Tsongas (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned January 2, 1985. Kerry was elected for next term but was installed early to fill vacancy. | nowrap | John Kerry (D) | January 2, 1985 |} House of Representatives |- | New York's 7th | | Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Died January 4, 1983 | | Gary Ackerman (D) | March 1, 1983 |- | Texas's 6th | | Phil Gramm (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned January 5, 1983, after being removed from the House Budget Committee for supporting President Ronald Reagan's tax cuts, and then elected to fill his own vacancy | | Phil Gramm (R) | February 12, 1983 |- | Colorado's 6th | Vacant. District created in the 1980 census. | style="font-size:80%" | Republican Jack Swigert was elected in 1982, but died before taking office. Seat filled in special election. | | Daniel Schaefer (R) | March 29, 1983 |- | California's 5th | | Phillip Burton (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Died April 10, 1983 | | Sala Burton (D) | June 21, 1983 |- | Illinois's 1st | | Harold Washington (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned April 30, 1983, after being installed as Mayor of Chicago | | Charles Hayes (D) | August 23, 1983 |- | Georgia's 7th | | Larry McDonald (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Died September 1, 1983 onboard the Korean Air Lines Flight 007. | | George Darden (D) | November 8, 1983 |- | Wisconsin's 4th | | Clement J. Zablocki (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Died December 3, 1983 | | Jerry Kleczka (D) | April 3, 1984 |- | New Jersey's 13th | | Edwin B. Forsythe (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Died March 29, 1984 | | Jim Saxton (R) | November 6, 1984 |- | Florida's 10th | | Andy Ireland (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Changed party affiliation July 5, 1984 | | Andy Ireland (R) | July 5, 1984 |- | Kentucky's 7th | | Carl D. Perkins (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Died August 3, 1984 | | Chris Perkins (D) | November 6, 1984 |- | Illinois's 14th | | Tom Corcoran (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned November 28, 1984 | Vacant | Not filled this term |} Committees Senate Aging (Special) (Chair: H. John Heinz III) Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry (Chair: Jesse Helms; Ranking Member: Walter D. Huddleston) Soil and Water Conservation, Forestry and Environment (Chair: