1983 United States House of Representatives elections

There were five elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1983, during the 98th United States Congress.

List of elections
Elections are listed by date and district.

! TX's 6th congressional district
 * Phil Gramm
 * | Democratic
 * 1978
 * | Incumbent resigned January 5, 1983, to run as a Republican. Incumbent re-elected February 12, 1983. Republican gain.
 * nowrap |

✅ Phil Gramm (Republican) 55.27%

Dan Kubiak (Democratic) 39.57%

John Henry Faulk (Democratic) 3.66%

Scattering 1.50%

! NY's 7th congressional district
 * Benjamin S. Rosenthal
 * | Democratic
 * 1962 (Special)
 * | Incumbent died January 4, 1983. New member elected March 1, 1983. Democratic hold.
 * nowrap | ✅ Gary Ackerman (Democratic) 48.73%

Albert Lemishow (Republican) 23.93%

Douglas E. Schoen (Queens Independent) 15.89%

Sheldon S. Leffler (Neighborhood Service) 11.44%

! CO's 6th congressional district Republican gain.
 * colspan=3 | None (district created following the 1980 census)
 * | Representative-elect Jack Swigert (R) died December 27, 1982, of bone cancer. New member elected March 29, 1983.
 * nowrap |

✅ Daniel Schaefer (Republican) 63.29%

Steve Hogan (Democratic) 35.29%

John Heckman (Concerns of People) 1.41%

! CA's 5th congressional district
 * Phillip Burton
 * | Democratic
 * 1964 (Special)
 * | Incumbent died April 10, 1983. New member elected June 21, 1983. Democratic hold.
 * nowrap | ✅ Sala Burton (Democratic) 56.94%

Duncan L. Howard (Republican) 23.27%

Richard Doyle (Democratic) 8.37%

Tom Spinosa (Republican) 3.73%

Gary Richard Arnold (Republican) 2.03%

Tibor Uskert (Democratic) 1.42%

William Dunlap (Democratic) 1.33%

Evelyn K. Lantz (Democratic) 1.12%

Scattering 1.8%

! IL's 1st congressional district
 * Harold Washington
 * | Democratic
 * 1980
 * | Incumbent resigned April 30, 1983, to become Mayor of Chicago. New member elected August 23, 1983. Democratic hold.
 * nowrap | ✅ Charles Hayes (Democratic) 93.69%

Diane Preacely (Republican) 5.37%

! GA's 7th congressional district
 * Larry McDonald
 * | Democratic
 * 1974
 * | Incumbent died September 1, 1983, in the Korean Air Lines Flight 007. New member elected November 8, 1983. Democratic hold.
 * nowrap | Special primary (October 18, 1983): Kathryn McDonald (Democratic) 30.58%

George Darden (Democratic) 27.56%

Dave Sellers (Republican) 25.44%

George Pullen (Democratic) 5.50%

Dan Fincher (Democratic) 5.14%

Lon L. Day Jr. (Democratic) 3.51% Special runoff (November 8, 1983): ✅ George Darden''' (Democratic) 59.09%

Kathryn McDonald (Democratic) 40.91%


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