List of United States representatives who lost re-election in a primary

Elections for the United States House of Representatives are preceded by primary elections. Incumbent representatives often win renomination, although there are some instances of incumbents who lose to a primary challenge. In cases of redistricting, incumbents may run against each other in the same district.

1962

MemberPartyDistrictFirstelectedChallengerNotes1938Redistricted to the ; challenger lost general election1935Constituency abolishedFull delegation redistricted to the ; lost to fellow incumbents194619561948Challenger lost general election1960Lost to fellow incumbent194619581960Redistricted to the 1950Redistricted to the ; lost to fellow incumbent1954Lost to fellow incumbent1954Redistricted to the ; lost to fellow incumbent

1964

MemberPartyDistrictFirstelectedChallengerNotes193419401948Challenger lost general election19561950Lost to fellow incumbent19621962Lost to fellow incumbent1960

1966

MemberPartyDistrictFirstelectedChallengerNotes1956Redistricted to the ; lost to fellow incumbent1960Lost to fellow incumbent19241952Redistricted to the ; lost to fellow incumbent194219421930Challenger lost general election1962

1968

MemberPartyDistrictFirstelectedChallengerNotes196619521948

1970

MemberPartyDistrictFirstelectedChallengerNotes1958195619441956194219521960Lost to fellow incumbent1942Ran as an independent in the general election and lost19441950Challenger lost general election

1972

MemberPartyDistrictFirstelectedChallengerNotes1948Challenger lost general election1956Challenger lost general election1952Lost to fellow incumbent1922Redistricted to the ; lost general election under new party1972Redistricted to the ; challenger lost general election1958Redistricted to the ; lost to fellow incumbent19601964Redistricted to the ; lost to fellow incumbent1966Lost to fellow incumbent1938Challenger lost general election19441964Lost to fellow incumbent1970Redistricted to the

1974

MemberPartyDistrictFirstelectedChallengerNotes1964196019681966Challenger lost general election1968195819671966Challenger lost general election

1976

MemberPartyDistrictFirstelectedChallenger197219421946

1978

MemberPartyDistrictFirstelectedChallengerNotes1972Challenger lost general election1972195819741956

1980

MemberPartyDistrictFirstelectedChallengerNotes1964197419741978Challenger lost general election19781962

1982

MemberPartyDistrictFirstelectedChallengerNotes1958Lost to fellow incumbent19761974Redistricted to the ; lost to fellow incumbent19751978Lost to fellow incumbent1978Redistricted to the ; lost to fellow incumbent1974Redistricted to the 1966Redistricted to the ; challenger lost general election1981Redistricted to the ; lost to fellow incumbent

1984

MemberPartyDistrictFirstelectedChallenger198219821966

1986

MemberPartyDistrictFirstelectedChallengerNotes1986Challenger lost general election19811986

1988

MemberPartyDistrictFirstelectedChallenger1986

1990

MemberPartyDistrictFirstelectedChallengerNotes1986Resigned

1992

MemberPartyDistrictFirstelectedChallengerNotes19681978Challenger lost general election198419841978Challenger lost general election19761980198319741988Redistricted to the 19821974Redistricted to the 1966Redistricted to the ; lost to fellow incumbent; challenger lost general election1990Redistricted to the ; challenger lost general election1974Lost to fellow incumbent19801974Redistricted to the 1982Redistricted to the ; lost to fellow incumbent1966Redistricted to the

1994

MemberPartyDistrictFirstelectedChallengerNotes199119921978Challenger lost general election1989

1996

MemberPartyDistrictFirstelectedChallenger19901988

1998

MemberPartyDistrictFirstelectedChallenger1992

2000

MemberPartyDistrictFirstelectedChallengerNotes1996Challenger lost general election1994Elected as a Republican in 1998; ran as independent in the general election and lost; challenger lost general election1982Later defected to the Republican Party

2002

MemberPartyDistrictFirstelectedChallengerNotes1994Lost to fellow incumbent198919922000Redistricted to the ; lost to fellow incumbent1994Redistricted to the ; lost to fellow incumbent19921994Redistricted to the ; lost to fellow incumbent1986Redistricted to the

2004

MemberPartyDistrictFirstelectedChallengerNotes2002Redistricted to the 1997

2006

MemberPartyDistrictFirstelectedChallengerNotes20042004Lost general election as a write-in

2008

MemberPartyDistrictFirstelectedChallengerNotes199620061990Challenger lost general election1992Resigned; challenger elected to finish term

2010

MemberPartyDistrictFirstelectedChallengerNotes2008Elected as a Democrat and switched parties in 2009200419961982Challenger lost general election

2012

MemberPartyDistrictFirstelectedChallengerNotes2010Redistricted to the ; lost to fellow incumbent2006Redistricted to the ; lost to fellow incumbent; challenger lost general election2004Redistricted to the ; lost to fellow incumbent2010Redistricted to the ; lost to fellow incumbent19921996Redistricted to the ; lost to fellow incumbent1992Lost to fellow incumbent2010Redistricted to the ; lost to fellow incumbent19961996Lost to fellow incumbent20051988Redistricted to the 2002

2014

MemberPartyDistrictFirstelectedChallengerNotes20122000Only sitting Majority Leader to have ever lost a primary. Resigned; challenger elected to finish term19802013Lost in blanket primary1996

2016

MemberPartyDistrictFirstelectedChallengerNotes19922010Lost to fellow incumbent1994Resigned; challenger elected to finish term2001Redistricted to the 2010

2018

MemberPartyDistrictFirstelectedChallengerNotesRef200219981998Lost general election under new party2012General election voidedChallenger Mark Harris stuns U.S. Rep. Pittenger of NC in GOP primary upset, Charlotte Observer, Jim Morrill, May 8, 2018. Retrieved May 12, 2018.2013Challenger lost general election

2020

MemberPartyDistrictFirstelectedChallengerNotesRef20001988200220042018Lost in party convention201820102018

2022

MemberPartyDistrictFirstelectedChallengerNotesRef2020Lost to fellow incumbent202020162012Redistricted to the ; lost to fellow incumbent2010Lost in blanket primary; challenger lost general election2020Redistricted to the 2018Redistricted to the ; lost to fellow incumbent1992Lost to fellow incumbent2010Redistricted to the ; lost to fellow incumbent2020Challenger lost general election2020Redistricted to the ; lost to fellow incumbent201020122008Challenger lost general election

2024

MemberPartyDistrictFirstelectedChallengerNotesRef202020202020Lost to fellow incumbent2020

2026

+MemberPartyDistrictFirstelectedChallengerNotesRef20181996201620222004Redistricted to the ; lost to fellow incumbent2024Redistricted to the 19982012202220222022

See also List of United States representatives who served a single term

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