Elections / 1976 · House
Democrats held the most US House seats in 1976.
Across 435 districts, Democrats won 291, Republicans 144. Results are party-level here — candidate names appear on each state's page. Every state below links to its districts.
Seats by state
Every row links to that state's district-by-district results.
| State | Seats | Dem | Rep | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Alabama | 7 | 4 | 3 | — |
| Arkansas | 4 | 3 | 1 | — |
| Arizona | 4 | 2 | 2 | — |
| California | 43 | 29 | 14 | — |
| Colorado | 5 | 3 | 2 | — |
| Connecticut | 6 | 4 | 2 | — |
| Delaware | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Florida | 15 | 10 | 5 | — |
| Georgia | 10 | 10 | 0 | — |
| Hawaii | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| Iowa | 6 | 4 | 2 | — |
| Idaho | 2 | 0 | 2 | — |
| Illinois | 24 | 12 | 12 | — |
| Indiana | 11 | 8 | 3 | — |
| Kansas | 5 | 2 | 3 | — |
| Kentucky | 7 | 5 | 2 | — |
| Louisiana | 8 | 6 | 2 | — |
| Massachusetts | 12 | 10 | 2 | — |
| Maryland | 8 | 5 | 3 | — |
| Maine | 2 | 0 | 2 | — |
| Michigan | 19 | 11 | 8 | — |
| Minnesota | 8 | 5 | 3 | — |
| Missouri | 10 | 8 | 2 | — |
| Mississippi | 5 | 3 | 2 | — |
| Montana | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| North Carolina | 11 | 9 | 2 | — |
| North Dakota | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Nebraska | 3 | 1 | 2 | — |
| New Hampshire | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| New Jersey | 15 | 11 | 4 | — |
| New Mexico | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Nevada | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| New York | 39 | 27 | 12 | — |
| Ohio | 23 | 10 | 13 | — |
| Oklahoma | 6 | 5 | 1 | — |
| Oregon | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| Pennsylvania | 25 | 17 | 8 | — |
| Rhode Island | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| South Carolina | 6 | 5 | 1 | — |
| South Dakota | 2 | 0 | 2 | — |
| Tennessee | 8 | 5 | 3 | — |
| Texas | 24 | 22 | 2 | — |
| Utah | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Virginia | 10 | 4 | 6 | — |
| Vermont | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Washington | 7 | 6 | 1 | — |
| Wisconsin | 9 | 7 | 2 | — |
| West Virginia | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| Wyoming | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |