The 1984 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives on November 6, 1984, to elect members to serve in the 99th United States Congress. They coincided with the re-election of President Ronald Reagan in a landslide. This victory also yielded gains for Reagan's Republican Party in the House, where they picked up a net of sixteen seats from the Democratic Party. Despite Reagan's extremely large electoral victory, the Democrats nonetheless retained a commanding majority in the House and actually gained seats in the Senate. These elections were the last until 2020 when a member of a political party other than the Democrats, Republicans, or an independent had one or more seats in the chamber. This would be the last time for eight years that the Democrats experienced a net loss of seats in the House. Overall results Retiring incumbents Twenty-two representatives retired. Sixteen of those seats were held by the same party, six seats changed party. Democrats Nine Democrats retired. Four of those seats were held by Democrats and five were won by Republicans. Democratic held : Paul Simon: to run for U.S. Senate. Was succeeded by Kenneth J. Gray. : James Shannon: to run for U.S. Senate. Was succeeded by Chester G. Atkins. : Geraldine Ferraro: to run for Vice President. Was succeeded by Thomas J. Manton. : Al Gore: to run for U.S. Senate. Was succeeded by Bart Gordon. Republican gain : Raymond P. Kogovsek. Was succeeded by Michael L. Strang. : Tom Harkin: to run for U.S. Senate. Was succeeded by Jim Ross Lightfoot. : Norman D'Amours: to run for U.S. Senate. Was succeeded by Robert C. Smith. : Richard Ottinger. Was succeeded by Joseph J. DioGuardi. : Kent Hance: to run for U.S. Senate. Was succeeded by Larry Combest. Republicans Twelve Republicans retired. Eleven of those seats were held by Republicans and one was won by a Democrat. Republican held : Jack Edwards. Was succeeded by Sonny Callahan. : John N. Erlenborn. Was succeeded by Harris W. Fawell. : Tom Corcoran: to run for U.S. Senate. Was succeeded by John E. Grotberg. : Larry Winn. Was succeeded by Jan Meyers. : Harold S. Sawyer. Was succeeded by Paul B. Henry. : Barber Conable. Was succeeded by Fred J. Eckert. : James G. Martin: to run for Governor of North Carolina. Was succeeded by Alex McMillan. : Phil