: Roman C. Pucinski (D), retired, succeeded by Frank Annunzio (D), who was redistricted
: Patrick T. Caffery (D), retired, succeeded by Dave Treen (R)
: William Hathaway (D), retired to run for U.S. senator, succeeded by William Cohen (R)
: Charles H. Griffin (D), redistricted and retired, succeeded by Thad Cochran (R)
: William M. Colmer (D), retired, succeeded by Trent Lott (R)
: James Abourezk (D), retired to run for U.S. senator, succeeded by James Abdnor (R)
: Watkins Moorman Abbitt (D), retired, succeeded by Robert Daniel (R)

Republican holds

: H. Allen Smith (R), retired, succeeded by Carlos Moorhead (R)
: James A. McClure (R), retired to run for U.S. senator, succeeded by Steve Symms (R)
: Cliffard D. Carlson (R), retired, succeeded by Leslie C. Arends (R), who was redistricted
: William L. Springer (R), retired, succeeded by Edward Rell Madigan (R)
: Durward Gorham Hall (R), retired, succeeded by Gene Taylor (R)
: Florence P. Dwyer (R), retired, succeeded by Matthew John Rinaldo (R)
: Alexander Pirnie (R), redistricted and retired, succeeded by Donald J. Mitchell (R)
: John H. Terry (R), redistricted and retired, succeeded by William F. Walsh (R)
: Charles R. Jonas (R), retired, succeeded by James G. Martin (R)
: William Moore McCulloch (R), retired, succeeded by Tennyson Guyer (R)
: Jackson Edward Betts (R), retired, succeeded by Walter E. Powell (R), who was redistricted
: Frank T. Bow (R), retired, succeeded by Ralph Regula (R)
: J. Irving Whalley (R), retired, succeeded by John P. Saylor (R), who was redistricted
: William L. Scott (R), retired to run for U.S. senator, succeeded by Stanford Parris (R)
: Thomas Pelly (R), retired, succeeded by Joel Pritchard (R)
: John W. Byrnes (R), retired, succeeded by Harold Vernon Froehlich (R)

Incumbents defeated

Incumbents defeated in primary

: George P. Miller (D)
: John G. Schmitz (R)
: Wayne Aspinall (D)
: George Elliott Hagan (D)
: Jack H. McDonald (R)
: Walter S. Baring Jr. (D)
: Cornelius Edward Gallagher (D)
: Emanuel Celler (D)
: James H. Scheuer (D)
: James A. Byrne (D)
: William Sheldrick Conover (R)
: John L. McMillan (D)
: James Kee (D)

Incumbents defeated in general election

: Mike McKevitt (R)
: John S. Monagan (D)
: Abner J. Mikva (D)
: Andrew Jacobs Jr. (D)
: Fred Schwengel (R)
: John Henry Kyl (R)
: Louise Day Hicks (D)
: John G. Dow (D)
: William Anderson (D)
: Earle Cabell (D)
: Graham B. Purcell Jr. (D)
: Sherman P. Lloyd (R)
: Alvin E. O'Konski (R)

Alabama

Alabama was reapportioned from 8 to 7 seats and eliminated the old , dividing it between the old 2nd and 4th and making compensating boundary changes elsewhere.

|- ! | Jack Edwards | | Republican | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Jack Edwards (Republican) 76.5%
O. W. "Bill" McCrory (Democratic) 17.8%
Thomas McAboy Jr. (National Democratic Party of Alabama) 5.7%

William Louis Dickinson (Republican) 54.9%
Ben C. Reeves (Democratic) 41.5%
Richard Boone (National Democratic Party of Alabama) 3.4%
Llewellyn B. Garth (Conservative) 0.3%

|- ! | Bill Nichols Redistricted from the | | Democratic | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Bill Nichols (Democratic) 75.6%
Robert M. Kerr (Republican) 20.6%
John Ford (National Democratic Party of Alabama) 2.6%
James R. Connell (Prohibition) 1.3%

|- ! | Tom Bevill Redistricted from the | | Democratic | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Tom Bevill (Democratic) 69.6%
Ed Nelson (Republican) 30.0%
Daisy Williams (Prohibition) 0.5%

|- ! | Robert E. Jones Jr. Redistricted from the | | Democratic | 1947 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Robert E. Jones Jr. (Democratic) 74.2%
Dieter J. Schrader (Republican) 24.4%
Shirley Irwin (National Democratic Party of Alabama) 1.4%

|- ! | John Hall Buchanan Jr. | | Republican | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

John Hall Buchanan Jr. (Republican) 59.8%
Ben Erdreich (Democratic) 35.6%
Al Thomas (National Democratic Party of Alabama) 2.5%
Edna L. Bowling (Prohibition) 1.2%
Dan Scott (Conservative) 0.9%

|- ! | Walter Flowers Redistricted from the | | Democratic | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Walter Flowers (Democratic) 84.8%
Lewis Black (National Democratic Party of Alabama) 14.0%
Hal Radue (Conservative) 1.1%

Alaska

Main article: 1972 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska

Incumbent Nick Begich won re-election three weeks after having disappeared in a plane crash October 16; challenger Don Young would later win a March special election after Begich was declared dead on December 29.

|- ! | Nick Begich | | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected posthumously. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Nick Begich (Democratic) 56.2%
Don Young (Republican) 43.8%

Arizona

Main article: 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona

Arizona was reapportioned from 3 seats to 4 and carved a new district in the Phoenix suburbs and the northeast from parts of the existing districts.

|- ! | John Jacob Rhodes | | Republican | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

John Jacob Rhodes (Republican) 57.3%
Gerald A. Pollock (Democratic) 42.7%

|- ! | Mo Udall | | Democratic | 1961 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Mo Udall (Democratic) 63.5%
Gene Savoie (Republican) 36.5%

|- ! | Sam Steiger | | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Sam Steiger (Republican) 63.0%
Ted Wyckoff (Democratic) 37.0%

|- ! | | New seat. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

John Bertrand Conlan (Republican) 53.0%
Jack E. Brown (Democratic) 47.0%

Arkansas

|- ! | William Vollie Alexander Jr. | | Democratic | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

William Vollie Alexander Jr. (Democratic)
Unopposed

|- ! | Wilbur Mills | | Democratic | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Wilbur Mills (Democratic)
Unopposed

|- ! | John Paul Hammerschmidt | | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

John Paul Hammerschmidt (Republican) 77.3%
Guy W. Hatfield (Democratic) 22.7%

|- ! | David Pryor | | Democratic | 1966 | | Retired to run for U.S. Senator. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Ray Thornton (Democratic) 83%
John Norman Warnock (American Independent) 17%

California

Main article: 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in California

California was reapportioned from 38 to 43 seats, adding one seat in the Bay Area, one in the Central Valley, and 3 in southern California; three went to Democrats, two to Republicans. Despite a retirement and two lost renominations, both parties held their seats in this election, bringing the Democrats up from 20 seats to 23 and the Republicans up from 18 seats to 20.

|- ! | Donald H. Clausen | | Republican | 1963 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Donald H. Clausen (Republican) 62.2%
William Nighswonger (Democratic) 34.1%
Jonathan T. Ames (Peace and Freedom) 3.7%

|- ! | Harold T. Johnson | | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Harold T. Johnson (Democratic) 68.3%
Francis X. Callahan (Republican) 28.6%
Dorothy D. Paradis (American) 3.1%

|- ! | John E. Moss | | Democratic | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

John E. Moss (Democratic) 69.9%
John Rakus (Republican) 30.1%

|- ! | Robert L. Leggett | | Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Robert L. Leggett (Democratic) 67.4%
Benjamin Chang (Republican) 32.6%

|- ! | Phillip Burton | | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Phillip Burton (Democratic) 81.8%
Edlo E. Powell (Republican) 18.2%

|- ! | William S. Mailliard | | Republican | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

William S. Mailliard (Republican) 52.0%
Roger Boas (Democratic) 48.0%

|- ! | Ron Dellums | | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Ron Dellums (Democratic) 56.0%
Peter Hannaford (Republican) 38.0%
Frank V. Cortese (American) 6.0%

|- ! | George P. Miller | | Democratic | 1944 | | Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Pete Stark (Democratic) 52.9%
Lew M. Warden Jr. (Republican) 47.1%

|- ! | Don Edwards | | Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Don Edwards (Democratic) 72.3%
Herb Smith (Republican) 25.2%
Edmon V. Kaiser (American) 2.6%

|- ! | Charles S. Gubser | | Republican | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Charles S. Gubser (Republican) 64.6%
B. Frank Gillette (Democratic) 35.4%

|- ! | | New seat. Democratic gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Leo Ryan (Democratic) 60.4%
Charles E. Chase (Republican) 37.0%
Nicholas W. Kudrovzeff (American) 2.6%

|- ! | Burt L. Talcott | | Republican | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Burt L. Talcott (Republican) 54.0%
Julian Camacho (Democratic) 43.1%
Stanley K. Monteith (American) 2.9%

|- ! | Charles M. Teague | | Republican | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Charles M. Teague (Republican) 73.9%
Lester Dean Cleveland (Democratic) 26.1%

|- ! | Jerome Waldie | | Democratic | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Jerome Waldie (Democratic) 77.6%
Floyd E. Sims (Republican) 22.4%

|- ! | John J. McFall | | Democratic | 1956 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

John J. McFall (Democratic)
Unopposed

|- ! | B. F. Sisk | | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

B. F. Sisk (Democratic) 79.1%
Carol O. Harner (Republican) 20.9%

|- ! | Pete McCloskey Redistricted from the | | Republican | 1967 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Pete McCloskey (Republican) 60.2%
James Stewart (Democratic) 39.8%

|- ! | Bob Mathias | | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Bob Mathias (Republican) 66.5%
Vincent J. Lavery (Democratic) 33.5%

|- ! | Chet Holifield | | Democratic | 1942 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Chet Holifield (Democratic) 67.2%
Kenneth M. Fisher (Republican) 27.9%
Joe Harris (Peace and Freedom) 4.9%

|- ! | H. Allen Smith | | Republican | 1956 | | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Carlos Moorhead (Republican) 57.4%
John Binkley (Democratic) 42.6%

|- ! | Augustus Hawkins | | Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Augustus Hawkins (Democratic) 82.9%
Rayfield Lundy (Republican) 17.1%

|- ! | James C. Corman | | Democratic | 1960 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

