1985 United States House of Representatives elections

There were two elections to the United States House of Representatives to serve in the 99th United States Congress.

1985 United States House of Representatives elections

March 30, 1985 – August 3, 1985
2 (out of 435) seats in the U.S. House of Representatives 218 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Tip O'Neill Bob Michel Party Democratic Republican Leader since January 4, 1977 January 3, 1981 Leader's seat Massachusetts 8th Pennsylvania 3rd Last election 253 seats 182 seats Seat change Seats up 2 0 Races won 2 0

Elections are listed by date and district.

District	Incumbent			This race
	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Louisiana 8	Gillis William Long	Democratic	1962	Incumbent died January 20, 1985. New member (see Widow's succession) elected March 30, 1985. Democratic hold.	Y Catherine Small Long (Democratic) 55.79% Jock Scott (Democratic) 24.50% Clyde C. Holloway (Republican) 16.27% Daniel E. Becnel (Democratic) 2.98% Frank J. McTopy (Democratic) 0.45%[1]
Texas 1	Sam B. Hall	Democratic	1976 (Special)	Incumbent resigned May 27, 1985 to become a U.S. District Judge. New member elected August 3, 1985. Democratic hold.	Y Jim Chapman (Democratic) 50.93% Edd Hargett (Republican) 49.07%[2]

References

1. "Our Campaigns – LA District 8 – Special Election Race – Mar 30, 1985".
2. "Our Campaigns – TX District 1 – Special Election Runoff Race – Aug 03, 1985".