Editing Republican Revolution (section)

== Pick-ups ==
Numerous Republican freshmen entered Congress. Of the 230 Republican [[United States House of Representatives|House]] members of the [[104th Congress]], almost a third were new to the House.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Amer |first=Mildred |date=June 16, 2005 |title=Freshmen in the House of Representatives and Senate by Political Party: 1913–2005 |url=http://www.llsdc.org/sourcebook/docs/CRS-RS20723.pdf |url-status=dead |journal=CRS Report for Congress |publisher=The [[Library of Congress]] |pages=1–6 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080528191435/http://www.llsdc.org/sourcebook/docs/CRS-RS20723.pdf |archive-date=May 28, 2008 |access-date=May 8, 2008}}</ref> In the Senate, 11 of 54 (20%) Republicans were freshmen.

=== Senate ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! rowspan=1 | Name
! rowspan=1 | State
! rowspan=1 | Predecessor
! rowspan=1 | Predecessor's fate
|-
| [[Richard Shelby]]
| [[Alabama]]
| Himself as a Democrat
| Switched parties<ref group="lower-alpha">Shelby had been elected in [[1986 United States Senate election in Alabama|1986]] and [[1992 United States Senate election in Alabama|1992]] as a Democrat, but switched parties in 1994.</ref>
|-
| [[Jon Kyl]]
| [[Arizona]]
| [[Dennis DeConcini]]
| Retired
|-
| [[Ben Nighthorse Campbell]]
| [[Colorado]]
| Himself as a Democrat
| Switched parties<ref group="lower-alpha">Campbell was elected in [[1992 United States Senate election in Colorado|1992]] as a Democrat, but switched parties on March 3, 1995.</ref>
|-
| [[Olympia Snowe]]
| [[Maine]]
| [[George J. Mitchell|George Mitchell]]
| Retired
|-
| [[Spencer Abraham]]
| [[Michigan]]
| [[Donald Riegle]]
| Retired
|-
| [[Mike DeWine]]
| [[Ohio]]
| [[Howard Metzenbaum]]
| Retired
|-
| [[Jim Inhofe]]
| [[Oklahoma]]
| [[David Boren]]
| Retired<ref group="lower-alpha">Boren's impending resignation to assume the presidency of the [[University of Oklahoma]] triggered a special election where Inhofe won. Boren resigned a week after the special election, with Inhofe being sworn in 2 days later for the remainder of Boren's term ending in 1997.</ref>
|-
| [[Rick Santorum]]
| [[Pennsylvania]]
| [[Harris Wofford]]
| Defeated
|-
| [[Fred Thompson]]
| [[Tennessee]]
| [[Harlan Mathews]]
| Retired<ref group="lower-alpha">Mathews was appointed to the seat as a caretaker following the resignation of [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] [[Al Gore]]; Thompson was elected to serve the remaining two years of the term.</ref>
|-
| [[Bill Frist]]
| [[Tennessee]]
| [[Jim Sasser]]
| Defeated
|-
| [[Kay Bailey Hutchison]]
| [[Texas]]
| [[Bob Krueger]]
| Defeated<ref group="lower-alpha">Hutchison won the Senate seat from the Democrats in the [[1993 United States Senate special election in Texas|1993 special election]] to succeed Bob Krueger, who had been appointed to this seat following the resignation of [[Lloyd Bentsen]], who had become the [[United States Secretary of the Treasury|Secretary of the Treasury]], seen as a precursor to the Republican Revolution.</ref>
|}
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=== House of Representatives ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! rowspan=1 | Name
! rowspan=1 | District
! rowspan=1 | Predecessor
! rowspan=1 | Predecessor's fate
|-
| [[Matt Salmon]]
| [[Arizona's 1st congressional district|Arizona-1]]
| [[Sam Coppersmith]]
| Retired; ran for [[U.S. Senate]]
|-
| [[J. D. Hayworth]]
| [[Arizona's 6th congressional district|Arizona-6]]
| [[Karan English]]
| Defeated
|-
| [[Frank Riggs]]
| [[California's 1st congressional district|California-1]]
| [[Daniel Hamburg|Dan Hamburg]]
| Defeated
|-
| [[George Radanovich]]
| [[California's 19th congressional district|California-19]]
| [[Richard H. Lehman|Richard Lehman]]
| Defeated
|-
| [[Brian Bilbray]]
| [[California's 49th congressional district|California-49]]
| [[Lynn Schenk]]
| Defeated
|-
| [[Joe Scarborough]]
| [[Florida's 1st congressional district|Florida-1]]
| [[Earl Hutto]]
| Retired
|-
| [[Dave Weldon]]
| [[Florida's 15th congressional district|Florida-15]]
| [[Jim Bacchus]]
| Retired
|-
| [[Bob Barr]]
| [[Georgia's 7th congressional district|Georgia-7]]
| [[Buddy Darden]]
| Defeated
|-
| [[Saxby Chambliss]]
| [[Georgia's 8th congressional district|Georgia-8]]
| [[J. Roy Rowland]]
| Retired
|-
| [[Charlie Norwood]]
| [[Georgia's 10th congressional district|Georgia-10]]
| [[Don Johnson Jr.]]