James C. Corman (Democratic) 67.6%
Bruce P. Wolfe (Republican) 29.3%
Ralph L. Shroyer (Peace and Freedom) 3.1%

|- ! | Del M. Clawson | | Republican | 1963 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Del M. Clawson (Republican) 61.4%
Conrad G. Tuohey (Democratic) 38.6%

|- ! | John H. Rousselot | | Republican | 1960 1962 (defeated) 1970 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

John H. Rousselot (Republican) 70.1%
Luther Mandell (Democratic) 29.9%

|- ! | Charles E. Wiggins | | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Charles E. Wiggins (Republican) 64.9%
Leslie W. Craven (Democratic) 31.9%
Alfred Romirez (American) 3.1%

|- ! | Thomas M. Rees | | Democratic | 1965 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Thomas M. Rees (Democratic) 68.6%
Philip Robert Rutta (Republican) 27.9%
Mike Timko (Peace and Freedom) 3.5%

|- ! | Barry Goldwater Jr. | | Republican | 1969 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Barry Goldwater Jr. (Republican) 57.4%
Mark S. Novak (Democratic) 42.6%

|- ! | Alphonzo E. Bell Jr. | | Republican | 1960 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Alphonzo E. Bell Jr. (Republican) 60.7%
Michael Shapiro (Democratic) 37.5%
Jack Hampton (Peace and Freedom) 1.8%

|- ! | George E. Danielson | | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

George E. Danielson (Democratic) 62.8%
Richard E. Ferraro Jr. (Republican) 33.5%
John W. Blaine (Peace and Freedom) 3.7%

|- ! | Edward R. Roybal | | Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Edward R. Roybal (Democratic) 68.4%
Bill Brophy (Republican) 28.6%
Lewis B. McCammon (Peace and Freedom) 3.0%

|- ! | Charles H. Wilson | | Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Charles H. Wilson (Democratic) 52.3%
Ben Valentine (Republican) 42.5%
Roberta Lynn Wood (Peace and Freedom) 5.2%

|- ! | Craig Hosmer | | Republican | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Craig Hosmer (Republican) 65.9%
Dennis Murray (Democratic) 32.0%
John S. Donohue (Peace and Freedom) 2.2%

|- ! | Jerry Pettis | | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Jerry Pettis (Republican) 75.1%
Ken Thompson (Democratic) 24.9%

|- ! | Richard T. Hanna | | Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Richard T. Hanna (Democratic) 67.2%
John D. Ratterree (Republican) 28.9%
Lee R. Rayburn (American Independent) 3.9%

|- ! | Glenn M. Anderson Redistricted from the | | Democratic | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Glenn M. Anderson (Democratic) 74.8%
Vernon E. Brown (Republican) 25.2%

|- ! | | New seat. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

William M. Ketchum (Republican) 52.7%
Timothy Lemucchi (Democratic) 43.5%
Bill Armour (American) 3.8%

|- ! | | New seat. Democratic gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Yvonne Brathwaite Burke (Democratic) 73.2%
Gregg Tria (Republican) 24.7%
John Haag (Peace and Freedom) 2.1%

|- ! | | New seat. Democratic gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

George Brown Jr. (Democratic) 56.3%
Howard J. Snider (Republican) 43.7%

|- ! | John G. Schmitz Redistricted from the | | Republican | 1970 | | Incumbent lost renomination. Republican hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Andrew J. Hinshaw (Republican) 65.7%
John Woodland Black (Democratic) 34.3%

|- ! | Bob Wilson Redistricted from the | | Republican | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Bob Wilson (Republican) 67.8%
Frank Caprio (Democratic) 30.3%
Fritjof Thygeson (Peace and Freedom) 1.9%

|- ! | Lionel Van Deerlin Redistricted from the | | Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Lionel Van Deerlin (Democratic) 74.1%
D. Richard Kau (Republican) 25.9%

|- ! | | New seat. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Clair Burgener (Republican) 67.4%
Bob Lowe (Democratic) 29.2%
Armin R. Moths (American) 3.4%

|- ! | Victor Veysey Redistricted from the | | Republican | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Victor Veysey (Republican) 62.7%
Ernest Z. Robles (Democratic) 37.3%

Colorado

Colorado was reapportioned from 4 to 5 seats, constructing a new east and south of Denver.

|- ! | Mike McKevitt | | Republican | 1970 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Pat Schroeder (Democratic) 51.6%
Mike McKevitt (Republican) 47.5%
Marie Pauline Serna (La Raza Unida) 0.8%
Fern Gapin (Socialist Workers) 0.2%

|- ! | Donald G. Brotzman | | Republican | 1962 1964 (defeated) 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Donald G. Brotzman (Republican) 66.3%
Francis W. Brush (Democratic) 33.4%
Joel Houtman (Socialist Workers) 0.3%

|- ! | Frank Evans | | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Frank Evans (Democratic) 66.3%
Chuck Brady (Republican) 33.7%

|- ! | Wayne N. Aspinall | | Democratic | 1948 | | Incumbent lost renomination. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

James Paul Johnson (Republican) 51.0%
Alan Merson (Democratic) 49.0%

|- ! | | New seat. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

William L. Armstrong (Republican) 62.3%
Byron L. Johnson (Democratic) 36.5%
Pipp M. Boyls (Libertarian) 1.2%

Connecticut

|- ! | William R. Cotter | | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

William R. Cotter (Democratic) 56.9%
Richard M. Rittenband (Republican) 41.9%
Charlie A. Burke (American Independent) 1.2%

|- ! | Robert H. Steele | | Republican | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Robert H. Steele (Republican) 65.9%
Roger Hilsman (Democratic) 34.1%

|- ! | Robert Giaimo | | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Robert Giaimo (Democratic) 53.3%
Henry A. Povinelli (Republican) 46.7%

|- ! | Stewart McKinney | | Republican | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Stewart McKinney (Republican) 63.1%
James P. McLoughlin (Democratic) 36.9%

|- ! | John S. Monagan | | Democratic | 1958 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Ronald A. Sarasin (Republican) 51.2%
John S. Monagan (Democratic) 48.8%

|- ! | Ella Grasso | | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Ella Grasso (Democratic) 60.2%
John F. Walsh (Republican) 39.8%

Delaware

Main article: 1972 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware

|- ! | Pete du Pont | | Republican | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Pete du Pont (Republican) 62.5%
Norma Handloff (Democratic) 36.9%
Robert G. LoPresti (American) 0.5%
Rachel Dickerson (Prohibition) 0.1%

Florida

Florida was reapportioned from 12 to 15 seats, adding a seat in central and two in south Florida.

|- ! | Bob Sikes | | Democratic | 1940 1944 (resigned) 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Bob Sikes (Democratic)
Unopposed

|- ! | Don Fuqua | | Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Don Fuqua (Democratic)
Unopposed

|- ! | Charles E. Bennett | | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Charles E. Bennett (Democratic) 82.0%
John F. Bowen (Republican) 18.0%

|- ! | Bill Chappell | | Democratic | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Bill Chappell (Democratic) 55.9%
Bud Fleuchaus (Republican) 44.1%

|- ! | | New seat. Democratic gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Bill Gunter (Democratic) 55.5%
Jack P. Insco (Republican) 44.5%

|- ! | Bill Young Redistricted from the | | Republican | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Bill Young (Republican) 76.0%
Michael O. Plunkett (Democratic) 24.0%

|- ! | Sam Gibbons Redistricted from the | | Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Sam Gibbons (Democratic) 68.0%
Robert A. Carter (Republican) 32.0%

|- ! | James A. Haley Redistricted from the | | Democratic | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

James A. Haley (Democratic) 57.8%
Roy Thompson Jr. (Republican) 42.2%

|- ! | Louis Frey Jr. Redistricted from the | | Republican | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Louis Frey Jr. (Republican)
Unopposed

|- ! | | New seat. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Skip Bafalis (Republican) 62.0%
Bill Sikes (Democratic) 38.0%

|- ! | Paul Rogers Redistricted from the | | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Paul Rogers (Democratic) 60.2%
Joel Karl Gustafson (Republican) 39.8%

|- ! | J. Herbert Burke Redistricted from the | | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

J. Herbert Burke (Republican) 62.8%
James T. Stephanis (Democratic) 37.2%

|- ! | | New seat. Democratic gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

William Lehman (Democratic) 61.6%
Paul D. Bethel (Republican) 38.4%

|- ! | Claude Pepper Redistricted from the | | Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Claude Pepper (Democratic) 67.6%
Evelio S. Estrella (Republican) 32.4%

|- ! | Dante Fascell Redistricted from the | | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Dante Fascell (Democratic) 56.8%
Ellis B. Rubin (Republican) 43.2%

Georgia

|- ! | George Elliott Hagan | | Democratic | 1960 | | Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Ronald "Bo" Ginn (Democratic)
Unopposed

|- ! | Dawson Mathis | | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Dawson Mathis (Democratic)
Unopposed

|- ! | Jack Brinkley | | Democratic | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Jack Brinkley (Democratic)
Unopposed

|- ! | Benjamin B. Blackburn | | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Benjamin B. Blackburn (Republican) 75.9%
F. Odell Welborn (Democratic) 24.1%

|- ! | Fletcher Thompson | | Republican | 1966 | | Retired to run for U.S. Senator. Democratic gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Andrew Young (Democratic) 52.8%
Rodney Mims Cook Sr. (Republican) 47.2%

|- ! | John Flynt | | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

John Flynt (Democratic)
Unopposed

|- ! | John William Davis | | Democratic | 1960 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

John William Davis (Democratic) 58.3%
Charlie Sherrill (Republican) 41.7%

|- ! | W. S. Stuckey Jr. | | Democratic | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

W. S. Stuckey Jr. (Democratic) 62.4%
Ronnie Thompson (Republican) 37.6%

|- ! | Phillip M. Landrum | | Democratic | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Phillip M. Landrum (Democratic)
Unopposed

|- ! | Robert Grier Stephens Jr. | | Democratic | 1960 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Robert Grier Stephens Jr. (Democratic)
Unopposed

