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Of the six gross seats the Republicans gained, five can be attributed to a Special Redistricting Plan in Texas led by Republican Representative Tom DeLay . His redistricting plan was put into action, turning five Democratic seats Republican. A mid-decade redistricting like this was controversial, but not unprecedented. In the late 19th Century , states redistricted House seats frequently, typically when political power shifted in the state legislature and a new party gained majority control. Outside of Texas, Democrats gained two seats net, gaining open seats in Colorado and New York and ousting incumbents in Georgia and Illinois . Republicans gained an open seat in Kentucky and ousted an incumbent in Indiana. A pair of seats in Louisiana swapped party control. On the same date were the 2004 Presidential Election , the 2004 Senate Election , and many State Gubernatorial Elections . OVERALL RESULTS 1 Vacancy due to death of Patsy Mink ( D - Hawaii ). VOTING MEMBERS Key to party abbreviations: C=Constitution, D=Democrat, G=Green, I=Independent, IP=Independence Party, L=Libertarian, R=Republican. Key to color code: Blue=Democratic pickup; Red=Republican pickup. Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana On December 4 , 2004 , a run-off election was held to determine the winner of the 3rd and 7th Congressional districts. In the 3rd district, Charlie Melancon narrowly defeated Billy Tauzin III 50.25-49.75. In the 7th district, Charles Boustany defeated Willie Mount 55-45. Thus, both seats switched to the opposite party. Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas .]] Utah Vermont Virginia Washington All seven Washington incumbents that ran for re-election, none of whom faced viable challengers, were returned to Congress. None received less than 60% of the vote, and one received over 80%. In addition, the two seats vacated by retiring Republicans were both reclaimed by Republicans despite Democratic hopes to gain at least one seat in the vulnerable 8th district. West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming NON-VOTING DELEGATES |
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