| Defeated
|-
| [[Helen Chenoweth-Hage|Helen Chenoweth]]
| [[Idaho's 1st congressional district|Idaho-1]]
| [[Larry LaRocco]]
| Defeated
|-
| [[Michael Flanagan (American politician)|Michael Flanagan]]
| [[Illinois's 5th congressional district|Illinois-5]]
| [[Dan Rostenkowski]]
| Defeated
|-
| [[Jerry Weller]]
| [[Illinois's 11th congressional district|Illinois-11]]
| [[George Sangmeister]]
| Retired
|-
| [[David McIntosh (politician)|David McIntosh]]
| [[Indiana's 2nd congressional district|Indiana-2]]
| [[Philip Sharp (politician)|Phil Sharp]]
| Retired
|-
| [[Mark Souder]]
| [[Indiana's 4th congressional district|Indiana-4]]
| [[Jill Long Thompson]]
| Defeated
|-
| [[John Hostettler]]
| [[Indiana's 8th congressional district|Indiana-8]]
| [[Frank McCloskey]]
| Defeated
|-
| [[Greg Ganske]]
| [[Iowa's 4th congressional district|Iowa-4]]
| [[Neal Smith (politician)|Neal Smith]]
| Defeated
|-
| [[Sam Brownback]]
| [[Kansas's 2nd congressional district|Kansas-2]]
| [[Jim Slattery]]
| Retired; ran for [[Governor of Kansas|Governor]]
|-
| [[Todd Tiahrt]]
| [[Kansas's 4th congressional district|Kansas-4]]
| [[Dan Glickman]]
| Defeated
|-
| [[Ed Whitfield]]
| [[Kentucky's 1st congressional district|Kentucky-1]]
| [[Thomas Barlow (Kentucky politician)|Tom Barlow]]
| Defeated
|-
| [[James B. Longley Jr.|Jim Longley]]
| [[Maine's 1st congressional district|Maine-1]]
| [[Thomas Andrews (American politician)|Tom Andrews]]
| Retired; ran for [[U.S. Senate]]
|-
| [[Bob Ehrlich]]
| [[Maryland's 2nd congressional district|Maryland-2]]
| [[Helen Bentley]]
| Retired; ran for [[Governor of Maryland]]
|-
| [[Dick Chrysler]]
| [[Michigan's 8th congressional district|Michigan-8]]
| [[Bob Carr (Michigan politician)|Bob Carr]]
| Retired; ran for [[U.S. Senate]]
|-
| [[Gil Gutknecht]]
| [[Minnesota's 1st congressional district|Minnesota-1]]
| [[Tim Penny]]
| Retired
|-
| [[Roger Wicker]]
| [[Mississippi's 1st congressional district|Mississippi-1]]
| [[Jamie Whitten]]
| Retired
|-
| [[Jon Lynn Christensen|Jon Christensen]]
| [[Nebraska's 2nd congressional district|Nebraska-2]]
| [[Peter Hoagland]]
| Defeated
|-
| [[John Ensign]]
| [[Nevada's 1st congressional district|Nevada-1]]
| [[James Bilbray]]
| Defeated
|-
| [[Charles Bass|Charlie Bass]]
| [[New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district|New Hampshire-2]]
| [[Richard Swett|Dick Swett]]
| Defeated
|-
| [[Frank LoBiondo]]
| [[New Jersey's 2nd congressional district|New Jersey-2]]
| [[William J. Hughes|Bill Hughes]]
| Retired
|-
| [[Bill Martini]]
| [[New Jersey's 8th congressional district|New Jersey-8]]
| [[Herb Klein (politician)|Herb Klein]]
| Defeated
|-
| [[Michael Forbes (politician)|Michael Forbes]]
| [[New York's 1st congressional district|New York-1]]
| [[George J. Hochbrueckner|George Hochbrueckner]]
| Defeated
|-
| [[David Funderburk]]
| [[North Carolina's 2nd congressional district|North Carolina-2]]
| [[Tim Valentine]]
| Retired
|-
| [[Walter B. Jones|Walter Jones]]
| [[North Carolina's 3rd congressional district|North Carolina-3]]
| [[Martin Lancaster]]
| Defeated
|-
| [[Fred Heineman]]
| [[North Carolina's 4th congressional district|North Carolina-4]]
| [[David Price (American politician)|David Price]]
| Defeated
|-
| [[Richard Burr]]
| [[North Carolina's 5th congressional district|North Carolina-5]]
| [[Stephen L. Neal|Steve Neal]]
| Retired
|-
| [[Steve Chabot]]
| [[Ohio's 1st congressional district|Ohio-1]]
| [[David S. Mann|David Mann]]
| Defeated
|-
| [[Frank Cremeans]]
| [[Ohio's 6th congressional district|Ohio-6]]
| [[Ted Strickland]]
| Defeated
|-
| [[Bob Ney]]
| [[Ohio's 18th congressional district|Ohio-18]]
| [[Douglas Applegate|Doug Applegate]]
| Retired
|-
| [[Steve LaTourette]]
| [[Ohio's 19th congressional district|Ohio-19]]
| [[Eric Fingerhut]]
| Defeated
|-
| [[Tom Coburn]]