Hawaii

|- ! | Spark Matsunaga | | Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Spark Matsunaga (Democratic) 54.7%
Fred W. Rohlfing (Republican) 45.3%

|- ! | Patsy Mink | | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Patsy Mink (Democratic) 57.1%
Diana Hansen (Republican) 42.9%

Idaho

|- ! | James A. McClure | | Republican | 1966 | | Retired to run for U.S. Senator. Republican hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Steve Symms (Republican) 55.6%
Ed Williams (Democratic) 44.4%

|- ! | Orval H. Hansen | | Republican | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Orval H. Hansen (Republican) 69.2%
Willis H. Ludlow (Democratic) 27.0%
John L. Thiebert (American) 3.8%

Illinois

Main article: 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois

Ralph Metcalfe (Democratic) 91.4%
Louis Coggs (Republican) 8.6%

|- ! | Morgan F. Murphy Redistricted from the | | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Morgan F. Murphy (Democratic) 75.0%
James E. Doyle (Republican) 25.0%

|- ! | | New seat. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Robert P. Hanrahan (Republican) 62.3%
Daniel P. Coman (Democratic) 37.7%

|- ! | Ed Derwinski | | Republican | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Ed Derwinski (Republican) 70.5%
C. F. 'Bob' Dore (Democratic) 29.5%

|- ! | John C. Kluczynski | | Democratic | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

John C. Kluczynski (Democratic) 72.8%
Leonard C. Jarzab (Republican) 27.2%

|- ! | Harold R. Collier Redistricted from the | | Republican | 1956 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Harold R. Collier (Republican) 61.2%
Michael R. Galasso (Democratic) 38.8%

|- ! | George W. Collins Redistricted from the | | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

George W. Collins (Democratic) 82.8%
Thomas J. Lento (Republican) 17.2%

|- ! | Dan Rostenkowski | | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Dan Rostenkowski (Democratic) 74.0%
Edward Stepnowski (Republican) 26.0%

|- ! | Sidney R. Yates | | Democratic | 1948 1962 (retired) 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Sidney R. Yates (Democratic) 68.3%
Clark W. Fetridge (Republican) 31.7%

|- ! | | New seat. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Samuel H. Young (Republican) 51.6%
Abner Mikva (Democratic) 48.4%

Frank Annunzio (Democratic) 53.3%
John J. Hoellen Jr. (Republican) 46.7%

|- ! | Phil Crane Redistricted from the | | Republican | 1969 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Phil Crane (Republican) 74.2%
Edwin L. Frank (Democratic) 25.8%

|- ! | Robert McClory Redistricted from the | | Republican | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Robert McClory (Republican) 61.5%
Stanley W. Beetham (Democratic) 38.5%

|- ! | John N. Erlenborn | | Republican | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

John N. Erlenborn (Republican) 72.8%
James M. Wall (Democratic) 27.2%

Leslie C. Arends (Republican) 57.2%
Tim Lee Hall (Democratic) 42.8%

|- ! | John B. Anderson | | Republican | 1960 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

John B. Anderson (Republican) 71.9%
John E. Devine Jr. (Democratic) 28.1%

|- ! | | New seat. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

George M. O'Brien (Republican) 55.6%
John J. Houlihan (Democratic) 44.4%

|- ! | Robert H. Michel | | Republican | 1956 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Robert H. Michel (Republican) 64.8%
Steven L. Nordvall (Democratic) 35.2%

|- ! | Tom Railsback | | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Tom Railsback (Republican)
Unopposed

|- ! | Paul Findley | | Republican | 1960 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Paul Findley (Republican) 68.8%
Robert S. O'Shea (Democratic) 31.2%

|- ! | William L. Springer Redistricted from the | | Republican | 1950 | | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Edward Rell Madigan (Republican) 54.8%
Lawrence E. Johnson (Democratic) 45.2%

|- ! | George E. Shipley Redistricted from the | | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

George E. Shipley (Democratic) 56.5%
Robert B. Lamkin (Republican) 41.0%
Cleo A. Duzan (Independent) 2.4%

|- ! | Melvin Price Redistricted from the | | Democratic | 1944 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Melvin Price (Democratic) 75.1%
Robert Mays (Republican) 24.9%

|- ! | Kenneth J. Gray Redistricted from the | | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Kenneth J. Gray (Democratic) 93.7%
Hugh Muldoon (Independent) 6.3%

Indiana

Main article: 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana

|- ! | Ray Madden | | Democratic | 1942 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Ray Madden (Democratic) 56.9%
Bruce R. Haller (Republican) 43.1%

|- ! | Earl Landgrebe | | Republican | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Earl Landgrebe (Republican) 54.7%
Floyd Fithian (Democratic) 45.3%

|- ! | John Brademas | | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

John Brademas (Democratic) 55.2%
Don M. Newman (Republican) 43.2%
Helen Calvin (American) 1.5%

|- ! | J. Edward Roush | | Democratic | 1958 1968 (defeated) 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

J. Edward Roush (Democratic) 51.5%
Allan E. Bloom (Republican) 48.5%

|- ! | Elwood Hillis | | Republican | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Elwood Hillis (Republican) 64.1%
Kathleen Z. Williams (Democratic) 35.9%

|- ! | William G. Bray | | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

William G. Bray (Republican) 64.8%
David W. Evans (Democratic) 35.2%

|- ! | John T. Myers | | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

John T. Myers (Republican) 61.6%
Warren P. Henegar (Democratic) 38.4%

|- ! | Roger H. Zion | | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Roger H. Zion (Republican) 63.4%
Richard L. Deen (Democratic) 36.6%

|- ! | Lee H. Hamilton | | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Lee H. Hamilton (Democratic) 62.9%
William A. Johnson (Republican) 37.1%

|- ! | David W. Dennis | | Republican | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

David W. Dennis (Republican) 57.2%
Philip Sharp (Democratic) 42.8%

|- ! | Andrew Jacobs Jr. | | Democratic | 1964 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

William H. Hudnut III (Republican) 51.2%
Andrew Jacobs Jr. (Democratic) 48.8%

Iowa

Main article: 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa

Iowa was reapportioned from 7 seats to 6, dividing the old around Des Moines between its neighbors. Its incumbent, Neal Smith, won again in the south-central Iowa .

|- ! | Fred Schwengel | | Republican | 1954 1964 (defeated) 1966 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Edward Mezvinsky (Democratic) 53.4%
Fred Schwengel (Republican) 45.7%
Lee E. Foster (American Independent) 1.0%

|- ! | John C. Culver | | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

John C. Culver (Democratic) 59.2%
Theodore R. Ellsworth (Republican) 40.8%

|- ! | H. R. Gross | | Republican | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

H. R. Gross (Republican) 55.7%
Lyle D. Taylor (Democratic) 44.3%

Neal Smith (Democratic) 59.2%
John Henry Kyl (Republican) 40.8%

|- ! | William J. Scherle Redistricted from the | | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

William J. Scherle (Republican) 55.3%
Tom Harkin (Democratic) 44.7%

|- ! | Wiley Mayne | | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Wiley Mayne (Republican) 52.5%
Berkley Bedell (Democratic) 47.5%

Kansas

Main article: 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas

|- ! | Keith Sebelius | | Republican | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Keith Sebelius (Republican) 77.2%
Morris Coover (Democratic) 21.6%
Daniel Scoggin (Prohibition) 1.2%

|- ! | William R. Roy | | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

William R. Roy (Democratic) 60.6%
Charles D. McAtee (Republican) 37.1%
Bert Falley (Conservative) 1.8%
David Scoggin (Prohibition) 0.5%

|- ! | Larry Winn | | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Larry Winn (Republican) 71.0%
Charles Barsotti (Democratic) 25.4%
Warren E. Redding (Conservative) 3.6%

|- ! | Garner E. Shriver | | Republican | 1960 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Garner E. Shriver (Republican) 73.2%
John S. Stevens (Democratic) 24.8%
Wayne Nobbs Jr. (Prohibition) 2.0%

|- ! | Joe Skubitz | | Republican | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Joe Skubitz (Republican) 72.3%
Lloyd L. Kitch Jr. (Democratic) 27.7%

Kentucky

Main article: 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky

|- ! | Frank Stubblefield | | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Frank Stubblefield (Democratic) 64.8%
Charles Thurman Banken Jr. (Republican) 33.7%
John M. Katterjohn (Independent) 1.5%

|- ! | William Natcher | | Democratic | 1953 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

William Natcher (Democratic) 61.5%
J. C. Carter (Republican) 38.5%

|- ! | Romano Mazzoli | | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Romano Mazzoli (Democratic) 62.2%
Phil Kaelin Jr. (Republican) 37.0%
William P. Chambers (American) 0.9%

|- ! | Gene Snyder | | Republican | 1962 1964 (defeated) 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Gene Snyder (Republican) 73.8%
James W. Rogers (Democratic) 26.2%

|- ! | Tim Lee Carter | | Republican | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Tim Lee Carter (Republican) 73.5%
Lyle L. Willis (Democratic) 26.5%

|- ! | William P. Curlin Jr. | | Democratic | 1971 (Special) | | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

John B. Breckinridge (Democratic) 52.4%
Laban P. Jackson (Republican) 46.8%
Thomas F. Lundeen (Peoples) 0.8%

|- ! | Carl D. Perkins | | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Carl D. Perkins (Democratic) 61.9%
Robert Holcomb (Republican) 38.1%

Louisiana

Main article: 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana

Louisiana stayed at eight house seats following the 1970 census, but the Eighth District's boundaries were radically altered. New governor Edwin W. Edwards ordered the district to take in territory far to the south and east of its traditional base of Alexandria, which included many African-American and progressive white voters. The change was largely regarded as an election deal between Edwards and former Rep. Gillis Long, who finished third in the Democratic Primary in the 1971 Louisiana Governor's Election behind Edwards and J. Bennett Johnston. Long easily won back the Eighth District seat he lost in 1964 to cousin Speedy Long. Speedy Long retired when his home of LaSalle Parish was shifted to the Fifth District, where incumbent Otto Passman was entrenched.

|- ! | F. Edward Hébert | | Democratic | 1940 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

