House of Representatives Change in composition Before the elections After the elections Beginning of the next Congress Gains and losses Retirements Three Republicans and four Democrats retired instead of seeking re-election. Additionally, one Democrat also retired instead of finishing the unexpired term. Resignations One Democrat resigned four years into his six year term. Defeats Two Democrats sought re-election but lost in the general election. Race summary Special elections In these special elections, the winners were elected and seated during 1994. Elections are sorted by date then state and class. Elections leading to the next Congress In these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning January 3, 1995; ordered by state. All of the elections involved the Class 1 seats. Closest races Arizona Three-term Democratic incumbent Dennis DeConcini retired after being a member of the Keating Five Scandal. Republican Congressman Jon Kyl defeated his Democratic opponent, fellow Congressman Sam Coppersmith by a comfortable margin. California Dianne Feinstein won a special election in 1992 to fill the seat of Governor Pete Wilson. She faced wealthy Republican Congressman Michael Huffington in her race for a full term. Feinstein emerged victorious by less than two points. After one term in the House representing Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, Huffington spent $8 million by the end of August and a total of $28 million during the entire campaign. He became wealthy off oil and gas. The race saw personal attacks on Huffington's wife, Arianna Huffington, who was very involved in the race (the media dubbed her the "Sir Edmund Hillary of social climbing," according to The Almanac of American Politics). Huffington was called a hypocrite for supporting Proposition 187 and then breaking the law for employing illegal aliens, a story which came out in the race's final days. A grand total of $44 million was spent in the election. At the time, it was the most expensive campaign in a non-presidential election in American history. Chris Cillizza of The Washington Post named the election one of the nastiest senate elections in modern history. On election day it was a very close race, but Feinstein won Los Angeles County, which may have pulled her ahead. Her sizable win in the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area may also be credited to her slim statewide victory. Connecticut Freshman Democratic incumbent Joseph Lieberman easily won re-election over Republican physician Jerry Labriola. Delaware Veteran Republican