List_of_members_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives_who_served_a_single_term

List of members of the United States House of Representatives who served a single term

List of members of the United States House of Representatives who served a single term

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There are members of the United States House of Representatives who spent only a single two-year term (or less) in office usually either due to death, resignation, or defeat. In some rare cases freshmen members have decided to run for another office or not run for reelection, and two members (John William Reid and George Santos) have been expelled. Many members who serve in the House for only one term are viewed by historians and political experts as having won under circumstances largely beyond their control, such as riding in on the coattails of a popular presidential or statewide candidate of their party, or by running against a scandalized incumbent.

Not included in this list are non-voting delegates. Members who served in the United States Congress, but also served in the Congress of the Confederate States or as a delegate, are included. For members-elect who never took office, see List of members-elect of the United States House of Representatives who never took their seats.

1st Congress (1789–1791)

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2nd Congress (1791–1793)

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3rd Congress (1793–1795)

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4th Congress (1795–1797)

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5th Congress (1797–1799)

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6th Congress (1799–1801)

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7th Congress (1801–1803)

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8th Congress (1803–1805)

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9th Congress (1805–1807)

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10th Congress (1807–1809)

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11th Congress (1809–1811)

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12th Congress (1811–1813)

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13th Congress (1813–1815)

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14th Congress (1815–1817)

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15th Congress (1817–1819)

16th Congress (1819–1821)

17th Congress (1821–1823)

18th Congress (1823–1825)

19th Congress (1825–1827)

20th Congress (1827–1829)

21st Congress (1829–1831)

22nd Congress (1831–1833)

23rd Congress (1833–1835)

24th Congress (1835–1837)

25th Congress (1837–1839)

26th Congress (1839–1841)

27th Congress (1841–1843)

28th Congress (1843–1845)

29th Congress (1845–1847)

30th Congress (1847–1849)

31st Congress (1849–1851)

32nd Congress (1851–1853)

33rd Congress (1853–1855)

34th Congress (1855–1857)

35th Congress (1857–1859)

36th Congress (1859–1861)

37th Congress (1861–1863)

38th Congress (1863–1865)

39th Congress (1865–1867)

40th Congress (1867–1869)

41st Congress (1869–1871)

42nd Congress (1871–1873)

43rd Congress (1873–1875)

44th Congress (1875–1877)

45th Congress (1877–1879)

46th Congress (1879–1881)

47th Congress (1881–1883)

48th Congress (1883–1885)

49th Congress (1885–1887)

50th Congress (1887–1889)

51st Congress (1889–1891)

52nd Congress (1891–1893)

53rd Congress (1893–1895)

54th Congress (1895–1897)

55th Congress (1897–1899)

56th Congress (1899–1901)

57th Congress (1901–1903)

58th Congress (1903–1905)

59th Congress (1905–1907)

60th Congress (1907–1909)

61st Congress (1909–1911)

62nd Congress (1911–1913)

63rd Congress (1913–1915)

64th Congress (1915–1917)

65th Congress (1917–1919)

66th Congress (1919–1921)

67th Congress (1921–1923)

68th Congress (1923–1925)

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69th Congress (1925–1927)

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70th Congress (1927–1929)

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71st Congress (1929–1931)

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72nd Congress (1931–1933)

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73rd Congress (1933–1935)

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74th Congress (1935–1937)

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75th Congress (1937–1939)

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76th Congress (1939–1941)

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77th Congress (1941–1943)

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78th Congress (1943–1945)

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79th Congress (1945–1947)

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80th Congress (1947–1949)

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81st Congress (1949–1951)

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82nd Congress (1951–1953)

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83rd Congress (1953–1955)

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84th Congress (1955–1957)

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85th Congress (1957–1959)

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86th Congress (1959–1961)

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87th Congress (1961–1963)

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88th Congress (1963–1965)

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89th Congress (1965–1967)

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90th Congress (1967–1969)

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91st Congress (1969–1971)

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92nd Congress (1971–1973)

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93rd Congress (1973–1975)

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94th Congress (1975–1977)

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95th Congress (1977–1979)

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96th Congress (1979–1981)

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97th Congress (1981–1983)

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98th Congress (1983–1985)

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99th Congress (1985–1987)

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100th Congress (1987–1989)

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101st Congress (1989–1991)

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102nd Congress (1991–1993)

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103rd Congress (1993–1995)

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104th Congress (1995–1997)

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105th Congress (1997–1999)

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106th Congress (1999–2001)

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107th Congress (2001–2003)

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108th Congress (2003–2005)

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109th Congress (2005–2007)

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110th Congress (2007–2009)

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111th Congress (2009–2011)

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112th Congress (2011–2013)

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113th Congress (2013–2015)

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114th Congress (2015–2017)

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115th Congress (2017–2019)

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116th Congress (2019–2021)

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117th Congress (2021–2023)

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118th Congress (2023–2025)

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References

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    1. Moritz ran for the Republican nomination in 1936, and was defeated in the primary.
    2. Dellay left the Republican caucus in 1957, and began caucusing with the Democrats.
    3. As there was no lame-duck session following the 1960 elections, Miller was never sworn in.
    4. Begich and House Majority Leader Hale Boggs along with two others disappeared on October 16, 1972, while flying from Anchorage to Juneau. Begich was re-elected in absentia, but was declared dead on December 29, 1972. His body was never found.
    5. After losing the Democratic primary for the special election, Smith was offered the Republican line on the ballot, and accepted. He caucused with the Democrats for his entire congressional career, and never unregistered from the party.
    6. Griffith left the Democratic Party on December 22, 2009 and became a Republican.
    General
    • The Almanac of American Politics, 1972, 1982, 1986, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, & 2008
    • CQ's Politics In America 1992, 1994, & 1996
    • Congressional Biography Guide website

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