F. Edward Hébert (Democratic)
Unopposed

|- ! | Hale Boggs | | Democratic | 1940 1942 (lost renomination) 1946 | Incumbent re-elected posthumously. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Hale Boggs (Democratic)
Unopposed

|- ! | Patrick T. Caffery | | Democratic | 1968 | | Incumbent retired. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Dave Treen (Republican) 54.0%
J. Louis Watkins Jr. (Democratic) 46.0%

|- ! | Joe Waggonner | | Democratic | 1961 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Joe Waggonner (Democratic)
Unopposed

|- ! | Otto Passman | | Democratic | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Otto Passman (Democratic)
Unopposed

|- ! | John Rarick | | Democratic | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

John Rarick (Democratic)
Unopposed

|- ! | John Breaux | | Democratic | 1972 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

John Breaux (Democratic)
Unopposed

|- ! | Speedy Long | | Democratic | 1964 | | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Gillis William Long (Democratic) 68.5%
S. R. Abramson (American) 16.8%
Roy C. Strickland (Republican) 14.6%

Maine

Main article: 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine

|- ! | Peter Kyros | | Democratic | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Peter Kyros (Democratic) 59.4%
L. Robert Porteous Jr. (Republican) 40.6%

|- ! | William Hathaway | | Democratic | 1964 | | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

William Cohen (Republican) 54.4%
Elmer H. Violette (Democratic) 45.6%

Maryland

Main article: 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland

Maryland's redistricting eliminated a seat in Baltimore in favor of an additional seat in the DC suburbs.

|- ! | William Oswald Mills | | Republican | 1971 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

William Oswald Mills (Republican) 70.5%
John R. Hargreaves (Democratic) 29.5%

|- ! | Clarence Long | | Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Clarence Long (Democratic) 65.8%
John J. Bishop Jr. (Republican) 34.2%

Paul Sarbanes (Democratic) 69.7%
Robert D. Morrow (Republican) 30.3%

|- ! | | New seat. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Marjorie Holt (Republican) 59.4%
Werner Fornos (Democratic) 40.6%

|- ! | Lawrence Hogan | | Republican | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Lawrence Hogan (Republican) 62.9%
Edward T. Conroy (Democratic) 37.1%

|- ! | Goodloe Byron | | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Goodloe Byron (Democratic) 64.8%
Edward J. Mason (Republican) 35.2%

|- ! | Parren Mitchell | | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Parren Mitchell (Democratic) 80.0%
Verdell Adair (Republican) 20.0%

|- ! | Gilbert Gude | | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Gilbert Gude (Republican) 63.9%
Joseph G. Anastasi (Democratic) 36.1%

Massachusetts

Main article: 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts

Massachusetts' Results

|- ! | Silvio O. Conte | | Republican | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Silvio O. Conte (Republican)
Unopposed

|- ! | Edward Boland | | Democratic | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Edward Boland (Democratic)
Unopposed

|- ! | Harold Donohue Redistricted from the | | Democratic | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Harold Donohue (Democratic)
Unopposed

|- ! | Robert Drinan Redistricted from the | | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Robert Drinan (Democratic) 68.9%
Martin A. Linsky (Republican) 23.4%
John Collins (Ind Con) 7.7%

|- ! | F. Bradford Morse | | Republican | 1960 | | Resigned when appointed to United Nations Republican hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Paul W. Cronin (Republican) 53.4%
John Kerry (Democratic) 44.7%
Roger Durkin (Independent) 1.8%

|- ! | Michael J. Harrington | | Democratic | 1969 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Michael J. Harrington (Democratic) 64.1%
James Brady Moseley (Republican) 35.9%

|- ! | Torbert Macdonald | | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Torbert Macdonald (Democratic) 67.7%
Joan M. Aliberti (Republican) 32.3%

|- ! | Tip O'Neill | | Democratic | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Tip O'Neill (Democratic) 88.7%
John Powers (Socialist Workers) 11.3%

|- ! | Louise Day Hicks | | Democratic | 1970 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Independent Democratic gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Joe Moakley (Independent Democratic) 43.2%
Louise Day Hicks (Democratic) 41.1%
Howard M. Miller (Republican) 14.2%
Jeanne Lafferty (Independent) 1.5%

|- ! | Margaret Heckler | | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Margaret Heckler (Republican)
Unopposed

|- ! | James A. Burke | | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

James A. Burke (Democratic)
Unopposed

|- ! | Hastings Keith | | Republican | 1958 | | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Gerry Studds (Democratic) 50.3%
William D. Weeks (Republican) 49.7%

Michigan

Main article: 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan

|- ! | John Conyers Jr. | | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

John Conyers Jr. (Democratic) 88.4%
Walter F. Girardot (Republican) 10.8%
Nina J. Hubbard (American Independent) 0.5%
Maceo Carl Dixon (Socialist Workers) 0.2%

|- ! | Marvin L. Esch | | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Marvin L. Esch (Republican) 56.0%
Marvin R. Stempien (Democratic) 43.3%
Henry W. Kroes Jr. (American Independent) 0.7%

|- ! | Garry E. Brown | | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Garry E. Brown (Republican) 59.2%
James T. Brignall (Democratic) 39.9%
Marvin P. Lightvoet (American Independent) 0.9%

|- ! | J. Edward Hutchinson | | Republican | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

J. Edward Hutchinson (Republican) 67.3%
Charles Jameson (Democratic) 32.7%

|- ! | Gerald Ford | | Republican | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Gerald Ford (Republican) 61.1%
Jean McKee (Democratic) 37.7%
Dwight W. Johnson (American Independent) 1.1%
Frank Girard (Soc-Lab) 0.1%
Alan Lee Maki (Communist) 0.07%

|- ! | Charles E. Chamberlain | | Republican | 1956 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Charles E. Chamberlain (Republican) 50.6%
Milton Robert Carr (Democratic) 49.4%

|- ! | Donald Riegle | | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Donald Riegle (Republican) 70.1%
Eugene L. Mattison (Democratic) 29.9%

|- ! | R. James Harvey | | Republican | 1960 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

R. James Harvey (Republican) 59.3%
Jerome T. Hart (Democratic) 39.4%
John B. Lipinski (American Independent) 1.3%

|- ! | Guy Vander Jagt | | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Guy Vander Jagt (Republican) 69.4%
Lawrence H. Olson (Democratic) 29.5%
DeLoyd G. Hesselink (American Independent) 1.1%

|- ! | Elford Albin Cederberg | | Republican | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Elford Albin Cederberg (Republican) 66.7%
Benjamin D. Graves (Democratic) 30.9%
Richard Friske (American Independent) 2.4%

|- ! | Philip Ruppe | | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Philip Ruppe (Republican) 69.4%
James E. McNamara (Democratic) 29.8%
James P. Hoy (American Independent) 0.8%

|- ! | James G. O'Hara | | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

James G. O'Hara (Democratic) 50.8%
David M. Serotkin (Republican) 49.2%

|- ! | Charles Diggs | | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Charles Diggs (Democratic) 85.6%
Leonard T. Edwards (Republican) 13.3%
Raymond D. Moon (American Independent) 0.6%
Nanci Kinker (Socialist Workers) 0.4%

|- ! | Lucien Nedzi | | Democratic | 1961 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Lucien Nedzi (Democratic) 54.9%
Robert V. McGrath (Republican) 45.1%

|- ! | William D. Ford | | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

William D. Ford (Democratic) 65.8%
Ernest C. Fackler (Republican) 32.9%
Aldi C. Fuhrmann (American Independent) 1.3%

|- ! | John D. Dingell Jr. | | Democratic | 1955 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

John D. Dingell Jr. (Democratic) 68.1%
William E. Rostron (Republican) 29.8%
Peter P. Gayner (American Independent) 2.2%

|- ! | Martha W. Griffiths | | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Martha W. Griffiths (Democratic) 66.4%
Ralph E. Judd (Republican) 32.5%
Hector M. McGregor (American Independent) 0.8%
Christy L. Wallace (Socialist Workers) 0.3%

|- ! | | New seat. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Robert J. Huber (Republican) 52.6%
Daniel S. Cooper (Democratic) 47.4%

William Broomfield (Republican) 70.4%
George Montgomery (Democratic) 28.6%
Henry Lloyd George (American Independent) 1.0%

Minnesota

Main article: 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota

|- ! | Al Quie | | Republican | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Al Quie (Republican) 70.7%
Charles S. Thompson () 29.3%

|- ! | Ancher Nelsen | | Republican | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Ancher Nelsen (Republican) 57.1%
Charlie Turnbull () 42.9%

|- ! | Bill Frenzel | | Republican | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Bill Frenzel (Republican) 62.9%
Jim Bell () 31.3%
Donald H. Wright (Taxpayers) 5.8%

|- ! | Joseph Karth | | | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Joseph Karth () 72.4%
Steve Thompson (Republican) 27.6%

|- ! | Donald M. Fraser | | | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Donald M. Fraser () 65.8%
Allan Davisson (Republican) 24.4%
Norm Selby (Taxpayers) 7.7%
William E. Peterson (Socialist Workers) 2.1%

|- ! | John M. Zwach | | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

John M. Zwach (Republican) 51.0%
Rick Nolan () 49.0%

|- ! | Robert Bergland | | | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Robert Bergland () 59.0%
Jon O. Haaven (Republican) 41.0%

|- ! | John Blatnik | | | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

John Blatnik () 75.9%
Edward Johnson (Republican) 24.1%

Mississippi

Main article: 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi

|- ! | Jamie Whitten Redistricted from the | | Democratic | 1941 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Jamie Whitten (Democratic)
Unopposed

|- ! | Thomas Abernethy Redistricted from the | | Democratic | 1942 | | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

David R. Bowen (Democratic) 61.9%
Carl Butler (Republican) 34.7%
Robert J. Coleman (Independent) 2.5%
Norman Smith (Independent) 0.9%

|- ! | Sonny Montgomery Redistricted from the | | Democratic | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Sonny Montgomery (Democratic)
Unopposed

|- ! | Charles H. Griffin Redistricted from the | | Democratic | 1968 | | Incumbent retired. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Thad Cochran (Republican) 47.9%
Ellis B. Bodron (Democratic) 44.0%
Eddie L. McBride (Independent) 8.2%

|- ! | William M. Colmer | | Democratic | 1932 | | Incumbent retired. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Trent Lott (Republican) 55.3%
Ben Stone (Democratic) 44.2%
Earnest J. Creel (Independent) 0.5%