| [[Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district|Oklahoma-2]]
| [[Mike Synar]]
| Defeated (in primary)
|-
| [[J. C. Watts]]
| [[Oklahoma's 4th congressional district|Oklahoma-4]]
| [[Dave McCurdy]]
| Retired; ran for [[U.S. Senate]]
|-
| [[Jim Bunn]]
| [[Oregon's 5th congressional district|Oregon-5]]
| [[Mike Kopetski]]
| Retired
|-
| [[Jon D. Fox|Jon Fox]]
| [[Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district|Pennsylvania-13]]
| [[Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky]]
| Defeated
|-
| [[Lindsey Graham]]
| [[South Carolina's 3rd congressional district|South Carolina-3]]
| [[Butler Derrick]]
| Retired
|-
| [[Zach Wamp]]
| [[Tennessee's 3rd congressional district|Tennessee-3]]
| [[Marilyn Lloyd]]
| Retired
|-
| [[Van Hilleary]]
| [[Tennessee's 4th congressional district|Tennessee-4]]
| [[Jim Cooper]]
| Retired; ran for [[U.S. Senate]]
|-
| [[Steve Stockman]]
| [[Texas's 9th congressional district|Texas-9]]
| [[Jack Brooks (American politician)|Jack Brooks]]
| Defeated
|-
| [[Mac Thornberry]]
| [[Texas's 13th congressional district|Texas-13]]
| [[Bill Sarpalius]]
| Defeated
|-
| [[Enid Greene Mickelsen|Enid Greene Waldholtz]]
| [[Utah's 2nd congressional district|Utah-2]]
| [[Karen Shepherd]]
| Defeated
|-
| [[Thomas M. Davis|Tom Davis]]
| [[Virginia's 11th congressional district|Virginia-11]]
| [[Leslie Byrne]]
| Defeated
|-
| [[Rick White (politician)|Rick White]]
| [[Washington's 1st congressional district|Washington-1]]
| [[Maria Cantwell]]
| Defeated<ref group="lower-alpha">Cantwell eventually elected as Senator in [[2000 United States Senate election in Washington|2000]].</ref>
|-
| [[Jack Metcalf (politician)|Jack Metcalf]]
| [[Washington's 2nd congressional district|Washington-2]]
| [[Al Swift]]
| Retired
|-
| [[Linda Smith (American politician)|Linda Smith]]
| [[Washington's 3rd congressional district|Washington-3]]
| [[Jolene Unsoeld]]
| Defeated
|-
| [[Doc Hastings]]
| [[Washington's 4th congressional district|Washington-4]]
| [[Jay Inslee]]
| Defeated<ref group="lower-alpha">Inslee eventually returned to the Congress in 1999 following his victory in the [[1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington|1998 House of Representatives elections]].</ref>
|-
| [[George Nethercutt]]
| [[Washington's 5th congressional district|Washington-5]]
| [[Tom Foley]]
| Defeated
|-
| [[Randy Tate]]
| [[Washington's 9th congressional district|Washington-9]]
| [[Mike Kreidler]]
| Defeated
|-
| [[Mark Neumann]]
| [[Wisconsin's 1st congressional district|Wisconsin-1]]
| [[Peter W. Barca|Peter Barca]]
| Defeated
|-
|}
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=== Governorships ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! rowspan=1 | Name
! rowspan=1 | State
! rowspan=1 | Predecessor
! rowspan=1 | Predecessor's fate
|-
| [[Fob James]]
| [[Alabama]]
| [[Jim Folsom Jr.]]
| Defeated
|-
| [[John G. Rowland]]
| [[Connecticut]]
| [[Lowell P. Weicker Jr.]]<ref group="lower-alpha">Weicker was a member of [[A Connecticut Party]].</ref>
| Retired
|-
| [[Phil Batt]]
| [[Idaho]]
| [[Cecil D. Andrus]]
| Retired
|-
| [[Bill Graves]]
| [[Kansas]]
| [[Joan Finney]]
| Retired
|-
| [[Gary Johnson]]
| [[New Mexico]]
| [[Bruce King]]
| Defeated
|-
| [[George Pataki]]
| [[New York (state)|New York]]
| [[Mario Cuomo]]
| Defeated
|-
| [[Frank Keating]]
| [[Oklahoma]]
| [[David Walters]]
| Retired
|-
| [[Tom Ridge]]
| [[Pennsylvania]]
| [[Bob Casey Sr.]]
| Term-limited
|-
| [[Lincoln Almond]]
| [[Rhode Island]]
| [[Bruce Sundlun]]
| Defeated (in primary)
|-
| [[Don Sundquist]]
| [[Tennessee]]
| [[Ned McWherter]]
| Term-limited
|-
| [[George W. Bush]]
| [[Texas]]
| [[Ann Richards]]
| Defeated
|-
| [[Jim Geringer]]
| [[Wyoming]]
| [[Mike Sullivan (governor)|Mike Sullivan]]
| Term-limited
|-
|}
{{reflist|group=lower-alpha}}