1976 US House of Representatives Elections
Will only include flipped seats and notable races
CA-4 - Albert Dehr (R) defeats Robert Leggett (D, inc)
R+1 [1]
CA-16 - Leon Panetta (D) defeats Burt Talcott (R, inc)
D+1
CA-34 - Dan Lungren (R) defeats Mark W. Hannaford (D, inc)
R+2 [1]
CO-2 - Ed Scott (R) defeats Tim Wirth (D, inc)
R+3 [1]
CO-3 - Melvin Takaki (R) defeats Frank Evans (D, inc)
R+4 [1]
IL-10 - Samuel Young (R) defeats Abner Mikva (D, inc)
R+5 [1]
IL-15 - Tom Corcoran (R) defeats Tim Lee Hall (D, inc)
R+6
IN-4 - Dan Quayle (R) defeats J. Edward Roush (D, inc)
R+7
IN-8 - Belden Bell (R) defeats David L. Cornwell (D)
R+8 [1] [2]
IA-1 - Jim Leach (R) defeats Ed Mezvinsky (D, inc)
R+9
IA-2 - Tom Riley (R) defeats Mike Blouin (D, inc)
R+10 [1]
KS-4 - Garner Shriver (R, inc) defeats Dan Glickman (D) [1]
MI-5 - Harold Sawyer (R) defeats Ricard Van Der Veen (D, inc)
R+11
MO-6 - Tom Coleman (R) defeats Morgan Maxfield (D)
R+12
MT-2 - Ron Marlenee (R) defeats Thomas Towe (D)
R+13
NE-2 - John J. Cavanaugh III (D) defeats Lee Terry (R)
D+2
NJ-9 - Harry Hollenbeck (R) defeats Henry Helstolski (D, inc)
R+14
NJ-13 - William Schluter (R) defeats Helen Meyner (D, inc)
R+15 [1]
NY-29 - Joseph A Martino (R) defeats Edward Pattison (D, inc)
R+16 [1]
OH-2 - Tom Luken (D) defeats Donald Clancy (R, inc)
D+3 [3]
OH-13 - Donald Pease (D) defeats Woodrow Mathna (R)
D+4
OH-19 - Charles Carney (D, inc) defeats Jack Hunter (R) [3]
PA-8 - John S. Renninger (R) defeats Peter Kostmayer (D) [1]
PA-17 - Allen Ertel (D) defeats HJ Hepford (R)
D+5
PA-18 - Doug Walgren (D) defeats Robert J. Casey (R)
D+6
PA-23 - Joseph Ammerman (D) defeats Albert Johnson (R, inc)
D+7
PA-24 - Marc L. Marks (R) defeats Joseph Vigorito (D, inc)
R+17 [4]
TX-5 - Jim Mattox (D) defeats Nancy Judy (R)
D+8
TX-22 - Ron Paul (R, inc) defeats Robert Gammage (D) [1]
UT-2 - David Daniel Marriott (R) defeats Alan Howe (D, inc)
R+18
VA-1 - Paul Trible (R) defeats Robert Quinn (D)
R+19
WA-2 - John Nance Garner (R) defeats Lloyd Meeds (D, inc)
R+20 [1]
Seats Before Election - 291D, 144R
Seats After Election - 279D, 156R
Speaker of the House - Tip O'Neill (D-MA)
House Majority Leader - Jim Wright (D-TX)
House Majority Whip - John Brademas (D-IN)
House Minority Leader - John Rhodes (R-AZ)
House Minority Whip - Robert Michel (R-IL)
Much like IOTL, the GOP picks off ossified, long-term incumbents and a number of Watergate Babies who were swept in by the anti-GOP wave in 1974. However, with a *slight* national adjustment towards Ford by a percent or two (stronger in the Midwest and West, weaker in the South thanks to Carter), the Democrats lose more close races, both dropping more incumbents and failing to pick off a handful GOP incumbents they defeated IOTL. Thus, rather than Democrats going +1 in the House, Republicans use Ford's minimal coattails to net 12, still at a daunting disadvantage as Tip O'Neill takes over as Speaker for Carl Albert. Some notable races include Ron Paul in Texas surviving after his spring special election win; Pete Kostmayer not winning in PA despite the state otherwise being a bright spot for Democrats (this one is pretty small scale); and Dan Glickman, Tim Wirth and most prominently Abner Mikva not being in Congress.
[1] Result differs from OTL
[2] Here's a fun one - in OTL the previous Rep here, Watergate Baby Phil Hayes, challenges and loses to Vance Hartke in the Senate primary after one term, probably softening up the incumbent for Dick Lugar to beat him. Here, for his trouble, the open seat also flips R. Good work Phil!
[3] This race will come up in an entry on Ohio at the Presidential and Senate levels, too, due to its closeness
[4] The original Marky Mark