Missouri

Main article: 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri

|- ! | Bill Clay | | Democratic | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Bill Clay (Democratic) 64.0%
Richard O. Funsch (Republican) 36.0%

|- ! | James W. Symington | | Democratic | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

James W. Symington (Democratic) 63.5%
John W. 'Jack' Cooper Jr. (Republican) 36.5%

|- ! | Leonor Sullivan | | Democratic | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Leonor Sullivan (Democratic) 69.3%
Albert Holst (Republican) 30.4%
Charles H. Byford (Independent) 0.3%

|- ! | William J. Randall | | Democratic | 1959 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

William J. Randall (Democratic) 57.4%
Raymond E. Barrows (Republican) 42.6%

|- ! | Richard Walker Bolling | | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Richard Walker Bolling (Democratic) 62.8%
Vernon E. Rice (Republican) 35.6%
Stella Sollars (Independent) 1.6%

|- ! | William Raleigh Hull Jr. | | Democratic | 1954 | | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Jerry Litton (Democratic) 54.6%
Russell Sloan (Republican) 45.4%

|- ! | Durward Gorham Hall | | Republican | 1960 | | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Gene Taylor (Republican) 63.7%
Bill Thomas (Democratic) 36.3%

|- ! | Richard Howard Ichord Jr. | | Democratic | 1960 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Richard Howard Ichord Jr. (Democratic) 62.1%
David R. Countie (Republican) 37.9%

|- ! | William L. Hungate | | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

William L. Hungate (Democratic) 66.5%
Robert L. Prange (Republican) 33.5%

|- ! | Bill Burlison | | Democratic | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Bill Burlison (Democratic) 64.3%
Marion Francis Svendrowski (Republican) 35.7%

Montana

|- ! | Richard G. Shoup | | Republican | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Richard G. Shoup (Republican) 53.7%
Arnold Olsen (Democratic) 46.3%

|- ! | John Melcher | | Democratic | 1969 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

John Melcher (Democratic) 76.1%
Dick Forester (Republican) 23.9%

Nebraska

Main article: 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska

|- ! | Charles Thone | | Republican | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Charles Thone (Republican) 64.2%
Darrel E. Berg (Democratic) 35.8%

|- ! | John Y. McCollister | | Republican | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

John Y. McCollister (Republican) 63.9%
Patrick L. Cooney (Democratic) 36.1%

|- ! | David Martin | | Republican | 1960 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

David Martin (Republican) 69.6%
Warren Fitzgerald (Democratic) 30.4%

Nevada

Main article: 1972 United States House of Representatives election in Nevada

|- ! | Walter S. Baring Jr. | | Democratic | 1948 1952 (defeated) 1956 | | Incumbent lost renomination. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

David Towell (Republican) 52.2%
James Bilbray (Democratic) 47.8%

New Hampshire

Main article: 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire

|- ! | Louis C. Wyman | | Republican | 1962 1964 (defeated) 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Louis C. Wyman (Republican) 72.9%
Chester Earl Merrow (Democratic) 27.1%

|- ! | James Colgate Cleveland | | Republican | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

James Colgate Cleveland (Republican) 67.9%
Charles B. Officer (Democratic) 32.1%

New Jersey

Main article: 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey

|- ! | John E. Hunt | | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

John E. Hunt (Republican) 52.5%
James Florio (Democratic) 47.0%
Raymond V. S. Miller (Independent) 0.2%
Dominic W. Doganiero (Soc-Lab) 0.1%
Gerrit Hoogenrad (Socialist) 0.1%

|- ! | Charles W. Sandman Jr. | | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Charles W. Sandman Jr. (Republican) 65.7%
John D. Rose (Democratic) 34.3%

|- ! | James J. Howard | | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

James J. Howard (Democratic) 53.0%
William F. Dowd (Republican) 47.0%

|- ! | Frank Thompson | | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Frank Thompson (Democratic) 58.0%
Peter P. Garibaldi (Republican) 42.0%

|- ! | Peter Frelinghuysen Jr. | | Republican | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Peter Frelinghuysen Jr. (Republican) 62.0%
Frederick M. Bohen (Democratic) 38.0%

|- ! | Edwin B. Forsythe | | Republican | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Edwin B. Forsythe (Republican) 62.8%
Francis P. Brennan (Democratic) 36.1%
Ida C. Ebert (Independent) 0.6%
Bernardo S. Doganiero (Soc-Lab) 0.5%

|- ! | William B. Widnall | | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

William B. Widnall (Republican) 57.9%
Arthur J. Lesemann (Democratic) 39.9%
Martin E. Wendelken (Independent) 2.1%

|- ! | Robert A. Roe | | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Robert A. Roe (Democratic) 63.1%
Walter E. Johnson (Republican) 36.9%

|- ! | Henry Helstoski | | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Henry Helstoski (Democratic) 55.8%
Alfred D. Schiaffo (Republican) 44.2%

|- ! | Peter W. Rodino | | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Peter W. Rodino (Democratic) 79.7%
Kenneth C. Miller (Republican) 20.3%

|- ! | Joseph Minish | | Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Joseph Minish (Democratic) 57.5%
Milton A. Waldor (Republican) 39.7%
Philip R. Nicolaus (Independent) 1.5%
James R. Klimaski (Peoples) 1.3%

|- ! | Florence P. Dwyer | | Republican | 1956 | | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Matthew John Rinaldo (Republican) 63.5%
Jerry Fitzgerald English (Democratic) 36.2%
Stanley Bogus (Independent) 0.4%

|- ! | | New seat. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Joseph J. Maraziti (Republican) 55.7%
Helen Stevenson Meyner (Democratic) 42.9%
Samuel Golub (Independent) 1.4%

Dominick V. Daniels (Democratic) 61.2%
Richard T. Bozzone (Republican) 34.3%
Edward F. Zampella (Independent) 3.1%
Perfecto Oyola (Independent) 0.9%
Vincent J. Carrino (Independent) 0.5%

|- ! | Edward J. Patten | | Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Edward J. Patten (Democratic) 52.3%
Fuller H. Brooks (Republican) 47.7%

New Mexico

Main article: 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico

|- ! | Manuel Lujan Jr. | | Republican | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Manuel Lujan Jr. (Republican) 55.7%
Eugene Gallegos (Democratic) 44.3%

|- ! | Harold L. Runnels | | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Harold L. Runnels (Democratic) 72.2%
George E. Presson (Republican) 27.8%

New York

Main article: 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in New York

|- ! | Otis G. Pike | | Democratic | 1960 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Otis G. Pike (Democratic) 52.5%
Joseph H. Boyd Jr. (Republican) 36.9%
Robert D. L. Gardiner (Conservative) 9.5%
Robert P. Samek (Liberal) 1.1%

|- ! | James R. Grover Jr. | | Republican | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

James R. Grover Jr. (Republican) 65.8%
Fern Coste Dennison (Democratic) 32.7%
Robert Atlas (Liberal) 1.5%

|- ! | | New seat. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Angelo D. Roncallo (Republican) 53.1%
Carter F. Bales (Democratic) 37.6%
Lawrence P. Russo (Conservative) 7.6%
Leo E. James (Liberal) 1.7%

|- ! | Norman F. Lent Redistricted from the | | Republican | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Norman F. Lent (Republican) 62.4%
Elaine B. Horowitz (Democratic) 36.0%
Aaron M. Schein (Liberal) 1.7%

|- ! | John W. Wydler Redistricted from the | | Republican | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

John W. Wydler (Republican) 62.4%
Ferne M. Steckler (Democratic) 31.7%
Vincent A. Joy (Conservative) 3.6%
Paul F. Harper (Liberal) 1.8%
Hedda Garza (Socialist Workers) 0.4%

Lester L. Wolff (Democratic) 51.5%
John T. Gallagher (Republican) 48.5%

|- ! | Joseph P. Addabbo | | Democratic | 1960 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Joseph P. Addabbo (Democratic) 75.0%
John E. Hall (Republican) 20.6%
Frank O. Wuertz (Conservative) 4.4%

|- ! | Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal | | Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal (Democratic) 64.7%
Frank LaPina (Republican) 35.3%

|- ! | James J. Delaney | | Democratic | 1944 1946 (defeated) 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

James J. Delaney (Democratic) 93.4%
Loretta R. Gressey (Liberal) 6.6%

|- ! | Mario Biaggi Redistricted from the | | Democratic | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Mario Biaggi (Democratic) 93.9%
Michael S. Bank (Liberal) 6.1%

|- ! | Frank J. Brasco | | Democratic | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Frank J. Brasco (Democratic) 63.9%
Melvin Solomon (Republican) 31.3%
Jessie I. Levine (Liberal) 4.8%

|- ! | Shirley Chisholm | | Democratic | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Shirley Chisholm (Democratic) 87.9%
John Coleman (Republican) 9.7%
Martin S. Shepherd Jr. (Conservative) 1.6%
John C. Hawkins (Socialist Workers) 0.7%

|- ! | Bertram L. Podell | | Democratic | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Bertram L. Podell (Democratic) 65.2%
Joseph F. Marcucci (Republican) 25.5%
Leonard M. Simon (Liberal) 5.3%
Michael P. Gioia (Communist) 4.1%

|- ! | John J. Rooney | | Democratic | 1944 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

John J. Rooney (Democratic) 53.9%
Allard K. Lowenstein (Liberal) 28.1%
Francis J. Voyticky (Republican) 17.5%
James Mendietta (Socialist Workers) 0.5%

|- ! | Hugh Carey | | Democratic | 1960 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Hugh Carey (Democratic) 52.2%
John F. Gangemi (Republican) 43.0%
Franklin C. Jones (Conservative) 3.3%
Carl Saks (Liberal) 1.6%

|- ! | Emanuel Celler Redistricted from the | | Democratic | 1922 | | Incumbent lost renomination and lost re-election as a Liberal. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Elizabeth Holtzman (Democratic) 65.6%
Nicholas R. Macchio Jr. (Republican) 22.9%
Emanuel Celler (Liberal) 7.0%
William Sampol (Conservative) 4.6%

|- ! | John M. Murphy Redistricted from the | | Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

