to run for U.S. Senator : Sam Brownback, to run for U.S. Senator : Jan Meyers : Mel Hancock : Barbara Vucanovich : Bill Zeliff, to run for Governor : Dick Zimmer, to run for U.S. Senator : Wes Cooley : Bill Clinger : Robert Smith Walker : Jimmy Quillen : Jack Fields : Enid Greene Democratic gain : Jim Ross Lightfoot, to run for U.S. Senator : Jimmy Hayes, to run for U.S. Senator : Steve Gunderson : Toby Roth Incumbents defeated In primary elections Democrats : Barbara-Rose Collins lost to Carolyn Kilpatrick, who later won the general election Republicans : Greg Laughlin lost to Ron Paul, who later won the general election In the general elections 21 seats switched parties in the November elections, giving the Democrats a net gain of 15 seats from the Republicans. Democrats who lost to Republicans : Mike Ward lost to Anne Northup : Harold Volkmer lost to Kenny Hulshof : Bill Orton lost to Chris Cannon Republicans who lost to Democrats : William P. Baker lost to Ellen Tauscher : Andrea Seastrand lost to Walter Capps : Bob Dornan lost to Loretta Sanchez : Gary Franks lost to James H. Maloney : Michael Patrick Flanagan lost to Rod Blagojevich : James B. Longley Jr. lost to Tom Allen : Peter I. Blute lost to Jim McGovern : Peter G. Torkildsen lost to John F. Tierney : Dick Chrysler lost to Debbie Stabenow : William J. Martini lost to Bill Pascrell : Dan Frisa lost to Carolyn McCarthy : David Funderburk lost to Bob Etheridge : Fred Heineman lost to David Price in a rematch of the 1994 election. : Frank Cremeans lost to Ted Strickland : Martin Hoke lost to Dennis Kucinich : Jim Bunn lost to Darlene Hooley : Steve Stockman lost to Nick Lampson : Randy Tate lost to Adam Smith Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi With Republican Chip Pickering flipping the Democratic-held 3rd district, the Republican Party gained a majority in the state's U.S. House delegation for the first time since Reconstruction. This would not occur again until 2010. Missouri Jo Ann Emerson was elected as a Republican in a special to serve the remaining months of the term and was elected as an Independent caucusing with Republicans due to