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.

1976 U.S. House elections

Democrats 292 +1218for control143 Republicans −1

435 voting seats, as elected in November 1976. The chamber is shown as voters returned it — seats vacated or members who changed party afterward are not reflected. DC’s delegate is non-voting and excluded.

Each of the 435 districts filled by the margin its winner carried · hover for the detail

Seats by state

Every row links to that state's district-by-district results.

State	Seats	Dem	Rep	Other	Delegation lean
Alaska	1	0	1	—	−100.0%
Alabama	7	4	3	—	+14.3%
Arkansas	4	3	1	—	+50.0%
Arizona	4	2	2	—	+0.0%
California	43	29	14	—	+34.9%
Colorado	5	3	2	—	+20.0%
Connecticut	6	4	2	—	+33.3%
Delaware	1	0	1	—	−100.0%
Florida	15	10	5	—	+33.3%
Georgia	10	10	0	—	+100.0%
Hawaii	2	2	0	—	+100.0%
Iowa	6	4	2	—	+33.3%
Idaho	2	0	2	—	−100.0%
Illinois	24	12	12	—	+0.0%
Indiana	11	8	3	—	+45.5%
Kansas	5	2	3	—	−20.0%
Kentucky	7	5	2	—	+42.9%
Louisiana	8	6	2	—	+50.0%
Massachusetts	12	10	2	—	+66.7%
Maryland	8	5	3	—	+25.0%
Maine	2	0	2	—	−100.0%
Michigan	19	11	8	—	+15.8%
Minnesota	8	5	3	—	+25.0%
Missouri	10	8	2	—	+60.0%
Mississippi	5	3	2	—	+20.0%
Montana	2	1	1	—	+0.0%
North Carolina	11	9	2	—	+63.6%
North Dakota	1	0	1	—	−100.0%
Nebraska	3	1	2	—	−33.3%
New Hampshire	2	1	1	—	+0.0%
New Jersey	15	11	4	—	+46.7%
New Mexico	2	1	1	—	+0.0%
Nevada	1	1	0	—	+100.0%
New York	39	27	12	—	+38.5%
Ohio	23	10	13	—	−13.0%
Oklahoma	6	5	1	—	+66.7%
Oregon	4	4	0	—	+100.0%
Pennsylvania	25	17	8	—	+36.0%
Rhode Island	2	2	0	—	+100.0%
South Carolina	6	5	1	—	+66.7%
South Dakota	2	0	2	—	−100.0%
Tennessee	8	5	3	—	+25.0%
Texas	24	22	2	—	+83.3%
Utah	2	1	1	—	+0.0%
Virginia	10	4	6	—	−20.0%
Vermont	1	0	1	—	−100.0%
Washington	7	6	1	—	+71.4%
Wisconsin	9	7	2	—	+55.6%
West Virginia	4	4	0	—	+100.0%
Wyoming	1	1	0	—	+100.0%

Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1976 US House returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · party-level district results. Real returns — nothing estimated.

Democratic	41,749,501	56.2%
Republican	31,244,061	42.1%
Other	1,265,609	1.7%
Margin	10,505,440	D+14.1