John M. Murphy (Democratic) 60.3%
Mario D. Belardino (Republican) 39.7%

|- ! | Ed Koch Redistricted from the | | Democratic | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Ed Koch (Democratic) 69.9%
Jane Pickens Langley (Republican) 29.3%
Rebecca Finch (Socialist Workers) 0.8%

|- ! | Charles B. Rangel Redistricted from the | | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Charles B. Rangel (Democratic) 96.0%
Marshall L. Dodge III (Conservative) 2.3%
Bobby R. Washington (Socialist Workers) 0.9%
Jose Stevens (Communist) 0.8%

Bella Abzug (Democratic) 55.7%
Priscilla Ryan (Liberal) 28.0%
Annette Flatto Levy (Republican) 11.7%
Harvey J. Michelman (Conservative) 4.1%
Joanna Misnik (Socialist Workers) 0.4%

|- ! | Herman Badillo | | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Herman Badillo (Democratic) 86.9%
Manuel A. Ramos (Republican) 11.4%
Lillian Immediato (Conservative) 1.7%

Jonathan Brewster Bingham (Democratic) 76.5%
Charles A. Averello (Republican) 23.5%

|- ! | Peter A. Peyser Redistricted from the | | Republican | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Peter A. Peyser (Republican) 50.4%
Richard Ottinger (Democratic) 49.6%

|- ! | Ogden R. Reid Redistricted from the | | Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Ogden R. Reid (Democratic) 52.2%
Carl A. Vergari (Republican) 47.8%

|- ! | Hamilton Fish IV Redistricted from the | | Republican | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Hamilton Fish IV (Republican) 71.6%
John Burns III (Democratic) 26.9%
Robert P. Falisey (Liberal) 1.4%

|- ! | John G. Dow Redistricted from the | | Democratic | 1964 1968 (defeated) 1970 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Benjamin A. Gilman (Republican) 47.7%
John G. Dow (Democratic) 39.3%
Yale Rapkin (Conservative) 12.9%

|- ! | Howard W. Robison Redistricted from the | | Republican | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Howard W. Robison (Republican) 62.2%
David H. Blazer (Democratic) 29.8%
Patrick M. O'Neil (Conservative) 5.2%
William J. Osby (Liberal) 2.9%

|- ! | Samuel S. Stratton Redistricted from the | | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Samuel S. Stratton (Democratic) 80.0%
John F. Ryan Jr. (Republican) 20.0%

|- ! | Carleton J. King Redistricted from the | | Republican | 1960 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Carleton J. King (Republican) 69.9%
Harold B. Gordon (Democratic) 30.1%

|- ! | Robert C. McEwen Redistricted from the | | Republican | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Robert C. McEwen (Republican) 66.0%
Ernest J. Labaff (Democratic) 34.0%

|- ! | Alexander Pirnie Redistricted from the | | Republican | 1958 | | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Donald J. Mitchell (Republican) 51.0%
Robert Castle (Democratic) 39.1%
Franklin Nichols (Action) 6.2%
John T. Buckley (Liberal) 3.7%

|- ! | James M. Hanley Redistricted from the | | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

James M. Hanley (Democratic) 57.2%
Leonard C. Koldin (Republican) 42.8%

|- ! | John H. Terry Redistricted from the | | Republican | 1970 | | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

William F. Walsh (Republican) 71.4%
Clarence Kadys (Democratic) 28.6%

|- ! | Frank Horton Redistricted from the | | Republican | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Frank Horton (Republican) 72.1%
Jack Rubens (Democratic) 23.5%
Richard E. Lusink (Conservative) 2.8%
Rafael Martinez (Liberal) 1.6%

|- ! | Barber Conable Redistricted from the | | Republican | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Barber Conable (Republican) 67.9%
Terence J. Spencer (Democratic) 28.4%
Terence C. Brennan (Conservative) 2.6%
Alicia Burgos (Liberal) 1.1%

|- ! | Henry P. Smith III Redistricted from the | | Republican | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Henry P. Smith III (Republican) 57.3%
Max McCarthy (Democratic) 42.7%

|- ! | Thaddeus J. Dulski Redistricted from the | | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Thaddeus J. Dulski (Democratic) 72.2%
William F. McLaughlin (Republican) 27.8%

|- ! | Jack Kemp Redistricted from the | | Republican | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Jack Kemp (Republican) 73.2%
Anthony P. LoRusso (Democratic) 26.8%

|- ! | James F. Hastings Redistricted from the | | Republican | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

James F. Hastings (Republican) 71.9%
Wilbur White Jr. (Democratic) 28.1%

North Carolina

Main article: 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina

|- ! | Walter B. Jones Sr. | | Democratic | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Walter B. Jones Sr. (Democratic) 68.8%
J. Jordan Bonner (Republican) 31.2%

|- ! | Lawrence H. Fountain | | Democratic | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Lawrence H. Fountain (Democratic) 71.6%
Erick P. Little (Republican) 28.4%

|- ! | David N. Henderson | | Democratic | 1960 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

David N. Henderson (Democratic)
Unopposed

|- ! | Nick Galifianakis | | Democratic | 1966 | | Retired to run for U.S. Senator. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Ike Franklin Andrews (Democratic) 50.4%
Jack Hawke (Republican) 49.6%

|- ! | Wilmer Mizell | | Republican | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Wilmer Mizell (Republican) 64.8%
Brooks Hays (Democratic) 35.2%

|- ! | L. Richardson Preyer | | Democratic | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

L. Richardson Preyer (Democratic) 93.9%
Lynwood Bullock (American) 6.1%

|- ! | Alton Lennon | | Democratic | 1956 | | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Charlie Rose (Democratic) 60.4%
Jerry C. Scott (Republican) 38.7%
Alvis H. Ballard (American) 0.9%

|- ! | Earl B. Ruth | | Republican | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Earl B. Ruth (Republican) 60.2%
Richard Clark (Democratic) 39.8%

|- ! | Charles R. Jonas | | Republican | 1952 | | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

James G. Martin (Republican) 58.9%
James Beatty (Democratic) 41.1%

|- ! | Jim Broyhill | | Republican | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Jim Broyhill (Republican) 72.5%
Paul L. Beck (Democratic) 27.5%

|- ! | Roy A. Taylor | | Democratic | 1960 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Roy A. Taylor (Democratic) 59.6%
Jesse I. Ledbetter (Republican) 40.4%

North Dakota

Main article: 1972 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota

Mark Andrews (Republican) 72.7%
Richard Ista (Democratic) 27.1%
Kenneth C. Gardner (Independent) 0.2%

Ohio

Main article: 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio

|- ! | William J. Keating | | Republican | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

William J. Keating (Republican) 70.3%
Karl F. Heiser (Democratic) 29.7%

|- ! | Donald D. Clancy | | Republican | 1960 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Donald D. Clancy (Republican) 62.8%
Penny Manes (Democratic) 37.2%

|- ! | Charles W. Whalen Jr. | | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Charles W. Whalen Jr. (Republican) 76.2%
John W. Lelak Jr. (Democratic) 23.8%

Tennyson Guyer (Republican) 62.7%
Dimitri Nicholas (Democratic) 37.3%

|- ! | Del Latta | | Republican | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Del Latta (Republican) 72.7%
Bruce Edwards (Democratic) 27.3%

|- ! | Bill Harsha | | Republican | 1960 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Bill Harsha (Republican)
Unopposed

|- ! | Clarence J. Brown Jr. | | Republican | 1965 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Clarence J. Brown Jr. (Republican) 73.3%
Dorothy Franke (Independent) 26.7%

|- ! | Walter E. Powell Redistricted from the | | Republican | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Walter E. Powell (Republican) 52.2%
James D. Ruppert (Democratic) 47.8%

|- ! | Thomas L. Ashley | | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Thomas L. Ashley (Democratic) 69.1%
Joseph C. Richards (Republican) 30.9%

|- ! | Clarence E. Miller | | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Clarence E. Miller (Republican) 73.2%
Robert H. Whealey (Democratic) 26.8%

|- ! | J. William Stanton | | Republican | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

J. William Stanton (Republican) 68.2%
Dennis M. Callahan (Democratic) 31.8%

|- ! | Samuel L. Devine | | Republican | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Samuel L. Devine (Republican) 56.1%
James W. Goodrich (Democratic) 43.9%

|- ! | Charles Adams Mosher | | Republican | 1960 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Charles Adams Mosher (Republican) 68.1%
John M. Ryan (Democratic) 31.9%

|- ! | John F. Seiberling | | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

John F. Seiberling (Democratic) 74.4%
Norman W. Holt (Republican) 25.6%

|- ! | Chalmers P. Wylie | | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Chalmers P. Wylie (Republican) 65.8%
Manley L. McGee (Democrat) 31.4%
Edward Price (American Independent) 2.7%

|- ! | Frank T. Bow | | Republican | 1950 | | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Ralph Regula (Republican) 57.3%
Virgil L. Musser (Democratic) 42.7%

|- ! | John M. Ashbrook | | Republican | 1960 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

John M. Ashbrook (Republican) 57.4%
Raymond C. Beck (Democratic) 38.7%
Clifford J. Simpson (American Independent) 3.9%

|- ! | Wayne L. Hays | | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Wayne L. Hays (Democratic) 70.2%
Robert Stewart (Republican) 29.8%

|- ! | Charles J. Carney | | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Charles J. Carney (Democratic) 64.0%
Norman M. Parr (Republican) 36.0%

|- ! | James V. Stanton | | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

James V. Stanton (Democratic) 84.3%
Thomas E. Vilt (Republican) 11.9%
Richard B. Kay (American Independent) 3.8%

|- ! | Louis Stokes | | Democratic | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Louis Stokes (Democratic) 81.1%
James D. Johnson (Republican) 11.3%
Joseph Pirincin (Soc-Lab) 4.7%
Cecil Lampkins (Independent) 2.9%

|- ! | Charles Vanik | | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Charles Vanik (Democratic) 63.9%
Donald W. Gropp (Republican) 32.6%
Thomas W. Lippitt (American Independent) 1.8%
Caryl A. Loeb (Independent) 1.7%

|- ! | William Edwin Minshall Jr. | | Republican | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

William Edwin Minshall Jr. (Republican) 49.4%
Dennis Kucinich (Democratic) 47.3%
John O'Neill (Soc-Lab) 1.8%
Frederick D. Lyon (American Independent) 1.5%

Oklahoma

Main article: 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma

|- ! | Page Belcher | | Republican | 1950 | | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

James R. Jones (Democratic) 55.5%
James M. Hewgley Jr. (Republican) 44.5%

|- ! | Ed Edmondson | | Democratic | 1952 | | Retired to run for U.S. Senator. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Clem McSpadden (Democratic) 71.1%
Emery H. Toliver (Republican) 28.9%

|- ! | Carl Albert | | Democratic | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Carl Albert (Democratic) 93.4%
Harold J. Marshall (Independent) 6.6%

|- ! | Tom Steed | | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Tom Steed (Democratic) 71.3%
William E. Crozier (Republican) 28.7%

|- ! | John Jarman | | Democratic | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

John Jarman (Democratic) 60.4%
Llewellyn L. Keller II (Republican) 39.6%

|- ! | John Newbold Camp | | Republican | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

John Newbold Camp (Republican) 72.7%
William Patrick Schmitt (Democratic) 27.3%

Oregon

Main article: 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon

|- ! | Wendell Wyatt | | Republican | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Wendell Wyatt (Republican) 68.6%
Ralph E. Bunch (Democratic) 31.4%

|- ! | Albert C. Ullman | | Democratic | 1956 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Albert C. Ullman (Democratic)
Unopposed

|- ! | Edith Green | | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Edith Green (Democratic) 62.5%
Mike Walsh (Republican) 37.5%

|- ! | John R. Dellenback | | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

John R. Dellenback (Republican) 62.6%
Charles O. Porter (Democratic) 37.4%

Pennsylvania

Main article: 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania

|- ! | William A. Barrett | | Democratic | 1944 1946 (defeated) 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

William A. Barrett (Democratic) 66.1%
Gus A. Pedicone (Republican) 33.2%
Nancy Streve (Socialist Workers) 0.7%

|- ! | Robert N. C. Nix Sr. | | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Robert N. C. Nix Sr. (Democratic) 70.1%
Frederick D. Bryant (Republican) 29.9%

William J. Green III (Democratic) 63.3%
Alfred Marroletti (Republican) 36.2%
Anthony Monteiro (Communist) 0.5%

|- ! | Joshua Eilberg | | Democratic | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Joshua Eilberg (Democratic) 55.9%
William Pfender (Republican) 44.1%

|- ! | John H. Ware III Redistricted from the | | Republican | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

John H. Ware III (Republican) 64.7%
Brower Yerger (Democratic) 35.3%

|- ! | Gus Yatron | | Democratic | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Gus Yatron (Democratic) 64.5%
Eugene W. Hubler (Republican) 34.6%
Frank E. Huet (Const) 1.0%

|- ! | Lawrence G. Williams | | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Lawrence G. Williams (Republican) 60.6%
Stuart S. Bowie (Democratic) 39.4%

|- ! | Edward G. Biester Jr. | | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Edward G. Biester Jr. (Republican) 64.4%
Alan Williams (Democratic) 35.6%

|- ! | | New seat. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Bud Shuster (Republican) 61.8%
Earl P. Collins (Democratic) 38.2%

|- ! | Joseph M. McDade | | Republican | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Joseph M. McDade (Republican) 73.6%
Stanley R. Coveleskie (Democratic) 26.4%

|- ! | Daniel J. Flood | | Democratic | 1944 1946 (defeated) 1948 1952 (defeated) 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Daniel J. Flood (Democratic) 68.3%
Donald B. Ayers (Republican) 31.7%

John P. Saylor (Republican) 68.1%
Joseph Murphy (Democratic) 31.9%

|- ! | R. Lawrence Coughlin | | Republican | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

R. Lawrence Coughlin (Republican) 66.6%
Katherine L. Camp (Democratic) 33.4%

|- ! | William S. Moorhead | | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

William S. Moorhead (Democratic) 59.3%
Roland S. Catarinella (Republican) 40.4%
Ronald N. Henderson (Communist) 0.3%

|- ! | Fred B. Rooney | | Democratic | 1963 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Fred B. Rooney (Democratic) 60.8%
Wardell F. Steigerwalt (Republican) 39.2%

|- ! | Edwin D. Eshleman | | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Edwin D. Eshleman (Republican) 73.5%
Shirley S. Garrett (Democratic) 26.5%

|- ! | Herman T. Schneebeli | | Republican | 1960 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Herman T. Schneebeli (Republican) 72.2%
Donald J. Rippon (Democratic) 26.6%
Andrew J. Watson (Const) 1.2%

|- ! | H. John Heinz III | | Republican | 1971 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

H. John Heinz III (Republican) 72.8%
Douglas Walgren (Democratic) 27.2%

|- ! | George Atlee Goodling | | Republican | 1960 1964 (defeated) 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

George Atlee Goodling (Republican) 57.5%
Richard P. Noll (Democratic) 41.2%
Paul H. Leese (Const) 1.2%

|- ! | Joseph M. Gaydos | | Democratic | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Joseph M. Gaydos (Democratic) 61.5%
William Hunt (Republican) 38.5%

|- ! | John H. Dent | | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

John H. Dent (Democratic) 62.0%
Thomas H. Young (Republican) 38.0%

Thomas E. Morgan (Democratic) 60.8%
James R. Montgomery (Republican) 39.2%

|- ! | Albert W. Johnson | | Republican | 1963 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Albert W. Johnson (Republican) 56.5%
Ernest A. Kassab (Democratic) 43.5%

|- ! | Joseph P. Vigorito | | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Joseph P. Vigorito (Democratic) 68.8%
Alvin W. Levenhagen (Republican) 31.2%

|- ! | Frank M. Clark | | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Frank M. Clark (Democratic) 55.8%
Gary A. Myers (Republican) 44.2%

Rhode Island

Main article: 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island

|- ! | Fernand St. Germain | | Democratic | 1960 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Fernand St. Germain (Democratic) 62.4%
John M. Feeley (Republican) 34.7%
Walter J. Miska (Independent) 3.0%

|- ! | Robert Tiernan | | Democratic | 1967 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Robert Tiernan (Democratic) 63.1%
Donald P. Ryan (Republican) 36.9%

South Carolina

Main article: 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

|- ! | Mendel Jackson Davis | | Democratic | 1971 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Mendel Jackson Davis (Democratic) 54.5%
J. Sidi Limehouse III (Republican) 45.5%

|- ! | Floyd Spence | | Republican | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Floyd Spence (Republican)
Unopposed

|- ! | William Jennings Bryan Dorn | | Democratic | 1946 1948 (retired) 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

William Jennings Bryan Dorn (Democratic) 75.2%
Roy Etheridge (Republican) 24.8%

|- ! | James R. Mann | | Democratic | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

James R. Mann (Democratic) 66.1%
Wayne N. Whatley (Republican) 33.9%

|- ! | Thomas S. Gettys | | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Thomas S. Gettys (Democratic) 60.9%
Lenard Phillips (Republican) 39.1%

|- ! | John L. McMillan | | Democratic | 1938 | | Incumbent lost renomination. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Edward Lunn Young (Republican) 54.4%
John Jenrette (Democratic) 45.6%

South Dakota

Main article: 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in South Dakota

|- ! | Frank E. Denholm | | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Frank E. Denholm (Democratic) 60.5%
John Vickerman (Republican) 39.5%

|- ! | James Abourezk | | Democratic | 1970 | | Retired to run for U.S. Senator. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

James Abdnor (Republican) 54.9%
Pat McKeever (Democratic) 45.1%

Tennessee

Main article: 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee

|- ! | Jimmy Quillen | | Republican | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Jimmy Quillen (Republican) 79.4%
Bernard H. Cantor (Democratic) 20.6%

|- ! | John Duncan Sr. | | Republican | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

John Duncan Sr. (Republican)
Unopposed

|- ! | LaMar Baker | | Republican | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

LaMar Baker (Republican) 55.2%
Howard P. Sompayrac Jr. (Democratic) 41.8%
Sarah Delaney (American) 2.9%

|- ! | Joe L. Evins | | Democratic | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Joe L. Evins (Democratic) 81.1%
Billy Joe Finney (Republican) 18.9%

|- ! | Richard Fulton | | Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Richard Fulton (Democratic) 62.6%
Alfred T. Adams Jr. (Republican) 36.8%
Scott Douglas III (Independent) 0.4%
Lee Galvani (Independent) 0.1%

Robin Beard (Republican) 55.3%
William Anderson (Democratic) 43.1%
William N. Doss (American) 1.6%

|- ! | Ed Jones Redistricted from the | | Democratic | 1969 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Ed Jones (Democratic) 70.5%
Stockton Adkins (Republican) 29.5%

|- ! | Dan Kuykendall Redistricted from the | | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Dan Kuykendall (Republican) 55.4%
J. O. Patterson Jr. (Democratic) 44.1%
Louis L. Porter (Independent) 0.5%

Texas

Main article: 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas

|- ! | Wright Patman | | Democratic | 1928 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Wright Patman (Democratic)
Unopposed

|- ! | John Dowdy | | Democratic | 1952 | | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Charles Wilson (Democratic) 73.8%
Charles O. Brightwell (Republican) 26.2%

|- ! | James M. Collins | | Republican | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

James M. Collins (Republican) 73.3%
George A. Hughes Jr. (Democratic) 26.7%

|- ! | Ray Roberts | | Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Ray Roberts (Democratic) 70.2%
James Russell (Republican) 29.8%

|- ! | Earle Cabell | | Democratic | 1964 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Alan Steelman (Republican) 55.7%
Earle Cabell (Democratic) 44.3%

|- ! | Olin E. Teague | | Democratic | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Olin E. Teague (Democratic) 72.6%
Carl Nigliazzo (Republican) 27.4%

|- ! | William Reynolds Archer Jr. | | Republican | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

William Reynolds Archer Jr. (Republican) 82.3%
Jim Brady (Democratic) 17.7%

|- ! | Robert C. Eckhardt | | Democratic | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Robert C. Eckhardt (Democratic) 64.6%
Lewis Emerich (Republican) 34.7%
Susan Ellis (Socialist Workers) 0.7%

|- ! | Jack Brooks | | Democratic | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Jack Brooks (Democratic) 66.2%
Randolph C. Reed (Republican) 33.8%

|- ! | J. J. Pickle | | Democratic | 1963 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

