For the Fall 2004 elections, there are 31 open seats for the House
of Representatives; an open seat is one where the incumbent is not running for re-election. Of these, 14 seats are held by Democrats, and 17, Republicans.
| 14 Open Democratic Seats |
| District |
Representative |
Status |
| CA-20 | Cal Dooley
Retiring |
Jim Costa (D) v. Roy Ashburn (R)
|
| FL-20 | Peter Deutsch
Running for Senate | Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) v.
Margaret Hostetter (R)
|
| GA-04 | Denise Majette
Running for Senate
|
Cynthia McKinney (D) v Catherine Davis (R) |
| KY-04 | Ken Lucas
Retiring |
Nick Clooney (D) vs. Geoff Davis (R)
Toss Up
|
| LA-07 | Chris John
Running for Senate |
|
| MO-03 | Dick Gephardt
Retiring |
Primary 10 August |
| MO-05 | Karen McCarthy
Retiring |
Primary 10 August |
| NC-01 | Frank Ballance
Retiring |
George K. 'G.K.' Butterfield (D) v. ? |
| OK-02 | Brad Carson
Running for Senate |
David Daniel 'Dan' Boren (D) v. ? |
| PA-13 | Joe Hoeffel
Running for Senate |
District Leans Democratic
Allyson Schwartz (D) vs. Melissa Brown (R). |
| TX-02 | Jim Turner
Retiring |
Nicholas V. 'Nick' Lampson (D) v. Sandra L. Saulsbury (L) v. Ted Poe (R) |
| TX-09 | Chris Bell
Lost Primary |
Al Green (D) v. John A. Mitchell (I) v. Stacey Lynn Bourland (L) v. Arlette M. Molina (R) |
| TX-28 | Ciro Rodriguez
Lost Primary |
Ken Ashby (L) v. Henry Cuellar (D) v. James F. 'Jim' Hopson (R) v. Ciro D. Rodriguez (D) |
| WI-04 | Jerry Kleczka
Retiring |
Matt Flynn (D) v.
Corey Hoze (R) v. Colin Hudson (C) v. Gwendolynne S. 'Gwen' Moore (D) |
| 17 Open Republican Seats |
| District |
Representative |
Status |
| CA-03 | Doug Ose
Retiring |
District Leans Republican
Gabe Castillo (D) v. Dan Lungren (R) v. Douglas Arthur Tuma (L) |
| CO-03 | Scott McInnis
Retiring |
|
| FL-14 | Porter Goss
Retiring |
Robert M. Neeld (D) v. ? |
| GA-06 | Johnny Isakson
Running for Senate |
Republican run-off on August 10: Robert Lamutt and Tom Price |
| GA-08 | Mac Collins
Running for Senate |
Republican run-off on August 10: Dylan Glenn and Lynn Westmoreland |
| LA-01 | David Vitter
Running for Senate |
|
| LA-03 | Billy Tauzin
Retiring |
Toss Up |
| MI-07 | Nick Smith
Retiring |
|
| NE-01 | Doug Bereuter
Retiring |
District Leans Republican
Jeff Fortenberry (R) vs. Matt Connealy (D) |
| NY-27 | Jack Quinn
Retiring |
Toss Up |
| NY-29 | Amo Houghton
Retiring |
|
| NC-05 | Richard Burr
Running for Senate |
Virginia Ann Foxx (R) v. Vernon L. Robinson (R)
Jim A. Harrell (D) |
| NC-10 | Cass Ballenger
Retiring |
Patrick T. McHenry (R) v. David Huffman (R) v.
Anne N. Fischer (D) |
| PA-15 | Pat Toomey
Running for Senate |
Charlie Dent (R) vs. Joe Driscol |
| SC-04 | Jim DeMint
Running for Senate |
Brandon P. Brown (D) v. Robert D. 'Bob' Inglis (R) |
| WA-05 | George Nethercutt
Running for Senate |
District Leans Republican |
| WA-08 | Jennifer Dunn
Retiring |
District Leans Republican |
