1977 United States House of Representatives elections

none January 2026 January 2025 November 2025 There were four special elections in 1977 to the United States House of Representatives in the 95th United States Congress. Three of the elections were gains by the Republicans at the expense of Democrats.5 August 2025 SPECIAL ELECTIONS, 1973-2025 https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/federalspecialelectionslist.pdf FEC Public Records Branch List of elections Elections are listed by date and district. |- ! Minnesota 7 X | Robert Bergland | | DFL | 1970 | | Incumbent resigned January 22, 1977, to become U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.New member elected February 22, 1977.Independent-Republican gain. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Arlan Stangeland (Independent-Republican) 57.6% Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor PartyMike Sullivan (DFL) 36.7% American Independent PartyJames Born (American) 4.9% Independent (US)Jack Bilbeau (Independent) 0.8% |- ! Georgia 5 Georgia 5th | Andrew Young | | Democratic | 1972 | | Incumbent resigned January 29, 1977, to become U.S. Ambassador to the UN.New member elected April 6, 1977.Democratic hold. | nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Wyche Fowler (Democratic) 62.4% Democratic Party (US)John Lewis (Democratic) 37.6% |- ! Washington 7 X | Brock Adams | | Democratic | 1974 | | Incumbent resigned January 22, 1977, to become U.S. Secretary of Transportation.New member elected May 17, 1977.Republican gain. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) John E. Cunningham (Republican) 53.9% Democratic Party (US)Marvin Durning (Democratic) 46.1% |- ! Louisiana 1 X | Richard A. Tonry | | Democratic | 1976 | | Incumbent resigned May 4, 1977.New member elected August 27, 1977.Republican gain. | nowrap | Republican Party (US) Bob Livingston (Republican) 51.2% Democratic Party (US)Ronald A. Faucheux (Democratic) 37.2% Independent (US)Sanford Krasnoff (Independent) 11.6% |} References 1977