J. J. Pickle (Democratic) 91.2%
Mellissa Singler (Socialist Workers) 8.8%

|- ! | William R. Poage | | Democratic | 1936 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

William R. Poage (Democratic)
Unopposed

|- ! | Jim Wright | | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Jim Wright (Democratic)
Unopposed

Robert Price (Republican) 54.8%
Graham B. Purcell Jr. (Democratic) 45.2%

|- ! | John Andrew Young | | Democratic | 1956 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

John Andrew Young (Democratic)
Unopposed

|- ! | Kika de la Garza | | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Kika de la Garza (Democratic)
Unopposed

|- ! | Richard Crawford White | | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Richard Crawford White (Democratic)
Unopposed

|- ! | Omar Burleson | | Democratic | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Omar Burleson (Democratic)
Unopposed

|- ! | | New seat. Democratic gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Barbara Jordan (Democratic) 80.6%
Paul Merritt (Republican) 18.2%
Emmanuel Barrera (Socialist Workers) 1.2%

|- ! | George H. Mahon | | Democratic | 1934 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

George H. Mahon (Democratic)
Unopposed

|- ! | Henry B. González | | Democratic | 1961 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Henry B. González (Democratic) 96.9%
Steve Wattenmaker (Socialist Workers) 3.1%

|- ! | O. C. Fisher | | Democratic | 1942 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

O. C. Fisher (Democratic) 56.8%
Doug Harlan (Republican) 43.2%

|- ! | Robert R. Casey | | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Robert R. Casey (Democratic) 70.2%
Jim Griffin (Republican) 29.0%
Frank Peto (Independent) 0.8%

|- ! | Abraham Kazen | | Democratic | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Abraham Kazen (Democratic)
Unopposed

|- ! | | New seat. Democratic gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Dale Milford (Democratic) 65.1%
Courtney G. Roberts (Republican) 34.9%

Utah

Main article: 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah

|- ! | K. Gunn McKay | | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

K. Gunn McKay (Democratic) 55.4%
Robert K. Wolthuis (Republican) 42.0%
L. S. Brown (American) 2.6%

|- ! | Sherman P. Lloyd | | Republican | 1962 1964 (retired) 1966 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Douglas W. Owens (Democratic) 48.9%
Sherman P. Lloyd (Republican) 39.4%
Bruce R. Bangerter (American Independent) 11.7%

Vermont

Main article: 1972 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont

|- ! | Richard W. Mallary | | Republican | 1972 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Richard W. Mallary (Republican) 65.0%
William H. Meyer (Democratic) 35.0%

Virginia

Main article: 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia

|- ! | Thomas N. Downing | | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Thomas N. Downing (Democratic) 78.1%
Kenneth D. Wells (Republican) 21.9%

|- ! | G. William Whitehurst | | Republican | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

G. William Whitehurst (Republican) 73.4%
L. Charles Burlage (Democratic) 26.6%

|- ! | David E. Satterfield III | | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

David E. Satterfield III (Democratic)
Unopposed

|- ! | Watkins Moorman Abbitt | | Democratic | 1948 | | Incumbent retired. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Robert Daniel (Republican) 47.1%
Robert E. Gibson (Democratic) 37.5%
Robert R. Hardy (Independent) 7.1%
Others 5.1%
John G. Vonetes (Independent) 3.3%

|- ! | Dan Daniel | | Democratic | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Dan Daniel (Democratic)
Unopposed

|- ! | Richard Harding Poff | | Republican | 1952 | | Resigned to become justice of Supreme Court of Virginia Republican hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

M. Caldwell Butler (Republican) 54.6%
Willis M. Anderson (Democratic) 39.2%
Roy R. White (Independent) 6.2%

|- ! | J. Kenneth Robinson | | Republican | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

J. Kenneth Robinson (Republican) 66.2%
Murat Williams (Democratic) 33.8%

|- ! | William L. Scott | | Republican | 1966 | | Retired to run for U.S. Senator. Republican hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Stanford Parris (Republican) 44.4%
Robert F. Horan (Democratic) 37.8%
William R. Durland (Independent) 13.7%
Robert E. Harris (Independent) 4.1%

|- ! | William C. Wampler | | Republican | 1952 1954 (defeated) 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

William C. Wampler (Republican) 71.9%
Zane Dale Christian (Democratic) 26.4%
Nicholas Ventura (Independent) 1.7%

|- ! | Joel T. Broyhill | | Republican | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Joel T. Broyhill (Republican) 56.3%
Harold O. Miller (Democratic) 43.7%

Washington

Main article: 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington

|- ! | Thomas Pelly | | Republican | 1952 | | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Joel Pritchard (Republican) 50.3%
John Hempelmann (Democratic) 49.1%
Craig Honts (Socialist Workers) 0.7%

|- ! | Lloyd Meeds | | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Lloyd Meeds (Democratic) 60.4%
Bill Reams (Republican) 39.6%

|- ! | Julia Butler Hansen | | Democratic | 1960 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Julia Butler Hansen (Democratic) 66.3%
R. C. McConkey (Republican) 33.7%

|- ! | Mike McCormack | | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Mike McCormack (Democratic) 52.1%
Steward Bledsoe (Republican) 47.9%

|- ! | Tom Foley | | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Tom Foley (Democratic) 81.3%
Clarice L. R. Privette (Republican) 18.7%

|- ! | Floyd Verne Hicks | | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Floyd Verne Hicks (Democratic) 72.1%
Thomas C. Lowry (Republican) 27.9%

|- ! | Brock Adams | | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Brock Adams (Democratic) 87.6%
J. J. 'Tiny' Freeman (Republican) 12.4%

West Virginia

Main article: 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia

|- ! | Bob Mollohan | | Democratic | 1952 1956 (retired) 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Bob Mollohan (Democratic) 69.4%
George E. Kapnicky (Republican) 30.6%

|- ! | Harley O. Staggers | | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Harley O. Staggers (Democratic) 70.3%
David Dix (Republican) 29.7%

|- ! | John M. Slack Jr. | | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

John M. Slack Jr. (Democratic) 63.7%
T. David Higgins (Republican) 36.3%

Ken Hechler (Democratic) 61.0%
Joe Neal (Republican) 39.0%

Wisconsin

Main article: 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin

|- ! | Les Aspin | | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Les Aspin (Democratic) 64.4%
Merrill E. Stalbaum (Republican) 34.9%
Charles J. Fortner (American) 0.7%

|- ! | Robert W. Kastenmeier | | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Robert W. Kastenmeier (Democratic) 68.2%
J. Michael Kelly (Republican) 31.4%
Lavern F. Krohn (American) 0.5%

|- ! | Vernon Wallace Thomson | | Republican | 1960 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Vernon Wallace Thomson (Republican) 54.7%
Walter Thoresen (Democratic) 44.6%
Keith Ellison (American) 0.7%

|- ! | Clement J. Zablocki | | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Clement J. Zablocki (Democratic) 75.7%
Phillip D. Mrozinski (Republican) 22.8%
Eugene Annell (American) 1.5%

|- ! | Henry S. Reuss | | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Henry S. Reuss (Democratic) 77.3%
Frederick Van Hecke (Republican) 20.4%
George Sprague (American) 1.7%
R. Julian Chapman (Independent) 0.6%

|- ! | William A. Steiger | | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

William A. Steiger (Republican) 65.8%
James A. Adams (Democratic) 32.0%
Valeria M. Sitter (American Independent) 2.1%

Dave Obey (Democratic) 62.8%
Alvin E. O'Konski (Republican) 37.2%

|- ! | John W. Byrnes | | Republican | 1944 | | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Harold Vernon Froehlich (Republican) 50.4%
Robert J. Cornell (Democratic) 48.5%
Clyde Bunker (American) 1.1%

|- ! | Glenn R. Davis | | Republican | 1947 (special) 1956 (retired) 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Glenn R. Davis (Republican) 61.4%
Ralph A. Fine (Democratic) 36.7%
George Reed (American) 1.9%

Wyoming

Main article: 1972 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming

|- ! | Teno Roncalio | | Democratic | 1964 1966 (retired) 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

Teno Roncalio (Democratic) 51.7%
William Kidd (Republican) 48.3%

Non-voting delegates

The non-voting delegate to the House of Representatives from the District of Columbia is elected for two-year terms, as are all other Representatives and Delegates minus the Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico, who is elected to a four-year term.

District of Columbia

Main article: 1972 United States House of Representatives election in the District of Columbia

The election for the Delegate from the District of Columbia featured winner Walter E. Fauntroy (D), who won his first re-election after winning the special election in the previous year.

Walter E. Fauntroy, a Democrat, sought re-election for his second term to the United States House of Representatives. Fauntroy was opposed in this election by Republican challenger William Chin-Lee who received 25.12%, and Statehood Party candidate Charles I. Cassell who received 11.92%. This resulted in Fauntroy being elected with 60.64% of the vote.

United States Virgin Islands

Democrat Ron de Lugo was elected as the first delegate from United States Virgin Islands's at-large congressional district defeating Republican Victor Scheider.

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Solender, Andrew. (September 1, 2022). "Democrat Mary Peltola defeats Sarah Palin in Alaska special election".
(November 9, 1972). "Parish Follows Trend: Local Voters Support Nixon, Treen, Johnston". The St. Charles Herald.
[http://www.ourcampaigns.com/ContainerHistory.html?ContainerID=87 IL - District 15 - History] Our Campaigns
[http://www.ourcampaigns.com/ContainerHistory.html?ContainerID=3151 PA - District 27 - History] Our Campaigns
[http://www.ourcampaigns.com/ContainerHistory.html?ContainerID=458 LA - District 07 - History] Our Campaigns
[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=17422 Butler, M. Caldwell] Our Campaigns
Martis, Kenneth C.. (1989). "The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress, 1789-1989". Prentice Hall College Div.
[http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/1972election.pdf ''Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1972''] Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives
(September 11, 2001). "Election Statistics, 1920 to Present | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives". History.house.gov.

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